It was morning time at the Son residence and Goten eyes fluttered open and let out a small yawn. He slowly got out of bed and went to the bathroom and did his routine, and switch out of his sleeping clothes into his regular clothes. When he finished Goten looked in the mirror and sighed. He really didn't want to face his mom. Ever since his father died, Chi Chi has been mistreating Goten. She didn't like seeing him because she always got reminded of Goku, and everytime she sees him she cries and yells and hits him for no reason. Even his brother Gohan doesn't like him, and to prove it he moved out. He doesn't come to visit and when he does, it's only to see their mom and talk about how much they hate him. Finally, Goten took a deep breath and made his way to the kitchen. He didn't expect to see any breakfast, so he went to get some cereal, but found there was none. She probably hid them. His stomach began to growl. He'll just have to ask Trunks for something to eat. Trunks, the only person that still loved him no matter what. They were secretly boyfriends and took care of each other. Goten smiled at thinking of all the times Trunks has helped him when he needed someone the most.

"Goten, what do you think you're doing?!" Chi Chi yelled as she came stopping in. 

"Um...I was hoping that you would please let me have some cereal." Goten whispered.

"I told you that I'm not going to feed you, especially with that kind of appetite. If your hungry then go catch a fish."

"No mommy, I don't want to." Goten said, but quickly covered his mouth. Chi Chi walked up to Goten, raised her hand, and slapped him hard. Goten fell to the ground holding his cheek with tears beginning to form.

"I've told you to never call me your mother. The only reason you're here is for free labor. Now get out of my sight." Chi Chi angrily said through her teeth. Goten didn't hesitate. He got up with tears in his eyes and quickly ran to the only person that cares, and that's Trunks.

Trunks' woke up to the sound of yelling. Like every other morning. He sighed and put on his clothes and quickly went downstairs to find out what his mother and father were arguing about now. When Goku died, Bulma was so devastated that she became depressed, and Vegeta was outraged. He said he wanted to be the one to defeat Goku and now he's always angry and wanting to pick a fight with anyone. When Trunks made it downstairs, he saw his mother on the floor and Vegeta towering over her.

"Damn it woman! I told you for the last time to leave me alone! If I want to train I will!" Vegeta yelled.

"I'm sorry Vegeta, but I was hoping that we could go out and have some family time." Bulma pleaded. 

"I could care less about you and that boy." Vegeta said sternly as he began to walk away.

"Vegeta please." Bulma reached out for him. Vegeta turned and raised his fist and was about to punch her.

"Dad stop!" Trunks ran in front of his mom and blocked the punch. "You two need to stop fighting. It's not right."

"You little brat." Vegeta grabbed Trunks by the throat. "Listen, if you ever get in my business again I'll have your head." Vegeta threw Trunks to the ground and walked out. Trunks got to his feet and helped his mom up and she sighed.

"Trunks. I need you to just leave the house while I work this out. Here's some money." She handed him an one hundred dollar bill. "Just please don't try to stop him." Bulma walked to her room. Trunks just put the money in his pocket and left the building. As soon as he walked outside he saw Goten walking with his head down towards Capsule Corp. Goten raised his head and when they locked eyes, they ran to each other into a hug. After what felt like forever, they finally released each other reluctantly. They held hands as they flew to their secret spot, which was a small open area by a lake in the forest, and down by the lake with Goten in Trunks' lap. 

"I missed you so much." Trunks nibbled on Goten's neck earning a giggle. Trunks stopped and looked at Goten and noticed his cheek was bruised.

"She hit you again, didn't she." Trunks said in a low voice. Goten began to fell the tears form, but tried to stay strong.

"She doesn't like it when I call her mommy." Goten said looking down, but he noticed a red mark around Trunks' neck.

"Did they have another fight?" Goten asked. Trunks nodded. They sat there for a moment staring out at the lake.

"I'm tired of this." Trunks spoke. Goten looked at him with agreement.

"Me too, but there's nothing we can do about it until we're old enough to leave."

"But that's the thing I'm going to fix." Trunks declared.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that we should run away together." Goten stared for a moment. Thinking of what it'll be like to be free with Trunks.

"But how? We don't have any money or anywhere to go." Goten said sadly.

"That's the thing. We can go anywhere we want to, and I saved up the money from all the other times mom wanted me to leave the house for a while. Which makes 1400 dollars. I've already had this planned out for weeks." Trunks insured. Goten was nervous. He's never been on his own out in the big world. He felt scared, but then he looked into Trunks' eyes and saw love and comfort. He knew Trunks wouldn't let anything happen to him and will always protect him. It's the whole reason he came up with this plan.

"Ok, I'll go with you." Goten grinned. Trunks smiled and pecked Goten on the lips.

"Awesome, we'll leave tonight. Let's go pack our things." They hugged one last time and went to their soon to be former home. 

Goten made it back home and slowly and quietly opened the front door and crept past his Chi Chi, who was past out on the couch with bottle of whiskey. He successfully made it to his room and grabbed a bag and stuffed it with as much clothes as he could fit. When he finished that he reached under his bed and pulled out a teddy bear. It was something Trunks bought for him a while back. He held it close as he began to make his leave. He was but to exit the way he came until he heard movement in the living room and he knew Chi Chi had woke up. He panicked and looked around his room for another way out, and the window was his only choice. He unlocked it and quietly, but quickly, climbed out. Goten ran as fast as he could without looking back.

Trunks was waiting outside his house. He didn't have any trouble since his parents were both in a deep sleep after having sex, even though they're just going to fight again the next day. He snapped out of his thought when he saw Goten running up to him.

"You ready for this?" Trunks asked.

"Yeah, I'm ready." Goten said. Trunks pulled out a case that had a couple of capsules in it that he snuck from his mom. He threw one to the ground and it turned into a hover bike. They got on and Goten wrapped his arms around Trunks and rested his head on his back. Trunks looked over his shoulder and smiled. He began to drive as he and Goten were off to start their new life.