----------------------A Sick Girl Like Me--------------------
Foreword: Hello my dear readers. Sorry for the wait, I've been busy with school and all kind of project I had to do. Anyway, I have spring break now and time to relax. Well here is it, the second chapter of 'A Sick Girl Like Me'!
My replies to the reviewers of chapter 1:
To MoonStar-Jo: I'm glad you liked it. I hope you like this chapter too. I'll put you on my mailing-list as soon as my email account works again, but I forgot my password so it might take a looong while!
To A-man: Thanks!
To Psycho Ann: Yeah, just because it is so destructive I'm writing this fic. I hope to help people a little with this story (Probably not, but hey, I can try). I know a girl who has this ED and I've been sort of interviewing her about it. That's what makes it easier for me to write a story about it. Thank you, I'll do my best to end this story good.
To DBZgirl: Well, here you are. I continued. Thanks!
To Videl: I'm glad you think this story is good so far. Here, I continued. Thanks and bye!
To Animefan2017: Thank you very much for this advice. I know it's an eating disorder, but I didn't know the English word for it. It's kind of difficult for me not to write in my native language like I'm used to. But again, thank you very much for this advice and I'll keep it in mind.
To teknoman Dark: Thank you very much!
Disclaimer: Sadly enough, I don't own Dragonball Z.
-------------Chapter 2---------
Videl got home late that evening. She was pretty exhausted. Hercule's housekeeper, Susanne, opened up the door for her, since Videl forgot her keys.
"Good evening, miss Videl. What are you doing out this late?" Susanne asked. Videl entered the hall and hung her coat on the hat-rack.
"Well, there was a gala at our school and my band and I performed one song. After that, I was just hanging around," Videl said. Susanne followed Videl to the living room as she sat down on the sofa.
"Do you want something to drink, miss?" Susanne asked.
"Uhm.yeah, a glass of water, please," Susanne went to the kitchen and poured Videl a glass of water.
"And, did you meet a special guy at the gala?" she asked at her way back to Videl.
'Yes I did. But I screwed everything up,' Videl thought.
"No, of course I didn't."
"What do you mean 'of course I didn't'," Susanne asked.
"Well, the guy I want has to be perfect, and sadly enough.they don't exist," Videl said.
"You're right, I guess. But miss Videl, why are your eyes so red? Have you been crying?" Susanne asked with a worried expression on her face. It shocked Videl.
"No, don't worry. Nothing's wrong. I'm just tired, that's all. It just works on my eyes whenever I'm tired," Videl lied. She had been crying on her way back home, after she said Gohan goodbye. She felt miserable for giving in and eat in his presence. What was he supposed to think of her now?
"All for that performance. How did it go?" Susanne asked.
"Okay, I guess. The timing was perfect and my voice didn't break for once."
"Excellent, as usual. O miss Videl, if only I got to see you sing, once," Susanne smiled. Videl smiled back.
"You will, but I'm heading to bed. I need to get some sleep will I ever have the energy to go to school tomorrow."
"An excellent idea, miss Videl. Goodnight!"
"Goodnight, Susanne. Thanks for everything," Videl said before leaving the room. As Videl got up the stairs, she went to the bathroom. She knelt down by the toilet and bend her head.
'There goes your food, Gohan,' Videl thought as she stuck her finger in her throat and threw up.
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Susanne knocked on Videl's door the morning after, and she entered Videl's room.
"Miss Videl! Time to wake up and go to school," she said. Videl stirred a few times before she got out of her bed.
"Thanks for waking me up, Susanne," Videl answered.
"You're wel.my dear miss Videl! You are really, really pale and there are red circles around your eyes. Are you sure you feel good enough to go to school?" Susanne asked concerned. Videl looked in the mirror and touched her pale cheek.
'Shit, this happens every time I throw up. No matter how much I hate to do it.I'm gonna have to put make-up on today, to hide this crap at school.,' Videl thought.
"No, I'm fine. I'm still just a little tired."
"Are you sure you don't want me to ask your dad to call your school and call you off?"
"No, honestly, I'm fine. Don't worry about it!"
"Uhm. okay, is there something else you need? What do you want for breakfast and for lunch?" Susanne asked.
