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

Chapter 13

On a Friday Night...

After a long day of work, Laura finally returned home. Tired and in need of a shower, Laura entered her bathroom. She started the shower and stepped inside before indulging herself in the heat of the water. It washed away all her aches of the day.

Laura let out a sigh when a specific male crossed her thoughts and she let her hands fall by her side. Maybe she should give Trunks a call and tell him that they can meet on Saturday evening. She worked only half days on Saturdays anyway.

Laura nodded to herself and turned off the water. She was going to do it. She was going to call Trunks and arrange a meeting with him for tomorrow evening.


The next evening at the Coffee Shop...

Laura was definitely not used to asking a male to go out to chat as she did with Trunks and her heart was thumping loudly against her chest. She hoped that he didn't get the wrong idea but she expected him to see it as an opportunity to suddenly take everything to the next step.

He didn't.

Instead, they both sat soundly at a table at the Coffee shop, enjoying each other's company Of course, Laura was still completely guarded against the male. She wasn't going to let him just do what he wanted to but it couldn't hurt to relax a bit...could it?

"...Goten looked endlessly for it and didn't know where it was and in the end it was actually in one of his pockets. He was so mad at me for that, he didn't talk to me for a whole fifteen minutes" Trunks told Laura before they both burst out laughing.

Laura couldn't believe the pranks Trunks would pull on poor Goten and she couldn't believe that he actually fell for it. "Wait, only fifteen minutes? You two must've been quite close" She pointed out and Trunks nodded.

"Yeah, well we did grow up together. You can say that Goten's like a brother to me. We've been through a lot, more than a lot of people know and we've done a lot as well" Trunks said and Laura smiled.

"I've heard how mischievous you two were when you were younger. Especially you Trunks. If I heard correctly you were the instigator most of the time" Laura said and Trunks' eyes widened slightly while she laughed.

"Hey! I wasn't that bad!"

"Oh, yes you were! You were the one that was always getting poor Goten into trouble" Laura pointed out and Trunks was stuck. She did have a point but Goten wasn't the only one that got into trouble! He was scolded a bunch of times by his mother.

"It's only because Goten was dumb enough to listen to me." Trunks grumbled out and Laura laughed at him again. Trunks laughed as well, finding that her laughter was addictive. He was glad that he could get her to laugh.

It was a while before their laughter died down and Trunks cleared his throat. "Enough about my childhood, how was yours, Laura?" Trunks asked and Laura's face immediately fell. She frowned deeply and looked down.

"Mine? I was a Miss Rolly Poly."

"That's not what I meant. Forget about what you looked like. Tell me what were you like" Trunks said slightly annoyed that she was still clinging to her past. He eyed her carefully and waited for her to respond.

In that moment, as he observed her, he admired her beauty once more. Her reddish brown eyes, her porcelain skin and how well it fitted her red hair. She was so beautiful. He just wanted to see a softer gentler side of her. Nevertheless, she was guarded, too angry with him and the past.

"I was light as a child. I was an introvert and didn't have that much to call a friend. Either the friends I used to have moved away or we just never talk to each other again. But I have a lot of memories that I won't forget" Laura says and was reminded of her pained High School life, without friends.

"Wow, it's getting late. I have to go" Laura said in an annoyed tone and stood up. She didn't like it when she was reminded of her past and yet, Trunks did it every time.

"Wait! Are you mad at me? Did I offend you?" Trunks asked, confused at Laura's sudden change of mood. One moment they were both laughing and the next she wanted to leave. He didn't know what he said to offend her and if he did, he would apologize.

"No, you didn't" Laura lied through her teeth, as she turned serious once again. She didn't understand how men could be such airheads at times...

"Oh well, um, can I call you later?" Trunks asked hopefully and Laura regretfully looked at his blue eyes as he begged her. She urged herself to say no but she found that she couldn't and swallowed thickly.

