Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Little Warriors All Grown up ❯ College ( Chapter 28 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Disclaimer: DBZ and its characters belong to Akira Toriyama!

As stated in Chapter 4, *Trunks did everything to refrain himself to acting in a slightest way attracted to guys, or at least, attracted to Goten. He didn't want anyone to know. He knew it would mean the end of him, both at school and at home.* *But it wasn't until in the last year of Trunks' high school that Goten started hanging out with Trunks again. Trunks welcomed Goten into his group of friends and in no-time they were back to being best buds like they use to be.*

~-Z-~

Trunks raced to his early morning lecture on the first day back. He cussed mentally that he had pressed snooze button on his alarm and carried on cuddling with his boyfriend, Goten.

With newly cut hair, black jeans, sneakers and a few layers of clothes, he ran as fast as he was allowed to in public to one of the blocks on the college campus.

He entered the lecture hall, sighing in relief as the lecturer was still sorting his laptop out. He eyed the seats, finding a spare one next to his old group of friends. Panic struck him as he realised that he had totally left them out of the blue during all of the summer vacation. He had been so wrapped in all of Goten that it had completely slipped his mind that he had other friends too.

"Wow... Look at that, it's Trunks Briefs!" Jayden, one of his longest known friends from high school, snorted as Trunks sat next to him.

"Yeah man, nice to see you too!"

"Alright, well back people," the lecturer spoke, stopping any chance of them having a conversation.

Over the years of high school Trunks had formed a close knit group that wasn't as fussed over him being the 'Trunks Briefs' as many others have. The first had been Jayden, a guy who, surprisingly like his mother and grandfather, loved to invent. Then there was also Sandy, Desiree, and Sunny. Sandy and Sunny had interests in commerce too, while Desiree was on the other side of campus, becoming an early hood teacher.

After 3 tedious lectures, lunch rolled by and Trunks was left with Sandy, one of the two female friends. Her name suited her well as her short blonde hair waved about in the short little winds that was passing by when they were seated outside for some lunch.

"So how was your break?" She asked, twirling her ramen noodles around her fork.

"It was alright,"

"Busy huh?" She added. She had to admit, it wasn't the same hanging out with the group of friends without Trunks around.

"What did you get up to?" Trunks asked.

"I worked mainly, but on off days we mostly went to beaches and all. It seemed a little weird not to have you there though," she sighed.

"Yeah, sorry, I guess it slipped my mind,"

"Well whatever kept you busy must've been important," she smiled.

"Yeah, they did keep me quite busy," Trunks chuckled, taking a bite of his own food that consisted of left over stir-fry that Goten had made the night before.

"They? Oh wow. Trunks, did you finally get a steady relationship in the holidays!" Her eyes bulged. She ignored the tinge of jealously that bit at her. For the longest time possible she had a crush on her friend. Although long ago, she had given up any hope that it would ever be more than friends. Trunks had clearly stated in the past she was off-limits and that he wasn't quite ready for a steady relationship or to break a good friendship she had with him. She has moved on, but still somewhere inside of her had a soft spot for her attractive friend.

"Sort of? Well, I mean, yeah!" Trunks chuckled. He enjoyed having to talk with someone about relationships with such ease.

"Who is it! Is she in one of our lectures?" Curiosity got the better of her.

"Oh... um... No... They don't go to college anymore,"

"Wow, graduated already huh? Older than us then? Wow Trunks, that's really putting it out there!"

"No... They're younger," Trunks shrugged.

"Oh," was all she could say.

"Yo!" Jayden shouted, making Sandy scream in suprise as he grabbed her shoulders from behind.

"Dude, where have you been? Haven't seen you at all!" His loud voice echoed.

"Aka, Jayden's missed you," Desiree added, sitting next to Sandy.

"Well duh! It's boring hanging out with you uptight chicks!"

"We're not uptight!" Sandy laughed, flicking a pea at Jayden.

"Whatever babe... You're just not as naughty as Trunks, Sunny and I..." Jayden drifted, winking at Trunks. Trunks laughed, remembering all the times Jayden and him would cause mayhem.

"Speaking of Sunny, where is he?" Desiree asked, looking around for their youngest friend.

"He ditched after the third lecture," Sandy explained.

"So what have you been doing Trunks?" Deiree quickly changed subjects before another tedious topic of Sunny came about. Trunks just stayed silent, trying to figure out some type of story to tell them.

"Have you been spending time with that fag again?" Jayden asked. Trunks shot him a hard glare.

"Dude! Chill! I'm only joking!" Jayden laughed. He in actuality had no idea what sexuality Goten was, but he did sometimes come off a tad... different, even if he was muscular as hell; although Goten's personality always intrigued him the most. The boy would be mature at times and then completely innocent at others. He was always just so happy and positive... He wasn't quite too sure if he really liked him or not. At first he thought Goten was okay when Trunks had introduced him to the group, but as time went on, he just got annoyed. Maybe he was just jealous of the friendship Trunks and Goten shared?

