Through Hallways
By Pikachu Hunter
Chapter Eight: Skipping School
--Morutaka High School, 8:13 AM...--
Bulma leaned against the flagpole outside the high school, a reluctant Vegeta nearby, waiting for the warning bell to ring. On the other side of the pole, going on and on about how science class was so hard, was Chi-Chi. She and Goku had just got there. Goku set down his bag where Chi-Chi, Bulma, and Vegeta had piled theirs, and approached the lone boy. "Hi, Vegeta!" He said in a loud, friendly manner, slapping the other boy on the back.
"Don't touch me. Don't talk to me." Vegeta crossed his arms and shut his eyes, his new position making his face seem to say 'I shouldn't give you the time of day, you worthless trash,' which was generally what Vegeta had said to Goku, making the cheerful one slump and walk away. "Is the bell gonna ring soon?" Goku asked the girls.
"In a bit, Goku..." Chi-Chi said after glancing at the pink watch around her wrist.
"Where the hell are Eighteen and Krillin?!" Bulma yelled, kicking the ground.
"Good question..." Goku looked down the street where Eighteen had led Krillin shortly after school walking home the previous night. He sighed. "Who here is bored?" He asked.
"I am," Bulma raised her hand.
"I'll second that," Vegeta said, still keeping his eyes closed and arms crossed.
Chi-Chi nodded. "What we need is some sort of game to play."
Bulma threw both hands in the air. "That's it!" She cried. "Chi-Chi, you're a genius!"
"I am?"
"We could play Truth or Dare!" Bulma concluded.
"Hey, that's a good idea! Who's playing?" Chi-Chi smiled.
"I definitely am," Bulma said.
"Same here..." Goku agreed.
"What about you, Vegeta? Are you gonna join in?" Bulma asked, turning to her partner.
"I have never even heard if this 'Truth or Dare' thing." Vegeta retorted, having no intention of playing a game of any sort with the likes of those three. Bulma was about to open her mouth to explain when someone behind her clapped her on the shoulder and laughed. "I think we outran him!" Eighteen said, puffing and leaning on Bulma for support. Krillin sat on the ground, then lay down, sighing. "G-good..." He mumbled, laughing as well.
"Eighteen! Where have you been?!" Chi-Chi demanded.
"We...ran...into...some trouble..." Eighteen huffed.
"Oh?" Goku, sounding interested, helped Krillin to his feet. The shorter boy wiped his forehead, then continued the explanation. "Eighteen's twin brother Seventeen decided to follow us to school. Turns out, he never really left the barbecue tongs at home," he said hoarsely.
"Barbecue tongs?" Bulma asked.
"It's a long story. You don't want to know." Eighteen shook her head.
"Okay...well, we were just gonna play some Truth or Dare before school started...you want to play?" Chi-Chi offered. Eighteen and Krillin had now caught their breath, and were nodding. "Sure," Eighteen said. "I'm always ready for a good round of that."
"Me too." Krillin laughed.
"Okay. Then we just--" Bulma was interrupted by the bell, which rang loudly over the school grounds, signaling, eight fifteen; time for classes to commence. The five groaned, and Vegeta, seeming to be the only one not disappointed, smirked, and grabbed his bag. "Hurry up," he yelled at Bulma, who looked longingly at her friends...why did they have to go to class just when everyone was there and ready to play?!
"Oh, shut up. I'll take my time." Bulma snapped back to the boy.
"I'm not going to be late on account of you." Vegeta said angrily. He picked up Bulma's pink backpack, then walked over, grabbing Bulma's arm. He began to drag her towards the doors. "Now let's go."
"Hey!" Bulma tried as hard as she could to drag her feet along the ground.
"Well? It's not like we can skip the class. We might as well make it on time." Vegeta said, stopping and looking at the girl, who had almost sat on the concrete before the building. Bulma's eyes widened in curiosity and excitement. "Hm...I don't think I was really up for math anyways..." she said. "Thanks for the idea, Vegeta!" She smiled.
"Wait, Bulma, are you--"
"Yes, Chi-Chi, I am going to skip class!" Bulma interrupted her friend. "Who's skipping with me to play some Truth or Dare?"
"I'm in," Eighteen, daring and bold, was the first to join the blue- haired girl.
"Bulma! You can't be serious! Skipping?!" Chi-Chi gasped.
"Yeah. School blows, so why not skip out once in a while?" Bulma asked, a twinkle in her eyes.
"I don't think this is a good thing to do..." Goku said, putting on a hesitant face.
"Don't be stupid, Kakkarot, the teachers let you skip a class twice a month!" Vegeta lied to the naïve boy beside him. "Consider this one of two!" He took advantage of the boy's trust, putting on a smirk that made him look honest.
"Oh...I didn't know that!" Goku brightened up. "I guess it's okay then!" He smiled. "What are we waiting for?"
"Vegeta? Does that mean you're skipping too?" Bulma asked the dark male.
