Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ.
This is Gohan/Videl, probably some romance but that isn't the main purpose of this fic. The main purpose is 2 fold.
Firstly this is a challenge to myself to write something with chapters shorter than 5000 words, and preferably in the 2000 to 3000 word range. Both just for the heck of it, and to do something about my sister's (Pteska) need to impress me with longer chapters ;). Also to stop myself from constantly saying mine's bigger ;).
Pteska saying: I object your honour.
Judge saying: Approved.
TW saying: Withdrawn.
//Note, those last three lines are by Pteska.
Second it's a place for me to use all my rejected but funny scenes, as well as some new for this fic and funny scenes.
Responses to reviews:
To gerrys giant green grassmonkey:
I hate cliffhangers too, in other people's stories anyway. In my own I don't mind them as much funnily enough.
To Jer:
I suppose Gohan was/is being a little mean to Videl, but she gets to be mean to him in the series and in most fanfics, it seemed appropriate for him to get revenge at some point. Besides I really don't like Videl the way she initially enters the series, in my opinion she has a bit of a superiority complex, she says and I quote: "I can't believe I missed it, I should have stopped them." Within half a minute of her first appearance. As if anyone else stopping them is completely unacceptable. I suppose that's the side of Videl I'm targeting here. The side that blackmails Gohan as well, because with blackmail I don't think her end justifies the means. Certainly wanting to fight Gohan regardless of whether or not he wants to fight her doesn't justify blackmailing him and I won't even go into whether or not she should get flying lessons that way.
To ~*Crystal Lily*~ and Lady Foeseeker:
Well it was nice of you to guess, but I'm happy to say you were both wrong. I'm happy to say that because that means the person who is making an appearance is doing so as unexpectedly as I thought. Anyway go read the story to find out, I think you'll be surprised.
To FAres:
Thanks for you opinion, haven't changed the genre yet, but I'm seriously thinking about it. The problem is that this chapter is more humor than romance again (I think) and changing genres might make it more difficult for some people to find the story.
Gohan Goes To Highschool
Chapter 6: Career Day
Gohan stood frozen holding to doorknob in shock. The voice he'd just heard from inside. Surely Hercule couldn't be here. A little nervous and somewhat fearful he opened the door. Of course Hercule hardly inspired fear in him, but the thought of what he might do when faced with the man did.
Gohan's suspicions were confirmed as he entered the classroom, standing behind the teachers desk in the brown Gi he always wore was Hercule. To his own surprise Gohan's first instinct was to growl, but he shook it off. He didn't need his Saiyan side to take control, in the end that would probably lead to him killing Hercule and then mating with his daughter.
"Oh wow it's Hercule!" Sharpner, who entered the classroom after Gohan, exclaimed.
'This is going to be a long day.' Gohan thought.
"That's right it's me!" Hercule practically yelled.
"Uhm, yes, quite right." The teacher said rather nervously. "But if you all would just take your seats first I can explain."
Gohan hadn't even stopped when Hercule started yelling and even now he just continued calmly on his way to his seat as the rest of the class came up behind him, everyone practically running to get to their seats and chattering excitedly.
"Class! Class!!" The teacher had to shout to get everyone's attention again. "As you can see our first guest for career day will be Videl's father, the great Hercule Satan. He will tell you what it's like to be a professional prise fighter and trainer, but he will also tell you about some surprises this school has arranged for you. Anyway let's hear it for Hercule Satan."
There was loud cheering and clapping before mister Satan started to speak, droning on for over fifty minutes about his glorious past as a fighter and all the fights he'd won.
Gohan just sat there and meditated, making sure to keep his eyes open to look like he was awake and listening while he actually noticed very little of the world around him.
Gohan snapped out of his meditation as Hercule was telling the class about 'his greatest triumph' the Cell games.
"...and so I'd had enough of the tricks and light-shows and I walked over there and said 'I've had enough of your tricks and light-shows' and I just gave Cell a little chop..." he paused to demonstrate said chop, "and that beat him."
Gohan suddenly had to suppress a growl, a yawn and a sigh at the same time, as he was simultaneously angry, bored and tired of hearing the.
