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Between You and Me

Chapter 4: Aftermath

Since you can't tell what is thoughts and what is not, I guess I'll bold and italic my own thoughts while the thoughts of my characters will only be italic! Thanks to all of my reviewers, you know I love the reviews, it keeps me writing!!! And I'm also kind of mad at a Rodger Friesan for virtually flaming me just because it's a romance story and Trunks is the main feature as of now. Well, just to let you know, Rodger Friesan, you could have read something else, I mean; you can look at the summary to make sure you're not reading a romance story. And if you don't like a story, why do you want to spend the time to read it and review it of all things? Oh well, your loss not mine. Onto the story!!!

Trunks went over to Goten's house after school. Goten led him up to his room and placed him books neatly on a shelf. As always, Goten's room was spotless, it annoyed Trunks to no end. What also annoyed Trunks was the fact that all day at school Goten had been paying a lot of attention to Riona. Well, as long as it was harmless flirting, Trunks could be satisfied.

"I'm starved! Let's get something to eat!" Goten said and dragged Trunks down the stairs against his will. Just as he expected, Pan was at the table looking at Trunks with her huge eyes.

Geez I hate that girl.

Trunks was totally aware that Pan was obsessed with him, but he loathed her. She was as young as his sister wasn't she? At least Bra wasn't obsessed with Goten. The thing with Pan was that she was completely dreadful, she was annoying, she got in the way, she was always listening in, and she acted like she was meant for Trunks. He had no time to deal with her.

"Trunksie, do you want to go train with me today?" Pan said looking like a stupid animal. Trunks glared at her.

"No. And if you call me 'Trunksie' again I will kill you." He made sure to sound like his father when he said it too. All of Goten's family had a complex about Vegeta. Pan pouted and acted like she was going to cry.

Where are you Goten?

Of course, Goten was leaning into his bowl, taking in his food. It looked like it was being absorbed into him through osmosis. The average Sayian way of eating.

"Come on Trunks, it will be so fun!" Pan begged.

"Pan, listen, I would rather gut myself, ok?"

Geez. I hate her.

Thankfully Goten finally stepped in and the two boys retreated to Goten's room and locked the door behind them.

"She really likes you, you know," Goten declared.

"Oh really? As if I couldn't figure that out Goten. I hate her." Trunks said dramatically and fell onto Goten's bed.

"Speaking of…Trunks, I just want to ask your opinion on this…" Goten blushed and scratched his head. Then he started to laugh violently. Trunks was a little bit confused.

"Listen Trunks, I wanted to ask you…s-seriously…what you think of…R-riona?" Goten finally asked.

She's pretty, intelligent, nice, pure, interesting, my friend, and my crush.

"Yeah I like her." Trunks said, blushing himself, but more because this conversation could not be heading in the right direction.

"Well…I was just asking because…I think that I like her…a lot…" Goten muttered. Trunks was actually surprised, and crushed. He was always under the idea that Goten still had a crush on Videl, but now he was…He totally trusted Trunks with the information, "See, at her party, it was like we clicked. Trunks, I know that you two used to have a thing for each other, but that was a long time ago. We've grown up since thing so; I just wanted to tell you! I'm glad to tell someone!"

Goten sighed. He hadn't even let Trunks say anything, so Trunks stayed silent. After all, this had never happened before and it was hard to swallow. Goten didn't go for girls like Riona! Ok, he went for all girls, but that was no reason for him to go for Trunks' crush!!! Trunks was nervous. The idea was that he should tell Goten about his own feelings. These feelings that he had never felt for anyone else. He was depressed, but then he just got angry.

"Why are you telling me this Goten!?! What am I supposed to say!?!" Goten looked at him with questions in his eyes. His jaw was dropped and he started to fluster. Trunks was torn, and he ran out of Goten's house, Pan almost chasing him out the door, yelling at him about what was wrong.

"SHUT UP, PAN I HATE YOU!!!"

Sitting on the porch at Riona's house. Looking up at the stars, even though they were young.

"Trunks, do you think that we will always be like this?" Riona asks with a look of serenity.

"Yeah. I'm sure."

Laying on the floor in Goten's house. Trunks ran away again. They have to be nine or ten years old, and it's late at night.

"Goten, I think I'm in love but if you tell anyone…"

"I won't. Who are you in love with?"

"Her name is Riona. One day I'm gonna marry her."

"That sounds good."

Where did all of those days go?

So there you have it, Chapter four completed. I don't exactly know where to go from here, but hopefully I can do something good! Anyway, I think I want to give more background on Riona and Trunks' relationship before now, because it would clear some things up! In the meantime, thanks for the reviews! Oh, and sorry to all of you Pan fans, but after some of the fics I've read with her in them, she really annoys me!!! So sorry, but she has no chance with Trunks! At least, not in my story!!!