"Hey Goten," Trunks smirked. "Don't you think my sister should go to the
dance with Uub?"
I groaned. Not this again. I supposed this was my punishment for irritating Trunks so much yesterday. I had a feeling he was planning on brining this subject up as much as possible during the day.
"Sure." Goten answered, somewhat dully. Trunks and I shared a worried glance; if Goten wasn't speaking enthusiastically, there was definitely something wrong.
"I'm not going to the stupid dance." I mumbled, hardly putting emphasis on my words. I was much to worried about Goten to care.
I loved Goten like a second elder brother. After all, Goten and Trunks had been best friends their whole life and we were close enough to be considered related. I had a feeling that Marron was somehow connected to Goten's bad mood because he seemed happy enough yesterday afternoon.
"Listen, Goten." I whispered in his ear as we reached the bus stop. "Marron is a loser, don't worry about it."
Goten gave me an odd look but didn't reply as we had reached the bus stop and, as usual, Goten and Trunks were at once surrounded by a group of teenagers. I moved towards the back and took out a book, wondering if my life may be made easier if I flew to school the way Uub did....
.:.
"Hey Bra!" Lucas said excitedly as I made my way towards the classroom. Uub, strangely, wasn't at school yet.
"Morning, Lucas." I answered formally, giving him a curt nod. I headed towards the next class at a quickened pace and he struggled to keep up, lagging an obscene amount of books.
"I'm going to library to return these." He said, nodding towards the large pile in his arms. "Can you give me a hand?"
I nodded and took half the pile in my own arms. Together, we passed our classroom and headed towards the library, a direction we both knew well. Lucas and I managed to get on seemly enough. However, neither of us spent enough time in each other's company to be considered friends. It was a shame, seeing as we had so much in common.
"Bra, I have to ask." Lucas muttered, staring at the untied shoelaces of his oversized black school shoes. "What's going on with you and Uub?"
Not him too! I would have thought that Lucas may be my temporary relief from this sort of thing. "Well, I guess we're friends."
"According to Eliza, you're going out." Lucas lowered his voice to a whisper. "Actually, she set me up to try and ask you out to the dance yesterday. Don't tell her I said this...but she's a little scary."
I spluttered with laughter and dropped the books I was carrying. I bent to pick them up again and Lucas waited patiently beside me.
"I'm being serious." He pushed his glasses further up his nose to stop them sliding off his face. "I don't know why everyone likes her, she isn't very nice."
"I agree completely." I said truthfully. "It seems strange that the unkind, hideous and overall stupid people be considered popular. But really, it's all to do with your ability to speak in public, the amount of money you have, and your family position in the school."
"Then you should be the most popular girl in school!" Lucas cried.
"I wish." I sorted. "Unfortunately, I have been granted the gift of a brilliant mind and therefore, according the social stranded of high school, I can't ever have a social life."
Lucas grinned. "Well, Uub is your friend, isn't he? I mean, you two seem as close as a couple. From a distance of course." He added the last sentence quickly, catching the menacing look in the stare I gave him.
"If you are implying that Uub and I are dating, you would most definitely be mistaken." I said and stalked into the library, dumping my book pile and hurrying back to class.
.:.
Uub was in the classroom when I arrived. Although I was glad to see he had arrived, I was irritated that he was following me so intently as always. Especially after my little meeting with Lucas. Still, I made a point of enduring it as long as I could.
He left me alone (finally) towards lunch when he went to the bathroom and with no where else to go, I followed Trunks and Goten into the lunch room.
"How did you know?" Goten whispered in my ear.
I tapped my head with the pencil I was twirling. "Used my brain. Listen, she's not worth it, Goten. Just leave her alone."
"I can't." Goten smiled. "It's like you and Uub, I guess."
I groaned with frustration; really not feeling in the mood for this. "We aren't dating."
"I know you're not." Goten retorted. "But it's just funny, you know....the way he follows you around all the time. The way you just let him. I don't know, I guess people just think that you are...you know....dating."
He did make an interesting point. I gave him a withering smile as we sat together in the lunch room. Soon enough, Uub found us and squashed onto the table beside me.
"Aw, Bra's sitting with her boyfriend." Trunks whispered so that only Goten, Uub and I could hear him. "How cute!"
"Not nearly as cute as you and your blonde dates." I gestured to the group of grade eight blondes pointing and giggling at him behind their hands. "What did I tell you, Trunks? Kids love you!"
Trunks noticed the girls for the first time and gave them a shy smile. The girls squealed with excitement and scuttled away, chattering insanely loudly.
"Oh please." I rolled my eyes, turning my back on them and chewing down my food with an expression of distaste.
"Chill, Bra." Trunks frowned. "Like you said, they're just kids."
