- - An Unforgettable Night - -
Bra blinked, unmoving as she looked over the final product in the mirror. The dress looked even better on her than she thought it would. It was now accented by a shimmering silver scarf she'd bought only a day before, and the heeled black shoes she wore added an extra sense of elegance and style to it. Her long hair was done up beautifully, a few tendrils were left down, and all through her hair she had strategically and very carefully placed small diamond-like stones. And as always she'd sprayed on her favorite lilac scented perfume. To her, the overall effect was lovely, but she was mainly concerned with Goten's thoughts. Would he like it? Only time would tell. She placed her cell phone in her small purse and took in a breath before turning away from her mirror...where she was instantly face to face with her mother. She smiled. "Well?" She twirled gracefully.
Bulma smiled, then covered her mouth dramaticly with both hands and faked a sniffle. "...They grow up so fast..." They both instantly broke into laughter, Bra hit her mothers arm playfully with her purse.
"I'm serious mom...do I look OK?"
"Hon...you look gorgeous, you'll make every girl turn green." Bulma added in a playful wink for good measure. Bra would have loved to look herself over in the mirror once more, as her insecurities continued to build...but then she heard the doorbell and her eyes widened a bit. Knowing her daughters look of nervousness all too well, Bulma smiled and gently tucked a stray strand behind Bra's ear. "I'll stall him for a minute or two but don't take your sweet time."
Bra was grateful for her mothers understanding and nodded lightly. Bulma then went downstairs leaving Bra by herself. She took in a breath and smoothed out the skirt of her dress against her thighs as she mentally calmed herself. This was not as big a deal as she was making it out to be. Sure it was her first official date with Goten, and a very important night for her....but it wasn't the pinticle of her existance. And now she was beginning to feel that pull again...the one that drew her to Goten whenever he was near. She didn't bother with another glance at the mirror, she just wanted to be with him. She exited her room quickly enough but slowed her pace as she got to the stairs, she then walked slowly down them for the 'She's-all-that' effect. She even had that song 'Kiss me' playing in her mind and inwardly laughed at herself. But apparently it had worked, she'd gotten the reaction she was hoping for which was...a very stunned and speechless Goten, looking at her adoringly. For one split second in time she felt like a shimmering goddess. And to Goten that was exactly what she was. He thought from seeing her in a jade green version of this dress that he'd be ready for the impact of seeing her in the black one...and he was wrong...so wrong. Just the scent of her, knowing she was near, drove him half mad with wanting to be with her, but now, to him she was the perfect embodiement of a saiyajin princess. She was perfect. And perfect for him too. He had no idea how long he'd been staring at her, all he knew was that he was now behing nudged by Bulma's elbow for the second time. It took an immense effort to pry his eyes from Bra as she stood not six feet away from him at the bottom of the stairs, but he did, only to find Bulma clearing her throate and pointing to the transparent box he was holding. "Oh...I..sorry..." He blushed a bit and removed Bra's coursage from the box which he handed to Bulma. Looking back to Bra he smiled charmingly and came to stand before her. He kissed her cheek lightly before he slipped the coursage around her wrist. "I hope you like them...I saw your mother at the flourists when I went to buy it and she told me you liked orchids..so..."
"It's gorgeous, I love it." And she did. For as long as she could remember orchids had always been her favorite flower to look at. Though for her, nothing could beat the scent of lilac, which she always smelled of.
Goten now shot a glance to Bulma who beamed an I-told-you-so smile at him. "You two better get going.." Bulma looked to her watch. "I'd say you missed the point of being fashionably late about ten minutes ago."
Goten blushed and scratched his head. "Yeah...sorry...I couldn't figure out the tie thing." Bra smiled, then bit lightly at her bottom lip...anything to keep herself in check. The sight of him in that stylish all black suit made him seem even more powerful and commanding. She'd be lying if she said she didn't like it and didn't want him to take her....quite animalisticly at that. For now though, she banished the thoughts from her mind. She could get through one night without thinking of the two of them making love under the stars...or at leas she could try. Now she linked her arm in his and they were almost out the door when...
