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Okay, then...
Bulma, Chi-Chi, Gohan, Videl, Pan, Goten, Goku, Trunks and Demi all stood in the cold of the outdoors, wrapped in their jackets, watching as the dying flames continued to die down. Ashes flew in the frigid wind like black snow while smoke drifted out into the sky.
What remained of Demi's home was just a pile of burnt wood. The structure had completely collapsed, and in the pile of stone, metal, and wood there were tiny flames. It seemed to be rather hopeless that any of her belongings had made it.
"Oh, Demi..." Videl murmured.
"What a mess," Pan remarked, folding her arms.
At that moment, one of the policemen present approached the group casually. "Is the owner of the home here?"
"That's me," Demi answered.
"We've just asked some witnesses about how the house burned down. Apparently, some crazy person came along and set it on fire."
"Who?" Trunks wondered.
"Just some mental case wandering around. He's been placed under arrest and he's being escorted to the prison at this moment."
"Hm...Well, thanks. I don't guess there's anything worth salvaging from there for me." She sighed and put a hand to her forehead.
"Demi, it's okay," Trunks told her. "Do you have any insurance?"
"Yeah...I'll contact the insurance company later, though."
"You should sue!" Bulma told her in her rage. "What kind of a nut goes around burning houses down?"
"He was just a crazy guy, Bulma. I don't want to sue; I hate having to go through all of the trouble. Lawyers, courts, and I don't know what else...that's all I need."
"I wish we could help you out," Goku told her.
"Forget about it." Demi, in her depression, set herself down on the ground and sighed, and her warm breath rose in steam in the frigidness of the atmosphere.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay?" Videl asked her.
"No..."
Trunks knelt down beside his fiancé and placed his hand on her shoulder to console her. He hated to see her so depressed! For some reason, when she was depressed, he ended up becoming depressed right along with her.
"Well, if you want, Demi, you could stay at our house until you find another one," Pan told her. "That would be okay, right Dad?"
Gohan nodded. "Of course. We'd be more than willing to give you someplace to stay."
"Absolutely," Videl agreed.
"No, I can just find a hotel or something," she replied.
"Demi, I insist on you staying with us!" Videl told her. "I'm not going to have you just go on and pay for staying in some hotel after your house was burned down!"
"Besides," Pan told her, smiling a bit sadly and hopefully at the same time, "I'm your maid of honor, right? I'm supposed support you. Anyway, we're also your friends, so we want to help you."
Demi stared up at Pan for a while before nodding in consent to stay with them.
"Well..." Gohan looked out to the ruins of her home. "I don't suppose you'll have to worry about grabbing your things."
"I don't even have a car anymore, either," Demi said. "It probably got burned along with everything else in the garage."
"I just wonder what kind of person is mental enough to just burn any house he sees down," Goten remarked.
. . . . . .
Bra listened on the phone intently from in the living room. She had gotten home a little earlier, and had just found out the news from a quick call on her mother's cell phone.
"What? Are you serious?" She practically yelled every syllable into the cordless. "I just can't believe that! And she's not even going to sue? This is awful!"
Vegeta came into the room, carrying a young, clinging Chain in his arms, and listened a bit to what his daughter was worked up about.
"Well, at least she's got insurance to cover it. Yeah. Okay." Bra glanced up. "Yes, he's right here. Okay, I'll tell him. Bye, Mom." She hung the phone back up on its cord and glanced up at her father. "That was Mom. She just said that Demi's house was burned down. She's lost practically everything, too! Anyway, Mom and Trunks are coming home soon, but they want to go with Demi to Gohan and Videl's home first. She's going to be staying there."
"How did that happen?" he wondered.
"They said it was just some crazy guy who was burning houses down, that's all. Poor Demi..."
Bra thought about what had happened for a long moment, wondering whether or not she should say anything about it. She felt rather nervous about mentioning the very subject for fear of aggravating someone.
. . . . . .
"You can stay in my room," Pan said as they entered her bedroom. "And you can have the bed, too."
"The floor is fine," Demi told her. "Really, I slept on the floor a lot when I was younger. I can do fine there. I'm not going to kick you out of your bed."
Pan shrugged and looked back behind her to Bulma and Trunks.
"Demi, you know I'm really sorry," Trunks told her, going over to her.
"I know. But I think I'll be okay. I've got a place to stay for now, and in the morning I'll contact the insurance company and start to look for a house. I'm not worried, seriously."
"Are you sure?" he asked her.
"Go home," she told him, grinning. "I'll see you tomorrow." She embraced him to reassure him. And reassure him it did, because she had never been the first one to embrace before.
