Hi there, I'm new here! This here is the first chapter of my very first fanfic. Please note that English is not my native language and that I have dyslexia. That said, I think I did well enough to publish my story. I want to give this story the best chance it can get, so please feel free to give me a (private) message if you find any spelling errors or when you have some tips and tricks to improve my writing. That said, enjoy reading :)

Chapter 1: Frustration

It almost felt like there was no end to this day. Videl was staring at the blackboard in front of her on which the teacher was writing some sort of equation. She had lost track of his explanation at least 20 minutes ago. Videl sighted, she wasn't used to be at school for so long. Normally she would get a call from the sheriff, asking her for her assistance to catch some criminal or something. And since she was the daughter of the world champion, the principle made the exception that she was allowed to leave the school in order to help the police when needed

But then 'the Great Saiyaman' showed up out of nowhere, a flying superhero with what looked like unlimited strength. Even though she herself was really strong, this Saiyaman was way out of her league. And a superhero wouldn't be a superhero as he didn't fight crime. So every time Videl was called in by the police, Saiyaman was somehow always there and most of the time he was already done with the job. To make matters worse, he was also really good at crime fighting. So good, that criminals became scared and discouraged, drastically reducing the crime rate in Satan city.

And so it happens that gradually over time, the teenaged crime fighter was called in less and less by the police. Almost to the point where she never missed school. Videl knew she should be thankful. All she ever wanted was to create a safer environment for the citizens who couldn't defend for themselves. And this was exactly what Saiyaman had created. And to top that, her grades had gone up a lot too.

Though, she couldn't help it but envied the man. His hidden identity, his hideous outfit and the ridiculous childish dances he performed when announcing his presence all annoyed her. Her blood boiled just thinking about him. Who did this Saiyaman think he was anyway? Just popping up out of nowhere and invading her turf of crime fighting!

A loud snapping sound pulled her out of her train of thoughts. Videl looked to her hand, where the sound seemingly came from. Apparently she had broken her pencil out of anger. She looked around quickly, hoping no one had noticed. To her surprise, her eyes met those of Gohan, a country boy who recently enrolled in her school. Videl immediately looked away, embarrassed. Not necessarily because of Gohan who caught her breaking her pencil, but more about her selfish thoughts.

Selfish, that was it, she was selfish. Gosh, how did she sink so low? She didn't like how her world had changed after Saiyaman showed up, but didn't the end result matter? And he even gave her more space to fight whatever crime was left after she angrily made him clear he really, really invaded her space.

A sight left her lips and turned her head towards the window. Videl thought back to that particular day. There was a robbery taking place in a nearby gas station. When the police report was announced on her radio, she was already on her way to that exact gas station to refuel her copter. It only took her an extra 2 minutes and when Videl arrived, the crime was still going on. Excited to finally be the first at the crime scene in a long time, she blustered into the gas station.

The two robbers froze on the spot, apparently fearing that whoever entered the gas station was Saiyaman. But when they saw Videl, they just laughed!

"Oh, it's you. We can handle you," said one of them relieved.

With a smirk, she got into her fighting stance and opened her mouth to tell them not to be so sure of themselves. But before any words could leave her mouth, a big gust of wind appeared and before Videl knew it, it was all over.

Saiyaman had shown up and within seconds the two robbers were knocked out and the robbery was stopped. There he stood, next to the unconsciousness bodies of the robbers.

"No worries, Miss Videl! You are in no danger anymore," he bombastically said in his stupid fake Saiyaman voice.

Videl was furious to say at least. She had everything under control and she never was into any danger! At this point, conquering her anger was out of the question and before she knew it, she threw all her boiled-up frustration onto an unwitting Saiyaman.

Videl started to yell at him. And with every reason that she stated to hate him for constantly getting in her way, she stepped forward and slowly closed the gap between them. She even told Saiyaman she hoped he would rot in the gutter for all she cared. When she had finished her rant, her index finger was resting on Saiyamans heaving chest. With fury in her eyes, Videl looked straight at him. Even though there wasn't much skin visible underneath his helmet, Saiyaman clearly was as white as a ghost. "Just leave me alone, you complete moron," were her last words before turning her heels and marched out of the gas station.

They never spoke again. Now, whenever Videl arrived to a crime scene, Saiyaman would step aside in silence and let her take over. This was a huge improvement over her current situation. But even with the space Saiyaman now gave her, there was still not much crime left to fight. And after her rant, she felt so incredible guilty towards him, that she rather not fight crime at all.

"Is everything alright, Videl?" a gentle voice asked. A hand touched her shoulder and with a shock she came back into reality. She looked up, straight into Gohan's concerned eyes.

"Yes, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?" It came out harsher than she'd intended.

Gohan shrugged, "Maybe because you are still in your seat after class has finished about 10 minutes ago?"

With that information, Videl abruptly sat up and looked around. The class was indeed empty. "I'd had forgotten something and when I came back, you were still here," he looked deep into her eyes, urging her to answer.

"I... I was just deep in thoughts, I guess." Videl felt the hand that was resting on her shoulder be drawn back.

"Alright, if you say so."

He looked one last time at her, then turned around and motioned for Videl to follow, "You coming, or what?"

Videl quickly put all her stuff in her backpack and jumped out of her seat and over her desk. Without any exchange of words, the two teenagers walked towards the main exit of the school. Even in this silence she felt quite comfortable in Gohan's presence. Even her frustration she just had towards Saiyaman ebbed away.

Outside, Videl opened the capsule containing her copter and hopped onto the pilot seat.

"You sure you're alright to fly?" Gohan apparently was still a bit worried.

"No worries, I'm fine. And besides, how else will I get home?" she jokily said.

"I can fly you home if you want."

Videl looked surprised, "You can fly a copter?"

"Hehe, yes I can," he awkwardly scratched the base of his neck.

Videl blinked in surprise at the country boy standing in front of her. "I never figured you as a pilot. But no need, I'm fine. Thank you for offering, though. It's kind of sweet." uncontrollably blushing with that last comment.

And without waiting for a response, she took off and tried to hide that blush. Where did that came from? Was she mad? Taking a deep breath, she looked back to the place she had taken off for one last time. Gohan still stood there, watching her copter disappear into the distance. And somehow her blush intensified.