Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Surprise! She's a WHAT?! ❯ Chapter 4

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Surprise! She's a WHAT?!: Chapter Four

A moment of silence passed before Chichi realized what she just did. "Gohan, why didn't you say so before?" Chichi said.

"Mom, you wouldn't let me finish! Goten and I went to Capsule Corporation because we thought something bad had happened. Well something did happen. The GR had exploded and that someone had attacked Vegeta and the girl. Bulma told us that the girl should go home with us because Vegeta was not in a good mood." Gohan exclaimed. Chichi forgot of her plans to punish the boys and put her frying pan away. She then smiled sweetly.

"Since our guest is staying here Gohan, why don't you put her in your room and you take the couch." Chichi said.

"But mom--- Gohan was cut off by his mom.

"No buts Gohan! That way she will have comfortable place to sleep on and maybe you will get to know her better. Now Goten it's time for you to go to bed." Chichi interrupted. Gohan sighed and knew he'd better follow his mother's wishes. Goten smiled at his brother and followed his mother out of the kitchen.

Gohan bent down to scoop the girl into his arms and stood up. Surprisingly she wasn't that heavy. He carried her to his bed and laid her gently on it.

"I wonder how she is going to feel after she wakes up. Man I hope she has a hard head." Gohan wondered as he grabbed his night clothes and changed in the bathroom. (A/N: Gohan is not wearing just his boxers.) He came out and gave her a last look before he went to the couch. *Tomorrow is going to be not going to pretty.*

A strange scent of some kind caused their guest, Kat to awaken. She opened her eyes to find herself on a bed. Kat wondered what time it was and searched for a clock. She found one on the nightstand near the bed and looked at it. It read 3:00 am. *Oh good 3 am. WHAT?! ITS 3:00 in the morning!?

"Wow! I must have been knocked out for a few hours. What is that frying pan made out of?! My head aches a bit." Kat whispered and looked down at herself. Her clothes were not exactly perfect anymore. There were tears in the fabric where she had gotten injured. "I do need to change clothes though. Maybe I should go back to bed after I do. No I don't really feel like doing that. Who cares that it is 3 in the morning! I know! I just train outside for a while."

Kat sat up on the bed and then made her way to the bathroom. Once closing the door, she didn't know what she would wear. "What should I wear? Not my training gi. Just something relaxing. Of course!" Kat said, snapping her finger. Suddenly a pair of blue jeans, a medium pink short-sleeve shirt, and a pair of black combat boots appeared in her arms. She unbuckled her belt from her waist and set it near the sink. Kat preceded to change into her new clothes.

Looking in the mirror to see that her clothes were alright, she tossed her shoes off and pulled the boots on. Rising back to her normal stance, Kat clipped her belt back on her waist. "Now that's a lot better." Kat said, picking up her old clothes and left the bathroom. She set the clothes on the bed and noticed a window. Kat opened it as quietly as she could and flew out the window. Deciding not to stray far from the house, Kat remained some twenty feet away.

The young woman drew her sword and gripped it in her left hand. Swung the blade once to the left, then to the right. Paused to get a nice grip and Kat started to make cuts with the sword as though there was an opponent in front of her. For the next some minutes that what Kat did. If anyone had been watching her, they might have said how graceful she was with the blade. Kat stopped to wipe the sweat off her brow when her senses tingled.

Kat tucked her sword away and flew back through the window. She wondered who it was coming from and followed her instincts. Kat found herself standing before the couch where Gohan was sleeping. Actually let's rephrase that. He was slightly tossing and turning and mumbling something.

"Dad, it's all my fault…" Gohan mumbled in his sleep. Kat wondered why he would say that and walked over to his sleeping form. Chichi woke up to the sound of Gohan's voice. She knew he was having another nightmare and walked out of her bedroom. Chichi stopped right before the living room because of what she saw. Their guest, who must have woken up, was by Gohan's side. *Perhaps she can comfort Gohan.* Chichi walked back to her room with a smile.

