Trunks, The Schoolboy
Hero Of The Hour
22/11/02
Trunks scuffed along the route to his school and as he went he thought about the happenings of the day before.
"I wonder if he's going to stick to that revenge threat," he wondered," I don't want any more trouble."
Trunks arrived at the school gates to a waiting crowd, they all cheered as he entered the school. Trunks blushed to the shouts of, "here's the superstar," amongst calls of, "that guy's my brother."
Despite the gathering of fans Trunks kept walking, his head down, and never once looked up to see if RS was around.
Trunks' first few lessons went okay, with only the odd congratulations, thank you or request for an autograph at the start of the lesson and a few mid-lesson calls of "why does Trunks still have to work now that he is famous?"
It was halfway through Trunks' dinner when the first sign of trouble arose. He noticed a group of boys taunting a girl who was sitting not far from him. He checked the faces of the boys, looking for RS, but he didn't recognise any of them. He chose ignored the situation and finished his dinner before heading back to lessons when the bell had rung.
The day ended well after a couple more lessons had passed without any problems and he started his long journey back to Capsule Corp. He was hurrying home so that he could train with his father but his hopes of getting home anywhere near the time he had wanted were destroyed when he noticed a large gathering on the pavement before him. His first thought was to ignore the situation and bypass the gang but then he noticed the object of their interest and he couldn't continue without feeling guilty for the rest of his life.
There was a struggle and the girl from dinner emerged from the centre of the crowd. She dropped something into the middle of the road and one boy shoved her after it, shouting, "you don't want to leave that there!"
Immediately Trunks recognised the voice. He clenched his teeth and readied himself for another fight but suddenly noticed that a large truck was heading towards the girl. She froze in the middle of the road as the truck advanced on her, its driver unable to swerve and dodge her. Trunks kicked into action, zanzokening to the girl seconds before the truck crossed the spot where she stood.
"Sugoi! She is one hell of a flat thing now boss!"
The truck took a few seconds to pass. The other side of the road came into view once it had passed and RS was astonished at what he found. On the opposite side of the pavement stood Trunks, his arm around the girl's waist. He released her and told her to hide in one of the gardens down the other end of the road.
As the girl ran three members of the gang gave chase. Trunks couldn't let them get to her so he fired a weak blast at each boy's feet, tripping them up and allowing the girl to escape. RS was angered by the fact that Trunks had interfered in his games.
"You again! You should leave this place right away; if you touch me then I will call a guy who can sort you out for life! He is the strongest kid in the city and he won't be best pleased to find that you have hurt one of his gang members!"
Trunks smiled, he teased RS, "I don't think that calling me would help, my mobile is in the house, I forgot to bring it to school this morning."
RS growled and clicked his fingers. The whole gang flooded across the road as they surged towards Trunks like a herd of wild bulls. Trunks took up a defensive stance and prepared himself for the oncoming onslaught, his hair blowing in the wind. He blocked a few punches and dodged some kicks before powering up and knocking all of the boys backwards. They scrambled to their feet and scampered away in all directions, leaving RS alone with Trunks.
"Not very committed are they?" Trunks asked rhetorically.
RS removed his jacket and tossed it to his side. He cracked the bones in his fingers and motioned for Trunks to give him his best shot. Just just a thin strip of tarmac separated both boys. The girl watched as Trunks removed his jacket too, he turned to face her and then spoke.
"Stay there, this is going to get ugly!"
RS charged across the road whilst Trunks was distracted. Trunks realised the danger and rapidly blocked RS's punch. RS stuck his hand in his pocket and revealed a small knife, which he thrust into Trunk's arm. Trunks jumped back in pain and RS capitalized on the situation by punching Trunks in the chest. Trunks ripped the knife from his arm and slammed his knee into RS's gut. RS was stunned by the fact that Trunks had continued to fight and he sprinted away as fast as he could.
The girl, who had still watched, timidly headed over to Trunks. She unzipped her bag and brought out a roll of bandage. Trunks stared at her, amazed by the fact that she had a roll of bandage in her bag.
"I bring it to school because this is a regular thing, although it's never been as bad as it was today."
Trunks nodded and allowed the girl to wrap the bandage around his arm. Once she was finished he stood up and made sure that there was nobody hanging around to jump out and attack him. He pointed his palm towards the knife and blasted it to make sure that nobody else got his or her hands on it.
"Arigato...eeto, eeto."
"Trunks, watashi wa Trunks desu."
The girl smiled.
"Arigato Trunks-sama. Watashi wa Mamiko desu."
Trunks nodded. He stepped into the road and collected Mamiko's possessions. He then returned them to her with a smile.
"I'll see you tomorrow then."
Mamiko stuttered her words, "will you teach me to fight like you?"
Trunks stopped walking and turned back to face Mamiko, he didn't know what to say.
"Kudasai?" Mamiko asked politely.
"Yeah, of course I will. If it will help you defend yourself from those guys."
"Arigato."
Trunks thought to himself for a minute then he spoke again, "come with me after school tomorrow and I'll introduce you to my sister, she's a lot younger than me but she will help you too."
Mamiko smiled and then continued home, still walking timidly. Trunks did likewise although he walked with a lot more confidence.
After only two days at his new school Trunks has already got into two fights and made a new friend. However, those fights are only the beginning of his problems...
