Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ! But this story is inspired by Charismatic Beauty
Chapter 17
Laura returned home just in time with her groceries and still had enough time to prepare herself for lunch with Trunks. She sighed as she put down the plastic bags on the cupboard and opened her fridge while her thoughts trailed off.
She was still baffled that she saw Cindy after all these years and didn't know whether or not to tell Trunks that she ran into her. Cindy is his ex-girlfriend and he did leave her so it wasn't important to tell him that she saw her, right? No, she didn't need to.
Deciding that she wasn't going to tell Trunks that she ran into Cindy she found that she felt a little insecure. If Trunks and Cindy ran into each other by chance and Trunks chose Cindy over her... She didn't want to end up heartbroken.
Despite that Laura wasn't in love with Trunks at this point and that they were not a couple, she still felt insecure. One thing was certain for Laura and a side of her didn't like the idea at all. It only mean trouble and it was:
Trunks was fair game.
Meanwhile at Capsule Corp...
Trunks grinned as he quickly checked himself in the mirror before heading downstairs. It was almost time before he picked her up and needed to make sure that he was ready. He had even made sure to finish off his paperwork.
"Oh, Hi, Trunks! Where are you heading out?" Bulma asked as she saw her son come down from the stairs, with a smile on his face. She expected him to go on lunch but he looked too happy to go on lunch with that smile.
"Hey, Mom. I'm taking Laura out for some lunch today" Trunks said and Bulma smiled. She was relieved that he and Laura were hitting it off so well. They seem to get along these days and she could only hope that it stayed that way.
"I'm happy to hear that! When are you planning to bring Laura over so we can meet her?" Bulma asked and Trunks pondered on the thought. He had not thought of it yet but if he would agree to bring her over, she might be overwhelmed.
"Maybe in a month or two or until she feels more comfortable with me, nothing is official yet" Trunks said and Bulma frowned. Only in a month or two? She didn't want to wait that long to meet Laura.
"Aw, that's too long! Well, let's see where you two are in a month and then you can talk to her about meeting us. How does that sound?" Bulma asked and tried to convince Trunks but before the lavender male could say anything, Vegeta intercepted.
"Why are you so fascinated about meeting some weak human female?" Vegeta asked while wearing his usual scowl on his face. Bulma fumed at the male's words and huffed while crossing her arms over her chest.
"Because, Vegeta, that woman you refer to as 'weak' could be your future daughter-in-law!" Bulma snapped back at the male and Vegeta growled. Trunks sweat dropped when his parents started to argue and took the opportunity to sneak out.
"Where do you think you're going, Trunks?! You still owe me a sparring session!" Vegeta yelled when he noticed Trunks try to sneak out. Trunks stopped dead in his tracks and frowned deeply at his Father.
"But Dad! I'm busy with my work at Capsule Corp and I've got a date this afternoon with Laura!" Trunks whined but Vegeta didn't want to know anything. Bulma however nodded at Trunks and gave Vegeta a glare.
"No problem, you can go"
A few hours later...
Trunks arrived at the given address, which was Laura's house. It was quite a big house and resembled a dome-like building with a garage. It had a small front garden with a few flower growing out next to the house.
It was the first time that he came to her house and even saw it. He actually felt very nervous. Swallowing his nervousness, Trunks climbed out of his car and walked up to the front door before he rang the bell.
He waited a few moments for her to answer while looking around at her house. "Hi, I'm almost done, just give me a few minutes. You can come in if you want" Laura's voice sounded over the intercom and Trunks chuckled.
Trunks entered the large house and his eyes widened slightly at the lovely decor. He entered her living room that consisted of two double leather coaches and one single coach. In the middle of the room was a small wooden table and at the furthest point of the room was the large fireplace.
Letting his curiosity take hold, Trunks started to look around in her living room and the first thing that caught his eye was a photo on top of the fireplace. He walked towards the picture and picked it up only to see that it was a photo of Laura when she was in High School and overweight.
He frowned slightly as he stared at the photo and was reminded of the scene where she asked him out before. However, compared to then, she wasn't as beautiful but not she cut him off where she was once open about her feelings for him.
"What are you looking at?" Laura's voice reached Trunks' ears and he nearly jumped in surprise at her sudden presence. He didn't even sense her. He held the photo in his hand and was caught by Laura.
It was a very awkward situation.
"A-Ah, well I was just looking at this picture of you. You looked so young" Trunks tried to cover up and Laura raised an eyebrow. Trunks knew the moment he spoke those words that it was the lamest reply ever.
"Duh, I was sixteen of course I looked young." Laura said and took the picture from Trunks before frowning. It was an old High School picture of her when she was still overweight. It was taken the day before her graduation and as she stared at the photo, only one question ran through her mind.
"Trunks, did my appearance bother you?"
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