| The Ski Trip Part III |
| After they ate breakfast the group set out to accomplish the task that brought them to town in the first place. The guys headed over to the tuxedo shop, while the girls went to shop for their dress. �Hey now is our chance to escape.� Goten groaned. He was not looking forward to this at all. �Yeah right, and have that bunch of women angry with us.� Trunks teased. ��Specially my sister. She gets my moms attitude going and watch out world.� �I hate these things.� Growled Toma. �They look so stupid. Not to mention, that we are not your average built guys, how in the world are they going to have these ready in time?� �Ah a challenge.� Said the tailor, who was kneeling down measuring Goten�s inner thigh. �I guarantee that I will have all of your tuxes ready by 4:00 tomorrow!� �Hey watch it buddy.� Goten jumped when the tailor got a little too close to his personals. The others laughed at him. Oterro ignored them all as he leaned against the window staring across the street at the store that was privileged to have Zelena as a patron. Toma came over and put his hand on Oterro�s shoulder. �Kami, Oterro. Pull yourself together.� Toma said sympathetically. �Her hair�so soft.� Was all he could manage in response. Toma shook his head. �Do you have any clue as to who you�re falling in love with? I mean Zelena has never had a boyfriend before. She went out a couple of times only to realize that the guys were only after one thing. So she�s never had a relationship, and she�s kinda clueless when it comes to things of this nature.� He warned. �She likes to have fun Oterro, so don�t be upset if you can�t reach her serious side. Come to think of it, I don�t think she has one.� He walked away to leave his friend ponder over what he told him. `I think your wrong Toma. I think she can be serious, and I will be the one to bring it out of her.` he thought to himself. The girls had the store practically torn apart as the tried on one dress after another. Zelena was amused as her buddies were making such a fuss about one dress or another. She sat in the chair watching them, and giving her opinion. To her everything looked girlie and stupid. Nina and Mia picked out the same dress. Since they hated wearing the same things, they got them in different lengths. They were simple cocktail dresses that hugged their perfect bodies. Mia�s was ankle length, while the more daring Nina�s was above her knees. Marron�s dress was a navy blue satin. It was long sleeved dress and some satin material gathered just a little on her shoulders for effect. The neckline scooped down to a point just above her cleavage. `I�m definitely going to wear that miracle bra,` she snickered to herself. The dress fell to above her ankles with a slit up one side. �Have you picked out a dress yet?� Marron asked Zelena. �Yeah, like I know what would look good.� Zelena snorted. The sales clerk interrupted their conversation. �I think I have the perfect dress for you.� The clerk said, and pulled Zelena to her feet. As Zelena disappeared into the dressing room, Bra emerged to see if the dress she tried on looked good. �That is so stunning Bra.� Mia said. Her dress was winter white and glittery, which would sparkle brilliantly in soft lighting. It tied around her neck and the ties draped down her half exposed back. The dress came above her knees revealing her toned legs. Zelena came out and everyone in the store gasped. Specially Bra and Marron, who have never seen their friend in anything other then jeans and t-shirts. Everyone�s stare made Zelena nervous, and she thought she looked ridiculous. The black velvet column dress fell to ankle length, and the neckline came to Zelena�s throat, but the dramatics of the dress was the back. The back was scooped down low to the small of her back threatening to expose her bottom. Like Marron�s dress hers had a slit up the side that dared to go higher then Marron�s. �I look stupid, don�t I?� Zelena was mortified, not reading their stares for a positive thing. She ran back into the dressing room. Breaking their gaze, Nina went in after her. �Zelena, that dress is absolutely gorgeous.� She said grabbing the embarrassed Zelena by the arm. �It�s just the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.� Zelena looked at her brother�s girlfriend, and a smile spread across her face. �Really? Do you think Oterro would like it? I don�t know anything about dresses, so I want the truth.� �Honey, if Oterro doesn�t like it then I will be a monkey�s uncle.� She snickered. The girls paid for the dresses and after loading them into the limo, they headed to the shoe store. The guys were done and decided to follow the girls into. Oterro was itching to see Zelena again. When he entered the store he saw some guy on his knees slipping a velvet strappy high-heeled shoe on Zelena�s foot. He wanted to go over there and yank that guy up by the hair. Toma put a hand on his arm to stay his friend. She stood up after the clerk finished buckling the straps around her ankles, and he allowed his hand to linger longer then he should have. Unable to contain himself, Oterro walked over to the guy and stepped on his hand. Zelena had walked away before she noticed what happened. �I can�t walk in these things. They�re going to kill me.