Chapter 10
Usagi had Haruka pick up Chibi Usa that night. When Chibi Usa came home that night she noticed that her mother was very depressed. Although she did smile it didn't seem genuine and she didn't joke around with her. Chibi Usa didn't know what was wrong with her mother. Just this morning she was all happy and now she was very serious and looked worried. She asked Setsuna about it but she didn't say anything useful. When Usagi was putting her to bed she decided to ask her what had been bothering her for a while now.
"Mommy?"
"Yes, sweetie?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing why?"
"You and Setsuna seem so tense and serious. I've never seen you two like that before."
"Don't worry about it."
"Does it have to do with me and Hotaru going to see my dad?" she asked.
Usagi if possible, looked even more stressed at that phrase. "Chibi Usa there are a lot for things going on right now so please understand that when I say that I don't want to talk about it I really don't. I need time to think and straighten things out, but when its all over I will tell you, ok?"
"Ok," she said.
"Good. Now time for you to go to sleep," she said pulling the bed sheets down.
"Mommy, can I go see Annie tomorrow please?" she said climbing into bed.
"Sure you can," Usagi said kissing her forehead. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight, mommy," she said as Usagi closed the door.
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Usagi went into her room and closed the door. She undressed and went to draw herself a hot bath. While she waited for it to fill up, she thought about her past. About that night and about everything that happened. She had come a long way from being a naïve teenager who trusted everyone and saw only the good in people. She had learned the hard way that appearances aren't always what they seem.
She turned off the water poured in some bath salts and got into the bath tub. She leaned back and let the warm water wash over her. She thought about how Mamoru had deceived her and lied to her and taken advantage of her. He took her innocence away from her and made her grow up faster than she would have liked. Not that she didn't love her daughter, she did, it was just that she would have liked to have had a normal childhood. But that was all water under the bridge. She sighed deeply and tried to relax and think of what to do.
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Over the next two weeks, the Briefs family noticed a change in Chibi Usa. She was more solemn and less talkative. When she and Annie played she was less enthusiastic about it. Even Vegeta noticed she smiled less. Annie called it to her father's attention one day after dinner.
"Dad, something's wrong with Chibi Usa and Usagi," she stated.
"What do you mean."
"Well, yesterday when I went over there she said hello to us once and then disappeared in her bedroom for the whole day. When I asked Chibi Usa why she said that there was something going on and that she didn't know what. Even Setsuna was more serious that usual. She was the one with us all day and she hardly said a word unless we asked her. And even then it was straight to the point. No small talk or questions" she explained.
"They must have a lot to do. You know that they run their own company. They must be really busy," he suggested.
"No its not about work, its something else. Usagi told me before that she doesn't let her work interfere with her home life." She said.
"So what do you want me to do?"
"Can you at least find out what is wrong. You two are friends so you should be able to at least help her out if she has a problem. I'm worried about them and I want them to be happy again. So will you, please?" she begged.
Trunks didn't want to get involved in any personal problem of Usagi's because that would be an invasion of privacy but if it was affecting her that badly then he should try to make her feel a little better. "All right, but I wont promise anything."
"OK," she said happily.
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Trunks went to pick up Usagi at her house one day.
"So where are we going?" she asked.
"Honestly, I haven't a clue." he said.
She laughed slightly. "You wanted to go out and you don't even know where we're going, figures."
"Why don't you suggest some place," he said.
"How about going into the city? I need to pick up a few things anyway," she said.
"Alright."
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15mins later they were in the city, shopping. Well she was shopping and he was helping, if you could call what he was doing helping. She bought some
new clothes for Chibi Usa and Hotaru and picked up a few packages. Afterwards they went to get lunch at a restaurant that had just opened.
It was large and had a causal setting. The atmosphere was calm and Usagi found herself relaxing for the first time in weeks. Trunks noticed the change in her and was happy for it. It was nice to see her less tense and more relaxed. They ordered and soon were engaged in a pleasant conversation.
Trunks had just paid the bill (with some protest from Usagi) and they were trying to decide where to go next when Usagi felt a chill come over her. She shivered slightly, an uneasy feeling creeping over her. She hadn't felt like that in a long time. The last time she felt like that was the night when… . She paused her thoughts. She was afraid to think about that. Even now after all these years she still was scared of him. Heart racing, she turned around and saw him walk into the restaurant.
