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"talking"

thinking

:communicating through a bond or telepathically:

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Chapter Four: Meeting the Family

(Mirai) Trunks and Bulma were in the middle of having tea when they suddenly heard this loud roar followed by a ripping, lightning, and swirling sound. Jumping up into a fighting position he instantly rushed outside with Bulma close behind. Trunks and Bulma gasped as they saw the Time Warp open up on their yard; the vortex spun rapidly before Yamako was thrown out of its center. Hurtling through the air Yamako was sent flying away. Rolling over and over she finally came to a stop about 10ft away just as the Time Warp closed. Trunks and Bulma stared at the girl who was laying on her stomach unconscious, waiting to see if she was all right. When she didn't move Trunks cautiously walked over with his guard up. He bent down next to Yamako and gently shook her. Yamako blearily opened her eyes and looked at the person who was shaking her. Her eyes half closed and blurry she made out her father's face and for a moment forgot what had just happened.

"What…Da-" Yamako began wearily before catching herself.

"Are you ok…?" Trunks asked a little surprised at her speech.

Yamako's eyes finally focused and she was able to see him clearly. He looked a lot like her father only shorter and younger and not quite as strong. He looked to be about her age and from the look on his face he was in complete shock at her sudden arrival. Yamako then noticed Bulma and she quickly glanced over at her. She nearly gasped in surprise; she looked almost identical to her grandmother back home, even though she was about half as old as her. That must have been a side affect to the hard life here. Not wanting to seem rude and strange by staring she quickly diverted her eyes and stood up slowly, not wanting to reveal that she had already recovered. Trunks stepped back as this strange brown haired girl rose to her feet. Pausing she rested her hands on her knees and took a few deep breaths, pretending to need the rest. Standing up straight she gently dusted herself off before looking around for her bag and sword, which had flown off when she crashed. Quickly walking over she picked up the bag and sword. Placing the sword on her back and quickly putting the backpack on over it she turned around to face Trunks and Bulma who were still staring at her with wide eyes. Yamako looked around at the strange landscape. It was the same city but it was a wreck, almost all of the surrounding buildings were little more than piles of ruble; and Capsule Corp. wasn't in much better condition. She knew that life here had been hard but she had had no idea that it had been this hard; no wonder Trunks came back, if only to prevent this from happening again.

"Hey are you ok? …Who are you anyway?" Trunks asked taking a few steps towards Yamako; instantly noting the increased ki and sword that she had picked up.

Yamako turned to face him. "The name's Yamako." Yamako started looking around in pretend terror and confusion. "Where am I? And who are YOU?!" she exclaimed pointing to Trunks in pretend fear.

"It's ok…! My name is Trunks. Calm down! I think you're from an alternate timeline. Now can you tell me what happened?" Trunks asked falling for her act and was now trying to calm her down.

Yamako mentally smirked. She had fooled them; she had always been able to fool her parents. It was her grandpa Vegeta that she had to worry about. He somehow always knew when she was acting and would never fall for her tricks. Only after many years of practicing had she become good enough to fool even him. She was now a master and convincing Trunks and Bulma that she had no idea of what was going on was all too easy for her. Continuing her act she slowly shook her head and took a deep breath as she summoned up tears for her "dramatic" story.

"Well…I was walking over to a friend's house for a sleepover when suddenly blue lightning appeared in front of me. It hit the ground and all of a sudden a bluish vortex started right in front of me. I wasn't sure what it was so I took a few steps forward, suddenly getting sucked into it. Blinding white lights and energy of some kind surrounded me, overwhelming me, forcing me into blackness. Then the next thing I know I'm here with you guys." Yamako said still breathing heavily for effect.

Trunks and Bulma nodded. "It sounds like some kind of Time Warp erupted in your time. This is extremely strange…Time Warps don't just appear…in fact I wasn't even sure that they even existed until now." Bulma said with a slight amount of excitement in her voice as she pondered over what Yamako had said.

Yamako nodded slowly in slight fake disbelief. Trunks crossed his arms and nodded as well, not taking his eyes off the girl that "supposedly" came there by accident. There was something strangely familiar about her face and her responses to their questions seemed too thought out and planed; not really heart felt like they should be if they were real. He stared at the girl suspiciously, he couldn't help feeling like he had seen her face somewhere before and that he knew her somehow…or that she knew him. Noticing Trunks staring at her Yamako became a little uneasy, her grandpa Vegeta used to look at her like that when he knew she was lying. She wasn't sure weather or not Trunks was falling for her act but she knew that she had to act her heart out and keep as inconspicuous as possible. Calming herself quickly she averted her sites from his gaze to avoid the nervousness that crept into her when she was stared at like that.

"Well come on inside Yamako. You can stay here until we figure out how to get you back home." Bulma said as she motioned for Yamako to follow her while turning and heading for the door.

Yamako smiled and Trunks looked at his mother agape. "But Mom!" Trunks exclaimed taking a step forward.

"Now Trunks. There is absolutely no reason why Yamako can't stay here. We have plenty of room and she has nowhere else to go. We can't just turn our backs on her. She doesn't know what it is like here and she wouldn't make it through the week." Bulma stated before continuing on her way.

