Dragon Ball Vampire

by Matthew Everwoods

5 Years after Cell's defeat by Gohan and Goku's passing away, Gohan continued his studies at home. One day, Chichi found an information form of a school called Yokai Academy. Now, at the age of 16, Gohan goes to Yokai Academy. On the way, he makes the weirdest friends and gets into weird situations with Tsukune Aono and Moka Akashiya, but what about Moka's true self? Hmmm...

10. The East District and a Saiyan

Chapter 10: The East District and a Saiyan

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Bus stop

It was early in the morning, Tsukune was waiting at the bus stop for the rest of the Newspaper Club to arrive. He strolled around waiting for the others to arrive as he looked at his watch to see what time it was.

"I wonder where they are, I thought we were supposed to gather at 8 am," Tsukune asked himself.

He then heard some footsteps from the tunnel ahead as Moka appeared in a beautiful white dress.

"Hi, Tsukune," Moka said when he arrived at the bus stop.

"Wow Moka, you look amazing in that outfit!" Tsukune complimented her.

Moka blushed from shyness. "You really think so? I am so glad." Moka said gratefully.

The two were still waiting for their friends, meanwhile, they talked about their trip.

"I would never have imagined that Ms. Nekonome would do something like this, it really came as a surprise," Tsukune said.

"Me two, though I must admit, I am a bit nervous. I told you, I was not very fond of the human world." Moka said worriedly.

She then looked at Tsukune. "But I know that you will protect me, right?" Moka asked.

"Of course I will Moka," Tsukune said as he then looked up in the sky. "You know? I have known him since we first met at the bus stop, but Gohan never really talked about himself and where he came from. I do know that his father passed away a couple years ago, but other than that, not much else. We all don't know what kind of monster he is." Tsukune explained.

"Going back to his hometown really got him excited last week, it should do him good to go back home for a day. Too bad we can't stay longer." Moka explained.

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Flashback, About a Week Ago

In the Newspaper classroom, the members of the club were working on their next issue of the newspaper, then Ms. Nekonome walked in.

"May I have everyone's attention please?" Ms. Nekonome asked.

They all listened to what she had to say.

"As you all may know, summer break is around the corner, and because we are doing such a great job with the newspaper. I decided that for the people who pass their exams, we will go on a trip to the Human world." Ms. Nekonome explained.

"Really!" Tsukune shouted as he jumped from his chair. "I can't believe this aha ha!" he said.

"That's not all, not only are we going to the Human World, but to the East District!" Ms. Nekonome said.

Then Gohan jumped out of his seat. "Really! We are going to the East District!" Gohan shouted.

"Oh, that's right, Gohan, the East District is also where you live right?" Ms. Nekonome asked.

"Yes, I can't wait, I really missed my home. This will be awesome you guys!" Gohan shouted.

Flashback end

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"Yeah we have been here for a very long time, I miss my parents from time to time," Tsukune said when he looked forward again.

"I would love to meet your parents, I am sure we would get along just fine," Moka said happily.

"I know you will Moka," Tsukune said while blushing.

The two then stared into each other's eyes... NO, no no no! Not this time, this time their friends will come early from the tunnel and interrupt them! They will come right... hey, come out now! They are doing it again! Hurry! Guys! GUYS! EY!

"Moka..." Tsukune chanted.

"Tsukune..." Moka chanted.

"Moka..." Tsukune chanted.

"Tsukune..." Moka chanted.

Writer: Goddamnit! They are doing it AGAIN!

Then three people walked out of the tunnel.

"Hey, guys! We are finally here!" Kurumu shouted at them.

Together with Yukari and Mizore, they walked over towards the bus stop, which made Moka and Tsukune take some steps away from each other.

"How is it going?" Tsukune greeted them when he looked around and didn't see Gohan anywhere. "Where is Gohan? I thought he would be here by now?" Tsukune asked.

"We haven't seen him either, let's just hope he arrives before the bus gets here," Yukari said.

"What does it matter if Gohan is late, he can just fly back to the Human World," Mizore said.

"Well... hey now that you mention it, he can fly but..." Tsukune said as he got a bit surprised. "Wait, Mizore, how do you know Gohan can fly? You never saw him fly, did you?" he asked.

"I have been stalking him for a long time, and sometimes he flies away when he thinks no one is looking. Little does he know huh?" Mizore replied.

From the sky, someone was indeed flying towards, Gohan landed on the ground and walked up to the group.

"I'm finally here everyone, how is it going?" Gohan asked.

"Told you so," Mizore said.

"Hi Gohan, are you ready to go?" Moka asked.

"Yes, I am pretty excited," Gohan said.

"I wonder where you live, must be a very nice city," Kurumu said.

"It is nothing special really, the East District is mostly a forest, there are small cities connected from a path and of course Mount Paozu in the distance. But there are also farms in the open fields." Gohan explained.

"Mostly a forest? I thought it would be more like in the cities." Tsukune asked.

"No, my family was never that fond of the cities, especially my dad, he really loved the open air and the forest, the city is too crowded for us, and I agree with him," Gohan said.

"It's okay with me, I was in the Human World for a very long time as well, and the cities can be very crowded, a little open air would be refreshing," Moka said.

"Is there something cold in the East District? I would like to know." Mizore asked.

"Hmmm... cold... not that I can think off, no," Gohan replied.

Mizore downed her head. "Hmph... I see," she said.

From the tunnel, the bus finally arrived and stopped near the group. Ms. Nekonome stepped out of the bus.

"Alright everyone, the bus is here, get in." Ms. Nekonome said.

The group stepped into the bus until Moka noticed that someone was missing.

"Ms. Nekonome, where is Ginei? Wasn't he supposed to come with us as well?" Moka asked.

"Unfortunately, Ginei failed a couple exams and has to follow remedial classes." Ms. Nekonome answered.

"Oh well, maybe we see him later," Tsukune said.

The group all went inside the bus and sat down. The bus went on its way to the Human World, to the East District.

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Tunnel towards the Human World

The bus drove through the tunnel, Tsukune and Gohan were looking out of the window when they saw a bright light. The bus went through the light.

"Is it really..." Tsukune thought.

The bus finally arrived and drove into the city. Tsukune saw the Human World after such a long time and jumped from his seat.

"We are finally here!" Tsukune shouted.

Everyone looked at the boy who got a bit too excited to be in the Human World.

"What was that about?" Kurumu asked.

Moka and Tsukune kept looking at them.

"You see, it is because... he has been in the Human World so long, he has grown attached to it, right Tsukune?" Moka said.

"Uh yes, I have been here for... a very long time hahaha." Tsukune stuttered slightly.

"Attached? That is good, I was starting to think you were actually human." Mizore said.

Both Moka and Tsukune got shocked by their assumption, but then Gohan stepped in.

"Come on, we are on a summer break, let's enjoy it while we still can," Gohan said.

"Gohan, were you raised in the Human World as well?" Kurumu asked.

"Yeah, I always lived here," Gohan replied.

"So that must explain that you are not afraid of the Human World, you have been here your whole life. Ever thought about moving to the Monster World?" Kurumu asked.

"That is a bit too complicated for me and my family," Gohan said.

Ms. Nekonome walked towards the middle of the bus to talk to the members of the Newspaper club.

"Listen up everyone, in a couple of minutes, we will arrive in Chazke Village for a pit stop, get ready." Ms. Nekonome said.

"Great, we can have some rest, being on the bus for so long made my legs feel like jelly," Yukari said when she touched her legs.

"Chazke Village? Great, we will see one of my friends again." Gohan said.

"I can't wait to meet him Gohan," Tsukune said.

"Actually Tsukune, one of them is her," Gohan replied.

Both Kurumu and Yukari approached the boy and leaned towards him. "What do you mean with 'her' exactly? She is not your girlfriend, is she?" Kurumu and Yukari sounded jealous.

"She is just a good friend of mine who I met a couple years ago, really nothing to be worried about," Gohan said.

They calmed down again. "Alright, we will see..." Kurumu said.

The bus went on its way to Chazke Village first.

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Chazke Village.

Several minutes later, the bus from Yokai Academy arrived in Chazke Village for a quick pitstop. When the bus stopped, the Newspaper club members all walked out and looked around Chazke Village which was greatly improved over time. The sun was shining as Gohan held his hand in front of his eyes.

"Such a beautiful day, the East District is not far from here, but we can still have some fun in Chazke Village," Gohan said.

"Wow, I have never seen this type of city before," Tsukune said astounded.

"It's not a city, but a village. There is a difference, but you are telling me you never saw this type of thing before?" Gohan asked.

"No, never, I was mostly raised in the city," Tsukune said.

"Me neither, it feels really different being here. But it is a nice change of scenery." Moka said.

"To be fair, I like seeing this village. Guessing Gohan was more of an open fielder than a city boy, makes sense he likes this more." Mizore said.

"You said it Mizore, I rather have an open field to be free," Gohan said.

Ms. Nekonome then stepped out of the bus, the bus driver was smoking a cigaret.

"Guys, you can go and explore Chazke Village, we are leaving again in a half hour, make sure to use your time wisely." Ms. Nekonome said to them.

"Thanks, Ms. Nekonome." the Newspaper club member said all together as they went on their way, further into Chazke Village.

Gohan walked up front with the others behind him. He looked around and saw that the village had improved greatly, the buildings were better constructed, the people worked nicely and even greeted them on their way. Gohan points over to a certain sight.

