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~~~AHOY! Tis I, the Author... indeedy. I'd like to deticate this chapter to Bunny...~~~ ((But no one can replace my late, beloved sissa, Karlie. Who has left us all recently. I cannot find the words to say how much I miss my sissa. *tear* My one and only sissa who I love more than tea and sandwiches! I wish she'd return! But God works in powerful ways and I know this is all part of his plan. Lets all have a moment of silence for my late sissa. *Silence* I truely miss you, Kar. Please, look down on me from heaven and protect me from evil! Karlie... if you can hear me... I LOVE YOU MAN!))
*~*~One by one, the penguins steal my sanity...~*~*
I was the first of the 4 to wake up. I leaned up and looked around the now quiet room. Karlie and Goten were fast asleep and from how it looked, very comfortable. Karlie's arm was over Goten's face, Goten's leg was packed in between her neck and shoulder and the other parts were scattered anyway possible. Sheer confusion. I got up and walked to the kitchen, retrieving a soda from the fridge. I leaned on the kitchen island and looked around. "Serena...?" Goten's voice was shakey and confused from behind me. "Yeah?" I said turning around. "Has... um... Karlie said anything about me?" Goten turned red and shifted his weight onto one leg. I smiled a little and leaned forward on the kitchen island. "Nothing but good things. Like how much she enjoys your company."
Goten blushed even more. "This is so weird... No one has ever liked me like this before..." I walked next to Goten and put my arm around him. "I've known Trunks for more than 5 years and I was scared in the beginning too. But love is a wonderful thing. You've just got to get used to it." I said squeezing my hand on Goten's shoulder. Goten smiled and nodded then walked back to his bedroom, softly saying the words over and over, "Love is a wonderful thing..."
I went into my room as well and searched for a capsule containing my flip flops. I dug in the bag and found one labled, 'CAPSULE 909' "I don't remember packing this..." I whispered. The capsule was colored royal blue with silver rims. I pushed the button on the top and tossed it onto the bed. When the smoke cleared, a gold and silver book lay on the bed covered in rose petals. I leaned forward and brushed off some rose petals, showing the cover. My heart sank as I saw the writing on the front. "Memories Past" with Trunks and my picture on it. I opened up the book to see a collage of pictures from everything we've done together since 2020. I put my finger on one picture of Trunks and I at the fair eating carmel corn while watching the parade go through the fair grounds. There was a picture of my trip to the doctors after the accident Grandpa Briefs set off with the coffee maker. I began to laugh a little when I saw Goten's picture with Smokey The Bear.
"I thought you'd like it." Trunks said softly leaning on the door way. "It's so beautiful. It has everything in here!" I said looking up at him. "It's your anniversary present." He said smiling, proud of his accomplishment. "Our anniversary? Of what?" I said pressing my hand on a page an staring aimlessly at Trunks. I really hoped I hadn't forgotten something importaint. "Five years ago today we met on Andromida. You, the starry eyed little girl and I the lost prince met on that battle field." He said walking forward. I leaned my head down and my face turned a bit red. "I... I forgot... I'm so sorry..." I felt so stupid. I probably crushed his emotions and spit on them by forgeting. "Don't worry. If my mother hadn't marked the day we left, I would have forgoten too." He slowly came forward more and stood in front of me.
I looked up at him and began to say something, but Trunks jumped in. "I need to ask you something." He kneeled down slowly and pulled a box out of his pocket. I gasped and covered my mouth as I discovered what was happening. Trunks looked up at me with warm eyes and a nervous smile. "Serena..." He began as he opened the box. When he opened it all the way, a beautiful diamond ring stood in the middle of the small box. I tried not to look away from him as tears began to fill my eyes. When the light hit the ring, a rainbow of colors danced around the room. It was probably the most beautiful ring I had ever seen. "Would you do me the honor of marrying me?" He spoke softly and didn't lose eye contact with me. I was speechless at that moment. "I... Yes!" I shouted leaning forward to hug him, but he forced me back. He took the ring out of its case and slipped it on my finger. He looked up and smiled. At that moment, I jumped off the bed to embrace him. He wraped his arms around me tightly and put his head against mine. "I love you, Serena." He said softly in my ear. "I love you too... I love you..." I replied through tears.
When Karlie had woken up, and Goten was becomming suspicious of the silence, they came searching for us. "Trunks-Kun! Where are you?!" Goten exclaimed looking in room after room. "Serena! Serena!!" Karlie shouted peeking under tables and chairs. "If they're off somewhere together having margaritas and having a party at a bar somewhere, I'll strangle them both!!" She yelled flipping over the coffee table. Karlie stopped and pointed outside. "Goten, go look outside. I'll look in all the rooms." Karlie boasted. "Hey, I wanna look in the rooms! You look outside!" He argued. Karlie sighed and looked at Goten. "See, they're not inside so far. Right?" "Right." "Well, that means they're outside. So, you get to find them, I'm just going to make sure. See?" Goten stood and scratched his head. "Um... alright..." He said glancing outside. He paused and looked more inside. "NOW GO BEFORE I START PREACHING MATH!!" She yelled shoeing him outside. "EEP!!" Goten ran outside as fast as his feet could carry him.
