Gohan and Videl (A DBZ FIC)
HELLO PPL! Gohan got himself into a real pickle last chapter eh? Well, I hope you enjoy this chapter.
I don't own DBZ and if I did, I would be a rich man living in Cuba!
Chapter 5 Videls Party
Erasa and Videl plopped down onto the couch, letting themselves sink into the cushions. They had everything set up now, all the junk food was in place in the living room, the sodas were in the kitchen, and the DJ was just running some last tests on his equipment to make sure nothing would screw up. Videl sighed, glancing at her watch.
"I wonder when-" Videl was cut off by a 'DING DONG!'
Erasas eyes brightened, "There's someone right now! I'll get it!" Erasa jumped up and dashed for the door. Videl glanced at her watch. The time was six-thirty.
"Hmm, I hope they all get here soon," Videl said to herself, starting to get bored now that there was nothing more to do.
Erasa walked back into the living room, accompanied by Sharpner. He glanced at Videl and smirked, "Hey babe, you look a little tired."
Videl stood up and clenched her fist, "Don't call me that or I'll have to knock your block off!" She said rather jokingly but showing him she was serious with her usual glare. Sharpner just chuckled.
"Well Sharpner," Erasa said. "Videl and I have to talk. Girl stuff!" Erasa grabbed Videl by her wrist and ran into the back room where Hercule usually watched his videos of himself. It was a rather dark room. Videl pulled away from Erasa.
"What is this all about Erasa?" Videl asked her.
Erasa erupted in a fit of giggles, "While we were setting up, you told me that Gohan was saying your name in his sleep this morning right?" Videl nodded slowly. Erasa continued, "And he's coming to the party right?" Videl nodded again slowly.
"I think he's coming Erasa," Videl said. Erasa completely freaked out at this point, making Videl jump.
"Oh...My...GOD! Videl, you could snag the hottest guy in school!" Erasa shrieked. Videl forced out a laugh.
"Yeah, right Erasa! Gohans not the hottest guy in school anyways!" Videl stuck out her tongue. Erasa gave her a skeptical look.
"Oh, so then I guess you'll stick with Sharpner, won't you?" Erasa said jokingly.
"BLEH!" Videl said, making sure Sharpner couldn't hear them. Even though Sharpner could be a bit of an ass sometimes, he was still Videls friend and she didn't want to hurt his feelings.
Erasa giggled again, "Well, talk to him Videl. Maybe he likes you. Maybe you guys could go out or-"
"Erasa! Gohan and I barely even know each other ok?!" Videl said getting her point across.
"But-" Erasa suddenly blurted out.
"Zip it!" Videl said quickly.
"Aww come on-"
"ZIP IT!" Videl repeated, drawing a line on her own lips, signalling Erasa to shut up.
"Okay, okay fine Videl," Erasa gave up trying and then winked at her. "You'll come around girl." She then dashed out of the dark room and back to the living room. Videl just shook her head.
"I shouldn't of told her about that, now she thinks we're an item." Videl said to no one in frusturation. "Well, when he gets here tonight, I will find out why." [Maybe he does like me, but that doesn't matter! I still want to know why!] Videl sighed and returned to the living room, noticing that the first few people were showing up.
"Well, I'll just go with the flow," she said. "Gohan should be here, something tells me he won't miss this party." Videl thought to herself [Unless the bookworm has homework!]
****
Gohan was flying as fast he could, even though his watch told him the time was six-thirty. He wanted to be at the party on time but he also wanted to scout around the city for any signs of trouble.
[Please, let this be a peaceful evening. I really wanna get on Videls good side tonight.] Gohan thought to himself. His face turned red under his Saiyaman helmet. [It's not like I like her or anything, I just want to be her friend, that's all!]
Gohan finished his scouting mission and checked his watch. It was six-fifty now and the Satan mansion wasn't far. "Well, everything looks under control, I'll head to the party." With that said, Gohan flew towards the Satan mansion. [I hope Videl isn't on my case tonight.]
****
Most everyone Videl invited had shown up to the party by now. Even Brian had shown up, still wearing the same maroon shirt and khaki pants. He greeted Videl as he walked through the door and immediately sat down on the couch, trying to engage in a conversation with some other guys. Videl leaned against the wall, having the urge to open the front door and see if Gohan was making his way up the front steps. The only thing that kept her mind off of Gohan at the moment was the fact that she was wearing a black skirt that Erasa half forced and half bugged her to wear. It made Videls back itch and it wasn't exactly her style of clothing. Also, Videl didn't like how it stopped right above her knees, but at least Erasa had shut up. Her thoughts drifted away from the itchiness of the skirt and the fact that she didn't like it, to Gohan.
[I just want to find out why Gohan was calling my name, that's all. But maybe after I tried to force it out of him today, he might not want to come to the party.] Videl sighed heavily. Two hands came down on her shoulders. Videl glanced over her left shoulder to see Erasa smiling sweetly at her. "Hello Videl," Erasa said. "You look so pretty in that skirt!"
Videl narrowed her eyes, "It itches like hell! Now tell me, does it look like everyones here?"
Erasa giggled, "Well, you tell me Videl. You seem to be waiting for somebody." Erasa winked at her and backed away slowly so that Videl had space. Videl turned a slight shade of red.
