Chapter 9
The next day while Trunks was sparring with Vegeta, Annie interrupted them.
"Dad, telephone!" she called out.
Trunks paused. He didn't actually hear her so he went to her to see what she wanted. "What is it?" he asked.
"I said you have a phone call," Annie said smiling. Trunks didn't like that smile on her face.
"Who is it?"
"You'll have to find out for yourself!" she said excited.
"Ok then. Why don't you go and keep your grandfather company," he said grabbing a towel and walking out.
"Aww man! Why can't Chibi Trunks do it?!" she called after him.
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He went and picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Hello Trunks. How are you?"
"Usagi! Hi I'm fine. How are you and Chibi Usa and Hotaru?"
"They're mopping around. They think we're upset with them even though I assured them I'm not. Anyway I want to talk to you. Can you come pick me and Chibi Usa up? I'm sure that seeing Annie will pick her sprits up."
"Sure, I'll see you in 20mins."
"Great, goodbye."
"Goodbye." he said hanging up.
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Half an hour later found a happy Chibi Usa playing with Annie. Trunks and Usagi had gone for a walk around the grounds and Chibi Trunks was thankfully at his best friends house.
Trunks and Usagi were sitting comfortably under a tree looking at the surroundings, well Usagi was anyway.
"Trunks, about yesterday…"
"Look I'm sorry it was my fault that Chibi Usa and Hotaru were taken at all. If I was just paying more attention to them then …"
"Trunks," she said putting her hand on his arm and looking at him. "It wasn't your fault. I should have expected him to do something like that. I don't know how he found me and I really don't know how he found out about Chibi Usa."
"You mean he didn't know?" he asked. She shook her head. He noticed the pain in her eyes. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"I will tell you everything one day, just not now. But I will tell you this, I hate him. I honestly hate him. The mere fact that he was around my daughter sickens me. And I don't appreciate that necklace he gave her."
"Why don't you take it away from her then?"
"It will hurt her if I do that. She doesn't understand what's going on and if I do that she will hate me for it. Besides it is not her fault what happened between us. Just before you came to get us she started to talk about him. She told me what she did and what happened and I just had to stay quiet and listen to her. I didn't want to say anything to make her feel bad but I really didn't want to hear it. She thinks so much of him." she said looking at her hands.
"Well maybe if you tell her what happened she will understand," he said
"Oh no! I couldn't! No child should hear something like that!" she said horrified.
"Ok, ok. But what are you going to do?"
"Bare with it. Haruka and Michiru are currently looking for him to tell him to stay away from all of us. Maybe this time he will get the message," she said. After a while she added, "Its not your fault, Trunks. Mamoru is a very… underhanded guy. You shouldn't blame yourself."
"But if I had…" he started. She silenced him by placing her finger on his lips. Then she did something unexpected. She leaned up and gently kissed him. Although it was short it was still pleasurable and left their lips and bodies aching for more. Acting on impulse, Trunks bend down and captured her lips in a more demanding and passionate kiss. She responded readily to it, wrapping her arms around his neck. He slipped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him.
After a few minutes they parted breathing hard. Usagi blushed slightly, looking at the ground. She didn't know what to say after that. She was really embarrassed that she had done that but it felt so good that she didn't feel too bad. The kiss awaken feelings in her she didn't know existed.
Trunks had never felt quite like this. Even with his ex-wife who he thought he loved very much couldn't make him feel this way. Usagi stirred up emotions in him he hadn't felt in years. He knew at that moment that he wanted her and not as a friend either.
Thankfully at that moment, Usagi's pager went off. She reached in her pocket and took it out. "That's Setsuna. Look I have to go. Can you take care of Chibi Usa while I'm gone. I'll call if I can't pick her up."
"Sure. I'll see you later then?"
"Of course. Bye." she said walking towards the compound.
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When Usagi met Setsuna and the others she noticed that they were all very angry. Wondering why she went up to them. "What's going on?"
"We found Mamoru." Haruka said.
"Where is he?" she asked dangerously.
"He is in the country, closer than you think. He lives just ten miles from here. He found out we were here when we left for our business trip. Apparently Minako saw when Haruka drove us to the airport and told Mamoru about it. He did a little digging around and found out about Chibi Usa," Setsuna said.
"He hired a detective," Usagi stated.
"How…?" Michiru started.
"Luna said that she picked up an unusual scent while we were gone." Usagi said. "Like someone was in the house. When we came home I found that the
kitchen window was unlocked but decided not to say anything. They didn't go upstairs though. Of that I am sure."
"Anyway he located and followed Chibi Usa and Hotaru around being careful not to alert Trunks. He waited for the perfect opportunity to present itself and it just so happened to be when Trunks took the girls to Gohan's house. Trunks figured that he could keep a better eye on them if they were with him. Somehow Trunks felt that there was something wrong but figured that with Gohan there nothing would happen. They got wrapped up in their work and Mamoru sent Minako and Rei to get Chibi Usa and Hotaru as not to raise too much suspicion. You called and that's when he discovered that they were missing. After you hung up he and Gohan searched for them until nightfall when we arrived. By then Mamoru had already brought them back." Setsuna said summarizing the details of that day.
"What does he want?" Usagi asked.
"When we talked to him he said he wanted his daughter," Michiru said sadly. "And he will go to court to get her. He said that if you fight him on this, that he will prove that you're an young immature and unfit mother."
Usagi closed her eyes and leaned against the wall. "Hasn't he taken enough from me. He took my childhood, he took my friends, he took my virginity and now he wants to take my daughter? Well If he thinks that he can just come and make me give up the only thing that has kept me sane all these years then he can think again. I cannot lose Chibi Usa, I will not. I'll die first." she said walking off.