'O hell, not this shit again,' Videl thought.
"Could you pack my breakfast for me? I'm. er. going to visit someone before I go to school," Videl lied.
"Okay, I will. But what do you want for breakfast and for lunch?"
"O, that doesn't matter. Just make something. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get dressed," Videl said.
"Okay, miss Videl," Susanne said before leaving Videl's room.
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Meanwhile, as Chi-Chi, walked into the kitchen, she saw her eldest song singing in the kitchen while making his lunch for school.
"Pretty woman, walking down the street.Pretty woman.," Gohan sang. Chi-Chi leaned against the wall and laughed.
"Well, I'm sorry I didn't see you last night after your gala. I was really tired, so I just decided to go to sleep," Chi-Chi said.
"O, that's okay, mom. Hey Goten, do you want another sandwich? I have one too many," he yelled.
"Okay," Goten answered. Chi-Chi smiled.
"I thought that you and you Saiyan appetite never had too many sandwiches?"
"Nah, I have plenty, mom!" Gohan smiled as he gave Goten a sandwich with peanut butter.
"Well, I guess you had a good time last night seeing how happy you look now. So what happened that made your day?" Chi-Chi asked. Gohan smiled up at her.
"You see, it's a girl."
"A girl?"
"Well, Sharpner was pushing me to get one the whole time. And I kept telling him that I didn't need a girl to be happy. That I didn't want a girl. He told me that he was gonna change my mind in one evening., and he did."
"So, what happened? You're making me curious!"
"Eventually, a beautiful girl got on stage and sang a song. It was like there was a force on her that attracted me to her. Well, and then Sharpner found out that I had some sort of crush on her, and when she was close enough to me, Sharpner pushed me on her. Really!"
"During the performance?"
"No, after of course. And then we got into a conversation."
"What's her name?"
"Videl."
"Videl? Sounds like a special girl."
"Yes, she sure is, but mom.something was wrong about her. I offered her something to eat after her performance, but the way she was eating, mom, it was just sick. She ate like she hadn't been eating for I don't know how long. It was like she was starved. What do you think, mom? Do you think that she doesn't get to eat enough at home?"
"Could be, Gohan, could be. But I don't think you should worry too much. You met her yesterday. Maybe it was the performance. Is she in your school?"
"Yes, she is."
"Then try to find her during your lunch break, and watch her eating pattern. I really don't think it's something serious you should worry about," Chi-Chi said. Gohan smiled.
"Thanks, mom. Well, I'm going. I don't want to be late for school," Gohan said as he put his lunch in his bag and took his bag on his back.
"Okay son, be careful and do your best at school, okay?"
"I will, mom!" with that, Gohan left the kitchen.
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'I still don't see why I can't fly to school and just land somewhere in the forest nearby. Perhaps I could run to school at super-speed, but this bike just doesn't work for me,' Gohan thought as he arrived at school.
"Yo, Gohan!" someone yelled from behind him. Gohan turned around to see Sharpner smirking an awful smirk at him.
"Hey Sharpner, what's up?" Gohan asked. Sharpner shrugged.
"Nothing. So. did you and Videl kiss last night after the party?" he asked. Gohan shook his head.
"No, we're not boyfriend and girlfriend so we just said goodbye, and that's all."
"You'll never learn it, will you, Gohan?"
"Let's switch the subject, please."
"Uhm. okay. I have a new videogame called Gore."
"O please, let me guess. it has to do with litres of blood and the entrails can be scraped off of the floor," Gohan said sarcastically.
"No, it's a science-fiction firstperson shooter and is mostly aimed at multiplayer clashes."
"And what is that supposed to me.," Gohan was cut off as he saw Videl walking across the schoolyard. Sharpner turned around to see where Gohan was indicating.
"O, I see. It's Videl. Well, go get her, man!" Sharpner laughed. Gohan hadn't heard a thing of what Sharpner just said.
"I gotta go. I'm sorry," he said before walking off to Videl, who now opened her bag to get her lunchbox.
'And now, to get rid of this shit,' Videl thought as she opened her lunchbox and threw her lunch and breakfast away. She didn't notice Gohan standing behind her. She put her lunchbox back in her bag, and was ready to walk away as she noticed Gohan examining her.
