Author's Note: See Chapter 1.
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
"" = Character talking ( ) = Character thinking [] = Character talking telepathically
-------Love and Destiny-------
Videl opened her eyes slowly, as her blurry vision started to become clear. Suddenly, she sat up quickly and took a look at her surroundings. Her eyes widened as soon as she found out where she was.
(I'm....in my room,) she thought to herself, (That means that Gohan....). She looked over at the window and noticed that the daylight had not yet peeked out through her window. Videl looked over at her alarm clock and saw that it said 5:45 A.M. She got out of bed and opened her wardrobe, quickly gathering her school clothes. She ran into the bathroom, took a quick shower, and got ready in about fifteen minutes.
Videl walked out of her room and then down to the living room, where she immediately turned towards the kitchen. She entered into the kitchen and saw that her father and Majin Buu were already at the table, eating their food. Buu stopped eating for a moment and looked up at Videl, giving one of his innocent looking smiles.
"Morning, Videl!"
Videl couldn't help but smile back at the pink creature, "Good morning, Buu. Good morning, daddy."
Mr. Satan turned his attention from his food to his daughter, "Mornin' sweet pea. Oh, I'll bet you're wondering how you got here. That friend of yours carried you home last night."
"I already figured that," said Videl as she began to eat her breakfast. A little while later, she was finished eating and she decided to go ahead to school. She put her Orange Star High button on and grabbed her bag, "Bye daddy! See you later!"
"Bye Videl....have a great day at school!" Mr. Satan and Buu gave a little wave at her.
Videl smiled and took off for the front entrance, flying into the sky as soon as she exited the castle. No more than five minutes passed when she touched down to the rooftop of her school. Before she headed over to the roof exit, something in her mind told her to look back into the sky. She did so and saw another figure approaching the school. Videl took a defensive stance, but eased up when she saw Gohan landing in front of her.
"Good morning Gohan!" Videl smiled cheerfully at her best friend. Videl's smile faded when she saw the state that Gohan was in.
"Morning....Videl...."
"Gohan, what wrong with you? You look terrible!" Videl inspected his face for a moment. She saw his eyelids struggling to stay up and she saw circles under his eyes. "Couldn't get to sleep last night?"
"Mom and dad....sounds of them moaning and the bed creaking and my mom and dad yelling....Goten getting up and thinking dad was a ghost attacking mom. Couldn't sleep because of that and because of what's happening tonight."
"Gohan....did you really have to go into detail?"
"You'd rather me say dad fucked mom last night?"
"That's a little extreme....and you couldn't sleep because of tonight? You'd better get some rest after--" Videl's speech was cut off by the sound of a loud grumble.
Gohan looked down and rubbed his stomach, "So....hungry."
"You didn't eat breakfast?!"
"It wasn't possible....mom was resting with dad since their activity takes a lot out of her. I can't cook because the last time I did, mom had to get a new oven. Goten can't cook because when tried, he ended up burning his hands and my mom spent the next five hours cleaning the house and the front yard."
Videl patted Gohan on the back and laughed, "It's okay, Gohan. I'm sure you won't even notice how fast 6 hours will fly by until lunch time."
Gohan smacked himself in the head, "AW SHIT!!"
(Woah! I've never heard him curse like that before!) thought Videl.
"Damn it....I forgot my lunch back at--" he was cut off when he sensed a familiar ki. He turned to see his father appear, giving him a goofy smile. Videl jumped back when he saw Goku appear out of thin air.
"Hey Gohan! I thought you might like to have these!" Goku tossed two capsules, one orange and one blue, to his son. Gohan caught them with ease and his eyes brightened when he saw the orange one.
"My lunch! The orange capsule with my lunch! Thanks dad!" Gohan smiled at Goku and Goku smiled back.
"Awwww....that was very nice of you, Goku," Videl winked at Goku as he chuckled. Gohan only had one more question.
"Dad....what's in the blue capsule?"
"Oh....that's your breakfast, son."
"My breakfast? There's no way mom could've made it that fast since she wasn't in the kitchen when I left."
"Aw....come on, Gohan. Aren't you just glad that you got your morning meal?"
Gohan serious eyes focused on his father's, "Dad....where did you get my breakfast from?"
"Well...."
***
He walked into the kitchen and saw that the food made for him wasn't there, (That's strange....she said it was almost done. Nothing's baking or frying....). He noticed a piece of orange and blue fabric on the chair along with a long piece of black hair. Immediately veins popped from his forehead and he went outside, walking about 50 yards away from his house. He crouched into a fighting stance as his muscles bulged and his hair changed from black to gold. The dramatic power-up caused the ground, maybe even the whole planet, to shake. He yelled as he underwent his next transformation to ascend to the level of Super Saiyan 2. After the transformation was complete the ground shook one more time, this time to the sound of his angry voice, "KAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAROOOOOOOOTTTT!!!"
***
"You stole Vegeta's food?! Are you out of your mind?!"
Goku was about to answer when he and his son sensed a large power slowly heading their way. Even Videl was able to sense it, "Hey guys, if I'm not mistaken....that's Vegeta, isn't it?"
Gohan nodded and sat near the roof exit, pushing the top button of the blue capsule and setting it beside him. It gave a weird sound effect and a small table with a large amount of food appeared next to him. Gohan ate everything in about 5 minutes and clicked a button on the table, causing everything to go back into the blue capsule.
"Hey dad! Catch!" Gohan tossed the blue capsule to his father and he caught it. Suddenly, his father's face turned pale as Vegeta stopped near him, hovering in the air with his arms crossed.
Goku slowly turned to see the angry Prince of Saiyans, "H....hey Vegeta."
"Hi....Kakarot I was wondering....have you seen a blue capsule containing my food that looks like....oh....the one in your hand!?"
Goku nervously chuckled as he looked at the capsule, "Oh....this? Yeah! Here you go! Sorry about that, Vegeta!" Goku tossed the capsule to Vegeta and watched as the royal saiyan caught it. Goku smiled and wave, "Well, I guess that's all you needed! Seeya, Ve--"
"Wait just a second, Kakarot!" Vegeta descended to the rooftop and clicked the capsule, throwing it down to the rooftop. After hearing a "pop" sound, his right eye twitched at what he saw....a table with plates that had only crumbs on them. He turned his attention to Goku, who was silently trying to back away. Goku froze when Vegeta turned his attention towards him again.
