After Shocks

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Chapter 4: I am not a Martian and Pie is not Cute

Gohan had been up very late worrying but did manage to fall asleep eventually. He was having a very pleasant dream about a huge meteorite that had crashed near his home, but was really made out of doughnuts and milk. A rude interruption stirred him from his dream though.

Beep!...Beep!

Beep!...Beep!

Beep!...Bee-crack!

Slowly Gohan took the pillow off his head and looked at his smashed alarm clock.

Still moving slowly, he swung his legs over the bed and swept the pieces of his cheap battery operated clock into the trashcan where the remains of three others still sat. Gohan pulled out a drawer with about ten more and set one where the old one had been.

"I seem to be doing that a lot lately," he said to himself.

"Gohan, breakfast is ready" he heard his mother call.

Gohan half stumbled into the kitchen, grabbed some food, and mumbled a "thanks mom". Oddly, Gohan also ate very slowly.

"Are you alright honey?"

"Yeah mom, just a little tired. Do I have to go to school?"

"You most certainly do young man!"

"Probably half the school knows I'm Saiyaman by now. Sharpener and Erasa told some people before they come over last night."

"Sweetie, you can't just run away from you problems. And so what if everyone knows you're Saiyaman. It makes you unique."

"I'm not running mom."

"Then what are you doing?"

"Hiding."

"Same thing, now go get ready or you'll be late. AGAIN!"

Accepting that his fate was sealed and he was doomed, Gohan quickly got ready. He ran out the door and was about to hit the button on his watch for his costume when he pauses.

Why even bother he thought, and began his trip to school in his normal clothes.

Not spotting any trouble for once, he arrived at school on time. Gohan ran down the stairs that lead from the roof and cautiously peeked around the edge of the door. There ware just the normal number of people there, all acting regularly as they milled around, talking in groups. Waling to his locker though, he got several strange looks. From some guys he received a clap on the back and "right on S-man!" From certain girl he got longing glances, or a comment about his cuteness.

By lunch, it was apparent his alien identity had leaked out too. Girls he had never even seen before came up and told him things like "you're out of this world hot stuff".

Gohan practically stomped into the cafeteria and slumped into a seat in an isolated corner of the room. He was so ticked at Sharpener and Erasa that he didn't even feel like eating, even though his stomach reminded him otherwise.

Suddenly, a group of giggling girls entered and made straight for Gohan. They all drooled over him and tried to coerce him into a date.

"Hey there handsome, why don't you 'save' me from boredom this Saturday. We can just 'fly' on over to the movies at say, seven?"

"Back off! The hot Martian man is mine!"

"Yeah right, you're going with me on Friday, right cutie pie?"

"LEAVE NOW" a sharp voice yelled from the back.

Turning, they saw Videl giving them a glare that could practically burn a hole through them. They were startled and distraught, and left mumbling to Videl "geez, sorry, we didn't know you'd claimed him or anything."

"What! It's not like that! We're just..."

Her yelling was unheard though, as the group had already made their way to another table to fawn over some muscular jocks.

Blushing slightly, Videl sat down across the table.

"Thanks Videl. That was really weird. I thought everyone would hate me of think I was a freak. Only half the school does though. The other half is just insane! They suddenly all want to be my friend."

"I know what you mean. People used to do anything to get close to my dad and his money and the camera. Guys wanted to date me just because my family was rich and famous."

"Wow, I guess we have a lot in common."

There was a long silence as they both let their thoughts wander, but they both blushed at what they'd been thinking.

"Umm...hey there, guys. Eh, Hi." Erasa said as she and Sharpener approached cautiously.

"WHAT" Videl yelled, scaring them half to death "is your problem"?

"Uhh, we kinda just wanted to say we're really sorry Gohan" Sharpener said, cringing slightly in case Gohan decided to smash them or something.

"Yeah" Erasa said hurriedly. "I was just talking yesterday and it kind of spilled out. Then this morning everyone was asking questions, and I don't know. They already knew you were Saiyaman and the gold Fighter, so it just didn't occur to me until after I said it that you probably didn't want anyone to know that either.

"I accidentally mentioned it in the weight room while me and some of the guys were working out. They asked why I even associated with someone like you, and they insulted you and called you a weakling, and I sorta blurted it out. Not the alien part though."

Sharpener hung his head in shame. Erasa kept shifting her weight from foot to foot, glancing around nervously.

Gohan sighed, put his hands on the table, and pushed himself up. Erasa and Sharpener instinctively grabbed each other's arms and took a step back.

"That's alright guys."

"WHAT" they both yelled.

"Well I was pretty mad, but I just realized that it is kind of a shock and a big thing to deal with. I mean, when Videl found out, she said she'd keep it a secret, but she blackmailed me into teaching her how to fly and competing in the Martial Arts Tournament," he said motioning to the silent girl still sitting at the table.

Videl gave a guilty half-grin at them and Gohan continued his speech.

"It was bound to get out anyway. I don't think anyone would have bought my bathroom excuse every time Videl was called away for much longer. Besides Sharpener, you were actually defending me!"

"I was? Huh, that's wei—right! Yeah!"

"Alright guys" Videl said jumping up "now that that's all settled, the four of us really need some fun hang-out time. We're still on for our training session tonight right?"

"Yeah. I also promised Goten I'd spar with him when we were done."

"Perfect! Sharpener and Erasa can come over to your house again and watch us. Then," Videl said redirecting her statement towards Sharpener and Erasa "we can watch Gohan and his brother, so you can really see what this boy can do" she finished, grinning up at Gohan.

They all agreed. Suddenly as a thought occurred to him Gohan yelled, "Wait! You might want to bring your own dinner tonight. My dad is coming back from his little hunting trip tonight, so our dinner will probably be on the more 'interesting' side."

Happy that their plans had been set, they all sat down and started up a normal conversation. Again, Gohan interrupted, seeing some of the braver girls from earlier start heading their way.

"Um, I think I'd better go" he said quickly. The other three looked over and saw the girls. Right before their eyes, Gohan seemed to disappear, then reappear, said "Later guys", and disappeared again, running from his new fans.

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Alright, I hope you liked that! I spent a lot more time on this chapter because it was kind of hard. I'm trying to pull everything together, but stick to my writing style, while taking into consideration things said in the reviews I have gotten so far.

-I think I'm getting the hang of writing longer (1,200 again), even though it's still comparatively short to many other fics

-Sorry, don't have ten chapters yet, but I'm working on it!

-I plan on updating as often as I can (most of what I've written so far is me trying to avoid my pre-calc and A.P. chem. homework) and I'm doing pretty good. (with the writing, not the avoiding)-4 chapters in 5 days-I love weekends.

-I set it up for Goku's 'grand entrance' next chapter

-Also set up for some possible Goten mischief/trouble –I'm not sure yet

-Sharpener and Erasa aren't evil

If you have anything else you would like to see done, feel free to do so by reviewing (be nice though, if you are mean I will probably ignore you)

Well that's it for chapter 4

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