Trunks looked at his watch, impatiently, waiting for his son to walk through the school gates. It was 3:30, and Trunks needed to get to a meeting pretty soon. But he had promised his son, Polo, that he would pick him up after school. Trunks looked at his watch again, tapping his foot.

"Dad!" Trunks looked up and saw his son, a blond copy of himself, with a Goten copy tagging after him.

"Hi, Polo," Trunks said. He looked at the black-haired boy standing beside his son. "Hi Gozen."

"Hi Uncle Trunks," Gozen said happily. "Have you seen my dad today?"

"Actually, Gozen, I'm picking the both of you up today, so I can take you guys to the park. Goten is waiting for you guys there. He's going to watch over you guys while I'm at a meeting."

"Aw, Dad," Polo whined. "You said you'd take us to the zoo today."

Trunks bent down and placed his hand on the boy's head. "I know, Polo. But this meeting came up suddenly, and you know how your grandma gets when I don't go to one of those. When I'm finished, Goten and I will take you both to the zoo."

Polo made a face. "Do I have to be the president when I grow up?"

"Unfortunately, yes, you do. It's the family fortune and curse, but we have to keep it up."

"Did Great-grandfather really start it?"

"Yes, Polo, he did. But that's a story for later. Now in the car, or I'll be late." He opened the door for the boys to get in, then got into the driver's seat. The boys talked about various things at school with Trunks, and asked for his advise every once in a while.

"So what are you going to do about Reiya?" Gozen asked Polo.

Trunks looked at them through the review mirror. "Who's Reiya?" he asked.

"It's this girl in my class," Polo said. "She moved here about two months ago."

"I see. What about her?"

"She keeps following me around. She annoys me so much. She never leaves me alone. I don't know how to make her stop. But that's not the worst part."

"What's the worst part?" Trunks asked.

"The worst part is...I kinda like it."

Trunks shook his head. "Sounds like you like her."

Polo stuck out his tongue. "No way!" he shouted. "She's a girl! She has cooties."

Trunks laughed. "You say she follows you around?"

Gozen nodded. "Yeah. At lunch today, Polo and I were sitting with some of our other friends when she came over and sat at our table. We told her to leave, but she wouldn't go away."

"We even tease her and stuff, and it works for a while, but she always comes back," Polo said.

"Sounds like when Marron and I were kids," Trunks said.

"You and Mommy used to do that too, dad?" Polo asked.

"Yup. She would follow me and Goten around forever, even though we told her not to. Then we would tease her, make her cry and stuff, but she would always come back to bother us."

"Then why did you and Mommy get married?"

"Let's discuss it when you're a little older, okay Polo?"

"Why?"

"It's hard to explain until you learn a little more about life."

Polo pulled himself from the backseat to the front so he could see his father's expression. "But you loved her, didn't you Daddy? Mommy used to tell me that there was a special bond between the both of you that brought you guys closer together. She said even though you were mean to her when you guys were younger, she knew you still loved her. You loved her then, didn't you?"

Trunks nodded. "I still do love her, even if she's not here."

"I do too," Polo said sadly. "Sometimes I feel her here," he said, pointing to his heart. Trunks smiled. Marron had passed away six months ago, dying in the hospital after a terrible car crash, in a cab driven by a drunk driver. It's been a hard six months, but Trunks and Polo managed to pull through.

Trunks parked the car at the entrance of the park. He had barely turned the engine off before the two boys opened the door and ran out. Trunks locked the car and ran after them, hoping Goten would be easy to find.

After about 15 minutes of searching for the second son of Son Goku, the two boys found Goten at a hot dog vendor's stand, munching on a few dozen hot dogs.

"Hi," Goten muffled between bites. He swallowed. "Where have you guys been? I've been waiting for you guys forever."

"We've been looking for you," Trunks said. "I told you to wait for us at the entrance of the park."

"Well, I was, but I got hungry, so I went to look for some food."

Trunks sighed. "You could at least call and tell me where you'll be so we don't have to look for you. I'm going to be late for this meeting, and Mom will kill me."

Goten looked agitated. "Sorry, but I got hungry. I need to eat, ya know?"

Trunks smirked. "Can't wait a few minutes, can you?"

"I was hungry!"

"Alright, okay. Don't worry about it. I'll weasel out of it somehow."

"Sorry 'bout making you late, Trunks."

"It's fine. But I gotta go now, and I'll meet up with you guys later." Trunks bent down to look at his son. "I'll be back after the meeting, okay Polo?"

"Promise you'll be here right after the meeting?"

Trunks kissed the boy's forehead. "Promise." He stood up and ran to the car to get to his meeting.

TBC