A/N: First off, I would just like to say, that this is my first fanfic story ever, so go easy on me with scathing reviews. Also, I just want to point some things out before getting started. This is an AU story, there will be no Great Saiyaman, no Majin Buu or Babidi or Dabura, and no World Martial Arts Tournament as I felt that they did not factor in to this story. Also, the vernacular is meant to be that of American English, however, some British English has probably slipped in there so I do apologise if I flip between spellings (as well as writing styles).

And lastly, I do not own Dragonball, Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT or Dragonball Super and this work is merely a fictional adaptation.

Hope you enjoy :)

"Gohan…" came a voice from the kitchen.

"Gohan!" That same voice beckoned.

"GOHAN! You get out of bed this minute young man!"

ChiChi was yelling at Gohan as he wasn't out of bed yet and was going to be late for school.

Gohan stirred whilst his mother continued to yell at her eldest son. He lay there on his bed, covers all tangled between his legs, pretty much the same way that his dad and brother slept. The rest of the room was spotless however, no clothes were laying anywhere, all his books were either on the book case or inside the drawer of his desk and the sun, it was just starting to creep through the curtains. You would swear that nobody lived in this room if you were to look at it, save the drowsy Saiyan trying to get up.

"Huh! Oh right, I better get up before mom shouts at me again!".

He quickly got up and headed for the bathroom and took a shower to properly wake up.

Goten was already awake and sitting at the table for breakfast, the young half Saiyan stuffing his face, much like any other Saiyan would, whilst ChiChi was making more for Gohan once he was out of the shower.

Ten minutes later, Gohan had finished his shower and entered the kitchen where his mother had just placed his food on the table.

"Gee mom, the food smells delicious!"

"Well I do try Gohan" replied ChiChi. "Now, hurry up and eat your breakfast or you'll be late for school"

With that said, Gohan promptly ate his breakfast and stepped out the door with Goten chasing after him.

"Hey Gohan! Hurry back from school so that we can train later ok?", the younger Saiyan said with a big smile on his face.

"Sure squirt, I'll be back as soon as a I can, ok?"

"Yay! Haha" was Goten's excited reply.

"NIMBUUUUUUUUUUSSSSS!" shouted Gohan out in to the open world around him.

After a few seconds, he could see it, a nimbus shaped cloud moving at high speed towards him, within seconds, stopped right in front of the half-Saiyan waiting for him to hop on.

"Ok, I'm off now, I'll see you guys later! Exclaimed Gohan, his voice trailing off as nimbus sped away.

"Bye Gohan, you be good in school now!" shouted Chichi.

"Byeeeeeeeeeeeeee" shouted Goten.

Whilst on his way to school, Gohan had to think carefully about his route towards his new school, after all, it isn't every day that someone was seen flying about, let alone on a cloud no less.

"Hmm...maybe if I stop near the outskirts and find a bus stop or something, yeah, then it'll look like I took the bus to the city instead of having to explain how I get here living so far away".

His train of thought, however, was interrupted when he was almost flung from the speedy cloud. Gohan hadn't been paying attention and neither was nimbus, for that matter, when they happened upon a flock of birds who just happened to be crossing paths with them.

"Stupid birds, I'd better keep my eyes open, can't be late for this first day, otherwise mom's gonna totally kill me. Okay nimbus, let's go!"

And just like that, they were off again.

Gohan arrived on the outskirts of Satan City and dropped down behind some bushes. He peeked up over the bushes and checked around to make sure the coast was clear.

"Ok nimbus, you can take off now, I'll see you later, ok."

The cloud made a gesture and took off to the sky as quickly as it descended.

Gohan then made his way on the path towards school, a rather uneventful trip but then again, was he expecting something to happen? He was just used to changes in his life being rather dramatic that would normally involve him fighting, something that he's not had to do in quite some time.

