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Chapter 6: First Day part 2
"Geez its cold." Sharpner said as he shivered, breath clearly visible as the two teens ventured through the snow towards the wood shed beside the building.
The jock was bundled up in his Orange Star High letterman jacket, dark blue jeans, black snow boots, along with black gloves and a black beanie.
He looked over to his right at Gohan who seemed to be completely oblivious to the cold, despite having less layers on than him. Gohan was wearing his same dark blue jeans with a white t shirt and a thin dark grey jacket. On his head he worn a light grey beanie which wasn't pulled all the way over the top of his head leaving a few spikes of his unruly black hair free.
"Dude I don't see how you stand this." the shivering boxer said as they continued on their walk.
"Stand what?" the dark headed boy responded.
"The fact that its freaking freezing out here."
Gohan just shrugged as they reached the wood shed. They found that luck was on their side as the wood was already chopped and all they had to do was carry it back.
As Sharpner gathered a large stack of wood in his arms he asked Gohan something that has been on his mind for a while.
"So Brains, why haven't you made your move on Videl yet?"
Gohan almost dropped his stack of lumber. After swaying back and forward with a few rapid movements he was finally able to rebalance the stack. "What do you mean?"
"Come on dude. Even you can't be that clueless," Sharpner said playfully, "it's obvious that she's into you man."
"You think so huh?" Gohan said trying to hide his joy. After all the only reason he had been holding back his feelings was that he was waiting on some sort of sign of conformation.
Sharpner smirked as they began to walk back. "I have known her a long time man and she has never looked at anyone the way she looks at you."
Gohan felt his heart jump in excitement.
"And I know for a fact that you like her too. Don't even try to deny it." Sharpner continued.
The boy in question sighed in defeat, "Is it really that obvious?"
"Dude you cant even look her in the eyes without blushing."
The two shared a slight laugh.
"You know Brains, someone as smart as you should know that its best to strike when the iron is hot. I think you know how many guys would kill to be with her. I honestly don't know what you're waiting for."
Gohan sighed again. "I'm just waiting until I'm positive that she will say yes."
"Man you're over thinking things. She has it bad for you. Just tell her how you feel and I'll shave my head if I'm wrong." (If there was one thing in this world that Sharpner loved, it was his long golden blonde hair.)
Gohan was silent.
"Use that brain a little less when it comes to women bud." Sharpner concluded, "And its never ideal to keep a prize like her waiting."
The two sat the wood outside the front door then they walked back inside and shut the door behind them. Four snow covered shoes were removed and placed beside the front door. As they both flopped on the couch two pairs of footsteps could be heard coming down the stairs. Gohan turned his head only to have his mind absolutely blown.
Suddenly it was a lot hotter in the room as he began to break out into a nervous sweat. He didn't want to stare but he was captivated. He couldn't look away. His throat began to dry but yet he had to force himself not to drool. His palms got clammy. He tried to compose himself but his brain just wasn't working.
There in front of him stood Videl in her jet black 2 piece bikini which revealed parts of her body Gohan found absolutely perfect. Now that she wasn't wearing a sports bra her breast were considerably larger and it did not go unnoticed by him.
Videl's usual attire for anything water related was a one piece bathing suit but this was a special occasion. This bikini showed off all of her perfect feminine qualities from her divine curves to her smooth unblemished skin.
She noticed Gohan's dumbfounded look and blushed while fighting down the smirk of satisfaction.
"So are you guys ready to get in the hot tub?" Videl asked.
The young Z Fighter didn't register what she asked him. Luckily for our hero Sharpner was looking out for him as he hit him lightly to snap him out of his trans.
"O-oh y-yeah." he stammered as he fidgeted nervously with his hands, slightly embarrassed from openly staring at Videl for so long.
The two girls looked at each other and giggled. "See you out there then." Erasa said in her usual bubbly way and the two headed out the sliding door and onto the deck, leaving the boys to go change.
Gohan walked out of the bathroom clad in black swim trunks with a single red stripe running down the outside of each leg and a towel draped around his neck. Sharpner had already made his way out onto the deck. Gohan could hear muffled voices and laughter coming from outside as he neared the door. He took a deep breath and slid it to the right as he stepped out onto the cold wooden surface.
All eyes fell on Gohan. The girls had hearts in their eyes while Sharpner's jaw dropped comically low.
'Oh. My. God. I will never get tired of seeing his body.' Videl thought. Then she noticed something she never had before… a large scar on his left arm. It was barely visible but now that she knew it was there she could see it plainly. 'I'll have to ask him about that when I get a moment alone with him again.'
Erasa made a cat call whistle and the jock beside her sunk deeper into the water feeling abnormally self conscious about his body.
Gohan tossed his towel to the side and made his way to the hot tub. With every step Videl grew more and more nervous. Her face got hotter and hotter (and it definitely had nothing to do with the water.) He was perfect. She couldn't take her eyes off of him. She looked at him with a mixture of both attraction and shyness.
Little did Videl know that Gohan was having the exact same feelings. The way the water beaded up and trickled down her neck and body sent a shiver down his spine. After what felt like an eternity he finally lowered himself slowly into the hot tub.
