Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Bra and Goten ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: ysa-chan 
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 09.24.2002 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 291 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 09.24.2002 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 291 | Status: Completed
CHAPTER FOUR
Disclaimer: The usual...
Goten is on his way to meet Daphne on a restaurant when he suddenly spotted a familiar face in the crowd. It was Bra and her boyfriend Matt, he is thinking of calling out to them and say hi but suddenly changed his mind. It would just get awkward like the last time they met. It has almost been two years since that night in her room where they talked. There has been a strain between them after that incident. They were polite whenever they see each other but their friendship never got back to the way it use to be. He is not sorry for what he said because he did it out of concern for her. But he could not help but miss the closeness he and Bra shared before. At times he would remember what Vegeta said in the gravity room, about him wanting Bra for himself. But as quickly as the thought entered his mind, he banishes the idea from his head for it made him nervous for some reason. A reason he did not want to fathom. So he thought nothing more of it. Arriving at his destination he entered and went to the table where he saw his girlfriend waiting for him.
"Hi, sorry I'm late." Goten apologized as he kissed Daphne in the cheeks.
"That's okay, I just arrived myself." Daphne replied with a smile on her face.
"So how did the pictorial go?" Goten asked quietly.
"It was fine but I really missed you. You should have gone with me to Paris; you would have loved it there. That place is amazing but I didn't get to see much sightseeing because of work," informed Daphne. She was a model in Japan and was discovered by some modeling agency from abroad. They saw that she has potential and ever since then she has been working international.
"I missed you too but you know I cannot just take off like you do. I have responsibilities here," Goten said casually. He is now running his own business. He opened up a cafe (like starbucks) and it is doing really good. He has four stores now and he is thinking of going into franchise.
Daphne was about to respond when a waiter suddenly appear in front of them. They gave their orders and sat in silence for a while. Daphne thought about their relationship for the last two years. She was really surprised that it lasted this long. She is well aware of Gotens' reputation with the ladies and as far as she knows she is the longest girlfriend he ever have. She looked up to say something to Goten when she saw a troubled expression on his face.
"Hey is there something bothering you?" She asked concerned.
"What... no, nothings bothering me" said Goten absent-mindedly.
"Are you sure? Come on you can tell me," she said.
"Really its nothing...It's just that I saw Bra and that Mark guy and I'm feeling a little guilty that I didn't say hi or something," he told her.
"His name is Matt, as you well know it. And I don't see what's the problem, you must have had a good reason for not greeting them." Said Daphne a little irritated.
"Yeah, of course" Goten said a sheepishly.
"And that reason would be..." she trailed off so Goten can continue when the waiter suddenly appeared with their food.
Saved by the food, Daphne thought to herself. It has became really annoying the way Goten keep going on and on about Bra. At first she tried to ignore it but it's painfully obvious to her that Goten has some feelings for the girl. Why he hadn't realized it yet will always remain a mystery to her. She liked Goten or maybe even love him but it's hard to get serious in a relationship when the guy just isn't there. The little time they would spent together they would always come back to one subject, it's always Bra this or Bra that. He is a nice guy and he deserve to be happy with someone he loves, Daphne just hope he becomes aware of his feelings before it's too late. It's apparent that their relationship is going nowhere so she might as well save them both the time and energy. They ate silently and when they finished she brought up the issue.
"Goten I think we need to talk" she said seriously.
"About what?" Goten looked up from his dessert taking notice of the tone of her voice. "Has something bad happen?" he asked concerned evident in his face.
"No it's nothing like that, it's just that I don't think we should see each other anymore," she stated.
"What?! I don't understand...it's been going great so far...why would you want to break up" Goten said clearly agitated.
"It's obvious that you're in love with..." Daphne is saying when Goten interrupted him.
"Of course I'm in love with you, you're the longest girlfriend I ever have. How can you even doubt that" Goten cut in heatedly annoyed that his girlfriend doesn't have any faith in him.
"Oh Goten...you poor guy you really have no idea, do you? Said Daphne, now a little amused that a guy can be so clueless about his feelings. " You know what, I'm not going to tell you because it will ruin the surprise, but since you're a nice guy and all I'm going to give you an advice." she couldn't help when a giggle suddenly escape from her.
