Author's Note: * Enchantress101 does a little dance, then trips on her two left feet and falls to the floor * I GOT 1000 + REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!! YAY!! Anyway, there's a hint about who Sanme is in brackets hidden somewhere in here. Look for it! Oh, yeah, and ANOTHER big thank you to Sean, because he had a great idea I never even thought of that I'm gonna use. Thanks!
Something interesting I learned in Japanese Class: Any BSSM (Sailor Moon) fans out there? Have you ever wondered why Serena's Japanese name is Tsukino Usagi? Well, there's this Japanese legend that says rabbits came from/lived on the moon because (supposedly) some dark spots on the moon look like a rabbit making a rice cake for a New Year's celebration. Usagi is the Japanese word for rabbit and tsuki is moon. No makes it a possession. Cool? I thought so too.
No, I don't own DBZ (or BSSM for that matter).
II. Dark Passions
*~* Chapter Twenty Six *~*
The 25th Tenkaichi Budokai:
The First Round- Part One
Gohan paced around the men's changing room, awaiting the commencement of the adult tournament. He was readying himself for his upcoming fight with M. Trunks.
What luck! He'd gotten paired up with his adversary for the first round, just as he hoped he would be. He grinned slightly remembering the extreme tension that had filled the area when everyone realized that he would be fighting Trunks. Gohan swore that he'd seen a flash of fear cross over the lavender haired boy's face when he found out, but as quickly as it came, it went.
The junior tournament was already over, and Chibi Trunks won, much to Gohan's severe disappointment. Goten, however, didn't seem to mind because, as he pointed out, he still won some money to buy toys with even though he'd come in second place. Chichi was very happy to receive the huge check on Goten's behalf as he ran off with Chibi Trunks, and probably to get into some trouble, right after he'd been knocked out of the ring. Hercule faked some sort of momentary sickness (that just happened to cure himself once Chibi Trunks left the stadium), so there was no exhibition match- not that any of the Z-fighters cared.
Gohan stretched his arms and legs, then shot M. Trunks another look. A Briefs may have won THAT round, but not mine. I'm going to win this thing!
Mirai Trunks was very nervous. He kept glancing over at Gohan across the changing room, watching the other boy pace around. Gohan's ki was already very high to be in his regular state, meaning not Super, whether he knew it or not. This got M. Trunks worried. He's probably thinking of all the ways he can kick my butt back to the future and enjoying it. M. Trunks gulped. Man, I'm in trouble . . .
His father caught the scared look on his face and instantly became angry. Vegeta stomped over to M. Trunks and grabbed the front of his gi, pulling him off of his feet and very close to his face. "Look, boy, if your other self can defeat a Son, then so can you! Don't tell me you're AFRAID of the nerdy bookworm over there?!"
"Ah . . ." You'd be afraid too if you'd been receiving death glares from him for the past three weeks!! He laughed stiffly. "No, I'm not afraid!! Are you kidding me?! There's nothing to be afraid of!!" Trunks tried to get himself to believe that, but failed miserably.
Gohan must have overheard him because he stared at him with an eerie look on his face. Trunks paled and cursed himself for being to loud and turned his back to Gohan. He could tell that the dark haired boy was still shooting daggers at him with his eyes. M. Trunks began to sweat. Leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me ALONE! I didn't mean it . . . she's all yours!!
The other men, even the two unknown people and Shin and his gang, were watching the exchange with slight interest. It would be an exciting second match.
Over in the tiny woman's changing room, Videl had just finished changing into her gi when Juuhachi came up to her.
"You've gotten yourself in quite a mess, haven't you?" the older woman muttered in a bored sounding voice. Videl, however, could tell that she was interested by the look in her eyes and the fact that she'd come up to her in the first place.
Videl looked surprised. "Uh . . . you mean with Gohan and Trunks? I guess . . ." Yeah, a really big mess . . . none of this was supposed to happen!
"At least this will result in an interesting match," mused Juuhachi.
"I guess . . ."
"I'm curious . . . which one are you going to pick?"
