Chapter 7: When it's Raining
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say...Women...they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean...you'll know
The two girls were talking on the phone, coming up with their Evil Plan.
"OK, how about..." Pan said slowly, after a few minutes.
"How about what?" Bra prompted.
"We take the guys on make-believe blind date! Then we ditch them and play matchmaker from behind the scenes!"
"Yeah!!!!" Bra said, liking the idea very much. "Where should we take them?"
"How about a karaoke club? And I can find a good song for Goten to sing! He has a great voice!"
Both girls started giggling happily. "Yes! This is great!" Bra squealed. "How about tomorrow night?"
"OK!" Pan agreed. Both girls wandered off to find their block-headed relations and get them on the blind date.
"Hey, Uncle Goten!" Pan said, sticking her head into Goten's open doorway. "I have a friend who'd like to meet you! How about a date tomorrow night?"
Goten was getting used to his family's repeated attempts to match him up, although usually it came from his mother, sometimes from Videl, and occasionally from his brother. Pan taking any interest in his love-life was unusual. (Except when she too obviously tried to match him up with Bra.)
Without even looking up from his book, he replied, "Sure."
Pan did a double take. "It's Christmas break, Goten. Something must be wrong if you're doing your homework."
She was right, of course. It had been a last resort for a distraction, as TV, eating, and music had all failed to distract him. He knew perfectly well that a sparring match wasn't going to work, since Pan had been on the phone and Goku had been out. That left only Trunks to spar with...
Of course, he had now read the same page six times and had no idea what was in it...
"Oh, yeah," Goten finally remembered. "What's her name?"
Oops... Pan thought. I forgot...
"Uh...Bra!" she said, shouting the first name that came to her mind.
Goten sighed. "Pan, not again..."
"Er, did I say Bra? I meant Bran. Heh heh..." Pan said, with a little fake laugh.
Goten rolled his eyes and went back to reading (or trying to read) his book.
"OK, tomorrow at eight!" Pan said cheerfully, leaving the room.
Back in her room, she dialed Bra's number. Vegeta picked up the phone. "Uh...Vegeta-san! Can I talk to Bra?"
"Yeah, whatever," he grunted. "She's up talking to Trunks. Give her a minute. I'll tell her you're on the phone when she comes down."
A few minutes later Bra picked up the phone.
"Hey! Any luck?"
"Yep! All set! Goten has a date with 'Bran' at eight!"
"And Trunks with Pancake..."
Both realized that they had screwed up and began laughing. "OK, see you later, Bra."
"You too!"
A shadowy figure slipped off after listening on a third extension.
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say...Women...they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean...you'll know
The two girls were talking on the phone, coming up with their Evil Plan.
"OK, how about..." Pan said slowly, after a few minutes.
"How about what?" Bra prompted.
"We take the guys on make-believe blind date! Then we ditch them and play matchmaker from behind the scenes!"
"Yeah!!!!" Bra said, liking the idea very much. "Where should we take them?"
"How about a karaoke club? And I can find a good song for Goten to sing! He has a great voice!"
Both girls started giggling happily. "Yes! This is great!" Bra squealed. "How about tomorrow night?"
"OK!" Pan agreed. Both girls wandered off to find their block-headed relations and get them on the blind date.
"Hey, Uncle Goten!" Pan said, sticking her head into Goten's open doorway. "I have a friend who'd like to meet you! How about a date tomorrow night?"
Goten was getting used to his family's repeated attempts to match him up, although usually it came from his mother, sometimes from Videl, and occasionally from his brother. Pan taking any interest in his love-life was unusual. (Except when she too obviously tried to match him up with Bra.)
Without even looking up from his book, he replied, "Sure."
Pan did a double take. "It's Christmas break, Goten. Something must be wrong if you're doing your homework."
She was right, of course. It had been a last resort for a distraction, as TV, eating, and music had all failed to distract him. He knew perfectly well that a sparring match wasn't going to work, since Pan had been on the phone and Goku had been out. That left only Trunks to spar with...
Of course, he had now read the same page six times and had no idea what was in it...
"Oh, yeah," Goten finally remembered. "What's her name?"
Oops... Pan thought. I forgot...
"Uh...Bra!" she said, shouting the first name that came to her mind.
Goten sighed. "Pan, not again..."
"Er, did I say Bra? I meant Bran. Heh heh..." Pan said, with a little fake laugh.
Goten rolled his eyes and went back to reading (or trying to read) his book.
"OK, tomorrow at eight!" Pan said cheerfully, leaving the room.
Back in her room, she dialed Bra's number. Vegeta picked up the phone. "Uh...Vegeta-san! Can I talk to Bra?"
"Yeah, whatever," he grunted. "She's up talking to Trunks. Give her a minute. I'll tell her you're on the phone when she comes down."
A few minutes later Bra picked up the phone.
"Hey! Any luck?"
"Yep! All set! Goten has a date with 'Bran' at eight!"
"And Trunks with Pancake..."
Both realized that they had screwed up and began laughing. "OK, see you later, Bra."
"You too!"
A shadowy figure slipped off after listening on a third extension.