~All I Need For Christmas~
Gohan was jerked awake as he felt someone moving next to him. He opened his eyes and glanced over to find a nurse changing Videl's IV.
Videl growled as the nurse changed the tubes in her hand. "I feel fine, you know. And I know that you have all the blood samples you need, so can't I get out of this damn place? It's Christmas Eve!" Videl yelled. Her broken jaw didn't seem to hinder the volume of her voice any, just made her sound as though she were talking with her mouth full.
The nurse turned to her. "We were planning on keeping you here for a few nights, just until we have the results back from the blood samples..." she stated calmly to Videl.
"NO WAY! That could take days! And if you think that I'm gonna spend my christmas in a hospital, you've got another thing co-" Videl was cut off.
"Fine ma'am. You are pretty much fine. I'll get the release papers ready, but you are not to walk on that leg, understood?" the nurse said sternly. "I'll get you crutches, now, would you please excuse me as I go to make the arrangements," she turned and left through the door, and Gohan followed her out.
"Are you sure that it's okay for her to leave?" he asked, his voice drenched in fear for Videl. He had so many things on his mind, and most of them revolved around Videl.
"Yes, she'll be fine... We just wanted to keep her here until we knew if she had AIDS or not, but we both know that we couldn't keep Videl in that bed for four days, it just wouldn't happen," the young woman replied.
"Oh... You don't really think she has AIDS, do you?" Gohan asked, choking on his words.
"Umm... Well, there's less of a chance that she got it than that she didn't, but it's still a possibility. I'm sorry," She responded honestly.
"Thanks, I guess," Gohan replied, dumbstruck as she walked down the hall. He heard stifled crying in Videl's room, and he instantly forgot what he had been thinking about, running inside Videl's room instead. He saw her sitting in the bed, her face in her hands, trying not to cry, but not succeeding. "Hey Videl, what's wrong?" he asked as he sat down in the chair next to her again.
Videl looked at him, but again, she evaded his eyes. "I-I just forgot that I can't go home... I don't want to face my father, not him, and I can't go to Erasa's because she's on a plane to the Bahamas right now, and Sharpner..." she didn't say another word, but the reason she voted against Sharpner's house was obvious.
"Well, you could always come to Capsule Corp. with me. We're having a Christmas party, and we're gonna stay over night there," Gohan stated.
Videl shifted nevously. "Umm... well, I don't want to impose or anything.." Videl said, trying to come up with an excuse.
"Videl, you can't impose on people with over 100 rooms... IN ONE WING! Besides, my dad already said it was alright before. Plus, well, umm... When you got back from Erasa's, I was gonna go to your house and give you your present, then I was gonna invite you to come," Gohan stated.
"Umm... But, I don't have the presents for everyone, besides, I don't have anything to wear," she said.
"Don't worry about your clothes, I can take care of that. As for the presents, Goten, Trunks and Marron will be getting so many that they wouldn't even notice, and the adults don't care. Vegeta doesn't even want any, and threatened each person individually about getting him anything. I don't think you want to be 'Final flashed to Hell and back', do you?" Gohan asked, grinning. "Besides, it's either here, your house with your father and his little wench, or Bulma's house."
"How'd you know that my father had some bitch over?" Videl asked. Her jaw was still sore, but she never let any injuries hinder her, and especially not her ability to speak.
"You told me last week that he was having a 'friend' over," Gohan said. "You know, Goten misses you, come on, please?" Gohan pleaded.
Videl didn't look at him, she knew if she did then she wouldn't be able to think properly. She considered all of the options. Capsule Corp. Christmas party, her father's yelling, or the hospital. "Al-alright..." she finally decided. She stared down at the blankets on the bed, not meeting Gohan's eyes.
"Yes! Cool, and I'll be right back with some clothes, don't worry..." Gohan said as he stood up, grinning. He walked over to her window and opened it, leaping out into the afternoon sky.
Videl shivered. She didn't think she could trust him, but it was better than either of the other options. She rolled over in the bed, feeling the tears drip off of her cheeks. She knew in her heart that he was more than safe, and she had a feeling that she loved him, but she wouldn't allow herself to believe it. She couldn't love him. He wouldn't love her back, an besides, he'd just do the same thing, and take advantage of her. Her heart kept telling her that she was wrong, but her mind ignored it.
