The Black Dragon

Volume I

Star Fazed

Chapter Five – In New Light

By: Juki

                                                He clung onto her like a pillow as he threw his leg over her hip and drew her in closer. "Mmmmm…" He breathed out in his sleep as he then slid his arm onto her back. "Bra…" He breathed out again and smiled in his sleep. Her hands tucked in and underneath her pillow, she did not react to his movements as the first ray of the sun came through the window and settled on the foot of the foldout. As they rolled and shifted, when the others came out of their beds and into the early morning, came downstairs to find a comical yet disturbing surprise…the 'intimate' relation between their sleeping orders.

                                His arms came around her and settled on the small of her back while her leg somehow managed to get in between his legs and had coiled around one of them. Her head rested near his shoulder while her hands laid on his chest. Trunks stifled his laughter as he took the camera out and focused the lens. Mirai Trunks stood silently behind and the thoughts from the night came again…if he were in Goten's place…could he have controlled himself? Diverted his eyes as Trunks took a picture while Bra covered her mouth so she wouldn't laugh. Marron rubbed her chin and then said, "I wonder what they were dreaming about…"
The Sons were known as deep sleepers. Pan stayed asleep while the dishes clang together in the kitchen, which were less than two metres away from her. Slept through the talking and the laughing, through the rummaging…but when the first scent of food came across the air…she stirred. Pan nestled closer to her Uncle's chest while her lethargic mind made the image of Trunks holding her…and it felt too real. As she opened her eyes, indeed she found that she were in the arms of a man…and once came to realization who it was, bolted out of the position and sat up immediately. Goten only rolled onto his back and laid there topless while Pan grabbed the sheets and covered herself. She peered down through the sheets to find her nightgown had twisted out of order, a red streak came across her face as she noticed people were there by her foot, eating.
"Good morning, Pan." Trunks grinned, "How was your sleep?" She looked over to his left elbow; saw the dreaded black camera…no…he couldn't…
Goten yawned and finally woke up once he smelt the food. Yawning again as he sat up, having no recognition on what he did, he rubbed his eyes and said, "That was the best sleep I ever had!"
Laughter emitted from the table and Pan grabbed the sheets, threw it around herself and ran into the bathroom then slammed the door shut. That would be the last time she shared a bed with Goten. A knock came and she was afraid to open it. She answered anyway and opened the door to a crack. Mirai Trunks stood outside and then handed her a robe. She thanked him as she took it while hiding behind the door and then closed the door with a red streak across her face. 'He's so considerate…' She thought while she fastened the robe, once she washed her face, composed herself, she walked back out and took a seat around the table. By then, Trunks had tucked away the camera and simply sat drinking his coffee while Bra eyed Goten who sat there without a shirt and still groggy.
"I don't want to sleep…here with Goten." Pan said with her eyes glued onto the place mat on the table. "Can I trade with someone?"
"No way! Remember? Mice!" Bra shook her head.
"Count me out…" Marron said, "I'm psyched out about mice too. I think maybe Trunks can trade with Pan…you guys have a bunk, Mirai Trunks needs to stay up due to his condition…so yea…"
Trunks frowned, "Why me? What if I wake up with Goten clinging to me?" He hid his grin, "I don't want to be evaded that way!"
"Huh? What?" Goten looked around in confusion, "Did I do something wrong?"
"It's settled." Marron raised her voice and talked over everyone else, "Trunks and Pan switch places for tonight and tomorrow night."
Trunks grunted and then turned to Goten, "I swear, I'm not as soft and huggable as Pan…so don't even try me."
Goten simply arched his brow in confusion and then ignored it and ate.

