Lone Survivor:
Disclaimer: Yeah yeah, I don't own dbz or the characters, no need to rub it in!
A.N. Wohoo! Babadi saga on cnx! As strange as it sounds, watching dbz helps with writer's block! :S so try watching a few dbz episodes if you get stuck, it really helps with character development. At least, I think so. I was asked if this was gonna be a lemon, and i'm not sure if I wanna write 1. I hate writing them, not that I'm against them. So I'll just see how the story goes, and if it fits in, then it fits, simple as that. Gohan maybe a bit ooc, but it's my fic, & u have to understand that he's dealing with a female Saiyan, so cue raging hormones. Anyways, here's the next chapter.
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Chapter 7: First day in Prison
The classroom turned out to be a large lecture theatre, and Videl cringed as she followed Gohan through the single door, cringing as everyone stared at them and began to whisper. A stocky man with a baldhead stood by the blackboard on a small stage as you walked into the room. He HAD been facing the many students who sat in the rising seats, but immediately turned to frown at the late-comers as they burst through the door, his teaching interrupted.
"Ah ha, Son Gohan, you've broken a new record. What's your excuse this time?" Gohan caught his breath while the many students stared at him; some of the girls giggling while others whispered things that not even a Saiyan's sensitive ears could pick up.
"I'm so sorry sensei! You see, I had to erm, wait with Videl while she enrolled and-"
"Don't even think about blaming your tardiness on other students Son Gohan!"
Videl narrowed her eyes, 'who does this potato head think he is? Gohan's telling the truth for crying out loud. Ugh!'
"Look Mr..whoever you are. The woman at the desk decided to be a pain the ass and-" The whole class gasped at Videl's words, and Mr.Masuda began to fume; his face going red.
"Young lady watch your mouth! I should give you a detention and make you watch that potty mouth out this instant with soap. But seeing as it's your first day, I'll be lenient and give you a warning. If you EVER use such words in my classroom EVER again, you'll be writing lines for a month per word! Is that understood?" Videl pulled a face and nodded, wondering what the big deal was. "Good, now both of you take your seats. I'll deal with you after class Gohan."
They immediately obeyed; Gohan walked up the steps with his head hung low, but Videl walked proudly, scowling at anyone who dared to look at her. She already hated everyone in the room. Gohan sighed and sat next to Sharpner whose eyes were fixed on the new student. 'Man, I've never been so embarrassed in all my life! Well, except for the time I caught mom and dad in the act. Oh, and the other time when I walked in on Vegeta and Bulma in the training room.' He shuddered at his thoughts; he hadn't been able to even look at them the same after that day. 'Well this is just as embarrassing! I can't believe Videl said that, what the hell was she thinking? Maybe I should've had words with her about how to act at school BEFORE we got here. Dammit!'
Videl slumped into her seat, already bored. She'd scared half the class with her scowls much to her satisfaction, 'who the hell do they think they are staring at me like that, of all people. I could rip them apart in two seconds if I wanted to, worthless weaklings.' She turned to catch a blonde slightly muscular guy staring at her with his blue eyes that were slightly slanted with cockiness. He winked and she frowned, sticking up her finger and turning away. Sharpner simply grinned and turned back to face the front of class, 'yep, she wants me!'
"Now, let's see how our newest student copes with algebra." Videl glared at the sensei who began to furiously scribble equations onto the blackboard using white chalk. She had to squint her eyes to read his tiny writing from a distance. 'This is pathetic! What a moron.'
"Erm, sir? I can't read your pathetically tiny handwriting from way up here."
Mr.Masuda dropped the chalk and tensed up, he really didn't have the patience to deal with this rude new student. With a second he'd suddenly spun round, a frustrated vein popping out of his forehead and his red face evidence of his anger. Gohan slapped his forehead, 'does she ever learn? She's gonna be expelled on her first day. Guess who mom will blame, ME! I gotta do something, but what?'
"ONE MORE RUDE COMMENT OUT OF YOU MISS SATAN & I'LL HAVE YOU IN DETENTION FOR THE REST OF YOUR MISERABLE LIFE!" Videl raised a cocky eyebrow, 'how does he know if life is miserable or not? Loser.'
"Bite me." Thankfully, he didn't hear her mumble, but Gohan heard it loud and clear and kicked her leg under the table. She immediately turned to stare at him, but he met her eye to eye with a serious expression.
"Videl, you gotta watch what you say!"
"I can't help it if he's an asshole."
"But he's a tutor, and we're his students. Therefore, we have to respect him."
"Says who?" She folded her arms, annoyed that Gohan was once again acting like her dad or something.
"Says me!" She glared back at him, since when did he tell her what to do? Gohan was treading on dangerous grounds in her books, VERY dangerous grounds.
"Fine, whatever. But don't think that you, of all people, can tell ME what to do." He smirked and turned away, writing down notes from the board.
"I just did, didn't I?" There it was again, that cheeky smirk that sent her wild with adoration and agitation, all at once. Even Vegeta would've been quite proud with the smirk famously used by Saiyans and more so himself.
"Miss Satan? Care to quit staring at Son Gohan and give me the answer?" Several people in the class giggled and Videl growled, her cheek flushing red a little.
"Let's see now, x = 6?" She smiled innocently; she obviously hadn't even read the question, and Mr.Masuda frowned. Several people snickered at her dimness while Gohan shook his head; he knew that she secretly would've known the answer, but couldn't be bothered.
"No, No, NO! X=15.3! I'm setting extra homework for you, MISS. Satan." She simply rolled her eyes, like she was going to do it! She closed her eyes and relaxed as Mr.Masuda's voice dragged on, slowly becoming more and more distant. She really couldn't care less if he caught her sleeping or not; what was he gonna do? Fight her? Ha!
