Ok everyone, this chapter is Really Really short. I wanted to make it longer but I have to get off the computer and I doubt I'll be on for a few days or so. I promise the next chapter will be longer. Well anyways Thanks for the great reviews. I appreciate them. Here's the story
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Bra looked down to notice that her hand was warm and in fact was being held by Goten. Bra didn't know how to react. For the moment she felt the need to assure herself that he was probably just going to check on the cut, but when he just squeezed her hand and held it gently she reflexively squeezed his and tried to look calm.
Bra was far from calm though. Inside her head she was locked in a swirl of memories and accusations.
Bra could remember the day she first went out with Goten. They had been happy together and eventually started a nice relationship. However, as wonderful as things appeared she was constantly second guessing herself. She always tried to do anything to make him happy.
When she had first applied to college in the states she didn't really expect to get accepted. She applied with Pan and neither of them had told anyone. It was the day that Bra's acceptance letter had come in the mail that she informed her family about it. She began to wonder how to tell Goten about it. Although she hadn't made up her mind on whether or not to go her family was urging her too. She told Goten about it and asked whether she should attend or not. That was when Goten seemed to change. Bra hadn't realized it at the time but Goten wanted her to go. He didn't think he should hold her back from her true potential. When she asked him if she should go Goten began to wonder. It was then that he realized that she barely did anything with out asking him and he didn't want things to be like that. Goten and Bra had a fall out but they never even officially broke up. Bra became angry and Goten only said things that he regretted. She left with in two weeks along with Pan. She never even said good-bye to Goten and neither made any attempt to contact the other. A misunderstanding ruined their relationship but she never knew how he really felt.
Bra felt herself fall into the sadness that always came when she remembered the way they parted. She always wanted to call, or to say something to him but could never find the courage.
Goten shifted his gaze away from the movie screen and glanced at Bra when he felt her hand respond. He felt his face begin to smile and leaned his head towards hers.
Goten noticed that Bra didn't even tense. 'She must be thinking' he thought. He felt his heart race slightly and tried to find words to apologize.
"Gomen nasai Bra. I'm sorry about the way we left. I shouldn't have been such a jerk."
Bra slightly turned her head in the direction of the husky voice she knew belonged to Goten. Her heart also began to race and tried to think of something to say.
At that exact moment a certain person seemed to set something off. Pan jumped out of her seat and grabbed Bra's hand. Without saying a word they both ran out of the theater leaving a stunned Goten and a smirking Trunks.
Pan pulled Bra into the girls' bathroom out of breath and stared into the mirror while leaning on her elbows. Pan felt the other girls stare and noted her surprised eyes. Pan quickly began to fluff her hair as if nothing had actually happened and then graciously attempted to pass Bra and exit the room.
Bra grabbed Pans elbow and raised an eyebrow. She looked around the huge room and noted someone's feet under a stall. She pulled Pan aside and refused to talk. By the time the old lady exited the bathroom stall and left the room Bra bolted the door.
Pan looked at Bra and then began to panic. Bra had a very curious face and Pan was perceptive enough to notice.
"Ok Pan, now tell me exactly what happened? I know you didn't drag me in here just to ruffle your hair! You jumped out of your seat like you were scared for your life and you nearly killed me. Spill it!"
Pan sighed and began to talk. "Well I was just sitting there, I guess I was kind of uncomfortable sitting next to Trunks or something so I was quiet for a while. But when the lights dimmed it seemed to get tense and I felt I had to apologize to him for earlier today so I..."
"Woh, stop girl. What do you mean apologize to him? What happened to you two earlier today?"
Pan groaned and realized she had to explain more. "Well earlier today before we left the house I went down stairs. You were putting on your make up and stuff so I sat on the couch in the living room. Well your brother was in there on the phone and when he hung up we said a few words. Well he eventually asked me if we could ever be friends again and I sort of blew up at him and yelled. So I apologized to him in the theater and..."
"Pan? You're leaving stuff out. Exactly what did you yell at my brother?"
