First of all, I owe nothing but the lemon cake I'm currently eating; if did, the DBZ story would have turned out to be very different at the end (evil look ¬¬)
That being said, this is my first PiccoloXGohan thing with some VidelXGohan issue going on. I hope you like it, my editing is not so good, I'm a little bit rusted, but I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I had fun writting it!
The taste you have
"I… I like you" began Videl as a slight blush covered her cheeks "I was wondering if you feel the same, maybe we could date…"
"Videl I…" Gohan was blushing too, but feeling kind of uncomfortable with the situation "I like you too…"
"But…?" asked Videl suspecting something out of Gohan's doubtful expression.
"Listen… I think you are an amazing girl and I DO want to date you, it's just…" Gohan shut his eyes as if trying to figure out what to say "I have this unfinished thing… something I have to put an end to before… before moving on"
He turned to watch on Videl's reaction. Of course, she didn't understand what he was talking about.
"You mean, like an ex-girlfriend thing?"
"No! not at all. It's a more personal issue… something I've been postponing for a while now. I… I need to solve it before committing into a relationship" this was nonsense to her and he knew it. But telling her the truth was worse if you asked him.
"It's ok" began Videl "You said you like me right? Does that mean, you know, that you have feelings for me?"
"Videl…" Gohan didn't know what to say "Videl I feel something but also… somehow, I feel divided between what I want and what I would like; I don't know how to explain, could you just please, give me some time to think and clear up my mind?" begged Gohan.
Videl stared at him in confusion. Kami, he did look like a whole mountain fell right there on his shoulders.
"Ok" she answered; she then opened one of her capsules, revealing a small plane. "I understand, I guess" she was too proud to admit she was hurt by Gohan's words, but if you think about it, where on earth would she find such a man? I mean, a man that smart, sweet, and with no interest on her money whatsoever and with that amazing body? Waiting for him would be the only option if she wanted a chance with such a guy. "Do you want me to take you home?"
"Thank you but I have to go to the Kami tower. I told Piccolo I was going to visit him today"
"Alright then" Videl gave him a short smile, a sign of her disappointment "Call when, ehm, you're ready"
"Sure"
And she left. Gohan wasn't even close to happy. The girl he wanted the most, the only human girl who knew the secrets of his father and friends, the one who understood him perfectly, just asked him for a date. And he refused. He refused! And all because of…
"Piccolo" called Gohan after finding him staring out of one of the ornate balconies in the Kami sama's tower.
"Hi kid" answered him. "Are you ok?"
"I…" Gohan doubted. Piccolo had noticed the slight blush on his cheeks, plus, he looked like a trailer just killed his puppy. "Videl asked me to date her"
Piccolo felt a sharp needle crossing right in the middle of his heart. When he regained control of himself, he spoke.
"Isn't that good news? I recall you saying that you like the girl"
"I do"
"So what did you answer her?"
"I told her that I needed some time"
Piccolo raised an eyebrow; the needle slowly removing from his heart. What was wrong with the boy? Wasn't that what he wanted for long?
"Why?"
"Because I needed to talk to you first" He looked right into Piccolo's eyes; Gohan's eyes were nearly wet with tears and his face was even redder. Piccolo looked at him for a moment, before realizing that the kid was going to say something big. A picture came into Piccolo's mind right out of Gohan's mind, and he got panicked by it "Piccolo I told her I had something to take care of… I needed to… Piccolo I like…"
"Don't" Piccolo stopped him before he could go on; the image he saw in Gohan's mind was still present "Don't speak, don't say it" Gohan was breathing fast; did Piccolo know something? "Gohan if you like that girl you should go on and tell her so, forget about everything else"
"No!" shouted Gohan with frustration "I have to tell you, I need to tell you! Otherwise I'm going to drive myself crazy!" he made a pause to get closer to his old friend "Piccolo I love you!"
And so Gohan broke. As the words came out of his mouth, tears did also. The redness of his face was a mixture of embarrassment and shaming feelings; his head was spinning and his sight of Piccolo turned blurry. Piccolo stared at him, not knowing what to say or feel.
"I'm sorry, I had to tell you, It hurt so bad" Gohan fell on one knee. The weight he had felt inside his hearth for so long had intensified, and the pain had grown.
