The next chapter, and final one for this short Arc! I resolve the conflict from the last one, but does everything go well? And there is also a new development in this story. Something that I've been planning for 2 years now! Hope you enjoy!


Chapter 9: New Love

Monday 23rd March Age 795

No one had any contact from Bra over the weekend and that was very worrying for the group. They went into school hoping to see her, but that didn't happen. Everyone had tried to get a hold of the girl, but to no avail. Noca and Pan hoped that the others had some luck, but nothing.

Meanwhile, Bra was just curled up in her bed at home. She still wasn't speaking to anyone. She was just far too angry, upset and depressed. She didn't want to do anything. The only reason Bra had even got out of bed was to have a shower. Not even food was needed right now. Things certainly weren't going well for the Blue-Haired teen.

Both her parents were very worried. Yes, both. Bulma had taken time out from her very busy schedule to try and speak with her daughter, but Bra still ignored her. This was of course upsetting for the Mother, but no matter how much she tried there was no luck. Vegeta didn't bother trying to speak with his daughter, but he could certainly sense a problem. His instinct told him to give her time.

Back at school, Noca and Dom decided they were going to visit Kareshi and see what he knew about this situation. They approached him at lunch and asked if he had seen Bra at all. Kareshi said that he saw her the last week, but other than that she hasn't spoken to him. He even tried to make up a lie that Bra had been the one ignoring him. Noca and Dom just nodded along, but something caught Noca's attention and he just couldn't ignore it. It was unfamiliar and troubling.

He caught the slightest bit of a strange scent around Kareshi. He sniffed a couple more times to get a better fix on what he was experiencing, but it still appeared foreign to his nose. It was effective though, it managed to trigger a reaction with Noca. He clenched his fist, cracking his knuckles. Dom noticed this, but luckily Kareshi didn't. Once Kareshi was gone, Dom turned to Noca.

"What was wrong back there? I heard your knuckles crack," Dom asked, seeing that Noca looked rather shaken.

"It was…" Noca stopped as he thought about what it was, but even he didn't know, "Nothing…it was nothing."

Dom didn't believe Noca, but he decided not to press the issue any further. Once the duo returned to the rest of their group there were some immediate questions, but neither Noca or Dom had any answers.

"We just need to go see her then," Pan suggested, but Noca shook his head.

"If she isn't talking to us then she won't want to see anyone," Noca explained, hoping that Pan would understand, but she was clearly worried about her best-fried and he could accept that.

"Well, you're training with Vegeta tonight, you can speak to her after that," Pan had another suggestion and Noca was a bit more on-board with this idea. He agreed to do that, but said he wouldn't press the issue if she didn't want to talk.


After school Noca went straight to Capsule Corp. alone. He had a decent training session with Vegeta and then after that he decided that the Prince would be the only person that would be able to help with the issue he had earlier. The two of them had just finished their session and were in the changing room.

"Vegeta, I need to ask you about something," Noca started. The Prince nodded to show that he would answer any questions. "I caught a scent on Kareshi today that was…unfamiliar. It was far too different and it even triggered an angry reaction within me…what does it mean?"

"You may have caught the scent of another person," Vegeta started before coming to a sudden realisation. He made sure not to catch Noca's attention, but he was suddenly feeling rather angry as well. He tried to stifle it as best he could.

"What do you mean another person, as opposed to who?" Noca asked. Vegeta looked up at the boy and then back at the ground.

"You may have been expecting Bra's scent, but…you caught someone else's," Vegeta answered. Noca understand what that may mean and turned away as he contemplated it.

"What does that mean?" Noca still had more questions, he needed to get to the bottom of this.

"Maybe you should try talking to her, she won't talk to Bulma," Vegeta stood up and put his hand on Noca's shoulder, "But first and foremost, you are her friend as well as her family. She might confide in you."

Noca nodded and agreed to do this. He quickly showered and got dressed before heading up to Bra's bedroom. He knew she would probably ignore him as well, but he at least had to try this. When he arrived at her door Noca knocked, but there was no reaction. Noca took a deep breath and knocked a bit harder.

