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pan son: So it's just cute, not excessively mushy? Yay! I was kinda worried about that...

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::......::-thoughts ~......~-flashbacks ^^......^^-change of place/location

Threats

Chapter Two: A Few Bad Nights

"Hercule, what's more important: Your fame, or your daughter's life?" Gohan
asked, standing in the living room of the Satan mansion...zip code, really. It was the day
after Videl had been shot, therefore, it was Friday.


Hercule was sitting in his Lay-Z-Boy, while Gohan stood in front of him, Videl being the
only thing stopping Gohan from murdering her father for his stubbornness.


"Videl, could you step outside for a second? I promise I won't kill him," Gohan said,
jerking his thumb at Hercule, who hadn't answered Gohan's question.


"Okay," Videl said, eyeing Gohan nervously before leaving the room.


Gohan's eyes flashed menacingly, and he walked over to Videl's fake of a father. The
Saiyan bent down to eye level, glaring at the older man before he said, "Listen, I love
your daughter. Go ahead. Don't admit to the world you're a fake. Keep lying to them.
But remember: If Videl dies, you die."


He stood up straight again and walked toward the door. He grabbed the knob, but before
he turned it, he said, "But you're lucky. I'll do everything I can to protect Videl, so you
should be safe." With that, he walked out, joining Videl.


^^Midnight, Son residence^^

Gohan tossed and turned in his bed, unable to sleep. Dende, he was worried about
Videl.


::I should've invited her over here. She'd be a lot safer,:: he thought. He had been
closely monitoring Videl's energy all night. It had been fine, so far. He threw back his
covers in frustration and went out to the kitchen, surprised to see Chi-Chi there as well.


"You're worried about her, too?" his mother inquired.


Gohan nodded sheepishly, now glad he had decided to tell his mother about the note, and
said, "I should have asked her to stay here."


Chi-Chi smiled and said, "Gohan, she'll be fine. She's tough."


"Yeah, but there could be people stronger than her...besides the Z fighters, I mean. What
the-Videl!" Gohan's head shot up as he felt Videl's ki rise a bit, then plummet, then head
toward the Son house.


"What is it?" Chi-Chi asked.


"Videl's hurt!" Gohan explained.


"You go get her. I'll wake Goku up and have him get a Sensu bean from Korin's," Chi-
Chi said, hurrying down the hall of the small house.


Gohan ran outside in just sweatpants, no shirt, not even noticing the chill. He took off,
going Super as he flew toward Videl's fading energy. It only took him a few minutes to
reach her, and when he did, he wasn't happy.


She was obviously struggling to stay airborne, and she had a bloody gash across her
forehead, one from her right shoulder to her elbow, and a small stab to the back, bleeding
nearly as much as the others.


He flew to her, taking her in his arms.


"Some guy with a knife...broke my window. He must've been on steroids or somethin,
cuz he was a lot stronger than me," Videl managed to say.


Gohan shushed her, landing on the cold, hard ground. He ripped off his pant leg from the
knee down, securing the makeshift bandage tightly around her arm, which was her largest
wound. He picked her up, trying to stop the cut on her back bleeding with his hand.


He took off toward his house, slow enough for Videl's weakened body to take it. Videl
slipped into unconsciousness along the way.


When he got home, his chest and arms now blood-soaked, Goku had returned with the
Sensu bean.


"Oh my gosh! Videl!" Chi-Chi exclaimed, seeing the bloody mass in her son's arms.


Gohan went into the living room, laying Videl down on the couch. He then noticed
another wound on her left calf. It was deep, all the way to the bone, and about three
inches long. He put another bandage on it, thinking, ::How'd I miss that one?::


"Videl, wake up! Please, wake up!" he begged. He shook her uninjured arm gently,
getting no response. He sighed, wiping blood off her forehead with the damp cloth his
mother brought him.


"C'mon, Videl! Wake up! You can't eat the Sensu bean unless you wake up," he said,
"Please, Videl. I don't want to lose you."


He stared at her pale face, usually so full of life, and her closed lids, hiding the cerulean
eyes he could get lost in.


"Videl, please wake up...I love you," he whispered. He stroked her soft cheek with his
thumb and said, "Videl...I love you...You can't leave me before I tell you that."


Goku and Chi-Chi stood in the doorway, the latter trying to hold back tears.


"Chi, she'll live. Don't worry. Gohan loves her too much to let her go," Goku said. Chi-
Chi nodded, leading her husband back to the kitchen.


Gohan gripped Videl's hand, softly singing something Chi-Chi had often sung to himself
and Goten when they were babies/toddlers.


