Chi-Chi brought out the plates of food when she seen her father talking to the boys. "Oh I see, so your Gohan's grandson huh? I remember your mother when she was just a little girl, and now she has two grown sons of her own. Just how old am I?" He laughed. "So how is she?"
Chi-Chi set the food in front of them, and Goku immediately began eating. "I don't know, she and my father died when I was young." He said with a mouth full of food. "This is really good!"
She saw her father look a little flustered. "I had no idea!" He exclaimed. He cleared his throat a little before trying again. "So I guess your grandfather is taking care of you guys then?"
"No, he died too." He answered as he stuffed a meat bun in his mouth. Vegeta was next to him also stuffing his mouth, but he was hardly paying attention to the conversation. He must have already been aware of Goku's situation.
"Gohan is dead?" Her father repeated in shock. "We got out of touch when I moved away, but I can't believe he died! What a shame, he was a great man. So who is taking care of you now?"
"My brother Raditz." Goku replied. "He's about 5 years older than me, so he's been taking care of me since grandpa died."
"I see..." Her father trailed off. He was probably still trying to process the news of his old friends death. Not that she blamed him. They sounded like they were close from all the stories he used to tell her as a child.
"Uh, you guys sure know how to eat." Chi-Chi commented after seeing the amount of empty plates piling up. She had made enough to make even her father full.
"Probably cause we're sai-" Goku was interrupted from finishing when Vegeta elbowed him. "Ow, what'd you do that for!"
"You took one of my spring rolls." He muttered.
"No I didn't..." Goku started until he got a pointed look from Vegeta. "Oh yeah! My bad!"
He then turned to Chi-Chi. "I can't believe I haven't been to your restaurant before. What is it called?"
Chi-Chi knew there was something those two were hiding, but decided not to push it. "The Ox King's Palace." She answered. "My father's name is Ox King, so it's kind of named after him."
After they finished eating, they thanked her and her father before they left. After the day Chi-Chi had, all she wanted to do was go to sleep, but unfortunately, she still had to help her father out with the dinner rush.
She realized though that she had to be more careful around both Vegeta and Goku. They were more observant of her than she realized. Luckily, they also seemed to be hiding something from her, so they weren't as suspicious of her like they probably would have been.
Although she would be lying if she said she wasn't at least a little curious as to what their secret was. She wondered if she should try to find out herself, but she quickly dismissed the idea. It wouldn't be fair of her to try and figure out their secret while she was still trying to keep hers hidden. It still didn't keep her from thinking of the possibilities it could be though.
The young hero decided to skip her morning exercise to patrol the city instead. She still had at least an hour and a half till school started anyways.
She usually tried to stay in the shadows to avoid being seen by anyone, when she patroled. There were two reasons for this. Number one, people usually tried to stop her so that they could get a picture, or so that they could talk to her, and although she really didn't mind most of the time, it didn't let her get any work done.
Number two, it let her catch bad guys easier. Not even the stupidest of bad guys would try anything in front of the police, and that's kind of what she was. Plus, it also gave her the element of surprise.
So here she was, in the roof of buildings, trying to be stealthy as she jumped across them. Trying to get to the one in front of her, she had almost fell in the gap between the two buildings, when she spotted two spiky haired very familiar males. Luckily, she instinctively grabbed onto the edge of the building.
Hauling herself up, she stayed low so that they wouldn't spot her. She watched as they both entered a convenient store. She soon spotted another familiar bald male already inside the store. They must have decided to pick up something to eat before school started.
Everything looked normal to her, but what if they were actually doing something that involved their secret? Should she follow them, and try to check it out? After all, they didn't know it was her in the costume, so even if they did catch her, she could use her alter ego to come up with some excuse.
No. This was wrong! Wasn't she just telling herself yesterday that this was wrong of her to try and do? She should just walk away and keep on patrolling for the remainder of her time.
Just when she was going to try and pull herself away though she seen a guy walk in with a ski mask and a gun. Chi-Chi then heard him shout something, and she heard a women scream. The guy then started yelling at the cashier while pointing a gun his way.
Guess that was her cue. Jumping down from the building she made a dash for the store. From the outside she could see Krillin, Vegeta, and Goku all crouched down near each other. They were whispering something to each other, and she was starting to fear they might do something stupid to try and stop the guy.
She picked up her speed, but it was already too late. Goku stood up and tried to go after the guy. The robber quickly noticed though and shot towards Goku.
She felt like yelling to him to move, but she knew he wouldn't have even heard her from the distance. Her eyes widen when she seen how fast Goku tried to dodge it. He was fast enough to avoid being hit somewhere deadly, but the bullet still manage to slice his cheek.
