What Lies Beneath the Stardom
~Chapter 1~
Warm water. It felt really good on a sore back. Letting it fall slowly off her face, Videl opened her eyes to reveal the dark blue shower curtain. She looked painfully up at the ceiling. Her father had yelled at her, again. Shouted, screamed, whatever you want to call it. All she was doing was looking for a bottle of shampoo, when her father came in, in an uproar.
~*FLASHBACK*~
"No where does he keep all his stupid shampoo bottles...."
" VIDEL?!? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?"
She got up and looked face to face with her father, "Looking for so--"
Hercule picks her up, sets her down at the crook of his bedroom door, slaps her and pushes her outside his room, " Next time I catch you in my `sanctuary', I will not hesitate to fight you." He spat as he shut the door hard in front her.
She gaped at the wooden mass in front of her. Her father had NEVER hit her before, nor had he ever screamed like that either.
~*END FLASHBACK*~
Videl shivered at the remembrance. Turning off the water, she grabbed a towl off the rack and stepped out of the shower. Wrapping it around herself, she grabbed a comb and headed towards her room. On her way, she heard Elora and the Butler, Charles, talking,
"Master Hercule has changed a lot since he got back from his vacation."
"Yes, I wonder whats going on with him. He won't even let us into his room to clean it anymore."
" I wonder what's gotten into him."
Videl shook off the thought, Her father had been acting pretty strange aftet his two weeks in the Bahamas. She shrugged and closed the door to her room. Taking out a pair of cotton shorts and a tank top, she roamed her head silently, wondering why her father was acting this way. She quickly dressed and brushed out her long black hair. She set the comb down and pulled something out of the drawer in front of her. It was her mother's ring. A mothers ring to be exactm with the birth stones of her and Videl in it. She stared at it solemnly for a while until a knock at her door untangled her from her thoughts. Elora walked in slowly.
" Excuse me Miss Videl, I have some fresh bed sheets for you."
Videl smiled warmly at her. "Thanks Elora, but I think they can wait until tomorrow. We just changed them this morning. "
Elora smiled back and retreated from her stance in the doorway. Videl looked at the ring once again and placed it back into her vanity drawer. Yawning sleepily, she headed for her bed, slipped under the covers and nodded off, still thinking about what has changed her father.
A/N: Well, there's chapter 1! R+R! Tell em what you think and if I should write more. With all this homework and crap....But Gohan and Videl are soooooooo cute!!! Ja ne !
~Chapter 1~
Warm water. It felt really good on a sore back. Letting it fall slowly off her face, Videl opened her eyes to reveal the dark blue shower curtain. She looked painfully up at the ceiling. Her father had yelled at her, again. Shouted, screamed, whatever you want to call it. All she was doing was looking for a bottle of shampoo, when her father came in, in an uproar.
~*FLASHBACK*~
"No where does he keep all his stupid shampoo bottles...."
" VIDEL?!? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?"
She got up and looked face to face with her father, "Looking for so--"
Hercule picks her up, sets her down at the crook of his bedroom door, slaps her and pushes her outside his room, " Next time I catch you in my `sanctuary', I will not hesitate to fight you." He spat as he shut the door hard in front her.
She gaped at the wooden mass in front of her. Her father had NEVER hit her before, nor had he ever screamed like that either.
~*END FLASHBACK*~
Videl shivered at the remembrance. Turning off the water, she grabbed a towl off the rack and stepped out of the shower. Wrapping it around herself, she grabbed a comb and headed towards her room. On her way, she heard Elora and the Butler, Charles, talking,
"Master Hercule has changed a lot since he got back from his vacation."
"Yes, I wonder whats going on with him. He won't even let us into his room to clean it anymore."
" I wonder what's gotten into him."
Videl shook off the thought, Her father had been acting pretty strange aftet his two weeks in the Bahamas. She shrugged and closed the door to her room. Taking out a pair of cotton shorts and a tank top, she roamed her head silently, wondering why her father was acting this way. She quickly dressed and brushed out her long black hair. She set the comb down and pulled something out of the drawer in front of her. It was her mother's ring. A mothers ring to be exactm with the birth stones of her and Videl in it. She stared at it solemnly for a while until a knock at her door untangled her from her thoughts. Elora walked in slowly.
" Excuse me Miss Videl, I have some fresh bed sheets for you."
Videl smiled warmly at her. "Thanks Elora, but I think they can wait until tomorrow. We just changed them this morning. "
Elora smiled back and retreated from her stance in the doorway. Videl looked at the ring once again and placed it back into her vanity drawer. Yawning sleepily, she headed for her bed, slipped under the covers and nodded off, still thinking about what has changed her father.
A/N: Well, there's chapter 1! R+R! Tell em what you think and if I should write more. With all this homework and crap....But Gohan and Videl are soooooooo cute!!! Ja ne !