Author's Note:

I had a serious problem of naming each chapter from now on. Sorry about that. I know I'm getting more and more lazy on my updates. Even though the story has planned out, my motivation is kind of wavy.

Will update as fast as possible if I got more than 5 reviews! Just joking. XD My time is too limited for me to keep updating frequently. Anyway, enjoy the boring chapter!

Chapter 26: The Talk

"Uh yes I have a very bad stomachache earlier."

As usual he came back with his bad excuse. Nevertheless, the lecturer couldn't do anything against this smart student. He was just too good in his studies and it didn't seem that lacking a lesson or so would harm him.

"It must be because of your heavy eating that cause your stomachache." Sharpner immediately teased him.

He just didn't know what to say but smiled weakly. Good thing that they can't help but to believe me huh? But I bet that Videl is not going to take it easily.

Right after his thought, Videl came back to the classroom. With no interruption, she sat back to her seat and slowly drifted into her thoughts.

Who the hell is that guy? Is he… nah… he wouldn't lie to me like that. I mean… he did said the same thing like Golden-haired warrior. The fact that they shared the same ability… wait no, I think that Clay guy also did the same thing. But what's with the voice? They had this similar voice either… Could he be… oh no way. There's no way… he's dead and this guy here with that UGLY pose can never be him.

She noticed a presence and travelled her eyes to Gohan. He quickly avoided her and looked at his textbook that was… opposite. Well well I really want to know what you're hiding from me, Gohan. Someday I swear I'm going to know it. But it's kind of being freaky that people around me all seem to be so mysterious.

"Pst. Pst." Erasa whispered to her. "Did you guys plan this up?"

Videl failed to notice it was a light tease from her friend. "Excuse me?"

"Right after Gohan came back from the washroom, you came back in. I bet you guys must have planned it."

What?! Again with that excuse huh? She never thought that this nerd used the stupid excuse again.

...

Just right after the bell rang, before he could even pack up his stationeries, he caught Madeline standing outside the classroom. He packed up in a rush and went straight to her. "Uh hi!" he waved, unsure what he could say to her.

"You're going back home right? Mind if we go back together?" she smiled as sweetest as she could to make him agree with the suggestion but something came right between them before Gohan could even think of an answer.

"Hey I'm sorry." Videl stand in between them. "But could you excuse him for today? I already 'reserved' him."

Reserved? Uh oh, I really got a bad feeling about that. "Videl…"

"Gohan." She cut him. "Just follow me okay?"

Somehow, he had this feeling that the girl is not in a good mood. "See ya." Gohan said to Madeline for the last time and fled right behind Videl.

The girl stood there dumbly as she watched him follow to that girl whom everyone knows about. "Videl huh? I wonder what's so special about her."

...

The city was still quite new to him even though he's been here for awhile. He wasn't still very used to this especially when she's walking just beside him. She didn't say anything for awhile and that really scares him. He just… kind of followed her as what she told him to. It was then he passed by the glass shop that he saw this morning. That crystal ball was still the one that caught his eyes. For one thing, he really was a bit of jealous about that toy boy inside the crystal ball. He wished that somehow, someday, he could do that with Videl. And…

"Gohan."

He heard her and stopped walking, facing her.

"Can I come to your house today?"

"Hah?!" he was stunned.

She frowned. "Why? Is there anything that you don't want me to see?"

"N-No! Of course not! It's just that it takes awhile to reach my place." he explained hurriedly.

"That's why I want to see the one-seated vehicle that you rode to school!" she insisted.

He sighed as he knew he couldn't win against her behavior so he took her somewhere where few people pass by.

"So where's the capsule?" she asked and was expecting Gohan to take out a capsule.

Gohan just yelled to the sky and called. "Kintoun!"

Within a few seconds, a yellow cloud came down from the sky and landed. Videl's eyes froze for awhile before she pointed at the cotton-candy looking cloud. "You ride on a... a cloud?!"

"This is Kintoun. A cloud that can ride anywhere in the sky."

