Disclaimer: Blah, blah, blah, I don't own anything, you people should really know this by now.
A/N: Wow, four reviews in less than 2 days, I am so happy. Man, I guess this story is taking as well as it did in the other place I posted it. Even though I have changed it drastically since then. So, there you go.
Goten looked around the loft he had gotten in New York. It was plenty big for one person. The company had sent him a few house warming gifts, a big screen TV, a new couch, and a new CD player. They had tried to give him a car to travel around, but he stated that he preferred walking. When they warned him that New York could be dangerous, he simply stated that he thought he could handle anything…well almost anything.
"Hey there newbie."
Goten spun around and looked at the young lady standing in his door way. She short blond hair. She wore a tank top and a pair of jeans with a hole in one knee. It was obvious that she had not bothered to fix her hair before she came. She leaned against the door with her arms crossed and a warm smile on her face. She pushed off the doorway and walked up to him, "So, you're Brad's new pet project? How interesting. You must really be able to sing if he went all the way to Japan just to find you."
Goten gave his normal smile and went back to unpacking stuff, "That's what he tells me. But I don't know."
"Ah…and humble too. Quiet a difference than the others."
"Others?"
The girl walked up and started to help him unpack, "Yeah, there have been plenty of others come here you know. But they all slack off and party too much. I must have seen at least half a dozen people live here in the past year."
"Really, how long have you lived here?"
"About 2 years. Came to the city after I graduated college and just never left. The city has that kind of pull on people."
"What do you do?"
"My, aren't we full of questions. You don't even know my name yet," the girl teased.
"Oh…well…what's your name?"
The girl smiled, "Jamie, and you are?"
"Goten."
"Goten huh? That's won't be too hard to remember. So, what style of music do you play?"
"Mostly just some mellow stuff. But it has become a little more aggressive as of late."
"A little?" came a voice from the door.
They both looked up as Brad came in. He had just gotten out of the office cause he was still wearing his business suit. "Watch out for that one Goten, she's a trickster."
Jamie looked up in false innocence, "What me? I am completely innocent."
"Sure you are. You just hit on every single male artist I bring in here."
"What?"
"Let's see, first the was James, then that guy from Europe that flopped, what was his name…"
Jamie rolled her eyes, "Gerome?"
"Yeah, then there was Chris, then Micheal, and now Goten. I swear I am starting to become less of a record dealer and more of your personal dating service."
"I would have you know that all of them made the first move. I was just being nice. And as for Goten here, he's not my type, so just back off."
Goten watched how the two related and laughed. They were almost related like brother and sister like Trunks and Bra. He was putting up a few pictures. He turned when there was a silent; Brad was looking at all the pictures. Jamie was holding one and looking at it. Goten looked at the one she was looking at. It was from last summer. Pan was sitting on the beach with Trunks behind her with his arms around her. Goten, was sitting beside Trunk and Bra and Marron were on either side of him with their head on his shoulders. Goten smiled at it.
Jamie looked back at him, "I see you were a ladies man."
Goten blushed slightly, "They were just teasing me. My girlfriend at the time was taking the picture, and they were just trying to get me in trouble."
Jamie noticed that with Bra he just had his arm on his shoulder, but with Marron Goten was leaning on her and hand his arm around her waist. Jamie smiled at this. "Whatever you say lover boy. Seeing the fact you said 'girlfriend at the time' I guess it worked."
Goten turned back to the boxes and got back to work. Brad leaned over to Jamie, "Sensitive subject. The girl just left him for another guy two days ago."
Jamie nodded knowingly.
Brad started for the door, "Well, I just came to make sure Goten got his stuff here okay and everything. I'll see you two later. Goten, we'll start on you CD next week, so get some of your songs together and drop them by my office and I will have my people look at them."
Goten kept unpacking, "Sure thing Brad."
Brad shut the door as he left. Jamie went back to helping Goten, "Hey sorry about that Goten, I…I didn't know."
Goten looked up to her and gave her the best smile her could muster, "Well, now you do. And I'm fine with it. If it wasn't for her, I would not have changed my style and gotten signed."
Jamie looked around and noticed that Goten did not even have any food around, "You hungry?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I know this all you can eat Mexican place down the street. My treat?"
"Mexican? Never had that."
Jamie stood and grabbed Goten's arm as she laughed, "Time to educate you in the ways of the city lover boy. Come on."
Just then, Goten's phone rang. He picked it up, "Hello?"
"Hey, uncle Goten."
Goten smiled, "Hey, how's my favorite niece?"
"I'm your only niece."
"I'm good. Look you really hurt Marron. She's been crying all day."
"I didn't mean to do that…tell her I'm sorry."
"Here, tell her yourself."
"Pan! Don't-"
"Hello?"
"Hey."
"Goten! Where are you! Are you back home!"
"Ummm…no Marron. Listen, you need to move on. I'm not going to be back for a while."
"What did I do to push you away so much?"
"You didn't do anything. I just needed to get away from everyone. No girlfriend or a person with crushes. It's just a lot simpler this way."
Jamie looked back in the door, "Come on Lover Boy. I'm hungry."
Unfortunately, Marron heard that, "Lover boy?"
"Marron, it's not what you think. It's just a neighbor."
"Sure Goten! You didn't leave here to keep from getting into a relationship. You left to get away from me!" The phone line went dead.
Goten hung his head. Jamie looked at him and gave a smile that begged forgiveness, "I guess that was a bad time to use my new nickname for you, huh?"
"That was Marron. The blond in the picture you were looking at."
Jamie frowned, "So, what happened?"
"The night before I left, she admitted her feelings for me. I thought it was just a crush. What am I saying? It is a crush."
"Why is it just a crush?"
"She…I…well…"
Jamie grabbed Goten's arm and started to walk down the hall, "This is going to take a while. Talk while we walk there."
Goten followed with the hopes that he had just made his first friend in New York.