(A/N: Yes I know I should be working on my other stories, but I had this idea and wanted to post it first. ^^ Zamasu's one of my new favorite character's from Dragon Ball Super, so I really wanted to write a slight crack/romance/tragedy story with him. At first it was going to be a oneshot, but it ended up being much longer than I planned. xD All of the OC's are mine except for Kae who belongs to my friend. Hope you guys enjoy, but it's okay if you don't. x3)
"I beg your pardon, Lord Gowasu? I did not quite understand what you just asked of me…."
A faint smile appeared on the wrinkled yellow face of the elder Kai, seeing the evident disbelief in his young pupils grey irises. "I said, I would like for you to spend a month on earth to observe the human's; to see them in their natural habitat. As of now, you've only watched the earthlings from afar, and I believe it would do you some good if you were up close and personal with them."
"Lord Gowasu…I'm not certain I can agree with your command," Zamasu murmured with a deep scowl. "There is no need for me to be anywhere near those…Neanderthals. I'm already well aware of their needless and cruel customs."
"You may be surprised, Zamasu…Human's aren't as primitive as you believe. They are always growing, always changing," Gowasu voiced softly, his dark orbs closing. "And I want you to see this first hand. Even if it's through a single person who may be able to shift your views."
Zamasu's look of displeasure increased, but he let out a sigh and gave a low bow. "I understand. If that is what you wish…."
Gowasu gave a pleased nod, holding up his empty tea cup for Zamasu to take with a cheerful expression. "One thing before you depart, would you mind fetching me another cup of tea?" he asked, causing his apprentice to inwardly sigh.
Hovering over the city, Zamasu's hands rested behind his back while he observed the 'ants' with an unimpressed gaze. Many of the buildings seemed in the process of being repaired, most of the humans' assisting each other in the rebuilding. Though it was clear they lacked many of the resources they once had, there were still quite a few vehicles on the road; most of the flying cars zooming by at an alarming rate.
"They all seem to be in such a hurry, but I don't see what can be so important that they pay so very little attention to their surroundings," Zamasu scoffed out.
His piercing eyes happened to land on a young woman who especially seemed to be oblivious to her surroundings for her face was stuck in a book. Her black hair was tied up in a high but messy ponytail, bouncing against her back as she walked. And despite his distance from her, he could make out the girl's facial features, though they were nothing special. A pair of purple framed rectangular glasses rested over dark green eyes on her fair face that was dusted with a light blush. She was wearing a pair of faded jeans and a bright yellow shirt that hung off her shoulders, and the white tennis shoes on her feet were smudged with dirt. All and all, the girl looked a mess.
A thin white eyebrow lifted up since the woman was amazingly managing to maneuver her way around the people she passed by if they didn't dodge her that was; her attention never leaving the book she seemed so enamored with. So it was no wonder why Zamasu could feel a sweat drop trailing down the side of his head when the girl walked across the street despite the 'don't walk' sign flashing.
Apparently the idiot has a death wish Zamasu thought blandly, seeing cars having to come to a halt just to keep from hitting the human. Her very presence ended up causing a major traffic jam, and it wasn't till she was on the other side of the street that she pulled her attention off the book due to all of the honking and loud, clearly annoyed, voices.
The girls pupils had grown small at the chaotic sight, a startled gasp leaving her lips while beads of nervous sweat were actually bouncing off her head. "Oh my gosh! What in the world happened here?!" she squealed out, her outburst causing Zamasu's countenance to grow that more impassive.
A troubled look soon erupted on her 'plain' features while she bit at her thumb nail. "…This is why I hate cars. They're so dangerous…I can't understand why we even need them…" she murmured. A small "eep!" left her lips and she ducked to dodge a cup that was thrown at her. "Hey! It is not nice to throw things at people!"
"Then don't walk across the street when you're not supposed to, dumb ass!"
The anger that was on the green eyed girls face instantly disappeared, and she let out a nervous laugh seeing the annoyed or infuriated expressions from the other drivers that were clearly directed at her. Stuttering out a "sorry!", the girl gave a low bow before scurrying off at a rather quick speed for a mortal.
"I see humans lack even any basic common sense." Zamasu decided with a roll of his eyes, wondering why Gowasu had to assign him to survey such a primeval race of creatures?
"Why do you look like you've been crying, Takara?"
