Love You
1 Prologue
Standing on the edge of a cliff, staring out into the black oblivion of the dark waters. That's where Marron found him every night. One hand pressed to his chest, the other fist clenched at his side. His chin was slightly raised, his eyes barely open, his mouth forming the remains of a single name.
Videl...
The Thirteen-year old girl cleared her throat. "Gohan?" She questioned quietly. "It's time for dinner Gohan... Bulma says you have to eat." When he didn't answer, she gently rested her hand against his shoulder. "Come on Gohan, you need food."
Gohan closed his eyes and let the cool breeze brush through his hair. "I…I should have been able to do something." Tightening both of his fists, his body became hot. Marron backed away.
"Gohan, you couldn't have done anything…It's not your fault. Please don't take it to be your fault." Marron said bringing her right hand in a small fist to her chest.
Suddenly, in a brilliant flash of light the golden aura surrounded him and his muscles bulged.
"Gohan…please…"
Without turning to face Marron, Gohan spoke. "It is my fault. Videl…she believed in me. I can't take the pain of loosing her." His shoulders shook and a single tear fell to the ground. He yelled out in rage. "AND I WON'T!" Gohan shot off blowing the cliff to shreds. Small heaps of grass dangled off the side of the cliff by their roots. Marron looked down and thought for a moment. Then turned and walked back to the home of the Briefs.
Chapter 1 – Where It All Began
"So, what actually took place a few days ago?" Bulma asked out loud to everyone. There was silence throughout the room. Bulma took a sudden glance towards Goku and saw his face very serious. "Goku?" He looked up and looked back down. "Please… explain to me what happened." Goku's face squinched, and then suddenly relaxed.
"It all happened…" he started.
The door of the house suddenly opened and shut. Marron appeared in the doorway looking across all the familiar faces.
"He's gone." Marron said with a sigh. "I tried to stop him…but, but I couldn't. I'm sorry Goku, Chichi…Goten."
No one said anything for a moment until Goku cleared his throat. Marron sat on the couch next to her father, Krillin.
"It all started like this…" Goku started once more. "Gohan had just come home from school, and Videl called and said she was going to come over…"
"Alright, I'll see you soon!" Gohan hung up the phone and dropped his books on the floor. "Oh sh…" He started to say until his mom came into his room.
"Who was on the phone Gohan?" ChiChi asked.
Gohan dropped to a crouch and started to gather his books. "Oh, It was just Videl. She said she was going to come over in a little while." ChiChi smiled, and Gohan suddenly got hesitant to answer any more questions.
"Gohan, I so wish you would marry Videl. You would make the perfect couple!" She said as she clasped her hand together.
"Moooom…." Gohan groaned. "Please…" He gathered up his last book and set off towards his room. ChiChi still stood with her hands together as if they were bonded with glue dreaming of how the wedding would be. Goten sat outside an open window and rolled his eyes.
"Chemistry…Biology…" Gohan sorted his books onto his shelf. "English…Math…There! Finished sorting!" He heard a knock on the door. However, before he could open it, a black glove twisted the knob and it flew open.
"Heya Gohan, I'm here!" Videl said loudly and she jumped on his bed.
"Hehe, Hey Videl, what's up?" Gohan asked. Videl laid back and twisted to her side so her head was resting on her hand. Her hair bounced a little bit with every movement. Gohan looked at her and his heart started to beat in his ears.
"Nothing really, just wanted to…uhm…"
"Wanted to what?" Gohan asked nervously. Now, his heart was beating faster than ever.
"Just wanted to see you, that's all," Videl said as she smiled.
Gohan noticed how comfortable Videl was around him. He soon decided to act the same, but a bit more tense than she was. He smiled also. "So…"
"Gohan, I'd really like to talk to you…like, alone." Videl started. "I mean…if that'd be okay with you."
Gohan looked at Videl and saw how she really wanted to talk. "Of course. You are my best friend after all." He saw Videl kind of smirk, but it faded quickly. Oh good one Son, you blew it this time…Gohan thought to himself. "Well, lets get going?"
They flew to a nearby lake which Gohan and Goku always visited. On the way they saw Goku and waved. Landing there, Videl took a seat on a nearby smooth, flat rock. "Gohan, you called me your best friend, right?" Gohan nodded and gulped. "I take what you say seriously Gohan. I really do trust you. I really believe in what you say. What I'm really trying to get at…is well, I'd just like to …what I mean to say is…that uh…" Videl's heart rushed a billion miles a second as she stumbled over her words. Gohan pulled out something shiny, and gave it to Videl.
"Videl, this is the four-star ball. I want you to keep it with you," Gohan said.
Suddenly out of nowhere, a semi-annoying voice popped out of nowhere.