Karlie knocked on locked doors and poked through linen closets, until finally she reached our bed room. She leaned in the door way and saw us both on the floor still embracing each other. "Awww... isn't that sweet?" I sniffed up tears and looked up at Karlie. "What's the matter, Sere?" Karlie asked with a confused look on her face. I held up my left hand to reveal my ring. I smiled with wet eyes and nothing more needed to be said. "Oh Serena!" She exclaimed and dove forward to join our giant hug. Goten walked through the hallway when he heard crying. "Guys?! What's the matter?!" He asked looking down at the huddle. "They're engaged!" Karlie shouted through tears. Goten gasped. "Engaged?!" Just then, Goten's eyes went into the back of his head as he colapsed on the floor. Karlie wiped her eyes on her arm and looked over at her fallen Goten. "He'll wake up eventually..." She said tucking her self back to where she was.
Later that evening Karlie made the decicion that we all needed to go out for a luau for dinner.Goten was confused at what luau was and began to think it was a trick to get him drunk again. Trunks arranged for all of us to get front row seats to see the men with fire batons up close. Karlie drooled at the thought. When we reached the resteraunt, a man in a white jacket approached us. "Good evening. My name is Jauck, I will be your server this evening. May I have the name you schedualed in?" Trunks eyed him for a second and pointed to his book of names. "Briefs." The man poked his figer into the book and stopped on a name. "Here it is. Briefs. Party of 4. Correct?" Trunks nodded. "Right this way." Jauck said guiding us through the maze of tables. Because we were at an outside resteraunt, there were torches and lanterns adorning the walk ways and tables. "Here is your table." Jauck said placing 4 menus on a front row table. Trunks walked up to my seat and put his hand on my chair, beginning to pull it out. Jauck walked behind him, pulling his hand off and pulled the chair out. "Madam..." He said waving his hand at the chairs seat. Trunks turned and glared at him. Goten bit his lip as he saw a confrintation beginning to stir.
~~~AHOY! Tis I, the Author... indeedy. I'd like to deticate this chapter to Bunny...~~~ ((But no one can replace my late, beloved sissa, Karlie. Who has left us all recently. I cannot find the words to say how much I miss my sissa. *tear* My one and only sissa who I love more than tea and sandwiches! I wish she'd return! But God works in powerful ways and I know this is all part of his plan. Lets all have a moment of silence for my late sissa. *Silence* I truely miss you, Kar. Please, look down on me from heaven and protect me from evil! Karlie... if you can hear me... I LOVE YOU MAN!))
*~*~One by one, the penguins steal my sanity...~*~*
I was the first of the 4 to wake up. I leaned up and looked around the now quiet room. Karlie and Goten were fast asleep and from how it looked, very comfortable. Karlie's arm was over Goten's face, Goten's leg was packed in between her neck and shoulder and the other parts were scattered anyway possible. Sheer confusion. I got up and walked to the kitchen, retrieving a soda from the fridge. I leaned on the kitchen island and looked around. "Serena...?" Goten's voice was shakey and confused from behind me. "Yeah?" I said turning around. "Has... um... Karlie said anything about me?" Goten turned red and shifted his weight onto one leg. I smiled a little and leaned forward on the kitchen island. "Nothing but good things. Like how much she enjoys your company."
Goten blushed even more. "This is so weird... No one has ever liked me like this before..." I walked next to Goten and put my arm around him. "I've known Trunks for more than 5 years and I was scared in the beginning too. But love is a wonderful thing. You've just got to get used to it." I said squeezing my hand on Goten's shoulder. Goten smiled and nodded then walked back to his bedroom, softly saying the words over and over, "Love is a wonderful thing..."
I went into my room as well and searched for a capsule containing my flip flops. I dug in the bag and found one labled, 'CAPSULE 909' "I don't remember packing this..." I whispered. The capsule was colored royal blue with silver rims. I pushed the button on the top and tossed it onto the bed. When the smoke cleared, a gold and silver book lay on the bed covered in rose petals. I leaned forward and brushed off some rose petals, showing the cover. My heart sank as I saw the writing on the front. "Memories Past" with Trunks and my picture on it. I opened up the book to see a collage of pictures from everything we've done together since 2020. I put my finger on one picture of Trunks and I at the fair eating carmel corn while watching the parade go through the fair grounds. There was a picture of my trip to the doctors after the accident Grandpa Briefs set off with the coffee maker. I began to laugh a little when I saw Goten's picture with Smokey The Bear.
