Thanks to those who have been reviewing! I know it's been a while since my last update but I'm kinda stuck in this chapter, so I'll just throw this one out so I can get on to the christmas chapter which I wanted to post by christmas but that didn't happen. So, here you go!

He Shoots, He Scores

Staring out the front windshield of the truck was quite soothing. With the way Goten drives, everything comes at you so fast, like a roller coaster. I didn't know Jianu Bay was two hours away. I asked him why he even brought me. Since I have to be home by 6, we'd only have two hours to actually shop. He insisted that he and Trunks wanted my company, I decided to accept that answer.

Once we finally arrived in town, I was in awe over how beautiful it was. The beach was so close, I made Trunks roll down his window so I could smell the sea breeze. The various shops that they were telling me about lined the road, each with their own unique style and merchandise. Maybe christmas shopping would be a lot easier this year, especially when I had to find something that Bra doesn't already have.

I actually found myself to be a tad anxious to get out of the car once Goten finally parked. Suddenly they both turned around and stared at me with scrutinizing eyes. "What?" I looked back and forth between the two. Finally Goten said something.

"You can not,"

"and will not"

"tell a soul about this place."

"If anybody finds out where Goten and I get our amazing gifts,"

"They will start shopping here, then we will no longer know what the hell to get for people."

"Failure to comply with this policy will result in removal from this truck on our way home." Trunks added.

Thinking this was some kind of joke, I began to laugh, but boy did they mean business. I stopped and nodded my head. "Okay. I won't tell a soul."

Using the money our parents had given us, sad I know, we split ways and began our shopping spree. The instant I walked into the first store, I found the perfect gift for Bra. The pink little shop was full of purses, from animal skins to 'organic' totes, they had it all. The bag I picked for Bra was a zebra pattern except it had a purple background rather than white. I had to pay sixty dollars for it, but it's money well spent. After the fight between Marron and I, I thought about whether I should get her something or not. I couldn't let that beat fifteen years of friendship, so I picked her up a gift as well.

Between my gift shopping I ran into Trunks and we walked down the sidewalk, talking about random stuff. It was amazing how easy it is to make conversation with him. Of course he slips in a snooty comment here and there, causing me to shove him into a store wall occasionally.

"Ow, you hit like a girl." He bounced back from the wall like nothing but this time we both stared at what was on display.

"They're so adorable!" I shrieked as I pressed my face against the glass, tracing my finger up and down while the puppy's paws chased it.

"Great, now they're gonna call you momma." He watched from over my shoulder.

I pouted my lip and sighed. "I always wanted a dog, my dad says I'm too irresponsible."

"Amen. Ow!"

That comment earned him a smack in the gut. He didn't stick around me long after that, he still had browsing to do.

The two hours seemed to fly by. Before I knew it, it was already a few minutes past four. I dug through my purse to get my phone to call one of the boys, but it wasn't in there. "Shit..." I mumbled as I threw my purse onto the counter and dug through it viciously. I must have left it on my bed. I gathered my bags and headed down the road to Goten's truck. Goten was already there, leaning against his truck trying to look oh so studdish as a couple girls commented on how 'sweet' his 'ride' is.

"Damn, what'd you buy?" He helped me with my bags and put them in the backseat.

"Well I had to buy for a couple friends, my parents, grandma and grandpa, and grandpa Hercule." I counted on my fingers.

"And your uncle." He added with a sheepish grin.

"Sure..."

Trunks managed to be twenty-three minutes late. Goten and I were waiting in the truck since it was too cold outside, I sat in the front seat for once. Trunks swung the door open and put his bags in the back. "I think you're in my seat." He challenged me.

I looked down and around me and back at him. "No, I don't think so. You are late, therefore you go in the back." Before I knew it, he literally pulled me out of the truck and stole my seat!

"Bros before hoes, Pan." He smiled at my furious expression. Without complaining, I climbed into the back.

"I better not be late for my game tonight, Mr. Briefs. What took you so long?"

"I forgot to look at the time. Who's taking you to the game?"

I was about to answer, but stopped. If I told him a guy was taking me it might give him the wrong idea. Especially Kain since the two of them didn't get along in high school. "A friend from school."

"No shit sherlock, I knew that. Who?"

