"Master, you should get back to class." She turned to Gohan. He nodded and Videl turned to her. "So, you must be Buki." She said. "What?" Buki asked, neither confirming nor denying it. "Well, you're the one who came with Gohan, you always hang out with him, you called him 'Master', as you always do, and you have those silver strands in your hair." Videl pointed out. "I'm impressed." Buki said, taking off her mask. "Even I forgot about my silver strands." "Don't turn out of Super Saiyan yet." Gohan whispered to her. "The fact that I'm the Golden Warrior must stay a secret." Buki nodded. "What is your relationship, anyways?" Videl asked. "He is my Master, and I am his weapon." Buki put a hand on her heart and bowed her head. "That sounds sick." Videl said. "He is better than my previous Master. He raised me." Buki glared at Videl.
"Who was your last 'Master'?" Videl asked. "I am not permitted to say." Buki said, back to her blank-self. "What did he do to you?" "He raised her to be a weapon." Gohan explained. "He didn't even give her a name!" "The only thing I can be grateful for was that he made me strong, and I got this sword." Buki pressed her (f/c) stone, turning back, turning Super Saiyan off at the same time, so it looked like part of the costume. Then, she pulled out her sword, holding it out for Videl to see. "If he didn't give you a name, where did 'Buki Deria' come from?" Videl asked, running her hand over the weapon. "Buki means 'weapon'. Deria is the name of my sword. I used those two things." Buki said. Videl nodded. "Can I hold it?" She asked. "I don't think it's a good idea!" Gohan exclaimed.
"Why not?" Videl glared at him. Buki handed her sword to Gohan and it stuck his hands to the ground. "He was able to lift a car, but he can't hold this sword." Buki said. "It doesn't matter how strong someone is, no one can pick up my sword. It's connected to me." "Okay, Buki. You made your point." Gohan gasped. "So, could you help me now?" Buki nodded, picking it up. "Knowing that, you are welcome to try." Buki threw it in the air, flipping it, then held the tip of the blade, inviting Videl to grab it. Videl looked at her, then grabbed the handle cautiously. "Hey, it's not that-" Buki let go and the sword pulled Videl down. Just before she hit the ground, Buki grabbed her sword, putting it away. "It suddenly got heavier when you let go." Videl gasped, eyes wide. Buki nodded.
"Now, we should get back." Buki said, turning on Super Saiyan and pressing her stone. Gohan nodded. "Wait, how'd you get out of class?" Videl asked. "I asked, and solved a question the teacher thought I couldn't. I think it was in a college textbook I read." Buki said, thinking. "Gohan, can I talk to you?" Videl asked. "Sure." Gohan said. "Sorry, Buki. My jet-flier only seats two." She said to the ravenette. Buki nodded. "That's fine. I can fly faster anyways." She said. "I'll see you guys at school." She bowed to Gohan. "But, I won't see you in class. I was excused." Gohan nodded, chuckling. "Yeah, I know. I'll see you after school." He said. Buki nodded, then took off. "She should be at school now." Gohan said as Videl's jaw dropped. "She's that fast?" The girl asked. Gohan nodded. "Oh, yeah. She's a lot faster than me." Videl got into the vehicle.
Buki stood outside the door and nodded to Videl as she went in. Gohan went passed her a few minutes later, looking nervous. Buki sighed as he went in. 'What did he do now?' She wondered. After the class ended, Videl stopped in front of Buki, the rest moving on. Gohan came out right after. "Uh, Buki. We need to stop by Bulma's on the way home." He said. "Why?" Buki asked. "Because I told him he should compete in the Budokai." Videl said. Buki looked at him. "The 'Strongest Under the Heavens' tournament?" "How'd you know about that?" Gohan asked. "I read some of your history, as well as about the… ahem, aliens landing when you were 5, all the way to Cell, plus more." Buki explained. "In the past and peacetime." "Are you a fan of my Dad's?" Videl asked. "No." Buki said. "I find him repulsive." She glared. Videl glared back.
"I admit my father's a bit of a show-off, but show some respect!" She said. Buki didn't falter. "I have no respect for him." "He saved the planet! We're alive today because of him!" "Believe what you would like to." Buki said, then looked at Gohan, instantly emotionless. "Do I have to compete, Master?" "Well, I suppose you don't-" "Yes. You have to compete." Videl said. "If you don't, I'll tell everyone about your little secret." Buki turned to the angry girl, no emotion showing. "I do not care if people know I am the 'White Rose', or whatever else they think. I only keep it a secret because my Master, Mistress, and Queen asked me to." She said. "It was an order." "Gohan…" Videl hissed at the boy. He cowered a little. "Master, I don't think it's a good idea to allow me to compete." "Oh? Why not? You scared?" Videl taunted, but Buki ignored it.
