Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ I Always Keep My Promises ❯ Payback's a Bitch ( Chapter 8 )

Chapter 8

Payback's a Bitch.

Goten removed the written note from the fridge. It was from Trunks telling them that he had gone to look for another Dragonball and for them to go out a have some fun. Shay's voice reached my ears.

"I'm finished in the bathroom." She was walking down the stairs. She was wearing khaki shorts and a tight fitting sleeveless pink shirt that was split in the center, revealing her cleavage. In white cursive letters read Baby Phat across her chest. Goten tried but couldn't seem to take his eyes away from her for too long.

"Thanks." He started to walk up the stairs, then stopped and turned around. "Oh, Shay? Sorry again about--"

She cut him off. "Goten, don't worry about it!" She said laughing. He must have enjoyed it a lot to be apologizing so much. She thought in amusement. In reality, she probably enjoyed it more than he did.

"Okay, okay," He said. "You wanna go out or something later?"

"Sure. Where do you want to go?"

"Um… The beach?"

"Great! I haven't gone swimming since last summer!" She smiled.

He nodded and continued his trip to the bathroom.

Goten let his hands support the weight of his body against the shower wall. The hot water was running full blast, erasing the tension from his back. He had a few things on his mind and was mulling over them, trying to figure out what in Kami's name he was going to do about them.

I wonder how Trunks is doing with finding that Dragonball. I wanted to go with him to find another one, but it feels good to just go out and have fun. Well… That's what he wanted… What am I going to do about Bra? I don't even know if I want to go after her anymore. Then again, she ishot, she's smart, she's interesting… Shay does kind of complicate things. I want Bra, but I want her too! Wait, did I just think that? He shook his head. Shay is just my friend. Right? He turned around and let the water run down his face, cascading through his hair and down his rippled body. Shay is all of the things Bra is, but Shay's different. Even though Shay is a human, she can get pretty vicious when she wanted to! She demonstrated that when we went to Satan City. But so does Bra. Sometimes she can be as mean as Vegeta. He shuddered just thinking about the short tempered monstrosity that was Bra's father. Speaking of my green eyed nymph, What the hell happened this morning? I woke up `cause she called me, and her leg, which was a very beautiful leg, was wrapped around me and my hand was on her thigh. I wasn't dreaming about anything, or at least I don't remember dreaming… I guess having a sensitive nose has its advantages! As soon as my senses kicked in, I knew she was aroused. Her scent was heavy in the air which means two things; she was aroused, and she may not have been satisfied in a while. I mean, I was sleep when I did that, and she did get pretty wet by it… He felt himself getting stimulated by remembering her one of a kind scent. Well… I was attracted to Bra first, even told Shay about it. But I can't get Shay out of my head. I'm still thinking about her! Well, I better get out of here; the water's starting to get cold.

Goten walked down the stairs and found Shay talking angrily on her cell phone. She was sitting on the futon with her legs crossed, one foot was twitching violently as she spoke. That was one sign Goten recognized. She was obviously angry at whoever she was talking to.

"I gave up on what we had when you walked out that door! …No you don't! …Stop lying to me Toshyo, I know you're lying… …Whatever." She hung up her phone and sighed hard, blowing a few delinquent hairs out of her eyes. I sat down next to her.

She looked at me and shook her head. "I'm sorry. I guess you know who that was. I don't even know why I answered the phone."

"You don't have anything to be sorry about. He'll just have to--" Shay's phone started to ring, cutting Goten short. She picked up her pink Hello Kitty phone and looked at the screen. She rolled her eyes and sat the phone back in her lap.

"Anyway," She started. "Where's the closest beach?"

"Well, it is kind of a long way to go, but it's worth the drive."

"Okay." Once again, Hello Kitty danced across the screen of the cell phone, letting anyone who cared know that someone was calling. Shay looked at the screen and laughed, showing the screen to Goten. Toshyo's name bounced up and down as several Hello Kitty's danced. With a mischievous grin, Goten took the phone away from Shay and pressed the talk button.

"Hello?" Goten said in a not so friendly voice.

"Who is this?" Toshyo asked angrily.

"Man, you called here! Who the hell is this?"

"Put Shay on the phone!"

"Say your fuckin' name first." Goten said, standing up.

"Toshyo, now put Shay on the phone!" Shay was trying to suppress her laughter.

