Middle of July:
Trunks and his kids just finished moving into their new permanent forever home. They have been living there for three and a half days now.
"How is everything going?" Bulma asked over the phone.
"It's going." Trunks sighed.
"Uh-oh. What's wrong?" Bulma asked, concerned.
"Knickers has been fine—and has been helping out as much as possible. Leo has had nothing but an attitude—for the last—since he turned six. Although, he's been pretty decent and helpful with Momo. And Momo—well, she's been struggling—a lot; she wants to go home. She's has had several panic attacks, and hasn't been sleeping or eating much—or well." Trunks explained, a bit frustrated.
"How are you? Where are they now?" Bulma asked, concerned.
"Oh, you know… I'm fine—a little stressed, but fine. I worry about Momo all the time, but she hasn't been sick, and her chest is healing just fine. Like I said, even though he's had an attitude, Leo's been helpful with Momo. Knickers is always helpful—and has stepped up even more since Momo got left the hospital. Leo's playing Pokémon on his 3DS in his room and I finally got Momo to lay down and take a nap before we go to the beach. And as far as I know, Knickers is getting ready to meet his new buddy…" Trunks started but was interrupted.
"His new buddy? I didn't think that started until next school year." Bulma interrupted as soon as she heard Knickers was getting ready to meet this person. She wasn't thrilled that Trunks decided to set Knickers up with a buddy when she could teach him.
However, Knickers didn't want to bother or burden her. He, himself, wants this; he and Trunks have talked about it a few times just to make sure.
"Yes, it starts next year—in two months. Mom, this isn't just what I want; Knickers wants it as well. I talked to him a few times to make sure this was something he absolutely wanted. He went through all of the buddies that Mr. Copper gave him and chose on; he said she just popped out to him for some reason. We're just going to meet her and see where things go." Trunks calmly replied, shaking his head.
"Oh, her, huh? Eh? Eh? Eh?" Bulma asked, egging Trunks on.
"It's not like that, Mom. Which reminds me—I knew I was forgetting something. Knickers is struggling with who he is—and is afraid none of us will love—or even like him anymore; he's afraid we'll all hate him. He's only nine, and he already knows he's gay. He says girls are nice and he has some friends, but he doesn't like them like that. If you want to go with that whole Saiyans know who they're meant to be with thing—we know who our life mates are meant to be thing; he's met a boy, he really likes. He says he feels like his life is complete with this boy—and that he wants him to be family. But he's afraid you and Dad will hate him. I've already told him I will always love and stand by him. Yes, I told him you and Dad will always love him as well. Leo says he supports and will always love him, no matter what, but he is making fun of him for being in love. Momo—she's too young to understand love right now. And she's been so stressed lately, Knickers doesn't want to stress or confuse her any more than she already is." Trunks explained, sitting down.
"Of course, Vegeta and I love and will always love Knickers; we love all three of those kids, you, and Bulla more than anything in this entire universe. Knickers and Leo are our little princes and Momo is our little princess. You and Bulla are our prince and princess. We don't care who or what any of you love; we love you all no matter what." Bulma declared over the phone.
"Yes, I know that; that's why I told him that you and dad love and support him no matter what as well." Trunks said just as serious.
"So—why is he so hung up on this one person? Have you met the others already?" Bulma asked, being nosey.
"I'm not sure why this girl, but this is the one he's picked. And no, we haven't met any of the others. Knickers had no interest in any of them; he just wanted this one girl." Trunks answered.
"Do you know anything about her?" Bulma curiously asked.
"Uhh… Knickers said her name is Emiko Tsukihana, she's nineteen or twenty, has a cat she takes everywhere and lives nearby. He chose her the week before school ended—and then asked to meet a few weeks ago. Mr. Copper contacted her and gave her my number—after asking my permission. She called last week, and we agreed to meet—today at the beach." Trunks explained what he knew; he told her where because he knew she'd ask.
"Which beach?" Bulma asked right away.
