Friends
Goku pulled us into a circle and transported us to the planet. We spent the afternoon unpacking the first battle would start at dusk.
As the sun began to wane Goten and I set out for the battle site.
"Who are you going to challenge?" He asked lightly, he hadn't been the same since his confession and there was nothing I could do to ease his feelings.
"I'll start at the bottom where I belong. I'll figure it out from there." I answered as simple as I could.
"Oh," He sighed.
"Goten, I'm sorry. I can't say it. I can't lie to you. I …" I was losing it I couldn't talk straight. "You know what," I started to raise my voice which seemed to startle Goten further. "I do love you. I love you as my best friend and possibly like a brother, but that's not what you want to hear." I looked into his tear filled eyes and stopped. How could I hurt him like that? "I want to be your closest friend, but I don't want to risk this for anything in the world." I paused and sighed. "You're the closest I have to family Goten."
His eyes lit up, he hadn't seen it that way apparently, because he liked the sound of it.
"Here's what we'll do. You'll wear this…" I summoned a medallion out of thin air, on it was a picture of an open book on one side and a rose on the other. "And I wear this one." I said summoning a similar medallion but no symbols appeared.
"I'll keep it close." He smiled and we walked on in silence.