AN: ::does a dance:: "I Looove revieeews!!" Arigato everyone: Akiko,
Prophetess Of Hearts (I just love Goku's innocence!), Spooky Fyre (I think
you're already on the alert. If you didn't get it, please let me know and
I'll add you again. ;D Thanks so much), Anthony (::smiles mischievously::),
LeaD, solarmistress17 (You like this title better? Ok then, I'll keep it.
:D Is this update timing good for you? Though I don't know how long I can
keep it up ^^;;), Chibi Chibi Z (I agree- Usa and Goku fit each other so
well!! I'll do my best to update them all; gomen nasi that it takes so
long), CeCe, MarsMoonStar
And I got another flame. My second or third I think. But you know what? I doesn't bother me anymore. I. Don't. Care. And I don't understand why people spend their time bashing other people's works. One of the mysteries of life. Oh well.
But to our flamer (though I doubt you will be back to read this)- Thank you for reading so far in my fic, even if you didn't like my portrayal. I am very aware of Krillin's training, and the fact Goku was raised by one of the greatest martial artist of that time. The Usagi of the anime usually seems ditzy or clutzy. I can tell that you are a devout DBZ fan, and that is what she seems, but is she really? What if she was raised differently and none of that part of her personality was true. Though not up to Saiyin standards, Haruka-san is not weak and could set her straight. Please try to open your mind up to new things (not only for fanfics but for life too).
Ok, now I sound like a psychologist or something. If you ever have the to flame a fic (especially by a new author) do it nicely. Yes, I know that there's a lot of badly written fics out there, but at least give hints for improvement. What's the point of bashing someone? (Yes, I am always the peace maker ^^;;)
Enough of this!!!! LOONNGG author's note, sorry. Onto the new stuff!!!! "..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted.
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"WAAAKE UPPP!!!!"
The noise was louder than a foghorn, and, in my ear, it quickly accomplished its purpose.
My eyes shot open and my head snapped up, throbbing in agony. Everyone else had their ears tightly covered while Goku screamed.
A purple turtle shell waited at the bottom of my bed. Lunch was there, holding up my clothes.
"Hurry up, Usa. Roshi-sensei threatened to make you go in your pjs if you don't dress soon."
I groggily looked out the window at the dark sky. "But ::yawn:: the sun isn't up yet."
"The milk has to be delivered by the time the sun's up," said Krillin urgently.
I became fully awake now (or as close as you could be in the pre-dawn hours.) Sure, Haruka had woken me early, but it was always at dawn, and even then I protested. Lunch ushered the boys out of the room and helped me dress quickly. She put the 50lb. turtle shell on my back. It pulled me down at first– I had always trained with weighted bands on my wrists and ankles, but not on my back. Plus, I had recently gone a few days without any weights. But I soon got used to it and hurried outside to meet the others.
o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~ o~
"::pant:: How can you ::pant:: do this ::pant:: every day? ::pant::"
"Just hold on, Usa, the first day is always the hardest," assured Goku.
We were running to the top of a mountain now. Monsters were probably chasing us somewhere behind, but I had lost track. My mind fizzled [AN: I think I just made up a word ^^;; ]in and out of focus. Goku and Krillin split most of the bottles I carried between them. I was in the middle of the three, just in case I passed out.
I don't know how I could have thought it was only 'hard' the day before. It was impossible! My mind and body threatened to quit, but Goku and Krillin kept reassuring me; I think that's all that kept me going.
After that it was no easier. By the time I had finished plowing several acres with my bare hands and working major construction with only simple tools, my hands were dirty and blistered with almost no fingernails left and my back felt as though it would snap. I staggered into the house for breakfast, only to have my first experience with Lunch's strange sneezes. Next thing I knew, we were fleeing from a murderous blonde. We went out for breakfast. [AN: For those of you that haven't seem Dragonball, whenever Lunch sneezes she goes from a kindly blue haired woman to a blonde trying to destroy everything in sight.]
Although I was exempt from swimming with the boys, I got off little easier. I was simply given an old rowboat and ordered to circle another sea-monster-and-shark-infested lake. Ever tried rowing a boat before, by yourself. It's a tough job to keep lugging that hunk of wood through the water. [AN: I know. I do crew. ^^;; ] Now add that to a vessel that's falling apart and sharks bitting at your tail and an already aching body. Sure, the adreneline rush helps (though by this time I doubt I had any adreneline left) but rowing for your life is no easy task. Immediately after being almost drowned and swallowed in the water, I had to run laps on land, escaping dinosaurs. I never realized there could be so many hungry monsters in one world! By the end, my legs and arms were ready to fall off.
I fared a bit better in the dodging lessons, when we were tied to a tree and forced to escape the bees, but I was so exhausted that I did get stung quite a few times. Krillin was only stung once. Goku- not at all.
The mental lessons were by far the easiest, simply because they were simple and Michiru had already taught me. It was almost laughable to see Goku struggling so much.
I collapsed onto my bed at the end of the day, too tired to even realize that we had done no training in the attacks and moves of martial arts.
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Once again, I apologize for the shortness. In case you are confused:
-Technically this *is* day two of training. But it's day one with the weights
-The day before was easy stuff and shortened. Plus there was no weight. And today started earlier and lasted all day. That's why Usa was so worn out this time.
Next time we go for Day one ... er... two... to Day Last. About two weeks later. PREVIEW!!!