"Did you just throw away your lunch, Videl?" Gohan asked in a low voice.
'Shit, he caught me! Now what am I gonna say?'
"Er. yeah, but it was old. fungus, you know," Videl lied.
"O, I see. Well, you can have some of my lunch then. Will you meet me here during lunch break then, so I can give it to you?" Gohan asked.
"Okay," Videl said not to make him suspicious. If she didn't accept this offer, he would ask further questions which she really didn't feel like answering. She would think of a good excuse later to get out of it.
"Hey, Videl, when are we going out?" a boy called. He was surrounded by other guys who were also yelling and calling things at Videl.
"Well, meet my fan club," Videl said, looking at the guys.
"That's you fan club?"
"Yes, and I hate them. I've tried everything, and I'm ignoring them, but they just don't seem to get the point. I don't need them and I don't want them."
"Sheesh, Videl, I wish there was something I could do for you."
"Well, there is something. but I can't ask you to do that."
"What is it?"
"No way! Never mind. forget it."
"Come on, tell me, Videl. I want to help."
"Okay, but do you promise you won't get mad if I tell you?"
"I promise."
"Will you kiss me in front of these people? They will believe that there's something going on between you and me and hopefully, they'll leave me alone then," Videl said. Gohan's eyes widened.
"You want ME to kiss you?"
"Please, Gohan. Please do this for me?"
"Okay, but how do you want me to kiss you? Uhm. what style?" Gohan asked, blushing.
"Just a peck on my forehead is fine," Videl said.
'This has got to be a dream. Well, here goes nothing,' Gohan asked as he touched her soft cheek and leaned forward. He closed his eyes and gave her a small kiss on her forehead. He smiled at her and rubbed her cheek as he let her go. Videl, afraid that he rubbed her make-up off, took a step backwards and turned around.
"Thanks. er, I gotta go," she said before running off. Gohan watched surprised as she ran into the school, her hand still covering the cheek that Gohan had touched.
'O my God, what did I do to scare her like that?' Gohan was so lost in thoughts that he didn't see Videl's fan club approaching him.
"Yo man, did you just steal our girl?" one guy asked while grabbing Gohan by his shirt.
"Your girl? What? Do you own her or something? That's strange, there was no name on her."
"Are you trying to play a smart-ass here? That's not a wise thing to do, you know," the guy said. Gohan easily pulled himself away from his grip.
"Listen, you just saw yourself that she has a boyfriend. She has me. Get over it," Gohan playfully smacked him on the shoulder before he walked off, smirking.
'Sheesh, I didn't know people could be such a pain in the ass until I went to this school.'
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During lunch break, Videl sat on a bench on the schoolyard. She had fixed her make-up and her right hand was supporting her head, since she was very tired. She seemed lost in deep thoughts. Gohan, who had been looking all over the place for Videl, was happy when he finally saw her.
'Damn it! What am I supposed to do? This starving doesn't seem to work at all and throwing up only makes me want to eat even more. What can I do? I really need to lose some weight,' Videl thought.
"Hey Videl," Gohan yelled as he ran towards her.
"Hello Gohan," Videl said as she looked up.
"Listen, I don't know what was wrong with you after I kissed you, but you obviously were in panic. I am really sorry about that," Gohan said, looking at the ground.
"O, it was nothing, Gohan. I just forgot something important and I remembered then. It's okay, so there's nothing to be sorry about anymore, Gohan." Gohan smiled at her.
"Good, now the other thing I wanted to say. Where were you? You weren't on the place where we were supposed to meet. Well, here's your sandwich."
'O, I forgot. How am I going to keep my secret from Gohan. I hate it so much to lie to him. He's such a nice guy. I don't deserve him. I wish I could tell him, but if I do, he will laugh his ass off because I'm even trying or he's gonna tell everyone. But the worst thing he could do is force me to eat. Ugh! Life is so complicated. I don't know anymore.'
"Penny for your thoughts, Videl," Gohan said as he sat down next to Videl. He smiled at her, and she smiled back.
