Author's Note – LOL, my goodness this is a funny chapter! Muwahahah! I hope you agree! Poor Gohan! But it's so hilarious! Anyway, I won't say anymore, I'll just let you read. Enjoy!

Chapter 9 – Is it Hot in Here?

          Zoa frowned as she flew up to her window. She quietly opened it, noticing on her watch that she had been gone just a little over an hour. Good, hopefully Piccolo hasn't noticed, she thought, and Dende's sworn to secrecy…She hopped in the window, and looked up slowly to see Piccolo standing ominously in the doorframe. Apparently, she had forgotten to lock it properly, or he had found another way to open it…

          "And where exactly have you been?" He demanded in a deep angry voice. Zoa let out a heavy breath as she tossed her bags on her bed. "I was at the club okay?" Piccolo's eyes grew twice in size.

          "WHAT KIND OF CLUB?" Zoa put up her hands. "Relax! Relax! It wasn't a strip club or anything! You know me better than that!" She pointed to one of the bags on her bed. "See that? That's my bass guitar. I sing, okay?" Piccolo frowned.

          "It's how she vents her emotions." Dende explained from down the hall in a funny voice, seemingly thinking that singing was a stupid way to release. Zoa frowned and pushed past Piccolo. "You said you wouldn't tell!" Dende shrugged. "I didn't. He knocked on your door to ask you something and you didn't answer. So he broke in and you weren't there. Wasn't my fault." Zoa slumped her shoulders, turning to Piccolo. "You're not going to make me stop going, are you?" Piccolo stormed past her into the kitchen. "I should, but I won't." Zoa's face lit up as he said this. "Thanks Piccolo!" She grinned, than, giving everyone a wave, headed back to her room.

          "Well, I'd better be getting back to bed! I have to get up pretty early tomorrow!" With that, she closed her door, and started changing into her pajamas. She grinned as she took off her watch and set it down gently on her dresser. Staring at it, she couldn't help but think, "Tomorrow's going to be great!"

"Get up!"
"Wha…?" Zoa blinked and rubbed her eyes sleepily as they began to focus. She fell back a bit as she opened them and saw Piccolo looming over her. "AH! Piccolo! What are you doing? It's not even 6 AM!" Piccolo smiled suspiciously nodding.

          "That's right. And that's your punishment for not telling me about your little escapades at the club. You will help Mr. Popo with the chores. Then, you can go to the Son house and get there early enough to help Chi Chi with some chores. Maybe you'll think twice before the next time you decide to sneak out of the house without permission." With that, he left, closing the door so she could get up and get changed. Zoa groaned, rolling out of bed and searching for something to wear. She quickly threw on some clothes, washed her hair, and did her makeup before running out into the kitchen to help with the morning duties. "I can't believe this…" She muttered to no one in particular as she started cleaning up.

          "Wow! You sure are here early today!" Chi Chi exclaimed as Zoa stood rather sleepily at the door. Zoa nodded weakly, shrugging her shoulders. "Yeah, Piccolo decided I could help out with some chores here and back at the Point before going to school." Chi Chi nodded suspiciously. Sounded like Zoa had gotten in trouble… "Alright, come on in." She gestured, closing the door after Zoa had entered.

          "Hey!" Zoa exclaimed as she noticed Goten sitting at the table, his head in his hands. "What are you doing up so early little squirt?" She asked, walking over to him. Goten looked up at her and smiled, pointing to his forehead.

          "I've got a fever. Mom thinks I'm getting sick." Zoa frowned, putting her hand on his shoulder. "Good thing you're tough, right?" She grinned. Goten nodded, grinning back as he took a sip of juice.

          "Hey Chi Chi," Zoa asked, turning around. "I don't suppose Gohan's up yet?" Chi Chi shook her head in response. "No, I don't think so. He wasn't the last time I walked by. But he usually gets up around this time. He shouldn't be long." Zoa nodded and turned as Goten grasped his forehead.

          "Ow!" "What's wrong?" Zoa asked as Goten scrunched his face up. "I've got such a headache…" He replied, rubbing his fingers against his temples. Chi Chi put a few more dishes in the sink, a concerned look on her face. "Oh dear… Zoa?" She asked, looking over at the teen, "My hands are all soapy, could you run and grab the Tylenol for Goten? It's in the cupboard behind the mirror in the main bathroom." She explained, scrubbing another plate.

