Chapter 7
Hey Everyone I have been on a kick writing these chapters up and what not for a while. I just finished this chapter and already 2/3s into the next chapter. I want to also give a shout out to MegKat for letting me use her bond and bite idea in my story! I love reading her stories so if you haven't read them go check them out on or AO3.
Trunks landed in front yard of Capsule Corp then headed towards the front door still holding Serena in his arms. As he kept walking the young princess realized he was heading straight inside, and knew that Bulma would have a fit if they tracked in any sand or water into the house.
"Don't go inside Trunks." The young blonde stated simply stopping the young lavender hair man holding her.
"What is it, Sere?" He asked concerned in his voice again, his body getting tense, which Serena noticed instantly as he looked down at her.
"Your mom has an outside shower on the other side of the house. I'd like to use it before we go inside. I can feel the sand on my back and it is really annoying to feel, plus, your mother will have a fit if we track any sand inside too." She finished explaining to him with a small smile on her lips. Trunks relaxed again realizing he was tensed, and chalked it up to what had happened earlier that day.
"Oh, sure." he replied back easily, before turning in the direction of the outside shower. Trunks located it easily with Serena's help in under a minute. Trunks set Serena on her feet carefully, but stood there to ensure she had her balance. Serena was amazed with how careful he was being holding her. He acted like she was glass and break if he did anything to her.
"Thanks. Just wait out here for a few minutes. I'll go in first to get cleaned up and when I am done you can use it next." She said then started to walk towards the shower. Trunks grabbed her hand stopping her.
"No way I am letting you go in there alone." he told her flatly with a frown on his face.
"Trunks I will be in there for only a few minutes. It's not that big of a deal." she replied back reassuringly while smiling to show she was perfectly fine. Trunks was still holding her hand, as he pulled her up against his body holding her tenderly to himself.
"That's all it took for a wave to pull you under. I almost lost you." he whispered softly getting lost in her sapphire eyes as he wiped a strand of blonde hair from her temple. Serena's eyes soften at seeing the fear obvious in his blue eyes still. She sighed heavily remembering how worried he was when she came too. She couldn't imagine what he had went through seeing her lifeless and thinking she was gone forever.
"Trunks, I am so sorry for putting you through such a scare like I did. I never met do that to you. I can't imagine it was easy for you to see me like that." She told him back honestly. Trunks stood holding her in his arms, enjoying the warmth and comfort it brought having her there. It felt so right to hold her, like they were met for each other. "Please forgive me." She finished saying putting her hand on his cheek rubbing it softly.
"You do not need to apologize for what happened earlier today. You did nothing wrong." he told her.
"I know." she mumbled back quietly just starring back at him as she enjoyed the feel of him holding her as if nothing could get to her or hurt her. "Come on, let's get a shower, then relax. I feel exhausted." She said to as she grabbed his hand that was wrapped around her waist to pull towards the shower. Trunks willingly followed the princess before him into the shower. Once the two had entered through the door they both noticed that they were surrounded by wood painted in gray. The room that they stood in to the right was an area to change clothes with a black bench up against each wall, with a black hutch the store things in it next to the one bench. Then there was an entry door was another room, with a single shower in the room hear the opposite end from the entry door, with knobs to turn to water hot or cold with another black bench against the wall.
Serena cut the water to a comfortable temperatures, before stepping under the water. The young blonde used the water to rinse what sand that still cling to her body, to come off. While rising off the sand she enjoyed the warm water on her body, as Trunks just stood by watching the princess before him, memorizing the way her body moved so gracefully under the water. He was entranced at watching the water droplets roll off her bare skin. While he watched her he could fee his emotions stirring more within himself. He wanted to push her up against the shower wall, tell her his true feelings for her, and mate with her right at that moment. However, he knew better than that, for one, he didn't want to put her body through more than it had been already, and secondly, he also knew that if she found out about this true feelings, the guilt it put her in due to her condition and what it would put him through for falling for her. The last thing he wanted to do was add more stress to her with her body already fighting the disease that was attacking it.
Instead going with his strong feelings of telling her how he feels he instead closed his eyes to get those emotions under control. Just as he closed them, Serena turned around to notice his eyes closed. She knew she had only seconds to grab the items she wanted. She quickly and quietly grabbed body wash, shampoo and a wash cloth from out of her space pocket to put on the built in shelf so as not raise suspicion of where the items came from and turned back around before he opened his eyes. Trunks open his eyes to find Serena grabbing the shampoo that was on the shelf her back still turned to him. He took the bottle from her hair causing her to turn around to face him.
