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The Revealing Rain
Chapter One
It was another rainy day, but she didn't mind. Actually, she's become quite fond of rainy mornings and evenings, to the point where she preferred rain over sunshine. That wasn't any sign that she was going to turn into a crazy person who likes to hang around grave yards or whatnot. She just enjoyed the rainy days.
Rainy days...
It seemed that those were the days that she actually had privacy and some of her own life back.
She sat up from her bed and pulled the purple curtain aside a bit so she could open the window. "The rain sounds wonderful this morning," she commented to herself as she lay back down on her bed and just stared at the window.
A knock came from her door which gathered her attention. She turned her head to the side and glanced at the door. "Yes?"
"Your father will be out all day. Oh, and your breakfast is ready. Come down when you're ready to eat," the voice said from beyond the door.
"Alright," she said to the maid, only to dismiss her. She knew her father would be out again and she knew that breakfast would be ready. There was almost no point in the maid telling her these things. "Father may as well stay gone. He's rarely here," she sighed as she got up and walked over to the door. For a moment, all she did was lean upon it while looking at the calendar that was up on the wall.
"Today's a slow Sunday… I wish it'd never end. I really don't feel like going back to school. This break was what I needed. All I need now is for it not to end."
She opened the door and took her time walking through the hallway as she glanced over the doors she passed. Finally she reached the staircase that would lead her to the first floor. "I never understood why we needed so many rooms…" she wondered aloud as she walked into the dinning room.
There was a table, a long table that could fit at least twenty people. A typical breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon, grits and a tall glass of orange juice was neatly placed on one side of the table. She sat down and began to eat.
What a way to end Spring Break;; she thought to herself as she soon began to "play" with her food by stirring it around with her fork… a silver fork labeled "H. Satan" on the side.
He looked up as his younger brother came closer to him. He shook his head and held his younger brother in his arms. "What are you doing out here, bro? You'll get sick, why don't you run back inside?" He grinned as he ruffled up the boy's hair.
"Mama says that you better get inside soon 'cause breakfast is almost ready! And she has a lot of food that she's cooking for us!" the younger boy said as he got up.
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He frowned at his younger brother. "Hey, I'll be inside in just a bit. I just want to sit out here for a bit, alright? Now you go back inside before you get soaked."
The small boy nodded and ran back in the house.
"Man… he looks more and more like dad everyday," he sighed while leaning against the tree behind him. He looked at the dark gray sky and smiled a bit. "Tomorrow I have to go back to school, dad. It's really hard without you here to guide me. I can't even make any friends. If only I had some of that famous charisma that you had, then maybe I'd be able to make a few friends of my own."
He began to laugh at himself for talking to the sky, as if his father could really hear him.
If my father could hear me;; he thought to himself. Then he would have come back a long time ago…
"Breakfast is ready," his mother shouted out.
Sighing as he stood up, he looked at the sky again, this time he was glaring. "You left us, father. You left me."
With that said, he began to walk to his home, taking his time as he did so.
As he walked inside, he couldn't help but to groan under his breath at the sight of the countless pictures on the walls. Most of them were of his father.
Well… gotta say that I can't wait to go back to school and away from these memories of my father;; he thought coldly.
>>The Next Day>>
"Yo, Videl! Come sit by me," Sharpner shouted out to Videl as she walked in the door. "Sit between Erasa and me!"
Videl rolled her eyes and sat down beside Erasa, but not in the seat between Sharpner and Erasa. "So," Sharpner said as he sat in the seat next to Erasa. "What did you do over break? Wanna know what I did?"
Videl looked over to Erasa who returned the look. "No, we'd rather not," they both said in a union.
Sharpner grinned as though he didn't hear them. "Whelp, first I went to the gym to work out my abs and muscles. See?" He began to flex. "And I won a few wrestling games. I got my hair dyed to a brighter blond. Oh, and I called you, Videl. Did you get any of my messages? I wanted to hang out!"
"Nope," Videl said simply. She had his messages deleted without even listening to them.
So, technically she never got them.
"Hey look, Videl. It's Gohan. I never knew he was in our class," she whispered to Videl so Sharpner wouldn't hear.
"Gohan?" She repeated the name. "Oh yeah, he's in my science class. He's such a nerd! I didn't know he was in our Math class."
Erasa looked Gohan over and giggled. "I dunno about him being a nerd, but… he's in my gym class. He's great at every sport there is! Believe me when I say this, he is wicked hot under those baggy clothes he wears."