"Guys, look over there!" Gohan said.

They all looked at a large round building.

"What's that building?" Yukari asked.

"Years ago, that building used to be a huge bunker where the villagers could take refuge in for dangerous threats that... might occur." Gohan explained.

"Really? Refuge from what exactly?" Moka asked.

"Nothing special, they just built it in case something terrible might happen. The first owner was a businessman who only cared about the money he scammed from the villagers. But he went into hiding after a riot. This new building is now a shelter for the homeless. I sometimes went back to this village to visit them." Gohan explained.

"Wow, that is amazing, the homeless must be very grateful for that building," Moka replied.

"They are..." Gohan said when he looked around the area.

He noticed a shop he remembered from the last couple times he visited the village. He saw the store named: Lao's Shop.

"Come on! There is someone I want you guys to meet! It's right over there in that shop!" Gohan said he ran towards Lao's Shop.

"Gohan wait for us!" Tsukune shouted.

Moka, Kurumu, Yukari and Mizore went after Gohan and entered Lao's Shop. He walked in and saw Mr. Lao working behind the counter, dusting off his counter and cleaning his store.

"Only this part, then I can take a break." Mr. Lao said while cleaning.

"Mr. Lao!" Gohan shouted.

The shop owner looked at the one who called him out.

"By the heavens..." Mr. Lao said when he walked from behind the counter into the middle of the store. "Gohan, is that really you?" he asked.

"Yes, it really is me! I am happy to see you back again sir." Gohan replied.

"How is it going with you, kid?" Mr. Lao asked when he embraced Gohan for a second.

"Great, I am seeing that you made your shop larger than before, it's incredible how much has changed here," Gohan said.

"Yes, well don't forget that all of us had help, and we still appreciate this," Gohan said.

Tsukune then walked up to Gohan. "Gohan, aren't you forgetting something?" Tsukune asked.

"Oh, my bad. Mr. Lao, I would like to introduce you to my friends from school. This is Tsukune, Moka, Kurumu, Yukari, and Mizore. Everyone, meet Mr. Lao." Gohan introduced him.

"Hello, Mr. Lao." They all greeted the old man properly.

"It is nice to meet you all, I can see that Gohan has great friends that support him as much as all of the villagers do." Ms. Lao said.

"Thank you, sir, we will always be ready when Gohan needs our help, that's what friends are for," Kurumu said.

Mizore scoped around the store and decided to have a look with Yukari, Moka, Tsukune and Kurumu stayed behind.

"Sir, if I may ask, you were talking like Gohan saved your village or something. And he told us about a bunker that was outside." Moka said.

"He hasn't told you everything? Well, let me tell you this..." Mr. Lao said.

Gohan held his shoulder and approached his right ear. "Mr. Lao, I left a couple things out of my story because I don't want them to know about my special powers. Please do not tell them about what happened years ago, I would like to keep that part of my life a secret," he whispered.

"I understand, don't worry." Mr. Lao said when he looked back at the others. "You see kids, Gohan came to this village a lot of times when we were just a settlement. There was this evil businessman called Mr. Borbonne who scammed all of us from our money to create a huge bunker in case of a catastrophe." Mr. Lao explained.

"Oh yes, Gohan said something about that, that a business man scammed the villagers but what was so horrible that it needed a bunker?" Kurumu asked.

Meanwhile, Mizore saw several bottles of pickled eggs in a row on a shelf. "Hmm... this man has pickled eggs, strange thing to sell," Mizore said when he tapped the glass.

Yukari saw her tapping the bottle. "Mizore, be careful, you might drop it," Yukari warned her.

"Oh, don't worry Yukari, I am not hurting anyone. Kinda funny seeing eggs swimming in sour like that, don't you think?" Mizore asked when she tapped the glass.

"I don't know, I never thought about that," Yukari replied.

Back to the others, Mr. Lao continued his story.

"You see, Mr. Borbonne lied to all of the villagers, thinking there was a disaster going to happen, but there never was any indication of it. Then Gohan came around and took a notice to this scam. He exposed Borbonne for the fraud he is and made sure that this village had its resources back. Now we can finally live without worrying too much about debt. Our town has become much larger since then." Mr. Lao explained.

"Wow, so Gohan always had this 'Detective' thing inside of him, impressive," Kurumu said with a wink.

"Yeah, you can pretty much say that he used Detective skills to expose Borbonne and his organization for what they truly are. I guess if Gohan really wants to, he can become a great detective." Mr. Lao said.

"Yeah I know, I used to help him solve several cases at school, it is funny how in-character he gets when there is a mystery," Kurumu said happily.

"It was nothing really. But I admit that sometimes, I can go a bit overboard." Gohan said as he blushed from shyness.

"But it is so cool that you helped this whole village to become what it is now, that is very noble of you Gohan," Moka said.

"I'll say, I think we can learn a thing or two from you," Tsukune said afterward.

"I don't deserve all these compliments, I gladly help people out if they need it," Gohan said gently as he then looked at Mr. Lao. "That reminds me, where is your granddaughter? I would have guessed she would be here by now." Gohan asked.

"Oh, Lime? She is out running some errands for me, I expect her any minute." Mr. Lao explained.

"I think we got a little time left before we have to go," Gohan said.

"While you are waiting, feel free to look around the shop, for Gohan's friends, it is on me." Mr. Lao said.

"Wow! Thank you very much, Mr. Lao!" everyone said.

Suddenly, a bottle dropped as a glass was crumbling all over the floor with soured eggs splashed over the ground. Mizore and Yukari looked shocked at the bottle, then back at the others.

"Mizore, Yukari..." Gohan sounded.

"Mizore I told you to be careful, now look what you have done!" Yukari shouted

"I got a little too carried away, my bad," Mizore said.

"I told her to take it easy, but she wouldn't listen!" Yukari said quickly.

Mr. Lao laughed, as he didn't mind it at all. "Don't worry kids, it's alright, no big deal. I will clean it up. I actually should have gotten rid of those pickled eggs a long time ago." Mr. Lao said when he walked away and grabbed some cleaning tools.

Then the door of the shop opened up and a girl with straight brown hair, and a red overall with a yellow shirt.

"Grandpa, I got your stuff, but I still think I am missing something..." Lime said when she walked in.

"That's alright Lime, look who is here to visit." Mr. Lao said.

She looked around the shop and saw everyone standing. She then noticed Gohan in the middle of the store.

"Lime!" Gohan shouted happily.

"Gohan! I can't believe you are back! Ahaha!" Lime shouted when she ran up to the boy and embraced him.

Lime let go of him. "How long have you been back?" Lime asked.

"Just a couple of minutes ago, I wanted to see how it was going with all of you, it has been a very long time," Gohan said.

"Yes, a very long time!" Lime said when she looked around the shop. "And I see that you got some friends with you. Most of them are girls, who knew Gohan was such a ladies man." Lime teased.

"I am not Lime, come on, don't say that," Gohan said shyly again.

Moka, Kurumu and Tsukune approached Lime.

"Hello, my name is Moka, and this is Tsukune and that is Kurumu." Moka introduced as she then pointed over to another part of the shop where Mizore, Yukari and Mr. Lao were. "The little girl over there is Yukari, and the girl next to her is Mizore." she continued.

"Nice to meet all of you," Lime said happily.

"How did you and Gohan meet each other?" Tsukune asked.

"Gohan and I became friends after he visited our village before the..." Lime explained as Gohan gave her a small arm tap.

Gohan nods as he touched her shoulder, hinting her not to tell them anything about the Cell Games.

"You see... Gohan... he saved me when I fell in a river. I was out running some errands for my grandfather like I just did, and I fell in a river. Gohan helped me out." Lime explained.

Moka and Tsukune looked suspiciously at both Gohan and Lime. "Is there uuhh... something you don't want to tell us? Gohan, you are keeping more and more secret from us every day. What is that about?" Tsukune asked.

"I am not keeping any secrets, really, I just want Lime to get the story right, you know? Heheheh." Gohan replied.

"Yeah, I mean, I can be a bit off track whenever I tell stories, Gohan was making sure I got the story right," Lime replied afterward.

"Tsukune, if Gohan wants to keep certain things in his life private, then maybe we should leave him be. We cannot force him to tell us everything." Moka said.

"You are right, I am probably still just a little pent up," Tsukune said.

Moka, Tsukune, and Kurumu decided to join Yukari and Mizore, Lime approached Gohan.

"Gohan, don't they know about what happened 5 years ago when you fought Cell?" Lime asked.

"Apparently they don't, I find it weird that Tsukune does not know about it because it was a worldwide catastrophe. The other girls are... foreign. But then I thought if they do not know that I was the one who beat Cell and they don't know that I have this kind of power, maybe this is my chance to live a normal life like how I want it." Gohan explained.

"I understand that, because I found it weird how you looked at me, so I had to think fast. But how is your normal life treating you on your new school?" Lime asked.

"It is fun, I made some nice friends as you can see, and this is actually the first time I went to school. Sometimes I have to defend myself from danger, the school I go to can be dangerous, but a lot of fun. Still, there are some people who bring the 'fighter' out of me, especially that girl over there with the pink hair." Gohan said when he pointed at Moka who was talking with Tsukune.

"What's with her? She looks way too innocent and pure-hearted to do something like that to you. Is she as powerful as you are?" Lime asked.