"Hello!" It said.
Videl jumped off the rock and Gohan looked around and squinted.
"Who's there?" Gohan asked demandingly.
"I'm down here!" the voice called out.
They both looked down. Raising their eyebrows they couldn't quite comprehend what the person or thing was. It was a small midget with a small velvet cloak on his head, and tied at the waste. It held out its small magenta hand. Its face could not be seen.
"I sense something here," It said as it walked towards Videl.
Videl stood her ground, even though she was a bit afraid. Just as the midget was about to reach for Videl's hand, Gohan suddenly stood in the small magenta colored creature's path.
"I sense something, yes, something very strong and powerful."
"Don't touch her…" Gohan started. "I'm warning you."
"Indeed," the small monster said in disgust. "However…"
"However what?" Gohan said as the monster's face turned sour.
"HOWEVER, this young lady's future may be changed for ever if this meeting is not done correctly." Gohan raised his eyebrow. Videl's ears perked up. Putting one hand on Gohan's arm to push him aside a bit so she could see. She suddenly got very interested in what this thing had to say.
"Videl…" Gohan said as she stepped out from behind him. Videl looked at the little creature with semi-angry eyes. The midget just stood there, not even backing away even a centimeter.
"What do you want?" Videl said angrily.
Gohan's face went serious as he watched the little man. He sensed his power level was quite low, but Gohan figured that he might be suppressing it. He walked up next to Videl just in case the little person tried to do anything funny.
"Your name is Videl? It's a very nice name indeed." It said.
It took a few steps forward towards Videl. Videl stood her ground once again. It pushed the top of the cloak back so the head was visible. He looked like a normal human, but just a bit skinny, and the color difference. "What where you saying about my future? It's going to changed?" Videl asked.
"Come with me…" The man started. "You shall find out."
The trust of this strange man just went down to zero on Gohan's scale. "Come, come!" The man called out. Gohan walked forward and stopped beside Videl. He looked down at Videl and then back toward the cloaked midget.
"Why don't you tell me here?" Videl demanded. "Is it really THAT hard to explain?"
Gohan could tell Videl was getting annoyed. "BECAUSE mY YoUNg MiSs…" his voice started to crack. It grabbed Videl's wrist and started to drag her with him. Gohan sprinted and caught up with him and grabbed him by his scrawny arm.
"LET HER GO." Gohan said. "I'm warning you for the last time…"
"MY dear boy, ThiS isS her DESTINY!" He screamed out.
Suddenly a lavender aurora surrounded the man's hand.
"DO NOT INTERFEAR!"
Gohan's eyes opened wide. In a brilliant flash of light, Gohan was sent soaring backwards into a pile of rocks, turning them into rubble with the crash. His skin was warm, still smoking from the blast. Cuts and bruises were visible through his tears and rips on his clothes. The smoke from the blast cleared, Gohan reared his head upwards. Videl was gone. "VIDEL…!" Gohan yelled out. "VIDEL!" His head dropped. "Videl…come…back. Please, come back…"
"Goku, how do you know all of this?" Bulma asked him. Goku turned towards her.
"I was going to go tell Gohan it was almost time for dinner when I saw him sitting by himself. I asked him where Videl went, and what happened." He replied. "He was so choked up. I've never seen him like that since Radditz came."
Krillin was thinking to himself and then looked up.
"Where do you think Gohan would have went? He doesn't even know where Videl was taken." Krillin asked.
Goku thought for a moment and shrugged.
"I'm not really that sure. It's hard to tell." Goku smiled. "Though, Gohan is a smart guy, he'll figure out where that thing…uh, person went."
Chichi looked at Goku with burning eyes. She stayed quiet though, knowing this wasn't the time to yell at Goku for trying to bring some cheerfulness into the picture.
"You all know…" Juuhachigou started. "If Gohan had given Videl the four-star ball. He would be able to track her with that 'dragon radar' of yours, Bulma."
"Of course!" Bulma shot up and ran out of the room to get the device. She came back and half-smiled. "It's gone."
"Well, of course, my son Gohan always knows what to do!" Chichi said. "AND, when to do it!"
Everyone just stayed quiet.
"This is bad." Goku said.
"Why?" Krillin asked.
"Gohan is going to have to face whatever, that small little man, by himself…"
"50 degrees north…west," Gohan said as he looked at the dragon radar. As he flew his bang hit his face. "10 degrees north." Gohan kept a steady pace. He tried to go as fast as he could, but just fast enough not to wear himself out. Gohan soon started to think of Videl. I hope that jerk hasn't done anything to you Videl. I will find you… don't worry. I'll beat the tar out of him for you! Gohan smirked as shot off towards his destination.
