AN: Howdy Y'all! Sorry again about my erratic updates, but good news summer vacation is almost here and I don't have a job yet so it should happen more often. Nevertheless, I am working on all my stories at the moment, sadly my HP muse decided to take a vacation early [I blame having to do research project/paper/what-the-hell-ever-else for the last 3 weeks. Curse you school! THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW, AND READ THIS STORY!

MEANING TO THE UNIVERSE

"Word" OBVIOUS, ME BEING SARCASTIC, OR AN ALTERNATE NAME FOR A CHARACTER

'Word' THINKING, SOMETIMES ME BEING SARCASTIC

"Word" OTHER LANGUAGE

**word ** IMPORTANT FOR LATER

That's all for now folks!

Disclaimer: me no own :( *POUT*

FFN Disclaimer: I don't own dbz, know how to speak Japanese so please ignore any and all misspelled and miss labeled things and people, nor did I intentionally copy another authors work thus any and all coincidence I apologize for in advance just in case. And if you do find similarities please tell the story title and author so I can read it and apologist to the author personally.

Chapter 4-Revelations are sometimes better left untold

"We're sorry that we never told you Videl, but orders are orders." Erasa's worried eyes and furrowed brow were new expressions that nobody had seen before on Erasa.

"Yeah we really wanted to, but we couldn't break cover, and our superiors just told us that with the arrival of the aliens we could tell you, in hopes that we could better protect and train you." Sharpener said with a pleading tone, sending an apologetic look towards the three aliens that were slowly becoming trusted friends, they nodded in assurance that they remained unhurt by his words and understood the intricacies of the situation. He completely missed Gohan's glare directed at him and Erasa for hurting Videl's feelings.

"But why? Why were you under cover? Why did you pretend to be my friends for all these years? Why are you supposed to protect me?" Videl frantically fired off questions.

"Videl, Hunny we didn't pretend to be you friends, we may be a little different personality wise, and we may be older than you originally thought, but we are your friends."

"Erasa is right. We were sent here to protect you, after some mystic named Baba made a prophecy that you would become a key component in the final battle for humankind's existence." Sharpener revealed.

"We thought that she was referring to the Cell Games, but when we asked Baba laughed and said that the battle was yet to come, and that if we believed that a buffoon like Hercule Satan could destroy Cell then we were off our rockers." Erasa's eyes grew even more worried as she said this. Videl just tilted her head downwards hiding her troubled face, and her tears of betrayal.

"Videl, we're sorry to have to be the ones to tell you this but your father lied, he never beat Cell, someone else did, and he just took the credit." Sharpener told Videl knowing it was an unavoidable evil that would break her heart, but possibly save the life of the girl he had grown to view as a little sister.

Videl's face grew stoic as Sharpener said this. Her head tilted down, and her face cased in shadows, seemed dark and sinister, unforgiving and irate, her tears had stopped flowing. As she slowly raised her head and looked both Erasa and Sharpener in the eye, with an air of utter rage, she only said one thing.

"Who?"

"We don't know his name, she wouldn't tell us. But it was the young boy named 'The Delivery Boy', who defeated him. By our calculations he should be around our age now, and no matter how hard we have looked to thank him we've been blocked at every attempt by both the Ox Kingdom and Capsule Corps." Sharpener answered afraid for the person who would undoubtedly be facing his little sister's anger when she got home, and for the one who would be facing it now. Slowly every one turned towards Gohan.

Gohan and the transfer students had stayed quiet and impassive, with the exception of Gohan's glares, as this discussion occurred. If one had looked closely, they would see traces of guilt fleet across Gohan's face at their words. Gohan sighed at having to explain his country's actions, but for the sake of his mate's sanity, he would do anything. 'Besides it will help me to explain to Videl latter tonight.'

