——Piccolo——

Everyone stood outside the front lawn eagerly waiting. Piccolo cracked his neck and adjusted his cape. "Took you long enough" he turned to Vegeta with a toothy smile.

Vegeta cracked his knuckles in response and grinned. "I thought you could use a good workout"

The Namekian knew exactly what to expect after getting in his face earlier. He had embarrassed the prideful Sayian Prince. At his own home non the less. Piccolo wasn't mad, in fact he looked forward to the match.

"Woohoo!, Yeah Piccolo fight for the woman you love" Videl threw a fist in the air and cheered from the sidelines.

"This has nothing to do with that!" Piccolo yelled.

"Love?" Vegeta scrunched up his nose confused. He thought a moment before he realized it himself. "Ah, so that's what earlier was all about. You could have just told me" Vegeta grinned. "A Namekian in love. And I didn't even think you had feelings"

Piccolo frowned with his palm to his forhead. "Can we please stop using that word!" He grimaced. "Now let's get on with this, Ive got better things to do with my day."

Videl made kissy faces at Piccolo. He threw his head back with annoyance and took off into the sky. Everyone followed, except Videl.

——Goten/Trunks——

"Aw man I'm stuffed!" Goten smiled as he held his stomach. Trunks speed up next to him as they flew towards home.

"Yeah me too!" Trunks smiled.

"Do you think it's okay that we just left though?, without paying I mean" Goten looked at Trunks worried

"We said we'd be right back to bring them money" Trunks stopped short and shrugged. "I'm sure it'll be fine"

"Ahahah yeah I guess you're right" Goten laughed, stopping next to his friend. The two boys giggled together enjoying the freedom of the air.

Suddenly something sped past them clipping Goten. "Waaaahwahaaaaaaa" Goten cried as he spun in circle. He shook himself out and looked behind him. Piccolo and Vegeta raced next next to each other.

"Hey Goten, Look!, it's Piccolo and my dad!" He shook Goten who was already dizzy from spinning. "Huh, I wonder where there going"

"Sorry boys!" Piccolo cried back to them waving his hands apologeticly.

"Come on Goten!, lets follow them!" Trunks sped off after them.

Goten held his head until it stopped spinning. He was about to follow Trunks when he saw the others heading his direction. "Ahahaha Hey it's my Dad!" Goten waited for the right moment as Goku grew closer. He snagged onto the back of his Gi and held on tight. He then smiled and waved to Gohan as he flew up to his right. Goku looked back and winked as his son.

"Hey dad, where are we going?" Goten asked.

"Piccolo and Vegeta are going to fight" Goku replied.

"Why're they fighting?" He asked.

"Apparently Piccolos in love and Vegetas mad about it, or something..." he put his finger to his lip. "To be honest, I wasn't really paying attention. But anyways this will be fun."

Gohan shook his head.

——Piccolo——

After a while the landscape became barren. The buildings were out of sight and there was nothing but open clear land in front of him. Piccolo stopped, waiting for the others to catch up. "This looks good enough" He nodded to Vegeta who stopped beside him.

Vegeta nodded as they head towards the ground. He stretched his muscles in the air in preparation. "So Namekian, are you ready?" He grinned.

Piccolo gently removed his cowl and unclipped his cape, leaving them both on the ground. He spread his legs in a fighting stance and waved the Sayain on. "Ready as ever, lets do this" he grinned.

——Gohan——

Piccolo, Vegeta, and Goku took off heading for a remote location. Gohan was about to join them expecting Videl to follow. He turned back and she was still on the ground. "Hey Videl, are you coming?" He called down to her.

"Uh yeah,.. I'll be right there. I just need to take care of something. I'll catch up!" She smiled up at him before heading back into the house.

Gohan turned and left.

——Videl——

Walking down the hallway she opened the door to the nursery. Quickly glancing into Pans crib she smiled at her daughter who was fast asleep. "I don't know how Piccolo does it" she cooed. "He sure is incredible. Any girl would be lucky to have him"

"How'd you know I was awake?" You called over to Videl from the bed. You rolled over to face her and she smiled at you.

"The way Piccolo was flustered earlier, I kind of had a feeling you wouldn't be getting much sleep." She walked over and sat down on the bed. You sat up to greet her. "Soooooo... what did happen?" She nudged you on the arm.

You blushed. "Wait, did Piccolo say anything?"

"No" Videl crossed her arms with her cheeks puffed out. "He kept saying nothing happened, nothing happened, but I know that's not true."

"We kissed" you mumbled.

"What!? Piccolo kissed you!" She yelled in a whisper, careful not to wake the baby.

"Well actually I kissed him, but.. yeah. He kissed me back" you looked away shyly.

"Well what happened after, what did he say?" She pressed on.

"I blacked out" You sighed.

