Chapter II

The next day I sat through my instruction period eagerly waiting for it to end. Today we had to go help some of the girls get ready as in make-up, hair, and dress, that kind of stuff. It really wasn't a job that any normal six year old would be capable of doing well but we had been practicing for the last two months and it was time to do the real thing. We still had no idea at this time what exactly the older women did but we knew it was what we would do and it was "important".

"Please do not talk to them unless they talk to you. Do not ask questions and be on your best behavior. Some of them maybe a little cranky but it's to be expected so live with it," Maron said. She led us to the seldom seen west wing of the house and began dropping us off at older girls rooms. The older women seemed annoyed to have a little girl come to their room and help them get ready but Madam told them not to argue. We had to be careful with our work because tonight was a special night where Madam had all her rich friends over and their friends too.

Madam pushed me past all the other doors and down to the end of the hall, "I have a special person for you. This is your punishment for running off last night. You are not allowed in this wing unless I give you permission got it?" She knocked on the door and smiled at 18, whom answered it.

"What do you want now? I took the little brat back can't you leave me alone now," 18 yelled.

"18, this is Videl and she will be helping you prepare for tonight's event. Try to be nice to her she's only six."

"I am not taking her in here, where's ChiChi?"

"I gave her the day off, this is your helper today."

"Oh great. You are just begging for more children around here aren't you?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I suppose you gave Goku the day off too."

"Are you insane I never give him the day off. He's the guard."

"Whatever, maybe you should go look for him and see if he's doing his job. He always stops in here when ChiChi's in here and then they have their little make out session and I kick him out."

"Okay 18 I get the point. Take this girl and I will see you at dinner," Madam said walking out the door.

18 turned to look at me and shook her head, "Dinner isn't for hours so I guess you can just sit here."

"Don't you need to get ready," I asked.

"Not now. Listen, I don't do the same job as the rest of those idiots."

I gave18 a weird look because I didn't understand what she meant, "What do you do?"

18 stared at me and shook her head, "I forgot they don't tell you what they are training you for. You don't even know what the other girls do, do you. Well little girl I am Madam's assistant and unlike the other girls my body belongs to me."

"Are they slaves or something?"

"I suppose you could say that but you'll find out when you are older. So," she said after looking at me for a moment, "Why did you want to see ChiChi's son? Are you in love with him?"

I went on defense hearing her last question, "I thought I told you last night are you deaf or something."

"OOH excuse me but I think I can throw you out if you talk to me like that," She was teasing me.

"Like I care, I'll just go find something else to do."

18 was silent for a minute and I thought I might of hurt her feelings but it took more than that to do so. "Can I let you in on a secret?"

I wanted to know but I didn't want to sound like I wasn't mad. "What," I mumbled.

"ChiChi will not let you within two feet of her son. I have a feeling that Gohan will never know what is really going on here because ChiChi will probably protect him from knowing. I guess you'll understand that later, so just remember that okay. Oh and one more thing."

"What?"

"Don't go in her room anymore for your own safety."

"She seemed pretty nice to me."

18 laughed, "Oh that's not what I meant but it's nice to hear you say that because that means you didn't see anything to destroy your life."

"What are you talking about? See what?"

"When you're fifteen think back on this day and you will know exactly what I am talking about."

"Whatever."

"Stop being a bitch. You can help me get ready now if you must."

It took me a couple hours to get her ready and I was very careful. To tell you the truth I was tempted to make her look like a clown or stab her with the eyeliner but I didn't. She was so annoying and she had her stupid opinion about everything and everyone. I got to hear what she thought about all the girls but I didn't know half of them.

After all the older women went to dinner we had to stay in our wing and keep quite, I wasn't about to do that. I saw this as my big chance to find Gohan. ChiChi would probably be at the dinner and Goku would be easy to avoid since he was only one person. The trick would be getting out of my wing without being noticed since it was possible that the little girls could be anywhere in the halls.

I stepped outside of my room and checked for any girls, there were none. Instead of taking the chances of going slow and having one come out, I ran. It wasn't long till I got out of my wing. I sat on the floor behind the doorway frame to catch my breath and try to remember which one his room was.

'It can't be the first door,' I thought to myself. Just then I heard a woman laughing in the distance, it sounded like it was getting closer. 'Which one, which one,' I was getting desperate when I heard a man talking, but I couldn't make it out. All I knew was they were coming this way. "Think. Think. Think," I whispered to myself trying to remember where 18 had pointed. My head poked out the side of the door when I figured out who the voices were, Goku and ChiChi. This was not good. "Think. Think. Come on which one was it." I took another look to see if they were coming closer and I spotted them in the hallway. They had stopped and she was kissing him. At that moment I knew I had to get out of there so I decided to just take a chance on a door. I got up as I heard Goku's steps getting closer, I dashed down the hallway two doors, whipped it open and slammed it behind me.

"What are you doing in here," A voice said from across the room.

I turned around and sighed at the sight of Gohan. "Shh."

"Why?"

"Because I told you," I whispered. I leaned into the door and listened to Goku's footsteps stop for a moment, I held my breath until they finally continued on down the hall.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm celebrating my life," I said and smiled.

Gohan stared at me and shrugged. He went back to digging into a box on the floor between his legs. I walked over to him and tried to look in the box but he hid it from me. "You like boxes," I asked. He glared at me for the question just like a little kid would, you know trying a little too hard. "Don't do that too long your face will stay like that," I commented.

"What do you want," he whined.

"Do you want to play or not?"

"Sure. What are we playing?"

"I'll tell you to do something and you have to do it," I looked around the room for a minute and spotted his box. I picked it up, "And in case you don't I won't give this back."

"Hey!"

"I'm sorry but that's the rules."

"Not fair."

"Okay fine, after you do what I tell you and you get your box back then you can tell me to do something, but I get the box back got it."

"Fine."

"So let's go play," I said pulling him up and out of his room.

We snuck around the house stopping once in a while to hide from a drunk guest and one of the girls. I led him to his parent's room and let go of his hand. Why did we stop," he asked.

"I'm ready to play."

"Okay what?"

"Go in your parent's room and see what they are doing."

A/N: to be continued. Lol. Thanks for the reviews and Yes it is blue haired Maron.