Trunks and Goten: The Teenage Years

Chapter Four: Let's Get Married!

Disclaimer: I do not own the Dragonball Z characters, yadda, yadda, yadda…

A/N: This chapter is going to be a little…well it's a basic storyline that happens in every single show that involves adolescence that I can think of. So, enjoy. ^_^ Oh yah, the kids have aged again. They are now in the sophomore grade okay?

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Goten…

"You have got to be kidding!" CJ and Trunks yelled in unison. I looked over and smirked. This was going to be an interesting debate.

"I'm afraid I'm not kiddies." Mrs Sanders said. This woman was over sugared as a child. She says everything with a smile. Kinda like that mom on that show that was back in time. I forgot what it's called. Gohan used to watch it all the time. "It's part of the course."

"But we're only teenagers! We still have our whole lives ahead of us!" Trunks protested.

"The rest of your classmates don't seem to mind." Mrs Sanders pointed out.

"Oh what do they know? They're hormone bombs waiting to explode!" CJ said. I laughed softly at her comment and looked at all the others glaring daggers at her. "Oh grow up!"

"Mr Briefs, Ms Fujitaka. Please sit down and stop causing a fuss about all this. It's just two weeks!" Mrs Sanders pleaded. Still smiling may I add.

"Two weeks of total torture!" Trunks argued.

"ENOUGH!" Mrs Sanders said. They both sat down. "Whether you like it or not, you will be put into pairs and in those pairs you will get married."

"Kuso…" They both muttered.

"After the first week, you will each get an egg which you will have to take care of as your baby." Mrs Sanders finished. "Now, since you're not quite mature enough to choose your own partners, I will choose for you."

"So, I'm not mature enough to pick my own wife but I'm mature enough to have a wife and a child. I have to say, I'm a little insulted." Lil Tak said. Remy laughed.

I really wasn't paying much attention to my friends at this moment. I was concentrating on whom I was going to get paired up with on this project. I know in the past year, it seemed like I was completely over my first crush CJ but…there was still something inside me that wished I would get paired up with CJ. I mean, dating all the girls in the freshman and sophomore years was cool but there was something about an unattainable girl that was just so fascinating.

"Goten, you will be paired with Paresu." Mrs Sanders said. Great, paired with the new girl. Paresu had just transferred here a few weeks ago and was already Ms Popular. She looked down her nose at people like us and, well, I really did not like her. She came over and sat next to me.

"You must feel so privileged to sit next to me." Paresu smiled.

"Funny, I was just thinking the same thing." I smirked.

"Really?" Paresu asked.

"Yep. About me though." I replied. She scowled and turned her head away from me. Great, I was going to be in a marriage like Trunks' parents.

"Adam, you will be paired with Juliana." Mrs Sanders. A small 'yay!' was heard from Juliana. Adam turned around to look at her and she blushed a deep crimson. He smiled at her and, if it was possible, she blushed even more! She had been after this guy for a year, ever since she saw him in our human reproduction class. Okay, that didn't come out quite like I wanted it to.

Later…

"This assignment sucks ass." I sighed.

"No it doesn't!" Juliana protested.

"Shouldn't you be off with your new husband?" I asked but when I looked over at her she was gone.

"You've really done it now. I feel sorry for Adam." Lil Tak said, shaking his head.

"I agree with Jules. It won't be so bad." Remy said.

"Well that's because you got paired with a friend! I got paired with a stuck-up bitch." I muttered.

"Language my boy!" Lil Tak said, even though I know he agreed with me about Paresu.

"He's right though." Trunks said. "All I know is this assignment is going to be a piece of cake for me."

"I agree with you for once Mop Top. Single parents. What a concept!" CJ smirked. "We have the first whole week off with no assignments." Paresu walked up to me.

"Goten honey, we have to go." Paresu said mockingly. Trunks snickered.

"Why?" I asked.

"To work on our assignment. Duh!" She replied. Wow, I hadn't heard anyone except Jules use that word for ages. Freak show.

"I don't have to go if I don't want to. I really don't care if I fail this course. I'm acing gym, art, music, English and Math. It'll even out." I replied and walked off. Or at least, I tried to but she stopped me dead in my tracks.