"Well, I was sort of uncomfortable and I was thinking about how mad he made me before we left for colleges so I was just being naive. At the time I was thinking he was trying to weasel himself back into a relationship with me and I realized he thinks I'm still with my ex. So I thought he was trying to use me or something and I said, 'Sure Trunks, we can be friends. No more no less!' and I sort of put all the emphasis on the word 'more.' It was kind of heartless and I felt bad later..."
"Did you feel bad later because you realized you want to be more?" asked Bra who was beginning to devise a better plan to hook them up than she had before.
"No, it's not like that" said Pan who's head echoed the voice of her friend on the phone when she had said she didn't like him and her friend refused to believe that. 'Are you sure' she had asked. Pan began to wonder about that but quickly shoved the thought aside. "It was just that I do want to be friends with him again, like before we went out. I just didn't want him to think I was mad at him. I don't want to hold a grudge over someone's head for four years."
"Oh, ok," said Bra but she knew that Pan was holding something back. "Soooo? What exactly happened when you apologized?"
"Well, I told him, more or less, that I was sorry for blowing up at him"
"And then what did he say?"
"Well that was the thing. He didn't say anything. He put his hand on my knee and I didn't move it. I guess he thought that that meant something and so when I turned my face to ask him if we could be friends again he kissed me"
"Really? What type of kiss?"
"Well, it wasn't anything big, I jumped up and ran here before it could have amounted to anything"
Bra stood their thinking and Pan leaned against the door. In her mind she replayed the events of what had happened and had to check herself so she wouldn't blush. The truth of the matter was that she hadn't told Bra exactly everything. In truth she did feel something for Trunks again, and the kiss hadn't been nothing big. To her she felt as if her body was melting, and when she felt his tongue enter her mouth she froze. Out of panic she jumped up and grabbed Bra.
It was then that Pan noticed Bra was thinking extra hard. "Bra? What's going on? Your facial expression is seriously starting to worry me more than your brother!"
Bra looked at Pan and smiled. "Oh, I just don't believe that you really want to be 'just' friends with my brother. I am just devising a little plan to get you two together. I'll just ask him about that kiss and see if he'll just..."
"YOU BETTER NOT!"
Bra looked up at Pan and smirked. "So you do admit that you like him, Ne?"
Pan sighed and looked away from Bra. "Ok, I'll tell you everything if you promise not to tell anything to Trunks. Got it?"
Bra simply nodded her head and began to listen to Pan explain her feelings and fears. While Pan explained them out loud she began to notice exactly how stupid most of her reasons sounded. By the look on Bra's face she also new that Trunks would never use her like imagination lulled her into believing.
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After the girls left the bathroom they were both aware that the other felt something towards their relatives. Neither seemed surprised though and as it turned out they both seemed to understand about the other ones fears. The only thing they did not tell each other was that although they feel something for the guys, they weren't going to try and pursue it. They both figured it was a waste of time and did not want to feel the same pain that they felt last time. That did not however stop Bra from devising a plan to get her brother and best friend together as a couple again.
The two girls eventually returned to the theater after agreeing to change seats and never tell a soul about their conversation. Due to the dark theater neither noticed more than blinking lights from the movie as they sat down.
Bra leaned over to her left were her brother had been sitting when they left and lowered her voice to a whisper. "What did I miss?" Although she didn't really care since she hadn't been watching the movie earlier she knew her brother would think something was up if she didn't ask.
"Well, I have no idea, I was talking to Trunks when the two of you left in a hurry." whispered back the husky voice that Bra immediately realized belonged to Goten.
"Goten? What are you doing here? I switched seats with Pan so she wouldn't have to sit by my brother."
Goten smiled and responded while glancing over at the other two beside them. "Well we guessed you two would switch seats and although I told Trunks to take a brake from his little 'Pan hunt' He insisted on being able to apologize."
Bra smiled at the thought of Trunks referring to getting Pan in love with him again as a 'Pan hunt'.
