Chapter 20
Trunks Picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number. After all it was one of his house's that she was staying at. He waited for it to pick up.
"Hello?" A female voice answered.
"Anna, he said tiredly.
"Oh Trunks!" She said brightly. "Hi how are you?"
"What do you want from me?" He said ignoring her previous question.
"I just want to talk to you again, that's all," she said innocently.
"I know you and that's not it at all, now what do you want?" He almost demanded.
Anna was taken back. He was always so kind to her even after the divorce, now he was snapping at her. "Are you all right?" She asked concerned.
"Why are you calling and asking for me if you just want to talk to me?"
"Why are you so testy all of a sudden?"
"Well I really don't care for it when people just my ex-wife decides to call me up out of the blue when I am on a vacation," he said evenly.
"You're on vacation? I thought Chibi Trunks said that you were on a business trip. He said that you went to Spain to take care of business."
"Well I'm not."
"Well who's with you then?"
"That's none of your concern. Are you going to continue to beat around the bush or are you going to be straight with me?"
"All right, I just want to see you when you get back ok?" She answered.
"All right," he said softening up a bit.
"Ok then, I'll see you then," she said. Trunks simply hung up.
Anna knew that something had changed with Trunks, big time. He was never testy with her.
"Well I'll just have to pour some of my charm again and he'll be crawling back to me in no time.
Trunks laid back on his bed, sighing in frustration. He did not want to talk with Anna but he did want to know what she wanted. He turned out the light and reflected upon the day. He had to admit that Usagi really was a good-looking woman. Also she was very at ease with him and the girls. Annie really took well to her, better than any other woman he had tried to date. Yes, he had found his perfect woman, and he wasn't about to let her go, not for anything.
Over the next few days, Usagi, Trunks and the girls visited all over the city of Madrid. Usagi remembered to buy something for everyone at home. And trunks was more than generous about everything. He insisted on buying most of the things himself. They went to see some of the historic sites at Usagi's insistence (anything to get away from the beach) and went out to dinner almost every night.
On Saturday, Usagi woke up to the sound of her phone ringing. Groaning, she looked at her clock to realize it was 8:47 am. She sighed because she only got about 3 hours sleep, as she and Trunks stayed up the whole night just talking.
Reaching for her phone and rubbing the sleep that threatened to pull her back in she picked it up and answered.
"Hello?" She said groggily.
"Usagi?" Came a female voice.
"Setsuna? Is there something wrong?" Usagi said instantly snapping awake. Setsuna wouldn't call her if there wasn't.
"Calm down Usa, there is nothing wrong. I just wanted to tell you that I will be in Spain in 2 hours," she said.
"What?! You're coming here?" She said astounded.
"Yes, for business of course. I have to finish a deal with our buyers. I will be staying at your hotel," she continued.
"Oh great! That's wonderful. We'll go out together whenever you have time," Usagi said.
"Of course we will. Will you be there to pick me up?"
"Yes, I will. Be there at eleven. See you soon then, goodbye."
"Goodbye Usa," Setsuna said hanging up. Usagi reluctantly got off her bed and went to inform the others.
Chibi Usa and Annie were both very excited in the airport waiting area. They watched the planes land and take off in awe. Usagi and Trunks were standing nearby, talking about random things.
"She's late. She said they would be arriving in two hours and its past time. I'm worried," Usagi said turning to Trunks.
"They flight must have gotten delayed. You know she had to change planes so there must have been a delay. Don't worry about it. She'll be here soon."
"I hope so Trunks," Usagi said looking out of the window.
"Why not go and look at the arrival board? We'll see if there are any delayed flights," he suggested. "Do you remember the flight she would be on?"
"Yes, She told me when she called again," Usagi said as she got the girls. "Well we should get some information from there then," Trunks said picking up Annie.
"Another 2 hours?! I can't believe this!" Usagi said in frustration.
"Yes, the receptionist confirmed it. There was a delay at Barcelona (I made this part up, so if you have anything that contradicts this then keep it to yourself.)
"Darn," Usagi grumbled, "What now?"
"We make ourselves comfortable. There's no point in leaving now, and we'll have trouble with parking if we go."
"Yeah, you're right," Usagi said sighing. She sat down on a chair in the arrival area. Trunks sat next to her, each had their kid in their lap.
"Mommy, I'm hungry," Chibi Usa said a while later.
"Me too daddy," Annie said. To prove this, their stomachs protested as well.
"I'll go and get you two something," Usagi said standing up. She put Chibi Usa in her seat. "What do you guys want?"
"Anything as long as it tastes good," Annie answered.
