A Lover's Respect
Author's Notes: Here is chapter 2, and I plan on writing more, but people need to let me know. Reviews mean a lot to me, and as of now I have none. I am enjoying this story, but if I don't get any response from you guys...I hope you see my point. So, as of right now, I am asking that I receive at least 4 reviews, if I receive more, fantastic, if I receive less, well then that's not so fantastic. So please at the very least 4 REVIEWS. Thanx for listening to this author's ramblings, and maybe, if you want to, you check out my other stories as well...
~Galaxystar~
Chapter 2: Interlude: Pillow Time and The Plan Makes The Man
(Present) Serena's POV
"Ooooohhhhh ......." I groaned as I attempted to sit up. Why did my head hurt so freaking much; was I hit by a freight train or something?
Wait a minute! The last place that I remembered being in was outside in the snow...near the weight room! Quickly I take my left hand out from under the covers. There's no ring on my finger...I checked my right hand just to make sure, and there was no ring on that hand either. Oh Kami...I really did it...I really broke up with him! I let out an audible sigh and slid back into my reclining position on my bed, which brought me back to my original question: How did I get here in the first place?
Creeeeaaaak!!!!!! My heart jumped at the noise, and I carefully turned myself so that I could see the identity of the intruder. It happened to be none other than Marron, one of my three best friends, well four if I included myself, but I won't since I'm not feelin' so hot right now!
"What's up?" I asked, as I flashed her a weak smile, that she didn't return.
"Oh...nothing much really." She responded carefully.
"Oh...nothing." I repeat stupidly for lack of anything better to say.
"Sooooo...the million dollar question Serena. How do you feel?"
"Ummmm..."
"Better than you did earlier I take it?"
"What do you mean earlier---" I was unable to finish my sentence because at that very moment my door busted open and Videl Satan and Bra Briefs stormed into my room.
"Ah so you're awake." Videl observed with just a hint of concern in voice. How are you feeling she asked as she made her way to the head of my bed.
"Err... better I guess...?" I answered somewhat reluctantly.
"Good!" She agreed, and then before I could dodge it, she slaped me hard upside my head, and I mean hard!
"Ouch!" "Jeeze what was that for?"
"For being the stupidest girl alive! You idiot, if Bra hadn't found you then you would be a frozen blonde Popsicle by now! I swear, sometimes you can be such a ditz, and in case you haven't noticed, it's not ninety-eight degrees outside! News flash Tuskino we're in the middle of friggin' winter here!"
"I have to admit Serena, Bra piped up, that this has got to be one the stupidest things that you have ever done! Think about it Serena, you had no gloves, no coat, no hat, not even a scarf! You're lucky that one of us found you out there, instead of someone like Bulma or Vegeta, they would have killed you! If Trunks had found you, he would have gone postal on you and you know it, but you got seriously lucky that we found you instead, because you weren't that far from the weight room.
At the mention of Trunks' name, and the weight room, I feel my eyes well up with tears as I remember what occurred only hours ago.
"You guys, Marron intervened, I think something happened yesterday." She said this while nodding in my direction.
Videl gave me a weary look before finally asking: "Did something happen outside yesterday?"
Slowly I nodded my head, all the while staring at the beautiful designs that had been embroidered on the blanket that I was under.
"Do you want to talk about Rena?" Bra asked me quietly.
Suddenly I felt as though I was going to explode, and before I have time to think about what I'm doing I burst into tears. The anger and tension that had once filled the room faded away as I recite my story from beginning to end in great detail.
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Authors POV (Sometime Later that Day on the training grounds of Capsule Corporation)
"So she basically gave your ring back to you, told you it was over between the two of you?" Goten summarized carefully.
"You forgot the part about when she---"Tray began to add.
"Yeah, that sounds about right". Trunks interjected coldly.
Ouch! That sounds majorly harsh dude! Tray (AN: My own character and Trunks' brother) muttered sympathetically.
Gohan said nothing as he continued to stretch his muscles that had long since tightened after their long workout session.
Trunks was floating a few feet from the ground while lying on his back and staring at the sky. Sometimes he just didn't understand women, most of all Serena. He tried hard to be a good boyfriend and as far as he knew he had been one. He has always been there when she needed to talk, or needed a shoulder to cry on. Sure he didn't always listen to everything she
said...alright so he hardly ever listened to the things she said, but he always had something more important on his mind. At least he was there for her when she needed him. Besides he did notice the little things, like how her face seemed to light up when she talked to him about her day, or how animated she became when she talked to him about something she really loved, or how adorable she looked when she blushed after each time he kissed her.
