What Lies Beneath the Stardom
By SaiyanGirl16
Chapter Eight
"GOHAN! GOHAN! Get up! Mom says you're gonna be late!!" Goten rambled, jumping on his brother's bed.
"AGH. Goten, I'm up! I'm up!" Gohan miffed, pushing the younger Son off his bed, tumbling to the floor. Goten clutched his teddybear to his stomach and scurried out the door.
Gohan rose from bed and wandered over to where his clothes were and selected green pants and a green and gray striped polo shirt. He combed his unruly hair and dashed downstairs. His mother greeted him with a plateful of eggs and bacon.
"Good Morning Gohan! And just where were you last night?" Chi Chi asked, suspicion in her tone.
Gohan gulped, "Um….I had errands to run?"
"Don't play games with me young man! Where did you go? Dawning your SAIYAMAN costume, I might add?" She inquired, pulling the frying pan out of the cabinet in the kitchen.
Gohan gulped louder this time, "I uh…." Aww, hell, she's too good at this supermom thing "I went to the forest last night because someone's been after Videl and they told me to meet them there and I went and he was gonna take off my helmet but then this girl came and saved my butt and she told me to go find Videl so I did and she was okay and she played like an evil girl and almost got to me, pulling off my helmet, again, so I left." He said, almost all in one breath.
But unfortunately, all ChiChi caught was the part about Videl and him, "Ohhh! I just knew you two were meant for each other!!"
Gohan sweatdropped, "That's irrelevant to the story mom…."
"Don't you get it? She played naughty to try and get into your pants! It's so…Videl."
"MOM! I don't think that Videl wants to get into my pants!! What would she want in there?"
"Gohan, think about it…."
As soon as she said that, it hit Gohan like a pile of bricks, "Oh MY KAMI MOM! THAT'S JUST….I CAN'T BELIEVE…OH HELL, I'M GONNA HAVE NIGHTMARES NOW!!"
"Gohan! You watch your mouth young man!"
Gohan still had a sour look on his face as he got up from the table and picked up his backpack. "I'm heading off to school, see you later…awww, geez..eeeaagghh. Kami, I can't believe she…-" he trailed off out the door.
Chichi smiled to herself, "I swear, he is just as naive as his father. But I bet Videl will fix that."
"Mommy, "Goten chimed, "What does Videl want in Gohan's pants?"
"Nothing dear, now finish your breakfast."
Goten looked down then back up, he shook his head and finished eating.
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Gohan landed softly on the roof and checked for witnesses as he changed out of his Saiyaman costume. He mumbled all the way to his locker and shoved his books side. He was hitting his head against it when Videl stopped him.
"Gohan! What's going on?!"
Gohan groaned and faced her, resting the side of hid on his locker, "My mother just told me something I didn't want to know."
"Let me guess, sexual related?"
" So it's not just my mother then?" he asked, picking his bag back up.
"No, Elora talks about her husband A LOT. And it's stuff that I really don't care to hear."
"Please, spare me the details."
Videl laughed, "Hey, I called you last night about some homework and your mom said you were gone. Where were you?"
Gohan gulped. "I was running....er...errands for mom."
" Errands? Your house is like 3 hours from the nearest store."
" I went to ....Capsule Corps! Trying to find a good deal for a car for us! We really need a new one."
Something isn't right about this kid. Videl thought. "Well, let's get to class." She stalked off.
Gohan follwed reluctantly after.
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"You know, " Erasa started, "I don't know why they make us take music. It's not like we're going to become a band or anything."
"Actually Miss Reiburn, you are. For a grade that is. I will divide you into groups of four and you will perform a minimum of three songs in front of the class. Choreagraphy is an option, but will earn you extra points. You will also need studio time to record the music, so if you need any help just ask me."
Erasa sighed, "Me and my big mouth."
"Mr Milter laughed and continued, "Okay, group one is....Conan Laira, Flaire, and Fitz. Group two is Hananda, Christien, Karly, and Rexie. Group three is Lila, Sari, Tex, and Dirk.Group four is....Gohan, Sharpner, Erasa, and Videl. Now, get to work!"
Videl sighed, "Well, at least this group doesn't suck."
"Are you sure about that?" Sharpner scoffed.
Videl glared menacingly at him. "Now, we need think of a group name...."
Sharpner perked up, "How about the Sharpner Club?"
"Hell no! Nothing resembles your name, or anybodys for that fact."
"The Fab Four?"
"No..."
"Luv Bugz?"
"Eeyach...no.."
"Orange Star Gang?"
Videl's head shot up, "What did you say?"
Gohan leapt back, "Orange..Star..Gang?" He replied hesitantly.
"Videl put her pen down, "I like it!" She smiled.
"Me too." Erasa agreed.
"Whatever." Sharpner scoffed again.
"Good then its settled. Now, about those songs..."
"Yekkena, will you STOP DOING THAT! You're driving me nuts!."
She stopped pacing. "Sorry Dayle, any luck?"
"Well, it seems she helps out the police on several occasions, and this Saiyaman you were telling me about is...well...sort of her comrade in crime-busting."
"Wait, the world martial arts champion's daughter is teaming up with the most idiotic and naive putzball there is around?" She crossed her arms, "That doesn't seem like a likely pair."
"Yeah I know...HOLD UP! I just came across some confidential files on her birth record..."
"Yekkena stopped mocing altogether, "AND..."
"Um...she's...a...Orionet. She's....one of...US!"
Yekkena's looked of confusion suddenly turned extremely happy, "YES!" She shouted. "Maybe there is hope for us after all." All Dayle could do was smile.
"How about...."
"Tell me who you really are?"
Videl smiled again, "Yep. That works."
Gohan finished writing the lyrics down in his notebook. It was last period and they had a substitute, so Gohan and Videl worked on the song lyrics and tunes while Erasa and Sharpner doodled and basically were bored. Videl sighed ash she looked at the clock. They had two whole minutes before the bell rang.
"Say Gohan, how about you come to my place after school and we can work more on this?"
Gohan put his book away, "Sure...just let me give my mom a call and then I'll be there." actually I need to fly home, change, eat, and play with Goten for a bit then I'll be there
"What about us?" Erasa asked, Sharpner in tow.
"You guys can try out some different dance moves. We'll talk to you tomorrow." Videl said as the bell rang. "Alright, I'm out...See you later Gohan. Bye Erasa. Bye Sharpner." She called as she strolled out the door.
"Boy, she sure is on top of everything." Erasa said.
Gohan just nodded his head.
A/N: Wow. That was a brain killer. I really couldn't remember what I originally put. So I came as close as possible. Well, Chappie nine should be out soon!!!
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