Hey everyone. Sorry for the delay. Thanks so much for the reviews. They're very much appreciated. You all know that I don't own DBZ.
Last time...
Gohan smiled gently at her, wiping away the fresh tears before leaning in and giving her a gentle, chaste kiss. Looking her straight in the eyes he vowed, "I promise I won't leave you for Sharpner. He's not my type anyway."
A watery smile grew on Videl's face as she realized how ridiculous she sounded. Erasa was right. Love makes you do some stupid things.
"Are we ok?" Gohan asked hesitantly.
Videl leaned in and gave him a passionate kiss. "Definitely," she responded when they pulled away minutes later.
Only Sharpner...
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Sharpner gave a small snore and stirred as he felt his girlfriend burrow deeper into his muscled chest. He smiled against her blonde hair and wrapped his arms tighter around her waist. It seemed like all was right in the world. The love of his life was lying in his arms, his single bed more than big enough for the two of them given their proximity. Giving a wide yawn he settled down, ready to get a few more hours of sleep.
The peace didn't last long as he suddenly found himself on the floor, the blonde girl ripped from his arms. The now short-haired blond's eyes flew open as he looked around him in alarm and just a hint of anger. Whoever did this had better have a damn good reason. A glower crossed his face as he saw Gohan above him, already dressed in his gi, a bright smile on his face.
"What the hell dude?" Sharpner said in a harsh whisper, not wanting to wake the still sleeping Erasa. He took a glance at the clock and his scowl became even deeper when he realized what time it was. It was barely 4:30 a.m. It should be illegal for anyone to have to get up this early!
"Rise and shine, Blondie!" Gohan grinned, getting some sick pleasure out of torturing the blonde. "I've already let you sleep in an extra hour. We've got training to do!"
Sharpner just glared at him and gave him the finger.
"Come on we have to beat the sun! You have five minutes to meet me in the front courtyard. Videl's already there waiting for us," Gohan instructed and left the room.
The disgruntled blonde stared at the closing door, cursing the Son boy in all the ways his groggy mind could muster. Sighing, he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and stumbled to his feet in search of a training outfit. Why did he even sign up for this?
Five minutes later, as promised, the blonde went out to the courtyard where he met Videl and Gohan stretching. It didn't take long for the other male to notice him.
"Took you long enough," Gohan chirped, way too happy for this god-forsaken hour. "How about you get in some stretches? We have a hard day ahead of us."
Sharpner grimaced and obeyed, taking some satisfaction in noting Videl's sleepy expression. It seemed that he wasn't the only one who objected to this injustice.
About ten minutes later, everyone was done stretching and the two students looked to their sensei for instruction.
"Well today we're going to work on getting Sharpner to use his ki. Videl, why don't you go and work on your floating?" Gohan suggested.
Videl nodded her affirmation while Sharpner gave a sheepish smile. "Actually, Gohan. There was something I wasn't telling you earlier," he offered.
Both dark-haired teenagers looked at him in interest, their expressions all the permission Sharpner needed to continue his statement.
"I think I've already used it before," Sharpner said, to the shock of both Videl and Gohan.
Gohan was impressed and slightly relieved that he mightn't have to conduct two different classes. Videl on the other hand was absolutely furious. How was it that it took her so long to be able to master her ki yet Sharpner did it with absolutely no instruction? How was he so much stronger than her? She knew now that her father was not the strongest in the world but she earned her reputation as the strongest in the Junior World Martial Arts Tournament without her father's help. It hurt to know that Sharpner, who always had to look up to her, was now surpassing her. But she knew she would show him. She would train her butt off and prove that she, Videl Satan, was stronger.
'Here we go again with being a brat,' a voice sounded inside Videl's head.
'I'm not a brat!' Videl thought back, giving a menacing scowl.
'Of course you are! Your friend is finally doing well and all you can think about is bringing him back under your boot! Why can't you be happy for him? Why do you have to make everything a competition?' the voice argued.
'It's not fair!' Videl shot back.
'How so? Because daddy's little girl isn't getting what she wanted? What kind of friend are you?' the voice retorted before it left Videl with a lot of questions on her mind. The voice was right. At the moment she was in no competition with Sharpner. Yet it seemed that she had the innate need to prove herself to the world and to herself. Gohan already thought she was strong. But was that enough for her?
"That's great, Sharpner," Gohan said. "But how exactly have you been using it?"
"Well," Sharpner began. "I haven't been using it per se. It's just that once or twice in the last couple weeks after I trained a light beam would come out of my hands and destroy the punching bag. It's just something that happens randomly. I never mentioned it because Hercule always said it was a trick. I just didn't know what to do so I kept it to myself."
Gohan grinned. "Well, I think it's because when I train you, I force you to channel your ki to enhance your punches. I guess your body figured out how to turn your ki into a physical form. That's awesome though. I think being able to control it will come easier for you," he encouraged.
Sharpner grinned while Videl shot him the best smile she could manage before walking off to practice her floating. As the dark-haired girl left, Sharpner's grin fell. "Hey man, do you think she's ok with this?" Sharpner asked worriedly. "I mean, I don't mind doing it another time."
Gohan regarded Sharpner seriously. "It's ok. I did this on purpose. She needs to learn to play well with others. If she wants to develop as a martial artist she has to learn from her peers as well as her sensei. Plus a little competition would be good for both of you," he said.
