Things of the Past
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: Whatever it is, I don't own it. ^^;
Bulma ran up and jumped onto Vegeta's back. "Good morning, Veggie-chan!"
He grumbled. "Just what's good about it?" he asked irritably.
"Graduation, of course!" she said as if he were dense. He shook his head at her.
"I have much more important things to do than 'graduate'," he informed her pointedly. She rose an eyebrow at him, but remained on his back.
"I'm tired," she whined, "Carry me to first lesson."
"Weak female... fine," he smirked at her and she slapped his behind like a horse.
"Let's go! Quick!" she said as she slapped his behind again. Vegeta looked at the students standing nearby, staring at them.
"Don't push your luck," he ground out. She chuckled nervously.
"At your pace, of course!"
~*~
"Your red dress sounds so pretty, Juuhachigou! I'm going to be wearing a dark green one," ChiChi said excitedly. The three girls were happily discussing their graduation wardrobe. At UJI, they did not wear graduation robes; they wore formal wear.
"Mine will be white!" Bulma exclaimed.
"Look at them. What's the big deal about what they wear?" Vegeta asked. "I'm just going to wear what's required: a tux."
"Well, against every girl in school's wishes, I WILL be wearing clothes," Juunanagou stated arrogantly. Yamucha rolled his eyes.
"Ladies, gentleman, may I have your attention please?" Professor Sal clapped his hands to get seven pairs of eyes back on him. Each student opened their books and looked up at him.
"We are ready to proceed with class," he informed them before turning to the blackboard to write out the assignment of first lesson.
~*~ Later that night...
Juuhachigou walked up behind ChiChi and Bulma and tapped them on the shoulder. They turned around and all three girls hugged excitedly.
"You girls look great!" Juuhachigou exclaimed.
ChiChi was wearing a knee-length, dark green dress which hung tightly to her body. It didn't have any sleeves and was trimmed in gold. It also had a golden dragon on the front. She also had a golden choker on with golden eyeshadow and dark green high-heels to match. Her hair was in its usual bun, but had loose, curly strands hanging down.
Bulma was wearing an ankle-length, soft white dress. It had silver glitter all over it and had long sleeves. It clinged tightly to her body until it reached the hips which from there, it flared out. It had a low, U-shaped drop on her chest, but didn't reveal too much, her still being a child. She had a silver necklace with a rare-cut diamond on. Her father had given her the necklace on her twelfth birthday. Her hair was also pulled up and was a bundle of curls piled atop her head. She had white high-heeled shoes and silver make-up on.
"So do you," Bulma replied.
Juuhachigou had a deep red dress on, also ankle-length. At about knee-length, the red began to fade into black. It had string-straps instead of sleeves. She had black high-heels on and a black armband. She had deep red lipstick on and was sporting the smoky-eye look; her hair was down as usual.
"Where's the guys?" Bulma asked.
"Juunanagou headed that way," Juuhachigou responded, pointing to their left. They walked over and joined up with their male counterparts. They all had on identical tuxedos, except Kakkarot and Krillin were wearing white ones and the other three guys were wearing black.
"You look great, girls," Yamucha said as Bulma, ChiChi and Juuhachigou walked up.
"You look the best," Vegeta whispered into Bulma's ear and she smiled.
"I'm going see daddy," she told him before walking off.
They were holding graduation in UJI's large room specifically made for such an ordeal. There were hundreds of chairs sitting upon the floor before the stage for the families of the students. Off to the right side was a separate room made of glass. It was specially for the families of the students from the Four Rule planets. Bulma entered the room.
King Vegeta and Queen Mahia of Vegetasei were already seated inside. Bardock, his mate and Kakkarot's two older brothers, Turles and Radditz, were sitting next to their King and Queen. King Roshi was seated next to Yamucha's parents. Krillin's mother had died during childbirth. The King and Queen of Adajinzounsei were also inside and seating themselves. Bulma walked over to Frieza and Zarbon, hugging each of them.
"You look so beautiful, B-chan," Zarbon told her sincerely. She hugged her big 'brother' again.
"Thanks, Zarbon-san," she whispered. She released him and turned to her father.
"I thought you said you couldn't make it, daddy?" she asked. He smiled.
