The Ball of Romance
Chapter 1


"Wow Bra! That dress looks gorgeous on you!" screamed Pan!

"Are you going to get it? You should!" asked Marron.

Bra turned to look at herself in the mirror.

"Wow" Bra gasped "I do look good in this dress don't I?!"

Pan and Marron smiled and nodded.
"Its a lot different to what I usually wear though" said Bra with a confused face, deciding weather to get it or not.

"Trust us Bra, Goten will turn to jelly when he sees you!" replyed Marron, as she saw the confused look dissappear from her friends face, and be replaced with a smile.

"Ok, I'll get it... just wait a second while I go and get changed."
Bra took one long look at herself in the full length mirror in the changing room.
She sighed and slowly started to take off her dress for the ball.
The dress was a beautiful long gown that bared her back, it was dark red. It had splits up to her knees, and thin straps.
She paid for the dress, then Pan and Marron did the same with theirs.

"So guyz? Who are the two of you going to the ball with?"

Marron piped up as soon as Bra had said that, she looked excited, "I'm going with Mavy! He asked me and of cource I wasn't going to turn down the cutest guy in my class!"

" Thats great Marron!!" Bra smiled at her friend, "How about you Pan?"

"I don't know yet... noones asked me," Pan replyed as her smile turned into a frown.

"Don't worry Pan," Bra said trying to cheer up her friend, "I'm sure someone will ask you... and if they don't... I'm sure that *Trunks* will go with you."

As soon as Bra said Trunks, Pan's eyes opened wide, and she smiled at the thought of going with him.

"Ok!" she said cheerfully, as she turned back into her normal happy self!


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Bra waved goodbye to her friends as she ran inside her house.

"I'm home every-one!" yelled Bra, as she started to make her way up the stairs toward her bedroom.

"Thats nice dear", replyed her Kassan, "Did you get yourself a dress for the ball?"

"Yes I did and its lovely," yelled Bra from the top af the stairs.

"So.. are you going to model this *lovely* dress for us?" asked Trunks from his room.

"No I'm not... you can't see it untill the night of the ball. Oh by the way Trunks?" Bra said as she made her way into his room, to find him reading, "Pan doesn't have a date to the ball yet, and we... I mean I... was wondering if you would go with her? That is if she can't find a date?"

"Ok, sure. I will ask her tonight, cause they are coming over for tea right?"

"Yeah they are... Oh and thanks Trunks, I know it will mean a lot to her."

When Bra left, Trunks flopped down onto his bed, smiled and whispered "Yes!"

"Hey Bra!" said Pan as she walked into her room that night, "What ya doing?"

"Oh not much... I'm just looking though magazines to see if theres a hairstyle that I like for the ball... it was my mums idea!"

"Oh yeah... speaking of the ball, I..." But they were inturupted by the voice of Bra's father.

"Bra, Pan! Teas ready!"
"Ok!" both girls shouted, and ran downstairs.
After they got their food, they both went and sat under a shaded tree.
They started to eat when Pan put down her plate.

"Anyway Bra... about the ball"

"Yeah?" Bra said, looking up at her friend.

"Well I have great news.. i umm...."

While Pan spoke, Bra saw a movement out of the corner of her eye. She turnes to look and saw Trunks walking over. Bra thought 'He must be coming over to ask Pan to the ball.'
Her thoughts got inturupted by Pan's voice.

"I umm... got asked to the ball by Levi!! Great aye?! Not only is he the most popular guy in school but hes the cutest too!! So now you can tell Trunks not to worry!" Pan exclaimed with the hugest smile on her face.
'OH MY GOD!' Bra thought, and looked up to see if Trunks had heard. She knew that he liked Pan, so she prayed that he hadn't.
No such luck... Bra looked up and there was Trunks. He had wide eyes and a very upset expression on his face. Bra thought that she saw a tear start to roll down his cheek but she wasn't sure, because the next thing she knew, he had turned around and was running towards the house.


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'Knock, knock'

"Trunks please open up. You haven't been out of your room all day. You must be really hungry" Bra's voice was full of concern for her beloved brother.
She waited for a few minutes, but heard no reply. Bra turned the door handle and was surprised to find it not locked. She looked around his room. Her eyes came to rest on a small ball in the corner of the room.
'Oh God! Look at what you've done to my brother, Pan' thought Bra, her eyes fulling with anger.
She slowly walked over to Trunks, then sat down beside him.
'He looks terrible' she thought looking at her brother, who was still in the corner of the room.

"Trunks?" Bra asked, only just barely above a whisper.
She saw the ball slowly start to unwrap itself.
Soon Trunks was staring at his sister. Bra could tell that he'd been crying.
She reached out and took her brother in her arms. They sat there for 20 minutes, hugging.
Trunks pulled away.

"Bra?... do you think that Pan saw me run away like that?" his voice sounding husky.

"No, she didn't see, so far as I know. Mmmmm Trunks? I was wondering if you are still going to go to the ball? It would mean a lot to me."

"I suppose Bra... but only for you," Trunks smiled.

Happy that he was still going, Bra hugged her brother, stood up, and left.


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The night of the ball had arrived. All three girls were in Bra's room getting changed. Pan and Marron were fussing over Bra's hair... making sure that it looked perfect for Goten.

"I don't see why I have to have my hair looking fancy?"

"Because Bra, its the ball... and you want to impress Goten... don't you?" replyed Marron, holding the hairspray bottle in one hand, and a brush in the other.

"Yeah, I suppose. So Pan? Is Levi going to meet us here or there?" Bra asked, trying to look at Pan without all the hairspray getting in her eyes.

"He's going to meet us inside," Pan replyed.

An hour later, it was almost time to go. All the girls had done their hair, was putting on makeup, and still had to change into their ball gowns.

"Girls!! Come down now! The boys are ready to leave!" yelled Bulma, from downstairs.
The girls rushed around, trying to put on their gowns.
One last look in the mirror, then they made their way downstairs.
Mavy stopped what he was doing and gasped as he saw Marron, Goten gasped at Bra, and Trunks even gasped at Pan.
The boys looked fabulous!
Trunks was wearing a dark purple jacket, a white shirt, and black pants.
Goten was wearing a dark blue jacket, a pale blue shirt, and black pants.
Mavy was wearing a green jacket, a white shirt, and navy pants.
Marron took Mavy's arm and headed for the limo. Bra took Goten and Trunks arm... and Pan walked by herself.

15 minutes later, 6 bodys emerged from the limozine and made their way inside the ballroom.
Pan automatically started looking for Levi. He was nowhere to be seen.