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*~Orange Star High School~*
*~Gohan~*
"Were you at the Cell Games?"
As soon as he heard that question, he started to choke on his food. After clearing his throat, he turned, and looked at her, surprised. "How did you know?" He asked, still surprised. He barely even knew her for a day, and yet, she found out an awful lot, not that he wouldn't have told her anyways...
"I always watch the Cell Games footage, but stop right before they announce your name. Honestly, if I didn't know your name was Gohan, I would've thought they called for rice." Videl said, laughing
Grinning, Gohan said, "Well, with a name like Gohan, people kinda confuse you with rice," he said, chuckling, "I half expected for someone like Sharpner to call me 'Rice Boy' or something, although now that I met him, I don't know if he would be able to even come up with that." They both laughed at that.
After her laughing fit, Videl asked another question. "Hey Gohan?"
"Yeah?" he asked, now completely at ease.
"Did, uh, you beat Cell?" she asked nervously. If he said yes, he would easily be the strongest person in the world, but she could easily be bringing up bad memories.
Gohan's mood dampened a bit, but nonetheless, he said "Yeah, I did."
Noticing the sudden tension, Videl felt bad. "Sorry."
Gohan looked at her, confused. "What are you sorry about?" he asked, "You didn't do anything wrong."
She looked at him incredulously. "I obviously made you remember some bad memories, so why do you ask?"
He just rubbed the back of his head in the Son way. "Well, how could you have known? I know you didn't mean it, so it wasn't your fault." he said, his every word very sincere.
"Oh, well, I still feel kind-of bad." she said, before she remembered something. "Gohan!" she said, distracting him temporarily from his mother's cooling lunch.
"Yeah?"
"Can I spar with you sometime?" she said.
Seeing the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, he said, "Sure, but can we do it at my place?"
Videl was confused. "Why at your place?"
Grinning sheepishly, he said, "Well, my mom wants to meet my new friends, so I kinda need to invite you and Erasa. Plus, there's literally a mountain's worth of area where we can spar in. I do live all the way at the 439 Mountain Area"
Videl blinked. He lived all the way over there? Damn.
"Why does your mom want to meet us?" Videl asked, finally starting on her pile of food.
Gohan blushed, "My mom has this really crazy fantasy of hers that I'll marry the first girl I see." he said, rubbing the nape of his neck, "It's pretty embarrassing," he admitted.
"That's funny," Videl said, "She sounds kind of like my mom."
"Really? Wow. And I thought I was special." chuckled Gohan.
"Oh, shut up Gohan," an amused Videl said. "Let's just eat"
"Sounds like a plan to me. Oh, before we start, where's Erasa?" Gohan asked, curious as to her whereabouts.
"She's usually going around looking for gossip. She calls herself the 'Gossip Queen of OSH', and honestly, I agree with her," Videl said. "If you want to spread something about someone, or if you want to announce something, Erasa is the person to go to." Videl told him.
"That's kind-of good to know," Gohan said. "Does she know you're part Saiyan?"
"Well yeah, but she never mentioned it around you because she doesn't know that you know," she explained. "I trust her, and she knows it, so she doesn't tell anyone about it, unless I tell her to."
"Wow. How long have you two known each other?" asked Gohan.
"We've known each other since we were in kindergarten. I showed her my tail, but back then, I never knew I was a Saiyan. When I found out, I told her."
"Huh. That long, huh? Well, the food's getting cold and lunch is going to end soon, so let's just eat now." Gohan said after noticing how long they were up there for.
After a rooftop feeding frenzy, the two teenaged Saiyans found Erasa and headed towards the gym for their last class of the day: gym. When they got there, Erasa gasped and ran towards the instructor, knocking him over. He was bald, and was at an average height. He wore green gi pants with a white t-shirt. His most distinguishing feature though, was the third eye in the middle of his forehead.
"Dad!" she yelled. "You started teaching here? Why didn't you tell me?"
Tien laughed nervously, and said, "Actually, I'm subbing for Krillin. Marron got sick, and he stayed to take care of her. Amanda is still here working. She couldn't take the day off, so Krillin was the one who stayed home. It was kind-of a last-minute thing," he explained.
