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Chapter 11
Somewhere high in the clouds, Gohan and Goten were making their way towards West City for Bulma's party, the wind rushing through their faces and past their ears as they could see the world below them between the clouds;
"Woah...I sometimes forget just how wonderful everything looks from up here" Gohan said aloud to himself.
"Hey Gohan!" said Goten.
"Hmm? What's up Goten?" asked Gohan.
"I was wondering, why is Mr Satan not coming to the party tonight?" asked the innocent boy.
"Oh, well he and Videl aren't exactly on speaking terms right now so...he decided to stay home instead" explained Gohan.
"How come they ain't talkin' to each other?" asked Goten, confused as to why.
"Do you remember the day that the news said that Mr Satan didn't beat Cell?" Gohan answered with his own question.
"Uhhh...I think so?" said a confused Goten.
"Well, Videl didn't know that Mr Satan didn't beat Cell and she's really upset about it" replied Gohan.
"Why is she upset about that though? Wouldn't that mean that all those people who bug her all the time will go away?" Goten continued with his question.
'Sheesh, what's with all the questions Goten' thought Gohan.
"You see, for a number of years now, Videl has been proud of the fact her dad beat Cell and she's kinda got a bit of a reputation for being his daughter. Think of it like this Goten, what if someone said I never really beat Cell and that it was someone else?" he asked his brother.
"I'd tell them that they were wrong and that my big brother is the strongest in the whole world" replied Goten.
"Exactly, Videl is the same way, she's believed her dad beat Cell and now, suddenly someone else says he didn't and it all turns out to be true" Gohan continued with his example and explanation.
"I think I get it now" said Goten.
"Good, now remember, Videl and her friends don't know I beat Cell so keep it to yourself tonight, got it?" he half asked, half told his brother.
"Got it Gohan" replied Goten.
As the two boys finished their discussion, they looked ahead to see West City come in to view, the bustling city was lively as ever, skyscrapers all around and lots and lots of futuristic touches here and there like holograms and intercity travel tubes;
"Okay Goten, we'd better set down on the outskirts" Gohan said to his little brother.
"Ok" replied Goten.
Once they had touched down and checked that the coast was clear, they set off towards their destination of Capsule Corps. Gohan remembered that they had to get Sharpner first on their way so he took a detour from the direction that Capsule Corps was located in. This surprised Goten enough to ask;
"Hey Gohan, why are we going this way?"
"We need to go get my friend Sharpner on the way, Bulma said it was ok for him to come" replied Gohan.
"Oh...okay" said Goten as he continued walking alongside his brother with his regular cheery demeanor showing.
After their ten minute detour, Gohan noticed Sharpner sitting on a bench across the road, sporting a fancy dress shirt with the top button undone and a pair of black dress pants and shiny dress shoes.
"Hey Sharpner" called Gohan, garnering his friends attention.
"Wassup Brains" the blonde boy called back as he stood and made his way safely across the street.
"Looking good" said Gohan.
"Well I've gotta impress the ladies after all" said a delusional Sharpner.
"Hehe yeah sure. Oh, this is my brother Goten. Goten, this is Sharpner" said Gohan introducing his friend and brother to each other.
"Hi" said Goten as he looked up to the tall boy.
"'Sup" replied Sharpner.
"Right, let's get going" said Gohan as the three boys made their way back in the direction of Capsule Corps.
Whilst on their way, Sharpner was curious as to how they got invited in the first place and decided to enquire;
"So Gohan, how exactly did you manage to get an invite to dinner anyway? And how were you able to get me and the girls invites as well?" asked the tall blonde.
"Hmm? Didn't I tell you at school? Bulma's my Godmother so it was nothing special" replied Gohan with the trademark Son grin.
"W-What? She's your Godmother? Well I guess that's how you get an invite then huh" he remarked out loud.
"As for how you all got invites, Videl and Erasa met Bulma last weekend and were just invited because they knew me. You were a late addition but I know Bulma wouldn't mind" Gohan explained.
"A late addition? I can't believe you guys would have gone without me" replied a sullied Sharpner.
"Hehe aww don't be so down, tonight'll be a blast" said Gohan as the trio continued on their way.
