The Love Story
By: T-
Chan
Chapter One
I paced hopelessly around the house, looking for a decent outfit to wear to our meeting tonight. I repeated quiet swears to myself emptying out drawers and tearing out closets. Nothing was clean, but I reminded myself it is Gohan's turn to do the laundry. This was typically the last resort, but I was really desperate. I crept into pan's room and switched on the lights thinking to myself, 'when was the last time she cleaned this room?' I blazed a trail through the seeming endless junk and made it to her walk- in closet. Surprisingly enough, this was actually the cleanest part of her room. Lucky me she had grown just enough for me to fit into a few certain outfits. I held up a pair of capris and said to myself, " She never wears the things I buy her!" I reflected back on all the times my father bought me thing I never did like, it must be an instinct or something. I sloppily put the clothes on and checked my watch. It was A bit too early to be heading over there, so I went into the living room and took a load off.
Bulma wiped the trickle of sweat of her forehead and looked up from her work to check the time. "5:30,I need to leave in thirty minutes," She mumbled to herself. Bulma looked at herself in the reflection of a puddle of water from a recent sun shower. She laughed as she wiped away a smudge of oil off her cheek. She stood up and went inside. She poured herself a tall glass of long island iced tea and sat on the couch. Trunks was sitting beside her, watching TV. " Hey mom aren't you going somewhere tonight?" He asked. "Yeah." Bulma responded raising her eyebrow at trunks. "Where?" He asked. "Nowhere special." Bulma said. Trunks put on a puppy-dog face. "Can I come? Pleaaaaaaaseee?" Bulma thought for a moment. "No. That might have worked 20 years ago." She said blandly. Trunks frowned. " If it isn't special why can't I come?" He said convincingly. "It's the dentist!" Bulma lied. Trunks clutched his jaw. "Uhh. never mind!" he said getting up and dashing down the hallway. "What an airhead!" Bulma said to herself laughing as she got up and walked down to the bathroom.
Chi Chi had been ready an hour ago, now she was just trying to kill time. She picked up Goten's box of Rice Krispies and found a recipe for rice krispies treats. She pondered at the ingredients and she figured 'I'll make these now so later the boys can snack on these things later'. She mixed the marshmallows and cereal and begun to bake them. She looked at the clock on the stovetop, and it read 5:54. "OH! I got to go!" she said franticly grabbing her purse. " Leaving so soon chi chi?" Goku asked naively. "Yeah. Bye hon!" She said as she pecked him on the cheek. "Okay, bye then." He said but was too late chi chi had already bolted out of the door. She stepped out on the front yard. "Flying nimbus!" She cried out to the sky. A fluffy little yellow cloud ascended from the heavens she hopped on and took flight.
I arrived in front of a huge hollow rock, the one Bulma told me to go to over the phone yesterday. I thought to myself how could this possibly hold a hangout? I waited for a sign of anyone. Soon enough I saw Chi Chi riding down on nimbus. I chuckled at the sight. The wind whipped in her ebony black hair. She let out a sort of war cry as she jumped of the cloud. She began to laugh while saying, "how exhilarating!" I looked around a bit more looking for Bulma. "Well this is so like her being 'fashionably late ', she dose this every time!" I exclaimed to my mother in law. " Oh that's right, well she had better hurry up." Chi Chi said as she starred out on the horizon
Back at the Son house Goku smelt something fresh from the oven. He took in a big whiff. He stood up and walked over to the kitchen. He laid his eyes upon the heavenly treats. " I don't know what these are but." He stopped to take in the scent once again. " Ahhhh. sweet!" Goku continued. He scooped up a handful and began to gnaw at it. In a matter of 2 minutes the entire pan was devoured. He sort of collapsed on the ground, sick to his stomach. "Err.bleeh.. GOTEN!" He cried. Goten ran over to Goku. "Dad!?" He said confused. " I thinks the marshmallows are expanding in my stomach!" He whimpered. Goten kneeled to his father's side. Goku started erupting marshmallow from the mouth. "No dad not on the floor!" Goten scolded. Goku twitched a bit on the floor. Goten rushed over to the refrigerator and pulled out a pink bottle. "The holy pepto bismal!" Goten shouted and was immediately at goku's aid.
