Not So Far Apart
By Videl & Nick a.k.a. The Chicken Man
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A/N: We promissed the next chapter to you today and here it is :) please R&R

Nick: Ok so, after 3 1/2 years they FINALLY speak to each other. When we left off (V wouldnt shut up about going to sleep)

Videl: I am responsible for that cliffhanger ::Big Evil Smile::

Nick: I give up.... lets just get to the story before V gets on my nerves and I have to do something evil to her.

Videl: ::thinking::muahahaha.... you cant hurt me.... i'm doing the final editing on this one chicken boy....

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"Gohan..." Videl started as she approached him. "Wait up."

Gohan turned towards her again.

"Come on Gohan, stop playing around. I know you dont like me."

"Fine, Think what you want." Gohan turned from her and started off once again. (A/N: this part is a bit OOC)

"Gohan come on. I'm not buying this whole 'I like you' joke." Videl replied while running to catch up to him. "Nice try though. I almost believed you."

"Heh." Gohan shook his head. "You really dont get it do you?"

Videl stopped walking despite the fact the he wasn't. "What's there to get?"

Gohan turned around and walked back to her. "What's there to get?" he said repeating her question. "Nothing Videl! There is absolutly NOTHING to get." Gohan replied raising his voice with each passing word.

"Gohan-"

"Look I wasn't joking Videl. This isn't some kind of prank. I like you. I-LIKE-YOU! Could it get anymore clearer than that?"

"I-"

"No, Just forget it. OK? Forget I was here, Forget this ever happend." he paused a bit "Not that it matters because you think i'm joking." He stated almost sarcastically

"Gohan-"

"Have a nice life Videl." Gohan turned around once again and walked away from her. She didnt follow this time.

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"Hey, Dave? Where is Gohan. I haven't seen him all moring." Videl asked as she sat down at the table to eat her breakfast before everyone got ready to go back home.

"Oh, he didnt tell you?"

"Tell me what?" Videl looked back at Dave oddly.

"He left about an hour ago. He said he had a class later this afternoon and he had to get back to M.U."

Videl let out a sigh and continued to eat her cereal. The events of the night before bothered her.

"He left a leter for you though." Dave passed the envelope to her as he sat down at the table.

Videl opened the letter

Dear Videl,

Sorry I left this morning without saying goodbye. I didnt want to wake you and I had to get back to M.U. If I didnt want to be late for my class. You know how my mom is about school.

I'm also sorry for last night. I didn't mean to act the way I did. I was just... frustrated. Videl, whether you believe me or not, I do love you. I've wanted to tell for what seems like forever to me. I wanted to tell you years ago, but i was too afraid too.

I thought if I had told you, you wouldn't have wanted to be around me anymore. I didnt want to loose you Videl, but the way I see it now, I already have. Dont get me wrong, It was great seeing you again, but we havent spoken in almost four years up untill yesterday. It just... Isn't the same anymore.

I better get going, if I stay any longer I might end up being late for class. Listen, I dont expect anything from you. You dont have to write back or call. I never did that much to you in the past 3 years, so why should you have to start now.

I'll miss you Videl.

love always,

Son Gohan

Videl folded up the letter and put it back into the envelope. She didnt quite know what to think about it, She just sat there. Her mind told her that he was just like the rest of them, her heart told her that he wasn't. What else was she supposed to think? She hadn't seen this man in three and a half years and now suddenly, he loves her.

"Vee... Earth to Videl! Hello? Wake up!" Kasey said while trying to snap Videl out of her zone.

"Oh. umm... Sorry. What where you saying?" Videl replied

"Nothing except the fact fact that we need to hurry up and get going soon, do you have you stuff ready?"

"No, not yet. I'll go do that now." Videl excussed herself to the room and got her stuff

The whole ride back to the dorm Videl barely said anything to Kasey. Something was bothering her. Was it the fact that she didnt know if she believe Gohan or the events of the day before. Or was it beacuse he wrote : I didnt want to loose you Videl, but the way I see it now, I already have. She was confussed.

Videl wanted to see Gohan, to talk to him. However she didnt know what she would say to him. Why was this bothering her so much? Yea okay so she did have a crush on him back in high school, but that was so long ago now. She didnt still like him, more or less still love him at that. Or did she? She dismissed that thought quickly.

Just about every guy Videl knew only acted like the liked her to get to her father. She hated the way everyone thought he was the one who defeated Cell. Gohan was just about the only one who really could have cared less about her fathers money and fame.

Gohan had always been there for her, well, with the exception of the later few years. She trusted him with almost everything, but time went bye and they drifted apart. How could Gohan say that he loved her after not seeing or speaking to each other after this long? It just didnt compute in her mind.

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Videl: Special thanks to MZ for helping me when I was stuck

Nick: If I had wrote that part I wouldn't of gotten stuck like you

Videl: Shut up chicken boy or i'll make your pants dance!

Nick: Oh yea?! You and what army?

Videl: ::Evil grin:: Me and my minions of handy dandy keyboards! *types something in*

Nick: Hey! what are you-- ::Pants fly off and start to dance:: O.O;; ::thinks:: mommy...

Videl: Ba byz untill next time! ::waves:

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BTW we know this short.... were currently sufferent from writters block. PLz R&R, and please let us know you think will happen next. ja ne

-V & Chicken