The Little Mermaid: Chapter five
By:Freewater
Disclaimers: I do not own DBZ and I don't own the little mermaid despite how cool that would be! Please don't sue you will only receive two cats that are VERY annoying and pee everywhere!
Warnings: None that I can think of, aside from the fact that Bulma will not be found in this fic, but she is mentioned in some parts. Deathfic? Read and find out! Swearing.
Pairings: Gh-Tr (It can be Mirai Gohan and Mirai Trunks if you want since this is just a fairy tail fic and there are no real specifics on the characters, aside from Trunks' long hair. Just use your imagination! ^_^)
Rating: pg-13
Archive: Sure, anything's good!^_^
Feedback: Definitely! Please, yes!! I want to know if I did a good job or not writing this!
Notes: A bunch of these little stars **** Means a change in time or scenery. ''These things here indicate thoughts. These things // are used to indicate telepathy. Bra is a little older than what she should normally be. She is nine and Trunks is sixteen. Gohan is eighteen and Goten is also nine. Ch#5-?
Mermaid: Trunks
Prince: Gohan
King of the sea: Vegeta (duh)
Sea Witch: Cell (Their both creepy and weird looking)
Two Eels: Cell juniors
Sebastian: Krillin
Flounder: Flounder will just be the Turtle that hangs out with Master Roshi since he is cowardly. I would have made him Goten, but he's Gohans little brother and therefore will remain on land. I know that turtles need air to breath but lets just pretend that this one doesn't.
Most Trusted Advisor to Gohan: Yamcha
Seagull: Master Roshi (their both nuts! Nuff said.)
Dog: Icarus (I know that Icarus is supposed to be a dragon, but I'm keeping him a dog)
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The next day started off fairly simple. Trunks woke up for the second time in his life to the bright sun in his face, and for the first time on a warm bed. Part of him didn't want to leave it with how comfortable he was, but his date with Gohan was today, so the excitement caused him to get up almost immediately. He ended up waking the tiny red crab as he jumped off of the bed and on to the carpeted floor.
Krillin yawned and stretched before getting up off of his pillow as well. Soon there was a knock at the door, and he had to quickly hide in the dresser before Trunks could answer it. He was very happy with who he saw on the other side. It was that nice old lady Bunny, and she came with another change of clothes for him.
She politely handed them to him and waited outside for him to get dressed and come out for breakfast. He was so excited that when he finally changed he almost forgot that Krillin was still trapped in the dresser and needed to be let out.
He smiled nervously at his grumbling and friend when he opened it and gently placed him in his front coat pocket before leaving the large bedroom and following Bunny to the dining room where they would all have their breakfast. He made a mental note to slip something for Krillin into his pocket when no one was looking so he could eat too.
Breakfast went by fairly quick. Gohan didn't show up until ten minutes after they had all started with his yawning little brother in hand, but with the way Yamcha was acting and laughing this appeared to be normal, so Trunks could only smile in amusement as they both sat down to eat.
To Trunks' great pleasure, Gohan chose to sit next to him! He was so happy that he just couldn't stop smiling, and Gohan started to smile too with how happy his new guest seemed for almost nothing at all.
The food looked a little strange to him, but after taking a few test bites of some toast and bacon, he broke off a few tiny pieces and slipped them into his pocket for the small crab to eat. He too looked at the food skeptically before eating it. He was glad that it tasted good at least.
Unknown to the both of them, Goten saw as he would lift the small bacon crumbs to his pocket and watch as little red pinchers would come out and greedily grab the food from his fingertips. He snickered in amusement. His older brothers new boyfriend had a pet crab, or so it seemed. He decided to not get him in trouble and tell. Gohan normally didn't care when he brought home creepy things in jars, it was Yamcha who freaked out and made him set them all free.
Once everything was eaten and put away, Gohan told Goten to go and play with his friends outside while he showed his guest around the village. He couldn't help but make a small grumbling noise of protest at this, he wanted to go with them but he had to do what his brother said. He still thought that he could embarrass him a bit before he was sent away.
"Alright big brother, just make sure that when you kiss him you remember that he'll need to breathe too!" He called out before quickly running out to his escape to avoid his brothers cold stare. Gohan sighed in a mixture of annoyance and embarrassment when he was gone while Trunks blushed a deep red, not knowing how he should take the comment.
He thought that Gohans little brother was nice enough, but if he kept on throwing around comments like that then what were the odds that Gohan would actually kiss him? He was getting a little worried over this and hoped that he could get his ebony haired prince to kiss him before the spell wore off and he became the official property of Cell.
He shuddered at the thought. It wasn't very pleasant imagining what the octopus would put him through if *that* were to happen! He looked back at where Gohan stood. 'I wish that you would've recognised me.' He thought to himself in disappointment before lowering his head.
Gohan caught the sad look on his face and quickly tried to help. "Hey, what's the matter? Are you worried about the trip? If you are then we don't have to go." He said while placing a hand on his shoulder.
Trunks' eyes widened in shock when he heard that. 'No! No! I want to go with you!' He shouted inwardly as if he would hear him, while tugging on his arm in the direction of the door to get the point across.
Gohan gave an amused laugh with how his new guest seemed to badly want to go. "Alright we'll go!" He laughed out while still being tugged towards the door.
Yamcha was giving faint snickers as well while he watched the two from where he still sat at the table. "Can I expect you back by dinner?" He called to his prince who was just about to disappear behind the door.
"Yes!" Was all he could get out before Trunks tugged him out of the room.
He just laughed as he finally got the boy under control and walked in the direction of the royal stables, with his arm thrown lazily across his shoulder. It was just an act of friendship, but Trunks still blushed at the contact while they went.
Krillin was still sitting in his coat pocket nervously. He was afraid for a moment that their plans to be alone would be ruined. Not to mention the fact that he was almost caught when the human put his arm around his prince's shoulder, but he sighed in relief once they finally got going. At least this human seemed to enjoy Toranksu's company.
When they finally got to the stables, Trunks was a little shocked with what he saw. Giant animals were everywhere in here, and they were all being brushed or fed by other humans while two of them were being tied to a fancy looking wooden carriage.
He knew what the carriage was and what the animals did, but he'd never seen them up close before or bothered to ask Master Roshi what they were called. They were a *lot* bigger up close than they were from being seen in the ocean.
Gohan saw the worried look on his face and became concerned as the lavender haired boy tightened his grip on his arm. 'He acts like he's never seen a horse before.' He thought to himself in amazement.
He gently took his hand and led him up to where the horses were being brushed, thinking that if he was afraid of them then the fear should be taken care of before they went on their trip. There were many horses in the village after all. Trunks timidly followed, the only comforting thought that he had while he slowly walked towards the giant animal was that should anything happen, Gohan was right beside him and would protect him.
