This time I don't have much to say, except for that I hope you'll enjoy the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z and I don't make any money with my story.

************************************************************************************

The last time in "The Lost Warrior":

Jenny could feel the muscular arms wrapping around her body. She stopped breathing for a moment. His arms guided her arms into the right pose. Her heartbeat fastened as well as his, and she could feel his heart pounding against his chest. 'No, this can't be true. He's so close to me.'

In this moment Goten came through the door to the garden, with three bottles of water, which he had fetched for his friends.

************************************************************************************

Chapter 5: "Developments"


Suddenly Trunks noticed Goten's ki coming towards them and he jumped away from Jenny. This action startled the girl, because she hadn't noticed yet, that her friend was back. Both of them blushed. The black-haired boy glared at his friend and Trunks understood his glare and nodded almost unnoticeable, but Goten acknowledged it. They both knew that they couldn't start a relationship here, for they didn't know when they would leave. At this moment Jenny wished, she could read the thoughts of her friends. Goten saw, how confused Jenny was and then said: "I can't leave you two seconds alone without something's happening." He threw two bottles to his friend, who caught them laughing

~*~

Vegeta sighed with relief. That was close, way too close. He was watching the whole scene from the window of his bedroom. The Prince of the Saiyajins couldn't allow his son to fall in love, or even worse, to bond with someone of this dimension. They had a mission to fulfil. And after they had found that third spawn of Kakarotto they would leave this world and go home. He'll have to talk to Trunks. The boy must stay away from this girl, no matter what. He hoped, that it was not to late.

~*~

After the three teenagers drank their bottles, they decided to stop for this day with training and to study instead. So they walked into the house and into Trunks room. While they were studying, Goten noticed that his two friends were looking at the other very often. Two hours later they all thought that they've studied enough for this day and Jenny went home. After she was gone Trunks felt like he had to explain Goten why he did what he has done. "Goten, about what has happened between Jenny and me a while ago, this is…"

"You don't have to explain it. I know how you feel."

"What?"

"Each time I see Shana in school I get the urge to put my arms around her and to let her know how I feel about her. But we can't do that. We don't know when we will leave again. I know it's hard. But I'm sure, you don't want to hurt her, right?" Trunks nodded. He fought back the tears, which tried to find their way in his eyes. "I think I go now downstairs. I bet dinner is almost ready and I'm starving," Goten said to his friend and left the room, leaving his friend alone, so that he could think about what he wanted to do.

Trunks really didn't know what to do. He was sure, that he fell in love with Jenny, but first of all it could be that they would leave soon, and the second thing is that he was half-Saiyajin. Suddenly his stomach growled. 'Maybe I can think clearer, when I've eaten,' he thought. He stood up from his bed and went to the kitchen. There he found a note. 'Went out with ChiChi and Videl. Took Bra and Pan with us. Your father's probably training somewhere. Dinner is in the fridge. Love Mom' "Fine," he mumbled and went to the fridge finding his meal. He put it in the microwave to warm it up. While he was waiting he could feel the ki of his father in the kitchen.

"Brat I have to talk to you."

"About what?"

"I saw you this afternoon."

Trunks swallowed. "And what did you exactly see?"

"Everything. And what I want to tell you is: Stay away from her!"

"WHAT?"

"You heard right. I want you to stay away from her."

"And how could I do that? I mean most of our classes are the same, and tomorrow she will come back for training."

"In school you can ignore her and from now on just Goten will train her. You know we can't risk that she'll find out who and what we are. She'll endanger our mission. Do you understand that, Trunks?" He just called him Trunks, so he must be very serious about what he said. Trunks just nodded and went out of the kitchen, not hungry anymore. "I'm sorry to do that to you son, but when you bond with her, it will slowly destroy you not to be with her, and I can't let that happen," Vegeta whispered as his son was out of earshot.

The next day, when Jenny came over for training, Goten told her that Trunks wasn't fine and so he would train her. Goten hated to lie to her, but after Vegeta had talked to the others, they told him to lie. The two friends couldn't train hard, because Jenny couldn't concentrate. In a break, Goten came up to her. "What's up with you?"

"I don't know. I think I'll become sick too, because I couldn't eat anything since yesterday evening."

"Mmh, maybe it is better for you to go home and go to bed," Goten said with concern.

"Yes, I think you're right. Please say Tom hello from me. Bye!"

"I'll do that. Bye!" Goten went back to the house. On the way to his room he met his father.

"Hey, where's Jenny?"

"She went home. She was still exhausted from yesterday, so I told her to go home," he lied. Goten knew what that means Jenny told him. She and his best friend had already bonded. He knew what it meant to have bonded with another person from the tales of his father and brother. When a bond is been created between a Saiyajin and another person it would be for a lifetime. And it would kill both of them slowly and painful when they're not together. But he wouldn't tell anyone about that. Not yet.