"Bra, are you in there? Can I come in?" Noca asked. He could sense her alone in there, but she didn't want it to be that way. He could feel that she desperately wanted to come and open the door, but something was stopping her.

"Just…just go away," Bra called back. Noca sighed.

"I won't move from this spot..." Noca informed her, he put his hand on the door knob, "I'm going to come in."

He slowly starts to twist the handle, but there are no objections. He opens the door and steps in. The room is dark and messy. Noca walks in and lets the door shut behind him. He sees that Bra is sitting on her bed in her nightwear, but she slowly turns around to face Noca once the door had closed. Noca slowly turned the light up so that Bra's eyes could adjust.

As it got lighter he could see the mess she was in. Her face was extremely pale and her eyes red. There were bags underneath them and black rings. She looked terrible and Noca couldn't understand why. But that was the reason he was there.

"What's wrong Bra? Tell me," He said as he walked in some more. Bra stood up and rushed over to the quarter-Saiyan and threw her arms around his torso, burying her head into his chest. She let out some more uncontrollable crying and Noca slowly reached his arms up and wrapped them around her. He didn't know what to do in this situation, so he just moved over to the bed and sat her down.

"Bra, tell me what happened, I can help," He said in a soft, and friendly tone. Bra managed to refrain from crying more and settled herself. She looked into his eyes and knew he was only there to make sure she was ok. She could accept this help and did. Bra explained everything to him and the more and more into the story she got, the more and more upset she got. This also had an effect on Noca. It was making him very enraged.

At the end of the story, Noca stood up and walked towards the door. Both fists were clenched and his aura began to shine up. Bra could tell he was angry, but she didn't want to him to leave just yet.

"Where are you going?" She asked.

"To pay Kareshi a visit," Noca said, in a very deep and dark growl. Bra stood up and protested.

"No, don't. I want you to stay with me…I don't want to be alone," The girl requested. She walked over to Noca and took a hold of his hand. Noca looked at her and lets his anger calm itself.

"Ok, I'll stay," He smiles at Bra and turns to face her properly. "For family."

Both smile at each other and hug again. Noca let Pan know that he was finally getting through to Bra and making some progress and would see her at school the next morning. After that text Noca was about to leave and go to the guest bedroom, but Bra stopped him.

"I don't want to be alone tonight…please stay in here Noca," Bra asked. Noca accepted, she was family after all, and she was in a time of need.


Tuesday 24th March Age 795

The next morning Noca met with Pan and his friends and they all made their way inside the school together. Noca hadn't yet explained what happened with Bra, not wanting to talk about it out in the open and instead do so in private. As they made their way through the halls Noca spotted someone and immediately he was distracted. Kareshi was standing by his locker with his friends and Noca was instantly in instinct mode. He cracked his neck and walked away from the group. They tried to stop him, but to no avail.

"Hey, asshole!" Noca called out, getting Kareshi's attention. The boy turned around to see who the voice was addressing, but he wasn't given enough time to see Noca as the Saiyan instantly caught his target with a strong right hook. Kareshi fell to the ground clutching the left side of his face.

"Ah, what was that for?" Kareshi called out as people started to back away and form a circle around them to see what was going on. It was lucky Noca had held back, otherwise Kareshi would be dead. He reached down and picked the boy up by his shirt and thrust him against the lockers. Noca then got a look at the boy's face and something took over and he started to punch Kareshi in face. He did it over and over and over. Not stopping even when he felt Kareshi's nose weaken.

There was a crack and Noca had successfully broken Kareshi's nose. The blood started to pour down the poor teen's face. Kareshi was in pain and that could be heard by the groans he made. He tried to push Noca off of him, but the Saiyan was far to strong and wouldn't be deterred so easily. He spun Kareshi around, grabbed his left arm and pushed him against the locker. He kept Kareshi's arm behind his back, pulling on it just the right amount to make it hurt. Noca leant in close.