          "Sure!" Zoa agreed, heading down the hall. The door was open a crack, and she pushed it open, walking inside. The main bathroom in the Son house was really big considering, kind of shaped like a corner of a square. Zoa opened the mirror cabinet and dug around in it, looking for the medicine bottle. Damn Ibuprofen… She thought as she finally found it behind some other bottles. She shut the mirror door and turned her head as she noticed some movement. She blinked a couple of times as she noticed a drowsy Gohan walking from around the corner of the bathroom towards the shower. Naked.

          "AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" They both let out ear piecing screams, shaking the walls of the house. Zoa dropped the bottle of Tylenol and covered her eyes as Gohan quickly grabbed a towel from the nearest rack and covered himself.

          "ZOA!?!?" He hollered, turning as red as was possible, filled with more discomfiture than he could remember feeling in his entire life, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!" Zoa slowly groped around behind her with a hand, the other still in front of her eyes, trying to find the door handle.

          "Good Kami Gohan! I'm sorry, woah, sorry, so sorry, I just, I didn't, the door, I, sorry!" She stammered as she finally found the door and took off into the hallway and into the kitchen. Goten and Chi Chi both stood with extremely concerned looks on their faces.

          "What was all the screaming about?" Chi Chi asked, worry filling her voice. Zoa shook her head, uncomfortably fidgeting and looking down at the ground. "N-Nothing, everyone's okay." Goten frowned as he noticed Zoa's face.

          "Hey Zoa, are you okay? You're face is even redder than mine! Do you have a fever too?" Zoa looked up, still a little in shock from the whole incident that had just taken place. "Um, well, I-" She frowned as she realized someone was behind her. She turned to see Gohan, a towel wrapped firmly around his waist, holding the bottle of Tylenol in his outstretched hand.

          "Um, you forgot this." He said flatly, as she took the medicine from his hand. "Uh, yeah, thanks." She nodded, sweat forming on her forehead as Gohan headed back down the hallway and into the bathroom. Zoa walked quietly to the table and put the pills down beside Goten, shaking her head and heading towards the living room.

          "I think I'll just sit down for a little while." She explained as she collapsed on the sofa. Chi Chi frowned as she went back to the dishes, an extremely suspicious look on her face. She was pretty sure she knew what had happened, but she didn't exactly want to think about it…

          Oh man… Zoa thought as she flipped channels aimlessly on the TV, this is great, just great. I'm sure the day is going to be perfectly as comfortable as always NOW! She shook her head. It would definitely take more than a little while to get past all this… And the worst part was, Zoa couldn't deny the fact that she had kind of enjoyed it.

          "Damn hormones…" She muttered quietly to herself as she stopped on the weather network channel. She hated it when Piccolo was right about these kind of things. For some time now she had been slowly finding it harder and harder to keep covering up her feelings and her urges. Certain things like just being next to Gohan suddenly created all these new sensations inside her! But it seemed that some kind of other force was at work making those sensations stronger. She had heard that it was something to do with being Saiyan, but she wasn't sure exactly how it worked. She frowned. She wanted to know, but who could she ask? The only option she could think of was Vegeta…

           Yeah, that would be fun… She thought cynically as what reaction she might get from him went over in her mind. Zoa looked up from her thoughts as she heard the water in the shower stop. She suddenly decided that it might be better if she wasn't there when Gohan got out of the shower. She threw down the remote and got up, heading towards the door.

          "Well, I just realized that Gohan will probably want to do some crime fighting before he comes to class this morning, and I wouldn't want to get in his way, so will you tell him I'll just meet him there?" Chi Chi nodded, still an apprehensive note to her gaze. "Sure! No problem!" Goten nodded his agreement, turning around in his chair and waving.

          "Oh, and Zoa? You can take flying Nimbus if you want! That way, no one will see you fly." He offered as cheerfully as possible considering he was probably getting the flu. "Thanks Goten! I'll see you later!" She exclaimed, grabbing her book bag and hurrying out the door.

          "Hey Nimbus!" Zoa exclaimed as the small golden cloud appeared, allowing her to hop on. "Looks like it's just you and me today!"

          Gohan frowned as he threw on some clothes and pinned his Orange Star badge to his vest. What an interesting morning this had turned out to be… He let out a small breath, running a comb through his spiky black hair and heading out the door. He stopped in the kitchen and looked around but Zoa wasn't in the room.

          "Hey Gohan!" Goten piped up from the table. Gohan nodded in acknowledgement and sat across from his little brother.

 "Good morning!" Chi Chi greeted, still busy at the sink. "If you're wondering where Zoa is, she left a few moments ago. She said she'd meet you at the school. Gohan, what happened?" Gohan rested his chin in his hands and looked over at her. "Um, nothing Mom, I'll explain later."