Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Finding Peace ❯ C.O.D. ( Chapter 16 )

~~~``` Chapter. 15 C.O.D

The curse of love is the cause of the pain

The crime of the day is when you do it again AC/DC

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Bulma placed Bra down on the couch to answer the intercom on the living room wall that beeped with a message from the front desk downstairs. "Yes?"

"Mrs. Briefs, A Nesa Jino in here to see Mr. Trunks Briefs, says that she is his classmate at school and girlfriend. Should I call security?"

Bulma smiled, "No, that's all right, she's telling the truth. Send her up."

"You sure? I don't know Mrs. Briefs, last time I checked Young Mr. Briefs didn't have a girlfriend."

"Don't worry, Pilt. She's not lying."

"Ok, if you're sure."

"I'm sure." Bulma laughed lightly before going to the elevator. The secretary downstairs had been there for ten years, ever since Trunks was a baby. Pilt was like family, and protected them constantly against unscheduled visitors. Bulma pressed the blinking released button.

The young lady stood nervously, hugging her purse to her side biting her lip as the door slid open to reveal the famous Bulma Briefs. She stumbled on her words, not really knowing what would be intelligent to say to the genius that was this woman. Nesa wondered if it was at all the same as talking to Trunks. Some of the things that boy said in class just astounded even the teacher, so no wonder she would feel like everything that came out of her mouth was the stupidest thing ever said.

But what was even more awkward at the moment then meeting her boyfriend's mother was the fact that at the moment, the woman was circling her. Eyeing her up and down causing her nerves to shiver.

Bulma took in the young female's long legs, which adored a knee-length skit and knee-high black boots. The white blouse that covered her upper body gave a bit too much cleavage for Bulma's taste. Her first thought was to ask the female how old she was, not remembering any of her girl-friends at age fifteen have a rack like that, but thought against it, not wanting to embarrass Trunks' girlfriend. The brunette fidgeted under the scrutiny, hazel eyes nervously twitching this way and that. "Well, as you probably guest, I'm Trunks' Mother." Bulma smiled brightly as she took her stance before the female.

"Yes, ma'am. I am Nesa Jino."

"Come to see Trunks?"

"Yes, he hasn't been to class in the past two days nor called me, I thought something was wrong."

"Well, you guessed right, but nothing that Trunks can't handle. Come on, I'll let him explain everything to you." The woman stayed were she was as Bulma ordered the elevator to the third level, all to have the doors jam as a small lavender haired child ran in. Bulma scoffed slamming her hand on the button to close the doors.

"Hi, I'm Bra."

"Bra?"

"Yep."

"I'm Nesa."

"Are you here to see my butor?"

"Brother?" She stalled before nodding her head, "Yes, I am."

"Why?"

"Because I was worried."

"Why?"

"OH no you don't missy!" Bulma quickly grabbed the little girl's hand, "I will not have you ask fifty questions. That game gets old really fast." She looked back at the female, "He's on the fourth door on your left." Once Nesa stepped out of the elevator the doors shut. She sighed heavily.

"Well, that's was interesting." She mumbled to herself as she timidly made her way down the hall, slowly opening the fourth door and peaking in. A gasp quickly sounded from her lips as she swung the door open getting the weak Sayian's attention, "Trunks!"

Trunks eyes snapped the brunette in the door. His orbs widened in surprise as he quickly looked down at himself. A needle was plugged into his arm, pumping morphine through his veins. A white sheet covered him up to his waist, his right leg hanging out still wrapped in a metal case. The large burned wound covered with gauze that blood was now starting to show through, while small white sticky pads stuck to his chest to monitor his heart. "Nesa? What are you doing here?" Trunks asked suddenly self-conscious as he shifted himself into an upright position, well try to anyway, quickly padding his hair down, making sure nothing was out of place.

Nesa slowly approached the sickly Sayian, stopping when she was just a foot away still gaping at her boyfriend. "I thought something was wrong. You didn't answer my calls and haven't shown up to school. I didn't know what happened to you so I thought I would come over. What happened to you? Why aren't you at the hospital?"

