Chapter-4
Three heads turned towards the source of sound, Mick. The boy was smirking at Sharpener before slipping a hand around Videl's waist pulling her closer. Said girl just looked at Sharpener and nodded before taking Mick's hand from around her waist smiling, as she took her seat next to Erasa. Mick sat down next Gohan, who was now in between Sharpener and Mick. However Gohan was least bothered about the tension in air between the boys at his side since he was fully focused on lunch.
Lunch passed on with the couple chatting on about their date yesterday while the blond and the demi-Saiyan were caught in Erasa's latest gossip. It was English after lunch followed by Chemistry following which they had P.E ending their day.
As lunch ended the gang of five with the couple at the back headed to class. Gasps and shocks filled the corridor as Sharpener walked by. Some of the nerds and even some jocks moved away not wanting to face the boys wrath as some jocks plucked up the courage to yell "Yo Sharpener, is your ass up already for another beating" which were silenced by a single glare from the blonde.
Sharpener was the first to reach the class door where he paused before turning to Mick and saying "I have resigned from the Satan dojo" before walking into the class as he was followed by an astonished Erasa and Gohan along with a smirking Mick.
Gohan knew that though the Satan dojo was no good compared to the turtle hermit's teaching, it was the best amoung non-ki dojos. He had always heard Sharpener speak proudly about the place by saying things like "I feel alive only when am at the dojo" or he would sing a song on how great the champ was, and how he easily floored each student in the dojo.
Sharpener had once told him that he was one of the top students of Mr. Satan only second to Mick, Videl and a few others. The blonde had always spoken of the dojo like it was his second home, but now he didn't even seem faced by the fact that he would never again be able to set foot in the dojo.
"Sharpy, how are you going to train martial arts if you're not going to the dojo?" asked Erasa as the English teacher droned on about the importance of an essential clause. "I can always train at my house you know" said Sharpener trying to sound cheerful but failing miserably.
"You know Sharpy, I may show you how to throw a punch if stop crying" teased Mick as Sharpener just clenched his fist. "Stop being an ass all the time Mick" snapped Erasa as she turned twords Sharpener. Videl just looked on at the teacher not minding the argument between her boyfriend and Erasa.
"Don't listen to him Sharpy, you can train at your house as you said. You can always get stronger and put him in his place soon enough" said Erasa with a gentle smile as the blonde's hard features softened, something that rarely happened.
Gohan listened to all this whilst keeping his eyes on the teacher pretending to be listening. He was not surprised when Videl did not interfere with their bickering. He knew that she wanted to keep her boyfriend as well as her friends no matter what, but how could she do that when it was crystal clear that the blondes wanted nothing to do with Mick.
They were still putting up with him only due that fact that said girl liked him. Gohan knew that Videl had to interfere at some point, or it would end pretty badly, and the events of yesterday were fresh in his mind. 'I wonder what Mick thinks about putting up with Erasa and Sharpener' though Gohan as he tuned in the teachers lecture.
Orange Star High - Gym
English ended and Chemistry passed on with all the students taking notes vigorously. Currently the gang of five were walking towards the locker rooms to get changed for P.E. They arrived at the gym to find it loaded with much heavy working equipment.
A conversation came up as the gang waited for their P.E teacher. "So guys how do feel about the upcoming field trip to capsule corps" asked Erasa at no-one in particular. "I think it would be cool to meet the richest woman on the planet" said Mick as Videl joined in saying "Ya, she's even richer than my dad" trying to break the awkward silence.
"Hmmmm…. Nothings gonna be as good as Mr. Satan's camp" said Sharpener with a smirk. "Good for the strong ones like me and sad for a weakling like you" mocked Mick as Sharpener took a step forward curling his bandaged fist. The whole gym turned to see the commotion between the boys.
"You don't want to repeat yesterday do you" said Mick with a sly look as to everyone's astonishment the short tempered blonde smiled before replying "We will fight again one day, and that's the day I will beat you into the ground" said Sharpener as he turned and started walking towards the bleachers. Mick tried to follow him but was cut short as their coach Mr. Burn came in looking chirpy.
The students turned their attention towards their teacher, the encounter between Mick and Sharpener forgotten. "As you all know, we are going to be attending Camp Satan after our trip to capsule corps. However a small problem has arisen due to the champ's strength" the said as he continued seeing that the students were paying him the fullest attention "Considering the champs level of power, it would be embarrassing to the school if you students weren't able to keep up with his training, hence the I and the principal have come to an agreement of spending all the remaining P.E sessions till the trip in training you all in martial arts" the teacher finished as the class minus Gohan cheered.
"Now I want all you those who have trained martial arts on my left and those who haven't on the right" said Mr. Burn as the students shuffled rearranging themselves into groups. Gohan went along with Erasa to the group of untrained students not wanting to show off. Mick, Videl, and all the jocks of OSH went to the group left of the coach boasting proudly that they were the personally trained by Mr. Satan.
