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Disclaimer: I don't own dbz or any anime for that matter be cause believe me, if I did, it would have the Saiya-Jin no ouji as the main character and piccolo as the second main character just cause Maria would threaten to kill me if I didn't. OK!

Last time on "TNKOTB"

"Oh, I think you know her," said Trunks smirking.

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The bell rang for 3rd hour to end while they were still walking down the hall and Trunks asked yet again where they were headed.

"Cooking! My favorite subject besides lunch! Today we're picking partners and I didn't have one so you can be my partner! Ok?" she said so fast Trunks almost lost her mid-sentence.

"Uhh…sure!" he said finally gathering what she had just said.

They continued their walk to the class and Trunks could already smell the aroma's of the last class's food. They finally got there and sat down with their stuff underneath their chair. The bell rang a few minutes later and the teacher got up from her desk where she had been reading her book.

"I understand that we have a new student joining our class today. His name is Trunks for those of you who have yet to meet him." Said the teacher in an expressionless voice. "The plan for today is to pick your partner and bake something of your groups choice. You have 3 minutes to find a partner. Go." She said in the same voice as before. Trunks and Keiqo just sat there not moving 'til the 3 minutes were up. "Ok now all of the ingredients you will need are on this table with all of the cook books. You have the rest of the class period to finish.

"What to make, what to make…" Trunks was muttering while looking through all of the cook books. Then an irresistible smell wafted through the air toward them.

"I wanna make PIZZA!" they both shouted in unison.

They gathered the ingredients needed and got to work.

About 45 minutes later the pizza was finally done. The were about to wrap it up when the teacher said, "Anyone who is finished may eat their food."

"All right!" Trunks screamed and got a knife to cut it. "Do you want half? Or can you eat that much?"

"HAHAHA! Can I eat that much?" she laughed mocking him. "I can probably eat it faster than you!" Keiqo said proudly. Trunks raised one of his eyebrows. "Is that a challenge?" "I think it is Trunksie-boy" "Ok then! You're on!"

He cut the pizza in half and put it on a separate plate for her. Since he knew she was going to eat slower than him, he could take his time. Or at least he thought he knew.

Never underestimate your opponent is what her uncle Gene used to say and still did. She wasn't going to let some human beat her at what she was best at! NEVER!

"Ready, set, GO!" said Trunks. He started eating slowly but noticed that pace that Keiqo was going at and started to speed up. The race didn't take very long at all and it would have been a tie if Trunks hadn't started slow.

"MUAHAHAHAHA! I beat ya! I beat ya!" gloated Keiqo.

She grinned widely and then Trunks noticed something. Her canines are unusually pointy. Almost like… the SAIYA-JINS! NONONONONO she can't be a Saiya-Jin! I would've sensed her ki long ago. BUT I DID! IN THE HALL WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR GOKU!!

His thoughts were interrupted when a hand moved in front of his face. "Hello? Earth to Trunks? You there?"

"Huh? Yea! Sorry! Just thinking…"said Trunks snapping out of his trance.

"About what?" she asked quizzically.

"Uhh… teeth…" he said. Trunks mentally kicked himself. Teeth? Jeez Trunks you are so stupid sometimes…

"Teeth?? Umm ok. Well the bell is about to ring so I thought I might let you know so you can get your things. Trunks picked his things up and sure enough, about 15 seconds later the bell rang to go to lunch.

"So are you still hungry even after that half pizza?" Keiqo asked Trunks.

"Yep"

"Good! Because so am I!"

They approached the cafeteria and could already hear the noise from the hungry students. When they reached the cafeteria doors, they decided it would be better if they ate outside. It may be a little cold, but I have my denim jacket and she probably has something in her bag. Even if she doesn't, I wouldn't even notice it if I wasn't wearing my jacket.

They reached the doors to the courtyard in the middle of the enormous school and were surprised that no one was outside.

As soon as Trunks could notice this, Keiqo had already dropped her bag next to a tree and started running towards the big tree in the middle with her lunch in hand. As soon as she got to the base she jumped up and started climbing. She loved climbing trees! She found her favorite hole in the center and sat down in it. Trunks could see where Keiqo had gone and decided to follow to see what she was doing in this huge tree. He found her at the top eating her lunch that was quite big for someone her size. He found a branch opposite of where she was sitting and started unpacking his lunch.

