Ethereal~Goten

I think I may be writing too much, but I've got a lot of time on my hands, so it doesn't seem like pumping a new chapter out every other day. Maybe I should just stop posting and wait for a while then start again. Never mind that, I'm going to keep posting as long I live, or until this fic is finished. On another note I would like to thank Veggie-chanfan, son gomay videl goku, little onna, and ally 13 for reviewing.

Disclaimer: This again? Jeez, I don't own Dbz/Gt.

Goten: 25 Trunks: 27 Uub: 25 Bra: 24 Pan: 21 And all the other characters are suggested as older people.

Just so you know. "blahblahblah"=talking (blahblahblah) =thinking ((blahblahblah))=conscience is talking

A/N: In this chapter there is a short reference to Buu. The Buu saga did happen in this timeline, but it was somewhere between the Trunks and Frieza saga. Which means Goku and Vegeta were a lot stronger than they were in the real storyline.

Chapter 5:
Spending Days with You

The days went fast when Goten and Bra were in each other's company. Sometimes they would relax and read a book together, or spend the day swimming in the pool or the Jacuzzi they found in the bathroom. Some could say they were a couple, always spending time together, never separating.

To each other, they were the best of companions, never letting the other stray too far without them. Goten was happy with his life here, even though she wasn't his actual girlfriend, he enjoyed spending time with her.

Bra found it delightful waking up next to Goten every day; he made everything worthwhile to her. It was as if her life had turned upside down; she was used to waking up alone, going to school alone, in fact she never had many friends. Her mother was the comforter for her, but even then her didn't have the power to soothe Bra's soul like Goten did.

"Hey Bra, wake up." Goten said. "Just a few more minutes, mother." Bra answered. "That's Mr. Mother to you, now wake up or do I have to drag you out of the bed to wake you up?" Goten said playfully. Bra didn't wake up for a while so, Goten decided to tickle her. He had his head right over Bra's when her head went up and their lips touched, almost. Instead, he had his lips on her nose and she had her lips on his chin. Both of them were surprised and turned away from each other to hide their blushes.

"Uh.well I'll uh. go make some coffee." Goten stammered. He quickly exited the room, leaving Bra alone. (Darn,) Bra thought. (I almost had him.) She sighed and went to go brush her teeth. When she came out of the bedroom, she could see Goten flipping pancakes, making scrambled eggs, frying bacon, grilling sausages, making toast, and squeezing oranges for orange juice. "Wow," Bra said. "I didn't know you cooked."

"Well there had to be one, trying to feed four saiyans and a reincarnation of Buu." Goten replied happily "You mean the Buu that almost destroyed Earth?" "Yeah, but Uub is a nicer version of him." Before they knew it, breakfast was done, and they both sat down to eat. "Wow this is really good food." Bra said between spoonfuls of scrambled eggs. "Yeah it is really good." Goten replied, with food in his mouth. After breakfast, Goten and Bra went to meet up with Trunks and Pan to see what to do for that day.

"Well there's a shopping mall over there." Pan suggested. "Well what ever she chooses, I'm with her." Trunks said, kissing Pan on the cheek. "I'm game if Bra wants to." Goten declared, putting his arm around Bra, obviously jealous of Trunks. "Well I can go, so let's go shopping!" Bra said, excited with the prospect of buying new clothes. Bra dragged Pan along as she went to the nearest store, while Trunks slowed Goten down a bit.

"What are you doing with my sister, Goten" Trunks asked, though his tone wasn't exactly friendly. "What are you doing with my niece, Trunks?" Goten inquired, using the same tone. "Ok, let me rephrase it. How come you and Bra have been spending a lot of time in hotel room?" "I could ask you the same thing with Pan." "Well Pan and I haven't been doing anything, ok? She and I are having a steady relationship right now." Trunks spat. "I could say the same thing about Bra and I even though we are not dating." Goten argued back.

"But my question is, do you want to date her? Do you even love her?" Trunks said quietly "Yes, I want to date her and I do love her, but I'm afraid that she might have been taken already." Goten said, looking defeated. "Well I'm not going to stop you, but I'll let you in on a little secret. From what I've heard from Pan, she's says that Bra's single and she loves you very much. But don't tell anybody, otherwise I might be in for it." "Thanks man." Goten and Trunks embraced in a brotherly hug, and then went to find their girls.

