(A/N~ Hello. Back for another instalment of 'The Half-Confusing Day"…. But you know that, otherwise, you wouldn't be here, now would you? (that, or you just stumbled here by accident. But, go ahead and read it anyway.)
Alright, recap of what happened so far…..
Videl agreed to a "date" with Gohan, at least she thought it was one. But…. When Gohan went to visit Lime, Videl was forgotten and, as she thinks, 'thoughtlessly thrown aside'. Aw… poor Videl! But then she meets Ojii-san, Lime's guardian and resident grandfather. He tells her an interesting little tale that makes her think there is much more to Gohan than meets the eye. "Don't judge and book by it's cover", so to speak. Last that we left off, she was pondering on what to do next. Aw, don't worry, Videl! As the author, I'm now making the fic a bit more….interesting and fun, now that the boring reminisces are over. Things are gonna get a turn for the better, that's for sure… ^_~
Oh… and….
Disclaimer: Godamit! I'm getting freaky tired of writing good disclaimers! And it's only my third chapter! How do you people tolerate it!?!? ::sigh:: oh, well….. okay, here it is again.
I do not, in any way, am related to the affiliates that invented DB, DBZ, or GT…. Further more, I don't have anything of value to give if you do sue me (!). This, work below, however, and the plot, are all my ideas, and anyone messing with it is gonna have a very angry Chi-Chi (literally) whoop your butt. (Was that a threat? Hm…) Only random people who pop up are my creation, the rest are of the creation of Akira and whoever else who invented 'em.
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Videl decided to follow Ojii-san's advice and walk to the creek. She sat by the ledge, her thoughts all confused. On one hand, Gohan asked her on a date… or did he? Maybe he was just showing her the sights, and she had misunderstood. And what about Lime? What is she to him? He did know Lime for much longer. And they did ignore her, once they were together…or did they? Wasn't Videl herself the one who got angry and stormed out of the house? She sighed. Things were much better off when all she had to do was punch someone's face in for respect. Although it was easy enough to ignore Sharpener, she had never had to deal with a boy like Gohan before, and she didn't know what to do. She had a big problem… or was it even a problem?
"ARGH, I don't know!" Videl yelled out loud in frustration.
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Videl was still thinking when someone walked up to her.
"Well, look who's sitting pretty here!" Immediately she whipped around and went into her fighting stance. There stood a boy (not as good as Gohan-here I go with Gohan again thought Videl) with his hands raised, indicating peace. His black hair was long and tied loosely behind his back. He was wearing a navy T-shirt and jeans, and a red bandana was tied around his neck.
"I mean no harm, miss." The boy said. "Although it looks like you could do more harm to me!" He laughed. Videl kept her guard up, but she went out of her fighting stance.
"The name's Kaiba" he said, offering his hand. Videl shook it. (A/N- To Yu-Gi-Oh fans, nope, this isn't the same Kaiba –as if it weren't obvious from the appearance – it was my old friends' name. Be thankful it wasn't 'Bob' or something).
"I'm Videl." Kaiba sized her up and a look of recognizance came into his eye.
"Hey!" he said, looking pleased. "You're Satan's girl, aren't cha?" She nodded. "Your reputation's quite large, you know." Videl was startled. She'd never though people outside of the city knew about her- her father, definitely, but not her.
"Listen." Kaiba started. "Wanna walk with me to my pal's house? Her name's Lime." Videl shook her head.
" I just came from there". She stated.
"Really? That's cool, Lime knows the legendary Videl Satan and she never told me about it? Aww….", he said, pretending to be sad.
Videl again shook her head. "Not really." She replied. "I came with Gohan." Kaiba broke into a grin.
"So you know Gohan! Can you fly?" Kaiba's easy-going nature was contagious, and the frustrated girl felt better. She nodded.
"Yep. Pretty well".
"Wow! I bet he taught ya!" He looked up and laughed. "You really must be a special girl to him! He never brings anyone with him to visits here, you know!"
Videl's mood, which was getting better, made a sudden turn for the worse. "Not really." She said sadly. "He's interested in Lime."
When she looked up, Kaiba's face looked like he was trying to keep from laughing. "What's so funny?" she snapped, getting annoyed.
"You!" He couldn't stop himself, and spilled forth a gale of guffaws. Finally, he stopped laughing so hard, and explained himself, because Videl's face was looking particularly murderous at that point. "Sorry to disrespect you, great Videl, but I'm her boyfriend. Gohan may look like he's interested, but that's because he only visits a couple of times a year, so they have a lot to catch up on every time." He laughed some more. "Lime and Gohan! That's so funny, it cracks me up…"
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Huh! thought Videl as she digested the news. She was so stunned! But still. She was a little mad at him for deserting her. That was when Gohan appeared on the path, followed by Lime. As soon as he saw her, Gohan ran toward her and started apologizing like crazy.
"Videl, I'm really sorry, honest! I'm a big jerk! I don't even deserve to talk to you; Lime tore my ear off for forgetting you! I'm truly sorry…just…let me take you home? Please? That's all I want, I…." Videl's heart melted. Gohan looked good in any expression, with his black hair and sheepish grin…
Lime walked up to Kaiba and hugged him. "Hi, honey. You got off work early." Kaiba smiled and kissed Lime lightly on the cheek.
"Anything for you, baby."
Pause (A/N~ Is this sappy or what? ::scratches head::.. hm… must be this ancient keyboard…)
Gohan was still apologizing, oblivious to the fact that Videl had forgiven him already.
"I'm an airhead! I don't deserve to teach you how to fly, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault, I--" Videl then did something totally unexpected, -- cut him off by raising her hand and touching his face.
"Shh. I know. Shimpai janai." Then, both of them were in a staring match, oblivious to Lime and Kaiba's all-knowing grins, stopping time, with that anime thingie where everything turns pink, and the close up of their faces are framed with all those bubbles—
( A/N ~Okay. Time out. Where exactly am I getting this stuff. ::frowns in frustration::… it's the keyboard's fault!)
This was when Goten decided to show up. (He was playing by the creek, remember?) "Hey Gohan, hey Videl, hey Kaiba, hey Lime! Long time I didn't see you guys! Hey, Gohan, why are you all starry like that? Is it because you love Videl?"
That defiantly snapped Gohan out of it. "What on earth gave you that idea!?!?!" he roared. After a second thought, he added, "And that's oniisan to you, Goten."
Gotten smiled. "Alright, oniisan! And I heard it from kaa-san! She said you are going to get married! Does this mean I get to give the ring???"
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I can just here people saying, "man, is this chapter short!" ::shrugs::… that's just how I write, because I get bored easily.
::yawn::… alright, I'm leaving this chapter where it is, not because I want a cliff-hanger (like this actually qualifies as a cliff-hanger in the first place), but because I'm tired, I'm sore, and my piano exam is in two weeks! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!…. Ahem…. Actually, I'm pretty lucky to be finishing this chapter, 'cause I'm practicing something like five hours a day (unbelievable? Yeah, it is even to me, and I'm doing the playing)… hopefully, I'll have the next chappie up in two weeks, or, if I can stick it in somehow, earlier than that.
(a very stressed)~chichi the windrider