Sooner than later, Bulma had shown up. Which was a relief because Chi Chi was getting antsy. Bulma stepped out of her car and strolled over to us. " Hi guys sorry I'm late!" She said. I felt my eyes roll to the back of my head. "So.umm. Were is this place?" Chi Chi asked while she looked around the rock. Bulma grinned. I thought to myself, 'with bulma on the scene just about anything can happen!'. She pulled up a root that had penetrated trough the ground. Suddenly a doorway appeared on the side of the rock. " It feels like something from star wars!" I blurted out. Bulma laughed. We all stepped inside. The place was furnished with ruby carpeting, a snack bar, and cute little couches surrounded by a crackling fireplace. Chi Chi and I complimented Bulma's keen scence of style, because this place was breathtaking! I took my seat which was the closest side to the fire, followed by Chi Chi on the other side, and Bulma in the middle. Our conversation started off light, such as news, gay celebrities, ECT. Then Bulma brought up an interesting topic. " I am so glad I have vegeta." She said. " I remember a few years back when he had died, it really scared the crap outta me, he really could have been gone for good." Bulma continued. I felt a shiver crawl up my spine. " I take him for granted sometimes, sure he's arrogant but he still has other good qualities!" "Yeah I can agree with that, he's such a cutie!" Chi Chi agreed. Bulma face was slightly flushed. " He's Strong, handsome for the most part, I know he doesn't say it but he really loves us." Bulma said. This fact was unbeknownst to me, it was almost a reflex when I said, "Sounds like you to are picture perfect!" I said cheerfully. "Well." Bulma said modestly. Chi Chi and I giggled softly. Chi Chi cleared her throat. " I love my Goku to death, but he can be just darn right naïve!" All three of us began to laugh out loud. "Goku is so real, I mean he is such a little Romeo, literally. He has a great tan and both mentally and physically strong." Chi Chi said shyly covering her face with her hands. I stayed silent in a thought, thinking 'what is good about Gohan?', 'sure he's smart and cute but I can't find the special thing I really like about him!' This deeply frustrated me. Maybe it was showing when Bulma and Chi Chi asked me, "What's the matter Videl?" I Quickly shook my head, "oh!.. Uh nothing!" I said a bit too quickly. "Are you sure, you know we can talk about it if it's bothering you or something?" Chi Chi said to me. "No." I said slowly. Some part of me wanted to talk about it real bad, but the other part is holding me back. "Are you sure? You know you can always trust us!" Bulma added. I hated this, when they treat me like there my mother! Something inside told me to spill, and I did. I told them my whole ordeal. Chi Chi was a bit flabbergasted, but fully understood the situation. " Maybe you were a bit overwhelmed with becoming in love and married it sort of didn't set in that you were actually dedicating your life to him!" Bulma said. This made me frustrated to tears. "Thanks Bulma!" I said sarcastically. I felt Chi Chi warm embrace around my body. I buried my face into her arm. She soothingly rubbed my back. Bulma looked like she was accused of shooting the president. Bulma muffled up the guts to say, "I saw a situation like this on Opra, the wife was overwhelmed w/ her spouse and teenage son so she took a break from them." Chi Chi thought for a moment. " You know Bulma, that's just crazy enough to work!" Chi Chi said encouragingly. I lifted my face. "How so?" I asked. "Well take up a new profession, or do things that make you feel good." Bulma said. " It will take your mind off the topic." Chi Chi added. "You know! That sounds good to me!" I exclaimed starting to feel better already. "There you go Hun!" Chi Chi shouted as we all engaged in a group hug.
An hour or so passed until I realized it was well over midnight, I explained to the girls I had to be going home now, they all agreed the same and left our separate ways. I took to the sky and headed homeward bound.
