Chapter 8
It was nearly two weeks after visiting North City that Trunks asked Juu who the people she had been with were. It was Friday, they were in Juu's office and neither of them seemed to have anything to do so Trunks on an impulse asked. To his suprise Juu seemed more then happy to talk about them and seemed to hold them in very high regard. She seemed like she could talk for hour without tire on the subject of the family, but she stopped herself.
"My friends and I saw you there. We were there visiting Amano's girlfriend. She got a little panicky when she saw you though." Trunks said. He felt a twang of guilt when he saw the effect telling her this had. The realtively good mood she had been in turned morose and she seemed more alone then ever upon hearing Kaede's reaction. He decided he would try to change the subject back to the elderly couple, "Where were you and that family going anyways, Juu?"
The effect was not what he had wanted however. The sad look remain as she described to him the memorial for people her brother and sister killed. Trunks swore he saw tears in the androids eyes and felt like he should do something.
"You know..." He said awkwardly, "When Kaede, Amano's girlfriend, was saying you might try to hurt people I told her I believed otherwise in spite of our first few confrontations..." This time he got the desired effect. The faintest smile appeared on Juu's face and, though she said nothing, the look she gave seemed to voice her gratitude for the one act of kindness. He couldn't help but feel somehow better about himself for creating the small trace of a happieness in Juu.
Just then Bulma walked in. Trunks didn't notice the small part of his conscience curse his mother for interrupting the moment. Bulma smiled, "Well this is a pleasent. We've gone a few weeks without a fight and now it appears as if you two are having friendly conversations! I guess I can let you have a letter opener again Juu..." Bulma said with a slight giggle upon noticing Juu's face flush slightly, "I feel like renting some movies. There doesn't seem to be anymore work to do here anyways. Want to come?"
The two immediatly agreed.
Trunks could smell the frost in the autumn air as he walked with his mother and Juu to the car. He glanced over at Juu and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing that she was wearing a sleevless shirt and wasn't even aware of the cold, where as he and his mother were both shivering wrecks. They climbed into the car, Trunks driving, Bulma in the passengers seat and Juu in the back.
Upon arriving at the video store they climbed out of the car and no sooner had they exited that people began giving Juu weird looks.
"It's just because you are dressed for summer while they're freezing their asses off." Trunks said calmly.
"Trunks I don't know why you don't get the simple concept of I don't want you swearing." Bulma said as she made her way into the building.
Juu couldn't help but laugh at Trunks as they followed is his mother into the building.
Trunks and Juu sat in the living room of Capsule Corp in what they had decreed as the eternal torture of living Hell. Bulma had rented plenty of sappy, crappy movies and she and all of her friends were having what they called a "Chick Flick Night." Trunks and Juu had been suckered into watching the first five minutes of one of the movies and now whenever they tried to leave, even at super speed, Bulma always managed to ask them to bring her or one of her friends something while they were up.
Trunks stood once again and once again Bulma asked for something. This time popcorn. Trunks grudgingly said he would get her some and Juu immediatly joined him just to escape the horrors of another terribly sappy ending to another terribly sappy movie. Until they brought them the popcorn they were saved.
"This is a vicious cycle..." Juu snarled as they reached the kitchen.
"What is?" Joe said.
Both Trunks and Juu turned hardly shocked. Joe had an ability for breaking in places no matter how sophisticated the lock. Although this wasn't breaking in seeing as he was always welcome at the Briefs.
"Well for starters," Trunks began, "my mom has us trapped watching trashy, sappy, crap."
"Trapped?"
"Whenever we try to leave she asks for something." Juu explained. "Sorry but not doing as Bulma tells you is not the key to a long, healthy life."
Joe pondered their situation for a moment and came to the simplest solution. "Well you guys have robots that work on some stuff here at Capsule Corp right? Just have one of them bring back what ever they just asked for."
"They've been shutdown and mom doesn't like people messing with the robots."
"Well I could hot wire one..." Juu said ignoring Trunks.
Joe turned to her in shock. "You can hotwire robots...? My mom would love you! Will you marry me?" He said getting down on one knee.
"Guys, hotwiring a robot will get my mother even more pissed off then just ignoring her request!"
"No...." Juu said to Joe still ignoring what Trunks had to say. "Trunks I am gonna hotwire a robot to make the popcorn and bring it to your mom so don't make any."
Trunks just glared at her as she left the kitchen.
