Disclaimer: I sadly don't own Dragonball or any of its contents (except for the action figures) and I do not own Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (storyline) or any song lyrics mentioned throughout this fic.
Something Happens in My Heart
Written by the Infamous Goku's Daughter
Chapter Four: No Worries
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You don't marry someone you can live with.
You marry the person who you cannot live without.
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She hugged her daughter hard. "I can't believe you're getting married!" Her daughter had spent much of the last seven years with her, changing slowly out of that tomboy figure, into a lovely woman. She could affectionately watch her offspring for hours, admiring her daughter's beauty and inner strength.
She could remember watching a shorthaired girl entering her chambers, with teary eyes and torn clothes. Not like she was a beggar child of some sort, oh no, she was deeply hurt. And as a role of a mother, it was her duty to make that pain go away.
One of her fondest memories was watching her daughter to start opening up to her, starting a strong bond between mother and daughter. She loved Videl, there were no strings attached.
What startled her the most is how much Videl had changed in the seven years. She never imagined how much her daughter's outer appearance had altered. It seemed to be an unexpected request that her daughter wanted to be…and look beautiful like her mother…had wanted to look feminine. And so she did.
With much determination, commitment and desire, her daughter could overcome anything she wanted.
Anything.
Even if it meant growing her hair…
Even if it meant putting on make-up…
Even if it meant wearing tighter, more feminine looking clothes…
But all that was on the outside, and Mrs. Satan* reminded herself that people don't tend to change that easily.
So her daughter was about the same on the inside.
She was still stubborn, feisty, yet warm-hearted and in some sense, nice as ever…
And so, she loved her daughter. Why wouldn't she be happy for her offspring?
Yeah, Videl remember those old days of changing her outer appearance and becoming more like her mother. She remembered clearly when and how she would start to build a real relationship with her mother. But she knew…she was about the same on the inside before she had ever arrived on her mother's footsteps…
Videl smiled weakly in response, paying great attention to her task, brushing the strands of her long hair.
The lady immediately stopped smiling. "Videl, hunny, aren't you happy?" She caught onto her daughter's behaviour, instantly noticing her weak smile.
Videl put down the brush, very thankful that her body had not betrayed much of what she was feeling. "I-I guess I am." If she could say one thing how she felt right now, it would be uneasy.
Mrs. Satan clamped her hands around her daughter's own hands and looked into deep into her eyes, as if she was trying to discover some hidden treasure. Looking very serious she asked, "Do you love him?"
Videl looked down slowly, feeling a bit ashamed. She didn't find comfort looking at that sparkling engagement ring. "Yamcha?"
"Yes…"
Knowing that she can trust her mother a hundred percent and that she couldn't lie to her, Videl shook her head reluctantly and slowly. "You know I loved him. I don't think I can love again. We love once, marry once, live once and die once—"
"Then why are you getting married?" She didn't want to be rude but she had to cut off her daughter.
Videl mumbled, scared to say anything at all—or not able to trust her voice at all, "Because it was arranged—I think of it as a compromise. Daddy wanted me to marry someone rich and he fixed me up with Yamcha, who happened to be a famous baseball player—and is rich…and Yamcha loves me… It's a compromise…it'll make both of them happy…and I know I can live with him—"
The older women held in her sigh. "Videl, you should be happy…" She really wanted Videl to be happy. She didn't want her daughter to be forced into something she didn't really want to be in. But she knew her daughter was one stubborn person, and she knew she couldn't change her mind, especially if her daughter was set on something. Even though there might be dire consequences to her daughter's acceptance, Mrs. Satan knew she couldn't do much about it…
Videl nodded and quickly wiped her two tears rolling down her face, not wanting her mother to see them or take much concern for them. "I know, I know. But he loves me mom. I'm not going to break his heart just because I can't love again. Don't worry about me… Remember, no worries!" Nervously, she quickly got up and headed out of the room. I don't want to break a heart, especially when I know how much it hurts to get your heart broken… Yeah, it's a compromise. I don't break his heart and he loves me…
When Videl was out of sight, Mrs. Satan just sat there and frowned. She pondered for only a short moment, coming to a realization. "D-didn't I do the same thing?"
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Goten and Trunks sat in the living room with two cordless phones. Goten held one and Trunks held the other. They were planning to call Videl.