� She said stumbling almost falling. Akira caught her before she could twist an ankle. �How about an inch shorter?� Bra offered. Akira sat Zelena down in the closest chair and she started to rip at the 4-inch heels. �Even those would look good with that dress, I guess an inch or two less wouldn�t look that bad.� She helped her cousin put the same shoe, just smaller heel, on since the clerk was nowhere to be found. Zelena stood up, and felt more stable in the 2-inch heel. �Perfect.� Zelena said. The girls paid for their shoes, and left the store. After piling those into the limo, Bra turned to the guys. �Um why don�t you guys go grab a table at the caf� over there, and we�ll be there in a little bit. We have one more store to hit.� They shook their heads, and headed off to the caf�. Oterro couldn�t stand the thought of having to be away from her again. He sighed and followed his friends. �Bra, I�m starved what do we have to get now?� Marron whined. �We need the undergarments and pantyhose, silly.� She led them to the lingerie store that was around the block from where the caf� was. They bought the sexy bras and underpants that would be perfect for underneath the dresses. �Don�t forget two pairs of pantyhose, ladies.� Bra instructed. She saw the puzzled looks on their faces, and snorted �Always two pairs. You never know if you�re going to put a run in one.� She shook her head at their ignorance. They all got pantyhose that would compliment their dresses and shoes perfectly. <><><><><> After lunch, the group headed back to the limo. �Toma, I�m going to ride with Oterro again.� Zelena informed. Toma gave Oterrro the look to be careful, and watched his friend give him a nod. The limo pulled off, and Oterro was right behind them smiling as he felt her hands tighten around his stomach. When they reached the house, the limo was already there and unpacked. He purposefully drove much slower to savor the time that he had her on his bike. She took off her helmet and shook her hair to freely fall around her shoulders. �Hey Oterro?� He lifted his visor to acknowledge her. �Would you teach me to ride? We can go now. The others will probably be going skiing or whatever.� �I would love to, but the roads are too dangerous to teach you on and the fields are covered with snow.� He saw the disappointment in her eyes, and he wanted to kick himself. �I do have a snowmobile, that is the same concept. You want to try that?� Her eyes brightened, and she shook her head like a little kid. Marron overheard the conversation, and snowmobiling intrigued her. She ran into the house to tell the others. �Hey guys, I want to go snowmobiling. I read in the resorts brochure that they offer rentals. So what do you say?� She said to the group in the living room. Goten, Toma, and Bra were interested. �Actually, Nina and Mia want to go horseback riding. So we thought we would take them.� Akira said gesturing to Trunks. Zelena came in the house with Oterro behind her. �What are you guys up to?� She said to the group. �We�re going horseback riding, and they are going snowmobiling.� Trunks said pointing to the appropriate people. Zelena�s eyes widened. She turned around to face Oterro. �You wanna go horseback riding?� She whispered to him. �Argh, there�s so much I want to do.� She said exasperated. He smiled down at her. �It�s whatever you want to do.� He offered. �Come on Zelena go snowmobiling with us. We can go horseback riding later.� Bra pleaded. �Sounds good, let�s go snowmobiling.� She said making up her mind. The group changed into their snow friendly clothing and headed towards the lodge. Oterro took Zelena to his rental for he had his own snowmobile. They met up with the others, as Zelena squealed with delight at how much fun she was having. �I want to drive.� She told Oterro as they were all at a stand still deciding where they were going to go. Toma raised his eyebrows in worry. �No stunt driving Zelena. These things are dangerous. OKAY?� He told his sister. She rolled her eyes at him. �Well we�re going down that trail.� Bra said pointing in the direction she wanted to go. She hoped that the others would go off on their own. Goten tensed. �How about we all meet back here in about two hours.� He said, more as a demand then an option. The others nodded in agreement. Goten and Toma drove their girls off in opposite directions, while Oterro was giving instructions to Zelena on how to drive the thing. In one fluid movement she was straddling the snowmobile. She turned her head around so he could buckle her chinstrap. He lowered their visors and sat back down behind her. She turned on the machine and gave it gas. She started out slow and easy getting a feel for the machine. He slid his hands around her waist, and that feeling came creeping back inside her. It was coming on stronger, but she still could not place it. She exhaled a deep breath and concentrated on what she was doing. After about five minutes of studying the way the snowmobile handled she throttled it more increasing her speed. He felt her confidence in driving the machine and he just relaxed leaning against her. <><><><><> Bra tapped Goten on the shoulder when she felt that they were alone. He slowed the machine down to a stop to see if she was all right. �Are you okay?