When they got up to the rather large horse, Gohan gently reached his hand out to pet the animal, trying to show him that it wouldn't hurt him. Trunks just looked at what he was doing and soon took the hint as he uncertainly reached his own hand up to pet it. He'd never felt fur before aside from Roshi's feathers but that was different, so this felt pretty cool. He smiled happily while he stroked the animals neck. It seemed to like it.
"You see?" Gohan said while getting out the brush. "The horse won't hurt you if you treat it right." He said as he started to brush its mane.
Trunks smiled brightly. He was starting to like horses already and was even wondering if they would be riding them, but then a quick look to the carriage that was being set up told him otherwise. 'Oh well.' He thought in slight disappointment. 'It's not like I know how to ride one of these anyway.'
Gohan looked down at him while he stroked the animal's neck and smiled. He looked so cute when he was doing something that took his interest. He then noticed how the carriage was ready for them and gently took his hand. "Ready to go now?" He asked.
Trunks beamed at him while practically dragging him over to the carriage in his excitement and hopping in. This was it! He had to be at his absolute best today if he wanted him to kiss him. Just the thought of being kissed again by him sent shivers down his spine, but he just ignored them as Gohan grabbed the reigns of the horse and got them going.
The stablemen waved goodbye to them as they went down the brick road and towards the palace gates. Trunks was so excited. He'd never seen trees, grass or flowers up close before and he thought that they were all very beautiful. The air smelled nice too. Everything for their date just seem so...perfect.
While Trunks quickly looked around, trying to take in all the small sights at once, Gohan was trying to think about where this young stranger came from. He was so sure that this boy was his rescuer when he found him on the beach that day, that when it was revealed he had no voice he felt like screaming out his frustration and disappointment to the sky itself.
Still, no matter what he did he just couldn't find him. 'Perhaps Yamcha was right. Maybe I just swallowed too much seawater and thought I saw someone.' He thought to himself, depressed that it was probably true.
He was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't notice how his young guest started to lean over the end of the carriage to get a look at the hooves of the horses. He was just curious as to why they looked so different from human's feet. Krillin, who was still in his pocket, continually nagging at him to stop what he was doing and sit still, but he just ignore him.
'Maybe I should give up on finding him. He most likely isn't real anyway.' He thought while the village started to come into view below the hill. There was a small fair going on this week to celebrate the coming of spring. There was at least one festival like this for every season, basically to give thanks for what that season provided.
He couldn't help but smile at the thought. At least his guest had come at a time when the village was at its best. Speaking of which he looked over at him to tell him that they were almost there when he saw how he was sitting.
He couldn't help but gasp in shock. Not only was what this boy doing weird but also *extremely* dangerous! Just before they went down the hill that would most likely cause him to fall, he quickly reached over and pulled him back up and into his seat by his jacket.
"What were you doing?!?" He asked as if he could answer. Trunks didn't see what the big deal was, but then again he didn't fully understand that he could've been hurt. He didn't really know how to explain what he was doing to him, so he just pointed at his own foot and then at the horse.
Luckily, Gohan understood what he was saying, but he still thought it was quite strange. "You wanted to look at the horses hooves?" He asked.
Trunks merely nodded his head.
Gohan shrugged his shoulders and sighed. "Alright." He said skeptically. "Just make sure to do that when we've stopped next time. You could've been hurt." He explained while continuing on with the ride into the village.
Trunks blinked when he heard that. He didn't know that what he was doing was dangerous, but at least Gohan didn't seem to think he was too weird.
"See, I told you to sit still!" Krillin hissed from his hiding spot in his pocket. He just shrugged him off.
Soon they were inside the village walls, and he was very pleased and excited to see all the strange and wonderful things that were going on. Children were playing games and people were talking merrily amongst themselves while they walked the nicely decorated streets.
Then a somewhat frightening thought occurred to him. There were *many* humans running around! The fact that he was a mermaid made it instinct to try and run away and to not be seen by them, so he had to constantly remind himself that he was now a human and that people wouldn't be giving him strange looks because he was now one of them.
That didn't stop him from being a little nervous though. What if the spell wore off early and he changed back? He shuddered at the thought of being a mermaid again in the middle of a human village. 'They'd probably put me in a fish tank on display somewhere! And Gohan wouldn't want me either.' He thought miserably. No way would Gohan want him if he knew that he was below him on the food chain!
Gohan saw the saddened look on his face and was confused as to where it came from. What was wrong? He didn't really know what to do at that point. It's not like if he asked him he would be able to answer. Perhaps he was just nervous about being near so many people? He didn't know.
Slowly and unsurely, he reached his hand over and placed it around his shoulder. He wasn't too sure why he did it, maybe so he could make him feel better, but for whatever the reason he was totally unprepared for the jolt of electricity that ran up his arm at the touch. He liked it a lot, and couldn't help the smile that graced his features when it happened, temporarily forgetting about his rescuer.
Trunks felt the very same thing when he did that, and he couldn't help the blush and large smile that came to his face at the contact. This was going great!
Krillin looked up at them from his hiding spot, and he too smiled. They both looked really good together, and he couldn't help but truly hope that Toranksu got his wish and got together with this human that he seemed to love so much. Not because of what would happen with Cell if he didn't, but because it was what he wanted.
Gohan looked over at him and smiled as they got ready to stop. Trunks looked over at him and did the same, and Gohan couldn't help try to hide the light blush on his face when he did that. He was just so...beautiful.
**There you see him
Sitting there across the way
He don't got a lot to say
But there's something about him.**
He quickly hopped out of the carriage and then helped him down to the ground before taking his hand and heading down the street, looking for something to do.
He didn't really have time to find anything before Trunks saw a puppet show across the street and excitedly grabbed his hand and dragged him over to it. He just laughed as he was being taken by his guest over to the show. He certainly did seem to have a spice for life.
It was nothing special, just a story about a prince of mermaids who longed to be human, but in the end he ended up deciding to be with his family under the sea.
Trunks just wrinkled his nose at it. 'That's *not* going to be me!' He thought determinedly while he watched.
Soon something else caught his eye off in the centre of the festival. Dancing! He'd never danced before and to do it with Gohan would be the best!
He quickly grabbed his hand to get his attention and pointed over at it. Gohan smiled once he saw all the happy couples dancing around to the soft music that was being played. "Want to dance?" He asked with a smile.
Trunks nodded his head and pulled him off towards it. Once again, Gohan laughed while he was being dragged. He was just so cute!
It was a little awkward at first. Quite obviously the boy had never danced before so Gohan had to show him how it was done before they could get at a comfortable pace. If felt nice having the lavender haired stranger in his arms like this while they moved across the dance floor. Warm and...right. He didn't know it, but he was looking into his hypnotic blue eyes when he realised that he was leaning in to kiss him.
Krillin was just sitting in his hiding spot in Trunks' pocket, watching the scene unfold in front of him with pure excitement as he clenched at the cloth of the jacket in anticipation.
**And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the boy!**
Trunks blushed once he realised what he was doing, and just as his eyes began to slide shut for the oncoming kiss Gohan suddenly blinked and leaned away before continuing on with their dance.