Finally, Trunks let go of her and gave a small smile. "I'll see you tomorrow, too."
When both Bulma and Trunks left, Demi immediately told Pan she was tired and wanted to sleep off her frustration. Pan gave her some extra blankets from her closet and a few pillows so that she could go ahead and rest on the bedroom floor.
"I hope you'll be okay, then," Pan said, leaving the room.
Demi nodded, and the bedroom door was closed to allow her some quiet time for her nap.
. . . . . .
A few mornings later, Demi, Trunks, Bulma, Vegeta, and Chain went out searching for some new houses. Demi had received her insurance for the home, which added up to four hundred thousand zeni in total. That plus the several thousand she got from her car being caught in the fire gave her more than enough to find a good home.
"You know," Bulma told them while she drove, "this is a fantastic opportunity for the both of you to pick a home you both would like! You know, just look around and decide on something."
"You know what we should get!" Trunks told Demi cheerfully. "An apartment, or something. Maybe a condominium!"
She looked over at him from her back seat in the car. "You think a condominium would serve well for the both of us?"
"Sure."
"Well, then, let's take a look."
"I hear you," Bulma told them, glancing in her rearview mirror. "I know where there's some wonderful condos for sale!"
She took them up a ways to a rather mountainous area surrounded by small shops and restaurants. They approached a lovely building situated on the slope of the hill that stood tall and looked out over the city below them. The stonewall, gate, and garden were already catching the couple's eye in a positive way.
"I saw that this was for sale in an ad the other day," Bulma told them. "What do you think?"
"It's nice," Trunks said.
"Maybe we could take a look inside," Demi suggested.
"Yes, if the sellers are here," Bulma told them, and used a Chain-free hand to ring the doorbell from on the mailbox.
Vegeta remained silent behind the others while he surveyed the apartment- like building. These humans and their sense of architecture...
A young woman met them at the gate. "Did you want something?" she asked them, leaning on the gate.
"I saw in an ad that this was for sale, and we were interested in buying it. Any chance we could take a look inside?" Bulma inquired.
"Sure! I'm the owners' daughter, I was just dropping by to finish up some packing I was doing for them."
The young woman proceeded to take them through a tour of the entire apartment. Everyone was very pleased with it, excepting Vegeta, of course.
"It's a two bed-room, in good condition, and we just remodeled the kitchen," the woman told them.
"I definitely like it," Trunks told them. "How about you?"
"Yes, I think it's perfect. It's got a nice view and it's not too far from your family." Demi turned to the young woman. "We're definitely interested in buying it."
"Well, the last person we got offered us six hundred thousand zeni for it," she told them.
"We'll give you seven hundred thousand," Trunks told her.
"Eight," Demi raised it.
"Eight hundred thousand? Well, it's definitely an offer we'll consider! I'll let my parents know and then we'll give you a call on our decision, alright?"
"Sure." Trunks gave her his home number.
"Thank you very much!" the woman told them.
When they got back to Capsule Corporation, they were a bit surprised to find Bra waiting for them in the front yard. She approached them with a smile lingering over her features.
When they all piled out of the car, they inquired as to what she seemed so joyous about.
"Well, I was going to save this for later, but seeing as what just recently happened I decided to go ahead and give you guys your wedding present early," she told them. She held up a pair of keys before them.
"Whoa." Trunks's eyes went wide when he saw the keys in her hand.
Bra led them quickly to the garage where there was a sleek, black car parked inside. She handed the keys to her older brother.
"A car!" Bulma exclaimed. "Bra, how much did you spend on this?"
"I got a great bargain on it for only half-price," she replied. "It pays to know a few people." She was rather proud of herself on the selection.
"Wow, it's great!" Trunks told her. "I can't believe you got a car for us!"
"I am liking this thing," Demi said. Indeed, she was already falling in love with the car as she promptly and excitedly asked Trunks to take them out for a drive.
As they pulled away, Vegeta glanced over to his daughter. "Just where did you get a deal like that?"
She grinned slyly. "Like I said, it pays to know a few people."
Well, I hope the chapter was okay. With the house burning thing, it is possible. Not too long ago the very thing happened down here a ways, some guy just came a long and burnt down several houses that were under construction. And as for the prices of buying an apartment, well, I'm not too sure about that...so, if anyone reading is more legitimate on that subject, and I got the wrong price, sorry! Review!
Thank you, guys, for reviewing! Including animeprincess1452, Rika/Phoenix, and Trugeta!
To animeprincess1452: Thank you so much! Here, you can see what someone got them in the chapter...And those compliments!! What can I say to something like that? You truly made my day! Thank a whole lot!!
