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Crossroads	By : AnNiE4 Category: Dragon Ball Z > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1963 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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"Crossroads"

Chapter 2

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Early Monday morning saw the warm rays of the sun filtering
through his bedroom window as Gohan lay motionless on his bed. It wasn't until he
heard his father's friend honk his car horn that he felt safe enough to breathe
once more. He turned to see his alarm telling him that he didn't have any time
to waste. Tossing the covers back he carefully rose, biting down on his lower
lip as he did. It hurt to breathe and he felt like a bus had hit him at full
speed. He clutched his chest ever so tight feeling as if,
it was the only thing keeping his ribs from falling apart.

Gingerly he picked up a t-shirt and a pair of jeans that
looked decent enough, before making his way across the hallway to the bathroom.
Wondering how he was going be able to pull this off, and seriously thinking of
skipping school all together. Believing it would be his best option at this
point.

Twenty minutes later Gohan was turning into his best
friend's street smiling on seeing his friend's little sister. Mel was squatting
in her dress trying her best to get a stranger's cat to come to her. Sharpener
was leaning against the brick retain wall in front of their apartment watching protectively.
It was something Gohan knew that Sharpener would later deny.

On hearing the old Chevy both turned with the same warm
smile. He noticed the relief in Sharpener expression as he pulled alongside
them."About TIME! I was just about to ring and see if you were coming or
skipping another day."

"Sorry. Hop in!" Gohan apologised feeling bad but not
wanting to explain himself. Something Sharpener was quick to catch on seeing
his split lip. "Mel, leave that stupid cat alone. We gotta go!"

"He's not
stupid, his just old."

"I don't care! Get in the DAMN truck!"

"Ummaahh...I'm telling-"

"Shock, horror. Get in!"

Gohan held back a laugh watching as the two fought.
"You know you look real silly fighting with a five year old."

"Don't start." Sharpener warned climbing in after
his sister who had scooted over close to Gohan placing herself between both
boys feeling safe.

"What happen to your lip?" Mel asked inquisitively
and with the innocence of not understanding the look between the
boys.

"Mel, you know better than ask things like that."

"Why? Because his daddy hits
him?"

"Where did you hear that?" Gohan asked frowning
and concerned. What else she has heard.

Pointing to her big brother. "Him and mummy." Gohan turned away feeling his
face burn embarrassed as Sharpener shot a warning glare at his sister.

"Mel!" Sharpener snapped causing his little sister
to pout drawing Gohan back to his surroundings and to the little girl beside
him.

He forced a smile. "Hey, Mel it's okay, really. It
doesn't even hurt." He lied.

"But why does your daddy do that?" Gohan tried to
find the words that would squash her child curiosity.

"To tell the truth Mel I don't really know myself. It
wasn't always like this, but I don't want you to worry about it okay? Let me deal
with it. We can't let something like this get us down... now can we? So I wanna see a smile on that pretty face of yours." He
said reaching over tickling her and hearing her erupt into fits of giggles.

"Hehe...okay- okay- okay!"
She squealed squirming between the two boys. Sharpener turned to his friend
both sharing a look that was a hundred miles away from the laughter of small
child.

Confident that Mel had moved on as children do. "Now,
how's my favourite girl this morning?" Gohan said helping her with her
seat belt. "I don't think I've seen that dress on you before." Keen
to change the subject.

Giggling, pleased someone noticed. "Mummy bought it for
me." She said proudly fussing over the new yellow dress. Gohan smirked
glancing up at his friend who was rolling his eyes.

"So, you ready?" Gohan asked with a small smile.

"Do I look it?" Sharpener grumbled. "Come on
let's hit the road. I don't want to be late again. I can't afford another call
from Fishy." They chuckled at the nickname for the Heyfield High
principle. Gohan shifted the truck into gear while Mel sat giggling between
them.

"Is that's his real name?" Mel asked innocently.

"Not quite squirt, but its close enough." Gohan
chuckled pulling out into the main road.

"It's just a name we call him because he smells like
one." Sharpener explained amused watching his sister's expression twist to
one of disgust.