Soon, he was in front of Orange Star High School. He entered the building and found his way towards the principal's office. He had been told to go there first where he was to meet the principal and then be shown to his class. The introductions were brief and after a short 10 minutes, Gohan found himself just outside of his new class and within it, his teacher and new classmates.

Gohan knocked on the door. After a moment, he was greeted by an older woman, possibly around the same age as Bulma he reckoned, although, he didn't really think Bulma was that old truth be told.

"Oh, hello, you must be our new transfer student, Gohan is it?" said the older woman.

"Yes ma'am" replied Gohan.

She motioned for him to step in to the room as she addressed the class.

"Ok students, listen up, we have a new transfer student today, his name is Gohan. Gohan, would you like to say hello to your new classmates."

"Um…Hi!"

"Gohan here aced the entrance exam, a perfect score nonetheless, maybe you could all learn a thing or two from him. Ok Gohan, please, take a seat anywhere you like."

Gohan scanned the room for a moment, although, it didn't seem like he had much of a choice as there only seemed to be 1 seat where he could actually sit. Just as he had spotted the seat, a young blonde-haired girl shouted across the room:

"Hey, over here, you can sit next to us!"

"Gee, thanks" replied Gohan to this friendly girl as he made his way towards the empty chair.

'Oh great, here we go again, another new transfer student for Erasa to pine over, I wonder how long this one will last' thought Videl.

'Just great, now I'm gonna have to sit and listen to this guy's story while Erasa interrogates him and flirts with him all day, not the kinda thing I want to have to listen to first thing in the morning' was Sharpner's thought.

"Hi, I'm Erasa, and these two sour-pusses are Sharpner and Videl".

"Hey" said both Sharpner and Videl at the same time, in the same, uninterested tone.

"Hello, it's nice to meet you all" smiled Gohan.

"So, Gohan is it?" asked Erasa.

"What kind of a name is that anyway?" asked Sharpner.

"It's a family name, I was named after my Great-Grandfather Gohan" he replied.

"Oh, that's interesting, tell us more about yourself" said Erasa.

'There's something about this guy, I don't know what it is but, something just seems off about him, not in a bad way or anything but, something, maybe it's nothing' Videl thought as she kept quiet whilst Erasa berated the young Saiyan with questions.

This went on for a good half hour or so, Gohan was trying to pay attention to the teacher but all Erasa wanted to do was ask more questions. Sharpner, meanwhile, was doing his best to just stay awake, Miss Hamilton's English class was probably the most boring one he was in, although, to be fair, any class would be boring this early in to the day. Videl, however, was switching back and forth, she would be paying attention in class but then she'd overhear Gohan and Erasa's conversation and listen to it for a brief period before returning her attention to Miss Hamilton.

Soon it was lunch time and Gohan was starving, he couldn't wait to get at the lunch Chichi had packed for him. Erasa told him that he should hang out with them for lunch. Sharpner and Videl didn't object, this must be a good sign he thought.

"So Gohan," enquired Erasa, "I forgot to even ask earlier, where did you transfer from? What school did you go to before you came here?"

"Nowhere, I was home schooled" chuckled Gohan.

"Home schooled?" questioned Videl.

"Then how did you manage to get a perfect score on the entrance exam?" she quickly added.

"Well, my mom has been my teacher my whole life, she put a real emphasis on my studies so, I've studied pretty much every day of my life...hehe" he replied.

"I suppose that makes sense, it doesn't seem like you had much fun growing up then huh." said Videl.

"I have put a lot of time in to studying but, I've managed to find time to have fun every now and again" replied Gohan.

"So, what about you guys? You haven't told me much about yourselves?" he pointed out to the group.

"That's a fair point, I guess we have done all the questioning today haven't we" said Erasa.

"Ok, let's start with Videl then, after all, if you don't already know who she is around here, then you'll learn quickly enough" she continued.

"Oh, why is that exactly?" enquired Gohan.