"O, it's nothing. I was just thinking. about you. You're so nice. and you have really pretty eyes, you know that."
'Smooth, Videl, a real smooth move. How could I just say that?' Videl thought. Gohan smiled and blushed at the same time.
"That's very sweet of you to say, Videl. Uhm. here's your lunch," Gohan offered her a bag of sandwiches. Videl looked at it, but then shook her head.
"No, thanks Gohan. You see, I just had one period off and I bought something at the cafeteria then. So you can keep your lunch for yourself, I already ate something," Videl said. Gohan sighed.
"Videl, there's something about you that worries me. You threw your lunch away this morning. Now you don't accept my lunch. Care to tell me what's going on with you?"
"Are you suggesting that I'm lying about this all?" Videl couldn't help but getting a little angry at him for not believing her, even though he was completely right.
"No, but it is a coincidence that you know how to wriggle out of."
"Yo, lovebirds!" Sharpner interrupted Gohan's speech.
"Sharpner? What the hell are you talking about?" Gohan said, getting up from the bench.
"Well, one guy told me that you two are a couple. He said that you even admitted it yourself, Gohan!" Sharpner said. Videl blushed and looked away.
"Yeah, but the reason I said that was because of a game Videl and I were playing. We thought it would keep her fan club away if I told them I was her boyfriend," Gohan said.
"A game? Sure it was, Gohan, sure it was. a game. don't make me laugh," Sharpner said.
"But it's true!" Gohan almost yelled.
"Yeah, yeah, that's what they all say. Er. anyhow. The reason I came here was to ask you something. Tonight Angela, Erasa and me are going out for diner. I wanted to ask you if you and your girlfriend wanted to join us?"
"I'll only come if Videl comes. I really don't like Erasa or Angela," Gohan said.
"But you like me, right?" Sharpner asked in a fake sad voice.
"Of course, but I would like a girl I like on my side too, you know?"
"Hmm."
'O great, this leaves me with a difficult choice. If I go, I'll gain weight. If I don't go, Gohan will probably get even more suspicious and the last thing I want is him finding out about me losing weight.'
"Okay, Gohan and I are coming."
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After word: So, how was this? Please review and tell me what you think!
Foreword: Hello my dear readers. Sorry for the wait, I've been busy with school and all kind of project I had to do. Anyway, I have spring break now and time to relax. Well here is it, the second chapter of 'A Sick Girl Like Me'!
My replies to the reviewers of chapter 1:
To MoonStar-Jo: I'm glad you liked it. I hope you like this chapter too. I'll put you on my mailing-list as soon as my email account works again, but I forgot my password so it might take a looong while!
To A-man: Thanks!
To Psycho Ann: Yeah, just because it is so destructive I'm writing this fic. I hope to help people a little with this story (Probably not, but hey, I can try). I know a girl who has this ED and I've been sort of interviewing her about it. That's what makes it easier for me to write a story about it. Thank you, I'll do my best to end this story good.
To DBZgirl: Well, here you are. I continued. Thanks!
To Videl: I'm glad you think this story is good so far. Here, I continued. Thanks and bye!
To Animefan2017: Thank you very much for this advice. I know it's an eating disorder, but I didn't know the English word for it. It's kind of difficult for me not to write in my native language like I'm used to. But again, thank you very much for this advice and I'll keep it in mind.
To teknoman Dark: Thank you very much!
Disclaimer: Sadly enough, I don't own Dragonball Z.
-------------Chapter 2---------
Videl got home late that evening. She was pretty exhausted. Hercule's housekeeper, Susanne, opened up the door for her, since Videl forgot her keys.
"Good evening, miss Videl. What are you doing out this late?" Susanne asked. Videl entered the hall and hung her coat on the hat-rack.
"Well, there was a gala at our school and my band and I performed one song. After that, I was just hanging around," Videl said. Susanne followed Videl to the living room as she sat down on the sofa.
"Do you want something to drink, miss?" Susanne asked.
"Uhm.yeah, a glass of water, please," Susanne went to the kitchen and poured Videl a glass of water.
"And, did you meet a special guy at the gala?" she asked at her way back to Videl.
'Yes I did. But I screwed everything up,' Videl thought.
"No, of course I didn't."