The guys didn't know what was happening, it seemed that time was blurring around them as they went from shop to shop, hour to hour. All they knew was that it was going to end sometime. "Well, it's 9:45 p.m." Trunks said. "I think dinner should be a nice substitute for shopping." Goten said with his stomach rumbling. "Well I saw a nice, fancy restaurant near the lobby." Said the girls. "Just make sure you have enough money," Trunks said to Goten. "Don't worry, I think I have enough."

They all had a nice quiet dinner, even though Trunks and Goten were gobbling all the food and drink into their mouths. Trunks and Goten decided to share the bill when it came out to $500. "I guess we all ate a lot for dinner." Commented Trunks. "Correction," Pan said. "You and Goten ate a lot for dinner." Bra sniggered. "Oh well, Trunks let's go pay the bill." Goten and Trunks took out their wallets and pulled out two hundred dollar bills and a fifty. "Touché, my friend." Trunks said.

"Well I had to take out a lot of money today. How did you think we were going to pay for all those clothes?" Goten said. Bra hit on the head and said, "Pan and I didn't buy a lot." "Ow, ok, you got me." Goten said playfully. "It's almost 11:30 p.m. Well I'd better be getting back to go to sleep." Goten said while yawning. "Uh. me too." Said Bra. "Well I'll guess we'll see you tomorrow then Trunks said. "Yeah, we'll see you later."

Goten and Bra walked back to the hotel room in silence. When they got back into the room Goten said, "If you need me I'll be in the Jacuzzi." Goten took off all his clothes, put on his swimming trunks, climbed into the Jacuzzi and turned the hot water and the jets on. (What a day. Shopping can take a lot out of a man, especially if he's with the one he loves.)

Goten thought, ignoring his last comment. When the water was high enough, and he was pretty warm Goten closed his eyes trying to relax. Goten didn't know that Bra was right behind him about to go into the Jacuzzi too. Bra was trying her best not to wake Goten up. He seemed so peaceful in the Jacuzzi and she didn't want to disturb him, but she was pretty tired too.

Goten felt something hit his leg. He tried to ignore it, but it felt so smooth and silky. He wanted to touch it, but he wasn't quite sure what it was. He finally decided that he was going to open his eyes and see what it was first. He opened his eyes and froze. Bra was wearing a white two-piece that exposed almost everything and left nothing to imagine. Goten felt numb, he couldn't move; his whole functional body was in a state of shock. All he could do was watch Bra get into the Jacuzzi. When she turned around to look at him, Goten got control of his eyelids and shut them.

Goten contemplated on what he saw. (What I saw wasn't made for human eyes. Bra is beyond beautiful. Words cannot even begin to describe her.) Then, his conscience kicked in. ((Hey, you should ask her to be your girlfriend.)) (No, I don't think so.) ((So you don't like her anymore?)) (It's not that, I just think that she doesn't deserve me.) ((What? You heard Trunks, he said that Bra was VERY in love with you.))

(Even though that may be the case, I feel like a lovesick puppy that just follows her everywhere.) ((Hm, you may be right, but that's not the point. The point is, you have to ask her.)) (What if she declines?) ((At least you tried. If she sincerely doesn't love you then you could still be friends.)) (I don't believe you.) ((There's only one way to find out, and if you NEVER take this chance you'll never find out if she truly does love you.)) (Fine, fine, fine. I'm going to ask her. But if you're wrong about this, I'm going to come back here and beat you up.)

"Bra, you there?" Goten asked "Yeah, I'm here." Bra said. "I need to ask you a question." Goten said with his head staring at the water. "Ok, go ahead." "Will you be my girlfriend?" "What?" Bra was taken aback by this question. "I'm sorry if it's kind of fast, it's just that I love you." Goten muttered. "Oh Goten, I've been waiting for you to say that ever since you woke up in the hospital." "You have?" Goten was puzzled. "Yes. I just have these feeling for you that I could never have with anybody else. I love you Goten, and nobody else."

Goten started to kiss Bra lightly on the lips, but fought back as Bra was making it passionate. They stayed in the Jacuzzi for hours, just talking and kissing, telling each other how they loved one another. When they did go to bed, Goten put his arms protectively over Bra's waist and whispered, "You're mine Bra, I'll never let anyone hurt you or take you away from me." Goten and Bra slept peacefully, knowing that no matter how apart they were, they would always be together.

Ok, I meant to make this a bit more fluffy, but sorry if it doesn't meet your standards. I need some ideas for my next chapter, and was wondering if I should put a conflict that was tear Bra and Goten away from each other. Email me if you have a suggestion. Otherwise, Review!