I wish I owned DBZ, but I don't. I own DVD's and tapes, but it just isn't the same. I also don't own the right to any of the music pieces you may see selected, just copies of merchandise, such a shame. The artists that created them are geniuses and we all must bow to them.

Chapter 19: A School Day

I should've known that the cops would try to come back the same day. They showed up again around 2:30 when Vegeta, Trunks and I were finishing up lunch. Mom and Dr. Briefs were back to work so they were not around to see the events about to take place. After letting them wait a few minutes, Vegeta got up and beckoned us to follow him. Vegeta went straight out the door, Trunks and I went out but stayed on the front stoop to watch.

"Mr. Vegeta, you are under arrest, surrender now before we have to call in the swat team!"

"Oh, I'm shaking in my boots!" Vegeta laughed aloud.

"Hold it Chief! I'll take care of this!" I heard a familiar voice behind the chief. Emerging from the horde of cops was Videl Satan herself. Oh great.

"First the bacon, now the coward's girl!" Vegeta mocked. Videl get out of here! She obviously didn't hear my thoughts, but she did notice that I was back behind Vegeta.

"So Vegeta, I was wondering when they would send me in to take you out. I hope you enjoy your new jail cell!" Videl started up, cracking her knuckles. I got ready to stop her before she did something she would regret, if she lived. As luck would have it, Gohan dropped in-between her and Vegeta, dressed as Saiyaman of course.

"Stop Videl, you are in great danger if you proceed!" Gohan said in a very bad hero voice. I heard Trunks trying not to laugh at Gohan. I was finding it hard myself, the outfit was horrible, and the posing even worse.

"Get lost spawn of Kakarot, and take your girlfriend with you!" Vegeta barked.

"Kaka..rot? Who's that?" Videl asked, waving the cops off.

"His bothersome father girl, now get lost, all of you!" Vegeta ordered.

"Look I don't know this Carrot or whoever he is, but I was sent to stop you from hurting more people. Do you wanna do this the easy way or the hard way?" Videl threatened.

"Videl don't do this!" I shouted suddenly, taking a step forward. Man, I didn't realize our little joke was going to lead to this.

"No sweat kid, this jerk's been asking for it for a long time, I'm going to beat an apology out of him!" Videl continued.

Gohan's demeanor changed. "How does she know you?" He thought to me.

"Sort of ran into her first day I got here, I never told her anything though. Just my name and she got me here, and I kinda helped her with a crook that got away," I answered.

"All you guys get outta here, we'll meet back later!" Gohan shouted to the cops.

"Yes sir Saiyaman!" the responded and drove off quickly.

After they had gone, Videl approached Gohan, who stood still between her and Vegeta, "Why'd you do that?" she asked.

"Because you will only get hurt if you try to fight Vegeta. Videl, trust me on this!" Gohan urged.

"Humph, you must like her spawn of Kakarot, is she to be your mate?" Vegeta said with a smirk.

"What! No that's not what I meant!" Gohan retracted.

"Then why protect this foolish girl, daughter of a coward!" Vegeta pressed on.

Gohan didn't respond to that, "Videl, go back to school, now."

"But why Saiyaman?" she asked.

"Just do it, please, before you get hurt!" Gohan said.

"Fine, Vegeta I will come get you another day, that or my father will!" Videl said, tossing her helicopter capsule out.

"Oh no, whatever will I do? Muhahahaha!" Vegeta mocked. After Videl blasted off towards Satan City, Gohan took off his helmet and stared Vegeta down.

I heard Vegeta start to crack up, "What's wrong boy, did I hurt your mate's feelings? Get over it, you're a Saiyan, not a weakling human," Vegeta said cruelly.

"Oh just shut up Vegeta!" Gohan shouted, lunging at him. Vegeta saw this lack of focus and gave Gohan a hard right hand in the nose, causing it to bleed a little, then another on the other side to put him on the ground.

"Not here Kaka-brat! The last thing I need is that damned woman screaming at me for a fight out in public again! If you want a piece of me, you can do it in the gravity room! Be here at six!" Vegeta roared, filling the next square mile or so with his voice.

