Ok, here's chapter 2! Woohoo, two chapters in one day! Granted, its only the first day, but still. If anyone reviews, I'll have the next chapter out ASAP. And if you happen to be familiar with any of my other stories, Matt and I are working on Worthy of Saiyans as fast as two college students living 500 miles away from each other can.
Chapter 2: Support Group
Gohan flew slowly to Capsule Corp. after school. Very slowly… He was heading over there to ask Bulma why she had agreed to do this school project. He was actually going to ask all of them why they had agreed to do this school project. Gohan turned upside down and thought about what had happened after school today.
"Hey, G-man, you don't look to excited about meeting Hercule!" Sharpner said, punching Gohan in the shoulder. Gohan shot a glare Vegeta would have been proud of. Sharpner backed up. "What'd I say?"
"Gohan is very excited but he just doesn't feel well today, right cutie?" Erasa bubbled, walking up. "Anyway, I can't believe I get to meet Bulma Briefs! I wonder if I'll get to actually go inside Capsule Corp.?" Erasa said and then got a thoughtful look on her face, and gasped, "I wonder if I'll get to meet Ms. Briefs mystery husband!"
Gohan winced at that. Vegeta would probably get so annoyed with Erasa he would blast her without a second thought. Gohan decided that whenever Erasa was over at Capsule Corp, he would be too, keeping Vegeta preoccupied in the gravity room.
"Yeah, I get to meet Yamcha! He's like one of the best baseball players ever! I hear he also is a major babe magnet!" Sharpner said, excited at the prospect. Gohan wasn't worried about those two. The only thing that might happen would be Yamcha accidentally letting something slip about Gohan and the rest of the gang. Then the only person, besides his mother, to strike fear into the heart of our beloved demi-Saiyan came storming up, not looking happy.
"Gohan! I demand to know why you never told us that your father was the Son Goku!" Videl, well, demanded.
Gohan shrank back. This girl seriously reminded him of his mother. "Um, I forgot?" Gohan said weakly with a little laugh.
"If your father is Goku, then you must know martial arts, correct?" Videl asked. Gohan nodded mutely. "Then I want to spar with you sometime. When I am over at your house interviewing your father. Be ready!" With that, Videl turned around and stormed off.
"Wow man, she's really upset that you didn't tell her about your father." Sharpner said. Gohan just leaned his head against his locker. There was no way Videl could come over to his house without finding some really important detail of Gohan's life he would rather be kept secret. Especially since Trunks would almost certainly be over on whatever day that would be.
"Gohan, you really don't look well." Erasa commented, looking concerned.
"I think I'll go home now." Gohan said and walked off.
Gohan spotted Capsule Corp and landed in the front yard. When he rang the doorbell, Bulma's mother answered. "Oh, hey, sweetie! What brings you here? Come in and try some of the cookies I just finished baking!" Gohan followed Bulma's mother into the kitchen where Bulma herself was eating some of the aforementioned cookies.
"Hey Gohan. What brings you here? Come try a cookie." Bulma said, sounding just like her mother for a minute. Gohan took one of the cookies and decided to go point blank.
"Bulma, why did you agree to let yourself be interviewed by the school?" He asked.
Bulma stared at him blankly for a second. Then realization dawned on her face. "Oh, you mean the project thing? Yeah, your school called up and asked if I would be willing to be interviewed by a student in one of the classes at your school. I thought it'd be fun."
Gohan closed his eyes. He had a feeling that would be the response he got from everyone. "Bulma, it's my class that is doing this project. My friend Erasa got you."
Bulma looked a little surprised. "Oh, well, that is a little awkward. I promise I won't say anything to give us away. And I'll make sure Vegeta stays hidden, probably with Trunks."
"Thanks Bulma. I have to leave now actually. I need to find Yamcha, because my other friend Sharpner pulled him. And I need to get home and talk to dad, because Videl got him. I'm so glad you all told me you were going to do this." Gohan added sarcastically.
"OH, no problem Gohan. By the way, who did you get?"
"Hercule."
Bulma laughed for ten straight minutes. "Oh….geez Gohan…..that idiot….oh, the irony…Dende, you're great!" she would gasp and then fall back into peals of laughter. Gohan eventually just flew off and left the laughing Bulma rolling on the kitchen floor of Capsule Corp.
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Gohan got basically the same response from Yamcha and Puar. Except Yamcha accidentally fried Gohan with a blast.
This is friggin great! Gohan thought to himself. I bet Mom yells at me for pulling Hercule and Dad will just start laughing. I'm just glad Vegeta doesn't know yet. Or Krillin. I'll never hear the end of it from them.
Gohan arrived home to find Goten sitting outside under a tree, looking quite dejected. "Hey, squirt, what's wrong?" Goten looked up at his big brother.
"Mom yelled at me and Dad for sparring today. But then Mom saw Daddy without his shirt on and that seemed to make her really mad. She dragged him into the bedroom and they haven't come out yet. Daddy must be getting a lot of punishment." Goten said.
Gohan's eye twitched. He didn't need to know that. "How long have they been in there?" Gohan asked.
"About three hours." Ok, that was seriously too much information.
Gohan pinched the bridge of his nose. "Well, little bro, let's go inside and see if we can find anything to eat. Goten's eyes lit up at the thought of food.
When they walked in the kitchen, Chichi and Goku were finally emerging from their room, both looking horribly satisfied. "Hi Gohan! Did you have a good day? I know I did." Goku asked his older son, slapping him on the shoulder.
Gohan decided not to think about his parent's and their good day together. "Dad, why did you agree to be interviewed by my school?"
Goku looked at Gohan blankly for a second, much like Bulma. "Oh, that! Well, I just thought it'd be fun to talk to one of your classmates. Hey, do you know who got me?" he asked excitedly.
Gohan nodded. "Yeah, it's my friend Videl. She seems pretty excited about meeting you."
Chichi heard this last part. "You have a friend named Videl who is a girl? Oh, I'm sure you two make an adorable couple? I'll start planning the wedding immediately. I've got to call Bulma after dinner. Or maybe I'll call her now!" Chichi waltzed out of the kitchen, with little hearts in her eyes.
Gohan and Goku just watched her go. "Where did that come from?" Gohan asked his dad.
"I'm not sure son."