Visible Stranger
VIII.
The next day, the first thing Bura had to do was call Pan and tell her about all her luck. All because she felt in the mood for ice cream. Of course, she didn't even bother getting out of bed until about one in the afternoon. That was the cause of staying up until six in the morning. Who could blame her? After all, her number one dream just came true. Goten asked her out on a date!
That was exactly how she began her conversation with Pan as soon as the girl entered her room from the window.
"What?" Pan chuckled, closing the screen behind her before turning back to Bura. She put her hands on her hips, tilting her head to the side, "You didn't just say my uncle asked you out on a date, did you?"
Bura nodded vigorously, her hair flying against her head, "I did! He did! At the ice cream parlor after Paresu just broke up with him! Now doesn't that tell you something?" she asked, running forward and taking Pan's hands into her own, "Goten doesn't care all that much for her if he just went after me like that, right?"
Pan quirked an eyebrow, taking her hands back into her own possession. She sat down on the bed and patted the spot next to her, indicating for Bura to take a seat. Bura took the hint and sat down, the same old giddy look never failing her face. The dark-haired girl put a hand on Bura's shoulder, getting a serious look.
"Bura…how about this question: She broke up with him tons of times. He's used to it. He goes back with her. And she doesn't mean that much to him?"
The younger girl groaned and rolled her eyes, "Pan, this is different!"
"Okay," Pan agreed for the moment, "explain to me how it's different."
"Well…" Bura began, looking around the room like that would give her some ideas, "it was the way he looked at me. I mean…his eyes had some serious passion going on in them." Saying this, her lips formed a grin.
Pan tried, but she couldn't help letting out a loud laugh, "Uncle Goten? Serious passion? Girl, I think you are totally delusion-al," she flicked her hand in mock preppy-ness.
"It was there!" Bura urged, bringing her one leg up on the bed to turn towards her best friend, "And the way he held my hands as he asked me out…they were so soft yet there was that roughness to them…true evidence that behind all that child's play lies a real man."
"Oh, gag me, Bura!" Pan stuck her tongue out while shaking her head, "You've been watching way too many romance movies."
Bura smirked, "Who knows…maybe this will turn into a romance movie."
Pan shook her head and stood up, stretching, "Well, you know the saying: Most tragedy is enacted from the game of love."
She tilted her head to the side; "I never heard that quote before…"
"I know," Pan smirked now, "I just made it up."
"Good going," Bura responded dryly.
"Oh! That reminds me…I got you something," Pan said suddenly, reaching deep into millions of pockets that were located all over her jeans, "I know it's here somewhere…"
Bura's eyes brightened as she stood up also, looking more excited than ever, "You got me something? Oooo, what is it, what is it!?"
"Ah! Here it is…" she pulled out a square key chain from her ankle pocket and handed it to her, "I thought of you as soon as I saw it."
Bura's smile never ceased as she took it from Pan and read it, "Saw it. Wanted it. Threw a fit. Got it." Her smile faded into a look of total blank, then into annoyance. She closed her eyes in frustration and clenched the small item in her fist, "Pa-a-a-an!"
Before Bura knew it, her face was smothered with a pillow. She heard Pan giggle before getting whacked in the face again. Bura was about to dive for another pillow to play this little game of "Pillow Fight," but Pan already put her pillow down and walked around the room to her mirror.
"So…is this date just going to be you two?"
Before Bura thought better of it, she answered this, "No, it's a double date with Trunks and some girl he picked up." As soon as she said it, she realized her mistake and covered her mouth quickly, "Oh, sorry Pan."
"Huh?" Pan turned around to face her, a look of confusion apparent in her eyes, "Sorry for what?"
"That…Trunks is going out with someone else and I'm going to be with them," Bura explained, looking down in shame, feeling as though she abandoned and let down her best friend.
Pan chuckled, "Why should you be sorry about that? Trunks and I aren't dating."
"But…you still like him," Bura responded, setting her key chain on her night table.
"Yeah, so? He's still allowed to date other people. It wouldn't seem too right if I stopped him and acted like I owned him. Besides, I'm sure interfering with his love life won't help him notice me any more."
Bura took in everything her friend just said before sighing, "I wish I had your mind, Pan."
"I'm sure you do," Pan agreed, "sure would make things a lot easier, huh?"