Videl walked around the cloud and stared in amazement. "Wait a minute… I heard a long time ago that there were clouds where humans can sit on. Son Goku, who defeated Piccolo, was rumored to have this cloud."

Gohan swallowed hard the moment Videl starts to sense something. Gee, how the hell did she learned all about that when no one else in this time does? "Yeah! A long time ago, there were many of Kintouns but since it only allows people with pure hearts to ride on and the increasing of people with impure thoughts, it somehow became lesser and lesser."

That wasn't very convincing to her yet.

"… I didn't even expect that it has even a mind of its own? How did you get it? Unless Son Goku is your father, you shouldn't be able to get one."

Oh no not again.

"But well I do respect what you said the last time. Okay, your father is dead and you said he isn't your father so mind explaining it to me how you got this cloud?"

Sometimes her sudden change of speaking really is going to make him mad.

"And you know what?"

Oh no, Videl, just how much are you going to say?!

"I just realized Kuririn also joined the tournament before. I'm not sure about the details but he joined at the same time with that Son Goku guy. If I'm not wrong, he was under the disciple of a famous martial artist. In conclusion…"

"W-W-What?"

"I bet one of the guys at the cell game is Son Goku. I mean he had the same type of clothes that Kuririn used to wear to. I think the one who fought Cell first was him but there were two others with golden-hairs. There was even one with the same outfit but his hair was black and…"

"Videl." He finally interrupted her. "Umm, is it really that important to talk about this right now?"

He was kind of right to her. But she was still unable to erase this confusing battle thing going on. As she said to him, she had figured who Goku was but with two other guys aside from the Golden-haired warrior, she can't figure it further.

Videl is getting sharper and sharper while Gohan is getting more and more panic. Videl then send a glare to him.

"Don't look at me like that! A-Are you sure Son Goku was one of them?"

She tried to refresh about the memory conversation with Clay. He stated that Son Goku was one of the guys there. Plus Golden-haired warrior was one of them being the only kid back then. Maybe she's just thinking too much that Gohan's father is Goku. It probably makes sense to say the Golden-haired warrior is related to Son Goku rather than Gohan. Still, the names are similar and the face Kuririn knows both of them.

"Okay, I just remembered something. I researched about him and heard that Goku has a son called GOHAN too. What a brilliant coincidence."

"Y-Yeah! I told you my name was taken from a famous martial artist before didn't I? It's not weird that Son Goku named his son the same as well!"

"..."

Videl gave up and went back go Kintoun. "How did you get this in the first place?"

Gohan took a minute. "It just came to me on its own! Kintoun doesn't just appear on its own unless you call for it. I just happen to see this cloud and somehow become friends with it."

He knows the answer is lame but he had to lie.

"All I have to do is to get on? It doesn't seem that it wants to carry me."

"You got to try. People with impure thoughts can't get on."

Videl decided to take a try. She closed her eyes and jumped!

When she opens her eyes, she saw she was standing on top of the cloud. Gohan smiled and get on top standing behind her. "I knew you can ride. You always love justice so there's no way you are a bad person."

Perhaps because he was standing so close to her at the back, she felt her heart racing. She snapped off the thoughts while Gohan took her hand and placed to his arm. "You better grab on me tight. You'll fall if you can't balance." Videl gently grabbed his arm.

Kintoun then started off and Videl let out a scream. "Kyaaaa!" and tightened his hands to Gohan's arm.

...

As soon as the cloud flies straightly, Videl started to gain back her posture. She looked around and was amazed that she was flying without her copter. The speed of the cloud was pretty fast too but she felt comfortable with it.

This is her first time feeling such a great feeling riding on something. She turned to Gohan and planned to say something when their eyes met together. Because of the awkward encounter, they both blushed and turned the other side.

"Gohan, thanks for letting me ride on."

Gohan turned to her. "Nah, it's okay."

"With this kind of speed, you'll reach home pretty fast right?"

"Yeah. About half an hour will do."