"I don't know, I have never seen what she is truly capable of. But she has this transformation that gives her amazing power, and she changes her hair to white. Kind of like how I transform my hair to gold. The only thing you need to do is remove that necklace." Gohan said when he pointed at her Rosarie.

"Really? I can tell by the looks of her that she has something special about her, she actually really reminds me of you. Kind and pure hearted, not meant to fight but still does to protect whom she loves, but when you are angry, you see a whole other side of her." Lime said.

"Yeah, that is kinda right," Gohan replied.

"What about the other girls? Are they 'special' just like her? That little girl with the hat looks pretty odd." Lime asked.

"They are really special if you call it like that. Let's just say that... they all have a different sort of transformation that makes them unique." Gohan said.

Moka, Tsukune, and the others then approached Gohan who was still talking to Gohan.

"Gohan, it is time to go, Ms. Nekonome is waiting for us at the bus," Tsukune said.

"Alright, Tsukune," Gohan said when he looked at Lime and Mr. Lao who walked up to Lime and stood next to her. "Lime, Mr. Lao, it was great to see you back again, I really missed being here," Gohan said.

"We feel the same way, be sure to take good care of yourself." Mr. Lao said.

"I will, thank you," Gohan said.

"Make sure to visit us again, we would love to see you back," Lime said.

"Of course I will. Bye!" Gohan waved them goodbye.

"Bye!" Mr. Lao and Lime waved Gohan goodbye

Gohan and the group left the shop and walked towards the bus stop. The group talked about Mr. Lao and Lime.

"They were really nice, don't you think so?" Kurumu asked.

"Yes, I loved meeting them," Moka said.

The group arrived at the bus stop where their own bus and Ms. Nekonome was waiting for them.

"Get in everyone, we will finally go to the East District." Ms. Nekonome said.

The newspaper club members stepped inside the bus and sat down. The bus driver went on his way again, to the East District.

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East District

After a half hour of driving, the newspaper club finally arrived in the East District. The bus stopped and the group stepped out. When they were outside, they looked at the scenery of the East District, which has small villages and a large forest surrounding it. In the distance, was Mount Paozu, the mountain where Goku used to live with Grandpa Gohan.

"Well, this is it, East District." Ms. Nekonome said.

The group was astounded by how it looked, except for Gohan, who only recognized the District as his home.

"Finally, I am back, it has been so long," Gohan said when he stepped forward and looked around.

"Wow, it's so open, definitely not like we have seen before," Tsukune said.

"I agree, there is so much space, I think I can just fly to different places much faster," Kurumu said.

"Remember, you are not allowed to use your monster energy in the Human World." Ms. Nekonome said.

"We will remember," Moka said when she looked at Gohan. "Hey Gohan, can you show us where you live? I would love to see it." Moka asked.

"Sure, it is actually not that far from here," Gohan said when he looked at the right direction. "It is straightforward, that way into the forest pathway," he said when he stood on the path towards his own house.

Ms. Nekonome held Gohan's shoulder and stopped him from walking any further.

"Hold it young man, first things first." Ms. Nekonome said.

"Sure, what is it, ma'am?" Gohan asked.

"I heard that the East District has a lake called: Lake East, I am sure you would know where it is, right?" Ms. Nekonome asked nicely.

"Lake East? Ms. Nekonome..." Gohan said sounding tired. "Is that the real reason we are in the East District?" he asked.

"Why? What's with Lake East? Is it haunted or something?" Yukari asked.

"No, nothing like that, it's just that Lake East is known for its huge fish swimming there," Gohan explained.

"Really? Now I understand, Ms. Nekonnome, you planned this from the very beginning, didn't you?" Tsukune asked.

"So what if I did? Gohan, lead the way to Lake East." the teacher said.

"It is on the way to my house, sure why not. It's this pathway into the forest so stay close to me, you can get lost very easily." Gohan said when he continued walking down the path into the forest.

The remaining members followed him to Lake East.

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Lake East.

Several minutes of walking later, Gohan passed a bush as he looked closely. He finally arrived at Lake East.

"Here it is, this is Lake East," Gohan said when he approached the water.

The others arrived later and saw the lake in the middle while the trees were around it. A small path of the lake had a path that followed towards a river. Gohan touched the water, which was crystal clear.

"This is Lake East? To be fair, I expected it to be a bit more exciting, oh well, what can you do about it." Ms. Nekonome said.

"Yeah, I expected it to be... bigger," Kurumu said.

Mizore approached the water as she stood next to Gohan. She touched the water as a small part of it turned into ice.

"It is one of the most well-known places in the East District because of the fish and how clean the water really is. Mizore, please be careful, the fish that live in this lake can't take the cold that well." Gohan replied.

"I will hold back," Mizore said when she looked at him.

"Just remember what happened in Mr. Lao's Shop," Gohan said.

The teacher then approached Gohan. "So, where are those fish you were talking about?" she asked.

"Oh uh hmm... should I catch a couple for you, ma'am?" Gohan asked.

"Sure, go ahead! Do you need some fighting gear?" Ms. Nekonome said excitedly.

"No, that is alright, this is the reason I did not join the swimming club in the first place. I did this a lot when I was young," Gohan said when he went to the side of the lake.

He took his short off, next followed his pants, then his shoes, his socks, until he was only in his underwear. Kurumu and Yukari were drooling, seeing Gohan who was ripped, with muscle everywhere, six-pack clearly showed no sign of fat.

"Uuuuuhhhhh... ahabuwahgaahha..." Kurumu and Yukari both sounded.

Gohan looked at Kurumu and Yukari who both were stunned greatly. "Guys, are you alright?" he asked.

Kurumu and Yukari then both fell down. Mizore only kept looking with a poker face, still blushing slightly.

"Wow, who knew..." Mizore sounded.

Tsukune uncomfortably laughed.

"Ehehehe, I guess Gohan is in good shape... maybe I need to take an example, what do you think Moka?" Tsukune asked when he looked at Moka.

Moka was watching Gohan in his underwear, she didn't say anything, only showing a slight blush. Tsukune shook her around a couple time.

"Uuuuuuhhh... agahahbuwaha..." Moka mumbled.

"Moka hello, not you two! Snap out of it." Tsukune shouted when he shuffled her around.

Moka went back to normal as she shook her head around and then looked back at Tsukune. "Oh, Tsukune, what just... I mean... what was I talking about?" Moka stuttered as she blushed slightly.

Tsukune had his head down. "Obviously, he is better in shape than me, oh," Tsukune said depressed.

"Alright, here it goes!" Gohan shouted when he dolphin-dived into the lake.

From the surface of the Lake, it started to crumble. Then suddenly, getting punched out of the water, three huge fish were shot out of the lake and landed next to the lake.

Gohan then jumped out of the water.

"Here you go Ms, three fish. Should we cook them up first?" Gohan asked.

"Wow! They are huge! I didn't think you mean they would be this big, they are as big as we are." Tsukune said.

Ms. Nekonome was drooling as she slowly approached the fish that were splattering around. "No thanks, I like them better when they are raw." the teacher said.

"So... can we go now Ms. Nekonome?" Gohan asked.

"Sure, sure go ahead kids, but stay safe, and if you need me, I am in the village." Ms. Nekonome said when she dragged the three huge fish with her back to the village.

"It's not far from here. Come on everyone, I'll show you my home," Gohan said when he walked away.

"We will follow you," Moka said.

Suddenly, appearing from the bushes, a beautiful young girl with a pink corset, a long black dress, and high heeled shoes. She peacefully mumbled while she was holding a water bottle. She filled it up with water on the edge of the lake.

"So, that must be enough, now I just..." the young girl said when she looked on the far left side and noticed the group standing.

She slowly approached them while holding her water bottle. "Hello there, I see that you decided to visit Lake East as well?" she asked gently.

"Yes, we do, our teacher wanted to come here, she really loves the fish that swim here," Tsukune answered.

"I see, the fish, well I am sure that..." the girl spoke when she looked at Gohan and noticed that he looked very familiar.

She then approached Gohan and stood directly across him. "Uhm... hey hold on a second, don't I know you from somewhere?" the girl spoke.

"I don't think so?" Gohan asked cluelessly.

Seeing that the girl recognized him. Then out of nowhere, her expression changed and she shockingly now sees it.

"Wait! Now I know you... you are Gohan! You really are! Welcome back!" she shouted.

"What!" the whole group, including Gohan shouted out loud.

Kurumu and Yukari stood next to Gohan holding his arm. "Gohan, who is this girl? Have you been hiding something important? She is not your long lost girlfriend, is she? Or she must be your sister. Speak up!" Kurumu asked.

"And this time, we want the truth," Yukari said.

Tsukune and Moka then approached him. "Gohan, would you mind introducing us to your friend?" Tsukune asked.

Gohan looked around, not knowing what to do as he then scratches his backhead.

"I would introduce you to her, but the thing is, I never even met this girl. I have no clue who she is." Gohan said unknowing of the situation.

"Huh?" Everyone mumbled confusedly.

The girl looked a bit surprised, but then she realized that Gohan was indeed right and she never even met him, but she does know about Gohan.

"Oh, that is right, this is the first time we actually meet. I'm sorry for the sudden rush, let me introduce myself. My name is Ruby Tojo, I live behind Mount Paozu." Ruby introduced herself as she shook their hands.