The blue-haired girl nodded, "Sure would…hey, wanna come shopping with me? I need to buy an outfit for Friday."
"What?" Pan asked, taking off her orange bandanna to fix it, "Didn't you just buy the whole store like…a week ago?"
"Yeah, but I didn't get anything good enough for this occasion," Bura answered like it was the most obvious answer ever, "…ya know, I think you should go awhile without your bandanna. You look really nice without it."
Pan threw her head forward to get it over her hair and tie it in the back, "You saying I don't look good with it?"
"No, no, no! I didn't mean it like that," Bura came to her own defense immediately, "I just meant that you have really nice hair and—."
"Bura, in case you haven't noticed, I'm a tomboy. I'm not out to look pretty," Pan said, lifting her head back up to show a freshly placed bandanna.
Bura only rolled her eyes, standing up and grabbing her purse from underneath her bed, "Well, ready to go then? We can take my car."
"I'm game," Pan responded, flying back out the window after lifting up the screen again. Bura sighed, wondering why Pan could never just use the door. It wasn't like the walk downstairs and outside would kill her after all. Not bothering to ask anything, however, Bura flew out the window also, closing her screen before flying down and right in the driver's seat…
Or…at least she tried to.
"Let me drive!" Pan called out, swooping down into the driver's seat before Bura even had a chance. She buckled up quickly so Bura couldn't pull her out.
Bura floated above her for a moment, staring down at her blankly. That is, until her eyes narrowed dangerously, "Pan…my car. I'm driving. Move over."
"Hey, I'm already here," Pan said, trying to persuade her, "If you wanna get to the mall, might as well be happy with the situation before it gets too late." She held her hand up, palm open, "Keys, please."
Groaning, Bura dug in her purse and threw her keys at Pan, the older girl barely catching them before they hit her between the eyes. Bura plopped down in the passenger side, throwing her purse on the floor. She barely even buckled up before Pan turned the key in the ignition, put the car in reverse to get out of the driveway, then shot forward down the street.
"Gees! Pan, is there really any need for this speed?!" Bura yelled over the whipping of the wind that smacked her in the face. Her right hand clung to the door while the other was clenched in her lap.
"Yeah, why wouldn't there be?" Pan shouted back, pressing her foot down a little more on the gas pedal.
Bura closed her eyes, not wanting to see where Pan was going, "Well, if a cop pulls us over, you better pay the speeding ticket!"
"Fine, fine. Whatever," was Pan's only response as she leaned back in her seat, lifting both of her arms high into the air, the wind never ceasing on the whipping, "Whoo-hoooooo!! This is fun, huh Bura?!"
"Pan!" Bura screamed loudly, people they were flying by not being able to decipher whether it was a cry of horror or of enjoyment, "Keep your hands on the wheel, would you?!"
Pan only laughed loudly as she did so, making a sharp turn that lead them out onto the long stretch of highway. She saw that it was mostly empty, so she pressed down on the gas a little more before putting it on cruise so she could take her foot off the pedal. She turned the steering wheel straight, putting on really loud rock music, then threw her arms back up in the air again.
"This is so great!" Pan hollered over the wind, steeling a quick glance over at her friend…who still looked a little terrified but seemed to be calming down once she realized that Pan was in total control.
Bura laughed nervously at first before letting it turn into a chuckle. Before the blue haired beauty knew it, she was laughing with just as much enigma. She threw her head back and lifted her arms in the air also, now very happy Pan thought of this little idea.
Beep, beep!
Pan opened her mouth immediately and noticed that about four cars were around her, not sure what to do with the crazy car that was speeding down the highway. Of course, they were driving so fast, they were only about ten miles away from the mall, so naturally, there was more traffic there.
"Oh, shit!" Bura yelled instinctively as she clung back onto the car door, watching as Pan pressed down on the stop pedal, swerving sharply out of the way of some stopped cars that were at a red light. The car spun around a couple of times before it came to a complete stop in the middle of the lanes.
Smoke poured out of the engine, the whole car overheating from the quick speed then the sudden stopping. The two girls sat there for who knows how long, too shocked to do much. Finally, they looked over at each other. They only stared at each other for no more than five seconds before bursting into loud fits of giggles.