"Anyway," Hercule continued, "I have just one more thing to tell you about."
Gohan felt like cheering when he said this, finally this would be over and he would be able to enjoy a nice, NORMAL, career day.
"Working together with my Dojo, your school has organised survival camp for this class for the rest of this week. You can take permission slips with you at the end of the day and you have to get them signed by tomorrow morning when you'll be leaving for your survival location. You'll be coming back Friday morning and then I will personally give you a PE lesson in martial arts on Friday."
Gohan felt a little like sighing as the rest of the class cheered again. But managed to refrain from doing so. Videl who looked over at the Demi-Saiyan did notice he looked bored however and made a mental note to ask him about it later.
A few minutes later Hercule had left and the class sat awaiting the next guest when Gohan suddenly jerked upright. This time not a voice but a Ki sparked recognition. Vegeta was here, and that meant Bulma had to be as well. Why would Vegeta be at a career day other than to escort his wife, the famous president of Capsule Corporation?
Automatically Gohan searched out two more Kis, Goten and Trunks'. Fortunately they were both with his mom in the 439 mountain area, and Chi-Chi wouldn't let them escape. Still just Vegeta was more than enough trouble.
"Woman, Kakarott's brat is in this class!" Vegeta announced loudly as he entered the room followed by Bulma.
The students started muttering amongst themselves and Gohan got up and started to make his way to the front of the room, deciding to just play this his own way.
"Yeah, I'm here Vegeta. And to what do we owe the pleasure of you escorting your wife?" He said, making sure to have so much irony dripping from the word pleasure that it seemed like a verbal Niagara Falls.
Vegeta classically Hmph-ed with a 'that's for me to know and for you to find out' look on his face.
"I don't know Gohan." Bulma said, answering for her husband. "He just said he really wanted to go."
'What's he up to?' Gohan wondered. 'It's not like Vegeta to waste valuable training time on going here, or anywhere for that matter, with Bulma, unless he had some sort of ulterior motive.'
"Anyway, Gohan, how have you been?" Bulma asked after a moment's silence.
"I'm no worse than I was yesterday." Gohan answered. "So I'm still fine. Anything new with you?"
"Nothing really, except his royal highness acting out of character."
"Hm, he probably thinks this is a great way to torture me." Gohan said, noticing Vegeta's smirk.
"Say, it's been nice chatting Gohan, but I have a presentation to give." Bulma said.
"Okay, Bulma. Good luck."
"Don't worry I've got it all prepared, though you'll probably be bored since you know all this stuff already."
"I'll try to look interested."
Bulma just smiled and nodded as Gohan made his way back to his seat where he was immediately attacked by whispered questions.
"You know Bulma Brief?" Videl asked.
"Obviously." Gohan replied.
"So why didn't you ever say anything?"
"You never asked."
"That's it?"
"Is there some sort of rule that you should immediately identify all celebrities you know when you enter school?" Gohan asked. "'Cause I don't think there is. And who I know is hardly important to who I am. I am Son Gohan, and Son Gohan is a whole lot more than 'the kid that knows Bulma Brief'."
Videl felt like agreeing with him but something about his line of reasoning bothered her. Not so much in regards to what he'd said about him, but she was starting to wonder if and how it applied to her. She usually didn't do it herself, but some of her friends, like Erasa, often introduced her as Hercule's daughter. What did that do to the individual Videl Satan?
'I'm just a girl!' Her feminine side sang to her in voice dripping with irony.
'Oh shut up you.'
'I'm just a girl all pretty and petite so don't let me have any rights.' Her feminine side continued.
'I said shut up, I can be myself.'
'Then why do you push me back?'
'What do you mean?'
'Well isn't that why you push me back, because Videl Satan the tough-girl daughter of Hercule Satan isn't supposed to be girly?'
'... No comment...'
Videl's attention was pulled back to reality when Bulma started talking.
"Well, everybody, I'm Bulma Brief, owner of Capsule Corporation, and this is my husband Vegeta." She gestured to the short man standing beside her and Videl took some time to study him.