"Bra, dear, I don't expect you home tonight...but your father does...see he just doesn't see what this night means for the average teen...so for his sake--"
"I'll be home long before morning mom." Bra winked and Bulma smiled.
"Thanks sweety. Have fun."
With that they left the mansion. Bra had expected Goten to want to take his car...so she was shocked to see a black stretch limo just outside her house. "Whoa...you didn't have to Goten.."
He shrugged. "Yeah but I wanted to...I messed up my own prom night pretty bad..I wanted this one to be perfect." They both entered the limo which then smoothly drove out of the driveway and began on the way to the hotel where the prom would be taking place. Goten knew it was just a matter of time, and three minutes into the drive Bra broke the calm silence with...
"Exactly what happened on your prom night?" She vaguely remembered her brother getting ready for it..roughly a year and a half ago, but he hadn't mentioned anything about Goten's night. She crossed her arms and tilted her head a bit to the side, curiously.
He smiled. "Well to put it plainly...everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. I was dating Paris at the time. She was pretty high maintenance...so she wasn't too pleased that I wanted to drive us there, and I later had to sit through her lecture about how a limo was a part of the experience." He could see she was about to protest and tell him she wouldn't have cared if he had chosen to drive there in his car. He placed a finger gently to her lips to silence her. "I know...and like I said, I wanted to." She smiled and nodded. "Anyway, another earth shattering shock to Paris's system was that at the time I couldn't dance very well. I could see she was bumbed out about having to sit through her favorite songs. Then somewhere along the line I spilled my drink on her...then I got her home too late...it was just a huge mess." He sat back and closed his eyes, wanting nothing more then to forget that night. And as if she sensed this, Bra changed the subject.
"Pan's lucky...this is her second prom.."
"Heh, yeah, I always thought it was pretty bold of him to take her to our prom...but they've been together since so I guess what they have is pretty solid." He smiled at her. He knew now that he wanted what Trunks and Pan had. Of course he still wanted her, his body would never seem to let him forget how much he wanted her. But he knew he wanted more than that too. He wanted Bra completely, mind, body and soul. Maybe even for--.......how long was it going to take them to reach the damn hotel? He tried desperately to clear his mind...also tried to rid himself of the chibi anime images of himself with hearts and stars in his eyes. Then he looked to Bra....who he now realized was looking at him mischievously. He smiled. "Keep looking at me like that and something else will be pretty solid very soon..." He leaned in and pressed his lips ever so lightly to hers...though he should have guessed that her arms would come to link around his neck and keep him there...not that he was complaining.
She smiled all the more. "Your point?" They shared another kiss, though this one was longer, deeper. By the time the car stopped she was straddled over his hips as he held her close. It took them both a few minutes to realize the car had stopped. Bra smiled a bit and got off of him to fix her skirt. "We'll continue this conversation later..."
"I certainly hope so..." Goten winked and straightened himself as well. They both shared a lighthearted laugh, then emerged from the limo.
"Goten...is my hair okay?" Bra blushed, embarassed that she was being plagued by last minute nervousness.
Was she kidding? Goten asking himself. He smiled. "Your hair's fine, you're gorgeous, relax..." And to drench any other fears or doubts she might be having, he took her into his arms and kissed her till she whimpered softly and melted against him. "Ready?"
"For anything." She smiled and linked her arm in his.
The hotel itself was beautiful, one of the best in Satan City. The ballroom had been professionally decorated and though a bit dim, was made to shimmer and sparkle. The theme, as far as Bra could guess, was supposed to be a night of romancem which she found suited her just fine. She was anxious to see what Pan was wearing, however she and Goten had to wait in line for a few minutes to have the customary prom photo taken. She would love to have skipped it but she knew her mother would never forgive her...plus she wanted something special to remember the night as well. After that they found a table. Goten sat, pulling Bra onto his lap before she had a chance to sit down. She giggled happily as he wrapped his arms around her waist. They probably would have shared another kiss but Trunks and Pan chose that moment to show up.
