Shoot…I haven't updated in a while, and I went back and noticed like a million spelling mistakes, even though I have a good spell check ((they were all real words)). I'm so sorry if any of you were confused by it. I'm just such a bad typer. Anyway, on with the story:

'Thoughts'

Chapter 8: Tardiness is a bad thing

Gohan woke up to the quiet sound of the birds chirping in the background. Because Goten was grounded, he wasn't allowed out of his room for anything other than food, the bathroom, or to take a supervised walk. If he escaped, he would be punished for another month. Luckily, he was allowed to keep his books and even a coloring book and some crayons, so he wasn't without some entertainment. But, he had to do a lot of work for his home schooling during that time.

Gohan went down to get his breakfast before heading off to school. Chi-Chi was there, ready to fill up his plate to the point that most people wouldn't dream of eating that much, but for a Saiyan, it was a normal meal.

After the breakfast, he pushed the button on his watch and flew off to school. He hoped that Videl wasn't going to find out his secret, because he knew she was going to try because of the previous day's events.

When he met up with her, he was relieved to know that she didn't ask him anything. She just talked like normal, which was actually very suspicious, but not enough to show that she thought anything of the day before.

Videl's POV:

She had woken up that morning thinking of the meeting with Gohan the day before. She looked at the calendar to check how much longer until the "day". The week after the drawing was to be when the new person came to the mansion. It was 18 days before the drawing, and 25 days away from the new person coming over. She hoped that it was someone she either knew or was a nice person.

'Oh, who am I kidding? They probably have the whole thing rigged so that the winner is the meanest person in the world just to see what my reaction is. Still, I hope it is someone I know. Maybe Gohan got past the entrance test, and maybe he will win. At least then I would have a good time teaching him some martial arts.' And with that, she left the room to grab her bagel and head to school.

She saw Gohan when she got there. She tried to act natural, asking things like how his weekend was. He only replied that the evil Chibis were out to get him, and not to ask anything else. 'Weird…' When she asked about the test, he gave a simple answer: "Ask Sharpener." 'Double weird.'

Fed up with the avoiding answers, she asked one final question, "How did you get a job at Capsule Corp.?"

"Well, Bulma is a family friend, and she thought that I would be a great help with the robots," he said, with the traditional Son Grin, complete with the hand behind the head.

"Whatever you say, Gohan."

"Mr. Son and Ms. Satan, I am trying to teach the class, and if what you have to talk about is so important, then tell the whole class, and if it is not, then be quiet. If you aren't quiet, then I will have to have a parent/teacher conference. You two have been rather talkative lately, and you, Gohan, are always late for class. One more tardy mark on your record, or one more interruption from either of you, and you will face the wrath of the parent/teacher conferences! Have I made myself clear?"

"Yes, Ma'am," replied both of them, in a monotone fashion.

The rest of the day was very quiet for those two. The teachers had some sort of meeting right after class via the phone, and if Gohan was late for any class, or if either of them made any interruption for the next week, then there would be a parent/teacher conference.

Gohan flew home as soon as he could, and he was hoping to Kami that nothing would come up for the next week. He REALLY didn't want to have his mom go to the school, because then who would baby-sit Goten? Goten was grounded, meaning no Capsule Corp., and Gohan would have to show his mom to the school. Gohan didn't want to have to bring Goten along. It would become a disaster.

Also, he didn't want to have to drag Videl into this. Sure she could get out of it, but what would her dad think? He would blame Gohan, and that would be an even bigger disaster.

'Oh, what to do…If I obey, then I have to go from class to class quickly, meaning no talking to anybody there, and I can't talk to anybody during class. I don't like to have to call people because I don't know what they are doing, so that is out. I guess I'll have to be on time. I just hope that no world problems come that I have to fix. Thinking of world problems, what if there is crime? I can't leave class, because I might not be back for the next class, so what will I do there. Maybe I can convince Vegeta to help with the crime. I'll think of something.'

He just went to his house, and when his mom asked how his day was; he avoided the problem as much as he could. Luckily, she didn't notice the feigned enthusiasm of how great his day was and that there was no problem. Because Goten was still grounded, he didn't have to worry about him bothering him that night.

With Videl

'I really hope that I don't have to get any conferences. My dad would probably either tell the world or make my life a living hell. Either way, I lose. Also, what would happen to Gohan? I wouldn't like to see anybody that I care about so much to get in trouble. If he is in trouble, he may be grounded, and then I can't call him or see him or anything. I just hope that he wins the contest. He probably has some sexy muscles under those baggy clothes. I mean, he is really hot……………..did I just think that?'

Realizing the semi-mistake she made, she tried to rid her mind of all things Gohan, but to no avail. Finally, she just gave up and went on flying her jet copter. She got home and did her normal routine before she went to bed.

