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been wanting to for a long time, but sadly, never got around to it. Now
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Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters except for Arashi, he is mine.
Just Believe
Chapter 1: Reunion
Wind rustled palm trees in the late morning sunlight, reflecting off the crystal clear waters that were currently lapping peacefully at the sandy shores of a small island. The morning's tranquillity was not to last, however.
"WHERE ARE THEY?!"
A high feminine voice sounded out, scaring away a few nearby birds (A/N: more like all the birds within a 100 -mile radius).
A young woman with aqua blue green hair and shocking blue green eyes was pacing the shores of Kami Island. She whipped her head around and glared at the short, bald man cowering a few feet away from her, her eyes flashing dangerously.
"YOU FORGOT TO CALL HIM, DIDN'T YOU!!!!!"
"No, I called Yamcha, Bulma, I swear!"
"AND GOKU?" She was now facing the short man, who was growing more nervous by the second.
"I called him too, honest Bulma! You know how those guys are. Yamcha's probably fixing himself up and Goku… eh, well… Goku's just being Goku." Krillan said, trying vainly to calm the seething young woman in front of him down.
Just then a jet-copter landed on the shore not too far away from the spot where the two were arguing. The door swung open and a tall man with short, black hair and scar running across his cheek and eye stepped out. He smiled brightly when he spotted the two.
"Hey guys! How have you-" He trailed off seeing the murderous look on Bulma's face. "Heh heh, long time no see, Bulma. You're looking great. You don't look a year older than when I last saw you." The man laughed nervously.
"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?! ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT I LOOK LIKE SOME STUPID TEENAGE GIRL?!" Bulma exploded.
"NO! Not at all! I was just saying you don't look old. You look very…"
"Very what?" Bulma asked in an if-you-don't-say-the-right-thing-I'll- kill-you tone.
"Very… very…"
Bulma was growing visibly impatient and Krillan as well as Yamcha were getting very scared when a voice called to them, breaking the silence that had settled.
"Hey guys!"
The trio turned curiously to see who had called to them. What they saw was surprising, to say the least. Before them stood a man, looking around 19 or 20 years old with wild black hair, wearing jeans, a white shirt (A/N: Think of Goku's undershirt for his normal gi, except white.) and a goofy grin spread across his face.
"Goku, is that you?!" Krillan asked incredulously.
"Yeah, who else would I be?" He replied good-naturedly.
"You certainly have grown Goku." Yamcha said, eyeing Goku.
"I haven't seen you in ages. You guys look pretty much the same to me." Goku said, as the three guys began to converse, laughing every now and then.
Bulma stood there, dumb founded. 'My Kami, Goku sure has changed over the years. The Goku I left was short and scrawny with a massive appetite. This Goku is tall, handsome, and with a great body. Too bad he's so much younger than me.' Bulma thought, gazing at her old friend. (A/N: Bulma does NOT have feelings for Goku, I repeat, Bulma does NOT have feelings for Goku. I just imagine that this is how she would react after seeing Goku for the fist time in seven years.) 'But hey, I've got Yamcha, and he's just as good as Goku is, if not better.' (A/N: Yeah right! And a rock is just as good as a pillow!)
Goku smiled as he approached Bulma, the other two guys walking behind him, still a bit scared of her. "It's been a while, ne?"
Bulma smiled back. "Yeah, seven years." She hugged him and backed away. She then proceeded to smack Goku upside the head.
"Ow! Bulma, what the heck did you do that for?!" Goku exclaimed, rubbing his head where she had hit him."
"Why, pray tell, were you late?" She demanded, glaring at him angrily.
"Gomen nasai, Bulma-san, but you see, I was really hungry and I couldn't find anything to eat, so I went to a diner and I ordered my food there, so it took them a long time to make my food. I got here as fast as I could after I ate, honest!" Goku explained.
Bulma sighed and shook her head. "What are we going to do with you, Son-kun?"
"Take me with you to Lake Mitsuka?"
All three present face faulted and sweat dropped. "Goku, you may look different, but you act just the same. Ah well, you know what they say, old habits die hard." Bulma said.
Goku looked at her strangely for a moment, and scratched his head in confusion?
"Forget it Goku." Yamcha said.
Goku shrugged his shoulders and grinned brightly, his carefree attitude shining through. "So, are we gonna go?"
"No, not yet." Bulma replied.
"Huh? Why not?" asked Krillan.
"Because the cabin we rented has three master bedrooms, and there are two people per room. Therefore, we were obliged to share the cabin with two other people. I called them yesterday and arranged for them to meet us here." She explained patiently.
