I've been wanting to do a DBZ High School fanfic for a long time and now the time has come. I hope you enjoy!
It was Friday afternoon at Bulma Briefs home. The teenager was in her senior year of high school, and she and her school mates were having a small get together to catch up on all things girly. They were meeting at her home, and were currently waiting for their friend, 18 to show up.
"Hey Bulma, did you do your homework yet? I could use your help on some of the questions on chemical compounds." Asked ChiChi, her best friend in the whole world. The brunette had brought an overnight bag as they were all going to have a sleepover. She was currently looking through the items in the bag, looking for her chemistry notebook.
"Oh Kami, ChiChi don't be such a dork! We are not doing homework this weekend. Do it on Sunday night, or Monday morning like a normal person!" Sassed Bulma, as she finished off applying the powder-blue nail polish, matching her beautiful long straight hair. "This weekend is for fun girly things and boy talk!" She looked up and smiled at her best friend.
Chichi sighed, there was no use in arguing with her stubborn friend. " Fine... But if I don't get into a great school when we graduate, it's your fault." She threw her bag on the couch and sat next to Bulma. She grabbed the box filled with expensive nail polish, and searched for a cute shade of pink for her own nails.
Bulma was blowing air onto her fingertips and waving her hands to dry them off, "One weekend isn't going to ruin your chances, Chi. Besides we're super rich. We don't really have to worry about not getting into a good school, now do we?" She winked.
Chichi rolled her eyes, then spotted the perfect shade and began to apply the paint meticulously on her index, "So, what do you have planned for us this evening?" She said in a playful tone.
"Well, Eighteen said her twin brother is throwing a party, and we're going." Said Bulma, as she smiled wickedly at her friend, "We're also going shopping, we to need to look great, there's going to be a lot of boys there!" She giggled.
"That sounds fun! I want to let loose since I'll be spending the night." Smiled ChiChi as she looked up from doing her nails.
"Ohh you need to let loose, alright. We're going to graduate this year, and you've never even kissed anyone. You have got to kiss someone at this party ChiChi!" Bulma said flippantly as she elbowed her friend.
"You know what?", she elbowed her back and smiled ,"I will kiss someone tonight and shut your hussy-mouth for once!"
Suddenly they heard a loud bass noise from outside. It was a black convertible car parked outside blasting rock music. Two young men in the front, and a blonde girl in the back.
"That must be 18..." Said ChiChi as she peeked out the window on her tippy-toes, holding down the skirt of her pink summer dress. "Who are those guys? They're kind of cute..."
"Hold on, there are cute guys out there?! Let's go check them out!" She said as she grabbed ChiChi by the arm and ran out the door. She was wearing blue short-shorts and a yellow tank top.
"Oh-Kay... Slow down there!" Said ChiChi as she was being dragged to Bulma's front lawn.
Their friend 18 was in the backseat. She was wearing a leather skirt and somehow flawlessly jumped out of the convertible without showing any underwear and looking posh. "Hey guys, sorry I'm late! I had to catch a ride with these jerks because my brother was too busy to pick me up." Said 18, mildly annoyed.
Bulma was more interested in the young men in front of her than whatever 18 had just said, "Don't mention it. Hey, who are your friends... Aren't you going to introduce us?" She strutted forward, sporting a flirty smile.
Meanwhile ChiChi was hiding behind Bulma, trying not to get noticed.
"These guys? Oh, they're jerks. You don't want to meet them." Assured 18.
"Screw you! That's the last time I give you a ride, Blondie!" Shouted one of them, as the other one just flicked her off.
"See? They're jerks. Not worth your time." Said 18 as she flipped her hair.
Bulma pushed 18 aside and went up to the convertible. "Hi, I'm Bulma Briefs! It's nice to meet you guys!" She leaned down to shake hands with the two men, exposing her cleavage.
"Hi sweetheart, the name is Turtles and this here is my cousin, Raditz." He said, giving her a smoldering look, as he took her hand. He was tan, fit and handsome.
"Sup." Said apathetically the one named Raditz, he had long rock and roll hair, and a jawline that could cut through ice.
"Are you guys going to the party tonight?" Asked Bulma, hoping the handsome men would make an appearance.
"The kiddy party for 18's brother? Nah, that's lame, but you girls have fun." Said Turtles sarcastically.
Raditz shifted his gaze at ChiChi and thought she looked familiar, "Hey aren't you my brother's girl? What's your name again? Kiki or something?"
Chichi came out of hiding, confused. "I'm ChiChi, you must have me confused for someone else." After all, she'd never had a boyfriend.
