"Are you sure you don't mind looking after her?" Pan asked Bulma, reluctant to leave Tifa.
"Of course I don't mind!" dismissed Bulma. "She is my grand daughter after all! Besides, you know how much she loves Vegeta."
Both women looked to see Vegeta holding the tiny partial Saiyan. Tifa was giggling, and though he was trying like mad to hide it, a smile was tugging at the sides of Vegeta's mouth.
"Well…I guess so."
"Go on! Go have fun. Dende knows, both you and Trunks deserve it. Almost as much as Bra and Goten." Bulma sighed. "Can you keep an eye on them? I don't want them drowning their sorrow and regretting it the next day."
"Not a problem, Bulma." Pan forced a smile, not knowing how she could look after both Goten and Bra, and still have time to spend with Trunks. She sighed. I guess I'll be able to find a way.
* * * * *
"PAN! BRA! HURRY UP!!!" Trunks yelled from the bottom of the stairs. "Honestly! Women…why do they take so damn long to get ready?"
Trunks shifted his Hawaiian shirt. Marron had decided to have a Hawaiian theme party, and so Trunks had been forced by his mate and sister to wear a ridiculous orange, floral shirt.
Pan and Bra finally emerged from Bra's room, both in costume. Pan was wearing an orange, floral skirt to match Trunks' shirt, with a plain white tank top. Bra's outfit was a little more in theme. She had a grass hula skirt, with which she wore a red bikini. There was a dark pink hibiscus behind one of her ears.
"Right, then, let's go." Trunks lead the girls out to the car.
Bra was glad that Goten had found his own way to the party. She wasn't sure how she would feel around him. Being at the party would be bad enough, without the car trip as well.
Due to Trunks' erratic driving, it took them very little time to drive to the Kame House. Like Goten, Marron still lived at home (so did Trunks, for that matter). And seeing as her parents had gone away for a week, along with Master Roshi, Marron knew her house was the perfect place for a party, even if it was hard to get to.
There were already plenty of people when they arrived. Bra felt her stomach knot up as she saw Goten. He was chatting to Marron and one of her guy friends, wearing a similar outfit to Trunks – jeans, white T-shirt and Hawaiian over shirt (except his was light blue, not orange).
Marron waved to them when she saw them. She wore a grass skirt like Bra's, but had a tight fitting pink T-shirt on top, and a lei. "Hey guys! Glad you could make it! Dump your drinks by the side of the house."
Trunks carried their cooler box to where Marron indicated. Though Pan had gotten into the habit of not drinking during her pregnancy, Bra was a bit of a Vodka girl (though on this occasion, she had brought pre-mixed drinks), and there was also beer for Trunks.
Goten wandered over. "Hi."
Bra wanted to throw her arms around his neck and kiss him, but she knew she couldn't. So she smiled. Goten's still my friend. I won't ever lose that. "Heya, Goten!"
Goten seemed to smile more, seeing that Bra had not screamed at him, or started crying. "You guys gonna go inside? I heard they wanted to start up a volleyball game out here, and you know how much I hate that game."
"Sure thing."
Trunks' beeper went off. He glanced at it, and cursed. "I've gotta go back to the office for a sec. They need me."
"Trunks…!" Pan whined. She pouted.
Trunks kissed her nose. "I won't be long. Don't let the party start without me." With that, he ran back to the car and sped off.
"Where's he off to?" Marron asked, joining them.
"Work," sighed Pan. "But he'll be back soon. Or so I hope."
"That boy spends too much time in the office. He needs to spend more time with you."
Pan smirked at the memory of when she had surprised Trunks at his office, a few days ago, and they had made love on his desk. "Yeah."
The three girls and Goten went inside. Uub was there, setting up the stereo with a couple of his friends, so they could start dancing. As soon as he caught sight of Bra, Uub left the stereo.
"Hi, everybody!" he said, walking over to them.
"Hey, Uub," Bra greeted. "Love the outfit!"
Uub was the only guy at the party (that they had seen so far) wearing a grass skirt. He wasn't wearing a shirt, but he had a lei to match the skirt.
"What?" Uub spun around, pretending that he was trying to look at himself.
Bra giggled. "Never mind. You look good!"
"So do you."
Goten frowned at Uub's comment, wondering if there was more behind it. Uub had said it lightly, and Goten knew that Bra and Uub had become fairly good friends, but there was something about the way he had looked at Bra…Goten sighed as he remembered that he and Bra were no longer a couple. I have no right to be mad at Uub. Bra doesn't belong to me. But no matter what he told himself, Goten could not help but feel a dull twinge of envy.
