Author's Note: Well, when I posted the first three chapters of this fanfic, I wasn't sure what to expect. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised at the reviews. And I just wanted to say, thank you!!! And now, without further redue, I give you chapter 4!! Enjoy!!!
2 years later...
"Mira, your friends are here," called Chichi.
"Coming," said Mira, tucking her tail under her shirt and running out of her room. A few weeks ago she had went to Satan City with Gohan and Videl and met some girls her own age, fifteen. They had invited her to a party tonight, and now they were here to pick her up. She ran outside to meet them. "Hey," she said.
"Hey, Mira," said Krista.
"Let's go," said Carol.
"Is Kate gonna be there?" asked Mira as they got into Krista's car.
"You know it. Matt, too," said Carol, sighing.
Mira laughed. All three girls knew that Carol had a huge crush on Matt, though Mira had never actually met him.
"And my parents won't be home untill tomorrow night! So we have the house to ourselves!" said Krista.
When they got to the party, they were greeted by a bunch of girls and guys. "Matt, this is Mira," said Krista.
"Hi," said Mira. She could see why Carol had a crush on this guy. He was cute.
"Hey," he said.
They went into Krista's living room and saw several people dancing to loud music and eating snacks. Krista walked over to the cooler. "You want a drink?" she asked Mira.
"Sure."
"Coke?"
"Okay."
Krista tossed Mira a Coke. She caught it and opened it up. It immediately started fizzing. Mira quickly took a big gulp of the drink. Krista laughed.
As the night wore on, Mira danced and talked with her friends. Krista told Matt that Carol liked him, and he asked Carol out. She, of course, said yes.
Meanwhile, Piccolo flew above the house. There was a full moon out tonight, and he was worried. Mira usually went to bed before dark, but now she was at this slumber party. With any luck, she had already gone to bed. But he watched over her just in case. Even if she did see the moon, he wasn't sure if she'd transform. He didn't for sure if female saiyans even could.
Mira yawned. She had never stayed up this late before. She looked at the clock again. One o'clock. Everyone else had gone home; it was only Mira and Carol spending the night.
"Hey, Mira, don't go to sleep yet," said Krista.
Mira yawned again. "I'm sorry. I just never stayed up this late before."
"It's only one, Mira."
"Yeah, well, I usually go to bed at nine."
"NINE?" exclaimed Carol. "But that's so early!"
Mira shrugged.
"Let's go outside. It's too hot in here," said Krista.
"Okay," said Mira.
The three girls went outside. "Wow, the moon's bright tonight," said Krista.
Mira looked. She had never actually seen the full moon before. She had a strange feeling come over her.
"Mira?" asked Krista. Mira continued to stare at the moon. As Krista watched, something under Mira's shirt moved. A tail uncoiled itself from around Mira's waist.
"Whoa, what is that?" asked Carol. Mira still did not take her eyes off the moon.
Curious, Krista walked over and grabbed the tail. "Is it real?" she asked. Suddenly, Mira spun around, her eyes glowing crimson red, and her teeth now resembled fangs. Krista and Carol screamed. As they watched in horror, Mira grew and became the ozurru. (how do u spell that anyway?)
Both girls screamed and fled. Mira turned to see the house. With a roar, she stomped it flat. (There was nobody in the house.)
"MIRA! STOP!" shouted Piccolo.
Mira turned and narrowed her eyes, but she made no move to attack Piccolo.
"Mira..." murmured Piccolo, surprised that the ozurru was actually obeying him. He remembered when Gohan had transformed during the fight with Vegita. Goku told him to stop, and he did. Piccolo never imagined that Mira had that kind of respect for him.
"I have to cut off your tail," he said. Mira growled.
"Hold still." Mira growled again, but did not move.
Meanwhile on the ground, Carol and Krista watched in shock. "What is this?" whispered Carol.
"Yeah, first Mira turns into that... that thing, and now there's a green man talking to her," said Krista.
"Aliens?" asked Carol.
"Eep! Look, that green man is coming towards us!" said Krista.
Piccolo landed in front of them. They backed away in terror. "Don't worry. I won't hurt you. And neither will Mira."
