The
PV Affair
Chapter 3
I was still thinking about everything the next day. Oh Dende… I wasn't a virgin anymore… I rolled over onto my back on the roof. Yes…I was on a roof. I liked to come up here to think about things.
Wow… Who would have thought it…Vegeta? It was like a teenager's dream. I shivered. Out in the woods…. Was that even me? A lot of thoughts were going around in my head at this point. Hence…the roof visit. But Vegeta… Damn it! I couldn't stop thinking about it! I was so dumb… It was probably a one-night stand, right? I saw the way he looked at me when I left. Cold. Like he always looked at annoying kids trying to be women just because of a little cleavage…
I rolled back over to my front. Now I was just feeling sorry for myself. I banged my head softly against the cold tile repeatedly.
Stu-pid…stu-pid…stu-pid…
I rolled back over irritably. Besides…my head was getting sore. Speaking of sore… I blushed even though I was on my own. I hadn't been able to sit still for a good part of the day. Hence…lying down. Gohan had even noticed I couldn't sit still all through dinner. That was a tricky situation. What the hell could I have said? I'm still sore from Vegeta banging me up most of last night?
Urrggghh... Still, what the hell would he do to me if he found out? What would Bulma do to me…? Ok… Get rid of that thought quickly… What was I supposed to do? Hang around the others like it never happened? Stand in the same room as him, knowing we did that …
I blushed again. That was damn good. Ok, I knew I didn't have any other times to compare it too… Wait… naughty thoughts there. But I'm on my own… It's my own head I suppose. Ok…I'm allowed to then. I looked up at the sky while I was on my back. It was daytime. The atmosphere had completely changed from that magical, dangerous and exciting feeling last night. Typical. I glanced at the clouds moving by… slowly. Wow…clouds move slowly…
This can't be happening to me! I slept with Vegeta… Okay, I think I already went over that. Damn!
"Do you guys all hate me now?" I whispered softly, gazing into the sky.
"Hate you?" a voice replied. I leapt up, nearly slipping off the roof tiles with shock. I glanced up to see a perplexed Goten stood there. "Why would we hate you?"
I stumbled back in shock. I lost my footing, falling over the edge of the roof. I felt two strong arms grab me. I'm perfectly capable of flying, but the gesture was sweet.
"I've got you." Goten said as he held me up in mid air. I felt him tense. He sniffed my neck gently. "Kisama Pan! You smell like Vegeta!" He said in a choked voice.
I panicked. "Goten… It's not what you think!"
"Why the hell do you smell so much like Vegeta?"
"Put me down!" I commanded. He reluctantly landed back on the roof, and I scrambled away. He looked at me suspiciously. I put my hands up defensively. "Goten…listen to me…"
"Wait…" A look of realisation crossed his face. He jumped back with shock. "You didn't? Vegeta?"
"Goten!"
He cringed, closing his eyes. "I don't even want that mental picture! How could you?" he put his hands over his head with fear.
"It's not true!" I cried out desperately.
Goten stopped screeching for a moment and listened. He looked at me tentatively. "Not…true?" he said as though it was a really big relief. "But…but…" he stuttered. "Vegeta… smell…"
"We were sparring earlier this morning." I lied. "He was really sweaty." …I actually liked that mental picture…
I literally watched the cogs whirring in his head. "Sparring…?" He repeated. A big grin broke out on his face. "I'm sorry Pan!" He ran forward to bear hug me. "I can't believe I was that stupid! You're not incredibly mad, are ya? I'm so stupid! Of course you wouldn't! It's ridiculous! Not my little Panny-chan…" he ruffled my hair in a big brotherly way, making me feel about 5. "You wouldn't do something that dumb! Vegeta!" he laughed out loud. "Especially with Bulma and Trunks an' all… Not like he would be interested anyway… Or not like you would be interested in that sort of stuff either!"
I was frozen to the spot with mixed reactions. Not…interested? Did he think I really was 5? And why did such a stupid excuse persuade him? I was deeply confused…
"Listen, I have to go, ok?" He said quickly. "Places to be, people to see. Don't hate me!" he groveled.
I gently shook my head. His face lit up. "Great!" He exclaimed. "See ya!" He said last minute before flying off into the distance. Wow… he was really dim. …Luckily! How the hell did I get out of that alive? It was like he really didn't want to believe it could be true. He must have so wanted to believe me and my stupid excuses…
I began to actually breathe again. Did I smell like Vegeta? I took a quick sniff of my arm with concentration. Oh Kami…I actually did… I momentarily began to slip off into my own little mind… I woke up with a start. No! Smelling like him would be bad! Dangerous! Right…shower time…
I scrambled to get inside before I had any other close encounters, before pausing, nearly throwing myself off the roof again. Had he scrubbed my scent off himself too…? For some reason, this thought kinda hurt my feelings. Did I mean so little to him…?
Wait a minute…I'm about to go scrub myself clean of him too… I sighed, feeling a little out of it and a little stressed. I looked back into the sky, just making out the remains of Goten's vapor trail among the clouds. I slowly inched my way to the edge wistfully.
