What Can I Do To Make You Love Me? Pt 5.
Disclaimer: I don't own the DBZ characters or Victor Meldrew. I also don't own the song "You Might Need Somebody" by Shola Ama.
A/N: Mwahahahaa!!! Sorry. Anyhoo just read it okays? Good! Oh and I've decided I'm not gonna finish "Revenge Is Sweet, Death Is Sweeter" because I've got major writer's block on that story and I want to continue with this series, sorry ^_^().
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Gohan looked at himself in the mirror. As much as he hated to admit it he looked good! He heard a knock at the door. **That's most probably kaasan with a camera.** Gohan thought to himself as he opened the door. Sure enough there was Chi-Chi with a camera.
"Oh my little boy! You look so grown up! Here let me take a couple of quick photos of you!" Chi-Chi exclaimed snapping about 50 shots. Gohan rubbed his eyes and smiled.
"Sorry kaasan but I gotta go pick up my date." Gohan said.
"What do you mean pick her up?! You mean she isn't coming here?! Are you ashamed of your family Gohan? All this time I thought I had raised my boy right when all this time he's been plotting against me to elope with this girl and leave me!" Chi-Chi cried, literally.
"No kaasan! She doesn't know how to get here that's all!" Gohan said waving his hands rapidly.
"Oh! Then you don't want to be late!" Chi-Chi said rushing him downstairs.
"See ya later son. Good luck." Goku said with a knowing smile. A hyperactive Goten came whizzing downstairs and stood in front of his brother.
"Hey big bro I hope that you have a good time and everything but I wish you weren't going with that girl you're going with because I know her brother and he's just as mean as she is I had to beat him up just to get him to leave me alone but then I got in trouble I kinda wish you were going with Videl instead not Natalie though because she's a fox and I want to marry her do you think she'd mind I don't think she'd mind after all I am way cuter than you because all of your girl friends like me and think I'm cute and that includes Natalie anyways have a good time!" Goten said all in one breath. Chi-Chi and Gohan just looked at him in surprise but Goku let out a big laugh.
"That's my boy!" Goku said as Gohan and Chi-Chi sweat dropped.
"Um, I'll see you guys later okay?" Gohan said taking off to pick up Ashley.
At the dance…
The gym was decorated like something out of a fairy tale. There were long strips of ribbon hanging from either sides of the room. The lighting was faint except for a few coloured lights, which made the effect even more mystical. David and Lindsey were dancing with their dates and were having a good time. Natalie and Nicholas walked in. Nicholas was wearing a black tux but with a white bowtie and Natalie was wearing a sparkly navy-blue velvet dress.
"Shall we go on the dance floor m'lady?" Nicholas asked.
"Of course good sir." Natalie replied as she gave him a quick peck on the cheek. As they were dancing Natalie looked over at the stage.
"Hmm. I guess she couldn't get a band after all. Mr Arbuckle is up there playing a stack of CDs." Natalie laughed. Nicholas spun her around to get a look for himself.
"Shit." Nicholas cursed.
"What?"
"He just saw us and he's coming this way! Pretend not to notice him!" Nicholas whispered but it was too late.
"Ah Mr Summers, Miss Campbell! Just who I was looking for! We need a big favour!" Mr Arbuckle replied.
"Well sir we're a little busy here." Nicholas replied as Natalie tried to stifle a laugh.
"Yes but…look I'll get straight to the point. The band is here but they are missing their lead singer and base guitarist. Do you think you could fill in for them?" He asked.
"But sir! This is our dance…" Natalie started.
"Look I tried to be nice but I guess I have no choice. If you don't do it you are banned from all dances in the future."
"That's blackmail! That's obstruction of justice! That's…" Nicholas said.
"How things work." Arbuckle finished. Natalie and Nicholas stood defeated and went up to the stage.
"Who's gonna sing? I can only play the keyboard and you're the guitarist." Natalie said as Nicholas gave her a smile.
"Oho no!! I'm not singing! I can't sing! You hear this voice of mine! This isn't a singing voice! It's too husky!"
"I think your voice is really attractive." Nicholas said suavely raising an eyebrow. Natalie blushed.
"Okay I'll do it. The things I do for you are unbelievable." Natalie said stepping onto the stage. Videl walked in with Josh but she didn't look too happy. Josh whisked her onto the dance floor but there was no music yet. Sheepishly he took her to the punch table.
"So are you having a good time?" Videl asked.
"Well we just got here. I don't think I'll be having fun tonight anyway." Josh said.
