A/N: Wooo! Thanks for the reviews! I'm glad you guys like it. With all of my classes back in session, I'll try to update as much as I can because that way, I can only finish this up faster! Better for you guys! It's still going to be a long story though. I have up to chapter 17 planned. And chapter 17 is only the beginning of this story! Mwahaha! Sorry lol. And forgive me for this short chapter. I didn't want to put any more than I needed to in it. Future chapters will be much longer though! So much longer that you'll regret it! Also, I wanted to say that the kiss in the last chapter was unexpected, even for me and I wrote it! Lol, it was the heat of the moment! It wasn't originally intended but when it came to that moment, I just had to put it in. Otherwise, I think the rest of the chapters would have dragged out and the story would've also seemed really slow. Oh and I love how you guys love Kakarrot! So dark, so bold, so sexy! Ok, I think I'm done talking. As usual, enjoy and review!

The girls were up and at it early in the morning, in the hotel gym. There were great amenities in the hotel and having the gym and yoga studio to themselves was one of them. They started out in the gym, lifting weights, running distances for strength and endurance and then moved into the yoga studio to practice their martial arts.

Chi Chi was lost in thought while defending herself against 18, who was her sparring partner for the morning. She was thinking back to what Kakarrot asked her the night before. Should she do it? Lie to her friends to meet with a stranger that she had met the day before? Could she trust him? That was the real question. But Chi Chi had a feeling that he wasn't going to try anything funny with her. It was just a day to hang out together.

She finally came out of her thoughts when 18's fist came in contact with her jawbone.

"Chi Chi! Why aren't you concentrating!" reprimanded 18. "Pay attention! That was a punch you could have easily blocked!"

"Owwwwwwww," Chi Chi moaned as she rubbed her jaw. 18 was the strongest fighter in the group right after Chi Chi and she didn't play when it came to sparring. She took everything seriously.

"I'll be right back, 18," Chi Chi told her. "Lemme just clear my mind and I'll get back to you soon." Chi Chi exited the yoga studio and went out to the hotel courtyard. She sat down on a bench and considered her options.

Chi Chi couldn't decide what to do. She couldn't go to her friends for advice. They would stop her from seeing him. It was times like these that she wished her mother was around to help her out. It wasn't that she couldn't go to her dad for advice; it was just that he wouldn't like the idea of Chi Chi being in a completely new city alone and that too with a stranger. Who could she go to for advice? There was no one. She had to make this decision on her own. Chi Chi tried to reason out the pros and cons of going to see Kakarrot but as she was doing so, she knew that her mind could not reason with her heart. So of course, she followed her heart.

Chi Chi thought of some good excuses to tell Madame Rose that would get her out of sight-seeing that day so that she could meet up with Kakarrot when everybody left. She gathered herself and went to find Madame Rose who was in the yoga studio, supervising the girls. She took her aside.

"Madame Rose, I wanted to talk to you about something," Chi Chi started.

"What is it, dear?" Madame Rose asked, looking concerned.

"Well, I was wondering if I could stay at the hotel while you guys went on ahead to the Nine Gardens."

"Why, what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong," Chi Chi replied, "It's just that—well, you know I can't see, so I didn't think there is any point in me going."

"Oh my god," Madame Rose facepalmed herself, "How silly of me! I should have thought about that. Of course there's no point of you going sight-seeing when you can't see," Madame Rose agreed with Chi Chi.

Chi Chi faked sadness and hoped she was a convincing actress. She pouted her lips for effect.

"What's the point of sight-seeing when you can't see the sights?" Madame Rose added.

Chi Chi nodded sadly, keeping up with her charade.

"Well, I don't know about leaving you by yourself," Madame Rose said. "Maybe you should just come with us for the fresh air…"

"Oh, no no no, don't worry about me!" Chi Chi interjected quickly. "I'll be training the whole time that you're gone. You know I don't need anyone for that. And besides, when I'm done with that, I'll just go back to my room and listen to the TV or radio or something. I won't be trouble," Chi Chi promised.

"Oh, ok, Chi Chi," Madame Rose complied. "You are a grown woman after all. You're right, you don't need a babysitter."

