It was the second day, and they would be landing in an hour. Goten was strapped in against his boyfriend. They were silent the whole trip. Now and then he felt Trunks subconsciously sniff him, which he found funny but he held his laughter in and concentrated on the hot breath on his neck.

Closing his eyes, he just concentrated on the feelings Trunks was stirring up inside him. He started to remember what Trunks had told him yesterday and began to panic inwardly. 'He wouldn't just take me right here in front of my family, would he? Trunks has more control then that, right?'

'Goten, I wouldn't do that to you. At some point you're going to have to come to terms of why you're so afraid to have sex with me.'

'It's a big step Trunks. It would be my first time.'

'And I'd be there with you the whole way. You're not alone in this chibi. There's two people involved in the bonding process.' Trunks smiled.

'Just out of curiosity has there ever been any record of saiyan bonds with multiple people?'

'I don't know why you'd be curious about that but yes. It's never worked out though. My father said the threesome, two females and a male, met an unfortunate end. One of the females loved the other but the other loved the male. It was disastrous. They committed suicide and both women were pregnant at the time.'

'Wow that is sad.'

'And a bad idea. I don't like the idea of sharing you anyway.' He smirked. 'You're all mine.' Trunks could feel something stir inside of his boyfriend that he couldn't quiet describe. 'Goten.'

'You feel that to Trunks.'

'Yeah, what is it?"

'I,' he blushed, 'I think I'm turned on.'

'You like belonging to me don't you chibi.' His lips were on the mark he had created on Goten's neck.

'Ye—yes kami yes.' He leaned his neck onto Trunks' lips, begging him to kiss him there.

Trunks obliged him by re-opening the wound with his teeth, lapping up the blood greedily with his mouth and with his tongue. Goten was in pure ecstasy as he pushed his body tighter up against Trunks, who groaned against his neck.

'O! Oh Goten.' Trunks moaned. 'You—you're making me hot.'

'We—we're not having sex right here Trunks.'

'I know chibi, and I'm sorry because I started it.'

The two came out of their telepathy to see where their hands were. Goten hands were on his thighs as Trunks' were on his clothed crotch. They both blushed and brought their hands away as they looked over their seat to see they were alone.

"Hey Trunks you think we were alone all this time?"

"I don't know, but I hope so. That would be so embarrassing to be caught in the positions we were in." Trunks smiled as he moved his hand back to its previous position, stroking him.

"Ah! Trunks! Com—come on they can walk in at any minute."

"Isn't that what's exciting." He stroked even hard as he kissed him on the mouth as Goten moaned, placing his hands back on his thighs, squeezing them.

The ship landed in the backyard of the Briefs home where Videl was waiting along with Vegeta, Bulma, Bulla, and Uub. Excitement filled the air to see their loved ones. When their loved ones came out of the ship, the unexpected guest surprised the ground dwellers.

"Kakarott."

"Goku!" said Bulma, Bulla, and Uub.

"Hey, long time no see huh?" He said with a nervous laugh.

"Are you staying this time?" asked Bulma.

"I'm not going anywhere."

"We'll see," said Bulma. "It's good to see you Goku."

"It's good to see you to Bulma."

Bulma calmly walked up to her son before she yelled, "ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?"

"I missed you to mom," said Trunks.

"Oh no I don't think so Trunks. Your charm may work on Goten, which probably the reason you both have wounds on your necks, but I'm your mother I can see right through you."

"Mom I had to go," he took Goten's hand, "I wasn't coming back to earth without him, and I know I have a lot to catch up on but I can do it."

"I'm just glad Goten is back on earth with us," she smiled at the raven-haired boy. "And you look better to and a little flushed. What happened up in space?" Goten blushed.

"Nothing you need to worry about mom," said Trunks.

"Bulma quit embarrassing the boys," said Vegeta. "What goes on between Trunks and Goten is their business."

"Thanks dad," said Trunks.

"Just curious," said Gohan as he smirked, "is it just their business when they're practically all over each other in the control room?"

Goten blushed for the second time today. "Gohan!" he exclaimed.

"Do all the Briefs family have a problem with keeping their hands to themselves?" asked Uub as he smiled.

"What can I say it's a family trait," said Vegeta as he smirked when Bulma blushed.

They all laughed before they split up. Goku, Gohan, Videl, and Pan headed home but not before saying goodbye to Goten. He turned to see Trunks saying goodbye to his family before he walked up to Goten, took his hand, and flew with him into the late evening.

The flight was quiet, and Trunks liked it that way. It was a comfortable silence for him, but he could still feel something nagging at the back of his boyfriend's mind. "What is it chibi?"

"I was just wondering how my mom's going to react to my father being back."

"It's hard to say. I'm sure she'll yell at him and then be happy he's staying for good on earth."

