To You…Chapter 5

---Yoo-hoooooo! Fifth chapter on its way! And I'm home today, which means I have plenty of time to type a long chapter. Maybe even two! We'll see…I have the weekend ahead of me! So! Please read! And thanks for reading, Torii-chan! Everyone read her Card Captor Sakura fic! It's awesome! And sorry for the short chappy, SuperBrave…lol. --'

Chapter Five:

" Goten…" Bra looked a little dumbfounded, but caught herself. " Goten."

" Bra," he replied in a sarcastic tone. " What are you doing?"

"…I was…buffering his head." She quickly damned herself for her sorry explanation. And for the fact that she didn't stand up to him.

" Buff--!" Tien was outraged at this comment…an obvious smart remark to his bald head. He stopped himself, to prevent getting deeper in the hole.

"…" Goten snickered. " Buffering his head? Ha, ha…that's almost as funny as the Krillin jokes…ha, ha…" He shook his head and wiped away a stray tear.

"…" Tien glared at him, not thinking of it being that hilarious.

"…" Bra didn't know Goten was going to take that excuse to the fullest…in fact, he overdid it.

"…buffer…ha. Anyway, my family's leaving now, it's getting late. Goodbye, Bra." Goten embraced her in a half-hug and pecked her forehead. " See you soon."

" Sure…" Bra pulled away first, not feeling mutual about the idea. " Have a safe trip."

" Yeah." Goten was gone, just like that. She tried not to show her hurt, and looked at Tien with a smile.

" Well! Um…that situation is over. I'm sorry about that. It'll never happen again." Bra gave Tien a little wave and she went upstairs to her bedroom, so he wouldn't see the tears stream down her face.

"…" Tien knew she felt sad. He could feel it, himself. She was obviously hurting, because of that boy…if they were together, that would never happen…

He stopped himself from thinking of such a thought. It was just hard for him to comprehend why that Goten was set on hurting someone who possibly loved him. Hell, he didn't know. And he shouldn't care. But he did. And he had a gut urge to go up and comfort her…

Bra sobbed softly into her pillow, so Daddy couldn't sense that there was a problem. She just wanted to be alone right now. She admitted to herself that she could never stand up to Goten that way, because it would hurt him. Isn't that what she wanted? Yes…but…she wasn't the hurting type.

" Hey."

"…" Bra looked up at the deep voice that came from her doorway. " Oh, Tien--" She wiped away the tears and sat up, projecting a false smile.

" Don't give me that. Why are you crying over that idiot?"

" I'm not crying…my eyes…"

" Don't lie to me," he said with a serious face. " You're crying and I don't like to see that…"

"…" Bra's mouth shut. Did he say what she thought he just mustered? " You don't?"

"…never mind. I'm going now."

" No! Wait…please, come in." Bra pushed her long hair behind her ear nervously as Tien walked in slowly, looking around as if there were poison in the air. " What's wrong?"

" It's too…pink," he groaned.

"…" Bra laughed out loud. " What's wrong with that?" She motioned for him to sit by her. He tried not to show his own nervousness. The angry face of Vegeta slammed into his head. He sat on the bed, but kept a great distance.

"…well, I'm not going to stay long."

" I'm just thinking…if you didn't care, you wouldn't have come up here. Thank you." She blushed herself, feeling a warm feeling inside as she sat close to him. It wasn't really close, but close enough to feel butterflies. Something she hadn't felt in a long time. Since the beginning of her relationship to Goten.

" I just came up to see if you were okay," he replied truthfully. " So…you are, and I'm leaving as of now."

" Don't go too fast." Bra had a pleading expression. " I have to thank you." She walked closer to him and gave him the kiss she intended on giving him earlier. Except she did this of her own will, and not an intention to hurt Goten. She thought that she was in love with Tien. That's why she did it.

"…" Tien fell into it a little, then pushed her away. He couldn't get into her. Not now or ever. " I have to go."

" Tien…" Bra looked at him sadly.

"…" He looked back and for a moment gave her a small smile. Then it quickly faded. " Bye."

"…goodbye…" Bra watched him leave her room. It was for the better. The cook-out was almost over, and her father could take notice any moment. She cuddled up with Stuffed Bear, who was comfort throughout her whole life, and kissed him, like she usually did when she was having a good moment. This was definitely a good moment. She didn't know if she'd ever see him again…but she would really try to.

---Ha! Is that better? Are we getting anywhere, here? Maaaaaaaybe. We'll have to see. I will be working on Chapters 6 and 7 this weekend! And...I got Open Office, now! So it's a pleasure to type! Bye for now!---