I thought I would give an early Christmas present by updating this fic. I am already working on the next chapter and hope to have it out next week since I am off of work for a week straight! Yay! Please review!
Chapter 8
Serena woke up feeling good and excited to see everyone today at her parent's house. Knowing she had limited time before she had to be at her their house, she got up to head to the bathroom to grab shower, to get ready for the day. Once showered she used her ki to dry herself off, before getting dressed in her room. She then went to the mirror to brush her hair, to put in a braid. Just as she was finished tying the hair tye to the bottom of her braid, she suddenly felt dizzy and a strong wave of pain surge through her body. The strongest she felt yet since she learned of her condition.
Meanwhile, Trunks was in his room getting around as well for the day. He checked in on Serena's ki every now and then to ensure she was alright out of habit when she was in different room from him. When he first got up earlier that morning, while she was still sleeping he noticed it seem strong and steady, but now was a completely different story. He noticed it was fluctuating up and down a lot, which was a clear sign she was about to have another attack. He raced out of the room using his sayian speed to get to her. He opened the door to Serena's room, to see her grab the baseboard to her bed to try to stay standing, as a second strong wave hit her, but the pain was just to much, causing her to scream as her legs gave out unable to support her. Seeing her start to fall, Trunks rushed in, wrapping his arms around her waist before she hit the floor, holding her body to his, as he made his way over to the bed to lay her down on. Serena looked up to see Trunks blue eyes looking back at her with worry in them.
"It's ok, Sere, I got you." He said soothingly doing is best as always to comfort her. He then started to pull away to go get his mother, but Serena's hand grabbed a hold of his tank top in a silent plea to keep him from going anywhere since she was in to much pain to speak. Trunks understood what she was asking, without words, pulling her small body to him, kissing the top of her head as she laid there doing his best to comfort and reassure her, he wasn't going anywhere. He knew it was a bad one for she never screamed before, nor had they lasted this long before. Eventually the episode passed, and the two half sayians just laid on the bed savoring the moment being with one another in a comfortable silence.
"Thank you." the young blonde said with gratitude in her tone as she looked up at him breaking the silence. He just nodded his head in response.
"How do you feel." he asked her, the worry still visible.
"Better now that it is over with." She responded honestly to him.
"Well, I should go get mom so she can check on you." Serena wrapped her arms around him stopping him from leaving her side again.
"No, please don't tell her Trunks," She said in a panic tone, her sapphire eyes pleading with him not to say anything to Bulma. "She will make me stay home and miss Goten's birthday party. I don't want to miss out on that."
"I know you don't, Sere, but this was the worst attack yet. She needs to check you." he pushed back knowing he was right on the matter. He knew if they were getting worse, that it met the disease was progressing further, and her time with them was growing shorter each passing day with still no cure in site.
"We can tell her after the party." She suggested, hoping he would let her go to Goten's party. Trunks sighed heavily not wanting to upset her and give her what she wanted.
"Fine, I won't say a word until after the party." he conceded to her wishes. Serena gave him hug, thrilled that he wouldn't say anything to Bulma.
"Thank you!" She exclaimed happily kissing him on the cheek, before she jumped off the bed to go get Goten's gift to wrap. Trunks was stunned at the kiss enjoying the tingling sensation that he was still feeling after her lips left his cheek. The young lavender hair man wondered what a kiss on the lips from her would feel like if one on the cheek felt this good. 'God I love to kiss those lips.' he thought to himself. Serena's movement brought him back from his thoughts when he happened to notice her grabbing some wrapping items. As he watched her carefully he happen to notice on her dresser next to where she is wrapping Goten's gift, a small bottle on there. He focused on the bottle reading the label to see what they were.
"Did you take your pill for the pain?" he asked her, realizing she hadn't touch them since the attack that morning. Serena stopped wrapping Goten's gift suddenly at hearing Trunks' question.
"No, I didn't." she said mumbled not turning around.
"Why?" he demanded from her, angry to hear her answer, but refusing to say more until he an got explanation.
