What If: Flying Lessons by Jeffrey Graham (story reading .TXT) 📕

left speechless as Videl calmed down and returned to her previous state of resting her head on her head. Ereza couldn't help but smile at what had just happened.

Finally after all that had happened, the second bell rang and the class began and thankfully for Videl, there was no more discussion about Gohan…that is until lunch.

The trio was sitting down at their usual spot but with Gohan absent of course.

"By the way Videl, do you know where Gohan is today?" Ereza asked as they began eating. "I haven't seen him all day today or last Friday. It's not like him to skip."

"Ya, a nerd never skips school." Sharpner added with a smirk.

Videl shot a death glare at Sharpner for what he had just said. Sharpner saw it and with fear spread over his face, backed down and quietly tool a bite from his sandwich.

Now Videl had made a promise not to reveal anything about Gohan, so she couldn't say that he was training. So she simply lied and just said "I don't know."

Ereza then gave Videl a curious look. "But Videl, I thought you said that you were with…" Ereza started

"Shhhh!!!" Videl went to Ereza

Ereza realized what she almost said and hushed up but leaned in to whisper to Videl "You gotta tell me what's up Videl. I know your not telling me the truth."

Videl turned to Ereza to say something but Ereza gave her a look saying she knew Videl too well. Videl just slightly blushed and nodded.

Now Sharpner had noticed all of this but thanks to Videl's previous death glare, he didn't bother saying anything but thought to himself, 'I gotta get to the bottom of this…'

The day continued to drag on. People kept asking her about her new hair cut and she had to keep giving them the same answer she gave the two blonds. But every time she told someone that she cut her hair for fighting, she couldn't help but blush a little knowing to herself that Gohan suggested to her thinking she would look good. And thankfully to Videl's surprise, the two blonds had stopped pestering her about Gohan. Videl smirked 'Sharpner probably gave up because he is scared.' She thought, but then a nervous look came to her face 'But Ereza isn't saying anything because I will talk to her later…but what am I going to say? I guess it's obvious I cant lie to her…she knows me too well. I mean…I guess I can tell her what's going on; she has been my best friend for a long time now. And maybe she could help me…' she thought.

Finally the end of the school day came. Videl was putting her books away in her locker when sure enough, Ereza came half jogging towards Videl with an excited look on her face. "So…? Tell me what's going on!" she said very anxious to find out what was going on with her best friend and whether or not Videl had her first real crush.

"Shh…not here" Videl said looking around the hallway. "Let's talk on the roof, no one will be there."

"Ok!" Ereza said and then grabbed Videl and dragged her towards the stairs as fast as she could.

They reached their destination and once the two had regained their breath from running up so many stairs, Ereza asked again "So…?"

Videl let out a heavy sigh. "What do you want to know?" she asked

Ereza laughed "You know that already silly" she said "So now tell me! What's going on with you and Gohan?"

Videl turned and looked out over the city which she protected and finally said slowly, "Im not…sure…"

Ereza then got serious knowing that Videl was finally opening up to her and telling the truth. "What do you mean you're not sure? Do you like him or not?" she asked.

Videl then finally working up all her courage, gave in. "Well…I think I do Ereza…" Videl finally said blushing. "I mean, he's different than other guys. He doesn't try to get with me just because of my father's money or popularity. Gohan is kind, sweet, and wouldn't hurt a fly…"

"Not to mention he's a hottie" Ereza added smiling

Videl blushed and just nodded her head.

"Well…?" Ereza began

"Well what?" Videl asked

"Why don't you just tell him?" Ereza asked

Videl frowned. "Well…I think there is a problem…" she said

Ereza gave Videl a curious look. "A problem?" she asked.

"Ya," Videl continued, "I'm pretty sure he sees us just as friends…" Videl finished trainling off a bit.

"Oh…" Ereza said glancing down at her feet. "Do you know for sure?" She asked looking back up at Videl.

Videl looked out over the city again. "We… we were eating lunch at his house when his mom said something along the lines of us being a couple." She started. Videl then looked at Ereza with a sad look on her face. "But the thing is, she does that all the time and every time she does, Gohan tries to convince her that it's not like that…that we're just friends…" she finished.

"I see…" Ereza said.

Videl's face then brightened up a bit. "But then, there are times when he looks at me like he does care…" Videl said closing her eyes remembering when Gohan accidentally flew past their training spot saying that he was distracted by Videl's new haircut. Videl then opened her eys and looked at Ereza "And I didn't tell anyone else this, but being able to fight better wasn't the only reason I cut my hair." She said blushing.

"It wasn't?" Ereza asked. "What was the other reason?" she asked smirking somewhat knowing what the answer would be.

"Well let's just say that Gohan told me that he thought I would look good with short hair." Videl said still blushing.

"So you also cut it hoping to impress Gohan?" Ereza asked with a sly grin

Videl blushed even more and just nodded.

