Be Silent
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ, just Nanaki.
Chapter 8: The conspiracy is set
Goten awoke with a start in the medical room. "Where am I? What happened? Who won the tournament? Where's Aki? Aw, man, she's going to think I'm a total wimp now!"
"You ARE a total wimp, Goten," replied Trunks, who had been assigned to wait inside until Goten woke up. "And Aki saw the whole thing!"
"She hates me now, doesn't she?" It was more statement than question.
"She already hated you." As much as Trunks despised his adopted sister, and as disgusted as he was with his best friend's crush on her, he hated to see the crestfallen expression on Goten's face.
"Hey, Goten, I think I know how to fix you up with Aki."
Goten was immediately alert. "How?! How?! Come on, tell me!"
"You are pitiful," Trunks said with a shake of his head. "All I have to do is drop some hints to my mom that Aki likes you but is afraid to say so. She'll jump all over it."
"Seriously? Alright, let's try it!" Goten's face was lit up like a child at Christmas.
Trunks couldn't help but chuckle at his friend's enthusiasm. "Time for step one: the visit to the poor, ailing victim."
"What?"
"We make it look like she'd been worried sick and dying to see you."
"Oh."
Trunks stepped outside, where the rest of the group was waiting for Goten to wake up so that they could return home. He walked calmly over to Nanaki and put his arm behind her back to steer her towards the door. "The doctors want to keep him under observation for a little while longer, but you can come see him now." Aki was too confused to resist before he had her in the room.
"Why the hell did you bring me in here?!" she shouted the moment she recovered.
Trunks clapped a hand over her mouth. "None of your business, shorty, so keep your mouth shut and come out of the room smiling."
"I don't smile, idiot," she muttered as best she could through his hand.
"You do now. Either you smile or you mysteriously lose your precious little tail."
"You wouldn't dare, you bastard!"
"I wouldn't? Try me. Now go back out there, and don't forget to have a pretty smile."
Aki glared venomously at Trunks as he released her, but she smiled as she walked out the door with her tail tightly about her waist. "Did you have to threaten her like that?!" Goten scolded.
"If I hadn't she would've come out of here looking like we had force-fed her lemons," Trunks answered. "That would not have been very convincing."
"But I don't want her to be scared of me."
"She won't be. I'll be the bad guy, so she'll hate me, not you. In fact, if you defend her, she might actually like you." Trunks wasn't sure if that was true, but it seemed to give his friend some hope.
"I hope so. Do you think they'll let me out of here now?" Goten asked pleadingly.
"Yeah. Come on, let's get out of here."
Outside, Bulma had already taken the bait. She was prodding Nanaki for information.
"Why did Trunks let you in, Aki?" she asked sweetly. The given answer was a simple shrug, and Nanaki went to speak to Marron again.
When she failed several times to pump any answers from her daughter, Bulma turned to Trunks as he emerged from the room. "Honey, why did you take Aki in the room?"
Trunks shrugged as well, but he also answered, "She wanted to come before, but she had to fight Dad and Pan."
That set Bulma's wheels turning as she regarded Aki with a motherly gaze. Trunks walked away with a very satisfied smirk on his face.
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ, just Nanaki.
Chapter 8: The conspiracy is set
Goten awoke with a start in the medical room. "Where am I? What happened? Who won the tournament? Where's Aki? Aw, man, she's going to think I'm a total wimp now!"
"You ARE a total wimp, Goten," replied Trunks, who had been assigned to wait inside until Goten woke up. "And Aki saw the whole thing!"
"She hates me now, doesn't she?" It was more statement than question.
"She already hated you." As much as Trunks despised his adopted sister, and as disgusted as he was with his best friend's crush on her, he hated to see the crestfallen expression on Goten's face.
"Hey, Goten, I think I know how to fix you up with Aki."
Goten was immediately alert. "How?! How?! Come on, tell me!"
"You are pitiful," Trunks said with a shake of his head. "All I have to do is drop some hints to my mom that Aki likes you but is afraid to say so. She'll jump all over it."
"Seriously? Alright, let's try it!" Goten's face was lit up like a child at Christmas.
Trunks couldn't help but chuckle at his friend's enthusiasm. "Time for step one: the visit to the poor, ailing victim."
"What?"
"We make it look like she'd been worried sick and dying to see you."
"Oh."
Trunks stepped outside, where the rest of the group was waiting for Goten to wake up so that they could return home. He walked calmly over to Nanaki and put his arm behind her back to steer her towards the door. "The doctors want to keep him under observation for a little while longer, but you can come see him now." Aki was too confused to resist before he had her in the room.
"Why the hell did you bring me in here?!" she shouted the moment she recovered.
Trunks clapped a hand over her mouth. "None of your business, shorty, so keep your mouth shut and come out of the room smiling."
"I don't smile, idiot," she muttered as best she could through his hand.
"You do now. Either you smile or you mysteriously lose your precious little tail."
"You wouldn't dare, you bastard!"
"I wouldn't? Try me. Now go back out there, and don't forget to have a pretty smile."
Aki glared venomously at Trunks as he released her, but she smiled as she walked out the door with her tail tightly about her waist. "Did you have to threaten her like that?!" Goten scolded.
"If I hadn't she would've come out of here looking like we had force-fed her lemons," Trunks answered. "That would not have been very convincing."
"But I don't want her to be scared of me."
"She won't be. I'll be the bad guy, so she'll hate me, not you. In fact, if you defend her, she might actually like you." Trunks wasn't sure if that was true, but it seemed to give his friend some hope.
"I hope so. Do you think they'll let me out of here now?" Goten asked pleadingly.
"Yeah. Come on, let's get out of here."
Outside, Bulma had already taken the bait. She was prodding Nanaki for information.
"Why did Trunks let you in, Aki?" she asked sweetly. The given answer was a simple shrug, and Nanaki went to speak to Marron again.
When she failed several times to pump any answers from her daughter, Bulma turned to Trunks as he emerged from the room. "Honey, why did you take Aki in the room?"
Trunks shrugged as well, but he also answered, "She wanted to come before, but she had to fight Dad and Pan."
That set Bulma's wheels turning as she regarded Aki with a motherly gaze. Trunks walked away with a very satisfied smirk on his face.