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Chapter 3: Road Trip!

Videl stepped through the front door and heard Gohan making some sort of noise in his room. She headed up the stairs and to his door where she heard hints of his voice. The curious teen pressed her ear against the door. Her eyes widened and her mouth fell open in pure shock. Gohan was in his room singing her favorite song… Beautifully!

She couldn't believe it. She was simply at a loss for words. She continued to listen as she allowed the softness of his voice take her into a state of content she never thought was possible. Her eyes closed and her eyes lips formed a smile. Videl had reached a state of pure bliss. She waited until he had finished and let out a happy sigh and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Videl turned the doorknob and pushed the door gently and entered his room. He turned around to see who had entered. Upon seeing Videl he smiled. "Almost done." he said as he put his dark blue gi and red wristbands and belt into his suitcase.

Gohan zipped up his suitcase and grabbed his back pack. "I didn't over pack did I?" he asked Videl who was sitting on his bed.

Videl smiled and shook her head before smirking. "You actually under packed."

Gohan quirked an eyebrow. "How do you figure?"

"You forgot these." she said as she tossed him his teddy bear underwear.

Gohan caught the underwear and tossed them over his shoulder onto the floor. "Ha Ha. Very funny." he said sarcastically with an eye roll and a smile.

Videl laughed . "You really did forget to pack something though."

"What did I forget?"

"Swim shorts. There is a hot tub and a hot springs at the cabin."

Gohan nodded and pulled a pair of black swim trucks with a red stripe that went vertically down the left leg out of his dresser. "Alright all set. Ready to go meet Erasa and Sharpner?"

"Yep lets hit the sky." she said smiling at the thought of spending two whole weeks with Gohan.

They said goodbye to Goku, Chi Chi, and Goten and headed out of the house. Gohan looked down at Videl. "Lets head." he said with a smile. Her smile grew. "Lead the way."

Gohan and Videl touched down in Videl's driveway where they were greeted by the blonde duo who were waiting on them.

"I'll run inside and grab my bag. Be right back you guys." Videl called leaving Gohan alone with the two blondes.

"Hi Gohan!" Erasa said waving at him. "Hey Erasa haha."

"What's up Brains?" Sharpner said as him and Gohan bumped fists. 'Brains' was more of a friendly nickname than an insult now. "Not much."

The three made idle small talk about the trip until Videl walked out her front door carrying a duffle bag by the straps in each hand. Gohan walked over to her and grabbed onto the straps of each bag. Videl looked at him in surprise. "Its okay Gohan I can get it."

Gohan smiled. "I know you can. But I just figured I'd help you out." he said causing Videl's lips to curve up into a smile. 'He's such a gentleman! So sweet and thoughtful…' her thoughts continued as Gohan carefully placed her bags, as well as his own, in the trunk of Sharpner's bright yellow Hummer.

Erasa swiftly called 'shot gun' and winked at Videl as the two blondes climbed into the front seat, leaving Gohan and Videl to sit in the back together.

Gohan opened the door for Videl and closed it once she was fully in the car.

"Alright lets get this show on the road!" Erasa cheered. Gohan climbed into the car and got comfortable. It was going to be a long ride.

Gohan struggled to keep his eyes open. The four teens had been driving for 4 hours and according to Videl and Erasa they still had about 2 more hours to go. He sleepily looked at the beautiful girl to his left who typed away on her phone. He lost his train of thought as his eyes studied her hair which she had cut after her first flying lesson. He smiled slightly at the memory of how she asked him if he preferred girls with short hair. He had to admit that even though he at times missed her long hair, he found her to be absolutely stunning with short hair because now he could see her beautiful face better. His eyes reluctantly left the hair he so desperately wished to run his fingers through and began to study her flawless facial features. He was wide awake now. He let his eyes wander from her pink lips all the way to the most enticing pair of sapphire irises he could ever imagine. He allowed his eyes to linger on hers (which were still locked intently on her phone) as he lost himself in thought.

It was more than clear to him that he had a strong romantic attachment to Videl, but for whatever reason he was just unable to tell her. The half Saiyan spent so many sleepless nights over the past few months, trying his very hardest to contemplate why he couldn't just tell her how he felt, but to no avail. He sighed inwardly and continued to admire the girl beside him.