"Ewww!"
Mel cried.

Both laughed louder. Gohan turned to Mel. "So what Miss
Kerry got for you today squirt?"

Delighted the little girl wasted no time in going into
detail. "Miss Kerry is bringing in her kittens and mummy said I can pick
one." She explained with the biggest smile that lit her whole face.

Gohan raised query brow over to his friend who he knew hated
cats. Sharpener looked even more surprised than Gohan. This was the first time
Sharpener had heard of this.

"When did mum say that?"

"S'morning when you were on
the phone making those kissy noises." She said innocently pulling a face.
Gohan winced slightly with pain, but unable to keep from laughing at his
friend's Sharpener quick denial.

"I did not!" Sharpener snapped.

Mel looked up at her big brother with large eyes. "Yes
you did! Just like those weird noises you do in front of the mirror."

Sharpener cheeks burned. "That's a lie!" he
insisted.

"Mirror?" Gohan enquired
with sidewards glance enjoying watching his friend squirm.

"Hey, it's not like you don't do it." Sharpener
snapped.

Raised brow, "Excuse me?"

"Alright maybe not but hey, don't tell. Okay? I don't
want Angie to think I'm some kind of freak or something."

"Yeah riiiiight..." Too
late on that Gohan thought, smirking. "So why do you do it?"

"I was just practising." Sharpener growled in
defence.

"Practising what?" Gohan glanced at him. Wonder
what else his friend has gotten up to? He knew like himself Sharpener had limited
dealing with the opposite sex.

"Kissing, okaayyy!
I don't want to look like a complete fool when I kiss Angie." Sharpener
growled embarrassed. Gohan cracked up laughing unable to contain it any longer.

"So you practised in front of the mirror?" He
laughed.

"Shut up willya! I don't need
you ribbing me over it." Sharpener shot him the dirtiest menacing look .

"Awww�.sorry man, but I just
got this image and I have to tellya, it aint pretty."

"Yeah, whatever." Turning
to his sister who was busy trying to look out the window to see where they
were. "I'm getting mum to take you to school from now on."

Mel looked up concerned. "But what if she can't?"

"Then you can catch the bus with Adam."

Twisting her nose up in disgust, "But he picks his
nose."

"Then I suggest, you had better keep your BIG mouth shut, and if Angie is over
don't you dare repeat any of this to her. She'll definitely think I'm some kinda
freak for sure."

Gohan quickly pulled up alongside Mel's pre-school before
another fight broke out between the siblings. "Here you go squirt."
Sharpener couldn't open his door fast enough with his sister turning to Gohan.

"Are you going to come over for tea tonight... coz if
you do I can show you my new kitten."

"I don't know about tonight squirt, but hey I�ll get to
see your kitten when I pick you up this afternoon." Gohan winked not liking
to disappoint the girl.

Happy with that the little girl scrambled to her knees
kissing him on his cheek. "I have to go now." She explained making
her way across the bench seat.

"It's a date." Gohan winked getting another giggle
from the young girl just before she climbed out.

"Bye." Gohan called with one of his killer smiles
that sent a warm feeling to flutter though her from the handsome teenager that
she had a major crush on.

"Come on Mel! I haven't got all day. You get to see
your boyfriend later." Sharpener growled keen to make a move. He ignored
his sister poking her tongue at him as she passed him indifferent.

.....

Once they were back on the road they headed over to Heyfield
high. Sharpener adjust the side mirror checking to see if the pimple he spent
most of the morning squeezing in the bathroom had gone. This got Gohan's
attention. Disgusted, he raised a brow. "Do you have to do that?"

Sharpener turned to his friend. "Is it that
noticeable?" He asked worriedly.

"Well if you keep picking at it then it will be."
Gohan complained turning his attention back to the light traffic in front of
him.

"I've got a hot date with Angie..." Sharpener
smirked sitting causally back in his seat pleased with himself. Gohan shook his
head.

"Wow, now there's a surprise." He chuckled.
"You've only mentioned it like two hundred times already." He said
with a sidewards glance.

