Hello minna!!!!!! I'm back! I had a fun vacation. I've held releasing this until FF.net has fixed it's problems. I mean what's the point of posting it, if there's no one to read it. Right? Well anyway, it's another fairly non eventful chapter. Just a little bit of comic relief for everyone. More stuff will happen next time, don't worry. Well, my brain is unable to babble right now. How strange is that? Unusual I know. Oh well, guess that means I'm off to the story now. Oh yeah, REVIEW!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer : Since my birthday is in a couple of days, here's my wishlist. I wish I owned DBZ and SM, along with a couple of other animes. But alas, that is all it is. A wish.
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The Lost Soldier
Chapter 4
~*~ Last Time ~*~
"Trunks, don't eat anything until she gets some, alright?"
"Okay," he said as he began to think again. His plan of revenge made it's way back into his thoughts. His smirk slowly reappeared.
~*~ This Time ~*~
Bulma came out of the kitchen bringing more food. As she set it down on the table, she looked over at Trunks and noticed the smirk on his face. *Hmm... I wonder what that's for?* thought Bulma. *I'll have to remember to get it out of him later*
"Here you go," said Bulma cheerfully.
Serenity took a small portion of the food from the heap that was on the table. After she assured Gohan that it was all she was going to eat, he began to dig in. Trunks slowly came back from his daze. It took about a minute for him to completely come out and to begin eating again. This did not go unnoticed by two people. *Yep. He's definitely up to something.* thought Gohan while Bulma thought *Must press for info later.*
"Thank you Bulma," said Serenity. "That was great."
"It's nice to finally get some appreciation around here," said Bulma while mock glaring at Trunks and Gohan.
"What?" asked both Trunks and Gohan at the same time.
Bulma and Serenity laughed at their confused faces.
"Well," said Serenity. "I'm tired so I'm going to go up to my room now."
A chorus of goodnights came from everyone as Serenity walked out of the room. *Darn* thought Bulma. *I can't interrogate Trunks with Gohan still in the room. But how do I get him to leave?* As Bulma sat thinking, an opportunity made it's self available.
Serenity walked back into the kitchen and said, "I forgot where my room was."
"Oh. I guess the house is a little big. You'll get used to it," said Bulma sympathetically. Not missing her opportunity, she said, "Gohan will take you and show you your room." *YES! Trunks is mine.*
Gohan led Serenity out of the room. Bulma waited a couple of seconds before sitting across the table from Trunks who was finishing his food.
"Alright Trunks. Spill." Bulma commanded.
"Huh?"
"Don't play dumb. You've had a smirk on your face ever since training ended."
"That's because Serenity did a good job with training today."
"She did such a good job, that after food was presented to you, you take a whole minute to start eating?"
*Uh oh.* though Trunks. *Was I that out of it? If I pretend I don't know what she's talking about, I might get out of it. Probably not. Damn. Why did I have to get so caught up in my scheme?*
While Trunks was thinking, he didn't say a word. This only confirmed Bulma's suspicion. As time passed, Bulma began to get impatient. Trunks still hadn't said anything.
"Alright listen," Bulma began. "You will not be doing anything, getting anything, or going anywhere until you tell me."
*Well that's not too bad.* thought Trunks. *I mean it's only house arrest. I won't get to help Serenity with her training, but it could be worse. At least I'll still be able to eat.*
"Oh and when I say you won't be getting anything," Bulma added, "that includes food."
At this Trunks visibly paled. This cut off how long he would be able to hold out. Sure he could stand not doing anything, but not eating. He lived to eat. Trunks looked over at his mother. *Nope. She's not joking about this. How could she be so cruel. Taking away food.*
"Alright, alright," Trunks finally said. "I'll tell you."
Bulma nodded in approval.
"But first you have to promise me you will give me food if I tell you."
"Okay, okay. What is it?"
"I'm planning a little bit of revenge."
"On who?"
"Gohan."
"Why?"
"It's my revenge for his revenge."
At this Bulma only raised her eyebrow. *Maybe I didn't want to know.*
"There I told you," Trunks said while standing up.
"Hold it. I need to know what you're planning first."
"No way. I told you what I was thinking about. Besides, if I told you my plan, it wouldn't be a surprise."
"Oh, all right. Just promise me you won't destroy anything or kill anyone."
"Don't worry. That won't be a part of the plan."
Trunks quickly raced out of the room before Bulma changed her mind and began pressing him for info again. He had said too much already. *Well at least my plan is still a secret, and I get to eat again.* Trunks happily went to his room to expand on his idea for revenge.
~*~ Meanwhile with Gohan and Serenity ~*~
"So can you become my personal tour guide?" asked Serenity. "You always seem to be the one to show me where things are."
"Well, I would, but I'm already booked solid for the next couple of weeks."
Serenity laughed at this. She hadn't laughed in a while. Not truly anyway. It felt good, even though she felt a little guilty. Even though she knew her friends held no resentment, she could not help but feel like she had betrayed them. *But that's why I'm training.* thought Serenity. *So I can earn my friends trust and love back. I'll defeat Chaos, even if it means I die.*
Gohan looked over at Serenity after she laughed. It sounded genuine. It looked pretty genuine too, but soon after, her face turned too one of deep thought. It also looked like there was a twinge of guilt. Gohan could relate to that. When his friends first died, he felt guilty for every single thing he did. He was alive, and they weren't. But that's what ended up fueling his fight, his need to get even with the androids.