"What do you mean 'of course I didn't'," Susanne asked.
"Well, the guy I want has to be perfect, and sadly enough.they don't exist," Videl said.
"You're right, I guess. But miss Videl, why are your eyes so red? Have you been crying?" Susanne asked with a worried expression on her face. It shocked Videl.
"No, don't worry. Nothing's wrong. I'm just tired, that's all. It just works on my eyes whenever I'm tired," Videl lied. She had been crying on her way back home, after she said Gohan goodbye. She felt miserable for giving in and eat in his presence. What was he supposed to think of her now?
"All for that performance. How did it go?" Susanne asked.
"Okay, I guess. The timing was perfect and my voice didn't break for once."
"Excellent, as usual. O miss Videl, if only I got to see you sing, once," Susanne smiled. Videl smiled back.
"You will, but I'm heading to bed. I need to get some sleep will I ever have the energy to go to school tomorrow."
"An excellent idea, miss Videl. Goodnight!"
"Goodnight, Susanne. Thanks for everything," Videl said before leaving the room. As Videl got up the stairs, she went to the bathroom. She knelt down by the toilet and bend her head.
'There goes your food, Gohan,' Videl thought as she stuck her finger in her throat and threw up.
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Susanne knocked on Videl's door the morning after, and she entered Videl's room.
"Miss Videl! Time to wake up and go to school," she said. Videl stirred a few times before she got out of her bed.
"Thanks for waking me up, Susanne," Videl answered.
"You're wel.my dear miss Videl! You are really, really pale and there are red circles around your eyes. Are you sure you feel good enough to go to school?" Susanne asked concerned. Videl looked in the mirror and touched her pale cheek.
'Shit, this happens every time I throw up. No matter how much I hate to do it.I'm gonna have to put make-up on today, to hide this crap at school.,' Videl thought.
"No, I'm fine. I'm still just a little tired."
"Are you sure you don't want me to ask your dad to call your school and call you off?"
"No, honestly, I'm fine. Don't worry about it!"
"Uhm. okay, is there something else you need? What do you want for breakfast and for lunch?" Susanne asked.
'O hell, not this shit again,' Videl thought.
"Could you pack my breakfast for me? I'm. er. going to visit someone before I go to school," Videl lied.
"Okay, I will. But what do you want for breakfast and for lunch?"
"O, that doesn't matter. Just make something. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get dressed," Videl said.
"Okay, miss Videl," Susanne said before leaving Videl's room.
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Meanwhile, as Chi-Chi, walked into the kitchen, she saw her eldest song singing in the kitchen while making his lunch for school.
"Pretty woman, walking down the street.Pretty woman.," Gohan sang. Chi-Chi leaned against the wall and laughed.
"Well, I'm sorry I didn't see you last night after your gala. I was really tired, so I just decided to go to sleep," Chi-Chi said.
"O, that's okay, mom. Hey Goten, do you want another sandwich? I have one too many," he yelled.
"Okay," Goten answered. Chi-Chi smiled.
"I thought that you and you Saiyan appetite never had too many sandwiches?"
"Nah, I have plenty, mom!" Gohan smiled as he gave Goten a sandwich with peanut butter.
"Well, I guess you had a good time last night seeing how happy you look now. So what happened that made your day?" Chi-Chi asked. Gohan smiled up at her.
"You see, it's a girl."
"A girl?"
"Well, Sharpner was pushing me to get one the whole time. And I kept telling him that I didn't need a girl to be happy. That I didn't want a girl. He told me that he was gonna change my mind in one evening., and he did."
"So, what happened? You're making me curious!"
"Eventually, a beautiful girl got on stage and sang a song. It was like there was a force on her that attracted me to her. Well, and then Sharpner found out that I had some sort of crush on her, and when she was close enough to me, Sharpner pushed me on her. Really!"
"During the performance?"
"No, after of course. And then we got into a conversation."
"What's her name?"
"Videl."
"Videl? Sounds like a special girl."
"Yes, she sure is, but mom.something was wrong about her. I offered her something to eat after her performance, but the way she was eating, mom, it was just sick. She ate like she hadn't been eating for I don't know how long. It was like she was starved. What do you think, mom? Do you think that she doesn't get to eat enough at home?"
