Gohan walked silently up the staircase as the class stared at him in wonder as if he was the spitting image of Kami. His sensitive hearing could pick up whispers between class mates but he simply brushed them to the side, ignoring them as best he could. One voice he couldn't shake however and it was coming from the woman who thought she had known him the best. Blocking it from his mind, Gohan sat down next to Erasa in the only available seat as the teacher did his best to calm down the class.

"Hey champ in the making," flirted Erasa. "I didn't know you were coming here; you should have told me sooner."

"If you don't have anything important to say then leave me alone," said Gohan through gritted teeth causing Erasa's lips to become sealed. Videl however didn't enjoy the feeling of her best friend being threatened before her very eyes.

"Look mister, you're new here and you came second in the championship yesterday but you were sporting some major wounds by the time you left. If you so much as talk to Erasa in that tone again I will beat you to within an inch of your life," she said through gritted teeth.

"Is that metal ring still out the front of your house?" asked Gohan calmly causing Videl's mouth to shut. He then looked over at Videl with a menacing glare. For those watching this confrontation in the classroom, they had known Videl for her ferocious glares which could cause even the manliest of men to lose their nerve. The glare however that Gohan was giving was sending chills to their bones even though they weren't the target. Videl had cracked after only a second and now wanted to be nowhere near Gohan even if it meant going on one of her father's promotional tours. Although now that he was no longer champion she doubted that there would be many of them.

Videl opened her mouth to counter but Gohan's glare only intensified and she felt as if her blood had frozen over. Looking away from Gohan she tried to concentrate on what the teacher was talking about but her mind kept wondering over to the boy sitting two seats down. She dared not look, not wanting the same feeling which had chilled her to the bone to fill her being once more. As the class droned on and on Videl became more and more paranoid about the person sitting near her when an unpleasant sound met her ears. Videl looked over to see Gohan sleeping in the back of his chair as if he already knew everything the teacher was talking about. Videl was about to speak up when Erasa slid a note over to Videl.

Curious, Videl looked at Erasa who whispered, "He told me to give it to you." Her curiosity peaking, Videl opened the note to see Gohan's handwriting. Dear Videl, if you receive this then that means I am sleeping. As such, if you do anything to disturb me I will crush your bones to dust. Sincerely Gohan.

Videl angry, that would be an understatement as the steam bellowed out of her ears. Her rage was quelled however as the bell rang signalling the end of the period. Videl packed up her things and shot a quick look over at where Gohan was sitting to find that he was already walking down the steps to the door. This was the same procedure for the next period and even the one after that where Gohan would fall asleep in the middle of class as if it was nothing. As the bell sounded for the beginning of lunch Videl stayed behind momentarily to ask the teacher a couple of questions.

"Excuse me Miss," said Videl as she approached her history teacher.

"What can I do for you Videl?" she asked.

"I want to know why you allowed the new student to sleep through your entire lecture without punishment," stated Videl as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Principals orders, apparently it's due to his work commitments."

"Work commitments? That's no excuse especially since he only just moved here he wouldn't even have a casual after school job."

"According to the note we all received he works for a private contractor until the early hours of the morning."

Working until the early hours of the morning with a contract? The mafia? Videl thought trying to figure out what job Gohan would have which would cause him to need to be working until the first morning rays. "Do you have that note with you?" she asked the teacher.

"I think it would be better to just speak with the principal directly, I'm sure he knows more than I do," said the teacher as she finished packing up her files. "Now if you'll excuse me." Videl stepped to the side allowing the teacher to pass through into the crowded corridor.

...

"Do you get this eerie feeling around him?" asked Erasa as she ate a bit of the salad she had brought to school for lunch.

"It's unnerving," said Sharpner in response; he too had been badly affected by the glare when he had tried to communicate with an actual fighter.

"There's something not right about the whole situation," said Videl trying to keep her calm. Even though she looked composed on the outside, on the inside she shat herself whenever Gohan sent one of those unnerving glares in her direction.

"Well he showed on the weekend that he isn't afraid to put his body on the line," said Sharpner. "I entered the tournament thinking that after training with Hercule I might have had a shot but I was put in the rumble with him and he cleared up anyone who came within a ten foot radius. I get the feeling he's the kind of guy who just does what he's meant to do without considering who gets hurt along the way."

"Well we've got to try to make him fit in somehow," said Erasa with a massive morale boost. "As the executive chair person of the school committee I will make it my mission to make sure that he has a date for spring fling."

"Spring Fling? Is that what you're calling it?" asked Videl.

"Well whenever the teachers come up with a name for the dance it is always so boring," complained Erasa.

Sharpner shrugged. "I'll have to leave that in your department then, I would ask him to join the boxing club but something tells me he's a little out of our league. After getting hit by him yesterday I'd hate to see what he is like when he is serious," he said massaging his jaw.

"What do you mean when he is serious?" asked Videl remembering how she had thought that Gohan had thrown away the title oppurtunity.

