Notes: I did not add this chapter earlier because after I read the first one, I really wanted to add a similar one for Videl. I decided to just make sure we get her exposition in the rest of the story, to meet her as Gohan does. So here we get our first looks at the heroine of the piece.
Chapter two:

And so the last week of his old life was spent on preparations for school. The customary supplies and clothes shopping were handled by Chi-Chi, while Gohan would spend his time with Bulma learning about how school worked. In truth Bulma hesitated to tell the boy too much about the real workings or social classes, since such things were subject to change. The underlying ideas could be helpful, but instead she stuck to protocol and tips on fitting in.

Then quickly came the day for Gohan to go to school. He had been to the city twice before in the week since the big announcement of his mother's. Both times he had seen crimes in progress, both times he quickly went super and dealt with the offenders. So it was little surprise that he found his head start for school that day spent on a bank robbery. The surprising part was first off, what kind of bank robbers got up this early? Even he was tired, but the most surprising was after his heroics.

"Hey you!" Exclaimed a girl running down the street adjacent to the alley he ducked into to change back to normal. " Did you see the bank robbery over there?" She asked pointing back over the way she came from.

"No, I just took a wrong turn down this alleyway, is anyone hurt?" Replied Gohan.

"No, its just this new hero saved the day and I missed it, I already talked to one witness..." Just then the girl noticed the outfit Gohan had on, a variation of her schools supposed uniform, the only difference being the reddish-brown pants. 'That is what this Golden Haired Warrior is said to have worn today... if he had golden hair it would be him.' She thought.

As she came remarkably close to uncovering her prey, Gohan noticed her OSH badge and asked her " Hey, you must go to my school. I am new, and this is my first day. Could you show me the way?"

"Sure no prob, by the way, My name is Videl, of course." Replied the girl with the white tee shirt, black shorts and boots, herein know as Videl, and Videl's trademark outfit respectively.

"Hi my name is Gohan of course." Mistakenly taking Videl's comment of her fame as some sort of slang as he extended his hand in greeting. He shook her hand gently as he could, noting her strong grip and ki, but most of all her remarkable eyes and gentle smile that built to a quick laugh.

Videl laughed off Gohan's "of course" comment as a joke. And then commented on his outfit. "You know those aren't required anymore, right? Just a holdover from a more formal time."

"I know, but as my mother says 'just because something is only recommended it does not mean that you should consider it unnecessary'. I think it gives some professionalism, plus I live very far out of the city and do not know the fashions so well, confidentially." He added with a wink as they started to walk to school. She smiled again and led the way.

As they compared schedules, finding they had the same class(es) Gohan revealed more of his Son naïveté about the workings of high school.

"Well I have never been to school before but I talked to a friend of my mothers about it, she went to high school. And read all about high school in this book, here." he said pulling out his 'High School for dummies' book.

Videl looked at him, almost sure he was joking. Then after seeing he was serious, became actually concerned for the kid. Videl grabbed the book and threw it in a trashcan they passed.

"You are in way over your head. Tell you what, you stick with me and I'll watch out for you." She explained as Gohan looked longingly back at the trash and his lost book. 'Poor guy, he is gonna be eaten alive if I don't really watch out for him. I am not sure why I am so concerned, must be my concerns as a crime fighter.' She thought as she spoke.

"Gee thanks a lot Videl, I sure am lucky to meet a nice girl like you, on my first day even!" Gohan replied wholeheartedly. 'Who needs a book when I have a nice, pretty guide like this?'

This comment and general attitude of Gohan towards her caused Videl to pause and think. Had anyone been this nice to her that was not directly meant as a way to get in with her father? Even then it had been phony and insincere. The thought gave her pause as she stopped to look at Gohan. She was sure he was being genuine but had to ask anyway.

Before she could Gohan turned back to her, noticed the mood change and asked, "Are you OK Videl?"

This got the attention of two blondes heading into the school past them, the boy and the girl turned to see if their friend was there.

"Gohan, you are being so nice to me, are you just trying to make a good impression to meet my dad?" Videl asked quiet enough that only Gohan could hear, wishing for the negative to be true way too much for her own liking, but still wanting to know too much to care.