Of course, that all got put to rest when they heard the police sirens coming towards them…
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About three hours later, Pan and Bura ended up at a fast food joint, grubbing on some burgers and fries. Yes, they did get pulled over and stopped by the cops…even though their car was already stopped. He asked them all the unoriginal questions, such as "May I see your license?" "Does this car belong to you?" "Are you aware that you were driving well over thirty miles above the speed limit?"
Well, duh!
They did get off with just an extreme warning, however. Two young and beautiful teenage girls can have that effect on someone.
"So, did you get what you were looking for?" Pan asked before taking a large chunk out of her double burger meal.
Bura nodded while taking a sip of her iced tea, "Yep, I think that outfit I picked out will be totally perfect for Friday night. Goten will be drooling over me!" She ate three fries at once.
"Well, gee…aren't you the confident one?" Pan asked sarcastically, looking around the restaurant. She was watching people closely as they came and went.
Bura noticed this and couldn't help but asking, "Umm…something particular you're looking for?"
Pan grinned before setting her burger down and leaning forward, closer to Bura. Impulsively, Bura leaned forward also, curiosity clouding her senses.
"Do you think if I pick out a good-looking guy, I can take him on the date, too?"
Blinking, Bura sat straight up again, "What?"
"You know…" Pan went on, explaining more, still watching people out of the corner of her eye, "It'll be like a triple date. It's not like I want to invade or spy on Trunks or anything like you're probably thinking…"
Bura looked down while blushing, Pan hitting the nail right on the head.
"I just wanna see how you and my uncle make out. Literally or not."
She blushed more, the red hue invading her whole face. She slid her hands together nervously, though a huge smile that she couldn't hide was very apparent, "Pan, really…you make it sound like you're just gonna sit there and watch us the whole time."
"Who knows…" Pan questioned, sitting back up and looking around, "maybe I will. But in the mean time, do you need anything else?"
Bura thought about it for a moment, "Hm…I don't think. I'll probably just wear my hair down and wear the earrings Yamucha got me," she paused to push her hair behind one of her ears to show Pan what she meant.
Pan was taking a long drink of her soda, but spit it all out on her tray when she heard what Bura said. The younger girl looked at her tray in disgust and she also couldn't help but notice that other people were looking to see what was going on.
"Umm…mind me asking what that was for?" Bura asked, getting a handful of napkins and setting them on the table over top of the pop that spilled.
"Did you just say the earrings that Yamucha got you?!" Pan inquired.
"Uhh…yeah?" Bura answered very uncertainly.
Pan opened her mouth in a large smile and a silent scream, waving her hands wildly by her head. Bura only gave her a stranger look at Pan's unusual (even for her) behavior. Pan calmed herself down a little, smirking and shaking her head.
"Wow, Bura…I knew you liked older men, but…!"
"What?!" Bura yelled, getting the point immediately, "I don't think so, Pan! This was just a thank you gift! It's not like he handed them to me and told me he was head over heels for me!"
"Well…" Pan's voice faded out, still teasing.
Bura shook her head, "Never mind. Just forget it."
Pan only shrugged, continuing with her eating and looking for that one hot guy that caught her eye. Bura knew that she was still blushing, and the fact that Pan mentioned that Yamucha might like her just made her all the more embarrassed. It wasn't like she was in love with him or anything like that, but she always gets a little uneasy when people talk about her getting with someone that she likes. He was like her new best friend after all.
And he went out with her mom, for Kami's sake! Not that that mattered…she always thought that silly things should never come between love. But it was still the fact of the matter.
Goten was her brother's best friend. Same difference. Didn't matter. She was planning on giving him the time of his life Friday night and she was determined to get him to notice her in more ways than one. Bura could already picture how it'll be. In the movie theater, all six of them sitting in a straight row, all in the back. Her and Goten would be sitting next to each other and whenever there's a scary part (she was just assuming it was a horror movie since that's their specialty), she would cling to him. He would grin that famous grin of his and wrap his arms around her, holding her close.
Bura could feel a large smile spreading over her lips as she stared off into space.
She would slowly lift her head to look into his eyes…and he would stare back. They would smoothly move together, their lips joining for the…
"Oh no!" Bura suddenly screamed, scaring herself out of her daydream.
Pan also jumped, her eyes widening at her friend's sudden outburst, "What? What did you forget?"
Bura's eyes frantically turned to her, "The kiss…"
"Huh? The kiss? What kiss?" Pan questioned, throwing all her garbage on the tray that was soaking wet.