"What are their names?" Yamcha asked.
"Oh, well, actually, I only know one of their names. This one guy, Arashi something or other, rented the last bedroom for him and his girlfriend."
"Have you figured out the sleeping arrangement yet?" Yamcha asked, thinking of him sharing a room with Bulma.
"Yes, Yamcha, I did. I placed the guys and girls separate, because pigs will fly before I sleep in the same room as any of you guys. So it's going to be like this. Goku and Krillan will the get the first bedroom, Me and Arashi's girlfriend will get the second bedroom, and Yamcha and Arashi will get the last bedroom. Okay?" Bulma asked, looking at them as if daring them to protest. When everyone stayed silent, she smiled. "Good then, I'm glad everyone agrees that my sleeping arrangement is the best way to split and organize everybody."
"Whatever you say Bulma." Krillan said.
"So do you know anything else about this Arashi guy? I'm not too fond of the idea of sleeping in the same room with a guy I know nothing about. I mean, what if he turns out to be some psychopathic killer or something?!" Yamcha rambled, getting a panicked look on his face.
"Calm down Yamcha, I have to sleep with a complete stranger too, ya know! And to answer your earlier question, no. All I know is that his name is Arashi, he has enough money to rent the last cabin room, which he did, he's a guy, and he has a girlfriend. " Bulma replied annoyed at her boyfriend's behavior.
"Well, whoever he is, he's not that strong. He's headed over here right now. Arashi is stronger than I thought he would be, but he really isn't that powerful." Goku said, looking into the distance.
"What are you talking about Goku?"
"I'm talking about their ki's, their life force. Actually, there are two ki's there, both strong, though one is a bit stronger than the other." Goku replied, still keeping his gaze on the horizon.
The others watch for a few moments when a speck appeared in the distance. "Is that it?" Bulma asked, not being able to sense ki or see as far as they could.
"Yep, it's them. They came in a jet plane. At least I came before he did." Yamcha responded.
"Yeah, but you've been here before, you know exactly where it is. This guy doesn't know however, so he's got a reasonable excuse, while you, Yamcha, do not!" Bulma answered, her voice rising steadily in volume.
"Um… you wouldn't happen to be Miss, Briefs, would you?"
All four turned to see a tall man, about a half-inch taller than Goku and Yamcha, with short blonde hair, blue eyes, and big bulky muscles. He was wearing a muscle shirt and tight jeans (A/N: Think of a mix between General Blue from DB and Sharpener from the Saiyaman saga. *shudders*)
"Yes, I am. Arashi, I presume?" She asked, smiling pleasantly and holding out her hand to shake his.
"Yes, that I am." He said, taking her hand and kissing it, smiling cheekily the whole time. Yamcha glared at the man. "I'd like you to meet my girlfriend, Ch-"
A loud crash was hears, followed by a scream. "DON'T YOU EVER TRY TO LAY A FUCKING FINGER ON ME AGAIN YOU NASTY PERVERT! YOU COME WITHIN TEN FEET OF ME AND I'LL KICK YOUR SORRY ASS TO THE MOON!"
"Heh heh. That's her. She has a bit of a temper, but she's a doll, really." Arashi said.
Master Roshi came around the corner of his pink house, dragging himself, covered in cuts and scratched, and a big bruise on his hand and head. "She flipped me over and threw me into the house." He said weakly. "Ooh! The pain! The horror!" He then collapsed at Krillan's feet.
An amused snort came from behind Arashi. "The old geezer got what was coming to him. Try to molest me, will you?"
Arashi stepped aside to reveal a pretty young woman around 18 or 19 with raven hair that went about an inch or two past her shoulders, big brown eyes, wearing capris and a snug fitting tank top. She was about two heads shorter than Arashi and about a head shorter than Goku and Yamcha. Her expression was fierce and disgusted.
"Honey, these are the guys- um, people, sorry- that we'll be sharing the cabin with." He said. Her face took on a curious expression as her eyes traveled from Bulma to Yamcha, to Krillan, and then to Goku.
She gasped when her big dark brown eyes landed on the tall warrior. Her expression was pure shock. "Goku?!"
Goku looked at the girl more carefully for a moment before a look of recognition crossed his features, followed quickly by a look of shock identical to the woman now in front of him.
"Chichi?!"
A/N: Heehee, cliff hanger already! ^-^ You'll have to wait to wait to see how Goku and Chichi react to seeing each other after all these years. And what about Arashi? Will he and Goku get along? How will he feel about the relationship between the two old friends? All (well most) of the answers to these questions lay ahead in chapter 2 , so stay tuned! Don't forget to review kudasai! Thankx!