"She's our own celebrity here, she helps out the cops in Satan City when they're unable to help, she's already garnered a reputation that puts fear in to bad guys. It probably helps too that she's the daughter of Mr Satan, you know, the same guy who defeated Cell seven years ago"

Videl shifted a bit uncomfortably, as if she were slightly embarrassed by something that Erasa had just said.

Gohan too, now looked a bit uneasy. Cell. That's a name he thought he wouldn't have been hearing much of, and now, he finds out that one of his new classmates is the daughter of the man who's been claiming that he beat Cell all this time. He was never happy with the idea of Mr Satan claiming to have defeated Cell, however, he knew it was best to let it happen that way so as to keep attention away from his family and friends.

"Are you ok Gohan" Erasa asked cautiously.

"Huh…oh yeah, sorry, I was…just…thinking about something else, that's all" he meekly replied.

This caught the attention of Videl who had only took notice when Gohan struggled to respond. Sharpner on the other hand, had already lost interest and was flexing his muscles and making poses for the girls sitting on the benches just a little further down from where they were.

"Um, did I say something wrong" asked Erasa.

"What?! No, not at all, it's just, thinking back to the Cell games is never easy for me, I lost someone very close to me at that time" replied Gohan..

"OH! I'm so sorry Gohan, if I had known then I wouldn't have brought it up" said Erasa with a bit of panic in her voice.

"It's ok, you couldn't have known, I'll be fine, let's just not mention Cell if we can" said Gohan forcing a sheepish looking smile.

Erasa nodded in reply and smiled back at him.

Videl was now intrigued, Gohan, who had been more or less an open book all day, suddenly didn't feel like talking and only at the mention of Cell did his mood change. She wanted to press for more information but felt that right now probably wouldn't be the best time to do that.

The bell had rung, signalling the end of the school day, everyone made their way out of the doors as quickly as they could. Gohan, Videl, Erasa and Sharpner made their way out of the front doors to the school when Erasa turned to Gohan;

"So Gohan, we're all gonna hang out at the mall for a bit, wanna come along?" she asked.

"Uh, gee thanks but, I'm afraid I'll need to take a rain check on that, it's a long journey for me to get home and I…can't miss my bus", 'phew', he thought, 'glad I thought about the bus as an excuse otherwise I could have been in real trouble there'.

"Aww that sucks, we could come wait with you, it's no trouble, right guys" said Erasa to her two best friends.

'What, no way, I'm not spending my afternoon waiting on a bus just to make sure Gohan gets home safe, what am I, his mommy?' thought Videl.

Sharpner then decided to pipe up, "No offence but, I'd rather not waste my time waiting with you Gohan, there's lots of pretty ladies down at the mall all just dying to get with me, am I right ladies" he boasted and then flashed a wink towards Videl.

"Urgh, in your dreams pretty boy" snapped Videl.

"Your loss" replied Sharpner.

"Guys, it's ok, really, I've travelled long distance before, this is nothing, go on to the mall and I'll catch up with you guys tomorrow in school, ok?" he said.

"Are you sure?" asked Erasa.

"I'm positive, anyway, I better get going before I miss my bus, see ya tomorrow", and with that, he dashed in the other direction away from his new friends.

"Bye, safe journey home" shouted Erasa.

"Yeah, whatever, bye" said Sharpner, in a low voice that, even if Gohan were still in front of them, he was sure he wouldn't have heard.

Videl stood and stared at Gohan for a moment, not saying anything, pondering what exactly it was that he might not be telling them.

"Is something wrong Videl?", Erasa asked her friend.

"What? Oh nothing, was just thinking about something." she replied.

"Thinking what, about how cute Gohan looks" smirked Erasa.

"Eww, no, why would you suggest something like that Erasa?" was Videls reply.

"That scrawny weakling, yeah right, even your average geek has a better chance with Videl than he does" said Sharpner, "Now c'mon, I can't keep all the ladies waiting".

