A/N: GOMEN!!! Sorry for taking so long, but I've had a lot of things to do...I'll try my best every now and then to update...I've been experimenting with an Inuyasha and Bulma/Vegeta fic...oh yes! Question! Would you people like a Tenkaichi Budokai Tournament thing in here!? I'll somehow try to squeeze it in if you guys want it...AND I'LL RESURRECT FRIEZA OR CELL...OR MAYBE EVEN THE GINYU FORCE [and I need all the names because I forgot them, excluding Captain Ginyu because it's a given and Jeice] !! MWAHAHAHAHA!

THE Gohan/Videl Fic!

Chapter Six: Home Economics, or Invention of the Crunchy Jello

As Gohan continued his slow-paced walk through the hallways, a group of two blondes and a black-haired girl walked up to the pair. Videl noticed Gohan's terrified look and asked, "Hey Mirai, what's wrong with Gohan?"

"Oh, don't worry about it," replied Trunks, "He's just a little...shocked."

"Who wouldn't be?" Sharpener questioned. "We're meeting Bulma again, and then we get to see Yamcha, Master Roshi, and THE Son Goku!!! Hey, maybe I can get some fighting tips from him..."

At the mention of Master Roshi, Gohan's head perked up. His eyes began to tear up - this day was not going to be good.

"This is going to be the worst day of my life," muttered Gohan, as Mirai's head nodded in agreement.

"I see you're finally awake," Videl said. "We better get to first period."

"Sure, but we have to go to the front office first to get Mirai's schedule," Gohan said, waving the three teenagers goodbye.

The bell rang, and the two demi-saiyans made their way to the front office while trying to evade the students who were rushing to get to their first period class. When they finally saw the front desk, they both noticed a plump lady dressed in pink. Her red hair was piled up like a pinapple, and she wore thick pink-rimmed glasses. She was chewing a huge wad of gum, obviously absorbed in whatever magazine she was reading.

"Excuse me ma'am," Gohan interrupted, "but my friend here is new to the school, and he needs a schedule."

Peering above the article she was reading, she arched an eyebrow. "What's his name?" she asked, as the disgusting stench of stale bubble gum filled the air. Thanks to their superior sense of smell, Gohan and Mirai had to shift their heads to the side and inhale deeply the left-over pure air. Mirai breathed a little too deeply, which caused him to choke on the air.

While this was happening, Gohan turned to face the woman with foul breath, who didn't even seem to notice Mirai's suffocation. "The name's Mirai," he responded.

Typing Mirai's name into the school database, the plump lady chewed her piece of bubble gum some more, opening her mouth every few seconds, to which Gohan and Mirai began to cough again. Man, has this lady even thought about a breath freshener? Gohan thought.

"Here you go sweetie," she said, producing one last breath of dirty air before both teenagers left the area.

Mirai still had tears in his eyes from his coughing fit, but he managed to say, "I thought I was going to die!!" while pounding his chest with his fist.

"Yeah, well, you're not the only one," Gohan replied. "Since you seem to have the same schedule as me, let's get to home economics before mom has a fit."

Both Gohan and Mirai shivered and winced as a picture of Chi-Chi's frying pan popped in their minds. No, they don't want to end up like that....

Nearing the room, Gohan heard a shout of excitement. "NIII-CHAAAAAN!!" Goten shouted, as he latched himself on Gohan's leg.

"Hey Squirt, what's up?" Gohan replied.

"Nothing much, but I think Mom's mad because she's coming our way...WITH A FRYING PAN!! DUCK GOHAN!! BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!"

Unfortunately for our hero, it was too late. In fact, Chi-Chi was so mad that she bopped him twice.

"Geez, what was that for? That really hurt!" exclaimed Gohan.

"That, mister, was for being late to my class!" Chi-Chi turned to Mirai and hit him square on the head. "That was for being late to my class also!" Chi-Chi then turned to Goten, who cowered in fear. She also slammed the frying pan. "And that was for disrupting my class!!"

"Excuse me Miss, but why are you doing that?" asked Videl. "You're abusing your own students! You know you could get sued for that?"

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Gohan and Goten are my sons, and Mirai is a very close friend," Chi-Chi replied calmly. "So I guess that exempts me from being sued."

"YOU'RE GOHAN'S MOM?!?" Sharpener exclaimed from the back of the room.

"Why yes, I am. Got a problem with that?" she asked, raising her infamous weapon of terror.

"Er..no," Sharpener immediately quieted down.

"That's what I thought!" Chi-Chi barked, "Now take your seats Gohan, Mirai, and Goten!"

