Hee, me had fun with this chapter! Plz
review again! Luv, ~Vivi-sama
Chapter two
A flurry of brushes, eyeliner, mascara
pencils, and lipsticks were tossed into the air after quick usage. It was a mad
scramble of cosmetic products, and Pan giggled every time she used one. Quickly
adding a touch of lip liner, she reached for the handheld mirror and held it up
to the face she was working on.
"Aaaahhhh!" screeched Goten in horror at
the sight. "What did you do to me?!"
"Nani? You don't like it?" Pan asked
innocently. "I thought you said you wanted to look good for your date with
Parisu tomorrow!"
"Yes, I wanted to look good," agreed Goten.
"But looking good doesn't fall under the category of 'drag queen'!"
Pan sighed. "You look beautiful,
Goten-ojichan."
"I'm not supposed to look beautiful
Pan-chan! I want to look cute and fresh!" Goten protested.
"Cute...and fresh?" A sly smile played on
Pan's lips, and she reached for some light blush.
Holding his hands up in front of him in
surrender, Goten replied, "Did I say cute and fresh? I meant natural. Totally
natural."
Pan shrugged. "So, we'll add some darker
tones under your eyes and you'll be all set." She paused. "That was a good
idea, Goten-ojisan. The blush would hide your eyes, but this should make them
look more attractive."
"MATTE!" Goten cried before the dreadful
cosmetic product could touch his face. "I mean, hold on. Can't we...can't we
compromise a bit, my wonderful darling beautiful niece? Heh heh..." A sweatdrop
appeared on his face, but he smiled persuasively to hide his fear.
"Hmph. You don't like my ideas, do you?"
Pan accused him.
"No, no, they're great!" Goten objected.
"But I just thought we should change my face a little bit, you know, take off
some things..."
Pan looked over him, studying his features
in deep thought. "Well...I guess we could get rid of the lipstick."
"The lipstick? I was thinking more along
the lines of this purple eyeshadow."
"You don't mind the lipstick?" Pan said
happily. "Well, then could I use a darker shade? It'll make your lips more
noticeable!"
"Heh..." A look of dread appeared on
Goten's face, but he quickly hid it. "Um...Pan-chan, if you'll excuse me, I
need to go to the bathroom before you do anything drastic - er, wonderful."
"Wait!" Pan looked angrily at her uncle.
"You just want to wash off the makeup! How dare you!"
"Well, actually I was just gonna hide in
there until - er, that is, I just need to go to the bathroom really bad," Goten
said. "Really, really, really bad." He jumped up and down uncontrollably in his
supposed urgent need to...well, to pee.
"You don't have to lie to me Ojisan," Pan
said sighing. "But since you did, I won't let you go! You have to stay here
until I finish your makeover!" She giggled at the thought, a playful smile
protruding from her lips. "You'll look great Goten-ojisan, I promise!"
"Um...er, that is...uh..." Goten dashed out
of the room, almost flying in his incredible speed.
"GOTEN-SAN!!!" Pan rushed after him, but it
was too late. She pounded on the locked door, yelling at the top of her lungs.
"Come out this instant! I told you I wasn't done!"
"Aw, Pan-chan, why don't we do something
else? At least let me wash this stuff off! I mean, go to the bathroom."
"Goten-kun, I'm warning you! You know I'm
perfectly capable of breaking this door down! And I don't care if you're in
your boxers or not! So you BETTER come out RIGHT NOW!" Pan shouted.
"That'd be a good idea. Too bad you'd never
hear the end of it once ChiChi finds out you've broken down the door," Goten
replied. "And she's probably already mad since you're yelling so loud."
Sighing, Pan whined unhappily. "But
Goten-ojisa-an, it's not fair! Puh-lease can I finish the makeover? I
promise I'll take off the eyeshadow!"
Silence answered her, and Pan could hear
the loud stream of water rushing from the tap. She sighed again, knowing that
all her work was for a lost cause.
Finally, the water stopped. "Pan-chan, I've
got an idea. Why don't we spar a bit?"
"Spar?" Pan said. "I don't wanna
spar! I wanna finish your makeover!"
Goten wiped his face on a green towel.
"You're only saying that because you know that I'm way stronger than you are."
"Nani?! Hey, don't you remember the last
Tenkaichi Budoukai? I practically won! Well...almost."
"Key word: almost."
Pan puffed up in anger, and replied, "I bet
I could knock you around easily Goten-kun! I'm a lot stronger than I used to
be! You'll never be able to lay a hand on me!"
