"No!!!" Serena said staring at the Gravity machine that had been in piecesfrom her window. She rushed outside to check on the moody guy. She had gotten there to see Bulma and Yamcha looking at the rubble. "Do you see him??" Serena asked Bulma.
"There!" The blue haired woman with the afro began moving the pieces from around the hand that had been sticking up. Vegeta stood up very wobbily on his feet. "What were you thinking?!?!" Bulma wasted no time yelling at him. He said something, but Serena missed it. She had been inspecting his body and all of the scratches he had. Then he finally fell over and was out cold.
"Yamcha!! Help us move him!!!" Serena yelled snapping out of her reverie. Yamcha gave a look of disgust and eventually helped move him inside the house. Serena went to her room and pulled out the first aid kit she always kept under bed. I mean with weighted clothes when she falls it does hurt.
After wrapping up his bandages with Bulma's help, she stayed by his side for a while. She wouldn't admit it to anyone but she had a pretty big crush on him, especially after the day he had helped her find that crystal that currently hung around her neck thanks to Ami. She had watched him sleep. He looked as if he were having a nightmare, or remembering some painful memories, She couldn't tell which one. She remembered from a dream she once had about being a princess a song. One that made her feel better. It came from a pretty star locket the king had given her before totally disappearing. King… She couldn't see herself being a princess. One of those girls with a pretty song to make everything bad go away.
"Any change??" Bulma asked bringing in a tray of pastries her mother had picked up from the bakery earlier.
"No.." Serena said quietly watching him with worried eyes. She moved from the chair to the window so Bulma could sit.
"Oh.." Bulma sat down in the. "You didn't have to move."
"It's polite. You've done so much for me and I've been kind of closed off. Not to mention cause tension between Yamcha and you."
"You haven't.."
"I know.. don't hide it from me. He only tries to take care of me because he trained under my father. It was promised to my father that I would see him on my 18th birthday.. I guess he figures with the hectic life you guys have here it would be best to try and act as big brother to me and try to keep me safe and feel as welcome as possible." She said glancing out of the window. "I know you two have an on and off relationship, but I just on't want you to add me to the list of problems."
"Serena, you're not a problem." Bulma said noticing the tears pouring down her face.
"I think I'm a problem. I have a hard time making friends. The day you decided it was best for me to walk around the city I saw a group of girls. They wouldn't even talk to me.. they were stuck up and mean. I mean the only girl that liked me was a girl that kind of looked like a boy. Her name was.."
"Amara.." Bulma said.
"yea…"
"That's Michelle's girlfriend." Bulma said muching on the last pastry on her tray.
"Girlfriend?? Oh!!" Serena said putting her hands to her face blushing like crazy. Bulma laughed.
"Don't worry about her friends.. they usually like outsiders anyway."
"Ok." Serena said watching the girl began to lose herself in one of her magazines. Within an hour Bulma was asleep. Serena still felt pretty bad. She was different from most of the girls she's seen and it bothered her. One more glance at Vegeta told her he was still having a bad dream. Without thinking much she began to hum the tune from the dream, and strangely it did make her bad feelings go away. She saw that Vegeta has slowly stopped fighting against whatever he was in his sleep. Even so it was something that was making him angry because he was clutching the sheets so tight she thought they'd rip and his hands would bleed. The song came to an end and she sat on the bed's edge.
"I hope you find peace within yourself soon. I'll be back." She said kissing his forehead and started the song over as she left the room. The door closed and Vegeta shot up on the bed and wiped the sweat from his eyebrow. He calmed his breathing and looked towards the window, he could've sworn only moments ago someone had been singing.. or humming or something. It had been a pretty melody that had momentarily buried the demons in his heart.He had to leave.. leave earth do something on his own. He wasn't sure what yet, but he knew it had to be something important enough to help him in quest to catch up to kakarot and that 'boy'. Then he heard heavy breathing to his right. There he saw Bulma was out cold with her pastry tray next to her.
'What is she doing here??' he thought to himself with a slight tinge of admiration somewhere. 'Was she the one singing??' He stared at her. He had to admit to himself her moodiness was on the attractive side. The door then swung open completely and Serena stared at Vegeta for a moment then smiled a small smile.
"I'm glad you're ok." She said gently. "I was going to wake and tell Bulma that I'm going for a walk in the city and won't be back until later. But since you're awake can you tell her that whenever she does??"
