AN: as u all know, i don't own dbz!!!!!!!!!!


~~~ Chapter 23: 'Till the End of Time...and Even After ~~~

Bulma quickly ran to the microphone in the announcers box, "I'm sorry everyone, but can you please leave the arena. Thank-you." She said, then took off after Vegeta to the gravity room.

Trunks and Pan went to help Bra, while Uubu and Marron escorted everyone out of the arena.

Gohan was walking with Chichi and Videl when he excused himself to talk to Uubu, leaving his mother with Videl. He made his way over to Uubu, motioning him aside from Marron.

"Hey Gohan-san." Uubu greeted.

"Can you do me a favor, Uubu?" Gohan asked abruptly.

"Uh...it depends...what is it?" Uubu asked.

"I need you to give me all the information on this situation once you get it, ok?" Gohan said.

"I'll tell you what I can...but if Goten or Bra tell me not to tell you, or anyone else, I have to respect their wishes and not tell." Uubu replied.

"Ok, that's understandable. Thank-you, Uubu." Gohan agreed.

"Cya later Gohan-san." Uubu said, just as Videl was leading Chichi to the exit, Gohan caught up with them and they all went back to their little house in the woods.

Soon everyone had gone home and the arena was capsulized. Even the unconcious Lauren was haulled out of the arena and into the med room...the same med room that Bra had been in taking care of Goten. Trunks and Pan were also there, Trunks was trying to think of a good corse of action. And Pan was trying to comfort Bra. Lauren woke up in the middle of the conversation, pretending that she was still unconcious.

"...well...why don't I try to talk to him?" Trunks offered.

"And get killed by dad's rage and pride." Bra shot down yet another one of his suggestions.

"Why not ellope?" he asked. Both Pan and Bra gasped.

"Are you /crazy/, Trunks?" - Bra.

"What? What's wrong with elloping?" Trunks asked, putting up his hands in front of him in a deffensive pose.

"/Every/ girl dreams of her wedding day, you dope!" Bra replied, followed by sobbing.

"Run away." a meek voice said.

"Who said that?!" Pan asked getting in her fighting position scanning the room, and for the first time, seeing Lauren in the bed.

"Why do /you/ want to help us?" Pan asked, still crouched down.

"Look, I'm not after Trunks anymore, so back off!" Lauren replied sitting up on her bed, and Pan stood up straight, getting out of her fighting position.

"You didn't answer her question...why /do/ you want to help me?" Bra asked.

"Well...I think that ki blast made me realize that the sayijn way....well...isn't that great. I mean...You're half human, so you can't be expected to do /everything/ like a full blooded sayijn. You get my point?" - Lauren.

"I guess, but where would I go?" Bra asked.

"I got a place in the states. It's not that big, but it's nice." Lauren replied.

"Bra! Are you accually thinking about doing this? Running away?!" Pan asked/yelled.

"Yeah...." she looked over at Goten in the tank, "I gotta. It's the only way for me and Goten to stay together." Pan sighed and nodded her head, giving her permission. (AN: not that she needed it...more like moral support.)

They talked over the details until the machine started beeping, indication that Goten was fully healed. Bra helped Goten out of the rejuvination tank as Trunks went down to the lab to find two ki-shelding devices.

Goten had a defeated look in his eyes, almost dead. "I lost." he stated simply.

"You may have lost the battle, but you haven't lost the war...You haven't lost me." Bra replied.

"What am I gunna do? Why am I still alive...Why didn't your father kill me?" He asked.

"I stopped my father, we're gunna run...get away from all this crap...only keep connections with the people--or sayijns--that we choose to." She replied.

"We are?" - Goten.

"Yes...That is...if you want to...if you want me..." Bra looked up into his chocolate-colored eyes, with her glossy-blue ones.

"Are you sure about this, B-chan?" He asked, she smilled a little at him using her nickname, and nodded.

"It's the only way you and Bra can be together." Pan stepped in.

"Where would we go?" Goten asked.

"To the states...Shangri, LA to be precice." Lauren said.

Goten looked at the three girls. He then turned to Bra. "You sure you want to do this? Move away from from family and friends....I don't have much money to support us, and we can't use your credit cards, your parents will track 'em. We'll both need to get jobs...are you absolutly sure?" He asked once again.

"Hai. Hai, Goten. I want to do this...it's the only way." Bra said. Goten's eyes had a hint of mistchive (AN: i can't spell!) and he began to smile.

"Ok the, let's do this!" He agreed and gave Bra a well deserved kiss.

Trunks just happened to walk in at that very moment. "Dude!" he winned. Bra and Goten stopped kissing, and looked at Trunks. "Good luck, man." He said giving Goten the ki-shelding devices. They were both matching rings...silver, with a little crystal at the top. The crystal was the ki-shelding device. "All you have to do is twist the crystal and they are activated." Trunks explained.

"Bra..." Goten began.

"Yes, Goten?" Bra asked.

"I've been wanting to tell you this for along time...." Goten got down on one knee, and Bra's eyes welled up with tears. "Bra...you know I love you more than anything in the universe...I've loved you ever since you I saw you, when you were just boren...all gooey..." Bra giggled, "I wanted to do this after we got your parents' permission...but under the sercumstances(AN: i still can't spell)...B-chan...will you marry me? Will you be my princess forever, and make me the luckiest guy in the word?" Goten asked.

"Of course! I will be yor princess 'till the end of time...and even after." Bra agreed and Goten slid the ring on her finger and kissed her.

Pan, Trunks, and Lauren started clapping and congradulating the happy couple.

Marron and Uubu had just walked intot hte room durring all the comotion. "What's going on in here?" Marron asked.

"Goten just proposed to Bra!" Pan said.

"...so...you're gunna be Pan's aunt and sister-in-law?! Wicked cool!" Marron exclaimed.

"Yeah...I guess so...!" Bra agreed.

Marron and Uubu proceeded to congradaulate (AN: give me a break, i know i can't spell!!) Bra and Goten aswell, and then went over the plans so that Goten would know what to do, and what not to do, so they would not get caught.

AN:

i know, i know...it took me a long time to post this...i'm sorry! i've been so busy wid school and bbs (babysitting) and other shit, i haven't been able to write! i have to pratice for chior(we're doing a chibi production of annie), so i don't know when i'll be able to get the next chappy up....i'll try to write more soon! oh! a special thanks to shimmeryrainbowgrrl for the location of the house in the states, i couldn't decide and i live here! don't 4get to read her new ficcy, love sucks, it's really good! bai!!!!!!!

So...what do you think???? Please R&R!!!!!

~Bra Briefs-Vegeta~