"You mean Goten? Yeah... He's moved into Capsule Corp," Trunks stated matter-of-factly.

"And he didn't have a house-coming party! Man, what a geek!" Jayden laughed. Trunks shot him another glare.

He had forgotten how Jayden didn't really like Goten all that much. Perhaps it was because Jayden was jealous? Or maybe the fact that Goten just wasn't the type of people he normally hung out with. Goten was happy and cheerful, which was weird because so was Jayden, with a touch of naughtiness thrown in. What was it about Goten that he didn't like though? It always puzzled him.

"Anyway, you got a lecture next hour?" Sandy asked. Trunks shook his head, he was thankful for a two hour gap before he had to sit through two more lectures.

"Awesome!" Sandy gleefully replied, "You can come along with me to that new candy store that opened on campus!"

"Man, you guys are such children sometimes," Jayden growled.

"Speak for yourself Jayden," Desiree replied, packing up her things to start heading to her block.

"I'll see you guys this afternoon," she replied, waving her goodbyes.

"So... Now that miss innocent is gone, did you get into anyone's pants these holidays?" Jayden wiggled his eyebrows at Trunks.

"What's it to you?" Trunks asked. He was slightly getting annoyed at Jayden's attitude. He swore he's never been like this in the past, but then perhaps Trunks was the one who had changed? He quickly reminded himself that Jayden was just being who he was. Jayden. Trunks also spent some of his lectures trying to remind himself about the many girls he use to flirt with at parties whenever he was around Jayden. Suddenly he felt sick to his stomach thinking about all the girls he's mislead around his friends. Just like Goten, he had the sad excuse of using cover-ups.

"Just one person really," Trunks tried to say lightly, hoping his annoyance wasn't showing.

"Really now?" Jayden asked.

"Yeah, like I said earlier to Sandy, I have a steady relationship now,"

"Oh shit! So that's where you been! Wowza!" Jayden hopped to his feet, sitting back down again. Sandy snorted and laughed. –What a douche.-

"Gee, a steady relationship! That's so unlike you! At first you never gave a fuck about girls, then you were suddenly so into them... Always going about, showing off all the girls when you were around us... And now you're telling me you have a steady girlfriend! I HAVE to meet her!" Jayden got himself excited.

"Well uh... I wasn't exactly planning on you guys meeting..." Trunks stuttered, unsure what to say. Luckily Sandy came to his rescue. "So you have class in the next hour Jayden?"

"Oh crap!" He eyed his watch. "Catch you later peeps!"

-Z-

"So Trunks... I heard you got a bit of excitement in the holidays," she giggled as they walked over to the candy store.

"What do you mean?" Trunks' brow furrowed.

"Being vomited on?" She giggled once more. Trunks' walking slowed as his heart paced. –What! How does she know! Did she see it in the newspaper or on the internet! I thought mum stopped all the press before it was released!-

"Hey... No big deal, I didn't hear about it through the press," she snorted. He looked over to her in confusion.

"I was there with a few female friends of mine," she explained.

"Oh..." was all he could say.

"Tough break aye? That must've sucked!"

"Haha, yeah!" He laughed.

"So who was that guy who ran after you anyway? He looked pretty worried..." She asked after a few minutes of silence.

"Oh, that was Son Goten... You remember him, right?"

"Well of course I remember him! Trunks, it's only been 3 months!" She snorted, "But yeah... wow, he's changed,"

"Just his hair actually. It's so different compared to that shaggy and wild hair he had before,"

"Yeah... He looked pretty hot actually..." She giggled, "Or maybe that was just my drink telling me that," she laughed. Trunks shot her a quick death glare when he heard her call HIS Goten 'hot'.

"Is he still single?" She casually asked.

"Nah," he quickly replied. He smirked at the fact that he was the lucky one to be Goten's boyfriend.

"Damn... It would've been nice to get to know him some more..."

"Just because he cut his hair?"

"No, I'm not meaning it in that way. Sure, the haircut made him look hotter, but he's always fascinated me. Strange kid," she chuckled. Where ever she was going with this, she could tell Trunks was not happy so she decided to leave it.

A few more minutes passed as they crossed campus in silence.

"You seem pretty protective of him..." She broke the silence.

"What! No way! I mean... Well yeah I care about him, he is my best friend since forever... but,"

"But not in that way?" She raised her eyebrows to look at him.

"What are you trying to prove Sandy?"

"Nothing, I'm just trying to figure out the relationship between you two,"

"Well that's just a bit odd," he stated.

"Oh come on, don't start with me! Nothing is weirder than whatever is going on between you two. I've always been curious as to what you guys really are... best friends or brothers?" She asked herself.

