School Dayz pt13
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Dragonball Z or any of its properties (e.g. Capsule Corps). I also do not any other product that I mention which belongs to someone else.
A/N: Let's see where this storyline goes ^_^
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Trunks…We had about three months left in junior high school. We had some good times and it was good to finally put the Perfume Patrol in place. The thing was, now all the teachers and the school board were all obsessed with getting us to decide what we wanted to be when we grew up. I already knew that I was gonna be President of the Capsule Corp so why did I have to stuff like this?
"I'll tell you why you have to do it Trunks, so that you have some guideline just in case you don't get your cushy job in your Grandpa's company." Juliana said.
"What do you mean 'cushy'? It's a very hard job!" I defended. Not that I actually knew what it entailed…
"Mmm hmm." Juliana said. We were waiting outside the gym where we were gonna take a SCAT examination. The school board refused to tell us what SCAT stood for.
"I don't agree with ya Jules." Lil Tak said.
"When do you ever agree with me?" Juliana sighed, as we all waited for his latest theory.
"You know what SCAT stands for don't you?" Lil Tak said. Goten's eyes widened.
"No…" Goten said. He was always a sucker for Tak's stories.
"It stands for Student Categorisation and Analytic Tests. They wanna separate the smart kids from the dumb kids and do experiments on them! I'm telling you it's a classic example of social classification of the government regime." Lil Tak concluded. Goten gulped.
"C'mon Tak, we're not animals. We are human beings and they're not gonna classify us like some bugs in a biology class." I said haughtily.
"I don't know Trunks, Lil Tak has been right before." CJ commented.
"But about a government regime?" Juliana asked.
"Stranger things have happened. Like two little boys being able to turn their hair gold on command." CJ said. Goten and I scowled at her.
"I am NOT a little boy." I seethed. CJ just shook her head mockingly.
"Hey guys." Said a voice and we looked around to see it was Brighton.
"Lookie, it's CJ's shadow!" Goten muttered bitterly. I raised an eyebrow at him.
Let me explain who Brighton is. He's a kid that comes from a family that CJ's parents are friends with. You still with me? Good. CJ's known him since she was a baby, even longer than she's known Tak! He's the same age as me and his family is stinking rich like mine. His family moved back over to Japan a couple of months ago and he joined our class. He's a cool guy though, and totally not snobby. All of us like him but Goten seems to have a problem with him, don't know why.
"Hey Brigh." CJ said. "They making you take this test too?"
"Yah huh. Did I miss Tak's theory?" Brighton asked. Lil Tak nodded. "Aw man, you're always right about these things."
"HA!" Lil Tak said triumphantly. Principal Heathcote came to the doors and whistled for all the students to be quiet.
"Please enter the gym in an orderly fashion. I'm directing this towards you Ms Fujitaka." Heathcote said as we all went into the gym.
"After you Ceej." Brighton said as he let CJ walk in before him. I could've sworn I felt Goten's chi rise through the roof. I swear, I don't understand that boy. We walked into the gym and we were allocated a desk with a test paper on it. I looked at the front of the paper.
"SCAT, Student Categorisation and Analytic Tests. Kami, Tak was right!" I squeaked. Heathcote looked at me strangely.
An hour later…"I feel like I've lost a part of my soul…" Lil Tak said coming out of the gym dazed.
"You overreact too much, right guys?" I asked but I looked over and saw that the other guys were just as dazed as Lil Tak. I sweat-dropped.
"They should really have those things banned you know." Goten said. "Who wants to grab a pizza?"
"Eeeeeww! Goten!" Juliana said. "As if I'm not ill enough already."
"When are the results of this thing coming out?" CJ asked.
"I think in two weeks." Brighton replied.
"How'd you know that? Does your Daddy own the company?" Goten asked sarcastically.
"Yes." Brighton replied. Goten face-faulted. I really need to ask him what was up.
Later that day…Goten and I was at his house working on a science project. Of course, it was handy that Videl and Gohan were there. We could always use a brain like Gohan.
