Well, I decided to do another new fic, I hope you all like it. This one is set a little after the fight with Buu, and Gohan and Videl are off to college. I know that Gohan is a University boy, but they never specify for Videl. I decided, however, that she, too, went off to college, at least in this fic. So, hold on to your hats and enjoy the ride!
Title : I Haven't Decided Yet
Author : htmLord
Chapter : 1
Chapter 1 : Acclimation
Gohan looked around the room, pleased with himself. He had just moved all of his things into the room and organized them exactly as he wanted them. He even had one of his Dr. Slump posters from home hanging on the wall. All in all, he had had a productive morning, to say the least.
Gohan's roommate, however, was not at all the same. The other room of the twin dorm room set was a chaotic disarray of clothing, movies, video games, and books, all occupying the same small space as their owner, Matthew. Matt was going to be Gohan's freshman roommate, and he was also struggling to fit all the things he had brought into the small room.
"Hey, Gohan..can you give me a hand with this box? I'm gonna try to wedge this dresser into this corner here..."
Gohan looked at the spot his roommate was trying to fit the dresser into and laughed to himself. There was no way that that dresser would fit in that spot, but Matt seemed dead set on fitting it there. So, Gohan went into his room and helped Matt move the dresser, even though it would not fit into the spot relegated to it. Eventually, Matt gave up and left his dresser in the middle of the room.
"Hey, I can't think of anyplace to put this thing...while I'm thinking, I'm gonna get a bite to eat, you want to join me?"
Gohan thought about it a moment, then realized he hadn't eaten since breakfast and it was nearing 2 PM. "Sure, Matt, I'd love to..." And oh, would the dining commons staff love him...
The half-Saiyan and his human friend walked down the stairs and past the desk clerk. Gohan had already met her, her name was Sarah and she already had a crush on him. "Too bad for her," Gohan thought, and then he began to think about Videl.
Videl had been allotted a room in that building, and she was even in the same wing as he was! In fact, she would only live right down the hall from him! Her father had insisted on helping her move in, but they weren't moving her in until that evening. Gohan had volunteered to help, but Hercule wouldn't have it. "I can do this for my little girl myself!" he had said.
Just then, Matt waved a hand in front of Gohan. "Hey, man...you okay in there? We're at the counter, she needs to see your student ID." Gohan noticed that Matt had his in his hand and was putting it back in his wallet, so he must have zoned out thinking about Videl. He decided to just forget about it and he pulled out his ID.
"Here you are, ma'am," he said to the clerk at the ID station. She swiped his card on the machine then handed it back and the two walked in and got in line. As they passed, each grabbed a food tray and silverware, then they arrived at the main course table.
"What can I get you boys?" the server asked, then looked down at the selections, "We have mashed potatoes, creamed corn, meatloaf and swiss steak."
Gohan looked at the choices, then said plainly "Load me up." The server looked at him, and then asked again. There was no way that that little guy would eat that much, but again, Gohan said, "Just load me up. I'll eat it." So, the server loaded a plate up for him, putting a generous amount of each item on the plate. After helping Matthew as well, she ran off to make a bet with the dishwashers that the little guy with all the food wouldn't be able to pack it all away.
On their way to a table after getting their drinks, Matthew asked Gohan "Man, how can you eat that much? You're only about half my size and yet you still eat twice what I do...what gives?"
Gohan, using his favorite tried and true response to that question, said "Oh, I work out and have a high metabolism." Matt seemed to believe him, and really, it was the truth. What Gohan wasn't telling him was that being a Saiyan (or partial Saiyan, in his case) has a multiplying effect on your metabolism. "Oh, well..." Gohan thought when he thought of that, "he certainly doesn't need to know that his roommate is half alien...I had a hard enough time telling Videl, let alone this guy..."
(Author's Note : To find out more about him telling Videl, go check out one of my other fics, Gohan's Dragon Ball! Yes, its a shameless plug, but if I don't do it, who will?)
The two sat down at a table, and then Gohan attacked his food. Compared to his mother's cooking, the food was tasteless and bland, but then, compared to what he himself usually made, it was great. It was, however, nutritious and quite filling, especially since he only had to make 5 trips for more helpings. After the last one, too, the server looked so pale that Gohan thought she might faint.
After the meal (which Matt barely touched since he got full just WATCHING Gohan eat), the two walked back up to their room and decided to attack Matt's things again. This time, Gohan took charge, and, within 10 minutes, they had the room put together and in order. Matt looked at his room in awe, almost unable to believe that those were his things in that neat room.