"Mount Paozu? That's where my Dad used to live." Gohan said shocked

When she approached Yukari, she kept staring at her for some reason, same goes for Yukari. They kept staring into each other's eyes. "That's strange, this girl... I get some weird feeling from her..." Yukari thought.

Ruby then reached to Yukari's hand. "Nice to meet you Yukari," Ruby said.

"Likewise..." Yukari replied.

"Excuse me, Ruby, how is it that you know Gohan but he does not know who you are? What are you to him?" Moka asked.

"Me? I am just an acquaintance to the family. Sometimes, I come from home to visit or get some resources." Ruby explained.

"Wait, acquaintance? You know my family, Ruby?" Gohan asked.

"Yeah, I know them pretty well Gohan. I visit your mother every now and then, after all, I owe her a lot for helping me out. And sometimes, I babysit your little brother when you mother is out doing groceries." Ruby explained.

Gohan was astounded to hear it. "You even babysit my little brother? You do that much?" Gohan asked.

"Sure, you were on your way back home right? Let's walk together, your mother can explain everything else. I was out getting some water and she invited me for lunch." Ruby asked.

"Okay, let's go," Gohan said when he and Ruby walked away.

Kurumu, Moka, Tsukune, and Mizore followed Ruby but then Yukari held Gohan's arm.

"Gohan, listen to me," Yukari whispered in his ear.

"Yeah?" Gohan said.

"I don't know what it is, but there is something... strange about that girl Ruby. She sets off a weird vibe. Stay on guard, I think she has something to hide." Yukari warned him.

"Really? Alright, I will watch my back, if you see anything weird, just let me know." Gohan said as he and Yukari went back to the group.

---

439 East District Mountain Area, Chichi's House.

In the 439 East District mountain area, Chichi was outside her house, folding and hanging out laundry. She thought about what she still needed to do before she could prepare breakfast.

"Hmm... I still have some laundry to do, then I can prepare lunch for Ruby, Goten and myself. They will love it." Chichi said as she then looked up in the sky. "I wonder where Ruby is, she should have been here already," she said.

Then walking down the path, Ruby came up walking towards Chichi's house, as she called her out.

"Chichi, are you there?" Ruby shouted.

Chichi heard the girl calling her out and moved her shirts and pants out of her sight. She saw Ruby walking towards her with a group of people behind her.

"Ruby, you are here!" Chichi said happily

"Yes, and look who is with me," Ruby said when she made way.

Gohan saw his mother again as he ran up to her. "Mom!" Gohan shouted.

Chichi saw Gohan standing as she started to tear up as well. "Gohan! It is really you!" Chichi shouted when she ran up to her son.

She greatly embraced the boy, seeing him back after all these months. "I can't believe it, how is it going? Are you alright? Have you been eating well? You didn't get into any trouble, did you? How are your grades?" Chichi asked worriedly.

"Don't worry mom, I am fine, really. It is going pretty well at school. These are my friends from school." Gohan said.

"It is nice to meet you, ma'am." Everyone greeted Chichi nicely.

"It is nice to meet all of you as well," Chichi said when she looked at Ruby. "Gohan, I see that you met Ruby as well?" she asked.

"Yes, we came across each other at the Lake. How do you two know each other?" Gohan asked.

"Let's have lunch first, I am sure you and your friends must be very hungry," Chichi said when she went inside her house, followed by the group.

Ruby then approached the door, but Gohan held her shoulder, as she looked behind her.

"Something wrong?" Ruby asked.

"Ruby, can I talk to you about something?" Gohan asked.

"Sure, what is it?" Ruby asked curiously.

"How long have you known my family?" Gohan asked seriously.

"I think for months, maybe 9 or 10 months?" Ruby answered.

"Really? That long!" Gohan shouted when he calmed down again. "So... how much do you know about us... about my mom... and about me?" he asked nervously.

"Not much, you were homeschooled for most of your life, your father, Goku who was a great fighter and unfortunately passed away. And of course, your greatest achievement ever, defeating Cell and saving the world." Ruby explained.

"What! You know about my powers, my father, and even Cell? Did my mom tell you all of that?" Gohan asked.

"Yes, but only after 5 months because we started to get used to each other. She told me about how you trained with your father to defeat Cell. It was a little difficult to believe a creature like Cell could exist, Chichi tried so hard to convince me he really did exist, and I believe her. The other reason I believe her is I... well, nevermind that." Ruby said.

"Ruby, my friends don't know who I really am, they know I am strong, but that is it. No one, not even Tsukune knows who I am, and I want to keep that a secret. Please don't tell anyone about my family or Cell." Gohan begged of her.

"Gohan, don't worry, I saw how worried you were when I first saw you, and your mother told me that you were someone who does not like to be known that much. Your secret is safe with me." Ruby promised him.

"Thank you so much, now I feel better. Let's go inside." Gohan said.

"Sure," Ruby said happily.

The two entered Gohan's house.

---

The Livingroom.

Inside the living room, Gohan, together with Ruby, Chichi and the rest of the newspaper club sat around the round table, having breakfast. Chichi looked at Gohan.

"Gohan, I actually expected you to make more guy friends," Chichi said.

"I don't mind, they are very nice, and that is all that counts," Gohan said gratefully.

"Ma'am, I met Gohan at the bus stop when we first went on our way to our new school, we have been friends ever since then," Tsukune explained.

"I met him before we went to school, I am glad that Gohan is our friend, he has helped us out tons of times." Moka then said.

"Amazing, Moka was it? I am guessing you are Gohan's girlfriend, am I right? You two are really cute together," Chichi asked curiously.

Then suddenly, everyone spat out either their food or their drinks, spilling it all over, shocked at Chichi's words.

"Wow, you just get right into business!" Tsukune said.

"Who would have thought about that huh, Gohan and Moka? Honestly, I'd ship it, then I have Tsukune all for myself?" Mizore said.

"No, no it is nothing like that, really! We are just friends!" Moka shouted.

"Mom, can we not talk about that, gosh everyone makes jokes about that? You are making us feel uncomfortable." Gohan asked.

"Why not? I mean all these girls are pretty attractive, except for the little one, she seems like a minor." Chichi said.

"Hey!" Yukari shouted offended.

"Mom!" Gohan shouted again.

"I know, why don't you date Ruby? She is a nice, caring and respectful young lady, and she is perfect for you. You two are both the same age, and I think some chemistry might spark between you two if you get to know each other." Chichi said.

"Hahaha... it is a nice thought Chichi, Gohan is pretty cute if I say so myself, maybe I will take my chances." Ruby teased as she then seductively looked at Gohan and grabbed his hand. "What do you say Gohan?" she asked.

Kurumu gave a menacing expression towards Ruby, but she didn't notice it.

"Hold on! This is going way too fast!" Gohan panicked as he blushed.

"And just what do you mean by that!" Kurumu shouted.

"Kurumu, take it easy," Tsukune said trying to calm her down.

"Ahahahaha, calm down everyone, I was only joking, Gohan. No need to worry." Ruby said.

"I know... this joke is getting out of hand," Gohan said quietly.

Everyone calmed down again and enjoyed breakfast. Then the door of another room opened up and a little boy came out walking.

"Mommy, do you have something to eat? I am hungry." the boy asked his mother.

Chichi looked at the boy and approached him. "I have your food ready in a couple minutes, you are having something else I specially made for you," Chichi said. "Also, look, your brother is back from school!" she said.

The boy looked around and saw a lot of people around the table, eventually see Gohan back again.

"Gohan!" the boy shouted as he ran up to Gohan and embraced him.

"Goten, how is it going little guy? Did you miss me?" Gohan asked.

"Yes, very much!" Goten said.

"Aw, look how cute he is. And so small." Moka said softly.

Gohan then looked the others. "Everyone, this is my little brother, Goten. Goten, say hi to everyone." Gohan said.

"Hi!" Goten greeted everyone properly.

"Hi, Goten." Tsukune introduced everyone.

Goten then saw Ruby sitting next to Gohan. "Ruby, you are here two!" Goten said.

"Hi Goten, did you just woke up?" Ruby asked.

"Yes, it was a very nice nap! How do you like my brother? I really wanted you to meet him for a long time." Goten said.

"Your brother is a very gentle and nice person. I am glad I finally got to meet him." Ruby said.

"That is enough Goten, your food is almost ready, go take a bath first, then you can come get something to eat. Bulma and Trunks will be here later this evening, so you can play with your friend again." Chichi said.

"Awesome! I get to see Trunks again!" Goten said when he jumped off of Gohan's lap and left the room.

Gohan then spoke up to his mother again.

"Mom, is there any chance that Piccolo is coming later as well?" Gohan asked.

"I asked Bulma to get him because you are back for a short time. I hope he can make it because Piccolo was kind of busy with something important." Chichi answered.

"Something important?" Gohan asked.

"Yes, Piccolo is flying around the world to see what happened to the Dragon Balls. They have gone missing, all 7 of them." Chichi explained.

"What! The Dragon Balls are gone?! All of them! Can't he use Bulma's radar?" Gohan asked.

"Dragon Balls?" Tsukune asked as he looked at Moka. "Are you familiar with them?" he asked.

"No, never heard of them," Moka said.

"Mizore?" Tsukune asked when he looked at her.

"No clue what they are talking about," Mizore said.

"Excuse me? What is this 'Dragon Ball' stuff you are talking about?" Kurumu asked.

"I think I can explain that," Gohan said when he thought for a moment. "I have to watch out what I am saying, but knowing they are also are monsters who use magic, it won't look so weird." he thought.

