'Man, Bulma is such a genius!' Gohan thought while he was playing with his new watch. 'Just one push of a button, and whoever I'd be aiming at would be paralyzed.'
He looked over at Broly, a couple seats next to him, who was busy taking notes like his life depended on it. 'Just as a precaution.'
Videl quickly looked away to her notes, and Gohan only then realized she must have been staring at him for a while. Did his tail grow back or something? He quickly checked, but found nothing. 'And I'm not wearing the same clothes as yesterday, I made sure I have something a little more stylish...' he thought, proud of his denim jeans and navy button-up shirt.
"Videl, there's been a hijacking in the bus-terminal!"
The sudden noise came from Videl's watch, causing everyone to look up excitedly. Even the teacher paused his tuition. Gohan was only confused, clueless of what was going on.
"A trail of hooligans have taken over a tour-bus full of senior citizens, and are holding them all for ransom!" Bullet-shots could be heard in the background, along with the cries of some terrified policemen. "Videl, you've got to help us!"
"Stay calm, I'm on my way!" she told her watch, as she began to ran down the stairs.
"May I be excused professor, thank you!" she shouted, not even waiting for his answer.
"Well actually, I... Ok, on you go then..."
Everyone was acting like this was the most normal thing in the world, so why was he the only one without a clue? He couldn't take it any longer, so he turned to his neighbor.
"What's wrong with her, is she sick?"
"No, silly!" Erasa chirped back at him, amused at his dumbfounded expression. "She went to fight the hijackers!"
He was shocked, to say the least. "All by herself?"
"Of course, I mean, she is the daughter of mister Satan, you know. She's always going out there and saving us from the nasties."
"But... that's not safe!" Gohan stammered, still not willing to believe a regular girl his age would fight crime. And people simply let her?
"There's really no need to worry, Gohan." The blond jock assuredly put in. "Videl can lift even more weights than I can." He sounded like that was a near-impossible accomplishment, probably thinking the matter was settled with that argument. "She's been training her whole life, and some say she's as strong as her father now."
As strong as her father? The few memories he had of mister Satan weren't very ensuring. 'Sure, they may believe mister Satan is the strongest man alive, but, well, I'm more concerned she's as weak as her father... But I can't leave now, class is still going. Plus, I've got to keep an eye on Broly... But what if she's in danger? I can't just leave her all by herself...'
He resolutely stood up, making the blond next to him squeal in the process. He knew what he had to do, what the right thing to do was. As he made his way down the steps, the stares he received from his peers and teacher reminded him he still hadn't come up with an excuse yet.
"And where might ye be...?"
"Bathroom!" Gohan interrupted. It was the first thing that came to mind, and it sounded pretty solid. No one would have a clue, as long as he didn't take too long. He quickly ran through the empty hallways, until he made it to the roof. He quickly looked around, to make sure no one was watching him. Flames of gold engulfed him as he transformed into a Super Saiyan.
"Hold on, Videl!" he muttered before he flew off.
He was only a few seconds away, when he came to a sudden halt. "Wait, I can't show up like this, Videl will totally recognize me with these clothes on!" he pondered out loud, with his chin in his hand. "I wish I had some kind of costume, to keep my identity a secret... like some kind of super-hero outfit! But I guess I've been too worried about Broly that I completely forgot about it! Oh well, what can I do?"
The Gold-fighter looked around at the buildings below. Surely there would be some kind of clothing store around here? He started flying lower, inspecting the stores beneath him, trying really hard to ignore the stares and awes people gave him. At last he found what he was looking for. He quickly landed and entered the store.
"I need some kind of costume, and quick!"
People in the store nearly chocked in their excitement when they recognized the hero in front of them. A couple brave and flirtatious employees immediately clung unto him with hungry eyes, abashing him with their giggles.
"Sure, mister Gold-fighter." the brunette holding on to his left arm said with a wink.
"What's the occasion?" the redhead to his right asked with a seductive voice.