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters except for Arashi, he is mine.
Just Believe
Chapter 1: Reunion
Wind rustled palm trees in the late morning sunlight, reflecting off the crystal clear waters that were currently lapping peacefully at the sandy shores of a small island. The morning's tranquillity was not to last, however.
"WHERE ARE THEY?!"
A high feminine voice sounded out, scaring away a few nearby birds (A/N: more like all the birds within a 100 -mile radius).
A young woman with aqua blue green hair and shocking blue green eyes was pacing the shores of Kami Island. She whipped her head around and glared at the short, bald man cowering a few feet away from her, her eyes flashing dangerously.
"YOU FORGOT TO CALL HIM, DIDN'T YOU!!!!!"
"No, I called Yamcha, Bulma, I swear!"
"AND GOKU?" She was now facing the short man, who was growing more nervous by the second.
"I called him too, honest Bulma! You know how those guys are. Yamcha's probably fixing himself up and Goku… eh, well… Goku's just being Goku." Krillan said, trying vainly to calm the seething young woman in front of him down.
Just then a jet-copter landed on the shore not too far away from the spot where the two were arguing. The door swung open and a tall man with short, black hair and scar running across his cheek and eye stepped out. He smiled brightly when he spotted the two.
"Hey guys! How have you-" He trailed off seeing the murderous look on Bulma's face. "Heh heh, long time no see, Bulma. You're looking great. You don't look a year older than when I last saw you." The man laughed nervously.
"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?! ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT I LOOK LIKE SOME STUPID TEENAGE GIRL?!" Bulma exploded.
"NO! Not at all! I was just saying you don't look old. You look very…"
"Very what?" Bulma asked in an if-you-don't-say-the-right-thing-I'll- kill-you tone.
"Very… very…"
Bulma was growing visibly impatient and Krillan as well as Yamcha were getting very scared when a voice called to them, breaking the silence that had settled.
"Hey guys!"
The trio turned curiously to see who had called to them. What they saw was surprising, to say the least. Before them stood a man, looking around 19 or 20 years old with wild black hair, wearing jeans, a white shirt (A/N: Think of Goku's undershirt for his normal gi, except white.) and a goofy grin spread across his face.
"Goku, is that you?!" Krillan asked incredulously.
"Yeah, who else would I be?" He replied good-naturedly.
"You certainly have grown Goku." Yamcha said, eyeing Goku.
"I haven't seen you in ages. You guys look pretty much the same to me." Goku said, as the three guys began to converse, laughing every now and then.
Bulma stood there, dumb founded. 'My Kami, Goku sure has changed over the years. The Goku I left was short and scrawny with a massive appetite. This Goku is tall, handsome, and with a great body. Too bad he's so much younger than me.' Bulma thought, gazing at her old friend. (A/N: Bulma does NOT have feelings for Goku, I repeat, Bulma does NOT have feelings for Goku. I just imagine that this is how she would react after seeing Goku for the fist time in seven years.) 'But hey, I've got Yamcha, and he's just as good as Goku is, if not better.' (A/N: Yeah right! And a rock is just as good as a pillow!)
Goku smiled as he approached Bulma, the other two guys walking behind him, still a bit scared of her. "It's been a while, ne?"
Bulma smiled back. "Yeah, seven years." She hugged him and backed away. She then proceeded to smack Goku upside the head.
"Ow! Bulma, what the heck did you do that for?!" Goku exclaimed, rubbing his head where she had hit him."
"Why, pray tell, were you late?" She demanded, glaring at him angrily.
"Gomen nasai, Bulma-san, but you see, I was really hungry and I couldn't find anything to eat, so I went to a diner and I ordered my food there, so it took them a long time to make my food. I got here as fast as I could after I ate, honest!" Goku explained.
Bulma sighed and shook her head. "What are we going to do with you, Son-kun?"
"Take me with you to Lake Mitsuka?"
All three present face faulted and sweat dropped. "Goku, you may look different, but you act just the same. Ah well, you know what they say, old habits die hard." Bulma said.
Goku looked at her strangely for a moment, and scratched his head in confusion?
"Forget it Goku." Yamcha said.
Goku shrugged his shoulders and grinned brightly, his carefree attitude shining through. "So, are we gonna go?"
"No, not yet." Bulma replied.
"Huh? Why not?" asked Krillan.
"Because the cabin we rented has three master bedrooms, and there are two people per room. Therefore, we were obliged to share the cabin with two other people. I called them yesterday and arranged for them to meet us here." She explained patiently.
"What are their names?" Yamcha asked.
