Half-saiyans and alcohol don't mix

By: Csi-panther

Summary: Future Trunks and Future Mai wake up in the same bed after a night of celebrating the defeat of the evil that was Zamasu. A little drama, romance, and humor instore.

A/N: don't own DBZ/DBS or its characters.

Future Mai's room, late morning

F. Mai's eyes scrunched together as the bright sun hit her in the face. At first, she was confused, she couldn't remember the last time the sun hit her in the face while fighting against Black. Covering her eyes with one hand, she rose up from the bed and waited a few moments before opening them.

Once her eyes cleared, after blinking them a couple of times, she saw that she wasn't in her ruined apartment and then everything, well mostly everything came back to her. They had won, they beat that monster that killed her friends and the survivors, Bulma saying something about some party a couple days after they returned to the past to both celebrate and finally relax, but she couldn't remember the party that well. She knew she had a few drinks. But she couldn't remember anything after that.

A groan beside her told her all she needed to know though. It wouldn't have been the first time she had woken up next to a man when she got some alcohol in her, that's why she never drank that much in the past...her past. She prayed that it wasn't that Yamcha guy that she had met at the party or that tall bald guy with a third eye, what was his name? Tichen? Who was also there along with all of F. Trunks' friends along with the staff helping to cater the food around to all the saiyans and half-saiyans plus one cute little quarter saiyan. Though that one with third eye was nice and friendly, Yamcha was a little… touchy-feely when he talked with her and he was further in the alcohol than she was, at least that's what she remembered.

However, you can only image her shock and surprise when she turned around and saw her best friend there.

F. Trunks groaned again as he grabbed his head and looked around. When his blue eyes locked onto her black ones, he jumped back in shock, falling off the bed and taking most of the bedsheet with him,

" Ow. " he mumbled as he sat up and looked back up at her with a deep blush across his face, matching the red sheets on her bed.

" Not an effective way to start the day. " she giggled, though on the inside she was freaking out, her own blush matching her sheets as she pulled a pillow to her and covered her chest, as she looked back at him seeing his muscled chest and part of his stomach that wasn't covered by the sheet. Though why she was blushing at the sight of him half naked, she didn't know, it's not the first time she's seen him like that, having treated his wounds after any really bad fights with Black.

" Heheh, yeah I guess not. " he replied nervously, scratching the back of his head, a habit he had picked up from his old master Gohan, who had inherited it from his father.

The two were quiet, taking in the fact that they had slept together last night, both were naked under the sheets and knew that that was what had happened, seeing as F. Mai felt a throbbing between her legs, making her both blush and feel guilty for thinking about him like that as her eyes strayed to the sheet covering his lower half, though she couldn't see anything definitive as his legs was up and spread away from his lower region.

F. Trunks was still trying to wrap his head around it. He was telling the truth to his father and Goku that he and Mai weren't in a relationship like that they were thinking, he still couldn't believe his father had teased them about it! True, he too had been drinking at the party last night and he didn't know about Mai, but his memory was a bit better than hers, well until one part. He had been on one side of the massive backyard, talking with Gohan and Videl again, but also keeping his distance from Pan, who was floating near her parents, laughing and giggling away; she still freaked him out a little, but seeing as he'd never been around any other Saiyan children growing up, it was probably normal. A movement near the house had caught his eye, when he looked, the last thing he remembered was seeing Yamcha putting his arm around F. Mai's waist and leaning towards her face.

He shook his head and tried to think of anything else after that but was drawing a blank as to how they wound up in bed.

" Uh, Trunks? " F. Mai asked, drawing his attention to her, " Would you mind closing your eyes so that I can go to the bathroom? " She continued.

" Oh, yeah sure. " he replied, closing his eyes and not moving until he heard the bathroom door close. He then rose up from the floor and looked around for his clothes, they, along with F. Mai's, was thrown all over the room, some were even torn and irreparable, like his shirt and her…gulp, underwear and pants. Making him wonder just what in the hell they did last night after he had blacked out. He pulled his pants up and fastened them, walking to the bathroom door, he knocked,

" Mai? I'm uh, going to get changed as well. I'll see you at breakfast. If there's anything left that is. " he informed her walking out of the room and hoped that he didn't run into anyone on his way to his room. Like Mai, this wasn't the first time he had woken up in a stranger's bed, though he's was a couple of one-night-stands and didn't know any of them and barely remembered their names, but this was different. He knew this woman, knew her very well, she's his best friend for Pete's sake! True they were close, they joked, they trained together, they even sometimes fought with each other, what best friends didn't every now and then? But not once did it ever cross their minds that they could be more than that. He hoped that this didn't ruin everything that they had or is it still have?