"The kiss!" Bura yelled like it should be the most obvious thing to Pan, "The kiss I'm supposed to give Goten! Pan…he's probably totally experienced and I hardly even got a minute kiss with the guys I've been with!"
Right away, Pan began laughing as she used her powers to lift the tray up with her mind, dump the garbage in the trash can, and lay the tray on top. No one happened to see this except a little eight year old girl who tried telling her mother who, of course, just told her she had a nice imagination.
"Bura, you worry about the silliest things, you know that?" Pan told her, resting her chin in her hand, her elbow set on the table.
"It's not silly!" Bura argued, putting her hand to her mouth, "I don't wanna seem like an amateur!"
Pan giggled, "Practice with one of your dolls."
Bura threw her fries at Pan, obviously very frustrated, "Oh man…now I'm gonna get all worked up."
The dark haired girl shook her head, "You know, if you're not worrying about one thing, then it's another. You worried for Kami knows how long for the day that Uncle Goten would ask you out. He did, so now you're worried about how to kiss him. Next thing, it'll be whether he'll propose to you or not."
Bura's eyes brightened from that comment, "You think that could actually happen?"
Pan only shook her head again before standing up and holding her finger up, telling Bura to wait a minute. Bura watched as she walked over to a table filled with a group of guys. She covered her mouth to hide her astonishment, not believing what her eyes were showing her. Pan walked up to the group very confidently, slapping her hands down on the table roughly.
As far as what Bura saw, Pan was mostly after the guy with the ocean green hair and emerald green eyes. He was looking up at her with much interest, keeping his cool by often biting into his burger and leaning back on his chair.
The guy nodded, giving her a thumbs up as one of his friends gave him a pen. He wrote something down before Pan turned around sharply and walked back towards Bura.
"Ready to go?" Pan asked when she reached their table.
Bura only nodded, throwing her stuff away and following Bura out the door.
"Hey! Keiichi has some good looking friends, ya know!" the two females heard one of the guys call out, most likely directing the statement in Bura's direction. Bura couldn't help it. She turned her head slightly to the side, smiled and winked, before walking outside. From inside, the guys could be heard screaming victory "Yeah" 's! and giving each other high five's.
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It was later that night, around eight-thirty, and Pan had left Bura again to train outside with Vejiita and Trunks. Bura didn't mind, she had plenty of time to think now that she got some peace and quiet.
"How am I going to kiss him?!" she yelled out loud to her stuffed doll that she held in her hands. She shook it slightly to make the legs and arms fling every which way. Looking down at the doll, she had to throw it to the side when she found herself even considering making out with her doll for practice.
She groaned and circled her room, "I don't even know why I'm so worried about it! It probably won't even happen anyway!"
Looking down at her vanity, she again saw all the pictures that she got developed from her brother's camera that he still didn't notice she took. Not knowing what else to do, she picked the pile up and sat back on her bed.
Bura flipped threw them until, once again, she came across the picture that showed her and Yamucha wrapped up in an embrace. She didn't know why she took a great liking to the image, but in any case, once she began looking at it, she had a hard time stopping.
"Maybe…Yamucha can help me…" she said quietly, blushing even from the thought. She slowly and gently ran her fingertips across the picture she took a fancy to, letting a small smile play her lips.
She didn't even know the main reason why she needed practice! She knew she was a good kisser…or at least hoped so. Is there even such a thing as a bad kisser?
No, just an inexperienced one. Something she didn't want to be.
And Yamucha certainly wouldn't be inexperienced at kissing, right?
Right.
Before thinking more on the subject, she put the pictures down on her bed and walked out of her room and down the long hallway, hoping Yamucha was in his room. If he wasn't, the long walk to the other side of Capsule Corp. would be a huge waste.
All the way there, she kept going over what she would say to him and how she would present the "problem" at hand. Actually, she got there quite quickly, considering.
She stood in front of his closed door, resting her body against it to hear something— anything— from inside. She closed her eyes, suddenly feeling very nervous, wondering what the heck she was doing at Yamucha's bedroom door, about to ask him for some kissing help.
Tap, tap.
Bura had a hard time believing she was the one that made those two taps on his door. Soon enough, she heard an answer from inside, telling her to come in. Sucking in a deep breath, she turned the doorknob and peeked her head in.