"Let me help with your hair." He offered her with a smile on his face. Knowing how exhausted she was feeling, and how long it would take if she did it herself decided to let Trunks help her.
"Sure." She responded before turning back around to let him wash her hair. Trunks put the soap into her hair, and he began to lather the soap in her golden strands of hair. Trunks noticed Serena's eyes slip shut with an content and relaxing look to her face as he cleaned her hair. He loved feeling her wet, soft, hair in between his fingers as he washed her hair. It felt so good, that he could play with it for hours. But he knew Serena was tired, and best to get things over with so she could relax for the rest of the day and get the rest she needed. He guided her back under the shower to rinse off all of her hair of the soap. Ten minutes later, all of Serena's golden locks were clean from the sand that had been in it. The young princess turned around with a shy smile on her face.
"Thanks, Trunks, but I need you to turn around now." She told him seriously. Trunks looked confused as to why she would tell him that.
"Why?" He asked the blonde beauty before him who started blushing at the question he was asking, which only further confused him.
"So I can take my swim suit off to wash my body." she said shyly to him looking a little bashful at explaining her reason. Trunks eyes widen as it dawned on him at the fact that she wanted to do this with him in the room and was trusting him not to turn around while she was naked.
"Oh, sure thing." he said before turning around quickly, causing Serena to giggle with a shake to her head. She then began to take off her top followed by her bottoms of her swim suit to put in the corner of the shower for the time being. She then took a hold of the body wash and wash cloth that she put down earlier to begin lathering herself up. Once done, she rinsed herself off of all the soap and that had been on her body. She felt so much better feeling no longer having the sand sticking to her back. She looked over to see Trunks still standing to her right with his back to her. She smiled to herself at how much of a gentlemen he was being at not looking at her while she was naked. As the blonde stood enjoying the back view of the man standing before her, she realized he had yet to get washed himself, yet he would not leave her side regardless of the situation.
'I guess I can wash him.' she thought slyly to herself with a smirk on her lips at the idea.
"Ok, I am done, so now it is your turn, but close your eyes and I will help you. Give me your hands." She said to him.
"Ok." He said completely trusting her, by closing his eyes. "They are closed." He informed her. Serena took his larger hands into hers and guided him back to the shower taking small steps at the time. Once he was under the water she came around to face Trunks. She couldn't help, but admire his body while under the water. His body chest and stomach holding definition of working out. While his arms showed his muscles nicely.
'Damn does he look good wet.' she thought to herself with a slight blush tinting her cheeks at her thoughts. She knew she couldn't let him sit there much longer without him getting suspicious about her well being so she decided to start her part of the wash.
"Trunks, I need you to sit down on the bench so I can wash your hair." Trunks nodded his head as he put his hands own under neath him as he felt for the bench to sit down as instructed. Once he was seated on the bench comfortably, the young blonde began to scrubbed his hair with the shampoo she used earlier on herself. She lathered his hair up good, she then grabbed the shower head to pull down and to rinse off the soap. Once done, she then proceeded to wash his body with next. As she moved the wash cloth over his body, she noticed how her good it felt when her bare skin made contact with his skin. Not wishing for her emotions to get the better of her, she quickly rinsed him off once more of all soap from his body.
" I am going to go into the changing room to find us towels, so while I am doing that you can take your swim suit off to finish washing." Trunks smirked at what she was implying.
"You can take them off for me. I don't mind you seeing me." He replied back smugly making him look and sound so much of his father at that moment.
"Pervert!" she exclaimed as she smack his arm lightly, walking away with a blush on her cheeks once again at how she wouldn't mind doing that, but she was not about to voice her thoughts on that matter. The young blonde sensed his ki to ensure he was still over in the shower before she pulled out two clean on used towels from her subspace pocket for them. The first one she wrapped securely around her body, she then draped the other towel for Trunks at the door entrance to see before he came into the room. She sat down on the bench then crossed her legs, then closed her eyes to rest until Trunks came out. She just sat there listening to the water coming out of the shower head. The sound relaxed her as she sat there contently. She only had to wait a few minutes before she heard the water shut off, and foot steps coming towards her when they finally stopped. Trunks found Serena by sensing her ki and located her easily sitting on the bench wit her eyes closed. As he looked at her, he couldn't help but to think of how beautiful she was just sitting there relaxing. He didn't want to bother her, since she seemed at peace, but knew she would get uncomfortable and cold eventually, and knew it was best to let her know he was done.
