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Stupid Cupid

Chapter 2.

"Fucking Psycho."

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Bulla texted Goten the directions to her apartment. She had night classes at her business school and wouldn't be back until after midnight.

Goten snorted. 'Night classes my ass. That's code for she's going to a party.' Goten replied: " Cool * inserts emoji with the buck teeth and glasses* thanks for letting me stay at your place. Gohan saw Olivia waiting outside my house so I can't go back for a while."

"Don't tell Trunks," Bulla swiftly texted back.

Goten scratched his head. Did Bulla not want her brother to know that she was helping Goten meddle with his love life? Goten shrugged, then texted," Wasn't gonna."

Bulla's apartment complex was located on the quiet, north side of West City. There was a park with a small lake nearby where families could go to have picnics and couples could pedal a swan-shaped boat out on the lake. Goten had only ever used the boats once, seven years ago when he was in high school. Marron, Trunks, Bulla, Pan, & Goten had the day off from school on account of it being a school holiday. It was their last year of high school so Goten tried to give his best friend one more chance to make things happen with Marron.

-Flashback -

"Hey, why don't you guys ride in a boat together and I'll take the girls on another boat?" Goten suggested, literally shoving Trunks along the dock and into Marron. Trunks' narrowed his eyes at his best friend- he was being too obvious - but didn't object. Marron was oblivious.

" These are the cutest boats I've ever seen. They're popular with the couples in my class. I've always wanted to ride in one," Marron excitedly exclaimed. Trunks offered her his hand as he helped guide her into the boat.

Pan had a sour expression on her face." These boats are for babies. I'm not a little baby. Can't we do something more mature, like, have coffee somewhere? I could go for an espresso right now."

" Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry you're not having fun." Marron touched Trunks' shoulder, genuine concern in her eyes." Maybe we should do something else. I don't think the girls want to be here. We should pick an activity everyone will enjoy."

Bulla latched onto Goten's forearm and shouted." I'll ride with Goten! Pan can take a walk around the pond and wait for us."

"Whatever," Pan pouted, kicking her foot into the ground. She knew it was pointless to argue with the princess in the group.

"Great, Pan loves that idea," Goten said, pushing Marron and Trunks' swan boat away from the dock. Large waves splashed against the dock and Goten proudly looked on at his best friends. 'Get her, Trunks.'

The corner of Trunks' mouth curved up into a small smile, and he gave Goten a thumbs up.

Bulla tugged on Goten's arm, bringing his attention back to her. With a sparkle in her eyes, she smiled up at him." I know what you're doing, and I think it's very romantic." She looked out on the lake." They'll make a cute couple."

Goten giggled to himself – yeah, he was truly the greatest friend anyone could hope for and he knew it—then kneeled down on one knee to lower himself closer to Bulla's height. He held out his hand, copying how Trunks had helped Marron into the boat earlier." After you, my lady."

"This is so lame. I wish I had gone to Papa's work instead." Pan grumbled, jumping off the dock and landing on top of the grassy green hill in one leap. She crossed her arms behind her head and absently started on her walk.

"Never mind her. She's just jealous that Trunks is giving Marron so much attention," Bulla said, sitting in the seat on Goten's left. Goten sat down in the right seat and started to pedal out towards the other side of the lake. He spared one last glance at Marron and Trunks' boat. It was all up to Trunks now, but Goten would pedal slowly and stop often so Marron wouldn't feel pressured to prematurely end her boat ride.

Goten slowly pedaled for thirty seconds, then stopped." I'm going to take a little break," he declared, adding a fake yawn." I'm tired."

Bulla arched her brow at him, but didn't say a word. She didn't have to, her expressive face said it all.

"You think I'm out of shape and need to train more, don't you?"

Bulla shrugged." It couldn't hurt."

"Ouch, getting lectured by a mini princess. That really hurts my feelings," Goten whined." Do you really think I'm that weak? I'm not tired because pedaling the boat is exhausting. I'm just, uhh, enjoying the sunshine. Oh, what's that!" Goten pointed at a trio of fish that had poked their faces out of the water." Aww, cool. Fish. They're so fat! Should I catch us some for lunch later?"

