Chapter Four: Paresu is Back!
"Bye, guys!" Adrienne grabbed her book bag off the back of her chair.
"Where are you going?" Trunks asked, his mouth full of pancakes.
"Trunks, it's rude to talk with your mouth full." Bulma said.
"Sorry." Trunks apologized.
"I'm going to visit my friends," Adrienne said. "We're all meeting at the library!"
"Oh, okay," Trunks nodded. "Goten and I are going to the Bowling Alley, so you can catch up with us later."
"We are?" Goten inquired.
"Alright!" Adrienne ran out the door.
"Of course we are, numb nuts!" Trunks glared. "We decided that last night!"
"We did…?" Goten looked confused. Trunks sighed.
"You must have been asleep." Trunks said.
"Oh." Goten blushed and Bulma smiled.
"Probably."
*~*~*
"I suck at this." Goten said, sitting back down.
"Not me!" Trunks bowled and got yet *another* strike.
"How do you *do* that?" Goten asked. The song "Sk8er Boi" started playing from the speakers above.
"Bra *loves* this song…" Trunks said. "Probably because of that 'cute' guy that skateboards…"
"He was a boy! She was a girl! Can I make it anymore obvious?" However, this was not Avril Lavigne's voice.
"It sounds different, though…" Trunks said. Goten and Trunks sat there, listening to the song.
"He liked to fight! She liked ballet! What more can I say?"
"And the words are different, too." Goten added.
"He wanted her! She'd never tell- secretly she wanted him as well! But all of her friends- they stuck up their nose- they had a problem with his fighting moves! He was a Saiyan boy! She said see you later, boy! He wasn't good enough for her! She had a pretty face, but her head was up in space! She needed to come back down to Earth!"
"Hey, check it out!" Trunks said, pointing. Goten turned around to see Adrienne standing on top of the counter at the snack bar, with her black electric guitar. She winked at him.
"Oh, dear kami, *no*!" He let his head drop and hit the table. "*Please*, no!"
Trunks started laughing. "Five years from now!" Adrienne was singing, too. "She sits at home- feeding the baby she's all alone! She turns on TV- guess who she sees? Saiyan boy saving the world for me!" (A/n: …*blushes*at least it fits the syllables…) "She calls up her friends- they already know- and they've all been cheerin him on to win! She tags along- stands in the crowd, looks up at the man that she turned do-e-own! He was a Saiyan boy, she said see you later, boy! He wasn't good enough for her! Now he's a super star, kickin butt on his part! Does your pretty face see what he's worth?"
Once the song was over (A/n: the rest of the lyrics… e-mail me for them, if you really want them.) and Adrienne jumped down from the counter. Everyone stared. One boy shrugged and they all went back to bowling. Adrienne shrugged and walked over to Trunks. She winked at Goten. "Hey!"
"That was….*so* lame." Trunks said. Adrienne frowned. "But, hey, it's the thought that counts!"
"I can't believe you did that." Goten said.
"Well I did it!" Adrienne said with a smile. "Hey, at least they don't know that I'm referring to you."
"Huh?" Goten looked up to see Paresu leaving. "Paresu!"
Goten jumped up from his seat and ran after her. "I-" Trunks grabbed Adrienne's shoulder. "I didn't mean to-"
"Let's go get some ice cream while we wait for him."
"Okay." Trunks led Adrienne over to the snack bar.
"Paresu, wait!"
"What?" Paresu turned around.
"I haven't seen you in a long time!" Goten exclaimed.
"So is that your new girlfriend?" Paresu asked. She looked very flustered.
"Why are you so worked up?" Paresu responded almost immediately.
"So just because I got a new boyfriend means that I might not want to come back to you?"
"What?" Goten was puzzled. Paresu sighed.
"Josh proposed to me," Paresu told him. "I'm just… really nervous about it and I don't know if I'm making the right decision!"
"Oh…" The two were silent. "I'm sorry-"
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to get nosy with your personal life," Paresu said. "It's just that I still care about you, and nothing will EVER change that."