"The Dragon Balls are magical orbs created by an ancient guardian and they can grant any wish you want if you gather them all from around the world," Gohan explained.

"Magical orbs?" Yukari asked.

"Any wish I want?!" Kurumu shouted when she stood up from her chair.

Moka thought for a moment

"I never knew there were magical wish orbs in this world. They must have been created by someone who came from the Monster World." Moka thought shocked.

"I guess the world is full of monsters and magic without people knowing about it." Tsukune thought

"Anyways Gohan, you just have to wait until Piccolo gets here, he can explain it," Chichi said as she continued eating.

"Okay I understand, I have been meaning to ask, how did you and Ruby know each other?" Gohan asked.

"That is a very long story," Chichi said when she thought about it.

"For some reason, I get the feeling we are going to hear that a lot in the future," Kurumu said when she whispered in Mizore's ear.

But then Ruby spoke up instead.

"Chichi, may I?" Ruby asked.

"Sure, go on ahead," Chichi said.

Ruby started her story. "But it is a very long story indeed. It was 10 months ago and I had just lost my foster parent due to old age. After giving my foster parent a proper burial, I decided to travel around the world, looking for a place to live. I went many places, I visited many cities, trying to find my place in the world. Then finally, I arrived here in the East District. I was looking for a home when I stumbled upon Chichi in the forest. She gave me something to eat and helped me look for a home. After that, I decided to visit every now and then." Ruby explained as she then stood up from her chair. "Please excuse me, I have to get some fresh air," she said when she walked out of the door.

Everyone looked at the door as they felt sorry for Ruby. Chichi spoke up.

"Ruby has had a hard time, I think she still hasn't gotten over it. Poor thing, she has been alone for months, maybe years." Chichi said worriedly.

Gohan wanted to stand up, but then Yukari held his arm. "Let me do it this time, I want to check something out with her," Yukari said.

"Alright, Yukari," Gohan said when he sat back in his chair.

---

Outside Chichi's house.

Yukari looked around the area, but she didn't see Ruby anywhere. She continued walking around to spot the girl.

"She is gone..." Yukari said while she looked around.

The girl decided to look further into the area and passed several trees. The little witch kept walking as she suddenly heard some noises.

"What is that sound?" Yukari asked.

When she passed the bushes, she saw Ruby in the forest. The little girl saw that Ruby had a purple aura surrounding her being and that she had something in her hand. When she waved her hand, it showed that she was holding a wand and performed several spells.

"A wand... and magic?" Yukari thought as she finally came to the conclusion. "Ruby, she is a witch!" she said.

Ruby stopped performing her spells and puts her arms down. "I know you are out there, you can come out," Ruby said when she turned around.

Yukari quickly hid inside the bushes, trying not to get spotted. But Ruby was not fooled and knew that there was someone hiding in there. She waved her wand around and made the bushes disappear, exposing Yukari.

"Yukari..." Ruby said.

"Hi... Ruby..." Yukari said as she laughed slightly.

"So, I am guessing that you found out my secret?" Ruby asked.

"Ruby, are you really a... witch?" Yukari asked.

"There is no point in hiding it, yes, I am a witch. Are you going to tell the others now?" Ruby said.

"I wouldn't do such a thing, you see, I am a witch myself," Yukari told her.

Ruby looked surprised as she approached Yukari. "You are a witch as well?" Ruby asked.

Yukari reached to her magic wand and waved it around, as a golden water tub appeared right in front of them. Ruby realized that Yukari is just like her, a witch.

"Unbelievable, I didn't think there were any witches left besides me," Ruby said.

"Yes, all of my friends are monsters just like us, Moka is a Vampire, Kurumu is a Succubus, Mizore is a Snowwoman, I don't know which monster Gohan and Tsukune are. We came from Yokai Academy, a school for monsters that tries to form peaceful existence with humans." Yukari said.

"Oh, I see how it is now..." Ruby said.

"Ruby, do Chichi and Goten know you are a witch as well?" Yukari asked.

"No, I haven't told them, I am just too scared to what she is going to say," Ruby explained.

"Then, why were you here, casting spells all of a sudden?" Yukari asked as she approached her.

"It helps me remember who I am, and who I don't want to be anymore. That story I told reminded me that even though I am a witch, I have a new life which I love." Ruby said as she then looked at Yukari. "As I have witnessed in the past, Chichi is not the best person to... understand this type of situation. The story I told, it actually contained moments I rather not bring up again, especially not to Gohan's mother. I only explained what happened when I met them, not who I really am and the horrible things I did," Ruby said when she walked away.

She then sat down on a comfy boulder, Yukari then sat next to her on the ground. "Ruby, you can trust me, the bond between witches is one of the strongest bonds there is. Would you mind telling me your story?" Yukari asked.

"I guess you are right... Okay then." Ruby said when she started her story.

"When I was just a little girl, my parents were killed in a car accident on vacation. I was all alone in the world, it was then that Lady Oyakata found me and became my foster parent. For years, I have lived with Lady Oyakata, who was just like me, a witch." Ruby said when she seriously looked at Yukari. "Yukari, what I am about to tell you has to be kept a secret, no matter what happens. It will truly severe the relationship I have with Chichi and Goten, especially with Gohan. I never want them to find out about this." Ruby told her.

"Don't worry, I won't tell a soul," Yukari said.

From the house, the others went outside for some fresh air. Chichi was outside, holding Goten's hand while Gohan and his friends were just together, either talking or having fun.

"Wow, that was great, thanks, ma'am," Tsukune said.

"My pleasure," Chichi said.

Tsukune walked around a bit until he. "Hm? I wonder where Yukari went to, and Ruby as well. They have been gone for a long time." Tsukune asked himself as he looked around the trees.

He then heard some people talking somewhere close to him. "Who is there?" Tsukune asked himself when he went further into the forest.

He saw Ruby and Yukari in the forest and decided to hide behind a tree. "Ruby... and Yukari too... what are they doing?" Tsukune asked.

"Yukari, Lady Oyakata had a plan to destroy the humans, I continued her plan and... Chichi and Goten were next to be killed... by me." Ruby explained.

"What! But... but..." Yukari sounded stupefied.

"Ah!" Tsukune said when he ran away from the spot, back to the house.

Yukari and Ruby's conversation continued. "But back in that house, you looked really calm and gentle with Chichi and both Gohan and Goten. Why would you even think of killing them, Ruby?" Yukari asked.

"It is because of our history we had with human, numerous witch trials almost extinct our race. Lady Oyakata convinced me that the humans were our mortal enemy, despite being half human. When I was alone, the humans managed to destroy Witch Hill, my only home. That is when I decided to travel around, in need of a new home and a plan to kill humans." Ruby explained.

"But you didn't continue the plans of Lady Oyakata, right?" Yukari asked.

"For months, I have taken the lives of humans at different places in silence because I lost my way, until I arrived at that mountain over there, Mount Paozu," Ruby said when she pointed at that mountain. "Eventually, I had my sights on Chichi and Goten, my plan was to win their trust first, then take their lives the best way I could. I decided to stay close to them until it was time. Some time went by, Chichi wanted to know more about me, and she even started to trust me. I never told her what I did to those people and what I really am, I started to appreciate her for being so nice to me, even though I am a complete stranger. She even offered her help whenever I needed it and a place for me to sleep until I had my own place. She told me about how much she loved her family, that her son is finally studying like he always wanted, and that she has a normal life. Sure she misses her husband, she still thinks about him almost every night. I realized that being with them, I just could not continue this life of murder and suffering anymore, not all humans are evil and cold-hearted Yukari. Chichi treated me like I was her own daughter, and Goten treated me like a long lost big sister. I was actually happy being with them, so I decided to live a normal life in Mount Paozu. Since then, I visit Chichi if I can help her with anything. Sometimes she wants me to help around the house, or babysit Goten when she is gone, help in her garden or anything else. I owe her for changing my life, and I will never think of killing anyone ever again." Ruby explained emotionally.

"Ruby," Yukari said when she stood up from the ground and approached her, touching both her hands. "I am very proud of you. Not only did you not continue murdering innocent people, but you also managed to find your own way and live a normal life. You don't realize how much this means to me. You really scared me there when you said that you were going to kill Gohan's family, but seeing how well you and his family get along, it really warmed my heart. I know too that not all humans are awful, I know how you feel." Yukari explained.

"Thank you, Yukari. I never thought that I would meet someone who is just like me, a witch," Ruby said proudly.

"How about we go back to the others? I think they really want to see you." Yukari said when she jumped off of the ground.

"Sure," Ruby said when she stood up as well.

The two witches went back to the others at the house.

---

Chichi's house.

From the woods, Yukari and Ruby walked towards the house, they saw that everyone was just doing what they wanted. Ruby looked around and saw that Tsukune was together with Chichi who looked angry and worried at the same time. She held Goten's hand tightly as she looked at Ruby.

Ruby walked up to Chichi.

"Is there something wrong?" Ruby asked worriedly.

"Don't come any closer!" Chichi said as she stepped back.

Ruby got shocked by Chichi's sudden defense. The group heard what was going on and approached them.

"Mom? What's going on?" Gohan asked when he came running.

Moka, Kurumu, Mizore and Yukari arrived.

"Ruby, tell me the truth, did you really try to kill Goten and me?" Chichi asked angered.

