Chapter 3: Surprises, Surprises
Gohan walked down toward the dining commons and handed the clerk his ID nearly automatically. The clerk handed it back and Gohan went in. He quickly scanned the room, and pretty easily noticed Videl. Unfortunately, she was with HIM again.
Alex and Videl were seated at a table eating their food. Alex was sitting a little too close to Videl for Gohan's comfort, though he didn't understand why the guy bugged him so much. He was just a friend of Videl's, that was all, right? Gohan shook his head at himself and got a plateful of food and then headed for the table they were at.
"Hey, Gohan. Look who I ran into while I was waiting for you!" Videl motioned at Alex and then looked back to Gohan. "You going to have a seat or stand there all day?" Gohan, blushing slightly, took the other seat next to Videl. He decided to try to make the best of this guy, and was about to say something to him, when he went back to chitchatting with Videl.
"Oh, well..." Gohan thought, "I'll let him talk..." And, oh, he did. He talked about all the least important things in the world, at least to Gohan, but Videl seemed to actually be interested. Finally, though, he stood up. "Well, I should be going now, Videl. Nice talking to you!" With that, Alex walked off. Gohan's eyes followed him for a second, and then they went back to Videl.
"So, what is the problem between you and Alex? I noticed you didn't say a word the entire time he was here." Gohan just looked at Videl for a moment to make sure she was serious, and only then did he reply.
"Well, I tried to say something, but he was too busy telling you every stupid detail about his entire life to listen..." Gohan said, letting a little of his irritation slip by.
"Gohan, I could swear that you are jealous of Alex! You can't have every second of my free time! I have my own friends, too, and I can't always be just with you!" Videl seemed genuinely mad at Gohan, though her demeanor softened as she saw his face fall.
"Oh, Gohan...its okay, I didn't mean to be mad at you..." Videl leaned over and gave Gohan a quick peck on the cheek that made him blush furiously. Videl laughed at the demi-Saiyan softly. "Well, I have another class for a while, I'll see you later tonight?"
"Yeah, of course, Videl..." With that, Videl walked out of the commons and then Gohan took care of his plate. It was the first time Gohan hadn't finished his first plate of food, let alone get any seconds...
"Let's see," Gohan said to himself, "I have my history class next...oh, yeah! That's the class that Nic is the grad student for..." Gohan headed off toward class, checking his schedule to make sure of the class's room. "Let's see, Historical Mysteries, HST 207, room 012...that is...right here," he thought and then walked into the room.
Inside, Gohan saw that he was the first student to arrive. The professor, Dr. Adams, and Nic were talking up at the front of the room. Nic appeared to be showing the professor a hand drawn picture of a dragon ball, but there was something wrong with it. "That picture isn't quite right..." Gohan said before he could stop himself.
Both men looked up at the source of that sentence. Nic recognized Gohan and introduced him to the professor. "Professor Adams, this is my neighbor, Gohan. Gohan, this is Professor Adams. Now, what were you saying, Gohan? Something about it not being right..."
Gohan was stunned for a moment, and then decided that honesty might be the best policy in this case. "Well, that picture can't be right...the stars on a dragon ball are red, not blue, and there isn't a number 9 ball. There are only seven."
Nic and Dr. Adams looked at Gohan and nodded. "You are quite perceptive, though how did you know that?" Professor Adams said. "Nic only just put those facts together and he's been working on this project for some time now..."
"Well, uh, it was a, uh, high school history project I did once...yeah. And, I actually saw one once..."
"REALLY?? WHERE DID YOU SEE A REAL DRAGON BALL?" Professor Adams and Nic both nearly jumped out of their skin at that comment.
"Ummm..I don't remember...I was really young..."
"Oh. Okay..." Nic and the Professor looked crestfallen, but then Nic took a seat and went back to his book. The professor began to clean his desk off as students came into the classroom, and Gohan took a seat up front. A few minutes later, class was assembled.
"Welcome to Historical Mysteries, class. I'm your professor, Dr. Adams. This is your grad student, Nicholas. If you have any questions about the class or when you need to turn in an assignment, please talk to Nic. If you need something during class, you may ask me. Any questions?"
