Ethereal~Goten
Ok guys here's the deal, school is starting I probably won't have a new chapter until maybe half end of my winter break. Sorry for all those people who like this story. Later guys, off to a better (worse) education! Disclaimer: In no way whatsoever, I do not 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
Chapter 6:
The Fateful Day
"What time is it?" Goten said to himself. Goten opened his eyes, only to see Bra's sleeping from right next to him. (It was only yesterday that I told her that I loved her and she loved me back. I wish that this life could never end.) Goten tried to get out of bed, but Bra's arms were draped around him. Goten kissed her softly on the lips and she let go. Goten washed up and put new clothes on, though the only thing he could find was his orange gi. (Well if this is the only thing I can find, I'll wear it.) Thought Goten. Goten proceeded to make breakfast, but he heard a knock on the door. Goten saw Trunks outside, and let him in.
"What's up?" Goten asked. "Goku called to say that we should bring the girls back home." Trunks said. Goten noticed that Trunks was being dead serious with no sign of a smile. "Anything else the matter Trunks?" "We've got trouble." "What kind of trouble?" Goten asked, his voice starting be serious. "We received a distress signal from Namek today, and it doesn't look good. Focus your mind a bit and look for a power to your east."
"Ok," Goten said. "Whoa, I feel this giant power coming all the way from there." "Namek is so far away, we usually can't feel anything from there, but now we can." Trunks exclaimed. The Nameks are trying to find the dragon balls as fast as they can, but they need help badly. Since we are the only other living planet that has dragonballs, we think the monster will get us next." "When do we leave?" Goten asked. "As soon as we can, possibly by tonight." Trunks said.
"You get Pan ready and I'll get Bra ready, meet us here to instant- transmission." Goten said. Trunks had never heard Goten use this voice in a long time, it sounded way too serious, like Goten was about to give his life to save save something. Trunks quietly exited the room to get ready, and Goten went to wake Bra up. "Bra, wake up, it's time to go." Goten quietly said. Bra saw the only thing she wanted to in the morning.
Goten was the love of her life, she would do anything for him, go anywhere for him. But he didn't have his usually cheerful face on; his face had this frown that looked like it had suffered so many wars and battles, unable to show any emotion on his face except being serious. Bra asked the first thing that pooped into her mind.
"What's going on Goten?" Bra asked. "We have to go home." Goten responded. Goten's face was expressionless, he knew what his face looked like, and wanted not to show any emotion that would make her ask questions. Bra quietly brushed her teeth, put on some casual clothes, and then packed up everything. Goten helped her carry the luggage into the living room and sat down on the couch to wait. Bra was looking into his face.
(Goten seems serious about going home. I wonder what's happened to make Goten this scary.) Then, she noticed his eyes. All the time she had been thinking about his face as in a whole, but his eyes made the face entirely different. They were cold, his eyes didn't have that feeling that made her happy, but instead they were piercing, holding anger, fury, it wasn't the Goten Bra knew, it was an alter ego.
Trunks and Pan came over and Goten stood up to greet them. Now he put on a cheerful face that Pan wouldn't find suspicious. "Hi Pan, Trunks." Goten said, Bra did likewise. They all put their hands on each other's shoulders except Goten "You guys ready?" Goten asked. All of them said, "Ready." Goten put two fingers to his head and they disappeared.
Goten and the others appeared in a grassy plain next to the Son house. Everybody could see Goku and Vegeta battling it out right there in the air. "Let's get to higher ground before they start shooting energy blasts at us." Goten said calmly. Everybody followed him as they went up to a hill to watch them. Pan and Bra's eyes bugged as they saw the speed of the fight. Pan said, "I can't even see what they're doing, unless you slow it about 20 times." "I agree with you very much." Bra said.
"Well I think that Goku should stop playing around, and start using the real power he's been hiding." Goten said. Goten and Trunk's eyes were following every movement Goku and Vegeta made. "I don't think it's so much of Goku holding back as Vegeta not fighting as fast." Said Trunks. "So you think that Goku is purposely trying to level himself with Vegeta's level?" "Do birds fly?" "What do you suppose we do now?" Goten asked. "I say we interrupt them." Trunks said with a smile on his face. "Well, ok then. Girls, stand back." Goten said. Pan and Bra moved back about a foot and watched Goten and Trunks power up a kamehameha and Burning Attack. Goten and Trunks started from the bottom of their voices and worked up to yelling at the end.
