This was supposed to have been done back in January, oh well. Hope you enjoy, anyway! :)
Young Love – Chapter 6
The gang of four were preparing for the start of the new week, which was only the second week of the new school year. Even though only a short amount of time had passed, a lot of things had already happened…a lot of drama. For right now, the day was starting perfectly fine; no rumors, no annoying voices, just quiet mumbling. It was Monday after all. Since it was in the morning before school, they were in their usual hang out spot, which was the candy store. The place was somewhat overheated due to the fact it was seventy degrees outside and the heat was turned on.
"You guys ready for whatever challenges this day may bring?" Bulma asked with high spirits. She tried her hardest to be something like a cheerleader in her group of friends. Being the leader of things is what she did best; she was the main "brains" of the group.
Of course, Goku was on a different planet while eating what he had selected. This was followed by, Chi-Chi, studying her nonexistent notes...actually glancing at her love interest from the corner of her eyes. All of it ending with, Krillin, laughing his head off.
It was like one of those moments that would always be stuck in your mind, decades later.
"Not hardly, but I can tell that this week might be packed with action...and not in a good way at all.", sighed Krillin, checking to make sure all of his homework was in his book bag. "Shoot, I don't even know if we had homework, darn it.", he yelled.
With a flick of her eyelashes, Chi-Chi shot him a disappointed face. Obviously, there was nothing the short bald-headed, midget could do without screwing up. He was her friend after all, mind as well help the miserable soul, "You're in luck then, because we didn't have any." she winked her eye. With that, the sound of the school bells stopped everyone in their tracks, like zombies. The gang of four had been getting weird stares, here and there, but they didn't really notice it. Coming to an intersection in the school hallway, Bulma split up with the other three.
Goku was pretty much silent for the most part, which had worried the other three friends. Perhaps he had sensed some sort of trouble brewing in the air. "Good morning, Goku...where is that wonderful smile that I adore?" Mrs. Tsukamoto questioned with concern. At the moment, "Mr. Hero", didn't seem to be enjoying himself like usual. His attitude gave off the impression of being uncomfortable. Krillin and Chi-Chi exchanged glances and carried on into the classroom, taking their seats.
"Can't wait to go visit, Master Roshi, when the day is done. Something...something is just wrong." young Goku, said to himself and shielded his face away from the rest of the students. Before long, half of the school day had already passed. Now it was lunch time, finally everyone awoke from sleep mode and started to talk. The famous four reunited, bored-ly conversing about the day so far. After all lunches were eaten, classes resumed.
Bulma sat in her seat, lost in the world of math that she excelled at, with ease. "Bulma, did you hear? Word is: that good looking boy, Goku, is dating that girl named, Chi-Chi! Isn't that some news or what? Damn, I wish that chick was me", the female said with her voice rising.
Bulma's eyes practically fell out of her head upon hearing that sentence. What was going to happen now? She had to warn the other three.
Back in 's class, a lot of commotion was starting. The teacher being as nice as she was, only told the students to quiet down, in a calm voice. Goku, Chi-Chi, and Krillin sat in complete shock, finally the teacher took notice if the situation. "Just what exactly is going on here? Up to now, I've never had to stop the class due to noise levels. By the way, I may be the teacher here, but it doesn't mean that I'm clueless as to what's obviously happening here! Mrs. Tsukamoto was actually furious for the hurtful comments being made towards the 'couple'.
It was completely uncalled for. The anger-stricken teacher parked herself in the middle of the huge room, like a tiger watching its prey. Then, she quickly sent a smile and a wink towards, Goku's, Krillin's, and Chi-Chi's direction. With this whole incident happening, it seemed like the rest of the school day was nonexistent. It ended with Mrs. Tsukamoto reminding the class that the project was due two Fridays from then. The day also ended with a frightened, young teenager who was still unsure of himself.
Moving at the speed, in between a jog and walking, the three were making their way to the park that they loved so much. Bulma had given them a call, so they could meet up and discuss a few things. As she came into view, the winds died down and the sun shined brighter than usual.
"Listen, we have to think of something in order to get everyone off your backs." Bulma said while pointing at the black-haired boy and girl. As she continued to talk, thoughts crossed the kids' minds. All four, thinking about how everyone else, thinks that they know what's going on. Assuming. It must have been those troublesome friends of Yamcha's, who had spread the rumors.
