Leanne- Omg.
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Me- *breathes in* Thank you again for the support. I don't own anything except this fanfic and my characters. Hope you enjoy what you read. Also, if you don't like what I write, just walk away and let me be. This is my story and I can do the frik I want!
Leanne- We're so sorry for our authoress behavior. She got into a fight with her classmate and her brothers earlier, so she's quite cranky. So please enjoy this chap and leave a review/fave/follow. Akira Toritlyama owns Dragon Ball not AJ.
Me- *presses the publish button* So tiring to have four brothers...
Chapter 15 - Beauty is Deceitful (I'm Serious!)
Everyone cheered wildly around me and my uncle. Most of the crowd are also shocked by the fact a young child like Krillin beaten Bacterian in a whip. I watched the monks in orange yukatas sprayed and mopped the stage to remove Bacterian's odor and stains. Once they were done in two minutes, I saw Krillin and Goku with huge smiles on their faces. Krillin jumped energetically and clapped his hands while he and Goku celebrated.
My heart warmed at the two kids. Like I said so many times, I may be in a body of a young girl now, but that doesn't mean I'm still sixteen mentally.
Wait, scratch that. I'm actually seventeen.
"I don't know about you guys, but I love that fight. I say Krillin-boy is going places!" Daniel spoke with the microphone in hand.
I never thought that Daniel would be so attractive in person. He was cute in anime, but he looks very pleasing to the eye in person despite that old style haircut of his. I better get a picture with him and his autograph soon.
"Hey Bulma, do you know where Master Roshi is sitting?"
I snapped out of my thoughts and turned my attention to my friends. Bulma gave Goku an apologetic look.
"Sorry, Goku. We lost track of him in the crowd," she said.
When Puar told the two boys that Master Roshi might be looking at girls. Tito Eston and I sighed silently and gave each other looks.
'If only they knew,' I sent him a look.
Tito Eston nodded, 'I know... Too bad that they didn't know that he's really entering the tournament.'
I shrugged, 'Do you think we should tell them about Master Roshi's persona soon?'
'I think so... for now, we should sit back and watch.' he smiled.
I nodded and smiled back.
If you're curious how my uncle and I understand each other just by looking, it's because we were communicating through Empathy. In mage terms, this is one of the top basics of magic, meaning almost anyone can learn it. However, for non-mages, it will take them two years or more, depending on their focus and self-discipline. For mages like me and my uncle, we can learn Empathy just in a few weeks or months of learning.
Empathy may be a psychic ability to non-mages, but it's actually the most easiest magic to learn. Everyone has magic in them, it's just most of them can't get a full touch with their 'core'.
I'll explain about the 'core' someday. I'm still a novice, so I still have a lot to learn. Mage magic is so complex but yet so simple.
For a while, everyone waited for the next match to begin. My uncle tapped on my shoulder and gave me a smirk. Knowing what he meant, I smirked back and nodded. I took out my camera and got ready to take pictures.
Oh, this is going to be good.
"Now everyone, get ready. It's time for the great next match!" Daniel exclaimed, while Krillin and Goku went behind him, searching for our dear old pervert.
While Daniel told them if they could clear the stage for him, I began to think deeply about the two boys' relationship with the Turtle Hermit. Goku's parents died when he was a baby while his grandfather died two years ago. (According to what Goku told me back then with our talks about his grandpa.)
Krillin's parents were unknown or never identified in anime or manga. So there's a possibility that his parents left him, died, or maybe the young monk ran away because they might be bad parents. But any-who, I guess I can understand why they are looking for Master Roshi. The hermit was the only living grandfather or father-figure to the boys.
I smiled softly at the thought and soon Daniel announced the starting of the match. Yamcha appeared on the stage, standing tall and confident.
Daniel held out his hand, "Now here are our fighters! In the orange and green uniform: the young and fearless Yamcha!"
