Child of the Moon : A Biography of Torasuki
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She closed the book and sighed to herself. *"Tora for tabbycat, her little tail! And.. suki, well because I'll never want to forget this feeling." She repeated what she had read outloud. Her mother had been a journalist before she was born, but Torasuki had never known about THIS book. It basically let her in on details she'd been dying to know. She finally understood many things, like how she ended up living on Capsule Corp grounds instead of in the mountains with her grandparents.
"Tora chan!!"
She flinched and stood, quickly replacing the book and slipping out of her mother's room without a sound.
Once in the hallway she replied "WHAT!"
Her mother, Kira, appeared at the foot of the steps. "Don't yell in the house for the love of Kami!" she sighed at Tora's grin. "You have a visitor on the front lawn."
Torasuki smiled and ran down the stairs, just missing her mother's voice chiding her not to run in the house. She grinned once she saw who it was. "Hey Bra whats up?" She asked, sitting in the lawn next to the girl.
Bra sighed "My brother's coming back tonight" she said as she picked at some blades of grass. The two boys had been at camp all summer long, much to Vegeta's dismay, and Bulma and Chi Chi's worrying. But they had convinced them, saying that this year would be their last in high school, and they wanted to spend one summer having fun.
Tora shrugged. "So? It means we can swim and have a fun party and IGNORE him!" she smiled ferally. "Plus, Goten's coming home too!"
Bra looked flushed for a second, and before she could even speak, Tora broke in.
"Look don't worry, you hit a MAJOR growth sput this summer and you know it. If he doesn't fall for you, all of those new high school guys will!" She winked and patted her bare shoulder.
Bra nodded, giving in. "I guess so."
Tora nudged her to get up. "C'mon, let's go practice some of those ki blasts Piccolo taught us" she said standing and wrapping her tail around her waist.
Bra did the same and the two 14 year olds took off into the air.
Tora glanced back at Bra and wondered how long she'd be able to keep the girl training. She was right about the growth spurt, both her and Bra had gone through major hormonal changes, and Bra had definately filled out to her mother's form. She wore tight fitting tube tops now, and equally tight shorts and skirts. Tora had also filled out, but her tomboyish clothes barely showed it. The only new change would be a few tank tops and the bikini that Bra had forced her to buy.
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"You can't SWIM in your wetsuit!" she had insisted, and Tora had given in after proving that technically you could, but knowing that it wasnt made for a pool.
They landed on a large rock in the mountains north of their houses. They both did katas, and practiced the ki blasts that after years of training, still only took small chunks out of the rock.
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Bulma sighed and glanced out into her back yard. She didn't need a fence, she thought; The pool and deck were flanked by several Capsule Corp buildings.
She bit her lip and wondered how this many people would fit into the back yard.
"Come off it baka! That yard is twice as big as any other around here. And if they get that crowded, they can go out front." Vegeta stood with his arms folded, looking genuinely pissed that he even had to make an effort to speak.
Bulma didn't turn, only placed her pointer finger to her mouth and thought another second before nodding and snapping her fingers. "Right... Ok" She picked up a few plates of food and wizzed out to the back yard, finishing off the already beautifully decorated scene.
"Oh shit.. where are the girls?" She said walking back in "I knew it was a little too quiet! They need to get back here and get dressed!" She started to fume and Vegeta caught this as a moment of escape.
"They're practicing at the mountain again. I'll go get them" He said, and literally flew out the door.
Bulma eyed the chair and gave in, sitting down and relaxing. She knew he'd just dawdle around for awhile. Either that or they'd all come back bloody from sparring.
She smirked and thought that this summer had been good for Bra. Vegeta had spent more time with her than he ever had.
Bulma's eyes suddenly lit up as she picked up the phone and dialed. "Hi Kira!! Could you do me a huge favor! I forgot the cole slaw"
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Vegeta rolled his eyes as the two girls giggled behind him. Why did two decently strong warriors act so... so... girly!?
He knew he'd never understand. Bulma had always said it was good that Bra had a demi-Saiyan girl to be friends with, and even though it took Vegeta awhile to get used to Tora hanging around, he found himself glad also. She seemed to have just as much urge to train and battle as any Saiyan.
He also loathed to see what new habits his son had picked up at this pampering 'camp' he'd gone to. Bulma had never found out, but he'd been on several trips in the middle of the night to check on Trunks, and even wake him for a few midnight spars.
Trunks had happily obliged.
As much as he hated to admit it, Vegeta's children had turned out well. Despite their oddly colored hair, and sometimes overly human emotions, they still had defined Saiyan traits.
He took off faster and waited for the girls to realize they'd just been challenged to a race.
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"Up up up!!!" Pan laughed as she poked her father.
Gohan smiled as he stood up. "Ahh you got me!"
Videl leaned in the doorway with her arms folded. "You two had better get in here and clean up! Trunks and Goten's party is in an hour"
Pan ran to her mother and hugged her, looking up "Will Otooji(uncle) be taller than Otousan?"
Videl laughed. "We'll see." she patted her daughter's head and led her inside to change out of her grass-stained pants.
"Gohan, Do me a favor and get the bag of food out of the fridge please!" She said over her shoulder. He walked to the fridge and pulled it out
"Don't even THINK about eating any!"
"Damn!" he cursed and shut the bag
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"I smell it! I smell it!" Goten grinned into the wind as they flew.
"Ahh close your mouth baka! You'll catch flies! " Trunks laughed in return.
The two boys flew high over the city, heading for Capsule Corps with bags strapped to their backs.
"I can't wait! I just want a nice big plate of mom's food!!" Goten said, his eyes already glittering with a hungered look.
Trunks nodded and thought. "Hey I wonder what's been going on these past few months?"
"What do you mean?" Goten asked
"Eh... I mean... like with mom and dad" he said "Don't you wonder how Pan is?"
Goten shrugged. "I thought about her, but not that much. They're all still alive so that's all that counts."
"Yeah, hopefully not Torasuki and my sister" Trunks said with a sneer.
"Oh here we go again!" Goten sighed. "You're such a moron to let them piss you off!"
Trunks began to reply, but a certain scent hit their noses at the same time and they forgot about the talk. It was a beeline to the grill from there.
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"Ohh that is soo cute!"
Tora rolled her eyes and made a gurgling sound. Her tail lashed annoyed-ly behind her.
Bra's tail, on the other hand, coiled around itself as she swooned over herself and Tora.
They both had their bathing suits on under brightly colored sun dresses. Bra's of course fit her nature, and her look perfectly.
Tora's looked good on her, but her face and stature was another story.
"Do you hear that?" Bra said, her tail suddenly standing straight down her legs.
Torasuki nodded. "They're back."
"W..Well... how do I look!?" she said, suddenly nervous about her dress.
Tora, again rolled her eyes. "Bra. You look like a centerfold model! And you're only 14! How many times do I have to tell you that!" she nearly growled at her friend.
Bra blushed and grabbed Tora's arm "Ok ok... well... let's go! "
Torasuki sighed for the millionth time and looked annoyed as she was led out. This was the direct opposite of Bra, who looked extremely bright eyed and nervous.
Oh what a wonderful way to end the summer.
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