"Hey, dude. Can I ask you a question?" I said. Goten looked at me like I had suddenly grown a second head or something. "What?"
"You're being serious for once. It's bizarre." Goten laughed and then suddenly paled. "It's not a sign of the apocalypse is it?"
"What?! No!" I exclaimed. Geez, way to offend me Goten. "I was just going to ask you something that has been bothering me for a while."
"Oh!" Goten said grinning sheepishly. "What's up?"
"You're 13 now right?" I said, trying to milk out the conversation.
"So says my birth certificate." Goten replied. Smartass.
"As my dad told me, when you reach that age, you start behaving differently. Of course you don't mean to do it, but it's natural I guess." I said, trying to put this delicately.
"If you're trying to give me 'the talk', don't bother. My mum already did that, seeing as my dad couldn't stop blushing the whole time." Goten replied.
"What?! No, that's not what I meant!!" I said, blushing.
"Wow, you're acting exactly like my dad." Goten laughed. That tore it.
"I was just gonna ask you why you hate Brighton so much damn it!" I yelled. So much for delicately.
"I don't hate Brighton." Goten said matter-of-factly. I looked at him like he was a nut or something.
"Don't give me that dude! You so hate him!"
"I do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Do not!"
"Do too!"
"Why do you think that I do Trunks? He's a decent guy and he doesn't have anything against me!" Goten said.
"Oh man, please don't tell me you have like a split personality or something?" I said, fearing the worst.
"Huh?" Goten asked.
"Well one minute you're all fine and the next you're all mean to Brighton and I wanna know why!!" I yelled. Gohan looked over at us and I flashed him a nervous grin. He turned away again smirking. "Ok, you're brother is weird man."
"Marriage did that to him." Goten said sadly. "I have no idea what you're talking about! I do not switch suddenly. You're imagining things again!"
"I do not imagine things Goten!" I said.
"Yah right! Then how come you are the only one who ever saw that janitor with eyes in the back of his head." Goten said. He will never let me live that down.
"He was real Goten!! It's not my fault that for some reason I was the only one who saw him." I defended myself.
"Mmm hmm, the reason that you're the only one who saw him is that you are insane. No freaky janitor. And I don't hate Brighton." Goten said.
"Fine! I will prove to you that you hate Brighton for some reason and I will prove that the janitor exists!!" I declared. Goten laughed.
"Yah, good luck with that." Goten said, getting back to work. That's when I totally lost it.
"I start tomorrow Goten. Be warned, I will prove my theory by any means necessary." I said.
The Next Day…"Good thing I still got this camera." Trunks said, snickering. "Time to go into Big Brother mode."
TRUNKS CAM ON
We shadow Goten staring from 08:00 hours. He walks to school when he's allowed to fly. Baka. He finally gets to school at 08:45 hours. Just in time for the bell. Note to self; get Goten a bike for his birthday. He walks into class and sees Brighton about to sit next to CJ. He zips to the seat that Brighton was about to sit in but not before pushing Brighton on the floor.
"Hi Ceej." Goten says.
"Dude, Brigh was about to sit there." CJ says. Goten looks angry. We can feel his chi rise.
"Fine. Let your little shadow sit here." Goten says sitting next to Juliana. CJ looks at him confused. First piece of evidence in the bag. Trunks signing out.
TRUNKS CAM OFF"Mr Briefs. Please put that camera away and sit down. You are not James Bond." Mr Hayes said.
"But sir, James Bond wasn't that kind of a spy." Trunks pointed out.
"Just sit down Trunks." Hayes sighed.
"Trunks, what are you doing?" Juliana asked.
"You haven't joined the government have you?!" Lil Tak said.
"No Tak, I'm still legit." Trunks replied. "I'm just on a mission of justice."
"Go Trunks, fight the power." Lil Tak said. Juliana smacked her forehead in frustration.
"I swear, it's like I'm the only sane one left Goten." Juliana said.
"I think sanity is overrated." Goten replied. Juliana sweat-dropped.
