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Thanks for the reviews. Some of them brought a lot of thoughts to my attention.

I realised that Gohan and Goten would have had to be older not younger than Rei, I changed it around so it makes more sense now…kinda J They couldn't keep Rei because she was a girl, sounds sexist but they didn't want her to grow up with a war at her back. They wanted her to have the future their three sons could not. I mean there hasn't actually been a saiyan female yet has there? Does anyone think it would be more interesting if Usagi has an affair so that Rini can date Goten or do you think I should probably just let that couple thing go?? I'm thinking I should let it go. I know some people say Trunks has purple hair, but I think its more a silvery colour, not bright silver but a dark silver, it's a matter of opinion. Mamoru as the eldest in my story was not around when Goku recalled being a saiyan, because he was born before all the enemies came to Earth. If you don't like it you can lump it. Mamoru and Minako haven't been fully trained yet. Minako is further along than Mamoru. Mamoru wasn't a part of the saiyan thing for the same reason as above; he was away at boarding school or something like that when the first enemies came. I had a better thought, since both Trunks and Goten and Gohan are older than Rei and Minako so now Minako can date either Goten or Gohan. Hmmm what do people think about that??

I know there were more comments but I forgot what they were so I am gonna check them again and get back the rest of the people in the next chapter.

Ooh please say whether you think Minako and Gohan or Minako and Goten should be together.

Chapter 3

Rei sat down heavily on a stone bench holding her head in her hands. Life was so unfair. She thought her life was perfect and now everything was turned upside down. Back at the mansion she had a father and a mother that she barely knew and in Tokyo she had friends that she was willing to give up her life for. This wasn't how things were meant to be; she didn't belong here, in this strange place with strange people. She felt as though there was this big barrier now separating her from her old self. More so she felt betrayed by Minako and Mamoru, for all their secrecy. And she felt the most betrayed by Mamoru, he had hidden from her the most precious of secrets; the fact that he was her family. Family. What a stupid word, she though hopelessly, I don't know the meaning of the word anymore.

"Don't cry," a gentle voice said and Rei looked up startled to see Trunks standing above her a concerned look on his handsome face.

"I'm not crying," Rei said stiffly and Trunks shook his head at her obviously not believing what she said and he took a seat beside her.

"Don't try the tough act, dad does it all the time and I see right through him," Trunks warned Rei smiling wryly and Rei's eyes flashed angrily at his presumptions, not in the mood for an argument. The last thing she needed was someone telling her who she was.

"You don't know me, I'm nothing like your father," she snapped at him huffily but Trunks didn't seem at all offended by her tone, in fact he seemed amused.

"Actually you are," he said and Rei opened her mouth the speak but gave up too defeated in spirit to argue with Trunks.

"You're very strong you know, you'll be quite a half-saiyan," Trunks told her admiringly and Rei turned to him looking helpless and confused.

"What's a saiyan? No one has told me anything," Rei asked him holding up her hands in total bewilderment and Trunks took her hands and kept them in his warm hands comfortingly, and surprising both Trunks and herself, Rei allowed him to keep a hold of her hands. The gentle touch of his hands really was calming and Rei looked up into his eyes looking for answers.

"A saiyan is a being from another planet with incredible power and skill, they are probably the most powerful beings in the entire universe," Trunks explained and Rei took a deep breath trying to take in all the information with an open mind however impossible it all sounded.

"My father is one?" she questioned and Trunks let out a laugh that didn't offend Rei so much as encourage her to laugh with him, but she merely smiled too stressed to relax even though she was tempted.

"Yeah of course, meaning you are half-saiyan, as am I, Minako, Goten, Gohan and Mamoru," Trunks answered and Rei raised an eyebrow.

"Your father is a saiyan as well?" Rei asked teasingly and Trunks gave her a mock-offended look and sat up with pride.

"My father is the Prince of all Saiyans, unfortunately their whole planet was destroyed, Goku and my father are the last remaining full saiyans," Trunks told her solemnly and Rei lost her teasing nature and gave a low whistle.

"Wow, a dying race huh?" she said softly noticing that Trunks still held her hands in his but pretended that she didn't. To tell the truth she liked the warm feel of his hands.

"Yeah but the genes are being kept alive in you," Trunks assured Rei and she gave a deep sigh that seemed to come from the whole of her being.

"Seems like a big responsibility for someone who knows nothing about her family," Rei said sarcastically and Trunks nodded in understanding.

"I know what you mean, my dad isn't much of a dad, I love him of course, he's my father and he taught me everything I know but you know the truth is Goten and Gohan are my real family, they are my brothers, Goten the most, I trust in him and he trusts in me, that's what real family is," Trunks told her with a lot of emotion and Rei frowned as she thought wistfully of home. Tokyo, her friends they were her family, they knew everything there was to know about her, and she knew everything there was to know about them.

"I have real family back home in Tokyo," Rei said longingly and Trunks seemed surprised at her answer.

"What about Minako? She's your family, I only just really met her, she was sent to America with our aunt pretty much as soon as she was born, I was only a toddler at the time and from then on I only saw her on holidays and stuff and we trained most of the time, but we get along real great, she does fine as a sister too," Trunks said with an affectionate grin but Rei didn't return his smile, in fact she did the exact opposite and frowned deeply.

"But I thought I knew who she was, and I was wrong, it's the same with Mamoru," Rei told him and Trunks shook his head smiling.

"Being half-saiyan changes nothing, they are still the same people you always knew but with little adjustments," Trunks put things into perspective and Rei pursed her lips thoughtfully. She had been so wrapped up in how everything was affecting her she never imagined the good things that could come out of the whole situation. She had a mother and a father, she had a brother, she had everything she had ever wanted.