"They haven't been helping anymore. They stopped working a month ago." she responded back waiting to hear him be mad at her for not telling him or Bulma about this. Trunks got up from his spot on the bed, making his way over to her. He grabbed her arm, pulling her into his arms to hold, which she came willingly. Serena was surprised about the action of him holding her, but she was grateful for the unconditional support from him. She just stood there enjoying the feel of Trunks holding her. Feeling the warmth from his body as well as the safety of his arms holding her. It felt so right for the two of them to be together, that neither of them could deny it from themselves. As he held her, he kissed the top of her head again before laying his head on top of hers. He knew why she hadn't said anything to him about the pills. Her reasons were always the same. Protecting him from reminding him of her end was coming and it was one of the many reasons why he fell in love with her.
* Son's House*
Trunks landed in the Son's front yard holding Serena princess style. Once he was on the ground he gently put the young blonde down on her feet carefully. As she pulled away from his body, she already missed the warmth and comfort. They then made there way over to the door to enter. Serena opened the door to find the house decorated in birthday decorations with the house full of guests.
"Hey you two made it finally." Bulma greeted them happily after Trunks shut the door. He grabbed the gift to take over to be placed with all the others. Bulma frowned as concern enter in her eyes as she looked Serena over. "Are you OK, Serena?" she asked the young blonde before her.
"Yes, I am fine." Serena replied to her with a smile hoping she would not have to say anything about her attack that happened earlier that day. Bulma looked at her skeptically not believing her, but had no proof other wise. Her gut told her that something was not right.
"All right, but you need take it easy today." She stated in a demanding tone leaving no room for argument. Serena just smirk, nodding her head, while giving her a salute.
"Yes, ma'am." Bulma just rolled her eyes at her before walking off to go help Chi-Chi finish getting things ready for the party. Serena made her way over to Piccolo greeting her father's friend happy to see him. Trunks made his way over to Gohan and Amy who were talking to Krillen and Tien. Trunks greeted them happy asking how they were doing and catching up with them. As everyone was chatting nonchalantly in the room, Chi-Chi came in the room ordering all of them to be quiet because Goku and Vegeta were back with the boys. Everyone stood silent waiting for the front door to open. It only took a minute or so with everyone being quiet before it opened with Goten standing at the door. As everyone saw the youngster in the entrance of the doorway, they yelled happy birthday to him, which Goten eyes grew wide with a huge grin on his face.
"Is this all for me?" he asked innocently looking around the room with the Son trade mark smile on his face, and his hand going behind his back, making him look so much like his father at that very moment. Everyone laughed at hearing his question.
"Of course it is Goten. It is your birthday." Serena stated happily to her younger brother with a smile.
"Awesome!" he yelled excitedly jumping up at the same time. Chi-Chi smiled proudly at her youngest son.
"Everyone please gather around in the living room. We will start the party with opening gifts first. Goten you sit on the floor in front of the couch." Chi-Chi ordered pleasantly. Knowing how Chi-Chi could be, everyone swiftly moved into the living room so as not to get yelled by her. Serena made her way over to the couch to get a better view of watching Goten open his gifts. When she got to it, Krillen, 18 and Amy were sitting on the couch. 18 saw the young blonde standing next to Krillen and noticed her complexion seem paler than usual. 18 jabbed her husband in the ribs to gain his attention.
"Hey, what was that for?" he asked her as he wondered what he done now.
"Get up and let Serena sit here with us." she ordered him coldly. Krillen nodded his head not sure why, but knew better than to question his wife.
"Here you go Serena." Krillen said to her. Serena had seen the exchange between the two, appreciating their kindness to her.
"Krillen, you don't have to move." the princess insisted, feeling guilty that he was giving up his seat on her behalf.
"It's nothing. Go ahead and sit." he said with a bashful smile on his face.
"Thanks Krillen, but I am fine." she assured him, trying to give her father's best friend his seat back. Trunks fell into the couch next to 18 knowing that Serena would keep fighting to give Krillen his spot back. While ignoring the looks he was getting from Amy and 18, he then grabbed the young princess before him, pulling her onto his lap to sit on. She turn to glare at him at the lavender hair sayian holding her. She knew exactly what he was trying to pull.
"Well, it's a shame to give up a perfectly good seat." he said innocently to her with his best smile on his lips. Amy giggled at hearing him, while 18 smirked at how smooth he being to get Serena to do what they wanted. Serena just rolled her eyes while shaking her head. The young blonde looked over to her friend, Amy, who gave Serena a wink back at her. Serena just gave her a look of nothing is going on here. Amy just smirked knowing exactly what her leader was thinking, but said noting. Although lurian princess did not like what Krillen did, nor the fact that Amy was encouraging things between her and Trunks, she was not about to ruin a perfectly good chance to be in Trunks' arms. Just then Chi-Chi came over with a few gifts for him to open.