Gohan got back up, "Count on it," he said in a cold voice, before taking off and flying back to school.

Interlude 19.1 –Bring a Guest-

"Hey Erasa, how about we go grab a soda after school, just the two of us," Sharpner said, flexing his arms a little.

"Umm Sure! Hey Videl! Did you catch that bad guy that blew up all the reporters?" Erasa asked as Videl sulked back in.

"No he got away. Saiyaman sure didn't help any, kept telling me to run, he's such a jerk sometimes," Videl growled, sliding back into her seat. Then she noticed the empty seat next to Erasa.

"Where's Gohan?" Videl asked, changing the subject.

"Oh, he went to the bathroom just after you left. He said his stomach hurt, he's such a cutie though!" Erasa said.

"He's not that great, just a skinny book nerd. Probably couldn't hold down all that food he ate over lunch!" Sharpner frowned at the sudden attention to Gohan.

Just then Gohan opened the door and came back in, "Sorry, must've been something I ate," he said quietly.

"See, told ya!" Sharpner said in a victory style voice. Videl noticed the sad and angry look on Gohan's face, not to mention the big bruise on his face and the slightly bleeding nose.

"Son Gohan! Did you get in a fight?" the teacher shouted.

"Oh no, just bumped into the bathroom door, its a little hard," Gohan said, going back towards his seat, still frowning slightly. Videl watched as he took his seat, and saw has usually bright and clueless eyes turn dark and clouded like he was deep in thought or was very distressed.

"It's time for the math test!" the teacher announced. Videl grumbled, she hated math.

Gym class was next to last on the class schedule for the day, and then they had homeroom. Today they were playing Volleyball. Videl had seen Gohan do some strange things, but today he accidentally spiked the ball so hard that it flattened when it hit the floor. At first everyone thought it was just a bad ball. Only Videl seemed to notice the new crack in the floor when the ball made contact. Shrugging it off, she forgot about it until it was Gohan's turn to serve. The ball became imbedded in the far wall.

"You feeling all right Gohan? You usually serve it perfectly, something wrong?" the gym coach asked, with a slightly amazed look.

"Oh no its nothing, I just don't feel well today," Gohan lied. Videl kept her suspicious glance on him the rest of the day. This is what happens when he doesn't feel well, she thought, watching him mope around, looking at the ground.

At homeroom there was an announcement made that didn't seem to help Gohan's mood.

"Tomorrow is a special day, you are all required to bring a guest. It can be a friend, someone you admire, a family member, parents, whomever," the teacher read off a sheet. Gohan groaned, oh great, what else could go wrong today? Videl noticed his groaning but paid no heed.

He raised a hand, "Is it mandatory?"

"Yes!" Gohan's frown deepened, So much for that idea.

"Oh what's wrong Gohan, hey isn't your dad Son Goku? Can't you get your pops to come or something, a lot of us here love martial arts!" Erasa asked. Most everyone nodded, even Sharpner.

"Yeah! No one has seen Son Goku in years, that would be an excellent guest for you to bring Gohan!" the teacher suggested, the name Son Goku rung in many of the teenagers' ears.

"No, he wont be able to come, sorry," Gohan said, looking awfully sad.

"Why not?"

"He just can't okay?" Gohan said, trying to keep his emotions in check.

"That's fine Gohan, but you still need to bring a guest." After dismissal, Gohan went up to the roof to call nimbus and soared off to Capsule Corp. Little did he know, but Videl had trailed him up there and watched when the yellow cloud pulled up and saw him sail off into the distance.

"I'll find out your secrets Son Gohan, mark my words." Videl uttered, taking off in her chopper.

Meanwhile Gohan was deep in thought on Nimbus, Man who can I bring, hmmm Mom wont come, definitely not Piccolo, nor Goten or Trunks. Not Bulma or Vegeta, I doubt I could get Krillin and I don't know where Tien is, maybe Verto though, he said that he's gone through this before. He continued to think it over on the way to West City.

