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A/N: I would like to thank eveyone who reviewed the last chapter. Here's the next chapter!
"No!" screamed Kim as she banged her fists against the already unstable coffee table. The picture in the spherical object, known as a crystal ball, temporally distorted. Reflected in the crystal ball was a picture of a young man with raven hair, better known as Goten, being struck by lightning. Though this image brought a smile to the witch's lips, it was the next image that made her hiss with displeasure. It was of Goten, alive, lying in a hospital bed. "That spell was strong. It should have killed him" she said feeling weak. The spell had taken more out of her then she realised. It seemed that she would have to take care of Goten face to face. But first I have to rest she thought I don't know where exactly Goten is so I have to perform a tracking spell. I'm still too weak so I'll have to do it later. But don't worry Goten you will get what's coming to you. She smiled at the thought of Goten squirming and begging her not to kill him.
Goten's P.O.V
"Welcome to my humble abode" said Keanu as he opened the door to his house. As soon as he did a flash of orange ran pass me and jumped on Keanu. "Ginger! I wasn't gone that long" he said as he pulled the animal on his chest off himself. "Ouch! Goten this is Ginger" he handed Ginger to me.
"Hi Ginger" I said shaking his paw" it's nice to meet you" If cats could look quizzical, Ginger did. He looked at Keanu with a look that said 'Really? Him' I laughed and put Ginger down "go on now" He took one more look at me and left. Keanu looked at me surprisingly. "What?" I asked
"Ginger likes you. He never listens to me" answered Keanu flinging.
"Are you ok?" I asked concerned.
"Yeah I'm fine. It's just stings were Ginger scratched me" he said heading towards the bathroom "I'm going to put something on it"
"Let me do it" I said
"It's really fine Goten I can do it" he answered
"You looked after me and now I'm looking after you" I said with a 'don't argue with me' face.
"Ok. Come on"
We entered the bathroom. It had a bath and shower. Keanu opened a cabinet on top of the sink and took out a tube. It looked a lot like toothpaste. He handed it to me and took off his shirt exposing his tanned, muscled chest. I licked my lips.
"Just rub it in on the scratches" Keanu said.
"Ok" I said squeezing the contents on my hand and rubbing it on his chest. He flinched. "Does it hurt?" I asked.
"Just a bit" he answered truthfully.
I look into his eyes. "I can help make it painless or at least you won't pay attention to the pain" I offered.
"How?" he asks. I move close until our noses touch.
"Like this" Our lips crash together. Hmmmm, he tastes good. His lips are so soft. I touch his bottom lip with my tongue asking permission, while my hands roam his chiselled torso. He opens his mouth and our tongues start battling for dominance. He gets the upper hand, but then I get the upper hand. The war continued like this until he broke the kiss, out of breath and flushed from the lack of air. "Wow! That . . . was . . . amazing," he said getting his breathe back "that was a great plan distracting we with your sweet, sweet lips" He kisses me again for good measure, our lips touching for just a second. "How about I whip up something for lunch?" Keanu asks.
"Sure. I didn't know you can cook" I answer.
"Yip, my dad taught me how to cook and he was the one who encouraged me to go to medical school. Now I'm a doctor at nineteen," he smiles, but it soon turns into a frown "my dad died last year"
"I'm so sorry Keanu. I didn't know" I said.
"There was no way you could have known. He was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver" he answered with sadness in his voice "Can I ask you something? I know I don't have a right to, but can I?" he asked tearing up.
"Of course you can. Go ahead" I said
"Please promise me you won't leave me. I don't want to lose someone else. It hurts too much"
I hugged him, my eyes welling up from the tears, and stroked his back. We stayed like this for a while until I broke the hug and looked him in the eye. "I promise. I won't leave you" I said. I will never leave you.
Trunks' P.O.V
We not any closer to finding Goten. I banged my hands against the table causing a concerned look from my mom. I looked her in the eye. She was making lunch. How can she act like everything's normal? Goten's missing and Kim is out to kill him. I twist the malachite heart charm between my fingers. I really hope his safe. I can't lose him again. A single tear starts running down my cheek. I love him.
"Trunks, dear, is everything ok?" she asked concerned.
"No, everything's not ok. Goten is out there with a maniac after him. How can I be ok?" I asked keeping back tears. "I love him mom. I love him" I said running out the door and taking flight. I flew. Not caring that my mom was calling me to come back. I just flew.
I landed in the park and smiled. Goten loves this place. I could never understand what was so great about the park except maybe the ice cream. I walked to the ice cream truck and got vanilla. Goten's favourite flavour. Every time we came here it would always be just the two of us together, even with the all the people around us I always felt like we were alone. I should have realised at that moment that I loved him. Suddenly I realised why Goten loved this place so much. We would always get on the swings and we would talk about which girl is the hottest. Now that I think about it when we spoke about girls it was mostly me talking. Now I know why. After we were done talking or rather after I was done talking we would have ice cream. When we were down I would go sit under a tree, my back against the tree and Goten would lay with his head in my lap. He loved this place, because he would be spending time with me. I finished my ice cream and flew back home, even more determined to find my Goten.