"If you ever hurt one of my friends or any of my family ever again…you'll regret it," Noca whispered. Kareshi struggled to get away and even started to plead with Noca. That was when the principal finally came over.

"Mr Brief, stop what you are doing," He yelled. Noca didn't move or even pay the Principal any attention. He saw red and he wasn't stopping. Until his friends came over.

They called out for Noca to stop it as well and told him it wasn't worth it, but the Saiyan still didn't listen. He knew it wasn't worth it, but he had a point to make. Kareshi had a lesson to learn. Noca pulled on the teen's arm again and there was a loud crack as Kareshi's arm move out of place. He let out a cry of pain as Noca let go of him. Kareshi fell on the floor against the lockers and was in a lot of pain. Noca looked over him one last time and turned away. He opened up a Capsule, revealing a Senzu bean. He gave it to the Principal.

"He'll need that, it will make him better," Noca informed the Principal before taking one last look back at Kareshi and walking off without another word. Pan rushed up to follow Noca and asked what was wrong. "Don't worry, I'll tell you back at home."

Noca walked out into the school grounds and flew away at a great pace. Everyone was left astounded by what they had witnessed. Pan walked back over to the group and told Kareshi that he'll need the Senzu if he ever wanted to properly heal. Everyone else sort of went back to their business as Kareshi's friends helped him up and followed the Principal. Dom watched as it happened and started to think about what Noca could have found out.

"I need to see her," He thought to himself before following Pan to their classes.


After school, Dom boarded the Capsule-Jet he still had from Bra and left without telling the others. He didn't want them to know he was going to see Bra. He travelled fast as well.

Pan travelled home fast as well, but she needed to see what was going to happen with Noca. When she arrived she found out that Gohan had also just arrived back from work. Noca, Gohan and Videl all sat at the dining table in silence. Pan sat down beside Noca and waited for someone to speak.

"I just need to know," Gohan started, looking Noca in the eyes, "Why were you expelled?"

"You were expelled?!" Pan blurted out, not expecting that news. She did think back over what had happened and it started to make sense. Noca took a breath and started to think a little.

"I was protecting Bra…I was doing that which a Saiyan would do for a family member," Noca explained, but it wasn't enough for Gohan.

"But we don't know what happened," Gohan told the teen. Pan also had something to interject with.

"To be honest, you still need to tell me what happened," Pan mentioned. Noca looked to her and nodded. He looked back at Gohan and Videl and cleared his throat.

"Kareshi was forceful with Bra…twice. Effectively scaring her, but when Bra tried to reconcile…he went off and cheated on her," Noca explained. Pan gasped and immediately went for her phone, but Noca stopped her. "My instinct got the better of me. I had to protect my family."

Gohan nodded and this was enough for him. Sure, he didn't like that Noca was expelled, but there was no talking out of this situation. They left it at that and Noca proceeded to explain the situation properly to Pan and Videl.

Meanwhile, Dom was making his first attempt at seeing Bra. I say first attempt because he wasn't successful. No one at Capsule Corp. had let him in, saying that Bra wasn't taking visitors. Dom had no choice, but to leave, but that didn't stop him from trying the next day after school. He was rejected once more, so he decided to come back once more and this time he felt good about it.


Thursday 26th March Age 795

Dom walked up to the entrance gate and pressed the buzzer.

"I'm Dom Kagaku. I visited the last few days and…" He couldn't finish his sentence because of being cut off. He cursed, turning around and walking off in a bit of a hump, but there was suddenly a new presence behind him. Dom had the strangest feeling that something was there and quickly turned around to come face-to-face with the Prince of Saiyans himself, Vegeta.

"What do you want?" Vegeta questioned, standing up to Dom and glaring at him. Dom was shaking a little, but swallowed and stepped up.

"I want to speak with Bra," He said, confidently. Vegeta turned away.

"Bra doesn't want to speak to anyone," Vegeta said, "Now turn away and walk off, boy."

Dom slowly turned, but then stopped and took a breath. "No."