"Pathetic adolescents who have a problem keeping their hormones under control." I spat with such anger that it made even Goten laugh, although he probably didn't know what was so hysterically funny.
.:.
After school, Trunks and Goten made us wait for them in the hall. Despite my resentment in having to meet with Eliza, Anna and Mez that afternoon, I was desperate to leave the school as soon as possible and start our new assignment for science, about the effects of microorganisms on the human bloodstream.
I was attempting the explain the prosperities to Uub when I noticed that Marron had left us and wondered elsewhere.
"Did you see where Marron went?" I asked.
"Kind of."
I counted to ten slowly in my head to cool my temper before repeating. "Did you see where Marron went."
This time, Uub replied directly by nodding and pointing down a nearby corridor. I grabbed his arm and wrenched him after her. We found her with her ear pressed against a classroom door, listening intensively to the conversation on the other side.
"Marron!" I shouted as we rounded the corridor and she pulled away from the door quickly. But not quickly enough. Goten and Trunks emerged from the classroom, standing behind her on the other side so she was enclosed between us.
Sorry. I just came back to find my pen and I thought I heard voices in here so I wasn't sure if I came in or not. I only just arrived when you guys turned up." She spun an incredible lie that took so much effort, it left her breathless. It was painfully obvious that she had been eaves dropping. Even Goten could see that. I was perplexed as to what the two best friends were discussing in the empty classroom. In fact, I had almost decided to ask Marron personally for her information. But reminding myself that it was not my business (nor Marron's for that matter) I decided to hold my tongue.
"You came back for the sake of a pen?" Trunks asked, his eyebrows raised.
"A makeup pen." Marron replied quickly. "But I found it now so everything is ok. Now come on, let's go."
"Wait." I interrupted. "I still need to get my stuff from my locker."
"Hurry up then." Trunks said impatiently. "We'll meet you at the bus stop."
I took Uub's hand and marched him back towards the locker room. He was watching me in confusion, most probably considering his locker was not in the same room as mine and yet I was dragging him after me.
"We're going to face them. Right here. Right now." I stated bravely and the confusion cleared from Uub's face instantly.
Of course, Eliza, Mez and Anna were in the locker room. I was slowly accustomed to them arriving late now, but I was even later this time. Eliza gave me her usual look of utter loathing and hatred which I ignored and wrenched my locker door wide open.
"Afternoon, Eliza." I said, my back facing her.
"Don't talk to us like that!" Anna squealed.
"You're right. You don't deserve to be addressed politely."
"That's it." I felt Mez advance on me from behind us. Eliza and Anna held her back, allowing me to quickly scoop my things into my bag, snap my locker shut and turn to face them.
"Someone's a bit late." Eliza smirked, her eyes darting between Uub and I. "Stopped for a bit of kissing behind the toilets, huh?"
"Such a shame the nerd couple need to be split up." Anna sighed.
"Why do we need to split up?" I laughed. "Oh, I see. We are simply too strong together, aren't we?"
"Of course not!" Eliza retorted. I knew better; however I simply wasn't in the mood to take the conversation further since Trunks, Goten and Marron were waiting for me.
"Should give them a chance for one more date, though. Don't you think, Anna?" Eliza asked her friend. "I mean, they could go to the school dance together. But only if they fulfill our little request."
An idea sprung into my mind. Beaming brightly and pulling Uub into a one armed hug, much to his surprise, I said simply. "Well it's going to take a lot to split us up, because Uub and I are as close as Romeo and Juliet."
Eliza, Anna and Mez gawked at us in shock, their eyes widening and their jaws dropping. Uub was watching me wearily, so I removed my hand from his shoulders and winked, mouthing 'I'll tell you later'.
"You mean....you're g-going out?" Anna gasped.
"That's right. Uub and I will see you guys at the dance, then." I waved cheerily and pulled Uub out of the room after me.
"What happened?" Uub asked me anxiously as we made our way to the school's front entrance. "Are we going out now?"
"I did what I did only to use my favorite tool: reverse physiology. Eliza, Anna and Mez enjoyed taunting us about being a couple. So I thought that if we made it seem obvious that we were, in fact, dating, they would have one less weapon against us."
"So we're going to the dance now?" He raised an eyebrow.
"It'll show them who's boss, don't you think? Now, do you have a phone?" When he shook his head, I continued. "I figured as much. Here, this is a cell phone. I'll use it to call you and talk to you, ok?"
"Alright then." Uub pocketed the cell phone I had given him after examining it with interest.
"To answer my call, press the red button, ok? I'll call tonight."
Uub nodded and then we parted, heading in separate directions to make our journey home.
.:.
My thoughts revolved around Uub during the bus trip home. I could scarcely believe we were now going out as a couple. Even if it was only for revenge, it still was a date, wasn't it?