Goten asked for a second time, "So why are we doing this again?"
Trunks replied irritably, "Because we need to get information dummy!" It's funny how things didn't change much between these two.
Goten sighed and dialed the number. "Hello?"
Someone on the other line picked up. "Hello?"
Goten blinked, feeling a bit nervous, "Is Videl Satan there?"
The man on the other line chuckled before saying, "Yeah, she sure is."
Trunks intervened, also trying to change his voice to make it sound like Goten's. "May we please talk to her?"
The man hollered, "Viiiii-deeeelll!" Both kids heard this booming voice, which had greatly hurt their ears as they fought hard to not fall over.
~THE OTHER SIDE
Yamcha smiled, covering the speaking part with his hand, "Videl, there's a kid on the phone for you!"
Videl grabbed the phone out of his hand. "Did they ask what they wanted?"
Yamcha shook his head.
Videl spoke a bit louder on the receiver, "Hello, this is Videl."
All she heard was a little croak, which sounded like a "hello." But she wasn't sure if it was even anything so she tried again. "Heell-llooo?"
No one answered… but she felt a pair of naughty, warm, hands crawling up her skin. Surprised, she shrieked out, loudly.
Yamcha jumped back, looking scared, shocked, and somewhat hurt.
"What are you doing? I'm trying to talk to whoever is on the phone and I don't need your naughty hands touching me." She scowled and paused before saying, "You have to wait till our honeymoon." She the stuck out her tongue teasingly.
However, she didn't realize that the people on the other line could hear her.
This time Goten and Trunks fell over.
Yamcha tried to be on her nice side again. "I'm sorry, I'm just trying to get as much of you as possibly can. Since you have to go to that stupid camp for the winter, you might get away, so I'm telling you this, I will drag you down the altar if I have to!"
Videl began to bicker as her patience was running thin. "It's my DAD'S camp and it's 'TRAINING CAMP'. How many times must I tell you this? It's not a waste of time! And you don't you worry, by the time I come back you'll forget about me and go after some girl."
Yamcha put his hands in his pockets. "Ha, I think it's going to be very hard to forget you. You worry about coming back in one piece. I heard dancing is a difficult job for you."
Videl smirked, "It's an ARTS camp. We're doing other stuff… like drawing, painting, dancing, acting and since it's an ARTS camp, it includes some martial arts…"
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Goten and Trunks eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. They quickly hung up each phone and yelled to each other. "MARTIAL ARTS CAMP!"
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Videl turned away from Yamcha and tried to communicate with the person on the other line. "Hello?" No one was there. She became frustrated and gave a look to Yamcha. Ah, if only looks could kill.
He did a smart thing and gave her an innocent smile.
She simply growled, throwing the phone at him and walked away in a sour mood.
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"Brother, can I please got to camp for the winter holidays?"
"No…"
"Come on Gohan! It's a…m-martial arts camp. I'm not going to get hurt!" The little voice pleaded.
"…and you don't need the training!"
"So? I'll meet new friends!"
Gohan stopped saying anything as he felt Bulma fixing his tie.
Trunks was watching this all the time and knew he had to help his partner in crime. He just made a look to Goten, mouthing, "Say I'm going!"
Goten's eyes became bigger and he yelled, "Trunks is going too, so why can't I?"
Vegeta, who decided to take a visit to the fridge, heard what was going on. "Who told you that I'm letting you go?"
Trunks gulped as he felt a drop of rolling sweat on his face. He pointed to Bulma. "Mom did."
Bulma pulled on Gohan's tie from surprise. "No I didn't!"
Gohan, who was choking, managed to cough out, "None of you are going!"
Vegeta turned to Gohan, "Who said you're aloud to control MY brat!"
Gohan was released from Bulma's grip and quickly hissed, "You want Hercule to teach them?"
Vegeta quickly shut up. Now, his glare was then solely focused on Goten and then Trunks. "You want that idiot to teach you Martial Arts?"
Goten stuttered and glanced at Trunks. He was going to say Videl was teaching them, but then that would ruin their plan. "Uhh…"
Trunks, who was the genius out of the two, thought of something quickly, "It's a school of the 'arts'. Meaning we are going to learn to act, dance, draw and write I guess. I don't think Hercule is famous for that… When you think about it, we're not going to do much martial arts…" He quickly shut up when he realized he was about to sputter out that Videl is the teacher.