Gohan flew in the direction of her house, flying high in order to evade the stares of pedestrians. He could have just become Saiyaman, but he didn't feel in the mood right now. He saw her mansion as he entered the heart of the city, and he came in lower, but still too high for the guards around her house to notice. He finally landed at her balcony, and he opened the glass door to step inside. He had been in there before, but every time he still tried to take in every sight, every smell, and, when she was there, every sound. Without her, though, it was silent.
Gohan walked over to her dresser, and opened up the top one, trying to find where she put her shirts and pants. He knew he would also need to find her some undergarments as well, but he was dreading that. Unfortunately for him, that was the first thing he came up against. His face became a brilliant shade of red, but still he reached in and pulled out her bra, panties, and socks. He was thankful when it was over, and he moved down to the next drawer to find several tank-top shirts. He pulled out a light blue tank, and moved down to the drawer below that. This one had an assortment of t-shirts, long sleeved and short-sleeved. He picked out a dark blue shirt, as it was the only one with long sleeves. He wanted her to be warm, even though she rarely wore a jacket. The next drawer had black stretch pants in assorted lengths. He, of course, chose the full length pants, and then began walking away. He was about to leave when he remembered that she hadn't had any shoes when he found her, and he stopped to turn around again. He knew she wasn't the type of girl who had hundreds of pairs of shoes, but he hoped she at least had a spare one. He spotted two green boots next to her bed, and he grinned walking over to that side of her bed. It was then that he noticed the small sports bag, with a windbreaker jacket tied around it. He grinned and walked over to it, dumping the clothes and shoes into it, and making a point to put the jacket inside as well. He picked up the, rather small, bag, and walked over to her window, leaping out into the dark sky.
Videl closed her eyes, letting the last of her tears fall away. She brought her bandaged arm up to wipe her face just as the wind blew through her window rather forcefully, and Gohan floated inside, shutting the window. She didn't look up at him, and she didn't bother asking where he had gone.
"I made a quick stop by your house..." Gohan began.
"You did?" Videl asked, looking up, now mildly interested. She just hoped for both of their sakes that he hadn't seen her desk... Or that his picture sat in the middle of it...
"Yeah, I grabbed some of your clothes. I would have asked my mom or Bulma if you could borrow some of their clothes, but you'd shoot me. So instead, i just grabbed some of your clothes, at least now I know you won't be able to kill me because of what I picked out for you... At least, I don't think so..." Gohan stated nervously as he placed the small bag near her feet on the bed. "I don't know when that nurse is coming back, but I want you to wear the jacket when we leave, please?" Gohan pleaded.
"Err... Umm... That depends on which jacket it is," she stated.
"Umm... I dunno, it was the light blue windbreaker one..." Gohan said slowly.
"Oh, well, I gues then. I don't mind that one, but I will not wear the damn purple dresscoat that my father got me to wear along with the damn purple dress..." Videl finished. She narrowed her eyes as she remembered the damn dress. It hadn't lasted longer than an hour in her possession...
Gohan smiled at her. "I think I should leave for a few minutes. I'll see if I can get a nurse to tell me what's up, okay?" Gohan said.
Videl didn't look up to him, but she nodded her head all the same. "Yeah... And Gohan?" she called.
He turned in the doorway. "Huh?" he asked.
"Umm... Thanks I guess..." she said.
Gohan grinned. "No prob. Now you get changed out of that stupid hospital gown while I go find out what's up," Gohan said, walking out of the door and shutting it. He came face to face with the nurse they had seen earlier. "Hi! Hey, is she getting released?" Gohan asked.
The nurse nodded. "I'm a good debater, and I got them to agree to release her. That's what the crutches are for," she said, indicating the wooden items in her arms.
"Oh. Well, she's changing right now. I went to get her clothes, so she'll be done soon... I hope..." Gohan said, smiling.
"What about her IV? She's going to need it removed before she gets dressed," the nurse said worriedly.
"I dunno, but I don't think she'd try to remove it on her own or anything..." Gohan said, unsure of himself. He stepped up to her door when he was pretty sure that she had finished, and knocked softly. "Hey, Videl, you done?" he called in.
"Yeah," came the muffled response.