"Look, I don't know what you did to our friend, but you'd better change her back right now!" yelled Carol with sudden bravery.
"I did nothing to her. I trust you noticed her tail?" Both girls nodded. "When she looks at a full moon, that causes her to turn into what you see now. She has no control of her actions, and goes into a wild rage. But she'll listen to someone she respects in that form."
"Is Mira going to be alright?" asked Carol.
"She'll be fine. The only way to turn her back is to cut off her tail, and that's what I have to do now," said Piccolo, taking off.
"Wait!"
Piccolo turned in midair.
"Are you two aliens?"
Piccolo nodded. "Brilliant deduction," he muttered.
Piccolo flew to were Mira was. He fired a ki blast that removed her tail, and she started to shrink. In a few minutes she was human again, and sleeping. And- Piccolo blushed- naked. He wrapped his cape around her and took her back to were the other two girls were waiting. "She needs cloths," he said shortly.
"All my cloths are in there," said Krista, pointing to the wreckage that used to be her home.
"Maybe we can salvage something," said Carol. They walked up to the wreckage and began searching.
"By the way, I'm Carol and this is Krista. We never did get your name."
"Piccolo."
"Hey, here's a pair of jeans that's not too tattered," said Carol, holding up jeans with a hole in the knee, but not really any other damage. She beat the dust out of them and draped them over her shoulder. "So how do you know Mira?" she asked.
"I suppose you have a right to know," said Piccolo. "I found her when she was six. Her father had left and her mom was dead. Her mother was human and her dad was the saiyan Radditz."
"Saiyan?"
"A powerful race, now almost extinct. There is one full-blooded saiyan left. There was also Mira's uncle, but he's dead now. There are also three half saiyans, including Mira. In any case, I hope you two will forgive Mira. She doesn't get a chance to meet people very much," he said, looking at Mira's sleeping form.
"Well, here's a shirt," said Krista, holding up a T-shirt with one sleeve missing.
"What's this?" asked Piccolo, holding up a bra.
"Gimme that!" said Krista, grabbing it from him. "Pervert," she muttered.
"What?" asked Piccolo, confused.
"Nevermind," said Krista angrily.
"Piccolo?" asked Carol. "What are we supposed to tell Krista's parents?"
"I don't know."
Mira groaned and sat up. Carol and Krista gave her the cloths. "Get dressed Mira," said Piccolo gently. Sleepily, Mira did has she was told. She stood up and blinked. "Kirsta! What happened to your house?" she asked, shocked.
"Mira, don't you..." began Carol, to be cut off by Piccolo. "She doesn't remember," he whispered.
"Ah, well, you fell asleep, and when we were out here, it just collapsed. Lucky we weren't in there huh?" said Carol.
"But what happened to my cloths?" asked Mira. "And why are you here Piccolo?" Mira took a step toward Piccolo, but fell over. Piccolo helped her up. "My tail! it's gone!" exclaimed Mira. Suddenly, a rush of images filled Mira head. The memories of the past few minutes came flooding back. "It's my fault Piccolo. I did this! I could have killed my friends!" she said, her voice trembling. Piccolo took her into his arms and held her.
"Mira, it's okay, we're fine. Nobody got hurt," said Carol.
"But..."
"Hey, don't worry. It was because of the moon and your tail. It won't happen again," said Piccolo, placing his hand on her cheek and using this thumb to wipe the tears away.
"Um, Piccolo? Can I ask you something?" said Carol. Piccolo walked over to Carol. "Are you two going together?" she whispered into his pointed ear. Piccolo's green skin turned crimson red. "Of course not," he muttered. "Just good friends," he said.
"What are you talking about?" asked Mira, who couldn't hear the conversation.
Piccolo blushed again. "Nothing."
Mira shrugged. "So, what are we going to tell Krista's parents about all this?" she asked, indicating the house.
"The truth?" ventured Piccolo.
"No. Normally, I'd agree. But if my parents find out that it was Mira, they may not let her come over again," said Krista.
"Earthquake?" suggested Mira.
"No. My parents are in Satan City, and they would've felt an earthquake big enough to destroy the house."
"Well, how about aliens?"
"They'd never buy that. It's too close to the truth," said Krista, half joking.