Chi Chi was elated that her plan had worked but kept up her sad act in front of Madame Rose as to not give herself away. "Thanks for understanding, Madame Rose," Chi Chi said and walked away.

Chi Chi went back inside the yoga studio to finish up the last 15 minutes of their session. This time she blocked all of 18's moves and landed a handful of blows on her. Her mind was cleared from confusion and could concentrate on her martial arts. Her thoughts were in a much organized state than they were before now that she knew what to do.

When training was done with, the girls went to the locker room to shower up and then proceeded to go up to their rooms. While the rest of the girls were busy getting ready to go out, picking out what to wear, doing their hair, putting their makeup on, Chi Chi switched on the TV and then plopped on her bed to listen to it. Bulma was walking in and out of the room while she was getting ready and told Chi Chi to get up and get ready since they were leaving in 10 minutes.

When Bulma returned to the room, completely ready, she saw Chi Chi still sitting in the same spot without any intention of changing clothes to go out. Bulma raised her eyebrows.

"Chi Chi, stop being lazy. Change your clothes, we're leaving in like 2 minutes," Bulma ordered with her hands on her hips.

Chi Chi didn't move from her spot. She was resting against the backboard of her bed, supported by pillows, her arms behind her head. She smiled at Bulma.

"Bulma, I'm not going."

Bulma dropped her hands from her hips and asked, "Why not?"

"Well, I didn't think there was any point in me going to sightsee." When Bulma didn't answer, Chi Chi clarified.

"I can't see, remember?"

"So, what?" Bulma answered. "You can still take in the sights somehow. Besides, you'll be with us."

"I know. But I'm with you guys every day. Not that I'm bored with you guys or anything. I just don't want to slow you guys down or have you be worried about me."

"Chi Chi, you know that's not true. What are you going to do alone here anyways?"

"Well, I thought it would be better use of my time if I stayed here and trained instead."

"No, Chi Chi! We train anyways. And you're the best in the group, there's no reason for you to train anymore that you need to!" Bulma elaborated.

"Well there is, if I want to win the tournament," Chi Chi countered.

"Chi Chi, c'mon, we're here to have fun." Bulma whined back. She didn't want this to be all work and no play.

There was a knock on the door and Launch poked her head in. "C'mon, you two, Madame Rose is on the attack. The bus is here and we need to leave now!" she told them and left.

"C'mon, Bulma. I'll walk you down." Chi Chi said.

"You're coming WITH us," Bulma said as she followed Chi Chi out.

When they got to the outside of the hotel, Bulma ran up to Madame Rose to complain.

"Madame Rose, Chi Chi said she doesn't want to go today! Make her come with us!" Bulma said sounding like a two year old who couldn't get her way.

Madame Rose turned around to face Bulma and said, "I already know. She told me earlier this morning, dear."

"What?" Bulma asked shocked. "And you're gonna let her stay back? You actually agreed?"

"Yes, if she wants to. You should too. It's not like she will be wasting her time. She'll be using it to train. Smart one, she is," Madame Rose said smiling at Chi Chi.

Chi Chi chuckled nervously. She felt guilty about lying to Madame Rose. But it wasn't like she lied everyday,right?

"Ugh, fine," Bulma reluctantly agreed after struggling with her conscience for a moment. "Just don't be too bored when you're done training, ok?" she told Chi Chi.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. You guys have fun!" Chi Chi said happily as she waved to the girls as they got in the bus.

"Bye, Chi Chi!" Launch said out before getting into the bus. A handful of bye from the other girls followed as well.

"Bye, lover!" Suki called out from her window seat, "Don't miss me too much!"

Chi Chi waved back. "Bye, Suki."

"Don't burn the hotel down," 18 joked as she passed Chi Chi to get into the bus.

"Oh, you know I will," Chi Chi joked back.

As soon as everyone was on the bus, Chi Chi stepped a couple feet back so that the tour bus driver could get out from where he was parked safely without running Chi Chi over. She heard the engine roar as the bus turned on, and smelled the exhaust coming from the pipe. A few more seconds and she heard the bus leave the hotel.

Now. What to do? Chi Chi didn't get this far in planning. Well, uh, Kakarrot said he'd pick her up after training right? At 9. It was about 9 am, so where was he? Was he at the wrong hotel complex? No, she told him they were staying at complex B yesterday. Maybe he was just late.