Groaning again at the pain and thinking too hard, F. Trunks grabbed his head and leaned against the wall for support as a door opened and little Trunks came out, looking how he felt, but his grogginess was from staying up all night playing games with Goten and the other children.

" What's with you? " he asked him, making F. Trunks think how much he sounded like their father.

" Don't ask. " he replied, continuing to his room, leaving his younger self to watch him go in confusion before he shrugged his shoulders and went down the hall to little Mai's room to get her and her friends for breakfast before his dad, Goku, Gohan, Goten, and even little Pan ate it all.

Time skip, at the breakfast table

F. Trunks it seems, was the last one to the table for a late breakfast. The scoffing sounds and plates clanging was a welcoming sound to him as he came into the dinning room and saw plates piled up at one end of the table and his family and Goku's family, minus Chichi, at the other end. F. Mai was sitting next to his mother and across from his father and their younger self's, who were sitting to the left of him. F. Trunks walked over and sat down beside his father, looking over at F. Mai who was talking to Bulma and taking bites of her breakfast as she listened to Bulma when she would talk.

" Finally decided to join the living, did we? " his father asked, as he took a big bite of the ham in his hand, looking over at him.

" Yes. What happened last night? " he replied getting some food on his plate, to which his father raised an eyebrow at the small amount he put there,

" Put more food on your plate. Are you trying to starve yourself? And what do you mean what happened? " Vegeta asked in reply.

" I mean exactly that. The last thing I remember is Yamcha putting his arm around Mai…. " F. Trunks began to explain when Yamcha came into the kitchen, everyone stopped eating and talking to look up at him, both F. Trunks and Mai's eyes widen at the sight,

One arm and leg were in a cast, one side of his face was swollen and purple, his nose was broken, his lips were split, he had another bruise under his uninjured eye, he had bandages around his head and chest, his other arm had a cast on his wrist. He took one look at F. Trunks and paled as white as the bandages he had wrapped around him and stuttered out that he would com back later and quickly as he could, hobbled out of the dining room.

Vegeta began laughing the moment he left, followed by his family and Goku's family. F. Trunks and Mai were the only ones not laughing as they didn't know why or how Yamcha wound up like that.

After everyone calmed down and began eating again, Vegeta answered F. Trunks' earlier question, " That's what happened after that weakling put his arms around your woman! " laughing again and banged his fist on the table, not enough to break the table, but enough to move the plates.

F. Trunks and Mai blushed at hearing him say that, " Father! I told you we're not like that! " F. Trunks exclaimed, embarrassed and looking down at the table.

" That's not what you said last night! " Goku teased and went to mimic him as he walked to F. Mai and put his hand to her shoulder and glared, " Keep your hands off my Mai! " he laughed along with the rest of the table as they laughed again.

" Wait! You forgot something! " Gohan said.

" Oh yeah! " Goku replied, " After you said that, you did this! " Goku then picked F. Mai up and over his shoulder, causing her gasp in surprise, and ran to the stairs with her and then brought her back. " With her shouting and cussing to put her down! " Goku laughed as he sat her back down gently in her chair.

" No, you forgot where Yamcha didn't listen and told big Trunks that he had lost his chance with her and he was going to give it a try. " Bulma said, giggling.

" Oh yeah and then big Trunks growled deeply and went straight to Saiyan Rage and attacked Yamcha! It would've been a lot worse if big Mai hadn't stopped him and saying that he's learned his lesson patting him on the back and rubbing his face like a cat and that's when he picked her up and carried up the stairs! " Goku laughed, but stopped for a second and said with a thoughtful look, " Or was she patting his face and rubbing his back? " as the others kept laughing.

The two only continued to blush deeper and it only deepen when Bulma said, " Not to mention all the screaming we heard throughout the night! "

" I thought that was you and dad again. " little Trunks said, making the blushes go even deeper and sink further into their chairs until just their heads were showing as they all laughed even harder when F. Mai asked quietly in an embarrassed tone,

" Aren't you a little young to know about that kind of thing? "

" Have you seen my parents? They do whatever they want and tell you what they think and don't care what you think afterwards. " little Trunks answered sarcastically.