"What?" Vegeta questioned, not liking that someone denied him. Dom turned around and walked up to the Saiyan. He looked into Vegeta's eyes, but the Prince didn't fold.

"I'd rather hear it from her, but I know she needs a friend right now and I want to be there for her. You may not understand it, but I care about her a lot, so let me in." Dom made the request and Vegeta raised an eyebrow. The boy had nothing in terms of power and fighting ability, but he still stood up to the Proud Saiyan Prince and Vegeta now had a level of respect for him.

On the end of the intercom on the gate, Bra had been listening from her room. She heard everything that Dom had said and she decided to open the microphone on her end.

"Let him in, Dad," Bra said down the mic. Vegeta and Dom both looked to the intercom with slight surprise.

"Bra…are you sure?" Vegeta questioned.

"Yes Dad, now stop being overprotective and let him in," She requested before disconnecting. Vegeta grunted and then opened the gate.

"Go in," He told the boy. Dom nodded and said thank you before hurrying past the Prince. He made his way through the building and was shown the way to her room by a robot. Even if he had been there before, he didn't know the layout. They made it her room and the robot left. Dom knocked on the door and Bra opened it up. She smiled at him and invited him in.

The two of them sat on her bed, but were in silence for a while at first. Neither knew what to say and things just felt awkward overall. Dom didn't know what to say and Bra didn't seem to bring up the topic either. Dom wasn't even sure he wanted to ask about it. Eventually they looked at each other and Dom found his confidence.

"You don't have to talk to me about whatever happened, I just want you to know that no matter what, I'm here for you. We can talk about absolutely anything and just understand that I won't leave you side until you're feeling better and I can see your beautiful smile again," Dom started to rush towards the edge and there was some slight blush on his face. He couldn't believe he said that, but Bra had half a smirk start to crawl on her face and that made Dom feel a tiny bit of success.

The two of them spoke to each other for a couple of hours and Bra did eventually tell him about what happened and even said that she was feeling better about the scenario. She even knew about what happened to Noca and was angry that it happened to him purely because of her. Dom eventually got the smile he wanted and then had to leave. Before he did, Bra told him that she would be back at school the next week and even walked Dom to the gate and let him keep her Capsule-Jet.

As Bra watched Dom's jet leave she just stood there with a small smile on her face. Just that interaction had made her feel so much better about herself. She really hoped everything would be ok at School on Monday.


Monday 30th March Age 795

Bra was back to School, like she promised and the first thing she did was apologise to Pan and the others and the two best-friends even shared a bit of a cry. At least Noca had explained everything to Pan and Bra only had to say a few last details. She told them that she was extremely sorry for pushing them all away, but they were all very forgiving.

It was as the day went on that something occurred to upset the mood. Kareshi, feeling better after his experience with Noca, approached Bra and tried to be all friendly with her again. None of the group appreciated that and even when Bra said that she never wanted to speak to him again, Kareshi didn't get the picture. Dom tried to stand up for her, but wasn't very successful.

"Come on, Bra. I'm apologising to you, I didn't mean for everything to happen the way it did…I just…" Kareshi was explaining, but Bra was having none of it. She shook her head and walked past him, but he grabbed her arm. Bra turned around and tried to push him off, but wasn't successful. "Please…forgive me."

Bra tried to push him off again.

"Get off me! I don't want to see you ever again!" Bra yelled at him, but Kareshi still didn't let go. Dom walked up and pushed Kareshi away, getting Bra her freedom.

"Can't you take the hint, Kareshi? She doesn't love you anymore...not after how you acted," Dom explained, but Kareshi started to chuckle and walked over to Dom.

"You were always trying to steal her from me, weren't you?" Kareshi questioned as Dom backed off, stuttering his response. Kareshi pushed Dom back. "Always buying her better gifts than me, having conversations with her. Hell, you even saw here when I wasn't around didn't out."

"Maybe I just understand her better than you ever could," Dom suggested, stepping forward again, but Kareshi wasn't having this. He delivered a striking right hook to Dom's cheek, knocking the teen to the floor and then he advanced forward.

