"So, where are we going to eat?" Kishu asked as they walked out of the store and into the rain.
"I'm not sure, Kishu; we'll figure it out in a little bit. Wait here while I get the van." Trunks said, prying Lily away from him.
"Dad, can I hold Lily again?" Knickers asked, looking at Trunks.
"If she'll let you. And if you can hold onto her and her pillow; she's not letting it go." Trunks answered.
"I can." Knickers said, determined.
"It's ok; I'm just going to get the van. I don't want you out in this rain and getting sick again. You can keep your pillow. I'll be right back." Trunks said as she held her pillow close to her.
As soon as he let her go, Lily waddled to Knickers; Vegeta was holding Teddy while Bulma had Elm. Knickers was the next best option. Besides, she had allowed him to hold her once already.
"Come here. Can we give Kishu your pillow for a few seconds so I can pick you up without dropping it on the ground?" Knickers asked, kneeling in front of Lily; she stared at him like he was crazy.
"He'll give it right back; he's not going to keep it." Knickers tried again, looking at Lily.
After a few more seconds, Lily slowly and hesitantly handed Kishu the pillow.
"There we go. Up, we go." Knickers said, carefully lifting her and got her situated.
"Now, Kishu—please hand her, her pillow back." Knickers said as Lily looked at Kishu.
Knickers knew as soon as she got her pillow, he would have to shift a little to keep from dropping her.
"Kishu, do you think you could take Elm so I could go get my car?" Bulma asked, looking at Kishu.
"I suppose…" Kishu said, kind of shocked.
"Thanks." Bulma said, carefully handing him Elm before running off to get her car.
Five Minutes Later:
"Sorry about that." Trunks apologized, pulling up with Bulma right behind him.
"What happened?" Vegeta asked, setting Teddy down while Trunks got out.
"People… I had a person waiting to get in the spot I was leaving. I had a person pull out right in front of me. And then, when I went to turn a corner, someone just went speeding by without stopping. At least I didn't have any of the kids in the van at the time." Trunks explained, incredibly annoyed.
"Who knew there'd be a lot of people looking for children's furniture?" Kishu asked, looking around.
"Well, there's also a dollar store, a video store, and a clothing store in the same area." Trunks replied.
He, however, failed to mention that there was also an indoor Super~Bounce Extraordinaire. He knew that if he mentioned that—or if the kids saw that; they'd be begging to go. They've all been " dying " to go ever since the entire school district (minus the high school) went on a field trip opening day, just before Spring Break.
In their worlds: It was the most super, awesome, exciting experience of Kishu's and Teddy's lives; Knickers said it was pretty exhilarating.
There were trampolines: Kishu and Teddy, and pretty much all the "normal" students jumped and jumped to see who could go the highest and had competitions with their friends. Knickers and two or three of his friends studied the average height the average Human child (ages 5-14) could jump vs. the average Saiyan child (ages 5-14).
There were foam blocks: Kishu, Teddy, and others jumped into the foam pits. Knickers and his few friends studied the blocks, measuring their circumference, height, and weight.
There were ball pits with those plastic balls: Kish, Teddy, and others threw them at people until they got in trouble. Knickers and his few friends measured the circumference and weight of each ball.
They had this area where you could shoot baskets and soccer balls out of a small cannon and into a net: Kishu and several others had fun playing Target practice. At the same time, Teddy didn't care for it. Knickers and his friends measured the velocity and momentum of the balls as they were being shot off.
There were arcade games like:
-Skee-Ball
-Basketball
-Air Hockey
-Foosball
-Kiddie Pool
-A few Pinball machines
-Shooting games
-A crap ton of arcade cabinets
-Racecar racing games
-Motorcycle racing games
-Claw machines
-Other prize games
There wasn't a whole lot that could be learned about any of those. Knickers, his friends, and the random creepers and competitors weren't allowed to take things apart and inspect them to figure out how they worked—not without paying damages and such.
However, all the kids seemed to like playing in the arcade area—even Knickers and his friends. Although, Knickers and his friends did the other stuff as well.
There are also indoor and outdoor water areas with obstacle courses and such, as well.
The schools were supposed to go to the new Water~World Extraordinaire two weeks ago before school let out for the summer. But it stormed all week, and they just couldn't reschedule. And the schools had their placement tests.
Not all children went into Early Childhood; that was optional.
Early Childhood usually started at ages four or five.
There are public schools, but Bulma had a heart attack when she found out Trunks was thinking about that; both he and Bulla were homeschooled. In fact, both she and Mai had words about all of that.
Bulma never really liked Mai; it was no secret—especially when she found out who she was before she was shrunk and everything. However, she kept her mouth shut because Trunks was supposedly happy.
But when she found out that she "convinced" Trunks to send Knickers to school once he was of age, Bulma freaked the fuck out.