The next few days were pure horror for everyone, to make it even worse, Jenny still had this nightmare every night. The girl's parents were worried about her only daughter, but she told them that she has got stress in school and they believed her. Trunks did what his father had told him. He tried to stay away from her as much as possible. When Jenny wanted to talk to him about his behavior he simply ignored her or was very unfriendly. And when Jenny went over to Goten to train, Trunks left the house. About two weeks after the incident in the garden, Jenny stayed longer at Gotens' to study with him. At the moment she left the house and went to her car, she saw Trunks walking to the house. She would use the chance. She needed to talk to him. "Tom?" He simply went on. "Tom, wait! We need to talk!"

"I don't think there's something we need to talk about."

"But I do!" She felt tears coming up in her eyes. Jenny grabbed Trunks wrist and turned him to her. "Why do you ignore me?" She looked directly in his eyes. When she saw that he, too, got tears in his eyes she let go of his wrist. "Why?" she whispered, tears running down her cheek. As he just looked away to hide his tears, she asked again. "Tell me why! I know since you had your arms around me, that there's something between us. Something I've never felt before."

"I know," he answered. "And that's why I must stay away from you. I cannot allow letting the feelings grow between us. I don't know when we will leave again and there are also other things I can't tell you about me, my family and my friends. That's why I can't have a relationship. You must understand that. I just want to protect you. Do you understand me?"

"I… I think… I have to go now…" she said and left Trunks standing in front of his door. Trunks shook his head, and as he was on his room, he allowed his tears to come out.

The same evening Diana decided to call his best friend. Jenny refused to talk to anyone for two weeks. She wanted to know now, what had happened. Jenny just entered her room, when she heard her phone ringing. First she didn't want to answer her phone, but then she decided against it. Maybe it could be good to talk to someone. "Hello?"

"Hey Jenny!"

"Oh hi Diana."

"Is everything okay with you?" Diana suddenly heard her sobbing on the other end of the line. "Jenny? What's up? What has happened?"

"Sorry, it is just, that I had a talk with Tom today."

"About what?" her friend asked worried and so Jenny told her everything about what has happened to weeks ago, the behavior of Trunks since then and what he said this day.

"I think I won't go to school next week. My parents aren't at home for one week and so no one would notice."

"Why do you want to stay away from school?"

"I don't want to meet Tom there and I don't think that I can concentrate anyway."

"Don't you worry too much. I'm sure everything will turn out to be fine."

"I hope you're right," Jenny said.

"I'm sorry Jenny, but I have to go now. Will you be ok?"

"Don't worry, I will. Bye!"

"Bye!" Jenny went to bed directly after the phone call and fell asleep soon.

The next week, neither Jenny nor Trunks came to school, so on Friday Diana decided to talk with Goten. She found him in their class for biology, where he was talking with Mr. Fieldner about his last test-results. As they were finished, Goten saw her and walked towards her. "Somehow I have a strange feeling, when I'm around this guy," he said but Diana didn't response to that.

"Glenn, we need to talk. I know you're Tom's best friend. I'm sure he talked to you about Jenny. You must know, I'm extremely worried about her. She has changed so much in the last time and she refuses to go to school as long as her parents aren't at home."

"I know what you're talking about. Tom doesn't leave his room. Not even for the meals. That's why I wanted to talk to you, too. There's something I can't tell you, but you must trust me. When the two don't get together soon, something very bad will happen to them. This only thing you must believe me. Do you?" Diana nodded.

"There will be a party in a big marquee this night in Horstedt, where Jenny lives. When you drag Tom there, I will do my best to get Jenny there, too."

"I will try, and when he agreed, I will call you. But I have to go now! C ya tonight!"

"Bye!"

~*~

Diana as well as Glenn could convince their friend to go to this party. Diana could do it, because she told her friend to go and meet other people and Jenny, too, thought that it would be the best to think of other things. Tom decided to go with his friend because his parents told him to go.

This night was again unusual warm, so Jenny decided to wear a pair of dark blue jeans, a black T-shirt and her dark blue denim jacket. This fits also her mood. Goten told Trunks, that he should wear his khaki pants, his black tanktop and blue jacket. He self decided for black pants and black sweater.

Diana and Goten agreed on making their two friends a bit drunk before they would meet at 11.30pm, because they wouldn't be so tensed with a bit alcohol in their blood. Goten mixed Trunks drinks with some alcohol and Jenny decided freely to drink something.

So they all met at 11.30pm in front of the marquee. Jenny and Trunks weren't happy to see each other and they both sent glares at their friends. "So, I think we go and search for the others!" Diana said as she dragged Goten into the big tent, leaving the two others. They looked at each other.

'Wow, she's gorgeous.'

'He really looks good tonight.'

"Mmh, do you want to go in?" he asked after a long pause.

"Yes, maybe we'll find Diana and Glenn, so that we can kill them." Trunks laughed. It was the first time since about two weeks. "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing. It's just, that I had the same thought." Jenny grinned. And so they went in. Goten and Diana watched the whole scene from a crowded corner, so that they wouldn't be noticed.

