DragonBallZ: When Dreams Become Reality

Chapter 5 written by Noble....

A little over a week since Simon's humilating display of acting as the resident bully came to a crashing halt, thanks to the new kid, Noble. Things haven't quite been the same in this particular out of the ordinary school ever since he arrived. Gossip and rumours began to spread like wild fire about what he was exactly. Some of the students actually thought he wasn't even human, like everyone kept on saying nobody moves that fast and nails someone in the balls like they never even moved. In the span of 5 days Noble was already becoming a legend or sorts, being nothing more than the talk of the school. Whenever he was in class he kept himself to himself and rarely spoke, only when answering questions when spoken to by the teacher, and when small breaks between lessons came he would remain to himself as usual and lean on the school wall arms folded and head bowed. Portraying the acts of a loner. It didn't matter how he acted though, the slightest thing he did caused everyone to watch him with interest, like an eagle who would hover over wounded prey. Watching intently, their gaze never weavering. As much as he disliked the fact that the students were all looking at him at times, he figured it was only natural. Why shouldn't it be? Every time something new seemed to pop up in places people would want to hear more about it and since Noble was the newest member to be inducted into their school, he had become the article of much speculated gossip.

But enough was enough! 5 days into his new regime of studying and not training and he had everyone staring at him far worse than the constant thousands that populated the city a mile or so past the school walls. Whenever he looked at the other students out of the corner of his right eye, he could feel their eyes on him, a mixture of curiousity and perhaps fear. All he did was beat up the school bully and he had everyone worrying who he would harm next. On one side of the gossip, the students that never got any peace from Simon were indeed grateful, now they could walk down the school halls without needing to look over their shoulders every 5 minutes in fear of Simon coming to deliver their daily beating for not giving up their lunch money and perhaps live their lives without restraining themselves from hardly everything that one guy restricted them from. No more complaining to parents as they run through the doors to their homes erupting in tears, no more visits to the princible only a daily basis with complaints and bruised faces. They were free from all that and could finally rebuild the confidence they lost.

Speaking of Simon, he hasn't been to school or his classes for quite awhile now. Ever since Noble beat him up with one kick, he had became what his victims were like before. Less talkative, silent and lacking confidence. Simon was so full of himself and the fact that he could imtimidate anyone that he misjudged Noble wrongly. If the half wit ever discovered the ability to detect ki, Noble was sure of himself that Simon would scream in fear....or his head would explode from feeling so much raw energy eminating from the 13 year old.

Shrugging the thought off he continued to think deeply about his time in the school and thinks back to his induction with the headmaster. From what he was told his time at the school would last 5 years give or take the times he would be ill, if that ever happened that is. During his young life while he trained in the wilderness under harsh climates not ever once did he suffer from any form of illness or infection. The only thing that came remotely as close to resembling illness is when he came into school without fail with a few scars and bruises. Some of the female students would approach him at times, concern heavy in their voice about what happened, but he would shrug them off and answer he just injured himself in training, which was pretty much the truth. If anyone found out how much power he could wield directly he was sure enough that students would avoid him completely out of fear for their lives.

Perhaps he should do that? Maybe he should reveal his full potential, that way students would refrain from staring at him and leave him alone altogether. But no, if he did that Noble may have been thrown out of the school altogether and possibly hunted down as the most wanted human alive. Or something along those lines....the reason why he restricted himself from using his full potential was because of how dangerous he was using his powers. People could be hurt, or worse perhaps even killed just by flaring his ki. He couldn't risk that nor did he want to. He had been restricting himself from doing the simplest gestures with his ki ever since he was surrounded or crowded by the mass of hundreds in the school. For 6 hours a day he had to try and act normal 5 days a week, which of course was no easy task when a person relies upon his ki for most things.

Sighing he glances out of the corner of his right eye to see that the students are still staring at him, 6 hours a day and he had to refrain himself from using his ki. There had to be a place within the school where he could train or meditate to get some stress off his mind. Training on the school field was out of the question, despite how huge the landscape was, students were bound to notice the crators created from a few ki blasts sooner or later and connect Noble with them somehow, plus if they saw him throwing punches and kicks at nothing than he would definetly stand out and everyone would pester him on what he was doing. He needed to be in a place that was secluded enough so he could revert to wearing his turban and weighted cape without prying eyes to watch his every movement and it had to be a place very few students went to.