"I never thought of it that way," Rei mused more to herself than Trunks and Trunks smiled at her pleased to have helped her.

"You just have to look at the good side to everything," He said happily and Rei smiled dryly shaking her head from side to side slowly.

"Being the optimist is Usagi's job not mine," Rei said brokenly thinking of her best friend back in Tokyo.

"Then make it yours," Trunks encouraged reaching out with one hand to take her chin and lift her head while his other hand still held possessively onto Rei's.

"I don't know if I can," Rei said hopelessly but Trunks tightened his grip on her hand.

"Yes you can, you're half-saiyan, its in your blood," Trunks assured her certainly and Rei smiled weakly, relieved to find someone in this new world who understood her.

"Thanks Trunks," she said and Trunks looked pleased at her new change in attitude.

"Your welcome," he said getting up to leave and Rei looked up at him alarmed.

"Don't go, sit a while," she begged and Trunks immediately did as she requested not really wanting to leave her.

"As you wish," he replied sitting beside her and as they watched the stars in the sky Rei leaned over to rest her head on Trunks shoulder and Trunks wrapped an arm around her and they sat in complete silence just admiring the sky.

Minako hiding in the bushes smiled at her brother and Rei, not wanting to interrupt the special moment between the two. She had never seen him so hung up on a girl, especially after just meeting her, but Trunks was always so unpredictable. What he had said to Rei about being a saiyan and the workings of their strange family was true and she was glad her brother was around to put everything into perspective. Seeing the way Trunks stared at Rei, Minako had to admit, as the Goddess of Love, that Trunks and Rei would make a perfect couple, and when they realised it they would be totally happy. And so would I, Minako thought, to have Rei as a sister.

Sometime later that night Minako crept out into the hallway to see Trunks just standing there in a daze.

"Where's Rei?" she asked teasingly and Trunks raised an eyebrow at her.

"She just went to say goodnight to Mamoru," Trunks told Minako and Minako poked her tongue at him.

"Jealous?" she asked and ducked the half-hearted slap that Trunks aimed at her behind.

"Why would I be?" he asked innocently though he smiled at the thought of Rei.

"You know Goku's not going to like the fact you've been hitting on his little girl, he's gonna be very possessive over her," Minako warned him and Trunks looked at her surprised she had found out what occurred in the garden. He was about to ask when he shook his head already guessing that she had taken it upon herself to spy on him and Rei. How very like her, he thought affectionately loving his sister for being so individual and special.

"Nobody asked you nosy, besides our dad finding out about you and one of Goku's special sons would give him a heart attack," Trunks replied with a secretive smile and Minako gasped. She didn't know that anyone knew about that little relationship and she placed her hands delicately on her hips and stood with her feet spread apart.

"You better not tell him," she threatened and Trunks did his best not to laugh at her ridiculous angry face so out of place on her cherub features.

"Then don't you tell either," Trunks pleaded and Minako held out her hand to him.

"Deal," she said and Trunks took her hand and shook it tightly.

"Night little sis," he said pulling her close to kiss her cheek and Minako patted him on the cheek lovingly.

"Night bro," she replied and the two went to their separate bedroom doors and looked back at each other and as they shut their doors Minako blew him a kiss and Trunks laughed.

In Mamoru's bedroom Rei spotted her newly found brother standing by his window looking curiously into the garden.

"Anything out there?" she asked jokingly and Mamoru turned to her guiltily.

"Uh no, nothing," he said a little embarrassed unsure now of what to say to her. He had known she was his sister for so long but he couldn't act upon his knowledge because Goku had made him keep everything from her. Mamoru sat down on his bed uncomfortably and Rei sat down beside him and neither said a word for a few moments.

"Mamo-chan," Rei said and Mamoru looked at her.

"Yes Rei," he said and Rei turned to him startling him with a friendly smile and Mamoru saw something of the old Rei coming back in the smile.

"I'm glad you're my brother," she said sweetly and Mamoru returned her smile charmingly before pulling her into a big warm hug.

"Me too," he told her honestly and at that moment their two brothers bumbled into the room and spying their sister looking far happier than she did earlier that day both broke into huge grins that Rei would soon begin to know so well.

"Hey is this a party?" Gohan asked cheekily and Rei and Mamoru parted and both laughed while Mamoru lay back on his bed.

"Stack on!" Goten cried out pointing at Mamoru and Rei watched in amusement as the two brothers proceeded to run and jump on top of Mamoru and Rei unable to help herself jumped on top of them all causing them to groan and laugh at the same time until she rolled off them and fell to the floor still giggling like crazy. Suddenly in ran Trunks hearing the commotion and throwing a careless smile at Rei he jumped onto the three brawling brothers who turned around and made it their sole duty to make Trunks the bottom of the stack on pile.

"What the?" Minako said as she walked into the room seeing the scene unfolding in front of her and giving a sassy grin she ran and joined the stack. Not wanting to be left out Rei stood up and threw herself on top of the whole stack and laughing hard they all broke apart and slid unceremoniously onto the floor beside each other.

"Can you guys keep it down?" a voice called politely obviously being Goku, and before any of them could reply to his request another voice yelled grumpily.

"Shut up!"

And everyone tried to smother their giggles while Minako and Trunks looked embarrassed that their father had yelled so loudly at them. Below them they heard Bulma, Vegeta's wife and mother to Minako and Trunks, giving Vegeta an earful for being so nasty and the children all went silent and looked at each other before bursting into laughter again causing more grumbles from Vegeta and more reproachful snapping from Bulma. It was a long night.