Chapter Summary: Goten enjoys school? Goten is studying? Something's
wrong with the boy. But what?
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Chapter 1: Out of the Ordinary
Goten and Trunks sat on the low brick wall outside of their school. It was the first day back. Trunks and Goten were both in the 4th grade.
Goten swung his feet as he sat on the wall. "Gohan said he was picking us up today."
Trunks rolled his eyes. "We could have easily flown home for all this waiting."
Goten smiled. "Yeah, but we woulda been forgetting somebody." He pointed across the school yard toward 2 bouncing blond ponytails. The first-grader was happily skipping over to the boys.
"Hello, Goten!" Marron said, smiling at the black-haired boy.
He smiled back at her. "Hi!"
Trunks folded his arms across his chest. "Hmph."
Marron looked at Trunks and turned up her nose at him. She sat between the 2 boys. "I WAS gonna tell you something, Trunks, but you're being mean."
Trunks looked at the girl out of the corner of his eye. "What is it?"
Marron turned toward him. "Well, now that you ask." She pointed over to a few girls who were also in 4th grade with Goten and him. "You know Sarah?"
Trunks immediately looked over. "Of course I know Sarah! She's a cheerleader on the 5th grade cheerleading squad and she's only in the 4th grade!"
"She said...," Marron began. She paused to make Trunks sweat it out.
"What? What did she say?" Trunks asked.
Marron yawned.
Goten laughed under his breath.
Trunks grabbed Marron by the sleeve. "Tell me!"
Marron frowned. "Alright already! She said that you were cute."
Trunks smirked arrogantly. "Really?" He let go of Marron. "I shoulda known a chic like her would go for a stud like me."
"Yeah, she said you were cute but that she didn't like you," Marron said.
Goten burst out laughing.
"Eh? Why not?" Trunks whined.
"She said you were too high on yourself," Marron said. She giggled. "And boy was she ever right!"
Trunks started to pout.
Goten grinned and looked out to the parking lot. "Hey! There's Gohan." He got his books together.
Trunks and Marron looked up. "Hm. Videl's with him." Trunks said. He and Marron stood up with their backpacks. The 3 youngsters walked over to the car and got in.
"Hey, guys and girl! How was your first day of school?" Videl asked. She looked at Marron, who sat in the middle. "First grade. How do you like it?"
Marron smiled. "It's great. I'm really excited about it."
Videl smiled at her. "That's great. You don't hear of many kids who actually like the first grade," she stated. "I've loved school all my life."
Gohan laughed a little.
"So, Trunks. How do you like 4th grade?" Videl asked, smiling.
Trunks smiled falsely. "I hate school."
"Aw, Trunks, it's not so bad. I think school is swell," Goten said, smiling.
Trunks looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
Marron looked at Goten in a confused way.
Gohan cleared his throat and looked at Goten through the rear view mirror.
Videl smiled at Goten. "That's nice. Little boys don't usually like school. You might end up like your big brother Gohan."
"I hope so, if it means I can be with girls like you," Goten said.
Videl looked confused.
Trunks grinned.
Gohan raised an eyebrow. "Anyway, Mom will be thrilled to know about your newfound love for school."
Goten ignored his brother and just smiled at Videl.
Videl smiled back, then turned to sit in her seat correctly.
Trunks whispered to his best friend, "Hey! Since when do YOU like school?" He was leaning all over Marron.
"Yeah," Marron added.
Goten smiled at them both. "I don't know. It just came over me all of a sudden."
Trunks leaned back over to his side and whispered in Marron's ear. "He's up to something."
Marron nodded in agreement.
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~after dropping Marron and Trunks off~
"And your dad knows we're going to the karaoke bar tonight?" Gohan asked.
Videl grinned. "Of course, Gohan."
They all got out at the Son residence.
Goten was the first one inside. "Mom, Dad, we're here!" He headed to the kitchen.
Gohan took Videl's hand to get her to look at him. "Has my brother been acting weird recently, or is it just my imagination?"
Videl put her hands on her hips. "I'm gonna vote for option B. Goten's been the same way since I've known him. He's a sweet boy." She sat on the sofa. Gohan joined her.
Goku came in. "Hey, son," he said, barely paying attention. He then did a double take. "Oh, hello, Videl. I didn't see you there."
Videl smiled and waved.
Goku walked on toward the kitchen.
"Oh, Gohan! Were you and Videl staying for dinner before your date?" ChiChi called from the kitchen.
"Mom!! It's not a date! And, yes, we are eating here," Gohan said. "Man, if it were a date, I'd at least have the common courtesy to take her out to eat," he muttered.
Videl frowned. "Wow, thanks a lot, Gohan. The only way you'd take me out to eat is if we were on a date? I'd take YOU out to eat." She folded her arms across her chest and sat with her back to him.