"I'm done and ready to head inside." he stated simply enough. Serena cracked her eyes open to reveal her sapphire eyes to him. She nodded her head simply before getting up to walk with Trunks. The two left the shower stall to head to the back door in the living room to go inside. It took less than a minute for Trunks and Serena to get to the sliding doors that lead into the living room. Trunks opened the door for Serena, before entering himself to close it. As the two started walking towards the stairs Vegeta and Bulma came into the livingroom from the kitchen. The two older couple surprised at seeing Serena and Trunks back so early as well as in nothing, but towels.
"You two are back earlier than I expected. Where are Chibi and Goten at?" She asked them curiously.
"Oh, we decided to come back early, but Amy and Gohan will bring them back later." Serena stated simply with a smile on her lips as she tried to act normal.
"Really?And yet you two are dressed in nothing but towels?" She asked suspiciously with a raised eye brow, and her hands on hips in a demanding way. Serena frowned at the comment and the way Bulma was being, but refused to say anything further. The blonde instead kept quiet, focusing less on the two adults before her in the living room, hoping they would just drop the questions because she was to ashamed to tell them what happened earlier that day. Vegeta who had been quiet the entire time as the exchange between the two women studied the two younger adults before him. He noticed how Trunks seemed to be hovering over Serena in a protective manner, even if he was attempting to do in a subtle way. The sayian prince could smell a hint of fear coming from one or both of them as well Serena acting so nervous around them, which was unusual for the blonde.
"Normally, I would think Bulma was just being paranoid, but I can smell fear from you two. I have also notice how Trunks seems to be acting so protective over the brat next to him, which makes me think you two slept together." He stated arrogantly with a scowl on his face, and his arms folded over his chest.
"No!" the two young adults before them exclaimed in protest their eyes wide in shock at such comments coming from Bulma and Vegeta.
"Then what?" Bulma asked sternly wanting answers from them both. The aqua hair woman knew something had happened and wanted answers. Serena shook head while she looked down, refusing answer her questions. Trunks sighed heavily seeing that Serena was not about to answer his mother, and knew that his mother was not going to let up on her questions any time soon.
"Serena had an attack at the beach, while in the water, and drowned today." Trunks stated quickly bracing for some sort of reaction from his mother.
"What?!" She exclaimed in surprised at hearing Trunks' explanation. The aqua hair woman race over to Serena quickly looking over the younger woman before her, for any injuries. She then took Serena's hand, as she pulled her away to the infirmary. Serena just kept quiet while following the older woman willingly.
Once the two women were in the infirmary Serena just stood still while Bulma assessed Serena to ensure she was alright after what she learned. The only time the young blonde spoke was to answer Bulma's question, other wise, she just kept her head down not meeting her gaze. Finally, satisfied with her results of Serena's well being that she wrote in a chart, the older woman looked up from it, she noticed how Serena wasn't putting up a fight to be checked on, but instead just kept her gaze down, with a frown on her face, her bangs covered her eyes from view. It was obvious the young blonde was upset, and Bulma had been so absorbed into her duties to take notice again. She silently berated herself for not noticing the behavior sooner.
"What happened Sere?" Bulma asked softly as she put her hand on the blonde's shoulder for support.
"Huh? Sorry Bulma, what was the question?" Bulma just smiled being patient.
"What happened?"
"With the drowning?" Serena asked confused by the question. Bulma nodded her head to encourage her to speak further. Serena took a deep breath before answered the question.
"It happened so fast." She said as she thought back to earlier that day. "We were all in the water relaxing, Trunks was right in front of me, the girls spread out in the water around us, when all of sudden it felt an attack come just as this big wave hit me, causing me to go unbalance. I tried to say something, but water got into my mouth and the next thing I knew I was under water. I tried to swim back up to the surface, but it seemed like the current was pulling me further out, and the pain was strong too. I mean I'm a half sayian so I should have been able to get out with no problem, but I couldn't. Then everything went black, then the next thing I know, I am on the beach with Trunks above me." She finished her explanation as she looked at the older woman with a frown on her face her sapphire eyes held hints of fear, and confusion in them. Bulma understood easily as while listening to Serena's story while she read the younger one's body language as she spoke. Bulma tenderly took Serena's chin in between her pointer finger and thumb to push up to make Serena look at her. Bulma's eyes showed nothing, but love and understanding in them, her lips held a small smile for comfort.