Bulma, Puar, and Oolong cheered along the crowd while my uncle and I stayed quiet. We ignored the others and waited for the hermit to show up.
Daniel turned fabulously and held up the mic, "And in the black and white outfit: Jackie Chun!"
Jackie/Roshi made some peace signs to the crowd and grinned, "Peace, dude."
My uncle and I sweatdropped at the saying while we uneasily smiled. My eyebrow twitched in irritation when Bulma started complaining and calling the hermit an old geezer, etc.. I give out a heavy sigh while Tito Eston patted my back.
"You can handle it," he told me.
"Go Yamcha, hurray!" Bulma yelled, not too far away from us.
"I don't think I can, Tito. She's starting to get on my nerves." I said with a sweat sliding down on my cheek.
My uncle chuckled, "Hey, at least she'll become an amazing woman in the future, right?"
My lips cracked a small smile, "Yeah, though she's still annoying as hell."
The two of us laughed and we soon turned our attention to the stage. When Daniel told the two fighters to get ready and started the match. I watched Yamcha got into his wolf stance and stared at Master Roshi, who stood silently with no guard.
"Watch this fight closely, Lea." My uncle muttered.
I nodded and focused the match.
I can tell that Yamcha was confused at Jackie's unguarded stance, but he still kept his poker face. I decided to activate my Aura Vision (which I named myself) and saw the two's auras.
I almost gasped at what I saw, but I kept quiet and stared in awe at the sight. Master Roshi's aura was amazing, blue and white radiated his body and I can feel the power, calmness, and confidence it held. It was more impressive than Yamcha's.
Yamcha's aura was light orange and red, almost like a flame's color. It radiates his body like Master Roshi, but I can also feel the power and confidence with a small hint of confusion.
Yamcha must be wondering about 'Jackie Chun's' motives and all.
The bandit sprang up in the air with a yell before throwing a punch at the old hermit. Master Roshi dodged swiftly and the same followed when Yamcha's attacks continued to strike him. I stared in amazement and saw my uncle smiled at the show while everyone stared at what Master Roshi did. I can feel their auras radiate with shock, confusion, and amazement.
"That time you almost touched me," Jackie/Roshi said, while he held out his leg and slowly brought it down.
While everyone stared and cheered, I cracked a smirk with my uncle.
"But he's a geezer," Bulma uttered out with wide eyes.
"Your fighting moves are big and fun to look at, but I'm afraid most of them are just a waste of energy." the hermit frowned.
My uncle and I nodded sagely, "He's got a point." we muttered.
Yamcha growled and glared, "I'll show you!" he yelled and tried to attack the hermit in disguise, but Master Roshi dodged without a sweat.
Tito Eston snorted behind me and I saw him struggling to not laugh. When he noticed my curious stare, he smiled and chuckled.
"Sorry, it's just. It reminded me back then when I was fighting with Master Roshi," he chuckled again, "seems like history is repeating itself."
I blinked and nodded in understanding before Daniel spoke up.
"Unbelievable, Yamcha is launching an aggressive attack, but he can't lay a finger on Jackie Chun! Who knew the elder could move so fast?" the announcer said, staring at the fight with an amazed smile.
My uncle shouldered me and sent me a smirk, "Us, of course." he whispered in my ear.
We both snickered and I slapped his arm, earning a laugh from him. After that, we both turned our attention to the stage and watched the fight. I can sense Yamcha's frustration and irritation from his aura and noticed it was rising dramatically.
"Guess our dear bandit got himself some anger management issues," I mumbled and my uncle roared in laughter behind me, overhearing my comment.
"To be honest, I don't feel good about this." Oolong spoke up and I could sense the uneasiness in his aura.
"Don't worry, Yamcha can still use his Wolf Fang Fist." Puar smiled.
Bulma stared at her boyfriend in concern, "I'm still worried."
Yamcha lunged at the hermit, yelling out his signature attack. I saw his aura took a wolf form and howled behind him. I raised a brow at this and turned to my uncle.