"I have no choice. I'm supposed to be leading you to classes. If I'm seen walking around alone, Tanaka-sensei will find out, and my ass will be in a sling. Not that it wouldn't be in a sling if we were caught skipping." Vegeta said.
Goku frowned. "Vegeta, I thought you just said that the teachers LET us skip!"
Vegeta looked to the side, looking for a lie to cover it up. "Uh...yeah, but if they catch you, you don't get to skip for the rest of the year. See, it's an exercise...you should learn to be good at hiding." He said slowly.
"Okay!" Goku nodded. "Now it makes sense!"
"I guess if Goku's going, I am too..." Chi-Chi said. "I would be lost in the halls if he wasn't leadin' me around!"
"And I don't want to be the only one who doesn't skip, so I'll go too." Krillin reluctantly put his hand up.
"Great! Now, where do we go?" Bulma wondered.
Vegeta snorted. "Oh, look! The mastermind of this morning's plans his decided to forget her brain! Good thing I know where to go for skipping..." he recalled many times before when he had been 'late for school' or 'injured in the last period.' "Follow me." Vegeta led the others into the school.
"I thought we were skipping school, not going into the school!" Bulma whispered.
"We are! We're just staying in a reasonably furnished and abandoned room as we skip." Vegeta said. He stopped at a rickety door at the end of the hall. "In here." He opened the door.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Oh, Kami! The gang is skipping class?! Will they get caught?! And what about playing Truth or Dare?!
Sorry it took me an extra day to get this chapter up! I have to take at least one day off, so I can sit about and think of new ideas, or my brain will short out, and after a long spurt of chapters with endless ideas in it, there'd be some long shortage of great things to do with the fiction! And now I am writing this at two thiry in the morning, and I think I woke my mom up when I was getting some water! Anyways...
I got some really helpful reviews...someone said I should definitely not put them all in the class--so I guess our favorite gang is gonna get snowed in somewhere on Christmas Holidays---thankyou, whoever that was! Everyone else, including myself, had also decided they wanted to see them snowed in more than them being in the same class...
Someone else also advised not to put Bulma and Yamcha together, then have Bulma "come crying to Vegeta like all the other fictions"---buddy, is it your lucky day--I had absolutely NO intention of allowing Yamcha to come into the picture. He might hit on Bulma after she and Vegeta get together, but he is NOT going to go out with her first!
And one last note...NEXT TIME: Truth Or Dare Will the suspense kill you?
--Kai
By Pikachu Hunter
Chapter Eight: Skipping School
--Morutaka High School, 8:13 AM...--
Bulma leaned against the flagpole outside the high school, a reluctant Vegeta nearby, waiting for the warning bell to ring. On the other side of the pole, going on and on about how science class was so hard, was Chi-Chi. She and Goku had just got there. Goku set down his bag where Chi-Chi, Bulma, and Vegeta had piled theirs, and approached the lone boy. "Hi, Vegeta!" He said in a loud, friendly manner, slapping the other boy on the back.
"Don't touch me. Don't talk to me." Vegeta crossed his arms and shut his eyes, his new position making his face seem to say 'I shouldn't give you the time of day, you worthless trash,' which was generally what Vegeta had said to Goku, making the cheerful one slump and walk away. "Is the bell gonna ring soon?" Goku asked the girls.
"In a bit, Goku..." Chi-Chi said after glancing at the pink watch around her wrist.
"Where the hell are Eighteen and Krillin?!" Bulma yelled, kicking the ground.
"Good question..." Goku looked down the street where Eighteen had led Krillin shortly after school walking home the previous night. He sighed. "Who here is bored?" He asked.
"I am," Bulma raised her hand.
"I'll second that," Vegeta said, still keeping his eyes closed and arms crossed.
Chi-Chi nodded. "What we need is some sort of game to play."
Bulma threw both hands in the air. "That's it!" She cried. "Chi-Chi, you're a genius!"
"I am?"
"We could play Truth or Dare!" Bulma concluded.
"Hey, that's a good idea! Who's playing?" Chi-Chi smiled.
"I definitely am," Bulma said.
"Same here..." Goku agreed.
"What about you, Vegeta? Are you gonna join in?" Bulma asked, turning to her partner.
"I have never even heard if this 'Truth or Dare' thing." Vegeta retorted, having no intention of playing a game of any sort with the likes of those three. Bulma was about to open her mouth to explain when someone behind her clapped her on the shoulder and laughed. "I think we outran him!" Eighteen said, puffing and leaning on Bulma for support. Krillin sat on the ground, then lay down, sighing. "G-good..." He mumbled, laughing as well.
"Eighteen! Where have you been?!" Chi-Chi demanded.
"We...ran...into...some trouble..." Eighteen huffed.
"Oh?" Goku, sounding interested, helped Krillin to his feet. The shorter boy wiped his forehead, then continued the explanation. "Eighteen's twin brother Seventeen decided to follow us to school. Turns out, he never really left the barbecue tongs at home," he said hoarsely.