"My Grandfather didn't wish for The Cell Games' Fighters to be bothered, so with the help of Bulma a family friend, He hid all information available on the warriors. Including the entire tapes of The Cell Games, so I suggest that you tell your superiors to fuck off before our task force pays them a visit Agent Rubber and Agent Pencil." Gohan finished with a cruel tone glaring at the people that had upset his mate. Renlon placed a hand on the Future King's shoulder to remind him that now wasn't the place to lose his cool. Gohan and Renlon had been conversing telepathically all day, and since Renlon had been one of the Namekians in the village that he and Krillin had tried to protect, they had become quick friends. So much so that Gohan had told him everything, he had even helped Gohan figure out what to do in regards to Videl.

"Don't talk to them like that Gohan! They may have lied to me for years but they are still my friends. What has gotten into you today? You are usually so quiet and nice to everyone, why are you being so mean?" Videl asked Gohan with tears in her eyes, they had developed again as her speech had trickled down from being loud, powerful to week, and confused, her eyebrows had furrowed and she looked beseechingly at Gohan.

It was the look in her eyes that did Gohan in, twisting his heart and hurling the battered thing into the pits of his stomach, turning his remaining appetite into a void of nothingness. He sighed again, pissed at himself that he had unwittingly hurt his mate.

"Videl, I was put into this school to help the arriving aliens to acclimate to earth and to help protect them. Normally we would send one of our public relations officials to do this, however my accursed mother decided to send me as punishment for not following her fucked up rules, and going behind her back to continue training in martial arts. She wanted me to be some weakling scholar, but thankfully, my first Master took me away to train for an incoming threat of Sayian invasion, after my father died for the first time helping to kill my deranged uncle. Originally, his friends had tracked down the Dragon Balls while I was away training with Master Piccolo to revive him. However, Kami intervened with a message from father to revive him in a year's time, when the Sayians arrived. Long story short I ended up going through endless cycles of training and killing homicidal sociopaths bent on the earth's destruction, takeover, or all-out war in the universe. I didn't get a break until the end of The Cell Games, afterwards I was supposed to stop training and stick to my studies. She conveniently forgot that I'm stubborn as hell, love to fight, and that every crown prince must be a master of at least three different fighting styles to ascend the thrown. I went behind her back and continued to train up on Kami's lookout in the hyperbolic time chamber during the night and weekends. When she found out, she sent me here, despite the fact that I am already a fucking doctor! Look I was supposed to act like a nerd with no spine and weak while I was here but thanks to a loophole now that they arrived," at this Gohan jerked his head to the three new arrivals, "I can be myself."

Everyone stayed silent as they soaked in the new information provided by the warrior prince. They were all too shaken up to ask about what he meant by Sayian invasion, fighting sociopaths, doctorates, and his admission to killing at that time **Renlon already knows all of this**. "So you lied to me too, Gohan how could you?" the tears now flowing freely down Videl's cheeks as she glared angrily at her mate. Gohan seeing this felt his heart give another, more violent, wretch in the pit of his stomach. Meanwhile the part in the back of his brain that was Videl sent out waves of hurt and betrayal. He wanted nothing more than to leap across the circle of friends and wipe away her tears, to hug and comfort his mate, to take her in his arms and give a thousand apologies for all her misgivings about him. And that was exactly what he did. Ignoring the shocked looks from the group and Videl wriggling in his lap he whispered into her ear every apology, sweet nothing, and explanation he could think of.

"Please just listen to me, you need to believe in me that I didn't mean to hurt you in any way, yeah I hid a lot of my personality from you along with my past but one part was orders and the other was me not wanting to be treated differently because of who I am. Videl I know that all of this must come as a shock to you but if you let me, I'll tell you everything you want to know about me and my past. Please sweetheart let me explain, give me a chance to tell you everything, before you judge me, please?" with this final plea for acceptance he lowered the bands of diamond hard titanium that he called arms and allowed her to make her decision, escape or stay. Videl turned and looked into Gohan's impassive face, searching his tormented eyes trying to understand the strange being that served as her seat at that moment. Just as it looked as if she was going to tell him the one sentence that could make him whole or break him to pieces, there were two different rings sounded in the air, one from the school and one coming from Videl's wrist causing her to jump up off Gohan's very comfortable lap.