I couldn't lie to him, he'd find out eventually. Maybe I should just tell him. "A friend from the waterpolo team."

"Oh! Is it Mao?" Goten jumped in, thank God. "She's got some nice legs."

I laughed to myself, half hoping they'd drop the subject and start talking about legs or boobs or anything except this!

"Is it?" Trunks pressed.

"Yes, Mao is taking me to the basketball game tonight. Any more questions?" I wish that my tone wasn't so defensive. I heard Trunks snort and I think I heard him mumble liar. Luckily Goten turned on the radio and blasted whatever we were listening to. I leaned back in my seat and stared out the window, waiting for the long ride to end.

We finally pulled to the front of my house at six thirty. Kain and I were supposed to leave at six since the game was out of town. Now I was still hoping that he didn't leave already. I gathered my bags and opened the door. "Thanks Goten."

"No problem. Have fun tonight."

I jumped down from the truck and shut the door behind me.

"Pan." I turned around and gazed at Trunks as he handed me something from his window. "Have fun with Kain."

I barely noticed that my hand had gripped my phone. My jaw felt like it was hitting the ground. Luckily Goten drove away so they weren't sitting there watching me. He had my phone the entire time? I flashed back to earlier this afternoon when he first entered my room. He took my cell from my hands and I thought he just laid it on my bed somewhere, but apparently he put it in his pocket.

I picked up my bags with one hand and used the other to view my messages. There were a couple of new ones from Kain that were marked read although I hadn't read them yet. Trunks beat me to them. It looked like Trunks may have been talking to him. I looked at my outbox but there was nothing new, just the ones I had sent earlier. He probably deleted them.

Once I made it to my room, I tossed the bags on my bed and called Kain. He said he got my message about me getting home late and he'd come get me right now. I never sent him a message about that, I didn't even have my phone. "Uhhh, Trunks!" I groaned in a mix of confusion and anger.

Before Kain arrived, I threw on a couple of dark long sleeve shirts for warmth and put my jersey on over them. I brushed my hair out for the second time today and clipped my bangs back with a couple berrets. My phone rang, meaning he was here.

The fourty five minute ride there was pretty pleasant. He told me stories of how he and his brother would often go to basketball games when he was younger, but then he got caught up in drugs and eventually shunned from the family.

"I think my brother would be pretty pleased to see who I replaced him with." He said with a nudge.

"Um, thanks?" I smiled back at him.

Once we got to the game it was totally packed but we made it to our seats eventually. We missed the first quarter of the game, but the last three are the best, or so he kept telling me to cheer me up. In the final thirty seconds of the game, it was a locked tie between the cougars and the bears. The spectators, myself included, were stiff with anticipation, just waiting to see who would shoot that last basket. Then it finally happened. Our side leaped to their feet in victory, screaming at the top of our lungs. In the midst of all the hype, I looked at Kain and we both cheered even louder. Before I knew it his hands were behind my head and he kissed me.

It wasn't long, but not short. Once he pulled away I did my best to not cause an awkward situation, so I continued to cheer, as did he.

On our way home, we conversed about the game and other topics that popped up. Maybe the kiss thing was just a spur of the moment. Plenty of people get excited and smooch the people around them, right? One thing I knew for sure was that Trunks was not happy with me. I don't know why he never liked Kain, but me hanging out with him is not helping at all, especially when I lied about who I was going with.

As I attempted to suffocate myself with my pillow, I heard the front door open and close, followed by the distinct sound of my father's voice. I trotted down the stairway and greeted him and my mother in the living room. "Hi, where have you two been all day?" My mom was setting down bags of colorful items.

"You father took me to that new amusement park down south. We had a blast!" She scrunched her nose against his cheek, my cue to look away as they did their lovey dovey stuff.

"How was the game?" My father asked as he and my mom took a seat on the couch, as did I.

"It was fun." I looked away as the kiss scene played in my head repeatedly.

My mom spoke next in a teasing tone. "Did something happen with that boy?"

"Wha- no! What makes you say that?"

"That guilty blush of yours. He seems like a nice kid. You should invite him over for dinner sometime."

"No, Mom, it's nothing like that." Great. My parents, my two best friends, and Trunks think I'm into Kain. This is not good. I won't bother trying to convince my mom, I need to talk to Trunks.