"I've got a great plan to get them back together. But first I need to know something. Do you think they'd be able to have a good relationship? Or would my brother be a baka and screw everything up again?"
Goten paused before answering, as if deciding weather or not to give up a secret. "Well he didn't exactly mess up the relationship to hurt her last time. I think it hurt him as much as it hurt her."
"What do you mean? She cried for days after they broke up. My brother seemed as if he just wanted her to leave right away. We both thought he was a jerk and couldn't stand the sight of her. She tortured herself for weeks until she started dating James. I think he was some sort of rebound though..."
"Wait. I have to things to say. First, he messed up their relationship on purpose. He wanted her to go to college in the states and new she wouldn't have gone if they were still together. And don't say that's not true because she told both of us that she didn't even want to apply for college because she'd miss him too much."
"Well, yeah she did say that. But..."
"Wait, I have a second thing to say. Well it's more of a question. What do you mean by saying 'James was a rebound.' Are they not going out anymore?"
Bra froze, she knew she couldn't say anything or else Pan would be able to as well so she sucked in a breath to think of a good lie. "Well, they sort of got serious, but I don't know how much. I'm not sure how they really feel about anymore."
'Well, good job Bra, it wasn't a complete lie. I don't know exactly how much they hate each other now, but feel about each other is a better was of saying it."
"Oh ok, so I guess we can't exactly get the two together if she's going out with someone else. Unless we can get Pan to choose Trunks. I know Trunks has been going crazy about her since the two of you got back."
"What?" said Bra, forgetting to whisper and earning both Trunks and Pans attention?
"Oh, heh, heh, just getting carried away with the movie." she said and noticed that they bought the excuse.
"They bought the excuse," she whispered to Goten, "They must not be watching the movie..."
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Meanwhile...
After Pan and Bra walked back in the theater and took the seats that they had swapped Pan immediately tensed again.
'"Oh great, just what I need." she muttered under her breath and earned the direct attention of the lavender haired god (well he is isn't he?) sitting next to her.
"Hey Pan." he whispered, hoping to be able to talk to her with out her running out again.
"...Yeah, Hi Trunks." she realized he probably wasn't going to leave her alone but if she kept him talking his lips wouldn't be doing what they were previously.
"So why'd you change seats?" she asked quietly.
"Well," he began, whispering so quietly that his plan worked. Pan was forced to lean closer to him to hear his words.
"Goten thought it would be better if I stayed away from you and let you relax." he lied and noticed that she sighed.
"Well, that was the point of this vacation. But I have a feeling as long as you're around I won't get to relax at all."
Trunks chuckled and placed his hand near hers on her knee, slowly tracing her fingers with his.
"You know, I missed you when you were at college."
"Yeah, I bet you did."
"Did you miss me?"
Pan sighed in annoyance but didn't answer his question. "Trunks? I told you, I just want to be friends. If you can't live with the boundaries that friendship has then I'm afraid I won't be able to be friends with you."
"Why is that Panny? Is it that wrong that I might want to be a bit more than friends with you?" he said this gently while slowly tracing her thumb with his index finger and then returning his hand to right beside hers.
"I have a boyfriend Trunks" she lied, "You knew that when I got here. You know that now. Will you please give it a rest?"
Trunks sighed and leaned back in his seat when he realized it was no use trying to talk to her about a relationship right now. 'I'll woo her later' he thought.
They both immediately jumped as they heard the person next to them raise their voice and say "What?" pretty loudly.
Bra came up with the excuse that it was in the movie and Pan and Trunks both nodded so they wouldn't have to explain anything later.
At that moment no one talked for the rest of the movie, instead they sat in silence and waited for it to end. Each sat with separate thoughts about going to the club tonight with Marron and Uubu.
Hey everyone! I know that chapter was short. And I know that was a bad place to stop but I'll try and write more and then put it up when I can get to the computer again. Well, I suppose I should do those little questions now...
