~Live the Darkness~
Gohan and Videl returned to school on Monday. Neither of them mentioned anything about the
baby, not wanting to cause a stir in the school. The week came and went, and it was finally
the night of graduation. Videl was the valedictorian, which was just another reason that no
one mentioned about her being pregnant. It wouldn't look good for the valedictorian of the
school to be a mother at eighteen.
Gohan moved from one foot to the other as he stood next to Videl on the bleachers. He held
her hand, as though she were the only thing keeping the nervous demi Saiyajin from fainting...
Actually, she was. He looked out on the crowds of people. The parents of every graduating
student were there, as well as every news station around the world. He spotted his family,
as well as Bulma, Trunks, and Vegeta (who looked as though he had been threatened and forced
into coming). Gohan heard the principal droning on and on, and he wondered if she was ever
going to shut up.
Videl's hand was gripping Gohan's in almost a death grip. She was going to have to give a
speech soon. Her heart pounded in her chest, but still she stood up tall and proud. Their
graduation was indoors, because it just had to rain on the graduation day, but even with the
air conditioner, Videl was still sweating in her cap and gown.
"...and now, the speech from our Valedictorian, none other than Satan Videl herself!" the
principal announced.
Videl jumped and swallowed nervously as she stepped down the bleachers to make her speech. She
could feel Gohan squeeze her hand gently before she finally left his side. She had given
speeches before, and she wasn't sure why this one was any different, but it was somehow. She
cleared her throat as she stepped up to the podium, and she adjusted the microphone because
their principal was rather short.
"Moshi Moshi. As you all know, I am Videl Satan, and as most of you know, I'm also the
daughter of Hercule. This is how I'm known to most of you, I'm the daughter of Hercule. This
saddens me just a bit. I've forever been in my otosan's shadow, and very few of you have ever
tried to get to know me, or my personality. Yet I persevered, as has everyone of the people
you see graduating here today. We've all had our hardships, and we've made it through. We are
the future, and if you're graduating here today, I know that you can honestly say that you've
tried your hardest, you gave your best, and you've pulled through. Congratulations! We did it!"
she finished to the crowd's roaring claps and whistles. She quickly ran back to her spot on the
bleachers and leaned against Gohan. Now that her speech was over, her knees were so shaky she
felt as though she would fall.
"Congratulations," Gohan whispered into her ear.
Videl smiled at him and squeezed his hand to try to stop her body from trembling the way it
was.
"Arigato, Videl," the principal began as she stepped up to the podium again. "And now for the
diplomas. We'll be calling the students up in alphabetical order, two students at a time.
You'll come to either the vice-principal or me to recieve your diploma. Now, Adams Aaron and
Adams Jessica, please come forward."
Gohan watched as his classmates stepped forward two by two to be awarded their diplomas. He
was aware that his okaasan had been waiting his entire life for this day, so he stood up
straight, despite the fact that he was so nervous, as well as the fact that he was at least
six inches taller than every other student in the school.
"Twith Anna and Sackson Jennifer!" the principal called up the pair that was just before
Videl and Gohan. Once both of the former alumni recieved their diplomas, the principal spoke
again. "Satan Videl and Son Gohan!" he yelled.
Their hands clenched tighter as they stepped off the bleachers and toward the principal. At
the last second they broke the handhold they each had on the other, and Gohan walked to the
princpal as Videl walked to the vice-principal.
"Congratulations, Son Gohan," the principal said in a soft voice while shaking his left hand.
"Congratulations, Satan Videl," the vice-principal said to Videl, while shaking her right
hand.
Both Gohan and Videl bowed respectively, and then turned around and walked back to their
seats, hand in hand.
"Spelt Joseph and Sraal Aisha*," the principal called.
The minutes ticked by slowly, and Videl and Gohan held each others hand for comfort. Finally,
the principal stepped up to the podium again.
"Congratulations to all of you! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the class of 2002**!" she
yelled. Every student stood up, cheering, and threw their hats into the air. Fortunately with
all the hype, no one noticed that Gohan's hat sailed higher than anyone else's.
