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Even though classes would soon start many students either slowly walked or stopped completely to watch what was about to take place. The only person running was Erasa who tried to push past all the people to get to the scene.
Gohan stopped walking when he noticed Sharpner blocking his path and several people surround him.
Sharpner stood in front of the teen saiyan, an evil smile plastered on his face. "Your names Gohan right?"
The spiky-haired teen responded with a nod of his head.
"Well Gohan somethings been irking me all morning, and it's the way you approached my sister."
Gohan raised an eyebrow at the teen in front of him. "I don't know what you mean?"
Sharpner stepped up to the teen as he spoke. "I mean the way you tried to flirt with my sis irritated me!"
"I'm sorry to hear that, but all I was doing was talking with her." Gohan new exactly what Sharpner was doing. For some reason, instead of just walking away Gohan stood his ground not wanting to seem weak in front of Erasa's brother.
"From my point of view, it didn't look like that," Sharpner responded fiercely, his anger beginning to grow. "Now look Brains if there's one thing that I value its respect. Don't make me and my friends have to teach it to you."
The seven people surrounding Gohan began to close in prompting him to clench his fist in preparation of a fight. 'Looks like I'm gonna' have to show out.'
Before anything could happen, Erasa appeared from the crowd and placed herself between Gohan and Sharpner.
"What're you doing Erasa?" The blonde-haired human questioned. Erasa eyed her brother before she lightly pushed Gohan behind her.
"Sorry bro Gohan's too busy to talk right now he's got other plans," The young girl notified her twin.
"He does?"
"I do?" Gohan and Sharpner questioned at the same time.
"Yes, you do! Gohan don't you remember? You were supposed to walk me to class." Erasa lied with a partially flushed face. Gohan's cheeks flared up at the mention of this.
"He was!?"
"I was?"
"Yes, you were. Now let's go to class." Erasa ordered as she wrapped her arm around Gohan's and pulled him towards her class.
Sharpner red-faced called out to the two teens. "This isn't over!"
Erasa stopped walking for a moment and eyed her brother with anger as well as a hint of sadness. The teen turned back around and continued to drag Gohan towards her class.
After a minute of walking the two teens arrived at art class. Erasa released a sigh of relief when she realized her brother hadn't followed them.
"You know you didn't have to do that Erasa," Gohan told the young blonde. The young blonde turned to Gohan with an eyebrow raised.
"I would've walked with you to class if you asked," Gohan said innocently, but Erasa quickly turned red at his words. To be honest, Gohan new why Erasa pulled him away, he just didn't want to bring more attention to the issue.
'Why am I blushing so much he probably doesn't even know what he's saying.' Erasa thought but still couldn't stop the heat from reaching her cheeks.
"I'll take that into consideration next time."
Erasa looked at the clock in the room and noticed Gohan would only have a minute and his a half to get to class.
"Gohan you've gotta get going; the next period is about to start," Erasa warned.
Gohan's eyes widened in realization as he began to leave. "Your right I have to go!" The Z-fighter tried to move until he glanced downwards.
Erasa stared curiously at the young saiyan. "Uh, Gohan are you gonna move?"
"Well I would like to, but your arm is kinda..." Gohan alluded.
Erasa looked down to see her elbow tucked firmly under Gohans'. The teen quickly pulled her arm away and giggled nervously.
"I-I'm sorry I didn't realize that my arm was..." Erasa implied as she rubbed her arm nervously/
Gohan scratched the back of his head sheepishly with a shy chuckle. "It's okay don't worry." Erasa and Gohan stood smiling like that for a few moments.
The two teens were soon interrupted by a voice beside them. "Um, I'd hate to intrude, but you should be getting to class Gohan."
The two teens turned to see a woman with bright green eyes and long flowing red hair. She looked to be in her early 30's.
"Oh, sorry ma'am I'll be on my way," Gohan said as he shifted to leave. "See yah later Erasa." Gohan beamed before he left to his classroom.
"Bye Gohan!" Erasa called out until the teen disappeared.
The teacher smiled at Erasa before speaking to her. "He seems like a good kid."
"True Mrs. A, he could be just that." Erasa wondered as she entered her favorite class. Maybe painting would help her calm down and think about the new student.