Gohan didn't know it but he was right on the money when he said tonight was going to be a blast.
The three boys stopped just outside the main gate and surveyed the vast amount of land that was occupied by Capsule Corps. As Sharpner was standing in awe, Gohan had pressed a buzzer on the main gate and awaited a reply over an intercom that was built in;
"Welcome to Capsule Corps. Please state your name and business" said a friendly voice over the intercom.
"It's Gohan" was all he said.
"Welcome back Gohan, please make your way inside" said the friendly voice.
"Whoa, that was so cool" exclaimed Sharpner.
"Nah, this is a regular thing for me" said Gohan.
"So cool…" said Sharpner still in a bit of disbelief.
Upon reaching the front doors which were automatic sliding doors, the trio walked in to the reception area and up to the desk;
"Oh hey Gohan" said the lively young receptionist.
"Hey, we're just here for Bulma's party" replied Gohan.
"Of course, just head straight on through to the family quarters" she replied.
"Thanks" replied Gohan as he led Goten and Sharpner through to the family area.
They walked for a couple of minutes, as it was Capsule Corps after all, before they finally found themselves inside the family quarters of the massive company grounds.
Upon entering the large garden area, Gohan scanned around the area and found Bulma chatting away with Krillin and 18, whilst away in the far end was Marron being chased by Trunks. Goten immediately made a bee-line for Trunks and Marron, leaving Gohan and Sharpner to head over to the table where Bulma and Krillin were sat before they were noticed;
"Hey Gohan, glad you showed up" shouted Krillin as the two boys were still making their way across to them.
"Hey Krillin, nice to see you again. Hey Bulma, it's great to see you" said Gohan as they approached the stood to meet them;
"Hi Gohan, it's great to see you too" said Bulma as she embraced her Godson in a hug.
"And I take it this is your friend Sharpner, right?" she half said, half asked towards the blonde.
"Uh...y-yes ma'am" said Sharper as he took the offered hand gently and shook it in greeting, trying not to be rude and certainly trying not to stare. Bulma, in all her glory, was wearing a baby blue dress which was showing just a little cleavage and hugged all her curves perfectly
"Hehe, please just call me Bulma" said Bulma in return.
"Hey how you doing" said Krillin as he too approached the two boys, shaking hands with Sharpner. Krillin was sporting a dark blue suit and brown shoes, however had left his jacket draped on the back of his chair and the black tie he had on already discarded and in one the jacket's inside pockets.
"The name's Krillin and this here is my wife, 18" said Krillin as 18 joined him at his side. 18, phew, 18 was nothing short of a bombshell. She was wearing a black dress like Chichi, only hers had shoulder straps instead of short sleeves and was a little shorter...okay alot shorter than Chichis, stopping at her mid thigh (whilst standing), her cleavage also slightly on show.
"A pleasure" said 18 in her monotone voice.
"Pleased to meet ya" said Sharpner towards the small group, again trying his best not to oogle and be polite.
The group began chatting away, taking a seat at the table once more and discussed things from recent events and news, all the way back to the good ol' days.
After a short while, they were joined by some more people in the form of Master Roshi and Oolong and just at the back of them were Yamcha and Puar. With the newcomers joining the party, they began to spread out in to small groups between three tables, each having their own conversations.
Sharpner, not knowing anybody really, mainly stuck to being with Gohan although he did recognise Yamcha being the famous baseball player that he was, wearing his signature white martial arts top as he usually did, and had been able to strike up conversation with him relatively easily.
Master Roshi, whilst still being a lecherous old pervert in his usual hawain style shirt, shorts and sunglasses along with his wooden staff and turtle shell, was somehow maintaining a pleasant conversation with Bulma and Krillin. How long it was going to last for however, was anyone's guess.
Puar and Oolong spent some time catching up with each other and Gohan had been helping keep the kids entertained for a while. Gohan did eventually excuse himself though to get changed as he had not gotten dressed whilst at home and had instead opted to get ready at Bulma's. His reason for doing this? A very simple one, in fact, it was about to rear its head as he was heading for his private room;
"Brat!" came the annoyed growl of Vegeta, clad in his usual spandex and armour.