"Yeah, I know but I can't wait. This is like our first
official date. Umm� do you mind if she sits with us today?" Sharpener
added quickly. "She asked if she could." Gohan frowned less than
happy with the idea and glanced over at his friend.

"Wouldn't you two lovebirds like to be alone?"
Gohan enquired hopefully as they passed several teenagers all clumped together
on the sidewalk hanging with no real urgency to get to school as he turned down
the street towards their school.

"Ahhh� come on man. She just
wants to sit with us. It's no biggy... You'll be
doing me a big favour."

Gohan shrugged his shoulders while pulling into the student
car park. "I don't care, but don't expect me to be getting all cosy with
Stephanie." He warned pulling into his park promptly killing the engine.
"You think I don't know what this is about?" He smirked with the
defeated expression on his friends face.

"I know, but-"

"Look. I told you before I'm not interested. Why do you
have to push me on this?"

"Ooohhh ....come on GC. All
you got to do is play nice. I'm pleading with you man, as a friend. Just to do this one favour for me." Gohan was just
about argue when Sharpener interrupted. "Please
just be nice to Stephanie this once? It's not like forever. But what I don't
understand man is, she's one hot chick. There are
plenty of guys that would love to have a chick like her drooling over them like
she does with you. What's the deal there?"

Gohan climbed out of the truck and shut the door before
locking it. It wasn't that he thought it would get stolen; it was just out of
habit more than anything. He hated this topic. It seemed to be something of a
regular subject since Sharpener started dating. Sighing and not wanting to go
into any depth he gave in this once.

�"Okay. I'll be
civil with her, BUT that's it! If she tries any of her tricks you're on your
own." He warned unable to stop the amused laugh that escaped him seeing
his friend relieved expression. Elated Sharpener sprinted over to Gohan and
grabbed him putting his arm over his shoulder.

"You're the best, man. Thanks! This will really help me
score with Angie."

"It had better." Gohan laughed as he playfully
pushed his friend away, wincing inwardly. He frowned slightly at his bruised
ribs quickly hiding it and forcing a smile.

Sharpener beamed feeling good and mistaking the look on his
friends face, "Hey, it not all that bad. You might even enjoy
yourself." Sharpener said with devilish grin as they headed across the car
park.

"I highly doubt it. It's lucky I didn't bring any lunch
because I doubt I could keep it down with her there."

"Now you're just being cynical." Sharpener said,
not letting his friend's negativity spoil his day. "You know, Angie told
me that's why the girls are into you man."

"Why because I want to hurl?"
Gohan chuckled finding it amusing.

"Don't be stupid! No Angie said it's because you play
hard to get and you have that bad boy attitude."

Wide eyed with disbelief Gohan turned stunned to his friend.
"Bad boy- Who me?"

"Yeah, that's what gets the girls all fired up."
Sharpener explained with enthusiasm. Gohan laughed and shook his head.

"Sooo... what's your excuse
then?" Gohan laughed. They both knew Sharpener was way too much of the nice
guy, very laid back, especially when it came to the opposite sex, too
approachable to be put in the bad boy category.

"What can I say? I'm wayyyy
too hot for my own good." Sharpener smirked, nudging him playfully. They
both laughed and headed towards the main building to get to their locker before
the first bell.

.....

First period was dull and Gohan found it difficult not to
fall asleep with the monotone voice of his teacher in the background. By the
end of the third period he was wondering why he even bothered to show up though
he knew the answer to that. He liked school, but he also didn't mind ditching
it too. If it wasn't for the hard fact that Principle Fisher would ring his old
man next time he did, and that was as good a deterrent as any to stop him after
last night. Normally after a night like last night he would let things cool
before he would ditch his class again.

On his way to the science labs both he and Sharpener groaned
when they came across two individuals. Daniel Pitts and Chaz
Newhart, both tall football jocks turned and smirked at them as they came into
view.