Ruby only shockingly widens her eyes, Yukari followed and looked at Ruby, who thought exactly what happened then.

"Kill my mom and my little brother?" Gohan asked astoundedly.

"What are they talking about?" Moka asked frightened.

"I don't know, must be something important," Mizore said

Tsukune walked up to Ruby. "I heard you talking Ruby, you said it yourself that you tried to kill Gohan's family," Tsukune said.

"Are you sure Tsukune?" Kurumu asked.

Ruby got nervous and more nervous. "He must have heard us talking, I never wanted this to happen... I guess it had to... someday." Ruby thought

Yukari then stepped up. "No Tsukune, you got it all wrong! You see, the thing is..." Yukari tried to explain it, but Ruby then held her shoulder.

"Lying would only make things worse than it already is Yukari. It is true, I did try to kill your family Gohan... and I am deeply sorry, I truly am." Ruby said when she looked at Gohan.

"I can't believe this Ruby..." Gohan said as he looked away.

Chichi took Goten and hid him behind her. "Stay out of our way, you just pretended to be a friend to kill us! I brought you in and treated you as my own child! I scolded and fed you like you were my child!" Chichi shouted.

"Please let me explain this. It is true, I did try to kill you, and Goten. I had a complicated life with my foster parent, she brought me on the path of murder. But because of how much you cared for me like I was your own child, I realized that I couldn't live this ruthless way anymore. I left that life I led behind me and I never thought about it again. Please believe me that I would never hurt you or anyone else. I am sorry, I am so so sorry." Ruby said out of pure guilt, even shedding some tears.

"Try? You 'tried' to kill them?" Tsukune asked.

"Yes, but that was 10 months ago! I never even thought about it after that!" Ruby replied.

Tsukune got quiet and puts his head down. "Oh no, what have I done, Ruby really cared for them. I shouldn't have done that," Tsukune said saddened.

"You guys, she is not a heartless murderer anymore. She was alone with no parents, Gohan's mother was there for her because she needed it. I was just as shocked as all of you guys are when she told me about this. Don't be too hard on Ruby, please Chichi." Yukari asked.

Chichi didn't answer her and only kept on her guard.

Gohan kept looking at her, but then his expression has changed a lot. Tsukune looked as well, and he saw just like Gohan, that she was being sincere. Gohan then walked up to Ruby.

"Ruby, I don't know what I would have done if I came home and found out my family died because of you. The fact that you were even trying sickens me, but still... you have been with my mother for almost a full year. If you really didn't care for them, you would have tried it many more times. I do believe that my mother changed your ways. Seeing you together with Goten as well made me think about this more thoroughly. He cares for you just as much as he cares for me, and that says something special about you." Gohan said understanding.

"Thank you Gohan, it means so much to me to hear you say that," Ruby said.

Moka and Kurumu approached Chichi and Goten. "Chichi, please forgive Ruby, she really loves being with you and Goten," Moka said.

"Give her another chance, please?" Kurumu asked.

Chichi first looked at Moka and Kurumu, then at Ruby and thought for a moment. Finally, after thinking about it, she spoke up.

"I do not want to risk it for Goten and myself to get hurt when Gohan leaves for school again, I don't want you close to my house ever again," Chichi said when she turned around and walked off with Gohan.

The witch widens her eyes once again, and shed some tears. The group was stupefied by Chichi's harsh decision. Gohan ran up to her.

"Mom, you can't do this! Ruby said she was sorry, and she will never try it again. If she really wanted you dead, don't you think she would have tried much sooner and..." Gohan tried to reason with his mother, but she interrupted him immediately.

"Gohan, I will not discuss this matter anymore. I am doing this for the safety of our family!" Chichi said when she gave one last look to Ruby. "Ruby, I want you out of here, and I don't want to see you near this house again!" Chichi shouted.

"Don't you think that is a little too hard ma'am!" Kurumu asked.

"This is my decision, and I don't want to hear about it anymore from anyone!" Chichi said.

"It is alright, they had to find out sooner or later. My time here is over..." Ruby said when she turned around and walked towards the woods.

Chichi went towards the house, Goten looked behind him and saw how sad Ruby was. He quickly got out of his mother's grip and ran up to Ruby.

"Noooo Ruby!" Goten shouted while crying.

Ruby looked behind her and saw Goten grappling her long black dress. She crouched down on the little boy's height.

"I am sorry little man, but you will not see me again. Your mother's made her decision very clear." Ruby said saddened.

"I don't want you to go, you are the closest thing I got to a big sister! Together with Gohan, we could have had a lot of fun! "Goten said.

"I would have loved to, I like Gohan as much as you do, but it still depends on your mother. She still does not want me near you." Ruby said.

"So when Gohan leaves again for school... will you be on my next birthday again?" Goten asked.

"No, not this birthday. This is the last time you will see me. Take good care of your mother." Ruby said.

"Goten's... Birthday?" Tsukune asked.

"Ruby did that much for them?" Kurumu asked.

Ruby stood up again and walked on, Chichi walked up to Goten and pulled him towards her again as she was about to enter the house again.

Ruby was gone, Gohan was left outside with Tsukune, Moka, Kurumu, Yukari and Mizore.

"Your mother is too strict Gohan, it just did not matter what was said, she just did not accept Ruby," Kurumu said.

"I know, she can be very hard to deal with. I think she was way to harsh on Ruby, but when she makes up her mind, she almost never changes. I don't think this can be fixed that easily." Gohan said troubled.

"I feel really bad about this, I caused all of this. I was just worried something terrible might happen, and I wanted to avoid that." Tsukune said out of guilt.

"You could have tried talking to her before consulting Chichi, Ruby loved being with her, like she had a new family. Look at how much Goten cared to run after her. And after all of that trouble, Ruby is a monster like all of us! A Witch!" Yukari said.

"Ruby is a witch? How do you know Yukari?" Kurumu asked.

"I told you already, I talked to her and I found out she was able to cast spells with a magic wand. It is because she is a witch, she learned to hate humans and to kill them for their crimes against the witches. But Ruby, she instead loved the human's thanks to Chichi. I just hope she will not return to her old self because of what happened today." Yukari said.

"Yukari, it is not Tsukune's fault, this is no one's fault. The most important thing we have to do is bring Ruby back." Gohan said.

---

Chichi's house

The group sat around the round table. Chichi was in her own room while Goten was in his room.

"Where do we look from here then?" Mizore asked.

"She did say she lived behind Mount Paozu, we can start there," Gohan said.

"But what will we do if we find her? I don't think Gohan's mother would consider having her back. What can we do?" Moka asked around.

The group thought for a moment until Kurumu finally got an idea.

"I got it, Yukari said that she was just like us, so how about we ask Ruby to come with us to Yokai Academy?" Kurumu asked.

"That is a good idea Kurumu! She will love it there!" Moka said excitedly.

"That is the best thing we can do," Gohan said.

Suddenly, Chichi came in running into the living room where the group was sitting around the table.

"Gohan! Goten is gone! He went out of the window and ran away!" Chichi shouted.

"What! Goten ran away!" Gohan shouted.

"You have to find him, it can be dangerous in the woods! There are predators and dirty insects! Gohan, go find your little brother quickly!" Chichi shouted.

Gohan and the others stood up from the table.

"Don't worry mom, we will find Goten," Gohan said.

Gohan and the group quickly went outside and looked for Goten.

---

Outside the house

It was getting darker and darker, Gohan looked around and tried to calm his mind, trying to find Goten's energy signal.

"Hmmm... where are you Goten." Gohan asked himself.

He tried to find Goten's energy, but for some reason, he couldn't.

"That's weird, I can't sense Goten's energy signal. I think he hasn't learned to use his energy." Gohan said.

Moka spoke up to the others. "Let's look behind Mount Paozu first, he might be there to see Ruby," Moka said.

"Alright, Kurumu, you follow me since we both can fly, and we are faster. Moka, you take the others and look around in this area. Let's just hope one of us gets lucky and finds him." Gohan said.

"Right!" Everyone said.

Gohan and Kurumu rose up in the sky and immediately went to Mount Paozu. Meanwhile, Moka, Tsukune, Yukari, and Mizore went into the forest to look for Goten.

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Dark Forest

Meanwhile, in the dark Forest, Goten was scared, walking around in the forest, looking for Ruby. He only saw tall trees and scary bushes.

"Ruby! Where are you!" Goten shouted loudly.

He heard loud animal noises coming from each direction. Goten immediately stopped walking.

"I don't want to be here anymore! I want to go home! Mommy!" Goten cried frightened.

The noises became louder and louder when suddenly, the trees split in two and from the trees appeared a gigantic dinosaur. The huge predator growled loudly as Goten slowly turned around and saw the dinosaur standing behind him, growling.

"Aaaaahhh! No no no!" Goten shouted as he closed his eyes and froze from fear.

The dinosaur quickly went for the little boy and tried to eat him up. But from a bush, several plants and vines grabbed onto Goten and pulled him out of the way. The vines pulled him towards a person.

Goten opened his eyes and saw Rudy standing in front of him, with a wand. Ruby looked at Goten, crouched to his height and spoke up.

"Goten, just let me handle this, I will help you out," Ruby said, trying to comfort him.

"Ruby! You are back! But what is with that stick is your hand?" Goten asked.

"Please keep this a secret for your mother. I am a powerful witch that can cast magic spells. So, I am a monster. Is that easy for you to understand?" Ruby said.