"Sere, I get you feel ashamed and embarrassed with what happened, especially being half sayian, but you have to remember your body is always fighting this disease. It takes so much from you that you add the ocean current, which is strong too, it was just bad timing. It kicked your ass, but you did not let it win, because you are standing here now. Plus, from the sounds of it, you were in a rip current making it harder to get out. Don't beat yourself up over this, Ok." Serena smile while nodding her head, glad to hear the encouragement.
"Thanks, Bulma." Serena said gratefully.
"No problem." She said with a wink before going on again. "Now, if you start to feel sick, dizzy, vomit or anything else you let me know right away."
"Of course." Serena happily agreed.
"And I don't want you alone for the next twenty-four hours as a precaution." She added too.
"Ok." Serena said simply. Bulma was surprised at how easily Serena was accepting to her rule. She expected a protest from her, but she did not voice her thoughts to her.
"Go ahead and go get dress. I'll let Trunks know." Serena just nodded her head before walking out of the infirmary to head to her room.
Serena came out of the bathroom that was connected to her room dressed in maroon sweat pants and a gray long sleeve shirt. Her long blonde was still down as she made her way over to bed to to sit down to brush it before putting it in a braid. As she sat down, she heard a knock to her bedroom door. She sensed the ki to be Trunks on the other side.
"Come in." She called out for him to hear. The door open to reveal Trunks dressed in a black tank top with dark blue sweat pants on, holding a plate of food in his hand. He found his princess sitting on the bed with her hair on it, in no braid, framing her face and body nicely.
"Mom suggested you eat." He stated with his gorgeous smile on his lips making Serena's heart flutter a little.
"Ok, just lay it down next to me on the bed. I'll eat it once I finish brushing and braiding my hair." She said simply as she started to gather her hair.
"Hold on." He insisted as he shut the door before walking over to the blonde beauty before him who was curious as to what he was going to do. He held out the plate for her to take while his empty hand was out to receive something.
"Give me the brush and I'll do your hair while you eat, so that your food isn't cold by the time you get to it." He suggested to her. Serena knew that Trunks would not take no for an answer.
"Alright." She stated as she hand the items over to him before taking the warm plate of food. Once the exchange of items was over, Trunks got onto the bed behind Serena to start brushing her hair.
"Thank you for the food." She said in appreciated tone before taking another bite of food.
"You're welcome." The pair sat in a comfortable silence for a bit. As Trunks was taking care of Serena's hair, he finally decided to ask the one question that had been bugging him since the night Darien showed up at the house.
"So does Darien have a girlfriend?" he asked casually as he started to braid Serena's hair neatly for her.
"No" she said, "not yet" between bites of food.
"So he is interested in someone." he replied smoothly causing Serena to giggle. "What's so funny?" he questioned her wondering why she was laughing at him.
"Oh Trunks, just ask." She said simply, knowing exactly what he was trying to figure out.
"Ask what?" he responded innocently as possible even though he knew he was caught, but he loved hearing her laugh so he was wiling to play along if it met she was in a good mood. He finished the last of the braid, then tied it with a hair tye for her.
"You want to know if I dated Darien." she stated plainly before taking the last bite of food she had to eat and turn around to face the lavender hair man before her.
"Did you?" He asked hiding his true emotions from his features, and keep the jealousy tone from his voice.
"Are you jealous?" She asked him teasingly as she got off her bed to put her plate on her night stand. She then turned back around to go back to lay down on her bed. Trunks scooted himself up to the head board to lay against.
"No." he responded. Serena just shook her head as she laid down on the bed looking up at him.
"Yes, we dated as one point." She answered him honestly causing Trunks head to snap down to look at her with a surprised look on his face. Serena noticed the surprise reaction, but did not comment on it.
"You did?" he responded evenly as possibly for fear that if he said anymore she realize his true feelings. He knew there had been more to their past then what he thought, and was glad to hear the truth from her, even if nothing happened between them.
"We started out hating one another at first when I was in middle school, but then I got to know him and we became good friends. We tried the dating thing, but came to the realization that we were better off as friends and not meant to be together. So we ended it and just remain good friends instead." She explained to him openly as she yawned ,which Trunks took noticed of.
