Left in the Dark, Again Authors Note: I've got the first three chapters of this done, but two of them are still being beta'd. This is a short, throw-you-in-the-deep-end-of-the-pool, chapter and everything will get explained later. Involves evil Chi-Chi, and a lot of Chi-Chi bashing and Videl bashing. Also, quick contest: first person to correctly guess the number of angel references in this chapter gets to name two of the guys in the band. If no one guesses exactly right, then the closest by the time chapter 2 gets posted will get it.
ENJOY!!
J.
Left in the Dark, Again
DISCLAIMER: If I owned it, it probably would've been fubar. That being said, I don't own anything you recognize.
Staring at the computer screen, Gohan felt like someone ripped the beating heart from his chest and stomped it into the dirt. It had taken him six months to hack into Videl's diary files. When she was alive, he had often wondered if she had had anything to do with Sera's leaving. Now he had proof. She had told Sera that she was pregnant. The lying bitch, she had practically destroyed him.
He minimized the window and opened his Internet browser. "Please, let me find her," he whispered as his fingers flew over the keys. Moments later, the results were back for Seraphim 'Sera' Nuriel.
The top one was an article about a band she managed. He clicked on it, and felt his hopes hit the floor. The band, Psychopomp, was a tribute band made up of four young men in their late teens to early twenties, and all of them referred to Sera as 'Mom.'
A knock on the office door pulled Gohan from his reverie. "Hey, Dad? Are you still in there? It's almost two o'clock in the morning" Pan called from outside. She had worried about him spending every day, and most nights, since her mother's funeral locked in his office. He rarely came out to eat even. She had finally managed to get him to agree to help with the next fundraising idea Bulma came up with for charity.
The door opened, and Gohan came out. He looked haggard and worn, as if he hadn't slept in weeks. "I was just finishing up in there, sweetheart. What's up?"
She smiled at him, a tired smile. "Just checking up on you, Daddy. Bulma wanted to talk to you in the morning about her next charity thing, so I figured you might want a little sleep before dealing with the planet's latest philanthropist." She shook her head, "She's getting to be as bad as her mom about these charity parties. And don't forget, you promised to help with this one."
"Thanks for reminding me, Pan. I'm going to go on to bed now. Don't mess with the computer, okay?" Gohan walked down the hall to the room he had shared with Videl for nineteen and a half years. "Goodnight, Panny."
"Goodnight, Dad," Pan said. She didn't tell him that Bulma's latest idea for a fundraiser was a bachelor auction. She wasn't about to admit to him that it was her idea to try and get him out of the house for a night by putting him on the list. And no one really needed to know that she'd asked Bra to look into anybody he might have dated in high school to see if any of them were still single.