Author's Note: hey ppls how are you all? Good? That's just great. Me? I'm fine thanx for asking. Ok newayz well here I am sitting at the computer with my favorite song playing in the background for inspiration. Sick of it all by finger eleven. I think they're just plain awesome but they're not that well known. If anyone else likes them tell me. Ok sorry I got way off track. This is my story of Gohan and Videl's get together. I'm gonna try real hard to be unique but I'll still be sticking to the basics. This starts out the night before Gohan's first day of school.
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Maybe Some Other Time Chapter 1 Short Notice
Gohan was in his room, playing his guitar loudly to one of his favorite songs "Drag You Down" sitting at the edge of his bed wearing only his boxers. He knew he was playing it a little too loudly and that any minute his mother would be coming up the stairs to his room to tell him to turn it down.
That was one of the things he really didn't understand because she's the one who bought him the guitar and paid for lessons ever since his twelfth birthday. She'd read an article in a magazine that said that children who played musical instruments did better in school so naturally she had taken him that day to a music shop and told him to pick an instrument.
He picked the guitar. She tried to convince him to pick the violin or flute but he stayed stubborn for the guitar and she eventually conceded.
He suspected that she wouldn't mind him playing to loud if he was playing a song from her time. It's wasn't but a minute later that he heard her loud footsteps coming up the steps and down the hall.
She didn't bother knocking and just came in.
"Gohan! Turn that down right now!"
He reached over to the amp and turned it off completely and put his guitar in its usual spot next to his bed leaning against the wall.
"I want you to go to bed so you can get up early."
"But it's only nine o'clock. And what am I getting up early for?"
"I want you to go to bed so you can get up bright and early for your first day of school."
"School?! I'm going to school?"
"I signed you up yesterday at Orange Star High in Satan City. Here's your uniform."
She handed him a bundle of clothes. He'd noticed it when she cam in but had just assumed it was some clothes of his that she had cleaned and brought to put in his dresser. He held the clothes in his lap.
"Don't you think you should have told me this sooner and not the night before?"
"Nonsense, I only knew you'd been accepted today and besides I wanted it to be a surprise."
"Well I'm surprised."
"Aren't you happy that you're going to school?"
"Yeah, it's just a little short notice that's all."
He got up and walked to his dresser and put his new uniform on top. He walked to his nightstand and set his alarm clock for seven a.m. and then got in the bed.
Chichi sat down on the edge of his bed and looked down at him.
"You know Gohan…I'm very proud of you, I know I don't tell you that often enough but I am,…even your fighting because there are so few who could equal you and even fewer who could surpass you."
She smoothed back his hair and kissed him on the forehead.
"Thanks momma."
She got up and walked toward the door.
"Momma?"
"Yes Gohan?"
"Why now?"
"Pardon."
"Why have you suddenly decided now to send me to school?"
"For the very same reason I never wanted you to before. Gohan there are some very bad people in the world and I wanted so bad to try to protect you from them but I've come to understand that that's a world everyone must face someday without the help of others. I want you to experience a different kind of life then what you've had so far, make friends, maybe even fall in love…."
"Momma…." Gohan said with a slight blush.
"Maybe give me some grandchildren…" Chichi continued.
"Someday I promise you'll have grandchildren."
"Well that's good enough for me."
She walked to the door, turned out the light, and left only her head still in the door.
"Good luck with school tomorrow and I love you."
"I love you too."
She closed the door and then opened it again quickly and stuck her head back in.
"By the way, the lady I talked to on the phone said that you need to go to the main office to get you're schedule and then go to your first period."
"Okay I will."
She closed the door and left him in almost complete darkness besides the flashing red letters of his clock that read nine-o-five. He lay in silence for a few minutes thinking about his day at school tomorrow. He only thought for a few minutes before the small silent shape of Goten came into his room.
"Gohan." He said in a whisper.
Gohan ignored him.
"Gohan, are you asleep?"
