AN: Decided to make this a double shot since the ideas I wanted to continue the first chapter with were too good to pass up. I'm just going to give you a slight warning for sexual content and language in this chapter even though it's not really explicit. If you enjoy this, please leave me a review and keep an eye out for my other stories. Thanks!

"With Hino Rei, Goten? You sure got a lot of explaining to do." Trunks smirked as he got comfortable in his seat.

Goten covered his face and let out a groan in defeat and took a seat on Trunks's bed. He was cornered. Trunks— that ingenious bastard— had caught him! There was no other option but to spill the beans. "You see, I…we…we're fuck buddies. " He admitted.

Trunks bit his lip, fighting the laughs that threatened to burst out of him. "Wow, seriously?" He chuckled in amusement at how ridiculous it was. "I saw you two with my own eyes and I'm still having a hard time believing it."

Goten looked up at him with a horrified expression. "You saw us do it?!"

Trunks lost control and busted out laughing. He then shook his head. "Nah, I left by the time you two went inside. The making out alone was enough of a hint to give you two some privacy." He gave his friend a teasing smile.

Goten's face was beat red as he sheepishly gazed down at the floor. He had been eager to talk to Trunks about this, boast about it constantly even, but he'd given Rei his word. Now he felt timid about what had once been so private between him and the violet-eyed beauty.

"So, what happened with you guys? How'd you come to that little arrangement?" Trunks asked, now much more serious.

Goten looked up to meet his gaze. "Oh, uh, Rei and I sort of bumped into each other on the street a while back and then one thing led to another…" He twiddled his thumbs and cleared his throat. "It was…we got a little caught up in the heat of the moment, I guess."

"So you jumped each other's bones without really planning on it?" The lavender-haired teen asked.

The other demi-saiyan gave a nod. "Yeah, well I kissed her first and then she kissed me…and boy did she really kiss me!" He said gleefully with a proud grin.

"And then you had sex and decided to keep it all hushed up?"

"Uh huh. Since then she texts or calls me whenever she wants me over." He said and checked his phone in case he had any more messages.

Trunks frowned and couldn't help but voice his concerns. "Goten, this whole secrecy thing doesn't sit well with me. Has it crossed your mind that she's just using you for sex?"

Goten tilted his head at him and blinked. "And that's a problem because..?"

Trunks merely scowled at him in response.

"Dude, don't give me that look. Have you seen her naked? It's a sight worth more than your trust fund!"

"Don't give me that crap. I know damn well you've been madly in love with Rei since sophomore year." Trunks crossed his arms. Being used by the girl he loved for a booty call would make Goten more than a little upset. He knew his friend well enough to know that Goten wanted her heart as badly as her body.

Goten frowned and sighed. "The truth is it was all my idea."

Trunks stared at him in disbelief.

"You see when we woke up the morning after, Rei started to freak out. She said it didn't look right, since both of us got out of our relationships and she just wasn't ready to start another one. I got where she was coming from since I was still sad about Paresu." Goten explained while rubbing the back of his neck.

"Are you still sad?" Trunks asked.

"Nah, I think I'm finally getting to a place where I can accept it, you know?"

Trunks gave a nod in understanding, relieved his friend wasn't still hurting.

"So that's why I lied, sorry about that." Goten mumbled and scratched his cheek.

"You stole my condoms too." Trunks glared at him.

"Okay, I get it! I'm sorry!" Goten exclaimed, flailing his arms. "You can't really blame me for taking them since you have so many," he huffed childishly.

"You try buying them yourself and you'll understand." Trunks blushed with a pout. Goten had never experienced how embarrassing it was to purchase them in person. He could still remember the assorted looks the clerks and other customers gave him in the pharmacy when they needed a price check. He shuddered, remembering the employees shouting to each other the exact specifications and brand name since their walkie-talkies had been down at the time. He'd had to put his jacket hood over his head to hide his face from the humiliation.

"So… could I still bum some off of you now that you know?" Goten tugged at his shirt collar awkwardly.

"You're kidding. Goten, don't tell me you used up all of them already." Trunks stared at his friend with a stunned expression.

Goten laughed nervously. "What can I say? I just keep on going." He tugged his collar again; unaware that he was revealing a trail of hickeys flowing down his neck.

"Take off your shirt for a second." Trunks ordered.

Goten stared at him questionably before complying and pulling his shirt over his head. Trunks motioned for him to stand up to get a better look.

"Holy crap…Goten, you're covered in hickeys." He gasped as he followed the trail of love bites on his neck all the way down his chest and abdomen.

"I guess she must find me tasty." Goten grinned. "I left some on her too."

