Authors note: Thanks to those of you kind enough to reveiw especially good ol' Mirai Hope who has been nothing but great fun and an honor to talk to, cousin Hotaru who helped post my stories for the first time on the net and Hitomee2000 and MoonChild who were first to read all of my works and always praised them. ^_^ I kinda sound like a pop star with all the 'thank you's but you know what? That is okay. So long as you r&r that is. ^_~
Chapter 5
After a day and night of unconscienceness, Juu finally opened her eyes and found herself in a small room, in a bed, tied down. Juu half-smiled. The straps had no real purpose. She could snap them easily. The small smile faded when the events of the previous days caught up with her. Along with the realization that she had no idea where she was or how long she had been there. She sighed. She didn't care to break out of the straps and look around anymore. She didn't care much for anything now. Wether it had been a few minutes or a few hours since she woke up, Juu didn't notice as Bulma stepped into the room.
"Well your finally awake. You've only been asleep nearly two days." Bulma said. It seemed impossible to distinguish wether she was angry or joking. The next sentence was clearly very serious though. "I don't think your the 'evil' android we all thought you were. We need to talk."
"If it's about trying to kill your son I already know I screwed up. I just didn't know my siblings deserved to die..."
"You believed me when I said they were murderers? Just like that?" Bulma asked. Shock was visible on her face and she lifted one of her aqua eye brows.
Juu then explained to her that she believed Shinji when he said the other androids were evil and since two people who were not in contact with one another both mentioned or hinted her siblings "activities" it didn't seem likely that what Bulma had said was a lie.
"I see..." Bulma whispered.
"I am sorry for what I did." Juu said in a soft but cold voice.
Bulma sat down in a chair next to the bed and there was a long pause before she spoke. "Juu. Have you done anything wrong? Killed anyone?"
"No." Juu said slightly indignate. She may have attacked Trunks but she was sorry for that and she never would have hurt anyone else.
"Destroyed anyones property?"
"No!"
"Then you're not in any trouble as far as I am concerned. I am willing to give you a second chance Juu because I understand how you felt when you found out what happened to your siblings. How about working here at Capsule Corp for me?"
"What?" Juu half shouted.
Just then the door opened slightly and Trunks poked his head in. Upon noticing Juu sitting up and looking very awake he came into the room looking wary.
Bulma turned to her son an smiled. "Good morning Trunks. I was just offering Juu here a job. What do you think?"
Trunks seemed stunned. He swallowed before speaking. "You were just offering her a job? Mom are you insane?"
Suddenly life seemed to come back into Juu. "What wrong with offering me a job, you punk?" She shouted.
"I can think of a few things you little-"
"Now hold on just a minute Trunks!" Bulma shouted. "Same goes for you." She said to the android. Turning back to her son she continued. "Now in case you forgot son, this is MY company, and I can hire who I want."
"Mom, she tried to kill me!"
"Don't talk back to me, Trunks!"
"Neither of you have to fight about it because I don't plan on taking the job anyway." Juu cut in.
"Well I guess if that's your decision..." Bulma said. "Well Juu I am going to go and get some coffee. Trunks come on and leave her alone."
***
Trunks slammed his fist into the punching bag. He had been in the gym since the conversation with his mother and Juu and had said nothing since. He sighed and made his way for the door. He really ought to apologize to his mother now. Most people wouldn't have to apologize for questioning their mothers decision to hire someone who had just tried to kill them. Their mothers were not Bulma however and this fact made a world of difference.
When Trunks reached his mothers front office all he could do was stare. Sitting at the receptionist's desk, reading a book was Juu.
"What in bloody Hell?" He blurted out.
"'Bloody' Hell? I didn't know you were British..."
"Smart-ass."
"Stay the hell away from the subject of my ass you pervert." She replied, calm as you please.
"Why you... you..."
"Come on." Juu said grinning sadistically at him. "You can say it. BI--TCH." She said dragging out the final word. But for some reason her voice sounded strange when she said it. Slightly deeper...
A few moments later Bulma came out of here office and looked around. "Trunks were you swearing?" She said in an accusing tone. Now he knew the purpose of Juu's voice change.
"Mom, I am nineteen. I am allowed to swear." Trunks said dumbly.
"Not in my house or office, young man!" Bulma roared and then stormed into her office.
Trunks stood there bewildered in the moments before Juu spoke. "You know, telling her your allowed to swear incriminates you more then defends you." She said, her usual cold voice was tinged with her strangely lilting laughter.
"Shut up you little brat!" Trunks spat and then left the room, slamming the door in his wake.
Juu "humphed" and then went back to reading her book.
Bulma stepped out of her office and glared at Juu. "Juu, I am starting to think you changed your mind about the job just to burdin me. You've scared off ten people including my own son!"
"Scared off isn't the right phrase. Try pissed off." Juu said, still staring into the pages of The Neverending Story.
"Tomorrow I am going to get someone in here to teach how to do this job right. For now all you have to do is find my son and apologize."
Juu slammed her book closed. "Look Boss-Lady," she said standing up to look Bulma in the eye, "there are three things that will never be done by me: wear a skirt, wear a big, pretty hair ribbon and apologize!"
