Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Object of My Obsession ❯ Just by Chance ( Chapter 3 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Chapter Three

Over the next few days, I did my best to avoid Trunks. It was a
difficult task with him and his sister being my best friends. Whenever
one of them wanted me to come over, I lied and said I wasn't feeling
well. It worked. Bra continued making plans with Goten and Trunks was
dreaming about his wedding day...I'm certain he was. I rolled over to
my side and looked at the clock. 11:30am. Certainly I did not need to
stay in bed and agonize over him any longer. I sat up and kicked the
sheets off of me and slid out of the bed.

I walked passed my vanity, but I didn't look into the mirror. I knew
how I looked already. I had bags under my eyes, crust in the corners
and my hair resembled a basket of black yarn. I stumbled into my
bathroom and turned on the shower. As the water danced on the tile
below, I slid off my nightshirt and stepped into the shower. The warm
beads of water softly pelted my skin, melting my worries away. I took
the bottle of shower gel and tipped it over my wash cloth. I waited a
moment for something to happen, but nothing came out. I shook and hit
the bottle against the wall, but to no avail. I didn't have any soap
and I had to leave my watery sanctuary to get some more.

Slowly, I trudged down the stairs, leaving damp footprints behind me
on the hardwood floor. I've been meaning to move the linen cabinet
upstairs...I won't forget to do it this time. I held my towel close to
me as I reached up high to get the gel. It was on the top shelf and I
didn't even remember how I managed to get it up there. I stood on my
tiptoes and strained to reach the top. I could feel it right at my
fingers when I felt a Ki behind me. I turned around and it
was...Trunks!?! I was so startled I lost my balance and slipped,
making the gel fall on my head. He ran over to me and helped me up.
"Gomen nasi," he said repeatedly as I stumbled to my feet, holding my
head. He put his arms around me then looked into my eyes. "Are you
alright," he asked. I managed to nod and smile. I could feel his warm
hands against my bare back and I thought... how could I feel his hands
when I have my towel on? I looked down and noticed my towel was still
on the floor. Trunks looked down as well and turned crimson. I
squealed, grabbed my towel and ran upstairs. I blew past Bra as I
slammed the door to my room and tried to catch my breath. I couldn't
believe that just happened! What if someone would have seen? They
would have had the wrong idea! I put my hand on my head as my legs
gave way, making me plop on the floor.

"Pan, what's wrong," Bra asked on the other side of the door. I raised
my head to and contemplated actually opening it. What was I going to
say to her? I didn't want to talk, but I knew she did. "Pan, come on.
Let me in." I shook my head in quite defeat, opening the door slowly.
She looked at me, then walked in briskly. Assertively, she folded her
arms and sat on my bed. "Tell me what's going on right now," she
demanded. "I saw what happened down there...what's going on between
you and my brother." I sighed and folded my arms, "Nothing," I
shrugged my shoulders and turned on my heels, "Nothing at all." I'm
almost certain she heard the disappointment in my voice, because her
expression changed from anger to concern. I turned my back to her and
started rummaging through my dresser, pretending to brush off her
presence. "Do you want something to be going on," she asked, almost
child-like. I froze up and dropped the undergarment I had picked out.
I couldn't move or anything. Had I been that obvious? Had Trunks
figured it out?

"Pan, are you sure you're ok," she asked, placing her hand on my
shoulder. I didn't even know she had moved from the bed. I turned
around in looked into her eyes. "Bra, everything is fine," I lied. "I
was reaching for my shower gel and he startled me. I dropped the
bottle on my head and my towel as well. I didn't notice until Trunks
helped me up. I was so embarrassed." I laughed and scratched the back
of my head in pure Son-style. Bra looked at me oddly, then her face
lit up with a huge smile. "I know exactly what you mean. That exact
same thing happened to me with Goten. I was so embarrassed because,
you know... I'm not exactly in shape." I smiled, happy she had
forgotten her previous thoughts. To put the icing on the cake, I ended
up coughing, making it appear I was actually sick. "Oh," she squealed.
"I forgot the chicken soup I make back at Capsule Corp. I'll be RIGHT
BACK, ok?" I nodded yes, holding my `sore throat'. As she opened the
door, Trunks ran right into her. She stepped back and smiled. "Watch
where you're going! Hey, I have to stop at the house real quick. Make
sure Pan gets dressed before her cold gets any worse." She then bolted
out the room, leaving Trunks and myself alone... in my bedroom.

Hey, I'm sorry my chapters are short, but I hope you value quality
over quantity :D I wonder what's going to happen in that bedroom of
hers. Stay tuned and find out.