Gohan slowly pushed the door open and stepped in, followed by the nurse. He looked to see how she had gotten the Iv through, and saw that she had managed to get it around her arm. He didn't say anything, instead, he just stood back, letting the nurse do whatever she needed.
"You are not to walk on that leg, do you hear me? At least not for a week, but you should be back here in four days anyways... Let me remove that for you," she said, directing a finger toward the IV. She stepped closer and removed the tubing in it, then removed the tape around it so that the needle was clearly visible, inserted into Videl's hand. She then reached out and, carefully, pulled the needle out. She walked to a sanitary bag to dispose of it. "Now, you must go sign out, and good luck..." she said as she was walking away.
Videl grabbed at the crutches as soon as she was gone and pulled herself up onto them. She wobbled slightly at first, but then seemed to steady herself. She grabbed onto her sports bag and slung it over her shoulder, walking toward the door.
Gohan stepped forward, and was going to put a hand on her shoulder to help her stand, but she made a point of pulling away as he came nearer. They came to the desk, and Videl signed herself out. The pair then walked out the door to stand in the entrance. "Umm... Your energy's pretty low, I should probably carry you-" Gohan started, but he was instantly cut off.
"I'll be just fine, thank you. Now, are we going or not?" Videl said, floating into the air.
Gohan mumbled something, but flew into the air as well, and they both flew off in the direction of Capsule Corp.
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Hmm... When am I going to do away with Sharpner, you ask? You'll see... Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, anyways, thank you so much for all the reviews! I would do shout outs right now, but FanFiction is DOWN! NOOOOO!!!!!!!!
*whimpers* I'm suffering withdrawal symptoms from posting ficcys. I wrote another one. It's going to be depressing most of the way through, but it isn't getting that many reviews... I don't know why... It's called 'Live the Darkness' for any of you who maybe want to read it. Hmmm... Depressing... Yeah, like you want to read that...
Anyways! Thanks again for reviewing! I like angst... Maybe I should give Videl AIDS... I write angst in most of my fics, and the above mentioned ficcy is mostly angst. Hmm... I think that's saying something about my personality.
~Videl~ ~Z~
P.S.: Sorry about the short chappy...
Gohan was jerked awake as he felt someone moving next to him. He opened his eyes and glanced over to find a nurse changing Videl's IV.
Videl growled as the nurse changed the tubes in her hand. "I feel fine, you know. And I know that you have all the blood samples you need, so can't I get out of this damn place? It's Christmas Eve!" Videl yelled. Her broken jaw didn't seem to hinder the volume of her voice any, just made her sound as though she were talking with her mouth full.
The nurse turned to her. "We were planning on keeping you here for a few nights, just until we have the results back from the blood samples..." she stated calmly to Videl.
"NO WAY! That could take days! And if you think that I'm gonna spend my christmas in a hospital, you've got another thing co-" Videl was cut off.
"Fine ma'am. You are pretty much fine. I'll get the release papers ready, but you are not to walk on that leg, understood?" the nurse said sternly. "I'll get you crutches, now, would you please excuse me as I go to make the arrangements," she turned and left through the door, and Gohan followed her out.
"Are you sure that it's okay for her to leave?" he asked, his voice drenched in fear for Videl. He had so many things on his mind, and most of them revolved around Videl.
"Yes, she'll be fine... We just wanted to keep her here until we knew if she had AIDS or not, but we both know that we couldn't keep Videl in that bed for four days, it just wouldn't happen," the young woman replied.
"Oh... You don't really think she has AIDS, do you?" Gohan asked, choking on his words.
"Umm... Well, there's less of a chance that she got it than that she didn't, but it's still a possibility. I'm sorry," She responded honestly.
"Thanks, I guess," Gohan replied, dumbstruck as she walked down the hall. He heard stifled crying in Videl's room, and he instantly forgot what he had been thinking about, running inside Videl's room instead. He saw her sitting in the bed, her face in her hands, trying not to cry, but not succeeding. "Hey Videl, what's wrong?" he asked as he sat down in the chair next to her again.
Videl looked at him, but again, she evaded his eyes. "I-I just forgot that I can't go home... I don't want to face my father, not him, and I can't go to Erasa's because she's on a plane to the Bahamas right now, and Sharpner..." she didn't say another word, but the reason she voted against Sharpner's house was obvious.