I thought I saw his face fall slightly, but it may have been my imagination. Suddenly he seemed to get another idea and it lit up again.
"I want you to meet a friend of mine, Usa."
Yes, there's some more "romance" next time. How cute they are!!! Anyways, hope you liked this chapter. Please review!!! I really should be getting back to my research now, ja ne!
~Calli-chan
And I got another flame. My second or third I think. But you know what? I doesn't bother me anymore. I. Don't. Care. And I don't understand why people spend their time bashing other people's works. One of the mysteries of life. Oh well.
But to our flamer (though I doubt you will be back to read this)- Thank you for reading so far in my fic, even if you didn't like my portrayal. I am very aware of Krillin's training, and the fact Goku was raised by one of the greatest martial artist of that time. The Usagi of the anime usually seems ditzy or clutzy. I can tell that you are a devout DBZ fan, and that is what she seems, but is she really? What if she was raised differently and none of that part of her personality was true. Though not up to Saiyin standards, Haruka-san is not weak and could set her straight. Please try to open your mind up to new things (not only for fanfics but for life too).
Ok, now I sound like a psychologist or something. If you ever have the to flame a fic (especially by a new author) do it nicely. Yes, I know that there's a lot of badly written fics out there, but at least give hints for improvement. What's the point of bashing someone? (Yes, I am always the peace maker ^^;;)
Enough of this!!!! LOONNGG author's note, sorry. Onto the new stuff!!!! "..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted.
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"WAAAKE UPPP!!!!"
The noise was louder than a foghorn, and, in my ear, it quickly accomplished its purpose.
My eyes shot open and my head snapped up, throbbing in agony. Everyone else had their ears tightly covered while Goku screamed.
A purple turtle shell waited at the bottom of my bed. Lunch was there, holding up my clothes.
"Hurry up, Usa. Roshi-sensei threatened to make you go in your pjs if you don't dress soon."
I groggily looked out the window at the dark sky. "But ::yawn:: the sun isn't up yet."
"The milk has to be delivered by the time the sun's up," said Krillin urgently.
I became fully awake now (or as close as you could be in the pre-dawn hours.) Sure, Haruka had woken me early, but it was always at dawn, and even then I protested. Lunch ushered the boys out of the room and helped me dress quickly. She put the 50lb. turtle shell on my back. It pulled me down at first– I had always trained with weighted bands on my wrists and ankles, but not on my back. Plus, I had recently gone a few days without any weights. But I soon got used to it and hurried outside to meet the others.
o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~ o~
"::pant:: How can you ::pant:: do this ::pant:: every day? ::pant::"
"Just hold on, Usa, the first day is always the hardest," assured Goku.
We were running to the top of a mountain now. Monsters were probably chasing us somewhere behind, but I had lost track. My mind fizzled [AN: I think I just made up a word ^^;; ]in and out of focus. Goku and Krillin split most of the bottles I carried between them. I was in the middle of the three, just in case I passed out.
I don't know how I could have thought it was only 'hard' the day before. It was impossible! My mind and body threatened to quit, but Goku and Krillin kept reassuring me; I think that's all that kept me going.
After that it was no easier. By the time I had finished plowing several acres with my bare hands and working major construction with only simple tools, my hands were dirty and blistered with almost no fingernails left and my back felt as though it would snap. I staggered into the house for breakfast, only to have my first experience with Lunch's strange sneezes. Next thing I knew, we were fleeing from a murderous blonde. We went out for breakfast. [AN: For those of you that haven't seem Dragonball, whenever Lunch sneezes she goes from a kindly blue haired woman to a blonde trying to destroy everything in sight.]
Although I was exempt from swimming with the boys, I got off little easier. I was simply given an old rowboat and ordered to circle another sea-monster-and-shark-infested lake. Ever tried rowing a boat before, by yourself. It's a tough job to keep lugging that hunk of wood through the water. [AN: I know. I do crew. ^^;; ] Now add that to a vessel that's falling apart and sharks bitting at your tail and an already aching body. Sure, the adreneline rush helps (though by this time I doubt I had any adreneline left) but rowing for your life is no easy task. Immediately after being almost drowned and swallowed in the water, I had to run laps on land, escaping dinosaurs. I never realized there could be so many hungry monsters in one world! By the end, my legs and arms were ready to fall off.
I fared a bit better in the dodging lessons, when we were tied to a tree and forced to escape the bees, but I was so exhausted that I did get stung quite a few times. Krillin was only stung once. Goku- not at all.
The mental lessons were by far the easiest, simply because they were simple and Michiru had already taught me. It was almost laughable to see Goku struggling so much.
I collapsed onto my bed at the end of the day, too tired to even realize that we had done no training in the attacks and moves of martial arts.
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Once again, I apologize for the shortness. In case you are confused:
-Technically this *is* day two of training. But it's day one with the weights
-The day before was easy stuff and shortened. Plus there was no weight. And today started earlier and lasted all day. That's why Usa was so worn out this time.
Next time we go for Day one ... er... two... to Day Last. About two weeks later. PREVIEW!!!
I thought I saw his face fall slightly, but it may have been my imagination. Suddenly he seemed to get another idea and it lit up again.
"I want you to meet a friend of mine, Usa."
Yes, there's some more "romance" next time. How cute they are!!! Anyways, hope you liked this chapter. Please review!!! I really should be getting back to my research now, ja ne!
~Calli-chan