March:
Winter had come and gone and the day that Lily first arrived is fast approaching; Lily will have officially been a part of the family for three years. And of course, Bulma being Bulma is of course throwing a party to celebrate it.
"Lily, is something wrong?" Trunks asked walking into Lily's room.
"No…I'm just tired." Lily said softly.
"Are you feeling ok? You don't have a fever. Did you not sleep last night?" Trunks asked looking at her.
"Not really, no." Lily said softly.
"Why not?" Trunks asked seriously.
"I couldn't…I kept have a bad dream about a bad man coming." Lily said softly, tears starting to form in the corners of her eyes; she didn't want to be in trouble.
"Do you know who this bad man is?" Trunks asked calmly.
"No…but he had long red hair and mean red eyes." Lily said softly.
"Do you know what he wants?" Trunks asked gently.
"Any and all Nekodians dead…" Lily said as she started to cry.
"Oh baby, don't worry; I won't let anything happen to you." Trunks said as he picked Lily up and rocked her while rubbing her back.
"I won't let anything happen to you either." Haruto said very determined.
All Lily could do was cry and sniffle.
After about ten minutes, Lily passed out. Trunks, instead of waking her decided to just let her sleep; he placed her in her bed.
"Are you going to watch over her?" Trunks asked Haruto calmly, tucking Lily in, not even bothering to look up.
"Yes." Haruto said determined.
"Ok, I'll be back after awhile to check up on her." Trunks said heading out and upstairs.
"Ok." Haruto said calmly.
Upstairs:
"Where's Lily?" Bulma asked right away.
"Sleeping; she was having nightmares about a man with long red hair and red eyes who wants all Nekodians to die. So she didn't sleep very well last night." Trunks explained calmly.
"Why didn't she come to you and Tandy?" Bulma asked curious.
"I'm not sure; she was too upset to try to ask any more questions; so I just comforted her as best as I could." Trunks answered.
"Is Haruto with her?" Vegeta asked looking at Trunks seriously.
"Yes; he's watching over her." Trunks said calmly.
"Ok. He can at least protect her." Vegeta said looking around.
"What do you know?" Bulma asked looking at Vegeta along with Trunks.
"I know who she's talking about. His name is Fireball; he's from Mars. He hates all races but his own and Saiyans; he's terrified of Saiyans because we're a superior race. Seeing as Haruto has transformed into a Super Saiyan, he's able to fight him off, should he come." Vegeta explained calmly.
"But regardless, they're immortal right? And what of Torres and Paisley; will he come after them?" Tandy asked worried for all of her children.
"Yes, they are immortal; but he can severely hurt them. As for the others, I'm not sure…but probably." Vegeta said freaking Tandy out.
"Don't worry; we'll make sure they're all safe." Trunks promised Tandy.
"Ok…" Tandy said still worried.
"When is this party of yours?" Vegeta asked looking at Bulma.
"The day after tomorrow; should I cancel until he's defeated." Bulma asked worried.
"No; we'll bring him right to us." Vegeta said calmly.
"Right. But as a plan Tandy, you get all the kids inside and down to the basement; they'll be safe there." Trunks said agreeing and then came up with a plan to keep the children and Tandy safe.
"Ok." Tandy and Bulma said right away.
Downstairs:
Haruto was watching Lily, playing with her bangs when he noticed she was starting to twitch; she was starting a nightmare.
"Lily…it's ok; it's gonna be ok. I'm right here; I will always be here for you." Haruto said holding onto and gently squeezing her hand to let her know he was there.
However, it didn't seem to help like it normally does.
"Mmmm…" Lily moaned out, ready to scream out.
Haruto did the only thing he could think of; he climbed into bed with her and held her in his arms.
That seemed to do the trick as she instinctively laid her head on his shoulders and took deep breaths; she was essentially breathing in Haruto's scent.
"Haru…" Lily mumbled in her sleep.
"Yes; I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere." Haruto said calmly as he kissed her forehead.
True they were young, but they knew exactly what love was and felt like.
After about fifteen minutes Trunks came back down to check up on Lily.
"Hi." Haruto said, keeping his eyes on Lily.
"Hi? What's going on?" Trunks asked looking at the two.
"Lily started having a nightmare; I wanted her to sleep some more so I climbed into bed with her because I know it helps. I tried squeezing her hand first; but that didn't help." Haruto said honestly.