"I've finally decided to think things through and I really want to be his girlfriend. How bad could it be to forever have the one you love, always by your side?" Chi-Chi though. Time was coming to an end; a decision had to be made. The young, short-tempered teen planned some more, "My father taught me to never let what other people think, bother you. It's just really difficult to follow that rude, when you are often caught in a moment." she finished and lifted her head upward to the heavens above. Her mind was set, no changing back.
Krillin was posed with his arms crossed, also trying to make something out of this mess. "Keeping a low profile would be very hard to do, it would be redundant. The only difference would mean not talking to each other." he finished to himself. Seeing as the two teens craved for each other, the option would be impossible to take.
The fearsome four had been preoccupied by thoughts on the same topic. Bulma blinked her eyes, "I have scanned over all pieces of this puzzle. There is only one answer, which I'm sure someone has considered more than once." Chi-Chi's face immediately lit up in embarrassment. The idea was fully supported on all four sides; it was official, Goku and Chi-Chi were to commence dating as soon as possible. A silent moment ensued afterwards, the wind howling as if it were singing in joy.
"Hey, did we miss anything special, guys?" the long-haired, cocky teenager was back. This time he was reuniting with another old friend. "Tien and I were just sparring, care to join in on the action? No offense girls, but you can watch." He jokingly said with a grin. This wasn't the only time he had made a sexist comment; the last resulted in a kick from Bulma in an extremely painful way. What a nitwit!
Meanwhile, Chi-Chi was holding on to Goku, grinning like a Cheshire cat. That day was the luckiest and best day on Earth for the kind-hearted girl.
Tien was leading the way to a secluded mountainous region. It was actually where he and Chiaotzu live; Tien hadn't seen any others in the group, except for Yamcha in the past year. He wasn't attending educational school, for he was all about the Martial Arts, although he was somewhat excited to hear how everyone was doing.
"Long time, no see. So, Goku, looks like you have a girlfriend now, Chi-Chi.", while peering over his shoulder while they were flying, Tien chuckled to himself.
Goku almost dropped Chi-Chi, who he was holding onto, feeling queasy once again. "What's a girlfriend?" he questioned. Everyone joined in a group laugh, even Goku, himself. After a few minutes they had arrived at the destination, the girls sat on benches, talking and watching the guys. Oddly enough, Goku's skills were far beyond compare to the others. Maybe it was a sign of something, legendary, to come.
The boys trained profusely, drenched in sweat. Bulma and Chi-Chi were still conversing about life, and what would be in store in their lives. The scene played for a few hours, until a red-shining, hover craft pulled up, leaving everyone in suspicion.
"Hey! I was looking all over you youngsters. Almost gave this old man a heart attack. Ah, Tien good to see you again." the smiling, Master Roshi turned and bowed. The past couple of weeks had involved reuniting with old friends. Who else would they end up meeting with again? Young Tien, returned the polite gesture in respect, and then planted himself on a nearby rock. Master Roshi seemed to be taking in the beauty of the area…until his eyes shifted on Goku, then onto Chi-Chi.
He started his infamous crazy laughter, "What is all this 'couple' talk about, with Goku and Chi-Chi?" he asked. Goku acted as if he had reverted back into a two-year-old, covering his ears along with his head.
Chi-Chi pretended to fix her hair, slyly blocking her vision from the others, by placing her bangs in front of her eyes. "Finally, this is what I've been waiting for. To share another warm embrace with the guy I adore." she thought to herself, now looking at the ground.
Tien found this amusing, "Yeah, I'm pretty new to this whole case, too". The comment, in response, was directed toward the dirty-old man. "Is it true, then? Am I going to be seeing a wedding, followed by kids?" Master Roshi poked. Everyone stood wide-eyed, with mouths opened, eventually laughing it off.
Having had most of the day disappear in front of everyone's eyes, they all agreed to call it a night.
Chi-Chi made a swift grab toward Goku's hand, preventing him from proceeding forward. The young female prayed that the others would continue walking away, fearing that she wouldn't be able to have her time alone, with her knight-in-shining-armor. At the same time, Goku could sense that this was going to be a very important time, focusing his ears on his 'girlfriend'.
