Misguided Soul

Summary: After 7 years of peace: Goku and Vega are living happily in the wilderness raising Tarble and his younger brothers Bardock and Goten together. Chichi has been married to Yamcha for five whole years and are expecting their first kid. As for Gohan and Xena, well things just got a little more interesting…

Chapter 1: High School

It had been seven years since the defeat of Cell. In that span of time so much had changed. Most of all his home had changed. After his parent's amicable divorce his mother had given birth to Goten, the last son she'd ever have with her former husband, and had gotten married to Yamcha of all people. Now they were expecting yet ANOTHER kid, a girl this time.

It was strange. Gohan felt a bit separated from this world. Though he loved his mother, and her new husband treated her well Gohan didn't seem to quite fit into the picture they were making together. His father, and Vega were off in the mountains with their two kids Tarble and Bardock. Once Vega had found out about Goten she had insisted upon having another so she wouldn't lose to the human. Gohan had poked his head in now and then to say hi, but still the same issue of not exactly fitting into the picture was unnerving.

He imagined Xena felt the same, which is why she moved out the first chance she could and into Capsule with her father and Bulma. He hadn't heard from her in awhile, but the last he knew she was doing apprentice work at Capsule Corps and going to school now. Since she'd started late she'd be a senior this year, same as him.

As for himself, the standout, he may have been able to continue his training and finally reach Super Saiyan 2, but after seven years of nothing threatening to kill you, fighting gradually took a backseat to his studies. Still he wanted to branch out from his desk at home, get out in the world like Xena had. So after a few years of pleading he finally convinced Chichi to let him go to a REAL high school where there were actual classes, teachers who lectured, the smell of chalk, and best of all kids his own age.

He wanted to make some friends in this new age of peace, friends that would last him a lifetime outside the world of fighting and danger. He carefully selected which school he wanted… and finally chose Orange Star High in Satan City. Aside from the fact it was where Hercule Satan lived, it was a bustling town FULL of people and action. He knew he'd be able to make all sorts of friends there and still have a great push into college.

He took the exam, passed it with flying colors, and put together his stuff for his flight into town. It'd been awhile since he'd rode nimbus. The fluffy orange cloud hadn't seen much action since his father hadn't been able to ride it do to the incidents that happened when Gohan was a kid. It was like a little family heirloom only he and his brothers could play with… although he imagined Tarble might not be able to in the near future seeing as he took after his mother… the kid was constantly itching for a fight and challenging his younger siblings to a spar.

And that sounded bad. Gohan thought to himself with a frown. He LIKED Vega… and he liked the fact that she made his dad so happy. Living at home when his parents were married hardly a day went by without the two of them swiping and disagreeing with each other. With Vega his dad was more content.. .sure they argued, but it was more playful and passionate, the kind of arguing that couples were SUPPOSED to have. He and Xena had similar arguments in the past, not so much passionate but playful.

Damn he missed her. When they were young they had this near unbreakable connection, but something happened that had caused them to drift apart. Around the time they were fourteen Xena started to change, she'd look at him for long periods of time then quickly avert her gaze. He'd catch her muttering to herself looking miserable and then snap at him when he tried to ask her what was wrong. Finally she'd moved out of her parents house, making it nearly impossible for him to go visit since Capsule was so much farther away then just a hop skip to his dad's house in the mountains.

It made him sad. Determined, he made a promise to himself to pop by capsule corps on the way home and pay her a visit. In fact, he would make a point of it from now on. No way he was gonna let this opportunity to get out of the house go to waste.

The moment he landed he had to make a sprint for the school. He was behind schedule, but with the Saiyan speed assisting him he made good timing on the jog through the town. He paused when hearing a commotion and caught several violent thieves robbing a bank, the cops trying to stop them but were no match against the heavy weapon fire.

