This chapter has been edited 4/5/15

A/N: Thanks for reviewing! They make me feel so happy and put me in such a creative mood. Here's a longer chapter, enjoy.

:*: My Biggest Mistake :*:

Friday.

The second most worshiped day of the week by any student at Orange Star High. The student body seemed to be extra chatty that morning as they picked up their weekly newspaper handed out by the journalism class. Bra glanced curiously at the gossiping groups and listened in on some conversations.

"They're going out?! No way!"

"I heard she gave him a hand job during the bus ride."

"But he's totally in love with that other girl!"

"Hmmm..." She curved her blue eyebrows as she thought hard as to whom they were infatuated with this week. Finally, a giddy student with black thick-rimmed glasses and a mouth full of metal smiled graciously and extended her hand.

"Woulshu like a newshpaper?"

"Th-thanks." The sight of the poor girl slightly startled her, along with the awful speech impediment she had.

She took a deep breath and glanced at the front page. "Wha?!"

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Pan crossed her arms tightly across her chest as she scurried through the halls of Orange Star high. It was her first day back since being in the hospital, and it was starting to freak her out. Occasionally, somebody would approach her and ask how she was doing, which was completely acceptable. But then there were those who pointed and whispered to their friends, which was much too suspicious for her to shrug off.

"Ah! It's her!" Pan whirled around to see two freshmen girls pointing, then suddenly cowered back as she narrowed her eyes at them.

"PAAAAAAN!"

"AH!" Pan shrieked as a female jumped on her back, causing her to nearly fall to the ground.

"What is this?!" Bra unfolded the paper for her to see.

"That would be the team picture from Saturday nigh- Oh my Gawd!" She ripped the paper from her hands as she brought it closer to her face. On the bottom section of the paper was a large picture of her sleeping on Kain's shoulder from the bus ride. Sounds pretty innocent, right?

"Why is your hand there?!"

Pan's face grew increasingly red from anger and humiliation. "I... I was asleep!"

"Hi Pan." Two brown haired boys waved as they passed by. "I want to sit next to you on a bus ride." The male high fived his friend and whistled flirtatiously.

"Take that high five and stick it on his dick 'cause that's all you'll be getting the rest of your life." Bra snapped back, causing the boys to continue their walk silently. "Don't worry about- Pan?" Her heart sank as Pan's head hung down in shame with the paper still held in front of her. Bra snatched the paper back and balled it up. "Come on!" She gripped her wrist and began to drag her down the hallway. "There's no way the newspaper staff can get away with this!"

Despite the bell alarming the students that class was beginning, the girls continued their way to the journalism class. Bra shoved the door open, causing several pairs of eyes to stare at her, then the person behind her. "Who is in charge of this garbage?!" She yelled.

Pan tugged at the cuffs of her white uniform blazer, trying to blend with the wallpaper. As if the humiliating picture of her sleeping on Kain's shoulder with her hand in his 'lap' wasn't embarrassing enough, now she had to be gawked at while her best friend defended her.

One of the students stood up hesitantly and made a small squeak from her mouth that sounded like "Pan?"

Pan slightly looked up in response and was immediately regretting doing so. The blue haired female slowly approached her while being very cautious with the irate woman next to her. "Hi, Ami." She mumbled.

"Ami, huh? Are you in charge of this?" Bra stepped in between the two.

Ami was startled by the volume of Bra's voice. "N-no. Our editor-in-chief is responsible for the final product of the paper."

"And who might that be?" She continued her rampage.

Without saying a word, Ami, along with the rest of the awed students, looked to the back of the room. There on the back counter sat a female with her arms crossed across her chest and a satisfied smirk set upon her lips. If Bra didn't know any better, she'd have thought the woman was actually enjoying the scene playing out in front of her.

The students' heads followed her as she hopped down and strolled to the front of the classroom, returning Bra's glare. Judging by the badge on her lapel, it claimed that she was a senior at the high school, just like Pan and herself. "Is there a problem?" Her eyes grew slightly wider as she sarcastically attempted to look worried.

"Yes there's a fucking problem. Why would you allow that picture in the school newspaper?" Pan was extremely humiliated at this point. She went ahead and let her friend do the yelling while she plotted ways to kill herself.

"I'm sorry, what picture would you be referring to?" The female flipped her long sandy brown hair over her shoulders as she watched the blue haired woman snatch a nearby student's paper and point. "Hmmm..." She studied it for a moment. "What's the problem?"

If this was a cartoon, Pan was sure steam would be bursting out of Bra's ears while her body turned bright red.

"Ask anybody in this special ed class that you run what the problem is. You're a pretty shitty editor-in-chief, Ruka."