"No one cares if you wear a skirt, your hair is to short for a ribbon, but damnit, your apologizing!" This was the end of the conversation.
Chapter 5
After a day and night of unconscienceness, Juu finally opened her eyes and found herself in a small room, in a bed, tied down. Juu half-smiled. The straps had no real purpose. She could snap them easily. The small smile faded when the events of the previous days caught up with her. Along with the realization that she had no idea where she was or how long she had been there. She sighed. She didn't care to break out of the straps and look around anymore. She didn't care much for anything now. Wether it had been a few minutes or a few hours since she woke up, Juu didn't notice as Bulma stepped into the room.
"Well your finally awake. You've only been asleep nearly two days." Bulma said. It seemed impossible to distinguish wether she was angry or joking. The next sentence was clearly very serious though. "I don't think your the 'evil' android we all thought you were. We need to talk."
"If it's about trying to kill your son I already know I screwed up. I just didn't know my siblings deserved to die..."
"You believed me when I said they were murderers? Just like that?" Bulma asked. Shock was visible on her face and she lifted one of her aqua eye brows.
Juu then explained to her that she believed Shinji when he said the other androids were evil and since two people who were not in contact with one another both mentioned or hinted her siblings "activities" it didn't seem likely that what Bulma had said was a lie.
"I see..." Bulma whispered.
"I am sorry for what I did." Juu said in a soft but cold voice.
Bulma sat down in a chair next to the bed and there was a long pause before she spoke. "Juu. Have you done anything wrong? Killed anyone?"
"No." Juu said slightly indignate. She may have attacked Trunks but she was sorry for that and she never would have hurt anyone else.
"Destroyed anyones property?"
"No!"
"Then you're not in any trouble as far as I am concerned. I am willing to give you a second chance Juu because I understand how you felt when you found out what happened to your siblings. How about working here at Capsule Corp for me?"
"What?" Juu half shouted.
Just then the door opened slightly and Trunks poked his head in. Upon noticing Juu sitting up and looking very awake he came into the room looking wary.
Bulma turned to her son an smiled. "Good morning Trunks. I was just offering Juu here a job. What do you think?"
Trunks seemed stunned. He swallowed before speaking. "You were just offering her a job? Mom are you insane?"
Suddenly life seemed to come back into Juu. "What wrong with offering me a job, you punk?" She shouted.
"I can think of a few things you little-"
"Now hold on just a minute Trunks!" Bulma shouted. "Same goes for you." She said to the android. Turning back to her son she continued. "Now in case you forgot son, this is MY company, and I can hire who I want."
"Mom, she tried to kill me!"
"Don't talk back to me, Trunks!"
"Neither of you have to fight about it because I don't plan on taking the job anyway." Juu cut in.
"Well I guess if that's your decision..." Bulma said. "Well Juu I am going to go and get some coffee. Trunks come on and leave her alone."
***
Trunks slammed his fist into the punching bag. He had been in the gym since the conversation with his mother and Juu and had said nothing since. He sighed and made his way for the door. He really ought to apologize to his mother now. Most people wouldn't have to apologize for questioning their mothers decision to hire someone who had just tried to kill them. Their mothers were not Bulma however and this fact made a world of difference.
When Trunks reached his mothers front office all he could do was stare. Sitting at the receptionist's desk, reading a book was Juu.
"What in bloody Hell?" He blurted out.
"'Bloody' Hell? I didn't know you were British..."
"Smart-ass."
"Stay the hell away from the subject of my ass you pervert." She replied, calm as you please.
"Why you... you..."
"Come on." Juu said grinning sadistically at him. "You can say it. BI--TCH." She said dragging out the final word. But for some reason her voice sounded strange when she said it. Slightly deeper...
A few moments later Bulma came out of here office and looked around. "Trunks were you swearing?" She said in an accusing tone. Now he knew the purpose of Juu's voice change.
"Mom, I am nineteen. I am allowed to swear." Trunks said dumbly.
"Not in my house or office, young man!" Bulma roared and then stormed into her office.
Trunks stood there bewildered in the moments before Juu spoke. "You know, telling her your allowed to swear incriminates you more then defends you." She said, her usual cold voice was tinged with her strangely lilting laughter.
"Shut up you little brat!" Trunks spat and then left the room, slamming the door in his wake.
Juu "humphed" and then went back to reading her book.
Bulma stepped out of her office and glared at Juu. "Juu, I am starting to think you changed your mind about the job just to burdin me. You've scared off ten people including my own son!"
"Scared off isn't the right phrase. Try pissed off." Juu said, still staring into the pages of The Neverending Story.
"Tomorrow I am going to get someone in here to teach how to do this job right. For now all you have to do is find my son and apologize."
Juu slammed her book closed. "Look Boss-Lady," she said standing up to look Bulma in the eye, "there are three things that will never be done by me: wear a skirt, wear a big, pretty hair ribbon and apologize!"
"No one cares if you wear a skirt, your hair is to short for a ribbon, but damnit, your apologizing!" This was the end of the conversation.