I'll Love You Forever

Sorry about the boring last chapter. this isn't much better, but for some reason, i don't like having long chapters. At least something happened kinda in this one.

J Chan: thanks for your review!

Chapter 7:

Goten woke slowly for the first time in almost a week. There were no loud cars or horns to wake him as they sped by him in the street. No rocks jutted into his ribs. Best of all, he had no fear of the gang. He opened his eyes lazily and looked around the living room. Kaiyo had pulled out the couch’s bed and let him sleep there.


It was decorated simply, enough to please but not suffocating. Goten liked the simplicity. He stretched his arms over his head, grinning at the luxury of having a bed.

He heard a door open and a moment later, Kaiyo stepped into the room, wearing only boxers with his hair disheveled. Goten took in Kaiyo’s appearance, having not seen him well in the dim light last night. Kaiyo was taller than Goten with the same jet black hair. Except his cascaded down his back, right now in tangled waves. His eyes were black too, much like Goten’s. Overall, with his sharp cheekbones and eyebrows that cast a slight shadow over his eyes, his expression was tough.

“Hey Goten,” Kaiyo greeted, smiling when he saw Goten was awake.

Goten smiled back and got out of bed, saying, “Good morning.”

“Come have breakfast,” Kaiyo invited, tilting his head toward the kitchen.

Goten couldn’t believe his luck. Kaiyo had fed him last night, and he would provide breakfast as well? He followed Kaiyo like an eager puppy in the pants and shirt Kaiyo lent him last night.

Kaiyo turned on the stove and pulled out pots and pans. Goten stood by awkwardly, unsure. “Can I help?” he asked.

“Sure, crack some eggs into a bowl.”

Goten opened the refrigerator and took out the egg carton. Then he took out an egg and held it over a bowl. But how to crack it? He let go and the egg smashed into the bottom of the bowl. Oops.

Kaiyo looked at him quizzically. “Not a kitchen person, huh?” he laughed upon seeing the mess of egg and shell in the bowl. “How about you sit over there and I’ll cook?”

Goten nodded, relieved. “Never really learned how,” he offered as an apology.

After Kaiyo had breakfast set at the table, they dug in heartily, Goten’s mouth watering at the delicious sights and smells. Goten sat back, patting his belly contentedly. There wasn’t nearly enough food to fill a Saiyan, but it was more than Goten had had in the past week combined.

He helped clear and wash the dishes, and afterwards, the two retreated to the living room, where the folded the bed back into the couch. “Thanks for letting me stay,” Goten said, seeing that as his cue to leave.


Kaiyo sighed. “You know, you don’t have to. It doesn’t look like you’re doing too well, and I’d be happy to lend you my apartment for a bit.”


Goten shook his head. “No, I wouldn’t want to bother you.”


“Don’t worry about it, you wouldn’t be a bother. It gets lonely here sometimes. Having a roommate would be nice.”


Goten hesitated. “Are you sure? I don’t have a job or any money.”
Kaiyo waved a hand dismissively. “Don’t worry about it, I think I can find you a job. Except…” he bit his lip, “you might not like the work.”


“Anything’s fine,” Goten said eagerly. “As long as it pays.”


“Oh it pays,” Kaiyo chuckled. “How about this, I’ll take you to the place and you decide if you want the job then?”


“Sure,” Goten shrugged, “I’ll probably take it. So what kind of job is it?”


“Wait ‘till we get there.”


The two took the bus as it was raining outside. They got off in a few minutes and hurried into a building. Goten shook out his hair and looked up once they were in the dry safety of the building. “Woah,” he whispered. They were inside what appeared to be a club. Goten hadn’t gone to many, only when Trunks took him, but he could tell this was no ordinary club. By the looks of the poles, this was a strip club.


It was empty that early in the morning, but Kaiyo led the way into a hallway and knocked on a door. “Yeah?” a voice inside said.


Kaiyo opened the door and Goten followed him in. “Hey boss, it’s me,” Kaiyo said to a man behind a large desk.


The man, who wore black clothes and looked quite handsome, smiled. “What are you doing here so early?”


Kaiyo pulled Goten in front of him. “I found you a new … employee.”


The man raised an eyebrow at the word but said nothing, his eyes running Goten over. Goten shivered at the look, feeling exposed despite the clothes he wore. “What’s your name, son?”


“Goten,” he mumbled, seeing that making up a name wouldn’t work as Kaiyo already knew his real name.


The boss opened his mouth to speak but Kaiyo cut him off. “Hey Goten, why don’t you wait in the hallway for a sec?”


Goten tilted his head to the side but obeyed, leaning against the wall outside. Kaiyo closed the door after them, and Goten heard him talking to the boss, but he couldn’t make out the words. A while later, Kaiyo emerged with a happy grin.


“Looks like you’ve got yourself a job,” he announced. “Oh, and don’t worry, Peas won’t turn you in. He doesn’t need that reward money, and we’re all loyal here.”


Goten thanked him, then asked, “What will I be doing here?”


Kaiyo raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t that obvious?”


“Well, I don’t know,” Goten shrugged, “I’m not good at making drinks, but I could be the custodian or something.”


“No,” Kaiyo laughed, “we already have those. You’re going to be a dancer!”


Goten froze. “A-a dancer?” he stuttered. “You mean…a s-strip d-dancer?”


Kaiyo nodded. “That’s right. Unless you don’t want to, of course,” he added quickly.


Goten thought about it, but the decision was obvious. He had nothing, only the clothes he had on his back the day he left his apartment. If he was offered a job, he had to take it, no matter the type of work. Besides, a strip bar would be the last place anyone would look for him, sweet innocent Goten.


“I’ll do it.”

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