Chapter 2:

First Date


Bulma's plan began with him inviting Serena on a date and thanks to Milk, he remembered that he had a couple trip at the amusement park with his basketball team and the Star's high school team. Meaning that Vegeta was going to be there too, so he will need to lie to his best friend and that didn't feel right to him.

At least I don't have to tell them we're dating yet, Bulma said that we need to first make people see us as a comfortable pair and to show that we have good chemistry in public…

In addition, how was he going to do that? He was not good at pretending to be someone else and to feel something that he didn't feel, his last relationship made him learn that lesson the hard way. But he really wanted to help the girl that helped him not to get thrown out of his classes, he had a debt with her.

So it was a perfect idea for him to know her better if they were going to pull off this "relationship" thing and what better place than an amusement park? To be honest that was kind of a plus for him, because now he had a valid reason to go.

And thankfully, he didn't need to face her now. Bulma and Milk will give her the invitation and tell her where to meet him so they can walk towards the bus together on Saturday, however, he will need the tips of Krillin if he doesn't want to make a fool of himself. His relationship with Lazuli has lasted long enough for him to put his faith in him, Yamcha was a big no after he saw how his relationship with Bulma declined until they finally broke up.

So, should he begin with the liking part with Krillin? It makes sense to him to do it, after all, they were not an "official" couple yet and Krillin and Vegeta would feel offended if he just comes and says that he just gained a future girlfriend and that he never told them about her before. And Bulma stated that no one besides her, Milk, Serena, and himself should know about the plan so there will be fewer chances for it to spread out.

This was so complicated and he just accepted it back then easily.


He keep walking towards his house as he thought of the smile she gave him, in the only time they saw each other.

Serena was definitely fine, she was not nervous at all with the idea of going with a person she had just met once.

Sure, Bulma and Milk knew him a lot better than she expected but she hadn't talked to him since that day and to be honest, he seemed like a good guy but she still didn't know him at all.

Although, he was willing to take part in Bulma's idea and Milk talked really highly of him. Therefore, she shouldn't be this nervous waiting for him, she needed to think of something else to calm her nerves.

That means it was time to check her outfit again, so she saw if her pink blouse wasn't stained with her breakfast and to see if her long white shirt was also in good condition.

And the black ballerina flats are perfect for a walk, so I can't get tired even if I run!

It all combined with her white bunny bag and she couldn't be happier about it.

"I hope I look as pretty as I feel," she said to herself, after wanting to look a bit more mature for Darien for some time she decided to go back to her roots and wear a cute outfit.

"You look more than pretty to me," a deep and manly voice said and she found the source of it, it was the boy from last time.

She blushed madly as he walked towards her and she noticed that he was wearing simple marine blue jean pants with a red jean jacket and under it, he had a black shirt with white sneakers.

"You also look really nice" she managed to say, his style was simpler but quite effective to her. Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all.

"Thanks," he scratched his head, feeling something rare" So should we go? My friends must be waiting for us"

"Of course!" Her voice sounded quicker and he laughed a little. She felt embarrassed for her nervousness.

They began to walk together in the street, he could feel the awkwardness in the air, and that wasn't good. He needed to break the ice in some way.

"My name is Goku by the way," he smiled at the pretty girl that was at his side "Last time I didn't have the time to present myself"

"Nice to meet you!" her smile was back and he could breathe again "My name is Serena and I am so sorry for leaving you like that"

"Don't worry, I totally get that you needed to go back. Bulma has told me how strict Miss Amano can be"

"Thank you, Goku" Her voice was so soft it caught him off guard "It's just that I had a lot of my mind recently and that day was the culinary class so, yeah"

"So, did the class go well?"

"Well, Bulma's pie was good and Milk's was amazing but mine's," her expression saddened" Got burned and it didn't taste good at all. I think I will get a bad grade if I continue burning down my meals"

"Hey, is okay to be bad in something, maybe the only thing you need is a teacher that can help you with your own peace. Since your teacher seems to be stricter based on what Bulma told me"

"She is but I don't want to be a burden to Milk or Bulma, both have their own projects," she looked at him" And my other friend that could help me is in a school far away"

"Then, can I offer my mom to help you?" she looked puzzled and he remembered that she didn't know her like his other friends "She is an amazing cook and loves to teach people. Milk's mom and she used to be the best ones in their career in their college days; her apple pie is a thing to be admired"

"It is?!" Serena stopped and looked at him with soft pink cheeks, he could tell that she was getting interested "If I got better with your mom's help that means that I could make a pie every three days and eat one of them by myself and-!".

