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Thank you much, people, for reviewing my last chapter! Thank you animeprincess1452, Trugeta, and Orie!
Animeprincess1452: Thank you, the chapter was good! I'm so happy! Well, here's what happens next!
To Trugeta: Thank you! Yes, everything hectic starts...next chapter, I believe.
To Orie: This is the next chapter, I try to update with one chapter every day. Sometimes more...and thanks for the compliment!
Now the chapter...hope it's alright!
"Good morning, Goten!" Chi-Chi smiled and set down his plate of breakfast and cup of coffee before him.
"Morning, Mom. Thanks." He proceeded to drink his coffee first.
"Oh, Goten, I hear Demi is back from her trip to Europe." Chi-Chi told him from where she buttered the toast.
"That's great," he grinned. "She must be relieved to be back."
"Yeah," Chi-Chi remarked. "We should pay her a visit, too. We haven't seen her in a while. It would be nice."
"Yeah."
"What's that?" Goku came down the steps from upstairs in the house, his eyes still rather dim from morning fatigue.
"I was just telling Goten that Demi is back and we should pay a visit to her. You know, welcome her back."
"Sure!" Goku exclaimed, starting on his toast as little more than the morning hors d'oeuvre.
. . . . . .
Bulma sat at the kitchen counter, reading a book, drinking a cup of strong coffee, and also holding a napping Chain. Suddenly, a figure passing by the doorway caught her attention.
"Trunks, where are you going?"
"I'm just going to pay a visit to Demi since she's back," he replied. "I'll see you later, okay?"
"Okay. Don't be too long."
Trunks promptly headed for Demi's home, which was comfortably situated out in the middle of a country-like town. It was small and inconspicuous, which was the ideal setting for her, being a woman who preferred not to draw much attention at all.
He landed right before her door and knocked loudly. There was no answer. Curious, Trunks opened the door and stepped inside, glancing through her small home for a sign of the owner.
"Hello?"
He searched around in the general rooms for a moment, until he finally found Demi in her laundry room, folding some clean clothes.
"Well, you're busy," he smiled.
"Hi." She returned the expression. She'd known he was here when she sensed his Ki, and was just waiting for him to find her and greet her. "What brings you?"
"I wanted to say hello since you were back. How have you been?"
"I've been okay," she replied. "How about you?"
Before Trunks could answer, another knock on the door met their ears. They glanced in the direction of the door, then back to one another.
"I'll get it," Trunks said, leaving Demi to do the rest of her laundry.
He opened the door and found Goten, Goku, and Chi-Chi standing, smiling.
"Hey, Trunks!" Goku beamed. "Guess you came to say 'Hi' to Demi, too!"
"Yeah, I guess," he replied, letting them inside.
"We just came by to tell her 'Hello' ourselves," Chi-Chi continued.
"Trunks, do you feel okay enough today to spar?" Goten asked hopefully.
"Yep," he nodded.
"Cool."
At that moment, Demi walked through to greet her visitors. "Hi, guys."
"Hey, Demi!" Goku gave her a small wave and a trademark grin. "Good to see you again!"
She nodded and crossed her arms.
"Hey, Demi, we're all going to spar soon. Do you want to join us?" Goku inquired happily.
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes. He never fails, she thought. You could always and certainly count on Goku to be thinking of training.
"I might," Demi responded. "It couldn't hurt. I've been falling behind lately because of my work. But now that I've officially quit my job –"
"You really quit?" Goten asked. "Congratulations."
"It was really weighing me down. I figured it's all for the best. I've put a lot of money aside from my job in savings, so I don't need to worry about my financial security too much."
Trunks was exceedingly glad to hear this! She had quit her job, something she had always needed to do. It was too stressful for her...plus, she had partially quit for him because of their marriage plans. Speaking of which, when were they going to tell everyone?
"Well, if you hold on for two seconds, I can grab my training outfit and be right there," Demi told them, ascending the staircase to go to her room quickly.
"Okay. We'll wait," Goku said.
"Where do you plan on training, anyway?" Chi-Chi crossed her arms.
"I thought we might go to Bulma's to use the GR. Vegeta's expecting us, anyway," her husband replied.
"Oh, well. I suppose I could take the opportunity to talk to Bulma."
. . . . . .
"Hey, Pan, you're getting a lot better," Demi remarked.
Gohan and Pan had joined the others in their training session, as well. Pan smiled with pride. "Thanks. Till we drop?" Pan inquired, hoping to have a bit of a fight with Demi and not just a sparring round.
