A/A: I really appreciate all of the reviews I've gotten. It blew my mind. I've nearly gotten double this week what I normally get. So I have to send out a big thank you to everyone.

Now, A-man, I know what you're saying. And a blade would have been much more likely to hurt him, but…I couldn't come up with a reason for a common criminal to be carrying a sword or knife, or a set of arrows, so I had to settle with a bullet. I figured that humans depend on guns, because they think it will win against everything. I don't know. It just seemed to me to be the weapon of choice. And I also understand that it wasn't a flame…and I do understand that everyone's not going to like everything I write. I do want to be a writer someday. This is just me testing my boundaries. Since I couldn't get passed chapter five, I decided to write a fanfiction, so I could see how far I could bring myself to write. So far, so good, I'd say. But at this point, just about anything will be a good enough excuse for me to stop. I'm severely lacking in motivation. I want to write the chapters, and will force myself to anyway, for my faithful reviewers, and the readers who don't leave a review too! I'm fine with that, though reviews are fun, and give me feedback. And I know that one (or two) slightly negative responses aren't enough to give up fully. But I won't lie and say that it never crossed my mind.

I don't really know how much longer the story is going to be, but I'm not going to make half-hearted chapters either. I'm going to finish this story, and try to make it good. So no worries there. I need to test myself. And this is the ultimate test. Taking negatives and rejections and the like, and pushing forwards anyway. Oddly enough, I had a ton of fun writing this chapter, and am well into the next chapter. So, there may be hope for me yet!

P.S. A-man, how do you review so often on one chapter? I got like three last week, and it just confuses me. I thought you could only review once…

Anyway, sorry for the super long author's note…I didn't mean for it to get out of hand there. So, without any further comment from me, on with chapter ten!

Title: Hunt for the Dark Haired Angel

By: YukiraKing

Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or its characters.

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Chapter Ten:

Videl was excited. Not only was she going on a date with the guy she finally chose, but she'd picked the perfect girl to get poor Gohan off of her back. It had taken her a lot of thought, but she was absolutely positive that this girl was the one. Gohan couldn't say no to her. She wasn't athletic, like Videl was, but she figured Gohan would be able to overlook that for her beauty. This girl was stunning. And Gohan was shy, so she made sure to pick a girl that was more free-spirited. She just knew that this girl would be able to bring him out of his shell. And keep him distracted. She didn't want to hurt him.

And that was her problem. She'd never had any trouble turning someone down before. It was like a second nature. Sharpener was the perfect example of that. He asked her out almost religiously. And she turned him down without a thought. But she just couldn't do that to Gohan. And it was starting to bug her. She didn't like him anymore. She told herself this over and over. But she couldn't help it.

Saiyaman may be the one she chose, but there was something about Gohan that made it impossible for her to actually turn him down. That's why she had spent the whole day desperately trying to think of the perfect girl. The girl that would be able to turn his affections away from her.

This is what she wanted. No. This is what she needed.

And she figured it out. Erasa was her first thought, but she couldn't bring herself to actually go through with that plan. She may not like Gohan—or so she kept telling herself—but she the thought of her best friend being with him…somehow, it just rubbed her the wrong way. He needed to get with someone she wasn't particularly close to.

And that was where this girl came in. She was absolutely perfect!

Videl made her way through the classroom, and headed towards her seat.

"Hey, Angela," she called. "I have a proposition for you."

Lime was confused. She didn't understand what went wrong. Gohan and Videl should have been absolutely natural. There shouldn't have been any questions asked. But somehow, Saiyaman was added to the equation. And she wasn't so sure that it was a good thing.

Saiyaman was Gohan. Gohan liked Videl. But now Videl liked Saiyaman. Somehow, Gohan managed to get himself stuck in a love triangle. With himself. And unfortunately, he was losing. It almost wasn't fair.

"Gohan," she asked quietly, so no one would overhear. "Why did you say yes?"

"I had to, Lime," he said exasperatedly. It wasn't the first time he'd been faced with that question. He'd been asking himself since it happened. And Bulma had been asking him too. And no matter how many times he was asked, he could only come up with one answer. He simply had to say yes. "It could've been my only shot. I had to take that chance. I know it was stupid. But she actually asked me! That might never happen again. So…yeah."