"Yes ma'am," they all replied.

"The first lesson in getting a husband: always keep a frying pan handy!" Chi-Chi exclaimed. The girls in the class immediately took out notepads that came out of nowhere, and began taking notes.

A girl raised her hand and said, "Wouldn't the frying pans hurt them a little?"

"Yes, I suppose you're right. Maybe you guys should stick to...spatulas. Yes, spatulas will do." The girls again took out their erasers and began correcting the mistake. Gohan sighed. What was she trying to do? Endanger all males of having a disfigured head?

"Now that that is over, let's begin today's lesson. Pair into groups of two of the opposite sex!" Chi-Chi said, winking at Gohan.

Gohan looked nervously around the room. He guessed it was one of those days when his mom was preparing to see who he would marry according to who his partner was. He sighed. He smiled at Videl, who smiled back and walked towards him.

"So she's your mom, eh?" Videl asked.

"Yup. Don't be surprised if she comes over here and asks you if you're my girlfriend and if we're giving her grandchildren, ok?"

Videl raised an eyebrow, but decided to agree. Grandchildren?? she thought. Ha, as if that would ever happen.

"Oh Gohan!! Who's that precious girl standing next to you?" Chi-Chi screamed from across the room.

"It's just Videl, mom," Gohan replied.

Chi-Chi ran to where Gohan was standing, and stared deep into Videl's eyes. Videl raised an eyebrow again, and Chi-Chi stood back and screamed happily. Gohan clutched his ears, as Chi-Chi yelled, "I'M GOING TO HAVE GRANDCHILDREN!!!"

Gohan sighed again, and Videl glared back at all the guys who were staring at her and Gohan. Acting like none of that had happened, Chi-Chi gave out orders to the class again. "I'm going to give all you you an easy assignment that even a baby could do!" she smiled happily again at the word baby and looked at Gohan and Videl. Looking back to the class she said, "You're all going to make jello! Ingredients and recipes can be found on your tables! You have exactly 30 minutes to do so!"

"Jello couldn't be too hard," Gohan said. "Let's start!"

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Twenty-Five Minutes Later...

Videl stared back at their creation. It certainly didn't look like jello, but maybe it tasted like jello. Watching as a part of the top slid all the way down to the bottom of the plate, she scratched that thought. The core of their creation looked completely solid, but everything around it was gelatin. Odd. She sighed, and looked to see what Gohan was doing about this.

Gohan was repeatedly banging his head against the counter. It had been five minutes since he had started, and he had been receiving stares from everyone in the class. He could also be heard threatening Kami-sama very loudly.

As he looked towards the sky, he yelled, "I swear to Shenlong that if this doesn't turn out right, you're as good as a Kami-burger!"

Walking towards Erasa, who was paired up with Sharpener, Videl asked, "Why is he threatening Kami-sama like that?"

"I dunno," Erasa replied.

"Maybe he's gone mental," Sharpener added. "I mean, no one actually knows Kami-sama."

Thanks to his superior sense of hearing, Gohan had heard his friends talk about him. "I HAVE NOT GONE MENTAL!" he defended, and went back to banging his head against the counter. Videl was surprised that he didn't have a single dent on his forehead. He had been forcing his head against the counter pretty hard. Maybe he has a thick skull, she thought.

Chi-Chi had been walking around the classroom giving out grades to various jello. Goten was walking alongside his mother as the official taste-tester. He was proud of his job and was glad that he could finally do what he did best.

Finishing their analysis of Sharpener and Erasa's jello, Chi-Chi and Goten walked over to Gohan and Videl. Chi-Chi raised her eyebrow, and Goten was excited about tasting his brother's creation. It can't be that bad, Chi-Chi thought.

"I need you to watch over Goten the whole day, Gohan," Chi-Chi said. "He's becoming extremely hyper from all the sugar, and I don't I can handle him."

Gohan looked up from the table, and said, "Sure, whatever," before resuming to what he had been doing for the past five minutes.

"Goten, come taste this!" Chi-Chi commanded.

Goten walked hesitantly towards their jello, and ate the whole entire thing in one bite. What in the world? thought Videl. Chi-Chi and Gohan seemed unfazed at what Goten had just done. Goten started chewing.

Chewing? You don't need to chew jello,Videl thought.

Goten opened his mouth. "Ma, I think I chipped a tooth," he said.

The bell rang at that precise moment, as Gohan walked out of the room. Goten chased after him.

"Remind me to pay a little visit to Dende later," Gohan told Goten.

"Okay!" he chirped.

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A/N: I kinda thought this chapter sucked...but review please!!!! Pretty please?