Demi shrugged.
Pan's fist flew at Demi's face. She blocked it effortlessly, and leapt up, kicking Pan back with one hit.
Pan got back to her feet and held the side of her palm out towards Demi, prepared for a good fight.
The others turned their attention to the two women, who were both calm and ready. Pan went into a speed-attack with her comrade, who blocked or evaded each of the attempts. About midway into the mock battle, Demi took a hold of Pan's arm and flung her back, smashing her into the floor.
"Ow," Pan groaned, grabbing her sore shoulder automatically. She sat up. "Boy, I need to train."
Demi shrugged once more, placing a hand behind her head modestly.
"More than meets the eye," Goten remarked.
"A challenge!" Trunks exclaimed in a joking manner. "Come on, Demi. I'll take you on."
Demi turned a rather scarlet color. "Uh, no, that's okay," she answered.
"Why not? Am I too strong?" he grinned slyly.
She gave a noncommittal noise, and suddenly turned on him. She sent her fist flying to try and hit the side of his face, but he pushed it away easily with his wrist.
She tried kicking at his feet to trip him, but he was still a bit too fast for her. Each hit Demi tried to land onto her training partner was blocked.
Demi tried to kick at him as another resort, but yet again she wasn't good enough to land a blow to him.
Becoming slightly irritated in an amused way, Demi powered up and went into a speed attack, but still she was unsuccessful in connecting her fist to him. Trunks tripped her suddenly when he kicked at her legs and brought her to her knees.
. . . . . .
"Well, that's the last time I want to fight you, I'll say," Demi told him. They were in the kitchen, now, taking a short break for some water before continuing their training. "From now on, you and I should just stick to supportive training, okay?"
"Yes," he agreed.
"Supportive training?" Videl wondered from where she was conversing with Bulma and Chi-Chi at the counter.
Soon, Gohan and Vegeta entered as well, thirsting for a refreshing drink.
"Well, it won't be good for the relationship," Trunks replied. Then, he realized how Videl might actually be confused at this. He'd forgotten that they hadn't told anyone yet about the engagement.
"Um...relationship?" she asked.
"Did we miss something?" Gohan inquired.
"Well," they began. Trunks finished for the both of them. "Demi and I are getting married."
Vegeta, from where he'd been nearly drowning himself with water, spit out his drink immediately. "What?"
"Oh, Trunks!" Bulma threw her arms around her son. "I'm so happy for you!"
Videl and Chi-Chi beamed. "How sweet!" Chi-Chi clapped her hands together in her thrill. "Oh, this is wonderful!"
"Congratulations, you two!" Videl told them with one of her widest smiles playing over her face. "I'm delighted for the both of you!"
Gohan and Vegeta, on the other hand, stood completely still as if they had been hit over the head with two very large boulders.
"When are you getting married?" Chi-Chi asked. "Sometime soon? This is so exciting!"
"When did this happen?" Gohan asked in a shaky voice, while Vegeta simply remained stunned.
"Demi, I'm so proud to know you'll be marrying my son!" Bulma told her, throwing her arms around the young woman, as well.
Demi said nothing, only going red as she was slightly embarrassed.
Suddenly, the three overjoyed women turned to the men. "Vegeta, aren't you going to congratulate your son?" Bulma asked, placing her hands on her hips.
Videl gave Gohan an expectant glare.
Gohan, of course, realizing how the others might have accidentally interpreted his surprise, shook Trunks's hand. "Congratulations," he told him sincerely. "You too, Demi."
"Congratulations," Vegeta said in a low, nearly unnoticeable tone.
It wasn't long before everyone else heard about the happy arrangement.
"Congratulations, Trunks!" Goten shook his hand. "I wish you all the best!"
"Wow, so you're going to be a wife!" Pan exclaimed to Demi. "Cool!"
"Hey, this means we'll be kind of like sisters, too!" Bra told her. Demi went wide-eyed.
After the dozens of 'Congratulations' had been said, the Saiyans and half- Saiyans went back to their training. "I don't ever want to get behind," Demi told them. "I want to be prepared. We never know when an enemy is going to show up."
"Don't worry, I'll protect you," Trunks told her, winking. All she could do was scowl arms and allow her complexion to turn red.
They broke the news, then! Um...I hope it was all right. Anyway, next chapter is when things start to get chaotic...a little. Review!