"Well, you could always come to Capsule Corp. with me. We're having a Christmas party, and we're gonna stay over night there," Gohan stated.
Videl shifted nevously. "Umm... well, I don't want to impose or anything.." Videl said, trying to come up with an excuse.
"Videl, you can't impose on people with over 100 rooms... IN ONE WING! Besides, my dad already said it was alright before. Plus, well, umm... When you got back from Erasa's, I was gonna go to your house and give you your present, then I was gonna invite you to come," Gohan stated.
"Umm... But, I don't have the presents for everyone, besides, I don't have anything to wear," she said.
"Don't worry about your clothes, I can take care of that. As for the presents, Goten, Trunks and Marron will be getting so many that they wouldn't even notice, and the adults don't care. Vegeta doesn't even want any, and threatened each person individually about getting him anything. I don't think you want to be 'Final flashed to Hell and back', do you?" Gohan asked, grinning. "Besides, it's either here, your house with your father and his little wench, or Bulma's house."
"How'd you know that my father had some bitch over?" Videl asked. Her jaw was still sore, but she never let any injuries hinder her, and especially not her ability to speak.
"You told me last week that he was having a 'friend' over," Gohan said. "You know, Goten misses you, come on, please?" Gohan pleaded.
Videl didn't look at him, she knew if she did then she wouldn't be able to think properly. She considered all of the options. Capsule Corp. Christmas party, her father's yelling, or the hospital. "Al-alright..." she finally decided. She stared down at the blankets on the bed, not meeting Gohan's eyes.
"Yes! Cool, and I'll be right back with some clothes, don't worry..." Gohan said as he stood up, grinning. He walked over to her window and opened it, leaping out into the afternoon sky.
Videl shivered. She didn't think she could trust him, but it was better than either of the other options. She rolled over in the bed, feeling the tears drip off of her cheeks. She knew in her heart that he was more than safe, and she had a feeling that she loved him, but she wouldn't allow herself to believe it. She couldn't love him. He wouldn't love her back, an besides, he'd just do the same thing, and take advantage of her. Her heart kept telling her that she was wrong, but her mind ignored it.
Gohan flew in the direction of her house, flying high in order to evade the stares of pedestrians. He could have just become Saiyaman, but he didn't feel in the mood right now. He saw her mansion as he entered the heart of the city, and he came in lower, but still too high for the guards around her house to notice. He finally landed at her balcony, and he opened the glass door to step inside. He had been in there before, but every time he still tried to take in every sight, every smell, and, when she was there, every sound. Without her, though, it was silent.
Gohan walked over to her dresser, and opened up the top one, trying to find where she put her shirts and pants. He knew he would also need to find her some undergarments as well, but he was dreading that. Unfortunately for him, that was the first thing he came up against. His face became a brilliant shade of red, but still he reached in and pulled out her bra, panties, and socks. He was thankful when it was over, and he moved down to the next drawer to find several tank-top shirts. He pulled out a light blue tank, and moved down to the drawer below that. This one had an assortment of t-shirts, long sleeved and short-sleeved. He picked out a dark blue shirt, as it was the only one with long sleeves. He wanted her to be warm, even though she rarely wore a jacket. The next drawer had black stretch pants in assorted lengths. He, of course, chose the full length pants, and then began walking away. He was about to leave when he remembered that she hadn't had any shoes when he found her, and he stopped to turn around again. He knew she wasn't the type of girl who had hundreds of pairs of shoes, but he hoped she at least had a spare one. He spotted two green boots next to her bed, and he grinned walking over to that side of her bed. It was then that he noticed the small sports bag, with a windbreaker jacket tied around it. He grinned and walked over to it, dumping the clothes and shoes into it, and making a point to put the jacket inside as well. He picked up the, rather small, bag, and walked over to her window, leaping out into the dark sky.
Videl closed her eyes, letting the last of her tears fall away. She brought her bandaged arm up to wipe her face just as the wind blew through her window rather forcefully, and Gohan floated inside, shutting the window. She didn't look up at him, and she didn't bother asking where he had gone.
"I made a quick stop by your house..." Gohan began.
"You did?" Videl asked, looking up, now mildly interested. She just hoped for both of their sakes that he hadn't seen her desk... Or that his picture sat in the middle of it...