Sharpener sat on the bleachers watching the jocks throw insults on the nerds, though he couldn't stand the jocks mocking Gohan who seemed to be bluntly ignoring their comments. 'Hell, when my arm heals am gonna show those thick-heads not mess with brains' thought Sharpener angrily as the coach cleared his throat ready to begin the martial arts session.
"So with that out of the way, I will be teaching the weaker students how to adopt the Satan stance, while I want the trained students to run 5 laps, and do 100 push-ups after which you will be sparring" he said grinning. The trained jocks started their laps with Videl and Mick taking the lead.
Gohan groaned at the thought of learning the Satan stance. 'There's no way am gonna stoop as low as learning his stance' thought Gohan as the he and Erasa stood side by side. The coach did a weird sound before showing them a ridiculous stance in which Gohan could find a dozen openings.
'He's not even balancing his weight' thought Gohan as he observed the stance to be one to be used by a person preferring muscle over speed and brains. He just shook his head before sloppily imitating his teacher. The coach just shook his head at seeing all the ridiculous stances, before going to each student correcting them.
When he came over to Gohan he almost cried as the demi-Saiyan had purposely lifted a leg into the air in a clumsy pose. The student body snickered as the coach expelled Gohan to the bleachers claiming he didn't have the privilege of practicing martial arts in his current lifetime.
Gohan happily took the seat next to Sharpener as the blonde mumbled something along not knowing a simple stance. "So what do ya think about the field trip?" asked Sharpener as Gohan replied "I think it will be good" 'Man I forgot to visit Bulma, should do it after school' he thought before focusing his attention on the stronger students who were having a hard time with the 100 push-ups.
P.E ended with everyone except for Gohan and Sharpener exhausted. Videl quickly came and bid her good-byes to the trio as she ran off with Mick saying that he was going to introduce her to some of his friends. Sharpener left right after Videl saying he had to train. This left Gohan with Erasa as the bubbly blonde chatted away on various gossip as Gohan searched for a way to evade her and head for Capsule Corp.
"Hey Gohan what do you say to go see Sharpener train?" asked Erasa as she pulled him in the direction of Sharpener's house without waiting for a reply. 'Any normal person would have had his arm ripped. Good thing am a Saiyan' thought Gohan feeling the bubbly blonde's wrath.
At Sharpener's House – 4:45 P.M
Gohan arrived at Sharpener's house along with Erasa in her capsule car. He saw that the garage door was open. He extended his ki senses to find the blonde's ki fluctuating, indicating him to be training. He and Erasa got out of the capsule car and walked towards the house as they heard a frustrated yell. They entered the garage to find the blonde giving a punching bag everything he had. He saw them out of the corner of the eye waving a hand at them before taking out his frustration on the punching bag. Erasa and Gohan sat on a nearby desk waiting patiently for Sharpener to finish.
Sharpener finished his punching routine 20 minutes later. He signed before turning towards the duo and smiling "Sorry guys, I was a bit tensed up", "only a bit" teased Erasa playfully punching him on the shoulder.
"What we're doing punching the bag Sharpener" asked Gohan as Sharpener looked at him ridiculously before replying "I was training". "Martial Arts?" questioned Gohan as Sharpener rolled his eyes before replying a yes. "But I thought that you guys did kata's as training" asked Gohan recalling the P.E session. "What a good idea Gohan, why don't you show him some kata's Sharpy" butted in Erasa as Sharpener looked uncertainly at Gohan.
"Brains, you up to kick-ass" he asked with a smirk at the thought of Gohan decking some of the jocks that had bullies him at school. "Ummm… me….Martial Aaarts …. No Sharpener …. Am really not into fighting" stuttered Gohan as Sharpener looked at him maliciously.
"C'mon Brains, you need to know to kick-ass if you wanna be cool. Now be a good boy and imitate my stance" said Sharpener falling into the Satan stance. Gohan looked at Sharpener curiously tilting his head to the right. "What are you waiting for Brains, Chinese new year? Copy my stance" yelled Sharpener as Gohan looked at him one more time before replying "Ummmm Sharpener, won't your stance be more balanced if you shifted your weight a bit more on your right leg by moving your left a bit back" replied Gohan lamely.
Sharpener and Erasa exchanged looks before Sharpener applied Gohan's correction to his stance. He stayed in his new position for a few seconds before his face lit up like a child in a candy store as he exclaimed "Wow Brains, you must have read a lot of books on Martial arts. Man my new position is awesome; my body feels so relaxed and free to move along any direction". Erasa and Sharpener turned towards Gohan amazed that their friend had managed to modify a stance invented by the champ himself.
"Gohan, are you a student of Mr. Satan" chirped Erasa as Gohan shivered realizing that he had revealed that he knew martial arts. "No….. My dad taught me some techniques…. That's all" he said doing the Son GrinTM. "Well, you're showing me all the techniques your dad taught you, assuming they are as good as the last correction you made in my stance" said Sharpener delighted at the fact that he could progress in his training.