The group was now sitting on the lawn away from the wreckage. Mira lay back on the grass and sighed. "How about this: we went for a walk and when we got back, the house was gone?"
"Maybe as a last resort. But we really should think of a better story," said Carol, who was sitting with her knees tucked to her chest and resting her chin on her knees.
"Any ideas, Piccolo?" said Krista. Piccolo was sitting cross legged, and levitating slightly. Krista and Carol had seen him fly, so this didn't surprise them much. Piccolo didn't answer.
"He's meditating," explained Mira.
"Great. We have a crisis and green boy meditates."
"Hey! Don't call him that!" exclaimed Mira. "He saved your life."
"Whoa, sorry Mira," said Carol, shocked. She'd never seen Mira mad before, not even a little bit.
Krista lay down on the grass as well. "Oh, Dende. I'm gonna be grounded for life."
Suddenly Mira sat up. "Dende! That's it!"
"Dende?" asked Carol skeptically.
"Yeah! I'm sure he'll be able to help us."
"Two things wrong. One: we don't know were the guardian of earth lives. Two: why would he help us?" asked Carol.
Mira laughed. "One: I know were he lives. Two: he's a friend of mine, and if he can help us, he will. And if he can't, maybe I can borrow Bulma's dragon radar and find the dragon balls so we can wish our house back!" said Mira with sudden inspiration.
"Do you mean Bulma Briefs the owner of Capsule Corp.?" asked Carol.
Mira nodded.
"You're friends with the guardian of earth and Bulma Briefs?" asked Krista. "Do you know Mr. Satan too?" she laughed.
"My cousin married his daughter."
"What?! Mira, you got some friends in high places."
"Literally. Well, let's go see Dende now. Are you coming Piccolo?" asked Mira.
"Sure, kid. How are your friends gonna get there though?"
"Hm. I could lift both of them. Here, take my hands," she said to Carol and Krista. They did as they were told, and Mira took off, slowly at first, but then faster.
"Ah! Mira! You're flying!"
"Yup. Gohan taught me when I was thirteen."
The group soon landed on Kami's lookout.
"Hey, Dende!" said Mira, seeing him.
"Hello, Mira. What brings you here?"
Mira explained to Dende what happened. "So, can you help us?" asked Mira.
"Alright. I can restore the house." Dende closed his eyes. A few seconds later he opened them again. "Okay, the house is restored."
"Thanks, Dende. See you later!" said Mira. She took Carol and Krista's hands and took off. Piccolo followed.
When they got back to the house, they saw that it was restored.
"Well, I must be going," said Piccolo.
"Aw, don't go yet. You've been a big help to us tonight," said Carol.
"No. See you later Mira."
"Please? Just stay and eat dinner with us," said Mira.
"Fine. Just for a little while," said Piccolo. Carol and Krista winked at him. He glared. Mira didn't notice.
A few minutes later, the group was sitting in the living room eating leftover pizza. Mira and Piccolo sat on one couch, and Krista and Carol sat on another couch. Between them was the coffee table with a box of pizza on it.
"Why are we eating dinner at one thirty am anyway?" asked Piccolo.
"Well, we were just hungry," said Carol.
Piccolo shrugged.
Mira finished off her second slice of pizza and yawned. "I'm so tired," she said, leaning back and closing her eyes.
"Don't go to sleep!" said Krista.
"I won't," said Mira quietly. A few minutes later she was sleeping.
"Well, this has certainly been an interesting night," commented Carol.
Mira started slipping to the side. She landed with her head on Piccolo's shoulder. Carol and Krista giggled.
"She's asleep. She doesn't know what she's doing, and you can both stop laughing now," said Piccolo, blushing.
"You're blushing," Carol said.
"No I'm not," said Piccolo.
"Piccolo, you like her as more than just a 'good friend' and it's very obvious," said Krista.
Piccolo gulped. "I'm too old for her," he said.
"How old are you?" asked Carol.
"Twenty-three," he said.
"It's only eight years. I've heard of people who are ten years apart getting together."
"That's all well and good but Mira and I are just friends," he said.
"Whatever."
Piccolo got up and let Mira lay down. "Even if I did feel that way about her... She'd never feel the same about me," said Piccolo quietly. He left without looking back.