The first thing she noticed about Vegeta was his hair, which was standing up in spikes, somewhat similar to Gohan's. His eyes also reminded her of Gohan, as they were pure black, something she'd only ever seen on Gohan before, but from their behaviour she didn't think they were related in any way.
Other than that the thing she noticed most was that Vegeta in spite of his height, or lack of same, was very muscular in deed. He was wearing something that looked like blue spandex which she thought was slightly odd, but it did show that most of him was pure muscle.
Bulma's talk held everyone's attention for about thirty minutes, but as with all speakers the class started to get just a little noisy after that first half hour. Gohan ignored the whispers around him for a while until he suddenly heard Sharpner whisper, "Bulma sure is hot" to the boy sitting next to him.
'Oh boy.' The Demi-Saiyan thought. 'This is going to get out of hand.'
He turned his head and sure enough Vegeta was already making his way to where they were sitting.
Next to Gohan Videl had also noticed Vegeta walking up and was about to get up to protect Sharpner when she heard Gohan's voice behind her.
"Vegeta!" His voice was loud, but there was also a low growling tone to it she'd never heard before. She cast a glance at Gohan, who was now standing, before turning back to Vegeta who to her surprise had stopped.
Vegeta's eyes seemed to be locked with Gohan's as the two of them faced each other over the heads of the students in between.
"He insulted me." Vegeta finally said.
"I know you don't like people talking about Bulma." Gohan replied. "But that's no reason to attack him."
"You'd actually stop me wouldn't you?"
"I would and I think we both know who would win that fight."
Gohan kept up his glare, not letting Vegeta get the better of him. Finally the prince of Saiyans backed down and stomped back to the front of the class.
The assembled students started to whisper in shock. They'd just seen Son Gohan with a glaring contest and threaten to use physical force. Neither one of those things fit in with his character as they knew it in anyway. And what was more Bulma Brief's husband looked pretty strong, certainly for someone of his size and yet Gohan hadn't seemed to least bit scared, in fact he'd seemed like he knew for a fact that he could beat Vegeta. But certainly a nerd like him couldn't fight.
Gohan just ignored the whispers and sat down as Bulma resumed her lecture after admonishing Vegeta for loosing his temper.
Nothing too unusual happened for the next fifteen minutes but then something Gohan had been dreading happened, Bulma allowed the class to ask questions.
The first question came from Videl and made Gohan groan inwardly.
"How do you know Gohan?"
Gohan immediately send Bulma a 'please don't say anything I wouldn't' look, closely followed by a 'you're so dead if you blab anything' look at Vegeta.
Bulma smiled at Gohan and then at Videl before answering the question.
"I've been a friend of the family since his father was just a boy."
Gohan smiled at her thankfully before Erasa asked the next question.
"So when did you first meet Gohan, and was he already cute back then?"
"Gee when was that?" Bulma thought out loud. "So much has happened since then."
"It was almost thirteen years ago, at Kame-house." Gohan replied more or less speaking to Bulma before he turned to Erasa. "And according to Bulma, I was, quote, adorable, unquote."
Bulma giggled softly. "I remember. I hadn't seen your dad in over six years, boy was I surprised when it turned out he had a kid."
Gohan chuckled too. "Ah well, we've seen each other plenty since then, probably at least once a week the last couple of years."
Another kid asked a question, avoiding the topic of Gohan as that was proving to be too much for the class and soon everything was back to almost normal. Almost because Gohan's classmates kept giving the Demi-Saiyan weird looks all day.
***
Next time on Gohan goes to highschool, Survival camp starts, will this lead to even more revelations about Gohan? And with a martial arts session with Hercule coming up just how much will Gohan be able to restrain himself?
Well it took a while for this to get out, both because I had to find the time to write it and because of FF.net not accepting any new stories due to hardware problems. I have however decided to make this story top priority in my fanfiction writing for the time being. It's not too far away from the finish, though it will take several more chapters. But trying to work on three stories at the same time is turning out to be a bit too much.
Anyway please review and tell me your opinion on the genre does this story fit better as romance/humor or as humor/romance?
