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Videl

"Watching I keep waiting

Still anticipating love.

Never hesitating

To become the fated ones."

I love him.

It hit me like a ton of bricks; I love Son Gohan. And now his father says he is dead.

It can't be true. Gohan can't die; he's too strong to die. I know I don't really understand everything about these people, but I know that Gohan can do amazing things. No one can kill something so wonderful.

The rest of the day passes in a crazed blur. I'm vaguely aware that the boys are training to beat Buu, and that more people are dying all the time, but I don't care.

The only person I care about now is Gohan. I need him now, I'm falling apart, I'll die without him. But he isn't here.

He can't be dead.

I don't know what it is, but something in my heart tells me that he is still alive. Why can't anyone else see it too?

Now that monster is up here, on the lookout, only a short distance from us all. I know I should be scared, but right now the only thing I'm afraid of is never seeing Gohan again. I never told him how much I care for him; his happy smile, his goofy laugh, all the little things he does that make me smile.

I hope he knows. He has to know! Oh, I'm so worried that he doesn't, I should have told him sooner. If I could turn back time, I'd tell him every day how much he means to me.

Now it's too late. I know Gohan's alive, in my heart I do. But now I'm dead, up in other world with the others. The world ended, and I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye. I never even kissed him.

More time passes, and my heart continues to ache. This just isn't fair; I should have had time with him. I should have been able to grow up with him, marry him, have children with him.

Love sure does do some funny things to you. I've always been a bit of a feminist, I never saw myself as the girl who would want to settle down and have a few kids, with the white picket fences and a dog. Now Gohan's gone and changed all of that.

That old saying is really true, you don't know what you've got til its gone. Now I want so much to be able to build a life with Gohan, but I'll never have the chance. Kami, the fates are cruel.

Suddenly I'm back at the lookout.

"We've been wished back!" Bulma exclaims, and hope fills me once again. If I've been brought back, surely Gohan will be here too? I look around, but I can't see him anywhere, and my heart sinks. I just want to be with him.

Someone puts a hand on my shoulder, and I turn around, shocked by what I see.

Gohan. He's here, smiling down at me, as if this day never happened. I collapse on his chest, sobbing and beating him with my fists. You made me so worried, Gohan.

He lets me take all the frustration out on him, not bothering to move at all. Finally, I've had enough, and bury myself deeper against his chest, hiding my tears from the world. I feel, his arm on my back, rubbing gently, and the weight of his head, placed on top of my own.

"Its okay now, Videl," he whispers, and I wrap my arms around him tightly. We stay like that for a while, until Goten comes along.

"Are you going to do the kissy kissy stuff now?" he asks, pulling at my shirt. Suddenly I realise where we are, and that all of Gohan's friends have been watching. How embarrassing!

We move apart, until there's a few feet between us. I know I'm blushing now, I can feel the heat all over my face. Gohan looks a little red too, to be honest.

"No way, Goten!" he tells his little brother. "It's not like that! Videl and I are just friends!"

Is that how he feels? Just friends? My stomach flips. I don't know what I will do if he doesn't love me back. I don't think I could take it.

Gohan and Goten suddenly turn around, and I follow their gaze, to see Goku, Dende and Vegeta emerge. Where's my dad? Wasn't he with them?

Gohan rushes to his dad, and my worry eases when I see my own father step around the corner. I head towards him, but stop dead in my tracks when I see the monster behind him. Dad reassures me its okay, Buu won't hurt anyone else, and I reply by giving dad the biggest hug I can. I'm so glad he's okay.

Everything goes fast after that. Everyone is talking excitedly, making plans for get togethers and celebrations, but all I'm interested in is Gohan. I watch him as he talks to his dad, and plays with his brother. I don't want to interrupt his family reunion, so I decide I'll have to talk to him another time.

My capsule plane is still in my pocket, so I use it to fly dad and I home. There's a puppy too, and dad said we're keeping him. He's so cute, so I'm pretty happy about that.

Mr Buu, as dad tells me to call him, flies beside our plane. He's going to live with us, apparently. Honestly, I think my dad may have lost his mind. The pink monster still gives me the creeps, just yesterday he was blowing people up, but I don't say anything. I don't want to make him mad.

Now I can't sleep. I've been lying here for over an hour, but I can't get Gohan out of my mind. What happened to the resolve I had before I died? I said that if I saw him again, I'd tell him I loved him straight away. So why didn't I do it this afternoon?

Fear. I hate to admit it- I always like to feel strong- but right now I'm afraid he won't like me. What a coward I am, too scared to tell a boy I have a crush on him.

That decides it for me. I don't want to be a coward, so it's about time I faced things head on. I'm going to tell Gohan how I feel, and I'm going to tell him now.

I pull on some clothes and jump out my window. Thank goodness I can fly, it won't be too long now until I'm at Gohan's.

I sense someone heading directly for me, and stop, wondering who would be out flying at this time. Before I even have a chance to think about it he's there, floating in front of me.

"Hi Videl," Gohan starts, "I wanted to talk to you about something." His voice sounds shaky, and I can tell he's nervous.

"Hi," I reply, "I wanted to say something, too."

Its silent after that, and the minutes drag by slowly, while we continue to stare at each other. I don't know where to begin, but it's too late to back down now.

"Gohan, I…" I begin, but my sentence is snuffed out by the lips that are now pressed against my own. After the initial shock, I reciprocate the gesture, pressing back and deepening our kiss.

I could do this forever, but all to soon he pulls away, his eyes searching my own.

"I love you, Videl."

"I love you, too," I whisper back, before his lips connect with mine again.

I think this might just be the best day of my life.

"Take my breath away"

A/N: I know the "I feel like marrying Gohan" thing in this chapter might seem a bit too out there, but I'm trying to get at the fact that she's mourning for the opportunities she will never have, not that she actually wants to drag him down the aisle right then and there lol.

Anyway, thank you to those who have reviewed so far. I'm getting a lot of requests for Vegeta lol, don't worry, his chapter will be up soon enough...

I hope you guys and girls liked this chapter. :)