"She what?" shouted Vegeta, looking utterly perplexed.
"You heard me," replied Bulma blandly.
Vegeta just stood there for a moment, staring down at his food with a look of disgust.
Bulma got up, and waved her hands in front of his face. "H-E-L-L-O! Earth to Vegeta, do you copy?" she joked.
Vegeta snapped out of his staring contest with his plate. "Where are they?" he demanded, a large vein beginning to become apparent on either side of his widow's peak.
"I'm not sure. I know they're going out to eat first," said Bulma with her index finger resting on her chin, giving her an innocent and speculative look. "He's a genuine romantic though. I could tell right away. I'm sure they're going to end up somewhere very secluded… and dark… all alone."
"Woman, stop screwing around with me!" growled Vegeta.
"I'm not, Vegeta," she replied with a playful pout.
"Do you have any idea how many restaurants are in West City, or are you just that stupid?" he continued, ignoring her.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I do. I'm a genius, remember, so don't even begin to accuse me of stupidity, and why do you care so much?" spat Bulma, losing her patience with the stubborn man.
"It's none of your business!" hissed Vegeta.
"Well, why don't you just search for her ki, smart one?" mocked Bulma, playfully knocking on Vegeta's head.
This only enraged Vegeta even more.
"Do you not think that I would have done that if I could, obviously I can't! Her ki is too low to pinpoint where she is!" said Vegeta.
"Sorry your majesty! Well, then maybe she just doesn't want you to stalk her!" argued Bulma.
Vegeta grunted angrilly and stormed out of the house, slamming the door behind him so hard that it broke off of its hinges and crashed loudly onto the floor.
Yeah Bulma, you're a genius alright! Pissing Vegeta off is really going to get him to like you more! thought Bulma sarcastically. Well, at least I got him to notice me for once…
"So you like to fight, eh?" said Koshin, trying to start up a decent conversation.
"Yup, sure do, what about you? I mean, since you work in a fighting supply store, do you like to fight?" asked Goku in interest.
"Yeah, I really like to fight. I started learning the art of Karate, and various other fighting styles when I was only three," replied Koshin.
"I can't even remember when I started training. I do know that I too started with Karate. My grandpa Gohan taught me. Hey, do you want to go spar after dinner?" asked Goku.
"I'd love to!" said Koshin earnestly.
Just as they had finished their conversation, various waiters walked into the room carrying food. Once the candle was removed from the table to make more room, they began to set all of the dishes down.
The second the first plate hit the table, Goku rubbed her hands together in delight, grabbed it, and began to gobble it down at light-speed.
Koshin just sat there in awe thinking, No-way! She wasn't kidding!
After ordering plenty more dishes, and dessert to settle Goku's hunger, Koshin regrettably paid the gigantic bill. He sighed as he looked at all of the glasses of wine she had consumed, but she wasn't in the least bit intoxicated.
He frowned as he heard his own stomach grumble in hunger. He didn't get to eat a thing! Half, because he was too busy watching the show, and the other half, because Goku kept grabbing whatever he was going to eat.
"Well, I guess I lost the eating contest…" muttered Koshin in resignation.
"That's okay," replied Goku, contently licking her fingers instead of using a napkin.
"Where did you get that appetite? It's impossible, you're so thin!" exclaimed Koshin.
"Well, first of all, my metabolism is really fast, and second of all, I'm not human," answered Goku nonchalantly.
"You're what?" shouted Koshin in disbelief.
"Yeah, I'm a Saiyan. They're sort of an evil warrior race that purges planets for a living, but they're all dead, and I'm not evil like them. I was raised on Earth my whole life!" explained Goku, grinning sweetly.
"That's a relief. Other than your appetite, I would have never guessed. You look just like any normal human. So… a warrior race you say. Let's see about that," said Koshin, getting out of his seat.
"Oh, okay, where do you want to spar?" asked Goku.
"How about you choose!" said Koshin.
"Okay! Here, grab a hold of me," instructed Goku.
Koshin blushed, thinking, Wow, she's really straightforward!
"Sure, no problem," he replied calmly, grabbing her arm.
Seconds later, Koshin saw a whole new landscape. It looked like they were in the middle of the woods, where, he didn't know.
"Here we are!" announced Goku, beginning to stretch her muscles in preparation.
Koshin mimicked her and asked curiously, "How did you do that?" though, he didn't show it, he was completely stunned.
"Well, it's a technique I learned on a different planet. I call it, instant transmission. As long as I can sense someone's ki, I can transport to wherever that person is located, or somewhere near it," explained Goku.
"Wow, amazing!" exclaimed Koshin.
"It's really not that glamorous as you're making it seem. It's really rather easy once you get the hang of it. By the way, do you know how to sense ki?" asked Goku.
"As a matter of fact, I do. I'm surprised you can, though. Not many people have that capability, or so it seems," said Koshin.
"You're right. This fight should be more interesting than I thought it would be," said Goku exictedly.
"Hey! Don't count me out before we even begin!" joked Koshin, getting into a fighting stance.
"Sorry, I won't," muttered Goku, getting into her own.
He raised his ki up to about 200, which was surprisingly high for a human, and astonished Goku. Goku raised her own ki up to equal his.
She eagerly ran toward him, and sent the first punch. He blocked it, and countered it with a right kick to her abdomen. She brought her knee up, and blocked it, while raising one hand and sending a weak blue ki blast into Koshin's face.
He stumbled back in surprise, but smiled, and threw another punch at her. She grabbed his arm, and kneed him in the stomach hard enough to cause him to crumple over slightly in pain. She's holding back! thought Koshin in amazement.
He powered up more, catching Goku by surprise, and threw a right hook at her face. The punch landed, but she quickly caught herself, and performed a roundhouse kick. The kick launched him off into a tree, causing it to fall to the ground.
He leapt up to his feet, but faster than he could even comprehend, Goku appeared in front of him, and pummeled him into the ground.
He got up once more, and threw a barrage of kicks, and punches at her once again. She slowly backed up as she dodged, and blocked the blows until her back brushed up against a tree, causing her to cease movement. Koshin threw one last hard punch at Goku, but she grabbed his fist right before it hit her face, and countered the attack with a punch of her own to his right cheek.
"You're good, Goku, really good," stated Koshin with a smirk.
"Thanks," replied Goku modestly.
"But, I have one trick up my sleeve that you haven't witnessed yet," he continued, his grin broadening.
"Oh really?" said Goku, anxiously smirking back in a challenging sort of way.
"Really," affirmed Koshin leaning forward slightly.
Wow! I wonder what this trick of his is? thought Goku eagerly. Wait, what's he… doing?
Koshin leaned forward a bit more, and brushed his lips up against Goku's. His arms slipped around her waist, pulling her closer to him. Goku's hands lifted up, and began to shake hysterically. He's he's… k-kissing me! she realized in horror. She shivered as she felt his tongue slip into her mouth, and deepen the one-sided kiss. She finally got over her shock, and was about to pull away, when all of a sudden…
She heard Koshin grunt in pain, as his body was ripped away from hers violently. Goku sighed in relief, but still had a sick feeling in her stomach. She tried her best to block all of the disturbing thoughts that were now lurking in the back of her mind. She glanced up, thoroughly confused, to find out what had happened to Koshin. Suddenly, her arms wrenched back, and grabbed the tree in shock. Her lips quivered, and her jaw moved up, and down trying to speak, but her voice box didn't seem to be working.
Finally, she managed to sputter out, "V-Vegeta!?"