"Uh oh...." Gohan quickly created a barrier around himself and Videl. Videl and Gohan could only watch as the angry Vegeta flew towards the strongest man in the universe.
Vegeta quickly caught Goku off guard as he delivered a hard right punch to Goku's head. Goku was flying backwards because of the force, but quickly stopped himself in the air. He quickly turned around to meet Vegeta's knee into his face. Goku was again flying through the air against his own will as Vegeta fired three energy balls at Goku.
Goku barely had enough time to launch a counter attack as he threw three energy balls of his own towards Vegeta's. Unfortunately, they were reduced to nothingness as Vegeta's attack made contact with Goku. The smoked cleared and Goku found himself to be actually damaged. His right arm was a little burnt and he smirked at Vegeta, who was crossing his arms and looking at Goku like he was going to win this.
"You see, Kakarot?! This is what happens when you steal my food! I can be just as angry and ruthless about it as you can!" Vegeta let his arms fall to his sides as the golden energy began to flow upward.
Gohan could only stare at the fighters in a shocked state. Vegeta actually had the upper hand in that little skirmish. Although, his father wasn't even a Super Saiyan yet and obviously Vegeta wasn't even warmed up. Videl tapped Gohan on the shoulder and he turned to look at her. "Gohan....school starts in 45 minutes. If they don't wrap this up soon or take this fight somewhere else, it's going to create quite a commotion. The citizens might even start to panic and call the police; hell, they might even call my father."
Gohan's face went pale, "Yeah....I think you're right. It would be best NOT to get your father involved in something like this." Gohan then looked up to the two fighters, "Hey guys! Could you take this somewhere else? I think it would be best if you didn't destroy anything in this vicinity!"
"Shut your mouth, boy! Can't you see this doesn't concern you?! Kakarot stole and ate my food! Now he has to pay for it!"
Gohan raised a brow, (He thinks my dad ate his food....I better clear this up, and fast.) "Vegeta! Dad may have stolen the food, but only because I didn't have breakfast! I ate your food, I'm sorry!"
"Gohan! Leave me alone so your clown of a father can pay for-you....ate my food?"
Gohan's eyes widened in shock at the realization of what he had just done. An apology wasn't going to get through to that saiyan....he had dug his grave. He quickly dissolved the barrier as Videl took off into the air, away from the fight. Vegeta looked down at the boy who was readying himself in a fighting stance.
"You ate my food?! Why you....!" Vegeta was about to fly down towards Gohan when he felt his wrist grabbed back. He turned and saw who the culprit was, "Let go of my hand you baka."
"You fight me....I want my son to be in perfect condition for his first prom. It means a lot to Chi-Chi and to him. I won't let you get close to him!" Goku changed into a Super Saiyan, the dramatic force of the increase sent Vegeta flying upward. He wasn't done yet, as he gave a loud grunt and ascended to Super Saiyan 2.
Vegeta looked down and smirked at Goku, "Prepare yourself, clown! Today is the day that I will finally defeat you!"
Goku flew up to Vegeta and began to throw punches at him all over his body. To Goku's surprise, though, Vegeta was able to block every one of those punches. Vegeta smirked as he sent his elbow into Goku's jaw. Goku was stunned for a second, but that was all Vegeta needed to drive a punch into his opponent's stomach. Goku's body bent over as he coughed up a little blood.
Gohan couldn't believe what he was watching....his father, the one he saw as the strongest being in the universe, was actually losing to Vegeta. Videl dropped down and landed next to Gohan. She saw the worry in Gohan's eyes and became worried as well, as she turned to look up into the air and watch the fight going on. Gohan continued looking on in surprise until he figured it out, "That's it!"
Videl looked over to him, "What's it, Gohan?"
"I know why Vegeta is able to keep up with dad....it was when he fought Buu on numerous occasions. Saiyans become more powerful after healing from a major injury, but the same can also be said for when they're revived from the dead. Vegeta and my father were brought back from the dead once each, but were also healed a few times during that time. What I don't know is how many times dad and Vegeta were healed."
"I understand that for the most part, but you still haven't explained to me what saiyans are."
Gohan looked at Videl, giving her a small smile, "I'll tell you later, right now we need to worry about getting these two to fight elsewhere. We have...." he checked his watch, "40 minutes until school starts. The students will start arriving here in 10 minutes."
"Damn it all, Gohan. Why can't you just blast those two away from here?!"
Gohan smirked at Videl, "That might not be a bad idea. Go and find some place to take cover while I get them away from here."
Videl nodded and hid behind the roof exit as Gohan took off into the skies and started powering up, "Here goes....HRAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 and brought his hands back, charging up for his attack, "This will really piss both of them off, but I don't have a choice. They won't listen to reason while they're engaged in combat. KAAAAA....MEEEEEEE....HAAAAA....MEEEEEEE...." the energy began gathering between his palms as it grew larger every second. He could only watch on as the fight intensified, hoping that his opportunity would arrive soon.
Vegeta threw another punch at Goku, only to see it go through his after image. Vegeta looked up into the air, "Get back he-NO! He wouldn't!"
Goku clenched his fists and looked down at Vegeta, "Try tackling with this, Vegeta!!"
Vegeta flew up to Goku as quickly as he could, "I won't give you the time you need to complete your transformation, clown!!" Vegeta quickly appeared in front of a shocked Goku as the two threw a punch at each other. Both punches were caught by the other as the two smirked at each other and began a little test of strength game.
Gohan's eyes widened, (Here's my chance!) "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" he fired the large Kamehameha wave at his father and Vegeta. The two of them quickly looked at the oncoming energy blast and Goku teleported himself and Vegeta using Instant Transmission.
Gohan let go of the energy wave, hoping he had hit his target. Then, his expression became shocked as he turned to see his father and Vegeta with their arms crossed, smirking at Gohan. Gohan backed away a little bit, "Oh....shit."
"You've got some nerve firing at your father and me like that in the middle of a fight," said Vegeta.
"Yeah, I could've sworn I taught you better than that son," Goku let his arms drop to his sides as he clenched his fists, "I think he needs to be taught a lesson, Vegeta."
"Right, Kakarot. How shall we go about punishing the boy? He's your son, after all."
"I guess I could ground him tonight and not let him go to the prom."