Raditz looked her up and down and recognized her immediately "No, you're his girl alright. I recognize you from the pictures." He thought to himself. He looked at Turles, "My loser brother has been obsessing over this chick for like... Ever", he laughed. "I'm going to give him so much shit when I see him."
ChiChi looked at him, frowning and annoyed. "Just who the hell is your brother? And what has he been saying about me?" She asked, getting feisty at the thought of anyone spreading rumors about her.
18 grabbed ChiChi by the arm, and started walking away with her. "Chi, don't listen to him he's an idiot. Hey let's go inside, I'm thirsty."
"But he said his brother thinks I'm his girlfriend, who the hell is this guy?! And who in the hell is his brother?!," Asked ChiChi while being dragged inside the house. "I need to know!"
"He said Kiki. Is your name KiKi? No. Just forget it, Raditz is an idiot." Assured 18.
"Raditz... Raditz... Even that name sounds so familiar." Pondered ChiChi, while continuing to be dragged by a flustered 18 across the Briefs home.
"Just forget it ok? We're going to my brothers party tonight and we should be focusing on that!" 18 was out of breath, she was used to physical activity, but she was not used to lying, especially to her friend.
Bulma walked in the door with an annoyed expression on her face, "WHAT WAS THAT?! Why are you being so weird 18?"
"I don't want to talk about it ok? Those guys are jerks and that's all you need to know." Said 18 with her arms crossed, avoiding eye contact, focusing on the tiled floor.
"Well if they're such jerks, why did you catch a ride with them?" Asked ChiChi.
18 unlocked her arms and began to explain herself, "I was hanging out at Goku's with all the guys from Matrial Arts class, and we were training all morning. I called my brother but he was busy getting stuff for the party... And Goku got his license permit revoked...," She mumbled under her breath "...doing idiotic things, because he is an idiot." 18 placed one hand on her hip, "Vegeta simply refused... So I was forced to ask the idiot's older brother." Exhaled a frustrated 18.
"Wait... Does that mean? Is Goku... That idiot's younger brother?" Asked Chichi in a blush.
18 panicked, she didn't want her friend to find out Goku had been secretly in love with her for years. He was so close to telling her himself, he'd planned on telling her at the party tonight. 18 didn't want to ruin the chance for Goku to tell her how he felt; and now thanks to his idiot brother Raditz , almost ruining the whole thing, she was going to have to lie. "No, uh, Goku has a girlfriend." She looked at ChiCh, "her name really is KiKi... Raditz, he probably confused you... with her", she figured this would throw off any suspicions ChiChi may have.
ChiChis face immediately reflected sadness. "Oh..." Is all she said, disappointed. ChiChi had a crush on Goku for years. They met when they were children, and she immediately fell in love with his goofiness and charisma. Because of her father's job she had to move around a lot and her father decided she would be home-schooled. For many years, she'd always thought of him, her Goku. When she and her Father moved back into the city and realized she could go back to school, she jumped at the chance. But now Goku was taken... What was she to do?
"Waaaait is that jerk, Vegeta coming to the party?!" Asked a visibly annoyed, but secretly hopeful Bulma.
18 nodded, and gave her a sympathetic look.
Chichi was pretty devastated knowing Goku might bring his new girlfriend and she really didn't want to see him be his cute self with anyone else. And so she set a plan in motion, she'd call and invite all the attractive guys from her martial arts class. She was going to get that first kiss tonight, and she would make sure Goku was there to see it. "You want to play Goku? We can play." She said, just to herself.
"Hey is it okay if I invite some of my guy friends to the party?" Asked ChiChi.
"Yeah, it's gonna be at uncle Roshi's private island so, plenty of space. Who were thinking of inviting?" Asked 18.
"You know, just some of the guys... Tienshenhan, Piccolo, Krillin... Yamcha..." She trailed off with a smile knowing Bulma had a crush on him.
Without anyone noticing, 18 blushed at the mentioning of Krillin. She had been harboring secret feelings for him ever since they got paired off on a Home Economics assignment, and by the end of it he told her she would make a great mom. She'd never thought of herself as a warm, caring person but apparently he saw something in her no one else did and she loved him for it. Plus, he was just cool and sweet she often found herself replaying old conversations where he gave her compliments and made her feel special.
Bulma snapped her fingers in front of 18, "Earth to 18! C'mon let's go! There's going to be a lot of cute guys tonight, we need to look great! No time to waste!"