His muscles began to relax as he sank further into the water. Each teen was in their own corner of the tub. The jets pounded into their bodies making their muscles relax even further. The group carried on numerous conversations about school, the upcoming holidays, family, and everything else under the sun. 45 minutes passed by and Gohan and Videl had finally got over their nerves and struck up a conversation about martial arts when the other two teens decided that if they were to stay in the water any longer they would be cooked alive. So on that note they exited the tub quickly and ran inside to dry off in order to avoid catching a cold.
And just like that Gohan and Videl were alone together again. There was a brief moment of silence before it was broken by Videl.
"So wanna finish telling me about your adventures?" she asked with a hopeful tone. She loved finding out more about his past. It made her feel closer to him.
Gohan looked up with happiness in his eyes. He loved that she took such a strong interest in him. The two scooted closer together in the warm water. "Sure I'd be happy too! Now where did I leave off?"
"You blacked out after head butting your uncle off your dad."
"Oh yeah thats right." he began as the memories came flooding back to him, "When I woke up I was in an unfamiliar landscape full of mountains and grassy fields with Piccolo, but my dad was nowhere to be seen."
"What happened to him?"
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He wanted to keep his composure in front of her. "When I woke up I asked Piccolo where my dad was. Thats when he told me that my father had sacrificed himself in order to kill Raditz. My dad was dead." He said lowly as he closed his eyes.
Videl felt pain in her heart for the boy she loved. She wanted to do something to comfort him. Something. Anything. She let her heart take over.
Gohan's eyes snapped open quickly as he felt Videl's palm rest on top of his hand under the water. Then as he turned his head she laid her head on his shoulder.
Gohan felt his heart swell with affection and happiness. This was some how even better than he ever imagined it would be. He gentle rested his head on hers and took a deep breath. Both he and Videl were loving this and they were hoping they could stay like this for a while without some sort of annoying interruption.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through that. You know if you ever need to talk I'm here." Videl said as she snuggled into him.
Gohan smiled. "It's okay Videl. It happened a long time ago and although it still stings a little, I took the second time dad died a lot harder. And thank you, that means more to me than you know."
From the events that went on during the Majin Buu nightmare, Videl had obviously learned that Goku had died, but she never knew how and felt that it wasn't her place to ask.
The two teens sat in a blissful silence until Gohan's words completely sunk into Videl's brain.
She raised her head up (albeit reluctantly) "Wait your dad died twice?"
Gohan nodded his head in conformation. "Yeah but that's for much later in the story."
Videl understood. The last thing she wanted was for him to have to relive too many painful memories in such a short time. "So what happened next?"
"Well after I was told by Piccolo that dad wasn't with us anymore he told me I had no time to mourn him and that I had to get stronger fast because two more Saiyans were heading towards Earth and would be here in approximately one year."
Videl furrowed her brow in slight frustration. "Why couldn't he at least give you a few minutes to grieve?! I mean you were only 4 years old for crying out loud!"
"I know. I know. But what you have to understand about Piccolo is he used to be a totally different person. He used to actually be evil which is kinda why he hated my dad, so he wasn't about to give me any special treatment." Gohan chuckled. "Its pretty funny, in an ironic turn of events he is like a second father to me and he is one of my father's closest friends."
Videl's frustration subsided and she smiled at the way things ended up between the Namekian and Gohan's family.
"Anyway, Piccolo's training was no walk in the park. I'm pretty sure I'd still struggle with it in my base form because I'm sure he'd push me significantly harder. To kick things off he told me I had an huge untapped power lying within me and that I needed to show him. When I told him I had no idea how to do that he decided to take matters into his own hands…"
Gohan continued to tell Videl all about what happened after Piccolo tossed him violently at the side of a mountain, how he left him to survive out in the wilderness on his own for months, and how his master had to destroy the moon before Gohan jeopardized the safety of the Earth in his Great Ape form.
"So wait if Piccolo destroyed the moon, how is it still here?" Videl asked him.
"Dragon balls." they said in unison and shared a laugh.
Gohan continued his story of how he continued his survival training though Piccolo kept an eye on him from afar. He told her about the arrival of Vegeta and Nappa and how each one of Z fighters fell before Nappa's brute strength, all while answering all of the curious crime fighter's questions.
"Then Nappa turned his sights on me and I froze. He charged up an insanely strong energy blast. Strong enough to not only kill me, but erase every single trace of me. He fired."
Videl's hand tightened on Gohan's.
"But at the very last second, Piccolo jumped in front of me and sacrificed himself. He died in my arms."
He continued to recollect the memories. How his dad came back and beat Nappa, Vegeta killing Nappa, and how he and Krillin returned to help his father defeat the seemingly unbeatable Vegeta, and how he (Gohan) had turned into a Great Ape again.
"When I woke up Vegeta was crawling back to his pod and Krillin had Yajirobe's katana held at Vegeta's throat."
"Wow. You know you're life would seriously make the most incredible movie ever made." Videl said in awe.
Gohan laughed and looked into her insanely beautiful eyes. "Believe it or not thats only the beginning of the story."