Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ and I'm kind of glad that I don't because it
wouldn't gain me my happiness.
Author's Note: If anyone seems too out of character please tell me because I'm not quite up to my normal writing standard. Don't worry though, eventually I'll get back into my swing once I come off of my writer's block for Visions of You, Giving In, Dandelions, Boat working Skills or Lack Thereof, and The Trials of Techorin. *Sigh* It's very hard to keep up with all of those stories and I feel bad that I'm leaving everyone in the dark with Visions…that's a pretty good story. Anyway, onto this story…
Chapter one: What the hell just happened?
Muttering obscenities under his breath, Vegeta threw his book bag on top of the lunch table he shared with the others then took his seat against the wall with one final curse. Noticing that several others were staring at him in shock, he snorted and propped his feet up on the table while closing his eyes and leaning back in his chair comfortably.
"Get your feet off of the table." Sitting further down the able, Kathi glared at the dark eyed teen then shook her head when he ignored her and put on some headphones to block out any conversations at the table. Normally she had a lot of patience for him and his antics but today he had drawn the straw by pulling her crush's attention away from her, where she had hoped it would have stayed. Fishing an ice cube out of her cup, she tossed it at him, earning herself an evil glare and his feet being removed from the tabletop with great reluctance. "Grow up Vegeta, you aren't worth his time and you know it."
"Oh yeah, and you think you are?"
"No, I never said I was worth his time."
"Hn..." Rolling his eyes, he dug through his book bag and produced a CD player and headphones before pulling out a CD carrying case. "It sure looked that way this morning."
"Oh please…like I would want that arrogant bastard to notice me."
"Right…"
"Whatever." Looking up at the ceiling, she started singing really off key, causing everyone at the table to join in with her. "This is the song that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people just started singing it together just because…"
Shuddering, he pulled his headphones on with a sudden finality and turned his Staind CD up as loud as it could go.
Hearing it over the other kids talking, she grinned and got out of her seat before standing up and getting everyone's attention. "I've got Veggie's anthem…anyone want to hear it?"
Ian looked up from his table and, after listening to her quick speech, moved over to where she was. "Let's hear it Katherine."
Blushing faintly, she took a deep breath and started singing the sad song with her beautifully husky singing voice. "It's hard to breathe, memories overtaking me…I tried to face them but the thought is too much to conceive. I only know that I can change…everything else just stays the same…"
Removing his headphones, he listened to her for a second before starting the chorus on his own. "I just needed someone to talk to…you were just too busy with yourself. You were never there for me to express how I felt I just thought things out. Now I'm older and I feel like I could let some of this anger fade. But it seems the surface that I am scratching is the bed that I have made."
Taking up where he left off, she started the second verse and looked over at Ian for a second to see that he was glaring at the shorter teen. "So where were you, when all this I was going through. You never took the time to ask me just what you can do. I only know that I can change everything else just stays the same. So now I step out of the darkness that my life became because…"
"I just needed someone to talk to but you were just too busy with yourself. You were never there for me to express how I felt, I just thought things out. Now I'm older and I feel like I could let some of this anger fade. But it seems the surface that I am scratching is the bed that I have made." Noticing where she was looking, he growled softly then started to leave when she started another line.
"But I never meant to fade away…I never meant to fade…away…"
"Now I'm older and I feel like I can let some of this anger fade. But it seems the surface that I am scratching is the bed that I have made." He met her eyes the second she stopped staring at his rival and let her see his disappointment and betrayal in his own gaze.
Getting down from her chair, she glanced at Vegeta in confusion then walked out of the senior cafeteria to figure out what had just happened there. She wasn't used to anyone pulling a guilt trip on her and that was the first time she had ever known him to pull one on any of them.
Surprisingly, the rest of the school day passed quickly for the large group of friends and everyone had piled out of school at two-twenty-five, the time all seniors were let out. Walking out to their respective parking spots, they waited for the slowest out of the group to show up.
Toying with her keys nervously, she glanced at the car parked next to hers then looked up with a small grin when Ian and his lackeys made their way to their own cars. She had a lot to say to him but she had never gotten up the nerve until today and she was determined to talk to him. Her thoughts were distracted, however, by a car door slamming next to hers as Vegeta got ready to start his black and silver Mustang 5.0 up. Smiling at him, she waved briefly then frowned when he flicked her off before backing up and shooting away. "Well…that was rude."
Galloping over to his red Dodge Dakota 4x4, Goku grinned and stopped for a second to drag her off of the roof of her car and pull her into a big hug. "Where did you go at lunch?"
Shrugging out of his hug, she sighed and pointed to the black mustang waiting to leave the parking lot. "To figure out why he did what he did today."
"Come on Kathi, you know he's never going to explain anything he does to us."
"I wish he would."
"Give him a few days, he always comes around then."
"True…maybe he's still sore that I bitched out his ex-girlfriend on the last day of school last year?"
"I doubt it." Scanning the parking lot for his own girlfriend, he grinned and started waving for the raven-haired beauty to come with him. "Look, we'll work this out later."
"Really?"
"Yeah, what are cousins for?"
Lifting an eyebrow, she gave him a skeptical look, causing him to blush lightly beneath his tanned skin. "Last time I checked, cousins are for telling your parents when you do something bad."
"That was an accident."
"Hmm…we'll see about that."
"Whatever…look, I've got to carry Chi-chi home but I'll stop by later to talk about a plan to get Vegeta to explain himself."
"You better."
"I know."
Shaking her head and watching the tall teen run over to his truck to kiss his girlfriend, she studied the taller girl almost enviously then sighed and got into her own car, wondering if she would ever get past her little phase she'd been going through. She knew that this was going to be one of the longest years in school she'd ever go through.
