Royal Pain and it\'s Sequel Boundaries

Confusion


Trunks stood across from Daikon and his family slowly telling the story of what had happened. Vegeta stood to one side of him “encouraging” him on if he stopped or slowed down. He started back 5 years ago when Goten’s spirit had first come to him. He told them about the dark place he’d found Goten in and the memory he’d seen of Goten with Chichi and how she’d died.

Goku, who stood off to the other side of Vegeta seemed to sink farther and farther away form their group as Trunks went on. He was very surprised when he felt Vegeta’s touch on his shoulder. He looked at his partner startled. It wasn’t like Vegeta to show that soft side of him, at least not around other people. Goku smiled his thanks, resting his head on Vegeta’s shoulder. (Is looked pretty strange considering Vegeta’s size)

Goten stood with his head hung in guilt. Trunks wanted so badly to run over there and take him in his arms squeezing all that unneeded guilt from him but his father’s ever present stare kept him in his place. Gohan and Piccolo sat off to the side their silence comforting in its own way.

Daikon and Nassu (who had never met Chichi) listened uninterested, there minds on the death of their son. Ichigo stared from one daddy to the other confused. She still couldn’t believe that her brother was dead. She only knew that something was wrong. Trunks went on, he talked about the veils that represented Goten’s feelings though he neglected to mention the big ball of love for him Goten held in the center. When he finally came to the part about having to chose between Goten and Budon, Daikon and Nassu suddenly became very interested.

“I-I know is can’t make up for this but I’m sorry. I just couldn’t leave Goten in that place.” Tears were streaming down his face now. Goten stared at him, a look of relief and guilt on his face. “Oh Trunks I never thought you’d…”

Nassu’s eyes were also filled with tears. “You killed Budon, you left him in that place!” His voice was full of a desperate anger. “You did it, it’s your fault, it’s all your fault!”

He suddenly hurled a blast at Trunks and, to Goten’s horror Trunks didn’t move to dodge or block it. Goten only knew the one he love was in trouble. He flung himself in front of the blow. It made contact with his arm then pushed him back into Trunks. They both fell backward.

“Go-Goten are you alright?” Goten didn’t answer, he was knocked out cold. Vegeta and Goku both moved in front of their sons. Not even Vegeta had foreseen this happening with Nassu.

Nassu now sunk to the ground felling weaker then he ever had. Tears streamed down his face, “It’s your fault! You’re the reason he’s dead. It’s your fault!” He cupped his head in his lap curling up in a fetal position. “Budon oh Budon you didn’t deserve this! He was just a kid! What right do you have to kill a kid?” A strong gentle hand came to rest on his shoulder. He brought a tear-drenched face up to meet his love. Daikon knelled before him his face holding no emotion. Nassu fell into his familiar grasp sobbing. “It’s not fair he never did any thing wrong. Goten’s the one that committed suicide. He’s the one that should pay for it! He will pay for it, I’ll make him.”

Daikon placed his finger over Nassu’s mouth silencing him. “Look at those two Nassu. Don’t you see how they feel, it’s quite plain.” Nassu glanced at the two half-breeds still not understanding. Trunks had his arms wrapped around Goten. He was sobbing, gently running his hand over Goten’s face; the look in his eyes was…

“Oh hell,” Nassu whispered as it hit him.

“If it were me in that place would you leave me behind?” Daikon asked quietly.

“No! Oh course not, but I wouldn’t leave Budon ether.

Daikon held his still trembling mate tighter. “Nor shall we my love, nor shall we.”

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Goten woke up to find himself back indoors. He stared up at a white ceiling trying without success to remember what had happened. The light on the ceiling glared brightly in his eyes. He turned his head to the side to avoid it. He saw Trunks slumped over in a chair beside the bed he was in, his bed he suddenly realized. But why did it feel so strange to him? Then the past 5 years came back to him. “Trunks! Oh no Trunks are you alright?” He sprang up and instantly regretted it. He winced in pain and eased himself down into the bed.

Trunks, hearing Goten’s cry, awoke from his sleep. He’d been there all yesterday and through the night. He must have drifted off sometime earlier. The sun now showed through the window of Goten’s old room signaling morning.

“Goten you’re awake! How do you feel?”

Goten rubbed his head, “hungry?”

Trunks smiled, he was definitely Goku’s son. “I’m sorry for all the trouble I caused you Goten. That blast was meant for me not you.”

