OKAY WHATS UP GUYS IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A WEEK SINCE I POSTED CHAPTER SIX WHICH I'm HAPPY TO SAY GOT GOOD FEED BACK, I REALLY GLAD THAT THIS STORY HAS GONE AS WELL AS IT HAS I SERIOUSLY DON'T DESERVE YOU REVIEWS .BUT FEEL FREE TO KEEP DOING SO…..PLEASE. ALSO I'm PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT NEXT CHAPTER WILL MARK THE START OF THE SCHOOL SAGA. OKAY THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR THE AUTHOR'S NOTES NOW IT'S TIME TO ANSWER SOME REVIEWS.

GUEST: I BET YOU THINK YOUR SOOOOO SMART BUT LET ME DROP SOME KNOWLEDGE FOR YOU. YES I DO KNOW THAT HERCULE'S NAME IS NOT INFACT HERCULE BUT IT IS MARK. ALSO HIS AND Videl'S LAST NAME IS Satan TORYIAMA HIMSELF SAID THIS IS BECAUSE THE LETTER'S IN MARK'S NAME IN JAPENESE MEAN THE TERM MAAKU WHICH IS A ROUGH ANIGRAM FOR AKUMA WHICH ALSO MEANS DEVIL IN JAPENESE AND LIKELY ENOUGH Videl'S NAME IS ALSO THE REARRANGED FORM OF DEVIL. SO BEFORE YOU TRY TO CORRECT ME GET YOU'RE YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT THANKS FOR THE REVIEW ;)

BUCKETS FULL O' SUNSHINE: DAMN I THOUGHT IF ANTHING COULD MAKE YOU LAUGH IT WOULD BE CHAPTER 2'S LAST LINE. WELL I GUESS NOT EVERYONE'S DAY CAN HAVE BUCKETS FULL O' SUNSHINE…. COME THAT HAS TOO GET AT LEAST A CHUCKLE.

WILMI: AS ALWAYS WILMI YOUR REVIEWS ARE QUITE THE CONFIDENCE BOOST AND ABOUT BABIDI'S PLAN ALL I CAN SAY IS BEFORE BUU GETS HERE Gohan IS GONNA GO THROUGH HELL AND BACK. AND DOWN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT CLIFF HANGERS CAUSE I'm PRETTY SURE THAT YOU HAD QUITE A FEW CHAPTERS THATLEFT ME HANGING BY A SMALL BRANCH.

ALSO I WANT TO GIVE THE LOUDEST OF SHOUT OUTS TO ALPHA SHENRON WHO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO BE MY BETA READER FROM LAST CHAPTER

~$letsstartthisbitch$~

They stood in a small circular clearing, the wind rustling the leaves bound to the trees of the dense forest that surrounded the area. They had spent the past few minutes walking a safe distance from Gohan's home, most likely to keep their conversation from the snooping hears of the boy's family. Once the two had finally reached their destination they seemed to just stare at each other. What followed could only be described as awkward silence. The silence did not seem to last long however as Gohan had worked up enough courage to speak. Gohan closed his eyes and took a deep breath in an attempt to get himself into a clear state of mind before he spoke his next words

"Why did you come here?" he asked her with a blank expression on his face.

"What do you mean?" Videl questioned in a half hearted response.

"I asked what you were doing here. What did you forget how to listen after we last spoke? Or come to think of it I don't believe that listening to other peoples thoughts was ever really your thing, was it Videl?" Gohan spoke these words in a very accusing tone. He had had enough of Videl's games and wanted this unpleasant encounter to end as quickly as possible. Videl however had different hopes.

Videl wanted nothing more than to just sit down and apologize to Gohan. She knew that she had messed up, and contrary to what Gohan might currently believe she did have morals. She just wanted to right the wrongs she had unknowingly committed against Gohan and his family. But as luck would have it Gohan was in no mood for any pussy footing around. Videl had expected this from the boy and had been prepared for the possible lashing she may receive. But just as he had begun to speak Videl had felt all courage fade from her body. She was left with nothing to think of but Gohan, and the unbelievable amount of rage that he had shown her in the school hallway that mourning three days ago. So she just stood idly by desperately attempting to piece together some sort of response.