Sharpner, hearing the last comment made about Gohan, spoke up. "Erasa, you think everyone is hot!"
That got Videl to chuckle. "He got you that, Erasa."
"Lookie, he's sitting right in front of you, Videl! You're so lucky!" she giggled, not paying attention to the last comments made about her. "Why don't you ask why he's here?"
Videl shook her head. "I don't care why he's here," she whispered. "I don't even like him. So why would I care? Why don't you go ask him?"
Sharpner rolled his eyes as he stood up. "I'll ask the nerd!" He smirked as he leaned over his desk, "Hey Nerd-han. Why are you here in this class? Loose some of your brains on your way to school or something? Can't even remember what class you belong in?"
Erasa frowned and slapped Sharpner on the arm. "Don't be so mean!" She smiled as she looked at Gohan, "We are wondering why you're here though. I never saw you in this class before."
"He was probably sitting way down in the front row seat. You know we can't ever see the geeks who sit way down there," Sharpner remarked, waiting for Videl to laugh. He frowned when he noticed that Videl didn't seem amused.
Gohan rolled his eyes. "My schedule was changed." That was all he said as the bell rang, signaling the start of class.
The bell rang.
Gohan got up and quickly walked off, not wanting to be bothered by Sharpner or flirted by Erasa.
"You could have him," Erasa whispered to Videl. "You know, you get everything you want. I bet you could snag him too."
Videl rolled her eyes. "We're juniors, Erasa. Why would I want to waste my time on that geek during my one school year of freedom? I mean, once you're a senior, you have no free time at all, and the years before now we had no freedom. This is the only year I got to date and do whatever I want to do."
Erasa smiled as she patted Videl on the back. "I'll tell you why, it's because he would be a challenge for you," she responded. "You know how easy it is for you to get anything and everything you want. He'd be good for you. He's like totally hot and never had a girlfriend before!"
"So what did he have? A boyfriend?" Videl remarked with a chuckle. Videl blinked as she watched Sharpner walk off in another hallway. "Well that was rude of him… Hey, Erasa, did Sharpner say bye to us before going?"
Erasa nodded. "Yeah, didn't you hear him? Anyway, who cares about him? We're talking about Gohan!" She started to giggle again from thinking about Gohan. "He's majorly dreamy! He has such an adorable face, but when you see that chest of his… man, I am telling you, he is one sexy guy!"
Videl rolled her eyes. "Oh really?"
"Yes really. And recently, some girl has been selling pictures of Gohan when he doesn't have his shirt on. I'm telling you, everyone wants him now. He's hard to get too! He totally focuses on his school and everything. That just makes him more desirable. He's cute, sexy, and smart and he's very talented. I also heard that he's still a virgin."
"Obviously," Videl muttered under her breath.
Erasa smiled as they neared Videl's class. "He's perfect for you. I think it'd be fun to try and snag a guy like that. He's one in a million."
"Well, you might be right about that. It could be fun. I mean, you sure make it sound interesting," Videl stated with a grin as she walked inside her English classroom. "I'll talk to ya later, Erasa!"
"Alright girl, see ya at lunch." Erasa called back as she headed to her classroom.
Videl walked up to her seat which was around the middle of the classroom. She couldn't help but to grin as she sat down and started to think about Gohan. The girl next to her noticed and asked. "What's gotten into you, Videl? You're so cheerful today. Did something good happen?"
"Oh, hi Rachel. Do you know Gohan?" she asked the girl.
Rachel began to giggle. "Do I? Girl, of course I know him! Anyway, what about him?"
The bell rang, signaling the start of class. Everyone became quiet as the teacher walked in and sat in his desk. He was a strict teacher so they never tried to push his limits, which means that side conversations during class were almost non-existent.
Videl wrote on a piece of paper for a moment before passing it over to Rachel.
Rachel glanced up at the teacher before she looked back down at the sheet of paper and began to read it. It said;
How do you know Gohan?
What's so great about him?
Rachel almost laughed from reading the two questions that Videl wrote down. She glanced at Videl who looked eager to know the answers. She looked back down at the sheet of paper and began to write. It took a few minutes before she was finally done with the note. She looked up at the teacher and waited until he looked down at his own book.
"Here," she whispered as she tossed the paper over to Videl.
Videl opened it and began to read it. It said;
He's in 1 of my classes. Your blond friend gave me a pic of him and god he was cute!
