Buki met Gohan and Goten back at their house, Bulma and her arms covered with bags. "I hope it is okay that I brought all this stuff back, Mistress Chi-Chi." Buki said. "Of course, of course." Chi-Chi smiled, waving it off. "Wow. 'Mistress' Chi-Chi." Bulma smirks. "Well, Gohan is her master, so I'm the 'mistress'. She was calling Goten 'Young Master', but he told her not to do that anymore." While they were talking, Buki took her bags to her room and grabbed her other bags from Bulma. "Anyway, Chi-Chi, I'll be taking Buki for a while to get that collar off of her." "Sure, but I started signing her up for school, so she needs to be back by then." Chi-Chi said. "She may not be my daughter, but she'll follow my rules." "I've packed some clothes." Buki said, walking in with a small black suitcase in her hands.
"Buki, before you go." Chi-Chi called. "Do you have a last name?" "No, Mistress." Buki said. "Would you like to use ours or make your own?" Chi-Chi asked. "If I must have a last name, I'd like it to be 'Deria'." Buki said. "Why 'Deria'?" Bulma asked. "It's the name of the species that made my sword." Buki explained. "They were Derians, from Deria. My sword named itself Deria as well." "Buki Deria." Chi-Chi said. "It goes together pretty well." "Thank you." "Alright. I'll give her back in three weeks." Bulma said. "But, I'm keeping her until then." "Is that alright with you, Master Gohan?" Buki asked. "Yeah. You need a friend outside this house." Gohan grinned. "Here, Buki." Chi-Chi handed her a backpack. "It has your school books. Study them while you're gone." "Yes, Mistress Chi-Chi." Buki bowed her head, then left with Bulma.
~O~O~O~
Goten jumped in place. "This is so exciting. School starts tomorrow and Buki's coming home!" He exclaimed. Gohan laughed. "Oh. Here she comes." Chi-Chi grinned. Bulma landed the flying car. "Buki!" Goten yelled. The black-haired girl got out and smiled a little, but she looked different. Her black hair was in a ponytail, but she left her bangs down. She had a (f/c) kimono-like shirt with thin sleeves on the shoulders, reaching about her thighs. She also wore (s/f/c) leggings going below her knees, (s/f/c) sleeves, going from below her shoulders to her knuckles, and a (s/f/c) collar. Her sword was on her back and she had black slippers. Her earrings were (jewel) and she was wearing red lipstick. "Wow, Buki." Chi-Chi grinned. "You look great." "Amazing!" Goten cheered. "Beautiful." Gohan muttered and blushed.
"I'd love to stay and hang for a while, but I have to go." Bulma said. "Come visit me once in awhile." She said to Buki, then winked. "I'm sure Vegeta wouldn't mind." "You mean Vegeta actually got along with someone?" Gohan exclaimed. "Got along? Are you kidding?" Bulma laughed. "I think Vegeta likes her. See you guys later!" Bulma waved. The others waved back, then she drove off. "Here, Mistress Chi-Chi." Buki handed her the backpack. "I've memorized all of the books." "What?!" Chi-Chi yelled in surprise. "I never thought I'd say this. Buki, I wish you were my child." Buki opened her mouth, but hesitated, not knowing what to say. In the end she looked down. "Thanks." She said. "Oh." She looked at them. "I hope it's okay, but Bulma was able to get the chemicals out of my system. I'm not able to copy ki, anymore."
"Of course that's okay." Gohan grinned. "Having chemicals in you is dangerous." "Hey, you're talking different." Goten said. "I liked the way you talked before." "He's right. You don't sound so formal now." "I must've picked up Earth's speech. I apologize if I've changed so much." Buki bowed her head, kneeling. Goten laughed. "Yup. This is Buki!" He exclaimed. Gohan laughed. "Okay, it's getting dark." Chi-Chi said, opening the door. "Get inside and I'll start dinner." "I'll cook dinner, Mistress Chi-Chi." Buki said. "I thought you didn't know how to cook." "I learned while with Bulma." "Alright. Gives me a rest." Buki nodded and went to the kitchen. After they ate dinner, they went to bed for an early start for school tomorrow, except Buki, who read in her room.
