Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Black Lily ❯ Late ( Chapter 2 )

"So, am I gonna be able to hang out with you or what?" Lauren asked.

"Sure. With me at least. I mean I'm sure everyone else will like you, so it probably won't be a problem."

"Well, at least I won't feel like a total outcast if I can at least have a group to belong to."

"Yup."

"So, are we almost there?"

"You don't know where to go and you're walking by yourself? Smart one Lauren."

"I was hoping I'd run into a tall handsome stranger and ask him for directions," she replied sarcasticly.

"You got lucky."

Lauren laughed.

"Be that way. Anyway, we ARE almost there. Oh, and there's two people to stay away from. Vegeta and Yamcha."

"OK, why?"

"Well, first off, Vegeta is an ass and he tries to piss off everyone. So, unless you have awesome comebacks, leave him alone."

"Got it. What about Yamcha?"

"He's a flirt. Plain and simple. He hits on anything female on two legs. And you, looking the way you do," Goku paused to give her a quick look-over. "He'll jump on you as soon as you walk throught he doors."

Lauren looked down. She had on a mid-thigh, short sleeve, cerulean blue dress with yellow trim on the sleeves and bottom. It had small slits on each side and was curve fitting. "What?" she asked.

Goku blushed and coughed so he could look away.

Lauren laughed. "OK, so stay away from Yamcha and Vegeta. Anyone else?"

"Well, no, I don't think so. But, I could tell you who to befriend."

"Go for it."

"Me obviously, it's too late to make me an enemy. There's Bulma. She's real nice, pretty too. There's Mandy, shes a quiet one and beautiful, but once you get to know her she's really friendly. Then the twins, Jay and Juu. Their real names are Juuanana and Juuhachigou, but if you call them that you'll have a black eye-"

"Thanks for the heads up," Lauren interupted.

"-and then there's Krillin, he's cool. We're best friends. Well, him and Mandy."

"Is that it?"

"Yeah."

"Are there couples?" lauren asked. "You know, so I know which guys to leave alone."

"Yeah. Well Krillin and Juu are together. And I think Jay's single at the moment. Bulma and Vegeta are buds but it could develop into more so, I wouldn't touch that. And Chi Chi likes me so, you might not wanna be on me around her-"

"What makes you think I'm gonna 'be on you' at all?"

Goku looked a little horrified that he had said that aloud. He blushed and looked down.

"Nevermind," he said quietly.

Lauren smiled lightly. "But then again-"

He looked up. "We're here."

Lauren gazed up at the large building. "And so totally late," she said, looking at her watch.

Goku walked in and Lauren followed.

"I'll wait by my locker for you," and with that, he disappeared.

Lauren stepped into the office and came out moments later with a new locker number and combo. She found the 12th grade hallway and looked at the locker numbers trying to find #131. She stopped when she collided with something.

"Watch it slut."

Lauren blinked at looked at what she had run into. A guy stood infront of her fists at his sides. He had black hair and black eyes. His hair style was shaped like the flame of a candle. "I didn't see you there. I'm sorry."

"You should be," he spat. "Be more careful wench."

"What did I do to you to make you talk to me like that?!"

"I can talk like that to whoever the hell I want to."

"Listen buddy-" Lauren started.

"What?" he asked. "What are you gonna do, whore? Huh?!"

"That's it!" Lauren yelled and she threw her backpack on the ground. She was about to make a run at him but, she felt someone grab her around the waist and yank her back.

"Who do you think you are?!" she yelled and turned around to see who it was. "Goku?"

He smiled.

"You really don't need to get beat up on the first day, do you?"

"Oh, what's this? You have a body guard now? Who's this Kakorott?"

"I really don't think that's any of your buisness, Vegeta."

Lauren looked up at Goku. He nodded.

"I'm making it my buisness. Besides, she is quite pretty, might wanna take her for myself, you know," Vegeta smirked.

"No," Goku growled and pushed Lauren behind himself. "I'm not sure I do."

"Oh, I see," Vegeta said. "You've already claimed her I see."

"Maybe I have," Goku replied.

Vegeta raised his eyebrows that Goku was being so straight forward. They lowered again and he shrugged. "Fine." He looked at Lauren. "Remember to watch where your going next time." With that, Vegeta walked off.

Lauren sighed. "OK, that probably wasn't what I had expected. That was Vegeta?"

"It was," Goku said. "He looks small but you would've been down 2 seconds flat."

"It's nice to see you have confidence in me," she smiled and walked to her locker.

Goku followed her. "So," she said. "What was that about you claiming me?" she turned to look at him, one eyebrow raised.

"You know as well as I do that it was just to get Vegeta to leave you alone."

"Was it?"

"Yes," he stated firmly.

