A DragonBall Christmas Tale

4: Bra: A True Friend

Goku finally got out of bed just before dinner was ready. He hadn’t eaten all day, so he was extra hungry. ChiChi and Videl were in the kitchen cooking. Bulma offered to help.

"Ah, no thanks, Bulma," Videl, nervously, replied. "You paid for the cabin, so it wouldn’t be fair for you to work."

"Oh, alright."

Vegeta snorted. He knew the only reason ChiChi and Videl didn’t want Bulma’s help was because she was a terrible cook.

Dinner was about ready, so Bra went to fetch Marron. She found her talking on a mobile phone.

"Oh, okay then. I miss you. Love you, bye." Marron pressed the off button, and sighed.

"Who was that?" Bra asked, curious.

"My boyfriend." Marron sighed again.

"What’s wrong, Marron-chan?"

"Oh, I’m just worried, that, y’know, if I’m not there, he might……um……cheat on me."

"Marron, don’t be silly. No one could ever cheat on you. You’re too nice. I’d make them feel really guilty."

"Really? You think so?"

"I know so. Come on, dinner’s almost ready."

Marron smiled, and the two girls went to the dining room. Bra felt good. So far, that day, she had helped both of her friends. Now, if only she could help herself.

 

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Dinner with the gang was a hazardous event at best. The men all fought over food, cutlery flew across the room, and Goku annoyed Vegeta at least once every five minutes.

"C’mon, Vegeta. Let’s have an eating contest!"

"No, Kakarrot."

"Please, Vegeta! It’ll be fun!"

"No means no, Kakarrot! Now leave me alone!"

Goten turned to Bra and laughed. "It’s always funny watching our dads."

"I know," she agreed. "It’s too bad, though. You’d think that they’d be good friends, since they’re the only full-Saiyans left."

"Yeah, I wonder what it’d take to make them friends."

"Something big, that’s for sure."

Goten nodded, and then filled his mouth with food. Bra was pleased to see that Pan looked happier. She was next to Trunks, and the two of them were engaged in a conversation. There’s hope for you yet, Pan-chan.

After dinner, Vegeta stormed off, knowing that everyone else would start talking about "the good-old days". Goku said he was going back to bed.

"What did you do to get so tired?" asked Bulma. Yamcha and Master Roshi burst into hysterical laughter. It took everyone else a little bit longer to catch on.

"Oh no!" cried Goten. "I don’t wanna think about that. Gross!"

Goku left, and the rest of them stayed up and talked (Vegeta’s guess had been right). Eventually, they all decided to retreat to their respective rooms.

Once the girls were in their room, Pan grabbed Bra’s arm, and hugged her.

"Thank you," Pan said.

"For what?" asked Bra.

"You know what I mean."

Bra knew Pan was talking about Trunks. She smiled. "No problem. That’s what friends are for, right?"