Chapter 3: "I humbly accept this meal!"
Gohan walked down the hall and glanced again at his schedule, the cafeteria was on the first floor, and with the thought of food, cooked by his mother dashed down to the cafeteria. As he arrived he scanned around, the room itself was large about the size of a school gym, but noticed too many people, he remembered that eating outside was allowed and set off to behind the cafeteria. There were many picnic tables around, but Gohan wanted to just sit down in the shade. He searched for a good tree and found one, it was close to the entrance back into the building but away enough from prying eyes when he pulls out his lunch. Finally, food! Which capsule was it again? He reached into his bag to pull out his capsule box, and scanned the top of the lid for the number, Number 59: Food capsule Saiyan edition. He smiled, at the "saiyan edition", Bulma actually needed to have a different version of the food capsule just for saiyans. He chuckled pulled out the capsule clicked the top and gave it a toss. In front of him was a meal fit for a growing young saiyan, all on a picnic blanket.
Gohan's mouth began to drool at the sight of his lunch, steak, roast chicken and of course his favorite dish, rice pilaf. He was about to start with the steak, but a certain black haired girl caught him by surprise. "Umm Gohan? Would you like some company?" Videl was actually shocked by the amount of food Jesus! What does he have a bottomless stomach? Gohan swallowed the one it of steak in his mouth and nodded and replied "Sure thing, take a seat and have some food if you want." He wasn't one for sharing his food, but why not he figured. "So Gohan, you know about the Dragon Balls?" Gohan was puzzled. "What do you mean? I never heard about them until today." Please buy it! Please buy it! Videl chuckled a bit. "Bull. You were the only one who wasn't mesmerized in class when Jenkins was talking about them." Damn. She saw right through it…..Wait, why was she paying attention to me during that moment? I wonder if I had something on my face. "Ok, you got me, I know about the Dragon Balls. Truth is, I've known about them for longer than anyone in the school, including Mr. Jenkins." Videl was intrigued. "So what he was saying was true?"
Gohan nodded and proceeded to take the four star ball out of his pocked. Videl was confused at the sight of it, knowing a period before it was in the possession of their history teacher. Gohan noticed and began to explain. "The four star ball has been in my family for years. It was my grandpas and my dad's. I had to ask if I could have it back. For my dad it reminded him of grandpa. For me, it reminds me of dad." As the words left Gohan's mouth, a tear started to form in his eye, fond memories of the time he and Goku spend together surfaced. The times up in the mountains well before Raditz showed up, the time in the hospital after the battle with Vegeta, and to him the ones that stuck out, the time they spent preparing for the Cell Games.
While it brought a slight tear to his eye, he smiled knowing that Goku was smiling the old "Son Grin" at his son from heaven with a slightly peeved King Kai standing next to him for blowing up his planet, and new car. He wiped the tear away and continued on. "Basically what we learned in history is true, only the single wish part is no longer true." Videl was confused and tried to figure it out but Gohan just went on. "The Dragon Balls were created by the Guardian of Earth, or I should say The Former Guardian of earth. When he, passed on in a sense they turned to stone. So we found someone who could not only fill the position, but give the Dragon Balls a little upgrade in the wish department. Now they grant two wishes, but if it's bringing back a lot of people from the dead it uses up both." Videl was puzzled. How would he know about this? Guardian of earth? Former Guardian? With him it's one big mystery. She wanted to ask about how he knew this, but decided to save it for later. "You said I could have some of the food right?" Gohan nodded "Yeah help yourself." He proceeded to finish the steak, and Videl took some slices of chicken. It was down to the final dish, the Rice. It was a big bowl, But it was small for a Saiyan's stomach. They glared at each other, knowing this bowl would be the cause for a battle. Videl mustered up the courage to ask "You want the rice?" Gohan nodded. "You want it too?" Videl nodded. "There is only one way to settle this matter…" Videl was nervous yet curious. A battle for rice? This is a new one… Gohan took a deep breath. "ROCK PAPER SCISSORS!" Videl was stunned, but went along with it.
"How many sets?" Gohan thought….."Five." Videl laughed a bit. "Ok, let's do this!" For a good five minutes the cries of "Rock paper scissors" could be heard outside by the picnic area. They were both down to four wins each. One more for the rice, Gohan looked up at Videl "Ready?" She gave the nod for yes. Simultaneously they said "Rock paper scissors says shoot!" Gohan had Rock. Videl had Paper. Saddened by the loss of his rice but happy with the fun, Gohan conceded defeat. Videl beamed with excitement. She went for the rice and scarfed it down quicker than Gohan ever did. Man! She's human but eats like a saiyan? Puberty most likely. Videl was satisfied, to her it was the best rice she ever had. She thanked Gohan for the food and gave him a pat on the back for the good game. With that he packed up the plates into the capsule and returned it to the case. The two headed for their next class, science. Gohan had taken a liking to Videl as a friend, she was strong willed, never gave up and cared about those in trouble. Videl had taken a liking to Gohan, only for her it was a bit more than a friend, in her heart a crush was developing on a certain young man. She ignored the blush on her face as they walked down the halls to science class.
So here it is, the third chapter! I was planning on holding off the GxV for a few more chapters but Gohan never had friends his own age, so he wouldn't notice Videl's advances so it's one sided, kinda like With Chi-Chi and Goku in early Dragon Ball, and last chapter was short. So i hope this made up for it. As for update schedule. One Chapter a Day no set time. But i have to give thanks to the readers, reviewers and those that actually favorited this story and myself. this is the only fic I've written, period so i was expecting next to nothing, but just...wow, you guys are awesome. Until next time, See you later! Ps: For those that figure out the pun for the Capsule Number, you get an INTERNET COOKIE!