"But you said not yet, there must be some one he wants to be with?" Trunks asked curiously. Serena smile brighten at the idea of Trista and Darien getting together.
"I've known for over a year or so that Darien and Trista have had feelings for each other, but out of respect for me neither of them would act on them. So I told Darien I have known about it and to go after her because life is to short to wait and don't want to have any regrets." She said to him.
"And you are OK with them being together?" he replied astonished at how easy it was for her to be fine with all of this.
"Absolutely! They are both my friends and if that makes them happy than I am happy. I have no right to keep that from them." She told him before yawning again as she felt the day of events get to her. Trunks noticed how tired she was getting as they laid there. He wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her up to his body so she could lay against him as a pillow. Serena was surprised by Trunks pulling her up against his body, but did not say anything, and instead just enjoyed being held by him.
"What about Gohan and Amy? I don't see the bite marks on their shoulder." he asked casually as he laid his head against Serena's.
"Oh, it's there. They both just very good at concealing it with their clothes. That is why Gohan wore the tank top all day today." She explained to him easily.
"Why would they conceal it?" he asked surprised to hear her answer to his question. He couldn't believe that they would do that.
"Because both of them are trying to become doctors and are the top of their class."
"So?" He couldn't understand why Gohan and Amy would be so ashamed in doing such a thing. The young princess sighed that Trunks was not getting thought process.
"Sayians know the reason for the bite mark. It is a marriage vow basically." She started. Trunks looked down as if to correct her, which she saw. "Here me out. So in Sayian culture the bite is a positive thing, but in the human culture, here on earth, it is looked down as abuse. The reason is, humans don't have that and when humans bite one another it is to hurt people and to be mean. That being said if Amy and Gohan tried to explain this to humans they would not believe them and think they were being abused." Trunks realized where Serena was going as she explained the reasoning for Gohan and Amy hiding their bite marks in public.
"And most likely not get the jobs they want." Trunks said the tone of understanding coming in his voice as he spoke.
"Yes." Serena said smiling happily that he understood the logical thinking now.
"And you?" he asked looking down at her seriously schooling his facial features as not to give away anything. Serena blushed at the idea, but did not stop looking up at him as she spoke.
"I never felt that way with anyone to take it that far." She said 'except for you.' she thought the last part to herself. Trunks nodded his head understanding. Serena yawned again feeling her eyelids getting heavy.
"You should sleep. You are exhausted." Trunks stated watching her try to stay awake.
"Yeah." she said sleepily as she snuggled up to his warm body and chest, slinging her arm across his stomach . The two laid in silent just enjoying the comfort of holding one another for sometime. While they laid there Trunks heard light snoring, which had him looked down to find the blonde beauty in his arms fast asleep. Trunks sighed heavily, kissing the top of her head, wishing things were different.
Vegeta came up the staris to head to his room to get a shower, after spending the day sparring in the gravity room. As he walked down the hallway he stopped at the door to Serena's room. He felt there ki's like he had been doing periodically throughout the day since they came home, to find them still in the same spot. He opened the door to find the light on in the room with Trunks and Serena asleep on the bed with the two intertwine with one another.
'This is not good.' the sayian prince thought to himself as he shook his head at seeing the two in such position. He went to the light switch in the room quietly turning it off, before going back out of the room, shutting the door quietly to leave the two half sayians alone. He walked down the hall then into his room to find Bulma already in their bed, reading a book.
"We have a problem." Vegeta grunted out as he began to take of his shirt. Bulma sighed in exasperation as hearing her husband.
"What did Chibi do now?" She asked him as she kept reading her book.
"Not Chibi, Trunks." At hearing the saying prince answer, Bulma put the book down to look at her husband curiously as to what problem he could be referring too.
"I think the brat is falling for Serena." he stated simply while taking off the rest of his outfit.
"You mean in love?" she asked him a frown on his face as she made sure she heard him correctly.
"Yes."
"What makes you think that?" she questioned him. "I mean we are all attached to her, including you, even if you refuse to admit it out loud, so I am not surprised that he would get attached to her too." Bulma stated logically to him, not seeing why Vegeta would think such things.
"The way Trunks was acting so protective when they came back from the beach. I could tell from the way he was so close to her." Bulma rolled her eyes at his answer for it was not enough evidence to prove his point.
