Disclaimer: Dragon Ball Z belongs to Toriyama Akira and will never be mine.

Discovering Gohan

Lime

When Gohan woke up the next morning, he felt odd. He had a feeling that something was going to happen and he wasn't going to like it. Gohan quickly dressed, grabbed some breakfast, and left for school. When he arrived at the school, he noticed that Videl and a whole mob of students watched as he pulled up. He got off the motorcycle, capsulated it, and walked to class.

As he walked down the halls, he heard numerous girls squeal and giggle over him. He rolled his eyes. That was definitely something he did not need to see or hear this early in the morning.

"They can be very annoying at times," someone behind him stated.

Gohan turned around to find Videl looking up at him. "I guess." He shrugged and continued to walk down the hall.

"So tell me a little something about yourself, Gohan," Videl requested as she jogged to catch up to him.

"What's there to say beside my name and gender?" he answered monotonously.

"Well, let's see… how about your age?"

He stopped in his tracks and eyed her suspiciously. "It shouldn't matter to you."

"Oh come on, Gohan. I'll tell you something about myself if you tell me something about yourself," she persuaded.

Gohan just shook his head. "Listen, I don't want to answer any questions. I know that you're trying to befriend me, but I'm telling you that you're wasting your time. I don't want any friends and I don't need any friends. Go talk to someone who does," he stated coldly. He knew that what he said was a little harsh, but he didn't really care. That was what he felt.

Videl was taken aback by his response and could only gape at him. No one had ever dared talk to her like that after Cell's defeat. She smiled inwardly. Videl liked this boy. Yes, she did. He was capable of standing up for himself and won't let anyone bully him, not even the daughter of Mr. Satan.

She stared right into his onyx eyes and stated plainly, "I will discover who you are, Gohan." Then she walked away as if nothing had ever happened.

Gohan raised an eyebrow at the strange girl and shook his head. She didn't get the hint that he wanted to be left alone. He looked down the hall where she had gone and smiled slightly. She was the first girl who was so stubborn and willful that she reminded him of his mother and Bulma. Gohan released a sigh and walked down the opposite direction down the hall toward his locker.

When Gohan walked outside to devour his lunch, he was stopped in his tracks by a group of girls. He knew what they wanted, but allowed them to speak anyway.

The girl began by giggling and putting a hand on his arm. Gohan looked at her arm questioningly then at her. "I was wondering if you were free Saturday night?"

Gohan raised an eyebrow and shook his head. "No."

The girl stopped giggling and stopped smiling. "Then perhaps Friday night?"

Gohan shook his head again.

"Then how about when you have free time?" she asked in a squeaky voice.

Gohan looked away from her and answered monotonously, "I don't date girls like you." Then he walked out the doors of the school and toward the outside lunch courts.

The girls were shocked as too what happened. The girl Gohan had rejected burst into tears and ran toward the bathroom. The group of girls followed their leader.

Videl and her friends gaped at what had just happened. Gohan had just turned down the second most popular girl in school in less than a minute! Of course Videl was the most popular since she was Mr. Satan's daughter.

"Did you guys see that?" Sharpner asked, still in disbelief.

Erasa rolled her eyes. "Of course we saw that, Sharpner. We were standing right next to you."

As Erasa and Sharpner began to bicker, Videl looked at the door, which Gohan exited through. "Odd… very odd."

When sixth period came around, Videl, Sharpner, and Erasa confronted Gohan.

Gohan looked up at them, wondering what they wanted even though his face was expressionless. "Is there something you want?"

"Did you realize that you turned down the most popular girl in school? Well, most popular next to Videl of course," asked Sharpner.

"I don't see what's so special about her. She's not that amazing that she should be one of the most popular," stated Gohan. He glanced at Videl and asked, "What's so special about you that you're the most popular girl in the school?"

Erasa and Sharpner gaped at the demi-saiyan. "You mean, you don't know?"

Gohan shrugged. "I suppose so. Otherwise I wouldn't be asking."

"She is Satan Videl! The daughter of Mr. Satan!" exclaimed Erasa.

"Mr. Satan's daughter, eh? That's interesting," Gohan commented. He shifted his attention to the teacher who had just walked into the gym. Who knew that Mr. Satan had such a beautiful daughter? I guess nothing is what it appears to be after all, thought Gohan.

"Okay class," began Mr. Mile. "Today we're going to be running three miles." Moans and groans erupted from the crowd of students. "Stop complaining you big babies. The people on the track team run ten. Follow me to the track field."

Within a few minutes the group of students stepped foot onto the field and were forced to begin running. Gohan was able to run the whole three miles effortlessly and finished first, followed closely by Videl. Meanwhile, the rest of the class struggled to keep up.

Videl wiped the sweat off her forehead and slumped down to sit on the ground. She took deep shallow breaths while Gohan just sat down. He didn't seem as fazed as she was. In fact, it from the way he looked, it was as if he didn't run at all! Videl was very confused, but curious at the same time as to how that was possible.

