Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ From the inside ❯ Maybe after you're born little one ( Chapter 12 )

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From the inside-SDPG-SSM

It had been a full week since Trunks had come home. Goten was still leery but kept it to himself as his koi smothered attention on him in every way possible. He would shower Goten in kisses in the morning before leaving for work, and would always return at the end of the day with something for either him or the baby. Yesterday it was an eloquent hand carved rocking chair with a wide back for the nursery, while the day before, Trunks brought home Goten's favorite ice cream of the week. To see the sparkle in Trunks' eyes once again was worth the time apart. Goten knew there were still demons that lurked within his koi's mind, but they haven't resurfaced since his arrival back home. No nightmares, no flashbacks and no unexplained missing time that would confuse Trunks from time to time.

The week did not go without incident either. Leilani refused to stay at the house while Trunks was there. As soon as the car would pull into the drive, she was gone out the back door with Shadow, rushing to Grandpa Goku's house for the remainder of the evening.

"What in the hell is wrong with her? I've tried talking to her and I'm this close to grounding her to her bedroom for a week for her attitude." Goten spouted off as soon as his daughter ran past him and out the back door after hearing the crunch of the gravel under the car Trunks was driving.

"She saw it all." Vegeta, his babysitter for the afternoon replied, watching Goten from the other side of the den. The young demi saiyan could only shake his head as he watched his daughter disappear on the beaten dirt path that lead right to his childhood home just on the other side of the woods.

"I have explained to her so many times that Trunks didn't know what was going on but he was all better now." Goten let out a sigh hearing the car door slam shut and the footsteps on the wooden porch. Keys jangled as the lock on the front door sprung and the door opened. Trunks tossed his briefcase on the entryway table and threw down his keys.

"Goten I'm home. Oh hey Dad. Didn't think you'd still be here." Trunks commented, watching Goten exit the room, the stairs creaking under his weight as he climbed them.

"Ok, what did you do to Goten now?" Trunks asked accusingly of his father after Goten got out of earshot of his voice.

"Nothing. He is upset with your daughter."

"Great, just fucking fantastic. I'll be over later to talk with her. I can't have her running away from me at a time like this. This is really stressing him out and he doesn't need the extra stress." Trunks said pulling his glasses off his nose and rubbing his tired eyes.

"Go take care of him. He needs you now. Kakarott and myself will have that talk with her." Vegeta said showing himself to the door.

"Thanks Dad. Don't kill her, I'd like for her to come home soon." Trunks gave a small wave over his shoulder as he climbed the stairs. Life wasn't back to normal in the house as Trunks thought it would be. Goten was moody and would be irritated by the smallest things some days. As for Leilani, he rarely saw his 'Firefly' that much anymore. The first night he was back she made it quite clear that she hated him and threw a ki blast at him to show her anger for him.

"Goten?" He called, looking from room to room finally finding his koi in the nursery. The dark haired demi had his head resting on his folded hands that laid on the top rail of the crib that was decorated in soft pastels teddy bears. It was actually Bulma and Bra's idea since Goten and Trunks wanted to be surprised at the sex of the baby. Both agreed as long as the baby was healthy they wouldn't care what they had.

"Goten? Are you ok?" Trunks queried with a concern look on his face. Goten shifted his legs, gave his koi a silent nod and a loud groan as he continued looking over the patterns of bears.

"Goten? You are not ok if you're making noises like that."

"My back just aches. You try walking around like this and see if you don't hurt by the end of the day." Goten answered in a whispery voice, looking at his koi out of the corner of his eye. Trunks shifted behind Goten, his hands pressing gently against tense back muscles trying to relax them for his love. Goten sighed, his eyes sliding close as he relaxed into the blissful touch of his lover. This is one of the many things he missed while Trunks was away. No one would rub his back just right, or try and rub his swelling ankles when they felt like bursting.

"Feel good Chibi?"

"Uh huh…keep going please."

"You better not be falling asleep on me."

"When have you known me to fall asleep while standing up?" Goten asked, one eye cracking open.

"Never know with you baby. I've caught you sleeping in the bathtub way too many times. Want to take a small nap before dinner?"

"Maybe…ungh…" Goten groaned loudly, his muscles tensing painfully.

"Ummmm, maybe a trip to see Gohan instead?" Trunks let out a nervous chuckle. He was prepared for fighting, he was prepared to handle just about anything, but at that moment, he wasn't exactly sure if he was ready and prepared for being a brand new daddy or Goten's labor.

"No, I'm just tired is all. I've been on my feet most of the day."

"And why were you on your feet all day? I thought Gohan said that you were to resting as much as possible."

"Oh he did say that, but he hasn't had a hyper five year old in a long time." The younger demi laughed lightly as he was being led down the hall to their bedroom. Trunks laid him down, smiling down on his koi watching him burrow under the blankets and pillows.

"I think I'm going to ask Mom for some time off. I should be here from here on out with you." The young prince whispered, brushing the chaotic locks out of Goten's eyes.

"No need to do that. I've got things under control. I even made dinner for tonight. Its in the oven." Goten smiled, cracking an eye open to look at his handsome prince.

"The great mystery dinner. Sounds delicious. Take your nap. I'll wake you up in a few hours." Trunks kissed his koi's forehead and ruffled the thick mop of hair before leaving the room.