This is Gohan/Videl, probably some romance but that isn't the main purpose of this fic. The main purpose is 2 fold.
Firstly this is a challenge to myself to write something with chapters shorter than 5000 words, and preferably in the 2000 to 3000 word range. Both just for the heck of it, and to do something about my sister's (Pteska) need to impress me with longer chapters ;). Also to stop myself from constantly saying mine's bigger ;).
Pteska saying: I object your honour.
Judge saying: Approved.
TW saying: Withdrawn.
//Note, those last three lines are by Pteska.
Second it's a place for me to use all my rejected but funny scenes, as well as some new for this fic and funny scenes.
Responses to reviews:
To gerrys giant green grassmonkey:
I hate cliffhangers too, in other people's stories anyway. In my own I don't mind them as much funnily enough.
To Jer:
I suppose Gohan was/is being a little mean to Videl, but she gets to be mean to him in the series and in most fanfics, it seemed appropriate for him to get revenge at some point. Besides I really don't like Videl the way she initially enters the series, in my opinion she has a bit of a superiority complex, she says and I quote: "I can't believe I missed it, I should have stopped them." Within half a minute of her first appearance. As if anyone else stopping them is completely unacceptable. I suppose that's the side of Videl I'm targeting here. The side that blackmails Gohan as well, because with blackmail I don't think her end justifies the means. Certainly wanting to fight Gohan regardless of whether or not he wants to fight her doesn't justify blackmailing him and I won't even go into whether or not she should get flying lessons that way.
To ~*Crystal Lily*~ and Lady Foeseeker:
Well it was nice of you to guess, but I'm happy to say you were both wrong. I'm happy to say that because that means the person who is making an appearance is doing so as unexpectedly as I thought. Anyway go read the story to find out, I think you'll be surprised.
To FAres:
Thanks for you opinion, haven't changed the genre yet, but I'm seriously thinking about it. The problem is that this chapter is more humor than romance again (I think) and changing genres might make it more difficult for some people to find the story.
Gohan Goes To Highschool
Chapter 6: Career Day
Gohan stood frozen holding to doorknob in shock. The voice he'd just heard from inside. Surely Hercule couldn't be here. A little nervous and somewhat fearful he opened the door. Of course Hercule hardly inspired fear in him, but the thought of what he might do when faced with the man did.
Gohan's suspicions were confirmed as he entered the classroom, standing behind the teachers desk in the brown Gi he always wore was Hercule. To his own surprise Gohan's first instinct was to growl, but he shook it off. He didn't need his Saiyan side to take control, in the end that would probably lead to him killing Hercule and then mating with his daughter.
"Oh wow it's Hercule!" Sharpner, who entered the classroom after Gohan, exclaimed.
'This is going to be a long day.' Gohan thought.
"That's right it's me!" Hercule practically yelled.
"Uhm, yes, quite right." The teacher said rather nervously. "But if you all would just take your seats first I can explain."
Gohan hadn't even stopped when Hercule started yelling and even now he just continued calmly on his way to his seat as the rest of the class came up behind him, everyone practically running to get to their seats and chattering excitedly.
"Class! Class!!" The teacher had to shout to get everyone's attention again. "As you can see our first guest for career day will be Videl's father, the great Hercule Satan. He will tell you what it's like to be a professional prise fighter and trainer, but he will also tell you about some surprises this school has arranged for you. Anyway let's hear it for Hercule Satan."
There was loud cheering and clapping before mister Satan started to speak, droning on for over fifty minutes about his glorious past as a fighter and all the fights he'd won.
Gohan just sat there and meditated, making sure to keep his eyes open to look like he was awake and listening while he actually noticed very little of the world around him.
Gohan snapped out of his meditation as Hercule was telling the class about 'his greatest triumph' the Cell games.
"...and so I'd had enough of the tricks and light-shows and I walked over there and said 'I've had enough of your tricks and light-shows' and I just gave Cell a little chop..." he paused to demonstrate said chop, "and that beat him."
Gohan suddenly had to suppress a growl, a yawn and a sigh at the same time, as he was simultaneously angry, bored and tired of hearing the.
