Akutenshi Nakare Kyo
Chapter 4: Houtteoku ^~Neglect~^
Disclaimer: As previously stated in prior chapters, I don't own DBZ.
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Videl stumbbled into class late and mentaly smacked herself for it. Luckily, the teacher had yet to arrive which provided Videl enough time to slide into her seat unnoticed. Well, almost unnoticed.
"Golly Videl, what gives? You're usialy very punctual..." Erasa nibbled on her pen cap in anticipation for the reply.
Videl sighed heavily. "I had forgotten that the staff had the day off, and with Dad out of town, there was no one to wake me up this morning. Did you know that throwing an alarm clock across the room is not the most effective way to get up at 6:00?" Erasa giggled something about understanding, but Videl's attention was on Gohan. The boy looked exausted, mentally and physically; he could hardly keep his eyes open. Videl picked up her history text book and motioned for Erasa to scoot back. The blonde complied and watched as her friend opened the book to the middle and held it millimeters from Gohan's sleepy face. Videl prepared to slam the book closed, but something inside made her stop. She set the book on the table, which made a noise loud enough to draw Gohan's attention, which is what Videl wanted in the first place.
"What's wrong, Gohan? You're not normally this tired."
Gohan turned to Videl and met her gaze. The concern in her eyes set a strange reaction inside of gohan. His pulse quickened drasticaly and face reddened ever so slightly. Gohan quickly sat up sraight in his chair, now fully awake, and tried to calm down. "Oh..uh, my little brother kept me up all night."
"I didn't know you had a brother!" Erasa piped in. "How old is he?"
"About 6 years-old, his birthday is coming up soon thugh."
Erasa tugged Videl's arm excitedly. "Ya hear that? At age six, they're at their cutest!" the blonde turned around to Gohan. "And I bet he looks just like a little you."
"Actually, no. He looks exactaly like a shorter version of my dad." Gohan froze at his own words. He'd never mentioned his father before and this was sure to raise a whole new line of questioning from Videl. Just how exactaly was Gohan gonna explain his father's death without mentioning Cell? Gohan braced himself for the questions, but they never came.
"What's it like to have a brother, Gohan?" Videl asked with a detatched sort of longing tone. Before Gohan could answer, the teacher arrived.
"Kami-sama kansha doyoubi desu yo![1]" The teacher exclaimed, clearly as glad for the half-day as the students.
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"Yes?" Videl answerd the door to the Satan mantion in a bored manor.
"Oh, hello dear Miss Videl. How are you?" Ms. Piza chirpped in a very well masked anoyence.
"Fine," Videl retorted, not bothering to hide anything.
"Is you father in?" Ms. Piza asked cooly.
"No, but he should be back in a few hours. Unless he gets mobbed by fans," Videl responded, "again."
Ms. Piza ever so slightly slid into the house. "You don't mind if I just wait for him then, do you? It's been an awfully long drive here and I'm quite tired."
Videl sighed in an uninterested defeat. "Sure, why not. Is there anything I can get you?"
"Oh, just have Hakka whip me up a sandwich." Piza remarked while moving to another room.
"Hakka's not here. so I guess I'll be making that sandwich." Videl raised her hands and headed for the kitchen.
Piza stopped and turned to Videl. "Not here? How about Shio?"
"Nope."
"Kaya?"
"'Fraid not."
"So," Ms. Piza quickly understood," so you're home... alone?"
Videl shrugged and started off for the kitchen again. "Except for you, yeah." The teen started to wonder just how much laxitive she could mix with mayo and still allow the correct texture. In case you couldn't tell, Videl isn't too fond of Miss pizza-head.
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Gohan sat alone in his room with the door, and window, closed and locked. the seconded he got home, the demi-saiya-jin poured over the box he'd taken the night before. Gohan moaned at the stupidity of the police. They wiped everything, even the blood covered knife, clean. Alot of evidence was ruined, but somethings looked promising: a shard of glass, a small shread of fabric, and cracked, dryedout contact. The teen mummbled to himself; there wasn't enough evidence there to convict someone, let alone give him a name.
Gohan scanned the empty box for the ump-tinth time and shook it upside down. A small, unmarked evidence envolope drifted from under the bottom flap a few seconds later. Intreged, as anyone would be, Gohan opened the packet and withdrew it's contents.
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Videl grumbled to herself as she tested the water tempature. Ms. Pizza, for some odd reason, insisted on taking a bath and what was Videl to do but comply? She watched the water level slowly rise and never even heard the figure stalking towards her.
end chappie
Sheild Angel: dan-dan-daaaaaaaaaaaaan! I ended with a cliff hanger, but I guess it's pretty obvious who done it now, ne?
Anouncer chick: Will Videl be able to fend off her attacker? Can Gohan figure out who killed mrs. Satan? Will he arrive in time to help Videl? Will Videl ever figure out the Great Saiyaman's identity? Should Sharpner get a haircut?-
Erasa: Does this dress make me look fat?
Anouncer chick: When will orange star high go on their trademark trip to capsule corp? Can chichi get goten off his sugar high? When will the cliche encounter with marai AND chibi trunks with OSHS students take place? Will I ever shut up? Wouldn't you like to know? is the phone ringi- ::falls over from lack of air::
S.A.: Finaly!