He mentally looked back on the past few months. She had been acting a lot different around him ever since the whole Buu incident was sorted out. He was at least 90% sure she returned his feelings and with that thought the answer seemed to hit him immediately. The answer to why he was so hesitant to confess his feelings towards her.

'If I tell her and she doesn't feel the same then things between us wouldn't ever be the same. For kami's sake she'd probably distance herself from me.' The thought of him losing her as a part of his life struck a deep pain into his heart. But (as we all know) Gohan is extremely intelligent and his mind began to work.

He knew his feelings for Videl were growing more and more with each passing day. It was inevitable that he would eventually have to tell her how he felt, and after his eyes wandered over once again to the girl to his left he knew it would have to sooner rather than later. The half Saiyan was in a bind, that was for sure. Soon he would have to face his feelings and confess them to Videl, even at the risk of being rejected. 'Easier said than done…' he thought to himself. 'Wait a minute! We are going to be at this cabin together for nearly a month, if she likes me, then she's bound to give off some sort of indication during that much time.' he reasoned to himself. 'Looks like all I can do now is wait.'

He looked once more at Videl, who was still on her phone. 'Hmmmm… Whatever she's texting about must be pretty important.'

In a hilariously outrageous coincidence Videl was actually texting the bubbly blonde in the front passenger seat about how she should go about finding out what to do about the reason for her insomnia to her right. She finally put down and rested her head against the ice cold window which provided a comfortable contrast with the toasty temperature of the car heater

'I'm so ridiculous,' he mentally scolded himself, 'I've risked my life in battle more times than I can count on one hand, faced some of the most powerful beings in the galaxy, even died, but yet I can't tell Videl I have feelings for her.' He looked out the window as the snow started to fall and fell harder slightly with each mile the large vehicle traveled.

As he continued to mentally curse his own cowardice his Saiyan side kicked in. 'I need to man up and tell her. I will tell her.' Luckily for him he had enough control over his Saiyan instincts to still think rationally. 'I have nearly a month with her why rush?' he looked back at Videl and smiled and then the car came to a stop before a short concrete bridge that led them into the mountains. It looked like the snow was piled up enough to be too dangerous for regular tires. Luckily, Sharpner had a capsule in his glove box that contained snow tires.

Videl lifted her head from the chilled window in confusion and leaned towards the middle of the car to see why the car had stopped on the side of the road, using her right hand to support herself as she planted it on the middle seat. Gohan did the same and went to place his hand on the seat as well but instead of the sensation of a slick leather seat, he felt something something much different. Both teens looked down to see Gohan's hand resting on top of Videl's.

They looked at their hands, both were frozen from surprise. They seemed to snap out of it at the same time. Their mouths slightly open and eyes wide with surprise they looked up at each other and the pair of sapphire and coal black met as they locked each other in a deep gaze. A blush spread across both teens faces, yet neither pulled their hands away. Before the two even had time to take in the moment, Sharpner killed the mood (unintentionally).

"Hey Goldilocks!" The two teens snapped back to reality. "It looks like my brother took the jack out of my car. Can you give me a hand with this?"

"Yeah sure." he said as he exited the car and Videl silently cursed Sharpner. All the sudden Gohan felt the crunch of fresh snow beneath his shoes as the brisk temperature made its presence known on the skin of his cheeks and hands, his breath was also clearly visible in front of his face. 'Man I hope we can make this quick. Im sick of being locked up in that thing.' he thought looking at the vehicle as he zipped up his leather jacket.

Our favorite half Saiyan made his way around the car to his friend. "Boy who knew that one day Brains here would be lifting cars and us act so casually about it?" Sharpner joked as all three other teens laughed.

Gohan looked at the two girls in the car. "Alright ladies, hold on." he said as his right hand grabbed the bottom of the car. "Up we go" and he lifted the car with one arm as it was as light as any other regular everyday object. The two girls blushed and giggled in admiration of his strength and Sharpner began to remove the tires. Finally after about 10 minutes, Gohan gently set the vehicle back down and claimed back into the warm car, earning a smile from Videl as they continued the drive.