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*Telepathically talking.*
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wildkat: *Banging head repeatedly against the keyboard*
Gohan: What's wrong with her?
Videl: Oh nothing, except she has a writer's block so big that the Goverment keeps her calling about wanting her to let them use it to land fighter planes.
Gohan: Oh.
*Phone ringing in the background before it is interupted by the answering machine 'Hi! You've reached the seriously Writer Blocked Authoress wildkat. Please leave a message after the beep. PS if this is the Govt. again, you can just forget it!' BEEP! Foreground: *Wildkat is still repeatily banging her head on her keyboard.*
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^AN: Sorry, just felt like doing that.^
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Chapter Three
Videl didn't wait one second, after being released, before she had blasted off for Capsule Corp, where she figured Gohan was. Videl landed next to the main building and suddenly ducked. Goten had tried to run a flying tackle at her, but instead of actually tackling Videl, he had went flying over her and landed on the ground. Goten sat up, blinked, and began to laugh.
"Ooh!" Goten cooed once he calmed, "Beautiful ring Videl!"
Videl laughed lightly at Goten's innocence.
"So you've noticed. I figured you would," She replied.
"Did big brother give it to you?"
Videl nodded.
"Yay!" Goten cried and jumped into the air.
"Does that mean you're gonna be my big sister?" he asked when he had landed.
Videl nodded with a smile on her face and knelt down next to Goten.
"Don't tell anyone okay? We want to surprise them."
"Okay," Goten replied.
"So where is Gohan?"
Goten signaled for her to follow and took off; Videl followed him. He led her to a chamber in the main housing building. Vegeta was standing there, leaning against the door, with a smirk on his face. Goten bugged Videl until she showed Vegeta the ring. Vegeta snorted and then he stood aside and allowed only Videl access to the room.
Videl walked in and froze at the sight before her. Sitting in a tank was the almost unwounded body of Gohan. A breathing mask was strapped on Gohan's face. He was clothed only in the ripped shorts from the fight, but to Videl, right then and there, it didn't matter. Videl put a hand against the glass of the container, right where Gohan's heart was. Just as her palm made contact Gohan's eyes opened, just a little, but they opened.
Slowly Gohan smiled and put his hand against the glass, where her hand touched, and a smile formed on both faces. The look in Gohan's eyes seemed to speaking a question. Videl nodded sharply once, answering Gohan's unspoken question.
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Suddenly Bulma Briefs walked in and stopped in mid-stride as she saw the couple.
"Hey Videl," Bulma spoke, unwilling to break the moment.
Videl jumped, turned to Bulma and sighed.
"You're just in time for his release," Bulma stated.
Videl turned back to the tank with a smile. Bulma turned to the controls and punched in something. Slowly the tank drained and Videl stepped back as it then opened. Gohan stood as Bulma removed the mask and smiled as he stepped out. Videl saw Gohan's smile, threw her arms around his neck, and buried her face in the crook of it.
"When I thought you had died on me-" Videl started, not removing her head from its place.
"Shh," Gohan softly commanded, interrupting her, and started rubbing her back to comfort her, "It's alright. I'm here and I'm alive."
Videl raised her head, her eyes meeting with Gohan's.
"This is twice you've almost died on me."
"I know," Gohan replied, "I didn't mean to-"
Videl cut him off with a finger to his lips. Then the two embraced once more before finally breaking apart. Gohan suddenly noticed the diamond engagement ring on Videl's finger; the one he'd bought for her. He'd seen her nod and had assumed that she was answering his unspoken question of 'Are you alright, Videl?'.
"Hey, you're wearing it! Does this mean you accept?"
Videl smirked. "What do you think?"
"YES!" Gohan cried and jumped into the air in his excitement.
Videl smiled softly at this.
'Gohan can be such a child sometimes. But that's what I love about him.'
"Anyone want to tell me what this is about?!" Bulma asked when Gohan had landed on the ground.
"Will you gather the Z Fighters, my family, and Videl's father?" Gohan softly requested, "We will explain then and only then."
"Ok," Bulma replied, confused, as Gohan and Videl left the room.
Videl and Gohan flew home, Gohan got changed, and then the two came back.
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A little while later, everyone was gathered in the living room of the Capsule Corp. Gohan and Videl stood at the head of the crowd.
"We have an announcement to make!" Gohan excitedly stated.
He looked in Videl's eyes, smiled, and turned back.
"We're engaged!" Videl finished for him.
Hercule fainted out of surprise, along with him was Chi-Chi. Gohan and Videl were congratulated many times before Chi-Chi and Hercule was awoken. During all the commotion Videl saw a inconspicuous look of depression in Gohan's eyes.
"Gohan, is everything alright?"
"It's just that I wish dad could be here, at least for the wedding," Gohan replied softly, "I wanted him to be my Best Man."
*I will be,* Son Goku's voice stated from the blue.
"Dad!" Gohan cried.
Everyone, but Videl, turned to him knowing that Goku was talking to Gohan.
*It's not for just the wedding, it's final. Kate is giving up her life for me.*
"What?!" Gohan replied. "When?!"
