Hiya! 'Member me? ^_^;; I know, it's been a while since I posted "Forever," and I should've had a second chapter out LONG before now. Well, before ya start freaking out on me, listen to this! My friend Christa, (kewis, in case you didn't know :P) and I finally made a Gohan and Videl site! And hopefully if you're reading this fic you like Gohan and Videl, lol... so maybe after ya finish the chapter and your review (hint, hint ^~) you'll stop by and check out the stie! Not too much there yet, but we're always growing and updating. The URL is posted as a review to this fic, so you can see it as soon as you review, lol. I hate to force ya that way, but I wanna hear what you think of my ficcy! =]
"Oooh, dinner?! Sounds great, I'm starving!" Gohan said excitedly, looking around for where the dining room might be.
Videl looked at him in mock annoyance, "Gohan," she said, "When aren't you hungry?" she teased, only getting a fake glare back from him. "Aw, c'mon. I know you've got a better sense of humor than that," she said, playfully shoving him.
He grinned, "I do... but can we just eat now?"
"Fine, fine," she laughed. "Follow me..."
After leading Gohan through a series of halls, what seemed to be one of the longest walks Gohan would ever suffer through, Videl showed him to the dining room. Huge windows edged the large room, and two considerably large tables covered in a white tablecloth of delicately woven lace were in the center of the floor, brilliantly lit by golden chandeliers dripping with prism-like teardrop-shaped beads above each table, casting multicolored rays of light across the tabletop.
Gohan's jaw dropped and is eyes lit up at the sight of the food, which was set up in a buffet-like style on smaller tables on the far wall of the room. Without any further delay, he started for the food, his mouth already watering. He was stopped short, however, by Videl's grasp on the back of his shirt.
"Hey!" he frowned, "What was that for? I just wanna get some food..."
She held back laughter, smiling smugly at the hungry half-Saiyan. "You baka... haven't you ever eaten even a half-formal dinner?!" The question was answered simply by the confused look on Gohan's face, again nearly bringing her to laugh. "Oi," she sighed, "Guess not. Y'see, all we have to do is sit at the table, and the workers'll bring us the food! No biggy, we just wait. Five course meal tonight, so you'll have plenty to eat, don't worry."
So the two sat down to eat, only causing more confusion on Gohan's part. Instead of the usual utensils he was used to, chopsticks, there were forks, knives, and spoons. Not only that, but there were about three or four kinds of each type of silverware! Gohan gulped, tapping Videl lightly on the shoulder. "Uhm... excuse me for sounding like a total idiot, but how do you eat with these things?"
Videl looked at him quizzically, "What? You mean you've never eaten with a fork in your life?" And again, Gohan's expression alone was enough to answer her question. "Okay, okay. It's easy, you just hold it like you'd hold a pen or pencil, and go from there... pretty self-explanatory? Forks are used for things like meat, and the knives," she said, pointing to each as she explained, "Cut your food. Spoons are for things like sou-"
Gohan burst out laughing, "I'm not THAT naive... remember, I'm not my father," he grinned. "I know how to use them, and what to use them for, but why so many?"
So Videl went on to explain that they were used for the different courses, and the meal went on quite smoothly, with only a few minor *ahem* interruptions and embarrassments on Gohan's part. Afterwards, Videl and Gohan retreated to the backyard for a while, so she could explain a bit more about the whole situation the two were in with her father.
Videl smiled, brushing some stray locks of hair behind her ear. "Well," she sighed, knowing exactly what she wanted to say, but not quite sure how to put it, "I guess I have some explaining to do, hm?"
Gohan nodded slightly, "Sure... that might help a bit," he grinned. "Just wondering how we should handle things with your dad, and why and stuff..."
Why. That was the big thing... but how was Videl to tell him? Ever since she learned Gohan was Saiyaman, she had developed a crush on him, that slowly grew until she loved him more than she ever thought was possible. More than she'd even admit to herself, at least at the time. "Heh... why?" she smiled weakly, "Well.. um..."
'What's she hiding from me?' Gohan thought to himself, still pretty oblivious as to her crush on him. He liked her a lot... had felt that way for a while, though for the first few months of knowing her was quite uncomfortable in her presence. Why, he wasn't sure, but things had definitely changed since she'd learned he was Saiyaman... 'Could she feel like me? No... Gohan, don't be stupid. Let's not jump to conclusions...'