TRUNKS CAM ON
It is lunchtime. We have skipped 4th period gym class and have eaten our lunch with the seventh graders. Note to self: next time remember your dignity. We now have all period to watch subject X, Son Goten, and see how he reacts to subject Y, Brighton Hefferman. This is going to be interesting.
There is X and he is carrying his lunch. He chose the meatloaf surprise. He just realised that the surprise is there is no meat in the loaf. He surveys the barfateria and sees an empty seat next to CJ. But he sees subject Y about to sit in that seat. X runs to the seat but is too late and Y sits there. X's chi rises high, almost to SSJ!! He calms down and then sits opposite them. We shall go in so that we can hear the conversation.
"Hey Goten! What's the matter with you?" CJ asks. X looks at her annoyed. "Sor-ry!"
"Oh yah, I should tell you guys. I was wrong about the whole two weeks thing. The results to that SCAT test are coming tomorrow." Y says.
"Yes!" Lil Tak says.
"Why are you so happy? Paranoid hippy isn't an occupation." Juliana says.
"Neither is narcissistic perfectionist." Lil Tak retorts. Must remember to congratulate him on that.
"Wow, who'd ever believe it? Preppie was wrong about his daddy's company." X says.
"Goten!" Juliana scolds.
"Dude, what is your problem?!" CJ says. X looks hurt and storms off. Literally. Dude went super and ran out of the window.
"How'd he do that?!" Y says.
"He borrowed a capsule thingy from Trunks." Juliana says. Y sweat-drops.
Another piece of evidence in the bag. From this we have confirmed that we will no longer refer to the subjects as X and Y because it sounds too much like algebra. We have also confirmed that I shall stop referring to myself in the 1st person plural.
TRUNKS CAM OFF
Later that day…
"See Goten, this is what I'm talking about!" Trunks stressed as he showed his best friend the videotape.
"I don't even remember doing all those things! Are you sure you didn't alter this on computer Trunks?" Goten asked. Trunks face-faulted.
"You have GOT to be kidding me Goten! This is hard evidence that you hate Brighton! Don't you pull a Lois on me!" Trunks yelled. Goten looked horrified.
"Gosh, I'd better go apologise to Brighton. I feel so bad!" Goten said, leaving the Capsule Corps house. Trunks watched Goten leave with an irate look on his face.
"I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!" Trunks yelled. Bulma came rushing into the room.
"Geez, what's the matter Victor?" Bulma asked.
"Mom, you know I don't get your references to old TV shows." Trunks said.
"Sorry, what's the matter?" Bulma asked.
"Mom, watch this tape and tell me what is wrong with Goten." Trunks said showing her the tape.
"Oh my…" Bulma said.
"So, what's up with Goten Mom?" Trunks asked.
"Oooooh!! I've got to tell Chi-Chi!" Bulma said rushing off.
"MOM!!"
In Satan City…
"I'll show you this tape Gohan and then maybe you can tell me what is wrong with Goten?" Trunks asked, showing Gohan the tape.
"From what I can see, he doesn't like this Brighton kid." Gohan said. Trunks face-faulted.
"Should've known better than to ask a Son." Trunks muttered.
At Goku's…
"Chi-Chi-san, could you please tell me what's up with your son?" Trunks asked but Chi-Chi started to bawl at the mention of the word 'son'.
"Waaaaaaaahhaaaaaaa!! My little baby is growing up so fast! I knew he should've been home-schooled until high school like his brother." Chi-Chi bawled.
"Um, do you know how many problems your eldest has?" Trunks asked. Chi-Chi gave him a look and then resumed crying. Goku walked in with a turkey leg in his hand.
"What's with all the commotion?" Goku asked. Chi-Chi just brushed past him, taking the turkey leg with her. Goku's face darkened. "But I was going to eat that…"
"Man, why will no one tell me what's going on?!?!" Trunks yelled, enraged.
"What's up Trunks?" Goku asked.
"Uh, no offence Goku-san but I don't think you can help." Trunks said sheepishly.
"Aw c'mon, what can it hurt?" Goku said flashing a cheery Son Grin™.
"Okay." Trunks sighed popping in the videotape. Goku's expression stayed the same while they were watching the whole tape. "Well, what do you think?"
