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 Four
Swallow Your Fears
It has been six months since Gohan's arrival. Many of the New Vegetasei natives say that it is as plain as day that the Princess and the hybrid boy have something going on between them besides a close friendship. Little did everyone know that the assumptions about the two were completely right.
Gohan was in love with Videl, but he wasn't sure if Videl felt that way about him. He was madly in love with her, but he never showed it. Videl didn't know why his face would go red and he would stammer when she asked him certain things. Gohan was simply scared of his feelings and little did he know Varie knew about it.
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Videl smiled as her best friend sat down beside her. The two normally came out upon the roof of the castle to stargaze, but stayed in when there was a full moon, as did everyone else. Videl somehow knew Gohan never looked at the stars. Gohan was too busy staring at her to stargaze. Videl didn't know why he was always staring at her and it unnerved her a bit.
"Gohan?"
"Hmm?" The hybrid asked, too busy gazing to reply.
"Why do you stare at me and not the stars?"
"Do I stare?"
"Yes."
Gohan sighed. 'I guess it's time to confess,' he thought to himself.
"Videl I-"
Gohan was suddenly cut off as a white-hot pain began to spread throughout his chest and upper body. Videl froze to her spot as Gohan began to scream and writhe in agony. He clutched at his shirt, as if his heart was going to fly away. With her best friend having some sort of attack, Videl couldn't think straight. She did the one thing that she could think of at the moment and that was to scream bloody murder and hope someone heard her.
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Queen Varie was walking along a hall when she clearly heard her daughter screaming out in terror. Varie, who was immediately followed by several of the guards, rushed down the hall and to the stairs that led to the roof. There they found the young man that was the Princess's friend in terrible pain and the Princess herself, screaming her lungs out in terror, kneeling beside him.
Immediately Gohan was picked up and carried down to his room and then the Royal Healer was called. The Queen herself, who was comforting her distraught daughter, stayed in the room with her. Videl refused to leave and had been at Gohan's side since he'd been carried in there. Try as they might, they could not wrench the girl from the room.
When the healer arrived they managed to make the Princess leave. After a few hours' wait, the Healer emerged from Gohan's room. The look in his eyes nearly made Videl burst into tears. He tried to talk so softly that only the Queen could hear, but Videl's sensitive ears helped her overhear it anyway.
"The young man is in critical condition. He has a massive chest wound and has lost a substantial amount of blood. There is no way he'll live through the hour, let alone the night. If he was to live and make a complete recovery, it would be a medical miracle as well as a mystery."
"That's horrible!" the Queen cried.
"He has a huge gash across his chest, the lung seems to be a damaged quite a bit and he is bleeding outside as well as internally. To put it simply, the boy is slowly dying from a wound that just appeared out of nowhere."
'Dying?' Videl repeated over in her mind. 'Dying?! NO!'
Thanks to those few overheard sentences Videl's whole world crumbled and she knew no more but blackness.
Chapter Four
Swallow Your Fears
It has been six months since Gohan's arrival. Many of the New Vegetasei natives say that it is as plain as day that the Princess and the hybrid boy have something going on between them besides a close friendship. Little did everyone know that the assumptions about the two were completely right.
Gohan was in love with Videl, but he wasn't sure if Videl felt that way about him. He was madly in love with her, but he never showed it. Videl didn't know why his face would go red and he would stammer when she asked him certain things. Gohan was simply scared of his feelings and little did he know Varie knew about it.
~~~~~~~~~
Videl smiled as her best friend sat down beside her. The two normally came out upon the roof of the castle to stargaze, but stayed in when there was a full moon, as did everyone else. Videl somehow knew Gohan never looked at the stars. Gohan was too busy staring at her to stargaze. Videl didn't know why he was always staring at her and it unnerved her a bit.
"Gohan?"
"Hmm?" The hybrid asked, too busy gazing to reply.
"Why do you stare at me and not the stars?"
"Do I stare?"
"Yes."
Gohan sighed. 'I guess it's time to confess,' he thought to himself.
"Videl I-"
Gohan was suddenly cut off as a white-hot pain began to spread throughout his chest and upper body. Videl froze to her spot as Gohan began to scream and writhe in agony. He clutched at his shirt, as if his heart was going to fly away. With her best friend having some sort of attack, Videl couldn't think straight. She did the one thing that she could think of at the moment and that was to scream bloody murder and hope someone heard her.
~~~~~~~~
Queen Varie was walking along a hall when she clearly heard her daughter screaming out in terror. Varie, who was immediately followed by several of the guards, rushed down the hall and to the stairs that led to the roof. There they found the young man that was the Princess's friend in terrible pain and the Princess herself, screaming her lungs out in terror, kneeling beside him.
Immediately Gohan was picked up and carried down to his room and then the Royal Healer was called. The Queen herself, who was comforting her distraught daughter, stayed in the room with her. Videl refused to leave and had been at Gohan's side since he'd been carried in there. Try as they might, they could not wrench the girl from the room.
When the healer arrived they managed to make the Princess leave. After a few hours' wait, the Healer emerged from Gohan's room. The look in his eyes nearly made Videl burst into tears. He tried to talk so softly that only the Queen could hear, but Videl's sensitive ears helped her overhear it anyway.
"The young man is in critical condition. He has a massive chest wound and has lost a substantial amount of blood. There is no way he'll live through the hour, let alone the night. If he was to live and make a complete recovery, it would be a medical miracle as well as a mystery."
"That's horrible!" the Queen cried.
"He has a huge gash across his chest, the lung seems to be a damaged quite a bit and he is bleeding outside as well as internally. To put it simply, the boy is slowly dying from a wound that just appeared out of nowhere."
'Dying?' Videl repeated over in her mind. 'Dying?! NO!'
Thanks to those few overheard sentences Videl's whole world crumbled and she knew no more but blackness.