For the next few weeks, Videl continued to observe Gohan. She noticed how he never seemed to show any emotion no matter what the situation. He didn't really talk to anyone, aside from the teachers and her asking him questions. He always sat outside during lunch and still did not make any friends. Girls continued to ask him out on dates, but he turned down everyone one of them. Many of the boys in school hated Gohan for getting perfect grades and all the girls' attention. Gohan never tried out for any team even though he should. One day she even followed him home and she discovered that he lived at Capsule Corp. Gohan found out when he arrived home and demanded that she never follow him anywhere ever again. Sometimes on the way to school or home, she noticed that Gohan would help out the police by capturing criminals. He was able to capture and defeat them quicker than her! The strange thing was, he shot out beams of light out of his hands like the warriors from the Cell Games. At first she thought that Gohan could've been that little boy, but then she shoved the thought out of her head. There was no way that could've been possible because Gohan didn't have the gold hair or turquoise eyes.

Today the teacher made a pretty interesting announcement to the class that caught Videl's attention right away.

"Since this class is English AP, I decided to make things a little interesting. Now, I know that many of you are not acquainted with each other in this class. Therefore, I decided to have a little get-to-know your partner assignment. I want all of these questions on the board answered in English, not Japanese," said Ms. Muffin.

A few groans came from the class.

Ms. Muffin could only smile at her students' reactions. "I expect to have the report on my desk by Monday. Oh yes, I will be assigning your partners."

A few of the students began to pound his or her head against the desk.

"Don't kill yourself just yet. If you're dead how are you going to be able to turn in your assignment?" Ms. Muffin said with a smile that only made students want to run out of the room.

"The pairs are as follows: Georgina and Wilson, Alexander and Katie, Gohan and Videl…."

When Gohan heard his name being called, he could only raise an eyebrow in confusion. He was to be paired up with Videl? That was quite interesting since she was the exact person he was trying to avoid.

Videl tried to hide a smirk, but failed miserably. "How are you, partner?"

"Fine, partner," Gohan said, emphasizing on the last word.

Videl cringed at his tone of voice, but tried not to show it. She was about to open her mouth to speak when a girl walked into the room.

Ms. Muffin raised an eyebrow at the girl. It was odd to have a new student this late in the year already. Transfers should've been made weeks ago. "Yes, may I help you?

The girl nodded her head and stepped up to the teacher. "Hi, I'm Lime. I just transferred here."

Ms. Muffin eyed the form Lime was holding, took it from the girl, and looked over the contents. "Hmm… I see that you have a very good background from your old school." Ms. Muffin looked up and scanned the room. She frowned when she realized that her class had an odd number of people because of Lime's arrival.

"Well, I don't have a partner for you Lime… I hope you won't mind if I pair you up with one of the other pairs."

Lime shook her head. "Oh, not at all, Ms. Muffin."

Ms. Muffin smiled and scanned over her list of students. "My best students are Videl and Gohan…" She turned to Lime and asked, "I hope you wouldn't being paired up with Videl and Gohan. They're the best in this class and would help you get around easier."

Lime smiled. "That's a good plan."

Ms. Muffin smiled back and called out to her best two students. In a few seconds, Gohan and Videl were standing right in front of her. "Gohan, Videl, I want to introduce you to Lime. She will be part of your group project. Now, I know that this will be a little more work on you, but I know that you two can handle it. I want a report on each group member. Is that clear?"

The two teens nodded.

"Good, now get busy."

Lime turned to Gohan and stuck out her hand. "Long time no see, Gohan. How have you been all these years?"

"Fine. I see that you've grown a lot since the last time I saw you. Anything new happen with you?" he answered monotonously.

What? They know each other? Videl thought to herself.

"No, nothing really except for me and my grandfather moving to Satan City," she replied.

"I see… welcome to Satan City, I guess," Gohan replied with the same tone.

Videl noticed that Lime didn't flinch or feel uncomfortable while talking to Gohan. She narrowed her eyes in suspicion. Who was this girl and how did she know someone like Gohan?

"Would you like to come over to my house for dinner tonight? Grandpa is going to make his specialty," asked Lime.

Gohan shook his head. "I can't. I owe Vegeta a sparring session. He's been really upset since I started attending school."

Lime laughed. "It looks like he'll never change."

"Actually, he has changed in a way," said Gohan.

For the rest of the conversation, Videl just sat back and read her novel. She had no idea what was going on and she was extremely envious for Lime being friends with Gohan. Videl narrowed her eyes. This only fueled her desire to find out the mystery behind Gohan even more.

"Okay, class dismissed," Ms. Muffin, said in time for the bell to ring, signifying the end of the period.

Videl frowned as she walked out of first period and toward her next class. Interviewing people wasn't one of her favorite things to do since she was on the receiving side of interviews most of the time. That was expected since she was the daughter of the Great Mr. Satan. She sighed and looked over to her right where Gohan was walking next to Lime. Videl just didn't understand how Gohan could be so calm and reserved all the time. It was as if he didn't have any emotions at all.