Trunks sat on the roof as the stars once again began to show in the deep blue night sky. His light blue t-shirt rippled in the cool night breeze; luckily he was part Saiyan so he didn't feel the cold as the pure humans did. Their own bodies produced the much heat; they were their own personal heaters. He lay back looking up to the sky, once again deep in thought.

"I wounded where it was in the night? Planet Vegeta, could I have seen it from here?" Trunks thought as he gazed into the night. He had wondered about his past, about his father for so many nights. Even though he had meet him in the past, there was still something missing, he could tell Vegeta had cared for him but he wasn't one to really show the affection or sit down and have a father – son talk. Not to mention Trunks was always too scared to bring up his father's past. He remembered years ago, before he made his time trip, his mother told him what little she knew about Vegeta's past. She was the only person he ever opened up to, if only for a short time.

He sighed as the street lamps flickered on. He could hear people talking and laughing down below. This was unusual to him, but then again he hadn't been focused on the outside world for some time. Sitting up he glanced down to see a couple of the employee's leaving for the night. All of them walked over to the employee housing, except one, Miki. He was interested by this; he had just assumed that everyone lived there. He was confused by this girl. She was so care free so unscarred by her life. His eyes fallowed her as she made her way to the side walk running parallel to the road. She turned back to gaze upon Capsule Corp. and waved with a big smile.

"Bye Trunks! It was nice meeting you!" She shouted as she walked away. Trunks blink in surprise, how did she know he was up there? Most people never paid any attention to the roof of Capsule Corp. All he could muster in his moment of surprise was a small wave.

"How did she know I was here? I thought this was a great look out." He laughed to himself feeling kind of ashamed. "I wounded where she is going, hmmm." As he spoke to himself his train of thought was lost when Bulma came smashing through the balcony door below him.

"TRUNKS! Get down here please!" She shouted. "I want you to go after that girl." She pointed to Miki, who was already at the end of the block.

"Ummm, why Mom? What did she do?" He questioned. What had she done to make Bulma demand that her son go after her?

"I told her to move into the employee housing, and she refused me! She said she was happy where she was!" Bulma huffed. "It isn't safe for a girl to walk the streets alone at night." She spoke with intent. "I need you to go after her, at least make sure she gets home safe. Please Son."

He looked at her for a moment as if she was joking. "Ummm. Ok, but…" he trailed off.

"I don't care what you had planned and if you are well enough to pester my employees you are well enough to walk down the road!" She had started out kind and caring but as she ended her sentence he could since her unhappiness.

"Ok ok Mom chill." Trunks tried to calm his mother with his hand, coxing her to calm down. He jumped down from the roof landing gracefully on the sidewalk below. He waved and began running down the road calling after Miki.

"Miki! Wait, wait up. Please. Miki." He shouted as he jogged down the street, he didn't want to scare her by just appearing behind her.

Miki stopped, turning around swiftly; her now loose hair blew in the wind as she turned. Her black skirt whipped in the cool night breeze, her white shirt hugging her curves as she held her arms around herself. She hadn't expected it to be so cold so quick.

"Oh, hello Trunks." She spoke soft, but with pleasure in her voice. "What brings you to the other end of the street?" She asked jokingly, with an inquisitive smile.

Trunks stopped jogging and began walking toward her. She could see his figure growing in the night, his shoulders broad and strong. "My mother sent me after you. She said you shouldn't walk home alone." He blushed a bit looking at the ground.

"Oh that was sweet of her, but I think I'm ok. I've made this walk a couple of times before. But you are more than welcome to join me." She smiled at him as if a genuine pleasure would be given by his presence. Trunks nodded, in acceptance. The two began to walk side by side down the road.

"SO! Mr. Trunks Brief, I've heard a lot about you through the others at Capsule Corp." She said with intrigue.

"I would believe so…" Trunks interjected. "What have they told you?" He was suspicious as to what they thought of him or what they even knew.

"Well, let's see. They told me you were Ms. Briefs only son and you spend most of your time exercising and blowing things up." She put her fingers to her mouth as if it would help recall more information. Trunked just stared at her, what did people think of him? "Well, yep that's about it right. I think someone said you saved the Earth from those androids, single handedly." She winked as if to make a mole hill out of a mountainous achievement. Trying not to feed his ego.

"Well, yes… I guess that is all true. I prefer calling it training other than exercising." He smiled a sheepish grin. Trying his hardest to hide what he had really done, he began "And well, yes I did defeat the androids but I just…it's not what you think." He was cut off by Miki.

"Don't worry, I Know! Your mother told me. Everything." She grinned as if to blow his secret cover.

"WHAT?!" He gasps. Did she really know about him, did she know everything? Bulma was one to brag but not to exploit her son's royal linage and power. Trunks stopped in his tracks as he stared at Miki.