Chapter One
I paced hopelessly around the house, looking for a decent outfit to wear to our meeting tonight. I repeated quiet swears to myself emptying out drawers and tearing out closets. Nothing was clean, but I reminded myself it is Gohan's turn to do the laundry. This was typically the last resort, but I was really desperate. I crept into pan's room and switched on the lights thinking to myself, 'when was the last time she cleaned this room?' I blazed a trail through the seeming endless junk and made it to her walk- in closet. Surprisingly enough, this was actually the cleanest part of her room. Lucky me she had grown just enough for me to fit into a few certain outfits. I held up a pair of capris and said to myself, " She never wears the things I buy her!" I reflected back on all the times my father bought me thing I never did like, it must be an instinct or something. I sloppily put the clothes on and checked my watch. It was A bit too early to be heading over there, so I went into the living room and took a load off.
Bulma wiped the trickle of sweat of her forehead and looked up from her work to check the time. "5:30,I need to leave in thirty minutes," She mumbled to herself. Bulma looked at herself in the reflection of a puddle of water from a recent sun shower. She laughed as she wiped away a smudge of oil off her cheek. She stood up and went inside. She poured herself a tall glass of long island iced tea and sat on the couch. Trunks was sitting beside her, watching TV. " Hey mom aren't you going somewhere tonight?" He asked. "Yeah." Bulma responded raising her eyebrow at trunks. "Where?" He asked. "Nowhere special." Bulma said. Trunks put on a puppy-dog face. "Can I come? Pleaaaaaaaseee?" Bulma thought for a moment. "No. That might have worked 20 years ago." She said blandly. Trunks frowned. " If it isn't special why can't I come?" He said convincingly. "It's the dentist!" Bulma lied. Trunks clutched his jaw. "Uhh. never mind!" he said getting up and dashing down the hallway. "What an airhead!" Bulma said to herself laughing as she got up and walked down to the bathroom.
Chi Chi had been ready an hour ago, now she was just trying to kill time. She picked up Goten's box of Rice Krispies and found a recipe for rice krispies treats. She pondered at the ingredients and she figured 'I'll make these now so later the boys can snack on these things later'. She mixed the marshmallows and cereal and begun to bake them. She looked at the clock on the stovetop, and it read 5:54. "OH! I got to go!" she said franticly grabbing her purse. " Leaving so soon chi chi?" Goku asked naively. "Yeah. Bye hon!" She said as she pecked him on the cheek. "Okay, bye then." He said but was too late chi chi had already bolted out of the door. She stepped out on the front yard. "Flying nimbus!" She cried out to the sky. A fluffy little yellow cloud ascended from the heavens she hopped on and took flight.
I arrived in front of a huge hollow rock, the one Bulma told me to go to over the phone yesterday. I thought to myself how could this possibly hold a hangout? I waited for a sign of anyone. Soon enough I saw Chi Chi riding down on nimbus. I chuckled at the sight. The wind whipped in her ebony black hair. She let out a sort of war cry as she jumped of the cloud. She began to laugh while saying, "how exhilarating!" I looked around a bit more looking for Bulma. "Well this is so like her being 'fashionably late ', she dose this every time!" I exclaimed to my mother in law. " Oh that's right, well she had better hurry up." Chi Chi said as she starred out on the horizon
Back at the Son house Goku smelt something fresh from the oven. He took in a big whiff. He stood up and walked over to the kitchen. He laid his eyes upon the heavenly treats. " I don't know what these are but." He stopped to take in the scent once again. " Ahhhh. sweet!" Goku continued. He scooped up a handful and began to gnaw at it. In a matter of 2 minutes the entire pan was devoured. He sort of collapsed on the ground, sick to his stomach. "Err.bleeh.. GOTEN!" He cried. Goten ran over to Goku. "Dad!?" He said confused. " I thinks the marshmallows are expanding in my stomach!" He whimpered. Goten kneeled to his father's side. Goku started erupting marshmallow from the mouth. "No dad not on the floor!" Goten scolded. Goku twitched a bit on the floor. Goten rushed over to the refrigerator and pulled out a pink bottle. "The holy pepto bismal!" Goten shouted and was immediately at goku's aid.