Lunch
The bell rang signaling the start of another period. Gohan quickly grabbed his things and proceeded to exit his English class.
The saiyan made his way towards the Cafeteria and was caught entirely by surprise. There were so many students moving around and meeting with friends that it slightly overwhelmed him.
The fact that so many people were in the same place and were expected to just hang out made him panic a bit. In reality, this had been the first time Gohan had been around so many people who he was expected to talk to, and it made him feel uncomfortable.
The young teen looked for a way out, and he found the entrance to the roof. Gohan advanced towards the stairs and began to climb them.
From the other side of the cafeteria stood Erasa, Sharpner, and Videl, all of them waiting to get their lunch. Erasa had watched Gohan go up the stairs in a somewhat panic.
The blonde-haired girl felt sorry for Gohan and the fact that he had nowhere to sit. "I kinda feel bad for Gohan you know?"
"Yeah, not knowing anyone and having no one to talk to must be terrifying," Videl responded
Sharpner snickered and smirked. "Honestly, it's all on him. Just because he doesn't know how to socialize is no one's problem but his own."
Erasa turned to her brother with a rage-filled face. "Maybe he's shy Sharpner! Oh and I'm sure you didn't help that when you tried to embarrass him in front of the entire school."
Sharpner grabbed his tray as he rolled his eyes at his sister. "Oh please, that nerd deserved every bit of embarrassment he got."
Erasa couldn't help but feel disgusted towards her brother. "How can you be such a dick? You know what, I'm going up there to see Gohan. At least someone in this damn school needs to be kind to him."
Erasa placed her tray down and headed towards the stairs.
Vide quickly elbowed Sharpner in his side. "Ow, what was that for!?"
"She's right you know? What you did to him was wrong."
"Whatever, I just hope Brains got the message."
"And what is that message exactly?" Videl questioned.
"Don't talk to my sister unless you want to have a problem on your hands." Sharpner threatened as him, and Videl found a place to sit in the large cafeteria.
The Roof
Perched upon the top of Orange Star was Gohan who was set in a meditating position. With his eyes closed, the teen-focused on the world around him.
'That's odd,' Gohan thought. 'Why do I sense Vegeta on the lookout?'
Lost in his meditation, Gohan didn't hear the door to the roof open behind him.
Erasa peeked her head through the entrance and saw Gohan sitting at the peak of the school. She slowly began to inch forward towards the young saiyan, trying not to disrupt him.
As Erasa got closer, Gohan felt her presence, and a small smile emanated on his face. "Hey, Erasa." He spoke without even looking back at her.
Erasa halted all parts of her body immediately. 'H-How did he know I was here?'
Gohan laughed a bit as he sensed her stop moving. "It's okay you can come sit." Gohan urged her with a pat on the ground next to him.
Erasa accepted his offer and placed her self next to the spiky-haired teen. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to disrupt you or anything."
"It's alright you did no such thing," Gohan assured her.
After sitting for a few minutes and taking in the moment, Erasa turned to the new kid.
"So, why'd you come up here all by yourself?" Erasa inquired.
While sheepishly scratching the back of his head Gohan responded. "I don't know I just felt out of place is all."
"Why, haven't you been in a cafeteria before?"
Gohan shook his head while replying. "No, I haven't. To be honest, this is my first time going to school."
Erasa sat shocked at this revelation. "Wow, it must be tough for you to be around all these people."
"Yeah, it has been. Not to mention I have the social skills of a 2-year-old."
Erasa giggled at him. "I don't know about that. You've been pretty good with me."
A smile formed on both their faces. "That's good to hear," Gohan replied.
The two stayed like that until Erasa began to feel a pang of guilt hit her chest.
"I want to apologize." Erasa blurted out catching the saiyan by surprise.
"For what?"
"For the way my brother acted. He had no right to harass you like that."
Gohan thought about what she said and slightly nodded his head in agreement.
"It's just; he's always been like that. He's been over protective our whole lives."
Erasa sighed as she looked up into the brightly lit sky. "I just don't know why he doesn't realize that I'm getting older and I can look out for my self."
Gohan took in every word she spoke and chuckled a bit before speaking. "Trust me I understand completely." Erasa tilted her head towards him.