" Your still too young to be knowing about that. " F. Trunks replied, still looking at the white table cloth in front of him.

" Get up and eat your breakfast before it gets cold. We'll stop the teasing….for now at least. " Vegeta said as he hoisted him up by the scruff of his shirt, frowning at how light he was compared to what he was when he was here 7 years ago. " And when you get done, we're going to the Lookout Tower. " he continued, leaving no room for arguments and went back to his breakfast.

" Lookout Tower? " F. Mai asked as she also got back up in her chair, looking over at F. Trunks and his father.

" It's where the guardian of the earth resides, his name is Dende, Gohan's friend from old Namek. " F. Trunks informed, starting in on his breakfast, which his mother noticed was far less than the other saiyans, she went to say something, but a look from her husband stopped her, she knew him well enough to know that he was going to take care of it, which is why he wanted to take him to the Tower, she smiled sweetly at him while he just grunted and blushed slightly when her bare foot rubbed his leg.

" Vulgar woman. " he mumbled, but F. Trunks and little Trunks heard him, causing F. Trunks to nearly choke on his eggs and little Trunks roll his eyes at his parents and Future his behavior especially after what he did last night, it was ridicules.

Vegeta smacked F. Trunks on the back until he raised his hand up the stop him, " I'm good. " F. Trunks wheezed out as he reached out and took a drank of the milk in front of him.

" You better get used to that. They do that all the time. " little Trunks informed after he calmed down enough, causing him to choke on his milk and spray it on the table and across to F. Mai, causing her to gasp at the cold milk hitting her in the face.

" Trunks Vegeta Briefs! " Bulma scolded her youngest, " Not you sweetie, your fine. " She let F. Trunks know that he wasn't in trouble it was little him that she was talking to.

" Well it's true. " little Trunks replied in a slight whiny tone.

" Don't whine. Now apologize to Future you and Future Mai. " Vegeta ordered.

" Sorry big me and Mai. " he apologized, looking down and pitiful, though it looked like he was being honest, Bulma and Vegeta knew better, he wasn't really sorry for telling the truth, but he was sorry that he caused the mess.

" I'm so sorry Mai here let help. " F. Trunks said getting up, but she stopped him by picking up her napkin, " It's fine Trunks, I got it. It's not that big of a mess. " she said wiping the milk off her face. " It's alright Trunks. " She continued, looking over at little Trunks as she spoke, smiling kindly at him, causing him to blush and look away, making her giggle at the sight.

F. Trunks relaxed in his seat again and began to eat his breakfast. Though he didn't eat as much as the other saiyans, F. Mai didn't eat that much either, both unused to so much food after eating nothing but cans of dog food and cat food for a year. When he ate as much as he could, Vegeta seeing that he was done, told him to go wait for him outside.

When Vegeta finished his breakfast, he made to leave, but F. Mai stopped him by asking, " Mind if I come along? " looking him in the eye.

" Not at all. " he answered, continuing his way, F. Mai at his heels.

Scene change, Lookout Tower

" Hello Vegeta. Future Trunks! It's great to see you again! " Dende greeted the three, looking over at Mai, he asked, " Whose your friend? "

" Hello Dende, it's good to see you again as well. This is Mai, uh Future Mai. She helped with the defeat of Black. " Trunks answered him just as friendly as he was.

Mai bowed in greeting to the little Namekian, " Hello. " she spoke with a kind smile and voice.

Dende looked at her curiously for moment, " You mean your little Mai's future self? " he asked.

Mai nodded. " Wow! Talk about a small world! " Dende replied smiling and throwing a teasing look at F. Trunks, who only groaned, " Not you too! " slouching his shoulders, which only caused Dende to laugh more.

" Sorry Trunks. But it is kind of funny. " Dende laughed.

Before anyone could say anything else, Vegeta barked, " Enough of the talking! Trunks and I need the Chamber. "

" Of course, Vegeta. But uh, is Mai going in as well or is she staying out here? You know…"

" Yes, I know. If she wants to join us, it's her choice. " Vegeta interrupted walking towards the chamber, F. Trunks following after him, smiling apologically to Dende as he passed him, Dende waved it off, knowing how Vegeta was. F. Mai followed them, making Dende stare after her in wonder.

" Huh. Looks like she's completely different than her past self. "

Scene change, Hyperbolic Time Chamber doors,

" What is this place? " Mai asked as the three stood outside of the doors.

