What If: Flying Lessons, Jeffrey Graham [best short books to read .txt] 📗

doesn't she? It couldn't be her could it?' he thought a little worried.

"Who could that be Big Brother?" Goten asked looking up at Gohan.

Gohan looked down at Goten "Only one way to find out Goten."

Goten nodded and then went up to the front door and slowly opened it. He only opened it a crack so that he could peep through the crack with one eye to see who it was without himself being seen.

Gohan leaned in a bit to see if he could get a quick peek of who it could be too when all of a sudden the door was flung open quickly by Goten and slammed into Gohan's face knocking him on the floor.

"VIDEL!!!" Goten yelled smiling up at Videl.

Videl gave a big smile back to the chibi. "Hi Goten!" she said. She then looked over to see Gohan on the floor holding his face in pain. Videl gave out a small chuckle. "You ok there Gohan?" she asked

Gohan quickly got over the pain when he saw who was standing in the doorway. "Videl..?" he managed to get out.

This made Videl laugh. "Were you expecting someone else? How can you get visitors often when you live all the way out here?"

Gohan ignored her joke and was quick with his next question. "But aren't you supposed to be at school?"

"Oh, I took the rest of school time off to train for the tournament. The teachers don't care seeing as I have saved the city so many times." She said giving a prideful smile.

"Well isn't that nice" Gohan said putting his hand behind his head and giving a small chuckle. 'Looks like I'll have to deal with this sooner than I thought' Gohan thought.

"Ok, let's go Big Brother!" Goten said coming over to Gohan and starting to drag him through the door himself.

"Ok ok Goten" Gohan said pulling his arm away from his younger brother and rising to his feet. Gohan then looked at Videl, smiled, and putting his hands on his hips, said "So, you want to give flying another try?"

"Oh Videl! I've gotten really good! Watch!" Goten said running out the door and jumping up into the air.

Videl watched as he did loops and curves in the air. She then turned to Gohan and asked "so will I be able to fly like that?"

"Well, it really depends on the person I guess, but ya, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to fly like that after some practice." He answered.

Videl's eyes lit up as she imagined herself doing cartwheels and summersaults in the air. "Well then let's get started!" she said

Gohan laughed. "Ok then, let's go!" Gohan walked over to Videl and gingerly picked her up to fly to the usual training spot. 'I've already carried her a couple times, why am I still so nervous about it?' he thought. He soon tried to shake the thought as he rose into the air and yelled after Goten to follow them.

Videl held on to Gohan's neck the whole way and in her mind she was thinking of the plan Ereza had told her about and how she was going to go through with it. Unfortunately, it seemed like she made no clear decision as Gohan was already lowering himself to the ground and setting her down.

Goten landed soon after. Gohan looked over at him "Goten, I'm gonna work with Videl so…" he started

"Ya I know, go play somewhere else right?" Goten finished the sentence for him.

"Ya…sorry Goten, I'll make it up to you." Gohan said winking at Goten.

"OK!" he said "But I'm gonna hold you to that promise!" he finished while turning around and running after a frog that caught his eye.

Gohan turned back to Videl who was looking at Goten. She looked back at Gohan and said "I'm sorry that i'm taking time from you and Goten." With a frown on her face.

Gohan rubbed the back of his head. "It's ok; I spent the whole time with him while you were at school." Gohan started "And thereafter." He finished. Then with a quizzical look, he asked "I thought you would come by after school yesterday. Where were you?"

'Oh that's right, I was talking to Ereza for a long time that I forgot to let Gohan know that I couldn't make it…but I can't let him know that was the reason.' She thought. "I had some stuff to get done with after school and homework to do seeing as I wouldn't be at school for a while since I was training." She said.

'I guess that makes sense seeing as she will be taking a long absence from school' Gohan thought. Gohan then let out a big smile "Ah I see, so I'll have a lot to make up wont I?" he laughed

Videl let out a sigh after seeing her fib worked. "Nah, you'll be fine since you have a high A in every class" she laughed.

Gohan laughed too. "Are you calling me a nerd Miss Videl?" Gohan said jokingly.

"Maybe" Videl said playing along.

They each shared a nice laugh. Then Gohan decided it was time to get down to business. "So are you ready Videl?" he asked

"Ya" she said as she got into her 'serious' mode.

"Then let's begin from where we left off." He said.

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"OUTA MY WAY!!!" came a loud voice barging down the airport terminal. "WHERE DOES THIS KID LIVE!?" the voice asked the boy who was leading the way.

"I looked it up in the school directory. He lives out at Mt. Paozu." Sharpner said.

"THEN LET'S GO BEFORE WE ARE TOO LATE!" Mr. Satan said as he pushed people out of the way.

"Yes Sir" Sharpner said with an evil grin. 'Videl, you will be mine.' He thought.