Mindlessly, Goten almost laughed out loud, immediately remembering something funny and stupid, well to him at least. He looked at Trunks and whispered, "Did you see Entertainment Tonight yesterday? He can't even draw a dog!"
Both boys began to laugh as Trunks remembered what Goten is talking about.
Trunks stuttered as he was trying to continue his laughter, "I-It lo-looked like a giant…"
"DICK!"
"Ahahahahahaha…"
Vegeta, Gohan, Bulma sweat dropped.
What was left of Vegeta's patience had soon run out as became irritated. He yelled with venom in his voice, "You're not going!" He then walked out with a jar of strawberry ice cream.
Gohan picked up his suitcase and uncomfortably fixed his suit. "Err, same with you Goten. I prefer you stay here for Christmas." He walked out of the house as if nothing happened.
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Both boys frowned and sat down.
Trunks put a finger to his chin, "We need a plan…"
Goten smiled at a thought. "My brother said he wanted me to stay for Christmas right? We'll be back by then!"
Trunks nodded and looked around for his mother. Catching her eyes, Trunks frowned pleadingly and pouted until she caved in.
Bulma looked at him and sighed, "Yeah you can go, just don't give them a hard time!" She then looked at Goten, with a hint of twinkle in her eyes due to a brilliant idea. "As for you mister, try e-mailing your brother or something. He does have his laptop with him. I think he's on Master Roshi's site…I think he's under the surname of "#1 Hunk". " She couldn't help but smirk as she walked away.
Goten sighed and went online. He couldn't help but to bite on his lower lip, searching for his brother's name.
MEANWHILE…
Videl sighed. She had to tell Yamcha she was leaving for camp. "I guess I got to search for his surname... what was it again?"
Someone in the background, who is not important, replied, "I think it is '#1 Fighter'!"
Videl bit on her lower lip and searched on the chat.
MEANWHILE ON GOHAN'S AND YAMCHA'S LAPTOP THEY FOUND TWO NEW PEOPLE IN THE CHAT ROOM…
The first name caught Gohan's attention. He had seen "Ass-kicker" somewhere… Instantly coming to a conclusion, he thought it was either Goten or Trunks because they were the only ones that knew that he would be here and on this site... "Goten…"
Oblivious to him it was Videl who took that name.
Yamcha saw "Too Sexy" and immediately thought it was Videl, since he calls her that… and since he was the only one that told her about this site...
Oblivious to him Trunks picked that name because he liked it, especially since "Ass-kicker" was chosen.
Yamcha cracked his fingers as he was under "#1 Hunk"
Gohan did the same as he was under the surname of "#1 Fighter"
Uh oh…
Stupid Roshi site…maybe he should pay attention to the home-schooled website videos instead of reading porno magazines…
Tisk tisk tisk…
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#1 HUNK: Hey Sexy!
Trunks and Goten jumped back. Since when did Gohan call Goten that? Both males just stopped typing and went to get food. They'll be back soon.
Yamcha didn't see any reply so he went to the bathroom to release fluids trapped in his body for quite some time.
ASS-KICKER: Hey hunny!
Gohan himself was a little shocked. Since when did Goten speak like this?
#1 FIGHTER: Err…hi! Shouldn't you being your homework now?
Videl frowned.
ASS-KICKER: What the hell are you talking about? I'm packing remember?
#1 FIGHTER: TO GO WHERE?
ASS-KICKER: CAMP!
#1 FIGHTER: I told you couldn't go!
Gohan was angry.
So was Videl.
ASS-KICKER: Excuuuuuse meeeeeee!? I can do anything I want. I'm not a kid mister!
#1 FIGTHER: You're still a kid to me and I forbid you to go!
Videl's jaw clenched.
ASS-KICKER: TOO BAD! I'm going whether you like it or not. I'll be arriving in less than 10 hours so GOOOOOD-BYE!
~ASS-KICKER HAS SIGNED OFF~
Gohan just sighed and logged off. He became a little uneasy. The sudden change in Goten's personality has quite disturbed him, but it could have been Trunks. He sighed again. Parenting was a defiantly not an easy thing…
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Goten and Trunks returned to the computer and began typing, and due to teenage hormones they were too lazy to read what happened previously.
TOO SEXY: Hey, are you there?