" It's the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Father and I used it to train against the androids and Cell. One day out here is a year in there. " Trunks explained as his father opened the doors.

" Once these doors shut again, they won't open until the day's up. So, you coming in? " Vegeta asked, walking through, not waiting for an answer as both F. Mai and Trunks followed him inside.

" Wow! " Mai exclaimed as she looked out at the vast plain, walking out and off the platform and was brought down to her knees. " Ahh! " she called out in pain.

" Mai! " Trunks went to help her but Vegeta stopped him. " Father! She needs help! " he tried to break his father's hold on him, but Vegeta held firm.

" Get up! " Vegeta ordered Mai.

" I c-can't! " she strained.

" Yes, you can. If you take on a lunatic possessing a saiyan's body, you can fight against the gravity pulling you down. " he encouraged, surprising Trunks.

Taking a deep breathe, Mai fought against the gravity.

" Come on Mai! You can do it! " Trunks encouraged.

What felt like an hour, but was only minutes, Mai kept fighting the gravity until she was at last standing on her feet again, breathing heavily.

" Yes! You did it! " Trunks cheered, pumping his fist in the air and smiling.

" Not bad. For an amateur. Now try coming back on the platform. " Vegeta said, a slight smirk finding it's way to his face as he watched her move with a bit more ease now, but still struggling slightly, until she was finally back on the platform with them.

" Good. Now, let's see how your reflexes are. " Vegeta said and before either Trunks or Mai could blink, he charged towards her, fist raised,

On instinct, Mai rolled away at the last second, landing in a kneeling position, with her shotgun; she had brought it with before leaving; pointed right him, eyes serious, teeth gritting.

" A bit slow, but it's a start. " Vegeta smirked as he took in her stance. " Go catch your breathe while Trunks and I train. " he continued, waving Trunks over to him.

" You alright? " Trunks asked as he went to his father, getting excited that his father wanted to train with him instead of against him or alone.

" Yes. I'll be alright. Go have fun. " She replied smiling, getting up, shouldering her gun and going over to the living area.

" I hope you realize that he's not going to stop now that he's seen what your capable of. " he replied with a bit teasing to his voice as he continued out into the white plain.

" Same to you. " She replied with the same tone, smiling mischievously at his back and sat down to watch father and son train.

Scene change,

" Huh?! What do you mean all three of them went into the chamber! " Bulma asked/shouted as she, Goku, Gohan, Videl, Pan, little Trunks, Goten, little Mai, Pilaf, and Shu were sitting in the living room chatting and playing games or making funny faces at Pan when Dende's voice echoed through the room, informing them of what had just happened after Vegeta, F. Trunks, and came to the tower.

" Just as I said Bulma. Vegeta, Future Trunks, and Future Mai all went into the chamber together and the setting on the doors is for the entire day. " Dende repeated.

" The entire day! But that's an entire year inside of the chamber! " Bulma replied.

" I know. Which is what surprised me that that girl went in with them. I gotta say, she's got guts. Not to mention the first human I've known to even go into the chamber. " Dende replied.

" Hey why don't we all go and greet them when they come out? " Goku asked.

" But that won't be until sundown. " Gohan said. " That's still a good way off. " he continued.

" Well how about an hour before sundown? " Goku offered.

" I say we go now. " Bulma said, standing up from her chair.

" Yeah! " little Trunks agreed in excitement.

" Well that settles that. Grab onto me! " Goku said holding out his hand for anyone to take hold of and then the others to take hold before he put his fingers to his forehead and in a flash, they were gone.

Scene change, Lookout Tower, inside Time chamber

Mai stood in the middle of the white plain, eyes closed, listening, hand on her gun.

A light whisper of wind, she ducked. Another whisp, she rolled. Another, she stepped to the side and to the other side when another whisp came at her other side, a final one and raised her hand, catching the fist aimed at her head. Opening her eyes, she smirked at the owner of the hand before swiping his legs out from under him, but he jumped at the last second repeated her move, she repeated his, tightening her hold on his wrist and tossed him over her shoulder, but he took her with him, turning her around midair and pinned her to the ground.

" Your getting better. " he said, smirking.

" Thanks. Not too bad yourself. " she replied smiling, throwing him off her and pinned him down, the barrel of her gun in his face, though he could easily over power her with a flick of his little finger.

