The next day...
"Mira! Wake up!" said Piccolo.
Mira yawned. "What?" she asked sleepily.
"Chichi said to be home by noon, and it's already one!" said Piccolo.
"You're still here?" asked Mira, confused.
"I left during the night. I came back when you were late getting home. I don't want you in too much trouble," he explained.
"What about Carol and Krista?"
"They're still asleep."
Suddenly what Piccolo was saying sunk in. "Oh, Chichi's gonna kill me!" she said.
"I'll vouch for, kid," said Piccolo. Mira flinched. He still called her kid, even though she was fifteen. He would always see her as a child, even though- Mira cut off the thought. It wasn't important right now. "Thanks," she said. "But what about my tail?"
"Look, I'll explain everything to Chichi. She'll understand; the same thing happened to Gohan when he was six."
"I dunno. I don't want you to get in trouble," said Mira.
"Don't worry," said Piccolo firmly.
"I'll leave a note for Krista and Carol," said Mira. She the note and she and Piccolo left.
When they arrived at the Son house, Mira opened the door. "I hope she's not too mad," said Mira.
"I'll take care of it, kid," said Piccolo. Mira flinched again, but this time Piccolo noticed. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Oh..." began Mira. She just wished that he would see her as an adult, so that- but what was she doing, thinking about that now? "Nothing," she said.
"Mira? Is that you?" called Chichi, sounding angry.
"Yes, Aunt Chichi. I overslept," Mira said. "Sorry."
Chichi came out of the kitchen and saw Piccolo. "What is he doing here?" she asked.
"Mira no longer has a tail," said Piccolo bluntly.
"What? What happened?" asked Chichi angrily.
"There was a full moon last night, she looked at it and transformed. I thought something like that might happen, so I was in the area. I had to cut off her tail to turn her back," said Piccolo.
"YOU KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!!?? AND YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!?!?" screamed Chichi.
"I wasn't a hundred percent sure she would even transform, so I didn't say anything. I didn't want to worry her."
"SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??" yelled Chichi.
"I was thinking that there wasn't a high chance she'd transform."
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN BY THAT???"
"She's female. I wasn't sure if a female saiyan would transform or not. And she has to look at the moon to transform. I didn't even know if she'd see it."
"WHAT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN KILLED?!? WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE THEN?!?"
Mira flinched.
"Hey, what's with all the yelling?" asked Goku, coming in from the other room, with Uubuu close behind him.
Chichi turned to face them, looking ready to start screaming again.
"It's okay, Aunt Chichi. Nobody's hurt, nothing really happened. I just lost my tail."
"You what?" asked Goku, completely clueless as to what was going on.
Piccolo told Goku what had happened.
"I'm sorry, Mira," said Goku.
"It's not you who should be sorry, it's Piccolo," said Chichi angrily.
Goku obviously didn't understand this logic, but he knew better than to argue with Chichi.
"I gotta go," said Piccolo.
Mira followed Piccolo outside and closed the door behind her. "Piccolo, I don't blame you at all," she said.
"Maybe I still should have said something," said Piccolo.
"I think it worked out for the best."
"Maybe. Later, kid." Piccolo waved as he flew off. Mira sighed. She got the feeling Piccolo was going to call her 'kid' for the rest of her life. Mira walked back inside. "Uh, Chichi, I'm really sorry that I'm late," she said.
"It's okay," said Goku.
"You'll have to study extra hard though," said Chichi.
"Alright," said Mira. "Well, look on the bright side. I'll get to go to high school now," said Mira.
"Why do you want to go to high school?" asked Goku.
Chichi glared at him. "Because, Goku, unlike you, Mira wants to get a good education, so she can get a good job!" said Chichi angrily.
"And I'll get to meet new people. Gohan and Videl met in high school after all."
"Oh," said Goku. He still didn't seem to understand. "Well, anyway, Uubuu and I are going to be on our way in a few minutes."
"And Mira," said Chichi, "I'm going to go to the store with Bulma and 18. Goten and Trunks will be here soon so you'll have to keep an eye on them," said Chichi. Gohan and Videl were on another honeymoon, so they weren't home.
"Alright."
"Bulma and 18 will be here any minute. Trunks and Goten too."