"So that's what happened." Videl nodded her head putting everything together. "So I guess you guys haven't really had any time to figure out your relationship"

"I guess not." You frowned. "He did agree to continue training me though, first thing in the morning. That's good, right?" You looked at Videl expectantly.

"Oh yes! I would say so." She put her arm on your shoulder. "I wouldn't fret about it, I'm sure things will work out just fine."

"That's a relief" you sighed happily. "Maybe I should talk to him before I sleep, just to clear my mind fully. I'm still feel anxious about every thing." You threw your legs over the bed ready to get up.

"Uh, he's actually not here right now" Videl scratched the back of her head.

"Oh, did he go home?"

"No... actually him and Vegeta took off to fight each other." She said nonchalantly.

"What!?, why? What happened? Is Piccolo okay?"

"Relax!" Videl motioned for you to calm down. "Vegeta showed up a few moments ago looking for Piccolo. You know how he gets. He was mad at Piccolo for getting in his face earlier, but it's mainly a friendly fued. They just left, if we hurry we could go watch. Piccolo might even take off his cape." She winked

You looked at her flustered. "Videeel" your cheeks turned pink.

Videl laughed. "Come on"

"Wait but, the reason I passed out was because I used up to much energy earlier. I really should sleep"

"Nah come on. I'll give you a lift" she nodded towards the door.

You paused for a moment thinking it over, but ultimately a smile cracked on your face and you followed Videl out the door.

"We'll be back Chichi! Pans sleeping soundly!" Videl called running past the kitchen.

Once out side you hoped on her back and she took off after the others.

—— Y/N ——

The sky was clear, a sea of blue. It looked as if it stretched on forever. You clung to Videls back tightly as she flew to join the others. It left you open to thought.

"Hey Videl,.. do you really think it's okay? Me and Piccolo I mean?" You blurted out the question that had been bouncing through your head since you took off. The thought of seeing Piccolo so soon suddenly made you nervous and you couldn't shake an overwhelming feeling of doubt.

"I don't see why not" She replied to you sounding concerned. "Is everything okay?, you were fine just a few minutes ago."

"It's just, I don't know. Piccolos never shown interest in anyone romantically. At least from what I've been told or seen. He's always kept to himself for the most part. So,... I was wondering why me?" You laid your head against her shoulder.

"Huh, you do have a good point there" she shrugged.

"Could you be anymore casual about it? That wasn't very helpful" You mumbled into her back.

"Aw come on Y/N." She laughed gently. "I didn't mean it as if I think you're not good enough! It's just, I get why you would feel that way. It really is unlike Piccolo, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. You should feel special that he's taken an interest in you."

"But has he really taking interest in me?" You lifted your head.

"What do you mean?" Videl looked over her shoulder at you.

"I mean if you think about it, everything he has done is because he's caring. He's only been taking care of me because of how exhausted I've been after training and when I got sick briefly. If he hadn't done all those things I could have died or been worse off now. I was the one who kissed him. And yes, I know he kissed me back but maybe he felt awkward in the moment and didn't want to hurt me further" Your stomach started to hurt thinking about everything.

Videl put her finger to her lip. "Well he didn't have to go get you from Vegeta. Doesn't that say something in its self?" She argued. Despite the fact that she had been teasing Piccolo about him being in love, it was true that he hadn't admitted it. She decided it wasn't her place this time to meddle.

"Yeah, that he felt obligated to apologize after acting the way he did." You sighed loudly. "Who knows, maybe I am overreacting. I just can't help it. I don't know why I'm feeling this way"

"You're in Love" She smiled

"How can you say that so easily!?" You flushed red. "I.. I never said that"

"You don't have to! I can just tell."

"How?" You asked

"I've known you for a long time now right? I know how you get around guys and I've never seen you this hung up on someone. Let alone take the initiative of kissing. Also I can see a little of myself in you. They way you've feeling right now, it's the same way I felt when I first met Gohan." She closed her eyes and drank in the memory taking in a deep breath. Exhaling she opened her eyes.

"Oh look!! There they are!" Videl Exclaimed. "Looks like they've already started.

You glanced over her shoulder. Piccolo and Vegeta were squaring off. They both heaved heavily, standing a short distance from each other. Just as Videl suggested, Piccolo had removed his cloak and head wrap. His muscles were flexed as he stood with his hands balled into fits. Your heart thumped at the sight. You hid your face once again into Videls back.

"Relax!" She chuckled. "I can feel your heart beating on my back" She glanced over her shoulder to try and comfort you. "Perhaps we should head... aaaaaaaaaah!" Videls sentence was cut off.

A large blast of energy whipped past her. She quickly dodge out of the way, jerking backwards.

You tried to cling on to her as tight as you could but the sudden movement threw off your balance. Your hands slipped from her tshirt until all you felt was open air in your palms. You began to plummet towards the ground.

"VIDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEELLLLLL" you shouted as you watched her grow further and further away.