Heya peeps,

It has been ages since I started a new story but I have finally done it. I haven't really planned this out terribly well but I was inspired to do it so I will plan it later. Anyway, I would like to point out that this has nothing to do with any of my other stories and anyone who does confuse them is very stupid and should be shot. Anyway, please enjoy.

PS. Merry Christmas.

Chapter 1: Do I Love Her?

Gohan sat at on his bed whilst his little brother watched him intently. Goten had just asked a question that should have been simple for Gohan to explain but for some reason it stopped Gohan in his tracks.

"Well, do you love her?" asked Goten. There was a long silence in the room. Gohan should have just been able to say "no" but he couldn't.

"Well, uh, ya see" Gohan fumbled on the subject "Well, it's not really that simple Goten".

"Waddya mean?" asked Goten. He looked at Gohan with that innocent expression he was known for. However, once again he had just asked a question that Gohan had no answer for.

"Well, you can't just love someone, Goten, there's more to it then that" answered Gohan out of desperation.

"But what does that have to do with you and Videl?" Goten questioned further. Gohan was becoming a little bit annoyed. Not so much at Goten but more at himself. He should just be able to answer these questions just like that but he had somewhere along the line lost that ability.

"Well, with us there isn't more to it" he answered. Now Goten was just becoming confused.

"Waddya mean?" he asked again.

"Well, hmmmm, there are certain ways you can tell if your in love" he started "like looking into there eyes. Sometimes you'll see a friend but when your in love you'll see more". Gohan didn't even know where he was getting this from. He was talking like some romantic sap yet he had no clue as to what he was saying.

"Ohhhh, I think I get it now" said Goten with a slight look of confusion upon his face.

"Come on squirt, it's time for bed".

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Gohan awoke in the middle of the night. Why? Because he couldn't breathe. He gasped for air and coughed before looking around. He saw a dark figure standing over him in the night.

"Hey Gohan, about time you woke up" chirped the demi-Saiyan.

"Goten" whined Gohan as his eyes adjusted to the light "What time is it?"

"Ummmmm, I don't know" answered Goten "Late, I think"

"I figured that much" said Gohan as he searched around for his watch. He found it. 1:03 am.

"Okay, what's up? Why have you woke me up at 1 in the morning?" asked the now irate Gohan. By this time he was well and truly awake and almost ready to ki blast Goten.

"Well, you know what you said about looking into Videl's eyes and stuff?"

"Uh, oh yeah, yeah I remember"

"Yeah, well we're going to Videl's right now so you can look into her eyes and just make sure" said Goten casually as though this was a normal request. Gohan was quite shocked at just the idea of Goten coming up with such a plan.

"No Goten. N. O. No. We are not going to Videl's house just so I can make sure I'm not in love with her" answered Gohan severely "I don't need to look into her eyes to know that I don't l…". Gohan tried to say it but he couldn't. Just like he couldn't answer Goten's questions straight away he couldn't just deny it now.

"Why?" asked Goten "afraid that you do love her?"

"No, it's just that I, uh, I…" he started but couldn't finish right away. In fact, minutes passed before he could say any more.

"Fine" he finally caved in "But, we are only there for a few minutes and you do not go wandering off without telling me, okay?"

"Okay Gohan, I promise" agreed Goten as he got up and started putting on some proper clothes. Gohan slowly climbed out of bed and searched for some regular clothes. For fear of waking his parents he didn't turn on the light.

*How does Goten talk me into these situations* he thought as he set about getting dressed. All the while Goten had been long ready.

"Come on Gohan, hurry up" he nagged.

"Don't rush me squirt or we won't go at all" threatened Gohan. Goten quickly shut up. When Gohan was finally ready they both snuck out the window and tip toed out away from the house. They didn't dare fly as they thought that their parents might sense their powers. It was about a half an hour walk before they finally deemed it safe to fly. Goten, filled with over excitement, took off in the wrong direction. Gohan quickly chased him down, though later he thought that it might have been a good idea to keep going that way to avoid what lay ahead.

"How far to Videl's house now?" asked Goten after about 20 minutes.

"Not too long now" assured Gohan. Normally Gohan would be annoyed at having to slow down for his little brother but right now he didn't mind it that much. After about another 10 minutes they finally found themselves above Satan Mansion.

"Here we are" announced Gohan "Videl's house"

"It's huge!" exclaimed Goten. Gohan had a similar reaction the first time he was there as well.

"Well, in we go" said Goten as he prepared to just barge in.

"STOP!" yelled Gohan, a little too loud for the situation. He held his mouth shut for a few moments and then, once sure no one had been disturbed by his sudden out burst, motioned for Goten to drop to the ground and then did the same.

"Okay, first of all, this is not the time that you just walk in the door and up to her room" started Gohan "we have to be quiet, careful and leave no traces that we were there, okay?". Goten nodded.

"Good" said Gohan as he looked at his watch. 2:11 am.

"Okay Gohan, we have just under 3 hours to do what we need to do and be back before mum wakes up so no screwing around" said Gohan in a very militant voice. Then, the two of them slowly moved towards the house and pushed themselves against the wall.

"Okay, I'm gonna try and wake Videl with my energy" said Gohan as he closed his eyes in concentration. After a few minutes of concentration Gohan opened his eyes.

"That's the most I can do without turning Super Saiyan" said Gohan.

"Why can't you turn Super Saiyan?" asked Goten.

"Because the light would draw attention to us" answered Gohan "Hang on, why don't you raise your power with me?" Goten nodded. The two started to raise their power to it's maximum. After about 5 minutes they both stopped. Inside they felt a large power stir.

"Do you think that's Videl, Gohan?" asked Goten. Gohan motioned to be quiet. After a few moments he spoke.

"I don't think we woke her" said Gohan anxiously "We're gonna have to go inside".

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So what did you all think? I enjoyed writing this so far.