"Well, uh, I'm just waiting for some other people to show up, you know, just in case there are a few more." Videl said quickly.
Erasa winked again, "Yeah, like Gohan!" Erasa said that a little too loud, getting a couple of whoops and hoots from some nearby girls. Videl could've socked Erasa right there and then. Instead, she dragged her into the dining room where no one was hanging out.
"Erasa, I'm only going to say this once! Nothing is going on between Gohan and me! I just want to know why he was saying MY NAME in his sleep okay?! No big deal!" Videl realized right after that exclamitory statement that she was yelling. Erasa blinked a few times.
"Sorry Videl," Erasa said, walking away slowly, her eyes looking hurt.
Videl felt bad after that. She'd never yelled at her best friend like that before. [Well, she kept going on about it like that, but still...] Then the doorbell rang.
"I wonder who that could be," Videl muttered under her breath heading towards the door.
****
Gohan looked himself over just to make sure his suit wasn't dirty. [Oh good call Gohan! Maybe you could of done this before you rang the doorbell!] Gohan thought to himself as he waited for someone to answer the door. The door opened and Gohan was greeted by Videl. She smiled.
"Hey Gohan, glad you could make it." Videl said.
"I'm glad I could too Videl," Gohan said stepping inside and then he noticed the skirt Videl was wearing. [Wow she looks nice...there I go again! I have to stop thinking like that!] "Sorry if I'm a bit late."
Videl glanced at the clock and shook her head, "Oh well, what's a few minutes anyways?" She snickered after that. "Or are you used to always being on time, what with the good grades and all?"
Gohan stared at her blankly, "Heh, hey I was late the other day, wasn't I?"
Videl thought to herself, "Hey, you were too! Guess you're not so perfect after all." Gohan just stared at her. Videl held up her hands defensively, "Whoa, geez, I was only kidding."
"Der..." Gohan managed to say. Just then, Sharpner walked into the front room, stopping beside Videl. He smirked.
"Hey Gohan, real nice suit there. But the funeral house is a few blocks that way," Sharpner said pointing down to his right and then turning to Videl. "You, my dear, you look very nice! Can I call you V-doll?? Please?" Sharpner said in his best male flirtatious voice. Videl sighed heavily.
"Sharpner, don't be an ass okay?" Videl said, slapping him on the back. Sharpner just chuckled, flexing his shoulders.
"Well anyways, I just wanted to say that I'm having a good time. Great party Videl!" Sharpner said plainly. "I'm gonna go request something for the DJ to play." Sharpner turned and started into the living room.
Gohan decided to try and be nice, "Later Sharpner." he called.
"Yeah, later Bond!" Sharpner called back, laughing at his own dumb joke. Videl just growled.
"He can be such an ass sometimes," she said.
Gohan shrugged, "It doesn't bother me."
Videl turned to Gohan, "Well, let's get into the living room, there's a lot more people in there." Gohan nodded and Videl led him into the living room where most of the stuff was going on.
****
Piccolo rubbed his ears in frusturation, [Cursed sensitive hearing. How can they have their music up so loud?] Piccolo was crouched behind a bush in Videls backyard, watching for any signs of intruders and even though the back doors of the house were shut, Piccolos sensitive hearing picked up the music perfectly, forcing Piccolo to cover his ears half the time. But Piccolo didn't leave, he had come here for a reason.
The truth is that Piccolo had been watching Gohan as the eighteen year old saiyan had flown home in his Great Saiyaman outfit. Then suddenly, a short figure in a black suit had leapt from a tree and was following Gohan by air. This had happened just earlier today. Gohan hadn't been paying attention to what was going on around him, so Piccolo imagined he'd be distracted at least five times more at the party. Piccolo wasn't going to take any chances of letting that guy hurt Gohan in any way. The only reason Piccolo hadn't attacked as he watched the man pursue Gohan earlier that day was because Piccolo wanted a perfect chance to sneak up on the little guy and catch him. If the man decided to show up here then Piccolo was confident he'd get a chance to sneak up on him.
[Hmm, but the thing that bugs me, is I couldn't sense a KI reading off of the guy] Piccolo thought to himself. [Well, I'll just have to pay closer attention if- WHOA! What was that?!] Piccolo ducked down even lower and peered through the bushes. Keeping his power level low so he wouldn't be sensed, Piccolo forced his eyes to focus on the area of the yard where he heard the sound of cracking leaves. He saw exactly what he wanted to see.
"Bingo," Piccolo whispered to no one.
The short man in the black hat, suit and shades was standing there, looking the house up and down. The man nodded and walked towards the back door, "Well, this guy knows how to live." The man said to no one. After saying that, he slowly lifted into the air, looking through the windows. He stopped in front of the balcony window and hovered there, leaning his head towards it for a better look. The man then disappeared from sight, landing on the balcony. Piccolo creeped along the wooden fence and flew up to a tree as quietly as he could. Luckily, the man did not sense him nor see him.
[Now's my chance! I have to grab him!] Piccolo thought to himself, preparing to strike.
****
"Gohan, I'm so glad you could come. At least someone cute showed up!" Erasa said giggling. Gohan turned a slight pinkish color.
"Uh...thanks?" he replied.
Erasa and Gohan were standing in the side of the living room farthest from the DJ, so they could hear each other speak. Sharpner was hanging around Erasa, but not speaking much until her last remark. He grunted, placing his hands on Erasas shoulders. "Aww come on? I'm cute too aren't I?" Erasa laughed and pulled away from him.