Ruka simply smirked. "If you have a problem with the way I arrange the school's newspaper then maybe you should take it up with the teacher. He won't be in for another thirty minutes or so, so I suggest coming back after school."

"Do not hand out any more papers or I'll have this class scrubbing floors for the rest of the school year." She turned on her heel with one last scowl to the fellow senior, then reached for Pan's hand. "Pan?" She was gone.

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After school, Goten stuffed his texts into his backpack and waved a few farewells to his friends who passed by. He was supposed to meet Trunks at the campus cafe in a couple minutes, so he spent the time it took to walk there on deciding what he wanted to eat. After deciding on a burger and fries, he realized he had arrived.

Trunks sat at a round table a few feet away with Valese. Once he bought his burger, he joined their charade as they all ate in silence. This was normal since they were all hungry after school and talking would waste precious eating time. As they neared the end of their meals, Goten finally sparked a conversation. "Damn Trunks, how long do you plan on staying single for?"

Trunks' food hesitated to go down at the sudden interrogation. After swallowing his last bite, he wiped his hands on a napkin and leaned back in his chair. "Hell, I don't know. Seems like I'm always in one, I think I'll wait a while."

"Well sure, the single life is great, but you're not even taking advantage of it. The point of not being tied down is to explore your options- ow!" He steered his eyes off of his friend and to his right. Valese scowled at him and released her pinch on his arm.

"Tied down?! What are you trying to say Mr. Son? Would you prefer to be single so you can explore your options?"

Goten smiled nervously. "No, no! I already went exploring and luckily I struck gold." As usual, his boyish charm worked and they both leaned in for a tender kiss.

"So Goten, how many girls did you sleep with before you finally struck your gold?" Trunks suppressed a laugh as Valese instantly broke off the kiss and leaned back in her chair with her arms folded across her chest. She pursed her lips as she waited for his answer.

Goten raised his middle finger at his friend who began to laugh at the scene. "Don't worry Val, Trunks is just being a little bitch because he's still single. Oh, by the way, have you found a date for your mother's ball yet?"

"No... But I was thinking about asking Jaznia-"

"Jaznia?! The Philippine transfer student?! Bro, she is a fox!" Goten was so immersed in the news that he had completely forgotten about his own girlfriend. "I mean... if you like foxes..."

"Ugh Goten, you're such a boy. Always thinking with your penis. I'm gonna have to punish you extra tonight." The two growled at each other flirtatiously in a way that made Trunks want to vomit. "Oh, I have to go. Are we still on for dinner with Br- ... Brenda tonight?"

Goten nodded and gave her a quick kiss goodbye. He turned his attention back to Trunks who eyed him suspiciously. "Goten, you have got to practice lying with her. So, who is it that you're really having dinner with and why can't I know?"

Goten was reluctant to answer but he figured it wouldn't be a big deal if he didn't spill all of the details. "We are having dinner with your sister tonight. We didn't want to tell you because," He strategically faked a cough attack as he thought up an excuse. "We didn't want you to think something was up." Reverse psychology, genius! Now he'll think nothing is up when really something is, plus I didn't have to lie to him!

Trunks waited for his airhead friend to end his bask in whatever he was basking in and return to reality. "So basically, something's up?"

Shit. "Fine, come along if you don't believe me."

Trunks thought for a moment. Would he invite him if something was really up? He wasn't going to fall for it. "No, I don't want to go."

"Well fine."

"Fine."

"So you believe me then...?"

"Maybe I do."

"Ok then."

"Yup."

And that was the end of their usual arguments.

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Pan quickly paced down the halls as she tried to escape the escalating quarrel between Ruka and Bra. She was very confused as to why Ruka would allow such a thing in the school newspaper. She and Kain had just visited her the other day in the hospital, did she do or say something to offend her? How did the picture surface in the first place?

She picked up the pace when she heard Bra calling her name. She shoved the doors of the building open and ran to the only place she knew there would be no adult to tell her to go to class. The Athletic Locker Room.

For the first two periods of school, she laid across a bench and stared at the ceiling. Once the bell rang for the students to go to third period, she figured she couldn't hide from this forever. Plus, the first semester final exams were coming in two weeks and she needed all the class time she could get.

With a defeated sigh, she sprang forth from the bench and slung her black backpack on. As expected, people whispered, pointed, and snickered, keeping her mind from focusing on the lectures in class.

At lunch time, the three girls met at their usual table in the cafeteria. Pan and Marron salvaged their friendship when Marron visited her in the hospital on her last day. Pan put the blame on herself by stating, "I over reacted. It was just such a shock to see you two... together." The two shook hands and promised to pretend that the event had never happened.

"Pan, where did you go this morning? I was looking everywhere for you." Bra's voice held a sense of parental concern.

"I hid out on campus for a couple classes."

