Gohan sat in the school library, scanning through some books. Drew, Hiro,
Faye, Videl and himself had used the search system to try and help him find
information on Lavender and had brought all the books mentioning her name
back to the table to study.
Now the holidays were here, Gohan was abscessed with finding out more about Lavender's locket and how it had managed to find it's way into a hidden compartment in Vicky's locker.
"Hey guys, I think I've found something." Faye cried, bending over a tiny, leather bound book. "The book itself is called 'Lavender' and it tells us her full life story."
Gohan, Drew, Hiro and Videl leaned over Faye to read from the book.
"Wow." Drew whispered as he turned the pages. "Lavender's real name according to the school records was Whitney and she was Ukrainian. Her father was a wealthy merchant and she was one of six children."
"That's not the important information." Faye scowled. "The important thing is here."
She turned to the back of the book and took out a small piece of paper written in old fashioned handwriting. "I can't read this, can any of you?"
Gohan took the piece of paper in his hands and studied it carefully. "Maybe Bulma can. I can fax it to her at Capsule corp. and then she can send back a copy of what it says."
They faxed it through and got a reply the next day. Bulma had translated it and printed it out.
"It's a page from Lavender's diary." Gohan whispered. "She has written about the locket, saying it's a family heirloom that belonged to her great, great, great grandmother who was burnt for being a witch. It's supposed to have magical powers."
"You mean like you, Gohan?" Faye asked, forgetting to keep her voice down.
"Be quiet." Gohan muttered. "No, not like me. Like magical witch type powers. Probably not really true but Lavender believed it and wanted to keep the locket safe. Only one other person knew it's power. Her sister who attended this school. Lavender's sister hid the locket from her."
"That means the story is wrong." Hiro murmured. "Lavender didn't die because she was leaning over the balcony to get her locket. Either it was an accident or she was pushed."
"Most likely pushed. According to this, she had a few enemies. Obviously, people didn't like her."
"It doesn't matter." Drew finally said as the school bell rang, signaling lunchtime. "Now come on, I'm starving."
*****
When school started again for the final term, there was only one thing on everyone's minds. The upcoming Ellawin end of school dance.
"I don't want to have to ask a girl again." Gohan sighed, remembering how embarrassed he felt last time.
"Just ask Cecilia again." Drew comforted him. "Most people are just asking whoever they went with to the formal."
"So are you asking Hannah?"
Drew shook his head. "I'm asking someone else."
"Who?"
"Faye."
Gohan laughed. "She'll never go with you, Drew. She hates you."
"So? I'm going to ask anyway."
Gohan stared gloomily out of the school library window. He and Drew and come down to do their homework but hadn't counted on it starting to pour with rain. Now they were stranded down in the library until it stopped.
"Drew?" Gohan asked, keeping his eyes on the window.
"Yeah?"
"We don't have dance lessons for this, do we?"
Drew laughed and slapped Gohan on the back in a friendly gesture. "Course not. This isn't at all like the formal. It's just a fun dance to finish off the year. Only unless you want to look like a total freak, I suggest you find a girl to go with. Everyone has to have a date for this thing. And I mean everyone."
*****
After school the next day, Gohan found Videl sitting alone outside under a tree. The storm had cleared up long ago and everything was clear and perfect.
"Videl?" Gohan asked her, sitting beside her under the tree.
She looked up and smiled. Gohan hadn't bothered to change out of his school uniform yet, but Videl was wearing tight fitting jeans and a bright red tank top. Her long, sleek black hair was pulled into it's usual style, and Gohan's was pulled into it's usual pony tail.
He sat in silence, waiting for Videl to talk to him.
"What did you want to ask me Gohan?" She smiled kindly, though she thought she already knew what the question was going to be.
"I was just wondering....I mean, err..." Gohan put his hand sheepishly behind his head and blushed. This just wasn't working out.
"Just say it." Videl said sharply, sounding more like herself and making Gohan relax.
"Remember on the night of the formal how you were....not happy with me asking Cecilia?"
"Yes?" Videl was certain now as to where this was going.
"Well...." Gohan thought he better get it out quickly. "Would you mind if I asked Cecilia to the dance?"