                                She shook her head as she clung onto the towel, "I'm sure I don't want to swim!" She laughed nervously. "Come on!" Trunks called in from the misty waters of the hot spring… "Aren't you cold just standing there?"
"N-no…"
Bra snickered and with the help of Marron, pushed her head first into the deep pool of humid water. She belly flopped as the towel unravelled and floated on the water. Trotting water, she narrowed her eyes and glared at them. Her arms came across and folded over her chest as she kicked her way through the water to the side where little risers came where she could sit. Goten ran from the change room and then jumped up into the air and curled into a canon ball. A giant splash, soaking Bra head to toe with the water. She jumped in after and then climbed onto Goten's back and said, "Gotcha!"
Marron stood by the side and tested the water with her toe. Seeing to it that it was okay, untied her robe and let it roll off her shoulders in the most alluring manner and then watched as it puddle around her feet. Pan looked away, arms still folded firmly over her chest. She should've never borrowed the bathing suit from Bra…the black bikini…it wasn't even a bikini, it was just a pathetic excuse for being called clothing. For one thing, it didn't cover much.
Mirai Trunks sat by the edge while he watched Trunks tackle Marron in the water. His eyes fell onto Pan who simply splashed around with her hand and watched how the water bubbled, basically keeping far away from everyone. Too afraid to go near, afraid that those thoughts would arise, he diverted his eyes away, which so happened to fall on Marron and Trunks.
Pan glanced up to find Mirai Trunks staring at Marron, sighing, she turned back and looked at her own reflection in the water and settled by doing that. Once or twice, she tucked her fingers inside the top of her bathing suit, trying to pull the small material up for it felt like it wasn't covering as much as it should. As Bra came around after the water fight, she sat next to Pan and sighed happily. "That was fun…we're going to have a water fight in five minutes…you've got to join!"
"No…this thing you gave me is barely clinging on…I'm not moving." Pan sat firmly.
"Really?" Bra looked down, "Move your arms, maybe you put it on wrong…"
Pan sighed and lowered her arms.
"Yea, like I said…here, turn around."
Pan rotated and lifted her hair out of the way while Bra fastened the untied the knot on her top and then retied it again, tightening it. Then to the other strap at the bottom, she tightened the hook area and then said, "Better?"
"A little…but I'd be better off in a one piece." Pan let her hair back down, "Still, I'm not taking the risk…"
"The risk of…this?" Trunks' voice came from behind her; his arms fastened around her as he lifted her up over his head and threw her into the centre of the hot spring. She squawked as she fell in and once she emerged, Goten dunked her head back into the water again. He laughed as she splashed but let her go after a while since he believed that she might need air. She inhaled sharply once she got her head back up, spitting out water that she had swallowed, she pushed her hair back and shook her fist at Goten.
"Come on!" Marron splashed a bit of water at Mirai Trunks, soaking the tips of his hair, "Join in!"
He shook his head timidly, "I'll just watch."
"Oh come now, how fun could watching a water fight be?" With that, she pulled his wrist and led him near the centre where the action was, once he went near the centre, Trunks came from behind and dunked him in the water. "AHAHA!" Trunks laughed as Mirai Trunks emerged with his violet tress unravelling, losing his hair tie and having his hair matted onto his skin. Mirai Trunks rubbed his face with his hands and then pushed his hair back while he looked around for a floating elastic. Pan looked around, Goten had dove in…he was around…some… He yanked her down into the water, his grip around her ankle. She looked down to find that it was Trunks. He gave a teethy grin and released her ankle while he swam away. Pan swam back up, drew in a sharp breath and once her eyes locked onto something purple, swam towards it and then jumped onto his back with her arms hooked snugly around his neck. She pulled him down backwards as his hands fell onto her. She noticed that this one had a whole lot more hair than the other, once she recognized who it was, she released him to find him rotate and lunge at back at her. Once they emerged, he splashed water in her face, temporary blinding her while he pushed her down in the water, basically mimicking Trunks. As she came back up for hair, he tied his hair up. "Sorry." He apologized while he fastened the elastic. She splashed him with a glint in her eye. "Oops, my hand slipped." She splashed him again, "Oops, there it goes again!"