What If: Flying Lessons Chapter 8

"NOW FLOOR IT!" shouted Mr. Satan.

"Uhh… to where?..." asked the frightened cab driver.

"To Mount Paouz" Sharpner chimed in.

"AND IF YOU DON'T GET ME THERE WITHIN 10 MINUTES, YOU'LL BE SORRY!" shouted the champ once again.

"But sir…" he started

"NO BUTS! NOW GO!"

And with that, they were on their way as fast as the cab could go.

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'I'm getting nowhere' Videl thought to herself as she let out a groan. She had thought to herself that maybe she could learn to fly better without having to resort to her plan, but it looked like it was no use. All she could think of was Ereza's plan and how Gohan would react to it. She knew that because of this, she wouldn't be able to concentrate on her flying, which is why even after an hour of trying, she had made no progress since her last visit.

Now Gohan had been watching his student intently and saw that even though it looked like she was trying very hard, Videl, to his dismay, was getting no results. Now Gohan knew the problem was because her mind wasn't focused on flying, but on what is what Gohan was still unsure of. Even though his mother explained to him that it was actually Gohan himself that Videl was thinking of, Gohan still had his doubts on the situation.

'Maybe she's mad with her father about something.' he thought as a possibility. 'I mean she's practically a celebrity! How could she like a nerdy guy like me who she has only met like two weeks ago? I mean, she's only using me so she can learn how to fly…isn't she?..'

But Gohan's mother's words kept repeating in his mind. The reason for this being was because Gohan couldn't deny that he hoped his mother's words were true, that Videl did like him, because the truth is…Gohan had grown to like Videl.

'There's just something about her' Gohan thought. 'Her stubbornness is cute, her determination is great, and her looks…' Gohan slightly blushed 'Well, ya she looks good' he thought trying to quickly rid his blush before Videl noticed.

Videl then stopped levitating and fell to the ground with a loud thump snapping Gohan out of his dilemma.

"Umm...Videl?.. are you ok?" Gohan asked looking down at her.

Gohan didn't get an answer.

"Videl?" Gohan said as he knelt down in front of her.

Videl was looking down at the ground, but Gohan could see that tears had started to form in her eyes. Gohan couldn't bear to see Videl upset, so very slowly and gingerly he put his left hand on her shoulder and with his right hand, gently lifted her chin so that she would look up at him.

Videl was still trying to hold back her tears when Gohan unexpectantlely lifted her head up. Looking at him, she got lost in his eyes like she always did. What was it about his eyes that put her in a trance every time she looked at them?

Gohan gave her a small smile even though he still had a look of concern in his eyes. "Please don't cry Videl" he whispered to her while he wiped away some of her tears.

The two were now so close that Videl could feel Gohan's breath brush her lips and the touch of his hand on her face made her shiver. She felt like she was losing it and decided that she couldn't wait any longer. She needed to know how Gohan felt here and now. 'Screw the plan' she quickly decided as instinct kicked in and she crashed her lips upon Gohan's

Gohan was shocked. He hadn't expected this at all, especially not from Videl! 'Oh my God! Videl's kissing me!' Gohan thought with a few seconds passing. 'What do I do? What do I do!?' he thought. 'Kiss her back you idiot!' came a voice in his mind. 'Oh ya…" Gohan thought. But just as Gohan was regaining his composure to return Videl's kiss, she pulled away looking to the right and said "Dad!?"

Gohan had been so caught up in what was happening that he didn't even realize that Videl's father, Mr. Satan, had arrived screaming his head off with a smiling Sharpner behind him.

"VIDEL! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING KISSING A BOY!?" Mr. Satan yelled.

"Dad I…" Videl said as she began to try and defend herself, but then she looked at Gohan who looked back at her. Videl then dropped her head. 'He must not like me that way' She thought 'He didn't do anything when I kissed him. What more proof do I need?'

"COME HERE THIS INSANT LITTLE LADY! WE ARE LEAVING!" Mr. Satan yelled once again.

"I'm sorry Gohan" she whispered to Gohan as she finally stood up. Gohan could see the tears start to return to her eyes once more but starting to come at full force this time. "G-Goodbye Gohan" she said turning away to walk away towards her still screaming father. Gohan stood up. "V-Videl…" Gohan whispered but not loud enough for her to hear.

"HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU VIDEL! NO BOYS UNLESS THEY'RE STRONGER THAN ME!"

"I-I'm sorry dad" was all she said as she got in the car with her dad and Sharpner who was making a taunting face at Gohan for what he had accomplished.

Gohan just looked on as he watched the car drive off. 'What have I done' he thought.

"Gohan! Gohan!" came Goten's voice "What's going on! I heard someone yelling…hey, where's Videl?" Goten asked.

"She…She had to