Chapter 4: Houtteoku ^~Neglect~^
Disclaimer: As previously stated in prior chapters, I don't own DBZ.
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Videl stumbbled into class late and mentaly smacked herself for it. Luckily, the teacher had yet to arrive which provided Videl enough time to slide into her seat unnoticed. Well, almost unnoticed.
"Golly Videl, what gives? You're usialy very punctual..." Erasa nibbled on her pen cap in anticipation for the reply.
Videl sighed heavily. "I had forgotten that the staff had the day off, and with Dad out of town, there was no one to wake me up this morning. Did you know that throwing an alarm clock across the room is not the most effective way to get up at 6:00?" Erasa giggled something about understanding, but Videl's attention was on Gohan. The boy looked exausted, mentally and physically; he could hardly keep his eyes open. Videl picked up her history text book and motioned for Erasa to scoot back. The blonde complied and watched as her friend opened the book to the middle and held it millimeters from Gohan's sleepy face. Videl prepared to slam the book closed, but something inside made her stop. She set the book on the table, which made a noise loud enough to draw Gohan's attention, which is what Videl wanted in the first place.
"What's wrong, Gohan? You're not normally this tired."
Gohan turned to Videl and met her gaze. The concern in her eyes set a strange reaction inside of gohan. His pulse quickened drasticaly and face reddened ever so slightly. Gohan quickly sat up sraight in his chair, now fully awake, and tried to calm down. "Oh..uh, my little brother kept me up all night."
"I didn't know you had a brother!" Erasa piped in. "How old is he?"
"About 6 years-old, his birthday is coming up soon thugh."
Erasa tugged Videl's arm excitedly. "Ya hear that? At age six, they're at their cutest!" the blonde turned around to Gohan. "And I bet he looks just like a little you."
"Actually, no. He looks exactaly like a shorter version of my dad." Gohan froze at his own words. He'd never mentioned his father before and this was sure to raise a whole new line of questioning from Videl. Just how exactaly was Gohan gonna explain his father's death without mentioning Cell? Gohan braced himself for the questions, but they never came.
"What's it like to have a brother, Gohan?" Videl asked with a detatched sort of longing tone. Before Gohan could answer, the teacher arrived.
"Kami-sama kansha doyoubi desu yo![1]" The teacher exclaimed, clearly as glad for the half-day as the students.
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"Yes?" Videl answerd the door to the Satan mantion in a bored manor.
"Oh, hello dear Miss Videl. How are you?" Ms. Piza chirpped in a very well masked anoyence.
"Fine," Videl retorted, not bothering to hide anything.
"Is you father in?" Ms. Piza asked cooly.
"No, but he should be back in a few hours. Unless he gets mobbed by fans," Videl responded, "again."
Ms. Piza ever so slightly slid into the house. "You don't mind if I just wait for him then, do you? It's been an awfully long drive here and I'm quite tired."
Videl sighed in an uninterested defeat. "Sure, why not. Is there anything I can get you?"
"Oh, just have Hakka whip me up a sandwich." Piza remarked while moving to another room.
"Hakka's not here. so I guess I'll be making that sandwich." Videl raised her hands and headed for the kitchen.
Piza stopped and turned to Videl. "Not here? How about Shio?"
"Nope."
"Kaya?"
"'Fraid not."
"So," Ms. Piza quickly understood," so you're home... alone?"
Videl shrugged and started off for the kitchen again. "Except for you, yeah." The teen started to wonder just how much laxitive she could mix with mayo and still allow the correct texture. In case you couldn't tell, Videl isn't too fond of Miss pizza-head.
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Gohan sat alone in his room with the door, and window, closed and locked. the seconded he got home, the demi-saiya-jin poured over the box he'd taken the night before. Gohan moaned at the stupidity of the police. They wiped everything, even the blood covered knife, clean. Alot of evidence was ruined, but somethings looked promising: a shard of glass, a small shread of fabric, and cracked, dryedout contact. The teen mummbled to himself; there wasn't enough evidence there to convict someone, let alone give him a name.
Gohan scanned the empty box for the ump-tinth time and shook it upside down. A small, unmarked evidence envolope drifted from under the bottom flap a few seconds later. Intreged, as anyone would be, Gohan opened the packet and withdrew it's contents.
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Videl grumbled to herself as she tested the water tempature. Ms. Pizza, for some odd reason, insisted on taking a bath and what was Videl to do but comply? She watched the water level slowly rise and never even heard the figure stalking towards her.
end chappie
Sheild Angel: dan-dan-daaaaaaaaaaaaan! I ended with a cliff hanger, but I guess it's pretty obvious who done it now, ne?
Anouncer chick: Will Videl be able to fend off her attacker? Can Gohan figure out who killed mrs. Satan? Will he arrive in time to help Videl? Will Videl ever figure out the Great Saiyaman's identity? Should Sharpner get a haircut?-
Erasa: Does this dress make me look fat?
Anouncer chick: When will orange star high go on their trademark trip to capsule corp? Can chichi get goten off his sugar high? When will the cliche encounter with marai AND chibi trunks with OSHS students take place? Will I ever shut up? Wouldn't you like to know? is the phone ringi- ::falls over from lack of air::
S.A.: Finaly!