"You're probably right but at the same time I don't believe he'll stay around this time Trunks, but I hope I'm wrong. He's really missed when he goes away." He smiled and looked at Trunks. "You know I missed you when you were collecting dragon balls."

Trunks and Goten had decided to go to Trunks' place to relax. Walking down the hallway, Trunks noticed Goten wasn't walking anymore. He turned around to see his boyfriend in thought, which he found adorable. Putting a hand on his shoulder, Goten came out of his thoughts.

"You know realistically I could just invade your mind to find out what you're thinking, but I thought I'd ask directly."

"We live in separate apartments Trunks."

Trunks smiled at his boyfriend's obviousness but decided to let him continue his train of thought. "And?"

"You want me to say it don't you Trunks?"

"Just humor me chibi."

"We should find a place to live together."

Trunks smiled at his boyfriend's idea but was wondering something. "There's nothing I'd like more then to live you, but there's something we have to get through before that can happen."

"Completing the bond." Goten's face turned to worry.

"It's just that I'm confused by you're behavior. One minute you're scared and nervous to be with me in such a deep, intimate way and then—well you remember what took place in the control room."

"Sex is different from just groping each other Trunks."

They stopped their conversation as they got to the door and when they entered Trunks' place, closing the door behind them, the conversation picked up where it left off.

"Yeah, but usually groping leads to sex. I just want to know the real reason you don't want to have sex with me. Is it because I've slept with other women?"

"Well that does bother me that you've slept with so many but that's not the reason I won't be intimate with you."

"Then what is it Goten?" He placed his hand on his back. "You know you can talk to me, right?"

"Something happened when I was little that I didn't tell anyone about." He walked towards the couch and sat down. He felt Trunks follow him and sit down with him.

"This has to be pretty serious if you didn't tell your family or me."

"I was little, and I didn't know what was going on until I was older and I realized what had happened to me." This was so hard for him as felt himself tremble, but he felt Trunks' touch relax him.

"A party was thrown at Mount Pao. Everyone from around the neighborhood was there. I was four years old when a strange man lured me with candy away from the crowd into a deserted area where no one could see us. He said he'd give me candy if I did something for him." He couldn't look at Trunks, but he continued.

"He said pull your pants down and let me touch you down there. At four years old I didn't know what to think and before I knew he has pulled his pants down and touched me. He finished quickly and left candy on the ground. I think that's the first time I didn't eat candy. Anyway I found later when I was eight that the man had been sent to jail raping and killing a little girl. The last I heard he got out and had his name changed. I haven't heard about him committing any crime since."

Trunks didn't know what to say. All he could think of was holding him tight.

Trunks was still holding him when he buried his face on his neck, letting tears leak from his eyes onto Goten's shirt. Goten felt him shake in his arms as Trunks cried. Each sob was heart breaking to the younger man, but he rubbed Trunks' back, soothing his boyfriend.

When Trunks pulled away, Goten's fingers went to his face, wiping away the remaining tears on his face. "It's ok. I'm ok. I went into therapy in college, and I've put all that behind me well until I brought it up tonight. Well I mean it was a long time before I could talk about it. I'm just sorry you had to find out this way."

"And the reason you want to keep this between us?"

"There are the same reasons I had before. I'm ashamed, embarrassed, and I feel guilty I let the situation happen in the first place. It's over and done with I just want to move on."

"Are you still going to therapy?"

"No, I ended it a few days before I graduated."

"I think you need to continue Goten."

"Why?"

"You're not completely fine. I think the reason you're scared to have sex is because of what that bastard did to you. Once you confront that, you won't be so terrified of us having sex."

"You sound like a therapist Trunks."

"Well I started therapy at the age of twelve."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I was twelve, going threw puberty, and found myself attracted to you. I was scared of my feelings, and I needed someone neutral to talk to. I learned to accept who I was and who I am now because I embraced my love for you. I can refer you to my therapist if you want?"

"Sure Trunks that sounds great."

Trunks got off the couch, grabbed his phone, and made a call while Goten thought about it. He was nervous about the one last hurtle he had to get over. He remembered telling his therapist that he had blacked out when the man had touched. He sighed. 'It seems it's always a pattern, blacking out every time something bad happens to me.'

"I made an appointment for you tomorrow at six after you finish work. I can come with you if you want or I don't have to. It's up to you."

"Maybe just the first session."

Trunks sat back down as Goten lied his head down on his lap, looking up at him, smiling. "What are you thinking chibi?"

"I love you." He lifted his head and kissed him softly on the lips before he lied his head back down.

"I love you to." He bent his head down and kissed his mouth hard before he pulled away, leaving his boyfriend catching his breath.

"Always trying to compete with me huh Trunks?"

"Well if we are competing, then I win."

"How do you figure that?"

"I have you."

"Well I have you to Trunks." He smiled. "I'd say we both won."

"I couldn't agree more chibi." He kissed his forehead tenderly.