What are you afraid of?
Chapter two: I never Promised!
-Danski

It's a dark, cloudy day, the wind howling, scattering the leaves, rain is slowly drizzling
down around the tiny house....it's a perfect day to be huddled up, in a bed, or on a couch, wrapped in blankets, or drinking hot cocoa.

Bulma Briefs, is watching a romance flick, nestled in the comfort of her own home (even if it IS amidst a few minor explosions courtesy of Vegeta, her loving *cough* husband from the Gravity room.)

Krillin and stoic wife Eighteen are curled up in their respective chairs, reading, her: a manual for beginner mechanics, and him, a physics text.(even though Eighteen is positive that her other half has a comic book hidden inside that large textbook)

Chi Chi is in her kitchen as usual, amidst wondrous mouth-watering aromas, cooking winter treats for her growing Saiyans. (her loyal frying pan at hand in case her younger son attempt to raid the kitchen before dinner)

Gohan is napping in his favourite chair in the living room, snoozing peacefully under a mathematics textbook. (minus the comic book, Chi Chi insisted that over the Christmas holidays he not lose track of his dream to become a scholar...even if Gohan is not sure who
wants it more, his mother...or himself)

Goten and partner in crime Trunks are hiding under a blanket, with torches in hand, plotting out their next scheme; Operation Kitchen Raid. (if only they knew that Goten's loving mother is SO on to them...

Sneaking around the cozy house, we come to Gohan's room, where A young girl about the same age as our handsome demi-saiyajin, and she is furiously tearing through a small book with the words DIARY printed on the front.


"no...no....no...hey wait what's this? ack, no good, no..."


She throws the book down onto the floor and silently screams in frustration as she punches a pillow to vent her anger.


"there HAS to be something that guy is afraid of!!"


Videl looks up momentarily as there is a crash followed by yells from the kitchen.
Goten and Trunks came skidding past Gohan's room holding their heads and yelling,


"I TOLD you to distract your mom with the burning tea-towel LONGER, Goten!!"


to which his friend replied: "it wouldn't catch on fi-i-i-i-i-ire!!!" as Chi Chi rounded on the pair with her trusty pan,


"thought you could steal the Christmas cookies before Christmas did you boys??"


"I'll show you!!!!!" accentuating each word with a swift whack with her frying pan, she continued to chase the terrified boys down the hallway, through the kitchen again, back into the living room, (minding the various pieces of furniture along the way), also Gohan, still peacefully napping, a innocent smile adorning his face as he dreams.


Videl had a brainwave. But this plan could not be attempted solo. She needed backup, but who could she get to help her with this devious plan?

As if on cue, Goten and Trunks came bursting into the room, and dived under Gohan's bed, to seek refuge.

She swung her head underneath the bed to face them.


"How would you boys like to help me with something?" she asked the trembling half-Saiyans as they winced at every booming footstep Chi Chi took downstairs in search of the boys.


They looked doubtful, as Trunks piped up from his space near a dirty sock; "What's in it for us?"

"Well I might not tell your mother where you boys are hiding, I'm sure she'd like to know where you are!"

Videl couldn't even believe that they were asking her what they would get out of this deal, and was about to call Chi Chi and dob them both in. Heaven knows what kind of punishment Chi Chi was able to dole out for the horrendous crime of stealing Christmas
cookies...

The boys were looking murderous, and Chi Chi's footsteps were becoming louder and louder, Goten pulled on Trunk's sleeve


C'mon Trunks! Mom'll kill us f'sure!" Goten shifted miserably in his place under the bed and continued,


"whatever you want, we'll do it!" Trunks frowned, but agreed.


"yeah, whatever..."


"great!!" Videl cheered, her plan was going into action!


Chi Chi entered Gohan's room and turned tp Videl, welding her frying pan so viciously that even Videl trembled, but faced her confidently.

"Videl, did you see Goten and Trunks, those cookie stealing little thugs, boy when I catch them are they in for trouble! did you see them go past here?" she questioned, looking intently around the room for any sign of the boys, any evidence that would tell her whether or not
her offspring and his friend had been in here recently.


"No, Mrs. Son, I didn't!" Videl lied, hearing something moving downstairs. 'Must be Gohan.' she thought.


Chi Chi continued to stalk around the room with the air of a detective who knew something you didn't. "are you SURE?" she asked, knowing full well that if Videl WAS in fact lying, she could tell, after all, what kind of a mother would she be if she couldn't see through lies?

Videl could only nod. 'she is SO on to me! I hope she doesn't catch them....'

Chi Chi then stopped, raised her head, and sniffed the air. Videl started to say something but was cut off. 'This doesn't look good' Videl thought, as Chi Chi grew closer and closer to where Goten and Trunks were hiding.


"I can smell Christmas Cookies!" Chi Chi exclaimed victoriously, turning an evil glare to underneath the bed.
Suddenly, like you see in a horror movie, she snapped downwards, lifted the sheet and dragged both the boys out from under the bed with one swift motion, boys in one hand, frying pan in the other and began to stalk out of the room.


"Videl!!!!!!!! you SAID YOU WOULDNT TELL!!!!!!" wailed Goten as he and Trunks were carried down the hall, kicking and punching furiously.


Videl shrugged.


"Hey guys i never promised!"