*I'll be back in a couple days. I tried to talk Kate out of it, but she insists,* Goku replied with a sigh and then added, *She says it's what she can do to apologize for not helping us fight Cell. She told me she had twins, a boy and a girl, during the Cell Games and that's why she couldn't come. They're about Trunks' age now and quite the handful from what I hear. The boy has mastered Super Saiyajin Level One and the girl flies like a pro.*
"You're kidding! Kate has twins and their about Trunks' age?!"
Shock looks spread for face to face, except Videl's. Videl had no idea what was going on or to whom Gohan was talking to or what it was about.
*The boy's name is Kyle and the girl's name is Aleya.*
"Kyle and Aleya?" Gohan repeated.
*I can't talk much longer, King Kai isn't happy with me and the Grand Kai says there's a lot of work to do to bring someone back after being dead so long,* Goku replied.
"I can't wait Dad!" Gohan replied excitedly.
*Later son,* Goku stated and his voice faded away.
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"Gohan, what's going on?" Videl asked once he stopped talking.
Gohan grinned from ear to ear.
"Dad's come back for good in a couple days!" he cried out to the entire gathering.
Excitement washed through the crowd. Chi-Chi was awakened to tell the wonderful news to which she promptly fainted once again. Goten and Trunks smiled to each other. Goku was coming back for good and it was going to be a major blast.
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Half a week later Videl, Gohan and Chi-Chi were planning the wedding when a bright light appeared in the middle of the room. Suddenly Goku, Kate, and two kids appeared and stepped out. Gohan stopped in his tracks as his father, aunt, and two cousins appeared. Kate turned to Goku.
"Goodbye Goku. You deserve to live. So I'm going to let you."
Goku didn't answer, as he was busy trying not to glance at the halo around her head. Kate knelt beside her children, none crying.
"You two know why I am doing this. Your aunt and uncle will take good care of you two," Kate finished, turned, and began to walk away.
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Aleya suddenly broke away from her brother, ran to her mother, and wrapped her arms around her. Then Kyle grabbed his sister's shoulder. He smiled as his mother turned away and walked toward the light. His father was waiting there, Kyle saw him. His medium length spiky auburn hair and cool green eyes were visible as he was awaiting his love, their mother.
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Kate suddenly stopped and turned.
"Hey Gohan! Catch!" she called.
Gohan looked up in time to catch a flying package.
"Don't go and open it for a few more hours!" Kate called as she began to walk into the light, "It's only part of your gift!"
Halfway into the light, Kate turned and smiled.
"By the way, congratulations, my dear nephew!" Kate yelled and walked the rest of the light before disappearing.
*Telepathically talking.*
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wildkat: *Banging head repeatedly against the keyboard*
Gohan: What's wrong with her?
Videl: Oh nothing, except she has a writer's block so big that the Goverment keeps her calling about wanting her to let them use it to land fighter planes.
Gohan: Oh.
*Phone ringing in the background before it is interupted by the answering machine 'Hi! You've reached the seriously Writer Blocked Authoress wildkat. Please leave a message after the beep. PS if this is the Govt. again, you can just forget it!' BEEP! Foreground: *Wildkat is still repeatily banging her head on her keyboard.*
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^AN: Sorry, just felt like doing that.^
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Chapter Three
Videl didn't wait one second, after being released, before she had blasted off for Capsule Corp, where she figured Gohan was. Videl landed next to the main building and suddenly ducked. Goten had tried to run a flying tackle at her, but instead of actually tackling Videl, he had went flying over her and landed on the ground. Goten sat up, blinked, and began to laugh.
"Ooh!" Goten cooed once he calmed, "Beautiful ring Videl!"
Videl laughed lightly at Goten's innocence.
"So you've noticed. I figured you would," She replied.
"Did big brother give it to you?"
Videl nodded.
"Yay!" Goten cried and jumped into the air.
"Does that mean you're gonna be my big sister?" he asked when he had landed.
Videl nodded with a smile on her face and knelt down next to Goten.
"Don't tell anyone okay? We want to surprise them."
"Okay," Goten replied.
"So where is Gohan?"
Goten signaled for her to follow and took off; Videl followed him. He led her to a chamber in the main housing building. Vegeta was standing there, leaning against the door, with a smirk on his face. Goten bugged Videl until she showed Vegeta the ring. Vegeta snorted and then he stood aside and allowed only Videl access to the room.
Videl walked in and froze at the sight before her. Sitting in a tank was the almost unwounded body of Gohan. A breathing mask was strapped on Gohan's face. He was clothed only in the ripped shorts from the fight, but to Videl, right then and there, it didn't matter. Videl put a hand against the glass of the container, right where Gohan's heart was. Just as her palm made contact Gohan's eyes opened, just a little, but they opened.
Slowly Gohan smiled and put his hand against the glass, where her hand touched, and a smile formed on both faces. The look in Gohan's eyes seemed to speaking a question. Videl nodded sharply once, answering Gohan's unspoken question.
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Suddenly Bulma Briefs walked in and stopped in mid-stride as she saw the couple.
"Hey Videl," Bulma spoke, unwilling to break the moment.
Videl jumped, turned to Bulma and sighed.