The younger girl raised a slim eyebrow. "You mean Chichi and Bulma didn't tell you what's going on?"
The former android shook her head. Videl filled her in on the plan to make Gohan jealous and how it had totally backfired. Juuhachi just shook her head. "I could've told you to never let those two run your love life. Look at it now."
"They meant well . . ."
She snickered. "You'll be feeling differently if one of them accidentally kills the other in their match. You'd better fix this or there'll be trouble. I don't want Vegeta to go berserk and hurt Marron or somebody because Gohan did something to Trunks."
"I'll fix it. Thanks for your concern . . ."
A monk came and fetched the women from the room where they joined up with the men in an area separated from the fighting ring. Videl glanced over at Gohan, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor, apparently meditating before his 'big match' against M. Trunks.
Shin was watching him out of the corner of his eye and the two other strange men with is other. It appears young Gohan is gearing up for a big fight . . . could he possible know that those two men over there are not what they seem?
The answer to that, of course, was no. He was thinking about one match and one match only- the one with Mirai Trunks.
*~*
While the adults are in the changing room . . .
"TRUNKS, where are we going?!" whined Goten as his friend pulled him along the walkway.
"That junior division was so whack! All those snot nosed weaklings . . . Anyway, I have an idea that'll be fun!" Trunks said eagerly. "On our way to the ring, I saw this masked dude walk by. He was going to enter the adult tournament!"
"So?!" Goten's stomach rumbled as they passed a hotdog stand. His mouth instantly watered as he stuck his tongue out and breathed the aroma of the food deeply. "Aww, Trunks, can I get something ta eat?" "NO!! We only have one chance to do this!" Trunks looked around, then shoved Goten up and over a wall. He followed suit and pulled Goten behind a bush. He pointed to a short man wearing a funny costume. "That's him!"
Goten giggled. "Saiyaman looks way better than THAT guy!"
Trunks rolled his eyes. "We're gonna take his costume and enter the adult tournament!!"
Goten looked confused and scratched the back of his head. "But . . . he's going to just GIVE it to us?"
"Never mind. You sit here, and I'll do the work." Trunks emerged from the tree and put on his best innocent look, walking up to the man. "Sir, hey, sir, what's your name?"
The man looked down at Trunks. "Mighty Mask, kid. What's up?"
"Ahh . . ." Trunks looked around. The coast was clear . . . He grinned. "Sorry." Trunks leapt up and hit the guy on the back of the head. He crashed to the ground. "GOTEN, come HELP me!" Trunks grunted as he dragged the man into the bushes.
Goten looked very scared and said, "Isn't this against the law?"
"Shut up. Do you wanna fight for real or not?" Trunks tugged off the man's mask, then wrinkled his nose. "No wonder he wears a mask . . ."
They stripped the man of his costume and put it on, with Trunks climbing on top of Goten's shoulders. "AH HA!!! SUPER MIGHTY MASK IS BORN!!!!"
Goten sighed exasperatedly. "Trunks, I can't see a thing."
"Then poke out some eyes or something!"
Goten poked out two holes, then sighed when the warm shafts of light poured into the costume. "That's better."
"MIGHTY MASK!! Mr. Mighty Mask! They're about to start the first round!" called a monk, looked around.
The two boys emerged from the bush and Trunks said in a fake deep voice, "Here I am! Let's go!"
As the boys walked behind the monk, Goten was struggling to keep Trunks on his shoulders. Man, he's gotta lay offa those cream puffs!
*~*
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU READY TO SEE SOME ACTION?!!!!!!" shouted the commentator dude.
The crowd screamed wildly.
"ARE YOU READY TO SEE SOME BUTT KICKING?!!!"
The crowd roared again.
"These fighters have come from all over the world and made it through the qualifying round to fight here before all of you today!!!! I've seen some of these fighters before, and, let me tell you, this is going to be an UNFORGETTABLE 25th Tenkaichi Budokai!!!"
The people in the stands cheered once again.
"Now let's get straight to the first match of this first round! We've got the current champ Hercule against a newcomer, and quite a pretty one at that! She's the lady with a number for a mane- she's Juuhachi!!!!!"
