Chapter 18: Back to Love

A/N: 18 chapters already!!! WOW!!!!!

***Cleo's POV***

"So Cleo," Gohan said, "meet any interesting boys?" "Not unless Ashton counts," I said, "He's pretty interesting." "I meant have you gone out with any one," Gohan asked. "It depends," I said, "What do you consider a date?" Gohan rolled his eyes. "Hey Mr. Tough Guy, Don't Even," I said, "didn't you read the shirt?" "Yes, I read the shirt," he said, "and it's completely true!" "Shut Up," I said, "and no I haven't gone out with any one, unlike you!" "Hey I never," he said. I ran upstairs.
"Just a day just an ordinary day, just trying to get by," I sang, "just a boy just an ordinary boy, but he was looking to the sky, and as he asked if I would come along I started to realize." At that moment Dad came in. "Cleo," he said, some what kindly, "come here girl." I ran up to him, trying to bring in my tears, and it was at that moment, I was glad to have my father back. "Cleo," he said, "it is ok to cry here, but do not let that Baka get to you outside, you are stronger than that." I cried for a minute, just to get it all out, and then we walked back out. "Cleo, I never meant to, I would have thought," Gohan tried to make excuses, "please, forgive me." "Just drop it," I said, "but don't ask me for anything."
The Sons left and I went back up to my room and listened to Avril Lavigne's Let Go. Bulma came in. "Hey Cleo," she said, "I know how you feel, Yamcha did the same thing to me, I went to Namek and he went out with other girls." "I just don't understand it Mom," I said, "he said he wanted to marry me when we were old enough, but then he just..." "Yea, Yamcha did the same thing, sometimes, we don't meet Prince Charming right away," she smiled, "it took me a while to find your father, that's for sure." She left and I laid in my bed for a while, then got up and left.
I went to the lookout, as Dad called it, to see Dende. When I got there, Gohan was already there, I turned to leave and Dende stopped me. "Talk to him," he said, "please." "Dende, you don't get it," I said, "he told me he loved me, he lied, I don't want anything to do with him." "No, you don't get it Cleo," Dende said his eyes determined, "Gohan thought you hated him." I looked at the half Saiyan, holding his head. I walked up to him. "Gohan," I said. "Cleo," he said standing up, "I thought..." "Just forget it," I said, "I want to put that behind me, pretend it never happened." "I'm all for that," he smiled and kissed me.