Seeing her friends approaching, Erasa dragged her dad over to them. "Dad, this is my new friend, Gohan. Gohan, this is my dad, Tien."
"Hey Tien!" greeted Gohan, "Long time no see!"
"It's been far too long, Gohan." Tien greeted, to the surprise of Erasa and Videl. "How's your mother?"
"She's fine. I mean, she's okay enough to slam that frying pan on my head. Did you know she named it 'The Frying Pan of Doom™'?" Gohan asked.
"No, but with Chi Chi, I wouldn't expect anything else. That's the only thing she has to keep you Saiyans in line." Tien said, with a little slip.
"Gohan, you're a Saiyan?" Erasa asked, shocked.
"Yeah, and I was going to tell you after class," Gohan told her, "But your dad here slipped." Tien looked a her daughter strangely. Since when did she know about the Saiyans?
"Show me then!" she said, a little skeptical. She believed him, but she needed proof.
Tien finally intervened. "Come on you kids" he yelled, loud enough for the whole class to hear. "Class is about to start. Go put your gym clothes on. Were doing martial arts this year." And with that, the students left for the locker rooms.
Gohan walked out of the boy's locker room in an orange gi, much like his father's, but with the sleeves reaching all the way to his wrists. The reason for this was mainly so he could move freely, and the second reason was that Kara figured out ho to shrink clothes when she helped Chi Chi with the laundry, and decided to shrink his gym clothes as a prank. The undershirt was there because he didn't wan't to show off his muscles.
Videl walked out of the girl's locker room in her regular training gear: a purple undershirt over a white tank top, completed with a pair of black spandex shorts, and a pair of finger-less gloves. Her hair was tied in a ponytail. Erasa just wore pink shorts and a lime green top.
Gohan and Videl met up in the bleachers, where they saw a blue-haired woman talking to Tien and Erasa. She was wearing yellow shorts, a lime green tube top, and red shoes. She also wore a red bow in her hair, and brown finger-less gloves.
While that happened down there, Gohan asked, "Who is the woman that's talking to Tien and Erasa?"
"That's her mom, Launch. She's nice right now, but watch out when she sneezes." she warned him.
"Why when she sneezes? What happens after that?"
Ah-ah-ACHOO
Suddenly, instead of having blue hair and blue eyes, Launch had yellow hair and dark green irises, and a Vegeta-worthy scowl on her face. A 'Tommy Gun' also appeared in her hands from nowhere.
"That happens." she stated.
"All you's kids better get the hell over here right now," Launch called to the students that were milling about, "or else I'll introduce ya's ta Mr. Tommy here!" That got their attention, as every single student made a beeline for the gym floor.
Once everyone got there, she said, "Now, my husband here is going to teach you's how ta fight, and y'all better listen, 'cause if you's don't," she suddenly pulled out an RPG out of nowhere, scaring the students, " I'll give y'all a special meeting with my little friend right here." And with that, she backed away towards a corner, giving her a clear sight to the whole gym area. She hefted the RPG, and the message was clear: If you don't pay attention, I'll blow you away.
Clearing his throat, Tien spoke. "Alright, were going to split up into groups. Anyone here has ANY experience in martial arts?" Around half the students raised their hands. This included Gohan, Videl, Erasa, and Sharpner, along with the jocks.
"Hey Nerd-Boy!" Sharpner called out, "Reading a book doesn't make you a martial artist!" he yelled out. He then started to flex his 'fabulous' muscles "These babies do!" This earned laughter from the group of jocks, and heated glares from Videl, Erasa, and even Gohan. He was getting on his nerves. After all, you can only handle so much of the Sharpnerator.
"Knock it off, Sharpner." Videl spat out.
"Now, anyone who has known martial arts for more than three years?"
Half of the jocks, Gohan, Videl, Erasa, and, unfortunately, Sharpner raised their hands.
Both Gohan and Videl looked at Erasa strangely.
"What?" She asked when she saw the incredulous looks. "Dad thought I would need self-defense lessons, so he taught me for a while." They both nodded. That made some sense.
"Six years?" Tien called out.
Only a handful of jocks, Gohan, Videl, and Sharpner remained.
"Ten?" He said.
Gohan, Videl, Sharpner.
"Twelve?"
Gohan, Videl.
"More?"