"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. So please don't take my sunshine away."


He wiped blood off of her face, trying to stop the blood flow. He sung it again, and in the
middle of 'away,' Videl's eyes slowly opened.


"Gohan...?" she said, seeing a face through blurry eyes, not quite sure it was him.


"Yeah. Open your mouth. I've got a Sensu bean for you," Gohan replied, holding the
bean up. Videl obliged, allowing Gohan to put the bean in her mouth. She ate it, and her
wounds instantly healed, and she sat up.


"Thanks, Gohan," she said, hugging the Saiyan tightly.


"No prob," Gohan replied, hugging back. "Why don't you stay here for the rest of the
night?" Gohan asked when they separated.


"Okay, thanks," Videl replied.


"You've still got stuff here, right?" Gohan asked.


"Yeah, I think," Videl said, walking over to the bookshelf. She picked up a capsule from
the small section labeled 'Videl's stuff,' which had been put up less than three weeks
after Buu, since Videl spent the night at the Son house so often.


"Viola," she said. She went to change clothes and clean up in the bathroom, while Gohan
found his parents, informing them that Videl was fine, and getting permission for her to
spend the night. They said yes, so Gohan got a blanket from his room, freeing his bed for
Videl.


^^The next night, 3 a.m., Satan mansion^^


Videl rolled over, unable to sleep.


::What if he comes again? I've nearly died twice, and my good-for-nothing father won't
do anything,:: she thought. She buried her face in her pillow, letting out a loud sigh of
frustration. She stood up, changing from pjs to regular clothes; then hopped out of her newly fixed window. She flew the by then familiar route to her best friend's house, arriving in about 15 minutes. She landed in the Son front yard, walking around the house to Gohan's window.


She knocked softly, hoping he would hear it. Her prayers we answered when Gohan walked over and opened the window.


"Videl? What happened? They didn't come back, did they?" he asked/whispered.


"No, I'm fine...I just...I wanted to...I don't know..." Videl faltered, trying to think of something to say that wouldn't make her sound like a sissy in front of her crush.


"Come on in. we'll talk," Gohan said, understanding as always. He moved away from the window so Videl could climb in.


They sat down on Gohan's bed, and Gohan said, "Now, what's wrong? Tell Uncle Gohan."


Videl smiled, despite her bad mood. It quickly disappeared, though, when she started talking.


"I...I'm scared of them, Gohan. I don't wanna get hurt anymore. Last night...it was just like Spopovich...I couldn't do anything. He was so much stronger than me," she said, trying to hold back tears. Gohan pulled Videl over to him, onto his lap.


"Videl, it'll be alright. I promise," he said. He kissed the top of her head and said, "Tell you what. Why don't you stay here until we figure this whole thing out?"


"If Dad let's me, that'd be great. Thanks, Gohan," Videl replied.


"I'm gonna keep you safe, Videl. I swear it," Gohan said with determination.


Videl turned to him, making him blush when she said, "Did I ever tell you that you're my hero?" He blushed an even deeper red when she kissed his cheek.


Gohan finally couldn't stand hiding his feelings anymore. No more blushing, no more stumbling over words. He had the perfect girl sitting on his lap; a girl he had loved for nearly two months. She was...Videl. He brushed his lips lightly against Videl's, then pulled back, apprehensive, waiting for her reaction.


She sat there, wide-eyed, for a second, then finally snapped out of it. "So, does this mean you like me?" she asked, a small smile on her lips.


"Actually...um...I love you," Gohan said, regretting his words after he said them.


"Good, because I love you, too," Videl said. Gohan adopted that grin he inherited from his father, giving Videl a hug. The hug broke off, and their heads moved closer together. Their eyes slid shut as their lips met in a passionate kiss.


"I love you, Gohan," Videl repeated. "My Gohan," she added.


"I've waited quite a while to be 'your Gohan,'" Gohan said.


Videl yawned, and Gohan said, "Let's get to bed, Videl." Videl nodded in agreement. Gohan got in his bed, leaving a space for his new girlfriend.


Videl didn't hesitate to lie down, and Gohan wrapped his strong arms around her as he said, "Operation PMPV starts now."


"PMPV?" Videl said in q questioning voice.


"Protect My Precious Videl," Gohan replied.


Videl smiled, snuggling into Gohan's chest, falling asleep right away.


Before he drifted off himself, Gohan thought, ::This would be a dream come true, if it weren't for those people trying to hurt Videl.:: He stroked the sleeping Videl's cheek and added, ::My Videl.::




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In the next chapter of Threats: Goku the Detective!