By Spirit Wolf
Episode 2 - The First School Day
Goku stood there, grinning and staring at himself in the mirror as he buttoned up his shirt. Today was the day!
Maybe now Chi Chi would stop calling him an idiot. He could be smart, just like Gohan.
This would be fun!
He went into the kitchen for breakfast and, as usual, devoured it at a terrifying rate. A few minutes later, he found himself back in the bedroom, picking out a new shirt (his first one had become caked with food).
Once the clothing situation was solved, he went back into the kitchen and grinned widely at Goten. "Ready for school?"
Upon seeing his father's t-shirt, Goten burst out laughing. Goku was wearing the brightest t-shirt he owned. It was a Hawaiian shirt, and had such a bright shade of yellow that it was painful to look at for too long.
Chi Chi stared at the shirt, embarrassed for her husband.
"Seeya Chi Chi!" Goku grinned, waving. He took Goten's hand and then Teleported to school. They appeared in the middle of the parking lot. A car horn sounded. A car was about to hit them!
"OUT OF THE WAY, YOU BAKA!!!"
"Hey Vegeta!" Goku responded happily.
Vegeta slammed on the brakes - although it was tempting to keep going. But Bulma would have killed him for wrecking the car.
Goku finally realized he should get out of the way.
One of the car doors swung open. Trunks came speeding out. He and Goten immediately disappeared from sight, presumably to prepare some nasty pranks.
Vegeta managed to park the car, and he climbed out hesitantly.
"Hey Vegeta!"
"WHAT?!"
"Can I drive your car?"
"NO!"
"Okay, okay. You don't have to yell, you know."
There was about 5 seconds of silence.
"Please?"
"NO!"
"Just a little-"
"NO!"
Goku crossed his arms and started pouting.
"OH MY GOD!!!" Vegeta suddenly yelped.
Goku looked around but couldn't see what had scared Vegeta. Vegeta's face was twisted into an expression of terror. He pointed a trembling finger at Goku's shirt. "What in Kami…?"
"Oh, my shirt. It's pretty, huh?" Goku grinned. "What do you think?"
"I think that if you had just worn that shirt on Namek, you could have defeated Frieza without even going Super Saiyan," Vegeta muttered.
BRRIIING!
A bell went off, signalling the start of school.
Goku grinned widely. "What class are you in, Vegeta?"
"That baka woman's," Vegeta replied.
"YAY!" Goku cried so loudly that he made Vegeta jump. "We're in the same class!" He considered doing a dance of joy, but decided that it would be going too far.
"Don't remind me," Vegeta snarled. "C'mon baka, school has started."
Goku paused, thinking. Then, he said, "Hey Vegeta, do you know where our class is?"
Vegeta froze. "You don't?"
Goku shook his head, and braced himself for Vegeta's cry of rage.
"Why do I have to be stuck with the baka of all bakas?!" Vegeta yelled.
"But Vegeta, you don't know where our class is either," Goku pointed out, then instantly regretted it.
Vegeta had a stress vein the size of a pencil on his forehead. A ball of ki had grown in the palm of his hand.
"Er… what I meant was…" Goku gulped. He had really done it this time.
"Hey, look! We can follow them!" Goku pointed to a bunch of little kids who were walking towards the gym.
Vegeta calmed down a little. The ki in his hand vanished. He turned to look at the kids.
"I will not be led around by a bunch of brats!" Vegeta stated. "I am the Prince of Saiyans! I will find our class!" He turned and walked away.
Goku shrugged and started following him.
Vegeta suddenly spun around and pointed to a door in the side of a building. "There!"
"Er… okay," Goku said. He walked over to the door, opened it slightly, and looked inside. "Um, Vegeta? I think these are the toilets."
An elderly man suddenly walked around the corner. "What are you doing here?"
"And WHO are YOU?!" Vegeta demanded.
"I'm the principal, Mr Fuchi."
Goku went pale. "The principal! Vegeta, we could get in trouble!"
"Shut up, Bakarot!" Vegeta snapped.
"Ah, you must be Vegeta and Goku," Mr Fuchi said. "Pleased to meet you."
Goku smiled and shook his hand. Maybe Mr Fuchi could tell them where to go.
As if he had read Goku's mind, Mr Fuchi smiled, turned, and started walking towards the gym. "This way. There's a school assembly."
Goku happily followed, and Vegeta hesitated, but followed as well.
After entering the gym, Goku found himself staring at dozens and dozens of kids, all sitting down with their legs crossed. Goku grinned and happily joined them, sitting right up the front.
"Hey! I can't see!" a kid behind him yelled.
Goku didn't notice. Instead, he turned his goofy grin on the boy next to him. "Hi! I'm Goku."
The boy shifted away from him. "Get away from me, you freak."
Goku wondered what a freak was, then noticed that Vegeta was standing at the side of the gym, leaning against the wall.
"Hey Vegeta! Come over here and sit down!" Goku called.
Vegeta snorted. "Yeah, right."
The gym fell silent as Mr Fuchi stood at the front and began his speech.
Next time: What terrors does the first day hold in store for our heroes? Can Goku sit through Mr Fuchi's speech without getting hungry? Find out next time on Dragonball Z!