Pushing the answer button and sending Gohan an apologetic look she turned her attention back towards the police chief who was rambling on about a gang of hooligans holding Satan city's Mayor hostage, and demanding to fight Hercule.

"Videl they have missiles and guns! We need your help! Please we are desperate!" The chief yelled at her, but before she could answer, Gohan took her arm containing the communicator into his large hands and gently turned the screen towards him. "We'll be there." He said succinctly as he pushed the button to end the conversation before the chief could start asking questions.

Ignoring the flabbergasted [V, E, S] and confused [M, N, R] looks directed at him he turned towards Erasa and Sharpener. "As much as I would love to interrogate you right now, we will have to cut this session short. Erasa, Sharpener take them to the next class and help them with anything they need, don't let anyone hurt them. I expect that they will be entirely unharmed when I get back, and as part of Emperor Cat's forces, I will put up with nothing less than the best. Renlon, Natasha, Mitosuke follow them they will protect you from all harm, despite appearances they are fully trained soldiers ready to kill at a moment's notice. I will be back shortly, and anticipate a full report from each and every one of you upon my return." Turning to face Videl only after receiving nods affirming that his orders would be followed to a T, he stated, "Look I know that you are used to being a solo act nevertheless I am better trained, and more advanced than you. But knowing you, you will still come and fight if I tried to make you stay, so I'm going to protect you." Gohan finished and leapt into flight right in front of their eyes, disregarding Videl's dying protests, and sped off towards city hall.

Videl once again caught unawares took a few minutes to remember the situation and decapsulize her jet. With nary a backwards glance, she followed the mysterious boy. Unknowing that the few minutes she had spent in shock would cost her the pleasure of seeing Gohan in the heat of battle, and the enraged prince that would follow.

CITY HALL

Gohan landed down in front of a shocked audience of reporters, police, mayor, and thugs. He slowly started to approach the hoodlums holding the mayor captive; as he drew towards the first two gun-wielding idiots, he phased behind them and dispatched both with a quick jab to the back of their necks. Picking up the guns, he crinkled up both of them up like paper. He started to advance to the next set when the leader addressed him.

"What the hell do you think you are doing? You think you can be a hero, kid. Well guess again brat! Guys get rid of him!" The leader ordered.

Gohan just smirked as he quickly moved onto the others wasting his time. He continued to silently dispatch the gang members with a smile. Dodging attempts to grasp him, weathering the bullets that tore only his clothing {done to make him scarier}, and nocking heads together as if he did these things every day of his life. If only they had known, you see when Gohan said that he wasn't gunna pretend to be something he wasn't anymore he meant all across the board, thus he was in his base state.

The leader growing frightened yelled, "Stop right there or I'll kill him!" Gohan just smirked and continued to do what he did best, fight. That is until the leader produced a Ki blast and held it towards the mayor. "I mean it! I will kill him!"

Gohan merely raised an eyebrow, "So you know Ki attacks, it doesn't mean that I can't phase behind you and kill you before you can even blink."

The gathered ensemble of police, news crews, and public members gasped at their mysterious savior's words, and apparent disregard of the mayor's life.

The leader narrowed his eyes at the man's words, "You know about Ki? Who are you?" the audience turned towards him curious at the leader's words.

The man just smirked, "Your worst nightmare Student." All those present felt the late spring air turn dark and frigid in spite of the brightly shining sun. The man's words once again bring chaos and confusion.

"Get rid of him now! He knows too much!" was the leader's frantic reply.

Phasing behind the remaining gang members who tried to dog pile him, he sent a small Ki blast at them rendering them unconscious and singed. The audience gasped and started to gossip at the warriors actions, and thanks to the cameras, the seeds of doubt were sowed into the minds of the world in regards to one Hercule Satan, and all that he stands for. "But we were just getting to know each other!" the unknown warrior said with a bright and happy tone, further disturbing everyone present. "Now tell me why are you disturbing the Ox Kingdom's peace?"