"Gee Videl I don't know, you seem like a nice person, besides you are my first friend at this new school, why should I not be nice to you?" Gohan replied at the same volume as the question, brightening her sad expression, before continuing at the normal volume as the two blondes came back to greet Videl. "Besides who is your dad that I might want to use you to meet him? Is he famous or something?"

Videl nearly collapsed under the weight of the question in shock, as the blonde boy pushed past her to Gohan and answered the question for her. "Don't you know this is Videl SATAN?"

"Oh, I just met her, she did not mention her last name, nice to meet you, Videl Satan. I am Son Gohan." He responded, obviously not making a connection the other three teens around him expected.

"As in MISTER SATAN...." Added the blonde girl appearing behind the new boy.

....

"The man who saved the world..." The boy.

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"This city is named after him, he is the most famous man in the world" The girl.

"Thanks to papa's stupid publicity machine." Murmured Videl too quiet for human ears, but not for Saiyan's, at the break for Gohan's expected response. He did get it at this break but was too distracted by Videl's statement.

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"He is the one who defeated cell!" Replied an exacerbated pair of blonde teens.

"Oh, I guess someone must have done that, huh?" Replied Gohan, drawing heavily on the legendary Son naïveté to get him past this slip up. " So it was this Mr. Satan guy? Cool. Must be great to have a hero for a father Videl." As Gohan said that he had a vision of Cell swatting Mr. Satan away as the fly he was.

"What have you been living in the woods for the last 7 year?" Replied the blonde student stereo as the group continued moving into the school and to class.

"Actually yes, and all my life, except for a few trips. The 439 east Mountain area, you ever been out my way?" Replied Gohan simply.

"What?" Replied all three of his companions as they reached what was to be their classroom.

"You must be kidding. Isn't that is over a thousand kilometers from here!" (621.37 miles, ~540 nautical miles fyi) Replied the girl soon to be known as Erasa.

"Yeah, good thing I stay with my relatives in Western Capital, during the week, it is much closer." Covered Gohan. "By the way my name is Gohan." He said introducing himself to the blondes. The boy hrumphed and walked to his desk.

"Don't mind him I'm Erasa and that is Sharpner. He's always like that."

"Alright class, now settle down." Came the teachers voice from the front of the room behind Erasa Gohan and Videl. "Son, are you supposed to be here?" He asked Gohan as the girls and the rest of the class sat.

"Yes sir. I just transferred here. Here is my paper work."

"A yes son, Son hehe" he laughed at the terrible joke to himself. " Perfect scores on your entrance exams? You all could learn a thing or two from Mr. Son here. Please introduce yourself." Replied the teacher who did not bother to give his name.

"OK, good morning class. My name is Son Gohan, I live very far away from here but stay at my relatives in the Western Capital. I have already met some of you and look forward to meeting you all." The teacher nodded as he pointed to the empty seat on the end of the second from the top level that was next to Sharpner, Videl and Erasa when he started up the stairs, extra slow like he was told, but was Sharpner, Erasa and Videl by the time he got to the top.

While he was talking to the teacher a thought occurred to Videl. She was thinking about the history of the Tenkaichi Budokai that her fathers bragging had forced her to study. 'Son Gohan' said a couple of time and a new question caused her to practically throw Erasa out of her seat to trade, which she complied with a giggle. By the time Gohan slowly walked up the stairs Videl quietly whispered her question to Gohan. "What is your fathers name?"

"He is gone, now, but his name was Goku." Gohan whispered back as he turned to pay attention to the class. Videl did not speak again even through the breaks, she just eyed him from time to time. He barely noticed though with all the talk of the Golden Haired Warrior or Gold fighter for short, floating within the grasp of his Saiyan hearing. The fact was she was staring at him nonstop. Although she truly meant to be glaring at the boy, she just couldn't.