"Look at what we got here." Chaz
laughed at seeing the split lip on Gohan's face, "Well well you real can't
keep out of trouble can you fleabag? I didn't think you'd have the balls to
show your ugly faces here after Friday night." He sneered ribbing his
grinning friend next to him

Gohan stood his ground not in the least bit intimated . Dark determined eyes under heavy lashes shifted
from one boy to the other. From previous experiences he knew better than to
turn his back on these two. "Funny, I'd thought you two were still
running." he said smugly with some satisfaction knowing he had hit a nerve
seeing both their smiles fade. Daniel was quick to take a step forward but his
blonde friend held up his hand.

"I'd watch what you say!" Chaz
spat, jabbed his finger into Gohan's shoulder.
"This isn't finished by a long shot! So watch your tongue or I'll rip it
out!"He threatened.

Gohan eye's narrowed as he stepped
up to the large blonde jock as Sharpener watched warily from the side. "Is
that soooo...well then, bring it on." He snarled
without blinking. "I might even let you get a hit in, this time." He
sneer eyes glimmering with enjoyment seeing his foe's expression twist into
shades of red with rage.

"You little piece
of SHIT!" He snatched Gohan roughly by his t-shirt preparing to hammer
him. Eyes locked."I'll-"

"Mr Newhart, office NOW!"

Without breaking eye contact, Gohan watched with delight as
the jock shifted his shoulders with being caught. Chaz
turned to face their teacher Mr Harris. The coolest teacher Gohan ever had. Not
to mention with all that lifting weights Gohan thought he was hot, but that was
a subject Gohan tried not to dwell on. "Mr Collins, class. I'll talk to
you later." One last challenging look between both boys before the teacher
managed to pry them apart. A thick foreboding stillness loomed over them.
Sharpener quickly reached out and snatched his friend by the arm when they were
out of hearing range. "Are you fuckin crazy?"

"Get off me! He started it!...
Like he always does." Gohan snarled, yanking his
arm away from his tall friend.

"Yeah, but you didn't have to egg him on like that? It
was just luck that Harris was working back late that night otherwise we would
have end up in intensive care. And the worse part was
that my mum was on shift that night!" Sharpener shouted wincing at the
thought and watching Gohan push his way past everyone ahead of him, annoyed.

"You maybe, but I wasn't going down without doing some
damage first. I don't know what you are on about anyhow. You're the one that
mouthed off at him in the first place!"

"I didn't!" Sharpener argued catching him up.

"Yes you did..." Astonished.
"You called him a whiny prick that was so desperate he would do his own mother."
Gohan growled forging on not bothering to stop.

"Well HOW in the hell was I to know he was super
sensitive?"

Gohan stopped abruptly, astonished at how thick his friend
could be at times. He ignored the colourful comments by the others students
behind him as they stumbled into him. He shook his head before resuming his
walk and headed for the classroom stepping in and taking a seat at one of the
lab tables. "Just forget it... It's not going to be this week
anyhow."

Rushing to keep up. "How do
you know that?" Sharpener asked.

"Both of them have practise every afternoon with the
lead up to the finals and, if the coach gets any wind of them fighting before
then, he'll bench both of them. And I don't think Daniel's father would be too
impressed if his son wasn't in the game again seeing as he sponsors the
team."

A noticeable relief washed over Sharpener's features in time
to see their teacher, Mr Harris, walked in. As class started both boy got to
work with Gohan mostly taking up the slack his friend couldn't understand.
Gohan always breezed through science and maths. No one could tell from looking
at him that he was quickly becoming an honour student.

As Gohan stayed back cleaning up the mess
his good friend spilled over his notes. Mr Harris approached him.
"Don't tell me Sharpener?"

Gohan glanced up from the sink with a lopsided grin and an
ever so slight blush. He couldn't help himself. He found Harris to be a very
attracted man. He tried to ignore these unwanted feeling. If his father ever
got wind of it he would be a dead man. "Yeah, but it's cool nothing I
can't rewrite."

There was that deadly killer smile that sent an explosion of
butterflies inside of him. Harris leaned back against one of the lab tables
brushing back his light brown hair from his warm hazel eyes mesmerised by the
man. "How are feeling?"

"Huh?"

"Your lip? Don't tell me Chaz..."

