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Warrior of Heart2
By The Fan Fiction Nymph

xxxxChapter 12xxxx
Drum's Father

Bulma and Rei lounged on the grass as their toddlers played with some large wooden blocks near them.

"Cell hu? Well… I sure hope they find something in Gero's lab that I can use to help them." Bulma gave Rei a sideways look "So you haven't talked to Trunks yet?" Rei blushed slightly.

"No I haven't. We have yet to speak to each other while there were not others present…I uh… I still don't really know what I am going to say Bulma."

"…Well I suppose you might have a little time…"

Rei watched her son crawling on top of the wooden block. "They have to win Bulma." She said quietly "For our son's sake."

"Yes. Yes they must."

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A few hours later Krillen arrived with a blue print for Bulma and her father to pore over. Rei asked what the print was for, but they were too difficult to read at this point and it would take some time for them to figure it out. She wanted to help but really it was not something within Rei's capability so she did what she could by watching Trunks and Drum. It did her heart good to watch the two laugh and play.

The sun was setting as Rei sat and watched over the two boys playing in the nursery. It was Trunks room and it was filled with toys of all sizes and shapes. She hoped that they would tier soon and she could set them down to nap. Rei stretched out a little on the sofa, worrying so much in one day was draining.

Rei could hear someone coming down the hallway – she really hoped it was Piccolo or Bulma because otherwise…

"Rei." Trunks breathed as he crossed the room to stand next to her. She moved in her chair uncomfortable being alone with him for the first time since his return.

He sat down next to her, watching her carefully. He longed to reach out to her, to run a hand over her wild tresses. For him it was just the other night that she lay under him looking at him like he was the whole world. He kissed her gently, but she pushed him away.

"Tunks, things have change since last I saw you…" Rei whispered unable to look at him. He frowned and his brows furrowed.

"There is someone else." he tone turned dark, almost disappointed. Rei sighed deeply and pushed her hair out of her face.

"Worse than that I'm afraid." She teased shooting him a half smile "I have found my mate." Trunks sucked in a deep breath of air. Much worse indeed – he knew that Sayians mated for life.

"Then I am truly happy for you both."

"Thank you Trunks." She said quietly, feeling terrible. Trunks managed to perk up a bit and his smile solidified. "So, whom do I owe the congratulations?" Trunks had meant to cheer her up a little with this and get a chance to meet the lucky bastard, but Rei did not brighten.

"…Well at this point he – really would rather me not talk about it. Privacy is important to him and I respect that so-" she blushed a little, but her eyes were sad. Somehow not being able to declare out loud that Piccolo was her mate made her heart heavy and sad.

"What? –Are you saying it's a secret?!" Suddenly Trunks was enraged that some man would not want to scream from the top of each mountain proclaiming that Rei was theirs. What a fool. It disgusted him that Rei would give her love to a man like that.

"Its not a secret its just PRIVATE!" She raised her voice to match his and hide her own disgust. She glared at him, face flush and fists clenched.

"I think I DESERVE To Know who my SON thinks his Father IS!!"

"I- I agree, but I would like his permission first." Her voice got very quite. "Just let me talk to him. I would like for him to tell you himself."

"…Alright. Fine, I can wait…I… I'm sorry Rei." Trunks began to see how he had upset her. He had known it would be three years for her, but he had jumped to the future anyway thinking it was the only thing he could do. "It just bothers me somehow…I know I don't really have a right too, but…"

"- I know what you mean. Don't worry about it Trunks." She smiled at him and reached out placing a hand on his. "Come on you should meet Drum."

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Rei scowled at the sun bitterly. It had been two days and still no sign of Piccolo. Across from her Trunks was enjoying playing with Drum, he was swinging him around and generally making him happy. She was glad that the two were able to spend sometime together.

"What's wrong Rei?" Trunks asked looking up from the stuffed turtle that he and Drum had been playing with. "You look like you are waiting for something."

"…I suppose I am. I just feel anxious I guess."

"Yeah…I think we are all pretty worried right now, but Goku should wake up soon."

"Yes I'm sure he wont sleep as long as I did." She looked back out the window that she always had open.

"What do you mean? Did – did you get the virus too!?"

"Oh, that's right – yes I did get the heart virus, but they were able to give me a little bit of the medicine. The label said there was 4 servings in the bottle."

"I- I guess I didn't realize, but you are a Sayian?!"

"…You couldn't tell?"

"Well its just…I only thought it was Vegeta and Goku and I mean… you have or had purple hair and now its red…I just…" He blushed deeply and Rei couldn't help but laugh.

"Ha ha ha! Wow…I dye my hair Trunks."

"Well… It – it looks good."

"Thanks. I think the black is boring." She laughed again; it felt good after all this tension. "Actually until Bulma had Trunks, I had kinda thought you dyed yours too." Trunks started laughing now, somehow it was all just too much and too trivial to keep a straight face.

"I guess it just goes to show that you never can tell."

"Yup. Ah But I can tell it is time to get some food." She heard Drum's tummy rumbling. "Come on you two. Food is a Sayians third favorite pastime ya know."

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The third day Trunks had left to go try and train with Vegeta. Rei grumbled about the house carrying Drum and settling down to watch the news with Bulma and her son. Once Rei had sat down Bulma lowered the volume.

"We are almost done putting the remote together from the blueprint, I'm just taking a bit of a break."

"Wow that is great. What is the remote for?"

"Oh, its will destroy the androids. The problem is it's going to be pretty short range."

"Oh! So they are going to have to find them first hu?"

"Yeah afraid so…" Bulma tilted her head "I heard you had your chat with Trunks. How did it go?"

"I think it went well…just hard for both of us. He wants to meet Piccolo, but you know I'm not really supposed to tell people about us. That upset him, but I told him that I would talk to him and ask him to talk to him."

"What? Oh you two! That is the most stupid thing ever; I don't see why it matters to him so much. Geez."

"Hey I know that he doesn't usually like it brought up because there are always really awkward questions about our relationship that people bring up – and that is embarrassing. I think he will be willing to talk to Trunks because its really about Drum, he just wants to know who Drum has grown up with…"

"Yeah…but I'm not so sure that is all its about Rei." Bulma said softly dropping her voice. "I think you would be foolish to think its not also a little bit about you and about who he has lost you to. Men are funny that way…I know Yamcha was more eaten up when I wouldn't talk to him about it then when I finally told him who I was seeing."

"...You think that they think of us as property?!"

"-No, not property!… they just want to make sure that you are with someone they can deem worthy ya know… so they don't worry over you so much. They can know you are taken care of."

"…You think that Yamcha thinks Vegeta takes care of you?" She almost laughed, she knew Yamcha had no opinion of Vegeta except that he could kill him dead.

"Rei! Sometimes you are as thickheaded as your 'brother'!" Bulma laughed and shook her head.

"I've heard that one before." Rei said teasing and stuck her tongue out at her. Suddenly she got very somber. "Oh! Bulma! – he – Piccolo is fighting the androids."

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