Trunks blinked too, unable to tell what he did wrong while Krillin just seethed in his jacket pocket. 'They almost did it! What the hell is his problem?!?' He thought, furious that his prince had been turned down.
They continued on with their dancing in the bright sunshine, Gohan a little embarrassed with his actions and Trunks a little nervous as to what was happening. Why didn't he kiss him? He was just about to, so he just didn't get it.
Gohan looked back down at him for some hint of disapproval for his actions, and was disappointed to see the confused look on his face. 'Good one, idiot!' He scolded himself. He shouldn't have tried to kiss him, he barely knew him! But for some odd reason he felt a strange attraction to him that was getting hard to ignore.
**Yes, you want him
Look at him, you know you do
Possible he wants you too
There is one way to ask him.**
Thankfully the tension seemed to lesson up as his young guest suddenly surprised him by taking the lead and twirling him around the dance floor. He just laughed again when he did that, smiling up at him innocently as he did.
Trunks looked up at him with stars in his eyes. He didn't care right now if a chance just passed him by, another would come soon he was sure of it. And he wouldn't get his prince to kiss him if he acted like some kind of whining tadpole. They were out to have fun and that's precisely what Trunks wanted to do.
Krillin smiled up at him. "That's right, just forget about it and move on, you'll have other chances." He coached him as silently as he could from inside of his hiding spot.
Soon Trunks spotted some other things that caught his attention, and Gohan looked over to see what he was looking at just to smile at the sight. I was a farmer selling rabbits, puppies and kittens to young children.
He just beamed as he took his hand and led him over to where they all were so that he could look at them. Trunks had never held so many fluffy things before in his entire life! And the tiny sounds that the puppies and kittens were making were completely adorable. It was a good thing Master Roshi had told him what these animals were called or else he wouldn't have a clue as to what he was doing.
The cats were all trying to make a home out of his shoulders, and a few of them even licked at his face. He couldn't help but wonder if he still tasted like fish and that was what they were all after. There was one kitten that he particularly liked, and it was the one that wasn't trying to lick his face off, but trying to get comfortable in his arms.
Gohan noticed how his lavender haired guest seemed to fall for the tiny black kitten that made little mewing sounds while he gently pet it, and it just seemed cruel to part the two of them when the cat made a bed out of his warm arms, so he bought it for him. They just looked so cute together.
**It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the boy!**
The sight of the smile on his face was all the reward he needed when he said that the cat was now his to look after. Just before he could foolishly ask what he was going to name it, the seller quickly said that the name of the cat was Puar.
They both just shrugged. It wasn't all that uncommon for a former owner to name the pet anyway. At least his guest would have trouble trying to tell him what the name was.
Speaking of which, he'd forgotten that he still didn't know the name of his young guest! He could've kicked himself with how stupid he felt right then. What was he planning on calling him? Hey you? He'd have to try and figure out what his name was when they had a chance to be alone together.
**Sha la, la, la, la, la!
My oh my!
Look like the guy too shy,
Ain't gonna kiss the boy!
Sha la, la, la, la, la!
Ain't that sad?
Ain't it a shame?
Too bad, he gonna miss the boy.....**
Trunks soon saw something that made his eyes completely light up with excitement. There was a man renting out boats to couples! He tugged on Gohans sleeve to get his attention and pointed towards the boats. It would actually be kind of nice to be on the water again considering he's never been away from home for so long.
Gohan smiled, getting the idea of what he was hinting at. It was getting a little hot out, so a boat ride could be just what they needed to cool off. He gently took the sleeping Kitten off of his shoulder and told him that cats don't like water. They asked the seller if they could leave it there for the time being and come back for it later and he more than happily agreed to do as his prince asked.
He then led the lavender haired teen over to where the boats were being sold and rented one for the two of them. He politely helped him inside before sitting down, taking the oars and paddling away.
It was hard trying to strike up a conversation with someone who couldn't speak, but certain things were easy enough. Like when the lavender haired youth pointed at something, it was usually because he wanted to know what it was, so Gohan would explain it to him. Other than that he would just try to guess a few things about him. He soon found out that he was sixteen, and had a father and a sister, but he couldn't figure out where he came from.
With the facial expression he made with the mention of his mother, Gohan knew that something terrible must've happened to her and apologised immediately. After a few hand gestures and lighthearted smiles, he knew that the handsome youth in front of him didn't take any offence to his ignorance.
Trunks sighed in happy content with the ride and placed his hand in the water as they went. It felt so strange feeling the wet water when he was dry for the first time in his life, but he hardly paid any attention to that as he looked and listened to what his prince had to say and did.
They didn't know how long they were rowing for. It was strange how they both seemed to lose track of the time while they spoke. Or at least, while Gohan spoke and Trunks tried to communicate to him. It was now dark out and they were in a lagoon with fish, fireflies and small birds everywhere. It truly was a romantic setting. And the only thought that entered Trunk's head once he realised this was: 'Perfect!'
Eventually after enough time had passed he got a few hand signals in that Gohan could understand on sight. Like "Lets do that." Or "I like this." Simple things such as yes, no, maybe, and please were easy to understand without the need for hand signals. And if words were small enough then Gohan could read his lips when he spoke simple sentences slowly enough.
He was starting to regret this once he realised how transfixed on his lips he was getting. There was a large need to try and kiss him again that he wasn't too sure that he should go through with. He barely knew this boy, and what about his rescuer?
**Now's your moment.
Floating in a blue lagoon.
Boy you better do it soon,
No time will be better.
He don't say a word,
And he won't say a word,
Until you kiss the boy!**
He quickly shook his head of the absurd thought. 'He's probably not interested anyway.' He thought with a certain degree of disappointment that he felt guilty about having.
Krillin shook his head in disgust before hopping out of Trunks' pocket and into the water. "If you want something done right, then you've got to do it yourself!" He said to himself tiredly. This human was extremely hard to get through to, and if he and Trunks didn't kiss then his prince would become the official property of Cell.
He swam away a bit until he came across a group of birds who were sitting close to the water. He went up to them and explained who Trunks was and asked them to sing something a little romantic to set the mood. They more than happily obliged for him.
Back at the boat he could hear that human trying to guess Trunks' name, and he quickly swam back there as fast as he could to try and help him out a bit.
"Is it......Melvin?" Gohan asked the very first thing that came to mind, but instantly regretted once he saw the look of pure disbelief and disgust cross his features with the *extremely* funny face he made! He couldn't help but laugh at the sight. "A-alright then no!" He laughed out.
He soon tried to control his fits of laughter enough to make another guess. "Um...Nick?" He asked. Trunks shook his head no. Gohan thought again. "Steven?" He asked hopefully. Once again, Trunks shook his head no. His name was too different from what people would normally hear, so he seriously doubted that he would guess correctly.
Krillin finally managed to swim up to the boat and climb up the wood before cupping his pinchers over his mouth. Trunks gasped at what he knew the tiny crab planned on doing, and he tired to send him a signal that specifically said no without tipping off Gohan, but he just ignored his prince as he told the human his name.
