Ch 36

Trunks finished the work he wanted to get done today. It was early, and Trunks decided to track Gohan down to talk to him. Landing in a deserted area, he came upon the university where Gohan worked. Making his way to the dinning hall, he spotted Gohan outside reading a book.

"Hey Gohan."

"Trunks," said Gohan as he lowers his book, putting his bookmark in one of the pages, "what are you doing here?"

"Do you have time to talk?"

"Sure, I don't have another class for another hour."

Trunks sat down. "Thanks Gohan."

"So, what's on your mind Trunks?"

"Goten told me about your talk at the bakery yesterday."

"I guess I'm just worried about the bond. I mean you're both in the beginning stages, but I'm worried about what the future holds for you both."

"We'll be all right Gohan. If we need help, then we know we have friends and family to lean on."

"Mom told me that you and her had lunch," Gohan laughed. "I almost thought she was kidding."

"Chichi and I are in a good place. I have to admit it's nice that Goten has his mom in his corner."

"Well I'm in your corner to Trunks. I'm glad you're both happy with each other and are moving in together. I'm sorry if I made my brother or you feel any differently."

"I understand. You're his older brother, you're only looking out for him. I'd do the same with Bulla."

"I haven't been over to your mom's house lately. How is everyone?"

"Well mom likes to spend time in her lab for the most part. She's enjoyed spending more time with my father since she retired from Capsule Corp. You know my dad. He's still trains everyday, but I think he looks forward to spending time with my mom. When my sister isn't at school, she's at the mall or spending time with Uub. My grandparents are back to stay, so grandpa's likes to be in his lab. Grandma's been trying out new recipes, so she's back to cooking all the meals. Mostly she likes to tell me how being with Goten is a mistake. She wanted something else for me."

"The wife, kids, and the white picket fence," Gohan said as Trunks nodded.

"Goten wants to talk to her, and I'm not sure what's going to happen."

Goten had gotten some lunch after his shift at the bakery was over. Once he was done, he headed to the Briefs' home. He knew who he was about to talk to, and it made him nervous. Tracking her energy, he found her in the kitchen, cleaning up.

"Um, do you need any help Mrs. Briefs?" he asked.

"No, I just finished," said Bunny as she was about to leave the room.

"Wait!" said Goten as he went after her down the hall. "Can we talk?"

"There's nothing to talk about. You ruined my grandson's life."

"Trunks doesn't see it that way and neither do I. I love your grandson very much Mrs. Briefs."

"I knew you two were too close, but I just thought it was a phase. My daughter insisted I let you two spend time together because you made him happy. Why couldn't you two just remain friends?"

"Trunks and I have been through a lot together. We formed an attachment, and I didn't think anything out of the ordinary about it. We were just friends, but Trunks opened my eyes to something deeper between us after we mated."

"So what Trunks said was true? You two became saiyan mates."

"Yes."

"There's no separating you two now," said Bunny in disappointment. "It's too late."

"You can try, but you would only push Trunks further away from you. I don't want that Bunny. He loves you, and he probably won't admit how much this hurts him. I know when my mom wasn't accepting of Trunks and I that it hurt that she wasn't supportive, but she accepted Trunks because she knows how much he means to me."

"When I found out that my daughter was pregnant with Trunks by Vegeta, I was happy. I had a grandson I could spoil. I wanted the world for him. I wanted a wife and grandchildren from him, but you had to show up and destroy my dreams."

"They were your dreams Mrs. Briefs, not his. Even before he thought about me romantically, he didn't want to have kids."

"Don't you get it! Trunks thought about you romantically before he was old enough to walk. My daughter told me so, but I thought she was just being ridiculous. How can a baby know who they're in love with before their brain is even fully developed?" she sighed. "That grandson of mine is something else."

Goten was shocked by Bunny's confession, but he decided he'd talk to Trunks later about it. "Mrs. Briefs please, can you find it in your heart to accept us and let be Trunks happy with me?" he asked as he waited for her to speak. He watched as she looked him right in the eyes and walked away down the dark hall.

Trunks made it back home when the sky was dark and the stars showed themselves. Searching out his mate's ki, he found him in the backyard sitting on the outdoor couch, watching the flames of the fire. When he got closer, he saw his mate and dad making smores.

"Um, did I just enter the twilight zone?" asked Trunks as he made his way over and sat down next to Goten. "Are you and my dad having smores together?"

"Well I brought them home from work and it was a nice night for smores. Your dad came out of the GR and was curious about what I was doing and here we are."

"They're decent I suppose," said Vegeta as he put his marshmallow by the fire.

Trunks smiled and the looked towards his mate. "So I talked to your brother today?"

"Oh, how did that go?"

"He supports us completely, but he was worried about our bond down the line. I reassured him that we'll be all right."

"You're saiyans you'll be fine," said Vegeta as Goten smiled.

"I talked to your grandma, but I couldn't convince her to support us. I'm sorry Trunks."

Trunks smiled and squeezed his hand in Goten's. "You have nothing to be sorry for. We did what we could but now it's time to move on."

"There's just something she said that stuck out to me. She said you had feelings for me before you were even able to walk. Is that true?"

"Yes, it's true. I didn't tell anyone. It would just sound crazy coming from a one year old," said Trunks who saw Goten's confusion. "Well I could form complete sentences at one years old."

"Oh," said Goten.

"It's rare for a saiyan to know their mate when their cubs, but it has been known to occur."

"Well it's nice to know that it's kind of normal with our race," said Trunks. "For a moment there I thought I was strange."

"You are strange. You have purple hair," said Vegeta as Goten laughed.

"Sure throw that in my face. It's not like I had any control over my hair color."

"I think it works for you. It looks very handsome on you," said Goten, who realized he just complimented his mate in front of his father. "Maybe I should have kept that comment to myself." Vegeta laughed as Trunks blushed in embarrassment. Goten laughed nervously.

"Probably but well worth my amusement," said Vegeta as he got up. "I'll leave you two alone," he smirked before entering the house.