The robber had noticed and was aiming for another shot when Chi-Chi burst through the door. The robber looked at her in surprise and she used that chance to kick the gun away from him.
He tried to run away, but she quickly grabbed his arm with one hand, and used her other to push him down to the ground. She used her whole weight and strength to pin him down.
"Nice try buddy, but you better give it up now before I decide to use a sure proof way to keep you from moving for awhile." She threatened.
"Lady Anonymous!" She heard the cashier cheer in excitement.
"Please call the cops and inform them about the situation." Chi-Chi ordered as the guy continued to struggle from underneath her.
"Right away!" The cashier said.
"That's it!" She huffed out as the guy called her a crude name. She gave him a swift karate chop to the neck, instantly knocking him out. She pushed her hair out of her way. "Much better."
She stood up, and dragged the guy up with her by grabbing the back of his shirt. Her eyes scanned the room until she spotted the three males she was looking for. They were all starring at her making her feel a little self conscious.
Come on Chi-Chi, they have no idea its you! Act more professional! "Hey you in the middle." She said to Goku. He was starting to bleed from the wound. "Are you alright there? That was a pretty dangerous stunt you did. You could have gotten seriously hurt."
Goku blinked like he had no idea what she was talking about, until he wiped his cheek. He looked at the blood in his hand in shock. "What! That guy actually managed to hit me!"
Vegeta scoffed at him. "Told you, you were getting slow."
"That guy must have been a better aim then we thought." Krillin said. "Unless he just got lucky." He added.
Chi-Chi raised an eyebrow at them. It looked like they were all fairly confident in Goku's ability to avoid a bullet. Maybe they didn't realized how fast a bullet actually went? She wouldn't put it past them to have been a little too influenced by action movies. Most people were.
The cops quickly came, and put the guy in handcuffs. "Thanks for the help again Lady Anonymous." One of the cops said. She smiled and nodded at him.
Walking out, she looked around to find somewhere she could slip away to until a voice stopped her. "Lady Anonymous!"
She froze and turned to see Goku looking a little nervous. She never thought it was possible since he always looked confident every time she saw him, but then again, she didn't actually know him very well. Next to him was Krillin looking very amused and Vegeta smirking.
Now it was her turn to be nervous. What if he was trying to ask out her alter ego? How would she let him down? What if she felt too bad for him, and couldn't do it. Then what? They went out in dates while she was a super hero? How weird would that be?
Or would she have to tell him her true identity? Would he feel any differently? The way she saw it, she would be screwed either way.
She was a different person right now though. No matter how she reacted, he wouldn't actually blame her for it since he wasn't aware she was Lady Anonymous. That gave her a little bit more confidence. "What is it?" She asked. She was glad how assertive her voice was.
"Er, well we were wondering if you heard about the World's Martial Artist Tournament?" Goku asked her.
Chi-Chi look at him in confusion. Mostly because she didn't think this was what he wanted to ask her, but also because she had no idea what the World's Martial Artist Tournament was. "Never heard of it, what is it?"
"You haven't heard of the World's Martial Artist Tournament! It's only the world's biggest fighting tournament!" Krillin exclaimed. "The best fighters from around the world compete against each other for the champion belt! The winner also gets ten million Zeni!"
"I see." She said surprised she hadn't heard about the tournament before. Sounds interesting though. Perhaps if she wasn't responsible for keeping the city safe, she might've considered entering it. If she thought about it though she doubted there would even be anyone there strong enough to challenge her.
"I have no need for money." She declined as she turned her back on them ready to leave already. The longer she stayed with them increased the chance of her secret being let out.
"Neither do we." Vegeta said stopping her. "This is more the chance to test out our abilities against the strongest out there. There's no point in entering it though if the strongest people around the world aren't competing."
Chi-Chi thought about it for a second. It would be really fun to test out her strength against other people in a clean fight. Still. "I have a city to take care of." She replied. "I can't afford to take any time off." She moved to try and leave again, but this time Goku grabbed her hand.
He stepped closer to her while he continued to hold her hand. She had to look up to keep eye contact with him. "You're one of the best fighters I know! Vegeta's right, there won't be no point in entering the tournament if your not going to be part of it!" Goku stated.
Chi-Chi blushed at his words. "I guess one day wouldn't hurt..." She trailed off.
"Yes!" Goku cheered. He let go of her hand and stepped back. "The tournament isn't till a couple of months so you have plenty of time to train for it." He informed her.
She shyly nodded to him before finally running away from them. She stopped running when she was finally hidden in an alleyway.
Her hand rested on her chest as she felt her heart rapidly beating. She's never really had a lot of physical contact with males before, so the intimate hand holding from before got to her a little. Slipping out of her armor, she started to put on her uniform.