"His name is Trunks." He hissed at the ebony haired human before quickly hopping back into the water.
Gohan suddenly looked around the boat in confusion, unable to tell where that sound had come from. "D-did you hear anything?" He asked him from across the boat.
Trunks just played dumb and shrugged his shoulders. He didn't really think that Gohan would be able to hear Krillin anyway.
Gohan thought for a moment about what that tiny voice had said. 'Trunks? That's not even a name! Is it?' He thought to himself while still thinking it over in his head. He looked back up at the young man in front of him and basically thought. 'What the hell.' Before asking. "Is it Trunks?"
Trunks beamed brightly when he heard his name being spoken on Gohans lips and quickly nodded his head yes as he reached out and excitedly grabbed his hand.
Gohan blinked, he couldn't believe his luck! He knew the boys name! This was so great! He also completely forgot about the small voice that gave him the name while he leaned in a little closer at Trunks' warm touch. "That's actually kind of nice." He said affectionately.
Trunks blushed at the comment. His voice sounded so nice when it was so close to his ear.
At this point they hardly took notice of how they had floated under the shadow of a weeping willow. They could both still see each other perfectly with the fireflies everywhere, and the singing of the birds was just plain beautiful.
**Sha la, la, la, la, la!
Don't be scared,
You got the mood prepared,
Go on and kiss the boy!
Sha la, la, la, la, la!
Don't stop now!
Don't try to hide it how
You want to kiss the boy!**
Gohan stopped thinking at this point. All he could really feel was the aching in his heart when he looked at the young man just inches away from him, and all he could see was Trunks' bright blue eyes in front of him, almost pleading with him to lean in closer, so he did.
**Sha la, la, la, la, la!Float along,
And listen to the song!
The song say, kiss the boy!**
Krillin and the rest of the birds and animals watched from their hiding spot as the two slowly moved in closer. The crab had never been so excited in his entire life! They were finally going to kiss each other and Trunks would be free to live his own life! The only thing that bothered him was *how* slow they were going! Just......Another......Inch!
**Sha la, la, la, la, la!
The music play!
Do what the music say,
You got to kiss the boy.**
Trunks slid his eyes shut for the kiss and so did Gohan. They were so close now that they could feel the heat from each others breath on their lips as they moved in.
**You've got to kiss the boy,
You wanna kiss the boy,
You've gotta kiss the boy,
Go on and kiss the boy...................**
Just as their lips made the most feathery light brush, their kiss was interrupted when the boat was suddenly and very roughly knocked over. Sending the both of them flying into the water face first with a startled cry from Gohan.
Krillin just stood on a lily pad in the water, completely frozen in shock as he watched the human quickly help his prince to his feet in the waist deep water. They were so close!!!! What the hell just happened?!?!?!
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Back in the water, where no one could see them, the two Cell jr eels gave each other a high five for a job well done in thwarting the Prince's kiss.
Back in his underwater cave, Cell just about had a heart attack with what he just saw in his crystal ball. Another split second and they would've kissed and his whole plan to steal the ocean would've been spoiled. It was a good thing he decided to watch that brat while he was above the water.
"That was a close one! Too close!!" He said as he watched the scene angrily. "That little tramp!! God, he's better than I thought!" He said to himself in frustration.
"If he keeps this up then they'll be kissing by sunset for sure!" He realised while he quickly swam over to his cupboard overfilled with spell ingredients and threw it open. He then grabbed several jars and different coloured potions before throwing them in his cauldron. He had to separate them before they did anything, he just had to!
"Vegeta's son will be mine!" He stated to himself angrily while his form began to change into that of a blonde human. The shell around his neck that contained Trunks' voice started to glow. Cell then started to laugh out menacingly with his new plan. "Then he'll wriggle like a worm on a hook to get him back!" He laughed out as his voice started to change.
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Later that night, back at the palace and in the garden that looked over the dark ocean, Gohan was once again playing on his flute the song that his rescuer sang to him that day on the beach.
He sadly stopped halfway through though, before examining the instrument in his hands. 'What's the point? He's not real anyway. I would've found him by now if he was.' He thought to himself in disappointment.
Yamcha saw his friend out on the grass overlooking the sea, and became a little worried with how upset he looked, so he decided to go over and try to help. He knew what was on his mind anyway. That boy he couldn't find.
"Hey, Gohan." He said calmly as he approached.
Gohan turned to him, startled for having his thoughts interrupted. "What are you doing out here?" He asked curiously. Not that he wasn't grateful for the company that he offered, he just wanted to be alone right now.
Yamcha sighed. "I know that you're thinking about that boy again." He said when he finally made it up to him. Gohan was about to say something to that, but he quickly cut him off. "You should try to let it go, Gohan. If he was real then you would've found him by now but you didn't." He said as lightly as possible in that all knowing friendly voice.
He just lowered his head. He was so sure that he was real and that he was in love and going to marry him, but now he found himself starting to not only give up on him, but pursuing another person as well.
Yamcha placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. He knew how hard this must be for him. Gohan was a prince and therefore it was very important that he find his soulmate soon or be forced to marry. The idea that he could've found him but then lost him *would* be a great disappointment to anyone. Not to mention the confusion he must've been going through with the arrival of Trunks.
He looked up at the only guest bedroom with a light on and motioned for Gohan to do the same. He looked up too and could see Trunks playing with his new pet in the window. "Maybe you should just give up on this fantasy person of yours and go for what you have right in front of your eyes." He said with a smirk, knowing that his prince really liked this one.
Gohan looked at him with shocked face. 'He can't know, can he?' He thought to himself.
Yamcha just gave him a friendly nudge before heading back into the palace.
Gohan gave him a thoughtful look as he left before looking back up at the window. It was true, he did like Trunks. He liked him enough to try and kiss him twice, anyway!
He then looked back down at the flute in his hand before throwing it into the dark sea. "Whoever you are that saved me, thank you." He whispered lightly before turning around and getting ready to go and see Trunks up in his room.
He didn't get a full three feet when the most familiar song entered his ears. He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard it. That voice! It was exactly the same!
He turned and ran back to the edge of the garden and looked down at the beach, trying to trace the source of the song. He found it quickly when he spotted a young man with blond hair walking down the sand while he sang the tune.
It was the same, and yet it was...different. He felt himself being drawn to the sound and unable to take his eyes off the stranger as he walked. He was so transfixed on the sound that he didn't even notice the yellow light that seeped out of the shell around his neck and slowly made its way into his eyes.
Cell looked up at where Gohan stood staring at him. "You're mine now too." He hissed evilly with a smirk.
To Be Continued.............................
A.N: So what do you all think so far? I hope you all like the song part because it was a true pain in the ass to write! lol Reviews please!!!! ^_^ And thanks to all who are reviewing me! Now that I think about it I'm glad that people talked me out killing poor Trunks. ^_^ What WAS I thinking?