"Hey, I still care about you, too." Goten said. "Just because we broke up doesn't mean that I'm not going to worry for your safety, and worry about how your boyfriend- your husband's is treating you all the time!"
"I know," Paresu looked at the ground. "It's just that I love you, Goten!"
"I love you, too," Goten said. "Just not in the same way." Paresu looked at him in a puzzled way. "I've found somebody else and I can't just let her go. Not after I've realized the way I feel for her- the way I've felt for her all of my life."
"I understand." Paresu nodded.
"Thanks," Goten smiled and held out his hand. "Best friends forever."
"Uh…" Paresu looked at his hand. She smiled and shook his hand. "Best friends forever!"
Goten nodded. "Hey, I want you to meet somebody!"
*~*~*
"Hey, Adrienne, Trunks!"
"He's back." Trunks said. Adrienne nodded. "You sure you can handle this?"
"Oh, shut up!" Adrienne jumped up from her chair. "Hey!"
"Hey, Adrienne, I want you to meet Paresu." Goten said. "Paresu, this is Adrienne- my girlfriend."
"I've heard a lot about you." Paresu said, holding out her hand.
"Oh!" Adrienne swung her guitar behind her back and shook Paresu's hand. "How do you do?"
"I'm doing fine, and you?" Adrienne nodded.
"I'm fine."
"And how are you doing, Trunks?"
"I'm still dating Chloe." Trunks said. "Hey, you want some ice cream?"
"No, I've gotta run." Paresu said. "But thanks anyway!"
"I'll walk you to your car." Goten said. The two left the bowling alley and Adrienne turned to Trunks.
"He called me his girlfriend!"
"I still think he's hooking back up with Paresu." Trunks said. "And if he's not, he's stupid."
"You think he's stupid for dating me?" Adrienne asked.
"Yes."
"Ow…" Adrienne blinked. "That hurt, Trunks."
"I was just joking." Trunks said. Adrienne clenched her fists.
"Well next time don't make it so mean!" Adrienne ran past Goten and out the door, nearly knocking him over.
"Hey!" Goten looked out the door after Adrienne. "Adrienne, where are you going!?"
"Bye, guys!" Adrienne grabbed her book bag off the back of her chair.
"Where are you going?" Trunks asked, his mouth full of pancakes.
"Trunks, it's rude to talk with your mouth full." Bulma said.
"Sorry." Trunks apologized.
"I'm going to visit my friends," Adrienne said. "We're all meeting at the library!"
"Oh, okay," Trunks nodded. "Goten and I are going to the Bowling Alley, so you can catch up with us later."
"We are?" Goten inquired.
"Alright!" Adrienne ran out the door.
"Of course we are, numb nuts!" Trunks glared. "We decided that last night!"
"We did…?" Goten looked confused. Trunks sighed.
"You must have been asleep." Trunks said.
"Oh." Goten blushed and Bulma smiled.
"Probably."
*~*~*
"I suck at this." Goten said, sitting back down.
"Not me!" Trunks bowled and got yet *another* strike.
"How do you *do* that?" Goten asked. The song "Sk8er Boi" started playing from the speakers above.
"Bra *loves* this song…" Trunks said. "Probably because of that 'cute' guy that skateboards…"
"He was a boy! She was a girl! Can I make it anymore obvious?" However, this was not Avril Lavigne's voice.
"It sounds different, though…" Trunks said. Goten and Trunks sat there, listening to the song.
"He liked to fight! She liked ballet! What more can I say?"
"And the words are different, too." Goten added.
"He wanted her! She'd never tell- secretly she wanted him as well! But all of her friends- they stuck up their nose- they had a problem with his fighting moves! He was a Saiyan boy! She said see you later, boy! He wasn't good enough for her! She had a pretty face, but her head was up in space! She needed to come back down to Earth!"
"Hey, check it out!" Trunks said, pointing. Goten turned around to see Adrienne standing on top of the counter at the snack bar, with her black electric guitar. She winked at him.
"Oh, dear kami, *no*!" He let his head drop and hit the table. "*Please*, no!"
