Hey again! Chapter two is here. I tried to use this chapter to introduce some of the things to come on further ones, and I can only hope it won't be as slow as I think it is. I hope you enjoy it!

I don't own anything related to Dragon Ball.

Chapter 2

Our Picture

That night, after opening the mountain of presents he had on his bed, Trunks went to have dinner with his family. He found out it was a bit too early to have dinner, since no one was at the dining room yet. He went to the living room instead, searching for his mother. He found her sitting on the couch, staring at an old photo album.

"Mom" greeted the boy.

"Oh hi sweetie!" answered Bulma.

"What are you doing?"

"Just making a new album, I printed some pictures I had on my computer, and I am selecting them for the album"

"Can I see them?"

Bulma gave Trunks her selection. He stared at the pictures carefully; most were family pictures, he and his sister, their parents, the four of them. Some with the friends and in those Vegeta always seemed angry or upset, although Trunks found a smile on his face in photos that nobody seemed to know they were taken; Bulma kind of enjoyed the art of taking pictures when no one was aware of it.

But the photographs that caught his attention were the ones in which he was with Goten; they were always whether hugging or wrestling, in which case one was always on top of the other, both always laughing. There was not a single one, except the family ones, in which they weren't together.

Trunks stared at the pictures with an amazed look. He found out that in some photos in which he was hugging Goten, he was blushing; he remembered all of a sudden the crush he used to have on him, back when he was ten years old. Goten had been the reason for him to notice his bisexuality, but he convinced himself that he was confused and felt nothing for him except the love of a brother.

'Could it be possible that I actually feel something else for him… that I have felt it for the past years?' he thought. His thoughts were interrupted when he found a picture he didn't remember. It looked recent, for he recognized the clothes to be ones they've been wearing lately. He felt shocked when he first saw it.

There they were, Goten and Trunks, sitting on the same couch Trunk's mother was now, the TV on, the room darkened, and both sleeping. Both were laying on the couch, only Goten was on top of Trunks, his head resting on the lavender's shoulder and his left arm surrounding his waist. Trunks was also surrounding Goten with his left arm. It was a lovely scene to contemplate, whether not be for the fact that Trunks didn't remember it.

He gave the picture a puzzled look; it didn't matter how much he tried, he just couldn't remember. Then, his mother's hobby suddenly hit him: she probably took the photo when there was no one around to notice.

"Mom…" he began, choosing carefully the words "when did you take this picture?

"Which one?" she asked as Trunks handed in named photo "Oh! I believe it was two weeks ago, last time Goten came for a sleepover"

Trunks sat on the couch next to his mother, wondering what he should say next; he was blushing, a detail that did not escaped Bulma's eyes.

"Oh honey! Don't be embarrassed! I took the picture because I found it so cute! You don't remember because you were watching a movie, and fell asleep. Then somehow you ended up moving into this position, I took the photo and half hour later or so, Goten woke up. You woke up some minutes later and then we all had dinner, remember?"

He tried, but he only remembered having dinner; Goten never mentioned the incident, probably because it didn't mean anything for him. 'Yeah, that must be' he tried to convince himself. But then again, a shadow came over his mind.

"Has… dad seen this?" his face now turned as white as a ghost's.

"Ha!" began laughing Bulma "he saw you both that night, and all he said to me was 'Those two spend too much time together' and then left" Bulma began laughing at her imitation of Vegeta.

Trunks laughed nervously 'well, if he didn't kill me then, I guess he just won't do so in the future'

"Time to eat something" Bulma finally said "Let's have dinner!"

That night Trunks couldn't sleep. He had stolen the photograph from her mother and stared at it every now and then. 'I shouldn't torture myself with this' he thought 'this is that dream's fault! I was ok believing that he doesn't love me! Wait! Am I crazy? He DOESN'T love me! And I don't love him! I might like him… a little… BUT NO! He is my best friend, and he is neither gay nor bi, so…'

A couple of hours later he fell asleep.

