Meeting you for the first time again
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"Bra, I love you. I need you more than anything in my life, you are my everything." He held her with strong, secure arms and lowered his head to kiss her passionately. She immediately felt her body meld to the man as she longed for him to take her any way he saw fit. As his face lowered for her to get a full view of what she knew was handsome beyond all belief a bell rang and the man said,
"I have to go. We will meet again my love." The man turned and began running away.
"No wait! I don't even know who you are!" Bra reached out for him but he was too far gone.
The bell continued to ring and she realized that she was dreaming. As the slumber began to wear off the bell turned into the phone and she hastily yanked the receiver from the cradle. With a raspy voice she said,
"Hello?"
On the other end of the line a perky voice said,
"B? Wake up! It's late girl!" Bra looked over at the alarm clock, squinted to see the time, and realized that it was only 10:36am. Her face frowned as she replied,
"Yeah, Marron, it's late for chickens, hillbillies, and my dad but for everyone else it's barely time to wake up on a Saturday morning. What's up?" The older young woman replied in a manner that showed she had indeed been up for a while and didn't appreciate Bra's last comment by saying,
"Well since I'm not your father or a chicken, that makes me a simple ol' hillbilly who's calling on this talking contraption to invite 'cha to me, my maw, an my paw's shack for some midday vittles." Bra smiled at her friend's sarcastic remark and said,
"Sure honey! Who's gonna be there?" Bra's smile faded as she heard the nervous silence from the woman and said,
"Marron, who's coming?" Marron cleared her voice and said in a slightly intimidated voice,
"Well your brother and Pan, my uncle might come, Goku was coming to visit daddy and I'm quite sure he'll bring Gohan. Uubuu is coming by with his new girlfriend and…Goten?"
Bra sighed as she shook her head and said,
"Sorry Marron, I'm not coming."
"Come on Bra! It's weird being both you guys friend, seeing you two go from being best of friend to lovers to enemies, and trying to maintain the same friendship I had with both of you as if none of this happened. Uubster's coming and bringing another woman to my house and I'm okay with it."
"Yeah because you two mutually broke up!
"And you two didn't? Bra I was there, remember? You both were angry but you mutually broke up also. Maybe you two can talk it out today and clear the air. It will definitely take some pressure off everyone if you do." Bra frowned and asked,
"What do you mean by that? How is Goten and I 'clearing the air' helping you all out?" Bra heard the woman sigh on the phone and say,
"Bra, have you noticed that no one talks about Goten when you're around? You know why? Because you snap off on everyone as soon as you hear his name. It's been five months and I don't believe you've healed; neither has Goten. In order to heal you have to forgive him and he needs your forgiveness. So B, come, if not for yourself then for me." The aqua haired girl sucked in air to hold back tears that burned to run down her cheeks as she yelled to her friend,
"Damn it Marron! Fine, I'll be there but I don't know if I will able to talk to him, he hurt me so much." On the other line Marron smiled and said,
"Just take it one step at a time, the first step is to come, the second one will be when you see him don't run and hide to avoid him, the third will be to acknowledge him, then just work from there. Okay?" As one tear fell from her eye, Bra said,
Okay.
Juunana sat in his living room looking at his twin sister with blank eyes to everyone but her. She was one of the very few that could easily see past his stony exterior. She returned the cold glare and said,
"So are you coming? You told Marron you would." The man quickly retorted and said,
"I told her I might if I didn't have anything to do." Juuhachi looked at her brother with calculating eyes and said,
"So Juunana, what exactly do you have to do on a Saturday afternoon? I know you don't have to go to work because you own the damned company and you said the other day that you were ahead of schedule on your current project. So tell me, what exactly do you have to do that you need to break a promise to your niece?" Juunana's face contorted into a frustrated frown as he said to his sister,
"Shit Juu, she's an adult, quit talking like I'm breaking a promise to a five-year-old! I need to wash some clothes and clean my house." Juuhachi uncharacteristically smiled at her brother and said,
"You know Tsubaki does that. You're trying to avoid the Saiyajins. Goku has told you once before that you are forgiven for the things that you've done. Vegeta has, in his own way forgiven you as well. With those two at least tolerating you, the others aren't the least bit suspicious of you. So quit making excuses and get your ass ready. Marron's expecting you." Juunana sighed and lazily lifted off of his plushy couch and headed towards his room. As he entered the room, his sister yelled,
"And don't wear those damned jeans! They need to be burned." The man mumbled under his breath and slammed the door as he thought to himself,
I do have at least two emotions, guilt and anger.
