Liaisons

Liaisons

What time am I in?

He stumbled into the kitchen and sat down with a dejected face. He was not even aware that Vegeta was there.

This pissed the prince off. He had trained his son not to be unaware at all times, plus give Vegeta the respect that was demanded. But today his son was not himself and hadn't been so.

Vegeta just growled his displeasure; low enough to inform Trunks that his presence was pissing him off…

"Oh for Pete's sake" Trunks groaned not in the mood to deal with others this morning.

It was then that he found himself a moment later meeting the floor of the kitchen and cursing his own insolence.

In a rare occurrence since he reached his majority, Trunks was faced with the wrath of Vegeta. Vegeta voice was familiar but oddly so, "No son of mine is going to be a pansy. You are weak and pathetic. You will be in the Gravity chamber in five minutes and nothing will be interfering with our training."

Trunks nodded, whilst picking himself off the floor; as he noticed the soft shoes his mom wore. His eyes reached hers, and for once were not angry about the scene he was sure she had witnessed.

Bulma, in a cheerily odd way asked, "Vegeta what time will you want to eat today," as though Trunks was not even there.

"Humph, I will let you know later" And Vegeta left.

Trunks went back to his room, intending to redress for his training. His dad always demanded some retribution for insolence, or some other mishap he had caused. This was new…. But His mom never ignored the situation without a meltdown…. Something was amiss….

2 weeks later…

Trunks looked at his face in the mirror. He could never recall having bruises not heal fast enough before he gained new ones. However, his father hadn't stopped beating the crap out him in the past few weeks. Everyday it was training time. He hadn't even been to work. And yet, yet his mother hadn't screamed the house down once. Something was very wrong. It was like he stepped into the twilight zone. Was he perhaps in trouble for messing with Pan? And why was he thinking about her again? This was probably why…

The only thing Trunks had gotten as an answer is "Not yet". This being the only worlds he heard from either of his parents. Trunks was not sure what he was to make of it, because no one would answer him directly. Trunks was use to his father training marathons with him. But this was more intense than he could ever recall and there was o talk of impending doom……

Besides that he had manage to hear was that Pan was reinforcing herself with Bra's help to shop for Prom dresses. Pan never wore a dress! But she had a skirt on the last time you saw her, a voice whispered in his hear.

Yes, I must be somewhere else he decided... Trunks smirked into his mirror, "I guess Vegeta won't mind me killing him today?" Trunks vowed, not really intending to kill his father, but return the beatings he had sustained.

Later that day…

"Bulma I don't know how comfortable I am with all of this."

"You don't need to sound so proper Gohan, its not like you hadn't realized this two years ago." Bulma replied.

"I know, but she is so happy now coming to terms with her humanity- and even Vegeta says she is more focused fighter, why….(he paused) why mess with a good thing?" Gohan winced slightly- Bulma always put a little fear in him.

"Because Vegeta says its time- she's growing up, and besides, he feels Trunks is on the verge…" Bulma was patiently trying to ease Gohan's sudden anxiety he seemed to have.

Not taking her condescending voice to heart Gohan almost snickered, but replied, "Yeah cause Vegeta keeps beating him. Are you trying to get Trunks to ascend or just kill Vegeta?!"

Bulma not worried, "I know it sounds barbaric, but really it's for his own good." But Bulma added, "Besides we know that they have been involved!"

"Yeah, But she is still too fucking young!" Gohan exploded not really happy at Bulma's flippant remark about Trunks and Pan.

"Gohan, she will tear that other boy up! You know that Pan won't be able to temper her desires! She is too given into her instincts… no matter how happy she is in her humanity….she is just too powerful otherwise; you want her to have more relationship problems?" Bulma was placating Son.

"Trunks started this, she would have been fine until she was older" Gohan tried to defend.

"Its not like she fought him, really Gohan, she has encouraged it too…want to see the security tapes? I wouldn't condone this at this time if I hadn't seen them myself…. I only wished I had known sooner…. For your sake…"

"No" his eyes cast downward…. He had felt enough going on from Pan's bedroom to know full well she was participating in all of this….

"Trust me he is a good man Gohan. He has kept himself from crossing that line…."

'Yeah but not for all the right reasons… He is worried about his reputation more." Gohan reminded Bulma.

"So wadda want Gohan? Do we really know all the reasons?"

"Just let her go to prom let her finish school at least"

"That is fair Gohan, no one is taking her away from you…I just wished you had let her do the accelerated program with Bra…."

"Do not start she needed time… Even Vegeta agreed with me then… a rare occurrence indeed."

Bulma began to mumble to herself…

"What was that Bulma?" he asked

"I said that I can't believe that, Pan was more than capable of doing the work as was Bra…"

"Physically, and I don't mean strength… Pan looked like a little kid last year. I didn't want her to feel more awkward than she already did... you know?"

"Oh yes- well she has grown up since then…." Bulma elongated her pause for affect.

"Yes but still" Gohan began to defend.