Bulma grabbed her car keys and they all headed to the mall to find outfits for tonight. Each girl had her own special reason for wanting to look their best.
At the mall.
Bulma steps out from in between the racks of clothes, with one dress in each hand displaying them for her friends.
"Which dress says 'I'm over you, Vegeta' the red dress with the cleavage? Or this blue skintight one?" Asked Bulma. She was going to see her ex boyfriend Vegeta tonight and she was going to make sure he knew what he was missing.
"Vegeta likes a little décolletage, HOWEVER his favorite color is Blue. So if you can find a blue dress in the style of the red one, you're set." Said 18.
18 was the designated fashion guru of the group, and they all came to her for advice on looking fab and cool. Bulma was the oldest of the group and considered herself the leader, although the three girls were pretty strong willed and determined, Bulma usually had more of social connection with people and so she was the natural planner.
And ChiChi was the youngest, the caretaker to the group... she was also the voice of reason. Before ChiChi, things would get too out of control with Bulma's spontaneity and 18 wild-child ways, ChiChi brought them balance and peace.
"Vegeta's favorite color is blue?" Asked Bulma exasperated looking at the blue dress in her hand. "You see? I dated the guy for two whole months and I never got him to open up about anything, not even his damn favorite color!"
"Aww it's kind of cute in a way..." ChiChi sang. "His favorite color is the color of your eyes and hair... He's naturally drawn to you." She continued in a romantic, soft tone making little soft waves with her fingertips mimicking Bulma's long blue strands.
"Yeah, but he's also an insecure, narcissistic asshole who's 'naturally' drawn to himself. Forget him!" Rebutted Bulma, aggressively turning her back to any romanticized ideas about Vegeta, and continued searching through the dress racks.
ChiChi smiled at her, "I'm just saying... is his favorite color... Bluuuue..."
18 was tired of talking about Vegeta and so she changed the conversation back to ChiChi. "So what about you ChiChi? What look are you going for?" She said, while eyeing a pair of red stilettos, then remembering Krillin's height and putting them right back on the display. Tonight, she needed to be as close as possible to his eye level.
"Umm..." Chichi began thinking, as she slowly twirled around in place. "I don't know? Something... Cute ... And cheap, I guess?" ChiChi had plenty of money from her Dad, and she was free to use it but she never did because it seemed unnecessary and wasteful.
"Are we trying to impress a certain spiky haired hunk you've had your eye on since grade school?" Asked Bulma peeking from the racks with a flirty tone.
"No..." ChiChi felt a knot in her stomach, she knew Bulma was referring to Goku. She shrugged, "No, that's done. Apparently he has a girlfriend... So... I'm not saving myself for him anymore." She said in disappointment.
This surprised Bulma, she walked over to her friends and slapped a hand on her hip, "Wait a minute, Goku has a girlfriend? Goku?! The guy who blushes red like a tomato when you so much as hand him a pencil?"
"According to 18, Goku is dating a slut by the name of KiKi." Stated ChiChi, obviously still bitter. "What kind of name is Kiki, anyway?" Mumbled ChiChi angrily, to herself.
Bulma narrowed her eyes at 18, "Eighteen Gero, Youuuu... bitch! You knew Goku had a girlfriend this whole time and you didn't say anything?! Why?!" Bulma only called people by their last name when she was truly angry or serious. She was very protective of ChiChi, and 18 was not looking so great right now.
"Calm down Bulma Briefs!" 18 put her hands up defensively, "It's a new girlfriend ok? I just found out today. Geez!"
The lie was getting too complicated, 18 only hoped she did the right thing. Her loyalty was split between two friends, Goku and ChiChi. She knew just how hard it was for Goku to express his feelings about ChiChi. For a long time he didn't even realize he was in love with her until pretty much everyone knew and told him how obvious it was. He was quiet for a long time after that, and didn't speak to anyone about it. She wanted to give them a little more space to figure it out. For this reason 18 had a soft spot for Goku, and after all she had a similar issue around Krillin, but she wasn't as obvious as Goku and no one suspected a thing.
Meanwhile, ChiChi did NOT like being seen as a victim, she was no victim and she was not going to let this put a damper on their night. "Well It doesn't matter anyway, Goku is not the only guy in the world." Said ChiChi lying to herself and her friends. "I think Krillin is kind of sweet..." She forced a smile. "Every time he asks me for my notes, he gives me a compliment. I'm sure if I invite him, he'll come to the party."