" That's enough you two. Time to go. " Another voice spoke.

The two turned to the owner of the voice, " Already father? " Trunks asked.

" Yes. " Vegeta replied watching the two get up off the ground.

When they where fully standing he charged at them, smirking proudly as they both caught his fists aimed at their faces. He dropped his fists and nodded in approval before turning and walking towards the doors, dropping down and kicking the other two's legs out from under them as they attacked him, one with a Ki blast from his hand the other with a Ki shot from her gun,

" Nice try. " He said, helping them up and all three continued on to the doors.

Outside of the doors,

" How much longer? " Goten asked for what felt like the millionth time as they waited outside.

" Any minute now. " Goku answered as he looked up at the timer beside the doors.

Everyone looked to the doors as the last grain of green sand fell and the doors opened, everyone covered their eyes from the blinding white light as three figures came out, a collective gasp rang out when the doors closed behind them.

Vegeta had not changed at all, but Future Trunks and Mai were a different story. Their clothes were ripped in places, F. Mai's long blue coat was wrapped her waist tied at the sleeves, the muscles of her arms, showing through her black tank top, were toned and you see that her stomach was toned as well, showing through the shirt that had a rip in the middle, her green pants, similar to her yellow ones; may as well have shorts with how many rips she had in them. F. Trunks' clothes were in no better shape, his jacket sleeves were ripped off, along with his shirt and undershirt's sleeves which were also ripped and torn, his muscles showing through, his pants could also had been shorts.

But that wasn't what caused the gasp, it was the fact that F. Trunks and Mai's hair was different. F. Trunks' hair was long again and tied in a low ponytail, ( like in the android saga his figure is the same as well. 😉 )F. Mai's hair was cut in a style that fitted her rather well, it was spiky medium short with long layered bangs, it was both cute and tough looking at the same time.

" Wow. " little Trunks and Mai uttered looking up at the two in awe and amazement, though little Mai was also blushing when she saw F. Trunks muscles flexing as he moved, she nearly fainted…never mind.

" Mai! " little Trunks caught her before she hit the floor.

" What happened?! " F. Trunks asked as he knelt down beside the two, along with F. Mai.

" I don't know! She looked at you and fainted! " little Trunks panicked.

" Don't worry, I know what to do! " Goten said leaving for a moment and coming back with a pitcher of cold water and splashed little Mai with it, waking her up instantly.

" Ahhh! " she screamed as she jolted up, nearly hitting little Trunks' head.

" Goten! Are you trying to throw her into antifoulant shock! " he shouted to his best friend as he took his hoodie off and wrapped little Mai in it and holding her to him.

" Antiflous-what? " Goku and Goten asked, scratching their heads.

" Oh, never mind! We need to get her home quick! " And little Trunks picked her up and took off, leaving the others in silence.

" What did I do wrong? We do that when mama faints. " Goten asked.

" I know son, but not everyone can handle cold water being thrown on them. " Goku comforted.

" Oh. Then I should use hot water then? "

Everyone fell over, " No! Just maybe warm water instead of hot or cold, like bath water. " Goku explained.

" Or maybe just get someone who knows what their doing! " Vegeta intervened.

" Now boys…" Bulma began, but a familiar sound resounded around the group.

" Growllll! "

F. Trunks' blushed, " Sorry. "

" Sounds like someone's hungry. " Bulma teased, happy to see that her son's appetite is back to normal.

" He ain't the only one! " Goku replied, grabbing his stomach.

" Then why don't you go home and eat! " Vegeta commented.

" Awwwee, do I have to? "

" Yes! "

" Alright! Come on Goten! " And with that the two left in a flash.

" Vegeta! That was rude! "

" Don't care. "

" Well I guess we'll go too. We'll come by in a few days after everything settles down again. " Gohan said to F. Trunks and Mai as Bulma and Vegeta went into one of their usual arguments/flirting's.

" Alright. See you then Gohan. " F. Trunks replied, still watching his parents antics.

Gohan and Videl took to the air and off to their home, Pan wrapped securely in Videl's arms. " Love the hair Mai! " Videl said cheerfully before leaving.

" Thanks! " she called back just as cheerfully, waving the three off.

" Trunks? " she asked looking at him as he continued to watch his parents.