Videl's eyes widened in surprise, then filled with anger, yet her voice was calm. "Why should I care? It's not like we're going out."
"Your right. I just thought I should ask you first, that's all."
Gohan stood up and walked away, leaving Videl sitting under the tree, stunned. She had thought Gohan and come to ask her to the dance. HER! Not Cecilia. Again, she had been tricked into thinking that Gohan could ever like her in that way.
But why should it matter? After all, she was the daughter of Hercule Satan and there was plenty of boys who would just die to take her to the dance. Gohan never liked her and never would like her any more than a friend. And that is how she should feel about him too.
*****
Cecilia was sitting with a group of friends when Gohan found her. The group had just been into town and had come back laughing and joking with each other. Gohan nervously approached them.
"Cecilia, can I talk to you alone for a moment?" Gohan asked her shyly while Cecilia's friends giggled and nudged each other.
"Sure." Cecilia beamed, then waved away her friends. "I'll catch up to you later guys."
"Sure." A girl smirked. "Later." And they rushed off giggling stupidly.
"So what did you want to say, Gohan?" Gohan knew it was better just to get it over with. "Are you going to the dance with anyone?"
"No, I was hoping you and I could go as friends again."
Gohan smiled. "Great. So was I."
There was a long silence, then Cecilia shuffled in the direction her friends had gone in. "I have to go. I'll see you on the night, Gohan."
"Ok. Bye." Gohan waved as she dashed away.
With a heavy load off his chest, Gohan felt a lot better and went to find Drew. However, when he walked in on his friend, he found him asking Faye to the dance and hurriedly left again.
*****
As the dance grew closer, more and more people announced dates. Drew had by some miracle, convinced Faye to go with him. Hiro had surprisingly asked Vicky. Daniel was with Hannah, Greg with Kylie and Mitchell with Videl.
Gohan was far less nervous about this dance than the formal as he didn't actually have to dance or waltz here. If he wanted to, he could just sit around the whole time. It wouldn't be a problem.
But just because Gohan was less nervous about this dance than the formal, did not mean he wasn't nervous at all.
*****
Author's note: Sorry this chapter was kind of dull. But don't worry, the dance will be funny and there will be a major Gohan/Videl thing in two chapter's from now.
Now the holidays were here, Gohan was abscessed with finding out more about Lavender's locket and how it had managed to find it's way into a hidden compartment in Vicky's locker.
"Hey guys, I think I've found something." Faye cried, bending over a tiny, leather bound book. "The book itself is called 'Lavender' and it tells us her full life story."
Gohan, Drew, Hiro and Videl leaned over Faye to read from the book.
"Wow." Drew whispered as he turned the pages. "Lavender's real name according to the school records was Whitney and she was Ukrainian. Her father was a wealthy merchant and she was one of six children."
"That's not the important information." Faye scowled. "The important thing is here."
She turned to the back of the book and took out a small piece of paper written in old fashioned handwriting. "I can't read this, can any of you?"
Gohan took the piece of paper in his hands and studied it carefully. "Maybe Bulma can. I can fax it to her at Capsule corp. and then she can send back a copy of what it says."
They faxed it through and got a reply the next day. Bulma had translated it and printed it out.
"It's a page from Lavender's diary." Gohan whispered. "She has written about the locket, saying it's a family heirloom that belonged to her great, great, great grandmother who was burnt for being a witch. It's supposed to have magical powers."
"You mean like you, Gohan?" Faye asked, forgetting to keep her voice down.
"Be quiet." Gohan muttered. "No, not like me. Like magical witch type powers. Probably not really true but Lavender believed it and wanted to keep the locket safe. Only one other person knew it's power. Her sister who attended this school. Lavender's sister hid the locket from her."
"That means the story is wrong." Hiro murmured. "Lavender didn't die because she was leaning over the balcony to get her locket. Either it was an accident or she was pushed."
"Most likely pushed. According to this, she had a few enemies. Obviously, people didn't like her."
"It doesn't matter." Drew finally said as the school bell rang, signaling lunchtime. "Now come on, I'm starving."
*****
When school started again for the final term, there was only one thing on everyone's minds. The upcoming Ellawin end of school dance.
"I don't want to have to ask a girl again." Gohan sighed, remembering how embarrassed he felt last time.