"Not as cute as Gohan," she said, placing her finger on Sharpners nose teasingly.
"Whatever," Sharpner said, walking away. Erasa just giggled some more.
"Oh my, I hope you didn't hurt his feelings," Gohan said to Erasa, still feeling a little red in the face. She just shook her head.
"Nah, we always joke like that." She said. Just then, Videl walked over to them.
"What have you two been up to?" She asked casually. "If it's any of my business, that is." Videl smirked.
Erasa smirked too, "Oh don't worry Videl. I've just been flirting with Gohan, he's all yours now. I'm gonna get me a soda!" Erasa hurried off into the kitchen after that remark, not wanting to get yelled at by Videl.
"..." Came from Gohan. Videl just shook her head.
"Too much sugar, just ignore her," Videl assured Gohan. [I'll set her straight later!] "Say, there's something I need to talk to you about Gohan. Come up to my room so no one will bug us."
"Uh, um!" Gohan froze. [Oh no, she's going to ask me about calling her name in my sleep! Darn it, why can't she just forget about it?!]
Videl had already started walking but stopped when she saw Gohan wasn't moving, "Well come on. It's not like I bite or anything." She then started walking again, motioning for him to follow her.
[I hope not.] Gohan thought to himself. He then realized that this whole situation seemed familiar. As he followed Videl, he remembered, [Whoa, this is kind of playing out like my dream. How creepy, but nothing is gonna happen. She just wants to talk.] Gohan followed her up the stairs and through the hallway to her bedroom door. Gohan was surprised to see that the hallway didn't look too different from his dream. The only real difference was the portrait of Hercule holding a championship belt that was obviously given to him for 'defeating Cell.' That hadn't been in Gohans dream, not that it was important. Videl opened her door and noticed Gohan staring at the picture of Hercule.
"Oh no, don't tell me you're an admirer of my Dad." Videl said, giving Gohan a 'you better not be or I'll kill you' look.
Gohan held up his hands quickly, "Heck no, he's a- I mean uh! I'm not really into martial arts!"
Videl blinked a couple of times and entered her room, "Well, come on in Gohan." Gohan shrugged and stepped inside, looking around. Despite the fact that the hall had looked identical somewhat to his dream, Videls room didn't look anything like it had in Gohans dream. For one thing, Videls bed had been a double bed in his dream. In reality, it was a single. And there hadn't been any balcony either. Also, the walls in Videls room were a light blue in his dream, in reality they were plain white.
"Nice room Videl." Gohan said, trying to start conversation that was off the topic of his calling out her name ordeal.
Videl sat down on her bed, looking herself over. Her skirt was still making her back itch, but she tried to ignore it. That, and the feeling of stupidity for letting Erasa talk her into wearing it in the first place. Gohan looked over at her and remembered how seductive she had sounded in his dream. His heart began to beat faster. She stood up and walked over to Gohan, who quickly made it look like he was eyeing a picture of Videl and the police squad.
"Tell me Gohan," Videl started. "I just want to know, why were you saying my name in your sleep?"
Gohan looked away, "Well, I did lie about something. I did have a dream about you." he said turning red. Videl looked him over suspiciously.
"Oh I see," she said in a strange tone, which made Gohan wince.
"I'm really sorry, you must think I'm a freak." Gohan managed to gasp out.
Videls jaw dropped slightly, "No, I don't think that." she said in a concerned voice. "I just wanted to know, and if you don't mind telling me, what was the dream about?"
Gohan hesitated, not wanting to tell her. [If I tell her the truth, she'll definetely think I'm a freak.] "I dreamt that Sharpner was uh, no wait, it was someone else. No wait! It was Sharpner! He was beating me up and you jumped in and saved me! You were such a hero." Gohan said, bearing the famous Son family grin on his face.
Videl raised an eyebrow, her mouth open a bit in surprise. "Uh, sure Gohan. That's an interesting dream there buddy. Well, I guess we can go back down-"
Gohan placed a hand on her shoulder, "Wait Videl, there's something I want to ask you." Videl stopped and turned to Gohan.
"And what is that?" she asked curiously.
Gohan scratched the back of his head. "Well, I know you must think I'm a little weird."
Videl shrugged, "No more than I ever thought you were."
Gohan didn't say anything about that comment, "But, well, I was dreaming about you mainly because, well I guess it's because..."
"Because?" Videl cocked her head slightly. [Oh my god! Oh my god! He likes me?! No way! No, he has too! There's no other thing he could say, nothing else. He must like me!]
Gohan sighed, "Because I want to be your friend." He blushed ferociously and looked away. Videls face slowly fell from partly excited to normal.
"Oh," she said sounding slightly disappointed. "Well, sure Gohan, but we were already friends, weren't we?"
Gohan looked at her, "Well, I want to get to know you better. You know, hang out with you and stuff. But I'll understand if you don't want to." Gohan was still feeling embarrassed but his heart started to slow down to normal beats when Videl smiled.
"I'd like that Gohan," she said softly.
Gohan smiled big, "Great, how about we do something this weekend?" he asked her hopefully. [?!]
Videl was about to answer but hesitated when she saw Gohans gaze change suddenly from her to the balcony window. "What is it Gohan?" she asked looking confused.
