Chapter Summary: Step too lightly and you're bound to fall.
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Chapter 6: Matinee Madness
~at the movies~
"They don't have a popcorn bigger than that? This place sucks!" Trunks complained. He kicked over a nearby trash can and it went flying across the lobby and made a huge dent in the metal wall.
After a few minutes, the group walked into the movie theater with a big cardboard box full of popcorn that was as tall as Videl.
"That was awful nice of the manager to give us that box of popcorn at regular price," Goten said.
"Us?" Trunks asked, hugging the box.
"Heeeeeeey, that's not fair! I thought you were gonna share!" Goten whined loudly.
Some of the people in the theater started muttering about what a terrible mother Videl was.
"Will you please share your popcorn with Goten?" Videl asked.
"No! He'll eat it all! Tell him to get his own!" Trunks said, still hugging the box.
Marron just looked at them.
"Come on! Come on! I want some too!" Goten said. He went over and grabbed the other side of the box.
"Let go, you popcorn hog!" Trunks yelled.
The two tore the box in half and popcorn littered the theater raining down like so much snow at Christmastime.
"Well, now it's nobody's popcorn. I hope you're happy," Videl said.
Goten looked as if he might become tearful. Trunks, on the other hand, just folded his arms across his chest and rolled his eyes.
As the movie started Marron clapped. She'd ended up making the choice for them all. It was some cartoon about talking prairie dogs and she simply adored it. She'd ranted and raved about it, so Videl decided it was for the best. Of course, the boys wanted to see something with lots of action in it, but it wasn't a good idea to get those two overly excited.
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~about halfway through the movie~
Goten was sleeping.
Trunks was yawning.
"Psst! Videl!" Marron whispered.
"Hm?" Videl asked.
"I have to go potty," Marron said very quietly. "Will you come with me?"
Videl looked at the boys. "Sure. These two can handle themselves." She stood and took Marron's hand. "Come on."
Just as the two girls stepped into the light of the lobby, they saw Gohan at the ticket booth.
What's he doing here? Is he done with the S.A.T. already? Videl thought.
"Lookie look, Videl. It's Gohan," Marron said. "You didn't say he was meeting us here."
"I didn't know he was," Videl said.
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~right outside~
Gohan was the only one at the ticket booth. "I'm looking for a girl and a kid. The girl is really pretty with black hair. And the kid is a smaller version of me. Have you seen them?" he asked the girl at the booth.
The ticket holder gave him a tired look and shook her head.
"But I have to know what movie they went to so I can buy a ticket to it," Gohan said.
The booth lady just raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Come on. You have to know Videl Satan," Gohan said
"Oh, sure," the girl said. "Videl. Well, she came in with, like, 3 kids. They went to see that prairie dog cartoon."
Gohan looked confused. "That can't be right," he muttered. "Hey. Are you sure you know who I'm talking about?"
"Who doesn't know Videl Satan?!!" the girl yelled. "You'd have to live under a rock not to know who Videl Satan is!! She's only the most popular girl in school!!"
Gohan scratched the back of his head. "Okay, okay. Calm down. I'll take a ticket for that movie."
"What movie?" the ticket girl asked.
"The movie Videl went to see," Gohan reminded her. He was beginning to lose patience and he was running out of time. All he wanted to do was surprise Videl by showing up. Besides, after that long and boring test, it would be fun to hang out with his brother and Videl. Wait. She had 2 other kids with her. Probably Marron and Trunks. But why would THEY be here if this was supposed to be a date? he thought. Cause it's NOT a date, stupid! He stood in front of the ticket window, hitting himself on the head.
"What a basket case," the ticket girl muttered.
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~back in the lobby~
Videl and Marron came out of the bathroom just as Gohan was entering the lobby.
"Hi!" Marron said, running over to Gohan. She grabbed his hand.
"Hello, there," Gohan said, looking down at the tiny blond angel.
Videl smiled and walked over as Gohan's eyes met hers. "Hey, there. How did the test go?"
"It was...manageable," he responded. "Just really boring. Hey, what happened? I thought this was a date for you and Goten."
Videl put her hands on her hips. "Didn't I tell you I'd straighten all that out?" she replied, giving him an angry look. "He's here. Now come on. We're missing the movie."
Marron had been trying to drag Gohan to the theater the whole time.
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~the theater~
Trunks and Goten were in the movie throwing discarded candy across the room trying to hit each other with it.
A Goober rocketed past Videl's head as she, Gohan and Marron stood in the doorway. "EEP!"
"Ha haaaaa!! You missed me!! You couldn't hit the broad side of a barn!!" Trunks shouted, doing a victory dance.
"Hey!! No fair!! We called 'no powers' and you powered up to get out of the way!!" Goten whined.
"I did not!!" Trunks yelled.
"You did!! Cheater, cheater, cheater!!" Goten chanted loudly.
A lot of the people in the theater were complaining about the boys' behavior.
Security came in and collected the boys, then he went over to Videl and Gohan. "I was told these were your sons."
Videl looked around the theater. "Ummmmm...."
"We're really sorry about the boys' behavior. It won't happen again officer," Gohan said, taking each youngster by the collar. "Come children, we're going home. And you're both grounded."