By:Freewater
Disclaimers: I do not own DBZ and I don't own the little mermaid despite how cool that would be! Please don't sue you will only receive two cats that are VERY annoying and pee everywhere!
Warnings: None that I can think of, aside from the fact that Bulma will not be found in this fic, but she is mentioned in some parts. Deathfic? Read and find out! Swearing.
Pairings: Gh-Tr (It can be Mirai Gohan and Mirai Trunks if you want since this is just a fairy tail fic and there are no real specifics on the characters, aside from Trunks' long hair. Just use your imagination! ^_^)
Rating: pg-13
Archive: Sure, anything's good!^_^
Feedback: Definitely! Please, yes!! I want to know if I did a good job or not writing this!
Notes: A bunch of these little stars **** Means a change in time or scenery. ''These things here indicate thoughts. These things // are used to indicate telepathy. Bra is a little older than what she should normally be. She is nine and Trunks is sixteen. Gohan is eighteen and Goten is also nine. Ch#5-?
Mermaid: Trunks
Prince: Gohan
King of the sea: Vegeta (duh)
Sea Witch: Cell (Their both creepy and weird looking)
Two Eels: Cell juniors
Sebastian: Krillin
Flounder: Flounder will just be the Turtle that hangs out with Master Roshi since he is cowardly. I would have made him Goten, but he's Gohans little brother and therefore will remain on land. I know that turtles need air to breath but lets just pretend that this one doesn't.
Most Trusted Advisor to Gohan: Yamcha
Seagull: Master Roshi (their both nuts! Nuff said.)
Dog: Icarus (I know that Icarus is supposed to be a dragon, but I'm keeping him a dog)
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The next day started off fairly simple. Trunks woke up for the second time in his life to the bright sun in his face, and for the first time on a warm bed. Part of him didn't want to leave it with how comfortable he was, but his date with Gohan was today, so the excitement caused him to get up almost immediately. He ended up waking the tiny red crab as he jumped off of the bed and on to the carpeted floor.
Krillin yawned and stretched before getting up off of his pillow as well. Soon there was a knock at the door, and he had to quickly hide in the dresser before Trunks could answer it. He was very happy with who he saw on the other side. It was that nice old lady Bunny, and she came with another change of clothes for him.
She politely handed them to him and waited outside for him to get dressed and come out for breakfast. He was so excited that when he finally changed he almost forgot that Krillin was still trapped in the dresser and needed to be let out.
He smiled nervously at his grumbling and friend when he opened it and gently placed him in his front coat pocket before leaving the large bedroom and following Bunny to the dining room where they would all have their breakfast. He made a mental note to slip something for Krillin into his pocket when no one was looking so he could eat too.
Breakfast went by fairly quick. Gohan didn't show up until ten minutes after they had all started with his yawning little brother in hand, but with the way Yamcha was acting and laughing this appeared to be normal, so Trunks could only smile in amusement as they both sat down to eat.
To Trunks' great pleasure, Gohan chose to sit next to him! He was so happy that he just couldn't stop smiling, and Gohan started to smile too with how happy his new guest seemed for almost nothing at all.
The food looked a little strange to him, but after taking a few test bites of some toast and bacon, he broke off a few tiny pieces and slipped them into his pocket for the small crab to eat. He too looked at the food skeptically before eating it. He was glad that it tasted good at least.
Unknown to the both of them, Goten saw as he would lift the small bacon crumbs to his pocket and watch as little red pinchers would come out and greedily grab the food from his fingertips. He snickered in amusement. His older brothers new boyfriend had a pet crab, or so it seemed. He decided to not get him in trouble and tell. Gohan normally didn't care when he brought home creepy things in jars, it was Yamcha who freaked out and made him set them all free.
Once everything was eaten and put away, Gohan told Goten to go and play with his friends outside while he showed his guest around the village. He couldn't help but make a small grumbling noise of protest at this, he wanted to go with them but he had to do what his brother said. He still thought that he could embarrass him a bit before he was sent away.
"Alright big brother, just make sure that when you kiss him you remember that he'll need to breathe too!" He called out before quickly running out to his escape to avoid his brothers cold stare. Gohan sighed in a mixture of annoyance and embarrassment when he was gone while Trunks blushed a deep red, not knowing how he should take the comment.
He thought that Gohans little brother was nice enough, but if he kept on throwing around comments like that then what were the odds that Gohan would actually kiss him? He was getting a little worried over this and hoped that he could get his ebony haired prince to kiss him before the spell wore off and he became the official property of Cell.
He shuddered at the thought. It wasn't very pleasant imagining what the octopus would put him through if *that* were to happen! He looked back at where Gohan stood. 'I wish that you would've recognised me.' He thought to himself in disappointment before lowering his head.
Gohan caught the sad look on his face and quickly tried to help. "Hey, what's the matter? Are you worried about the trip? If you are then we don't have to go." He said while placing a hand on his shoulder.
Trunks' eyes widened in shock when he heard that. 'No! No! I want to go with you!' He shouted inwardly as if he would hear him, while tugging on his arm in the direction of the door to get the point across.
Gohan gave an amused laugh with how his new guest seemed to badly want to go. "Alright we'll go!" He laughed out while still being tugged towards the door.
Yamcha was giving faint snickers as well while he watched the two from where he still sat at the table. "Can I expect you back by dinner?" He called to his prince who was just about to disappear behind the door.
"Yes!" Was all he could get out before Trunks tugged him out of the room.
He just laughed as he finally got the boy under control and walked in the direction of the royal stables, with his arm thrown lazily across his shoulder. It was just an act of friendship, but Trunks still blushed at the contact while they went.
Krillin was still sitting in his coat pocket nervously. He was afraid for a moment that their plans to be alone would be ruined. Not to mention the fact that he was almost caught when the human put his arm around his prince's shoulder, but he sighed in relief once they finally got going. At least this human seemed to enjoy Toranksu's company.
When they finally got to the stables, Trunks was a little shocked with what he saw. Giant animals were everywhere in here, and they were all being brushed or fed by other humans while two of them were being tied to a fancy looking wooden carriage.
He knew what the carriage was and what the animals did, but he'd never seen them up close before or bothered to ask Master Roshi what they were called. They were a *lot* bigger up close than they were from being seen in the ocean.
Gohan saw the worried look on his face and became concerned as the lavender haired boy tightened his grip on his arm. 'He acts like he's never seen a horse before.' He thought to himself in amazement.
He gently took his hand and led him up to where the horses were being brushed, thinking that if he was afraid of them then the fear should be taken care of before they went on their trip. There were many horses in the village after all. Trunks timidly followed, the only comforting thought that he had while he slowly walked towards the giant animal was that should anything happen, Gohan was right beside him and would protect him.
When they got up to the rather large horse, Gohan gently reached his hand out to pet the animal, trying to show him that it wouldn't hurt him. Trunks just looked at what he was doing and soon took the hint as he uncertainly reached his own hand up to pet it. He'd never felt fur before aside from Roshi's feathers but that was different, so this felt pretty cool. He smiled happily while he stroked the animals neck. It seemed to like it.