"Gohan please stand up. Look at me" Gohan doubted for a moment, but after a few seconds did what he was told "I cannot give you what she can" he looked inside Gohan's eyes as one of his hands kindly dried the tears on the boy's cheek. The young saiyan shivered at the touch, for it wasn't rough as he expected but so soft he felt sorrow when Piccolo removed his hand from his face. "You can go on and try to have a life with her, you have become a good man after all, and I'm proud of you" he smiled at him. Gohan wasn't sure of how to react "then if you both choose to, you can marry and have a family on your own. Gohan I cannot offer you that, in fact, I can offer nothing than my loneliness, and I rather see you with somebody else than force you to share that with me"
'What on earth…' began Gohan's mind 'so he feels the same for me…'
"You… you love me too?"
"Gohan don't, stop right there. Haven't you listened?"
"But, I don't understand if you do love me why are you pushing me away?"
"Gohan"
"Is it because you don't think it right?"
"As ridiculous as it may sound, to love someone can never be wrong" Piccolo turned around to look outside a window "But there is nothing for you here with me. You have a dream, you want to become a scientist, and you have the opportunity to do so. What do you expect from me? To share such a life? Don't misunderstand me, I would do anything and give everything I have to please you but not this. Don't ask me to ruin your life"
"That's for me to decide"
"Don't you like that girl? Did you lie about that?"
"I do like her, but I've felt this for you for so long…"
"Then it's time for you to let go"
Piccolo was facing him once more. Neither of them knew what to say or to do next, although Gohan had a pretty good idea of what he wanted.
"Are you pushing me away?" he asked.
"I will always be here for you. I'm a namekian Gohan, human feelings are unusual for me; I really don't understand my feelings for you. I mean, I know I love you, but I don't know what to do with that."
"Then perhaps this might help" that being said, Gohan got close to him; he moved so fast that Piccolo was unable to move apart. Gohan surrounded his neck with his arms, and kissed him.
Piccolo's first reaction was to try to push him away, but Gohan was stronger so he failed. The hurricane of emotions he was experiencing forced him to move along with the current, to follow Gohan as he played with his lips, as he introduced his tongue inside his mouth, and soon enough an unknown feeling appeared in his heart: Piccolo felt pleasure.
After a few seconds he found himself in an embrace with Gohan, one of his hands playing with his messy black hair, deepening the kiss. As impossible as it seemed, Gohan tasted like a fresh wood on a summer sunset, while Piccolo tasted to him as fresh water form a mountain spring. They complemented each other perfectly, both flavors mixing into a new more perfect one, a perfect sunset by a spring in a forest, a perfect sweeter and more delightful taste.
When they finally parted, they were breathing fast; both were blushing, and found themselves unable to look at each other. Piccolo was the first one to talk, although he didn't do it loudly, and didn't let go of Gohan.
"I'm sorry" he said whispering and holding Gohan so closed that the young saiyan could rest his head on Piccolo's shoulder "I'm sorry for everything"
"What do you mean?" asked Gohan shyly.
"Gohan we can't be together"
"But I thought… I thought you loved me"
"Gohan" Piccolo moved away from him, standing with his back facing at Gohan "what sort of life do you expect to have with me? Will I have to wait for you at your house until you return from school? Or from work when you start that stage? Or perhaps you will come and visit me at the temple every now and then, both unable of living together? And above all, Gohan, I'm a namekian, and namekians…" he made a pause to breath before saying it, although Gohan already had an idea of what was going on inside Piccolo's mind "Namekians don't fall in love, and we certainly can't… consummate love…"
The last words came out of his mouth like blood from a painful wound. It was painful, but he knew Gohan and him were not supposed to be together. They were not even supposed to feel anything but friendship for Kami's sake!
"I know you are confused" continued Piccolo, now facing Gohan directly "I do love you Gohan, and I want you to know that I will always be here for you, I will always be your friend"
Gohan was listening and not listening at the same time. He was still trying to digest all that he heard first and trying to convince himself that it was the absolute truth. After a few minutes of silence, he began laughing. And not just laughing, but laughing like a mad man. Only after recovering from the first shock, Piccolo realized that Gohan was also crying. Gohan had to find a chair so he could sit down and calm down a bit.