Sharpner smirked. "But I'm guessing you didn't tell her any of that," he said.
Gohan smirked back. "Nope," he said saking his head. "Now let's get to it. She's still ahead of you."
With a firm nod, Sharpner stood erect in front of Gohan waiting for further instruction.
"Come with me," Gohan said as he lead the way into the forest. Sharpner followed him wordlessly practically shaking in excitement. He was about to learn to fly! How awesome was that? After about ten minutes of walking, they stopped in a small clearing. Sharpner copied Gohan as he sat on the grass facing the dark-haired boy.
"Now ki is quite simply your life energy. Everything has one; even plants. Like I said before you already tap into your ki subconsciously when you box so what we're going to do today is try to find it so you can bring it out at will. To fly, you simply need to push your ki under you. So really the hard part is finding it in the first place," Gohan said, producing a small ki ball as he spoke.
Sharpner looked at it in wonder. That was freaking amazing! "So how do I find my ki?" he asked.
Gohan smirked at him. "Meditation," he answered simply.
Sharpner regarded him dubiously. He had always been taught that meditation was for wimps. But then again, he was also taught that Hercule was the strongest person on the planet and that aliens didn't exist. Who knew it was that simple? Getting up, he assumed one of the strange poses he had seen in old martial arts movies. He was standing on one leg as the other pointed straight forward. His arms were bent upwards at the elbows while his middle fingers and thumbs crossed each other. "Ohmmmmm…..Ohmmmmmm….Ohm- huh?" he hummed but was interrupted by Gohan who gave him a tap on the shoulder trying desperately not to laugh. This action not only interrupted his 'meditation' session but also made him lose his balance as he fell flat on his face at Gohan's feet.
Sharpner's little slip up was all it took for Gohan to lose control as he began laughing hysterically. The blond boy sat up and glared at him clearly not amused. "Ha ha very funny," he said dryly as he waited for his friend to calm himself down.
"Sorry," Gohan guffawed. "It's just…haha…where did you learn that?"
Sharpner blushed and muttered under his breath, "Old movie." He internally slapped himself. He should have known those poses were useless. But they seemed so serious about them in the movies.
Gohan just rolled his eyes and chuckled. "You want to sit like this," Gohan said, showing him the proper seating position. "And you don't have to do that weird humming thing. Just close your eyes, tune out everything and focus on finding your energy. It might take a while but I know you can do it."
Sharpner blushed again before obeying Gohan's instructions. He closed his eyes then everything went blank.
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Three hours later…
Gohan had been traveling back and forth between his students making sure they got the instruction and the time they needed to accomplish their objectives for the day. Videl had gotten the hang of flying and could now travel short distances. Sharpner had yet to find his ki but from his estimates was pretty close. The Son boy now lay on the grass near Sharpner, idly tossing a ki ball in the air. For now, neither student needed his help so he was feeling rather bored. Soon, drowsiness overtook him and the dark-haired teenager was fast asleep.
Sharpner sat on the ground Indian style. He had no idea how long he was sitting in this position but right now he could care less. He could actually kind of see his ki! It was like a light green ball somewhere in his mind's eye. 'Come on now. Come to papa' he beckoned it. He was determined to access his ki by the day's end. To his surprise, the ball floated over to him and landed straight in his palms. His eyes snapped open as he felt warmth in his hands. There is was! The green ball was just sitting there looking it up at him. Well, it wasn't really 'looking' anywhere but it was there. A loud whoop escaped his lips as excitement overtook him.
Gohan shot up upon hearing a loud yell next to him. He looked around in alarm only to see Sharpner grinning from ear to ear as he cradled a light green ball of energy in his hands. Upon seeing Gohan, the blond boy got up and tackled his friend to the ground as the ball fizzled out. "I did it!" he said triumphantly as he got up off the stunned Gohan.
Gohan could only smile at his friend's antics. "Great job Blondie!" he complimented. "How do you feel?"
Sharpner's grin did not fail one bit. "I feel great!" he yelled, running around in circles like a little boy.
Seeing no sign of tiredness from the blond, Gohan got him to sit down before he gave him his next instruction. "So now, you're going to bring out your ki again but you have to push it under you," Gohan said.
Still giddy, Sharpner forced himself to calm down as he assumed his earlier position. In about twenty minutes he was able to bring his ki out through his hands and eventually was able to push it under him so he was floating about 6 feet off the ground. He looked down at Gohan in wonder. "Oh my Kami, I'm freaking doing it!" he yelled.
"Good job, Sharpie," Gohan encouraged, amazed at the speed with which Sharpner was learning this. He could tell Videl wasn't going to be too happy once she found out. "Now bring yourself down slowly. We don't want you to overexert yourself."
"Okay, mom," Sharpner pouted and brought himself down to a sitting position once more.
"I think we're good for today. Let's go get Videl and head home," Gohan suggested. However, he got no response from his friend. "Blondie?" he asked with a hint of worry. Upon still receiving no response, Gohan raced over to his friend and shook his unconscious body. "Sharpner!" he yelled at him, almost in a panic. He knew he was learning this too quickly. Was he taking from his core energy? Why did he let him continue?
Throwing his friend over his shoulder, Gohan took to the air racing for home when suddenly the blond let out a huge snore. Gohan froze in midair from both shock and relief. And to think he was actually worried about him. He shook his head and chuckled. Only Sharpner…
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