The New Kid
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ.
Continuing from where we left off.
"Hey Videl! Have you heard we have a new kid coming to school?" Erasa asked over the phone. Videl groaned, having just woken up.
"No, why?" Videl questioned. She hated being woken up by the shrill of the phone in the morning, it was always Erasa who called. She hated it just as much as Gohan hated hearing his mother's shrieking or nagging.
"Gohan! Hurry up! Or you'll be late!" Chichi yelled at her oldest son as he finished eating.
"Mom, relax, I'll fly till I'm a mile from the city and then ride my motorcycle the rest of the way." Gohan said nonchalantly. He had woken up on time, gotten dressed, learned the dynamics of his new pants and hiding his tail, luckily, he had gotten some baggy-sh, but not ridiculously wannabe gangster baggy, pants, and his mother's sewing was really good, couldn't even see the excessive stitching and how she managed to make it so that when he sat down the hole didn't show would be forever a mystery to him.
"Still. Now, do you have all your supplies?" Chichi asked.
"Yes." Gohan replied.
"Your DynoCaps?" she asked.
"Yes." Gohan replied, picking up his backpack and slinging it over his shoulder.
"Your cell phone?" Chichi asked.
"Yes. Mom, school starts in forty five minutes." Gohan said exasperated.
"Alright, text me when you get there." She said her voice thick with worry. He was her first born, and she had almost lost him a few times. Gohan smiled, waved goodbye and took to the sky.
"Better speed this up." Gohan said, transforming into a Super Saiyan and flying at near light speed. He was a good three hundred feet in the air, and followed the road below, weaving through mountains. He sensed someone was near.
"Piccolo." He snickered, recognizing the familiar ki.
"Hey Gohan! Slow down for just a second!" the Namekian shouted.
"Can't, on my way to school. Sorry." Gohan shouted back as he continued to speed through the sky. He could see the city limits.
"I should probably touch down behind that hill." Gohan said. He glanced at his watch. Thirty minutes till class, plenty of time. He landed, powered down back to his normal form.
"Gohan." Piccolo said. Gohan pulled out his DynoCap for his motorcycle and activated it, throwing it just a little ways.
"Ok, what's up?" Gohan asked, leaning against his bike.
"Your father told me about the wish and what causes it has on Saiyans your age. He didn't ask me to, but I'm keeping my eye on you. As one of your mentors and friends." Piccolo said. Gohan glanced at him.
"C'mon Piccolo, I know you have something else to say." Gohan said smirking.
"Have fun, don't get in too much trouble, and keep your tail hidden at all costs." Piccolo said.
"Will do." Gohan laughed as he put on his helmet, roared the bike to life and took off. Piccolo stood and watched as his friend and pupil sped off.
"Well, the little runt has finally grown up. I knew being harsh on him as a kid would help." Piccolo laughed to himself as he took to the sky. He had learned a new way to make himself invisible, something not even Goku knew. Cloaking himself he went to the city, keeping an eye on the young Saiyan that swerved through traffic like a professional racer.
"What's that noise?" a kid asked sitting on the bench in front of Orange Star High. The small young man watched in awe as a boy drove up on a motorcycle. The boy was very tall, and just at first glance, was lanky and thin, but the broad shoulders gave way to maybe some muscle beneath leather jacket. Gohan dismounted the bike, took off his helmet and put it in the saddle bag, then clicked the button on the side and it changed back into a DynoCap, which Gohan put back into his carrier. The small brunette boy, who looked to be about Gohan's age just stared in awe.
"Hi. I need a little bit of help." Gohan said politely. The kid snapped out of his stupor.
"Uh, sure, what do you need?" he asked standing up quickly, and then felt completely dwarfed by Gohan's five foot nine stature compared to his own five foot four.
"I need to find the dean. See, I'm new and I don't have my schedule or any of my books for the classes and such." Gohan explained.
"Oh sure, follow me." he said as he gestured for Gohan to follow him.
"Thanks. What's your name?" Gohan asked.
"Haru Hidosaki. And yours?" Haru asked.
"Gohan Son." Gohan replied, smiling.