After a while, Goten came in, rubbing his eyes. "Buki? Why are you still awake?" He asked. "I apologize. Did I wake you, Goten?" "No, I was getting a glass of water." Goten said, climbing on her bed. "But, why are you awake?" "I don't sleep. The only times I rest is when I was put into suspended animation, or I passed out." Buki exclaimed. "How come?" Goten asked. "Well, Bulma found out that even though it would help me mentally, I don't need to sleep again for over 60 years physically. And my body is so built up I can't… 'relax' was the word she used." "Hm, can I help?" Goten asked. "Of course. You can try." Buki said. "Alright, lay down." Goten instructed. Buki laid straight down with her arms at her sides. Goten moved her arms and body so her head was resting on her arm and she was on her side. "This is what 'relaxing' is?"
Goten laugh. "Sure." He crawled over her and started rubbing her back gently. "Now close your eyes." He instructed. Buki did as she was told. "Like this?" She asked. "Yeah. Now don't think about anything." Goten said. "Don't think, just get comfortable, so your body feels good." Buki did as he said and felt herself drifting off. "This is… what 'going to sleep'... feels like? I… like it." She yawned. "Thanks, Goten." She whispered. Goten smiled. "No problem." He said. "I'm your best friend, so it's my job to help you." After awhile, he started feeling himself grow tired, but continued to rub her back until he was sure she was asleep. By then, however, he was sleepy and too tired to move, so he made himself comfortable in her bed and fell asleep, sleeping next to her.
~O~O~O~
The next morning, Gohan woke to a scream. He jumped out of his bed and saw his mother, who was standing in his and Goten's doorway. "What's wrong?" He asked. His eyes widened at his younger brother's empty bed. "H-h-he's gone! He's missing!" Chi-Chi screeched, about to faint. "Where could he be, Gohan? Goten!" "Okay, Mom." Gohan said, trying to calm her down. He held her shoulders. "Mom, let's wake Buki and we'll look for him." Chi-Chi nodded, then they rushed to Buki's room. When they opened the door, their eyes widened. Buki and Goten were sleeping next to each other, Buki's arms wrapped protectively around the young boy as he lightly gripped her over-sized, (f/c) T-shirt. "See, Mom. Goten's fine." Gohan smiled. "Buki! Goten! Wake up!" Chi-Chi yelled. Buki immediately shot up, pulling Goten with her, waking him up. Buki turned her body to look at the two at her doorway, pulling Goten on her lap.
Chi-Chi crossed her arms. Goten looked at them with his eyes half opened, tiredly, then yawned and laid against Buki's chest. "Good morning, Mistress Chi-Chi, Master Gohan." Buki greeted. Chi-Chi sighed, rubbing her forehead while Gohan left to get ready for the day. "Buki, why is Goten in your bed with you?" She asked. "I'm sorry if it caused you any inconvenience, Mistress Chi-Chi, but Goten was helping me sleep. He must have fallen asleep himself." Buki explained. "Helping you sleep?" Chi-Chi asked. "Yes." Buki nodded. "It was the first time I've ever just fallen asleep." Buki said, smiling a rare smile. Chi-Chi sighed. "Alright. Well, wake Goten up and get ready for school." She instructed, then left. Buki bowed her head at the order.
When Chi-Chi was out of sight, Buki turned to Goten. She shook his lightly as he groaned. "Goten, please wake up. We must get ready for school. Wake up, please." Goten only groaned and shook his head. "Trunks was much easier to wake up than you." At this, Goten shot up. "You think Trunks was better than me?" He asked. "No." Buki said. "Trunks is also my friend, so Bulma sent me to wake him up, and he got up easier." She explained. "Now, come on. We've got to get up." Goten groaned and climbed off her lap, then went to his room. After he left, Buki got up and dressed, then met Gohan and Chi-Chi in the livingroom. She was in the same (f/c) kimono, with the same sleeves and leggings, the only difference was the over-sized jacket with the school logo on the chest. "Here, Buki." Chi-Chi said, handing her a black backpack. "It's got all your books in it." "Thank you, Mistress Chi-Chi." Buki bowed, taking the bag. After eating breakfast, Gohan and Buki left.
"Hey, Buki." Gohan started, looking behind him, where Buki sat on Nimbus. Her back was against his and she held her backpack and sword on her lap. "Yes, Master?" "We want to blend in as much as possible. You know that, right?" "Is this an order?" "Uh, yes?" "Then, I will try." Buki said. "Thanks, Buki." "No problem." Buki turned to him. "We're suppose to pretend to be Earthlings, so we must hold back?" "Yeah. Can you do that?" Gohan asked. "After spending time with Bulma, I believe so." Buki said. "It shouldn't be too hard." They rode in silence after that. "Hm. I think we should run from here." Gohan said. "Alright." Buki nodded, then they jumped off the yellow cloud and started running, zooming quickly passed cars.