Fortunately for Goku and Vegeta, they knew Trunks and Goten were going to launch energy blasts at them so they countered it with their own. Goku did a quick kamehameha and Vegeta did the same with a final flash. "They're going to win you know. They're already ssj2" Goten said. "That's why we're going to transform ssj4." Said Trunks. "Well then let's do it. Girls you might want to run as fast as you can to the south for about 30 seconds, then you're safe to watch." Said Goten.
The girls nodded their heads and started running. Trunks and Goten turned ssj4 while still shooting their energy blast. "Time to end this." Goten said. Goten quickly disappeared and reappeared right on top of Goku and kicked him toward the ground. Trunks also disappeared and reappeared right in front of Vegeta and started to use him as a punching bag. Trunks then grabbed Vegeta and threw him to the ground.
"Should we go help them?" Trunks asked. "Well, it would be in our best interests." Replied Goten. Goten and Trunks went down to greet them on a good fight, but Goku and Vegeta seemed unconscious. "I think we went a little hard on them." Trunks said while carrying Vegeta's body. "Except for a kick to the head and a throw to the ground to the ground, I don't think we caught them off guard.maybe." Goten said while carrying Goku's body.
Goten and Trunks flew with Goku and Vegeta's body to where the girls were. Pan and Bra were in amazement on how fast the battle went. "Wow, you guys really are strong." Pan said. "That's what you get for being away from Earth for 17 years." Trunks smiled after he said that. "Well, why don't we go to my house?" Goten suggested. "I'm sure my mom is expecting us." They all agreed and walked to Goten's house, and they could smell food being cooked.
They entered the house and to their surprise, nobody was there. "Do you think we should wait for your mom to come back?" asked Trunks. "Chi Chi is usually out shopping right now so, yeah I guess we should wait." Pan said. After a few minutes Chi Chi was home and smothering Goten with kisses. "Mom you're embarrassing me!" Said Goten. "It serves you right," Chi Chi said. "Going out there and nearly killing yourself. I don't know what I'd do if you were dead!"
Chi Chi heard stomachs growling and without a word, started preparing lunch. As soon as any sign of food came out to the table, Goten and Trunks ate most of it before it was even set down, leaving the girls with hardly anything to eat. In the end, all of them were full, due to Chi Chi's ability to cook large amounts of food in minutes. As soon as they said bye to Chi Chi, they saw Goku and Vegeta running to get some food and Chi Chi was happy to comply.
Now that lunch is finished, what do you guys want to do?" Asked Goten. "Well there's always the mall." The girls said in chorus. "Oh no!" Trunks said sarcastically. "Try to resist Goten! They're dragging us to the mall! Run for your lives I tell you! Run for your lives!" Goten decided to play along too. "NOOO! I'm being dragged! Help me Trunks, help me before I get sucked into the building of shopping bags! "Are you finished?" The girls said at the same time. "Yeah, we're ready to go to the mall, lead the way girls." Trunks said.
"How come every time we go to do something, it's always the mall?" Trunks asked Goten. "Well, I can't really explain, but think of it as this way, we get to share more quality time with our girlfriends." Goten said. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, since when did it become "our" girlfriends?" Trunks asked impatiently. "Okay, um how should I say this.Last night Bra and I admitted our feelings to each other." Goten quickly said. "Well way to go Goten! I knew that you two would get together sooner or later. You guys are meant for each other!" Trunks beamed with happiness.
"So wait. you're not mad?" Goten was dumbfounded. "Of course not! Look, Pan has been giving me the inside information on you two, and as mad as I was, I couldn't think of a better guy for her to date! Trunks said excitedly. "Wow, I haven't seen you this excited since after that make-out session with Pan." Goten said. "What did you say??" Trunks inquired. "Oh nothing, nothing." Goten said coolly.
As Goten and Trunks went to catch up with Pan and Bra, Bra got a call from her mom. "Hello? Oh, hey mom, what's up? There's going to be a party? What for? You can't tell right now? Well ok, Pan and I will get the guys and we'll be right over!" Bra put her cell phone back into her purse, right as Goten and Trunks arrived. "Well guys I have good news!" Bra said. "Well don't keep us waiting!" Goten and Trunks said at the same time.