Frightened the last remaining ruffian and leader complied in hopes of staving off the inevitable. "My Master wants to do away with that foolish idiot Hercule, he does nothing but dishonor true Martial Artists, with his drivel. At his lead Martial Arts has become nothing but a spectator's sport. Surly as a warrior of old you understand."

"No I don't understand, why hurt innocents that have nothing to do with the one who crossed you. Killing Hercule Satan will do you no good; if you truly studied under a Master of the old ways then you would know this. Only through making Hercule see his faults and atone for them, will you be able to start unraveling all the lies he has told." The man signaled to the police to restrain all those unconscious while he distracted the leader.

"Lies! My Master would never lead me astray!" The leader narrowed his eyes, temporally forgetting the display of power the man in front of him had performed just moments before in his indignation.

"And just who is this all knowing "Master" of yours?"

In attempt to prove his Master right, the leader forgot his Master's orders not to expose him. "My Master is the honorably Master Crane-Sama!" he boasted proudly. The world gasped at the name of the infamous murder they had previously thought dead.

"Oh that idiot." The warrior deadpanned. Causing even more commotion.

"How dare you speak of my Master like that!" Indignation was clear in his voice.

"Let me guess, the old geezer came up to you one day, told you his name, and offered you power, and you just went with the guy without even researching him?" Gohan questioned, as he saw the chief signal to him that they finished the task given.

"So what if I did? What does that matter anyway?"

"You are even stupider than I thought; anyone could have told you that he was a crackpot with ambitions to take over the world, on top of being a murderer." The man explained as if speaking to a small child about to have his world shattered. If only he knew.

"You lie, Master would never do that! He just wants to return Martial Arts to its true glory. He said that there would be little death in the turnover, it was necessary to secure the future for Martial Artists all over the world." The leader said desperately trying to disprove the one in front of him.

Cries of agreeance arose from the slowly waking thugs. The man sighed, "Look I happen to personally know of several old students of your Master, they could tell you all about your Master, but only if you let the mayor go and let the police take you into custody."

"You lie; you just want to turn me away from my Master. He had no students before me."

Gohan seeing that this was getting him nowhere changed tactics, "Look does this really look like the way to go if you are just trying to bring back the old ways? Why didn't your Master just send you to the World Martial Arts Tournament in two months instead to discredit Hercule? Why did he send you here to hurt innocents? Why didn't your Master try to talk to Hercule and reform him?"

"I-I I d-don't k-k-know." Was the only reply that the warrior received for his efforts.

"I'm sorry but you have been led astray, but if you come with me I will teach you, all of you, the old ways, I will tell you everything you need to know and let you make your own decisions." The world waited with bated breathes for the answers of the group of mislead thugs.

"O-Okay." The rest agreed when they saw their leader nod his head and release the Mayor, who ran to the police.

"What do we call you Master?"

"I am Master Son of the Kame, Kaio, Ancient, Saiya-jin, and Oni Akuma styles." Master Son identified himself to his new students, but before they could reply a jolt of electricity shot out of the previously unnoticed collars around the gang turned students' necks. The leader collapsed to the ground along with the ones already sitting, they all withered in pain for what seemed as eternity until the collars broke off. Everyone sighed in relief, happy that the reformed hooligans were out of pain. Their calm was short lived. The world at large watched in a horrified fascination as the passed out thugs began to shrink right before their eyes. Master Son rushed towards the figure of the leader, now much smaller, and turned his new student over to study him. The boy looked to be about nine, small and fragile, nothing like the man he once was. 'Damn that bastard! He must have aged them with those collars somehow! They are just a bunch of kids! How could he?' Gohan thought incoherently, outraged by the new grievance against the world added to Crane's long list.

He heard gasps of horror behind him as several officers repeated his actions and discovered the atrocity done. The world observed in horror as Master Son picked up the leader and turned around to reveal the body of the once grown man to be that of a child.

