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Chapter 12: Ouch.
September 16th (Marron)
"Trunks? What do you mean, see you in two weeks? Trunks!" I stamped my foot on the carpet, furious. What the hell was wrong with him? The last time I saw him act that way was...I couldn't even remember when it was. Trunks is usually always so laid back. What could have pissed him off so much that he had to act like that?
"Goten, why is your best friend acting like such a bastard?" I asked, annoyed.
"I don't know, M-Chan. But he got a call from Bulma before you came, something to do with a merger I think."
"Oh." I sighed, suddenly realising. A merger meant a business trip. And when you hate your job as much as Trunks does, two weeks doing nothing but reading contracts and deals and having to be polite and friendly even when you don't want to be isn't exactly fun. I felt my anger towards him dissolve, but then I remembered what he'd said about Aya and folded my arms.
"Well, that's no excuse for bastardry." I told Goten, who smiled faintly and sat down at the table.
"What are you up to today then?" he asked offhandedly, and I pulled out the other chair and sat opposite him, resting my chin on my fists.
"Well, I was gonna hang out with Trunks, but since he's run off somewhere, I guess that's that out."
"But I thought you were mad at him for the whole Aya thing? Isn't that what you came to see him about?"
I shook my head no.
"I was on my way round when Aya called me. At first I didn't know it was her, all I could hear were sobs and sniffles. But then I managed to make out something like 'Trunks never turned up,' and since I was on my way anyway..."
"Oh, I get it. You figured he'd have a good reason and then you could forgive him and force him to go shopping with you?"
I grinned.
"That's about it. You can read me like a book, G."
"Yeah, I'm just that talented."
"But I'm still mad at him. That's my friend he's screwing with." I sighed deeply, shaking my head. That boy needs someone to settle him down, if you ask me. There's a time when you have to stop playing with people's feelings and start being more mature. "So what are you up to then?" I asked Goten, playing with a lock of my hair.
He scratched his chin.
"Well, Pan and one of her friends from uni are coming home, so I'm gonna go and see them. Wanna come along? Pan's missed you."
I smiled. I'd missed her too. We spoke on the phone, but it just wasn't the same as speaking face to face.
"Yeah, I'd like that. Is Paresu going too?"
"No, she's got work. I was gonna ask Trunks to come along, he hasn't seen Pan-Chan in a while, but since he's fucked off somewhere..."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it now, G. Maybe he'll call when he gets there." I said, standing up. "Will she be home yet?"
"Who, Pan? Yeah, she should be. Wanna go now?"
I nodded.
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After we'd arrived at Pan's place and met her uni friend Uubu, who was very attractive, by the way, dark skin and black hair cut in the Mohican style, we all sat down to talk.
"So then, Pan, what other antics have you been up to since I last saw you?" I asked. Pan grinned, tucking her black hair behind her ears.
"Well, there was this one thing we did on Fresher's Week." She smiled. "You know how everyone gets smashed out of their heads? Well, there was this one guy who was so drunk he passed out. So I help his friends carry him back to his room, then we decided to play a little joke on him."
"What did you do?"
"Well, all the dorm rooms look exactly the same. His room was on the seventh floor, so we took all his posters and stuff, and put them up in an empty room down on the ground floor. When we'd finished it looked exactly the same as his room, so we waited for him to wake up in the morning, then when he did, the guys got me to run across the room and jump out of the window."
I started to laugh, imagining the look on the poor guy's face.
"Jeez, you probably gave him a heart attack, Pan-Chan!"
She smiled slyly. "Nah, I think it was what the guys did to him after that."
"What did they do?" Goten asked, laughing.
"Threw him out of the window too."
I started laughing again, what a picture that would have been. Bless him.
"I'll have to tell Trunks that one." I said.
"Trunks?" Uubu asked suddenly. "Trunks Briefs?"
"Yeah. Why, do you know him?"
"Oh, yeah, that reminds me, where is he? I thought he'd at least come and say hi." Pan interrupted, folding her arms with a scowl. "He can be so inconsiderate!"
I heard a 'hmph' from Uubu, and turned around. He glanced at me, and my face went all hot. He looked so cute. Wonder if he's single? But why did he look so irritated?
"Weren't you in high school with me and Trunks?" Goten asked him.
"Yeah."
"Oh, that's it! I knew I recognised you from somewhere!"
I blinked. Trunks hadn't mentioned Uubu at all. "You knew Trunks and Goten?" I asked.
"You guys never mentioned, Uub." Pan said, raising an eyebrow. Goten scratched the back of his head.
"Well, you see..."
"We weren't friends in high school." Uubu said quickly, glaring at Goten, who shifted uncomfortably under his gaze.
"Oh, why not?" Pan asked, curious.
"Oh, I don't know." Uubu said, rolling his eyes. "It just might be something to do with the fact that Trunks screwed my girlfriend at the graduation ball."
