Gotta Sing!

Beaner-Bop

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Note: Looking at 'Run Away' I noticed that Videl said Gohan…if you could all just ignore tat until I get around to fixing that, I'd be grateful…

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Disclaimer: These things are so boring…I don't own the songs - goes to Willy Nelson and Elvis Presley and Dashboard Confessional…

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Chapter Thirteen: Funny How Time Slips Away

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Years.

It had been years since he forgot about training with Vegeta and Vegeta came to his school and told him what he'd have to do or Vegeta would…blow them up.

Gohan couldn't help but smile at the memory - Vegeta never changed much since then, still a bastard but everyone knew he was sweet on his daughter - she had him more wrapped around her finger than Bulma did.

He looked at the papers on his desk, piling up, and making the office seem much smaller than what it really was. He heard shuffling and two little girl whispers. He shook his head at Bra and Pan - both were part Saiya-jin, didn't they know he could hear them?

Apparently not, judging from the whispers that were still going on.

"Come on, Pan! Can't please just turn on the radio for a little bit? Puh-leeeeeeeeeze?" Whined Bra, practically begging her friend. Gohan wondered if Bra was on her knees, hands clasped - she only did this to Pan, something Gohan had a bit of pride for. Bra knew Pan wasn't going to just give into her like most.

"No, Bra - daddy said he had work to do and we have to be quiet…" He heard Bra sniffling and rolled his eyes. The girl should get an award or something.

"But Paaaaaaaaaaan…" He could visually imagine his daughter shaking her head 'no' at the other girl.

"No, Bra - daddy got angry the last time we did that, remember?"

"But we didn't get in troub-" He heard his daughter moan in frustration.

"No, we didn't, but I felt bad! Daddy was working really hard and then-" Gohan decided to put a stop to it there and got up from his desk, having his chair squeak silently as it moved. He stuck his out to his office door and called out to them.

"Hey, Pan? Could you do me a favor, sweetie?" She looked back at him and nodded.

"Sure, daddy, what?"

"Turn the radio on, but keep it on the station your mom and I listen to at night, will you?" He asked her. She nodded and proceeded to do just that.

Gohan went back into his office and sat down, barely listening to the final strands of familiar music that the radio way playing, when the DJ came back on.

"That last song was A Rose and its Thorns. Now, back to Hybrid Alien weekend…" Gohan groaned and put his head on the desk - why did this always have to come back up to haunt him…? "This song has to be one of the saddest that Alien ever did. When quoted on it, Hybrid Alien simply told everyone, 'A girl broke my heart.' From what we can tell, said girl at the time was Videl Satan, who seemed to have her own words of prosecution to tell him, 'He lied to me.' she told authorities angrily, 'and I can't stand liars.' Here is the fruit of this young love gone awry…Funny How Time Slips Away."

Gohan couldn't help but wince when he heard the words and dropped his head into his hands…he prayed that neither Bra nor Pan seemed to notice what it said, just happy to be playing with music in the background.

Well hello there,

my it's been a long long time

How am I doin',

oh well I guess I'm doin' fine

Gohan could remember why he sang this song. It was shortly after getting the nerve to tell Videl he was HA. They had been dating for a few months at this point, and everything seemed to be going great.

He thought, she loved him.

His younger self couldn't believe it - the way she took it when he told her. She glared at him, was ready to cry, but wasn't screaming or hitting him.

That's when he knew was in trouble.

She just sniffed at him got up, and left his house.

Just, up and left, like they were neighbors and they had a spat and she was going to go home now.

Gohan was in shock for about an hour but then remembered he was days from the Satan City on foot. He grabbed a coat and was about to go after her but when he stepped outside his home he smelt lingering traces of metal and oil and suddenly remembered that she had a helicopter.

She didn't need him.

It's been so long now and it seems that

It was only yesterday

Mmm, ain't it funny how time slips away

Listening to the song ages ago, the memories just flooded in like tidal waves on a shore. He couldn't help but wince sharply when news caught hold of Videl's new boyfriend. To make it worse, Gohan didn't even hate the guy - in fact, he respected him.

