Realisations
'You are such a weakling.' Snapped Trunks as Goten tried not to faint. His whole body was numb from pain. It felt like all his bones were broken. He could barely feel Bra's soft touch as she dressed his wounds. He should be in a hospital but Trunks was too miffed to allow him that. 'I bet if Vegitasei still existed you would have been the laughing stock of the entire planet. What's the matter cat got your tongue? Or did I finally succeed in ripping it out of you?'
Goten looked up slowly into the annoyed, angry feature of his best friend through the haze of blood clouding his vision, 'Arrogant son of ahhh…' screamed Goten as Bra jabbed him.
'Watch it.' warned Bra, 'I don't want you to say anything mean about my parents. Either of them.' Goten closed his eyes and tried to think of insults to throw back at Trunks while not involving his parents.
'O don't think too hard, dimwit.' Sneered Trunks, 'I wouldn't want your brain getting fried.'
'O stop it.' Goten snapped, 'You only broke my leg.' He winced as he said it. Trunks might have only broken his legs but he might as well have broken every other bone in his body as well, it hurt so much. 'One of these days Trunks, one of these days I am going to make you lick my boots.'
'Dream on Son, dream on.' said Trunks with his usual mixture of arrogance and confidence.
'Stop it both of you.' Said Bra softly, 'There, I am all done.' She said as she added the final touches to Goten's cast.
Her voice drew his attention to her. Slowly Goten opened his eyes and found himself gazing down into her beautiful seemingly bottomless turquoise blue eyes. Goten barely stifled a gasp as the world stopped, time stopped and the only thing he was aware of was her. Only her. How had be missed her? She was right in front of him all her life. How could he not realise… not realise before that he loved her? How is it that one moment, just one moment one look made him want to grab her and hold her for the rest of eternity?
He was barely aware of what he was saying but he heard himself whisper, 'Thank you. I will pay you back for it… I won't let anyone harm you, touch you… I'll never let you go.'
'Umm… thank you.' Said Bra confused by his speech, 'But you owe me nothing.' She said.
Goten said nothing, Bra wasn't sure he even heard her, he just stared at her, at her eyes as if he was transfixed by them. No one had ever looked at her like that before. The look made her feel as if she was a goddess, someone to be honoured and worshipped. Suddenly she felt an urge to grab Goten and kiss him. She would have, if her brother's voice didn't break the trance Goten looked to be in. 'Hello, Earth to Goten is anyone in there.' He said as he lightly tapped Goten on the head.
'Ouch stop that Trunks!' screamed Goten, 'It hurts.'
'Fine, let's get little baby into bed than.' Sneered Trunks even as he gently pulled Goten into his arms and carried him upstairs into a guestroom that was in effect Goten's room.
'Baka.' Goten said softly as he peered behind Trunks to catch one last glance of Bra slowly cleaning up the medical supply. 'You will be mine, Princess.' He said to himself, 'I'll make sure of it.'