"Mom, I love you very much, but I'm not telling you—or dad that information. If this is what and who Knickers really wants; I don't want either of you scaring this girl away." Trunks sternly said.
"Scare the girl away? Me? I would never. Your father, maybe. But not me." Bulma said, going on the defense.
"Uh-huh… Mom, you don't want Knickers to do this buddy program in the first place; I can see you scaring this girl away so that you can teach Knickers on your own. Mom, I have to go; Momo's awake." Trunks explained before quickly saying when he saw Momo walk into the living room and heard her crying.
"Ok. Love you." Bulma replied.
"Love you too." Trunks said, hanging up.
"Baby, did you have a nice nap?" Trunks asked, looking at his daughter; she had managed to sleep for an hour and a half—straight.
"What's wrong?" Trunks asked, concerned when Momo stood there, crying. Though, he figured he knew what was wrong.
"Dare gone." Momo softly said through tears, confusing Trunks.
"Who's gone?" Trunks asked, kneeling in front of Momo.
"Berry an Benny." Momo cried.
"Gone? Where did they go?" Trunks asked, looking at Momo.
"I no know." Momo cried, looking up at Trunks.
"Are you sure? Did you check all over your bed?" Trunks calmly asked, looking at Momo; her blanket was in the wash because it got dirty.
"Yes! Dare not dare!" Momo screamed.
"Momo, calm down. You don't need to scream; there's no need for that." Trunks sternly said, looking at her; she stood there crying.
"Ok, come on; let's see if we can find them. No more screaming though." Trunks said, picking her up.
"Yes, Daddy." Momo softly said, leaning her head against Trunks's shoulder.
"Well, there's one." Trunks said, confused, picking Berry Bear up; she was on the floor in the hall.
Suddenly, Benny Bunny came shooting out of Leo's room; it hit just under a target, painted on the wall.
"Leo!" Trunks yelled, demanding that Leo walk out to the hall as he picked Benny Bunny up.
"Hi, Dad." Leo calmly said.
"Don't "hi, Dad," me. What are you doing with your sisters bear and bunny?" Trunks asked, demanding an answer.
"Summer science project." Leo answered right away.
"I know about your summer science project. Why do you have your sister's things?" Trunks asked again.
"I made a catapult." Leo explained.
"Yes, I know; you tried to weasel your way out of helping when Knickers and I helped you build it. Even your Momo helped a little. That doesn't answer why you had Berry and Benny." Trunks sternly said, annoyed, giving Leo "the look."
"She only put purple glitter on it… I needed her bear and bunny for launching subjects. The catapult is too small to fling Momo or Knickers or anyone else, so I couldn't use them." Leo honestly answered.
"Leo Ares Briefs, you don't just go and take what doesn't belong to you. And I know you didn't ask because Momo was very upset when she woke up and they weren't with her. You don't like when people take your things without asking; you can't just take your brother's or sister's things." Trunks sternly said, looking directly at Leo.
"Sorry…" Leo mumbled, looking down.
"It's fine. Now, hand it over." Trunks said, referring to his 3DS.
"Wh-what? Come on!" Leo yelled.
"You'll get it back Monday—unless you want to keep arguing. It's only two days; you'll survive. It gives you more time to work on your project—or one of the model sets you have. This is the price you pay for taking someone's things without asking. Now, get it and hand it over and get ready; we have to leave within the next two hours. You and your sister still need a shower or bath before we leave." Trunks sternly said, holding his hand out after setting Momo down with her bear and bunny.
"Gahh! Fine!" Leo complained, getting his 3DS.
"No. Actually, you can keep your 3DS; I'll take this instead." Trunks said, holding the 3DS charger—all three of them.
"Ok cool! Thanks, Dad. Do I have to take shower now?" Leo happily exclaimed before asking.
"No—you don't have to. However, if you don't want to take one now, you'll just end up taking one with Momo when it's time for her bath." Trunks answered.
"I'll take a shower now…" Leo mumbled, trudging to the bathroom.
"Why didn't you take his 3DS away?" Knickers asked, walking over.