"Trunks does not know it himself - you know" Bulma smiled a little at Gohan's little pause

That made Gohan look at Bulma. That was news to him. Gohan thought for sure that the young Prince had known about his apparent 'choice' of mate. Most Saiyians have some idea of who they are suited for… how could Trunks not know? As to answer his unasked question Bulma continued.

"Vegeta suspected it first since he retained all his memories from Baby; he remembers almost all of everyone's feelings."

Gohan mused aloud, "Why did Baby allow for Trunks?"

"We, Vegeta thinks that the Tuffle with Trunks liked Pan too…or learned too, I don't know for sure or to what level it was, but maybe the jealousy was what helped Trunks have more control."

That didn't surprise Gohan; Trunks nearly overcame the parasite with a placebo and Pan's encouragement… before the use of mystic water.

Bulma continued, "We don't think Trunks knows we know either"

Gohan was still contemplating and absently said, "So Trunks controlled his urges… Baby, the Tuffles his own….."

"Because she was too young," Bulma interjected his favorite excuse

But he reminded her, "We don't condone this."

"Gohan, they are connected, they've been so for a long while now"

"No- they have a lot to work out- Trunks' good sense has been smattered with nonsense and toyed with Pan's emotions…. They have to come to terms mutually….I insist, I am not pushing her off."

Gohan turned away but continued to remind Bulma, "Don't encourage them. If Trunks needs to ascend for Vegeta's perverse ideas then let him. Don't speak to him about any of this…. Just keep Trunks in the dark… for now. We, you and I , did not talk."

"I see, but yet we did."

"No we didn't. Trunks and Pan were never discussed. And we never saw anything" he cringed again thinking about what tapes Bulma had seen….

"I will agree, but Gohan don't kill my son." Bulma wanted to hold a trump card but didn't know if she could here.

With a smirk, "Bulma your wrath is not worth Pans virtue in this case."

This remark clearly surprised Bulma for Gohan put Pan above all others… though her wrath be something to fear….

Gohan continued to smirk confounded Bulma further, "if what I am sensing from my daughter Trunks just might be too late…."

"But …but" she sputtered Gohan had been holding out on her…

"Dammit Gohan, you didn't have to make me feel guilty!" She yelled at his back…

Mumbling to herself- "All these fucking Saiyians- they must be born that way- making me feel bad explaining my motives… Cant trust them to speak freely!"

"We didn't talk" she muttered…. Then yelled, "The hell we didn't!"

Then as a last pitched fit, "Vegeta!" her high pitched voice carried. She screamed in her head and with her lungs.

In the Gravity Room Vegeta was distracted. It seemed that Trunks had found some power- he'd been holding back. Vision of Mira materialized. This Trunks was really starting to come alive. Perhaps now Vegeta could be satisfied that his heir, the boy could protect the world, without his help…. Even without working for it, Trunks might be more like Gohan…This had been a worry for Vegeta for some time. Times of peace made for a poor warrior, Vegeta be dammed if he would leave all things up to heroes who couldn't do anything about a threat…. There were no Dragonballs- so there was only this one life.

Vegeta's mind was working through his worries- and taking a beating at the same time. All of which satisfied his Saiyian Pride. Pan too had shown much promise of late… and she was most dedicated.

"Vegeta!"

He heard her scream in his ears and in his mind…. Thus creating a wide opening – though only for the trained eye….

Vegeta sneered at Trunks and held up a stopping hand, all of which surprised Trunks….

(Mentally) "What is on your mind woman?! You nearly had me killed!"

"You, you dammit- dud you know that Pan is contemplating mating someone else?" She threw back him through their connection.

Vegeta did not reply- he did not jump to conclusions. He did cut off his mental connection to his erratic onna.

He didn't continue the fight…

Trunks stood not ten feet from him, breathing deeply from his exertion.

Aloud Vegeta talked…

"Nothing is set in stone that which you can not break young Prince."

Then Vegeta smirked… He stood there facing his son remembering that, he stole a glance at Trunks; so clueless at times to Vegeta's way of thinking, and then sometimes not.

"Father?" he asked knowing something had changed= something to do with his mother- Had she finally bitched to Vegeta about this constant training of late?
Vegeta cleared his mine and asked, "How you ever noticed how horny one gets after a good spar?"

Trunks eyes bugged out … his answer was yes this had something to do with his mother… and in a not so good way either…. Vulgarity was not one of Vegeta's fortes... atlaeat not in a direct reference basck to himself, Vegeta and his mother….

"Uh Dad, that is TMI!" Trunks sputtered.

Vegeta only chuckled, realizing his son's embarrassment.

"Be aware Trunks, that sparring releases more Saiyian hormones son. Ones which cant be expending through the fight. War- Sex- and Pride… we Saiyians are notorious for it."

"Uh, I thought it was war and Pride?"

"Yes, but you were too young back then when I told you that… yes Sex…. Sex is good."

With that, Vegeta left… he just left…and correctly Trunks assumed it was in search for his mother…..