Hola amigos!!! Como estas? Me? I'm doing great!!! Being a slow poke but great. I won't apologize for slow installment but will for not at least saying howdy to everyone. I hope everyone is okay though. Well anyways, here's a new chapter!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I got that joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart. Down in my heart. (Read another chapter for the real thing.)
*…* is thoughts; ### is flashbacks; *** is telepathic conversation; is the song.
Bra stormed over to her 'aunt' ChiChi's house, knowing no one would have noticed her leaving. As she got to the front door, she didn't bother knocking; she just yanked the solid wood door of the hinges. ChiChi, who was upstairs, was standing in the small foyer within seconds with an expression mixed with panic and confusion. Bra could have sworn she also saw a glimmer of hope in the woman's eyes but it quickly faded. Everyone knew she still expected Goku to return despite the odds.
Chichi slowly walked towards her goddaughter and asked in a comforting tone,
"Honey, what's wrong?" Bra hated the fact that she was the only one to receive this syrupy sounding voice from ChiChi. She knew it was because her father, Vegeta, had planted in everyone's head that she was a princess and must be treated as such.
Bra walked around ChiChi to the living room and plopped down on the couch as she said grumpily,
"Nothing is wrong. Everything is just freakin' fine aunt ChiChi." She then snatched the remote up from the coffee table but in the mist of her anger, she crushed the small device. ChiChi leaned against the door jam and said in a Goku-like tone,
"Yeah, that shows you're really 'freakin fine'." Bra snapped her head up at ChiChi and said,
"Why do all the members of the Son family have the same tone when they talk to me?!?" The older woman looked confused as she sat down next to Bra.
"What do you mean?"
"Every single one of you, with the exception of Pan, talks to me as if I'm fragile! Like I can't handle situations! I can, you know!" By this point Bra had tears running down her face and the already crushed remote control was contorted in a ball of mangled plastic and circuit boards in her small but incredibly strong hand.
ChiChi looked at the teenager and pulled a towel from her apron pocket. She gently dabbed Bra's face and said in a soft, but firmer voice,
"I'm sorry; I didn't know I talked to you like that. I really didn't mean anything by it though. I think you're one of the strongest people I know. I never have thought of you as being fragile." Bra looked into her godmother's dark brown, almost black eyes and asked in a chocked voice,
"Aunt Chi what's wrong with me? Why do people always have to treat me so much different than they do other people?" ChiChi tilted her head ever slightly that if you weren't watching her you would have never noticed it and asked,
"In which way?"
"In everyway!!! People treat me differently because I look so much like mom. They treat me different because my dad's a hot-head. They treat me different because of my family's business, because of who my brother is, and so on and so on!!! And those who know about Saiyajins treat me different because of my lineage!"
"Well for number one you are different in all of those aspects. Bra, I don't think we, as in your family and family friends, treat you as fragile as you think. But you have to remember you are the youngest and sometime the youngest is treated with more shelter." ChiChi smile gently and continued, "Also our families have been through so much that it's hard not to over shelter you and Pan. Pan used to complain that everyone hovered over her too much until she went on the Grand Tour. When she came back she embraced the 'hovering' because she realized how hard the universe really is." Bra quickly interjected,
"But she got to go somewhere where no one would treat her different because her mom and dad were teenage super heroes. She got to feel independence for a little while even though Trunks and Goku were there! She's experienced what it feels like not to type-cast because she looks so much like Videl or because Gohan is so smart! That's all I want aunt ChiChi!!! I want someone to look at me and say, "She's just like any other girl. I want for someone to love me just because of that reason."
ChiChi sighed and grabbed Bra's hand as she said,
"Bra, honey, the man who will love you that way will be your mate for life. Until you find him you might as well relish in the fact that you have something that makes thousands and thousands of people long for you. I'm not telling you to be smug about it but realize that you weren't put on this earth to be a 'plain Jane'. Use your uniqueness to you advantage while you are young. Just don't forget who you are in the process." Bra looked at the aging woman with a somewhat shocked expression because she would have never expected that piece of advice to come from her humble godmother. From her mother, yes, but never from ChiChi.
"Wow, I would've never expected you to say something like that, my mom, most definitely, but I believed that's how she lived her life at my age." ChiChi smiled and said calmly,
"Your mom was not the only one to live her life that way. You need to live some of your life worry-free to be somewhat sane when you get older. Now let stop talking so hum drum. Your best friend has a birthday party later and we have to have her cake ready before she comes to ruin my kitchen." They both stood from the couch and heading towards the kitchen. As they left the living room Bra said to ChiChi,
"I still can't believe you're letting her cook. Are you angry with everyone?"
