Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ A Simple Plan ❯ Shopping ( Chapter 5 )
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By: Tenshi no Sendo 
Things can only get better, or so the saying goes!
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Horror / Action / Martial Arts | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.20.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 166 | Status: Work In Progress
Things can only get better, or so the saying goes!
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Horror / Action / Martial Arts | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.20.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 166 | Status: Work In Progress
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Chapter 5
A knocking on the door brings me out of my daydream.
‘Trunks honey, are you ready yet? Bra’s waiting for you downstairs.’ I guess she’s trying to tell me to get a move on.
‘Yeah, I’ll just be a minute.’ I yell, while rushing to change.
‘Ok, I’ve got to get going so I’ll see you later. Bye’ I can hear her walking away from the door. I’m finally alone, and I won’t have an interruption. I guess that means it’s time! Pulling two sticks from my old clothes pile, I nimbly inject a stick in each arm. I don’t have the sudden rush that I used to feel. I guess my body has gotten used to Flame by now, but I still get the final effects. I feel a heat rushing from my arms, to my heart. Within seconds, the heat bursts outwards and warms my body throughout. Next comes the best part. My memories are locked away. My pain and suffering hide away so I can act like a normal kid. Ha, yeah right, me normal! I sit down on the floor for a few seconds to get my head together before destroying the tubes and heading out the bathroom. Before I leave to go downstairs, I take my capsules and my other two sticks, and conceal them in the clothing I am wearing. I chuck my old clothes onto my bed as I pass the room to head downstairs.
‘Trunks?’ I reach the main room as I hear a young female voice calling my name. Turning around, I find the source of the sound. A girl, about my age with straight green hair and light green eyes.
‘Erm, you must be Bra?’ I’m guessing this must be her! She looks a lot like Bulma, but with Vegeta’s eyes. She nods her head, slightly weary of the fact that a carbon copy of her elder brother as a teenager is standing in front of her.
‘So, you’re taking me shopping then!’ I try to lighten the mood, but to no avail.
‘Erm, you don’t mind if my friend comes with us as well, do you?’ She says, in a barely audible voice.
‘No, of course not. Go ahead!’ I’ve tried to make her more comfy by being more open, but it’s not working, o I guess I’ll just go back to normal then.
As if from nowhere, another girl appears in the room. I’ve felt this Ki before. It’s the girl from the shower. She appears and walks over to Bra. The second Bra noticed Pan she seemed to relax. Am I really that scary?
‘Pan! How’s it going? Are you coming as well?’ Bra starts acting how I guess teenage girls are meant to. Well, it seems that Pan’s just as confused as me by the sudden change in Bra’s attitude.
‘Hey, What’s up?’ She asks, confused. Bra edges her way away from me and towards Pan.
‘Nothing. Shall we go?’ She says, while latching onto Pan’s arm, and dragging her to the front door. Shrugging my shoulders, I follow the girls out.
I guess I can’t blame her for the way she was towards me. It’s the way Bulma and Vegeta should have been. I guess they could hide it better because they’ve met the old me before. Bra’s only met her brother, so I guess both parts hit her at once. Well, this looks like a fun day! I’m stuck with two girls that I’ve never met before. One is my sister, and one is in love with my other self. And to cap it off, I’m going clothes shopping with them. Joy!
‘Hey Trunks! Erm, about what I said the other day. You know I thought you were the other Trunks?’ Pan fell back to talk to me. Of course I knew she was talking about the other me. Why would she say things like that to me? It’s not like she even knows me. But deep down, I guess I was hoping. Just so someone would care when I leave, and not out of pity! Man, I just noticed how even in my head I sound pathetic.
Damn, she’s still waiting for an answer. I nod my head as a reply, causing her to smile at me. Wow, she’s got a really nice smile. Stop! Stop that. You’re not meant to give a damn about the others here. Only a few more days until I leave, and its over, finally!
We head out of Capsule Corp. compound and to the main road, where Bra pops a capsule containing a small, four seated, yellow helicopter. We all get in. Bra is upfront, so I go to the back. I don’t want to make her any more uncomfortable that she already is. I notice that Pan has sat in the back with me. I hope she doesn’t expect me to talk or anything. I don’t really do things like that anymore. Bra then starts the engine and takes off. I spend the whole journey looking out if the window. The few time I look inside, I catch Pan looking at me. I don’t understand what’s happening. She knows who I really am, so why won’t she understand that nothing’s going to happen?
