Ch 52

Friday Trunks had come home with his mate to deal with some business with his company. Of course his mother was happy to see him and Goten but he could tell she was worried about something. They were walking towards the board room when Trunks stopped her in the hallway.

"Mother, what's wrong?"

"I don't know. It's the strangest thing I woke up this morning with a feeling of worry. I've been worried ever since."

"Don't worry mom, it will be ok," he said as he opened the door for his mother to walk in first.

They saw Dr. Briefs and Bunny in the board room with the other employees. Trunks looked to his mother. "I'm starting to feel it to." Everyone took their seats at the table accept for Trunks, his mother, and his grandparents.

"Trunks, I must admit that I called this meeting," said Dr. Briefs.

"You have no right to—

"I feel your presence is needed here to run this company Trunks. It shows that your committed to the success of Capsule Corp," said Dr. Briefs.

"Just because I am not here all the time doesn't mean I'm not committed to the company. There are circumstance that require me to—

"I'm giving you an ultimatum Trunks. You come back to work here and leave that boy behind or else I will be forced to relieve you of your position," said Dr. Briefs.

"Father!" exclaimed Bulma. "You can't do this to hi—

"You don't have the authority to take my position away from me."

"I do. It's in the contract Trunks. If I don't like how my company is being run for any reason, then—

"This has nothing to do with how the company is run. I've done a great job, and my employees and mother can attest to that."

"Even so this is how it must be Trunks. I'll give you until the end of the month to make your decision," said Dr. Briefs.

"And you all feel this way?" asked Trunks to his employees.

"Yes," they all said in unison.

"I'll get back to you at the end of the month grandpa," he said in a cold voice as he got up from his seat and left the room. He felt so betrayed and angered by his grandparents as he walked out of Capsule Corp.

Goten had come down the stairs showered and fresh from his spar with Vegeta in the gravity chamber. He smiled, realizing it had felt good to fight. The adrenaline made him feel alive. He made his way to the kitchen and looked in the fridge and the cupboards to gather ingredients to make lunch.

Vegeta had taken Bulla downstairs. She had just woke up from her nap and was ready to eat. In the kitchen he could see lunch was almost done as Goten set out plates on the table. He had to admit that his son had chosen wisely in a mate.

"Hey Vegeta."

"Bulma and Trunks should be back soon," said Vegeta as he placed his daughter in her high chair.

"I wonder what's going on at Capsule. I kind of feel worried, nervous, and angry."

"It's the bond you have with my son. Those are his feelings he's projecting, but I don't think he realizes that he's doing it."

"Oh. What he's feeling can't be good then. Whatever is happening there isn't good."

The door opened and in walked Bulma with a pissed off look on her face. She calmed down once she entered the kitchen to see Vegeta, Bulla, and Goten. She smiled, but she could see they were not convinced by it.

"What happened Bulma? Where's Trunks?" asked Goten.

"Trunks has been given a choice by his grandparents," she said bitterly. "If he doesn't give you up and come back to Capsule Corporation, then his position as President of Capsule Corporation will be taken away. He has until the end of the month to decide."

"This isn't fair," said Goten. "That his grandparents would do this to him."

"I have a feeling my mother has a lot more influence over my father. She doesn't like that fact that you and my son are in a relationship, and she's doing whatever she can to break you two up," she said as Bulla started to cry. "Oh sweetie," she said as she picked up her daughter. "It's ok, don't cry." She pat her back and held her close as she kissed her cheek.

"I have to go find him," said Goten.

"I would you suggest you wait until he calms down. You can feel his chaos," said Vegeta. "He can very well say something that he can't take back. He'll come back, just give him some time."

"Thank you for lunch Goten," Bulma smiled as Bulla had calmed down.

"Well you can all dig in. I just need some time to myself."

"We understand sweetie," she said as she looked to see Vegeta filling their daughter's plate while Bulla clapped in joy. She only wished her son and Goten the same joy as her daughter.

Trunks came back to the house late and sighed as he walked into the kitchen to see Goten heating up some food. He smiled as Goten turned around and smile at him. Putting the plates down, Goten walked towards Trunks and hugged him.

"I'm sorry."

"You're sorry?" asked Trunks in confusion as he held his mate close.

"It hurts to have your family's disapproval."

"Disapproval I could handle. The fact that they're trying to tear us apart is something I can't forgive."

"You should eat," said Goten as he pulled back from Trunks' embrace and took his hand to sit down at the table.

"The decision is all ready made chibi," said Trunks before he dug into his meal. "We're bonded. They can't separate us, or we'll both die. I don't think they know that we've bonded yet. There's nothing they can do accept relieve me of my position."

"This isn't fair. I know how much you love Capsule Corporation. You've done some real good as the president."

"You've kept up on my accomplishments?"

"Yeah and well Bulma's told me some things to. There's got to be some kind of solution, something we're not seeing."

It's not like you can quit the university, transfer to one close by to me, and pretend we've broken up but secretly see each other. That's no way to live and sooner or later they will find out."

"How—how did you know that's what I was thinking?"

Trunks smirked as he shook his head. "The bond, remember?"

"Oh yeah right," he said as he blushed.

"I guess we'll have to sleep on it chibi," Trunks said as he helped his mate wash the dishes.

Upstairs the two demi-saiyans rested in Trunks' bed. Goten had fallen asleep while Trunks stayed up a while. Looking down at his sleeping mate, he knew he could never give him up, even if they hadn't bonded. Goten was the most important person to him and then he thought of Capsule Corporation. 'What's going to happen to the company when I'm gone?' he thought.

A kiss broke him from his thoughts as he looked down to see his mate wide awake. He caressed his face and ran his fingers through his hair as he looked deep into Goten's eyes. "Make me forget chibi," he whispered in his ear, making his younger mate shiver. He kissed him passionately on the lips as he moved on top of Goten. He rested on Goten's solid body as he felt Goten's arms wrap around him in a fierce embrace.