Gohan furiously scribbled down as many noted as he could from the board. He'd been organised and immediately took out his notepad and textbooks when he'd sat down. Videl's desk remained empty however, and Gohan was a little shocked that the sensei hadn't noticed. Something hard suddenly landed on his right shoulder, and he tilted his head to see a mass of black hair. 'Oh Kame! I can't believe she's using my shoulder as a pillow! Not now! Anywhere but here!' It wouldn't of bothered him that Videl had fallen asleep on his shoulder, infact, he damn well wanted her to stay there! But if Mr.Masuda saw them, they'd both be in major big trouble, and that was all he needed. Gohan tried to shrug her off, reluctantly of course, but she just mumbled and leaned on him even more. He rolled his eyes and sighed, 'why does everything have to happen to me?'
"Psst! Videl! C'mon, get up." Videl ignored his quiet whispers; she was way too comfortable and actually felt warm for once. "C'mon Videl! You can sleep later, just not now.' She opened one eye, finally, and instantly shot back into her sitting position, staring straight ahead.
'No. Fucking. Way! I didn't just do that! No way did I do that! Oh Kame, how embarrassing." She tried to hide as she felt her cheeks burning up, and thankfully, Gohan seemed to be just as embarrassed as she was as he kept looking straight ahead. 'You were tired Videl. Very, VERY, tired. He was conveniently there for me to lean on. It's not my fault! Yeah, that's right. Phew, I feel a lot better.'
Could her first day get any worse? Of course it could! The maths lesson dragged on for what seemed like hours, even though Gohan and Videl had missed the first 20minutes.
"And that concludes today's lesson. Be sure to pick up your assignment sheets on the way out and have them completed by next lesson." It was then that the bell rang, a loud buzzing song that made Videl jump. She sighed with relief as the students filed out of their seats and she in turn couldn't wait to leave. She disappeared with the crowd and waited for Gohan outside, who had to talk with Mr.Masuda for 2minutes, much to her annoyance. He finally left the room, holding a heavy book of some sort. Videl stared and frowned, guessing that Gohan had volunteered to do more work. 'What a dorky goody two shoes.'
"Careful Gohan, I don't think you can get your head any further up Masuda's ass."
"Excuse me?" He nearly dropped his books as she walked ahead cockily, what the hell did she mean by that?
"You, volunteering to do more work. That's just so you Gohan. Typical."
"WHAT! I didn't volunteer! Mr.Masuda signed me up for the maths challenge this year. I can't get out of it no matter how hard I try!"
"Hmph. Try throwing that book at his ugly mug. That'll show him." Videl yelped as someone suddenly grabbed her arm and yanked her backwards, nearly making her fall over. She met the strangely cold onyx eyes of Gohan and actually felt a little threatened for once.
"Videl, you gotta stop this attitude problem. Geez! You act like everyone's against you, including me!"
"What do you care?" His grip tightened, but they both stood their ground, neither wanting to back off.
"Kame! Would you quit being so damn ignorant? Of course I care! I don't want you to get a detention or even worse, expelled, on your first day! And you can't just go around hitting people, no matter how much they annoy the hell outta you." She pulled her hand out of his grasp and narrowed her eyes. 'What's his problem? And what does he care even if I do get expelled or whatever? It's a dump here, and a waste of my time.'
"Whatever. All you do is tell me what to do Gohan, why don't you let me live my own life!?' She stormed off, not even knowing where she was going, just anywhere away from him. Gohan ran a shaky hand through his ebony mass of spiky hair, ignoring the many stares he got from passers by who'd witnessed that argument. 'I tell you how to live your life because I don't want to see you or anyone else get hurt through your own stupid actions!'
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Videl stormed ahead through the crowds of teenagers. She hated them for living their pathetic and useless lives. She hated the way they dressed. She hated the fact that they freely showed their emotions. She hated them, every single one of them, full stop. 'Why does their stupid planet still exist? Why did my race of people, the strongest in the universe, get wiped out, and yet these weakling still exist! It's just not right I tell ya!'
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted however as that blonde guy from maths class stepped infront of her, nearly making her walk straight into him.
"Hey there!"
Videl rolled her eyes and frowned. 'What is this, asshole day?'
"The name's Sharpner." He smoothed back his blonde, shoulder length, slicked back hair and grinned with pure cheese.
"Is there a point to this?" His grin widened, sickening Videl even more so.
"Man you're one feisty babe!"
'Babe? Babe! Did he just call me that, or do my ears deceive me?'
"I'm glad you finally ditched that dork, he was majorly cramping your style."
'Is he referring to Gohan? Heh, at least he said something right. There's hope for this guy yet.'
"So what's your name beautiful?" On second thought, maybe not.
"Videl. Look, I don't have time for this." She tried to push past, eager to leave the dump as soon as possible.
"Hey Sharpner! Wait for me!" Videl rolled her eyes as a short, blonde, and skinny girl run up to them both, holding a, handbag? How the hell do you take a handbag to school? How did she fit all of her books and shit in there? (sorry, personal hate of mine. ^_^) She wore tight light blue jeans, a green stripped strapless top, and wedged blue flip-flops with green flowers on them.
"Oh! Hi there Videl, long time no see girl!" Eraza smiled with an equally cheesy grin to match Sharpners, and Videl immediately recognised the girl as the ditz who had flirted with Gohan. Bitch.
"Hi, once again. Anyways, I've got things to do."
"You've got drama with me next right? I'll show you to class."
"No really, I-"
"Nonsense!" Before Videl could escape, Eraza grabbed her wrist and pulled her along the corridors with her. She was like an even more irritating and younger version of Bulma dammit! Even worse, she actually made conversation! Or at least tried to, it was more of Eraza chatting away, and Videl trying not to listen.
"Hiya Stevie! That was my ex before my last ex. He's a really nice guy, maybe I should introduce you two? He likes a rough girl, and I just don't fit that picture at all." Videl raised an eyebrow and Eraza lowered her voice as they passed a snobby looking girl standing by a locker with her groupie of 3 other girls. "Oh, and that's Roxy. Avoid at all costs, she's a total bitch! She stole my last ex, and I'm never forgiving her. Sweet on the outside, sour within." Videl glared at the red haired tall girl Eraza had pointed out. 'Hmph, she's nothing. Note to self: take no notice of anything the ditz tells you.'