"For the second time this week....get a room." Trunks smirked.
Bra smiled and gestured to their current surroundings. "I fully intend to."
"Aww man...I so did NOT need to hear that. In fact I'm going to pretend I didn't."
"Pretend all you like, brother dear." Bra childishly stuck her tongue out at him. He glared at her...then mimicked her childish act and stuck his tongue out at her.
Pan laughed lightly. "Grow up you two." The raven haired girl now took the oppertunity and pushed Trunks down onto a chair and took her place on his lap, his arms instinctively wrapping around her waist as he trailed soft kisses over her shoulder. After a moment Pan blinked. "Heh, this is kinda deja vu-ish..."
Bra perked a brow. "Huh?"
"Well...it's kinda like the last prom I went to...minus the Paris...god she was such a snob.." Trunks nodded in agreement with her.
Bra couldn't bring herself to admit it just yet, but she had become rather jealous of Paris over the past thirty minutes, and all the more territorial towards Goten. It wasn't like she felt threatened by an ex girlfriend...all the talk of Goten with anyone else just made her uneasy. She pushed those thoughts aside though, she really didn't know Paris all that well anyway. She enjoyed the next hour with the three people she liked best. Eventually Marron and Uub would stop dancing long enough to chat, however that came to an end when Marron had gotten bored. She took immense pleasure in announcing her and Uub's departure, and should anyone need them they'd be in their room on the third floor. To that, Bra and Pan just shook their heads and giggled. It was now time to announce the king and queen. Bra rolled her eyes and suggested they all just leave at that point, but Pan insisted on staying just to see who won. A fellow classmate approached the stage, envelope in hand. "Ladies and gentlemen, this years prom king and queen are...." There was a dead silence among the crowd as the girl opened the envelope. "Bra Briefs and Ryu Kitto!" Everyone clapped as a spotlight shined on Ryu, a rich, handsome, and highly respected student of Orange Star...who always reminded Bra of a younger Yamcha. And of course, a bright light shined down on her. This was exactly why she'd wanted to leave before this announcement was made. She hadn't wanted to win, but there had been talk around school for weeks that she might. She looked to Goten and smiled apologeticly, relieved when he noddedin understanding.
"Go on, your highness..." He feigned pain when she playfully punched his arm. She then stood and went to join Ryu who was already on stage. They were both crowned and he held her hand in the air as the crowd applauded, smiling as he spoke in a voice low enough for only her to hear.
"You should have come here with me, Bra my sweet, I was heartbroken when you rejected me."
Bra simply smiled as sweetly as possible. "So heartbroken that it only took you the better half of twenty minutes to find someone else..."
"Ah but you were my first choice...and isn't us being voted king and queen enough of a sign for you that we should have come here together?"
"No...it just shows me that the students of this school think of this tradition as one big popularity contest..." With that she snatched her hand from his and made her way off the stage, though Ryu was close behind and grabbed her arm before she could rejoin her group.
"Please, sweetheart, if not for me, then at least for the sake of everyone here, dance with me...after all it is a custom." And before she could protest he had an arm wrapped around her waist and took her free hand into his. She showed him a look of apparent dislike, but her features soon softened. She didn't want to make a scene, and it was only one dance. Still she hated the way he was touching her, like he was trying to stake a claim. Through the corner of her eye she could see Ryu's date becoming pretty upset.
"Bastard...you're enjoying this..."
"Every moment of it." He smiled at her, then leaned in and kissed her. Instinctively she placed her hands on his shoulders pushed him away...although she hadn't even thought to hold anything back.....and he flew clear across the room.
This was it...her fear had become reality. She could already hear the collective whispers as everyone stared at her. She became frozen in place, by now anyone who was near her had backed away.
'What else can you expect with a father like hers?'