"Huh?! No way!!" both Trunks and Goten moaned.
Marron's eyes watered. "Now I'll never know how the movie ends...."
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~in the car~
Videl was driving the crew back to their houses. "I can't believe you two did that. Now people think I'm a teenage mother."
Gohan raised an eyebrow.
Trunks laughed.
Goten looked confused.
Marron was looking out of the window.
"Honestly, you guys knew better," Gohan said. "But we're gonna keep this whole little mishap to ourselves, okay? Our parents wouldn't take it too lightly if they found out how you were acting."
"So, we're not in trouble?" Goten asked.
"No, Goten, you're not in trouble this time," Gohan answered.
Trunks smirked. "My win."
"Wow! You're the best brother ever!" Goten said.
Videl smiled at them.
"Geez, Goten, I thought you'd be in a little less cheerful mood today," Gohan spoke.
"Huh?" Goten asked.
"Well, since Videl told you that you were too young for her, I thought you'd be a little down. I should know that nothing gets you down," Gohan said.
"Yeah, well, when I found out you liked her, I just decided to find another girlfriend," Goten declared.
"WHAT?!" Gohan asked, blushing. "I never said that!"
Videl blushed a little.
"I can tell," Goten said. "I haven't been your brother this long for nothin'."
"Gohan, you've just been called out. What are you gonna do now?" Trunks instigated.
Gohan slapped his forehead.
"Wow, Videl. Isn't this great? Gohan likes you and you like Gohan," Marron interjected.
Videl's mouth dropped open.
Gohan looked at Videl, surprised. "Wow, Videl. Is that true?"
Videl sighed. "Yeah," she said quietly.
"So, I've liked you this whole time and you've liked me this whole time?" Gohan put together. "Man, maybe we've been dating this whole time and we didn't even know it."
Videl looked confused. "Your logic frightens me...."
"But it's true. I mean, think about it. We're always going out together. We know each others' parents. All that was really missing was us saying it," Gohan explained.
Videl thought for a minute. "You're right."
"So are you boyfriend and girlfriend or what?" Trunks asked.
The teens looked at each other. "Yeah," they both said.
"Yay! It's just like in a fairytale," Marron said.
"Yeah, but this one was way too long," Trunks said.
~The End~
--Yep. After all that, I decided to end it like that. Bring on the flames!!
--Thanks for past reviews. I hope you enjoyed my very first fan fiction. Sure, it ended like a bad movie, but hey, there's no telling what I might do next.
--Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in any part of this story. I wish I didn't own this story at all. Oh well. Deal with it.
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Chapter 6: Matinee Madness
~at the movies~
"They don't have a popcorn bigger than that? This place sucks!" Trunks complained. He kicked over a nearby trash can and it went flying across the lobby and made a huge dent in the metal wall.
After a few minutes, the group walked into the movie theater with a big cardboard box full of popcorn that was as tall as Videl.
"That was awful nice of the manager to give us that box of popcorn at regular price," Goten said.
"Us?" Trunks asked, hugging the box.
"Heeeeeeey, that's not fair! I thought you were gonna share!" Goten whined loudly.
Some of the people in the theater started muttering about what a terrible mother Videl was.
"Will you please share your popcorn with Goten?" Videl asked.
"No! He'll eat it all! Tell him to get his own!" Trunks said, still hugging the box.
Marron just looked at them.
"Come on! Come on! I want some too!" Goten said. He went over and grabbed the other side of the box.
"Let go, you popcorn hog!" Trunks yelled.
The two tore the box in half and popcorn littered the theater raining down like so much snow at Christmastime.
"Well, now it's nobody's popcorn. I hope you're happy," Videl said.
Goten looked as if he might become tearful. Trunks, on the other hand, just folded his arms across his chest and rolled his eyes.
As the movie started Marron clapped. She'd ended up making the choice for them all. It was some cartoon about talking prairie dogs and she simply adored it. She'd ranted and raved about it, so Videl decided it was for the best. Of course, the boys wanted to see something with lots of action in it, but it wasn't a good idea to get those two overly excited.
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~about halfway through the movie~
Goten was sleeping.
Trunks was yawning.
"Psst! Videl!" Marron whispered.
"Hm?" Videl asked.
"I have to go potty," Marron said very quietly. "Will you come with me?"
Videl looked at the boys. "Sure. These two can handle themselves." She stood and took Marron's hand. "Come on."
Just as the two girls stepped into the light of the lobby, they saw Gohan at the ticket booth.
What's he doing here? Is he done with the S.A.T. already? Videl thought.
"Lookie look, Videl. It's Gohan," Marron said. "You didn't say he was meeting us here."
"I didn't know he was," Videl said.
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~right outside~
Gohan was the only one at the ticket booth. "I'm looking for a girl and a kid. The girl is really pretty with black hair. And the kid is a smaller version of me. Have you seen them?" he asked the girl at the booth.
The ticket holder gave him a tired look and shook her head.
"But I have to know what movie they went to so I can buy a ticket to it," Gohan said.