'I'll talk about this someday,' he sent me a look.
I nodded, 'Okay.'
I gasped when I felt Master Roshi's aura spiked up. I turned to see the hermit took in a stance and jumped away Yamcha's attack before landing on the ground with a soft thump. Yamcha turned with a flabbergasted expression on him while Master Roshi smirked and flipped over him, causing the bandit to be more surprised.
"Allow me to refresh you with a gentle winter breeze," the hermit slyly smiled.
His hands glowed with his aura and energy. Once he swept his arm, a strong wind aimed at Yamcha. I shivered, feeling the power and energy that Master Roshi sent at Yamcha despite it was a small part of his power. The bandit yelled and soon made a painful contact with the wall nearby.
Everyone stared, dumbstrucked at the performance. I watched in awe and felt my heart beating erratically.
Yamcha is out of bounds.
Master Roshi was really holding back on this fight. I may have felt a small bit of his power, but it still shook me to the core.
What power... It was almost like in Fire Mountain back then.
"How do you like that, huh? Isn't it cool?" Master Roshi chuckled.
Daniel gaped and stammered, "W-Why, that's a ring out! Jackie Chun is the winner." he yelled and everyone cheered wildly.
Master Roshi holds up a peace sign, I laughed at the unexpected action and slapped the wall lightly.
Now, Krillin will have to fight our dear old hermit on the next matches.
After Master Roshi and Yamcha left the stage, Leanne decided to climb on Micheal's back for her own amusement. She hummed cheerfully and laid her head on her uncle's shoulder.
"It's a good thing you're super strong," Leanne mumbled with a smile, "you're so comfy."
Micheal chuckled, "Don't get too comfy. C'mon, it's Ran-Fan and Nam's fight next." he said.
The young girl blinked and lifted her head, "Nam? Oh, that guy who needs water for his village. Poor guy." she frowned and quickly flinched, "I hope he's prepared for the surprise attack that will happen later."
Micheal raised a brow at this, "What do you mean 'surprise attack'?"
Leanne sighed heavily and whispered her explanation in his ear. Micheal listened closely. After twenty seconds later, he flinched before sweatdropping at the two fighters.
"I see... Make sure to cover my eyes when that happens, Lea. I prefer to see my wife than other women," he mumbled.
Leanne gave him a thumbs up, "Sure thing, Tito."
When Daniel started to introduce Ran-Fan and Nam and begun the match. The purple-haired woman jumped and gave a drop kick to the Indian-like man's cheek before attacking his back. Nam jumped away and growled before raising his arm to strike the woman. However, Ran-Fan screamed which made the man stop and stared at the woman uneasily.
Leanne and Micheal felt like they wanted to facepalmed at Nam. It was obvious that the woman is taking advantage with her looks. Nam slowly approached her and gave her a light chop on her arm, Ran-Fan soon knelt down and cried, complaining the attack hurt.
"What's this? It's seems like Ran-Fan collapsed in pain," Daniel slightly sweatdropped at the performance. Well, this is not what he's expecting at all.
Everyone stared in disbelief while Leanne groaned in annoyance. She wanted to smash her head into the wall several times to calm herself, but all the young girl could do is facepalmed and sighed with a groan along with her uncle. Can't Nam tell that woman is only deceiving him? It was so obvious that you can tell just by looking at her.
"I don't whether I should laugh or feel pity for the guy," Micheal said quietly.
Leanne nodded with a tired sigh, "Tell me about it..."
While Ran-Fan cried and Nam tried to apologize for hitting her. Master Roshi began to yell furiously at the man for making the woman cry. Micheal sheepishly chuckled and a sweat slid down on the side of his cheek. His master hasn't changed at all in the past years.
"Sensei..."
"I don't know if I could take this!" Leanne covered her eyes. "The crocodile tears are so obvious and the fact most people can't tell gives me the cringe."