"Oh, hey Vegeta, how've you been?" asked Gohan, slightly nervous at what he suspected was about to happen next.
"How have I been? In pain, why you ask? It's because I've not gone soft and stopped training like the weakling you are" yelled Vegeta. Yeah, exactly what Gohan thought was going to happen, the next part was the biggest reason he hadn't gotten ready before coming over;
"Now, I need a good spar, get your ass in the gravity room now! Before I drag you in myself" ordered an annoyed Vegeta.
Gohan sighed and accepted his fate, marching down the hallway towards the gravity room. This was going to be a long night he could already tell.
The yellow jetcopter touched down on the outskirts of the Capsule Corps grounds, the engines winding down as the cockpit opened up and allowed the three ladies to exit the vehicle. Videl pressed a button to close the cockpit then pressed another button to capsulize the jetcopter once more.
"Alright girls, we're here. Now remember Videl, the people in here are very accepting and won't judge you for who your father is. You'll do great" said Chichi.
"Thanks Chichi" replied Videl with just a slight tinge of embarrassment.
The three ladies made their way in the same way that Gohan had, via the front gate and the reception area and, just like Gohan had done, they waltzed right through the reception area and towards the living quarters.
Upon arriving there, Chichi had stepped in and made her way towards the groups of people who were already gathered. Videl and Erasa followed behind by a few paces, whilst Videl took a few calming breaths to steady her nerves, she was afterall, expecting the worst just like anywhere else she had been.
It was a relief when she had seen Krillin and 18, as well as Master Roshi and of course, Bulma. She knew all these people and knew that they weren't going to judge her so that was one less thing to worry about. Now she just had to win over the other people she hadn't met yet, even though not everyone had arrived yet.
Tien and Chiaotzu had yet to turn up, though they had assured Krillin that they would be there, and Piccolo and Dende hadn't arrived yet either, not that she even knew who these people were anyway. She was brought out of her revery when Bulma had approached the girls;
"Hey Videl, Erasa, welcome to the party" said Bulma.
"Thanks Bulma" said both girls in unison.
"C'mon, I'll introduce you to some people, then I'll give you that grand tour we spoke about before, then we'll get started on dinner" she said.
"Sounds great" said Erasa, whilst Videl merely shook her head up and down to indicate her agreement.
Bulma escorted the two girls to the table where Sharpner was still sat talking with Yamcha who noticed their approach and cut his conversation short;
"Oh hey Bulma, thanks for the invite to the party" he said.
"Glad you could come Yamcha. I'd like to introduce you to some more of Gohan's friends, this is Erasa and Videl" she said as she gestured to each girl respectively
"It's nice to meet you" said Erasa as she politely bowed then gave a small wave to Sharpner to say hi.
"The pleasure's mine. I'm just glad the kid has some friends" said Yamcha with a smile adorning his face.
'He doesn't know who I am, YET, anyway' thought Videl.
"And of course you already know Sharpner. And this is Puar and Oolong" said Bulma as she gestured to the two shapeshifting creatures.
"It's very nice to meet you" said Puar.
"A pleasure" said Oolong before turning back to Puar and continuing his conversation.
"I was just saying to Sharpner here what these shindigs are all about. Trust me you'll enjoy it, there's never a dull moment" said Yamcha. Bulma led the two girls to the next table.
"I'm led to believe that you already know everyone at this table Videl" said Bulma.
"Of course, it's nice to see everyone again" said Videl.
"It's nice to see you too Videl" replied Krillin.
"Likewise" said 18. Marron, having just rejoined the table just waved happily at the older girl, whilst Roshi just looked like he was staring off in to space.
"Erasa, this is Krillin and his wife 18 and their daughter Marron. And this is Master Roshi" Bulma introduced each person in turn and Erasa politely said hi to each of them.
"It's nice to meet you Erasa" said Krillin.
"Nice to meet you" said 18. Marron again just waved happily. Roshi didn't even budge, a strange reaction to say the least. Bulma wasn't sure but thought he was up to something but decided not to approach him just now, she'd let 18 deal with it instead.
"C'mon girls, since the others haven't arrived yet, let's go tour the place until the get here and then we'll finish the introductions before dinner" said Bulma as she led them out of the room.