They heard the Master say "Those bastards will pay for what they have done."

And there was no disputing this statement, those who had been there in person would latter on say that if you had looked at future king's face you would see complete and utter fury of the coldest kind. His eyes were ablaze with a type of icyfire that would shake even the most steadfast man to the very core; they would tell the next generation as they themselves shuddered in fear of the Master's restrained power that radiated off him in waves. The air in the surrounding twenty miles around the young Master Son had a fringed tone for the next few days, as he would deal with the Crane school.

"Get them to Capsule Corps. And call in reinforcements. Now!" Master Son barked out at the terrified paramedics as he gently set his new student down on a gurney.

"B-But sir, t-they w-won't l-let…" The bravest paramedic trailed off seeing the look he received in return.

"Tell them Gohan sent you, and they will. Don't worry about your superiors I will deal with them, if you are asked tell them you are under the prince's orders. Got it?" Gohan asked succinctly. The now near fainting paramedic nodded to in affirmative and left to do as he was told. Gohan carried onto the chief's direction paying no heed to the shocked news crew as they followed the prince.

"How can I help you Master Son?" The chief of Satan City's police asked the still enraged warrior prince.

"I want the gang to remain in my custody, and all charges against them dropped. I want their charges to be brought against Tsuru Crane instead, I want to bring that sick bastard to his knees in agony, he needs to pay for what he has done. So If I find any more aged students I want all the charges for crimes they may have done dropped and added to Tsuru's case on top of the others. Any and all students found with the same condition as them are to be brought to Capsule Corp. and will be left in my custody as well. I want you to find out everything you can about all the children here today, I want names, birth dates, ages, family history, if you can think of it I want it. There are bound to be some parents out there missing there kid, but just in case I want each person claiming to be next of kin to be checked for the same DNA as the supposed child. And even then show the child a picture of the claimers beforehand to see if the claimers are lying and just so happen to have a scientist on hand to replicate the child's DNA. If all checks out then I want an interview with each and every one of them, along with a family history, I don't want to send a child back to an abusive environment. I want these kids to be protected in every way possible, so keep their names and photos out of the media. Think you can do that for me?" Gohan inquired as he glared at the camera that had just captured every word he had said.

"I don't know who you think you are Master Son but you can't order around my police force like that." The mayor interrupted the chief's nod of acceptance.

Gohan turned toward the mayor he had just saved, "I am the Future King of the Ox Kingdom, a kingdom who you are very much in service to, if I am not mistaken, sir. Is that proof enough for you that I Can and Will commandeer Satan City's police force, or do you need more?"

"Certainly your Majesty." Was all the mayor could say before he left in shame.

"Now as I was saying, can you follow my orders?"

"Yes Sire."

"Good then I will take my leave as soon as they are all sa…" Gohan was interrupted by a certain coffee haired girl.

"Chief! I thought you said that a bunch of criminals was holding the Mayor hostage. What happened?" Videl asked befuddled at the scene she had come upon when she had arrived.

"Videl! You're here! I'm sorry but His Majesty has already taken care of the situation." The chief said apologetically.

"Gohan! You could of at least waited for me to help out! After all you were the one who insisted on coming!"

"Sorry Videl, I didn't think that it would take you this long to get here. But I'm glad you weren't, I saw things here today that will haunt even me to my dying day." At his words Videl looked around more closely and saw Gohan's new students being taken away.

"Gohan what happened? Why are children being loaded into ambulances?"

"Tsuru Crane happened Videl. He somehow accelerated the aging process in a group of children, and brainwashed them into thinking that he was untouchable morally. He made them think that the only way to bring Martial Arts back to its former glory was to kill your father and take over the world. I had only just set them right and got them to agree to be my students when he sent some sort of signal to the collars around their necks, it electrocuted them and reverse whatever the hell the bastard did to them. We still don't know the kids mental states, let alone their emotional ones." Gohan finished ignoring the scandalized looks both he and Videl were receiving.