"Aww man, another bunch of crooks." He looked to his watch and nodded his head. "I've got time now… I guess if I transform no one will recognize me." Flashing into Super Saiyan mode he launched his attack. Cops couldn't believe their eyes as the golden fighter relinquished the weapons, knocked out the robbers, and totaled the getaway car.

Onlookers crowded around the wreckage, and then looked around for the hero. However as quick as he had come into play, the fighter vanished without a trace. Gohan hid off to the side, hair normal again and he looked like just another pedestrian checking out the action.

"Hey you!" A voice from behind startled him and he looked over at a young female with long black hair and striking blue eyes. "Tell me what happened here."

"Huh? Oh I guess I wasn't paying much attention." Gohan laughed a bit nervously and edged himself away before making the dash for the school.

Videl watched the strange boy run off before turning around and asking some pedestrians who recognized her a couple questions. Coming up the street a motorcycle halted and revved, the driver pausing and glancing in Gohan's direction, his form slowly disappearing behind another building

"Was that… huh, weird. Hey Videl!" The driver sat comfy and waved her over. "Everything okay?"

"Yeah, I guess. I missed all the action though. What is it with all these fighters with the gold hair? First the cell games, and now in my own town. " Videl said with a pout. "I got a pretty good description but he doesn't sound like anybody I've ever heard of except that he wears the badge for our school."

"Huh, that's interesting… maybe he's new or in a different class. Either way the job is done… want a ride to school?"

Videl smiled watching as the driver flipped up the visor to give her a wink. "Sure, Zee."

~Orange Star High~

Her future self had it right. Posing as a boy made life a little more challenging and entertaining. Originally Xena had taken on the appearance of a boy to keep people from recognizing her from the Cell Games, but she'd come to like the things that came with it… No long hair to get in her way or pulled on, no skirts, dresses, or itchy materials, and she could converse with guys about fighting and training without having that snort of disapproval. Not to mention she could flirt with any female and not have it feel or seem weird… of course doing anything beyond a kiss was out, but she liked the interaction.

She'd given up on male companionship a long time ago, for reasons she continued to deny. Females were softer, sweeter, and more eager for attention than males. She didn't imagine getting into anything serious but she liked the interaction, the flirtation, and the play. Since she couldn't sleep with any of them without revealing her identity, most saw her as this cute bad boy just looking for a little flirtation, and were happy to give her that.

Easy.

Videl was the exception to the female fighter rule. As daughter of Hercule Satan she got the respect and admiration that all female fighters deserved. It was too bad the girl was so stubborn and narrow minded. Even now Videl was stuck on the golden fighter. She sat cross legged on her desk looking around her classroom seeing if any of her classmates fit the description given to her. Her friend Erasa sat on her left, a guy named Sharpener on her right, and Zee sat just below them next to Gary who was the biggest Hercule Satan fan she knew.

Leaning back in her chair arm slung over the back, Zee propped a boot up on the desk. She had headphones in one ear and left the other bare so she could listen in on the conversation happening above her.

"Sharpener, don't tell me you're the gold fighter." She watched the pretty boy run fingers through his long blonde hair with a chuckle.

"Oh please, I don't have time to play Superhero. I spend all morning working on my abs." Sharpener replied arrogantly.

"That's right, because your physical appearance is so important." Zee smirked. "Honestly, Sharpener if you trained your mind as much as you trained your body you'd be a genius."

"So says the prodigy, Why do you even come to school? You're smarter than the any of the teachers here."

"I come for the chicks," Zee winked at Videl making her laugh.

The teacher entered, Videl took her seat, and Zee righted herself up. She tugged out her headphones and pulled up her bag. She glanced up when the teacher announced there was a new student and all that ran through her head was. 'Oh No, not MY class!'

She let out a small curse when she saw Gohan come in nervously glancing around. When their eyes met she quickly stood up and shouted. "Cuz! Whoa what a surprise!"

Gohan blinked and then his grin spread. "Hey! Wow what are you doing here Xe- Geh!" Gohan felt her arm come around his neck and pull him down to her height and straight into a noogie. She grinned and laughed at the teacher.