Gohan rolled his eyes. "Videl...," he sighed.
Goten popped up behind the sofa. "I'D take you out to eat, Videl." He smiled.
Gohan looked at his little brother out of the corner of his eye.
Videl looked at Goten and smiled. "That's nice of you, Goten."
Goten walked around the sofa and sat between them.
"At least one of you got the nice genes," she said, narrowing her eyes at Gohan.
"Yep! That's me! Mr. Nice Guy!" Goten leaned against Videl's arm.
"Hey, Goten, let's have a little talk in our room," Gohan said. He pulled Goten along by the back of his shirt collar.
When they got to their room, Goten giggled. "I think she likes me."
Gohan raised an eyebrow. "Is that what this is all about? You have a crush on Videl?"
Goten looked off dreamily. "I'm in love."
"Psh! No, you're not. You just think you are," Gohan replied.
"You're just jealous because she likes me and she doesn't like you," Goten said.
"JEALOUS?!!" Gohan said with huge eyes. He laughed. "Little brother, there's no reason to be jealous. For one thing, you're too young for her. And for another thing, Videl and I are friends and ONLY friends."
Goten put his hands on his hips and cocked his head to the side. "Well..., I'm gonna ask your FRIEND to go with me to the movies."
Gohan had a bored look on his face. "Go ahead, but don't say I didn't warn you."
"Now that that's over with, I'd like to get to my studies. Videl likes smart guys who like going to school." Goten pulled out his books.
Gohan looked surprised. Hm, he may be serious about this, he thought. Man, is he ever gonna be heartbroken when Videl turns him down. He started back toward the living room and saw that Videl wasn't sitting on the sofa, so he went into the kitchen.
Videl was in the kitchen chopping up vegetables with great speed and dumping them into a pot. Then she quickly began washing dishes.
ChiChi could only watch her. "I sure hope I'll be seeing a lot more of you around here, Videl."
Gohan smiled. "Of course you will, Mom. She's my best friend."
Within a matter of minutes the multitude of dirty dishes had disappeared into their rightful places with brand new spotless shines.
Goku sat at the table in amazement as the tiny girl cleared away everything as fast as ChiChi did. "Wow, Videl. You'd make the perfect wife. You even cook fast," he said, looking off dreamily.
ChiChi slapped Goku on the back of the head.
"OWWWWWW!!! Chi, that hurt!" Goku whined.
"If you're thinking about leaving me for her, you're crazy!!!" ChiChi said.
Videl sat at the table now and she and Gohan looked at the couple and blinked blankly.
"But Chi, I'd never leave you," Goku said. He stood up and put his arms around her.
"Dang straight," ChiChi murmured.
Gohan sighed wearily. "My parents...." He put his hand over his eyes.
"Well, I think it's sweet that they're so devoted to each other after such a long marriage," Videl said. She put her elbows on the table and rested her head in her hands.
"Goodness, Videl, now you're acting strange. Everybody here is acting weird," Gohan said.
Videl frowned. "Well, did you ever stop to think that maybe you're being paranoid?"
Gohan looked at her. "Paranoid?"
Videl looked at him and nodded. "That's what I said."
"Listen, when my little brother all of a sudden starts STUDYING and LIKING school, I think something's wrong," Gohan said.
ChiChi and Goku gave Gohan a strange look. "Goten's studying?" ChiChi asked.
Videl looked around at everyone. "That's not normal for him to do?"
"NO!!!" Goku, Gohan and ChiChi said.
Just then Goten walked into the kitchen. "Mm! Food smells great!!" He looked at Videl. "Hi, Videl!" He pulled a chair over beside her. Everyone watched him.
"Um, hi, Goten," Videl said
Gohan frowned and looked at the boy from the other side of Videl with narrowed eyes.
Goten fiddled with his fingers. "Uh, I was wondering if you'd go to the movies with me Saturday." He looked at his hands.
Videl smiled. "Okay."
Goten smiled. "Yay!"
Gohan's jaw dropped to the floor. "Huh? But..., I can't go. I'm busy that day."
"I didn't ask you to go," Goten said to Gohan.
Goku and ChiChi gasped.
Gohan frowned.
Videl raised an eyebrow. "Okay, Gohan. Maybe you're not paranoid."
Gohan folded his arms across his chest. "What a coincidence! You were calling me crazy not 3 minutes ago."
"I can't wait!" Goten said.
~End Chapter 1~
--OK, so it may not be the best, but give me a break here. It's my first one. So let me know what you think. Gimme some suggestions or something. Oh, yeah, and I'll definitely take criticism. What doesn't kill you can only make you stronger, right? Hope you enjoyed it.
--Oh, yeah. The DISCLAIMER thing: I don't own these characters. They're not mine. So just because this is at the bottom and not at the top doesn't mean I own the above characters. This applies to the chapter above and if there are some, the chapters hereafter. Don't own 'em. Got that?
