The weather was beautiful this day. The sun was high in the sky and it was warm with no clouds in view. Since she knew it would take Kara's mind off everything, Candy decided to take her shopping. The mall wasn't that far from her apartment, and yesterday was pay day. Kara interrupted her thoughts.

"Can we pay a visit to Trunks, instead?" she asked. Candy groaned. She knew that would cheer up Kara, but it would certainly ruin her day. She looked to her niece and sighed. There was so much hope and excitement in those large, brown eyes, she couldn't sat no. It took a moment for her to think about it. After all, it had been five years since she'd been the Capsule Corp route.

"I guess so, since you want to see him," she told her niece. She figured she's just smile and bare with it. Kara's eyes lit up.

Candy knew that she was looking forward to seeing him, whereas she, herself, was not. Slowly, she made her way to Capsule Corp, taking the longest route she could. She hadn't been there in a long time, but knew the way off by heart, cause when she was a teenager, she'd spent a lot of time there. She even worked there for a while, she had her personal reasons for quitting,

Now, she worked two jobs Monday through Friday. And every Friday she got paid and did her grocery shopping. Rarely, she went to the mall. On the occasion that her niece needed some time to herself, she'd go and do her own shopping while she was at it. A knot formed in her stomach as the large yellow building came into view.

"Well," she sighed. "We're here," she grumbled as she pulled up front of the huge yellow building. Kara flew out of the vehicle and raced for the door. She repeatedly rang the doorbell. As Candy joined her, the door swung open. On the other side, stood Trunks. He was a tall, muscular man with shaggy purple hair. She giggled every time she thought about it. Growing up he'd been one of her best friends, even though he was older than her. She, him and Goten used to be trouble makers, until they hit puberty. She shook the memories away. This was not the time, nor place to be thinking about it. Kara was bouncing with excitement.

"Trunks!" she cried as she threw her arms around him. Her half brother hugged her tight as well, before turning to Candy.

"Hey guys, what are you doing here?" he asked. His sky blue eyes stayed focused on Candy. "You look nice," he blurted out. She rolled her eyes and pushed by him, Kara on her heels. Trunks shut the door behind them and followed to the living room. Candy smiled when she saw Yamcha sitting on the couch.

"Hi Yami," she greeted. He jumped out of his chair and hugged her. Three years after Bulma and Vegeta's divorce, he's gotten up the courage to ask Bulma to be his. She took no time accepting and now they'd been married for seven years. Candy had never seen Bulma happier.

"Uncle Yamcha!" Kara cried as she leapt over the couch and tackled Yamcha.

"Hey kiddo, long time no see," he laughed as he gave her a nougie." She giggled and jumped to her feet.

"Mommy and daddy hate me. I'm not allowed to go anywhere, that's why," she pouted. Candy rolled her eyes. Yamcha hugged her.

"They don't hate you," he said. "What makes you think that?" he asked. Trunks took her side as well. Candy groaned and headed for the stairs. She didn't want to hear it again so she decided to make her way to the bathroom instead.

Raiden glanced around the empty, clean house. His parents were gone and he was left in charge. They never let him baby sit, it was usually Kara who did it. This time, he got to, and they were paying him for it. Their mother was out with their grandmother and their father was out at the mall with their older sister, Bra.

"This is cool," he said as he looked around. "Mom has never let me baby-sit before…" he smiled to himself. He glanced to his younger siblings, who were coloring on the floor. "And I have all the power in the world over them." He cleared his throat to get their attention. "OK sibs, you have to obey me and everything I tell you."

"We don't have to listen to you," Tyra argued as she jumped to her feet; her thin blonde hair flying in her face. He smiled smugly.

"I am the babysitter."

"You're nothing," she muttered. He ran his fingers though his thick black hair and stood up on the coffee table. All his siblings looked over to him.

"If you don't listen to me, I'll tell dad."

"Daddy won't get me in trouble for disobeying you. I'm his little girl," she snorted. He smirked.

"So? I'm his favorite," he stated proudly.

"You wish," she murmured.

"Nobody has to listen to anybody, that's what mom said," Drake pointed out.

"OK then," Raiden started. "I'm only going to make one rule."