"Nice to meet ya. Anyway, the office shouldn't be far from here." Haru noticed though, that when he and Gohan walked down the hall, people stopped and stared. Gohan wasn't the first tall kid, but he was the new kid. His jet black spiked hair seemed to stand on its own, his eyes were black holes, his face had sharp angles to it, which kind of what was intimidating about him. No one knew who he was, what he was like, where he was from.
"All I'm sayin' Videl is that no one knows who this kid is. Hell, no one even knows his name." Erasa said as her and Videl walked down the hall. Videl noticed how some kids in the hall where this one forked would slow or stop walking.
"I think he's here." Erasa said, making the same observation. They saw Haru, but on his other side was someone they didn't know. He was tall, and skinny, but Videl could see traces of muscle. She couldn't get a good look at his face, but by the expressions some girls were making, she could only assume he was handsome.
"Hey Haru!" Erasa shouted as she dragged Videl down the hall at a fast walk. Haru and the new kid stopped and looked towards the two girls.
"Oh, hi Videl, hi Erasa. Kinda busy right now." Haru said shyly. Erasa tried very hard not to gawk at the tall handsome young man before her. Videl however was good at keeping her composure, plus she hated falling into the same traps that every other girl fell into.
"Really? Busy with what?" Erasa said playfully. Videl made a gagging face. Her friend was a horrible flirt.
"I'm helping the new kid." Haru said, gesturing to his left. Erasa took a small step forward.
"And what's your name?" she giggled.
"Gohan Son." He said. His voice was deeper that what Videl imagined, but then she got a better look at him. The sharp angles in his face, the black spiked hair, the intensely dark eyes, not to mention his height made her feel small.
"Would you like us to help you?" Erasa asked.
"Wait a minute, us?" Videl questioned. Erasa glanced back at her, her blues eyes glowing.
"Yes us." Erasa said sweetly. Videl just about protested.
"No, it's alright, Haru's been helping me." Gohan said, trying to ease the tension between the two girls.
"Yeah, plus we were almost there thank you very much." Haru snickered. Erasa looked back to Gohan.
"Well what did you need?" she asked.
"I just needed to know where the dean's office was so I could get the badge thing." Gohan said, flicking the badge on Erasa's shoulder, sending her heart into overdrive. He touched me, oh my god, he touched me! She thought. Gohan's acute Saiyan hearing could pick up the increase of her heart.
"I also needed to get my schedule and list of books I'm gonna need." Gohan said as his hand went back to his side. Haru walked up.
"C'mon Gohan, let's go. There's only fifteen minutes." He said, trying to drop the hint to Erasa to snap out of it. Gohan nodded and walked off with Haru, leaving both Videl and Erasa standing there.
"I hope you know Erasa was hardcore flirting with you." Haru chuckled.
"I'm aware." Gohan said, rolling his eyes.
"Oh my God. He's so…" Erasa started.
"Shut it Erasa." Videl growled. She didn't need to hear her friend gush about the new boy. Gohan however, could hear what they were saying.
"Oh, c'mon Videl, you gotta admit, he was a hot." Erasa giggled. Videl had no comment to this, except for turning bright red for a split second. Gohan continued walking with Haru until reaching the office.
"If you haven't noticed, every girl in the hall is staring at you like you're made of chocolate." Haru whispered.
"This is gonna be a long year." Gohan sighed as he walked into the office, leaving Haru outside.
"Oh, hello there Son Gohan. I suspect you had someone help you?" the dean said, his voice pleasant.
"Yes, Haru Hidosaki." He replied casually.
"Well, he is a good student. Anyway, here's your badge, wear it each day. Here's your schedule, sorry we didn't send it with your acceptance letter, and here's your list of books." The dean said as he handed to papers and a badge with an orange star on it to Gohan.
"School will start soon, but I must introduce you to your class, as is proper." The dean as the five minute bell rang and the shuffling in the hall increased. The dean and Gohan walked down to where Gohan's first class was. the dean knocked on the door and the teacher answered, smiling through her ruby red lips.