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The next day while Trunks was sparring with Vegeta, Annie interrupted them.
"Dad, telephone!" she called out.
Trunks paused. He didn't actually hear her so he went to her to see what she wanted. "What is it?" he asked.
"I said you have a phone call," Annie said smiling. Trunks didn't like that smile on her face.
"Who is it?"
"You'll have to find out for yourself!" she said excited.
"Ok then. Why don't you go and keep your grandfather company," he said grabbing a towel and walking out.
"Aww man! Why can't Chibi Trunks do it?!" she called after him.
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He went and picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Hello Trunks. How are you?"
"Usagi! Hi I'm fine. How are you and Chibi Usa and Hotaru?"
"They're mopping around. They think we're upset with them even though I assured them I'm not. Anyway I want to talk to you. Can you come pick me and Chibi Usa up? I'm sure that seeing Annie will pick her sprits up."
"Sure, I'll see you in 20mins."
"Great, goodbye."
"Goodbye." he said hanging up.
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Half an hour later found a happy Chibi Usa playing with Annie. Trunks and Usagi had gone for a walk around the grounds and Chibi Trunks was thankfully at his best friends house.
Trunks and Usagi were sitting comfortably under a tree looking at the surroundings, well Usagi was anyway.
"Trunks, about yesterday…"
"Look I'm sorry it was my fault that Chibi Usa and Hotaru were taken at all. If I was just paying more attention to them then …"
"Trunks," she said putting her hand on his arm and looking at him. "It wasn't your fault. I should have expected him to do something like that. I don't know how he found me and I really don't know how he found out about Chibi Usa."
"You mean he didn't know?" he asked. She shook her head. He noticed the pain in her eyes. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
"I will tell you everything one day, just not now. But I will tell you this, I hate him. I honestly hate him. The mere fact that he was around my daughter sickens me. And I don't appreciate that necklace he gave her."
"Why don't you take it away from her then?"
"It will hurt her if I do that. She doesn't understand what's going on and if I do that she will hate me for it. Besides it is not her fault what happened between us. Just before you came to get us she started to talk about him. She told me what she did and what happened and I just had to stay quiet and listen to her. I didn't want to say anything to make her feel bad but I really didn't want to hear it. She thinks so much of him." she said looking at her hands.
"Well maybe if you tell her what happened she will understand," he said
"Oh no! I couldn't! No child should hear something like that!" she said horrified.
"Ok, ok. But what are you going to do?"
"Bare with it. Haruka and Michiru are currently looking for him to tell him to stay away from all of us. Maybe this time he will get the message," she said. After a while she added, "Its not your fault, Trunks. Mamoru is a very… underhanded guy. You shouldn't blame yourself."
"But if I had…" he started. She silenced him by placing her finger on his lips. Then she did something unexpected. She leaned up and gently kissed him. Although it was short it was still pleasurable and left their lips and bodies aching for more. Acting on impulse, Trunks bend down and captured her lips in a more demanding and passionate kiss. She responded readily to it, wrapping her arms around his neck. He slipped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him.
After a few minutes they parted breathing hard. Usagi blushed slightly, looking at the ground. She didn't know what to say after that. She was really embarrassed that she had done that but it felt so good that she didn't feel too bad. The kiss awaken feelings in her she didn't know existed.
Trunks had never felt quite like this. Even with his ex-wife who he thought he loved very much couldn't make him feel this way. Usagi stirred up emotions in him he hadn't felt in years. He knew at that moment that he wanted her and not as a friend either.
Thankfully at that moment, Usagi's pager went off. She reached in her pocket and took it out. "That's Setsuna. Look I have to go. Can you take care of Chibi Usa while I'm gone. I'll call if I can't pick her up."
"Sure. I'll see you later then?"
"Of course. Bye." she said walking towards the compound.
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When Usagi met Setsuna and the others she noticed that they were all very angry. Wondering why she went up to them. "What's going on?"
"We found Mamoru." Haruka said.
"Where is he?" she asked dangerously.
"He is in the country, closer than you think. He lives just ten miles from here. He found out we were here when we left for our business trip. Apparently Minako saw when Haruka drove us to the airport and told Mamoru about it. He did a little digging around and found out about Chibi Usa," Setsuna said.
"He hired a detective," Usagi stated.
"How…?" Michiru started.
"Luna said that she picked up an unusual scent while we were gone." Usagi said. "Like someone was in the house. When we came home I found that the
kitchen window was unlocked but decided not to say anything. They didn't go upstairs though. Of that I am sure."
"Anyway he located and followed Chibi Usa and Hotaru around being careful not to alert Trunks. He waited for the perfect opportunity to present itself and it just so happened to be when Trunks took the girls to Gohan's house. Trunks figured that he could keep a better eye on them if they were with him. Somehow Trunks felt that there was something wrong but figured that with Gohan there nothing would happen. They got wrapped up in their work and Mamoru sent Minako and Rei to get Chibi Usa and Hotaru as not to raise too much suspicion. You called and that's when he discovered that they were missing. After you hung up he and Gohan searched for them until nightfall when we arrived. By then Mamoru had already brought them back." Setsuna said summarizing the details of that day.
"What does he want?" Usagi asked.
"When we talked to him he said he wanted his daughter," Michiru said sadly. "And he will go to court to get her. He said that if you fight him on this, that he will prove that you're an young immature and unfit mother."
Usagi closed her eyes and leaned against the wall. "Hasn't he taken enough from me. He took my childhood, he took my friends, he took my virginity and now he wants to take my daughter? Well If he thinks that he can just come and make me give up the only thing that has kept me sane all these years then he can think again. I cannot lose Chibi Usa, I will not. I'll die first." she said walking off.
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