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Trunks was walking in the clouds at work as Goten's due date neared. Still over a month away, but the time seemed to pass by so quickly. Leilani still refused to talk to him, but stayed at the house while he was home now. Vegeta and Goku had talked Leilani into staying with her parents incase the baby came and Trunks needed help.

He thanked Dende over and over that today was Friday. He loved to have the weekend alone with Chibi lately. The quiet days of spending half the day in bed with him, curled up in the warmth of the blankets and skin on skin contact put him at ease. He was also thankful that the flashbacks hadn't reoccurred since leaving the therapy center. His nerves were finally starting to settle without fearing that he would hurt his love.

"Trunks! Hey Mom wants to talk with you!" Bra came running through the office, darting around people that were in her way as she gave chase to her older brother.

"If it's about the baby shower tomorrow, I already know." Trunks sighed out, flipping back some stray locks of hair away from his face.

"You already know? I thought that was suppose to be kept a secret?" Bra whined out in one of her high annoying pitches.

"It was but you know Mom. Goten still doesn't know about it so it's all good in my book."

"Cool. So I guess I'll tell Mom that everything is a go for 'Operation saiyan baby' then."

"Say what?" Trunks questioned giving his sister a very confused look.

"You know Mom. She thought that the party needed a special code name while we were planning it."

"What ever! I have to get back to work so I can get out of here on time tonight. I told Goten that I would bring home his favorite dinner and I don't want him to starve."



Goten sat at the baby grand piano in his 'special' room that Trunks had made especially for him and his music. The room was filled with all Goten's gold and platinum records and recording equipment along with his favorite beat up acoustical guitar. The music bug never really left his blood after leaving the States to come back home, but he quelled his need for it by writing songs whenever the mood struck him. But now a day he didn't write music about winning lost love like he did the years before, now it was all about being in love and staying with that person forever.

His babysitter for the day had been Vegeta once again, but he left soon after Leilani had arrived home from school stating that Kakarott and himself had dinner reservations in West City. Goten found it kind of strange seeing that his father wasn't allowed in hardly any restaurants after eating them out of food in less then twenty minutes.

"Hey Daddy, I'm going outside with Shadow." Leilani shouted from down the hall. Thunderous paws could be heard as well, chasing after the young girl. Goten could only laugh as he watched out the window at them. Shadow had chased the girl around the flower garden sending them both sliding in the mud that was caused by the winter melt.

"I guess I'll have Trunks give both of them bathes when he gets home." The dark haired demi chucked evilly, rubbing his hands together at the thought. He could see his koi's face now, in total shock!

At long last, he had some quiet time to himself. He let his fingers stretch over the ivory colored keys letting sweet flowing music fill the air around him.

"Maybe after you're born little one, I might go back to doing music but I won't put it first like I have in the past." Goten whispered out after feeling the baby squirm and kick at the sound of the music he was playing. He was halfway through one of his older songs when the doorbell rang from down the hall. The eerie sounds that it made every time some one rang it would make his skin crawl for some reason. He would have to remind himself to have a new one installed one of these days. He shuffled down the hall trying to fix the extra large sweatshirt he was wearing to conceal his pregnancy from people other then family.

"Can I help you?" Goten asked, cracking the door open just enough to see two men standing on the front porch. Both of the strangers' heads snapped back to the door when Goten answered, the younger demi saiyan recognizing one of them as the deliverer of the manila envelope that contained all those horrible pictures taken of his koi being raped and tortured. Goten's mouth went dry, his muscles starting to tremble in rage just looking at the man.

"We were wondering if Mr. Briefs was at home? We really need to talk with him." The dark haired stranger asked, looking from his companion back to Goten.

"He's not here. He's at his office in West City. Try looking there before coming to our home next time." Goten spat out, pushing the door to close it.

"Not so fast!" A foot was wedged in the door before it was closed.

"What do you want? Just leave me alone." Goten snarled out, the door being forced open by both the men now as Goten tried in vain to keep his weight against it to shut it. The young demi saiyan stumbled as the door came crashing in on him and a pair of hands found his shoulders, slamming him up against the foyer's far wall.

"So the purple hair fairy left his lover all alone today. I bet we could find a way to pass the time while we wait." The stranger's hot breath was directly in his face, churning his stomach with every word that was spoken. Goten now wish he wasn't in the state he was in. He was powerless to do shit while carrying the baby.

"Just go away! Trunks and our fathers will be here any minute now!"

"You know that's not true. I saw the fag's father leave a half hour ago. Will you fucking stop struggling?" Goten continued, he had to have the strength somewhere to get himself free.

"Fuck off!" Goten screamed, bringing his knee up, crushing the guy in the balls to get himself free. The hands on his shoulders fell giving him ample time to squeeze past the guy and get himself upstairs.

"And where do you think you're going?" A smooth voice from just in front of him asked, the sound of a gun being cocked made Goten stop dead in his tracks. There was now five men surrounding him, all of them looking lustfully hungry as their gaze bore down on him. He was screaming and panicking mentally. This was the first time in his whole life that he actually thought he wasn't going to make it out alive.

"Seems you're a fighter just like Trunks. But we'll take care of that won't we boys? Now lets have some fun while we wait for Trunks to arrive." The young demi's arms where pulled back roughly while a punch was sent towards his face. Goten cried out in pain as the blow hit its mark.

"TRU-CHAN!"