Juuhachi rolled her eyes and stepped out from the waiting area. She watched dully as Hercule entered the arena and waved to all of his fans, giving them his 'V' for victory sign. Ridiculous! It almost isn't worth it! The men in the crowd whistled as she stepped into the ring.
Hercule looked slightly nervous. He'd seen the blond woman working with her short husband just before the start of the junior tournament. She could fly, shoot bombs or whatever from the palms of her hands . . . everything he COULDN'T do. Juuhachi just stared at him with blank eyes.
"Hi, there," said Hercule in a very hesitant voice.
"Don't. Speak," Juuhachi ordered.
He immediately shut up.
"Well, if our two fighters are ready . . . then FIGHT!!"
Let's get this over with. Juuhachi punched Hercule in the face, and he went flying . . . all the way out of the ring and into a brick wall. Everyone was silent as Juuhachi walked back to the waiting area.
"Errrrrr . . ." The commentator glanced at Hercule as he was placed on a stretcher and carried away. The former champ's eyes were spinning, and there was a huge welt on the side of his head. Ouch! That had to hurt! "I guess . . . JUUHACHI WINS!!"
People began to clap, but not enthusiastically. After all, a skinny blond woman had just taken down their hero in one punch. It would take a while to digest.
Gohan was aware that it was finally his time to fight. Everyone watched him as he opened his eyes and stood up. M. Trunks forced himself to calm down and headed outside.
As Gohan walked past Videl, she reached out to grab his arm. He stopped and looked down at her. She blushed a tiny bit, then said, "Good luck."
He nodded once and walked out and stood next to M. Trunks. The other boy shifted nervously and glanced at Gohan's unreadable face.
"Now, ladies and gents, we've got another great round for you all! The son of Son Goku, a past Tenkaichi champion, is fighting against a mysterious newcomer. Both look strong and ready to fight, so why don't we give a round of applause for Trunks- yes, another one- and Gohan!!!"
Chichi up in the stands yanked the binoculars from around Yamcha's neck, almost choking him in the process. She held them up to her eyes. "THERE'S MY BABY!!!! YOU GO, GOHAN!!! NO ONE TAKES YOUR WOMAN AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Yamcha winced. "If I remember clearly, Chichi, the plan was part your idea too."
Chichi chose to ignore him and leaned over- more like stepped on- several people to get a better look.
Sharpner and Erasa were only a few rows ahead of them. "Hey, look, it's Gohan's Mom!" Erasa pointed out. "Look at her stepping on those poor people's heads! Isn't she funny?"
Sharpner was more interested in why Gohan was in the ring. He'd managed to make it past the qualifying round? It must have been a mistake or something. There was no way that Gohan was good enough to be in the Tenkaichi! It'll be good to see him get his ass kicked!!
"Okay . . . FIGHT!!!" shouted the announcer.
Trunks watched Gohan carefully as he just stood there. His dark eyes were drilling holes into him. If he's trying to intimidate me, then it's working!! Don't let it show . . . don't let it show . . . "So, you gonna fight me, or are you gonna just stand there all day?"
Gohan's eyebrow twitched slightly.
Uh oh! Maybe I shouldn't have said that . . . I just signed my oven death certificate!
"No, I'm going to fight. I just thought that you'd like to know that Videl is MINE, not yours."
"Oh! Ohhhhh, this is about Videl?!" As if I didn't know. "Well, you can have her! She's all yours!! I didn't mean anything serious by going out with her . . ."
This only made Gohan angrier. "So you were playing with her feelings?!" That was WAY worse than actually liking her.
"NO!!! I-"
Too late. Gohan attacked, catching Trunks off guard. He punched the lavender haired boy in the face, sending him flying. Trunks managed to stop himself just in time. He's not playing!! He wants my head!!! This calls for drastic measures. Trunks went Super, getting gasps from the crowd.
Gohan grinned. "Oh, running scared already?"
Man, he can be creepy when he wants to be. "Bring it on!" But not too hard!!