It was even worse when she found out it was Trunks's idea—which he only got the idea because Gohan and Goten went to school. So naturally, it all fell on Chi-Chi for poisoning her son's mind.
Hey, Vegeta was ok with it; they didn't see or talk to "that" family for two months. Well, Bulma and Vegeta and Chi-Chi and Goku didn't; Trunks, Bulla, Gohan, and Goten talked.
Of course, it all blew over when Bulma saw how excited Knickers was for school—after Trunks and Mai won. However, Bulma would only give her blessing under the condition they put him and any other kids they may have in private school. Or things would take "drastic" measures.
Instead of figuring out what all that would be, Trunks got Mai to cave and put him in public school.
From there, the systems took over and placed them wherever.
Early Childhood: 4 or 5:
There are only two types of Early Childhood schools:
-One for average students, who want somewhat of a public-school learning
-One fancy one where you have to sign up like a year and a half to two years in advance to get in
There was another argument between Bulma and Mai—with both Trunks, and Vegeta stuck in the middle.
In the end, Mai won out, and Knickers was placed in the first type of Early Childhood; it was somewhat of a standard-setting.
And then Mai killed herself half a year later—shortly after he started school. And boy, did Bulma go off?
But we'll save that for a later time.
Kindergarten: 5 or 6:
There are two different Private Kindergartens: Advanced and Normal.
Advanced Kindergarten is where students, who Early Childhood teachers are sure, will make it far in Kindergarten to determine where they will go into first grade.
Normal Kindergarten is where students whose Early Childhood teachers are unsure of their learning abilities. They monitor them to see where they'll go into first grade.
1st Grade-4th Grade:
Three private schools have these grades.
After Kindergarten, placement will determine whether you are an advanced student, an average student, or a below-average student.
Whatever your grade average or IQ is, depends on what school you'd be spending first through fourth grades in.
5th Grade-8th Grade:
The next four grades are the same as the last four; you get in based on your grades.
However, when graduating fourth grade and headed into the fifth grade, they go back through your past grades and classes to determine where you will be as well.
Freshmen (9th)-Senior (12th):
There are a few different private high schools. And while they're all based on getting in with grades, they don't classify as advanced, average, or below average. Well, there are two that only want advanced students, but that's asides the point.
For the most part, all "classes" are mixed together depending on what a family can afford or can't afford.
In total, there are four different high schools in the area:
-Two of them don't care what you can afford; you get in on high grades
-One requires a lot of money
-One is cheap, and the other is free
So, once Knickers made it into first grade, Trunks asked him where he wanted to go to school; he had three choices:
1) Go to public school
2) Continue in private school
3) Have him or grandma homeschool him
It didn't take long, but in the end, Knickers chose to stay in private school; he had friends there—the same ones he still has today. He liked his teachers—and still does today.
He meant no offense to his grandma or dad; he loves them both dearly. But he loves going to school and learning.
His family is most important to him; his dad, grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, Kishu, Teddy, Elm, and Lily.
Right before they started Kindergarten, Trunks sat Kishu and Teddy down and gave them the same option he gave Knickers.
-Public School
-Private School
-Home School
Right away, much to Bulma's—and Vegeta's dismay, they both chose public school.
To Bulma, it was like being shot in the heart. Sure, she understood they loved having and seeing their friends daily and figured they wouldn't choose to homeschool. But why couldn't they have chosen public school?
We all know that Vegeta thinks school is a waste of time.
Kishu didn't like the stuck-up students, teachers, or the outfits. But mainly, he didn't like being compared to Knickers.
With Teddy, the first thing she was told when she had an interview with the new principal was that all girls must be prim and proper, well behaved little girls. She would no longer be able to play in the mud or any of that—not even at home.
Nope, she wasn't having any of that.
Knickers is a highly advanced student and is top of his class; there are only four other advanced students.
Three out of the four students are his friends and are happy where they are.
One of the other ones is from a competitive family and is doing everything he can to come out on top. Being second best is no longer good enough.
The final guy is, of course, on the other person's "Team."
Kishu and Teddy are considered average students but are pretty content with that. They're both extremely helpful and will help others whenever they can.
"Thank you, Knickers; I can take her from here. Are you all ready to go eat now?" Trunks asked, taking Lily from Knickers when he noticed she was shivering.
"Yeah!" Just about everyone exclaimed.
"Next. Oh, you're already in here and in your seat." Trunks said, shocked when he turned to get Elm in.
"Knickers got him in and set up while you were getting Lily." Teddy said with a smile, climbing in behind Kishu.
"I hope you don't mind." Knickers said, looking at Trunks.
"No, I don't mind. It actually makes things go faster; so, thanks. Now, get in the van before you get sick." Trunks sternly ordered, looking at Knickers.
"Ok." Knickers replied, getting in.
"Come on you two; in your seats." Trunks ordered, ushering Kishu and Teddy to the back.
