Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ, and neither does Kaoru (the other writer of this story). We do, however, own this unsitely, and somewhat pathetic plot, along with Kaoru, and Kaori, our original characters. *wink*
Note: If your wondering about the title, don't bother. It truly has nothing to do with the story, except for the fact that their means of transportation is a Viper. A smooth, black, sports car..with only two seats. Not only did Kaoru and I not know that when we wrote this story, ( which was well over two years ago, might I add.) but also, at the time, we lacked any real automobile knowledge. So, yeah. A Viper Only Has Two Seats, instead of the hefty four, floating around in this fic.
If you see a typo, let me know. It was bound to happen sooner or later.. -_-;
Please, review! They're *always* welcome!!!
A Viper Only Has Two Seats
Chapter 1: Close friends can always get closer.
"GOOOOTEENNNN!! Pull over NOW!" Kaori cried directly into his ear as they drove down the interstate.
" Yoooowwww!!! Hey!! That's my ear! You know I have saiyan hearing, that hurt! What for?" Goten replied back as he watched the road.
"Don't ask questions!! Kaoru and I gotta go." Kaori said again as she grabbed the wheel, and turned sharp up the exit ramp.(..Just so you know. Goten's driving, Kaori's in shotgun,Trunks and Kaoru are in back.)
" KAORI!! What ARE you doing?!" Goten said on the verge of wigging out.
"Didn't you hear?"Trunks said calmly with a smug smile on his face. " They gotta go. Pull into that Shell." he said and pointed to a nearby gas station.
Goten finally understood. He pulled into the station, parked, and in two seconds flat Kaoru and Kaori were gone; top-speed for the bathroom.
"'Guess they really had to go,ne?" Trunks said.
Goten just smirked.
*Inside*
"WHERE ISSS ITT?!?!" Kaoru said as the busted through the door.
Then it clicked. The register clerk. They would know!
Immediantly, Kaori and Kaoru ran up to the counter.
" Where's your bathroom?!" Kaori said quickly and sharply.
The clerk slowly turned around. A woman, tall, dark brown hair, green eyes. She smacked her gum as she chewed it.
" Yeah..whatdya want?" She said slowly in a southern voice.
Kaoru and Kaori were dying. Didn't this idiot see that they were about to bust at the seems any minute.
" Need. Bathroom. NOW!" Kaoru chanted repeatedly.
The woman stood there silently,then replied. " Down the middle isle on the left-" Before she could even finish her sentence, Kaori and Kaoru were gone!
A few minutes later the two girls emerged from the throne room, and headed back to the car.
"Have a pleasant day." the hick woman said groggily from behind the register.
"Heh..we'll need it!" Kaori said as she busted the door open and got into the car along with Kaoru.
"Geez! You two took awhile. What went wrong?" Trunks said in a rather impatient voice.
"Well, it took the lady practically forever to even tell us were the bathroom was!! Besides,what does it matter to you?! Girls NEED longer bathroom breaks,due to certain circumstances..heh..I mean, not that WE were having any technicalities or anything,but you know,speaking in general.." *sweatdrop* Kaoru said trying to cover up the freely given info.
"Uhh..yeah..I guess." Goten said cluelessly.
"Geez,what Kaoru is trying to say is..Guys don't understand jack squat about girls! Even if a man made it his profession to study a girls habits, he would never get anywhere!" Kaori said as she looked back and forth at Trunks and Goten.
"Are you saying that guys are stupid? 'Cause thats what I got out of that brief scenario!" Trunks said in a defensive voice.
"No no no, we just mean..your not as smart..and perfect as us girls.. thats all!" Kaoru said laughing.
"What!!" Goten said looking back.
"TURN AROUND!! I dont wanna die here!" Kaori said as she jerked Goten's head back towards the road.
"Well, I wanna know what you are talking about! We aren't dumb!" Goten replied.