"Class, the dean is here to introduce our newest student." She said happily. Gohan and the dean stepped in.
"For those of you who don't know, this is Son Gohan. He passed every exam to enter into this school. You students could learn a few things about him." The dean said, Gohan didn't even blush at the praise.
"So Gohan, tell a few things about yourself." The teacher said as the dean left.
"I'm friends with the Briefs family, I have a younger brother, and I've done martial arts since I was about four." Gohan stated loud and clear. The whole class looked a little stunned.
"That's lovely. Anyway, the only available seat we have is next Hidosaki Haru. Would you please take your seat? And class, open your books to page thirty." She said.
"Ma'am, I don't have any books." Gohan mumbled.
"Oh, my apologies dear. Hmm…Oh, Satan Videl, could you please show Gohan to the book room?" she said. Videl stood and walked down to the front of the class, she could sense every other girl's eyes on her with anger and jealousy.
"Sure, but we'll need a pass." Videl said quietly. The teacher wrote them up a pass and sent them on their way.
"So where do you live?" Videl asked the moment they got out the door.
"Near Mount Paozu." Gohan said casually as they turned the corner. Videl stopped.
"That's about five hundred miles away." She said in awe. Gohan shrugged.
"I know." He said. She started walking again.
"Hello, that's about a four hour drive." Videl said confused.
"If you're going the speed limit that is. I get up at five." He said as they walked down the long hallway.
"You speed?" she asked.
"Yeah. I leave at five thirty and get here with thirty minutes to spare." Gohan chuckled. School started at nine. It wasn't adding up in Videl's head. Unless he was breaking the sound barrier, he couldn't drive that fast.
"How do you get here?" she asked.
"Motorcycle." Gohan replied calmly.
"Who built it?" Videl asked.
"Like I said, I'm friends with the Briefs family, more specifically, Bulma, her fiancée and their son. Bulma built it for me." Gohan said. Videl had nothing else to say as the got to the book room. Gohan handed the lady at the counter his list and she went about getting the books. When they headed back with the three texts and work books Videl finally spoke again.
"How fast do you go?" She asked.
"That depends on entirely how many people are on the road at that point in time." Gohan chuckled.
"You know that's breaking the law." She growled.
"Only if you get caught." Gohan said just before they entered the classroom again. They walked up and quietly took their seats, placing them next to each other. As the lesson continued Gohan began to find the material rather simple and in essence boring, but he wouldn't require a transfer, he was just fine staying at this level.
"Psst, new guy." A voice behind him whispered. Gohan turned his head and saw a blonde, long haired, male.
"What?" Gohan whispered. The kid didn't reply, he just smirked. Gohan turned back around, rolling his eyes. When the class finally got the opportunity to work Gohan felt someone throwing eraser bits at the back of his head. His Saiyan half was getting annoyed as all hell and wanted to go all out with whoever was throwing stuff at him, but he kept himself in check, knowing it would be a bad idea. He heard Videl murmur something and then she turned around.
"Sharpner, would you knock it off." She growled. Haru looked back.
"Oh, dude, you got eraser bits all over." He said to Gohan. Gohan simply shrugged a few times and all the bits fell off him. Gohan then looked back at Sharpner.
"Why don't ya make me." Sharpner snickered.
"Ok, stop it or I'll break your nose." Videl hissed before turning back around and going back to her assignment.
"Why don't ya copy off brains there, he's been done for ten minutes." Sharpner said, referring to Gohan. Videl looked back up at him.
"Cheaters never prosper, nor do lazy assholes that like to think they're cool." Videl growled.
"You've been done for ten minutes?" Haru asked Gohan.
"Yeah." Gohan replied quietly.
"Cool, can ya help me?" Haru asked quietly.
"Oh, we got ourselves a smart guy here!" Sharpner said loudly.
"Sharpner, have you even touched the assignment?" the teacher questioned.
"Well, uh…er…um…" Sharpner replied.
"That's what I thought. How about instead of bothering, mocking, and or heckling the other students, do your own." The teacher demanded.
"Yes ma'am." Sharpner mumbled. When the teacher looked back to her book Sharpner glared at Gohan.
