Chapter 4: Unfamiliar places
The girl stared out the huge window, unable to get some sleep. She laughed, thinking this was the most boring trip she ever took. As she looked at the panels and such, she tried to find something to do. She began messing with her hair, pulling out a mirror and setting it across from her. Her stomach growled, and she began to wish she had taken something to eat. Wondering what she'd eat at the planet she got to, she cringed and felt a little queazy. "Ewwww... it's probably something nasty...... like.." she shruddered, "dried up rat guts... YUCK!!!!" She laid her head back and closed her eyes, trying to find a way to sleep. She began wondering what the boy was doing, soon giggling. "Silly," she thought, "He's probably sleeping. Ahhh.... that would be nice to see.... him sleeping so peacefully and how-" She stopped, shaking her head. She didn't want to like him, as she knew when this was over she'd lose him. She sighed and looked outward, seeing nothing but stars and darkness. As she closed her eyes again, she thought of how she liked him, yet she knew deep inside it would be pain she didn't want. She soon opened her eyes, unsure why, but when she did, she saw a planet out in the distance. Her radar beeped, a message on the screen panel stating "landing in 2 minutes." She sighed a little, watching the planet draw nearer and nearer. It was sort of dull, not the green that she saw from earth. She wondered how they survived, and began to fear that she'd die with no oxygen. As it rushed towards her, she panicked, afraid of this planet. Soon, there was a thud, and to her surprise she didn't bounce around. The pod opened, and although she tried, it wouldn't shut. She soon jumped out, and held her breath. Being on the swim team had made her good at holding her breath. She looked up waiting for the saiyan to land, and he landed about a minute after. He hopped out, stretching out. She rushed over and he laughed, seeing her holding her breath.
"You can breath ya know. This place DOES have oxygen." He laughed slightly, as he watched her exhale, then inhale. She was breathing, and was surprised.
"How am i breathing with no oxygen?" She asked curiously and questioningly.
"There is oxygen," He exclaimed, "But it comes from underground on this planet. Are you hungry by chance?"
She knew she was hungry, but was afraid of the food. Hesitatingly, she spoke up. "yes.... but..." she cringed, "i don't wanna eat rat guts!"
He laughed some, realizing this was her first time out of the planet earth. "nobody eats rat guts! We eat food like hamburgers and steak and eggs..."
"Oh..." she blushed a little feeling somewhat dumb. "They eat eggs? And hamburgers?" She thought, thinking it was odd, but didn't care. She was happy that she didn't hafta try anything new, and smiled at him. "well... pick someplace to eat... oh, and by the way... whats this place called?"
"Well, this planet is Liujano. It means, "The center of all," in their language. This is the centermost planet in the whole universe, and so they call it that. Well, we need a place to eat... hmm..." He trails off, thinking for a moment and then realizing where they can go. "We shall go to Karbucks. I think you'll like it there..."
"Okay," she said as she let out a smile. She began following him, feeling as if she stepped foot on another country. She heard echoes of voices in different languages, and people who looked strange. Not meaning to, she cuddled as close as she could with the boy, afraid of everyone around her. He knew this, and laughed some, watching her. They soon arrived at the place, and from entrance, the aroma of what she would call home cooking arose, and her stomach growled more furiously. She sat down next to him, reading a menu at their place. She sighed unable to know what it all meant, and looked to him like a little child. He looked over and smiled realizing she can't read the menu.
"I could read it for you, but that would take a while. Why don't u tell me what you are in the mood for..."
"Well... i guess i could go for some.... uhhh... chicken? and potatoes?" She said this uncertain and unsure, but seeing his smile made her relax.
"Okay.. i'll order us some chicken and potatoes. I actually was in the mood for chicken." He called over a waiter, and told him what they wanted. After 2 minutes he came over with some food, and they began to eat happily. The food was in a large quantity, and was almost too much for both of them. They ate it rather quickly, and soon after he paid the man, they left out of the place. He looked around a few times, as if uncertain of where to go, and soon, holding her hand, he turned right and headed down a crowded pathway. Before the girl could speak, he said, "We are headed to my friend Shenku's. He left my planet a year or 2 ago, saying that our government was all lies. I wanna talk to him about it, for personal matters."
For a moment, they were silent, until the girl laughed a little. "oh, so he could leave the planet, yet you go and get a whole group of policemen after you. They must loooove you..."
He laughed some at her comment. "Not really... and i actually didn't have any money to leave, so i stole the spaceship."
"Oh.. i see.. Well ya know it's not nice to steal!" She giggled when she said that, and looked at him.
"well it's not nice to tell on people." He laughed at her, smiling again, but soon going back to his focus on what to do. As they arrived at his house, he hesitated, but soon knocked on the door, ready to hear the stories that he knew he would hear....