"Oh, no real reason…I just had something really important taken from me…."
"Was it one of those dirty books you're always reading~?"
At this comment, the girl known as Takara's face turned a bright red and she huffed out, "T-there's nothing wrong with reading romance novels! It isn't my fault I just happen to enjoy the ones that have certain scenes in them…." Seeing some small kids looking at her curiously, she gave them an awkward smile before returning to pulling weeds from the ground.
However, a small trace of tears had formed in the corner of her eyes while Takara sniffled out, "But a cop caught me and not only did he scold me for backing up traffic…he took my book just because I'm not eighteen yet…! So he let me off with a warning, but said he's going to tell my father about the incident…I'll never be allowed to leave the house again…!"
"You should just be grateful you weren't thrown in jail…."
So, the idiot's name is Takara Zamasu pondered, watching the small kids and young adults as they seemed to be working on some sort of garden. Truthfully he wasn't sure why he had followed the odd woman, other than the fact that she was proving to him that human's were indeed far too foolish for their own good.
After all, it made no sense why one of the children had thrown a ball of dirt at a small red headed girl who had her back turned toward him. Then again, most habits these beings carried out seemed imprudent in his opinion.
"Kenta, you big meanie! Quit picking on me!"
"You know the only reason he picks on you is because he thinks your cute, Serori~" Takara giggled out, her smile looking rather cat-like.
"I-I do not! Serori's stupid…just like you!" Kenta huffed out with a beat red face, sticking his tongue out at the dark haired girl.
Takara merely hummed and wagged a finger at the brown haired child. "You're only saying that because you're still young and too stubborn to admit or even really understand what it is your feeling. Just wait till you're older. You'll start getting more annoyed when other guys look at her, and do whatever you can to impress her because you know you wouldn't be able to bare it if she wasn't with you."
While a few of the girls let out dreamy sighs at this statement, one teen with his dirty blond hair tied up in a small ponytail rolled his blue eyes. "And how would you even know that? You've never even had a boyfriend let alone any men show any interest in you~" he brought up with a smug smirk.
That was unnecessarily harsh, but I shouldn't be surprised Zamasu thought with a small frown, noticing a hint of hurt flash in Takara's green eyes. Yet it was just as quickly gone, and she was wearing a much too sweet smile on her face.
"Well most of the guy's that are my age around here are too stuck up for their own good like you, Yuugo. So I count myself lucky," Takara said in an amused tone, only for a gleam to shine in her orbs as she hurled a wad of dirt right at his pretty face.
"Agh! You little…" Yuugo growled out, standing up in annoyance. Before he could do anything he winced since another dirt ball had hit him in the side of his head. And this one felt like it might have contained a small rock.
"My bad! I was aiming for Serori~" Kenta said with a large grin, placing his arms behind his head.
Yuugo narrowed his eyes, but he was soon being hit with numerous piles of dirt. Yet targeting the irritated blond soon didn't become the only objective, and the group of kids were throwing dirt at each other; laughing and not seeming to care about the mess they were making.
"They're acting like a pack of wild animals…." Zamasu muttered, his eyes slightly wide from the display. Though he supposed it was sort of…intriguing how the slightly tense atmosphere had been broken. He swore things were about to get violent there for a moment.
Then again seeing an older woman marching toward the small group with a look of pure anger, it was clear the kids were in for a lecture.
"Just what do you all think you're doing?!" she cried out in a shrill voice, the children and teens instantly stopping in what they were doing, many of them dropping the dirt they held in a shameful manner.
"Sorry, Mrs. Sato…It's my fault. I kind of started a game of throw dirt clumps at Yuugo, and it just sort of escalated," Takara spoke up, rubbing at the back of her head with a small smile.
"Some how I'm not surprised this is your doing…Do you even comprehend that we're trying to restore our planet that was almost destroyed, young lady?"
Takara glanced down at the ground for a moment, her brows furrowed when she looked back into the cold brown eyes of the teacher. "Of course I do…! I just don't see what's wrong with wanting to have some fun either? It's been a long time since any of us have been able to without constantly fearing for our lives every time we stepped outside…And we were careful not to damage any of the flowers…."
"The other children can goof off during their own free time. As for you, miss Takara, you are sixteen, practically an adult. You should be setting an example for the future generation! Not behaving like an immature brat!"
