Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ.

Summary: Movie night is over, but the torture isn't HAHAHA.

What difference will a mother make?

Chapter ten: What a perfect day

Vegeta grumbled as he got up from bed. It was only five o'clock in the morning and he was wide-awake. He got up from the bed in the guest room and walked inside the bathroom. The grumpy Saiyan king took his royal shower and changed into the spandex suite Bulma packed for him in a small bag.

He walked out of the room and passed the living room for a moment, but then backed again. There was harpy's brat, holding that devil girl, in his arms…

Vegeta smirked happily and pulled out the camera Chichi gave him as she said something to him.

'Remember, if anything cute or good happens, take pictures, and if you do, I'll give you a week supply of my home cooked food.'

He winded up the camera and took several pictures from different angles and one of the whole groups. "This can be my Christmas card," he snickered evilly. "I told the brat not to provoke me, but now my kami like powers will prevail!"

Vegeta heard some rustling and hurried outside to train. He didn't want to lose the chance of having a week worth of delicious food.

~*~

Gohan yawned and stretched his arms out a bit. Last night had been the most fun he had in a very long time. A smile formed on his lips and he had images running through his head.

Suddenly he felt something stir in his embrace and he looked down slowly. There he saw black hair…a jacket…VIDEL! Gohan's eyes widened and he was about to jump, but didn't want anyone to wake up. He slowly scooted away from Videl and set her one a pillow and put a blanket of her.

He then got up and walked down the hall into the bathroom. Gohan grabbed his toothbrush and applied toothpaste and turned on the sink. He brushed his teeth so he would have a clean and refreshing mouth. Once he was done he walked out of the bathroom and noticed Vegeta was nowhere to be seen. 'Now where is he?' he thought. His thoughts were interrupted as he heard the front door slam open. Gohan walked out into the front, and speaking of the devil, it was Vegeta.

"So you're finally awake," Vegeta smirked, "I bet you had loads of fun while I was gone."

"What do you mean Vegeta?" Gohan asked while raising an eyebrow with curiosity.

Vegeta's smirk expanded and he walked right past Gohan without saying a word. Gohan stood there for a moment then followed Vegeta. "What do you mean?!"

The Saiyan king remained silent, but with the half smirk, half grin still plastered on his face. He picked up his bag and walked back out of the room with Gohan following of course. Vegeta grabbed Trunks by the back of his shirt and walked out.

"Vegeta what do you mean!?" Gohan yelled desperately while running outside after Vegeta.

The Saiyan hovered up with Trunks in his hand and turned to Gohan. "Let's just say I know something you don't know." Then he flew off into the city of mysteries.

"And the kami like powers continue!" Gohan yelled in horror, "I'm so dead."

As he walked back inside he noticed that Eric was wide-awake and just sitting there. He turned his head and grinned, "Morning G."

"Morning Eric, so how was last night?"

Eric got up slowly from the blankets, "It was one of the best time's I've had." He then walked around and saw some pictures on the mantle. "I didn't know you fought."

"Uh, er, yeah I do," Gohan, said while walking towards Eric and looking at the picture himself, "Marshal Arts."

"Really?" he asked, "Why didn't you tell us? We go to a training dojo everyday after school and teach some little kids, maybe you should come and show them skills."

"I don't know Eric…"

"Aw come on, it could be fun!" He said excitedly then looked at the other's sleeping, "how about we wake them up?"

Gohan blinked in confusion, "Do you mean as in a prank?"

"Yeah!" Eric exclaimed, "how about cold water dumped on their heads…wait no, Melanie and the gang joined forces and practically killed me…"

"How about a big speaker phone?" Gohan suggested them immediately grabbed his head, "I have to stop hanging around Goten and Trunks too much."

Eric walked over to Gohan and smirked, "You my friend haven't seen torture yet. My pranks and torture go a long way."

"I think I'm not going to like this," he sighed.

"At least you're not my victim."

"I would be afraid to…either that or I'd kill you."

"You wouldn't dare!"

"Don't provoke me Eric," Gohan laughed at Eric's semi frightened face. "Calm down, I'm joking."

"Uh sure…um let's get started," Eric replied while walking down the hall and into Goten's room with Gohan. "Dang, this kids can keep his room arranged!"

"Trust me, if you meet my mother, you'll know…now where is his chest full of pranks…ah there it is!" Gohan said while spotting a big crate in the little ones closet. He opened it cautiously and peeked inside. "Stink bombs…honey…feathers…a torture book…some balloons…paint…Eric! Did you give Goten some ideas?"