Tanner was a martial artist, and a good one too, serious about it, and had very little respect for Hercule. He believed the man saved them, somewhat, from Cell, but couldn't stand how the man made himself famous, it rubbed on his nerves constantly to think of it.

Nevertheless, it was almost as though overnight Gohan hated him. One of the few serious martial artists left and…he hated him.

Why?

Because Videl loved him.

How's your new love,

I hope that he's doin' fine

Heard you told him, yes baby

That you'd love him till the end of time

Gohan felt guilty suddenly, remembering how the young man died. Shot in some bank robbery. Gohan couldn't help but feel horrible, thinking he could've stopped it - if only he had the nerve to follow Videl out of the classroom, but she wouldn't let him, told him she would be fine on her own…

Why did he listen?

Well you know, that's the same thing

that you told me

Well it seems like just the other day

Mmm, ain't it funny how time slips away

He heard the girls still playing happily in the other room, oblivious to the emotions that were running through him. He shut his eyes tightly and rubbed his temples. Why?

Gotta go now,

guess I'll see you hanging round

Don't know when though, oh

There was a service for the boy at school - everyone had feelings over it. Gohan wanted to slap some of the guys there, happy that this other young man had died, making it their chance to go after Videl. Couldn't they tell she was in pain?

Gohan didn't know whether or not to be surprised to see Sharpner hugging her as she cried into his chest. He made sure to get a glance into Sharpner's eyes just once and was relieved to see sadness in them.

At least the boy wasn't completely heartless.

Gohan couldn't help another wince, to rival his teenage self's one at the memory of that thought. He couldn't help but think he was just like the other boys who were trying to get close enough to Videl to talk to her…to 'comfort' her.

Never know when I'll be back in town

But I remember what I told you

That in time your gonna pay

He winced at the last line. He sang the song before the boy died and couldn't help but think that the last line sounded childish and angry compared to everything that had happened. 'You gonna pay'? Heh…He certainly did.

Well ain't it surprisin' how time slips away

Yeah, ain't it surprisin' how time slips away

He was thankful when the last notes played out and the DJ came on again. He was expecting the DJ to get some other artist on, but he didn't.

"Welcome back! I have to say, that during this song I was surprised to get a phone call from someone who said her husband is awfully down, and could he play Hybrid Aliens Last hit, As Lover's Go. Well, 'Devil', this song is for the two of you!" The DJ said. Gohan looked up at the snapping of a cell phone as the music started playing…

she said "I've gotta be honest,

you're wasting your time if you're fishing round here."

and I said, "you must be mistaken,

cause I'm not fooling...this feeling is real"

"Videl?" She smiled at him and walked into his arms and sat on his lap. The two stayed like that silently, allowing them to remember how the two of them got back together…both even thought that it was doomed but somehow, it came to be…they thought that because of what happened, they wouldn't be able to come together again…but they did.

she said...she said "you gotta be crazy,

What do you take me for? Some kind of easy mark?

"No, you've got wits, you've got looks,

you've got passion, but I swear that you've got me all wrong."

all wrong.

all wrong.

but you got me...

I'll be true, I'll be useful...

I'll be cavalier...I'll be yours my dear.

and I'll belong to you...

if you'll just let me through.

this is easy as lovers go,

so don't complicate it by hesitating.

and this is wonderful as loving goes,

this is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

and I said "I've gotta be honest

I've been waiting for you all my life."

for so long I thought I was asylum bound,

but just seeing you makes me think twice.

and being with you here makes me sane,

I fear I'll go crazy if you leave my side.

you've got wits...you've got looks,

you've got passion but are you brave enough to leave with me tonight?

Tonight

tonight.

but you've got me...

I'll be true, I'll be useful...

I'll be cavalier...I'll be yours my dear.

and I'll belong to you...

if you'll just let me through.

this is easy as lovers go,

so don't complicate it by hesitating.

and this is wonderful as loving goes,

this is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

this is easy as lovers go,

so don't complicate it by hesitating.

and this is wonderful as loving goes,

this is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

As the song ended Videl ducked in for a kiss and Gohan returned it happily, when the split apart, Videl rested her head on his shoulder as well as she could.

"I love you Son Gohan." He grinned and kissed her again.

"I love you, too." He whispered.

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A/N: Done.

Bean