"I KNOW they're not very big but don't STARE at 'em, Trunks!" Lemon cried
shrilly, covering herself up.
Trunks stood dumbly, not thinking enough to cover his eyes again or leave. "You... You've got..."
"TRUNKS! GET OUT!" She shouted.
Within a heartbeat, Raditz and Nappa were growling behind Trunks.
"You disgusting kid! Get OUT of my daughter's room!" Raditz shouted.
Nappa smacked Trunks in the back of his head, which barely fazed him. Nappa's eyes widened in disbelief. "What in the?!"
Trunks narrowed his eyes and turned to Nappa and Raditz, eyeing both of them, one after the other. "Which one of you has Saiyan blood." He ordered coldly.
Raditz and Nappa froze and then glared at him with distrust. Zitrone listened from the bottom of the staircase. Raditz spoke calmly with ice in his voice. "How do you know of our race, boy?"
"Simple." he smirked. "I'm half Saiyan, half human. My father is your prince. You should know who he is..."
"PRINCE VEGETA?!?!?!" Raditz and Nappa shouted in unison. They're jaws dropped and they're eyes bugged out.
Lemon watched the scene carefully.
"So Vegeta stayed on Earth? But why? He'd be the last person I thought I'd ever see settled down." Nappa scratched his head.
"Crazy." Raditz murmured, "How many other Saiyans are on this planet?"
"There's my present-self and Bra, his sister, Gohan, and Goten, the sons of Goku, and the daughter of Gohan, Pan. Those five are hybris. Goku and Vegeta are full Saiyan blood." Trunks replied.
"Kakarrot?!" Raditz growled. "I should have known he'd still be here! And to think that he had never crossed my mind in all this time!"
"Goku, Goten and Pan are all Saiyans?!" Lemon cut into the conversation, "Even your present-self! No wonder he could fly!" she grumbled.
"So... you got your Saiyan blood from one of them?" Trunks asked blankly.
"Yes. My father is Raditz." She nodded.
"And you still have your tail..." He murmured.
"We all do." Raditz stated, and he and Nappa unwound their tails from underneath their tucked in shirts.
Trunks blinked. "Wow. Incredible. Do you ever..."
"We go to bed early." Raditz said quickly before Lemon caught on. Too late.
"Do we ever what?" Lemon asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Nothing." Raditz answered.
"What were you asking Trunks?!" She glared at him.
"Do you ever... transform?" He eyed Raditz who slapped his forehead. Lemon blanked out completely confused. "Why would you keep something this important from her? It's her heritage!" Trunks glared at Raditz and Nappa.
"We didn't want her trying it!" Nappa crossed his arms, "Think of it! Heinous huge teenage ape attacking the city!"
"Why didn't you just cut off her tail?"
"That is a disgrace to our kind!" Raditz shouted.
"Why? The two strongest men on Earth are tail-less Saiyans." Trunks smirked, crossing his arms. This stumped Raditz and Nappa and they were silent.
"M-my tail turns me into a huge ugly giant ape?" Lemon asked blankly.
Trunks nodded and she began to wail, with tears spilling out of her eyes. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAHH! I don't WANNA be an UGLY GIGANTIC FAT APE! It's not FAIR!"
Trunks chuckled and hugged her gently, "Hey Lem don't worry about it. We can get rid of your tail easily..."
She leapt away clutching her tail. "EEP! You're NOT ripping it off!"
"Lemon. It serves more as a weakness than anything. Besides, after losing this, you have the chance of becoming a Super Saiyan."
"Super Saiyan?!" Nappa broke in, "That legend?"
"Yes. Both Goku and my father are beyond the level of Super Saiyan." Trunks smiled.
Lemon sat up, rubbing her abdomen, still awake three hours later. She couldn't walk very well anymore, because her sense of balance was thrown off without her tail. Nappa and Raditz caved in and had their tails removed as well. Not permenently of course. Trunks was no surgeon. He simply popped them off. Coincidently, the very night her tail had temporarily been removed, was the night of the full moon. She looked up at the bright white orb in the sky, completely fascinated with it's gleaming beauty. She finally drifted off to sleep around four o'clock.
Opening her eyes wearily, she was nearly blinded by bright sunlight. She slowly sat up, swinging her legs over the side of her bed. She shakily stood, still wobbly from her lack of balance. Nevertheless, she hobbled to her door in her pajamas, and exited into the hall. She clutched the railing of the stairs and carefully stepped down each step. Halfway down she missed a step and tumbled the rest of the way, landing hard on her butt. She cringed, slowly picking herself up, when she felt a strong hand on her arm, gently pulling her up the rest of the way. She looked up at Trunks' smiling face.
"Good morning, Lemon."
"Good morning..." She blushed, "You... don't have to do that."
"Sure I do. After all," He smirked, "it's my fault your so clumsy."
"Jerk." She mumbled, "I'm not clumsy. I'm just not feeling well, that's all. And I'm a little dizzy."
"A little? Try a lot." Trunks chuckled, "But don't feel so bad. Your father and Nappa aren't too happy this morning either."
He helped her into the kitchen where Raditz and Nappa were grumbling behind coffee mugs. Zitrone was fixing a meal. Lemon smiled and looked at the clock. Noon. NOON?! "MOMMA! It's noon already!" Lemon shouted, trying to stagger to the door, "I'm incredibley late for school!"
She fell over and heard her mother's voice. "I already called the school dear. You're expected home sick."
"Aw mom..." Lemon grumbled.
For the rest of the afternoon, Trunks entertained Lemon while she rested. He kept her company and played cards, chess, checkers, and Monopoly with her until they both fell asleep on the living room floor.