"I thought you'd like it." Trunks said softly leaning on the door way. "It's so beautiful. It has everything in here!" I said looking up at him. "It's your anniversary present." He said smiling, proud of his accomplishment. "Our anniversary? Of what?" I said pressing my hand on a page an staring aimlessly at Trunks. I really hoped I hadn't forgotten something importaint. "Five years ago today we met on Andromida. You, the starry eyed little girl and I the lost prince met on that battle field." He said walking forward. I leaned my head down and my face turned a bit red. "I... I forgot... I'm so sorry..." I felt so stupid. I probably crushed his emotions and spit on them by forgeting. "Don't worry. If my mother hadn't marked the day we left, I would have forgoten too." He slowly came forward more and stood in front of me.
I looked up at him and began to say something, but Trunks jumped in. "I need to ask you something." He kneeled down slowly and pulled a box out of his pocket. I gasped and covered my mouth as I discovered what was happening. Trunks looked up at me with warm eyes and a nervous smile. "Serena..." He began as he opened the box. When he opened it all the way, a beautiful diamond ring stood in the middle of the small box. I tried not to look away from him as tears began to fill my eyes. When the light hit the ring, a rainbow of colors danced around the room. It was probably the most beautiful ring I had ever seen. "Would you do me the honor of marrying me?" He spoke softly and didn't lose eye contact with me. I was speechless at that moment. "I... Yes!" I shouted leaning forward to hug him, but he forced me back. He took the ring out of its case and slipped it on my finger. He looked up and smiled. At that moment, I jumped off the bed to embrace him. He wraped his arms around me tightly and put his head against mine. "I love you, Serena." He said softly in my ear. "I love you too... I love you..." I replied through tears.
When Karlie had woken up, and Goten was becomming suspicious of the silence, they came searching for us. "Trunks-Kun! Where are you?!" Goten exclaimed looking in room after room. "Serena! Serena!!" Karlie shouted peeking under tables and chairs. "If they're off somewhere together having margaritas and having a party at a bar somewhere, I'll strangle them both!!" She yelled flipping over the coffee table. Karlie stopped and pointed outside. "Goten, go look outside. I'll look in all the rooms." Karlie boasted. "Hey, I wanna look in the rooms! You look outside!" He argued. Karlie sighed and looked at Goten. "See, they're not inside so far. Right?" "Right." "Well, that means they're outside. So, you get to find them, I'm just going to make sure. See?" Goten stood and scratched his head. "Um... alright..." He said glancing outside. He paused and looked more inside. "NOW GO BEFORE I START PREACHING MATH!!" She yelled shoeing him outside. "EEP!!" Goten ran outside as fast as his feet could carry him.
Karlie knocked on locked doors and poked through linen closets, until finally she reached our bed room. She leaned in the door way and saw us both on the floor still embracing each other. "Awww... isn't that sweet?" I sniffed up tears and looked up at Karlie. "What's the matter, Sere?" Karlie asked with a confused look on her face. I held up my left hand to reveal my ring. I smiled with wet eyes and nothing more needed to be said. "Oh Serena!" She exclaimed and dove forward to join our giant hug. Goten walked through the hallway when he heard crying. "Guys?! What's the matter?!" He asked looking down at the huddle. "They're engaged!" Karlie shouted through tears. Goten gasped. "Engaged?!" Just then, Goten's eyes went into the back of his head as he colapsed on the floor. Karlie wiped her eyes on her arm and looked over at her fallen Goten. "He'll wake up eventually..." She said tucking her self back to where she was.
Later that evening Karlie made the decicion that we all needed to go out for a luau for dinner.Goten was confused at what luau was and began to think it was a trick to get him drunk again. Trunks arranged for all of us to get front row seats to see the men with fire batons up close. Karlie drooled at the thought. When we reached the resteraunt, a man in a white jacket approached us. "Good evening. My name is Jauck, I will be your server this evening. May I have the name you schedualed in?" Trunks eyed him for a second and pointed to his book of names. "Briefs." The man poked his figer into the book and stopped on a name. "Here it is. Briefs. Party of 4. Correct?" Trunks nodded. "Right this way." Jauck said guiding us through the maze of tables. Because we were at an outside resteraunt, there were torches and lanterns adorning the walk ways and tables. "Here is your table." Jauck said placing 4 menus on a front row table. Trunks walked up to my seat and put his hand on my chair, beginning to pull it out. Jauck walked behind him, pulling his hand off and pulled the chair out. "Madam..." He said waving his hand at the chairs seat. Trunks turned and glared at him. Goten bit his lip as he saw a confrintation beginning to stir.