Trunks blinked and turned Goten around to examine his back with wide eyes. "Goten, what happened to your back?! Did she throw a wet cat down your shirt or something?" He said as he felt one of the many scratches that decorated his friend's skin.

"Oh, Rei just digs her fingernails into me whenever we're going at it," Goten said with a shrug.

"It looks painful." Trunks mumbled. Being Saiyan, they had a pretty high tolerance for pain, but scratching repeatedly in the same areas could still leave them feeling awfully tender.

"I like it rough." Goten said with a cheeky grin.

Trunks rolled his eyes at him. He couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Rei. She had to put up with a goofball like him even if it was just for sex. With the stamina of a Saiyan, such a tireless libido like Goten's would be something that would use up a lot of her time and energy. It was a wonder she'd been able to make it to school all right and walk normally.

3 weeks later…

Rei smiled as she checked the time on her cellphone while hurrying to the Crown Café to meet the girls. She was on time like always. After all, being punctual was just another way to keep up the appearance that nothing new or suspicious was going on with her. She didn't want her friends to be on to her. She stepped through the door and waved hello to Unazuki, Motoki's younger sister.

"Hi Rei, they're waiting for you in the back room." The red-headed waitress said cheerfully.

"Thanks," Rei smiled before walking to the back room.

She then wondered if there was something important going on, like senshi related business to discuss. They only used the back room for a special birthday party or a very private meeting. She opened the door to find the girls all sitting in a line of chairs with one empty in the middle of the four.

"Hello, Rei." Motoki greeted her, standing by the door.

Rei blinked in confusion. "What's going on here?"

The girls gave her reassuring smiles but everything felt so serious all of the sudden.

"You can go ahead and take a seat if you'd like." Motoki motioned for her to take the available chair.

Rei gave a nod and sat down with Usagi beside her. Usagi pulled her into a hug. Minako, who sat on the other side of the miko, joined in. Rei's lips curled into a frown.

"I'll just give you ladies some privacy, now that you're all together." Motoki said and left the room, closing the door behind him.

"Okay, what's going on? Don't tell me somebody died or something." The senshi of fire said nervously.

"Rei, we're all here today because we love you," Ami spoke up.

"We just want you to sit here and listen to what we have to say, all right?" Makoto asked.

Rei went rigid. It couldn't be… She glanced at everyone's faces all over the room. Oh dear sweet god it was!

"An intervention," Rei mumbled meekly.

"Rei, we've all been very concerned about how you've been cooped up at home lately." Minako frowned.

"It's like we only see you at school now," Makoto said.

"Yeah, once that bell rings, you just pack up and want to head straight home; no shopping, no wanting to hang out at the Crown…" Usagi pouted, eyes beginning to water.

"I…I've just been busy." Rei stammered, trying not to cave under her princess's teary eyes.

"You've never been too busy to cancel or miss our study sessions," Ami added.

"We just feel like you've just been shutting yourself away from the world." Minako ran her hand soothingly down the priestess's back.

"It's a guy, isn't it?" The warrior of Jupiter asked intuitively.

"W-What..?" Rei stiffened in Usagi and Minako's embrace.

"Rei, if this is about Jed, you know we're here for you," Makoto sighed, having fair experience in the heart break department.

"That's right; you don't have to stay home all alone anymore. Talk to us, spend time with us," Usagi said, squeezing her arm lightly in a show of reassurance.

"You guys…" Rei relaxed and blushed, both moved and embarrassed for them and their clear misunderstanding of the situation.

To be fair, it wasn't too far-fetched. There she was, broken up with her first serious boyfriend because he was graduating. She wasn't spending time with her girlfriends and shopping like she normally would. And they probably thought she was home alone sobbing over that no good loser and eating away her sorrows with a tub of ice cream.

In reality, she had been calling up her new 'friend' and engaging in fervent coitus until they saw stars. God, and did he leave her exhausted whenever they'd finished! Majority of the time she'd have to fight to pick herself up just to use the bathroom afterwards. There was no way she'd have the energy to walk a mall after such an intense workout, much less leave the shrine. All she'd want to do is curl up next to him in bed and sleep, surrounded by his warmth. The thought made her cheeks turn a darker shade of red.

"Just last weekend you promised you were gonna come to the beach with us and you never showed." Usagi's lower lip quivered.

"I was actually getting ready until-!" Rei began but covered her mouth, knowing she couldn't blurt out the truth of what had happened that day.

"Until what, Rei..?" Makoto cocked her brow and tilted her head at her inquisitively.

