I sat on the bed next to Goten, a bit relieved that the night concealed my anxiety. His hands perched heavily upon my slim shoulders, pushing the hair aside that clung to my neck. "Hey… relax," he whispered in assurance. He surrendered his lips tenderly to the nape of my neck. "We've done this before, so you know I'm not going to hurt you."
"Yeah I know," I replied against his ear. I touched the round of Goten's cheek endearingly welcoming his feathered kisses that tickled with each touch. His lips were somewhat cold and soft; they touched me so lovingly; each kiss adorned with such affection and care.
I pushed his head away from me slightly, straining in the darkness to view the expression in his eyes. "Should I turn on the lights?" he asked.
"No, that's not necessary. Besides, the lingering curiosity is what makes this worthwhile."
I tightened the small gap between us, inching even closer to Goten's body. I savored his labored pants brushing heavily against my neck. I was giddy with excitement, sneaking glances at his lips longingly. I felt like a roguish little kid yearning for what was forbidden.
"Kiss me already would ya," Goten giggled out playfully.
I smiled at him mischievously for reading my indecisive thoughts. "Patience is a virtue."
"Right now it's hard to be virtuous," he replied connecting two of his fingers against my smile.
I responded to his plight obediently, keeping at my discretion that I yearned for him inside. He claimed his lips over mine hungrily, plunging his tongue possessively as if seeking to tame mine. His kisses were raw and feral. His chest heaved with breaths of anxiety. He kissed me as if probing for a part of me he couldn't discover.
I had never seen Goten act this way before. He was a bit wild and somewhat domineering. His characteristics seemed so similar, like I connected with them before, almost comparable to the men on Planet Vegeta.
"Goten wait."
"Is there something wrong Bra?"
I could feel Goten's eyes gazing upon me questioningly awaiting my reply. Why did I ask him to stop? I thought to myself in uncertainty. I clutched his loose t-shirt miserably burying my face within his chest.
"I'm sorry Goten."
I leaned against him in bewilderment trying to decipher my crazy actions. Maybe he reminded me of him, I thought with uncertainty. The saiya-jin I left behind… on Planet Vegeta…
"Umm Bra…" Goten disrupted my thoughts suddenly. "…I think I see a shadow lurking behind your door."
"Bra, are you in there?"
"Hey, that sounds like your brother," Goten commented. He rose off the bed nervously pushing me gently away. He quickly headed towards the window, the moonlight illuminating disappointment upon his face. "I'll call you later," he promised. He blew me a kiss of farewell before disappearing into the darkness.
"Bra, I'm coming in!"
I neatened myself hurriedly switching on the lamp beside my bed.
"Oh your up," a voice commented happily, with two eyes peeking discretely through a crack in my door.
"What can I do for you Bro?" I asked energetically trying to cloak the bothered expression upon my face.
"Your room looks a bit messy," he said in observation. "But never mind me. That's not even what I came here for."
He entered the room apologetically, taking a seat beside me on my bed. His fingers played nervously with the strands over his forehead as he fumbled awkwardly for the right words to say. "Well… first of all sis…" He paused in mid-sentence. "Uhh… I'm…"
"Bro, I know what you're about to say and I'd like you to know that I appreciate you always looking out for me. But you also need to realize that I can take care of myself."
"Yes, I know that. I know. I know. It's just that you just recently came back to earth you know…"
"And you don't want to see me get hurt," I sarcastically added in. "You know, I can't believe you collared your best friend for me."
"Family does come before friends doesn't it?"
"I guess so."
"You guess so?" he commented in surprise.
"Trunks I doubt this all you came here to talk about."
"You're right," he added in a bit too cheerfully.
I knew right then and there that something was definitely wrong. It didn't matter that I hadn't seen him for five years. He was still the same Trunks I knew.
"So what's wrong?" I asked.
"You can still see through that dumb trait of mine?"
"I thought you would have given up that gig by now," I commented with concern. "And besides, you know you can't hide anything from me."
"You know, I really missed that about you."
"Stop trying to change the subject."
"There you go again," he added teasingly. He parted the flowered sheets over me making him more comfortable beneath them on my bed. "Only underwear on?" He asked somewhat embarrassed.
"You weren't supposed to see that."
"I'm sorry," he apologized quickly.
"So what's the matter? Aren't you going to tell me?"
"Uh yeah, it's about my fiancée."
"Don't tell me the two of you broke up."
"You guessed it right, and for another dude too."
"That bitch!"
"That's the same thing I said," he agreed. "She broke up with me yesterday with barely any explanation."
"Do mom and dad know?"
"Yeah, I told them already."
"And what about Goten?"
"Actually, he doesn't know yet."
"Oh I see." I turned to stare at my bedroom window with the curtains fluttering over it in the breeze. I found myself thinking about Goten a bit. I couldn't believe he had my mind at such unease.
"So what's going on with you two?" Trunks interrupted my thoughts. He placed his hand on my shoulder trying to reassure me that I can tell him anything.
"I like him bro," I confessed still staring at the open window.
"I thought that much," Trunks commented. "You always seemed to have a soft spot for Goten. It was even noticeable when you were younger. You always used to be happy when Goten came to visit us. You would tag along behind me just to be around him, for him to play with you and talk to you. You always vied for his attention.
Even though you were just a kid, it was so obvious that at that age you actually knew what it was like to have deep feelings in your heart for someone.
I'm sure you weren't even aware that back then Goten cared about you just as much too. But he cared about you more like a little sister at first, eventually feeling something a bit more. He actually told me. He was so broken-up when you left with dad to go to Planet Vegeta. He thought you were never going to return. He was sulking about that for weeks.
You know, even back then I used to threaten Goten. I always told him the same thing you overheard me telling him at the tournament today. I didn't want anyone hurting my little sister, not even my best friend. I loved you that much. I still love you that much, maybe even more."
I turned to face my brother who was smiling tenderly down at me. I snuggled up next to him and placed my head lightly against his shoulder. "I really missed you Trunks and I'm glad you shared that memory with me."
"I really missed you too sis."
"Let's make a promise to continue hanging out like this more often."
"That's a promise I'll be glad to keep."
***
After my conversation with Trunks that night, I knew right away that Goten had
to be the one for me. I think at that
moment my feelings must have grown even deeper. Or maybe those feelings were there all along. Silly me.
Why can't I just admit I was scared, scared that Goten wouldn't feel the
same way about me. I can be such an
idiot sometimes. I feel so ridiculous
just thinking about it. But I'm glad
that I don't have to feel that way anymore though. I'm so relieved to know he felt the same way about me also. I can't wait for him to call me later. I'll have so much to tell him…
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A/N: I'm sorry for taking so
long to update. I was so busy and I
didn't have time. I tried to stretch
the chapter a bit as a form of compensation.
I hope you guys enjoyed it.
Honestly, I didn't know what in the world to write. I'm going to make it my duty to update
sooner next time. Stay tuned for the
next chapter…