"My Mother is the same way. She always believed that keeping me away from training would somehow protect me from the world." Gohan took a glance at the clouds above him before carrying on.
"However, by her sending me here I think my Mom is finally letting me go a bit so I can learn some things I can't get at home."
Erasa turned to Gohan with a confident smirk on her face. "And have you learned anything of value?"
"I don't know I'm still trying to figure that out," Gohan replied with a smirk of his own. "But I think I am."
After breaking into a small laugh, the two teens became silent. They allowed the breath of the wind to be the only noise in the air. That was until Gohan's stomach growled vibrantly.
The teen felt his cheeks heat up in embarrassment. 'Really stomach! You had to complain now!'
Erasa giggled at Gohan until she felt her stomach ache. 'Damn, I forgot I didn't eat breakfast, and I didn't get my lunch.'
"Sorry, I forgot to eat before I started my meditation." Gohan apologized with a sheepish chuckle at the end.
The young saiyan reached in his bag and pulled out a capsule. He clicked it and tossed it on the floor, an abundance of food appearing in its wake.
Erasa's eyes widened once she saw the amount of food. "Um, Gohan did your Mother accidentally give you food for the entire school."
"Oh no, this is my usual size."
Erasa stared at the teen, her eyes still bulging out of her head. "Oh, well that's... interesting."
While setting up his meal, Gohan caught Erasa glancing over at the food a few times. "I noticed you didn't come up here with any food. You can have some of mine if you'd like?"
Erasa shook her head while answering. "No I'm fine, I'm not even that hungry."
As if on queue Erasa's abdomen growled causing a blush to form on her face.
"I think your stomach is saying otherwise," Gohan said with a small chuckle. "Go on eat."
With a crimson color still prominent on her face Erasa reached and grabbed a sandwich. "Thank you."
"No problem. Now let's dig in."
The next few seconds caused Erasa to pause and watch the spectacle in front of her. Gohan had finished about two full course meals in seconds.
'I know why Gohan's Mom packed so much food now.'
Gohan noticed Erasa gawking at him, and he immediately stopped eating. "S-Sorry, Mom always says I eat too fast."
"It's okay," Erasa replied. The young blonde turned her attention to the sandwich in front of her and took a bite.
"Oh, my Kami! This is so good!" Erasa exclaimed.
"Yeah I know, Mom's an exceptional cook."
"I've noticed. Tell your Mom if she ever wants to try out a recipe I'll volunteer as tribute." Erasa assured Gohan bringing a smile to his face.
"I will," The young Saiyan responded as they continued to eat, Gohan dining at a slower pace.
After taking a few more bites, Erasa decided to speak up.
"So I've been thinking I don't really know what kind of stuff you're into."
"You mean like hobbies," Gohan asked,
"Yeah, I know you spoke about training earlier so things like that," Erasa offered.
"Oh well regarding training I think that'd be a story for another day. One thing I can say though is that I like playing my guitar."
Erasa was slightly taken aback by this. "Wow, I didn't take you for the guitar type. Electric or acoustic?"
"Acoustic. I'm not cool enough to play electric like other people," Gohan said while scratching the back of his head again.
"Oh, I doubt that."
"Come on imagine me trying to play a rock song. I'd look like a total goof." Gohan replied while pointing at himself.
"True, good thing I like acoustic better," Erasa spoke, a small smile forming on her lips.
Gohan returned the smile. "That's good to hear. So since I told you one of my hobbies how about letting me in on one of yours?"
"Hm, seems fair enough." After reflecting for a moment, Erasarecognized thought of a hobby.
"Don't tell this to anyone but I like to sing," Erasa confessed.
"That's pretty cool!" Gohan spoke excitedly.
"Yeah, I guess. I'm not some big pop star, but I know how to carry a tune."
"That sounds great. You should definitely show me sometime." Erasa quickly shook her head.
"No way Gohan your not getting that out of me," Erassa assured him.
"Awe, come on I'm sure you have a great voice."
Erasa stood up from her seated position and dusted herself off. "Doesn't matter if I do or not, I'm never singing in front of you," Erasa promised the young saiyan.
"Okay how about I bring you some of my Mom's food in exchange for one song?" Gohan proposed while holding up one finger.
