I woke up early on Saturday. I paced my bedroom, unable to sleep and
eventually decided it would be better use of time to get ready.
I wore a pale pink mini skirt and a white halter neck top with oversized plastic white loop earrings in each ear. I brushed out my hair and pushed it out of my eyes with a white headband. I wore light makeup and perfume and high heeled white strappy shoes. Combined with my pale pink handbag and matching jewelry, I had to admit I looked pretty good.
By the time I was ready, it was breakfast. Krillin raised his eyebrows when I came downstairs so they disappeared behind his hair.
"I thought you and Goten were going to the movies as friends."
"Yeah, we are." I narrowed my eyes. Yet my father hadn't learnt that the narrowed-eye look meant I wasn't in a pleasant mood.
"Pretty dressed up just for a friend thing." Krillin teased me.
"I dress up for everything. What's the problem?"
"Your father is merely pointing out the fact that you have taken even more care than usual to ensure you look glamorous." 18 spoke for her husband.
"Fine then! I'll never dress up again!" I shouted and stormed upstairs.
It was still only eight and I wasn't meeting Goten until ten. I tried everything to pass the time. Doing homework, watching TV, listening to music. EVERYTHING! But all I could think about was what movie we were going to see. Finally nine thirty rolled around and I left the house to take the short walk to the movies.
I was earlier than Goten. But I didn't have to wait long since he arrived only moments later.
"Hey, I wanted to be earlier than you!" I exclaimed. He was wearing baggy black pants and a dark blue tank top that, mixed with his dark hair and eyes, made him slightly gothic. But still he looked ok, I suppose. As ok as Goten could be.
"Oh well. Sorry." I watched him stare at me for a while, then became irritated.
"What are you looking at?"
"You like pink?" He asked.
"Sort of. It suits me, I guess." I waited, expecting a complement.
"You look different somehow. Kind of....sweeter."
"Sweeter?" I asked curiously.
"Yeah. I don't know. I suppose you normally wear stronger colours like red and blue. But pink and white makes you look kind of innocent....sweeter."
That was kind of cute, I suppose. Not what I had been expecting him to say. But Goten had a habit of saying spare-of-the-moment things that somehow seemed to fit into the conversation.
"Tell me what we're going to see." I ordered him. It was the one thing that had been irritating me since Thursday when he phoned me up.
He didn't answer me with words, but pointed to the large screen that displayed the movies that were showing. He was pointing to a movie called 'Love After Love.'
"Love After Love? Corny title." I laughed nervously.
"Yeah I know. But the reviews are good and Videl and my mum both say that girls like this romancy stuff so why not?"
"Romancy isn't a word, Goten." I informed him. It was something Gohan had taught me during my every first lessons. He hated slang and false words.
He shrugged innocently. "You know what I mean."
We bought our tickets and Goten bought four large popcorns and three super sodas. I tried to hide my face, embarrassed by the large amount of food Goten was carrying.
"Are you really going to eat all that?" I whispered as we passed a group of starring kids.
"Of course! Oh, you can have some too." He offered me the popcorn which I politely refused. I wasn't exactly in the mood.
I followed Goten into the cinema and we sat at the back. The row was empty except for one old lady who gave me an awaked stare. I wondered if she thought Goten and I had plans to make out and was purposely sitting in the back row to catch teenagers.
Goten was already eating like the pig that he was and the movie hadn't even started yet. I watched him eat with interest. As I saw him eat now on a regular basis, it wasn't grossing me out as much anymore.
"Want some?" He offered. Realizing I hadn't ate all day, I reached for a handful but Goten pulled the popcorn away. "You have to get it first." He joked.
"Stop kidding around." I reached again but grasped only air. "I haven't eaten anything all day."
"Wow. You better try harder than." He chuckled.
I lunged forward fully now. Goten pulled the popcorn away from me and it spilled over the seat beside him. I landed in Goten's lap and the old woman gave us both a dirty stare. I hurriedly sat upright again.
"Goten, you're evil." I scowled and he grinned foolishly.
"Not THAT evil, Marron. Majin Buu was pure evil." He threw a piece of popcorn into the air and I caught it in my mouth. I was hungry enough even to take Goten's sympathy.
"Oh stop going on about that. I know you and Trunks were great heroes and a vital part in the story of Majin Buu but you don't have to brag about it all the time."
"Really? You think I'm a hero?" Goten's face was cheerful.
"I don't know. I don't remember any of it. That's just what my dad says." I felt embarrassed I had said that much and changed the subject. "Now pass a soda. Even you can't drink all three."
"Yes I can." Goten argued playfully, holding one above his head. The movie had started but neither of us were paying attention. I stood up and grabbed the drink. Goten pulled away and it flew out of his hand, crashing onto the old lady's head.
I stared from her and then to Goten and we both burst out laughing. I was unable to contain myself. The sight of the old bag covered in soda and pieces of popcorn stuck in her tight gray curls was hilarious. Everyone turned to stare at us and the old lady got from her seat and moved away. Two ushers hurried into the cinema and coaxed us outside.
"I'm sorry but you're causing too much disruptions in the movie and you have to leave." One usher said frightfully. He was short and pimply. Goten was tall and strong. Who wouldn't be terrified?