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Usagi had Haruka pick up Chibi Usa that night. When Chibi Usa came home that night she noticed that her mother was very depressed. Although she did smile it didn't seem genuine and she didn't joke around with her. Chibi Usa didn't know what was wrong with her mother. Just this morning she was all happy and now she was very serious and looked worried. She asked Setsuna about it but she didn't say anything useful. When Usagi was putting her to bed she decided to ask her what had been bothering her for a while now.
"Mommy?"
"Yes, sweetie?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing why?"
"You and Setsuna seem so tense and serious. I've never seen you two like that before."
"Don't worry about it."
"Does it have to do with me and Hotaru going to see my dad?" she asked.
Usagi if possible, looked even more stressed at that phrase. "Chibi Usa there are a lot for things going on right now so please understand that when I say that I don't want to talk about it I really don't. I need time to think and straighten things out, but when its all over I will tell you, ok?"
"Ok," she said.
"Good. Now time for you to go to sleep," she said pulling the bed sheets down.
"Mommy, can I go see Annie tomorrow please?" she said climbing into bed.
"Sure you can," Usagi said kissing her forehead. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight, mommy," she said as Usagi closed the door.
**********
Usagi went into her room and closed the door. She undressed and went to draw herself a hot bath. While she waited for it to fill up, she thought about her past. About that night and about everything that happened. She had come a long way from being a naïve teenager who trusted everyone and saw only the good in people. She had learned the hard way that appearances aren't always what they seem.
She turned off the water poured in some bath salts and got into the bath tub. She leaned back and let the warm water wash over her. She thought about how Mamoru had deceived her and lied to her and taken advantage of her. He took her innocence away from her and made her grow up faster than she would have liked. Not that she didn't love her daughter, she did, it was just that she would have liked to have had a normal childhood. But that was all water under the bridge. She sighed deeply and tried to relax and think of what to do.
********************
Over the next two weeks, the Briefs family noticed a change in Chibi Usa. She was more solemn and less talkative. When she and Annie played she was less enthusiastic about it. Even Vegeta noticed she smiled less. Annie called it to her father's attention one day after dinner.
"Dad, something's wrong with Chibi Usa and Usagi," she stated.
"What do you mean."
"Well, yesterday when I went over there she said hello to us once and then disappeared in her bedroom for the whole day. When I asked Chibi Usa why she said that there was something going on and that she didn't know what. Even Setsuna was more serious that usual. She was the one with us all day and she hardly said a word unless we asked her. And even then it was straight to the point. No small talk or questions" she explained.
"They must have a lot to do. You know that they run their own company. They must be really busy," he suggested.
"No its not about work, its something else. Usagi told me before that she doesn't let her work interfere with her home life." She said.
"So what do you want me to do?"
"Can you at least find out what is wrong. You two are friends so you should be able to at least help her out if she has a problem. I'm worried about them and I want them to be happy again. So will you, please?" she begged.
Trunks didn't want to get involved in any personal problem of Usagi's because that would be an invasion of privacy but if it was affecting her that badly then he should try to make her feel a little better. "All right, but I wont promise anything."
"OK," she said happily.
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Trunks went to pick up Usagi at her house one day.
"So where are we going?" she asked.
"Honestly, I haven't a clue." he said.
She laughed slightly. "You wanted to go out and you don't even know where we're going, figures."
"Why don't you suggest some place," he said.
"How about going into the city? I need to pick up a few things anyway," she said.
"Alright."
*****
15mins later they were in the city, shopping. Well she was shopping and he was helping, if you could call what he was doing helping. She bought some
new clothes for Chibi Usa and Hotaru and picked up a few packages. Afterwards they went to get lunch at a restaurant that had just opened.
It was large and had a causal setting. The atmosphere was calm and Usagi found herself relaxing for the first time in weeks. Trunks noticed the change in her and was happy for it. It was nice to see her less tense and more relaxed. They ordered and soon were engaged in a pleasant conversation.
Trunks had just paid the bill (with some protest from Usagi) and they were trying to decide where to go next when Usagi felt a chill come over her. She shivered slightly, an uneasy feeling creeping over her. She hadn't felt like that in a long time. The last time she felt like that was the night when… . She paused her thoughts. She was afraid to think about that. Even now after all these years she still was scared of him. Heart racing, she turned around and saw him walk into the restaurant.
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