The Door [OPEN]

[Bulma]

Memories Take Me Away

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The kids back stiffened visibly and she raised a brow but then again at least he was showing some back bone. Trunks still didn't seem willing to give up on this arguing he was insisting on doing, he was so much like his father in that respect that it was ridiculous. "He's not going to kill us, he's harmless! He doesn't look like he could harm a fly let alone your father" she hissed back He was going to protest again but her conversation with her son cut him off, a conversation that apparently wasn't low enough. She wasn't sure if she'd hurt his pride or not but his eyes did narrow and his face dropped again, maybe she had but she was only being truthful. He seemed like a gentle enough young man, at least he wasn't openly hostile and she was sure she had a good judge of character.

His words were still soft spoken and not harsh so she relaxed, she hadn't hurt his pride. His question did startle her for a second and she glanced at his tail and then at his face and back a few more times. How could he not know? How would anyone explain that tail of his otherwise? Instead of her answering Trunks seemed to have it under control and she was satisfied to hear him giving the other boy advice about not resisting her. She folded her arms across her chest and gave him a smug smile as if to further emphasize what her son was saying.

She did however soften again when Trunks pointed out his tail, how could he not know what he was? His curiosity was apparent by the curling of his tail and she smiled softer and dropped her arms again to her sides to look less threatening. These bags were getting heavy though. "Saiyans are a race of warriors from the Planet Vegeta, that is now destroyed. I'd tell you their entire history but I don't think here is the place" she said using his earlier words on him but slightly twisted. "We really are harmless" she tried to reassure him with a warm smile. She was sure she still had her charm, come one Bulma of course you do.

Everytime I Open My Bedroom Door

[Trunks]

"We're only harmless if you dont want to hurt us that is.... and Mom you of all people should know that looks can be deceiving." Trunks knew why he looked familiar he looked like his dad pretty much this wasnt going to be good though thought Trunks mom bringing someone home thats a saiyan when dad doesnt know... he wasnt going to keep quiet if he didnt like it either. This was going to be awkward for him but much more awkward for the kid if they did fight...

[Ryo]

It had never occurred to Ryo that it was a possibility that he might not have been human, so he never considered it. There was no indication otherwise, save for his tail of course. He hadn't seen other humans with tails like his own, but he had seen others with other such oddities. He had simply figured over time that it was an unfortunate defect in his design. It had always been something that set him apart from other children, as well as something he felt he should have been ashamed of. He felt relieved at the notion that he wasn't even human, at least for a split second before Bulma mentioned they were a warrior race. His face only dropped again at that note as well as his tail.

"...Warrior race, huh... I'm sure no warrior..." he looked around briefly, before dropping his demeanor again, "...I'm probably just another freak on the street. There's no way I'd be anything like that." The purple-haired kid's words again struck a nerve and he didn't stop himself from glaring this time. "What do I have to do to prove I'm not out to hurt anyone?"

[Trunks]

his mom insisted that person come eat so she could figure out why he looked like Vegeta. Then it hit Trunks. "What happens when i grab your tail? " He asked the man not waiting for an answer he flashed behind him and grabbed his tail. "Want me to cut the tail off so this doesnt happen?" Trunks knew this was a cruel way of seeing if the person actually knew anything of his saiyan heritage or wanted to hurt them but it was the only thing he could think of.

[Bulma]

Memories Take Me Away

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Bulma couldn't believe how mouthy her own son was getting with her, yes she knew looks could be deceiving, she was more than aware. She just had a feeling about this boy that told her he wasn't going to accost them at the next turn, Trunks was being much too paranoid about this. For now she figured she would give him the cold shoulder and focus more on the other boy instead. She kept her expression kind but her lips were a little tighter than they normally would have been because of the annoyance she was feeling. She felt sorry for the boy who seemed put out about being part of a warrior race even though he wasn't one. She guessed it wasn't easy to be told you were something that you had never heard of. Not everyone was as accepting as her friend Goku had been when he'd found out the very same thing.

The venom that came from the boy upon being accused of trying to hurt them again surprised her and it made her openly glare at Trunks. This was getting out of hand and he was being extremely rude, more like his father than she cared to deal with at the moment. "That is enough Trunks" she said harshly and her words were firm with and edge of anger in them to quell his behavior from continuing. Unfortunately before she could turn her full force of displeasure on him her eyes had widened and her mouth hung open in an O shape and she sighed.

