The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
--Turn, Turn, Turn--
She wanted to hit him. But why would she do that when it was she who'd given him the order. How stupid could she be? Paris was his ex- girlfriend. It seemed she would do anything to get him back and Bra just let him walk right into her arms. Can you say DUMBASS?
"Why did you do that?" Bra asked. She knew why he did it. So why was she asking?
Goten raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that what you wanted me to do?"
Bra could feel her anger quickly coming back and there was nothing she could do to stop what came out next. "And like an idiot, you went and did it?!! What kinda fool are you?!!" There she went with the talking- before-thinking thing.
Goten looked surprised and hurt. "I only did it because you told me to."
"You really haven't changed at all, you know that?" Bra said. She'd regretted saying what she'd said. She hated for him to have that look on his face. But there was no way she could stop her mouth from moving. "You're just a mindless moron who can't think for himself."
Then Goten's expression changed. His brow furrowed and his eyes narrowed. Yep, that was anger written on his face. "Look who's talking about someone who hasn't changed. You're still an arrogant, bratty little child."
To see such anger and hear such hurtful words come from him was not unusual. She'd heard him yell at her brother and Pan and even Marron from time to time. But he'd never directed such words at her. It hurt. But she deserved what she was getting now. She'd pushed this man up to his last straw. She'd insulted him. And what did she expect? He was only human (well, half Saiyan too). When pushed, the only natural reaction was to push back.
"And if you're so much smarter than everybody else, why'd you tell me to do something you didn't even want me to do?" Goten continued.
"Because I didn't want you to lose your job because of me!" Bra shouted.
"Don't you get it yet?" Goten said, turning his back to her. "It's not the job I care about. I didn't ask Paris to go out with me because I wanna keep my job. I did it because it was what YOU wanted. I did it for you."
Bra's heart did a little ditty. She wasn't sure what to say after hearing something like that. It pretty much went against the very reason they were keeping their feelings a secret. If he didn't care about his job, then why all the secrecy in the first place? It was all too much for her to understand. Should she be happy that he was doing this for her? Or should she question the whole situation? What man could honestly believe that a woman would want him to go out with another woman?
She sighed and played at her hair. There wasn't really a way for her to undo what was done. Normally, if she had a problem, she would just eliminate it. But this wasn't like a video game. This wasn't like the scratched up CD that she could trash and easily replace. She was dealing with people now. And in dealing with people, the answer did not lie in destruction or making a replacement. In the case of dealing with other people, you had to either make a compromise or sink back into your pitiful little world of loneliness. And now the later was simply not an option.
Life was so much easier when she didn't have to deal with relationships. When she hadn't confessed her love for the man before her. When all she had to do was worship him from afar. Now look what was happening. What a mess.
"Listen, Bra. I'm sorry--" Goten began.
"No, I'M sorry, Goten," Bra interrupted. She put her head down and shook it. "I shouldn't have called you those terrible names. Especially when I'M the one who screwed things up." Wow. That was something she didn't do everyday. Apologize. She never thought she'd EVER have to do that. EVER. But here she was. Apologizing. New things happened everyday when you start revealing your feelings.
Goten's eyes were warm and sincere, as they always were (unless you made him mad, as she found out) and he gave her a smile. His usual smile. "You didn't screw up. You did what you thought was right. That's one of the reasons you're so easy to fall for."
There was a long silence. Bra's heart sang again and danced a jig. That was definitely something good. One of Goten's best qualities was making people feel good about themselves, no matter who they were or what they'd done.
Unfortunately, lunch period was quickly drawing to a close and she hadn't eaten yet. She knew she was part Saiyan. It was important for her to have nourishment. But for some strange reason, she wasn't able to leave the room.
And before she knew it, Goten was standing right in front of her. His closeness startled her. As a matter of fact, she couldn't believe he would even risk standing this close to her while they were at school.
Then the unthinkable happened.
He kissed her. And this wasn't your friendly peck on the cheek. This was latex, fur and feathers kinda stuff. In his classroom. During school hours. It was unorthodox. Yet, there was a certain thrill in it all. The mere thought that they could possibly get caught sent a wave of sheer excitement through her entire body. She couldn't believe he would be so...what was the word for it?
