To the Ends of the Earth

Disclaimer:

 I don't own DBZ... Or else I'd be rich right now... and own a car...

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This fic, like some of the others I've seen, starts with the reappearance of Gohan's tail. Not that he hated it – in fact he missed the extra appendage. He had almost started to wish he had it back when it suddenly reappeared.

He first noticed it on a Thursday morning when he was about to go downstairs for breakfast. There was a small ripping sound from the seat of his pants and his reaction was: **Oh, I forgot to cut out a hole for my...TAIL!?**

Half of his mind was rejoicing to find his long-lost...tail. The other half was concerned about how to survive his classes. **Dende... What next?? **

~Kami's Dende's Lookout~

A certain green uh... alien-ish (a/n: O.o) person smirked. "Trust me Gohan, you don't wanna know."

~Son Residence~

"GOHAAAN!!! BREAKFAST!! You better get down here NOW! I swear, if you're late again-"

"Coming Mom!" Gohan wrapped his tail around his waist into a loose knot, trying his hardest to make it look like a belt.

"Hurry up! I can't hold Goten off much longer!"

Grinning, Gohan entered the kitchen and wrestled his brother away from the table. But as Gohan threw him out of the kitchen, Goten grabbed his brother's...belt.

"YEEEOOOOWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Goten! Get out of here!" Chichi picked up her frying pan. Goten took heed of the gesture and scooted out of the room.

Meanwhile, Gohan lay on the floor, twitching once or twice.

"Gohan... now what did Goten do to your...TAIL!!? Gohan, get that thing off your butt this minute!!" Chichi walked over to the counter and pulled a knife out of one of the drawers.

"No! Mom! Don't!" He hugged his tail protectively. "I wanna keep it this time"

Chichi sighed. "Gohan, you know what happened last time..."

Gohan gave her a Puppy Dog Look™.

Chichi hastily glanced at the clock. "Fine, just make sure I don't get any phone calls about the school being wrecked. Now GET OUT OF HERE OR YOU'LL BE LATE!!"

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For the first time in ages, Videl hadn't chased 'Saiyaman' all over the city, so Gohan wasn't late. When he got there only half the seats were filled. Most of the students were out in the hall doing... whatever high school students do out in the hall.

Erasa greeted him with a pinch on the arm. "I see you've decided to join us early?" Videl gave him the usual "I-Know-You're-Hiding-Something-From-Me Glare™.

Meanwhile Erasa was still talking, but her voice became faster and faster until: "ManitslikeyoutwohavethesamescheduleyouknowwhatImean?Youalwaysarriveatthesametimeeitheryou'rebothlateorearly.Imeanwhatsupwiththatyouknow itsactuallyreallyfunnyand-"

That's when the bell rang. Students took the steps four at a time in a game of 'get in your seat before the teacher comes'.

Videl caught herself staring at Gohan – a habit she had developed over the past few weeks – and mentally slapped herself. However, something else attracted her attention. **Funny,** she thought, **I've never noticed that belt before.**

"Videl!" barked their teacher, who was calling roll. "Videl! Earth to Videl!"

"Present..."

"Do you have something to share with the class?"

"No, sir"

Sharpener leaned back in his chair and looked across the row to Gohan.

"So the nerd is actually here on time?"

"Leave off, Sharpener" chorused Videl and Gohan. Gohan blinked and went back to his notes, and Videl continued to glare.

(a/n: here's your chance to call M-3342 a copycat!

Audience: yaay...

M: shutup. Anywayz, b cuz of lack o ideas 4 this fic, I decided to give their teacher a stack of permission slips for...)

"Alright, class. Before we start today's lesson, I would like to inform you all that Bulma Briefs, president of Capsule Corporations, has offered us a weekend field trip at the CC building."

(a/n: ok, now.

Audience: YOU COPYCAT!!

M: shutup)

 "This is a great honor for the school (a/n: ::snort::) and I expect you all to be on your best behavior. That means no fighting or profanity." At this there were groans from some of the students. As the teacher passed out forms for the following weekend, Videl became aware of a steady thumping coming from Gohan's direction. She saw that her 'friend' was hitting his head into the desk. Already, there was a good sized dent in it. It wasn't going to hold out much longer.

She reached over to tap him on the shoulder, but misjudged her aim (a/n: now how do you suppose she did that?) and her finger hit the Brown Fuzzy Thing™. Nevertheless, it had the effect she wanted. Gohan bolted upright and looked at her. She motioned 'stop' and pointed at his desk. He looked at it and his face assumed an expression that clearly stated 'aiii...shimatta...'.

~~~~~Lunch~~~~~

Wondering how a bunch of low-lifes got into a supposedly 'academically excellent' (a/n: lol) school, she glared at the boys who were trailing her and prying one off her shoulder, she exited the building. What was the matter with these people? She couldn't hang out with any groups: the boys kept on drooling at her and the girls shot her envious looks.

Well, there were two exceptions: Gohan and Erasa. Erasa waved her over to where she and Gohan were and Videl sat down against the tree between them.

De-capsulating (a/n: is there a word for that??) her lunch, Videl looked over to Gohan. "Gohan what's the matter with you? You've been banging your head into your desk in every class so far."

"Stress, I think." said Erasa, peering over Videl's shoulder. "Actually, I heard him start after we heard about the field trip. Do you know Bulma Briefs or something?"

"Well you see... my family and Bulma's have been friends for a long time and there are some things... well... never mind." He was thinking about Vegeta and Trunks at that moment.

Videl's eyes widened and Erasa gaped. "You know Bulma Briefs!?"

Some of the naivety he had inherited from his father took over. "Yeah, why? Is it a federal offense-thingy?"

Videl sweatdropped. Erasa tried to explain the situation. "She's like, a supergenius! She owns the biggest company in the world! She's famous!!"

"Uh..." Gohan didn't have the slightest clue as to what the problem was. Yes, Bulma was the head of Capsule Corp and very smart and good with electronics, but he never knew she was famous. Right now, his main concern was how to keep his classmates on friendly terms with Vegeta. Half a school of boys certainly wasn't going to help.


Kami help me...

~~~~~Kami's Dende's Lookout~~~~~

Dende looked up from a fudge sundae. "Mr. Popo, did you hear something?"

"I don't think so."

~~~~~OSH~~~~~

Erasa noticed Gohan's tail for the first time when they were walking to their next class. However, he had done a very good job disguising it.

"I like your new belt" she said, feeling the Brown Fuzzy Thing™. "What's it made out of?"

Gohan restrained from letting his tail twitch, an action it usually performed when stroked. He came up with a lie as fast as he possibly could.

"I dunno. My mom pulled it out of my dad's sock drawer." (a/n: lol)

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After eighth period, Gohan knew Videl would trail him as she usually did. When he spotted her behind him, he rounded a corner and sprang onto a roof. He stifled a laugh as she came around the corner and stood there baffled.

He made his way around on the rooftops until he was a safe distance away. Transforming into Saiyaman, he flew home, failing to notice his tail slipping out of its loose knot.

Behind him came the roar of jet copter engines.

End Chapter 1

That's the only cliffhanger I've been able to come up with this week. For those of you who are wondering, the Pg-13 rating is for later chapters.

R+R plz