"We're having a party at Capsule Corp. right now, but I don't know why. My mom said something about leaving, but I have no absolute idea what it's about." Bra said. Suddenly the cheerful face dropped from Goten as he heard the word "leaving." His face became sad, but only for a moment so nobody would notice.
At Capsule Corp. When Bra, Goten, Pan, and Trunks arrive.
Everybody they knew swarmed them the moment they go in the door, it was chaos having people hug you, shake your hand, even comment on how tell you've grown, while trying to make it to a safe place. Eventually, Goten spotted Uub in the crowd, and waved. "Hey man, how are ya doing?" Uub asked. Just great man, having fun training? Goten laughed at his own question. "Well you know me." Uub said sheepishly, "Always having fun training." Then, Bulma's loud voice on the microphone told everyone to sit at the table where they would be eating. "Looks kind of formal, for this kind of party." Goten said questioningly.
Finally, everybody was seated at a long table with food, drink, desserts, and whatever was edible. Where's Goku and Vegeta?" Goten asked. "Dear, they're doing some pre-training before you go." Chi Chi replied. Bra thought, (What does she mean by before you go?) Bulma stood up at the end of the long table and raised her glass of wine saying, "We wish Trunks, Goten, Uub, Goku, and Vegeta, on their safe trip to defeat the monster!" Everybody raised their wine glass to toast except Bra and Pan.
Then it hit her. Goten's face, his eyes, them leaving the resort, Bulma's speech, it all finally connected. Goten was going off on a trip to defeat some monster and leave her here all alone on Earth. Bra formed tears in her eyes, and ran off suddenly to her room, not even looking back to see Goten stunned by what she just did. She wanted to cry, she wanted to be left alone, even if that meant shutting Goten out of her life.
Goten was still in shock sitting there, looking at Bra run away out of the room and upstairs. He made a dash after her knowing that she knew what was going to happen. Goten cursed himself for not telling Bra any sooner, but he was afraid that she would end up hating him for it, but now, he made it much worse.
Goten went up the stairs only to hear the sound of sobbing in a room. He slowly opened the door to find Bra on the floor, crying because of him. It made him hurt so much inside to see her like this, but he had to make her understand.
"Bra?" Goten said softly. Goten heard her stop a little from the crying, enough for her to look at him. "I.I'm sorry I didn't tell you about this earlier. I thought that telling you would make you hate me, but now, I don't think you'll ever want to see me again. Goten closed the door and was about to walk away when he heard a faint "wait."
Bra stood up and wiped the tears from her face and opened the door. Goten had his head hanging down in a manner which you couldn't see his face. She saw a tear drop from his face to the ground, and hugged Goten tightly in her arms. Bra noticed the sunset and led Goten out to the balcony, where the wind blew out a gentle breeze telling of the winter that was about to come.
"I'd thought I would never seen you again." Bra quietly said as the breeze whispered through the trees. "It's just that, I thought we would never spend one more moment together, all the times we were together, made me feel completely in a fantasy world, but when Bulma finished her speech all of it shattered apart. I knew I had to get away, away from reality, away from the place I would never see you again. I had selfishly wanted you from the start, and when I got it, it all started to slip away from me. I just hope you know how much I care for you Goten, I just.hope.you.know."
Goten was amazed by how calm Bra's voice had been, but now it was breaking. "Bra, every time when I see you, I count how many times I could've failed to tell you about how I feel. I still do, but now, I know that all it took was that one chance, and it makes me content with life that I have you. When I first felt you near me, this emptiness I had all my life disappeared. I want for us to be together, but I have to do what I was trained for. I hope you know that you'll always be in my heart, always.
By this time they were face to face literally. Goten leaned over and kissed Bra fully on the lips and she returned it back. They were on the balcony with Goten's arms around Bra's waist, and her arms around his neck. They both knew that this was their last moment before Goten had to leave, and Bra was going to make sure that it was their best.
Everybody finally made it to the back of Capsule Corp., where the spaceship was being launched. Just 30 minutes before launch Chi Chi carried a small paper bag to Goten. "Dear, I think you might find this useful on your trip." Chi Chi said. "This bag is full of senzu beans! Where did you get all of this?" Goten asked, obviously surprised that his mom would hand him this. "Your cat friend Korin from up there has been saving these for a long time, and he said it might be useful now." Chi Chi replied. "Thanks, Mom! I'll see you when we come back!"
