Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. Obviously. If I owned DBZ, why would I write fanfics? I would make a brand spanking new series and say that GT never happened *evil Vegeta grin*

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 Chapter 4

Trunks woke up unusually early that morning, at 7.00am. He usually woke up around 9.00am.  

He climbed out of his bed, neglecting his blanket on the floor. Still in his pyjamas, Trunks walked out of his room while yawning loudly. His blue eyes peaked lazily out from their heavy lids as his feet dragged along the carpet.

'I doubt mom's awake. But if I wake her up, she might be cranky,' he thought as he glimpsed at his mom's room. He knew his mother didn't like early mornings. After all, he was like that too.

He made his way downstairs towards the kitchen. He was hungry. He knew the family cook doesn't work at this hour but figured that he could fix some cereals by himself.

'Hopefully I won't make mess like the last time,' he reminded himself with a cheeky grin. He would never forget the look on his mom's face.

While amusing himself with the flashbacks of that day, his thoughts were interrupted by the shuffling noises from the kitchen. Trunks' sleepy eyes woke up.

'Mom's awake on 7.00am? It can't be!'

"Mom, is that you?" he asked as he stepped closer to the kitchen.

No one answered.

'Maybe cook's here early? I doubt it. This could only mean…' Trunks widened his eyes at his own conclusion – someone was robbing the groceries in Capsule Corp.

He tip-toed to the pantry where the sound came from. He carefully glimpsed to find a vague shadow of a man with vertical hair going through the cereals. He was on his back towards Trunks. Trunks smiled at the perfect opportunity to strike.

He bounced up effortlessly behind the thief and aimed a kick. He was going straight for the thief's back. 

'Too bad mom won't see my heroic move! Oh wait, maybe there is a security camera near…'

But only a split second after the thought had occurred to him, he was glad his mom wasn't there. He hoped and prayed that there was no security camera to capture what had just happened.

The thief was extraordinary. He actually had turned around to see Trunks before his glory moment and ruined it. He not only blocked his kick, he also pushed it away far enough for Trunks to fly to the other side of the kitchen, banging into a dishwasher.

Trunks rubbed his head and scrunched his eyes in discomfort. He wasn't really physically hurt though. He was just mad some stranger ruined his morning.

'At least no one saw that,' he thought. Then he looked up to the ceiling and growled.

'Mom keeps a security camera THERE??? Oh great…'

Then he realised the thief was still there looking at him; a man with a jet-black hair wearing spandex. The thief was standing with his right arm on his waist, smirking down at the little Saiya-jin.

Realising this, Trunks jumped up immediately as though nothing had happened. Trunks frowned and gritted his teeth. He didn't like being made fun of.

'I'll show that guy… besides, I was just playing around anyway.'

Trunks raised his fists in a battling mode. He ran lightening speed towards the intruder and aimed another kick. It missed and Trunks nearly broke half dozen dishes. He turned sharply in the air and shot few impressive punches at the man. They were all missed. His attacks were getting faster and faster due to his impatience. And the fact that the thief had his smirk throughout didn't help either; that really irritated Trunks.

So frustrated by the fact he was going nowhere, Trunks snapped.

Trunks ceased his attacks and came on to the ground. He looked that the man with a frown. Then his frown turned into a smirk – just like the one on the thief's face.

"You ain't seen nothing yet!" Trunks announced cockishly.

Trunks tightly held his fists on both side of his waist, still smirking confidently. The light started to beam around his tiny body. The kitchen floor was filled with vibration, as though something was waiting to burst. His eyes started to turn green and his hair sculptured into golden spikes. Several dishes in the kitchen shattered as the light burst out of Trunk's body for a magnificent glow. Proud of his simple transformation, he smiled boastfully at the intruder. He didn't even bother to take notice of broken dishes around him.

The thief clearly looked amused at what he just saw. He lifted his eyebrows a little, but he didn't look as shocked as Trunks had hoped. The thief kept his crooked smile and stared at the Super Saiya-jin.

"Smile while you can! You'll be sorry real soon!!" Trunks yelled as he reflected the thief's smile. He started his light-speed run towards the grinning intruder.

"TRUNKS!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!"

It was his mother.

Trunks, due to the suddenness of the interruption, slipped and fall on his back. Before he knew it, he was lying 180 degrees on the floor feeling a ringing ache. He rubbed his head still feeling dizzy.

"MOM!!" he said in a nagging voice. Bulma went over and looked down at his son.

"What are you doing, Trunks?" she asked while staring down at her Super Saiya-jin son. "And why are there broken dishes? And why are you a Super Saiya-jin at seven in the morning?" Bulma carried on questioning her son.

"There is a thief who's trying to steal our food!" he told his mom in whiny voice and pointed towards the pantry. He was still frowning from the fall.

Bulma looked up to see who was standing there and found her husband in his trade-mark smirk. She couldn't help but to let out a little chuckle.

'No wonder Trunks thought he was a thief with that evil smirk of his,' Bulma thought, letting out more laughter. It was quiet but enough for Trunks to hear.

"Mom! It's not funny! It really hurts!!" he said in a teary voice. Bulma bit her lips to stop her snigger. Trunks then lazily got up, still rubbing his head. And he noticed the 'thief' was still there. He glared at him while his mother took a deep breath.

"Trunks, that's not a thief," Bulma said while placing her hand on her son's shoulder. The mother and son stood side-by-side and were both looking at the man in front of them.

"That's your father, Trunks."

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Pretty short chapter here. I know. The next chapter is coming soon!