After dinner with the Son family, it was time for Videl to leave. Gohan followed her outside, where she brought out a capsule containing her father's very own private jet.

"I've got to get this repainted." Videl spat, disapproving the gargantuan picture of her father on its side. Gohan simply rolled his eyes and waved.

"Bye Gohan."

"Goodbye Videl." He replied.

She set off on her journey home instantly, while Gohan slumped against the side of his house. He knew that was hell to pay for letting a girl into her house without her consent. Yes he did ask, but she was already at his doorstep - she couldn't have just sent her away. He dragged his feet awaiting his ,others fury. This time, he wasn't so lucky getting out it.

"What were you thinking bringing her here?" Chi Chi scolded. "You told me that you were 100% focused on your education!"

"Mom, the only reason you enrolled me at school was for social development!" He stated. "Now that I'm making friends, what's the matter?"

"I sent you to school to get an education!"

Chi Chi sighed, fixing her glare on her son. Usually, he'd flinch under the sight of his mother vexed however he had been challenging her recently; showing the rebellious behaviour that she accused him of having at a younger age.

"I'm getting good grades, what's the problem? So I can't enjoy anything that isn't studying?"

Her glare harshened. Gohan could practically feel the rage radiating from his mother.

"ONE BAD GRADE. IF I SEE 1 SINGLE BAD GRADE THIS YEAR, YOU CAN FORGET ANY MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING WITH THAT GIRL! YOU HEAR ME?!" Chi Chi warned.

"Fine!"

With that he stormed into his room, slamming his door hard. He punched his desk again, splitting the wood in half from its previous injuries.

"Mom's so extra!" He thought to himself before dropping on his back, unto his bed.

It didn't take him long to drift away into unconsciousness. Fortunately for him, he had been so worn out from dealing with Videl, all he had to do was close his eyes.

Meanwhile, Videl was half-way home, soaring above the mountains.

"Gohan's one hell of a fighter, I'm so tired from our spar." She yawned. "He's strong; but I'm stronger."

Her journey home was smooth and simple. Within 2 hours, the full-blooded human was landing her vehicle outside her mansion of a house. She packed the jet back into it's capsule and silently made it into her house without being spotted.

She would have made it back to her room undetected, if it wasn't for the unnecessary sound of the door closing. Her father walked through the hallway to find her coming home at 8:00 covered in grass and dirt.

"Where have you been? You were supposed to be here right after school ended - you made me look bad Videl, not knowing where you are." Her father criticised, unintentionally provoking the child.

"Of course, the only reason you'd care about what I do is because it helps your reputation." Videl snarled. Her bitter response caught Hercule completely off guard.

"Videl! Where have you been?" He questioned, offended by her poor attitude.

"Stopping a bank thief..."

"That's a lie and you know it! There wasn't a robbery at any banks in Satan City today." Her father stated.

"Guess it's genetic! Because I know a huge liar in this family. And hint; it isn't mom." Videl retorted. "If you must know, I was hanging out with Gohan."

Hercule's eyes opened extremely wide at the mention of the Wonder Boy's name.

"Videl, you know what I told you about boyfriends, if they are stronger than me-"

"First, he's not my boyfriend Dad! Second, he is stronger than you." She chuckled. She was ready to expose her father for all his lies. "The person who defeated Cell had to be really strong, don't you think?"

Stupidly, he expected her to be talking about him. "Well I am strong Videl, but I don't know how tha-"

"That's why Gohan's stronger than you. HE defeated Cell. You didn't. I know everything, dad." Videl interrupted. "How are you trying to shout at me for lying while you hid that from the world for weeks?"

Her "champion" stood speechless as his daughter stormed to her room, disgusted and irate. Before she closed her door, she uttered,

"You can keep the fame. Gohan doesn't even want it."

...

Morning arrived and the two were ready to begin the first day of their training for the Intergalactic Tournament which would take place in 3 months. The two made their way to their secret territory that up near the mountains. Videl's flight was considerately slow, since she had only learnt how to fly yesterday. Their journey took a good 10 minutes since Gohan had to slow down to keep up with Videl.

"So what happened when you got home?" The half breed asked, curiously.

"Let's just say me and my dad aren't good terms with eachother right now." Videl growled back. "What about you?"

"I don't think my mom's happy with me practicing Martial Arts. She made that perfectly clear when she said 'A single bad grade and you're in big trouble!'" Gohan quoted.

As soon as they touched ground, Videl began stretching, indirectly telling Gohan she was ready to begin.

"Let's start with the basics." Gohan said, cracking his knuckles. Videl nodded and got into her usual fighting stance. "Hit me as hard as you can."

Videl's eyes opened widely and she scoffed.

"Aren't you scared I'll hurt you?" She asked, condescendingly.

"No, not really." Gohan replied truthfully.

His response was obviously the incorrect one as she charged towards Gohan with a mighty rage. Her fist collided with his right cheek however he didn't budge. He simply just let her attack him. He used his hand to rub his cheek, noticing the small scratch she left.

'She's decent enough.'

"Don't just stand there - hit back!" She ordered.