Author's Note: If anyone seems too out of character please tell me because I'm not quite up to my normal writing standard. Don't worry though, eventually I'll get back into my swing once I come off of my writer's block for Visions of You, Giving In, Dandelions, Boat working Skills or Lack Thereof, and The Trials of Techorin. *Sigh* It's very hard to keep up with all of those stories and I feel bad that I'm leaving everyone in the dark with Visions…that's a pretty good story. Anyway, onto this story…
Chapter one: What the hell just happened?
Muttering obscenities under his breath, Vegeta threw his book bag on top of the lunch table he shared with the others then took his seat against the wall with one final curse. Noticing that several others were staring at him in shock, he snorted and propped his feet up on the table while closing his eyes and leaning back in his chair comfortably.
"Get your feet off of the table." Sitting further down the able, Kathi glared at the dark eyed teen then shook her head when he ignored her and put on some headphones to block out any conversations at the table. Normally she had a lot of patience for him and his antics but today he had drawn the straw by pulling her crush's attention away from her, where she had hoped it would have stayed. Fishing an ice cube out of her cup, she tossed it at him, earning herself an evil glare and his feet being removed from the tabletop with great reluctance. "Grow up Vegeta, you aren't worth his time and you know it."
"Oh yeah, and you think you are?"
"No, I never said I was worth his time."
"Hn..." Rolling his eyes, he dug through his book bag and produced a CD player and headphones before pulling out a CD carrying case. "It sure looked that way this morning."
"Oh please…like I would want that arrogant bastard to notice me."
"Right…"
"Whatever." Looking up at the ceiling, she started singing really off key, causing everyone at the table to join in with her. "This is the song that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people just started singing it together just because…"
Shuddering, he pulled his headphones on with a sudden finality and turned his Staind CD up as loud as it could go.
Hearing it over the other kids talking, she grinned and got out of her seat before standing up and getting everyone's attention. "I've got Veggie's anthem…anyone want to hear it?"
Ian looked up from his table and, after listening to her quick speech, moved over to where she was. "Let's hear it Katherine."
Blushing faintly, she took a deep breath and started singing the sad song with her beautifully husky singing voice. "It's hard to breathe, memories overtaking me…I tried to face them but the thought is too much to conceive. I only know that I can change…everything else just stays the same…"
Removing his headphones, he listened to her for a second before starting the chorus on his own. "I just needed someone to talk to…you were just too busy with yourself. You were never there for me to express how I felt I just thought things out. Now I'm older and I feel like I could let some of this anger fade. But it seems the surface that I am scratching is the bed that I have made."
Taking up where he left off, she started the second verse and looked over at Ian for a second to see that he was glaring at the shorter teen. "So where were you, when all this I was going through. You never took the time to ask me just what you can do. I only know that I can change everything else just stays the same. So now I step out of the darkness that my life became because…"
"I just needed someone to talk to but you were just too busy with yourself. You were never there for me to express how I felt, I just thought things out. Now I'm older and I feel like I could let some of this anger fade. But it seems the surface that I am scratching is the bed that I have made." Noticing where she was looking, he growled softly then started to leave when she started another line.
"But I never meant to fade away…I never meant to fade…away…"
"Now I'm older and I feel like I can let some of this anger fade. But it seems the surface that I am scratching is the bed that I have made." He met her eyes the second she stopped staring at his rival and let her see his disappointment and betrayal in his own gaze.
Getting down from her chair, she glanced at Vegeta in confusion then walked out of the senior cafeteria to figure out what had just happened there. She wasn't used to anyone pulling a guilt trip on her and that was the first time she had ever known him to pull one on any of them.
Surprisingly, the rest of the school day passed quickly for the large group of friends and everyone had piled out of school at two-twenty-five, the time all seniors were let out. Walking out to their respective parking spots, they waited for the slowest out of the group to show up.
Toying with her keys nervously, she glanced at the car parked next to hers then looked up with a small grin when Ian and his lackeys made their way to their own cars. She had a lot to say to him but she had never gotten up the nerve until today and she was determined to talk to him. Her thoughts were distracted, however, by a car door slamming next to hers as Vegeta got ready to start his black and silver Mustang 5.0 up. Smiling at him, she waved briefly then frowned when he flicked her off before backing up and shooting away. "Well…that was rude."
Galloping over to his red Dodge Dakota 4x4, Goku grinned and stopped for a second to drag her off of the roof of her car and pull her into a big hug. "Where did you go at lunch?"
Shrugging out of his hug, she sighed and pointed to the black mustang waiting to leave the parking lot. "To figure out why he did what he did today."
"Come on Kathi, you know he's never going to explain anything he does to us."
"I wish he would."
"Give him a few days, he always comes around then."
"True…maybe he's still sore that I bitched out his ex-girlfriend on the last day of school last year?"
"I doubt it." Scanning the parking lot for his own girlfriend, he grinned and started waving for the raven-haired beauty to come with him. "Look, we'll work this out later."
"Really?"
"Yeah, what are cousins for?"
Lifting an eyebrow, she gave him a skeptical look, causing him to blush lightly beneath his tanned skin. "Last time I checked, cousins are for telling your parents when you do something bad."
"That was an accident."
"Hmm…we'll see about that."
"Whatever…look, I've got to carry Chi-chi home but I'll stop by later to talk about a plan to get Vegeta to explain himself."
"You better."
"I know."
Shaking her head and watching the tall teen run over to his truck to kiss his girlfriend, she studied the taller girl almost enviously then sighed and got into her own car, wondering if she would ever get past her little phase she'd been going through. She knew that this was going to be one of the longest years in school she'd ever go through.