"No one, and I mean no one walks away from me when I'm talking." Paresu scowled.

"Well there's a first time for everything sweet cheeks." I winked and tried to move but she stopped me again.

"The homework is we have to discuss our roles in a marital unit. Work, housing and money. That type of thing. So we have to actually work together on this. Unlike you, I actually want to graduate high school. I'm not going to fail because of a geek like you."

"Technically, I'm not a geek. I'm the school hunk. You may want to know that for future references." I grinned. Usually, I didn't act this way around girls. But she was really testing my patience. I swear, if she weren't a girl I would have…

"Whatever. My house, after school, 5 o clock. Be there or I'll hunt you down." Paresu seethed.

"Funny, you look more like a greyhound than a bloodhound to me. Guess that's my mistake."

"You are totally impossible!" Paresu shrieked and stormed off.

"Nicely handled grasshopper, I have taught you well." CJ smirked. I just frowned. "What's up with you?"

"This is going to be a nightmare. I hate pushy girls like that! She only thinks of what other people perceive of her." I sighed.

"How do you know that?" Remy asked.

"What are you implying Rem?"

"All I'm saying is you only know what you've heard about her. That's all she knows about you as well. I think you should at least give her a chance before you condemn her to being a Molly Ringwald character." Remy said.

"Always the voice of reason, aren't you?" I asked sarcastically.

"Remy just wanna be fair, Mon ami." Remy said, imitating her namesake.

"You know, it's really creepy when you do that." Trunks stated. I suppose Remy was right, I should give Paresu a chance before I make judgements about her. I'll just make judgements after I see her tonight. Heh.

Later that day, at Adam's…

"Okay, so you are an accountant and I am a lawyer. Cool, we both got big paying jobs huh?" Adam said, but all Juliana could do was make eyes at him. Adam sighed. "We have to work Juliana."

"Whatever you say hubby." Juliana smiled. Adam sighed again.

"Maybe I should've joined with Trunks." Adam said. Juliana face-faulted.

"What?! You'd rather Trunks be your partner?!" Juliana demanded.

"What I meant was maybe I should've done the whole single parent thing…" Adam said.

"Oh. Phew!" Juliana sighed.

"Although, what you said wouldn't be such a bad idea." Adam grinned. Juliana looked pale.

"Okay…ahem, let's get to work." Juliana said.

**Good. That ought to keep her off my back until we finish this project.** Adam snickered.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing!"

At Paresu's…

"This is an outrage! How could he do this to me?!" Paresu cried.

"I dunno. I think it's kind of fitting. You being a…"

"Say it and I'll kebab your head."

"I like my job."

"That's because your job is respectable! Being a housewife isn't respectable!"

"But your job is easy! You get to watch TV all day. And cook food! Cooking is fun!"

"Maybe that's how your family operates, where everything grows in your backyard and you're lucky to even get terrestrial television. Real life is not like that." Paresu said.

"You take that back! What gives you the right to make fun of me and my family?" I demanded. It had been like this for hours! She wasn't happy with anything. We had a roof over our head, food on the table and enough left over for me to be driving a Lexus. Oh yes, a Lexus but Princess Stick-Up-Her-Butt still wasn't satisfied. I swear, if I ever marry someone this picky I will probably hang myself.

"I have the right because I'm higher up in the social hierarchy! That's what gives me the right!"

"I can't believe you are so stuck up!"

"I can't believe you are such a communist!"

"Communist?! The hell?!"

"You think everyone should be treated exactly the same as everyone else!"

"That's called humanity not communism, you creature from the void!" At this moment I realised we were arguing like a married couple. Freaky.

"You muscle bound moron!"

"High maintenance hussy!"

"You Casanova wannabe!"

"You Britney Spears clone!" Before I could even question what the hell she was doing, she leaned in and kissed me very passionately. Before I could question what the hell I was doing, I found myself returning her kiss. Finally, when we pulled apart we stared at each other in shock.

"What the hell have I done?!" I cried.

"You?! What about me?! I just kissed a…I can't even complete that sentence!" Paresu said, her face red. I grabbed my jacket. "Where are you going?"