"A witch? Awesome! I always knew there was something special about you! But you don't have a wart on your nose, and you don't smell like fire and..." Goten spoke when suddenly the tail of the dinosaur approached them both very quickly.

Ruby grabbed Goten and jumped out of the way of the dangerous dinosaur.

"We can talk about it later Goten, first we need to get you to safety. Hide, quick!" Ruby said strictly.

"Oh, right sure!" Goten said when he ran away and his himself in the bushes.

Ruby was one on one with the dinosaur. Her aura started surging around her as she raises her wand. She used a spell to grow more plants and vines, trying to restrain the dinosaur. The beast wiggled around and cut the vines by either using his strength or his sharp teeth.

Ruby took some space and stood on guard. "It is just you and me," Ruby said challenging.

Somewhere else, Moka and Tsukune saw the dinosaur in the distance.

"You guys, look over there!" Tsukune shouted.

"Maybe that is where Goten is! Come on everyone!" Moka said.

The group ran up towards the area where the dinosaur attacks. When they arrived, they saw that Ruby was face to face with the dinosaur.

"Ruby!" Tsukune shouted.

The others saw the huge dinosaur.

"Oh no! Is that a dinosaur?" Tsukune asked.

The dinosaur attacked the others as they all jumped out of the way the moment he was about to make contact.

"Everyone watch out!" Yukari shouted.

Mizore jumped up and used several ice pillars to attack the dinosaur, but the creature used his strong tail to destroy all the pillars.

"He's a strong one," Mizore said with a poker face.

The dinosaur sets his sight on Moka and attacked her with his tail.

"Moka, no!" Tsukune shouted when he ran up to her.

Tsukune quickly grabbed Moka's Rosarie and pulled it off, thus starting Moka's transformation.

When the Rosarie Seal over her breast is removed, Moka's innocent self vanishes, and her Inner vampire awakens.

Moka gained a bustier figure, white hair and red eyes. With a firm kick in the air, Inner Moka returns once again.

Inner Moka had her hands on her hips while the wind was wavering, Rudy looked at Moka who showed amazing strength.

"The power of a vampire, I wonder how much of her powers actually compare to Gohan's," Ruby said.

Inner Moka looked around and saw the dinosaur in front of her.

"Hmph, is it just us? No Gohan? That's a new one." Inner Moka said.

The dinosaur attacked Inner Moka directly, but she jumped up in the air, avoiding the swing. The vampire kept avoiding the beast. Meanwhile, Ruby ran up to Yukari.

"Yukari, I have an idea, but I need your help. There is a spell that I can use to create a giant vine to restrain the dinosaur, but I don't have enough power. I need some of your magic." Ruby asked her.

"You can count on me," Yukari said when she grabbed her magic wand and puts it onto Ruby's wand.

Goten was watching the spectacle from the bushes. "Woooww... That girl with the white hair is really strong! I wonder where Gohan is." Goten said when he looked around the area. "What are Ruby and that other girl doing?" he asked himself.

Ruby's spell was finally complete as both hers and Yukari's wand started to light up. Ruby and Yukari then pointed their wand towards the dinosaur. Suddenly appearing from the ground, huge vines started to wrap themselves around the beast, completely restraining his movement.

Goten was once again watching the phenomenon. "Wooowww... pretty!" Goten chanted.

"There, he is down, finish him off Moka!" Yukari shouted.

"Disgusting beast, you should learn your place!" Inner Moka shouted when she firmly kicked the beast through the trees and into a mountain.

The threat was over, Inner Moka stood on the ground again.

"Why did that beast attack, what did you nimrods do now?" Inner Moka asked.

Goten then appeared from the bushes and walked up to Inner Moka. "I don't know why he did that, he just started to get really mean and chased me down," Goten answered.

Inner Moka looked around and eventually below her, seeing Goten.

"What? Who are you?" Inner Moka asked.

"Who are you? You look like that girl with the pink hair, but your hair changed to, are you like my brother a..." Goten said when suddenly Ruby grabbed Goten and silenced him by covering his mouth.

"Like your brother?" Inner Moka asked.

"Don't say that Goten..." Ruby said when she whispered in Goten's ear and then looked at Inner Moka. "This is Gohan's little brother Goten," Ruby said as she then looked at Goten. "Goten, what were you doing all on your own in the forest? It is too dangerous to be here around this time. You should be at home." the witch told him.

"I came looking for you because I was worried," Goten said saddened.

"That is really sweet of you," Ruby said when she gave him a quick hug. "But you shouldn't put yourself in danger for me, that dinosaur could have killed you. Gohan and Chichi must be worried sick about you. Don't ever do this again. Okay?" Ruby said.

"I'm sorry," Goten said out of guilt when he puts his hands together.

Inner Moka walked up to the little boy and crouched on his height.

From the distance in the mountain, the vines disappeared and the dinosaur was free once again. The beast stood up from the ground and shook his head. He then saw the group in the distance again and had a nasty look in his eyes. Meanwhile, the group was still talking.

"So..." Inner Moka said when she approached Goten. "Gohan's little brother huh? Tell me something... Goten. Seconds ago, you were talking like Gohan and I had the same ability. What were you going to say? Who is Gohan, for really?" She said.

But then the dinosaur ran up to the group again, as they all saw the beast coming.

"He is back up again!" Tsukune shouted.

"He does not know when to quit." Inner Moka said when she prepared for a fight once again.

When the dinosaur was in close range, he went in for another attack. Then from the sky, Gohan came flying down with Kurumu. He flew towards the dinosaur and punched him massively in the stomach, knocking him down once again.

"Alright! My brother is back!" Goten shouted.

"Great, this again, too good to be true for him not to appear like a superhero. Anyways, Goten continues..." Inner Moka said.

"Oh well, you see..." Goten tried to talk.

Gohan and Kurumu stood on the ground as he took a deep breath. He looked around as Goten saw Gohan. He ran away from Inner Moka and embraced his brother.

"Gohan! You are here!" Goten said happily.

"Good, that only knocked him out cold. I am so happy that you are okay Goten, but what were you thinking, going outside this late at night!" Gohan shouted angrily at him.

Ruby walked up to Gohan. "Don't worry, I already told him, and he understands. He was just worried about me." Ruby said.

"You did it already?" Gohan asked.

"Yes, Ruby told me after that girl with the white hair saved me from a dinosaur," Goten said when he pointed at Inner Moka.

"Girl with white hair?" Gohan asked when he then looked at Inner Moka on his right side. "Oh, of course, he meant you, thanks a lot Moka, you saved my little brother. I really appreciate it." Gohan said gratefully

"Let's just say you owe me." Inner Moka said.

"Also, I wanted to say that Gohan and I are both..." Goten started talking when quickly Gohan silenced him.

"Goten! Don't say that or else you will..." Gohan said when Inner Moka got right in his face.

"What was he about to say, tell me." Inner Moka told him.

"He was not about to say anything, really!" Gohan said.

"Gohan, I swear, am this close to kicking your ass if you do not tell me what type of monster you are." Inner Moka said annoyed.

"Can't we all just get along already?" Gohan asked.

However, once again the dinosaur got up from the ground and again tried to attack the group for the last time. Gohan, Inner Moka, Ruby and the others looked back at the dinosaur and stood on guard. Then falling from the sky, two energy blasts hit the beast and made it travel into the sky, finally ending the threat.

The group didn't know what happened as they all looked at what happen. Then Tsukune spotted three people floating in the sky who were covered by darkness, one tall person, a middle tall one, and a very small one.

"More visitors? This is just great. Who might those guys be?" Inner Moka asked annoyed.

"Some good friends of mine," Gohan said as Inner Moka looked at him.

The darkness started to fade and the three assailants were shown to be Piccolo, Vegeta, and Trunks. Trunks went down the ground to see Goten.

"Hi Goten, how is it going? Why are you here in the forest?" Trunks asked.

"I just got myself into more trouble Trunks," Goten said.

"I see that you save and sound, that's what is most important, I think." Trunks said.

Yukari and Mizore saw Trunks standing next to Goten and approached them. "Hey look at that, another little boy," Yukari said surprised.

Trunks looked at Yukari and how tall she was. "Little boy? Excuse me, you are just an inch higher than I am." Trunks said arrogantly.

"What! I am much older than I look kid! And just so you know, I am one of the smartest students at school," Yukari said offended.

"I guess so and..." Trunks said when he then looked at Mizore and suddenly got a very cold feeling. "Wow, I never felt this cold being this close to a girl before. Goten, do you know them?" Trunks asked.

"Yes, they are friends of my brother," Goten said.

"Little boy, shouldn't you be at home as well? It is too late for you to be here." Mizore said.

"Eeehh, I am here with my dad..." Trunks said when he kept looking at Mizore blank stare and stepped back next to Goten. "Goten, I don't know what it is, but that girl with the purple hair is creeping me out. She got this stalkerish look on her face." Trunks said.

Suddenly from behind Trunks and Goten, Mizore appeared. "I wouldn't call it being a stalker, call it a distant admirer," Mizore said.

Trunks shocking jumped away, seeing Mizore behind him. "Wow! I was right about you!" Trunks said.

Piccolo went down the ground as he stood in front of Gohan.

"Good to see you again Gohan, it has been a while," Piccolo said.

"Hey Piccolo, it has been a long time indeed, I just came back. I was hoping to see you sooner." Gohan said.