I winced. Ouch.
"Oh, you were with Rachel? You were Rachel Turner's boyfriend?"
Uubu nodded at Goten, who grinned, seemingly not noticing the look of annoyance on Uubu's face.
"Yeah, I remember now! Trunks told me about that. I didn't go cause I was with Jen at the time. Yeah, he said the ball was kinda boring and she was up for it so they sneaked into one of the other rooms and he had her over the desk..." He trailed off, noticing Uubu's expression, and smiled sheepishly. "Uh, I mean, I guess....I'm sure he didn't mean to."
"Right." Uubu said, shrugging. "I'm sure he just accidentally gave her one." His scowl had deepened.
"Just the one?" Goten asked. and Uubu looked up sharply.
"What?"
Goten winced. "Um, I mean..of course. Once. I was joking, uh, about there being more than one time, since there wasn't. Just once."
There was an uncomfortable moment as Goten cleared his throat nervously.
"Well, anyway, it's all in the past now. Forget about it, Uub."
"Hm. That's what you said to me when I found you kissing Jennifer." Uubu growled.
"Look, I didn't know she was your prom date!" Goten cried indignantly. "Besides, we didn't stay together long. Trunks slipped her one and she didn't want anything to do with me after that."
Oh, wow. I guess it was a good thing Trunks wasn't here after all. By the look on Uub's face, he was ready to kill someone.
"So, Goten, how does that foot taste?" Pan asked her uncle.
"Um, I just remembered, I have to go pick Paresu up from work." Goten said, standing up. "Nice to see you again, Pan. Uubu."
Then he was gone. I watched as the door swung shut, suppressing a giggle.
"Trunks was such a slut in high school." Pan giggled, trying to make light of the situation. "Don't worry about it Uub, it was probably nothing personal."
"Pan, can we talk about something else?" he asked desperately.
"Oh, okay, changing the subject is always good. So what do you wanna talk about?"
"How about Marron?" I jumped. Uub wanted to know about me? He was interested in what I had to say? I have got to get this guy's phone number.
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A/N: Um, well, this chapter was more of a strange whim I had. I was re- reading chapter 10 and thought it'd be fun to elaborate on Trunks' high school days. Hence this chapter. Poor Uub! *hugs him* Thanks and big, big hugs to everyone who reviewed, this semi quick update is for you guys!
Aerith
Chapter 12: Ouch.
September 16th (Marron)
"Trunks? What do you mean, see you in two weeks? Trunks!" I stamped my foot on the carpet, furious. What the hell was wrong with him? The last time I saw him act that way was...I couldn't even remember when it was. Trunks is usually always so laid back. What could have pissed him off so much that he had to act like that?
"Goten, why is your best friend acting like such a bastard?" I asked, annoyed.
"I don't know, M-Chan. But he got a call from Bulma before you came, something to do with a merger I think."
"Oh." I sighed, suddenly realising. A merger meant a business trip. And when you hate your job as much as Trunks does, two weeks doing nothing but reading contracts and deals and having to be polite and friendly even when you don't want to be isn't exactly fun. I felt my anger towards him dissolve, but then I remembered what he'd said about Aya and folded my arms.
"Well, that's no excuse for bastardry." I told Goten, who smiled faintly and sat down at the table.
"What are you up to today then?" he asked offhandedly, and I pulled out the other chair and sat opposite him, resting my chin on my fists.
"Well, I was gonna hang out with Trunks, but since he's run off somewhere, I guess that's that out."
"But I thought you were mad at him for the whole Aya thing? Isn't that what you came to see him about?"
I shook my head no.
"I was on my way round when Aya called me. At first I didn't know it was her, all I could hear were sobs and sniffles. But then I managed to make out something like 'Trunks never turned up,' and since I was on my way anyway..."
"Oh, I get it. You figured he'd have a good reason and then you could forgive him and force him to go shopping with you?"
I grinned.
"That's about it. You can read me like a book, G."
"Yeah, I'm just that talented."
"But I'm still mad at him. That's my friend he's screwing with." I sighed deeply, shaking my head. That boy needs someone to settle him down, if you ask me. There's a time when you have to stop playing with people's feelings and start being more mature. "So what are you up to then?" I asked Goten, playing with a lock of my hair.
He scratched his chin.
"Well, Pan and one of her friends from uni are coming home, so I'm gonna go and see them. Wanna come along? Pan's missed you."
I smiled. I'd missed her too. We spoke on the phone, but it just wasn't the same as speaking face to face.
"Yeah, I'd like that. Is Paresu going too?"
"No, she's got work. I was gonna ask Trunks to come along, he hasn't seen Pan-Chan in a while, but since he's fucked off somewhere..."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it now, G. Maybe he'll call when he gets there." I said, standing up. "Will she be home yet?"
