Chapter Summary: The chapter that makes no sense.
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Chapter 5: It's Saturday
~the next day~
Goten was sitting at the desk in the bedroom with one of his school books open, his head resting on his hands.
Gohan had just gotten dressed and was on his way to take the dreaded S.A.T. He looked at his little brother. Wow, I've never seen him so dedicated to anything besides training, he thought. He quietly hurried off to the kitchen.
A rather realistic dream about chocolate occupied Goten's mind as he dozed. "I'll take that Hershey bar and the Kit Kats over there," he muttered.
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~in the kitchen~
"Good morning, Gohan," ChiChi said, standing by the stove. She wrapped her robe tightly around her. Her face was unusually red.
Goku, as always, was right beside her. "Hey there, son. Ready for your big test?" He sat at the table and licked his middle finger.
I do NOT wanna know what they were doing. Get it out of your head, Gohan, he told himself mentally. The embarrassment shone red across his face. "Yeah. I'm ready. But it's no big deal really."
"Well, good luck anyway," Goku said.
"Come on, Gohan. Grab some breakfast. You'll think a lot better on a full stomach," ChiChi said. "You have to get into a good college after high school, right?"
"Right mom," Gohan said. He ate rather quickly, and then was off to school.
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~later that day~
Videl and Goten both decided that is was a good idea to involve Trunks and Marron on their "date."
"You're telling me that after all this time you two are still playing that game?" Trunks asked, sitting in the back seat with Marron.
"Well, it's not a game. I just have to break the news to Gohan in a way he'll take it best," Videl said.
Trunks sighed. "Sounds like a game to me."
"It's fun. Like a game of keep-away," Goten chimed from the front seat.
Videl thought for a minute. "That's exactly what it's like.... Maybe I should have thought this through," she said to herself out loud.
"You shoulda let ME handle it, Videl. You two woulda been together by now," Trunks said.
Marron just looked from one person to the other as they spoke. "I'm so lost. What's going on?"
Trunks rolled his eyes. "Don't stick your nose where it don't belong. Oops! You don't have a nose."
Marron gasped. "I'm gonna tell my daddy."
"He doesn't have a nose either," Trunks said.
"Cut it out you two," Videl said. "Trunks, you know better than to pick on poor little Marron."
Trunks pouted.
Goten laughed at him.
"Listen, Marron. Sometimes when a girl likes a boy, she can't just say it. She has to show him how she feels about him."
"Why?" Marron asked.
"Well, the words are never right and the boy might not understand what the girl is trying to say," Videl said.
"Why?" Marron asked.
"Well, it's hard to explain. You'd have to be in the situation to understand it," Videl explained.
"Why?" Marron repeated.
"Well, one situation is never like another situation no matter what the circumstances," Videl said. "It could be the exact same circumstances, but the people involved are never exactly the same."
Trunks groaned loudly. "There's no point in trying to explain it, Videl. She's not gonna understand cause she's a little kid."
"I like you, Goten," Marron said.
Videl looked surprised.
Goten was without words.
Trunks laughed. "Who didn't see that one coming?"
Marron blushed and covered her face.
"Wow, Marron. I didn't know," Goten said, scratching the back of his head.
Marron giggled.
"Well..., I like you, too, Marron. You're nice," Goten replied.
"Yay!" Marron said. "I hope we'll be friends forever!"
"Me too," Goten agreed, smiling at her.
Videl's mouth dropped open.
"See, Videl. It's not so bad," Trunks butted in.
"Wait. That's not the same. She's talking about friendly feelings," Videl said.
"No, I really like like Goten," Marron corrected.
Goten raised his eyebrows and his mouth sealed shut.
"Marron, you're too young. You don't know how to deal with the kinds of feelings you say you're having," Videl said.
"Why?" Marron asked.
Videl raised an eyebrow. "This is gonna be a long day."
~End Chapter 5~
--I was in a silly mood today, so I decided to do a short chapter about nothing. I think if I do another chapter it will be the last. So this is your last chance for requests, questions or suggestions.
--Thank you for the reviews, as always. (I try to please the audience which isn't great in number, but I aim to please those I DO have out there.) And I hope you enjoyed this weird little chapter about nothing.