Erasa tapped her chin for a bit before replying. "Hm, we'll see. Now let's get going! Class starts in five minutes, and I don't want to be late."
With a sigh, Gohan stood up and with one click he capsuled the empty plates and dishes. "Fine, but I still want my song," Gohan demanded as he walked to the door with Erasa.
"I said I'll think about! Now let's head to our classes before we're both late." Erasa answered before they both headed down the stairs.
After saying their goodbyes both of the teens headed to their respective classes.
Erasa sat in her English class just doodling in her notebook and humming a song. Her peace was interrupted when her best friend approached her.
Videl tiptoed towards Erasa and quietly slipped into the empty seat next to her, trying not to disturb the teacher.
"Psst, Erasa," Videl whispered to her friend.
"Oh hey V, what's up?"
"Nothing really I was just checking in since I didn't see you during lunch."
Instantly feeling guilt Erasa responded. "Oh, sorry I guess I just lost track of time."
"Yeah, I thought so. I assumed you were getting pretty familiar with Gohan," Videl spoke with a hidden intent that Erasa picked up on.
"I know what you're alluding to V, and it's not what you think," Erasa assured her.
"Oh, it isn't? You're doing exactly what I warned you not to, and that's getting close to him."
"I was just trying to be kind to him Videl; it's his first day!" Erasa whispered loudly.
"There's a difference between being kind and hanging out with him the whole day. It seems like your trying to become friends with the guy!"
"And is that such a bad thing?"
"No, it's not. I encourage you to have friends other than me, but not with people you've just met," Videl stated.
"You can't tell me who I can an can not hang out with. Your not my Mother!"
"Well someone has to be!" A shot of pain went through Erasa's heart causing tears to visibly form in her eyes.
"Quiet down you two!" The Teacher roared from the front of the room.
Resuming their conversation in hushed tones, Videl spoke.
"Look, I'm sorry E' I didn't mean it like that," Videl assured her best friend. "I'm just worried that this new kid will hurt you."
With a small smile and a tear eyes stare Erasa responded. "I get that V, and you trying to protect me in this way means a lot."
"You have to accept I'm gonna meet new people and make my own choices. Trust me if he turns out to be a jerk I'll let you beat him up for me."
"Will do sis," Videl responded as the two embraced each other.
"I'm glad I have you Videl."
"Me too Erasa."
The two continued their hug even after the teacher's many demands for them to separate. There was no way their professor could break the bond they shared.
Later On
Gohan was walking from his calculus class towards what he believed to be the gym. The young teen made his way through many students until he arrived at the entrance.
'Here goes nothing.' Gohan pushed open the doors and marveled at the sight in front of him.
There lied a forty-five thousand square foot gym complete with a basketball court, a martial arts ring, and a fitness section that looked to be its own separate piece.
While Gohan took in his surroundings, a finger tapped him on the shoulder, knocking him out of his trance. The saiyan turned to see Erasa standing behind him with a smile.
"Like the place?" Erasa questioned.
"Yeah, it looks really nice."
"That's because the city buffed up the budget on the school a few years ago and then this gym was born," Erasa explained.
"Wow," Gohan replied as he took in the information. "So I actually have a really embarrassing question."
Erasa giggled slightly at his words. "Don't worry, ask away."
"Ok, so what do we actually do during gym class?" Gohan questioned.
"Oh, that's easy. So, first the teacher will walk in, and he'll tell us to all get dressed. After that, we'll come out and probably do some boring activity for about an hour and a half. Then we'll go change back into our clothes and the day will be over!" Erasa explained.
"Sounds simple enough," Gohan answered until one problem clicked in his head. "Wait you said change clothes meaning we're supposed to bring clothes specifically for gym class?"
"Yes, we were. Wait did you not bring clothes?"
Gohan slightly began to panic, and his body started to heat up. "No, I, well I just thought, well I didn't really think. Oh, I don't know I wasn't expecting all this."
Erasa began to feel bad for Gohan as she tried to calm him down. "Hey, it's okay just go talk to the coach on his way in and explain everything to him."
"Your right Erasa, thank you so much," Gohan praised her as he went to go talk to the coach. Erasa smiled while she began her search for Videl.
