Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ! But this story is inspired by Charismatic Beauty

Chapter 21

Monday Afternoon...

Trunks sat at his desk in deep thought about the past weekend's events. Everyone had a good time on Saturday Night. Goten and Sara were getting cozy with one another while Laura and he were sitting as friends with their hands to themselves as if they were in Grade School.

Trunks completely respected the no-touching boundary. He would wait and be patient with Laura but he had meant what he said. She had to loosen up. However, it wouldn't be easy. Goten and his mother had told him so.

In Addition, Goten and Sara had already long since crossed the touching boundary and now the guy's brought her home to meet his family. In contrast with them, Trunks and Laura are barely a couple. He couldn't even say the word couple.

By the way things are going with Goten and Sara he wouldn't be surprised if they were to be married within the year! They grew so close in such short time and Trunks envied them. Goten had such good luck when it came to girls.

"What did I get myself into?" Trunks asked aloud as he ran his hand through his silky lavender colored hair. Trunks let out a sigh and sat back in his chair. He turned his chair slightly and glanced out of the glass window behind him.

"Nevertheless, Trunks was very happy for his friend. He wanted Goten to find someone special and settle down. He was just jealous and a little competitive because he was always the one to snag girls faster than the younger male.

Despite that Trunks and Goten had the looks with good qualities and of course charm, Trunks had always had a bit more luck with girls than Goten. But, the table seemed to have turned and Trunks wasn't too happy about it.

Trunks sighed once again and decided to stop by the Coffee Chop to get something to drink. His workload was less than usual and he could manage having a small break. Besides, he needed to clear his head for a bit.

At the Coffee Shop...

While climbing out of his car, Trunks saw Laura's car standing in the parking lot. He felt a little better than he did a while ago. He decided to catch Laura and say 'Hi' before he returned back to Capsule Corp.

Maybe she's on lunch break. Trunks though as he shut the car door and walked inside. He ordered his usual drink and glanced around before he caught sight of Laura. He paid for his drink and turned towards where Laura sat.

He waved at her from where he stood and Laura looked up from the newspaper she was ready. She smiled at him and he walked up to her. "Are you on your lunch break?" Trunks asked the redhead cautiously.

"Yes" She simply replied and closed the newspaper before closing it. "Do you want to join me before I return to my work?" Laura surprisingly offered and Trunks resisted the urge to have his eyes widen. He was surprised that she suggested that.

"Are you sure?"

"Well, I offered, didn't I?" Laura asked and this time she had a hint of annoyance in her voice. Nonetheless, she smiled at him and Trunks nodded. He didn't want to annoy her any further and he was definitely not going to deny the offer.

"Yes, you did. Thank you and I appreciate the invite" Trunks said as he finally took a seat across Laura. Unknown to Trunks and Laura, Cindy and Vicky sat at a table on the far side of the Coffee Shop.

Despite sitting so far away, they had a good few on Trunks and Laura. However, Cindy and Vicky were chatting away not realizing that Trunks and Laura are also in the Coffee Shop. They were in their own world.

Meanwhile, while talking with Trunks, Laura decided to tell him something about her past. Since they were getting to know each other, she might as well tell him more about herself. It couldn't hurt, right?

"You're lucky, you know. You haven't lost your best friend while growing up." Laura said and averted her eyes to the table. "I lost all my friends while growing up. I still don't know what happened but one day they just stopped talking to me for no reason.

Laura could feel a bunch of emotions swirl within her chest as she remembered the day she went to school. It was a day like any other but when her friends arrived at school they completely ignored her, like she never existed.

Many times, she tried to talk to them but they never replied. She never found out why they just pushed her aside and continued with their lives as if nothing happened. They left her all alone and she didn't have any real friends from there on out in her school life.

Laura started to cry as she thought back of her past. She covered her face with her hands in embarrassment and tried to hide her tears from Trunks. She didn't want him to see a grown woman such as herself cry.

Trunks looked at her and took her hands in his. "Hey, it's okay. There's no need to cry anymore. You've got friend's now, right?" Trunks said and Laura's eyes widened slightly at his words. He was right, she had friends now.

Gosh, she's so pretty! Even when she cries, she's breathtaking! Trunks thought as he observed her face. Her reddish brown eyes seem to grow and the tears had sparkles in them, especially with the bright sun shining on her face.

"I will never hurt you like your friends did. I promise" Trunks said seriously and meant every word that he spoke. Laura blushed madly at his statement. Why does he always have this effect on her? She could hear her heart pounding in her ears and simultaneously it pounded against her chest.

