Home for the Holidays

By Tenshi No Warui

Disclaimer: Characters and objects from Dragonball do not belong to me, I am merely borrowing them to entertain you. Also, this fic is yaoi which means there will be some guy on guy lovin'! If that's not your cup of tea, then please, don't waste my time and yours by reading this fic and then writing me a retarded flame about how Goten and Trunks are not gay. Really, they're just fictional characters anyway, why should it matter?

Also, this fic is dedicated to my new friend Feion Phylar, who is a wonderful person as well as a fantastic writer. Go encourage her by reading her fics, especially if you're a Yu-gi-oh fan.

Merry Christmas, Rp.

thoughts

~*~*~*~flashback~*~*~*~

Chapter 1: Fond Memories

Trunks sighed as he gazed down at the mass of papers on his desk awaiting his signature. Being vice president of Capsule Corp. really sucked sometimes; especially around the holidays. All the forms for the employees' annual Christmas bonuses waiting to be filled out...it was a nightmare.

He turned in his swivel chair to gaze out the window. The extra large pane of glass covered nearly his entire wall and held a marvelous view of the city. It was especially beautiful now, with the buildings and trees covered in white, bright, cheery Christmas lights decorating every corner, people bustling merrily from shop to shop while fat white snowflakes fell gently around them. It was as serene and peaceful as a scene from a movie. So why didn't he feel relaxed?

It was Goten. His best friend since childhood had been on his mind a lot recently, especially with the approach of the holidays. Goten had left for college nearly a year ago and although they had kept in touch by phone and a couple of sloppily written letters, it just wasn't the same. Goten's exuberant presence was just something that couldn't be felt over the phone or on paper.

There was also something else....

~*~*~*~

"So, yer really leavin', huh?" Trunks mumbled into his shot glass, gazing into the swirling amber liquid with a forlorn expression. Goten was seated beside him, pouring himself another drink from the whiskey bottle shared between them. The best friends had wandered off to a quiet bar, needing some time to themselves after Goten's big farewell party. Several drinks later, Trunks was depressed and Goten was very buzzed.

"Yeah man, I want to." Goten replied, "I gotta go. You know, gonna follow my dream and all that." The demi-sayain downed the contents of his glass and slammed the fragile cup back down on the table before reaching for the bottle again.

"But I don't want ya to go." Trunks whined, "Who am I gonna hang out with and stuff?"

"Bah, you'll be alright without me." Goten patted his friend on the shoulder. "'Sides, it's not like we won't ever see each other again."

"Yeah, but what if...you know..."

"What?"

"While, what if while you're there, you like get a girlfriend, make a whole bunch new friends..." Trunks's voice grew quiet, "Forget about me..."

"Whoa, who said I was gonna forget about you?!" Goten said, looking at his friend with mild alarm, "There's no way I'd ever forget about you! You're my best friend Trunks, we've been together forever!"

"Yeah, I know..."

"Hey man, cheer up! Look, I promise I'll call you every weekend, alright? We'll keep in touch, don't worry about it!" Goten said, slapping his friend good naturedly on the back.

"Yeah, you're right." Trunks sat back up, smiling at Goten's antics, "Sorry to bring the mood down."

"Psh, you didn't bring the mood down." Goten replied, waving his hand in a 'shooing' manner.

"'Sides, what girl in her right mind would ever date you?" Trunks teased.

"Oi, that was mean!" Goten pouted, before a smirk lit his handsome features, "Hey, who says I'm gonna get a girlfriend? Maybe I'll get me a boyfriend this time."

"Boyfriend?!" Trunks exclaimed, quirking an eyebrow at the Son.

"Yeah...there are bound to be some cuties on campus." Goten winked.

"Since when do you date men?"

"Mmm...for a couple years now. I haven't had an real serious relationships though." Goten replied, scratching the back of his head.

"A couple years! And you never told me?!" Trunks was shocked; how could his best friend have kept something like this from him for all this time?

"You never asked." Goten shrugged, "Why, does it bother you?"

"No, of course not," Trunks said, leaning back in his seat and playing with his glass, "It's just...weird."

"Why?"

"I don't know, it just is." Trunks cast his friend a sidelong glance, "I can't believe you never told me..."

"Sorry, it just never came up." Goten said, pouring himself another drink.

"You're not hiding anything else from me, are ya?" Trunks narrowed his pale blue eyes at Goten.

"No! Of course not!" Goten replied, "You know everything there is to know about me, I swear, Trunks."

"Really?"

"Really."

"...pour me another drink."

~*~*~*~

Ever since he had learned of Goten's new...sexual preferences, he couldn't help but see his friend in a different light. He couldn't quite put his finger on it...

"Excuse me sir, but there's a Son Goten on line two." Trunks was startled from his musings at the sound of his secretary's voice crackling through com.

"Thanks." Trunks picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"Trunks! Hey man, what's up?"

"Not much, just workin'. What are you doing?"

"Freezing my ass off at this airport! Do you think you can come give me a ride?"

"What?! You're here?!" Trunks exclaimed.

"Yeah! Decided to come spend Christmas back home this time. So how about that ride?"

"I'll be there in thirty minutes."

"Alright! I'll be waiting."

"Okay, bye." Trunks knew he was grinning like an idiot as he put down the phone, but he couldn't help himself. His best friend was back for Christmas! He grabbed his jacket and car keys before and headed out the door.

"Sir?" His secretary gave him a puzzled look as he waited for the elevator.

"I'm taking off early tonight, Marlene. You can pack up too, if you want."

"Yes sir."

Trunks flashed the secretary a brilliant smile before stepping inside the elevator. Excitement was thrumming through him, making his body tingle. Goten was back! Now maybe he could figure things out.

So ends part 1. I'll try to get the rest out as soon as I find the time, in the meantime, please be kind enough to leave a review.