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From the screwed up mind of wind, I present you the 5th chapter…

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"Here I am sitting on the beach again, watching as the tide comes rolling in. I miss the times when I looked into your eyes. A sacrifice I made for paradise."

Chapter 5

   It was a gorgeous evening. The sun glowed a brilliant orange hue, mixing perfectly with the radiant yellows and blues in the sky. A small breeze swayed the forest trees, and caused small waves in the sparkling lake. There was a calming silence in the air, causing everything to take on a peaceful appearance.

   Goku and ChiChi walked across the soft grass together. They laughed and chatted, like any pair of best friends would do. Goku had something in mind though—he had a reason for bringing ChiChi to the lake. He took in a deep breath, and turned so that they faced each other. It was now or never…

   "Hey Chi, we'll always be best friends, right?" His voice shook a bit, as if he were afraid of something.

   "Of course! That'll never change!" ChiChi laughed, "What's this about?"

   Goku's heart jumped a beat as he spoke, "Do—Do you think that we could ever be anything more than just friends?"

   The smile on ChiChi's face grew wider, "Are you asking me out?" It was obvious that she wasn't taking Goku seriously.

   Goku grabbed her hands, "ChiChi, you have to take me seriously here. I—I don't know what it is, but every time I'm with you, I feel different. I think—I think I'm in love with you."

   ChiChi pulled her hands away, and her smile faded, "Goku, we're fourteen years old. You just don't find your true love this young."

   "So I guess that means you're rejecting me?"

   "I'm sorry."

   "No, it's okay. I don't know what I was thinking. It was a bad idea, anyway."

   ChiChi gave Goku a quick hug, "I'm going to go. I'll talk to you later."  Without waiting for a response, she walked past Goku, and disappeared from his sight. Goku fell back onto the grass and sighed. He promptly decided that he had set himself up for rejection. Besides, you can't find your soul mate at fourteen, can you?

   Goku leaned his head against the headboard to his bed. He closed his eyes and sighed deeply. Why was that memory coming back to him now? It haunted his mind, like an endless nightmare. That was the last time he talked to ChiChi before high school. It had upset him the first year of school that she avoided him. He felt like a thousand knives were stabbed in his back that whole year.

   That year also marked the beginning of his downfall.

   In Goku's mind, school was useless. He firmly believed that teachers never taught anything useful. From hour to hour you were forced to memorize useless facts that would not prepare you for living alone. The world had become a passive place through this teaching, and the cowards spawned from schools caused it to be in a constant disorder. Goku would never stand for such a thing. He would continuously skip classes to train, just in case something happened. If a person were going to attack his home, he would definitely be in the way.  As he started to ditch school, rumors started to fly around about Goku. As any high school student knows, gossip spreads like a wildfire in school. Before he knew it, Goku was shunned from just about the entire school. The only person to stick by his side was Krillin, who wasn't quite accepted himself.    

   Goku sighed heavily again. His ears perked up when he heard the sound of a soft knock travel through the door. He coughed once and told the person to come in. ChiChi peaked her head through the door before entering. She closed the door behind her and stood across from Goku, her hands folded together.

   "Hey," ChiChi said, before slightly blushing, "Goku…" ChiChi blushed even more as she noticed that Goku was only wearing a pair of white boxers. Look at his face, Look at his face, Look at his face, She thought desperately.

   But his body was so gorgeous!

   ChiChi mentally smacked herself. No…this was not happening. She struggled to keep her self from scanning Goku's perfect body from head to toe.

   "What is it?"

   ChiChi blinked twice before noticing that Goku had asked her a question, "Um…aren't you bothered by being in front of me in boxers?" She asked, her voice almost coming out as a squeak.

   Goku shook his head, "No, not really."

   ChiChi laughed nervously, "You were never the modest type…"

   Goku knew ChiChi wasn't there to talk about old times, "What is it? Why are you really here?" He asked suspiciously. There was no telling with ChiChi. She was just too unpredictable.

   "I wanted to apologize for today."

   "Why?"

   "I don't know how everyone found out that you were staying here, and I'm truly sorry for all those rumors and comments going around about you."

   "Ill live. It's not like I'm not all ready used to it."

   "I'm really sorry." ChiChi turned to leave. She had her hand grasped around the doorknob, when Goku interrupted her departure.

   "ChiChi, why did you leave me? Why did you leave our friendship?"

   ChiChi stiffened, "It's something I'd rather not talk about," She said simply without turning around, "Goodnight." She opened the door, and disappeared as quickly as she came.

   "WELL, MAYBE IF YOU TOLD ME THEN MAYBE I COULD FIX IT!" Goku screamed through the door. It was no use though. ChiChi wouldn't come back through that door, as much as he wanted her to.

   He wondered why he even cared in the first place. It never bothered him after freshman year, so why would it bother him now? He hated his mind for thinking too much. He wondered if his mind could explode with all the thoughts that passed through it. Not only that, but at night thoughts are a million times worst that they seem during the day.

   And so he went back to his original thought. Why would he even care about what ChiChi said? Why would he care about something that happened years before?

   Goku shook his head. He was tired of the thoughts taking over his mind. He forced them into a back corner of his mind. Clicking off the lights, he lie down on the bed, and fell into a dreamless sleep.