"Well, you see..." she sighed, just giving up on hiding it from him, and hoping that things would work out, "For a while now I've really.. um..." She began subconsciously twirling a lock of hair around her finger, biting her lower lip. "Well, Gohan, since I saw you, something's always stood out about you. You're really my best friend," she smiled at him, stopping for a while.
He smiled back, nodding in agreement. "And you're mine, Videl..." he said, still a bit confused and wanting to hear the rest of what she was going to say.
"And..." she started again, "Heh, I've been afraid to tell you this and I'm really hating myself to admit it, even admit it to myself alone. But Gohan, despite all my attempts to hide it, um.. well, I really..." she cut herself off again, heaving a sigh as she rested her forehead on her hand. 'This is harder than I'd hoped it would be,' she thought to herself with a frown. 'But why is it? He's such a good friend, just tell him already!'
Gohan looked at her, blinking his eyes in confusion and anticipation. "Don't worry, I'm listening..." he grinned.
"I know," she smiled weakly, "Allright, I'll just get it over with. Gohan, I just have to tell you this, since if I didn't I'm sure Eliza (A/N: Erasa? Whatever you call her. :P) would probably have my head. "So, I might as well say it. Over the past few months, really since I've started to get to know you better, um... I've really started to like you..." she said quickly, immediately turning various shades of red and burying her face in her hands out of embarrassment.
For a while, Gohan didn't know what to say. He blinked, looking at her out of total shock. 'Oh my gosh... you jerk, say something! She'll never know how you feel if you don't.' He opened his mouth to tell her how he felt, to say that he liked her, too, but when he tried to say something, nothing happened. He tried again, and still no words came. Each try was unsuccessful, and the longer it took him to tell her the worse Videl felt.
'Great. He hates me now, I know it.' She sighed, looking at him sadly, "Ugh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything... I guess I've lost a best friend now, hm? You might as well go, since you probably hate me now..."
That did it, and Gohan finally managed to talk. "No, Videl," he said, his voice shaking slightly, "You haven't lost a friend, and I definitely don't hate you. In fact..." he smiled, "I like you, too."
Videl's eyes widened slightly, and she pulled him closer in a quick hug. "Really? Omigosh... Gohan!" she grinned, "This is perfect, then! Now it'll all work out... now I can explain the rest without feeling like a complete idiot!"
He laughed, "Then go ahead, since now it's all starting to make sense." She was right... it was perfect. And it was only just beginning.
So Videl went on to explain once again that her dad, being the overprotective father and fighter he was, wouldn't let her date anyone that wasn't stronger than him date his daughter. "Now I know this is going to be extremely easy for you, probably almost too easy," she sighed, shaking her head, "But with my dad being as stubborn as he is, it has to be done. Just show him that you're stronger than he is, which should be a cinch, and he'll agree to..." she smiled, "To you and me being together."
Gohan grinned, still not believing that it was happening. "Wow... sounds good. So, you ready to go in?" he asked, standing up.
She smirked, "Yep! But I can't seem to get up at the moment, think you could help me?" she said, obviously just trying to get a chance to hold his hand. (A/N: ^__^ Couldn't resist. They're just such a good couple! :D)
"Ohh, of course!" he laughed, holding out his hand and 'helping' her up. And the two walked towards the house laughing together, holding hands. Against their luck, Mr. Satan had seen most of what happened, and already looked upon Gohan with complete disgust. He waited at the door for them, for a change looking quite threatening.
As soon as she saw him there, Videl gasped and reluctantly released Gohan's hand from hers. "Hi Daddy.." she smiled weakly, "Um.. I think we have a little bit of explaining to do, and maybe you and Gohan, uh... maybe Gohan could show you some of his martial arts techniques?"
Her father sighed, "Whatever... I'm sure it's not worth my time, but fine. Just this once, but next time you better warn me ahead of time so I know to be sure to be ready to beat 'im up." He said, obviously not knowing how close Gohan and Videl were, and that there was not likely to be a 'next time.'
Videl smirked, adding sarcastically, "Sure. But you better be ready, Gohan's a strong one..."