"Goten likes the girl with the hat." Goku replied nonchalantly. Trunks face-faulted.
"You have GOT to be kidding me dude!!" Trunks exclaimed as he got up from the floor.
"No, I'm serious." Goku said. Trunks looked at him.
"Well, if you were joking you wouldn't be able to keep such a straight face." Trunks concluded. "But, how can you tell?"
"Well he's only ever mean to that blonde kid when the girl with the hat is around. Vegeta was like that when Yamcha hanged around with Bulma even though they were just friends. If he ever did anything to Yamcha, he wouldn't remember it afterwards." Goku explained.
"Wow…so Goten's like jealous of Brighton even though there is nothing going on between them?" Trunks asked.
"I guess you could put it that way. I think it's a Saiya-jin thing. Course, I never became like that." Goku said.
"But how would you know if you wouldn't be able to remember?" Trunks asked. Goku blushed and started to laugh.
"Well, you got me there!" Goku laughed, rubbing his hand behind his back.
"I can't believe it…" Trunks said in awe. "Dad was wrong! Goku is smarter than him!!"
The next day…
"The test results are up!" Juliana squealed.
"WE KNOW!!" CJ and Lil Tak yelled.
"She's been going on like this for three hours!!" Lil Tak said. "It's not our fault you couldn't collect them until lunchtime!"
"Well excuse me!" Juliana said. Trunks walked up to them with a smug grin on his face. "Aw man! Trunks got his already!"
"No I didn't. I'm just smug." Trunks replied.
"About what?" CJ asked.
"You'll find out later Miss C." Trunks replied, going to check the list.
"What'd you call me?!" CJ yelled as she tried to lunge for Trunks' throat but Lil Tak held her back.
"Ooh, executive of a technology company. BOOYAH!" Trunks yelled.
"No one says booyah anymore Trunks." Juliana said as she looked up her job. Her mouth hung open in shock.
"What'd ya get?" Goten asked as he and Brighton joined the group.
"I got principal of high school!" Juliana exclaimed.
"Man, they got nailed to a…" Goten started to say,
"THIS IS RIDICULOUS!! I SHOULD BE LIKE A DOCTOR OR SOMETHING!!" Juliana yelled. Lil Tak started to cackle evilly.
"And that is exactly why you got that." CJ remarked. Goten checked his.
"Restaurant chef! Excellent!" Goten smiled. "I'm a food tester." Everyone face-faulted.
"Brigh, what'd you get?" CJ asked.
"The usual. Business tycoon." Brighton said with a straight face. CJ sweat-dropped and checked her one.
"Woah, I got a three-way tie for mine." CJ said.
"Is that possible?" Juliana asked.
"Its CJ." Lil Tak replied.
"Gotcha." Juliana smiled.
"I got 1, professional athlete. 2, some sort of scientist?! And 3, horror film screenwriter." CJ finished. "Cool."
"I bet she got that last one for her morbidity." Trunks smirked.
"Yyyep." Juliana said.
"Hey, I got pro athlete too." Lil Tak said.
"But you're so small…" Goten said.
"Well if I'm not mistaken, and I rarely am, Tak will follow his mother's genetics and be built like an ox." Juliana said.
"Alright!!" Lil Tak said.
"Wouldn't that be like a whole Little John thing?" Trunks commented.
"His name is Tak!" Goten said. Everyone face-faulted. "What?!"
"Hey Ceej, maybe when I'm a big tycoon I can hire ya to make me a serum that will help in my world domination plan." Brighton laughed.
"Maybe, but where would that leave me?" CJ asked.
"You could be my right hand lady or something I guess. Like Frau from Austin Powers." Brighton said.
"Cool!" CJ said, almost smiling. Trunks looked over to Goten and felt his chi rising.
"Hey guys! Why don't we go get a celebratory milkshake?" Trunks yelled.
"Okay, but there's no need to yell Trunks." Goten said, snapping out of it.
**Heh, that's what you think Goten. Boy, how wrong you are!**
To Be Continued…