� He asked thinking that maybe she had enough of the ride. She stood up from the snowmobile, removed her helmet, and shook her lavender hair. She threw the helmet on the ground and straddled the snowmobile, but this time she was facing him. She undid his chinstrap, pulled off his helmet, which revealed his wide eyes. She cocked her head to the side, and looked at him quizzically. Then she grabbed him by his coat collar and jerked him towards her landing a perfect kiss on him. He slowly put his arms around her waist and leaned harder into the kiss. They heard a snowmobile approach, but she refused to stop kissing him. Perhaps a little PDA (public displays of affection) would do him some good, she thought. He tried to pull away, but she held tight. The snowmobile stopped beside them. Zelena raised her visor and coughed trying to break the two out of their kiss. �Go away Zelena.� Bra growled, not removing her lips from Goten�s. �Oh come on I want to race. Marron and Toma were doing the exact same thing. What is it with you people?� She ranted. Oterro was terribly embarrassed for the rude intrusion. She reached down and picked up some snow, and she packed it into a tight ball in her hands. Satisfied, she threw it at the still kissing couple, which made contact on both of their faces. Goten was stunned, and Bra got angry. �Damn you Zelena. Just because you�re too stupid to see that Oterro would like to be doing the same thing, doesn�t mean you have to ruin everyone else�s moment.� Bra snapped. She quickly threw her hands over her mouth when she realized what she said. Oterro wanted to crawl under a rock. Goten and Zelena sat there with their mouths gaped open looking at Bra. �Wha�What did you say?� Zelena said in a whisper. She couldn�t believe what her cousin just said to her. She wanted to go back home, and she got off the snowmobile for she couldn�t trust herself to drive. �Oterro? Would you please take me home now?� she said barely audible. Zelena climbed on the back of the snowmobile, and Oterro scooted up. �Zelena wait, I�m so�� Was all Bra could say, before Oterro took off. Then she moaned, �What have I done?� �Bra, I can�t believe you did that. This could be the undoing of that couple.� Goten said coming out of his trance. Bra felt horrible, but she was so angry for Zelena interrupting her first kiss with Goten. The mood was definitely spoiled now, and she grabbed her helmet and got back on behind Goten. Toma and Marron saw Zelena and Oterro go by, so they decided to follow behind. They pulled up beside them and tried to see if they wanted to race now. Oterro turned his head and shook it in slow motion. Then he sped up heading towards Zelena�s house. Toma turned to see Marron shrug her shoulders at him. They decided to follow, to see what happened. Zelena wouldn�t even turn their way, and how Oterro shook his head told them that something was wrong. Toma first thought that maybe his sister was hurt. He increased his speed. She wanted to run into her house, but she needed assistance with the helmet. She flipped up her visor, and there was something in her eyes, that he couldn�t determine what it was. Knowing what she was waiting for, he slowly helped to unbuckle her strap. He wanted to say something, but he just didn�t know what to say. After he undid the strap she lifted the helmet off and handed it to him. �I�m sorry Oterro.� She said. �I�ll see you later. Okay.� He nodded, and he wanted to grab her and kiss her for what Bra said was true. But he just stared at her. He watched her disappear into the house and he let out a sigh. Marron and Toma pulled up. Marron jumped off to go see if Zelena was all right. Toma took off his helmet. �What happened Oterro?� �Argh.� He groaned. �Bra said something out of anger, and now Zelena is mortified � I think. To tell you the truth I don�t know what she�s feeling.� Goten pulled up before Oterro could further elaborate. Bra jumped off threw her helmet off and ran into the house desperately searching for Zelena. �Well. That was brutal.� Goten said. Oterro nodded his head in agreement. �Will someone tell me what happened?� Toma shouted. <><><><><> Bra walked in to the room and rushed over to Zelena. �Please Zelena forgive me. It was just that it had taken so long for Goten to come around, and then�� She stopped as Zelena just looked at her with intense eyes. �Is what you said true?� She asked innocently. The girls thought for sure Zelena was going to beat up Bra, and they were dumfounded at the question. �All day I kept getting a weird feeling in my stomach. I�ve never felt it before, and I still don�t know what it is.� They sat silently not answering her question for they felt horrible for the turmoil that Zelena must be going through. �How did you know Bra?� She demanded. �Oh Zelena, you�ve always been blind to see how people really react to you.