"No I'm awake."
"Good."
Goten jumped onto his bed and sat on his chest.
"Momma said that you're going to school tomorrow."
"Yep."
"Are you scared?"
"Yeah alittle."
"What are you scared of?"
"I guess I'm alittle afraid that the other kids won't accept me or something."
"Why would they not accept you?"
"I don't know, it could be for anything."
Goten got up and walked toward the door.
"Well I don't think you have anything to worry about. Good night."
"Thanks little buddy, good night."
Goten left his room and he was once again thrown into darkness and silence. Soon after his father came in silently.
"Gohan are you awake?"
The same approach as Goten. How typical.
"Yeah."
Goku walked to his bed and sat on the floor next to him.
"You know, I never went to school so I really don't know what kind of words of wisdom I can impart on you."
"Good luck would be fine."
"Yeah I was getting to that but I think that the only thing I can tell you is to keep your pride and don't let them get the best of you."
"I really don't think it's gonna be so bad. I don't think I'm gonna have to keep them from getting the best of me."
"Maybe not but it doesn't hurt to be prepared."
Goku stood up.
"Your mother wanted me to tell you something inspirational but I just want to wish you good luck."
"Thanks."
After his dad left Gohan knew he wouldn't have to worry about being asked anymore questions about going to school because there was no one else in the house. His mom wanted him to go to bed early like it mattered. She always thought about raising him and Goten on such human terms. He could stay up all night and still be fully energized in the morning. All he needed was food.
He wasn't tired so he just laid there staring at the ceiling for at least an hour. He didn't know for sure, so intent was he on staring at the same stop in the ceiling.
He heard his parents retire for the night in there bedroom right next door to his. He heard the lock click on the door. Oh shit. This wasn't going to be good. They were always so loud and didn't seem to realize that his bedroom was right next door.
It started out slow. His mother's moans, his father's grunts, and the slow rhythm of their bed thumping against the wall that both rooms shared. It soon picked up the pace with his mother screaming for it to be harder and faster and the thumping of the bed became very quick and very loud. It didn't cease or even slow down for the next hour. Finally his mother let out one more loud scream and from his father came a very feral and obviously saiyan grunt/moan. There were a few last thumps as it came to an end and finally there was silence again.
It was now eleven fifteen and he was finally able to fall asleep. Unfortunately he had one of those day-before-school dreams.
He was standing in the middle of a wide hallway with people, obviously other students, streaming by. He looked down at the piece of paper in his hand. All it said was 'room C'. That must be were he needed to go.
He looked at a nearby door that had a big letter A on it. Next to it was room B and then D. But where was room C?
He started walking, occasionally glanced down at the paper to make sure he had it right letter. Down the hall was room E and then the others after it. What happened to C? Could he have missed it?
Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a big C flash by. He looked but then it was gone. Damn, he'd almost had it. He looked behind himself and saw it again. Only this time it didn't disappear. It was just floating quickly down the hall. He took off after it but no matter how fast he ran it always stayed the same distance ahead of him. The hall seemed to stretch forever as he chased the open door with the letter C above it.
Then he heard the bell ring and realized he was now alone in the hallway. Damn, now he was late and the classroom was running away from him. What else could go wrong?
It seemed as if the flying door slowed because he was quickly catching up. Soon the door was right in front of him and he dove head first in. There, he'd finally made it. Late but he'd made it.
The classroom silently watched him as the approached the teacher and handed him the piece of paper that told him who he was. The man took the paper but didn't say anything. Gohan glanced at the other students and suddenly they all started howling with laughter. Many stood up and pointed at him as the laughing continued. Frowning, Gohan looked down at himself. He's was naked!
He woke with a start and sat up. Breathing hard he wiped sweat from his eyes and looked at the clock. Two-o-three it read. That has to be the worst dream he ever had. He lay back down and went back to sleep, and fortunately this time it was dreamless.
***please be kind and review! ****(by the way I really had that dream one time)