Goten was still asleep in bed tossing from left to right, and he was breathing erratically until he shot out of bed, falling onto the ground. He sat up, leaning against the bed frame, wiping the sweat from his forehead. He slowly got off the floor and headed to his closet to get ready for the day. When he got down stairs, he heard the TV on in the living room and went in to see Pan relaxing on the couch. She turned to him and smiled.
"Hi uncle Goten. You want to hang out and be lazy with me?"
"Sounds good to me."
He sat next to Pan on the couch, and she cuddled up to him. They watched cartoons and ate junk food most of the day until Chi-chi came in and told Pan that her mom wanted her home. Chi-chi sat next to her son on the couch.
"You should go outside Goten. It's a beautiful day."
"I think I will mom, thanks."
"Don't be out to long. Diner will be done soon."
"I promise I won't stay out too late."
Goten found a field to lie in. Surrounded by earth he felt truly at peace with himself until a lurking question came to his mind.
"What did Vegeta mean? Why else would my mother want me to stay away from Trunks? It just doesn't make sense to me." His frustration pulled him up in a sitting position. Suddenly his head started to pound, and he grabbed his head, trying to soothe the pain with his fingers. It wasn't working. The pain hurt so much that tears started to run down his face, and he did the only thing he could do. He let out a piercing scream.
Trunks had just finished his day with several meetings under his belt. As soon as he got outside, he took a deep breath and let it out. He loosened his tie and was about to head home when he felt the earth shake beneath his feet and a piercing scream.
"That sounds like, GOTEN!" Trunks found a deserted area and flew at full speed to the Son house. When he arrived, he was shocked to see his best friend as a super saiyan, screaming for his life. He noticed Goku's and Gohan's helpless looks.
"Why aren't any of you helping him?" asked Trunks.
"We tried. He won't let us in, and we tried to get through his shield," said Gohan.
Trunks flew towards Goten and stood before the young saiyan's shield. "Goten, what's going on?"
"M-my head, it won't stop pounding. It hurts Trunks. I've never been in this much pain."
Trunks broke through the shield with ease and brought his arms around Goten, holding close. "It's ok chibi, everything will be ok just close your eyes." Trunks ran his fingers through his hair, trying to soothe the young saiyan into sleep. Goten's eyes fell close, and he changed back to his regular state. Trunks handed Goten to Goku. Both of them were speechless.
"He should be alright just make sure he eats when he gets up," said Trunks before he flew towards his house.
When Trunks made his way inside his house, he noticed his mother had just hung up the phone a turned around to notice her son standing before her.
"Gohan told me what happened today and what you did. You were the only one who could break through his shield. That's amazing. I knew you really cared about him."
"He's my best friend mom of course I care."
"You know very well what I'm talking about. I think he's the perfect mate for you sweetie. I don't know why you want to be with Marron."
"I don't want to talk about this mother. I'm going to bed, goodnight."
"Goodnight." Bulma sighed as she headed up to her bedroom, sitting at the edge of the bed, running her hands through the blanket.
"Bulma, what's wrong?"
"Our son is making a big mistake that's what's wrong."
Vegeta sat beside her on their bed, and she leaned into him. He wrapped his arm around her. "Let Trunks make a mistake. It's the only way he'll learn what he's known all along."
"Although I don't like that idea very much, you're right for once."
"What do you mean for once? I'm right about everything all the time."
"Sure, alright Vegeta. You're right about everything."
"Are you teasing me, Woman?"
"What do you think?" She smirked at him.
"I think you're in trouble, Bulma." His smirked matched hers as he leaned into her face, capturing her lips with his.