"Whatever." He said and she walked away with a slight look of sadness. She closed the door behind her and took her time walking down the street trying to force back the tears that wanted to fall. She had seen the way he looked at Bulma, with complete and total admiration.
"I should've known he wouldn't like me. I'm still only just a kid, and I guess that arguing was just sexual tension." She said walking by an arcade. She went inside and saw all these kids there playing video games. Some were eating food, others were just talking. She sat down at a table and opened a menu. "A Milkshake." She murmured.
"What kind??" A male voice said. She jumped and saw a red haired guy smiling at her.
"huh??"
"What kind of Milkshake??"
"Chocolate!!" She said and he nodded. She wasn't sure how it would taste but she did like the chocolate Bulma had given her a few days ago and figured it would be almost the same. In moments the guy came back with a drink. Serena stared at it funny and finally drank some.
"You're new around here aren't??"
"Uhmm kind of. I just moved in with a friend a month ago."
"Oh.. My name's Andrew!!" The guy held his hand out for her.
"Serena." She held her hand out th esame way he had and they shook hands.
"That's a nice name."
"Uhmm thank you." She said blushing a little.
"Welcome to Satan city." He said.
"Thank you." She said watching him go and help some other customers. She had watched him for a good while. He glanced back at her and she stared at her milkshake blushing for getting caught.
"He is cute." A blonde that looked a lot like her said taking the seat across from her. "I'm Mina."
"You were with those girls the other day." Serena lowered her eyes.
"I know I really should apologize for Rei and Lita's attitude.I would've said something, but the girls were moody that day."
"Well, I'm Serena."
"Cool name." Mina said. "Andy can I have the same as my new friend here??" Mina asked Andrew as he walked by.
"Sure." He said winking at Serena who only blushed even more.
"God are you a tomato?? You're constantly red."
"I can't help it.."
"I think you like him."
"No!.. I can't.." She said as her blue eyes darkened.
"You just had your heart broken huh??"
"Yeah… but I guess it's fine.. he is a full five years older than me."
"Ooooh. See my first crush was older than that!!" Mina said trying to Cheer heer up. Many hours later Serena and Mina were still talking as if they had been friends for the longest. They talked about everything from their favorite food to what they watch on t.v. Their hobbies etc. They had really gotten along really good. Until Serena noticed it would be dark soon she got up from the table and Mina walked with her from to the door.
"It was really nice meeting you Mina. Maybe we can talk again sometime." Serena grinned.
"Here's my number. Call me anytime after 7:30."
"Ok.. bye!!" Serena took the paper and headed home. Then she ran smack into somebody. "Oh gosh I'm so sorry!!" She said. She looked up and saw a dark haired/ blue eyed guy. Then back down at her shirt that was currently covered in soda
"It's ok.. no one was hurt." He said giving her a smile, when in truth his heart was pounding. Damn Dr. Gero for making him so human like.
"No I'm really sorry I should've been paying attention."
"Me more.. I was carrying a drink that spilled all over this lovely shirt." He pulled a handkerchief and started blotting her shirt first around the collar of her shirt and slowly edged his way down as his heart picked up speed.
"I think I can do it." She said watching him blush slightly. As soon as she took the handkerchief and blotted the rest of her shirt. "I really should be going." She said.
"Keep it. If I see you again it'll give me an excuse to talk to a pretty girl like you again." He said giving her a wink and walked away. She looked at the handkerchief then back at him. He looked like he was a top executive or something. "Darien Shields." She read the name on the handkerchief. Then all warnings in her mind said not to trust him, but she couldn't figure out why. With a mere shrug she walked away. She nearly walked right pass Vegeta.
"The Onna made me come look for you." He said as they walked back in silence. He had seen her talking to that guy, the guy that was obviously trying to put the moves on her and for some reason it really bothered him watching him trying to 'clean' her shirt right on her chest.
"Thanks for waling back with me." She said and went inside the house.
"Serena." He looked at the computer screen. He had been following her with pretty good distance since she had caught him watching her change that day. She still didn't connect the two faces yet, and he hoped she wouldn't. For some reason he couldn't concentrate on the business he started, an Advertisement. He had good business going too, but ever since he had first spotted her when she had taken off form Capsule Corps. he had become smitten with her. When he had a really good look at the curves she posessed it stirred up desire in him. Nothing else.. just desire, and he desperately needed to fill the desire he had for her.
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Just Wait Minna… There's going to be a lot of problems before the whole romance thing.. it'll get there I promise.