"Damn who could do that?" Videl looked close to tears at the thought, "Whatever you need Gohan I'm in, keep me updated."

Gohan just nodded his head, once again disregarding the looks they were receiving for the casualness that they treated each other with.

"Look Videl I need to go and check up on the kids at Capsule Corps. so you should probably head back to school and tell them I be back in a few hours."

"Like hell are you going without me Son Gohan! I won't be ditched that easily prince or not I won't be ordered around without good reasoning! I'm coming with you so there!" Videl sated crossing her arms and staring Gohan down."

"Fine, but you have to keep up." Gohan relinquished hoping that she would fall behind. However, Videl saw right through this.

"Sure I will, I'll be riding with you after all." She said after jumping into his arms. "Like I said, I'm not gotten rid of that easily."

"Fine." Gohan sighed and sent a silent prayer to Dende. He took off towards West City headed to the CC main branch, ready to explain to Bulma why there were bunch of children in her infirmary, with a coffee haired mate in his protective arms.

ORANGE STAR HIGH

It was three minutes into Gohan's and Videl's last class when they had finally escaped CC. Bulma had been outraged at the unconscious children's story; she had insisted on calling up every Z Fighter for an emergency meeting to discuss the Crane Masters actions. Once they decided exactly what Gohan had decided to do, in the first place [Which was to hunt down the bastard and eradicate his sick and twisted soul from his decrepit body for the last bloody time] they had bombarded him with many embarrassing questions, which would have only made it harder for Gohan to explain latter tonight if Videl hadn't been looking over the kids in the infirmary wing. Sometimes he swore that his family drove him crazy on purpose. Overall, it took longer for them to leave than it took The Z Fighters to decide what to do about the kids.

They had snuck into the school only to find that their class last class -gym- had already started and they would need to get a pass from the main office. This took even longer than expected, not because Gohan technically wasn't allowed of school grounds like Videl, no the office always has Satan Central News on so they could stay alert for any potential dangers. It was because Gohan had to deal with a multitude of new questions about him and the kids. Finally, they were allowed to go to gym with twenty minutes to spare. However, it only got harder from there. They had arrived to a scene so chaotic that they wished that they had never come back to school that day. The class was playing dodge ball, or some sick and twisted mutant form of it. Something must have happened when they were gone because girls were chasing after Mitosuke, guys were surrounding Renlon who stood protectively in front of a group of nerds dodge balls littered the floor around him, and Natasha was standing over a pile of jocks who looked as if they had got their asses thoroughly handed to them by the pixie sized noble. Furthermore, both Erasa and Sharpener were running back and forth trying their damndest to calm everyone down. Gohan and Videl sigh and nod to each other, knowing what they would have to do.

"EVERYONE CALM THE FUCK DOWN!" Gohan ordered, getting the attention of the entire population held within the gym, including the teacher who had been napping in the corner.

Erasa and sharpener both sighed in relief and collapsed against each other to regain lost breath, but not for long.

"You! Report!" Gohan ordered the exhausted Agents, forcing them to jump to attention out of habit.

"We were following orders sir, all was well until last period when the class was given a free period. Things deteriorated from there sir, the class broke up into four main groups a majority of the females started to display fangirlish tendencies towards Mito, Natasha started to prove every male that approached her that she was more than their equal in power, and Renlon was holding an information exchanging session and was interrupted by the rest of the males who I do believe wished to assert their dominance over him, he proceeded to prove them wrong sir." They said in perfect union.

"And please tell me why these instances were not stopped within moments if instigating?" Gohan inquired raising his eyebrow for the umpteenth time that day.

"There was a substitute in the last class and this one," Cue: Thumb pointed over shoulder at idiot gym teacher, "Decided that he wanted to take a nap, but not without supplying ammunition for the teens sir."