"Excuse us professor, this is my cousin, I'd like to have a moment with him before you bring him into the jungle." She shoves him back out in the hall, closes and locks the door and then whirls on him. "Of all the schools, of all the classrooms why the hell did you choose MINE?"

"Geez it's good to see you too Xena." He jumped back a little when she pointed a finger in his face.

"That's Zee, if you're gonna stay here you'll call me Zee and you will refrain from referring to me as a female."

"Oh… so that's why you're dressed like that. Here I thought you'd joined a biker gang or something."

"Shut up, I like my style." She crosses her arms. "I'm warning you, Gohan. Blow my cover, Super Saiyan 2 or not, I'll plow my fist into your face."

"Okay, okay, i got it! We're still cousins, but we're males. I've got it." He held up his hands defensively and then quickly hugged her. "still it's good to see you. I've missed you."

She brushed him off with a slight blush. "Yeah yeah, don't get all mushy on me, cuz. I have a reputation to protect." She opens the door and shoved him in. "There now you're all caught up… Hey everyone this is my cousin, Gohan, from the country. Everyone be sure to treat him well okay?" She pat his shoulder and returned to her seat letting out a heavy breath.

"Uh right, thank you Zee. Well you heard her, and you should all follow his example, he got perfect scores on all his exams. You could learn a thing or two from him. Now then Gohan go ahead and sit wherever you like and we'll get started."

Erasa immediately stood up and waved him over. "Yoo hoo new boy, there's an empty seat right here." She pointed beside her giggling.

Gohan walked up the steps, glancing at Zee on his way up and then taking a seat. He watched her attention go to the front for the lecture, and watched her take an object out of her bag. His eyes blinked and widen and he leaned over whispering. "Zee, what are you doing with a scouter?"

"I modified it," she spoke simply and pressed a button. The screen blinked and scanned and as the professor spoke she watched the words appear immediately taking down notes. "I'll get you one, I'm sure your mom would appreciate it."

"That's pretty cool." Gohan laughed a little. This was great, he thought. He never imagined Xena to be the type to sit in class and listen to a lecture and here she was in the same class as him. He hadn't expected to see Xena at school, and it looked like he'd be keeping up his inner promise to see her more often.

As the lecture went on he kept his ears on the sounds, but his eyes on his cousin. She'd changed a lot in looks, the male disguise would have completely fooled him had he not seen a similar version with her future self during the Cell despite the outside shell he knew just from that brief encounter that she hadn't changed a bit.

She was still fierce and vibrant, and one smart cookie.

The first class when by in a flash, and during english, after the professor's changed, Erasa sparked a conversation with Gohan.

"So Gohan, do you want to know who Videl's dad is? I bet you'd be surprised."

"Hmm?" Gohan's interest peaked and he glanced over at the black hair blue eyed girl he had met earlier that day. "Oh? Who is it?"

Zee glanced over her shoulder the scouter blinking at her searching for the right source material and she clicked a button to change it to voice recording so she could listen in.

"She's the daughter of Mr. Satan."

"What? Hercule Satan? Wow that's pretty neat, i bet it's pretty interesting being a celebrity's daughter." He heard Xena snort a little and a little drop of sweat slid down his forehead as he laughed.

"You bet, of course being the friend of the daughter of a celebrity is pretty cool too, don't you think?"

"So you're the guy!" Videl said suddenly breaking up the conversation. "I was wondering why you looked so familiar. You're the guy I talked to in front of the bank this morning."

"Oh wow, you mean right after the Gold Fighter vanished?" The question came from Erasa.

"Huh? Who's the Gold Fighter? Is he a celebrity too?" Gohan asked and Xena put a hand to her face struggling not to groan.

"Wow you're out of the gossip loop. He's a superhero with super strength and magic powers. They say he looks like a teenage boy but with glowing golden hair."