"Barbecue tongs?" Bulma asked.
"It's a long story. You don't want to know." Eighteen shook her head.
"Okay...well, we were just gonna play some Truth or Dare before school started...you want to play?" Chi-Chi offered. Eighteen and Krillin had now caught their breath, and were nodding. "Sure," Eighteen said. "I'm always ready for a good round of that."
"Me too." Krillin laughed.
"Okay. Then we just--" Bulma was interrupted by the bell, which rang loudly over the school grounds, signaling, eight fifteen; time for classes to commence. The five groaned, and Vegeta, seeming to be the only one not disappointed, smirked, and grabbed his bag. "Hurry up," he yelled at Bulma, who looked longingly at her friends...why did they have to go to class just when everyone was there and ready to play?!
"Oh, shut up. I'll take my time." Bulma snapped back to the boy.
"I'm not going to be late on account of you." Vegeta said angrily. He picked up Bulma's pink backpack, then walked over, grabbing Bulma's arm. He began to drag her towards the doors. "Now let's go."
"Hey!" Bulma tried as hard as she could to drag her feet along the ground.
"Well? It's not like we can skip the class. We might as well make it on time." Vegeta said, stopping and looking at the girl, who had almost sat on the concrete before the building. Bulma's eyes widened in curiosity and excitement. "Hm...I don't think I was really up for math anyways..." she said. "Thanks for the idea, Vegeta!" She smiled.
"Wait, Bulma, are you--"
"Yes, Chi-Chi, I am going to skip class!" Bulma interrupted her friend. "Who's skipping with me to play some Truth or Dare?"
"I'm in," Eighteen, daring and bold, was the first to join the blue- haired girl.
"Bulma! You can't be serious! Skipping?!" Chi-Chi gasped.
"Yeah. School blows, so why not skip out once in a while?" Bulma asked, a twinkle in her eyes.
"I don't think this is a good thing to do..." Goku said, putting on a hesitant face.
"Don't be stupid, Kakkarot, the teachers let you skip a class twice a month!" Vegeta lied to the naïve boy beside him. "Consider this one of two!" He took advantage of the boy's trust, putting on a smirk that made him look honest.
"Oh...I didn't know that!" Goku brightened up. "I guess it's okay then!" He smiled. "What are we waiting for?"
"Vegeta? Does that mean you're skipping too?" Bulma asked the dark male.
"I have no choice. I'm supposed to be leading you to classes. If I'm seen walking around alone, Tanaka-sensei will find out, and my ass will be in a sling. Not that it wouldn't be in a sling if we were caught skipping." Vegeta said.
Goku frowned. "Vegeta, I thought you just said that the teachers LET us skip!"
Vegeta looked to the side, looking for a lie to cover it up. "Uh...yeah, but if they catch you, you don't get to skip for the rest of the year. See, it's an exercise...you should learn to be good at hiding." He said slowly.
"Okay!" Goku nodded. "Now it makes sense!"
"I guess if Goku's going, I am too..." Chi-Chi said. "I would be lost in the halls if he wasn't leadin' me around!"
"And I don't want to be the only one who doesn't skip, so I'll go too." Krillin reluctantly put his hand up.
"Great! Now, where do we go?" Bulma wondered.
Vegeta snorted. "Oh, look! The mastermind of this morning's plans his decided to forget her brain! Good thing I know where to go for skipping..." he recalled many times before when he had been 'late for school' or 'injured in the last period.' "Follow me." Vegeta led the others into the school.
"I thought we were skipping school, not going into the school!" Bulma whispered.
"We are! We're just staying in a reasonably furnished and abandoned room as we skip." Vegeta said. He stopped at a rickety door at the end of the hall. "In here." He opened the door.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Oh, Kami! The gang is skipping class?! Will they get caught?! And what about playing Truth or Dare?!
Sorry it took me an extra day to get this chapter up! I have to take at least one day off, so I can sit about and think of new ideas, or my brain will short out, and after a long spurt of chapters with endless ideas in it, there'd be some long shortage of great things to do with the fiction! And now I am writing this at two thiry in the morning, and I think I woke my mom up when I was getting some water! Anyways...
I got some really helpful reviews...someone said I should definitely not put them all in the class--so I guess our favorite gang is gonna get snowed in somewhere on Christmas Holidays---thankyou, whoever that was! Everyone else, including myself, had also decided they wanted to see them snowed in more than them being in the same class...
Someone else also advised not to put Bulma and Yamcha together, then have Bulma "come crying to Vegeta like all the other fictions"---buddy, is it your lucky day--I had absolutely NO intention of allowing Yamcha to come into the picture. He might hit on Bulma after she and Vegeta get together, but he is NOT going to go out with her first!
And one last note...NEXT TIME: Truth Or Dare Will the suspense kill you?
--Kai