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


Chapter 16

Tuesday Night...

It was late in the night but to Laura and Sara didn't matter when they were chatting, especially on the phone. Laura lay on her bed, dressed her her usual pajamas and her red hair fell freely on her pillow.

"After the excitement and our date I got to know him much better... I think I'm in love with Goten" Sara said in an all happy giddy tone. Laura smiled into the phone and was glad that her friend had a great time with the male.

"Goten's so kind and funny. I feel completely comfortable when I'm with him. I may have even found the man of my dreams" Sara said and Laura frowned at her friend's statement. This was going much faster than it should go.

"Sara, maybe you shouldn't rush things too much because it's still too soon. I mean you just went on your first date with the guy!" Laura pointed out. She didn't want Sara to rush into things with Goten and get hurt in the process.

"Well, why don't you speed the process up between you and Trunks? He seems really interested in you and you've been on quite a few dates already" Sara said and Laura could feel her face heat up slightly at her friend's words.

"D-Don't be ridicules! We-I'm not ready for any type of relationship with Trunks and besides, we've only been on a few. I'm still not completely comfortable around Trunks. He's going to have to do more than just dates if he wants to get to me" Laura said and Sara raised an eyebrow.

"Don't tell me you're still mad at him" Sara didn't get any reply form Laura and let out a heavy sigh. "Fine, do what you want to. I'm just saying that I think you should start to give Trunks a chance" Sara said and Laura's brows furrowed as she frowned.

She knew that she needed to...she was just too afraid to.


Meanwhile...

Across the town at the Capsule Corporation's main head quarters, Trunks sat at his desk still busy with paperwork. He was exhausted but no matter how much his body demanded sleep he couldn't go to sleep until he was finished with everything.

He let out a heavy sigh and stretched his neck a bit that was cramping before catching sight of a black blur. He blinked in surprise as Goten walked towards his office and entered with a large grin on his face.

"Yo, Trunks! What's up?" Goten greeted and instead of being ecstatic, Trunk sonly gave the male a tired look. Trunks raised an eyebrow at the male that was here and glance at the clock on his right before sighing again.

"Goten, what are you doing here? It's late" Trunks pointed out and Goten rolled his eyes before e went to sit down. Trunks, knowing that he won't be able to concentrate on his work anymore, put down his pen and pushed his work to the side.

"I just came by before heading home... So how was work, today? Did anything out of the ordinary happen?" Goten asked and Trunks shook his head. He took off his glasses and put them down on the table.

"No, nothing happened and no unexpected uncomfortable persons stop by. It was just a busy day and as you can see, I still have a lot of things to do. What about you? How is your new job coming along?" Trunks asked and Goten grinned.

"Good! I'm enjoying it a lot and it's not that complicated to do. Luckily, I don't have so much work as you do" Goten pointed at the large pile of paper and laughed nervously. Poor Trunks. He had barely begun and he was already thrown under the work.

"That's how it's like to be the CEO of Capsule Corp. I'm barely getting some time for myself these days because of the work that's piling up" Trunks said and Goten gave him a sympathetic facial expression.

"That's hectic. Do you think that you'll have time to go out with Laura again anytime soon?" Goten asked and Trunks shrugged. He honestly didn't know and didn't even know how things looked between him and the female.

"I'm still waiting for her to call me back but I'll definitely make time for her. No work is going to keep me from seeing her" Trunks said and Goten chuckled. "Speaking of which...How was your first date with Sara?" He didn't even complete the question before Goten grinned.

"It was great! We had so much fun together! Sara's really a great girl and she has a good sense of humor." Goten said and Trunks raised an eyebrow. He had expected to hear more about their date than that.

"And?"

"I really like her" That's what he wanted to hear. "At first I didn't know how I felt about her but I like her a lot. I'm definitely going on another date with her" Goten said and Trunks even noticed the small blush on the male's cheeks.

"That's good, Goten. As long as you don't take things too fast, then I'm sure you'll get together" Trunks said and Goten grinned. He could only hope that Trunks was right because for the first time in a very long time, he liked a girl.

Maybe he was even in love with her.


Somewhere Unknown...

A loud yelling sound echoed through a room as Cindy and her sex partner reached their climaxes. She let out a sigh as she fell to her side, with her breathing heavy and sweat trailing down the side of her face.