After getting things laid out, Matt had to head down to the bookstore to pick up his books for History 103 and French 101, so Gohan had some time alone. He sat down at his desk and leaned back, thinking about various things, when the phone rang. "Hello?" Gohan said, grabbing the phone off the wall.
"Hey, Gohan!" Videl said over the line. "Me and Dad just got here and got things in my room, you want to come over and check it out?"
"Sure, Videl! I'd love to. What room are you in, again?"
"My room is number N228, Gohan. How long until you can make it over?"
"I'll be right there, Videl!" With that, Gohan hung up the phone and headed for Videl's. As he passed the Resident Assistant's room, his R.A. yelled out to him.
"Hey, there. Gohan, isn't it? How are things coming so far?"
"Fine, sir. I have all my stuff taken care of, and now I'm headed to a friend's."
"Whoa, Gohan, call me Eric, not sir. I'm just a student like you, I just happen to be in my third year," Eric corrected him. "Well, have fun at your friend's." After their little conversation, Gohan started to head down the hall when he heard a familiar voice.
Hercule Satan was booming at his daughter just a few doors down about being a lady now that she was at a University and that she would have to behave herself without him being around. Gohan heard him and homed in on the room. Hercule was just about to start on another spiel, and had just taken a breath when Gohan decided it was time to interupt.
Gohan chose that moment to knock on the open door of Videl's room. "Hello, Videl?" he said, and Videl immediately appeared in front of him, having totally blown off her father.
"Hey, Gohan. What do you think?" Gohan looked into the room and was definitely impressed. Due to her father, Videl had scored a two person room all to herself. She had told him numerous times that she didn't want him to do that for her, but he had insisted, just as he had with helping Videl move in.
Gohan looked around the room, and it was quite full for it only being one person's things. Videl had a loveseat, two desks (the rooms came equipped with two beds and two desks, so she did have two of each of those), a bunk bed, and a small entertainment center with a TV and some other odd items. She also had two dressers and both closets were apparently full. How she had come to have all these things might have flashed through Gohan's mind had he not known she was the daughter of Hercule Satan.
"I think, Videl, that you have a nice looking room that is utterly filled with stuff. You did a really good job getting everything moved in," he said, making a motion at Hercule, who took the compliment with his characteristic style (that is, he didn't even notice since it wasn't made blatantly obvious). Videl, however, noticed Gohan's comment and giggled at her father. Hercule finally got the point, and was about to make a grand response when Videl stopped him.
"Well, Dad, don't you have to go and get ready for that big photo shoot at the new mall?" Hercule looked as his daughter for a moment, then ran out the door, shouting "MAN I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THAT!"
After he had left, Videl snickered for a moment and Gohan looked at her. Videl explained "My dad doesn't have a photo shoot, I just told him that to get him to leave. He's been hounding me all day about being good now that I'm away from home, and I'm just sick of it!"
Gohan merely nodded then took a seat on the loveseat and relaxed. "This is a nice room, Videl...you and your dad really did do a great job in here. So, where's your roommate?"
Videl kind of grimaced at that comment, then explained. "Dad pulled a few strings and got me my own room...even though I told him not to...I wanted to live like everyone else, not like the daughter of Hercule, for once..."
"Oh, don't worry about it, Videl. He's just trying to do things for you," Gohan replied.
"Yeah, I know, I just wish he wouldn't try to do EVERYTHING for me..."
Just then, a tall blonde girl walked up to the door and knocked. "Hi, how are you two? My name is Mary, I live next door!" She was pretty perky, though she seemed pretty nice, so Videl invited her in.
"I'm Videl, and this is Gohan," Videl said, pointing to the dark-haired half-Saiyan on the loveseat.
"Pleased to meet you both! Just drop by anytime if you want! I live in 225, right over there." With that, Mary walked off down the hall, headed for who-know's-where. Gohan and Videl just looked at one another and thought the same thoughts.
"What other interesting people are we going to meet here...?" they both said together. They both half-blushed at the dual-statement, and then they went on conversing.
"So, have you eaten dinner yet?" Videl asked.
"No, not really...I just had a late lunch."
Videl grabbed Gohan by the arm and headed for the door. "C'mon, I know you can pack down a bit more, and I'm hungry!" The two of them headed down to the dining commons and made it up to the ID stand. The girl there, the same from before, just looked at Gohan quizzically, having seen his last accomplishments only a few hours before.