"And what might that be?!!!!" snarled Gotten annoyed that his girlfriend find the situation so amusing.
"Sometimes the most important thing that we are looking for is just usually right in front of us but we are just too blind to see It." she said dramatically.
Goten frowned and looked at her strangely when he ask "This is a joke right? Very funny...hahaha...now cut it out!" he growled.
"No, this is definitely not a joke," said Daphne getting serious again." I just don't see a future between us. I'm sorry but I know one day you will thank me for doing this." she said sincerely.
"Will you just cut the crap and tell me what's really going on here! Is there someone else? Or is it because I've been so preoccupied with my business?" Goten inquired. "You have to give me some reason why you're doing this."
"No, no there is nobody else, I would never insult you like that. But you have to admit that we hardly see each other anymore. Ever since you started your business and I go to different places for pictorial and stuff. I just think it would be best for the both of us. Let's not fool ourselves by saying that we love each other when its so clear that we don't" she said putting her hand up when she saw that he was going to interrupt "and let's be honest that somewhere along the way our relationship just turn into friendship. We depend on each other for companionship but we both know that's not going to be good enough. Not that I don't regret that it happened that way but it has, and we have to deal with it so we can move on. And don't you dare insult me by denying any of this because you know that what I'm saying is true." She said before allowing him to speak.
"I don't know what to say...I..." said Goten dazedly.
"You don't have to say a anything. Let's just leave it at that and be thankful that we are parting ways in good terms. It has really been fun while it lasted. I hope we can still be friends after this." She said anxiously.
"Of course" Goten assured her "and I would like to thank you for being honest and making me realize the truth" he said.
"Well... I hate to do this but I really got to go. I have an appointment with someone." Daphne said awkwardly.
"Now that you mentioned it I'm supposed to be meeting someone too." Goten said standing up and reaching for his wallet. He put some bills on the table and looked at Daphne "so I guess this is it huh?"
"Yeah, but hey, I'll give you a call whenever I'm in town. I could always use a good friend," she said enthusiastically also standing up.
"I'll look forward to it," he said as he came towards her and gives her a hug.
"Thank you for everything Goten" she said embracing him back. She put a hand on his face and kisses him on the lips briefly. "Consider my advice okay" she said finally letting him go.
"Goodbye Daphne" he said as he watches her walk out of his life. He saw her look back at him with a smile and disappears around the corner. He turned and stated to go back to his work.
Later that day Goten is having a beer at his favorite bar. He usually comes here on Friday nights after work to relax. And boy does he need to loosen up today. After He and Daphne broke up he has been on edge all day. Snapping at anyone who dared cross his path. He is sad about what happen but he has to accept the truth. He likes Daphne but he is not in love with her. Suddenly Trunks is in front of him taking him out of his revere.
"Took you long enough" Goten complained to his friend.
"Sorry... got stuck in the office." Trunks said pulling up a chair next to Goten. "Have you been waiting long?" he inquired with a smile on his face.
"No... not really but I'm three beers ahead of you. So you better order fast so you can catch up," he said returning his friends grin.
"Three? Had a tough day?" He asks with a quirk of one brow.
"Like you wouldn't believe," he retort.
"What's that mean?" Trunks asked curiously. He never knew Goten to drink more than his share of alcohol.
"Nothing" Goten dismissed. "So how was your day dear?" He asked in a teasing voice, not wanting to broach the subject of his breakup yet.
Trunks fell for his joking manner and talked about his work. And man did he talk. He babbles about his new projects to his new secretary to his new apartment and how he liked his independence and so on and so forth. Goten was glad for the distraction he didn't really want to dwell on his misery. He has a good life and has accomplished far more than what others had expected from him. He has a successful business that he established by himself. He had a new home, a few cars and some luxuries to prove the fruit of his achievements. But despite all that he felt something missing in his life. The emptiness he knows only a wife and child could fulfill. He presumes he already found that in Daphne but He guessed wrong. Trunks interrupted his musing by waving his hand in front his face.
"Earth to Goten..Are you still here?" Trunks asked annoyed that he is being ignored.
"Yeah...sorry" he apologized
"Are you okay? Did something happened in your office or something," he asked seriously, starting to be concern at his friends' behavior that night.