Her eyes flashed over to the her son and Ryo when Trunks decided to grab the others tail. She remembered vividly what happened when a Saiyans tail was grabbed and she groaned covering her face with her hand and shaking her head. There was nothing but bad manners being showed today, and here she thought that she was the outrageous one in the family. Then again she was the polite one, charm came in handy when you managed a multi billion dollar company with so many ties. Speaking of which her relaxing day wasn't turning out to be so relaxing now, she shifted again the bag rustling as if to hurry the boys along. She cleared her throat, "This couldn't have waited, these bags are getting pretty heavy boys" she urged.

Everytime I Open My Bedroom Door

[Trunks]

"Sorry about grabbing the tail but its just to show you the pain that can come from it. So do you want it cut off?" Trunks asked he had no true intention of cutting it off it was just the best he could think of to decide if the person was dangerous. If someone else wanted to cut it off and the person didnt care Trunks wouldnt interfere the slightest. Trunks held his arms out to take the bags from his mom so she wouldnt have to carry them all the way back.

[Ryo]

Ryo ignored the random body falling from the sky, jumping back a little to avoid a collision. He had more important things to worry about, mainly Trunks grabbing onto his tail. He gave a loud yowl, mixed with a raging growl and hiss, his teeth bare and showing the more feral, untrained side of the atypical Saiyan teenager. Jumping back against the grabbing, Ryo swatted at this kid, his hoodie sliding from his head and revealing his spiky burgundy hair. He was too frustrated and frightened at that point to really take notice that his wild and strange hair was up and out in the open. He gave Trunks a snarl, tugging his tail out of the kid's grasp and taking a few steps back away from the group.

"The hell is the matter with you!? That hurts!" his hands went back behind him to grab his tail, his grip light and gentle to ease the throbbing nerves, "No, I don't want it to be cut off! You freaking psychopath! It's my tail!" He backed further away from them. First he was being accused of wanting to hurt people, which he had never done in his life, and now he was having his tail pulled, something of which he thought he had escaped from his childhood permanently. Apparently not. "You're just like the others! You people are freakin' crazy!" He took a couple more steps back, about ready to dash off in the other direction.

Evening was probably the worst possible time for Ryo to snap, and the worst possible place, out in public. He was already tired, ready to crash for the night. His money making had been interrupted, and he had been told he had relatives, accused of having evil intentions, and then having had his tail pulled. Needless to say, Ryo was not having a good night, and he was close to dashing away. The only thing stopping him was his inability to tumble with his guitar strapped to his back. "And here I thought it'd be different. Maybe I could have gotten some answers as to who my parents might have been, but no. You people are nuts! If you're so wary about this Saiya-whatever-race, then perhaps you should know about what happens when you grab their tails! You don't even have a tail!"

[Trunks]

Trunks grabbed Ryo by the shoulder and stopped him from backing away. "When you learn what the tail does to you, you might not like it as much. And theres no point in running if you run shes going to make me find you most likely so you dont have to not eat." Trunks normally would have been aggravated that Ryo brought up him not having a tail but let it go since Ryo didnt even know what a saiyan was. "Your not the only Saiyan that isnt a fighter. I should have probably gave you more warning about what i was going to do but i figured that would make you want to not have a tail anymore." Trunks was trying to get him calmed down enough to at least come eat before he took off so his mom wasnt mad at him and so that he actually had enough money to eat Trunks didnt want him to not be able to eat tommorow even though he tried not to show it.

[Bulma]

Memories Take Me Away

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The yowl that broke the air when Trunks decided to grab the maroon haired boys tail didn't surprise her. A tail was the weakest part of any Saiyan and it obviously hurt them when it was grabbed, she'd seen it for herself before. It was a shame Vegeta still didn't have his, after all it would have made winning arguments with him a whole lot easier. The consequences of course wouldn't have been fun to deal with afterwards but she wasn't sure she would have minded. Sometimes she was sure that the only way he learned was through physical demonstrations, something she wasn't exactly the best at but she could of course deal out a mean smack or two.

