Here's another chapter fer all of you! :D Everyone seems so upset that I
don't update as often as I used to. *bangs her head on the desk* I'M
SORRY!!! *shrugs* Oh well. . .
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By early evening, most everyone had gathered at Capsule Corp. for all the Pre-Prom activities. Everyone, that is, except the girls and Gohan.
Chi-chi sat on the arm of a recliner while Goku sat in the seat.
"Where on earth could they be? They have to get ready if they're going to get there on time," Chi-chi said.
"Ah, don't worry about it," Goku said. "They'll get here in plenty of time."
"Well, I agree with Chi-chi," Bulma said, glancing at the clock. "It's 7:00 now, and they haven't gotten dressed or gone out to eat or anything. At this rate, they'll never make the grand march."
"Maybe they want to skip it," Yamcha suggested.
"Well how am I supposed to get any good pictures then?" Chi-chi asked, looking down at the camera in her hands. She seemed to be pouting.
Just then, the door flew open and the girls rushed in, slamming the door behind them. They were panting and leaning on each other, shaking with fear, yet laughing wildly.
"What on earth has gotten into you?" Krillin asked.
"Dude," Lindsey started, her hair still perfectly in place after running. "Catie. . . she. . ." she paused to gulp down some air. "She ki-blasted this construction worker that kept cat-calling her. We ran for all we had. It was so freakin' hilarious!"
Catie grinned, leaning on her knees with her hands, her shoulders shaking. "He deserved it."
"Do you girls realize that Prom is in less than two hours?" Bulma asked.
The girls gasped and flew up the stairs into the bathroom and bedrooms.
Chi-chi shook her head and glanced at Lindsey's and Sabriena's Prom dresses, hanging in the kitchen, covered in a black bag. From upstairs they heard Lindsey's voice shout, "Sabriena, where's my dress?"
"I thought you grabbed mine!" Sabriena shouted.
"Damn it all!"
Then there was the sound of running on the stairs and the girls appeared, Sabriena in a robe and Lindsey in a large towel as they ran for their dresses in the kitchen. Then they started back for the stairs.
"Your welcome," Chi-chi called over her shoulder.
Both girls ran back, gave Chi-chi a quick hug, then disappeared up the stairs.
"They've lost it," Krillin muttered.
"I guess I'd better get ready, too," Trunks said, standing up and heading for his room.
Seventeen nodded. "Yeah." And he followed Trunks.
Piccolo stood nearby, already wearing his tux.
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By eight, the girls were ready.
Catie yelled down from the top of the stairs, "Get your cameras ready! We're done dressing!"
Bulma and Chi-chi jumped up from their seats and held their cameras ready. Everyone else stood up. Trunks shifted nervously from foot to foot.
Catie walked down the stairs, going extra slow for two reasons. One was for a dramatic entrance, the other was for the simple reason that she was paranoid about falling down the stairs in her heels. She held the front of her skirt so she wouldn't trip on it. The dress was long and silky. It was a deep midnight blue with silver swirls across her chest. When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she stood next to Trunks and let go of her skirt. It pooled around her feet in beautiful midnight waves.
Trunks swallowed as he slid the corsage of white roses onto Catie's wrist. He then bent his arm and Catie slipped her wrist into the crook of his arm. They posed for about four or five pictures from each of Bulma's and Chi- chi's cameras. By the time the pictures were done, they were about half- blind.
Next Leelee walked down the stairs. Her dress was lavender with a tight bodice and spaghetti straps. It was long and had a layer of see-though- lavender material over the skirt, making it full. Near the waist of her dress had jewels that caught the light and flickered brightly. She stood next to Seventeen who also gave her a corsage of white carnations and they went through the same routine of pictures as Trunks and Catie. Leelee held Seventeen's hand and she thought she felt it slightly tremble. She stood closer to him, leaning her head on his shoulder. Butterflies filled her stomach, but she liked them.
Next came Jenny, walking down the stairs just as slowly as her friends. Her dress was a halter-top dress that faded from a pale blue down to a deep, dark blue at the bottom. Across her chest were beads in intricate swirls. She wore a silver armband with blue jewels in it on her left arm. In her hair, she had a silver headband with blue jewels.
Again, like the other girls, she stood next to Piccolo and had her pictures taken, ending up blind from the flashes.
There was a knock at the door and Dr. Briefs answered it. Two teenage boys stood there, looking nervous.