The booth lady just raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Come on. You have to know Videl Satan," Gohan said
"Oh, sure," the girl said. "Videl. Well, she came in with, like, 3 kids. They went to see that prairie dog cartoon."
Gohan looked confused. "That can't be right," he muttered. "Hey. Are you sure you know who I'm talking about?"
"Who doesn't know Videl Satan?!!" the girl yelled. "You'd have to live under a rock not to know who Videl Satan is!! She's only the most popular girl in school!!"
Gohan scratched the back of his head. "Okay, okay. Calm down. I'll take a ticket for that movie."
"What movie?" the ticket girl asked.
"The movie Videl went to see," Gohan reminded her. He was beginning to lose patience and he was running out of time. All he wanted to do was surprise Videl by showing up. Besides, after that long and boring test, it would be fun to hang out with his brother and Videl. Wait. She had 2 other kids with her. Probably Marron and Trunks. But why would THEY be here if this was supposed to be a date? he thought. Cause it's NOT a date, stupid! He stood in front of the ticket window, hitting himself on the head.
"What a basket case," the ticket girl muttered.
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~back in the lobby~
Videl and Marron came out of the bathroom just as Gohan was entering the lobby.
"Hi!" Marron said, running over to Gohan. She grabbed his hand.
"Hello, there," Gohan said, looking down at the tiny blond angel.
Videl smiled and walked over as Gohan's eyes met hers. "Hey, there. How did the test go?"
"It was...manageable," he responded. "Just really boring. Hey, what happened? I thought this was a date for you and Goten."
Videl put her hands on her hips. "Didn't I tell you I'd straighten all that out?" she replied, giving him an angry look. "He's here. Now come on. We're missing the movie."
Marron had been trying to drag Gohan to the theater the whole time.
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~the theater~
Trunks and Goten were in the movie throwing discarded candy across the room trying to hit each other with it.
A Goober rocketed past Videl's head as she, Gohan and Marron stood in the doorway. "EEP!"
"Ha haaaaa!! You missed me!! You couldn't hit the broad side of a barn!!" Trunks shouted, doing a victory dance.
"Hey!! No fair!! We called 'no powers' and you powered up to get out of the way!!" Goten whined.
"I did not!!" Trunks yelled.
"You did!! Cheater, cheater, cheater!!" Goten chanted loudly.
A lot of the people in the theater were complaining about the boys' behavior.
Security came in and collected the boys, then he went over to Videl and Gohan. "I was told these were your sons."
Videl looked around the theater. "Ummmmm...."
"We're really sorry about the boys' behavior. It won't happen again officer," Gohan said, taking each youngster by the collar. "Come children, we're going home. And you're both grounded."
"Huh?! No way!!" both Trunks and Goten moaned.
Marron's eyes watered. "Now I'll never know how the movie ends...."
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~in the car~
Videl was driving the crew back to their houses. "I can't believe you two did that. Now people think I'm a teenage mother."
Gohan raised an eyebrow.
Trunks laughed.
Goten looked confused.
Marron was looking out of the window.
"Honestly, you guys knew better," Gohan said. "But we're gonna keep this whole little mishap to ourselves, okay? Our parents wouldn't take it too lightly if they found out how you were acting."
"So, we're not in trouble?" Goten asked.
"No, Goten, you're not in trouble this time," Gohan answered.
Trunks smirked. "My win."
"Wow! You're the best brother ever!" Goten said.
Videl smiled at them.
"Geez, Goten, I thought you'd be in a little less cheerful mood today," Gohan spoke.
"Huh?" Goten asked.
"Well, since Videl told you that you were too young for her, I thought you'd be a little down. I should know that nothing gets you down," Gohan said.
"Yeah, well, when I found out you liked her, I just decided to find another girlfriend," Goten declared.
"WHAT?!" Gohan asked, blushing. "I never said that!"
Videl blushed a little.
"I can tell," Goten said. "I haven't been your brother this long for nothin'."
"Gohan, you've just been called out. What are you gonna do now?" Trunks instigated.
Gohan slapped his forehead.
"Wow, Videl. Isn't this great? Gohan likes you and you like Gohan," Marron interjected.
Videl's mouth dropped open.
Gohan looked at Videl, surprised. "Wow, Videl. Is that true?"
Videl sighed. "Yeah," she said quietly.
"So, I've liked you this whole time and you've liked me this whole time?" Gohan put together. "Man, maybe we've been dating this whole time and we didn't even know it."
Videl looked confused. "Your logic frightens me...."
"But it's true. I mean, think about it. We're always going out together. We know each others' parents. All that was really missing was us saying it," Gohan explained.
Videl thought for a minute. "You're right."
"So are you boyfriend and girlfriend or what?" Trunks asked.
The teens looked at each other. "Yeah," they both said.
"Yay! It's just like in a fairytale," Marron said.
"Yeah, but this one was way too long," Trunks said.
~The End~
--Yep. After all that, I decided to end it like that. Bring on the flames!!
--Thanks for past reviews. I hope you enjoyed my very first fan fiction. Sure, it ended like a bad movie, but hey, there's no telling what I might do next.
--Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in any part of this story. I wish I didn't own this story at all. Oh well. Deal with it.