A Night's Consequences: Five Years After

Part Two

The hospital had been very busy that day, leaving Gohan exhausted. It seemed very surprising to Gohan that there were so many patients in such a small village. Anyway, the day was over now, and Gohan was leisurely walking home.

"Hey, Gohan!" He heard a voice call from behind him. Gohan immediately recognized the voice of his little brother and turned around smiling, seeing the latter running towards him.

"Hey Goten."

The young twenty year old demi Saiya-jin grinned up to what appeared to be his ears. His grin fell a little though when he saw the expression on Gohan's face.

"What's the matter, Big Brother?" He asked, obviously concerned.

"Nothing, just had a long day in the hospital." Gohan replied, trying to reassure him.

"I have a feeling that there's something else. Tell me what's wrong."

Gohan sighed, resigning himself to tell his little brother his problem. "Do you remember Videl?"

"Of course I remember her. She came to our place to study with you a lot. I liked her. And I remember that you did too." Goten added, full of insinuations.

Gohan blushed slightly. "That's true. I was – actually, I am – in love with her. But the problem is that she's married now. And that's not all..." He paused, seeing that he held all of Goten's attention. "Five years ago, a little before she got married, we…" He stopped, blushing.

"You, what?" Goten asked curiously, urging him to continue.

"We, um… you know…" Gohan stammered, blushing more and more with each word. Unfortunately for him, his younger brother didn't understand what he meant. Gohan sighed. "We slept together." He said quickly.

"Oh!" Goten exclaimed, finally understanding.

"And she became pregnant." Gohan continued.

"Oh…" Goten stayed silent for a while, slowly realizing something important. "Wait a minute. If it happened right before her wedding and she's married now… That means that your kid doesn't even know you!"

"She knows me – I met her yesterday – but she doesn't know that I'm her father."

"So you have a daughter… Hey! That means I'm an uncle!" The young man exclaimed happily.

Gohan chuckled slightly at his brother's way of thinking. Goten then became serious again.

"And… what are you going to do?"

"I'm going… to win her back."

Goten looked surprised. "Seriously? You're going to steal someone else's wife?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I didn't think it was your type."

"I know, and I also know it's wrong, but… I love her and I really want to be with her. And plus her husband is a real asshole."

Goten laughed, and his older brother joined him fairly quickly. Soon after, they arrived in front of Gohan's house, still laughing on their way in. The two Son brothers sat down on the couch, laughter finally calming down. A comfortable silence between the two brothers soon followed, which the younger one ended up breaking.

"I think you're doing the right thing by trying to win her back," Goten stated.

Gohan smiled, "Thanks Goten."

"And I want to meet my niece!"

The older of them laughed slightly, shaking his head. It was good to see Goten. He was so refreshing.

"Anyways, what about you? Any girlfriends?" Gohan asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah, of course. I met an absolutely wonderful girl about a week ago, and it's been a few days since we started dating. Her name's Mia."

"Well, I'm happy for you."

Goten placed his hand on his brother's shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm sure that you're going to win her back in no time. After all, nobody can resist my big brother!"

Gohan smiled and then stood up. "Are you hungry? I'll make you dinner if you want."

As if to answer his question, Goten's stomach began to rumble loudly. The young Saiya-jin started to laugh again, scratching the back of his head embarrassed.

"That'd be nice."

---

The following morning, Gohan was awakened by the smell of burning. He quickly got up, getting dressed hurriedly, and left his bedroom to go toward the source of the smell: the kitchen. He later found Goten there, apparently trying to make breakfast.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot that Goten spent the night here… Gohan remembered. Then he chuckled softly, which attracted his little brother's attention. The latter turned around and laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head.

"Haha hey Gohan," Goten greeted.

"Goten, what are you doing?" Gohan asked, still chuckling.

"Well, I thought… Since you made me dinner yesterday, I would cook your breakfast… But I kinda burned everything…"

Gohan chuckled even more, then went toward the working place. "Let me do. You never were very talented at cooking."

Goten pouted slightly, crossing his arms. "It's not fair that you're the only one to have inherited Mom's cooking talents."

Gohan, then, got busy cooking, first throwing away the burnt food that Goten had made. Soon, a delicious smell invaded the house, and Goten was drooling in anticipation. At last, the enormous breakfast cooked by Gohan was placed on the table, and the two brothers began eating in the Saiya-jin's typical way. No words were exchanged between the two during the meal: they were too busy devouring everything that came to their hands.

At last every plate was emptied, and the two brothers leaned back in their chairs, rubbing their stomach in content.

"Your cooking is as good as Mom's." Goten complimented.

"Of course not, Mom is far better than me." Gohan replied.

"True."