"Yeah! We got it!" cried one of Uub's friends, who had been setting up the stereo. Loud dancing music soon filled the room. Bra and Pan rushed to the dance floor, Pan eager to enjoy herself even while Trunks wasn't there.
Goten laughed, then went outside to get himself a drink. Marron joined Pan and Bra, and the three of them ended up being the only girls in a group of nine. Uub, along with several of his friends had been the first to start dancing, and two of Marron's "guys" had rushed inside when they heard the music.
Seeing the two newcomers, Bra nudged Marron's side. "Who are those two?"
Marron pointed to the one closest to her. "That's Dannick! Y'know, the guy I told you about? And that…" She pointed to the other guy, "…is Lee. He likes me! Total ew! Why couldn't Dannick like me?"
Bra grinned at her boy-crazed friend. Marron seemed to go through crushes faster then Trunks went through pens (and that was really saying something!). However, the only serious relationship she'd had, was when she was with Uub.
Bra also noted that Lee had been paying a little to much attention to herself and Pan. He's gonna be disappointed when my brother gets back.
Goten returned, but left again soon after as some more people that he knew arrived. Since they had grown up together, Goten, Trunks and Marron shared many of their friends. Besides, Goten had never been much of a dancer. He had always preferred to simply watch Bra dance.
On this night, many guys were doing just that. Bra's hips were almost hypnotic in their movement, and Pan noticed that several "spectators" could not keep their eyes off Bra's sexy moves, Uub least of all.
As he had promised, Trunks soon returned. Pan ran to him as soon as he entered the room, and, making sure Lee was watching, kissed her mate passionately on the lips. Lee's face fell immediately. He looked crushed, and Pan smirked.
Bra saw what had happened, and also smirked. Pan can be so evil when she wants to be. But then again, she was taught by an expert. Bra danced a little closer to Uub, wondering why – if he really liked her so much – he hadn't even attempted to make a move.
Pan and Trunks retreated to a couch. A group of giggly girls (acquaintances of Marron's, more so than friends) were standing near by. They were watching Uub dance, and swooning.
"Uub is totally hot!" said one.
"Tell me about it!" replied another. "I would so love to get with him tonight!"
Pan rolled her eyes. She stood. "I'm thirsty. You want anything, babe?"
"Nah," Trunks answered. Pan went outside to find their cooler box.
The girls squealed and scattered as Uub wandered over to talk to Trunks. Trunks chuckled to himself, glad that he was not the only object of female affection at the party. "Hi, Uub!"
"Trunks," Uub greeted back. "How've you been?"
"Enjoying marriage."
"I can imagine! I was pretty surprised when Marron told me you and Pan would be coming. I thought you'd be too busy with your kid."
"My parents are looking after her." Trunks grinned. "Your dance moves seem to make you rather popular with the ladies. There was a group of ditzy skanks perving on you a minute ago. One of them wanted to get with you."
Uub laughed. "I'm sure they'd like to. But they have no chance. There's only one girl at this party that I want."
Trunks followed Uub's gaze, and gasped when he saw it was focused on Bra. Bra was giggling as one of the guys tried to teach her some dance moves.
"Bra!?! You want Bra?"
Bra turned slightly at the mention of her name. She saw Trunks and Uub chatting on a couch, and Uub was presently blushing furiously.
"Don't tell her!" she heard Uub hiss. But Trunks was already on his way to Bra.
"Bra, Bra, Bra! Guess what!" Trunks babbled like a giddy schoolgirl.
"What?" Bra knew what her brother was going to say, but she thought that she had better amuse him.
"Uub wants to get with you."
Bra looked over Trunks' shoulder, and saw Uub blushing. He smiled slightly at her, and she smirked back. "I know."
Trunks looked slightly annoyed that he hadn't spilled a confidential piece of news to her, but he soon got over it when Pan returned. She whispered something in his ear about going somewhere more private, and he wasn't about to argue with that. Pan and Trunks left, and Bra remained by herself, in Uub's direct line of view.
A part of Bra wanted to go over to Uub, and let him have his way. Another part wanted to grab him, and then have her way with him. But there was one part that refused to let the rest of her do either. One part of her knew that, before she could do anything with Uub, there was something she needed to do first.
With a sigh, Bra went outside.