Author's Note: Sure made Piccolo blush a lot didn't I? ^_~
2 years later...
"Mira, your friends are here," called Chichi.
"Coming," said Mira, tucking her tail under her shirt and running out of her room. A few weeks ago she had went to Satan City with Gohan and Videl and met some girls her own age, fifteen. They had invited her to a party tonight, and now they were here to pick her up. She ran outside to meet them. "Hey," she said.
"Hey, Mira," said Krista.
"Let's go," said Carol.
"Is Kate gonna be there?" asked Mira as they got into Krista's car.
"You know it. Matt, too," said Carol, sighing.
Mira laughed. All three girls knew that Carol had a huge crush on Matt, though Mira had never actually met him.
"And my parents won't be home untill tomorrow night! So we have the house to ourselves!" said Krista.
When they got to the party, they were greeted by a bunch of girls and guys. "Matt, this is Mira," said Krista.
"Hi," said Mira. She could see why Carol had a crush on this guy. He was cute.
"Hey," he said.
They went into Krista's living room and saw several people dancing to loud music and eating snacks. Krista walked over to the cooler. "You want a drink?" she asked Mira.
"Sure."
"Coke?"
"Okay."
Krista tossed Mira a Coke. She caught it and opened it up. It immediately started fizzing. Mira quickly took a big gulp of the drink. Krista laughed.
As the night wore on, Mira danced and talked with her friends. Krista told Matt that Carol liked him, and he asked Carol out. She, of course, said yes.
Meanwhile, Piccolo flew above the house. There was a full moon out tonight, and he was worried. Mira usually went to bed before dark, but now she was at this slumber party. With any luck, she had already gone to bed. But he watched over her just in case. Even if she did see the moon, he wasn't sure if she'd transform. He didn't for sure if female saiyans even could.
Mira yawned. She had never stayed up this late before. She looked at the clock again. One o'clock. Everyone else had gone home; it was only Mira and Carol spending the night.
"Hey, Mira, don't go to sleep yet," said Krista.
Mira yawned again. "I'm sorry. I just never stayed up this late before."
"It's only one, Mira."
"Yeah, well, I usually go to bed at nine."
"NINE?" exclaimed Carol. "But that's so early!"
Mira shrugged.
"Let's go outside. It's too hot in here," said Krista.
"Okay," said Mira.
The three girls went outside. "Wow, the moon's bright tonight," said Krista.
Mira looked. She had never actually seen the full moon before. She had a strange feeling come over her.
"Mira?" asked Krista. Mira continued to stare at the moon. As Krista watched, something under Mira's shirt moved. A tail uncoiled itself from around Mira's waist.
"Whoa, what is that?" asked Carol. Mira still did not take her eyes off the moon.
Curious, Krista walked over and grabbed the tail. "Is it real?" she asked. Suddenly, Mira spun around, her eyes glowing crimson red, and her teeth now resembled fangs. Krista and Carol screamed. As they watched in horror, Mira grew and became the ozurru. (how do u spell that anyway?)
Both girls screamed and fled. Mira turned to see the house. With a roar, she stomped it flat. (There was nobody in the house.)
"MIRA! STOP!" shouted Piccolo.
Mira turned and narrowed her eyes, but she made no move to attack Piccolo.
"Mira..." murmured Piccolo, surprised that the ozurru was actually obeying him. He remembered when Gohan had transformed during the fight with Vegita. Goku told him to stop, and he did. Piccolo never imagined that Mira had that kind of respect for him.
"I have to cut off your tail," he said. Mira growled.
"Hold still." Mira growled again, but did not move.
Meanwhile on the ground, Carol and Krista watched in shock. "What is this?" whispered Carol.
"Yeah, first Mira turns into that... that thing, and now there's a green man talking to her," said Krista.
"Aliens?" asked Carol.
"Eep! Look, that green man is coming towards us!" said Krista.
Piccolo landed in front of them. They backed away in terror. "Don't worry. I won't hurt you. And neither will Mira."
"Look, I don't know what you did to our friend, but you'd better change her back right now!" yelled Carol with sudden bravery.