"Any idea on who took the picture?" Marron asked.

Pan exhaled and rested her chin on the palm of her hand. "Yeah, actually. But she's a very good friend of mine. She wouldn't do this to me."

After sixth period, the students packed their backpacks and headed out to go home. Pan was just relieved that she had survived the day without falling to pieces.

"Um... Pan?"

She whirled around and smiled. "Hi Mao. What's up?"

The girl seemed to be shocked by her friendliness. "I know you're mad at me but, it wasn't my fault, entirely."

"What are you talking about?" She asked confusingly.

"I took the picture. I developed the film earlier this week and gave a copy to Kain because I thought he'd want one. I don't know how it got into the newspaper, but he and I were the only ones with it and I still have mine so that means..." Her voice trailed off since she wasn't sure on who to accuse.

Pan stared back blankly as she tried to put pieces together, except nothing seemed to be fitting. Ruka was in charge of the final product of the paper, so she had to be a definite suspect. But Kain... He had the picture...

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Later that day, Bra dug through her closet as she prepared an outfit for the evening. She had gotten a text message from Goten earlier inviting her out to dinner with him. They hadn't had many outings alone, Pan or her brother was usually there, so she was slightly uneasy about the occasion of this dinner. Most likely it was to talk her out of seeing Roy.

As she began her walk from the parking lot to the diner, she smiled in excitement. Regardless of whether or not he was trying to control her love life, she was just happy to spend time with him, alone at that. Inside, she looked around and saw the back of his head. Her pace seemed to quicken as she got closer. She lightly slapped the back of his head and sat across from him.

"Well, thanks for the love tap." He whined sarcastically as he rubbed the back of his head.

"No problem. Were you waiting long?"

"No, not really." He shyly looked away as she adjusted the top of her white halter.

"Sorry," She chuckled, noticing his discomfort. "I'm fallin out here."

"You know, it helps if you buy the halters with the wired cups, that way it holds your boobs in place."

Bra looked up at the voice that obviously did not belong to Goten. "V-Valese?"

Goten immediately noticed her confused expression. "Oh, yeah I thought it'd be nice if we all had an outing together. I don't think you and her have been acquainted very well." He smiled nervously.

"Oh." She slapped on a smile. "Well I guess her and I should get to know each other better." She turned her attention to the female beside him. "I mean I was under the impression that you were some dumb bimbo who only got into college because of your father's money, and the only reason Goten's dating you is because you're easy, but hey now we can really get to know each other, right?" Her smile deepened.

Valese and Goten shifted uncomfortably in their seats. "Yeah, I guess." He murmured.

Valese shook it off and smiled once again. "So, Bra, are you seeing anybody?" The three picked up a slice of pizza that was placed in the center of the table.

Bra shot a glance toward Goten as she grew suspicious with her question. "Not really."

"Oh." Valese hadn't expected her denying the fact. "You're not interested in anybody?" She pressed again.

Bra rolled her eyes. "Quit beating around the fucking bush and get on with it. What did he tell you and why do you want to know?"

The brunette slowly swallowed. "Look, Bra, I've dated Roy about a year and a half ago. He's not a good person. He seemed like the most charming and attractive man at first, but then he got me to do stuff that I didn't want to do. He basically turned me into a crack head by our fourth date. He hasn't asked you to do anything... has he?"

Bra leaned back in her chair as her lack of response intensified the moment. "No." She lied. "And even if he did, I wouldn't be dumb enough to actually do it." She meant that remark to offend Valese.

Despite her catty remarks, she pressed on. "Bra, please. Goten is extremely worried about you. Just stop the relationship before it spirals out of control." Bra watched as Valese's hand lifted and landed on top of Goten's on the table.

She rolled her napkin in her hands and tossed it beside their clasped hands. "Well, thanks for the lecture. We should really do this again." She said in a sarcastic tone as she stood up and threw her purse over her shoulder.

Goten stood up also. "Bra, don't leave-"

"Why are you such an arrogant bitch?!" Valese stood also, slamming her hands on the table. Bra slightly jumped but soon returned the woman's glare. "We're trying to save you from making the biggest mistake of your life and you're totally blowing us off."

"Go fuck yourself you dumb whore." She began to walk away, but Valese would not give up.

"Luckily I have Goten to help me out in that department." She wove her arm with his and smiled dominantly. Goten couldn't move. He was in absolute awe over the situation.

Bra stopped in her tracks and wheeled around. She shoved Goten's chair out of the way so she was face to face with her. "You're trying to save me from making the biggest mistake of my life? I already did that when I encouraged Goten to date a trashy slut like you."

After racing out of the restaurant, Bra didn't return home. Instead she decided to take up Roy's offer and try out his new delivery with him.

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