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Hunger Point
BlackTigerG2
Chapter 4
Last time: Trunks shows up!
Disclaimer: I do not own any credibility to DragonBall/Z/GT.
"The hatred that you're carrying is a live coal in your heart-far more damaging to yourself then to them."
-Lawana Blackwell
"TRUNKS!"
"Yeah! Of course it's me, I thought we verified that already," The older demi placed his hands on his hips as he watched Goten, mouth open, stare at him like he was a ghost.
"But-you-and I...I just can't believe it..." Goten rubbed the back of his head, just like a certain someone used to do. 'DAMN IT! I GOTTA STOP DOING THAT!'
"Well you better believe it, 'cause I'm right here!" Trunks teased, "So are you just gonna stand there or come over here and give me a hug!" Trunks spread his arms wide, inviting Goten into an embrace. Goten was hesitant at first, taking a step forward then stopped. Trunks saw this and was a little hurt. "Come on Goten, you know I don't bite...hard." Goten gave a little laugh at Trunks' attempt at a bad joke. Goten was a little shy at first, but then was finally convinced when Trunks gave him his award winning, heart warming smile.
The younger demi ran as fast as he could onto Trunks' arms and buried his flushed face into Trunks' rippled chest, almost sobbing, "Oh Trunks...I-I missed you so much! I can't-can't believe you're really here right now!" Trunks tightly wrapped his Chibi into his protective hold, one hand came up to cup the back of Goten's head to keep it steady as he cried into Trunks' shirt, soaking it.
Goten has never shed a tear before during the time Trunks and him were apart, the exception of when Goku left his family. Seeing Trunks was overwhelming, only Trunks really understood him as kids. After a while Goten's cries calmed and he longer sobbed, but tiny sniffles could be heard as the smaller demi rubbed his red eyes and nose. Trunks slowly twirledin half circles, left and right, with Goten still in his loving grasp. As the two Saiyans swayed Goten's spiky hair would ever so often tickled the older Saiyans cheeks.
'Gods I missed you Chibi, you have no idea how many nights I would think of you and remember the last time we were together, the time before my Mother forced me to attend that Kami damned school...without you I was...lost. Gods I wish I had the courage to tell you this out loud, but what if you...reject me, or push me away. I don't think I can handle another long term seperation from you, my Chibi.'
:Trunks' POV:
My thoughts came to an end when Chibi ceased our soothing sway, he looked up at me, damn I must got at least inch and a half inch over him. I can see a faint blush bating his cute face, the stain on his cheeks became redder as my arms moved from wrapped around his shoulders to his tiny waist. Hmm, I never realized until then that Goten was so...slim. Wait not slim, but skinny...nothing but skin and bones! But he looked healthy, but it still concerns me how thin he is. But I don't want to ruin our moment by nagging him about his weight. It's probably nothing anyway.
"Trunks what are you staring at?" He asks me.
"Uh, oh nothing Goten, Gods I missed you though..." I answer quickly.
He looks at me with that adorable confused twisted up face that just melts me heart, I couldn't help but give a small chuckle. He pouts softly at me laugh and I mess up his hair even more. We let go of each other and just stare until Goten spoke up.
"You must think I'm some sort of weakling crying like this," He continues to rub his eyes as he turns away from me. He sits down on the dome roof near where the edge curves down and sits down with his hands resting on his legs and head turned down. I walk over and sit next to him.
"Of course not Chibi I- to tell you the truth I was tearing up a little too..."
He gives a single laugh, almost mockingly, "Yeah right, Trunks heir to C.C, crying...but seriously I never cried before except when Dad-" He stopped.
"Goten, what about Goku?" I egg him on to tell me about his Dad, "What happened?"
"Nothing Trunks, just drop it..."
"But Goten you can tell me! What about your Dad?"
"I said drop it Trunks, what part of that sentence don'tcha understand!" Goten's face turned red with rage.
"But Goten-!"
His face turns scoldingly and stands up with his hands curled into fist at his sides. I have never seen Goten this angry, at least not when we were kids. I stand also and look into the deep depths he called eyes and I saw a single tear drag down his cheek, leaving a wet trail as it proceeded.
