Chapter 6
Got to open my eyes to everything
Without a thought
Without a voice without a soul
Videl rang the doorbell to the Satan mansion. The place she once called home was now staring her right in the face again. The door opened so that Gohan and Videl were both facing an older looking man that was fairly hairy and he wore a ridiculous looking Afro upon his head. "Videl?" The man questioned as he looked down at Videl in shock.
"Dad!" Videl shouted excitedly as she ran and hugged her still stunned father.
Hercule pulled away and hut his hands on Videl's shoulders. "Is this really my Videl? Has she really come home?" Hercule asked as he stared at the younger raven-haired girl before him.
"Yes Daddy, I'm home." Videl answered as she gave a smile.
Hercule's face then lit up with the biggest smile he could muster. He pulled his daughter in a giant hug. Videl could tell her father, the "strongest man in the word", was starting to cry by the cracking of his voice. "M-my l-little girl is h-home."
The two shared a long hug, but it was broken when Hercule had to pull away to wipe the streams of tears that came from his eyes. Hercule then noticed Gohan standing there. He quickly stood up straight, made a pathetic attempt at a laugh, extended his arm into the air and forced two fingers into a V shape. Gohan just rolled his eyes, but smiled anyways. Hercule noticed Gohan's expression. He then dropped his pose and looked at Gohan with a scared look on his face. "Hey kid, you won't tell anyone about this will you?" Hercule asked afraid that Gohan would tell the press or something that he had seen the champ cry.
"No, I promise I won't tell a soul." Gohan said though he was really only doing it for Videl's sake.
"Thanks, sorry about that. I usually don't do that, but seeing my little girl for the first time in awhile is emotional if you know what I mean." Hercule said.
"I understand completely Mr. Satan." Gohan replied.
"Oh thanks. I thought you would."
Videl, who had been listening to the small talk the two men, had been making now spoke. "Dad this is Gohan. He's a friend of mine. Gohan this is my father Hercule Satan. You already know that though."
Gohan smiled and extended his hand. "Nice to meet you sir." Though for Gohan it really wasn't.
"You too kid." Hercule replied as he took Gohan's hand and shook it.
Gohan returned the handshake for a second and then let go. "Well let's stop standing here and go catch up." Hercule suggested as he lead the way to two massive wooden doors.
Hercule opened the doors and walked into the room. Gohan gaped as he walked into the room. The living room was bigger than his whole house. Hercule noticed Gohan's expression once more. "Like the room kid? Designed everything myself. Yep I built this entire house from the ground up. Every brick was formed from my own blood sweat and tears."
Videl sighed. What her father was saying was a big lie just like almost everything else he said. Videl didn't say anything though because that would be calling the champ a liar and she didn't want to ruin Gohan's fondness for her father. "Uh, that's amazing." Gohan said pretending to be wowed by Hercule.
"Yeah I know." Hercule replied.
The three sat down and began chatting. "So Gohan, where are you from?" Hercule asked.
"I live in the mountains about five hours from here." Gohan answered.
"That must be a pretty place. You know I always wanted to live in the mountains. Just to get away, but then if I did I'd be away from my public." Hercule said.
"Yeah can't be away for long when I comes to that stuff." Gohan said.
"So how'd you and Videl meet?"
"Well…"
Gohan proceeded to tell Hercule about how Videl and he had met. Gohan didn't go into detail on certain thing though. He figured that there would just be more questions from Hercule and Gohan didn't really want that. After all they were here so that Videl and her father could talk. "Well thanks you for bringing my daughter back to me. A lot of people have missed her, including Sharpner." Hercule said.
"Sharpner?"
"Yeah in fact I'm going to go get him right now." Hercule said as he started to get up.
Videl shook her head in disbelief. "Wait Dad, what are you talking about? You're going to go get Sharpner?"
"Oh yeah forgot to tell you. After you left and all Sharpner was so worried about you that I felt sorry for him and let him move in. We figured if you came back that this would be the first place you'd come and he wanted to be here when you came. So now that you're here I'm going to go get him. Oh he'll be so happy to see you Videl. That kid really loves you." Hercule said as he started walking away again.
Hercule took a few more steps only to be stopped again by another voice. "It's alright Mr. Satan I'm here." Sharpner said as he walked into the room.
Videl froze. Never in her wildest dreams would she have ever expected her nightmare to be looking at her again. Gohan sensed Videl's fear and uneasiness. He put his hand on her shoulder and whispered in her ear. "Don't worry Videl. I'm right here. I won't let him do anything to you ever again."
Sharpner walked over in front of the couch in which Videl and Gohan were sitting. Videl swallowed her fear and forced herself to stand up. She had to face her fears and she came face to face with it. "Oh Videl I'm so glad you're home. I've missed you so much. Why did you leave?" Sharpner crooned as he outstretched his arms to embrace Videl.