"...Videl, I saw someone at the window." Gohan said quietly. "I could've sworn I saw someone out on your balcony."
Videl looked at the window. "Gohan, I doubt that, this window is on the second floor of the house, and it would be hard to climb up the wall to the balcony. But...are you certain?" [Unless Saiyaman is out on the balcony, but what on Earth would he want at this time of night? And at my house for that matter!]
Gohan stepped over to the window. "Videl, get back just in case." Gohan opened the window and stepped out onto the balcony. Videl wasn't about to leave like a scared little girl.
"Gohan, I doubt anyone is out on the balcony. Like I said, it would be hard to-"
What Videl was saying was cut off when she heard what sounded like a grown man shout a curse. Gohan rushed to the edge of the balcony and saw a figure in white wrestling someone to the ground. [Piccolo?!] Gohan thought, his eyes widening. [Yes, it must be Piccolo! I recognize the cape, but what is he doing here?!] Videl rushed out onto the balcony.
"Gohan, what's going on?" she cried out, looking down at the figure on the ground. "What is that? It's like, white and green."
Gohan stared at Videl, not knowing what to say next. He wanted to go help Piccolo, but if he did that, he could blow his cover as Saiyaman by showing Videl that he could fly. And Piccolo looked like he was having a hard time keeping the intruder contained so Gohan would have to use some of his superior saiyan strength. And he had told Videl earlier that he didn't like martial arts. He had already lied to her about the dream, and he hadn't told her he was the Great Saiyaman either. He didn't want to be adding on to that list of lies.
"Videl, just- whoa look out!" Gohan jumped onto Videl, shielding her from an explosion as a blast collided with the side of the balcony. Gohan was unaffected by the blast, only feeling a wave of heat against his back and a slight push from the force of the blast. [That guy must be desperate to get loose if he's shooting blasts uncontrollably like that!] Gohan looked up, still shielding Videls body.
"Wha?!" Gohan cried out.
He looked up to see the short man in the black suit from the City Hall holdup flying off like a speeding bullet.
"Him again?!" Gohan yelled.
Videl looked up at Gohan, "What happened?!" she cried out.
Gohan thought to himself. "Some sort of explosion," he said, pointing to the spot where a chunk of the balcony had been blown out. "Listen, you'd better go make sure no one downstairs was hurt, I'll clean up up here! Go, now!" Videl was hesitant, but quickly dashed into her room and out her bedroom door into the hallway. Gohan peeked over the edge of the balcony. "Piccolo, are you alright?!"
"I'm fine Gohan," Piccolo said, his voice coming from behind Gohan, causing the teenager to spin around. Piccolo hovered about a foot off the ground and slowly, his feet touched the stone balcony, making no sound.
"Geez Piccolo, you scared me there, you looked like you were having a tough time with that guy. I thought you might have been hurt or something!" Gohan said worriedly, looking Piccolo up and down.
Piccolo raised an eyebrow (I still have yet to find out if they have eyebrows), "Oh, so you've lost faith in my abilites? My Gohan, you must get the worrying habits from your mother." he said mockingly.
Gohan shook his head, "No, of course not. After all, you did train me when I was a young boy. And no, I don't get that from my mother!" Piccolo smirked and Gohan continued. "What I would like to know is how you knew that guy would come here."
Piccolo explained how he had been there when the guy had been following Gohan home and how Piccolo figured he was stalking Gohan so the party would have been a good place to go. "I wasn't sure if he knew about this party, but I didn't want to take any chances." Piccolo said, looking around to make sure the man didn't come back and to make sure none of the students were listening in on their conversation. A couple of people were out in the backyard, pointing towards the balcony's spot where it had gotten a chunk blown out with awe, but Gohan and Piccolo were now too close to the window/door of the balcony to be seen by them.
Gohan nodded, "But this doesn't add up, how did he know about Videls party?"
Piccolo shrugged, "No idea Gohan, but that's not what's bugging me."
Gohan raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean? Is the guy strong?" Piccolo nodded.
"He's got some fight in him, but the thing that's really bugging me is this," Piccolo began. "You know how you said you never sensed a KI level in that guy?" Gohan nodded and Piccolo continued. "Well, when he was following you on your way home, before he left when he saw that I was trailing you guys too, I checked his KI level. I didn't tell you because I wanted to be sure my theory was right."
Gohan wasn't following, "I'm afraid I don't understand yet Piccolo."
Piccolo nodded and continued, "Well, I checked his KI level again tonight and now I'm sure of it. The man felt like one too." Piccolo said rubbing his fist, which was aching a bit from punching the man to the ground.
Gohan began to freak out, "Like what? What are you talking about?!"
Piccolo eyed Gohan with a look of pure seriousness, "Gohan, the man had no KI level whatsoever. Hell, the guy didn't even give off any lifeforce! Do you know what that means?"
Gohan shook his head, "No, not exactly."
Piccolo sighed and looked at Gohan with the same look of pure seriousness, "Gohan, I believe that our mystery man is an android."
A/N: Big cliffhanger there! Hope you enjoyed ppl! Yeah, I know I promised some good action and that might not have been what you had in mind but that's not the best I have up my sleeve (if it was, I'd be outta this business real fast). As always, reviews are appreciated. I hope you enjoy the next chapter. ^_^
HELLO PPL! Gohan got himself into a real pickle last chapter eh? Well, I hope you enjoy this chapter.
