Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Little Warriors All Grown up ❯ Let's start again ( Chapter 33 )

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

Disclaimer: DBZ and its characters belong to Akira Toriyama!

I Hope this chapter explains things that have been spoken of in the previous chapters. It seems as if everything is coming along nicely. We're over half way now with only one more hill to climb. Vegeta.

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Trunks dreaded the coming Monday. So much that he was trying to find excuses to skip his classes. Goten told him otherwise though. He encouraged his older friend to face his problems head on or else they were never going to get over this little hill. Trunks snorted, wondering when the tables had turned and Goten suddenly became the mentor.

"You can do this. Just act like it doesn't matter, because it doesn't. There's no need to make a big deal of it anymore," Goten's voice lingered in Trunks' mind as he walked to his morning lecture. He tried to smile as he thought back to the Friday evening as they fell asleep on the rooftop while holding hands. He had felt hopeful that things would turn out okay in the end.

He was disappointed to see his friends to be spread out over the room. No one was sitting next to each other. They were scattered between other people, making it impossible for him to sit next to any one of them. He sighed; thinking that is was probably for the best.

That's how the week was like. They wouldn't talk to him. They would hurry out, giving Trunks the cold shoulder. Trunks just shrugged his shoulders, heading to the library to study on his own. He didn't expect anything less from his friends. He couldn't blame them. How could they talk to him after learning that he played them all?

On the following Friday he skipped one of his classes without thinking. He sat at the tiny private booth with his hands through his hair. His eyes closed as he thought of what to do next. Being given the cold shoulder wasn't exactly going to fix things. He needed to grow some balls and explain to them properly. They needed to know the truth in detail. But how was he going to get their attention? He groaned realising that perhaps his silly lies was the worse plan he had ever decided upon. "Karma is such a bitch," he muttered under his breath.

"Yeah, it can be," he heard a low voice speak behind him. Trunks didn't bother to look up as he sensed Jayden's ki.

"Skipping class huh?" Jayden asked, staring at the hunched over boy.

"What's it to you?" Trunks sighed, still looking down.

"Just want to know if you have time to talk,"

-The opportunity I need. Go for it Trunks. This is your chance to set things straight. You promised yourself, no, you promised Goten that you would sort this out. It was time to grow some balls and fix things. You promised to let go of the past and think of the future; a bright, happy future with Goten. To achieve that, you need to sort out the silly little things that are standing in the way, - he kept encouraging himself.

"What do you say?" Jayden asked quietly. Trunks finally looked up towards his friend who was standing with his arms crossed. He tried to smile, nodding in response.

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They sat by a fountain that was near the library. Trunks looked around at the nearly leaf-less trees as winter was approaching. He smiled when the thought of Christmas appeared, but he quickly shoved it off as he told himself to concentrate on the matter at hand.

"So..." Jayden mumbled. "You're gay huh?"

Trunks looked over to his friend who was playing with a stone between his feet.

"Not exactly,"

"Right, guess bi is the better term for it?"

"Yeah," Trunks replied, silence still lingering.

"Why... Why did you...?" Jayden tried. "Why did you lie to us?"

"I don't know... I think I was scared," Trunks confessed.

"Why would you be scared? There's nothing wrong with it," Jayden shrugged.

"You guys didn't make it easy for me,"

"How so?" Jayden asked.

"You and Sunny were always so into girls; especially from sophomore year onwards. I admit, freshman year I was myself... but as time went on I became something I don't even know how to explain,"

"You weren't that bad Trunks," Jayden quickly added.

"What?"

"You... You weren't that bad. Now that I think about it, you weren't that far in. All that you did was let the girls walk over you. But the more I think about it, the more I begin to realise that you actually barely ever allowed them to go that far. Sure, you let them flirt, but only the odd girl you actually took home. I guess all they wanted was the money and knowledge... So they tricked their way into getting in your pants huh?"

Trunks just nodded, somewhat happy Jayden noticed.

"I guess I was exaggerating huh? Yeah... I think I was. We do crazy things when drunk huh?"