For the next few days, there was not very much crime in the streets of Satan City. The police dealt all of the crime that did occur that week. That is, until Thursday. It was fourth period—science. Gohan and Videl had just been paired up for a project when Videl was called away from the class to go help a robbery that took place in the jewelry store a mile and a half away.

She ran out of the room, giving the excuse on her way out, leaving Gohan to work on the project. Luckily for Gohan, he had asked Vegeta to watch out for any crime that Videl helps with, and help her if she needs it. Gohan thought back to when he had told Vegeta about it:

Flashback:

"Vegeta, you just have to help me out here, if you don't then my teachers will schedule a parent/teacher conference, and that would mean Mom wouldn't be happy," pleaded Gohan

"Whatever, brat. Just tell me what you will need me to do, and I'll think about it."

"Well, I need you to help Videl if she needs help fighting crime."

"I don't see why you can't, Great Saiyaman," replied Vegeta mockingly.

"Vegeta, if you don't, then that means that I would have to help her, and in that case I would be in trouble with the teachers, and they will make Mom go to a conference."

"That would be your problem, not mine, so you deal with it."

"Think of it this way, if you don't help me, then I'll tell Mom that you didn't, and she will chase you down with the frying pan."

"Like I would be afraid of the frying pan…" Vegeta added boastfully, hiding the fact that the frying pan is rather scary for even a Saiyan.

"Fine, I'll just tell Mom to beat you with it, and then she'll get Bulma to use one on you."

"…"

"I thought so. So, will you help me or not?"

"As long as I don't have to wear a stupid costume."

"It's a deal!"

End Flashback

They planned on Vegeta wearing some Saiyan armor and being Super Saiyan to hide his true identity. Gohan worked on the project for science alone, until it was time for the next class.

When he got out of the room, he almost literally ran into Videl, who was a little bit late to finish the class. Gohan went to his locker and grabbed his books as fast as he could, but stopped to ask Videl how the mission was…big mistake. Though, he found out that Vegeta kept his promise, nothing was worth what happened next.

Gohan made it to the next class 30 seconds too late, and he was marked tardy. He started hitting his head with his hand, but after a minute of that, the teacher yelled him at again. He settled for waiting until after school to get out his anger. After class, the teacher gave him a piece of paper to give to his mom. The date was to be that Saturday, and his mom would have to talk to EVERY teacher that he had, as well as the principal.

However, she the desk was opened to get the slip, Gohan noticed a piece of paper with dates and names on it. Using his Saiyan eyes, which allowed him to see small print from a distance, he realized that the paper was a betting sheet on which the teachers bet on how long before he was put through parent/teacher conferences.

The teacher that won was the teacher that he was with. She also gave him a letter to give to the next teacher, apparently saying that she has won, and the bet was off.

After school that day, Gohan flew home as fast as he could to tell his mom the terrible news. When he got home, he had to explain the whole thing, and as he had guessed, the frying pan was put to a use it was not built for. Instead of cooking, it was used to beat the poor half-Saiyan in the head until he was punished enough for his actions.

Chi-Chi then ran into a problem…. Who would baby-sit Goten? Bulma and Vegeta couldn't do it because they couldn't have the two Chibis together. 18 and Krillen couldn't for a similar reason with Marron. Chi-Chi didn't want to have to bug Dende or Piccolo after the last time they had to baby-sit Goten. The only possibility would be if she hired a baby-sitter, and no one would want to take that job. It had already been tried by half a dozen of the world-s best baby-sitters.

"Gohan, do you anyone to baby-sit Goten?" she asked, hoping that he knew someone.

"Well, maybe Videl could come over or something. She could always get away from her house," he replied, after some quick thinking.

"Isn't she Hercule's daughter?"

"Yeah, and she is a great fighter, so then maybe she could keep him in line."

"As long as she doesn't run away like the last one, then everything will be fine."

"I'll go call her." And with that, he went into his room to use his phone there.

END CHAPTER

Yeah, I know that some of the characters are a little OOC, but come on…it makes it all the funnier. Anyway, any ideas that I can put in here would be great.

Here are the answers to reviews:

RyukoGirl, zfighter1989, miroku-has-darkness: here is the update you guys asked for!

Shadow Dreamer 27: About Vegeta apologizing, he was just doing that to show thathe has at least SOME manners, though how much he has is debatable. As for your idea, I think that I can somehow weave that into the story. It might not be the same as the way you said it, but a renegade robot can be worked upon in almost any way. Thank you for the idea!

rinoakes:I'm trying to add more romance, but that will start to show itself when I get to the mansion part.

Note to everybody: I'm not sure how long this story will last, but it will be a while, so bear with me on the updates. It only takes three hours for me to come up with, type, and fix a chapter, but taking the time to actually getting to it takes a while. Also, I'm in the process of writing other stories, and I have another notebook going for a mega crossover.

Lizzie