In a few minutes, a car pulled up, with Bulma and 18 inside. Chichi got into the car and waved goodbye to Mira as the car drove off. At the same time, Goku and Uubuu took off to go train. Mira went back into the house. "If I know Trunks and Goten, they'll be hungry when they get here," she said to herself. She went into the kitchen and started making some pancakes.
Just as she was finishing the first batch of pancakes, she heard the door open. "Hello, Goten. Is Trunks with you?" she called.
"Yeah," said a nine-year-old Goten. "We're hungry," he said, walking into the kitchen.
Mira laughed. "I figured," she said, setting down two plates of pancakes.
"Alright!" said Trunks. "You're a great cook, Mira," he said.
"Thanks," said Mira.
"Hey, Mira!" said Goten. "You know what Trunks said today?"
"What?" asked Mira.
"Goten!" muttered Trunks.
"He said he thought you were pretty. I think he likes you, Mira!" said Goten.
Trunks put his hands on his head. "Goten! You weren't supposed to tell her!" he said, blushing furiously.
"I wasn't?" asked Goten innocently.
"You know what Trunks?" said Mira.
"What?" he muttered.
"I think you're cute too."
"Really?" asked Trunks.
"Sure. But we aren't right for each other," said Mira.
"We aren't?" asked Trunks, confused.
"Nope. But I know who would be perfect for you!" said Mira, grinning.
"Who?" asked Trunks and Goten together.
"A princess. A princess with short red hair and brown eyes," said Mira.
"How do you know that?" asked Trunks.
Mira winked. "That is a secret," she said.
Then Goten realized something. "Hey, Mira. How come your hiding you tail?"
Mira stiffened. "I lost my tail," she said quietly.
"Sorry," said Goten. He could tell by the tone in her voice that she didn't want to talk about it.
Mira smiled and shook her head. "Don't worry. You didn't know." Mira saw that the boys had finished their pancakes. "You want seconds?" she asked.
"Yeah!" they said eagerly. Mira laughed and served them more pancakes.
Note: The thing about Trunks marrying the princess was an inside joke between me and my friends, in case you're wondering.
"Mira! Wake up!" said Piccolo.
Mira yawned. "What?" she asked sleepily.
"Chichi said to be home by noon, and it's already one!" said Piccolo.
"You're still here?" asked Mira, confused.
"I left during the night. I came back when you were late getting home. I don't want you in too much trouble," he explained.
"What about Carol and Krista?"
"They're still asleep."
Suddenly what Piccolo was saying sunk in. "Oh, Chichi's gonna kill me!" she said.
"I'll vouch for, kid," said Piccolo. Mira flinched. He still called her kid, even though she was fifteen. He would always see her as a child, even though- Mira cut off the thought. It wasn't important right now. "Thanks," she said. "But what about my tail?"
"Look, I'll explain everything to Chichi. She'll understand; the same thing happened to Gohan when he was six."
"I dunno. I don't want you to get in trouble," said Mira.
"Don't worry," said Piccolo firmly.
"I'll leave a note for Krista and Carol," said Mira. She the note and she and Piccolo left.
When they arrived at the Son house, Mira opened the door. "I hope she's not too mad," said Mira.
"I'll take care of it, kid," said Piccolo. Mira flinched again, but this time Piccolo noticed. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Oh..." began Mira. She just wished that he would see her as an adult, so that- but what was she doing, thinking about that now? "Nothing," she said.
"Mira? Is that you?" called Chichi, sounding angry.
"Yes, Aunt Chichi. I overslept," Mira said. "Sorry."
Chichi came out of the kitchen and saw Piccolo. "What is he doing here?" she asked.
"Mira no longer has a tail," said Piccolo bluntly.
"What? What happened?" asked Chichi angrily.
"There was a full moon last night, she looked at it and transformed. I thought something like that might happen, so I was in the area. I had to cut off her tail to turn her back," said Piccolo.
"YOU KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN!!?? AND YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!?!?" screamed Chichi.
"I wasn't a hundred percent sure she would even transform, so I didn't say anything. I didn't want to worry her."
"SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??" yelled Chichi.
"I was thinking that there wasn't a high chance she'd transform."
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN BY THAT???"