"I think the alcohol does his job!" Goten said.

 "Yes, I think so, too. So, I'm sorry, but I must leave you alone now. I wanted to meet my boyfriend at 12 the bar. Can I leave you alone?"

"No problem. I think I just wander around a bit and hide from them. I'm sure the two are now in the mood to kill both of us."

"Sure they are! So, see you later!" With that she was gone.

"Mmh, what can I do now…?" His thoughts were interrupted by a loud Hello. He turned around and saw Shana. "Hey Shana! What's up?"

"Not much! Do you want to dance?"

"Sure!" Goten told himself, that it was nothing special and that he just wanted to have some fun with one of his friends.

Meanwhile in another part of the marquee

"Did you find them already?" Trunks shouted so that Jenny could hear him, because they were standing very close to the DJ.

"No! Maybe they're outside? Wanna look?" the girl shouted back.

"Sure!" he said and went to the exit. As they were outside, Trunks noticed that Jenny shivered. It had become cold all of sudden, so he took off his jacket and took it over her shoulders.

"Thank you," she whispered. Suddenly she could feel his breath on her neck and she turned around, standing only inches away from him. "I don't think they're here," she told him.

"I don't think so either," he said pulling her closer.

"What are you doing?"

"Obeying my heart," he answered and gently kissed her on her lips. As they broke apart they looked each other deep in the eyes, feeling immediately much better. They stood there for about 5 minutes in silence, holding each other.

"And what are we doing now?" Jenny broke the silence.

"I don't know. But I don't feel like staying here. I'm very tired. But I don't think, that Glenn would go home soon."

"Me too. We can go to my house. My parents aren't home this week, so they wouldn't know about that. You can take the guest-room, if you want." Trunks nodded and so they walked to Jenny's house arm in arm.

As they got there, the girl showed him the guest-room and told him, that her room is upstairs. They said goodnight to each other and went to their rooms. 'Maybe I should give him one of my large T-shirts to sleep in,' she thought and put out one of her shirts. On the way to the stairs she saw Trunks coming upstairs. She gave him the shirt.

"Thank you, that's exactly what I wanted to ask you for," the boy said smiling. At this moment Jenny noticed that he was wearing nothing else as his boxers and that she just had on her nightgown. Trunks noticed this too and both blushed. 'She looks really cute in this shirt.' He smiled, went to her and kissed her again.

"Please stay with me this night and just hold me," she said after she broke the kiss.

Jenny never slept that peacefully in a long time. This night, the nightmare didn't haunt her.

Trunks awoke the next morning at 8am. He looked at the sleeping girl beside him and smiled. Then he suddenly remembered what his father had told him a long time ago, about bonding. Now he understood that they had exact the symptoms of two who had bonded. But then suddenly he got scared. What would his parents say if they found out, that he had bonded with one of this dimension? A Saiyajin-bond holds forever. It can never be broken. He decided, that he had to talk to someone and thought that the only person, who could understand him, was his best friend Goten. So he slowly got up, kissed Jenny one more time on the cheek and left the house.

As Jenny awoke the next morning at 9am Trunks was gone. This fact made her nervous. Did he change his mind or why did he leave her? She quickly got up, took a shower, and went to her car. She didn't bother eating breakfast, because she wasn't hungry. At 10am she arrived at the house were her friends were living and ringed their doorbell. Trunks mother opened the door. "Good morning Jenny, how can I help you?"

"Good morning Mrs. Briefs. I'm looking for Glenn. Is he here? We wanted to train this morning, but I'm a bit early."

"No, he isn't here. He left with Tom about a half hour ago. But I'm sure they will be back soon. Do you want to wait until they get back?"

"If it doesn't bother you?"

"It doesn't. Now, come in."

"No thanks, I think I'll wait outside. I think I'll enjoy the sun till they are back."

"Ok, you can go in the backyard, it's always sunny there."

"Thank you!" So Jenny walked to the backyard and sat down in the grass. She closed her eyes.

Suddenly she noticed someone standing in front of her, so she opened her eyes. It was Trunks father. "Good morning Mr. Briefs."

"Why are you here?" he asked unfriendly.

"I'm waiting for Glenn. We wanted to train this morning," she lied.

"Do you want to train with me? I want to see your improvements."

"Ok, let's start," the girl said and stood up. In the next moment she saw a fist flying towards her and she managed barely to block it. Then she saw a knee moving towards her, hitting her, so that she flew backwards.

"Not bad. But you didn't pay attention to my second attack." Then he rushed towards her, while she was still trying to get on her knees. She was afraid for her life, because Goten did never train with her like that.

Suddenly Vegeta was thrown back by an unexpected strong force. When he got up he couldn't believe his eyes. "What the…?"

************************************************************************************

Haha! I did it! Cliffhanger!!!

So, what do you think, did Vegeta see?

You'll find out in the next chapter of "The Lost Warrior"

ChibiChibi

Please do not forget to review! Thank you!