'Oh man …. What am I going to do? Guess I'll just show him a few katas from the demon style since I can't show him the turtle style. Yes that's right I can't show him the turtle style, he may be able to track the kata's to Master Roshi and the rest of the Z-Gang, but only I and Piccolo know the Demon style so it shouldn't be a problem" thought Gohan as he focused his attention back on Sharpener.
"What were you thinking hard about cutie" asked Erasa as Gohan replied "I was just deciding which kata to teach Sharpener" before turning to said boy and saying "Hey Sharpener, copy my stance" before assuming the first stance Piccolo had taught him as he found that it would be the easiest to teach Sharpener. Sharpener looked at him strangely before copying his stance, as Gohan corrected him.
This went on for an hour as Erasa watched the boys do a series of kata's. 'Gohan is something else' she thought as she watched him correct Sharpener for the 100th time but patiently none the less. Soon Sharpener was exhausted from doing the kata's but Gohan hadn't even broken a sweat.
"So Gohan how come you kept the fact that you knew Martial Arts from us" asked Erasa with a hint of suspicion in her voice as Gohan did the Son GrinTM before stuttering a "You never asked" excuse before turning towards the other blonde to avoid suspicion.
Erasa smiled at his cute gesture before turning to the exhausted blonde who managed to say "Brains…. You….. Me ….. Train….. After school… From five" before he fell back down panting hard.
Gohan signed as he flew home, 'Me and my big mouth' he thought recalling his comment on correcting Sharpener's stance. 'Guess I do owe him some training after I stood back and allowed Mick to give him the beating of his lifetime' thought Gohan before remembering about the field trip and blasting off in the direction of Capsule Corp.
Capsule Corp
Gohan landed outside Capsule Corporation. He walked up to the door only to find it ajar. Smiling to no one in particular he walked in only to step on a trip wire which set off buzzers everywhere. He looked up just in time to see a bucket of cold water drop off the ceiling.
He smirked before firing a small ki blast vaporizing the water as he extended his ki senses in search of a lavender haired kid only to find said kid hiding inside a shoe closet nearby. He coolly walked over to the closet before yanking it open and grabbing an 8 year old Demi-Saiyan by the ankle dangling him upside down. "Trunks" Gohan said as Trunks grinned sheepishly before asking "Wanna play Gohan". 'Play, Play, Play is that all kids care about' said Gohan remembering what he had done as a kid as he set Trunks down before heading in the direction of Bulma's ki signature which was most probably in the direction of her lab.
Bulmas's Lab – Capsule Corp – 6:00 P.M
"Hey Bulma" greeted Gohan as he entered Bulma's lab. "Well, if it isn't my Godson" exclaimed Bulma as she gave the Demi-Saiyan a hug before saying "Long time no see Gohan, you should visit us more often. You know it gets kind of lonely here with only Trunks to talk to".
"Isn't Vegeta here?" Gohan asked before extending his ki senses to find Vegeta training in the Gravity room. "Humpfff …. If you are talking about the Prince of three Saiyans, His highness wastes away every day in the name of training for the next threat. Honestly have you Saiyan's ever taken out the trash" Bulma ranted as Gohan covered his ears.
Bulma's face softened after seeing this gesture as she cheered up by asking "So what's the matter kiddo, you don't usually visit me unless it's something important".
Gohan looked at her dumbly for a second before remembering the purpose of his visit. "Bulma" he yelled making the blue haired genius to cover her ears, "How could you do this to me, How can you invite my class for the field trip, How am I going to conceal my secrets with you being related to each one of them" he ranted as Bulma composed herself before replying "Gohan do you think that I am dumb enough to not think of these beforehand or have you lost faith in my intelligence" said Bulma in a 'Don't you dare tone' as Gohan Shut up immediately not wanting to face her wrath.
She signed as Gohan plucked up the courage to ask "What about Trunks and Vegeta?" She looked at him for a second before smirking and replying "I have already bribed them as I have done on many other occasions" she said and continued on seeing the Demi-Saiyans confused face "I tricked Trunks by allowing him to stay at your place for the two days, so far he doesn't even know about the students coming on a field trip cause if I tell him he'll be wanting to stay to try some of his pranks as he did the last time" Gohan shivered at the thought of pranks as Bulma continued "As for Vegeta let's say I hit him deal which he couldn't refuse" said Bulma winking at Gohan.
The Demi-Saiyan tilted his head to the side thinking deeply before naively asking "What's the deal Bulma?" Bulma smirked before whispering "Wicked Sex" in the Demi-Saiyans ear as he turned bright red stuttering a "Gotta go play with Trunks" before running out of the lab.
Bulma laughed for a Good five minutes before returning to her work. 'When you're ready we'll get Satan back for his lies and his insults on the Goku without putting the Z-Gang in the spot light especially Gohan' she thought looking pridefully at her half-finished invention.