~*~

   He always noticed that the city was a crowded place. The skyscrapers reached towards the clouds, as if they wanted to become stairways to Heaven. Each building had thousands of windows, which looked into the lives of thousands of unhappy workers. Workaholics owned the offices inside. None of the office buildings were ever truly empty, for they always had at least one person trying to finish some important census, or someone else typing furiously to prepare for a presentation. They all hated their jobs and really, he was surprised that every single one of the workers hadn't cracked and jump out of their office windows yet. He really had to give them credit for living such an awful life.

   That's why he wouldn't be like them. He refused to be like them. He was going to live a happy life.

   A happy, fulfilling life.

   He was a long way off from that.

   Goku pushed through the filthy streets of Satan City. The sides of the streets were littered with empty—and full— Styrofoam cups, newspapers, and other unsanitary items. Some of the people were just a filthy, just in a different way. Many of the people walking down the street walked as if they were royalty, and everyone must watch them float past. Yes, they don't walk—they float.

   "What the hell do you mean you contracted that!?" A man screamed through his cell phone, "I didn't give it to you!" Goku collided into him as the man stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. The man gave Goku a disgusted look, and pushed past him, "Does this mean you were cheating on me?" The man continued to scream, "I swear, I'm going to kill whoever—"

   Goku shook his head, and continued to walk quickly. He didn't want to hear anymore of that conversation. Cell phones were the worst things to use in a city. Why would you want anyone hearing about your personal life? It was disgusting sometimes, the things Goku would hear. In a way, he felt intrusive, even thought it wasn't his fault. No matter though—he just had to block it all out and keep going.

   There was a reason Goku went into the city though, if only he could actually remember it…

   Oh yeah, money. He wanted to win some money. There were always amateur martial arts competitions going on around the inner city. If you knew the right places, you could rake in some big cash.
   The roaring of a crowd drew Goku to a nearby ring. This was great. The crowd screamed as people fought for money. Some people cheered while they collected money, while others groaned at the fact that they had bet on the wrong person. The atmosphere was so crazy, so refreshing. Goku smiled as he made his way through the crowd to the ring. He was interested in seeing who was fighting that morning.

   A man with a huge Afro stepped into the ring. He cheered, trying to rev up the crowd, but no such luck came. No one seemed to buy his act. The man continued to cheer, raising his fists into the air, making peace signs with his fingers. Goku smacked himself in the forehead. This guy was a total idiot. He pitied the fighter in a way—he seemed to be a struggling fighter trying to make a name for himself. Goku wondered who the man's opponent would be.

   Goku was in for a big surprise…

   An announcer walked into the middle of the ring. She coughed once into her mic to catch the crowd's attention. A hushed silence came over the crowd, and the pretty brunette started to talk into the mic.

   "Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like to present you the undefeated champion! Here's the Lightning Baron!"

   Goku almost choked. Lightning…Baron? Who in their right mind would call themselves that? Horrible alias, even Goku would never come up with something like that. The crowed cheered as a man with spiky hair entered the ring. He stood at one corner of the ring, his arms crossed over his chest. A small smirk danced on his lips. It was obvious that he was very confident.

   Goku almost choked again. He suddenly realized that the "Lightning Baron" was Vegeta…

   Oh man, this was too good to be true. Blackmail…ultimate blackmail…

   "Today, the Lightning Baron will be fighting newcomer Hercule Satan!" The girl yelled into the mic. Everyone booed the poor fighter in return. Hercule Satan just stood in his corner, unfazed by the reaction. He must have been used to it by now…

   "Are you ready? Fight!" The girl ran out of the ring as fast as her long legs could carry her. Vegeta—excuse me the Lightning Baron—stood in his corner of his ring, staring at his opponent. He seemed to be sizing up Satan's strength, speed, and agility without seeing any action. Vegeta's smirk turned into a frown. He snorted, and turned his back to Satan. "You're not worth my time." Vegeta said rudely.

   Hercule Satan took a step forward, "Not worth your time? We'll see about that!"

   Vegeta shook his head. The poor guy had no clue what he was getting himself into. Oh well, no need for guilt now.

   Vegeta moved his head to the right as Hercule came charging at him from behind. Hercule continued his assault on Vegeta, punching at the air several times before Vegeta simply spun around and caught his fist. Vegeta bent Hercule's fist back, and punched him lightly in the face. Hercule went flying across the ring, and came to a skidding stop right before the ropes. He slowly stood up, and wiped the blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. Hercule gritted his teeth, and charged at Vegeta. Vegeta swiftly kicked Hercule in the stomach, sending the newcomer to the ground. Vegeta bent down to Hercule's level and looked at him.

   "You're no match for me. You should give up now." Vegeta said to him.

   Hercule spat out a wad of spit mixed with blood, "No, I never give up."

   Vegeta shook his head, and picked Hercule up. Vegeta threw Hercule out of the ring, and the match was over.

   The announcer ran back into the ring and raised Vegeta's arm into the air, "The Lightning Baron is once again our champion!" The crowd screamed in approval. They never wanted him to lose.

   No one could beat the great Lighting Baron, anyway.

   "Can anyone defeat our champion? If you want to challenge the Lightning Baron, step into the ring now!"

   Goku grabbed the bottom rope to the ring, and pulled himself up. "I will challenge him," He said, smirking at Vegeta. Vegeta smirked in return. This was going to be fun…

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