"I've loved you for so long. So long…" he said burying his face in his hands "I guess I never thought of us at future, I had always assumed that you would reject me. I never expected…" a new river of tears came down his face, the feeling was oppressing his chest and his voice was faint and full of sadness "I never expected that you loved me too, let alone that after saying it you would just go away!"
"I'm not going away, I'll be right here for you, whenever you want to see me." Piccolo kneeled down next to Gohan, cleaning again with his hand the tears on his face; his touch was so gentle and warm… "I just can't start a life with you"
"What am I supposed to do now? Shall I just forget about these feelings? Should I go running after Videl? It's not fair for her! I feel like she is the consolation price!"
"Is she? I recall you saying that you really liked her. That she understood you so perfectly and that you once had this dream of marrying her"
"That was before all this happened!"
"What's different? Gohan I believe that we always knew what we felt for each other, although we never said so. We said it aloud now, so what?"
"So what? We kissed! Did that mean nothing to you?"
"It meant everything! But we are not meant for each other! You have a chance with that girl don't blow it away, we can't be together"
"Who says so?"
"I say so" Piccolo's voice faded away as he got closed to Gohan and began hugging him. Years later, Gohan would recall not having such a warm feeling as the one Piccolo gave him that day, not even his father with all his tenderness felt that way. Piccolo had such a delicate touch even when he was so tough on other people and in the battlefield. "Gohan please, do not make this harder than it is, please I beg you, just let it go"
That was it. Piccolo had a heart break too, and he was probably suppressing tears inside his eyes. He was having a hard time like Gohan and probably even harder since he was sending the love of his life to start a relationship with someone completely different. But he knew this to be right.
'Piccolo…' thought Gohan as he returned the hug 'Piccolo that was my first kiss, and you are and will always be my first love. I'm sorry for causing you so much pain and trouble'
"You haven't" said Piccolo to Gohan's surprise.
"You listened to what I thought?"
'It seems that our mental link is still there' thought Piccolo, and Gohan listened.
'I love you'
'I love you too kid' Piccolo paused for a moment, then sighed and thought into Gohan's mind again 'but now you should go, it's getting dark'
"I wish there was a way"
"Me too, but I don't think there is. You know, I really believe you should just go to her, maybe not today, but when you are ready to start a new stage of your life. Let her clean the wound. And I'll be here, I will always be here for you Gohan"
'Who would clean your wound?' Thought Gohan.
'I'm a namekian, I guess it would heal by itself'
"Piccolo!" he hugged Piccolo again, and to this the namekian didn't refuse.
"Clean those tears" Piccolo ordered after they parted. "Go now"
"I will always love you" declared Gohan "always"
"I know"
They looked at each other for what seemed an eternity, their faces getting close again, their lips shyly searching for each other. Before they could stop they were kissing again, not hungrily but with such tenderness and sweetness that it hurt to think of separating. The thirst in Gohan's mount seemed to never be quenched even when Piccolo's spring water flavor was exploiting inside of him. He didn't want it to be over but knew this was the second and last kiss they would ever share. Piccolo was experiencing the same feeling, but after a few seconds he slowly separated from Gohan.
Gohan smiled at him and Piccolo returned the smile. 'Go now' Piccolo repeated in his mind. Gohan nodded and got closed to the balcony. He jumped out, and left flying. Piccolo stood there staring at him until he lost sight of his body. His view turned blurry.
"Piccolo san" he heard the voice of Dende behind "Are you alright?"
Piccolo raised a hand to his face, trying to dry the tears but they just wouldn't get away. It took all his will to put himself together before answering Dende.
"I'm fine; I need to be left alone"
"I'm sitting here" said Dende, sitting on the floor next to Piccolo "and I am going to meditate. Why don't you join me? It might help you to clear up your mind"
"Did you hear…"
"Only if you want me to answer yes, finish the question"
Piccolo looked at Dende sitting next to him. If he heard anything, he would not say; right now it seemed to him that Dende's only intention was to give him company and support.
"You have become a very bossy Kami sama" answered Piccolo, sitting on the floor with a sad smile on his face.
"Really? Oh well, let us not talk about it, let's meditate" Piccolo chuckled.
