Chapter 2: Frenzied
Gohan scampered out of his room and flew out the door without realizing it was still closed.
"Bebacklatermomloveyou'kaybyebye!" he said in a jumbled rush.
Goten merely stared at the giant Gohan shaped hole in the door, then returned to eating his fifteenth bowl of cereal.
"I told you he was nutsy, Momma."
Chichi only nodded in agreement
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'What was it that she said she liked? I can't remember!' Gohan thought frantically.
'Harry Potter, you dolt.'
'Why are you back!?'
'As your common sense, I have to fulfill my duty as your memory also.'
'Harry Potter, eh?'
'Yah.'
Gohan took a sharp corner off the sidewalk he was running on into the shabby bookstore. He took a look around the dusty store to organize his thoughts. He noticed that the front desk was located in the back of the room.
'Wouldn't that make it a back desk, dummy?'
Gohan held his mind's tongue and decided to ignore himself.
A small woman in what seemed her early thirties was peering closely at her book. Gohan cleared his throat in hopes to get her attention, but it was done in vain.
"Eh, excuse me, ma'am."
She looked up quickly, "Oh, sorry young man. It's just that this book was getting very interesting. Can I help you with anything?"
Gohan scratched the back of his head, embarrassed, "Well, there's this girl, and well…eh, I want to get her a book."
The woman gave a knowing smile. "Do you have any idea of what type of books she likes to read?" she said while standing up.
"I know that she's a fan of the Harry Potter series. I'm pretty sure she's read all the current books though."
"Does she often re-read books?"
"Only the one's she really likes," Gohan replied.
The woman wrinkled her brow in concentration, "I hope this isn't a birthday gift or something special, mister, because giving someone a book they've already read is like giving them your old underwear."
Gohan blushed a little.
"However, you seem smart, so I bet you're getting this "girl" another gift as well. In that case, you can get her the entire Harry Potter series in leather back. At least it's nice, and when presented with another thoughtful gift, it should give you the reaction you want," She said with a wink.
Gohan's facial color only darkened more.
"Would you like to purchase the series?"
He finally managed to lower the blood from his face, "Yes ma'am."
The woman gave a wide grin, "Wow, so polite! Whoever you're doing this for is lucky!"
A frantic nod was given as Gohan pulled out his wallet.
"That'll be two-hundred dollars and thirty-three cents." *A/N: Leather back books are expensive!
Gohan, being an experienced purchaser of books, was not shocked by the price, in fact, he had anticipated it.
After giving a hearty thank you and bidding a farewell, Gohan walked out of the bookstore with his new books. His next stop was the best martial arts store in the world: Capsule Corp.
Sorry for the long wait! I'll try to update more often!
--Lonna
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