"You're in for it Brains. I'll make you pay for that." He hissed.
"You and what army?" Gohan growled, his eyes flicking to glare at Sharpner, if just for a split second. This didn't go unnoticed by Haru. He was truly scared of that look on Gohan's face, the look of pure rage and arrogance.
"Dude, that was scary." Haru whispered.
"What?" Gohan asked, his features suddenly becoming friendly again. Haru didn't bother to question it, he just went along with it, and acted like it was nothing. Soon enough second went by and then third, PE came along. Gohan luckily got to sit out because of that fact that he was new, but he knew tomorrow he'd need to be ready. The bell rang for lunch and Gohan and Haru found a bench and ate their lunch.
"So, question?" Haru asked rather scarcely.
"Shoot." Gohan said.
"Are you bipolar? Because one moment in math you're fine, the next you look like you're gonna kill someone." Haru said.
"No, I just get annoyed easily." Gohan chuckled. Sharpner, and his two thugs Pen and Mark, walked over to Gohan and Haru.
"Hey newbie, why so stiff?" Sharpner laughed. Gohan ignored him, finishing his lunch. Haru suddenly didn't feel all that hungry. Erasa and Videl watched from a distance.
"Well, c'mon newbie, speak up." Pen yelled. Gohan ignored them again, throwing his stuff away in the trash can nearby and placing the tray on the cart next to it. His Saiyan side again was egging him on to fight with these pathetic humans, while his human side just told him to walk away.
Gohan, don't even think about it. His father said to him telepathically. Gohan grabbed his stuff, getting ready to just go and walk around to clear his head and calm down.
"Where the fuck you think you're going?" Mark asked, getting in Gohan's face. Videl and Erasa got up, Videl taking that as her cue. Gohan stood and dwarfed the boy in front of him.
Gohan, no. They're human, all together they'd last maybe three minutes against you. His father said.
Look at it this way Gohan, would the angry, testosterone filled, male Saiyan inside you be satisfied with such a pathetic fight? Vegeta asked snidely telepathically.
No. Gohan said in his head to both of them. He started to turn.
"What, are ya gonna chicken out?" Sharpner laughed.
"Believe what you want Sharpner." Gohan said through gritted teeth. He was fuming mad; Videl could see that from where she stood, thirty feet away from them but the kind of anger she saw wasn't the hurt kind she expected from any of Sharpner's victims, it was the insulted, proud, and completely primal kind of anger. Haru stood after forcing down his food to go with Gohan, not wanting to be next on Sharpner's list.
"Oh look, the new kid's walkin' away, how noble of you." Mark laughed.
"No, he's being a coward; he's too much of a chicken to fight." Sharpner laughed. Gohan stopped, his anger boiling over.
"Fuck you." Gohan growled. They jumped a little, surprised by his sudden angry tone. Both Gohan and Haru walked off, Gohan's shoulders were tense and he just wanted to beat the living shit out of something. Videl and Erasa walked over. Erasa began to open her mouth.
"I'm fine." Gohan said gruffly. They all stopped.
"Look, I'm sorry. I'm not the funnest person to be around when I'm pissed. See you guys later." Gohan sighed as he walked off.
Gohan, I can tell that your Saiyan side wants control, and while I was lucky not to have to go through it as harshly, I know how it feels. Sharpner is going to challenge you, that much is a given. He's going to give you control of the place. Make it where you landed this morning, a mile out of city limits. Less authority, more space. Goku told him telepathically.
Alright father, let me guess, Vegeta and you want to watch. Gohan chuckled mentally.
And Goten and Trunks and Piccolo. Goku replied.
So the only 'authority' there would be the four Saiyans and a Namekian. I like those odds. Gohan thought back.
There's the ruthless Saiyan side again. Must be in the genetics. Goku humorously replied. Gohan chuckled at his father's humor. At least he was calming down. He sensed someone was coming.
"Gohan?" a female voice said. Looking up Gohan saw it to be Videl. His Saiyan side immediately calmed, allowing him to be a semi-normal boy. This didn't go unnoticed by Gohan, but he decided to debate it later.