"Here you go honey. Start with these sweet heart." She said to him in a motherly tone. Goten started diving into the gifts right away, with Chibi, not to far from him helping him get the next gift to open once he finished with the one he was working on. This went on for over an hour. Serena was happy to to be watching her brother open his gifts, while saying his thanks to each person that brought him a gift. She loved watching his reaction each time.
After the gifts were all open everyone went outside to enjoy the fresh air, while waiting for the food to be done cooking. Goten and Chibi were off on one side of the yard playing catch with Serena. Goku, Picoolo and Gohan were sparring lightly for fun. Trunks, Yamcha, Tien and Krillen were talking not to far off from the house while watching the three spar. Bulma and Chi-Chi were getting the buffet table set ready for food, while Vegeta was cooking on the grill. 18 and Amy were chatting away. Bulma was walking over to Vegeta with an empty plate for him to put the cooked food on. As she been walking around, she had noticed Trunks was watching Serena, with a look that showed of concern on his face. It seemed he would be glancing her way casually every few minutes. She noticed his blue eyes would soften only when look at her. Bulma knew that look, it was the same look that Vegeta and only Vegeta would give to her, when they were alone. She sighed heavily remembering her conversation with her husband the other night.
"This is not good." she mumbled starring at her son.
"What is not good?" Chi-chi asked uneasy wondering what they were missing as she came up to the couple by the grill.
"What?" Bulma asked not having heard her friend's question.
"I just heard you say this is not good. What is it? Do we not have enough food?" she asked worriedly looking at her friend with panic in her eyes. Vegeta rolled his eyes at how Chi-Chi was being.
"She is not talking about the food woman. She is talking about Trunks." he grunted out, rolling his eyes at how much of an idiot he thought she was being.
"Oh, what is going on?" she questioned her friend. Bulma sighed heavily looking at her husband sadly.
"This are one of the time I wish you weren't right." She mumbled to him. Vegeta understood exactly what she met. He could feel her worry and fear for their son from the future rolling through the bond. Vegeta laid a hand on Bulma's shoulder for comfort.
'Me too.' he said quietly through the bond. Chi-Chi noticed Vegeta comforting his wife, so it must be serious if Vegeta wasn't being his usual ass of a self.
"What is going on, guys?" She asked seriously concerned now.
"Trunks is falling in love with Serena." she explained to friend. Chi-Chi was surprised to hear such news. This was not something she expected to hear at all.
"How do you know?" Chi-Chi asked them. Bulma looked at Vegeta wondering how much they should really tell her. They didn't want to upset her with knowing the fact that Serena was most likely falling for Trunks too.
'How much do we tell her? I don't want to upset her.' She said to him through the bond.
'Let me handle the question.' he answered back confidently.
"I was sparring with Trunks the other day, and he was very distracted. I landed some punches in when he should have easily blocked them, regardless if I brought her up during conversation." he said as he told a half truth to the two of them.
"Oh." She said simply as she looked over to see Trunks looking towards Serena discretely.
"And he has been watching her closely since he got here too." Bulma added sighing heavily at the issue before them. She hoped she could find a cure in time for both of there sake.
"Is there anything we can?" Chi-Chi asked them now worried for the half sayian as well.
"I asked that exact same question to Vegeta one night. No, there isn't." Bulma said sadly. "He has been through so much Chi-Chi. I just want to give him one good thing in his life." She finished saying to her friend. Chi-Chi nodded her head in understanding. While the women had been talking, Vegeta finished putting the cooked meat on a plate for her to take over to the buffet.
"There is no point in getting upset about it on Goten's birthday. Now, go finish setting up the food so we can eat." He ordered her with a smirk on his lips, as he pushed the plate of food into her line of view. Bulma smiled at him. Most people thought Vegeta never knew how to comfort and love someone, but he had easily proven those people wrong numerous times just by the way he treated her. She could feel the love and support through the bond.
"You are right. Thank you Vegeta."
"I know I am woman. Now go." he replied back smugly with that sexy smirk still on her lips. Chi-Chi just rolled her eyes, while Bulma just kissed him on the cheek before walking away with the food. As Bulma was putting the food on the table that Vegeta gave her, Chi-Chi was gaining all the guests attention.