As the crowds began mixing, Chichi ran up to her son, sobbing. "My little boy! He's all grown
up and graduating from highschool!" she then began wailing and no one could make out any
actual words.
"Okaasan! Calm down, please!" Gohan said, placing a placating hand on her shoulder.
She did eventually calm down, but that was after Goku had wrapped his arms around her and
rocked her for almost a half-hour. By this time, every other family had already left the
auditorium to move on to the cafeteria. Every family except for Videl's, that is. Her otosan
was in the cafeteria, but since he was hamming it up for the news teams, she decided to stay
where she was and wait for Gohan.
Gohan sidled away from his distraught okaasan over to Videl, who was impatiently tapping her
foot. Gohan sucked in his breath nervously. You see, it hadn't been the graduation that Gohan
was scared of. It had been something else. His lips gently brushed hers for a moment before
he pulled back again.
Videl noticed the look in his eyes. "Gohan, what's wrong?" she asked.
Gohan's heart beat rapidly as he eyed her. "Nothing's wrong Videl," he said. He knelt down on
one knee before her. "Videl... Listen. I love you. You're my entire world and more, and I'm
in heaven whenever I'm around you," he was flushed a brilliant shade of red, and Videl was
near tears. "I would spend an eternity with you, and now I have a question," he reached into
the pocket of his gown and pulled out a small black box. He opened it to reveal a small
crystal blue Sapphire ring. "W-Will you marry me?" he asked, pulling the ring from it's cushion
and sliding it onto her left ring finger.
Videl was crying by now. "Gohan I..." she threw herself into his arms, sobbing into his
shoulder. "Hai, Gohan. Hai, I'll marry you..." she choked out.
Gohan also had tears dripping from his eyes, and he held her for several more minutes. Finally,
he leaned down and kissed her head, wiping away the tears on her face as he did so. "Calm
down," he whispered gently into her ear.
Videl eventually pulled away, smiling through the tears on her face. The pair finally stood
up, and turned around to face Gohan's family.
Vegeta and Trunks held no emotion in their faces. Bulma was comforting Chichi, who was wailing
hysterically about her baby being all grown up and getting married. Goten was leaping into the
air excitedly at the thought of getting an older sister. Goku was smiling at Gohan, and his eyes
held a distinct pride in them. Goku walked over to Gohan, and after a moment he hugged his son.
"Gohan, I want you to know that I'm proud of you," he said, walking over to try and comfort
Chichi.
"Am I really getting a big sister?!" Goten yelled to Gohan as he approached the couple.
Videl smiled and knelt down to him. "Hai Goten. I'll be your big sister," she said, causing
the kodomo to leap at her and knock her to the floor.
Gohan laughed and picked Goten off of his fiance, helping Videl up from the floor afterward.
"Welcome, to my life," he said as he leaned in to kiss her deeply and passionately.
A bitter sweet life. Once you've lost so many, life and death begin to seem like the same
thing. Eventually you begin to wonder if there's really a difference between death and birth,
or if they're really just the same thing. These thoughts will lead someone off and into
insanity, and then you die. Will these thoughts swallow Gohan into their fatal little trap? What
about Videl? Would Gohan be able to survive his life if she or someone else close to him was
lost?
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OOOOOHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Ominous little warning there. I'M SOOOOOO SORRY! I DIDN'T WANT TO
TAKE THIS LONG, I SWEAR! I also have to apologize, 'cause when I wrote out a schedule for
posting chapters in my fics, I said I wanted to update this story AFTER 'Friends Last Forever'
but I've stumbled across a road block, better known as WRITER'S BLOCK! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've never had WRITER'S BLOCK before! Oh well, I suppose every writer hits it at some point.
Once I finish with these author's notes, I'm gonna go write the next Chapter to that fic, at
least what I can. After that, I'm gonna devote all of my time to 'All I Need For Christmas',
so that I can finish that one before Christmas. After that, I'll be right back to this one,
so don't worry. Reviews may help me write faster.