"Oh, hey. What's up, Bura?" Yamucha asked, sitting on his bed and reading a book. He marked his page by putting a bookmark in the book, setting it aside before throwing his legs over his bed to rest them on the floor.
"Umm…nothing too much," she began, stepping in and closing the door gently behind her, "I just have a bit of a…problem."
Oh man, please tell me I am not doing this!
"Problem? Well…have a seat and tell me about it," he responded, patting the seat next to him on the bed. Cautiously, uncertainly, she did so, only sitting on the very end of the bed.
Bura took a deep breath. Even though she should feel so nervous that she could pass out any second, she actually felt comfortable enough to go on…just very tentatively.
"You remember how Goten asked me out on a date yesterday?"
"Uh-huh."
"And you know how much I like him?"
"Yep."
"Well, my problem is…"
"…Yes?"
Bura closed her eyes, "I want to please him, but I never really kissed before." She said it quickly enough, but it felt like time was going in slow motion. Would he laugh at her?
"Oh, is that it?"
Her eyes snapped open, a look of bewilderment crossing her face as she stared at him, "What do you mean "is that it?" Yamucha, I'm really self-conscious about this!"
He chuckled softly, patting her hand that gripped the blankets, "Okay, okay, sorry, Bura. So that's your problem. How did you want me to help?"
Bura bit her bottom lip, her eyes showing off everything he needed to know. Sitting there, Bura felt very childish and hopeful, wondering how Yamucha would react to her request.
His eyes widened, "Whoa! …whoa…" was the most he was able to get out. He looked away from the young girl momentarily, down at the carpet and his bare feet, "That's one thing I sure wasn't expecting tonight…"
Bura sighed, beginning to stand up, "Never mind. It was a bad idea, I—."
"No, wait," Yamucha stopped her by grabbing her wrist in his large hands. Bura looked down at the connection for a moment before looking back up into his face. Was he actually considering it?
"…Yes?" Bura urged him on, prudently sitting back down.
Yamucha looked back down at the carpet, wondering if it would be wrong or not. Buruma or Vejiita could just come barging in at any moment, so what if got caught kissing their daughter?
"It wasn't a real kiss. I was just showing her something."
Ha! Even though it would be true, it sounded too fake.
He looked back up at the expectant girl, "If it's for love," he smiled softly.
A large, toothy smile made its way to Bura's lips as she threw her arms around his waist in a tight bear hug, "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"Eh heh…" he awkwardly rested a hand on her back, "my pleasure."
Bura hung on to him for a little longer before letting him go, a more serious look present in her features. Feeling the mood change slightly, her muscles tensed and her breath got caught in her throat.
"Umm…okay, the first thing you need to do is relax. You're not going to get anywhere if he thinks you're nervous around him," Yamucha informed her, rubbing up and down her arms.
She nodded, letting her shoulders slump to show him that she wasn't so rigid. He nodded then, telling her that was good.
"Now, at the beginning, you can have closed lips, it's how most start out. Then you can go into the parted lips," Yamucha felt slight perspiration form on his eyebrows, "tongue isn't really needed, it just gives the kiss more passion."
Again, Bura nodded. She knew all this stuff he was telling her, she just needed to know how to do it directly. She wasn't about to interrupt him though. If it lightened the mood enough, why not let him explain what they're going to do? Another half of her just wanted to get it over with. After all, there was no turning back now.
"Okay, so…you ready?" Yamucha asked and she could hint the nervousness in his voice. Probably just scared that her father would catch them. She was even scared of that!
Another nod. For some reason, she could produce no words, only movement.
"'Kay…" she heard him breathe out before watching as he slowly inched his way closer to her. Wait…did she want this?! After all…this would be her first real kiss! No, wait again…this wasn't a real kiss! It didn't count! Everything was all right…
His lips were on hers. Her eyes widened slightly as she watched him, his eyes closed and narrowed down in concentration. Her lips were tightly pursed together, not moving along with his at all. That's what she should be doing though…in order to make a kiss work, both partners had to get into it.
Gradually, her eyelids closed also, her mouth pressing just a little more to liven the kiss up. Her lips slid over his, her head tilting slightly to the side so their noses wouldn't get in the way of anything.