Seeing Takara's eyes narrowing and her hands balling into tight fists at her sides, Zamasu figured the girl was about to hit the older woman; human's were after all prone to solving their problems through brutality. Instead, she pulled off the yellow gloves she had on her hands and threw them to the ground before stomping off.
"Where do you think you're going! You're still in school right now!"
"I'm going to help restore the plants that were destroyed during the attack…but I'll do it in my own way at my own pace. Maybe I am being immature like you said and even selfish…but that's just how I am. And I won't let someone tell me who I should and shouldn't be…."
Mrs. Sato's eyes widened for a moment, and from the blotchy red color her face had turned, it almost looked like she was about to explode. This seemed even more likely when some of the kids threw off their own garden gloves and followed after the dark haired girl.
"But where are we going to make a garden?" Serori asked while tugging lightly on Takara's hand.
Looking up at crystal clear blue sky, Takara tapped at her chin before smiling softly down at Serori and giving her little hand a small squeeze. "The place was abandoned when I was around your age, and there's no telling what sort of shape it'll be in, but I think it'll be the perfect place."
The so called place Takara had mentioned appeared to be an abandoned park. Perhaps it once had been a beautiful location, yet that wasn't the case now. The area was overgrown with weeds, the fountain was cracked and contained dirty water, while the playground was rusted and barely standing.
Zamasu thought Takara must be insane if she truly believed she and a small group of children could actually restore such a disaster. Yet she seemed adamant to do so, and had been returning to the park for almost two weeks. Though today a young man with short pale blond hair and grey eyes, who appeared to be in his early twenties, was assisting by working on the swing set.
"Considering that stunt I heard you pulled with your teacher, I'm shocked the kids are even allowed to help you, let alone be around you" he mused with a faint smile, shaking his head.
"Well it probably helps that the kids parents know mine…Not to mention Mrs. Sato is pretty much disliked by all the poor souls who have the misfortune of meeting her," Takara voiced with a solemn nod.
The young man chuckled and ruffled up Takara's hair, making her whine. "You know she's probably only like that because she's had to deal with troublemakers like you all her life," he teased with a small smirk.
"Leo…why do you have to treat me like a child? I'm practically a woman, you know!" Takara mumbled, her cheeks puffing up making her really look childish when Leo let out a small laugh, obviously not agreeing.
Seeing Kenta struggling to push the lawnmower, Leo walked away from the annoyed girl after giving a small pat to her head, easily taking it from the child as he started to push it across the high grass.
"Leo is so cool!"
"Yeah~ Your so lucky you know him, Takara! He's gorgeous~!"
Takara just chuckled, a soft smile on her face as she watched Leo stopping in what he was doing to go and assist some other kids who were struggling to pull up some roots. "Mhm. He is a pretty amazing guy…."
Zamasu merely shook his head since he couldn't fathom why the females seemed to be so infatuated by the male. And he cringed when many of them let out squeals due to Leo pulling off his shirt, exposing his toned upper body. If anything, he was impressed Takara didn't look on the verge of fainting like many of the other girls, yet the warm look in her eyes as she watched the male left him feeling strangely vexed.
He just couldn't understand why.
Believing being stuck on this planet for an entire month would have dragged on more than he would have enjoyed, Zamasu was surprised by just how quickly the days were going for another week had already flown by.
What was even more astounding the park was beginning to actually look decent, yet he hadn't seen Takara there all day. It wasn't until the sun had nearly disappeared that he caught sight of her; the girl holding a nervous looking Leo by the wrist and dragging him off somewhere.
And admittedly, Takara he supposed looked…nice for a change. He hair wasn't pulled up into its usual ponytail, but was loose and wavy, reaching her waist. She was wearing a dark blue v-neck shirt accompanied by a black flared skirt. Black high heels on her feet as it was amazing she could even run in them.
Are they on a…date Zamasu pondered, his eyes narrowing. He had heard it was a common activity between two people, especially if there were romantic feelings involved. It would also explain why she was so dressed up.
"Takara…I'm still not certain about this. Are you sure this is really the right time?" Leo spoke up with a weak smile.
"Of course! It's the perfect time! Ever since you and Kae have been assisting Capsule Corp., you've been growing closer, right? The two of you are such workaholics a break is just what you both need," Takara encouraged with a bright smile. "And I want my big cousin to be happy and finally have someone special in his life."