Chi Chi decided to go back up to her room to get ready to go out. She entered the room and went to her closet that she shared with Bulma. She opened it and felt out her clothes on her side of the closet. What should she wear? She didn't give it too much thought since she decided she needed to hurry up in case Kakarrot was outside waiting for her. She picked out a sleeveless cotton blue dress that reached just above her knees. It was simple yet cute and classy. There weather was great outside, though hotter than yesterday. And she loved how soft this dress felt on her skin. She put on the dress and walked over to the vanity to do her hair. She opened her hair out of the bun that she had it in earlier that morning for training. She ran a straightener through it and brushed it fast. She decided to leave it out and gave her bangs a quick comb over. She was ready.

As Chi Chi headed out, she grabbed her purse, which had everything she needed in case of emergency. Like in case Kakarrot "forgot his wallet." It wouldn't be the first time she heard that excuse. She didn't mind paying but she did mind people that lied to her.

When Chi Chi was walking out of the hotel lobby, she wasn't sure where Kakarrot would be waiting for her. He didn't specify anything other than he would be here at 9. Would he even show up? Of course he would. It was HIS idea after all.

Her thoughts were put to rest as she heard his voice when she pushed open the glass door of the hotel lobby and stepped out. She heard him laugh. She heard another voice that she assumed was one of the security officers of the Island Waters Hotel. They were having a conversation. So he was waiting for her after all. Chi Chi walked closer to where she heard his voice coming from and stopped.

"Kakarrot?" she called out to him.

He wasn't sure whether Chi Chi would come or not. Kakarrot had been waiting outside the lobby for her and decided to chat up one of the guards to the hotel to pass time. The guard was quite a blabbermouth and told Kakarrot most of the security secrets and codes. Not that Kakarrot minded. It would make things easier for him later on. They were sharing a joke when he heard a tender voice calling his name.

"Ahhh," he took his sweet time before turning around. It was her. She did come. "That sweet voice would melt the coldest of hearts," he said to the security guard loud enough for Chi Chi to hear.

"Agreed," the guard replied with a smile.

Kakarrot turned around. If it was possible, Chi Chi looked even more radiant than she did yesterday. He wondered whether it was the early morning sun that made her glow. She seemed to be shining. Maybe he was just overjoyed at seeing her. Or maybe it really just was her beauty. He was at loss for words for the first time.

"Hi!" she smiled as she greeted him.

He smiled back. He composed himself as he walked to her. "So you decided to show up?" he asked her.

"Yeah," she replied back. "I mean, you asked so nicely last night. And I thought, why break a poor boy's heart? I'm not that cruel," she teased.

"Huh, I beg to differ. You had me waiting here long enough. I thought you were a no show!" Kakarrot replied.

"Don't tell me that! I was down here at 9, when the others left. YOU were the no show," Chi Chi retorted. "So I went back up and changed outfits. It couldn't have taken longer than 10 minutes!" she finished explaining.

"10 minutes is a long time when you're waiting for someone this beautiful."

That's all Kakarrot needed to say to make Chi Chi stop talking. He saw a blush form on her cheeks. He laughed at how cute it made her look.

Chi Chi tried to shake off the feeling her gave her in the pit of her stomach. Is that what they call having butterflies in the stomach? If so, she had pterodactyls flying around in there. Damn pterodactyls, she thought to herself.

"So, um, where are we going?" Chi Chi asked him when she was sure she had gathered herself enough to speak like a normal person.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot," Kakarrot replied sounding surprised. "Yeah, I don't know." He laughed tentatively.

"What?" Chi Chi asked. Was he kidding? He didn't know where they were going? "What do you mean?"

"Well, you see," Kakarrot started explaining as he laughed nervously, "I didn't know whether or not you were going to show up, so I didn't plan that far."

"You didn't think I'd show up?" Chi Chi asked.

She could've asked why he didn't think of a place for them to go to. But she didn't. From all the things to ask him about at that moment, she chose that question. Kakarrot saw the look on her face and saw that she was serious.

"So I shouldn't be surprised that you're not going to play me?" he asked her back, serious as well.