"Then you're also a food lover?-" he began before stopping himself. This was one of the points Krillin told him not to talk about it, damn it "I mean, so you can pass your class-"

"Is it that obvious?" Serena said shyly, she had tried to control her eating habits around men since Darien pointed out how much she eats and how she will gain weight in the future because of it.

"Well that last comment gave you away, "Goku added with a grin" and that expression is the same my brother and I have when we hear about mom's pie, so I can relate"

"Really?" her tone was hopeful "So if you had a female friend who eats a lot. It could be fine for you?"

"Sure" he smiled "The food is a sin I will gladly embrace "

"You don't look as if you hate that sacrifice," she laughed softly "You seem to accept it as a great thing"

"Is because it is and this is mostly my mom's fault for making amazing food"

"But, do you think she will have the patience to teach me?" Serena asked still a bit unsure as she began to resume their walk.

"My mom was the one who managed to put my brother's and me in check when we were such wild kids," he winked as he followed her "So I think you will be an easy case"

She smiled brightly and he got the sudden urge to want to see her smile more often. What was going on with him?

"Your mom sounds amazing!"

"Well, she is the one that managed to catch my dad's heart and make him soft in her presence. She's really amazing"

"How sweet!" Serena giggled "Was your dad that serious?"

"He is serious, but is a good father and loves my mom a lot," he then added, "My mom is a person to be feared, she managed to convince us to watch movies and series with her"

"Oh, like what?"

"Well, it depends on the person," He began looking at the sky" With my dad she watches Pride and prejudice, she says that the story resonates with them and is one of the rare romance movies that my dad actually likes"

"Oh my god!" Serena was smiling a lot now "That is my second favorite book! That love story is so amazingly realistic"

"She always uses it as an example to how my dad and she meet," Goku smiled "But my dad always adds at the end that my mom's personality was cuter"

"That is so cute!"

"Yeah, that movie is for her and dad only. Meanwhile for me is the movie 'The forbidden romance of the royal palace' "

"No way! That's my favorite book!" she sounded so happy and excited; he couldn't help to feel that way too. Her smile was contagious.

"Well I hadn't read the book but I know every dialogue of the movie by heart. I watched the movie a lot of times when I was a little kid thanks to my mom and even now we still watch it sometimes"

"I want to meet your mom so badly now!" Serena was more relaxed and talked more freely now. As if, she was talking to an old friend "I only have a tradition with my father and that is the videogame night. Is when we play some old school videogames!"

"Oh? You like videogames?" it was Goku's turn to get interested "Which one is your favorite?"

"Every fighting game that has a girl with cute clothes that can fight," she said proudly "I have never lost to anyone with Athena or Sakura, both of those are my main girls"

"Kof and Streetfighter, you have good taste" he smirked "I only use Ryu or Ryo since their my favorites, I always use them"

"Oh, the ones that use Gi, right?"

"Yes, you see my father and grandpa are black belts in Kung fu," Goku smiled with a little embarrassment" So my brother and I are into martial arts and seeing two characters of a videogame wearing similar Gis like ours. It made it look so cool"

"Oh my god! I thought you only did basketball and that is already cool," Serena clapped with her hands" But you just became way cooler because you can kick people's butt!. Now I get why were you hurt the first time we meet"

"Well, you're not wrong-" He said awkwardly and then…

His cellphone began to ring, both of them stopped in their tracks and he took his cellphone out. The photo of Krillin appeared on his screen, he was the one calling him.

"Hello?" Goku began.

"Goku, where the heck are you?! We are waiting for you to finally go and-"

"But is only 8:38 am and the bus is leaving at 9:45. And we are just a few meters far from the bus stop, Krillin" Goku looked at his wristband clock, the clock's hands marked 8:38 am.