Gohan's eyes widened with fear, "No dad, you can't!"
Vegeta gritted his teeth and looked at Goku, "Come on, Kakarot! After what he did to us, you're just gonna ground him?!"
Suddenly, Videl floated in front of Gohan with her arms crossed, "I can't allow that Goku."
Vegeta snickered, "Oh look....the World Champ's daughter has come to stop us. What are you going to do about us, little girl?!"
Goku backed away, a little scared, "Ummm....Vegeta? I don't think it's a good idea to...."
"Come now, Kakarot, you aren't scared of her are you?" Vegeta floated up to Videl until he was in her face and said with sarcasm, "Look at that pretty face....she wouldn't dare hurt us."
"Wanna bet?" Videl drew back her fist and hit Vegeta in the face as hard as she could. "Ow!!" She yanked her hand away and shook it, her knuckle red and stinging with a little pain.
Vegeta smirked, "See....the little wuss can't hurt me."
Gohan laughed, "I don't know what's more embarrassing Vegeta: your pride or your nervous system!"
"What are you talking about boy?" Vegeta ran his hand down his face and looked at his white glove. He was shocked and amazed to see it have some blood on it. Vegeta looked at Videl with fury in his eyes, "You little bitch!" He drew his fist back, but Goku grabbed it quickly and held Vegeta back.
"Later, Gohan!" Goku quickly teleported himself and Vegeta out of the vicinity. Videl dusted her hands off and turned to Gohan, giggling at his face. Gohan just let his jaw hang open at Videl.
"Well? What do you think, Gohan? Not bad, eh?"
"Not bad? NOT BAD?! Videl, are you insane?! That was Vegeta you just hit! He wouldn't hesitate to injure someone like you! If you had done that before the World Martial Arts Tournament, he would've killed you!"
Videl looked down, a little hurt. Gohan quickly composed himself and calmed down, smiling at Videl, "But I still gotta give you some credit. You're the first female to injure him like that....I can't imagine how he's gonna explain this one to Bulma."
Videl smiled, "Thank you, Gohan. Come on! Let's get to homeroom!"
Videl slowly floated down to the rooftop exit with Gohan following behind her, (Wow! I can't believe she was able to draw blood from Vegeta with a single punch! Maybe she's not as weak as I thought. I better be careful not to piss her off or the same thing could happen to me.)
The two teenagers exited the rooftop, both of them heading for homeroom.
***
Goku and Vegeta appeared in the kitchen of Bulma's house. Vegeta immediately shoved Goku off of him, "Get off of me you damn clown!"
"Vegeta....I couldn't let you hurt my son or Videl. Besides, I'm the one who stole all of your food in the first place."
"Okay then, you and me in about a half-hour."
"A half-hour? Why not now, Vegeta?"
Vegeta walked outside of the kitchen, "I'm amazed you've been able to last so long without food, Kakarot." Goku grinned until his stomach growled loudly. He teleported out of there and headed home for some grub.
***
Three periods passed by quickly and Gohan raced to the rooftop to eat his lunch. Slowly, Videl, Erasa, and Sharpener followed him up to the rooftop as well. Erasa spread a long blanket across an area and the four teens sat down on it. Gohan took the orange capsule, clicked it, and then tossed it in the middle. The three teens took what they were able to stuff themselves with and Gohan would have the rest.
Sharpener grinned, "Gohan, I'll never understand how you eat so much food."
Gohan chuckled a little, "I guess it's because I need all the extra energy for my daily exercises."
Erasa smiled, "Since we're on the subject of you, Gohan, I was wondering if you could fill me in on when you were gonna tell me you were the Gold Fighter and The Great Saiyaman."
Gohan nearly choked on his food and he pounded on his chest to get it down. Once he took a deep breath of air, he looked at Erasa nervously, "I....uh....I...."
"Gohan, I'm one of your best friends! Why couldn't you tell me or Sharpener? Obviously, you were able to tell Videl no problem."
Videl giggled, "Actually Erasa, I figured out that he was Saiyaman about a month before the tournament."
Gohan let out a sigh, "Oh man....all because my face got scratched in that one place and I said half of my name to get those guys to realize who I was."
Videl continued, "It wasn't until the Tournament that I found out he was the Gold Fighter."
Erasa smiled at her best friend, "Well, that's when I found out about it too. So, why didn't you tell me about him being Saiyaman, Videl?"
Gohan looked down, "After she found out I was Saiyaman, I begged her to keep it a secret. She agreed to do so if I entered the World Martial Arts Tournament and if I taught her some techniques."
"Okay....but why wouldn't you tell me or Sharpener, Gohan?!" Erasa's eye started to twitch, wanting to know the truth.
"To protect my family's privacy....I always have this urge to use my abilities to do some good deeds in the world, but I didn't want my family to be in the spotlight. I'm sorry I didn't tell you Erasa and Sharpener, but I had to keep it a secret from everyone."
Sharpener nodded, "I understand....you'd be miserable like Videl was thanks to all of the public attention that she and her father received."
Videl looked down in embarrassment, "I wouldn't wish that sort of life on any of you guys."
Gohan put a comforting shoulder on Videl's shoulder, "And I wouldn't wish the sort of life I had on any person here, either," he paused for a second, "But I guess that it was also because of my choices in life that I met up with you guys, so I don't regret being here today with you."
Sharpener gave a thumbs-up while Erasa just smiled. Videl smiled and looked at her friends, "You're right, Gohan. Though I didn't have many choices to be able to make, I'm here with you guys and that's what matters."
***
Vegeta looked around for his opponent while he was in the air, "Okay Kakarot....if I can't see you, then I'll just have to sense you instead." He paused and then locked onto an energy signal nearby and thrust his palms out, "GALLICK GUN!!!" Vegeta fired his blast and then raised a brow when he sensed Goku behind him.
"What's wrong, Vegeta? You must not be able to sense energies very well because I've been behind you the entire time."
"Well shit, Kakarot! If that wasn't you I sensed then...." Vegeta looked over to where the blast was heading.
Goku raised an eyebrow and watched as he saw where the blast was heading....Satan City.
***
Videl sensed something in the air and looked behind her to see what it was. She quickly grabbed Sharpener and Erasa and took off into the air with them. She turned to see Gohan quickly standing up and flying towards the huge ball of energy.
