Author: Mariam Penam
Title of chapter: sleep over
“Goten, time to wake up!!” Chichi called out from the kitchen.
“In a minute, mom.” He replied.
By the kitchen table Goku and Goten were busy eating (and you know how they eat ^_^) while Chichi was making eggs and bacon, again.
“Goten dear, you father and I are going out tonight *finally* and do you think you’ll be okey alone for a couple of hours?”
”Of course I will.”
“Good, now finish you breakfast, cause you’re going to the mall.”
“Oh, c’mon mom, I was suppose to beat up Trunks today…” he said with a smile.
“What?” Chichi asked.
“Train with him.” He answered.
“Oh. But that can wait, your stomach can’t.” she said, pointing at Goku with her eyes.
Goten gave a weak sigh, and finished his breakfast.
“Here is the grosser list, and the money. There is about twenty, twenty-five dollars more. Now of you go.”
Goten went to the mall and got the things Chichi wanted and then called Trunks.
“Hey Trunks, guess what?! Sleep over party tonight!”
“At your place?”
“Yeah.”
”Who’s coming?”
”You… and you and me..?”
”Party isn’t the right word…” Trunks thought.
“Well, are ye coming or not?”
”Hey, we can watch scary movies and stuff!”
”Great!”
“I’ll be there in a couple of minutes, have to get some stuff first! Bye!”
”Bye!”
Goten went in to the kitchen and started to look for snacks in different cupboards.
“Honey, what are you looking for?” Chichi asked, standing by the stow, cooking.
“Chips.” He answered, turning his head around, facing Chichi.
“It’s not over there anyway. It’s over there.” Chichi said, pointing at a cupboard next to him.
Goten opened it and saw a bag of chips.
“Thanks mom.”
She just replied with a smile.
DING, DONG!
“Hey!”
”Come, let’s go to my room first.”
Trunks and Goten went to his room.
“I’ve got something weird to tell you.”
”Oh, yeah?”
”Mmm. But not now. Later.”
SOME HOURS LATER:
“Okey you guys, we’re going now.”
”Bye mom, have fun!”
”Bye Chichi-san.”
The two boys got quiet till they heard the front door getting closed.
“So…” Trunks said, sitting on the bed, with his legs crossed.” What was it you wanted to tell me earlier?”
“Well you see, last night I couldn’t sleep, so I went down to the kitchen to get a snack.”
”And then what?”
”Well, I felt the present of someone, and when I turned around to see who it was, but there wasn’t anyone there!”
”What?”
“So, I started to continuing to look for something to eat, when I got that feeling again. And this time it was dad.”
”And..?” Trunks said, gesturing with his right hand, to continuing.
“So, the third time was the same. Felt that the person is there, and I thought it was dad again, but no, there wasn’t anyone there. And…” Goten told Trunks what had happened that previous night.
“You’re right, it’s weird AND creepy.”
“Let’s put this a side. Let’s see a movie or so.”
Goten and Trunks watched TV till late at night, and they felt sleepy, so they went to bed.
But Trunks couldn’t fall asleep. He turned left, right, but still he couldn’t sleep.
He thought of what Goten had told him hours ago and got the shivers.
“Psst. Psst. Goten!” he whispered.
“Mmmm?” he replied sleepy.
“I’m hungry. Come down with me to the kitchen, will ya?”
”Don’t tell me you scared?”.
“I’m not scared!” he whispered harshly in reply
“Just do a bright ki ball and go!” Goten demanded and turned his back. “Kami, Trunks, you’re 16!”
”Okey, okey” he replied hurt. “I’ll go.”
Trunks stood up and made a bright ki ball.
“Ah, come on Trunks. Not in here!” Goten said sour, putting a pillow over his head.
“Sorry.” Trunks apologized, walking out of the room. “Okey Trunks, walk really quiet, so you won’t wake anybody up.” He whispered to himself.
He finally made it to the kitchen and made himself a sandwich and ate it really quick, and went back to bed.
“Did you see any ghosts?” he heard Goten say, half asleep.
“Ha ha, very funny.” he replied sarcastically.” No.”
It didn’t take long before Trunks fell asleep.

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