Chi Chi burst into tears again about how Goten becoming a man and how she won't be able to protect him anymore, unfortunately, only Gohan was there to comfort her. Vegeta and Goku came back from their training, and were helping people carry the boxes up. Vegeta somehow weaseled out of work and stood waiting under a tree. Bulma met him there, and smiled at him. "You taught Trunks to be a very strong, and smart young man, now let's show him what he's made of." Bulma said.
Vegeta simply grinned and Bulma kissed him on the cheek as a sign of good- bye, but Vegeta wouldn't take that as a good-bye. Instead, he kissed her on the lips and too deeply to notice Trunks' and Pan's good-bye. "Are you still okay about me going? You seemed to freeze when you heard Goten and I were going to go." Trunks said. "Of course I'm okay! Just, just, com back in one piece for me, okay?" Pan asked. "I would do anything for you Pan." Trunks replied. Trunks and Pan kissed in a stronger way than they had before, but no one noticed.
The scene was all too familiar. Families were saying bye to their kids and fathers, and the spaceship was going to launch soon. Goten got stuck putting stuff in the ship, and was pretty tired from all the packing. He walked around and let his eyes wander around until he spotted a aquamarine- haired girl. (Wow.) Goten thought. (She even more beautiful when she has the sunset over her.
Goten stared at her, first out of awe, then out of love. He had never realized his life could take such a turn for the good, and yet right now it was bittersweet. He knew he had her, but he would not see her again for some time. This made him depressed, but seeing her smile while the breeze gently swept her strands of hair from her face, could make any illness he could have disappear.
"Hey." Bra said gently with a smile on her face. "You're going to be gone soon." "I know, I just needed to see you just once more before I go." Goten said, using the same gentle tone. "When I come back from all of this mess, we'll be together and nothing will separate us apart. I promise." Goten said with his calm voice. "I'll be here waiting for you." Bra whispered.
"Always."
A/N note: Who thought it couldn't get any longer? Me! A/N note: Review!
Ok guys here's the deal, school is starting I probably won't have a new chapter until maybe half end of my winter break. Sorry for all those people who like this story. Later guys, off to a better (worse) education! Disclaimer: In no way whatsoever, I do not 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
Chapter 6:
The Fateful Day
"What time is it?" Goten said to himself. Goten opened his eyes, only to see Bra's sleeping from right next to him. (It was only yesterday that I told her that I loved her and she loved me back. I wish that this life could never end.) Goten tried to get out of bed, but Bra's arms were draped around him. Goten kissed her softly on the lips and she let go. Goten washed up and put new clothes on, though the only thing he could find was his orange gi. (Well if this is the only thing I can find, I'll wear it.) Thought Goten. Goten proceeded to make breakfast, but he heard a knock on the door. Goten saw Trunks outside, and let him in.
"What's up?" Goten asked. "Goku called to say that we should bring the girls back home." Trunks said. Goten noticed that Trunks was being dead serious with no sign of a smile. "Anything else the matter Trunks?" "We've got trouble." "What kind of trouble?" Goten asked, his voice starting be serious. "We received a distress signal from Namek today, and it doesn't look good. Focus your mind a bit and look for a power to your east."
"Ok," Goten said. "Whoa, I feel this giant power coming all the way from there." "Namek is so far away, we usually can't feel anything from there, but now we can." Trunks exclaimed. The Nameks are trying to find the dragon balls as fast as they can, but they need help badly. Since we are the only other living planet that has dragonballs, we think the monster will get us next." "When do we leave?" Goten asked. "As soon as we can, possibly by tonight." Trunks said.
"You get Pan ready and I'll get Bra ready, meet us here to instant- transmission." Goten said. Trunks had never heard Goten use this voice in a long time, it sounded way too serious, like Goten was about to give his life to save save something. Trunks quietly exited the room to get ready, and Goten went to wake Bra up. "Bra, wake up, it's time to go." Goten quietly said. Bra saw the only thing she wanted to in the morning.
Goten was the love of her life, she would do anything for him, go anywhere for him. But he didn't have his usually cheerful face on; his face had this frown that looked like it had suffered so many wars and battles, unable to show any emotion on his face except being serious. Bra asked the first thing that pooped into her mind.