Since he's in 1 of my classes I decided to try and date him,
You no we'd be a great and sexy couple!
So I asked him to help me with some of my schoolwork…
And he did! He helped me with all of it to the point where I understood everything!
Oh, that's why her grades have been good lately;; Videl thought to herself as she continued to read the rest.
He didn't try to make any moves on me
He's 2 nice but I derno
I just fell for him… his sweetness and his cuteness.
He's just a rare guy. The more you no him, the greater he seems to get.
And he's so mysterious!
Why do you wanna know?
Videl glanced over to Rachel and took a good look at her.
Rachel was very attractive. She had long, flowing brown hair with streaks of hazel and her bangs fitted her face perfectly. Her skin wasn't terribly pale as most students' were and her eyes were what made guys fall for her. They were an orangey-red that you never really see in people. She had an easier time getting guys than Videl did. While Videl had her reputation, Rachel had her looks and charm.
If Rachel wanted him and couldn't even get him… then wow, this might be harder than I thought it would be;; Videl thought as she began to write on the back of the paper, replying to Rachel's question.
Videl glanced up towards the teacher and noticed that he was looking in her general direction. She looked down at the paper and added another comment before looking back up at the teacher, noticing that he was facing the board now.
She handed Rachel the note and looked down at her worksheets while watching Rachel at the corner of her eye.
Rachel began to read the note. It said;
I think I might want to go after him.
I've heard that he would be a real catch, so…
I want to try and snag him, it could be fun!
Hey… did you notice the teaching talking? I haven't noticed him talking until just a moment ago!
Hah! I just thought it was funny, almost scared the hell out of me when I heard his voice. Anyway,
What do you think of the idea of me going out with Gohan?
Rachel shook her head as she wrote in the small bit of space left. She looked up at the teacher who was writing down examples on the board. Obviously something that had to be copied for notes, so she tossed the paper at Videl and began to write down the notes.
Videl looked down at the paper and read it. It said;
Good luck. Just don't hurt him. He's a good guy. Oh, and I blocked Mr. Rickly's voice out too.
Now save the rest for lunch, k?
Videl sighed as she stared at the note. She wanted to write more but she noticed that Rachel was actually writing down notes. She never noticed Rachel doing that before.
Guess Gohan really did change her…;; Videl thought as she read over Rachel's last comment. Hm… "just don't hurt him" huh? She must actually care about him. I wonder what's so special about Gohan anyway. . .
Videl tapped her pen against her binder as she stared at the clock, wishing that class would be over soon.
"Videl!"
Videl jumped when she heard the teacher yell out her name. She looked over to him and smiled a bit, "Hello, Sir…"
He glared at her as he walked over to her. "I don't care that you are the daughter of Mr. Satan. You just better watch yourself in my classroom because there are no exceptions for anyone when they don't pay attention in my class! Now quit daydreaming and write what I write on the board, understood?"
That's when Videl's beeper went off. She smirked as she looked down at it, "Yes, Commander?"
"Videl," a voice came from her communication watch. "Three bank robbers have just escaped and they are near your school! Our men can't reach them! They're in a green jeep, you can't miss them. Help us, please!"
Videl stood up and smirked at the teacher. "I'm on my way," she said into the watch while staring at the teacher. "You heard what the commander said," she stated as she ran passed the teacher and headed outside the classroom to stop the robbers.
The class cheered for Videl and the teacher sighed. "You may have a break," he said as he sat down and began to read his book. Rachel looked down into her binder and started to finish all of the homework she got so far, occasionally stopping to make a few doodles on a spare piece of paper.
I hope she doesn't break Gohan's heart;; Rachel thought to herself the moment she finished all her homework. She pulled out a picture of Gohan and sighed.
He's such a sweet guy;; she thought as she placed the picture in her pant's pocket. She stood up and walked over to a few of her friends who were having an interesting conversation. The girls were coincidently talking about Gohan.
>>End of Chapter>
I hope you all enjoyed that. I'm sorry I haven't updated my other stories, but there is a reason behind it! It's been so long, my writing has improved—well, in my opinion it has. And I've found my own style! It was really difficult to continue "When a Child's Heart Breaks" because it became a story for the fans and not a story I wanted to do. Here's a warning, my new rule is that I don't do anything more than Super-SaiyanII in any of my stories. Anyway, I hope you guys can forgive me for not updating in so long and I hope you'll enjoy this story.