"But Gohan," Lime countered. "You can't start a relationship built on lies."

"I haven't lied to her," he argued.

"But you haven't been a hundred percent truthful either. She doesn't know that you are the one she asked. She thinks it's someone else. She's even under the impression that Saiyaman is his name. You can't tell me that you want to start like that. It's just so…so wrong," Lime said. She wasn't sure how to go about this. It was a very delicate situation.

"Lime, I like her," Gohan said quietly. "A lot more than should be possible. I mean I've only really met her a week ago. I shouldn't be in so deep yet. But I am. And I can't bring myself to give up what could be my only chance with her. Okay? She made it very clear that she doesn't like Gohan. But she does like Saiyaman. Saiyaman is who I am. I'm not the nerd that I may come across as at school. I just want her to like me. Is that so bad?"

"No," Lime had to admit. "But you should still tell her. It could hurt her to find out she's fallen for someone other than who she thought. I just don't want you to hurt the two of you when the truth finally comes out."

"I'll tell her," Gohan told her determined. "But just not yet. I want to have at least one date with her, where she doesn't freak out at me."

"One date," Lime said strictly. "Then you tell her."

"If the moment is right," Gohan said, before the teacher called them to attention. Lime went down to her seat, with a frustrated glare. Gohan had a hard time keeping his eyes on his notebook as Videl slid into her seat, just two seats down. She'd been talking with that Angela girl. It was out of character for her. Aside from Erasa and Lime, Videl tended to stay away from the girls in their class.

Gohan didn't know what was up, but he was going to find out…

It wasn't until the teacher dismissed the class for lunch, that the situation was made clear to Gohan. Angela walked up to him the instant the bell rang, and was just short of batting her eyelashes as she looked up at him.

"Hello," she said with an award winning smile. It would have worked on just about anyone. But Gohan wasn't falling for it.

"Hi, Angela," he said looking down the stairs toward Lime, who was waiting at the doorway for him.

"You know my name?" she asked excitedly. "I thought Videl was kidding."

Videl huh…?

"Really? What did Videl say?" he asked hesitantly. Just what did that girl get him into?

"She said that you had a great big crush on me. I didn't think it was true, of course. I mean, we haven't really met. But she said you did. And you know my name. So, do you want to go on a date with me? Videl said you did."

Gohan shook his head slowly from side to side, and couldn't keep a smirk from spreading across his face.

She's clever. I'll give her that.

"She did, did she?" Gohan asked.

If his smirk bothered Angela, she didn't let it show.

"Yep, she did. She said you were just too scared to come and ask me. But that's silly. You don't need to be scared of little ol' me. I'm not gonna hurt ya. So, if you wanted to ask me out, now would be a good time to do it," she said with an angelic smile.

"You see," Gohan started hesitantly. "I kind of already have a girlfriend…"

Saiyaman is me, so I do…right?

"But that's not what Videl said. Who is she? I'll bet its Lime. You and Lime probably didn't want Videl to know, so she's using me to find out. That would be so like her too," Angela said, looking downwards.

Videl wouldn't do that, Gohan thought, biting back a growl.

"I'm not dating Lime," Gohan said for what seemed to be the hundredth time.

Why do people always think that?

"Then who is she?"

"Umm…well," Gohan started. Great, what do I say now? I can't say Videl. Angela would freak out…and Videl would freak out if news got to her… "It's kind of complicated…"

"There isn't a girl is there. Videl just lied to me, didn't she?" Angela said. "Why won't you go out with me? Is it because I'm not pretty enough? You think I'm ugly!"

"Angela, that's not what I said," Gohan countered.

"But you do don't you. You think I'm ugly, that's why you won't go out with me!"

"That's not it at all," Gohan pleaded.

"Then why won't you," she said through tear-filled eyes.

"I told you, I have a girlfriend," Gohan said exasperatedly. "I can't."

"If you have a girlfriend, can't you tell me her name? 'It's complicated' is what people say when they're just making it up," Angela said.

"I can't tell you," he admitted.

"So there's no reason? You just won't go out with me?"

"No, I can't go out with you."