"I didn't see anything." She argued back. Vegetea just snorted at hearing her answer, knowing full well, she would say that.
"You are not sayian. So you wouldn't see it." He replied back arrogantly before walking over to her.
"Even if that was true, she had drowned today, so I am not surprised his protective instincts kicked in since we put him in charge of watching her." She countered back logically.
"True, but you didn't just see them in bed asleep, together, Trunks and Serena holding each other intimately just now." he replied back smugly with a smirk on his lips knowing he just won the argument. Bulam's eyes went wide at hearing this.
"They have been spending a lot of time together lately." she said out loud more to herself. "Are you sure?" Bulma asked in shocked at hearing this. Vegeta rolled his eyes at his wife at such a comment and stopped him from coming up with a smart ass comment. "Stupid question, I know." She mumbled as she thought about the issue. Finally unsure of what to do, she looked to her husband, with a worried look on her features.
"What do we do, Vegeta? I may not find a cure in time, and if I don't she will die." The concern evident in her voice. Vegeta sighed heavily as he sat down on the edge of the bed next to his mate knowing there was nothing they could do.
"Nothing." He stated simply his eyes softening as he looked at her.
"But Vegeta, Trunks, has lost so much already. To lose Serena..." she couldn't even finish it. Vegeta took Bulma's hand in his
"There is noting we can do, but be there for him, if that day comes." Vegeta finally said softly looking at Bulma with sadness in his ebony eyes. Bulma just nodded her head in agreement, before kissing his hand.
The next morning Trunks woke up to golden blonde strands in his face as he laid on his side. He looked down to find Serena on her side curled up against his body her face against his chest. Trunks tighten his hold of the women in his arms enjoying the warmth and rightness it felt holding her. As he laid there, he lightly glided his fingers tips up and down her arms.
'Why is it everyone I get close too, something happens to them.' he thought bitterly to himself as he thought back at all the people in his life he had lost over the years. Before he could think any more on the matter he felt movement. Trunks looked down to see sleepy sapphire eyes looking back up at him, through her eyelashes. As the two starred at one other for a few minutes the moment was broken by a low rumble came out of now where. A second rumble came seconds later from the same spot.
"Guess we are hungry." Serena whispered with a smile on her lips. Trunks just smirked down at her, before rolling them both over so he was laying on top of the young princess. The feeling was so strong for Trunks to kiss her, that he was struggling to keep his emotions in check.
"Morning sleepy head." he said his breath whispering past her cheek. Serena could feel the warmth on top of her as he pressed his chest against hers. The urge for her to pull him the rest of the way down to her lips was just as strong for her.
"How do you feel?" He asked her. Serena licked her lips for a moment as she tried to keep her feelings in check.
"I feel fine." she said quietly back to him as sapphire eyes clashed with blue eyes. As the two just laid there starring at one another the, feelings were getting stronger, and harder to avoid for both. Serena knew she did not do something soon, she knew she would cave in to them. Serena finally pushed Trunks back with hand as she sat up in bed. Trunks was not sure what she was thinking as she then got off the bed. He wondered if he some how upset the young blonde. "I am going to use the bathroom and get dress. I will meet you down stairs in a few minutes." she said over her shoulder before going into the bathroom and shutting the bathroom door. Trunks just stared at the door where the young princess had just gone through not sure what had just happened between them. He ran his hand through his lavender locks out of frustration because didn't want to leave her alone just yet, but if he did upset her somehow, he did not want to stress her out further by not doing what she asked. Sighing heavily he finally decided to do what she asked of him and left the room to go get dressed for the day.
Five minutes later Trunks walked down stairs dressed for the day. Just as he came down the last step the door bell rang. Walking over to the door the young lavender hair man open the door to reveal Goku, Gohan, and Amy on the other side.
"Hey Goku." He greeted the older sayian before him. "Gohan, Amy, what are you guys doing here?" he asked as he let them in his house.
"Oh, I just thought I drop by to see about sparring with Vegeta. I figured you and Gohan could join us." Goku explained happily with the Son trade mark smile on his face.
"Yeah, you should join us. We can attempt to kick dad and Vegeta's ass." Gohan said with a cocky smirk on his face. Trunks eyes lit up in interest of sparring with his friend and father, which could help him get his feelings toward a certain blonde half sayian under control.