'Thank you Dende' thought Piccolo. Later on, Dende could have sworn he saw a small tear falling down Piccolo's cheek while meditating. But then again, he would deny seeing it, just as he denied listening anything.
Gohan on the other hand stopped by a lake to drink some water and wash his face; he was still crying. After putting himself together, he decided to go to Videl's house instead of his. He had to be sure…
Due to the hour (it was nearly ten o'clock) he decided to go directly to her balcony instead of knocking at the door. He arrived softly, not making any noise. He saw her sitting in front of her looking glass, brushing gently her hair.
"Videl…" he whispered.
"Who's there? Gohan?" she asked a little surprised by his sudden arrival "Gohan is everything…"
Videl could not finish the phrase. He shortened the distance between them and soon enough he grabbed her by her waist and kissed her gently. Videl's eyes widened before closing them. She was all in all confused, but she was not going to let go the chance of kissing him. The lights on her room were low, the atmosphere romantic since a fresh wind entered through the opened doors that led to the balcony, softly moving the curtains; she just had a bath, and smelled so sweet… She let go and again someone was moving along with Gohan, who was now deepening the kiss by placing his hand on the back of Videl's head, playing with her slightly short black hair. The playing that Gohan's tongue did inside her mouth made her moan in pleasure, and Gohan followed. She tasted very different from Piccolo, with a sweet but also bitter taste, just like wild strawberries. Yes, she tasted just like wild strawberries! another taste that fusion perfectly with his own forest summer sunset taste; but she was so different. She was shorter than Piccolo, and felt so delicate in Gohan's arms that he was afraid of breaking her body.
When they finally parted, Videl was violently blushing, not knowing whether to look at him in the eye or just look away.
"Gohan, tell me, why?"
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to be sure"
"Be sure of what?" Videl's heart was beating fast, partly because of the excitement, and partly because she was kind of afraid of Gohan's sudden change; that didn't seem like him, I mean, rushing into her room in the middle of the night to passionately kiss her? That wasn't like him at all! Not that she didn't like it though.
"Videl I want to date with you, you know, I want to know you better, and perhaps, in time, be your boyfriend" Gohan's heart was beating fast; he didn't know whether this was the right thing to do or not, but if he had the chance to have her as a girlfriend why not give it a try?
"What happen to your unfinished thing?"
"I've made my choice, Videl, and I would like to hear yours"
"I really want to date you!" exclaimed the girl throwing herself to Gohan's arms "but please" she continued "don't come to my place so late at night, I don't think my father would approve of you coming in the middle of the night and see me in my pajamas"
That's when for the first time Gohan noticed her wearing. He looked down to watch the girl between his arms only to have a glimpse of her white milky-white breasts; she was wearing a black and really tiny baby doll. He blushed violently, his heart went crazy inside his chest and he began chuckling nervously. He let her and began walking (or better said 'stumbling') towards the balcony.
"Yes, right! ah… so ahm, I think I should better go now, you know"
"Yes" she was having fun with Gohan's reaction.
"Well, can I call oh God!" he yelled as he hit a lamp to the floor while trying his gracious escape "I'm so sorry"
"It's ok" said Videl giggling, her arms were now crossed, covering her breasts "you can call me in the morning"
"Really? Ah, ok, I'll call you then. Ehm… So… Bye"
"Bye Gohan"
Gohan left the house so fast he lost sight of it in matter of seconds. He was still nervous and confused, and left Videl all the same. While flying he thought of his day, trying to figure out if his feelings for Videl were nearly as intense as the ones he felt for Piccolo. He felt that pain inside his chest again, but somehow he knew he was doing the best for both of them. He sighed, took a deep breath, and landed next to his house door. He stopped for a moment and closed his eyes. The memory of Piccolo kissing him made him blush, but the picture of Videl wearing that baby doll made him blush even more. He opened his door. This wasn't the best time to make a choice about his romantic life; everything was so fresh and intense. He decided to think about it in the morning; after all, he was doing what he wanted to do from the beginning right?
Right?
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There you have it, I hope you liked it, if not anyway leave a review! I'm thinking about continuing the story, so please write a review if you want me to write some more and your ideas on it. Than you so much for reading!