"She's female. I wasn't sure if a female saiyan would transform or not. And she has to look at the moon to transform. I didn't even know if she'd see it."
"WHAT IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN KILLED?!? WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE THEN?!?"
Mira flinched.
"Hey, what's with all the yelling?" asked Goku, coming in from the other room, with Uubuu close behind him.
Chichi turned to face them, looking ready to start screaming again.
"It's okay, Aunt Chichi. Nobody's hurt, nothing really happened. I just lost my tail."
"You what?" asked Goku, completely clueless as to what was going on.
Piccolo told Goku what had happened.
"I'm sorry, Mira," said Goku.
"It's not you who should be sorry, it's Piccolo," said Chichi angrily.
Goku obviously didn't understand this logic, but he knew better than to argue with Chichi.
"I gotta go," said Piccolo.
Mira followed Piccolo outside and closed the door behind her. "Piccolo, I don't blame you at all," she said.
"Maybe I still should have said something," said Piccolo.
"I think it worked out for the best."
"Maybe. Later, kid." Piccolo waved as he flew off. Mira sighed. She got the feeling Piccolo was going to call her 'kid' for the rest of her life. Mira walked back inside. "Uh, Chichi, I'm really sorry that I'm late," she said.
"It's okay," said Goku.
"You'll have to study extra hard though," said Chichi.
"Alright," said Mira. "Well, look on the bright side. I'll get to go to high school now," said Mira.
"Why do you want to go to high school?" asked Goku.
Chichi glared at him. "Because, Goku, unlike you, Mira wants to get a good education, so she can get a good job!" said Chichi angrily.
"And I'll get to meet new people. Gohan and Videl met in high school after all."
"Oh," said Goku. He still didn't seem to understand. "Well, anyway, Uubuu and I are going to be on our way in a few minutes."
"And Mira," said Chichi, "I'm going to go to the store with Bulma and 18. Goten and Trunks will be here soon so you'll have to keep an eye on them," said Chichi. Gohan and Videl were on another honeymoon, so they weren't home.
"Alright."
"Bulma and 18 will be here any minute. Trunks and Goten too."
In a few minutes, a car pulled up, with Bulma and 18 inside. Chichi got into the car and waved goodbye to Mira as the car drove off. At the same time, Goku and Uubuu took off to go train. Mira went back into the house. "If I know Trunks and Goten, they'll be hungry when they get here," she said to herself. She went into the kitchen and started making some pancakes.
Just as she was finishing the first batch of pancakes, she heard the door open. "Hello, Goten. Is Trunks with you?" she called.
"Yeah," said a nine-year-old Goten. "We're hungry," he said, walking into the kitchen.
Mira laughed. "I figured," she said, setting down two plates of pancakes.
"Alright!" said Trunks. "You're a great cook, Mira," he said.
"Thanks," said Mira.
"Hey, Mira!" said Goten. "You know what Trunks said today?"
"What?" asked Mira.
"Goten!" muttered Trunks.
"He said he thought you were pretty. I think he likes you, Mira!" said Goten.
Trunks put his hands on his head. "Goten! You weren't supposed to tell her!" he said, blushing furiously.
"I wasn't?" asked Goten innocently.
"You know what Trunks?" said Mira.
"What?" he muttered.
"I think you're cute too."
"Really?" asked Trunks.
"Sure. But we aren't right for each other," said Mira.
"We aren't?" asked Trunks, confused.
"Nope. But I know who would be perfect for you!" said Mira, grinning.
"Who?" asked Trunks and Goten together.
"A princess. A princess with short red hair and brown eyes," said Mira.
"How do you know that?" asked Trunks.
Mira winked. "That is a secret," she said.
Then Goten realized something. "Hey, Mira. How come your hiding you tail?"
Mira stiffened. "I lost my tail," she said quietly.
"Sorry," said Goten. He could tell by the tone in her voice that she didn't want to talk about it.
Mira smiled and shook her head. "Don't worry. You didn't know." Mira saw that the boys had finished their pancakes. "You want seconds?" she asked.
"Yeah!" they said eagerly. Mira laughed and served them more pancakes.
Note: The thing about Trunks marrying the princess was an inside joke between me and my friends, in case you're wondering.