"What's going on Goten?" Bra asked. "We have to go home." Goten responded. Goten's face was expressionless, he knew what his face looked like, and wanted not to show any emotion that would make her ask questions. Bra quietly brushed her teeth, put on some casual clothes, and then packed up everything. Goten helped her carry the luggage into the living room and sat down on the couch to wait. Bra was looking into his face.
(Goten seems serious about going home. I wonder what's happened to make Goten this scary.) Then, she noticed his eyes. All the time she had been thinking about his face as in a whole, but his eyes made the face entirely different. They were cold, his eyes didn't have that feeling that made her happy, but instead they were piercing, holding anger, fury, it wasn't the Goten Bra knew, it was an alter ego.
Trunks and Pan came over and Goten stood up to greet them. Now he put on a cheerful face that Pan wouldn't find suspicious. "Hi Pan, Trunks." Goten said, Bra did likewise. They all put their hands on each other's shoulders except Goten "You guys ready?" Goten asked. All of them said, "Ready." Goten put two fingers to his head and they disappeared.
Goten and the others appeared in a grassy plain next to the Son house. Everybody could see Goku and Vegeta battling it out right there in the air. "Let's get to higher ground before they start shooting energy blasts at us." Goten said calmly. Everybody followed him as they went up to a hill to watch them. Pan and Bra's eyes bugged as they saw the speed of the fight. Pan said, "I can't even see what they're doing, unless you slow it about 20 times." "I agree with you very much." Bra said.
"Well I think that Goku should stop playing around, and start using the real power he's been hiding." Goten said. Goten and Trunk's eyes were following every movement Goku and Vegeta made. "I don't think it's so much of Goku holding back as Vegeta not fighting as fast." Said Trunks. "So you think that Goku is purposely trying to level himself with Vegeta's level?" "Do birds fly?" "What do you suppose we do now?" Goten asked. "I say we interrupt them." Trunks said with a smile on his face. "Well, ok then. Girls, stand back." Goten said. Pan and Bra moved back about a foot and watched Goten and Trunks power up a kamehameha and Burning Attack. Goten and Trunks started from the bottom of their voices and worked up to yelling at the end.
Fortunately for Goku and Vegeta, they knew Trunks and Goten were going to launch energy blasts at them so they countered it with their own. Goku did a quick kamehameha and Vegeta did the same with a final flash. "They're going to win you know. They're already ssj2" Goten said. "That's why we're going to transform ssj4." Said Trunks. "Well then let's do it. Girls you might want to run as fast as you can to the south for about 30 seconds, then you're safe to watch." Said Goten.
The girls nodded their heads and started running. Trunks and Goten turned ssj4 while still shooting their energy blast. "Time to end this." Goten said. Goten quickly disappeared and reappeared right on top of Goku and kicked him toward the ground. Trunks also disappeared and reappeared right in front of Vegeta and started to use him as a punching bag. Trunks then grabbed Vegeta and threw him to the ground.
"Should we go help them?" Trunks asked. "Well, it would be in our best interests." Replied Goten. Goten and Trunks went down to greet them on a good fight, but Goku and Vegeta seemed unconscious. "I think we went a little hard on them." Trunks said while carrying Vegeta's body. "Except for a kick to the head and a throw to the ground to the ground, I don't think we caught them off guard.maybe." Goten said while carrying Goku's body.
Goten and Trunks flew with Goku and Vegeta's body to where the girls were. Pan and Bra were in amazement on how fast the battle went. "Wow, you guys really are strong." Pan said. "That's what you get for being away from Earth for 17 years." Trunks smiled after he said that. "Well, why don't we go to my house?" Goten suggested. "I'm sure my mom is expecting us." They all agreed and walked to Goten's house, and they could smell food being cooked.
They entered the house and to their surprise, nobody was there. "Do you think we should wait for your mom to come back?" asked Trunks. "Chi Chi is usually out shopping right now so, yeah I guess we should wait." Pan said. After a few minutes Chi Chi was home and smothering Goten with kisses. "Mom you're embarrassing me!" Said Goten. "It serves you right," Chi Chi said. "Going out there and nearly killing yourself. I don't know what I'd do if you were dead!"