In gym Videl resolved to ask Gohan if he had a famous father too but there was an incident with a stolen home run and a baseball to the head that took precedence, beginners luck indeed. On her way back from gym Videl started to think about Gohan. ' There is something going on with him. It seems like Gohan is hiding something. That alone leads me to suspect something, but there is something else there. I just cannot put my finger on it. It's the way he acts, too nice, too ready to accommodate everyone else. It just is not right. I am not sure which idea I prefer, that he is hiding something or he is just that genuine.' As she got back to class in time to try to question Gohan, an earthquake he attributed to his stomach greeted her.

"Wow, one more class till lunch still? I am starving!" Gohan cried out in that way that he inherited from his father with the appetite, high and whiney but not offsetting. It just forced you to feel sorry for him, crying out like a starving man who has not eaten for days.

"How long has it been since you ate, Gohan?" Was the only question possible from Videl. 'Oh sure you are all suspicious of the boy and all you can do feel sorry for him and his hunger? No matter how cute it may be you really have to stick to your task, find out about Gohan!' She berated.

"Since breakfast." Gohan replied after a thought, amazed at how he had lasted this long.

Videl had to catch herself from collapsing at the comment. 'It is like since breakfast is as long as a week without food the way he said that.' She thought before deciding to get back to her task, learning more about Gohan. 'Why is he so suspicious? Why does it seem like he is hiding something? How is he so... so.... captivating. That is not the right word, is it?' She thought confusing herself, before regaining her resolve about the question that had been bothering her all morning.

"Say, Gohan I was..."

"Alright class... settle down. Ah we have a new student today, welcome to Intro to Calculus I am Professor Stone from WCU, um what was your name again?"

"Son Gohan sir!"

"Hmm, lets see, Son? You the same Son who graded my papers last semester?"

"Um... yes sir?" Gohan replied hesitantly, regretting that he made some money for his mother's birthday present over the summer by grading graduate level math papers by mail. It was the universities way of trying to get him to come out to be a TA on his way to becoming part of the staff out there. 'Well at least more educational recognition will shy away any real trouble with my past or future of crime fighting.'

"Well, Son I hardly think you need this class, you could probably teach this class better than me, since you relate to the students better. Maybe I will have you do a lecture later in the year to prepare you for your future with us at WCU."

"No thank you sir." Gohan replied in fear of the looks he was already getting.

"I can see the need to stay on the same level with your friend in high school, just think about it. Well onto the problems from last night..."

"Wow, little lord of the perfect test scores, you sure do have all the connections." Whispered Sharpner as the guest teacher kept droning on about math.

"Hey Sharpie! You better be nice to him, he can get you in trouble now!" replied Erasa.

As the little conversation began the professor gave Gohan a look, but decided that if he was to recruit this bright young boy for his institution the last thing he needed was to cause him trouble. Gohan saw this and decided not to press his luck in that regard and was about to speak up when Videl interjected for him.

"Wow Gohan, the Prof. must really like you for not yelling at you three for talking." Said Videl quiet enough, but getting the attention of the two who were really talking to stop.

"But Videl, I was not talking." Replied Gohan, a little too loud, earning an "Ahem" from the Professor before he continued. Although this time there were no further interruptions.

Next time: Lunch and the rest of the school day. *********************************************************

End Notes: I am going to use the FF standard locations, even though all the translated daizenshuu I have seen put West City, or Western Capital at least 10 times as far from Satan City or Mt Paozu as they are from each other. So instead of halfway around the world, WC and therefore CC are about an hour or two away from SC making it a good place to claim to commute from. (db-unlimited.net has a nice daizenshuu map if reference would help)

Erasa's shock and Sharpener's taunt or Gohan in class come straight from my fansub (lawyer types: if it wasn't obvious from the existence of this FF I would love to buy these eps on dvd, just make em!). I plan to shy away from choosing an American or Japanese school style, hence class(es) comment, is mostly immaterial anyway.

Names: I like Mr. Satan, Son Gohan and Videl Satan as they are so I keep them that way. If he butts in too much Hercule may get his first name involved later on. Saiyan is spelled cause of Saya-jin obviously. I like Bideru too but the whole Videl is read in Japanese as Bideru might be too much. Enough of all this. more to come.