Author: Mistress 13
Title: Lies and Deception
Chapter 24
Yes I'm back! Whoo hoo! After a 4 month hiatus I have decided to continue this fic. Sorry to all the impatient people who were dying to read this, I just lost interest. But I am going to try my best to finish this. I hope you like it.
Usagi was shocked to hear those words come out of Annie's mouth. A quick glance around revealed that there was another unknown person who must have been Annie's mother. She had the same hair and eye color as Annie.
Trunks was a upset. She actually had the nerve to show up at the airport. A perfect couple of weeks down the drain. Well he wasn't going to let her ruin it. But before he could respond, Annie spoke up.
"Mama, what are you doing here?" Annie asked puzzled.
"Well I came here to see you baby," she said quickly covering
her disgust at seeing another woman with her man.
Annie wasn't too sure about that last thought. Her mother had hardly taken any interest in her. She noticed the flowers.
"Who are those for Mama?" she asked pointing to the flowers in her hand.
"They're for you, baby," Anna said giving them to Annie. She kissed her on cheek and smiled at her.
Usagi was understandably hesitant to say anything or even approach this woman. She had never dealt with anything like this and didn't know what to do or say. She chose to keep silent and watch to see what happened next.
Annie saw how tense things were so she decided to do something about it. Taking her mother's hand, she led her up to Usagi.
"Mama, this is Chibi-Usa, my best friend and her mother Usagi," Annie said smiling.
Usagi put on her best smile and extended her hand. "It's nice to meet you" She said.
"I wish I could say the same," Anna said harshly, taking the offered hand. Usagi winced almost in-perceptibly at her tone.
"Anna," Trunks said.
"Yes?" she asked turning to him.
"I need to talk to you," he responded motioning for her to come with him. She needed no further pushing and practically ran to him. Chibi Trunks decided to distract Usagi while the two talked.
"Hey Usagi," he said. "Did you and Trunks actually do it?" he asked loudly. She blushed and tried to think of a way to answer without embarrassing herself. Bulma also started in on her.
Trunks heard the question but decided tormenting him at his own pace would be more satisfactory that going for him now. Besides he had business to attend to.
Anna looked at him when they finally stopped. Trunks ran his hand through his hair in frustration.
"Why did you come here Anna? Didn't I tell you that I would talk to you tomorrow?" he asked.
"I just wanted to welcome you home. I thought that Chibi trunks said you were away on business? I didn't know that you were flying around with another woman." She said angrily.
"That's your problem if you believed him. I didn't tell you anything. And we're not married so what I do where and with whom is none of your business. You should never have come here in the first place."
"Why? Needed more time with her?" she said bitterly.
"Well talk about this tomorrow. Now I want you to leave," he said seriously. Anna looked at his face and saw just how serious he was. His expression scared her slightly, because it reminded her of his expression on the day he found her.
"Alright. When and Where?" She asked.
"I'll call you later and tell you," he said. She nodded and left.
"So Usagi, the trip was a good one," Bulma commented.
"Yes. We enjoyed it very much," she confirmed.
"Some more than others, I bet," Chibi Trunks added wickedly.
Usagi turned red once more.
"Chibi Trunks!" Bulma said with her hands on her hips.
"Sorry mom," he said moving away from her before she hit him.
"Getting all the details out of Usagi early?" Trunks asked coming up to the group. He put his arm around Usagi's waist.
Chibi Trunks saw this and grinned. He would have a lot of fun today.
"Yes, and from the looks of it I'd say that you guys had a very successful trip."
"Yes we did," Trunks said looking at Usagi.
"We have to go now. They've already started unloading the bags from the plane," Usagi said.
The journey back home was mostly uneventful. Everyone was at Capsule Corp to welcome home the new couple. There was a small welcome home party as well. Hotaru was glad to see Chibi-Usa and Annie again, although they had been gone for only two weeks.
That night Usagi went outside for some cool air and to clear her head. She reflected upon her turn of events. A few months ago she would have scoffed at the idea of having a man in her life, but now it didn't seem so bad. Whit Trunks she felt a sense of security that she hadn't really felt before. And he made her feel pretty and good about herself.
She had to admit that her life was good. She had a man who loved her, and her daughter was back safely to her. She thought about what it would be like to be a wife. Especially his wife. It had always been her dream to be a bride, but after what had happened to her, she never thought that she would be desirable to any man or that she could ever be intimate with anyone.
But he came into her world and changed all of that. And she was grateful for that. More than he would ever know. While she was thinking, a strong set of arms wrapped around her waist. She knew them well.
