CHAPTER SIX: BLOOD



Full moon. Full moon. Full moon. Why did he have to come back in time so close to a full moon? Why would they wish for a full moon if one couldn't even change? Trunks paced back and forth in his room for the hundred thousndth time that day. He knew the moon had the ability to effect a sayjin in more ways then their ape shape. His mom had told him, his father was more adgitated and what she called 'frisky' around a full moon.
All he understood right now was that everything was hightened. His sight, his hearing, the smell of Marrons hair.
"Damnit!" Trunks shouted and slammed his fist down on the dresser. It shattered. Hormones, he told himself. Hormones are effecting his head. He went into the bathroom and ran the water. The cold water. He stripped down and stood under the icey spray. The water beaded down his nude body and didn't help. Trunks skin was so hot the water evaporated into steam. He rested his forehead against the tile. He was so hot. His skin itched and burned.
He turned off the water and looked at himself in the mirror.
"Not good Trunks." he told himself. His pupiles were large and his fangs were longer and extra sharp. He also badly needed a shave. The last two days he baracaded himself in his room. It wasn't that he didn't want to be near his family- acctually that was it.
Trunks tossed himself on his bed still naked. He growled into his pillow.
"Trunks." Bra asked then knocked. She tried the door knob but it was locked. "Why don't you come downstairs? Gohan and Videl are here. Along with Krillen and 18. Why don't you come say hi?"
"GO AWAY!" Trunks shouted at the door. In his condition he would forget were he was and blow 18 into scrap. Best to stay here.
"Trunks!" Bra said pounding on the door.
"Leave me alone!" he said one more time. He heard her retreat back down the hall. How did they do it. These sayjins act like it is any other day. How come they don't feel the way he does?
They were raised around it. Trunks thought, they are used to it by now. He got up and looked out his window. The moon shown so brightly. Trunks slipped on some jeans and took off out the window. He needed to releive some stress.
He flew to the mountains out of the way of any towns or people. He felt so hot. He dove into the water then shook off like some wild dog. Trunks was powering up without even noticeing it. He gave in and tackled through a cliff causing it to shatter. Trunks aimed for another one but halted. He sniffed deeply.
A pack of dinosaurs were passing nearby. It was only then Trunks realized his hunger. As if his body was seperate from his mind he rushed forward through the woods. The herd was ahead but some lazier ones lagged behind. Trunks head pounded for the taste of blood. He bit down on his lip trying to resist the urge, but that caused him to taste his own blood. It sent him over the edge.
He ran into a dino and rolled it with him to the side. The others didn't see the missing one and Trunks dug his hands and teeth into it's fleash. He knew the raw meat wouldn't hurt his sayjin body. Trunks feasted upon the creature untill bones and blood stains were all that was left.
He crawled back to the river and floated around awhile. The blood washed off of him and he wondered if it was all a dream. Everything seemed to blur.

"TRUNKS BREIFS! TIME FOR BREACKFAST!" Bulma yelled as she pounded on his door. Trunks woke up and looked around groggely. He was back in his room. Or did I even leave? he wondered.
The knocking echoed again.
"I'm up!" he yelled. He rolled out of bed and went into the bathroom. Trunks walked past the mirror and looked at himself. It was then saw all the blood. It stained his jeans and was smeared across his cheast. Trunks could tell from the smell that it wasn't the same blood from the dinosaur he ate last night. He jumped into the shower not bothering to take off his pants and turned the shower on. Red water dripped down the drain. He ripped off his jeans and used a small ki blast to burn them. He scrubbed his skin, still smelling the blood under his nails. Trunks quickly dressed in a pair of spandex shorts and and oversized sweatshirt.
Downstairs Pan, Bumla, C.Trunks and Goten sat around the breakfast table.
"Morning Mira," Bulma said as he came down. "want some orange juice?"
"No thanks." he said.
"Try these waffles, they are delish." Bra said as she shoved a piece in.
M.Trunks looked at the stack of waffles and the spread of food. He shook his head. He was full this morning. Probably from that late night snack.
He walked past them.
"Where are you going?" Pan asked. "I thought we were supposed to train today."
"I need to train alone." Mirai said and went out to the gravity machine.
"Your father is out there Trunks!" Bulma yelled a warning.
Good.