"Hey! You're supposed to say: 'of course not, you're the best' or something like that! Way to be encouraging Goten!" The older one said, indignant.

The two brothers looked at each other shortly, then burst out laughing. They calmed down after a short while, wiping their tears. There was then another comfortable silence between the two, which Goten ended up breaking again.

"So… What's your daughter like?"

Gohan smiled thinking of Pan. "Well, she has a monkey tail."

"Aw, she's so lucky!" Goten said. "I would have liked to keep mine, but you guys removed it when I was born. That's not fair."

Gohan laughed slightly, shaking his head. "As I was saying, she has a monkey tail, and she has my eyes, but she looks a lot like Videl."

"She must be really pretty."

Gohan smiled. "Yeah… She's beautiful."

"That's really unfair that she doesn't know that you're her real father." Goten said.

"I know, but I'm going to change that."

---

Videl watched the Jet Copter land, a big grin on her face. Erasa was finally coming to visit her. Videl had seen her not too long ago, but it seemed like an eternity to her. She could never be without her best friend for too long.

Shortly after, Erasa climbed down from her Jet and hugged Videl.

"I'm so happy to see you!" Erasa said.

"Me too. I missed you so much."

Erasa laughed, pulling away from her . "What are you talking about? We saw each other less than a week ago."

"I know, but it's already too long."

They walked toward Videl's house. "And where is my favorite, sweet little girl?"

"Pan? She's at school." Videl frowned. "I'm a bit worried; the other kids make fun of her because of her tail."

Erasa frowned as well. "Kids are so mean."

"I still wonder why she was born with it…" Videl said.

Erasa felt awkward. She knew why. Well, kind of. She, at least, knew that Gohan's genes had something to do with it. She clearly remembered the strange talk shared between the two, five years ago…

"You're not telling me anything new. I already knew that I was the father."

"Y-You knew?"

He started to walk away, then stopped, still turning his back to her. "If the child will be born with a monkey tail, tell Videl to not worry; it's completely normal."

"What are you thinking about?" Videl asked her, bringing her out of her thoughts.

Erasa blinked. "Huh? Um… Nothing. Nothing at all."

Videl looked at her with an eyebrow raised, but she shrugged, deciding to let it go. With that, Videl opened the door of her home, allowing Erasa to get in before getting in herself, closing the door behind them.

Erasa settled down on the couch. "It's nice here. Very relaxing."

Videl sat down next to her. "Yeah, that's why we settled here."

"I could never live in a place like this, though. There's not even a mall near!"

Videl laughed.

"It's still one big coincidence that Gohan lives in this village." Erasa said.

"Yeah…" Videl agreed.

"Maybe you're destined to be together."

"Erasa, what are you talking about? I'm married now, if you have forgotten."

"I know, I know, but I still think that it's a shame. You two suit each other so well…"

"Erasa…"

"You know, I kinda hoped that Gohan would turn up at your wedding and stop you from getting married to Heiji."

Videl lowered her head. She didn't dare say that deep down, she too, had hoped that. Videl shook her head, getting rid of those thoughts. She mustn't think that way. She was with Heiji now and she was happy with him.

At least, that's what she tried to convince herself anyway.

---

"Please, Mommy, pleeeaaaaase…!"

"Pan, we can't go see Gohan in the hospital while he's working; he must be very busy."

"Oh come on, Videl, I'm sure he will be able to make some time for you."

Videl glared at Erasa. "You're not really helping me, you know."

The blonde shrugged. "Well, I would like to see him, too."

"C'mon, Mommy, please accept." Pan begged.

Videl sighed. She could never win against her daughter when she looked at her like that. "Okay, fine, let's go."

"YAY!!!"

---

Goten had gone home after a little morning spar with his brother, and it did them both a lot of good. Now, Gohan had returned to work in the hospital, which was rather quiet that day.

He couldn't help but rub his aching shoulder a bit. Goten had made a lot of progress, and he surprised Gohan completely by going Super Saiya-jin 2. Gohan had to go Mystic to beat him, while usually he didn't need to transform at all to do so. Really, his little brother always surprised him.

Gohan walked past the reception counter, then froze and made a U-turn, wide-eyed.

"Videl, Pan, Erasa??" He exclaimed, obviously surprised to see them here.

"Hi Gohan!" Erasa said, hugging her friend. Videl's eyes narrowed ever so slightly.

"Erasa, what are you doing here?" Gohan asked.

She stepped away from him, putting her hands on her hips. "What a nice welcome."

"I didn't mean it like that…"

She laughed. "I know, I was joking." She said. "Well well… You're even more handsome than before, if that were possible!"

Gohan blushed, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Hi Mister Gohan!" Little Pan said, attracting the attention on her.

