Chapter 3

a/n : Woohoo, thanks for the reviews, you guys made my day! You do realise I'm skipping going to the gym so I can write more stories…bah, so worth it! Now…what is Vegeta going to do about his little predicament? Do you think he would ever really cheat on Bulma? Does Pan even know Trunks has a secret love for her? Oh, don't you love 'love triangles'?

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Bra was out with her boyfriend Goten on one fine sunny day, they were just relaxing beside a lake in the mountains, close to the house were Goku had been brought up when he was a baby. Goten always brought Bra to these mountains, it just felt good to be around Nature. Bra hated such places but she didn't mind, her bond with Goten seemed to consume all of her attention so she didn't worry too much about the ants crawling over their picnic blanket or the odd ruffling of leaves in the distance.

"So, do you think Pan will ever get a real boyfriend? Trunks is way too much of a sap for her…" Bra mumbled, combing her fingers through Goten's thick raven black hair, it was short and spiked and she knew he was the best looking boy on the market, naturally they were destined to be together but he also had a good heart even though sometimes he was a bit of a flirt.

"I dunno. I think Trunks really likes her, he'd be nice to her..."

"Pan doesn't like nice people; she likes the bad seeds, rough mean looking fighters with bad reputations" Bra replied, even if it were possible that Pan and Trunks could become an item she wouldn't allow it, her brother deserved someone beautiful and elegant, Pan was rough around the edges and a little too childish, she always hoped the younger Saiyan girl would get some class like herself but then nothing ever came from wishful thinking.

"Whatever…hey, let's make out!" Goten yelped excitedly and leaned over and cuddled his girlfriend close to his body. Bra was smiling cheekily and gladly allowed her boy to kiss her, his lips were the tastiest treats and with each kiss she began to find herself starting to love the boy more than she thought she did. She smiled as Goten cupped her chin in his left hand as his right hand stroke her luscious blue locks.

The trees swayed gently in the breeze and the ripples over the lake were slight, but the couple jumped as two trees in the distance exploded from being hit by a power blast. Goten leapt to his feet, "what on earth?"

Two energy levels were detected, Bra stood up beside Goten, "Pan? Vegeta? Are they fighting?" She lifted off into the air, thankful her older brother had taught her how to fight when she was much younger.

Goten shook his head, "no, they're power levels are barely raised, I think they're training!"

"Nah, my dad, no offence, would rather die than train one of the Saiyans from your side of the family. Plus she's just a girl, why would he even bother?" Bra folded her arms, completely confused.

"Yeh, it's weird alright but I'm feeling a bit weird lying here half naked with you….if Vegeta flies past then he'll kill me!" Goten laughed, but Bra knew he was right, Vegeta was never going to approve of her new relationship so maybe it was best to leave.

"Alright but we better not raise our power levels too much when we fly, I don't want dad to find out…"

"Look how far out into the forest they are Bra, I don't think they want to be found out either" Goten said, his eyes on Pan, he felt her strength and power, she had grown up so much in the past few years, it was surprising she still hadn't found a male to bond with but at leats it looks like she's forged a friendship with Vegeta, it could work in his favour, maybe Vegeta won't mind him going out with his daughter, "whatever, let's go".

Bra nodded and took Goten's hand as they flew back to Satan City, Bra turned her head to take one last look but Vegeta and Pan were no longer in the sky sparring, they must have gone down onto the forest floor. She wondered if she should tell her mother but Bulma was already exhausted most of the time, she didn't want to make her worry more but what was there to worry about? They were just training? Bra squeezed Goten's hand tightly, she hoped there was nothing more sinister going on behind her back, maybe Pan had in fact taken a mate but…she desperately hoped it wasn't who she thought it was, she preferred her take to Trunks than Vegeta, if that happened she would never forgive her.

"You look worried. What's wrong?" Goten said loudly as the couple flew in and out of the white fluffy clouds.

"Nothing" Bra replied casually. She smiled sweetly at Goten and said nothing more. Goten took the hint and remained silent.

Back at Capsule Corporation…

Bulma was sitting down having lunch with Videl and Gohan. Gohan was going through some legal documentation about the corporation but Bulma and Videl were chatting away happily, leaving Gohan to sort through the paperwork.

Videl was telling Bulma about how Pan was doing in her final year of high school, and how proud that her daughter always got the best grades in all of her classes, she always got extra compliments when it came to her sport classes but the couple expected no less of their only child.

"You're still pretty young Videl, have you ever thought about having another child?" Bulma sipped at her coffee and pushed her fringe behind her ear. Her hair was cut short and her fringe was always side swept elegantly. Videl looked at Gohan and both blushed.

"Gohan wants more kids now but I, well, I'm not so sure if I'm prepared to go through all of the chaos again. You know, Pan wasn't an ordinary kid and we still have problems with her…" Videl said, her eyes showed she was worried but she tried to shrug of the anxiety.

"Leave her along, she's only just seventeen!" Gohan interrupted.

"What? Is she in some sort of trouble?" Bulma raised her eyebrows. Pan seemed like a perfectly normal kid, well, only as normal as any kid with Saiyan blood could be. She couldn't even begin to imagine what it would have been like to raise a pure blood Saiyan, she really did pity the poor sod that had to raise Vegeta. He would have been a royal pain in the neck to raise.

"She's never shown any interest in boys, only fighting. I don't get it, when I was her age my eyes were set on Gohan!" Videl replied, stirring some more sugar into her coffee.

"Maybe she's hiding something from you?" Bulma said cheekily, she wouldn't be surprised. Bra and Goten had been hiding their relationship for weeks, she knew what was going on but Vegeta never seemed to catch onto what was going on in his daughter's personal life, Bulma knew it was also better it stayed that way, Goten was a good kid and she was happy for Bra.

"Maybe, I don't even know where she is today…she said she was going to go sparring but who with?" Videl pondered.

"Goten?" Gohan suggested, "You know he loves playing with her, it wouldn't surprise me if they were both our training in the forest where dad grew up!"

Videl and Bulma just looked at each other, both wondering why Saiyan males were so ignorant and slightly stupid. As Gohan flipped through some documents and the two women began eating their lunch, two out of breath Saiyan teenagers burst through the door.

"Hi mum!"

"Hey big brother! Videl, nice to see you!" Goten was slightly red in the face, maybe the fact they both arrived at the same time might come across as suspicious but he had a feeling Bulma was already onto both of them, and he wouldn't have been too shocked if Videl knew too. Bra walked over and gave her mother a hug.

"I'm going to go take a shower now, see you later Goten!" Bra waved at her boyfriend, pretending to be nothing more than friends and each time she pretended she felt her heart break a little, she wished she could tell everyone and hold his hand to show her family that she had found her true mate. Why did Vegeta have to always be so damned difficult? Bra wondered, she was frustrated but left the room and headed upstairs to her bedroom where she had her own private bathroom.

Goten gulped, "so, what's going on?"

"Work" Gohan answered.

"Have you seen Vegeta anywhere?" Bulma asked. Goten gulped again, he felt his face go even more deep red.

"Nope, got no idea."

"Have you seen Pan?" Videl asked, she hadn't heard from her daughter for hours, she wasn't too worried but she did like to know what she got up to.

Goten shook his head, "nope, not for a few days. I have some studying to do so I'll see you guys later!" Goten lied, he didn't really have any study to do but he had to get out of there, he could feel their eyes burning on him, like they could see right through his pathetic act. He took off into the air and headed towards home but decided to take a detour and headed towards the forest grounds where he had last seen Pan and Vegeta spar.