Johnny Rico, walked into the class room and took his seat next to Carl Jenkins, his best friend. He dreaded this class the most, citizenship. Reasons being, he was barely passing. Also, his crush was there, Carmen Ibanez. Today was unusual. Today he learned of a new student. He had seen him earlier in the hallway. Spiky black hair, an orange and blue outfit. He thought nothing of it, perhaps he had a karate class after school or something. As he sat, the teacher paced about and spoke to the class. Rico could help but to glance at him. He had only one arm, which meant an accident or something.
"Class as you are aware we have a new student here. Stand up please."
"Uh, me."
"No, the tooth fairy behind you."
"Oh okay, don't know what a tooth fairy is but ok. I'll remain seated."
"Yes you! Stand up!"
"Oh, sorry."
He stood up and rubbed his head. The class staired at him and shot him weird looks as he introduced himself.
"I'm Goku, nice to meet you all."
Razak shook his head as he continued talking.
"Goku is fully aware that there are only three months left until you all graduate, I'm sure you will help him with whatever he needs help with. Goku, you will seat be Mr. Rico. The guy right there."
He pointed next to Carl and he sat next to him. Rico wasted no time in introducing himself.
"Hi, I'm Johnny, this is Carl, and this is Dizzy," he said as he pointed to them. They waved to him as Goku also greeted himself.
"Dizzy huh? I sure do hope you feel better soon."
She looked at him puzzled.
"What?"
"You tend to get dizzy a lot and fall down right. It's a symptom people get sometimes. Maybe that's why you're called Dizzy."
"FYI Goku, it's just my nickname."
"Isabelle, do you have something you'd like to share with the class?"
Dizzy quickly turned her attention to Razak, red with embarrassment.
"Uh, no, no sir."
Fifteen minutes into the class Razak was on the subject about citizens.
"Rico, why are only citizens allowed to vote?"
Rico watched as Carmen looked over her notes, checking her answers, and paying attention to what he was saying. He had a crush on her for as long as he could remember. A crush that Dizzy, who sat above him, didn't like. She had a crush on Rico, and tried everything to get him to notice.
"Rico!"
Rico snapped back to reality and hurriedly scanned his brain for the answer.
"Uh, um."
"Rico we had a word for guys like you, "washout". Goku, help him out."
Goku looked at his textbook. He quickly gave an answer.
"Citizens take care of their homes it says, give parties to their friends, and vote on what needs to be done."
The class staired at Goku, then laughed at the answer given.
Goku rubbed his head again as he chuckled.
"Goku, I'm afraid washout won't even describe you. Wash up would fit you more. Jenkins, help them both."
"What's a wash up?"
The class laughed all the more at Goku.
"Quiet."
The class hushed and Jenkins told the answer to them both. Rico was the first to speak.
"A citizen knows the choices he makes, and how to die defending them."
"You just may graduate after all. Goku?"
"A citizen, what was that again?"
Rico pointed to the answer in the text book.
"A citizen learns to make choices and die for them."
"Acceptable."
The class bell rang, signaling that class was over. Razak stopped Goku and kept him and Rico inside.
"Gentleman I hope you two realize that your graduating depends on this last three weeks. Rico, why don't you give our friend Goku some tutoring, maybe he can learn to give some intelligent answers from you and you can learn to pay attention from him."
Rico sank his head low as Razak walked out.
"What does that mean Rico?" Goku asked casually.
"It means you'll be my partner until graduation. Please do not make me fail, I'm already embarrassed being beside you."
"Oh cheer up Rico, you and I will become great friends! Ha, ha."
"I doubt it. Come on, we have to lunch. Dizzy's waiting."
Lunch roomRico sat beside Carl as Dizzy eyed him. Rico didn't notice of course as he began talking. Another thing caught Dizzy's eye, Goku. She quickly wore a sour look as he sat down next to her.
"Hi Dizzy, I'm Goku, pleased to meet you."
"I wish I could say the same. You really did piss off Mr. Razak with your idiocity."
"I'm trying to learn, that's all," he said rubbing his head. Then he went at his food, which disappeared in thirty seconds. Goku quickly wiped the food from his mouth as everyone at the tabled looked at him in weird ways.
"Oh man, that wasn't enough. Hey Rico, are you going to finish that?"
Rico looked at his food and suddenly lost his appetite.
"Uh, no Goku you can have it."
"Thanks!"
It too, was gone in the same amount of time. Goku then looked to Dizzy as he spoke with his mouth full.