Chuckling, Goten opened up the door. "We'll
see about that." In a swift movement, he charged at Pan, who barely had any
time to dodge the attack. Grabbing her ankle as she moved, he pulled her
downwards and she landed on the floor with a thud. "Not even a hand, eh?"
Grinning, Goten flew out of the house and outside near the woods in a quick
instant.
"Hey, wait!" Pan got up, dusting herself
off. "I'll get you for that, Goten-ojisan," she said through clenched teeth.
But her eyes sparkled with glee; she'd felt like she'd never had so much fun
before... at least, not since her recent loss. In an instance, she was out of
the house, and right beside her uncle. Smirking, she said, "Ready when you
are."
"Ready for what?" a voice behind them said.
Pan whipped around. "Touchan? Touchan!" She
dove into his arms, sighing in relief. "I was worried about you. So you decided
to come stay with Ojiisan and Obaasan with me, ne?"
Gohan nodded. "Yeah...I think my head's on
straight now."
"Hey Gohan, ya wanna spar?" Goten asked
excitedly. "I'm really up for a good workout!"
Pan slapped her uncle's arm. "Hey, what about
me? I thought I was going to be your sparring partner!"
"Don't worry, you still are," Gohan told
her. He sighed, and she could see that the dark burden that hung on him before
was still there, no better but no worse. "I think I'll go take a little rest.
You guys have fun." Gohan walked into the house in a silent, almost surreal
stroll.
"Tou...chan?" Pan said quietly. She turned
to Goten. "Will he be okay?"
Goten looked confused. "He looked fine to
me."
"He's your brother! Can't you even tell
when he's feeling bad?"
"Um...still wanna spar?"
Pan sighed, then giggled. "Sure. I'll go
talk to Touchan tomorrow. It's getting dark anyway, we should just spar for a
little bit, then head inside."
"Hey, who said you get to make up the
rules?" Goten protested, then shrugged. "Oh well, as the niece of such an
incredibly handsome man, I guess you must have some kind of special privileges.
Well, ready?"
"Yosh'!" Pan said happily with a giggle,
then charged.
~***~
"Aw, come on ChiChi, it'll be fun!" Gokou
said. "We haven't really done anything together for such a long time!"
ChiChi turned to look at her husband, her
hands on her hip with an angry firmness. "Excuse me, but my son has just come,
and I intend to make him feel as welcomed as possible! You don't just go
barging off every time Gohan comes to visit!"
"Aw, but ChiChi!" protested Gokou. "What
about me?"
"What about you?"
Gokou wrapped his arms around her
persuasively, rocking ChiChi back and forth. "It'll be fun! Wouldn't you just
love to bath in a nice, hot spring, and feel the bubbles soothe your skin?
Didn't you say you needed a vacation?"
"Well...it would be nice..." ChiChi said
thoughtfully, but went back to her original mood right after. "But I can't just
leave Gohan in his time of need! I need to show him that we care about him!"
"ChiChi-san, he knows that," Gokou told
her. "Gohan-kun is the brightest kid I know, and believe me, he knows at least
that much. Now, let's just go, ne? He'll be fine!"
"Hmph." ChiChi sighed. "You always get your
way."
"Me? Get my way?" Gokou almost choked.
"Um...if you say so..." He picked up his wife and the flew out of the house,
where Goten and Pan were sparring in a field of ki blasts. "Hey! Goten!"
Goten paused his attack, and turned to his
father. "What's up Tousan?"
"Me and Kaasan are going off for a little
while! Think you can take care of yourself?"
Goten smiled. "Sure."
"I'm only going because he -" - she
pointed accusingly at Gokou - "Is making me go!"
"Gee, Obaasan listening to Ojiisan?" Pan
looked confused. "I don't think that's right. Isn't that supposed to happen the
other way around?"
Gokou shushed her, then whispered, "I'm
only going because I can tell your Tousan needs some time alone. I don't want
you guys to bother him either, okay?"
Pan nodded. "Sure thing. Have fun
Gokou-ojiisan!"
Smiling, Gokou flew off with a fuming
ChiChi (who had heard everything) in his arms. "Bai bai!"
"Gokou, I can't believe you! How dare you
bring me here just to make sure Gohan was totally by himself! You baka!"
"ChiChi?"
"Nani?" she asked impatiently.
"I love you."
"Oh..." ChiChi was taken aback, but quickly
regained her composure. "I love you too, Gokou."
And they flew off into the distant night,
the stars above twinkling upon them.