"Attention everyone!" She yelled for all to hear. Everyone stopped talking to listen to her. "The food is done so please enjoy it!" she finished as she pointed towards the table of food. At the mention of food, Goku stopped his sparing session with his son and friend yelling in the air, excited for the food. Everyone just laughed at how Goku was being as they made their way to the buffet table forming a line. It only took minute for a line to form, with those closest first, like Amy, 18, Goten, and Chibi. Followed by Goku, Serena, Krillen and Yamcha. While others stood in line behind behind the father daughter duo. Trunks near the end of the line to keep an eye on the blonde beauty as well as give her time with her family. He noticed Serena and her father chatting happily both laughing at times. As the lavender hair half sayian stood in line waiting for his turn to get food, he kept watch of the blonde beauty when he suddenly felt her ki fluctuate again, just as it had this morning. He noticed her facial features morphed into pain. He knew what exactly was about to happened next and that the best person to grab her was the one next to her.
"Goku, catch Serena!" Trunks yelled to him. Goku turned to his right just in time to see his daughter's plate fall out of her, as her face changed to pain, and her legs start to collapse on her. Goku dropped his own plate, catching her, just in time, cradling her body to his, while he sat on the ground holding her. The scream that erupted from her lips hurt Goku's ears causing him to wince, but he refused to let go her, knowing she needed him the most at that moment. Bulma, Amy and Trunks rush to them in hopes to help the blonde in any way they could. The others just stood back watching, hopelessly, unsure how to help. Gohan stood by his mother, and brother to comfort them in any way possible.
"Serena on a scale of one to ten what is the amount of pain you are feeling now?" Bulma asked her, trying to figure out as quickly as possible what was going on. The pain was so much that she couldn't seem to speak, but finally it cut just barely enough to answer them.
"a nine..." she said through clenched teeth.
"Serena did you take your pill?" Amy asked logically, doing her best to keep her emotions even while seeing her close friend in distress.
"No, she hasn't." Trunks answered for her. Trunks felt useless as he stood by watching the woman he loved lay in Goku's arms writhing in pain. He wanted to take the pain for her, so she did not feel any of it.
"Why not and how do you know?" Bulma demanded, glaring at her son for knowing this information and withholding it from her.
"They are not working for her anymore. She told me earlier this morning after she had an attacked." he quickly explained to them.
"That explains a few things." Amy said thoughtfully while assessing her friend's condition.
"Goku can you tellaport us back to the infirmary at my place?" Bulma questioned him seriously. Goku saw the worry in his friend's eyes, but knew she was staying calm for Serena's benefit, and that he had to do the same. If Bulma wasn't freaking out, then it wasn't horrible, yet.
"Yes." was his only reply, his ebony eyes holding worry in them.
"Let's go." Bulma ordered to him. Goku put his fingers on his forehead, while Bulma put her hand on Serena, Trunks put his hand on Goku, and Amy put her hand on Goku to go with him. The small group suddenly appeared in the infirmary.
"Goku, please place Serena on the bed." she instructed him, while Bulma went to to the counter to get some things. Amy followed Goku over, hooking up a few things to Serena once she was put on the bed. Trunks stood in the room, starring hopelessly at Serena, wishing there was something he could do for her. Just then, the young blonde screamed again, withering in pain at the same time on the bed. As she did, Goku, held her on the bed to ensure she did not fall off, while rubbing his thumb on her cheek in attempt to sooth her. Bulma turned around to head over to Serena, when she saw her best friend, struggling, to deal with seeing his only daughter in pain, and not able to do anything. She looked over to Trunks and could see the same look in his eyes. The two men before her, loved the blonde so much, wishing to do anything for her, yet with all their strength could do nothing, but stand there and watch her.
"Goku, Trunks, could you please wait in the living room." Bulma stated evenly as she made her way over to her charge to help her. Goku nodded his head, reluctant to leave her side, but knowing he would just be in the way, decided best do what Bulma asked.
Thirty minutes later Bulma and Amy emerged from the infirmary room to the living room to find Goku, Trunks, Chi-Chi, Gohan and Vegeta waiting for them. Bulma seeing her eldest son remembered why she was angry with him. The mother walked over to him who was standing near his father, smacking him behind the hit, while glaring at her son, when he turned around.
"Ouch." Trunks yelled looking at his mother.
