Video games

Serena knew she wasn't the type of girl that guys fell in love with; she was a girl that loved to eat, sleep, read comics, and play video games.

She was still very feminine and loved being a romantic, but the other things made her not look that attractive to guys. But, heck, her friend Molly liked how she was and her friend Umino was the same.

Even her first crush at the Crown Game Center found her passion for video games admirable.

So why was she so nervous when she was going there with Goku?

"Damn, I never heard about this video game thing," Goku said with a smile. "This could be fun!"

To be honest, this situation was her fault, since Goku and she had been talking a lot lately. The topic of video games had obviously come up and she didn't feel embarrassed about it since she was used to her friends not being interested in it.

At first, it was adorable how he confused a computer with them, so she explained to him that they were just games and simulations of things that people liked doing, like fighting, cocking, racing, killing undead people, and other things. Goku got interested after hearing that. He had the idea that video games were just weird numbers and bars thanks to his exposure to them in Capsule Corp, so hearing about the real thing made him curious.

"Woah, that sounds fun!" Goku had exclaimed back then with an excited grin. "Can I go with you next time so I can try them?"

She hadn't expected that at the time and still didn't believe it after they arrived at the center. Serena couldn't help but feel a bit shy.

This felt intimate, as not even Molly and Umino came with her. It was like she was exposing an important part of herself.

She tried to calm down as she saw an interested Goku looking around at the machines. He acted like a child that had just found the toy section.

"Serena, this is the first time I see you bringing a friend," Andrew went over to her as he waved at her from behind the information desk. "Is he just a friend or your boyfriend?"

Serena should have been angry that he, the guy she had a big crush on a long time ago, just said that so casually. Nevertheless, she didn't get angry, she just blushed a lot while trying to correct him that Goku was just her friend.

"Serena! How does this thing work?" Goku asked, making her turn around just to see him sitting in front of one of her favorite game machines.

Serena hugged her backpack before trying to calm herself down. Why was she so damn anxious?

It wasn't the first time she went here after her classes finished. She couldn't care less if people made fun of her afterward if they noticed her high school uniform.

She loved playing video games and it was one of the few things she was good at.

So she shouldn't feel nervous.

With that in mind, she walked towards Goku and made the signal for him to move aside, so she could teach him the buttons. The game began and she began to play as she said the buttons she was using out loud, so Goku would see the pattern of the best combos.

Her character kicked her enemy and won the next two rounds without problems.

"You're amazing!" Goku gasped. "You finished that guy like he was nothing by just pressing those buttons really fast!"

"It's just practice," she said, blushing but full of pride. "As you can see I may not be great in real life fighting but in video games? I'm the best fighter in this!"

Goku gazed at her. He clearly admired her for that simple thing and she smiled while her cheeks were still pink.

"This fighting game is interesting. The moves and hits they do are ones that I've never seen before," Goku said as he looked back to the screen where Serena's character had a win pose. "I should copy some moves."

Serena giggled.

"There're a lot of characters and if you want to see the moves perfectly, you'll have to learn to not lose right away so you can do them."

"Will you help me out?"

"Of course I will."