Trunks pulled Usagi close to him and kissed her shoulder, breathing in her scent. Usagi laughed softly as the action tickled her. She rest her head on his shoulder and they stayed like that for a long while.
Finally Usagi spoke up. "It's getting late. I really need to go home. Can you drop me off?" she asked.
"You're staying here." He said with finality.
"What? I have to go home. Chibi Usa needs to go to sleep," Usagi said struggling out of his embrace. She put her hands on her hips. "Are you preventing me from going home?"
"I thought that I explained all of this to you already?" He asked.
"Well I love my house; I'm not going to move."
"I'm not leaving you alone again."
"And why does that mean I have to stay here?"
"Because I live here."
"And why does that matter?" she said a little too loudly.
In the living room, the others could hear the trouble brewing. They were about to get up but Setsuna stopped them.
"Don't go out there." She said putting her coffee cup down.
"Why not? It sounds like they're arguing," Annie said.
"They are," she said calmly.
"About what I wonder?" Michiru asked.
"About where Usagi is going to live," she said getting up. She headed towards the door leading to the outside.
"Hey, I thought you said not to go outside?" Haruka said.
"I didn't mean myself," she said simply.
"Since when did that matter?" Usagi asked.
Trunks was about to answer when Setsuna cut in.
"May I offer a solution?" Setsuna interjected.
Usagi instantly blushed. "Were we that loud?" she asked.
"Yes. Everyone is worried. They were about to come out here," Setsuna responded.
"Oh," Usagi said.
"What's the solution?" Trunks asked. He had just learned something. Usagi was impossible to argue with. And she was winning too.
"Well Trunks it's simple. Take. Her. Home." Setsuna said simply.
Usagi and Trunks both sweat dropped. "Which home?" he asked.
"You're home," Trunks was about to protest again when she silenced him. "She and Chibi Usa are going with you. Bulma arranged it all. That way, you'll have your privacy and no meddling Bulma."
"What about you Setsuna?" Usagi asked sadly.
"I can live by myself. And I have Luna and Artemis to keep me company. Besides, you two need to be alone now." Setsuna said.
"Thank you, Setsuna," Trunks said.
She nodded. "Now go on inside you two. Bulma will explain everything." She said.
Title: Lies and Deception
Chapter 24
Yes I'm back! Whoo hoo! After a 4 month hiatus I have decided to continue this fic. Sorry to all the impatient people who were dying to read this, I just lost interest. But I am going to try my best to finish this. I hope you like it.
Usagi was shocked to hear those words come out of Annie's mouth. A quick glance around revealed that there was another unknown person who must have been Annie's mother. She had the same hair and eye color as Annie.
Trunks was a upset. She actually had the nerve to show up at the airport. A perfect couple of weeks down the drain. Well he wasn't going to let her ruin it. But before he could respond, Annie spoke up.
"Mama, what are you doing here?" Annie asked puzzled.
"Well I came here to see you baby," she said quickly covering
her disgust at seeing another woman with her man.
Annie wasn't too sure about that last thought. Her mother had hardly taken any interest in her. She noticed the flowers.
"Who are those for Mama?" she asked pointing to the flowers in her hand.
"They're for you, baby," Anna said giving them to Annie. She kissed her on cheek and smiled at her.
Usagi was understandably hesitant to say anything or even approach this woman. She had never dealt with anything like this and didn't know what to do or say. She chose to keep silent and watch to see what happened next.
Annie saw how tense things were so she decided to do something about it. Taking her mother's hand, she led her up to Usagi.
"Mama, this is Chibi-Usa, my best friend and her mother Usagi," Annie said smiling.
Usagi put on her best smile and extended her hand. "It's nice to meet you" She said.
"I wish I could say the same," Anna said harshly, taking the offered hand. Usagi winced almost in-perceptibly at her tone.
"Anna," Trunks said.
"Yes?" she asked turning to him.
"I need to talk to you," he responded motioning for her to come with him. She needed no further pushing and practically ran to him. Chibi Trunks decided to distract Usagi while the two talked.
"Hey Usagi," he said. "Did you and Trunks actually do it?" he asked loudly. She blushed and tried to think of a way to answer without embarrassing herself. Bulma also started in on her.
Trunks heard the question but decided tormenting him at his own pace would be more satisfactory that going for him now. Besides he had business to attend to.
Anna looked at him when they finally stopped. Trunks ran his hand through his hair in frustration.