Gohan attacked again without transforming. He had a hard time fighting Trunks off, and landed a punch to the other boy's face. Gohan took several steps back. "If that's all you're going to bring, then I'll just have to bring a little more."
Gohan tossed his head back and screamed, changing to SSJ2 without going through the first level. There was a bright flash of yellow light as the ground shook furiously. When everything settled down, Gohan was standing there, surrounded by a brilliant yellow light.
A LITTLE more? He meant a lot. Trunks was forced to go up to level two in the same fashion.
The boys immediately attacked each other again. They were all over the place- in the air and in the ring. The spectators could hardly keep up with the quick movements.
Gohan grabbed Trunks arm and tossed him over his head and into the air. He cupped his hands. "KA . . . ME . . ."
Videl's eyes widened. He wouldn't . . . he's going to kill him!!
Trunks growled and prepared his own beam.
"HA . . . ME . . ."
Videl held her breath.
" . . . HAAAAAAAA!!!!"
Gohan released his beam at the same time Trunks did. When they collided, there was a big, bright flash of light . . . Everyone was momentarily blinded, but there could hear someone crash to the ground.
Videl raced out from the waiting area and looked around. She could barely see, there was so much dust in the air, but she was almost sure that one of them had landed out of the ring.
The dust finally cleared . . .
Trunks was lying on the grass with his arms and legs spread wide open. Gohan was still in the air, breathing hard.
Gohan won . . . GOHAN WON!!!!!
Trunks picked himself up off of the ground as the announcer screamed over the crowd, "TRUNKS HAS LANDED OUT OF THE RING!! GOHAN IS THE WINNER!!!!!"
Gohan landed on the ground and walked up to Videl. She was startled as he took her hand and said softly, "I'm sorry. Please forgive me."
She just stared at him, then down at his hand that was holding hers. "I . . . you shut me out for three long weeks and expect you to forgive you just like that?"
"No . . ."
"Give me one good reason, Gohan, ONE GOOD REASON, why I should forgive you?" She immediately winced after the words left her mouth. Shoot, he already apologized! What more do you want?
He sighed. "There was no excuse for me to act like a jerk . . . but I was jealous, Videl. I was jealous that you were going out with Trunks and not me. Then I became fixated on BEATING Trunks and getting stronger for you . . ."
"Wait a minute. You were jealous that I was with Trunks and not you? Does that mean . . . you want ME to go out with YOU?"
Gohan flushed. "I . . . yeah. I know I don't deserve it or anything."
Videl shook her head. "No, no, no! You're not doing this correctly. Ask me out properly," she demanded.
He blinked. Nani? "Er . . . Videl, will you be my girlfriend?"
She grinned. "Of course!!" Videl threw her arms around his neck and hugged him. "But you know, Gohan," she whispered into his ear, "fighting is NOT the way to win a girl's heart!"
Gohan turned red a bit. "Ah . . . you're right . . ."
Unknown to them, then announcer had the mic next to them the whole time, so the entire stadium full of people AND the viewers at home had heard their heart-felt exchange. Almost everyone in the crowd broke out in 'Awww's and hooted.
Videl and Gohan blushed when they realized what was going on. "Gosh . . ." muttered Gohan. Now almost everyone in the world knew that he and Videl were now an item. If this was a good or a bad thing, he wasn't sure.
"Ahh, young love at the Tenkaichi!" kidded the announcer. "Isn't it sweet?!"
Vegeta gagged in disgust, then glared at M. Trunks as he came back into the waiting area. He couldn't believe that his son had lost to some nerdy kid who'd slacked off for the past seven years. Maybe there's more to that brat's power than I thought . . .
Gohan blushed even more when Videl placed a kiss on his cheek. He placed an arm around her waist and led her back to the waiting area. This didn't turn out how I thought it would . . . I didn't get to tell her that I love her. He chuckled under his breath quietly. But then again, I'm not complaining!
Chichi was very happy. She danced in the stands, pointing to Gohan and Videl, shouting, "THAT'S MY BOY!!!! THAT'S MY BOY!!!!!"