"Is everyone all situated?" Trunks asked, stepping out of the van.
"Yes!" Everyone except Lily said at the same time; she was too busy rubbing her face in her pillow.
Trunks didn't say anything; he just shut the door, making sure it locked when it did.
"So, where do you wanna go?" Trunks asked as he and Vegeta walked to the other side of the car.
"There's a buffet up the street about ten minutes. We could get there and have a late lunch, early dinner—well, maybe just dinner. It is after all a little after four." Bulma said calmly.
"That sounds good." Trunks replied, getting into the driver seat of his van.
Trunks let his parents out first so his mom could lead the way.
"Huh! Dad! Dad! Dad!" Kishu gasped and then started bouncing around in his seat.
"What is it?" Trunks asked, looking in his rearview mirror.
"I changed my mind about swimming; I know what I want to do when we're done eating!" Kishu excitedly exclaimed.
"And what would that be?" Trunks asked, figuring he already knew the answer.
"I wanna go to Super~Bounce Extraordinaire! It's just right there! Can we go, please?! Please?! Please?!" Kishu begged and begged, bouncing around in his seat.
"Probably not tonight. Kishu, it's already almost 4:30; we still have to eat, and they I believe close at seven. We're going to a buffet; knowing us, we'll most likely be there well past six. And knowing you and Teddy; you'll want to stay for more than an hour." Trunks explained as calmly as he could.
"But… How about tomorrow?" Kishu desperately asked.
"We'll see how everyone feels. But if you keep asking, the answer will most definitely be "no." Do you understand me?" Trunks asked.
"Yes…" Kishu mumbled.
"Good." Trunks replied, stopping at the end of the driveway.
Ten Minutes Later:
They finally arrived at the buffet. Traffic was crazy, but the buffet just opened.
Only a few people were there, asides from the Briefs family.
"It looks like it stopped raining." Knickers said as they came to a stop.
"That's a good thing. Are you all hungry?" Trunks sighed and then asked as he looked back at the younger four.
"Starving!" Kishu and Teddy called out from the back.
"I'm hungry. Lily says she's hungry too." Elm replied.
"Just sit tight; I'll be over to let you out in a minute." Trunks instructed, removing the keys before getting out of the van; he was immediately met by his parents and Knickers when he got to the side door.
"Lily, you're going to get in trouble." Trunks heard Kishu say before Lily started fussing.
"Kishu, what are you doing?" Knickers asked after opening the door.
"Knickers, don't start anything right now." Trunks sighed.
"Your father used to do the same thing when he was your age." Bulma said with a smile.
"Mom…" Trunks sighed before looking back at Kishu.
"I was just trying to get her shoes on; she has to wear her shoes in the restaurant." Kishu explained.
"Ok… While I appreciate the help; you can't tell her she's going to get in trouble for not wearing her shoes. We want her to get used to us, not be afraid of us. I know you're just trying to help, so you're not in trouble this time. Just go wait out by Grandma, Grandpa, and Knickers. You too, Teddy. Ma, can you take Elm, please?" Trunks asked, holding Elm out the door.
"Of course." Bulma happily obliged, taking Elm.
"Now Lily—you do have to wear your shoes. I know you don't like them, but there are rules, ok? You just have to wear them for a few hours, and then you can take them off. How about this? If you agree to wear your shoes like a good girl, you can bring your pillow in with you. How about that?" Trunks asked, trying to reason with her.
After a few seconds, Lily untucked her feet and allowed him to put her sandals back on.
"Ok, come on." Trunks said, crawling out of the van, Lily right in toe, pillow in hand.
"Food!" Kishu and Teddy happily cried, leading the way.
"Hello, and welcome to the Fun Zone Buffet. Do you want menus, or are you here for the buffet?" A hostess asked with a smile; she was dressed as a giant cartoon character.
"We're here for the buffet." Bulma answered with a smile.
"How many in your party?" The hostess asked, looking at everyone; there was a family behind them.
"Eight. Three adults and five children." Bulma replied.
"How old are the children?" The hostess asked; Vegeta was starting to become annoyed.
"Eleven, nine, six, and two and a half." Trunks answered right away.
"Would you prefer a table or a booth? Two booster seats then?" The hostess asked, looking at Trunks.
"Booth. Yes, just two booster seats." Trunks responded, looking at the booths and tables; Teddy should be able to reach just fine.
"Ok, please follow me; I'll show you to your booth." The hostess said with a smile.
"Come on, Kishu. Maybe if we have time later." Trunks sternly said when he noticed Kishu looking at the "Fun Zone."
"Here we go. I have to ask, does anyone have a birthday?" The hostess asked with a smile.
"Not today." Trunks answered.
"Elm and Lily will be three tomorrow." Teddy happily chimed in.
