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


Chapter 23

It was about 10 am the Sunday morning and Laura was already up and ready to start the day. She just finished dressing before her phone started ringing. Laura quickly buttoned up her shirt before she reached for the phone to see who was calling. It was Sara.

"Hey, Laura! How's it going?"

Laura smiled at the other end of the phone. "I'm good and you?" Laura asked as she held her phone while moving towards the mirror to check herself up. She wanted to make sure everything was all right before she went out.

"I'm great! Listen, since we're not working today, would you like to hang out for a bit?" Sara asked as Laura positioned her shirt neatly before he took her phone in her hand again. She thought that it would be nice to have a little girls' time.

"That sounds like an idea. I'll see you in a bit. I just have to run to the market for a while." Laura replied and she could hear Sara giggle at the other side of the phone. Lately they haven't had a bit of alone time together and the boys were too busy with them but now they had the opportunity.

"I'll see you later then! Bye!"

Laura said her friend off before putting down her phone again. All she had planned today was getting groceries since she was a bit short on stock but now she was going to hang out with Sara. It was going to be a nice day.


At the Market...

Laura held her grocery basket as she stared at the many spices in front of her. She made a list of the ones she needed but unfortunately, she came across a few new spices that were on display. She was in a predicament whether to buy them, or not.

"Laura?"

Laura snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the familiar male voice and turned towards Trunks who was staring at her. It took her a few moments before she realized that he was here at the market as well.

"Trunks? What are you doing here?" Laura asked and her spicy predicament vanished without a trace. She didn't expected to encounter the male at the market or see him at all on this very day but it seems as if coincidences were a lot these days.

"Oh, I'm just picking a few things up for my Mom." Trunks said and Laura nodded. "I actually wanted to call you and ask you something so I'm glad that I ran into you here," Trunks added and Laura raised an eyebrow.

"Would you like to do something we me, today?"

"Well, Sara called earlier and we're going to have a bit of girls' time. Maybe later on today, if it's not too late, we could do something in a friendly kind of way" Laura said and said the last words on purpose, so that Trunks wouldn't get any ideas.

"Okay, maybe later you can show me how to make ice-cream. I would love to try some of your mother's homemade ice-cream," Trunks said while smiling at her. Laura chuckled lightly and shook her head.

She supposed that there wasn't any harm in inviting him over for ice-cream, though they ate ice-cream just the day before. Moreover, Trunks had already been to her house twice before so it was no big deal to invite him.

Deciding that there was no use in thinking to hard about it, Laura finally gave in. "Sure, why not? I'll call you when I've finished hanging out with Sara," Laura said and she smiled at him. Trunks grinned and patted her on the shoulder.

"Thanks! See you later!"


With Sara...

Sara and Laura sat at a milkshake saloon and enjoyed their drinks. The music in the background was soft and it gave the atmosphere calming. The waiter put down their ordered food before she walked back to serve the other costumers.

"I was shocked at first but it was really nice to meet them all. Goten and Trunks have great family! You should come with me next time" Sara finished telling Laura about her encounter with the two male's families and the redhead smiled at her.

"I'm glad that you enjoyed it, Sara, but I don't think I'll be coming with you. After all, we're just friends, nothing more," Laura said and Sara gave her a disapproving look. The redhead immediately knew her friend was about to lecture her about Trunks but she put her hand up to silence her.

"Before you say anything, I've invited Trunks over for some ice-cream later this afternoon. I'm going to make my mother's homemade ice-cream," Laura said and Sara's eyes widened before she grinned widely.

"Really?! That's great! You finally decided not to be too hard on him for once! Though, I'm a little jealous. Your mother's homemade recipe is delicious!" Sara said and almost drooled just thinking about it.

"Can't I join you guys?"

Laura laughed and shook her head at her friend's question. "No, but I'll be sure leave you some." Laura said and Sara cheered. Laura smiled at her friend and took another sip of her milkshake while looking at her friend's happy mood.

She was quite the strange one.


Later that day...

Laura let out a satisfied sigh as she stepped inside her home and she put down her handbag. She had a great time with Sara and felt refreshed. She enjoyed these days off when she could enjoy a bit of alone time with her friend.

Recalling the memory of their conversation Laura remembered to call Trunks. She made sure to call him as she entered the kitchen and opened the fridge. "Hey, Trunks. I just came home so you can come over if you have time," Laura said when she heard him pick up.

"Hi, Laura! Sure, I'll be right over!

Laura smiled and ended the call before she put her phone down once again. As she waited for Trunks she started to get all the ingredients for the ice-cream and even pulled out a large stainless steel casserole to make the ice-cream in.