Goten stared up into Trunks eyes in disbelief. “You bring me back from the clutches of that hellish place. You give me your love and then you say your sorry?! I don’t think I will ever finger you out completely.” Goten smiled, one of the large care free smiles his father was famous for. “Then again if I did have you figured out this wouldn’t be nearly as fun.”

Trunk’s shock his head, “you don’t understand, I killed someone Goten! I-I don’t deserve…”

Goten shook his head then moaned as the movement created a terrible headache. “Trunks I may not know what you’re every move is but I do know you’re not a killer, and I know I love you.”

Trunks’ heart jumped at the words. It was the first time Goten had ever said it out loud. A tingle ran through his body, a mixture of excitement, of disbelief, and of fear. All these were twisted together far beyond any hope of untangling. Goten smiled up at him, his eyes twinkling with love and desire. He wanted Trunks so bad. Wanted to feel his firm yet gentle touch running up and down his body. Wanted to feel Trunks tender sweetness around him, inside of him. He wanted it so badly. Trunks seemed so reluctant though, so Goten didn’t push it. For the time, he was just happy to have Trunks close to him again.

“Trunks what happened with Daikon and Nassu after I fainted?” Trunks hung his head; “well basically they just left. Nassu looked pretty bad, though to tell you the truth I really wasn’t paying to much gaze to them.” Trunks blushed at the thought. His eye’s had been glued on Goten the whole time. “Daikon did say he was sorry though. I think they’re probably going to find Budon.” Goten’s eyes went wide. “Oh no! Trunks we-we need to go stop them now!”

Trunks stared down at Goten’s determined face. He eyed the bandage around Goten\'s waist. Blood had soaked it’s way through it and from the way Goten had yelped when he had moved Trunks would guess that his love had broken bones.

Goten looked strangely beautiful laying there in bed with nothing covering him but the blankets that ran only up to his waist and the bandage wrapped around his mid section. He too had felt the crushing blow that had hammered down on Goten though in his heart rather then his body. He prayed he could fix all this up and bring Budon back. He didn’t feel he could have Goten knowing what he’d done to get him back. Only when things were right again, then and only then could he consider Goten his.

So he wanted to get Budon back more then anything. He was not going to be reckless though and charge in unprepared. Goten needed time to heal and he’d need the others help as well. “Goten let them be. They’ll realize the moment they feel that things power that they can’t beat it alone and come back so don’t worry. Just try to get some rest now.”

Goten shook his head, “no you don’t understand. They can cross over anywhere as long as Ichigo’s with them. If they cross over anywhere but were either myself or Budon died they’ll close the passage for good.”

Trunks did his best to remain calm but something baffled him. “Goten, how do you know that?”

Goten narrowed his eyes, “After being in a place like that for so long, you learn what you can.” His voice held so much hurt. So unlike his sweet little Goten. Five years, what would it be like to go for five years with no one there to talk to, to share with, to love.

“Oh Goten,” Trunks knelt down beside his love wrapping him in a warm huge. He wasn’t sure who had made the first move, it could have been him, or Goten, or both. Their lips came together in a soft warn kiss. Trunks opened himself to Goten and Goten to Trunks.. Goten’s sweet taste was overpowering. He happily sunk down till he lay beside Goten, his arms rapped tightly around him. He would never let him be so alone again.

The kiss lasted on and on, nether dreaming of letting go for fear of losing the other, forever. Budon pulled at Trunks mind as well as Gotens. They had to hurry if they were to stop him but nether one wanted to move. They were so close, so close to what they both desperately wanted.

‘I can’t have Goten at this price. I have to make things right first. Then and only then can he truly be mine.’ Getting off that bed felt like doing a handstand at 1000 times gravity but Trunks knew he had no chose. “W-we need to stop those guys. We don’t have much time.” Goten look up at him in plain disappointment. Oh what Trunks wouldn’t have given to wipe away that look and replace it with one of bliss but he just couldn’t, not right now.

Goten nodded sadly, “okay I’ll go try and stop Daikon and Nassu, they’re more likely to listen to me then you right now.” He got out of bed slowly; it was easy to see he was on the verge of tears.

“Goten…”

Goten whirled to face him, “I’m fine! I can make it there no problem. Just, just leave me alone!” He spun and blasted off heading towards Daikon and Nassu’s distant ki. Trunks watched him go, wanting so badly to follow. He sighed and turned to try and find Goku and the others, he’d need their help. He glanced back behind his shoulder as the tiny dot disappeared from sight. “Goten, I sorry. I’ll make it up to you some how, I promise.”