And although I didn't admit it to anyone, I was strangely and silently excited....
I groaned. Not this again. I supposed this was my punishment for irritating Trunks so much yesterday. I had a feeling he was planning on brining this subject up as much as possible during the day.
"Sure." Goten answered, somewhat dully. Trunks and I shared a worried glance; if Goten wasn't speaking enthusiastically, there was definitely something wrong.
"I'm not going to the stupid dance." I mumbled, hardly putting emphasis on my words. I was much to worried about Goten to care.
I loved Goten like a second elder brother. After all, Goten and Trunks had been best friends their whole life and we were close enough to be considered related. I had a feeling that Marron was somehow connected to Goten's bad mood because he seemed happy enough yesterday afternoon.
"Listen, Goten." I whispered in his ear as we reached the bus stop. "Marron is a loser, don't worry about it."
Goten gave me an odd look but didn't reply as we had reached the bus stop and, as usual, Goten and Trunks were at once surrounded by a group of teenagers. I moved towards the back and took out a book, wondering if my life may be made easier if I flew to school the way Uub did....
.:.
"Hey Bra!" Lucas said excitedly as I made my way towards the classroom. Uub, strangely, wasn't at school yet.
"Morning, Lucas." I answered formally, giving him a curt nod. I headed towards the next class at a quickened pace and he struggled to keep up, lagging an obscene amount of books.
"I'm going to library to return these." He said, nodding towards the large pile in his arms. "Can you give me a hand?"
I nodded and took half the pile in my own arms. Together, we passed our classroom and headed towards the library, a direction we both knew well. Lucas and I managed to get on seemly enough. However, neither of us spent enough time in each other's company to be considered friends. It was a shame, seeing as we had so much in common.
"Bra, I have to ask." Lucas muttered, staring at the untied shoelaces of his oversized black school shoes. "What's going on with you and Uub?"
Not him too! I would have thought that Lucas may be my temporary relief from this sort of thing. "Well, I guess we're friends."
"According to Eliza, you're going out." Lucas lowered his voice to a whisper. "Actually, she set me up to try and ask you out to the dance yesterday. Don't tell her I said this...but she's a little scary."
I spluttered with laughter and dropped the books I was carrying. I bent to pick them up again and Lucas waited patiently beside me.
"I'm being serious." He pushed his glasses further up his nose to stop them sliding off his face. "I don't know why everyone likes her, she isn't very nice."
"I agree completely." I said truthfully. "It seems strange that the unkind, hideous and overall stupid people be considered popular. But really, it's all to do with your ability to speak in public, the amount of money you have, and your family position in the school."
"Then you should be the most popular girl in school!" Lucas cried.
"I wish." I sorted. "Unfortunately, I have been granted the gift of a brilliant mind and therefore, according the social stranded of high school, I can't ever have a social life."
Lucas grinned. "Well, Uub is your friend, isn't he? I mean, you two seem as close as a couple. From a distance of course." He added the last sentence quickly, catching the menacing look in the stare I gave him.
"If you are implying that Uub and I are dating, you would most definitely be mistaken." I said and stalked into the library, dumping my book pile and hurrying back to class.
.:.
Uub was in the classroom when I arrived. Although I was glad to see he had arrived, I was irritated that he was following me so intently as always. Especially after my little meeting with Lucas. Still, I made a point of enduring it as long as I could.
He left me alone (finally) towards lunch when he went to the bathroom and with no where else to go, I followed Trunks and Goten into the lunch room.
"How did you know?" Goten whispered in my ear.
I tapped my head with the pencil I was twirling. "Used my brain. Listen, she's not worth it, Goten. Just leave her alone."
"I can't." Goten smiled. "It's like you and Uub, I guess."
I groaned with frustration; really not feeling in the mood for this. "We aren't dating."
"I know you're not." Goten retorted. "But it's just funny, you know....the way he follows you around all the time. The way you just let him. I don't know, I guess people just think that you are...you know....dating."
He did make an interesting point. I gave him a withering smile as we sat together in the lunch room. Soon enough, Uub found us and squashed onto the table beside me.
"Aw, Bra's sitting with her boyfriend." Trunks whispered so that only Goten, Uub and I could hear him. "How cute!"
"Not nearly as cute as you and your blonde dates." I gestured to the group of grade eight blondes pointing and giggling at him behind their hands. "What did I tell you, Trunks? Kids love you!"
Trunks noticed the girls for the first time and gave them a shy smile. The girls squealed with excitement and scuttled away, chattering insanely loudly.
"Oh please." I rolled my eyes, turning my back on them and chewing down my food with an expression of distaste.
"Chill, Bra." Trunks frowned. "Like you said, they're just kids."
"Pathetic adolescents who have a problem keeping their hormones under control." I spat with such anger that it made even Goten laugh, although he probably didn't know what was so hysterically funny.