Hero Of The Hour
22/11/02
Trunks scuffed along the route to his school and as he went he thought about the happenings of the day before.
"I wonder if he's going to stick to that revenge threat," he wondered," I don't want any more trouble."
Trunks arrived at the school gates to a waiting crowd, they all cheered as he entered the school. Trunks blushed to the shouts of, "here's the superstar," amongst calls of, "that guy's my brother."
Despite the gathering of fans Trunks kept walking, his head down, and never once looked up to see if RS was around.
Trunks' first few lessons went okay, with only the odd congratulations, thank you or request for an autograph at the start of the lesson and a few mid-lesson calls of "why does Trunks still have to work now that he is famous?"
It was halfway through Trunks' dinner when the first sign of trouble arose. He noticed a group of boys taunting a girl who was sitting not far from him. He checked the faces of the boys, looking for RS, but he didn't recognise any of them. He chose ignored the situation and finished his dinner before heading back to lessons when the bell had rung.
The day ended well after a couple more lessons had passed without any problems and he started his long journey back to Capsule Corp. He was hurrying home so that he could train with his father but his hopes of getting home anywhere near the time he had wanted were destroyed when he noticed a large gathering on the pavement before him. His first thought was to ignore the situation and bypass the gang but then he noticed the object of their interest and he couldn't continue without feeling guilty for the rest of his life.
There was a struggle and the girl from dinner emerged from the centre of the crowd. She dropped something into the middle of the road and one boy shoved her after it, shouting, "you don't want to leave that there!"
Immediately Trunks recognised the voice. He clenched his teeth and readied himself for another fight but suddenly noticed that a large truck was heading towards the girl. She froze in the middle of the road as the truck advanced on her, its driver unable to swerve and dodge her. Trunks kicked into action, zanzokening to the girl seconds before the truck crossed the spot where she stood.
"Sugoi! She is one hell of a flat thing now boss!"
The truck took a few seconds to pass. The other side of the road came into view once it had passed and RS was astonished at what he found. On the opposite side of the pavement stood Trunks, his arm around the girl's waist. He released her and told her to hide in one of the gardens down the other end of the road.
As the girl ran three members of the gang gave chase. Trunks couldn't let them get to her so he fired a weak blast at each boy's feet, tripping them up and allowing the girl to escape. RS was angered by the fact that Trunks had interfered in his games.
"You again! You should leave this place right away; if you touch me then I will call a guy who can sort you out for life! He is the strongest kid in the city and he won't be best pleased to find that you have hurt one of his gang members!"
Trunks smiled, he teased RS, "I don't think that calling me would help, my mobile is in the house, I forgot to bring it to school this morning."
RS growled and clicked his fingers. The whole gang flooded across the road as they surged towards Trunks like a herd of wild bulls. Trunks took up a defensive stance and prepared himself for the oncoming onslaught, his hair blowing in the wind. He blocked a few punches and dodged some kicks before powering up and knocking all of the boys backwards. They scrambled to their feet and scampered away in all directions, leaving RS alone with Trunks.
"Not very committed are they?" Trunks asked rhetorically.
RS removed his jacket and tossed it to his side. He cracked the bones in his fingers and motioned for Trunks to give him his best shot. Just just a thin strip of tarmac separated both boys. The girl watched as Trunks removed his jacket too, he turned to face her and then spoke.
"Stay there, this is going to get ugly!"
RS charged across the road whilst Trunks was distracted. Trunks realised the danger and rapidly blocked RS's punch. RS stuck his hand in his pocket and revealed a small knife, which he thrust into Trunk's arm. Trunks jumped back in pain and RS capitalized on the situation by punching Trunks in the chest. Trunks ripped the knife from his arm and slammed his knee into RS's gut. RS was stunned by the fact that Trunks had continued to fight and he sprinted away as fast as he could.
The girl, who had still watched, timidly headed over to Trunks. She unzipped her bag and brought out a roll of bandage. Trunks stared at her, amazed by the fact that she had a roll of bandage in her bag.
"I bring it to school because this is a regular thing, although it's never been as bad as it was today."
Trunks nodded and allowed the girl to wrap the bandage around his arm. Once she was finished he stood up and made sure that there was nobody hanging around to jump out and attack him. He pointed his palm towards the knife and blasted it to make sure that nobody else got his or her hands on it.
"Arigato...eeto, eeto."
"Trunks, watashi wa Trunks desu."
The girl smiled.
"Arigato Trunks-sama. Watashi wa Mamiko desu."
Trunks nodded. He stepped into the road and collected Mamiko's possessions. He then returned them to her with a smile.
"I'll see you tomorrow then."
Mamiko stuttered her words, "will you teach me to fight like you?"
Trunks stopped walking and turned back to face Mamiko, he didn't know what to say.
"Kudasai?" Mamiko asked politely.
"Yeah, of course I will. If it will help you defend yourself from those guys."
"Arigato."
Trunks thought to himself for a minute then he spoke again, "come with me after school tomorrow and I'll introduce you to my sister, she's a lot younger than me but she will help you too."
Mamiko smiled and then continued home, still walking timidly. Trunks did likewise although he walked with a lot more confidence.
After only two days at his new school Trunks has already got into two fights and made a new friend. However, those fights are only the beginning of his problems...