A/N: These are little side-stories I'll be doing based on RySenkari's "Love In A Ruined World" and "Collision of Souls" stories, set after the second of the two fics. If you haven't read those, you probably are gonna be confused - Ry's in my favorite authors section, so go check out him and his stories, kk?
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, DBZ, or Ry's stories. So naturally, I also don't own these characters.
Gaiden 1: Glacial Soul, Merciful Soul
Chapter 1: Settling In
"Fives?" Patrick looked up from his cards, regarding his opponent with a cool eye. She opened her mouth to respond, and he knew then he'd been outplayed.
"Go fish," the seafoam-haired woman replied. "Again."
"You cheat, Bulma." Patrick picked up a card with a look of remorse. "There's just no way you could win - "
"Forty hands in a row? Yeah, that is pretty impressive, Bulma." As the voice floated in, Patrick's head snapped toward the door.
"Cammy?"
"And Trunks," she giggled, stepping into the house to allow the muscular Saiyan in. "Bulma's really kicking your butt, huh, Patrick?"
"She's cheating," he replied petulantly. "Trunks, you know what I'm talking about. You've played against her!"
"She is REALLY good," the Saiyan admitted. "But I don't think she cheats."
"Of course you don't, Trunks. She's your mom. So, Ami here today?" Patrick looked past Trunks, not seeing the familiar face of the blue-haired Senshi.
Trunks shook his head. "She's got a big test tommorow... personally, I know she can handle it, but she really wants to study. Says she has a hard enough time keeping up with school with her work as a Senshi, doesn't wanna lose more time. I don't know why she can't study here and leave in the morning," Trunks said, disappointed-sounding.
"She'd never get any studying done, you two'd be too busy making out," Patrick muttered. It was quiet enough that Trunks didn't catch it, but Cammy giggled a little bit, nodding slightly. Patrick smiled as she did. She's cute when she laughs...
"What's so funny?" Trunks asked, irritated.
"Nothing, nothing..." Patrick smirked. "I just thought of something really funny, that's all." He arched an eyebrow. "So, what's on the agenda today? And, uh... Why's Cammy here? Isn't it a school night?"
Cammy gave him a sharp look. "What. You're not happy to see me?"
Patrick blushed a little, "No, no, that's not it, I'm just surprised is all - Trunks," he said, quickly changing the topic, "What're we up to today?"
Trunks tilted his head and thought about it. "Repairs are just about done in Nihimo... Everything's going really well, even without the mayor... I think they can finish up without us."
"I guess that just leaves the finishing touches on my house."
"Ooh," Cammy squealed. "That's right! You guys were building Patrick a house over in Nihimo Town! That way he could be like, their super-cool first line of defense if monsters show up and stuff."
"And also so they could have the guest room back... It's not like I'd mind sleeping on the couch if they had company, but it's probably still a relief, I'd bet." Patrick grinned. "Well, we'd better get to work..."
"Can I come?" Cammy asked. "I wanna help too!"
"I guess I don't see why not," Patrick admitted. "Trunks?"
"The more the merrier. Besides, I think Cammy's a good influence on you, Patrick."
"Ooooh," Cammy grinned. "Does that mean you're causing trouble when I'm not around?"
Patrick shook his head. "No way... When I decided to help you guys, I meant it."
Trunks laughed. "Yeah, he's right. I was just messing around. Heck, Chris causes more trouble than this guy. Anyway, let's get going." Trunks walked out of the house, closely followed by the other two, and all three lifted off into the air, flying towards Nihimo Town.
"I still love doing this!" Cammy squealed. "Flying is so cool!"
Patrick nodded in agreement. "That it is. Of course, it's probably cooler for you... I mean, you've only known how to fly for what, like... a week now?"
"Two weeks," Cammy answered. "Since Trunks beat Exeter, and then like... a couple days after that he taught me and my sisters to fly."
"That's right," Patrick remembered. "Well, I think we're getting close..."
"Yep," Cammy nodded. "Let's get to work!"
The rest of the day was filled with activity, the three of them finishing up the last few touches on Patrick's house. By the time the sun set a few hours later, the small place was up and running, a cozy little house on the outer edges of the town.
"Well, that just about does it..." Patrick smiled a bit. "Good work, Cammy."
"No problem! I had a lot of fun! Plus, it was really easy... Trunks did all the heavy lifting and stuff."
Trunks grinned. "Yeah, well, I am a Super Saiyan... It wasn't really that hard."
"Thanks for the help, even so," Patrick replied.
Cammy floated up a bit, getting an aerial view of the house. "Hey, I can see Chris's house from here!"
"Yeah, it's pretty close," Patrick pointed out. "So, how did that date between him and your sister go, anyway?"
Cammy giggled. "She said it was really fun... And that he was really, really nervous, too. But she thought it was pretty cute."
"Good to hear... Well, it's getting dark. You should probably have Trunks send you back so you can be ready for school tommorow."
"Actually..." Cammy said, a little nervous sounding, "I was thinking I could stay over here, and have Trunks send me home in the morning!"
Patrick's eyes widened a little in shock. Did she just say... What I think she said?
"That way, I could, uh..." She stuttered a little bit, then her tone changed. "I could hang out with Trunks and Bulma! She's actually a pretty cool lady, ya know?"
Patrick could feel his heart plummet almost to his shoes. "Uh... right, yeah. I mean, it's not my decision to make... I'm sure Bulma will let you stay."
"Yeah, my mom's pretty cool about that sort of thing," Trunks answered. "And the guest room is free now, so..."
As Trunks and Cammy chatted excitedly, Patrick had no idea how close Cammy had come to saying what he had really hoped to hear.
I guess I can't expect her to trust me that soon...
I can't believe I said that... Sorry Patrick, but... I still don't know. It's just so weird...
As the other two flew off back towards Trunks' house, Patrick simply turned and walked into his own house... Which suddenly felt a lot bigger, and a lot less impressive, than it had only a few minutes ago.
A/N: Had to end it on a sad note - but this story isn't over yet, so don't worry! I decided to start with Cammy because she's my favorite character of Ry's... in fact, Patrick was created mostly because I mentioned how sad I thought it was that Cammy suffered like that in "Love In a Ruined World". Later!