The one thing that he really loved most about Serena though was her sweet and care free attitude. She was tough and edgy when she needed to be, but when she was around her friends (and him) she allowed herself to relax and become a carefree and happy girl who always had a smile on her face. That was what he loved most about her, and he hoped that that was something she would never change about herself.
"Yo' space case, come on back down to earth!" Tray teased gently.
"Lay off him Tray." Gohan spoke up coolly.
"Dude relax, I'm only havin' a little fun, with that said he turned back to his brother. Look man, all kidding aside, whatever you need any of us to do we'll do it." "If you want our help in getting Serena back then you've got it."
He finished his speech with a wink and a thumb's up in Trunks' direction.
"Thanks a lot guys." Trunks answered back with a small grin.
Now with that said Trunks and the others set to work and began forming a plan of "attack."
Gohan spoke up again, this time with a plan forming in his mind.
"Well, he began, have you tried talking to her?"
"...No..."
"Okay, well at least we know that as of right now nothing has really changed between you two. Serena said...I mean do you have any idea as to what Serena was talking about when she yelled at you in the weight room?" Trunks just raised an eyebrow response to his question. "No, he tried again, did any of the things she said sound familiar, you know ring a bell." Trunks shook his head. "So, you have absolutely no idea as to what she was talking about?"
"Well...maybe I do have an idea about what she meant by some of the things she said...
Did anything happen between you two that may have kinda' set this whole thing off?"
"...We did have an argument a couple of nights ago, but it was over something stupid..."
"What was it about?" Uhh...I can't really remember... "Kami, could you at least try!?" Prompted a frustrated Gohan who was running a hand through his short and spiky black hair.
"Okay, okay, ummm...I think that she was talking about something. Yeah, yeah she was, she was talking about something and she asked me for my opinion on the subject. I was in a bad mood though so I wasn't really paying attention...so, anyway she launches into this thing about how I never listen to her and about how I don't care about her feelings at all. I responded by saying that I thought she was being just a tad too overemotional and that she needed to stop whining..."
"Now even you have to admit that was harsh Trunks!" Interrupted Goten.
"I know I know, but I was pissed and just said whatever I was thinking without thinking ya know?"
Quick simultaneous no's and never's were spouted out by the other three males.
"Yeah sure, err...anyway...I told her that she needed to stop whining because she was giving me a migraine. She went on and on about how I didn't respect her, and about all these different things that I don't do that I ought to do. Then came the yelling and the screaming although I don't remember what was said during that period of time. By the way we were in my room the whole time, so just to aggravate her I told her that her constant wailing was going to make me go deaf by breaking the sound barrier, either that or she wanted to shatter my windows so that she could have the sole job of keeping me warm ." *Chuckle* "Well, after I said that she went psycho on me." By now Trunks was nearly laughing at the thought of such a tiny little thing losing her temper and trying to hurt him, it just didn't seem right. He let out a laugh before continuing his story. "You guys know about the little white bear with the chefs hat that she won for me at that fair a year ago, well she picked it up along with my science book, binder, and pen case and threw them all at my head." Once again simultaneous ooohs and ouches could be heard from his male audience. "Of course that was the last thing that I expected her to do, so I wasn't really ready for her---"
This time it was who Gohan interrupted him, and one could obviously tell that he was enjoying this story quite a bit. He knew Serena was strong for a human, very strong in fact, but she was no match for a Sayijin, but to even think that she actually picked up his stuff and chucked it at him was rather hilarious, at least he thought so. "So you're telling me that not only did she throw all of that stuff at you, but she managed to hit you? If Videl had attacked me I would have at least caught whatever she threw at me, especially my school supplies! That's pathetic Trunks!"
"I wouldn't necessarily have called it an attack, Trunks grumbled, it was more like an aerial assault of inanimate objects."
"Whatever Trunks!" Goten and Tray managed together in between bouts of laughter.
At that very moment an idea came to him, an idea that may be able to salvage any of the remaining dignity that he had left.
Gohan?
Yeah?
"What exactly would you have done after you caught the aerial assault of school supplies huh? If I must, as you say "woo" my love back into my arms, I'm gonna need some tips. Are you all talk and no play, or do you really know what you're talking about?"