"Videl! Are you even listening to me?"
"I'm trying not to." Eraza stared blankly at her, and for a moment, Videl thought that she was gonna burst into tears, not like she cared. However, she strangely started to laugh, fakly of course.
"Oh Videl, you're so funny! I can see we're gonna get along just fine and dandy!"
'Sure.'
They finally stopped outside two double matching doors, and Eraza pushed them open, leading the way as Videl followed. The room was huge and was set out like the lecture theatre, but with a bigger stage at the bottom of the pit of chairs. It was like a mini theatre, and red curtains where drawn to each side of the square, wooden stage. A slim, tall woman stood in the centre of the stage holding a register and a pen. She wore a straight, black skirt with a white open neck blouse tucked into it. She looked younger than she probably was, and smiled with lipstick stained, red, thin lips as Eraza led Videl down to the stage area.
"You must be Videl Satan?" She held out her hand politely, and Videl shook it hesitantly. Her plans had been to escape from her prison, and thanks to the ditz, she'd ended up here, of all places. "It's nice to meet you. You can call me either sensei, m'am, or Miss.Tanaka. I'm glad to have another addition to my small but ever-growing class." Videl raised an eyebrow and looked around, they were the only people there.
"Is this it?" The teacher chuckled and shook her head, a mocking tone in her voice as she spoke.
"Heck no! You're early. It would be nice if you kept it that way too." Finally the door burst open, and six more students burst into the room, chatting and laughing as they did so. A few seconds later, three more appeared, and finally four latecomers took their seats. The students sat down in the auditorium on red cushioned seats, while Miss.Tanaka stood on the stage, marking off names on her register before properly beginning the lesson.
"Okay class, today we'll continue with our synopsis of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's dream.' Videl, we're planning on performing the play at the end of the year to the school, so it's important that you catch up with the notes you've missed. Okay then, let's start with Act 2, Scene 2. How wants to remind everyone what's been happening?" Several student's groaned with un-enthusiasm, while a single hand shot into the air. "Okay, go on Angela."
"Well, erm, let's see now. Hermia is SO in love with that Lysander guy, and erm, vice versa. But Demetrius wants Hermia for erm, un-pure reasons? And, well, Helena loves Demetrius, but he doesn't like her. Meanwhile, the king and Queen of the fairies are arguing about some kid." Miss.Tanaka nodded with a smile, and Angela grinned.
"Very good. Does anyone want to add to Angela's synopsis?"
"Hey! She missed out that ass dude." Videl turned her head to see how the voice belonged to. He was one of the latecomers and he looked like he'd just got up; his blue dyed hair in a messy style heading in all kinds of directions since it hadn't been combed, or it didn't look like it at least. He was dressed like some of the guys in the mall; a white shirt with a black, loose tie, and baggy jeans held up by a spiked belt. Miss.Tanaka wasn't impressed with his sudden exclamation, and sighed loudly.
"You mean Bottom Skeet?"
"Yeah him. He's that idiot who's tryin' to do a play. Oh, and then there's that Amazon babe." The teacher frowned at Skeet's description and sighed once again, closing her eyes and slightly frowning.
"You mean Hippolyta. Yes, she's to marry the Duke of Athens, Theseus. Remember class, the play is set in Greece. Yes Skeet, this will be on the end of year test. Any questions? ...Good. Ok then, we'll skip the Titania part, that's just a song. Eraza, you read Hermia, and Ruben, you can read Lysander.
Videl drifted into boredom as the lesson dragged on. She'd never encountered such a strange language before, who the hell spoke like that anyway? How the hell were you meant to translate it, and more so, how did you pronounce the words?
"Videl? Would you like to read Helena? Beau, you can read Demetrius." Videl raised an eyebrow as she glanced at the boy known as 'Beau'. 'What kind of a name is 'Beau'? How the hell do you say it? What a sissy, he's so a momma's boy. I can just see the roses floating around him. Heheh.'
"Not really." She raised her eyebrow at the thought of trying to decipher the strange words and acting with the 'Nancy boy'. What the hell did 'thou' and 'tis' mean?
"Don't be embarrassed now, we all make mistakes. I just want to see how well you cope with it."
"Fine." Videl glared at the text, where the hell did she start? "Erm, 'Stay though 'thou' kill me, sweet, Demetrius.'"
"No, no, NO! Put feeling into the words Videl. Like this." She re-read the words straight from her head, emphasizing 'stay' and 'kill' soap opera style. Videl raised an eyebrow, there was no way she was going to even try to imitate such a pathetic display. Who the hell spoke like that anyway? No one she knew, that's for sure. To top it all off, while Videl had struggled, along came Beau reading the part of Demetrius perfectly. Well, to Videl it was pathetically over-acted, but Miss.Tanaka approved of it.
"I charge thee, hence, and do not haunt me thus!"
Videl nearly threw up as Miss.Tanaka applauded and used his acting as an example of how everyone should act. 'I knew I shouldn't of taken this damn class. I'm surrounded by idiots!'
The lesson dragged on with even more reading through lines and summarising, complete with in depth character profiles. Videl thought she was gonna die when she was kept behind when the lunch bell rang. What had she done wrong now? Well, apart from sigh loudly every now and then and making no effort to hide her boredom.
"Videl, I don't think you're putting enough effort into my lesson. Do you not like Shakespeare?"
"I'd never even heard of him until today." What was she gonna do? Give her a detention just cos she couldn't be bothered to make an effort? Because she hated the gayness of the script? Videl smirked, ' just try it!'
"I see. Well if you want a good part in the play, then you better start doing some extra homework. Read up on some other plays and get to know the language a little more. I can see that there's a strong emotional actress just waiting to break free from her chains!" Could she get anymore cheesy and over the top?
"Erm ok then." Videl turned to walk away, glad to finally leave the stuffy room. That was one lesson she's never be going to ever again. Eraza waited outside for her, much to her agitation, and led her outside where they had to walk to a separate building to reach the canteen. Videl's nose immediately picked up the smell of food and she smiled. 'There really is a god.' It seemed that other students had the same idea as she did, and Videl sighed out loud as she took her place in the huge lunch cue. "I'm a Saiyan dammit! I should be given priority."