"Who, Pan? Yeah, she should be. Wanna go now?"
I nodded.
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After we'd arrived at Pan's place and met her uni friend Uubu, who was very attractive, by the way, dark skin and black hair cut in the Mohican style, we all sat down to talk.
"So then, Pan, what other antics have you been up to since I last saw you?" I asked. Pan grinned, tucking her black hair behind her ears.
"Well, there was this one thing we did on Fresher's Week." She smiled. "You know how everyone gets smashed out of their heads? Well, there was this one guy who was so drunk he passed out. So I help his friends carry him back to his room, then we decided to play a little joke on him."
"What did you do?"
"Well, all the dorm rooms look exactly the same. His room was on the seventh floor, so we took all his posters and stuff, and put them up in an empty room down on the ground floor. When we'd finished it looked exactly the same as his room, so we waited for him to wake up in the morning, then when he did, the guys got me to run across the room and jump out of the window."
I started to laugh, imagining the look on the poor guy's face.
"Jeez, you probably gave him a heart attack, Pan-Chan!"
She smiled slyly. "Nah, I think it was what the guys did to him after that."
"What did they do?" Goten asked, laughing.
"Threw him out of the window too."
I started laughing again, what a picture that would have been. Bless him.
"I'll have to tell Trunks that one." I said.
"Trunks?" Uubu asked suddenly. "Trunks Briefs?"
"Yeah. Why, do you know him?"
"Oh, yeah, that reminds me, where is he? I thought he'd at least come and say hi." Pan interrupted, folding her arms with a scowl. "He can be so inconsiderate!"
I heard a 'hmph' from Uubu, and turned around. He glanced at me, and my face went all hot. He looked so cute. Wonder if he's single? But why did he look so irritated?
"Weren't you in high school with me and Trunks?" Goten asked him.
"Yeah."
"Oh, that's it! I knew I recognised you from somewhere!"
I blinked. Trunks hadn't mentioned Uubu at all. "You knew Trunks and Goten?" I asked.
"You guys never mentioned, Uub." Pan said, raising an eyebrow. Goten scratched the back of his head.
"Well, you see..."
"We weren't friends in high school." Uubu said quickly, glaring at Goten, who shifted uncomfortably under his gaze.
"Oh, why not?" Pan asked, curious.
"Oh, I don't know." Uubu said, rolling his eyes. "It just might be something to do with the fact that Trunks screwed my girlfriend at the graduation ball."
I winced. Ouch.
"Oh, you were with Rachel? You were Rachel Turner's boyfriend?"
Uubu nodded at Goten, who grinned, seemingly not noticing the look of annoyance on Uubu's face.
"Yeah, I remember now! Trunks told me about that. I didn't go cause I was with Jen at the time. Yeah, he said the ball was kinda boring and she was up for it so they sneaked into one of the other rooms and he had her over the desk..." He trailed off, noticing Uubu's expression, and smiled sheepishly. "Uh, I mean, I guess....I'm sure he didn't mean to."
"Right." Uubu said, shrugging. "I'm sure he just accidentally gave her one." His scowl had deepened.
"Just the one?" Goten asked. and Uubu looked up sharply.
"What?"
Goten winced. "Um, I mean..of course. Once. I was joking, uh, about there being more than one time, since there wasn't. Just once."
There was an uncomfortable moment as Goten cleared his throat nervously.
"Well, anyway, it's all in the past now. Forget about it, Uub."
"Hm. That's what you said to me when I found you kissing Jennifer." Uubu growled.
"Look, I didn't know she was your prom date!" Goten cried indignantly. "Besides, we didn't stay together long. Trunks slipped her one and she didn't want anything to do with me after that."
Oh, wow. I guess it was a good thing Trunks wasn't here after all. By the look on Uub's face, he was ready to kill someone.
"So, Goten, how does that foot taste?" Pan asked her uncle.
"Um, I just remembered, I have to go pick Paresu up from work." Goten said, standing up. "Nice to see you again, Pan. Uubu."
Then he was gone. I watched as the door swung shut, suppressing a giggle.
"Trunks was such a slut in high school." Pan giggled, trying to make light of the situation. "Don't worry about it Uub, it was probably nothing personal."
"Pan, can we talk about something else?" he asked desperately.
"Oh, okay, changing the subject is always good. So what do you wanna talk about?"
"How about Marron?" I jumped. Uub wanted to know about me? He was interested in what I had to say? I have got to get this guy's phone number.
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A/N: Um, well, this chapter was more of a strange whim I had. I was re- reading chapter 10 and thought it'd be fun to elaborate on Trunks' high school days. Hence this chapter. Poor Uub! *hugs him* Thanks and big, big hugs to everyone who reviewed, this semi quick update is for you guys!
Aerith