Well, that's all for that. I warn you, hopefully you'll need tissues because you'll be crying after laughing so hard with this chapter. This is the one that started it all. As I said before, I thought of this one day when I was in the shower; well, this is the part I thought of. I think it's really funny, and hopefully you guys will too. So, on with the chapter!!!!!
Oh, one more thing. If any of you were wondering, or begin to wonder during this chapter what all these
little things mean; *, ~, etc., here is a short legend for y'all:
* thoughts *
" talking " (go figure)
~ phone,internet,etc...(can't expect me to tell you what kind of communicating that is, could you? That
would give away the whole chapter!) conversation ~
= actions =
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ, Akira Toriyama does. Simple enough.
Chapter 6
Goten and Gohan walked into their room. Goten began to run around looking for the CD-ROMS. because the last time Trunks came over (meaning before the three times he was grounded and came over anyway), he and Goten played treasure hunt with the games. Now the one thing the little demi-saiyan had to do was figure out where Trunks hid the games. Oh ya! He could just call and ask him. *Trunks always remembers where he put stuff* Goten thought.
"Gohan, can I call Trunks and ask him where he put the games when we were playing with them?" Goten asked his older brother.
"Sure squirt. While you do that, I'll just check my email," he replied.
"Ok!" With that, Goten ran off, and Gohan was left to see who had been communicating with him via the internet.
"No new messages huh? I wonder who's on AOL..." Gohan quickly logged in (guess what his password is. ^_^ hehe. I'll give you a hint: It's a five letter word that begins with "V" ) "Ah! Videl's online!"
~Hey Videl!~ (A/N: BTW, they have computer cameras so they can see each other and speakers so they don't have to type)
~Hi Go-chan!~
~I hate that nickname.~
~No you don't. In fact, wasn't it you that suggested that nickname?~
~Ya! You're right! Guess I forgot.~
~=sweatdrop=~
~Hey Viddy, what did your dad say about my party?~
~Oh yeah... I forgot about that. =sigh= he said he wouldn't allow me to...~
~I can't believe he'd do such a thing! I mean of all the nerve---~
~MISS IT!!! Whohoo! Yeah! He said I could go. No sweat.~
~Huh!? He said what?~
~He--Said--I--Can--Go~
~That's great! I'm so happy!~
~Me too Go-chan. So at 1:15 right?~
~Yeah around that time would be great.~
~Ugh!=groan= I have to go finish my homework now. You're so lucky you're a genius. I bet you've already finished.~
~No, I didn't. I got everything done in class =famous Son grin=~
~Figures. Anyway, see you tomorrow Gohan. Luv ya!~
~Love you too Videl. Later!~ =both sign off=
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~Ok Goten. I remember I hid the games in one of Gohan's desk drawers..., or maybe it was an underwear drawer...^
~The one with the teddy-bear underwear?~
~Ya! That's the one. Oh, hold on Goten....Uh hun...ok...Your mom wants to talk to you~
~Oh, ok. Hi Mom! =shouting into the phone=~
~Don't shout Goten. I don't want Gohan to know I'm on the phone.~
~Oh, sorry. Gohan's in our room anyway.~
~That's alright Goten sweety. Now, I need to ask you to do me a little favor. Search Gohan's side of the room for anything that could prove he's going to ask Videl to be his wife. Can you do That for me Goten?~
~Sure Mom! That would mean that Videl would be my new sister. Right?~
~Yes Goten. Then you'd have a new big sister to look out for you, and maybe even teach you how to get a girlfriend!~
~Ugh! Girls are yucky. Well, all except for Videl, Bulma and you, Mom.~
~Haha! I thought you'd say that. Remember, if you find anything, call me right away and don't let your brother find out. Alright?~
~Ok. Got to go mom or Gohan will get suspectous.~
~Suspicious, Goten.~
~Yeah! That's the word!~
~Alright bye sweety. I love you and I'll see you later.~
~I love you too Mamma. Bye!~
Goten hung up the phone when his conversation with Chi Chi ended, and ran to his room to get the games.
When Goten ran through the door, he immediately went for Gohan's dresser drawer. Gohan was playing solitaire when he heard rustling in the background. To see what the commotion was, he simply turned his head and asked, "Whatcha doing Goten?"
Goten answered, "Getting the games from your underwear drawer where Trunks hid then when he were playing the last time he came over before he got grounded because he put itching powder in Vegeta's spandex training suit."
"Oh, ok," Gohan said as he turned around to face the computer. Then he remembered something: "The ring!" he shouted as he ran to his dresser yelling, "Goten! Get out of there!" Goten had just picked up the box with the ring and was about to open it when Gohan had suddenly rushed past him and snatched the ring from the chibi's hands. Unfortunately for Gohan, Goten had already figured out something was up with the box; something he should tell his mother about.
