Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ A Ripple in Time ❯ Chapter Fourteen ( Chapter 15 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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I was already regretting my decision to go to school by mid-morning, as the history teacher droned on about turn of the century America. She read from the text in front of the class, making notations sometimes on the blackboard with chalk if she thought that a section was important enough.

Drawing little Vegita heads in my notebook served to pass the time until I was called on to answer a question. I did so easily, returning my attention to my doodles. My energy was low again; the early flight to school had been slightly beyond my capabilities at the moment. What amazed me was how easy it was to use the techniques I had learned on the alternate earth, once you saw past the depleted stores of my chi that is. Then again, I should probably stop using my chi, and let myself fully recover. If I pulled any more stunts like the one this morning, I could see myself bed- ridden for some time.

I sighed and looked out the window of the classroom. It looked like it was about lunchtime, and my stomach let itself be known at the thought of food. It also attracted the attention on the teacher.

"Miss Case? Do you have something to share with the class?" The teacher asked, raising an eyebrow. Unfortunately for me, she was one of the teachers that hated me no matter how well I performed in her class, and tried to bring me down with a vengeance.

Before I might have blushed in embarrassment, but now it seemed quite trivial compared to what I had been through. Or what Vegita and Gohan might be going through as I sit here, useless.

"Only if you want what's left of my lunch." I smirked pointedly. I was ignored, as usual. No matter what I might have said, it was always the same.

"You'll all get your opportunity to eat shortly. Now can anyone tell me all the names of the founding fathers and what purpose they had in structuring the system we have today?" She went back to her lesson plan.

Left again to my own thoughts, I tried to picture how a wormhole might function with quantum mechanics. I didn't know too much on the subject, and I made a mental note to check some books out of the library later. The bell rang, and I stood, gathering the books I had on my desk and tucked them under my arm.

Lunch. What a blessed word. I stuffed my books into my locker when I finally made it to the hall, grabbing my purse and the Tupperware from my backpack before heading towards the cafeteria.

"Jun!" I looked around in confusion before I was glomped by an excited Dana. She threw her arms around my neck and hugged me for dear life. "Thank god you're okay! I heard what happened from Cody, he's the one who found you in that ally. You should be resting!"

"I'm fine, Dana." I tried to pry her off in vain. Once she was attached to something, it was useless to try and remove her. Thankfully, she stopped as we stepped into the lunch line of the cafeteria. I almost drooled at the sight of all the food down the counter.

"Ok, well that's good. How bad were you hurt? You know they couldn't find any sign of the man that. well, you know. They're still looking for him. So what are you going to eat?" My drool continued, despite her babbling. I took a tray and started down the line. I was glad that my school had adopted a non-goopy approach to the food, and started piling pre-wrapped sandwiches onto my tray.

Dana's eyes widened as she saw the mound of food I had acquired. "Are you sure you'll be able to eat that all? You know the saying, 'you're eyes are bigger than your stomach'."

I paid for the food and turned to find a seat. "I'm sure, Dana." My stomach voiced it's own opinion as we sat. Dana had taken a modest lunch; a sandwich, a coke, and some chips. I had over ten sandwiches, and triple everything else I could fine.

"You look like you've gained some weight." Her comment was offhand. I was busy shoveling food into my mouth and didn't respond for a minute.

"Yeah, I've been working out." Kami! I was so hungry! It wasn't like this even when I had Goku's body. I shoved a whole sandwich into my mouth and swallowed without giving myself much time to chew.

"Take it easy there, tiger. You're going to choke or something." Dana giggled. I blinked at her. "You've got crumbs."

At her gesture, I touched the corner of my mouth. Heheheh. I grinned and wiped my mouth with a napkin.

"So did you get that new movie you wanted?"

"What movie?" I blinked again in confusion.

"Dragonball something. You were going on about it for days!" I was? Oh.. Comprehension dawned on me as I faintly remembered the rest of the GT saga was supposed to be arriving soon. "You're acting a little like those characters too, the ones you call Saiya-jin?"

It was amazing how perceptive she was at times. "Yeah, it's a long story."

I finished my meal, again almost inhaling what remained of my repast. Tossing the remains in the trash, we walked to our lockers to get our books for the next period. As I turned to go to class again, Dana tugged on my arm.

"Jun. don't you remember? Today is half-day, we don't have anymore classes."

I flushed again. "I forgot."

"It's ok. I mean, after what you've been through."

I slung my backpack over my shoulder and closed and locked my locker again. "Hey! Do you think we can stop by the library on our way out? I need to check out some books."

"Lead on, oh fearless leader, lead on!" She snickered at me. I laughed long with her as we tread down the less trafficked floors of the school. Now our school was slightly weird; you see the library was in a separate building that you could reach from the outside, or a special elevator next to the teacher's lounge. We opted for the elevator.

I thanked the librarian for her kindness as I received my books; Dana had gone to wait for me outside as she said that the library gave her the "creeps". I sighed as I crammed the two books into what little room was left in my backpack. She was so shallow.

No one was around as I stepped out of the building; the sun was a little bright and it took me a second for my eyes to adjust.

To Be Continued.