LOVES TRIALS 4
At the end of the day, Gohan was trying to open his locker using the combination that was given to him along with his class schedule. He groaned in frustration and resisted the urge to slam his fist into the flimsy metal door after his fourth try-and-fail attempt at opening his locker.
"Stupid locker, stupid lock, stupid combination," Gohan muttered to himself as he continued to struggle.
"Having problems?" a female voice asked him. Gohan looked to his left to see Videl standing there.
"Yes, I am," Gohan said, "My locker won't open and I've just about given up. I think I'm going to use the not-so-gentle approach to this." Videl's brow knit together in confusion.
"What do you mean?" she asked. Gohan smiled mischievously as he gave the locker handle a slight tug. The lock broke and the door opened.
"That," Gohan simply. Videl leaned in to inspect what Gohan had done.
"You know," she drawled, "You will have to pay for that broken lock." Gohan shrugged.
"But that means that they'll replace it with a new one that actually works. So, in some ways, my violent action was beneficial."
"Yeah, I guess it was," Videl said with a laugh. She leaned against a locker and crossed her arms over her chest.
"So, how was your first day at Orange Star High School? With the exception of your locker, I mean." Gohan raised an eyebrow in speculation.
"Well, it went by pretty well. Though PE was a little nerve-wracking," said Gohan thoughtfully. Videl's eyes brightened as she remembered something to tell Gohan.
"Hey, speaking of PE, congratulations on your homerun." Gohan blushed.
"You mean you saw it too?" he asked, scratching his head.
"Yeah, of course I saw it. I was sitting in the bleachers when it happened. And I must say you have one hell of an arm there Gohan. You could be the next Yamcha." Gohan moaned and closed his locker, leaning his forehead up against it.
"Could we please not talk about Yamcha?" Gohan pleaded.
"Why? What's wrong with Yamcha?" Videl asked, confusion written all over her face.
"I already got harassed about Yamcha earlier for knowing him and not knowing that he played professional baseball."
"What?" Videl squawked, "You know Yamcha, but you didn't know that he played baseball professionally?" Gohan shook his head.
"No, I didn't. For as long as I've known Yamcha, I've known and respected him for his martial arts abilities. I knew he was interested in baseball, but he hasn't told me that he plays professionally and I've never asked."
"Well, that's a little understandable," Videl said, "It's pretty cool that you're friends with a famous celebrity."
"Yeah, well you're the daughter of a famous celebrity," Gohan shot back. Videl gave a little half-smile and shrugged off Gohan's comment.
"Yeah, so I am, what's it to you?" Videl asked, her tone becoming threatening.
"N-nothing," Gohan said hurriedly. Videl chuckled.
"I was just kidding Gohan," Videl said as Gohan threw his bag over his shoulder. The two of them began walking down the hallway towards the entrance to the school.
"So," Videl said, changing the subject, "Where do you live?"
"Oh, the 439 Mountain Area," Gohan said nonchalantly.
"What?" Videl asked, disbelief written all over her face. Seeing this look, Gohan rushed to explain, even if his explanation was a lie.
"But I have a small house outside of Satan City," Gohan finished, lying through his teeth. Videl sighed with relief.
"Phew! For a moment there, I thought you commuted all the way to school everyday. You'd never sleep if you did. The 439 Mountain Area is at least a 5-hour drive away, if not farther," Videl said as the two walked through the school's entrance. Videl immediately spotted her yellow jet and said, "Well, I'll see you tomorrow Gohan."
"Sure, bye Videl!" Videl ran off, waving at Gohan from over her shoulder. Gohan waved back, a huge smile on his face. He watched as Videl climbed into her jet, started it up and took off. < I wonder why she flies that thing? Hmm, her dad must have gotten it for her instead of a car, > Gohan thought as she flew away.
Making sure that no one was around, Gohan walked over to the edge of the building and rounded the corner, where he immediately jumped up into the air, flying 4 stories into the air to land on top of the roof. Gohan made sure that his bag was firmly connected and settled properly over his chest before launching himself into the air, a faint ki trail following behind him as he flew home.
***
"So Gohan, how was school today?" Chi-Chi asked that night at dinner. Gohan pulled himself away from his food and answered his mother.
"Oh, it was great. I had a lot of fun," Gohan replied with a smile. Chi-Chi smiled as well.
"That's nice. Did you make any friends?" she asked. Gohan nodded.
"Yeah, I did. I made friends with this guy named Sharpener. He was a little arrogant when I first met him, but he turned out to be pretty cool. Oh, and then there's this girl I met. She's pretty cool too. Her name is Videl and she's really nice and really smart. She's in almost all of my classes and she helped me around today. I really like her; she's nice." Goten's eyes filled with a mischievous glint.
"Ooh, Gohan's got a girlfriend, Gohan's got a girlfriend," Goten taunted. Gohan blushed furiously and ground his knuckles into his little brother's head.
"Shut up, Goten," Gohan said, trying to intimidate Goten, but the younger child was giggling. Chi-Chi looked at Gohan carefully, noting the flushed cheeks.
< Oh, he likes this girl, alright. I can't wait to meet her already, > Chi-Chi thought with a sly grin, which went by unnoticed by either Gohan or Goten.
"Gohan, you didn't do anything today that would make you stick out too much, did you?" Chi-Chi asked, one eyebrow raised. Gohan gulped nervously.
"I did, but they were all by accident." Chi-Chi glared slightly.
"Explain," she commanded.
"Well, first, my PE teacher made me walk out wearing the PE uniform, which totally made me stick out physically. And then, we played baseball, which is where everything went wrong. First, I accidentally threw the ball too hard and it went through the fence and a wall. And then, when it was my turn at bat, I hit the ball too hard and it went flying..."
"And I caught it!" Goten said triumphantly. Gohan smiled.
"So, you did get it!" Gohan exclaimed.
"Yup! Thanks Gohan!" Gohan smiled at his younger sibling.
"No problem," Gohan said before continuing where he left off. "But, my classmates didn't think much of it. Actually, they compared me to Yamcha."
"Yamcha? Why Yamcha?" Chi-Chi asked.
"Well, it turns out that Yamcha is this famous baseball player. Did you know that mom?"
"No," Chi-Chi said with a shake of her head, "I didn't know that. He's never mentioned it. I'll have to ask him about that."
"Yeah, everyone was amazed when I said I knew him. It was almost like I knew God or something," Gohan said before shoveling food into his mouth; he had had a long day and he was hungry. Chi-Chi smiled contently.
"Well, I'm glad you had a good day at school and that you made friends. The most important thing is that you're happy with your school." Gohan only nodded as he vigorously continued to eat his food.