"No. If I compete, I may go to old instinct and kill my opponent." Buki explained. "My old Master had me fight, for that was my purpose, but if I fought, I fought to kill." Videl and Gohan shivered under her blank gaze. "Th-that is true." Gohan said. "If Videl wishes to fight me, I'll gladly do it here." Buki took off her sword and dropped it next to her, causing the school to shake. She got into position. "No!" Gohan exclaimed, grabbing Buki's shoulders. "Alright. I'll fight with you. I'll teach you how to hold back, then you can participate. Okay?" "Is this an order?" Buki asked. "Yes." Videl and Gohan said. "Very well." Buki bowed, then picked up her sword. "I will compete." "Great." Videl grinned, then walked away. "Girls are scary." Gohan sighed to himself. "I'm sorry if I seemed to threaten you." Buki said, watching Videl leave. "But, I don't think she likes me, or we'll get along." "Yeah." Gohan said, slumping. They walked to the roof.
~O~O~O~
Buki sat in Trunks room with him as Gohan talked to Bulma about his costume. Buki just had to remove the new blades from her boots and leave her sword for her to participate. "Got any 2's?" Trunks asked. "Go fish." Buki said. "... Got any 7's?" Trunks sighed and handed her the card. "You should've come earlier. Then, we could train together." Buki nodded, then looked at the clock. "I should check on Master Gohan." She said, then they went to the lab. They got there and saw Gohan looking at himself in a mirror, and he was wearing a long bandana and sunglasses. "What do you think, Trunks? Buki?" He asked. "Do I look cool?" "No comment…" Trunks said. "It must be boring when you know you'll win by a huge margarine no matter what." Bulma said.
"Is it, indeed?" A new voice said. Buki got on one knee, bowing to the only other full-blooded Saiyan. "Then, let's make it more interesting. If you're going to compete, I'll go to." He smirked. "What?" Gohan lifted his shades. "Once, you were far more powerful than me. But how about now?" He said. "I've kept up my training while you frolicked in peace." "It's true. This bum doesn't do anything but work out." Bulma said. "Just like his dad. Are all Saiyans like this?" "Are you competing, Buki?" Vegeta asked the younger girl. "Yes, King Vegeta, I am." She bowed her head. "Though I must work against my killing instinct." "I don't suppose you meant 'killer instinct' by any chance." Bulma sighed. "No, Miss Bulma." Buki said. "Wow!" Trunks exclaimed. "Are Dad, Buki, and Gohan going to fight?" "I'll go, too." A new voice said. Buki froze, looking around.
"A voice out of nowhere…" Gohan said, looking around like everyone else. "Was that… Dad! Is that you?" He exclaimed. "Kakkarot?" Vegeta asked. "This is… Son Goku?" Buki muttered, surprise written all over her face. "Sure is! How's everybody been?" "How've you been?" Gohan asked, looking up. "Pretty good, pretty good. Still dead, though…" 'He's talking to us… even though he's dead?' Buki thought. 'And in our minds, too.' "Can you really come to the Budokai?" Gohan asked. "Yeah! I get one day to visit the living, you know, and I'll make sure that's the day I come back." Goku said. "If you guys are both fighting, I want to be in on it, too!" "Yay!" Gohan cheered. "Yippee!" "Who is it?" Trunks asked. "I'll look forward to it." Vegeta smirked. "But will you? I'm stronger than before." "Good. So am I, Vegeta! Well, see you later, at the big fight!" "Wait, Dad!" Gohan yelled. "Yeah?" "You have another Saiyan to worry about."
Gohan grinned, putting an arm around Buki. "This is my friend, Buki. She's a survivor like you and Vegeta." "That's true." Vegeta said. "She's almost as strong as me." "Oh? It's nice to kinda meet you, Buki." "Hello, Son Goku." Buki bowed, though she didn't know where to bow. "Well, I'll see you at the fight, then." "Of course." Buki said. 'So that's Son Goku. Not at all like I imagined he'd be.' Buki thought. She thought about how his sons were and the pictures she'd seen, then nodded. 'Though it does make sense, seeing how his sons are.' Buki broke out of her thoughts as Gohan started flying. "I'll go tell everyone. Come on, Buki." He said, waving. "Goodbye." Buki bowed to the family, then flew after Gohan, changing into her disguise. They landed on a small island. Buki looked from the turtle, to the old man, to the little girl, to the short man, to the cyborg as Gohan told them about the Budokai.