"If you don't go out with me, I'll tell everyone your secret!" Angela shouted suddenly.

"W-what secret?" Gohan asked hesitantly.

"I'll tell everyone just what you were wearing last Friday. Don't try and deny it. I know it's true. I saw you," she said. All evidence of her cute and charming self were gone. In its place, was a conniving little devil.

Talk about your split personalities. She reminds me of Launch…

"U-uh, Angela, I can't go out with you, it wouldn't be right," Gohan tried as a last ditch effort.

"Then I hope you don't mind if I told everyone your secret," she said, raising her eyebrow.

"You can't!" Gohan shouted in a panic.

If word got out that I'm Saiyaman, Videl will hate me for sure. She can't find out this way!

"Then you'll meet me at six, tonight," Angela said with a smirk. "At the train station. If you don't show, I'll tell everyone. How does that sound?"

"It sounds like there's no way I can refuse," Gohan sighed.

"Good," she said, and she sauntered out of the room.

Gohan sullenly walked down the stairs, and met up with Lime. "I have another date tonight," he muttered sadly. "I can't get out of it."

"I told you to tell Videl," Lime said, sympathetically. "You might have to postpone one of them. You can't be in two places at once."

"But I can't postpone the one I don't want," Gohan said. "If I don't show, Angela will tell everyone that I'm Saiyaman."

"How did she even find out?" Lime asked confused.

"I don't know," Gohan admitted. "Apparently, I wasn't as careful with my changes as I thought I was."

The two met up with the rest of their gang outside. They'd already started eating. Videl looked up from her rice, with a knowing smirk. Her plan had worked. She had to wiggle under Gohan's betraying stare. He knew. She was sure of it. And he wasn't happy with her meddling.

She wasn't too happy with it herself. And that was why she needed this. She was too attached to Gohan. She couldn't fully commit to her new boyfriend if she still had unresolved feelings for another guy. It was so complicated. But she was forcing herself to get over Gohan, no matter what it takes.

"What's got you so down, Gohan?" Erasa asked, noting his sour mood.

"I'm being forced into a date," Gohan muttered without thinking. He regretted it as soon as it left his mouth though. He just opened up another can of questions he didn't feel like answering.

"No one can force you into a date," Sharpener said.

"If they use blackmail, they can," Lime argued, trying, and failing, to be helpful.

Sharpener snorted. "What kind of blackmail can anyone use on you, nerd-boy? You're like the perfect student. You're too smart for your own good. You think studying is fun. And you've got your brother that made you likeable from day one."

"That was oddly kind of you," Videl noted. But she was confused.

How on Earth is Angela blackmailing him? There shouldn't have been a problem. It was supposed to go off without a hitch. I need answers.

"Well, I don't have to worry about him stealing my girl. I've got to worry about Saiyaman," Sharpener said, offhandedly. Lime and Gohan held back a laugh. If he only knew…

"I'm not your girl," Videl growled. "I'm Saiyaman's girlfriend now."

Gohan couldn't help but wince at that. It sounded so wrong. His little wince didn't go unnoticed by Videl. She bit back a sigh. She'd really wanted this to work.

"It won't be long, you know," Sharpener argued. "He'll be so terrible, that you'll be begging for me to save you from him."

"She's got her dad," Erasa pointed out with a chuckle. "She'd trust him to save her before you. But Saiyaman isn't like that. Is he Gohan?" She asked, looking for back-up.

"No," Gohan said with a sigh.

"No, he's not," Lime agreed, before anyone would notice Gohan's lack of interest. "But, I can't help but wonder who he really is."

"What do you mean?" Erasa asked, before Videl got a chance to.

"I just have this feeling that Saiyaman is just his disguise," Lime said with a shrug. "I'm sure his personality is real, I'm just concerned that Videl is getting in too deep with him. She doesn't know anything about him."

"I'm sure she knows enough," Gohan argued. "I'm sure she thought everything through well in advance before asking him to date her. She's not stupid."

"But all she knows is that he was at the Cell Games," Lime said, defensively. She didn't think Gohan would go on the offense.