'I'll bet her mom experimented on her, weirdo.'
'Guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, she's probably as creepy as those people she hangs out with.'
'That's probably the only reason she won.'
'Freak.'
'Spaz.'
'She can't be trusted.'
Now she was on the verge of tears. She didn't think her legs could support her much longer. And then she felt something solid and strong beside her, holding her up. It was Goten, she didn't even have to look at him to know that. "You alright?" She managed a light nod. She then removed a card from the band that held her coursage to her wrist. It was a card key for one of the rooms in the hotel. Goten now understood why she had slipped away from the group earlier on in the night. She gave the card to him.
"Just get me out of here." A final glance behind her told her that Ryu was alright. For that much she was thankful. With every thought already swirling around in her head, she couldn't deal with having injured someone, or anything worse.
Goten escorted her out, though they stopped at the entrance where Trunks and Pan waited. Pan hugged her clearly shaken friend. "I'll call you tomorrow, okay?" Bra nodded. She didn't want to speak, she just wanted to leave the damnable ballroom.
"I'll cover for you..." Said Trunks. He then shot a glance to Goten. "Take care of her."
Goten nodded and they then exited the ballroom. Both were silent in the elevator, and the short walk to the suite that Bra had gotten them for the night. He took her to a couch and sat down beside her. The silence went on for a while till he couldn't stand it anymore. "Bra...please don't let anything anyone said tonight get to you."
She shook her head lightly. "I don't want to think about it anymore..." By now she'd come to the conclusion that none of this would matter once she left for Zenith City. For now she could just ignore what everyone said...for now she could find comfort in the incredibly sweet guy beside her. She forced a smile. "Really, I'm okay...I was just a little...weirded out by that happened. I'm fine though...promise."
"You're sure?"
"Positive." She took a look around them now and smiled suggestively. "We're finally here though.." she inched closer to him. "Do you realize what it's time for?"
Goten wrapped an arm around her waist, his smile matching hers. "I think I have a pretty good idea..."
And out of nowhere she whipped out her credit card. "Time to raid the minibar, abuse room service, and rent every movie available in the senseless comedy genre."
Goten sighed dreamily. "You are the perfect woman..."
She giggled. "Nah...pretty close though.." She winked playfully.
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Twelve mini vodkas, two hot fudge sundaes, and three 'Scary Movies' later, both Goten and Bra lay on the rather large bed of the suite. The alcohol, though it hadn't been enough to get her drunk, had taken off some of the tension, and for that she was thankful. For hours now she'd been having fun with the only person she could really see herself with romanticly, and though neither would admit it, they'd both been fighting the strong urge to make their heated fantasies a very vivid reality. Now Goten turned on his side, propped up on his elbow, a soft smile to his lips as he stared at her. Her eyes fixed on his as she laughed lightly. "What?"
He touched a gentle hand to her cheek. "You are so beautiful.."