I don't own DBZ and if I did, I would be a rich man living in Cuba!
Chapter 5 Videls Party
Erasa and Videl plopped down onto the couch, letting themselves sink into the cushions. They had everything set up now, all the junk food was in place in the living room, the sodas were in the kitchen, and the DJ was just running some last tests on his equipment to make sure nothing would screw up. Videl sighed, glancing at her watch.
"I wonder when-" Videl was cut off by a 'DING DONG!'
Erasas eyes brightened, "There's someone right now! I'll get it!" Erasa jumped up and dashed for the door. Videl glanced at her watch. The time was six-thirty.
"Hmm, I hope they all get here soon," Videl said to herself, starting to get bored now that there was nothing more to do.
Erasa walked back into the living room, accompanied by Sharpner. He glanced at Videl and smirked, "Hey babe, you look a little tired."
Videl stood up and clenched her fist, "Don't call me that or I'll have to knock your block off!" She said rather jokingly but showing him she was serious with her usual glare. Sharpner just chuckled.
"Well Sharpner," Erasa said. "Videl and I have to talk. Girl stuff!" Erasa grabbed Videl by her wrist and ran into the back room where Hercule usually watched his videos of himself. It was a rather dark room. Videl pulled away from Erasa.
"What is this all about Erasa?" Videl asked her.
Erasa erupted in a fit of giggles, "While we were setting up, you told me that Gohan was saying your name in his sleep this morning right?" Videl nodded slowly. Erasa continued, "And he's coming to the party right?" Videl nodded again slowly.
"I think he's coming Erasa," Videl said. Erasa completely freaked out at this point, making Videl jump.
"Oh...My...GOD! Videl, you could snag the hottest guy in school!" Erasa shrieked. Videl forced out a laugh.
"Yeah, right Erasa! Gohans not the hottest guy in school anyways!" Videl stuck out her tongue. Erasa gave her a skeptical look.
"Oh, so then I guess you'll stick with Sharpner, won't you?" Erasa said jokingly.
"BLEH!" Videl said, making sure Sharpner couldn't hear them. Even though Sharpner could be a bit of an ass sometimes, he was still Videls friend and she didn't want to hurt his feelings.
Erasa giggled again, "Well, talk to him Videl. Maybe he likes you. Maybe you guys could go out or-"
"Erasa! Gohan and I barely even know each other ok?!" Videl said getting her point across.
"But-" Erasa suddenly blurted out.
"Zip it!" Videl said quickly.
"Aww come on-"
"ZIP IT!" Videl repeated, drawing a line on her own lips, signalling Erasa to shut up.
"Okay, okay fine Videl," Erasa gave up trying and then winked at her. "You'll come around girl." She then dashed out of the dark room and back to the living room. Videl just shook her head.
"I shouldn't of told her about that, now she thinks we're an item." Videl said to no one in frusturation. "Well, when he gets here tonight, I will find out why." [Maybe he does like me, but that doesn't matter! I still want to know why!] Videl sighed and returned to the living room, noticing that the first few people were showing up.
"Well, I'll just go with the flow," she said. "Gohan should be here, something tells me he won't miss this party." Videl thought to herself [Unless the bookworm has homework!]
****
Gohan was flying as fast he could, even though his watch told him the time was six-thirty. He wanted to be at the party on time but he also wanted to scout around the city for any signs of trouble.
[Please, let this be a peaceful evening. I really wanna get on Videls good side tonight.] Gohan thought to himself. His face turned red under his Saiyaman helmet. [It's not like I like her or anything, I just want to be her friend, that's all!]
Gohan finished his scouting mission and checked his watch. It was six-fifty now and the Satan mansion wasn't far. "Well, everything looks under control, I'll head to the party." With that said, Gohan flew towards the Satan mansion. [I hope Videl isn't on my case tonight.]
****
Most everyone Videl invited had shown up to the party by now. Even Brian had shown up, still wearing the same maroon shirt and khaki pants. He greeted Videl as he walked through the door and immediately sat down on the couch, trying to engage in a conversation with some other guys. Videl leaned against the wall, having the urge to open the front door and see if Gohan was making his way up the front steps. The only thing that kept her mind off of Gohan at the moment was the fact that she was wearing a black skirt that Erasa half forced and half bugged her to wear. It made Videls back itch and it wasn't exactly her style of clothing. Also, Videl didn't like how it stopped right above her knees, but at least Erasa had shut up. Her thoughts drifted away from the itchiness of the skirt and the fact that she didn't like it, to Gohan.
[I just want to find out why Gohan was calling my name, that's all. But maybe after I tried to force it out of him today, he might not want to come to the party.] Videl sighed heavily. Two hands came down on her shoulders. Videl glanced over her left shoulder to see Erasa smiling sweetly at her. "Hello Videl," Erasa said. "You look so pretty in that skirt!"
Videl narrowed her eyes, "It itches like hell! Now tell me, does it look like everyones here?"
Erasa giggled, "Well, you tell me Videl. You seem to be waiting for somebody." Erasa winked at her and backed away slowly so that Videl had space. Videl turned a slight shade of red.
"Well, uh, I'm just waiting for some other people to show up, you know, just in case there are a few more." Videl said quickly.
