This situation lasted about a week, Trunks no longer slept, he just followed.
Bulma could take it no more, she had an idea.
-Honey, we’re going off for the weekend.
-Who, the 6 of us?
-No, the 4 of us.
-You really think it’s wise?
-They’ll be forced to interact with each other, therefore, they are going to have to sort their differences!
-If you say so.
Vegita wasn’t very confident, but at this point, anything was worth a try.With that, the two were informed and left alone as Bra , Pain and the couple went to visit the Sons, which made Pain most happy.
The 2 were now by themselves, it was dinner time. Bulma had left something to cook , Trunks had heated it and they were now both eating , sitting face to face , silently . Trunks stopped eating and watched her.
-Stop looking at me like that.......please?
-Why, I haven’t seen you in 5 years.
-Are you trying to make me pity you?
-I wouldn’t dare.
She went back to her meal, he watched his plate, deep in thoughts, the air was so dense he could feel it. The uneasiness between them was suffocating, he couldn’t take it anymore, his heart was too full, it was going to burst, he had to tip it over, empty it.
He got up, went to Lalania’s side, and got down on his knees, like a respectful pupil would in front of his martial arts master, his head bowed. She had let go of her knife and fork, she was just staring at him, one moment at his head, the next lost into his bottomless blue eyes......how she loved those blue eyes.
-What do you want me to do to show you my good faith? Despite what it seems, I’ve been waiting 5 years, hoping you had a reason.
-I.......I don’t want you to do anything, I just need to know for myself if I want to risk my heart again.
-You won’t ,I swear that no matter what you choose to do, never again will I break your heart. I would never...I didn’t mean to......what I did hurts me more than anything , hurting you is the last thing I ever wanted to do, it will stay a scar in my heart forever, as it is now an open wound.
His look was desperate, almost as if he were about to cry, this call to her heart left her lost, now what should she do? She so wanted to forgive him, she loved him and those eyes said everything to her , but could she, could she forgive him?
-What should I do, you tell me.
At that point, he came closer, always locking her eyes into his, and lay his head on her lap.
-Please, a chance to proove myself to you, it’s all I ask. Will you? Please?
-I.....before I do anything I want you to tell me what happened to you, I know something was wrong, what did I do to you?
-Nothing , I did it all to myself.
-But I still want you to tell me. Will you? Please?
She was now the one hypnotising him, as she looked at him, his head in her hands with eyes full of tenderness, he agreed by a nod. They got up, cleared the table and he started doing the washing up. Coming behind him, she dipped her hands in the warm soapy water, hugging him at the same time, he closed his eyes, his face remaining kind of sad as he was about to tell her his story. Her face was dim too, she knew painfull memories awaited them both , and despite the fact pain was the last thing they wanted at the moment, they had to do this , otherwise they would never fully understand each other.
Later, they both sat down on the unfolding livingroom couch, and holding each other in a tight, loving , caring embrasse, rubbing his cheek against hers , she first told him where she’d been, quite a small story in fact as she had fled, hid in the farming family where she had first been brought up as a child and gotten rid of her assailants to finally come back to him. Her 5 years cleared, he started his dreadfull story, sometimes crying, sometimes making her cry. By the end of the evening, their love was restored as well as a deep wound was healed in both their hearts, leaving a scar in memory of their mate’s own hurt. So little could destroy so much to those of an unsure heart. They decided together to go to bed early, each one in it’s room, and leave early in the morning. As cruel as it seemed, Trunks refused to tell his parents he was cured until he had time to spend with them, he would do after school the next day. With that, they both kissed, one long , passionate , tender kiss, to make up for all the lost years, then parted to their sleep.
The rest of the family arrived late that night, Pain and Bra would miss school the next morning. Trunks was in bed, something had happened, but what? The couple would have to wait the next day to find out as themselves went to bed with an uneasy heart.
disclaimer: all dbz caracters belong to Akira Toriyama and all fictionnal ones to me