"I tried to take most of the impact." Still red, and not looking at her. There's a heartbeat, two--and it felt like it was louder than normal to Trunks anyways. The beating of his heart... "We should probably move. Get out of the water, at least."

So why wasn't he moving? They'd been this close plenty of times while sparring. He knew how much Thea weighed, how graceful and agile she could be, quick and slim and lithe... Yet somehow it seemed as if it was more right then.