"I dunno. Out! Away from this place." I slammed the door behind me and walked outside into the cool, crisp night. I pulled out my cell phone and dialled Trunks' number.

"Hello?" Trunks said.

"I have committed an evil sin."

"Goten?"

"Yeah, it's me. I have a confession to make."

"I'm not exactly ordained…"

"Trunks!"

"Gomen. Go ahead."

"Paresu kissed me."

"Well that's her fault, how is that a sin? Wait…you didn't kiss her back did you?!"

"Um…"

"GOTEN!"

"I'm…"

"Don't even try to apologise! This is an evil act! You know how women are!"

"But…"

"Now that you've kissed her she'll want to marry you!"

"I don't think…"

"Exactly! You don't think!"

"Hey! I already fell bad enough as it is! I don't need you to give me a lecture!" I said angrily.

"Okay. Gomen."

"Trunks, I don't know what to do!"

"Well, do you like her?"

"NANI?!"

"Answer the question baka."

"No. I think she is a horrible, stuck-up person!"

"Aah, so that's why you kissed her."

"…You've lost me."

"You kissed her our of lust. You hated her so much that you just wanted to do something about it. And at your age, you did what's normal."

"Oh."

"So, don't wig too much over it."

"How'd you get so smart all of a sudden?"

"I've been watching re-runs of old TV shows."

"Thanks Trunks."

"No problemo G."

"The hell?"

"Heh. Never mind."

Well, I went back that night and sorted things out with Paresu. We both agreed that the universe had something to do with what happened and decided to forget about it. But, we weren't the only ones feeling sparks that night…

At Remy's…

"So, it looks like I go to work and you stay at home. Interesting." Remy said.

"Why would you say that?" Lil Tak asked.

"I dunno. You always seemed like an outdoors kind of guy. Doing stuff with your hands and junk."

"Really?"

"Well you got the build for it…" Remy muttered.

"Did you say something?"

"Nothing important." Remy smiled. "Um, you want anything to drink or eat?"

"Sure, you got Coke?" Lil Tak asked.

"Coming right up." Remy said. Lil Tak put his feet up on the table and read over the rest of the assignment.

"Well, at least I can catch that A-Team Marathon while I'm at home." Lil Tak said. Remy sat back down with a Coke for him and a Sprite for her. "Thanks."

"You're welcome." Remy replied. "So, what's one of our 'marital obstacles' that we have to overcome?"

"Well, the one for today says…" Lil Tak looked it over and blushed slightly. "It says that a year after we are married, I meet an old friend from college. Things get a little carried away and I have an, ahem, affair. How will you, Remy, overcome this knowing that you are pregnant and haven't told your husband yet?"

"Woah, that's a bit heavy for the first assignment!" Remy chuckled. "It sounds like one of my mom's daytime TV shows. Okay, um, since I'm with child and all, I would not want this marriage to go to waste so we sit and talk about it."

"Okay." Lil Tak said, obviously nervous. "You wanted to talk to me honey?"

"Yes. I know about your fling with that slut from college. What do you have to say for yourself?" Remy said, trying hard not to laugh. Lil Tak took her hands and held them in his. Then, he looked deeply into her eyes.

"Baby, I know I've done an unforgivable thing to you and I'll understand if you hate me. I was stupid that night and I don't know what made me do it but I can't live without you in my life. I love you, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me." Lil Tak said, with a sincere look on his face. Moving in closer to her he said, "How was that?" Remy felt like melting into a puddle.

**Wow…I never seen Tak in this light before. I think I'm going to faint!**

"Um, yeah. That was…perfect." Remy said blushing intensely. Lil Tak leaned in closer and just as their lips were about to meet…

BLEEEP, BLEEEP.

"Um, Tak? I think your pants are ringing."

"Excuse me?!"

"Your cell phone dumb ass." Remy said, blushing even more. Lil Tak, embarrassed, backed away and answered his phone.

"Hello?" Lil Tak said. All Remy could hear was a very high-pitched voice coming from the other end. "Um, Jules? I'm kinda in the middle of something here…" The voice got even louder. "Why in the hell are you crying? Ohh…he really said that?! You sure know how to pick 'em…no I didn't mean that please don't cry!"