Without another thought, Goten stripped off his shirt and readied himself to jump in the water.

"Are you crazy? Put your shirt back on! You can't just take fish out of a public park like a wild caveman, dummy! Ugh, you're such a country boy. Now I understand why Pan says she's too embarrassed to be seen with you out in public. I mean, honestly, who does that?" Bulla continued to rant and scold Goten for ten minutes.

"Okay, okay I'm sorry. Sheesh," Goten said, pulling his shirt back on.

Bulla's face turned red and she looked away." I forgive you, just don't let it happen again."

"Yes, Ma'am."

Bulla pointed to the far corner of the pond, towards a giant willow tree." Let's park under the tree for a while. The sun is making the boat hot." Goten did as he was told and pedaled towards the willow tree. He caught sight of Marron and Trunks pedaling back from the opposite side of the lake, they looked happy together. They waved as Goten passed by them.

"Looks like they're having fun," Goten sighed." I guess my plan worked. It's going to be strange being a third wheel everywhere we go for now on."

Bulla's face lit up and she pointed to a family of turtles gathered under the tree." Goten, look! They're so cute!" The turtles hurried into the water as the boat came closer. Bulla watched them swim beneath the boat and disappear in the deeper part of lake." Bye-bye turtles! It was nice meeting you."

Goten chuckled.

"What?" Bulla asked.

"Nothing. I just realized that you're kind of cute sometimes."

"I'm cute all the time." Bulla corrected him. She dipped her fingers into the water, fascinated by the small "baby fish" swimming in the shallow part of the pond. The fish curiously swam up to Bulla's fingers. It was moments like this that Goten chose to remember the most about Bulla. The innocent, blue haired princess that enjoyed experiencing the world with a bright smile. After she had her fill of looking at the baby fish and pulling on the willow trees vines did they pedal back to the dock.

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" I heard Bulla have a fit back there. Everything okay?" Trunks asked Goten, walking beside him as they followed the park's path back to the parking lot.

Goten glanced behind them. Bulla, Marron, and Pan were talking about some boyband concert they wanted to see. They were all smiling and having fun." Everything is fine. Bulla just got mad at me because I was about to do something stupid. What about you and Marron, are you guys finally going out? Did you kiss? " Goten wiggled his eyebrows and puckered his lips.

Trunks shook his head. "No. The timing didn't feel right. Nothing has changed, but I feel like we're taking a step in the right direction. There will be other chances to kiss her."

The group ate fish sandwiches for lunch at a nearby food truck and were talking about seeing a movie together when Vegeta suddenly appeared. He grabbed Trunks and Goten by their shirt collars and literally dragged them through the air. He learned they were on a school holiday, which translated into free time to train in Vegeta's language.

"We're going to have so much fun training, guys," Pan cheered, flying up to join them. She had obviously been the one to tell Vegeta about their holiday.

Goten and Trunks groaned.

The trio of best friends never found the free time to hangout like that again. Trunks was thrown straight into the Capsule Corporation workforce after high school. Marron started her modelling career, and Goten got wrapped up in his dating life. They kept in touch through social media, holidays, and the occasional visit. Trunks never got the opportunity to kiss Marron again.

-Flashback Over-

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"I guess that day really stuck with Bulla," Goten said to himself, typing in the five-digit passcode to Bulla's apartment door. He never imagined that one day Bulla would be living in an apartment complex next to that lake. The door chimed and the buttons on the door lit up a bright green color. The door clicked open, and Goten stepped inside. He politely removed his shoes and padded through the apartment in his socks. He headed straight for the refrigerator in the kitchen.

The food in the refrigerator made his stomach growl, but his eyes continued to roam for something he knew a college student would have in their fridge. " Oh, hell yeah," Goten smirked, finding the bright pink and purple bottles of Bulla's favorite beer at the back of the fridge, hidden behind the food. He twisted off the cap of the pink beer bottle and chugged half of it, cradling the other bottle in his arms as he made his way to the couch.