They stopped talking for awhile but Videl was still grabbing his arm. Videl noticed that but she didn't dare to release. But one thing that made her curious was the muscles that Gohan has. That was very unexpected since he always wear sleeves to hide his true body structure. And then somehow, she felt a familiar presence. Like as if Golden-haired warrior was next to her. He had a similar structure like him. Besides, Gohan seems to be quite fit despite his clumsy funny weird look.

"V-Videl." Gohan finally couldn't take it. "Uh... I was wondering... What do you see me as a guy...?"

She frowned but she replied quickly. "You're a good guy but have too many secrets."

"No, I mean, not that meaning! I mean..." Gohan looked at her with his yearning for something look. Videl had no idea why Gohan was looking at her like that. "Ah, nevermind."

"Gohan, where did you study before you come to Orange high?" she suddenly questioned.

"Uh, I didn't attend school since there wasn't any school around where I lived. I was taught by a private tutor."

So that's why he seems to be acting like a new kid in class who doesn't know how to talk very casually. He always talk politely more than the rest. "Why did you suddenly come to high school then?"

"Hmm..." Gohan tried to think of a simple way to explain. "Cause my mom thinks I am old enough and send me to school. She wants me to get a scholarship in school. Besides, my dream is to become a scholar."

"You have a pretty high standard dream. Given the way your studies are, you'll probably have your dream come soon."

"Haha. What's yours then? Continue to do your job as a defender of justice?" he asked her this time.

"Pretty much but... Not really. It's not like I want to have troubles so I can be a hero. I rather to have peace. But crimes in the city are so common and the police are kind of... pretty useless. They don't have the skills at all. So I had to go and help them up at certain times. I don't hate fighting but it's kind of limiting my skills if there's no great opponent out there for me to fight with."

Hearing that from Videl, he got to agree that the police are all pretty useless. "Have you challenged your dad before?"

"Papa huh? Nope. How can I challenge him? He's the champion!"

"Hahahaha... I see..." he scratches his head. Videl had no idea that she herself is already stronger than Mr. Satan.

"Anyway, Gohan, there's something I want to ask."

"Sure, go on!"

"Can I at least know your father's name?"

Gohan's face changed and tried to think of a reply. He knew that Videl is still suspecting that Goku is his father. Then, he suddenly remembered how Vegeta called Goku. "K-Kakarotto."

"Kakarotto?!" she frowned. "That's a weird name. It sounds like carrot to me."

"I told you before my name came from a famous martial artist. So that's why our name doesn't match at all."

"Alright, you did say that... Fine, if that's what you say, okay."

It was kind of surprise she didn't ask anymore. Let's just hope so.

...

They landed on the ground as Kintoun fly up back to the sky.

"Yeahhhhhh!" Goten opened the door and ran to his brother with a hug. "Welcome back!"

Videl was shocked. "Goten, how did you know Gohan came back?"

Goten smiled innocently without thinking. "It's so easy! I felt his ki coming back!"

Gohan quickly interrupted. "Haha, he meant that he can smell my scent. His nose is like a dog!" he quickly pushed Goten to the house while asked Videl to go in.

Chichi happened to walk out of the kitchen and saw Gohan brought Videl home. "Oh Gohan, you brought Videl here?"

"Good evening!" Videl bowed quickly in polite.

"Hey bro! You said you're going to train with me!" Goten grabbed his pants.

"Later, Goten!" he whispered and went back to Videl. "Well Videl, you know my mom and brother already. So what do you want to see now?"

Videl took a little while before she answered. "I want to see your room."

Suddenly, Chichi yelled and glared at Videl! "NO NO NO! A girl going to my son's room?! No way can I allow before you guys get married! Gohan needs to be appropriate!"

Gohan's face turned red. "MOM! What are you talking about?!"

"Ah... I just want to know more about Gohan, I'm sorry if sounded rudely." Videl quickly apologized but somehow doesn't feel right.