Just as he was about to start eating, he heard some rustling in the bushes by the side of the building. Trunks immediately jumped down to go investigate and told Keiqo to stay there. Keiqo of course did not listen and located the branch that would take her closest to the rustling bush. Trunks felt like he knew what it was but couldn't put his finger on it. Just as he was about to jump on it the thing in the bush stood up revealing… Goten? As he was about to say hi to his old friend, Keiqo landed on him from the tree branch up above. She had him pinned to the ground lying on his back her crouching on his stomach. She had her left hand around his throat and her right hand was back in a fist and ready to punch him.

"Trunks! Would you please get her off of me?" cried Goten barely audible because she was holding his neck tight enough so he could barely breath. "Please?"

"You know him?" she said loosening her grip only slightly.

Sigh * "Yes, I know him," he said while watching Goten stand up and brush himself off. Keiqo stood there watching Goten too. Finally Goten was done and looked at Keiqo.

"That was pretty good! Not even Trunks could do that!" Goten said obviously impressed.

"Hehe! Thank you," She said thankful that he didn't hold it against her for ambushing him. "What did you say your name is? My name's Keiqo."

"My name is Goten I just transferred here today because I heard Trunks was coming here too." He said walking over to where Trunks and Keiqo were.

As soon as they were going to start talking, Trunks' stomach started growling. "Heh heh. Maybe we should continue this after we eat." "Fine by me!" yelled Keiqo as she ran toward the tree. She once again jumped to the lowest branch, which was about 10 feet high and continued jumping up until she reached her food. The boys held back a little and walked to the tree so they could fly up without being noticed by Keiqo.

Once they reached the top Keiqo was almost done with her lunch. "Where's your lunch Goten?" she asked.

"I must have left it at home" he said while rummaging through his bag trying to locate his missing lunch. "Oh well!"

"Here," she said handing him the rest of her lunch. "Me and Trunks had a pizza eating contest before so I'm not that hungry." Goten gladly accepted and devoured the first of the sandwiches she had handed him. "Well! I'm going to be climbing around so you guys can catch up on old times. Have fun!" and with that she headed straight up weaving in and out through the tree's many branches.

"Wait a minute! I don't understand things. Why did your dad act so surprised when he first saw me if he knew that's why you transferred here?" Trunks asked his friend.

"Oh, I'm sure mom told him but he probably forgot. You know how he can get sometimes." Goten said to Trunks. "Hey! Do you have Advanced martial arts 6th?" Trunks nodded then turned to face upward staring into the leaves. Goten got a devilish look on his face. "So, who's the girl? Do you like her? I know you do. You're blushing. Hahaha! Trunks is in L-O-"he was cut off by Trunks' hand over his mouth. Goten was quiet for a while so he removed his hand.

"But have you noticed anything different about her?" Trunks asked. "Her ki is above normal and her teeth look just like a Saiya-Jin's! Her canines are pointed. Just like ours." Goten reached up and touched his own teeth and sure enough they were just as pointy since the last time he touched them. Go figure.

"Do you think she might be a Saiya-Jin? She does have most of the characteristics. Teeth, appetite, strength, tail. Wait! Does she have a tail?" Goten asked.

"Even if I did check, which I didn't and wouldn't think about it, she probably would've had it removed at birth." He said in a somewhat agitated voice.

"Well then we go to plan b!" exclaimed Goten.

"Which would be what exactly?" he asked, one eyebrow up.

"We ask her!" he said happily. Before Trunks could stop him and tell him it was a bad idea, Goten had already screamed "KEIQO!!!"

Two seconds later, Keiqo popped her head out of the leaves above them. Still upside down, she said, "Yes Goten? Do you need something?" She then flipped over the branch and landed Indian style right between the two boys.

"We would like to ask you a question. Do you have a tail or did you used to have one?" Goten inquired as calmly as he could thinking there might be another Saiya-Jin out there, but instead of being out there, she was right in front of their faces!

Keiqo was beginning to get nervous. How could they have found out about my tail? My mother taught me how to conceal it quite convincingly! I couldn't even tell I had one just from looking! No they couldn't have known. Just another random question asked by guys. Just then the bell rang to signal that lunch was over. "I'll get back to you on that one… eventually! I promise! Come on Trunks. I probably still have to show you where our reading class is" She said and literally dragged him down the tree. It's a miracle he didn't run into anything on the way down.

There was no time to ask her questions in the hall because within 15 seconds they were at the class and were just in time to get the two remaining seats next to each other. The late bell soon rang after that and the teacher handed out books to everyone in the class. She said to read this whole class and that there was going to be a test on what you read the following Monday.