Although, he could see the determination in her face, he was hesitant to attack her. He could back just enough not to kill her, but it was still a risk. He began avoiding her attacks one by one, slowly wearing Videl out.

"So we're doing this again?" She muttered.

Realising that she wouldn't gain any strength by only attacking, Gohan threw Videl to the grass. She hit the floor with a loud thud and Goham internally wished that he hadn't used that much power. To his amazement she picked herself up and continued.

"Now that's more like it! Fight back, Gohan!"

This time, he charged at her with a weak uppercut to the jaw. Of course for Videl, it was much more painful. She hissed upon impact. She regained her stance and jumped into the air, this time attempting to Gohan in the face. He caught her leg and it took all of her concentration to summon up her ki to push her into the air, causing him to let go. Gohan wore a wide grin, his chest swelling with pride.

"As much as I hate to admit it, you're really something Gohan." Videl chuckled.

"You're arent that bad yourself, Videl."

Gohan rose into the air and they continued to fight, Videl refusing to let up. After a while her muscles began aching and her chest was screaming for her to stop. She was running out of ki and felt herself quickly falling. The grass cushioned her fall and rose to her feet once more. She stood gasping for air with her hands on her knees. Gohan was about to end their quick training when he heard her speak.

"What am I doing? I'm not finished yet. I-" She stated between breaths. "I'm not giving up."

The full blooded earthling was drenched in sweat and a faint trail of blood dripped from her mouth. She lunged at him, her knee connecting with his. Adrenaline suddenly locked in, temporarily numbing the excruciating pain she felt in her muscles. Gohan pushed her backwards, using a little more power than he needed to. Instantly she found her balance and beckoned him to take a more offensive role. He obliged and she blocked his roundhouse kick, though it did do quite a number on her. Gohan's heart rate began to speed up, he had began unintentionally putting more power into his attacks and it was visible that she was taking damage. He wasn't used to suppressing his energy this low.

"Let's stop here, Videl." He suggested, nervously.

"Why? Can't you keep up, Delivery Boy?" Videl taunted. As soon as she finished her sentence she fell to her knees, exhausted. Instead of provoking her like always, he just sat infront of her and smiled.

"Why are you always so scared to hit me?"

"I don't know, you haven't really done anything to make me want to hit you." Gohan chuckled.

The two sat in silence, letting Videl regain her energy. Videl noticed Gohan staring at the ground, clenching his fist which was holding blades of grass. His mind was retelling the story of the Cell Games to him; as if he hadn't taken part in it. Every once in a while it would worm its way into his train of thought and he hated that it wouldn't just leave like he desired. It would have to play with his sanity, take hold of his emotions. The guilt just wouldn't fade.

"Hey, are you okay there?"Questioned the blue-eyed fighter.

"Yeah... Fine." He responded, shunning the memories back. "This just reminded me on how me and my dad used to train."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

"Don't be. It's fine." He reassured. "He wasn't the only person I trained with anyway."

Gohan looked at his watch, it read 10:42am.

"Can you believe we've spent 2 hours here?" Gohan laughed, changing the subject.

"No freaking way! It felt like 20 minutes!" Videl replied. After regaining some amount of strength, Videl sprung to her feet, ready to endure whatever Gohan threw at her next. He stood up in response to her and the two stood parallel to eachother. An idea popped into Videl's head, causing her to blurt out her thoughts.

"Gohan, could you teach me how to control my energy better?"

"I guess I could." He agreed.

"I practiced a few times yesterday, but it was really difficult." Videl admitted.

She extended an arm and held out her hand, her palm facing out. The gentle, cold breeze around her suddenly died. It took Gohan by surprise, even though he had done it himdlrf on countless occasions. Concentrating her ki into her hand, she felt the power surge from her core to her chest to her biceps. It continued its journey until a tiny, glowing ball, its size mimicking a golf ball, appeared in her hand. She furrowed her brows at the energy, struggling to maintain it her hand. After a good 10 seconds, it quickly fizzled and faded.

"Videl, you can do it. You're super tense, that's the problem. You need to relax a bit more - don't overthink." Gohan stated.

She nodded slowly and began to summon her ki again. She felt the same pull from her core and took deep breaths, helping her control it. The light reappeared on her palm, slowly increasing in size. It continuously grew and grew until it was too much power for to handle. The ki blast chargers towards Gohan, catching the two by surprise. He very narrowly dodged the blast, the heat scorching the back of his shirt.

"Oh shit, are you okay?!" Videl exclaimed in concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine!" He looked back and saw the scorch mark on his navy blue t-shirt. "That was super impressive! I can't believe how quickly you learnt!"

She gave the half-Saiyan a sheepish laugh and blushed. "Thanks. I guess it was because I had such a great teacher." The champions, daughter complimented.

"Speaking of teachers, how would you like to meet mine?"

"Well, are you sure it would be alright?" She asked nervously.

"Sure, I was going to visit him anyway."

That's Chapter 21 of What I've Become. This chapter was kind of long. Usually each chapter is about 1000 words in my stories. Also sorry that I didn't upload before, I really didn't know what to write for a while. Thanks for reading.