Trunks didn't even knock he just threw open the door and stared at Vegeta.
"Get out!" Trunks demanded. Vegeta kept training, thinking he'd go away.
"I said GET OUT!" Trunks yelled. "I need to train!" He went inside and grabed his father by the arm and spun him around. Vegeta did turn to face his son but he hit Trunks across the face.
"YOU are the one who should leave." Vegeta said. "I need to train."
Trunks spit out the blood and tackled his father from behind. Vegeta elbowed him in the head and Trunks rolled off him.
"What's your problem, boy?" Vegeta asked as he stood up and dusted himself off.
"YOU!" Trunks bellowed as he threw a punch at Vegeta. The pair erupted in hand to hand combat. On the outside it seemed like an even fight, but on the inside Trunks blood boiled and rage ran through him. He took out all his anger out on his father. It appeared Vegeta didn't mind.
"Is that all you've got?" Vegeta teased.
"Hardly." Trunks said. For the first time since arriving in the past, Mirai no Trunks transformed into a super sayjin. It felt good to let it all out like this.
Vegeta smirked and transformed too. The father&son duo hit, kicked, ducked and blocked till brusies formed on thier bodies.
"Why do you insist on fighting me?" Vegeta asked as he kneed Trunks in the side.
"Why are you so aragant?" Trunks replied.
"Don't you have a sparing leson to take care of?"
"Don't you have a FAMILY to take care of?!"
"Go to hell!"
"Gladly! If I can get away from you!" Trunks shouted as he swung his fist at Vegeta. Vegeta easily caught it and threw his own. Trunks dodged it and wrapped his arm around his fathers, trapping it. They stood there with Trunks holding Vegetas arm and Vegeta ahold of Trunks fist.
Their little war sifted down to a staring contest as their eyes locked angerly. Both refused to yeild as they glared at each other. Steadly, Trunks and Vegetas power level rose trying to meet the challange the other presented. Sparks flew off the comupter.
"MALFUNCTION. PRESSURE EXCEEDING LIMITATIONS."
The gravity room rumbled and shook, yet still niether moved.
"Let go of my arn or we'll both be caught in the blast." Vegeta said not leting go trunks fist.
"You think that is supose to scare me?" Trunks asked. "Last night I ate a raw dinosaur and Kami know what else! Nothing scares me now!"
"Wimp." Vegeta smirked. "I've eaten thousands of unknown species and do you hear me complaining?"

Bulma sat down to a healthy morning brunch. Cantalope, crushed strawberries and fresh brewed coffee. She brought the cup up to her lips and
*KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOM*
She dropped the cup and it shattered on the floor.
"What the-!" Bulma screamed and jumped up. Bra, Pan, C.Trunks and Goten ran into the room.
"What was that?" Bra asked. "Sounded like a hurricain."
"Oh no! the gravity machine." Bulma said. they rushed outside and around the front. The place were the gravity room once was, now was a pile of wreaked metal and burnt grass.
"Vegeta!" Bulma yelled and got on her knees. She started pulling away scrap but she cut her hand and she jerked away. C.Trunks lifted a large peice up and tossed it aside. The ground vibrated and Mirai and Vegeta burst through the wreakage. The two sayjins sat up bruised, bleeding and cut. Vegeta looked at his son, and laughed. Trunks soon joined in and they both were laughing histaricaly.
Everyone else glared at them like they were insane.
"Trunks?" Bumla asked kneeling next to him. "are you ok?"
"Just fine m-mom." Trunks said still laughing.
Bulmas eyes lite up. "You called me mom!" she said in awe.
Vegeta and Mirai stood up stil chuckleing. Vegeta slapped him on his already sore back.
"Great spare, Trunks." Vegeta said. "we have to do it again some time." He limped off, probobly towards the recovery.
"Oh Trunks," Pan said running to Mirais side. "I was so worried. Let me help you to the infermery."
"I'm fine Pan." he said. M.Trunks looked at Bra and remembered that he needed to talk to her about the Uub and Goten situation.
"Bra can we talk?" M.Trunks asked.
"Are you nuts!" Bra shouted. "You need to go to infermery now!"
"I'm fine." he said. "Let's go chat." M.Trunks wrapped his arm around her and ushered her off. They walked away from the group and sat down on a bench under a cherry blossom tree. Trunks fell onto the bench.
"Now I see why you wrapped you arm around me." Bra said. "You couldn't walk on your own." She tore off what was left of his sweatshirt and started to bandage his wounds.
"We need to talk Bra. Brother to sister." She looked up at him.
"That's the first time you called me your sister. And Bulma mom." Bra said.
He shrugged. "I have my priorities straight now. Do you?"
She snorted. "What are you talking about? Did dad hit you that hard?" She tightened one of his bandages a little too tight.
"Ow." Trunks complained. He lifted her face to see him. "What's the deal with you and Uub?"
"We're just pals." Bra said shrugging.
"Oh realy. I don't think so." Trunks smirked. "I've seen the way he looks at you. He may just be your friend, but I can tell he wants more."
"Do you think so?" Bra ashed shifting in her seat.
"Uub looks at you so much that I wanted to punch him one." Trunks said. "How do you feel about him?"
"You see," she started. "I'm kind of waiting on this other guy."
"Goten."
"How did you know?" she asked astonished.
Trunks leaned his head back. "Male intuition."
"There's no such thing." They both sat there thinking. "What do you think I should do?" Bra finaly asked.
Trunks closed his eyes and breathed in the scent of cherry blossoms. "I think with Uub it is the real thing. And that you don't truely want Goten. You just want him to want you."
Bra hit him in the cheast. Hard.
"Who asked you!" she shouted and marched off towards the house.