"Um...excuse me b...but could I come too?" asked a weirdly shy Sharpner.
"Of course" beamed Bulma. Sharpner thanked Yamcha for the conversation then moved to catch up with the girls before they left the room.
The trio had tried to take in everything that they had seen so far but it was so, so much that they just couldn't comprehend it all. They'd seen things that they didn't even think were possible, some of the Capsule Corps were still trying to make possible but it was certainly a tour they wouldn't forget. They rounded a corner and made their way down the hallway as Bulma was finishing up her standard tour speech.
The trio came to a juncture where another hallway led to a door at the end;
"What's down there?" asked Erasa.
"Oh that! Well, it's top secret so I can't tell you what's behind it" said Bulma as suddenly an explosion could be heard from beyond the door.
"What was that?" asked a startled Sharpner.
"It's probably just my husband, he's...working on an experiment...of sorts" Bulma vaguely answered.
The trio seemed to be satisfied enough with that and continued down the original hallway;
"Bulma, do you mind if I ask where Gohan is? I haven't seen him since we got here" asked Videl.
"Last I saw brains, he was away to get changed but that was...like a good thirty or forty minutes ago" said Sharpner.
"Truthfully, I'm not one hundred percent certain but I think he's behind that door with my husband, going off the explosion we heard" explained Bulma. Videl's head snapped to the older woman;
"Wait, he's in there and there's explosions going off?" exclaimed Videl.
"It's alright, there's nothing to worry about, the type of experiment my husband is doing isn't going to harm Gohan. Plus, Gohan's the only person he trusts for this type of experiment, it's very...complicated shall we say" explained Bulma, hoping the three teenagers wouldn't pry any further.
"Are you sure?" asked Videl, still worried for Gohan's wellbeing.
"Trust me, if I didn't think Gohan could do it, I wouldn't even let him near this wing" said Bulma as she led them back to the main party.. This brought somewhat of a relief to Videl, though she still couldn't let all her worry disappear, seeing how much she cared for him after all.
"You've grown far too soft and weak like your father" snarled Vegeta as he lodged his boot in to the sternum of Gohan.
"Ugh" groaned Gohan as he went sent across the room before standing back up.
The two of them had been like this for the last quarter of an hour with Vegeta mainly having control of the sparring match the entire time. Gohan had had his moments and his speed was still better than Vegetas but he lacked experience in real fights and it still showed, even in practice.
As Gohan has used his speed to get around the back of Vegeta, ready to use a double axe-handle smash to his elders back, Vegeta merely grabbed the enclosed hands as they came down upon him, not entirely stopping the momentum but using it to his advantage by swinging his boot all the way around in a backflip and landing squarely on top of poor Gohan's head.
"Ouuuch" Gohan groaned again.
"Nice try but you're going to have to do better than that" said Vegeta smugly as he walked over to the control panel and turned up the gravity even more. He then transformed in to a Super Saiyan in order to keep up with the gravity in the room.
Gohan was currently being crushed by the gravity and had to force himself to Super Saiyan just to be able to push himself off the floor. Vegeta turned to him and smirked before phasing out of sight. Gohan however knew where he was coming from and met Vegeta's fist flying in from above before trying to retaliate with one of his own which was also met by Vegeta.
The two continued to push each other to their limits, Gohan's speed showing as well as his inexperience, Vegeta's insecurities and patience being tested;
"Gah, I've had enough" roared Vegeta as he had just received a particularly strong right hook from Gohan as he had kicked Gohan's ribs to create some distance. Vegeta then cupped his hands together in front of him;
"FINAL!"
"What? Are you serious? Guess I shouldn't be surprised" Gohan said aloud.
"KA-ME...HA-ME!"
"FLASHHHHHH!"
"HAAAAAAAAA!"
The two beams met each other in the middle of the room before a big explosion was created as they had both struggled to be the winner.
18 was looking at the old hermit, trying to figure out what it was he was doing. He hadn't said a word in a while and, whilst she wasn't really concerned about him, she was concerned about what he was likely thinking. She leaned over and quietly whispered in his ear;
"If you were eyeballing those young women, I swear I will castrate you in front of everyone here!"