"Well... I, uh..." For some reason it had become very hard to think clearly, not being used to so much attention. It was kind off insane how quickly rumors can spread. "Well, just... Nothing too crazy... as long as it's comfortable..."
All but one of the girls ran off, twittering in excitement, and the remaining girl pulled him with her to the changing rooms. What had he gotten himself into? He had no time, and he had no choice but to get through this quickly.
The first employee came back and handed him a set of clothes, flustering Gohan who was just taking of his shirt. The girl giggled, but left him his privacy.
He took a look at the clothes she had brought. "Wait a minute..." he slowly uttered, looking at the white shirt and fancy black suit and gray vest.
"Just try it, I'm sure it will look great!" he heard from the other side of the curtain.
He had never worn one of these, at least not this fancy. "Are you sure...?"
"Come on! Just put it on!" The voice sounded a little annoyed with his wining.
While muttering under his breath, he started putting on the items, stepping into the black dress shoes that got shoved inside, quickly putting on the black leather belt and buttoning up his vest. He wasn't sure how he was going to be able to fight in these clothes, because they were very tight. But it didn't matter, it was taking too long. He looked down at his watch, and he was shocked by how late it already was.
"I'll take it!" he nearly shouted as he stepped from behind the curtain. The girls all gasped for air, gawking at the dreamy Super Saiyan. He quickly reached for his wallet, pulling out a handful of bills, too rushed to even look at how much it was. He had to go!
"Just one more thing..." a blond employee said, as she reached her arms around his neck, placing a shiny, skinny red tie around his not yet completely buttoned-up shirt. There was no time!
Gohan nodded a thank you, and quickly ran out of the store with his bag full of regular clothing. He had to hurry, and he still needed to figure out where the bus-terminal was!
"Videl, please tell us a little more in depth how the Gold-fighter put out the fire."
One of the tall skyscrapers in Satan City had caught fire, and she had tried to go put it out, and luckily, the Gold-fighter appeared, for the third time already, and saved the day. A couple of reporters now stood around the teenage crime fighter, eager for some more news to make tomorrow's headlines. The girl with the black pigtails was used to this kind of attention, so she started her summary of the event that was just over.
"While I was opening the valve, the roof started collapsing..." she stopped, recognizing a certain black-haired figure sneaking away. Interesting. "Hold on!" The reporters weren't happy, but quickly found another source to interrogate. Meanwhile, Videl had sneaked up on her unaware classmate.
"Where are you going, Gohan?"
She grinned, having managed to startle him. He nervously turned around. 'Busted.' she thought.
"So, what's the rush, huh?" she demanded, as she started walking towards the frozen teenager.
"Rush? I wasn't rushing..." He laughed in his usual nervous way, with his hand behind his head. Did he think she was going to buy that pathetic excuse?
"Gohan, you're hiding something, aren't you!" she said, a lot firmer, almost with her face in his, in an effort to scare him. He backed away, but not far.
"Ugh, what do you mean? Hiding what?" He looked at her sheepishly. She glared right back at him, not moving either. She wanted to make him feel uncomfortable, he seemed like the type of guy that would spill the beans when put under pressure. Videl was merciless, and it seemed to be working.
"Noooo!"
Both of them were taken by surprise by a certain redhead. Videl realized how awkward a position they were in, so she backed away, trying to suppress a blush. Luckily, Gohan recomposed himself rather quickly.
"Hey, I've been looking for you!"
"You lied to me, shame shame!" The girl didn't seem to really listen, too caught up in her hissy fit. Videl didn't really like her very much. The girl was always out seeking attention from everyone, especially the cute guys. So what was going on between Gohan and her? Surely, they weren't...
"You! You didn't have anything you needed to take care of! You saw Videl and wanted to sneak off and meet her and give her a kiss!"
Videl was surprised, looking back at Gohan expectantly. But his quick reply crushed the tiny spark of hope that had come up.
"Angela, that's not true!"
"I don't like you anymore, Gohan! See if I ever let you take me out again!" And with that, the redhead turned her back on them and walked away, furiously.