"What was that Videl?" Videl put a hand over her mouth, her eyebrows raised in shock. 'Did I say that out loud? Ouch. I must really be pissed off.'
"I just said I'm hungry."
"Oh! Yeah me too. But I'm on a strict diet, so no dessert for me today. Do you think I've put on weight since you saw me on Friday?" Videl nearly hit her, if she was correct; she'd lost a little. Eraza had the thinnest waist she'd ever seen, so thin, she thought it might snap if she just gave her a gentle push even. It just wasn't healthy, especially compared to Videl's toned and slightly muscular and curvy figure.
"No, you're as thin as ever."
"Really? Hmmm, maybe I should put some weight on then. I don't wanna get too thin, you know? I wanna figure like that pop star. Bethany Shears. Have you heard of her? She's like, the pop princess!" Videl stared blankly at Eraza, 'is this girl for real?'
"Can't say I have.' Eraza's eyes beamed and she giggled excitedly.
"I'll lend you her album, it's so cool! She's my idol. I'm trying to grow my hair so it's more like hers, but I've been told it looks better short. What do you think? I mean, I don't want to copy anyone's look, individuality is everything! You know?"
Videl couldn't believe this girl, 'does she even know that she's completely contradicted herself? What a weirdo.'
"Your hair looks fine how it is. Where's Gohan?" She couldn't believe that she'd been reduced to actually WANT to hang out with Gohan. But Videl would do whatever it took to get as far away from Eraza as possible.
"I dunno, he'll be here soon. So what music do you like Videl? You dress really cool you know, like you like rock or something. I dunno. But I can't stand the stuff! Especially all that heavy metal. It's all shouting and heavy drums and loud guitars that hurt my ears."
"I LOVE rock, especially heavy metal." Videl grinned as Eraza stared back, slightly shocked and a little scared. 'Yes! Go, go, GO and never return! Mwahahahaaa!'
"Well that's okay, my last boyfriend before the last 2 loved rock music. Infact. It figures that you like that kinda music, you know, with your attitude and stuff. Anyway, hey look! The line's moving a little. Aren't you just glad I've taken you under my wing?"
'No. I want you to leave me alone. Your voice is hurting my ears, and you're boring me.' Eraza stared at Videl, waiting for an answer. Her big green eyes pleading and waiting for the answer she wanted to hear.
"GOHAN! Oh Kame, where the hell have you been?" Eraza frowned, but then noticed the man himself walking towards them, a puzzled expression on his face.
Gohan raised his eyebrows in shock as he approached the two girls, was that really Videl? Or was it an impostor?
"Who are you and what have you done with Videl?" She laughed fakly and moved closer to him and further away from Eraza, who watched the two very carefully.
"I am Videl silly! Now, where've ya been stranger?" Ok, now she was freaking him out. Since when did Videl care where he'd been? Something was definitely up. She was so un-predicable though.
"I just got out of Economy class. How was drama?" Videl nearly fainted at the mention of it and tried hard not to think about it.
"I'd rather go to in hell then go to Drama again! It was so boring! And to top it all off, the stupid bitch of a tutor kept making an example out of this asshole called 'Beau.' What kind of a name is that!?"
"Hey, don't say that about Beau! I think he's cute!"
Videl rolled her eyes in unison with Gohan. 'Oh Kame, can this get any worse? I bet she thinks every guy's cute.' The line moved again, and they all stepped forward. 'This is gonna take ages! That's it, I'm skipping this shit.' Gohan watched as Videl walked towards the door quickly, pushing past loads of students waiting in the line.
"Erm I'll cya in the canteen Eraza." He began to follow Videl, much to Eraza's annoyance.
"Wait Gohan! You can't leave me here all alone! Oh, hiya Ross, what's up?"
Gohan chuckled to himself; that was Eraza taken care of, and now for Videl. 'What was she thinking just pushing in like that? If she's not careful, then she's gonna be in huge trouble.' He shuddered at the thought of what the consequences were for pushing in the lunch queue. 'No one deserves such a punishment, not even arrogant people like Videl!'
Videl finally reached the front of the cue and sighed, ignoring the complaining from the other teens in the lunch line. "Can it! If anyone's gotta problem, then come and deal with it! Come on, I dare ya! All of you! Hmph, weak." They all stared at her, none of them stepping forwards. She turned her back on them, satisfied with the silence that she created, only to come face to face with a huge stomach. She looked up to see a very fat middle-aged man staring down at her, an unimpressed expression on his face. His shirt was tucked into his trousers, and Videl wondered why his belt hadn't split yet.
"Name."
Gohan froze when he saw Mr.Takishi towering over Videl. 'Great, I'm too late! Oh well, she did ask for it.'
"What's it to you fatty?" Gohan whacked his forehead with his palm. 'Doh! What the hell is she thinking? Dammit, I'm gonna have to save her stupid ass!' The awe-stricken crowd parted for him as they watched the scene, and Gohan made his way over, a red face of anger painted on Mr.Takishi's face.
"Mr.Takishi! Hi there! Erm, don't listen to her, she's just-"
"Are you in with this little prank too boy?"
"NO! Of course I'm not. You see-"
"You're lying, I know a trouble maker when I see one. I think I've just found two people to do lunch duty. NOW GET TO THE BACK OF THE LINE!"
Gohan cringed and immediately ran to the back, dragging Videl with him when he'd caught her clench her fists tightly and preparing to knock the chemistry teacher out cold. 'Geez! Does she ever learn?' She pushed him away from her when they reached the back of the line, a heavy scowl on her face.
"What's the big idea!? I could've had him just then!"
"I just saved your sorry ass and got myself into trouble too!" Videl narrowed her eyes and folded her arms; she was fully prepared to win the argument this time.
"My ass never said it was sorry!" Now Gohan narrowed his eyes and folded his arms, 'geez! Is she ever thankful?'
"That's the last time I EVER look out for you. From now on, you're on your own Videl. I mean it."