"Of course I could make it to see my two daughters graduate! Political matters can wait," he told her matter-of-factly.
"Well, I better get back over there. I expect they'll begin soon," she told them then walked back out of the room to join up with her friends whom were all chatting excitedly.
"Is it true that they announce the Four Rule planets last?" Yamucha asked.
Juunanagou nodded. "Yeah, we're special," he said sarcastically.
As the Headmaster began his yearly speech, all graduating students took their seats on the stage. The FRO students were required to sit in the front row, not that they really minded anyway. It made no difference to them whatsoever.
"Prince Yunan of Yardratsei," the Headmaster called out, summoning the student forward to receive his diploma. Bulma droned out the names as they were called. She knew they would be last and there were about fifty graduating students. She figured she and ChiChi would be the very last since they would most likely call out the FRO students in order of the least powerful to the most powerful. With Aisusei being the main Four Rule planet, that would leave Bulma and ChiChi as the most powerful students.
Soon came their time. "Prince Krillin of Chikyuusei," the Headmaster read his name aloud from a list. Krilling stood abruptly, nervous swead beads rolling down his forehead. He shakily accepted his diploma.
"Nobleman Yamucha of Chikyuusei." Yamucha was much more calm and collected as he accepted his diploma with a big grin on his face.
"Prince Juunanagou of Adajinzounsei," the Headmaster continued. Juunanagou stood up slowly, as if bored, and accepted his diploma while turning and winking at the all of the girls waving to him from their places behind.
"Princess Juuhachigou of Adajinzounsei." Juuhachigou smiled brightly and gently took her diploma.
"Prince Vegeta of Vegetasei." Vegeta stormed up to the podium and ripped his parchment from the Headmaster's hand.
"Nobleman Kakkarot of Vegetasei," the Headmaster called out and a loud "WOOHOO!" could be heard from the crowd. Bardock slapped Radditz across the back of his head in irritation. Kakkarot took his diploma with a deep blush gracing his cheeks.
"Princess ChiChi of Aisusei." ChiChi stood and walked gracefully over to the headmaster to get her diploma. Bulma breathed. She was the last.
"And Princess Bulma of Aisusei," the Headmaster finished, turning to Bulma as she slowly stood up. She focused on not tripping over her dress and carefully took the diploma from his hand. She smiled gently and sat back down as the crowd stood up and applauded the graduates. Bulma let out the breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding.
Earlier in the day, she had been given her award for being Top of her Class in studies. It wasn't a big surprise to anyone, however, for she was smarter than some of their professors even when she was only five years old. The sky held no limits for her knowledge.
That night, before each child went back to their respective planet, they all hugged and promised that they'd stay in touch. It wasn't to be.
~*~ Ten years later...
Bulma leaned back in her chair, her head drooping backward and her mouth hanging open. She had been working on the same equation all day. If only she could get it right, she could quit and go eat. Zarbon had already been twice to check up on her, worrying that she was over-working herself. She had ushered him away, promising to see him as soon as she was done.
She had turned twenty-five years old not too long ago. Yamucha had called to wish her a happy birthday and that had lifted her spirits. Yamucha and Bulma had stayed close friends over the years and Bulma knew that ChiChi and Kakkarot had, too. All of the Four Rule planets children had made plans to visit one another, but everyone always had an excuse that made them cancel the appointment. Sometimes, Bulma thought about how each of her old friends were doing, but she didn't dwell upon it. She still had ChiChi and Yamucha.
Lately though, Zarbon had told her that the Four Rule planets were beginning to feud with each other. There was a meeting to be held in one week and it was mandatory that the royalty of each Four Rule planet was to attend. Bulma would get to see Juuhachigou, Juunanagou, Krillin and Vegeta again. Yamucha and Kakkarot weren't allowed since they were simply noblemen and not royalty.
Bulma sighed and slammed her pencil down onto the table. She could always work on that blasted equation tomorrow. Right now, she was starved half to death and she knew Zarbon was probably STILL worrying over her.
Wahiiiiii! Okay, there you have it. Sorry, I didn't do introducing of the characters at their twenty-five-year-old-age yet, that'll be next chapter. If anyone wants an email when I update this fic, let me know in a review. See ya next time! ^_^
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: Whatever it is, I don't own it. ^^;
Bulma ran up and jumped onto Vegeta's back. "Good morning, Veggie-chan!"