In an instant, Gohan turned into a Super Saiyan and kicked the ball of energy back to where it came from. Gohan dropped back down to the roof of the school and powered down to his normal state while Videl landed in front of Gohan, setting down Sharpener and Erasa.
"Thanks a lot you two," said Erasa with a smile on her face.
Sharpener nodded, "Yeah....guess we're safe as long as we hang around Saiyaman and Saiyagirl.
Gohan rubbed the back of his head and chuckled. Videl did the same as the four teens walked to the roof exit, heading for their next class.
***
Vegeta watched as his attack came back towards him. He quickly grabbed Goku from behind, "Gotcha!"
Goku struggled to get away, "AH! Vegeta! What are you doing?!"
Vegeta threw Goku towards the oncoming ball of energy, "My attack will hit you after all, Kakarot!"
Goku found himself heading towards Vegeta's Gallick Gun. At the last second, Goku managed to teleport himself behind the ki blast and kicked it up into the sky. Vegeta charged towards Goku and threw a punch towards him. Goku quickly caught the punch, "Vegeta, I think that's enough for today."
Vegeta pulled his hand away and slowly nodded. Although he wouldn't admit it, Goku's decision to stop was a good one; after all, he nearly destroyed Gohan's high school.
"Okay Kakarot....our fight is postponed until another day. Mark my words though....the next time we meet, I will defeat you!"
Goku smirked, "Where have I heard THAT before?" Goku chuckled as he placed two fingers to his forehead, concentrating on finding Goten's ki. Once he did, he gave Vegeta a little wave and teleported back to his house leaving the prince behind. Vegeta flew home, looking back at the school while he did, (It's unbelievable that Gohan was able to deflect that back. Though, if he hadn't had his ki raised so high in the first place, I wouldn't have fired over there!)
***
Finally, the school day was over and Gohan was putting his books away at his locker. He felt a faint smack on his back and turned to see Sharpener walking past him and opening his locker. Gohan smiled, "Hey Sharpener. You ready for tonight, man?"
Sharpener smirked, "Hell yeah! Tonight's the night....I'm gonna ask Erasa out."
"That's great!"
"Yep....and if she refuses, then that's all there is to it. I gave it my best shot."
Gohan tried to hide his shock, "You seem pretty confident, Sharpener."
Sharpener shut his locker door and walked out of the school, Gohan walking with him. Sharpener then turned his head to his friend, "So are you ready for tonight, Gohan?"
Gohan smiled, "To tell you the truth....I'm scared."
Sharpener stopped walking, "You're scared? After the way you asked her to the dance?!"
Gohan's face went pale and he turned to Sharpener, "How the hell do you know about that?"
Sharpener smiled, "Erasa told me because she thought it was really sweet. Don't worry man, Videl only told Erasa. It's a secret between the four of us, just like everything else."
"Phew....that's good to hear."
"Come on man....don't get cold feet on me. Just go up to her and tell her exactly how you feel. Damn it Gohan, you've wanted to tell her for almost a month now. If you don't do it tonight, you'll end up regretting it for the rest of your life."
Gohan couldn't believe what he was about to tell himself, (He's right. I can't believe it....Sharpener's actually right for once.)
***
Videl shut her locker door and walked down the hallway with her best friend, Erasa, "Ready for tonight, Erasa?"
"Yes I am! I can't wait to hear Sharpener ask me out....if he doesn't make a move, then I will."
Videl smirked, "You're crazy Erasa, but then again I'm not a blonde."
Erasa lightly hit Videl on the arm, "Don't you start those blonde jokes on me, girl! Don't forget that I don't need a tutor for math class!"
Videl giggled to herself which made Erasa change the subject, "Are you ready for tonight, Videl?"
Videl smiled, "Yeah. I haven't dressed up or gone to a dance in a long time, so I'm kinda nervous."
Erasa looked over to Videl and noticed that she was blushing, "Aw, Videl. If you're worried about how you're gonna look for Gohan tonight, I'm sure he'll think that you're beautiful."
Videl laughed half-heartedly, "Yeah....ha ha....ha...." Videl stopped and looked down to the ground, trying to fight the tears surfacing from her eyes.
Erasa stopped and walked over to her, "Videl? You okay there?"
Videl backed up into a wall and slid down it until she was sitting down on the floor, "I'm scared Erasa....I'm scared that he doesn't like me."
Erasa kneeled next to her, "Of course Gohan likes you....what would make you think otherwise?"
Videl sniffed, "I know I'm his friend, but....to me, he's more than that."
Erasa gasped for a second, (I've never known her act this way or even cry over a boy.)
Videl began to choke up, "It's just hard, Erasa. It's hard to realize that you feel this way, but you don't know if the other person feels the same way for you. This is the first time....the first time I've ever fallen for someone," the tears began to fall from Videl's eyes.
Erasa placed a hand on Videl's shoulder, "Shhhhhhh....it's okay."
Videl hugged her knees and pressed her face against her legs, "I love him, Erasa....I love Gohan."
Erasa placed an arm around Videl, trying to comfort her in any way that she could.
***
"What in the world were you thinking, Vegeta?! Do you realize that school could have been destroyed?! Gohan, Videl, and many others could have been killed!"
Vegeta glared at Bulma, "If only Kakarot wasn't masking his energy and Gohan's wasn't so high up at that point--"
"Don't even think about placing the blame on Goku or Gohan! You've left me no choice, DEAR!"
Vegeta's eyes widened in fear, "No! Not that! Anything but that!"
"No sex for two months! Better yet, you're sleeping on the couch for three months!!"
Vegeta's jaw dropped, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
***
Elsewhere....
"Please Chi-Chi! Have mercy!"
Chi-Chi waved a finger at her husband, "You could've at least made an attempt to knock it away from the school! What were you doing there in the first place?! You and Vegeta know better than to fight THAT close to a city!"
Goku's stomach growled, "Um....Chi-Chi? Could you--"
"No, Goku! No dinner for you tonight!"
Goku whined, but Chi-Chi continued, "I'm not done yet, buster! For the next three weeks you can cook for yourself!"
Goku's eyes rolled backwards and he fell backwards to the floor. Chi-Chi knelt beside him, "Incredible....he fainted."
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Man, that was one of the hardest chapters I've ever written. Anyways, the next chapter may take some time because a new semester begins in college and I'm screwed with 18 hours a week. Next time....Chapter 6! You better get ready!
