Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters. I also do not own the book Prophecy from which part of my idea comes from. I borrowed Videl's mother's name from Escaflowne, which I also do not own, because I don't know her real name. By the way, the Saiyaman Saga never happened, but Buu will appear later on. Videl is a full blood Saiyajin.
Chapter Three
Behind the Masks
Gohan hesitated for a second before he heard Videl call him and he went in. Videl was sitting on the Queen's bed, talking to her as if they were family. Videl spotted Gohan and smiled a real smile at him before standing up and facing the Queen.
"I just finished telling Mother that you claim to be more powerful than Uncle Vegeta."
Gohan's ears nearly fell off his head.
'The Queen is her mother!? Vegeta's her Uncle!?'
"Is it so?" the Queen replied casually.
"Yes your highness-"
"Please call me Varie when we are not in public."
"Varie, I can reach Super Saiyajin Level Two and have almost gotten to SSJ Level Three. While Vegeta and my father can only go Super."
"So my brother has done it," Varie stated.
"Yes," Gohan replied, "My father was the first, when he defeated Freesia."
"You're father was the one to end that tyrant's rampage?" Varie asked.
Gohan shook his head. "He came back with King Cold and a future version of Trunks, Vegeta's son, killed them both easily. That was when I was eight years old."
"What brings you to our corner of existence?" Varie asked him calmly.
Gohan told the two of the past five years and the happenings he'd gone through, with the exception of anything to do with his soul being torn in two, he substituted that he'd wanted to get stronger in for that. When he finished his narration, Videl looked at him with admiration in her eyes.
"So how long do you plan on staying here?" Varie asked him.
"I was only going to stay for half an Earth year, but something, or should I say someone, changed my mind and my plans."
Videl blushed as she saw his gaze land on her during the comment. She suddenly jumped up, excused herself, and sped out of the room.
~~~~~~~~~
Gohan looked blankly after Videl's retreating form.
"What was that about?"
"I think that she is in love with you," Varie replied.
"Me?" Gohan squeaked nervously, replying to the comment, "So quickly? We met only a few hours ago!"
Varie nodded and softly smiled. "I never thought she would ever fall in love. She rejected every male that asked her to be their mate."
"So she is unmarked?"
Varie smirked. "Yes, but why do you want to know?" She asked and grinned when she saw the redness of his face, "You want her to become your mate, don't you?"
Gohan blushed an even deeper red.
"Yeah-that is-I-uh-" he stammered, "But we just met-it wouldn't be right."
"Come on," Varie replied with a childish laugh, "You're just saying that because you're nervous."
Varie continued to tease Gohan. She teased him until he was so red that she was afraid the poor boy would pass out from lack of blood to anywhere besides his face.
"Calm down, I'm just teasing."
Gohan slowly returned to his normal color, but quickly left the room to go find Videl. He never did find her, but he did find someone who could direct him to his room. He took a shower and then went to sleep, Videl still on his mind.
Chapter Three
Behind the Masks
Gohan hesitated for a second before he heard Videl call him and he went in. Videl was sitting on the Queen's bed, talking to her as if they were family. Videl spotted Gohan and smiled a real smile at him before standing up and facing the Queen.
"I just finished telling Mother that you claim to be more powerful than Uncle Vegeta."
Gohan's ears nearly fell off his head.
'The Queen is her mother!? Vegeta's her Uncle!?'
"Is it so?" the Queen replied casually.
"Yes your highness-"
"Please call me Varie when we are not in public."
"Varie, I can reach Super Saiyajin Level Two and have almost gotten to SSJ Level Three. While Vegeta and my father can only go Super."
"So my brother has done it," Varie stated.
"Yes," Gohan replied, "My father was the first, when he defeated Freesia."
"You're father was the one to end that tyrant's rampage?" Varie asked.
Gohan shook his head. "He came back with King Cold and a future version of Trunks, Vegeta's son, killed them both easily. That was when I was eight years old."
"What brings you to our corner of existence?" Varie asked him calmly.
Gohan told the two of the past five years and the happenings he'd gone through, with the exception of anything to do with his soul being torn in two, he substituted that he'd wanted to get stronger in for that. When he finished his narration, Videl looked at him with admiration in her eyes.
"So how long do you plan on staying here?" Varie asked him.
"I was only going to stay for half an Earth year, but something, or should I say someone, changed my mind and my plans."
Videl blushed as she saw his gaze land on her during the comment. She suddenly jumped up, excused herself, and sped out of the room.
~~~~~~~~~
Gohan looked blankly after Videl's retreating form.
"What was that about?"
"I think that she is in love with you," Varie replied.
"Me?" Gohan squeaked nervously, replying to the comment, "So quickly? We met only a few hours ago!"
Varie nodded and softly smiled. "I never thought she would ever fall in love. She rejected every male that asked her to be their mate."
"So she is unmarked?"
Varie smirked. "Yes, but why do you want to know?" She asked and grinned when she saw the redness of his face, "You want her to become your mate, don't you?"
Gohan blushed an even deeper red.
"Yeah-that is-I-uh-" he stammered, "But we just met-it wouldn't be right."
"Come on," Varie replied with a childish laugh, "You're just saying that because you're nervous."
Varie continued to tease Gohan. She teased him until he was so red that she was afraid the poor boy would pass out from lack of blood to anywhere besides his face.
"Calm down, I'm just teasing."
Gohan slowly returned to his normal color, but quickly left the room to go find Videl. He never did find her, but he did find someone who could direct him to his room. He took a shower and then went to sleep, Videl still on his mind.