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After you read this, youre probably going to wonder, "Where is he going with this chapter?" but trust me, its leading up to a lot of good stuff in the story. So, enjoy!

Gohan walked back into his house after regretfully watching Videl speed off into the sky with her jet. "There is no way that she could hate me," Gohan started to convince himself. "She loves me." Gohan walked past the kitchen, where there was a readied plate yet again calling his name, but he couldnt eat. He was focused on his new problem with Videl.

"Gohan!" Chi-Chi shouted as she called to her son from another room. "Have you taken a shower?"

"No, mom, I havent." Gohan replied a bit annoyed.

"Well, take one. I dont want you to stink on an important day like this," Chi-Chi said cheerfully.

"Important?" Gohan thought to himself. "Mom, whats so important about today," He rang out.

"Have you forgotten?" Chi-Chi said coming into the room. "You have a date with Destiny."

"Destiny?" Gohan asked.

"Yes, you silly boy. That girl you were telling me about two days ago. That Destiny."

Gohan stood there for a moment completely dumbfounded before it finally hit him. He had a date tonight with that one girl! It had completely slipped his mind. All these mind-consuming issues with Videl and Truce must have caused him to forget all about it. But he really didnt feel like going out, especially with a girl that wasnt Videl.

"You know what, mom," Gohan said thoughtfully. "I think Im going to cancel this date. Videl and I just had this huge arguement and I dont think I can handle dating another girl right now."

Gohan began to pick up the phone to call Destiny and cancel(He had gotten her number earlier that week), but his mother came by, snatched the phone from him and slammed it down on the reciever.

"Oh, no you dont," Chi-Chi said with an angered expression on her face. "You are not going to ruin a chance like this for yourself. I think its a good idea for you to start dating someone other than Videl. You've been with her for way too long. Its about time you see other people. Her too."

"But-" Gohan started to protest, but Chi-Chi cut him off.

"No!" She shouted. "Youre not canceling and thats final! Now go take a shower and get dressed. We're going into town to get you some clothes for your date. I know you dont have any really good ones to wear."

Gohan saw that he didnt have any chance in this arguement and decided to go along with this date. He didnt even like this girl. Or know her for that matter. He just asked her out to prove a point to Videl. Gohan reluctantly got into the shower. He turned on the water and right away he could tell that he was tense. The hot water was soothing to his muscle's. It also seemed to relax his mind as the water splashed and drenched every inch of his body.

"You know," Gohan thought to himself, enjoying the shower. "I actually needed this."

He stayed in and washed his body thoroughly and got out. He felt a little better, but his mind was still troubled. He pulled on a pair of blue jeans and a T-shirt with a red, white and blue plaid button up to go over it. He put on a white pair of sneakers and looked at himself in the mirror.

"Not bad," He said playfully to himself.

He walked out to the family car along with his brother and mother. It was going to be a long ride into town. He couldnt take his mind off of what had happened earlier that morning. The situation was totally mind consuming.

"She loves me." Gohan kept thinking to himself. "She was just sayin that out of anger. That's it."

Gohan continued on saying things to himself when they finally had gotten into town. He got out and looked at the places around him. He was at the mall. It was a hectic place filled with all differrent kinds of people, too many at that. There were buildings at every corner and the noise of this place was just unbearable to Gohans ears. He waited until his mother wasnt looking and then took off. He ran through the place until he found a safe spot where he would be able to fly without anyone noticing him. He became airbourne and perched himself like an eagle on top of a nearby building. He began talking to himself.

"Even though I dont wnat to go on this date, Im pretty much obligated to do so. Mom has a point. And Videl, god I miss her. I wish things hadnt screwed up so badly between me and her. I dont even remember how it happened."

Tears began streaming down his motionless face as he once again, thought about what happened this morning. How could he have been so hard? Was it his sayain pride finally showing its head after all these years? Or did he just focus a little too much on getting revenge on Truce? Is it wrong to want revenge on Truce? Was this battle to the death really worth it? All these questions began bombarding Gohans head at once. And out of all the names that were flowing through his head, one name, surprisingly, really stuck out.

"Dad..."

Im finally back! This was a really long wait. I was having a writers block. Then when I finally was able to get something going, my mom doesnt pay the cable bill! So here it is for all of you who love this story. And please, please, can I get some constructive critism, please! My story cant be PERFECT!