Chibi trunks stood nearby and saw the whole thing. After Bra left he walked over and sat down next to Mirai. He loosened his tie.
"Aren't you going to be late for the board meeting?" Mirai asked not looking up.
"I own the place. They can wait." Chibi said. "What was that little spat about?"
"Bra is a teenage girl. We were just haveing the older brother to little sister talk."
"She is my sister too." Chibi said defencivly. "I think I know her better than you do."
"Did you know she has the hots for Goten AND Uub?" Mirai aksed opening one eye.
"Goten was a given." Chibi said. "But Uub, I had no idea. I thought they were just friends."
"Like you and Pan." Mirai said sitting up and placing his elbows on his knees.
Chibi blushed. "Me and Pan are really close. Well, were untill you showed up. Now all she talks about is how stronge you are and smart."
"She's a quarter sayjin female. They fight for the strongest mate." Mirai Trunks said.
"Strongest mate!" Chibi trunks exclaimed. "If you have laid one hand on her-"
"Calm down bro. Pans virginity is still intact." Mirai said grinning at Chibis jelousy. "Besides, how can I sleep with her when she's in love with you."
"Sh-she is?!?" Chibi said turning to give Mirai trunks his full attention. 'How do you know?"
"How do you not know?" Mirai asked. "Pan has idolized you since she was a kid. Gohan told me so. Now that she shows interest in some other guy are you just going to roll over?"
"Uh, Trunks? That other guy is you." Chibi pointed out.
"So?" Mirai said. "Go for the kill, seaze the day, show Pan the man she fell for. If she wants a fighter, then show her the fighter in you."
Chibi trunks sat there and thought about that for awhile. Then he grinned that Vegeta like smile. "Thanks Trunks. I know exactly what to do now." He got up and flew off.
Mirai laid down on the bench and watched the blossoms fall. One landed across his nose. He blew at it. He fixed things with dad, finaly called Bulma mom, talked to Bra and Trunks. Trunks knew that he still had alot of things to solve but he needed to get to the recovery room.
He stood up and saw the blood on the bench. He had a flash of the night before and nearly threw up. He made a bee line to the infermery and saw Bulma straddeling Vegetas lap and kissing him. There came that urge to puck again.
"Mo-om!" Mirai said making a face.
"OOPS!" Bulma said as she fell off Vegeta. "Um, oh, hi Trunks. How long have you been there?" She smoothed her skirt.
"Uhhh, your blouse . . . " M.Trunks said.
Bulmas eyes slid down and saw the top buttons undone. She quickly did them. She turned to Vegeta. "I think those bandages will hold but uh, I will need to cheak on them later." She winked.
Trunks heard vomiting sounds behind him and turned to see Pan. He chuckled under his breath.
Vegeta hopped off the examining table and kissed Bumla once more and left.
"Hop up, Trunks. Let me see the damage." Bulma motioned to the table. Trunks sat down and Pan followed him in. Bulma removed the peices of sweatshirt and added clean bandages and disinfection cream.
"Wow Mirai," Pan said. "That explosion was huge. I wish I could have seen the fight."
Bulma groaned. "That Vegeta is a terrible influence on you kids."
"You mean the man you were lip locking just seconds ago?" Pan asked inoccently.
"Don't be a smart ass Pan Son." Bulma said giving her a look. "I think you're fine now Trunks. Where is the other Trunks?"
"I saw him fly off. Possibly to work." Mirai said.
"He spends way too much time at the office." Pan said. Mirai raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. Bulma tossed the bloody swabs in the waste basket and left the room.
"So," Trunks said. "What are you doing here if you knew that Chibi was going to work?"
"I came by to hang out with you silly." Pan said Pushing him playfully.
"Hate to break it to you," Trunks said. "but I'm exauhsted. I got no sleep last night."
"Really?" Pan said glaring at him. "Someone keep you up?"
"No!" he said blushing. "Nothing like that. I just was up . . . thinking." Yeah right, he thought. The last thing I did last night was think. "I'll let you rest up then." Pan said as she walked out the door. "You'll need it."
Trunks tried to ignore that last part and went into the living room. He fell plopped down on the couch and fell asleep.