This story is dedicated to Chibi Trunks who reviewed my first chapter and asked for some more. ^__^ Thankyou!! *whisper - the cheque is in the post!!!*
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Trunks in trouble again.
'Trunks, what have you done this time?' Bulma looked at her son, her blue eyes showing a
mixture of concern and disappointment.
Chibi Trunks looked up at his mom through the long strands of lilac hair which framed his face. He flashed her a huge grin, hoping it would cover up his misdeeds. Bulma sighed, shaking her head.
'What am I to do with you? Well, I don't know what it is you've done, but your father is on the war path, and he's out for your blood. If I were you, I'd head off to Goten's house for now.'
Trunks nodded, grateful for the escape route Bulma had offered him.
'OK mom, see ya later!'
Bulma watched him take off into the air.
'Trunks!' she called after his rapidly disappearing form, 'Be back for dinner! And say hi to Chi Chi for me!'
Trunks sped off through the blue sky, twisting and turning as he flew. He loved the freedom of flying. Along with playing with Goten and bugging Vegeta it was his favourite thing to do.
As he touched down outside the Son family house, Trunks heard the familiar sound of Chi Chi ranting loudly about something. If there was one thing that woman could do well it was shout! Trunks made a face before knocking on the door.
Goten answered it quickly. His cheeky face lit up when he saw his pal Trunks.
'Hey Trunks, saved my life' he whispered, pointing his thumb over his shoulder to Chi Chi's direction.
Trunks rolled his eyes in sympathy with Goten. 'Wanna go do something?'
'Uh huh.'
Just then, Chi Chi arrived at the door, wearing a harassed frown. 'Trunks? Is that you?' she asked in an exasperated tone.
'Hey, Mrs Son,' Trunks flashed her his good-little-boy smile. 'How are you doing? You're looking very pretty today.'
Goten's jaw dropped, and he glared at Trunks - if looks could kill... 'What's the matter, Goten? Catchin' flies or somethin'?' Trunks whispered just loud enough for Goten to hear.
'Oh! Well thank you Trunks!' Chi Chi seemed a little flustered and flattered. 'Such a polite young man! And how's your mother?'
'She's great - she says Hi.' 'Oh, well tell her Hi back.'
'OK. ...I was wondering if Goten wants to come out and play,' Trunks continued his conversation with Chi Chi, smiling like an angel.
'OK, honey, it'll keep him out of my hair for a while. Be good now.'
She shut the door without so much as a look at Goten.
'Hey!' Goten griped at his pal. 'What's the big idea? Why'd you talk to my mom like that? You're not hitting on her are you?'
Trunks pushed him in the chest. 'Shut up!' His good boy attitude was gone. 'You're lucky - I got you out of trouble. You should be thankin' me!'
'I guess...' Gohan rubbed his chest. 'So what are we gonna do? Play a trick on Vegeta?'
'Nah, not today,' Trunks shook his head somberly. 'He already wants to kick my ass.'
'What for?'
Trunks grinned. 'This morning I replaced his toothpaste with a tube of glue!'
Goten shook his head in disbelief. 'No!'
'I did!'
The two kids burst out laughing and didn't stop til their stomachs were aching.
'Oh man, that is too much!' Goten gasped for breath. 'So are his teeth glued together?'
'Goten, I didn't stick around to find out. But mom said he looked pretty pissed.'
Goten beamed at his friend, who never failed to impress him with his endless list of pranks. They stood quietly for a moment, feeling warm inside from their giggles session. Then Goten got an idea.
'Hey, I got a new camera today. We could go take a photo of something.'
Trunks fake yawned. 'Booorrrrrinnnnnnng.'
'Aww, c'mon. I just wanna try it out, just to make sure it works. Wait a second.'
Goten zipped back into the house to get the camera.
'Whatever,' Trunks rolled his eyes.
When Goten emerged with his camera the boys flew off. Trunks eyed the old fashioned bulky black box of a camera.
'It looks like a piece of crap, Goten.'
'Nah, I bet it's the best camera you ever saw.'
'Yeah, right.' Trunks poured his scorn on the unelegant, unsophisticated and down right
ugly piece of equipment.
'That is the most sorry assed camera I ever laid my eyes on.
Where did ya get it? The camera deformity shop?'
CLICK!
Goten snapped a shot of Trunks to shut him up.
They flew across the hill and over the forest, arriving at the Waterfall of Hope.
The Waterfall of Hope was a towering fountain of surging water, which plummeted powerfully over the top of a rocky cliff. Behind the falling water was a hidden cave, and legend told that whoever climbed the cliff and entered the cave could make a wish. The wisher then had to pick some of the special pink flowers which grew inside the cave and make a garland out of them. Once wearing the garland, the user was supposed to jump into the pool of water below in their full naked glory and swim in a circle three times counter clockwise before making their wish.
'This would make a good picture,' Goten mused to himself, looking at the beautiful waterfall. 'Hey Trunks, I wanna get a picture from the other side.'