"Goten, you take things WAY to seriously. We were just kidding! Lighten up a little! You too Trunks. Your getting too tense!" Kaoru said in a know-it-all voice.
"Whatever,Kaoru." Trunks said in a tired voice. "So, Goten, where is this place anyway? And when are we gonna get there? It is getting late, and I don't know how much more of this 'guy bashing' I can take!"
"Well,..hey look! That sign just said 'Okinawa Island - 100 miles' " Goten said pointing at a big green road sign.
"100 miles!!" everybody else yelled in unison.
"Hey!..C'mon,it's not that far!"
"The hell it isn't! I'm flying!" Trunks said as he reached for the door handle.
"Ohhh NO you don't!! Your stayin' here! We are gonna ride in the car, so not look suspicious! Have you ever seen anybody jet out of a moving car, into the sky?? I doubt it!!" Kaori said she turned around and grabbed Trunks' arm.
"Hey!! Let go! I don't care about people seeing me! I just wanna get there!"
"Well, we'll get there faster if you go to sleep or something!" Kaoru said as she helped Kaori hold Trunks away from the door.
"Grr...fine!! But when we get there, I am not helping you people un-load our stuff!! Cause I am going to bed!" Trunks said.
"Fine. Fine. Be a slacker. I dont care, as long as you shut up!" Kaori said as she turned back around facing the road. "I think I will go to sleep too.."She added in a dazed voice.
"Me too.." Kaoru said in the same manner.
"Uhh...guys?...GUYS!!..Wake up!!..I can't drive the whole time! Not this late! C'mon guys! Don't do this to me!!" Goten said in a pouty voice.
So, Goten drove, drove, and he drove. Kaoru,Trunks,and Kaori were all fast asleep and here he was, stuck as operator of the car like a freakin' tour bus driver! He deserved better I tell ya.
"This is going to be a lonnngg drive." Goten whined as he waited at a red light..
*Exactly One Hour Later*
Goten inhaled and screamed boistrously through the car; no holds barred."WAKKKEEE UPP!!!"
Suddenly, in a flash, Kaoru, Kaori, and Trunks jumped out of their seats..literally.
"What the hell?!" Kaori said with a dazed and very frightened look in her eyes.
"Are you trying to give me a heartattack, because..YOUR DOING A GOOD JOB!" Trunks screamed testily.
Goten smirked. "Oh, I'm sorry..I thought you ordered a wake up call."
"Not funny,Goten." Kaoru hissed as she hit his arm.
He only grinned wider and continued to watch the road.
Kaori yawned."Y'know guys. Were all a little on edge right now. I think it's time we took a break. I mean,Goten...you look like a zombie." She chuckled as she viewed the far-off look in his eyes.
"Sounds good to me." Trunks held his stomach as it growled loudly."I'm running on empty and I need to refuel."
Ok, so a good meal at Mcdonalds was in order. Everbody needs a vacation, and EVERYONE needs food.
*****
Everyone ordered there food, sat down, and began to eat- at a very rapid pace, might I add.
"Swo..Gwoten.." Kaori said with a full mouth of food. "..Hwow..mwuch..*swallows* longer til' we get to this place?"
"Not far. I'd say another hour, hour and a half." He replied softly as he finished off his third cheesburger.
"That's not bad. I'll drive if you want." Trunks guestered as he picked up the car keys.
" NO WAY!" Kaoru said. " I wanna drive! It's always you or Goten. Give the *perfect* females a try once in a while." Kaoru said as she playfully took the keys and winked.
"Sure thing."Trunks smiled and stood up.
They threw away their trash and made their way to the car.
When they got out to the car, Kaoru jumped into the drivers seat, ready to go. "Whoo Hoo!! Finally! I got some power in this car!" Kaoru said as she turned the key. "I now can stop when I want, eat when I want,..and...geez..I can't sleep. Oh well, by then, Trunks can take over!"