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
"" = Character talking ( ) = Character thinking [] = Character talking telepathically
-------Love and Destiny-------
Videl opened her eyes slowly, as her blurry vision started to become clear. Suddenly, she sat up quickly and took a look at her surroundings. Her eyes widened as soon as she found out where she was.
(I'm....in my room,) she thought to herself, (That means that Gohan....). She looked over at the window and noticed that the daylight had not yet peeked out through her window. Videl looked over at her alarm clock and saw that it said 5:45 A.M. She got out of bed and opened her wardrobe, quickly gathering her school clothes. She ran into the bathroom, took a quick shower, and got ready in about fifteen minutes.
Videl walked out of her room and then down to the living room, where she immediately turned towards the kitchen. She entered into the kitchen and saw that her father and Majin Buu were already at the table, eating their food. Buu stopped eating for a moment and looked up at Videl, giving one of his innocent looking smiles.
"Morning, Videl!"
Videl couldn't help but smile back at the pink creature, "Good morning, Buu. Good morning, daddy."
Mr. Satan turned his attention from his food to his daughter, "Mornin' sweet pea. Oh, I'll bet you're wondering how you got here. That friend of yours carried you home last night."
"I already figured that," said Videl as she began to eat her breakfast. A little while later, she was finished eating and she decided to go ahead to school. She put her Orange Star High button on and grabbed her bag, "Bye daddy! See you later!"
"Bye Videl....have a great day at school!" Mr. Satan and Buu gave a little wave at her.
Videl smiled and took off for the front entrance, flying into the sky as soon as she exited the castle. No more than five minutes passed when she touched down to the rooftop of her school. Before she headed over to the roof exit, something in her mind told her to look back into the sky. She did so and saw another figure approaching the school. Videl took a defensive stance, but eased up when she saw Gohan landing in front of her.
"Good morning Gohan!" Videl smiled cheerfully at her best friend. Videl's smile faded when she saw the state that Gohan was in.
"Morning....Videl...."
"Gohan, what wrong with you? You look terrible!" Videl inspected his face for a moment. She saw his eyelids struggling to stay up and she saw circles under his eyes. "Couldn't get to sleep last night?"
"Mom and dad....sounds of them moaning and the bed creaking and my mom and dad yelling....Goten getting up and thinking dad was a ghost attacking mom. Couldn't sleep because of that and because of what's happening tonight."
"Gohan....did you really have to go into detail?"
"You'd rather me say dad fucked mom last night?"
"That's a little extreme....and you couldn't sleep because of tonight? You'd better get some rest after--" Videl's speech was cut off by the sound of a loud grumble.
Gohan looked down and rubbed his stomach, "So....hungry."
"You didn't eat breakfast?!"
"It wasn't possible....mom was resting with dad since their activity takes a lot out of her. I can't cook because the last time I did, mom had to get a new oven. Goten can't cook because when tried, he ended up burning his hands and my mom spent the next five hours cleaning the house and the front yard."
Videl patted Gohan on the back and laughed, "It's okay, Gohan. I'm sure you won't even notice how fast 6 hours will fly by until lunch time."
Gohan smacked himself in the head, "AW SHIT!!"
(Woah! I've never heard him curse like that before!) thought Videl.
"Damn it....I forgot my lunch back at--" he was cut off when he sensed a familiar ki. He turned to see his father appear, giving him a goofy smile. Videl jumped back when he saw Goku appear out of thin air.
"Hey Gohan! I thought you might like to have these!" Goku tossed two capsules, one orange and one blue, to his son. Gohan caught them with ease and his eyes brightened when he saw the orange one.
"My lunch! The orange capsule with my lunch! Thanks dad!" Gohan smiled at Goku and Goku smiled back.
"Awwww....that was very nice of you, Goku," Videl winked at Goku as he chuckled. Gohan only had one more question.
"Dad....what's in the blue capsule?"
"Oh....that's your breakfast, son."
"My breakfast? There's no way mom could've made it that fast since she wasn't in the kitchen when I left."
"Aw....come on, Gohan. Aren't you just glad that you got your morning meal?"
Gohan serious eyes focused on his father's, "Dad....where did you get my breakfast from?"
"Well...."
***
He walked into the kitchen and saw that the food made for him wasn't there, (That's strange....she said it was almost done. Nothing's baking or frying....). He noticed a piece of orange and blue fabric on the chair along with a long piece of black hair. Immediately veins popped from his forehead and he went outside, walking about 50 yards away from his house. He crouched into a fighting stance as his muscles bulged and his hair changed from black to gold. The dramatic power-up caused the ground, maybe even the whole planet, to shake. He yelled as he underwent his next transformation to ascend to the level of Super Saiyan 2. After the transformation was complete the ground shook one more time, this time to the sound of his angry voice, "KAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAROOOOOOOOTTTT!!!"
***
"You stole Vegeta's food?! Are you out of your mind?!"
Goku was about to answer when he and his son sensed a large power slowly heading their way. Even Videl was able to sense it, "Hey guys, if I'm not mistaken....that's Vegeta, isn't it?"
Gohan nodded and sat near the roof exit, pushing the top button of the blue capsule and setting it beside him. It gave a weird sound effect and a small table with a large amount of food appeared next to him. Gohan ate everything in about 5 minutes and clicked a button on the table, causing everything to go back into the blue capsule.
"Hey dad! Catch!" Gohan tossed the blue capsule to his father and he caught it. Suddenly, his father's face turned pale as Vegeta stopped near him, hovering in the air with his arms crossed.
Goku slowly turned to see the angry Prince of Saiyans, "H....hey Vegeta."
"Hi....Kakarot I was wondering....have you seen a blue capsule containing my food that looks like....oh....the one in your hand!?"
Goku nervously chuckled as he looked at the capsule, "Oh....this? Yeah! Here you go! Sorry about that, Vegeta!" Goku tossed the capsule to Vegeta and watched as the royal saiyan caught it. Goku smiled and wave, "Well, I guess that's all you needed! Seeya, Ve--"
"Wait just a second, Kakarot!" Vegeta descended to the rooftop and clicked the capsule, throwing it down to the rooftop. After hearing a "pop" sound, his right eye twitched at what he saw....a table with plates that had only crumbs on them. He turned his attention to Goku, who was silently trying to back away. Goku froze when Vegeta turned his attention towards him again.