She pulled out her mother's recipe book, which was located at the top shelf and paged through it until she found the recipe. She started to put the ingredients all together and mixed them thoroughly

It wasn't long until Trunks arrived and let himself in. Laura was busy making the ice cream but turned around to smile at him. He came much quicker than she thought he would and she was still busy with making the ice cream.

"You came quickly. You will have to excuse me but I'm still making it on. You can sit on one of these chairs," Laura offered and Trunks nodded. He went to sit down on one of the chairs behind the counter and watched in amusement as she worked

"Take your time. I'll just watch how you work" Trunks said and Laura blushed slightly. That's exactly what she didn't want! She took a deep breath and decided to ignore the stare on her back before she continued making the ice cream.

As she did so, Trunks admired her and noticed how graceful he was in the kitchen. She knew where everything was and as if it was second nature, she made the ice cream. He noticed that her long red hair was in one large thick braid behind her neck. Probably to keep it out of her face and the food.

Laura looked for one of the ingredients and her brows furrowed. Where did I put it? Laura thought before she noticed it was on the counter. She moved to grab it and accidently tipped the casserole resulting in getting ice-cream on Trunks' shirt.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry, Trunks! You know what, here, let me take that," Laura said as she put down the casserole and Trunks lightly laughed at her. She insisted in Trunks taking off his shirt and her frown was deep.

"It's okay, it's just a shirt"

"No, it's not okay! I'll pay for the dry cleaner, I insist" Laura said as she quickly went to go get a clean shirt for Trunks. She didn't take too long until she came back with a blue shirt and handed it to Trunks.

"Here, it's kind of big, considering how big I used to be but I think you'll manage" Laura said and Trunks smiled while nodding. He took the large blue t-shirt and Laura's eyes widened when she realized something.

"W-Wait a minute! You're not going to change out here, are you?" Laura asked in a panic She didn't want to see his bare chest! She's never seen that before! Laura could feel her face growing hot and her heart beat against her chest.

"No, of course not." Trunks said with a small smirk as he went in the guest bathroom that was located in the living room. As soon as he closed the door, Laura sighed in relief. She wasn't ready to see Trunks strip in front of her.

It was barely a few minutes when Trunks returned and found that Laura had already dished their ice-cream into two small round bowls. "Hey, you're done already?" Trunks asked surprised and Laura smiled while nodding.

"Yeah, come, let's go sit outside" Laura suggested and Trunks nodded. They went to sit outside on two garden chairs and started to enjoy their ice cream. A comfortable silence lingered around them and Laura enjoyed the nostalgic taste of the ice cream.

Trunks was shocked at the delicious taste and savored the flavor. He took another bite and decided to break the silence that surrounded them. "This is really nice, Laura. Thanks for the ice-cream" Trunks said and Laura nodded.

"You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it. Just don't make a habit of eating too much" Laura said while having a faraway look in her eyes. "Even too much of a good thing can be bad" She added and another silence formed around them.

Trunks' brows furrowed slightly at her last words as he finished up with the last of his ice-cream. He looked up from his bowl and stared at Laura. There was a lingering question that he needed to ask her and now was the time.

"Laura"

"Yes, Trunks?" Laura asked as she took the last bite of her ice-cream and looked back at Trunks. She was oblivious to his uncertainly and the question he wanted to ask her. She was just enjoying the calm feeling.

"Would you-" Before Trunks could finish his question, Laura's home phone went off and she let out a sigh. "Excuse me" She said and put down her bowl before she went into the house to answer the phone.

"Laura, how are you doing? I haven't heard about you in a while. Do you have plans this Sunday evening?" The familiar voice of Laura's mother, Sharon, reached her ears. Laura smiled slightly at her mother's voice.

"It's nothing much. I'm, just having ice-cream with a friend"

Trunks, who was listening in, thanks to his good Saiyan hearing feel a bit offended at Laura's reply. Therefore, what they were doing was 'nothing much'? Was that how she felt when they were hanging out?

When Laura finished on the phone, she went back outside to Trunks. She immediately noticed his serious and slightly hurt look on his face and frowned. "Hey, what's up?" She asked concerned. What could've happened to make his mood sudden change?

"Nothing... Look I've gotta go" Trunks said monotonously as he got up and handed Laura her bowl. As confused as she was, she took her bowl but looked at the male in complete dumbstruck. She didn't know what was going on.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't worry about it. I'll talk to you later," Trunks said as he went back into the house and exited using the front door. Laura stood there, dumb folded. What on earth could have happened to set him off?

What did she do?


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