"It's funny; I was talking to my father last night. Seemed as if his attitude had changed on the matter." Chi-Chi told Goku. She grasped his hand tighter, "He was very skeptical of you at first, saying hurtful comments. Even though he has known you for a while, he felt that you were up to no good." She paused.
Goku, innocently turned to her, "Why is that?" was all he managed to say.
She was now staring into her love's eyes, "Honestly, he wasn't ready to have a man…a boy, take his daughter's love, just yet. My father contemplated my desires and accepted that, I was growing up." Chi-Chi finished. The teenagers were now facing each other, sharing a warm embrace. Love.
"Oh, Chi-Chi?" due to height differences, Goku was staring down at her, "What is a girlfriend?" Chi-Chi fell on the ground in laughter, since Goku was confused anyway, he joined in too. When they stopped laughing, he lifted her off the ground, while Chi-Chi dusted the dirt off.
"Goku? Listen, whatever weird feelings that are still lingering inside…they have to be let go of", she last added. One more hug ended the night for the two teenagers, taking off to their own houses. The sun was nowhere to be found 6:30 at night, calming winds flowing in the hair.
"I can't believe those two are so lucky to have each other. Their popularity is increasing drastically, got to ruin their reputation." it was the infamous brown-haired friend of Yamcha's. She was complaining about life in general, that was what she specialized in. Her brother nodded his head in agreement.
The four trouble makers, consisting of two girls and two boys were chilling outside of Yamcha's house. Little did they know, there was about to be a huge shift in sides. Yamcha suddenly emerged from his house, casual as always, "What's up, guys? I had heard an interesting discussion going on. Thought, I might join", he added, placing his hands behind his neck. "I couldn't agree more with you guys on this whole predicament!" Yamcha then turned his back, to the four on his front steps.
All in one smooth motion, the brown-haired boy on the steps, was kicked with strong force and sent flying into a nearby building.
"Hey, Yamcha! I didn't forget about our plan." it was Tien's voice that was heard.
A frying pan was then seen knocking both females out on the steps. "What the hell is going on…" was all the last boy managed to speak, before getting a sole of a shoe, to his face. Krillin was the last person to spring out of the unknown.
Bulma placed the pan down on the porch, "I've been waiting to do that, to those jerks for quite some time".
Tien had been confused, but had obliged to his friend's request.
"To be completely honest, those kids were never actually 'friends' of mine. I just decided to play along with them, make them feel 'special', when they tagged along." Yamcha told the group. All along, the trouble makers had been trying to use him, because of his carefree attitude.
Not too long before the end of the day, Goku, Bulma, Krillin, Chi-Chi, and Yamcha, met up at 'Capsule Corp', to work on the project. Goku had a feeling that he was starting to get the hang of this 'dating' business.
The four-teen year old, was feeling particularly confident about himself, tonight. Goku easily adjusted to his 'new self' and decided to follow his intuition. "Maybe one day, Chi-Chi and I should go to a special place. A park with rides will be good!" he thought to himself.
At this point, everyone had to write a report on themselves, about what they had learned from the planned event. There was no way that they could tell the teacher; they got drunk and that, Goku and Chi-Chi almost went through the whole baby making process. Imagine what type of trouble they would all be in for that! Chi-Chi's father would have a heart attack after getting that bit of 'news'.
So the five friends thought quickly, about making up the details. The project session lasted until 10:00 P.M. The friends closed their books after putting up a lot of work, and then they said their greetings and left.
Goku happened to notice the lonely look that Chi-Chi was giving. "I wouldn't mind a nice walk home, on a quiet night." She said, pretending to talk to herself.
Goku gave his famous, whole-hearted smile, and hooked his arm on hers. The couple walked briskly, finally reaching Chi-Chi's house.
"Goodnight, see you tomorrow, Chi-Chi.", as Goku turned, his girlfriend squeezed his mid-section, as if she were a bear. Once again, gazing into each other's eyes, bringing their lips closer. Sharing a nighttime kiss, winds gently holding them. Such a wonderful memory to save forever. Two young and lovely people, in the glow of love.
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