The young girl growled and yelled out, "Nam, don't waste your time on that woman. She's just faking her tears! Knock her out, man. There's no time to act like a gentleman."
Bulma, Micheal, Oolong, and Puar stared at the screaming girl uneasily while Ran-Fan quickly punched Nam's abdomen. The man screamed and held his stomach in pain while Ran-Fan laughed slyly.
Leanne facepalmed again, "Well, you know what they said. The outside beauty of a person is deceitful." she mentally recited.
When Ran-Fan threw a punch at Nam, Nam blocked it with his hand with an angry look on him.
"I was warned that the people from the city will try to trick me from my goal," he panted while he held his rib. Soon, he got into a stance with a furious aura around him.
"Uh oh, seems like Nam's temper is rising. I say he's preparing for a big attack!"
Ran-Fan laughed and smiled, "You're so brave."
"Don't make a mockery out of me!" Nam growled and attacked the woman.
"Yeah, show her how it's done, bro." Leanne yelled with a flaming background behind her.
Again, the others stared with a sweatdropped.
Ran-Fan jumped away and threw a side kick at Nam's temple; however, Nam blocked it with ease, causing the woman to growl in irritation. She jumped and brought down her fists which Nam, again, blocked. Ran-Fan panted and glared at the Indian-like man, she slowly chuckled and held the hem of her blue shirt.
"Just one question," she said.
Name stared at her confused and his eyes widened when she did something unexpected.
"Whops! You're not seeing that, uncle." Leanne quickly covered Micheal's eyes.
The men in the crowd gone wild and Nam began to feel flustered at the sight before him.
Ran-Fan was stripping off her clothes on stage.
She posed with her pink, lacy underwear on her and winked at Nam. "You think pink is a good color on me?" the curvy woman asked teasingly.
Nam turned bright pink which made Ran-Fan chuckled. Leanne began to feel sympathy for the man and soon yelled.
"Nam, snap out of it! This snake is seducing you on purpose. Fight back before it's too late," she screamed.
To her disappointment, Nam didn't hear her thanks to the crowd's loud voices. Ran-Fan walked closer to Nam, which made the poor man backup. Micheal sighed in exasperation when he heard his former teacher screaming and cheering at the woman's display. He wondered how on earth was he able to cope with Master Roshi's perverted tendencies for the past years?
Leanne watched in pity at the man, she soon noticed Daniel had a small nosebleed (which he wiped away with his handkerchief) and a blush painted on his cheeks.
She growled and turned her attention back to the stage, "Nam, kick her rear. Don't be decieved, I tell you!"
Go and die, you good-for-nothing woman! Is what she meant to say actually. Soon (for Leanne's pleasure), Nam was able to snapped out of his numb state and jumped away Ran-Fan's attack before giving a hand chop on the back of her neck. Leanne cheered wildly once Ran-Fan collided to the ground with a KO'ed expression on her.
"Take that, you prostitute! That's for disrespecting your own body," she yelled.
"Lea, control yourself." Bulma stared at her flabbergasted.
"Woman, you're not the boss of me. I can say whatever I want against that snake!"
It didn't take long for the fighters to clear out of the stage, Leanne blinked and looked up to see dark clouds gathering around. Well, this doesn't look good.
"Now, let's get the next match started. Without further ado, let me introduce the last two quarter finalists. The winner of this match will go on the face with Nam in the semi-finals. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... Goku and Giran!" Daniel exclaimed and everyone cheered.
Leanne squealed and pictured the announcer a few times before sighing dreamily. Yep, her life is complete.
Soon, Giran stepped out with a roar, surprising almost everyone in the crowd. But, that all changed when the Saiyan child jumped out and ran up to the stage, giving everyone a smile. Leanne almost melted at the warm, cheerful smile. Goku couldn't get more adorable for her. Oh, she really wished she was in her older body, so she can adopt Goku as her own.
But, then again, life's not fair.