"She's busy! Matter of fact, she don't even want to talk to you! I suggest you stop calling before I have to come look for you and deal with you myself!" Goten pushed the end button and looked at Shay who was now doubled over with laughter.

"What?" Goten said, laughing himself.

"I wont have to deal with him for a while!" She said after recovering from her fit of laughter. "Damn, Goten. Do I really mean that much to you?" Shay asked, smiling.

Does she mean that much to me? Goten thought. "Yeah, you do." Goten admitted. She really did mean that much to him. She giggled nervously. "Thanks. You really know how to flatter a girl, Goten." She said.

"That was no flattery," he said. "I'm telling you the truth." Time seemed to be standing still as Goten and Shay locked eyes, his obsidian orbs piercing into her hazel ones. Shay felt her cheeks flush and broke their trance like stare.

"I don't know what to say." She said nervously. He smiled at her nervousness and tucked a stray lock of chocolate brown hair behind her ear, letting his hand cup her cheek. Leaning over to her, he whispered in her other ear as if he would burst her eardrums if he spoke any louder. "Then don't say anything." Without another word, he gently caressed her cheek and rose from the futon, leaving a flustered and now confused Shay to look at his retreating back.

Get it together, girl. Shay thought, breathing somewhat heavily. Damn! All he did was say you meant something to him and touch your face and now you're all hot and bothered! She leaned her head back against the cushion of the chair, letting out a harsh sigh. His hand felt so good against my skin, it was hard to keep from leaning into it. Then this morning when he touched me… It was so gentle it could even be called innocent, despite the fact that it had aroused me. I know one thing, Toshyo never touched me like that. Maybe if he had… I don't know. I can honestly say that I like Goten a lot. She shook her head. What am I thinking?! He likes Bra, not me! Oh well… It's still nice to dream, that's all I can do.

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Shay breathed in the afternoon air as Goten opened the top to his air car. The dark clouds that had loomed overhead, threatening to destroy yet another beautiful day, had vanished, leaving their silent threat unfulfilled. They had been driving for over an hour, but the beach was already coming into view, easing the anxiousness that had built up in both of them. Shay rested her arm on the door of the car, watching as the sun made the almost clear water sparkle. Goten let his eyes drift off the road and onto the woman who was sitting no more than a foot away from him. He watched her chocolate hair, which was now blowing violently in the speed induced wind. The soft curls that had been carefully placed were now long gone. Her hazel eyes were thoughtful as she gazed at the approaching sea, then appeared to sadden slightly. He found himself wanting to know what was going through her head to make her sad, and what he could do to help. He blinked when their eyes met, the sadness in hers disappearing instantly, her somber look being replaced by cheerful one.

"You know, you should stop ogling me and watch the road." She said. It was his turn to smile. He returned his eyes to where they should have been in the first place.

"For this to be such a great beach, there sure aren't a lot of people out here." Shay said, looking around at the lack of beach goers.

"It did look like it was going to rain earlier."

Goten shrugged, carrying the large basket and umbrella they had brought with them. When he asked why they needed the umbrella, Shay complained that she already liked her olive skin and didn't want to damage it with sunburn. Goten didn't care since his Saiyan skin protected him from something as trivial as sunburn, although it was possible. He shrugged and ran toward the water, leaving Shay lagging after him. He found a spot, which wasn't in the least hard to do, and quickly took off his white T shirt and shorts, revealing muscled body to any and everyone, earning appreciative looks from the few females that occupied the beach. Before the garments could hit the sand, he was already diving head first into the water. Well, he can get sunburned all he wants! Shay thought as she recovered a bottle of sunscreen from their basket, giving the blond-haired lifeguard a polite smile, which he returned before looking back out at his charge that was swimming in the calm sea. He's buff, but not as buff as Goten! As if on cue, Goten started his trek back toward Shay, watching her as she rubbed the sunscreen on her scantily clad body. She eyed his warrior's body that was now glistening with water from his swim, drinking in his semi naked form. If only those shorts were see-through… While she was reveling in him, he was doing the same to her. He noticed that she had worn her swimsuit under her clothing. She was now wearing a magenta bikini that had white and dark pink accents. On her left breast and on her left hip was the number 13 adorned with Hawaiian Hibiscus. He was wearing a pair of plain yellow swim trunks (no pun intended…) with blue and white accents.

Kami, he has the body of a god! Shay thought.