"Um...yes..." Laura said and averted her eyes away from him while running her small hand through her silky red hair. Trunks couldn't help but stare at her in awe. How was it that he only noticed how beautiful she was now? How could he not see it before?


Later that Night...

After returning from his meeting with Laura, Trunks sat down at the kitchen table. He let out a heavy sigh and ran his hand through his lavender strands. He had his head hanging and his shoulders were slumped.

"Oh, Trunks, you're back. How was your date will Laura?" Bulma asked as she stepped inside the room to find her son slumping in his seat. She frowned slightly at the scene while Trunks glanced up at his mother.

"She's so guarded and angry...I try so hard just to make her laugh but it doesn't always work..." Trunks trailed off and sighed heavy once again. Bulma decided to take a seat at the kitchen table and gave her son a sympathetic facial expression.

"Maybe there's more behind Laura's demeanor than just you, Trunks. Just give her more time. I'm sure she'll come around soon enough" Bulma said and put a soothing hand on his. Trunks was about to say something but was interrupted by someone who stepped inside the room.

"Meet me in the Gravity room tomorrow morning" Vegeta's voice reached their ears and Trunks groaned. Bulma's mood was immediately worsened when Vegeta disturbed their chat and gave him a glare.

"But Dad, I have to work on Monday! I won't have time for training!" Trunks whined and silently hoped his Father would agree to no training. However, Vegeta snorted and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Not my problem" Vegeta said making Trunks slump his shoulders once again. Vegeta started to exit the room and Bulma's brows twitched in agitation.

"You know I'm sitting here too, right?" She asked the male with her glare only intensifying by the second. Trunks could feel the tension rise in the room and swallowed thickly. However, his Father was indifferent from Bulma's mood and shrugged his shoulders.

"Whatever" Vegeta replied. Bulma watched as he walked out of the room and gritted her teeth angrily. Trunks sweat dropped at his Mother's anger and knew that his Father had just set off a ticking time bomb.

"Oh, that man makes me so angry!"


That Sunday Afternoon...

He had finally managed to convince himself that it was time. He had thought long and hard over it and maybe he should give it a try. After all, Trunks did say that he and Sara hit it off well so why not try?

"Trunks, I'm finally going to do it. I'm going to approach Sara" Goten said as they walked side by side towards the Coffee Shop. It was about the same time Sara was busy getting off work and neither of them knew they would meet each other...

"It's about time! Go for it, Goten! I'm sure she'll say yes!" Trunks said and gave Goten a playful nudge on his shoulder. Goten grinned, feeling a lot more confident than before and was about to say something until Sara stepped outside of the Coffee Shop.

"Speak of the devil" Trunks murmured with a smirk and Goten was shocked. He couldn't say anything and Trunks chuckled. "Hey, Sara!" Trunks called and the female turned around towards the two approaching males.

"Oh, hey, Trunks, Goten!"

"H-Hey!" Goten greeted and Trunks noticed how nervous his best friend was. It was shocking to him because Goten was...well, Goten. He was never nervous when approaching a girl. Deciding to help his friend, Trunks nodded to himself.

"Oh, would you look at the time? My Mom's going to have my head! I'll see you guys later!" Trunks said before he walked away leaving the other two. Goten mentally cursed his friend for leaving him a lone before he let out a sigh. This was his chance.

"Wow, hi mom must really be strict, huh? So what were you two doing here anyway?" Sara asked, oblivious to the situation and Goten gave her a smile.

"We were just chilling around before bumping into you here. It's actually great, because I wanted to ask you something" Goten said and Sara raised an eyebrow. He was looking for her? Well, that made since since they were on their way to the coffee shop.

"Sure, I'm all ears"

"Do you, um, want to go out sometime? I mean, only if you're available after work hours and so" Goten asked and Sara was shocked for a few moments before grinning.

"Yeah, why not? I'm available next Saturday if you want to do out. How about you pick me up on eight Saturday night?" Sara suggested and Goten blinked a few times. She said yes? He grinned from ear to ear and nodded.

"It sounds perfect!"


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