Gohan then spoke up. "Tien, how long ago since I met Vegeta and Nappa?"
'Huh? Vegeta? Nappa?' Videl thought. ' I think I heard mom mention those names before.'
Tien had to think on this one. "Around thirteen, maybe fourteen"
"Oh, okay then." He raised his hand.
"Hell no!" Someone cried out, "There's no way Nerd-Boy here knows more about martial arts than me!" (Guess who)
Feeling a little insulted, Gohan turned towards Sharpner, crossed his arms, and said, "If you know so much more about martial arts than me, then why don't you prove it."
Thinking he had it in the bag, Sharpner walked over to Gohan who was standing in the middle of the gym floor by now, and took a stance.
Trying hard not to laugh at the state Sharpner's stance was in, Gohan just stood there, not able to stop the smirk that forced itself onto his face. 'Good Kami, who trained him? Goten could beat him even without his ki!'
'How should I know, Gohan? I don't stalk everyone on Earth!' said a voice in his head.
'Oh, sorry Dende.' Gohan mentally apologized, 'Didn't mean it like that. It was just a figure of speech'
'It is? Oh well, okay then take care Gohan'
'You too, Dende'
When Gohan focused on his surroundings, he saw Sharpner on the floor, holding his broken hand. Apparently, he decided to take advantage of Gohan's lack of attention, and decided to try and knock him out in one hit. It didn't really work out for him.
Everybody watching were in shock (except for Gohan's friends, of course).
Rubbing the nape of his neck, Gohan grinned sheepishly. "Um, Oops?"
"Come on Videl, it wasn't that funny!" said Gohan as the trio left gym class, and made their way towards the rooftop.
"Gohan, that was hilarious!" Erasa managed to choke out between random fits of laughter. Behind the both of them was Videl, who just managed to regain control. "Oh come on Gohan! you managed to break Sharpner's hand by just standing there and taking it."
Opening the door to the rooftop, Gohan turned his head, and said, "Still, I didn't mean to really hurt him. He just struck a chord with me, ya know?"
Once everyone was on the roof, Gohan turned to Erasa. "Okay, so what do I have to do to prove to you that I'm really a Saiyan?"
Erasa thought for a moment. "Well, I would've just told you to show me a tail, but a while back there were these beast people (Dragonball), and you could have gotten a tail from being related to one, so..." she trailed off, deep in thought. Suddenly, she turned to Videl. "Can you transform?"
Videl shrugged, and moved a little ways away from the other two. Clenching her fists and gritting her teeth, a violent yellow aura suddenly sprung from her, her hair spiking upwards, while a golden yellow color spread from the roots to the tips. In her eyes, her pupils seemed to dilate, having the effect of her loosing her irises, while a teal color sparked outwards from the center of her pupils, changing them to a hard teal. She was now a Super Saiyan.
Turning to Gohan, Erasa said, "Just transform like she did. From what I know of, only Saiyans can do that."
Shrugging, Gohan suddenly grunted, and he instantly transformed. A calm, yellow flame-like aura was barely visible, reflecting his demeanor. His raven hair instantly flashed a bleach blond, and his onyx eyes flashed into a cold teal. And with a sigh, he further relaxed. He then turned to Erasa, noting the satisfied look on her face.
"Okay," she said. "You're good."
Turning to Videl, he was surprised to see her gawking at him. "What?" he asked.
Closing her mouth, Videl spoke up. "How did you do that? You make it look so easy!"
Gohan grinned, and said, "Easy. A while back, me and my dad stayed like this for a whole week. It was hard at first, but it let me master the form, and now, I can do it without a problem."
'I have to learn how to do that' Videl thought.
"So, anyways," said Erasa, "What did you want to tell me, Gohan?"
"Oh, yeah! My mom wants to meet the two of you. the reason is kinda embarrassing, so I won't talk about it, but can you two come?"
"Sure," she said. "Just let me ask Dad."
"And you Videl? Are you going to come over?"
"Duh," she told him. "I asked you for a spar, and I'm getting one,"
Gohan grinned. "Alright! I'll bring you two over on Friday."
The two girls smiled. "Alright," they said in unison.
And with that, they split up, Gohan and Videl rose in the air and flew home, while Erasa made her way to Tien, who was waiting to take her home.