"Need some help with that?" Goten asked, taking the bottle from her, not really giving her the opportunity to answer.

"Well, if you insist…" She let his strong hands massage the lotion into her skin, letting the straps of her bikini fall over her shoulders. Without notice, Shay felt her body leave the ground and found herself cradled in Goten's arms.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Shay laughed. He only laughed with her as he continued to carry her toward the water. One look at his face told her exactly what he was planning on doing to her! "Goten, no! Can I al least get used to the water first?!" Goten only held onto her tighter as her limbs flailed in protest.

"On three!" Goten yelled over Shay's screaming. "One! Two!" He rocked her body, preparing to throw her into the water.

"Goten, please! The water's cold!"

"Two and a half…"

"Goten NO!"

"THREE!" Goten yelled and threw Shay into the translucent water. It was a good thing she knew how to swim. Shay felt hundreds of air bubbles roll around her skin, caused by her sudden fall. As soon as she felt her body start to float back to the top, she opened her eyes to see what she guessed was Goten's swimming trunks. Swimming up to him as fast as she could, which wasn't that fast, she yanked the fabric from his waist. She almost inhaled from trying not to laugh.

Goten suddenly felt that something wasn't right. Just then, Shay popped her head up from underwater making that thought disappear from Goten's mind.

"I'm gonna get you for that stunt!" Shay said breathlessly.

"Really?" He said, slowly wading toward her as she backed away. Come on, Goten. Just a little further… Shay thought. What Goten didn't know was that he was walking right into a trap. Still keeping an eye on the bright yellow shorts, Shay circled around to where he had been standing before, grateful that the trunks hadn't gone too far.

"So what do you think you're gonna do to me, weakling?" Goten taunted. As soon as the words left his lips, Shay grabbed the shorts and continued to walk backwards.

"Oh, I have my ways! And if I were you, I would stop walking." Shay said. The wicked grin on her face, which was pretty damn sexy to Goten, told him that she was already up to something, but what?

"Why?"

"You could get arrested for indecent exposure!" Shay lifted the garment in the air just out of reach of Goten.

"Dammit Shay!" Goten yelled. "Give those back!" He reached out in a failed attempt to get his shorts back from her.

"That's for throwing me in the water! You better hope this is a clothing optional beach!" Shay said. "I'm going to dry off. Bai Bai." She started to make her way back to the shore.

"Hey, get your little ass back here!" He started to walk behind her, but stopped since the water was already down to his belly button. "Come on! I'm sorry!"

"You're sorry, what?"

He sighed and looked in the air. "I'm sorry Princess LeShaiyah. Now can I have my shorts?"

"Alright, but that should teach you to mess with me! I may be weak compared to you, but I'm smart!" She threw the shorts at him and heard him mumbling a few obscenities as he put them on.

"You wanna play, huh?" Goten was now after her. He let her get a head start since she was already out of the water. Knowing that he could have been all over her before she even made a step, he let her run just to make the chase more exciting. Once he saw that she was starting to tire, he caught up to her a scooped her up again. She was panting while he was not even out of breath.

"You ready to go again?" He said. She just shook her head, still out of breath. "Okay, take a breath…" He mockingly took deep breaths with her while she looked up at him disdainfully. "Ready?" He started back toward the water, taking her with him. A minute later, she was going for the plunge again, only this time, Goten was plotting his revenge. Diving after her, he grabbed her in his arms and headed further out in the water where they would have to tread to stay afloat.

"Looks like you have some admirers, Shay." He said, nodding toward two swimmers and a surf boarder preparing to take on the temperate waves.

There goes one tie… Goten's plot was working out easier than he thought. With Shay's attention drawn elsewhere, Goten could put his plan into motion undetected.

"Too small, too ugly, but the surfer, he's okay." She said, referring to the other guys.

"I think they like you." Goten said with a devious glint in his eyes.

"What make you say that?" Shay asked.

"By the way their howling at you…" Shay only looked around, then back at Goten like he was crazy.

"Goten, none of those guys are even paying me any attention." Shay said. Her words were immediately followed by several `woo-hoo's and other wolf calls.

"Nani-GOTEN!" Shay's arms flew to her chest. At that moment, she was cursing the fact that the waters were damn near crystal clear.

Goten, who was now out of arms reach, laughed at the now topless Shay. "Payback's a bitch, ain't it?!"