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'RINNNNNNNNNNG!'
The shrill sound of the last bell sounded off, and Chi-Chi left her class with a sigh of relief; she had never cared for English.
The first week had been amazing for her, she met new friends, her classes were great...all-in-all, life seemed to be sailing smoothly.
"So, Chi-Chi," a sly female voice said behind her, wrapping their arm around her shoulder. "Whatcha doing once you get home? Anything?"
The dark-haired girl casted the blonde beside her a small smile. "No, Eighteen," Chi-Chi replied, walking down a flight of cemented stairs. "Why?"
"Tch. Because you obviously have better places to be, like, with us," Bulma piped in, sneaking arm around Chi-Chi's free shoulder, causing the charcoal-eyed girl to blink.
"Did you guys rehearse this? It's kinda...creepy."
Laughter bubbled from Bulma's throat and she grinned at Chi-Chi. "Nah, we are just too good," she said with a wink. "Anyways, are you in?"
Chi-Chi opened her mouth to reply, but Eighteen immediately interrupted her. "If you say no, you'll get on Bulma's bad side."
The aqua-haired girl's mouth fell open slightly and she made a small 'hmph!'. "Whatever, Eighteen! You would be more upset than me," she teased.
Before Eighteen could object to Bulma's statement, the great - and terrifying - Launch came into sight with a grin. "Ladies, ladies," she said, pretending to flick dirt off of her shoulders. "I'm here to save the day, everything will be okay!"
Chi-Chi released a snort of laughter and shook her head. "I think if I objected, that you guys would drag me along anyways."
"Hmn. Maybe, I don't think I like you that much," Eighteen stated with a smirk, earning a punch in the arm from Launch.
"Be nice to newbie, ya hear?" Launch demanded teasingly. "I like her."
The simple, yet endearing statement warmed Chi-Chi's heart, causing the ebony haired girl to beam. She had never felt this accepted among others so quickly, and it made her heart flutter with joy. To her, it was surprising that people were so willing to bring others under their wing as they did to her.
Shrugging herself out of Eighteen and Bulma's hold, Chi-Chi raced ahead of them with excitement and turned back toward them with a broad smile. "C'mon guys, let's go!"
"C'mon!" Goku whined, glancing at the three boys who were not inside his truck. "I really want to try and impress her!"
"Calm down, Goku!" Krillin stated exasperatedly. "This is only the first week of school, and you have plenty of other weeks to impress her."
Tien raised his arms to the heavens, and sighed. "Thank-you, Krillin! Someone had to say it!" The taller of the two boys sent a glare toward Yamcha. "Besides, you were the one who told him where Chi-Chi would be."
The long-haired teen released a small 'ha' before shaking his head. "Technically, Bulma did an-"
"Okay, okay!" Goku said impatiently, bouncing on the balls of his feet. "Can we go now?"
The boys continued to argue about the situation at hand, but Goku was no longer listening, and eventually, each teenager clambered into the back seat.
"Hey! Careful you guys," Krillin wailed. "I don't like being squished between two smelly dudes!" he complained as Yamcha and Tien adjusted on either side of him.
"It's not our fault you're so small!" Yamcha retorted.
Krillin was about to reply, but Goku pressed down on the accelerator, causing him to release a yelp.
"Goku!" Krillin yelled with fear laced in his words. "You can't be speeding!"
"Huh?" Goku said, looking in his rearview mirror at his friend. "Oh, sorry," he said with a nervous laugh. "I guess I am just excited."
"There was no way we could tell, Kakarot," Vegeta stated dryly with a roll of his eyes.
"Everyone should be comfortable before you go off like that," Yamcha grumbled with a deep frown as he fumbled to put his seatbelt on.
A large grin plastered onto the driver's face and he turned toward Vegeta. "Are you comfortable?"
"Hn."
"See! If Vegeta's comfortable, then you should be too, Yamcha," Goku argued with a loud laugh.