"What was that all about?" Videl wanted to know.
Gohan sighed sadly, with hanging shoulders. "Yesterday in school she asked me if I had anything to do today, and I said no, so she told me I had to take her out on a date."
"You had to?" Videl repeated incredulously.
"Well, I didn't want to make her feel bad!" He looked as though he was accused of something bad. Then, with his sad demeanor returning, he added, "I just hope she won't be too upset..."
By now, Videl had completely forgotten why she went after Gohan in the first place. All she could think now was that she didn't want him to be so sad. She gently put her hand on his arm, in an effort to comfort him. Wait, were those... muscles? He always wore long-sleeve shirts, but as she squeezed lightly she could definitely feel his arms were rock-hard.
"Ooooohhh, hey you two!"
Startled, they both looked around in the faces of their three friends. Trying to fight another blush, Videl quickly let go of Gohan's arm, and he used it to awkwardly laugh with his hand behind his head again.
"Hey guys, what's up?"
"You tell me, Gohan! What were you two doing here, hmmm?" Erasa nosily demanded. Videl recognized the dangerous thoughts developing in her blond friends head.
"Nothing happened, Erasa! Gohan was just on a date with Angela, and I happened to run into them, that's all."
"Whoa, hold on there! Gohan was on a date?" Sharpener looked astonished at this news. "Not bad, brains, not bad."
"Come on, guys, let's keep going, I'm starving." Broly was the only one that didn't seem to care about this whole situation. Erasa didn't seem very satisfied, but she would get her chance to poke around some more.
"Oh yeah, we were on our way to check out this sweet cafe, care to join us?"
"Yeah, that sounds fantastic!" Gohan exclaimed, relieved by the distraction. The three guys started walking in front, and Erasa took this chance to quietly interrogate her celebrity-friend.
"You two were holding hands, weren't you! Don't deny it, I know what I saw!"
"You're wrong." Videl hissed back. "Stop jumping to conclusions. Nothing is going on!"
"Then why do I catch you staring at him in class all the time?" the teaser continued.
"Wha-... No! He's just... He's hiding something, Erasa, I know it!"
The girl in the green top didn't seem contend, but luckily they had arrived at the destined cafe, so Videl had more room to breath. And think.
'Erasa is wrong, there is nothing going on between Gohan and me. He didn't even seem interested anyways, too busy trying to please that dumb Angela. Besides... I'm not interested in new guys anymore, I haven't had much luck there yet, and I don't want to end up disappointed again. And then there's my dad...'
"Videl, I got you a bagel and a coffee!"
"Thanks, Sharpener." Probably not as impressed as he had hoped she would be. All of them sat down around in the comfy little chairs, and all were staring at Gohan and Broly their food-trays with big eyes.
"What?"
No one knew what to say. They were finally getting used to Broly's insane appetite, but the shy, modest Gohan even appeared to be challenging the eating-champion, judging from how full his tray was.
"What, I'm just hungry, Ok?"
"So Videl, we never got to hear from you what happened yesterday." Erasa tried, in an attempt to break the awkward silence. "You just ran out, and never came back. What happened?"
Videl started telling her story, of how she stopped the bus hijacking, and how the Gold-fighter had appeared at the last second to safe the day. She was just in the middle of describing what he looked like, when the teens got interrupted by a sudden newsflash on the TV.
"...Caught fire. There are still no details of what might have caused it. Luckily, only a few were injured, but there were no casualties. The fire got put out by our city's Videl Satan..."
Everyone on the cafe started cheering or whistling on their fingers, making Videl blush slightly.
"...Who was assisted by a new hero, also known as the Gold-fighter. Who this person is, and how he got his powers remain a mystery."
Vague images were being shown of the mysterious Super-hero with the gold hair and a three-piece suit. Everyone was staring at the TV mesmerized. Everyone except for Videl. What caught her interest was that Gohan was nervously playing with his watch. He looked... guilty? Scared?
And for some reason, for a short moment Broly looked very angry.
