Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ; it belongs to Akira Toriyama. I am simply playing with the characters, especially Caroni. ^^

Chapter One: It begins

"How stupid can they be?" Erasa whispered fiercely as she dragged a frightened Sharpener along with her down the school hall.

"Who? Who is stup-?" Sharpener squealed as Erasa came to a sudden halt, the hand that currently had a strong hold on his ear lowered, effectively yanking him to the ground on his knees.

"Lower your voice, Sharp!" Erasa quickly scanned the people around her before crouching down to look determinedly at Sharpener. "We need to take this into our own hands," she whispered, glancing around again.

"Why are we whispering?" Sharpener asked, as he too began glancing around him, not knowing what or who he was looking out for.

"He might hear us."

Confused, Sharpener looked at Erasa only to find her glaring daggers at the Son Gohan, who was standing by his locker way further down the hall. "What the heck? Erasa, Gohan's is standing so far away! We can scream and he probably won't hear us! Not over the noise of all these loud people!"

Erasa smirked. That's right - She knew all about Son Gohan's sensitive ears.

~Flashback~

Erasa and Videl walked to their next class, talking. As they round the corner, Erasa spotted Gohan by his locker; his back towards them. She tilted her head towards Videl and waggled her eyebrows whilst keeping an eye on him.

"There's Gohan, V," she whispered coyly, "Want to ask him to join us at the movies tonight? Don't worry, I'll be a good friend and sit in the front row while you two can sit waaaay at the back and engage in that hot make-out session you so need to have."

As soon as those words left her lips, Erasa watched as Gohan tensed and quickly glancing at Videl, walked away. She frowned, too distracted wondering whether if he heard her or not to listen to Videl's shocked reply.

She approached him later on in the day to invite him, but he quickly - a little TOO quickly - declined and left.

Oh yes. He heard.

~End flashback~

"Listen Sharp," Erasa said, grabbing his hand that started waving in front of her face while she was recalling that particular memory. "I don't think we can handle this ourselves. We need to visit the big guy." She paused for dramatic effect and watched as Sharpener widened his eyes slowly, realisation dawning.

"You know, you still haven't told me the reason as to why we're here," Sharpener mumbled as he and Erasa walked through the door leading in ChiChi's Fashion Corp.

"You'll know in due time, grasshopper."

"… What?"

Sharpener didn't receive a reply as Erasa casually sauntered over to the counter, where an old lady sat with bright purple hair sat; eating some tapioca.

Clearing her throat, Erasa saw the old lady's eyes flicker up to her, then to Sharpener, lingering a little too long on him. One word ran through Erasa's mind then: Cougar.

"I'm looking for someone," Erasa murmured, pausing for dramatic effect and looking from side to side.

"Who?" the old lady croaked, still looking at Sharpener who was checking out designer watches; oblivious to the fact that he was being checked out by a crusty lady. Was she licking her lips?

Erasa smirked. She knew that what she was about to say was going to wipe that creepy smile right off Grandma's face. Quickly reaching behind the counter, she shut off the lights to the store, bathing them all in darkness. She grabbed her red lipstick and quickly applied it, before producing a torch from her purse. Pointing the torch upwards and under her chin, she turned it on and spoke in a deep voice; the voice she used when she prank-called Lime Froot. "Pasta. I want me some Pasta. "

She watched as the cougar's eyes widened until they were as big as her glasses, before they narrowed into slits again. "I dunno know what yous talking abouts, shmee?" This lady was high on tapioca. She didn't have time for this.

After whacking the lady with one of the make-up brushes that were on sale by the counter, Erasa jumped on the counter and somersaulted over it. Landing swiftly on her feet, she banged the button which turned on the lights and ran to the door which had 'Forbidden' written across it in bright red lipstick.

She kicked open the door and walked in.

Bingo.

This IS AU.

Don't worry, the next chapter will definitely be clearer.

Let me know what you think?

~Rhen-chan