Toushiro vs. Trunks

All morning Toushiro and Mika trained in the indoor garden. The young captain couldn't help but be amazed at how fast the little cub was learning. In just one day and a half, Mika was more than capable of keeping up with Toushiro who towered over her. At noon the two stopped to get a bite to eat as they were both starving.

Toushiro: "Hey Mika, I'm curious about something."

Mika: "What is it Toushiro?"

Toushiro: "What do Saborons eat? You're a feline and felines eat meat, but the people here in West City aren't afraid of your mother or you. In fact they know you both quite well and treat you two very friendly."

Val: "That is a good question, Toushiro."

Toushiro looked up from Mika and towards the front. Standing there was the big female Saboron Val, Mika's mother and Vegeta's childhood friend.

Mika: "Mommy!"

The cub ran up to her mother excitedly, making sure she showed off her new found speed.

Val: "Hello sweetie. Having fun with Toushiro?"

Mika: "Uha! He's helping me get faster, see!"

Val: "I can see that. Very good."

Then Val looked back at the Soul Reaper. Even though he knew that she was a very close friend of Vegeta, Toushiro was still nervous around her. Mainly because she is the third strongest and is very quick to lose her temper.

Val: "To answer your question, Toushiro, Saborons are omnivorous. So long as it's fresh and edible, we'll eat it. These long fangs and claws are mostly for fighting and humans are not on the menu."

Toushiro breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that if he got on Val's bad side, he would end up on the menu. After they had lunch, Toushiro and Mika were about to 'play' outside, when Trunks and Goten appeared.

Trunks: "See Goten, it's just like I said."

Goten: "Yeah, only someone like Toushiro would hang around with Mika."

Mika was a good few years younger than Trunks and Goten and had gotten them into trouble when they were doing something wrong a few times before. So Trunks and Goten started to bully her so that she would leave them alone.

Mika: "Leave us alone Trunks! You too Goten!"

Goten: "Or what?"

Trunks: "You'll tell on us miss goody-good. Ah, what's the matter? Did we hurt the little kitty's feelings."

Mika: "Shut up!"

Trunks and Goten continued to make fun of Mika, that is until Toushiro grabbed both of their shirt collars and lifted them up off of their feet. The young captain wasn't going to let them pick on Mika any more as he had grown quite fond of the little Saboron.

Toushiro: "Leave her alone or else!"

Trunks: "Or else what?"

Toushiro: "Or else I'll show you what a captain of the 13 Court Guard Squads can do!"

Trunks: "Like we're afraid of you!"

Goten: "Our dads are the strongest fighters anywhere!"

Suddenly, Toushiro felt someone pull on his shirt and forced him back with a good yank. The white haired boy released his hold on the two boys who were soon picked up again by another set of strong hands. The two younger boys looked up and discovered that Goku was the one who had them with Chi Chi and Gohan right next to him. Toushiro looked up and saw Vegeta with Bulma and Val next to him as well. All six adults looked very angry.

Vegeta: "I thought you and Trunks patched things up last night before dinner, Toushiro."

Bulma: "I talked to Chi Chi today and she said that Trunks didn't have a scratch on him when he left yesterday."

Gohan: "I made sure he didn't before we sent him home."

Val: "And don't think we can't see that cut on your lip either, Toushiro."

Goku: "Not to mention we heard all of your yelling out here."

Chi Chi: "So you three have some explaining to do."

Bulma: "Especially you and Toushiro, son."

Trunks and Goten tried to find some way of putting the blame on Toushiro. Meanwhile the young captain of Squad 10 remained quiet. He wasn't proud that he was in this situation but he was even more upset with himself that his arguing with Trunks and Goten to defend Mika had forced Vegeta to do something when he was suppose to be recovering. All that went through his mind was how foolish he was for making his second lieutenant having to get involved in something so childish. Suddenly, Mika stepped in.

Mika: "Wait! Toushiro's innocent, it's my fault!"

All eyes focused on the cub.

Chi Chi: "What do you mean, Mika?"

Mika: "It's my fault. Trunks and Goten were being mean to me because I wouldn't leave them alone and kept getting them into trouble by telling on them. I didn't say anything because I was afraid that they'd harass me even more if I did. Toushiro was only defending me and he was getting blamed for Trunks' pranks before yesterday."

Trunks: "See and that is exactly why we don't like you around us, Mika! You tell on us!"

Bulma: "One more word out of that mouth young man and you'll be grounded for 3 months!"

Chi Chi: "Same goes for you Goten!"

Trunks and Goten moaned and groaned. They knew better. Bulma and Chi Chi weren't worried about their son's disobeying them seeing as how their husbands were the two strongest warriors to ever exist. The two ended up grounded for the rest of the week and Goku took his family home. Bulma yanked Trunks by his ear inside to make him apologize to the workers for his pranks. Val and Mika walked quietly inside after Val thanked Toushiro for looking out for her little girl. Now only Vegeta and the young captain were left.