"Ok." Goten answered him plainly and the usher gasped with relief. "Come on Marron, let's get some proper lunch."
We found a café and sat down to eat. I had never been thrown out of anything in my life and I was still shaking from the thrill of it. As starving as I was, I could hardly swallow. Goten tried to convince me to relax a bit.
"So what's your favorite colour? Pink?"
"No. Red. You?"
"Purple." I giggled, causing him to frown. "What's so funny?" He asked.
"You don't seem like a purple person. You're more of a orange and dark blue person."
"Hah, hah, hah." He said sarcastically. "I like purple. It's the colour of my favorite pair of pants."
"Hey, whatever." It was my turn to grin. "Let's think of random questions. What about....favorite animal?"
"Dragon. You?"
"Elephant." Now it was Goten's turn to laugh.
"That's a strange choice!"
"I'm a strange person." I answered. "You're turn to ask."
"Favorite movie?"
"Not that one." We both spluttered with laughter at the memory of the old lady soaking in soda and popcorn.
"Hey, I liked it. Sure I didn't watch it but what went on in the cinema is something I'll remember for a lifetime."
"Yuk. You just made it sound like we were getting it on in there." I said without thinking. We both blushed unconsciously.
After lunch, Goten walked back to my house with me. He was walking pretty close to my side and I felt his hand brush against my own slightly. But for once, I didn't try and move away. I knew now that Goten and I had finally made a truce and it had been settled over that single lunchtime. I didn't want to ruin it already.
"I had fun. Thanks Marron." Goten said with a smile when we stopped out the front of my house.
"Yeah. Me too." I replied.
"Let's do it again sometime. Only next time she should invite a big group. Heaps of people from school."
"Ok."
There was a long silence and I fumbled with my purse while Goten ran the tip of his shoe through the dirt and watched his feet.
"Well. Goodbye." I finally spoke.
"Yeah. See you tomorrow." Goten gave me a shy wave and flew through the sky. I watched him until he became a distant dot and then went back inside.
"Did you have fun, Marron?" Krillin asked when I came inside. "Was the movie good?"
"Ok, I suppose." I thought it was better not to mention the fact that we were thrown out only ten minutes into the movie.
That night I lay awake in bed, unable to sleep. I kept thinking about Goten. He wasn't all THAT bad. Sure, he could be annoying, repulsive and irritating. But he could also be funny, interesting and intelligent when he wanted to be. He wasn't the thick-headed brute I always thought he was. Now I had taken the chance to get to know him, I realized he wasn't that bad.
Who knows? Maybe we might even be friends.
I wore a pale pink mini skirt and a white halter neck top with oversized plastic white loop earrings in each ear. I brushed out my hair and pushed it out of my eyes with a white headband. I wore light makeup and perfume and high heeled white strappy shoes. Combined with my pale pink handbag and matching jewelry, I had to admit I looked pretty good.
By the time I was ready, it was breakfast. Krillin raised his eyebrows when I came downstairs so they disappeared behind his hair.
"I thought you and Goten were going to the movies as friends."
"Yeah, we are." I narrowed my eyes. Yet my father hadn't learnt that the narrowed-eye look meant I wasn't in a pleasant mood.
"Pretty dressed up just for a friend thing." Krillin teased me.
"I dress up for everything. What's the problem?"
"Your father is merely pointing out the fact that you have taken even more care than usual to ensure you look glamorous." 18 spoke for her husband.
"Fine then! I'll never dress up again!" I shouted and stormed upstairs.
It was still only eight and I wasn't meeting Goten until ten. I tried everything to pass the time. Doing homework, watching TV, listening to music. EVERYTHING! But all I could think about was what movie we were going to see. Finally nine thirty rolled around and I left the house to take the short walk to the movies.
I was earlier than Goten. But I didn't have to wait long since he arrived only moments later.
"Hey, I wanted to be earlier than you!" I exclaimed. He was wearing baggy black pants and a dark blue tank top that, mixed with his dark hair and eyes, made him slightly gothic. But still he looked ok, I suppose. As ok as Goten could be.
"Oh well. Sorry." I watched him stare at me for a while, then became irritated.
"What are you looking at?"
"You like pink?" He asked.
"Sort of. It suits me, I guess." I waited, expecting a complement.
"You look different somehow. Kind of....sweeter."
"Sweeter?" I asked curiously.
"Yeah. I don't know. I suppose you normally wear stronger colours like red and blue. But pink and white makes you look kind of innocent....sweeter."
That was kind of cute, I suppose. Not what I had been expecting him to say. But Goten had a habit of saying spare-of-the-moment things that somehow seemed to fit into the conversation.
"Tell me what we're going to see." I ordered him. It was the one thing that had been irritating me since Thursday when he phoned me up.
He didn't answer me with words, but pointed to the large screen that displayed the movies that were showing. He was pointing to a movie called 'Love After Love.'
"Love After Love? Corny title." I laughed nervously.
"Yeah I know. But the reviews are good and Videl and my mum both say that girls like this romancy stuff so why not?"