Chi Chi heard stomachs growling and without a word, started preparing lunch. As soon as any sign of food came out to the table, Goten and Trunks ate most of it before it was even set down, leaving the girls with hardly anything to eat. In the end, all of them were full, due to Chi Chi's ability to cook large amounts of food in minutes. As soon as they said bye to Chi Chi, they saw Goku and Vegeta running to get some food and Chi Chi was happy to comply.
Now that lunch is finished, what do you guys want to do?" Asked Goten. "Well there's always the mall." The girls said in chorus. "Oh no!" Trunks said sarcastically. "Try to resist Goten! They're dragging us to the mall! Run for your lives I tell you! Run for your lives!" Goten decided to play along too. "NOOO! I'm being dragged! Help me Trunks, help me before I get sucked into the building of shopping bags! "Are you finished?" The girls said at the same time. "Yeah, we're ready to go to the mall, lead the way girls." Trunks said.
"How come every time we go to do something, it's always the mall?" Trunks asked Goten. "Well, I can't really explain, but think of it as this way, we get to share more quality time with our girlfriends." Goten said. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, since when did it become "our" girlfriends?" Trunks asked impatiently. "Okay, um how should I say this.Last night Bra and I admitted our feelings to each other." Goten quickly said. "Well way to go Goten! I knew that you two would get together sooner or later. You guys are meant for each other!" Trunks beamed with happiness.
"So wait. you're not mad?" Goten was dumbfounded. "Of course not! Look, Pan has been giving me the inside information on you two, and as mad as I was, I couldn't think of a better guy for her to date! Trunks said excitedly. "Wow, I haven't seen you this excited since after that make-out session with Pan." Goten said. "What did you say??" Trunks inquired. "Oh nothing, nothing." Goten said coolly.
As Goten and Trunks went to catch up with Pan and Bra, Bra got a call from her mom. "Hello? Oh, hey mom, what's up? There's going to be a party? What for? You can't tell right now? Well ok, Pan and I will get the guys and we'll be right over!" Bra put her cell phone back into her purse, right as Goten and Trunks arrived. "Well guys I have good news!" Bra said. "Well don't keep us waiting!" Goten and Trunks said at the same time.
"We're having a party at Capsule Corp. right now, but I don't know why. My mom said something about leaving, but I have no absolute idea what it's about." Bra said. Suddenly the cheerful face dropped from Goten as he heard the word "leaving." His face became sad, but only for a moment so nobody would notice.
At Capsule Corp. When Bra, Goten, Pan, and Trunks arrive.
Everybody they knew swarmed them the moment they go in the door, it was chaos having people hug you, shake your hand, even comment on how tell you've grown, while trying to make it to a safe place. Eventually, Goten spotted Uub in the crowd, and waved. "Hey man, how are ya doing?" Uub asked. Just great man, having fun training? Goten laughed at his own question. "Well you know me." Uub said sheepishly, "Always having fun training." Then, Bulma's loud voice on the microphone told everyone to sit at the table where they would be eating. "Looks kind of formal, for this kind of party." Goten said questioningly.
Finally, everybody was seated at a long table with food, drink, desserts, and whatever was edible. Where's Goku and Vegeta?" Goten asked. "Dear, they're doing some pre-training before you go." Chi Chi replied. Bra thought, (What does she mean by before you go?) Bulma stood up at the end of the long table and raised her glass of wine saying, "We wish Trunks, Goten, Uub, Goku, and Vegeta, on their safe trip to defeat the monster!" Everybody raised their wine glass to toast except Bra and Pan.
Then it hit her. Goten's face, his eyes, them leaving the resort, Bulma's speech, it all finally connected. Goten was going off on a trip to defeat some monster and leave her here all alone on Earth. Bra formed tears in her eyes, and ran off suddenly to her room, not even looking back to see Goten stunned by what she just did. She wanted to cry, she wanted to be left alone, even if that meant shutting Goten out of her life.
Goten was still in shock sitting there, looking at Bra run away out of the room and upstairs. He made a dash after her knowing that she knew what was going to happen. Goten cursed himself for not telling Bra any sooner, but he was afraid that she would end up hating him for it, but now, he made it much worse.