"Ok… I'm guessing we're a little shy. That's ok. You have two two-year-olds with birthdays. Not only is their meal free, but they also get a free cupcake of their choosing and a toy from the treasure chest at the end of your meal. Now we discuss the rules of the play area:
1) Children 10 & under must be accompanied by someone 16 or older that is trusted (NO Exceptions)
2) Anyone 16 & over is only allowed on equipment if with a child
3) No child should ever be left unattended (NO Exceptions)
4) No running
5) No pushing/shoving
6) No name-calling
7) No bullying
8) No Swearing
9) No jumping on others (Period)
10) No jumping off equipment
11) No causing physical harm of any sort
12) No shoes allowed
13) We are NOT liable for lost or stolen items (so, it's best if personal items DO NOT enter the Fun Zone.
14) Stay SAFE Have FUN
"Slow down; you still have to eat." Trunks said, noticing Lily was already trying to get her shoes off.
"Oh, that's perfectly fine, Sir; children nine and under do no need to wear shoes. So, all but your oldest do not have to wear shoes if they don't wish All we ask is that shoes stay under your seats or in a cubby hole." The hostess explained with a smile.
"Ok—you can take them off." Trunks said, looking at Lily when she looked up at him with big, innocent, and confused eyes.
"Can we take ours off as well?" Kishu and Teddy asked right away.
"Yeah, place them under your seat. Elm?" Trunks asked, looking at Elm.
"I'd like to keep mine on." Elm replied as Bulma placed the booster seats.
"You're waiter or waitress will be right with you." The hostess politely noted before heading back to her post.
Trunks placed Elm and Lily by the window, facing away while he sat next to Lily.
Teddy sat next to Elm, facing away from the window.
Kishu sat next to her, his side facing the window.
Bulma sat next to Kishu and Vegeta next to her.
Knickers finally got to sit on the outside of the booth—next to Trunks.
"What would you all like to drink?" A waiter kindly asked, walking over.
"I don't suppose you have beer, do you?" Vegeta sarcastically asked.
"Actually, we do. But if you're looking for something stronger, you'd be out of luck." The waiter replied with a large smile; most of the waitstaff was used to people like him coming in.
"I'll have a glass of beer, then." Vegeta responded, somewhat shocked; he didn't think a place like this would have beer.
"Can I just get a tea?" Bulma politely asked.
"Chai, Green, Herbal, Iced, Lemon, or Sweet? Or half and half?" The waiter asked, listing off what they had.
"Half-Iced and half-Lemon?" Bulma asked.
"I'll just have a large lemonade." Trunks said, looking at the drink board.
"Of course. And the kids?" The waiter asked, writing things down.
"Can I get a large Pepsi?" Knickers asked, looking at Trunks.
"Sure." Trunks replied.
Knickers was old enough and didn't get hyper and slept just fine when he drank soda.
"Can I have a large sprite?" Kishu asked, looking at Trunks.
"Fine… No, Teddy, you may not have any soda; you don't sleep at night." Trunks sighed and then sternly said.
"Can I have an orange slushy? And Lily wants a red one." Elm said, seeing other people walking by with slushies.
"Those come in small, medium and large as well." The waiter said, noticing the look on Trunks's face as the large ones went by.
"Yeah. One medium orange and one medium cherry slushy." Trunks said calmly.
"Can I get a grape slushy?" Teddy asked, seeing as she wasn't allowed to have soda.
"Yeah, that's fine. A medium grape slushy as well, please." Trunks continued, holding onto the twins as they were about to get food.
"Of course; I'll have all those out for you in just a little bit. The food's just over there. If you don't see anything you like, please let our chefs know." The waiter explained before walking away.
"Knickers and Kishu; you two can get your own food, right?" Trunks asked, looking at the boys.
"Yes." Both boys answered.
"Can I take one of the twins?" Bulma asked before Trunks could even ask.
"I'll take Lily." Vegeta said when he noticed Lily staring at him.
"I'll take Elm then." Bulma happily said, taking him while Trunks took Teddy.
An Hour & A Half Later:
"Can we go play now?" Kishu and Teddy impatiently asked.
"Not yet; I'm not done eating. Neither are Elm or Lily." Trunks replied as Elm slowly ate his sixth plate of meats while Lily slowly ate her first plate of taco salad, a small plate of mashed potatoes with a mixture of chicken, beef, and sausage gravies, a plate of cheese stuffed shells covered in white, cheese sauce, and a small salad with lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, cheese, shredded carrots, peas, pickles, a lot of cottage cheese and some Italian sauce.
"Knickers is; he could take us." Teddy said, sitting up.
"No, Sweetie; he's not old enough." Trunks answered.
"Yes he is; the lady said he was old enough to play alone." Teddy argued right away.
"Yes, he's old enough to go alone. However, he's not old enough to watch over you as well." Trunks replied.
"That's just stupid…" Teddy mumbled.
"That's enough, young lady. Keep it up, and you won't play at all." Trunks said dead serious.