Trunks started laughing. "Five years from now!" Adrienne was singing, too. "She sits at home- feeding the baby she's all alone! She turns on TV- guess who she sees? Saiyan boy saving the world for me!" (A/n: …*blushes*at least it fits the syllables…) "She calls up her friends- they already know- and they've all been cheerin him on to win! She tags along- stands in the crowd, looks up at the man that she turned do-e-own! He was a Saiyan boy, she said see you later, boy! He wasn't good enough for her! Now he's a super star, kickin butt on his part! Does your pretty face see what he's worth?"
Once the song was over (A/n: the rest of the lyrics… e-mail me for them, if you really want them.) and Adrienne jumped down from the counter. Everyone stared. One boy shrugged and they all went back to bowling. Adrienne shrugged and walked over to Trunks. She winked at Goten. "Hey!"
"That was….*so* lame." Trunks said. Adrienne frowned. "But, hey, it's the thought that counts!"
"I can't believe you did that." Goten said.
"Well I did it!" Adrienne said with a smile. "Hey, at least they don't know that I'm referring to you."
"Huh?" Goten looked up to see Paresu leaving. "Paresu!"
Goten jumped up from his seat and ran after her. "I-" Trunks grabbed Adrienne's shoulder. "I didn't mean to-"
"Let's go get some ice cream while we wait for him."
"Okay." Trunks led Adrienne over to the snack bar.
"Paresu, wait!"
"What?" Paresu turned around.
"I haven't seen you in a long time!" Goten exclaimed.
"So is that your new girlfriend?" Paresu asked. She looked very flustered.
"Why are you so worked up?" Paresu responded almost immediately.
"So just because I got a new boyfriend means that I might not want to come back to you?"
"What?" Goten was puzzled. Paresu sighed.
"Josh proposed to me," Paresu told him. "I'm just… really nervous about it and I don't know if I'm making the right decision!"
"Oh…" The two were silent. "I'm sorry-"
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to get nosy with your personal life," Paresu said. "It's just that I still care about you, and nothing will EVER change that."
"Hey, I still care about you, too." Goten said. "Just because we broke up doesn't mean that I'm not going to worry for your safety, and worry about how your boyfriend- your husband's is treating you all the time!"
"I know," Paresu looked at the ground. "It's just that I love you, Goten!"
"I love you, too," Goten said. "Just not in the same way." Paresu looked at him in a puzzled way. "I've found somebody else and I can't just let her go. Not after I've realized the way I feel for her- the way I've felt for her all of my life."
"I understand." Paresu nodded.
"Thanks," Goten smiled and held out his hand. "Best friends forever."
"Uh…" Paresu looked at his hand. She smiled and shook his hand. "Best friends forever!"
Goten nodded. "Hey, I want you to meet somebody!"
*~*~*
"Hey, Adrienne, Trunks!"
"He's back." Trunks said. Adrienne nodded. "You sure you can handle this?"
"Oh, shut up!" Adrienne jumped up from her chair. "Hey!"
"Hey, Adrienne, I want you to meet Paresu." Goten said. "Paresu, this is Adrienne- my girlfriend."
"I've heard a lot about you." Paresu said, holding out her hand.
"Oh!" Adrienne swung her guitar behind her back and shook Paresu's hand. "How do you do?"
"I'm doing fine, and you?" Adrienne nodded.
"I'm fine."
"And how are you doing, Trunks?"
"I'm still dating Chloe." Trunks said. "Hey, you want some ice cream?"
"No, I've gotta run." Paresu said. "But thanks anyway!"
"I'll walk you to your car." Goten said. The two left the bowling alley and Adrienne turned to Trunks.
"He called me his girlfriend!"
"I still think he's hooking back up with Paresu." Trunks said. "And if he's not, he's stupid."
"You think he's stupid for dating me?" Adrienne asked.
"Yes."
"Ow…" Adrienne blinked. "That hurt, Trunks."
"I was just joking." Trunks said. Adrienne clenched her fists.
"Well next time don't make it so mean!" Adrienne ran past Goten and out the door, nearly knocking him over.
"Hey!" Goten looked out the door after Adrienne. "Adrienne, where are you going!?"