"Whoa! Wait a minute, Kaoru. If you are gonna drive, you drive all the way!..And no stopping! We are almost there, so we shouldn't need to!" Trunks said as he sat down in the passangers seat.
"Aww, C'mon!! We can stop somewhere fun, ..PLEASE!!" Kaoru said in a baby voice.
"NO! Absolutely not a chance!" Goten said in a firm tone.
"But, Goten! We are bored!! And we don't wanna drive all night! PLEASE, GOTEN!!!" Kaori pouted as she looked at Trunks and Goten with a baby face.
"We said 'no' and thats final!" The guys said in unison.
"Geez..you two are just old bags who don't wanna have fun!" Kaoru said as she crossed her arms and scowled at them.
"That look isn't gonna get you anywhere. If it doesn't work on my dad, it certainly wont work on me!...Now start driving!!" Trunks said in a harsh tone.
"Fine!.."
Kaoru then hit the gas, and in two seconds flat, they were on the road again.
~*Later In The Day*~
"We're here!! Wake up, guys!" Kaoru said as she started to shake Trunks, Goten, and Kaori.
"What!! Wha-are we here?" Kaori said in a dazed and stoned tone.
"YES!!" Kaoru said as she said as she turned into the place were they were staying.
"Great! No more car riding! No more of Goten's mouth!" Kaori said happily as she jumped out of the car.
"Finally.." Trunks said as he got out as well.
Goten was still snoozin' in the back seat.
"Goten!! Get your butt up..NOW!!" Kaoru yelled in his ear.
"AHHHHH!! Geez, what was that for!? This is the second time that has happened to me!" Goten said as he made his way out of the seat and onto the ground outside.
"Well, maybe loud sound waves are attracted to you!" Kaori said.
"Oh yeah, how original!" Goten said as he unlocked the trunk so they could get there things.
"Gosh..this place is big!" Kaoru said as she quickly scaled the tall building.
"Well, most hotels are!" Trunks said in a sarcastic, yet joking tone.
"Yeah, yeah.."
"So..what floor are we staying on?" Kaori asked.
"Umm..I dunno. I think the tenth, but I am not sure." Trunks said as the walked into the huge building.
"Excuse me sir.." Trunks said to the man at the counter. The man looked away from his computer screen directly at Trunks.
"Yes?" he said politely.
"We're here on vacation and we had a reservation for a room and-"Trunks was cut off by the worker.
"Oh! Your Trunks Briefs aren't you!? That filthy rich president of Capsule Corporation!" he squealed.
Trunks sighed heavily.
He was sick of getting all this attention. Publicity mostly.
"Uhh..yeah, and these are my friends. Kaoru, Goten, and Kaori."Trunks said as he motioned with his hand for Goten and the others to come over.
The man frowned. " Oh! That's nice. So, your staying on the 10th floor, correct?" he said as the took the brochure from Trunks' hand.
"That's right."
"Your total comes too-" Trunks slapped a big pile of $100 dollar bills on the counter. Probably way more than he needed but, money wasn't a problem; so, like he cared.
"Keep the change." He finished with a smirk.
The man coughed, slowly reached for the money, grabbed it, and then stuck it in the register.
" What about our bags? We have waaay to much luggage to cart around in this hotel." Kaoru said as she tapped the marble counter.
"No need to worry." The man inhaled."ROOUUNNNDDD UPP!!" His scream echoed through the lobby.
Soon, one by one, clerks emerged single file right in front of the counter.
"What is this? The Marines?" Kaori said sarcastically as she watched them file in.
"Listen up! I need all the luggage from the black Viper outside and taken to room 717 on the tenth floor. PRONTO!"
(A/N: See what I mean? Absolutely, NO knowledge. A viper isn't spacious,..it probably doesn't even have a trunk. *shrug*)
Immediantly, the crew scattered, all racing outside to gather the luggage. The man turned to Trunks, Goten, Kaori, and Kaoru. " You can go to your room now." He said with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
"Uhh..thanks." Goten said with a weird expression.