"Uh-oh." Lily said as she dropped her fork again; she looked like she was going to cry.
"It's ok, Lily." Trunks said, picking the fork up.
"Excuse me." An older lady spoke, walking by as Trunks was going to get up.
"May we help you?" Bulma politely asked.
"Oh, no; I was hoping I might be able to help you. I couldn't help but notice she keeps dropping her silverware. I don't want to judge, but does she have something wrong with her hands?" The lady gently asked.
"She has rheumatoid arthritis…" Trunks sighed, looking at this lady; there was something about her he trusted and that he should hear her out.
"Oh, I thought so. Mine is because of my old age and such. But I have a little grandbaby and a great grandbaby who both have RA. My grandbaby is now fifteen and my great grandbaby just turned three. No, my great grandbaby isn't my grandbaby's kid. We like to come to restaurants like this as a family—and we always run into the same problem; it's also an issue with little children as well. They just don't seem to have suitable silverware for little kids or people in general with problems with their hands and wrists. Her RA seems to have set in her wrists; they turn a little inwards. Even if it's not in her fingers, they're still affected. I'd love to talk to you more about this, but my family is waiting. So, I'll try to make this quick. We came here to just have a family time before I move into a nursing home. No one ever tells me anything, so I packed a few extra silverware packs. We bring them to these places for obvious reasons. My grandbaby wants her baby to learn how to use regular silverware—so she doesn't need these. If you can use them, please take them. I've got plenty more at my new home in case she changes her mind. They are machine washable—or you can hand-wash them. These will help—and they're brand-new in a pack." This little old lady explained with a smile, setting a small bag of several brand-new packs of silverware.
"Thank you." Trunks said, looking through the bag when the lady's family came to get her.
"Sorry about her…" The man said, bowing and then noticed the bag and then Lily.
"It's not a problem. Thank you." Trunks once again thanked.
"Bye, young man; take care of your beautiful family." The lady said before walking away.
"That was weird." Kishu said once they were gone.
"Behave." Trunks sighed, opening one of the packs; there was nothing wrong with it in any way.
"I think she just wanted to help." Bulma said as Trunks handed Lily the new spoon.
"Daddy?" Teddy asked.
"Yes, what is it?" Trunks asked as he ate some of his food.
"Why does Lily have arfritis and Elm doesn't?" Teddy softly asked, somewhat upset.
"I'm not sure. It just doesn't work like that, I guess. But we'll love them both just the same." Trunks replied, causing Teddy to smile; although, she was still sad.
"It's also pronounced "arthritis." Elm probably doesn't have it because arthritis affects girls more than it does boys. Yes, boys can get it too, but it's mainly in girls." Bulma explained.
"So, in other words, it's sexist?" Knickers asked, annoyed, shocking, or confusing everyone at the table.
"Ye-yeah, I guess you could say that." Bulma said, incredibly shocked.
"What's sexist?" Teddy and Elm asked, clearly confused.
"Nothing you need to understand right now. How would you like to go play; I'll take you." Bulma offered, getting up.
"Yeah! Let's go!" Kishu and Teddy eagerly exclaimed, climbing out of their spots to go with Bulma.
"Wait. Grandma, I have to go potty first." Teddy said right away, causing Lily to start wiggling around.
"I'll take them." Bulma happily offered, walking over to take Lily.
"Kishu, wait here." Trunks said as Bulma took to the girls to use the bathroom.
With The Girls:
"Can I use my own stall?" Teddy asked when Bulma took them into the biggest stall.
"No, Sweetie." Bulma said as she got Lily ready.
"Why not?" Teddy asked as Bulma held Lily over the toilet; she went right away.
"Because I said so. If you want to play in the "Fun Zone," you'll behave and do as I say." Bulma explained, handing Lily a wet wipe from her bag.
"Yes, Grandma." Teddy replied, swaying back and forth.
"Ok, your turn." Bulma said, lifting Teddy over the seat; she didn't trust these toilet seats.
After Teddy was done, Bulma pulled some toilet seat protectors out of her bag and placed them on the toilet before sitting down.
"Why didn't you use the toilet seat protectors they have here?" Teddy asked, confused, holding Lily's hand, swaying it back and forth.
"Grandma has her reasons." Bulma said as she finished up.
"Because you're weird?" Teddy asked, looking at Bulma.
"Because I'm weird? What does that make you?" Bulma asked, pulling out a wet wipe from her bag and wiped.
"Daddy's daughter." Teddy answered with a smile.
"Your daddy is just as weird as me; he came from me." Bulma said as they walked to the sinks; she then had them wash their hands.
"I'll give you that." Teddy said with a small smile.
"Is something wrong, Lily?" Bulma asked when she saw Lily giving her a funny look.
"Hair?" Lily asked, pointing at Bulma's crotch.
"Hair?" Bulma asked, confused, looking where Lily was pointing.
