Hi! I'm back! Ok, first of all, I wanna thank the people who reviewed my first chapter. I really appreciate it. It means a lot to me, 'cause it encourages me to keep on writing (I would have kept it on anyway… ^__~). Thanks again to Mystic, the one to make me write this and to be one of my first reviewers; to MoonlightPrincess; to hotaru402 (thanks for the advice, I hope I did better with the summary this time; I really suck at this v_v); to Mushi_azn; to Youko Demon; and finally, to Claufiles (ya liked the teacher's name? ^__^).
I sincerely hope this chapter gets more to the story and ends up being longer than the previous one!
Now on with the story…
~*~ Love life: like it should be. ~*~
A story by Rei Sakura Li.
*…* = This stands for thinking.
"…" = This stands for talking.
[…] = This stands for my saying stupid things, explaining and stuff that could come in handy at the time.
Chapter II
"No Chi… I told you already: I didn't go out of the club with that nasty guy on Saturday. I just went back home. Alone."
Bulma was with her two friends waiting in line to get their lunches, and was, meanwhile, telling them about the rest of her weekend. That had been why Chi chi had wanted to talk to her before class this morning. Oh, yeah! She had received her good whack on the head after first period for being late. Chi chi was quite the temperamental kind of girl; and out of the three gals, she was –as one could say- potentially dangerous when angry. Lucky for Bulma, 18 had been there to calm their friend's almost surfacing wrath. And, before any heavy jokes had come out of either Juu's or Bulma's mouths, the boys had stopped by their lockers (all of the six lockers were together, one next to the other) and interrupted them. Soon, all little conflicts had been forgotten. But don't get me wrong, Chi chi wasn't really mad, everything had been more like in a joking manner; no real grudges held.
"Why?! He didn't seem all that bad. He was kind of dull, but he didn't look half as ugly as his partner did" added Juuhachi.
"Guys!" whined Bulma, "why are you so obsessed with finding me a boy?! I mean, not even I am this desperate!"
She was, indeed, the only one without a boyfriend. Not that she needed one at that precise moment, she happened to not want to be attached to any male right now. This doesn't mean that she didn't like men (or, eventually, want one); she did. She just wanted to find the best, the one meant for her; the man that stood up to, at least, most of her expectations. Basically, the guy of her dreams. She wanted to fall in love with him, to have this crazy, perfect love story. Anyway, I'm rambling. Let us get back to the story...
They got out of the line as soon as they got what, in the school cafeteria, were known as "lunches". While walking back to the table where the boys sat wolfing down their meals, Bulma seemed spaced out, like she were daydreaming or something. All three girls sat down: Chi chi next to Goku, who sat next to Krillin; 18 in front of her boyfriend; on her left was Bulma, seated between her and Vegeta.
"Hey, girl! Snap out of it!" yelled Chi chi, getting the attention of Bulma. The other girl raised her head and, startled, asked "What?"
"Yo, B, you gotta get back to Earth! What's eating ya?"
"Oh, nothing. I was just thinking…"
"About?"
"Nothing big. Um… just the books I'll have to take home with me in order to help Vegeta study. Yeah, that's it" she replied, when, in truth, she was thinking * God, now that I think about it, I'd really like to have a boyfriend. But then again, that's nothing I should rush *.
"Uh huh. Ok, let's say I believe you." answered Chi chi with a voice dripping with sarcasm.
"How's that going anyway? I mean, the studying," asked Juu while swallowing some salad.
"Fine. Veggie-boy here's getting better at it every day. Isn't that right?" she turned to Vegeta.
He lifted his head and looked at her with an expression that said 'call me that again, and see where your damned books end up'; after glaring some more, he nodded his head indifferently and got back to his food.
"Oh, by the way Vegeta, come by at four. And bring your stuff. Ok?" And as answer, she merely got another nod.
After all the talking was done, everyone resumed eating.
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Last class of school – Gym.