"Why did you come here Anna? Didn't I tell you that I would talk to you tomorrow?" he asked.
"I just wanted to welcome you home. I thought that Chibi trunks said you were away on business? I didn't know that you were flying around with another woman." She said angrily.
"That's your problem if you believed him. I didn't tell you anything. And we're not married so what I do where and with whom is none of your business. You should never have come here in the first place."
"Why? Needed more time with her?" she said bitterly.
"Well talk about this tomorrow. Now I want you to leave," he said seriously. Anna looked at his face and saw just how serious he was. His expression scared her slightly, because it reminded her of his expression on the day he found her.
"Alright. When and Where?" She asked.
"I'll call you later and tell you," he said. She nodded and left.
"So Usagi, the trip was a good one," Bulma commented.
"Yes. We enjoyed it very much," she confirmed.
"Some more than others, I bet," Chibi Trunks added wickedly.
Usagi turned red once more.
"Chibi Trunks!" Bulma said with her hands on her hips.
"Sorry mom," he said moving away from her before she hit him.
"Getting all the details out of Usagi early?" Trunks asked coming up to the group. He put his arm around Usagi's waist.
Chibi Trunks saw this and grinned. He would have a lot of fun today.
"Yes, and from the looks of it I'd say that you guys had a very successful trip."
"Yes we did," Trunks said looking at Usagi.
"We have to go now. They've already started unloading the bags from the plane," Usagi said.
The journey back home was mostly uneventful. Everyone was at Capsule Corp to welcome home the new couple. There was a small welcome home party as well. Hotaru was glad to see Chibi-Usa and Annie again, although they had been gone for only two weeks.
That night Usagi went outside for some cool air and to clear her head. She reflected upon her turn of events. A few months ago she would have scoffed at the idea of having a man in her life, but now it didn't seem so bad. Whit Trunks she felt a sense of security that she hadn't really felt before. And he made her feel pretty and good about herself.
She had to admit that her life was good. She had a man who loved her, and her daughter was back safely to her. She thought about what it would be like to be a wife. Especially his wife. It had always been her dream to be a bride, but after what had happened to her, she never thought that she would be desirable to any man or that she could ever be intimate with anyone.
But he came into her world and changed all of that. And she was grateful for that. More than he would ever know. While she was thinking, a strong set of arms wrapped around her waist. She knew them well.
Trunks pulled Usagi close to him and kissed her shoulder, breathing in her scent. Usagi laughed softly as the action tickled her. She rest her head on his shoulder and they stayed like that for a long while.
Finally Usagi spoke up. "It's getting late. I really need to go home. Can you drop me off?" she asked.
"You're staying here." He said with finality.
"What? I have to go home. Chibi Usa needs to go to sleep," Usagi said struggling out of his embrace. She put her hands on her hips. "Are you preventing me from going home?"
"I thought that I explained all of this to you already?" He asked.
"Well I love my house; I'm not going to move."
"I'm not leaving you alone again."
"And why does that mean I have to stay here?"
"Because I live here."
"And why does that matter?" she said a little too loudly.
In the living room, the others could hear the trouble brewing. They were about to get up but Setsuna stopped them.
"Don't go out there." She said putting her coffee cup down.
"Why not? It sounds like they're arguing," Annie said.
"They are," she said calmly.
"About what I wonder?" Michiru asked.
"About where Usagi is going to live," she said getting up. She headed towards the door leading to the outside.
"Hey, I thought you said not to go outside?" Haruka said.
"I didn't mean myself," she said simply.
"Since when did that matter?" Usagi asked.
Trunks was about to answer when Setsuna cut in.
"May I offer a solution?" Setsuna interjected.
Usagi instantly blushed. "Were we that loud?" she asked.
"Yes. Everyone is worried. They were about to come out here," Setsuna responded.
"Oh," Usagi said.
"What's the solution?" Trunks asked. He had just learned something. Usagi was impossible to argue with. And she was winning too.
"Well Trunks it's simple. Take. Her. Home." Setsuna said simply.
Usagi and Trunks both sweat dropped. "Which home?" he asked.
"You're home," Trunks was about to protest again when she silenced him. "She and Chibi Usa are going with you. Bulma arranged it all. That way, you'll have your privacy and no meddling Bulma."
"What about you Setsuna?" Usagi asked sadly.
"I can live by myself. And I have Luna and Artemis to keep me company. Besides, you two need to be alone now." Setsuna said.
"Thank you, Setsuna," Trunks said.
She nodded. "Now go on inside you two. Bulma will explain everything." She said.