"Oh, hey Videl." Gohan said calmly.
"Well, at least you sound calm. Haru and Erasa sent me to make sure you don't go on a tirade. I think you scared them a little." She snorted.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the new kid hiding from us." The familiarly annoying voice of Mark called. Well, there goes the calmness. Videl turned on her heel.
"Look, you three have done enough today." She growled.
"Oh, look who's looking out for the new kid." Pen laughed. Videl clenched her fists.
"Pen, I could still kick your ass any day of the week." She hissed, Pen flinching in memory of the last time he pissed her off. Sharpner pushed Videl aside, Gohan had to refrain himself from attacking right there.
Just as I suspected. My human half simply has a crush on Videl; while my Saiyan half sees her as his…I'll agree with both of them. Gohan thought to himself. Sharpner walked up to Gohan, smiling.
"So, let's settle this. You, me, after school. You tell me where and I'll be there." Sharpner said,
"Just walk away man." Haru said, pleading in essence. He didn't want to see his friend get bullied, let alone fight, there was no way he could stand against Sharpner. Gohan smirked.
"Mile out of city limits." Gohan said.
"Ok, while I'll meet ya there, why there?" Sharpner asked.
"Less authority, more space to fight." Gohan said smoothly, his Saiyan side leaking out for just a moment. Videl couldn't believe her ears.
"You're on new meat, and by the time I'm done with you, you'll wish you had just stayed home." Sharpner said. Gohan rolled his eyes.
"Whatever makes you feel cool Sharpner." Gohan said, walking away. Needless to say, he was eager to get rid of some of this built up tension. By the time school ended, most of the senior kids had heard about the fight, keeping it hushed so teachers wouldn't know.
"It's a bad idea." Haru said to his friend. Gohan chuckled as he threw his DynoCap for his bike.
"Dude, relax. Like I said earlier, I've been doing martial arts since I was a kid." He said as he leaned on his bike.
"But martial arts are fighting with honor and respect. Something I'm sure your mentors taught you." Haru groaned.
"Well, what my father taught me, but my other mentor Piccolo taught me the underhanded tactics. My father also taught me some, but he told me to only use them in certain situations." Gohan said.
"But this probably isn't one of those." Haru argued.
"No, but who says I'll need them. The kind of fighting Sharpner does is typical street fighting, something else I've dabbled in when I ran away from home." Gohan said hopping on the bike and gunning the engine. Haru just stood there in complete disbelief. Gohan ran away from home? He thought. Videl and Erasa walked over, seeing the dirt and dust that was kicked up.
"Fuck, we missed him." Videl hissed.
"Why were you trying to catch him?" Haru asked.
"To try and talk him out of it, duh!" Erasa said.
"Just tried, no use." Haru said. A line of six cars, each with five kids in them drove the same direction as Gohan. Videl sighed, threw her car DynoCap and started the car.
"You two comin'?" she asked. They got in the car and followed the line of cars. When they arrived at the place Gohan stood there, his jacket hanging on his motorcycle. That's when Videl, Erasa and Haru saw the muscle on Gohan. Defined chest muscles rippled beneath his blue t-shirt, his biceps flexed under the fabric covering them, and his forearms were also muscled. He wasn't disgustingly muscled as those steroid fueled body builders, but he was by no means lightly toned, he had bulk, and plenty of it. Videl couldn't stop herself from imagining the Grecian gods she had learned about last year, how they looked, but then she snapped out of it. The crowed was transfixed on the two boys they had circled around. Erasa snickered at the slightly shocked expression on Sharpner's face when he saw Gohan's height and muscle mass, but he quickly regained composure.
"So you showed up." Sharpner chuckled. Gohan stood completely, taking his weight off his motorcycle, which Haru offered to watch because he didn't trust some of the kids there.
"I didn't come here for witty banter and talking shit. I came for an actual challenge." Gohan spat. The whole crowed 'oooh'd' at that. Videl was looking around the area, noticed how the scenery was nice, but that there was a lot of space. Then she noticed a few shapes on a rock above them. Looking closer she saw three men and two small kids, standing there watching.