"Fight me, you little Bastard," Kareshi said, standing over Dom, but the blond boy certainly didn't want that. Bra stepped up and with all of her strength knocked Kareshi off of his feet.

"Just go away, Kareshi!" Bra yelled. "Can't you see what's going on? I hate you!"

Kareshi stood up and looked at Bra as she helped Dom up. He didn't know what to say. It was his turn to stutter.

"He's weak, he can't even fight for himself," Kareshi said, trying to find a way to stop Bra from being on his side.

"That doesn't matter to me, he's my…he's my friend," Bra said, looking to Dom and blushing a little, but she hid it well. Kareshi turned around and walked off, not wanting to deal with any of this anymore. Everyone else got on with the rest of their day and luckily there were no more problems.

At the end of the day, Dom went back to Capsule Corp. with Bra. They hung out in her room for a bit. Bra was worried about Dom because of the punch he took. She kept checking to see if there was any damage to his face, aside from the formation of a bruise.

"It's ok, Bra. Stop fussing over me, I'll be ok," He explained to her, but Bra was just trying to be helpful.

"Thanks for standing up for me today, I really appreciated that," Bra said, smiling back at the blond. Dom smirked and chuckled lightly.

"It's ok, I just had a big burst of confidence recently…I'm gonna get myself in trouble really," The two of them shared a laugh together and Dom just continued to watch Bra. He found himself staring at her a bit too much, and even Bra noticed that. This caused Dom to look away quickly and avoid eye contact and it got Bra thinking.

"So, Dom…" Bra started. The blond looked over to her as Bra tried to strum up the confidence to ask this next question. "How do you really feel about me?"

Dom was instantly taken aback by that question and fell silent. He completely froze and a strong sense of fear swept over him. Bra smiled weakly, showing him that he could be at ease here. Dom had to say something. This situation had just presented itself and he had to take advantage of it somehow.

"I guess…I feel something, but…" Dom took a couple of breaths and looked her in the eyes, "I'm not sure if it's…love."

Bra looked dead ahead, he eyes getting pretty wide and glazing with the appearance of tears. She hadn't expected that. Without thinking about anything or saying another word Bra leaned forward and planted a kiss on his lips. It didn't last long as Dom pulled away and sat back.

"I…what was that about?" He asked. Bra smiled and blushed.

"I always knew there was something, I could sense these feelings, but I must've been too blind to see them," Bra explained, not looking away from his eyes. "You have always been so nice and caring."

Bra turned away as she thought about what she had with Kareshi.

"Kareshi was just a stupid crush I had when I was younger and we just managed to stay together for a while…" Bra explained, "I don't think I ever loved him."

Bra turned back to face the blond again.

"I didn't know better," She slowly lifted her hand up to Dom's face and placed it on her cheek and started to lean in again, "But now I do."

She lay another kiss on his lips and this time it lasted longer and Dom accepted it. He placed a hand on Bra's leg as she eased him into the kiss and before long it had become a fairly passionate one. Tongues were becoming involved. As the kiss went on, Bra gently started to push Dom back onto the bed and she moved on top of him. She had no intentions for this to go further than a kiss, but it seemed to be going that way and she was the one initiating it, but Dom wasn't stopping it.

He wasn't even sure where to put his arms and ended up just placing them on her arms. The kiss continued to go on and things were getting fairly heated.

In the Gravity Room, Vegeta could sense his Daughter getting pretty active in her room and he instantly understood where things were going and he wasn't about to let that happen. He leaves to GR and rushed off up the stairs. He enters the room without knocking, distracting the teens. Bra got off of Dom and the boy instantly stood up. The two of them stood there staring at Vegeta, although Bra held a glare.

"What the hell, Dad? Did I ask you to come upstairs?!" She yelled at her Father. Dom started to head for the door and as he got to Vegeta the Prince looked down at him as he passed and actually gave him a small smirk. Dom furrowed his brow, not understanding this gesture from Vegeta and rushed off. Vegeta looked back to Bra, the smirk still on his face. Bra smiled back. "Don't worry, he's not gonna hurt me."