Eric twiddled his thumbs in innocence, "maybe just a little…"

Gohan shook his head and then spotted the speakerphone, "Here you go, and I have nothing to do with this."

"Oh yes you do my friend, you have stepped over to the semi dark side!" Eric cackled evilly but then looked at Gohan, "or then prank realm."

Both walked out of the room and walked into the living room and nodded. Indeed, everyone was sound asleep until… "WAKE UP SUNSHINE'S!" Eric yelled into the speakerphone.

Everyone jumped up and looked in different directions until they both noticed Gohan and Eric standing up. Melanie glared at Eric, "I told you that the next time you did this I'd…"

Eric threw the speakerphone in Gohan's hands and started running, "I swear it was his idea!"

"ERIC!" Gohan yelled.

Goten rubbed his eyes and pouted, "Gohan, why did you have to wake me up, I had the best dream ever!"

"I had a dream with me being on a deserted island with Erasa," Sharpner mumbled. Erasa smacked him over the head and growled, "Don't even dream like that again!"

Videl stared at Gohan and smiled, "I guess Eric officially made you one of us."

Eric started to walk quietly back to the scene of the crime and coughed, "I'm sorry."

Melanie sighed and cracked a grin also, "Don't worry about it."

"Since we're all awake, how about the boys make us breakfast?" Erasa suggested.

"What a great idea!" Videl encouraged, "The boys making us food while we get ready, how perfect."

"I agree whole heartedly," Melanie smirked.

The three guys paled and stared at the girls in shock, "B-but…"

It was too late; all three grabbed their stuff and walked into the guest room to get ready. Gohan sighed and shrugged, "Then let's get going." He grabbed some stuff out of the cabinets and walked back to the kitchen as the two other guys followed. "Goten, started folding the blankets," Gohan said.

"Yes sir!" Goten saluted.

Sharpner started to stir some flour for pancake mix, Eric cracked some eggs, and Gohan started the pans for some cooking. Goten was already done and Eric, and Sharpner still had to take a quick shower. "The girls wont be out until an hour or so," Gohan said, "I also have a bathroom connected to my room, use that one."

"Thanks a bunch dude," Sharpner said while walking with Eric to Gohan's room.

Gohan started cooking the pancakes, toasting the bred, squeezing orange juice, baking eggs, and practically anything that could be made. He smiled to himself, as he noticed not one spot of the food got onto his shirt. "I don't want them to notice our eating habits Goten, let's eat a senzu bean then you'll eat very little."

"Ok Gohan," Goten said while climbing onto the counter top and opening the cabinet. He pulled out a brown pouch and took out two beans. He tossed one to Gohan and ate one himself. He then gently placed them back into the top cabinet and jumped off. "Yep, I'm full."

"But you still have to eat a little," Gohan said, "Now can you please help me set the food up?"

"You're so nice Gohan," a voice said. Gohan turned around and smiled as he spotted Videl walking into the kitchen dressed in her causal jean shorts and a fitted black rebel shirt. "Wow, this looks great!"

"Thanks, Eric and Sharpner helped out too," Gohan added in, "They're just getting ready."

"You guys did a great job!" Erasa complemented while walking in with Melanie, "smells wonderful."

"Are you sure you guys made this?" Melanie asked, "last time I tried Eric's food I got food poisoning."

"Hey! It wasn't my food, it was that sushi!" Eric complained as he walked in with Sharpner.

"You didn't even have sushi that day!" Melanie retorted.

Eric raised and eyebrow, "Really? Then what was that…oh…never mind."

"Don't worry," Sharpner assured, "We helped prepared it and Gohan made it."

All three girls sighed in relief, "then let's eat!"

The seven sat at the table and started to eat and talk. Gohan and Goten had small portions and joked and conversed with their friends also. They were talking about life, Marshal Arts, the carnival…

"I can't wait till the carnival!" Erasa squealed, "all those prizes and rides…and that picnic!"

"Hey Gohan, are you going to joint he tournament?" Eric asked while wiping some egg off his face.

"What? Gohan you do Marshal Arts?" Videl asked, "How great! Now this is really a perfect group!"

"Uh yeah, I do Marshal Arts…"

"I do too!" Goten said with excitement, "Our mom and dad did Marshal Arts also. They fought in the tournament a long time ago!"

Gohan's eye's widened as a little too much information was given out. Goten kept ranting on until he came to the names…

"Yep, my mom's name is Chichi, and my father's name was Goku-" but the little one was interrupted as Gohan's mouth slapped over his brother's mouth. Gohan gave a stern look at Goten and sighed.

