Worlds Apart
Pairings: Mirai Trunks/Gohan
Disclaimer: I do know own any characters from Dragonball Z. They are the property of Toei Animation, Pony Canyon, FUNimation Entertainment, and creator Akira Toriyama. I make no money from the writing of the story.
W A R N I N G: This is about male pregnancy (possibly) and male/male relationships. I'm letting you know now what the relationships WILL contain. So, if you are AGAINST such pairings, please find something else more to your liking, you have been WARNED.

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Note: Hello my lovely readers! I'm back for a short time. I've decided after much consideration to do a little side story about Mirai Trunks and Gohan. I hope that everyone will be pleased with my new fic. Enjoy!

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Summary: A side-story to Can They Make A Difference? Interlude 3: Worlds Apart. Gohan and Mirai have a history together that only Vegeta knew about. They have a fight and Mirai returns to his own time, not resolving where they stand. When Mirai returns, Gohan gets himself together to take the plunge. But Mirai leaves yet again. What does Gohan do when Mirai returns for good with someone with? And how does Gohan explain that he's now married with a child?

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Chapter 1: Reflection

Alert azure eyes scanned the surrounding area of the vast Capsule Corp. compound. He waited until his ship had powered down before releasing the glass dome hatch and jumping out onto the soft grass beneath his feet.

It was early, this much he could tell. He could see across the yard that part of the neatly trimmed lawn was being watered by the automatic sprinklers. If he remembered correctly, the watering system came on about six o'clock in the morning.

He inhaled deeply. The air was fresh and clean—unlike in his own timeline—it would take years for the air to become this natural. The androids really did a number to the planet, but with them destroyed the Earth and its people were slowly coming along at rebuilding what the monsters had damaged.

A small smile played at the corner of his lips as he walked into the empty kitchen of his house. The smell of freshly brewed coffee greeted him upon his entry. No food was set out yet.

Hmm, strange. He wondered what time it was. It was highly unusual for the house to be this quiet at any time.

There was always some type of activity going on. His mother would already be up and in her lab tinkering away at some odd project and his father would definitely be up training in the Gravity Room. The youth decided to head there.

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Beep. Beep. Beep.

Crash.

"Ow!"

"You okay in there, Gohan?"

"Yeah, Mom, I'm fine," he grumbled as he untangled himself from his bed sheets from his place on the cold floor of his room.

"Are you sure, honey? It sounded like you fell out of bed."

I did, the young Z fighter thought, but instead he said, "No, Mom. Everything's fine."

"Well, breakfast is ready. Hurry down before your brother eats everything," his mom called out. He could hear her footsteps retreat down the hall, then down the stairs.

Gohan gathered his necessities for his shower and headed out to the bathhouse.

As he sat in the natural warm spring water, Gohan reflected on his current dilemma: Videl. They had been dating on and off for a couple of years but Gohan just felt that he'd been leading the young woman on. He merely slipped into a relationship with the head strong female simply because he couldn't have the one he truly wanted.

The one Gohan desired was far beyond his reached; and so he settled for the next person. Videl was all right according to his brain, but his heart screamed: She's not the one for you.

His mom adored the feisty fighter likewise with his dad and brother. He was even surprised when Bulma cheerfully welcomed Videl into their circle of friends.

The only one who didn't take to Videl was Vegeta. As a little kid, Gohan was scared to death of the Saiyan no ouji. On numerous occasions, the short tempered prince had tried to kill him and his family when the Saiyan first arrived on Earth. But after Cell and Buu, Vegeta had calmed down somewhat. He was quick to anger and fire off a ki shot before anyone knew what was going on.

However, the flamed haired prince continued to be a pain to everyone including his father, but now Gohan looked up to Vegeta and valued his opinion.

The prince didn't care what people thought of him. The one who mattered the most to him, was himself.

Vegeta knew a lot of things, especially on relationships, which was why Gohan found it so hard to believe that Vegeta and his dad were together. The full-blooded Saiyan was good at giving advice but he was stubborn at following it.

Vegeta and his dad danced around each for years until they both finally snapped. With the restored moon, it was inevitable that something would happen between them. Their sparring was becoming less challenging and more teasing. Their bantering was less demeaning and more flirting.

Every one saw it for what it was… except for those two.

While his parents didn't divorce, Goku and Chi-Chi came to an understanding that they would hold up the family in name only and anything concerning the kids they would face it together. His mom was sad to see his father leave but Gohan knew that it was for the best. They would always argue and fuss. There were plenty of nights that his father would sleep on the couch or stay out all night.

And apparently, Vegeta was going through the same thing with Bulma. Oh, they still lived in the same house but they didn't share each other's bed, which had been long before Bra was born. Gohan, to this very day, wondered how Bulma managed to get pregnant by the arrogant prince.

Trunks often times came over to spend the night because his parents fought like cats and dogs—literally. Although, Bulma wasn't Saiyan she gave Vegeta a run for his money. The little guy just couldn't take hearing the insults and jabs that Bulma and Vegeta would take at one another or the fact that Vegeta would make good on his threat and kill his mom.

Shaking his head to clear it of the depressing thoughts, there no use in thinking about what could have been. Gohan just knew that if given another opportunity with the one the he loved, he would not waste a precious moment in trying to make their relationship work.

He learned that from silently observing the way his father and Vegeta evaded each other for so long before coming to terms about their feelings.

From inside the house, Gohan heard the telephone ring as he exited the relaxing bath. As short while later Goten knocked on the door.

"Hey, Gohan! You dressed?"

"Yeah, what's up?" he answered sliding the shōji back.

"Bulma just called," Goten said excitedly. The boy was practically bouncing with nervous energy.

"Aannd…" Gohan prompted for his brother to continue with the message.

"Oh, yeah! She said that there's going to be a party at the compound tonight and for us to be there."

"Did she say why?"

"Nope, just for us to come, so I guess that means you have to invite your girlfriend," Goten teased.

Little brat! Gohan pictured himself strangling his brother. He forced a smile on his face but said nothing as he walked passed Goten and into the house to find something to eat before heading off to the office to put in some time.

Maybe he'd call Videl later and ask her to come over to Capsule Corp. for the party.

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A/N: Well, how was that as an opener? I know it's been a while since Can they make a difference? The idea to write a story involving Mirai and Gohan just came to me. Tell me what you think. All comments and suggestions are greatly welcomed.

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