"MOM! Videl is here for awhile! She'll leave after seeing my room okay? Besides we're not dating YET."

Both Goten and Chichi exchanged glances and stared at the both of them.

"WOW! YOU didn't make your move yet?!" he said frankly and Gohan shut Goten's mouth. "Anyway, we'll be in my room so mom, can you get some drinks to my room?"

With that, he directed Videl all the way to his room.

Chichi placed hand to her face in worried. "God, since she's Satan's daughter, she must be rich so there's no reason to stop them from being together." She was pretty worried about the fact Videl doesn't know Gohan is the Golden-haired warrior. Gohan had told her to keep everything a secret about this because he wanted to stay as his usual form. She couldn't agree more because she had always wanted him to be an ordinary human.

...

Videl looked around Gohan's room. Everything was pretty ordinary, nothing to be suspicious about. Just like he is, he has plenty of books on his bookshelf.

Gohan was pretty nervous himself. Now when he think about this, Videl's the first girl he brought back home and his room. Of course, it was Videl's idea of visiting his place in the beginning. But he also had a plan of doing this someday.

"Is this your study desk?" she asked as she sat on the chair.

"Yeah. This table's been with me since I started studying. It's old but I love it." he said as he remembered how Chichi always made him study in this room for hours. "Studying for the whole day is a pain in the ass but it's worth it I guess."

The conversation was going well was what Gohan is thinking right now. He needs to talk about more of himself so that Videl will have a better impression on him rather than just being the target or suspcious.

Videl didn't expect Gohan's room was quite normal. But that doesn't explain why he seems to be having so many secrets. As long as his secrets are not bad intentions, maybe it should be alright. "You know what, it's strange."

"Strange? As in what?"

Videl turned to face him. "There are certain times where I feel that... you and I seem to be close but... in fact we're not." She stands up and faced him closer. "It's like we have met a lot of times before we knew each other in class."

Gohan has always been afraid of her sixth sense that was always right on spot. Of course her sense was right! "R-Really?"

Chichi knocked on the door before she opens and bring in the drinks Gohan asked for. She smiled and placed the drinks on Gohan's desk. "Please don't do any other thing except talking, alright?"

Gohan flushed red. "We won't."

After she left, Videl continued. "Anyhow, I am a busy person so I may not have the time to keep my eye on you but you better don't do anything bad."

"I can ride on Kintoun, so I assume I am a good guy?" he laughed as a joke.

Videl chuckled at his joke. "You know, I don't think you are weak. Want to join the Tenkaichi Budoukai with me?"

He raised his brows. "What?!"

"What's with your reaction? Don't be such a sacredly cat. You can just join for fun and build up your body or something. You always seem to have the excuse of going washroom when I wasn't around. Whether if you're lying or not, I don't care anymore. Just join with me."

This is going to be so bad. "N-No! I can't! I mean! I hate fighting you know!"

"I can't tell if you're weak or strong, which is why I always had my doubt on you! I believe that you are not weak! Look at your performance during that time on PE? You had a good reaction and speed!"

"B-but that was just a beginner's luck!"

Videl sighed and decided not to listen to his lies anymore. "I don't care. Tomorrow there's PE. Since no one usually wants to fight, let's go to the hall. I want to see how strong you are."

"Sigh, alright alright... I will definitely lose." he sighed in defeat. "If I lose to you, then I don't join okay?"

"..." Videl didn't know why he's so resistance in joining. "Deal."

...

Videl took out her capsule copter and threw it on the ground.

"So, I'll see you tomorrow."

After she left, Gohan sighed in relieved. What now? Now she's asking him to join the tournament? He was planning to join as The Great Saiyaman! Besides, he had no intention to be strong in front of her as himself now! All he wants is to be ordinary for her.

"BRO! Training! TRAINING!" Goten grabbed his pants and pouted.

"Alright, alright!"

...

They entered the forest and headed to their usual training place. There was a huge empty land in the middle and Gohan instructed Goten to stand opposite to him within 10 steps.