"SO KRILLIN, FINE WEATHER WE'VE BEEN HAVING, HUH?" yelled the old hermit as the threat from the blonde haired woman hit home.
"Huh, what are you talking about? Your island is in the middle of the blaring sun and the ocean. The weather is always fine" said a confused Krillin as 18 sat back in her chair.
At that, the main doors to the room opened and in walked two very green looking people;
"Hey it's Piccolo and Dende. Hey guys, over here" shouted Krillin from afar.
"Not so loud, we're not deaf you know" replied the gruff voice of Piccolo.
"Whoops, my bad" said Krillin with a grin on his face.
"It's good to see you all again" said Dende as they had approached the tables.
"Likewise, it's been too long" said Yamcha as Dende merely nodded in response whilst the rest of the gathered people fell back in to conversation with Piccolo choosing to lean against a wall as he always did.
Bulma led the three teenagers back in to the room at the conclusion of their tour as she noticed the two newcomers;
"Oh, more introductions are in order" said Bulma, leading the trio to the two Namekians. The three teenagers were wide eyed when they had spotted the two green skinned people but tried their best to be polite;
"Kids, this is Dende" she said as she gestured to the shorter Namekian who was having a conversation at Krillin's table.
"Hi there, it's a pleasure to meet you" said the Guardian of the Earth.
"And that grouchy pooch over there is Piccolo" said Bulma as she pointed out the taller Namekian leaning against the wool.
"I am not an animal" replied Piccolo gruffly. Bulma giggled at his retort.
"Guys, this is Sharpner, Erasa and Videl" said Bulma, introducing the teenagers. Piccolo's eyes shot towards Videl but didn't say anything before closing his eyes and went back to his meditating that he was always doing.
"Oh so you're Videl, I've heard great things from Gohan" said Dende. In truth, he hadn't spoken to Gohan in a while but he kept tabs on Gohan's family from time to time and had recently done so, so he was relatively informed of what was happening currently.
"Really? I...hope they're all good?" she hesitated slightly but smiled and blushed all at once as she asked the question.
"Of course, Gohan doesn't have a bad thing to say about the people closest to him" replied Dende.
At this point, Chichi had stepped back in to the room. She had left earlier to drop off the food that she had prepared and to give the poor chefs in Bulma's kitchen a lecture on how to make truly great food.
"Ah Bulma there you are, it's really shaping up to be a wonderful party" said Chichi as she removed the imaginary wrinkles from her dress before taking a seat at a table.
"Yeah, it's been a while since we've had just about everyone turn up" replied Bulma.
"Videl, would you like to join us?" asked Chichi as she noticed the teenagers were basically left just standing there.
"Of course, thanks" replied Videl. Sharpner was whispering something in to Erasa's ear which had the blonder teenager blushing ever so slightly before she turned her had to look him in the eyes and he similarly looked at her in her blue eyes.
"C'mon, you two as well" said Chichi referring to the two blonde-haired teens.
"Ugh, thanks but if you don't mind, I'd like to go speak with Yamcha some more" replied Sharpner.
"Suit yourself" smiled Chichi.
"Thanks, later" he replied as he took another look at Erasa and they both smiled before Sharpner made his way back to Yamcha's table whilst Erasa made to sit at the table with Chichi, Bulma and Videl.
"So girls, how are you finding the party so far?" asked Chichi.
"Well, we haven't really had a conversation with anyone else yet but we did enjoy the tour, right Videl?" asked Erasa.
"Definitely, I could spend all day in here just looking around" said Videl.
"I can always arrange another tour sometime if you'd like" said Bulma.
"Really? That would be wonderful, thanks Bulma" said Videl with gratitude.
"No problem" replied Bulma.
"Hey Bulma!" said Piccolo as he walked over to the table, garnering their attention. It was only now Videl noticed how...intimidating his presence could be.
"Hmm? What's up Piccolo?" she asked confused that he had approached them.
"Did you ever get that...what was it you called it? Fire suppression system installed?" he asked wearily.
"Yeah, I just had it finished last week, why do you ask?" she replied with a confused expression.
"I think you're about to need it" he replied.
"What do you mean?" she asked again.
