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FB: flashback
Chapter 1: As time goes by
Bra and Goten had always seen each other as nothing but distant relatives, not caring much about each other until a certain family reunion, where several decisions are about to change their worlds forever.
Since the first time they met they got on really well, playing and growing up together until time did its job and they grew apart.
Bra had always been daddy's little girl who would have anything she wanted with a simple "Daddy". As time went by, she became a strong, independent, proud, smart and still spoiled woman.
Goten, however, had always been the fun, dull kid everyone liked, just as his father Goku. He grew into a popular ladies man, or at least that's what everyone thought of him. He wasn't as smart as his best friend Trunks and certainly not as hardworking as his brother Gohan. Goten lived a simple life. He went to work at Capsule Corp, trained when he had time, spend most of the time with his family and partied every week. He had his own apartment and never thought much of his future, would he like to marry?, have kids?, grow old with someone?. Instead, he focused on the most important lesson school taught him, a single phrase he would never forget about, "Live day by day."
Bra did care about her future. She didn't mind spending some quality time with her family but she cared far more about herself. She would buy the finest clothing and make up to look perfect everyday. Having 18 was no joke to her. She had decided to study a career where she could travel all around the world, do many things all at once and enjoy everything life had to offer, at lead the materialistic part. Marriage and kids were something Bra wasn't expecting any time soon. She only cared to have what she deserved, the best out of everything.
Since Goku's departure, Earth had been quite peaceful, leaving the saiyans with no other purpose than living like humans. Life couldn't be better for both saiyan families this year. Bulma retired and left the company to Trunks who, at age 25, was already CEO of Capsule Corp, leading it successfully and making their fortune even wider. Vegeta continued working out along all the new technology that let him to destroy the whole room without harming the rest of the house. Bra was finally 18 and was planning on moving to Europe to study college (as if Vegeta would ever let her) but ended up taking a sabbatical year to think about what she really wanted to study. In the meantime, she worked as a fashion assistant in a modeling company, the reason she wasn't working with her brother was simple, his brother was going to have control over her at work and for Bra that was a definite no. After master Roshi passed away, Krillin, 18 and their daughter Marron moved into the beach house. Marron was a beautiful 21-year-old home girl who loved to dress up with colorful long dresses and spend most time with her family and friends. Yamaha was now engaged, but didn't last long so he kept looking for someone while living a bachelor's life. Chi Chi was still living in the mountains, where she was always visited by Goten, Gohan and even Bulma. Gohan was a very successful scientist and worked on a lab for capsule corp. Videl, his wife, also started a business as a real estate worker. Pan, being 14, was still in middle school and hadn't changed a bit.
FB 18 years ago
Goten and Trunks arrived to the Brief's house after school. Bra was 3 weeks old and this was the first time Goten was gonna meet her. He stood close to the cradle and watched mesmerized as the blue haired baby woke up from her nap. Their eyes locked for a minute and then she started laughing as well as Goten.
From that day on Goten visited the house often so Trunks, Bra and him could play for the whole afternoon.
At age 15, Goten's priorities changed, he was now very interested in meeting girls and going out every night. Bra would stay home or convince her father to take her to the amusement park.
Since then, both of them didn't see each other much, only in family reunions and not even then would they talk to each other, not like before.
Author's note: Hi there! The purpose of this chapter is to give context to the story. Sorry if it wasn't that entertaining but if you keep reading you may like it. Anyway, each chapter will be named like a song and in some parts of the story I may name some more songs. I'll put them in between brackets. :)