I Want You To Need Me
Chapter 3


Trunks landed on the lawn in front of Capsule Corporation, still inspecting his photo. He grinned evilly, praising himself mentally.

"Who's the ma-- Oof!" Trunks started to say, only to be knocked to the ground by his sister. He shook his head, bits of grass falling out of his hair. "Kami-- Bra, you really need to lose some weight! You weigh like, a ton!" He immediately got punched in the nose.

Bra got up and glared at Trunks. "Hmph. Brother, that's nothing compared to what mom's gonna do to you once she finds out where you've been. Do you have any idea what ti-- Hey! What's that?" Bra snatched the photo out of Trunks grasp and nearly choked when she saw what was on it.

Trunks grinned up at his sister. "Like it? They do make a kawaii couple, ne? .... Umm.. Bra? Hey Bra? Chikyuu to Bra!" He raised an eyebrow. His sister was so weird sometimes. "I'm going in-- you coming?" Trunks questioned, quickly taking back his prized possesion.

"Uhhh... s-sure... J-just go on ahead..." Bra stuttered, unable to believe what she just saw.

Whenever Goten came over to see Trunks, he was always really friendly with her. Smiling all the time, laughing and just chatting. It was love at first sight, but only for her. She fell in love with that smile. His happiness. His friendliness. She was planning on telling Pan and Marron about her being in love with Goten when they were all together the next day, but now it would be too awkward. Goten and Marron?! She shook her head. It's not true, it can't be..

Vegeta watched his daughter from the window and sensed something was troubling her. He frowned. Bra, what's wrong? he asked telepathically, nudging his daughter's mind ever so slightly.

Bra looked up, startled. Otousan..? She immediately wiped the sad look off her face and replaced it with her usual happy one. It's nothing otousan, I was just thinking. Don't worry about me. she sent back to her father, hoping he'd believe her.

Vegeta's frown deepened, but he remained silent. He turned around and walked away. You're growing up too fast Bra-chan... he scowled, realizing he was concerned for his daughter. Since when did the prince of saiyans get tied down with all these emotions? He shook his head. Stupid Chikyuu-jins...

Bra sighed before going back into the building again. I'm not giving him up. I know I could be with him, if only..

"Bra-chan?" Bulma interrupted her thoughts.

Bra looked up, once again startled. "Yes okaasan?"

"Pan called, she told me to tell you that Marron's definately coming tomorrow. You're not throwing some kind of party, are you?" Bulma asked suspiciously. Bra had a tedency to overdo things, spend a lot of money, throw lots of big parties, etc. Then again, she was the daughter of the richest woman in the world.

"No, I don--" she paused. That was it! She could throw a party! Invite Marron, Goten, Pan-- everyone! Then, she could prove she was good enough for Goten-- that she belonged with him. Bra grinned. "Actually 'kaasan, I'll get back to you on that..." Bra raced up the stairs, heading to her room to start writing down the list of things to do that was already running through her head. "Thanks 'kaasan!"

Bulma raised an eyebrow. "For what?" She looked at the clock, which read 12:14 AM. "Don't stay up too late Bra-chan!!" she called out.

***

Uub walked into his kitchen, rubbing his eyes. His stomach had woken him up from his peaceful sleep, growling and rumbling. He opened his fridge and looked around. There wasn't much, but it was enough to live on. He took out a small plate of sliced fruit and chewed on a piece thoughtfully. I wonder what I'm gonna do tomorrow... Maybe I could spar with Vegeta-san, he's very much like Goku-san...

"Oniichan?" A small voice whispered.

Uub jumped and nearly dropped his plate. He whirled around, only to face his little four year-old sister, Yuka. Her long dark hair framed her face, concealing dark brown eyes. She was trembling. "What is it..?" he asked gently.

"I had a bad dream... The booger monster tried to get me! He was all icky and slimy and scary and stuff!" she wailed, hugging her brother's leg tightly.

Uub smiled. He set his plate down on the counter, picked up Yuka and headed towards his room. "Tell you what, you get to sleep with me tonight. The booger monster can't get you if you're with someone strong to protect you Yuka."

Yuka was already half-asleep as she murmured "Oniichan...". Uub set his little sister down on the bed, climbed in and hugged her, rocking her back and forth gently to sleep.

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