"And has he seen you with your short hair?" she asked.

Videl just nodded again.

"And…?What did he think?" Ereza asked

"Well…I think he liked it…" Videl said again remembering distracting Gohan's flying. "But like I said…he keeps saying we are just friends…" she said trailing off a bit.

"Well…" Ereza began, "from what I can gather, it looks like you have only one option."

"Really?..." Videl asked looking at Ereza curiously. "What?"

"Make a move" she said bluntly

Chapter 7 of What If: Flying Lessons

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-The same night as Ereza and Videl's talk-

"Hello?"

"Ereza! It's Sharpner."

"Oh hey Sharpie! What's up?"

"Well I want to know what's up with Videl. I saw you two walking away somewhere." Sharpner said

"Oh that…." Ereza giggled over the phone. "Well I don't think Videl would want me to tell you that Sharpie."

"Oh c'mon Ereza!" Sharpner pleaded, "I promise I won't tell anyone!"

"I don't know sharpie" Ereza said in a teasing tone giggling to herself.

"Ereza!!" Sharpner practically yelled into the phone.

"Haha ok sharpie, I guess I can trust you." Ereza said finally giving in. "Well it turns out I was right Sharpie. Videl told me that she has a little crush on Gohan and..."

"What!?" Sharpner yelled.

"Be quiet and let me finish!" Ereza said. "Now Videl decided to ask me for help on how to handle the matter since I'm the expert at relationships." Ereza said in a prideful tone which made Sharpner role his eyes.

"So….what did you tell her?" Sharpner asked

"Well I told her what to do to see if Gohan likes her or not." Ereza said as if it were completely obvious.

'Uh-oh' Sharpner thought "And what did you tell her to do…?" he asked knowing Ereza's mind.

Ereza grinned to herself. "It's full-proof!"

"What is it!?" Sharpner yelled into the phone not liking the suspense Ereza was giving him.

"Ok, what I told Videl to do is…"

-A few minutes of explaining later-

"What!! Now way! Videl would never do that!" Sharpner yelled.

"Well I convinced Videl that it was the only way." Ereza said in a forceful tone not liking how Sharpner didn't like her awesome plan.

"No!" Sharpner yelled again.

"Now Sharpie, remember you said you wouldn't tell anyone right?.." Ereza asked but Sharpner had already hung up.

'Crap' she thought.

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"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!"

"It's true sir." came the voice of Sharpner.

"I WONT ALLOW IT! NO WAY IN HELL IS MY DAUGHTER GOING OUT WITH SOME WEAKLING!!!" Mr. Satan yelled into the phone. "I'LL BE HOME ASAP!"

A small grin formed on Sharpner's face. "I'll meet you at the airport."

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Videl woke up the next day with a better attitude than the previous day. She had decided to take off school the rest of the time until the tournament to train and of course, all of her teachers understood.

But that wasn't the only reason Videl felt better about today. Thanks to Ereza, Videl had a game plan on how to finally tell if Gohan had feelings for her and now it was time to try it out. Sure it wasn't something she normally would do, but Ereza was right, it seemed like she had no other choice. If she didn't do something, she would never get him out of her head.

Videl was up at the crack of dawn ready for more lessons on how to fly. She quickly showered, got dressed, and ran downstairs to get something to eat. Once that was taken care of she was out the door, into her jet copter, and on her way to Gohan's

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Gohan woke up thanks to Goten jumping on his stomach once again.

"Let's go Gohan! I wanna start our training!" came the chibi's voice.

Gohan let out a huge yawn. "Wow Goten, I can never slow down with you around can I?" Gohan said chuckling a bit.

"Nope!" Goten said giving him a big smile.

"Ok, I'm up. Go have some breakfast and ill meet you in the kitchen in a little bit." Gohan said while getting out of bed.

"Ok!" Goten said as he ran off towards the kitchen. Instead of taking a full shower, Gohan just quickly washed his hair knowing he would be very sweaty in a little bit anyway. He then got dressed in his usual blue gi and then proceeded towards the kitchen where he found Goten already scarfing down hi breakfast.

Gohan laughed "You can't even wait for me?" he asked Goten.

"Sorry" Goten said in between bites. Gohan just let it pass and got some breakfast of his own.

While Gohan was eating, he thought about what his mother had told him about his situation with Videl. 'Let's see, mother told me to just be myself because Videl already likes me… still how can I be sure?' he pondered while scarfing down his 5th bowl. 'Well I guess I'll just worry about it later seeing how she is still at school.' He concluded

The two brothers had finally finished their breakfast. "Ok, ready Goten?" Gohan asked smiling at his little brother.

"Ya!" Goten yelled jumping out of his chair. He started running towards the door when he heard a knock.

Both Gohan and Goten looked at the door curiously but it was Gohan who reacted first thinking of who it could be. 'No way, she has school