"Damn you Trunks..." Barely a whisper it was.
"What?"
"DAMN YOU! LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!" He blasted off into the midnight sky towards, I don't know where. I bet he doesn't even know. He was already out of my sights as I took off after him.
:Goten's POV:
Damn you Trunks, everything was going fine until you brought up...him. Goku. Mr. Heroics, the Earth's saviour! Yeah right! I wish he was here right now so I can blast him into oblivion, no I take that back, I'd probably vomit if I ever saw him again.
I bet you're following me right now Trunks, aren't you? I still can't believe you came here, and I cried in your arms! What a fool I am, to think I could trust you again. After you left me, I was devestated! I lost my best friend, my ONLY friend. Sure the other guys...Yamcha, Tien, Krillin, Puar, Oolong, etc. They considered themselves my friends, but they were my parent's friends, Gohan's friends. I only knew them because of the family I was born into. So meeting them was inevitable. I..I...think back then, when you left I lost a piece of who I was.
But what really broke the camel's back was when Goku left us. That really left a crack in the dam, over the time during his absence, trickles of my soul leaked out, including the love and compassion I felt for you Trunks. But then you show up at my doorstep, turning me into putty in the palm of your hands.The floodgates opened, releasing all the long and lost forgotten feelings. So I say it again, damn you Trunks.
Damn your good looks.
Damn your logic of living.
Damn your touch.
Damn, just damn you, for everything. I was fine until you came back into my life. My eyes are still red from the tears I shed, not from sadness, but from seeing you and feeling you again. I still remember our first kiss. I wonder if you do Trunks.
:Trunks' POV:
Man, what did I do Goten? Why did you fly away. Was it something I said or did? Was I too forward when I hugged you, no that can't be it, you came to me. You seemed happy to see me. I sure was. Seeing you again ignited the dying flame within my soul, bringing warmth into my eyes again, banishing away the coldness that seemed to have made residence in my body. I thought it was the same for you. At least I thought. Guess not.
"Where are you Chibi! Come back!"
I can sense your ki now, you turned SSJ, I can feel it better. But something is different from the last time I felt your ki, it seems weaker and troubled. Not like you at all, at least the you I knew. Alright you landed, finally now I can get some answers!
:Normal POV:
Goten landed atop a very small roof on a very small home. Goten used to come here with Goku, he told him stories of this place. This place held many memories to Goku. It used to be owned by an elderly man and his adoptive grandson. His grandson with the monkey tail. That's right Goku's old home he shared with Grampa Gohan, until the incident including a giant monster and the death of Grampa Gohan.
"Why do I always come here?" Goten sat on the small arched roof, swing one leg over each side to get comfortable, "You always make me come here, even when you're not around, your aura still lingers in this place, where you grew up..."
Goten would always be drawn to come here when he was upset. Whether a fight he had with his Mom or Gohan or he was just pissed, this place, this small hut that his Father used to call home would be his sanctuary. The young Saiyan couldn't understand why, it was ironic that he would seek refuge in the same place that his tormentor used to reside in.
"Is this some kind of punishment, bringing him back into my life, what is this?"
"Fate." Called a voice.
Goten looked behind him and saw not Trunks but Gohan.
"G-Gohan?" Goten asked shakily.
"What are you doing here? Why aren't you home, Mom looked into your room and you weren't there so she called me. I followed your ki to this place.." The scholar looked at his baby brother and saw him turn away.
"No reason..."
"Hmph! Like hell Goten..." Gohan took off his glasses and took out a piece of cloth and began cleaning his lens. "So answer me."
The oldest demi floated over to his brother and hovered infront of him, placing his glasses into his large suit poket along with the cloth. "So?"
"So what big brother?"
"Why are you here and not at home?"
Goten took in a deep breath and snorted, "Does it really matter why I am at home or not? Does it really matter that you are here at all? What does matter is that I wanna be left alone."