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High over the bustle of West Capital city two beings flew swiftly towards the mountains. The man held the woman in his arms although she could fly; she just wasn't as fast as he was. She buried her head in the man's chest blocking the wind from her face. Normally she would have convinced the man to drive to their destination, but the state of mind he was in, she dared not go against him. She raised her face up to the man and lightly squeezed the man, causing him the glace down at her with obsidian eyes. She darted her deep blue eyes at the man, silently voicing her complaint. He growled deep in his throat as a reply to her complaint and increased his speed.
Soon the two were at their destination and the man quickly lowered to the ground, causing the woman to squeal in repressed fear. She then found herself ungracefully dislodged from the man and fell on her bottom.
"Gohan, what the hell! All of the sudden you've gone completely crazy!" Videl stood up and gently wiped the dirt from her bottom. Gohan looked between his childhood home and his old home trying to find the object of his anxiety.
"Damn, neither one of them are here! Where could he have taken her!?!" He immediately walked to his old home that he sold to his younger brother for a mere 10,000 zeni and walked into the house without ring the bell or even a knock. Quickly Marron and Uubuu sat up from the couch and began to readjust their clothing. The older man frowned and turned to his wife and said,
"See, this is what we left our daughter in the hands of!!!!" Uubuu frowned at his ersatz brother and said,
"Yeah, nice to see you too Gohan," and wrapped his arms around his girlfriend just as a point of aggravation for the demi-Saiyajin.
"Where's Goten. Better yet, where's Pan." The reincarnate replied in a sarcastically innocent voice saying,
"Am I my brother or better yet, your daughter's keeper?" Gohan frowned and yanked the young adult off of the couch, causing Marron to topple to the floor, and growled,
"As a matter of fact, yes you are. So if I don't find my brother and my daughter soon you will receive all of the anger I am holding for both of them right now." Uubuu frowned and said softly,
"Goten is in the back with Parisu I think and Pan is with Trunks at Capsule Corp." Gohan smiled impishly and said,
"Thank you," and unceremoniously dropped the young man. He then went straight to the back where he found Goten and Paris resting in an extra large hammock.
"Goten!!!" The younger demi-Saiyajin looked over and saw an infuriated Gohan coming towards him and smiled,
"Hey big brother, what's wrong?"
"What wrong? How in the hell could you let Pan go with Trunks!!!!????" Goten furrowed his forehead and asked,
"What wrong with her going with Trunks? She spends most of her time with him anyway."
"That's what wrong!!!! She's spending too much time with him, if you know what I mean!!!" From the doorway, Videl yelled,
"Gohan, that's enough!!! You have lost you ever-loving mind!!!" Goten's eyes widened and he quickly sat up and looked between his brother and sister-in-law as realization of what Gohan meant invaded his brain.
"You don't mean they're…doing it, do you?" As Gohan opened his mouth to answer, Videl interjected and said,
"He doesn't know what he means. He's got this silly thought in his head and wants someone else to share in his insanity. Gohan let's go over to you mother's and wait for Pan to show up over there." Gohan looked at his wife and nodded. He then turned to his little brother and said clairvoyantly,
"Find your niece and that son of a bitch." Goten nodded in comprehension and thought to himself,
*Trunks for your sake my brother better be making the wrong assumption because he won't have a chance to get to you if it's true. I'm going to kill you.*
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Pan followed Trunks quietly as they flew towards whatever restaurant Trunks was taking them to. As the birthday girl looked down at the ground, she realized that they were flying back towards her new hometown, Satan City.
*Hmm, I wonder where he's taking me to in Satan City. Maybe we are going to the country club, they always have good food and they know how we eat.*
Just as Pan thought those words, they flew right past the Satan City County Club and the girl frowned. She then added a little boost to her speed and caught up to Trunks.
"You know, I'm pretty hungry and I haven't a clue where you're taking us to eat." The man looked over at her and gave a smirk that sent her hormones raging for a hot second.
"I told you we're going to a place that is fit for my favorite girl." Pan smiled slightly and said,
"You know the local grease bucket will do just fine because I am beyond the hunger stage right now." Trunks laughed and replied,
"Just be patient, we're almost there."
