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

Chapter 8

Laura found herself involuntarily shocked at the fact that Trunks was begging her for a chance. She didn't expect him to go that far and struggled to get her words together. She swallowed thickly and let out a shaky breath.

"Trunks…I-"

Someone suddenly burst through the door and it resulted in both Trunks and Laura jumping in surprise. Laura looked at the door to find one of her workers standing in the door way with a deep frown on her face.

"What on Earth is the commotion about?!" She asked before the worker finally took in the scene in front of her. "Laura, what's going on here? Are you guys-?" Laura cut her worker off when she shook her head frantically. Why was she jumping to conclusions again?

"No! This is Trunks, he's my client. Nothing's going on!" Laura quickly said and her worker raised an eyebrow. Laura silently wished that her worker would just accept her answer and just go away. She didn't want to deal with this too.

"Well, what's your client doing in your personal office?" Her worker asked and Laura sighed in annoyance. Why did this happen to her every time?

"Because, he needed to talk to me about something face to face. I was going to schedule an appointment with him after we were done here" Laura answered and after a few moments the worker decides to drop the topic.

"Well, whatever. You should get back to work, Laura because the supervisor is coming" The worker said and Laura nodded before the other female left the room. Laura let out a sigh and sat back down in her chair before she turned her attention back to Trunks.

"Look, I have to go back to work so will you please leave before you get me fired" Laura silently pleaded the male with little energy after her outburst. Trunks, seeing that he needed to take his leave despite wanting to know what her answer was, nodded.

"Alright, I'll go. But just please think about it" Trunks said and pulled out a small piece of paper before he handed it to Laura. She hesitantly took it and kept staring at the piece of paper as the purple haired male left.

Leaving her with his number and her own thoughts.


Outside the Kids Time Clinic...

Trunks exited the large building of the clinic with a genuine smile plastered on his face. For the first time in what seemed like ages, he wasn't feeling miserable anymore. It looked like Laura was finally going to give him a chance to talk to him.

Man! He never had this type of problem with girls! Growing up during High School and College, girls were always the ones chasing after him. He never had to make them talk to him like he just had to do with Laura.

Trunks pocketed his hands in his paints and briefly closed his eyes as he thought back at the red haired female. She wasn't like any other girl, that was for sure. She was hard to come by and beautiful.

Luckily, Trunks liked a challenge.


Later on, Trunks went to the Son's residence to visit Goten. He had to tell him what happened today and he didn't mind it when Goku and ChiChi were there. Trunks landed in front of the door of the small dome like home and knocked on the door.

"I'm coming!" ChiChi's voice rang in his ears and Trunks heard scurrying behind the door before ChiChi opened it. "Can I-Oh, Trunks! It's nice to see you here! What brings you here?" She asked and Trunks smiled.

"Hi, ChiChi, it's nice to see you too. I actually came by to ask if Goten was here" Trunks said as he stepped inside the house finding it clean like usual. Strangely, when ChiChi wasn't here it was a mess but when she was here it was so neat at times it scared him.

Who knows what she made Goku and Goten do?

"Yes, he's here. He's currently in his room" ChiChi replied and Trunks thanked her. "Do you want something to drink? I was just about to make tea" She offered the male but he shook his head at her suggestion.

"No thanks. I'm fine" He said and ChiChi nodded before Trunks advanced towards Goten's room, only to see Goku. He came into the door with a large fish behind him and Trunks sweat dropped with a nervous laugh. The poor fish.

"Oh, Hi, Trunks! How's it going?" Goku asked as he innocently looked up at Trunks and Trunks chuckled. Who would've thought that the world's strongest fighter looked so innocent at times?

"I'm fine thanks, Goku. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to Goten's room" Trunks said and Goku nodded before dragging the fish into the house. Trunks vaguely heard ChiChi's sharp reply and let out a sigh when he reached Goten's room.

"Hey! Look who decided to visit! What's up, Trunks?" Goten asked as he climbed off his cell phone when this friend stepped into the room. He was surprised to see Trunks there without the male even letting him know that he was visiting.

"Hey, Goten. There are actually quite a few things that are up" Trunks said and Goten immediately noticed his friend's large smile. That could only mean one thing… Trunks sat down on a chair and Goten pushed himself into a sitting position.