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Chapter 5: It's Saturday
~the next day~
Goten was sitting at the desk in the bedroom with one of his school books open, his head resting on his hands.
Gohan had just gotten dressed and was on his way to take the dreaded S.A.T. He looked at his little brother. Wow, I've never seen him so dedicated to anything besides training, he thought. He quietly hurried off to the kitchen.
A rather realistic dream about chocolate occupied Goten's mind as he dozed. "I'll take that Hershey bar and the Kit Kats over there," he muttered.
-&-&-&-
~in the kitchen~
"Good morning, Gohan," ChiChi said, standing by the stove. She wrapped her robe tightly around her. Her face was unusually red.
Goku, as always, was right beside her. "Hey there, son. Ready for your big test?" He sat at the table and licked his middle finger.
I do NOT wanna know what they were doing. Get it out of your head, Gohan, he told himself mentally. The embarrassment shone red across his face. "Yeah. I'm ready. But it's no big deal really."
"Well, good luck anyway," Goku said.
"Come on, Gohan. Grab some breakfast. You'll think a lot better on a full stomach," ChiChi said. "You have to get into a good college after high school, right?"
"Right mom," Gohan said. He ate rather quickly, and then was off to school.
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~later that day~
Videl and Goten both decided that is was a good idea to involve Trunks and Marron on their "date."
"You're telling me that after all this time you two are still playing that game?" Trunks asked, sitting in the back seat with Marron.
"Well, it's not a game. I just have to break the news to Gohan in a way he'll take it best," Videl said.
Trunks sighed. "Sounds like a game to me."
"It's fun. Like a game of keep-away," Goten chimed from the front seat.
Videl thought for a minute. "That's exactly what it's like.... Maybe I should have thought this through," she said to herself out loud.
"You shoulda let ME handle it, Videl. You two woulda been together by now," Trunks said.
Marron just looked from one person to the other as they spoke. "I'm so lost. What's going on?"
Trunks rolled his eyes. "Don't stick your nose where it don't belong. Oops! You don't have a nose."
Marron gasped. "I'm gonna tell my daddy."
"He doesn't have a nose either," Trunks said.
"Cut it out you two," Videl said. "Trunks, you know better than to pick on poor little Marron."
Trunks pouted.
Goten laughed at him.
"Listen, Marron. Sometimes when a girl likes a boy, she can't just say it. She has to show him how she feels about him."
"Why?" Marron asked.
"Well, the words are never right and the boy might not understand what the girl is trying to say," Videl said.
"Why?" Marron asked.
"Well, it's hard to explain. You'd have to be in the situation to understand it," Videl explained.
"Why?" Marron repeated.
"Well, one situation is never like another situation no matter what the circumstances," Videl said. "It could be the exact same circumstances, but the people involved are never exactly the same."
Trunks groaned loudly. "There's no point in trying to explain it, Videl. She's not gonna understand cause she's a little kid."
"I like you, Goten," Marron said.
Videl looked surprised.
Goten was without words.
Trunks laughed. "Who didn't see that one coming?"
Marron blushed and covered her face.
"Wow, Marron. I didn't know," Goten said, scratching the back of his head.
Marron giggled.
"Well..., I like you, too, Marron. You're nice," Goten replied.
"Yay!" Marron said. "I hope we'll be friends forever!"
"Me too," Goten agreed, smiling at her.
Videl's mouth dropped open.
"See, Videl. It's not so bad," Trunks butted in.
"Wait. That's not the same. She's talking about friendly feelings," Videl said.
"No, I really like like Goten," Marron corrected.
Goten raised his eyebrows and his mouth sealed shut.
"Marron, you're too young. You don't know how to deal with the kinds of feelings you say you're having," Videl said.
"Why?" Marron asked.
Videl raised an eyebrow. "This is gonna be a long day."
~End Chapter 5~
--I was in a silly mood today, so I decided to do a short chapter about nothing. I think if I do another chapter it will be the last. So this is your last chance for requests, questions or suggestions.
--Thank you for the reviews, as always. (I try to please the audience which isn't great in number, but I aim to please those I DO have out there.) And I hope you enjoyed this weird little chapter about nothing.