"Are these the only chargers he has?" Trunks asked, looking at Knickers.
"Umm… The one it came with. The spare you bought him. My old one I gave him. There's one more that he got from a friend." Knickers answered, thinking.
"Do you know where he keeps it?" Trunks asked, looking at Knickers.
"Somewhere around his bed—but that's all I know." Knickers honestly answered.
"Ok. You took a shower already, yes?" Trunks asked, looking at his oldest.
"Yes." Knickers answered.
"Ok. Are you ready to meet Emiko? And again, this is what you want?" Trunks asked again, looking at Knickers.
"Yes, I'm ready. And yes, I want this. I know you, Grandma, and Grandpa would and will always be there to help me with whatever I need, but—and I know it's no trouble, but I don't want to trouble any of you. This way, you can take a break and worry more about Leo and Momo than me and my schooling. Yes, I know you'll always worry about me—and that they're not more important than I am, but I know they—especially Momo, need more care. As long as I get some kind of attention, I'm fine—whether it be one-on-one attention or not. I'm happy having conversations—or if you just ask me how my day was for half an hour." Knickers maturely answered.
"Ok. First off, I will always make time for you. Yes, currently, your sister needs more care, but I will always make time for you and your brother. You're nine, nearly ten now; we'll discuss a later bedtime. But for now, Momo wandered off somewhere. Please go find her while I find that last charger. Which to answer your question: he can keep his 3DS because without the chargers, eventually, he won't be able to play without being able to charge it. Please make sure she's still in the house." Trunks explained before walking into Leo's mess of a room while sending Knickers to find Momo.
"We've only been here three days… How did he mess his room up this quickly?" Trunks asked himself, looking for the charger; he eventually found it jammed behind his bed.
"What's going on out here?" Trunks asked when he noticed Momo sitting at the table, slowly eating a piece of toast with peanut butter.
"She said she was hungry. She wanted a doughnut, but I didn't know if she could have that yet—so I just gave her some peanut butter toast because I know that's something she can have." Knicker answered right away.
"Ah. That's such a relief. At least she's eating something. Finish your toast and then you can have half a doughnut, ok?" Trunks sighed in relief before asking, looking at Momo.
"Yes, Daddy." Momo softly said, eating her toast.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
"I wonder who that could be. Knickers, stay with your sister." Trunks sternly, walking to the door; the only people who knew where he lived were his parents, Bulla and Gin, and a few friends; he had yet to give everyone his new address yet.
When he got there, Trunks was a little surprised to see a delivery man standing there.
"Briefs, Trunks?" The man politely asked.
"Yes, that's me." Trunks answered.
"Is there a—Momo, Leo, and Knickers Briefs here as well?" The delivery man asked, looking at a piece of paper on a large box.
"Yes, they live here as well." Trunks calmly answered, looking at the man; there was no threat about him.
"Here you go; have a nice day." The man said, handing Trunks the box and a letter.
"Thank you. You have a nice day as well." Trunks said before shutting the door.
"What is it?" Knickers asked, just as Leo walked out, fully dressed in the clothes he was wearing before he got in.
"What's in the box?" Leo asked right away.
"I don't know. But whatever it is, it's for Momo." Trunks said, looking at a letter with both his and her name on it.
Trunks & Momo,
You don't know me, but my name is Apollo, and I am Miki's older brother—so, that would make me Momo's uncle—should you allow my family and me in her life. My wife's name is Danika, and we have three boys and two girls: Dante and Draco, both twelve, Sirius, seven, and Ariel and Aurora, both four. Biologically, Sirius is our nephew, and Aurora is our niece—both of who we legally adopted.
Anyway, I'm sure Miki didn't mention us too much. As much as Miki, our sisters, and I get along, we don't talk much; Miki comes and goes as she pleases. She'll probably kill me for telling you this, but when she was twelve, our father let some guy pay him to have sex with her—multiple times. That's how we got Sirius. So I guess, technically speaking, he is one of Momo's older brothers. However, he doesn't know anything about Miki—despite her coming around often to see him and sending him gifts and such. But to him, Momo would just be a cousin. If possible, if you decide to give us a chance, we'd like to keep it that way. They just being cousins, that is.
