Dr. Gero´s Lab and that face of his

Trunks shook with rage at his own father, the man he had longed to met since he was a small kid was floating above their heads not even glancing at his family to check that they were all fine. What kind of man could be cold? He looked at his mother, so young and happy, she was playing with the baby and thanking him for saving her life. Trunks went to confront his father.

Vegeta saw the face of his future son and was once again surprised by the resemblance. What was the boy doing now? Why was he looking at him in such an annoying way?

-"Why? Why didn´t you try to save your family?"- Trunks asked, he almost punched his father while saying it. He couldn´t understand it

Vegeta smirked, so that was it, the boy was angry at him for not playing the hero with his crazy mother and the baby. That boy had much to learn about his father, he was not a hero, he has never been one and was not planning on becoming one ever. Besides she has deserved it, she was in the middle of a battle, a place where she, obviously, shouldn´t have been, but she had to come. Of course he was not going to explain his motivations to the boy, he could not understand his anger at her or his need to focus on the objective.

-"That is ridiculous, mere sentiments, I have no use for them"- Vegeta answered, trying to make his voice as sharp as possible.-"Get out of my way!"

Vegeta could not stand any longer the hurt in his son´s eyes. He had no real feelings for a boy he had not raised but he felt a pang of pain just by looking at him. The woman was okay and his sons were annoying him, one by crying and the other by staring at him with what a lot like hate. That was a record, his son hated him and they barely knew each other.

Bulma cradled the baby while she explained the others that she had seen the face of Dr. Gero and that she knew him, because, she had done her homework, not like the rest of them. Krillin yelled at the other to come back down to hear the news.

Trunks forgot his anger for a minute and landed shyly next to his mother, that was still trying to calm the little baby. Trunks was embarrassed by being so close to himself as an infant, why was he crying that much? And was he really that tiny? What, on Kami´s name was he wearing on his head? He had to have a chat with his future mother once this mess was over.

Vegeta looked down and decided to land to get more information, he was not going to talk to her, he was too proud to talk with a woman that has left him and gone with someone else. She was explaining her information to the others while he landed. As usual, he thought, she couldn´t wait for me.

-"That is Dr. Gero, I saw his picture on a scientific magazine…."-Bulma explained them while the baby made noises, he didn´t like being surrounded by so many strangers.

-"That android is Gero?"- Vegeta asked her. Damn, he had talked to her and now her huge eyes were fixed on him.

-"I am saying that I saw his picture in one of my dad´s magazines"- she repeated. She had dreamed with this moment for so long but right now she was pissed more than anything else, she had almost died to come to see him and he was yelling at her as usual, just like those times when they had ran out of chicken in Capsule Corp. She glared at him while trying to calm the baby. Trunks was getting more and more irrational, he could not stop crying.

-"What?"- Vegeta was furious, those weren´t the androids, that was Dr. Gero, not a single part of the story was true, and his training had been in vain. He could kill something right now. He was so angry he had no realized that he was walking towards Bulma with his trademark angry scowl on his face.

-"How dare you?"- Bulma shouted, she was not scared of him, but she was too angry, she wanted to slap him for trying to intimidate her, had he already forgotten that she knew him? That he had no more secrets for her? That the scowl was not going to work on her anymore?-"Everytime you show your face in front of Trunks you make him cry"

Krillin and Gohan giggle, Vegeta was shocked to hear that, partly because it was not true, the baby was crying before, and he had not shown his face to the baby enough times to make such a statement but she needed to show him some limits and that was her way of doing it. Future Trunks was looking at his shoes, embarrassed as hell, he could not watch his parents fight, it was just too much. He had just met his dad but watching him fight with his mom was complicated and kind of funny too.

-"It is okay, baby, your daddy´s is not going to scare you with that ugly face of his"- she sang to the baby, that was crying.

Vegeta clenched his fists, trying to avoid the idea of blasting her away. To stop himself from doing it he remember how she used to call him cute those nights when they were alone and she kissed him all over. She was getting her revenge, he could let her. There were more important things on his to-do-list.

-"Bulma, would you forget about the child for one minute. Do you know where is Dr. Gero´s lab?"- he asked her.

Bulma was too surprised to think, he had called her by her name, in front of the others, that was so sweet, she stopped her bitching and tried to remember where was the lab her Vegeta was so anxious to find. Vegeta was glaring in her direction, his patience already gone with the wind.

-"I remember reading it was in a cave somewhere in North City"- She said with a small smile on her lips, a smile just for him.

Krillin said that it was probably too late. Vegeta had noticed the smile, she was smiling at him. Funny woman, could she be flirting with him? He turned around to answer Krillin´s statement, Vegeta´s face was beaming.

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Thanks for the reviews, yes I will probably do some time lapses in a little while, I have to find a moment for the family to talk but right now they are fighting so hard to find some leisure time...But I´ll try...hope you like it )