Kat knelt beside him and took one of his hands in hers. "It's alright. You are just having a nightmare." she spoke softly in his ear. She noticed that after she said it he seem to relax and go back to sleep. Kat sighed in relief and went to unclasp her hand from his hand. As she pulled away from his, the grip on her hand tightened a bit. *What?!* Kat tried to jerk her hand away from Gohan's and didn't succeed. Instead she was pulled closer to his embrace.

*Ho eoqc!* Kat thought as a blush made its way to her cheeks. (Translation: Oh, shit!). *How embarrassing. I go to help him and I end up getting closer to him then I wanted to. There's not much I can do. Man he has a strong grip! Oh, what the hell!* Kat got herself comfortable and laid her head on Gohan's back and closed her eyes.

Chichi woke up at 6:00 and went to make breakfast for her two sons and their guest. She happened to pass the living room and took a peek. The scene before her was most interesting. Gohan was sleeping soundly, holding her hand and their guest was smuggled close to him. This was a perfect picture moment. Chichi hummed silently to herself as she entered the kitchen and started breakfast. About an hour or so later Goten came in the kitchen.

"Mommy can I have breakfast now?" Goten asked.

"Not yet Goten. Go wake your brother up first and take this camera with you. Take a photo when he wakes up." Chichi said, handing Goten a camera.

"Why do I need to take a picture of oniichan?" Goten asked.

"You'll see." Chichi answered.

Goten happily strolls in the living room where Gohan is sleeping and notices that someone was sleeping there too. It looked like that girl he and Trunks saved the other day. He grinned happily and steadied the camera. "ONIICHAN! WAKEY! WAKEY!" Goten chanted.

Gohan opened his eyes and saw his brother with a camera in his hands. "Goten can't you see I am trying to sleep?" he muttered.

"Mommy says that you have to be up before I can eat. Smile oniichan!" Goten responded, taking a picture. Gohan was suddenly blinded by the flash for a moment and really opened his eyes. He watched Goten race away from him with a grin on his face. It was then he realized that Goten had just taken his picture.

"Now why would he take a picture of me--- Gohan noticed for the first time a warm presence near him. He looked down and saw that he was holding someone's hand. Gohan gulped and looked over to see who was sleeping near him. His coal-black eyes went wide as Gohan saw who it was. It was her.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! What the hell?!" Gohan screamed as he jerked up. Kat was rudely awakened by a loud scream and tumbled onto the floor. She looked up to see Gohan's red face. Kat grinned nervously as she stood up and blushed slightly.

"It wasn't what you think. I-I was just comforting you from a nightmare. Honest I did not mean for this to happen." Kat stammered. Gohan's thoughts all turned toward the nightmare he had last night. *I hope that I did not say too much.*

"What did I say?" Gohan asked with a hint of nervousness.

"Not much. All you said was Dad, it's all my fault." Kat replied. Gohan breathed a sigh of relief and met her eyes.

"I don't we have introduced ourselves. I am Son Gohan, my little brother's is Goten, and my mom's is Chichi. What's yours?" Gohan said.

"Nice to meet you Gohan. My name is Katherine de Tanaka. I prefer if people call me Kat, but you can call me Katherine if you like." Kat answered.

A moment of silence passed before Gohan remembered something. "Breakfast is probably ready by now. I hope Goten is all right." he said. Kat nodded and followed Gohan to the kitchen. Once there she saw that Goten was drooling quite at the sight of breakfast. Chichi saw that they were both there at the table and set the big bowl of porridge down in front of them.

"Now enjoy yourselves boys. You better get some now before they eat it all up. By the way what is your name?" Chichi stated.

Kat for some reason trusted the woman's advice and scooped of the porridge in her bowl. Not sooner as she had done that, both Gohan and Goten started digging in their meal. Kat's eyes went wide as they gobbled down their food in no time flat. "My name is Katherine de Tanaka. Your son already told me yours." Kat replied. Chichi noticed how shocked how Kat was of their eating habits and smiled.