"Bulma!" Goku and Gohan said shocked at her action, wondering why she was so angry at the moment.
"What the hell is the matter with you?" she started to yell at him angrily. "She had an attack earlier and you did not tell me nor the fact that she stopped taking her pill!"
"What?" Chi-Chi said surprised to hear this.
"I'm sorry, but she asked me to wait till after the party to tell you. She didn't want to miss Goten's party." Trunks explained to her sincerely. The concern still in his eyes for Serena.
"What about the pills?" she asked angrily, while she glowered at him.
"I just learned about that today." he said. Bulma just kept glaring at him with her hands on her hips. "I swear mom. You know everything I do." He told her honestly.
"Well, she should have been here resting." Bulma stated angrily to him.
"I know. I was just trying to make her happy while she is here." Trunks said solemnly. Looking down in guilt for not telling his mother sooner. If anything had happened to her, because of his neglect he would never forgive himself.
"I don't care if she wanted to walk the moon. You should have told her no."
"Enough Bulma!" Vegeta barked out to his wife. She turned her attention to her husband now staring at him. Vegeta stood unfazed by the way she was looking at him.
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me. Trunks made the right decision." he replied back with his arms folded over his chest as he stared back at her with a frown. Trunks looked at his father surprised to hear Vegeta come to his aid and defend him.
"What!"she shrieked at him.
"Vegeta, Bulma is right about this." Gohan stated to say to the older sayian.
"No she isn't." he shot back flatly before continuing. "You all are forgetting she has one year with us. One. Which means this is the last birthday to spend with Goten, and that is it. She did her damn-est to be there for him and not make it about her, so she kept this quiet. You all would rather see her locked in a room miserable to get a few extra days with her then have her enjoy her last bit of life, happy with her family."
"But Vegeta she had an attack earlier in the morning..." Gohan started to reason with the older sayian, but was cut off by him.
"It is not like she went shopping. She was with us all, relaxing and talking to people with us all to watch her. What more could you asked for. If something happened you were there. So stop yelling at the boy because he made the right fucking decision. I'd rather her be happy with us then in bed hating her life. Besides, you all forget, she hid this for two months for this exact reason from us!" he disputed back simply, a twinkle in his ebony eyes, because he knew he was right, and no one could argue his logic. He could see and feel Bulma's anger disappear through the bond at his words realizing she could not come up with a logical reason to counter him.
"Vegeta is right," Goku stated seriously surprising everyone. "Her time is limited and if she or Trunks had told us she would have missed Goten's birthday. We need to keep that in mind." he finished saying.
"It is selfish of us to do that to her." Chi-Chi added sadly agreeing with her husband.
"How is she, Bulma?" Gohan asked having decided it was time to change the subject.
"I had to give her a strong sedative and pain killers. She is now sleeping peacefully and stable." she informed them.
"But the disease is progressing still so these attacks will occur more often just like this one did." Amy added too.
"At least you were able to stop the pain." Chi-Chi said.
"There isn't much more to tell at the moment. If anything changes I will let you know." Bulma informed him.
"Well, I should go back home to clean up everything. Please call us if anything changes, Bulma." Chi-Chi asked her.
"Will do." she replied back simply.
The next morning Bulma woke up early. She turned to her side to see Vegeta still asleep next to her. She grabbed her cell phone to look at the clock to see it was two in the morning and no alerts coming from her charge. Knowing she would be unable to go back to sleep, she got up, grabbing her robe to put on herself, before she went to check on Serena. Bulma was at the door to the infirmary door within the few minutes. She opened the door to find the young blonde still asleep, but what she saw next made her frown. There in the chair next to Serena's bed was Trunks asleep holding her hand.
'He stayed all night.' she thought to herself. Bulma walked over to check Serena's vitals to make sure everything was alright. Once done she looked to her eldest son wondering if she should wake him up. 'If he is anything like this father he will never leave her side.' she thought. Bulma decided to get a blanket out for him. She walked over to a closet, grabbing a big gray blanket she had stored in there. She walked back over to Trunks draping it over his body to keep him warm. She decided it was best to leave the room to let the two sleep in peace.
A few hours later Trunks woke up feeling something on his entire body. He opened his eyes to see a blanket had been put on him sometime after he fell asleep. He looked over to see Serena still asleep.