"Um, we're here to pick up Lia and Kristen," the taller one said. He had short brown hair and bright green eyes. He was slightly built and had a dark tan. "My name's Orion. I'm Lia's date."
"Orion!" Lia called from the bottom of the stairs. She lifted her crimson skirt and ran to him, wrapping her arms around him and giving him a quick kiss. Her dress dipped low in the back, revealing her entire back and it was cut straight across in the front with spaghetti straps. Black beads swirled over the bodice and the skirt hung straight and flowed over her hips to the floor.
"That's a dancin' dress," Orion smiled.
Lia grinned.
Kristen stood behind her sister, her hands on her hips. "Hey you," she grinned at the other boy.
He was an inch or so shorter than his friend and had blonde hair and bright blue eyes. He also had a dark tan, but his build was a bit stronger.
"Hey," he smiled.
"Everyone, this is Orion, my sister's date and this is my date," Kristen said, moving closer to the boy. "Layton."
Everyone said their hellos and more pictures were taken.
Sabriena then walked down the stairs. She wore a golden-colored dress that was one-shouldered. It had three thin straps that started on the left side of her dress and stretched across to the right side. All three straps had gems on them that sparkled. Her dress was a 2 piece. The top came to a point in the front just below her hips. The skirt was long and shimmery. She wore gold high-heels and her toenails and fingernails were painted gold as well.
"Where is your date, Sabriena?" Goku asked.
"Coming to pick us up in the Limo," Sabriena answered.
"A LIMO??" Goku cried. He gasped for air in a dramatic way. "Where do you kids get your money?"
Sabriena walked towards the window, swinging her hips. She smiled over her shoulder. "Daddy."
Goku anime-fainted.
Jenny shook her head.
Lindsey walked down the stairs in her rain-colored dress. The strapless bodice had sequins all over it. The skirt flowed about three feet away from her in every direction; it was that full. It had several layers of see-through-pale-blue-green-material over the skirt. The sequins flowed over the top layer and thinned out and eventually disappeared as they neared the bottom of the skirt.
Goku smiled at his "daughter". Lindsey smiled back, then froze and her smile faded.
"What's wrong?" Goku asked.
Lindsey glanced around. She swallowed. "He's not here," she said softly, her voice cracking.
"Who?" Krillin asked.
Vegeta looked around. "Gohan."
Lindsey heaved a sigh and plopped down on the step, her skirt nearly swallowing her.
"Whoa!" Krillin cried. "You can't even see her anymore! It's like just a big pile of clothes."
Goku shoved Lindsey's skirt out of the way and sat down next to her. She looked miserable.
"He'll be here soon," Goku said. "I promise."
Lindsey nodded slowly, looking unconvinced.
Everyone was quiet. It was like someone had suddenly cut all the excitement.
"Hey!" a voice said. "Where's the party?"
Lindsey's eyes suddenly brightened and she jumped to her feet. "Gohan!"
"Hey!" he grinned and held his arms open, asking for a hug.
She leapt into them, kissing him passionately, forgetting that his parents were right there.
"Hey, you two!" Chi-chi shouted. "Knock that off!"
They both jumped back, blushing. Trunks stood nearby, laughing.
Chi-chi took more pictures, then said, "You kids have fun. But you'd better behave yourselves. And I MEAN IT!"
"What do you mean, Mom?" Gohan asked.
"I know what goes on, Gohan," Chi-chi answered.
Gohan blushed even harder.
"And where were you?" Chi-chi asked.
"I. . . uh. . . I forgot the corsage. Sorry," Gohan stuttered.
Chi-chi raised an eyebrow, but let it drop.
A horn honked outside.
"That's Ardon!" Sabriena grinned. "Let's go!"
"Bye, Mom," Gohan said and gave his mom a quick kiss on the cheek.
As they headed out the door, Sabriena said, "Lins, I think you're gonna hafta dive into the limo with that dress."
Leelee laughed and nodded. She and Lindsey tried to walk through the door at the same time. "Agh!" Leelee cried. "I think our skirts are fighting! They're too big!"
"I think Lindsey's skirt is going to eat yours," Lia grinned.
"Let's go," Trunks said, trying to hurry everyone out the door. He closed it behind them and they all headed for the limo.
Chi-chi crossed her arms and stared at the closed door. "All I know is that Gohan and Lindsey had better behave like a proper Gentleman and Lady and keep their hands to themselves."
Bulma shook her head. "Well, whatever Trunks wants to do is his business."