Goten's fast metabolism helped break down the alcohol right away, giving him a nice buzz. The comfy leather couch was facing in front of the glass doors of the balcony, which gave him a beautiful view of the park and lake with the swan boats. Further in the distance, past the treetops, he could make out a skinny needle standing higher than all the buildings in West City—Capsule Corp Tower.

"This is a nice place," Goten said, bobbing his head with approval." I just wish there was a TV. Is she like Gohan and just studies all the time when she's here?" Goten looked around the living room. Except for the sofa and a few decorative paintings on the wall that might've come with the apartment before she moved in, the living room felt bare, like one of Capsule Corporation's guest rooms." Maybe she's a neat freak like my mom." Goten shuddered. He drank the rest of the beer in the pink bottle and threw it over his shoulder. It landed in the trash can in the kitchen. He gently set the unopened purple bottle of beer on the floor. Bulla could have that one later.

Goten yawned." The food I had with Trunks today is finally making me sleepy, or maybe it's the alcohol. I must be becoming a lightweight." Goten fully laid back into the couch, reaching out for the fuzzy blanket draped over the back. Within seconds, he was snoring.

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Snoring… snoring… snoring…

The beep and click of the front door.

A woman's stern voice. "What do you think you're doing?" It was Bulla.

Uneasy laughter coming from a man Goten doesn't know." Come on, let me in. I've spent the night here before."

Goten's ear twitched like a dog's. Bulla had come home, and she'd brought a friend with her. A male friend. Goten smirked to himself.

"That was just one time. It doesn't mean I want to date you. It certainly doesn't mean you can invite yourself in whenever you want," Bulla growled, sounding very annoyed. Bulla moved to close the door, but a forceful hand pushed the door back.

"Okay, you're right. I'm sorry. Can I at least use your bathroom?"

Bulla hesitated.

"I just want to use your bathroom," the guy chuckled, slurring his words a little." I gave you a ride here because I wanted to make sure you'd get home safely. Just let me use your bathroom and I'll get out of your hair. It's the least you can do."

Goten pushed the fuzzy blanket off of him. He was sweating. It had gotten very hot inside the apartment since he fell asleep. He pulled off his shirt—he felt so much better! - yawned and quickly headed towards the bathroom. He wanted to get there before Bulla let her friend in to use it.

"Go find a gas station," Bulla coldly responded." I kept telling you I didn't need a ride home. I barely drank."

Rage emanated from the man so strongly that it made Goten pause. The man pointed his finger in Bulla's face." I've had enough of your attitude, bitch." He forced open the door and pushed Bulla inside, kicking the door closed behind him.

"Is everything okay?" Goten asked, startling the man as he appeared behind Bulla.

Bulla smiled a cat's smile.

The man looked to be no older than nineteen. He had spiky orange hair, a nose ring, and was wearing a black leather tank and dark blue jeans. Colorful tattoos of roses, snakes, and skulls covered his arms. Goten raised a brow," so this is Bulla's type…" He was the opposite of a rich CEO pretty boy that Goten always pictured her with.

The orange-haired man's eyes bulged as he slowly looked up at Goten. Goten stood at least a head taller than everybody in the room.

"I've never seen a guy so ripped." The orange-haired guy whispered." I..I didn't know Bulla had moved on…I'm so sorry man…it's the uh…it's the alcohol talking. We had a lot to drink at that party."

"I see." Goten lifted his hand to itch his nose. The movement startled the orange-haired guy and he leaped back into the front door.

Bulla snorted." Now you've done it. You've really pissed off my boyfriend—"

"Huh?" Goten pointed at himself. Boyfriend?

Bulla nodded and clung onto Goten's arm." Nothing pisses off my boyfriend more like seeing me coming home with another man." Bulla shrugged." I tried to warn you, but you just wouldn't listen. Now he's going to kill you." She patted Goten's arm." Make sure nobody finds the body, honey."

