Hey, guys! I'm not dead! I've been super busy and I have this massive writer's block, but I'm still livin'! This is actually one of my attempts to get over the writer's block, and hopefully I will soon because I can tell I'm gonna have a couple of busy months. Eugh. XD

To any That Golden Fighter readers out there: I'm sorry for the long wait! I have this damn writer's block, and I've been super busy lately, and writing fights scenes really isn't my forte (I do need to work on that one) so I asked Gotrix for help but he's busy too so yeah. XD We were going like a plane and then life got in the way. But the chapter's nearly done; hopefully we'll be able to finish it soon! :)

I've been experimenting with writing on present tense instead of past, and I really like it. It's fun, and I like how it allows you to narrate. This one-shot here is about Goku and Bulma, and their friendship, post-21st WMAT. Hope you enjoy! :)

Bulma considers herself to be a beautiful, intelligent girl. She comes from a very rich family and she's sure there are a lot of boys out there that are dying to be with her (although she has a boyfriend already so unfortunately for all those boys, they're only dreaming). So, she muses, it's probably ironic that her best friend is boy four years younger than her that is a complete country kid and not only that, but he's an alien, too.

That's definitely not the definition of normal, she thinks. But that's okay, because he's not normal, and she guesses she's not normal either. They're the good kind of strange. The kind that weren't afraid of going out on an adventure instead of staying home and doing boring old routines like most teenagers her age would do. People her age, friends she has at school, love to go to parties and get drunk and fuck and live in the moment, and for a moment Bulma was into it—going to those parties with her friends, drink, laugh, dance with boys and maybe kiss them (if they're really lucky, because not everyone gets to kiss the Bulma Briefs that easily)—but then she went to hunt the Dragon Balls and everything changed.

To be fair, the Dragon Ball hunt changed her life.

She got to see the world, see things she never thought she would—go on an adventure of her own—and she got to meet new people, make friends, and even get a boyfriend—something Bulma hadn't been counting on, but it happened.

An alien boy with a monkey tail, a shape-shifting perverted pig, a desert bandit and a shape-shifting flying cat weren't the friends she thought she'd have, but she wouldn't change them for the world.

Bulma has friends in high school. Everyone knows her. She's popular. But none of those kids are true friends. She knows that after graduating high school (which she could've done long ago, but she doesn't want to end up like her sister Tights, who's always been insecure about her early graduation) she probably won't even talk to them ever again. The only one she'd keep contact with is Yamcha, and that's because he's her boyfriend (and to be fair, she's the reason he's even going to school, anyway).

It's annoying that all the girls seem to be after him, and she hates that he's always so nice to those other bitches. Maybe she's jealous, but that's her boyfriend, and she's not gonna be replaced by some random girl. They're good now, though. Yamcha's made sure to stay away from those girls lately. She's happy about that.

"Hey, what're you thinkin' about?" Goku asks her, and she turns her head to see the boy lying on her bed, tail swinging back and forth lazily. The 21st World Martial Arts Tournament ended a couple of weeks ago, and Goku wants to hunt the Dragon Ball, but there's still around four and a half months until they active, so he's just waiting. He trains and hangs out with them, mostly. They're also using this time to teach him about human culture, and Bulma's even teaching him some Maths and Science. That has been interesting. "You kinda spaced out there."

Bulma shrugs and lean back into her chair. "Well, I was thinking how much my life changed…"

Goku knows immediately what she's talking about. He's smart—maybe not the sharpest tool in the shed, and he's pretty ignorant when it comes to human society and culture, but he's smart—and he's able to put two and two and get four. "Yeah, my life changed a lot, too," he says casually, and Bulma hums in agreement, because Goku did leave the only place on Earth he'd ever known and suddenly began to interact with civilization and people. "It's not a bad thing, though. I can't believe we've only known each other for over a year—feels way longer'n that."

"It does," she agrees. It's amazing how time flies by. "I had a lot of fun hunting for the Dragon Balls. It was definitely an adventure."

"Yeah. I can't wait to hunt for them again," Goku comments with a grin. "We could go with the others and it'd be like old times! Krillin and Launch would get to see the dragon."

"That would definitely be cool," she grins, imagining the two predictably surprised faces. Shenron was definitely a sight to behold. "We have to wait for a couple months more though."

"Don't remind me," Goku grumbles. He suddenly sits in her bed. "I'm bored," he whines. "Isn't there anythin' fun we can do?"

"Well… we could watch a movie."

Movies weren't a thing in Planet Vegeta, but Goku actually likes movies. It's fun to watch them. They're entertaining. And it was no surprise to anyone when he clearly showed more interest in action ones. "Yeah, sure. As long as it's not one of your mushy romantic ones, that is."

"Hey, my movies are fun to watch!"

He lets out a laugh. "No, they're not. They're boring. I like action movies better."

"That's because you're obsessed with action and fighting."

"It's in my blood, man. Can't say no to a good fight, even if it's in a movie."

Bulma can't help but wonder how it'd be like, to feel the want, the need, to fight all of the time. She doesn't know much of the Saiyan race other than what Goku told her, but she does know that it's a warrior race and she can't imagine how it'd be like to be a part of that. Goku's an amazing fighter, and he says there were (and maybe still are) Saiyans way stronger than him. And apparently the Saiyan women were tough as well. Bulma isn't into fighting—she doesn't want to be a fighter—but she can't help but think that it would be so cool.

"Yeah, well, I guess we can watch an action movie. They're fun, and besides—action movies tend to have the hottest guys!" she squeals.

Goku rolls his eyes at her, but he smiles anyway. He's already gotten used to her obsession with hot boys. (He has had to hear her fawn over and go on and on about hot actors and singers he can't even remember the names of faces of.) "So which one we're watching?"

Bulma purses her lips as she searches for a good movie for them to watch. "How about this one?" It's a mainstream action superhero movie, but it's fun and it has a story and it's a movie they're both gonna like.

"Yeah, that sounds good. Let's watch that one."

Super random but hopefully you all like it. XD It has always annoyed me a little how a year hadn't gone by just yet after the 21st WMAT, but for the sake of the plot, the Dragon Balls were working again. So I decided to stick by the you have to wait ONE year EXACTLY rule, and making Goku wait. It's cool because I get to write scenes that I wouldn't've known where to place otherwise. XD

Thanks for reading and until the next one-shot! :)