"As long as it's your only one," Tyra stated obnoxiously.

"Tyra changes Brian's diaper." He told the group.

"Done deal," she said proudly.

"Now," he stood up. "Let's go see what we can find for lunch."

Candy scrubbed her hands clean. She chuckled at the thought of how Kara was milking her situation. She was trying to make everyone feel sorry for her; then again, she was in a fragile position. At least she was keeping them entertained. Candy reached for a had towel and dried off. As she exited the bathroom, she bumped right into Trunks.

"Leave me alone, Briefs," she snapped. "It's been a good five years." He laughed and shrugged.

"Well… Since we haven't seen each other in a while, so I'd like catch up," he said softly. She rolled her eyes and folded her arms.

"On what?" she asked suspiciously. He inched a bit closer and sighed.

"Come on, surely you can trust me now… After all, I haven't laid a finger on you in five years," he said softly. She stared challengingly into his once seductive eyes.

"Yah, cause that was the last time you seen me," she snapped. He rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"Now I'm over you." he said in an unusually shaky tone. She searched his eyes for the truth, it didn't seem like he was lying. Something inside her felt said at the thought. She shook it away.

"I still don't trust you. And believe me, I have every reason in the world not to," she told him. He stepped back and held up his hands.

"I mean it, Candy," he said. She didn't buy it, she knew him too well, and that tone meant he had something up his sleeve. If he didn't, and he was telling the truth… She felt a pang of envy in her heart at the thought. Maybe he was over her. No, he was up to something. His soft voice interrupted her thoughts.

"So, Kara's pretty upset, eh?" he asked in a worried tone. Candy frowned.

"Yah," she said quietly, her thoughts still in the clouds.

"She says she wants to move in with you," he told her. She snapped to reality.

"What?"

"Yah. She said she liked it so much last night that she wishes every night were like that," he informed her. She couldn't believe he was being serious, then a smug grin crossed his lips. "Like I used to…" She gasped and whipped her right hand across his left cheek. The sound echoed through the hall. He grabbed his cheek and looked to her.

"I guess I deserved that," he smiled weakly. She couldn't help but smile too. He shook his head. "About Kara… What are you going to do?" Candy shrugged.

"I don't know…" she sighed. "It's between them, there's nothing we can do, except be there for moral support." He agreed.

"I guess I know where she's coming from," he said. "Dad was like that with me too. He still is," he laughed. He fell silent and his hand fell from his cheek. He took her hand and studied her bright, blue grey eyes.

She too, studied the expression on his face. He seemed different. Well, it had been five years. Last time they saw each other, he was thirty-two and she was twenty-eight. Her heart did flip flops in her stomach.

Something inside told her that he was a changed man. His young, handsome features disguised his age. Saiyens ages slower than humans, she felt old next to him. They locked eyes in silence, she was about to tear her hand from his when he suddenly kissed her.

It surprised her. She felt a pang of disgust, but then it was flooded by raging hormones. She placed her hand on his chest and prepared to push him away. Instead, she remembered why her and Goten had broken it off all those years ago; and how much she'd cared about him back then. All those feelings had meant nothing when Trunks would kiss her, or touch her.

There were so many reasons why she and Goten didn't get along these days. That was one of them. He always seemed cool and collected though. Whether or not he had a broken heart, no one would be able to tell.

Suddenly, Trunks pulled her close and she found herself lost in his kiss. He tasted so good. It had been so long since she felt his lips on hers. Something told her to stop, but she couldn't. Instead, he pulled away and opened his bed room door. She looked him in the eye and hesitated. His eyes told her she had a choice. After a moment, she threw her arms around him and they collapsed into the room.

Kara ran all around the house looking for her aunt. She knew nobaby was in the bathroom that long. She glanced to the clock. It had been an hour since they arrived and she was excited to go to the mall.

"Where is Auntie Candy?" she asked Yamcha. He scratched his head and shrugged.

"Beats me," he mumbled as he relaxed in his recliner and flicked on the television. Kara took a seat on the arm of the chair.

"I liked it at auntie Candy's last night. It was so much fun. We did everything mom doesn't let me do," she boasted.

"Really? So was it like breaking the rules?" he asked as he looked to her.