The girl stared out the huge window, unable to get some sleep. She laughed, thinking this was the most boring trip she ever took. As she looked at the panels and such, she tried to find something to do. She began messing with her hair, pulling out a mirror and setting it across from her. Her stomach growled, and she began to wish she had taken something to eat. Wondering what she'd eat at the planet she got to, she cringed and felt a little queazy. "Ewwww... it's probably something nasty...... like.." she shruddered, "dried up rat guts... YUCK!!!!" She laid her head back and closed her eyes, trying to find a way to sleep. She began wondering what the boy was doing, soon giggling. "Silly," she thought, "He's probably sleeping. Ahhh.... that would be nice to see.... him sleeping so peacefully and how-" She stopped, shaking her head. She didn't want to like him, as she knew when this was over she'd lose him. She sighed and looked outward, seeing nothing but stars and darkness. As she closed her eyes again, she thought of how she liked him, yet she knew deep inside it would be pain she didn't want. She soon opened her eyes, unsure why, but when she did, she saw a planet out in the distance. Her radar beeped, a message on the screen panel stating "landing in 2 minutes." She sighed a little, watching the planet draw nearer and nearer. It was sort of dull, not the green that she saw from earth. She wondered how they survived, and began to fear that she'd die with no oxygen. As it rushed towards her, she panicked, afraid of this planet. Soon, there was a thud, and to her surprise she didn't bounce around. The pod opened, and although she tried, it wouldn't shut. She soon jumped out, and held her breath. Being on the swim team had made her good at holding her breath. She looked up waiting for the saiyan to land, and he landed about a minute after. He hopped out, stretching out. She rushed over and he laughed, seeing her holding her breath.
"You can breath ya know. This place DOES have oxygen." He laughed slightly, as he watched her exhale, then inhale. She was breathing, and was surprised.
"How am i breathing with no oxygen?" She asked curiously and questioningly.
"There is oxygen," He exclaimed, "But it comes from underground on this planet. Are you hungry by chance?"
She knew she was hungry, but was afraid of the food. Hesitatingly, she spoke up. "yes.... but..." she cringed, "i don't wanna eat rat guts!"
He laughed some, realizing this was her first time out of the planet earth. "nobody eats rat guts! We eat food like hamburgers and steak and eggs..."
"Oh..." she blushed a little feeling somewhat dumb. "They eat eggs? And hamburgers?" She thought, thinking it was odd, but didn't care. She was happy that she didn't hafta try anything new, and smiled at him. "well... pick someplace to eat... oh, and by the way... whats this place called?"
"Well, this planet is Liujano. It means, "The center of all," in their language. This is the centermost planet in the whole universe, and so they call it that. Well, we need a place to eat... hmm..." He trails off, thinking for a moment and then realizing where they can go. "We shall go to Karbucks. I think you'll like it there..."
"Okay," she said as she let out a smile. She began following him, feeling as if she stepped foot on another country. She heard echoes of voices in different languages, and people who looked strange. Not meaning to, she cuddled as close as she could with the boy, afraid of everyone around her. He knew this, and laughed some, watching her. They soon arrived at the place, and from entrance, the aroma of what she would call home cooking arose, and her stomach growled more furiously. She sat down next to him, reading a menu at their place. She sighed unable to know what it all meant, and looked to him like a little child. He looked over and smiled realizing she can't read the menu.
"I could read it for you, but that would take a while. Why don't u tell me what you are in the mood for..."
"Well... i guess i could go for some.... uhhh... chicken? and potatoes?" She said this uncertain and unsure, but seeing his smile made her relax.
"Okay.. i'll order us some chicken and potatoes. I actually was in the mood for chicken." He called over a waiter, and told him what they wanted. After 2 minutes he came over with some food, and they began to eat happily. The food was in a large quantity, and was almost too much for both of them. They ate it rather quickly, and soon after he paid the man, they left out of the place. He looked around a few times, as if uncertain of where to go, and soon, holding her hand, he turned right and headed down a crowded pathway. Before the girl could speak, he said, "We are headed to my friend Shenku's. He left my planet a year or 2 ago, saying that our government was all lies. I wanna talk to him about it, for personal matters."
For a moment, they were silent, until the girl laughed a little. "oh, so he could leave the planet, yet you go and get a whole group of policemen after you. They must loooove you..."
He laughed some at her comment. "Not really... and i actually didn't have any money to leave, so i stole the spaceship."
"Oh.. i see.. Well ya know it's not nice to steal!" She giggled when she said that, and looked at him.
"well it's not nice to tell on people." He laughed at her, smiling again, but soon going back to his focus on what to do. As they arrived at his house, he hesitated, but soon knocked on the door, ready to hear the stories that he knew he would hear....