Chapter 8
Pan and Bra arrived at the restaurant at about 5 past 6. They walked inside, where Pan knew Trunks and Goten were waiting. They turned the corner and…
"HEY BRA-CHAN! PAN-CHAN! HI!" Trunks yelled.
"Trunks!?!" Bra seemed somewhat confused, then she spotted Goten. "Goten!?!" she cried "What are you guys doing here?"
"We came for food, B-chan. Trunks invited me out, since we haven't gone out together in ages." Goten seemed really happy to see them, especially Bra.
"Hey, you guys wanna get a table together then?" Pan suggested.
"Great!"
"Sure"
"Why not"
"Fine, that's settled." Pan looked over at Trunks and their eyes locked for a moment, then she winked at him. Their plan was working…so far.
"Here is your table, Mr Briefs, Mr Son, ladies, enjoy."
"Thanks." Trunks said to the waiter and sat down, Pan next to him. Bra sat next to Pan, and Goten between Bra and Trunks.
Perfect. Pan thought. The tablecloth was long enough to hide anything if, say, Pan brushed her hand over Trunks' leg.
"Everyone settled…?" Goten asked, but there was a touch of tension in his voice. "Ok then, let's eat!" All four of them stood up and went over to the buffet.
"Mmmm, this looks nice."
"So does this"
"I'll have heaps of this."
"My favourite." Pan and Trunks were talking just like friends as they quickly filled up their plate and walked quickly back to their table. Bra and Goten were filling up their plates, but they weren't talking, and Pan believed Goten was blushing slightly.
"Trunks!" Pan whispered. "We have to leave them together for a while, can you be called away for about 10 minutes?"
"Sure. I'll ring myself in about 5 minutes. What about you?" He whispered back.
"I'll go to get more food, take a while, then go to the bathroom."
"Gotcha. Typical female logic- going to the bathroom…hey…don't girls usually go to the bathroom in pairs?" Trunks laughed softly. They then started to pig in. Goten, meanwhile, was still piling food onto his plate, and Bra was trying to decide between the chicken and the lamb. She was about to choose when Goten appeared at her side.
"Hey B-chan. I never got to say a proper hello before."
"Neither. How are you? I haven't seen you in ages." Bra was secretly happy that he had broken the ice that seemed to have formed between them.
"Fine. I was wondering how you are too." Bra was taken aback by this comment. Goten never asked her how she was like that. It was always- 'how you doing B-chan?' or something along those lines. For a moment she said nothing. Then she felt her ki rising slightly, and she desperately tried to hide it. Pan and Trunks looked up from their food.
"Can you feel that?" Pan asked.
"Yeah, her ki is rising slightly."
"So is Uncle Goten's, but he's probably trying to hide it."
"Yeah, he is."
"He he, don't they look good together." Pan said as she turned back to her plate.
"Pan?"
"Uh-huh?"
"You look really beautiful tonight." His eyes locked on hers again.
"Thanks…you scrub up pretty nicely too, you know." Pan giggled.
"Thanks…hey!" They got back to eating. There was a silence, then Trunks stopped eating and turned to her. "This sucks." He whispered.
"Why? Goten and Bra are talking over next to the chicken. You and me are sitting here, next to each other, and you get to see me. What's wrong?"
"Cause you are driving me crazy! All I want to do is pick you up and kiss you, but I can't." He whispered to her.
"Trunks!" Pan giggled again, before continuing. "I'm staying over tonight, Bra invited me."
"Cool." He winked at her.
"Shhh. They're coming back." They started to eat again. Bra and Goten sat down and started eating,
"Having fun Goten?"
"Huh…ummmm…yeah!" Goten suddenly snapped back into reality, and Pan and Trunks guessed that he was thinking about Bra.
Just then, Trunks' cell phone rang.
"Hello, Trunks Briefs…oh hi Mr Nap." Pan knew this was the fake call. "Sure…just a sec." He covered the phone with his hand. "I have to go outside and talk for a few minutes, sorry, I'll be back soon." He looked at Pan, and left.
"Huh! Fancy calling him in the middle of dinner!" Bra spoke to Pan for the first time since they saw Trunks and Goten in line. She continued to eat.
Pan quickly finished her plateful and went over to fill it up again. She got to the buffet and took her time, as planned.
Meanwhile, Bra and Goten were talking. (Well, if you call asking meaningless questions talking, ok then!)
"So why did you guys come here?" Goten asked after shovelling a forkful of food into his mouth.
"Pan invited me. And we came here. We haven't been out together for ages." She replied, trying to ignore the fact that she liked him. "Why did you guys come here?"
"We used to come here all the time, but we haven't had time lately, especially Trunks, what with work, and training…and something…"
"Huh?" Bra stopped eating.
"Well, since we came back from our trip, he's just been…missing…at times." Goten had stopped eating. This was serious.
"I haven't noticed anything diff…wait…he HAS been out of the house at night more often, and he disappears at times some days." Bra looked up at Goten. "I just don't know what's going on."
"Yeah, I wonder…" Goten looked back at her, then started eating again. Bra did the same.
By the time Trunks came back, Pan had only finished filling up her plate. She saw him walk in, and with her guys motioned towards their table. He saw them talking to each other, and NOT EATING!