Erasa winked again, "Yeah, like Gohan!" Erasa said that a little too loud, getting a couple of whoops and hoots from some nearby girls. Videl could've socked Erasa right there and then. Instead, she dragged her into the dining room where no one was hanging out.
"Erasa, I'm only going to say this once! Nothing is going on between Gohan and me! I just want to know why he was saying MY NAME in his sleep okay?! No big deal!" Videl realized right after that exclamitory statement that she was yelling. Erasa blinked a few times.
"Sorry Videl," Erasa said, walking away slowly, her eyes looking hurt.
Videl felt bad after that. She'd never yelled at her best friend like that before. [Well, she kept going on about it like that, but still...] Then the doorbell rang.
"I wonder who that could be," Videl muttered under her breath heading towards the door.
****
Gohan looked himself over just to make sure his suit wasn't dirty. [Oh good call Gohan! Maybe you could of done this before you rang the doorbell!] Gohan thought to himself as he waited for someone to answer the door. The door opened and Gohan was greeted by Videl. She smiled.
"Hey Gohan, glad you could make it." Videl said.
"I'm glad I could too Videl," Gohan said stepping inside and then he noticed the skirt Videl was wearing. [Wow she looks nice...there I go again! I have to stop thinking like that!] "Sorry if I'm a bit late."
Videl glanced at the clock and shook her head, "Oh well, what's a few minutes anyways?" She snickered after that. "Or are you used to always being on time, what with the good grades and all?"
Gohan stared at her blankly, "Heh, hey I was late the other day, wasn't I?"
Videl thought to herself, "Hey, you were too! Guess you're not so perfect after all." Gohan just stared at her. Videl held up her hands defensively, "Whoa, geez, I was only kidding."
"Der..." Gohan managed to say. Just then, Sharpner walked into the front room, stopping beside Videl. He smirked.
"Hey Gohan, real nice suit there. But the funeral house is a few blocks that way," Sharpner said pointing down to his right and then turning to Videl. "You, my dear, you look very nice! Can I call you V-doll?? Please?" Sharpner said in his best male flirtatious voice. Videl sighed heavily.
"Sharpner, don't be an ass okay?" Videl said, slapping him on the back. Sharpner just chuckled, flexing his shoulders.
"Well anyways, I just wanted to say that I'm having a good time. Great party Videl!" Sharpner said plainly. "I'm gonna go request something for the DJ to play." Sharpner turned and started into the living room.
Gohan decided to try and be nice, "Later Sharpner." he called.
"Yeah, later Bond!" Sharpner called back, laughing at his own dumb joke. Videl just growled.
"He can be such an ass sometimes," she said.
Gohan shrugged, "It doesn't bother me."
Videl turned to Gohan, "Well, let's get into the living room, there's a lot more people in there." Gohan nodded and Videl led him into the living room where most of the stuff was going on.
****
Piccolo rubbed his ears in frusturation, [Cursed sensitive hearing. How can they have their music up so loud?] Piccolo was crouched behind a bush in Videls backyard, watching for any signs of intruders and even though the back doors of the house were shut, Piccolos sensitive hearing picked up the music perfectly, forcing Piccolo to cover his ears half the time. But Piccolo didn't leave, he had come here for a reason.
The truth is that Piccolo had been watching Gohan as the eighteen year old saiyan had flown home in his Great Saiyaman outfit. Then suddenly, a short figure in a black suit had leapt from a tree and was following Gohan by air. This had happened just earlier today. Gohan hadn't been paying attention to what was going on around him, so Piccolo imagined he'd be distracted at least five times more at the party. Piccolo wasn't going to take any chances of letting that guy hurt Gohan in any way. The only reason Piccolo hadn't attacked as he watched the man pursue Gohan earlier that day was because Piccolo wanted a perfect chance to sneak up on the little guy and catch him. If the man decided to show up here then Piccolo was confident he'd get a chance to sneak up on him.
[Hmm, but the thing that bugs me, is I couldn't sense a KI reading off of the guy] Piccolo thought to himself. [Well, I'll just have to pay closer attention if- WHOA! What was that?!] Piccolo ducked down even lower and peered through the bushes. Keeping his power level low so he wouldn't be sensed, Piccolo forced his eyes to focus on the area of the yard where he heard the sound of cracking leaves. He saw exactly what he wanted to see.
"Bingo," Piccolo whispered to no one.
The short man in the black hat, suit and shades was standing there, looking the house up and down. The man nodded and walked towards the back door, "Well, this guy knows how to live." The man said to no one. After saying that, he slowly lifted into the air, looking through the windows. He stopped in front of the balcony window and hovered there, leaning his head towards it for a better look. The man then disappeared from sight, landing on the balcony. Piccolo creeped along the wooden fence and flew up to a tree as quietly as he could. Luckily, the man did not sense him nor see him.
[Now's my chance! I have to grab him!] Piccolo thought to himself, preparing to strike.
****
"Gohan, I'm so glad you could come. At least someone cute showed up!" Erasa said giggling. Gohan turned a slight pinkish color.
"Uh...thanks?" he replied.
Erasa and Gohan were standing in the side of the living room farthest from the DJ, so they could hear each other speak. Sharpner was hanging around Erasa, but not speaking much until her last remark. He grunted, placing his hands on Erasas shoulders. "Aww come on? I'm cute too aren't I?" Erasa laughed and pulled away from him.