"Vegeta doesn't care!" Yamcha exclaimed, causing Goku to knit his eyebrows together in confusion.
"Vegeta does car-" Goku began, but was interrupted by Yamcha's scoff.
"I told you guys not to include him, because he's like this! So what do you do? You invite him." Yamcha muttered in distaste, glaring at the back of Vegeta's head.
Vegeta sneered. "Idiot," he barked, grabbing Yamcha's attention, although, he appeared quite offended. "Do you have your seatbelt on?"
Yamcha nodded his head. "I do now," he mumbled.
"Do you feel more comfortable than you did minutes prior to this moment?" Vegeta questioned.
"Tch. I guess?"
"Then you're now identified as comfortable. Enjoy the rest of your ride," Vegeta replied sarcastically.
Goku coughed, attempting to not release the laugh that threatened to escape him. "See, Yamcha? He does care."
The group boomed with laughter, and even Vegeta joined in with a few chuckles.
Chi-Chi walked down the streets of West City in complete awe at all the things that were surrounding her.
There were multiple skyscrapers that reached up to the clouds, and musicians playing instruments on the busy streets. West City appeared to be a city of the arts which pleased Chi-Chi greatly, due to her love for cooking. She enjoyed passing various pubs, coffee houses and restaurants.
"This...is amazing," Chi-Chi breathed out with an open mouth. They passed by West City University's campus, and Chi-Chi shook her head in shock at the beauty of the old Victorian sectors of the college.
As the four girls walked through the University's park, wind rattled the trees and leaves swirled around them causing Launch to wail in distress.
"Ugh!" Launch exclaimed, "I hate fall."
Bulma and Eighteen rolled their eyes in unison. "You don't like anytime of the year, except Summer. You don't even dress appropriately during seasons," Bulma said with a snort.
Launch scoffed and shook her head in denial. "I refuse not to wear shorts and tanks, doesn't matter what time of year it is," she said defiantly. "I will not bow down to fall and winter's seasonal antics!"
Bulma and Chi-Chi laughed at Launch's pathetic comeback, while Eighteen shook her head disapprovingly. "And you wonder why you get sick often?" Eighteen asked.
Launch opened her mouth and raised a finger to argue, but her demeanor faltered and she shrugged. "Yeah, well, I've got nothin' to back that up," she grumbled.
"Hm, that's what I thought…" Eighteen said with a victorious smirk.
The aroma of multiple dishes spooled around the girls as they passed food vendors on the street, causing Chi-Chi's stomach to growl rambunctiously.
"Woah, look who's got a caged animal inside of them!" Bulma teased, causing Chi-Chi to blush. "Do you like pie?" Bulma questioned with a quirked brow.
Chi-Chi's eyes sparkled with delight and she beamed. "I love pie - all kinds of it! But, I would do anything to have coconut cream!" the ebony haired-girl exclaimed, licking her lips and rubbing her stomach.
"Well, you're in luck," the blue-haired girl said with a wink as she grabbed Chi-Chi's hand. "This way!"
Bulma tugged Chi-Chi along through a monstrous group of people with Launch and Eighteen following close behind.
"Slow down, Bulms!" Launch exclaimed, only for her complaint to be mixed in the murmurs of other people.
Five minutes later, Bulma stopped abruptly, causing the three girls to ram into her. Each of them muttered incoherent curses to the blue-haired beauty, but she just flashed them a dazzling smile.
"See? Looky here, my favorite mom and pop," she said, pointing to the small bakery. A large, wooden signed had: 'Sweet Treat's Good Eats!' carved into the wood, and Chi-Chi peered curiously over Bulma's shoulder and through the glass windows.
She drooled slightly at the sight of the multiple sweets in the professional glass cases. Chocolates, eclairs, cakes, muffins and everything anyone could ever want was all within that store.
"Move outta my way!" Launch and Chi-Chi hollered simultaneously as they both scrambled to the door with one thing in mind: sweets.
