I awoke in the middle of the night by a terrible dream. I saw Gabrielle on one end of a bridge. The middle was missing and I was on the other side. I tried calling to her but there were two other people with her. They seemed to preoccupy her and she could not hear me. I screamed and screamed. All I could see was Gabrielle in an iridescent white dress, fluttering in the wind. She looked sad but she had to be strong. My mother walked into my room.
"Well, Gohan. This is your last day of your last year of high school. What are you going to do now?" She asked.
"Well, I don't really know, Mom. Maybe try to finish with a bang!" I said, smiling.
"Good idea. Now go and make me proud." She said. "Breakfast will be ready in a few minutes."
"Great!" I said. In the middle of my rushing I totally forgot to do my morning routine which included a 15 minute training exercise.
"Here you go, Gohan. Pancakes and Hash Browns with Cereal." My mother said.
"Yum!" I said, eating.
"So much like your father." My mother said, a tad sad.
"Thanks, mom. I have to go and get Gabrielle." I said.
"Bye, Gohan and be careful!" My mother said.
"I always am." I said. I flew top speed to Gabrielle's house. She was getting into her car with Diana right behind her. I decided to sneak up on her and listen to her conversation.
"Gabby, are you sure you can't come home early? I don't want to stay with Trunks Brief and Bulma." Diana whined.
"No, Diana. Now behave. You only have to stay there for about an hour." Gabrielle said.
"A whole hour?" Diana whined.
"Diana, go in the house, please." Gabrielle said.
"Yes, Gabby." Diana complied.
I snuck up behind her and put my arms around her waist and rose up into the sky.
"WHAAA!!" She screamed in surprise. "Gohan! Shame on you! You gave me a heart attack!"
"Sorry, but I couldn't resist." I said, laughing.
"You think it's funny? Boy you are mean." She said.
"So what does Diana have against Trunks?" I asked.
"I don't know. Trunks seems to like her. But she's just so hard to read sometimes." Gabrielle sighed.
"Sort of like her big sister." I said.
"Hey! I take offense to that!" Gabrielle said, teasing.
"Sorry, sister." I said.
"Well, I don't know about you, Mr. Son, but I've got to get to school." Gabrielle said.
"Can you give me a ride so I don't have to fly?" I asked.
"You know, if I could fly, I wouldn't want to drive or ride." Gabrielle commented. "But sure, hop in."
"Thanks, Gabby." I said, really all I wanted was to spend time with her.
If the beginning of the day is any indication of how a day should turn out, then I should have stayed in bed. My day didn't begin to look up until Gohan showed up.
I treasure your love
I never want to lose it
You've been through the fires of hell
And I know you've got the ashes to prove it
I treasure your love
I want to show you how to use it
You've been through a lot of pain in the dirt
And I know you've got the scars to prove it
Remember everything that I told you
And I'm telling you again that it's true
When you're alone and afraid
And you're completely amazed
To find there's nothing anybody can do
Keep on believing
And you'll discover baby
There's always something magic
There's always something new
And when you really really need it the most
That's when your dreams come true
And when you really really need it the most
That's when your dreams come through for you.
We arrived at school during the big rush when all the seniors were arriving and parking. Some jerk tried to take my parking spot. I stepped out of the car to see that it was Pike, the guy that had been chasing Angela when she was alive and now me.
"Hey, Babe. How are you doin' You look great." Pike said, practically drooling on me.
"Ugh. I can't say the same about you. Pike, you jerk, leave me alone." I said.
"Or what? Are you gonna blind me like you did your supposed boyfriend." Pike said sarcastically.
"Shut up. I am going to go get the principal to tow this crap car out of my spot." I said, tossing my hair and rushing off.
"No, Gabby, don't. If I get another thing on my record I won't be able to graduate." Pike said, pleadingly.
"Fine. But move it now." I said, firmly. I hopped back into my car.
"Wow. Gabrielle of Steel." Gohan teased.
"You be quiet! After living for almost 5 years with Diana, I have to be." I said.
I was laughing to myself as Gabrielle was telling that big lug of a guy off. She sure had changed. When she came back and parked we got out and saw that our school was totally redecorated. There were a ton of banners. Most said "Good Luck Seniors" and such but there was a very peculiar banner. It said, "Good Luck Gohan and Gabrielle."
"Now who would do something like that?" Gabrielle asked, hanging on my arm.
"I don't know." I said, bewildered.
"We did it." Gabrielle's old friend Kira said.
"Kira? You and who else?" Gabrielle asked.
