~Videl: Warrior Princess:  Hey everyone!  Wow, two updates in one day!  What a treat! ^_^  Anyway, here's "part two" of what was going to be just chapter eight.  I think it's better I broke them up though.  Maybe it is.  Maybe not.  Oh well.  I hope you guys like it.  Please review.  I'll just to update ASAP.

Chapter 9: One of the Guys

The two little girls sat down on a red plaid picnic blanket, each holding a couple of dolls.  Erasa was zealously playing with hers, while Videl played with her with mild excitement.  It was clear to everyone save the naïve blond that Videl did not want to be there.  However, Videl had to admit that it was rather fun playing with another kid that genuinely liked her.  As the girls continued playing, a football suddenly came down from the sky and landed right in the middle of the blanket.

"Ack!" Erasa cried out in shock, while Videl just blinked in surprise.

"Where did this come from?" Videl asked and picked it up. 

Just then, the group of boys from earlier came running over.  The tallest came over, huffing slightly from playing football almost all afternoon.  He had short blond hair and dark brown eyes.  "Hey!" he called out, resting his hands on his knees, as he stood there bent forward, still gasping for air.

"Is this yours?" Videl asked.

"Yeah," he answered, rather annoyed.

Videl smiled slightly, not noting the tone in his voice.  "Can I play?"

"No!"

A couple of the boys laughed, while Videl glared coldly at the boy.  "Why not?!"

"Because you're a girl!  Girls can't play football; only boys can!!"

"Says who?"

There was a silence between the two as the boy struggled to gather his thoughts, trying to think of a good comeback for that one.  The other boys began to taunt him, saying what a wuss he was, letting a girl get the better of him.  Finally, he smirked, having thought up of one.  "Says me!" he replied, jerking his thumb towards his chest.

A growl almost escaped Videl's lips, she was getting so mad at him.  However, none of the boys paid this any mind for they were laughing too hard at their "leader's" comment.  "And who said you get to make the rules?!" she demanded.

Erasa at that time stood up and gently tugged on Videl's arm.  "C'mon Videl, leave them alone… They won't let us play.  I know him; he's a jerk," she whispered to her new friend. 

Videl turned to look at her.  "But he has no right to be treating us like this!"

"Hey, I have every r- Huh?" he began, then paused and leaned closer, looking at Erasa carefully.  He smirked and leaned back.  "Well, if it isn't little Goldielocks?  Hi Eraser," he mocked.

The poor little girl's eyes welled up with tears as she stomped her foot, glaring and pouting at him.  "Stop it Sharpener!  You know my name's Erasa!" she whined. 


Something in Videl snapped.  While she agreed that his joke was deep down somewhat funny, it was very rude and mean to tease someone with something like that over and over again… And to do that to her friend above all people.  No one could do that to her new friend.

"Back off creep!" Videl snapped at him, giving the boy her soon-to-be-trademark death glare. 

Sharpener glared back.  "Who's gonna make me girly?!  You??!" he demanded, crossing his arms.  Videl took a step closer to him and folded her arms as well. 

"Yeah, me!"

A moment of silence passed between the two before Sharpener and the boys started laughing.  Sharpener stopped, making the others stop as well, and smirked.  "Tell you what, if you can tackle me hard enough so I fall on the ground…then I'll let you play football with us.  But!  But you only get one chance, got it?"

"Yeah, I got it!"

The kids all gathered around Videl and Sharpener to see this.  Sharpener was the toughest kid in school, even half the fifth graders were afraid of him!  There was no way this little girl could tackle him to the ground!… Right?

"Okay, let's see what ya got!" 

Sharpener stood back, a cocky little grin on his face.  He squatted slightly, but his footing was bad, but he didn't care.  That little girl would fall back on her butt when she tried to tackle him. 

Videl smirked and got into a running position.  This fool had no idea whom he was messing with.

She took off, charging at him.  And that was all Sharpener saw.  He couldn't keep up with her.  The next thing he knew, he was lying on his back on the ground with Videl standing in front of him, smirking proudly in her victory.

The kids gasped in shock at this; she knocked Sharpener down!  Erasa was the only one smiling and clapping.  "Yay Videl!" she cheered happily.  Videl smirked and looked down.

"Now can I play?" she asked sarcastically, reaching down a hand to help him up.  For a second, Sharpener just started at her shock.  He couldn't believe she knocked him down.  Who was she?  Snapping out of his shock, he smirked back and took her hand.

"Ah…I guess we could," he answered, just as sarcastic.  The two smirked and shook hands; obvious to both of them that this was the start of a friendship.  "You're Videl, huh?"  She nodded. 

"We can't let you play!  You're just a girl!" one boy suddenly snapped.  Sharpener and Videl turned to glare at him.  Before Videl could say or do anything, Sharpener grabbed his shirt and glared at him coldly.

"Hey!  She's not a girl!… She's one of the guys."