The wind continued to blow somewhat violently. Dark clouds could be seen in the distance, signaling that a storm would soon start. But any details about this were over looked by the teens as they continued to stare into each other's eyes. Both trying to see what the other was thinking but to no avail.

'They say that the eyes are the window's to a person's soul. If that's true then her soul must have gotten them tinted' Gohan mentally sighed. Piccolo had taught him that you could always predict your opponent's next attack by looking into their eyes. But currently Gohan could not even tell when Videl was going to blink.

'Maybe I should stop treating her as if she was my actual opponent then. Although I am mad at her she seems to be pretty scared, I tend to do that to people when I get mad. She is just a girl after all, I guess being a bit nicer couldn't hurt maybe that will finally get her to speak' With his new resolve decided upon, Gohan once again broke the long silence between the two. Putting a small smile on his face Gohan began to speak.

"I apologize if I came off as a bit rood Videl. But you could imagine my surprise at seeing you in my home conversing with my mother of all people. After what happened I had been sure that you would try your best to avoid me. But here you are seeking me out directly." Exclaimed Gohan in a much more natural but still slightly annoyed tone of voice than the one he had previously used.

After listening to Gohan's sudden change of attitude, color started to return to Videl's skin and a smile graced her lips. She was relieved to see that he had calmed down quite a bit from when they had first walked into the clearing. With new found courage Videl replied to Gohan, ready to try her hand at an apology.

"Ha… it's kinda funny Gohan, I travel all this way to apologize to you and you whined up apologizing to me. For something that was completely justified no less, you sure are a strange guy Gohan." Said Videl with a smirk. She inwardly chuckled at Gohan's almost always present manners.

Gohan glad that Videl had finally spoken up, had almost missed the key point of what Videl had just said to him. 'Apologize' she had come gone through the trouble of finding his address, traveling all the way from Satan city, and talking to his mother just to apologize to him. Gohan had to say he surprised, never would he have thought that Videl would have gone through all that trouble just to say the simple words of "I'm sorry". Granted Videl hadn't actually apologized yet, but she did intend to at some point.

"Wow Videl I never would have pegged you as the type of person to openly track someone down and ask for their forgiveness. The tracking down someone part I would expect but not the forgiveness." Gohan stated in a somewhat surprised tone.

"Hey I haven't even apologized yet buster so if you would please stop interrupting me I would like to leave this forest with a clear conscience and….." Videl stopped speaking before she finished her sentence. Curious about what she was going to say Gohan felt the need to ask Videl.

"Yes, and….what Videl?" asked the demi-saiyan.

Videl took a minute to ponder what she was about to say. After swallowing a large lump in her throat Videl continued as before.

"I was gonna say that I would like to leave this place with a clear conscience and….and…..maybe an old friend." Videl mumbled the last part of her statement.

She quickly looked down at the floor in embarrassment. Videl didn't expect Gohan to answer her after all she still technically didn't apologize. At least not directly, but hey she was still new to the concept after all. Videl was only given a short amount of time to wallow in shame however as Gohan responded surprisingly quick.

"Yes." He said bluntly

"What?" Asked a confused Videl.

"I said yes, I accept your attempt at an apology and your request for us to return to being friends. Really Videl you've got to work on your listening skills, otherwise this friendship might not work out." Gohan spoke with a small laugh escaping his mouth at the end.

"Why? How? After all everything I said to you. How I accused you, acted like an all deserving brat, and after all I said about your father. How can you possibly accept me without a single shred of regret?" asked a still shocked Videl.

The wind began to get considerably more violent than ever before. The trees were now beginning to shake uncontrollably. The dark clouds in the sky had begun to cover the small area that occupied the two teens throughout this whole ordeal. On an average day, any normal person would have noticed these terrible weather conditions and proceed to leave the area immediately. But this was no average day and these were much more than normal people.

