A/N: Chapter three. As I said last time, I decided this should be the
opening paragraph to this chapter. Here you go!
Disclaimer: See chapter one.
True Love Chapter Three: Snowstorms and Memories
Rose sat on the roof of a huge, 64-story building, drawing the view in her sketch pad. Suddenly she stopped and flipped back a few pages, to a drawing of Goten a few days ago. It was a perfect portrait, and it made her smile. He was smiling his usual goofy grin, and he wore a shirt that had 'Goten Son' printed on the front of it. He wore khaki shorts and brown sandals. He was muscular, but not too much so, and she had detailed them very well. "It's almost real...he's my angel. My guardian angel. Goten...what a nice name..." she sighed, running her fingers along the picture and tracing his outline. She loved his hair, long and short, messy and wild, all at the same time. Soon he'd be there, like he always was. She waited for him there, her favorite place in the world.
It was winter. Still, no one knew who Goten's mystery girl was. The girl and boy in question were out shopping when a huge snowstorm hit. "Oh, Goten...I don't want to be stuck out in that!" Rose cried, frustrated. Goten thought for a moment, as Rose put on her glasses so she could see in the white. He grabbed her hand. "My big brother lives close to here. We can go there." he said, smiling, as he dragged her out the door into the snow. After a few minutes, they stood on Gohan and his wife Videl's porch. "Hey, Gohan!" Goten yelled. A little girl's voice laughed. "It's uncle Goten! Daddy, get the door!" she yelled. A man with short, spiky black hair and glasses answered, shocked. 'He's cute.' Rose thought. She noted that he looked a lot like Goten, but more sophisticated. "Goten, what are you doing out in that storm? Get in here!" he cried, shocked. Once they were inside, Gohan's four year old daughter Pan jumped on Goten and nearly knocked him over. "Hey, Pan!" Goten laughed. "So, Goten. Is this the mystery girl?" Videl asked, pointing to Rose. He nodded. "Yup, that's Rose. Rose, this is my big brother, Gohan, his wife, Videl, and my niece Pan." Goten introduced. Rose smiled. "Nice to meet you." she said, quiet. 'Look at her outfit...yes, she's a scholar.' Gohan thought to himself.
Rose wore khaki dress pants and a long sleeved white blouse with a collar and a button up front, which was tucked in. She wore white socks and black boots, and a silver watch. She also wore silver hoop earrings and her glasses. She looked around, fascinated. The walls were covered in books! "Wow...so many books! Do you actually read all these?" she cried, in awe. He smiled. "Most of them. So, Goten tells us that you've already gotten a college degree." Gohan said. She nodded. "Yeah, perfect 4.0 GPA, too. Never missed a class, never late. I was in the art club, journalism, creative writing, and I majored in tech. Why?" she asked, proud. "Wow...you're smarter than I thought. Where'd you go?" he replied. "West City Private University." she answered. "I teach there! That's the best college in the world! How'd you get the money to go there?" he asked. She frowned. "I had my ways. I don't want to talk about it." she said, a finality in her tone.
Goten had his arm around Rose, protective. "She'll explain it to you when she's ready. It's a complicated story, and it's not a good one. Hey, why don't you show them your sketches?" he said, cheering her up. She smiled, handing Gohan one of her sketch books. He flipped through it, amazed. "These are incredible. You've got rare talent, Rose. They seem...almost alive." he said, in awe. "I could draw you, if you want. You'd make a good subject." she said, smiling. "Sure!" he laughed. She got a chair and he sat backwards, his head on his hands on the back of it. "Perfect. Stay right there, like that." she said, sketching. Five minutes later, she was done. She showed it to him, proud. "I like it. I tried to portray your personality through the light and dark tints, and the way the lines are drawn. You're complicated, the way you're built." she said. He was amazed once more. "You're good. That storm's not showing any sign of letting up. You'll have to spend the night." Gohan said. Goten laughed. "Sleep over! All right!" he cried, happy.
Around 8, Rose fell asleep on the couch, Pan beside her. Videl smiled. "How cute...she's good with kids, isn't she?" she laughed. "Yeah, she is." Goten replied. "She loves kids. She's told me so plenty of times. She's really upbeat and she's always trying to smile so I think she's happy. But...even though she loves me, she can never be truly happy. She tries, but I can tell there's something else she's hiding from me...and I can't figure it out." he said, sadness in his eyes. Rose sighed, rolling over on her back. "Go away...I told you, I won't let you do this to me anymore...I'm not myself anymore..." she cried, still asleep. "Is that all I am to you? A tool? A guinea pig? Well...if that's true, I don't think there's any reason for me...to live...you've messed me up to the point where I can't even control my own body anymore...isn't that enough for you?" she continued, tears falling down her face. Goten wiped them away, and she slowly opened her eyes. He had to find out what she was hiding from him, and he had to find out now.
A/N: Chapter three! Lol. Cliffhangers are evil, I know. I just can't resist! What exactly is it that Rose is hiding from Goten? What did she mean when she said she wasn't herself anymore? Something big is coming up soon, something that will test the limits of the love of these two teens. Will Rose survive it all? Or will Goten be left alone again? Find out later in True Love!