Chi Chi scoffed. "I could ask you the same question," she replied promptly, faking being hurt. Her expression turned from serious to a look of playfulness.

"Leave it to men to plan something," Chi Chi sighed. "Let's go. I think I know someplace that might be fun."

Kakarrot smiled. She a sense of humor as well. It was going to be harder and harder not to like her as much as he did.

"Alright," he agreed.

"Call a taxi," she ordered him. "I don't know how to get there and I think it's far from here."

"Done and done, your majesty," he replied lightheartedly. "I called one before you came."

"Smartest thing you've done all day," she joked. She wanted to break the tension between them and make them feel like they were friends. Being serious all the time was not going to cut it. Besides, she wasn't a fan of being serious and it didn't seem like it was in Kakarrot's personality either.

"This way, princess," he said as he continued to jokingly address her as royalty. He took her arm and led her to where the taxi was parked. As they got to the taxi, his cell phone rang. He let go of Chi Chi's arm to take it out of his pocket and answered it, preparing for the worst as he looked at the caller ID and name.

"Hello?"

Kakarrot simultaneously looked at Chi Chi and immediately lunged forward and grabbed her arm. She had walked past the taxi and was about to walk into a pole. Chi Chi realized her mistake. She also heard Kakarrot answer his phone and waited for him to finish before getting the taxi

"I know—Yes—What about-"

Chi Chi realized he had a hard time getting his words into the person who was on the other end of the phone. From what she could hear, the person on the other end was really mad.

"No, I'm not coming today!" Kakarrot shouted into the phone angrily. He took his cell phone away from his ear and ended the call.

"Who was that?" Chi Chi asked tentatively. It was the first time she had heard him talk to anyone in that tone.

Kakarrot sighed. "It was Vegeta. Don't worry about it."

"Wow," Chi Chi said amazed. "He sounded really annoyed. Why was he so mad?"

"He was pissed because I told him yesterday I would train with him all day. But now I ditched" Kakarrot answered nonchalantly. "C'mon, let's go," he said as he opened the taxi door for her.

Chi Chi looked conflicted. Kakarrot looked at her.

"What's wrong?" he asked her.

"Go back," she told him. She closed the taxi door.

"What?" Kakarrot asked confused. "Why?"

"Because you promised Vegeta you would train with him," Chi Chi stated simply.

"I didn't promise him shit," Kakarrot answered.

"You still told him you'd be his training partner for the day. I don't want you breaking plans you already made because of me."

Kakarrot sighed. "Look, Chi Chi, I'd rather be out with you all day than be holed up inside with Vegeta and his temper."

"Look, he knew you before I knew you. We only met yesterday. I think he deserves more than that from you, a friend. You can't go back on your word because of me. I won't let you. Besides, I can't trust you if you do that." Chi Chi explained.

"It's not that big of a deal, Chi Chi," Kakarrot answered.

Chi Chi smiled. "How about this? You go train with him today, I'll go back to my room, and tomorrow we'll go out, me and you. We'll meet here, same time, same place. Ok?" she asked nicely.

Kakarrot chuckled softly.

"I'm not the type to chase after girls like this. I call the shots," he stated.

"Sure. Thanks for the message," Chi Chi said unphased, still smiling.

Kakarrot wasn't sure if she got what he was trying to say so he elaborated further.

"Think about it, Chi Chi. If I leave today, I might not come back tomorrow," he warned her.

Chi Chi started to walk away back to her hotel complex. She turned around and said, "You will. I know, you will." Chi Chi sounded pretty confident in what she said. She felt confident about it too.

Kakarrot watched her walk away. He smiled in disbelief to himself. This girl was assertive and self-assured. He had never been stood up before. Well, technically, she did come in the first place. But only to stand him up later on. He was mesmerized by just her beauty beforehand, but now her actions as well. This girl had everything. He watched her open the lobby door and step in. As soon as she vanished from his sight, he snapped back to reality. Wait, why did she walk away from him again? He back tracked his memory from a couple minutes ago. And then it hit him again. Vegeta! He ruined his day out with Chi Chi; the one chance he would ever get to be alone with her. Kakarrot stomped back to his hotel complex. If Vegeta wanted to spar, he definitely had it coming today.