"Uh oh...." Gohan quickly created a barrier around himself and Videl. Videl and Gohan could only watch as the angry Vegeta flew towards the strongest man in the universe.
Vegeta quickly caught Goku off guard as he delivered a hard right punch to Goku's head. Goku was flying backwards because of the force, but quickly stopped himself in the air. He quickly turned around to meet Vegeta's knee into his face. Goku was again flying through the air against his own will as Vegeta fired three energy balls at Goku.
Goku barely had enough time to launch a counter attack as he threw three energy balls of his own towards Vegeta's. Unfortunately, they were reduced to nothingness as Vegeta's attack made contact with Goku. The smoked cleared and Goku found himself to be actually damaged. His right arm was a little burnt and he smirked at Vegeta, who was crossing his arms and looking at Goku like he was going to win this.
"You see, Kakarot?! This is what happens when you steal my food! I can be just as angry and ruthless about it as you can!" Vegeta let his arms fall to his sides as the golden energy began to flow upward.
Gohan could only stare at the fighters in a shocked state. Vegeta actually had the upper hand in that little skirmish. Although, his father wasn't even a Super Saiyan yet and obviously Vegeta wasn't even warmed up. Videl tapped Gohan on the shoulder and he turned to look at her. "Gohan....school starts in 45 minutes. If they don't wrap this up soon or take this fight somewhere else, it's going to create quite a commotion. The citizens might even start to panic and call the police; hell, they might even call my father."
Gohan's face went pale, "Yeah....I think you're right. It would be best NOT to get your father involved in something like this." Gohan then looked up to the two fighters, "Hey guys! Could you take this somewhere else? I think it would be best if you didn't destroy anything in this vicinity!"
"Shut your mouth, boy! Can't you see this doesn't concern you?! Kakarot stole and ate my food! Now he has to pay for it!"
Gohan raised a brow, (He thinks my dad ate his food....I better clear this up, and fast.) "Vegeta! Dad may have stolen the food, but only because I didn't have breakfast! I ate your food, I'm sorry!"
"Gohan! Leave me alone so your clown of a father can pay for-you....ate my food?"
Gohan's eyes widened in shock at the realization of what he had just done. An apology wasn't going to get through to that saiyan....he had dug his grave. He quickly dissolved the barrier as Videl took off into the air, away from the fight. Vegeta looked down at the boy who was readying himself in a fighting stance.
"You ate my food?! Why you....!" Vegeta was about to fly down towards Gohan when he felt his wrist grabbed back. He turned and saw who the culprit was, "Let go of my hand you baka."
"You fight me....I want my son to be in perfect condition for his first prom. It means a lot to Chi-Chi and to him. I won't let you get close to him!" Goku changed into a Super Saiyan, the dramatic force of the increase sent Vegeta flying upward. He wasn't done yet, as he gave a loud grunt and ascended to Super Saiyan 2.
Vegeta looked down and smirked at Goku, "Prepare yourself, clown! Today is the day that I will finally defeat you!"
Goku flew up to Vegeta and began to throw punches at him all over his body. To Goku's surprise, though, Vegeta was able to block every one of those punches. Vegeta smirked as he sent his elbow into Goku's jaw. Goku was stunned for a second, but that was all Vegeta needed to drive a punch into his opponent's stomach. Goku's body bent over as he coughed up a little blood.
Gohan couldn't believe what he was watching....his father, the one he saw as the strongest being in the universe, was actually losing to Vegeta. Videl dropped down and landed next to Gohan. She saw the worry in Gohan's eyes and became worried as well, as she turned to look up into the air and watch the fight going on. Gohan continued looking on in surprise until he figured it out, "That's it!"
Videl looked over to him, "What's it, Gohan?"
"I know why Vegeta is able to keep up with dad....it was when he fought Buu on numerous occasions. Saiyans become more powerful after healing from a major injury, but the same can also be said for when they're revived from the dead. Vegeta and my father were brought back from the dead once each, but were also healed a few times during that time. What I don't know is how many times dad and Vegeta were healed."
"I understand that for the most part, but you still haven't explained to me what saiyans are."
Gohan looked at Videl, giving her a small smile, "I'll tell you later, right now we need to worry about getting these two to fight elsewhere. We have...." he checked his watch, "40 minutes until school starts. The students will start arriving here in 10 minutes."
"Damn it all, Gohan. Why can't you just blast those two away from here?!"
Gohan smirked at Videl, "That might not be a bad idea. Go and find some place to take cover while I get them away from here."
Videl nodded and hid behind the roof exit as Gohan took off into the skies and started powering up, "Here goes....HRAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 and brought his hands back, charging up for his attack, "This will really piss both of them off, but I don't have a choice. They won't listen to reason while they're engaged in combat. KAAAAA....MEEEEEEE....HAAAAA....MEEEEEEE...." the energy began gathering between his palms as it grew larger every second. He could only watch on as the fight intensified, hoping that his opportunity would arrive soon.
Vegeta threw another punch at Goku, only to see it go through his after image. Vegeta looked up into the air, "Get back he-NO! He wouldn't!"
Goku clenched his fists and looked down at Vegeta, "Try tackling with this, Vegeta!!"
Vegeta flew up to Goku as quickly as he could, "I won't give you the time you need to complete your transformation, clown!!" Vegeta quickly appeared in front of a shocked Goku as the two threw a punch at each other. Both punches were caught by the other as the two smirked at each other and began a little test of strength game.
Gohan's eyes widened, (Here's my chance!) "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" he fired the large Kamehameha wave at his father and Vegeta. The two of them quickly looked at the oncoming energy blast and Goku teleported himself and Vegeta using Instant Transmission.
Gohan let go of the energy wave, hoping he had hit his target. Then, his expression became shocked as he turned to see his father and Vegeta with their arms crossed, smirking at Gohan. Gohan backed away a little bit, "Oh....shit."
"You've got some nerve firing at your father and me like that in the middle of a fight," said Vegeta.
"Yeah, I could've sworn I taught you better than that son," Goku let his arms drop to his sides as he clenched his fists, "I think he needs to be taught a lesson, Vegeta."
"Right, Kakarot. How shall we go about punishing the boy? He's your son, after all."
"I guess I could ground him tonight and not let him go to the prom."
Gohan's eyes widened with fear, "No dad, you can't!"