"There were some things I had to discuss with Dende. But I came a quickly as I could. I met Vegeta and Trunks on the way." Piccolo said.

Gohan looked serious again. "My mom told me what you were doing, what happened to the Dragon Balls?" Gohan asked.

"Hmmm..." Piccolo thought for a moment. "Dende felt that the Dragon Balls started to disappear one by one. I went to Bulma to get the Dragon Radar and flew around the world to find them. But they were nowhere to be located. And then there is another strange thing that happened." Piccolo said worriedly.

"More bad news?" Gohan asked.

"It depends on the situation, but it seems like the Dragon Balls were used a year ago when Dende checked them. Bulma told me that she was talking with a couple people about Cell, and they say they do not remember or know a creature named Cell like he has been erased from their memories." Picollo explained.

"Cell's existence erased from their memories," Gohan said when he then looked at Tsukune. "Hmmm... If that is true, why do we remember Cell but Tsukune, who is a human does not?" Gohan asked.

Tsukune noticed Gohan looking at him, who quickly looked at Piccolo again. Tsukune decided to walk up to them.

"The same mystery person who gathered the Dragon Ball and used the wish to erase Cell's existence from Earth must also be the same person who made the Dragon Balls disappear without a trace," Piccolo said.

"Gohan, what is going on here?" Tsukune asked when he then noticed Piccolo standing tall over him. "Wow! Is that a monster! A slug?" he asked.

"Eh, I have seen worse than him." Inner Moka said unimpressed.

"Grrrr..." Piccolo grunted.

"Tsukune, this is Piccolo, a close friend of mine. You don't need to be scared of him, he won't bite." Gohan said.

"Oh, so a nice monster?" Tsukune asked uncomfortably.

"We were just talking and he would like to ask you something," Gohan said.

"Kid, do you know someone who goes by the name of Cell?" Piccolo asked.

"Cell? That is a very strange name, but no, no one comes to mind. Why?" Tsukune asked.

Gohan looked at Piccolo as they both nod.

Vegeta then came walking in between Gohan, Piccolo, Tsukune and Moka with his arms crossed.

"Enough if this lame sideshow, more importantly, if you were really Kakarot's son, you could have knocked that beast out with a measly finger blast! You are pathetic!" Vegeta said loudly.

"Sorry Vegeta, but I was not trying to kill him, and don't you think that is kind of irrelevant?" Gohan asked.

"Don't give me that excuse, someone with your strength should have taken care of it in a matter of seconds. You wouldn't even need my help if you weren't slacking off from training at school!" Vegeta said.

"Widowspeak, who asked you to butt in with our business anyways?" Inner Moka asked.

Piccolo and Gohan looked completely shocked at Inner Moka as Vegeta focused his sight on her. Tsukune and Ruby were just watching the scene. Vegeta then looked back at Gohan.

"Gohan, I suggest that you keep your girlfriend in check before she gets herself into the business she wished she kept out," Vegeta said threatening.

"You know, guys who have this much of an ego about themselves should be put in their place." Inner Moka said.

Vegeta kept frowning as he walked up to Moka, standing face to face with her. "Am I being challenged by a high school girl?" Vegeta asked.

"Maybe you are, but I am no ordinary girl..." Inner Moka said.

"Someone should discipline you properly," Vegeta said.

Both their energies started to rile up as they stared to each other.

"Gohan, who is that girl with the silver hair? Is she like us?" Piccolo asked.

"Right now, she is just someone who does not know what she is getting herself into," Gohan said as he then pulled the two away from each other. "She is not my girlfriend, just calm down Vegeta, I will handle it," Gohan said when he pulled Inner Moka away from him. "And you! From all the stupid things you could do, this is the pinnacle. Whatever you say, you do not challenge Vegeta like that." Gohan warned her.

"Oh sorry dad, I won't disobey your orders anymore." Inner Moka mocked him. "Please, you are acting like he is the king of the planet or something." Inner Moka said.

"I don't care what you say, or what you'll do to me in the future! But you do not challenge Vegeta one on one, period!" Gohan said.

"Or what are you going to do? Blackmail me again? This routine is getting old, don't you think?" Inner Moka said

Inner Moka nods and then walked up to Tsukune, taking the Rosarie from his hand and puts it back on her necklace again.

"See you sooner or later." Inner Moka said when she turned back to her Outer form and fell in Tsukune's arm.

Vegeta spoke up to Gohan.

"Gohan, who was that girl just now, since when is an Earthling so confident to stand up to me?" Vegeta asked.

"Uhm, well let's just say that she is the one that keeps my fighting spirit up and makes sure I don't slack off that much," Gohan replied.

"Hmph," Vegeta mumbled.

"But what are you doing here Vegeta? I would never have guessed that you would stop by." Gohan asked.

"If you must know... Dargh... Bulma was busy... so... I had to take Trunks instead." Vegeta said when he crossed his arms and turned around.

"I am impressed Vegeta, you are becoming more of a father every day," Gohan said.

"Shut up," Vegeta said casually.

Piccolo spoke up. "I think it is best to go back Gohan, your mother must be worried," Piccolo said.

"You guys go on ahead, we will be right there," Gohan said.

"And you don't need to worry about the Dragon Balls Gohan, I will find out what happened to them. After all, I am the only one who works closely with the guardian." Piccolo said.

"Good luck Piccolo." Gohan said.

Piccolo, Vegeta, Trunks, and Goten went back to Gohan's house, while Tsukune, Moka, and the others were left behind.

Ruby turned around and walked away, knowing that she was not needed anymore. Gohan saw Ruby walking away and ran up to her. "Ruby wait up!" he said when he ran up to her.

Ruby stopped walking.

"What are you going to do now? Are you going to try it again with my mother? I am sure that if you tell her how you saved Goten, she will forgive you." Gohan said.

"Your mother is not the type to forgive so easily. My time here is over so I guess, I am going to travel around, find a new place." Ruby answered.

"Oh I see, then why don't you come with me to Yokai Academy? Being a witch and all, I am sure you will fit in just fine." Gohan said.

"It is a kind offer, I will think about it," Ruby said.

Tsukune then approached the witch. "Ruby, can you please forgive me for what I did? I was just worried something bad would happen, I was just trying to avoid problems. I am really sorry." Tsukune apologized.

"It is alright Tsukune, they had to know one day. I am not holding anything against you. I have learned to respect humans, and I will never be on the wrong path again." Ruby explained when she continued walking again.

The group saw Ruby walking away, and decided it was time for them to return home as well.

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Chichi's house

Next morning, Gohan was standing outside with his friends, ready to go back to school again. Chichi and Goten were outside as they were prepared for Gohan to leave.

"Make sure to take good care of yourself," Chichi told him when she gave him a box of food.

"I will mom, I am sorry how it all played out with Ruby, but you should give her a second chance," Gohan asked.

"Gohan, that is something I will not talk about anymore," Chichi said when she looked away.

"Heh..." Gohan sights as he then looked at Goten. "Goten, take good care of mom alright?" He said.

"I will!" Goten said.

"Alright, bye mom, bye Goten!" Gohan said when he and the group left the house.

While the group was walking, a black crow flew towards them and into a tree. The bird looked at the students but then flew away again.

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East Village.

The group arrived back in East Village where Ms. Nekonome was waiting for them at the bus stop with the bus driver. She looked around and saw them walking towards her.

"Hello everyone!" Ms. Nekonome said as she greeted the group. "Did everyone had a fun time? I hope you all had a place to sleep at Gohan's house?" she asked.

"It was fun, we had a great time with Gohan's family. Except for one thing, but I think it will be solved in the future. Maybe when we go back to the Human world, we can go to my house." Tsukune said.

"I am sure that we will go again in the future." Ms. Nekonome said.

The bus driver opened the doors.

"Alright, everyone get in, we have a lot of ground to cover." Ms. Nekonome said.

The members of the newspaper club entered the bus and sat down in the seats. The bus started to get ready to leave to enjoy the rest of the summer in the Human World. But before the bus left, once again, the black crow from before flew towards the bus. The bus drove away, while the black crow was following it.

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Backstage

Writer: Gosh, what a chapter, this one is definitely better than the last one. Gotta admit I got it done faster than I originally thought.

Gohan: You know? This is currently my favorite chapter, not only did I get to see my family back, but my little brother was not lonely without me. I was sure he visited Trunks a couple times.

Ruby: I didn't know Trunks and his family that well, I only bothered with Goten and Chichi.

Gohan: Oh, that explains it, can't be affiliated with everyone.

Writer: Actually, the reason I do not incorporate Ruby with Trunks is because that would only mean more and more story telling which would turn this into 40 pages of unnecessary dialogue. Good ideas being wasted is bad, but doing what is truly necessary is a must.

Ruby: I don't mind, if you have to make changes for the sake of length or story, then do what you have to do.

Writer: Thanks for understanding guys, just because of that, I will spare you a joke. I know it is hard to go without my hilarious jokes but they will be back next week. Anyways, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter, this is not a rushed one like the previous chapter, but let us just say that I had these ideas clear and was able to write a large amount of it. In the next chapter, Keito returns back into the story with the Super-Newspaper club and to compete with the Yokai Gazette to decide which Newspaper club will leave forever. See it as a rematch from the earlier chapter. How will the Newspaper club handle Keito who exceptionally prepared for Gohan, will the Yokai Gazette actually cease to exist? Stay tuned, the next chapter is coming soon