There was a long silence in the other line, and then there was a sigh.

"Goku, can you tell me the hour that shows on your cellphone?

Goku was still confused but did what he asked. Then he saw the hour on the screen, he tensed.

"Is 9:38 am…." Goku said slowly and there was a soft gasp coming from the girl beside him.

"You forgot to change your wristband clock to the summertime, didn't you?"

"Crap! Krillin, I will see you there in 4!" Goku said quickly before hanging and taking Serena's hand "Serena, we will have to run!"

"Sure!" She said sharing his anxiety, being very used to being late, and not wanting to do it today.


"Look, here come the love birds!" Yamcha said with a smirk as he noticed a couple coming close to their group, he recognized the boy right away" And they are holding hands, how scandalous!"

Both of them arrived quicker than they thought and the whole group managed to analyze the couple that was holding hands while panting for air.

"You should be thankful that Vegeta's girlfriend is talking on her phone right now because I am pretty sure he should have convinced us to leave you," Krillin said with a grin.

"I think it was also my fault. I didn't check my cellphone either" Serena said breathlessly.

"So you're the girl Krillin told us about," Yamcha began whistling as he looked at her "You're pretty cute"

"Be careful Yamcha, they are still holding hands" Ten shin han said with a low smile as he saw how Goku and the girl blushed before letting go of their hands.

"No way, did I see things, or did Goku's face become red for a few moments?" Yamcha looked amazed at his friend's expression and Goku tried to laugh it off.

"We're back!" a girl's voice said, Vegeta was holding hands with a young woman with long black hair hand. She had an annoyed expression and they were walking to the group" Sorry, my father called me and-"

"REI!?" The blonde girl screamed in delight and the other girl recognized her friend. She let go of her boyfriend's hand and went to hug the newcomer with a big smile on her face.

"Serena! I missed you dummy!"


"Come on Vegeta! Why are you mad with me?" Goku looked at Vegeta, who was ignoring him as he stared at the window in the bus" We arrived in time!"

"I think he's mad that his girlfriend decided to sit with- what was her name again?" Krillin asked as he was on top of their bus seats.

"Serena"

"Yeah, her, normally we all sit together with our girlfriends but now we are separated since the girls couldn't help feeling curious about your crush" Krillin admitted while looking at the back of the bus, where all the girls were talking to the new girl.

"But man, I can't believe you aren't going out yet," Yamcha was relaxing in his comfy seat" She has a cute face and if I wasn't taken by the beautiful girl at the amusement park I would have asked her out."

"Let's pretend that we didn't hear the last sentence" Ten shin han added and Yamcha glared at him "She is quite different than I expected your crush to be"

"In what way?"

"Well, she is different than your last girlfriend. She looks more laid back and her attitude is sweeter" Ten shin han said as he gazed again to the back to their bus, where a blushing Serena was being questioned by his girlfriend and Lazuli.

"Oh, Serena is friends with Milk actually" Goku was calm as he thought of what did he know about Serena at the moment. He knew that she was adorably sweet but girls have more than what one can see on the surface, he learned the lesson of not judging a book by their cover "Milk loves her and same with Bulma. They act all mama bear with her"

"You're kidding me!" Krillin began with surprise "Are you telling me she is already been approved by those two?! And from your ex-girlfriend no less?!"

"Yeah?" Goku still couldn't believe Milk and him were once a couple. She was an amazing martial artist and he was glad that their friendship was untouched after they didn't work out "And I think it would be better for you to call her by her name. She is more than the label 'ex-girlfriend' "

"Well, I am glad that you appreciate the girls unlike the lone wolf beside us" Ten shin han smiled.

"HEY!"

"Are you really attracted to her, Kakarot?" Vegeta's sudden words and attention towards him made him feel unexpectedly bad. He knew that he had sharp senses and read him better than Krillin but he needed to evade his suspicions for Serena.

Goku just nodded and Vegeta didn't ask more. What was attraction anyway? Serena was pretty, he wasn't blind. However, there needs to be more than a pretty face for him to be interested, Milk and his female friends were pretty to but he wasn't attracted to them like that.