"Ok… So, I know it would make Lily super happy; but how would you feel about sleeping with her until this is all taken care of?" Trunks asked looking directly at Haruto.
"So, someone is coming?" Haruto asked looking up at Trunks.
"Yes." Trunks answered calmly.
"Then I will stay with and protect her." Haruto said; Lily was his number one priority.
"Ok then. But you do need to sleep as well." Trunks said seriously.
"Yes of course; I'm no good to her exhausted." Haruto said seriously.
"Do you know why she's has these dreams?" Trunks asked looking at Haruto.
Seeing as Haruto was Raditz's son and Raditz is obsessed with getting Lily; Trunks thought Haruto would know more.
"She's a dream seer. It means that certain dreams of her will come true at some point. Even weird ones that seem like they wouldn't or shouldn't come true; they shouldn't be dismissed. They normally start when the seer is about three; four for a late bloomer." Haruto explained calmly.
"So…she sees the future in her dreams?" Trunks asked kind of shocked.
"That's correct." Haruto answered.
"Can you do that?" Trunks asked looking at Haruto.
"No; I'm not a dream seer. My abilities are fighting; hers are not. Lily is more of a mental and emotional fighter; she can predict, heal and protect. I'm sure she can fight a little, but I doubt it's anything your dad, you, me or your friends. But, if I were you I would probably teach her some things. And you never know; I might be wrong and she could be a great fighter. I'm not psychic so I don't technically know these things; it's just a feeling I have." Haruto explained calmly.
"You're right; you don't know. But it also seems like you don't know yourself all that well either; you might have some psychic abilities." Trunks said with a smile.
"Maybe…" Haruto sighed.
"Your dad put you down a lot didn't he? Goku told me a little about the time they met and my dad told me a lot about him." Trunks said looking at Haruto.
"Yes…my dad would always call me useless and all that. I used to always think that I would hate Lily; it was her fault my dad hated me. He wanted her; he was obsessed with her. She was all powerful or whatever because her mother was the last full Nekodian out there before she died; and you were her father. You are the offspring of Vegeta…even though you were half Saiyan. But now you're full Saiyan…sorry. But then I met her and my views completely changed. I never expected that I would connect with the person I was so jealous of. She is the most important person to me…and I can't explain it." Haruto explained, not taking his eyes off of Lily.
"That's what connecting does. It's also what being a parent does. Before I got Lily I did expect to be a parent for another few years; I didn't think I was ready. But then I got Lily and everything changed. And then I thought it would just be her and me…until I met up with Tandy again; and then we connected, got married and blended our families. Also, there's you; you're family as well." Trunks said calmly as he sat next to the bed.
"You don't hate me or want me out of your daughter's life because I hated her?" Haruto asked looking up at Trunks.
"No. You're just a child. And when you met Lily you had been so brainwashed or whatever into believing that she was put on a pedestal by your father who you needed some kind of love from. But you knew from an early age that your father wasn't a good man. You said you knew what he did to your mom. He's not a real man; he's a coward. Only cowards kill people who they don't need any more. You are part of this family now and always will. I would say if you ever hurt my daughter, you'd be a dead man; but I know you're incapable of hurting her on purpose. So you're always welcome here." Trunks said causing Haruto to become emotional.
"And it is ok to cry every now and then; it doesn't make you weak." Trunks said seriously.
"Daddy…" Lily mumbled in her sleep.
"You'll always be her number one." Haruto said looking at Trunks.
"I will until you two are older; then you will be." Trunks said with a smile.
"If you say so…" Haruto said with a smile.
"She's got such a big heart." Trunks and Haruto said at the same time.
"Well…I'm going to head upstairs. Just come up with her whenever she wakes up." Trunks said seriously.
"Ok." Haruto said calmly as Trunks headed upstairs.
"I love you Lily." Haruto said softly once he heard the upstairs door open and shut.
"I love Haru…" Lily said cuddling closer to Haruto.
Haruto just held onto her even tighter as he breathed in her scent.
"She is mine and I will protect her at all costs." Haruto said calmly before he too fell asleep for a little while.
A Week Later:
A week had gone by and Fireball never showed up; the party went great…except for the news that Yamcha had escaped from prison.
Anyways, Lily, Paisley and Sammy were playing in the yard while Haruto, Leriac and Torres watched over them.
Tandy and Bulma were inside preparing dinner while Trunks and Vegeta helped set things up for dinner.
Everything was good until…
"WAHHHH!" Lily, Paisley and Sammy all screamed in terror…