"Holy shit!" Erasa exclaimed, bringing Videl's attention back to the fight. Sharpner was throwing punch after punch, and while Gohan looked like he wasn't even moving, the small bit of dirt kicked up and the marking's left in the ground showed he was moving…fast. Sharpner threw a kick, but Gohan blocked it, using his other arm to throw a powerful punch, knocking the wind clean out of Sharpner. The whole crowed was silenced.
"Whoa, didn't know Gohan was skilled." Haru said in awe. Sharpner managed to stand, barely able to catch his breath. That felt like getting slugged with three metal baseball bats. Sharpner thought, trying not to rub his aching stomach too much. Sharpner charged Gohan and threw a kick, which Gohan dodged. Then everything seemed to slow down as Gohan dealt a kick into Sharpner's side while he was in mid-air, making him fly ten feet to the left and six feet up, and sending him to the ground in a heap. On the rock high above, Goten snickered and Trunks grinned malevolently. Sharpner, miraculously, managed to catch himself, his arms trembling under his weight. Again, Sharpner managed to stand.
Well, for a human, he's exceptional…looks like I'll have to change that. Gohan thought.
What can I do? Obviously going at him head on gets me nowhere, and flurry attacks get me nowhere. Hmm…time to do some tricks. Sharpner thought. Again, Sharpner charged Gohan, but at the last second, jumped over him. Gohan expected this, being able to read his breathing, and turned around, throwing a round house kick, knocking Sharpner out of the air. Sharpner managed to flip back and latch onto Gohan's back. Instinct took over. Gohan elbowed him with a bit too much force, knocking Sharpner off him, and knocking him out completely. Everyone was stunned, Sharpner had sweat on his face, showing he had worked a lot, but Gohan didn't even break a sweat, like he'd been in worse situations.
Gohan walked over to his motorcycle, put on his jacket and helmet and gunned the engine. Videl looked up and saw the five shapes leave…fly…wait, what? She rubbed her eyes and looked to see no one there. Gohan swerved through the crowd of people and once on the road he took off, kicking up dust. Pen and Mark just looked at Sharpner, and then started laughing as he began to awaken.
"Man, Sharpner got owned." Pen laughed. Sharpner sat up, earning laughter from his two 'friends'.
"Dude, you got so owned, it was pathetic." Pen laughed again.
"Yeah, loser. Get lost, loser." Mark laughed as they hopped in Pen's car and drove back to the city. The others all left, leaving Videl, Erasa, Haru and Sharpner standing there.
"Sorry I was such a jerk to you guys." Sharpner growled. Videl got in her car.
"You're forgive, now you three, get in the car, while there's still dust." She ordered. They got in the car quickly and she made the jets of her vehicle kick into overdrive.
"Dust of what?" Erasa asked.
"Gohan's motorcycle." Videl growled.
"What, you're his groupie now?" Sharpner hissed.
"No, you dumb fuck! I saw five men standing on the giant rock watching the fight, mainly watching Gohan. Ok, well three men and two kids. They weren't there by coincidence. Plus, the way Gohan moved, how fast he was moving. There's something not completely…normal about that kid." Videl said. The other all agreed with her and soon found freshly kicked up dust. They followed it until noticing that it eventually swerved off the road. They pulled over.
"This doesn't make sense. There isn't a house for miles, and he said he lived near Mount Paozu. Which I know is quite a distance from here. So why do the tracks end here?" Videl growled.
"There isn't even a trail in the meadow." Haru pointed out. Videl noticed however that there was a small trail where Gohan walked, but then the grass was parted oddly where the trail ended. She looked up and saw a fading blue trail. The others saw it too.
"What in the world?" Erasa exclaimed.
"So, what do we do?" Haru asked.
"Investigate into it." Videl said. As the others walked back to Videl's hover car Videl continued to look to the sky.
"I will find out who you are Gohan Son, even if I have to force it out of you." She murmured before going to the others.
The vulgarity is why it's rated T. Hope you all like it, R&R.