1 Prologue
Standing on the edge of a cliff, staring out into the black oblivion of the dark waters. That's where Marron found him every night. One hand pressed to his chest, the other fist clenched at his side. His chin was slightly raised, his eyes barely open, his mouth forming the remains of a single name.
Videl...
The Thirteen-year old girl cleared her throat. "Gohan?" She questioned quietly. "It's time for dinner Gohan... Bulma says you have to eat." When he didn't answer, she gently rested her hand against his shoulder. "Come on Gohan, you need food."
Gohan closed his eyes and let the cool breeze brush through his hair. "I…I should have been able to do something." Tightening both of his fists, his body became hot. Marron backed away.
"Gohan, you couldn't have done anything…It's not your fault. Please don't take it to be your fault." Marron said bringing her right hand in a small fist to her chest.
Suddenly, in a brilliant flash of light the golden aura surrounded him and his muscles bulged.
"Gohan…please…"
Without turning to face Marron, Gohan spoke. "It is my fault. Videl…she believed in me. I can't take the pain of loosing her." His shoulders shook and a single tear fell to the ground. He yelled out in rage. "AND I WON'T!" Gohan shot off blowing the cliff to shreds. Small heaps of grass dangled off the side of the cliff by their roots. Marron looked down and thought for a moment. Then turned and walked back to the home of the Briefs.
Chapter 1 – Where It All Began
"So, what actually took place a few days ago?" Bulma asked out loud to everyone. There was silence throughout the room. Bulma took a sudden glance towards Goku and saw his face very serious. "Goku?" He looked up and looked back down. "Please… explain to me what happened." Goku's face squinched, and then suddenly relaxed.
"It all happened…" he started.
The door of the house suddenly opened and shut. Marron appeared in the doorway looking across all the familiar faces.
"He's gone." Marron said with a sigh. "I tried to stop him…but, but I couldn't. I'm sorry Goku, Chichi…Goten."
No one said anything for a moment until Goku cleared his throat. Marron sat on the couch next to her father, Krillin.
"It all started like this…" Goku started once more. "Gohan had just come home from school, and Videl called and said she was going to come over…"
"Alright, I'll see you soon!" Gohan hung up the phone and dropped his books on the floor. "Oh sh…" He started to say until his mom came into his room.
"Who was on the phone Gohan?" ChiChi asked.
Gohan dropped to a crouch and started to gather his books. "Oh, It was just Videl. She said she was going to come over in a little while." ChiChi smiled, and Gohan suddenly got hesitant to answer any more questions.
"Gohan, I so wish you would marry Videl. You would make the perfect couple!" She said as she clasped her hand together.
"Moooom…." Gohan groaned. "Please…" He gathered up his last book and set off towards his room. ChiChi still stood with her hands together as if they were bonded with glue dreaming of how the wedding would be. Goten sat outside an open window and rolled his eyes.
"Chemistry…Biology…" Gohan sorted his books onto his shelf. "English…Math…There! Finished sorting!" He heard a knock on the door. However, before he could open it, a black glove twisted the knob and it flew open.
"Heya Gohan, I'm here!" Videl said loudly and she jumped on his bed.
"Hehe, Hey Videl, what's up?" Gohan asked. Videl laid back and twisted to her side so her head was resting on her hand. Her hair bounced a little bit with every movement. Gohan looked at her and his heart started to beat in his ears.
"Nothing really, just wanted to…uhm…"
"Wanted to what?" Gohan asked nervously. Now, his heart was beating faster than ever.
"Just wanted to see you, that's all," Videl said as she smiled.
Gohan noticed how comfortable Videl was around him. He soon decided to act the same, but a bit more tense than she was. He smiled also. "So…"
"Gohan, I'd really like to talk to you…like, alone." Videl started. "I mean…if that'd be okay with you."
Gohan looked at Videl and saw how she really wanted to talk. "Of course. You are my best friend after all." He saw Videl kind of smirk, but it faded quickly. Oh good one Son, you blew it this time…Gohan thought to himself. "Well, lets get going?"
They flew to a nearby lake which Gohan and Goku always visited. On the way they saw Goku and waved. Landing there, Videl took a seat on a nearby smooth, flat rock. "Gohan, you called me your best friend, right?" Gohan nodded and gulped. "I take what you say seriously Gohan. I really do trust you. I really believe in what you say. What I'm really trying to get at…is well, I'd just like to …what I mean to say is…that uh…" Videl's heart rushed a billion miles a second as she stumbled over her words. Gohan pulled out something shiny, and gave it to Videl.
"Videl, this is the four-star ball. I want you to keep it with you," Gohan said.
Suddenly out of nowhere, a semi-annoying voice popped out of nowhere.