Hearing the ringing of the school bell, Noble pushes himself from the wall and walks to his next class in deep thought. Perhaps he would hear of a place from the other students, they were bound to talk about something else other than him sooner or later. If ever that is. Frowning even more he muses about his next class, geography....if it wasn't geography it was french and Noble had grown a distaste for them both. Not only that but in most classes that he attended, he was stuck in the back row sitting next to that woman...Nioki. Granted that she was only 13 years old like himself but he referred her as a woman because she seemed less childlike than the others, always serious about her education and she seemed to pride on not standing out like the rest of the females. Like himself she would talk rarely and the only other person she talked to was her best friend Alisa. Well....Alisa would talk her ear off and Nioki would listen but not as intently as if she was interested.

Nioki was smart, intelligent to a certain extent, serious and beautiful. She had looks and brains, but she didn't show her interest in boys either for some reason. Some male students that approached her would try to start some conversation and ask if she was doing anything after school. That is if they ever got a word in, she would dismiss them instantly and tell them she wasn't interested, despite how popular they were. Nioki also never paid much attention to the gossip that spreaded around the school either. Rumours and gossip simply weren't her thing Noble assumed. But for all her quirks, she reminded him of himself. Stubborn to a T and secluded to doing her own thing that didn't require a group of friends to join in. A loner to herself with only a few friends, which Noble did not have. For all the popularity he gained from beating up Simon, students were too afraid to ask him anything or what he does for his free time. He was simply left alone without any fuss other than being stared at and that suited him perfectly.

The only weird thing about Nioki is that at times when Noble listened to the teacher, he was sure he could feel her eyes on him too. Not as much as the other students but at times he was certain that she was glancing at him. And when he turned to look at her she would turn away, seemingly more focused on what the teacher was saying. A strange girl indeed....perhaps school won't be as boring as he thought it would be....

"So Nioki what do you think of the new guy?" questioned Alisa, her eyes sparkling.

"He's alright I guess, nothing more than the talk of the school from what you've told me for the hundredth time".

"Yeah I know, he's dreamy isn't he?" she replied sighing, half listening.

"Alisa get over him, he's just like every other guy here".

"Oh is he? From what I've heard from the other girls, since he's been here he hasn't even asked a single girl in our year out. Nobody knows if he's interested in anyone and from what I can gather he's pretty much single!"

"Single yes, but I think that's how he likes it. Whenever it's breaktime I often see him at the furthest part of the school grounds leaning on the wall, he never speaks to anyone nor does he join in football like all the other guys, he's just different that's all and prefers his own space".

"Sort of like you then Nioki?" questioned Alisa with a sly look in her eyes.

"Like me? What are you getting at? He just prefers to be left alone and not to be bothered, I'm sure if you were like he was you would like to be left alone. He's just having a hard time accepting his new surroundings, he just moved to our school a few days ago remember?"

"True...but still..."

Alisa didn't have time to finish her answer as Noble, frowning coldly as ever walked into the classroom and past the tables were other students were sitting at and sat down beside Nioki without acknowledging their presence or even saying hello. He was too deep in thought about wanting to train that he failed to notice anything happening about him, plus he was sick of the stares he was getting from both the male and female population. He really needed to vent off some pent up stress that was clouding his mind.

"Gee....nice to see you too Mr. grumpy" whispered Nioki sarcastically.

Hearing this, Noble turns his head to her glaring even more. His eyes looking like he was fatigued, lacking of sleep that most people get on sleepless nights. Not that he ever had any sleepless nights, he was just plain tired of the questionable looks he was getting. Strangely enough Nioki does not recline nor move away from his intense glare but rather she glares back at him, matching his stare with her own annoyed look. Just as Noble had thought, she was as stubborn as he was.

"I.....am not grumpy. I just have a lot on my mind" he answers unemotionally.

"Oh, do tell" Nioki replies sarcastically again.

"You know....I get the impression you don't like me much, if anyone here is grumpy it's you".

"Ha! Me grumpy? I'm just sick of being stuck with you and having to look at your ugly face". she replies tauntingly.

Needless to say Noble was hurt, only a little bit. Somehow her words had affected him more than anyone else's and he didn't know why. He wanted to retort something verbal and hurtful about her figure or her looks or something but somehow couldn't. He just grunted, indicating he gave up the conversation and turned away from her and folded his arms in usual style and closed his eyes awaiting for the teacher to come into class and to get the lesson over and done with and to secretly muse over her insult, as to why he was seething with inner rage at her choice words. Despite what she said, he would not harm her nor would he continue any line of conversation with her. Once class was over any place seemed to be good enough as long as he was as far away from her as possible!

An hour passes and the lesson ends, Noble eager to get away from that woman rises from his chair and out the door, grumbling all the way as he stomps down the hall, refraining from punching his fist into any nearby doors or walls. He needed to get rid of the stress on his mind and relax! And more importantly he wanted to get her words out of his mind, they kept on playing over and over....silently tormenting him further. Not even Simon could dent the cold exterior of his being and yet a girl could. Ever since he started in this school he never needed nor wanted anything other than to be left alone, he was given the books and equipment for his studies and a fresh attire of clothes that all students wore. But now the only thing he needed was to be alone, truly alone where it would be him and him alone!