Miki turned and looked at him peculiarly. "What's wrong?" She blinked, was he really that shocked by her words?

"What has my mother told you, Miki?" His voice had gown deep and gruff, he was upset. "When did you find out?"

"Well, I found out the day I was hired." She looked up to the sky. "I had just come to the city, and I had heard from the people in my town that Capsule Corp was a great place to get a job. I had no real skill however, but I was ready to move on with life. To live normal." Her voice lost all of its childish curiosity and became more serious as she recalled her past.

"I didn't even bother to find a place to live, I just walked into Capsule Corp. I told one of the secretaries that I wanted to know if any positions where open." She looked back at Trunks, his strong sapphire eyes burning a hole in her as he sought his answer. "She called Ms. Briefs to inquire for me, and the next thing I knew I was in Bulma's office with a cup of tea and cakes at my disposal, being interrogated."

Miki laughed, it wasn't really and interrogation more of a briefing of her new position. "She asked me about myself and where I came from. Then she told me about herself, her past, her life and her son."

Trunks grimaced. What was his mother up too?

"Well, she didn't go into detail just that you have some special blood from your father and that gave you some special abilities, which allowed you to defend the Earth. I'm not totally sure what those skills are though." She looked asking with her eyes for him to tell her or even show her.

"Hmff. So did she tell you anything else? Did she tell everyone that stuff?" He growled, though he wasn't sure why he was so upset. Here was one more person who knew something about him, something about his greatness.

"Hmmm, I don't know what she's told the others, but she had asked me to not go around talking about it. So I haven't, well until now. But I figured that was ok seeing how, well it's about you." She giggled trying to calm the mood a bit. "Besides Trunks, it's pretty cool. There is no one else quite like you. I'm sure it's exciting."

"It's not exciting!" He barked, "It sucks. No one knows what it is like, no one has damn clue as to what I have to go through!" Trunks shouted as he flung his fist into a lamp post that groaned as it toppled over. This caused Miki to jump back a bit. Her eyes wide and shaking.

Though Trunks had just put his hand threw a large metal lamp post causing it to fall over, she wasn't scared, well not really. She could see his sapphire eyes become soft and begin to water, somehow she had caused him to hurt, and she hated that. He turned his head away from her looking at the gowned behind him.

"Trunks….I'm…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. I guess I just don't have a clue, huh?" She looked to the gowned a bit ashamed now, who was she to think she knew him, just from a few words his mother had spoke. Trunks still looked to the ground behind him, as he watched the sparks of electricity from the lamp post. He gritted his teeth, what had he done, once again he'd lost himself. Was he becoming more like his father?

Trunks looked back up to find Miki even closer to him, only 6 inches away from him now, both of her hands reaching up to his face. A calm serenity in her eyes, and a soft smile gracing her beautiful face, he let her place her hands on him. He shuttered. She had been the only other woman to willingly touch him in that manner, other than his mother. His eye glistened as he stared at her.

"What is she doing?" He though, as her hands pulled his face down lower to hers. He had a quick moment of fear what was this she was doing? Her lips puckered, as he closed his eyes tight. She gently kissed his forehead. His eyes bolted open.

She pulled away from him with a smile. "I'm sorry Trunks. It's ok now. Right?" She asked softly.

He just stared at her, in shock, he had not expected to be kissed there, and he was pleased, though he felt a little lacking in that very moment. He nodded.

"I'm sorry Miki, I shouldn't have snapped at you." His voice was soft and calm.

"What? Me? You didn't do anything to me! I think you might need to apologize to that lamp post though." She laughed as she pointed to wreckage. Trunks just looked at her. Was she not fearful?

"Well?" She asked. "Are you going to apologize to it and then walk me home? It's getting cold." She sneezed. "Grrr. I hate the cold!" she grumbled.

"Umm…sorry lamp post?" He felt weird apologizing to a lamp post but he did it anyhow. He nodded. "Yes, shall we?"

The rest of the way home they didn't speak much. Miki wasn't sure what to say. Trunks' too wasn't sure what else to say.

"Ahh! Here we are." She pointed to a newly built building nearly 30 minutes from Capsule Corp. "That's my place right there. That top right room on the corner." She smiled as she wiggled her figures.

"Well I'm happy you are home safe. I will take my leave then. Have a good night Miki." He turned quickly on his heel.

"OK!" Miki waved as he began to leave her side. She stood there just for a moment, with butterflies building in her gut. "Trunks wait!" She shouted.

Trunks stopped in his tracks. He slowly turned his head to see her over his left shoulder. "Yes?" he questioned.

"Do you, maybe want to ummm." She blushed, "Go on a date? Maybe a movie or something…" she trailed off hoping she'd get a quick answer.