He could ask Vegeta what was attractive to him, he was attracted to Bulma before and they even were very close to starting dating at some point. Until his recent girlfriend came to the picture, he got pulled out like a magnetic force towards her, and before he could blink Vegeta was dating the black-haired girl.

She was cool to talk to and had a strong personality but she was kind. She got along with their group right away and Bulma liked her, of course, she was mad at first because her future boyfriend was robbed but after meeting her, she was happy to let go of Vegeta with a smile.

Then, what was a relationship? And why it was different from friendship? Besides kissing and other adult things, it almost worked the same…right?

When he was with milk they acted the same and there weren't any prompts for him to act in a romantic way to her. The only thing they did in their short time as a couple was kissing and it only happened once.

It wasn't mind-blowing like Krillin told him but it was okay.

Other than that, he didn't act like a boyfriend to her. He still remembers clearly Bulma's nagging; about how he wasn't romantic and how little physical contact he did with her.

What was he supposed to do back then?

And how he can act something he doesn't know about?


After being overwhelmed with the girl's questions and managing to talk with Rei for a while she finally had time to think to herself.

This was more difficult than she imagined. Goku's female friends were super supportive about her 'secret crush' towards him and she couldn't help feeling guilty about it.

Goku was handsome and he looked like a great guy. He also had a good reputation with the girls. Even Rei feel more at ease after knowing he was her crush. The one she has been talking about for months.

Another lie that fit.

She was grateful to her past self for never telling her friends the name of the guy he liked or how he meet him. Only Milk and Bulma knew the details since they actually meet Darien once.

But it wasn't the time to think about him! She was with Goku and his friends. She shouldn't think of someone else besides Goku, he was the one who she should concentrate more on.

Her future boyfriend.

Well, fake future boyfriend.


Goku and Serena went with their own plan, to have fun in a place they never had been before. The amusement park was amazing; It had every type of attractions and games. The two were so lost in their happiness that they didn't catch up with the knowing stares of the group, who left soon enough to leave the two teens alone.

They didn't take notice of that and went ahead to have fun in the games stands. Serena surprised Goku when she showed her accuracy with throwing balls at the triangle of vases and how easy the rings went into the bottles in the other game stand. She also had a surprise when she saw how good he was with the strength in the 'hit the bell' attraction and his scores at the basketball games. Their good luck made them win a lot of prizes and plushies.

Although, after all that, they both went to the food stands and made a record of the number of plates a person can eat; Goku was the winner just with some plates ahead of Serena.

There were now talking with smiles in their expressions before a song interrupted their lively mood, it was Serena's cellphone and it said on the screen 'Rei'.

"Rei?! But why would she call me if she is around her-" she turned around, finally noticing that there wasn't anyone they knew around them.

"Weird, I was sure they were behind us"

"Hello?" Serena responded to her call" Yes, we are fine but where did you all go? We just go to the food stands and you all disappeared in a-"

There was a pause in Serena's end and Goku looked at her confused.

"You left us alone a few minutes later after we entered the park? You all didn't follow us?"

Goku was surprised now, he didn't even notice they were alone most of the time. He was probably distracted because he was having fun with her.

He breathed.

"REI! WE AREN'T EVEN GOING OUT YET!" Serena was full red now and that caught his attention more" YOU'RE ACTING LIKE LAZULI!"

Krillin's girlfriend did say something to her then.

"Why aren't you at least subtle like lunch?!" Serena lowered her voice after seeing she was getting the attention of the people around her "Ok, then. We will see you all there in five minutes and Rei, please let me breathe, ok? Love ya"

She hang up and gazed at Goku with blushy cheeks.

"So, should I know what you talked about with the girls back at the bus?"

"Simple stuff, like how long I been liking you and," She blushed more while holding a big teddy bear "Other stuff"

"Other stuff?" he raised one of his eyebrows "Like what?"

"Like your appearance. They asked what I think of you in looks" She gazed at him hiding a bit of her face in the head of the teddy bear he gave to her, trying to hide her red cheeks.

Nevertheless, Goku had already noticed them a while ago.