Vegeta was just happy to see his daughter happy again. As soon as he left the room Bra text Dom and told him to ring her later. Bra then scrolled down her contacts and stopped at Pan's name. Dom got outside and boarded the jet, flying off quickly. He then started to dial a number on the jet's phone system. It was Noca.

Back at their house, bot Noca's and Pan's phones rang at the same time. Noca answered the call from Dom and Pan answered the call from Bra.

Both Bra and Dom: "You'll never guess what just happened?"


Soon enough, Bra and Dom were a couple. Sure, it took some getting used to, but everyone was supportive of the idea and thought that it made sense. Kareshi made sure to stay away from the group, not wanting to incur the wrath of Noca once again. Speaking of Noca, that was another thing that took some getting used to. Noca had been expelled so he was no longer at school. All this meant was that he would spend all his time training with Vegeta and this meant there would be a stronger focus on perfecting the Super Saiyan 2 form.

Not much really happened otherwise. Goten and Valese did announce that they were expecting a baby and, of course, this meant people were excited for the arrival of yet another child. Another Saiyan child. But let's jump back into the story.

Saturday 11th April Age 795

Since Dom and Bra began their relationship they were planning to have a double date with the other important couple. That's right, Bra and Dom wanted to go on a double date with Noca and Pan. This wasn't a hard task for either couple, but it was best to wait until Bra and Dom were completely sure their relationship would last. They decided to go to a fancy restaurant and have a very nice meal together.

The couples managed to have a lot of fun and found themselves talking about things like school, future aspirations, and relationships. The topic of relationships brought them to two girls that were still single.

"What about Holline and Kiera?" Dom brought up, "Those two don't seem to have boyfriends."

The others all looked at each other and then back at Dom.

"I guess you're right…I don't think either of them have ever had a boyfriend?" Bra questioned to herself before looking up at Noca. The Quarter-Saiyan male didn't know what she expected of him. Bra sighed and proceeded to make it clear. "You grew up with Holline, did she ever show interest in any boys?"

"Well, I didn't grow up in her village…so, I wasn't with her all the time, but…no," Noca shook his head, "I've never got signs of interest from her."

"Maybe they're just not ready…or haven't found the right person?" Dom questioned. Pan nodded.

"We could always talk to them on Monday or something? See what they think," Pan suggested. Everyone nodded and agreed. While it may not be their place to interfere or say anything, they thought it best that they did.

Monday 13th April Age 795

The two couples stuck to their word, and decided to all meet as a group. Luckily school was out for the next couple of weeks for their Spring Break. Noca took a pause on his training with Vegeta and decided to meet with the group. They all met up over in West City and spent the day walking around the Park and visiting a few shops. No one knew how to shift the topic to couples and they didn't want to be extremely on the nose with it. It was best to make it feel as natural as possible, but the opportunity never arose. It was beginning to hit evening and the Sun started to set beyond the clouds and the couples decided they wanted to just ask. They made their way back the Compound and sat in Bra's room. Pan was the one that decided to take charge.

"Why haven't either of you had boyfriends?" She asked, clearly not making it the slightest bit subtle. Both the Red-Head and Blonde were shocked by the question and looked at each other. They didn't expect this to happen. Bra, Noca and Dom all turned to face the girls and what went from a normal conversation had transitioned into some sort of interrogation.

Kiera blushed from the awkwardness of the situation and looked over at Holline.

"It's just never happened for me…I'm not sure what I want yet," Kiera mumbled. Noca looked at the expression on her face and raised an eyebrow. He could sense her heartbeat increasing in speed. The boy then looked over at Holline who seemed to have a different reaction to the question. She wasn't pleased.

She stood up and glared at her friends.