Bra's hover car touched down on the sandy ground and she immediately regretted coming to the lunch. The first person her eyes settled on was Goten and just her luck he was looking at her as well. She stepped out of the car and encapsulated it as slow as she possibly could. The only thing she was happy about was the fact that the man still looked at her as if he was dying of thirst.
At least he still finds me attractive.
As she turned around to face him, she swung her hair around for a dramatic effect. Thankfully, nature was cooperating with her because a gentle breeze went past her that made her look as if she was doing a hair commercial. She opened her eyes just in time to see the man lick his lips and blush slightly. Bra's heart began to swell as she thought to herself,
He not ogling after me, he's still in love with me. That means the letter wasn't a ploy to make me feel guilty. Damn Goten, I love you too.
She purposely started walked away from Goten, knowing that she was nowhere near ready to talk to him just yet. As she walked to the kame house she notice a man that she hadn't seen in a great while that made her heart thump wildly in her chest.
I thought he was dead or exiled at least! What is he doing here?
She whipped her head around to see if anyone else noticed the killer was among them and if so why weren't they attacking. She saw Gohan and Goku land on the island at the same time and sighed as she said under her breath,
"Thank Kami; they've come to save the day." Unfortunately, the young woman's fear reappeared when she saw the two men walk off in a different direction. She figure she was the only who was able to see him or something and began to freak out. To keep from having attention drawn to her she restrained herself from running and quickly went to the shore the of the island and pulled her car capsule out of her pocket. Just as she began to pop the capsule, Marron grabbed her arm and said,
"You promised you wouldn't run away Bra." The demi-Saiyajin turned to her friend wild eyed and said,
"Do you know Juunana-gou is here?" The blond looked at her friend with a hint of indulgence to the fact that she was afraid. She nodded and said,
"Yeah, I told you he would be here. He's not evil anymore Bra." Bra, still a little panicked looked over her friend's shoulder and saw the man casually talking with Master Roshi and Gohan and slightly calmed down.
"Are you sure he's not evil? I mean he tried to kill me before." Marron smiled reassuringly and said,
"Trust me. He comes over all the time and has spoken to your father and Goku. They've forgiven him. Give him a chance; I'm quite sure he wants to apologize to you." Bra softly pulled her hand from Marron's and said,
"Fine I'll give him a chance but I don't trust him yet." Marron's blue eyes darkened a bit as she said,
"Bra, that's not the attitude to have. If my dad and uncle Goku had that attitude about your dad when they returned from Namek, after the Buu incident, and the Bebi incident we wouldn't be the friends we are today. Uncle Juunana was possessed as well; from Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu." Bra shrugged her shoulders and said,
"You're right I guess, I'll give him a chance. Marron flashed a smiled that made her look years younger than she really was as she said,
"Since you're in a second chance mood…" Bra held her hand up as her heart began to pitter patter in anticipation of Marron's request and said,
"Marron, don't press your luck." The two laughed and began walking toward a palm tree.
Juunana idly nodded as Krillin went into detail about how he got a great deal on the meat by buying in bulk in anticipation of his Saiyajin guests. Although his demeanor was calm and collective, he really felt on edge with the group. After all, he'd killed his sister and brother-in-law and tried to kill the rest on them, some on numerous occasions. He looked over the group and wondered if they are as alert as he was. Krillin nudged the android and asked,
Juunana, are you all right? You're quieter than normal." The man looked down at the ex-monk and said,
"I'm fine. Just feel a little out of my element. I don't associate with this crowd much and kind of wonder what they're thinking about me being here." Krillin smiled much in the manner his daughter had a few moments ago and said,
"Goku and Gohan said all is forgiven so all is forgiven. Hey, even Vegeta said he won't 'intentionally' kill you. I think that as close as you're going to get in the forgiveness category with him. Goten and Trunks will just kind of go with the flow of things." Juunana nodded in understanding towards his brother-in-law then replied as his gaze fell on the newly arrived Pan and Bra,
"What about the girls? How do they feel about me being here?" Krillin turned as he followed the android's gaze then replied in a cautious voice,
"I can't answer for them. They have the tempers of the matriarchs of their respective families. Buddy that's something you'll have to find out on your own." Krillin pat the man on the back and went to greet his other friends who had arrived. Juunana, however continued to gaze at the group of young women standing under a palm tree and began to contemplate with himself.