"Yah, and I liked it," she smiled.

"Well, you have to talk to your mom and dad about all of this," he told her. She nodded and jumped off the arm of the recliner.

"I'm going to go find Auntie Candy now."

It felt so good as Trunks planted kisses down her neck. Candy moaned in response. Neither of them was wearing a shirt and he was in the middle of removing her bra. He had her pinned on his bed. When she felt her bra snap open, she knew it was going too far.

She attempted to push him away, but he was too powerful. She couldn't say she didn't want this, after all, she hadn't been with a man in the longest time. Lately, she was having too many other problems to care. All her Fridays were booked with babysitting her nieces and nephews, except the night before, in which she'd ended up looking after one of her nieces anyway. She could feel Trunks lips caressing her neck, and she could feel herself liking it, as much as she hated him. Slowly, he discarded her bra. But they were interrupted by someone calling for them.

"Auntie Candy! Trunks!" Without hesitation, Candy gathered all her strength and pushed saiya-jin away. Her bra fell to the floor and she stuffed it in her pocket before pulling on her shirt. "Auntie Candy!" As she left, Trunks grabbed her wrist.

"Don't go," he whispered.

"Sorry," murmured. "My niece is more important than sex." She surprised even herself by the soft tone of her voice. She pulled opened the door to find Kara standing on other side.

"There you are Auntie Candy," Kara stated bluntly with a smug smile.

"Yah, I'm here," Candy replied as she pushed Kara nervously down the hall.

"Were you guys making out?" she asked with disgust. Candy's jaw dropped.

"No!" she replied instantly. Kara stopped her and turned around.

"You were!" she exclaimed.

"I was not! Now come on, let's get back to my place. It's beginning to rain." Kara wrinkled her nose.

"That's disgusting! He's my brother and you're my aunt! Doesn't that, like, make him your nephew?" Kara asked as Candy opened the front door. She didn't respond.

"Isn't that incest?"

Candy closed her eyes and motioned Kara out, but had to refrain from laughing.

"He has no relation to me," she stated, pursing her lips.

"But your sister is married to his dad, who's my dad," Kara pointed out. "He would be your nephew…" Candy shook her head.

"We don't have the same blood, now come on, get in the car." Kara climbed in the royal blue SUV and closed the door.

"But why would you kiss him?" she asked as Candy climbed in the driver's seat.

"I didn't kiss him, he kissed me. Now, fasten your seatbelt."

"If I didn't go upstairs, were you two going to have sex?" Kara asked as she reached for her seatbelt.

"Eew…" Candy cringed. "That's disgusting, how could you say that?"

"Because I know it's probably true," Kara teased. Candy sighed and shoved the key in the ignition.

"You know, you have the same wit your mother did at your age." Kara smiled triumphantly.

"I do?"

"Yes…" Candy's voice trailed off. "Now, be quiet before I shut you up permanently." Kara giggled and shook her head.

"Auntie Candy… Auntie Candy… Auntie Candy…"

It was getting late in the afternoon, and it was storming outside. Cess was at her mother's for some hot cocoa before heading to her sister's apartment. She rubbed her temples while this afternoon replayed in her head.

"Is mom right? Am I ignoring Kara?" she asked herself. The thought seemed preposterous. She wasn't her mother, she loved all of her children equally. With a groan, she shook her head as her mother returned to the table. The idea became more and more realistic as she thought about it. "I have so many children, I shouldn't neglect the fact that I might be…"

"Hon, are you alright?" her mother asked as she placed the hot chocolate on the table. Cess shook her head and sighed.

"I think you're right," she said sheepishly.

"About what?" her mother asked.

"About what you said in The Sweater Shop, I think I'm leaving Kara out of my life," she reminded her. Her mother took a seat next to her.

"Have you ever brought her to one of Raiden's soccer games? Or Drake's Karate lesson?" she asked. Cess looked at her with confusion.

"No, she always has homework and chores because she falls behind. So, I leave her to do those while the rest of us go to the soccer game, or Karate tournament," she explained.

"Has she ever went?"

"No."

"Well, that might explain a lot then. If you would involve her in more family activities, then she might feel more loved. Things like this wouldn't happen. Believe me, learn from my mistakes," her mother said softly. Cess buried her face in her palms.

