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" Kindred Spirits "Written By: Debs-dragon Disclaimer: I don't own the DBZ crew, they belong to a rich Japanese man. Rating: R Notes: This is a spin off
story from the Trunk's & Marron fic "Could you Love Me?"
This is the first attempt I have made to write Goten and Bra so if
they appear OOC then that's my fault, live with it. "Kindred Spirits " AN: For those hard core DBZ fans out there yes I know Pan is older in this fic than she is in the series. I wanted her that way in order to make the plot line work. Don't like it then deal with it. Chapter 9 With lunch finished and the dishes done the four friends sat around the table and contemplated what to do that afternoon. Pan and Bra were still on edge knowing that Goten was sure to retaliate for their earlier prank, they just didn't know what he had planned or when he would carry it out. Sensing the girls unease Kauli came up with a plan to relax them all a little and throw the girls off the track of the impending pay back. "Why don't we have a game of tag." he said. Bra and Pan looked up at this suggestion. "Sounds like fun." answered Bra. "Why not make it a game of hide and seek instead?" offered Pan, "I haven't played that in years." "Why not. I'm game." said Goten. "Okay then, hide and seek it is. Now who is going to be 'it' first?" asked Kauli. "Lets draw straws." Bra said as she picked up four twigs. Holding them in her fist she offered them to the group. "Whoever draws the short straw is 'it'. " One by one they pulled a twig from the offered hand and then compared the various lengths. Pan had the shortest. "Looks like you're it then." grinned Kauli. "Right, rules of the game...... The person that is 'it' has to count to fifty while we hide. Home will be the table and you must touch it to be safe. Whoever gets tagged is the next one to be 'it'" "Sounds fair enough to me. Are we setting boundaries?" Goten asked. "Yeah I think we should." "How about no further than half way down the main track, a quarter way down the lake track and just the other side of the shower block?" Bra said. "That should give a pretty good area to hide without anyone getting lost or too far away." agreed Pan. "Right. Lets play." grinned Goten as he jumped to his feet. "Hold it! One last thing. Goten you and Pan are not allowed to fly." said Bra. "Yeah that wouldn't be fair." said Kauli. "Okay, no flying." agreed Goten and Pan. "No looking now Pan, count to fifty then see if you can find us." chirped Bra. Pan lay her head in her arms on the table and closed her eyes. "Go hide then. One.... Two.... Three.... Four....." The remaining three friends scrambled off into the surrounding forest to find a hiding place. Bra headed in the direction of the showers. She remembered seeing a small rocky area behind the building when they turned the water off earlier and hoped it would contain a good place to hide. Goten wandered off in the direction of the lake. Part way down the track he veered off into the scrub and found himself a nice dense thicket of shrubs to hide in. Kauli had headed in the forest and then doubled back.
Currently he was perched atop a branch in one of the large trees on
the outskirts of the camp site. He could clearly see Pan still counting. "Forty nine.... Fifty! Ready or not here I come!" yelled Pan. She stood up and listened carefully. The sounds of the forest came back to her ears along with a scrabbling noise. Cocking her head in the direction she moved towards it. Kauli watched as Pan headed in Bra's direction and smiled to himself. This could be fun. Pan headed towards the shower block and listened again. Nothing. She went inside and carefully checked the building. No one was hiding in there. "Hmmm...... I'm sure I heard a noise from around here." she thought out loud. She placed her hands on her hips as she surveyed the surrounding area. A small movement caught the corner of her eye and she looked carefully at the trees in the distance. She could just make out the leg of a pair of jeans. Grinning she began to move off when another noise distracted her. Bra had managed to squeeze herself into a small space in the rocks but it was becoming uncomfortable. She moved to stretch her legs but found they had started to go to sleep on her. Losing her balance slightly she slipped forward. "Shit!" she thought as the noise echoed. Freezing she could hear Pan coming in her direction. Deciding to quit the hiding spot she pushed out from the rocks and looked around. Pan was heading in the direction of the noise. It seemed to be coming from behind