"I know what she wants to know." Teddy said, looking at Bulma.
"And what would that be? How do you know what she wants to know?" Bulma asked, confused.
"Because I want to know the same thing. Why do you have hair on your naughty part, and we don't?" Teddy asked, looking at Bulma, shocking her; she was so shocked, she couldn't speak.
"Grandma? I think we broke her." Teddy said, poking Bulma, causing Lily to start crying.
"Oh Lily, it's ok; don't cry. Don't cry. I'm ok. I'm ok. The question just shocked me." Bulma gently spoke, picking Lily up and rocked her.
"I'm sorry." Teddy sadly apologized.
"It's not your fault, Teddy; she just doesn't understand how we talk yet. But don't worry; she will soon enough. Let's go find Daddy." Bulma suggested as they walked out of the bathroom, Lily in her arms while Teddy held her hand.
"What happened?" Trunks asked when they walked over to the table.
"I will explain it when the kids are asleep. But Teddy, Lily, to answer your question; your dad can answer that when you're older—much older. But for now, if you want to play in the "Fun Zone," let's go." Bulma replied, clearly embarrassed.
"Let's go!" Kishu and Teddy happily exclaimed as they took off ahead of Bulma.
"Are you still hungry?" Trunks asked as he sat Lily on his lap; she stopped crying as she reached for her drink.
Trunks set her back in her seat, and she continued slowly eating—but only a little bit.
"Well, he's definitely Saiyan; he has a Saiyan appetite." Vegeta said as they watched Elm finish his food.
"Yeah, that's true. But that doesn't make her any less Saiyan than him." Trunks replied as Lily started yawning.
Fifteen Minutes Later:
"I have to use the bathroom." Elm spoke up after he finished his food.
"Same here." Knickers, Trunks, and Vegeta said at the same time.
"Come on." Trunks said, picking Lily up.
"You're bringing her with?" Vegeta asked, confused.
"Have to; we have no one else to take her at the moment." Trunks replied.
"Should we see if Kishu has to go as well?" Knickers asked.
"Yeah, we probably should…" Trunks sighed.
"Hey, what's going on?" Bulma asked, walking over with Kishu and Teddy.
"Now, what happened?" Trunks asked, looking at everyone.
"Some kid pushed Teddy over; Kishu didn't take that well and pushed the other kid over. Both Kishu and the other kid were kicked out; Teddy decided she didn't want to stay there anymore. So, we came back. What are you doing?" Bulma explained and then asked, looking at Trunks.
"We're headed to the bathroom. Kishu, do you need to go?" Trunks asked, looking at his middle son.
"Yes." Kishu replied.
"You're not taking her with, are you?" Bulma asked, looking at Trunks.
"Not unless you want to watch her." Trunks said calmly.
"I'll take her; you're not taking her into the men's room." Bulma said, taking Lily.
"Are we all done eating?" Trunks asked, looking at everyone.
"Yes." Everyone replied at the same time.
"Mom can you get the girls ready to go and get Kishu's shoes ready? We'll head out when we get out." Trunks asked and then stated before they headed to the bathroom.
"Ok." Bulma said as they walked back to the table.
"Hey!" Some lady exclaimed, walking over to Bulma and the girls while she was getting Lily's shoes on.
"Can I help you?" Bulma asked, slightly annoyed as she sat Lily in the booster seat with her pillow.
"You need to have your child apologize to my child." The lady demanded.
"My grandchild will do no such thing. Your child started it by pushing my grandchild; her brother was just defending her. If anything, your child should be apologizing to my grandchild.
"Mom—what's taking so long?!" A little boy complained, running over to them.
"Mommy, I wanna go home!" A little girl whined, also running over.
"Just hold on a minute or two; I'm going to get this nobody to realize just how important we are." The woman snapped, glaring at Bulma, not even looking at her kids.
"Mommy! Mommy! She has that pillow I want!" The little girl cried, looking at Lily and her pillow.
"Oh, really now? I think we'll just take the pillow then." The woman calmly said.
"I don't think so." Bulma argued, standing in front of Lily and Teddy.
"Is something going on?" Trunks asked as he, his sons, and Vegeta walked over.
"Yeah, this woman won't get her grandson to apologize to my son. And she won't give me the pillow my little girl so desperately wants and needs and will get. Wait… Trunks? Trunks Briefs?" The woman explained and then noticed Trunks.
"Yeah, that's me. Do I know you?" Trunks asked, annoyed, and unimpressed.
"It's me, Belle, Belle Mote. I was friends with Mai." The woman replied.
"Oh, yeah—I vaguely remember you. What does my son need to apologize for when your son started it all?" Trunks asked, annoyed, shocking Belle.
"If she weren't so weird…" The boy started.
"Hush! Your son? Your and Mai's boy? He has to be like twelve now." Belle said, shocked.