"Hey Bulma, do you and Vegeta hold hands a lot?" Chi-Chi asked. They were currently in the middle of their lunch break, sitting outside.
Bulma rested her cheek against her hand, trying to think back. "Not really. I think its a little too intimate for him. Although sometimes without him realizing it, I casually hold his hand when we walk around together." She admitted. "Why do you ask?"
Chi-Chi gulped as she remembered the incident from this morning. "Just a little curious."
"Vegeta is the most unromantic guy I know!" She complained a little loudly. To Chi-Chi, it sounded like she wanted someone else to hear their conversation. "He hardly ever holds my hand!"
Sensing someone approaching them, she seen Goku, Vegeta, and Krillin heading towards them. That explains why Bulma was talking in a louder volume than usual. It was her Vegeta sixth sense again.
"I have no time for being romantic when the World's Martial Artist Tournament is coming up. Now that Kakarot successfully invited that super hero woman, the tournament is going to be at least a little more entertaining.
Bulma turned to Goku, surprise lightly written in her features. "You talked to Lady Anonymous?"
"We saw her this morning. She was... uh, looking over the city." Goku lied.
Krillin grinned as he lightly elbowed Goku. "Looks like Goku surprisingly has a few moves with the ladies after all too."
"What are you talking about Krillin?" Bulma curiously asked.
"Why don't you ask Goku himself." Krillin suggested.
Bulma turned to him. "Goku?" She asked.
Meanwhile Chi-Chi was trying to look anywhere else besides Goku's direction. This was causing too much second-hand embarrassment for her. She looked at him in the corner of her eye only to see him scratching his head in confusion.
"I don't really know either." He admitted.
Krillin staggered a little before he straighten himself up. "I'm talking about slyly holding Lady Anonymous's hand!"
"Oh that." Goku said. "I was trying to stop her from leaving, so I just grabbed her hand. There wasn't really anything more to it."
"Oh I see! So now even Goku is holding some girl's hand! One that he just has a crush on too!" Bulma shouted. "They aren't even dating Vegeta!"
Vegeta looked at her straight in the eye, meeting her angry gaze. He stayed silent for awhile before speaking. "...What are you trying to say-"
"Hold my hand more!" Bulma yelled.
Meanwhile Chi-Chi couldn't help, but inwardly glare at Goku. How dare he say holding her hand meant nothing. She was so worked up about it all day, yet he says it was nothing! He was the one with the crush here, not her!
"That reminds me!" Bulma said after she finished arguing with Vegeta. "My family is hosting this huge party, and they're inviting all of their important partners and clients. Their parties tend to be boring when I'm by myself, so I was wondering if all of you guys can come!"
"Those events are always a pain." Vegeta complained.
"Oh come on, your father is going to be there anyways." Bulma encouraged. "Plus, if I bring a date, all the boys there will stop hitting on me."
"Fine, but only because it's important for my father's reputation." Vegeta said with his arms crossed.
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes at Vegeta's childish ways. It was obvious why he really decided to go. "I have to help my father out with his restaurant." She lied. In truth Bulma's father had already invited Lady Anonymous to attend as the special guest.
"Don't worry about that, your father agreed to make the food for party." Bulma cheerfully explained. "We can both go shopping for dresses together!"
"I guess there's nothing stopping me from going now." Chi-Chi nervously laughed. Great, now she had to appear as both Chi-Chi and Lady Anonymous.
"Well, I'm going if Chi-Chi's father is going to be serving his food." Goku exclaimed.
"Me too!" Krillin said. "From the way Goku and Vegeta described it, it should be pretty good. Plus I might meet my future wife there."
"Also," Bulma started in a low voice. She leaned forward causing the others to lean closer to her. "It's suppose to be a secret, but Lady Anonymous said she was going to be there. Maybe you'll get a chance to dance with her Goku." Bulma teased with a wink.
Chi-Chi watched Goku's reaction finally turned to one of a more embarrassed expression. She ignored the fact that her face was also heating up. She was too aware of him now.
Goku scratched the back of his head. "I don't really know how to dance though."
Chi-Chi almost fell out of her seat. That's what he was embarrassed about?
"I can vouch for that." Krillin added. "I dragged him to a party one time, and as my wing man, he was suppose to help me get this girl alone, so I could talk to her. Her friend was clinging to her the whole time, so I asked Goku if he could ask her friend to dance with him. Long story short, they both had to go home early because of her injuries she received on her feet."
Bulma blatantly laughed out loud. "H-How come I've never heard of this story before?"
Goku turned to Krillin. "Cause it was suppose to be a secret."
"Oops?" Krillin responded. Then he turned back to Bulma. "By the way, are the chicks that usually go there hot?"
"I suppose." Bulma answered. "The guys that go aren't that bad looking either."
