Chapter 6: A Night by the Waves

"So where are you taking us?" I asked.

"You'll see when we get there," he replied.

We rode in silence till we arrived at the docks. Goten parked the car nearby.

"We have to fly the rest of the way," he said. "Follow me."

He surprised me when he took my hand into his.

"Come on," he looked down at me and smiled.  We then lifted off.

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We landed on a small deserted island 30 minutes later. There was a tiny house situated on it. Goten showed me inside.

"This is the place where my Dad first began to seriously learn martial arts," he said.  "I come here to train by myself sometimes. It's really great to train at night especially when the moon is full and there are a lot of stars in the sky. It feels great!"

He turned around and stared at me intensely.

"I don't think you've even been here before, so I'd like you to experience it with me."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was speechless. I nodded my head in agreement to show that I accepted his offer. We walked down to the seashore, took a seat on the sand and began chatting a bit. We talked for hours and watched as the sun sunk into the sea.

"I guess we should get something to eat now," Goten suggested.

My stomach began grumbling.

"I guess we should."

We both started laughing.  We got up and walked back to the house.

"Umm Goten..."


"Yes."  He turned around to acknowledge me.

"I wasn't expecting to be here this late," I stammered. "Actually, I wasn't planning on going anywhere today. So... I don't have any clothes to change... and my parents don't know where I am... my phone isn't even getting reception. And..."

"Hey Bra, relax ok." he said calmly. "Everything will be fine..."
"And in case you're worried," he continued irritably, "we're not gonna spend the night here alone together. I'll take u back home as soon as we're finished training."

I was somewhat relieved but a little disappointed as well. And the tone of Goten's voice didn't sound all that elated either.

"Ok then," I simply said.

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We ate dinner in awkward silence. Goten dismissed himself from the table and walked outside into the darkness. I kept wondering if I did something to upset him.

*sighs*

I ran outside after him.

"Goten!"

I stretched out my hand in uncertainty to grasp his loose t-shirt. That's when he caught me off guard stopping abruptly, eventually pinning me unto the sand.

Our eyes locked for a few minutes.

And before I knew what was happening, Goten's lips were lightly caressing mine. When he pulled away, I was surprised to see fire rushing through his cheeks and through his eyes. I couldn't help it. I started giggling. I rolled off of him and unto the sand with hysterical laughter.

"Uhh...." Goten rubbed the back of his head in patent embarrassment.

I raised my hand to his head teasingly and ruffled his hair a bit.

"I'm so glad I'm back on earth again," I panted out, "because now I realize why I missed u guys so much... and why I missed u so much..."

We lay there silently for a while, before resuming our serious training. It was fun training with Goten, laughing and giggling the night away.

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*Heavy panting*

"Umm Goten..." I panted out, "... we really should be getting back.  It's 10:30pm."

"Are u in that of a hurry to get away from me?" he asked.

"Umm... no... Of course not... I just don't want to make my parents..."

"Yeah yeah I know, u don't want to make them worried," he said dryly.

"Is something wrong?" I asked.

"No… not really... it's just that my real plan was to spend the entire night alone with you."

I could see the disappointment all over his face.

"I'm sorry Goten," was all I could mumble out.

I walked away uncomfortably and headed towards the shower.

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I stepped out the shower, quickly throwing on one of Goten's t-shirts and apair of his pants. I was practically drowning in them, but it was clean... and Goten's... and that's what mattered.
Then we immediately grabbed our things, locked up the house and flew back to his car.  By the time we arrived at my house, it was already 11:45pm.

"Well... thanks for the great evening Goten," I said while exiting the vehicle.

"No wait... I'll walk u inside."

We flew up to my bedroom window and snuck in.  We stood there facing each other wondering what to say next.

"Well, I guess I'll see u around then," Goten suggested.

"I guess so."

We hugged and stayed in each other's arms for about five minutes. Goten kissed me on the forehead and proceeded to exit my bedroom window.

"Bye!" he whispered.

"Umm... Goten... wait... don't leave yet," I stammered out.  "Would u like to stay in my room tonight...?"

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