"You mean Knickers. Yes, he's eleven; he's my oldest. Kishu, the one your son pushed, is my and Mai's second child. When they were four and a half and a year a half, she died; that's all I'm going to say about that. Sometime after that, I met a different girl and she had my third child, Teddy, who your son pushed down. But unfortunately, her mother died during childbirth. Kishu was just defending his little sister. And then over four years ago, I ran into Luna Nikos. You remember her, right? Yeah, well she had my twins." Trunks explained, answering Belle's question.
"Yeah, I know. Elm Jun and Lily May." Belle replied.
"You know? What do you mean you know?" Trunks asked, looking at Belle.
"Your card and receipt, Mrs. Briefs." The hostess from before simply said.
"Thank you." Bulma responded, taking everything.
"Of course, I knew; Luna told me." Belle replied.
"Why didn't you say anything? I asked you several times." Trunks asked, looking at her; he was beyond pissed off but was trying to stay calm.
"Why? Why not? You just moved on from Mai like she was nothing!" Belle yelled.
"Mai left us; she committed suicide. Yes, I moved on. Yes, I'm happy that I did; I have five great kids. I got to raise three of them from birth. My youngest two, I had to wait almost three years to even meet. I had to sit and wait in the dark while their mother abused the crap out of them." Trunks explained, looking directly into Belle's eyes, showing her just how serious he was; she was shocked.
"Luna would never hurt those kids…" Belle started, shocked.
"That's where you'd be wrong; I just got one hundred percent custody a little over a week ago because of that—and she died in a car accident. The doctors have provided undeniable proof. Hmm? What is it Lily?" Trunks explained and then asked, picking Lily up, after feeling her tug on his pant leg.
"What's wrong?" Bulma asked, concerned.
"I don't know; she's shaking something terrible." Trunks said, rubbing Lily's back as she held her pillow close.
"Mommy! I want that pillow!" The little girl cried, stomping her feet.
"I am working on it! Jeez! You two are so lucky I don't beat your asses." Belle muttered, rubbing her temples.
"You mean, like you did to them at Aunty Luna's?" The little girl asked, shocking everyone.
"Why you little…" Belle started, only to be shocked once again—this time when the police cuffed her.
"Daddy, I want that pillow!" The little girl complained when a man walked over as the police took Belle away, kicking and screaming.
"Ok. We'll see if there's any at the store tomorrow." The man said, picking the little girl up.
"But I want that pillow! And I want it now!" The little girl demanded.
"Well, that's just now how it works. I'm sorry about all that." The man said, walking away with his kids screaming and crying.
"Come on, everyone; let's head back to the hotel." Trunks sighed, pulling out his wallet.
"I already paid for dinner." Bulma calmly said.
"Yes, I know; I'm leaving a tip." Trunks said, placing eight dollars on the table.
"I hope you had a splendid dinner. Did your children get their cupcakes?" The hostess politely asked.
"Oh, shoot. I forgot all about that." Trunks sighed, huffing.
"That's perfectly ok. Just head over that way to that big window in the back. The treasure chest is also back there; you can't miss it. The twins may pick any one toy out of the chest." The hostess politely explained, handing him two birthday tickets.
"Ok. Thank you." Trunks replied before they all headed back to back with the tickets.
"Toy box first. Go ahead. You can pick whatever you want—but only one toy." Trunks explained, setting the twins in front of the treasure chest.
It took a little bit, but Elm and Lily picked out a new toy: Elm picked out a plastic dinosaur, and Lily picked a small teddy bear.
"Hello. Oh, we have a birthday child?" A man behind the counter/window asked with a smile.
"Hello. Two. Twins. And then I'd also like guy buy my older three a cupcake each as well." Trunks calmly answered and replied, holding both Elm and Lily.
"Of course. Here, we allow you to build your own cupcake. The list of cake types are written on the boards above. The frostings or icings are over here with what they are written on their tub. And the toppings are next to the frostings and icings." The man explained, pointing to where everything was.
The Cakes:
-White
-Chocolate
-Dark Chocolate
-Strawberry
-Marble
-Yellow
-Lemon
-Angel Food
-Pineapple Upside Down
-Red Velvet
-Rainbow
-Sponge
-Carrot
-Spice
-Rum
-Pumpkin
-Pound
-Cheesecake
-Molten Chocolate
-German Chocolate
-Confetti
The Frostings/Icings:
-Plain Vanilla
-Milk Chocolate
-Dark Chocolate
-White Chocolate
-Lemon
-Strawberry
-Peanut Butter
-Coconut
-Red (Vanilla)
-Blue (Vanilla)
-Pink (Vanilla)
-Yellow (Vanilla)
-Purple (Vanilla)
-Orange (Vanilla)
-Green (Vanilla)
-Orange
-Butter Cream
-Beer Cream
Toppings:
-Rainbow Sprinkles
-Chocolate Sprinkles
-Cinnamon Sprinkles
-Chopped nuts
-Cookie crumbs (Oreo & Chocolate Chip)
-Chocolate Chips
-Peanut Butter Cup Chunks
-Chocolate Syrup
-Strawberry Syrup
-Caramel Syrup
-Honey
-Cherries
Elm got red velvet with strawberry frosting and crushed nuts.