Disclaimer: See chapter one.
True Love Chapter Three: Snowstorms and Memories
Rose sat on the roof of a huge, 64-story building, drawing the view in her sketch pad. Suddenly she stopped and flipped back a few pages, to a drawing of Goten a few days ago. It was a perfect portrait, and it made her smile. He was smiling his usual goofy grin, and he wore a shirt that had 'Goten Son' printed on the front of it. He wore khaki shorts and brown sandals. He was muscular, but not too much so, and she had detailed them very well. "It's almost real...he's my angel. My guardian angel. Goten...what a nice name..." she sighed, running her fingers along the picture and tracing his outline. She loved his hair, long and short, messy and wild, all at the same time. Soon he'd be there, like he always was. She waited for him there, her favorite place in the world.
It was winter. Still, no one knew who Goten's mystery girl was. The girl and boy in question were out shopping when a huge snowstorm hit. "Oh, Goten...I don't want to be stuck out in that!" Rose cried, frustrated. Goten thought for a moment, as Rose put on her glasses so she could see in the white. He grabbed her hand. "My big brother lives close to here. We can go there." he said, smiling, as he dragged her out the door into the snow. After a few minutes, they stood on Gohan and his wife Videl's porch. "Hey, Gohan!" Goten yelled. A little girl's voice laughed. "It's uncle Goten! Daddy, get the door!" she yelled. A man with short, spiky black hair and glasses answered, shocked. 'He's cute.' Rose thought. She noted that he looked a lot like Goten, but more sophisticated. "Goten, what are you doing out in that storm? Get in here!" he cried, shocked. Once they were inside, Gohan's four year old daughter Pan jumped on Goten and nearly knocked him over. "Hey, Pan!" Goten laughed. "So, Goten. Is this the mystery girl?" Videl asked, pointing to Rose. He nodded. "Yup, that's Rose. Rose, this is my big brother, Gohan, his wife, Videl, and my niece Pan." Goten introduced. Rose smiled. "Nice to meet you." she said, quiet. 'Look at her outfit...yes, she's a scholar.' Gohan thought to himself.
Rose wore khaki dress pants and a long sleeved white blouse with a collar and a button up front, which was tucked in. She wore white socks and black boots, and a silver watch. She also wore silver hoop earrings and her glasses. She looked around, fascinated. The walls were covered in books! "Wow...so many books! Do you actually read all these?" she cried, in awe. He smiled. "Most of them. So, Goten tells us that you've already gotten a college degree." Gohan said. She nodded. "Yeah, perfect 4.0 GPA, too. Never missed a class, never late. I was in the art club, journalism, creative writing, and I majored in tech. Why?" she asked, proud. "Wow...you're smarter than I thought. Where'd you go?" he replied. "West City Private University." she answered. "I teach there! That's the best college in the world! How'd you get the money to go there?" he asked. She frowned. "I had my ways. I don't want to talk about it." she said, a finality in her tone.
Goten had his arm around Rose, protective. "She'll explain it to you when she's ready. It's a complicated story, and it's not a good one. Hey, why don't you show them your sketches?" he said, cheering her up. She smiled, handing Gohan one of her sketch books. He flipped through it, amazed. "These are incredible. You've got rare talent, Rose. They seem...almost alive." he said, in awe. "I could draw you, if you want. You'd make a good subject." she said, smiling. "Sure!" he laughed. She got a chair and he sat backwards, his head on his hands on the back of it. "Perfect. Stay right there, like that." she said, sketching. Five minutes later, she was done. She showed it to him, proud. "I like it. I tried to portray your personality through the light and dark tints, and the way the lines are drawn. You're complicated, the way you're built." she said. He was amazed once more. "You're good. That storm's not showing any sign of letting up. You'll have to spend the night." Gohan said. Goten laughed. "Sleep over! All right!" he cried, happy.
Around 8, Rose fell asleep on the couch, Pan beside her. Videl smiled. "How cute...she's good with kids, isn't she?" she laughed. "Yeah, she is." Goten replied. "She loves kids. She's told me so plenty of times. She's really upbeat and she's always trying to smile so I think she's happy. But...even though she loves me, she can never be truly happy. She tries, but I can tell there's something else she's hiding from me...and I can't figure it out." he said, sadness in his eyes. Rose sighed, rolling over on her back. "Go away...I told you, I won't let you do this to me anymore...I'm not myself anymore..." she cried, still asleep. "Is that all I am to you? A tool? A guinea pig? Well...if that's true, I don't think there's any reason for me...to live...you've messed me up to the point where I can't even control my own body anymore...isn't that enough for you?" she continued, tears falling down her face. Goten wiped them away, and she slowly opened her eyes. He had to find out what she was hiding from him, and he had to find out now.
A/N: Chapter three! Lol. Cliffhangers are evil, I know. I just can't resist! What exactly is it that Rose is hiding from Goten? What did she mean when she said she wasn't herself anymore? Something big is coming up soon, something that will test the limits of the love of these two teens. Will Rose survive it all? Or will Goten be left alone again? Find out later in True Love!