Four Years Later
Trunks abruptly sat up in the middle of the night, cold sweat drenching his forehead as he gripped his covers with a deathly grasp. The whining of an infant could be heard ringing through the halls, and his mother's soft cooing soothing it slowly.
His breath rate began to decrease to a calm pace, wheeling himself to the side of the bed and holding his head in his hands.
"Pan..." Trunks whispered. He didn't have much time to think before Bra opened his door and stepped in, bouncing a baby boy in her left arm once his crying came to a stop.
"I heard you yell," she whispered. Trunks gave a weak but fake smile in reassurance. Bra raised an eyebrow curiously, holding Goten's baby close to her. She quietly walked to his bed and sat down next to him, grey circles under her eyes were visible in the moonlight illuminating through his blinds.
"Ever since Pan and Mom died, you haven't been able to get a single full night of sleep, Trunks.. And I feel so helpless, because the baby is so time consuming.. I never have time to try to help you.." Bra looked at her sleeping baby boy craddled in her arms, tears outlining the bottom of her eyes.
Trunks wrapped his arms around his little sister and nephew, pulling them into a close hug as he sighed, "I'm constantly fighting and training, Bra.. Don't think I don't know how you feel about being helpless."
Bra ran her slender fingers through her baby's jet black hair, styled just like his daddy's. She sniffled as quietly as she could, bringing the sleeve of her oppisite arm up to her cheek and wiping away the tears that slipped away.
"Every day I miss them more and more, and finally one day will come where I just can't mourn anymore.. It'll drive me insane.. My baby is going to grow up without a daddy.. The only fatherly figure he'll have to look up to is you. And every day you come back home just inches away from life."
Trunks released them from his embrace, glancing down at his tanktop and shorts. Bra slowly laid the baby down in the middle of the bed and crawled next to him. She hugged Goten Jr. close to her as Trunks lay on the oppisite side of the bed. It wasn't long before Bra went to sleep, but Trunks couldn't even drift.