.:.
After school, Trunks and Goten made us wait for them in the hall. Despite my resentment in having to meet with Eliza, Anna and Mez that afternoon, I was desperate to leave the school as soon as possible and start our new assignment for science, about the effects of microorganisms on the human bloodstream.
I was attempting the explain the prosperities to Uub when I noticed that Marron had left us and wondered elsewhere.
"Did you see where Marron went?" I asked.
"Kind of."
I counted to ten slowly in my head to cool my temper before repeating. "Did you see where Marron went."
This time, Uub replied directly by nodding and pointing down a nearby corridor. I grabbed his arm and wrenched him after her. We found her with her ear pressed against a classroom door, listening intensively to the conversation on the other side.
"Marron!" I shouted as we rounded the corridor and she pulled away from the door quickly. But not quickly enough. Goten and Trunks emerged from the classroom, standing behind her on the other side so she was enclosed between us.
Sorry. I just came back to find my pen and I thought I heard voices in here so I wasn't sure if I came in or not. I only just arrived when you guys turned up." She spun an incredible lie that took so much effort, it left her breathless. It was painfully obvious that she had been eaves dropping. Even Goten could see that. I was perplexed as to what the two best friends were discussing in the empty classroom. In fact, I had almost decided to ask Marron personally for her information. But reminding myself that it was not my business (nor Marron's for that matter) I decided to hold my tongue.
"You came back for the sake of a pen?" Trunks asked, his eyebrows raised.
"A makeup pen." Marron replied quickly. "But I found it now so everything is ok. Now come on, let's go."
"Wait." I interrupted. "I still need to get my stuff from my locker."
"Hurry up then." Trunks said impatiently. "We'll meet you at the bus stop."
I took Uub's hand and marched him back towards the locker room. He was watching me in confusion, most probably considering his locker was not in the same room as mine and yet I was dragging him after me.
"We're going to face them. Right here. Right now." I stated bravely and the confusion cleared from Uub's face instantly.
Of course, Eliza, Mez and Anna were in the locker room. I was slowly accustomed to them arriving late now, but I was even later this time. Eliza gave me her usual look of utter loathing and hatred which I ignored and wrenched my locker door wide open.
"Afternoon, Eliza." I said, my back facing her.
"Don't talk to us like that!" Anna squealed.
"You're right. You don't deserve to be addressed politely."
"That's it." I felt Mez advance on me from behind us. Eliza and Anna held her back, allowing me to quickly scoop my things into my bag, snap my locker shut and turn to face them.
"Someone's a bit late." Eliza smirked, her eyes darting between Uub and I. "Stopped for a bit of kissing behind the toilets, huh?"
"Such a shame the nerd couple need to be split up." Anna sighed.
"Why do we need to split up?" I laughed. "Oh, I see. We are simply too strong together, aren't we?"
"Of course not!" Eliza retorted. I knew better; however I simply wasn't in the mood to take the conversation further since Trunks, Goten and Marron were waiting for me.
"Should give them a chance for one more date, though. Don't you think, Anna?" Eliza asked her friend. "I mean, they could go to the school dance together. But only if they fulfill our little request."
An idea sprung into my mind. Beaming brightly and pulling Uub into a one armed hug, much to his surprise, I said simply. "Well it's going to take a lot to split us up, because Uub and I are as close as Romeo and Juliet."
Eliza, Anna and Mez gawked at us in shock, their eyes widening and their jaws dropping. Uub was watching me wearily, so I removed my hand from his shoulders and winked, mouthing 'I'll tell you later'.
"You mean....you're g-going out?" Anna gasped.
"That's right. Uub and I will see you guys at the dance, then." I waved cheerily and pulled Uub out of the room after me.
"What happened?" Uub asked me anxiously as we made our way to the school's front entrance. "Are we going out now?"
"I did what I did only to use my favorite tool: reverse physiology. Eliza, Anna and Mez enjoyed taunting us about being a couple. So I thought that if we made it seem obvious that we were, in fact, dating, they would have one less weapon against us."
"So we're going to the dance now?" He raised an eyebrow.
"It'll show them who's boss, don't you think? Now, do you have a phone?" When he shook his head, I continued. "I figured as much. Here, this is a cell phone. I'll use it to call you and talk to you, ok?"
"Alright then." Uub pocketed the cell phone I had given him after examining it with interest.
"To answer my call, press the red button, ok? I'll call tonight."
Uub nodded and then we parted, heading in separate directions to make our journey home.
.:.
My thoughts revolved around Uub during the bus trip home. I could scarcely believe we were now going out as a couple. Even if it was only for revenge, it still was a date, wasn't it?
And although I didn't admit it to anyone, I was strangely and silently excited....