"You see?" Gohan said while getting out the brush. "The horse won't hurt you if you treat it right." He said as he started to brush its mane.
Trunks smiled brightly. He was starting to like horses already and was even wondering if they would be riding them, but then a quick look to the carriage that was being set up told him otherwise. 'Oh well.' He thought in slight disappointment. 'It's not like I know how to ride one of these anyway.'
Gohan looked down at him while he stroked the animal's neck and smiled. He looked so cute when he was doing something that took his interest. He then noticed how the carriage was ready for them and gently took his hand. "Ready to go now?" He asked.
Trunks beamed at him while practically dragging him over to the carriage in his excitement and hopping in. This was it! He had to be at his absolute best today if he wanted him to kiss him. Just the thought of being kissed again by him sent shivers down his spine, but he just ignored them as Gohan grabbed the reigns of the horse and got them going.
The stablemen waved goodbye to them as they went down the brick road and towards the palace gates. Trunks was so excited. He'd never seen trees, grass or flowers up close before and he thought that they were all very beautiful. The air smelled nice too. Everything for their date just seem so...perfect.
While Trunks quickly looked around, trying to take in all the small sights at once, Gohan was trying to think about where this young stranger came from. He was so sure that this boy was his rescuer when he found him on the beach that day, that when it was revealed he had no voice he felt like screaming out his frustration and disappointment to the sky itself.
Still, no matter what he did he just couldn't find him. 'Perhaps Yamcha was right. Maybe I just swallowed too much seawater and thought I saw someone.' He thought to himself, depressed that it was probably true.
He was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't notice how his young guest started to lean over the end of the carriage to get a look at the hooves of the horses. He was just curious as to why they looked so different from human's feet. Krillin, who was still in his pocket, continually nagging at him to stop what he was doing and sit still, but he just ignore him.
'Maybe I should give up on finding him. He most likely isn't real anyway.' He thought while the village started to come into view below the hill. There was a small fair going on this week to celebrate the coming of spring. There was at least one festival like this for every season, basically to give thanks for what that season provided.
He couldn't help but smile at the thought. At least his guest had come at a time when the village was at its best. Speaking of which he looked over at him to tell him that they were almost there when he saw how he was sitting.
He couldn't help but gasp in shock. Not only was what this boy doing weird but also *extremely* dangerous! Just before they went down the hill that would most likely cause him to fall, he quickly reached over and pulled him back up and into his seat by his jacket.
"What were you doing?!?" He asked as if he could answer. Trunks didn't see what the big deal was, but then again he didn't fully understand that he could've been hurt. He didn't really know how to explain what he was doing to him, so he just pointed at his own foot and then at the horse.
Luckily, Gohan understood what he was saying, but he still thought it was quite strange. "You wanted to look at the horses hooves?" He asked.
Trunks merely nodded his head.
Gohan shrugged his shoulders and sighed. "Alright." He said skeptically. "Just make sure to do that when we've stopped next time. You could've been hurt." He explained while continuing on with the ride into the village.
Trunks blinked when he heard that. He didn't know that what he was doing was dangerous, but at least Gohan didn't seem to think he was too weird.
"See, I told you to sit still!" Krillin hissed from his hiding spot in his pocket. He just shrugged him off.
Soon they were inside the village walls, and he was very pleased and excited to see all the strange and wonderful things that were going on. Children were playing games and people were talking merrily amongst themselves while they walked the nicely decorated streets.
Then a somewhat frightening thought occurred to him. There were *many* humans running around! The fact that he was a mermaid made it instinct to try and run away and to not be seen by them, so he had to constantly remind himself that he was now a human and that people wouldn't be giving him strange looks because he was now one of them.
That didn't stop him from being a little nervous though. What if the spell wore off early and he changed back? He shuddered at the thought of being a mermaid again in the middle of a human village. 'They'd probably put me in a fish tank on display somewhere! And Gohan wouldn't want me either.' He thought miserably. No way would Gohan want him if he knew that he was below him on the food chain!
Gohan saw the saddened look on his face and was confused as to where it came from. What was wrong? He didn't really know what to do at that point. It's not like if he asked him he would be able to answer. Perhaps he was just nervous about being near so many people? He didn't know.
Slowly and unsurely, he reached his hand over and placed it around his shoulder. He wasn't too sure why he did it, maybe so he could make him feel better, but for whatever the reason he was totally unprepared for the jolt of electricity that ran up his arm at the touch. He liked it a lot, and couldn't help the smile that graced his features when it happened, temporarily forgetting about his rescuer.
Trunks felt the very same thing when he did that, and he couldn't help the blush and large smile that came to his face at the contact. This was going great!
Krillin looked up at them from his hiding spot, and he too smiled. They both looked really good together, and he couldn't help but truly hope that Toranksu got his wish and got together with this human that he seemed to love so much. Not because of what would happen with Cell if he didn't, but because it was what he wanted.
Gohan looked over at him and smiled as they got ready to stop. Trunks looked over at him and did the same, and Gohan couldn't help try to hide the light blush on his face when he did that. He was just so...beautiful.
**There you see him
Sitting there across the way
He don't got a lot to say
But there's something about him.**
He quickly hopped out of the carriage and then helped him down to the ground before taking his hand and heading down the street, looking for something to do.
He didn't really have time to find anything before Trunks saw a puppet show across the street and excitedly grabbed his hand and dragged him over to it. He just laughed as he was being taken by his guest over to the show. He certainly did seem to have a spice for life.
It was nothing special, just a story about a prince of mermaids who longed to be human, but in the end he ended up deciding to be with his family under the sea.
Trunks just wrinkled his nose at it. 'That's *not* going to be me!' He thought determinedly while he watched.
Soon something else caught his eye off in the centre of the festival. Dancing! He'd never danced before and to do it with Gohan would be the best!
He quickly grabbed his hand to get his attention and pointed over at it. Gohan smiled once he saw all the happy couples dancing around to the soft music that was being played. "Want to dance?" He asked with a smile.
Trunks nodded his head and pulled him off towards it. Once again, Gohan laughed while he was being dragged. He was just so cute!
It was a little awkward at first. Quite obviously the boy had never danced before so Gohan had to show him how it was done before they could get at a comfortable pace. If felt nice having the lavender haired stranger in his arms like this while they moved across the dance floor. Warm and...right. He didn't know it, but he was looking into his hypnotic blue eyes when he realised that he was leaning in to kiss him.
Krillin was just sitting in his hiding spot in Trunks' pocket, watching the scene unfold in front of him with pure excitement as he clenched at the cloth of the jacket in anticipation.
**And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the boy!**
Trunks blushed once he realised what he was doing, and just as his eyes began to slide shut for the oncoming kiss Gohan suddenly blinked and leaned away before continuing on with their dance.