"Anyway," Hercule continued, "I have just one more thing to tell you about."
Gohan felt like cheering when he said this, finally this would be over and he would be able to enjoy a nice, NORMAL, career day.
"Working together with my Dojo, your school has organised survival camp for this class for the rest of this week. You can take permission slips with you at the end of the day and you have to get them signed by tomorrow morning when you'll be leaving for your survival location. You'll be coming back Friday morning and then I will personally give you a PE lesson in martial arts on Friday."
Gohan felt a little like sighing as the rest of the class cheered again. But managed to refrain from doing so. Videl who looked over at the Demi-Saiyan did notice he looked bored however and made a mental note to ask him about it later.
A few minutes later Hercule had left and the class sat awaiting the next guest when Gohan suddenly jerked upright. This time not a voice but a Ki sparked recognition. Vegeta was here, and that meant Bulma had to be as well. Why would Vegeta be at a career day other than to escort his wife, the famous president of Capsule Corporation?
Automatically Gohan searched out two more Kis, Goten and Trunks'. Fortunately they were both with his mom in the 439 mountain area, and Chi-Chi wouldn't let them escape. Still just Vegeta was more than enough trouble.
"Woman, Kakarott's brat is in this class!" Vegeta announced loudly as he entered the room followed by Bulma.
The students started muttering amongst themselves and Gohan got up and started to make his way to the front of the room, deciding to just play this his own way.
"Yeah, I'm here Vegeta. And to what do we owe the pleasure of you escorting your wife?" He said, making sure to have so much irony dripping from the word pleasure that it seemed like a verbal Niagara Falls.
Vegeta classically Hmph-ed with a 'that's for me to know and for you to find out' look on his face.
"I don't know Gohan." Bulma said, answering for her husband. "He just said he really wanted to go."
'What's he up to?' Gohan wondered. 'It's not like Vegeta to waste valuable training time on going here, or anywhere for that matter, with Bulma, unless he had some sort of ulterior motive.'
"Anyway, Gohan, how have you been?" Bulma asked after a moment's silence.
"I'm no worse than I was yesterday." Gohan answered. "So I'm still fine. Anything new with you?"
"Nothing really, except his royal highness acting out of character."
"Hm, he probably thinks this is a great way to torture me." Gohan said, noticing Vegeta's smirk.
"Say, it's been nice chatting Gohan, but I have a presentation to give." Bulma said.
"Okay, Bulma. Good luck."
"Don't worry I've got it all prepared, though you'll probably be bored since you know all this stuff already."
"I'll try to look interested."
Bulma just smiled and nodded as Gohan made his way back to his seat where he was immediately attacked by whispered questions.
"You know Bulma Brief?" Videl asked.
"Obviously." Gohan replied.
"So why didn't you ever say anything?"
"You never asked."
"That's it?"
"Is there some sort of rule that you should immediately identify all celebrities you know when you enter school?" Gohan asked. "'Cause I don't think there is. And who I know is hardly important to who I am. I am Son Gohan, and Son Gohan is a whole lot more than 'the kid that knows Bulma Brief'."
Videl felt like agreeing with him but something about his line of reasoning bothered her. Not so much in regards to what he'd said about him, but she was starting to wonder if and how it applied to her. She usually didn't do it herself, but some of her friends, like Erasa, often introduced her as Hercule's daughter. What did that do to the individual Videl Satan?
'I'm just a girl!' Her feminine side sang to her in voice dripping with irony.
'Oh shut up you.'
'I'm just a girl all pretty and petite so don't let me have any rights.' Her feminine side continued.
'I said shut up, I can be myself.'
'Then why do you push me back?'
'What do you mean?'
'Well isn't that why you push me back, because Videl Satan the tough-girl daughter of Hercule Satan isn't supposed to be girly?'
'... No comment...'
Videl's attention was pulled back to reality when Bulma started talking.
"Well, everybody, I'm Bulma Brief, owner of Capsule Corporation, and this is my husband Vegeta." She gestured to the short man standing beside her and Videl took some time to study him.