Leo just rubbed at the back of his head, glancing over at the medium sized house where they were headed. "I suppose, but you know she'll probably just yell at me because I'm interrupting her at such a late hour," he mused, but a faint smile was on his face as he made his way over to Kae's home.
Takara just smiled softly, watching as a dark haired and brown eyed woman opened the door, and she giggled to herself since she could see Kae's annoyed look from where she stood. Yet when Leo displayed her favorite flowers he had hidden behind his back, Kae's cheeks turned pink and she appeared to be hesitating before eventually moving to the side to let him in.
"I can already hear wedding bells in those two's future~" Takara said happily, making her way back toward town. Though a sigh left her lips and she rubbed at her arm, noticing there weren't a lot of people out today. Most still seemed too afraid to be out at night. Even she would admit it was a little spooky… "Mom will be expecting me home soon, but maybe I should go to that party after all…."
She shifted on her feet, conflicted on what to do, only to feel a hand suddenly cover her mouth and a startled gasp left Takara's lips when she was dragged into an alleyway by a strong figure she knew she wouldn't be able to escape from.
"If you scream when I remove my hand, I will knock you out and leave you here,"
"Y-Yuugo?!" Takara cried out from surprise when she felt the rough hand leave her mouth, her face flushing from anger, and she would have shoved him away if the guy wasn't built like a tank. "What's the big idea, you creep!"
"My idea is that your damn matchmaking is getting on my nerves!" he growled out, placing his hands on either side of the wall he had pinned Takara against to keep her from running away. "I heard you set Inari up with some bastard and that she was going with him to the party tonight!"
Takara could feel goose bumps on her bare arms since Yuugo's temper was one you didn't want to be on the other side of, but she furrowed her brows and managed to stare him directly in the eyes. "That's because Inari really liked this guy and she didn't know how to ask him…Besides, she's too sweet for a complete ass like you!"
When Yuugo's fist slammed into the wall, actually causing a crack in it, Takara's body lightly shook. She waited on Yuugo to hit her and probably break the part of her form that he did, but the smirk that had appeared on his face frightened her much more than the possibility of a physical attack.
"Since you messed up my chances with her, I suppose I should just seek other options," he said in a low voice, his face now so close to Takara's that she could feel his warm, yet unpleasant breath on her lips. "Maybe do what I eventually planned to do to Inari to you right here. An alley way seems to suit a book worm loser like you."
Oh God…Please, no! Don't let him be the one to steal my first kiss Takara prayed desperately, shutting her eyes tightly when it seemed Yuugo was about to do just that.
"Some how I shouldn't be surprised. You human's are so easily swayed by your more depraved instincts."
Yuugo turned to glare at the person the calm, yet cool voice belonged to, his mouth growing dry at the purple glow that seemed to be surrounding the man's hand like a small sword. It looked just like the energy those monsters used to kill and destroy all the cities with….
Zamasu let out a "tsk!" when seeing Yuugo backing up in clear fear before fleeing out of the alley. He felt tempted to pursue after him and kill him, but Lord Gowasu had made it clear they were not supposed to pass judgment on the humans. Technically, he wasn't supposed to interfere with them either.
"Th-thank you…Thank you so much!" Takara said breathlessly, her hand resting on her beating heart while her other rested on the cool brick wall to keep herself steady. Her legs were shaking so bad, she felt like she might collapse at any moment.
"I do not require your thanks, human." Zamasu retorted, turning his back on Takara to leave. When he felt a hand grip at his purple sleeve, he scowled, feeling tempted to throw the girl away from him, but he restrained those urges and decided to wait on whatever it was she wanted to say to him.
"Then would you at least tell me your name?"
Zamasu's lips pursed in thought. Should he really give this insignificant being his name? Perhaps it would be fair since he knew hers from studying her bizarre habits, and yet…The sound of footsteps approaching derailed his train of thought and he tugged his arm away from Takara.
"W-wait! Come to the Windy Grounds Park tomorrow afternoon! It's near the-"
"I know where it is." Zamasu cut her off, vanishing before the girls very eyes and leaving her alone until some concerned people came to make sure she was okay and to see if there was really a 'monster' in the alley like a panicked Yuugo had claimed.