"Don't worry about that Katherine. These two have big saiyan appetites after all like their father…" Chichi trails off. Kat saw how sad Chichi looked after mentioning their father and figured something bad must have happened to him. Now that she thought about it, she never saw their father yet.

*It must be tough for Gohan and Goten not to have a father. Hell it must be worst for Chichi. Make note to ask them at a later date.* "Thanks Chichi." Kat said, eating her breakfast. Not too long passed when everyone was done eating. It was then the phone rang. Chichi picked it up.

"Hello this is the Son residence. Who is this?"

"Chichi, it's me Bulma."

"Hi Bulma! What's going on?"

"Nothing much Chichi. I called you because I am having a Z-gang meeting over at Capsule Corporation."

"When should we come over Bulma?"

"You can come over now if you like. Everyone is mostly already here. Chichi be sure bring her along."

Chichi heard the emphasize on her. She knew who Bulma was referring to. "Thanks Bulma. Bye."

"See you soon Chichi. Bye." Chichi hung up the phone and turned back to everyone.

"That was Bulma. She called to say that she is holding a meeting of the Z-gang over at Capsule Corporation. Bulma said that we can go there now. Now go get dressed Gohan and Goten. Katherine if you would like you can change in my bathroom." Chichi said.

"Um thanks Chichi, but where is your bathroom?" Kat said.

"No problem. Go down the hall and it's on your left." Chichi replied. Gohan and Goten scrambled to their rooms and Kat headed for the bathroom. While Goten and Gohan into their normal clothes, Kat looked at herself in the mirror. She knew she needed a quick shower.

"They won't mind if I take one, besides we are not exactly being rushed." Kat said, locking the door. Pulling a towel from the closet, she set it on the sink. Undressing herself, Kat stepped into the shower and turned it on. She began to hum a song she liked.

Gohan wondered what was taking Katherine so long. "Mom what is taking her so long?" he asked impatiently.

Chichi knew why Katherine was taking so long, the shower was on. "Gohan sweetie, Katherine is taking a shower. She won't be long." she replied.

Gohan sighed and Goten just giggled. Kat stepped out of the shower and wrapped the towel around her. Making a comb appear in her hand, Kat began to comb out her hair. After getting all of the tangles out she wondered what to do with her hair. "I am not leaving it down this time. Hmm… I know!" Kat gathered her hair with her left hand and made a clasp appear in her right hand. She folded her hair once, twice, and finally a third time. Putting the clasp in was the last step.

Kat got dressed back into her clothes and strapped her white belt on. Looking in the mirror one last time, Kat walked out of the bathroom. Once back in the kitchen she found the others waiting for her. "I'm ready now." Kat announced.

"Good. I'll ride on Nimbus with Goten. Now Gohan you can take of Katherine." Chichi spoke.

"Aww mom I wanted to fly with oniichan!" Goten whined.

"I know sweetie, but you can fly with him next time with him." Chichi replied.

"Okay mommy." Goten said. Chichi, Goten, Gohan, and Kat stepped outside the house. Kat was wondering what a Nimbus was. She got her answer.

"NIMBUS!" Chichi yelled. Kat watched as a yellow puffy cloud appeared suddenly in front of Chichi and Goten.

"T-that is a Nimbus?!" Kat gasped.

"Of course it is Kat. Have you ever seen one before?" Gohan chuckled. Chichi hopped on first, followed by Goten.

"We will see you two at Capsule Corporation." Chichi said as the Nimbus flew off.

Gohan didn't even get a chance to ask his mom to wait for them. Kat found this a bit amusing. "Gohan we better go to. You lead since I am not quite familiar with finding my way around." Kat said.

"That's fine with me. Do you need me to carry you?" Gohan responded.

Kat shook her head. "There's no need to. I can fly myself. Now get a move on." Kat replied.

Gohan looked at her in disbelief for a moment before regaining himself. He put his hand behind his head nervously. "I never assumed that you didn't know how to fly." he stammered as he took off in the sky.

