II.(Pretend I mentioned Goten and Chaou-tzu in the last chapter)
Kuririn flew over the valleys looking for the campsite. Just when he was about to comb them yet again, he saw a large bright purple thing pop up. Thinking it was probably Bulma's tent, he swooped down. Sure enough, there was everyone, setting up their various camping apparatus. Vegeta was griping about having to sleep in a PURPLE tent. How un- masculine. Everyone else was trying not to laugh. And since Goten didn't know how to react to the rising ki, he starting wailing, as was the way with babies.
"Okay everyone" Chi-chi started, "Since we started late, we won't have that much time to get everything up. Me and Bulma agreed that everyone is going to split up into groups of two and look for firewood. I will stay here with the children."
Everyone agreed, for to defy Chi-chi was to experience hell. "Hey Kuririn, d'you wanna be my partner?" Gohan asked. It was amazing how the strongest boy on earth, probably the universe, could manage not to get a swelled head. He was as humble as his father. That brought a twinge, for everyone missed Goku.
"Sure"
"Wait, Gohan" Piccolo interrupted. "You should stay here with your mother, it's not safe to be in the forest with only children."
And since Piccolo's word was law, Gohan agreed. "Sorry, Kuririn"
"Don't worry about it. Now who doesn't have a partner?"
"Juuhachi doesn't" Gohan said helpfully.
"Hey, good idea. I'll just go ask her" He looked around and saw that she was struggling with a capsule. He walked over to her and said. "Um, do you need some help?"
"What does it look like?"
"Oh, uh, here. You just depress that button and throw it on the ground." He demonstrated. "Like that"
"Now I suppose you want me to thank you for helping me?"
"Nope. Just helping out a friend. Say, since there's no one else, would you like to be my partner?" he asked cheerfully.
"So I'm a last resort?"
"No, I, um. I didn't ask you first because I thought you'd say no"
"Oh" Juuhachi felt bad. "I suppose we could be partners.
"Is everyone ready to go?" there were affirmatives from all over. "Then lets go" Bulma walked into the trees pulling a chagrined Vegeta behind her.
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A few hours later....
Bulma and Vegeta staggered into the clearing with the few measly twigs they'd managed to collect. Of course they hadn't REALLY been collecting wood.
They saw that everyone was there except two.
"Chi, where's Kuririn and Juuhachi?"
"They haven't come back yet"
"Oh. Where's Trunks?"
"I put him down with Goten a while ago. Goten was getting fussy, and Trunks eyes were drooping."
"Okay. Um, If you don't mind, were going to bed."
Everyone waved them on, and the two entered the tent Bulma had been sure to soundproof. Well into a long kiss, when Vegeta was getting ready to remove Buma's T-shirt, there was a tug at the zipper to the tent.
Vegeta grumbled, and Bulma sighed before seeing who it was.
Little Trunks was standing there in his Capsule Corp. t-shirt. "What is it sweetie?"
"I had a nightmare, mommy. Can I sleep with you and daddy?"
"Of course. Right Vegeta?" Her voice dared him to dissagree. He grumbled some more, and turned over. Bulma cuddled up with their son, and in no time he was asleep.
When Vegeta thought they were both out, he turned over and brushed his fingers through his son's fine hair. And settled into sleep, facing his mate and child, his arm thrown over both.
And Bulma smiled.
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In the woods....
"I think we have enough now, we should head back" Kuririn said nervously. Night in the forest gave him the creeps. His flashlight shined on something that glinted. "What's that?"
"I don't know" But Juuhachi had the uneasy feeling that she had been here before. "I don't know, but let's check it out"
Kuririn thought, "What the hell? It couldn't be worse than facing Cell, could it?
Kuririn flew over the valleys looking for the campsite. Just when he was about to comb them yet again, he saw a large bright purple thing pop up. Thinking it was probably Bulma's tent, he swooped down. Sure enough, there was everyone, setting up their various camping apparatus. Vegeta was griping about having to sleep in a PURPLE tent. How un- masculine. Everyone else was trying not to laugh. And since Goten didn't know how to react to the rising ki, he starting wailing, as was the way with babies.
"Okay everyone" Chi-chi started, "Since we started late, we won't have that much time to get everything up. Me and Bulma agreed that everyone is going to split up into groups of two and look for firewood. I will stay here with the children."
Everyone agreed, for to defy Chi-chi was to experience hell. "Hey Kuririn, d'you wanna be my partner?" Gohan asked. It was amazing how the strongest boy on earth, probably the universe, could manage not to get a swelled head. He was as humble as his father. That brought a twinge, for everyone missed Goku.
"Sure"
"Wait, Gohan" Piccolo interrupted. "You should stay here with your mother, it's not safe to be in the forest with only children."
And since Piccolo's word was law, Gohan agreed. "Sorry, Kuririn"
"Don't worry about it. Now who doesn't have a partner?"
"Juuhachi doesn't" Gohan said helpfully.
"Hey, good idea. I'll just go ask her" He looked around and saw that she was struggling with a capsule. He walked over to her and said. "Um, do you need some help?"
"What does it look like?"
"Oh, uh, here. You just depress that button and throw it on the ground." He demonstrated. "Like that"
"Now I suppose you want me to thank you for helping me?"
"Nope. Just helping out a friend. Say, since there's no one else, would you like to be my partner?" he asked cheerfully.
"So I'm a last resort?"
"No, I, um. I didn't ask you first because I thought you'd say no"
"Oh" Juuhachi felt bad. "I suppose we could be partners.
"Is everyone ready to go?" there were affirmatives from all over. "Then lets go" Bulma walked into the trees pulling a chagrined Vegeta behind her.
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A few hours later....
Bulma and Vegeta staggered into the clearing with the few measly twigs they'd managed to collect. Of course they hadn't REALLY been collecting wood.
They saw that everyone was there except two.
"Chi, where's Kuririn and Juuhachi?"
"They haven't come back yet"
"Oh. Where's Trunks?"
"I put him down with Goten a while ago. Goten was getting fussy, and Trunks eyes were drooping."
"Okay. Um, If you don't mind, were going to bed."
Everyone waved them on, and the two entered the tent Bulma had been sure to soundproof. Well into a long kiss, when Vegeta was getting ready to remove Buma's T-shirt, there was a tug at the zipper to the tent.
Vegeta grumbled, and Bulma sighed before seeing who it was.
Little Trunks was standing there in his Capsule Corp. t-shirt. "What is it sweetie?"
"I had a nightmare, mommy. Can I sleep with you and daddy?"
"Of course. Right Vegeta?" Her voice dared him to dissagree. He grumbled some more, and turned over. Bulma cuddled up with their son, and in no time he was asleep.
When Vegeta thought they were both out, he turned over and brushed his fingers through his son's fine hair. And settled into sleep, facing his mate and child, his arm thrown over both.
And Bulma smiled.
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In the woods....
"I think we have enough now, we should head back" Kuririn said nervously. Night in the forest gave him the creeps. His flashlight shined on something that glinted. "What's that?"
"I don't know" But Juuhachi had the uneasy feeling that she had been here before. "I don't know, but let's check it out"
Kuririn thought, "What the hell? It couldn't be worse than facing Cell, could it?