Eventually, Bra lands the craft, signalling that we’ve arrived. I think Pan noticed that I saw her watching me because she jumped out of the copter the second it touched the ground. After I got out, Bra exited the copter and capsulated it. We then headed towards the shopping centre.
It’s gonna be hell. Spending a whole day with two girls that are scared of you for two different reasons. One is scared of the fact that I look like her brother, and one is scared of the fact I know how she feels about the other me. Oh well, might as well get it over and done now, or I’ll get forced to do it another day.
I’ve pretty much spent the whole day on autopilot. I just follow the girls around as they picked out clothing. I don’t even need to try anything on. Somehow Bra can tell my sizes by just looking at me. It feels like she has a sixth sense for it. I eventually snap out of it as it starts. The freeze! My body’s been trying to hold out for the whole day. What can I say? It failed! Half a day and it starts. I start getting tired. But I’ve got no way out. I have to hold on. I wait until Bra has gone into yet another store with Pan. I don’t think they noticed me leaving. I get out of there as quickly as possible and head to the toilets. They can’t find me in there. They won’t know. I hope!
Relief! It takes a while for it to spread through my entire body. I guess it’s because I waited so long before re-dosing. Looking at my watch, I notice that it’s almost 5. Kuso! I’ve been in here for over 20 minutes. They’re probably wondering where I am. Not that they’ll even care. It’s only because of Bulma forcing them that they even came today. Well, not even that. Pan only came because Bra forced her. I guess Bra didn’t want to be stuck alone with the messed up, washed out, younger version of her idolised older brother! Oh well, as I know all too well, Shit happens!!!
I went outside to try and find the others. I guess I was right. They were trying to find me. From the look of it, I think we’re finally done. It’s about time. I can finally get out of here. I follow the two girls back to the car park where Bra decapsulates the Copter. Getting in, I can feel that the tension has increased. Probably can’t wait to get home so they can get the hell away from me. The trip home is in silence, yet again. Halfway there, Pan suddenly sits up.
‘Bra, do you mind if I get out now. I can sense Dad!’ Gohan…. Focusing on it, I start to feel his Ki. The familiarity of the Ki hits me harder than I thought it would. I finally understand that I’m truly alone.
‘Sure. I’ll speak to you tonight.’ With that, Pan opens the door and jumps out. I watch as she turns back and closes the door, before flying off towards one of the buildings below. I suddenly feel the urge to follow Pan so that I can see Gohan. I’m stuck. I want to see Gohan, but Pan is uncomfortable around me. I don’t want to upset her so I try to focus my mind on other things. I suddenly find that the floor of the Copter has a ‘very’ interesting pattern.
10 agonising minutes later, we’re finally back. I get out of the Copter and Bra capsulates it. Heading back into the house, Bra tosses me the capsules before heading upstairs to her room. I guess I upset her too. I’m good at that! I head into the main living room where I find Bulma sitting with a cup of tea in her hand. Watching her for a moment, I can’t help but feel sad that I’ll never get to see my mother like that again. I turn to leave the room. As I near the door, Bulma catches sight of me and calls me over to sit with her.
‘Oh, hey Son. How are you feeling today?’ At that, I turn back around to face her. I try to smile at her but I can’t. I settle for nodding my head.
‘Would you like a cup of tea? Coffee? Anything?’ She stands up and moves towards me. I feel rooted to the ground. It’s been too long! I didn’t think I’d take it this badly. As she gets closer I can feel myself shivering under her gaze.
‘Trunks, are you alright?’ What can I say? I could lie, but I know her. No, I know the other her, my mother! But this is my mother as well. How similar are they?
‘Trunks?’ Kuso, how long was I thinking for?
‘I’m fine’ I lie. I don’t get a chance to see if she buys it, because next thing I know, there’s a knock at the door. Bulma looks at me for a second before heading to the door to answer it. Extending my Ki, I try to sense who it is before I see them. I get as far as sensing that there is a group of them before the door is opened and I notice who’s there.
Not now! I’m not ready yet! I can’t see him yet. But I guess it’s too late for that. He’s seen me. They all have. It’s kind of hard to not notice me standing there. I stand out too much here. I don’t belong. I shouldn’t have come back. I should have, I should’ve…
‘Son’ I hear a whisper in my ear. ‘Come with me. We will talk.’ As strange as it seems, that didn’t seem like an order. I turn to face the voice, but the owner has already left. I turn back to face the new group, but Bulma catches my eye first. She nods and smiles a sad smile. They know. They both do! I guess I’m not that good at hiding it.