"How will Pan act when she realizes she does love Trunks? Will Bra confess anything about Goten? What did Goten and Trunks do while the girls were away? What about the club tonight? Will they be happy to see Uub and Marron? Tune in next time for 'Welcome Home'!!"
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Bra looked down to notice that her hand was warm and in fact was being held by Goten. Bra didn't know how to react. For the moment she felt the need to assure herself that he was probably just going to check on the cut, but when he just squeezed her hand and held it gently she reflexively squeezed his and tried to look calm.
Bra was far from calm though. Inside her head she was locked in a swirl of memories and accusations.
Bra could remember the day she first went out with Goten. They had been happy together and eventually started a nice relationship. However, as wonderful as things appeared she was constantly second guessing herself. She always tried to do anything to make him happy.
When she had first applied to college in the states she didn't really expect to get accepted. She applied with Pan and neither of them had told anyone. It was the day that Bra's acceptance letter had come in the mail that she informed her family about it. She began to wonder how to tell Goten about it. Although she hadn't made up her mind on whether or not to go her family was urging her too. She told Goten about it and asked whether she should attend or not. That was when Goten seemed to change. Bra hadn't realized it at the time but Goten wanted her to go. He didn't think he should hold her back from her true potential. When she asked him if she should go Goten began to wonder. It was then that he realized that she barely did anything with out asking him and he didn't want things to be like that. Goten and Bra had a fall out but they never even officially broke up. Bra became angry and Goten only said things that he regretted. She left with in two weeks along with Pan. She never even said good-bye to Goten and neither made any attempt to contact the other. A misunderstanding ruined their relationship but she never knew how he really felt.
Bra felt herself fall into the sadness that always came when she remembered the way they parted. She always wanted to call, or to say something to him but could never find the courage.
Goten shifted his gaze away from the movie screen and glanced at Bra when he felt her hand respond. He felt his face begin to smile and leaned his head towards hers.
Goten noticed that Bra didn't even tense. 'She must be thinking' he thought. He felt his heart race slightly and tried to find words to apologize.
"Gomen nasai Bra. I'm sorry about the way we left. I shouldn't have been such a jerk."
Bra slightly turned her head in the direction of the husky voice she knew belonged to Goten. Her heart also began to race and tried to think of something to say.
At that exact moment a certain person seemed to set something off. Pan jumped out of her seat and grabbed Bra's hand. Without saying a word they both ran out of the theater leaving a stunned Goten and a smirking Trunks.
Pan pulled Bra into the girls' bathroom out of breath and stared into the mirror while leaning on her elbows. Pan felt the other girls stare and noted her surprised eyes. Pan quickly began to fluff her hair as if nothing had actually happened and then graciously attempted to pass Bra and exit the room.
Bra grabbed Pans elbow and raised an eyebrow. She looked around the huge room and noted someone's feet under a stall. She pulled Pan aside and refused to talk. By the time the old lady exited the bathroom stall and left the room Bra bolted the door.
Pan looked at Bra and then began to panic. Bra had a very curious face and Pan was perceptive enough to notice.
"Ok Pan, now tell me exactly what happened? I know you didn't drag me in here just to ruffle your hair! You jumped out of your seat like you were scared for your life and you nearly killed me. Spill it!"
Pan sighed and began to talk. "Well I was just sitting there, I guess I was kind of uncomfortable sitting next to Trunks or something so I was quiet for a while. But when the lights dimmed it seemed to get tense and I felt I had to apologize to him for earlier today so I..."
"Woh, stop girl. What do you mean apologize to him? What happened to you two earlier today?"
Pan groaned and realized she had to explain more. "Well earlier today before we left the house I went down stairs. You were putting on your make up and stuff so I sat on the couch in the living room. Well your brother was in there on the phone and when he hung up we said a few words. Well he eventually asked me if we could ever be friends again and I sort of blew up at him and yelled. So I apologized to him in the theater and..."
"Pan? You're leaving stuff out. Exactly what did you yell at my brother?"