� Bra wondered if she should continue. �That guy has been tripping over himself, ever since he first met you. It was so obvious. Even Mr. I�m so oblivious Akira figured it out.� The girls laughed at that. �So do you forgive me?� Bra asked. �Zelena, when do you get that strange feeling?� Marron interrupted. �I got it when we were on his motorcycle and I put my arms around his waist.� She moaned remembering the feeling that coursed through her; it was electrifying. �Basically whenever I�touched�him.� She said as she started to figure out that she too was feeling something for him. The girls looked at each other, in awe. They knew Zelena never noticed anyone before, much less felt something towards another guy. �Oh Kami, Bra. Oterro must be beside himself. You need to go apologize to him.� Marron gasped. Bra agreed and walked out of the room to go find Oterro. <><><><><> �What a nightmare.� Toma said as Goten explained what happened. �So you finally broke down and kissed Bra huh?� He said teasing Goten. �Well I think we were just going to order pizza tonight, so would you like to hang out with us Oterro?� Toma asked. They saw Bra emerge from the house, and she walked over to where Oterro was still on the snowmobile. He looked at her waiting anxiously to hear how Zelena was. �I�m sorry Oterro. I would say that I wish for it to never have happened, but that would be a lie.� She smiled at him. The guys were perplexed by her cryptic message. �You�re a lucky guy, because Zelena is a great person.� She walked over to Goten and snuggled in his chest to get warm. �Quit torturing him.� Toma snapped. Goten gave him a shove to caution him from getting nasty with Bra. They saw Trunks, Akira, and the twins walking up through the woods. Perfect timing, Toma thought. �Hey how was snowmobiling?� Asked Trunks. �Don�t ask.� Goten said with a sigh. The new arrivals all shrugged and walked inside. �So Bra. What did she say?� Toma asked a little nicer so he wouldn�t have to get into a fight with Goten. �I think that it�s best if she talked to Oterro and told him herself. I will tell you that she�s realized some things.� She smiled and left the warmth of Goten for the house. �Well I�m going to head back home.� Oterro announced. �No. Now you need to definitely stay and see if you can�t corner Zelena alone. Of course we�ll help.� Toma urged. �I need to go home and at least change.� He replied. He put his helmet on and took off into the fading daylight. <><><><><> The group had showered and changed into relaxing clothes. The pizzas have been ordered, and should be arriving in an hour. Trunks, Mia, Goten and Bra played poker at the coffee table in front of the fireplace, while Akira and Nina cuddled on one end of the couch. On the other end was Marron and Toma. Zelena was waiting for Oterro, staring out into the darkness. Giving up on him, she slipped her coat on and headed out the front door. Bra saw Zelena leave and she let out a sigh. �I thought you said that Oterro was coming back?� She growled at Toma. �This is her first real love, and if he hurts her I will choke the shit out of him� The others glared at her, as she let something slip. �Oops.� She said sheepishly. Saved by the bell. They ordered 20 pizzas, and they finally arrived. Zelena saw the pizza man coming and she thought it was Oterro. When she saw the little sign on the roof, she let out a big sigh. There was a swing hanging from some trees, and she went to it and brushed the snow off so she could sit down. With one leg pulled up to her chest and the other gently moving to swing her, she waited in the darkness. Akira started to worry when she didn�t come back in; he put his coat on and went to look for her. He had to sense for her, since it was too dark outside. He headed towards her lowered ki and he sat down beside her on the swing. �What�s wrong Zelena?� He asked, knowing that it was Oterro that was saddening his sister. �Nothing.� She lied. She put her head on his shoulder. He sat there quietly, patiently waiting for her to spill it. She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. �I don�t like these foreign feelings, Akira. I wasn�t prepared for this.� �So.� She said shaking out of her depression. �I see that you and Nina have gotten really chummy.� He rubbed his knuckle on the top of her head. He was infatuated with Nina, but he had to curb his feelings till he found out how it would be trying to juggle work, school, and the possibilities of a girl friend. The smell of pizza passed by their noses when Trunks yelled out the door. �Hey Akira your mom is on the phone and wants to talk to you.� He patted his sister on her head and got up to get the phone. When he came upon the door a motorcycle came roaring up the driveway, and Akira smiled, knowing who it was. Zelena jumped up off of the swing and walked over to Oterro. She caught up with him as he was taking off his helmet. �Hey you.� She whispered a sigh of relief. Oterro turned to her, and a smile spread across his face. It melted her heart. <><><><><> Inside Akira was reassuring his mother that Zelena was doing fine, as he was scarfing on some pizza. He wanted to tell his mother of his sisters love interest so he left the noisy living room and headed to the kitchen. �Zelena has a boyfriend.