"I-It's not important. Look, I'm not shutting anyone out. I've just…taken up a new hobby, in the last couple of weeks! Yeah, I've been working out." The raven-haired girl put on a bright smile, satisfied that it was a convincing fib.

"Huh, now that you mention it, you do look pretty cut." Makoto nodded in affirmation.

"Yeah, and your complexion's great too. You're glowing," Minako said, observing her face closely.

"You think so?" Rei touched her face, flattered by the blonde's compliment.

"Yeah, just what kind of exercise have you been doing?" Minako smiled, interest perking.

Rei flinched before the answer came to her. "Yoga," she said with a straight face.

Minako cringed in response. The blonde was usually athletic but wasn't as flexible as Rei or Makoto so she'd pass on that trip to the gym.

"Hey, I'm sorry if I worried all of you but the truth is I'm over Jed. In fact, I'm happy." The miko gave a warm smile to her friends. She exhaled in relief as the tension in the room seemed to clear up with that sincere declaration. "And I promise I'll make more time for you guys so we can hang out more."

"Well, that's good to hear." Ami smiled.

"Yeah, next time don't hesitate to tell us what's going on." Minako said and playfully poked her.

"Just don't bail on us again like you did when we were going to the beach! You had us worried sick. We called like nine times and you didn't pick up." Usagi flailed her arms in desperation.

"Sorry, something came up last minute and Grandpa made me stay home…it won't happen again." Rei bit her lip, recalling that day. She was sure she had heard something in between her screams.

Flashback to last weekend…

Rei waved Grandpa off as he left to go play poker with a couple of friends of his. Once she finished sweeping, she headed into their house in the back in order to change into her swimsuit. She'd promised her friends she'd go to the beach with them days in advance and she was looking forward to it. Stepping into her room, she stripped down to her skin and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She could definitely use a nice tan. After all, she hardly got any sun, what with being indoors a lot and wearing robes all the time.

Her violet eyes widened as her sight stopped on a spot on her neck that was a flushed, rosy color in contrast to her usually porcelain-colored skin. She groaned and held her head. "No, no, no! Not a hickey," She whined, sounding almost like Usagi would.

She couldn't cover it up with makeup like she did for school. The only swimsuits she had were bikinis, too. She sighed and got a closer look in the mirror. She blushed when she noticed the trail along her neck and chest. "Stupid Goten!" She fumed.

The guy usually suckled the skin on her neck greedily like a gluttonous leech. Well that'd have to stop until beach season was over! Her lips curled into a frown as she gathered her hair in her hand over her shoulder to cover that side of her neck. "Maybe if I wear my hair like this in a braid, no one will notice…" She wondered out loud.

She then considered wearing a shirt over her bathing suit during the whole outing and staying out of the water. Then she considered not going at all. "No, I said I'd be there. I have to go," She said to herself assertively.

Snatching the bikini bottoms off from the rack in her closet, she pulled them on before she heard the floorboard outside her room creak. She let out a gasp as the door slid open and covered her breasts.

Her gaze met an all too familiar pair of coal black eyes that stared back at her in amusement. "Sorry, didn't mean to startle you." He stepped in and gave her a sheepish smile, closing the door behind him.

"Goten?! What are you doing here?" Rei didn't cease in keeping herself covered even though he had pretty much memorized every curve of her body.

"I was having lunch nearby and thought I'd drop in and surprise you." He grinned.

"Well, mission accomplished. I'm surprised. And we agreed you weren't going to do that!" She hissed.

"Yeah, in case you had company but no one's here. Not even your grandpa." He shrugged nonchalantly.

"How'd you know that? Have you been staking out the shrine?!" Rei sputtered heatedly.

"What? No." Goten frowned. "I can just usually tell when he's home or not mostly by his scent. I've got a very good sense of smell, you know," he said in a matter of fact tone. He made the habit of monitoring the kis at the shrine but her grandfather's natural musk was also a dead giveaway.

"Fascinating," Rei deadpanned.

"Hey, I'm telling the truth." Goten pouted, walking over to her.

"How did you manage to get in?" Rei stepped back warily.

"You left your door unlocked, clumsy." He beamed in response to tease her.

"I am not clumsy!" She growled.

"No, you're gorgeous." He said as he looked her up and down. He had seen her naked countless times, touched her, and even tasted her. Yet she always became more tantalizing to him than the last time. He could never get tired at staring at her perfection.

"Of course I am." Rei said with a roll of her eyes, trying not to let the comment or her racing heartbeat disarm her. She turned her head to look away from him, the redness on her face evident.

His fingers gently turned her chin back to face him and he placed a slow kiss on her lips.