Trunks lightened his features seeing her fright present on her features as she gaped at his broken body. "Nesa, I'm fine. Don't worry. My mom has her own hospital on the grounds. I've got the best doctors in the world, don't worry, please." He reached a hand out for her, smiling, trying to calm down her raging heart that he could hear banging in his ears.

Nesa hesitantly placed her hand in his and stepped closer to him, "What happened?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you. It doesn't matter anyway. Come here." He pulled her closer, kissing her lips softly, not pressing too hard, knowing if he did, he would surely hurt her like always. "You look so beautiful." He complimented against her causing her to smile. While occupying her with his tongue dancing with hers, Trunks' hand went to the middle buttons of her white blouse, slowly un-tucking it not wanting to draw attention but his methods didn't really work for she pulled away gently keeping her lips upon his.

"What do you think you're doing?" She smiled.

Trunks pulled her shirt for his view. He sighed depressingly as he traced the four burn lines across her tight abdomen.

Nesa gently stroked his lavender hair, "I'm fine. I've been putting that cream on it. It no longer hurts, Trunks." He tried to smile but ended up dropping his hand and head against the bed allowing her to button her shirt up again. Nesa set herself upon her boyfriend's bed, holding his large hand in hers, biting her lip as she tried to word what she wanted to say without causing a fight to erupt. "Trunks." She began, "Why are you keeping things from me?"

"Wh..What are you talking about?"

"Well, first of all, you said you were an only child."

He smiled in apology. "Bra. Yeah, sorry. She's a wild one, might want to stay away from her."

"Second, you won't tell me how I get burn marks from your hands, or bruises." Nesa gripped his chin with her fingers turning his shamed face back to hers, "And now you won't tell me what happened to you. Ever since we got together, you have constantly kept something a secret from me."

"You don't want to know, Nesa. You'll run like all the rest."

"Hey, I resent that. The others may have ran, Trunks, but those were high school girls. I think I'm a little bit more mature then that."

"You sure you want to know?"

"Positive."

"All right. But please don't scream or anything, I have really sensitive hearing."

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Vegeta growled violently as he swung his fist at his adversary, smashing the younger man's cheek. Goku groaned as he was thrown back but quickly retaliated with a kick in Vegeta's ribs before he flipped over and landed on his feet. Vegeta was thrown to the side but jumped in the air, doing a back flip before landing ten paces in front of the only other full-blooded Sayian left in the world.

Goku nudged his cheek with the back of his hand, wiping the blood from his lip and smirking. "You've been really distracted today, Vegeta. Something wrong?"

"Shut the fuck up and fight me." Vegeta bit back before throwing himself at the man, only to disappear and dematerialize behind him, throwing his fist in the back of Goku's neck. The groan made Vegeta smirk but it quickly faded as Goku suddenly spun and smashed his foot aside Vegeta's face sending him flying through the air. Goku followed through and they began their series of attacks matching each punch with their own.

"You know Bulma's birthday is coming up." Goku caught the fist meant to hit his head and pushed Vegeta back.

The young Prince shook his head as he dropped to the floor, crossing his arms and watched as Goku landed also, "So the truth comes out Kakarot. I was wondering why you chose today to spar instead of our normal schedule." Goku grinned like a kid causing Vegeta to sneer and turn his head away. No matter how strong the Sayian is, no matter how much Vegeta thought one day the young one would change, it still hadn't happened. It actually seemed like it got worse the older the man got. "Why is it Kakarot, that for the past eight years you offer to spar the week of the woman's Birth Day, that winter holiday, and that one in spring with all the hearts and shit?"

"I just don't want you to forget. Bulma can be really scary when something like that is forgotten. Even Chi-Chi at times scares the hell out of me."

Vegeta shook his head with a scoff, "You are pathetic."

"I am not!" Goku fought lamely only to receive a raised eyebrow from his Sayian Prince. "So…" Vegeta watched with knitted eyebrows as the man gnawed on his lip while rocking innocently back and forth on his feet. "Whatca' goin' to get her?"