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Chapter 1: Out of the Ordinary
Goten and Trunks sat on the low brick wall outside of their school. It was the first day back. Trunks and Goten were both in the 4th grade.
Goten swung his feet as he sat on the wall. "Gohan said he was picking us up today."
Trunks rolled his eyes. "We could have easily flown home for all this waiting."
Goten smiled. "Yeah, but we woulda been forgetting somebody." He pointed across the school yard toward 2 bouncing blond ponytails. The first-grader was happily skipping over to the boys.
"Hello, Goten!" Marron said, smiling at the black-haired boy.
He smiled back at her. "Hi!"
Trunks folded his arms across his chest. "Hmph."
Marron looked at Trunks and turned up her nose at him. She sat between the 2 boys. "I WAS gonna tell you something, Trunks, but you're being mean."
Trunks looked at the girl out of the corner of his eye. "What is it?"
Marron turned toward him. "Well, now that you ask." She pointed over to a few girls who were also in 4th grade with Goten and him. "You know Sarah?"
Trunks immediately looked over. "Of course I know Sarah! She's a cheerleader on the 5th grade cheerleading squad and she's only in the 4th grade!"
"She said...," Marron began. She paused to make Trunks sweat it out.
"What? What did she say?" Trunks asked.
Marron yawned.
Goten laughed under his breath.
Trunks grabbed Marron by the sleeve. "Tell me!"
Marron frowned. "Alright already! She said that you were cute."
Trunks smirked arrogantly. "Really?" He let go of Marron. "I shoulda known a chic like her would go for a stud like me."
"Yeah, she said you were cute but that she didn't like you," Marron said.
Goten burst out laughing.
"Eh? Why not?" Trunks whined.
"She said you were too high on yourself," Marron said. She giggled. "And boy was she ever right!"
Trunks started to pout.
Goten grinned and looked out to the parking lot. "Hey! There's Gohan." He got his books together.
Trunks and Marron looked up. "Hm. Videl's with him." Trunks said. He and Marron stood up with their backpacks. The 3 youngsters walked over to the car and got in.
"Hey, guys and girl! How was your first day of school?" Videl asked. She looked at Marron, who sat in the middle. "First grade. How do you like it?"
Marron smiled. "It's great. I'm really excited about it."
Videl smiled at her. "That's great. You don't hear of many kids who actually like the first grade," she stated. "I've loved school all my life."
Gohan laughed a little.
"So, Trunks. How do you like 4th grade?" Videl asked, smiling.
Trunks smiled falsely. "I hate school."
"Aw, Trunks, it's not so bad. I think school is swell," Goten said, smiling.
Trunks looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
Marron looked at Goten in a confused way.
Gohan cleared his throat and looked at Goten through the rear view mirror.
Videl smiled at Goten. "That's nice. Little boys don't usually like school. You might end up like your big brother Gohan."
"I hope so, if it means I can be with girls like you," Goten said.
Videl looked confused.
Trunks grinned.
Gohan raised an eyebrow. "Anyway, Mom will be thrilled to know about your newfound love for school."
Goten ignored his brother and just smiled at Videl.
Videl smiled back, then turned to sit in her seat correctly.
Trunks whispered to his best friend, "Hey! Since when do YOU like school?" He was leaning all over Marron.
"Yeah," Marron added.
Goten smiled at them both. "I don't know. It just came over me all of a sudden."
Trunks leaned back over to his side and whispered in Marron's ear. "He's up to something."
Marron nodded in agreement.
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~after dropping Marron and Trunks off~
"And your dad knows we're going to the karaoke bar tonight?" Gohan asked.
Videl grinned. "Of course, Gohan."
They all got out at the Son residence.
Goten was the first one inside. "Mom, Dad, we're here!" He headed to the kitchen.
Gohan took Videl's hand to get her to look at him. "Has my brother been acting weird recently, or is it just my imagination?"
Videl put her hands on her hips. "I'm gonna vote for option B. Goten's been the same way since I've known him. He's a sweet boy." She sat on the sofa. Gohan joined her.
Goku came in. "Hey, son," he said, barely paying attention. He then did a double take. "Oh, hello, Videl. I didn't see you there."
Videl smiled and waved.
Goku walked on toward the kitchen.
"Oh, Gohan! Were you and Videl staying for dinner before your date?" ChiChi called from the kitchen.
"Mom!! It's not a date! And, yes, we are eating here," Gohan said. "Man, if it were a date, I'd at least have the common courtesy to take her out to eat," he muttered.
Videl frowned. "Wow, thanks a lot, Gohan. The only way you'd take me out to eat is if we were on a date? I'd take YOU out to eat." She folded her arms across her chest and sat with her back to him.
Gohan rolled his eyes. "Videl...," he sighed.