"I'm sure you did Gohan." Kat replied, taking to the air after him.

Back at Capsule Corporation everyone was waiting for the Sons to arrive. Not everyone was so patient. Vegeta was an example of this. He would growl every so often and mumble what was taking them so long. Bulma of course heard his complaining.

"Vegeta there's no reason to be so impatient. I'm sure must have happened over there." Bulma said.

Vegeta just grunted. "Woman you know that patience is not one of my virtues. Well they better get here soon or I will go over and personally get them here."

Krillin watched the sky for any sign of Gohan and suddenly noticed the familiar sight of the Nimbus cloud. "Hey everyone I think they're here!" he shouted. The Z-gang watched as the Nimbus settled just some inches off the ground and two people got off. It was Chichi and Goten. Vegeta rolled his eyes at the sight of the harpy. Krillin noticed that Gohan wasn't with them. "Where's Gohan?" Krillin asked.

"He be here soon." Chichi replied. Not too long after Gohan and a girl settled down on the ground. All of the Z-gang studied her expect for Bulma, Vegeta, Chichi, Goten, and Gohan. Kat felt the stares of the Z-gang as she walked along with Gohan to his mother and younger brother. Not everyone was there though. Tien and Chouzo couldn't make it. Master Roshi gaped at the young who accompanied Gohan.

"Hey there beautiful! Will you go at with me?" Roshi shouted. Kat turned her head to the sound of the voice and heard everyone groan. She scanned the faces to find who said that. "I think you're sexy!" Roshi continued. Kat finally saw who it was. It was an old man. *What?! An old man!?*

18 watched with interest as the young woman started walking over to Roshi. She saw the woman crack her knuckles on both hands. "I don't mind if young guys call me hot and all of that stuff, but an old man?! Take this! Hiya!" 18 heard her say as she kicked Roshi squarely in the chest and he slammed into a tree. !8 was impressed by her already and couldn't wait to find out who she was.

Kat watched everyone's faces as she returned to stand by Gohan's side. Bulma cleared her throat to get everyone's attention. "I called all of you here for an important reason. It has to do with this young woman here." Bulma spoke.

"What do you mean by that Bulma?" Krillin asked.

"You will see in a minute Krillin. First I'd like to start it off. It all started when Trunks and Goten discovered her unconscious near here yesterday, hurt." Bulma replied. Krillin and the other Z-gang were surprised at this.

"What do you mean they found her hurt yesterday?! Then how can she be standing?!" Yamcha exclaimed. Bulma simply nodded to Kat.

"That's a simple one to answer. I was healed by the rejuvenation tank. I guess I should start by telling all of you my name. My name is Katherine de Tanaka. There is something I do want to ask. What country is this?" Kat answered.

Bulma looked strangely at Kat. "You don't know what country this is? Why it's Japan." Bulma responded.

Kat blinked for a moment and then it dawned on her. "Joxc?! Qc txz'c ps!? Ohj cos osgg yqy Q lsc xgg cos jxd osfs!? Yxuz oqu! Os umec oxks cofsj us qz x bhfcxg! Jxqc cqgg Q lsc ud rqgcod oxzye hz!" Kat ranted on. (Translation: What?! It can't be!? How the hell did I get all the way here!? Damn him! He must have threw me in a portal! Wait till I get my filthy hands on him!). Everyone stared at her in shock.

"Hello Kat? English would be nice!" Krillin shouted. Kat stopped talking in her language and noticed the dumbfounded looks on mostly everyone's faces.

"Oops sorry about that. I have a tendency to speak in my native language. Basically I am shocked that I am in Japan." Kat replied, chuckling nervously.

Vegeta looked to his mate, who was dumbfounded by the strange language spoken by Katherine. He wondered why she would get upset by being in Japan.

"Brat is there is a reason why you are upset that you are in Japan?" Vegeta asked.

"Yes I have a problem with that. You see I live in the United States." Kat answered.

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That's all for now. See you next time!

White Phoenix