As soon as I landed at home my dad was by side. "You mom has been worried about you" he said.
"She didn't have to be" I answered "I just needed to clear my mind"
"You mom tells me that you said that you love Goten. So you've finally accepted you feelings?" he asked.
"Yes, I do and yes I have. I just wish I could tell him" I said looking down.
"You haven't found him yet?" he asked surprised.
"Yeah" I said sighing.
"Did you trying using the dragon balls?"
"I totally forgot about them" I said slapping myself on the forehead "thanks dad".
I ran into my mom's work shop. "Mom! Mom!" I said jumping like a five year old.
"Honey, please calm down" she said not looking up from her work.
"It's about Goten" I said grinning. That caught her attention. She stopped what she was doing and looked at me. "We can ask the dragon where he is and go get him before Kim gets him"
She looked at me surprised. "I can't believe I haven't thought about it before" she said.
"I know right. Dad suggested it"
"Vegeta?" she asked even more surprised.
"Yup. Dad's been really helping me out. When I was confused about my feelings towards Goten he tried to help me out, but I just didn't listen"
She smiled. "That's great honey"
"So can I get the radar?" I asked
"Sure honey, but you will need help finding the dragon balls. So why don't you ask Goku and Gohan to help you look" My face dropped and I looked down at the floor.
She's right, but what . . . what if something happened to Goten. Since now I have been hoping and praying that Goten is alive and well, but what if. . . "
"Trunks?" my mom said interrupting my thoughts. I
"It's just that . . . if something happened to Goten I would never forgive myself" I said trying to hold back the tears.
"Trunks I understand you feel responsible, but from what you told me it's Kim's fault not yours" she said hugging me.
Goten's P.O.V
"Ok. I'm not a professional, but I tried my best" I said going into the room.
Keanu laughed. "You really didn't have to you, know?" he said sitting up in the bed. I put the tray on the night stand.
"I wanted to do something special for you. You've been there when I needed you and you even gave me a place to stay" I said getting in the bed next to Keanu "I know it's a bit early for dinner, but enjoy" I said placing a quick kiss on Keanu's cheek.
"Well, since it's you I'll risk it" he said smiling deviously.
"Risk what?" I asked confused. He looked at the food and back at me, and then to the food and back to me. That's when I realised what he was talking about.
"Hey!" I said grabbing the pillow and hitting Keanu with it "It's not that bad"
"Ok! Ok!" he said laughing. I stopped hitting him and put the pillow back. "What is that actually supposed to be" he said pointing to the tray.
"It's scrambled egg and orange juice" he looked at me with a look on his face "What? That's the only thing I can make"
"And you can't even make that well" I glared at him and he smiled from ear to ear.
"Don't make me get the pillow" I said jokingly.
"Ok! I'll stop. How about me go out for dinner?" he asked.
"Why?" I asked confused "Don't you like my cooking" I said.
"No it's not that . . . it's just . . . that I want to take you out and show you around" he said nervously.
"Yeah, right" I said smiling "So where are you taking me on our first date?"
"It's beautiful" I said looking at the sunset, a mix of pink; purple; orange and yellow, disappearing behind the trees. After dinner at a restaurant we came here. We were the only ones in the park.
"Yes, you are" he whispered and looked at me.
"Cheesy" I said smiling.
"What? I never said anything" He said smiling back at me and leaning closer to me, our lips mere inches away from each other "You really are beautiful" I could feel his breathe on my lips.
"You know what?" I asked whispering seductively and biting my lip.
"What?" he asked looking at my lips and then looking me in my eye.
"I don't kiss on the first date" I said smiling and running away, hiding behind a tree.
"Goten?" he said. I poked my head out from behind the tree and noticed that Keanu was pouting. "You such a tease" he said looking down. I came out from behind the tree and walked till I was right in front of Keanu. I put my hand under his chin and I slowly moved his head up. We looked each other in the eyes, Keanu still pouting. I moved in closer and our lips grazed. I pulled away, but then Keanu leaned forward and enveloped my lips with his. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulls me even closer to him. I licked his bottom lip and he opened his mouth. It wasn't a fierce battle like before, our tongues fighting for dominance, but it was slow and steady. He pulled away to quick for my liking.
"God, I love you lips" he said.
"I love you" I said looking in his eyes. I don't know what I was expecting to see in his eyes, but I was readying myself for the worst as if something like this has happened to me before.
"I love you, too" he said grinning like a mad man.
A/N: And there's the fourth chapter. Please review and tell me what you think. Do you think Goten said I love you to early?