Her question needed no reply as just as that moment, an explosion rocked the entire room with everything not nailed down shaking wildly, though did not break or fall down.
Realization dawned on Bulma as she now knew what Piccolo had meant;
"THOSE IDIOTIC BABOONS" she yelled, standing from the table and slamming both her fists on the table.
"Geez Bulma, way to be racist" said Krillin from the far table.
"Don't you get me started baldy" she cried over the room as Krillin sweatdropped and shrunk back in his chair behind the table. 18 merely looked over to her husband and had a sly grin on her face, she was enjoying this too much.
Bulma however had already begun to march out of the room, making some expletive remarks under her breath. Videl and Erasa both looked on as everyone just fell back in to conversation and Piccolo returned to leaning against the wall;
"Are you two alright, you both look a little confused?" asked Chichi.
"No not at all, it's just when there's an explosion people tend to run and hide, ya know" said Erasa, whilst Videl merely nodded her head in agreement.
"Oh that was nothing, Bulma's husband has been known to cause explosions on many occasions. If it weren't for the fact that she's the richest and most powerful woman in the world, I doubt her company would ever get insurance" said Chichi.
"Wait! You said that Bulma's husband caused the explosion? Isn't that where Gohan is?" Videl asked, panic rising in her voice.
"Don't worry Videl, Gohan will be perfectly fine" replied Chichi.
"Yeah Videl, why are you so worried anyway" said Erasa with a teasing look in her eyes and tone from her voice. Videl looked at her best friend knowing that the blonde knew how she felt about Gohan but the boys mother didn't know that;
"N-no reason, I'm just concerned for my friend, that's all, hehe" said Videl, trying to hide the embarrassment in her voice.
"It's ok Videl, I know how you feel about Gohan" said Chichi.
"W-wait, what? What do you...I...I" was all Videl could stammer out as Chichi laughed lightly.
"Calm down Videl. You've been living under my roof for the last, what? Week or so and in all the time we've been in close quarters, you don't think I've seen the way you look at him? I can tell" said Chichi as she smiled at the young woman.
"Oh, I didn't realise it was that obvious" replied Videl as she looked down at the table.
"Don't worry, just have a good time tonight, you'll have plenty of time to talk to Gohan" replied Chichi.
"Thanks Chichi" replied Videl as she looked back to the older woman with a hint of happiness in her face.
"You're welcome dear. Now, in regards to conversation in this place, I'd recommend Yamcha, Krillin or Dende and certainly not the old pervert" said Chichi with a slight hint of disdain for the old turtle hermit.
As Chichi was giving the girls the advise, the moody Prince of all Saiyans walked in to the room, or rather was being marched in to the room by his better and prettier half. However, he wasn't in his usual attire but instead was sporting a salmon pink shirt and white trousers that Bulma had picked up for him, namely because he had destroyed the wardrobe that Bulma had previously picked out for him.
He chose to sit at a table that had nobody else at it, putting his foot up against the edge of the table and swinging in his chair and closing his eyes as if he were resting.
Videl merely looked at the man, surprised at his actions but realising that he had probably had a telling off for whatever he had done to cause the explosion, speaking of which, where was Gohan? He too had been with the man according to Bulma but had not returned. Her question wouldn't go long without an answer as Bulma sat back down at the table;
"Sorry about that, just had to ensure that my husband understands his place around here" said Bulma as a low growl could be heard from the next table.
"Good news though, the fire suppression system works and nobody was hurt" said Bulma.
"So where's Gohan then?" asked Erasa before her friend could fire the question off.
"Oh he's fine too, he's just getting changed for the party, he won't be long" replied Bulma.
'Good, I'm glad he's fine, though I am curious as to what he was working on that was so dangerous as to cause an explosion that large. Still, he'd better be fine or I'll make him hurt for worrying me like that' thought Videl.
She was brought out of her thoughts when the doors opened and in walked a tall bald man and a short man, no, boy? Either way, they were floating...yeah, floating...as in not walking. This really confused Videl and Erasa, how was he doing that?
"Tien! How you doing?" yelled Krillin from across the room. The duo walked in to the room and approached the tables, a smile adoring Tien's normally emotionless face;
"It's good to see you all, I'm doing just fine thanks" replied Tien.