Chi-chi gave Bulma an incriminating look. *I'll tan both their hides if they even THINK about doing anything* Chi-chi thought to herself.
*~*~*~*~*~
By early evening, most everyone had gathered at Capsule Corp. for all the Pre-Prom activities. Everyone, that is, except the girls and Gohan.
Chi-chi sat on the arm of a recliner while Goku sat in the seat.
"Where on earth could they be? They have to get ready if they're going to get there on time," Chi-chi said.
"Ah, don't worry about it," Goku said. "They'll get here in plenty of time."
"Well, I agree with Chi-chi," Bulma said, glancing at the clock. "It's 7:00 now, and they haven't gotten dressed or gone out to eat or anything. At this rate, they'll never make the grand march."
"Maybe they want to skip it," Yamcha suggested.
"Well how am I supposed to get any good pictures then?" Chi-chi asked, looking down at the camera in her hands. She seemed to be pouting.
Just then, the door flew open and the girls rushed in, slamming the door behind them. They were panting and leaning on each other, shaking with fear, yet laughing wildly.
"What on earth has gotten into you?" Krillin asked.
"Dude," Lindsey started, her hair still perfectly in place after running. "Catie. . . she. . ." she paused to gulp down some air. "She ki-blasted this construction worker that kept cat-calling her. We ran for all we had. It was so freakin' hilarious!"
Catie grinned, leaning on her knees with her hands, her shoulders shaking. "He deserved it."
"Do you girls realize that Prom is in less than two hours?" Bulma asked.
The girls gasped and flew up the stairs into the bathroom and bedrooms.
Chi-chi shook her head and glanced at Lindsey's and Sabriena's Prom dresses, hanging in the kitchen, covered in a black bag. From upstairs they heard Lindsey's voice shout, "Sabriena, where's my dress?"
"I thought you grabbed mine!" Sabriena shouted.
"Damn it all!"
Then there was the sound of running on the stairs and the girls appeared, Sabriena in a robe and Lindsey in a large towel as they ran for their dresses in the kitchen. Then they started back for the stairs.
"Your welcome," Chi-chi called over her shoulder.
Both girls ran back, gave Chi-chi a quick hug, then disappeared up the stairs.
"They've lost it," Krillin muttered.
"I guess I'd better get ready, too," Trunks said, standing up and heading for his room.
Seventeen nodded. "Yeah." And he followed Trunks.
Piccolo stood nearby, already wearing his tux.
*~*~*~*~*~
By eight, the girls were ready.
Catie yelled down from the top of the stairs, "Get your cameras ready! We're done dressing!"
Bulma and Chi-chi jumped up from their seats and held their cameras ready. Everyone else stood up. Trunks shifted nervously from foot to foot.
Catie walked down the stairs, going extra slow for two reasons. One was for a dramatic entrance, the other was for the simple reason that she was paranoid about falling down the stairs in her heels. She held the front of her skirt so she wouldn't trip on it. The dress was long and silky. It was a deep midnight blue with silver swirls across her chest. When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she stood next to Trunks and let go of her skirt. It pooled around her feet in beautiful midnight waves.
Trunks swallowed as he slid the corsage of white roses onto Catie's wrist. He then bent his arm and Catie slipped her wrist into the crook of his arm. They posed for about four or five pictures from each of Bulma's and Chi- chi's cameras. By the time the pictures were done, they were about half- blind.
Next Leelee walked down the stairs. Her dress was lavender with a tight bodice and spaghetti straps. It was long and had a layer of see-though- lavender material over the skirt, making it full. Near the waist of her dress had jewels that caught the light and flickered brightly. She stood next to Seventeen who also gave her a corsage of white carnations and they went through the same routine of pictures as Trunks and Catie. Leelee held Seventeen's hand and she thought she felt it slightly tremble. She stood closer to him, leaning her head on his shoulder. Butterflies filled her stomach, but she liked them.
Next came Jenny, walking down the stairs just as slowly as her friends. Her dress was a halter-top dress that faded from a pale blue down to a deep, dark blue at the bottom. Across her chest were beads in intricate swirls. She wore a silver armband with blue jewels in it on her left arm. In her hair, she had a silver headband with blue jewels.
Again, like the other girls, she stood next to Piccolo and had her pictures taken, ending up blind from the flashes.
There was a knock at the door and Dr. Briefs answered it. Two teenage boys stood there, looking nervous.
"Um, we're here to pick up Lia and Kristen," the taller one said. He had short brown hair and bright green eyes. He was slightly built and had a dark tan. "My name's Orion. I'm Lia's date."