Suddenly, 18 was cut off from her deep thoughts about Goku and his romantic problems. "Did I hear right? Did ChiChi just say she might like Krilin? No, no, no, no! Impossible!" 18 became crimson red, and wanted to punch her friend in the throat for even thinking that way about her crush. "NO!" She yelled, without thinking and covered her mouth immediately.
Bulma shook her head in disapproval, "18 is right! That guy is a major DORK and a loser, AND he's short! No way ChiChi you can do better than that!" She wanted her friend to be with one of the cool guys from school, that's what she deserved. The three of them were the cool girls in school and ChiChi was not allowed to date a loser, they had a reputation to keep. After the Vegeta fiasco, they needed damage control.
"Dating Krillin is NOT gonna happen! Pick someone else!" Bulma threatened.
Chichi felt attacked, but understood she was one of the popular girls and had a reputation to keep. Bulma was being extra sensitive because Vegeta had ceremoniously dumped her, in front of the whole darn school and it was clearly a bad time. "Fine, Bulma." She said patiently to her emotionally wounded friend. "But I HATE the cool guys... The only cool guy I liked was Goku and he's taken so... Now what?"
"Ok, what about Piccolo? Sure he's a loner. But he is super fashionable, he could date a popular girl. I mean, have you seen his boots? I'd kill for those boots!" Suggested Bulma. "And he's super fit... And tall." Her eyes sparkled at the thought of her friend dating a tall, fashion forward guy.
18 wasn't so sure. "I don't know... Piccolo... He's either gay or an ace. He's definitely not into girls."
"Why do you say that?" Asked ChiChi.
18 cringed at the memory she was about to share, definitely not her proudest moment. "Ok, well you know how 'the idiots' dare me to do idiotic things from time to time?" She began and her friends nodded intently. 18 looked around for anyone passing by who might be listening in. She whispered, "One time, they dared me to flash my boobs at him and he didn't even look. I mean, not even a peek." She subtly pointed at her breasts for emphasis.
"Maybe he's just really respectful?" Asked ChiChi, offering a valid explanation.
"He's a hormonal teenager, ChiChi." 18 answered.
"She's right, I'm straight and even I would have taken a peek." Said Bulma, pulling out a blue dress from the racks. "Ok, what about this one?"
"Try it on." Said 18.
"It's Blue!" Said ChiChi.
"Alright, I'm going to go try this one on." Said Bulma as she walked over to the dressing rooms.
"Come out and show us when you're done!" Shouted ChiChi trying to reach Bulma in the dressing rooms.
"You know, this night is actually pretty important... We have to start planning for the graduation dance, and we need cute dates to take us." She said to 18 in excitement. "I always dreamed it would be Goku... But I've been waiting since grade school. I guess I was wrong about him, I really thought he liked me back."
18 smiled, "Don't worry ChiChi, it'll all work out."
Chichi half smiled, "You think so?"
18, "I'm positive."
"You're right. I should stop focusing on Goku, and focus on finding a pretty dress!" Said ChiChi.
18 smiled, everything's was going to work out for Goku and ChiChi, they just needed a little bit of time. "Hey, you should wear your hair down, I know he likes it when you wear your hair down."
"He likes my hair down? Who likes my hair down?" Chichi looked up at 18, and paused from looking at dresses to question her.
"Goku." Said 18.
"I thought we just agreed not to care what Goku thinks, he has a girlfriend. KiKi, remember?" ChiChi questioned 18.
"Shoot! Nice going 18, that was really dumb!" She thought, internally screaming at herself. "Think fast! Fix this!" Suddenly she started stroking ChiChi's hair for added theatrics. "Yeah, but don't you want to make him jealous?" Ok, that was close.
"Yeah, you're right. I should make him jealous... That jerk has been leading me on since grade school." Chichi had no clue. "Hey, what about you 18? Anyone you have a crush on? You know, so I don't accidentally make a move on your territory tonight?..."
"Nope. ", 18 answered coolly, hiding the truth from her friend. She wasn't ready to admit she was secretly in love with Krillin, the so called short, loser her friend had suggested earlier. "No one in particular..."
"Well I'm sure we'll both find someone at your brother's party." Chichi then giggled and playfully slapped 18's arm. She whispered, "I promised Bulma I would kiss someone tonight, I'm so nervous!" Now it was ChiChi's turn to blush like a red tomato.
18 smiled delighted at her friends wholesome innocence and only wished she was a little bit more innocent herself. At that moment, Bulma came out of the fitting rooms with the blue, strapless dress. "Okay guys, does this dress say 'Screw you, Vegeta', or what?"
18 and ChiChi nodded, speechless.