Good sign. He thought, and he walked back to the table. "Good conversation? Can I join in?"
"Ummm…sure! We were just taking about…your dad…and my dad…" Goten hoped that Trunks couldn't tell he was lying.
"(Yeah, sure. They were probably talking about me. Oh well, might as well play along…) Don't get me started! Those two! Dende…will they ever get along? I mean seriously…" Trunks got cut off by Pan returning to the table.
"Did I miss anything?" Pan asked as she sat down. "Well?"
"Trunks was just taking about your grandpa and our dad" Bra said, putting a mouthful of food into her mouth.
"Don't start him!" Pan said with a laugh.
"TOO LATE!" Bra cried
"Trunks!" Pan whined. "Don't continue!"
"Ok…sigh…" There was a pause before he continued. "Let's eat!"
* * * * *
It was an hour later, and Bra and Pan had stopped eating a while ago. Trunks and Goten were still going.
"GUYS!" yelled Bra. "Can we go now?"
"Yeah! Come on, we're BORED!" The two half-saiyans stopped eating.
"But Pan…" Goten whined. He looked at Trunks and put his eating utensils down. "Ok then. What are we going to do now?"
"How bout we go and see the new movie showing at the cinema complex." Pan suggested.
"GREAT! I'm in for that! How about you, Goten?" Trunks looked at his friend.
"Sure!…Bra?"
"Definitely. Wouldn't miss it!"
"Ok, let's go. Come on, we have to pay the bill." Pan said as they went over to pay. Bra and Goten waited for Pan and Trunks to pay, then they all walked outside.
"Let's walk. It's only up the road."
"All right then, get a move on!"
"I AM!"
"Wait guys!"
* * * * *
They got to the cinema and Pan went and got the tickets. Trunks and Goten then went over to the candy bar and were deciding what to eat. Pan and Bra joined them. Pan wanted a popcorn and coke, Bra wanted hot chips and lemonade, and (as usual), the two saiyans males wanted everything.
"Come on guys! We just had dinner!" Pan and Bra exclaimed together.
"But…" Goten started.
"No butts! Now Trunks, what food do you want the most?" Pan took charge.
"Ummm, popcorn."
"Ok Goten, ditto?"
"Hot chips!" Goten glanced at Bra, then looked back. Trunks noticed.
"That's settled then. Me and Trunks will 'share' a super size popcorn, and you two (pointing to Bra and Goten) will share a super size hot chips. And one drink each. We don't want to be eating all though the movie."
"YES SIR!" Trunks and Goten saluted Pan, and everyone started to laugh. They went over and bought the food.
"HEY! The movie's gonna start in a few minutes!" Goten took the hot chips, two drinks, and dragged Bra around the corner and into the cinema.
"What's gotten into him?" Pan asked.
"You know perfectly well."
"Yeah, I guess." They walked towards the cinema for a few steps, then Trunks put his stuff down. "What's up Trunks?"
"Just a sec." He took put one arm around her neck and kissed her.
"What was that for?" Pan asked as Trunks picked up the food.
"For you, and for a great night, so far, at least…" Pan blushed. "Let's go and get our seats." They found their way into the theatre, Bra had saved them some seats, so it went Trunks, Pan, Bra then Goten. They settled down and began to watch the previews.
* * * * *
Five minutes into the movie, most of the food was gone. Pan and Trunks had been brushing hands in the popcorn box, while Bra and Goten had just sat there and finished off the chips.
* * * * *
It was about half way though the movie when Bra needed to go to the bathroom. She excused herself as she walked along the aisle, in front of a group of guys, who stared at her, of course.
How dare those guys stare at her like that! Goten thought. Pan and Trunks noticed Goten's ki rising at an alarming rate.
"Oh Dende." Pan whispered to Trunks. She looked over at Goten, who was staring deadly straight in front of him. He stayed this was until Bra came back into the cinema. Bra looked at Goten as she came in, and barely noticed that she was passing the group of guys until it was too late.
"Ooooh, baby! Wanna have some fun with me?" One of the guys called out. Goten was about ready to blast all of them into the next dimension, but he needn't have worried. The whole cinema heard as she punched the guy in the nose, then slapped him across the head. "OWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!"
"Serves you right, you pervert!" Bra yelled at the guy. Everyone cheered as Bra sat back down in her seat. She looked over at Goten and he smiled at her.
"Nice one, Bra." Pan leaned over and whispered to her.
"You showed him." Trunks whispered as he leaned over Pan.
"Good on ya." Goten whispered, secretly glad that she could handle idiots like that guy. Bra made herself comfortable in her chair, and rested her hands on her lap. She was looking straight ahead at the screen. Goten looked at her.
I'm never gonna do it unless I do it now. He thought to himself, and he took his chance. He reached under the chair arm, grabbed her hand and held on tight. Bra didn't jump, but just held on and moved her hand off her lap, into the gap between the chairs. She smiled at him, then returned her gaze to the screen.
Meanwhile, Trunks had already grabbed Pan's hand and they were entangling each other's fingers together. Bra and Goten didn't notice, and unless you were looking at their hands, you couldn't tell.
Both couples held hands for the entire movie, but neither knowing that the other was doing the same thing.