Still not noticing the fast approaching storm, Gohan walked considerably closer to Videl. Once he was at arm's length from the girl he used that to his advantage. Gohan grabbed hold of Videl by her shoulders. He was not overpowering her but he kept her firm in her place and looked her dead in the eye. Once he did this he began to speak once more.

"We all make mistakes Videl, and once we do we can never take them back." He spoke in a gentle voice. Gohan kept his gaze deep into the depths of her eyes before he continued.

"We can only hope that we can make those mistakes irrelevant with future actions and that one day we can beg for the forgiveness of the people that we wronged with those mistakes, beg for their forgiveness, and hope that they see that we are sincere. We both made mistakes that day Videl, myself included so don't come over here and then try and take all the blame. Especially not for something that you were right about all along." Gohan said those last words very carefully.

Gohan didn't know what he had just done but now that he said it he knew that it was out there. This caused Gohan to think about the speech he just gave about how you can't take mistakes back. Oh how irony had a weird way of coming around in the worst of ways. Gohan knew that Videl would question what he had just told her. He considered lying but for some reason he felt that lying to Videl at this point would only cause another fight, and that was the last thing he wanted. So in the end Gohan decided that he would just play with the cards he dealt.

Videl looked at Gohan in wonder before coming to a stunning realization, one that she had to know about.

"Gohan are you telling me that your….." Videl was cut off by Gohan before she was able to finish speaking.

"Yes Videl, I Son Gohan am the great saiyaman." Admitted Gohan in a very slow and sluggish tone.

Videl literally jumped for joy at the news that she was infact right about Gohan after all. Although Videl knew that she shouldn't, that she couldn't if took all of her will power not gloat in Gohan's face. And surprisingly Videl succeeded in not succumbing to her selfish desires. For all of ten seconds.

"I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! You tried to hide it from me Gohan but I knew it! Don't worry though I won't tell anyone" After reassuring Gohan that she would not reveal his secret identity to anyone Videl once again was over come with excitement.

However just as Videl had begun her trademark 'I knew it' dance something grabbed Gohan's attention. The storm was now in full swing and Gohan and Videl were right in the middle of it. The wind was reaching tornado level speeds, and the rain was pouring down faster than even Gohan could see. But there was one thing about this storm that grabbed Gohan's attention the most. Until just now he had no idea that a storm had even been close to his and Videl's position. Infact Gohan had chosen this spot of the woods to speak to Videl because storms were so rare here in the first place.

But before Gohan could dig further into this strange anomaly a load scream reached his hears. It was at this time that Gohan realized that he had turned completely opposite the direction of Videl in order to see the storm clearer. Quickly turning around the sight that greeted Gohan was one that he never wanted to see again in his life.

Videl was lying on the ground, several cuts on her unconscious body, with a large tree branch on top of her chest. Gohan seeing as she was knocked out quickly phased to Videl, he wondered for a moment where she had received the cuts on her body but quickly deduced that they must have been caused by small splinters from the branch that had hit her.

Gohan lifted the branch from her body being sure to check for any broken bones, to his and Videl's luck there were none. As he lifted the branch Gohan noticed something quite curious about the long piece of wood. The end of the branch was singed, and slightly burnt. Looking around him Gohan noticed the branch belonged to the tree that was nearest to both him and Videl throughout the entire clearing. Whipping rain water from his eyes Gohan also discovered that the offending tree was also burnt like the branch. Deciding to think about it later Gohan quickly scooped Videl up into his arms and flew as fast as he could to his home. Hopefully his mother had some spare sensu beans in the house.

Babidi's ship

Babidi and Dabura were currently watching all the events unfold on Babidi's gigantic crystal ball. All the while a large smirk present on Babidi's cat like face. Dabura looked towards his master in confusion, he had no idea as to what his master had to gain in tormenting the boy at this moment. Being the brass man that he was Dabura felt the need to ask his master about the events currently unfolding in front of him.