The look in Gohan's eyes was murderous, "Thank you Agents Rubber and Pencil." He turned to the gym teacher. "I will be having words with the principal on this; I suggest you start to pack your personal items." Turning to the rabid fangirls, "You will cease and desist with your illogical actions, or I will bring up charges for assaulting a member of a diplomatic party, as well as withdrawing Mitosuke from the school system, you will never see him again, so keep each other in check." Turning towards Natasha and the slowly awakening jocks, "You will leave Lady Nivalis alone from now on, she is stronger than you, accept it and treat her with the upmost respect." Lastly addressing the group of numbskulls surrounding Renlon, "You will also cease and desist in your actions of bullying; I do not and will not tolerate it. If I find out that you have disobeyed the direct order of a member of the royal family, I will bring up charges of harassment of both citizens and a member of a diplomatic mission against you, for every past, current, or future action. Got it?" Gohan was furious, this just wasn't his day, and he had dealt with more shit that day than he had in a long time. Thus with all the rage running through his system he barely waited for the nodes of acceptance before he left for his favorite training spot The Eternal Dessert. He just hoped that he would be calm enough to tell Videl everything that night. They had agreed on a temporary truce while she figured out what she wanted to do. But that didn't mean that he couldn't influence her decision.

SATAN MANSION

It was a dark night; clouds hid the almost full moon and blanket of stars that promised a night full of magic and wonder. The winds held the scent of rain and new beginnings, the forests seemed to sing of life and joy to all who would listen. The oceans and desserts seemed to stir with anticipation. The world itself was happy as it waited, curious on which road would be taken that night.

Gohan was nervous as he sped off to Videl's house, wanting all of this to be over with; it was really getting on his nerves. ' Calm down Kazuma everything will be great, the room is prepared so you can spend as much time as need be in there, you can train her if she wants, get her as ahead of the studies, or whatever else she might need.' Finally being able to calm down for the first time that day Gohan smiled at the thoughts of him and Videl being happy together with nothing in between them. 'Sheesh when did I become such a damn pansy. Fucking shit, she has way too much fucking control over me and the Bond isn't even half-war forged. Fuck I'm screwed.'

He saw her house right ahead of him and all thoughts of flowery men, being screwed for life, and having a mate that was essentially just like his mom temperament wise flew from his head. As he banked to the left and flew around towards the back of the mansion that his mate called home, he noticed Hercule down stairs in his home theater going over the tapes of his "Glory Days". Gohan shook his head at the man's stupidity when he started to cheer for himself.

Videl's balcony was so large that it encompassed over a fourth of the back of the mansion, it was littered with different plants, animals and lawn furniture. He landed in front of the double wide French doors; the curtains billowing out of them into the night, Gohan shook his head at the blatant security risk. That is until he noticed something white and black climb off the large bed that contained his mate, at first he thought it was large stuffed animal, she was certainly snuggling it like one. However once it moved and started to approach him, he reassess it as a Siberian tiger who at the moment looked quite intent on eating him for daring to approach its mistress' chambers.

It growled malignantly at him, slowly stalking towards him, ready to pounce at the slightest twitch from him. However, Gohan just chuckled at this, completely unafraid for himself because after all he was impervious as a Sayian. Nevertheless, he supposed he ought to do something to stop the tiger before it hurt itself on him, he didn't think Videl would be happy with a hurt tiger.

"You think yourself superior human? Well we'll see who is alpha when I feast upon your flesh and gnaw on your bones for daring an attempt to enter My Mistress' chambers." The tiger growled again, drawling ever closer to its' pray.

"Worry not little tiger, I wish no harm upon your Mistress. She is my greatest treasure and Mate. I will protect both her and any future cubs we might have." Gohan replied trying to settle the tiger down, but he only managed to astound it. Gohan thanks to his Demon blood had always been able to understand and converse with animals, a trait that hadn't changed when he had become a full-blooded Sayian. In fact, it seemed that all his Demonic Traits had in fact grown stronger than even that of his grandfather who was a full-blooded Demon.

"Who are you? You are no Human." The tiger grew even more wary of the odd creature in front of it.

"I am the next King of the Ox Kingdom." Gohan replied simplistically.