Vegeta: "I know there's something on your mind captain."

Toushiro: "I'm sorry Vegeta. We're here under orders from Head-Captain Yamamoto and Captain Unohana for you to recover from the ordeal you had with Coge and here you are breaking up a fight between me and your own son. I'm a captain for crying out loud, I shouldn't even be in a situation like this! I just got so fed up with Trunks' mouth and attitude that I lost all self control."

Vegeta: "Don't worry about it. That boy had it coming. What you did was very nice, defending Mika like that but don't go so overboard like that again or you'll have Bulma to deal with... And trust me, you don't want to get on her bad side."

Toushiro: "The great Vegeta is afraid of his own wife?"

Vegeta: "Not as much as Kakarot's afraid of his. My point is as long as you're living under this roof, you follow Bulma and I's rules. Captain or not. Understand?"

Toushiro: "Yes sir... Uh don't tell Rangiku about this ok. If she ever found out about this, I'd never hear the end of it."

Vegeta: "Mums the word and speaking of Rangiku, you'd better check in on the Squad."

Toushiro: "You're right I should."

All afternoon, Toushiro checked in on his Squad using his Soul Phone. He also gave his report to Head-Captain Yamamoto on Vegeta's recovery, leaving out the embarrassing stuff between him and Trunks. Dinner was quiet as Trunks had gotten a big scolding from his mother. A few hours after dinner it was time for bed. Toushiro was given his own room to stay in close to Trunks' as well as Vegeta and Bulma's. Bulma wanted Trunks to share his room with Toushiro but Vegeta told her that that might not be a good idea... Turned out he was right. From day one, the two boys didn't get along. So Toushiro was given his own room. Like all of the guest rooms in Capsule Corp. his room was very big. The child prodigy's first comment was that it was bigger then his office, something Vegeta agreed on with a chuckle. Even though he was used to sleeping on a futon, Toushiro found the king sized bed to be very comfortable. The white haired boy was awakened from a deep slumber around 11 p.m. when the door was opened. Groggy, he looked at the door and saw Mika.

Toushiro: "Mika... What are you doing?... It's 11 o'clock at night."

Mika: "Can I spend the night with you? I feel bad for getting you into trouble earlier."

Toushiro: "Don't worry about it. I know what it's like to be avoided."

And with that, Toushiro waved Mika in. The cub ran over to the bed excitedly and waited for some assistance in getting up on the bed. Toushiro leaned over his bed and picked the little Saboron up. Once Mika was on the bed, the young captain went back to sleep but not before making his new companion comfortable. Right before going to sleep herself, Mika curled up against Toushiro's stomach.

Mika: "Thanks for being my friend, Toushiro."

Toushiro just smiled.

Toushiro: "My pleasure, Mika."

And they slept in peace for the rest of the night. The next morning, Toushiro was the first to awaken. He yawned and stretched before he looked at the sleeping cub laying on his other pillow.

Toushiro: "Rise and shine, Mika."

Mika: "... Just 5 more minutes mommy."

Toushiro: "I'm not your mommy!"

The boy drove his fist into the pillow, causing the cub to fly off of the pillow and onto the bed sheet. Mika stubbled to her feet and looked up at a snickering Toushiro.

Mika: "Morning Toushiro!"

Toushiro: "Morning."

Mika: "Any news on breakfast?"

Toushiro: "Actually no, it's odd."

The young captain glanced at the alarm clock next to his bed. It read 7:30 a.m.

Toushiro: "Normally Bulma's called for breakfast by now. Oh well, let me take a shower first before we head down to the kitchen."

Mika: "Ok!"

Soon the child prodigy was out of bed and in the shower. After a few minutes, Toushiro came out with a towel wrapped around his waist. He went for the closet and was about to put his clothes on when he heard a little snicker from his bed. He had almost forgotten about Mika.

Toushiro: "EXCUSE ME!"

Mika just started laughing when she saw how red the boy's face was from blushing. Still blushing uncontrollably, Toushiro picked the cub up and placed her outside of his room before closing his door. Once he was dressed, Toushiro joined Mika in the hallway and headed for the dinning room. But when they reached the dinning room... There was no one to be found.

Mika: "Mommy? Uncle Vegeta? Trunks? Aunt Bulma?"

Toushiro: "Where is everybody?"

Suddenly they heard some shouting in the next room.

"Damn that Pilaf!"

"Calm down Kakarot and tell me who the hell Pilaf is."

Mika: "Hey that sounded like Uncle Goku."

Toushiro: "And Vegeta. Maybe they'll know what's going on."