The first thing she noticed about Vegeta was his hair, which was standing up in spikes, somewhat similar to Gohan's. His eyes also reminded her of Gohan, as they were pure black, something she'd only ever seen on Gohan before, but from their behaviour she didn't think they were related in any way.
Other than that the thing she noticed most was that Vegeta in spite of his height, or lack of same, was very muscular in deed. He was wearing something that looked like blue spandex which she thought was slightly odd, but it did show that most of him was pure muscle.
Bulma's talk held everyone's attention for about thirty minutes, but as with all speakers the class started to get just a little noisy after that first half hour. Gohan ignored the whispers around him for a while until he suddenly heard Sharpner whisper, "Bulma sure is hot" to the boy sitting next to him.
'Oh boy.' The Demi-Saiyan thought. 'This is going to get out of hand.'
He turned his head and sure enough Vegeta was already making his way to where they were sitting.
Next to Gohan Videl had also noticed Vegeta walking up and was about to get up to protect Sharpner when she heard Gohan's voice behind her.
"Vegeta!" His voice was loud, but there was also a low growling tone to it she'd never heard before. She cast a glance at Gohan, who was now standing, before turning back to Vegeta who to her surprise had stopped.
Vegeta's eyes seemed to be locked with Gohan's as the two of them faced each other over the heads of the students in between.
"He insulted me." Vegeta finally said.
"I know you don't like people talking about Bulma." Gohan replied. "But that's no reason to attack him."
"You'd actually stop me wouldn't you?"
"I would and I think we both know who would win that fight."
Gohan kept up his glare, not letting Vegeta get the better of him. Finally the prince of Saiyans backed down and stomped back to the front of the class.
The assembled students started to whisper in shock. They'd just seen Son Gohan with a glaring contest and threaten to use physical force. Neither one of those things fit in with his character as they knew it in anyway. And what was more Bulma Brief's husband looked pretty strong, certainly for someone of his size and yet Gohan hadn't seemed to least bit scared, in fact he'd seemed like he knew for a fact that he could beat Vegeta. But certainly a nerd like him couldn't fight.
Gohan just ignored the whispers and sat down as Bulma resumed her lecture after admonishing Vegeta for loosing his temper.
Nothing too unusual happened for the next fifteen minutes but then something Gohan had been dreading happened, Bulma allowed the class to ask questions.
The first question came from Videl and made Gohan groan inwardly.
"How do you know Gohan?"
Gohan immediately send Bulma a 'please don't say anything I wouldn't' look, closely followed by a 'you're so dead if you blab anything' look at Vegeta.
Bulma smiled at Gohan and then at Videl before answering the question.
"I've been a friend of the family since his father was just a boy."
Gohan smiled at her thankfully before Erasa asked the next question.
"So when did you first meet Gohan, and was he already cute back then?"
"Gee when was that?" Bulma thought out loud. "So much has happened since then."
"It was almost thirteen years ago, at Kame-house." Gohan replied more or less speaking to Bulma before he turned to Erasa. "And according to Bulma, I was, quote, adorable, unquote."
Bulma giggled softly. "I remember. I hadn't seen your dad in over six years, boy was I surprised when it turned out he had a kid."
Gohan chuckled too. "Ah well, we've seen each other plenty since then, probably at least once a week the last couple of years."
Another kid asked a question, avoiding the topic of Gohan as that was proving to be too much for the class and soon everything was back to almost normal. Almost because Gohan's classmates kept giving the Demi-Saiyan weird looks all day.
***
Next time on Gohan goes to highschool, Survival camp starts, will this lead to even more revelations about Gohan? And with a martial arts session with Hercule coming up just how much will Gohan be able to restrain himself?
Well it took a while for this to get out, both because I had to find the time to write it and because of FF.net not accepting any new stories due to hardware problems. I have however decided to make this story top priority in my fanfiction writing for the time being. It's not too far away from the finish, though it will take several more chapters. But trying to work on three stories at the same time is turning out to be a bit too much.
Anyway please review and tell me your opinion on the genre does this story fit better as romance/humor or as humor/romance?