Rating-R Warnings-Bad Language, little attempt at humor Pairings-(for a few chapters) G/C, 18/K, V/Shelia, Bulma (single), Yamach (various women) Disclaimer-Don't own Dragon Ball Z or their characters, But Shelia is my character Comments: Just enjoy the fic, and please just say what's on your mind I can take the flames you give me, please review.

THE ROAD TO POPULARITY By: ab28405

Early morning Bulma Briefs was walking to school around 7:00 am in her regular clothes, which consisted of baggy jeans, a big sweat shirt with Capsule Corp. in big black letter, an old pair of run-down but comfortable sneakers and to top it off she wore huge bifocals where you can hardly see her ocean blue eyes. Her hair was up in a braid reaching her thighs and swinging from side to side while she walked. Carrying a seventy pound book bag with at least five different books, with more than over eight hundred pages covering from Trig, to advance European History, and three different foreign languages. Plus in her hands were three books for enjoyment reading at least five hundred pages each of more to say Bulma was smart was an understatement and still while at a young age and grade, sixteen years of age in the eleventh grade; yes Bulma Briefs was smart but innocence. It was a wet foggy-fall morning, Bulma walked to school since she lived close by at Capsule Corp. with her mp3 player booming in her ears. ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^_^ In the school parking lot Goku and Vegeta were about to race in their new Capsule sport cars to see whose car was the fastest.

"You won't win this time Kakarrot." Vegeta yelled confidently but with a determined voice; revving up his engine in the process.

"Yeah, sure Vegeta you always say that, but you'll never prove anything. Goku yelled sarcastically with a smug smile on his face.

Wanting to do the race early in the morning, so there were no teachers to stop the race.

"Son Goku don't do this you promised me last week that you and Vegeta were going to stop racing, I don't want you to get hurt or anybody else for that matter." Chichi yelled defiantly while stomping her foot.

"I know, but Vegeta challenged me and now my pride is on the line, besides it's too early in the morning for students and teachers to be roaming around, it's completely safe Chi!" Goku argued back.

"Hey 18 could you flag them when to go, please so we can get this over with." Chichi spoke with venom in her voice.

"Yeah sure just give me the flag." 18 said to her friend sweetly as she was walking towards the two cars.

18, Chichi, Vegeta, and Goku were the only ones there at Hsiao High School to witness the race for it to be so early in the morning, the races between Goku and Vegeta usually were done after school, but they had football practice.

"Wonder why Krillin, Yamcha, and Shelia didn't come, guess it was too early." Chichi thought to her self as she was on the side lines in the grass waiting for the race to begin. While 18 was in the middle of the two drag Capsule cars. "Hurry the fuck up 18, let's go." Vegeta screamed over the engines impatiently.

"Shut your bitch'in and stop rushing me, shit." 18 yelled her eyes blazing a deep blue color.

18 got in her position between the two cars with a blue flag in one hand, raising the flag up signaling the two boys to get ready then with a shout and the flag coming down to go, the two cars sped down the wide parking lot leaving smoke and tire tracks in the process.

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Bulma with her earphones on didn't hear the two cars coming towards her. She was walking out of the ditch and into the parking lot.

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"You're going to lose Kakarrot." Vegeta yelled across the window while on adrenaline high.

"It's not over yet, Vegeta." Goku snapped at Vegeta as he was gaining speed and almost to the finishing mark.

"VEGETA WATCH OUT-"

"WHAT THE, OH FUCK." Vegeta yelled as the car skidded to the side almost hitting Goku.

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Bluma didn't see the cars until it was too late she tried to jump out of the way, but she trapped over a big sized rock flipping her backwards into the ditch with her books flying everywhere.

"Oh my gods, Vegeta are you ok?" Goku asked with concern in his voice. "Yeah, I saw a girl walking thank the gods I didn't hit her, she fell in the ditch before I spun out of control." Vegeta sighed with relief.

"Oh shit the girls are coming over, their going to bitch at us until their mouths fall off." Goku sighed; panicking as the girls were getting close.

"Yeah if that's possible, they can go on for hours on end."

"What the hell happen Goku? Are you okay?" Chichi asked worriedly to her boyfriend.

"Yeah Chi I'm fine, Vegeta almost hit a girl, she fell in the dit-."

"WHAT, where is she? Is she dead?" Chichi yelled, screaming at the same time.

"Kakarrot shut that harpy up now." Vegeta growled warning obviously pissed about what happened.

"Chi please clam down." Goku pleaded while clasping his hands together.

The four went down to see if the girl was alright, to see who it was, and to inspect any injuries. They peered over the muddy ditch and saw a very dirty and unconscious girl with mud and water all over her face and hair with her glasses thrown some where when she fell.

"Oh fuck that's Bulma Briefs." 18 whispered to her self thinking nobody heard her.

"I think we all know that smartass." Vegeta said a little too dryly.

"Watch it you little prick, I'm not scared to give you a black eye to match that outfit you're wearing." 18 seethed with unspeakable anger with her fist clenched ready for a brawl to start.

"Both of you please shut the hell up so we can get this girl out of the muddy water before she catches a cold." Goku said in a worried tone.

"Kakarrot come help me pull her out, so we can take her to the hospital."

"Yeah, ok."

Vegeta and Goku went down into the ditch to retrieve the unconscious Bulma. Vegeta took Bulma's upper body while Goku took the lower part.

"Man, she's pretty light considering how heavy Chichi is." Goku chuckled at his own joke, while Vegeta snickered.

"I heard that Son Goku, I'm not fat." Chichi huffed. They finally had gotten the unconscious Bulma on drier ground and to see if she had any injuries.

"I don't see any injuries, but I'm not sure, I don't think we should move her any more; because she might have internal bleeding are ones that are hidden." Goku said in a serious tone.

"When did you start becoming a smart ass?" Vegeta laughed very amused that Goku actually knew such stuff, he wasn't stupid, but he wasn't smart either.

"Guess I been watching too much ER." Goku laughed nervously with his hand behind his head.

"Well, let's call the ambulance." 18 sighed worriedly.

"Yeah, Goku do you have your cell?" Chichi asked.

"Yeah, it's in the car, I'll go get it.' Goku jogged to his car to get his cell.

"P-P-Pl-Pl-Plea-Please do-don't take m-me to the hos-hospital, take me home." Bulma just woken up, but barely cried in a raspy voice. "Please take me back home, I have medicine that can heal me instantly." Bulma whispered a little more clearly for Vegeta, 18, and Chichi to hear.

"Oh my god, she's awake." Chichi gasped covering her hand over her mouth. (TBC)

Was good, sucked, what? Just tell me please I need to know so I can write the next chapter!!
Special Comment: I like to say a very special thank you to Sara-chan for encouraging me to start writing B/V fics again; she has been very supportive and patient. She's a best friend, and she feels like a big sister to me, she's a kind of person who would cheer you up instantly she's so cool, so thanks Sara-chan!!