He growled and jumped at her, she darted away and watched as he sank beneath the waters. Looking around for something bright and colourful, she turned around to have something wrap around her waist and yanking her down faster than Goten could do it with her ankle. She managed to roll around to see who her offender was and there he grinned back at her as they propelled towards the bottom of the deep pool. She ran her fingers through his hair as it untied again and simply spiralled in the water. Played with it while she ran out of air and when she made a motion for it…he released her. She surfaced and gasped for air while she rubbed the water away from her eyes. Ahead, she saw Bra and Goten splashing each other, where was Trunks?
He snuck up behind Bra then locked his arms around her shoulder and yanked her away. "Mwahaha!" Bra kicked and squirmed as he swam backwards, "Let's see if you can hold your breath." With that, he took a deep breath and quickly sank into the water. Goten went in just to see, saw Bra kicking and squirming, then started motioning near her throat. Trunks didn't seem to notice as he pulled her down more. Once she kicked him on the knee, he released her. Goten rushed towards her as she drifted in the dense water. His lips met hers as he released a bit of his breath into her mouth, hoping to sustain her for a while as he brought her up. As they neared, yet was still far, his lips came across hers one more time before they both surfaced with her gasping for air and yet at the same time breathless from his kiss, which meant well. Trunks sat on the side, licking his wounds while he rubbed his knee. "Ugh, you kick so hard…I was only playing!"
She gagged on some water while she swam to the side and sat down, Goten joined her and looked at her in concern. "Are you okay?" He asked her as she coughed up some water.
She nodded with her eyes tinted red from the choking; she hated it when Trunks went overboard, especially in water…
"I'm hungry." Marron said as she stood up and picked up her robe, "Let's head back for lunch."
"I'm famished!" Pan said as she stood up on the riser than pushed herself up over the ledge and got up on the concrete. "Where's my towel?" She looked around to find a wet thing on the ground, "And…where're my clothes?"
"What do you mean?" Marron fastened her robe, "Didn't you put it in the lockers?"
"Was I…supposed to?" Pan scratched her head while she threw her arms over her chest and shivered. "I just left it over there on the bench…" She pointed to the now empty bench.
"It's a 3 mile walk you know…"
"Not if I fly…"
"In a bikini?" Bra managed to say behind her with a stuffy voice, "You're brave!"
"Well what else am I supposed to do?" Pan fidgeted while everyone else grabbed their towels. "Walk home in a bikini?"
"I'll lend you my jacket if you want." Goten volunteered. "But I would go without a shirt and it's kind of cold."
"Gee thanks so much for suggesting an idea that doesn't work." Pan muttered while she started hopping up and down, teeth chattering.
"I don't get it." Bra scratched her head, "Why would anyone want steal your clothes?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Pan asked in a shrill voice.
"I didn't mean it…t-that way." Bra laughed nervously and threw her hands up defensively, "I'm going to change now!" She ran into the little change room with the red rooftop with the girls sign on it. Marron followed while Pan decided to go in just for the sake of it since it'd most likely be warmer in there. As everyone else dressed, Marron lend Pan her robe and she put it on to find it wet and that would mean she'd get colder. Drying off more, she looked around just in case someone stupid might just misplace her clothes instead of taking them. No luck, when it was time to leave, she reluctantly stepped out and saw Mirai Trunks in a t-shirt. He handed her his jacket while Goten went in his shorts and offered his pants. Trunks the only one fully dressed said, "I, personally, am very afraid of being cold. Sorry that I can't help."
Pan thanked them and threw on the jacket to find it warm, she sighed happily at the warmness while she tried to put on Goten's pants…which were at least two sizes too big for her.
"Oh well." Goten snatched his pants back, "At least I tried!" He put them back on while Pan shook her head, "I'm not leaving looking like I have nothing underneath!"
"Here." Marron handed her a relatively dry towel, just wrap it around your waist, maybe now you can fly."
"Fine, thanks." Took the towel and wrapped it snugly around her waist, looking around, she then bent her knees and shot into the sky, faster than she normally would go. Trunks shielded his eyes from the sun above and squinted, "Fly! Fly like you've never flied before!" He called behind her.

                                Pulling her pants on and getting out of the bathing suit, she hand washed it and hung it on the side while she touched Mirai Trunks' jacket…the leather…not the sleek kind but that of a fuzzy texture. The deep brown, he was so kind…yet she could remember him starring at Marron, caught him doing that twice…in one day. Once at the breakfast table, the other in the hot springs. She took the jacket off and simply held it stretched out in her hands, "It just can't happen…" She whispered to herself while she then simply returned it to the top bunk that Mirai Trunks slept in. "It'll never happen…"