No one asked anything, so the professor went on. Finally, though Gohan found the course fascinating because of his experiences, the class ended. "Well, class. Have a good evening and I'll see you all tomorrow." Gohan was the last to leave, and as he walked by the professor's desk, he heard a student asking if there really was such a thing as dragon balls. Gohan merely laughed to himself and headed back to his dorm.
Upon returning to his room, Gohan found a note from his roommate, who wasn't going to be in the rest of the night. Gohan picked up his phone and called Videl. "Hello?" she answered.
"Hey, Videl..its Gohan."
"Oh, hi Gohan. How was your class?"
"It was really interesting, but no one really knows that much, do they?"
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, never mind, Videl. What are you up to tonight?"
"Not much. What about you?"
"Well, I was hoping you might want to come over. Matt is out for the evening, maybe we can get a movie or something.."
"That sounds fun...I'll be right over." A moment later, Videl knocked on Gohan's door.
"C'mon in, Videl." Videl walked in the door with an armload of movies and then crashed on Gohan's bed.
"Oh, I have had such a long day...I think I packed WAY too much into my bag...my back is SO sore..."
"Well, I think I might be able to help you there. I can give a pretty good back rub, why don't I see if I can do the trick for you..."
"Thanks, Gohan. that sounds nice..."
Videl just lay on the bed and Gohan came over and sat next to her. He started to knead the knots out of her upper back, and got a few groans out of his friend. Then he started to limber up her shoulders and rub out the stress and tension in them. Videl merely moaned her satisfaction at Gohan's massage. He moved down her back, stretching, kneading, and rubbing the tension and stress out of her back.
Videl was greatly enjoying this... it felt SO good to have her back massaged, especially by Gohan. He had begun to move back up her back and he started to rub and massage her neck. The tension seemed to melt away, and Gohan felt good at his ability to please his friend.
At this point, Gohan was starting to get a little adventuresome, and so he began to allow his hands more leeway in touching Videl's body. However, before Gohan could get too far, a brief knock only gave a scant moment's notice to the door opening. Gohan, too surprised to react appropriately, still had his hands on Videl when Hercule stepped into the room.
"Oh... crap..." Gohan thought as Hercule prepared to detonate.
Gohan walked down toward the dining commons and handed the clerk his ID nearly automatically. The clerk handed it back and Gohan went in. He quickly scanned the room, and pretty easily noticed Videl. Unfortunately, she was with HIM again.
Alex and Videl were seated at a table eating their food. Alex was sitting a little too close to Videl for Gohan's comfort, though he didn't understand why the guy bugged him so much. He was just a friend of Videl's, that was all, right? Gohan shook his head at himself and got a plateful of food and then headed for the table they were at.
"Hey, Gohan. Look who I ran into while I was waiting for you!" Videl motioned at Alex and then looked back to Gohan. "You going to have a seat or stand there all day?" Gohan, blushing slightly, took the other seat next to Videl. He decided to try to make the best of this guy, and was about to say something to him, when he went back to chitchatting with Videl.
"Oh, well..." Gohan thought, "I'll let him talk..." And, oh, he did. He talked about all the least important things in the world, at least to Gohan, but Videl seemed to actually be interested. Finally, though, he stood up. "Well, I should be going now, Videl. Nice talking to you!" With that, Alex walked off. Gohan's eyes followed him for a second, and then they went back to Videl.
"So, what is the problem between you and Alex? I noticed you didn't say a word the entire time he was here." Gohan just looked at Videl for a moment to make sure she was serious, and only then did he reply.
"Well, I tried to say something, but he was too busy telling you every stupid detail about his entire life to listen..." Gohan said, letting a little of his irritation slip by.
"Gohan, I could swear that you are jealous of Alex! You can't have every second of my free time! I have my own friends, too, and I can't always be just with you!" Videl seemed genuinely mad at Gohan, though her demeanor softened as she saw his face fall.
"Oh, Gohan...its okay, I didn't mean to be mad at you..." Videl leaned over and gave Gohan a quick peck on the cheek that made him blush furiously. Videl laughed at the demi-Saiyan softly. "Well, I have another class for a while, I'll see you later tonight?"
"Yeah, of course, Videl..." With that, Videl walked out of the commons and then Gohan took care of his plate. It was the first time Gohan hadn't finished his first plate of food, let alone get any seconds...