"I guess that's for me to know and you to find out," Trunks winked, the candy store coming to sight.

The store smelt like all things sweet. He had to keep his mouth shut or else he would've drooled. The walls were covered in *get your own* lollies that people could place into bags. The store was slightly packed, but he didn't mind. Everything looked so good!

-I wonder what I should get Goten. Oh Kami... here you go again Trunks! Thinking of Goten!- he thought to himself. He decided to get a few sour lollies and sherbet bags. He took note of the wide range of ice cream they sold too. He would have to bring Goten sometime.

"I think I could spend all my savings in that store!" Sandy beamed as she ate her chocolate ice cream.

"Yeah! Man Goten would love that place! He loves candy and sweet food," Trunks beamed.

"Really?" She murmured. It took Trunks a second to realise that he had just mentioned Goten once again. He kicked himself inwardly. He had to watch what he was saying.

-Z-

After another two lectures done with, Trunks stood with his group of friends outside the centre of the college campus. His friends were planning on having a dinner somewhere at some student bar to celebrate the first day back. Trunks was hoping to get back home, as he promised Goten he would get back as soon as possible so he didn't have to spar with Vegeta all alone; but his friends seemed to be on another mission.

They entered the bar and ordered some hamburgers with a couple of beers and shots. They were seated in a small booth with a window that overlooked part of the campus.

"Seriously, tell me more about this *relationship* you have," Jayden asked as they sat down in a booth.

"Trunks is in a relationship?" Sunny asked, "Shit just hit the deck!" He quickly added, sculling a shot of liquor.

"Why are you guys making it such a big deal?" Trunks wondered, becoming annoyed at how everyone was surprised. Was it really that big of news?

"Because it's so unlike you," Jayden replied.

"How is it unlike me?"

"You use to be such a flirt!" Sunny laughed.

"What? No way... I may have gotten round to some girls, but seriously..."

"Exactly!" Jayden smacked his hand against the table.

Trunks thought for a while in silence as he tried to remember back to high school. When did he ever come off as a flirt? Around his friends and at parties he would flirt with girls, he had to admit to that. But when Goten was around, he never did. Without his friends around, he never gave girls or guys the time of day. Always around Goten he wouldn't care... all he could think about is his younger friend. Was it once again the image? Did he flirt with them to look cool? Actually, he never really cared for the girls he flirted with. He shook his head. –No, they always flirted with me, I just joined in to see how far it would go, - he corrected himself. –No wonder it took Goten such a long time to confess... I must've come off as a dick or something... But yet he told me he realised I never gave people the time of day. I was always me around Goten and always tried to be good enough around my friend's even if it meant slightly changing my attitude. I guess I overdid it around them. I probably shouldn't have because in reality it wasn't really me. I didn't really care for much of those girls. They were just there to avoid any attention to the signs of liking my best friend. Looks like I have my father's ego after all. Can't believe I was so wrapped up in my own silly image. I think maybe it's time I fixed my mistakes. –

"So... Care to bring her along to college sometime?" Jayden broke Trunks out of his trail of thoughts.

"I... I don't know," Trunks shrugged his shoulders.

Time passed quickly as they had a few beers and ate their food. Trunks became lost in the memories of his friends as they spoke about their vacations. No one batted an eye as he ate and drank more than them. They were so use to his strange appetite over the years. Later on, he glanced down his watch to see it read 9 o'clock.

"Oh fuck!" He cussed, taking hold of his bag.

"Trunks, where are you going?" Sandy asked.

"Thanks for dinner guys... But I really need to get going!"

"What? Wait! Why?" Jayden asked, all confused as he swayed side to side.

"I'm sorry, I just realised that I'm really late!" Trunks exited the booth, about to walk away.

"Late for what? Since when did you have a curfew?" Jayden asked.

"I was supposed to have a training session with my dad! Sorry guys! See you tomorrow!" He shouted before he raced out of the bar before they could protest.

As soon as he found a dark allow, he flew up to the sky and raced towards Capsule Corp. Trunks cussed under his breath as he realised that he got carried away. He raced up the stairs into the living quarters, finding it eerily quiet. He sensed his mother and father's ki inside the bedroom and same with Bulla. He swayed as he tried flying up the next flight of stairs to his apartment.

"Goten!" He nearly shouted as he entered. The lounge was slightly dimmed as Goten was watching TV from the couch. Trunks tried to focus on the TV as he began to sway once more. He must've drunken much more than he realised.

"Hey Trunks!" Goten beamed looking over to his older friend. His face fell as he saw Trunks sway side to side. He scrunched his nose up as the alcohol stench hit him in the face.

"Kami! How much did you drink?" Goten asked, walking towards him.

"Not much must've been the shots," Trunks slurred.

"Your first day back and you're already drunk?" Goten raised his eyebrow.