Sharpner's action was short lived though. Just as he was bout to encircle his arms around Videl Sharpner found himself abruptly stopped by a firm strong hand on his chest. Sharpner looked up at Gohan staring back down at him with burning black eyes. Sharpner backed off slightly seeing as Gohan looked threatening. Gathering his composure Sharpner looked at Videl only to find that Gohan had stepped in front of her protectively like he was her bodyguard. Sharpner cleared his throat. "So Videl who's the body guard?"
"That is none of concern." Gohan replied.
"Hello, I was talking to Videl. What are you like her protector or something? That's very Boy Scout like of you and all, but now that I'm here I'll take care of her." Sharpner said.
"No you won't." Videl replied.
"And why not?"
"Because I'm here to protect her like you said." Gohan answered in an icy tone.
"And what are you trying to protect her from tough guy?" Sharpner answered.
"You." Gohan answered.
Sharpner looked stunned by Gohan's answer. "Why does she need protection from me? I've never done anything to her." Sharpner said with most certainty.
"Bullshit!" Gohan yelled, "You were the reason why she left. Kami, you're pathetic Sharpner! You've repeated your own lie to yourself so many damned times that you now believe it!"
Hercule stood there in confusion at the events unfolding before him. He had to get this cleared up for there was no way that the champ was going to be left in the dark. "Uh, hate interrupt you guys, but what exactly is going on?" Hercule asked.
"That poor excuse for a human being lied to you about why Videl left. She never misunderstood anything between him and that girl he was with. The fact is Sharpner cheated on Videl and lied about it to y9ou and the entire press!" Gohan yelled as he pointed angrily at Sharpner.
Hercule looked at Sharpner as his steam began to build up. "Is this true?"
"Yes every word of it." Videl answered.
Sharpner looked from Hercule to Videl and back. "Oh come on who are you going to believe? Some stranger dork and a run away or me."
The steam burst. The champ walked over to a now frightened Sharpner and grabbed him the front of his shirt. "I'll take my chance with my daughter and the kid. By the way don't you ever talk to my daughter like that again."
Hercule then lifted Sharpner off the ground. Sharpner grabbed onto Hercule's wrist trying to free himself, but it failed. "This is for my daughter's heart you lying son of a bitch!" Hercule yelled shouted before balling his free hand into a fist.
He then punched Sharpner in the face. Sharpner's head snapped back in reaction. When Sharpner lifted his head back up he felt something warm make its way down from his nose. Hercule dropped Sharpner to the floor as he continued to look coldly at him. "I can't believe you. I let you move into my house, eat off my plate, sleep in my house and you lied to me, the champ, no one lies to the champ. You here me, NO ONE!" Hercule yelled before kicking Sharpner as hard as he could in the gut.
Sharpner doubled over in pain. Never before had he felt such pain and it was too much. "Now get your ass out of my house before something far worse happens to you." Hercule said coldly.
Sharpner got up as fast he could and ran as fast as he could in pain out of the room and out of the house. Hercule took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He then walked over to Videl and brought her close to him. "Videl I'm so sorry. If I would have only known what really happened."
Videl returned her father's embrace. "Dad it wasn't you. Don't blame yourself for what happened."
Hercule pulled away from his daughter and put his hand on her shoulders. "I promise I will never let anyone hurt you like that again."
Videl smiled as she looked up at her father. "Ok daddy."
After that several more houses passed with father and daughter catching up on lost time. When it was time to go Hercule didn't want his baby girl to go. "Videl why can't you stay here?"
"Dad, I'm not ready yet, but don't worry the time will come where I will be back."
Videl hugged her father once more before Gohan and she left.
They walked out to Gohan's car and got in. Just as Gohan was about to put the key in the ignition he was stopped by the sound of his name being called. "Yeah?" Gohan asked.
Gohan then was jerked to the side as Videl wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. "Thank you Gohan." Videl said.
She then kissed him on the cheek before letting go of him.
A dumbfounded Gohan looked at Videl a moment before shaking his head and starting the car. On the way home Gohan couldn't think of anything else other than about the kiss Videl had given him. Yeah sure it was just a kiss on the cheek, but he hadn't expected her to do that. Was that kiss a thank you one or did it mean she wanted something more? Gohan was hit with to many questions. Did he like the kiss that Videl gave him? Well of course, but why? Did he want more from her? Did she want more? Did she like him? Did he like her? Did he love her? At that thought Gohan smiled. Wait, why did he just smile? Did he like her that much? Yes he did? Did he love her? That he wasn't sure of all Gohan was sure of was that he liked Videl a lot. Gohan was asking himself so many questions that he wasn't sure what to think. He only wanted Videl to be happy and that was that.
Never again did anyone her from Sharpner. Never again would Videl have to endure heartache. Gohan had saved her from the darkness. All that remained was to bring her to life.
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Bring me to life
- Evanescence