Bulma laughed at the two girls before turning to Eighteen with a smirk. "I bet I can eat a chocolate cake faster than you."
"Is that a bet?" Eighteen asked with a scoff.
"I believe it is," Bulma replied, her eyes twinkling with amusement before she rushed in after the two others.
"Look! Over there!" Krillin pointed two streets away at a small flash of long, blue hair that fled into a shop.
"That's probably Bulma!" Yamcha piped in.
"Well, what are you guys waiting for? Let's go!" Goku exclaimed rushing down the streets with Krillin and Yamcha following closely behind.
"He's setting himself up for disappointment," Tien said quietly.
Vegeta rolled his eyes and snorted. "Hn. Well, he is a failure," he tittered with a smirk. "I'll gladly watch from a far distance."
"Here you go, dear," the old, white haired lady said from behind the counter, handing Chi-Chi a plate of coconut cream pie. It was a monstrous size - almost a half foot tall. "That will be seven dollars."
Chi-Chi smiled brightly, and felt around her pocket for money, but a tall, unruly haired boy came up behind her.
"I'll be paying for that," he chimed in, handing the lady a ten.
Chi-Chi's jaw slacked slightly, and she raised a skeptical brow. "Why are you…?"
Goku grinned. "Because it's the nice thing to do."
In response, Chi-Chi just rolled her eyes with a small smile. "Thanks...I guess." With nothing left to say to the boy, she pivoted on her heel and walked over to the girls.
As she sat down, Bulma lifted her eyebrows in expectation. "So," she prodded, "what did he say? We saw him buy that for you," she added with a wink.
"Not much," Chi-Chi shrugged.
"Oh come on," Launch complained. "There's gotta be more to it!"
"There isn't," she deadpanned.
"I think you two should go out!" Bulma exclaimed with a giggle, earning a death glare from Chi-Chi.
Before the dark-eyed girl could reply, Goku walked over to their table.
"Hi Bulma," he chirped as he acknowledged Eighteen and Launch with a nod of his head. He turned toward Chi-Chi with a warm smile, two dimples piercing his defined cheeks. "Hey, Chi-Chi, I wa-"
"Kakarot, you should leave now before you are rejected," Vegeta snorted as he appeared behind Goku along with the other guys, "again."
Yamcha snuck out of the group, and slid into the booth next to Bulma, wrapping an arm around her with a cheeky grin.
Goku released an irritated sigh at Vegeta's comment, but made no further reply. "Would you like to go out on a date sometime?" the tall, unruly haired boy questioned, standing on his toes with a hopeful gaze.
Chi-Chi stared at the boy, guilt tightening in her chest as she slowly shook her head no. "I'm sorry, Carrot. I'm not interested in datin-" she yelped loudly when Bulma kicked her right shin.
Goku's hopeful smile faltered, and his shoulders slumped slightly in disappointment. "Oh," he said as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Maybe next time, then."
Bulma kicked Chi-Chi once more and glared at the opposing girl, daring her to object to his desperate plea.
Chi-Chi feigned a small smile toward the charcoal-eyed boy. "Yeah, maybe next time."
His usual grin reappeared on his face, and he beamed at her comment. Before he could reply, however, Yamcha's watch beeped.
"Time for practice, you guys," the scar-faced teen said with a groan as he stood. "It was lovely talking to you ladies, but we really have to go, bye!" He said with a small laugh, shooing the boys out of the shop before anyone could object.
Launch blinked. "What just happened?"
Bulma laughed softly, taking a sip of her water. "I think the beginning of new relationships…"
Chi-Chi sighed in defeat and cradled her head in her hands, causing Eighteen to pat her on the back.
"There, there," she began comfortingly. "Goku is better than anyone else you'd meet!"
Chi-Chi laughed into her hands, and the other girls joined in with her. Her hands slid down her face, and one made its way to grasp her fork. Chi-Chi prodded her food that he bought for her thoughtfully, before quietly replying, "Yeah, maybe he isn't just like the rest."
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