Okay, I happened to get the idea for this fic a little earlier. It's sort of based on HANDS CLEAN by Burned Vamp. You guys let me know if I should continue with this or not. However, if Burned wants me to take it down, I will.

This chapter is a song fic. "To the Moon and Back" by Savage Garden.

Warning: This chapter is rather emotional.


She's taking her time making up the reasons
To justify all the hurt inside

Videl looked around sadly at the nearly empty room. So many memories...

Memories of Gohan and herself--together. This bedroom...their bedroom had once meant so much to her.

Guess she knows from the smiles
and the look in their eyes
Everyone's got a theory 'bout the bitter one

Gohan would never hurt her, no. She had been the one to crush him. It was just to hard to go on living with him now...

They're sayin', "Mamma never loved her much."
And, "Daddy never keeps in touch.
That's why she shies away from human affection."

Ice Princess. That's what she had been called her whole life. Then Gohan had come along. He had saved her--showed her that she was a woman; in so many ways...

But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bag for outer space

Thursday...she had told him the good news on a Thursday. He had been so happy; so excited, just as she had.

And now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot to come

And she'll say to him...

Pain. It had hurt so bad. It was like her heart--her soul was ripping in two.

She's sayin'
I would fly to the moon & back if you'll be...
If you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
So would you be my baby?

He had been there the whole time, trying to help her, telling her how much he loved her. But when it was over, she wasn't the same.

She can't remember a time when she felt needed
If love was red then she was color blind

She'd never be the same. She found herself crying each and everyday. Still, he had tried to support her. She knew he couldn't understand. No one could...

All her friends they've been tried for treason
And crimes that were never defined

Cold. That was all she could feel. The pain was too much. Too much to bear...

She's sayin', "Love is like a barren place,
And reaching out for human faith is--
Is like a journey I just don't have a map for"

She didn't have a choice. If she stayed, he would abandon her.

So baby's gonna take a dive and
Push the shift to overdrive

She swallowed. There it was again...the familiar pain. She rushed to the bathroom, as the bile rose.

And send a signal that she's hanging
All her hopes on the stars

What a pleasant dream...

She stood weakly. Her eyes happened to catch a glimpse of herself in the ornate mirror. She paused and reached out to touch the reflection of her hand. "Why?" It was barely audible as it tore from her mouth. She wasn't sure when she had last spoke.

Just sayin'
I would fly to the moon & back if you'll be...
If you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
So would you be my baby?

The reflection became distorted, as the tears blurred her vision. She tried to blink them away, but only saw herself, which repulsed her even more. "Too damned weak," she muttered. The anger surged throughout her body, and she smashed her small fist into the mirror, sending glass everywhere...

Hold on
Hold on...

An inhuman screech ripped violently through her body. She collapsed onto the floor.

Mamma never loved her much and
Daddy never keeps in touch
That's why she shies away from human affection

She howled as the sobs continued, but slowly got up. She looked down at her hand, now covered in blood. Blood...

But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bag for outer space

She wrapped the bandage tightly around her wound, and went back into the bedroom.

And now she's waitin' for the right kind of pilot to come

And she'll say to him...

She picked up the luggage. "I'm so sorry, Gohan. It's just not fair to make you watch me die too..."

Just sayin'
I would fly to the moon & back if you'll be...
If you'll be my baby
I've got a ticket for a world where all we belong
So would you be my baby?

She closed the door quietly behind her. "Good-bye."

I would fly to the moon & back if you'll be...
If you'll be my baby
I've got a ticket for a world where we belong
So would you be my baby?