~ Disclaimer: I own nothing off of DBZ or anything like that. I do claim original characters though. This takes place during the Buu Saga, which in my story, never happened. Sorry peeps but I never saw how it ended. But in any case, Goku is back with his family and among the living. ~
There are those who say that we should not exist, for the universe would never be safe.
And there are others who pray that we do, but their reasons vary as to why.
No, we are not gods or goddesses, why would we be? But we are immortal, in a way.
This isn't just our story, for it to be ours it would have to be about us completely. Which it is not.
But, it is a part of ours, and of others who've yet to come.
- The First Guardian
Chapter 1"Alright class! I want your term papers passed up and on my desk in two minutes!" Demanded Miss Laurel, their English teacher. There were a few groans but the papers were turned in; or at least most of them were. "Oh man! I so cannot believe I forgot to bring my term paper today!" Sharpner groaned. "Better luck next time." Videl said and he scowled over at her. "So Videl how was your weekend?" Erasa asked curiously. "It was okay. My Dad had to go to another press conference." Videl answered. "Oh, bummer." Erasa replied sympathetically.
Before she could turn her attention toward Videl and Gohan dating a knock interrupted her and the principal walked in. "Miss Laurel, you have a new student." He said. That got everyone's attention and they all looked at the entrance.
"Umm… where's the student?" Miss Laurel asked Mr. Vahn hesitantly. He whirled around and stepped outside into the hall. "I'll be right back." He announced and left, slamming the door behind him.
"Whoever this new kid is he sure has guts." Videl whispered quietly.
"That or he's too stupid too know where his class is." Sharpner replied with a smirk.
"Like you and your term paper?" Videl asked sweetly.
Before he could reply the door opened again and Mr. Vahn walked back in and made a motion for someone on the hall to follow him in. Everyone leaned forward a bit to get a better look at the new student and was surprised to see that it was a girl. "Well, well, well. If that's not the most beautiful girl I've ever seen then you can shoot me." Sharpner muttered aloud. Gohan looked up from his book in disbelief then and his eyes widened in surprise.
Her height was impossible to tell but her eyes were a clear sapphire blue with a silvery tint to them and her hair was a glistening silver-white that curled very softly past her hips. She had on a pair of low black jeans, black boots, and a pale blue t-shirt.
"I'm terribly sorry Mr. Vahn, Miss Laurel, my guardian stopped me in the hallway for a moment to speak with me before he left." She apologized to both the adults in a soft, lightly accented voice.
"It's fine. Miss Laurel, this is your new student, Miss Destiny Victoria Hope Lockhart." He said loudly enough so that the whole class could hear; handed her a chart, and left.
"Well Miss Lockhart, I see you score a perfect on your entrance exams." Miss Laurel said as she looked at the chart.
"Yes ma'am." She answered politely,
"And how old are
you?
"Sixteen."
Miss Laurel nodded and smiled at her new student. "Well go on then and sit down somewhere. I'll need a term paper from you by the end of the week." Destiny nodded and turned to face the class. Most were just staring at her but one girl with short blonde hair was waving at her. "Yoo-hoo! Hey, you can sit on the other side of Gohan, so come on up!"
Destiny muffled a laugh with her hand and made her way up the stairs and sat down next to the dark haired guy the girl had been pointing too. "Hey! I'm Erasa and this is my best friend Videl Satan, her dad is the World Champion Herecule! And this is her boyfriend Gohan. Oh, and this is Sharpner!"
"Hey." Videl said a little stiffly as she studied the girl in the back of her mind. She was a little taller than Videl, but looked so delicate that Videl would almost be scared to touch her. Sharpner just sat there drooling until Destiny asked him if he was ill.
"What? No! Of course not!" He exclaimed in embarrassment, turned red, and looked away.
"So where are you from?" Gohan asked curiously.
Destiny smiled and took out her books. "Everywhere just about. I've moved a lot, but now I live here in the city."
"Alright class! I want you to pay attention now!" Miss Laurel began with a pointed glare at Erasa and the others.
"Uh oh. Looks like I got stuck with the trouble makers." Destiny said softly so that Miss Laurel wouldn't hear. Videl looked over at her sharply but relaxed when she saw the teasing smile on her face. Well she can't be all bad. She decided then, and turned her attention back to Miss Laurel.
As it turned out Destiny, Videl, and Gohan all had the same math class next, and the two learned something very quickly about the new girl. She might be delicate looking, but she had a great sense of humor and had no problem teasing either of them, despite the fact that they could kick her butt, or being teased back.
After they sat down Mr. Tuttle did roll call, added Destiny to his list, and began to teach the lesson. About halfway through the class they started hearing a lot of yelling in the hallway. Suddenly something hit the door, turning everyone's attention towards the door. "A fight?" Videl asked Gohan. "I don't think so." He replied and stood up. Just then the large glass window on the door shattered and a huge wolf leapt into the room snarling.
"Everyone just stay calm!" Videl shouted as she jumped down to the floor and assumed her fighting stance. The jet-black wolf looked at her with blazing green eyes, snarled, and crouched into a spring. "Come on!" Videl shouted to raise her courage and the animal's head jerked towards her, it's blazing eyes locked onto hers, freezing her in place.
"Videl!" Gohan yelled and ran into her, knocking them both to the side and out of the wolf's way. The wolf turned as soon as he landed and began stalking towards them. Both of the young fighters stood and assumed their fighting positions, but the were both unnerved by the way the wolf's intelligent eyes never looked away from theirs.