"Could be, Gohan, could be. But I don't think you should worry too much. You met her yesterday. Maybe it was the performance. Is she in your school?"
"Yes, she is."
"Then try to find her during your lunch break, and watch her eating pattern. I really don't think it's something serious you should worry about," Chi-Chi said. Gohan smiled.
"Thanks, mom. Well, I'm going. I don't want to be late for school," Gohan said as he put his lunch in his bag and took his bag on his back.
"Okay son, be careful and do your best at school, okay?"
"I will, mom!" with that, Gohan left the kitchen.
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'I still don't see why I can't fly to school and just land somewhere in the forest nearby. Perhaps I could run to school at super-speed, but this bike just doesn't work for me,' Gohan thought as he arrived at school.
"Yo, Gohan!" someone yelled from behind him. Gohan turned around to see Sharpner smirking an awful smirk at him.
"Hey Sharpner, what's up?" Gohan asked. Sharpner shrugged.
"Nothing. So. did you and Videl kiss last night after the party?" he asked. Gohan shook his head.
"No, we're not boyfriend and girlfriend so we just said goodbye, and that's all."
"You'll never learn it, will you, Gohan?"
"Let's switch the subject, please."
"Uhm. okay. I have a new videogame called Gore."
"O please, let me guess. it has to do with litres of blood and the entrails can be scraped off of the floor," Gohan said sarcastically.
"No, it's a science-fiction firstperson shooter and is mostly aimed at multiplayer clashes."
"And what is that supposed to me.," Gohan was cut off as he saw Videl walking across the schoolyard. Sharpner turned around to see where Gohan was indicating.
"O, I see. It's Videl. Well, go get her, man!" Sharpner laughed. Gohan hadn't heard a thing of what Sharpner just said.
"I gotta go. I'm sorry," he said before walking off to Videl, who now opened her bag to get her lunchbox.
'And now, to get rid of this shit,' Videl thought as she opened her lunchbox and threw her lunch and breakfast away. She didn't notice Gohan standing behind her. She put her lunchbox back in her bag, and was ready to walk away as she noticed Gohan examining her.
"Did you just throw away your lunch, Videl?" Gohan asked in a low voice.
'Shit, he caught me! Now what am I gonna say?'
"Er. yeah, but it was old. fungus, you know," Videl lied.
"O, I see. Well, you can have some of my lunch then. Will you meet me here during lunch break then, so I can give it to you?" Gohan asked.
"Okay," Videl said not to make him suspicious. If she didn't accept this offer, he would ask further questions which she really didn't feel like answering. She would think of a good excuse later to get out of it.
"Hey, Videl, when are we going out?" a boy called. He was surrounded by other guys who were also yelling and calling things at Videl.
"Well, meet my fan club," Videl said, looking at the guys.
"That's you fan club?"
"Yes, and I hate them. I've tried everything, and I'm ignoring them, but they just don't seem to get the point. I don't need them and I don't want them."
"Sheesh, Videl, I wish there was something I could do for you."
"Well, there is something. but I can't ask you to do that."
"What is it?"
"No way! Never mind. forget it."
"Come on, tell me, Videl. I want to help."
"Okay, but do you promise you won't get mad if I tell you?"
"I promise."
"Will you kiss me in front of these people? They will believe that there's something going on between you and me and hopefully, they'll leave me alone then," Videl said. Gohan's eyes widened.
"You want ME to kiss you?"
"Please, Gohan. Please do this for me?"
"Okay, but how do you want me to kiss you? Uhm. what style?" Gohan asked, blushing.
"Just a peck on my forehead is fine," Videl said.
'This has got to be a dream. Well, here goes nothing,' Gohan asked as he touched her soft cheek and leaned forward. He closed his eyes and gave her a small kiss on her forehead. He smiled at her and rubbed her cheek as he let her go. Videl, afraid that he rubbed her make-up off, took a step backwards and turned around.
"Thanks. er, I gotta go," she said before running off. Gohan watched surprised as she ran into the school, her hand still covering the cheek that Gohan had touched.