Erasa hooted along with the rest of the crowd, happy that her best friend had finally hooked up with the guy she liked. Sharpner, however, was feeling just the opposite. There was a dazed look on his face and anger coursed through his body. First of all, how did Gohan know how to do all of that stuff? And why did Videl agree to be his girlfriend? I'm dreaming . . . yep . . . that's it . . .
Anyone who bothered to take a look at Mighty Mask would've said that it looked as if he was debating with himself.
"HAHA, Trunks, my brother beat you!" exclaimed Goten happily.
"No, he beat the OTHER ME!!!!" Trunks protested.
"So, he's still YOU!"
"Nuh uh! Shut up! I don't look like a pansy!"
Goten giggled. "You sure about that?"
Trunks proceeded to reach down to punch Goten in the face. Goten danced out of the way, almost causing Trunks to fall over and blow their cover.
Fortunately, no one was looking at them, so it went unnoticed. The Z-Fighters were too busy congratulating the new couple.
Goku elbowed Gohan in the ribs. "I knew you could do it, Gohan!!! That's my boy!"
Krillin winked at him. "You lady's man . . ."
Gohan turned bright red while Videl just snickered and walked over to Trunks, who'd slumped the floor. His head was resting against the wall.
"You okay?" she asked.
He grinned at her. "Fantastic! I'm so relieved. I thought he was gonna kill me!"
"I wanted to," Gohan said. "Looks like Videl isn't yours anymore," Gohan replied in a smug tone as he pulled Videl back closer to him.
Trunks rolled his eyes. "She never was mine, Gohan. We pretended to go out with each other to make you jealous so that you'd ask her out or something."
Gohan looked shocked, then angry. "NANI?! I ignored Videl for no good reason?! Well, what about that kiss?!"
Trunks looked thoughtful. "Now that . . . I did enjoy." He rolled away before Gohan could kick him in the head.
Outside, the announcer cleared his throat. "If Ms. Videl is ready to start the next match . . . unless she's . . . ahem . . . too BUSY with her new boyfriend right now . . ."
Videl rolled her eyes and reluctantly left Gohan's arms. "My fans await. Wish me luck Gohan."
Instead of saying it, he reached down, lifted her chin slightly with his fingers and placed a kiss firmly on her lips. As expected, most of the Z-Fighters clapped and cheered, especially Goku. Even Mighty Mask in the corner was cheering. She flushed and pushed him away gently, leaving the waiting area.
Gohan stopped Krillin before he could walk out. "Hey . . . go easy on her . . . I mean, don't HURT her or anything . . ."
"Like I would. I know you'd come after my head if I did," the short man snickered. "Calm down, she can take care of herself."
Gohan looked a bit sheepish. "Umm . . . I guess she can! Sorry."
Krillin winked at him again. "Don't worry about it. We mens gotta watch our womens, right?"
"Right . . . er . . . I'll be rooting for Videl, so . . . ah . . ."
"Damn, Gohan, would you let me go out there and fight already?!"
"Sorry. Go on."
Krillin rolled his eyes and walked out to join Videl in the ring. As expected, all of the spectators were rooting for Videl, especially since she'd just hooked up with the guy who she would have to fight if she won the match.
Krillin found himself in a sticky situation. He'd have to hurt Videl a little bit to win, but then Gohan would be angry with him. Then again . . . if he just GAVE the match to Videl, his wife would go ballistic. Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place . . . sheesh!
"In the ring we've got everyone's favorite hero, Satan Videl!!!!!!!" shouted the announcer. The crowd went crazy for her. "Against her is Krillin, who's been in this tournament before when he was just a kid and nearly took the title. Who knows how much he's improved over the years! This should prove to be an interesting match. Now, if both fighters are ready . . . then FIGHT!!"
The short man looked a bit nervous, shooting a glance over at Gohan. His wife was watching him very closely, as if she knew he might chicken out and let Videl win or something. He began to sweat, then made up his mind. Sorry, Gohan, but I've gotta win this one for my girls. Although Krillin had never really seen Videl in action, he'd heard that she was pretty good. But she can't be that good! She's only eighteen and I'm . . . ah, older than that! I've got way more experience! Alright, Krillin, let's do this thing!!