"Well the guys didn't ask me that directly but I think you're really pretty" he said with an honest smile and he saw her face turning a completely crimson color.

"Itoldthemthatyouweregoodlooking" She said quickly before walking fast towards the point Rei told her to. Goku followed her closely with a smile on his face since Serena didn't tell him where was the reunion

point.


The ride back was full of screams from the girls part, they were all talking about their adventures with their respective boyfriends and even Rei blushed when she told the others about Vegeta's and her personal competition.

"What was the competition about?" Lunch exclaimed giddily.

"The loser of the game had to do what the winner wanted," Rei began with a smile "And we were quite balanced"

All the girls, even Serena stared at her wanting for more, they had an idea of what that could be.

"I think today we kissed more since we began dating"

"NO WAY!"

Rei laughed softly while blushing, ignoring how her boyfriend was not giving any details like she was to his friends. Lazuli was next and then Lunch, they all talked and gushed about how incredible and cool their boyfriends were; Lazuli being cooler as she explained the details meanwhile Lunch was all bubbly. Every girl had their opportunity to express their romantic adventures and Serena marveled by knowing how her friend and the other girls just talked freely about their beloved's with a soft blush and smiles.

She wanted to be like that so badly.

"So, Serena," Rei began as all the female eyes shifted towards her " Did you have fun with Goku?"

There was a sudden silence and Serena felt her face getting warmer again.

"Yes"

"Did you two kissed?" One girl asked.

"Are you crazy? They aren't even dating yet!" Lunch responded before looking at Serena "Right?"

"Not yet, I had so much fun today that I kinda forgot," She said shyly "He even won a teddy bear for me"

It was a half-truth.

"Damn, so not even a kiss on the cheek?" Lazuli stared and Serena wanted to die.

She didn't think of that! That is a show of affection even if is false, could have shown so much attraction on her part towards him. She needed to do it from now on!

"I didn't find the moment and-" She continued with a little panic in her voice "What if he doesn't like it? Maybe he doesn't even see me that way"

She stopped talking. Those last sentences were more true than she wanted them to be, she got so into the feeling that those words escaped from her before she could stop them.

There was silence.

Then she heard the boys talking of something. God, did they hear her?

Lazuli and Lunch hands were positioned on her shoulders respectively and Rei held her hand.

"I think he will Serena. Just give him a chance" Lunch tone was motherly and warm. Rei looked at her with understanding eyes and even Lazuli's eyes became softer.

Their conversation went to familiar topics after that in the bus and the ride felt shorter than she wanted. In one second she was talking to all the girls and laughing with them about different topics and the other one she was already at the bus stop, saying goodbye to them after sharing their contact numbers.

The night was cold as she watched her new friends going out with their respective others and a happy Rei that held hands with her boyfriend as they walked in another direction.

The lights of the street turned on and Goku called for her. She went towards him right away.

"Where do you live?" Goku didn't look at her, still, a bit distracted after the conversation with his friends.

"Eh?"

"Is dark and I won't let a friend of mine to go to their house alone at night" his response was simple and understandable. It was completely coherent.

"In the loto district, is in the main street and has the username 'Tsukino' on the wall of the entrance" She embraced herself a bit, feeling the chilly night in her arms. She should have come with a jacket, she was an idiot.

There was a sudden weight on her shoulders and she gazed at Goku, his red jacket was gone.

"You're shaking and the temperature is getting low," he said with soft eyes "So, I thought you may be cold?"

"Correct!" she smiled brightly "At least one of us was smart enough to bring a jacket"

"My mother forced me to" he admitted.

Serena just laughed at the last part.

Their walk was calm and comfortable. It was enough for Serena to get lost in her thoughts again for the third time or fourth time in the day. Although in her defense, she had a lot to think about, like how today she spent most of the day playing and eating with Goku.

She never felt ashamed of eating a lot with him and they even shared a bit of competitiveness with each other, as if they were old friends. For now, her chemistry with him was good and that was perfect for their plan, he even called her his friend.

She was happy that she could be more relaxed and natural with him and the awkwardness of their first date was actually kinda cut-

First Date?

It wasn't a date, right? But it kinda feels like it now that I th-

There was a soft whack sound.