"You're just in time for his release," Bulma stated.
Videl turned back to the tank with a smile. Bulma turned to the controls and punched in something. Slowly the tank drained and Videl stepped back as it then opened. Gohan stood as Bulma removed the mask and smiled as he stepped out. Videl saw Gohan's smile, threw her arms around his neck, and buried her face in the crook of it.
"When I thought you had died on me-" Videl started, not removing her head from its place.
"Shh," Gohan softly commanded, interrupting her, and started rubbing her back to comfort her, "It's alright. I'm here and I'm alive."
Videl raised her head, her eyes meeting with Gohan's.
"This is twice you've almost died on me."
"I know," Gohan replied, "I didn't mean to-"
Videl cut him off with a finger to his lips. Then the two embraced once more before finally breaking apart. Gohan suddenly noticed the diamond engagement ring on Videl's finger; the one he'd bought for her. He'd seen her nod and had assumed that she was answering his unspoken question of 'Are you alright, Videl?'.
"Hey, you're wearing it! Does this mean you accept?"
Videl smirked. "What do you think?"
"YES!" Gohan cried and jumped into the air in his excitement.
Videl smiled softly at this.
'Gohan can be such a child sometimes. But that's what I love about him.'
"Anyone want to tell me what this is about?!" Bulma asked when Gohan had landed on the ground.
"Will you gather the Z Fighters, my family, and Videl's father?" Gohan softly requested, "We will explain then and only then."
"Ok," Bulma replied, confused, as Gohan and Videl left the room.
Videl and Gohan flew home, Gohan got changed, and then the two came back.
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A little while later, everyone was gathered in the living room of the Capsule Corp. Gohan and Videl stood at the head of the crowd.
"We have an announcement to make!" Gohan excitedly stated.
He looked in Videl's eyes, smiled, and turned back.
"We're engaged!" Videl finished for him.
Hercule fainted out of surprise, along with him was Chi-Chi. Gohan and Videl were congratulated many times before Chi-Chi and Hercule was awoken. During all the commotion Videl saw a inconspicuous look of depression in Gohan's eyes.
"Gohan, is everything alright?"
"It's just that I wish dad could be here, at least for the wedding," Gohan replied softly, "I wanted him to be my Best Man."
*I will be,* Son Goku's voice stated from the blue.
"Dad!" Gohan cried.
Everyone, but Videl, turned to him knowing that Goku was talking to Gohan.
*It's not for just the wedding, it's final. Kate is giving up her life for me.*
"What?!" Gohan replied. "When?!"
*I'll be back in a couple days. I tried to talk Kate out of it, but she insists,* Goku replied with a sigh and then added, *She says it's what she can do to apologize for not helping us fight Cell. She told me she had twins, a boy and a girl, during the Cell Games and that's why she couldn't come. They're about Trunks' age now and quite the handful from what I hear. The boy has mastered Super Saiyajin Level One and the girl flies like a pro.*
"You're kidding! Kate has twins and their about Trunks' age?!"
Shock looks spread for face to face, except Videl's. Videl had no idea what was going on or to whom Gohan was talking to or what it was about.
*The boy's name is Kyle and the girl's name is Aleya.*
"Kyle and Aleya?" Gohan repeated.
*I can't talk much longer, King Kai isn't happy with me and the Grand Kai says there's a lot of work to do to bring someone back after being dead so long,* Goku replied.
"I can't wait Dad!" Gohan replied excitedly.
*Later son,* Goku stated and his voice faded away.
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"Gohan, what's going on?" Videl asked once he stopped talking.
Gohan grinned from ear to ear.
"Dad's come back for good in a couple days!" he cried out to the entire gathering.
Excitement washed through the crowd. Chi-Chi was awakened to tell the wonderful news to which she promptly fainted once again. Goten and Trunks smiled to each other. Goku was coming back for good and it was going to be a major blast.
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Half a week later Videl, Gohan and Chi-Chi were planning the wedding when a bright light appeared in the middle of the room. Suddenly Goku, Kate, and two kids appeared and stepped out. Gohan stopped in his tracks as his father, aunt, and two cousins appeared. Kate turned to Goku.
"Goodbye Goku. You deserve to live. So I'm going to let you."
Goku didn't answer, as he was busy trying not to glance at the halo around her head. Kate knelt beside her children, none crying.
"You two know why I am doing this. Your aunt and uncle will take good care of you two," Kate finished, turned, and began to walk away.
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Aleya suddenly broke away from her brother, ran to her mother, and wrapped her arms around her. Then Kyle grabbed his sister's shoulder. He smiled as his mother turned away and walked toward the light. His father was waiting there, Kyle saw him. His medium length spiky auburn hair and cool green eyes were visible as he was awaiting his love, their mother.
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Kate suddenly stopped and turned.
"Hey Gohan! Catch!" she called.
Gohan looked up in time to catch a flying package.
"Don't go and open it for a few more hours!" Kate called as she began to walk into the light, "It's only part of your gift!"
Halfway into the light, Kate turned and smiled.
"By the way, congratulations, my dear nephew!" Kate yelled and walked the rest of the light before disappearing.