"Oh, well..." she thought, then swiped both of their ID cards. "Have a good meal!" she said as they headed on by.
When they walked up to the main course stand, again, the lady who had helped him early was still working and she looked at him, nearly in shock, as he ordered another big plate of food. Videl noticed all these glances Gohan had been getting and began to question him about it as they headed for a table. "Gohan, have you already made a Saiyan of yourself down here?" she said, making sure Saiyan came out so that he could hear it, but that no one else could make it out.
"Well, my roommate and I came down here for a late lunch, so yes, kind of..."
"Oh, Gohan...what am I going to do with you...?" The two sat down, and this time, Gohan ate somewhat properly, only getting seconds, and not thirds through fifths. Videl, knowing what that really meant, was proud of him. "Good, Gohan. At least you didn't eat the entire place."
As they were just finishing eating, they noticed Mary come into the commons talking with a young man. The guy was probably a year or two older than them, but this was supposed to be an upperclassmen only dorm (Hercule had pulled some strings, there, too...even for Gohan!). He had short, yet still unruly dark hair and glasses. He got a big portion while Mary didn't get much, and then they came over to Gohan and Videl's table.
Gohan and Videl had finished eating, but they were just sitting at the table talking. Mary walked up to them and asked if she and her friend could sit with them, and Gohan told them to go right ahead. Then, Mary introduced her friend. "This is Nic, he lived in the room you do now last year, Videl. Nic, this is Gohan and Videl."
The young man reached over and shook Gohan's hand and then nodded toward Videl. He had been about to do something fancy, but he sensed some sort of bond between the two that he decided he shouldn't get in the way of. "Pleased to meet you...now, where have I heard your names before...?" Nic tapped his temple, trying to place their names.
"Oh, that's right. Gohan, are you in History 207?"
"Well, yes I am. How did you know that?"
"I thought so, I'm the graduate assistant to Professor Adams for that class and for History 291. I'm writing my graduate thesis on the history of the dragon balls. I have it on the authority of two noted individuals that the original being who created them centuries ago is still alive. Many of my fellow students don't even believe in the dragon balls, but Professor Adams believes that my work is sound. Oh, I'm sorry...I didn't mean to expound on my thesis... I just get wrapped up in my field of study, sometimes..."
Gohan and Videl merely looked at each other and shared a silent laugh. "If he only knew..." they thought.
Title : I Haven't Decided Yet
Author : htmLord
Chapter : 1
Chapter 1 : Acclimation
Gohan looked around the room, pleased with himself. He had just moved all of his things into the room and organized them exactly as he wanted them. He even had one of his Dr. Slump posters from home hanging on the wall. All in all, he had had a productive morning, to say the least.
Gohan's roommate, however, was not at all the same. The other room of the twin dorm room set was a chaotic disarray of clothing, movies, video games, and books, all occupying the same small space as their owner, Matthew. Matt was going to be Gohan's freshman roommate, and he was also struggling to fit all the things he had brought into the small room.
"Hey, Gohan..can you give me a hand with this box? I'm gonna try to wedge this dresser into this corner here..."
Gohan looked at the spot his roommate was trying to fit the dresser into and laughed to himself. There was no way that that dresser would fit in that spot, but Matt seemed dead set on fitting it there. So, Gohan went into his room and helped Matt move the dresser, even though it would not fit into the spot relegated to it. Eventually, Matt gave up and left his dresser in the middle of the room.
"Hey, I can't think of anyplace to put this thing...while I'm thinking, I'm gonna get a bite to eat, you want to join me?"
Gohan thought about it a moment, then realized he hadn't eaten since breakfast and it was nearing 2 PM. "Sure, Matt, I'd love to..." And oh, would the dining commons staff love him...
The half-Saiyan and his human friend walked down the stairs and past the desk clerk. Gohan had already met her, her name was Sarah and she already had a crush on him. "Too bad for her," Gohan thought, and then he began to think about Videl.
Videl had been allotted a room in that building, and she was even in the same wing as he was! In fact, she would only live right down the hall from him! Her father had insisted on helping her move in, but they weren't moving her in until that evening. Gohan had volunteered to help, but Hercule wouldn't have it. "I can do this for my little girl myself!" he had said.
Just then, Matt waved a hand in front of Gohan. "Hey, man...you okay in there? We're at the counter, she needs to see your student ID." Gohan noticed that Matt had his in his hand and was putting it back in his wallet, so he must have zoned out thinking about Videl. He decided to just forget about it and he pulled out his ID.