"Your father is Son Goku?" Melanie asked, "I knew that last name sounded familiar!"

"He was one of the greatest fighter's I've known!" Videl said in awe, "I even think he's way better than my dad."

Eric noticed the mixed emotions in Gohan's face and steered off the topic. "So, when's the carnival?"

"Next month, it's going to be great!" Videl responded while catching Eric's drift.

"Well I'm full," Sharpner said while patting his stomach.

Everyone stood up and started piling the dishes, "Now all we need to do is wash them."

Gohan insisted that they didn't have to help but of course, they wanted to. Gohan would rinse the dishes, Videl would dry them and Eric and Melanie would put them away with Goten's direction. Sharpner and Melanie would clean the counters and put everything away. As the cleaning began, the door opened, and Chichi walked in. "Gohan, Goten, I'm back…oh my."

Everyone turned to Chichi and she looked at him or her and smiled. "Well these must be the great friends Goten and Gohan have been talking about."

"Yep that's us ma'am!" Eric grinned.

"Hello Mrs. Son," Videl waved. "Hi!" Everyone else waved.

"Oh I respect the formality, but please all of you, just call me Chichi," she smiled warmly.

"Ok Chichi!" Goten chirped but noticed the glare from his mother, "I mean ok mum."

Chichi walked into the kitchen and stared at all of them, "Wow, it looks great, but you don't have to clean."

"No, please, we don't mind," Melanie assured, "as Gohan said the same words, we rejected and wanted to help."

"Thank you all, but you can stop, I need something to do while you guys are out," Chichi said, "Now go on, leave, it's a weekend."

"Thanks ma'am…er…Chichi," Erasa said while walking away with everyone else. Chichi smiled, "Indeed they are nice kids."

~*~

"Wow, you're mom is nice," Sharpner said, "All my mom dose is rant!"

"She's not that bad Sharpie!" Erasa said.

"I cant wait until Music on Monday," Eric said, then turned to Gohan, "hey, do you have your songs?"

"Uh yeah, they're in my room," Gohan said.

Sharpner and Eric got up and nodded, "let's go check them out real quick."

The girls started to get up and the boys stopped them, "Nope, you wait out here for a minute, the songs should be a surprise."

All three walked inside the house once again and into Gohan's room. Gohan grabbed a folder out of his shelf and handed a paper with a song on it. Both Eric and Sharpner read and analyzed the lyrics. They seemed amazed when they finished and nodded with approval, "This is such a good song!"

"That is definitely deep and powerful!" Eric said with seriousness, "do you think you can give me a copy?"

"Uh sure," Gohan said while taking out another duplicate of the song. "Now let's go outside."

As they walked outside, they noticed Goten, Videl, Melanie, and Erasa were lying on the ground and staring into the sky. A soft breeze blew and the blades of grass gently flowed along with the wind.

"So what are we going to do?" Videl asked.

"It's a surprise," Gohan said, "Follow me."

They walked into the deep peaceful forest and walked around in some trails. There were peaks to stop at and places to watch scenery, but there was one place Gohan absolutely loved. He walked into a deep part of grass, which was covering and growing on upon the rocky cliff. Gohan opened a part of the grass and it revealed and entrance.

He walked inside and waited for the others to follow and as they did they gasped. What stood before them was a pond and a waterfall flowing freely. There were trees surrounding the area and it was all shaded with bits of sunlight peeking through.

"It's so beautiful," Erasa gasped.

"So serene," Melanie said while closing her eyes, "great place for meditation and relaxing."

"This is my secret place I discovered after my…um Goten was born," Gohan said. 'Whew that was close.'

"Wow," Eric gasped in awe, "this would be a great place to swim."

"Or to have secret meetings," Videl said softly, "if one of us is feeling mad or just plain bored."

"Yep," Gohan smiled, "I come here to relax and swim."

"I like to climb the trees!" Goten beamed.

All seven walked along the water's edge and felt the mist of the waterfall and the coolness of the crystalline water. Soon enough after such a great day, it was time for departure. Good-byes were said and they talked a bit before.

"Next movie night is at my place!" Eric said with a big smile.

"And we get to enter the horror or Eric's domain," Sharpner snickered.

"Shut up Sharpie!" Eric teased.

"Watch it Kamiya!"

As they left Gohan walked back home with Goten. They watched T.V. for a bit and then dark soon came. Goten was gone asleep, and Gohan was about to follow when Eric called him.

"Dude, your song is so awesome," Eric, said again, "in fact it's so good the principal wants us to perform it at the carnival!"

Gohan paled slightly, 'How did I get myself into this mess?'