Vegeta let out sounds that sounded a lot like scandalous gasps. "Bulma." He growled.
"Oh don't give me that!" Bulma warned. "I was saying that for Chi-Chi!"
Chi-Chi raised an eyebrow. "Me? Why me?"
That was when Bulma exploded. "Because! I'm tired of never having any couple friends that can do couple things with me and Vegeta! Krillin is too busy hooking up with any girl he can, and Goku is either to dense, or to caught up with Lady Anonymous to pay attention to any other girl!"
"Hey!" Both Goku and Krillin protested.
"You are my only hope Chi-Chi!" Bulma begged, ignoring them. "I need you to get a boyfriend! I mean c'mon, you're even worse than Goku when it comes to things like having a love life! You've never had a boyfriend in your life!"
Chi-Chi was completely speechless at this point. She opened and closed her mouth like a fish, trying to get some words out. Its not her fault she didn't have a love life! Didn't Bulma read the comics, or watch the movies? Superhero's love lives never worked out!
Although, she suppose Bulma wouldn't be aware about her secret identity as a superhero. To her, it probably looked like Chi-Chi had no life outside of school, and her father's restaurant. Still, did Bulma have to announce her love life status in front of the guys like that?
"I'm busy!" She (sort of) lied. "I have school work to get through," Even though it was extremely easy for her. "And I have to help my father out with his restaurant on top of that."
"I guess." Bulma unhappily replied, looking down. "But I'm sure if you asked him, your father would give you time off to enjoy your life as a high school student." She sounded like a sad kid attempting to explain why Santa Clause was real.
Damn. It was like denying a sad puppy food. "I-I guess it wouldn't hurt to look for a boyfriend."
Bulma immediately brightened up. "Don't worry, I'll round up the hottest guys at the party for you!" She assured.
Chi-Chi nervously chuckled in response.
There was a slight pause before Krillin broke the silence. "Do you think you can do the same thing for me, except with girls?"
Bulma rolled her eyes, and the topic was quickly changed after that. Chi-Chi hoped everything at the party went smoothly, but with her luck, she doubted that was possible.
"We've already looked through hundreds of dresses, and went to like five different stores. I didn't think you were such a picky shopper." Bulma said as she looked through another thing of dresses.
Chi-Chi was behind her with an aching back and sore feet. They were currently in the hunt for the dresses they were going to take to the party. Chi-Chi hated shopping when it took too long. For some reason, she could walk hours on foot when she was patrolling and chasing bad guys, but when she stepped into the mall, everything would start hurting after the first ten minutes.
"I'm not." Chi-Chi huffed out. "The dresses you keep showing me show too much. You yourself never even wear dresses like the ones you are showing me."
"Yeah, but your the one that's looking for a boyfriend. Plus what's wrong with showing a little skin?" Bulma questioned as she moved dresses around.
"Nothing, but isn't there some kind of rule where you can either show off the lower half of your body, or the top. Its too much to show both off, isn't it?" Chi-Chi countered.
"Not true. That rule should only apply to most of your outfit choices. A girl should always have her hooker dress that makes her look like a bombshell though. Its in the rules." Bulma replied. "What do you think of this one?"
It was a tight nude colored dress that was sleeveless and extremely short. Honestly, she didn't have that much problem when it came to revealing clothes. Her hero outfit was not one of the most covered up looks, but she did have a limit. A limit which Bulma keeps trying to push.
"Not my style." Chi-Chi said. Bulma pouted to her for a second before accepting it, and started looking through more dresses again.
Chi-Chi looked around the store to see if there was a place she could rest at, but stopped when she spotted the most perfect dress.
Bulma seemed to have been talking to her, and trailed off when she seen Chi-Chi staring intently at something in a different direction. "What's the matter Chi? Did you find a dress?"
"Yup." Chi-Chi declared. Without taking her eyes off her perfect dress, she pulled another random one from the side. "I'll buy this one."
The bluenette observed the dress Chi-Chi had pulled out. It wasn't bad, but it look sort of plain. "Are you sure you don't want to look through a few more before you decide on this one?"
Chi-Chi shook her head. "No, this is the one." She will have to come back, and buy her real perfect dress later. The one she has right now, she'll wear as 'Chi-Chi'. Not that it really matters since 'Chi-Chi' will be gone most of the time.
Her real dress will be worn while she is 'Lady Anonymous'. Now all she needed was to think up of some sort of excuse that will allow Chi-Chi to disappear, and Lady Anonymous to appear. This party might not be so bad after all. Even better, now that they found her dress, they no longer had to walk around the dreaded mall.
"Now that that's settled, we can find my dress!" Bulma happily shouted. Chi-Chi closed her eyes and inwardly cried.
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