Gohan failed to notice as Buki ran passed him until she was a mile away. "Hey, Buki! Wait up!" He called, then stopped when he heard the gunshots. Buki stopped when she heard his yell as a Super Saiyan. "And I thought we were supposed to hold back." She mumbled. She started running back, but slowed down to match a human's pace. She reached him and saw him talking to a girl with black hair, tied in two ponytails on her shoulders. "Who did that? Don't tell me it was the cops." She said. "Um… I don't know… I… I didn't see it…" Gohan stuttered. "Master Gohan, we should go." Buki said. Gohan nodded.
"Thanks, Buki." He smiled. "You really got me out of an awkward situation, but I told you not to call me 'Master'." "Sorry." Buki said. "It's hard to stop an old habit." "I get it." Gohan shrugged. "I mean, you did work for Freeza." She nodded. "Alright, come on!" Gohan said, grabbing her wrist and ran to school quickly. They waited outside the classroom until the teacher called them in. "H-hello… My name is Son Gohan… It's n-nice to meet you…" "Hello. My name is Deria Buki." Buki bowed to the class. "Miss Deria, you're not allowed to have weapons on campus. Please call your parents to come pick it up." The teacher said. "I'm afraid I can't. No one can hold this sword, but me." Buki said, pulling it out. The teacher backed up. "You could try to hold it…" Buki handed it to him, but, like Gohan, his hands got stuck to the floor.
After struggling for a while, Buki picked it up with ease and put it away. "May I keep it if I keep it in it's sleeve?" "Very well. Take an empty seat, please." The teacher sighed. Buki nodded. "Y-yes." Gohan stuttered. "Uh… um…" "Over here!" A girl yelled. Buki and Gohan climbed the stairs to that row, then Gohan sat next to the girl, Buki next to him. "Th-thank you." "I'm Eresa. I'm a friend of Videl's." The girl pointed to the girl from this morning. "Oh?" Gohan looked at her. "You won't believe me, but her dad is Hercule." Eresa added. "What? Hercule?" Gohan asked. "Told you you wouldn't believe it. Ha!" "N-no kidding! Y-you're Hercule's daughter?" "Yeah, show your gratitude. We're alive today thanks to her dad!" Eresa added. "Who's 'Hercule'?" Buki asked.
"Seriously? Did you live under a rock?" Eresa added. "No." Buki said. "I lived in sp-" "S-she was in a coma." Gohan interrupted. "Wow. And you still made it to high school after being in a coma for 5 years?" The blonde boy next to Videl asked. "I just memorized the school books." Buki shrugged. "It wasn't hard." The two's jaws dropped. "I know!" Videl suddenly said. "You two were at the robbery this morning." "Well, yeah. Where the Golden Warrior was?" Eresa added. "The… G-Golden Warrior? Wh-what?" Gohan stuttered. Buki looked at him, noticing his blush. "That's right, you two aren't from here, are you? He's a hero who's popped up three times in, like, ten days!" The girl next to him explained. "He's super strong, with spiky gold hair. He's already a local celebrity." "They're talking about you, right?" Buki whispered without looking at him.
"The Golden Warrior. Super Saiyan. Since we're supposed to blend in, it was easy to hide that way." She concluded. Gohan nodded a little. "Bull's eye." He muttered, looking at the desk. "There was an eyewitness who said the Warrior wore our school badge." Videl said. "And a light shirt, black vest, khaki pants… just like you." "Hey, that's right." Eresa said. "Hey, you three. Quiet down." The teacher warned. "Come on! Look at this guy." The boy next to Videl said. "Is he any kind of warrior? He's not even blonde." "Well, yeah…" Eresa said. "You do look kinda wimpy." Gohan chuckled. "Besides that, he was with me all morning." Buki added. "If he was the Golden Warrior, I'd know." She didn't look at them, only at the teacher, still taking notes. They sat in silence for a while, until Eresa decided to break it.
"Um… Gohan, was it? And Buki? D'you guys commute from home or rent a place in town?" Buki looked at Gohan for the answer. "Oh. I'm… commuting." "That's cool. From where?" "Just a little town in East Region 439…" "East 439?!" Eresa exclaimed, standing up. "Get out! That's, like, hundreds of miles from here!" "Enough! Be quiet!" The teacher warned once more. "How do you commute? That's five hours by jet-flier. "Y-yeah! I hate that commute! It takes forever!" Gohan said, nervously. "Not when Bulma messed with the car." Buki covered smoothly. "A friend of ours made it go even faster." She still didn't look at them.