To Rika/Phoenix: Thank you for reviewing! Pan going mental...intriguing!
To Trugeta: Thank you! Well ,the adjustments are over with, at last! And you can see one of the presents here...and the fire damage, too...Thanks again!
Okay, then...
Bulma, Chi-Chi, Gohan, Videl, Pan, Goten, Goku, Trunks and Demi all stood in the cold of the outdoors, wrapped in their jackets, watching as the dying flames continued to die down. Ashes flew in the frigid wind like black snow while smoke drifted out into the sky.
What remained of Demi's home was just a pile of burnt wood. The structure had completely collapsed, and in the pile of stone, metal, and wood there were tiny flames. It seemed to be rather hopeless that any of her belongings had made it.
"Oh, Demi..." Videl murmured.
"What a mess," Pan remarked, folding her arms.
At that moment, one of the policemen present approached the group casually. "Is the owner of the home here?"
"That's me," Demi answered.
"We've just asked some witnesses about how the house burned down. Apparently, some crazy person came along and set it on fire."
"Who?" Trunks wondered.
"Just some mental case wandering around. He's been placed under arrest and he's being escorted to the prison at this moment."
"Hm...Well, thanks. I don't guess there's anything worth salvaging from there for me." She sighed and put a hand to her forehead.
"Demi, it's okay," Trunks told her. "Do you have any insurance?"
"Yeah...I'll contact the insurance company later, though."
"You should sue!" Bulma told her in her rage. "What kind of a nut goes around burning houses down?"
"He was just a crazy guy, Bulma. I don't want to sue; I hate having to go through all of the trouble. Lawyers, courts, and I don't know what else...that's all I need."
"I wish we could help you out," Goku told her.
"Forget about it." Demi, in her depression, set herself down on the ground and sighed, and her warm breath rose in steam in the frigidness of the atmosphere.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay?" Videl asked her.
"No..."
Trunks knelt down beside his fiancé and placed his hand on her shoulder to console her. He hated to see her so depressed! For some reason, when she was depressed, he ended up becoming depressed right along with her.
"Well, if you want, Demi, you could stay at our house until you find another one," Pan told her. "That would be okay, right Dad?"
Gohan nodded. "Of course. We'd be more than willing to give you someplace to stay."
"Absolutely," Videl agreed.
"No, I can just find a hotel or something," she replied.
"Demi, I insist on you staying with us!" Videl told her. "I'm not going to have you just go on and pay for staying in some hotel after your house was burned down!"
"Besides," Pan told her, smiling a bit sadly and hopefully at the same time, "I'm your maid of honor, right? I'm supposed support you. Anyway, we're also your friends, so we want to help you."
Demi stared up at Pan for a while before nodding in consent to stay with them.
"Well..." Gohan looked out to the ruins of her home. "I don't suppose you'll have to worry about grabbing your things."
"I don't even have a car anymore, either," Demi said. "It probably got burned along with everything else in the garage."
"I just wonder what kind of person is mental enough to just burn any house he sees down," Goten remarked.
. . . . . .
Bra listened on the phone intently from in the living room. She had gotten home a little earlier, and had just found out the news from a quick call on her mother's cell phone.
"What? Are you serious?" She practically yelled every syllable into the cordless. "I just can't believe that! And she's not even going to sue? This is awful!"
Vegeta came into the room, carrying a young, clinging Chain in his arms, and listened a bit to what his daughter was worked up about.
"Well, at least she's got insurance to cover it. Yeah. Okay." Bra glanced up. "Yes, he's right here. Okay, I'll tell him. Bye, Mom." She hung the phone back up on its cord and glanced up at her father. "That was Mom. She just said that Demi's house was burned down. She's lost practically everything, too! Anyway, Mom and Trunks are coming home soon, but they want to go with Demi to Gohan and Videl's home first. She's going to be staying there."
"How did that happen?" he wondered.
"They said it was just some crazy guy who was burning houses down, that's all. Poor Demi..."
Bra thought about what had happened for a long moment, wondering whether or not she should say anything about it. She felt rather nervous about mentioning the very subject for fear of aggravating someone.
. . . . . .
"You can stay in my room," Pan said as they entered her bedroom. "And you can have the bed, too."
"The floor is fine," Demi told her. "Really, I slept on the floor a lot when I was younger. I can do fine there. I'm not going to kick you out of your bed."
Pan shrugged and looked back behind her to Bulma and Trunks.
"Demi, you know I'm really sorry," Trunks told her, going over to her.
"I know. But I think I'll be okay. I've got a place to stay for now, and in the morning I'll contact the insurance company and start to look for a house. I'm not worried, seriously."
