Chapter 18 – Kassava (a week and a half later)

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Q: Hi where's goku aren't you gonna pair her up with goku

A: Well, since Planet Vegeta hasn't been destroyed at this point in my story, Goku, in this situation, would be known as Kakarot and he would be raised evil on the planet Vegeta instead of being raised good on Planet Earth. Thank you for asking this question! :)

We are back at our house again in the U.S. Other than those bad things that have happened, our two weeks in Japan were amazing; we all went out and we continued to sight-see plenty of cities and each of their uniqueness. We also hung out with the Brief family more and Gabriel, my mom, and I had practiced fighting with Krillin and Master Roshi as well. I brought with me souvenirs that I know Tabitha will love. I had put it in a nicely wrapped, huge box since it has two kimonos with the traditional shoes that come with the kimonos, two sets of Japanese fans, a number of candy and snacks, some Japanese stationary, and some ceramics. I can't wait till she opens it!

My mom, Lauren, and Gabriel are all talking in the living room. I bring the box downstairs and then, when they all see me, I announce to them, "Alright, I'll be going to Tabitha's house. I'll see you all in three hours."

"Alrighty, have fun!" They all say, smiling at me. I smile at them back and after that, I open the door with the package in one hand. Once I lock the door again, I walk to my car to place the package on the passenger seat next to me before getting in the driver's seat. After I have adjusted everything, I get out of the driveway. I think about what had happened in the last two weeks. The fact that I died and that Gabriel was heavily injured had really shocked me so much. Not in a way in which we didn't know that those Saiyans were powerful, but it was shocking in a way in which we didn't expect all of this to happen at all. We also met the Brief family as well as found out about the Dragon Balls and the senzu beans. Last, but not least, the news about what is going to happen in two years to my mom and I's home planet.

I believe that my mom and I can do it though. We can defeat Freiza and restore peace on the planets that believe in peace, however, I don't know what we will restore on Planet Vegeta. Things will probably go the way they were before except for the fact that there won't be Frieza telling the Saiyans to kill innocent people even though they will already do that without Frieza's commands.

I keep driving until I turn left into Tabitha's neighborhood. Man, I am so excited for her to see my gift! When I see her house, I drive into her driveway and I park the car. Once I get out of the car, I take out the gift from the passenger's seat. Once all of the car doors are locked, I walk to the front door before ringing the doorbell. Shortly after, Tabitha opens the door and then she has a very surprised look on her face.

She gasps, "Bianca, hey!" We then hug and I hug with one arm while the package is in my other arm.

"Hey, Tabitha! I brought this for you from Japan and I hope you enjoy it," I say, giving her the gift package.

"Oh my gosh, Bianca! You didn't have to bring me all of these things for me! Thank you so much!" Tabitha says before hugging me again.

"You're very welcome and you deserve all of these things. You are my best friend."

"And you are my best friend too. Come on in," Tabitha says before I walk in to her house. Her house gives a very homey feeling and also, her parents, her grandparents, and her younger sister, Amanda, are very nice and kind.

"I can't wait to open this! Ahhhh, I'm so excited!" Tabitha says excitedly. I smile in great happiness after this. I follow Tabitha up to her room. Her room is much similar to mine: we both have posters of rock and metal bands and we also have pictures of our family members and friends on our walls too.

We both sit on her bed and she unwraps the gift. After that, she gets up to get a pair of scissors to open the package up before sitting back down. When she opens that, she opens the box to see the gifts that I bought for her. She gasps before reaching for all of the things.

While she looks at what is in the package, she says to me, "Man, you are literally the best Saiyan in the whole universe! This is the best present someone has ever given me! I want to hug you for a very long time!"

"You can hug me as long as you like," I say before we hug each other into a very tight embrace. We keep hugging for about ten minutes until Tabitha and I stop hugging.

"I don't know how to thank you enough for always being there for me. I don't know how to thank you enough for really caring about me and I don't know how to thank you enough for truly being my best friend. I am forever grateful," Tabitha says to me.

"No no, Tabitha, it's nothing. I want to do all these things for you and I don't know how to thank you for doing all of these things to me. You always stood up for me whenever I got bullied back in grade school and you didn't think I was weird. You bought really wonderful presents for me too and you helped me through the toughest times I had faced. You are always supportive of the decisions that I make. Tabitha Violet, you will always be my best friend and thank you for everything. I am forever grateful as well," I reply.

"Bianca Lee, well, Kassava. Hey, can I call you Kassava?" Tabitha says.

"Of course, of course," I reply.

"Kassava, you are always welcome and I will continue to be by your side and you will always be my best friend too."

"And you are always welcome too, Tabitha," I reply.

"Hey, Kassava, tell me all about your adventures while you guys were in Japan."

I tell her about how my family and I met the Brief family, what things we have seen while we went sight-seeing, all the chaos that had happened, etc.

"Wait, so you were… dead?! I am so glad that those Dragon Balls brought you back to life and it's really cool how you learn a lot from this King Kai. I am also so glad that Mr. Lee healed up immediately after eating one of the senzu beans. And Kassava," Tabitha says, "Be extremely careful when you fight that Frieza tyrant. Show him who is boss!"

"Thank you, Tabitha! I will work my hardest!"

"You're welcome."

"So, Tabitha. How did the two weeks go while I was gone? How are you and your family doing? How is Carly doing?" I ask.

"Oh, they were like the usual, except that Carly and I went out on two dates. She first took me to that same café that you, me, and Ally had went to that one day. She asked me about those basic questions. You know, like what would you like to major in during college, what do you like to do in your free time, stuff like that. After I have asked her those questions in return, she tells me that she is also majoring in science just like you are, however she is more of an indoor person rather than an outdoor person, which is cool with me. We both love tea and while she is a cake kind of person, I am more of a cookie kind of person. We didn't kiss on our first date though, however, we did on our second date. You know those cliché dates when one person kisses the other person during the movie and that was what happened on our second date. However, we watched two movies and we love the same kind of movies: the movies that are action-packed and are filled with fighting scenes," Tabitha explains.

"Awwww, that is so cute!" I reply.

"You guys should meet each other one day," Tabitha says.

"I would love that," I reply.