Disclaimer: Yeah yeah, I don't own dbz or the characters, no need to rub it in!
A.N. Wohoo! Babadi saga on cnx! As strange as it sounds, watching dbz helps with writer's block! :S so try watching a few dbz episodes if you get stuck, it really helps with character development. At least, I think so. I was asked if this was gonna be a lemon, and i'm not sure if I wanna write 1. I hate writing them, not that I'm against them. So I'll just see how the story goes, and if it fits in, then it fits, simple as that. Gohan maybe a bit ooc, but it's my fic, & u have to understand that he's dealing with a female Saiyan, so cue raging hormones. Anyways, here's the next chapter.
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Chapter 7: First day in Prison
The classroom turned out to be a large lecture theatre, and Videl cringed as she followed Gohan through the single door, cringing as everyone stared at them and began to whisper. A stocky man with a baldhead stood by the blackboard on a small stage as you walked into the room. He HAD been facing the many students who sat in the rising seats, but immediately turned to frown at the late-comers as they burst through the door, his teaching interrupted.
"Ah ha, Son Gohan, you've broken a new record. What's your excuse this time?" Gohan caught his breath while the many students stared at him; some of the girls giggling while others whispered things that not even a Saiyan's sensitive ears could pick up.
"I'm so sorry sensei! You see, I had to erm, wait with Videl while she enrolled and-"
"Don't even think about blaming your tardiness on other students Son Gohan!"
Videl narrowed her eyes, 'who does this potato head think he is? Gohan's telling the truth for crying out loud. Ugh!'
"Look Mr..whoever you are. The woman at the desk decided to be a pain the ass and-" The whole class gasped at Videl's words, and Mr.Masuda began to fume; his face going red.
"Young lady watch your mouth! I should give you a detention and make you watch that potty mouth out this instant with soap. But seeing as it's your first day, I'll be lenient and give you a warning. If you EVER use such words in my classroom EVER again, you'll be writing lines for a month per word! Is that understood?" Videl pulled a face and nodded, wondering what the big deal was. "Good, now both of you take your seats. I'll deal with you after class Gohan."
They immediately obeyed; Gohan walked up the steps with his head hung low, but Videl walked proudly, scowling at anyone who dared to look at her. She already hated everyone in the room. Gohan sighed and sat next to Sharpner whose eyes were fixed on the new student. 'Man, I've never been so embarrassed in all my life! Well, except for the time I caught mom and dad in the act. Oh, and the other time when I walked in on Vegeta and Bulma in the training room.' He shuddered at his thoughts; he hadn't been able to even look at them the same after that day. 'Well this is just as embarrassing! I can't believe Videl said that, what the hell was she thinking? Maybe I should've had words with her about how to act at school BEFORE we got here. Dammit!'
Videl slumped into her seat, already bored. She'd scared half the class with her scowls much to her satisfaction, 'who the hell do they think they are staring at me like that, of all people. I could rip them apart in two seconds if I wanted to, worthless weaklings.' She turned to catch a blonde slightly muscular guy staring at her with his blue eyes that were slightly slanted with cockiness. He winked and she frowned, sticking up her finger and turning away. Sharpner simply grinned and turned back to face the front of class, 'yep, she wants me!'
"Now, let's see how our newest student copes with algebra." Videl glared at the sensei who began to furiously scribble equations onto the blackboard using white chalk. She had to squint her eyes to read his tiny writing from a distance. 'This is pathetic! What a moron.'
"Erm, sir? I can't read your pathetically tiny handwriting from way up here."
Mr.Masuda dropped the chalk and tensed up, he really didn't have the patience to deal with this rude new student. With a second he'd suddenly spun round, a frustrated vein popping out of his forehead and his red face evidence of his anger. Gohan slapped his forehead, 'does she ever learn? She's gonna be expelled on her first day. Guess who mom will blame, ME! I gotta do something, but what?'
"ONE MORE RUDE COMMENT OUT OF YOU MISS SATAN & I'LL HAVE YOU IN DETENTION FOR THE REST OF YOUR MISERABLE LIFE!" Videl raised a cocky eyebrow, 'how does he know if life is miserable or not? Loser.'
"Bite me." Thankfully, he didn't hear her mumble, but Gohan heard it loud and clear and kicked her leg under the table. She immediately turned to stare at him, but he met her eye to eye with a serious expression.
"Videl, you gotta watch what you say!"
"I can't help it if he's an asshole."
"But he's a tutor, and we're his students. Therefore, we have to respect him."
"Says who?" She folded her arms, annoyed that Gohan was once again acting like her dad or something.
"Says me!" She glared back at him, since when did he tell her what to do? Gohan was treading on dangerous grounds in her books, VERY dangerous grounds.
"Fine, whatever. But don't think that you, of all people, can tell ME what to do." He smirked and turned away, writing down notes from the board.
"I just did, didn't I?" There it was again, that cheeky smirk that sent her wild with adoration and agitation, all at once. Even Vegeta would've been quite proud with the smirk famously used by Saiyans and more so himself.
"Miss Satan? Care to quit staring at Son Gohan and give me the answer?" Several people in the class giggled and Videl growled, her cheek flushing red a little.
"Let's see now, x = 6?" She smiled innocently; she obviously hadn't even read the question, and Mr.Masuda frowned. Several people snickered at her dimness while Gohan shook his head; he knew that she secretly would've known the answer, but couldn't be bothered.
"No, No, NO! X=15.3! I'm setting extra homework for you, MISS. Satan." She simply rolled her eyes, like she was going to do it! She closed her eyes and relaxed as Mr.Masuda's voice dragged on, slowly becoming more and more distant. She really couldn't care less if he caught her sleeping or not; what was he gonna do? Fight her? Ha!
