Ok new chapter! This one isn't a perfect as I wanted it to be but it's as close as it's going to get. It's a cute bonding chapter with some funny memories thrown in at the end.
/Trunks quietly shut the door behind him; even though he really wanted to slam it he didn't want anyone to bug him about it. He made his way across his room, not bothering to turn on any lights. It's not fair he though, flinging himself onto the bed. I'm his son, just as much as Geta is and more so than her...yet I'm the one he keeps at a distance. I just don't get it. What's wrong with me? Trunks pulled at his hair, trying hard not to cry but a muffled sob made its way out of his throat.
Geta followed his brother to his room, pausing at the closed door wondering if he should knock or just open the door. Hearing his brother's muffled sob he decided to knock as he opened the door. "Trunks, you okay little brother?" Shutting the door behind him Geta walked over to the bed and sat down on the end watching as Trunks pulled himself up to sit on the bed. "I don't understand Dad. He's so...he acts different around you two..." Trunks shook his head to clear his thoughts, "What's wrong with me?"
Geta sat quietly for a minute before answering, "Trunks, back home you know other kids your age right?" Trunks looked up at his brother, a little confused by the change of topic and nodded. "How well do you get along with those other kids?" Trunks thought before answering, "Well I don't really get along with anyone besides Goten."
"And why's that?"
"Well...I have to hide my strength from them and the fact that my Dad's an alien prince. Then because of who my Mom is people either want to be friends to try and get money or their scared 'cause I'm so smart." Geta raised an eyebrow, urging his brother to continue. "...I guess I don't get along with them because they don't know what my life is like."
"Did you ever stop to think that maybe Father has the same problem?" Trunks looked even more confused than before. "What do you mean?" Geta gave Trunks a small smile and put a hand on his shoulder, "Think about your life...you have both parents and a set of grandparents, all of whom care about you. You have a nice house with nice things and you get as much food as you want every day..."
"What does that have to do with Dad?" Trunks interrupted. "If you shut up and listen," Geta gently smacked Trunks on the back of the head, "then I'll tell you." Geta paused and waited for Trunks to nod before continuing. "Father was taken from his parents when he was 5 by Frieza. That was the last time he got to see his parents. Now Father was lucky, because he's a prince and because our planet was still there, he didn't have to go on a purge until he was 3 maybe 4, I went on my first purge when I was 2. Once Frieza destroyed our planet and everyone on it except the 15 he allowed to live; and that doesn't include Kakarot, things changed. Frieza hated the Saiyans and made life difficult for us. We were never given enough food; there were times when we would have to go days even weeks without food. Then there were the beatings, almost daily for the younger ones, to show them who was in charge. Now I can tell you from personal experience that those beatings always end with at least one broken bone. Though it's more like a broken leg, arm and at least three ribs, and that's when he was in a good mood. You don't need to know what happened when he was in a bad mood or when we had done something 'wrong'. On top of all that there were the missions. Traveling to different planets and either destroying the entire race or enslaving them. Life under Frieza was difficult to say the least. I consider myself lucky, I only lived under Frieza until I was six, granted it was two more years before I got out of the Planet Trade Organization completely. Father lived under Frieza for Twenty-five years. Now do you understand?"
Trunks looked at his brother in disbelief. If that was how dad grew up...wow...no wonder he acts the way he does and I know there's a lot Geta is not telling me. Geta nodded as if he knew what his brother was thinking. "It's hard to relate to others who have lived a different life than your own. Your life and father's are so different that...never mind being on the same page, there not even in the same book. Kaida and I know what father went through, we did it ourselves. I can't really explain it to you...you've never been starved or beaten, hell you've never killed anyone. That being said I've never had toys or gone to school yet we get along right. You and Father just need to find your own common ground that's all."
Trunks sat in silence for a while, thinking about what he had been told. After a few more minutes Trunks looked up at his brother, "Geta, why is Kaida allowed to call Dad DehDeh, I was never allowed to call him Daddy even when I was a kid. It took mom years to get him to let me call him Dad instead of Father."