"Romancy isn't a word, Goten." I informed him. It was something Gohan had taught me during my every first lessons. He hated slang and false words.
He shrugged innocently. "You know what I mean."
We bought our tickets and Goten bought four large popcorns and three super sodas. I tried to hide my face, embarrassed by the large amount of food Goten was carrying.
"Are you really going to eat all that?" I whispered as we passed a group of starring kids.
"Of course! Oh, you can have some too." He offered me the popcorn which I politely refused. I wasn't exactly in the mood.
I followed Goten into the cinema and we sat at the back. The row was empty except for one old lady who gave me an awaked stare. I wondered if she thought Goten and I had plans to make out and was purposely sitting in the back row to catch teenagers.
Goten was already eating like the pig that he was and the movie hadn't even started yet. I watched him eat with interest. As I saw him eat now on a regular basis, it wasn't grossing me out as much anymore.
"Want some?" He offered. Realizing I hadn't ate all day, I reached for a handful but Goten pulled the popcorn away. "You have to get it first." He joked.
"Stop kidding around." I reached again but grasped only air. "I haven't eaten anything all day."
"Wow. You better try harder than." He chuckled.
I lunged forward fully now. Goten pulled the popcorn away from me and it spilled over the seat beside him. I landed in Goten's lap and the old woman gave us both a dirty stare. I hurriedly sat upright again.
"Goten, you're evil." I scowled and he grinned foolishly.
"Not THAT evil, Marron. Majin Buu was pure evil." He threw a piece of popcorn into the air and I caught it in my mouth. I was hungry enough even to take Goten's sympathy.
"Oh stop going on about that. I know you and Trunks were great heroes and a vital part in the story of Majin Buu but you don't have to brag about it all the time."
"Really? You think I'm a hero?" Goten's face was cheerful.
"I don't know. I don't remember any of it. That's just what my dad says." I felt embarrassed I had said that much and changed the subject. "Now pass a soda. Even you can't drink all three."
"Yes I can." Goten argued playfully, holding one above his head. The movie had started but neither of us were paying attention. I stood up and grabbed the drink. Goten pulled away and it flew out of his hand, crashing onto the old lady's head.
I stared from her and then to Goten and we both burst out laughing. I was unable to contain myself. The sight of the old bag covered in soda and pieces of popcorn stuck in her tight gray curls was hilarious. Everyone turned to stare at us and the old lady got from her seat and moved away. Two ushers hurried into the cinema and coaxed us outside.
"I'm sorry but you're causing too much disruptions in the movie and you have to leave." One usher said frightfully. He was short and pimply. Goten was tall and strong. Who wouldn't be terrified?
"Ok." Goten answered him plainly and the usher gasped with relief. "Come on Marron, let's get some proper lunch."
We found a café and sat down to eat. I had never been thrown out of anything in my life and I was still shaking from the thrill of it. As starving as I was, I could hardly swallow. Goten tried to convince me to relax a bit.
"So what's your favorite colour? Pink?"
"No. Red. You?"
"Purple." I giggled, causing him to frown. "What's so funny?" He asked.
"You don't seem like a purple person. You're more of a orange and dark blue person."
"Hah, hah, hah." He said sarcastically. "I like purple. It's the colour of my favorite pair of pants."
"Hey, whatever." It was my turn to grin. "Let's think of random questions. What about....favorite animal?"
"Dragon. You?"
"Elephant." Now it was Goten's turn to laugh.
"That's a strange choice!"
"I'm a strange person." I answered. "You're turn to ask."
"Favorite movie?"
"Not that one." We both spluttered with laughter at the memory of the old lady soaking in soda and popcorn.
"Hey, I liked it. Sure I didn't watch it but what went on in the cinema is something I'll remember for a lifetime."
"Yuk. You just made it sound like we were getting it on in there." I said without thinking. We both blushed unconsciously.
After lunch, Goten walked back to my house with me. He was walking pretty close to my side and I felt his hand brush against my own slightly. But for once, I didn't try and move away. I knew now that Goten and I had finally made a truce and it had been settled over that single lunchtime. I didn't want to ruin it already.
"I had fun. Thanks Marron." Goten said with a smile when we stopped out the front of my house.
"Yeah. Me too." I replied.
"Let's do it again sometime. Only next time she should invite a big group. Heaps of people from school."
"Ok."
There was a long silence and I fumbled with my purse while Goten ran the tip of his shoe through the dirt and watched his feet.
"Well. Goodbye." I finally spoke.
"Yeah. See you tomorrow." Goten gave me a shy wave and flew through the sky. I watched him until he became a distant dot and then went back inside.
"Did you have fun, Marron?" Krillin asked when I came inside. "Was the movie good?"
"Ok, I suppose." I thought it was better not to mention the fact that we were thrown out only ten minutes into the movie.
That night I lay awake in bed, unable to sleep. I kept thinking about Goten. He wasn't all THAT bad. Sure, he could be annoying, repulsive and irritating. But he could also be funny, interesting and intelligent when he wanted to be. He wasn't the thick-headed brute I always thought he was. Now I had taken the chance to get to know him, I realized he wasn't that bad.
Who knows? Maybe we might even be friends.