He grumbled. "Just what's good about it?" he asked irritably.
"Graduation, of course!" she said as if he were dense. He shook his head at her.
"I have much more important things to do than 'graduate'," he informed her pointedly. She rose an eyebrow at him, but remained on his back.
"I'm tired," she whined, "Carry me to first lesson."
"Weak female... fine," he smirked at her and she slapped his behind like a horse.
"Let's go! Quick!" she said as she slapped his behind again. Vegeta looked at the students standing nearby, staring at them.
"Don't push your luck," he ground out. She chuckled nervously.
"At your pace, of course!"
~*~
"Your red dress sounds so pretty, Juuhachigou! I'm going to be wearing a dark green one," ChiChi said excitedly. The three girls were happily discussing their graduation wardrobe. At UJI, they did not wear graduation robes; they wore formal wear.
"Mine will be white!" Bulma exclaimed.
"Look at them. What's the big deal about what they wear?" Vegeta asked. "I'm just going to wear what's required: a tux."
"Well, against every girl in school's wishes, I WILL be wearing clothes," Juunanagou stated arrogantly. Yamucha rolled his eyes.
"Ladies, gentleman, may I have your attention please?" Professor Sal clapped his hands to get seven pairs of eyes back on him. Each student opened their books and looked up at him.
"We are ready to proceed with class," he informed them before turning to the blackboard to write out the assignment of first lesson.
~*~ Later that night...
Juuhachigou walked up behind ChiChi and Bulma and tapped them on the shoulder. They turned around and all three girls hugged excitedly.
"You girls look great!" Juuhachigou exclaimed.
ChiChi was wearing a knee-length, dark green dress which hung tightly to her body. It didn't have any sleeves and was trimmed in gold. It also had a golden dragon on the front. She also had a golden choker on with golden eyeshadow and dark green high-heels to match. Her hair was in its usual bun, but had loose, curly strands hanging down.
Bulma was wearing an ankle-length, soft white dress. It had silver glitter all over it and had long sleeves. It clinged tightly to her body until it reached the hips which from there, it flared out. It had a low, U-shaped drop on her chest, but didn't reveal too much, her still being a child. She had a silver necklace with a rare-cut diamond on. Her father had given her the necklace on her twelfth birthday. Her hair was also pulled up and was a bundle of curls piled atop her head. She had white high-heeled shoes and silver make-up on.
"So do you," Bulma replied.
Juuhachigou had a deep red dress on, also ankle-length. At about knee-length, the red began to fade into black. It had string-straps instead of sleeves. She had black high-heels on and a black armband. She had deep red lipstick on and was sporting the smoky-eye look; her hair was down as usual.
"Where's the guys?" Bulma asked.
"Juunanagou headed that way," Juuhachigou responded, pointing to their left. They walked over and joined up with their male counterparts. They all had on identical tuxedos, except Kakkarot and Krillin were wearing white ones and the other three guys were wearing black.
"You look great, girls," Yamucha said as Bulma, ChiChi and Juuhachigou walked up.
"You look the best," Vegeta whispered into Bulma's ear and she smiled.
"I'm going see daddy," she told him before walking off.
They were holding graduation in UJI's large room specifically made for such an ordeal. There were hundreds of chairs sitting upon the floor before the stage for the families of the students. Off to the right side was a separate room made of glass. It was specially for the families of the students from the Four Rule planets. Bulma entered the room.
King Vegeta and Queen Mahia of Vegetasei were already seated inside. Bardock, his mate and Kakkarot's two older brothers, Turles and Radditz, were sitting next to their King and Queen. King Roshi was seated next to Yamucha's parents. Krillin's mother had died during childbirth. The King and Queen of Adajinzounsei were also inside and seating themselves. Bulma walked over to Frieza and Zarbon, hugging each of them.
"You look so beautiful, B-chan," Zarbon told her sincerely. She hugged her big 'brother' again.
"Thanks, Zarbon-san," she whispered. She released him and turned to her father.
"I thought you said you couldn't make it, daddy?" she asked. He smiled.