"Man I can't say I am not jealous of you. Getting to live with sauch a babe and all."
"Joe, if there even is any kind of relationship between me and Juu it is not like that."
"Doesn't matter. Just getting to see that body every day..." Joe said. He smiled upon noticing Trunks turn slightly red and then seeing his face take on an almost angry look. "Sorry man. I didn't now you were serious."
"What are you talking about?"
"You seemed almost jealous when I made those comments about Juu's body..." Trunks didn't know what to say to this. Joe seemed amused at how furious Trunks was already and decided to push this a little further. "Well she does have an incredible body. Even if she is just a thing... A robot."
Joe pressed a button with this last comment. A very dangerous button.
"If you ever say that again, I swear to God, I'll kill you!" Trunks roared as he grabbed Joe by the coller of his shirt and slammed him into a wall. He could see his friends terror and he liked it. He liked knowing his friend was afraid for his life after what he just said about her... Suddenly Trunks realized what he was doing and what he had just said. He jumped back from his friend, stunned and without a clue as to what to say.
"Trunks... I am sorry man.... I-I was just fooling... I was just teasing you, trying to get a rise out of you...."
"You got a little carried away...?" Trunks mumbled still in shock over his own actions.
Just then the two heard Juu walking down the hall and the sound of a motor close behind her.
"Trunks I really didn't mean it!" Joe said trying to get out the truth before Juu came in, "I meant what I said that night about how I was worried about how she would be alone... I don't think any of what I just said now was true..." He stopped there, afraid that Juu would hear if he said anymore as she got closer.
Juu entered the room followed by one of the Capsule Corp robots. The robot immediatly got to work making popcorn and the three left. Joe and Trunks silent and guilty.
When the three arrived back at Capsule Corp it was well past two in the morning and Bulma was in the doorway clearly furious. Juu walked over to her apprehensively but Trunks stayed behind for a moment to talk with Joe.
"You know I think of her as way more than just a thing Trunks... Don't you?"
"Yes. I know. But she means far more to me..." Trunks said softly. "Don't tell anyone OK?"
"Alright Trunks. I guess I can keep one secret in my life...." Joe said. He glanced at Juu and waved to her and then took off for his home, leaving Trunks and Juu to Bulma.
It was nearly two weeks after visiting North City that Trunks asked Juu who the people she had been with were. It was Friday, they were in Juu's office and neither of them seemed to have anything to do so Trunks on an impulse asked. To his suprise Juu seemed more then happy to talk about them and seemed to hold them in very high regard. She seemed like she could talk for hour without tire on the subject of the family, but she stopped herself.
"My friends and I saw you there. We were there visiting Amano's girlfriend. She got a little panicky when she saw you though." Trunks said. He felt a twang of guilt when he saw the effect telling her this had. The realtively good mood she had been in turned morose and she seemed more alone then ever upon hearing Kaede's reaction. He decided he would try to change the subject back to the elderly couple, "Where were you and that family going anyways, Juu?"
The effect was not what he had wanted however. The sad look remain as she described to him the memorial for people her brother and sister killed. Trunks swore he saw tears in the androids eyes and felt like he should do something.
"You know..." He said awkwardly, "When Kaede, Amano's girlfriend, was saying you might try to hurt people I told her I believed otherwise in spite of our first few confrontations..." This time he got the desired effect. The faintest smile appeared on Juu's face and, though she said nothing, the look she gave seemed to voice her gratitude for the one act of kindness. He couldn't help but feel somehow better about himself for creating the small trace of a happieness in Juu.
Just then Bulma walked in. Trunks didn't notice the small part of his conscience curse his mother for interrupting the moment. Bulma smiled, "Well this is a pleasent. We've gone a few weeks without a fight and now it appears as if you two are having friendly conversations! I guess I can let you have a letter opener again Juu..." Bulma said with a slight giggle upon noticing Juu's face flush slightly, "I feel like renting some movies. There doesn't seem to be anymore work to do here anyways. Want to come?"
The two immediatly agreed.
Trunks could smell the frost in the autumn air as he walked with his mother and Juu to the car. He glanced over at Juu and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing that she was wearing a sleevless shirt and wasn't even aware of the cold, where as he and his mother were both shivering wrecks. They climbed into the car, Trunks driving, Bulma in the passengers seat and Juu in the back.
Upon arriving at the video store they climbed out of the car and no sooner had they exited that people began giving Juu weird looks.