Gohan gulped and tried to turn his eyes away. He was panicking on the inside wondering how the subject of him beating up a couple of bank robbers turned into a five minute legend. He chanced a glance over and spotted Videl's eyes narrowed on him and he paled. Did she know?

"Hey, Gohan, i just remembered what was said that the Gold Fighter was wearing. It was a white shirt, a black vest, and red pants… sound familiar?" She eyed his outfit up and down.

"It's probably just a coincidence, Videl." Zee interjected quickly. "I know my cousin and he's the gentlest person I know. He appalls violence." She turned her body and leaned back some smirking at Gohan. "Besides his hair isn't even gold. It'd take a lot of paint to get that color to glow."

"haha, very funny, Zee." Gohan laughed but looked at her with great appreciation. He wasn't sure how he was gonna explain that one.

"I guess you're right," Videl frowned biting her thumbnail keeping her eyes on Gohan for the time being. Zee was right, but still he made her suspicious.

During class he seemed normal enough, taking notes and listening to the lectures. He'd once in awhile turn his eyes to Zee, but that was normal since they were related. What was weird was the look in his eyes when he watched Zee… it was overly affectionate, and in her opinion a bit creepy.

When it was time for PE Videl stood up and watched Zee sling her gym bag over her shoulder. "You gonna go change in the bathroom again?"

"Yeah, why do you wanna come with me?" Zee teased with a smirk. Videl gave a short snorting laugh and waved him off.

"Why do you change in the bathroom? Don't they provide locker rooms for that kinda thing?" Gohan asked staring blankly at Zee's glare and then it clicked and he smacked his forehead. "Oh, right, never mind."

"For a book worm, Gohan, you're so stupid. I go in there cuz I like my privacy, it's a total buzz kill to watch guys strip." Zee waves him off and strut out. Erasa giggled at Gohan's flushed face and she pat his arm.

"Has he always been like that?" Erasa wanted to know.

"For the most part, I guess." Gohan rubbed the back of his head. "Zee's always been a abrasive, but he's actually a bit shy and private. It's kind of an odd mix."

"He said he lives with his dad, does that mean his parents are divorced? Where's his mom?"

"Oh, that's where things get complicated. His mom and my dad hooked up awhile back and now live in the woods with our brothers. When he was younger he lived with them but things got too crowded for his taste I guess and he decided to move in with his dad at Capsule where there was more room and stuff."

"Oh wow so you two are pretty close, huh?"

"Yeah, well we were anyway." Gohan grabbed up his stuff and hoping to avoid getting any further into the conversation went to the boy's locker room to change. The class met out on the fields to participate in a baseball game.

Gohan glanced to Zee, she wore a t shirt with the capsule logo on it tucked into some loose sweats and a baseball cap over her short mop of hair. She pounded her fist into a glove. chuckling with Sharpener as they bumped fists together in a casual brotherly motion. Seemed like she wasn't just popular with the girls, but the guys too. Xena had found a persona that allowed her to mesh with them on a scale he hadn't expected from her. Though she was short in stature compared to all the other guys she stood tall and confident which spoke volumes.

"Hey Brains, do you know what baseball is?" Sharpener teased giving the dork a once over. He didn't catch Zee's eyes giving him a warning look.

"Yeah, well I ready a couple books on it." Gohan explained causing a snicker to leak from Sharpener's lips.

"Really, then i'm sure you'll be the next all star." He turned to Videl. "You can have him, my team just filled up." He pat Zee on the back ushering him off as Videl grunted at him.

"Yeah thanks a lot."

"Oh come on, I'm sure he can come up with lots of strategies since he's such a smarty." Erasa coaxed and flirtatiously batted her eyes in Gohan's direction.

"Fine, I'm putting you in right field," Videl coached. "You know where that is, right?"

"Yeah, on the right….right?"

"Right."

