Author's Note: I have the outline done for the next few chapters, which summarize different episodes from DBGT. These chapter's will be a little shorter before getting back into the main story that I have planned.
Nine months had passed since Trunks, Goku and Pan had taken off to collect the Black Star Dragon Balls. None of the Z-fighters had been able to get in touch with the group due to a technical glitch that wasn't fixed before Pan blasted off. The Son and Briefs family worried about the trio in space, but knew there was little they could do besides wait for their arrival.
Paresu and Goten continued to see each other casually, as it was the beginning of fashion season when she and Goten first met. With her schedule, they were only able to see each other a few times when she was back in West City. Usually their dates were simple, either going to dinner or seeing a movie together. But now that the season was over, they could resume dating.
Goten was on the couch talking to his girlfriend on the phone, while Bulma and ChiChi sat in the kitchen having tea, "Why can't he go after a girl that hasn't had a boyfriend? I married my first boyfriend." Chichi said with a sigh. Bulma patted her friend's back and smiled as she watched Goten flirt.
"Hey let's go out, if you're not too busy we can meet up somewhere right now" Goten suggested, crossing one leg over another. ChiChi covered her face in shame, mortified with how forward her son was.
"Just name the place and I'll be there" Goten said, nodding as he listening to her instructions, "I know the spot! Sounds good, babe. I'll see you in a few!" The young Son hung up the phone and waved at his mom and Bulma, "I'll see you two later."
"Go get her tiger!" Bulma said, high fiving him on his way out.
"Goten! Be careful with those city girls!" Chichi yelled.
"Mom give me a break..." Goten sighed, turning to jog down the hall. While jogging through the Capsule Corporation complex, Goten ran into Vegeta, "Hey Vegeta, what's up?"
The Saiyan Prince didn't respond. As Goten turned to leave, Vegeta called out, "Wait a second. Notice anything different?" As he moved a hand from his mouth.
"Not really, why?" earning a hard stare from Vegeta, "Well, I gotta get going, this is one girl you don't want to keep waiting!" Goten said as he ran down the hall.
"Well, well. Don't you look especially handsome today, hun" Bulma flirted. She watched her husband walk into the room, wearing a red long sleeve shirt showing off his muscles and black pants.
"Thank you," Vegeta smiled.
"Do you notice anything different about Vegeta today, Chichi?" Bulma asked.
"Not really?" Chichi said looking at Vegeta, looking for anything different. His hair was starting to grow out after the accident with the sword, but otherwise he looked the same.
"I shaved my mustache, you idiot!" Vegeta yelled. The Saiyan Prince, stormed out of the room as the two women started giggling.
"Did he shave it for any special reason?" Chichi asked.
"You could say that" Bulma said, "Bra told him he looked like a total geek the other day. It crushed him, so he shaved the damn thing off."
Around the corner, Vegeta listened to his wife and ChiChi laugh at his expense. "Earth women!" Vegeta growled. Maybe now would be a good time for some training.
Goten jogged to the park Paresu had suggested, which was only a few blocks away from Capsule Corporation. He walked around for a few moments, before finding her in a flower garden, leaning over to smell a blooming pink flower. He watched her for a moment, before tapping her shoulder. "Hey Babe," he said as the brunette turned and smiled at him. She was wearing a yellow summer dress with suede boots, with her hair loose and almost no makeup.
"Hey, you," Paresu smiled and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, causing the young man to blush. Noticing his crimson expression, she giggled and kissed him on the lips, lingering for a moment. "Goten, you there?" she asked as she pulled away.
Goten shook his head and hugged his girlfriend, "Sorry about that, I missed you."
"I missed you too." she smiled, "What do you want to do today?"
"Do you like ice cream?" he asked. She nodded, "Great! What's your favorite flavor?"
"Vanilla."
"Mine too! Let's find somewhere to sit and I'll grab us some cones," he suggested. He wrapped an arm around her waist as they walked through the park. Finding a bench, Paresu went to sit as Goten ran across the street to order their ice cream.
"Be careful, Goten!" Paresu said from the bench across from a road as Goten hurried back.
"I will!" Goten said, waiting for the traffic to slow down before crossing back to her. He handed her a cone, "Here you go, one sugar one. I got you a gluten-free one."
"You're teasing me, no spoon?" she said, taking the cone. She twisted the cone in her hand, looking for a hidden spoon or maybe a straw to eat it with.
"Uh it's a cone, silly. You don't need a spoon." Goten said confused.
"I've never eaten ice cream like this, doesn't it make your finger real sticky?" she said, raising an eyebrow at him.
"You're kidding right?" he asked. She shook her head. "Oh, well you eat it by licking it," Goten said, licking his cone to demonstrate.
"Oh gosh, I'm embarrassed! You lick it, huh?" she stared at the cone with a determined look. The brunette hesitantly leaned in to lick to cone, before looking back at Goten, "Stop giving me that look."
"What? You're adorable," Goten grinned. Just then, an explosion in the distance caught their attention.
"What was that?" Paresu asked, watching the smoke rise from a nearby building.
"I'm not sure," Goten said. Whatever it was, he didn't want it to take away from their date.
"Do you think it could be some sort of festival?" she suggested.
"Probably not, 'Su. But I like the way you look at things" Goten said. She raised an eyebrow at him, earning a grin from Goten, "I mean you're just so positive. Let's finish our cones, yeah?"
"Sure," she patted the seat next to her, "Sit with me, silly." Goten joined her on the bench, wrapping his free arm around her shoulders as they enjoyed their ice cream.
Off elsewhere in West City, Hercule Satan arrived to investigate a supposed terrorist attack. There were reports of a large, blonde haired man attacking civilians and blowing up buildings near the downton. As Earth's two-time World Savior, it was his job to protect the citizens from danger. He just hoped that it was something he could handle. It wasn't just his age, but after seeing the damage Cell and Majin Buu had caused, Hercule knew that some things he just wasn't up to.
"So you've never had an ice cream cone?" Goten asked as he and Paresu walked through West City.
"My parents hated having sweets in the house," she answered, "And I usually avoid them now because of my job."
"Wow, that's crazy." he answered, before his stomach grumbled, "Want to grab dinner in a bit? I could go for a cheeseburger."
"Do you eat it with a fork or a spoon?" she teased with a coquettish smile.
"You're adorable," Goten said as he reached out to hold her hand. The couple continued their walk, not noticing the rush of people who were running in the opposite direction.
