Past of Pain, Future of Pleasure
Chapter 1 - The Introduction To It All
By Lady Bulma

Disclaimer: I do not claim to own any part of Dragon Ball/Z/GT.

A/N: Well this first chapter is just an introduction of course. The future chapters will be told by the main character's point of views.

Quote: "I am the great Masta Shredda! I am going to cut you all into little pieces and chop you up saying 'I love you' "

And as you know, I have adjusted the ages to fit the story.

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Bra brushed back a strand of lose hair as she studied the entrance to the high school. In a way she was glad summer break was over and that she would be able to see her friends again. She didn't really dread school as most students did. Who could have imagined her to be a genius? But then again that was a silly question because everyone knew she was the daughter of Bulma. "Bra, lets get it moving!" Pan said as she dragged her friend into the building. The relationship Pan and Bra had was strong considering the how close the two families were, however they were especially close. They sharred everything together and were more like sisters than just friends. Bra laughed lightly and followed her friend into the welcoming building. She smiled and waved at familiar people, asked how summers went, and greeted new students to the highschool that had just transferred from the Jr. High. Through the crowded halls she made her way to her locker and homeroom. Pan on the other hand had to go in a different direction. Little time was to be sparred in such a large building. The familiar faces of her friends Jason, Chris, Kourt, Ashley, and Chibi Lin greeted her at their usual meeting place near her locker. She waved at them as she dropped off her jacket into her locker and then ran to their spot by the window.

"Hey everyone!" she greeted giggling in the joy of being back in school.

"Hey B chan!" the vibrant group replied. They all wore bright smiles, everyone was just so excited to see each other again.

"How did your summer go?" Kourt asked her.

"The same as every other summer. Shopping every day, beach on the weekends, just driving along with no real destination, it was just loads of fun. How about yours?"

"It went...ok I suppose," Kourt replied.

"You suppose?"

"Yes I suppose."

"Alright then." Bra made small talk with the rest of the group until the homeroom bell rang and she had to run to her class. The first day of school was turning out great for her. Unfortunantly, it did not end as well as it began.

Everything had been going great. She got to meet up with all her old friends, made it into classes with good teachers, and even found out that she had one class with Pan. And up until lunch time, she thought her day was going to be perfect. That was until she ran into him, her ex-boy friend Goten. When they passed each other in the hall, their eyes met for a split second and he looked away quickly, and B chan just grabbed onto the arm of the guy she was walking with and held her head up high. There was once a time when they thought they had loved each other, and even planned on getting married however, things did not work out as they usually did in most high school relationships and they broke up as enemies. Just seeing him again made her scowl and almost growl with anger. She could not bear to talk with him at all, let alone look at him. He had hurt her far too much, though no one ever actually knew what happened between them. It was this huge secret that neither told a soul about. Meeting up with him again ruined her day.

When they broke up she told him never to speak with her again, and to pretend like she never existed. She wanted no part of his life. Though this proved to be a bit of a challenge over the summer considering Goten and Trunks were best friends. When Goten came over Bra either stayed locked in her room or would leave. When she was forced to go to the Son's she would just sit there reading and totally oblivious to the world around her. In her mind, things were working out perfectly. But she forgot about school, and last period.

Its strange how fate works out. And of course, the fates love to mess with people's lives. So naturally Goten and Bra had the same last period class in school, Western Civilization and History. Now one would think that having history together is not such a bad thing. It was not like they were sitting right next to each other. In fact they had been placed on opposite sides of the room. The problem was the class was filled with heated discussions and debates. Bra, being the realistic person she was saw this as an imediate problem. What was to stop her from getting into a fight with Goten infront of anyone? She did not want anyone knowing that they once had a relationship. Goten on the other hand, being the idealist that he was, decided that he enjoyed having a chance to see Bra for at least forty minutes every day. He did not even begin to think of the problems that might come along the way.

Bra sat through the class glarring at the teacher and board in front of her. Needless to say, this made her the center of attention for the teacher's teasing. "Ms. Briefs, do we have a problem?"

"No sir."

"You seem to be glarring at me."

"I was glarring at the board."

"You have a problem with the board?"

"No sir. Just glarring."

"It seems Ms. Briefs has a problem with glarring." Bra blushed deeply and looked down at her hands. The class giggled, but Goten just frowned. Although he thought Bra looked very cute when she was angry, he did not like seeing her made upset. Already he could tell he was not going to like his history teacher.

The second class let out Bra ran to her locker just ignoring everyone. She just wanted to leave as soon as she possibly could. Goten watched her the entire time. He loved just watching her every move, the way her hair would blow in the breeze, and the way her eyes glowed with happiness. A small smile appeared on his lips as he watched her leave the building. He then looked back at the history classroom and frowned. If need be, he would protect her from being embarresed again. With a slight nod of the head as if reconfirming his thoughts he walked towards the double door exit. Tomorrow he would try to repair their past.

That night Bra returned home nearly in tears. Things had not turned out as nearly as well as she planned the day out. She just wanted to go into her room and cry. Her brother on the other hand decided to contact Goten and ask just why Bra did not even say a word to him when they got in the car to drive home. Trunks knew that if there was anyone who knew anything about Bra, it was Goten.

End Chapter 1

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A/N: I know you are probably thinking, "Well what happened between Bra & Goten?" And if you just wait for the next chapter, I shall tell you! =^_^=