"Here you are, ma'am," he said to the clerk at the ID station. She swiped his card on the machine then handed it back and the two walked in and got in line. As they passed, each grabbed a food tray and silverware, then they arrived at the main course table.
"What can I get you boys?" the server asked, then looked down at the selections, "We have mashed potatoes, creamed corn, meatloaf and swiss steak."
Gohan looked at the choices, then said plainly "Load me up." The server looked at him, and then asked again. There was no way that that little guy would eat that much, but again, Gohan said, "Just load me up. I'll eat it." So, the server loaded a plate up for him, putting a generous amount of each item on the plate. After helping Matthew as well, she ran off to make a bet with the dishwashers that the little guy with all the food wouldn't be able to pack it all away.
On their way to a table after getting their drinks, Matthew asked Gohan "Man, how can you eat that much? You're only about half my size and yet you still eat twice what I do...what gives?"
Gohan, using his favorite tried and true response to that question, said "Oh, I work out and have a high metabolism." Matt seemed to believe him, and really, it was the truth. What Gohan wasn't telling him was that being a Saiyan (or partial Saiyan, in his case) has a multiplying effect on your metabolism. "Oh, well..." Gohan thought when he thought of that, "he certainly doesn't need to know that his roommate is half alien...I had a hard enough time telling Videl, let alone this guy..."
(Author's Note : To find out more about him telling Videl, go check out one of my other fics, Gohan's Dragon Ball! Yes, its a shameless plug, but if I don't do it, who will?)
The two sat down at a table, and then Gohan attacked his food. Compared to his mother's cooking, the food was tasteless and bland, but then, compared to what he himself usually made, it was great. It was, however, nutritious and quite filling, especially since he only had to make 5 trips for more helpings. After the last one, too, the server looked so pale that Gohan thought she might faint.
After the meal (which Matt barely touched since he got full just WATCHING Gohan eat), the two walked back up to their room and decided to attack Matt's things again. This time, Gohan took charge, and, within 10 minutes, they had the room put together and in order. Matt looked at his room in awe, almost unable to believe that those were his things in that neat room.
After getting things laid out, Matt had to head down to the bookstore to pick up his books for History 103 and French 101, so Gohan had some time alone. He sat down at his desk and leaned back, thinking about various things, when the phone rang. "Hello?" Gohan said, grabbing the phone off the wall.
"Hey, Gohan!" Videl said over the line. "Me and Dad just got here and got things in my room, you want to come over and check it out?"
"Sure, Videl! I'd love to. What room are you in, again?"
"My room is number N228, Gohan. How long until you can make it over?"
"I'll be right there, Videl!" With that, Gohan hung up the phone and headed for Videl's. As he passed the Resident Assistant's room, his R.A. yelled out to him.
"Hey, there. Gohan, isn't it? How are things coming so far?"
"Fine, sir. I have all my stuff taken care of, and now I'm headed to a friend's."
"Whoa, Gohan, call me Eric, not sir. I'm just a student like you, I just happen to be in my third year," Eric corrected him. "Well, have fun at your friend's." After their little conversation, Gohan started to head down the hall when he heard a familiar voice.
Hercule Satan was booming at his daughter just a few doors down about being a lady now that she was at a University and that she would have to behave herself without him being around. Gohan heard him and homed in on the room. Hercule was just about to start on another spiel, and had just taken a breath when Gohan decided it was time to interupt.
Gohan chose that moment to knock on the open door of Videl's room. "Hello, Videl?" he said, and Videl immediately appeared in front of him, having totally blown off her father.
"Hey, Gohan. What do you think?" Gohan looked into the room and was definitely impressed. Due to her father, Videl had scored a two person room all to herself. She had told him numerous times that she didn't want him to do that for her, but he had insisted, just as he had with helping Videl move in.
Gohan looked around the room, and it was quite full for it only being one person's things. Videl had a loveseat, two desks (the rooms came equipped with two beds and two desks, so she did have two of each of those), a bunk bed, and a small entertainment center with a TV and some other odd items. She also had two dressers and both closets were apparently full. How she had come to have all these things might have flashed through Gohan's mind had he not known she was the daughter of Hercule Satan.
"I think, Videl, that you have a nice looking room that is utterly filled with stuff. You did a really good job getting everything moved in," he said, making a motion at Hercule, who took the compliment with his characteristic style (that is, he didn't even notice since it wasn't made blatantly obvious). Videl, however, noticed Gohan's comment and giggled at her father. Hercule finally got the point, and was about to make a grand response when Videl stopped him.