those rocks. Cautiously she approached and then stopped dead as Bra emerged from the pile, looked around and then took off at a run. Giving a yell Pan set off in pursuit, crashing through the undergrowth as she chased the blue blur ahead. Bra was spurred on by the sounds of Pan behind her. Laughing she ducked and weaved through the scrub as she made her way back to the table. As Pan and Bra headed through the scrub by Kauli's tree he watched until they were close and then launched himself from the branch. "Aggghhhhhh!" he yelled as he hit the ground effectively stopping Pan in her tracks with his scream. Pan whirled around to see Kauli crouched in the scrub behind her. Quickly she charged off after him. Bra stopped her run and caught her breath as Pan went off after Kauli. Watching the pair of them as they dodged and weaved through the undergrowth she wondered where Goten was hiding. Goten's hiding spot was soon revealed. Kauli was careering through the scrub when he ran almost over the top of Goten who had been hiding quietly all this time. Kauli jumped out of his skin when he crashed into the black haired Saiya-jin. They went down in a tangle of limbs as Pan burst onto the scene. She pulled up short and began to laugh at the sight. Strolling forward she reached down and touched Kauli on the arm. "Tag... you're it." she giggled. Bra had safely made it back to the table and 'home' and listened to the shouts and laughter from the campsite. The three soon appeared out of the scrub still laughing amongst themselves. "Okay Kauli is 'it' this time." said Pan. "Not fair." protested Kauli, "it was Goten's fault you caught me." "Well maybe if you had been looking where you were going you wouldn't have been caught. I didn't ask for you to crash into my hiding spot." replied Goten. "Face it Kauli, you got tagged so you're 'it' this time." Pan giggled. "Alright.... I concede. Go hide yourselves." said Kauli as he sat down at the table and covered his eyes. "One... Two... Three...." The remaining three disappeared once more into the bowels of the forest. ~o0o~ The campfire crackled warmly as the four campers sat contented in its light. The game of hide and seek had effectively worn them all out and now with dinner having been eaten and the dishes done it was time to sit back and relax. Leaning against Goten's chest and snuggled safely in his arms, Bra let a small sigh of contentment escape her lips. Pan sitting opposite and cradled just as snugly in Kauli's arms mirrored the sigh. Staring into the firelight Pan began to sing. A song from her younger days that her father used to sing to her to chase away any nightmares she had. "Puff the Magic Dragon......" sang Pan in her soft lilting voice. The rest joined in on the chorus and soon they had a real campfire sing-a-long going. They swapped songs from old to new and if they didn't know the lyrics they either hummed or made up their own. After a while they settled down to a comfortable silence and watched the flames dance. Burying his face in the warmth of Pan's neck Kauli placed a tender kiss before asking what they should do on the 'morrow "We really need to head into town and stock in a few supplies. We only have canned stuff left and we could do with some more bread." said Bra as she cuddled closer to Goten. "Well lets make up a list and head in first thing in the morning." murmured Goten as he kissed his way along Bra's neck to her jaw. "Sounds good to me." said Pan as she turned around and brushed her lips across Kauli's. "Maybe we can have lunch in town before we head back." replied Bra around Goten's lips that were currently seeking hers. "Now that's an excellent idea." Goten replied as he took Bra's lips in a searing kiss. "Anything to do with food is always a good idea in your book." teased Kauli. "I can't help it if I'm a growing boy." retorted Goten. "Ahh you got that right.... you have a long way to go before you're a man." came his friends response. "Why I'll have you know I'm twice the man you are." quipped Goten. "Who said Kauli was a man yet?" snickered Pan. "Why you little..... I thought you were on my side." huffed Kauli and he released Pan from his embrace. Bra watched with amusement as Pan tried to get Kauli to cuddle her again. "Well I'm not fussy whether Goten's a man or a boy, he sure feels comfortable and warm." she said. Goten gave her a light squeeze of appreciation and placed a kiss on top of her head. "See.... someone appreciates me." he said smugly. Pan turned around slightly and began to place light kisses along Kauli's neck and jaw line. "I didn't mean it