Geta laughed, "That one's easy, she's a girl. I don't know why but girls seem to get away with anything with fathers." The brothers laughed at that, enjoying the change from all the serious talk. Once they were done laughing they both sat in silence, neither one wanting to talk but enjoying the silent company of the other. After a while Trunks got up and headed for the door. His hand was on the door knob when Geta's voice stopped him. "Trunks, don't pity father for what he went through. You can ask him about it, in fact you probably should ask him about it. He won't tell you everything, you're too young for that, but he will tell you enough. Now go downstairs and bug Mother." Trunks opened the door and ran downstairs completely ignoring the fact that Geta had said 'Mother' rather than 'your Mother'./
Bulma, Videl and the three 'Earth Saiyans' had moved to the small sitting room. Chi-Chi had gone up to her room to rest and no one was quite sure where Bardock and Kyandi had disappeared to...well Bulma had an idea but didn't want to think about that. She was starting to wonder where Trunks and Geta had wondered off to. Maybe I should think of sending someone to look for them she thought only to have Trunks came running into the room and flinging himself into her arms. "Mom, I love you and thanks for everything." Bulma pushed him away from her so she could look at him properly. "What has gotten into you?" He shook his head, "Not much I just listened to Geta, that's all." She narrowed her eyes, trying to figure out what he wasn't saying, "Well alright then. Go and relax for a while, your grandparents are going to be here in about five hours."
/Trunks looked up from where he was laying on the ground reading a book in Saiyan. He lay quite for a moment trying to figure out what had brought him out of his concentration; laughter that's what he heard and it was heading his way. He was a little startled to realize that the laughter was coming from his father and brother with Goten's sister and uncle following. The four of them settled in on the floor around the fireplace still chuckling over something. Realizing that they either hadn't noticed him yet or if they had they didn't care Trunks stayed still, but took a chance and looked around. He smiled when he noticed his mom and the others moving closer to the open door that connected the two rooms trying to hear what the foursome were talking about.
"That one was good but Geta had a better one" Kaida elbowed the younger prince in the ribs, "Remember when you told Dodoria that he looked like a piece of gum that someone had electrocuted." All four broke out laughing, the elder prince slapped his son on the shoulder, "Did you actually tell him that to his face?" The younger prince just nodded as he was laughing too hard to form words. When he could finally speak he shook his finger at nothing in particular, "That's not as bad as what Kaida called him. She actually called him DodoBreath to his face." Kaida punched him in the arm, "Hey I didn't do it on purpose, it just kinda slipped out. Zarbon thought it was funny though."Raditz shook his head, "I'm surprised you two lasted as long as you did doing shit like that."The pair shrugged, "Never said it didn't hurt...hell it hurt a lot and often." Kaida leaned back against the couch, "but dam it was funny and besides it's not like you DehDeh and Nappa didn't do your fair share of stupid things." Raditz and Vegeta nodded, "The difference is that we got in trouble for talking back not" Vegeta slapped Geta on the shoulder, "making fun of people and calling them stupid names. That is the kind of shit that gets you killed." He looked at Kaida, "or dam near killed." Kaida shrugged her shoulders, "What? I didn't realize the lizard was in the next hall and that his hearing was that good. 'Sides he pissed me off." Raditz laughed, "What exactly did you say?" Kaida scratched the back of her head nervously "I kinda mumbled something along the lines of Frieza being an overly feminine pink lizard who didn't know how to use his legs properly." She smiled at the three men who were staring at her like she had just grown another head. Geta waved his hand motioning for her to continue. "I guess he decided to prove that he could use his legs, cause he kicked the shit out of me. He just kept kicking me. I don't remember what happened, but I do remember waking up in a regeneration tank. That was weird 'cause Geta and I were never allowed to use it." Vegeta shook his head at her, "You were in a regen tank because Frieza had shattered your skull and it was the only way to keep you alive." Kaida shrugged, "That may be...but the look on his face was fucking hilarious!" The four Saiyans once again burst out laughing, only to be interrupted by Ebio arriving, "My lady their Majesties have arrived."/