Moments later Yamcha was back at his computer. He too was one of those lazy men…
#1 HUNK: Yeah Sexy, what do you need?
Goten and Trunks was really scared now. Goten barely managed to type.
TOO SEXY: Err… I came on because I need to tell you I'm leaving.
#1 HUNK: *sigh* Okay. Just don't miss me too much. (k)
Goten and Trunks blinked at the screen. Their disturbed feeling of Gohan's personality changed was shaken off for a brief moment as they thought, "This was too easy, there has to be a catch." They froze, waiting for something… There must be a catch…
#1 HUNK: But you have to give me an online kiss first…
Okay maybe they were wrong…okay…maybe they weren't… Both boys became nervous and felt uneasy. This time they froze out of disturbance.
TOO SEXY: WHAT!?
#1 HUNK: What, am I too ugly that you can't kiss me... *ponders that 'TOO SEXY' will give me a good combat that will scar me for life* Don't reply to that. I just want a kiss on the lips so my tongue can get into your mouth so I can suck you and love you…
Goten and Trunks blinked and quickly shut the laptop clumsily. Trunks shouted out loud in confusion, "What the hell is wrong with your brother Goten?"
Goten shook his head as his eyes were bulged out due to the shock, "I don't know, but that was very SCARY!"
Trunks nodded in agreement, giving his partner in crime a twisted up look. "Kisses aren't nasty, just IT WAS FROM YOUR BROTHER!"
In unison, both boys howled, "EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!"
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Gohan rushed home as fast as he could. His brother was leaving without his content. This was bad… very bad…
Now inside of CC, he growled as he looked all over for him. He took in a deep breath and entered Goten's room, the last place that Gohan didn't look…
Hopefully he'll find a sign, a note, anything would be good…Goten in the flesh would be better…
Tearing the room apart he found a note on Goten's desk…."Damn it…" he thought hastily. With nothing else to do but to read it, he sat down uncomfortably and read it out loud.
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Dear Brother,
I'm sorry I'm not home when you return. Bulma gave Trunks permission to go and I didn't miss on the action, besides in your odd way, you LET me go. Don't vex, I'll be home by Christmas time. I'm a Super Saiyan remember? I won't get hurt. Anyways, I know you'll probably be mad when I return but I'll bring home to the best gift anyone could get. And yeah, hopefully, it'll redeem myself in your eyes…
Well, Trunks and I are off to the camp and we're going by plane so I suggest you don't come looking for us. In fact, don't bother looking for me. I'm planning to lower my ki so you can't find me. If I raise it really high like a Super Saiyan, I'm probably in trouble. Same with Trunks. If I don't and I send a letter, then something is probably seriously wrong with me. And tell Dende and Piccolo to keep their mouths shut or two angry saiyans are after them!
Don't miss me too much Gohan and don't worry I'll be fine. I have Trunk with me! Okay, maybe that didn't help but he…jus—don't worry… I'm planning to have fun after all. We may not be doing much fighting, but we'll learn how to dance, act and do other fun stuff! I forgot to mention that we're going to meet new GIRLS! Well that's one reason I'm going, I need to find myself a special lady**…ehehehe.
Remember, no worries!
Love you,
Son Goten
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Gohan let out an exhausted sigh and fell back.
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Both boys were settled in their seats. As they were flying off to their destination they quickly went to work planning their ultimate, and I mean ultimate scheme. This one would be different than any other since it would affect the course of three people's life. Maybe in different ways that they intended, but they knew for sure…
…One of them is bound to get hurt…
…But that's just a risk they must take.
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-* Uh, even though Hercule and Videl's mother is divorced (well they are in my story) I'm just going to call her Mrs. Satan, because it's easier to type that than Videl's mother…and it gets annoying when you repeat the same phrase over and over.
-** I hope you guys aren't dense and know that the special lady that Goten is talking about is VIDEL… of course Gohan doesn't know that AND when I bolded 'it'd' (in the first paragraph of Goten's letter) I meant 'she', but if Goten wrote 'she' Gohan would have some idea why Goten went to camp…
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Comments back to the reviewers:
(sorries to the people that I couldn't get back to…they're comment was probably similar to someone else's I answered, or you reviewed too late…or after I edited this chapter….sorry…but that doesn't mean I love you less!)