Goten popped up behind the sofa. "I'D take you out to eat, Videl." He smiled.
Gohan looked at his little brother out of the corner of his eye.
Videl looked at Goten and smiled. "That's nice of you, Goten."
Goten walked around the sofa and sat between them.
"At least one of you got the nice genes," she said, narrowing her eyes at Gohan.
"Yep! That's me! Mr. Nice Guy!" Goten leaned against Videl's arm.
"Hey, Goten, let's have a little talk in our room," Gohan said. He pulled Goten along by the back of his shirt collar.
When they got to their room, Goten giggled. "I think she likes me."
Gohan raised an eyebrow. "Is that what this is all about? You have a crush on Videl?"
Goten looked off dreamily. "I'm in love."
"Psh! No, you're not. You just think you are," Gohan replied.
"You're just jealous because she likes me and she doesn't like you," Goten said.
"JEALOUS?!!" Gohan said with huge eyes. He laughed. "Little brother, there's no reason to be jealous. For one thing, you're too young for her. And for another thing, Videl and I are friends and ONLY friends."
Goten put his hands on his hips and cocked his head to the side. "Well..., I'm gonna ask your FRIEND to go with me to the movies."
Gohan had a bored look on his face. "Go ahead, but don't say I didn't warn you."
"Now that that's over with, I'd like to get to my studies. Videl likes smart guys who like going to school." Goten pulled out his books.
Gohan looked surprised. Hm, he may be serious about this, he thought. Man, is he ever gonna be heartbroken when Videl turns him down. He started back toward the living room and saw that Videl wasn't sitting on the sofa, so he went into the kitchen.
Videl was in the kitchen chopping up vegetables with great speed and dumping them into a pot. Then she quickly began washing dishes.
ChiChi could only watch her. "I sure hope I'll be seeing a lot more of you around here, Videl."
Gohan smiled. "Of course you will, Mom. She's my best friend."
Within a matter of minutes the multitude of dirty dishes had disappeared into their rightful places with brand new spotless shines.
Goku sat at the table in amazement as the tiny girl cleared away everything as fast as ChiChi did. "Wow, Videl. You'd make the perfect wife. You even cook fast," he said, looking off dreamily.
ChiChi slapped Goku on the back of the head.
"OWWWWWW!!! Chi, that hurt!" Goku whined.
"If you're thinking about leaving me for her, you're crazy!!!" ChiChi said.
Videl sat at the table now and she and Gohan looked at the couple and blinked blankly.
"But Chi, I'd never leave you," Goku said. He stood up and put his arms around her.
"Dang straight," ChiChi murmured.
Gohan sighed wearily. "My parents...." He put his hand over his eyes.
"Well, I think it's sweet that they're so devoted to each other after such a long marriage," Videl said. She put her elbows on the table and rested her head in her hands.
"Goodness, Videl, now you're acting strange. Everybody here is acting weird," Gohan said.
Videl frowned. "Well, did you ever stop to think that maybe you're being paranoid?"
Gohan looked at her. "Paranoid?"
Videl looked at him and nodded. "That's what I said."
"Listen, when my little brother all of a sudden starts STUDYING and LIKING school, I think something's wrong," Gohan said.
ChiChi and Goku gave Gohan a strange look. "Goten's studying?" ChiChi asked.
Videl looked around at everyone. "That's not normal for him to do?"
"NO!!!" Goku, Gohan and ChiChi said.
Just then Goten walked into the kitchen. "Mm! Food smells great!!" He looked at Videl. "Hi, Videl!" He pulled a chair over beside her. Everyone watched him.
"Um, hi, Goten," Videl said
Gohan frowned and looked at the boy from the other side of Videl with narrowed eyes.
Goten fiddled with his fingers. "Uh, I was wondering if you'd go to the movies with me Saturday." He looked at his hands.
Videl smiled. "Okay."
Goten smiled. "Yay!"
Gohan's jaw dropped to the floor. "Huh? But..., I can't go. I'm busy that day."
"I didn't ask you to go," Goten said to Gohan.
Goku and ChiChi gasped.
Gohan frowned.
Videl raised an eyebrow. "Okay, Gohan. Maybe you're not paranoid."
Gohan folded his arms across his chest. "What a coincidence! You were calling me crazy not 3 minutes ago."
"I can't wait!" Goten said.
~End Chapter 1~
--OK, so it may not be the best, but give me a break here. It's my first one. So let me know what you think. Gimme some suggestions or something. Oh, yeah, and I'll definitely take criticism. What doesn't kill you can only make you stronger, right? Hope you enjoyed it.
--Oh, yeah. The DISCLAIMER thing: I don't own these characters. They're not mine. So just because this is at the bottom and not at the top doesn't mean I own the above characters. This applies to the chapter above and if there are some, the chapters hereafter. Don't own 'em. Got that?