"Are you sure?" he asked her.
"Go home," she told him, grinning. "I'll see you tomorrow." She embraced him to reassure him. And reassure him it did, because she had never been the first one to embrace before.
Finally, Trunks let go of her and gave a small smile. "I'll see you tomorrow, too."
When both Bulma and Trunks left, Demi immediately told Pan she was tired and wanted to sleep off her frustration. Pan gave her some extra blankets from her closet and a few pillows so that she could go ahead and rest on the bedroom floor.
"I hope you'll be okay, then," Pan said, leaving the room.
Demi nodded, and the bedroom door was closed to allow her some quiet time for her nap.
. . . . . .
A few mornings later, Demi, Trunks, Bulma, Vegeta, and Chain went out searching for some new houses. Demi had received her insurance for the home, which added up to four hundred thousand zeni in total. That plus the several thousand she got from her car being caught in the fire gave her more than enough to find a good home.
"You know," Bulma told them while she drove, "this is a fantastic opportunity for the both of you to pick a home you both would like! You know, just look around and decide on something."
"You know what we should get!" Trunks told Demi cheerfully. "An apartment, or something. Maybe a condominium!"
She looked over at him from her back seat in the car. "You think a condominium would serve well for the both of us?"
"Sure."
"Well, then, let's take a look."
"I hear you," Bulma told them, glancing in her rearview mirror. "I know where there's some wonderful condos for sale!"
She took them up a ways to a rather mountainous area surrounded by small shops and restaurants. They approached a lovely building situated on the slope of the hill that stood tall and looked out over the city below them. The stonewall, gate, and garden were already catching the couple's eye in a positive way.
"I saw that this was for sale in an ad the other day," Bulma told them. "What do you think?"
"It's nice," Trunks said.
"Maybe we could take a look inside," Demi suggested.
"Yes, if the sellers are here," Bulma told them, and used a Chain-free hand to ring the doorbell from on the mailbox.
Vegeta remained silent behind the others while he surveyed the apartment- like building. These humans and their sense of architecture...
A young woman met them at the gate. "Did you want something?" she asked them, leaning on the gate.
"I saw in an ad that this was for sale, and we were interested in buying it. Any chance we could take a look inside?" Bulma inquired.
"Sure! I'm the owners' daughter, I was just dropping by to finish up some packing I was doing for them."
The young woman proceeded to take them through a tour of the entire apartment. Everyone was very pleased with it, excepting Vegeta, of course.
"It's a two bed-room, in good condition, and we just remodeled the kitchen," the woman told them.
"I definitely like it," Trunks told them. "How about you?"
"Yes, I think it's perfect. It's got a nice view and it's not too far from your family." Demi turned to the young woman. "We're definitely interested in buying it."
"Well, the last person we got offered us six hundred thousand zeni for it," she told them.
"We'll give you seven hundred thousand," Trunks told her.
"Eight," Demi raised it.
"Eight hundred thousand? Well, it's definitely an offer we'll consider! I'll let my parents know and then we'll give you a call on our decision, alright?"
"Sure." Trunks gave her his home number.
"Thank you very much!" the woman told them.
When they got back to Capsule Corporation, they were a bit surprised to find Bra waiting for them in the front yard. She approached them with a smile lingering over her features.
When they all piled out of the car, they inquired as to what she seemed so joyous about.
"Well, I was going to save this for later, but seeing as what just recently happened I decided to go ahead and give you guys your wedding present early," she told them. She held up a pair of keys before them.
"Whoa." Trunks's eyes went wide when he saw the keys in her hand.
Bra led them quickly to the garage where there was a sleek, black car parked inside. She handed the keys to her older brother.
"A car!" Bulma exclaimed. "Bra, how much did you spend on this?"
"I got a great bargain on it for only half-price," she replied. "It pays to know a few people." She was rather proud of herself on the selection.
"Wow, it's great!" Trunks told her. "I can't believe you got a car for us!"
"I am liking this thing," Demi said. Indeed, she was already falling in love with the car as she promptly and excitedly asked Trunks to take them out for a drive.
As they pulled away, Vegeta glanced over to his daughter. "Just where did you get a deal like that?"
She grinned slyly. "Like I said, it pays to know a few people."
Well, I hope the chapter was okay. With the house burning thing, it is possible. Not too long ago the very thing happened down here a ways, some guy just came a long and burnt down several houses that were under construction. And as for the prices of buying an apartment, well, I'm not too sure about that...so, if anyone reading is more legitimate on that subject, and I got the wrong price, sorry! Review!