~All I Need For Christmas~
They flew in silence. Gohan kept glancing over to her, but every time their eyes met, she would look away as though just the look in his eyes could hurt her.
As they neared Capsule Corp., Gohan could feel her energy drop into the danger level, and she began plumetting toward the earth. His heart leapt to his throat and he dove down to catch her in his strong arms. He landed with her in his arms, while her eyes were squeezed tight.
As soon as Videl realized who was holding her though, she screamed and leapt from his arms, only managing to tumble to the ground in the end. She looked up at Gohan with terrified eyes, while he held his hand out for her. She gulped for a few minutes before slowly standing up on her own, her eyes filling with tears as she placed pressure on her leg.
Gohan handed her the crutches, studying her as she stood on them. He suddenly realized that they had landed in the front yard of Capsule Corp. anyways. "Well, I guess we're here," he said.
Videl looked around. She could sense that all of the Z-fighters except for Piccolo and Gohan were in there, as well as the rest of their families. She seemed to realize that there were way too many people in there for her liking, and that if they asked too many questions she could end up having to relive the whole terrifying experience.
Gohan began walking forward, not even bothering to try and put a hand on Videl's shoulder this time. They walked toward the door, and Gohan opened it for Videl, who walked as quickly as she could passed him and into the living room of Capsule Corp.
Everything seemed to stop as they enetered. All eyes turned around to look, but no one said a word. The drinks that some people had half-way to their mouths never made it the rest of the way. Each person's eyes turned into a look of pity as they beheld Videl, even Vegeta's face changed slightly, although it was impossible to detect by anyone except for possibly Bulma.
Chichi stopped where she was standing as well, and as the entire place quieted down, Videl couldn't help but feel angry at the pitying looks she was recieving.
Gohan was the first to speak. "Umm... Hi! Videl's gonna be joining us for Christmas... Umm... Yeah..." Gohan said, trying to do anything to relieve the tension in the room.
Slowly a murmer started up, and a few people made their way over to Videl. Videl looked as though she would do anything to get away from them.
"Hey Videl, how're ya feeling?" krillin asked, trying to think of a tactful thing to say.
"I'm fine, thanks..." Videl said, shifting nervously.
"Soooo... Are you excited about Christmas?" Yamcha asked.
"Errr... I guess so... I haven't really been excited about any Christmas since mom died..." she said quietly.
"Oh..." Yamcha, who was trying to be a gentleman for once, internally smacked himself. "Have you ever had Chichi's cooking? She always cooks the meals at these party things, she's an incredible cook..." Yamcha tried again.
"Yeah, I have tried her cooking, and I agree..." Videl responded. She was sweating now as she met everyone's gaze. The only people who weren't paying her any mind were Gohan, who was sitting on the couch and making sure not to look over to her, and Vegeta, who didn't look like could've cared less.
"Hey Videl!" Goku said. He smiled at her, but unlike the others, he left the greetings at that.
Chichi walked over just then, and she gently pulled Videl away from the others just a bit. "Hey, Videl," she said, offering a kind voice to Videl, "Would you like to come help me cook? You did say you liked the way I cook, and this way, when you're living on your own you'll have something good to eat... Besides, sometimes it's a good way to forget about things for a while," Chichi said.
Videl smiled. "Yes I would... Thanks," she said. As she was walking toward the kitchen with Chichi, something soft brushed her fingers and she jumped, whirling around.
Gohan stood in front of Videl, just studying her for a second. "Hey... Videl," Gohan said, as Videl leaned back a bit on her crutches, and his mother walked into the kitchen. "You know, if you ever need someone to talk to, I'll be here..." Gohan stated quietly.
"I-I'm sorry Gohan, I just don't know how much I can trust you right now," she responded. She walked slowly into the kitchen on the crutches, as Gohan just stared at her back.
A fist clenched, and a pair of ebony eyes flashed turquoise temporarily. Gohan turned around and marched toward the door with pain in his heart and fire in his eyes.
"Gohan, where are you going?" Goku asked.
Gohan merely growled and walked out the door, slamming it behind him causing all of Capsule corp. to shake. He flew into the air, following his senses toward his destination. Gold fire sprang up around him and his speed redoubled. He was having the sudden urge to kill someone, and he knew exactly who that someone was. "Sharpner..." he hissed. As he flew closer to sharpner's ki, he realized he was getting closer and closer to the woods behind the theatre. "So, that's where you ran to hide from the cops... You won't escape me..."
Gohan finally halted above a particularly thick part of the woods. A small shape could be seen crawling through the trees, and Gohan senses were telling him that this was the person he was looking for. Gohan floated lower and confirmed that it was indeed Sharpner. he growled as he looked upon the nearly unconscious form of his former 'friend', although he could barely ever have qualified as that.