"Hi, everyone! My name's Goku," he greeted.
Leanne squealed, snapped a picture, and screamed on her uncle's shoulder. Again, that Saiyan child is going to be the death of her.
"Yeah, hey, we know your name, you big ham!" Bulma yelled with a smile on her. Man, she really missed the little rascal.
Giran chuckled and looked at Goku. So this is the one he's fighting? The little runt who stole his food. Oh, this is going to be one easy and enjoyable fight for him.
"Now, fighters, ready?"
The two fighters got into their stances. They both stared intensely at each other before Daniel exclaimed.
"Begin!" he raised a brow once a drop of water landed on his nose. Daniel looked up to see the clouds and hear the thunder rumbling through it.
While everyone cheered for the fighters. The thunder crackled in the air and rained, silencing and shocking the crowd. Everyone ran around frantically for shelter while Micheal took out an umbrella before giving it to his niece, who held it up to cover them both from the rain. The two watched the fighters on stage, who haven't moved an inch despite their environment.
It took a while to convince the fighters to get off the stage, since the director postponed the match. Micheal and Leanne decided to sit on one of the benches around the coliseum that has a roof on it. The two watched the rain fell and the skies rumbled with lightning.
"Do you still remember when we were waiting for a taxi in Quezon City while we sat on a bench like this?" Micheal smiled softly and turned to Leanne.
Leanne nodded with a fond look, "Yeah. Everyone was so desperate for a ride because it was raining so hard that time. Dang, we waited like two hours for a taxi. Am I right?" she giggled.
Micheal laughed and ruffled her head, "Yes, I can still remember the time you were complaining and whining to go back to the hotel and sleep." he said.
"I was five, of course I'll do that."
The two laughed and soon their laughs died down, Micheal and Leanne stared at the heavy raindrops with a nostalgic smile.
"I miss this... Us talking and laughing," Leanne spoke up quietly, "I was really surprised to find out you were alive all this long."
Micheal's eyes softened, "I miss this too. Also, I was also surprised to find out you were transported here in a body of ten-year-old." he commented, "I thought I was the only one transported here like you. But, I guess not."
The uncle turned to his niece and kissed her forehead, "I'm glad." he mumbled.
Leanne smiled and looked down, "Me too... Anyway, do you think that Emily and the kids are okay?"
"I'm sure... Besides, there's five months left, so I'll see them again soon." he turned his attention back to the rain.
Leanne stared at her uncle then to the rain. Ever since she found out Emily and her children are actually her uncle's wife and kids, the young girl first wondered why they aren't around. Her uncle then explained to her that his wife and kids have to do something important (and giving Leanne a chunk of ruby might be one of them which Micheal theorized). Leanne, back then, asked why didn't Micheal go with them to help. Though, Micheal told her that it was only the job of his wife and kids, so he had no choice but to stay behind.
Despite Leanne wanted to know more, the young girl managed to refrain herself from questioning her uncle further. She'll get her answer and waiting for that patiently will be worth it.
The young girl stood up and opened her umbrella before turning to Micheal, "I'll be going at the small restaurant/bar nearby. Want to come?"
Micheal shook his head, "No, I'll stay here. Go on ahead. I'll meet you at our seats, I can tell the rain will be over soon." he said with a small smile.
Leanne nodded and turned, "Okay, whatever you say. Take care, Tito Eston."
Once she walked away, Leanne heard a faint response of 'You too' from her uncle. When Leanne arrived to the bar after a few minutes, she found everyone crowding around like they were seeing a fight. Leanne's brown eyes widened and she quickly ran.
Just like as she thought, Giran was making a ruckus like in the episode. He and Goku were faced each other, but they yelled, ready to attack.
Her mind is going haywire, so without thinking. She ran up to them with a scream.
"Stop this fight, right now!"
"Stop this fight, right now!"
The two fighters stopped and saw the panting girl with her soaked umbrella. Everyone began to whisper, fearing for the girl's life now. Yamcha quickly ran up behind her and held her shoulders.