"Glad to see your awake." came the familiar voice. Trunks turned his head to the foot of the bed to see his mother standing there writing something down.
"How is she?" Trunks asked worried at the fact that his mother was writing something and he may have missed something because he fell asleep. Bulma noticed the worry in his son's features for the blonde.
"Her vitals are good. She is just sleeping, which is what she needs right now." She informed him simply. Trunks nodded his head as he just starred at her. Trunks hate the fact Serena laid in bed suffering and there was nothing he could do about it. He did not like this helpless feeling as he sat by watching her, but he be damned to leave her side when she needed him, even if he could only give her comfort he would do that for her. Bulma could see the fear was still evident in her son's eyes although he did his best to hide it from his face. "She'll be fine. She will wake up later today. In the mean time why don't you grab something to eat. And don't tell me, no, because if you are going to take care of her, you need to take care of yourself first, other wise you are no help to her." She finished saying know full well, her son would argue with her on the matter, just like his father. Trunks sighed knowing his mother was right.
"You are right." he said simply. Bulma just smiled at her son, happy that he was not going to fight her on the matter.
Trunks and Bulma emerged from the infirmary a few minutes later, standing at the dinning room table pouring himself a cup of coffee while his father sat at the end of the table eat breakfast. Once the half sayian had his coffee, he proceed to make himself a plate of food to eat as well.
"How is the brat?" Vegeta grumbled out in between bites of food while looking at his wife. She proceed to tell her husband the same thing she had told Trunks just a few minutes earlier. Vegeta grunted his understanding as he kept eating. While listening to his wife speak, Vegeta had looked over to his future son. He noticed the disheveled hair and the clothes he was wearing were still on from the day before.
'He spent the night in the infimary." he stated in the matter fact tone through the bond to his wife.
'Yes, he did. I told him he had to come eat. If he is anything like you, he is a stubborn ass when comes making sure he takes care of himself.' she replied back.
'You should talk. If I recall, you can be just as much as a stubborn ass about the same thing.' he shot back at her. Knowing full well his wife will stay in her lab when inventing something forgetting to eat or sleep at times.
'Ok, you have me on that one.' she shot back rolling her eyes that her husband was good at arguing with her.
"Brat, when you are done eating, meet me in the gravity room." Vegeta barked out the ordered to his son. Although it was a order from his father he could tell it did not hold the normal hard edge like it usually did. Trunks just gave his father a questioning look as to why he wanted him there as he chewed on his food. Vegeta saw the look he son gave him. "Just do it." was his only reply before leaving the table. Trunks looked over to his mother who was just smiled at him.
"If anything changes I will let you know." She informed him. "Go train for a bit with your father. It will be good for you."
"Fine." he grunted out his reply, not in the mood to train, but he did not wish to piss off his father for any reason either after he defended him the day before.
Trunks spent the next few hours in the gravity room with Vegeta sparring heavily. Trunks felt some of the frustration was gone and the young sayian was grateful that his father knew he could use some time in there with him as a punching bag to get those feeling out. Trunks made his way to his room to grab a quick shower and a clean set of clothes on. Once done, the young half sayian made his way back to infirmary to see how Serena was doing. He came in to the infirmary to find her still asleep. He walked over to the monitor, which was by the window and chair he slept in, to see they had the same readings from earlier on. He looked out the window gazing into the backyard. He could see the sun shining brightly with no clouds in the sky.
'She should be out enjoying this beautiful day, not stuck in here.' he thought sadly to himself. Just then he heard movement. He looked down to see groggy sapphire eyes blinking up at him, confusion swirling in them.
"Hey sleepyhead. How do you feel?" he asked gently with a smile. He was thrilled to see her awake finally.
"Better, but still tired." she responded to him.
"Your awake!" Bulma chirped happily with a bright smile on her face as she came into the room to see Serena up. Bulma made her way over to her, to check her vitals to see how she was doing. "How do you feel?" she asked as she looked into Serena's eyes.
"Fine, just groggy still." She answered back honestly to her as rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Bulma just nodded her head in understanding as she had moved onto to check Serena's pulse.
"I'm not surprised. The medicine I gave you was to help you sleep, with a side effect of feeling like that when you wake. It should only last the day." Bulma informed her as she wrote down her notes in the chart. "What do you remember from yesterday?" Bulma asked her as she looked up from the chart.