Lucky for Gohan he spotted a pale man with a crew cut style of black hair and green eyes. The man was wearing an orange polo shirt with a whistle around his neck.
"Hello, sir are you the gym teacher?" The male kept walking forcing Gohan to keep up with him.
"Yes I am my name is Coach Myg and you must be my newest student."
"I am sir. I just came to tell you that I forgot to bring a gym uniform." Gohan informed him.
Coach Myg stopped for a moment and thought over the situation. "Wel, kid since it's your first day I'll let you slide. Just try and stay out of the flow of things."
"Thank you very much; I'll just be on the bleachers if that's okay?"
Coach Myg nodded his head and went to inform the class to get dressed.
Gohan relocated to the bleachers and took out a small brown notebook from his bag. The young demi-saiyan stared at the book until he sensed someone in front of him.
Gohan looked up to find Erasa dressed in a tight black t-shirt and cut off shorts. The teen instantly flushed at their proximity and couldn't help his cheeks from getting red.
"Everything go okay with Coach?" Erasa questioned.
"Oh, uh yeah, he ended up giving me a free pass for the day."
"Wow, normally Coach would yell and scream before giving you a zero, but I guess your pretty lucky," Erasa stated with a small smile.
"Yeah, I guess I am," Gohan spoke with a small smile forming on his lips.
The sound of the whistle interrupted their conversation. "Oh looks like volleyballs about to start," Erasa commented.
"Oh, well good luck I'll be cheering you on from here."
Erasa giggled a bit at his words before beginning her departure. "I'll see you after class right?"
"Yeah for sure." Erasa waved goodbye as she joined her teammates for the start of the game.
Gohan smiled as he watched Erasa play. The spiky-haired teen focused on her so much that he began to unconsciously doodle in his notebook.
By the time Gohan was done doodling, he realized the gym had almost cleared out entirely. The teen quickly grabbed his things and headed out of the building.
On his way out he spotted Erasa walking towards a luxury car parked out on the street. Gohan slightly jogged over to her and tapped her on the shoulder.
With a slight jump, Erasa turned to see him. "Oh, hey Gohan. I was going to talk to you, but you looked pretty into your notebook."
"Yeah, I kinda was," Gohan spoke while scratching the back of his head. "So today's been eventful." The saiyan offered but slapped himself inwardly.
'Eventfull really!? Is that really the best small talk I can come up with!'
Erasa tapped her chin before saying, "Yeah that's pretty true. I had fun though."
Gohan looked down at her, and a tiny smile settled on his lips. "Yeah so did I."
Erasa looked up at Gohan and flashed him a smile while moving a piece of her hair out of her eyes.
Feeling a strong blush creeping up to his face Gohan looked down as he began to speak. "I-I was actually wondering If I could maybe get your number?"
Erasa's face became flushed, and she shyly stared at the ground. "You want my number?"
"Well yeah. I know you said you didn't really understand History so I thought maybe I could help you out." Gohan proposed. Erasa couldn't stop herself from grinning at his proposition. "I also thought we could set up at a time and study together."
Erasa's face immediately brightened up, and she smiled wildly at Gohan. "Yeah, I'd like that."
"Great, um here can you hold this for a second?" Gohan offered Erasa his notebook, and she took it allowing him to rummage in his backpack. Gohan managed to pick out a marker, but that was all.
"Sorry I just can't seem to find the paper."
Gohan's clumsiness caused Erasa to giggle at him. "Here let me just do this." Erasa offered.
The young blonde grasped the marker in Gohan's hand and wrote her number on the back of his right hand.
"There ya go. Now you can text or call me whenever," Erasa spoke with a smirk.
"I look forward to that." The two kept grinning at each other until the sound of a car horn interrupted them.
"Oh sorry, I have to go. I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Definitely," Gohan responded with a bright smile.
Erasa retreated back to her car and got in the back. With a smile and a wave, Erasa said goodbye to Gohan as Pierce took off driving.
After finding a safe spot to take off from Gohan sailed to the skies and started his flight home.
"I can't believe it! I actually made a friend!" Gohan exclaimed.
Feeling a sudden burst of energy, the teenager turned super saiyan and sped away to his house.