Meanwhile with Cindy and Vicky, they continued to talk until Vicky caught sight of a familiar lavender haired male. "Hey, Cindy! That's Trunks sitting over there!" Vicky pointed out and Cindy glanced behind her.

"You're right! Wait a minute. It looks like he's with someone...and it's a woman" Cindy stated accusingly and she growled. Who the hell could that be? Cindy thought to herself and tried to figure out who it was.

"Wait! He's with a redhead! I ran into a redheaded woman at the market the other day!" Cindy exclaimed as realization dawned upon her. "So this was the woman he was seeing..." Her tone was low and dangerous.

"Cindy, that's not just any random woman. That's Laura Smith from High School" Vicky pointed out and Cindy gave her a clueless face. This was probably the first time she had ever heard that name before.

"What? What are you talking about? Who the hell is Laura Smith?" Cindy asked, dumb folded as to whom Laura Smith was. At this point, she didn't have an idea as to what her friend was talking about.

"Cindy, don't you remember? Laura Smith was that overweight Redhead She was in our Graduating Class" Vicky told Cindy like she knew the redhead. In High School, Cindy didn't pay much attention to the overweight teen.

To her, Laura was just another random kid from High School that she'll never remember or give a damn about. Trunks wasn't really seeing her, was he? Trunks hardly acknowledged the teen in High School so why the hell would he of all guys go out with Laura?

It wasn't like him! She wasn't even his type! Trunks Vegeta Briefs always dated the really hot skinny girls not a fat cow like Laura Smith. "Woah! Woah! Wait a minute! You mean to tell me that my man's going out with the fat cow?!" Cindy asked in shock.

Now she remembered whom Vicky was talking about. She ran into the redheaded woman at the market not realizing that that redhead was Laura Smith. This was crazy. It was like she ahd been thrown into the twilight zone.

"Well, she doesn't look fat now. She's rather pretty" Vicky had to admit. Cindy took a real good look at Laura and found that she was indeed a beautiful, long redhead with a fair complexion and beautiful reddish brown eyes.

However, that doesn't mean that she was happy with it. She was not only annoyed by the fact that Trunks refused to get back with her and wouldn't reveald to her who he was seeing but also because he was now dating a girl who wasn't even half as pretty as she was now.

How dare he?! How dare Trunks Vegeta Briefs turn her down, the most beautiful and most popular girl in High School, for the most ugliest girl in the whole damn school?! Cindy shook her head. She couldn't believe it! Moreover, they were holding hands too. They must be dating each other.

"So, Cindy, what are you doing to do, girl? You're going to get your man back right?"

"Damn right I am" Cindy looked back at Trunks and Laura as they got up from their table. The two women saw Trunks give Laura a light hug before he walked out of the Coffee Shop with her. Cindy shook her head once again but this time in anger and hurt. How dare she?!

"Don't worry, girl! You'll get him back!"

Despite Vicky saying it reassuringly, Cindy was still not pleased with the situation. "Come on. Let's follow them" Cindy whispered. The two women got up and casually walked out of the Coffee Shop to follow Trunks and Laura.

They walked to the parking lot and watched everything from a distance. Trunks walked Laura to her car and seemed to say her goodbye. Cindy's brows furrowed when she saw Trunks halted Laura before she drove off.

"Wait, Laura... We'll talk tonight, right?" Trunks asked and Laura bit the inside of her cheek. She smiled at him and gave him a nod. She wasn't so sure about it but she didn't have a problem with it either.

"Of course. But I gotta go. I don't want my Boss to yell at me for being late" Laura joked while laughing lightly and Trunks chuckled.

"Of course. We wouldn't want that" Trunks also joked and Laura smiled at him. He watched as Laura drove off and he finally smiled. Maybe things were getting better between them. When he was holding her hands in his, she never pulled away.

He was surprised and despite it hurt him to see her cry, she just looked to breathtaking with those tears in her eyes. Oh, how he wanted to touch her wet cheeks and kiss those small pink lips. He didn't want to push his luck though, Laura was special and a very respectful young lady.

He would never violate her. Holding hands would just have to be enough for now.

At Cindy's place...

Cindy was still fuming and she was still in shock. Trunks Vegeta Briefs was dating Laura Smith. There mere thought was laughable but it still enraged her. Vicky went to the refrigerator to get a soda and shook her head in disbelief.

"That bitch thinks just because she's pretty now she can steal my man right from under my nose? Well, she has another thing coming!" Cindy snarled before grabbing a cigarette. She started to smoke it to calm her nerves and let out a long exhale filled with smoke.

"Trunks is mine and only mine."

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