Lily got plain chocolate with peanut butter frosting and chunks of peanut butter cups.
Teddy got confetti with green vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles.
Kishu got molten lava cake with dark chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkles.
Knickers got carrot cake with coconut frosting and cherries.
Trunks got a plain white cake with dark chocolate frosting and chocolate chip cookie crumbs.
Bulma got a lemon cake with strawberry frosting.
Vegeta got a rum cake with beer frosting, chocolate drizzle, crushed nuts, and cherries.
"Thank you." Everyone happily and politely said—except for Lily, who hid her face in Trunks's shoulder.
"You're all very welcome. Have a good night and please come again." The man said with a smile before they left.
"Are we ready now?" Vegeta impatiently asked.
"Yeah, we're ready." Everyone replied while Lily nodded.
"It's raining again." Elm noted, looking up at the sky once they were outside.
"Yeah, I see that." Trunks said, looking around as he handed Elm and Lily over to Vegeta while he went to get the van and Bulma got her car.
Half An Hour Later:
"That was a pretty good night." Bulma said as they entered their room.
"Yeah, it was." Trunks said, setting Elm and Lily down.
"Until it wasn't…" Vegeta mumbled.
"Ok everyone—into your pajamas." Trunks said before his parents could start anything.
"Oh, wait. I have pajamas for everyone." Bulma said with a smile, making everyone except the twins look at her like, "oh, no—now what?"
"Never mind that; just put them on." Bulma said, passing everyone some pajamas.
Once everyone was dressed, except for Bulma and Vegeta, they were all wearing matching pajamas:
-Light blue T-Shirt with stars spelling out "LOVE FAMILY" on the front
-Matching light blue shorts with stars all over them
-Dark blue striped socks
Bulma got as many pictures as she possibly could—in several different positions:
-Tallest to shortest in a straight line
-Trunks in the back with the boys in the center and the girls in the front
-Trunks in the back with Knickers and Kishu in front of him, Teddy in the center, and the twins in front
-Trunks on the bottom Lily on his shoulders with Elm behind her, Teddy behind him, Kishu behind her, and Knickers at the end
-A dog pile picture with heaviest on the bottom and lightest on the top
-And then several photos of just the kids together
"I'll be right back; I have to use the bathroom." Trunks said, heading to the bathroom.
"Ok, go put your shoes in the closet, and get ready for bed." Bulma said calmly.
"Aww man!" Kishu and Teddy complained right away.
"Don't "Aww man" me; we have a busy day ahead tomorrow." Bulma said seriously.
"What are we going to be doing?" Knickers asked as he put his shoes in the closet, followed by Kishu and Teddy; Elm and Lily were last, slowly walking to the closet with their shoes.
"I don't know yet—but we'll be here until Monday morning. So, we still have time to do plenty of fun things." Bulma said with a smile.
"What's going on?" Trunks asked, walking out of the bathroom just as a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, knocking out the power.
"We were jus—" Bulma started, only to be interrupted.
"Wahhhh!" Elm and Lily screamed and started hysterically crying as the power went out with a clash of thunder while putting their shoes in the closet.
"What happened? What's going on?" Knickers, Kishu, and Teddy, asked, panicked.
"Hey, everything's ok. You two are ok. I don't think they like storms; it might bother their ears. Then you add the fact that they were in a closet when the thunder went off." Trunks gently said, picking each twin up before carrying them to the queen-sized bed while explaining things.
He sat down and leaned against the wall and rocked the twins while Knickers climbed in to help.
Teddy also wanted to help, so she climbed up between Trunks's legs and rubbed the twins' backs along with Knickers; she was telling them, "it was going to be ok."
Not wanting to be left out, Kishu climbed in the bed as well; he handed Lily her pillow that she had dropped.
Forty-Five Minutes Later:
Elm had stopped crying after fifteen minutes and fell asleep about fifteen minutes ago.
Lily had just stopped crying about fifteen minutes ago and passed out maybe five minutes ago.
Just then, the power came back on, but Bulma quickly turned all that off.
"I don't think you're going anywhere." Vegeta stated, looking at Trunks and the kids.
Trunks had Elm curled up in his left arm, and Lily curled up in his right arm—both asleep.
Knickers was leaning up against him with his head on his shoulder, asleep.
Kishu was sleeping across his left ankle while Teddy was sleeping on his right knee.
"I don't think it matters too much either way." Bulma said, smiling; Trunks was also asleep.
Bulma just couldn't help herself and got some more family photos…