This is an AU about the world martial arts tournament. It's a Gohan and
Videl fic, so those who for some twisted reason don't like those, just
click on that little button labeled "back". In this version, Gohan, Goten,
and Trunks are the only ones who have entered the tournament. Goku is not
coming back, and Vegeta and the rest of the gang are not entering either.
Some are spectators in the stands, like Yamcha was. Also, Gohan felt that
Videl was getting too close to finding out he was Saiyaman, so he had
Saiyaman disspear. It's explained later in the fic.
Disclaimer: Me-sa no own, You-sa no sue.
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, THIS IS MY FIRST!
Tournament Troubles
Videl was unable to have a clear conscious thought for a few moments, her shock at seeing Gohan's name on the registration board overriding such activities. Only when one of the tournament workers came up to put a name under the Junior division did she finally shake off her shock, and it was replaced by excitement.
"Gohan is in the world tournament. I KNOW he is the Great Saiyaman, so it looks like I will be going up against the best, besides my father! Yes!" Videl pump her arm a time or two until she noticed people were staring at her. Turning red, she walked casually away. She returned a moment later, when everyone there had forgotten about her to look at the board some more. No more interesting names came up, so she took a look at the Junior division. As she was looking at it, on of the workers came up and but a name on it. Videl read it.
"Brief? Trunks Brief? As in Bulma Brief, the owner of Caspule Corp? Wow…" Then the same worker put up another name that caught her attention even more. "Son Goten? Isn't that Gohan's little brother? Both Sons are in the tournament? What kind of family is this? At this rate, Gohan's mother will be fighting in the tournament!" (A/N lol) Shaking her head, Videl wondered off into the crowd, not noticing where she was going. Her head was buzzing with her confused thoughts about Gohan. She finally decided to just go look for him, she had a few hours before the Junior division started. If she couldn't find Gohan before then he would probably be watching his brother fight.
"Now lets see here, where could Gohan be? Huh…"
"Oh, Videl!"
'Great, it's the blonde patrol…' Her face turning to it usual angry look, she replied
"…Sharpner…"
The stuck-up blonde jumped down from the wall, and held out some roses. "Hey, just wanted to give you some good luck."
'I don't need luck' thought Videl, not even turning to face him. "No thanks."
Sharpener looked shocked, then composed himself. "I bought an expensive camera just for today. I'm going to take pictures of you."
Videl continued to scan the crowds for Gohan's spiked black hair. "Oh, that's nice…"
"Hey, I think you're hair's shorter!"
"Aren't you observant…" Videl continued to scan the crowds. She had cut her usually long hair pretty short. Gohan had mentioned that short hair gives a fighter an advantage because it didn't get in the way of the eyes and didn't provide a hand-hold for opponents to grab painfully. Videl thought it had been sound advice, so she had it cut. A lot of people thought she looked really good with her hair like that. She had to admit, she looked a little more feminine with it cut short. Some of her classmates almost didn't recognize her. Plus, the look on Gohan's face the next day at school was priceless!
And speaking of Gohan…she noticed a man with a bright red uniform and blue undershirt walking thought the crowd, looking for something or someone. 'That's Gohan!' She unsuccessfully tried to settle the sudden butterflies her stomach. Smiling, she hurried into the crowd to follow him.
Sharpner failed to notice she had left. "I can tell you're excited, I'll take you…"
~0~
Videl's energy was easy to trace and Gohan knew he was close, but the crowd was thick and he could not pinpoint her exact location sensing her. He doubted even his father Goku could. Still, he kept a good lookout for her in the crowd as he wormed his way though people. He wasn't having much luck. And he was running out of time. The Junior competition was going to begin in just ten minutes. (A/N In the series, the qualifying round was before the Junior competition, but here it's going to be afterwards)
"Arrggh…" Gohan growled in frustration.
"Having a little trouble with something, Gohan?" Gohan perked up at the sound of his friend's voice.
"Hey, Krillin. (A/N I bet you thought it was Videl!) Didn't notice you down there. And yeah, I'm looking for a friend of mine. She's somewhere around here…"
Krillin looked offended. "I'll ignore that short joke for your sake. Looking for a 'she', huh? She wouldn't happen to be your girlfriend Videl, would it?"
Gohan turned a whole new shade of red at his words. "We're just friends! It's not like that!" he said, frantically waving his arms in response.
"You know all good relationships start out as friendships at first. You two have a lot in common, plus I've seen a picture of her – in your room, I might add! She's quite the looker!" Gohan turned redder, if that was even possible at this point.
Gohan slumped in defeat. "Krillin, why do you insist on embarrassing me like this? I didn't do anything to you…"
"Remember this little line? 'I know! Krillin, you have a cruch on Android 18!'"
"Please, Krillin, that was seven years ago, I was only eleven, and even more naïve then I am today. You did end up marrying her…"
"Still, I am going to make you suffer!" Gohan moaned.
Suddenly, the loudspeaker piped on and announced that the Junior division World Tournament would begin in five minutes.
"Drat, I didn't find…her…." Gohan was shocked, but not because he had said those words. He was shocked because a female voice very familiar to him had just said the same thing at the same instant, behind him. Turning, Gohan saw Videl turning around as well to see him, looking shocked as well. They had been so close together and not even noticed it. Both of them stared at each other for a second and both turning a lovely shade of red.