"I did nothing to her. I trust you noticed her tail?" Both girls nodded. "When she looks at a full moon, that causes her to turn into what you see now. She has no control of her actions, and goes into a wild rage. But she'll listen to someone she respects in that form."
"Is Mira going to be alright?" asked Carol.
"She'll be fine. The only way to turn her back is to cut off her tail, and that's what I have to do now," said Piccolo, taking off.
"Wait!"
Piccolo turned in midair.
"Are you two aliens?"
Piccolo nodded. "Brilliant deduction," he muttered.
Piccolo flew to were Mira was. He fired a ki blast that removed her tail, and she started to shrink. In a few minutes she was human again, and sleeping. And- Piccolo blushed- naked. He wrapped his cape around her and took her back to were the other two girls were waiting. "She needs cloths," he said shortly.
"All my cloths are in there," said Krista, pointing to the wreckage that used to be her home.
"Maybe we can salvage something," said Carol. They walked up to the wreckage and began searching.
"By the way, I'm Carol and this is Krista. We never did get your name."
"Piccolo."
"Hey, here's a pair of jeans that's not too tattered," said Carol, holding up jeans with a hole in the knee, but not really any other damage. She beat the dust out of them and draped them over her shoulder. "So how do you know Mira?" she asked.
"I suppose you have a right to know," said Piccolo. "I found her when she was six. Her father had left and her mom was dead. Her mother was human and her dad was the saiyan Radditz."
"Saiyan?"
"A powerful race, now almost extinct. There is one full-blooded saiyan left. There was also Mira's uncle, but he's dead now. There are also three half saiyans, including Mira. In any case, I hope you two will forgive Mira. She doesn't get a chance to meet people very much," he said, looking at Mira's sleeping form.
"Well, here's a shirt," said Krista, holding up a T-shirt with one sleeve missing.
"What's this?" asked Piccolo, holding up a bra.
"Gimme that!" said Krista, grabbing it from him. "Pervert," she muttered.
"What?" asked Piccolo, confused.
"Nevermind," said Krista angrily.
"Piccolo?" asked Carol. "What are we supposed to tell Krista's parents?"
"I don't know."
Mira groaned and sat up. Carol and Krista gave her the cloths. "Get dressed Mira," said Piccolo gently. Sleepily, Mira did has she was told. She stood up and blinked. "Kirsta! What happened to your house?" she asked, shocked.
"Mira, don't you..." began Carol, to be cut off by Piccolo. "She doesn't remember," he whispered.
"Ah, well, you fell asleep, and when we were out here, it just collapsed. Lucky we weren't in there huh?" said Carol.
"But what happened to my cloths?" asked Mira. "And why are you here Piccolo?" Mira took a step toward Piccolo, but fell over. Piccolo helped her up. "My tail! it's gone!" exclaimed Mira. Suddenly, a rush of images filled Mira head. The memories of the past few minutes came flooding back. "It's my fault Piccolo. I did this! I could have killed my friends!" she said, her voice trembling. Piccolo took her into his arms and held her.
"Mira, it's okay, we're fine. Nobody got hurt," said Carol.
"But..."
"Hey, don't worry. It was because of the moon and your tail. It won't happen again," said Piccolo, placing his hand on her cheek and using this thumb to wipe the tears away.
"Um, Piccolo? Can I ask you something?" said Carol. Piccolo walked over to Carol. "Are you two going together?" she whispered into his pointed ear. Piccolo's green skin turned crimson red. "Of course not," he muttered. "Just good friends," he said.
"What are you talking about?" asked Mira, who couldn't hear the conversation.
Piccolo blushed again. "Nothing."
Mira shrugged. "So, what are we going to tell Krista's parents about all this?" she asked, indicating the house.
"The truth?" ventured Piccolo.
"No. Normally, I'd agree. But if my parents find out that it was Mira, they may not let her come over again," said Krista.
"Earthquake?" suggested Mira.
"No. My parents are in Satan City, and they would've felt an earthquake big enough to destroy the house."
"Well, how about aliens?"
"They'd never buy that. It's too close to the truth," said Krista, half joking.
The group was now sitting on the lawn away from the wreckage. Mira lay back on the grass and sighed. "How about this: we went for a walk and when we got back, the house was gone?"