"Goku? Really?" The short man exclaimed. Buki recognized him from the videos in the past with the fights. "We haven't seen him in ages." The old man said. "M-maybe I'll enter, too…" Kuririn said. "'Cept against Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta, how can I win?" "Come on! Try!" Gohan grinned. "The top five contestants win prize money!" "How much money?" The cyborg asked. Buki stood in the background, watching them. "Oh, yeah. This is Buki. She's entering, too." Gohan gestured to Buki. "Why are you wearing a mask?" The little girl asked. "Are you a superhero?" "No." Buki said, using her robotic voice. "I'm not a superhero. I'm Saiyan." She said. "Saiyan!" The others exclaimed. "Yes." Buki said, pressing the button, but she kept Super Saiyan, but now her hair was in a ponytail. Her ponytail was golden and spiky, but her bangs only floated around.
"And she's a Super Saiyan!" Kuririn exclaimed. "This just got a whole lot harder." "My name is 18." The cyborg shook her hand. "I'm Kuririn." The short man confirmed. "I look forward to fighting you." Buki bowed. "Master Gohan, we should move on." She said. "'Master'!" They exclaimed. "Uh, yeah." Gohan chuckled nervously. "Well, I work for him and he teaches me how to gentle." Buki said. "You don't know how to be gentle?" The old man asked. Buki shook her head and looked at Kuririn. "You saw Master Freeza, yes?" She said. "How do you think he'd raise a child?" Kuririn gulped and shivered. "As a weapon." Buki finished. "A soulless, heartless, emotionless weapon who'd do anything he said." "Wait, but how old are you?" 18 asked. "15." "Then, weren't you younger than Gohan when Freeza died... then died again a year later?" Kuririn asked. Buki nodded. "Based on my birthday, I should be as old as Son Goku."
"But, you're 15." 18 said. Buki nodded. "I was put in suspended animation until needed." "Alright, Buki. Time to go." Gohan said. "Yes, Master." Buki bowed. "Hey, don't tell Piccolo." Kuririn said. "It's already hard enough for me to make the final five." "I can't do that…" Gohan said. "And by the way…" Kuririn looked Gohan up and down. "What's wrong with your clothes? Is it laundry day?" Buki pressed her button. "Your sense of style is gone, Kuririn!" Gohan put his hands on his waist, then pulled down his glasses. "Later." He waved. "It was nice to meet you." Buki bowed, then they flew up, into the sky. "Where are we going now, Master?" She asked. "We're going to talk to the Namekians." Gohan said. "Piccolo and Dende." Buki nodded. Once they reached the castle, Buki once again stayed quiet in the background while Gohan did the talking.
"Mmm… a prospect most intriguing…" The taller green Namekian, Piccolo, said. "Isn't it?" Gohan grinned. "I will be there." Piccolo decided. Buki was in her normal clothes, resting her ki. "What about you, Dende?" Gohan asked. "No, thanks." The shorter one, Dende, smiled politely. "Some Namekians are warriors, and some are healers." "But, Gohan… what are these absurd clothes?" Piccolo asked. "Oh, come on, Piccolo!" Gohan groaned. "Not you, too! Don't you know cool when you see it?" "Master Gohan." Buki called, getting everyone's attention. "Is it alright if I go home?" "'Master'?" Piccolo asked. "Uh, yeah. Just don't tell my mom about this." Gohan said. "Yes, Master." Buki bowed. "Gohan… why is she calling you 'Master'?" Buki heard Piccolo ask, then Buki flew off, leaving Gohan to explain.
Here's the next chapter, because I missed yesterday. I thought about putting another question here, but I think I'll just do one question a day, or at least multiple related questions. There is a lot of Videl-Reader rivalry, but you both like Gohan, so it's to be expected. And unlike some Reader x Gohan stories I've read, I'm not going to put Videl down and make her a bad person. She'll stay pretty much the same. She'll be nicer to you a few chapters later, but for now rivalry shall be your relationship. I hope you enjoy my story, and tell me what you think.