What Can I Do To Make You Love Me? Pt 2.
Disclaimer: see other part.
A/N: ARG!! Thanx to all of you kind peeps that reviewed the first part!! I didn't think you'd like it! Arigatou!
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The gang were waiting outside school for Nicholas to come. Since he had a free period he decided to go and check out the details for the dance. He stormed outside muttering to himself.
"Hey Nicky, what's the matter?" Gohan asked. Nicholas kicked a near-by trashcan.
"Damn stupid school with their stupid pets and stuff!" Nicholas cried.
"Ookay." David said making a gesture with his hand suggesting 'he's gone mad'.
"They said that we're not allowed to play at the dance!" Nicholas said ignoring David.
"What?! Have you told Victoria and Adam?" Natalie asked pissed off.
"They were there with me. Fatty Arbuckle said that a generous student came and said that she had a band that would pay for free because her father would pay for them!"
"What?! That sucks ass!" Gohan said as everyone looked at him funnily. "What?"
"Who was the student?" Lindsey asked. Ashley and co came out of the school building.
"I'll give you three guesses." Nicholas replied.
"Have fun at the dance." Ashley said.
"Bitch." Natalie said. Ashley turned around and stood face to face with Natalie.
"What was that?"
"You heard me, bitch."
"I can't believe you said that to me. How dare you?"
"Easy. By opening my mouth and talking." Natalie said.
"You're just jealous." Tiffany said smugly.
"Of what?! The fact that she can go to the principal and say 'do you know who my daddy is? My daddy knows people! And my daddy knows people like money!' I really don't see how anyone can be jealous of that!" Nicholas said. Gohan laughed.
"Oh do you find something funny nerd boy?" Josh asked.
"Hold on a minute Ken let me just finish my conversation with Barbie here." Natalie said holding up her hand in front of Josh's face but he pushed it away and walked towards Gohan.
"You got a problem?" Josh asked. Gohan decided it was finally time to let him have it.
"Yeah! I got a problem with you, ya jerk!" Gohan said.
"Hey Gohan calm down!" Nicholas said trying to break up the fight.
"If you wanna settle something then let's settle it the right way." Josh said.
"You mean beating each other with clubs?" Lindsey asked.
"No! I mean in half an hour, on the race track, just me and Mr Suspenders." Josh said emphasising every word by poking Gohan in the chest.
"But Gohan doesn't wear suspenders." Nicholas added.
"Fine!" Gohan said.
"But Gohan! What about your asthma?" David asked. Lindsey and Natalie looked at each other in confusion.
"It doesn't matter. I have to prove myself once and for all!" Gohan said as Ashley's gang walked off. Videl had a slightly guilty look on her face as Josh dragged her away.
"What the hell? Asthma?" Lindsey said slapping Nicholas in the ribs.
"Okay, you do that too much. And I didn't say anything about any asthma!" Nicholas said.
"Gohan is way faster than him. What are you talking about?" Natalie asked.
"It was a trick to let their guard down. And it's much faster than him." Gohan said grinning.
"Yup." The other boys agreed.
"You boys are just too much." Natalie said shaking her head.
Half an hour later…
Gohan was warming up on the track as Josh came. Gohan gave him a dirty look and Josh gave him one back. They stood face-to-face and stared each other down.
"Dananana! Waah, waah, waah!" Nicholas sang. (Ya know, the cowboy showdown music.)
"As the two players step up to the track let's look at the stats Nick." David said as they took their seat.
"Well Gohan is obviously the favourite with this crowd as he looks set to win and determined to make Josh eat his dust. What do you say Finch?" Nicholas replied.
"I say that Gohan is the man in this match. Of course we have seen many star players such as Son himself that have crashed and burn the minute they spread their wings and fly. Nick?"
"Let's turn to the track where we see Lindsey starting off the match. Natalie will announce the boys. Nat?"
"What geeks." Ashley muttered. Natalie produced a microphone from nowhere. She grinned.
"Thanks Nick. Our first contender weighing in at a various amount of pounds, coming from the good side of this argument, he's smart, he's the man, he's Soooon Gohaaaaan!! And our second contender today ladies, gentlemen and you 'populars' is a man who needs no introduction because I can't introduce him truthfully without letting some profanities come out of my mouth Jooooosh Haaarriiiiiiiiiisss!!" Natalie said as the two boys walked up to the track.
Lindsey waved the chequered flag and the two boys started running. Gohan just kept a slow jogging pace, for him that is, Josh in the meantime was having a hard time catching up with Gohan. Josh pushed himself and finally caught up with Gohan. As they pulled into the last 100 metres Gohan turned up the juice and was there in less than a second. Ashley and crew just stared open mouthed at Gohan.
"The winner and new champion, Sooooooonn Goooooohhaaaaaann!" Natalie cheered as she pulled down her eyelid and stuck her tongue out at Ashley.
"No way did that punk just beat Josh!! If it was chess I might understand but this! This is Josh's forte!" Justin complained.
"I'm surprised you even know what the word forte means! My congrats to you." Nicholas said. Gohan, however, didn't see the funny side of this and marched right up to Justin.