Trunks blinked too, unable to tell what he did wrong while Krillin just seethed in his jacket pocket. 'They almost did it! What the hell is his problem?!?' He thought, furious that his prince had been turned down.
They continued on with their dancing in the bright sunshine, Gohan a little embarrassed with his actions and Trunks a little nervous as to what was happening. Why didn't he kiss him? He was just about to, so he just didn't get it.
Gohan looked back down at him for some hint of disapproval for his actions, and was disappointed to see the confused look on his face. 'Good one, idiot!' He scolded himself. He shouldn't have tried to kiss him, he barely knew him! But for some odd reason he felt a strange attraction to him that was getting hard to ignore.
**Yes, you want him
Look at him, you know you do
Possible he wants you too
There is one way to ask him.**
Thankfully the tension seemed to lesson up as his young guest suddenly surprised him by taking the lead and twirling him around the dance floor. He just laughed again when he did that, smiling up at him innocently as he did.
Trunks looked up at him with stars in his eyes. He didn't care right now if a chance just passed him by, another would come soon he was sure of it. And he wouldn't get his prince to kiss him if he acted like some kind of whining tadpole. They were out to have fun and that's precisely what Trunks wanted to do.
Krillin smiled up at him. "That's right, just forget about it and move on, you'll have other chances." He coached him as silently as he could from inside of his hiding spot.
Soon Trunks spotted some other things that caught his attention, and Gohan looked over to see what he was looking at just to smile at the sight. I was a farmer selling rabbits, puppies and kittens to young children.
He just beamed as he took his hand and led him over to where they all were so that he could look at them. Trunks had never held so many fluffy things before in his entire life! And the tiny sounds that the puppies and kittens were making were completely adorable. It was a good thing Master Roshi had told him what these animals were called or else he wouldn't have a clue as to what he was doing.
The cats were all trying to make a home out of his shoulders, and a few of them even licked at his face. He couldn't help but wonder if he still tasted like fish and that was what they were all after. There was one kitten that he particularly liked, and it was the one that wasn't trying to lick his face off, but trying to get comfortable in his arms.
Gohan noticed how his lavender haired guest seemed to fall for the tiny black kitten that made little mewing sounds while he gently pet it, and it just seemed cruel to part the two of them when the cat made a bed out of his warm arms, so he bought it for him. They just looked so cute together.
**It don't take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the boy!**
The sight of the smile on his face was all the reward he needed when he said that the cat was now his to look after. Just before he could foolishly ask what he was going to name it, the seller quickly said that the name of the cat was Puar.
They both just shrugged. It wasn't all that uncommon for a former owner to name the pet anyway. At least his guest would have trouble trying to tell him what the name was.
Speaking of which, he'd forgotten that he still didn't know the name of his young guest! He could've kicked himself with how stupid he felt right then. What was he planning on calling him? Hey you? He'd have to try and figure out what his name was when they had a chance to be alone together.
**Sha la, la, la, la, la!
My oh my!
Look like the guy too shy,
Ain't gonna kiss the boy!
Sha la, la, la, la, la!
Ain't that sad?
Ain't it a shame?
Too bad, he gonna miss the boy.....**
Trunks soon saw something that made his eyes completely light up with excitement. There was a man renting out boats to couples! He tugged on Gohans sleeve to get his attention and pointed towards the boats. It would actually be kind of nice to be on the water again considering he's never been away from home for so long.
Gohan smiled, getting the idea of what he was hinting at. It was getting a little hot out, so a boat ride could be just what they needed to cool off. He gently took the sleeping Kitten off of his shoulder and told him that cats don't like water. They asked the seller if they could leave it there for the time being and come back for it later and he more than happily agreed to do as his prince asked.
He then led the lavender haired teen over to where the boats were being sold and rented one for the two of them. He politely helped him inside before sitting down, taking the oars and paddling away.
It was hard trying to strike up a conversation with someone who couldn't speak, but certain things were easy enough. Like when the lavender haired youth pointed at something, it was usually because he wanted to know what it was, so Gohan would explain it to him. Other than that he would just try to guess a few things about him. He soon found out that he was sixteen, and had a father and a sister, but he couldn't figure out where he came from.
With the facial expression he made with the mention of his mother, Gohan knew that something terrible must've happened to her and apologised immediately. After a few hand gestures and lighthearted smiles, he knew that the handsome youth in front of him didn't take any offence to his ignorance.
Trunks sighed in happy content with the ride and placed his hand in the water as they went. It felt so strange feeling the wet water when he was dry for the first time in his life, but he hardly paid any attention to that as he looked and listened to what his prince had to say and did.
They didn't know how long they were rowing for. It was strange how they both seemed to lose track of the time while they spoke. Or at least, while Gohan spoke and Trunks tried to communicate to him. It was now dark out and they were in a lagoon with fish, fireflies and small birds everywhere. It truly was a romantic setting. And the only thought that entered Trunk's head once he realised this was: 'Perfect!'
Eventually after enough time had passed he got a few hand signals in that Gohan could understand on sight. Like "Lets do that." Or "I like this." Simple things such as yes, no, maybe, and please were easy to understand without the need for hand signals. And if words were small enough then Gohan could read his lips when he spoke simple sentences slowly enough.
He was starting to regret this once he realised how transfixed on his lips he was getting. There was a large need to try and kiss him again that he wasn't too sure that he should go through with. He barely knew this boy, and what about his rescuer?
**Now's your moment.
Floating in a blue lagoon.
Boy you better do it soon,
No time will be better.
He don't say a word,
And he won't say a word,
Until you kiss the boy!**
He quickly shook his head of the absurd thought. 'He's probably not interested anyway.' He thought with a certain degree of disappointment that he felt guilty about having.
Krillin shook his head in disgust before hopping out of Trunks' pocket and into the water. "If you want something done right, then you've got to do it yourself!" He said to himself tiredly. This human was extremely hard to get through to, and if he and Trunks didn't kiss then his prince would become the official property of Cell.
He swam away a bit until he came across a group of birds who were sitting close to the water. He went up to them and explained who Trunks was and asked them to sing something a little romantic to set the mood. They more than happily obliged for him.
Back at the boat he could hear that human trying to guess Trunks' name, and he quickly swam back there as fast as he could to try and help him out a bit.
"Is it......Melvin?" Gohan asked the very first thing that came to mind, but instantly regretted once he saw the look of pure disbelief and disgust cross his features with the *extremely* funny face he made! He couldn't help but laugh at the sight. "A-alright then no!" He laughed out.
He soon tried to control his fits of laughter enough to make another guess. "Um...Nick?" He asked. Trunks shook his head no. Gohan thought again. "Steven?" He asked hopefully. Once again, Trunks shook his head no. His name was too different from what people would normally hear, so he seriously doubted that he would guess correctly.
Krillin finally managed to swim up to the boat and climb up the wood before cupping his pinchers over his mouth. Trunks gasped at what he knew the tiny crab planned on doing, and he tired to send him a signal that specifically said no without tipping off Gohan, but he just ignored his prince as he told the human his name.