Gohan furiously scribbled down as many noted as he could from the board. He'd been organised and immediately took out his notepad and textbooks when he'd sat down. Videl's desk remained empty however, and Gohan was a little shocked that the sensei hadn't noticed. Something hard suddenly landed on his right shoulder, and he tilted his head to see a mass of black hair. 'Oh Kame! I can't believe she's using my shoulder as a pillow! Not now! Anywhere but here!' It wouldn't of bothered him that Videl had fallen asleep on his shoulder, infact, he damn well wanted her to stay there! But if Mr.Masuda saw them, they'd both be in major big trouble, and that was all he needed. Gohan tried to shrug her off, reluctantly of course, but she just mumbled and leaned on him even more. He rolled his eyes and sighed, 'why does everything have to happen to me?'
"Psst! Videl! C'mon, get up." Videl ignored his quiet whispers; she was way too comfortable and actually felt warm for once. "C'mon Videl! You can sleep later, just not now.' She opened one eye, finally, and instantly shot back into her sitting position, staring straight ahead.
'No. Fucking. Way! I didn't just do that! No way did I do that! Oh Kame, how embarrassing." She tried to hide as she felt her cheeks burning up, and thankfully, Gohan seemed to be just as embarrassed as she was as he kept looking straight ahead. 'You were tired Videl. Very, VERY, tired. He was conveniently there for me to lean on. It's not my fault! Yeah, that's right. Phew, I feel a lot better.'
Could her first day get any worse? Of course it could! The maths lesson dragged on for what seemed like hours, even though Gohan and Videl had missed the first 20minutes.
"And that concludes today's lesson. Be sure to pick up your assignment sheets on the way out and have them completed by next lesson." It was then that the bell rang, a loud buzzing song that made Videl jump. She sighed with relief as the students filed out of their seats and she in turn couldn't wait to leave. She disappeared with the crowd and waited for Gohan outside, who had to talk with Mr.Masuda for 2minutes, much to her annoyance. He finally left the room, holding a heavy book of some sort. Videl stared and frowned, guessing that Gohan had volunteered to do more work. 'What a dorky goody two shoes.'
"Careful Gohan, I don't think you can get your head any further up Masuda's ass."
"Excuse me?" He nearly dropped his books as she walked ahead cockily, what the hell did she mean by that?
"You, volunteering to do more work. That's just so you Gohan. Typical."
"WHAT! I didn't volunteer! Mr.Masuda signed me up for the maths challenge this year. I can't get out of it no matter how hard I try!"
"Hmph. Try throwing that book at his ugly mug. That'll show him." Videl yelped as someone suddenly grabbed her arm and yanked her backwards, nearly making her fall over. She met the strangely cold onyx eyes of Gohan and actually felt a little threatened for once.
"Videl, you gotta stop this attitude problem. Geez! You act like everyone's against you, including me!"
"What do you care?" His grip tightened, but they both stood their ground, neither wanting to back off.
"Kame! Would you quit being so damn ignorant? Of course I care! I don't want you to get a detention or even worse, expelled, on your first day! And you can't just go around hitting people, no matter how much they annoy the hell outta you." She pulled her hand out of his grasp and narrowed her eyes. 'What's his problem? And what does he care even if I do get expelled or whatever? It's a dump here, and a waste of my time.'
"Whatever. All you do is tell me what to do Gohan, why don't you let me live my own life!?' She stormed off, not even knowing where she was going, just anywhere away from him. Gohan ran a shaky hand through his ebony mass of spiky hair, ignoring the many stares he got from passers by who'd witnessed that argument. 'I tell you how to live your life because I don't want to see you or anyone else get hurt through your own stupid actions!'
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Videl stormed ahead through the crowds of teenagers. She hated them for living their pathetic and useless lives. She hated the way they dressed. She hated the fact that they freely showed their emotions. She hated them, every single one of them, full stop. 'Why does their stupid planet still exist? Why did my race of people, the strongest in the universe, get wiped out, and yet these weakling still exist! It's just not right I tell ya!'
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted however as that blonde guy from maths class stepped infront of her, nearly making her walk straight into him.
"Hey there!"
Videl rolled her eyes and frowned. 'What is this, asshole day?'
"The name's Sharpner." He smoothed back his blonde, shoulder length, slicked back hair and grinned with pure cheese.
"Is there a point to this?" His grin widened, sickening Videl even more so.
"Man you're one feisty babe!"
'Babe? Babe! Did he just call me that, or do my ears deceive me?'
"I'm glad you finally ditched that dork, he was majorly cramping your style."
'Is he referring to Gohan? Heh, at least he said something right. There's hope for this guy yet.'
"So what's your name beautiful?" On second thought, maybe not.
"Videl. Look, I don't have time for this." She tried to push past, eager to leave the dump as soon as possible.
"Hey Sharpner! Wait for me!" Videl rolled her eyes as a short, blonde, and skinny girl run up to them both, holding a, handbag? How the hell do you take a handbag to school? How did she fit all of her books and shit in there? (sorry, personal hate of mine. ^_^) She wore tight light blue jeans, a green stripped strapless top, and wedged blue flip-flops with green flowers on them.
"Oh! Hi there Videl, long time no see girl!" Eraza smiled with an equally cheesy grin to match Sharpners, and Videl immediately recognised the girl as the ditz who had flirted with Gohan. Bitch.
"Hi, once again. Anyways, I've got things to do."
"You've got drama with me next right? I'll show you to class."
"No really, I-"
"Nonsense!" Before Videl could escape, Eraza grabbed her wrist and pulled her along the corridors with her. She was like an even more irritating and younger version of Bulma dammit! Even worse, she actually made conversation! Or at least tried to, it was more of Eraza chatting away, and Videl trying not to listen.
"Hiya Stevie! That was my ex before my last ex. He's a really nice guy, maybe I should introduce you two? He likes a rough girl, and I just don't fit that picture at all." Videl raised an eyebrow and Eraza lowered her voice as they passed a snobby looking girl standing by a locker with her groupie of 3 other girls. "Oh, and that's Roxy. Avoid at all costs, she's a total bitch! She stole my last ex, and I'm never forgiving her. Sweet on the outside, sour within." Videl glared at the red haired tall girl Eraza had pointed out. 'Hmph, she's nothing. Note to self: take no notice of anything the ditz tells you.'
"Videl! Are you even listening to me?"