Goten went up the stairs only to hear the sound of sobbing in a room. He slowly opened the door to find Bra on the floor, crying because of him. It made him hurt so much inside to see her like this, but he had to make her understand.
"Bra?" Goten said softly. Goten heard her stop a little from the crying, enough for her to look at him. "I.I'm sorry I didn't tell you about this earlier. I thought that telling you would make you hate me, but now, I don't think you'll ever want to see me again. Goten closed the door and was about to walk away when he heard a faint "wait."
Bra stood up and wiped the tears from her face and opened the door. Goten had his head hanging down in a manner which you couldn't see his face. She saw a tear drop from his face to the ground, and hugged Goten tightly in her arms. Bra noticed the sunset and led Goten out to the balcony, where the wind blew out a gentle breeze telling of the winter that was about to come.
"I'd thought I would never seen you again." Bra quietly said as the breeze whispered through the trees. "It's just that, I thought we would never spend one more moment together, all the times we were together, made me feel completely in a fantasy world, but when Bulma finished her speech all of it shattered apart. I knew I had to get away, away from reality, away from the place I would never see you again. I had selfishly wanted you from the start, and when I got it, it all started to slip away from me. I just hope you know how much I care for you Goten, I just.hope.you.know."
Goten was amazed by how calm Bra's voice had been, but now it was breaking. "Bra, every time when I see you, I count how many times I could've failed to tell you about how I feel. I still do, but now, I know that all it took was that one chance, and it makes me content with life that I have you. When I first felt you near me, this emptiness I had all my life disappeared. I want for us to be together, but I have to do what I was trained for. I hope you know that you'll always be in my heart, always.
By this time they were face to face literally. Goten leaned over and kissed Bra fully on the lips and she returned it back. They were on the balcony with Goten's arms around Bra's waist, and her arms around his neck. They both knew that this was their last moment before Goten had to leave, and Bra was going to make sure that it was their best.
Everybody finally made it to the back of Capsule Corp., where the spaceship was being launched. Just 30 minutes before launch Chi Chi carried a small paper bag to Goten. "Dear, I think you might find this useful on your trip." Chi Chi said. "This bag is full of senzu beans! Where did you get all of this?" Goten asked, obviously surprised that his mom would hand him this. "Your cat friend Korin from up there has been saving these for a long time, and he said it might be useful now." Chi Chi replied. "Thanks, Mom! I'll see you when we come back!"
Chi Chi burst into tears again about how Goten becoming a man and how she won't be able to protect him anymore, unfortunately, only Gohan was there to comfort her. Vegeta and Goku came back from their training, and were helping people carry the boxes up. Vegeta somehow weaseled out of work and stood waiting under a tree. Bulma met him there, and smiled at him. "You taught Trunks to be a very strong, and smart young man, now let's show him what he's made of." Bulma said.
Vegeta simply grinned and Bulma kissed him on the cheek as a sign of good- bye, but Vegeta wouldn't take that as a good-bye. Instead, he kissed her on the lips and too deeply to notice Trunks' and Pan's good-bye. "Are you still okay about me going? You seemed to freeze when you heard Goten and I were going to go." Trunks said. "Of course I'm okay! Just, just, com back in one piece for me, okay?" Pan asked. "I would do anything for you Pan." Trunks replied. Trunks and Pan kissed in a stronger way than they had before, but no one noticed.
The scene was all too familiar. Families were saying bye to their kids and fathers, and the spaceship was going to launch soon. Goten got stuck putting stuff in the ship, and was pretty tired from all the packing. He walked around and let his eyes wander around until he spotted a aquamarine- haired girl. (Wow.) Goten thought. (She even more beautiful when she has the sunset over her.
Goten stared at her, first out of awe, then out of love. He had never realized his life could take such a turn for the good, and yet right now it was bittersweet. He knew he had her, but he would not see her again for some time. This made him depressed, but seeing her smile while the breeze gently swept her strands of hair from her face, could make any illness he could have disappear.
"Hey." Bra said gently with a smile on her face. "You're going to be gone soon." "I know, I just needed to see you just once more before I go." Goten said, using the same gentle tone. "When I come back from all of this mess, we'll be together and nothing will separate us apart. I promise." Goten said with his calm voice. "I'll be here waiting for you." Bra whispered.
"Always."
A/N note: Who thought it couldn't get any longer? Me! A/N note: Review!