Chapter 5
A knocking on the door brings me out of my daydream.
‘Trunks honey, are you ready yet? Bra’s waiting for you downstairs.’ I guess she’s trying to tell me to get a move on.
‘Yeah, I’ll just be a minute.’ I yell, while rushing to change.
‘Ok, I’ve got to get going so I’ll see you later. Bye’ I can hear her walking away from the door. I’m finally alone, and I won’t have an interruption. I guess that means it’s time! Pulling two sticks from my old clothes pile, I nimbly inject a stick in each arm. I don’t have the sudden rush that I used to feel. I guess my body has gotten used to Flame by now, but I still get the final effects. I feel a heat rushing from my arms, to my heart. Within seconds, the heat bursts outwards and warms my body throughout. Next comes the best part. My memories are locked away. My pain and suffering hide away so I can act like a normal kid. Ha, yeah right, me normal! I sit down on the floor for a few seconds to get my head together before destroying the tubes and heading out the bathroom. Before I leave to go downstairs, I take my capsules and my other two sticks, and conceal them in the clothing I am wearing. I chuck my old clothes onto my bed as I pass the room to head downstairs.
‘Trunks?’ I reach the main room as I hear a young female voice calling my name. Turning around, I find the source of the sound. A girl, about my age with straight green hair and light green eyes.
‘Erm, you must be Bra?’ I’m guessing this must be her! She looks a lot like Bulma, but with Vegeta’s eyes. She nods her head, slightly weary of the fact that a carbon copy of her elder brother as a teenager is standing in front of her.
‘So, you’re taking me shopping then!’ I try to lighten the mood, but to no avail.
‘Erm, you don’t mind if my friend comes with us as well, do you?’ She says, in a barely audible voice.
‘No, of course not. Go ahead!’ I’ve tried to make her more comfy by being more open, but it’s not working, o I guess I’ll just go back to normal then.
As if from nowhere, another girl appears in the room. I’ve felt this Ki before. It’s the girl from the shower. She appears and walks over to Bra. The second Bra noticed Pan she seemed to relax. Am I really that scary?
‘Pan! How’s it going? Are you coming as well?’ Bra starts acting how I guess teenage girls are meant to. Well, it seems that Pan’s just as confused as me by the sudden change in Bra’s attitude.
‘Hey, What’s up?’ She asks, confused. Bra edges her way away from me and towards Pan.
‘Nothing. Shall we go?’ She says, while latching onto Pan’s arm, and dragging her to the front door. Shrugging my shoulders, I follow the girls out.
I guess I can’t blame her for the way she was towards me. It’s the way Bulma and Vegeta should have been. I guess they could hide it better because they’ve met the old me before. Bra’s only met her brother, so I guess both parts hit her at once. Well, this looks like a fun day! I’m stuck with two girls that I’ve never met before. One is my sister, and one is in love with my other self. And to cap it off, I’m going clothes shopping with them. Joy!
‘Hey Trunks! Erm, about what I said the other day. You know I thought you were the other Trunks?’ Pan fell back to talk to me. Of course I knew she was talking about the other me. Why would she say things like that to me? It’s not like she even knows me. But deep down, I guess I was hoping. Just so someone would care when I leave, and not out of pity! Man, I just noticed how even in my head I sound pathetic.
Damn, she’s still waiting for an answer. I nod my head as a reply, causing her to smile at me. Wow, she’s got a really nice smile. Stop! Stop that. You’re not meant to give a damn about the others here. Only a few more days until I leave, and its over, finally!
We head out of Capsule Corp. compound and to the main road, where Bra pops a capsule containing a small, four seated, yellow helicopter. We all get in. Bra is upfront, so I go to the back. I don’t want to make her any more uncomfortable that she already is. I notice that Pan has sat in the back with me. I hope she doesn’t expect me to talk or anything. I don’t really do things like that anymore. Bra then starts the engine and takes off. I spend the whole journey looking out if the window. The few time I look inside, I catch Pan looking at me. I don’t understand what’s happening. She knows who I really am, so why won’t she understand that nothing’s going to happen?
Eventually, Bra lands the craft, signalling that we’ve arrived. I think Pan noticed that I saw her watching me because she jumped out of the copter the second it touched the ground. After I got out, Bra exited the copter and capsulated it. We then headed towards the shopping centre.