"I'm just gonna go, um, bathroom! Yeah." Remy said and darted up the stairs.

"Remy wait. Oy…" Lil Tak sighed and sat down as Juliana twittered on.

Yes, everyone was having fiascos of that sort. CJ's bomb theory was dead on, she and Trunks were having the most success in the class. And they never stopped rubbing it in our faces for the next week. Then came the day I had been dreading.

Egg Day…

"Okay class, here's the day you've all been waiting for." Mrs Sanders chuckled happily. She was more excited than we were. "Now, I have all given you your eggs and a sheet indicating when you should feed it, change it's diaper and anything else the baby would need. If you break the egg, automatic failure for murder."

"Murder? Don't you think that's a little extreme?" Juliana asked.

"Of course not!" Mrs Sanders said.

"Whatever you do, don't eat it Goten." Trunks sniggered.

"Don't tempt me." I replied. Trunks just looked at me and rolled his eyes.

"It can't be that bad." Trunks said. I just gave him a look that screamed 'you have got to be kidding me'. "Fine. It's that bad. It's only going to be for one more week. At least you're not in the same position in Jules."

"Yep, but I bet Adam would like you to be." I smirked. Trunks' eyes popped out of their sockets.

"THE HELL?!?!?!" He yelled and I couldn't help but collapse with laughter.

"Mr Briefs! We do not use that kind of language in my classroom! If you must proclaim something then say 'heck' please." Mrs Sanders said.

"Yes ma'am." Trunks said sheepishly. "Thanks a lot Goten!"

"No problem babe."

"THE HECK?!?!"

"Much better Mr Briefs."

At the Son's…

"Whose bright idea was this then?" Trunks said lying on the couch.

"Hers. She said that it was about time that we studied over at my house." I sighed.

"In other words, she wants to dig up dirt on you."

"Yep."

"And you allowed this because…"

"I'm not going to argue with that monstrosity of a human being. It's like she's pure evil in a supermodel's body."

"A usual combination. And since when have you been checking her out enough to make that judgement?" Trunks smirked…kind of. He was hanging his head upside down from the couch.

"Don't start Trunks."

"What?! I just made a casual joke on your slip up."

"Very funny. My sides are splitting."

"Don't try and be sarcastic, it doesn't suit you. Man, she's taking her time. Maybe she got lost." Trunks pondered. I just smirked slightly. "You intended that to happen, didn't you?"

"I may take after my father, but he is a master strategist in battle." I grinned.

"Very sly indeed." Trunks laughed. There was a loud knocking on the door. "Spoke to soon buddy." I got up and opened the door and there was my personal torturer. Although, she was more red-faced than usual.

"Hey, you took long getting here. Get lost or something?" I asked, repressing my laughter. She just gave me an icy look and slumped on the couch. She didn't seem to notice that Trunks was lying there. Trunks' face turned a blue shade and he froze.

"Can we get started already?" Paresu asked, annoyed.

"Of course princess but I think you need to remove yourself from my best friend." I said. Paresu looked underneath her and jumped up. Trunks dashed up and sat on the opposite side of the room.

"I never want to go through something like that ever again…" Trunks mumbled angrily. "Damn Goten and his stupid girls."

"She is not my girl dumbass!!" I yelled and then covered my mouth with my hand. She hadn't heard what he said and I just gave her full details. Open mouth, insert foot. Paresu, surprisingly, blushed and sat down on the couch.

"Um, let's just start okay?" Paresu said. She dug into her bag and took out the egg.

"You kept the egg in your bag?! With all your feminine products?! That poor child, warped for life." Trunks exclaimed.

"I think you need to go." I said grabbing Trunks by his shirt collar and dragging him to my room. "Stay in there and play video games with your kid!"

"Fine! But I should report your wife to social services!"

"SHE IS NOT MY WIFE BAKA!" I yelled. Geez, Trunks was getting so annoying. Note to self; get him a girl. Fast. I walked back in the room and saw Paresu changing the babies' so called diaper. She was humming a lullaby. After she had finished, she gave the egg a kiss. Usually, I would've freaked out if I saw a girl kissing an egg but it looked cute. Yes, I couldn't believe it either. She turned around and saw me.