The man held out the room key and Trunks took it.
" But..how did he know that I-"
"That you drove a black Viper?" Kaoru smirked. "Trunks please. Everyone on the planet knows you drive a Viper, among other things. Your globally famous so your life is like an open book."
Trunks sighed heavily as they entered the elevator.
"Sometimes, I wish I wasn't so famous."
The four teens got in the elevator and went up to the 10th floor.
"Ok, now we gotta find room..717." Kaori said as she looked back and forth at every door.
"Here it is!" Kaoru said as she ran to the door.
"Great.." Trunks said as he opened the door with the key that the man in the lobby gave him.
"Oh my Kami!! This place is gargantuan!" Goten said in an amazed voice.
"Well, it doesn't surprise me any. Trunks was the one to reserve this room. Correct me if I am wrong, but he could only except the best." Kaoru said looking at Trunks as she rolled her eyes.
"You got that right! A pretty room, for a pretty boy." Kaori said laughing.
"Will you people be a little more-aww I dunno-gracious?! Due to the fact that we have four people, we needed a big room!!" Trunks said defensively.
"Geez, we were only kidding! You sure are easy to piss off!" Kaoru said.
"It took you this long to notice that?" Kaori asked.
"Well, no, but know he is being especially touchy!"
" When dealing with you, it's kinda impossible not to be!" Trunks said to Kaoru with a mean look.
"..Lets just get unpacked." Goten said with a big sweatdrop.
The four unpacked their stuff and went to bed, because they were tired from the drive.
~*The Next Day*~
Kaori was the first to wake up. So, she took a shower and changed clothes.
"Ahh..I feel sooo refreshed." she said after changing.
Kaori turned on the TV. "Geez, this place has absolutely squat channels!" she said in a disappointed voice.
Goten was the next to wake up. "Mornin' Kaori.." Goten said in a sleepy voice, yawning.
"Oh, good morning, Goten..sleep ok?" Kaori said smiling.
Although, that was kinda hard to do. Lately, she had been feeling kinda nervous when she was around Goten alone. Well, she wasn't actually "alone" with him right now, due to the fact that there were too sleepy heads still in the room, but close enough..-_-'
Why am I always so nervous around him?..Whats the deal? She thought to herself..Oh well..
She turned off the TV and got something to drink.
"So, how long have you been up?" Goten questioned.
"Oh, I guess just enough time to take a shower and change." Kaori said drinking her soda.
"Oh, ok. Well, I am gonna go take a shower." Goten went into the bathroom.
Kaori sighed and walked back to the couch. Maybe this time she would actually find something decent to watch. She clicked the power button and surfed the channels. She flipped for a while but, as she predicted, there was still nothing on.
"Oh well. Better go wake up the boneheads." Kaori said as she hopped up from the couch.
She slowly walked over to the bed.
"C'mon Kaoru. Get up!" Kaori said as she shook her friend. "You can't just sleep the day away! We're on vacation! We need all the time we can get!"
Kaoru sat up slowly and scratched her head. "Uhn..what time is it?"
"It's 10:30. Goten and I have been up for the past half hour and we've already taken showers." Kaori boasted. " Why don't you wake up Mr. sunshine over there." She said, pointing to a very loud-snoring, fast asleep, and drooling, Trunks.
"Oh goodie.."Kaoru said sarcastically.
"I'll be back in a few. I'm going down to the lobby to get some towels. We're almost out." Kaori smiled, grabbed a room key, and walked out the door.
Kaoru sat silent on top of the bed and looked around the room. "I think I'll give Mr. sunshine a few more minutes before I awake him from his ever eternal slumber." She glanced over at Trunks, and found herself staring.
You know..he's so cute when he sleeps. Kaoru tensed. Suddenly, she felt uncomfortable and extremely nervous, but laughed it off.