Is anyone else noticing that chapters seem to bounce from happy to sad and then back? The
first chapter was slightly upsetting, 'cause Gohan and Videl broke up. The second Chapter
was very upsetting 'cause Gohan tried to kill himself. In the third Chapter, he actually
died. In the fourth chapter, he was wished back, and he and Videl finally admitted their
love. Then, in the next chapter, Gohan broke up with Videl, and she tried to kill herself!
Then right after that, they found out that Videl was pregnant, and now this! Oh boy. Anywayz,
I am now going to arm myself against the angry mobs of reviewers who have been waiting since
the 27th of October for the next chapter of 'Friends Last Forever'. And you guys thought you
had a long wait! You guys should see what I have in store for this little family next! Now
that I think about it, this story's gonna have lots of cuteness too! Like this chapter for
example! Oh, and I may randomly make a chapter a song fic, but not every chapter, so don't
worry if you hate the song. I have a special song that has unreleased lyrics, they're not even
on lyrics.com! I had to listen to the song 20-30 times to write down the lyrics! And it's not
a really happy song either, so eventually I was crying. That was just great. Anywayz, you'd
make me real happy if you'd review!
Oh, and now I'm gonna give you all a sneak peak to my newest fic. It's just a summary and the
title, but to put it bluntly, it's weird.
'Seduced By The Devil' (Guess who the Devil is)
Videl's a prostitute. Her mother died, and then she was disowned by her father. Desperate for
work she began her terrible life-style. Gohan's been going to high school for several months
now, and when he's at a party one night, he accidentally stumbles upon Videl. He makes it his
mission to help her fix her dysfunctional life, but after being around her for so long, is he
really starting to fall for her?
It'll be rated pg-13, because although there's some suggestive material, there's no sex
(Lemons), and the suggestive material is really just slight.
*= I know people with some of those names!
**= Yeah, yeah, I know it wasn't really 2002, BUT I DON'T CARE!
~Videl~ ~Z~
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Gohan and Videl returned to school on Monday. Neither of them mentioned anything about the
baby, not wanting to cause a stir in the school. The week came and went, and it was finally
the night of graduation. Videl was the valedictorian, which was just another reason that no
one mentioned about her being pregnant. It wouldn't look good for the valedictorian of the
school to be a mother at eighteen.
Gohan moved from one foot to the other as he stood next to Videl on the bleachers. He held
her hand, as though she were the only thing keeping the nervous demi Saiyajin from fainting...
Actually, she was. He looked out on the crowds of people. The parents of every graduating
student were there, as well as every news station around the world. He spotted his family,
as well as Bulma, Trunks, and Vegeta (who looked as though he had been threatened and forced
into coming). Gohan heard the principal droning on and on, and he wondered if she was ever
going to shut up.
Videl's hand was gripping Gohan's in almost a death grip. She was going to have to give a
speech soon. Her heart pounded in her chest, but still she stood up tall and proud. Their
graduation was indoors, because it just had to rain on the graduation day, but even with the
air conditioner, Videl was still sweating in her cap and gown.
"...and now, the speech from our Valedictorian, none other than Satan Videl herself!" the
principal announced.
Videl jumped and swallowed nervously as she stepped down the bleachers to make her speech. She
could feel Gohan squeeze her hand gently before she finally left his side. She had given
speeches before, and she wasn't sure why this one was any different, but it was somehow. She
cleared her throat as she stepped up to the podium, and she adjusted the microphone because
their principal was rather short.
"Moshi Moshi. As you all know, I am Videl Satan, and as most of you know, I'm also the
daughter of Hercule. This is how I'm known to most of you, I'm the daughter of Hercule. This
saddens me just a bit. I've forever been in my otosan's shadow, and very few of you have ever
tried to get to know me, or my personality. Yet I persevered, as has everyone of the people
you see graduating here today. We've all had our hardships, and we've made it through. We are
the future, and if you're graduating here today, I know that you can honestly say that you've
tried your hardest, you gave your best, and you've pulled through. Congratulations! We did it!"
she finished to the crowd's roaring claps and whistles. She quickly ran back to her spot on the
bleachers and leaned against Gohan. Now that her speech was over, her knees were so shaky she
felt as though she would fall.