Next morning he had his doubts about going to school. He knew he would have to see Goten sooner or later, but his recently almost re-born feelings for him made Trunks uneasy. His heart pounded so fast only at the thought of it, and his cheeks would blush each time he stared at the photo of them sleeping on the couch. He wanted to question Goten about it, so he took the picture with him, safely hidden inside the backpack.

Sadly enough, his plans had to be… postponed.

When he reached the school entry he found a familiar scene; Goten was there, the red haired girl was there, only this time both were, well, let's say, busy. Staring at them, Trunks felt his heart breaking in two pieces; the kiss they were sharing made it difficult to state where Goten began and where the girl ended. 'So typical of Goten, being too passionate about a girl, and mostly about anything' he thought. 'Anything but me…'

He turned around and left. He wasn't sure where he was going, but he knew that school was not an option. As he was walking in a rush, he took away the picture of them on the couch, feeling both anger and disappointment at the same time. He had almost reached the corner of the block when he was suddenly interrupted by a thought.

'Why?' he asked himself in astonishment 'Why am I leaving? I thought I didn't care about this… I… I don't have any feelings for him!' he stopped at that for a moment. He knew he had had feelings for Goten long ago, but he was sure he had forgotten about them 'I am being childish. I knew he would get a new girlfriend, he always does! He doesn't have to look at me just because I suddenly feel the need for it… Wait! Do I need it? Do I… Does this mean… I like him?'

"Trunks!" he heard Goten's voice from behind him. Trunks stood cold for a moment, and he didn't turn around "Trunks where are you going?"

"I…" he began, without turning "I'm not feeling well, I'm going home"

"Really? What's wrong? Would you like me to go with you?"

Trunks chuckled. He knew that was the perfect excuse for Goten to miss school, but he didn't want Chichi being mean at both of them for skipping classes, so…

"Actually, I'm feeling much better! And it's late enough so let's to class!" that being said, he ran as fast as he could and got into school. Goten stood quiet for a moment, staring at Trunks running like crazy when he noticed what seemed like a little piece of paper next to him on the floor. 'I wonder if he threw it…'

Trunks didn't check on Goten after school. Luckily for him, Goten had to be early at home and left in a rush after classes were over. Trunks decided to go home then, and tried to relax about the whole matter of being in love with his best friend.

After eating he went to his bedroom to have some sleep. He was tired since he barely slept the night before. In a cloud of thoughts, he found himself in a very familiar location.

Half awake half asleep, he saw himself wearing a black suit, and walking down a corridor that led to an open hall. He knew he had seen that before, and thought he could recognize it, but failed in his attempt of doing so. He walked through the place, and found his mother on a very familiar turquoise dress.

"Oh dear, you look lovely!" she said with a smile "I know you will both be very happy!"

"Who?" he asked in confusion, not really understanding the situation as one usually does when dreaming.

"What do you mean who? Goten and you of course! Poor thing, you must be so nervous to forget such a thing. Here, grab this picture, oh you look so lovely!"

Trunks took the picture from his mother hand. Goten and himself were sleeping peacefully on a couch, smiling in their sleep.

"Go now, he will be down soon enough"

He moved from his mother to the staircase, feeling a déjà vu thing, moving along with the current. All his friends were there, all staring directly at Goten, who was now coming downstairs, wearing a white suit. Trunks smiled, anticipating what came next.

"You look good!" Goten exclaimed to his lover "I love the way black suits you"

Before Trunks could answer, Goten got closer, moving so slowly Trunks could swear he could listen to his heart beats, which began mixing with his own, until…

"Trunks! Come down to dinner!" yelled Vegeta.

The lavender haired boy woke up all of a sudden. The dream he just had was kind of similar to the last one, only a few things had change. 'Weird that I dreamt about that picture' he thought 'I better give it back before mom notices I took it'

Horror possessed him a few minutes later. The picture was gone.

I know, I know! Poor Trunks! But don't get too excited yet! Chapter three is just around the corner, and there will be some romance in it! Little spoiler: How about a ball for the perfect romantic atmosphere? Wait for it, it'll be coming soon! Leave a review!