As they settled down on the other cliff, facing the waterfall, Trunks stopped and focused intently. He could sense something so familiar it felt like a second nature to him. He listened carefully with all his senses. Noticing this, Goten listened too, trying to pick up on the same thing as Trunks.
They both realised at the same time. It was coming from inside the cave.
'Quick! Gimmethecamera! Quick! Quick!!'
Goten handed it over, just in time.
To the boys delight, Vegeta came leaping through the waterfall, butt naked with a garland of deep pink flowers strung around his neck. As he leapt his arms and legs spread out like a star.
CLICK!
Trunks howled with laughter as he got the perfect shot of his dad. Goten thumped the ground with a fist, shaking with laughter.
'Ohmygod! That was the funniest thing I ever saw, Trunks!' he cried.
The kids looked down from their perch on the cliff to see Vegeta swimming round in a circle with a determined look on his face. When he had finished his laps, the Saiyan reached up to the riverbank with his muscular arms and pulled himself out with ease.
CLICK!
Trunks snatched another photo of poor exposed but blissfully unaware Veggie, this time catching an embarrassing shot of his rear. The flower garland was trailing down his back now, and his usually immaculate hair was all over the place, clinging to his head, heavy with water. He looked like a drowned rat and his white ass stood out against the rest of his tanned skin, like a round glowing moon.
'Oh, Dad!' Trunks shook his head, with a satisfied smile on his bright little face. 'I can't believe your doing this to yourself!'
Goten couldn't resist a sarcastic wolf whistle.
Vegeta's head snapped up, in his eyes a look of shock and horror. This was instantly replaced by a look of extreme anger as he noticed the two boys laughing on the cliff above.
'Goten!' Trunks elbowed him in the ribs. 'What did you do that for?'
Goten shrugged. 'Seemed like a good idea.'
'A good idea?!?!' Trunks yelled, then shrieked as he saw his irate father speed into the air towards them. 'Oh, shit!!'
The chibi menaces took off, flying as fast as they could, sensing Vegeta behind them all the way. He was gaining on them. Trunks said a little prayer to the heavens and went to his maximum speed.
'Lets head for the mall!' Goten suggested.
'Yeah, right.' Trunks agreed.
As they neared the mall, to Trunks horror, Vegeta grabbed hold of his ankle, yanking him to a halt. Vegeta flung him into the air by his ankle and caught him at the scruff of his neck by the T-shirt. Trunks found himself face to face, and eye to eye with an utterly pissed Vegeta.
'Daddy, I'd just like to remind you that I'm your only son,' he trembled, hoping to worm his way out of punishment.
Vegeta's raven black eyes flickered furiously and his grip tightened. 'You...'
'CAMERA!' Goten shouted from below.
'Huh?' Trunks thought, but then it clicked and he yanked the camera from round his neck tossing it to Goten.
Goten caught it and sped towards the mall. Vegeta swore and tore after the little brat.
'Dad!' Trunks called. 'Watch ya don't get arrested!'
Vegeta screeched to a halt. The brat was right - he didn't have any clothes on!! In his rush to catch the boys he hadn't stopped to get dressed. Flying into a busy mall would be a crazy thing to do at the moment.
He turned back round to face his son, who backed gingerly away from the intimidating site of his muscular - furious - naked father advancing towards him.
'Boy - you are in DEEP SHIT!!' he roared. 'I am going to kill you - SLOWLY!'
Trunks fully believed his father's threat, but he had a great defense on his side.
'Think about it, Dad,' Trunks protested, backing away all the time. 'Nobody has to know about this...'
'Damn right you little shit. NOBODY is going to know of this.'
Trunks looked thoughtful.
'Well... you know I'd never tell anyone, but Goten - well, I can't speak for him.'
Vegeta began to turn purple with anger, his chi going wild, sparks flying through the air.
'All I know is that he was going to develop his photos this afternoon, and he got some...er... interesting ones down at the waterfall.'
Trunks couldn't resist a giggle as he thought of the humiliating photos they had snapped of Vegeta. Especially that one when he jumped out of the waterfall.
Enraged by the brats laughter, Vegeta sped towards his son, fists raised.
'He wouldn't have to show anyone!' Trunks yelled, closing his eyes and clenching his fists. 'I mean - he wouldn't - but he is my best friend.' Trunks continued, opening one eye he was grateful to see that Vegeta had stopped to listen. 'Yeah, he's my best friend, and if anything bad was to happen to me that might make him mad, and then I'm sure he would show EVERYONE - Gohan, Chi Chi, Piccolo, Mom...'
'SHUT UP BRAT!' Vegeta interrupted him. 'Thank your lucky stars that Kami was smiling down on you today! And don't come home for dinner! I don't want to see your bratty face again tonight!'
With that Vegeta flew off to retrieve his clothes, and to take his anger out on birds, UFOs or anything else which crossed his path of rage through the sky.
Trunks laughed and jumped for joy in the air. What a lucky escape! And he couldn't wait to see those photos!! ;)
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