I waited outside the gravity room for Gohan and Vegeta. Trunks sat on a bench nearby eating a cookie. We could feel some of the shockwaves, but could not sense through the thick walls, for they were Saiyan proofed by Dr. Briefs.

"I wonder who will win, Gohan or my Dad?" Trunks asked. The door opened, and both warriors stumbled out, looking quite roughed up.

"I haven't given you enough credit brat, you have more Saiyan blood in you than I thought," Vegeta mocked him.

"Geee thanks," Gohan said, grabbing a seat on the bench.

"Are you two done beating each other senseless now?" Mom asked from down the hall.

"Yes woman, unless you want some more boy?" Vegeta asked.

"No thanks."

Mom approached, "Well that's about the smartest choice you've made today Vegeta, thanks Gohan for saving the Satan girl before she did something stupid."

"Yeah sure, though I think it cost me a little a few minutes ago," he said, putting on a Son grin, "Anyway Bulma, I have this event at school tomorrow, I have to bring a guest, any ideas?"

Mom thought that over, "Not taking Goten I take it?"

"My hyperactive, sugar factory of a brother, no thanks. Plus I'm still trying to hide my powers, not show them off. Knowing Goten he won't be able to hold his tongue, or hold back," Gohan explained.

"Does it have to be a kid or can it be an adult?" Mom asked.

"Either, they didn't specify too much. It can be a family member, or a friend, and I don't think asking Piccolo to come would be a good idea. Same goes for Vegeta, no offence, as Videl is in my class...and I think her Dad is coming tomorrow, unless I can get you or Krillin to go, because I know mom won't."

"What about Verto?" Mom asked.

I gave her a glance, "Me?"

"Well you're about the best choice so not to spill the beans on Gohan's secrets, and your own for that matter. The only problem might be that Videl Satan, but surely she understands keeping her lips glued, we'll see. I can't go because I have a big conference tomorrow. I think you should go. You've been to high school before anyway right? You know how it goes," Mom said, with a slight grin. Yeah now she acknowledges that.

"I suppose," I said, making like it would be a hamper on my schedule.

"Can I go too mom?" Trunks asked, pulling at her leg.

"No Trunks. You would do the same thing Goten does, and don't give me any back talk about it!" Mom glared down at him, almost expecting the response. None came from Trunks.

"What's wrong boy, afraid I'll embarrass you?" Vegeta snorted.

"Well, that's part of it. Remember we try to hide our powers nowadays since people aren't used to things like flight and ki beams." Gohan said with a stare.

"Ha, whatever boy, I have other plans tomorrow," Vegeta laughed and turned down the hallway.

"You can stay at my house tonight Verto, that way we can leave directly from there," Gohan said, starting towards the door. I began to follow, only to screech to a halt by the scruff of my gi that was lifted into the air along with the rest of me.

"Hold it mister! Better pack some clean clothes!" Mom said as she had me three feet in the air by my gi. I sighed and nodded.

After packing up another polo shirt and a pair of jeans, Gohan and I flew off to his house.

"Hey Gohan, how are we gonna get Videl to stay quiet? She's met me before remember?" I asked in flight.

"I don't know, I mean its gonna be pretty obvious that I know the Briefs when you come in. I'm concerned that she will find out I'm Saiyaman and reveal it to everyone. Then I wont be able to go to school, they'll think I'm a freak," Gohan said looking down.

"Yeah you mentioned that. Gohan I've gone through what you are dealing with, it's called fitting in. I completely understand your reasons to hide your powers, I would too. I remember when I was in school, most didn't think I had half a brain, when in fact I was smarter than most of them were. Whenever I showed that I had some form of intelligence, people would look and treat me differently, like I wasn't welcome. You're a prime example, everyone expects a certain thing from each person and they treat you like a nerd I'm guessing?" A nod.

"But then your strength accidentally shows and they don't know what to make of you, right?" Another nod.

"Well my policy is to be yourself, if they can't handle it or are too ignorant to understand you, that's their problem, not yours," I finished.