"What do you mean by that?" Videl asked. Josh clicked his tongue.
"Do you actually think that I wanted to come here with you? You must be kidding me! I only came here with you because Ashley said she'd hook me up with her supermodel cousin." Josh laughed. Videl gasped with shock.
"You mean you used me?!" Videl hissed.
"Well yeah. C'mon it's not like you didn't use me." Josh said taking a swig of punch. Videl just stood there in shock. After all he was right, she did use him just to grab Gohan's attention. The music started up and Josh took her on the dance floor.
"As long as you're here we might as well dance." Josh said grabbing her hand. Videl silently started to cry. **If this is how all guys act then I'll never trust one again. That includes Gohan!** Videl thought angrily to herself. Natalie went to the mike and began to sing. Much to everyone's surprise she was actually quite good.
Need somebody…
When somebody reaches for your heart
Open up and let them through
Gohan walked in with Ashley and everyone looked. If Gohan weren't with Ashley no one would have recognized him. He was wearing a white tux with a white cape and a white mask. Nicholas was too busy trying to play to notice what was going on.
'Cause everybody needs someone around
things can tumble down on you
Gohan strained his neck to find Videl and he saw her dancing with Josh and he was angry. What made him angry was the fact that she was crying. Gohan's blood started to boil. Ashley looked in the direction Gohan was looking and decided to distract him.
"C'mon Gohan, I love this song! Let's dance." Ashley said. Gohan reluctantly went on to the dance floor but stayed within distance of Videl.
You'll discover when you look around
You don't have to be alone
Videl looked up and saw Gohan dancing with Ashley but he was staring at her. She too returned the stare as a blush crept up on Gohan's face. Josh saw this and spun her around so she couldn't see him.
Just one lover is all you need to know
When you're feeling all alone
Gohan saw what Josh was doing and danced over to a direction so that he could still see Videl. **I wonder what he's doing? Could he be…trying to look at me?** Videl thought to herself.
Oh you might need somebody
You might need somebody too
You might need somebody too.
Oh you might need somebody
You might need somebody too
You might need somebody too
**Oh Videl, you don't know how much I want to be holding you in my arms right now. You look so beautiful. I just wish I could wipe those tears from your face.**Gohan thought.
Yeah yeah, ohhh, baby baby
If there's fire stirring in your heart
And you're sure it's strong and right
Keep it burning through the cold and dark
It can warm lonely nights
Natalie nudged Nicholas to show him what was going on. He almost lost the rhythm because he thought it was so funny. David and Lindsey had also noticed it too. In fact most of the people there had noticed this little game of peek-a-boo.
Oh you might need somebody
You might need somebody too
You might need somebody too
Oh you might need somebody
You might need somebody too
You might need somebody too
Oh, you might need somebody too
Yeah
You're gonna need somebody too
Yeah yeah
You might need somebody too baby
Oh I do
Ooh, I know I do
Need somebody too…
She finished the song and everyone applauded. "Wow! Dude looks fly!" Nicholas commented indicating Gohan.
"Thank you." Natalie replied as he gave her a funny look. "Don't ask." Gohan left Ashley and decided he was gonna sort out Josh once and for all. He cracked his knuckles and walked towards them. **Damn, why am I acting this way? It's those stupid instincts again! Shimatta!**
Goku's…
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!" Goku yelled Victor Meldrew style**. Chi-Chi came screeching in.
"What?! Wha' happa'?!" Chi-Chi asked.
"How in the hell did the moon get back there? I thought Piccolo destroyed it!" Goku exclaimed. Chi-Chi just shrugged.
"Does it matter?" She asked.
"DOES IT MATTER?! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" Goku yelled.
"Don't you take that tone of voice with me Goku!"
"Sorry. Gohan's gonna kill somebody!"
"How come?"
"Well his instincts have kicked in and now that the moon is there it's just gonna kick them into overdrive!!"
"Goku are you okay hon?"
"Yes I'm fine! I know what I'm talking about!"
"Maybe you'd like some pizza…"
"PIZZA!"
"Oy."
End of Part 5…
Another cliffhanger!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAAA!! Sorry. Too much Fanta ^_^. I'm halfway through the next chapter. No one guessed right about Nicholas' character so I'll give you a clue. He is based on a male character on a famous comedy show, fictional okies?
**Victor Meldrew is a character on the comedy show "One Foot In The Grave" which finished a couple of weeks ago **sniff**. His famous phrase is "I don't believe it!" and the way he says it is hilarious!! If you've seen even one episode you'll know what I mean! Review please!!!