Thank you much, people, for reviewing my last chapter! Thank you animeprincess1452, Trugeta, and Orie!
Animeprincess1452: Thank you, the chapter was good! I'm so happy! Well, here's what happens next!
To Trugeta: Thank you! Yes, everything hectic starts...next chapter, I believe.
To Orie: This is the next chapter, I try to update with one chapter every day. Sometimes more...and thanks for the compliment!
Now the chapter...hope it's alright!
"Good morning, Goten!" Chi-Chi smiled and set down his plate of breakfast and cup of coffee before him.
"Morning, Mom. Thanks." He proceeded to drink his coffee first.
"Oh, Goten, I hear Demi is back from her trip to Europe." Chi-Chi told him from where she buttered the toast.
"That's great," he grinned. "She must be relieved to be back."
"Yeah," Chi-Chi remarked. "We should pay her a visit, too. We haven't seen her in a while. It would be nice."
"Yeah."
"What's that?" Goku came down the steps from upstairs in the house, his eyes still rather dim from morning fatigue.
"I was just telling Goten that Demi is back and we should pay a visit to her. You know, welcome her back."
"Sure!" Goku exclaimed, starting on his toast as little more than the morning hors d'oeuvre.
. . . . . .
Bulma sat at the kitchen counter, reading a book, drinking a cup of strong coffee, and also holding a napping Chain. Suddenly, a figure passing by the doorway caught her attention.
"Trunks, where are you going?"
"I'm just going to pay a visit to Demi since she's back," he replied. "I'll see you later, okay?"
"Okay. Don't be too long."
Trunks promptly headed for Demi's home, which was comfortably situated out in the middle of a country-like town. It was small and inconspicuous, which was the ideal setting for her, being a woman who preferred not to draw much attention at all.
He landed right before her door and knocked loudly. There was no answer. Curious, Trunks opened the door and stepped inside, glancing through her small home for a sign of the owner.
"Hello?"
He searched around in the general rooms for a moment, until he finally found Demi in her laundry room, folding some clean clothes.
"Well, you're busy," he smiled.
"Hi." She returned the expression. She'd known he was here when she sensed his Ki, and was just waiting for him to find her and greet her. "What brings you?"
"I wanted to say hello since you were back. How have you been?"
"I've been okay," she replied. "How about you?"
Before Trunks could answer, another knock on the door met their ears. They glanced in the direction of the door, then back to one another.
"I'll get it," Trunks said, leaving Demi to do the rest of her laundry.
He opened the door and found Goten, Goku, and Chi-Chi standing, smiling.
"Hey, Trunks!" Goku beamed. "Guess you came to say 'Hi' to Demi, too!"
"Yeah, I guess," he replied, letting them inside.
"We just came by to tell her 'Hello' ourselves," Chi-Chi continued.
"Trunks, do you feel okay enough today to spar?" Goten asked hopefully.
"Yep," he nodded.
"Cool."
At that moment, Demi walked through to greet her visitors. "Hi, guys."
"Hey, Demi!" Goku gave her a small wave and a trademark grin. "Good to see you again!"
She nodded and crossed her arms.
"Hey, Demi, we're all going to spar soon. Do you want to join us?" Goku inquired happily.
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes. He never fails, she thought. You could always and certainly count on Goku to be thinking of training.
"I might," Demi responded. "It couldn't hurt. I've been falling behind lately because of my work. But now that I've officially quit my job –"
"You really quit?" Goten asked. "Congratulations."
"It was really weighing me down. I figured it's all for the best. I've put a lot of money aside from my job in savings, so I don't need to worry about my financial security too much."
Trunks was exceedingly glad to hear this! She had quit her job, something she had always needed to do. It was too stressful for her...plus, she had partially quit for him because of their marriage plans. Speaking of which, when were they going to tell everyone?
"Well, if you hold on for two seconds, I can grab my training outfit and be right there," Demi told them, ascending the staircase to go to her room quickly.
"Okay. We'll wait," Goku said.
"Where do you plan on training, anyway?" Chi-Chi crossed her arms.
"I thought we might go to Bulma's to use the GR. Vegeta's expecting us, anyway," her husband replied.
"Oh, well. I suppose I could take the opportunity to talk to Bulma."
. . . . . .
"Hey, Pan, you're getting a lot better," Demi remarked.
Gohan and Pan had joined the others in their training session, as well. Pan smiled with pride. "Thanks. Till we drop?" Pan inquired, hoping to have a bit of a fight with Demi and not just a sparring round.