" It's so strange. When I first came here, father was such a jerk to mother, little me, and myself. He wouldn't even save mother and little me when Gero blew up her plane when she came to see what the androids looked like, it was me that saved them. And then we trained in the chamber, he wouldn't even train with me he'd always pushed me away and be rude to mother and wouldn't even look at my baby self and only held me when mother forced him. I guess seeing me get killed by Cell changed him. " he spoke as they watched the two, but he was still heard by them, they stopped arguing and looked at the other couple,

" Cell was only part of it. Majin Buu was the other. " Vegeta said solemnly, " But that is for another time. Let's go home and get something to eat and make sure that little you hasn't wrecked the house because his girlfriend might go into shock. " He continued before picking Bulma up and taking to the air, F. Trunks following suite, picking F. Mai up and taking to the air as well, nodding to Dende as he came to see them off, " Bye Dende, thanks for letting us use the chamber again. I'll come by some time to catch up. "

" Anytime Trunks! And I wouldn't mind the company! See ya later! " Dende called back as they took off. " I still can't believe that that boy is Vegeta's son. "

Scene change, time skip

About 4 weeks later, Bulma called for all the girls to get together and go shopping. The girls being, herself, Chichi, Videl, 18, and F. Mai, Bulma having hired F. Mai on as the new head of security seeing how she can handle herself when she fought against Black and knowing her way around weapons and not taking any crap from anyone, along with the rest of male security team, two of which thought they could try and intimidate her into quitting so that one of them could get her job. One was sent to the hospital in an ambulance in a near full body cast. The other changed his plan and tried to seduce her instead, but he found out rather quickly that she wasn't falling for it when she kneed him in the groin after he made a rather rude comment about the two of them getting together and if not for her keeping a hand on that older, long haired looking version of his boss' kid, he was sure that he would be joining his friend, but in a full body cast or in a body bag!

So, on the next off day F. Mai had, Bulma called the girls and they went out. They were at the mall and at the food court, taking a break from shopping. 18, Chichi, Videl, and Bulma all found something or another, but F. Mai didn't, well except a new pocket knife that she now had clipped inside of her boot.

" So, I hear some of the boys are giving you some trouble. " 18 said as way of starting a conversation with the newest girl of the group.

" Please don't get me started! " F. Mai replied groaning, moving some of her bangs out of her eyes.

" Well that's men for you. Well most of them anyway. " Chichi said, taking a bite of her burger.

" I agree with that! Good thing our boys ain't like that. " Videl agreed with her mother-in-law.

" Here! Here! " Bulma agreed, a grin plastered to her face thinking of her husband like the rest of them was, well except for F. Mai. She'd have to fix that. She could see the chemistry there with her and F. Trunks. Speaking of which,

" Hey Mai? " Bulma asked turning to her,

" Yes Bulma? " she replied looking up at her.

" Did you and Trunks, big Trunks, talk about what happened at the party yet? " Bulma continued, looking curiously at the young woman.

F. Mai blushed at that but answered " No. we haven't. "

" Oh, do tell what happened, we want details. " 18 teased with mischievous smirk, making F. Mai blush harder.

" 18! That's Bulma's son! I'm sure she doesn't want to hear about that! I know I wouldn't! " Chichi scolded her.

" Well good thing I'm not you then! " Bulma exclaimed, grinning wickedly, something that she picked up from her dear sweet husband of course.

F. Mai blushed even harder at hearing that, ' boy is she different then the Bulma I got to know that year fighting against Black. ' she thought as Bulma turned back to her, waiting for an answer, along with the other girls, even Chichi, though she pretended to be interested in her food.

" Uh, there really isn't much to tell. " she answered quietly.

" Oh, come on now, don't be modest! The tension between you was so thick you could've cut it with a knife! " 18 urged, laughing lowly.

" I'm telling the truth. I-I can't remember anything. I never do when I drank and that's why I don't drank that much. " she tried again, still not looking at them.

" Oh, what a shame, from what we heard, it sounded pretty wild! " 18 teased again, earning a light smack on the arm from Bulma,

" Oh, stop it 18! " she lightly scolded her with a smile, " Don't worry about it sweetie. We just like to tease each other about our significant other. " Bulma comforted, putting a gentle hand on F. Mai's bare shoulder.

" Is that what you call it when you and Chichi were having a fist fight over which husband had the biggest…. "

" Ok! Let's get to the shopping! Everyone done? " Videl interrupted 18 standing up from the table with her empty tray and going to the trashcan.

" One of these day's I'm going to get her to talk about her husband. " 18 commented, getting up as well.