"Well, you know just the typical day, schedule mix-ups, costumers complaints and some cash missing. Oh by the way did I mention that Daphne broke up with me today," he said to his friend nonchalantly.
"What?! And you didn't tell me this sooner" shocked that Goten let him chatter endlessly when this just happened to him." Tell me what happened" Trunks said seriously.
And so Goten proceeded to tell him the events of his break up. After finishing his tale Goten Looked at Trunks expectantly. Knowing that his friend would always be truthful to him that's why he values his opinion.
"Well, I think she has a point there buddy, I mean you two really grew apart. And you shouldn't blame your self either cause she's not here most of the time anyway." Trunks said.
"But still I should have tried harder to make it work" Goten argued.
"Even if you did that, it still wouldn't make a difference cause you are not in love with her." Trunks said.
"But what about that advice? Was that weird or what?" Goten asked puzzled. He looked at Trunks when he saw that his friend groan quite loudly" What?" he inquired.
"Oh Goten, with all the brilliance you have showed in your business..." Trunks trailed off while shaking his head "I don't see why you still don't get It." said trunks knowing Gotens' feelings for his sister.
"Are you saying that I'm an idiot or something?" asked Goten indignantly.
"If the shoe fits," mumbled Trunks
"Hey, I heard that...you should be nicer to me you know, I just had my heart broken." Goten said ignoring the fact that his best friend just called him stupid.
"Broken my ass, you just can't stand that she break it up before you could." Trunks said teasingly.
"Well I say there's a first time for everything" Said Goten.
"I better go, I'm beat and after all that we drink I might fall asleep on you." Trunks said getting up. "Oh by the way did your mom tell you there's going to be a dinner at capsule corp. tomorrow?"
"No, I haven't talk to her in awhile. Why? What's the occasion?" asked Goten.
"I don't know some announcement or something" Trunks shrugs and continued, "Everyone's going to be there, so come okay."
"Yeah, I'll be there. Take care." He said to his retrieving friend.
"Thanks, you too." said Trunks as he went on his way.
Goten also stood up and left, a little tipsy for drinking too much beer. He arrived home safely and went to bed. The last thought in his mind before he fell asleep was that he is going to see Bra tomorrow. And with that he fell asleep with a silly smile on his face.
Disclaimer: The usual...
Goten is on his way to meet Daphne on a restaurant when he suddenly spotted a familiar face in the crowd. It was Bra and her boyfriend Matt, he is thinking of calling out to them and say hi but suddenly changed his mind. It would just get awkward like the last time they met. It has almost been two years since that night in her room where they talked. There has been a strain between them after that incident. They were polite whenever they see each other but their friendship never got back to the way it use to be. He is not sorry for what he said because he did it out of concern for her. But he could not help but miss the closeness he and Bra shared before. At times he would remember what Vegeta said in the gravity room, about him wanting Bra for himself. But as quickly as the thought entered his mind, he banishes the idea from his head for it made him nervous for some reason. A reason he did not want to fathom. So he thought nothing more of it. Arriving at his destination he entered and went to the table where he saw his girlfriend waiting for him.
"Hi, sorry I'm late." Goten apologized as he kissed Daphne in the cheeks.
"That's okay, I just arrived myself." Daphne replied with a smile on her face.
"So how did the pictorial go?" Goten asked quietly.
"It was fine but I really missed you. You should have gone with me to Paris; you would have loved it there. That place is amazing but I didn't get to see much sightseeing because of work," informed Daphne. She was a model in Japan and was discovered by some modeling agency from abroad. They saw that she has potential and ever since then she has been working international.
"I missed you too but you know I cannot just take off like you do. I have responsibilities here," Goten said casually. He is now running his own business. He opened up a cafe (like starbucks) and it is doing really good. He has four stores now and he is thinking of going into franchise.
Daphne was about to respond when a waiter suddenly appear in front of them. They gave their orders and sat in silence for a while. Daphne thought about their relationship for the last two years. She was really surprised that it lasted this long. She is well aware of Gotens' reputation with the ladies and as far as she knows she is the longest girlfriend he ever have. She looked up to say something to Goten when she saw a troubled expression on his face.
"Hey is there something bothering you?" She asked concerned.
"What... no, nothings bothering me" said Goten absent-mindedly.