"Excuse me son? But you look like you have a lot on your mind?"

Oh great. Mr. Jeffery....the school PE teacher. Him of all people had to notice he was not in a pleasant mood and now was pestering him about it. Noble tried opening himself to Nioki and failed with losing the verbal battle which he had not intended to take place and now a teacher was asking him if he was alright? Well at least he sounded sincere...

"Yes Sir, I do...."

"So what's the problem son? You having trouble fitting in with the school?!"

"Actually, yes! Everyday it's the same thing, I come to class get stared at as if I'm the most interesting thing to look at and I can't even find a place within these school walls where I can train and be left alone!" he answers throwing up his arms in defeat.

"Train? What do you mean by that?"

"Training....I mean by doing push up's, press up's....keeping my body in shape and hoping to relax my body from all the stress pilling on me".

"Oh I get it. Have you been to the gym yet? Most students keep away from that area because it involves working out and keeping your body in shape. In fact your the first person I've heard that has an interest in training for a long while".

"Hn...?" Noble answers dumbly.

"Look here's the key to the gym. You know where the assembly hall is? If you go there and turn left and through the door to the hall to the headmasters, just as you enter in that hallway there's a door on the left. That's the gym. The key I gave you will let you get into a room hidden by all the school equipment, we just set it up a little over a month ago. We've got weight lifting equipment a rowing machine, pretty much everything in there that you need to keep you busy".

Noble looks down at the key in his hand bewildered. He had forgotten about the gym. He saw it once when the headmaster was giving him a tour of the school and neglected to remember that nobody hardly went there. It was perfect! No students go there from what the PE teacher told him, the gym was practically as big as the assembly hall and was pretty much deserted. Finally a place of peace...

"Are you sure nobody goes to this small gym where all that equipment is?" he asks questioningly.

"Like I said boy, we built that place up a little over a month ago. It was the headmasters idea. He hoped students would interact more and use the facility so that students would not have bored mind's since most pupils that commute here find their education and teacher's boring. I've had that key ever since the small fitness facility was built. We had posters put up all over the school, hoping that it would catch somebodies interest...I nearly gave up" he answers chuckling.

"So why are you handing me the key? Don't have to return it?"

"Kid, your the first person that actually has an interest in something other than football and smoking. You said you wanted to train, so go ahead and train. You keep the key, I know I can trust you with it. Besides....I know what it's like wanting to be left alone when coming to a new area, believe me it's hell!"

"I...err...thank you sir" Noble answers making his way to the gym. Perhaps it wasn't going to be one of those days when bad things keep pilling up on you like a burden. He could finally find a place he could train and continue his studies and for once the students wouldn't know where he was. Wait, he'd best make sure of that.

"Mr Jeffery? I have a request?"

"What's that son?" he answers smiling.

"If anyone asks where 'Noble' is, could you please tell them you haven't seen me? I would like to train alone and undisturbed".

"Kid, your here to study and to have fun...if you can that is. I'm employed just like all the other teachers to make sure your stay here is a comfortable one if the headmaster forgot to tell you that, come and see me again and I'll sort out whatever problems you got, if ya can't find me...ask another teacher. Their more than willing to help the students here".

Thanking the teacher he sprints off to the gym and sighs relieved somewhat and leans on the door. He then concentrates and his turban and weighted cape appear on his head and muscular shoulders. Whoever said school wasn't fun must have had a few screws loose....

Author's note: Sorry for the lateness of chapters but I'm finding myself getting a little pensive about so few reviews. I mean I put the story up before and while trying to fix the problems with the paragraphs, I accidently deleted my fic. I had 5 reviews at the time with the 6 so far posted from my 4 chapters and the 2 in my email that makes 13 reviews altogether. So I can say that I'm proud of the story so far....but I'd be even happier if people would continue to review my fic and send me your comments and suggestions about it. Besides it's your views on my story that count and i'm just the writer sharing it with you all. Since I haven't given any clues to the storyline about my characters origin, I'll give you a small hint....just because this is a Piccolo fic and doesn't mean his name hasn't appeared yet does not neccessirly mean he's not in it. Remember this is a DBZ fic based in real life and it holds some relation to DBZ itself...In chapter 6? Noble returns to training within the gym but neglects to keep an eye out for any unwanted visitors....but who comes to spy on him and discover the secrets he's trying so hard to keep from human eyes? Plus before Noble can stop the person from saying anything an interesting group of people storm the school causing all hell to break loose but who are they searching for?! Check out chapter 6 next time....until then later...

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Signed Noble.....