"I'm trying not to." Eraza stared blankly at her, and for a moment, Videl thought that she was gonna burst into tears, not like she cared. However, she strangely started to laugh, fakly of course.
"Oh Videl, you're so funny! I can see we're gonna get along just fine and dandy!"
'Sure.'
They finally stopped outside two double matching doors, and Eraza pushed them open, leading the way as Videl followed. The room was huge and was set out like the lecture theatre, but with a bigger stage at the bottom of the pit of chairs. It was like a mini theatre, and red curtains where drawn to each side of the square, wooden stage. A slim, tall woman stood in the centre of the stage holding a register and a pen. She wore a straight, black skirt with a white open neck blouse tucked into it. She looked younger than she probably was, and smiled with lipstick stained, red, thin lips as Eraza led Videl down to the stage area.
"You must be Videl Satan?" She held out her hand politely, and Videl shook it hesitantly. Her plans had been to escape from her prison, and thanks to the ditz, she'd ended up here, of all places. "It's nice to meet you. You can call me either sensei, m'am, or Miss.Tanaka. I'm glad to have another addition to my small but ever-growing class." Videl raised an eyebrow and looked around, they were the only people there.
"Is this it?" The teacher chuckled and shook her head, a mocking tone in her voice as she spoke.
"Heck no! You're early. It would be nice if you kept it that way too." Finally the door burst open, and six more students burst into the room, chatting and laughing as they did so. A few seconds later, three more appeared, and finally four latecomers took their seats. The students sat down in the auditorium on red cushioned seats, while Miss.Tanaka stood on the stage, marking off names on her register before properly beginning the lesson.
"Okay class, today we'll continue with our synopsis of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's dream.' Videl, we're planning on performing the play at the end of the year to the school, so it's important that you catch up with the notes you've missed. Okay then, let's start with Act 2, Scene 2. How wants to remind everyone what's been happening?" Several student's groaned with un-enthusiasm, while a single hand shot into the air. "Okay, go on Angela."
"Well, erm, let's see now. Hermia is SO in love with that Lysander guy, and erm, vice versa. But Demetrius wants Hermia for erm, un-pure reasons? And, well, Helena loves Demetrius, but he doesn't like her. Meanwhile, the king and Queen of the fairies are arguing about some kid." Miss.Tanaka nodded with a smile, and Angela grinned.
"Very good. Does anyone want to add to Angela's synopsis?"
"Hey! She missed out that ass dude." Videl turned her head to see how the voice belonged to. He was one of the latecomers and he looked like he'd just got up; his blue dyed hair in a messy style heading in all kinds of directions since it hadn't been combed, or it didn't look like it at least. He was dressed like some of the guys in the mall; a white shirt with a black, loose tie, and baggy jeans held up by a spiked belt. Miss.Tanaka wasn't impressed with his sudden exclamation, and sighed loudly.
"You mean Bottom Skeet?"
"Yeah him. He's that idiot who's tryin' to do a play. Oh, and then there's that Amazon babe." The teacher frowned at Skeet's description and sighed once again, closing her eyes and slightly frowning.
"You mean Hippolyta. Yes, she's to marry the Duke of Athens, Theseus. Remember class, the play is set in Greece. Yes Skeet, this will be on the end of year test. Any questions? ...Good. Ok then, we'll skip the Titania part, that's just a song. Eraza, you read Hermia, and Ruben, you can read Lysander.
Videl drifted into boredom as the lesson dragged on. She'd never encountered such a strange language before, who the hell spoke like that anyway? How the hell were you meant to translate it, and more so, how did you pronounce the words?
"Videl? Would you like to read Helena? Beau, you can read Demetrius." Videl raised an eyebrow as she glanced at the boy known as 'Beau'. 'What kind of a name is 'Beau'? How the hell do you say it? What a sissy, he's so a momma's boy. I can just see the roses floating around him. Heheh.'
"Not really." She raised her eyebrow at the thought of trying to decipher the strange words and acting with the 'Nancy boy'. What the hell did 'thou' and 'tis' mean?
"Don't be embarrassed now, we all make mistakes. I just want to see how well you cope with it."
"Fine." Videl glared at the text, where the hell did she start? "Erm, 'Stay though 'thou' kill me, sweet, Demetrius.'"
"No, no, NO! Put feeling into the words Videl. Like this." She re-read the words straight from her head, emphasizing 'stay' and 'kill' soap opera style. Videl raised an eyebrow, there was no way she was going to even try to imitate such a pathetic display. Who the hell spoke like that anyway? No one she knew, that's for sure. To top it all off, while Videl had struggled, along came Beau reading the part of Demetrius perfectly. Well, to Videl it was pathetically over-acted, but Miss.Tanaka approved of it.
"I charge thee, hence, and do not haunt me thus!"
Videl nearly threw up as Miss.Tanaka applauded and used his acting as an example of how everyone should act. 'I knew I shouldn't of taken this damn class. I'm surrounded by idiots!'
The lesson dragged on with even more reading through lines and summarising, complete with in depth character profiles. Videl thought she was gonna die when she was kept behind when the lunch bell rang. What had she done wrong now? Well, apart from sigh loudly every now and then and making no effort to hide her boredom.
"Videl, I don't think you're putting enough effort into my lesson. Do you not like Shakespeare?"
"I'd never even heard of him until today." What was she gonna do? Give her a detention just cos she couldn't be bothered to make an effort? Because she hated the gayness of the script? Videl smirked, ' just try it!'
"I see. Well if you want a good part in the play, then you better start doing some extra homework. Read up on some other plays and get to know the language a little more. I can see that there's a strong emotional actress just waiting to break free from her chains!" Could she get anymore cheesy and over the top?
"Erm ok then." Videl turned to walk away, glad to finally leave the stuffy room. That was one lesson she's never be going to ever again. Eraza waited outside for her, much to her agitation, and led her outside where they had to walk to a separate building to reach the canteen. Videl's nose immediately picked up the smell of food and she smiled. 'There really is a god.' It seemed that other students had the same idea as she did, and Videl sighed out loud as she took her place in the huge lunch cue. "I'm a Saiyan dammit! I should be given priority."