'O my God, what did I do to scare her like that?' Gohan was so lost in thoughts that he didn't see Videl's fan club approaching him.
"Yo man, did you just steal our girl?" one guy asked while grabbing Gohan by his shirt.
"Your girl? What? Do you own her or something? That's strange, there was no name on her."
"Are you trying to play a smart-ass here? That's not a wise thing to do, you know," the guy said. Gohan easily pulled himself away from his grip.
"Listen, you just saw yourself that she has a boyfriend. She has me. Get over it," Gohan playfully smacked him on the shoulder before he walked off, smirking.
'Sheesh, I didn't know people could be such a pain in the ass until I went to this school.'
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During lunch break, Videl sat on a bench on the schoolyard. She had fixed her make-up and her right hand was supporting her head, since she was very tired. She seemed lost in deep thoughts. Gohan, who had been looking all over the place for Videl, was happy when he finally saw her.
'Damn it! What am I supposed to do? This starving doesn't seem to work at all and throwing up only makes me want to eat even more. What can I do? I really need to lose some weight,' Videl thought.
"Hey Videl," Gohan yelled as he ran towards her.
"Hello Gohan," Videl said as she looked up.
"Listen, I don't know what was wrong with you after I kissed you, but you obviously were in panic. I am really sorry about that," Gohan said, looking at the ground.
"O, it was nothing, Gohan. I just forgot something important and I remembered then. It's okay, so there's nothing to be sorry about anymore, Gohan." Gohan smiled at her.
"Good, now the other thing I wanted to say. Where were you? You weren't on the place where we were supposed to meet. Well, here's your sandwich."
'O, I forgot. How am I going to keep my secret from Gohan. I hate it so much to lie to him. He's such a nice guy. I don't deserve him. I wish I could tell him, but if I do, he will laugh his ass off because I'm even trying or he's gonna tell everyone. But the worst thing he could do is force me to eat. Ugh! Life is so complicated. I don't know anymore.'
"Penny for your thoughts, Videl," Gohan said as he sat down next to Videl. He smiled at her, and she smiled back.
"O, it's nothing. I was just thinking. about you. You're so nice. and you have really pretty eyes, you know that."
'Smooth, Videl, a real smooth move. How could I just say that?' Videl thought. Gohan smiled and blushed at the same time.
"That's very sweet of you to say, Videl. Uhm. here's your lunch," Gohan offered her a bag of sandwiches. Videl looked at it, but then shook her head.
"No, thanks Gohan. You see, I just had one period off and I bought something at the cafeteria then. So you can keep your lunch for yourself, I already ate something," Videl said. Gohan sighed.
"Videl, there's something about you that worries me. You threw your lunch away this morning. Now you don't accept my lunch. Care to tell me what's going on with you?"
"Are you suggesting that I'm lying about this all?" Videl couldn't help but getting a little angry at him for not believing her, even though he was completely right.
"No, but it is a coincidence that you know how to wriggle out of."
"Yo, lovebirds!" Sharpner interrupted Gohan's speech.
"Sharpner? What the hell are you talking about?" Gohan said, getting up from the bench.
"Well, one guy told me that you two are a couple. He said that you even admitted it yourself, Gohan!" Sharpner said. Videl blushed and looked away.
"Yeah, but the reason I said that was because of a game Videl and I were playing. We thought it would keep her fan club away if I told them I was her boyfriend," Gohan said.
"A game? Sure it was, Gohan, sure it was. a game. don't make me laugh," Sharpner said.
"But it's true!" Gohan almost yelled.
"Yeah, yeah, that's what they all say. Er. anyhow. The reason I came here was to ask you something. Tonight Angela, Erasa and me are going out for diner. I wanted to ask you if you and your girlfriend wanted to join us?"
"I'll only come if Videl comes. I really don't like Erasa or Angela," Gohan said.
"But you like me, right?" Sharpner asked in a fake sad voice.
"Of course, but I would like a girl I like on my side too, you know?"
"Hmm."
'O great, this leaves me with a difficult choice. If I go, I'll gain weight. If I don't go, Gohan will probably get even more suspicious and the last thing I want is him finding out about me losing weight.'
"Okay, Gohan and I are coming."
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