I'm the oldest out of six. It's me, Persephone, Nelly, Miki, Roxis, and Neil.
I've told you about my family and me. Persephone and Nelly would also like to be part of Momo's life, if possible. Roxis wants nothing to do with her and Neil—well, he's in prison for attempting to kill her. I know you know one of our brothers attempted to kill Momo, but I'm not sure if you knew which one.
Persephone is married to a man named Phoenix; he's a good guy. Together, they have three girls and two boys: Pandora, fourteen, Perseus, eleven, Pollux and Portia, six, and Phoebe, three. I do believe that Phoebe is about three months older than Momo.
Nelly is finally dating a good guy named Orpheus and is currently pregnant with her fourth child. So Momo will no longer be the youngest in the family—well, our side anyway. Currently, Nelly has three children with three different men. The same man who raped Miki, raped her, and she ended up with her daughter, Sapphire, seven. Her first "serious" boyfriend got her pregnant with her daughter, Ruby, now five. And her last boyfriend, who was abusive, got her pregnant with her second daughter, Emerald, three.
We all understand what you've gone through with Miki and our parents that you might not want to trust us, and that's fine. We just hope you'll give us a chance.
We know you also have two older boys yourself—and that the oldest is super protective of Momo. We want to put your mind at ease and let you know we're not planning on coming after Momo; we would never do that unless her living situation is proved to be unsafe. However, we kind of figured you have a suitable living situation. As immature as she is, Miki wouldn't leave her child with someone she didn't believe was safe. That and when she told us Momo was still alive and with you, she said she seemed like a happy little girl in a safe place.
But anyway, we don't know what your methods of parenting are, but we pulled together and got Momo and your boys a gift. If you don't like the present—or give your children things like that, we left the receipt in the box as well; you may return them for something you find more appropriate for your children.
Also, Miki mentioned that Momo is autistic. Well, actually, she said she was autism and had autistic. However, we know what she meant: our son, Sirius, has autism as well. But that's because Miki tried to miscarry in every way she could think of. Though, I think she said she did that with Momo as well. But uhh, he's not the only one: Pollux and all three of Nelly's daughters are autistic. So, if you decide to get to know us and you want information, all three of us can help you with whatever you want.
The kids all know about Momo as well. That wasn't intentional because we don't know what you want, but Miki told them all about her. We've explained that we didn't know how you felt—and for the most part, the older kids get it. It's the younger ones and ones with autism that don't understand.
But all the kids pulled their money together and got Momo some things as well.
Please, at least let Momo keep the stuff from the kids—especially the ones from Pollux, Sirius, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald. It would mean a lot to them. And I promise you; they didn't get her anything too extravagant or expensive.
One final thing: A warning:
As much as I love Miki, be careful; she's bat shit crazy—and is very much addicted to sex—with whoever she can get her hooks into. She especially likes going back to men she's had sex with before. I guess the good thing is, at least she can't get pregnant anymore. But be careful:
Miki is her name, and sex is her game.
One would think: hey, it's because she's Venarian. But they would be wrong. A lot of it has to do with the fact that Dad started letting men rape her at eleven.
I know a lot of other races think that Venarians are addicted to sex. And that may be true for some. But for the most part, we just want love; it has nothing to do with sex.
But that's about it; that's all I (we) wanted you to know. Well, there's more, but we'll wait for you to make your move.
We've encased our phone numbers, emails, and addresses should you want to get a hold of us. We figured it was only fair because Miki gave us your address. No, we don't have your phone or email; we would've contacted you that way if we had.