" You guys go on, I'll catch up. " F. Mai said as the other's followed suite.

" You sure? " Videl asked.

" I'll be fine, don't worry. " F. Mai replied smiling and patting her boot, making the other's smile, knowing she doesn't really need the knife against some pervert, but it did ease them to know that she had a little extra protection in case some jerk might try anything with her.

Several minutes after they left her there, she finished her lunch, got up with her tray, turned around and bumped into someone that she didn't see as she was distracted with her thoughts,

" Oh, I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying attention! " She apologized quickly, looking around she saw that the damage was very minimal.

" It's alright, the fault's mine, I wasn't paying attention either! " A cocky sounding voice replied.

Looking up at the man she had bumped into, she saw that he was quite muscular, but not like F. Trunks, Vegeta, and Goku was, short blonde hair, a handsome face and light blue eyes, wearing a red muscle shirt with washed out jeans he looked like he was around her and Videl's age.

" Still, I should've been paying attention. " F. Mai said again, taking a step back from him.

" It' fine really. I'm Sharpener. " he introduced, sticking his hand out for her to shake.

She hesitated for a moment before taking his hand, " I'm Mai. "

" Hi Mai, nice to meet you. You new here? I don't think I've seen you around before. " He said, letting go of her hand, he felt the callus' on her hand and figured she was some kind laborer or rancher and that was why he ain't seen her before, but he'd let her tell him if she wanted.

" Uh yeah, I'm new. Just got in the city a few weeks ago actually. " She replied.

" Really? Wow I really wasn't paying attention than if I missed a beautiful lady like you huh? " He tried to joke, which made her giggle a little.

" I suppose so. But I've been trying to get settled both at my new place and job. This is the first time I've been out of the house and off work. " she replied, sitting back down, Sharpener joining her with his tray.

Time skip

" Hey, shouldn't Mai have been here by now? " Videl asked as she and the other girls sat down on a bench, resting their sore feet.

They had walked around for about an hour now and F. Mai still hadn't joined them.

" Yeah. You don't think something bad happened, do you? " Chichi agreed, starting to get worried.

" Let's go back to the food court and start from there. " Bulma suggested, though not as worried as the two. She knew that if anything happened, either the mall security would be running around or ambulance personal would be running with the security.

They stood and walked back to the food court. When they got there, they saw Mai talking with a blonde haired blue eyed young man and smiling at something he said.

Videl looked at the man closer and thought that he looked like Sharpener. If it was, she needed to warn F. Mai about him, but he seemed to have changed from high school, she heard he had, but she still didn't trust that slug as far as she could throw him or as far as her husband could throw him.

" Isn't that Sharpener? " Chichi asked, she only met the boy once and she didn't like him at all, neither did little Goten, who was with her when she met him and if Goten didn't like him, you knew he was bad news.

" It looks like it. " Videl answered, about to go over there to get F. Mai, but it seemed that the two were done talking and left their separate ways, F. Mai coming over to them, a smile on her face.

" Someone looks happy. " 18 teased.

" It's nothing. " F. Mai replied, still smiling.

" Uh huh. Right. " Bulma teased as well smiling along with her.

Videl and Chichi seeing the smile on F. Mai's face decided not to say anything to her about Sharpener at least for the time being. If it started to get serious for her and he acted up they'd tell her.

Time skip, scene change

F. Trunks was coming in from working out in the yard when the laughing sounds of his mother and F. Mai caught his ears, he smiled at the sight as he opened the fridge door and took out a gallon of peach/mango Kool-Aid, taking the cap off and drinking it straight from the jug,

" Trunks, why can't you and your father use a glass? " Bulma gently chided him, hands on her hips.

Vegeta came into the kitchen at that time and did the same thing, only he got the milk before F. Trunks finished the jug and threw it in the recycling while his father threw his in the trash before leaving the room again.

" Well at least one of you know where to put the plastics! " Bulma called out, knowing her husband could hear her.

" Having us sort the trash doesn't stop any one else from doing it! " He replied from upstairs.

" At least it's a few less people polluting the planet! " Bulma called back.