"I wasn't going to go with them, but they practically forced me," Trunks groaned.

"And you lost track of time? All good," Goten shrugged his shoulders. He didn't mind, as long as Trunks wasn't going to make a habit out of it. Trunks gave Goten a goofy smile as he still swayed slightly. He was thankful Goten wasn't one bit mad about breaking his promise, but he made a point to not do it again, just in case.

"Let me help you," Goten mumbled, taking off Trunks' messenger bag and leading him to his room.

"Did you have a good day?" Goten asked, watching Trunks undress himself.

"Fiiine," Trunks chuckled.

"Really? Was lectures as boring as they use to be?"

"Yeaaaah!" Trunks snorted.

"How's the gang going?" Goten casually asked, trying to drift his eyes away as Trunks took off his pants.

"They're fine too," Trunks mumbled.

"Did you tell them anything?"

"Only that I have a steady relationship now," Trunks smiled weakly at his younger friend who was leaning against the door in just boxers. His eyes scanned all of the nearly naked form of Goten. He licked his lips.

"Oh wow... I didn't realise this was a special occasion," Trunks winked.

"What?" Goten laughed.

Trunks made his way towards Goten until his lips hovered closely to his younger friend. Goten slightly winced at the scent coming off Trunks but eagerly closed the gap between them as their lips touched in a loving kiss. Trunks' hands moved down to the rim of Goten's boxers, tugging on them gently.

"Hmm, not tonight Trunks,"

"Why!" Trunks growled.

"School night,"

"Fine then mum," Trunks rolled his eyes as he broke the kiss. He headed to the bed, climbing in and patting the other side for Goten to join him.

"Come on chibi! I promise I'll keep my hands to myself," Trunks giggled.

Goten stared at Trunks who sprawled his naked chest and growing boner for the world to see. What was it about Trunks that always made him change his mind? Why did Trunks have such an impact on his hormones? He sighed, not bothering to figure it out. He smirked as he thought of a good reply to give to Trunks. He couldn't help but give in as he stared. Saiyan hormones or not, he couldn't help himself. Plus anyway, they were now official boyfriends... why not use it to his advantage?

"But... I might not Trunks-kun," he growled, using Trunks' old pet name.

-Z-

The next morning Trunks had left early, leaving Goten still in bed. Sometime later Goten woke up, getting ready to eat some breakfast and start his day of deliveries. He eyed a plastic bag that was sitting all lonesome on the counter top. Curiosity killing him, he picked it up, noticing a short letter from Trunks.

'New candy store on campus! I got all these for you since I know you love sour candy and all. I'll take you some other time. Take it as an apology for breaking my promise. I'll be home later today to train with you and dad.

P.S Don't go on a sugar high... I don't think customers will like that.'

Goten smiled, taking out some of the assortment of lollies and candies and placing them into his pockets. –Thanks Trunks.-

~-Z-~

A/N:

I wanted to finally introduce Trunks' high school friends. They're quite different than most people would expect. I want them to show how much Trunks went out of his way to stop anyone's doubts, including Goten's. I said in the past that Trunks went out of his way from refraining himself to show attraction to Goten, so I thought perhaps he would make an image of himself. I don't think he really liked a lot of the girls he got with, but just mainly played around with them and went with whatever they gave him. I'm guessing this is what caused Trunks to gather such a weird image in front of his friends. Now that he didn't see them for such a long time and things had finally opened up and changed, I wanted him to realise how different he was back in high school to who he really is now/ how he truly is outside of his group of friends. He never had this image around Goten, although he still refrained himself from showing attraction. Perhaps this is sort of like the same image he was talking about when it came to public? To his friends he seemed to get around and to Goten and the public, he seemed to not care about relationships. And I also don't think Trunks' friends were all that nice to Goten as I explained a little bit that they find him a bit... strange?

Reason why I wanted to show Trunks this way is because we see Kid Trunks as a cocky and naughty kid. I'd say he's got Vegeta's ego but doesn't really care what he's doing or how it could affect someone. I guess I exaggerated a little bit... At the end of DBZ we didn't see much of Trunks but he seemed like a happy teenager, which is what I did show. But I wanted to give him a little slack too. A lot of Fanfictions show him to be really arrogant and stuff, but I wanted to make him more friendly and all, almost like how he's portrayed in GT. But his father's ego is still in him and due to the fear of *what if no one accepts the fact that I'm in love with my best friend, who is a male* got him too deep and he wanted a way to avoid anyone's speculations, thus creating these images. So I guess the next few chapters will be able him overcoming this... or at least, trying to, before we finally move onto Vegeta and ChiChi.

I think if I was ever to re-write this story, I'd add more about this and also the expectations that he's trying to keep up for Vegeta. But when I first started this story, I just wanted it to be fluffy and funny. I'm sorry if I'm disappointing anyone for turning it into something deeper.