The sequel to Lavender and Pink...

Sapphire and Gold

By Toku Tenshi

Disclaimer: how many times do I have to say this, I du'n own DBZ! QUIT HOUNDING ME!

A/N: GGRAH! I was typing and had three paragraphs done when my laptop suddenly shut down - I hadn't saved! TTTT not fair, not fair! Now I have to try and re-do those paragraphs... sob

Chapter 8: Confessions and Revelations

Dashi slowly opened her eyes, not remembering falling asleep. She looked around to find she was still in the living room; she looked down to see she was now sitting in Trunks's lap. She blushed and shyly glanced up at Trunks who smiled meekly. "I- I didn't mean to, I don't think," Dashi started but the boy just shook his head.

"It was just as much your move as it was mine, and I don't really mind." Trunks stroked Dashi's soft hair, completely at ease around her. Dashi however was still blushing as she sat across her peer's lap with her back against the arm rest. 'Is something wrong?'

Dashi shook her head in response and Trunks tried to figure out why she was so uneasy. He relised that he was equally as nervous around Dashi only a few days ago but he had stopped being so when he told her... Trunks smiled sweetly at the girl who looked back into his eyes with deep affection.

"Hey, Dashi, remember a few nights ago when Mom wouldn't let you have dinner and I brought you some?"

"Yes, I'm glad that you stayed with me." Dashi's blush lighten, but still remained.

"That night I started to talk to you about something important and you, well, you fell asleep before I could finish." Dashi winced and started to apologize but Trunks waved it away. "I figured we could finish talking about that now, if that's alright." The girl nodded and Trunks blushed despite himself. "I know that you care about me, and you know that I care about you, but I don't think you know how much. I care about you more than anyone else because ... because I love you, Dashi."

Dashi's eyes widened and began to tear. "Trunks... are you... you mean it?" Trunks nodded and placed a hand on Dashi's face, wiping a tear away with his thumb. The girl buried her face in Trunks's shirt and cried. "Trunks, I ... for so long I've..."Dashi choked out with her voice racked with emotion,"...I love you, too..."

Bulma rubbed her tired eyes beneath the glasses she had been forced to wear two hours ago when the screen became too blurry to read. It was very late - or early - depending on how you looked at it. She yawned and leaned back in her swivel chair, reaching for her mug which was set on a near by stool. She sipped the coffee and instantly lurked forward to spit it back out. "The smurf things gotten cold, I HATE cold coffee." She stood to dump the liquid, every joint popping as she walked.

It had been a while since Bulma had worked so late. Sure, when the creatures first arrived Bulma worked like mad to figure things out but she had hit a brick wall some time ago. Now, however, her son had provided the wrecking ball needed to plow down that wall and continue her work. Bulma grabbed the coffee pot from the warmer and held it over her now empty mug. She looked at her mug, then the pot and shrugged as she sipped the caffeine concoction straight from the pot. The genome decoder program Bulma had been running finished in her absence and proudly displayed its findings on the monitor. Bulma's jaw dropped, as did the half-full coffee pot which shattered and sent coffee across the floor and soaked the legs of her jumpsuit, but Bulma didn't mind the hot beverage. She stared at the very, very familure DNA sequence and scientific name displayed on the screen.

"That... that can't be right..."

Dashi had calmed down but her golden eyes still twinkled with emotion. Trunks started to lower his head to meet hers, but stopped and pulled back, unsure. Dashi sensed his intentions and closed her eyes, tilting up her head. Trunks lowered his head once more and closed his eyes as the space between them shortened. Dashi's heart began to beat faster and faster, air became harder to get but finally their lips met in their first official kiss.

The girl's heart stopped and her lungs seemed to close all at once. Fire shot through her veins, igniting her skin - she wondered if this was what it was supposed to feel like - it hurt too much. As quickly as the pain had started, it stopped and Dashi's heart started again. She gasped air once her lungs opened and held her chest. Trunks looked at her worriedly, but Dashi smiled wearily. "I'm afraid I messed that up, somehow. I just haven't been feeling 100 lately..." the girl rubbed her neck and looked shyly at Trunks.

"You have been a bit under the weather, I'll help you to your room." when Dashi made no sign of moving, Trunks simply picked her up and carried her out of the room. Soon Dashi was set in bed and Trunks was preparing to get some shut-eye himself when Bulma burst into his bedroom. "Mom, what is-?"

"I need your help, Trunks. You're not going to believe what I've found."

End chapter---

S.A.: yes, short, I know, but it's a cliff hanger - DUMDUMDUUUUM! Poor writing in parts b/c I'm no good with mushy stuff (most likely b/c I've never had a boyfriend. all I know about lovey-dovey comes from anime 99;)

Big things are gonna happen in chapter 9, so watch out!