"Are you sure? Come on you can tell me," she said.
"Really its nothing...It's just that I saw Bra and that Mark guy and I'm feeling a little guilty that I didn't say hi or something," he told her.
"His name is Matt, as you well know it. And I don't see what's the problem, you must have had a good reason for not greeting them." Said Daphne a little irritated.
"Yeah, of course" Goten said a sheepishly.
"And that reason would be..." she trailed off so Goten can continue when the waiter suddenly appeared with their food.
Saved by the food, Daphne thought to herself. It has became really annoying the way Goten keep going on and on about Bra. At first she tried to ignore it but it's painfully obvious to her that Goten has some feelings for the girl. Why he hadn't realized it yet will always remain a mystery to her. She liked Goten or maybe even love him but it's hard to get serious in a relationship when the guy just isn't there. The little time they would spent together they would always come back to one subject, it's always Bra this or Bra that. He is a nice guy and he deserve to be happy with someone he loves, Daphne just hope he becomes aware of his feelings before it's too late. It's apparent that their relationship is going nowhere so she might as well save them both the time and energy. They ate silently and when they finished she brought up the issue.
"Goten I think we need to talk" she said seriously.
"About what?" Goten looked up from his dessert taking notice of the tone of her voice. "Has something bad happen?" he asked concerned evident in his face.
"No it's nothing like that, it's just that I don't think we should see each other anymore," she stated.
"What?! I don't understand...it's been going great so far...why would you want to break up" Goten said clearly agitated.
"It's obvious that you're in love with..." Daphne is saying when Goten interrupted him.
"Of course I'm in love with you, you're the longest girlfriend I ever have. How can you even doubt that" Goten cut in heatedly annoyed that his girlfriend doesn't have any faith in him.
"Oh Goten...you poor guy you really have no idea, do you? Said Daphne, now a little amused that a guy can be so clueless about his feelings. " You know what, I'm not going to tell you because it will ruin the surprise, but since you're a nice guy and all I'm going to give you an advice." she couldn't help when a giggle suddenly escape from her.
"And what might that be?!!!!" snarled Gotten annoyed that his girlfriend find the situation so amusing.
"Sometimes the most important thing that we are looking for is just usually right in front of us but we are just too blind to see It." she said dramatically.
Goten frowned and looked at her strangely when he ask "This is a joke right? Very funny...hahaha...now cut it out!" he growled.
"No, this is definitely not a joke," said Daphne getting serious again." I just don't see a future between us. I'm sorry but I know one day you will thank me for doing this." she said sincerely.
"Will you just cut the crap and tell me what's really going on here! Is there someone else? Or is it because I've been so preoccupied with my business?" Goten inquired. "You have to give me some reason why you're doing this."
"No, no there is nobody else, I would never insult you like that. But you have to admit that we hardly see each other anymore. Ever since you started your business and I go to different places for pictorial and stuff. I just think it would be best for the both of us. Let's not fool ourselves by saying that we love each other when its so clear that we don't" she said putting her hand up when she saw that he was going to interrupt "and let's be honest that somewhere along the way our relationship just turn into friendship. We depend on each other for companionship but we both know that's not going to be good enough. Not that I don't regret that it happened that way but it has, and we have to deal with it so we can move on. And don't you dare insult me by denying any of this because you know that what I'm saying is true." She said before allowing him to speak.
"I don't know what to say...I..." said Goten dazedly.
"You don't have to say a anything. Let's just leave it at that and be thankful that we are parting ways in good terms. It has really been fun while it lasted. I hope we can still be friends after this." She said anxiously.
"Of course" Goten assured her "and I would like to thank you for being honest and making me realize the truth" he said.
"Well... I hate to do this but I really got to go. I have an appointment with someone." Daphne said awkwardly.
"Now that you mentioned it I'm supposed to be meeting someone too." Goten said standing up and reaching for his wallet. He put some bills on the table and looked at Daphne "so I guess this is it huh?"
"Yeah, but hey, I'll give you a call whenever I'm in town. I could always use a good friend," she said enthusiastically also standing up.
"I'll look forward to it," he said as he came towards her and gives her a hug.
"Thank you for everything Goten" she said embracing him back. She put a hand on his face and kisses him on the lips briefly. "Consider my advice okay" she said finally letting him go.