Kauli..." she pleaded. Kauli continued to play along and folded his arm's. Trying his best to look hurt he said in his soft voice. "Yes you did and no amount of sucking up to me is going to... Ohh.... change...... hmmmm nice..... that." Pan grinned to herself as she let her lips play along Kauli's cheek and up to his forehead. She brought her hands into the game and began light touches along his arms and shoulders. "You're not..... ahhhh.... going to...... hmmmm...... get around me..... sigh..... that easily." Smirking to herself Pan worked her fingers around the back of Kauli's neck and began to run them up and down through his blonde hair as her lips found his. Gently she nibbled along his bottom lip as her hands continued to play. Goten watched the teasing play through eyes half closed. Bra was pulled back against him and her warmth next to his chest sent fire through his body. Her small hands were rubbing his arms as she also watched Pan's attempts. Pulling her up Goten lifted Bra to sit in his lap tucking her head into the crook of his neck His own hands wrapped securely around her shoulders and waist. "Oh Pan." sighed Kauli as he reached for her lips and placed a tender kiss upon them. Pan smiled in triumph then allowed Kauli to draw her onto his lap. "Couldn't resist my charms?" "No. You sure know how to drive a man wild." he replied as he bent his head to kiss her once more. Goten tilted Bra's head upwards and began to kiss her again, gently running his tongue across her bottom lip he asked for permission to enter. Access was granted and his tongue surged forward to feast upon the sweetness once more. Bra was lost in sensation. The kiss deepened and she felt a stirring in her soul. Never had she felt so happy. Goten continued to exploit the warm moist mouth that surrendered so easily to him as he began to slide his hand up and down Bra's arm. Feeling a little bolder he slid his hand to Bra's side and began to run it gently up and down her rib cage slowly working his way closer to her breast. Bra was still lost in Goten's lips and unaware of his intentions until she felt the palm of his hand move lightly over the side of her breast. She jumped slightly at the touch. "I'm sorry." whispered Goten into her ear. "I shouldn't have done that." Bra looked into his coal black depths and saw the regret and unsurely there. She kissed him again. "It's okay Goten." she smiled. Feeling relieved that she hadn't clobbered him one for being so forward Goten kissed her gratefully as he allowed his hand to wander again. Bra relaxed and allowed the sensations to wash over her. Never had she felt anything like this before. Goten's hand was awakening feelings she never knew existed. She found herself enjoying it immensely but she also felt afraid. As if sensing the fear Goten whispered again, "Its okay Bra. I will stop if you want me to." "Always the perfect gentleman." thought Bra, then she said softly, "Honestly it's okay Goten. It feels nice but it's just that I'm ..... I'm ....." "Scared?" "Yeah. I guess you could say that. I haven't done anything like this before." Bra blushed. Goten tilted her head once again to look at him. "It's natural to be scared Bra. I haven't done anything like this either. All I'm doing is following my feelings and my feelings tell me that you're the only one I want to do this with." "Ohh Goten... you say the sweetest things sometimes. Lets just take it slow and really get to know each other." Goten took her lips again and kissed them thoroughly. "Whatever you want my princess." Pan yawned and stretched. "If you two love birds want to stay out here and freeze tonight then that's fine with me but I'm tired and its getting cold so I'm going to go to bed." Bra blushed furiously as she realized that she had been so caught up with the feelings Goten had been giving her that she had forgotten that Kauli and Pan were still there. She wasn't sure just how much they had heard or witnessed and wasn't sure if she wanted to know either. reluctantly she pulled away from Goten. "Yeah I'm pretty beat too so I think I will turn in as well." Kauli pulled Pan back for one last good night kiss. "See you girls in the morning then. Bra kissed Goten good night. She smiled as she moved away and entered the tent she shared with Pan. Tomorrow was a whole new day and she had Goten with her to explore it all. Right now though she needed to get some sleep and think about what had happened between them and where they were headed. ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
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