"It's just because you are dressed for summer while they're freezing their asses off." Trunks said calmly.
"Trunks I don't know why you don't get the simple concept of I don't want you swearing." Bulma said as she made her way into the building.
Juu couldn't help but laugh at Trunks as they followed is his mother into the building.
Trunks and Juu sat in the living room of Capsule Corp in what they had decreed as the eternal torture of living Hell. Bulma had rented plenty of sappy, crappy movies and she and all of her friends were having what they called a "Chick Flick Night." Trunks and Juu had been suckered into watching the first five minutes of one of the movies and now whenever they tried to leave, even at super speed, Bulma always managed to ask them to bring her or one of her friends something while they were up.
Trunks stood once again and once again Bulma asked for something. This time popcorn. Trunks grudgingly said he would get her some and Juu immediatly joined him just to escape the horrors of another terribly sappy ending to another terribly sappy movie. Until they brought them the popcorn they were saved.
"This is a vicious cycle..." Juu snarled as they reached the kitchen.
"What is?" Joe said.
Both Trunks and Juu turned hardly shocked. Joe had an ability for breaking in places no matter how sophisticated the lock. Although this wasn't breaking in seeing as he was always welcome at the Briefs.
"Well for starters," Trunks began, "my mom has us trapped watching trashy, sappy, crap."
"Trapped?"
"Whenever we try to leave she asks for something." Juu explained. "Sorry but not doing as Bulma tells you is not the key to a long, healthy life."
Joe pondered their situation for a moment and came to the simplest solution. "Well you guys have robots that work on some stuff here at Capsule Corp right? Just have one of them bring back what ever they just asked for."
"They've been shutdown and mom doesn't like people messing with the robots."
"Well I could hot wire one..." Juu said ignoring Trunks.
Joe turned to her in shock. "You can hotwire robots...? My mom would love you! Will you marry me?" He said getting down on one knee.
"Guys, hotwiring a robot will get my mother even more pissed off then just ignoring her request!"
"No...." Juu said to Joe still ignoring what Trunks had to say. "Trunks I am gonna hotwire a robot to make the popcorn and bring it to your mom so don't make any."
Trunks just glared at her as she left the kitchen.
"Man I can't say I am not jealous of you. Getting to live with sauch a babe and all."
"Joe, if there even is any kind of relationship between me and Juu it is not like that."
"Doesn't matter. Just getting to see that body every day..." Joe said. He smiled upon noticing Trunks turn slightly red and then seeing his face take on an almost angry look. "Sorry man. I didn't now you were serious."
"What are you talking about?"
"You seemed almost jealous when I made those comments about Juu's body..." Trunks didn't know what to say to this. Joe seemed amused at how furious Trunks was already and decided to push this a little further. "Well she does have an incredible body. Even if she is just a thing... A robot."
Joe pressed a button with this last comment. A very dangerous button.
"If you ever say that again, I swear to God, I'll kill you!" Trunks roared as he grabbed Joe by the coller of his shirt and slammed him into a wall. He could see his friends terror and he liked it. He liked knowing his friend was afraid for his life after what he just said about her... Suddenly Trunks realized what he was doing and what he had just said. He jumped back from his friend, stunned and without a clue as to what to say.
"Trunks... I am sorry man.... I-I was just fooling... I was just teasing you, trying to get a rise out of you...."
"You got a little carried away...?" Trunks mumbled still in shock over his own actions.
Just then the two heard Juu walking down the hall and the sound of a motor close behind her.
"Trunks I really didn't mean it!" Joe said trying to get out the truth before Juu came in, "I meant what I said that night about how I was worried about how she would be alone... I don't think any of what I just said now was true..." He stopped there, afraid that Juu would hear if he said anymore as she got closer.
Juu entered the room followed by one of the Capsule Corp robots. The robot immediatly got to work making popcorn and the three left. Joe and Trunks silent and guilty.
When the three arrived back at Capsule Corp it was well past two in the morning and Bulma was in the doorway clearly furious. Juu walked over to her apprehensively but Trunks stayed behind for a moment to talk with Joe.
"You know I think of her as way more than just a thing Trunks... Don't you?"
"Yes. I know. But she means far more to me..." Trunks said softly. "Don't tell anyone OK?"
"Alright Trunks. I guess I can keep one secret in my life...." Joe said. He glanced at Juu and waved to her and then took off for his home, leaving Trunks and Juu to Bulma.