"Goten, GOTEN!" yelled Valese as she was trying to get his attention.

"Sorry Valese," he said as he faced her, "what were you saying?"

"What is going on with you? You've been like this all day," she said as they walked around the city.

"You remember Trunks, right?"

"You're best friend, the President of a successful company. Yeah, I remember him, why?"

"I think he's going through something, and he doesn't want my help or my friendship."

"Maybe you need to give him space. I'm sure he'll come around when he's ready to talk."

"If I give him space, he'll just move further and further away from me then he all ready is. I can't let that happen."

"If he's causing you so much grief why don't you just forget about him?" she asked as she turned to see her boyfriend had stopped walking with her. "Goten?"

Just thinking about what she said made him angry and the last thing he wanted to do was yell at his girlfriend because she didn't understand the deep connection he had with Trunks. "I think I need to be by myself for a while."

"Are you sure?" she asked.

"Yeah," he smiled, "I'll see you later." He kissed her, ran off into an alley, and used instant transmission to disappear from the city.

The Briefs' Home…

"Ah!" Vegeta heard as he rushed into the house from the gravity room to see the surprise on Bulma's face to see Goten's sudden appearance in the house.

"So—sorry Bulma," he laughed as he rubbed his neck nervously, "I have to work on my location."

"It's ok Goten, luckily I wasn't taking anything out of the oven," she smiled, "so what brings you here?"

"Trunks," he said, "I'm really worried about him. He told me yesterday that he didn't want to be my friend anymore."

She could see the sadness in his eyes and the despairing frown on his face. She then looked to Vegeta, who she sensed knew something. "Vegeta, what did you and Trunks talk about yesterday at the barbeque?"

"He didn't mention anything specific. I sensed a lot of guilt, shame, sadness, and struggle coming from inside him. He said he'd been having terrible thoughts. Trunks went away for six years to get rid of them, but he was unsuccessful."

"And what did you tell him Vegeta?" asked Bulma.

"Accept what is happening and give into where his thoughts are taking him."

"You idiot! How do you know what he is thinking isn't something terrible?"

"It didn't feel that way Bulma. I know my son."

"I wonder what he has to feel guilt and shame about?" asked Goten. "How do I help him?"