"No, wait!" Destiny cried and stood in front of Gohan and Videl.
"Destiny, move before it kills you!" Gohan screamed.
"Hush, he's just angry and very confused right now." She replied calmly and turned her attention back on the wolf, knelt down on one knee, and locked her eyes with his. "Calm down Shadow. I'm here, you found me." She crooned softly. Slowly, the rage and tension left the wolf's body as he began walking to her. "Good, Shad." She crooned softly when he nuzzled her face to reassure himself. And then, all chaos erupted.
"So the wolf is yours then." Mr. Vahn all but growled.
Destiny winced slightly and nodded. "Yes sir."
Destiny, it is quite annoying having to act like a simple-minded animal. Shadow complained to her in mind-speech.
Well, you should have thought about that before you broke through four windows. She replied dryly.
I was trying to get to you. He growled.
Shad, we've gone over this already. I have to go to school.
No you don't. You could probably teach the smartest teacher that they have here. He pointed out.
That's besides the point.
"Miss Lockhart, if I allow you to bring this wolf to school everyday can you assure me that there will be no disruptions like today?" Mr. Vahn asked.
"Yes sir." She answered meekly.
No you can't. Shad disagreed haughtily.
Care to bet on that?
"Nor will he attack any member of the student body or faculty."
"Of course not sir!"
"Very well then. You may be allowed to keep your pet with you, but if he gets out of line…" Mr. Vahn left the threat hanging and so Shadow filled it in.
Then I will be able to do nothing, because I have no clue of what I'm dealing with and I'd probably get my rear beaten into the ground.
Destiny looked down at Shad and glared. Oh hush. She scolded.
"Destiny." Thomas, her guardian, butler, and friend said quietly.
"Yes?"
"When you get home, we're all going to have a nice, long talk." He replied and stood up.
Ooh… Busted. Destiny and Shad said together.
"Alright Miss Lockhart, you may go to lunch now." Mr. Vahn dismissed her and she and Shad left hurriedly.
Gohan was listening to Videl when he saw Destiny and her wolf enter the cafeteria. "Look's like trouble's back." He said jokingly, and jerked his head towards Destiny.
"Well we've had more action in school since she's arrived."
Gohan grinned and nodded in agreement before he turned his attention to the wolf that followed Destiny like a shadow. When he and Videl had been getting ready to fight the thing he could have sworn that it had a ki level and was merely toying with them. It wasn't a comforting thought.
"Hey, are you two alright?" Destiny asked as she sat down beside Videl.
"We're fine. So how did your talk with Mr. Vahn go?" She replied.
"Well it looks like Shad's going to be coming to school from now on." Destiny answered and rolled her eyes before looking down at the wolf that was now laying quietly at her feet.
"Why'd he go off like that?" Gohan asked curiously.
Destiny leaned back a bit and tilted her head slightly before answering. "Shadow's been with me all of my life, so I guess when he saw that I was gone he probably thought that I'd been taken away from him or something."
"He's that protective of you?!" Videl exclaimed in surprise. With a grin Destiny nodded, shrugged, took out a lap top computer from her backpack and started typing.
"Hey Gohan. Hi Videl. I heard about what happened during second period." Erasa exclaimed and plopped down.
"Actually, I think everybody heard." Sharpner said dryly, and would have sat down next to Destiny, but Shad raised his head off his paws and growled warningly at him.
"Oh hush, you." Destiny said and reached down absently to rub his neck. "Sit down Sharpner, he's just trying to bully you." She said to him and turned her attention back to her computer.
"So what are you working on?" Videl asked.
"A project that Thomas asked me to complete, with a few extra twists. I figured that if I get it done by the time I get home it might help put him in a better frame of mind."
"Whose Thomas?" Erasa asked.
"My guardian." She answered with a fond smile.
"So can I see what your project is?" Videl asked.
"Sure." Destiny answered and turned the computer towards Videl and Gohan. The screen was black and white mostly; with the only thing colored were wires in the picture that looked like they were hooked to a timing device. She's making a bomb! Gohan thought in horror, and he could see that Videl had the same thought in her head as he did.
"Ummm… Destiny." Videl said slowly
"Yeah?"
"Is that a bomb?"
Destiny's head jerked up sharply as she stared at Videl and Gohan in surprise for a long minute. Then she started to laugh. "Not quite, it's an alarm clock for really heavy sleepers. The first one I designed was more of a prank than anything." Here she smirked at the computer screen as her eyes lit up mischievously and even the wolf seemed to be laughing. "So, I'm redoing the program, and doing a few touch ups." She finished.
"Oh." Videl murmured softly in embarrassment.
"Hey, don't worry about it. I probably would have though the same thing." She said with a smile and ignored Shad's comment on how it was a sin to lie.
Gohan looked at Destiny thoughtfully for a moment. While most people would probably have been offended she seemed to take it all in stride, and even helped Videl get over her embarrassment.
"Oh, that reminds me. What period is next?" Destiny asked.
"Fifth." Sharpner answered.
"Wow. That was a really long time to be yelled at." She mused aloud and the others laughed at her expression.
"Well Destiny, would you like Gohan and me to come home with you so that you don't have to face Thomas on your own?" Videl teased.
"Sure. Why not?" Destiny answered and rolled her eyes. "After all, what's the worst he can do with witnesses around?" She asked jokingly.
"Alright then. We'll meet you in the front of the school at three." Videl said, and the bell rang before Destiny could agree or disagree.