"I remember feeling pain, a lot of it, and weak at the same time," she started as she thought back to the day before. "Dad holding me after that. Then everything is a blur." She finished saying looking at Bulma.
"You had another attack, which thanks to Trunks was able to get your father to catch you just in the nick of time. We brought you back here and I gave you some strong pain medicine and a sleep sedative so you would not feel any pain until the pain medicine kicked in." Bulma explained to her simply. "Now, you must be hungry and thirsty. I will go get you your lunch so just relax here." Bulma finished her chart,before putting it down, to leave the room to get her food. Serena turned to Trunks after Bulma was out of the room.
"Thank you." She said genuinely to him her eyes full of sincere.
"No problem." he stated back casually not surprised that she was thanking him again.
"No, Trunks I mean it. You were able to get my dad to catch me, plus you let me go to Goten's birthday party, which I am guessing you got yourself in a lot of trouble for hiding my attack earlier that day." She responded back to him seriously with a frown on her face. She felt guilty for getting him in to trouble and having him lie to his family on her behalf. Trunks sat on the edge of the bed taking her hands into his. His thumb ghosting the top of her hand while he held it.
"And I would do it again in a heart beat. All that matters to me is that you are happy." he told her seriously back. Serena nodded her head in understanding. Her heart jumped at hearing him say that. She feared if she said anything he would hear her true feelings for him in her voice. The two just starred at one another, sapphire clashing with blue eyes. Then all of a sudden the door leading into the infirmary opened, causing Serena and Trunks to pull their hands away from one another before anyone saw anything. The two turned to see Bulma return with a tray of food with Goku following right behind her.
"Glad to see your finally awake and hungry." Goku greeted her with the usual happy smile on his face.
"Thanks dad. I am hungry." She stated back to him.
"Well, eat this and if you want more I will get you more then." Bulma responded back as she put the tray down on Serena's lap for her. The young blonde began to dig into her sandwich right away. Trunks was happy to see her eating and not holding back as she took nice healthy size bites of food. It meant she was getting back to herself.
"So where are the boys at?" Serena asked in between bites.
"Amy and Gohan took them to the park for a little bit." Bulma replied simply as she was putting things away.
"And when they get back I am going to take them to get ice cream." Goku added as well as he stood at the foot of her bed.
"That sounds like fun. I'll go with you guys." Serena replied happily at the idea of joining her family for a nice outing.
"No." Both Bulma and Goku said at the same time startling the blonde before them. Bulma realized by Serena's wide eyes and small jump in the bed that she had not expected that kind of reaction from either of them.
"Sorry, Serena, we did not mean to startle you," Bulma started with apologizing to her. "I don't think you should go any where today. You just had two attacks yesterday, so you need your rest." Bulma finished saying in a comforting tone.
"She is right," Goku starting causing Serena to look in his direction. "There is no need to push yourself." Serena looked at Trunks who had a frown on his face hoping he would help her convince them she would be fine to go with her father.
"I agree with them." He replied back to her quietly. He hated the idea of Serena being mad at him for agreeing with Goku and his mother, but right now he felt her health was more important than her liking him at the moment.
"But I will be so bored." She said while pouting at the the idea having to stay in the infirmary for the day.
"I can fix that. When you are done eating, Goku will carry you back to your room, while Trunks goes to get a tv I purchased to put in your room. I also got some movies for you to be able to watch too." Bulma suggested understanding why Serena would not be wiling to stay in the infirmary any longer than she had too.
"Ok." she said a little better at the fact that she would be able to at least stay in her room while watching tv. It only took a few more minutes for Serena to finish her meal. Once her plate was empty, Bulma took it to get it cleaned up for the next meal. Trunks followed his mother so he could go get the tv for Serena to use. Goku walked over to this daughter, who he picked up effortlessly in his arms, princess style before turning around to head to her room.
"I hope Goten is not upset with me." Serena said to her father as they were moving.
"No, he was not not mad, just worried about you. You gave us all a scare yesterday." Goku said to her quietly looking down at her with concern evident in his ebony eyes.
"I know. I am sorry for making you guys worried sick about me." She told her father honestly.
"It's ok sweetie, you can't control this. Besides I understand why you hid the attack. To be honest if I had been in your shoes, I would have done the same thing." He confessed to her, hoping it would make her feel better.
"Really?" She was surprised to hear her father say that.