"Your Majesty! Forgive my impertinence Sire." The tiger bowed as best it could to the Royal Damon. A little known fact about the Ox Kingdom is that it is a double sovereignty, which means that it ruled more than just Humans. It was the ruling Kingdom of the Demons as well. The human public did not know of the royal family's long history of ruling. For the Mao family had ruled over the demon half of their kingdom for eons before expanding their control and land to incorporate humans as well. And due to their long lives as demons, most of the rulers had to pose as their own children in order to continue their rule without question. It was almost a tradition at that point to do so, that is why a leader is given three different names just in case they had to pose as a grandchild of theirs as well, his grandfather had been one of those, and was more than ready to pass the throne onto Gohan. Mao Gyuu was currently not speaking to his daughter, because she punished Gohan for doing as he was supposed to do as the Heir. In fact, Gyuu was going to announce his retirement and Gohan's coronation the day that Gohan was first sent to Orange Star, needless to say Gohan had only stayed for the first month with his family for the sake of Goku. He had even moved in with his Grandpa just that night under the pretense of preparing himself for his impending coronation at the end of the school year, before going to see Videl, but everyone knew that Gohan had yet to talk to Chichi and spent most of his time outside of school away from her, and with his Grandpa. Who was the one that figured out the loophole, and gave Gohan permission to do as he pleased, which included skipping as much school as he wished after the aliens had settled in.

"You meant no impoliteness to me, And I thank you for serving my future Queen so faithfully." Gohan replied to the abashed tiger.

"Thank you Sire. How might I be of service to you this evening?" The now docile tiger sat on its hunkerbones willing to serve.

"I need to take my Mate to a secure location and explain her importance to me. Could you guard this room and stop anyone from entering this room until she returns?" Gohan asked.

"As long as she remains safe, I will do so happily Milord. But remember if one hair on her precious head is hurt, I will render the perpetrator not but a pile of shredded mulch, I view her as my own cub, Sire."

"Of course I will join you in the pleasurable activity Madam Tiger." Gohan said, sharing a vicious fanged smile with the feline before him.

Gohan approached Videl's prone figure as madam tiger went to guard the door. His sharp intake of air was audible, when he saw Videl in full detail abed. She had obviously taken a shower before falling asleep curled up to the now absent tiger. Her mid length coffee colored hair was strewn about her face like a halo. Her body was clad in a simple tank top that had ridden up to show a flat mid-drift, and she wore shorts that were so short and conforming that if he hadn't seen a strap of her panties clinging to one exposed hip he would have sworn that they themselves were her undercloths. Her face was the picture of angelic innocence, it almost made Gohan feel like a dirty old man for loving her. Key word almost.

Gently Gohan leaned down and gathered a bed cloth around his mate, taking both into his arms, he nodded his thanks to the tiger faithfully standing guard, and strolled out to the balcony of the precious cargo that was snuggling itself deeper into his disguised chest. And with one final look, he leapt off into the night, above the layer of low hanging clouds, and into the vast blanket of stars and waxing gibbous moon towards the Guardian of Earth's Look Out. Ready to explain everything to the woman in his arms, starting with who he was.

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AN: So what do you think? Is 17 pages of text a good enough apology for taking so long? I know that they seem really out of character, especially how Videl acts around Gohan, but in the first part she is kinda in shock, so that's understandable. And I see her as a very private person so she wouldn't let anything she was really feeling towards Gohan in front of others, especially the media. But I promise you will get the full Videl rage/hurt/confusion/acceptance next chapter. And the gang members turning into kids through me through a loop too, at first I was gunna have the leader agree with Gohan about forcing Hercule to change his ways by capturing Videl and Gohan saying something like "bad choice of methods matie." And the beat the living crap outta him, with Videl just barley stopping Gohan from killing him. But when I was writing the 'explaining it as if to a small child' bit the idea struck me like effin lightnin', and as someone who has been mildly electrocuted I know what It's like. I'll tell you if you like but you will have to request it.