Just Another Day

by Cosette Valjean

Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or it's characters. Heck, my pen name isn't even mine. Oh, well.


Shout out to all my peeps! Sorano! Starving Rabbit! Trunks Admirer! Forever Tine! Aly! Shabadoo! I love you all like sisters! Thank you all for being there and supporting me (and dedicating chapters to me). This is dedicated to you! Keep the peace! Good-night everybody! Yea!



We arrived at school at 7:15 on the dot. As we landed, Trunks came running up to us.

"You guys are 15 minutes late! Where were you?!"

"We were trying to teach Cosette to fly." Gohan said.

"Any luck?"

"Nope. She's currently about as airborne as a rock." Goten stated.

Then I pleaded my side of the story to Trunks. "Goten dropped me from 200 feet in the air, and Gohan threw me towards a mountain. That's not flying lessons."

He whispered back. "I'll teach you how to fly if you want."

I responded. "That's okay."

Just then, a boy, followed by Kate and Julie, walked over to us.

The boy looked oddly familiar, though (I thought) I didn't know him. He had short, teal hair with black highlights and silvery-blue eyes. His jeans were dark blue and both his shirt and jacket had the 'Capsule Corp.' logo. A black tail was just visible around his waist.

"Hey Angel!" Goten said.

"Hey bud! Who's the girl?"

"Her name's Cosette." He turned to me. "Cosette, meet Angel."

"Angel?! How did you get here?! You were reported missing over a month ago!" I yelled, embracing my cousin.

"I know! I know! I was walking home when I was sucked into this dimension! I was the one who suggested they go get you, Julie, and Kate!"

RING!

"Oh, **censor**! C'mon, Cosette, we gotta get to class!" Goten exclaimed, dragging me through a crowded hall.

"Bye, you guys!" I tried to yell to them.

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Sitting in homeroom, I found nothing to do. Trunks, Kate, and Angel weren't in this homeroom. Julie was in another grade entirely. Goten was talking to his friends, who kept looking at me and grinning.

When I learn how to fly, the first thing I'm going to do is kick them in the head! I thought bitterly.

Suddenly, I noticed a girl in the isle over was staring at me with awe. I blushed slightly (although I don't swing that way it was flattering) and turned away.

"Cosette? Cosette Valjean, is that you?" The girl asked.

I spun around and looked at her. For a moment, I couldn't believe it. This girl sitting next to me with dark purple hair and bright green eyes somehow knew me.

"I'm sorry, I don't believe we've met." I said, politely.

"Your name is Cosette Valjean, right?" She asked.

"Yes, but I'm new here. How do you know my name?"

"Cosette! It's me! Shaba!" She exclaimed.

"Oh, my gosh! It is you!" I jumped up and hugged her. "I haven't seen you since lunch-time that day! What happened?"

"Well, in math class, which was right after lunch that day, two guys came in and took me! I ended up here!"

"Oh, my gosh! The same thing happened to me, only I was in history class!"

Goten interrupted our happy reunion. "I'm sorry ladies, but Cosette and I have to go to class."

"Goten, I'm in first period with you. We can talk if we want." Shaba argued and stuck her tongue out a him.

He stuck his right back. "Fine, then. Talk all you want. Cosette, you better meet in first period."

"Yes, 'daddy'." I sarcastically replied. I turned to Shaba. "What is first period?"

"Biology. Hope you don't have a weak stomach..... we're dissecting frogs today."

"Oh..... joy........" I said, plastering a big fake smile on my face.

Shaba knew this look well. "I knew you'd be happy about that." She said sarcastically. "I've got to stop at my locker. Hold on a minute."

We stopped at her locker, like planned. When there, I decided I wanted my "mother" to home school me.

"Hey, Shaba! Who's the babe?" Some jock from down the hall yelled.

"Leave her alone, Akira! She's new. She doesn't need scum bugging her on her first day!"

He walked over to us. "Haha. Very funny, Shaba." He turned to me. "So why ya hangin' out with her? Come hang out with me sometime." He said, leaning on a locker to make him look "cool".

"Akira, leave her alone." A firm, familiar, welcome voice said.

"What are you gonna do about it, purple-hair-boy?"

Trunks had arrived on the scene and I couldn't have been happier. I ran over and hid behind him as he defended me.

"I said leave her alone. Now I won't do anything about it unless one of two things happens. One, if you don't leave her alone. Or two, if you provoke me. Now scram, Akira. And don't let me catch you talking to her again!" He yelled.

Akira acted like nothing had happened and casually walked away.

"Trunks, I...." I started.

"It's okay. I'm always looking for a reason to yell at him. He's such a jerk. Always hitting on every girl in school. You're too good for him. C'mon, we've gotta get to Bio."

"You're in Bio with us, too?"

Shaba answered. "Yea. Guess I should have told you but I didn't know you knew Trunks. Shoulda guessed, though. You were hanging around Goten."

"Very funny, Shaba." Trunks remarked as we walked into the Bio lab.

"What took you?" Goten asked me, looking very annoyed. "Mom will kill me if I lose you the first day! I don't even wanna start to think about what dad would do!"

"Goten, don't yell at her. Akira was hitting on her while she was at Shaba's locker." Trunks said, sticking up for me, yet again.

"Alright, I can buy that one." Goten agreed as the lesson began.