" Not my planet! "

" Oh yes, it is! You've lived here for nearly 11 years now, not to mention married one of the most beautiful and smartest humans on this mud ball planet that you've so loving called at the beginning! "

" Don't start that shit again Woman! "

" Don't you start calling me ' Woman ' again either you damn space monkey! "

" So, anything good happen while you and the girls were out? " F. Trunks asked F. Mai as she also went to the fridge and got out another peach/mango Kool-Aid, but she went and got a glass from the cupboard. As she was pouring the drink, she answered him,

" Well I got myself a new knife and I met a nice man in the food court at lunch. "

F. Trunks tensed at hearing the last part, but quickly recovered before she could notice, but his mother did and made a note to him talk about it later.

" Really? What's his name? " he asked her.

" Sharpener. I nearly caused him to lose his lunch when I got up to throw mine away. " she answered, taking a drank of the Kool-Aid.

" Going to see him again? " he asked trying to be nonchalant about it, but she, along with Bulma, who now had stopped arguing/flirting, with Vegeta, caught it. F. Mai placed the glass down before answering,

" Yes, he asked when he could see me again and we made plans to meet up again outside of the mall and go get a coffee. " her voice getting tense.

" When? " he asked, not bothering to hide the tension in his voice now.

" Vegeta! " Bulma called out, seeing a fight coming, the two ignored her as they stared the other down, one with arms crossed over their chest the other with hands at their sides, fists clenched.

" What, what is it!? " Vegeta called as he came into the kitchen but knew what it was when he saw his son and the girl's postures.

" Trunks! " he called out to him, but he ignored him, until he grabbed his arm and pulled him outside. Neither he nor F. Mai not looking away or relaxing until he and his father was out of sight. Sighing in frustration, F. Mai turned and leaned against the sink, head bent down.

" Mai? " Bulma asked walking towards her, slowly reaching out and putting a gentle hand on her shoulder, leaning around, trying to look her in the eye.

" He has no right to act like that. " she said, more to herself than to Bulma.

" I know sweetie. But he's just worried about you. " Bulma replied trying counsel her.

" He doesn't need to worry about me! I can take care of myself! " F. Mai shouted angrily before calming down again, " Sorry. It's just… " she apologized, looking down again.

" It's fine. I know how Saiyan men can be. You need to talk to him, but only after you two take breather! " Bulma waved it off, laughing and giving her a light elbow to the side, just as loud bang resounded throughout the compound, F. Mai tensed, automatically and unconsciously reaching for her shotgun at her shoulder when Bulma grabbed her hand, smiling again,

" Don't worry, that's normal around here. " calming her with an easy nature.

" Sorry. Habit. "

" Completely understandable. "

" I'm going to my room and get some rest. Thank you Bulma. " F. Mai replied, taking her glass with her as she left the kitchen.

" No problem sweetie. " Bulma replied watching her leave.

Outside while the two were talking,

" What was that all about? " Vegeta asked when he dragged F. Trunks far enough away from the house, so they could talk.

" I don't know! All Mai said was that she met a guy at the mall and..and….Ugh! " he punched the nearest thing to him, which happened to be a thick tree, splintering it and turning it to a pile of green leaves and splinters.

" This wouldn't have anything to do with you two sleeping together at the party is it? " Vegeta asked calmly.

" I don't know what it is! I guess I'm just being overprotective of her. I know I shouldn't because she can take care of herself. " F. Trunks sat down on the ground, crossing his legs under him, arms resting on his knees.

" Seems to me that you've got it bad for this girl. Given how you acted and beat the living shit and piss out of that weakling. Literally! His pants were so soiled the medical staff had to cut them off him and hose him down before they could treat him! Hahhaahh! " Vegeta laughed, sitting down across from his son in the same sitting position.

" Was I really that awful that night? " F. Trunks asked quietly, head cast down.

" Awful?! Ha! That was the funniest thing I've ever seen! And then you hauling that girl over your shoulder and taking her up the stairs?! Hahah! Reminds me of how I took your mother! "

" Father! I do NOT want to hear how I was conceived! "

" Of course she insulted me first and actually had the nerve to slap me across the face.. "

" Father! "

" Alright I'll stop. "

They were quiet for a moment before Vegeta said, " Calm down some more and go talk to the girl. But first, clean up that mess you made, or we'll never hear the end of it from your mother. " he laughed again before getting up and leaving, grabbing F. Trunks' head and ruffling it as he pushed him down, nearly touching his ankles as he did.

F. Trunks watched him go with a perplexed look before a slow smile crept up on his lips as he blasted the splintered wood and leaves away into ash.

Here's the first ch. Hope ya'll like it!