"Me." Mr. Kopeland said.
"Uncle Paul?" Gabrielle asked.
"Yes, Kira felt she needed to repay you because she hadn't been such a good friend and anyways, your dad helped." Mr. Kopeland said.
"Well thank you!" Gabrielle said, hugging him, but not letting go of my hand. I was puzzled why she was doing this but it wasn't that I really minded or anything.
((A/N: I decided to take out the stars so it looks more even, the bold italic is their psy-speak.))
Hey, Gabby?
Yes?
What's with the holding hands thing?
Why?
Just wondering
Curiosity killed the cat, you know
I'm not a cat. I'm a Gohan
If you must know...
Please?
It's to signal that your mine and vice versa
Well don't people already know that?
They don't always remember such things when drunk
Oh. Okay. So who's drunk?
Glee Club Girls and Guys are starting to become drunk
Gee, and I always thought they were goody goodies
Look who's talking, Mr. Study-my-butt-off
Well, I am not in Glee Club!
Boy, am I lucky
I guess Gohan did have a reason to become suspicious of why I was holding his hand and I really didn't want to give an explanation since, I didn't have one for myself.
"Hey, Gabrielle! They have this really cool thing for Seniors! Come here!" Alexia said, excitedly. Alexia was Angela's best friend and had sort of shied away from me after Angela's death but now we were becoming good friends.
"What is it, Alexia?" I asked.
"You'll see! Oh, Gabby, it's perfect!" Alexia said. All seniors were not required to go to class and had to therefore report to the Multi-purpose room which for today was the Senior Activities Room.
"Yeah, so. I knew this was going to be here." Kira said.
"Yeah, but there is a karoke machine! I know Gabrielle can sing and there is this perfect song for our future Princess!" Alexia said.
"Future Princess?" I asked bewildered.
"Future Princess?" Gohan asked.
"Umm...don't ask." Alexia said. "Now, it is a duet. Gohan, if you please."
"Okay." Gohan said, uncertainly.
"Okay...and GO!" Alexia said, starting the song. *
"I will always be with you. Makes no difference where your road takes you to. Even if we're apart, Now we're joined at the heart. Though our moment may be gone, You and I will still live on."
"I will always be with you. I'll be by your side. Whatever you do. Other memories may fade, but the ones that we made, Are eternal as a star. Now I'm part of who you are."
"And I'll be there with you. In the sound of your laughter. I'll be in the tears you cry."
"Cause the way you and I, Have touched one another."
"Doesn't end with goodbye"
"I will always be with you"
"I will always be with you"
"Like a guardian angel, Constant and True"
"When you're lost in the night And you can't see the light"
"My love will see you through"
"I will always be there"
"You'll have me there"
"I will always be with you"
And then there was the rolling applause. It seemed like everyone stopped what they were doing just to hear us. I didn't even want to sing.
"ENCORE!!!!" They screamed. Gabrielle blushed profusely and I just nervously giggled.
"I know!" Alexia said, running up to the stage. "Here's the next song."
"If I never knew you, If I never felt this love, I would have no inkling of how precious life can be. And if I never knew you, I would never have a clue, How at last I'd find in you, The missing part of me. In this world, so full of fear, full of rage and lies, I can see the truth so clear, In your eyes, So dry your eyes. And I so grateful to you, I'd of lived my whole life through lost forever, If I never knew you"
"If I never knew you, I'd be safe but half as real. Never knowing I could feel a love so strong and true. I'm so grateful to you, I'd of lived my whole life through, lost forever if I never knew you."
"I thought our love would be so beautiful"
"Somehow we make the whole world right"
"I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong, Only leave these worldly whispers in the night, But still my heart was saying we were right."
"If I never knew you"
"There's no moment in time"
"If I never knew you"
"No moment"
"I would have no inkling of how precious life can be"
"I thought our love would be so beautiful, Somehow we make the whole world right."
"I thought our love would be so beautiful. We turn the darkness into light"
"And still my heart is saying we were right"
"We were right. And if I never knew you"
"If I never knew you"
"I'd of lived my whole life through"
"Empty as the sky"
"Never knowing why. Lost forever if I never knew you."
"YOU GUYS RULE!!" Alexia yelled. "Don't you agree?"
"YAY!!!" was all the reply.
"I didn't know you were such a good singer!" Gabrielle said, crying happy tears.
"Neither did I!" I said.
As the applause came rolling in many memories of Angela and I came rushing into my head.
"Wow. I think we just became really popular." Gohan said.
"I don't care." I said.