"She knows that he's strong," Gohan pointed out. "Maybe strong enough to 'rival' her father. And he obviously cares about her. They did make front page news and all. Plus, he saved her life, he's not about to go dump her or turn on her."

Videl watched in confusion. Wasn't Gohan in love with her or something? Didn't he want to date her? It sure seemed like it. But he was defending Saiyaman. It didn't make any sense. Did he just want her to be happy? Well, if he did, it was awfully mature of him.

"That's not enough to base a relationship off of," Lime started, but Videl interrupted before she could finish.

"I know more about him that you think," she said calmly. "I know that he's super powerful, but I also know he's kind, and generous, and sweet. He's got the same sense of justice that I do. And I know he's not exactly human."

She'd said the last part in a whisper. She'd hoped that no one had heard. She'd just been on a roll. She hadn't meant to reveal any secrets. And no one had heard her…except for Gohan. He quickly finished off his lunch, before standing to leave.

"We've got that in common," he said mysteriously, before leaving. She was a clever girl, he was sure she'd figure it out sooner or later. It was the only clue he could bring himself to give her, not until after their date…

He groaned as he remembered his two conflicting dates for the evening. What am I supposed to do?

"Way to think highly of yourself, brains," Sharpener scoffed as Gohan left. Lime gave him a glare, before gathering up her things to follow after him.

"Leave him alone," she ordered, before running off.

"Yeah, Sharpener, you don't know what he means," Erasa commented.

"But I do," Videl said quietly.

He's not exactly human either. That's got to be how he heard me. He was the farthest away… Maybe that's why Lime was so upset. She knows who Saiyaman is! So does Gohan. Maybe Lime was trying to give me a clue…but Gohan didn't want her to. I'll have to ask him on our date. Oh my goodness…I've got a date tonight! What am I supposed to do? I should have planned that better. I can't ask Lime this time. She doesn't approve…oh great…

"Gohan! Gohan, I'm sorry," Lime called, as she tried desperately to catch up with him. "I was just thinking about her. I didn't mean to make this harder on you."

"I know," he said, after what seemed like forever. "I wouldn't have changed a thing."

"Sharpener thinks you're full of yourself now," Lime said with a snicker. "And he still manages to think he'll get Videl's heart."

"Yeah," Gohan said half-heartedly. His mind was busy.

"Are you okay?"

"Not really. I'm trying to figure out a way to cancel with Angela," he admitted.

"Just use your in-class excuse. You've got a weak bladder or something. Spend your time evenly distributed between the two girls. For at least two hours, anyway. By then, you can safely say that you've got a long trip home, and say goodnight to Angela. You just cannot kiss her. You hear me? Do not let her kiss you. You don't need to make things more complicated than they already are."

"I don't want to kiss her," he assured her. "I just want this date over with. Maybe I can be so terrible, that she never wants to date me again!"

"Just don't be too bad, okay?"

"I won't be rude or anything," Gohan said smirking. "But my Saiyan side might get to take the front seat for awhile."

Lime sighed and shook her head. Angela wouldn't want to be anywhere near him during the date. "So, you're taking her to dinner?"

"That's the plan."

"Videl," Erasa called to her best friend. She'd dived into Videl's closet the moment they made it to her place. "I think you should wear a dress. It might be nice for Saiyaman to see your legs. They're gorgeous you know."

"I'm not wearing a dress, Erasa," Videl shouted. "I don't want him to think perverted thoughts. And I might get called away."

"Then just ignore the chief," Erasa yelled back, nonchalantly. "It's your first real date. Not a bet like last time. I'm sure he'd understand."

"I can't! It's not like I can broadcast to all of the citizens 'attention, this is Videl speaking. I can't fight crime tonight, since I'm on a date. Sorry for the inconvenience.' That'll bring out the crooks for sure," Videl argued.

"What about a billowy skirt? You could wear some bicycle shorts underneath it, so you could just slip it off to fight crime," Erasa suggested.

"Whatever," Videl conceded. She knew Erasa could be persistent…and, though she was embarrassed to admit it, she kind of wanted Saiyaman to be attracted to her.

"Good," Erasa said, pulling out a beautiful sky blue skirt. "I'm glad you see things my way. Now, put this on. Then I'll do your hair and make-up."