"So, Vegeta… What did you do during the weekend?" asked a cheery Goku while doing laps around the track field with his two buddies (and the rest of the male population of the 12th class). Gym had started like forty minutes ago, which meant they had only forty more minutes before all of them were allowed to go home.
"Nothing much. After going out with you on Saturday, I got home quite early and watched a movie on TV. And Sunday… I slept, studied some and trained a bit." replied a not-very-interested-in-the-conversation Vegeta.
"And you, Krillin?" He turned to his other friend.
"I pretty much spent the whole weekend with 18" beamed the short guy with happiness. He and Juuhachi had been dating for a year and a half now and were quite the happy couple.
"That's great man. So are you guys doing good?"
"Yeah, we're excellent."
"Hey, Vegeta-…" -grunt from the latter- "Why is it you haven't got a girlfriend yet? I mean, I know you still got some time, but, do you know if you'll be taking a girl to prom?" asked Goku with doubt arising in his mind. Now that he thought about it [wow! That's a new one for him, isn't it? ^___^ Poor guy, I'm so mean…], Vegeta hadn't dated for a while. And every time that he or Krillin had tried to get him to go out on a date with a girl, either he refused and said he'd rather stay home, or he didn't get to anything serious with her. Could it be…
"Dunno." Answered Vegeta, not really paying attention to all this chitchat.
"Um… Vegeta… say… are you -how to put it- uh… gay?" blurted out a puzzled Goku.
Now this, this got his friend's attention; even Krillin's.
"What?!" exclaimed Vegeta, almost stopping his jogging from the shock of having to hear that question from one of his best friends. "Are you nuts? Have you bumped your head or something? Why would you ask 'that'?" * Now, where did that come from? Am I really giving this image? * thought Vegeta, still somewhat worried and peeved. * Fuck. This happens to me because I'm fucking waiting too much for someone special. Why can't some lovable girl just appear in my way? * Just then, Bulma came running to the track –about a few steps ahead of Vegeta- [talking about signs from heaven…^__~] to get the volleyball her team mates had thrown that way during the game. With the ball in hand, she got up from her bent position (which she had taken to pick the sphere) and smiled at Vegeta when he passed trotting by her side. Then she turned and jogged back to the volley court. He just stared backwards in amazement, and then faced forwards. * That smile… so beautiful… * he thought as he kept on running with his partners to his sides. Then he snapped out of it. "What the hell was that?! What have I just thought? Oh God! I'm going wacko!" he voiced his ideas… quite loudly.
"What? What do you mean, Vegeta?" asked a very confused Goku. Vegeta looked at Krillin and noticed that, he too, stared at him weirdly. "What did you just think?"
Vegeta smacked himself mentally. "Uh, nothing! I- I was just figuring-… ya! I was just figuring out what words I should choose to answer your stupid question, so that your barely developed brain wouldn't think any other idiotic thoughts about me." replied Vegeta quickly, taking a stern expression upon his face and frowning at Goku. "You talk as if you haven't known me for a while. No, I'm not gay. I just… haven't had the time or the need for ladies lately. My father has been pestering me 24/7 about my studies, so… I'm studying more at home… to be able to graduate. You know." * Uff! That was close! * Vegeta wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed, ever so softly, in relief.
"Oh, sorry man!" said Krillin, a bit ashamed.
"Yeah. Sorry. Anyway, If you need any girl to take to the prom, I know this chick…" Goku's voice droned away of Vegeta's ears, as the subject got slightly deviated. But now that he analyzed is more closely, he realized that he really didn't have anyone to take to the dance. * Not to worry. I still got four months left to think about that. *
Twenty minutes later, gym class came to an end with the incessant ringing of the bell. Boys and girls walked off in the direction of the locker rooms to get changed and then head home.
For Veggie, though, the day wasn't over yet. He still had to go pick his little sister from school, go home, take a shower, change and go to Bulma's to study 'til she considered he was ready for tomorrow's test.
