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Between You and Me

Chapter 3: Flirting, Hurting, and the Party

I'm listening to a lot of music right now, so maybe I'll reflect it in my writing. Music does tend to make me a better writer…I think. I'm having some problems with family and "friends" right now, so Trunks' anger may start to become my own…Also, Thanks a lot ShadowFoxHiei for liking Chapter two, I was hoping it was good, honestly I didn't know if anyone would like it at all.

The alarm clock's going off…

Trunks woke up to a song about dying.

Great…

Hopefully it wasn't a sign of the day ahead. He rolled out of bed got up on that Saturday morning.

8:00 am…That's too early

He pulled a white tee shirt over his naked skin. He wasn't bothered by walking around the house in his boxer shorts and a tee shirt. Plus, he was way too tired to notice or care what he looked like. His family didn't say anything if it mattered anyway. So if they did care, he probably wouldn't do anything about it.

Ok, don't think so hard, Trunks.

He paced down the stairs; his little sister Bra was already awake and running around the house with her toys, Trunks' old hand-me-downs. He breezed past her, avoiding the fact that she was taking up the stairway with her junk.

Trunks rested on the couch with a bowl of cereal, the overly sugar kind that he and Bra loved, and turned on the TV to watch anime.

Ah …the anime channel.

The phone started to buzz insanely in Trunks' hand, and he waited until his dad, Vegeta, complained and told him to answer it. Vegeta wasn't much on phone calls, but then no one called him anyway.

"Trunks?"

"Yeah, hey Goten," Trunks answered, trying to act overly tired though he tended to be a morning person.

"Can I come over before the party? Then we can walk over to Riona's together."

"Sure."

They parted ways, but Trunks wasn't hungry for his cereal anymore. He was only drawn to Riona more by the fact that she lived really close to him. Within walking distance. When they were little kids, Trunks would always "run away" to Riona's house and play there. He walked over back when they were secretly "boyfriend and girlfriend," and they would play stupid games that only kids play. He even tried to teach her to fly. He was pretty sure that that was where they first kissed.

Geez Trunks, get a hold on yourself.

Goten came over around two and they got everything ready for the party. It took Trunks years to get ready, he had to make the right impression on Riona. Of course, Goten was sporting his regular jean, tee shirt, jacket combo. Obviously he had no feelings that went past friend for Riona, and so Trunks was in the clear. At three, they walked to Riona's.

"Hey guys!" Riona called to the dynamic duo when they reached her backyard. There were a few people around, mostly girls, but the party wasn't big by and standard. Riona, to Trunks, was beautiful. She was wearing a short summery dress that was fitted to her waist, but just a little lose. It was pink and floral, very girly, but Trunks thought it was perfect. Her black hair was long enough to brush her shoulders lightly in the sleeveless dress. And she was looking happy and at the same time, kind of exasperated, like she had just finished running and was glad to break her record.

Riona and some of the girls came up and greeted the boys, most of them flocked over to Goten for the fact that he was a total ladies man. For some reason, the girls saw Trunks as unapproachable and uninterested. In essence, he had a lot of secret admirers, but no girls openly flirted with him. Riona paced up to Trunks and smiled looking flushed and pretty.

"Hey Kid, you know I'm really glad you and Goten came tonight," she placed those two glowing blue eyes on his and smiled; blood rushed into Trunks' cheeks, colouring them a dark violet shade. He didn't know why it was so easy to get nervous around her. Then Riona left him feeling alone, asserting her attentions to Goten who was shooting his large, innocent, brown eyes at all of the girls that were surrounding him. Riona was laughing at something he said and he put a hand on her shoulder and she leaned into him, pushing him playfully back. He acted like he had been pushed backwards off balance and flipped in midair, flying just a little and then landing across the yard only to come running back to the girls for more. It was hard for Trunks to see Riona fall for Goten's antics. But maybe it was just the fact that she was laughing and flirting with his best friend and not Trunks. She was not even aware of his existence at that moment.

Ouch, Goten, Riona. That hurts.

Trunks ended up having a lot of fun. Goten introduced him to some of the girls. Trunks got to talk to Riona. As for getting further in his efforts to impress her, he did almost nothing. He just walked up to her that night, when all of the lights were shining on her and illuminating her like an angel.

"Thanks for inviting me, Rio," he whispered, using her pet name that after all of their experiences was reserved still for only Trunks.

"Are you having a good time, Trunksie?" she asked, using the same pet name reserved for her.

"Yeah," Trunks sort of lied. He grinned a stupid grin and crossed his eyes. They both laughed quietly. Things got silent all of the sudden, but Trunks felt strangely at ease standing next to Riona in her infamous back yard, just looking at the lights and gazing at the stars. Here, he didn't care who was at the party, what Goten was doing, or what progress he made in getting Riona's attention, because it was like old times now.

"Trunks, I opened your present. I couldn't say anything then, but do you want to come over sometime and watch the DVD's with me. I really want you to."

"Yeah Rio. It'll be the only thing on my mind."

Then Riona was called over to some of the girls and she left Trunks. She was talking to Goten again, but she didn't seem to be paying attention.

So maybe…I have gotten somewhere…

Well the chapters seem to get progressively longer, sorry if it's a pain…I liked this chapter though. Trunks is my favorite character and this is an identifiable situation I think. Wish him luck! Unless you are rooting for Goten, who I love too! Then you'll have to wish him luck…Oh whatever.