Sooner than later, Bulma had shown up. Which was a relief because Chi Chi was getting antsy. Bulma stepped out of her car and strolled over to us. " Hi guys sorry I'm late!" She said. I felt my eyes roll to the back of my head. "So.umm. Were is this place?" Chi Chi asked while she looked around the rock. Bulma grinned. I thought to myself, 'with bulma on the scene just about anything can happen!'. She pulled up a root that had penetrated trough the ground. Suddenly a doorway appeared on the side of the rock. " It feels like something from star wars!" I blurted out. Bulma laughed. We all stepped inside. The place was furnished with ruby carpeting, a snack bar, and cute little couches surrounded by a crackling fireplace. Chi Chi and I complimented Bulma's keen scence of style, because this place was breathtaking! I took my seat which was the closest side to the fire, followed by Chi Chi on the other side, and Bulma in the middle. Our conversation started off light, such as news, gay celebrities, ECT. Then Bulma brought up an interesting topic. " I am so glad I have vegeta." She said. " I remember a few years back when he had died, it really scared the crap outta me, he really could have been gone for good." Bulma continued. I felt a shiver crawl up my spine. " I take him for granted sometimes, sure he's arrogant but he still has other good qualities!" "Yeah I can agree with that, he's such a cutie!" Chi Chi agreed. Bulma face was slightly flushed. " He's Strong, handsome for the most part, I know he doesn't say it but he really loves us." Bulma said. This fact was unbeknownst to me, it was almost a reflex when I said, "Sounds like you to are picture perfect!" I said cheerfully. "Well." Bulma said modestly. Chi Chi and I giggled softly. Chi Chi cleared her throat. " I love my Goku to death, but he can be just darn right naïve!" All three of us began to laugh out loud. "Goku is so real, I mean he is such a little Romeo, literally. He has a great tan and both mentally and physically strong." Chi Chi said shyly covering her face with her hands. I stayed silent in a thought, thinking 'what is good about Gohan?', 'sure he's smart and cute but I can't find the special thing I really like about him!' This deeply frustrated me. Maybe it was showing when Bulma and Chi Chi asked me, "What's the matter Videl?" I Quickly shook my head, "oh!.. Uh nothing!" I said a bit too quickly. "Are you sure, you know we can talk about it if it's bothering you or something?" Chi Chi said to me. "No." I said slowly. Some part of me wanted to talk about it real bad, but the other part is holding me back. "Are you sure? You know you can always trust us!" Bulma added. I hated this, when they treat me like there my mother! Something inside told me to spill, and I did. I told them my whole ordeal. Chi Chi was a bit flabbergasted, but fully understood the situation. " Maybe you were a bit overwhelmed with becoming in love and married it sort of didn't set in that you were actually dedicating your life to him!" Bulma said. This made me frustrated to tears. "Thanks Bulma!" I said sarcastically. I felt Chi Chi warm embrace around my body. I buried my face into her arm. She soothingly rubbed my back. Bulma looked like she was accused of shooting the president. Bulma muffled up the guts to say, "I saw a situation like this on Opra, the wife was overwhelmed w/ her spouse and teenage son so she took a break from them." Chi Chi thought for a moment. " You know Bulma, that's just crazy enough to work!" Chi Chi said encouragingly. I lifted my face. "How so?" I asked. "Well take up a new profession, or do things that make you feel good." Bulma said. " It will take your mind off the topic." Chi Chi added. "You know! That sounds good to me!" I exclaimed starting to feel better already. "There you go Hun!" Chi Chi shouted as we all engaged in a group hug.
An hour or so passed until I realized it was well over midnight, I explained to the girls I had to be going home now, they all agreed the same and left our separate ways. I took to the sky and headed homeward bound.