To those who were like "Yamcha, what the hell!?!": It's part of the plot, so chill. I was going to use Sharpener, but Yamcha and Gohan are closer (in some way). There's a reason why I chose Yamcha instead of Sharpener. Yamcha is relevant to the story, well more than Sharpener. Besides Yamcha and Videl looks better than Sharpener and Videl! SO REE—LAX!! TAKE A CHILL PILL OR SOMEHTING! Remember I'm the author and if you know me well enough, then you'd calm DOWN! But if you know me then you should know I twist things A LOT… *sweat drops* Jus—remember—NO WORRIES!
Android 71: Sorry, take Chibi Goten or leave it. I'm hungry anyways. But if you review you can have a baby Gohan face. Resistance is futile.
Delhpine: Ahaha, I realized that Yamcha is way older than Videl when I was writing this. *Shrugs* He doesn't age that much anyways. (Probably got plastic surgery) No I'm kidding. We'll say with all that 'training', aging slows down… Who cares…I couldn't find anyone better…and don't say Gohan…
Poppy: Yeah, I know you read "Unforgettable" and for that I love you so much *hugs Poppy* Yes we will hope that I'm in a good mood to break up the engagement. You'll se what happens in the last chapter. *wink wink* yes, I'm also glad you're reading my story…I feel so special…
Liz: Don't you worry you're pretty head of what's going to happen… The author will *fix* this… *put fingers together like Mr. Burns*
Rabid Pink Bunny: I do write because I love to (that's why I finished the whole story). Yeah that was one mistake I did in the summer…I got so caught up with all of this 'reviewing shit' that I got heavily depressed since I realized that people owned me…(with the help of Opera *I** figured that out—and made a 'story' about it)…so don't worry about me. I'm just saying the review thing if you guess want more or something. The thing is if I don't know what you want then how am I going to give it? And you can have your cookie.
The GirlieGyarados: YOU NEVER REVIEWED SINCE YOU BEGAN TO READ IT?! *eye twitches* That's okay…as long you keep on telling me what you think of the story, then it's all good.
Candyland: Yes, have faith…
FloralBlackMoon: Thanks… *blushes* wow, you're one of the very few people who actually would like to know me. If you get MSN or something…we can chat you know…I have no life so I'm on it 24/7…
*stargirl*: Well everyone changes in 7 years. He'll be faithful to Videl… I promise he won't hurt Videl…nope not like how our Gohan has hurt her…
wind: Aww thank you….Yes you're one of the few people who have read "Unforgettable"…I know they're missing on something alright…
SSJ KNIGHT: Thanks for you input! And sounding very understanding…
Little Ricecake: Yes we all want Gohan happy, don't we? Sometimes I don't get why people like to torture him in high school… Okay, I realize I'm torturing him now (but he isn't in high school)…but as you read how he is now…and when or if he's finally happy, I think readers will feel better…give the story some more feelings toward the characters. Anywho, I don't try to make Goten sweet, he just is…and as for Trunks…he's Vegeta's and Bulma's son, so what do you expect?
VideliGohan: I talk to you like everyday…soooooooo you probably know what I'm going to say… At least you reviewed even though you read the chapter before anyone else. *smiles gratefully*
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Finally MY note:
This chapter was originally 10 pages so that's why you had to wait a week. *stick out tongue*. Right now I'm under the influence of alcohol *shh* so my head hurts. Reviewers take all the Goten cookies you want and when you review you can have Baby Gohan cookies.
One more thing, if you're reviewing for the first time—and you want to be on my mailing list, leave your e-mail address!
I have one more favour—or question…. What the hell is a Mary Sues? Or Mary something… I don't get it…*scratches head* Okay—Emotionless Shadow just told me what it is…but if you think you got the best explanation to make me understand (yes I'm stupid) please tell me… Actually ES done a pretty good job…but nevertheless…I'd like your description…Like I said…I'm stupid…
Damn there was one more thing that I wanted to point out…hmmm…DAMN! Curse short-term memory… Oh yeah—I'm FINALLY getting cable—that's why this chapter is out late because they're fixing it up and I got kicked off and so I had to go on the old one… But there was one more thing---AH DAMN IT!
Okay that's it—just remember if you review you can get the irresistible chocolate covered baby Gohan's face cookies…
Reviews, praises, and hungry people are always wanted!
~Goku's Daughter
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