The two few for about five minutes in silence then Trunks signaled Pan to descend. Pan noticed that they were landing in the botanical gardens that are right outside of the city limits of Satan City. As they landed, Pan thought to herself,
*There's no restaurant in the gardens!!! We better be landing here so we can walk to the restaurant of his choice. *
"Pan, this way." Trunks waved the girl over to the green house and went in. She frowned and said under her breath as she trundled towards the green house.
"I'm not a damn vegetarian Trunks!!!"
Once the young lady walked into the green house she was awestricken by the beautiful array of plants and flowers that adorned and scented the place. What shocked her even more was the small table sitting the middle on the house with an elaborate place setting for two. She mindlessly walked towards the table and saw a small box sitting on the seat of one of the chairs and automatically knew that it was for her. Behind her she heard a familiar voice say,
"I know you didn't think I would make you work on your sweet sixteen." She turned around and saw Trunks standing behind her with a bouquet of Japanese Wind Orchids. He handed the orchids to her and said,
"Again, happy birthday Panny." As he leaned closer to her, Pan's heart began racing and she instinctively closed her eyes and slightly puckered her lips. As Trunks' lip touched her check she popped her eyes open and blushed, not from the innocent kiss but from her lusty expectations. Trunks leaned back and smile at her as he said,
"Let's eat, I'm starving." A flustered-face Pan chuckled and followed Trunks to the elegantly set table. Trunks pulled out her chair for her and smoothly push her to the table then sat down also. Pan looked around and smiled as she asked,
"You planned this all along? But how? When?" The man smiled and leaned forward and said,
"Do you remember when you turned twelve and I brought you here? Remember what you said to me then?" She smiled and shook her head no and Trunks continued,
"You told me that you wanted to experience the best day of your life here. I knew you were talking about your wedding but I wanted your first 'best day of your life' to be with me so I decided to give you a sweet sixteen brunch here." Pan blinked repeatedly and asked,
"You remembered what I said when I was twelve? Wow." The lavender hair Saiyajin prince smiled and said without thinking,
"I remember everything you say, how you say it, and the reason why you say it. I value your thoughts." Pan's still pink cheeks brightened to a soft fuchsia and she turned her face to hide the emotion. With her face still turned, she said softly,
"If I didn't know you better Trunks, I would think you were flirting with me." The man straightened up and thought to himself,
*Damn, I AM flirting with her!!!! Stop man, stop!!!*
He leaned back in his chair and said in a affirming tone,
"No, I'm not flirting with you. I just know you and want you to enjoy your birthday Panny. Now let's grub kiddo."
*He called me kiddo. I knew it was too good to be true.*
Pan faces faltered slightly when Trunks called her kiddo. She looked at the food on her plate and realized she wasn't as hungry as she really thought she was but began eating so Trunks wouldn't think anything was wrong. Once she tasted the cherry crepe melt on her tongue, her sorrow slightly diminished but was still heavy on her heart. She ate the rest of the meal in silence.
Trunks watched Pan become oddly silent and small alarms went off inside of him. He continued to eat but his appetite was quickly leaving as the thought of his secret admiration was going to be blown to pieces along with a friendship he valued dearly.
*She's freaking out because I was flirting with her!!!! Oh boy!!! Oh boy!!! Trunks calm down; maybe she's quiet because she's enjoying her meal. Man, she's going to tell Gohan and everyone that I tried to seduce her or something. Man why did I have to love her so much!!!!*
The meal quickly ended and Trunks was the first to speak, breaking the odd silence.
"I have something to give you. Part one of your birthday gift." Pan watched the man grab the box that was sitting in her chair earlier and smile politely. As Trunks handed her the soft peach colored box with aqua ribbons, their hands touched and ever so softly rubbed against one another. Both felt small rivets of warmth swim through their bodies both forced the feeling to the back of their minds. Pan took the box and said in a cordial manner,
"Thank you Trunks. I really appreciate the jester." She opened the small box and found a small locket with a small Shenlong engraved on the front. When she opened the locket there was a picture of her, Trunks, Giru, and her grandfather, Goku, smiling and waving at who ever took the picture. Opposite to the picture a message was inscribed:
To my favorite girl,
I will only let one be before me, your favorite guy.
Love Always, Trunks
Pan eyes glassed over with tears as she looked at the message and the picture. She knew Trunks knew her favorite guy was Goku and that no one could come before him. As the first tear fell she looked up at Trunks and said,
"I love you so much Trunks. Thank you." The man smile and blinked back unshed tears and said,
"No thank you."
I loose my step
I loose my ground
I loose my self
When you're around
I'm holding on for my life
To keep from drowning in your eyes
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