T: Over time, she had made me realize how important it is to celebrate the little things (such as birthdays) to hold on to the very last things we still had. It wasn’t such a big deal to me prior to knowing her. It was just another day to survive. But, I could see how it meant to her. I would notice her keep track of the dates in a little calendar book and cross check to the satellite tracking on rare occasion of power usage. During our second year together, I found this little card. Probably one of the only ones that had not been disintegrated in various ki attacks and was specifically birthday related. So, when I noticed it, I grabbed it while out scavenging. I left it for her when I was certain the eve of her birthday had arrived and I can still remember the smile on her face when she greeted me the next morning. Going in to the next year, I didn’t have much luck finding another card, so I ‘borrowed’ the one I had already given and once again presented it to her in the same fashion. Since then, it has remained an occurring tradition. Even years later when there are more birthday cards than you can imagine, I still present that same silly card I gave her that very first time. It’s torn in places and fading from the years, but each year brings forth that same smile I saw all those years ago and it’s one of the first moments I realized how much she meant to me. Aside from the silly card, the children and I will prepare her favorite breakfast in bed after letting her sleep late into the morning hours. And then it’s usually quite quiet with us spending it as a family. She prefers it simple ♥

We had a small wedding, with our closest friends and family. Nothing fancy, but perfect for us! He proposed to me on our first Christmas Eve as a couple. We flew to our favorite place in the city and he popped the question as the snow fell around us ❤

10. Where did they confess that they loved one another?

Okay, well, we are so very complicated. Well, Trunks is anyhow 😂

I think the first time that I told him I loved him, we had known each other about a year or a year and a half. I think we had just finished training and were having some down time. We were talking about something, nothing particular, and he made me laugh and it just slipped out. "I love you..." I froze when I said it, I don't know why it just slipped out. I hadn't given it much thought before then. I knew I cared about him, knew there was something special about him. He didn't say a word past that and I just brushed it off. I thought about it after that moment. And I brought it up some time later that I was certain what I was feeling was infact love. He turned me down then, apologized that he couldn't feel the same. He didn't deny there was something there, but he couldn't act on any feelings he may have had. It broke my heart, but I kept my head held high and my hopes up that maybe one day it would be different.

(It has not been asked before!)

Well, how do any of us fall in love really?

Thinking back on it, I always had felt some sort of attraction to him. He was kind and gentle, strong and determined. But I thought, maybe it's because he saved my life. Maybe I'm just being a delusional teenager with an attraction to a 'hero'. I didn't think it could be anything more. About a year later, it really started to hit me. I couldn't shake the feeling that there was indeed something more. I was falling hard for him, but it just wasn't in the cards.

Trunks - I was pretty oblivious to a lot of it at first. I had much more to focus on. But, the more time I spent with her, the more I could feel a deeper connection. But, I couldn't admit that. I remember the first time she told me she loved me. And I remember seeing the shattering in her eyes when I told her I couldn't return the feelings. But they were there. The first time I kissed her, it just happened. It was becoming more difficult as time went on to deny it. But, it had to happen.

It was never easy. But, I understood why he couldn't commit to anything more than a friendship. But I kept holding on, kept waiting for the moment I longed for.

Trunks - when we separated for a year, after I was able to finally kill the androids, I had a lot more time to think. And since I no longer had the weight of the world on my shoulders, I could see my feelings so much more clearly. I just knew I loved her. And i thought i had missed my chance, thought that i would never get to see her again to tell her all I wanted to say. But, fate was on our hands and here we are.

It's funny to look back to see all of the sacrifices we made, all of the time spent leading up to that long-awaited moment. It was well worth it.

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You can read Trunks' realization/our reunion here!