Sharpner looked back in terror as Gohan stepped forward, a golden fire blazing around him, but his hair and eyes hadn't changed color yet.
Gohan reached down and picked Sharpner up by the only article of clothing he was wearing, his shirt. "You..." he hissed in a voice so low that Sharpner barely heard it, and he was right next to Gohan's face. "You will pay for what you did to her... Do you hear me? You will pay dearly..." Gohan said in voice much unlike his own. He wrapped his hands around Sharpner's throat, beginning to strangle him. A few seconds before Sharpner was knocked unconscious, Gohan threw him into the ground. He didn't think killing him right away would be terrible enough, and he reared his foot back to bringing forward to strike Sharpner's groin. An almost sadistic smirk crossed Gohan's features as Sharpner began coughing in pain. "Does that hurt?! Huh? Well how much do you think you hurt Videl? I don't think even killing you could show you how much you've hurt her... And by hurting her, you've consequently hurt me... As well as angered me..." Gohan yelled while repeatedly kicking Sharpner in the groin, long after the latter had fallen unconscious. As Gohan surveyed the blood on Sharpner's wounded body, his more sensible side seemed to take over... 'Remember, if you kill him, you'll just be charged for murder... It certainly won't help your situation with Videl...' his sensible side pointed out. Gohan's emotions argued for several more minutes, but Gohan finally powered down. He knew the cops were hot on Sharpner's trail, and he decided it would be best to get out of there...
He floated into the air, and began flying slowly through the blizzard back to Capsule Corp.
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*Points to story* Hey, look! I updated, and Sharpner got beat up! I'm sorry I didn't kill him... :'(
I know, I know... It was short... Very short... But hell, it could have been shorter! Or I could have
just not updated!
Gohan: Hi! *waves*
Anywayz... I actually have an updating schedule now! look in the third chapter of tainted hearts grown so fast if you wanna know what the next story I'm updating is... ^.^
Oh, and I know I haven't been addressing my reviews down here, and I keep wanting to, but I never remember... Oh well, maybe next time... I did get one review that I forgot to address last time, from Goku's Daughter. YES, I'M A GIRL! ^.^ MY PENNAME IS VIDEL! HINT, HINT! *grins* Ummm... Yeah... Anywayz... Bye!
Gohan: Bye *waves*
~Videl~ ~Z~
They flew in silence. Gohan kept glancing over to her, but every time their eyes met, she would look away as though just the look in his eyes could hurt her.
As they neared Capsule Corp., Gohan could feel her energy drop into the danger level, and she began plumetting toward the earth. His heart leapt to his throat and he dove down to catch her in his strong arms. He landed with her in his arms, while her eyes were squeezed tight.
As soon as Videl realized who was holding her though, she screamed and leapt from his arms, only managing to tumble to the ground in the end. She looked up at Gohan with terrified eyes, while he held his hand out for her. She gulped for a few minutes before slowly standing up on her own, her eyes filling with tears as she placed pressure on her leg.
Gohan handed her the crutches, studying her as she stood on them. He suddenly realized that they had landed in the front yard of Capsule Corp. anyways. "Well, I guess we're here," he said.
Videl looked around. She could sense that all of the Z-fighters except for Piccolo and Gohan were in there, as well as the rest of their families. She seemed to realize that there were way too many people in there for her liking, and that if they asked too many questions she could end up having to relive the whole terrifying experience.
Gohan began walking forward, not even bothering to try and put a hand on Videl's shoulder this time. They walked toward the door, and Gohan opened it for Videl, who walked as quickly as she could passed him and into the living room of Capsule Corp.
Everything seemed to stop as they enetered. All eyes turned around to look, but no one said a word. The drinks that some people had half-way to their mouths never made it the rest of the way. Each person's eyes turned into a look of pity as they beheld Videl, even Vegeta's face changed slightly, although it was impossible to detect by anyone except for possibly Bulma.
Chichi stopped where she was standing as well, and as the entire place quieted down, Videl couldn't help but feel angry at the pitying looks she was recieving.
Gohan was the first to speak. "Umm... Hi! Videl's gonna be joining us for Christmas... Umm... Yeah..." Gohan said, trying to do anything to relieve the tension in the room.
Slowly a murmer started up, and a few people made their way over to Videl. Videl looked as though she would do anything to get away from them.
"Hey Videl, how're ya feeling?" krillin asked, trying to think of a tactful thing to say.
"I'm fine, thanks..." Videl said, shifting nervously.
"Soooo... Are you excited about Christmas?" Yamcha asked.
"Errr... I guess so... I haven't really been excited about any Christmas since mom died..." she said quietly.