"His name is Trunks." He hissed at the ebony haired human before quickly hopping back into the water.
Gohan suddenly looked around the boat in confusion, unable to tell where that sound had come from. "D-did you hear anything?" He asked him from across the boat.
Trunks just played dumb and shrugged his shoulders. He didn't really think that Gohan would be able to hear Krillin anyway.
Gohan thought for a moment about what that tiny voice had said. 'Trunks? That's not even a name! Is it?' He thought to himself while still thinking it over in his head. He looked back up at the young man in front of him and basically thought. 'What the hell.' Before asking. "Is it Trunks?"
Trunks beamed brightly when he heard his name being spoken on Gohans lips and quickly nodded his head yes as he reached out and excitedly grabbed his hand.
Gohan blinked, he couldn't believe his luck! He knew the boys name! This was so great! He also completely forgot about the small voice that gave him the name while he leaned in a little closer at Trunks' warm touch. "That's actually kind of nice." He said affectionately.
Trunks blushed at the comment. His voice sounded so nice when it was so close to his ear.
At this point they hardly took notice of how they had floated under the shadow of a weeping willow. They could both still see each other perfectly with the fireflies everywhere, and the singing of the birds was just plain beautiful.
**Sha la, la, la, la, la!
Don't be scared,
You got the mood prepared,
Go on and kiss the boy!
Sha la, la, la, la, la!
Don't stop now!
Don't try to hide it how
You want to kiss the boy!**
Gohan stopped thinking at this point. All he could really feel was the aching in his heart when he looked at the young man just inches away from him, and all he could see was Trunks' bright blue eyes in front of him, almost pleading with him to lean in closer, so he did.
**Sha la, la, la, la, la!Float along,
And listen to the song!
The song say, kiss the boy!**
Krillin and the rest of the birds and animals watched from their hiding spot as the two slowly moved in closer. The crab had never been so excited in his entire life! They were finally going to kiss each other and Trunks would be free to live his own life! The only thing that bothered him was *how* slow they were going! Just......Another......Inch!
**Sha la, la, la, la, la!
The music play!
Do what the music say,
You got to kiss the boy.**
Trunks slid his eyes shut for the kiss and so did Gohan. They were so close now that they could feel the heat from each others breath on their lips as they moved in.
**You've got to kiss the boy,
You wanna kiss the boy,
You've gotta kiss the boy,
Go on and kiss the boy...................**
Just as their lips made the most feathery light brush, their kiss was interrupted when the boat was suddenly and very roughly knocked over. Sending the both of them flying into the water face first with a startled cry from Gohan.
Krillin just stood on a lily pad in the water, completely frozen in shock as he watched the human quickly help his prince to his feet in the waist deep water. They were so close!!!! What the hell just happened?!?!?!
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Back in the water, where no one could see them, the two Cell jr eels gave each other a high five for a job well done in thwarting the Prince's kiss.
Back in his underwater cave, Cell just about had a heart attack with what he just saw in his crystal ball. Another split second and they would've kissed and his whole plan to steal the ocean would've been spoiled. It was a good thing he decided to watch that brat while he was above the water.
"That was a close one! Too close!!" He said as he watched the scene angrily. "That little tramp!! God, he's better than I thought!" He said to himself in frustration.
"If he keeps this up then they'll be kissing by sunset for sure!" He realised while he quickly swam over to his cupboard overfilled with spell ingredients and threw it open. He then grabbed several jars and different coloured potions before throwing them in his cauldron. He had to separate them before they did anything, he just had to!
"Vegeta's son will be mine!" He stated to himself angrily while his form began to change into that of a blonde human. The shell around his neck that contained Trunks' voice started to glow. Cell then started to laugh out menacingly with his new plan. "Then he'll wriggle like a worm on a hook to get him back!" He laughed out as his voice started to change.
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Later that night, back at the palace and in the garden that looked over the dark ocean, Gohan was once again playing on his flute the song that his rescuer sang to him that day on the beach.
He sadly stopped halfway through though, before examining the instrument in his hands. 'What's the point? He's not real anyway. I would've found him by now if he was.' He thought to himself in disappointment.
Yamcha saw his friend out on the grass overlooking the sea, and became a little worried with how upset he looked, so he decided to go over and try to help. He knew what was on his mind anyway. That boy he couldn't find.
"Hey, Gohan." He said calmly as he approached.
Gohan turned to him, startled for having his thoughts interrupted. "What are you doing out here?" He asked curiously. Not that he wasn't grateful for the company that he offered, he just wanted to be alone right now.
Yamcha sighed. "I know that you're thinking about that boy again." He said when he finally made it up to him. Gohan was about to say something to that, but he quickly cut him off. "You should try to let it go, Gohan. If he was real then you would've found him by now but you didn't." He said as lightly as possible in that all knowing friendly voice.
He just lowered his head. He was so sure that he was real and that he was in love and going to marry him, but now he found himself starting to not only give up on him, but pursuing another person as well.
Yamcha placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. He knew how hard this must be for him. Gohan was a prince and therefore it was very important that he find his soulmate soon or be forced to marry. The idea that he could've found him but then lost him *would* be a great disappointment to anyone. Not to mention the confusion he must've been going through with the arrival of Trunks.
He looked up at the only guest bedroom with a light on and motioned for Gohan to do the same. He looked up too and could see Trunks playing with his new pet in the window. "Maybe you should just give up on this fantasy person of yours and go for what you have right in front of your eyes." He said with a smirk, knowing that his prince really liked this one.
Gohan looked at him with shocked face. 'He can't know, can he?' He thought to himself.
Yamcha just gave him a friendly nudge before heading back into the palace.
Gohan gave him a thoughtful look as he left before looking back up at the window. It was true, he did like Trunks. He liked him enough to try and kiss him twice, anyway!
He then looked back down at the flute in his hand before throwing it into the dark sea. "Whoever you are that saved me, thank you." He whispered lightly before turning around and getting ready to go and see Trunks up in his room.
He didn't get a full three feet when the most familiar song entered his ears. He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard it. That voice! It was exactly the same!
He turned and ran back to the edge of the garden and looked down at the beach, trying to trace the source of the song. He found it quickly when he spotted a young man with blond hair walking down the sand while he sang the tune.
It was the same, and yet it was...different. He felt himself being drawn to the sound and unable to take his eyes off the stranger as he walked. He was so transfixed on the sound that he didn't even notice the yellow light that seeped out of the shell around his neck and slowly made its way into his eyes.
Cell looked up at where Gohan stood staring at him. "You're mine now too." He hissed evilly with a smirk.
To Be Continued.............................
A.N: So what do you all think so far? I hope you all like the song part because it was a true pain in the ass to write! lol Reviews please!!!! ^_^ And thanks to all who are reviewing me! Now that I think about it I'm glad that people talked me out killing poor Trunks. ^_^ What WAS I thinking?