"Please don't hate me…" I whispered softly…. I quickly darted my eyes around to make sure I was alone this time. I sighed with relief. I was. I took one last wistful look at the sky, before climbing back indoors.
I stepped out of the shower. There! I thought triumphantly. I now smelled like soapy strawberries. I sniffed my arm again, but I couldn't help but feel disappointed… I smelt clean… but not of him. It was like I'd officially scrubbed away everything we'd shared last night.
I didn't think relationships were like this! I thought they were meant to make all your problems go away, not cause so many more! Wait… How do I know this wasn't a one-night stand? It might have been! How many times had I heard one of the gang criticize Vegeta for being a cold heartless… Even though it was my mind, Dad had always taught me not to swear. Jeez! I was such a kid.
…I had to see him. Suspicious or not… I'd just say I was sparing. I flew downstairs and out of the door.
"Pan?" Gohan yelled. "Where are you going?"
"Um… Just round to see Bra." I called out back. Wait... That was a better excuse! I felt quite proud of myself as I flew off into the sky.
I landed at Capsule Corps a few minutes later. I gingerly opened the door. Everyone tended to just walk straight in nowadays. Our families had become that close. "Hello…?" I called. No one answered. I stepped inside, closing the door behind me.
"Hey Pan." Someone said. I jumped and spun around. It was Trunks. "Here to see Bra?" He asked me. He was dressed in his business suit, and newspaper under his arm and a coffee in the other hand. He made his way past me to the front door. On his way by, he stopped. He hesitated, leaning back to lightly sniff me.
Oh no! This was such a mistake! How could I have been so stupid? Now he's going to know! Aarrgghhh!
His face looked confused for a moment. I braced myself… "You smell like…" I closed my eyes tightly. "Strawberries!" He exclaimed with a grin. I nearly fainted in the middle of the hallway. He gave me a wink, before leaving. I stood there in shock a few minutes after he'd gone. Strawberries… why not?
Just then, the door to the gravity room opened, and Vegeta stepped out. He was wearing loose shorts with no top. He looked as though he'd been training hard! Just the sight of him made me want to melt. He paused, glancing at me. "Vegeta…" I said wistfully.
"Out of my way, brat!" He snapped at me, pushing past.
I was devastated! It didn't mean anything to him after all! All that tenderness… Was it just to butter me up? How could he do this to me…?
"Pan!" Another voice exclaimed. I spun around to see Bra stood halfway up the stairs. Damn! Why hadn't I sensed her ki? …How long had she been stood there? I glanced quickly the way Vegeta had gone. Had he seen her too…?
"Don't mind Daddy, he's in a bad mood again!" She chirped happily. "Come on! I've been shopping. I've got sooo many new outfits to show you!" I was literally dragged up the stairs towards her room.
When I had finally persuaded her I loved all of the clothes, we went for a wander around the Corp. What we liked to call 'walkies' as a joke between us. Some of the gang were sparring out back. I looked at Bra with starry eyes. "Purrleaseee?" She groaned, but agreed. I literally ran out of the door with excitement.
The gang looked up to see me. They rolled their eyes. "I take it you want to spar?" Krillen chuckled.
"Bring it on." I challenged. It was then I saw Vegeta. He was watching me with interest. My gaze caught his, before he looked away.
"I'll challenge the brat." He volunteered gruffly. "If only to see her stop bouncing around like a baka."
I flinched at the insult, but was more than happy to take up his offer. Would a spar with him be any different now? After what we had…
I was suddenly hit in the face, and I reeled back. Damn! He'd started while I was day dreaming. I dodged the next flurry of punches…Nope, nothing had changed. We sparred normally, his face cold and intent on winning, mine deep in concentration. Each blow or block was in slow motion. The impact of my skin on his, the clash of our bodies… His dark eyes wide and angry. I could hear my own breathing on it's own, separated from the rest of the noise. Before I knew it, he had me by the scruff of my neck, his fist back and ready to strike. His eyes looked in my face searchingly, his expression still cold. I fought to stay conscious, I felt dizzy, my mind overwhelmed. His body was close to mine… too close…
My delicate nose began to pick up something. My eyes began to widen, my grip on reality returning. He smelt… Kami! That was my scent. I looked up at him with questioning but excited eyes. He still smelled like me! He hadn't scrubbed himself completely clean of everything! He rolled his eyes as if to say… what did you think?
He dropped me roughly on the soft ground, brushing himself down. He looked down at my un-gracefully defeated form. "This fight is over." He announced tonelessly. He turned his back and left.
"Pan… Are you okay?" Yamacha asked tentatively.
I lay back in the soft earth. A smile began to form on my lips. It quickly became a wide grin, until I threw back my head, laughing with happiness. Yes! There was something there! I was sure of it now!
I didn't care how stupid I looked, sprawled out on my back in the back grounds of the Corp, my head back laughing into the sky.