"Let's see," Gohan said to himself, "I have my history class next...oh, yeah! That's the class that Nic is the grad student for..." Gohan headed off toward class, checking his schedule to make sure of the class's room. "Let's see, Historical Mysteries, HST 207, room 012...that is...right here," he thought and then walked into the room.
Inside, Gohan saw that he was the first student to arrive. The professor, Dr. Adams, and Nic were talking up at the front of the room. Nic appeared to be showing the professor a hand drawn picture of a dragon ball, but there was something wrong with it. "That picture isn't quite right..." Gohan said before he could stop himself.
Both men looked up at the source of that sentence. Nic recognized Gohan and introduced him to the professor. "Professor Adams, this is my neighbor, Gohan. Gohan, this is Professor Adams. Now, what were you saying, Gohan? Something about it not being right..."
Gohan was stunned for a moment, and then decided that honesty might be the best policy in this case. "Well, that picture can't be right...the stars on a dragon ball are red, not blue, and there isn't a number 9 ball. There are only seven."
Nic and Dr. Adams looked at Gohan and nodded. "You are quite perceptive, though how did you know that?" Professor Adams said. "Nic only just put those facts together and he's been working on this project for some time now..."
"Well, uh, it was a, uh, high school history project I did once...yeah. And, I actually saw one once..."
"REALLY?? WHERE DID YOU SEE A REAL DRAGON BALL?" Professor Adams and Nic both nearly jumped out of their skin at that comment.
"Ummm..I don't remember...I was really young..."
"Oh. Okay..." Nic and the Professor looked crestfallen, but then Nic took a seat and went back to his book. The professor began to clean his desk off as students came into the classroom, and Gohan took a seat up front. A few minutes later, class was assembled.
"Welcome to Historical Mysteries, class. I'm your professor, Dr. Adams. This is your grad student, Nicholas. If you have any questions about the class or when you need to turn in an assignment, please talk to Nic. If you need something during class, you may ask me. Any questions?"
No one asked anything, so the professor went on. Finally, though Gohan found the course fascinating because of his experiences, the class ended. "Well, class. Have a good evening and I'll see you all tomorrow." Gohan was the last to leave, and as he walked by the professor's desk, he heard a student asking if there really was such a thing as dragon balls. Gohan merely laughed to himself and headed back to his dorm.
Upon returning to his room, Gohan found a note from his roommate, who wasn't going to be in the rest of the night. Gohan picked up his phone and called Videl. "Hello?" she answered.
"Hey, Videl..its Gohan."
"Oh, hi Gohan. How was your class?"
"It was really interesting, but no one really knows that much, do they?"
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, never mind, Videl. What are you up to tonight?"
"Not much. What about you?"
"Well, I was hoping you might want to come over. Matt is out for the evening, maybe we can get a movie or something.."
"That sounds fun...I'll be right over." A moment later, Videl knocked on Gohan's door.
"C'mon in, Videl." Videl walked in the door with an armload of movies and then crashed on Gohan's bed.
"Oh, I have had such a long day...I think I packed WAY too much into my bag...my back is SO sore..."
"Well, I think I might be able to help you there. I can give a pretty good back rub, why don't I see if I can do the trick for you..."
"Thanks, Gohan. that sounds nice..."
Videl just lay on the bed and Gohan came over and sat next to her. He started to knead the knots out of her upper back, and got a few groans out of his friend. Then he started to limber up her shoulders and rub out the stress and tension in them. Videl merely moaned her satisfaction at Gohan's massage. He moved down her back, stretching, kneading, and rubbing the tension and stress out of her back.
Videl was greatly enjoying this... it felt SO good to have her back massaged, especially by Gohan. He had begun to move back up her back and he started to rub and massage her neck. The tension seemed to melt away, and Gohan felt good at his ability to please his friend.
At this point, Gohan was starting to get a little adventuresome, and so he began to allow his hands more leeway in touching Videl's body. However, before Gohan could get too far, a brief knock only gave a scant moment's notice to the door opening. Gohan, too surprised to react appropriately, still had his hands on Videl when Hercule stepped into the room.
"Oh... crap..." Gohan thought as Hercule prepared to detonate.