"But Go-" Gohan stopped mid sentence and looked over his brother's head, "I feel another power source coming here."
"Trunks.." He said flatly.
"Wha..?"
"I said it's Trunks, he came over tonight and I blasted off. He followed me." Goten was picking at the chipping tile.
"Is he why you left?"
"Nunya..."
"Excuse me, Goten what was that," Gohan asked a little annoyed.
"Nunya buisness Gohan ok!" Goten stood up so he could be face to face with his older brother, well almost face to face, he was shorter.
"Don't give me that attitude!"
"What attitude!"
"Hey what's going on!"
The eldest Son brother looked around Goten and saw Trunks who was staring at him, and seemed to be out of breath. "Hey Trunks, it's been awhile, how ya' been!"
'Well Gohan's attitude pulled a 180!' Thought Goten.
"Oh uh...hi Gohan, long time no see huh?" Trunks flew past Goten and shook Gohan's hand. Trunks then turned to Goten with a serious expression on his face, Goten had a frown on that can break anyone's heart. "Goten, why did you fly off like that? Was it something I said?Something I did?"
Goten didn't say anything. "Goten, if you don't tell me what I did then how can I know what to apologize for! I mean, come on Chibi we haven't seen eachother in like nine years! I think I deserve some explanation for what's been up with you!" Trunks was now barely a breath's away from Goten's face.
"Goten!" Screamed Gohan, "Answer him now!"
"Fine!" Goten turned his back to Trunks and his brother, he crossed his arms almost defensively, protecting himself from some invisible force, "Everything was going fine when you came over Trunks, I was really happy seeing ya' again, then you-" He stopped, Trunks and Gohan didn't miss the shudder that wracked his tiny frame.
"What Chibi, what I do?" Trunks placed his hands on Goten's shoulders from behind him and whispered in his ear, "Tell me."
Gohan just stood in the background watching the scenario playing out in front of him. He then let his jaw drop when he saw Trunks slowly wrap his arms around HIS brother's smaller body, he thought Goten would've pushed him away by now, but no, he actually leaned back into the embrace, pulling on Trunks' arms to wrap tighter around him. 'What the hell!' His eyes bugged out.
"Tell me Chibi..."
Goten took in a small breath and began to tell Trunks everything.
"When you kept nagging me 'bout my Dad, and I told you to stop. But you didn't. And I guess I got a little sensitive about what happened between my family and Dad," Goten explained.
Gohan, still floating in the air near the two younger demi Saiyans, listened and watched the teenagers. He wanted to rip Trunks apart for touching his brother like that. He guessed that his overprotective Big Brother side was coming out. Gohan only wanted to protect his brother, from everything and everyone. He just wasn't used to seeing another MAN, besides a family member, hug his baby brother so lovingly. Gohan continued to watch the scene, though the conversation's volume was no longer concievible, he couldn't take his eyes off of the two. He saw Goten nod at Trunks and they both broke the embrace and looked up at Gohan, who had his arms crossed over his chest and legs partly crossed, just floating in the air.
"He doesn't look happy, wonder why?" Whispered Trunks. Goten just giggled.
'He seems to be in a better mood.' Gohan gave an annoyed growl from deep in his throat,' Ok getting kinda bored just floating here waiting for them to make up, at least Trunks isn't holding Goten-chan anymore. I know they're best friends but there are some boundries for best friends showing they care, isn't there? Are they lookin' at me?'
Trunks nodded at Goten again and he flew up to Gohan, "Hey Gohan, me and Chibi think it's better if me and him talk a bit more, is it ok if you leave us alone for awhile?" Trunks pleaded.
"Well...?" Gohan rubbed his chin and looked at Trunks hard, "Fine, but stay out of trouble and take care of my brother, nuthin' better happen to him Trunks, if ya know what I mean?" Gohan's brow furred together, freaking out Trunks. He couldn't help but give a shiver under Gohan's darkening gaze.
"Uh, right Gohan, I get it."
Gohan flew off, but not after giving a warning growl at Trunks. "That was creepy," murmered Trunks. Goten flew up at Trunks after hearing the talk between him and his brother.