He really was a good kisser! Just thinking this made her press a little more, surprised that she was actually enjoying this as much as she was. And who ever said learning had to be a big downer?
Before she knew it, Yamucha pulled away, his hands now noticeably on her hips. He opened his eyes to see Bura's eyes open at a leisurely pace, their eyes locking the instant after.
He smirked a little, letting out a soft breath, "That was good, Bura. Just don't hold back so much at the beginning. Most guys will think you don't want—."
Heck with whatever else he had to say. Bura knew she could do a lot better than that and she wanted to prove that to him. She moved closer to him and let her lips meet with his again. He made a trivial moan of surprise from this action, immediately kissing her back. Subconsciously, Bura's hands slid up his arms and to his shoulders, parting her lips slightly like he mentioned earlier.
Light smooching sounds began as their heads turned from side to side every once in awhile, leaning against each other to balance themselves. Soon enough, however, Yamucha pulled away, their lips almost seeming like they weren't ready for a breath yet.
This time, he let out a long breath, looking back into Bura's flustered face, "Wow…that was really good, Bura. I know Goten will be—."
Again, Bura shut him up by lip locking once more. He tried speaking her name within the kiss, but it only came out as a muffled incoherent word. Bura leaned against him more this time, her fingers sliding their way to the back of his neck.
"Mmmm…" they both moaned out lowly in unison, Yamucha's eyes finally closing again. His hands remained on her hips the whole time, until this moment when he was able to snake his arms around her flat stomach, her curvy sides, and to her lower back.
Were any thoughts running through their heads? Yes, but too many to actually make any sense of. It wasn't like they were totally concentrating on how well the other was doing on the kiss either, because as far as they were concerned, it was perfect.
"Bura? Hey, Bura, you around?" they both suddenly heard Pan out in the hallway, making her way closer to his bedroom. The doorknob twisted from the outside and before Yamucha could even blink, Bura was out of his arms and out of sight all together. He looked around, still trying to make sense of the situation.
Pan opened up Yamucha door, peeking inside and looking around. She noticed Yamucha on the bed, "Hey, have you seen Bura around? I can't find her anywhere. I can't sense her ki right now."
His eyes darted all around the room, trying to figure out where the girl with blue tresses went to, "I…umm…" he stood up and looked around, almost losing his balance as he did so.
"Are you…okay?" Pan couldn't help but ask, looking at Yamucha like he was drunk.
"I…yes," Yamucha finally got his act together as he stood straight up and stood still, "I'm fine. And no, I haven't seen Bura. Sorry."
Pan sighed and shook her head, closing his door again and leaving without another word. Yamucha blinked a couple more times, plopping back down on his bed.
"Is she gone?" he heard a whisper from out of nowhere.
He jumped off the bed again and looked around, "Wh-what?" He then saw aqua eyes peek out from around the corner in his private bathroom, the tips of her fingers resting over the side.
"Pan, is she gone?" Bura whispered again, this time a little louder once she saw for herself that Pan wasn't around. She came out from the bathroom, her face unusually pale yet very flustered at the same time.
Yamucha looked at her like he never seen the girl before, watching her closely as she walked to the middle of the room, her arms crossed under her chest. They both stood there in silence, not knowing what would be the appropriate thing to say.
"Well…maybe I should appear out of nowhere and see what Pan wants before she gets my dad in the hunt…" Bura said lowly, letting out an obviously forced chuckle.
"Heh…yeah," Yamucha agreed, running his hand back through his ponytail-ed hair.
Bura nodded, not moving immediately. Did she want something else? Something more? It was hard to tell, but soon enough, she walked towards the door, calling a goodnight to him before disappearing on the other side.
Yamucha, again, stood motionless for the longest time. Finally, he fell back on his bed sideways, his hands covering his face in shame for what he did.
And for how much he enjoyed it.
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Sorry for the long awaited chapter. ^^ Guess I got a little bit of writer's block for awhile. But it is a long one, ne? =D I hope you enjoyed it as much as Yamucha did. ::giggle:: Well, please review and tell me what ya think! I'll try to have the next chapter up sooner.
Anyway, the other day I was watching Maury and he had these guests on the show and…this 42 year old woman married this 14 year old boy. People were all booing it and crap, but I actually found it quite sweet. I hate it when people think of age…shouldn't that be the least of everyone's worries? Oooo, that makes me so mad!