Out Of Place (DBZ Various x Reader)

Chapter Two; Rebirth

~(Y/n)'s POV~

You yawn, your arms stretching out from behind your head. You blink rapidly, trying to get the sleep out of your eyes. You wince when they are met with a bright light, and the sound of the ocean reaches your ears. The scent of salt and fish invades your nostrils. You sit up, opening your eyes all the way, and you find out where you are.

You were sitting on a beach, barefoot, the waves lapping at your feet. You furrowed your brows, and stretch out your arms, wiggling your fingers. You slap your cheek and then pinch your arm.
"The fuck? Wait, wait, wait, wait... Hold up! I DIED, what is going on?!" You flop back down on the sand and sigh, the sun glaring back at you.

Your view is suddenly blocked by a shadow of a person. You sit up sharply, and your skulls slam together. You fall back to the ground, clutching your head in pain, feeling the tears gather in the corner of your eyes.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!"
"Ouchie! (Y/n), what the hell! That hurt!"

The figure behind you whines. You sit up and turn to face them. It was a female, and she had long reddish brown hair in buns and green eyes, and you couldn't help the nagging feeling you had seen her somewhere before. She pouts at you, before whacking you over the head.
"Ow! For the sake of Pete, woman! That hurt!" You rub the spot she had hit. She stands, offering you a hand.

"Come on! The others are waiting for us!" You take her hand, gazing at her questioningly.
"The... Others?" She rolls her eyes at you, placing her hands on her hips judgingly.
"Gosh, stupid! Did you hit your head so hard you forgot all your friends?"

Then it hits you.
"Arty? Artemis Halliday?" She giggled.
"Yeah, stupid! Now come on!" She drags you across the sandy beach, before slowing to a stop at a volleyball net, where three other people were waiting.

The first was a tan skinned male with long brown hair held back into a ponytail. He had pretty green eyes and was wearing a gray tank top and green swim shorts; Haru Toshimura. Standing next to him was a shorter male, and had the body of a lumberjack barbarian with short brown hair and gray eyes. He was wearing nasa swimming shorts and no shirt, showing off his pecks; Aech Krieger, also Haru's long-time boyfriend. The last was a person of unidentifiable gender, wearing a black hoodie and gray shorts.

Their skin was a rich chocolate colour, long black locs, and golden brown eyes; OA Smith, our resident Non-Binary Asexual. All of your friends from your... previous life? Once again, you remember being hit by that truck, and was again questioning where you were. 'Am I in Heaven? Or is this some weird pre-death 'My whole life is flashing before my eyes' bullshit?'
"Hello? Earth to (Y/n)? You in there?"

You were brought back into the present by Aech waving his hand in front of your face.
"Huh?" You question stupidly, shaking your head.
"He said we were just about to start training, you ready?" Haru asked, the volleyball in his hands getting tossed into the air.
"Training for... what exactly?"
"Ugh! Oh my Kami, (Y/n)! You must've hit your head harder than I thought!" Arty said, grabbing your head in her hands, making you look in her eyes.

"Maybe you have a concussion..." You wave her hands away.
"No, I don't, my brains' just a little rattled, is all..." You lie.
"We are training for the World Martial Arts Tournament, remember? We're playing volleyball to work on staying steady on ground that is moving and changing beneath you. So that, when you are training back on solid ground, you're faster and more focused." OA explained, shrugging their shoulders. You nod dumbly.

"Right, I remember that." Arty clapped her hands, rubbing them together as she smiled.
"Alrighty! I will be the ref, and if I see any funny business, I will call you out on it!" The dark aura that surrounded Arty for a good 5 seconds sent shivers down your spine, before her normal smile returned.
"OA and (Y/n) will be on Team Red and Haru and Aech are on Team Blue. The first person to 20 points wins. Ready?"