"Well, I was sort of uncomfortable and I was thinking about how mad he made me before we left for colleges so I was just being naive. At the time I was thinking he was trying to weasel himself back into a relationship with me and I realized he thinks I'm still with my ex. So I thought he was trying to use me or something and I said, 'Sure Trunks, we can be friends. No more no less!' and I sort of put all the emphasis on the word 'more.' It was kind of heartless and I felt bad later..."
"Did you feel bad later because you realized you want to be more?" asked Bra who was beginning to devise a better plan to hook them up than she had before.
"No, it's not like that" said Pan who's head echoed the voice of her friend on the phone when she had said she didn't like him and her friend refused to believe that. 'Are you sure' she had asked. Pan began to wonder about that but quickly shoved the thought aside. "It was just that I do want to be friends with him again, like before we went out. I just didn't want him to think I was mad at him. I don't want to hold a grudge over someone's head for four years."
"Oh, ok," said Bra but she knew that Pan was holding something back. "Soooo? What exactly happened when you apologized?"
"Well, I told him, more or less, that I was sorry for blowing up at him"
"And then what did he say?"
"Well that was the thing. He didn't say anything. He put his hand on my knee and I didn't move it. I guess he thought that that meant something and so when I turned my face to ask him if we could be friends again he kissed me"
"Really? What type of kiss?"
"Well, it wasn't anything big, I jumped up and ran here before it could have amounted to anything"
Bra stood their thinking and Pan leaned against the door. In her mind she replayed the events of what had happened and had to check herself so she wouldn't blush. The truth of the matter was that she hadn't told Bra exactly everything. In truth she did feel something for Trunks again, and the kiss hadn't been nothing big. To her she felt as if her body was melting, and when she felt his tongue enter her mouth she froze. Out of panic she jumped up and grabbed Bra.
It was then that Pan noticed Bra was thinking extra hard. "Bra? What's going on? Your facial expression is seriously starting to worry me more than your brother!"
Bra looked at Pan and smiled. "Oh, I just don't believe that you really want to be 'just' friends with my brother. I am just devising a little plan to get you two together. I'll just ask him about that kiss and see if he'll just..."
"YOU BETTER NOT!"
Bra looked up at Pan and smirked. "So you do admit that you like him, Ne?"
Pan sighed and looked away from Bra. "Ok, I'll tell you everything if you promise not to tell anything to Trunks. Got it?"
Bra simply nodded her head and began to listen to Pan explain her feelings and fears. While Pan explained them out loud she began to notice exactly how stupid most of her reasons sounded. By the look on Bra's face she also new that Trunks would never use her like imagination lulled her into believing.
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After the girls left the bathroom they were both aware that the other felt something towards their relatives. Neither seemed surprised though and as it turned out they both seemed to understand about the other ones fears. The only thing they did not tell each other was that although they feel something for the guys, they weren't going to try and pursue it. They both figured it was a waste of time and did not want to feel the same pain that they felt last time. That did not however stop Bra from devising a plan to get her brother and best friend together as a couple again.
The two girls eventually returned to the theater after agreeing to change seats and never tell a soul about their conversation. Due to the dark theater neither noticed more than blinking lights from the movie as they sat down.
Bra leaned over to her left were her brother had been sitting when they left and lowered her voice to a whisper. "What did I miss?" Although she didn't really care since she hadn't been watching the movie earlier she knew her brother would think something was up if she didn't ask.
"Well, I have no idea, I was talking to Trunks when the two of you left in a hurry." whispered back the husky voice that Bra immediately realized belonged to Goten.
"Goten? What are you doing here? I switched seats with Pan so she wouldn't have to sit by my brother."
Goten smiled and responded while glancing over at the other two beside them. "Well we guessed you two would switch seats and although I told Trunks to take a brake from his little 'Pan hunt' He insisted on being able to apologize."
Bra smiled at the thought of Trunks referring to getting Pan in love with him again as a 'Pan hunt'.
"I've got a great plan to get them back together. But first I need to know something. Do you think they'd be able to have a good relationship? Or would my brother be a baka and screw everything up again?"
