If I Could Turn Back Time

VIII.

Around eleven thirty in the afternoon, Goku stirred in his sleep, making his body wake up. He opened his eyes to see Bulma staring back at him, until she quickly closed her eyes and pretended she was sleeping.

Goku smirked, "I saw that. You're awake," he said sleepily.

"No, I'm asleep," Bulma mumbled.

"Oh, okay," Goku agreed, nodding as he turned to his back and yawned…but then stopped in mid-yawn and turned his head back to her, "wait…if you're sleeping, how did you answer me?"

Bulma tried her best not to laugh and smiled into her pillow, "I'm sleep talking."

"Ohhh, I see. Well that explains it," he through the covers off of him and sat up, "you gotta get up though, you promised we would do something fun when we woke up."

She squeezed her eyes shut tightly and gripped the bed sheets tightly, groaning, "Mm, I don't wanna get up."

Goku blinked down at her, "But Bulma…how can we have fun in bed?"

At that question, Bulma's eyes snapped open and she blushed immediately. Even after Goku lost his virginity, he still never lost his naiveté.

"Heh…you're right Goku, I should get up, shouldn't I?" she answered, throwing her feet off the bed and firmly onto the floor.

Goku nodded again and through himself across the bed so his head was right next to her legs, "So, what are we going to do?"

Bulma shrugged, "I dunno, what do you wanna do?"

Goku shrugged, "I dunno, what do you wanna do?"

She stared down at him for a few moments, only to get a look from him that obviously said 'you know you wanna say it again…go on, go on!'

But instead, she shook her head, "Oh no! I'm not gonna start saying that back and forth with you, Goku."

He snapped his fingers, "Darn!"

Bulma sighed, "Well, do you know what's around here?"

Goku rolled his eyes to the top of his heading, thinking, "Well there's…no wait. Umm…Oh! There's also…no that's no good either…" he thought a little more, when his eyes finally brightened, "I've got it! We can…no, never mind."

Bulma couldn't help but let out a giggle, "Well, I saw an ice-skating rink about two blocks from here. Ever ice skate?"

He shook his head.

"That's okay. I have a couple times and it's really fun, I think you'll enjoy it."

Goku smiled, "Well if you think I'll enjoy it, then I think I'll enjoy it! Let's go!" he exclaimed enthusiastically, flipping off the bed and getting out his usual clothes for the day, changing into them quickly, "Ready!"

Bulma laughed, "You are, but I'm not. What am I supposed to wear? I'm not gonna wear the same clothes I did yesterday, ew!" she gave a disgusted look.

"Well…" Goku went to the door, opened it, then stepped out into the hallway, right in front of her room, "if it's really that important…" he got into his fighting position and punched the door, making it fly open, almost off its hinges, "I can just do that!" he finished, clapping his hands together for a job well done.

Bulma walked across the hall and peaked into her room, seeing her luggage bag wide open beside her bed, "Gee, thanks Goku."

She stepped in, but turned around to face him, "Wait a sec…if you knew you could do that…why didn't you do it last night?"

Goku blushed a little and put his hand behind his head in embarrassment, "Heh…guess I just wanted to sleep with you last night."

Bulma thought she heard wrong at first, but when she realized she didn't, she blushed a little too, "You're sweet, Goku," she giggled and turned back to her bag, getting out the clothes she wanted to wear and changed into them quickly…after going into the bathroom, of course.

After about five minutes, she came back into her room, wearing her hair up in a ponytail, blue jeans, and a light, long sleeve, blue shirt. Bulma put her fists on her hips and smiled proudly, "There! The proper wear for protective care…going ice skating!"

Goku was only nodding at her, as if in a Dream State,. He shook his head and his eyes got huge, a grin plastered on his handsome face, "Did you just say we're going to get ice cream?!"

Bulma fell over in stupidity, but quickly reclaimed herself, "NO! I said we're going ice skating!"

"Ohhhh," Goku nodded thoughtfully, "well can we get ice cream while we ice skate?"

She slapped herself on her forehead and moaned, "Sure, Goku…we can get ice cream, too…"

"YEA!" Goku jumped up and did a double flip out the door, followed by Bulma, who closed the door and locked it.