"Don't worry Trunks-kun, he gets like that whenever anybody gets too close to me, he's just overprotective ya' know? He kinda reminds me of a mother bear protecting her cubs."
"Yeah well, a bear isn't that scary Chibi..." Trunks joked.
"Oh you..." Goten then felt the older Sayan's hand gently reached for his. A fierce blush stained his cheeks again.
"Goten? Are you-are you BLUSHING!" Trunks nearly screamed and laughed at the same time.
"Shut up Trunks!" Goten instinctively brought his hands up to try to cover the cherry colored hue on his face with his palms, "Aww, Chibi you don't have to hide from me!" Trunks pulled down Goten's arms and kissed both of the smaller boy's palms. Seeing the blush, Trunks was tempted to kiss it clean off Goten's cute face. He leaned in, but Goten placed his hand on Trunks' face and pushed him back.
Trunks pouted and quivered his lips trying his best to look adorable. Goten only smirked, "Uh uh uh Trunks-kun, it isn't gonna be that easy for ya'..." Goten nipped at Trunks' nose then flew off, Trunks quickly in tow.
:Kami's Lookout:
"Phew! Wow Uub, you're really improving, and it's barely been almost what, two years right?" Goku plopped himself on the ground whipping away the sweat from his brow with his forearm.
"Yeah, thanks Goku," thanked the young boy.
The two warriors sat in the shade of Mr. Popo's trees after a rugged training session, thier clothes were torn and tarnished from the previous battle. Sweat made thier hair cling to thier forehead like static clung to a balloon. Thier breathing settled a bit as they relaxed thier aching muscles.
"Ya' know Uub. I haven't had a battle that warmed me up this much since Frieza!" (A/N: Tweaked from Lost Episodes #1)
Goku smiled at his pupil and ruffled his hair, "Hey Goku stop! That tickles!"
"You're definitly gonna be a great fighter when you're older, just stick to ya' trainin' and you'll be awesome!" Goku patted Uub's back.
"Really Goku! I mean I've always wanted to be great fighter like you and wow, really you mean it Goku!" He asked excitedly.
"Yeah Uub, I wouldn't have said it if I didn't meant it silly, ha ha ha!" Goku rubbed the back of his head and laughed at the young boy. Uub joined in.
"Hey Goku, do you miss your family?"
"Huh! Oh well yeah, of course I do Uub! I love my family and I really do miss them. All of them. Heck I even miss Vegeta, ha ha ha!"
"You know I miss my Mom alot, so Goku do you mind for you know, for maybe a week or two I can go home and visit her? Then you can go and see your family too!" Uub pressed his palms together as he pleaded to Goku.
"Hey that's a great idea Uub! You deserve a good break anyhow!"
"Yeah, thank you by the way Goku, I really appreciate it..." Uub bowed to his sensei.
"Aw, it's nuthin' Uub it was your idea anyway, after you nail that new move then we can go ok?" Then a sudden rumble broke through the conversation, "Oops, heh, I guess my stomach likes the idea too..hey lets get somethin' to eat first ok?" Goku began getting up.
"Alright! But this might take at least a month or two...that technique is hard!"
"Hey ya' gotta earn it buddy, but I hope ya' master it soon. I can't wait to see ChiChi and the boys, I bet they'll be so excited to me again, boy what a surprise that would be, I can't wait!"
:Goten & Trunks:
Goten flew in circles and loop-to-loops playfully as Trunks chased him through the clouds.
"Can't catch me!"
"I'm gonna get ya' Chibi, here I come!"
The two demi Saiyans flew faster, Goten away from his pursuer and Trunks after his prey. "Neener, neener, neener! You can't catch me!" Goten stuck out his tongue and made antler horns on his head, mocking the young Saiyan prince.
"Ooh, I'm really gonna give it to you now!" Trunks went SSJ and rocketed towards Goten.