"Uhhh..."
At his question Tray and Goten stop laughing and turn to stare at a lightly blushing Gohan.
"We're waiting Gohan...we wanna know if our dear Gohan has gotten lucky yet?"
All the arguing and insulting was wearing down Tray's nerves. He wanted this whole "meeting" to be over. It wasn't that he didn't feel sorry for his brother, because he did, but he also felt bad for Serena. In a way, he felt that Trunks had brought all of this trouble upon himself. He just said himself that he didn't always listen to Serena, and it was painfully obvious that he didn't treat her with as much respect as she deserved. Tray knew that those two needed to be together, that they were meant for each other, even if neither of the parties saw it. It was time to get down to business, because if they screwed up and managed to somehow hurt Serena even more they could also kiss their relationships good-bye.
"Guys! This is getting us nowhere; I think that we need to start small before we go big. We ought to talk to Marron and the other girls and see if they know anything that we don't."
"Good idea Tray, Gohan's voice was laced with sarcasm, one of us can just waltz right up to them and ask *Hey babe, what's up? Yeah I just heard about Trunks and Serena, I know she's upset, but would you mind telling me all that she told you? Oh, why do I want to know? I want to know because Trunks is willing to forgive Serena and take her back is all..." "Yeah that'll go over real well."
"Gohan's right Tray, Trunks agreed, they won't just tell us what they know, that is not without the proper persuasion, if you know what I mean."
"I'll have know, that I am a master in the art of persuasion, remember Naomi from 8th grade?" Goten inquired smugly.
Trunks, Tray, and Gohan all nodded their heads yes.
"See, what did I tell you, I am the MASTER!"
Trunks decided to take charge of the meeting once more: "So you guys, in order to get close to Serena we have to get even closer to the girls, one wrong move could ruin the whole "mission"! We've got to play it cool, we can't let them suspect that anything's up."
"Because if we do, we'll end up in the doghouse just like someone else we know." Gohan said while focusing his eyes on Trunks.
"Funny, very funny, everyone wants to be a comedian." He mimicked Gohan's baritone voice.
"Alright guys, let "Operation Out of the Doghouse" commence!"
"Ready and Break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Author's Notes: Here is chapter 2, and I plan on writing more, but people need to let me know. Reviews mean a lot to me, and as of now I have none. I am enjoying this story, but if I don't get any response from you guys...I hope you see my point. So, as of right now, I am asking that I receive at least 4 reviews, if I receive more, fantastic, if I receive less, well then that's not so fantastic. So please at the very least 4 REVIEWS. Thanx for listening to this author's ramblings, and maybe, if you want to, you check out my other stories as well...
~Galaxystar~
Chapter 2: Interlude: Pillow Time and The Plan Makes The Man
(Present) Serena's POV
"Ooooohhhhh ......." I groaned as I attempted to sit up. Why did my head hurt so freaking much; was I hit by a freight train or something?
Wait a minute! The last place that I remembered being in was outside in the snow...near the weight room! Quickly I take my left hand out from under the covers. There's no ring on my finger...I checked my right hand just to make sure, and there was no ring on that hand either. Oh Kami...I really did it...I really broke up with him! I let out an audible sigh and slid back into my reclining position on my bed, which brought me back to my original question: How did I get here in the first place?
Creeeeaaaak!!!!!! My heart jumped at the noise, and I carefully turned myself so that I could see the identity of the intruder. It happened to be none other than Marron, one of my three best friends, well four if I included myself, but I won't since I'm not feelin' so hot right now!
"What's up?" I asked, as I flashed her a weak smile, that she didn't return.
"Oh...nothing much really." She responded carefully.
"Oh...nothing." I repeat stupidly for lack of anything better to say.
"Sooooo...the million dollar question Serena. How do you feel?"
"Ummmm..."
"Better than you did earlier I take it?"
"What do you mean earlier---" I was unable to finish my sentence because at that very moment my door busted open and Videl Satan and Bra Briefs stormed into my room.
"Ah so you're awake." Videl observed with just a hint of concern in voice. How are you feeling she asked as she made her way to the head of my bed.
"Err... better I guess...?" I answered somewhat reluctantly.
"Good!" She agreed, and then before I could dodge it, she slaped me hard upside my head, and I mean hard!
"Ouch!" "Jeeze what was that for?"