"They don't hate you," Gohan said.
"What?" asked a surprised Serenity looking at Gohan.
"Your friends. They don't hate you. They don't want you to feel bad either."
"I know, but I still feel bad."
"I know the feeling."
After that, the pair walked quietly to Serenity's room. The said a small goodbye and parted ways.
As Serenity closed the door, Gohan's words seemed to sink in. 'They don't hate you. They don't want you to feel bad either.' While she had known this all along, it had helped to hear it from someone else. Deep down she knew he was right. Serenity continued to ponder Gohan's words until she finally fell asleep.
~*~ The Next Morning ~*~
Serenity awoke the next morning feeling fully rested. It was the first time her sleep hadn't been plagued by nightmares in a couple of months. Her talk with Gohan helped more than she thought it would have. She slowly got up and got changed.
She walked down stairs. She wasn't worried about getting lost at the moment, because she was able to find her way to the kitchen from the delicious aromas coming from it. She walked in to see just Gohan at the table. *Guess that's why there's still food left. Trunks hasn't been down here to eat it all.*
"Good morning minna-san," Serenity said.
"Oh, hello," replied Bulma. "Have you actually gotten the hang of the house."
"No, not really. I just followed the smell of good tasting food."
"You better have some, before Trunks gets down."
Serenity sat down at the table, to take her portion. The room was quite. Gohan hadn't said a word. He gave a small nod of his head towards Serenity when she entered the room. *That's odd.* thought Bulma. Even though everything was quite, there was a strange calmness and comfort. *I must have missed something last night.*
All of a sudden there was a gust of wind. Trunks was sitting at the table, finishing almost everything on it. After the table was cleared of food, he just stared at it blankly. It was pretty obvious that he hadn't been satisfied.
"Don't worry, dear," said Bulma. "There's more. I'll go get it."
While Bulma was off getting the food, Trunks noticed the strange silence between Gohan and Serenity. He too noticed that it spoke more than if one of them tried to explain what had happened. Still, Trunks had to know. He didn't like quite. Even if it wasn't really unnerving, it began to do so to him, just because it was silence.
"Alright, what happened?" Trunks asked bluntly.
This shook the two out of the silence. They just stared at Trunks, not really sure what he was talking about. They had barely noticed he had come in, and now he was just blurting out some question. The further silence didn't help Trunks patience.
"ARRG!! You guys haven't said a word since I've gotten here, and it doesn't look like you've said anything before I got here, so what happened?!?!"
Trunks patience was wearing thin, and it was showing. Serenity found this very funny. She had almost never seen someone get so restless. Pretty soon she was laughing out loud. This not only puzzled Trunks, but also made him more agitated. Soon after, Gohan joined Serenity. *Well now that's a surprise.* thought Trunks. *Gohan never laughs. Now I want to know more than ever.*
At this moment, Bulma walked back into the room, bringing tons more food with her. She was shocked more than Trunks was. To see both Serenity and Gohan laughing was a rather strange sight. She too got curious.
As she set down the food, she asked, "What's going on?"
"I just asked them why they were being so quiet and then they started laughing."
"Sorry Trunks," said Serenity. "It's just that you looked so funny. You were overreacting about something so small. It was just funny that's all."
"Hmph."
"Well, since Trunks has asked the question," started Bulma, "Why were you guys being so quiet?"
"Well," Serenity said.
"Um..." said Gohan.
They looked at each other. Neither one really knowing how to answer the question.
"We just had a talk last night," finally said Serenity.
"About what?" pushed Trunks.
The two older teenagers started shifting uncomfortably in their seats. It was a conversation, that just the two of them could relate to. It wasn't exactly up to public discussion. Luckily, Bulma picked up on the two's anxiety.
"Alright, well as long as it was just a talk, that's all we need to know, isn't it Trunks?" Bulma said while giving Trunks a warning glance.
"Yes," mumbled Trunks.
"Good. Now finish eating. You guys still have training to do today, don't' you."
"Sure do," said Serenity. "Better get ready. I'll be back down in five minutes."
"Sure you can find you're way?" Bulma asked.
"I'll manage."
With that Serenity dashed out of the room.
"Looks like I only have five minutes to finish eating," said Trunks while digging into the new pile of food in front of him.
~*~ Five Minutes Later ~*~
"Thanks again for the great breakfast Bulma," said Serenity.
"No problem, just be careful," responded Bulma.
"I will don't worry."
"See ya Bulma," said Gohan while rising into the air.
"Bye mom!" yelled Trunks, who was already flying away.
Bulma just watched the three fly off. Then walked back into the house.
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8.03.01
Okay, I know. Nothing much happened in this chapter, but that will change with the next one I promise. Just letting there be some comic relief, and I'm going to have to write it anyway, so I just made it it's own chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. I think I'm finally getting back into the writing mood, which is good. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!! Sorry but that plea will be in every chapter. Dunno if it works or not, but if it convinces one person it's done it's job. Well if you want to e-mail me here you go:
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