"What about you sweetie?"
"Anything, I'm just soo hungry," She said.
"How about you Trunks?" Usagi asked.
"Ah, the same," he said.
Usagi shook her head. "I guess I shouldn't have asked," she said smiling slightly. She turned and went to look for the airport restaurant.
Usagi brought back some sandwiches and drinks for everyone. They passed the time talking about anything and mostly everything. They got up when they heard the arrival of Setsuna's flight.
Chibi Usa was so very excited to see Setsuna that she hardly had time to clear the check area when she ran to meet her.
Setsuna wasn't surprised at this though, as it had happened many times before. She simply smiled at the girl and smoothed down her hair as she chattered away about how much she missed the others and how she would have a great time here.
As they came to the rest of the group, Chibi Usa pulled her hand to make her go faster towards them.
"Setsuna, I'm glad that you're here," Usagi said smiling.
Setsuna noticed that she seemed much happier than before she left. ' Now all she needs is to tell us when to start preparing the castle for new arrivals, ' Setsuna thought. "Glad to see you again Usa. It seems that you've been taking care of our precious Usa, Trunks."
"Well I try," he answered.
Usagi laughed. "He does actually. He won't let me buy a thing with my money."
"Like a real gentleman should. The first rule is that they should never let a lady pay for anything," Setsuna said smiling. Usagi and Trunks both blushed. ' An he's shy too. He is perfect for her.'
"Shall we get going?" Trunks suggested after getting over that brief period of awkwardness.
"Yes, of course," Usagi said.
Setsuna didn't have much time to spend with them, so as a result, it was pretty much the same as when they were alone. They did however get her to go to dinner with them, and on the day after she arrived, they went back to the beach. Usagi used up a good deal of her small reserve on that day.
Setsuna watched them that day on the beach. They looked like a family, a real family. And that struck her the most about them. It was pretty obvious that they were very much in love with each other. But there was only one problem. While Usagi had warmed up to him, she was also keeping him a distance away. It was like she had reached the point where that was as close as they would get. It had been months; almost a year and they still hadn't done more than date.
Now Setsuna wasn't the matchmaker type, but Usagi really would regret it if she let Trunks slip through her fingers. Setsuna would not let that happen. She was determined to get them past this roadblock in their relationship. And she knew how to do it as well.
Trunks Picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number. After all it was one of his house's that she was staying at. He waited for it to pick up.
"Hello?" A female voice answered.
"Anna, he said tiredly.
"Oh Trunks!" She said brightly. "Hi how are you?"
"What do you want from me?" He said ignoring her previous question.
"I just want to talk to you again, that's all," she said innocently.
"I know you and that's not it at all, now what do you want?" He almost demanded.
Anna was taken back. He was always so kind to her even after the divorce, now he was snapping at her. "Are you all right?" She asked concerned.
"Why are you calling and asking for me if you just want to talk to me?"
"Why are you so testy all of a sudden?"
"Well I really don't care for it when people just my ex-wife decides to call me up out of the blue when I am on a vacation," he said evenly.
"You're on vacation? I thought Chibi Trunks said that you were on a business trip. He said that you went to Spain to take care of business."
"Well I'm not."
"Well who's with you then?"
"That's none of your concern. Are you going to continue to beat around the bush or are you going to be straight with me?"
"All right, I just want to see you when you get back ok?" She answered.
"All right," he said softening up a bit.
"Ok then, I'll see you then," she said. Trunks simply hung up.
Anna knew that something had changed with Trunks, big time. He was never testy with her.
"Well I'll just have to pour some of my charm again and he'll be crawling back to me in no time.
Trunks laid back on his bed, sighing in frustration. He did not want to talk with Anna but he did want to know what she wanted. He turned out the light and reflected upon the day. He had to admit that Usagi really was a good-looking woman. Also she was very at ease with him and the girls. Annie really took well to her, better than any other woman he had tried to date. Yes, he had found his perfect woman, and he wasn't about to let her go, not for anything.
Over the next few days, Usagi, Trunks and the girls visited all over the city of Madrid. Usagi remembered to buy something for everyone at home. And trunks was more than generous about everything. He insisted on buying most of the things himself. They went to see some of the historic sites at Usagi's insistence (anything to get away from the beach) and went out to dinner almost every night.
On Saturday, Usagi woke up to the sound of her phone ringing. Groaning, she looked at her clock to realize it was 8:47 am. She sighed because she only got about 3 hours sleep, as she and Trunks stayed up the whole night just talking.
Reaching for her phone and rubbing the sleep that threatened to pull her back in she picked it up and answered.