~*~*~*~
Before you all go: after my 'goodbye notes' (the ones below) you'll find a table with the schedules of Bulma and Vegeta. I figured you might need them to understand a bit more about their classes, since I have a different concept in school schedules as yours. You won't find either Chi chi's, Goku's, 18's or Krillin's schedules. If they should come to be important at any particular moment in the plot, I'll tell you what it is that you need to know.
Ok, that's it for today! I'm getting the hang of this… so I'll probably have the third chapter up tomorrow or the day after. Not to worry! I'm getting so anxious to get to the exciting part of the story, that I'll start writing non-stop. ^__^ OH YEAH!
Well, next time: study session. Don't miss it! I promise it won't be as dull as this slow, short, miserable chapter! ^__~ Imagine the things that could happen!! [Perverts! Get your minds of that! I know what you're thinking, and believe me… that's a no-no] Don't get mad, I'm just toying with ya!
Attention: Before I leave, I want to apologize for making Veggie so OOC. I know it's unnatural, but it really is best to have him be this way… at least for the purpose of my story. You see, I have him in my head as a good guy; a bit cranky some times, but good none the less. He might get even more OOC (I need some sweetness in him), but I'll promise (yet again) to make it up to him in as many opportunities as I get in future situations (only when needed). But otherwise, be warned from now on, you might not like this fic exactly because of this slight change I'm making to his personality. So, if you don't like him the way I'm making him, feel free to abandon your reading of this fic now. Otherwise, you may want to flame me in the future without having paid any heed to my remark!
This table goes from Monday to Thursday (inclusive):
-Monday & Wednesday: they have biology in Science class.
-Tuesday & Thursday: they have chemistry in Science class.
Periods
Vegeta
Bulma
1st (40 minutes)
Science (biology: Mr. Isalb) (chemistry: Mrs. Uandal)
Science (biology: Mr. Isalb) (chemistry: Mrs. Uandal)
2nd (40 minutes)
Mathematics (Mr. Tibur)
History (Mr. Peaceman)
3rd (40 minutes)
English lit. Advanced (Ms. Aturb)
English lit. Advanced (Ms. Aturb)
4th (40 minutes)
Social Studies (Mr. Iparf)
Math. Advanced (Mr. Tibur)
5th (40 minutes)
Study Hall (Mrs. Buschi)
Study Hall (Mrs. Buschi)
6th (40 minutes)
History (Mr. Peaceman)
Social Studies (Mr. Iparf)
LUNCH (50 minutes)
Lunch
Lunch
7th (40 minutes)
Economy (Mr. Odasep)
Economy (Mr. Odasep)
8th (80 minutes)
Gym (Mr. Sug)
Gym (Mrs. Ardnas)
This table goes for Fridays:
Periods
Vegeta
Bulma
1st (40 minutes)
Geography (Mrs. Deppam)
Geography (Mrs. Deppam)
2nd (40 minutes)
Foreign Language (Spanish) (Ms. García)
Foreign Language (Spanish) (Ms. García)
3rd (40 minutes)
Foreign Language (Spanish) (Ms. García)
Foreign Language (Spanish) (Ms. García)
4th (40 minutes)
Art (Mr. Meyer)
Art (Mr. Meyer)
5th (40 minutes)
Physics (Mr. Tibur)
Physics (Mr. Tibur)
6th (40 minutes)
Physics (Mr. Tibur)
Physics (Mr. Tibur)
LUNCH (50 minutes)
Lunch
Lunch
7th (40 minutes)
Workshops (Construction)
Workshops (Mechanics)
8th (80 minutes)
Teams (Baseball)
Teams (Lab)
Between every period they get a 5-minute recess, to rest, change classrooms and get things out of the lockers. They start school at 8:00 a.m. and get out at 3:20 p.m. (15:20).
Now I'm leaving!
Have my hugs & kisses, and all the luck in the world! ^___^
And for those who plan on reviewing, please do! ^__~
Rei.