"Master Babidi" called the demon king.

"Yes, what is it Dabura?" asked Babidi as he turned toward his loyal servant.

"I wish to ask as to why you wasted your time manipulating the weather to bother the pest of a saiyan and his little girlfriend?" Dabura asked his master with a somewhat confused expression.

Babidi once again let a smirk fall on to his lips. He expected such stupidity from one of his lower class lackeys such as Puipui or Yakon. But not from his most trusted bodyguard. Well it would that he had either over estimated Dabura's intelligence or he had not made his random out of the blue plan clear enough for anyone but him to understand. Babidi decided that it was the former of the two considering that great wizards don't make such mistakes as described in the latter. After deciding this Babidi begins to tell Dabura of why sabotaging the brats little date would prove useful in the future.

"Look closely at the ball Dabura." Commanded Babidi. Never one to disobey, Dabura stares at the crystal ball.

"Look into the brats eyes as he sees the girl in pain. Watch as he looks far and wide to find who ever has done this, so that he can punish them for causing her to feel that pain." After saying this, Babidi turns back to Dabura who still is not aware of his master's point.

Babidi seeing his slave's distress realizes that he would need to take another approach to this. Suddenly Babidi was struck with a tremendous idea.

"Please tell me Dabura, what is your favorite way to kill a man?" asked Babidi, even though he already knew the answer.

"Well master, as you know I always find that ripping out a man's still beating heart is always quite satisfying." Exclaimed Dabura with a sadistic smirk.

"Very good Dabura, and that is what we are going to do to the brat if he gets in our way. We will take everything everyone he holds dear and rip them apart! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" Babidi laughed manically as he thought of plans to come.

"Oh, yes I understand now master. Please pardon my naivety." Requested Dabura.

"No worries Dabura all is forgiven, now what was it that you came down here to tell me?" asked the alien wizard.

Dabura immediately straightened up at that question. He had completely forgotten to tell master about their current dilemma regarding Majin Buu and the creatures egg.

"Ah yes thank you for reminding me master. Well it seems as though that we do not have enough warriors to sacrifice their life energy to Majin Buu. We have lost most of the crew in the process of reviving him now we are only left with me, Puipui, and Yakon." Informed Dabura to his master.

"Your right Dabura that is some unfortunate news….AH HA luckily I know of just the place to find some more recruits for the cause, and it just so happens to be right above our ship."

OKAY SO THAT'S CHAPTER 7. I KNOW SONE PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY THAT Gohan AND Videl FORGAVE EACHOTHER TO EASILY AND BLAH BLAH BLAH BUT GIVE A LITTLE CREATIVE FREEDOM HERE OKAY. I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS CHAPTER WAS MY LONGEST ONE YET TOPPING JUST ABOUT 3KWORDS SO YEAH THAT'S SOMETHING MAYBE ONE DAY I'LL BE WRITING CHAPTER'S LIKE WILMI WITH LIKE 10K WORDS EACH CHAP. MAYBE (TEARS UP A LITTLE) IF I DREAM. OKAY SO REMEMBER TO HIT THAT REVIEW BUTTON, IT'S THE THING AT THE BOTTOM THAT SAYS 'TYPE REVIEW HERE' OR IF YOUR LIKE ME AND READ MOST FICS ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE THEN REALLY CLICK THE BUTTON AND THEN TYPE YOUR REVIEW. OKAY GUYS NEXT CHAPTER Gohan GOES BACK TO SCHOOL WONDER WHAT TYPE OF DEVIOUS SHIT BABIDI'S UP TO, OH WAIT I ALREADY KNOW HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH AND BY THE WAY DABURA ISNT STUPID OR ANYHTING BABIDI JUST DOES RANDOM SHIT AND THEM GETS PISSED WHEN PEOPLE CANT LIKE READ HIS FUCKING MIND TO FIND OUT WHAT HE WANTS THEM TO DO OOOOOOKKKAAAYYYY SO ANYWAY PEACE.