She failed to see how though. Somewhere between the drinks and the ice cream they had gotten into a pillow fight and her hair looked like she'd just been in a car accident, and she was more than sure what little make-up she had put on was a mess as well. But she tried to think of it from his point of view. Would he still be so damn hot just after a fight? All sweaty and serious and probably panting as the wind played with his dark hair....She realized she'd just answered her own question. She could see he meant what he said though. There was the apprent look of adoration in his eyes. She loved it when he looked at her like that. He now leaned in and kissed her...and she couldn't stop herself from unbottoning his shirt as she kissed back. She was starting to feel it again, perhaps now stronger than before, the feeling that what they were doing was somehow destined, the feeling of a lust threatening to overcome whatever willpower she had left. His shirt was now completely undone and she eased it down his shoulders as he came to hover over her. He shrugged himself out of it and trailed his kisses down her neck, this hands caressing her sides which sent the most delightful shiver down her spine. Then he stopped kissing her all together and drew back a bit to look into her eyes. He didn't have to say a thing, she knew what he was silently asking her. Both of them knew that if this went any further, neither would be able to stop. To answer his question she kissed teasingly at his lips and elevated her hips a bit so that her hips were pressed against his. Her arms then wrapped around his neck as her hips began to grind against his, she felt the unmistakable proof of his arousal against her and pulled away with a smile to her lips, rather enjoying the way Goten sounded when he groaned, his voice so low and sexy. He smiled that charming smile at her, the one that made her melt, then sat back a bit to slowly undress her. And he did so with care, kissing every newly exposed part of her body as he went along. The sight of her naked and wanting was really doing a number on his restraint, but he had decided to go slow...until it could no longer be helped. Bra then took the oppertunity to sit up and ease him down on his back. She licked at his lips, then trailed feather light kisses down his body. Goten swore he could feel his body heat up all the more with every teasing kiss. She removed his pants and slowly kissed her way up his thigh, all the while he had to tightly grip at the bedsheets beneath him to keep control, his erection was just begging to be within her. As if she sensed that she ran her tongue up the impressive length of him. She found she liked to tease him, it was fun to see how much he could take. Her hand then stroked him slowly, feeling him grow even harder as she did. Her eyes found his, pleased to see that his were as glossed over with lust as hers felt. He moaned lightly and panted a bit as she leaned in to run her tongue over the tip of his erection...and apprently that was the extent of his control. He sat up and grabbed her by the shoulders, kissing her hard, forceful, and her arms fell to her sides. The kiss had made her incredibly warm and weak. He slowly turned her and layed her down on her back, continuing to kiss her, their tongues dueling. Her legs parted for him and he pulled his head away enough to catch his breath as he settled himself at her warm, wet opening. He felt the need to do a little teasing of his own. He took both of her hands and brought each to rest beside her head on the pillow, he then held her them there firmly at her wrists, flashing her a sexy smile as he began to grind himself against her, his erection teasing her till she couldn't stand it anymore. She moaned and whimpered, begging him to enter her. By now he could feel his arousal throbbing, and he knew he both wanted and needed to take her. They both moaned out loudly as he entered her, slowly sheathing himself in her warmth, reveling in how wet and tight she was, for a moment he stayed completely still, unaware that she was shuddering in pain beneath him. She now knew why so many girls in movies bothered with the 'It's-my-first-time' speech. He felt her tightly clench her fists and looked to her face only to find tears slowly streaming down her cheeks. He leaned in and kissed onw away, letting her wrists go so that she could grip his shoulders. He withdrew slowly and proceeded to love her gently, kissing her ever so often until she was ready for more. She whimpered his name, begged him to go faster and soon enough she experienced the greatest pleasure imaginable. Her nails dug into his skin as they reached a climax together, and she truly did feel like a goddess as he called out her name.
He lay beside her for some time after, a hand gently running through her hair as he held her close beneath the blankets. She could barely think straight, as she was feeling so blissful, but one thing she knew for sure was that she was glad she'd waited. She knew with every fiber of er being that she would never have wanted to experience a bond like that with anyone other than Goten.
It was nearing dawn now. The sky bore the most beautiful pre-dawn blue-ish color, and the stars still sparkled. Goten sighed contentedly and now wrapped both arms around her. He wanted to say something meaningful, something that would give some indication as to how happy he was feeling just knowing this was the start of something wonderful between them.
".....Good morning..."
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"He's in love with her?!" Pan's eyes were wide with shock as she stood outside her house with Trunks. They had been discussing how nice it was that Bra and Goten were finally admiting they had a thing for eachother, having partied all night long....but then Trunks had let it slip that Goten was actually in love with Bra. "Are you sure?"
Trunks now looked a bit confused. "I've known the guy all my life...I know when he is or isn't sprung on someone. What's the problem though? It's Bra...that's a good thing..right...?"
Pan sighed. "Sweety...I love you...but you're dense. Have you forgotten your sister's plans? The fact that she's leaving for college to a place that's about a good three thousand miles from here...and that's probably even more of a distance between there and Goten's school." She began to rub her temples as if she had a headache. A look at Trunks told her that what she said was beginning to set in.