Please, don't hesitate to call, message, or send us snail mail to let us know what you've decided.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Apollo & Danika
Persephone & Phoenix
Nelly & Orpheus
& all the kids
Apollo & Danika:
Home: (608) ***-****
Apollo: (608) ***-****
Danika: (608) ***-****
Persephone & Phoenix:
Home: (608) ***-****
Persephone: (608) ***-****
Phoenix: (608) ***-****
Nelly & Orpheus:
Home: (608) ***-****
Nelly: (608) ***-****
Orpheus: (608) ***-****
"What is it?" Knickers and Leo asked again—once Trunks got done reading the three-page (plus another three pages of information) letter.
"It's… What is it, Baby?" Trunks asked when he noticed Momo bouncing around.
"Doh-doh. Doh-doh. Pease!" Momo cried, becoming fussy.
"Ok. Ok. Hold on." Trunks said, realizing she finished her toast and wanted her doughnut.
Usually, Trunks would say something, but she wanted food; she hasn't really wanted to eat—anything for the last week.
"Leo, hand's off the box." Trunks said when he noticed Leo trying to open the box.
"What is it? What's the letter?" Leo asked, becoming irritated.
"Now, that's enough. Sit down and I'll explain what everything is." Trunks sternly said, looking at Leo and Knickers as he gave Momo her half a doughnut.
Technically speaking, Momo can eat a full doughnut; she can eat whatever she wants to once again. Trunks just doesn't want her to overdo it.
"Ok. Now, the letter and box are from Momo's aunts and uncles on her mother's side. They, like Miki last wrote, want to meet Momo. She has cousins who would like to meet her as well. At this moment, I'm not sure what I want to do yet. The only thing I know, is that when I make a decision, I'm going to call one of them and talk and make a plan. They know about you and say they do not want to take her away from us. Do I think it would be good for Momo? Yes, I do. But at the same time, I don't know what to do." Trunks seriously explained.
"You can't let them have her! They can't take her!" Knickers exclaimed, becoming emotional.
"Knickers, that's enough. It's not fair to keep her from her side of the family when Leo gets to see several of his side. And you know that if you had other family and they were safe; you'd get to see them as well. Just because it didn't work out with any of your mothers, doesn't mean none of you can see other family. If I so decide that she can meet that side of her family, she can meet them. But like Leo's side, it'll be supervised visits—until I believe they won't harm or take Momo away. And the box is presents they sent—mainly for Momo. However, they said there's something for the two of you." Trunks explained, looking at each child.
"Cool! So we can open the box!" Leo exclaimed, ready to rip that box open.
"No, you can't. No, there's nothing dangerous inside the box. However, this is mainly for Momo, from her side of the family. If anyone gets to rip it open, it's her. However, the letter mentioned something and I'm not sure if I'm going to like these gifts. If I don't approve, you're not keeping whatever it is that they sent. But we're not going to worry about that right now; we'll open it later. For now, it's going in my room, where it'll stay, unopened until tonight. Knickers, watch your brother and sister for a minute." Trunks explained, standing up; he carried the box to his room and locked it in his closet.
"Momo, do you want something else to eat before you have to take a bath?" Trunk asked, looking at Momo when he came back out.
"Tuky samich wit cheese pease." Momo softly said, biting her fingers.
"Do you want lettuce and tomato on it as well?" Trunks asked, looking at Momo, gently pulling her fingers away from her mouth.
"Yes, pease." Momo replied, looking at Trunks.
"Anything else—besides your fingers?" Trunks asked, holding her hands.
"Or-or?" Momo softly asked, looking at Trunks.
"Ok. Turkey sandwich with cheese, lettuce and tomato and an orange. Just sit still—and no more eating your fingers." Trunks said, looking at her.
"Yes, Daddy." Momo replied, sitting perfectly still.
Twenty Minutes Later:
"Ok. We're going to have to make it a quick bath; we have to leave in twenty minutes." Trunks sighed, picking Momo up; she had eaten a little over half of her sandwich and all of the orange—after sucking out all the juice like a little vampire.
"Boys, get your swim trunks on and get ready; we leave when I get Momo done and changed." Trunks seriously said, taking Momo to the bathroom…