"Yeah, I grabbed some of your clothes. I would have asked my mom or Bulma if you could borrow some of their clothes, but you'd shoot me. So instead, i just grabbed some of your clothes, at least now I know you won't be able to kill me because of what I picked out for you... At least, I don't think so..." Gohan stated nervously as he placed the small bag near her feet on the bed. "I don't know when that nurse is coming back, but I want you to wear the jacket when we leave, please?" Gohan pleaded.
"Err... Umm... That depends on which jacket it is," she stated.
"Umm... I dunno, it was the light blue windbreaker one..." Gohan said slowly.
"Oh, well, I gues then. I don't mind that one, but I will not wear the damn purple dresscoat that my father got me to wear along with the damn purple dress..." Videl finished. She narrowed her eyes as she remembered the damn dress. It hadn't lasted longer than an hour in her possession...
Gohan smiled at her. "I think I should leave for a few minutes. I'll see if I can get a nurse to tell me what's up, okay?" Gohan said.
Videl didn't look up to him, but she nodded her head all the same. "Yeah... And Gohan?" she called.
He turned in the doorway. "Huh?" he asked.
"Umm... Thanks I guess..." she said.
Gohan grinned. "No prob. Now you get changed out of that stupid hospital gown while I go find out what's up," Gohan said, walking out of the door and shutting it. He came face to face with the nurse they had seen earlier. "Hi! Hey, is she getting released?" Gohan asked.
The nurse nodded. "I'm a good debater, and I got them to agree to release her. That's what the crutches are for," she said, indicating the wooden items in her arms.
"Oh. Well, she's changing right now. I went to get her clothes, so she'll be done soon... I hope..." Gohan said, smiling.
"What about her IV? She's going to need it removed before she gets dressed," the nurse said worriedly.
"I dunno, but I don't think she'd try to remove it on her own or anything..." Gohan said, unsure of himself. He stepped up to her door when he was pretty sure that she had finished, and knocked softly. "Hey, Videl, you done?" he called in.
"Yeah," came the muffled response.
Gohan slowly pushed the door open and stepped in, followed by the nurse. He looked to see how she had gotten the Iv through, and saw that she had managed to get it around her arm. He didn't say anything, instead, he just stood back, letting the nurse do whatever she needed.
"You are not to walk on that leg, do you hear me? At least not for a week, but you should be back here in four days anyways... Let me remove that for you," she said, directing a finger toward the IV. She stepped closer and removed the tubing in it, then removed the tape around it so that the needle was clearly visible, inserted into Videl's hand. She then reached out and, carefully, pulled the needle out. She walked to a sanitary bag to dispose of it. "Now, you must go sign out, and good luck..." she said as she was walking away.
Videl grabbed at the crutches as soon as she was gone and pulled herself up onto them. She wobbled slightly at first, but then seemed to steady herself. She grabbed onto her sports bag and slung it over her shoulder, walking toward the door.
Gohan stepped forward, and was going to put a hand on her shoulder to help her stand, but she made a point of pulling away as he came nearer. They came to the desk, and Videl signed herself out. The pair then walked out the door to stand in the entrance. "Umm... Your energy's pretty low, I should probably carry you-" Gohan started, but he was instantly cut off.
"I'll be just fine, thank you. Now, are we going or not?" Videl said, floating into the air.
Gohan mumbled something, but flew into the air as well, and they both flew off in the direction of Capsule Corp.
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Hmm... When am I going to do away with Sharpner, you ask? You'll see... Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, anyways, thank you so much for all the reviews! I would do shout outs right now, but FanFiction is DOWN! NOOOOO!!!!!!!!
*whimpers* I'm suffering withdrawal symptoms from posting ficcys. I wrote another one. It's going to be depressing most of the way through, but it isn't getting that many reviews... I don't know why... It's called 'Live the Darkness' for any of you who maybe want to read it. Hmmm... Depressing... Yeah, like you want to read that...
Anyways! Thanks again for reviewing! I like angst... Maybe I should give Videl AIDS... I write angst in most of my fics, and the above mentioned ficcy is mostly angst. Hmm... I think that's saying something about my personality.
~Videl~ ~Z~
P.S.: Sorry about the short chappy...