"No make-up. I won't stand for it," Videl said.

"Fine," Erasa sighed. Even she knew when to quit. "Just your hair then. We can't have it the same as normal. I mean, it just wouldn't match your skirt. It's too…sporty I think."

"Whatever," Videl sighed. She just wanted to get this part of the evening over with.

Soon it will be over, and I'll get to have my date with Saiyaman. I wonder if he'll admit to knowing Lime and Gohan…or if he'll tell me what he is. He isn't human, that's for sure.

"Videl, are you even listening to me?"

"Yes, Erasa, I'm listening to you," Videl lied.

"Okay, so will you?"

"Will I what?"

"See, I knew you weren't listening," Erasa smiled. "I asked if you'd see if he has any hot friends interested in blondes. I don't want to get left behind with Sharpener. Especially if the two of us could double."

"Is that even something you can ask on a first date?" Videl asked in confusion.

"Sure it is. It's not like the two of you are just meeting," Erasa reasoned. "You've gotten to know each other over this past week, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"I'll see if what I can do. But I'm not making any promises," Videl warned.

"That's all I can ask," Erasa said with a knowing smile. "But, I want all the details of this date, the moment you get home, do you understand? It's not every day that your best friend goes on a date with a superhero after all."

"But," Videl protested. "What if it's too late to call?"

"How late do you plan on being with this boy?" Erasa asked mischievously.

"Don't think like that!" Videl gasped. "I just don't know what we're doing yet, so I can't be sure what time I'll be back. Kami, Erasa, get your head out of the gutter."

"My head wasn't in the gutter, Videl," Erasa giggled.

"Whatever," Videl said blushing a deep red. "Mine wasn't either. Not until you put it there."

"You are just too cute when you blush!" Erasa gushed. "Okay, its five forty five now. When are you supposed to meet him?"

"Seven," Videl replied.

"So, we've got an hour and fifteen minutes to go over the dos and don'ts of a first date," Erasa exclaimed. "How does that sound?"

"Honestly," Videl admitted. "That sounds pretty good."

"Then let's get started."

It was a quarter to six, and Gohan was standing nervously at the train station. He wanted to turn Angela off him so badly. This, of course, would explain why he was going the alien route on their date. He even went so far as to visit Vegeta and Bulma before the date. Vegeta told him what to do in order to scare the earthling away…which deemed far too scarring for Angela to take, so he went with Bulma's nerdy/alien route. She gave him a set of Saiyan armour. It looked kind of like the armour Krillin wore while on Namek. It had the skirt-like protection that would be able to hide some of his muscles, while still looking far stranger than Vegeta's typical armour did. He was also wearing a black spandex bodysuit underneath it. Vegeta had given his opinion, and though he was pleased to see 'Kakarrott's' brat look like a Saiyan warrior, he opted to give him a prototype scouter that Bulma had been working on. Bulma had nearly burst out laughing at the overall getup. If she hadn't known he was a Saiyan warrior, she would have passed him off as a role-playing teenage nerd.

It was perfect.

If Angela thought he was cute before, she wasn't going to think so after this date. He was going to eat like a Saiyan at their all-you-can-eat restaurant of choice, and he was going to spout random facts that she wouldn't care about, let alone understand. And he was going to walk around in his armour. His school reputation didn't matter to him right now. He was more worried about his date with Videl later on. He wasn't going to be wearing his typical mask. Bulma thought that it was his 'work uniform' and opted to dress him differently. She thought he should take on a 'bad boy' style, and dressed him accordingly. He had a black leather jacket, ripped black jeans and a pair of sunglasses to wear for seven.

If Angela didn't come soon, he was going to go insane. He was already getting strange looks from everyone that saw him. And he didn't particularly like them.

"Hello, mister," came a familiar—yet irritating—voice.

"Hi, Angela," Gohan said smirking. "I didn't think you'd make it."

"Is that what you're going to wear?"

"Of course," Gohan said. "This is my best armour. And everyone knows that armour is a Saiyan's best formal wear."

"Wait," Angela said, looking him over. "What are you supposed to be?"

"I'm Gohan, son of the third class Saiyan Kakarrott, and am a Saiyan warrior."