~O~O~O~
Buki stood next to Gohan, not far from the three they met earlier. "In gym class today… we'll be playing a game of baseball." The coach said. "You any good at baseball?" The boy asked. "Well, I've never played, but I know the rules." Gohan said. "What about you, Buki?" Buki shook her head. "What are the rules?" She asked. After Gohan and Videl told her the rules, they split into two teams. Videl, Buki and Gohan were on the same team and against the other boy and Eresa. "Remember to hold back." Gohan whispered to her. She nodded and got into position. "Knock it outta here, Sharpner!" Someone yelled when the boy was at the bat. "Heh heh heh… You're not knocking nothin'..." Videl mumbled. She threw it and Sharpner hit it high into the sky, but Gohan jumped up and caught it. Everyone froze, while Gohan thought. "The runner-" "Throw it to third base!" Buki called to him. He nodded.
He tried to lightly throw the ball to the guard at third base, but the person caught it and was thrown backwards. Gohan grinned and landed, Buki walking next to him. "Hey! I did it! Three outs." "Humans can't jump that high, Master." She whispered to him. His eyes widened as he looked around and noticed everyone was staring at him. He pulled his hat down a little. They walked back to switch. "H-hey, kid… did you... really just jump about 30 feet into the air?" The coach asked. "Uh… n-no! It was an accident." Gohan stuttered. "An accident?" "How is that an accident?" People talked on the benches. "Batter up!" The coach called. "The number 8 spot… Th-that's you, right?" Someone told Gohan. Buki watched him go up, then talk to the other two behind him a little before looking at Sharpner, the pitcher. He threw the ball hard and it hit Gohan.
"Oh no!" Videl gasped. "What the-" Sharpner's eyes widened. "That idiot! Why didn't he get out of the way?" He yelled. Gohan watched the ball roll on the ground, while Buki fought the urge to kill the human out of instinct. Gohan slowly jogged around the diamond, then sat next to Buki. He noticed she was tense. "Hey, you okay?" He asked. "I'm not allowed to kill him, no?" She turned to him. He noticed the glare in her eyes. "No, why?" "He hit you with the ball…" Buki growled through clenched teeth. "Master Freeza would see that as an attack, and have me kill them… Old habits die hard." She felt him rub her back soothingly. "Well, relax, okay?" He said, then smiled shyly at her. "Am I doing this right?" "I suppose so…" "Good. Goten said rubbing your back relaxed you." Gohan explained. Buki showed another rare smile. "He helped me fall asleep by doing that." She explained. Gohan grinned at her.
"Batter up!" The couch called. "That's number 11." Buki muttered, standing up. "That's me. Could you watch my sword, Master?" "I can't hold on to it for you." Gohan said. Buki nodded. "I know." She set the sword on the bench and it fell through. "Oh dear." Buki muttered, then picked it up and set it at Gohan's feet. "I apologize." She bowed to the coach, whose jaw was dropped along with everyone else's. "I'll fix it." She said, then picked up a bat. "How heavy is that sword?" Someone asked, sitting next to Gohan. "I can't even pick it up." Gohan grinned. The person grabbed the sword and tried to lift it, but couldn't. "Hey!" Buki yelled, staring blankly at the person. "Don't touch my sword." The person gulped and stepped away. Buki got into a perfect position, then looked at Sharpner. He looked at her, then threw the ball.
Like the one he threw at Gohan, it was hard and fast, but it was aimed right this time. Buki closed one eye and swung, sending it to the end of the field. "Oops. I swung too hard." Buki muttered. She shrugged, then ran around the diamond as the person in back picked up the ball. She was already on third when they turned to aim. Once again, the others stared as she ran over home. She brushed her hair off her shoulder and walked casually to Gohan, sitting on the other side of him. The coach cleared his throat and the game continued. "I think you overdid it, too." He said. "No." Buki shook her head. "I just looked like a very fast human. I matched speed and strength with Sharpner." She explained. "But, I hit it a little too hard." They didn't play anymore.
Awwwww! Goten is so cute! Also, you call Bulma by her name because you guys are closer now, and Bulma said to stop calling her "Mrs." (It makes her feel old.)