"Orion!" Lia called from the bottom of the stairs. She lifted her crimson skirt and ran to him, wrapping her arms around him and giving him a quick kiss. Her dress dipped low in the back, revealing her entire back and it was cut straight across in the front with spaghetti straps. Black beads swirled over the bodice and the skirt hung straight and flowed over her hips to the floor.
"That's a dancin' dress," Orion smiled.
Lia grinned.
Kristen stood behind her sister, her hands on her hips. "Hey you," she grinned at the other boy.
He was an inch or so shorter than his friend and had blonde hair and bright blue eyes. He also had a dark tan, but his build was a bit stronger.
"Hey," he smiled.
"Everyone, this is Orion, my sister's date and this is my date," Kristen said, moving closer to the boy. "Layton."
Everyone said their hellos and more pictures were taken.
Sabriena then walked down the stairs. She wore a golden-colored dress that was one-shouldered. It had three thin straps that started on the left side of her dress and stretched across to the right side. All three straps had gems on them that sparkled. Her dress was a 2 piece. The top came to a point in the front just below her hips. The skirt was long and shimmery. She wore gold high-heels and her toenails and fingernails were painted gold as well.
"Where is your date, Sabriena?" Goku asked.
"Coming to pick us up in the Limo," Sabriena answered.
"A LIMO??" Goku cried. He gasped for air in a dramatic way. "Where do you kids get your money?"
Sabriena walked towards the window, swinging her hips. She smiled over her shoulder. "Daddy."
Goku anime-fainted.
Jenny shook her head.
Lindsey walked down the stairs in her rain-colored dress. The strapless bodice had sequins all over it. The skirt flowed about three feet away from her in every direction; it was that full. It had several layers of see-through-pale-blue-green-material over the skirt. The sequins flowed over the top layer and thinned out and eventually disappeared as they neared the bottom of the skirt.
Goku smiled at his "daughter". Lindsey smiled back, then froze and her smile faded.
"What's wrong?" Goku asked.
Lindsey glanced around. She swallowed. "He's not here," she said softly, her voice cracking.
"Who?" Krillin asked.
Vegeta looked around. "Gohan."
Lindsey heaved a sigh and plopped down on the step, her skirt nearly swallowing her.
"Whoa!" Krillin cried. "You can't even see her anymore! It's like just a big pile of clothes."
Goku shoved Lindsey's skirt out of the way and sat down next to her. She looked miserable.
"He'll be here soon," Goku said. "I promise."
Lindsey nodded slowly, looking unconvinced.
Everyone was quiet. It was like someone had suddenly cut all the excitement.
"Hey!" a voice said. "Where's the party?"
Lindsey's eyes suddenly brightened and she jumped to her feet. "Gohan!"
"Hey!" he grinned and held his arms open, asking for a hug.
She leapt into them, kissing him passionately, forgetting that his parents were right there.
"Hey, you two!" Chi-chi shouted. "Knock that off!"
They both jumped back, blushing. Trunks stood nearby, laughing.
Chi-chi took more pictures, then said, "You kids have fun. But you'd better behave yourselves. And I MEAN IT!"
"What do you mean, Mom?" Gohan asked.
"I know what goes on, Gohan," Chi-chi answered.
Gohan blushed even harder.
"And where were you?" Chi-chi asked.
"I. . . uh. . . I forgot the corsage. Sorry," Gohan stuttered.
Chi-chi raised an eyebrow, but let it drop.
A horn honked outside.
"That's Ardon!" Sabriena grinned. "Let's go!"
"Bye, Mom," Gohan said and gave his mom a quick kiss on the cheek.
As they headed out the door, Sabriena said, "Lins, I think you're gonna hafta dive into the limo with that dress."
Leelee laughed and nodded. She and Lindsey tried to walk through the door at the same time. "Agh!" Leelee cried. "I think our skirts are fighting! They're too big!"
"I think Lindsey's skirt is going to eat yours," Lia grinned.
"Let's go," Trunks said, trying to hurry everyone out the door. He closed it behind them and they all headed for the limo.
Chi-chi crossed her arms and stared at the closed door. "All I know is that Gohan and Lindsey had better behave like a proper Gentleman and Lady and keep their hands to themselves."
Bulma shook her head. "Well, whatever Trunks wants to do is his business."
Chi-chi gave Bulma an incriminating look. *I'll tan both their hides if they even THINK about doing anything* Chi-chi thought to herself.