Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ! But this story is inspired by Charismatic Beauty

Chapter 4

That night at the Brief's residence a particular lavender haired male sat in his room at his home, Capsule Corp. He hadn't moved out yet because he was planning on buying a pint house or a town house soon enough but that wasn't what plagued his mind.

Trunks lay on his bed, arms crossed behind his head while his thoughts started to recall earlier that day. He couldn't get the scene out of his head and the encounter with his former classmate, Laura Smith, kept haunting his thoughts.

Flashback

"Hi, Laura. I'm surprised to see you're here" Trunks said and Laura gave him an annoyed glare.

"Well, there aren't a lot of redheads walking around town" Laura replied smugly and Trunks frowned slightly. "If you don't mind, I'm late for work" Laura pulled her arm from his firm grip before she pushed past him.

She was quick to exit out the front doors of the Coffee Shop and didn't even spare him another glance. Trunks stared at the door where the female rushed out and smirked. All his thoughts of getting napkins vanished and were replaced by one female.

"Damn, she's hot!"

End of Flashback

Trunks snapped out of his thoughts because of a loud knock on his bedroom door and he glanced in that direction. "Trunks, mind if I come in?" Bulma's voice reached his ears and he let out a silent sigh.

"Yeah" He replied softly before his eyes trailed back to the ceiling. He gave little attention to his mother as she stepped into the room and his thoughts were still filled with the previous encounter.

"So, how are you doing Trunks? You seem kind of down today" Bulma said asked she went to sit down at the chair of his desk. Her face showed her worry and Trunks glanced towards her before resting his eyes on the ceiling again.

"It's nothing, really. I just ran into a young lady at the coffee shop today and she was kind of pissed at me" Trunks replied and Bulma's eyes widened at the words 'lady' and 'pissed'. She had not expected him to say that.

"Trunks, I thought you said you wanted to relax a bit. I didn't think that you and Goten were chasing off girls today" Bulma said in a surprised tone. "Well, technically we weren't chasing after girls. I just happened to run into an old classmate from High School" Trunks said and Bulma raised an eyebrow.

"Then why was she pissed? Did you do something to offend her?" Bulma asked in a concerned tone and was somewhat suspicious of her son. Trunks let out a heavy sigh. His mother was the second person today, to make him feel guilty for offending this 'girl' from High School.

He couldn't believe it. Geez! It was like the Heavens was after him or something and all he did was turn her down. What was with everyone?

"I didn't do anything, Mom. I said 'Hello' to her and she pushed past me. She did ask me out in High School but I turned her down" Trunks said in an almost annoying tone. He hated the guilty feeling that was clutching his chest.

Bulma listened intently at her son's words before she nodded. She finally understood the situation. "Oh Trunks, the poor girl's probably heartbroken and still somewhat hurt from that rejection" Bulma said and Trunks snorted.

"Mother, it was four years ago. You would think that she's get over it" Trunks said and rolled his eyes. How can someone keep a grudge like that for an entire four years?

"Well, why didn't you go out with her then? Is there a reason?" Bulma asked with a small frown forming onto her lips. Trunks didn't understand women at all. He was just as hopeless as his Father...or a little less hopeless than him, but that didn't matter at the moment.

"Mom, she was overweight and unattractive" Trunks replied bluntly and Bulma let out a heavy sigh while shaking her head. "So now that she's beautiful, you suddenly want to go out with her" Bulma concluded with a disapproving tone.

His eyes widened in surprise at his mother's correct conclusion. "How do you know that?" Trunks asked both confused and surprised at the same time. "Because I know these things and if she wasn't the least bit beautiful you wouldn't have given it a second thought, am I right?" Bulma pointed out.

Trunks frowned deeply as irritation took hold of him. He knew exactly where this conversation was going and he didn't like it at all. Everyone was making him look like a jerk and he hated it.

"That's it!" Trunks threw his hands up in the air as he almost jumped off the bed. He was so frustrated. "I'm going to a walk" He grumbled out and made his way to exit his room with his mother behind him.

"Trunks, wait! Let's talk" Bulma stopped the male and put her small hand on her son's muscular shoulder. She really wanted to talk to him about this girl and maybe help him to feel better. If only he wanted to listen to her.


Meanwhile at the Laura's residence...

Laura let out a heavy sigh as she finally returned home from a hard day of work. She was absolutely exhausted and she needed a shower. Today was one of those rare days that she worked more than usual just to keep her mind occupied.