Even though Trunks had been less than polite to the other boy at least he was trying to fix it. When his arms were held out to her she took the liberty of dumping all of the bags into his arms keeping only her purse. She rubbed the creases the strings had left in her skin and frowned at them, hopefully the redness would fade quickly. She had more business lunches tomorrow she had to go to and she didn't want to look like she'd went in for a bad tan or something. She frowned at the lines a moment longer before looking back up at Ryo and Trunks. His burgundy hair was striking and it notched her certainty up again, besides a few differences the similarities were only growing between Ryo and her husband.

The questioning of her sanity didn't really bother her, she'd heard it enough. She wasn't insane, just too smart for others to comprehend her reasoning sometimes, yes that was it. Her foot started to tap without her realizing it and her hands found her hips again as the boys went back and forth, she was being ignored, you did not ignore Bulma Briefs on purpose. "If you would just cooperate I know I could help you out with finding out who your parents are. Do you know who I am? I am Bulma Briefs, CEO of Capsule Corporation and genius, if anyone can find out who they are or were it's me" she said in a firm and slightly irritated tone.

"If you want to know that bad you'll come with me, if not then" she dug into her purse and rummaged for a moment before finding what she was looking for. She grabbed the small card and offered it to him "Find us if and when you ever do" she offered. She was ready to get home with her bags, she needed to start dinner and after this a nice hot bubble bath was in order. That wouldn't be the end of her night tonight of course, her curiosity wasn't going to let her let this go. She had a feeling her lab was going to be seeing a lot of her tonight, especially if she could swipe a hair sample from him.

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[Ryo]

"...Perhaps you should have..." Ryo coiled his tail up behind him, holding it tightly against his leg in an effort to keep it from being out in the open like that again. His expressive rage slowly melted into shame and a blush formed over his face, "...I actually need it..." His voice was quiet and he lowered his head, "...I...kind of use it as a rudder when I run." He took a little breath, flush slowly dissipating with time as he calmed down, "..As much as I hate having this tail, if I lose it then I can't run anymore... and running helps me cope with things. I don't want to lose it just to keep from feeling like a freak all the time."

He looked over at Bulma when she spoke and visibly relaxed when she pulled out a card. He took it gingerly in his fingers and looked at it. He looked back up at Bulma, eyes lidded and face genuinely pained. "...How do I know I can trust you? I don't know if I ever want to find out who they are. What if they're dead? What if they're off with another family? My.. adopted parents didn't know who they were. One day I just ended up on their doorstep with no note attached, and I was only a newborn at the time. Who leaves their newborn like that in the cold?" His eyes narrowed slightly, but held more angst than rage, "I don't know if I want to meet anyone like that."

[Trunks]

"Well Capsule Corp is pretty much the family buisness and its one of the biggest company's i've ever heard of so it wouldnt be very smart to do anything that could injure the company for one thing and we also gave you money before even knowing you were a saiyan or that you looked like someone we knew. And if you want to keep the tail you should probably rap it around your waist when your not running some saiyans might not take a liking to you still having your's and that way its less visible since no one else knows about you as far as we know." Trunks said calmly if the kid didnt want to come Trunks wouldnt force him unless his mother told him to but he might keep an eye out for the kid still.

[krezz]

[Trunks]

Trunks looked at the man recognizing him instantly. "You never stopped to think there were other saiyans on this planet than vegeta and his family? Honestly you should start thinking more of the possibility's that another saiyan survived." Trunks said referencing to Goku even though there was no way this was Goku's kid with him or else he would have known already. "Come back for a rematch or just to talk about fighting then leave again?"

[krezz]

[/i] The thought never occurred to him that the one punch he threw counted as a fight in itself.[/ul]

[Trunks]

Wow he really thinks a few bags would stop me from fighting him? Trunks thought to himself if the man said that he wasnt looking for a fight he would take his word for the moment. Even though Trunks said rematch he didnt actually mean rematch being only two punches were thrown and one was half hearted. "So are you still looking for who ever it is you need to find besides Vegeta or are you still looking for him?" Trunks said even if this raised questions about who this man was and how trunks had met him before Trunks said it without thinking for some reason he just did not like this man and could tell the feeling was mutual.