'I can't wait to get home and tell Mom.' Gohan thought has he soared throughout the sky.
This was undoubtedly a fantastic day.
As soon as she was out of sight, Erasa laid back against the seat with an enormous smile on her face. She couldn't believe she had such a good time.
"I'm assuming you had a great day Miss Cil?" Pierce asked with a knowing smirk.
"Yeah, I really did."
"Your brother seemed to be too. He decided on having his... associate Angela drive him to her house."
"Oh well good for him, I, on the other hand, am tired so let's just head home!" Erasa spoke in her cheery tone.
"As you wish Miss Cil."
The luxurious car pulled up at the Cil household. After opening the door for her Pierce and Erasa, both entered the home.
"Dad?" Erasa called out into the mansion.
"I'm right here," Mr. Cil responded.
The mayor wore a white dress shirt that had been unbuttoned at the cuffs and had small sweat stains on it. The man looked unruly and had an unhappy look on his face.
"Hi," Erasa stated trying to break the tension in the room. "How was your day?"
"Stressful," He started. "The budgets have been finished though."
"That's great! How'd you manage that?" Erasa pondered while grabbing a cup of orange juice.
"We cut funds from the school budget." Mr. Cil responded coldly.
Erasa stood frozen for a second, a look of shock on her face as she placed down her drink.
"Wait, you cut funding from my school!?"
"We did what we had to do."
"That's bullshit! You did this to keep your councilman friends happy."
Mr. Cil's face turned deadly in an instant. "Watch your mouth young lady."
"Oh what you afraid that I'm gonna say something that might hurt your fragile reputation?" Erasa challenged her father.
A look of pure rage-filled Mr. Cil's face. "You watch what you say! You know nothing, you impotent little girl!"
"I know everything! I know that you sign these bills and help pass unfair laws so that everyone doesn't find out what really happened with Mom!"
Clack
The room fell silent in the wake of that sound. Erasa slowly raised her turned head to her now red cheek then and began to feel the pain of her father's hand. With one deep breath, she began to realize what had happened.
Her father slapped her.
Erasa gaped at her father, tears welling in her eyes.
Mr. Cil glared at his daughter with rage apparent in his face. "I told you to choose your words wisely."
"Now get to your room, I don't wanna hear another word out of you!"
Erasa stood still and unmoving in complete shock at her father, a mistake she'd regret.
"I said GO!"
Erasa quickly dashed by her father and up the stairs, tears streaming down her face the whole time.
After another moment Mr. Cil picked up the glass of juice next to him and drove it against the wall shattering into pieces.
Taking another minute to breathe and fix his hair, Mr. Cil's cool demeanor soon returned. The mayor turned to one of his maids who witnessed the event and glared at her.
"Clean this up and make sure dinner is ready when I return."
The brown-haired girl nodded and swiftly began to wipe off the wall without even looking up. Mr. Cil turned and headed out of the house while fixing his cuffs.
"Pierce, let's go. I have a meeting." The old driver clenched his fists but obeyed his master nonetheless.
"Yes, sir."
The two men headed out of the house, neither of them saying another word.
Upstairs
Erasa ran into her room and straight into the bathroom tears streaking down her face. The young blonde slammed the door behind her and quickly slid down the opening.
Finally, alone, Erasa let out all her pain and sorrow. The teen hugged her legs while tears poured from her eyes and showed no sign of stopping.
'I know he's been angry a lot. But to do something like this...' Erasa thought as she sunk her head into her legs. She couldn't understand what was going on.
'Why me. What did I do to deserve this?' With that thought, more tears fell from her eyes, and the blue-eyed girl stayed like that for a while, her back against the bathroom door.
After wiping her face, Erasa approached the closest mirror. When she examined her face, she noticed a mark on her cheek. The teen girl was sure this mark was going to form into a bruise.
Erasa backed away from the mirror, while still holding her cheek.
'Oh Kami. How will Sharpner and Videl react.' Erasa pondered as she placed a hand over her mouth. She had thought of one more person.
'What will Gohan do?'
That's a wrap everyone! I thought this be a good place to end but let me know if the comments if you thought otherwise. It's been a rollercoaster writing this chapter, but I hope you all enjoyed it!
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