"Well, Dad, don't you have to go and get ready for that big photo shoot at the new mall?" Hercule looked as his daughter for a moment, then ran out the door, shouting "MAN I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THAT!"
After he had left, Videl snickered for a moment and Gohan looked at her. Videl explained "My dad doesn't have a photo shoot, I just told him that to get him to leave. He's been hounding me all day about being good now that I'm away from home, and I'm just sick of it!"
Gohan merely nodded then took a seat on the loveseat and relaxed. "This is a nice room, Videl...you and your dad really did do a great job in here. So, where's your roommate?"
Videl kind of grimaced at that comment, then explained. "Dad pulled a few strings and got me my own room...even though I told him not to...I wanted to live like everyone else, not like the daughter of Hercule, for once..."
"Oh, don't worry about it, Videl. He's just trying to do things for you," Gohan replied.
"Yeah, I know, I just wish he wouldn't try to do EVERYTHING for me..."
Just then, a tall blonde girl walked up to the door and knocked. "Hi, how are you two? My name is Mary, I live next door!" She was pretty perky, though she seemed pretty nice, so Videl invited her in.
"I'm Videl, and this is Gohan," Videl said, pointing to the dark-haired half-Saiyan on the loveseat.
"Pleased to meet you both! Just drop by anytime if you want! I live in 225, right over there." With that, Mary walked off down the hall, headed for who-know's-where. Gohan and Videl just looked at one another and thought the same thoughts.
"What other interesting people are we going to meet here...?" they both said together. They both half-blushed at the dual-statement, and then they went on conversing.
"So, have you eaten dinner yet?" Videl asked.
"No, not really...I just had a late lunch."
Videl grabbed Gohan by the arm and headed for the door. "C'mon, I know you can pack down a bit more, and I'm hungry!" The two of them headed down to the dining commons and made it up to the ID stand. The girl there, the same from before, just looked at Gohan quizzically, having seen his last accomplishments only a few hours before.
"Oh, well..." she thought, then swiped both of their ID cards. "Have a good meal!" she said as they headed on by.
When they walked up to the main course stand, again, the lady who had helped him early was still working and she looked at him, nearly in shock, as he ordered another big plate of food. Videl noticed all these glances Gohan had been getting and began to question him about it as they headed for a table. "Gohan, have you already made a Saiyan of yourself down here?" she said, making sure Saiyan came out so that he could hear it, but that no one else could make it out.
"Well, my roommate and I came down here for a late lunch, so yes, kind of..."
"Oh, Gohan...what am I going to do with you...?" The two sat down, and this time, Gohan ate somewhat properly, only getting seconds, and not thirds through fifths. Videl, knowing what that really meant, was proud of him. "Good, Gohan. At least you didn't eat the entire place."
As they were just finishing eating, they noticed Mary come into the commons talking with a young man. The guy was probably a year or two older than them, but this was supposed to be an upperclassmen only dorm (Hercule had pulled some strings, there, too...even for Gohan!). He had short, yet still unruly dark hair and glasses. He got a big portion while Mary didn't get much, and then they came over to Gohan and Videl's table.
Gohan and Videl had finished eating, but they were just sitting at the table talking. Mary walked up to them and asked if she and her friend could sit with them, and Gohan told them to go right ahead. Then, Mary introduced her friend. "This is Nic, he lived in the room you do now last year, Videl. Nic, this is Gohan and Videl."
The young man reached over and shook Gohan's hand and then nodded toward Videl. He had been about to do something fancy, but he sensed some sort of bond between the two that he decided he shouldn't get in the way of. "Pleased to meet you...now, where have I heard your names before...?" Nic tapped his temple, trying to place their names.
"Oh, that's right. Gohan, are you in History 207?"
"Well, yes I am. How did you know that?"
"I thought so, I'm the graduate assistant to Professor Adams for that class and for History 291. I'm writing my graduate thesis on the history of the dragon balls. I have it on the authority of two noted individuals that the original being who created them centuries ago is still alive. Many of my fellow students don't even believe in the dragon balls, but Professor Adams believes that my work is sound. Oh, I'm sorry...I didn't mean to expound on my thesis... I just get wrapped up in my field of study, sometimes..."
Gohan and Videl merely looked at each other and shared a silent laugh. "If he only knew..." they thought.