They got into position, Gohan stood out in the field, bored mostly since majority of the players nipped the balls across the ground or off to the left. When it was Zee's turned to bat Gohan watched, wondering how she would play it out. Videl sent the ball zipping by and with quick reflexes Zee merely tapped the bat out letting it bounce against the metal and go skidding between Videl's legs. Zee made it to second and shot a smirk over her shoulder at him.

"Having fun?"

"How did you do that? I was expecting you to send it flying to outer space!"

"Part of the training, Gohan, is to learn how to hold back." She flicked up her wrist flashing her watch. "It also helps to have Capsule technology on hand."

Gohan eyed the watch, suddenly wanting one of his own. He heard the ring of the bat as Sharpener sent the ball flying much the way he expected Zee to. He jumped up, Zee cursing when he snagged the fly ball over 20 feet in the air. "Baka!"

Gohan glanced down at the field, he'd spotted the runner on third had left the base. "If I throw it to third, he'll be out. Okay Gohan, nice and slow." Gohan tossed, gently he hoped, towards his teammate. The panicked human stretched out his hand the ball burning and still spinning in his glove as he fell on his butt from the power behind it.

Zee had to struggle with a groan and she pulled her cap over her face. "Idiot."

Gohan landed looking around at the shocked faces and Zee's flushed one. He too pulled his cap over his eyes tiptoeing towards the benches.

"That move was beautiful Gohan." The teacher spoke proudly. "You must have jumped 25 feet into the air, way to go son."

"Oh it was just beginner's luck, I just got some new shoes that's all."

"Heh, right, it's gotta be the shoes." The teacher mused and immediately was thinking of ways to get Gohan on some of his sports teams. He looked to Zee who was taking her catcher's position. "Your cousin's a natural athlete."

"It runs in the family, but he's got the clumsy gene, coach, he wouldn't last long on any team." She crouched down blowing out a breath as Gohan came up to bat. Grunting she put her glove into her face. "Gohan, that's the left handed batter's box."

"Oh, is that wrong?"

"No, you're ambidextrous so I guess it doesn't matter." She adjusted her position. "Just try not to hit anybody, we don't want anybody rushed to the hospital."

"Right…" he better not swing then. He looked to Sharpener his hands gripped on the bat and he waited.

"So you think you can hit my pitches… we'll just see about that." Sharpener eyed him coolly his hands adjusting on the ball in his glove as Zee gave him signals, he rejected the curve then when she signaled a fast ball he smirked and nodded. "I'm gonna have you ducking like a sissy." He murmured to himself and purposely aimed the ball for Gohan's head.

Zee was fast, she got to her feet knocking Gohan down and catching the ball quick in her glove her eyes sharp as razors glaring at her pitcher. On the ground Gohan looked up shocked.

"Hey what was that for?"

"Take a walk, Gohan."

"What?"

"That ball would have hit you right in the head… take...a...walk." She turned those cold eyes to him and it sent a quick shiver down his spine. He quickly got to his feet then jogged to first base.

"Time out, coach." Zee yanked the cap off her head slapping it to the ground along with her glove and strut up to Sharpener. The guy laughed a bit holding his fist out.

"Nice catch, Zee. You've got some real great reflexes. Gah!" He choked a bit when he was yanked down by the shirt to Zee's eye level.

"Listen here, buddy, my cousin may be the new guy and a bit of a geek, but he's OFF your bully list, you understand me? Try another stunt like that again and I'll pitch this ball straight into your gonads." She lifted the ball in question up then shoved it in his hand with a force that made him cough his breath. "Believe me I'm a good shot, you won't ever see it coming."

"Oh.. okay…" Sharpener wheezed out and watched Zee strut back with anger still stiffened in his shoulders. "Man...what's with this family?"

Yay! First Chapter up! I hope you guys like the start of the last installment of the Mis- series. Expect some major changes from the original DBZ storyline, I'm going completely off quota for this. Hope you'll enjoy and look forward to it all.

Next Chapter: Learning to Blend In.