"Why should I have a boyfriend? If I don't want one, I don't want one. That shouldn't matter to you," The Red-Head exclaimed, defensively. She turned and rushed out of the room, slamming the door. Kiera stood up to try and talk sense into her, but Holline was too fast. Noca stands up and places a hand on Kiera's shoulder.

"I'll talk to her," He tells the Blonde, with a smile on his face. He goes out into the hallway and sees Holline down by the stairs. She is just leaning against the wall and looking out of the window. As Noca got closer he could feel that her heartbeat had also increased and upon seeing her face he noticed she was red from embarrassment, but there was something else. Noca couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"I've known you such a long time, but…" Noca started as he stood behind his 'little-sister' and placed a hand on her back, "You still hide things from me."

"Maybe there's just things that I like to keep to myself," Holline barked back.

"But if you can't tell me, your oldest friend, who can you tell?" Noca asked. Holline didn't respond to that. "There must be someone in your life that you can confide in…if not me, you need someone."

"Perhaps I have someone…" Holline replied. Noca smirked, sort of knowing who she meant.

"Why did you react like that right now?" Noca asked, nicely, not wanting to set her off anymore.

"It shouldn't matter," She answered, shaking him off. Noca still wore that same smirk.

"You're right, it doesn't matter, but when I care about you…I need to know because it is obviously affecting you in some way," Noca explained. "I think I'm starting to see what it is."

Holline didn't avert her gaze, but Noca could tell that her composure had altered.

"I'm just worried what they'll think of me…of us. What my Parent's would think, and…" Holline turned and looked up into Noca's eyes, "What you would think."

Noca now wore a very serious expression and he placed both hands on Holline's shoulders. He looked into her eyes with intensity and care.

"You know that I would always Love you, no matter what. I'd support every single decision you make," Noca started to explain. He could tell it was making her feel better and Holline appreciated Noca's efforts. She started to feel tears coming to her eyes, but she shut them tightly and shook her head. Noca smiled again. "Besides, this feels right."

Holline quickly looked up with her glistening eyes and smiled up at Noca. She could tell that he had basically figured it out and all she really needed was his support. She didn't even know it, but all she cared about was how Noca felt about her decisions. She walked past Noca and back up the hall to Bra's bedroom. She quickly entered.

As she did, Kiera stood up and turned to the Red-Head. She was about to say something to her best-friend, but wasn't given the chance when Holline walked right up to the blonde, grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her into a powerful kiss. Everyone else in the room seemed to freeze. This wasn't what they had expected. Noca approached the doorway and smiled at the sight. His 'little sister' was happy and that was all that mattered to him.

Kiera was unsure about this at first, she wasn't ready to tell anyone, but knew she would be once Holline was sure. The blonde put her hands on Holline's hips and embraced the connection. They quickly broke the kiss upon remembering the rest of the people in the room. The smiled at each other, both with tears in their eyes. They turned to the others, holding each other's hand and explained.

"Let's just say we've been a couple for a while now…" Holline stated, knowing that some explanation would be needed.

"Why didn't you tell us sooner? Why didn't we see it?" Bra questioned, still processing the new information.

"That doesn't matter, all that matters is that we a so, so happy for you!" Pan tells them, a smile on her face. Kiera's smile slowly faded and she quickly turned to face her girlfriend.

"Does this mean we'll have to tell the others now?" The blonde asked. Holline turned with a smile, and nodded. "I wonder what Mom will think…"

"I'd be surprised if she didn't already know," Holline responded with a chuckle. Everyone else shared a laugh and everything was good in their world. Noca watched on and felt truly Happy that everyone else was, but there was something itching at the back of his mind, something big…

All the time that this had been going on, the teens all failed to notice that the sky had darkened, but it soon returned to normal and everyone else was none-the-wiser.


Hope you liked everything that happened in this chapter. I had fun writing the whole Bra, Kareshi storyline. It was definitely something new for me. Leave a review if you have an opinion to voice.

Also, the next arc may not come out next week, but I am working hard to see what I can do!

Next Time...Arc IV: Resurrection 'F': Chapter 10