"You're so full of it Sharpner" replied Videl.

With that, the trio made their way to the mall.

Gohan had made his way back to the bushes where he had first landed that day, unfortunately, the area was now a bit more crowded. There were some elderly folks feeding the birds nearby and a mother out with her children playing in the grassy area just opposite.

"Well, looks like I can't leave from here…" he muttered to himself.

After a moment of thought, he decided to just head out of the city and find a clearing. This added a further 20 minutes to the journey but, he thought it would be safer than risk being seen in the city.

Once he had made it to a clearing, he double checked to make sure the coast was clear and once he was certain, he looked toward the sky and shouted;

"NIMBUS!".

After a few short moments, a cloud came hurtling out of the sky and stopped just in front of the young Saiyan.

"Let's go home nimbus" said Gohan as he hopped on.

Just as quickly as the cloud arrived, it took off again, Gohan was now speedily on his way home. It would still take a while though and with this, gave him time to reflect on his first day of school;

'Well, that was certainly an interesting first day, Erasa sure is very friendly, more than I can say for the others. Sharpner didn't really seem to care for having me around that much, and Videl, wow, I would never have guessed that she was the daughter of Mr Satan, still, she seemed rather uninterested in asking me any questions but I kept catching her looking over at me when I was talking to Erasa, I'm not sure what to think about her…'

He pondered for a few moments.

'Oh well, there's always tomorrow I guess, at least it looks like I can talk to Erasa, that girl is so chatty, but in a good way'.

Soon, he found himself in to a clearing and at the end of it was his home. He pulled up just in front the small, quaint little home. It was built and paid for by his grandfather, Chichi's father, the Ox-King and was intended for his mom and dad and him, instead, only Gohan, Chichi and Goten lived there. Maybe one day, his father would join them again.

He hopped off nimbus and sent it on its way. He opened the front door and stepped in.

"Mom, I'm home!" yelled Gohan.

"Oh, my baby's home after his first day of school. Tell me, how was it? Did you make new friends? Are any of them cute girls?" she exclaimed rather quickly.

"Geez mom, calm down would ya, it was alright I guess, I'm not sure how a normal day of high school is supposed to be after all. I did meet some new friends and, yes, some of them are girls." replied Gohan, with a bit of reluctance on that last part.

"Cute girls?" pressed his mother.

"Eh…I don't know, maybe?" gawked Gohan.

"WHADYA MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW!" his mother yelled at him.

"Well, I've only just met them and I don't think of them like that" he replied with a bit of panic staring at the frying pan within reach of his mother.

"Honestly, Gohan, how do you expect me to have grandkids if you can't tell if the girls are cute or not?" sighed Chichi.

"What?! Mom, of course you'll have grandkids, you just can't rush me like that, I'm sure I'll find the right girl someday." he replied.

"I suppose you're right Gohan, I just don't want to be a grandmother who can't enjoy time with her grandkids."

"Honestly mom, don't worry, it'll happen sooner or later" offered Gohan.

'I'd prefer sooner rather than later, Son Gohan' Chichi hoped.

Throughout the conversation, Goten had overheard them and came bouncing in to the kitchen where Gohan and Chichi had moved their conversation to.

"GOHAN! You're home, hehe" the younger Saiyan excitedly yelled as he ran towards his brother.

"Hey Goten, did you miss me?" asked Gohan.

"Mmmhmm" replied Goten.

"Well, how about me and you go out and train for a little while, huh, how does that sound?" offered Gohan.

"Oh really? Sure! Mom, can I go train with Gohan? Huh? Please? Pretty please?" Goten asked his mother, even more excited now than he was before.

"Alright, but not too long now, it won't be long until food is ready and then Gohan has home work to do, ok" replied Chichi.

"YAAAAAAYY" shouted Goten as he raced out the door.

"Hey, wait for me" yelled Gohan as he chased after him out of the door.