"Gohan, what's with the box? Is there something important in there?" Goten slyly asked his older, smarter, and incredibly naïve brother who even after all these years of Chi Chi's scheming and Trunks' devious torture plans, has yet to figure out something's wrong with this situation.
"Oh, this thing....Uh how about those games. Don't you want to play anymore?" Gohan asked trying to change the subject.
"Yeah, but I want to know why you're so protective of that box," Goten retorted.
"Uh, let's talk about it later, ok squirt?" Gohan was inwardly begging.
"Ok, but you'd better tell me or I'll tell Mom you ate the last twenty slices of those cakes last week."
Gohan shuddered at the thought of Chi Chi screeching about how inconsiderate he was for not leaving any for his little brother, completely ignoring the fact that Goten had swiped 30 extra pieces for himself before Gohan had the last twenty. "Ok, I promise I'll tell you tonight as long as you promise not to tell Mom. Deal?" Gohan answered somewhat anxiously, trying to get off the topic as fast as possible.
"Deal! Now can we play? Plleeeeaaaassssseee!!!!!"
"Yes Goten, we can play now."
At this moment, Goten remembered he had to inform his mother of this new development in Gohan's personal life. But how was he going to do it without giving anything away to Gohan? *Ah! I've got it!* he thought. "Hey Gohan?"
"Ya bro?"
"Instead of playing these games, can we play hide and seek instead?"
"But it would be so easy. We would just have to sense each other's ki."
"But we could do it like we're training to find someone if they don't have a ki signature, or it's too low to sense. It would be so much fun!" Goten happily answered.
"Ok, that actually would be fun. Do you want to hide or should I?" Gohan asked his brother.
"I want to hide. Count to about......6000."
"Sure! That's easy!"
"But you have to count as slow as Master Roshi's turtle would. Ok?" Goten said before Gohan could use his super speed and genius to count that in ten seconds flat. He needed time if he was going to hide, call Chi Chi, and NOT get caught.
"Aw! Really? That slow? I guess....1.......................................................................................................... ......................................2,"Gohan replied in defeat and began counting. By this time, Goten had already raced out the bedroom door, stopping briefly in the hallway to grab Gohan's cell phone out of his schoolbag, then ran out the back door and into the woods.
When Goten was way out of sight or earshot, he immediately lowered his ki to an unnoticeable level. After he found a good spot to hide, he took the cellphone out of his pocket, and hit speed dial for Capsule Corp. Now, who could it be that answered the phone... Trunks ---nope, Bulma ---not a chance, Chi Chi even ---come on people it's not that hard. The person who so rudely answered Goten's cheerful call was none other than the ruthless, arrogant and proud prince of all the saiyan race --- Vegeta.
"Why do you interrupt my training time brat?" he demanded.
"Hi Vegeta! Can I talk to my mom please?"
"Why exactly should I let you do that? It's my house, my phone."
"If you do you'll get to watch us torture Gohan."
"Hmm... Kakarot's mate, your youngest brat is attempting to contact you by way of this blasted contraption called a telephone!" Vegeta yelled to the other side of the house where Chi Chi and Bulma were sitting in the yard.
"Come Bulma. After taking this call, I think we have some serious plans to make," Chi Chi deviously smiled at her best friend.
Only a short walk through Capsule Corp. later, were the two women at a suitable phone. "How about he put this conversation on speaker phone?" Bulma suggested.
"Not a bad idea Bulma, not a bad idea at all,"Chi Chi answered her long-time friend. Bye the time Chi Chi had turned on the phone, Vegeta was in his usual position leaning against the wall. "Hello Goten. I assume you have some news to report?"
"Hi Mom. I did find something, actually. I went into one of Gohan's drawers, and I found this velvet box. Gohan took it before I got to open it, but I did see something shiny inside." At this point Chi Chi began squeal, Bulma was just delighted and Vegeta was snickering and sneering.
"Finally the boy has done something right with his worthless life," Vegeta piped in with a smirk. In response to his actions, Bulma and Chi Chi shot him a cold and threatening glare. Vegeta got the hint and kept his mouth shut after that.
"Thank you Goten. Now, I'll be over soon to put my plan into action, but I'll need your help. I'll tell you what you have to do as soon as I get home. Ok?"
"Alright Mom. I'll see you later."
"Bye Goten. I love you."
"I love you too Mom. Bye!" Vegeta was disgusted bye the amount of emotion the boy was willing to display in public. It was sickening, but, he remembered the warning from the two women who had the strongest warriors in the universe wrapped around their little fingers; so he kept his opinion to himself.
Goten hung up Gohan's cell phone and went back to playing with his brother. Yeah. the whole hide and seek idea was just a distraction to call his mother and let her in on the latest developments, but a kid had to have some fun right?
