(The very next day)
It was just a regular morning up at Orange Star High school and, as expected of the institute at this time, the grounds were completely deserted. However, this didn't mean that the main building sitting in the center of the campus was empty, as there were currently hundreds of students gathered inside the structure. From the top floor to the ground floor, you could find dozens of young adults attending classes, sitting in rows upon rows of desks and listening attentively to their teachers… or were at the very least trying to. Since a lot of the teachers had the tendency to drone on, it really made first period feel like a bit of a drag.
But while the professors carried on with their duties to deliver sound education to their students, this gave one particular visitor to the establishment the perfect opportunity to proceed with completing his own work. Confined to an empty classroom on the ground floor, not too far from the administration area, Son Gohan was currently undergoing his high school entrance exam. Seated in a table at the front row, with a single teacher at the desk a few feet away from him, the spiky haired warrior dressed in a fitted black singlet, grey pants, and yellow Capsule Corp. boots and jacket, blew through the pages of his test one at a time.
Being sure to check the clock to make a mental record of his progress, the teenager proceeded with answering the questions with a smile on his face and a song in his heart. His humming filled the previously quiet room with a pleasant tune, drawing a strange gaze from the middle-aged man with the square glasses behind the table.
In all his years of working at this facility, the teacher had never seen a student so happy to be going through an exam; especially one that determined his entry into the school itself. But considering he was from the country, the man reasoned that this was merely a habit he'd developed in his years of studying and let his gentle singing in the background slide.
About half an hour into what was supposed to be a two hour exam, in which all Gohan had with him was a pencil, a sharpener, an eraser, and the papers in front of him, the demi-Saiyan then finished up by quickly double-checking his work and closing up the book. After collecting his gear, he then stood up, approached the time keeper, and set the documents down in front of him.
The teacher was notably surprised when the young man plopped the test right in front of him, "Done already, Mr. Son?"
"Yes, sir," the young Saiyan replied cheerily.
The official in the tweed jacket shook his head as he took up the document from where it'd been placed. "Surely you couldn't have completed all of the questions. It's only been twenty eight minutes." He then proceeded to flick through the pages.
"Really? Huh. I can normally get through something like that in a solid twenty. Must be having an off day today," Gohan chirped before shrugging. "Oh well. I've completed the exam. May I be excused, sir?" He then tilted his head towards the staff member as the arbitrator flipped open one of the text books alongside him and began comparing answers.
The question immediately caught the man's attention. "Y-Yes. Yes, of course," the teacher answered, straightening up in his seat and gently waving the boy towards the door. "You're done here, Mr. Son. Thank you for coming in today."
Gohan bowed politely and slowly made his way towards the door, "It's been a pleasure." With one last wave, he then slid open the sliding entrance and made his way down the corridor, leaving the high school teacher alone to skim over his test.
His footsteps echoing throughout the naturally well lit hallways of the school, the raven haired half-Saiyan followed the line of lockers and doors down to the administration area. Upon reaching it, a quick turn left and he was soon marching through the double-doors that were the entrance to the academy. As soon as he hit the steps, he quickly found himself confronted by the familiar face of his best friend and training partner of many years.
Adorned in her signature white and pink over-sized shirts and black bicycle shorts, with the Orange Star High school badge pinned to her hem, Videl stood waiting at the bottom of the staircase patiently. The moment she saw Gohan appear inside frame of the double doors, she smiled pleasantly in his direction. "So. How did it go?"
"Oh. I nailed it… easily," the demi-Saiyan exclaimed proudly, strolling down the steps with his hands in his pockets and a thousand megawatt smile in play. "Though I admit question eighteen involving that paragraph with the dog did catch me a little bit by surprise, the rest of the test was a cakewalk. Guess now all I have to do is sit back and wait for the results."
"Well, I'm sure that after they have a good look at your work, they'll see you've passed their test with flying colors," the raven haired crime fighter stated with a confident look in her eyes and her hands on her hips. "After seeing the stuff you could churn out in my visits, there's no way the school wouldn't accept you." If anything, they would definitely want Gohan within their ranks to help boost their school's posterity within the city and state.
His exam results would be a prestigious addition to their end of year scores and help gain more favor with the board.
"The only question I want answered is what class I'm going to end up in once the paperwork is finally put through," Gohan continued, glancing up at the building beside them and fixing his attention on the massive Orange Star logo hanging from its center. "There are so many home rooms on the registry it's hard to know where they're going to put me. Hopefully I'll be able to get a seat in your class and attend the same lessons you do."
His wishful words brought a warm smile to Videl's face, "Maybe I can help with that. I'll talk it over with the principal and see if I can get you moved into my home group. That way the staff won't have to fight over who gets to teach you for the rest of the year."
"You think you can do that?"
"Of course. I can just explain to him that you're new to the city and, since I'm the only person you know at this school, I'll be able to show you how things work around here and give you a guided tour of the academy," the raven haired teen said, reaching up and nudging him in the arm playfully. "I've earned a lot of credit with the staff and I'm on good terms with every teacher at this institute. The organization here trusts me more than any other student on campus."
"A member of the police force and regarded as one of the strongest fighters on this planet… who wouldn't trust you?" Gohan remarked, grinning down at his companion in his characteristic manner. "It doesn't take a Kai or a magical woman floating on a crystal ball to see that you're a free spirit with a pure heart."
Getting a little flustered and anxious from his string of compliments, Videl turned away to hide her face from her friend's intense gaze, at the same time finding a lot of interest in the concrete. "Now you're just exaggerating."
"Not in the slightest," the Saiyan responded instantly, giving the girl his most sincere look over. "We've been friends for over six years. After all the times we've spent together, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that you're one of the kindest and most honest people I've ever met."
Feeling her face getting hotter and hotter, with her heart hammering away at her chest, the raven haired crime fighter spun around and took a half-assed swing at the teen. When she saw Gohan dodge it and laugh, the girl scowled at him, "Idiot." She didn't mean it though. There was no way she could ever get angry at the half-Saiyan lug.
Unless he did something really, really, really irritating. An eventuality like that sounded like an impossibility. But hey, she was always open to surprises… and this hybrid warrior had been full of them so far.
Rubbing her arm bashfully, Videl then gestured towards the building and began climbing the steps one at a time, moving past her friend to return to the front office. "I'd… better be heading back to class." She then waved to the Z-fighter happily, "I'll see you this afternoon, okay… or maybe earlier depending on whether or not something urgent downtown comes up."
"Yeah. See you later, Videl," Gohan responded in kind, earning a warm smile from the girl before she jogged up the walkway and disappeared into the structure. After seeing her leave, the young warrior exhaled and, turning his gaze towards the metropolis behind him, strolled off of the school grounds and into the city streets.
It had been an exciting morning so far and he was hungry. According to his watch, it was time for a spot of brunch.
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