"For being the stupidest girl alive! You idiot, if Bra hadn't found you then you would be a frozen blonde Popsicle by now! I swear, sometimes you can be such a ditz, and in case you haven't noticed, it's not ninety-eight degrees outside! News flash Tuskino we're in the middle of friggin' winter here!"
"I have to admit Serena, Bra piped up, that this has got to be one the stupidest things that you have ever done! Think about it Serena, you had no gloves, no coat, no hat, not even a scarf! You're lucky that one of us found you out there, instead of someone like Bulma or Vegeta, they would have killed you! If Trunks had found you, he would have gone postal on you and you know it, but you got seriously lucky that we found you instead, because you weren't that far from the weight room.
At the mention of Trunks' name, and the weight room, I feel my eyes well up with tears as I remember what occurred only hours ago.
"You guys, Marron intervened, I think something happened yesterday." She said this while nodding in my direction.
Videl gave me a weary look before finally asking: "Did something happen outside yesterday?"
Slowly I nodded my head, all the while staring at the beautiful designs that had been embroidered on the blanket that I was under.
"Do you want to talk about Rena?" Bra asked me quietly.
Suddenly I felt as though I was going to explode, and before I have time to think about what I'm doing I burst into tears. The anger and tension that had once filled the room faded away as I recite my story from beginning to end in great detail.
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Authors POV (Sometime Later that Day on the training grounds of Capsule Corporation)
"So she basically gave your ring back to you, told you it was over between the two of you?" Goten summarized carefully.
"You forgot the part about when she---"Tray began to add.
"Yeah, that sounds about right". Trunks interjected coldly.
Ouch! That sounds majorly harsh dude! Tray (AN: My own character and Trunks' brother) muttered sympathetically.
Gohan said nothing as he continued to stretch his muscles that had long since tightened after their long workout session.
Trunks was floating a few feet from the ground while lying on his back and staring at the sky. Sometimes he just didn't understand women, most of all Serena. He tried hard to be a good boyfriend and as far as he knew he had been one. He has always been there when she needed to talk, or needed a shoulder to cry on. Sure he didn't always listen to everything she
said...alright so he hardly ever listened to the things she said, but he always had something more important on his mind. At least he was there for her when she needed him. Besides he did notice the little things, like how her face seemed to light up when she talked to him about her day, or how animated she became when she talked to him about something she really loved, or how adorable she looked when she blushed after each time he kissed her.
The one thing that he really loved most about Serena though was her sweet and care free attitude. She was tough and edgy when she needed to be, but when she was around her friends (and him) she allowed herself to relax and become a carefree and happy girl who always had a smile on her face. That was what he loved most about her, and he hoped that that was something she would never change about herself.
"Yo' space case, come on back down to earth!" Tray teased gently.
"Lay off him Tray." Gohan spoke up coolly.
"Dude relax, I'm only havin' a little fun, with that said he turned back to his brother. Look man, all kidding aside, whatever you need any of us to do we'll do it." "If you want our help in getting Serena back then you've got it."
He finished his speech with a wink and a thumb's up in Trunks' direction.
"Thanks a lot guys." Trunks answered back with a small grin.
Now with that said Trunks and the others set to work and began forming a plan of "attack."
Gohan spoke up again, this time with a plan forming in his mind.
"Well, he began, have you tried talking to her?"
"...No..."
"Okay, well at least we know that as of right now nothing has really changed between you two. Serena said...I mean do you have any idea as to what Serena was talking about when she yelled at you in the weight room?" Trunks just raised an eyebrow response to his question. "No, he tried again, did any of the things she said sound familiar, you know ring a bell." Trunks shook his head. "So, you have absolutely no idea as to what she was talking about?"
"Well...maybe I do have an idea about what she meant by some of the things she said...
Did anything happen between you two that may have kinda' set this whole thing off?"
"...We did have an argument a couple of nights ago, but it was over something stupid..."
"What was it about?" Uhh...I can't really remember... "Kami, could you at least try!?" Prompted a frustrated Gohan who was running a hand through his short and spiky black hair.
"Okay, okay, ummm...I think that she was talking about something. Yeah, yeah she was, she was talking about something and she asked me for my opinion on the subject. I was in a bad mood though so I wasn't really paying attention...so, anyway she launches into this thing about how I never listen to her and about how I don't care about her feelings at all. I responded by saying that I thought she was being just a tad too overemotional and that she needed to stop whining..."