"Oh..." Yamcha, who was trying to be a gentleman for once, internally smacked himself. "Have you ever had Chichi's cooking? She always cooks the meals at these party things, she's an incredible cook..." Yamcha tried again.
"Yeah, I have tried her cooking, and I agree..." Videl responded. She was sweating now as she met everyone's gaze. The only people who weren't paying her any mind were Gohan, who was sitting on the couch and making sure not to look over to her, and Vegeta, who didn't look like could've cared less.
"Hey Videl!" Goku said. He smiled at her, but unlike the others, he left the greetings at that.
Chichi walked over just then, and she gently pulled Videl away from the others just a bit. "Hey, Videl," she said, offering a kind voice to Videl, "Would you like to come help me cook? You did say you liked the way I cook, and this way, when you're living on your own you'll have something good to eat... Besides, sometimes it's a good way to forget about things for a while," Chichi said.
Videl smiled. "Yes I would... Thanks," she said. As she was walking toward the kitchen with Chichi, something soft brushed her fingers and she jumped, whirling around.
Gohan stood in front of Videl, just studying her for a second. "Hey... Videl," Gohan said, as Videl leaned back a bit on her crutches, and his mother walked into the kitchen. "You know, if you ever need someone to talk to, I'll be here..." Gohan stated quietly.
"I-I'm sorry Gohan, I just don't know how much I can trust you right now," she responded. She walked slowly into the kitchen on the crutches, as Gohan just stared at her back.
A fist clenched, and a pair of ebony eyes flashed turquoise temporarily. Gohan turned around and marched toward the door with pain in his heart and fire in his eyes.
"Gohan, where are you going?" Goku asked.
Gohan merely growled and walked out the door, slamming it behind him causing all of Capsule corp. to shake. He flew into the air, following his senses toward his destination. Gold fire sprang up around him and his speed redoubled. He was having the sudden urge to kill someone, and he knew exactly who that someone was. "Sharpner..." he hissed. As he flew closer to sharpner's ki, he realized he was getting closer and closer to the woods behind the theatre. "So, that's where you ran to hide from the cops... You won't escape me..."
Gohan finally halted above a particularly thick part of the woods. A small shape could be seen crawling through the trees, and Gohan senses were telling him that this was the person he was looking for. Gohan floated lower and confirmed that it was indeed Sharpner. he growled as he looked upon the nearly unconscious form of his former 'friend', although he could barely ever have qualified as that.
Sharpner looked back in terror as Gohan stepped forward, a golden fire blazing around him, but his hair and eyes hadn't changed color yet.
Gohan reached down and picked Sharpner up by the only article of clothing he was wearing, his shirt. "You..." he hissed in a voice so low that Sharpner barely heard it, and he was right next to Gohan's face. "You will pay for what you did to her... Do you hear me? You will pay dearly..." Gohan said in voice much unlike his own. He wrapped his hands around Sharpner's throat, beginning to strangle him. A few seconds before Sharpner was knocked unconscious, Gohan threw him into the ground. He didn't think killing him right away would be terrible enough, and he reared his foot back to bringing forward to strike Sharpner's groin. An almost sadistic smirk crossed Gohan's features as Sharpner began coughing in pain. "Does that hurt?! Huh? Well how much do you think you hurt Videl? I don't think even killing you could show you how much you've hurt her... And by hurting her, you've consequently hurt me... As well as angered me..." Gohan yelled while repeatedly kicking Sharpner in the groin, long after the latter had fallen unconscious. As Gohan surveyed the blood on Sharpner's wounded body, his more sensible side seemed to take over... 'Remember, if you kill him, you'll just be charged for murder... It certainly won't help your situation with Videl...' his sensible side pointed out. Gohan's emotions argued for several more minutes, but Gohan finally powered down. He knew the cops were hot on Sharpner's trail, and he decided it would be best to get out of there...
He floated into the air, and began flying slowly through the blizzard back to Capsule Corp.
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*Points to story* Hey, look! I updated, and Sharpner got beat up! I'm sorry I didn't kill him... :'(
I know, I know... It was short... Very short... But hell, it could have been shorter! Or I could have
just not updated!
Gohan: Hi! *waves*
Anywayz... I actually have an updating schedule now! look in the third chapter of tainted hearts grown so fast if you wanna know what the next story I'm updating is... ^.^
Oh, and I know I haven't been addressing my reviews down here, and I keep wanting to, but I never remember... Oh well, maybe next time... I did get one review that I forgot to address last time, from Goku's Daughter. YES, I'M A GIRL! ^.^ MY PENNAME IS VIDEL! HINT, HINT! *grins* Ummm... Yeah... Anywayz... Bye!
Gohan: Bye *waves*
~Videl~ ~Z~