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^Half an hour later at the Son house^
Chi Chi came home and greeted her sons, and they proceeded to eat dinner. Around an hour and fifteen minutes before the boys were supposed to go bed, the loving mother sent her oldest son to go fetch some fire wood. Unaware to Gohan, this was simply a distraction for his mother and younger brother to discuss their course of action.
"Goten here's the plan. I've called everyone up and they will meet you and your father in the woods in about 45 minutes. All you have to do is sneak them into my bedroom. Our plan is that Bulma is going to set you up with a wire and headset so that we will coach you on what information to get out of your brother. Ok?" she began dishing out her plan to her son.
"Sure thing Mom. That sounds easy."
"Hopefully it will be." *As long as that idiot Hercule keeps his big trap shut. My frying pan should take care of him if he dares step out of line ...* she thought. Chi Chi continued, "Now, Bulma will bring in all of her equipment and set everything up in my room, and from there we'll be able to hear what Gohan tells you, and give you directions on what to ask." Chi Chi just continued on giving Goten minor details about the situation.
As if on cue, half an hour later, just as Chi Chi had said, the whole gang had arrived to meet Goten and Goku in the woods. Bulma, Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, Dende, Mr. Popo, Krillin, 18, Marron, Tien, Chiaozu (I can never remember how to spell his name. Would anyone mind telling me?), Yamcha, Master Roshi, Puar, Oolong, Tortoise, Yajirobe, Korin, Hercule; everbody was in on the action!
In about a half hour's time, Goten was all set up with the wire and headset, hidden by his pajamas and his wild hair. Goten anxiously entered his and his brother's room, and began the interrogation.
"Hiya Gohan. Whatcha up to?" Goten casually began.
"Not much bro. Why do you ask?" Gohan questioned.
"Earlier you said you'd tell me what was in the box. So, I wanted to know if you were busy or if you'd tell me now."
"No, I'm not busy. But if I tell you, you have to swear that you won't tell Mom, ok?"
~I can't believe he wouldn't even tell his own mother!~ Chi Chi screeched on the other line of the wire. Poor Goten's ears almost burst. It's enough having saiyan hearing and listening to that woman's yells from afar, but having her voice right in your ear...
"Goten, what was that sound?" Obviously that hadn't gone unnoticed to Gohan's ears as well, but all it came out as to him was a few mumbles which he didn't quite understand.
"Uh, that was...um...that new walkie-talkie Trunks and I bought. He must be trying his out. Yeah, that's it!" Goten frantically replied under his brother's questioning gaze.
"Well, I guess. So, I suppose you want to know about the box." Goten responded with a slight nod.
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"Chi Chi, keep it down. If you have another outburst like that I'm going to take control of this operation. Got it?" Bulma half asked, half demanded.
"Yeah, yeah. I'll try," she answered.
"Can we get on with this thing? I want to know what hap-- err, I mean I want to leave." Just guess who this statement came from...
"Alright Veggie-head. Just don't blow a gasket," Bulma answered her husband and turned the speakers and headsets back on.
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^Back to the Son brothers^
"Well Goten, its as simple as this. I bought something really expensive and I don't want Mom to find out because she would lecture me on how I should save my money for my college education." *That wasn't exactly a lie, but it wasn't exactly the whole truth either* Gohan thought.
"Oh, ok..."
~Goten, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!!!!~ Chi Chi demanded in her usual shrill, screaming voice, emphasizing the last four words.
Goten continued on with what he was going to say, completely ignoring his mother's desperate cries, "...but I still want to know what you bought and why you bought it. Pllleeeeeaaasssssee Gohan, tell me what's inside!" At the exact moment those words left his chibi mouth, Goten put on the most adorable and undeniable puppy dog face you could ever imagine. Just pull that look, and he's got anyone wrapped around his little finger.
"Alright sure Goten. Just don't tell anyone ok?" Goten shook his head violently at his brother's reply. Man, would his mom reward him for this or what!
"Uh hun. Sure thing Gohan."
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"Alright, that's it! Chi Chi, give me the headset, I'm taking over!" Bulma shouted.
"No way Bulma! This is MY son's future we're prying into here; so I get to be in charge!"
"Fine Chi Chi. If you won't give it to me, then I'll just have to take it from you myself," Bulma made perfectly clear as she left on Chi Chi's back and grabbed the headset. "Ha! I got it. I'm such a genius. =^_~="
Now, if you think Chi Chi, the wife of the all powerful Son Goku, and mother of their two equally maddening sons, was going to give that on up so easily, you are sadly, and might I add pathetically mistaken. As soon a Bulma put down the headset she stole from her friend to take off her original headset, only used for listening and not giving directions, Chi Chi made a mad dash for it. Bulma saw it coming, but when she tried to grab it, Chi Chi's lightning fast speed got the better of the blue-haired woman. "Now who's the genius," she said triumphantly.
