A Sweet Touch
A/N – I am soooooo
sorry it took this long to get the next chapter out! This is the last chapter to this series *finally* and I hope that
you enjoyed reading it. If not, then..
well… I can't think of anything to say to you yet. Well… here's the final chapter to "A Sweet Touch"!!!!
Chapter 8 – Happily
Ever After
Videl, arm linked with her father, began walking up to the altar. This is the first time that she had seen
Gohan all day, and she had to admit, he looked absolutely stunning. From his black tux to his matching black tie
and shoes, he was the image of perfection in Videl's eyes. Walking up the
velvety red carpet, Videl felt her stomach doing somersaults from nervousness. But, one look at Gohan's reassuring smile
and she lost all nervousness. ~Why
would I be nervous?~ she asked herself. ~I love Gohan, so I see no reason to be nervous.~ After what seemed like an eternity, Videl
finally got to the altar. Reluctantly,
Mr. Satan let go of Videl's arm and let Gohan have it, knowing full well that
he was giving his daughter to him. And,
not regretting it, either. Half
smiling, half smirking, Mr. Satan left to take his place beside Goku on the
side of the church.
Both Gohan and Videl turned their
heads to the priest, who was standing just a little in front of them. The priest began to speak. (I don't know what the priest says from
'dearly beloved, we are gathered here today' to 'I now pronounce you man and
wife', and I don't know where exactly the 'I do' part comes in (I'm guessing,
don't sue me!), so you'll have to pretend that he had already said it. So, ready? There, he said it but it was too high pitched for you to understand. We're starting from where Gohan gets the
ring from Goten and is about to put it on Videl's finger. Got it?) Gohan gently lifted the ring from the plush cushion on which it was
resting, closely guarded by Goten. He
turned it so it was face up and he placed it smoothly on Videl's slender, yet
strong finger. He looked up at her and
smiled, causing her to smile, too. They
both turned to face the priest yet again. "Do you, Son Gohan take this woman to be you lawfully wedded wife, to
have and to hold till death do you part?" "I do," Gohan replied. The
priest then turned to face Videl, repeating the same phrase. "Do you, Satan Videl, take this man to be
your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, till death do you
part?" "I do." Now that the vows were said, Gohan and Videl
were left to do the exact same thing that got Videl into trouble before. "You may now kiss the bride." Gohan lifted the veil from Videl's face and
cupped her face in his hand. He placed
his other arm around her waist and held her close, until finally their lips met
in a passionate, yet sweet kiss. The
church erupted with either 'oohs' or 'ahhs', with a distinguishable 'eeew' from
Trunks and Goten. Gohan then lifted
Videl into his arms and carried her out of the church and into the limo with a
huge just married banner on the back window. They both got in the limo, along with a few family members, and prepared
to drive off to the airport where their honeymoon would start.
Meanwhile, up on the top of the roof, Piccolo smiled wistfully at his
first training student, and friend. Piccolo's mind drifted to when he first actually talked with Gohan…
~*^*~
(Flashback)
Piccolo and little
Gohan sat around a camp fire. This was
the first week of training he had endured with Piccolo, and he was dead
tired. One of his eyes were only half
open, whether that was from injuries or fatigue it was not known. He hungrily dug into his bowl of food that
Piccolo had given him. Then, Gohan
started talking. "It's not going to be
long until my birthday. Most of the
time, I just celebrate it with mom and dad, because I never had any
friends. But now, you can come! That is, if you want to. And I have to ask my mom first, to make sure
it's okay. But, you have to promise not
to fight or else mom will get really mad." Piccolo secretly smiled at the boy. ~He's so naïve. After all of
this work I am putting him through, he still considers me a friend enough to
invite me to his birthday party. Well,
I guess I could hurry with the survival part of the training a little. It's amazing he's lasted this far.~ But, as Piccolo looked over, Gohan was sound
asleep, bowl in hand. Piccolo shook his
head, still looking at Gohan. That was
the first time in his life that Piccolo had a real friend.
~*^*~ (End
Flashback)
"Yes, Gohan, it is amazing that you
lasted this far. And you know
what? I'm proud of you."
Gohan, who up to this point had been
talking and waiting for the driver to get here, looked down at Videl, in his
arms. He smiled at her while she was
still talking to his mother. Then,
Gohan thought the heard something. He
thought that he just heard Piccolo's voice saying that he was proud of
him. ~Now, where did that come from?~
Gohan asked himself in disbelief. Then,
he looked out the window on to the roof of the church. There sat Piccolo, looking at him with a
smile on his face, which was very rare in his case. Gohan returned the smile but was brought back to the noise of the
limo as they started moving. Gohan looked down again at Videl and thought
~You're where you belong, now
Videl. Well, at least where I want you
to be. Here in my arms.~ And with those words, he tightened his grip
on her waist and looked on ahead of him. But he wasn't nervous anymore, because he knew that whatever life threw
at him now, Videl would be by his side. And that was something to look forward to.
~Fin~
A/N – Soooooo……. Howdya
like it? Good ending? Bad ending? Corny ending? What? Tell me already!!! Well, please review! If
you don't, then I'll… I'll… I'll think of something to do to you later. Laterz minna-san!!