Uncomfortable under his teacher's concerned gaze he shifted nervously.
He touched his lip gingerly. "Uh... it's nothing...just some of the guys
playing a bit rough sir."

"Rough huh? Hmm... Maybe it
would be best to keep away from them then." He said not believing a word
of it and placing a warm hand on Gohan's shoulder.

"Yes sir." Relieved he had got away without too
many questions.

"Good, but now what's going on between you and Chaz? Didn't I see you guys behind the Gym on Friday night
exchanging blows?" Gohan frowned. He knew he wasn't going to get out of
this one so easily.

Refraining from answering anything that might make matters
worse Gohan looked away. With a heavy sigh Harris nodded understanding all too
well. "Sooo... it's like that, huh? Okay, well I
won't say anything to the principle just yet, but I want you to use that
intelligent brain of yours to work it out for yourself. That fighting never
gets you anywhere, especially with guys like Mr Pitts and Newhart."

Gohan swallowed. He knew he was right but he had a stubborn
streak inside him that couldn't, wouldn't let him back down.
"I know... mum used to say the same." He explained sounding dejected.

Intrigued and knowing that normally Gohan was a very private
kid that always seemed to needed a friend. "Is that so?" said Mr
Harris.

"Yeah, she was against any kind of sport that promoted
fighting. She always said brains over brawn was the
way to go. I reckon she was right. You just had to watch Mr Satan on TV for
that" Harris laughed out loud with a small smile spread over Gohan's lips
feeling comfortable around the man.

"I'd say your mother knows what she is talking about
there." Instantly Harris watched as the smile slipped from the boy.
"Did I say something wrong?"

"No... Not really." Gohan frowned hating getting
all emotional. "Mum died sometime ago."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"Yeah, well... it's all cool. Like I said, it was a
long time ago." Harris could see it wasn't all cool.

"So is it just you and your dad, or do you have any
siblings?" He asked, again noticing the sudden change wash over the boy.
This time all feeling seemed to bleed from Gohan's very expressive eyes.

"It's just me and him, uh...dad that is. He works over
at the Steel works."

Hearing the coldness in the boy's voice Harris trod
carefully. "I hear you got a job there too?"

"I work a few nights a week. The money is good."

"I bet it is. I hope your saving away for
college." Harris joked, but seeing the uncertainty in the boy's eyes his
smile slipped again.

"I don't know if I'll be going to college, but my mum
left me some money for it." Gohan explained. Education was always
important to his mother he remembered. She had always drummed that into him
from an early age. On the other hand, his father thinks it's a waste of time
and money when seeing that he already has the job at the steel works.
"Though, the old man thinks it waste of time."

Harris frowned hating the idea of this bright boy dreams
been squashed before they even get started. "I think the world would lose
out if you didn't aim high. You're a bright boy Gohan. Don't let anyone tell
you any different." He said reaching out and squeezing the boy's shoulder
once more.

Uncomfortable with complements Gohan looked away. Harris'
expression softened knowingly. "You know there are always scholarships to
look into."

"I don't know." Gohan shrugged his shoulders
uncertain about the whole idea.

"Look, with your brains I can't see any problems with
you getting into something." Gohan looked doubtful but interested.
"If you want, I can help you look into it." Harris said seeing the
hopefulness there.

"You really think I could get one?"

"I think you have a very good chance." Harris
grinned.

Smiling. "You would do that
for me?" It never even entered his head that he could archive something
like this.

"Hehe... that's what I'm here
for isn't it? To help my students archive their dreams." Harris laughed.
Gohan lowered his eyes dreaming of the possibilities of a ticket out of
Heyfield. "If you want you can see me later and we can talk some more. But
for now-I think you should run off to your next class before you get me in
trouble." He laughed getting another smile for a time it seemed to reach
all the way up into his eyes. There was hope there which was something that was
missing before now.

TBC

A/N: A BIG thanks to my editor Vegeta-sire ;)

Wow... thanks for the warm
welcome Guice! Yep, back online hehe...
and hoping to finish my stories this time around. Crossing all fingers and toes
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