That little comment made Bulma's blood boil. Bulma charged at Chi Chi and grabbed a lock of her hair. This my friends, started the one thing every
guy likes to see. "CAT FIGHT!!!!!!!!" They all shouted. Not soon after had the guys started placing bets on the two demon women. Here were the bids:
Vegeta = $20 on Bulma
Goku = $20 on Chi Chi
Trunks = $10 on Chi Chi (note: he only bet against his mother is because she grounded him the day before)
Yamcha = $25 on Chi Chi
Tien = $15 on Bulma
Chiaozu = $5 on Bulma
Dende = $25 on Chi Chi
Mr. Popo = $15 on Chi Chi
Korin = $6 on Chi Chi
Oolong = $13.47 on Bulma
Yajirobe = ¢25 on Bulma (figures he'd be so cheap -_-)
Master Roshi = $12 on Bulma
Krillin knew better than to bet on either of them for fear of his painful demise, Eighteen was just disgusted at how the men could be so utterly ridiculous, and Hercule didn't place a bet due to fear of Chi Chi's frying pan connecting with his head afterwards. Therefore, to pass the time, the buffoon picked up the headset which had been tossed across the room during the fight, and listened intently to see what was happening in the other room.
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"Well, what are you waiting for Gohan, tell me!" Gohan exclaimed excitedly.
"You see, it's a ring. For Videl actually. I'm gonna ask her to marry me tomorrow," Gohan said with a slight blush across his cheeks.
"Oh wow! That means she'll be my new sister! Yay!!!! Mom will be so happy!"
"No Goten, you promised if I told you, you wouldn't tell Mom," Gohan reminded his ecstatic little brother.
"Uh sorry Gohan, but she already knows," Goten said a little sadly as he unbuttoned his shirt to reveal the wire, and pulled back his hair to reveal the headset. "Mom said that if I helped her, Videl would be my new sister. I'm sorry Gohan!" Goten was now on the verge of tears. He felt so bad about deceiving his brother, and he just couldn't bear for Gohan to stay mad at him.
"It's alright Goten. I forgive you. Now, just tell me, where is Mom now."
"She's in her room with everyone else."
"Alright, thanks Goten. I think I'll go have a little talk with her." Gohan then casually exited the room only to walk in on the ongoing cat fight between his mother and her best friend.
"Enough!" he shouted, catching the attention of all participants, viewers and innocent bystanders. "Everyone except for Mom, Hercule, Bulma and Dad GET OUT NOW!! !!!" Everyone either quietly or not so quietly obliged.
Gohan then turned to Hercule, "Sir, thank you for not being as involved as the others in this plot. Now, I must talk to Bulma and my parents. I ask you to please not tell Videl of anything you heard over that thing," Gohan said pointing to the speakers and headset.
"No worries son, my lips are sealed," Hercule replied as he swiftly left the room and headed home.
"Now you three. Bulma, clear all this stuff out of here right now. Dad, go IT everyone home, and Mom don't you dare even consider leaving this room until we have talked."
They all nodded and completed their assigned tasks. "Mom, what were you thinking?" Gohan asked in a calm but stern tone of voice. "I have every right to my own privacy when it comes to my personal feelings, and you violated that."
"I'm so sorry Gohan. =sob= I-I just couldn't help but make sure my baby was making =sob again= the right choices in his life! Wah!!!!!!"
"Oh Mom, stop that. I'll forgive you, but I want something in return," Gohan consoled his weeping mother.
"Ok...uh....I promise not to ask you and Videl when my grandchildren are due anymore! Yeah!" Chi Chi answered, perking up because her son would forgive her.
"Deal!" Gohan said as he began walking off to bed. But stopping briefly in the doorway to say one more thing to his mother, "Oh, and by the way. I would have just settled for pancakes in the morning."
"Huh?! Forget that, I take it back. You'll get pancakes!"
"Too late; no take backs. Sorry Mom. Goodnight," Gohan said as a final word on the matter before heading off to bed for his final night of sleep as an eighteen-year-old.
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I'm finally finished this part. Phew! The whole wire thing was what started it all. I'm actually pretty pleased with this chapter. I think it could have been funnier, but oh well. Did you know it took me almost five days to write this chapter? I just got so tired, and bored, and uninspired. I couldn't write, even though I already knew pretty much what I was doing. Also, I couldn't draw, and I'm a good artist. I just have no inspiration. So if you guys could think of anything to inspire me, I'd really appreciate it, and I'd probably get chapters out faster. Maybe I'll even do a fan manga about this! So, I'll see you guys in a few days with the next installment of Birthday Wishes; Chi Chi's party at Capsule Corp. Mwahahahah!!!!!
By the way, this chapter came up to 9 pages on Corel Word Perfect 8! NINE PAGES!!!!
Later guys!