"Hey Krillin, good to see you again" said Chiaotzu.
"Hey, Chiaotzu it's great to see you too buddy" replied Krillin happily.
"Hey Tien, Chiaotzu, how you been!" shouted Yamcha from his table.
"Yamcha, it's great seeing you again" replied Tien, as Chiaotzu nodded his head in acknowledgement.
The two newcomers exchanged their pleasantries before heading over to the table with the four ladies;
"Bulma, Chichi, it's nice to see you again" said Tien politely.
"Hey Tien, thanks for coming" replied Bulma.
"It's really nice to see you too Tien" said Chichi. Tien and Chiaotzu looked at the two teenage girls in confusion;
"Oh where are our manners. Tien, Chiaotzu, this is Erasa and Videl. They're friends of Gohan" explained Chichi.
"Gohan's friends, well if that's the case, you must mean a great deal to him" said Tien with a small smile on his face.
Erasa smiled while Videl just blushed. Before anything else could be said, Tien looked up to Vegeta who was merely scowling at the bald man;
"Hey Vegeta!" Tien said.
"What?" replied the harsh tone of Vegeta.
"...nice shirt" said Tien.
Vegeta's eye twitched. He wanted to hurt the man so badly but firstly, his wife would never forgive him and secondly, it was hardly worth the challenge, so he did the only thing he could do, he harrumphed and looked away. Tien merely smirked, knowing that he had gotten one up on the proud ass.
As the conversations went on, the seating arrangements changed slightly. Tien had sat down with Yamcha and Sharpner, whilst Krillin had joined them.
Bulma and Chichi had moved to sit with 18 and Roshi and Vegeta had moved, more so out of boredom and took up the space next to Piccolo, also leaning against the wall with his eyes closed.
Dende had moved to sit with Videl and Erasa. The two girls seemed a bit uneasy at first, but realised very quickly that Dende was very personable and easy to get along with, in fact it was far too easy to get along with him that they hadn't even noticed when the doors opened again and in walked Gohan.
Gohan, having cleaned himself up had gotten ready in the sharp looking suit that his mother had kindly bought him. It was a black three piece suit, trousers, jacket and waistcoat, with red lining throughout and had been tailored for him so fit him just nicely. He never liked anything that showed his physique in anyway but as his mother was buying it, he couldn't say no and didn't argue about how it looked.
He then made his way down the hall and through the doors where everyone else was waiting for dinner to be served. Upon entering, he scanned the room, noticing at first all of his friends and family who had gathered, some he hadn't seen in a long time, others he had seen recently, some as little as ten minutes ago.
Eventually his eyes settled on one particular table. He noticed Dende in his usual garb and staff talking to two young ladies. The first, with blonde hair and a green dress, seemed to be the more talkative of the trio at the table. Although he never thought of her that way, Gohan couldn't deny the attractiveness of Erasa, however that thought was abruptly pushed to the side as he looked slightly further right.
There, also sat at the table was Videl, in a red cheongsam with a golden floral design which looked to Gohan as if it flowed around the dress as it appeared to both be at the top and bottom of the front of the dress with the midsection missing. Her hair had already been done by Erasa previously and ended up being in a bob previously but now, there was a curly added just to the right of her fringe and she was wearing a small amount of makeup, nothing too fancy but it really made her eyes stand out. Those Cerulean blue orbs...which he realised as he had made his way towards the table were now locked on to his.
Videl had only caught sight of Gohan as he was midway towards the table but what she saw stunned her. Gohan only ever wore baggy clothes so she had never really seen his physique but this suit he was wearing was really showing just what type of a body he had.
'Surely he must workout but he's never been gone long enough to workout' thought Videl.
The suit he was wearing made him look very dapper, handsome even...yeah, definitely handsome in her eyes, speaking of eyes, she looked at his deep onyx eyes to go along with the black suit he was wearing and she could just see slight glimpses of the red lining of his suit. He was...perfect.
So my last update said that I wouldn't likely get this out until the end of February or some time in March. As fate would have it, I had a sick day today so, I spent a fair portion of it on this story. Although this does feel a bit rushed so apologies if it's rough around the edges or could have done with more beta/proof reading.