Hey guys! Demi here with the sequel to The Dawning of Knight! Our favorite pair will be facing even more danger with a whole new set of bad guys and even with each other! Hey, that's how cops and robbers play, right? Well here it goes! This is... The Leading Man!

Gohan roared as he threw his half-filled bottle of whiskey against his apartment wall. The rage that swelled within him seemed to only be fueled by the damn drink anyway. He was now seventeen and renting a room in a small apartment complex near his highschool.

He had been playing cat and mouse with Videl for three; almost four years now and then today happened! Oh, how he loathed what had happened this night! It made his blood burn with anger...

( Flashback)

It was a beautiful night, just like every night could be if you were holding a large priceless stone in your hand. Knight smirked as he studied the gem with pride. He knew his lovely would be here soon and he had plans to give this stone to her as a gift; all he needed to see was her reaction to it.

" Knight!"

Knight turned to see his crush standing there pointing her gun at him. To be truthful; the sight of that gun always made his thigh throb a tad. " I was wondering when you would get here, Videl." He continued to smirk until something very strange happened; Videl had lowered her weapon.

" I can't keep doing this..." Her voice was soft and weak sounding. " I can't just keep chasing you and try to capture every other villain too."

This shocked him to his very core. Sure, she wasn't as energetic or as mad at him for what seemed like the past few weeks, and fine, he was noticing her darkening eyes and her yawns and even her stumbles but was she really quitting? Has it really been that bad and that hard for her?

" Another detective will be assigned to handle you as much as I hate to say it..." Videl glanced up at the thief she tried so hard to catch but failed, then down at the ground. "...Goodbye..."

His silver tongue seemed to fail him at the very moment he needed it most. He couldn't even utter a sound let alone scream the words that roared in his heart and mind. All he could do was drop his worthless rock and reach out to her...nothing more.

( End of Flashback)

Gohan gritted his teeth in anger as he remembered that event. He was mad at all the useless cops that depended on Videl for every little thing, mad at the petty thieves that tired her out so much, mad at himself for not being able to stop her, and yes...even mad at her for the simple fact that she gave up on him...on herself.

He stared at the liquid and the many shreds of glass that littered the floor. Gohan sighed as he scratched the back of his head; he had to get that cleaned before the sisters stepped on his mess and gets hurt.

" A new detective... that's just...so wrong." Gohan sighed as he walked over to the broom closet and began to clean up the glass that scattered everywhere. He soon began to feel disgusted with himself for feeling so angry and for be so childish as to throw something against a wall like a two year old would do.

But...what was he to do now? He only wanted to play chase with Videl, not some new hot-shot. It seemed like it was only causing her trouble though and he didn't want to give her anymore stress, but he couldn't just quit either...

" What to do? What to do?" Gohan sighed as he discarded the trash and the broom into their rightful places and went to go fetch a rag from the kitchen. He began to soak up the alcohol as he pondered his options. He didn't have many to be honest and some of the ideas he threw around in his head were so far-fetched that they would never work.

" Gohan! We're back and brought gifts!"

The tall man stood to greet his friends with the best smile he could present to them given his feelings. They knew what had happened tonight, so they went to go get dinner and some things to help cheer him up.

" I see that you spilled some of your drink on the carpet." Artemis sighed as she glanced down at the dull stain and then back up at her friend. " That's alright, though. Let's just go eat and play some games, huh?" She gave small smile when she watched him nod.

They went to go eat in their living room; Demeter having set up everything and also getting the game they were to play loaded up as well. It was a scary game they played with the lights off, just to make Demeter scream at it more.

" You two didn't have to do this." Gohan said as he sat down on the floor and grabbed a pair of chop sticks and a box of chinese food.

" Don't worry about that, just worry about what's going on in the game and stuffing your face." Artemis suggested as she picked up her controller and began to play.

It was nice; watching everyone play and listening to them scream. He even found himself jumping and flinching at the game. They were right, he was feeling a tad better and was now able to think more clearly. He slowly placed another clump of fried rice into his mouth as he thought about Videl and what he should do about her.

School would be starting in about a week now so that would add more stress onto him and his over-worked cop. If only he could take some of it off her shoulders, then she might have the energy to play with him again.

" Hey! Did you hear me?" Demeter asked as she waved hand in front of Gohan's face. " I guess not. I was just talking about you and Videl seeing each other in school and stuff."

" Yeah, but you know those ass holes are going to be calling her out of class all the time to be catching all those 'Knight wannabes '." Artemis hissed as she took a sip from her soda.

Gohan's eyes widened as the perfect idea hit him. He knew exactly what to do to help his love! " That's it! I got it!"

The sudden outburst caused the two to jump and scream before turning to see the excited man. " What are you trying to do? Kill us!" Artemis roared as she began to hit him.

" You nearly caused me to choke! This game is scary enough as it is! It doesn't need your help!" Demeter cried.

" I'm truly sorry guys, but I just figured out how I can help Videl and play with her at the same time!" Gohan chuckled as he tried to defend himself from the eldest of the two siblings.

" It's better be a good idea or else I'm going to really hit you!" Arty snarled as she stopped her assault to listen to her best friend.

" you guys are right. Since my crimes have been all over the news there has been a major jump in the city's crime rates." Gohan explained.

The sister's turned to each other before speaking in unison. " So?"

" Sooooo... It's caused extra stress on Videl." Gohan waited to see if they would begin to follow his train of thought, but after a minute of silence, he sighed and continued his explanation. " If I start stealing from those small time thieves then maybe they quit and I'll get Videl all to myself!"

"...That sounds...great..." Artemis hesitantly replied as she tapped the tip of her nose in thought.

" What's wrong? Don't like it?" Gohan asked as he tried to rub the sleepiness his drunkenness was causing.

" Well..."

" You sound a little obsessive right now, Buddy." Demi shot out. She turned to watch his face for any signs of emotion, but really couldn't read him, this concerned her. " You okay?"

The two waited for an answer, but received none; instead, all they could here from him was the sound of deep breathing.

" What? He fell asleep sitting up!" Artemis growled as she lightly poked him in the shoulder. " And we were speaking to him even."

" I think it's because he's drunk." Demeter sighed as she stood up and wrapped her arms around his and signaled for Arty to get his legs.

" Well...He could of...waited til we were...done... Man he's heavy!" Artemis grunted as they threw him on the couch. " Let's just leave him here for the night. He's too big to carry all the way to his bed."

" I agree. I think we should be heading to bed as well. It's late and you know we have work in the morning." Demi sighed as she rubbed her eye and waved to her sister goodnight.