"Congratulations," Gohan whispered into her ear.
Videl smiled at him and squeezed his hand to try to stop her body from trembling the way it
was.
"Arigato, Videl," the principal began as she stepped up to the podium again. "And now for the
diplomas. We'll be calling the students up in alphabetical order, two students at a time.
You'll come to either the vice-principal or me to recieve your diploma. Now, Adams Aaron and
Adams Jessica, please come forward."
Gohan watched as his classmates stepped forward two by two to be awarded their diplomas. He
was aware that his okaasan had been waiting his entire life for this day, so he stood up
straight, despite the fact that he was so nervous, as well as the fact that he was at least
six inches taller than every other student in the school.
"Twith Anna and Sackson Jennifer!" the principal called up the pair that was just before
Videl and Gohan. Once both of the former alumni recieved their diplomas, the principal spoke
again. "Satan Videl and Son Gohan!" he yelled.
Their hands clenched tighter as they stepped off the bleachers and toward the principal. At
the last second they broke the handhold they each had on the other, and Gohan walked to the
princpal as Videl walked to the vice-principal.
"Congratulations, Son Gohan," the principal said in a soft voice while shaking his left hand.
"Congratulations, Satan Videl," the vice-principal said to Videl, while shaking her right
hand.
Both Gohan and Videl bowed respectively, and then turned around and walked back to their
seats, hand in hand.
"Spelt Joseph and Sraal Aisha*," the principal called.
The minutes ticked by slowly, and Videl and Gohan held each others hand for comfort. Finally,
the principal stepped up to the podium again.
"Congratulations to all of you! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the class of 2002**!" she
yelled. Every student stood up, cheering, and threw their hats into the air. Fortunately with
all the hype, no one noticed that Gohan's hat sailed higher than anyone else's.
As the crowds began mixing, Chichi ran up to her son, sobbing. "My little boy! He's all grown
up and graduating from highschool!" she then began wailing and no one could make out any
actual words.
"Okaasan! Calm down, please!" Gohan said, placing a placating hand on her shoulder.
She did eventually calm down, but that was after Goku had wrapped his arms around her and
rocked her for almost a half-hour. By this time, every other family had already left the
auditorium to move on to the cafeteria. Every family except for Videl's, that is. Her otosan
was in the cafeteria, but since he was hamming it up for the news teams, she decided to stay
where she was and wait for Gohan.
Gohan sidled away from his distraught okaasan over to Videl, who was impatiently tapping her
foot. Gohan sucked in his breath nervously. You see, it hadn't been the graduation that Gohan
was scared of. It had been something else. His lips gently brushed hers for a moment before
he pulled back again.
Videl noticed the look in his eyes. "Gohan, what's wrong?" she asked.
Gohan's heart beat rapidly as he eyed her. "Nothing's wrong Videl," he said. He knelt down on
one knee before her. "Videl... Listen. I love you. You're my entire world and more, and I'm
in heaven whenever I'm around you," he was flushed a brilliant shade of red, and Videl was
near tears. "I would spend an eternity with you, and now I have a question," he reached into
the pocket of his gown and pulled out a small black box. He opened it to reveal a small
crystal blue Sapphire ring. "W-Will you marry me?" he asked, pulling the ring from it's cushion
and sliding it onto her left ring finger.
Videl was crying by now. "Gohan I..." she threw herself into his arms, sobbing into his
shoulder. "Hai, Gohan. Hai, I'll marry you..." she choked out.
Gohan also had tears dripping from his eyes, and he held her for several more minutes. Finally,
he leaned down and kissed her head, wiping away the tears on her face as he did so. "Calm
down," he whispered gently into her ear.
Videl eventually pulled away, smiling through the tears on her face. The pair finally stood
up, and turned around to face Gohan's family.