"Oh Oh! AHHH! Wait trunks it was just a little teasing! A joke! Oh boy! AHH!" Trunks rammed into Goten snaking his arms around the smaller dem's waist. The two spun out of control into a barrel roll and plummeted out of the sky. Trunks wasn't worried though, for he was now in control of the situation. Goten though was freaking out, begging Trunks to pull up before they hit the ground.
"COME ON TRUNKS! THIS IS SCARING ME, TRUNKS! Goten cried out.
Normally Goten wouldn't be scared, but Trunks was holding on tight and couldn't break free to pull up. Trunks only laughed as Goten clawed at his shirt during his little panic attack. "TRUNK-KUN! COME ON! OOHH I HATE YOU!"
Trunks only laughed more, they were about to hit the lake under them until Trunks barely pulled up. He looked down at the sweet bundle in his arms clinging to his shirt, tiny droplets of water from the lake fell on Goten's face and dripped down his cheeks and neck.Trunks kissed and licked at each droplet on his Chibi's face. But Goten was ticked off and was hitting Trunks' chest, Trunks only smrked. Though Goten had to admit, he loved it when Trunks' mouth was on his skin. They finally landed on top of a large cliff with trees, flowers' and shrubs. And below them was a beautiful ocean, crashing up against the reef. They sat down with thier legs dangling off the edge.
They stared out at the water, watching each wave crash as the tide ebbed and flowed. Then Trunks became bold, he ringed an arm around Goten's hips and brought him closer, Goten could feel the heat rushing to his cheeks. He tucked his head under Trunks' chin and hummed a little tune, calming Trunks.
"Trunks-kun?"
"Hmm? Chibi what's the matter?" There was anwakward silence between the two," Trunks, I have something to tell you... something... disturbing..."
Trunks looked Goten in the eyes, "You can tell me anything Chibi."
"Well, ya' see, I haven't been a very good person ever since my Dad ditched us. Ya' know how some kids do drugs, cut themselves, and even run away to forget thier problems?"
"Uh huh?" Trunks was starting to get worried now.
"I-I...Trunks, I-"
"What Chibi? What? It's ok to tell me, please trust me," Trunks assured him.
"ImakemyselfthrowupwhenI'mupset!Pleaseforgiveme,I'msorry!"
"Huh!"
"I said, I make myself throw up when I'm upset, and I'm sorry...please don't hate me!"
Trunks was at a lose for words, HIS Chibi made himself vomit to rid of his problems? No it can't be! "Goten I don't hate you, but-you do know that this is a disease?" Goten nodded.
"Goten, man you're bulimic...does anyone know, besides me?" Goten shook his head 'no.'
"Chibi, you have to tell some-"
"NO!"
"But this can get way out of hand," Trunks begged.
"Please Trunks don't tell anyone, not my Mom, not your Mom, Gohan, Vegeta, no one! Please!" Goten looked desperately at Trunks, his hands tangled in Trunks' shirt.
"OK."
"Really?"
"Yea, but you have to promise me not to do it anymore, ok!"
"I promise Trunks-kun!"
"But sooner or later we are going to talk about this, and we'll get down to the root of this problem. Because I care too much about you, to let you do this to yourself, promise?" Trunks looked into Goten's eyes seriously.
"Alright..." Goten then had a mischievious grin on, "So, how 'bout we seal this deal for real?" Trunks smirked.
"Hey that rhymed!"
"That's so you Chibi..."
Trunks leaned in to Goten and captured the younger's lips in thier first kiss in over nine years. Trunks scooted closer, both melting each other's embrace. They didn't use thier tongues, wanting to keep this kiss innocent yet heated with passion. Thier moans and grunts filled thier ears, both Saiyan's hands roamed the body of thier lover, mapping out each curve and turn. They remained in each other's arms and thier lips never left, until the wee hours of the morning light. Hand in hand on the way home, the demi Saiyans had grins on their face and a song in their heart. It was love.
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I thought that was a pretty long chapter, don't you! Please review.
:Gives Son Grin:
-BlackTigerG2
Next time: "Goten, I know we said to not talk about it, but I have to...if we don't then I don't think being together is a good idea."