"Now that, was satisfying" Cindy said while breathing heavy and the guy next to her nodded. Neither of them was in love with each other but both of them needed to satisfy their sexual needs. It was pure lust.

"So... How are you planning to get Trunks Vegeta Briefs to fall in love with you again?" The male next to Cindy asked as he caught his breath. Cindy took a deep breath to calm down her heartbeat and grinned evilly.

"Oh, I have a plan aright"

"Oh yeah? What kind of plan?" The male asked while razing an eyebrow at the female. He knew Cindy and her plans usually involved one thing. He would know. He was once a victim of one of her plans.

"I'm not telling you. I'll wait patiently for Trunks before I implement my plan" Cindy said and chuckled evilly. The male next to her rolled his eyes but snickered at her. Whatever it was, Trunks won't know what hit him.


Wednesday Morning...

After a long night of thinking and considering, Laura decided that it was time she contacted Trunks. Sara was right on the one hand. She needed to start getting comfortable with Trunks and see how things would work out between them.

Laura picked up her phone and dialed the male's number before waiting for him to pick up. She was still not used to calling him at all. "Hi, Laura!" Trunks' voice sounded over the phone and Laura smiled.

"Hi, Trunks. I just called to say that I'll be working from my home today so we can do lunch if you want" Laura said and Trunks was practically cheering in his office. Luckily no one was there to see him.

"That's great! I know of a nice restaurant we can go to. How about I pick you up around two this afternoon?" Trunks offered and was thrilled that the female finally called him.

"Sure, I'll see you then"


Meanwhile at the Son's Residence...

Gohan, Videl and Pan decided to join Goku, ChiChi and Goten for breakfast and ChiChi was happy to have her family all together. There was nothing better for her than making food for everyone, if only the hungry Saiyans didn't eat so much.

Gohan, Goten and Goku practically stuffed themselves like usual while ChiChi, Videl and Pan enjoyed the food by eating slowly. Pan giggled at her Father and Grandfather's faces, which were full of food while ChiChi put the dirty dishes away.

"So, Goten, how are things going with you and Sara? It sounds like you two get along much better after your date" ChiChi pointed out as she sat back down to finish her own meal. Goten swallowed his food and nodded.

"Yeah, Sara's great! She's nice and funny and we really had a fun time together" Goten said before snatching a bun before his father to get to it. Goku pouted like a child that his bun was stolen but didn't say anything.

"That's wonderful! Oh, I can't wait until you two get married! I'll have a Grand baby!" ChiChi exclaimed and didn't notice the tinge of jealously in Pan's eyes. She wanted to be ChiChi's only granddaughter and didn't like the idea of another one.

Goten swallowed his food down with effort and sweat dropped at his mother's words. "Mom, we've only started dating now. We're not even close to getting married or having children" Goten said but ChiChi wasn't listening at all. She was in her own world.

"Well, how about you introduce us to Sara this weekend, Goten? I'm sure everyone wants to meet her as much as I want to" ChiChi said and Goten could already tell it was a bad idea. Gohan chuckled at his brother and put a comforting hand on his shoulder but it felt more like a tease.

"Are you ready to be a Dad, Goten?"


Back in West City...

Laura made a quick run to the grocery store after noticing that her fridge was on the verge of empty. She hadn't even noticed that she ran out of fruits and cool drinks and knew it was her work that kept her busy.

Grabbing all the things that was necessary Laura advanced towards the cashier to pay for her groceries. She only hoped that it would hold her a while before she received her salary. Laura snapped out of her thoughts when she accidentally bumped into someone and apologized.

"Oh, sorry! I didn't see where I was going!" Laura quickly said before noticing who the person was she bumped into. Cindy Wu. The Blonde female gave Laura a blank look before she huffed and walked away.

After all these years that she hadn't seen anyone else from High School, she found it strange to see the female. She was well aware that Cindy and Trunks dated in High School and knew Trunks took her to Homecoming during Junior Year, but now it didn't matter.

It's been years since then.

Laura shrugged before she walked on. To her, bumping into Trunks' ex-girlfriend was a mere coincidence that she paid little attention to. Laura decided to pay for her things and didn't think about the Blonde again.

Cindy, who had bumped into Laura, also paid her no mind and already forgot about the person she had purposely bumped into. She had no clue who it was and didn't have a care in world as to what Laura was up to.


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