"Goodbye Daphne" he said as he watches her walk out of his life. He saw her look back at him with a smile and disappears around the corner. He turned and stated to go back to his work.
Later that day Goten is having a beer at his favorite bar. He usually comes here on Friday nights after work to relax. And boy does he need to loosen up today. After He and Daphne broke up he has been on edge all day. Snapping at anyone who dared cross his path. He is sad about what happen but he has to accept the truth. He likes Daphne but he is not in love with her. Suddenly Trunks is in front of him taking him out of his revere.
"Took you long enough" Goten complained to his friend.
"Sorry... got stuck in the office." Trunks said pulling up a chair next to Goten. "Have you been waiting long?" he inquired with a smile on his face.
"No... not really but I'm three beers ahead of you. So you better order fast so you can catch up," he said returning his friends grin.
"Three? Had a tough day?" He asks with a quirk of one brow.
"Like you wouldn't believe," he retort.
"What's that mean?" Trunks asked curiously. He never knew Goten to drink more than his share of alcohol.
"Nothing" Goten dismissed. "So how was your day dear?" He asked in a teasing voice, not wanting to broach the subject of his breakup yet.
Trunks fell for his joking manner and talked about his work. And man did he talk. He babbles about his new projects to his new secretary to his new apartment and how he liked his independence and so on and so forth. Goten was glad for the distraction he didn't really want to dwell on his misery. He has a good life and has accomplished far more than what others had expected from him. He has a successful business that he established by himself. He had a new home, a few cars and some luxuries to prove the fruit of his achievements. But despite all that he felt something missing in his life. The emptiness he knows only a wife and child could fulfill. He presumes he already found that in Daphne but He guessed wrong. Trunks interrupted his musing by waving his hand in front his face.
"Earth to Goten..Are you still here?" Trunks asked annoyed that he is being ignored.
"Yeah...sorry" he apologized
"Are you okay? Did something happened in your office or something," he asked seriously, starting to be concern at his friends' behavior that night.
"Well, you know just the typical day, schedule mix-ups, costumers complaints and some cash missing. Oh by the way did I mention that Daphne broke up with me today," he said to his friend nonchalantly.
"What?! And you didn't tell me this sooner" shocked that Goten let him chatter endlessly when this just happened to him." Tell me what happened" Trunks said seriously.
And so Goten proceeded to tell him the events of his break up. After finishing his tale Goten Looked at Trunks expectantly. Knowing that his friend would always be truthful to him that's why he values his opinion.
"Well, I think she has a point there buddy, I mean you two really grew apart. And you shouldn't blame your self either cause she's not here most of the time anyway." Trunks said.
"But still I should have tried harder to make it work" Goten argued.
"Even if you did that, it still wouldn't make a difference cause you are not in love with her." Trunks said.
"But what about that advice? Was that weird or what?" Goten asked puzzled. He looked at Trunks when he saw that his friend groan quite loudly" What?" he inquired.
"Oh Goten, with all the brilliance you have showed in your business..." Trunks trailed off while shaking his head "I don't see why you still don't get It." said trunks knowing Gotens' feelings for his sister.
"Are you saying that I'm an idiot or something?" asked Goten indignantly.
"If the shoe fits," mumbled Trunks
"Hey, I heard that...you should be nicer to me you know, I just had my heart broken." Goten said ignoring the fact that his best friend just called him stupid.
"Broken my ass, you just can't stand that she break it up before you could." Trunks said teasingly.
"Well I say there's a first time for everything" Said Goten.
"I better go, I'm beat and after all that we drink I might fall asleep on you." Trunks said getting up. "Oh by the way did your mom tell you there's going to be a dinner at capsule corp. tomorrow?"
"No, I haven't talk to her in awhile. Why? What's the occasion?" asked Goten.
"I don't know some announcement or something" Trunks shrugs and continued, "Everyone's going to be there, so come okay."
"Yeah, I'll be there. Take care." He said to his retrieving friend.
"Thanks, you too." said Trunks as he went on his way.
Goten also stood up and left, a little tipsy for drinking too much beer. He arrived home safely and went to bed. The last thought in his mind before he fell asleep was that he is going to see Bra tomorrow. And with that he fell asleep with a silly smile on his face.