"Goten, you startled me!" Paresu exclaimed.

"Sorry. How's the baby doing?" I asked, sitting down.

"Good. I'm putting her down for her nap."

"Oh, so we had a girl?"

"Mmm hmm."

"What's her name?"

"Ginger."

"Really?"

"Yeah huh. I called her that because she has these orange specks on her head."

"Ohh. That's cute." I said, trying not to stare at her. But I found that I couldn't help it.

"Listen, I'm sorry that I was so quick to be mean to you Goten. It's just my friends told me not to associate with you and your group."

"It's not really your fault I guess. The reason they hate me and my friends is because Trunks refuses to date the girls and everyone's just afraid of CJ and her razor tongue. Not to mention her iron clad fists."

"Aah, Fujitaka. The rebel of the school."

"Yep. She's a cool kid. A little temperamental though." I said. Paresu looked at me and started to blush.

"I would like to get to know you a little better, if that's okay with you." Paresu said.

She totally caught me off guard with that statement. I felt my heart beating like a jackhammer. I hadn't felt this way since…CJ. I realised that I was truly and finally over her. But, did I really feel for Paresu? I looked at her and my heart beat faster. I think that I did.

"I'd like that very much." I said. I leaned in and kissed her softly.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!! THAT IS GROSS SON GOTEN!!!" Trunks yelled. He appeared out of nowhere!!

"Looks like he ruined the moment." I sighed.

"We could ignore him." Paresu suggested.

"I'm all for that." I said, and resumed my activity.

"YUCK!! ARG!! LIFE SCARING IMAGES!! MUST CLEAN EYES!!" Trunks yelled. "Oy, I'm not gonna be able to stop them. Evil has taken over you Son Goten." He shook his head and returned to my room.

At school, near the lockers…

(Back to 3rd person…)

"Project over, and I got an A." CJ said. "If it weren't such an easy A I would grin. Maybe."

"Me and Tak got a C." Remy said. CJ eyed them suspiciously.

"You know, you two haven't been able to look at each other lately. What happened?" CJ asked.

"NOTHING!" They both yelled.

"Whatever." CJ sighed. Juliana came buzzing next to the three of them with a big stupid grin on her face.

"I'm so happy! I got an A and a date with Adam." Juliana said.

"Huh?" Lil Tak asked. "I thought he liked Trunks."

"He only said that so that we could concentrate on work. He's such a cutie."

"And obviously smarter than most pretty boys." CJ remarked. "Speaking of which, where's Goten and Trunks?"

"Trunks said he had to go home and shower for some obscure reason. It had something to do with seeing Goten and Paresu kissing." Lil Tak replied. Remy smacked her forehead.

"So Spikes is dating the Cordelia Chase wannabe?" CJ said. "He usually has better taste than popular girls."

"Jealous, are we?" Juliana asked.

"Of course not baka. I'm just saying it's odd." CJ said.

"Well you had your chance." Lil Tak said. Remy sweat-dropped.

"It's like he's stupid on purpose." Remy muttered.

"I don't even like Goten like that…wait, what did you mean by that?" CJ asked, narrowing her eyes. Lil Tak sweated nervously.

"Nothing! I meant nothing." Lil Tak said. CJ just scowled and opened his locker. She fished her hand in and took out a poster of Ren and Stimpy.

"Tell me now you eeeediot, or Ren and Stimpy are recycled material." CJ threatened.

"Okay, okay! Just don't hurt the boys!" Lil Tak said. "Goten was in love with you."

"NANI?!" CJ exclaimed. Lil Tak took the poster from her shocked self and tucked it away in his locker.

"He was CJ. It was in the past." Juliana said.

"WHAT?! I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN'T KNOW?!" CJ yelled, her eyebrow twitching violently. "You guys are unbelievable."

"We couldn't tell you. Goten didn't want us to." Remy explained. CJ just looked shocked. All she could say was

"Oy."

To Be Continued…

Well she found out. I know, it's an evil cliffhanger. Next chapter is Halloween special. Yep, it's gonna take me that long to get it out ^_^