Vegeta chuckled, not in amusement, but really at the stupidity the man could accomplish. It was quite disturbing actually. It amazed Vegeta how a man as powerful as Kakarot and with fighting skills that matched his own, how the hell could the man be so half-witted? It just didn't make sense.

Vegeta turned his back to the man, shaking his head in shame at what the Sayian Kakarot had become during his time on Earth but then again, Vegeta had excepted the childish antics a long time ago. One could say that he had gotten use to the younger man and now no longer cared. Kakarot would never change, and Vegeta knew secretly, he wouldn't have it any other way. The man had an air around him, Vegeta had noticed a long time ago when he first started staying on the pitiful planet. It made people like him, no matter how much someone willed to hate the stupid fool with all of his being. One just couldn't. Kakarot was too stupid to hate.

"You did remember, didn't you? It's this Saturday. Oh, and I'm supposed to tell you that Chi and me want to give her a surprise party. Chi-Chi made calls everywhere and told everyone all ready about the party on Saturday. But we need to get her there. You think you could handle that?- If not I'll just get Yamcha or someone to pick her up. But either way it needs to be kept a secret. No sense on having a surprise party if it isn't a surprise."

"Fool." Vegeta mumbled to himself as the idiot kept on rambling. "What time?" Vegeta interrupted.

"OH, umm…at twelve."

"Fine but it ends at sun down."

"But-"

"End of discussion. Sun down. Now fight me."

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"That's it?"

"What do you mean 'that's it?'"

"What do you mean what do I mean? Is that the secret?"

Trunks stared upon his girlfriend, eyes wide, mouth dropped open as she just stared at him with eyebrows raised expecting him to tell her something else. But he just nodded dumbly and instantly received a smile and a kiss upon his forehead, "Wh..Why aren't you telling me I'm crazy?"

"Because I don't think you're crazy. It kind of makes sense now."

"What does?"

She giggled in response at his weirdness. "About how strong you are. The way your hands burn me. How much you eat. I kind of all ready thought you weren't human considering no person on this planet could swallow that much food at one time. Nor do I think any human would be able to just walk away after being hit by a car."

"It wasn't that obvious."

"Trunks, you walked out in the middle of a highway to grab my scarf, and calmly walked back, ignoring the truck that smacked right into your side. That car was going eighty miles an hour and it ended up totaled. Remember you had to pry open the metal roof to get those people out of it? And you did it with you BARE HANDS?"

"Ok, I guess it was a little bit obvious. But I thought you would be a little more freaked out."

"Its weird. I mean finding out your boyfriend isn't human is kind of awkward but you still…function as a human. Right? There's no like weird brain eating fetish of yours or anything?"

He chuckled at her before shaking his head, "Nope. But I did have a tail."

"A tail?"

"Yep. A long one. But mom made me cut it off because if I stared at the moon I would turn into a giant ape."

Nesa blinked at him a few times capturing his serious features and knowing he wasn't lying. She quickly shook her head, "I may be cool with it but don't push it."

He laughed, letting his head fall back on the bed, "Sorry. That usually gets them." He smiled faded as he winced visibly, hands lacing around the blanket in pain. He looked down at his stomach, the bandages again soaked with blood. "Shit." He sighed before reaching over to the nightstand and grabbing the portably communicated. "Mom."

Seconds later, "Yeah honey."

"My bandages."

"Ah, man, Trunks. All right. We're going to need to take you down to the hospital."

"Yeah, all right."

"I'll be up in two minutes, just let me call the guys to move you."

Trunks sighed but smiled for the female placing it down on the stand and grabbing her hand bringing it to his lips and kissing it softly. "Thanks for stopping by and not being totally scared that I'm not fully human."

"What are they going to do to you?"

"Try and find the reason I'm bleeding so much. After whatever it is they are going to do to me I'll call you."

"Ok." She leaned up and kissed his lips.