"Huh? What boyfriend? Die?" Goten stuttered." That wasn't in our contract!" He balled his hands into fists, frustrated with what he just woke up to." Bulla!"

Bulla blew a kiss and winked, disappearing down the hallway and into her bedroom.

"What the fuck is going on? She doesn't really expect me to kill this guy does she?" Goten turned his head at the terrified orange-haired man." She is Vegeta's daughter after all, so maybe she is being serious. I can't tell! What do I do?"

"Trunks will know what I should do!" Goten started to reach into his pocket for his cell phone.

"NO DON'T KILL ME AND CUT ME INTO PIECES, I'M BEGGING YOU!" The orange haired man threw himself at Goten's feet." I'M SO SORRY! PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I WILL LEAVE THE CITY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS! YOU WONT EVER HAVE TO SEE MY FACE AGAIN I SWEAR! I'LL DISAPPEAR!"

Goten crouched down and in a hushed voice said," It's going to be okay. Dying will only hurt for a few seconds—"

"What?" The man's jaw dropped

"That's what my brother's friend Piccolo said anyway. No, wait, I think that was Krillin who said it hurt for a few seconds. I don't think Piccolo felt a thing." Goten shook his head, then smiled." But it's going to be okay because I can wish you back with the dragon balls later. I promise."

"You're a fucking psycho!" The orange-haired man squealed, tears mixing with the drool dripping from his mouth.

"I'm sorry, I know you don't want to die but Bulla is my boss now, so I kind of have to do this." Goten gathered a ki ball in his palm and focused his eyes on the man's abdomen." Hold still, please. This will just take a second."

"Noooo!" The man cried, urinating in his jeans.

The ki ball in Goten's palm dimmed. He wasn't sure if he could kill somebody so terrified of dying.

From down the hallway, Bulla stomped out of her bedroom wearing an oversized white T-shirt as a nightgown." Eww, gross! He just pissed on my floor!" Bulla pushed open the door and picked up the man by the neck with two fingers and flung him out of her apartment as if he were a used tissue.

The man stumbled to his feet and ran away screaming.

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Goten sprayed the puddle in the hall with a cleaner he'd found under the kitchen sink cabinet. He wiped the area dry with half a roll of paper towels. Once he was finished, Bulla poked her head out of the bathroom, pulling a pink foamy toothbrush out of her mouth." You can go to bed once you're done cleaning up. There's an extra bedroom across from mine. It's small. Sometimes Trunks or my Dad will use it when they need to get away from my mom for a while, so there should be a change of clothes and pajamas you can use."

Goten didn't say anything. He just frowned.

"What's wrong?"

Goten shook his head." We don't hurt the innocent. Killing that poor guy would've been wrong. He just needed to use the bathroom, what was wrong with that?"

Bulla spit into the bathroom sink, then rinsed her mouth out with water. She had both hands on her hips as she walked out, and Goten realized three things.

1.) Bulla wasn't wearing a bra. Her nipples were poking against the thin fabric of the white T-shirt, making themselves known to him. Her breasts were shaped like perfect teardrops, and his mouth watered as he pictured himself cupping one of those teardrops and flicking his tongue across her bare nipple.

2.) The oversized T-shirt wasn't that oversized. Having her hands on her hips had pulled up on the T-shirt a little, drawing his attention to her exposed thighs. He caught glimpses of the lilac panties she wore as she walked closer to him

3,) Bulla was glaring at him. She was extremely upset about something, was it something he said?

Bulla jabbed her finger against Goten's chest. The skin-on-skin contact sent an electrical shock through his body. His eyes widened." What the hell am I thinking? This is Bulla!"