Those two have really grown up. Both of them look like beautifully modified versions of their mothers, well Pan looks more like her grandmother than her mother. Has it been that long since I've seen them? No, it couldn't be. Well Marron sprouted overnight so why couldn't they?
The man smirked slightly as he thought to have a little fun with the young Saiyajin hybrids just to see if they thought of him as friend or foe. He casually walked over to the young ladies and said to his niece,
"Marron, you didn't tell me you were friends with super models?" He turned to Pan and immediately sensed Trunks' aura all over the girl and thought,
'Oh so she's dating Trunks. Should've seen that one coming from a mile away'
He reached out his hand and said in a flirty manner,
"Hi there, I'm Marron's uncle Juunana. And you are?" Pan looked at the man as if he had grown an extra head and replied in a slightly agitated voice,
"So you're telling me you don't know who I am all the sudden? I mean come on you tried to kill me." Juunana's smirk weakened slightly as he said to himself,
Okay, she hasn't forgiven me.
The male android squinted slightly as he looked at Pan and said,
"Are you by chance Mrs. Pan Briefs?" Pan's face and neck turned beet red as she stammered out in a mousey voice,
"Um no, Tr-Trunks and I aren't, um, married. Did you hear anything?" Juunana smiled fully and said,
"No I just figured you two would be married by now. You two seemed practically betrothed since you were born." Pan gave a full giggle and said as modest as she possibly could,
"No, did we?" The young girl turned slightly to whisper something in Marron's ear as Juunana found himself happy with his flattery skills. He then turned to his other objective, Bra. The man gave a quick once over of the girl, seeing the anguish radiating from her and found himself realizing a new emotion; apprehensiveness.
What's this feeling? It's like I'm distressed but eager at the same time. It's almost as if I am concerned what this little beauty has to say to me and how she will react. I want to talk to her but at the same time I want to run away? No, I don't run away but I feel I need to with her.
Juunana nodded slightly towards the young woman and said in a soft, gentle voice,
"Okay so if she's Pan, you must be Princess Bra or have I been graced with the presence of the ocean goddess Otohime." Bra lowered her head slightly to hide the blush that threatened to spread across her face and replied,
"Sorry I'm just Bra, no one calls me princess but my father and I'm certainly not Otohime." Feeeling a little more confident, Junana placed his finger under Bra's chin and lifted her head so their eyes met and said,
"Well everyone else are fools. Your beauty alone demands no less than the title of royalty." Bra smiled in her family-fashion, feeling the initial fear melt away and confidence that its place, said,
"Juunana-gou, your flattery won't get you in cahoots with me." The man returned his own family-traited smirk and retorted,
"On the contrary princess, flattery gets me into everything I want to be in at the very moment I want to be in it, including you." Juunana looked intently at the young woman and was positive he saw a little flicker ignite in her eyes. As he was about to respond to her facial expression whenhe felt, rather, heard a slap on his arm and his niece screaming,
"Uncle Juu, you are so gross! Quit flirting with my friends!" The man turned to his niece with a slight shimmer in his eyes and said,
"I'm not flirting, just having a little fun with them that all. They know that, don't you ladies?" Both Bra and Pan nodded in agreement but only Pan replied verbally by saying,
"Yeah of course I know." Juunana cut his eyes to look at bra and saw she still had that flicker in her eyes, like something had been woken up inside. He smiled as innocent as he could and said to the group of young women,
"Ladies, it's been wonderful seeing you all again, finally on good terms. Have a great day." He turned and walked away and deliberated to himself.
What was that flicker in her eyes? It was almost carnal but most definitely sexy. What was that?
Bra watched the man walk away and thought to herself.
He's actually pretty damn cute when he's not trying to kill me. What am I saying! That's Juunana-gou!
The young woman shook her head faintly and turned to join in the conversation with her friends but her eyes kept gravitating to a certain ageless black-haired man who did something no other man has ever done, flattered her.
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