"Okay, all set to go!" she exclaimed, walking down the hall towards the elevators.

Goku walked a couple of steps before stopping, "Umm…Bulma?" he asked, sounding almost sad, which was why Bulma turned around. But once she saw him holding his stomach, she knew what he was going to say.

"Do you think we can get something to eat first?" he asked, his stomach growling in response.

Instead of getting annoyed, Bulma smiled, taking out a dinocap and winking, "Sure, Goku! I knew you were bound to say that sometime soon, so…I grabbed this little baby with a picnic inside! And yes…even enough for you."

Goku's face brightened as he went over to Bulma, picked her up and spun her around in three complete circles before putting her down and giving her a big kiss, "Bulma, you are the best!"

Bulma giggled and, putting the dinocap back into her pocket, said, "I know."

They decided to eat in the park, considering it seemed to be the most peaceful place in the city at the time. All the picnic tables were free, so they picked the one that was in the shade, away from all the flowers and the bees. Bulma threw the capsule onto the table, a big cloud of smoke coming up, only to reveal the whole twelve foot table filled up with food. Goku immediately dived for it and Bulma quickly grabbed two sandwiches and a drink for herself before Goku even inhaled that much.

Ten minutes later, all the food was gone.

"Ah!" Goku patted his stomach in satisfactory, "That was the best lunch I ever had!"

Bulma laughed as she stood up from the table, "You say that about every meal you eat, Goku."

"Well…" Goku got up too and began walking beside her, "everything I eat is so good…it's hard to choose which one beats another."

"I bet. I can see you on some kind of game show called Battle of the Foods!" Bulma said enthusiastically, "All the foods would win in your opinion."

Goku only nodded, "Uh-huh!"

Before they knew it, they were at the ice skating rink, entering a freezing building, compared to the heat wave outside.

"Burr, what is this place?!" Goku asked, hugging himself and shivering.

"It's the ice skating rink, silly. It's supposed to be cold in here," Bulma went up to the main desk, asking for two pairs of skates, a medium and an extra large. She walked back over to Goku and gave him the bigger skates, "Here, put these on and then we can go skate."

Goku took them the best he could, still having his arms wrapped around him and shivering.

Bulma sat down on the bench and began putting her skates on, "Oh, Goku, it's not that cold in here!" she said, tying the laces as tightly as she could.

"Y-yeah, but…but at least you have long sleeves on!" he complained, sitting down beside her and looking at the skates confusedly.

"Well, you should of put on something heavier," was all she could say, finally getting her skates the way she liked them.

"Well, you also could have told me to!" Goku said back, holding the skates up in front of him, then putting them on his feet, "Like that?"

Bulma looked over and saw that his skates weren't even tied, "Not unless you want to trip and fall out of your skates on the ice," she said.

"Oh…" he looked down at his feet, and stared. Bulma stared, too, and after a few minutes of not moving, she looked at him strangely.

"Goku, do you know how to tie shoes?" she asked, almost astonished.

He shrugged, "Kinda…but I never really had laces."

Bulma sighed, "I can not believe I am going to do this!" she said before kneeling down in front of him and tying his skates for him.

Goku looked down at her working, before quickly getting impatient and averting his attention to the food stand, clicking his heels happily.

"Goku! Stop moving your feet!" she demanded, trying to keep a firm hold of his laces.

"Oh, sorry," he apologized, looking back down at her as she finished.

Bulma stood up, "There! They should stay on now! Ready?"

He nodded, happy he finally got to move again. Goku stood up also and walked…rather wobbled…to the opening of the ice rink. Bulma didn't move from her spot yet, finding the way Goku walked in skates hilarious. It was like watching a grown man walk in high heels. She tried to hide her laugh as best as possible, finally deciding to get inside the rink along with Goku.

She got behind him, "Well? Are you going or not?"

"Yeah, but…" he was looking down at the ice, "I don't know how to step onto it without falling."

Bulma laughed, "Jump on!"

Goku looked back at her over his shoulder, "You serious?"

She nodded and a look of anticipation was on her face.

"Well…all right," Goku said, before grabbing the sides of the railing and jumping on to the ice rink, immediately loosing his balance and sliding everywhere, almost running over people who were skating by at the time.

