Part II

A/N: Unfortunately I was unable to post one last night… but, here it is. I sort of left a cliffhanger last chapter with Chiaotzu and the mail. Short time lapse, straight into Part II. :) Hope yall enjoy!

POV - Chiaotzu

Ugh, what do I do? Tien will kill me if he finds out that I read his mail… And my handwriting is too sloppy to be Bulma's!

What do I do? What do I do? WHAT DO I DO!? I was panicking, there seemed to be no way out, I would have to confess…

But then, a light bulb may as well have appeared above my head. A grin crossed my face as I realized the easy way out.

Yeah… why not?

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POV - Tien

"Someone invited you to a party?" I said, trying not to sound surprised.

"Yeah…well, sorta." My little pale friend replied.

My facial expression switched to one of frustration. "Have you been opening my mail again!?"

"What? N-No!" He said defensively.

"Well I think you're lying… Bulma isn't going to invite you to a party and leave me out? She would've sent a letter to both of us."

"Well, it wasn't specifically to me; it didn't mention you either, so I guess it's for both of us. That's why I'm telling you." He explained.

I sighed. Why was I so suspicious of Chiaotzu over something so stupid? I'm not suspicious… I realized. I'm just subconsciously trying to avoid the party. I wasn't exactly the biggest "People-person" in the world. I knew.

"Sorry Chiaotzu, I don't know what got into me." I lied.

"It's all right." He said with a smile. "So, are we going?"

My mouth instinctively opened to say no. But nothing came out. I should go… maybe Goku, Yamcha, Krillin and the others will be there…

I need to stop pushing my friends away…

"Yeah." I finally decided. "Yeah we're going. What day?"

"All right!" He excitedly cheered, levitating a little out of habit. He calmed down after a few seconds and answered my question. "Tomorrow."

Short notice… Oh well, the only thing on my schedule for the entire month is to train. Every day… Except tomorrow apparently.

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(Next day)

POV - Bulma

"GOKU!" I excitedly welcomed.

"Hey Bulma, good to see you again."

"Hey Chi Chi." I greeted. "And Gohan my god! You-you're… um…"

"Older?" He helped.

"Well yes, but… your just… so much bigger than you were on Namek!"

"He doesn't just look older; he's a lot smarter too! He's been spending so much time and effort into all of his studying! Haven't you Gohan?"

"Yep." He acknowledged with no excitement or passion whatsoever.

Chi Chi appeared to be oblivious to this, and kept talking on and on about his future and how smart and successful he's going to be, and how it's all thanks to her.

I honestly stopped listening. I had other things on my mind. What's taking Tien so long?

I was brought back to reality as a hand was rested on my shoulder. I turned to see the familiar face of Yamcha. What the hell is he doing here?

"Hey babe. You're throwing a party and didn't invite me? That's cold… I mean, I know you're mad, but you invited all of my friends! Goku's here, Krillin's here, Tien, I'm really sick of-"

"Tien's here!?" I abruptly snapped. How did I miss him?

Yamcha, confused to why I was surprised, why I didn't know, and why it was so important to interrupt his rant looked puzzled.

There was a long pause before he asked: "Look, it's fine if you're still mad at me babe, but I'd like to stick around and crash with these guys if it's all right with you."

Same old Yamcha… seeming like he understands me when he doesn't have a clue. Oh well, who cares if he's here, I probably won't even notice, eventually he'll start hitting on one of my friends. I thought, considering how many females I invited, and combining that with what anyone would expect of Yamcha.

Anyone can put those two puzzle pieces together.

"Well?" He pushed.

I faked a disgusted and annoyed expression, "Fine. Just stay away from me."

He placed his hand on my shoulder again. "Thanks babe." He smiled.

I slapped the hand away and retorted. "Stop calling me that!" I demanded, and walked away in search of Tien.

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POV - Tien

The booming sound of pop music continued to flow throughout the entire corporation. It was annoying, but it seemed to get on a certain green skinned warrior's nerves a lot more than mine. I followed him out to the roof.

He stood at the edge, silent, not even acknowledging me. I walked towards him and stopped next to him. I continued the silence and looked up at the stars and took in the scene. I wasn't much of a partier, and standing quietly by a friend was good enough for me.

Maybe I should just accept I'm not very sociable.

"So, how's your training progressing?" Piccolo queried, finally deciding to converse.

"Good. Though I'm sure I'll never catch up to you, Goku and Vegeta."

Piccolo nodded. "Don't tell me you're thinking about quitting?"

I smirked. "Of course not."

He chuckled. "Good. I'm glad not all earthlings waste their time attending these parties."

"Coming from the Namek that's attending one of those ridiculous parties." I remarked sarcastically.

He grunted in response.

"So why did you come?"

"Stop asking so many questions. You're becoming worse than Gohan!" He shouted, in attempt to dodge the question.

However, he failed to completely hide the smirk that almost crept onto his face.

I smirked again. "All I needed to know." I chuckled, taking that as a hint that he showed up for Gohan, and headed back inside.

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POV - Chiaotzu

I sat on a stool drinking a soda, alone. I would've followed Tien or went to catch up with Krillin or something, but I couldn't stop thinking about what that letter really said.

I pulled the crumpled paper out and flattened it, and read it over for what was probably the 120th time.

Hey! I'm throwing a party on the 19th! I want you to come, I'm inviting everyone I know, Goku and Gohan. Krillin, even Piccolo! A lot of people you don't know will probably show up as well… maybe you will surprise yourself and go home with someone…

- Bulma

What kept bugging me was that Yamcha wasn't mentioned, and she seemed pretty angry when they ran into each other. She was dressed provocatively and wasn't chatting with anyone for any long periods of time. As if she's looking for someone…

And that someone appeared to be Tien…

A/N: Well there you have it! A lil Piccolo… just for a conversation with Tien that kept him… well, exactly like the canon Tien.

Bulma's still looking for Tien, but how might Tien react when she starts flirting? One way to find out…

No Vegeta, at all. Just to point that out. Looking forward to reviews! And also, I'd like to apologize that I was unable to get this out yesterday.