"Maybe as a last resort. But we really should think of a better story," said Carol, who was sitting with her knees tucked to her chest and resting her chin on her knees.
"Any ideas, Piccolo?" said Krista. Piccolo was sitting cross legged, and levitating slightly. Krista and Carol had seen him fly, so this didn't surprise them much. Piccolo didn't answer.
"He's meditating," explained Mira.
"Great. We have a crisis and green boy meditates."
"Hey! Don't call him that!" exclaimed Mira. "He saved your life."
"Whoa, sorry Mira," said Carol, shocked. She'd never seen Mira mad before, not even a little bit.
Krista lay down on the grass as well. "Oh, Dende. I'm gonna be grounded for life."
Suddenly Mira sat up. "Dende! That's it!"
"Dende?" asked Carol skeptically.
"Yeah! I'm sure he'll be able to help us."
"Two things wrong. One: we don't know were the guardian of earth lives. Two: why would he help us?" asked Carol.
Mira laughed. "One: I know were he lives. Two: he's a friend of mine, and if he can help us, he will. And if he can't, maybe I can borrow Bulma's dragon radar and find the dragon balls so we can wish our house back!" said Mira with sudden inspiration.
"Do you mean Bulma Briefs the owner of Capsule Corp.?" asked Carol.
Mira nodded.
"You're friends with the guardian of earth and Bulma Briefs?" asked Krista. "Do you know Mr. Satan too?" she laughed.
"My cousin married his daughter."
"What?! Mira, you got some friends in high places."
"Literally. Well, let's go see Dende now. Are you coming Piccolo?" asked Mira.
"Sure, kid. How are your friends gonna get there though?"
"Hm. I could lift both of them. Here, take my hands," she said to Carol and Krista. They did as they were told, and Mira took off, slowly at first, but then faster.
"Ah! Mira! You're flying!"
"Yup. Gohan taught me when I was thirteen."
The group soon landed on Kami's lookout.
"Hey, Dende!" said Mira, seeing him.
"Hello, Mira. What brings you here?"
Mira explained to Dende what happened. "So, can you help us?" asked Mira.
"Alright. I can restore the house." Dende closed his eyes. A few seconds later he opened them again. "Okay, the house is restored."
"Thanks, Dende. See you later!" said Mira. She took Carol and Krista's hands and took off. Piccolo followed.
When they got back to the house, they saw that it was restored.
"Well, I must be going," said Piccolo.
"Aw, don't go yet. You've been a big help to us tonight," said Carol.
"No. See you later Mira."
"Please? Just stay and eat dinner with us," said Mira.
"Fine. Just for a little while," said Piccolo. Carol and Krista winked at him. He glared. Mira didn't notice.
A few minutes later, the group was sitting in the living room eating leftover pizza. Mira and Piccolo sat on one couch, and Krista and Carol sat on another couch. Between them was the coffee table with a box of pizza on it.
"Why are we eating dinner at one thirty am anyway?" asked Piccolo.
"Well, we were just hungry," said Carol.
Piccolo shrugged.
Mira finished off her second slice of pizza and yawned. "I'm so tired," she said, leaning back and closing her eyes.
"Don't go to sleep!" said Krista.
"I won't," said Mira quietly. A few minutes later she was sleeping.
"Well, this has certainly been an interesting night," commented Carol.
Mira started slipping to the side. She landed with her head on Piccolo's shoulder. Carol and Krista giggled.
"She's asleep. She doesn't know what she's doing, and you can both stop laughing now," said Piccolo, blushing.
"You're blushing," Carol said.
"No I'm not," said Piccolo.
"Piccolo, you like her as more than just a 'good friend' and it's very obvious," said Krista.
Piccolo gulped. "I'm too old for her," he said.
"How old are you?" asked Carol.
"Twenty-three," he said.
"It's only eight years. I've heard of people who are ten years apart getting together."
"That's all well and good but Mira and I are just friends," he said.
"Whatever."
Piccolo got up and let Mira lay down. "Even if I did feel that way about her... She'd never feel the same about me," said Piccolo quietly. He left without looking back.
Author's Note: Sure made Piccolo blush a lot didn't I? ^_~