"Yeah," Trunks smiled.

"But why didn't you just tell us? I mean... we might've been real jackasses, but I think deep down we would've accepted whatever interested you sexually,"

"You say that now," Trunks chuckled under his breath. "You guys didn't seem that way earlier on. Heck, if I did tell you, you probably would've ditched me,"

"True... But we're not now. We all talked about this and decided that maybe we should give you another chance. Though, in saying that, we were pretty pissed that you've kept such a thing away from us, but we couldn't blame you or your motives. I guess it was the only thing you could do,"

"Thanks," Trunks replied, a smile forming on his face, looking towards another fountain on the other side of the path.

"It sort of made sense that it was Goten. I guess we were just so wrapped up in our own lives and the haze of you being such a girl-banger; we never really stopped and looked at what was really going on. Just shows you how well that image you played actually worked,"

"Yeah," Trunks replied, "but seriously, don't get me wrong. I did like some of those girls. I think some of them who I actually took home would've made great girlfriends. Perhaps some I would've had a happy life with, but they weren't the one I truly wanted,"

"And Goten is?" Jayden looked over into his friend's eyes. "So, what's the story then?"

"You really want to know?"

"Yes," Jayden replied, turning his full attention to his friend.

"What's there to tell? I fell for my best friend," Trunks scoffed.

"I'm sure there's more to it than that?"

"Not all that much. Goten... We..." Trunks struggled to find the right way to start his story. "Goten and I have known each other our whole lives, you should know that by now. We've been together through so much. You could never begin to fathom what it was like. He was there for it all. He always has been. He was always the kid that followed me around. The one I could boss around, but expect to be there even if he figured out that I was just playing with him. As we grew older he understood the things I went through. The expectations of my father and the high hopes my mother had of me to run Capsule Corp. It never mattered to Goten though. He was always just so happy and cheerful. I think that's what attracted me the most. It's his likable personality and happiness. I admit, I adored him, I thought I loved him like a brother. I thought we were going to be friends for the rest of our lives... But that all changed one day when I realised something," Trunks took a break, running his hand through the icy cold water.

"That perhaps it wasn't a brotherly love. My mum spoke of puberty and all of that, but I didn't care much for it. I mean, who does at that age? I didn't know what to do when I found myself dreaming of him. I almost felt disgusted that it even crossed my mind in the first place. But the more I thought about it, the more I wanted it to become reality. But you see, I was scared,"

"I see," Jayden whispered.

"So we were out in the fields of Mount Paozu when I was 14 and he was 13. We were taking a break from training. I was thinking for a while that perhaps it was time to tell him about my feelings. So I mustered all my guts and told him that I think I was gay. Of course, you know how naive he is, he had no idea what it was," Trunks chuckled. "But I told him and straight away he was fine with the idea, even though I told him I was scared and confused. I mean, can you really blame me? I was 14 for goodness sake! I didn't know if it was natural to think of my friend in such ways. I got mad at him though because he didn't quite understand where I was trying to lead it to. I knew that he was too young and naive to understand, so I punished myself and left him. I told myself that I had to move on and get on with my life. He would never like me back in that way,"

Trunks looked up this time, smiling. "That's when later in high school I decided to change. When we started going to parties I saw how you and Sunny acted around girls. I saw how you flirted with them and tried to get your way with them. It made me worry that I wasn't doing the same. I tried to not give anyone attention, or at least publicly stare at other people I found attractive. I just wasn't really the type of guy to show my affection publicly. And yet, every time I saw you guys, in the back of my mind I kept thinking of Goten. So one day I went home and made a promise to myself. I said that this was enough. I had to get over Goten because I wasn't normal. I wasn't like you guys who flirted with girls. So I vowed that I was going to be the same as you two. To hell if I liked my friend! It was time to get over him! I was going to try my best to act normal as I could. In saying that... I only did in front of you guys. Around my parents, other friends and Goten, I was just me. It was only around you guys that I went out of my way to refrain myself from looking one bit interested in the same sex," he breathed.

