"So Trunks had to dress up as Bride so we could get one of the dragon balls. He looked so funny. Pan and I were laughing so hard," said Goku as he stuffed a roll down his throat.

"Any chance you have a picture of that?" asked Videl.

"No."

"Too bad that would have been good blackmail," said Goten as he laughed.

Chichi had finished eating as she made her way to sit in the front passenger seat with her oldest son.

"Hey mom, we leave the beach at sunrise."

"A change of scenery will be good," she said.

"What's wrong mom?"

"I don't understand Goten. I thought he'd be eager to get back in the dating pool."

"Mom he just got out of a break up. He's obviously not ready and if you keep pushing him, you're only going to push him further away from you. Let him find love naturally, believe me he'll be a lot happier that way."

"I know Gohan. I'm just afraid he'll pick the wrong person to be with."

"It's his life mom. He's not a little boy anymore. You can't control everything he does."

"I know you're right. It's just hard to let go."

"Yeah," he laughed, "I know because you had a hard time when I started my new family and moved into another house."

"True but I was proud of you Gohan. You didn't need me to help you start your new life."

"And neither does Goten. You have to trust him mom. He's a good kid. You raised him after all."

"You're right again. Since when did the son surpass the mother?"

"When the son grew up and made something of himself."

Chichi smiled at her son. "Go to sleep I'm sure you're tired. It's been a fun filled day."

"Night mom," he kissed her on the cheek as he headed to bed. Gohan spotted Goten heading towards his bed and caught up to him. "Hey I talked to mom."

Goten smiled. "So she's going to back off?"

"Yeah I think so but sometimes you never know with her."

"Well if it didn't work then thank you for trying Gohan."

"Of course Goten well goodnight."

"Night Gohan."

Lying in his bed, Goten could only hope his mother would back off him.

Bulma woke up in the night to hear the cries of her son, so she rushed to his side to discover he was having a nightmare. He was sweating all over and when she tried to wake him up. She found she couldn't no matter how much she shook Trunks. She felt helpless until she thought of an idea. She took out her phone and texted.

Goten woke surprisingly to the sound of his phone vibrating beside him on his bed. Picking it up, he discovered a text from Bulma saying, "come over now!" so he got out of bed, concentrated on the other RV, and landed beside Bulma who looked very worried.

"Bulma what's—Before he could continue, he heard his best friend's cries of pain. "He's having a nightmare. What can I do?"

"Well I remember when you two were kids and when he had a nightmare, you got out of your sleeping bag and decided to sleep beside him. That stopped Trunks' nightmares, and he didn't need the—oh uh never mind. So will you do it?"

"Only if you tell me what you were going to say about Trunks."

She sighed. "He really didn't want anyone to know outside the family. Just promise you won't tell him I told you?"

"Ok Bulma." He smiled.

"Thank you," she said before she made her way back to bed.

Goten looked down at his tortured friend. 'Just what are you dreaming about that could be that bad?' He sat down on the bed and lied down beside him, brushing the lavender bangs from Trunks' eyes, making his friend relax in an instant. 'Wow! Who knew with one touch? I wonder what more touching could lead—oh no. Just be here beside him as your friend. That's what he wants.' Closing his eyes, he heard no more cries from his best friend.