"What was that Videl?" Videl put a hand over her mouth, her eyebrows raised in shock. 'Did I say that out loud? Ouch. I must really be pissed off.'
"I just said I'm hungry."
"Oh! Yeah me too. But I'm on a strict diet, so no dessert for me today. Do you think I've put on weight since you saw me on Friday?" Videl nearly hit her, if she was correct; she'd lost a little. Eraza had the thinnest waist she'd ever seen, so thin, she thought it might snap if she just gave her a gentle push even. It just wasn't healthy, especially compared to Videl's toned and slightly muscular and curvy figure.
"No, you're as thin as ever."
"Really? Hmmm, maybe I should put some weight on then. I don't wanna get too thin, you know? I wanna figure like that pop star. Bethany Shears. Have you heard of her? She's like, the pop princess!" Videl stared blankly at Eraza, 'is this girl for real?'
"Can't say I have.' Eraza's eyes beamed and she giggled excitedly.
"I'll lend you her album, it's so cool! She's my idol. I'm trying to grow my hair so it's more like hers, but I've been told it looks better short. What do you think? I mean, I don't want to copy anyone's look, individuality is everything! You know?"
Videl couldn't believe this girl, 'does she even know that she's completely contradicted herself? What a weirdo.'
"Your hair looks fine how it is. Where's Gohan?" She couldn't believe that she'd been reduced to actually WANT to hang out with Gohan. But Videl would do whatever it took to get as far away from Eraza as possible.
"I dunno, he'll be here soon. So what music do you like Videl? You dress really cool you know, like you like rock or something. I dunno. But I can't stand the stuff! Especially all that heavy metal. It's all shouting and heavy drums and loud guitars that hurt my ears."
"I LOVE rock, especially heavy metal." Videl grinned as Eraza stared back, slightly shocked and a little scared. 'Yes! Go, go, GO and never return! Mwahahahaaa!'
"Well that's okay, my last boyfriend before the last 2 loved rock music. Infact. It figures that you like that kinda music, you know, with your attitude and stuff. Anyway, hey look! The line's moving a little. Aren't you just glad I've taken you under my wing?"
'No. I want you to leave me alone. Your voice is hurting my ears, and you're boring me.' Eraza stared at Videl, waiting for an answer. Her big green eyes pleading and waiting for the answer she wanted to hear.
"GOHAN! Oh Kame, where the hell have you been?" Eraza frowned, but then noticed the man himself walking towards them, a puzzled expression on his face.
Gohan raised his eyebrows in shock as he approached the two girls, was that really Videl? Or was it an impostor?
"Who are you and what have you done with Videl?" She laughed fakly and moved closer to him and further away from Eraza, who watched the two very carefully.
"I am Videl silly! Now, where've ya been stranger?" Ok, now she was freaking him out. Since when did Videl care where he'd been? Something was definitely up. She was so un-predicable though.
"I just got out of Economy class. How was drama?" Videl nearly fainted at the mention of it and tried hard not to think about it.
"I'd rather go to in hell then go to Drama again! It was so boring! And to top it all off, the stupid bitch of a tutor kept making an example out of this asshole called 'Beau.' What kind of a name is that!?"
"Hey, don't say that about Beau! I think he's cute!"
Videl rolled her eyes in unison with Gohan. 'Oh Kame, can this get any worse? I bet she thinks every guy's cute.' The line moved again, and they all stepped forward. 'This is gonna take ages! That's it, I'm skipping this shit.' Gohan watched as Videl walked towards the door quickly, pushing past loads of students waiting in the line.
"Erm I'll cya in the canteen Eraza." He began to follow Videl, much to Eraza's annoyance.
"Wait Gohan! You can't leave me here all alone! Oh, hiya Ross, what's up?"
Gohan chuckled to himself; that was Eraza taken care of, and now for Videl. 'What was she thinking just pushing in like that? If she's not careful, then she's gonna be in huge trouble.' He shuddered at the thought of what the consequences were for pushing in the lunch queue. 'No one deserves such a punishment, not even arrogant people like Videl!'
Videl finally reached the front of the cue and sighed, ignoring the complaining from the other teens in the lunch line. "Can it! If anyone's gotta problem, then come and deal with it! Come on, I dare ya! All of you! Hmph, weak." They all stared at her, none of them stepping forwards. She turned her back on them, satisfied with the silence that she created, only to come face to face with a huge stomach. She looked up to see a very fat middle-aged man staring down at her, an unimpressed expression on his face. His shirt was tucked into his trousers, and Videl wondered why his belt hadn't split yet.
"Name."
Gohan froze when he saw Mr.Takishi towering over Videl. 'Great, I'm too late! Oh well, she did ask for it.'
"What's it to you fatty?" Gohan whacked his forehead with his palm. 'Doh! What the hell is she thinking? Dammit, I'm gonna have to save her stupid ass!' The awe-stricken crowd parted for him as they watched the scene, and Gohan made his way over, a red face of anger painted on Mr.Takishi's face.
"Mr.Takishi! Hi there! Erm, don't listen to her, she's just-"
"Are you in with this little prank too boy?"
"NO! Of course I'm not. You see-"
"You're lying, I know a trouble maker when I see one. I think I've just found two people to do lunch duty. NOW GET TO THE BACK OF THE LINE!"
Gohan cringed and immediately ran to the back, dragging Videl with him when he'd caught her clench her fists tightly and preparing to knock the chemistry teacher out cold. 'Geez! Does she ever learn?' She pushed him away from her when they reached the back of the line, a heavy scowl on her face.
"What's the big idea!? I could've had him just then!"
"I just saved your sorry ass and got myself into trouble too!" Videl narrowed her eyes and folded her arms; she was fully prepared to win the argument this time.
"My ass never said it was sorry!" Now Gohan narrowed his eyes and folded his arms, 'geez! Is she ever thankful?'
"That's the last time I EVER look out for you. From now on, you're on your own Videl. I mean it."