"Well in the rumble it just seemed as if everything was half hearted, as if he had so much more to give but he was holding back," explained Sharpner. "When I was watching his round against that Eighteen woman I could hardly keep up with their movements they were moving so fast."

"What about his battle with Chichi? Surely that would have been an interesting bout?"

"It would have been if Chichi hadn't forfeited," said Sharpner solemnly.

"One of the greatest female fighters in the world gave up after defeating my dad!" exclaimed Videl. Once upon a time she had classified herself in that category but after getting hammered by Marron she wasn't so sure anymore.

"Yea it was weird," added the clueless Erasa. "One moment it looks like they are about to fight and then they hug each other before she walks out of the ring."

"Bizarre," said Videl as the bell sounded signalling the end of lunch.

...

Videl gathered her gym clothes out of her locker and her hand brushed against the cold metal within. Unlike the metal locker, this metal was smooth and ready to load. Even though she despised the use of weapons, the police force had given her a handgun in case the school came under hostage situation and there was no other alternative.

Ignoring the weapon, Videl closed her locker and made her way to gym. Today they were doing simple weight training which Videl thought it would be good for the professional instructor to give her details on where she should focus. After getting changed she headed to the weights room where she found most of the class already waiting. She noticed Gohan who looked bored as anything as he inspected the equipment. He was wearing a traditional navy blue Gi with red wrist bands.

"Hey teach," he said gathering the teacher's attention as he sent the class off to do random drills. "Is it alright if I use the equipment I brought? It makes me feel a bit more comfortable."

"By all means," said the teacher knowing better than to get in the way of Gohan. Videl worked away at a nearby punching bag, sending kick after kick at it but she couldn't help but be curious as a puff of smoke appeared before vanishing to reveal a punching bag held up by supportive braces.

Gohan calmed himself before punching with the arm which hadn't been there the previous day. Videl saw that the bag had hardly moved at all and it looked like Gohan was frustrated with something. He reached over and grabbed the arm by the shoulder before pulling sharply and removing the arm from his body. Many of the girls squealed but Videl realised that it was a robotic arm which connected to a metal plate placed over his shoulder. "Weak piece of junk," said Gohan as he tossed the arm behind him causing it to crash into the ground. A few of the curious guys went over to check out the fake arm but when none of them could do as much as move it Videl became worried.

Without hesitation, Gohan unleashed onto the punching bag as if there was no tomorrow, the supporting beams shaking slightly from the bag swinging back and forth. Most of the class stopped what they were doing and simply watched as Gohan delivered hell to the unfortunate piece of equipment. Slowly, his actions became faster and faster until they were nothing more than a blur. After a solid thirty minutes Gohan took a breather and dabbed at his forehead with a damp towel. He told the teacher he needed to get a drink and didn't bother waiting for an answer before walking out of the room.

Not wanting to be outdone, Videl walked up to the punching bag and inspected it. It seemed normal but she could tell that there was something wrong with it. One of the prime members of the boxing club walked up and delivered a powerful right hook which would have knocked a normal punching bag a foot or two; this one didn't even budge at the slightest. He did scream out in pain however as he realised that one or two of his knuckles had likely been broken in the progress. As he and the teacher nursed his wounds a group of ten guys walked up to the bag and tried to push it upwards with no such luck.

"That bag weighs about four tonne," said Gohan from the doorway as he watched their pitiful attempts.

"Four tonne!"

"Impossible!"

"How could you move it and we can't?"

Gohan chuckled slightly as he walked over and capsualized the equipment. "Quite simple really," he explained. "I'm stronger than you."

"You may be stronger than a few of us but not strong enough to knock a four tonne bag around as if it was nothing."

"No, it's just that I train in extreme conditions on a regular basis," said Gohan as he picked up his robotic arm and locked it onto his shoulder. He then pulled off the two wristbands and held them in his palms. "Even today during lessons I have been training. These waistbands I've been wearing underneath my clothes, each one weighs roughly five hundred kilograms." While his words were hard to swallow the way he said it made it so imaginable. "This robotic arm weighs a solid tonne and this training Gi I am wearing now weighs five tonnes."

"How is it possible to carry around seven tonnes of weight as if it was nothing?" asked Videl.

"Let's just say it has something to do with the demon blood inside of me," said Gohan as the bell rang leaving the students confused. He started to make his way to the door but Videl stepped in his way.

"I've got one question for you and I want you to answer truthfully," said Videl causing everyone to look at the two warriors. There was a brief silence as Videl took a deep breath. "Did you throw the championship match yesterday?"

Everyone stared at Gohan who chuckled slightly. "Was it really that easy to see?" he asked to no one in particular before his happy mood faded into his normal serious expression. "In answer to your question, yes I did throw the match." Before Videl could ask any more questions Gohan pushed her to the side gently and walked out of the room leaving all of the students stunned.

Why, why would you throw away the championship Gohan? What did you mean by demon blood? I swear Gohan I will get all the answers I'm after even if it kills me.

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Sorry for the delay folks but I'm back on track. I've got exams coming up so that may cause some interference in the nearby future but hopefully nothing major. Anyway, as usual please review and tell me what you think.