That was why she was so familiar to him! And Bulma, too....
"Tien Shin Han and Lunch's daughter, hm?" he asked, just to be sure, although there was no doubt in his mind she truly was. And she was a perfect mixture of both parents: a dark-haired, compassionate beauty with a heart of gold that may have, in another time, been an excellent senshi and one to make any parents proud. As it was, Taira was obviously unique.
"Do you promise not to tell, Gohan-san?" her perfect alto asked softly, eyes searching his. She was innocent as a small child, yet mature as a fully blossomed woman.
"I do, Taira-san. You can trust me on that."
She smiled then, her eyes betraying just how much the confession had meant to her. "Maybe we should get back now, ne?" Gohan nodded and lifted the lightweight girl, taking to the air. "Maybe you'd like to learn how to do this yourself sometime, ne?"
"Nani, fly?" she asked disbelievingly.
"Sure, Tai-san," he responded cheerfully. "Your tousan's Tien; he was a good senshi. And he could fly well- you can, too, if you want,"
"Would- would you teach me?" she asked shyly as they set down on the back porch of Capsule Corp.
"Sure!"
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Trunks glanced up from eating his lunch as the 'couple' walked in. He felt annoyance at seeing the two 'together', even though he knew they were just friends. And, unfortunately, that's all Taira was toward him- a friend.
He sighed mentally, forcing a friendly smile. They smiled back, seating themselves at the table with him.
Suddenly the current reporter came over the air on the radio, announcing the latest jinzouningen attack. Gohan stood and Trunks immediately followed suit. "You guys are going?" Taira asked worriedly.
They nodded and Taira jumped up, hugging them both as did Bulma. "Come back safe, Trunks-kun," Taira whispered before pulling away. He blushed furiously, noting just before he averted his gaze that she was, too.
"I'll be careful," he assured her. She smiled. "You'd better,"
He followed Gohan outside, noting Taira's unusually disturbed expression.
"Hey, we'll be careful," Gohan assured both Taira and Bulma as they took to the air, flying quickly as they shot toward the jinzouningen's newest choice of 'play'.
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Review, onegai!! *pleading Precious-Moments-puppy-dog-style eyes* Kudasai? S'il vous plait?
"Tien Shin Han and Lunch's daughter, hm?" he asked, just to be sure, although there was no doubt in his mind she truly was. And she was a perfect mixture of both parents: a dark-haired, compassionate beauty with a heart of gold that may have, in another time, been an excellent senshi and one to make any parents proud. As it was, Taira was obviously unique.
"Do you promise not to tell, Gohan-san?" her perfect alto asked softly, eyes searching his. She was innocent as a small child, yet mature as a fully blossomed woman.
"I do, Taira-san. You can trust me on that."
She smiled then, her eyes betraying just how much the confession had meant to her. "Maybe we should get back now, ne?" Gohan nodded and lifted the lightweight girl, taking to the air. "Maybe you'd like to learn how to do this yourself sometime, ne?"
"Nani, fly?" she asked disbelievingly.
"Sure, Tai-san," he responded cheerfully. "Your tousan's Tien; he was a good senshi. And he could fly well- you can, too, if you want,"
"Would- would you teach me?" she asked shyly as they set down on the back porch of Capsule Corp.
"Sure!"
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Trunks glanced up from eating his lunch as the 'couple' walked in. He felt annoyance at seeing the two 'together', even though he knew they were just friends. And, unfortunately, that's all Taira was toward him- a friend.
He sighed mentally, forcing a friendly smile. They smiled back, seating themselves at the table with him.
Suddenly the current reporter came over the air on the radio, announcing the latest jinzouningen attack. Gohan stood and Trunks immediately followed suit. "You guys are going?" Taira asked worriedly.
They nodded and Taira jumped up, hugging them both as did Bulma. "Come back safe, Trunks-kun," Taira whispered before pulling away. He blushed furiously, noting just before he averted his gaze that she was, too.
"I'll be careful," he assured her. She smiled. "You'd better,"
He followed Gohan outside, noting Taira's unusually disturbed expression.
"Hey, we'll be careful," Gohan assured both Taira and Bulma as they took to the air, flying quickly as they shot toward the jinzouningen's newest choice of 'play'.
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Review, onegai!! *pleading Precious-Moments-puppy-dog-style eyes* Kudasai? S'il vous plait?