Yamako followed and Trunks joined her. Trunks and Yamako were walking side by side, and Trunks' eyes were focused on Yamako; it wasn't long before he noticed the similarities between his sword and the sword that was strapped to her back. Looking at it suspiciously for a moment he was about to say something when he suddenly noticed the Capsule Corp. logo on her jacket.

"Hey. Why do you have the Capsule Corp. logo on your jacket?"

Yamako gasped but hid it from Trunks. Quickly getting under control she thought quickly, having inherited Bulma and Gohan's brains as well as the Saiyan strength.

"Well you see in my timeline my father works at Capsule Corp. and this is his jacket. It fit me so well he said I could keep it." Yamako stated; she wasn't lying, her father really did work at Capsule Corp.; she had just failed to mention that her father was actually the president.

Trunks nodded; he had bought the story, but he was still curious about why she had a sword with her. "What's with that sword? Were you planning on going into battle or something?" he asked skeptically looking her.

Once again thinking quickly Yamako came up with an answer within a nanosecond. "My father collects weapons and this was always my favorite. When I turned 17 he gave it to me as a present, a weapon to protect myself with. I never leave home without it, and I was on my way to a sleepover when I got sucked into that Time Warp." Yamako stated; it was a half lie, it had indeed been a present for her 17th birthday but not because she needed it to protect herself with but because she had repeatedly asked for it.

Satisfied but still suspicious Trunks headed inside with Yamako close behind. Trunks lead Yamako to a room on the second floor a few doors down from his. Incidentally the room was the 1 that belonged to her back home. She glanced around the room noticing how bare the walls looked and how run down it seemed, but it still had the cozy feeling of home to her and she quickly sat down on the bed. Trunks seemed assured by this and left. Yamako unpacked her stuff and placed them in the dresser dowers before setting her backpack on the floor next to her bed and hiding the pictures under the bed. She hung up her sword on the back of the door and then flopped down on the bed for a nap. Time travel was difficult and she was whipped out; about 2 hours later she was awakened by the smell of food. Bolting upright she raced downstairs towards the kitchen, colliding with Trunks as he came to get her.

"Hey watch it! What are you a train?" Trunks snapped as he picked himself off the floor and dusted himself off.

"Oh sorry." Yamako apologized getting up off the floor.

"Well I was coming to get you for dinner but I guess you beat me to it."

"Alright! Lets go I'm starving!" Yamako exclaimed as she raced down the stairs.

Trunks watched her go in surprise. He thought that only Goku and Gohan could charge after food like that. Shaking his head slightly he followed her. When he got into the kitchen he found his mother beginning to set food out on the table and Yamako was eyeing it hungrily. Once Trunks sat down and the food had been set out they dug in. Yamako knew she couldn't eat a normal Saiyan portion but she still took a lot more than a normal human would (figuring she could grab a midnight snack to supplement her smaller meal). Yamako rapidly began gulping down her food while Trunks and Bulma watched in disbelief. Yamako didn't notice them staring at her because she was too focused on her food, time traveling really worked up an appetite; especially when you're a Saiyan.

"My gosh! What do your parents never feed you or something? You eat as though you've been starved half to death." Trunks stated in disbelief at the amount of food she was consuming.

Yamako finally noticed them staring at her and looked up. Gulping down the food in her mouth she smiled sheepishly at the 2 before continuing to eat. She thought it best to remain silent and not answer that question. When she was hungry she never thought straight and she was positive that she would say something that she would later regret. However Trunks wasn't about to let her blow him off like that, he was after all the son of Vegeta and he did have a sense of pride.

"Yo!" Trunks stated loudly at Yamako, who glanced at him slightly before continuing with her meal. "Look! Who do you think you are anyway? You're a guest here! What kind of low-class parents don't teach their daughter any manners?" Trunks nearly shouted standing up.

That got Yamako's attention; no 1 insulted her family and lived to tell about it. Sneering, she rose to her feet and glared angrily at Trunks. Trunks simply glared back which only angered Yamako even more, growling in annoyance her ki instinctively and steadily rose. Trunks sensed the rising ki and his eyes slowly grew larger. Her ki was now almost equal to his own (when he was normal) and it was still rising. Becoming more and more suspicious of the girl he attempted to come up with a way to make Yamako tell him everything. It wasn't natural for an ordinary Earthling to have such a high ki, so how was it possible that she was almost equal to him and still growing stronger? Trunks was determined to find out her secret. Getting control of herself Yamako noticed how high her ki was and automatically backed down. It wasn't in her nature to do so but she couldn't afford to blow her cover and fighting Trunks would most certainly do that. Trunks saw that she was backing down and sighed slightly. He really wanted to see just how strong she really was but it was obvious that she was smarter than that. Sitting back down Trunks finished eating as he watched Yamako do the same. Bulma stared at the 2 with wide eyes wondering what was going on between the 2 teenagers. Yamako finished eating and after putting her dishes in the sink she went up to her room. Yamako lay on her back, staring at the ceiling while she tried to figure out how she was going to keep her secret from Trunks now that he knew how strong she was.

Well I only have to keep the secret until he goes off to fight the androids. When he leaves to go fight them I can follow him and help him out. I may have to go Super Saiyan in order to help but it'll be worth it and then I can tell him the truth.

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