The morning was surprisingly busy for Goten, who was working at the supermarket, scanning items while another employee bagged them and put them in the customer's cart. He couldn't help but let out a yawn, which his friend Uub the bagger noticed. After what seemed like an endless line of people, Goten and Uub took their break outside the supermarket.

"Rough night Goten?"

"Yeah, hotel beds are not the most comfortable beds to sleep on."

"Sorry man, that's rough. So are you saving for a place of your own?"

"I'm trying to I mean I cut back on my food portions, so I'm starving. I'll be ok. It will all be worth when I buy an apartment."

"That sucks. Are you sure there's nowhere else you can stay until you find a place?"

"I know it would probably be great to be under a roof with Trunks, you, and his family, but I hardly see him as it is. There's no point and besides I can of like having privacy."

"You two are growing apart, huh?"

"I never thought it would happen Uub, but he has his own life now that I'm not a part of."

"You're not even going to try to make it work with Trunks?"

"I don't know it's just for some reason I hold on this anger towards him."

"He's been working himself to the bone at Capsule, and Bulla tells me she hears him come in at like 3am in the morning, then he has to wake up at 5am. It's been tough for him Goten."

"The last time I checked he was the boss of the company. Why is he working crazy hours?"

"Bulla thinks he's working to keep himself distracted from something, but we don't know what."

"Well that's his problem."

"Why are you acting like this?"

"I don't know. I wish I knew."

They both went back inside to get back to work. The day seemed like it would never end, and Goten thought, 'I don't want to be doing this for the rest of my life that's for sure.'

All of a sudden he sensed someone familiar among the crowd of strangers. His heart started to beat louder than he's used to hearing. A nervous feeling entered his body as he looked into the crowd, searching for the familiar being. His eyes locked with a pair of deep, blue eyes, and his raven eyes widened at the blue ones. He looked away and continued his work.

'Man, why is he here? I'm sure he has something better to do then shop at a supermarket that's far away from the one closest to him. Wait a second, why would he do that?' Just to see me?'

"Hey Goten."

He noticed Trunks was the last person in his line, and he was actually buying something. He scanned the item, put in a bag, and handed it to him. "Have a nice day and thank you for shopping at—

"Wait!" His hand grabbed Goten's wrist. "We need to talk, it's very important."

"My shift's not over."

Trunks looked around to see no one in site. "There's no one here and besides Uub can cover you." Trunks looked to Uub, and Uub nodded. "You see he'll cover you."

"Thanks a lot Uub." He followed Trunks reluctantly outside the supermarket with his backpack on his shoulder and stopped.

Trunks sensed his hesitancy and turned around to see his best friend with a serious look on his face. "What's going on with you Goten?"

"Well maybe you'd know if you got your f**king ass out of your chair and came to see me some times."

His language surprised trunks. 'He never swears. This is all my fault.' He reached out his hand to Goten. "We need to talk somewhere else so take my hand, and you can send us to where I'm picturing in my mind."

Goten looked at his hand, and his face started to heat up. Trunks couldn't help but notice. 'What is going on with me? It's just his hand.' He grabbed his hand quickly, feeling a spark as their skin touched. "Did you feel that?" He was worried. 'Great, he's going to think I'm crazy. Wait! Why do I care?'

"Yeah I did, what is that?"

"I don't know." He put his index and middle fingers to his forehead, closed his eyes, concentrated on his friend's location, and disappeared from the supermarket parking lot.

Goten opened his eyes and was surprised to see the Satan Mall food court. "Why'd you think of this place Trunks?"

"I figured you might be hungry first, and it's all on me so pig out to your own desire."

Goten was touched by Trunks's gesture, but he wouldn't let the prideful prince now. 'It's just what he need, a boosted ego.'

Goten got a booth as Trunks went on every line to get food for both of them. 'I wonder what he wants to talk about.' He looked closely at Trunks to sense his feelings, but he couldn't. 'I can't believe it he's blocking me out. He never used it do this.' He sighed. 'Great, now I'm concerned about the big jerk. His eyes widened. 'Wait! Can he read my mind to? Oh shit, I didn't block my mind.'

"Hey Goten, are you ok?"

Goten was startled out of his thought by Trunks, who was sitting across from him with the trays of food on the table. "Oh yeah, I'm fine."

"You're not on your guard. Something really is bothering you."

"GEE, you think?"

"Why are you so hostile towards me?"

"I don't know, and it's making me stressed out." He looked at the trays of food and dug into his half.

After lunch they walked around the mall in silence. Goten was waiting for Trunks to talk. He was the one who wanted to after all. He walked ahead of Trunks, turned around, and blocked his path. "You're the one who wanted to talk Trunks so talk."

"I—I had these dreams last night and—

"Ewe gross Trunks, I don't want to hear about your escapades in bed."

"No, you don't understand in these dreams you were the one I was having sex with." He saw Goten's face turn red, and he found it cute. 'What is going on with me?'

Trunks leaned against the railing, looking down at shoppers down below and took a breath in and then out. He was worried when his friend didn't respond, so he turned around to see him still processing what he said to him. Trunks was about to say something until Goten decided to chime in.

"When did this start?"

"Last night, but the thing is—

"What?"

"I didn't hate it Goten. I don't know what that means." He risked looking his friend in the eye.

"Maybe it doesn't mean what it looks like. You know it could mean we need to reconnect as best friends again." He knew the words coming out of his mouth were lies, but he was scared.

"I guess you could be right Goten. I just—I can't get it out of my mind. It's all I thought about all day, and I was thinking—

"Don't even finish that sentence Trunks." He started walking away from him, but Trunks got a hold of his arm.

"Wait! It's not what you think."

"Then what is it Trunks?" He turned to face the lavender-haired man who had a look on his face he had never seen before.

"Maybe my parents now what's going on with my dreams and your sudden anger towards me."

"Oh." Embarrassed, Goten blushed in front of his friend who laughed at him.

"Shut up Trunks, you're still a jerk."

"I know something's will never change."

They got in an empty elevator. The silence was driving Goten insane, so he looked over at Trunks to see him in deep thought until his eyes widened. "Trunks."

"Nothing."

"Come on it can't be that bad."

"It's not."

"Then tell me."

"This feeling came over me, and I have this urge to make out with you in the elevator."

"So, you want to jump my bones and I'm still angry at you."

"Did—did you just say jump my bones?" Trunks chuckled. "How old are you seventy?"

"Whatever lets just get out of here and go our separate ways until tomorrow." He left the elevator with Trunks still following him.

"Goten."

"Yeah Trunks."

"I'm never corny but here it goes. Your friendship means a lot to me, and I don't want to lose you. You've kept me grounded, and I'm sorry I've abandoned you to the corporate sharks. I want to make it up to you, you know start over."

"Ok. I'll see you tomorrow buddy." He smiled at Trunks as he disappeared out of his sight.

Trunks sighed. 'He has a nice smile. Crap, I'm not supposed to think of him like—wait, why can't I? I never go with my feelings. This time, I'm going to.'