"What is it with you and your stupid stereotypes?" Gohan asked. Justin just looked at him blankly.
"It means a label that you put on someone because of media hype and stuff. Ass." David said. Nicholas shook his hand.
"Congrats to you too! I see school has paid its debt to society!"
"I don't wanna have to get your blood on my jacket so why don't you just back down?" Justin said laughing at his own joke. Gohan punched him square in the jaw and Justin fell with swirlies in his eyes. Videl helped him up and looked shocked at Gohan.
"I just don't understand you!" She said. Gohan huffed.
"You're one to talk. You are such a sell out! You used to be such a good person and now look what has become of you! You're a slut!" Gohan shouted. Tears welled up in Videl's eyes as she ran away crying. Gohan blinked in disbelief.
"You're gonna regret ever doing that. Mark my words." Josh said as the rest of his gang went after Videl. Nicholas ran up to Gohan and felt his forehead.
"Well his temperature is normal. I really can't find the source of that explosion!"
"What the hell was that about Gohan?" Lindsey asked.
"Yeah! Losing your mind Gandhi?" Natalie said, everyone looked at her funnily. "What? Only Nicholas gets to make dumb jokes?"
"I don't know what came over me! I just let it all out I suppose. If word gets out Kaasan is going to kill me!" Gohan despaired.
"He used to be such a nice boy don'tcha know! A boy you could take home to your mom!" Nicholas said as Natalie slapped him in the ribs. "Quit it!" The gang went their separate ways. Gohan arrived home and flopped down on the couch. Chi-Chi noticed something was wrong so she asked Goku to talk to Gohan after dinner.
After dinner…
Gohan went to his room and just stared at the ceiling thinking. He couldn't believe he was so mean to Videl. Despite everything she had done to him he still loved her. How he could get her to see that was another problem. He sighed as he heard a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Gohan asked.
"It's me." Goku said.
"Come on in." Gohan said. Goku came in and sat on the bed beside Gohan.
"I'm not usually good at these sort of things so bare with me here, is something bothering you son?" Goku asked.
"Dad, I knocked someone out today at school and I didn't know why. It was…I dunno what happened."
"I think I have a vague idea why this happened." Goku said with a grin so big it looked like his mouth would fall off his face. "Was Videl there?"
"Yeah she was there. Why?" Gohan asked. Goku let out a little laugh.
"Your Saiya-Jin instincts are kicking in. You are protecting your territory." Goku smiled.
"And the territory would be…oh! I don't believe this! I'm acting like an animal on the Discovery Channel! I may have well just go up to her and peed around her feet!" Gohan exclaimed as he fell back on the bed. Goku couldn't take it anymore and started laughing uncontrollably.
"It's not funny Dad!" Gohan cried.
"I'm sorry but your analogy was hilarious." Goku said.
"Dad, did you just say analogy?" Gohan looked at his dad questionably.
"Ehehee, it's a um…word I heard um…Bulma use, yeah, hehee!" Goku said as he rubbed his hand behind his head. Goku left and Gohan fell asleep with a big grin on his face.
Next day…
Gohan came into homeroom the next morning with a big grin on his face.
"Why so happy, happy boy?" David said.
"Finch, your delivery of that joke was terrible!" Nicholas said.
"What's up Gohan?" Lindsey asked.
"Oh nothing. Just stopped to smell the roses kinda thing, you know how it is." Gohan said as he sighed dreamily.
"Huh?" Nicholas asked.
"He's in love." Natalie said.
"How can ya tell?" David asked.
"Look at him! He's all 'I'm up in la-la land please don't disturb me' mode and he stopped to smell the roses! The roses people!! Hello! Hello! Must I spell it out for you!! Sheesh!" Natalie shouted. "Sorry." Mrs Ripley did the role call and gave some more announcements about the dance.
"Since it's a Winter Ball Mr Arbuckle said that it should be a masquerade dance!"
"Huh?" David asked.
"All the boys have to dress up like Tuxedo Kamen and the girls have to wear masks." Lindsey replied. "So who are you going with Finch?"
"I asked Vicki." David replied.
"Go there, Finch my man!" Nicholas exclaimed.
"Well I'm going with Adam since you guys don't have to play at the dance anymore." Lindsey said.
"Speaking of which, do you still wanna go together Nicky?" Natalie asked. In his mind Nicky was screaming "Yeah baby!" but he restrained himself just as he was about to answer the bell rang and they got up to their next lesson.
**I wonder who I'm gonna go with.** Gohan thought to himself. Natalie saw his sad expression and patted him on the back.
"Gohan I have a plan of how you can get with Videl!" She exclaimed.
"Really?!" Gohan asked as his face lit up with happiness.
"Yup. Once she sees this surprise then she will practically fall at your feet. If she doesn't then the rest of the females in this school will!" Natalie grinned.
End of part two…
What does Natalie have in store for Gohan?? Is Nicholas in lurve?? Review please and I'll get the next part out as soon as I can!! Ja ne!!