Krillin was shocked as well. As he looked at the two, he said, "…Boy, that was dramatic…" Slowly, as he realized just how funny the whole situation was, he began to laugh until he could no longer stand, falling down on the ground laughing away at the situation.
Disclaimer: Me-sa no own, You-sa no sue.
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW, THIS IS MY FIRST!
Tournament Troubles
Videl was unable to have a clear conscious thought for a few moments, her shock at seeing Gohan's name on the registration board overriding such activities. Only when one of the tournament workers came up to put a name under the Junior division did she finally shake off her shock, and it was replaced by excitement.
"Gohan is in the world tournament. I KNOW he is the Great Saiyaman, so it looks like I will be going up against the best, besides my father! Yes!" Videl pump her arm a time or two until she noticed people were staring at her. Turning red, she walked casually away. She returned a moment later, when everyone there had forgotten about her to look at the board some more. No more interesting names came up, so she took a look at the Junior division. As she was looking at it, on of the workers came up and but a name on it. Videl read it.
"Brief? Trunks Brief? As in Bulma Brief, the owner of Caspule Corp? Wow…" Then the same worker put up another name that caught her attention even more. "Son Goten? Isn't that Gohan's little brother? Both Sons are in the tournament? What kind of family is this? At this rate, Gohan's mother will be fighting in the tournament!" (A/N lol) Shaking her head, Videl wondered off into the crowd, not noticing where she was going. Her head was buzzing with her confused thoughts about Gohan. She finally decided to just go look for him, she had a few hours before the Junior division started. If she couldn't find Gohan before then he would probably be watching his brother fight.
"Now lets see here, where could Gohan be? Huh…"
"Oh, Videl!"
'Great, it's the blonde patrol…' Her face turning to it usual angry look, she replied
"…Sharpner…"
The stuck-up blonde jumped down from the wall, and held out some roses. "Hey, just wanted to give you some good luck."
'I don't need luck' thought Videl, not even turning to face him. "No thanks."
Sharpener looked shocked, then composed himself. "I bought an expensive camera just for today. I'm going to take pictures of you."
Videl continued to scan the crowds for Gohan's spiked black hair. "Oh, that's nice…"
"Hey, I think you're hair's shorter!"
"Aren't you observant…" Videl continued to scan the crowds. She had cut her usually long hair pretty short. Gohan had mentioned that short hair gives a fighter an advantage because it didn't get in the way of the eyes and didn't provide a hand-hold for opponents to grab painfully. Videl thought it had been sound advice, so she had it cut. A lot of people thought she looked really good with her hair like that. She had to admit, she looked a little more feminine with it cut short. Some of her classmates almost didn't recognize her. Plus, the look on Gohan's face the next day at school was priceless!
And speaking of Gohan…she noticed a man with a bright red uniform and blue undershirt walking thought the crowd, looking for something or someone. 'That's Gohan!' She unsuccessfully tried to settle the sudden butterflies her stomach. Smiling, she hurried into the crowd to follow him.
Sharpner failed to notice she had left. "I can tell you're excited, I'll take you…"
~0~
Videl's energy was easy to trace and Gohan knew he was close, but the crowd was thick and he could not pinpoint her exact location sensing her. He doubted even his father Goku could. Still, he kept a good lookout for her in the crowd as he wormed his way though people. He wasn't having much luck. And he was running out of time. The Junior competition was going to begin in just ten minutes. (A/N In the series, the qualifying round was before the Junior competition, but here it's going to be afterwards)
"Arrggh…" Gohan growled in frustration.
"Having a little trouble with something, Gohan?" Gohan perked up at the sound of his friend's voice.
"Hey, Krillin. (A/N I bet you thought it was Videl!) Didn't notice you down there. And yeah, I'm looking for a friend of mine. She's somewhere around here…"
Krillin looked offended. "I'll ignore that short joke for your sake. Looking for a 'she', huh? She wouldn't happen to be your girlfriend Videl, would it?"
Gohan turned a whole new shade of red at his words. "We're just friends! It's not like that!" he said, frantically waving his arms in response.
"You know all good relationships start out as friendships at first. You two have a lot in common, plus I've seen a picture of her – in your room, I might add! She's quite the looker!" Gohan turned redder, if that was even possible at this point.
Gohan slumped in defeat. "Krillin, why do you insist on embarrassing me like this? I didn't do anything to you…"
"Remember this little line? 'I know! Krillin, you have a cruch on Android 18!'"
"Please, Krillin, that was seven years ago, I was only eleven, and even more naïve then I am today. You did end up marrying her…"
"Still, I am going to make you suffer!" Gohan moaned.
Suddenly, the loudspeaker piped on and announced that the Junior division World Tournament would begin in five minutes.
"Drat, I didn't find…her…." Gohan was shocked, but not because he had said those words. He was shocked because a female voice very familiar to him had just said the same thing at the same instant, behind him. Turning, Gohan saw Videl turning around as well to see him, looking shocked as well. They had been so close together and not even noticed it. Both of them stared at each other for a second and both turning a lovely shade of red.
Krillin was shocked as well. As he looked at the two, he said, "…Boy, that was dramatic…" Slowly, as he realized just how funny the whole situation was, he began to laugh until he could no longer stand, falling down on the ground laughing away at the situation.