"Hello!" It said.
Videl jumped off the rock and Gohan looked around and squinted.
"Who's there?" Gohan asked demandingly.
"I'm down here!" the voice called out.
They both looked down. Raising their eyebrows they couldn't quite comprehend what the person or thing was. It was a small midget with a small velvet cloak on his head, and tied at the waste. It held out its small magenta hand. Its face could not be seen.
"I sense something here," It said as it walked towards Videl.
Videl stood her ground, even though she was a bit afraid. Just as the midget was about to reach for Videl's hand, Gohan suddenly stood in the small magenta colored creature's path.
"I sense something, yes, something very strong and powerful."
"Don't touch her…" Gohan started. "I'm warning you."
"Indeed," the small monster said in disgust. "However…"
"However what?" Gohan said as the monster's face turned sour.
"HOWEVER, this young lady's future may be changed for ever if this meeting is not done correctly." Gohan raised his eyebrow. Videl's ears perked up. Putting one hand on Gohan's arm to push him aside a bit so she could see. She suddenly got very interested in what this thing had to say.
"Videl…" Gohan said as she stepped out from behind him. Videl looked at the little creature with semi-angry eyes. The midget just stood there, not even backing away even a centimeter.
"What do you want?" Videl said angrily.
Gohan's face went serious as he watched the little man. He sensed his power level was quite low, but Gohan figured that he might be suppressing it. He walked up next to Videl just in case the little person tried to do anything funny.
"Your name is Videl? It's a very nice name indeed." It said.
It took a few steps forward towards Videl. Videl stood her ground once again. It pushed the top of the cloak back so the head was visible. He looked like a normal human, but just a bit skinny, and the color difference. "What where you saying about my future? It's going to changed?" Videl asked.
"Come with me…" The man started. "You shall find out."
The trust of this strange man just went down to zero on Gohan's scale. "Come, come!" The man called out. Gohan walked forward and stopped beside Videl. He looked down at Videl and then back toward the cloaked midget.
"Why don't you tell me here?" Videl demanded. "Is it really THAT hard to explain?"
Gohan could tell Videl was getting annoyed. "BECAUSE mY YoUNg MiSs…" his voice started to crack. It grabbed Videl's wrist and started to drag her with him. Gohan sprinted and caught up with him and grabbed him by his scrawny arm.
"LET HER GO." Gohan said. "I'm warning you for the last time…"
"MY dear boy, ThiS isS her DESTINY!" He screamed out.
Suddenly a lavender aurora surrounded the man's hand.
"DO NOT INTERFEAR!"
Gohan's eyes opened wide. In a brilliant flash of light, Gohan was sent soaring backwards into a pile of rocks, turning them into rubble with the crash. His skin was warm, still smoking from the blast. Cuts and bruises were visible through his tears and rips on his clothes. The smoke from the blast cleared, Gohan reared his head upwards. Videl was gone. "VIDEL…!" Gohan yelled out. "VIDEL!" His head dropped. "Videl…come…back. Please, come back…"
"Goku, how do you know all of this?" Bulma asked him. Goku turned towards her.
"I was going to go tell Gohan it was almost time for dinner when I saw him sitting by himself. I asked him where Videl went, and what happened." He replied. "He was so choked up. I've never seen him like that since Radditz came."
Krillin was thinking to himself and then looked up.
"Where do you think Gohan would have went? He doesn't even know where Videl was taken." Krillin asked.
Goku thought for a moment and shrugged.
"I'm not really that sure. It's hard to tell." Goku smiled. "Though, Gohan is a smart guy, he'll figure out where that thing…uh, person went."
Chichi looked at Goku with burning eyes. She stayed quiet though, knowing this wasn't the time to yell at Goku for trying to bring some cheerfulness into the picture.
"You all know…" Juuhachigou started. "If Gohan had given Videl the four-star ball. He would be able to track her with that 'dragon radar' of yours, Bulma."
"Of course!" Bulma shot up and ran out of the room to get the device. She came back and half-smiled. "It's gone."
"Well, of course, my son Gohan always knows what to do!" Chichi said. "AND, when to do it!"
Everyone just stayed quiet.
"This is bad." Goku said.
"Why?" Krillin asked.
"Gohan is going to have to face whatever, that small little man, by himself…"
"50 degrees north…west," Gohan said as he looked at the dragon radar. As he flew his bang hit his face. "10 degrees north." Gohan kept a steady pace. He tried to go as fast as he could, but just fast enough not to wear himself out. Gohan soon started to think of Videl. I hope that jerk hasn't done anything to you Videl. I will find you… don't worry. I'll beat the tar out of him for you! Gohan smirked as shot off towards his destination.