"Don't tell me…" Goten trailed off and Trunks nodded before he started to tell him about what happened at the Kids Time Clinic. Goten for ocne was shocked that Trunks ahd good news about Laura.

"I finally got Laura to talk to me and even consider to go out with me." Trunks said and Goten's eyes widened in shock. He was already thinking about going out with this girl just after talking to her? It was a bit…rushed.

"Are you sure, Trunks? You just got to talk to her and now you want to go out with her? Isn't that, well, a bit too fast? I mean she just talked with you" Goten stated but Trunks shook his head. He didn't think it was rushed at all.

"If she agrees just to talk a little then I'll take her out for coffee. Something simple, not too big" Trunks said and Goten let out a sigh. There was no helping with Trunks because he had already made up his mind with this girl.

"Okay, but please don't rush things. Take it slow" Goten said and Trunks smirked while nodding. He knew he had to take things easy when it came to Laura. He didn't want to mess this one up because he really wanted to go out with her.

"Don't worry. I know what I have to do and I'll take this easy. Don't stress about it!" Trunks said but it didn't really calm Goten's worry. Goten nodded and decided to change the subject to avoid any argument with Trunks.

He was happy for Trunks, he really was. He just wanted Trunks to be happy as well and he hoped that this girl didn't mess him up. It was rare that Trunks really liked a girl this much and Goten was wary that he might get hurt.

Dinner time came quickly as they continued to converse casually in Goten's room. Time was one thing that didn't matter to them especially when they were talking. ChiChi gently knocked on Goten's door and their attention shifted towards her.

"Sorry for bothering you guys, but it's time for dinner. Trunks, would you like to stay for dinner?" ChiChi asked and Trunks glanced at Goten before agreeing. He was quite hungry and he did tell his mother that he was going to Goten's.

He joined Goku at the table along with Goten and ChiChi started to plate up the food. Trunks barely got a few words in with Goku before he stuffed his face with ChiChi's food. Trunks merely chuckled and started to enjoy his food as well, there was no way he was wasting it.

"Eat as much as you like, Trunks, there's plenty more food" ChiChi said and Trunks smiled at her. However, before he could say anything Goku grumbled something with a stuffed mouth and ChiChi scowled at her husband. "Goku! Don't talk with food in your mouth!" She scolded.

Goku immediately swallowed down his food and Trunks paled slightly at ChiChi's temper. He didn't know if he'll ever get over it. "Sorry. I said that the food's delicious and you shouldn't miss out on the dessert!" Goku said and Trunks saw Goten nod in agreement.

"Sure"

"So, Goten, when are you going to find a job and settle down?" ChiChi asked as she went to sit at the table to join the three saiyans with eating. Goten immediately looked annoyed at the question was ChiChi was unfazed by his behavior. "I want to have grandbabies, you know?"

Goten almost chocked on his food and spit it out at the last comment before he looked at his mother in horror. Trunks looked at ChiChi with a look of disbelief and felt a feeling of Déjà vu wash over him. "ChiChi, you sound just like my mother!" Trunks said.

"Well, it's High time you two stop chasing those hussies and find a suitable wife. Do you want to marry when you're thirty?" Chichi asked. Trunks wanted to say that his Father basically mated with his mother when he was thirty but kept his mouth shut, knowing it would make the situation worse.

"Aw, come on, ChiChi. They have plenty of time. They'll get there but on their own time" Goku said and ChiChi let out a heavy sigh. She knew her husband was right but she wanted grand children. However, as the situation looked, she'll first have to find her son a suitable wife.

That was going to be a difficult task indeed.


Meanwhile at Laura's house...

Laura lay on her bed, her wet hair lay messily on her pillow and her rusty brown eyes stared at the ceiling like usual. She had stayed in that position for a while now after returning home to take a shower and hadn't moved an inch.

She kept debating in her thoughts whether or not to date Trunks Vegeta Briefs. The male that she had a crush on in High School and the same male that broke her heart when she asked him to go out with her.

Now, he wanted to date her. This was the opportunity that most women dreamed of. After all, Trunks was quite a catch, handsome, rich, strong, successful… Despite all that, he couldn't get over his shallow past so why on Earth was he so interested in her?

Why would he dare to follow her to her job and make an actual appointment? Did he like her that much? Was this all a dream? Was this reality? Or was he just playing with her again? He did say that's he was beautiful and that all he knows was…


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