Gohan smiled warmly at her. "Hello, Pan. Is everything alright at school?"

"Yes! The other kids are still bugging me, but I ignore them!"

"That's good." He said, patting her head affectionately. Then he turned his attention to Videl, and smiled at her. "Hello Videl. I'm happy to see you."

Videl felt herself melt before his smile. "Hey Gohan."

"So, what are you all doing here?" Gohan asked.

"We're here to visit you, of course!" Erasa replied.

"I hope we're not bothering you." Videl said.

"Not at all. The hospital is rather quiet today."

"Erasa, can you stay with Pan for a minute? I would like to talk to Gohan about something." Videl asked her friend.

"Of course."

She turned to him, who had an eyebrow raised, surprised at Videl's sudden need to speak to him. "Can we go to your office?"

"Sure. Follow me."

They soon departed, leaving Erasa and Pan in the corridors of the hospital.

"What does Mommy want to talk to Mister Gohan about?" Pan asked.

"No idea…"

---

Gohan closed his office door as soon as the pair walked in.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" He asked.

"Well, actually… I have the feeling that… you don't resent me anymore."

Gohan stayed silent for a short while. "That's right."

"So you forgave me? Really?"

"Yeah… In fact, I'm glad you didn't tell me that you were engaged. If you had, I know I would've never tried anything with you, and I would've never spent that wonderful night with you…"

And Pan would never have existed… He mentally added.

Gohan had approached her while talking and was now stroking her cheek. Videl looked away, her face on fire.

"Go-Gohan… What are you doing?"

"What I should have done long ago…" He whispered.

He kissed tenderly, and Videl didn't manage to resist him. She responded to his kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck, while he pulled her against him, intensifying the kiss. But then, Videl realized what she was doing, and pulled away from him.

"What has gotten into you, Gohan? I'm married, if you have forgotten!"

"I love you, Videl."

She was winded by this declaration. It's pretty safe to say that Videl hadn't expected that at all.

"And I know you love me too." He continued.

"How could you know?" She asked, looking away. She knew that if she looked at him in his eyes, she wouldn't be able to resist him. But this couldn't happen.

"I just know it." He said simply. He approached her again, but she stepped back.

"Don't come any closer, Gohan."

He still went for her, however, while Videl continued to step back. She ended up finding herself stuck between the desk and him, without any way to escape. Gohan was now very close to her, almost teasing her as he came close to her ear and whispered, his breath tickling her ear:

"You remember that time where we almost did it in my office?"

Videl swallowed hard, her cheeks burning. "I mostly remember how you stopped us in time."

"I won't make the same mistake again…"

With that being said, Gohan kissed her again. Videl tried to resist him, but in the end, she melted as usual. She just couldn't resist him. Everything in her wanted him, even more now when he kissed her like this. She forgot everything, couldn't think of anything, and let him make love to her on the desk of his office…

---

"What is taking them so long?" Erasa said losing patience, tapping her foot. "She said one minute!"

Pan shrugged. "Dunno."

Don't tell me they're…

---

"What have I done?!"

"Videl…"

"Leave me alone! I can't believe you dared to do that! I'm married, damn it!"

Gohan sighed, watching Videl as she dressed herself in a hurry, himself beginning to dress as well. Where on Earth was his shirt? Oh, there it was. Gohan couldn't help but wonder how it could have landed that far.

Videl finished dressing herself, and put her hair in order, or so she tried. She looked at Gohan, who was finishing buckling his belt, and sighed. What on Earth has gotten into her to sleep with Gohan? And in his office, on top of that! Where anyone could have caught them! She would never have thought that Gohan would try to win her back while she was married. It so wasn't his type…

Well, it must be, after all.

She couldn't believe it. She just cheated on Heiji, her husband. Yet she had sworn to herself to never do it again. She knew she should never have come to see Gohan, but how could she have predicted what had just happened?

I am so weak. She thought. I'm not even able to resist him. What am I gonna do if he starts again? I can't allow it to happen ever again.

"Gohan, I don't want you to try anything with me anymore." She said.

"Is that really what you want?" He asked.

"Yes."

"I don't believe you."

"Gohan, I'm married! MA-RRI-ED!! Do you get it?"

"You didn't like it?" He suddenly asked.

She blushed, taken by surprise by this question. "That-that's not the question…"

"So you did like it."

"Gohan, stop that…" She said, blushing more and more with each passing stare that Gohan gave her.

He chuckled softly. "You're really beautiful when you're blushing."

She blushed even more, all the while Gohan decided to approach her once more.

"But you're always beautiful, you know." He said, placing a lock of hair behind her ear.