His arms were flying everywhere, trying to bring himself upright, but having no success whatsoever. Bulma watched from the opening still, giggling every time he almost knocked someone over…including himself.

After a few moments, she decided to go out and give him a hand. She stepped onto the ice gracefully and began skating towards him just as gracefully. Once Bulma reached him, he was already hanging onto the side for dear life.

Goku saw her and a look of helplessness crossed his face, "Bulma, you never said skating was this hard!"

Bulma chuckled and grabbed an orange cone that was beside her, sliding it over in front of him, "It isn't, once you get the hang of it. You should use a cone when you first start off, it helps you learn to balance yourself."

He nodded, taking the cone with one hand and holding onto the side with the other. Carefully, he let go of the railing, putting both of his hands firmly on the orange cone that matched his outfit.

Bulma skated backwards for awhile, watching his skill in using the cone. Again, she found it as outstandingly funny as him first walking in his skates.

Goku heard her giggling and looked up at her with puppy eyes, "I don't like this cone, Bulma. It's not helping any."

She shook her head, still grinning away, "Actually, it is. But I understand if you don't wanna use it, no one really does. Tell ya what…" Bulma stopped skating, turning around so her back was facing him, "wrap your arms around me and I'll lead you around the rink, okay?"

Hearing this, Goku smiled widely once again, "Okay!"

He pushed the cone out of the way, slowly making his way over to the short distance where Bulma was. He reached her within a minute, wrapping his arms around her waist.

Bulma smiled back at him, "All right, just make sure to keep your feet together."

Goku nodded and before he knew, Bulma began swinging her arms back and forth, skating around the bend the rink made. He was grinning ear to ear, happy that he actually felt like he was skating and overjoyed that he could feel that way with his arms around Bulma.

Soon, Bulma began picking up her pace, the people near the inside of the rink becoming nothing more than a quick blur. Bulma made sure to stay on the outside, following the oval rink so as not to be interrupted by anyone.

Goku suddenly felt like he was flying, and forgot to keep his feet close together like Bulma had warned him. As fast as they had started, Bulma couldn't control her or Goku any longer, as she felt herself going left, away from the railing, and tipping over.

Bulma began screaming, half from fright and half from delight. She saw that they were about to run into a mob of people near the middle if the rink, so she had to fall on purpose, making sure not to collide.

Unfortunately for Goku, he was expecting her to fall, so as he let go of her and fell on his stomach, his tummy acting as a sled, having him slide all over the place, knocking people over like they were bowling pins. Again, Bulma was laughing at this sight, seeing Goku slide flat on his stomach with his arms and legs outspread.

Once he finally stopped spinning and moving and after practically the whole ice rink had been knocked over, Bulma stood back up and skated over to him.

She reached him and looked down at him, "You okay, Goku?" she giggled.

Goku tried to look up at her, but not before flipping over to his back and staring up at the white ceiling.

"You know…it's very cold in here," he said, managing to sit up.

Bulma skated around him, "Whiner," she said before skating over to the enter/exit place and going over to where many coats hung. Above these coats, hung a sign that said:

"Need a coat? Well DON'T take one of these! Thank-you."

Of course, Bulma ignored it and took a huge coat, one she thought would fit Goku perfectly. She skated back to wear Goku was slowly managing to stand up and threw it at him, causing him to fall back down from all his hard work.

"Put that on, maybe it'll help."

Goku did so and he suddenly stood up, "That's much better!" and with that, he was off skating.

Bulma raised an eyebrow, curious as to why that coat changed his style of skating.

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Hours later, Goku and Bulma both walked out of the ice skating rink, laughing at all the stupidly funny things that happened to them in there.

"And remember the little kid that brought her hot chocolate in the rink and spilled it, so the ice started sizzling and you thought the whole thing was gonna collapse?" he laughed.

Bulma giggled, "Well, it sure looked like it."

At that time, she looked up at a building with a clock on it and saw that it read four-thirteen.

"Whoa! That time sure did go by quick," Bulma exclaimed, "guess the saying doesn't lie that time flies when you're having fun!"