"Time to wake up Mr. rise-and-shine." Kaoru said as she walked over to the bed.
He layed there snoring loudly, not a care in the world. Kaoru smirked. It soon faded into a sweet, gentle smile. Trunks looked so peaceful when he slept. Like a new born child. She bent over the side of the bed.
"Wake up, Trunks." she whispered.
No response.
"Wake UP,Trunks!" She said a little louder.
Still nothing.
Geez you would think he would be able to hear even that faint sound! I mean, he is half saiyan, right? Gifted with extremely high hearing ability. Kaoru laughed at the thought, glancing at his face.
"Oh, Trunks.." She smiled and moved her hand to brush a few stray hairs from his face.
Suddenly, Trunks' eyes shot open. He grabbed Kaoru's wrists and flipped her on the bed, pinning her down.
"What in the HELL do you think your doing?!"Trunks said ferociously.
Kaoru looked up at him, shocked and completely embarassed. "Uhh.."She said, dazed.
GET IT TOGETHER! It's ONLY Trunks! Kaoru screamed in her mind.
"I was..uh.. trying to cover your mouth, you idiot!"Kaoru bit out fiercly." Didn't you know that you snore unbelievably LOUD!" she smirked.
"That's funny.."Trunks said with a gigantic smug look on his face. " I could have sworn you were reaching for my FOREHEAD!" he yelled.
Kaoru's eyes widened but, she regained her composure. "What do you know,Trunks! Your too half-asleep to know what your talking about! You idiot."she yelled back.
"Why you-" Trunks turned around, hearing a door open.
"Heellllo Guys! What's-"Goten came out to view the scene and it was quite, the scene. Just picture it!
"What, exactly, is going on?"Goten questioned.
"Uhh..nothing!" Trunks said as he let go of Kaoru's wrist.
Nothing my ass! Kaoru sat on the bed and rubbed her wrists.
"Ok, whatever you say..."Goten said slowly as he sat on the couch and flipped on the TV.
" You'd better hurry. Kaori said that it would be nice if we went site seeing this afternoon." Goten said as he continued to watch TV.
At that moment, Kaori walked in.
"I guess that would be nice, as long as I an keep my distance from Mr. Blow-it-outta-proportion!" Kaoru said as she raised her voice near the end of the sentence.
"That's just fine me! I would rather people think that I didn't know you, anyway!" Trunks said as Kaoru just rolled her eyes.
"What is going on this time, you two?" Kaori sighed. " If I didn't know better, I would say that you two argue just like a married couple." She said with a smirk.
"Well, he started it!" Kaoru yelled out.
"What?! I wasn't the one trying to disturb people of precious sleep!" Trunks said in a harsh tone.
"Come on, guys. Just get ready so we can go.." Goten said, eyes STILL glued to the TV.
"Fine! But I get the shower first!" Kaoru yelled as she took of towards the bathroom.
"No!! I am paying for the room! So, I get it first!!" Trunks said as he chased Kaoru to the bathroom door, only to be locked out when he got to it.
About an hour or so later, everybody was ready. They all went down to the car.
"Where exactly are we going to site see?" Kaoru asked.
"I dunno. We'll see when we get there I guess.." Kaori said.
"Well, I'm driving. It's my car anyhow.." Trunks said as he jumped into the drivers seat.
" That just gives me all the more reason to sit in the back!" Kaoru said as she sat down in the back seat beside Goten.
With the roll of his eyes, Trunks started the ignition and the car took off.
~End Chapter.
Author's Note: Wasn't that just oodles of fun to read? *crickets chirp* Guess not. Well, the next chapter will be up shortly, if, that is, anyone reviews and gives their input on the story. We need to know if anyone is even reading. *grin* Hopefully, some of you will send in your feedback so we can post the next chapter.
Coming soon: Chapter Two: Feelings Of Stone.
~Review please ^_^