"I'd love to join you, but Serena can't be alone until Mom gives the ok." Trunks replied honestly to him.
"Why? What happened?" Goku asked the Son trade smile disappearing quickly to be replaced with worry for his only daughter. Trunks was quiet for a moment and looked to Gohan and Amy for help. Goku noticed Trunks eyes shifting from him to his son and daughter in law next to him.
"What happened? He asked the three seriously no longer caring to spar at the moment. Gohan sighed heavily knowing his father would not let up unti he knew the answer.
"We went to the beach yesterday and Serena had an attack while in the water." he answered his father honestly.
"She is OK, though?" he questioned his son the worry never wavering.
"Yes, she is thanks to Trunks." He started, before taking a breath to tell his dad what exactly happen bracing for whatever reaction from his father. "Dad, she drowned at the beach and Trunks had to revived her." Gohan said seriously to him. The shock expression came quickly at his son's words to be replaced by fear and concern for his daughter. Goku felt for his daugther's ki to ensure what Gohan said was true. He found her in her room still. Goku completely focus on his daughter as he started to make his way towards Serena's room leaving Gohan and the others behind. As Goku was about to get to the stairs, Bulma rushed up to him to stop him from going any further.
"No, Goku, don't." Bulma ordered him with her hand up to stop the full blooded saying from making his way to his daughter. Goku looked down at his long time friend glaring at her for stopping him from checking on his daughter.
"Why not, Bulma. It is bad enough you didn't call us about this." He snarled angrily at her. Bulma knew Goku would be upset, but was surprised by his accusation, causing the aqua hair woman to get angry.
"Excuse me? First off I found out about it after it happened and secondly your daughter was ashamed enough about what happened that I thought it was best to not say anything." She snapped back at him barely holding her temper in check. At hearing Bulma's response Goku took a step back to hear what she had to say.
"Why would she be ashamed?" he asked her. Bulma sighed heavily, rolling her eyes at the fact at how clueless Goku could be at times.
"Goku, she is a sayian just like you. The fact the waves took her under and she couldn't get out makes her feel shamed to be a sayian because in the sayian culture that would have never happened. After all, that would be viewed as weak." Bulma explained to him.
"But I don't see it that way." Goku said looking confused.
"Yeah, dad is right. We don't think that about her at all." Gohan added as well just as surprised to hear this.
"I understand." She started sounding exasperated over the situation, but continued. "But that is how she views it and feels ashamed for it." Bulma finished saying. Goku nodded his head in understanding.
"I think it would be best if you didn't say anything to her. By going up there right now, she will think I told you about it." Bulma added as an after that.
"You are right, Bulma." causing Bulma to smile at him. "I am sorry for snapping at you. Thank you for watching over her. Trunks, thank you for being there yesterday. I am deeply in debt to you for what you did." He said looking at the half sayian with nothing but gratitude for what the man did to save his daughter's life. Trunks just nodded his head knowing nothing needed to be said.
"Now, Vegeta is in the the gravity room." She told him with a smirk on her lips knowing why the full sayian was at her house to begin with.
"You guys go and have some fun. I wanted to spend time wit her." Amy said speaking up for the first time since they arrived. "After all we don't want Vegeta to think Trunks is getting soft and weak." She said with a smirk towards the half sayian that was next to her mate.
"No way in hell that is ever going to happen." Trunks answered back arrogantly with a smirk on his face making him looking so much like his father at that moment.
Meanwhile back upstairs Serena came out of the bathroom after using it and sensing Trunks ki leave her room to go down the hall way. She took a deep breath as she tried to get her emotions under control. She went over to her dresser to pull out a shirt to wear for the day. As she was looking in her dresser, she couldn't help, but stop to think about how close Trunks was to her this morning. How she could feel his breath against her skin, his body pressed up against hers, with the warmth seeping through from his body.
'God I want to tell him so badly how I feel and feel his hands just roam all over my body.' she thought her cheeks blushing as she kept thinking about him. Serena couldn't help, but wonder what it would be like for him to kiss her.
"Pull yourself together girl." Serena mumbled to herself as she slammed the dresser draw shut in frustration that she couldn't concentrate on anyone, but him at the moment. She flopped onto her bed to lay down in attempt to have some time alone. She knew had she stayed much longer she would have kissed him and told him she loved him, regardless of her current situation. The young princess turned her head at hearing her name being called all of sudden. She turned her head surprised to see Amy at her bedroom door with a raised eye brow and knowing smile on her face.
