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Chapter 4
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The Time Chamber stood right in front of them. The large doors where closed. Sanku hung onto Makoto.
"You can't go in there with him," he said. Makoto shook her head.
"You have to understand that Trunks is a nice person. One year with him is perfectly fine. Don't worry. I won't let anything get out of hand, okay? I promise you. I'm just going to train with him, and that's it. I'll be back in one day. That's not long."
"Please don't leave me," he whimpered. She pulled a golden heart shaped necklace off, and placed it over his head.
"This is the last thing my parents gave me before they left. I want you to have it Sanku. Watch over it for me and think that I'm watching over you just like they're watching over me. Okay?" He nodded and hugged her. She smiled, kissed his head and then left with Trunks. The large doors opened and then closed behind them after they had entered. Minako bent down to Sanku and smiled.
"Nothing's going to happen. Makoto keeps her promises." He shook his head no.
"They will be attracted to each other no matter what. No one can stop the future. I just don't want to see her hurt like she is in the future."
"What happens to Makoto in the future?" asked Rei.
"He leaves her all alone, he doesn't even care about me either, just like Vegeta. The only time he's home is to sleep. Mostly he stays at Grandma's house where he trains all the time. I don't want that to happen to mommy."
"Mommy?" asked Minako with a frozen face. He nodded.
"Makoto is my mommy." Rei stood up.
"Goten! Get those doors opened!" He shook his head.
"Once they're sealed, they're sealed." Minako growled as she started pacing.
"If he lays one hand on her, I'll kill him!"
"I get the first hit," said Rei.
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"So, what do we do exactly?" asked Makoto.
"Train." She followed him out of the plat form where he just walked normally but when she got there, she fell to the ground.
"What the hell?" She looked at a hand held out to her.
"It's one hundred times Earth gravity."
"I have to learn to do this myself. If I don't, I know I'll regret it."
"Suit yourself." She helplessly tried getting up to her feet but, only managed to get to her knees and arms. She was already out of breath and knew that she couldn't last any longer. She could tell it had been a long time by the amount of sweat that had started to drip.
'I haven't sweat this much in, well, never! Damn this is hard,' she thought. She turned as best as she could and started going for the edge. She moved too fast and found herself face first in the floor once again. She growled and then started all over again. She learned from her mistake and took small slides at a time. She sighed as she managed to get one hand on the side. Then another. She pulled herself until she was half way, and then let herself rest for a moment. Half of her heavy, and the other half finally getting to relax. Trunks walk over to her, and sat down.
"Want any help?" he asked. She slowly shook her head.
"I have to do this myself or else I will never learn to not step out there." He nodded.
"Don't complain tonight about how much you hurt."
"I won't. I'll only hit you if you try to wake me up."
"Alright." He got up and then started back out training. She pulled herself up until she was finally out. Finally free from the gravity that was too harsh on her body. She laid there for what seemed like minutes until Trunks came back.
"Ready to take your shower?" he asked.
"I don't have the strength. You'll have to do it for me."
"What?!" He nearly jumped out of his skin.
"What, are you embarrass?" she asked tiredly.
"It's just....er....well...ummm...."
"Fine. I guess little old me will just have to stay here all sweaty, dirty, not cleaned---"
"Alright. Stop with the guilt trip. I'll do it. Hold on and let me get the water ready." She let out a sigh of relief.
'I wish I wasn't this weak. Man. I hate being weak. He should have warned me. Oh well.' She sighed once again and then felt herself being picked up.
"I owe you."
"Yeah. I know."
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Rei still paced around with Minako as they looked at the clock pass them by. Only four hours. Not long enough.
"Why won't it hurry up already?" asked Rei glaring at her watch. Finally, Minako pulled out some cards.
"Play you poker." She nodded as they both sat down together. Minako delt the cards. She grinned. They both looked at each other for a long time, trying to find out what each other had.
"Twenty."
"Thirty"
"Fourty."
"Fifty"
"So me the cards." Rei placed hers down to show a full house. Minako grinned.
"Royal Flush!" Rei growled as she took the money from the center with glee. Rei looked at her watch. Thirty minutes had passed.
"I'm going to sleep. Perhaps it'll pass by quicker then." Minako nodded.
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Trunks sat with his back turned to her while leaning against the tub. She was humming something strange yet seemed beautiful to him while she just relaxed.
"How many stars do you think is in this galaxy?" asked Makoto.
"I don't know."
"Guess."
"Twenty-five trillion."
"Close."
"How do you know?"
"I have my ways."
"How?"
"I can talk to the stars."
"Oh?"
"Yep. Guess again."
"Fifty trillion."
"Seventy-five trillion,three hundred twenty-two billion, six hundred million, two hundred seventy-five thousand, six hundred and two."
"Exactly?"
"Yep."
"Wow." She went back to humming while he went back to reading. He suddenly felt her arms over his shoulders and her head leaning on his.
"What cha reading?"
"A book."
"You get cranky when you're tired."
"You're cranky when someone's trying to wake you up."
"I'm up before you so don't start."
"Are you sure? Vegeta stormed out of your room when he wanted you to cook him dinner. It looked like he had a huge red mark on his face."
"He should have been in the kitchen when it was cooked. I only cook three times a day. No more. No less. Well, unless it's for me." He smiled.
"True. That's how most women are, huh?"
"Actually, Usagi can't cook, Minako goes out and eats, and Rei well, her grampa cooks for her. Ami, well, I've never seen her cook. I'm not sure she does."
"I feel sorry for Goten and Gohan."
"Why?"
"They only know how to make sandwiches." Makoto let out a giggle as Trunks chuckled.
"Poor dears."
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Minako and Rei awoke to see only ten minutes until they were to finally come out. Sanku was bouncing in his seat while he waited. It was taking too long. Minako kept watching the ticking go around slowly. Rei listened to it and finally screamed.
"THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS! GET THOSE DOORS OPEN ALREADY!!!" Minako slapped her.
"Calm down Rei. Everything is going to be fine. I know it. It will be." Five.....Four.....Three.....Two.....One..... A fog started to roll in as the doors opened. The three impatient ones waited for the fog to clear where they saw Makoto and Trunks exit. Sanku was the first to run. Makoto picked him up while he hugged her tightly.
"Don't do that again," he ordered.
"I was only gone for one day."
"It seemed longer than that." Minako and Rei glared at Trunks while they walked up to him. They both slapped him.
"You're going to marry Makoto and you're going to stay with her, do you understand?!" Makoto rose an eye brow.
"What are you two talking about? We didn't do anything. Geez. You're paranoid." Sanku smiled.
"You kept your promise."
"Of course I did. Why wouldn't I?" Minako and Rei laughed and looked at each other.
"Oh, nothing. Nothing really. Just nevermind."
"We have to wait a day until the Time Chamber gets ready for the next group of us," said Gohan. They nodded