She inwardly cursed as she felt herself melt into it and closed her eyes, kissing him back. "What you said about smelling if Grandpa's home; is that really true?" She mumbled when they parted, eyes still closed.

"Mm hmm," Goten gave her lips another kiss and held her against him. "He usually smells like spicy curry and bitter tea," he mused.

Rei snickered against his chest. "Sounds like him, all right. What about me?" She asked as she glanced up at him.

"You smell like cherry blossoms in spring time," he murmured before kissing her again.

"I do..?" She whispered, feeling her head spin.

"Yeah," he purred, running his large warm hands down the skin of her back.

She shivered at the sensation and could feel goose bumps starting to form. "Goten, I can't." She frowned and hesitantly pulled away from him.

Goten looked shocked and even a little hurt. "What do you mean you can't?" He asked. Was she going to end things because he'd dropped in uninvited?

"I'm going to the beach with my friends soon. Otherwise, I would've called you over," she said and playfully thumped him on the chest in order to get him to cheer up.

"Oh, the beach…right. That sounds fun." Goten smiled with relief. "I imagine it's a girl's only event too, right?"

"Bingo." She smirked.

"What if I wear a girl's swimsuit?" He waggled his eyebrows.

"You're such a pig!" Rei shoved him, earning a laugh out of him. She shook her head and grabbed her bikini top to tie on.

Goten sat on her bed and twiddled his thumbs as he waited for her to finish braiding her hair. "So I don't suppose you'll let me rub you down before you leave, right?"

Rei shot him a glare. "Does everything have to be about sex with you?"

He merely smirked coyly. "I was talking about sunscreen. Who's the pervert now?"

Rei's face turned as red as a fire engine. "I…Ugh, never mind. Here," she growled and handed him the bottle. She hated it when he did that. The guy was dense but was never short of something clever to say that would leave her stunned every now and then.

She rested on her stomach in bed as he rubbed the lotion on her back while massaging her. Her head began to spin again and she bit back a moan. Why did it always have to feel so good when he touched her? Just last month she would've vomited at the idea of him putting his hands on her but now just the thought left her hot and bothered. She let out a sigh of pleasure when she felt his hands begin to slide under her bathing suit. By then she was willing putty arching into his hands. Judging by how forward his fingers were, Goten couldn't stand it much longer either.

He spun her around to face him and kissed her passionately. Rei eagerly wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down against her. Their clothes went flying to the floor just as they had ever since that very first night. It wasn't long before they tussled and rocked their hips against one another, crying out in ecstasy. Hours went by like a blur, both too caught up in their intense carnal needs to pay any mind to the world around them. Neither of them wanted to stop until they were both satisfied and on the brink of collapsing.

Rei gasped as she rolled on her back, panting for breath. Her trembling hand clutched the thin ruffled sheet against her bare chest while her free one rested on her forehead. "Oh my god..!"

Goten propped himself up with his hands and elbows to keep from falling on her, skin laced with sweat and wearing quite the fulfilled look on his face. He didn't need to say anything to express how good it was. Not that he could articulate it at the moment, being winded and all.

She gazed up at him with an amused look in her eyes. This was one of the very rare moments she had ever seen Son Goten speechless. Her hands shook as they ran through his messy hair and she raised her head to give him a short, tender kiss. She wished things didn't have to be this way, she somewhat felt guilty having so much sex. So why'd it have to be so damn incredible?

Goten leaned in and kissed back in spite of needing more time to get some air back in his lungs. He never refused a kiss from her and was convinced he never would. Her lips were deliciously intoxicating to him and he couldn't get enough.

Rei moaned against his lips and gently pulling away for air; any longer and she would have gotten too dizzy and passed out. The violet, moist, hazy eyes he adored glanced up at him. "...can't breathe," she whispered.

Goten laughed a little. "Sorry." He felt her pull him down to lie beside her and cuddle. He nuzzled his cheek against her shoulder affectionately in response.

Her lips curled into a smile as they held one another, slender fingers caressing his broad shoulders. The smile faded when she saw the scratches left by her fingernails. She felt his back and trailed her finger tips along the collection of scratches she had left in recent days.

"Does it hurt?" She frowned, now feeling guilty at the idea of causing him physical pain.

"No, not at all," he said and kissed her gently.

She felt her heart flutter at that as she returned the kiss. Every time he came over and had sex with her she couldn't help but feel as if she was beginning to like Goten more and more. She was even so bold as to sneak a smile at his direction in the middle of class every now and then. Sex aside, she didn't expect to feel this weak in the knees for him.

