A/N: I'll remember you that English is NOT my native language, so please correct me, always. Here's the third chapter, really hope you like it!!! Mirai/chibi forever!!!^^

Chibi's attempt to hide his embarrassment was in vain, cause he blushed slightly and Mirai noticed. When the older Trunks opened his mouth to say something, Bulma came into the living room and started talking to him:

"You don't need to carry this sword of yours inside the house. It's not like someone's going to attack you at any moment!"

"I. I'm sorry,mom."

She smiled.

"Don't be, sweetheart! Just put it in your room, ok?"

As soon as she left, chibi smirked and Mirai turned to him

"You know, she told me the same when I started going everywhere with my sword."

Mirai's eyes widened

"You have a sword?"

"I do. Tapion gave it to me, he was a warrior of another time."

Then, chibi told Mirai about Tapion's story, and how he had wanted the warrior to be his brother, and had even offered the warrior his help.

Mirai noticed chibi's fascination with the time traveler.

I would have liked to meet him", he said

An idea came to chibi

"Wanna see the sword?"

"Of course!"

Both Trunks went up to chibi's room. Mirai was surprised to see that the sword was just like his own.

"But I don't use it too much", his younger self told him

Mirai fixed his eyes on the boy and chibi started to blush again.

'Those eyes', he thought, 'I feel like they know every single thing about me'

And it occurred to the purple haired that maybe those blue eyes, so much like his own, maybe actually knew all about him.

With soft eyes, Mirai seriously declared:

"It's ok if you don't use it. You don't have to."

"And neither do you," chibi stated, looking up at his older self:

"Not anymore.", he continued.

Mirai was silent for a second, assimilating chibi's words. Then he stared right into the boy's eyes once more, and this time he was completely surrounded by the endless, beautiful blue, and in the middle of those pupils, he saw himself years ago, a sad, serious teenager who only longed for peace.

Suddenly, he was back in the room, still staring at the blue eyes, but now they were again only chibi's eyes, almost innocent, a kid's eyes.

"What?"

"Nothing, sorry! I got distracted for a minute. You're right, I won't be needing my sword now. I'll put it in my room, if you excuse me."

"Of course", chibi replied, watching a still daydreaming Mirai leave.

2:30 in the morning and not even one cloud threatened the stars when Vegeta finally finished with his training. He drinked some water, ate something, took a shower and was just going to bed when Mirai came, not reluctant at all:

"Hi, Vegeta. How was your training today?"

Yes, he called him Vegeta, afraid of the man's reaction if he called him father. Mirai did not want to hear 'I'm not your father', it would kill him in every possible ways.

"Not your business.", came the rough reply

"I know, but I asked 'cause I'd like you to train me while I'm here."

That shocked Vegeta

"And why do you want it?"

Hesitating for a moment, Mirai managed to say:

"Because I want to be stronger."

"You really do?"

There was irony in the question, and both men knew the reason.

Mirai was clearly lying.

And yet.

"Yes, really." He firmly declared

Vegeta could have denied him his wish. Could have something like 'I won't be wasting my time with you' or ' Go away, weakling brat', and could even make Mirai admit that he was telling a lie, for he did not wish to fight. But. Unconsciously, he got mirai's indirect message: the time traveler wanted to spend time with him.

So he decided to agree.

"10:00 in the morning tomorrow then, brat."

"All right. Thanks."

Mirai decided to try sleeping since he would be training hard the next day. In the way to his room, he saw chibi already asleep in his bed, and found actually very cute that the boy slept on his stomach just like a baby. Mirai remembered seeing baby Trunks sleeping just like this. Chibi's face as he slept, Mirai thought, was also baby-like, quiet, peaceful. No terrible nightmares to disturb him, he slept as a child would.

The next day, in the morning, Vegeta and Mirai began sparring. Silently, Vegeta was proud of mirai's strength. Although not going easy on him, Vegeta did not fight with his entire strength, neither did Mirai. They didn't want to hurt each other seriously. Mirai was just glad to be next to him.

Later, chibi Trunks had woken up and saw his father and other self sparring.

He looked into the gravity room and was immediately impressed by the fact that even turned into SSJ2, no aggressiveness came from Mirai Trunks. His older self didn't even seem like he was going to attack. Actually, he looked more as if he had to protect himself or someone else from the attacks. But, chibi noticed, Mirai was really strong, his ki was incredible.

And the main thought going trough chibi's mind was that, just by looking at Mirai, one could tell that he did not have the wish to fight.

Later, Mirai was resting a little, very satisfied. He remembered a moment in their training when a ki blast had sent him to the floor, and when he had less expected, Vegeta had helped him to stand up. Those things, witch may seem to be little, were not unnoticed by mirai's eyes.

"Hey!" chibi was standing on his room's door.

"Hi, chibi!"

"Would you like to come with me to Goten's house? We'll watch some movies!"

"I can't. I'll train again later with Vegeta."

Chibi frowned.

"Why do you keep calling him that?"

Mirai was silent.

"He's also your dad, you know."

Mirai lowered his gaze for a minute, before looking at his younger self, who's eyes were now of a shining, demanding blue.

"Thank you, Trunks." Chibi's eyes widened when he saw Mirai standing up and coming in his direction.

"Really. What you said means a lot for me."

Mirai stopped a few inches before him, and chibi looked up at his older self, but Mirai had once more lowered his serious gaze.

Chibi broke the silence

'Even so, training all day won't be worth your time. I know you came here because of dad, but forcing yourself to spar when it's clear you hate it makes no sense."

Mirai just listened. Yes, he understood chibi's point of view, cause his younger self was only a kid, it was not easy for him to see mirai's reasons.

"And, chibi went on, "I don't think I'd do the same as you."

'ops. Can't believe I've said it.', the youth thought.

But Mirai Trunks smiled

"Of course you would. If I did it, that's what you would do if you were in my situation."

A little irritated by mirai's statement, chibi looked at his eyes once more, but they were so full of pure understanding that chibi gave up arguing with his older self.

"So, good luck with dad."

"Thanks"

In his way to Goten's, chibi could only think about Mirais's kind eyes, about his unconditional love for Vegeta, about hos calm, experienced words. 'Maybe this kindness exists inside me as well', he thought, not knowing that his older self was thinking about his innocent, arrogant blue eyes.

To be continued.