Author's Note: HIYA FOLKS! Mysti Queen is back with yet another DBZ ficcy! This story follows along the life of present day Charisma. I hope you guys enjoy. :DDD Well, time to insert that annoying disclaimer!

Disclaimer: Mysti Queen doesn't own DBZ or much of anything else. So no lawsuits, no angry mobs, none of that, okies? OKAY!

Edit 9/22/11: HI AGAIN! It's been so long since I started this fic. I can't believe it's been almost three years already ^_^ Well, I've done some re-editing to this first chapter/prologue. Looking back on it, I don't think it really gave any detailed or sensible information on what caused both Charisma and Trunks' families to meet. It also gives some slight details on Kaylei (Charisma's mom) and her personality, but very slight!

Chapter 1:

Prologue

New Beginnings

Bulma stood outside of her home at the Capsule Corp house on one afternoon. She'd left the house just in time to see the teal blue car that was pulling up to the newly renovated house across the street. She smiled to herself and called to them.

"Hey, neighbors!" she greeted them and waved as they began exiting the car.

A brown haired man stood up out of the car and shut the door. He waved back enthusiastically. "Hey neighbor!"

He hurried over to the passenger side of the car to help his wife step out with their baby daughter in her arms. The couple headed over to where Bulma stood in the middle of the sidewalk.

"Nice to see you again," Bulma said warmly. "So I take it this is the family you were talking about, Mino?"

"Yes," said Mino and he gestured towards the young woman and the blond baby in her arms. "This is my wife, Kaylei."

"Nice to meet you," Kaylei greeted sweetly with a slight nod.

"…And this is our daughter, Charisma," he explained.

"It's nice to meet all of you," Bulma said. "And she's such a cute little girl. "I have a little baby boy that's about her age."

"Really? How nice," Kaylei replied. "This is such a busy looking neighborhood, with the Capsule Corporation around and all."

"You'll get used to it," said Bulma. "It's really nice over here. You're from South City, aren't you? It shouldn't be too different."

"I suppose," Kaylei replied. She bowed at Bulma and looked at her husband. "I'd better head to the house. Charisma has to take her nap. It was nice meeting you, Mrs. Briefs."

"Same here," she replied. "And you can call me Bulma. There's no need for formalities, you know."

"Right," Kaylei responded. "Thank you." Mino and Bulma watched as Kaylei made her way across the street and into the house.

"So are you done moving everything yet?" Bulma asked. "You're new office and everything is all set for you when you come in to work on Monday."

"Yes, we're just about settled in by now," he replied. "I'm really looking forward to working at Capsule Corporation, Bulma. It's quite an honor. I can't thank you and your father enough for accepting me."

"Don't thank us," she said nicely. "You're quite talented. You'll fit in perfectly with the other engineers."

…

After a week or so had passed, Mino was already getting settled into his new position. Bulma noticed Kaylei remaining in the house very often and invited her over for some cake and tea.

"Thank you, Bulma," Kaylei said as she entered the house, cradling her baby girl. "It was nice of you to invite me over to visit. I do get kind of bored sitting in the house while Mino is away."

"I can't in good conscious let you sit there all alone," Bulma explained as she led her to the living room. Bulma's mother sat on a couch playing with Bulma's baby son, Trunks. "This is my mother."

Kaylei waved a hand and smiled warmly. "Nice to meet you!"

Bulma's mother giggled ecstatically and got off the couch with Trunks in her arms. "Nice to meet you, too! So we're neighbors now, huh?" She glanced down at the baby in Kaylei's arms. "What an adorable little girl you've got there!"

"Thank you," Kaylei replied, blushing slightly.

"Well, have a seat! I've prepared tea and sweets for us to enjoy together!" Mrs. Brief said enthusiastically and the three women headed towards a different part of the house. The women spent the rest of their afternoon chatting away about everything until Kaylei was finally beginning to lose her shyness. She figured it was much better to have come over and visit them to sit alone at the house all day as she usually did.

…

Meetings such as these became common during the next few months and even continued long after that. Looking back on it, none of them would've imagined having spent the rest of their lives knowing each other to the point where it felt like having an extended family.

At the end of that first night, Kaylei returned home with Charisma in her arms and brought the baby upstairs to her room. The room was bright and warm, with its blue and pink walls covered in cute little butterflies, bunnies, and strawberries.

Kaylei kissed her baby 'goodnight' and headed back downstairs to find her husband coming in through the front door.

"Hey, dear, how was it?" she asked after greeting him with a kiss.

"It was better than I imagined," he said happily. "I have a feeling that I've found the right place at long last. How was your day?"

Kaylei sighed contently and looked out the window towards the Capsule Corp house across the street. "It was great. The Briefs are such a wonderful family. I have a feeling we're going to be friends for a long time."

Sorry its so short but it is the prologue after all :D Maybe I'll add more on to it later. I hope you liked it :)