"Lea, please stay out of this. This isn't something that you can interfere," Yamcha told her and his eyes widened to see her with a glare.
"Yamcha..." she hissed. "Unhand me now. I know what I'm doing."
Yamcha stared at her, dumbstruck and backed away slowly. Goku blinked and slowly dropped his fists while Giran stared at the young girl with a growl. How dare she? This puny human is going to pay for interrupt his fight!
"What, runt?" Giran growled viciously.
Goku glared at the reptile for treating his best friend like that, he turned to check Leanne and saw her with a bold face.
"Don't you know that this is against the rules? Fighting outside of the arena will make you two disqualified in this tournament," she said with a stern eye at the giant reptile.
Giran snarled and clenched his fist, "I don't care about the rules, brat. Now stay out of this or you'll regret it."
Leanne raised a brow, still with a calm face. "I guess that means you don't care about the money then." she said.
Giran's eyes widened and stared at the young girl, "Huh?"
"The tournament prize money, of course. If you beat Goku now, you'll be going home broke. But, if you beat him in the arena, you will be on your way to a wealthy life. So, are you going to risk that opportunity for a fight in this bar instead in the arena?" Leanne stared at the reptile's eyes with her eyes sharpening.
Giran stared at her in shock and so did the people in the bar. The giant reptile growled in irritation and scoffed before turning to Goku.
"Guess you're right about that, brat." he mumbled and eyed the Saiyan child, "I'll meet you in the arena later. You got lucky, kid."
Goku glared the reptile, "Fat chance, I won't lose."
"Dream on, kid." Giran smirked and walked away with a low chuckle, everyone whispered to each other about what happened while Leanne sighed and faced Goku and Yamcha.
"Now..." she glared at the two boys with a dark aura, visibly appearing behind her.
Goku and Yamcha sweatdropped and stepped back a bit, but they suddenly screamed when the young girl yanked their ears to her level.
"You two are idiots," Leanne hit their heads together, causing them to yell out in pain. "Fighting outside the arena is so immature of you two. Goku, I can understand that you don't know, but, Yamcha, you are a grown man, not a man-child!"
The two boys stared at her in shock and horror. This is the first time they have ever seen the young girl this furious.
"Calm down, Lea. G-Giran started the fight anyway,"
"Yamcha's right—"
The young girl growled and took the collar of their shirts with her strength, "I don't care who started it and you shouldn't blame others immediately. Apologize, instead! Take responsibility," she released their shirt, which made them stumble back and fall on the ground.
"You two are lucky that I arrived, or else both of you get yourselves into bigger trouble. Now apologize to the owner of this bar and the people for the ruckus you made. I would've made Giran apologize too, but the big guy already left. So, apologize right now!" Leanne pointed the crowd and the bartender.
"Y-Yes ma'am/O-Okay, Lea!"
Note to self, don't make an eleven-year-old mad.
A/N:
Me- 'comes in the room alone' Sorry about my behavior earlier. Like Leanne said, I was having a bad day with some people. Anyway, I got the votes. *holds up the papers* So, I got 4 votes for Goku in the reviews and the poll. I also have one vote for Vegeta in the poll. Daaannnggg, guys. At least vote some of the characters too or give them a chance. X'D
But I really appreciate it about the votes, I'm really having fun about this vote pairing. ^_^ This is my first time doing one actually. Anyways, remember the Author's Note from chapter 1 about after 16-23 chapters and Saiyan Saga. Yeah, I think that won't happen. I think after 30-45 chaps, Saiyan Saga will start. So, sorry if you're bothered about this. (•_•")
That's all I could say. Please leave review. No flames please, but constructive criticism is allowed.
Vote for Guys To Be With Leanne:
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Vegeta - 1
Krillin - 0
OC - 0
Tien -0
Other guys that I listed on the poll - still 0