He attacked and looked surprised when Videl blocked it. She grinned. "I'm better than that!"
Back in the waiting area, Vegeta was grumbling about how the match was a waste of everyone's time. "They should just give short man the win and get on with it!!"
Goku shook his head. "You never know! Maybe Videl's found her power."
"Found her power my ass," Vegeta replied.
Shin was also watching the match very closely as the pair fought in the ring. If you approach this situation logically, Krillin should win. He has more experience and his ki is higher than hers . . . BUT there is the energy factor. If she's managed to find her true power, then she just may be able to win . . .
Kibito came up to his side and said very softly, "Look. Over in the corner there."
Shin shifted his eyes a bit to the side. One of the men with slicked back brown hair had shoved the others aside to get a better look at the match. He wore a secretive grin and followed every move made by Videl and Krillin in the ring.
"Do you think he's the one?" Shin asked, turning to his friend.
"Yes. I've noticed that the other man wait to receive orders from HIM, not the people who've been showing us around. And see the way he's watching them?"
"You mean her," Shin corrected.
"Right. In addition, judging from their reaction when the two boys powered up, they are the ones."
[Shin smirked a bit. "Then we will have our new friend keep an . . . eye on each of them, and the girl as well."]
Kibito looked surprised. "Why . . . was that a joke?"
Shin did not say a word but grinned slightly.
Up in the stands, Chichi was rooting for her son's new girlfriend. Bulma replied, "There's no way she'll win."
Yamcha, the Ox King and even Oolong and Puar had to agree with the blue haired woman. There was just no way that she could beat Krillin.
Chichi looked angry. "Shut up, all of you!! You don't know what you're talking about!!"
"Come on, Chichi," Yamcha said, "be realistic."
Chichi refused to listen to any of them as they tried to reason with her. She watched as the match continued, with Krillin and Videl looking equal at the moment. She can win! I know it! "GO VIDEL!!!!!"
Down in the ring, Krillin noticed as Videl's movements began to slow. She was getting tired. He grinned and upped his attacks, backing her closer to the edge of the ring.
She seemed to sense what he was doing ad tried to stop him. Krillin landed a punch in her stomach, and then one to her face. Videl fell back onto the hard stone of the ring.
Krillin could almost feel the death glares radiating from Gohan and tried to ignore them. "COME ON VIDEL!!!!" Gohan shouted. "GET UP!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!"
Videl picked herself up, breathing hard. She went on the offensive, trying to save herself from being pushed over the edge. Nothing was working, however, and Krillin looked as if he was about to take the match.
Krillin winced, then punched Videl hard and knocked her over. Her breaths were coming in deep, heavy long pants and sweat ran down her face.
Come . . . ON . . . get UP!! Videl tired to punch herself up, only to slump back down in fatigue.
Krillin looked sorry for her and decided to end the match. He kicked out his foot to push her out of the ring.
Author's Note: Haha! Cliffhanger! Okay, I lied about one round per chapter- this was too good to pass up! Anyway, who caught the HINT? It was in brackets! Go back and look, then e-mail me your ideas: tobygirl2020@yahoo.com
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This Digimon fic is a Daiken/Kensuke fic with a little Taito in it too. You probably have no idea what I'm talking about. I'll explain. Daiken is a romance fic w/ Daisuke (Davis) and Ken, and Taito is a fic with Taichi (Tai) and Yamato (Matt) romance. Weird, huh? I pulled out my big, FAT Japanese dictionary to see what the HECK these Digimon authors were talking about, then I eventually figured it out for myself. J There are a TON of name combos out there . . . it's easy to get confused!
Er . . . anyway, its called 'Fine Art' by faded jae if anyone's interested. It's really good!! Even if you hate the show, it's worth the read cuz it has little to do with digimon. J
NEXT CHAPTER: Does Videl loose the match with Krillin? And . . . the rest of the first round. Who will advance?