It’s gonna be hell. Spending a whole day with two girls that are scared of you for two different reasons. One is scared of the fact that I look like her brother, and one is scared of the fact I know how she feels about the other me. Oh well, might as well get it over and done now, or I’ll get forced to do it another day.
I’ve pretty much spent the whole day on autopilot. I just follow the girls around as they picked out clothing. I don’t even need to try anything on. Somehow Bra can tell my sizes by just looking at me. It feels like she has a sixth sense for it. I eventually snap out of it as it starts. The freeze! My body’s been trying to hold out for the whole day. What can I say? It failed! Half a day and it starts. I start getting tired. But I’ve got no way out. I have to hold on. I wait until Bra has gone into yet another store with Pan. I don’t think they noticed me leaving. I get out of there as quickly as possible and head to the toilets. They can’t find me in there. They won’t know. I hope!
Relief! It takes a while for it to spread through my entire body. I guess it’s because I waited so long before re-dosing. Looking at my watch, I notice that it’s almost 5. Kuso! I’ve been in here for over 20 minutes. They’re probably wondering where I am. Not that they’ll even care. It’s only because of Bulma forcing them that they even came today. Well, not even that. Pan only came because Bra forced her. I guess Bra didn’t want to be stuck alone with the messed up, washed out, younger version of her idolised older brother! Oh well, as I know all too well, Shit happens!!!
I went outside to try and find the others. I guess I was right. They were trying to find me. From the look of it, I think we’re finally done. It’s about time. I can finally get out of here. I follow the two girls back to the car park where Bra decapsulates the Copter. Getting in, I can feel that the tension has increased. Probably can’t wait to get home so they can get the hell away from me. The trip home is in silence, yet again. Halfway there, Pan suddenly sits up.
‘Bra, do you mind if I get out now. I can sense Dad!’ Gohan…. Focusing on it, I start to feel his Ki. The familiarity of the Ki hits me harder than I thought it would. I finally understand that I’m truly alone.
‘Sure. I’ll speak to you tonight.’ With that, Pan opens the door and jumps out. I watch as she turns back and closes the door, before flying off towards one of the buildings below. I suddenly feel the urge to follow Pan so that I can see Gohan. I’m stuck. I want to see Gohan, but Pan is uncomfortable around me. I don’t want to upset her so I try to focus my mind on other things. I suddenly find that the floor of the Copter has a ‘very’ interesting pattern.
10 agonising minutes later, we’re finally back. I get out of the Copter and Bra capsulates it. Heading back into the house, Bra tosses me the capsules before heading upstairs to her room. I guess I upset her too. I’m good at that! I head into the main living room where I find Bulma sitting with a cup of tea in her hand. Watching her for a moment, I can’t help but feel sad that I’ll never get to see my mother like that again. I turn to leave the room. As I near the door, Bulma catches sight of me and calls me over to sit with her.
‘Oh, hey Son. How are you feeling today?’ At that, I turn back around to face her. I try to smile at her but I can’t. I settle for nodding my head.
‘Would you like a cup of tea? Coffee? Anything?’ She stands up and moves towards me. I feel rooted to the ground. It’s been too long! I didn’t think I’d take it this badly. As she gets closer I can feel myself shivering under her gaze.
‘Trunks, are you alright?’ What can I say? I could lie, but I know her. No, I know the other her, my mother! But this is my mother as well. How similar are they?
‘Trunks?’ Kuso, how long was I thinking for?
‘I’m fine’ I lie. I don’t get a chance to see if she buys it, because next thing I know, there’s a knock at the door. Bulma looks at me for a second before heading to the door to answer it. Extending my Ki, I try to sense who it is before I see them. I get as far as sensing that there is a group of them before the door is opened and I notice who’s there.
Not now! I’m not ready yet! I can’t see him yet. But I guess it’s too late for that. He’s seen me. They all have. It’s kind of hard to not notice me standing there. I stand out too much here. I don’t belong. I shouldn’t have come back. I should have, I should’ve…
‘Son’ I hear a whisper in my ear. ‘Come with me. We will talk.’ As strange as it seems, that didn’t seem like an order. I turn to face the voice, but the owner has already left. I turn back to face the new group, but Bulma catches my eye first. She nods and smiles a sad smile. They know. They both do! I guess I’m not that good at hiding it.