"Just ask Cecilia again." Drew comforted him. "Most people are just asking whoever they went with to the formal."
"So are you asking Hannah?"
Drew shook his head. "I'm asking someone else."
"Who?"
"Faye."
Gohan laughed. "She'll never go with you, Drew. She hates you."
"So? I'm going to ask anyway."
Gohan stared gloomily out of the school library window. He and Drew and come down to do their homework but hadn't counted on it starting to pour with rain. Now they were stranded down in the library until it stopped.
"Drew?" Gohan asked, keeping his eyes on the window.
"Yeah?"
"We don't have dance lessons for this, do we?"
Drew laughed and slapped Gohan on the back in a friendly gesture. "Course not. This isn't at all like the formal. It's just a fun dance to finish off the year. Only unless you want to look like a total freak, I suggest you find a girl to go with. Everyone has to have a date for this thing. And I mean everyone."
*****
After school the next day, Gohan found Videl sitting alone outside under a tree. The storm had cleared up long ago and everything was clear and perfect.
"Videl?" Gohan asked her, sitting beside her under the tree.
She looked up and smiled. Gohan hadn't bothered to change out of his school uniform yet, but Videl was wearing tight fitting jeans and a bright red tank top. Her long, sleek black hair was pulled into it's usual style, and Gohan's was pulled into it's usual pony tail.
He sat in silence, waiting for Videl to talk to him.
"What did you want to ask me Gohan?" She smiled kindly, though she thought she already knew what the question was going to be.
"I was just wondering....I mean, err..." Gohan put his hand sheepishly behind his head and blushed. This just wasn't working out.
"Just say it." Videl said sharply, sounding more like herself and making Gohan relax.
"Remember on the night of the formal how you were....not happy with me asking Cecilia?"
"Yes?" Videl was certain now as to where this was going.
"Well...." Gohan thought he better get it out quickly. "Would you mind if I asked Cecilia to the dance?"
Videl's eyes widened in surprise, then filled with anger, yet her voice was calm. "Why should I care? It's not like we're going out."
"Your right. I just thought I should ask you first, that's all."
Gohan stood up and walked away, leaving Videl sitting under the tree, stunned. She had thought Gohan and come to ask her to the dance. HER! Not Cecilia. Again, she had been tricked into thinking that Gohan could ever like her in that way.
But why should it matter? After all, she was the daughter of Hercule Satan and there was plenty of boys who would just die to take her to the dance. Gohan never liked her and never would like her any more than a friend. And that is how she should feel about him too.
*****
Cecilia was sitting with a group of friends when Gohan found her. The group had just been into town and had come back laughing and joking with each other. Gohan nervously approached them.
"Cecilia, can I talk to you alone for a moment?" Gohan asked her shyly while Cecilia's friends giggled and nudged each other.
"Sure." Cecilia beamed, then waved away her friends. "I'll catch up to you later guys."
"Sure." A girl smirked. "Later." And they rushed off giggling stupidly.
"So what did you want to say, Gohan?" Gohan knew it was better just to get it over with. "Are you going to the dance with anyone?"
"No, I was hoping you and I could go as friends again."
Gohan smiled. "Great. So was I."
There was a long silence, then Cecilia shuffled in the direction her friends had gone in. "I have to go. I'll see you on the night, Gohan."
"Ok. Bye." Gohan waved as she dashed away.
With a heavy load off his chest, Gohan felt a lot better and went to find Drew. However, when he walked in on his friend, he found him asking Faye to the dance and hurriedly left again.
*****
As the dance grew closer, more and more people announced dates. Drew had by some miracle, convinced Faye to go with him. Hiro had surprisingly asked Vicky. Daniel was with Hannah, Greg with Kylie and Mitchell with Videl.
Gohan was far less nervous about this dance than the formal as he didn't actually have to dance or waltz here. If he wanted to, he could just sit around the whole time. It wouldn't be a problem.
But just because Gohan was less nervous about this dance than the formal, did not mean he wasn't nervous at all.
*****
Author's note: Sorry this chapter was kind of dull. But don't worry, the dance will be funny and there will be a major Gohan/Videl thing in two chapter's from now.