Goten paused before answering, as if deciding weather or not to give up a secret. "Well he didn't exactly mess up the relationship to hurt her last time. I think it hurt him as much as it hurt her."
"What do you mean? She cried for days after they broke up. My brother seemed as if he just wanted her to leave right away. We both thought he was a jerk and couldn't stand the sight of her. She tortured herself for weeks until she started dating James. I think he was some sort of rebound though..."
"Wait. I have to things to say. First, he messed up their relationship on purpose. He wanted her to go to college in the states and new she wouldn't have gone if they were still together. And don't say that's not true because she told both of us that she didn't even want to apply for college because she'd miss him too much."
"Well, yeah she did say that. But..."
"Wait, I have a second thing to say. Well it's more of a question. What do you mean by saying 'James was a rebound.' Are they not going out anymore?"
Bra froze, she knew she couldn't say anything or else Pan would be able to as well so she sucked in a breath to think of a good lie. "Well, they sort of got serious, but I don't know how much. I'm not sure how they really feel about anymore."
'Well, good job Bra, it wasn't a complete lie. I don't know exactly how much they hate each other now, but feel about each other is a better was of saying it."
"Oh ok, so I guess we can't exactly get the two together if she's going out with someone else. Unless we can get Pan to choose Trunks. I know Trunks has been going crazy about her since the two of you got back."
"What?" said Bra, forgetting to whisper and earning both Trunks and Pans attention?
"Oh, heh, heh, just getting carried away with the movie." she said and noticed that they bought the excuse.
"They bought the excuse," she whispered to Goten, "They must not be watching the movie..."
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Meanwhile...
After Pan and Bra walked back in the theater and took the seats that they had swapped Pan immediately tensed again.
'"Oh great, just what I need." she muttered under her breath and earned the direct attention of the lavender haired god (well he is isn't he?) sitting next to her.
"Hey Pan." he whispered, hoping to be able to talk to her with out her running out again.
"...Yeah, Hi Trunks." she realized he probably wasn't going to leave her alone but if she kept him talking his lips wouldn't be doing what they were previously.
"So why'd you change seats?" she asked quietly.
"Well," he began, whispering so quietly that his plan worked. Pan was forced to lean closer to him to hear his words.
"Goten thought it would be better if I stayed away from you and let you relax." he lied and noticed that she sighed.
"Well, that was the point of this vacation. But I have a feeling as long as you're around I won't get to relax at all."
Trunks chuckled and placed his hand near hers on her knee, slowly tracing her fingers with his.
"You know, I missed you when you were at college."
"Yeah, I bet you did."
"Did you miss me?"
Pan sighed in annoyance but didn't answer his question. "Trunks? I told you, I just want to be friends. If you can't live with the boundaries that friendship has then I'm afraid I won't be able to be friends with you."
"Why is that Panny? Is it that wrong that I might want to be a bit more than friends with you?" he said this gently while slowly tracing her thumb with his index finger and then returning his hand to right beside hers.
"I have a boyfriend Trunks" she lied, "You knew that when I got here. You know that now. Will you please give it a rest?"
Trunks sighed and leaned back in his seat when he realized it was no use trying to talk to her about a relationship right now. 'I'll woo her later' he thought.
They both immediately jumped as they heard the person next to them raise their voice and say "What?" pretty loudly.
Bra came up with the excuse that it was in the movie and Pan and Trunks both nodded so they wouldn't have to explain anything later.
At that moment no one talked for the rest of the movie, instead they sat in silence and waited for it to end. Each sat with separate thoughts about going to the club tonight with Marron and Uubu.
Hey everyone! I know that chapter was short. And I know that was a bad place to stop but I'll try and write more and then put it up when I can get to the computer again. Well, I suppose I should do those little questions now...
"How will Pan act when she realizes she does love Trunks? Will Bra confess anything about Goten? What did Goten and Trunks do while the girls were away? What about the club tonight? Will they be happy to see Uub and Marron? Tune in next time for 'Welcome Home'!!"