Gohan sighed, "You're right, thanks. But I'm still going to try to keep my powers hidden for now, I keep them hidden to protect Mom and Goten's privacy. People don't want you to change too quickly, I ask that you do keep your powers hidden as well tomorrow. Unless absolutely necessary of course," Gohan requested.

"No problem," I said with a grin as we approached the Son house and landed.

"Well Verto, nice to see you again, we haven't seen you for a few months. The only extra mouth to feed seems to be Trunks all the time," Chichi greeted me.

"Nice to see you too Miss Chichi," I bowed my head slightly as I tried to decipher rather that was a nice or rude hello by her.

"So what brings you here?" Chichi asked.

"Mom, he's going to be my guest at school tomorrow, its mandatory and I knew that you wouldn't come. And its not a good idea to invite Piccolo, Vegeta, or the boys, and I'm sure Krillin is busy with his family. I don't know where Tien is, Bulma suggested that I bring him since he's already been to high school once before on his other world," Gohan explained.

"Well you could have called to check first, if it was mandatory I could have had Dad watch Goten and I could go with you. But I guess that's not going to happen," Chichi sounded disappointed. I knew why Gohan wouldn't want her there, I could just imagine all the frying pan hits that would happen, most of them probably not on Gohan.

"Sorry mom," Gohan said solemnly.

"Oh that's okay, Dad can barely handle little Goten anyway," Chichi said, turning back to a delicious smelling supper she was cooking. All of a sudden an orange blur came across the room and Gohan was promptly lying on the ground with the blur bouncing on top of him.

"Hi Gohan, Hi Gohan! How was school today? Can we train after dinner? Is Mom cooking dinner? Can I have some now? CAN I CAN I CAN I!" the little bundle of energy known as Goten went nuts on his brother.

"See why I didn't want to bring him", Gohan thought at me.

"Yep".Then Goten turned and saw me. I joined Gohan on the floor, probably another dent as well after Goten tackled me next.

"Hi Verto! Can we train after dinner? Are you staying all night? Where's Trunks?" Goten's hyperactivity never ceased apparently.

"Goten get off him, shame on you! You shouldn't tackle your guests!" Chichi scolded.

"Sorry mom!" As Goten slowly got up off me, I checked myself over for bruises. "So why are you over here Verto, I mean without Trunks or Bulma?" Goten asked.

"Going to school with your brother tomorrow," I said.

"CAN I GO? CAN I CAN I CAN I GOHAN PLEASE!" Goten ran circles around Gohan's legs. Good god.

"Sorry Goten, but if you go you might accidentally say or do something you shouldn't," Gohan said as Goten skidded to a stop and gave him the puppy eyes.

"No I won't Gohan! I'll be good!" Goten pleaded.

"No Goten, remember your visiting Trunks tomorrow with me. You two can play while Bulma is attending her conference," Chichi called from the stove.

"Not fair," Goten pouted.

"Dinner's ready!" That frown on Goten's face vanished at the mention of food and the tornado was hyper again.

Even though I had not had many of Chichi's meals, they seemed to be similar, absolutely delicious every time. Her cooking put a lot of other meals to shame, even good ones.

"Is there anything I need to be aware about tomorrow Gohan?" I asked between spoonfuls.

"Oh not really," Gohan said, but then reverted a thought to me, "I'll tell ya on the way in the morning, no big deal, but mom would have a cow".

I considered his words for a minute since we were in the middle of a meal, "Why have a cow when she has pigs instead?" I thought at him, grinning slightly.

"I'll get you for that".

After finishing off dinner, Chichi demanded we all hit the hay early. I didn't dare argue anyway, I'd probably have to run from the skillet of terror. Like last time, I received a spot on the couch, not that I minded. I drifted off to the memories of me and Trunks' little prank and what could have happened to Videl.

Power levels

Vegeta: 55,000,000, SS: 185,000,000, SS2: 325,000,000

Cops: 25-40(varies, like it matters though)

Gohan: 52,000,000, SS: 178,000,000, SS2: 315,000,000

Videl: 250