� He spoke to his mom. �Akira, you�re supposed to keep those boys away from her.� She screamed into the phone. �Calm down mom, it�s one of Toma�s friends.� He told his mom about them meeting him on the slopes, and how smitten he was over Zelena. Linhe calmed down for she had met the kid once before when she visited her son�s martial arts school. He seemed like a nice boy. Raditz grabbed the phone from Linhe. �Understand Akira, that if ANYTHING happens to her it will be you that has to answer to me.� Raditz growled and handed the phone back to Linhe. Akira groaned, and made a note to have a little chat with Oterro. He said his goodbyes and hung up the phone. He turned back to the living room and saw the group spying on Zelena and Oterro. He laughed at the sight. <><><><><> Oterro stood up and climbed off the bike, putting the helmet on the handlebar. Zelena bent down picked up some snow and made a packed ball. She chucked it at the window, splattering it in front of the nosey faces. When she turned around Oterro was right in front of her. He bent down and kissed her, sliding his hands around her waist. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him back. A snowball smacked them on the side of their faces, breaking her first kiss. Bra was grinning at the edge of the porch. �Gotcha.� She yelled triumphantly. She saw Oterro and Zelena bend over to return the snowball and she whipped around running into Goten�s hard chest. She bounced off and landed in the snow. He received the onslaught of snowballs from the people in the driveway. Bra laughed as the snowballs hit him in the face and chest. Soon everyone started coming out, and a snowball war was on. <><><><><> After the snowball fight and dinner, the group migrated back to the living room. Marron turned on the radio and light sounds of jazz filled the room. She went back over to the couch and sat in Toma�s lap. Oterro was on the couch and Zelena sat on the floor in front of him brushing the tangled mess out of her hair. He grabbed her hand and took the brush from her. He gently ran it through her hair slowly working the tangles out. Bra and Goten were lying on the floor gazing into each others eyes, whispering to each other saying things only they were meant to hear. The room was silent except for the crackling fire and the soft jazz. Trunks came out of the kitchen with a few beers for the guys who were old enough to drink, and wine filled glasses for Mia and Nina. �Good grief it�s like a morgue in here.� He said not believing how sedate the group was. Mia grabbed his arm and pulled him to the couch to try and silence him. After her hair was free of tangles, which was a hundred strokes after the fact, she stood up. Oterro put the brush down on the table and followed her to the kitchen. She grabbed his coat on the way. It was obvious they were going to go outside. She stepped out onto the deck and waited for him to close the door. He came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. She leaned her head back into his chest and stared up into the dark cloudy night. Snow was in the forecast for the next couple of days. �Oterro?� She called to him in a whisper. �Hmm.� He answered. �You make me feel strange.� She said and she turned around leaned against the deck railing to see his response. Snow started to lightly fall around them. �I�ve never felt this�this feeling before.� He smiled down at her. �Should I call the doctor?� He teased. She lightly punched at his chest. He grabbed her hands and guided them around his waist, pulling her close to him. �I�m serious. It�s overwhelming me.� She said forking her eyebrows for effect. �Would it help, to hear that I have the same problem?� He saw her eyebrows raised, and gave her smirk. She raised herself onto her toes and kissed him deeply and passionately. The snow started coming down heavier whitening their hair. �I like kissing you.� She said innocently. �I�m glad to hear that.� He gave her a quick kiss and guided her back into the house. The living room was empty and there was one little light on in the kitchen. They saw Marron coming out of a corner, and she yelled �READY OR NOT HERE I COME.� She ran up the stairs ignoring the latecomers. Oterro laughed. �You guys are so funny.� Zelena guided him over to the couch, for she was in the mood to just kiss. She wasn�t lying when she told him that she liked kissing him. He was very gentle, not trying to ram his tongue down her throat like those other guys did. Most importantly he didn�t slobber all over her face either. He gently pulled her down on top of him and she lay in the crook of his arm. She looked up to indicate that she needed another kiss. He smiled at her, and obliged. The house was eerily quiet, especially when a game of hide-n-seek was in play, thought Zelena. She didn�t care; she just wanted to stay like this forever. Soon she heard his breathing become shallow and his heartbeat dropping which told her that he had fallen asleep. She snuggled closer and closed her eyes. |
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