Oh, who cares? Her hormones were beginning to get the best of her as she pressed her body close to his. He slowly began trailing kisses down her chin and finally to her throat. The unnamed feeling had returned and was quickly growing, specifically in a place between her legs that she'd rather not mention....
She could swear she'd heard herself moan. It sounded like her voice, yet it was so distant. And soon after, another distant sound reached her ears. It was the bell for class to begin. FOR CLASS TO BEGIN???!!!!
Bra jumped out of Goten's arms. She could still feel his hands on her body. But she had to get it out of her head. She had to get it together before she went to class. Taking a deep breath, she could feel that her face was flushed.
"Sorry, I don't know what came over me," Goten apologized, scratching the back of his head.
"Don't be," Bra said, a little breathless. She wasn't sure what made her say THAT. She gave him a little smile. "I'll see you after school." With that she made her way out of Goten's classroom and down the hall.
This had turned out to be an interesting day indeed. But it wasn't over yet. She wondered what could be in store for them at the tutoring session. Then again, Paris was still going to be a problem, considering he was officially dating her now.
Bra looked at her watch and picked up the pace. As she sped down the hall, the four girls who had been in Goten's classroom when she arrived were standing at their lockers, giggling. Hm. That was another thing she wanted to talk to him about.
--End Turn, Turn, Turn--
--Hello, again. Yeah, after another long wait, here's another short episode of The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret. I'm so sorry it's taking so long for this. But I AM one step closer to getting my computer equipment up and going. Maybe I won't screw up majorly between now and the next episode. Thank you for taking time out to read it. And thank you for all the past reviews.
--So, let me know what you think. As for me, I was told by a reviewer that I shouldn't be so hard on myself (or something like that). Thanks for that bit of advice.
--AND my mother always told me that if I didn't have anything nice to say, I shouldn't say anything at all....
--Oh, and don't give up on me yet. The real stuff is on its way.
--Turn, Turn, Turn--
She wanted to hit him. But why would she do that when it was she who'd given him the order. How stupid could she be? Paris was his ex- girlfriend. It seemed she would do anything to get him back and Bra just let him walk right into her arms. Can you say DUMBASS?
"Why did you do that?" Bra asked. She knew why he did it. So why was she asking?
Goten raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that what you wanted me to do?"
Bra could feel her anger quickly coming back and there was nothing she could do to stop what came out next. "And like an idiot, you went and did it?!! What kinda fool are you?!!" There she went with the talking- before-thinking thing.
Goten looked surprised and hurt. "I only did it because you told me to."
"You really haven't changed at all, you know that?" Bra said. She'd regretted saying what she'd said. She hated for him to have that look on his face. But there was no way she could stop her mouth from moving. "You're just a mindless moron who can't think for himself."
Then Goten's expression changed. His brow furrowed and his eyes narrowed. Yep, that was anger written on his face. "Look who's talking about someone who hasn't changed. You're still an arrogant, bratty little child."
To see such anger and hear such hurtful words come from him was not unusual. She'd heard him yell at her brother and Pan and even Marron from time to time. But he'd never directed such words at her. It hurt. But she deserved what she was getting now. She'd pushed this man up to his last straw. She'd insulted him. And what did she expect? He was only human (well, half Saiyan too). When pushed, the only natural reaction was to push back.
"And if you're so much smarter than everybody else, why'd you tell me to do something you didn't even want me to do?" Goten continued.
"Because I didn't want you to lose your job because of me!" Bra shouted.
"Don't you get it yet?" Goten said, turning his back to her. "It's not the job I care about. I didn't ask Paris to go out with me because I wanna keep my job. I did it because it was what YOU wanted. I did it for you."
Bra's heart did a little ditty. She wasn't sure what to say after hearing something like that. It pretty much went against the very reason they were keeping their feelings a secret. If he didn't care about his job, then why all the secrecy in the first place? It was all too much for her to understand. Should she be happy that he was doing this for her? Or should she question the whole situation? What man could honestly believe that a woman would want him to go out with another woman?