Goku nodded and looked across the street, "Hey, what's that?"

Bulma looked to where he was pointing and saw what looked like a box with steps leading up into a clown's mouth.

"That looks like a fun house, Goku. Wanna go over and check it out?" she asked, already walking across the street.

"Yeah!" he yelled, running across the street, about to run into the clowns mouth, when a guy stopped him, holding out his hand and asking for five bucks.

"Uhh…" he turned back to Bulma with pleading eyes, "Bulma, can I please have five dollars?"

She pulled out her wallet and took out a five dollar bill, handing it to the man, "Gees, pretty expensive fun house, don't you think?"

Goku hardly paid attention to her as he ran up the stairs and into the mouth, Bulma already hearing him say his 'wow's' and 'oooo's' and 'ahhh's'. She entered the mouth too, looking around as already she saw mirrors surrounding her from every angle.

"Haha! I'm short! Come look at this, Bulma!" Goku said like an excited child.

Bulma smiled and walked over to where Goku was…only to run into a mirror.

"Ow! Hey!" she rubbed her nose, scowling at the other mirrors, "Goku, where are you?"

"Over here!" he laughed again, "This one makes me look old!"

She shook her head as she turned around to face a mirror that made her face twist in disgust.

"Ew! I'm short and fat! Oh, my worst nightmare!" she screamed, turning away from herself as she tried to find Goku through the maze of mirrors.

"Goku! Talk to me, where are you?!" Bulma yelled, getting frustrated that she couldn't find him.

"I'm over here, I said! Man, this place is awesome!" he awed.

"Yeah, but keep talking so I can follow your voice," she said, putting her hands in front of her so she wouldn't run into any mirrors.

Goku was quiet for awhile, before replying, "So the other day, I had a dream about this flower…"

Bulma turned left, thinking she heard his voice coming from that way, only to come to a dead end as she went too far left.

"Yeah, it was pink with yellow in the center…"

She turned left again, finally able to dodge the little obstacle she thought she got stuck in.

"It was a really pretty flower, just sitting there all by itself…"

Bulma suddenly came to a big empty space, with mirrors even below her and above her this time, "What the…" she said quietly to herself, looking from all angles.

"So I decided to be nice to the flower. I picked it and sniffed if…then I realized it smelled like a skunk!"

Then, Goku must have stepped forward from wherever he was, as about fifty Goku's suddenly appeared in all the mirrors that surrounded Bulma. She had to keep herself from screaming, not expecting that to happen.

"Oh great…just what everybody needs…a thousand more Goku's!" she said, looking from mirror to mirror, and it seemed like in every one, that he was staring right at her, unmoving.

"Then the flower turned into a skunk…but it was a pretty skunk…pink and yellow…"

Bulma covered her eyes and backed up, "Stop taunting me!" she screamed.

"Huh? Is the flower taunting you? Sorry, lemmie think of something else…"

Bulma screamed again, feeling happy afterwards for getting it out of her system. She walked out of the many mirrored space and into a more secluded area, where all she saw was herself again. She let out a sigh, only to bump into Goku…this time the real thing.

They were both caught by surprise to see each other, so…they screamed. They pointed at each other before turning around to run, but only to run straight into a mirror. Both of them fell backwards, getting the wind knocked out of them.

Once Bulma caught her breath and she looked over to see Goku, she smiled, "Well, it's about time I found you!"

He smiled back over at her, "Heh, it wasn't that hard, was it?"

"Nah!" she shook her head, "It was just…different being able to hear you but not being able to find you."

Goku nodded in agreement before standing up, "How about we go on the search to find the exit?"

She followed suit, dusting herself off, "Sounds good to me."

A half an hour and thirty-four head bangs later…

"Finally!" Bulma said, jumping out of the fun house and looking around at the outside world.

Goku came up beside her, "That was the funnest thing ever!"

Bulma laughed at his vocabulary, but didn't bother to correct him.

"So what do you wanna do now?" Goku asked, kicking a stone he found interesting on the ground.

Bulma thought for a moment, "Well…how 'bout we go back to 'our special place'? To get my key and…" she smiled widely at him, "just hang out."

Goku grinned back at her, "Sounds good to me!"

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