"Derek wasn't going to take no for an answer. Wanting to use the toilet was just a way for him to be alone with me in my apartment. What if I had been a normal human woman and not a half Saiyan? He most definitely would've forced himself on me. You sensed how angry he got, too. He was ready to break my arms and legs if that's what it took. He was just someone I met at a party and let sleep on my couch one night, that's all. I barely know the loser. How dare he feel entitled to be in my home." Bulla had gotten so close to Goten that they could smell the faint trace of alcohol on each other's breath. She paused, and for a split-second Goten could've sworn she glanced down at his lower abdomen. He was thankful he hadn't kicked off his jeans during his sleep, his boxers would've done nothing to hide his arousal alone. Bulla's fierce blue eyes met his and in a low voice, Bulla said." You're my assistant now. If I tell you to kill someone you'd better do it. That is if you still want my help. Do you still believe Marron and Trunks are worth helping…?"

Goten didn't have to think about his answer. "Yes."

Bulla ran her hand through her long hair and pushed it over her shoulder. To Goten, it was the most erotic thing he'd seen in his life.

"I'm going to bed now. You exhaust me."

Goten wanted to take in the view of her ass hanging out from under the T-shirt, but he didn't trust himself not to run after her and kiss her, which would most definitely earn him a kick to the balls in Bulla's current mood. Instead, Goten locked himself inside the bathroom. He kicked off his socks, unbuckled his jeans, and got completely naked. He twisted the shower knobs and stepped under the shower head, not bothering to check the temperature of the running water. He was terrified by how attractive he suddenly found Bulla to be. It hadn't been that long since he'd broken up with Olivia…since the last time he had sex, yet he was so hard it felt like it had been a year. Goten went through his routine of taking a shower, but by the time he applied conditioner in his hair nothing had changed. It even made his erection painfully worse since the conditioner had the same fragrance as Bulla's hair.

"Ah, fuck," Goten groaned as he started to gently stroke himself. He would've preferred to do something so private in his own home and felt instant shame for doing it in Bulla's shower. He had better manners than that, but there was always the chance he might run into her again in the hall once he came out of the bathroom. He wasn't sure he'd have the self-control to hold back if that happened. He continued stroking himself for a good minute before tightening his hold and speeding up his pace.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, remembering the lilac panties Bulla was wearing, then he pictured them disappearing as he lifted her up by the ass and parted her thighs…Goten shuddered as he bucked his hips forward while at the same time imagining pushing his dick up inside her…

"Ah!" Goten whimpered, resting his forehead against the tiled wall as he continued his tightened grip and rapid strokes. He licked his lips and panted. He remembered her fierce blue eyes looking up at him and recalled how her cheek bulged out a little when she brushed her teeth. He bit his lower lip to the point it bled. He knew exactly what he wanted to stick inside Bulla's mouth…

Feeling himself near his climax, Goten switched fantasies. He fantasized about Bulla being in the shower with him. Her blue eyes glaring up at him with passionate anger and lust as she sucked him off until he came. Normally, Goten came while barely making a sound. At most, he'd make a dissatisfied sighing noise, which his partners either teased him about or became very hurt over. It was a noise he didn't have control over. Besides eating, having sex was Goten's next favorite activity, even if he sometimes (not often) did it with only himself. He never understood why he sounded dissatisfied when that was far from how he felt.

Goten's entire body shuddered as he came and he nearly fell out of the shower by how powerful it felt. He was gasping and moaning like a lover who'd just lost her virginity for the first time. Goten pressed his back against the tiled wall for support and slid down to the shower's floor. He gave the water enough time to wash his body clean. The water was icy cold, but he barely felt it.

Goten turned off the shower, wrapped a towel around his hips, then scooped up his clothes. He stepped out of the bathroom, half-expecting Bulla to be there waiting for him to kick him out, but she wasn't there. She was in her bedroom, probably sleeping. Goten hoped she'd fallen asleep quickly. He'd made so much noise that he was sure the neighbors had heard him having fun in the shower.

"Breakfast is going to be awkward tomorrow," Goten sighed. He walked down the hall and went into the bedroom across from Bulla's.

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Author's note: Welcome to chapter 2 of Stupid Cupid! Sorry for the late update. The holidays were super stressful, and I became addicted to a video game…but I'm back! I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. I don't typically write smut *blushes* so I was pretty shocked by the turn this chapter took at the end. I don't know how spicy this story will get so if you're not into that, this is your last chance to turn back now.