"Oh, well, actually, I only know one of their names. This one guy, Arashi something or other, rented the last bedroom for him and his girlfriend."
"Have you figured out the sleeping arrangement yet?" Yamcha asked, thinking of him sharing a room with Bulma.
"Yes, Yamcha, I did. I placed the guys and girls separate, because pigs will fly before I sleep in the same room as any of you guys. So it's going to be like this. Goku and Krillan will the get the first bedroom, Me and Arashi's girlfriend will get the second bedroom, and Yamcha and Arashi will get the last bedroom. Okay?" Bulma asked, looking at them as if daring them to protest. When everyone stayed silent, she smiled. "Good then, I'm glad everyone agrees that my sleeping arrangement is the best way to split and organize everybody."
"Whatever you say Bulma." Krillan said.
"So do you know anything else about this Arashi guy? I'm not too fond of the idea of sleeping in the same room with a guy I know nothing about. I mean, what if he turns out to be some psychopathic killer or something?!" Yamcha rambled, getting a panicked look on his face.
"Calm down Yamcha, I have to sleep with a complete stranger too, ya know! And to answer your earlier question, no. All I know is that his name is Arashi, he has enough money to rent the last cabin room, which he did, he's a guy, and he has a girlfriend. " Bulma replied annoyed at her boyfriend's behavior.
"Well, whoever he is, he's not that strong. He's headed over here right now. Arashi is stronger than I thought he would be, but he really isn't that powerful." Goku said, looking into the distance.
"What are you talking about Goku?"
"I'm talking about their ki's, their life force. Actually, there are two ki's there, both strong, though one is a bit stronger than the other." Goku replied, still keeping his gaze on the horizon.
The others watch for a few moments when a speck appeared in the distance. "Is that it?" Bulma asked, not being able to sense ki or see as far as they could.
"Yep, it's them. They came in a jet plane. At least I came before he did." Yamcha responded.
"Yeah, but you've been here before, you know exactly where it is. This guy doesn't know however, so he's got a reasonable excuse, while you, Yamcha, do not!" Bulma answered, her voice rising steadily in volume.
"Um… you wouldn't happen to be Miss, Briefs, would you?"
All four turned to see a tall man, about a half-inch taller than Goku and Yamcha, with short blonde hair, blue eyes, and big bulky muscles. He was wearing a muscle shirt and tight jeans (A/N: Think of a mix between General Blue from DB and Sharpener from the Saiyaman saga. *shudders*)
"Yes, I am. Arashi, I presume?" She asked, smiling pleasantly and holding out her hand to shake his.
"Yes, that I am." He said, taking her hand and kissing it, smiling cheekily the whole time. Yamcha glared at the man. "I'd like you to meet my girlfriend, Ch-"
A loud crash was hears, followed by a scream. "DON'T YOU EVER TRY TO LAY A FUCKING FINGER ON ME AGAIN YOU NASTY PERVERT! YOU COME WITHIN TEN FEET OF ME AND I'LL KICK YOUR SORRY ASS TO THE MOON!"
"Heh heh. That's her. She has a bit of a temper, but she's a doll, really." Arashi said.
Master Roshi came around the corner of his pink house, dragging himself, covered in cuts and scratched, and a big bruise on his hand and head. "She flipped me over and threw me into the house." He said weakly. "Ooh! The pain! The horror!" He then collapsed at Krillan's feet.
An amused snort came from behind Arashi. "The old geezer got what was coming to him. Try to molest me, will you?"
Arashi stepped aside to reveal a pretty young woman around 18 or 19 with raven hair that went about an inch or two past her shoulders, big brown eyes, wearing capris and a snug fitting tank top. She was about two heads shorter than Arashi and about a head shorter than Goku and Yamcha. Her expression was fierce and disgusted.
"Honey, these are the guys- um, people, sorry- that we'll be sharing the cabin with." He said. Her face took on a curious expression as her eyes traveled from Bulma to Yamcha, to Krillan, and then to Goku.
She gasped when her big dark brown eyes landed on the tall warrior. Her expression was pure shock. "Goku?!"
Goku looked at the girl more carefully for a moment before a look of recognition crossed his features, followed quickly by a look of shock identical to the woman now in front of him.
"Chichi?!"
A/N: Heehee, cliff hanger already! ^-^ You'll have to wait to wait to see how Goku and Chichi react to seeing each other after all these years. And what about Arashi? Will he and Goku get along? How will he feel about the relationship between the two old friends? All (well most) of the answers to these questions lay ahead in chapter 2 , so stay tuned! Don't forget to review kudasai! Thankx!