"Go-Gohan… S-Stop it…"

"Why are you resisting, Videl? You love me, don't you?"

"I…" She looked away. "I'm married to Heiji, Gohan, what I feel for you does not matter."

"It matters to me."

"We have to go. Erasa and Pan must be waiting for us." She said, still not looking at him.

Gohan sighed. "You're right. But know that I won't give up, Videl. We're made for each other."

"You should have realized it before I got married. It's too late, now."

With that, she exited the office.

"It's never too late, Videl."

---

"Finally!" Erasa exclaimed, seeing Videl and Gohan arriving. "What on Earth were you doing during all this time?"

"We had… much to discuss." Gohan replied.

The blonde raised an eyebrow, then she shrugged, knowing that she could ask Videl for more details later.

"Hey, Gohan, can you come take a walk with us?" Erasa then asked, ignoring the death glare Videl was sending her way. "You could show us around."

"I have to ask my superior, but I don't think there will be a problem. After all, the hospital is quiet today."

"Awesome!" Pan exclaimed.

Gohan smiled. "I'll be right back."

He came a few minutes later, still smiling. "Let's go."

Videl followed the three others reluctantly. She didn't want to stay another second in Gohan's presence. She was so mad at him! But she was even angrier at herself. How could she let this happen? Why couldn't she resist him?

Because you don't want to, whispered a little voice in her mind.

She shook her head, wanting to get rid of this unwanted voice. But Videl knew deep down that it was right. She really hadn't wanted to resist him. And she admitted to herself that she had loved making love with him. She hadn't had that much pleasure with a man for so long.

For five years, you mean. The voice continued.

Oh, shut up. She retorted.

"Videl, you're trailing behind." Erasa said.

The raven-haired woman sighed. "Coming."

During the entire walk, Videl didn't say a word, staying as far away from Gohan as possible. He noticed it, and sighed. It wasn't in the bag… but he had no intention to give up. He was determined to win her back. And he would succeed. He knew it. They were made for each other, he was convinced of it.

Soon, she would be his.

---

"You did WHAT?!"

"Erasa, you're going to wake Pan…"

They were back at home, Pan was taking a nap, and Videl had decided that it was time to tell her best friend what really happened between her and Gohan in his office. And you could say that Erasa was more than just shocked.

"I can't believe it… You slept with Gohan, in his office!"

"Yeah, I know, I'm a horrible being."

"Oh, Videl, don't say that. It can happen…"

"But it shouldn't have happened! It should never have happened!"

"Videl, now you're the one that's going to wake Pan."

Videl sighed, calming down a bit. Erasa smirked.

"So, how was it?" She asked.

"Erasa, do you really think that this is the time to ask me these kinds of questions?"

"Oh, c'mon, tell me. How was it?"

Videl sighed again. "It was… wonderful."

"And what are you going to do, concerning Heiji?" The blonde asked after a short silence.

"You think I should tell him?"

"I don't know. But… you're going to stay with him?"

"I…" She hesitated. It would be so simple if she could just leave Heiji to be with Gohan. But she couldn't leave him, she had committed herself to him. "Yes."

"But you love Gohan, don't you?"

"I'll eventually forget him."

"You haven't forgotten him after more than twelve years, and you think you can now?"

"You're not really helping, you know."

Erasa laughed slightly. "Sorry."

"Well, I need to take a shower. See you later."

---

Gohan was back in the hospital, after his little walk with Videl, Pan, and Erasa. He smiled thinking about it. Even though Videl had avoided him all along, he had a very good day, and it was mostly thanks to Pan. She was so adorable. His wonderful little girl…

Gohan wondered how she will react when she finds out that he was her real father. She seemed to like him. But, what if she won't accept it? The thought made him frown. And yet, it was completely possible for her to not accept it. After all, she grew up believing that it was this Heiji guy her father. He hoped that she wouldn't take it too badly.

And Videl. In his office, they had had such a great time. The softness of her lips, the touch of her skin, the way she had to scream his name… It was fortunate that his office was soundproof, otherwise it would have been very embarrassing.

Of course, she immediately regretted. Videl was married, after all.

To think I slept with a married woman… If Mom knew…

He could already hear his mother yelling: "A married woman!? I thought I raised you better than that, Son Gohan!"

He wasn't very proud of himself either, but it was the only way. He needed her so badly. He wondered how he had lived without Videl all these years.

By feeling empty, that's how.

And this feeling of being empty completely vanished when he had made love to her. He had felt as if a part of him had been given back to him. He felt as if he was finally whole.

He felt whole with her, and it was a wonderful feeling.

Now, all he had to do was convince her that he was the one for her.

However, so far, it wasn't looking to be easy…

End of Part Two