"Of course I could make it to see my two daughters graduate! Political matters can wait," he told her matter-of-factly.
"Well, I better get back over there. I expect they'll begin soon," she told them then walked back out of the room to join up with her friends whom were all chatting excitedly.
"Is it true that they announce the Four Rule planets last?" Yamucha asked.
Juunanagou nodded. "Yeah, we're special," he said sarcastically.
As the Headmaster began his yearly speech, all graduating students took their seats on the stage. The FRO students were required to sit in the front row, not that they really minded anyway. It made no difference to them whatsoever.
"Prince Yunan of Yardratsei," the Headmaster called out, summoning the student forward to receive his diploma. Bulma droned out the names as they were called. She knew they would be last and there were about fifty graduating students. She figured she and ChiChi would be the very last since they would most likely call out the FRO students in order of the least powerful to the most powerful. With Aisusei being the main Four Rule planet, that would leave Bulma and ChiChi as the most powerful students.
Soon came their time. "Prince Krillin of Chikyuusei," the Headmaster read his name aloud from a list. Krilling stood abruptly, nervous swead beads rolling down his forehead. He shakily accepted his diploma.
"Nobleman Yamucha of Chikyuusei." Yamucha was much more calm and collected as he accepted his diploma with a big grin on his face.
"Prince Juunanagou of Adajinzounsei," the Headmaster continued. Juunanagou stood up slowly, as if bored, and accepted his diploma while turning and winking at the all of the girls waving to him from their places behind.
"Princess Juuhachigou of Adajinzounsei." Juuhachigou smiled brightly and gently took her diploma.
"Prince Vegeta of Vegetasei." Vegeta stormed up to the podium and ripped his parchment from the Headmaster's hand.
"Nobleman Kakkarot of Vegetasei," the Headmaster called out and a loud "WOOHOO!" could be heard from the crowd. Bardock slapped Radditz across the back of his head in irritation. Kakkarot took his diploma with a deep blush gracing his cheeks.
"Princess ChiChi of Aisusei." ChiChi stood and walked gracefully over to the headmaster to get her diploma. Bulma breathed. She was the last.
"And Princess Bulma of Aisusei," the Headmaster finished, turning to Bulma as she slowly stood up. She focused on not tripping over her dress and carefully took the diploma from his hand. She smiled gently and sat back down as the crowd stood up and applauded the graduates. Bulma let out the breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding.
Earlier in the day, she had been given her award for being Top of her Class in studies. It wasn't a big surprise to anyone, however, for she was smarter than some of their professors even when she was only five years old. The sky held no limits for her knowledge.
That night, before each child went back to their respective planet, they all hugged and promised that they'd stay in touch. It wasn't to be.
~*~ Ten years later...
Bulma leaned back in her chair, her head drooping backward and her mouth hanging open. She had been working on the same equation all day. If only she could get it right, she could quit and go eat. Zarbon had already been twice to check up on her, worrying that she was over-working herself. She had ushered him away, promising to see him as soon as she was done.
She had turned twenty-five years old not too long ago. Yamucha had called to wish her a happy birthday and that had lifted her spirits. Yamucha and Bulma had stayed close friends over the years and Bulma knew that ChiChi and Kakkarot had, too. All of the Four Rule planets children had made plans to visit one another, but everyone always had an excuse that made them cancel the appointment. Sometimes, Bulma thought about how each of her old friends were doing, but she didn't dwell upon it. She still had ChiChi and Yamucha.
Lately though, Zarbon had told her that the Four Rule planets were beginning to feud with each other. There was a meeting to be held in one week and it was mandatory that the royalty of each Four Rule planet was to attend. Bulma would get to see Juuhachigou, Juunanagou, Krillin and Vegeta again. Yamucha and Kakkarot weren't allowed since they were simply noblemen and not royalty.
Bulma sighed and slammed her pencil down onto the table. She could always work on that blasted equation tomorrow. Right now, she was starved half to death and she knew Zarbon was probably STILL worrying over her.
Wahiiiiii! Okay, there you have it. Sorry, I didn't do introducing of the characters at their twenty-five-year-old-age yet, that'll be next chapter. If anyone wants an email when I update this fic, let me know in a review. See ya next time! ^_^