Trunks stood dumbly, not thinking enough to cover his eyes again or leave. "You... You've got..."
"TRUNKS! GET OUT!" She shouted.
Within a heartbeat, Raditz and Nappa were growling behind Trunks.
"You disgusting kid! Get OUT of my daughter's room!" Raditz shouted.
Nappa smacked Trunks in the back of his head, which barely fazed him. Nappa's eyes widened in disbelief. "What in the?!"
Trunks narrowed his eyes and turned to Nappa and Raditz, eyeing both of them, one after the other. "Which one of you has Saiyan blood." He ordered coldly.
Raditz and Nappa froze and then glared at him with distrust. Zitrone listened from the bottom of the staircase. Raditz spoke calmly with ice in his voice. "How do you know of our race, boy?"
"Simple." he smirked. "I'm half Saiyan, half human. My father is your prince. You should know who he is..."
"PRINCE VEGETA?!?!?!" Raditz and Nappa shouted in unison. They're jaws dropped and they're eyes bugged out.
Lemon watched the scene carefully.
"So Vegeta stayed on Earth? But why? He'd be the last person I thought I'd ever see settled down." Nappa scratched his head.
"Crazy." Raditz murmured, "How many other Saiyans are on this planet?"
"There's my present-self and Bra, his sister, Gohan, and Goten, the sons of Goku, and the daughter of Gohan, Pan. Those five are hybris. Goku and Vegeta are full Saiyan blood." Trunks replied.
"Kakarrot?!" Raditz growled. "I should have known he'd still be here! And to think that he had never crossed my mind in all this time!"
"Goku, Goten and Pan are all Saiyans?!" Lemon cut into the conversation, "Even your present-self! No wonder he could fly!" she grumbled.
"So... you got your Saiyan blood from one of them?" Trunks asked blankly.
"Yes. My father is Raditz." She nodded.
"And you still have your tail..." He murmured.
"We all do." Raditz stated, and he and Nappa unwound their tails from underneath their tucked in shirts.
Trunks blinked. "Wow. Incredible. Do you ever..."
"We go to bed early." Raditz said quickly before Lemon caught on. Too late.
"Do we ever what?" Lemon asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Nothing." Raditz answered.
"What were you asking Trunks?!" She glared at him.
"Do you ever... transform?" He eyed Raditz who slapped his forehead. Lemon blanked out completely confused. "Why would you keep something this important from her? It's her heritage!" Trunks glared at Raditz and Nappa.
"We didn't want her trying it!" Nappa crossed his arms, "Think of it! Heinous huge teenage ape attacking the city!"
"Why didn't you just cut off her tail?"
"That is a disgrace to our kind!" Raditz shouted.
"Why? The two strongest men on Earth are tail-less Saiyans." Trunks smirked, crossing his arms. This stumped Raditz and Nappa and they were silent.
"M-my tail turns me into a huge ugly giant ape?" Lemon asked blankly.
Trunks nodded and she began to wail, with tears spilling out of her eyes. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAHH! I don't WANNA be an UGLY GIGANTIC FAT APE! It's not FAIR!"
Trunks chuckled and hugged her gently, "Hey Lem don't worry about it. We can get rid of your tail easily..."
She leapt away clutching her tail. "EEP! You're NOT ripping it off!"
"Lemon. It serves more as a weakness than anything. Besides, after losing this, you have the chance of becoming a Super Saiyan."
"Super Saiyan?!" Nappa broke in, "That legend?"
"Yes. Both Goku and my father are beyond the level of Super Saiyan." Trunks smiled.
Lemon sat up, rubbing her abdomen, still awake three hours later. She couldn't walk very well anymore, because her sense of balance was thrown off without her tail. Nappa and Raditz caved in and had their tails removed as well. Not permenently of course. Trunks was no surgeon. He simply popped them off. Coincidently, the very night her tail had temporarily been removed, was the night of the full moon. She looked up at the bright white orb in the sky, completely fascinated with it's gleaming beauty. She finally drifted off to sleep around four o'clock.
Opening her eyes wearily, she was nearly blinded by bright sunlight. She slowly sat up, swinging her legs over the side of her bed. She shakily stood, still wobbly from her lack of balance. Nevertheless, she hobbled to her door in her pajamas, and exited into the hall. She clutched the railing of the stairs and carefully stepped down each step. Halfway down she missed a step and tumbled the rest of the way, landing hard on her butt. She cringed, slowly picking herself up, when she felt a strong hand on her arm, gently pulling her up the rest of the way. She looked up at Trunks' smiling face.
"Good morning, Lemon."
"Good morning..." She blushed, "You... don't have to do that."
"Sure I do. After all," He smirked, "it's my fault your so clumsy."
"Jerk." She mumbled, "I'm not clumsy. I'm just not feeling well, that's all. And I'm a little dizzy."
"A little? Try a lot." Trunks chuckled, "But don't feel so bad. Your father and Nappa aren't too happy this morning either."
He helped her into the kitchen where Raditz and Nappa were grumbling behind coffee mugs. Zitrone was fixing a meal. Lemon smiled and looked at the clock. Noon. NOON?! "MOMMA! It's noon already!" Lemon shouted, trying to stagger to the door, "I'm incredibley late for school!"
She fell over and heard her mother's voice. "I already called the school dear. You're expected home sick."
"Aw mom..." Lemon grumbled.
For the rest of the afternoon, Trunks entertained Lemon while she rested. He kept her company and played cards, chess, checkers, and Monopoly with her until they both fell asleep on the living room floor.