"Ames, when did you get here?" Serena asked sitting up enough on her arms to look at her blue hair friend before her. Amy came in the room, before shutting the door then made her way over to the bed to join her blonde leader.
"I knocked a few times, but you never responded. So I opened the door to make sure you were fine." She explained to her friend simply.
"Oh, Sorry Ames, I was thinking." Serena said with a light blush on her cheeks at being caught day dreaming about a certain lavender male that was downstairs.
"Well, from the way you were gazing it must had been pretty steamy." Amy supplied with a knowing smirk on lips as to who Serena was thinking of. Serena's blush only got a deeper shade of red, which Amy noticed, causing her to giggle.
"So who had you preoccupied?" Amy questioned curiously.
"Oh, no one. So what brought you by?" Serena asked in attempt to avoid the subject all together. Amy realized what her friend was trying to do.
"Goku wanted to spar with Vegeta and Gohan, but thought it would be more fun if Trunks could join them and since I was caught up on homework, I figured I keep you company with all the males around here, but I am getting the feeling you rather stay behind seeing how you are already thinking about him." Amy finished simply a glint in her blues. Serena only frowned at her comments, looking down with guilt in her sapphire eyes. Amy was not expecting that reaction out of her leader, which concerned her.
"Sere, what's wrong?" Amy asked quietly. Serena looked at her friend her eyes holding sadness and guilt in them.
"Do you remember our conversation yesterday about me liking Trunks."
"Yeah."
"I love him. He was the last thing I thought of and how much I loved him before everything went black." She confessed to her friend honestly. " I have never felt this way when Darien and I were together." She continued admitting to her.
"Then tell him Serena. He is your mate." Amy encouraged happy to hear her friend had found love at last.
"I can't. Not when I am dying. I can't put him through that after everything he has been through in his life." She explained sadly to Amy. Amy sighed understanding Serena's reasoning. This was Serena after all, her big heart always thinking about everyone else, and their feelings, forsaking herself constantly.
"I get it, but remember we still have time, maybe Bulma will get to the bottom of this and then you two can be together." Amy reassured her friend as she tried to be hopeful for her.
"Maybe.." Serena mumbled to herself.
Goku and Gohan were in a clearing a few miles away from Capsule Corp sparring while Vegeta and Trunks were not far from them as well sparring. Vegeta and Trunks were in the air exchanging blows with one another. Vegeta thew a punch at his son's face, which his son should have seen easily seen coming to block, but instead hit his son's right cheek. Trunks shook it off quickly ignoring the pain. Trunks kicked his father in the stomach which, he blocked countering it with a punch to the stomach, which he landed. Trunks doubled a bit, earning a upper cut punch to his face. Trunks righted in himself in the air to go punch his father again in the face, which Vegeta counter once more, followed by kick to the face which was again blocked, only for Vegeta to land a punch in on Trunks. Vegeta pulled back a bit stopping the assault on his son wondering why the half sayian was so distracted.
"What the hell is the matter with you boy. You are distracted." He growled out in frustration at not enjoying the spar.
"Nothing. I just didn't sleep well." He lied while glaring at his father for stopping their match. Vegeta rolled his eyes at the fact that his son thought that he had no clue as to what was going on.
"Bullshit. I know very well it has to do with Serena." He stated evenly with a smirk on his face. Trunks eyes widen in surprised that his father would know. Trunks looked over to Goku and Gohan to see the father and son engrossed in their fight to notice anything. Trunks sighed heavily as he ran his hands through his lavender hair out of frustration with his feelings for Serena.
"Yes, you are right. I love her, and want to be with her, but I know I can't tell her." he confessed to his father.
"And why not?"
"Because she already feels guilty about how everyone else is feeling. If I added into the mix, she knows my past and would only feel more guilty for putting me through all of this. The last thing she needs is more stress because of me." He explained simply to his father. Vegeta nodded is head in understanding. He knew his son was right about her.
"I can't imagine what you are going through. If it was your mother, there is no way in hell I would be handling it as well as you have been." The sayian prince admitted quietly. Trunks was shocked to hear praise pass his father's lips to him, but knew better than to say anything. "Not one word, or I'll beat the living shit out of you boy." Vegeta snarled with a glare to is son for showing his soft side. Trunks just nodded his head in agreement.