Love Potion #9
2: Big Trouble for Bra
Several days later, Bra, Pan and Marron were at school. It was lunchtime, and all three girls were in the cafeteria. They headed towards the same table, where they usually sat together.
They stopped before sitting down, and glared at each other. Each girl then stormed over to a table as far from the other two as possible.
At her table, Marron took out a poem she had been writing. She called it "Ode to my Green Lover". Pan also took out a piece of paper. It was a picture of Piccolo she was working on. Pan continued to draw. Bra was trying to write a letter to Piccolo. She screwed up her forth attempt.
Bra, Pan and Marron didn't talk to each other for the rest of the day either. After school, the girls would usually meet and go home together, but on this day, they avoided each other at all costs.
Bra was annoyed to find that Trunks hadn't come to pick her up. With an angry sigh, she started walking.
"B-chan! Hey, Bra! Wait!"
Bra turned to see Goten waving to her. He ran up beside her. Bra greeted him politely, but without much enthusiasm. "Oh. Hi, Goten."
"I.....uh....need to talk to you. Do you mind if I walk you home?"
Bra shrugged. "Alright."
"Here, I'll carry your bag." Goten took Bra's bag from her. Before he had a chance to swing it over his shoulder, Bra had started to walk, and Goten had to run to catch up.
Goten cleared his throat. "Bra, I owe you an apology. Well, not just you, but you're the one I really want to apologise to."
"What for?" Bra asked, a confused look on her face.
"For putting you through all this. If I hadn't spilt.......no, wait! If I hadn't thought up the idea of a love potion........."
"Huh? Love potion? Goten, what are you talking about?"
"Love Potion #9. The stuff I spilt on Piccolo! Y'know, the whole reason you're all in love with Piccolo! Don't you find it strange that every women is suddenly madly in love with him?"
Bra stopped, and glared at Goten. "Look, Goten, I don't know what your problem is, but my feelings for Piccolo were not, I repeat, NOT caused by some potion!"
"But, B-chan....."
"Don't you try to tell me what my feelings are and where they come from! Mind your own business!"
Goten reached out to take hold of Bra's arm. "Bra, please. You have to believe me!"
Bra slapped Goten across the face. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" She shook Goten's arm away, and ran away from him.
"Bra! Wait!"
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Piccolo was on his way to Capsule Corp. He wanted to see if the antidote was ready.
As he flew over the city, Piccolo sensed a familiar ki - Bra's. It was very raised. He wandered why, and decided to go and check it out.
Meanwhile, Bra was running away from Goten, as fast as she could, tears streaming down her face. She rounded a corner and bumped into a huge thug.
"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" The thug laughed. The rest of his gang joined in. "Where are you off to, my pretty?"
"That's none of your business!" Bra stood her ground.
"Hey," called one of the thugs, "isn't that the Capsule Corp. girl? Panties or Bra? Somethin' like that."
"Y'know, I think you're right." replied the leader. "We could fetch a packet for this one. But let's have some fun first."
As the thug's hand reached towards her bust, Bra's leg shot towards his groin. Bra kicked him with all her might well, maybe not all, and he doubled over in pain.
"You bitch......" he managed to gasp.
"Anyone else feel like a grope!?!" snarled Bra, eying the rest of the gang.
But in typical Z-warrior fashion, she didn't look behind her.
Piccolo arrived just in time to see Bra being belted across the head with a plank of wood. She collapsed to the ground.
The leader of the gang stood up and laughed. He staggered over to Bra's limp form. "Not so tough now, are we?"
Piccolo frowned. He didn't make his move, though, because he wasn't sure what the guy was up to.
The thug grabbed a handful of Bra's shirt and tore it off. Piccolo snarled, and charged. He sent the thug flying into some garbage cans.
"If you want the girl, you've gotta get through me first!" he boomed.
"Piccolo!" Goten ran around the corner. "What going on!?!"
"I'll explain later! Just get Bra outta here!"
Goten nodded. While Piccolo dealt with the thugs, Goten ran over to Bra. He blushed when he saw her (dressed only in her shirt and......bra), and quickly took off his own shirt to cover her up.
"Piccolo! I've got her!"
"Right, then. Let's go!"
Piccolo and Goten, carrying Bra, shot off to Capsule Corp. They landed at the front door, and rang the doorbell.
Vegeta opened the door. He doubled back at the sight of Piccolo and Goten, topless, since Bra was wearing his shirt.
"Care to explain?" he growled.
"Thugs......attacked Bra........tore off her shirt......Piccolo saved........." Goten panted. Vegeta raised an eyebrow.
"Vegeta, who is it?" called Bulma. She appeared at the door. "Oh, Kami! What happened!?!"
"Bra ran into a gang who were planning to rape her, I think," Piccolo replied.
Bulma noticed Piccolo at that moment. "Oh, Piccolo! You must have saved her! Thank you, thank you! You're sooooo brave!"
Piccolo groaned. He'd forgotten about the love potion. Goten pushed his way inside, and carried Bra up to her room. He placed her on her bed.
"Oh, Bra. I'm so sorry. This is all my fault." He gently kissed her cheek, then returned to the front door.
"But, Piccolo, you have to stay!" pleaded Bulma. "I'm sure Bra will want to thank you."
"No, no, Bulma," Piccolo assured. "I really need to go. Goten and I were going to do something, weren't we, Goten?"
"No, Piccolo, I.......oh, I mean.....Yep! We sure were!" Goten quickly covered up his mistake. "We'd better go, too!"
"Yes, that's right. Bye, Bulma, Vegeta! I hope Bra's alright." Piccolo quickly flew away, towing Goten with him.
They landed somewhere in the wilderness, and Goten immediately started sobbing.
"Goten, what's wrong?" asked a concerned Piccolo.
"This is all my fault!" Goten cried.