While Keiqo was busy reading her book, Trunks decided to write her a note. I'm really sorry for my friend, he's really weird sometimes… he wrote. He waited a few minutes and passed it to her without the teacher looking.

About ten minutes later, it came back with it's ok, I've had weirder questions asked to me written on it.

He wrote Hahaha… like what? on the piece of ripped up paper.

5 minutes later she responded with once when I was in like 3rd grade or something, some kid came up to me and asked me if he looked like a monkey. I had never met either of them in my life and after that the guy that asked me went over and beat up this other kid that was laughing. It was weird.

When Trunks got the note back, he then remembered something from when he was in third grade. Asking a blue-haired, purple-eyed girl if she thought he looked like a monkey because that is what Goten had told him she said. He gulped and wrote heh heh heh I think I'm monkey-boy…

When she read the note, she stifled a laugh, looked at him, and then went back to reading her book. Trunks did the same after a few minutes.

When Keiqo made sure Trunks was not looking she wrote something on the note and folded it into a little square and decided she was going to give it to him after the period was over since she wouldn't see him sixth hour. Actually, maybe I shouldn't give him the note. I have to think about it some more. I've never told anyone.

After that thought, she closed her book. She could tell it was getting close to the end of class. She packed her things and nudged Trunks telling him it was almost time to go. He nodded and packed up his book and got ready for the bell to ring. When it did, he stopped Keiqo and said, "Hey, can you show me where the training room is? Please? I'm sure the teacher will give you a late pass if you need one to get to P.E."

"Oh all right," she said sighing. We have to go downstairs though. There is not near as many people down there so it's a good thing. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, Keiqo said, "Hey Trunks, do you have anything to eat? I'm hungry." Trunks face faulted. Not even HE was this hungry! Well, maybe sometimes, but only when he was nervous or just worked out. But she didn't look nervous. O well. He gave her the candy that was in his pocket that he was saving for the trip home. She quickly devoured it and began looking for the training room.

She found it and when she opened the door, she saw a whole bunch of people kicking and punching at the air. And on the other side there were a bunch of other people on weight lifting machines. Trunks didn't see Goten anywhere and decided this must be the wrong room.

"Come on Keiqo, I think this is the wrong room" Trunks said tugging her arm.

"So you think I'm wrong? Then what's that over there?" she said pointing to Goten's indistinguishable hair. Sure enough, he turned around and there was Goten, waving at them. "Haha! Gotcha there monkey-boy!"

Trunks growled and ran after her towards Goten. When he reached her she had already jumped him and pinned him on his stomach. She asked if he had any candy and since he didn't, she solemnly said goodbye to them and walked to P.E. before the late bell rang.

Trunks and Goten walked into the training room and Trunks immediately fell to the ground. Goten had already adjusted to the heightened gravity, Trunks had not. He had trained like this before but had been caught off guard. "Watch out! The first step's a doozy!" said that all too familiar voice.

"Goku? What are you doing here?" Trunks asked while getting to his feet.

"I told you Trunks. I didn't want to spend my whole day just at my desk." He sighed. "Well, as much as I'd like to stay here and watch you guys spar, I have a class to teach. I never had any students in this class before you guys got here so I never got around to hiring another teacher. Oh well! See you guys later!"

he said while stepping towards the door.

"Dad wait! We have to tell you something. You know that girl that was with Trunks earlier? We think she might be a Saiya-Jin hybrid!" Goten said excitedly.

"Yea! She has all the stuff! Her teeth, her appetite, her strength. You should have been there when she jumped from the courtyard tree and landed on Goten pinning him to the ground. Just now too. We're telling ya! She acts so much like a Saiya-Jin!" Trunks interjected.

"Hmm… I think I'll look into this. He said while going over to an intercom on the wall. He pressed one of the many buttons under the speaker and spoke into it. "Mrs. Keech? (A/N: HAHA jen! Paybacks for making me go out with Zechs in the ATGW series request special thingiemabobber. Even if it was for the better…) Can you send Keiqo Hawking down to the training room please?" ~right away Mr. Son~ "Thank you"

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BUM BUM BUM! Aiiiiiiiieeeeee! What's going to happen next?? Am I still hungry? What's happening to Keiqo?!? AAAUUUGGHHH! Will I ever finish asking questions? I dunno, probably, you'll find out, and yes. Remember to review! And thank you to all you people who read my story!