"Okay Goten, I'm going to start the training. Let's see how much you've improved!" Gohan positioned himself while Goten turned supersaiyan.

"Eh? You're going to fight like this?"

"That's not fair because you're stronger!" Goten whined like a kid.

"Ah fine, fine." Gohan laughed as he showed his serious face. "Come on, Goten."

Just after Gohan finished, Goten went straight at him and started hitting him. Gohan was surprised the speed but he dodges every punch Goten send him. But each punch almost hit him.

"Eeek!" he thought. "He has improved!"

"Yah! Yah! Yah!" Goten didn't lose focus and continued to look for an opening.

"Eeek!" Gohan admit his brother is stronger than before. He didn't expect that Goten can improve so much while he's away. But yeah, Goten already can turn supersaiyan this young. So it's not surprise he is getting stronger than ever.

Gohan had no choice but to fly away instead of dodging. Goten fly up high with him and didn't stop.

The fight continued for awhile before Chichi came and yelled for them for dinner.

"Goten, you're really impoved!" he commented honestly. Seriously, if he doesn't train often, Goten's going to surpass him very quickly.

"Hehe, I always fight with Trunks when we were bored!"

"Gee!" he thought. "These kids are really strong. I guess I have to be extra cautious about my lack of training.

"But you're not even trying hard at all! But I love you being strong! You defeated that Clay!"

Gohan paused as he recalled about the fight. He was told by Piccolo about the whole story of him turning supersaiyan 3 and go berserk. He was told that his hair and eyes turned red. "Piccolo said that my anger took over my conscious and it affected my transformation. He said that my supersaiyan 3 was wrong..." he mutters to himself and noticed Goten had already landed on the ground with his usual state.

He landed and both of them headed back to their house for dinner.

...

Videl reached home and saw her father in the living area watching one of his champion video again.

"Oh you're back! What took you so long, my daughter!"

"Papa." she called. "Where's that video tape of that Cell games? I wanna watch."

Satan swallowed hard. "I told you that I lost that tape!"

Videl had already known her father wasn't the one who defeated Cell after she was told by Clay. She knew her hunch was right that her father defeated Cell without a proof. All she saw was the scene where Cell threw him off from the ring and the ending scene of him popping in the screen with a victory look. One of the strange guys, perhaps Son Goku, must be the one who defeated Cell. "Fine. I will just get a copy from the TV station."

"Videl! Why would you want to watch the video again?" he asked in panic, fearing his daughter is suspecting something.

"..." she kept silent for awhile. "I just want to look at the guys who have golden-hairs, that's all. Since I dated one of them awhile back." and she went up the stairs and to her room.

Satan's eyes were as big as a goldfish. What?! She dated one of the guys? Did she mean the Golden-haired warrior who appeared recently and on that TV? Hold on, didn't he die and Videl had to cry for days?! Hold on! That means she must have learnt that he wasn't the one who defeated Cell but those guys! He was so panic that he rushed into her room.

"Videl!"

"What, Papa?" she turned to him, was about to have a shower.

"W-What did you say?! You seriously dated that Golden-haired guy?!"

"Yeah." she admitted bravely as she was no longer afraid of saying out to him.

Satan swallowed again and asked. "D-Did he say something to you about... me?"

Videl confirmed that her father did not destroy Cell after seeing his reaction. No wonder Clay said Satan is a fraud. He's not the one who kill Cell but one of the guys! But seeing her father's pride is high, she decided to pretend nothing's wrong. "No."

He sighed in relieved. "Anyhow! He's dead like you said, right? He's no longer..." he stopped when he noticed Videl's tears coming out.

"Don't talk about him! Papa, one more thing you said something bad about him, I will hate you!"

Satan's heart was crushed after hearing his beloved daughter yelling at him for the sake of a guy. "Ah, my dear daughter..." he embraced her. "I'm sorry, I won't talk about that again."

Anyway, he's already dead so there's nothing for him to worry about that guy! Satan thought deeply.

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