Heh-heh... afraid I should be cutting off here. ^_^; I've gotta get off the computer before my dad sees that I'm on, 'cause I'm home from school sick today. :P Sooo... hope you enjoyed it! And don't forget to review, 'cause then you can get the URL to Christa's and my site. :D Ohh... and I'll try to get out the next chapter sooner than I got this one posted. Sorry 'bout the delay!
"Oooh, dinner?! Sounds great, I'm starving!" Gohan said excitedly, looking around for where the dining room might be.
Videl looked at him in mock annoyance, "Gohan," she said, "When aren't you hungry?" she teased, only getting a fake glare back from him. "Aw, c'mon. I know you've got a better sense of humor than that," she said, playfully shoving him.
He grinned, "I do... but can we just eat now?"
"Fine, fine," she laughed. "Follow me..."
After leading Gohan through a series of halls, what seemed to be one of the longest walks Gohan would ever suffer through, Videl showed him to the dining room. Huge windows edged the large room, and two considerably large tables covered in a white tablecloth of delicately woven lace were in the center of the floor, brilliantly lit by golden chandeliers dripping with prism-like teardrop-shaped beads above each table, casting multicolored rays of light across the tabletop.
Gohan's jaw dropped and is eyes lit up at the sight of the food, which was set up in a buffet-like style on smaller tables on the far wall of the room. Without any further delay, he started for the food, his mouth already watering. He was stopped short, however, by Videl's grasp on the back of his shirt.
"Hey!" he frowned, "What was that for? I just wanna get some food..."
She held back laughter, smiling smugly at the hungry half-Saiyan. "You baka... haven't you ever eaten even a half-formal dinner?!" The question was answered simply by the confused look on Gohan's face, again nearly bringing her to laugh. "Oi," she sighed, "Guess not. Y'see, all we have to do is sit at the table, and the workers'll bring us the food! No biggy, we just wait. Five course meal tonight, so you'll have plenty to eat, don't worry."
So the two sat down to eat, only causing more confusion on Gohan's part. Instead of the usual utensils he was used to, chopsticks, there were forks, knives, and spoons. Not only that, but there were about three or four kinds of each type of silverware! Gohan gulped, tapping Videl lightly on the shoulder. "Uhm... excuse me for sounding like a total idiot, but how do you eat with these things?"
Videl looked at him quizzically, "What? You mean you've never eaten with a fork in your life?" And again, Gohan's expression alone was enough to answer her question. "Okay, okay. It's easy, you just hold it like you'd hold a pen or pencil, and go from there... pretty self-explanatory? Forks are used for things like meat, and the knives," she said, pointing to each as she explained, "Cut your food. Spoons are for things like sou-"
Gohan burst out laughing, "I'm not THAT naive... remember, I'm not my father," he grinned. "I know how to use them, and what to use them for, but why so many?"
So Videl went on to explain that they were used for the different courses, and the meal went on quite smoothly, with only a few minor *ahem* interruptions and embarrassments on Gohan's part. Afterwards, Videl and Gohan retreated to the backyard for a while, so she could explain a bit more about the whole situation the two were in with her father.
Videl smiled, brushing some stray locks of hair behind her ear. "Well," she sighed, knowing exactly what she wanted to say, but not quite sure how to put it, "I guess I have some explaining to do, hm?"
Gohan nodded slightly, "Sure... that might help a bit," he grinned. "Just wondering how we should handle things with your dad, and why and stuff..."
Why. That was the big thing... but how was Videl to tell him? Ever since she learned Gohan was Saiyaman, she had developed a crush on him, that slowly grew until she loved him more than she ever thought was possible. More than she'd even admit to herself, at least at the time. "Heh... why?" she smiled weakly, "Well.. um..."
'What's she hiding from me?' Gohan thought to himself, still pretty oblivious as to her crush on him. He liked her a lot... had felt that way for a while, though for the first few months of knowing her was quite uncomfortable in her presence. Why, he wasn't sure, but things had definitely changed since she'd learned he was Saiyaman... 'Could she feel like me? No... Gohan, don't be stupid. Let's not jump to conclusions...'
"Well, you see..." she sighed, just giving up on hiding it from him, and hoping that things would work out, "For a while now I've really.. um..." She began subconsciously twirling a lock of hair around her finger, biting her lower lip. "Well, Gohan, since I saw you, something's always stood out about you. You're really my best friend," she smiled at him, stopping for a while.