"Yes." Serena wrapped her arms around Goku's neck to pull herself up to kiss him on the cheek and give him a hug. The words met a lot to her even if he did not realize it.
"Thank you daddy. I love you." She said to him quietly as she was held by her father. Goku tighten his hold around his daughter, kissing the top of her head in affection. He loved her so much, and hated to see his only daughter going through any of this.
"I love you too. You will always be my little girl." He whispered back to her tenderly. The father daughter duo, just stood outside of her room in the hallway enjoying the moment, until a certain bossy voice broke it up.
"Enough with this crap in my hall way. It is enough to make me sick." Goku and Serena turned to see the sayian prince standing further up the hall way with his arms cross over his chest with the usual scowl on is face.
"Isn't it a little early for you to be out of the gravity room just yet?" Serena asked him sweetly with a smirk playing on her lips.
"It's none of your business brat, but if you must know I came to get your father for a rematch to kick his ass." he stated smugly. Goku smiled with a light in his ebony eyes at the idea of sparring, which did not go unnoticed by Serena.
"We can spar Vegeta, but it will have to wait until I get back from taking the boys for ice cream." Goku responded back with a smirk on his face at the prospect of sparring with his friend. The glint in Goku's eyes and smirk on his lips was not missed by Vegeta.
"Fine, when you are done, bring the brats with you. They have been slacking in their training." He grunted out in annoyance at waiting for them to return
"Sure, Vegeta."
"Now, move I need to get by." He ordered the full blooded Sayian before him, which Goku complied with easily by walking into Serena's room. Goku noticed as he walked over to Serena's bed to find Trunks setting up a flat screen tv on the wall as he laid her down on the bed gently.
"You need any help, Trunks?" Goku asked as he watched Trunks curiously.
"No, but mom informed me the boys are back waiting for you." Trunks stated not turning his head as he kept working.
"Oh, ok. If you need anything let me know." He stated back to them before heading out of the room. Goku was just about out of the room when Serena called out to him. He turned around looking at this daughter curiously.
"Since I can't go with you can you bring me some ice cream?" She asked him, her blue eyes holding the puppy dog look. Goku smiled knowing how much his daughter loved ice cream.
"Cookie Dough." He stated simply knowing her favorite kind of ice cream was. Serena returned the smirk on her lips.
"Of course." Goku nodded his head before turning to the half sayian who just finished setting up the tv for his daughter.
"Trunks, how about you?"
"Mint Chocolate Chip for me please." Trunks responded back.
"Ok, two ice creams coming up." Goku said happily before walking out of the room. Once out of the room, Trunks smiled at Serena with a remote in his hand.
"And now you have tv." He said before clicking on the television to show it worked with all the channels that were available in the living room. Serena smiled back at the half sayian that stood before her bed.
"Thanks, Trunks. I really appreciate you doing that for me." She told him. Her sapphire eyes holding nothing but gratitude for everything he has done for her in the last few days. Trunks just shrugged his shoulder.
"It was nothing." He said as he made his way over to her bed before jumping on it. The force of his jump causing Serena to pop up a little in her bed while she laughed at his playful mood.
"So...what should we watch?" He asked lazily as he stretched out on her bed while flipping through channels to find something on it.
One hour later Goku returned from his excursion with the boys. The three went up stairs to find Serena and Trunks sitting on her bed playing a board game on it.
"Hey guys, what are you two doing?" Serena and Trunks both looked at the door to find Goku, Chibi and Goten at the door. Goku was holding two cups of ice cream in each hand. Serena smiled brightly at seeing them.
"We're playing a game. Do you guys want to join us?" She asked him cheerfully.
"I want to play!" Goten said as he ran up to the bed while kicking his shoes off to join them. Chibi followed his friend just behind him.
"Me too. I am gong to kick all of your butts!" Chibi responded back confidently with a smug smile. Seeing the two boys enthusiasm to play made the blonde laugh and want them to join.
"Sure. Dad, are you going to join us?" She asked him curiously as Trunks and the boys set up a new game for them to join in on.
"Sure!" He said as he walked over to hand Serena and Trunks there cup of ice cream. Once his hands were free, the full blooded sayian pulled his shoes off his feet before climbing on the bed carefully so as not to knock any board pieces off it as he got on the bed.
"Ok, who is ready to get their asses kicked!" Goku stated excitedly with the Son grin on his face causing everyone else to smile and laugh.