Vegeta gritted his teeth and looked at Goku, "Come on, Kakarot! After what he did to us, you're just gonna ground him?!"
Suddenly, Videl floated in front of Gohan with her arms crossed, "I can't allow that Goku."
Vegeta snickered, "Oh look....the World Champ's daughter has come to stop us. What are you going to do about us, little girl?!"
Goku backed away, a little scared, "Ummm....Vegeta? I don't think it's a good idea to...."
"Come now, Kakarot, you aren't scared of her are you?" Vegeta floated up to Videl until he was in her face and said with sarcasm, "Look at that pretty face....she wouldn't dare hurt us."
"Wanna bet?" Videl drew back her fist and hit Vegeta in the face as hard as she could. "Ow!!" She yanked her hand away and shook it, her knuckle red and stinging with a little pain.
Vegeta smirked, "See....the little wuss can't hurt me."
Gohan laughed, "I don't know what's more embarrassing Vegeta: your pride or your nervous system!"
"What are you talking about boy?" Vegeta ran his hand down his face and looked at his white glove. He was shocked and amazed to see it have some blood on it. Vegeta looked at Videl with fury in his eyes, "You little bitch!" He drew his fist back, but Goku grabbed it quickly and held Vegeta back.
"Later, Gohan!" Goku quickly teleported himself and Vegeta out of the vicinity. Videl dusted her hands off and turned to Gohan, giggling at his face. Gohan just let his jaw hang open at Videl.
"Well? What do you think, Gohan? Not bad, eh?"
"Not bad? NOT BAD?! Videl, are you insane?! That was Vegeta you just hit! He wouldn't hesitate to injure someone like you! If you had done that before the World Martial Arts Tournament, he would've killed you!"
Videl looked down, a little hurt. Gohan quickly composed himself and calmed down, smiling at Videl, "But I still gotta give you some credit. You're the first female to injure him like that....I can't imagine how he's gonna explain this one to Bulma."
Videl smiled, "Thank you, Gohan. Come on! Let's get to homeroom!"
Videl slowly floated down to the rooftop exit with Gohan following behind her, (Wow! I can't believe she was able to draw blood from Vegeta with a single punch! Maybe she's not as weak as I thought. I better be careful not to piss her off or the same thing could happen to me.)
The two teenagers exited the rooftop, both of them heading for homeroom.
***
Goku and Vegeta appeared in the kitchen of Bulma's house. Vegeta immediately shoved Goku off of him, "Get off of me you damn clown!"
"Vegeta....I couldn't let you hurt my son or Videl. Besides, I'm the one who stole all of your food in the first place."
"Okay then, you and me in about a half-hour."
"A half-hour? Why not now, Vegeta?"
Vegeta walked outside of the kitchen, "I'm amazed you've been able to last so long without food, Kakarot." Goku grinned until his stomach growled loudly. He teleported out of there and headed home for some grub.
***
Three periods passed by quickly and Gohan raced to the rooftop to eat his lunch. Slowly, Videl, Erasa, and Sharpener followed him up to the rooftop as well. Erasa spread a long blanket across an area and the four teens sat down on it. Gohan took the orange capsule, clicked it, and then tossed it in the middle. The three teens took what they were able to stuff themselves with and Gohan would have the rest.
Sharpener grinned, "Gohan, I'll never understand how you eat so much food."
Gohan chuckled a little, "I guess it's because I need all the extra energy for my daily exercises."
Erasa smiled, "Since we're on the subject of you, Gohan, I was wondering if you could fill me in on when you were gonna tell me you were the Gold Fighter and The Great Saiyaman."
Gohan nearly choked on his food and he pounded on his chest to get it down. Once he took a deep breath of air, he looked at Erasa nervously, "I....uh....I...."
"Gohan, I'm one of your best friends! Why couldn't you tell me or Sharpener? Obviously, you were able to tell Videl no problem."
Videl giggled, "Actually Erasa, I figured out that he was Saiyaman about a month before the tournament."
Gohan let out a sigh, "Oh man....all because my face got scratched in that one place and I said half of my name to get those guys to realize who I was."
Videl continued, "It wasn't until the Tournament that I found out he was the Gold Fighter."
Erasa smiled at her best friend, "Well, that's when I found out about it too. So, why didn't you tell me about him being Saiyaman, Videl?"
Gohan looked down, "After she found out I was Saiyaman, I begged her to keep it a secret. She agreed to do so if I entered the World Martial Arts Tournament and if I taught her some techniques."
"Okay....but why wouldn't you tell me or Sharpener, Gohan?!" Erasa's eye started to twitch, wanting to know the truth.
"To protect my family's privacy....I always have this urge to use my abilities to do some good deeds in the world, but I didn't want my family to be in the spotlight. I'm sorry I didn't tell you Erasa and Sharpener, but I had to keep it a secret from everyone."
Sharpener nodded, "I understand....you'd be miserable like Videl was thanks to all of the public attention that she and her father received."
Videl looked down in embarrassment, "I wouldn't wish that sort of life on any of you guys."
Gohan put a comforting shoulder on Videl's shoulder, "And I wouldn't wish the sort of life I had on any person here, either," he paused for a second, "But I guess that it was also because of my choices in life that I met up with you guys, so I don't regret being here today with you."
Sharpener gave a thumbs-up while Erasa just smiled. Videl smiled and looked at her friends, "You're right, Gohan. Though I didn't have many choices to be able to make, I'm here with you guys and that's what matters."
***
Vegeta looked around for his opponent while he was in the air, "Okay Kakarot....if I can't see you, then I'll just have to sense you instead." He paused and then locked onto an energy signal nearby and thrust his palms out, "GALLICK GUN!!!" Vegeta fired his blast and then raised a brow when he sensed Goku behind him.
"What's wrong, Vegeta? You must not be able to sense energies very well because I've been behind you the entire time."
"Well shit, Kakarot! If that wasn't you I sensed then...." Vegeta looked over to where the blast was heading.
Goku raised an eyebrow and watched as he saw where the blast was heading....Satan City.
***
Videl sensed something in the air and looked behind her to see what it was. She quickly grabbed Sharpener and Erasa and took off into the air with them. She turned to see Gohan quickly standing up and flying towards the huge ball of energy.