She sighed and played at her hair. There wasn't really a way for her to undo what was done. Normally, if she had a problem, she would just eliminate it. But this wasn't like a video game. This wasn't like the scratched up CD that she could trash and easily replace. She was dealing with people now. And in dealing with people, the answer did not lie in destruction or making a replacement. In the case of dealing with other people, you had to either make a compromise or sink back into your pitiful little world of loneliness. And now the later was simply not an option.
Life was so much easier when she didn't have to deal with relationships. When she hadn't confessed her love for the man before her. When all she had to do was worship him from afar. Now look what was happening. What a mess.
"Listen, Bra. I'm sorry--" Goten began.
"No, I'M sorry, Goten," Bra interrupted. She put her head down and shook it. "I shouldn't have called you those terrible names. Especially when I'M the one who screwed things up." Wow. That was something she didn't do everyday. Apologize. She never thought she'd EVER have to do that. EVER. But here she was. Apologizing. New things happened everyday when you start revealing your feelings.
Goten's eyes were warm and sincere, as they always were (unless you made him mad, as she found out) and he gave her a smile. His usual smile. "You didn't screw up. You did what you thought was right. That's one of the reasons you're so easy to fall for."
There was a long silence. Bra's heart sang again and danced a jig. That was definitely something good. One of Goten's best qualities was making people feel good about themselves, no matter who they were or what they'd done.
Unfortunately, lunch period was quickly drawing to a close and she hadn't eaten yet. She knew she was part Saiyan. It was important for her to have nourishment. But for some strange reason, she wasn't able to leave the room.
And before she knew it, Goten was standing right in front of her. His closeness startled her. As a matter of fact, she couldn't believe he would even risk standing this close to her while they were at school.
Then the unthinkable happened.
He kissed her. And this wasn't your friendly peck on the cheek. This was latex, fur and feathers kinda stuff. In his classroom. During school hours. It was unorthodox. Yet, there was a certain thrill in it all. The mere thought that they could possibly get caught sent a wave of sheer excitement through her entire body. She couldn't believe he would be so...what was the word for it?
Oh, who cares? Her hormones were beginning to get the best of her as she pressed her body close to his. He slowly began trailing kisses down her chin and finally to her throat. The unnamed feeling had returned and was quickly growing, specifically in a place between her legs that she'd rather not mention....
She could swear she'd heard herself moan. It sounded like her voice, yet it was so distant. And soon after, another distant sound reached her ears. It was the bell for class to begin. FOR CLASS TO BEGIN???!!!!
Bra jumped out of Goten's arms. She could still feel his hands on her body. But she had to get it out of her head. She had to get it together before she went to class. Taking a deep breath, she could feel that her face was flushed.
"Sorry, I don't know what came over me," Goten apologized, scratching the back of his head.
"Don't be," Bra said, a little breathless. She wasn't sure what made her say THAT. She gave him a little smile. "I'll see you after school." With that she made her way out of Goten's classroom and down the hall.
This had turned out to be an interesting day indeed. But it wasn't over yet. She wondered what could be in store for them at the tutoring session. Then again, Paris was still going to be a problem, considering he was officially dating her now.
Bra looked at her watch and picked up the pace. As she sped down the hall, the four girls who had been in Goten's classroom when she arrived were standing at their lockers, giggling. Hm. That was another thing she wanted to talk to him about.
--End Turn, Turn, Turn--
--Hello, again. Yeah, after another long wait, here's another short episode of The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret. I'm so sorry it's taking so long for this. But I AM one step closer to getting my computer equipment up and going. Maybe I won't screw up majorly between now and the next episode. Thank you for taking time out to read it. And thank you for all the past reviews.
--So, let me know what you think. As for me, I was told by a reviewer that I shouldn't be so hard on myself (or something like that). Thanks for that bit of advice.
--AND my mother always told me that if I didn't have anything nice to say, I shouldn't say anything at all....
--Oh, and don't give up on me yet. The real stuff is on its way.