"Please do another song! You guys should record your own!!!" Cried the many voices. And I thought everyone had different tastes in music.
"Okay, what song?" Alexia asked.
"Umm...pick a good duet!" Cried the audience.
"Okay, I got it!" Alexia said. "It's a surprise! Okay, here we go!"
"Time may take us apart, But I will still love you, I promise."
"And when the stars, stars are falling, I'll keep calling"
"I promise that you'll be my one my only everything, I'll never be untrue."
"And I promise that for your love I will do anything"
"I would give you the sky"
"I would buy the moon"
"Even through the longest star bound night"
"And even through the darkest days"
"Our love will find a way. And when the stars are falling, I'll keep calling, I will still love you. And when your dreams are fading, I'll be waiting. I will still love you.
"You are my summer breeze, my winter sun, my springtime song, my autumn touch of gold, yeah"
"And you are my sky, my being, the earth in which my love grows strong"
"The smile of my heart and the breath of my soul"
"Even if we find ourselves apart"
"We will hold our hopes and dreams"
"Forever in our hearts. And when the stars are falling, I'll keep calling, I will still love you. I will still be loving you. And when your dreams are fading, I'll be waiting. I will still love you.
"Tell me how you feel"
"I finally know how it feels. Tell me if this is real"
"My heart tells me it's real"
"So real."
"And when the stars are falling, I'll keep calling, I will still love you. I will still be loving you. And when your dreams are fading, I'll be waiting. I will still love you."
"I will still love you baby"
"Time make take us apart that's true but I will always be there for you. You're in my heart. You'll be in my dreams. No matter how many miles between. I promise you that I won't forget, the day we kissed or the day we met. The sky may fall and the stars may too but I will still, I will still love you. And when the stars are falling, I'll keep calling, I will still love you. And when your dreams are fading, I'll be waiting. I will still love you."
I was so happy. I mean everyone was listening and everyone was enjoying it!
"MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!!" Everyone screamed.
"What is all that racket?" the principal demanded.
"Gohan Son and Gabrielle Yamato are doing wonderful duets! You should listen, Mr. Lowry." Alexia said.
"Oh? Well I shall listen to one song...I do have a school to run." Mr. Lowry said.
"One more song, please?" Alexia begged.
"I guess." Gohan said.
"Love, wondered in time. Stronger than you, Stronger than I"
"And now, that it has begun. We can not turn back"
"We can only turn into one"
"I won't ever be too far away to feel you and I won't hesitate at all, whenever you call. And I will always remember the part of you, so tender, I'll be the one to catch your fall, whenever you call."
"And I truly in time, finding my soul, there in your eyes. And you have opened my heart and lifted me inside by showing me yourself undisguised"
"And I won't ever be too far away to feel you and I won't hesitate at all, whenever you call. And I will always remember the part of you, so tender, I'll be the one to catch your fall, whenever you call."
"I will breathe for you each day, comfort you through all the pain, gently kiss your fears away"
"You can turn to me and cry, always understand that I give you all I am inside"
"And I won't ever be too far away to feel you and I won't hesitate at all, whenever you call. And I will always remember the part of you, so tender, I'll be the one to catch your fall, whenever you call. Whenever you call."
"Wow. You are right, Miss umm..." Mr. Lowry said.
"Kantall, Alexia Kantall." Alexia said.
"I must say that you two are perfect together and you are very talented. You should have joined the Glee Club" Mr. Lowry said.
"Uhh...no thanks." Gabrielle said.
"Well, folks, our stars must take a break sometime. So there they go. See everyone at Graduation." Alexia said.
"Why is she talking to the people like that?" I asked.
"Because she's Senior Class President. I thought you knew." Gabrielle said.
"Like how was I supposed to know!" I asked.
"Oh, don't get excited. I was kidding." Gabrielle said.
Author's Note:
Well that's Chapter Eleven and as of yet, I haven't got the last three chapters up. Oh well, stuff happens. Not to confuse anyone when they are singing, the font styles are similar; Italic for Gabrielle, Regular for Gohan and Bold Italic is for the both of them singing. And I know in some earlier chapter I mentioned something about it being the last week of school, well this is the real last day and I should keep up with it. To take something from one of the best authors in my opinion, Piers Anthony, "the author never did get that quite right" Oh well such is life. Happy reading. Please review and any questions/comments welcomed at my email ice_princess_cimorene@yahoo.com. Oh and sorry for the more songs and less words. I am trying to tie it all in together, just hang until I am done. Hopefully before I go to college. Hopefully...
Cimorene