"Anyway, back to the topic of Goten. During high school we still saw each other heaps, if you could remember. It wasn't nearly as much as we use to as kids though. When we went to the Budokai Tenkaichi it was great to spend the day together. It was so easy to laugh around him and joke. He kept on telling me about this date he had for the evening and I just so happened to play around, pointing to attractive looking girls, stating that I was to meet with them afterwards. And I guess that's when we really got close again. He ended up coming here, spending time with us. But sometime when the summer holidays just started we met up at Satan City for a night out. We got a bit drunk, wait no, scratch that, I got really drunk. We headed back to Mount Paozu and somehow, we ended up finding ourselves kissing. One or two days later he was staying the night at mine and... Well he confessed to me,"

"Wow," Jayden replied, a bit of shock rolling over his face.

"Yeah. He told me that he liked me too. He explained that later when he finally understood, the fact that I liked another guy annoyed him. He hoped it was him, but he wasn't too sure. I guess our little drunken make out session told him otherwise. I won't bore you with the details, don't worry. So he moved in as we planned before and things seemed to go okay. I'll admit I've had the greatest summer vacation ever. He's brought something inside of me alive that I haven't felt since I was a kid. We know each other inside out; we know each other's emotions and expressions, so it made our relationship even better. But of course, there always has to be things that are in the way. Our first problem was telling everyone. Everyone, except for our parents, that is. One way or another they figured it out themselves, which is actually pretty lucky on our part. They all seemed supportive and accepting of the subject."

"What about your parents?" Jayden asked.

"They don't know yet... I... I think I'm struggling the most. Goten doesn't have much to worry about, while I do. I have a reputation to think about and the expectations of my father. It took me so long to finally show public affection to Goten. But I did it in the end. But telling my parents is going to be the toughest thing out of it all. But don't get me wrong, we've seriously been really happy lately... I don't think we could've wished anything more in our relationship," Trunks ended.

"Wow... I'm not quite too sure what to say," Jayden replied.

"You don't have to say anything. All that we want is to know that you guys are happy with our decision," Trunks smiled.

"Sandy actually... um, said yesterday that we should be happy for you two. She told me that thinking more about it, you guys in the end deserve to be together. You've been friends your whole life and because of it, it would be hard to find a proper girlfriend who wouldn't mind the strange friendship you guys have," Jayden chuckled.

"Yeah," Trunks agreed, smiling even brighter. "I'm sorry for the things of the past, but I think the best is to move on and think about the future. I'm really sorry for ever creating the stupidest image in front of you guys. We were teenagers. We were young and stupid. But now we're becoming adults and I guess it's time to start moving forward again. It's time to grow up," Trunks added.

"You? Grow up? I don't think that's possible, especially with Goten around," Jayden laughed. "You two can sometimes be the most immature guys I know, but that's what makes you, you. I guess that also shows how quirky your relationship is," he chuckled again. "But whatever you say Trunks, we'll stand behind you..." Jayden drifted, lifting his hand up for a hand shake. "I'm really glad we could sort this out. So... I have this strange idea... Why don't we start new? Why don't we begin again, right from the start?" Jayden beamed a cheesy grin. Trunks chuckled, taking hold of Jayden's hand, intrigued as to what his friend had planned.

"Yo! I'm Jayden. Nice to meet you bro. I may not look it, but I'm a real ladies man," he winked, shaking Trunks' hand. "I'm a very lazy student from West City and I hope to become a great inventory one day like Bulma Briefs... Well that's if I can get over this laziness,"

Trunks laughed at Jayden's introduction.

"Hi there Jayden, I'm Trunks Briefs. Yes, yes, you heard correct, I am the son of Bulma Briefs. But don't let that fool you; I'm actually a real nice guy. Oh and, did I mention, I'm in love with my best friend who happens to be a guy? Yeah, just another one of my quirks," Trunks replied, shaking Jayden's hand once more.

"Nice to meet you Trunks Briefs. I can see we're going to be great friends."

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