Lauren closed her locker and looked at Goku. "So, where's Language Arts? And we better have a hell of a good excuse to be 35 minutes late."

"Right down there," he pointed.

"So, whats the excuse?" Lauren asked as they walked slwoly down the hall.

"Um, actaully, we could try the truth? We could say that I was a little lateand so I was running. I ran into you and then we were introduced. I then helped you get to the school cause you were lost. Does that work?"

"That's fine, I guess."

"OK," Goku sighed and they stopped outside the door. "I'll go in. And then you can walk in like 5 seconds after. OK?"

"Go for it," she said.

"Fine," he said and slowly pushed the door open.

~*~*~

"Well," Mrs. Phillips said. "Look who finally decided to join us. Good morning, Goku."

"Thank you ma'am," he said and politely and sat down.

"Well, Goku, would you mine sharing with us why you're late?"

Goku opened his mouth but there was a knock at the door.

"Come in," Mrs. Phillips said.

Lauren opened the door and stepped slowly inside.

"And you are?" Mrs. Phillips asked nicely.

"My name's Lauren."

All the guys turned when they heard it was a girl.

"Ah, you're the new student, am I right?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Well, welcome. You may take your seat behind Chi Chi. Chi, raise you hand so she knows who you are."

A girl with long raven hair raised her hand.

Lauren smiled and took her seat behind her.

"OK, I believe Goku was about to tell us why he was late. Anytime your ready son."

"Well ma'am, I was a little late and I was running down the street and I turned a corner and ran into someone-"

"Can this 'someone' verify this?" Mrs. Phillips asked.

"Yes," Lauren said quietly from her seat.

"OK," Mrs. Phillips turned back to Goku. "So, you ran into Lauren and then what?"

"Well, I actually 'ran' into her we both fell on the ground. So, I helped her up and then I introduced myself. She was lost and I helped her find the school. And we were delayed more by someone else," he said.

"I see. Who ELSE did you run into?"

"Vegeta," he muttered.

"I see," she repeated. Mrs. Phillips turned to look at Lauren. "All this is true?"

She nodded.

"OK, Goku, I guess you're excused. So class as I was saying," Mrs. Phillips began teaching again.

Goku gave a sigh of relief. He turned to look at Lauren.

She winked at him.

He smiled and winked back then looked and realized she was sitting behind the worst possible person, Chi Chi. Goku groaned quietly.

Chi Chi saw him wink at the new girl and scowled.

Lauren tapped Chi Chi on the shoulder.

She turned around.

"Hi!" Lauren whispered.

"Hey, your name's Lauren right?"

She nodded. "And your Chi Chi. What's your next class?"

"I have science."

"Oh, I'm not sure what I have," Lauren said and dug in her pocket. She pulled out her schedule. "I have math. What's your schedule?"

"I have 3rd hour Math, 4th hour History, 5th hour Theater, 6th hour Chorus, 7th hour P.E."

"I've got 3rd hour Science, 4th hour Chorus, 5th hour Stagecraft, 6th hour History, and 7th hour P.E."

"Cool we have P.E. together, what chorus group are you in?"

"Cantabile, I guess it's kinda hard to get in?"

"It's incredibly hard. I'm in the Leading Ladies, talk about a gay name."

Lauren laughed.

The bell rang and everyone got up and practically ran out the door. Goku waited for Lauren on the outside of the door. "Hey," he said.

"Hi! Well, that class wasn't hard, considering I was only in 10 minutes of it!"

Goku laughed. "What are your classes?"

Lauren showed him her schedule.

"Cool, the only class I don't have with you is stagecraft."

"Really? Cool."

"Yup. Ready to go to math?"

She nodded and they walked there together.

~*~*~

"Oh, quite a few people I told you about have this class, excluding Chi Chi."

"Show me," Lauren said and put down her book.

"Well, this is Bulma," he said gesturing to the girl who sat in front of them.

"Hi! What's your name?"

"Lauren, it's nice to meet you."

"Likewise," Bulma smiled flashing perfect white teeth.

"And the body on her right is Jay."

"Hey," the boy said. He had shoulder length blach hair and blue eyes.

Lauren smiled.

"And Juu and Krillin are over there," Bulma pointed.

She looked over and saw a girl with shoulder length blonde hair, the style matching her brother's. She also had blue eyes. The boy sitting next to her was short, and well, bald. Lauren looked at the end of their own table. A girl had a book in front of her face, so Lauren hadn't really seen her. The girl hadn't said a word.

Goku noticed her looking at the end of the table. "That's Mandy," he leaned in and whispered to her.

She nodded.

"Mandy," he said.

She put the book down and smiled. "Good morning Goku."

"Good morning," he returned the grin. "We have a new girl here. This is-"

"Lauren?!" she exclaimed.