Demi shrugged.
Pan's fist flew at Demi's face. She blocked it effortlessly, and leapt up, kicking Pan back with one hit.
Pan got back to her feet and held the side of her palm out towards Demi, prepared for a good fight.
The others turned their attention to the two women, who were both calm and ready. Pan went into a speed-attack with her comrade, who blocked or evaded each of the attempts. About midway into the mock battle, Demi took a hold of Pan's arm and flung her back, smashing her into the floor.
"Ow," Pan groaned, grabbing her sore shoulder automatically. She sat up. "Boy, I need to train."
Demi shrugged once more, placing a hand behind her head modestly.
"More than meets the eye," Goten remarked.
"A challenge!" Trunks exclaimed in a joking manner. "Come on, Demi. I'll take you on."
Demi turned a rather scarlet color. "Uh, no, that's okay," she answered.
"Why not? Am I too strong?" he grinned slyly.
She gave a noncommittal noise, and suddenly turned on him. She sent her fist flying to try and hit the side of his face, but he pushed it away easily with his wrist.
She tried kicking at his feet to trip him, but he was still a bit too fast for her. Each hit Demi tried to land onto her training partner was blocked.
Demi tried to kick at him as another resort, but yet again she wasn't good enough to land a blow to him.
Becoming slightly irritated in an amused way, Demi powered up and went into a speed attack, but still she was unsuccessful in connecting her fist to him. Trunks tripped her suddenly when he kicked at her legs and brought her to her knees.
. . . . . .
"Well, that's the last time I want to fight you, I'll say," Demi told him. They were in the kitchen, now, taking a short break for some water before continuing their training. "From now on, you and I should just stick to supportive training, okay?"
"Yes," he agreed.
"Supportive training?" Videl wondered from where she was conversing with Bulma and Chi-Chi at the counter.
Soon, Gohan and Vegeta entered as well, thirsting for a refreshing drink.
"Well, it won't be good for the relationship," Trunks replied. Then, he realized how Videl might actually be confused at this. He'd forgotten that they hadn't told anyone yet about the engagement.
"Um...relationship?" she asked.
"Did we miss something?" Gohan inquired.
"Well," they began. Trunks finished for the both of them. "Demi and I are getting married."
Vegeta, from where he'd been nearly drowning himself with water, spit out his drink immediately. "What?"
"Oh, Trunks!" Bulma threw her arms around her son. "I'm so happy for you!"
Videl and Chi-Chi beamed. "How sweet!" Chi-Chi clapped her hands together in her thrill. "Oh, this is wonderful!"
"Congratulations, you two!" Videl told them with one of her widest smiles playing over her face. "I'm delighted for the both of you!"
Gohan and Vegeta, on the other hand, stood completely still as if they had been hit over the head with two very large boulders.
"When are you getting married?" Chi-Chi asked. "Sometime soon? This is so exciting!"
"When did this happen?" Gohan asked in a shaky voice, while Vegeta simply remained stunned.
"Demi, I'm so proud to know you'll be marrying my son!" Bulma told her, throwing her arms around the young woman, as well.
Demi said nothing, only going red as she was slightly embarrassed.
Suddenly, the three overjoyed women turned to the men. "Vegeta, aren't you going to congratulate your son?" Bulma asked, placing her hands on her hips.
Videl gave Gohan an expectant glare.
Gohan, of course, realizing how the others might have accidentally interpreted his surprise, shook Trunks's hand. "Congratulations," he told him sincerely. "You too, Demi."
"Congratulations," Vegeta said in a low, nearly unnoticeable tone.
It wasn't long before everyone else heard about the happy arrangement.
"Congratulations, Trunks!" Goten shook his hand. "I wish you all the best!"
"Wow, so you're going to be a wife!" Pan exclaimed to Demi. "Cool!"
"Hey, this means we'll be kind of like sisters, too!" Bra told her. Demi went wide-eyed.
After the dozens of 'Congratulations' had been said, the Saiyans and half- Saiyans went back to their training. "I don't ever want to get behind," Demi told them. "I want to be prepared. We never know when an enemy is going to show up."
"Don't worry, I'll protect you," Trunks told her, winking. All she could do was scowl arms and allow her complexion to turn red.
They broke the news, then! Um...I hope it was all right. Anyway, next chapter is when things start to get chaotic...a little. Review!