"But if she feels the same way about him...won't she stay?"
Pan shook her head. "She's dead set on going to that school, she won't give that up...and uncle Goten...I don't think he'll be able to take the fact that she won't stay close to home for him. He always was a sensitive kinda guy when it came to relationships.." She sighed again, exhaustedly. "I guess we'll just have to leave it up to them though. I think they're both rational enough to work something out."
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Bra finally finished putting her hair in something that resembled the style it had been in the previous night. She knew she'd have to apologize to her mother for not getting home before dawn but it was a small price to pay. She still wore a smile on her face as Goten came up behind her and kissed her neck. "All set?"
"Just about...I just need to get my shoes on." She turned around and kissed his lips, then went over to the bed and sat on the edge of it as she slipped her feet into her shoes and went about strapping them.
Goten turned and leaned against a wall, watching her. He was never really the type to think too far ahead, but he thought he could really see a future with him and Bra. He thought it wouldn't hurt to voice a future goal of his. "I was thinking...about transfering to Silver Star after the vacation. So that way I'd be able to go to a school that's closer to home...closer to you.."
Her eyes widened a bit. He thought she was going to Silver Star. For a minute she froze in place...bent over in way that he couldn't see her face. She took a breath, then sat up straight. "That wouldn't be close enough though...I haven't changed my mind about going to Euphoria..." There was silence for a while after she said that.
"But I thought..." He'd thought that what they had was special enough to make her want to stay. "Bra...we can't really hope to have much of a relationship if you go that far away..."
"Then come with me.."
"You know I can't do that, my school is in West City and my family is here, the job I want is here, the life I want is here..." Now his eyes were pleading with hers.
However...Bra refused to relent on this subject. "Goten...after what happened tonight...nothing could make me want to stay. I like you...a lot..but I won't give up on my dream for a relationship that I'm not even sure I want." Simply saying that brought tears to her eyes. Of course she felt more for him than that, but her own pride wouldn't let her give up on leaving. She thought of the way people had talked about her at the prom. The memory only brought on new pain.
"Damnit Bra...you can't just say 'I like you' after all we've done tonight...I know you felt more than that."
"I spend one night in your arms and all of a sudden you think you know everything about me?" She shook her head. "Maybe this was a mistake then...this entire night was a mistake."
"That's not it at all. Bra I--"
"I don't want to hear it...this conversation...this relationship....is over." She didn't think she could take any more without breaking down and crying...so she instant transmissioned herself home, leaving Goten pretty much crushed.
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- - Without A Trace - -
- - Epilouge - -
Bra spent days in her room, some crying, and some in fits of anger. But through either emotion she began to pack her things into boxes to be shipped to an apartment in Zenith City. She had told her mother everything that happenedon prom night. Well almost everything. She'd left out her intimacy with Goten and skipped straight to their fight after her display of strength in the ballroom. She'd pleaded with her mother to let her stay in Zenith City until school began there. Eventually Bulma said yes, on the condition that Bra get a summer job there. Of course she'd be given an allowance for anything she might need, but Bulma was sure that a job would teach her daughter some responsibility.
Within a week her graduation ceremony was held, and she attended. Though she managed somehow evade her friends. She didn't want to speak to Pan or Marron, and eventually both girls would find out her plans from Bulma when they would call for her. Three days after graduation she was gone, not a word to the girls she'd once been so close to, or the man whos heart she'd broken.
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And so we come to the end...it's been fun hasn't it? I thought this would be a weird way to end it, but I was well prepared and fear not, there's a part two to this whole thing. But it does leave burning questions doesn't it? First thing you need to know, the second part takes place years later.
Will Goten go and find her?
Will Bra ever admit she was wrong, or will she lose her one chance at true love?!?!?!
Well based on the kinda reaction I get from this, I'll decide whether I wanna post the second part or not, so...gimme feedback!!!