"I'm still….hungry…can I… have yours?"
A drop of food landed in her food. She turned red and anger as she fought urges to stand up and smack the shit out of him as she saw the food find its place in her burger.
"You can now! And thanks for spitting in my food you dumbass! You have horrible manners!"
"Oh I'm sorry Dizzy, I feel so dumb. I'll make it up to you I promise."
"Please don't!"
Goku ate the food in the same amount of time as the previous. Rico started a conversation on the new students he'd seen recently.
"Well on a lighter note, I thought Gohan was pretty cool. A really down to Earth guy, and very smart as well. He made the whole class look silly as he talked about geometry. He's Lisa's study partner for the remainder of the time we have left."
"You should've seen Vegeta, I have no idea what kind of name that is but it is so freaking weird. Can we say, Vegetable?" said Dizzy as she shook her head. "I tried to introduce myself and he only staired at me like he was going to kill me. Not only that, he never said a word in class, he wouldn't even answer the teacher. And how he passed last week's test is beyond me. You keep your eyes closed and your arms folded in class, you don't say a word to anybody and you somehow pass every test given to you with an A+?! Someone is doing the work for him or he is cheating, one of the two! And what the hell kinda name is Trunks?! He's cute and all but what woman in her right head would name her son after gym shorts?!"
Goku stepped into the conversation.
"They are nice people, let's give them a chance."
"Shut up Goku," said Dizzy angrily.
The bell rang and everyone went to class.
Graduation grades
A month later everyone is outside looking at their grades. Goku and Rico walk up the in cam to look. Carl walks up and presses a button to reveal his grade. An 96, A. Carl smiled to himself, feeling a sense of accomplishment in his grade.
"So what grade did you get Rico, ha, ha." Said Goku happily.
"Let's see now."
Rico pressed the button revealing a 35. Rico shook his head in disappointment.
"Oh my Rico, those are big numbers," said Carl as he pressed another button. The numbers enlarged for everyone else to see.
"35 ladies and Gentlemen, look at that!"
"My turn," said Goku as he pressed the button. The crowd gasped as his grade revealed a 13.
"Is that bad?"
"Um, yeah!" said Dizzy utterly annoyed as she pressed a button. 81 was her grade.
Carmen Ibanez presses a button on the far left. Rico watches as she to gets a grade in the ninties. The only one who surpassed her was Gohan, who received a 100, a feat at which everyone was surprised over.
"His mother really stuck the books in his face," said Dizzy as she watched Gohan celebrate. "I wish I hit the books like that.
"Yep, that Gohan's a smart one," Goku said proudly.
"Stop talking as if you know him like a son or something! There is no way he'd want to be related to someone stupid like you."
"Dizzy please," said Rico butting in. "he has done nothing to you.
"Rico why are you taking up for him? He has done far worse throughout the time he has been here. I got an F in chem class thanks to him! He managed to blow the room sky high!"
"At least you didn't have to pay for it Diz."
"Yeah whatever! I can't understand how your family has allowed him to live with you guys! He is eating you out of house and home!" huffed Dizzy as she turned her back to Goku.
Rico sighed.
"He is not a bad man Diz. He is just,"
"A bit retarded!"
"Now Diz that was just too mean. You know that he is trying."
"What is retarded?"
"See Rico!? How can you not see his stupidity!?"
Vegeta walks up to the cam. Upon he approach, all talk between the group is silenced. He presses a button to reveal an 89.
"Nice going Vegeta," said Rico casually. Vegeta shot Rico a stare and didn't say a word.
"I see you blundered as usual Kakarotto, I'll see you after school," Vegeta leaving the group.
"Is he like, anti-social or something?" Dizzy asked in bewilderment.
"Nope, I've known him for years, he just has a hard time speaking," Goku said merrily.
Prom"You look so handsome Johnny," said his mother as she fasted his bow tie.
"Thanks. Carl will be here any minute."
"Johnny! What happened to all the steaks I cooked yesterday! That damn Goku!" yelled his father in the kitchen. "How did we get talked into letting him stay with us, he eats everything here!"
"Dad please,"
"Please what! How are supposed to live if we are feeding ten mouths in one body!? I'm surprised he isn't fat yet!"
Goku steps out of the bathroom, trying to fasten his tux.
"Rico could you help me? I can't get this."
Rico's mother helps Goku with tie and everything. After which there is a honk outside.
"It is him, lets go Goku."
"Okay, thank you Mrs. Rico, I owe you one."
The two hop into Carl's car and they drive off.