In an instant, Gohan turned into a Super Saiyan and kicked the ball of energy back to where it came from. Gohan dropped back down to the roof of the school and powered down to his normal state while Videl landed in front of Gohan, setting down Sharpener and Erasa.
"Thanks a lot you two," said Erasa with a smile on her face.
Sharpener nodded, "Yeah....guess we're safe as long as we hang around Saiyaman and Saiyagirl.
Gohan rubbed the back of his head and chuckled. Videl did the same as the four teens walked to the roof exit, heading for their next class.
***
Vegeta watched as his attack came back towards him. He quickly grabbed Goku from behind, "Gotcha!"
Goku struggled to get away, "AH! Vegeta! What are you doing?!"
Vegeta threw Goku towards the oncoming ball of energy, "My attack will hit you after all, Kakarot!"
Goku found himself heading towards Vegeta's Gallick Gun. At the last second, Goku managed to teleport himself behind the ki blast and kicked it up into the sky. Vegeta charged towards Goku and threw a punch towards him. Goku quickly caught the punch, "Vegeta, I think that's enough for today."
Vegeta pulled his hand away and slowly nodded. Although he wouldn't admit it, Goku's decision to stop was a good one; after all, he nearly destroyed Gohan's high school.
"Okay Kakarot....our fight is postponed until another day. Mark my words though....the next time we meet, I will defeat you!"
Goku smirked, "Where have I heard THAT before?" Goku chuckled as he placed two fingers to his forehead, concentrating on finding Goten's ki. Once he did, he gave Vegeta a little wave and teleported back to his house leaving the prince behind. Vegeta flew home, looking back at the school while he did, (It's unbelievable that Gohan was able to deflect that back. Though, if he hadn't had his ki raised so high in the first place, I wouldn't have fired over there!)
***
Finally, the school day was over and Gohan was putting his books away at his locker. He felt a faint smack on his back and turned to see Sharpener walking past him and opening his locker. Gohan smiled, "Hey Sharpener. You ready for tonight, man?"
Sharpener smirked, "Hell yeah! Tonight's the night....I'm gonna ask Erasa out."
"That's great!"
"Yep....and if she refuses, then that's all there is to it. I gave it my best shot."
Gohan tried to hide his shock, "You seem pretty confident, Sharpener."
Sharpener shut his locker door and walked out of the school, Gohan walking with him. Sharpener then turned his head to his friend, "So are you ready for tonight, Gohan?"
Gohan smiled, "To tell you the truth....I'm scared."
Sharpener stopped walking, "You're scared? After the way you asked her to the dance?!"
Gohan's face went pale and he turned to Sharpener, "How the hell do you know about that?"
Sharpener smiled, "Erasa told me because she thought it was really sweet. Don't worry man, Videl only told Erasa. It's a secret between the four of us, just like everything else."
"Phew....that's good to hear."
"Come on man....don't get cold feet on me. Just go up to her and tell her exactly how you feel. Damn it Gohan, you've wanted to tell her for almost a month now. If you don't do it tonight, you'll end up regretting it for the rest of your life."
Gohan couldn't believe what he was about to tell himself, (He's right. I can't believe it....Sharpener's actually right for once.)
***
Videl shut her locker door and walked down the hallway with her best friend, Erasa, "Ready for tonight, Erasa?"
"Yes I am! I can't wait to hear Sharpener ask me out....if he doesn't make a move, then I will."
Videl smirked, "You're crazy Erasa, but then again I'm not a blonde."
Erasa lightly hit Videl on the arm, "Don't you start those blonde jokes on me, girl! Don't forget that I don't need a tutor for math class!"
Videl giggled to herself which made Erasa change the subject, "Are you ready for tonight, Videl?"
Videl smiled, "Yeah. I haven't dressed up or gone to a dance in a long time, so I'm kinda nervous."
Erasa looked over to Videl and noticed that she was blushing, "Aw, Videl. If you're worried about how you're gonna look for Gohan tonight, I'm sure he'll think that you're beautiful."
Videl laughed half-heartedly, "Yeah....ha ha....ha...." Videl stopped and looked down to the ground, trying to fight the tears surfacing from her eyes.
Erasa stopped and walked over to her, "Videl? You okay there?"
Videl backed up into a wall and slid down it until she was sitting down on the floor, "I'm scared Erasa....I'm scared that he doesn't like me."
Erasa kneeled next to her, "Of course Gohan likes you....what would make you think otherwise?"
Videl sniffed, "I know I'm his friend, but....to me, he's more than that."
Erasa gasped for a second, (I've never known her act this way or even cry over a boy.)
Videl began to choke up, "It's just hard, Erasa. It's hard to realize that you feel this way, but you don't know if the other person feels the same way for you. This is the first time....the first time I've ever fallen for someone," the tears began to fall from Videl's eyes.
Erasa placed a hand on Videl's shoulder, "Shhhhhhh....it's okay."
Videl hugged her knees and pressed her face against her legs, "I love him, Erasa....I love Gohan."
Erasa placed an arm around Videl, trying to comfort her in any way that she could.
***
"What in the world were you thinking, Vegeta?! Do you realize that school could have been destroyed?! Gohan, Videl, and many others could have been killed!"
Vegeta glared at Bulma, "If only Kakarot wasn't masking his energy and Gohan's wasn't so high up at that point--"
"Don't even think about placing the blame on Goku or Gohan! You've left me no choice, DEAR!"
Vegeta's eyes widened in fear, "No! Not that! Anything but that!"
"No sex for two months! Better yet, you're sleeping on the couch for three months!!"
Vegeta's jaw dropped, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
***
Elsewhere....
"Please Chi-Chi! Have mercy!"
Chi-Chi waved a finger at her husband, "You could've at least made an attempt to knock it away from the school! What were you doing there in the first place?! You and Vegeta know better than to fight THAT close to a city!"
Goku's stomach growled, "Um....Chi-Chi? Could you--"
"No, Goku! No dinner for you tonight!"
Goku whined, but Chi-Chi continued, "I'm not done yet, buster! For the next three weeks you can cook for yourself!"
Goku's eyes rolled backwards and he fell backwards to the floor. Chi-Chi knelt beside him, "Incredible....he fainted."
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Man, that was one of the hardest chapters I've ever written. Anyways, the next chapter may take some time because a new semester begins in college and I'm screwed with 18 hours a week. Next time....Chapter 6! You better get ready!