"Not as cute as Gohan," she said, placing her finger on Sharpners nose teasingly.
"Whatever," Sharpner said, walking away. Erasa just giggled some more.
"Oh my, I hope you didn't hurt his feelings," Gohan said to Erasa, still feeling a little red in the face. She just shook her head.
"Nah, we always joke like that." She said. Just then, Videl walked over to them.
"What have you two been up to?" She asked casually. "If it's any of my business, that is." Videl smirked.
Erasa smirked too, "Oh don't worry Videl. I've just been flirting with Gohan, he's all yours now. I'm gonna get me a soda!" Erasa hurried off into the kitchen after that remark, not wanting to get yelled at by Videl.
"..." Came from Gohan. Videl just shook her head.
"Too much sugar, just ignore her," Videl assured Gohan. [I'll set her straight later!] "Say, there's something I need to talk to you about Gohan. Come up to my room so no one will bug us."
"Uh, um!" Gohan froze. [Oh no, she's going to ask me about calling her name in my sleep! Darn it, why can't she just forget about it?!]
Videl had already started walking but stopped when she saw Gohan wasn't moving, "Well come on. It's not like I bite or anything." She then started walking again, motioning for him to follow her.
[I hope not.] Gohan thought to himself. He then realized that this whole situation seemed familiar. As he followed Videl, he remembered, [Whoa, this is kind of playing out like my dream. How creepy, but nothing is gonna happen. She just wants to talk.] Gohan followed her up the stairs and through the hallway to her bedroom door. Gohan was surprised to see that the hallway didn't look too different from his dream. The only real difference was the portrait of Hercule holding a championship belt that was obviously given to him for 'defeating Cell.' That hadn't been in Gohans dream, not that it was important. Videl opened her door and noticed Gohan staring at the picture of Hercule.
"Oh no, don't tell me you're an admirer of my Dad." Videl said, giving Gohan a 'you better not be or I'll kill you' look.
Gohan held up his hands quickly, "Heck no, he's a- I mean uh! I'm not really into martial arts!"
Videl blinked a couple of times and entered her room, "Well, come on in Gohan." Gohan shrugged and stepped inside, looking around. Despite the fact that the hall had looked identical somewhat to his dream, Videls room didn't look anything like it had in Gohans dream. For one thing, Videls bed had been a double bed in his dream. In reality, it was a single. And there hadn't been any balcony either. Also, the walls in Videls room were a light blue in his dream, in reality they were plain white.
"Nice room Videl." Gohan said, trying to start conversation that was off the topic of his calling out her name ordeal.
Videl sat down on her bed, looking herself over. Her skirt was still making her back itch, but she tried to ignore it. That, and the feeling of stupidity for letting Erasa talk her into wearing it in the first place. Gohan looked over at her and remembered how seductive she had sounded in his dream. His heart began to beat faster. She stood up and walked over to Gohan, who quickly made it look like he was eyeing a picture of Videl and the police squad.
"Tell me Gohan," Videl started. "I just want to know, why were you saying my name in your sleep?"
Gohan looked away, "Well, I did lie about something. I did have a dream about you." he said turning red. Videl looked him over suspiciously.
"Oh I see," she said in a strange tone, which made Gohan wince.
"I'm really sorry, you must think I'm a freak." Gohan managed to gasp out.
Videls jaw dropped slightly, "No, I don't think that." she said in a concerned voice. "I just wanted to know, and if you don't mind telling me, what was the dream about?"
Gohan hesitated, not wanting to tell her. [If I tell her the truth, she'll definetely think I'm a freak.] "I dreamt that Sharpner was uh, no wait, it was someone else. No wait! It was Sharpner! He was beating me up and you jumped in and saved me! You were such a hero." Gohan said, bearing the famous Son family grin on his face.
Videl raised an eyebrow, her mouth open a bit in surprise. "Uh, sure Gohan. That's an interesting dream there buddy. Well, I guess we can go back down-"
Gohan placed a hand on her shoulder, "Wait Videl, there's something I want to ask you." Videl stopped and turned to Gohan.
"And what is that?" she asked curiously.
Gohan scratched the back of his head. "Well, I know you must think I'm a little weird."
Videl shrugged, "No more than I ever thought you were."
Gohan didn't say anything about that comment, "But, well, I was dreaming about you mainly because, well I guess it's because..."
"Because?" Videl cocked her head slightly. [Oh my god! Oh my god! He likes me?! No way! No, he has too! There's no other thing he could say, nothing else. He must like me!]
Gohan sighed, "Because I want to be your friend." He blushed ferociously and looked away. Videls face slowly fell from partly excited to normal.
"Oh," she said sounding slightly disappointed. "Well, sure Gohan, but we were already friends, weren't we?"
Gohan looked at her, "Well, I want to get to know you better. You know, hang out with you and stuff. But I'll understand if you don't want to." Gohan was still feeling embarrassed but his heart started to slow down to normal beats when Videl smiled.
"I'd like that Gohan," she said softly.
Gohan smiled big, "Great, how about we do something this weekend?" he asked her hopefully. [?!]
Videl was about to answer but hesitated when she saw Gohans gaze change suddenly from her to the balcony window. "What is it Gohan?" she asked looking confused.