She quickly climbed into the shower, cleansed her body of the day's stress before she laid her petite figure on her large bed. She briefly kept her eyes on the ceiling before her thoughts started to trail off and closed her eyes.

Flashback

"Um, Trunks? A-Are you busy right now?" She asked nervously and Trunks raised an eyebrow. It was obvious that she was very nervous because she was playing with her fingers.

"No, do you need something?" Trunks asked as he looked at the girl while and Goten glanced at the girl in the corner of his vision. He finally decided to eat and not just stare at his food knowing that lunch would be over soon.

"I...I... I really like you!"

"You're kidding, right?" Trunks said and Laura's eyes widened, her heart dropping in her stomach as she looked at the male.

"No, I've always liked you ever since we entered the same High School" Laura said, her voice softer now and she averted her eyes to the ground. Trunks scoffed at her statement and her eyes traveled back towards him.

"Too bad for you that we were put in the same High school" Trunks said and Laura felt her heart break into pieces at his words. "Sorry, but I don't feel the same way. There's no way that I'll eve like someone like you"

The entire cafeteria started to murmur and talk while some of the students started laughing. Laura immediately rushed out of the cafeteria with tears cascading down her cheeks.

End of Flashback

Her eyes shot open, filled with anger and a growl escaped her mouth as she remembered what happened earlier that day. How dare he just show up out of nowhere after four years and speak to her as if nothing happened?!

Technically, nothing did happened between them. He barely even noticed she existed in High School. He never even spoke to her and she never had the courage to speak to him until that fateful day. Most of the popular girls liked Trunks and he even dated some of them but completely ignored her.

Because she was overweight.

"Ugh! I hate men!" Laura exclaimed loudly and grabbed a pillow before she tossed it to the other side of the room. It hit the wall and lazily fell towards the ground before Laura let out a heavy sigh.

Why are men so shallow anyway?


Back at Capsule Corp with Trunks and Bulma...

"So you see, Trunks. I'm not trying to make you feel bad but you have to understand where she's coming from. As a man you might think that it's no big deal and that she should get over it but women are very sensitive creatures. Most of them don't take rejection well" Bulma continued.

"She obviously liked you enough and dared to ask you out in a room full of shallow teenagers. That was not an easy thing to do considering your status and her appearance" Bulma finished and Trunks nodded with a frown.

Now he was angry at himself.

"I understand now. To be honest I actually give her prompts for that. I was just scared of what everyone might think if I said 'Yes'. Damnit! I'm an idiot!" Trunks scolded himself and let his head fall in defeat.

Bulma gently took his hand and made him look at her. "Don't be too hard on yourself, Trunks. You were young and made stupid faults" Bulma smoothened the male but Trunks was still angry at himself.

After a few moments of completely silence and Trunks not saying anything Bulma decided to speak up. "So...you're really serious about going out with Laura Smith?" She asked and Trunks nodded, his frowning features replaced with a determined look.

"Well, yeah. Like I said, when I first saw her for the first time in four years I thought she was drop dead gorgeous and I want to know more about her" Trunks said. "Then are you playing the field or do you actually want to settle down with this girl?" Bulma asked with a tinge of hope.

She may get Grandkids faster than she planned.

Trunks blushed furiously and swallowed thickly. "Mother! I-I-I'm not playing the field! Moreover, I'm not ready to settle down just yet! I'm still in my prime!" Trunks stuttered and averted his eyes to the ground while the blush burned on his cheeks.

"I guess what I'm saying is that I'm looking for a meaningful relationship. As for now, I don't know if she's 'the one'" Trunks said but Bulma wasn't going to lose hope just yet. She just needed to give him a bit encouragement.

"That's good. Get to know her first and develop trust with her and see where it goes" Bulma said with a bright smile and Trunks nodded.

"When you ask her out, let her know that you're interested and want to get to know her. Let her know that you aren't just after her because of her looks. Let her know that you're into substance" Bulma advised and Trunks grinned.

"Thanks, Mom! I'll do that!" Trunks exclaimed and Bulma laughed. They hugged each other before they ventured off towards bed. Bulma gave her son a good night kiss and he went to bed with a lively mood.

He couldn't wait until he saw her again!

Little did the young college graduate know, Laura Smith was not in a forgiving mood nor was she interested in going out with him. Ever. She was mad as hell and wasn't about to give into him simply because he was suddenly interested.

After all, she hated men and she hated Trunks Briefs.


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