His hand caressed her cheek as his eyes took in the sight of her. Her skin was flushed all over, pink lips slightly swollen from kissing, and her normally perfect hair was ruffled wildly. He etched every detail of her appearance into his mind. She looked so different than how she did at school; she looked all the more alive. She didn't have to put up her defenses, worry about how she appeared. When it was just the two of them, she could let loose, be herself.

No doubt she was never like this around Jed. The thought of her with her ex had him suddenly feeling annoyed and jealous. He had never liked the jerk. Jed only wanted a girl on his arm, a prim and properly behaved one. He wasn't really taken with Rei's unrestrained and outspoken self, he'd just pretended to be. No one could love the fiery spirit inside of Rei like Goten did.

He frowned at the thought. No matter how many times he would show her with his body, it was never enough. Rei really had no idea just how much he truly loved her. And what terrified him was if he voiced it, he'd risk scaring her off.

"Hey…why the long face? I thought you enjoyed having sex with me," she spoke up, trying to be humorous, and brushed her fingers through his hair. Seeing the sad look in his eyes tugged at her heart strings.

"I do, very much." He cracked a small smile.

"Then why are you so glum?" She shifted her position in order to get comfy, preparing to listen to him and his woes.

He swallowed hard and tried his best to choose his next words wisely. "I was just thinking that I want to…take you places."

Rei lifted a brow. "Are you suggesting going to love hotels or something..?" She blushed at the thought of how scandalous it would be to actually get a room together.

"No, not that, I mean outside," he stammered, blushing as well from her misunderstanding.

"Y-You mean you want to do it outdoors?!" Rei's eyes widened at her conclusion.

Goten shook his head. "No, I mean I want to take you out on a date!" He blurted out.

Rei froze. "You want to take me out on a date..?" She repeated.

"Yeah…it'll only be the two of us, if you still want to keep us a secret. Or we can double date with some friends to make it less awkward! …But if you don't feel like taking that next step, then you can go ahead and forget I said any of that." He groaned and covered his face with his hands in embarrassment.

"You want to take the next step?" Rei asked timidly, fumbling with the sheet in her hand.

The spiky-haired teen nodded. "I do, but if you're not ready or you just don't want to, I get it. I'll still keep to our deal," he mumbled sincerely.

Rei pushed his bangs out of his eyes. "I do want to…but I need a little more time," she finally answered after a moment of silence.

He gave her a hopeful smile and took her hand to kiss it. "I'll wait, as long as it takes."

End Flashback

The girls filed out of the arcade since things seemed resolved with the intervention. Rei was thankful it easily went back to the way it was and they chatted and gossiped like they usually did.

"Rei-chan, I'm so glad you're happy," Usagi said and hugged her guardian's arm.

"Yeah, that loser's not worth it. It's his loss." Makoto smirked.

"No duh, Rei can have any man she wants. But she deserves a guy that'll treat her right…like the precious Shinto flower she is," Minako added with a grin.

"S-Shut up..!" Rei hissed as her cheeks flushed in embarrassment. They knew Rei was not a virgin but Minako never ceased to make cracks about how she'd expected Rei to live her life as a celibate nun.

The girls giggled at the exchange. "Don't worry Rei, I'm sure there's a guy out there that'll fall madly in love with you and do whatever it takes to make you happy. Hell, maybe he'll even motivate you to try sex again," Minako snickered.

"Yeah, real funny…" Rei grumbled, inwardly going over her words as she thought of a certain guy in particular.

"So, are we still on for the festival tomorrow night?" Usagi asked, changing the subject.

"Just us girls..?" Rei asked with her interest peaking up a bit.

"It's a festival. We can all invite whoever we want and go in a big group as friends," Ami stated.

"Friends," Rei repeated with a smile. "Okay, count me in."

Usagi and Minako high fived while cheering, making Makoto laugh.

"See you then, bye!" The girls waved farewell once Rei came to her stop at the shrine steps.

Rei worked up the nerve to take out her phone and speed dial a certain someone as she walked up the steps. It looks like she might have found a way to slowly fit Goten in with her time with the girls and not reveal their little secret yet. If they liked him, then maybe their secret wouldn't have to be a secret for long.

She took a deep breath as the phone rang.

Goten immediately answered it on the second ring, panting like he had run a great distance to pick it up. "Hello?"

"Hey, it's me…" Rei smiled.

"Hey, you…" He said teasingly and chuckled.

"About what you said last weekend, I think I might be ready," she said as she kept making her way up the steps.

"You mean it?" He asked incredulously.

"Yeah, so are you doing anything tomorrow night?" She reached the top of the stairs and covered her mouth, laughing at the sound of his victorious cheering and rejoicing on the other line.