"Now even you have to admit that was harsh Trunks!" Interrupted Goten.
"I know I know, but I was pissed and just said whatever I was thinking without thinking ya know?"
Quick simultaneous no's and never's were spouted out by the other three males.
"Yeah sure, err...anyway...I told her that she needed to stop whining because she was giving me a migraine. She went on and on about how I didn't respect her, and about all these different things that I don't do that I ought to do. Then came the yelling and the screaming although I don't remember what was said during that period of time. By the way we were in my room the whole time, so just to aggravate her I told her that her constant wailing was going to make me go deaf by breaking the sound barrier, either that or she wanted to shatter my windows so that she could have the sole job of keeping me warm ." *Chuckle* "Well, after I said that she went psycho on me." By now Trunks was nearly laughing at the thought of such a tiny little thing losing her temper and trying to hurt him, it just didn't seem right. He let out a laugh before continuing his story. "You guys know about the little white bear with the chefs hat that she won for me at that fair a year ago, well she picked it up along with my science book, binder, and pen case and threw them all at my head." Once again simultaneous ooohs and ouches could be heard from his male audience. "Of course that was the last thing that I expected her to do, so I wasn't really ready for her---"
This time it was who Gohan interrupted him, and one could obviously tell that he was enjoying this story quite a bit. He knew Serena was strong for a human, very strong in fact, but she was no match for a Sayijin, but to even think that she actually picked up his stuff and chucked it at him was rather hilarious, at least he thought so. "So you're telling me that not only did she throw all of that stuff at you, but she managed to hit you? If Videl had attacked me I would have at least caught whatever she threw at me, especially my school supplies! That's pathetic Trunks!"
"I wouldn't necessarily have called it an attack, Trunks grumbled, it was more like an aerial assault of inanimate objects."
"Whatever Trunks!" Goten and Tray managed together in between bouts of laughter.
At that very moment an idea came to him, an idea that may be able to salvage any of the remaining dignity that he had left.
Gohan?
Yeah?
"What exactly would you have done after you caught the aerial assault of school supplies huh? If I must, as you say "woo" my love back into my arms, I'm gonna need some tips. Are you all talk and no play, or do you really know what you're talking about?"
"Uhhh..."
At his question Tray and Goten stop laughing and turn to stare at a lightly blushing Gohan.
"We're waiting Gohan...we wanna know if our dear Gohan has gotten lucky yet?"
All the arguing and insulting was wearing down Tray's nerves. He wanted this whole "meeting" to be over. It wasn't that he didn't feel sorry for his brother, because he did, but he also felt bad for Serena. In a way, he felt that Trunks had brought all of this trouble upon himself. He just said himself that he didn't always listen to Serena, and it was painfully obvious that he didn't treat her with as much respect as she deserved. Tray knew that those two needed to be together, that they were meant for each other, even if neither of the parties saw it. It was time to get down to business, because if they screwed up and managed to somehow hurt Serena even more they could also kiss their relationships good-bye.
"Guys! This is getting us nowhere; I think that we need to start small before we go big. We ought to talk to Marron and the other girls and see if they know anything that we don't."
"Good idea Tray, Gohan's voice was laced with sarcasm, one of us can just waltz right up to them and ask *Hey babe, what's up? Yeah I just heard about Trunks and Serena, I know she's upset, but would you mind telling me all that she told you? Oh, why do I want to know? I want to know because Trunks is willing to forgive Serena and take her back is all..." "Yeah that'll go over real well."
"Gohan's right Tray, Trunks agreed, they won't just tell us what they know, that is not without the proper persuasion, if you know what I mean."
"I'll have know, that I am a master in the art of persuasion, remember Naomi from 8th grade?" Goten inquired smugly.
Trunks, Tray, and Gohan all nodded their heads yes.
"See, what did I tell you, I am the MASTER!"
Trunks decided to take charge of the meeting once more: "So you guys, in order to get close to Serena we have to get even closer to the girls, one wrong move could ruin the whole "mission"! We've got to play it cool, we can't let them suspect that anything's up."
"Because if we do, we'll end up in the doghouse just like someone else we know." Gohan said while focusing his eyes on Trunks.
"Funny, very funny, everyone wants to be a comedian." He mimicked Gohan's baritone voice.
"Alright guys, let "Operation Out of the Doghouse" commence!"
"Ready and Break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"