"Hello?" She said groggily.
"Usagi?" Came a female voice.
"Setsuna? Is there something wrong?" Usagi said instantly snapping awake. Setsuna wouldn't call her if there wasn't.
"Calm down Usa, there is nothing wrong. I just wanted to tell you that I will be in Spain in 2 hours," she said.
"What?! You're coming here?" She said astounded.
"Yes, for business of course. I have to finish a deal with our buyers. I will be staying at your hotel," she continued.
"Oh great! That's wonderful. We'll go out together whenever you have time," Usagi said.
"Of course we will. Will you be there to pick me up?"
"Yes, I will. Be there at eleven. See you soon then, goodbye."
"Goodbye Usa," Setsuna said hanging up. Usagi reluctantly got off her bed and went to inform the others.
Chibi Usa and Annie were both very excited in the airport waiting area. They watched the planes land and take off in awe. Usagi and Trunks were standing nearby, talking about random things.
"She's late. She said they would be arriving in two hours and its past time. I'm worried," Usagi said turning to Trunks.
"They flight must have gotten delayed. You know she had to change planes so there must have been a delay. Don't worry about it. She'll be here soon."
"I hope so Trunks," Usagi said looking out of the window.
"Why not go and look at the arrival board? We'll see if there are any delayed flights," he suggested. "Do you remember the flight she would be on?"
"Yes, She told me when she called again," Usagi said as she got the girls. "Well we should get some information from there then," Trunks said picking up Annie.
"Another 2 hours?! I can't believe this!" Usagi said in frustration.
"Yes, the receptionist confirmed it. There was a delay at Barcelona (I made this part up, so if you have anything that contradicts this then keep it to yourself.)
"Darn," Usagi grumbled, "What now?"
"We make ourselves comfortable. There's no point in leaving now, and we'll have trouble with parking if we go."
"Yeah, you're right," Usagi said sighing. She sat down on a chair in the arrival area. Trunks sat next to her, each had their kid in their lap.
"Mommy, I'm hungry," Chibi Usa said a while later.
"Me too daddy," Annie said. To prove this, their stomachs protested as well.
"I'll go and get you two something," Usagi said standing up. She put Chibi Usa in her seat. "What do you guys want?"
"Anything as long as it tastes good," Annie answered.
"What about you sweetie?"
"Anything, I'm just soo hungry," She said.
"How about you Trunks?" Usagi asked.
"Ah, the same," he said.
Usagi shook her head. "I guess I shouldn't have asked," she said smiling slightly. She turned and went to look for the airport restaurant.
Usagi brought back some sandwiches and drinks for everyone. They passed the time talking about anything and mostly everything. They got up when they heard the arrival of Setsuna's flight.
Chibi Usa was so very excited to see Setsuna that she hardly had time to clear the check area when she ran to meet her.
Setsuna wasn't surprised at this though, as it had happened many times before. She simply smiled at the girl and smoothed down her hair as she chattered away about how much she missed the others and how she would have a great time here.
As they came to the rest of the group, Chibi Usa pulled her hand to make her go faster towards them.
"Setsuna, I'm glad that you're here," Usagi said smiling.
Setsuna noticed that she seemed much happier than before she left. ' Now all she needs is to tell us when to start preparing the castle for new arrivals, ' Setsuna thought. "Glad to see you again Usa. It seems that you've been taking care of our precious Usa, Trunks."
"Well I try," he answered.
Usagi laughed. "He does actually. He won't let me buy a thing with my money."
"Like a real gentleman should. The first rule is that they should never let a lady pay for anything," Setsuna said smiling. Usagi and Trunks both blushed. ' An he's shy too. He is perfect for her.'
"Shall we get going?" Trunks suggested after getting over that brief period of awkwardness.
"Yes, of course," Usagi said.
Setsuna didn't have much time to spend with them, so as a result, it was pretty much the same as when they were alone. They did however get her to go to dinner with them, and on the day after she arrived, they went back to the beach. Usagi used up a good deal of her small reserve on that day.
Setsuna watched them that day on the beach. They looked like a family, a real family. And that struck her the most about them. It was pretty obvious that they were very much in love with each other. But there was only one problem. While Usagi had warmed up to him, she was also keeping him a distance away. It was like she had reached the point where that was as close as they would get. It had been months; almost a year and they still hadn't done more than date.
Now Setsuna wasn't the matchmaker type, but Usagi really would regret it if she let Trunks slip through her fingers. Setsuna would not let that happen. She was determined to get them past this roadblock in their relationship. And she knew how to do it as well.