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A/N: Oh my goodness! So many reviews, it makes me swoon! Thank you guys SO DAMN MUCH. Your input helps, really. You won't see an impact in this segment, because I try to stay at least two chapters ahead. Sorry, I know you guys want longer updates, but that's kind of why I update so quickly. I'll try to make them a little longer, maybe push for closer to 800-900 words, rather than 200-500, which will be easier. I'm just setting the stage, guys; the show hasn't even gotten started. There will be at least 10 updates, maybe more, depending on how this goes. We'll see. The more you review, the sooner you'll see an update. Up to you. Enjoy.

Homework

Trunks sat at his desk, staring hard at the textbook in front of him. His father had left immediately after the phone call, only telling Trunks to do his homework; he'll be back in an hour. He'd been sitting at his desk, staring down at the same sentence over and over again. He wasn't even sure it was in English now. It just looked like random symbols scrawled over the page. His mind was focused on the look on Vegeta's face when he'd answered that phone, their house phone, a number only a few had. Chi-Chi, Krillin, Roshi, Yamcha, his grandparents. A few coworkers that Bulma trusted with a private number. They weren't in the phone book. It wasn't a number readily available to the public.

Confusion. Rage. So much rage.

But most of all, Trunks had seen fear in his father's eyes, right before that scowl he'd come to associate with bloodshed plastered itself firmly on Vegeta's features.

Growling in frustration, Trunks rested his elbows on his textbook and put his face in his hands, rubbing his eyes and willing himself to concentrate. It pissed him off that he was helpless, waiting for his father like some weak human. And he was scared, so scared that something was wrong, and even more worried what his father would do if they couldn't find Bulma before his patience and sanity snapped.

Where are you, Mom?

A/N: Where's Bulma? REVIEW AND YOU'LL FIND OUT.