He smiled back, nodding in agreement. "And you're mine, Videl..." he said, still a bit confused and wanting to hear the rest of what she was going to say.
"And..." she started again, "Heh, I've been afraid to tell you this and I'm really hating myself to admit it, even admit it to myself alone. But Gohan, despite all my attempts to hide it, um.. well, I really..." she cut herself off again, heaving a sigh as she rested her forehead on her hand. 'This is harder than I'd hoped it would be,' she thought to herself with a frown. 'But why is it? He's such a good friend, just tell him already!'
Gohan looked at her, blinking his eyes in confusion and anticipation. "Don't worry, I'm listening..." he grinned.
"I know," she smiled weakly, "Allright, I'll just get it over with. Gohan, I just have to tell you this, since if I didn't I'm sure Eliza (A/N: Erasa? Whatever you call her. :P) would probably have my head. "So, I might as well say it. Over the past few months, really since I've started to get to know you better, um... I've really started to like you..." she said quickly, immediately turning various shades of red and burying her face in her hands out of embarrassment.
For a while, Gohan didn't know what to say. He blinked, looking at her out of total shock. 'Oh my gosh... you jerk, say something! She'll never know how you feel if you don't.' He opened his mouth to tell her how he felt, to say that he liked her, too, but when he tried to say something, nothing happened. He tried again, and still no words came. Each try was unsuccessful, and the longer it took him to tell her the worse Videl felt.
'Great. He hates me now, I know it.' She sighed, looking at him sadly, "Ugh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything... I guess I've lost a best friend now, hm? You might as well go, since you probably hate me now..."
That did it, and Gohan finally managed to talk. "No, Videl," he said, his voice shaking slightly, "You haven't lost a friend, and I definitely don't hate you. In fact..." he smiled, "I like you, too."
Videl's eyes widened slightly, and she pulled him closer in a quick hug. "Really? Omigosh... Gohan!" she grinned, "This is perfect, then! Now it'll all work out... now I can explain the rest without feeling like a complete idiot!"
He laughed, "Then go ahead, since now it's all starting to make sense." She was right... it was perfect. And it was only just beginning.
So Videl went on to explain once again that her dad, being the overprotective father and fighter he was, wouldn't let her date anyone that wasn't stronger than him date his daughter. "Now I know this is going to be extremely easy for you, probably almost too easy," she sighed, shaking her head, "But with my dad being as stubborn as he is, it has to be done. Just show him that you're stronger than he is, which should be a cinch, and he'll agree to..." she smiled, "To you and me being together."
Gohan grinned, still not believing that it was happening. "Wow... sounds good. So, you ready to go in?" he asked, standing up.
She smirked, "Yep! But I can't seem to get up at the moment, think you could help me?" she said, obviously just trying to get a chance to hold his hand. (A/N: ^__^ Couldn't resist. They're just such a good couple! :D)
"Ohh, of course!" he laughed, holding out his hand and 'helping' her up. And the two walked towards the house laughing together, holding hands. Against their luck, Mr. Satan had seen most of what happened, and already looked upon Gohan with complete disgust. He waited at the door for them, for a change looking quite threatening.
As soon as she saw him there, Videl gasped and reluctantly released Gohan's hand from hers. "Hi Daddy.." she smiled weakly, "Um.. I think we have a little bit of explaining to do, and maybe you and Gohan, uh... maybe Gohan could show you some of his martial arts techniques?"
Her father sighed, "Whatever... I'm sure it's not worth my time, but fine. Just this once, but next time you better warn me ahead of time so I know to be sure to be ready to beat 'im up." He said, obviously not knowing how close Gohan and Videl were, and that there was not likely to be a 'next time.'
Videl smirked, adding sarcastically, "Sure. But you better be ready, Gohan's a strong one..."
Heh-heh... afraid I should be cutting off here. ^_^; I've gotta get off the computer before my dad sees that I'm on, 'cause I'm home from school sick today. :P Sooo... hope you enjoyed it! And don't forget to review, 'cause then you can get the URL to Christa's and my site. :D Ohh... and I'll try to get out the next chapter sooner than I got this one posted. Sorry 'bout the delay!