"...Videl, I saw someone at the window." Gohan said quietly. "I could've sworn I saw someone out on your balcony."
Videl looked at the window. "Gohan, I doubt that, this window is on the second floor of the house, and it would be hard to climb up the wall to the balcony. But...are you certain?" [Unless Saiyaman is out on the balcony, but what on Earth would he want at this time of night? And at my house for that matter!]
Gohan stepped over to the window. "Videl, get back just in case." Gohan opened the window and stepped out onto the balcony. Videl wasn't about to leave like a scared little girl.
"Gohan, I doubt anyone is out on the balcony. Like I said, it would be hard to-"
What Videl was saying was cut off when she heard what sounded like a grown man shout a curse. Gohan rushed to the edge of the balcony and saw a figure in white wrestling someone to the ground. [Piccolo?!] Gohan thought, his eyes widening. [Yes, it must be Piccolo! I recognize the cape, but what is he doing here?!] Videl rushed out onto the balcony.
"Gohan, what's going on?" she cried out, looking down at the figure on the ground. "What is that? It's like, white and green."
Gohan stared at Videl, not knowing what to say next. He wanted to go help Piccolo, but if he did that, he could blow his cover as Saiyaman by showing Videl that he could fly. And Piccolo looked like he was having a hard time keeping the intruder contained so Gohan would have to use some of his superior saiyan strength. And he had told Videl earlier that he didn't like martial arts. He had already lied to her about the dream, and he hadn't told her he was the Great Saiyaman either. He didn't want to be adding on to that list of lies.
"Videl, just- whoa look out!" Gohan jumped onto Videl, shielding her from an explosion as a blast collided with the side of the balcony. Gohan was unaffected by the blast, only feeling a wave of heat against his back and a slight push from the force of the blast. [That guy must be desperate to get loose if he's shooting blasts uncontrollably like that!] Gohan looked up, still shielding Videls body.
"Wha?!" Gohan cried out.
He looked up to see the short man in the black suit from the City Hall holdup flying off like a speeding bullet.
"Him again?!" Gohan yelled.
Videl looked up at Gohan, "What happened?!" she cried out.
Gohan thought to himself. "Some sort of explosion," he said, pointing to the spot where a chunk of the balcony had been blown out. "Listen, you'd better go make sure no one downstairs was hurt, I'll clean up up here! Go, now!" Videl was hesitant, but quickly dashed into her room and out her bedroom door into the hallway. Gohan peeked over the edge of the balcony. "Piccolo, are you alright?!"
"I'm fine Gohan," Piccolo said, his voice coming from behind Gohan, causing the teenager to spin around. Piccolo hovered about a foot off the ground and slowly, his feet touched the stone balcony, making no sound.
"Geez Piccolo, you scared me there, you looked like you were having a tough time with that guy. I thought you might have been hurt or something!" Gohan said worriedly, looking Piccolo up and down.
Piccolo raised an eyebrow (I still have yet to find out if they have eyebrows), "Oh, so you've lost faith in my abilites? My Gohan, you must get the worrying habits from your mother." he said mockingly.
Gohan shook his head, "No, of course not. After all, you did train me when I was a young boy. And no, I don't get that from my mother!" Piccolo smirked and Gohan continued. "What I would like to know is how you knew that guy would come here."
Piccolo explained how he had been there when the guy had been following Gohan home and how Piccolo figured he was stalking Gohan so the party would have been a good place to go. "I wasn't sure if he knew about this party, but I didn't want to take any chances." Piccolo said, looking around to make sure the man didn't come back and to make sure none of the students were listening in on their conversation. A couple of people were out in the backyard, pointing towards the balcony's spot where it had gotten a chunk blown out with awe, but Gohan and Piccolo were now too close to the window/door of the balcony to be seen by them.
Gohan nodded, "But this doesn't add up, how did he know about Videls party?"
Piccolo shrugged, "No idea Gohan, but that's not what's bugging me."
Gohan raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean? Is the guy strong?" Piccolo nodded.
"He's got some fight in him, but the thing that's really bugging me is this," Piccolo began. "You know how you said you never sensed a KI level in that guy?" Gohan nodded and Piccolo continued. "Well, when he was following you on your way home, before he left when he saw that I was trailing you guys too, I checked his KI level. I didn't tell you because I wanted to be sure my theory was right."
Gohan wasn't following, "I'm afraid I don't understand yet Piccolo."
Piccolo nodded and continued, "Well, I checked his KI level again tonight and now I'm sure of it. The man felt like one too." Piccolo said rubbing his fist, which was aching a bit from punching the man to the ground.
Gohan began to freak out, "Like what? What are you talking about?!"
Piccolo eyed Gohan with a look of pure seriousness, "Gohan, the man had no KI level whatsoever. Hell, the guy didn't even give off any lifeforce! Do you know what that means?"
Gohan shook his head, "No, not exactly."
Piccolo sighed and looked at Gohan with the same look of pure seriousness, "Gohan, I believe that our mystery man is an android."
A/N: Big cliffhanger there! Hope you enjoyed ppl! Yeah, I know I promised some good action and that might not have been what you had in mind but that's not the best I have up my sleeve (if it was, I'd be outta this business real fast). As always, reviews are appreciated. I hope you enjoy the next chapter. ^_^