"Hey, why do you want to hit your head?" Goku asked with a chuckle while one of his hands was on her forehead to prevent her from hitting the light post that was in front of her "I already hit mine once when I was a child and it wasn't pretty"

"Oh my god! I am so sorry" Serena blushed madly. It was one thing to get distracted but almost injuring herself in the process was another thing she had tried to evade.

Good work Serena! You made yourself look like a fool again!

"Hey, don't be," he smiled before taking his hand off her forehead slowly "You must have been distracted. The girl that can throw a Frisbee with great precision needed to have a flaw after how amazing she was today with those games"

"Says the one that almost destroyed the ring bell with the power of their strength"

"You know that I used a mullet right?" he added.

"And one that was unfairly heavy" she finished with a smile.

"Did you try to hold it?" Goku looked at her and she evaded his gaze "I knew it!"

"I wanted this teddy bear okay?! " She said a bit embarrassed "It's so cute and has a moon on his belly"

"And now is yours" Goku grinned.

"Thanks to you" she smiled gratefully.

Their walk ended as they saw the Tsukino house and Serena wasn't liking how fast this day was going. However, she needed to say goodbye to him even though she wanted to talk more with him.

"I had a lot of fun today Goku," she cursed herself for beginning a conversation instead of just saying a clear goodbye " It felt great to have fun with such a cool person like you"

"I am not that cool" he scratched his cheek a little embarrassed.

"For me you're" she smiled with a soft blush.

"See you tomorrow at school, then?" he smiled at her. He didn't know what to say anymore after that smile.

"Of course" Goku only nodded and turned around.

Serena held his shirt, stopping him in his tracks.

"What is it?" he asked turning his head and-

There was a warm contact on his cheek and he tensed.

"This is my thank you for the teddy bear" She murmured before letting go of him. Then she turned around and flew to her house, not looking back.

Leaving a surprised Goku holding the cheek that she just kissed.


Goku was distracted in his practice. The events of his first date with Serena were still fresh in his mind and he couldn't help felt something weird about it.

They had fun that day and Serena never complained about anything he did, she actually just followed him. It was probably too early for him to think about that but for now, at least he knew that they were ok with each other and that they had fun together.

He just needed to put more on his part and it helped him yesterday to be more attentive with her. Krillin's commentary that day helped him greatly, he only pointed out to be more observant as he was in their matches.

Any small detail could help to get you on her good side. However the next action will be all you, so you don't need to force it. It will come out naturally

Krillin was wiser in the romantic topic in a way that didn't seem forced or over the top. Therefore, it wasn't a surprise that his observation clicked with him because it was something he could do and not feel like acting while doing it.

Well, he will have to act in some parts but in these early stages, he needed to manage himself first.

Damn, this would be harder than he thought. He can see himself asking Krillin for help later on. If only he felt attraction before it could be easier to mimic it at leas-

"Goku, a girl is searching for you at the entrance!" The captain of the basketball team had a big grin and Goku wondered why the sudden happiness. Since their captain was known for his seriousness in their practices.

Some of his teammate's eyes followed him, interested by a girl visiting them in practice hours. Their stares recognized the cute blonde girl with pigtails that went with Goku at the amusement park trip, she was waiting at the entrance of the gym.

Suddenly the practice was forgotten and all the ears and eyes of the players were attentive to what was going to happen in the entrance. Most of them were eager to know what they were going to talk.

They hoped for the best for their Ace, it was the first time Goku had openly admitted he was attracted to someone and he needed all the moral support.

"Hey, Serena! What's up?"

Serena panicked while her face was fully red and that didn't look right to him. Did she have fever?

"Sere-"

"PLEASE GO OUT WITH ME!" her gaze was looking at the ground and she was holding her hands together. Why was she so scared?

"Sure" his response was faster than he expected. There was a lot of cheering behind them but Goku couldn't tear his gaze off Serena. Her relieved smile was the one that captured his attention more.


A/N: I can't believe I forgot to post this chapter and the next one. I thought I did because they were already written since last year so I am sorry!. I am on break for these stories but I will at least post the ones I already wrote.