"I'm a terrible mother…" she cried.

"No, you're not," her mother said as she placed a hand on Cess's shoulder. "Now why don't you head into town and go get her? Fit in some time for the two of you tomorrow. OK?" Cess nodded and wiped away her forming tears.

"OK."

Making her way through the sudden rainstorm, Candy was increasingly frustrated. She loved the rain, and she loved driving in it, but this afternoon had put her in a bad mood. Especially being interrupted by Kara; she was thankful for it though. The last thing she needed was to pick things up where they left off with Trunks. After Capsule Corp, they'd hung out at the mall for lunch and then did a little shopping.

When she saw her apartment coming into view, she felt relief. All she wanted to do was get out of these wet clothes and into some nice, warms sweats. She dangerously swung into her parking spot and motioned Kara out of the vehicle.

"Let's make a run for it," she said as she jumped out of the SUV. She left her bags in there and figured she'd get them when the rain let up. They darted for the front door. While she fumbled with her keys, she remembered her door key wasn't on her chain. She'd lent it to her sister earlier that week and never put in back on.

"Auntie Candy? Is there something wrong?" Kara asked. Candy groaned.

"Yah, there is. I don't have my key," she said.

"What did you do with it?" she asked.

"I took it off," Candy muttered. Kara grinned mischievously.

"Ladies need in?" a smooth voice asked from behind them. Candy immediately recognized the voice.

"Go away Goten," she snapped.

"Yah, we do, because she lost her key," Kara told him. She looked to Candy and giggled. "Or are you sure you didn't give it to Trunks?" she teased.

"Shut up," Candy grumbled.

"Trunks?" Goten looked to Candy with an arched brow as he pulled out his key. She wrinkled her nose.

"It's nothing, now would you let us in? It's freezing out here." He shook his head and pushed by them to unlock the door.

"She was making out with him in his room," Kara offered freely. Candy smacked her on the back of the head. The trio rushed into the building.

"Really?" Goten's eyes went wide as he removed his key from the door and let it close. He glanced to Candy. "You got so desperate for a man you went back to him?" She fumed with anger. This was coming from Trunks' best friend. Even after all the hell they'd been through, those two were still good friends.

"I did not go back to him, and I'm not desperate for a man," she snapped.

"Trust me, I know you're desperate, after all, my suite is right next to yours," he teased. Kara giggled and Candy rolled her tired, bloodshot eyes.

"What would you know Mr. haven't been laid in six months?" she retorted.

"Oh yah, and you live next to me…" he stated as he scratched his head.

"Now, if you wouldn't mind, I would like to get to my suite," she muttered as she thrust by him. Kara followed. So did Goten.

"But Trunks?" he sounded shocked. She stopped ont eh stairs and looked him in the eye.

"Jealous?" she asked. He wrinkled his nose.

"You were that desperate? If I'd known you needed it that bad, I would've done you!" he said, still in awe. She laughed.

"He's the reason I left you, remember?" she said smugly. Kara made a sizzling noise.

"Ooh, burn!" she shouted. Goten groaned and continued to stare at her. She shook her head and pushed him down the stairs. "Good one Auntie Candy," Kara said as she hopped the top stair and followed her aunt to her suite. Candy smiled to herself and turned around.

"It was, wasn't it?" she asked as the girls high-fived. As she was opening her door, the phone began to ring. She groaned and dropped her purse. "Will this day never end?" she asked as she reached for the phone. "Hello?"

"Candy!" Cess exclaimed from the other end.

"Grr." Candy muttered. "Yah Cess?"

"Is Kara still there?" the woman sounded like a nervous wreck.

"Of course she is; do you think I'd be as irresponsible as you and let her run off?" Candy snapped. "Now are you coming to get her or am I stuck with her again?" she asked, winking at Kara. The preteen giggled and Candy went back to her conversation.

"I'll be there in about an hour. I'm going to leave right now," Cess said nervously. Candy shrugged.

"Then what are you waiting for? Get off the phone," she said before slamming the phone down. Kara stared at her.

"You just hung up on her?"

"She's my sister, I'm allowed to. Now, what do you want for dinner?"