Vegeta and Trunks held no emotion in their faces. Bulma was comforting Chichi, who was wailing
hysterically about her baby being all grown up and getting married. Goten was leaping into the
air excitedly at the thought of getting an older sister. Goku was smiling at Gohan, and his eyes
held a distinct pride in them. Goku walked over to Gohan, and after a moment he hugged his son.
"Gohan, I want you to know that I'm proud of you," he said, walking over to try and comfort
Chichi.
"Am I really getting a big sister?!" Goten yelled to Gohan as he approached the couple.
Videl smiled and knelt down to him. "Hai Goten. I'll be your big sister," she said, causing
the kodomo to leap at her and knock her to the floor.
Gohan laughed and picked Goten off of his fiance, helping Videl up from the floor afterward.
"Welcome, to my life," he said as he leaned in to kiss her deeply and passionately.
A bitter sweet life. Once you've lost so many, life and death begin to seem like the same
thing. Eventually you begin to wonder if there's really a difference between death and birth,
or if they're really just the same thing. These thoughts will lead someone off and into
insanity, and then you die. Will these thoughts swallow Gohan into their fatal little trap? What
about Videl? Would Gohan be able to survive his life if she or someone else close to him was
lost?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OOOOOHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Ominous little warning there. I'M SOOOOOO SORRY! I DIDN'T WANT TO
TAKE THIS LONG, I SWEAR! I also have to apologize, 'cause when I wrote out a schedule for
posting chapters in my fics, I said I wanted to update this story AFTER 'Friends Last Forever'
but I've stumbled across a road block, better known as WRITER'S BLOCK! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've never had WRITER'S BLOCK before! Oh well, I suppose every writer hits it at some point.
Once I finish with these author's notes, I'm gonna go write the next Chapter to that fic, at
least what I can. After that, I'm gonna devote all of my time to 'All I Need For Christmas',
so that I can finish that one before Christmas. After that, I'll be right back to this one,
so don't worry. Reviews may help me write faster.
Is anyone else noticing that chapters seem to bounce from happy to sad and then back? The
first chapter was slightly upsetting, 'cause Gohan and Videl broke up. The second Chapter
was very upsetting 'cause Gohan tried to kill himself. In the third Chapter, he actually
died. In the fourth chapter, he was wished back, and he and Videl finally admitted their
love. Then, in the next chapter, Gohan broke up with Videl, and she tried to kill herself!
Then right after that, they found out that Videl was pregnant, and now this! Oh boy. Anywayz,
I am now going to arm myself against the angry mobs of reviewers who have been waiting since
the 27th of October for the next chapter of 'Friends Last Forever'. And you guys thought you
had a long wait! You guys should see what I have in store for this little family next! Now
that I think about it, this story's gonna have lots of cuteness too! Like this chapter for
example! Oh, and I may randomly make a chapter a song fic, but not every chapter, so don't
worry if you hate the song. I have a special song that has unreleased lyrics, they're not even
on lyrics.com! I had to listen to the song 20-30 times to write down the lyrics! And it's not
a really happy song either, so eventually I was crying. That was just great. Anywayz, you'd
make me real happy if you'd review!
Oh, and now I'm gonna give you all a sneak peak to my newest fic. It's just a summary and the
title, but to put it bluntly, it's weird.
'Seduced By The Devil' (Guess who the Devil is)
Videl's a prostitute. Her mother died, and then she was disowned by her father. Desperate for
work she began her terrible life-style. Gohan's been going to high school for several months
now, and when he's at a party one night, he accidentally stumbles upon Videl. He makes it his
mission to help her fix her dysfunctional life, but after being around her for so long, is he
really starting to fall for her?
It'll be rated pg-13, because although there's some suggestive material, there's no sex
(Lemons), and the suggestive material is really just slight.
*= I know people with some of those names!
**= Yeah, yeah, I know it wasn't really 2002, BUT I DON'T CARE!
~Videl~ ~Z~
!
!
!
v ...Review button is right there...