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 Five
Emotions
Hours later, Videl rejoined the Land of the Living. Her mother was there and tried to comfort her, but when she saw that Videl would accept no comfort, she left. Alone in her room, Videl curled around her pillow and cried herself to sleep. She dreamed of Gohan, he was standing in the middle of a dark room with his back to her. Videl called out to him a couple times with no response from him.
When Gohan finally turned, she saw that his eyes had turned totally red and a look of evil in them. Videl then took a involuntary step back in fear. Suddenly Gohan laughed evilly, lunged forward, and wrapped his hands around Videl's unprotected throat. With a sneer on his lips, he commenced to choke the life out of her.
Videl woke up, in a cold sweat, screaming loudly. No one heard her since she had had her face buried in her pillow. Videl, with tears streaming down her cheeks, slowly got up, got dressed, and absently wandered the halls. She soon found herself outside Gohan's room. She slipped into the room to check up on her best friend.
Gohan was lying facedown on the bed with his head was turned to the side and away from her. She could somehow sense that his pain filled eyes stared blankly at the wall in front of him. Videl slowly walked over to his bed and his still form. Gohan's back was exposed where he was shirtless. There was a white bandage wrapped around his chest and back.
The sheets were dyed red from where his blood was soaking through the bandage. He was barely conscious if he was any at all. For more than a brief moment nothing moved, nothing stirred. Videl wasn't sure if Gohan was alive or not. Videl, seeing him laying there in that condition, wanted to cry again.
"Gohan?"
"Leave me alone Videl," Gohan suddenly replied, defensively and weakly.
"At least you're alive."
Gohan didn't reply.
"Please tell me what's wrong."
"The problem or the curse?" Gohan replied and rolled over onto his back.
"Curse?" Videl repeated, confused.
"Yes, a curse," Gohan stated bluntly, "One that could kill you."
"What kind of curse?"
Gohan wordlessly sat up and removed the bloody bandage. Videl slowly gathered enough courage to look. When she did look she wished she hadn't, as what she saw brought tears to her azure eyes. An angry, red and black, slash of a unhealed wound twisted across Gohan's numerously scarred chest.
The gash started at his left shoulder and diagonally cut across his chest. The long and very deep slash finally stopped at his mid-section. The skin along the edges of it was blackened as if someone had cut him open with a flaming sword. The wound was so deep that bone was seen through it and, Videl could barely make it out, Gohan's own heart was beating almost in plain view, but Gohan continued to live.
"Gohan!" Videl gasped out at the sight of his beating heart, "What happened to your chest!?"
"Five years ago I fought an evil greater than Freesia and its name was Cell. A Scientist named Dr. Gero, by combining the DNA of most of the fighters I know, created Cell. I was the only one powerful enough to stand a chance against and actually destroy that monster. I was only eleven at the time, but I was and still am the strongest Saiyajin alive.
"During the fight, Cell realized he would loose to me. He decided to self-destruct and take the whole planet with him. My dad sacrificed his life to stop Cell, but Cell came back and my father didn't. The pain of my father's loss, coupled with the thought of loosing all of the people that I love, sent me to the next level of being a Super Saiyajin.
"Before I could give the final blow, the monster sliced me open. He then tore out half my soul and left me as you see me now, a twisted young man with a never-to-heal scar. Without being able to think clearly through the pain, my Saiyajin side took over and I blew Cell away along with half my soul. My sensei, a Namek named Piccolo, said that I would kill thousands and it would be like squashing a bug to me.
"Vegeta said: 'a Saiyajin without a piece of his soul is like an Oozaru. He will become uncontrollable and that means a lot of trouble. He would kill any one of us without a second thought. He would more of a terror to the universe then Freesia and Cell combined.'
"I took to space in hopes to train, become stronger, and overcome the darkness. I've become five times more powerful than what my father was when I left. Meaning that I am now ten times more powerful than Vegeta and twenty times more powerful than the strongest human. I've been fighting the darkness for more than four and a half years. Whenever I try to tell you a certain something, it causes me great pain."
"Try to tell me what?"
Gohan opened his mouth and instantly the pain started.
"Videl the reason-I stare at you all the time-is because you are-the most beautiful sight-I have ever laid eyes upon," Gohan stated through clenched teeth and broken language, "Videl, I love you."
Videl's eyes went wide in shock and tears began to form in them. Gohan saw and misunderstood the reason as to why she was crying.
"I love you too Gohan!" Videl suddenly cried out.
Gohan smiled, in relief, through the pain and moved closer. Videl noted that their faces were now inches apart. Gohan suddenly closed the gap and kissed her on the lips. Videl was in shock at first, but then she gave into the kiss wholeheartedly. When they broke it, both were gasping for air. She laid her head on his right shoulder, tears of happiness running down her cheeks.
"G-Gohan?" Videl suddenly gasped after seeing a light and looking down.
Gohan followed her eyes and his widened in surprise. When Videl's tears had hit his wound they had healed it completely. Now there was only a dull, light pink, scar where his wound had been. Videl wept with more tears of joy as she nimbly ran her fingers over the skin. Gohan then smiled once again and then gently kissed Videl a second time.
That night the two bonded and became mates. Varie approved of the two and so did the people, though they knew Gohan was a half-breed. Bonding was the Saiyajin form of marriage, so there was no ceremony. Videl and Gohan were as in love as anyone could be.
Chapter Five
Emotions
Hours later, Videl rejoined the Land of the Living. Her mother was there and tried to comfort her, but when she saw that Videl would accept no comfort, she left. Alone in her room, Videl curled around her pillow and cried herself to sleep. She dreamed of Gohan, he was standing in the middle of a dark room with his back to her. Videl called out to him a couple times with no response from him.
When Gohan finally turned, she saw that his eyes had turned totally red and a look of evil in them. Videl then took a involuntary step back in fear. Suddenly Gohan laughed evilly, lunged forward, and wrapped his hands around Videl's unprotected throat. With a sneer on his lips, he commenced to choke the life out of her.
Videl woke up, in a cold sweat, screaming loudly. No one heard her since she had had her face buried in her pillow. Videl, with tears streaming down her cheeks, slowly got up, got dressed, and absently wandered the halls. She soon found herself outside Gohan's room. She slipped into the room to check up on her best friend.
Gohan was lying facedown on the bed with his head was turned to the side and away from her. She could somehow sense that his pain filled eyes stared blankly at the wall in front of him. Videl slowly walked over to his bed and his still form. Gohan's back was exposed where he was shirtless. There was a white bandage wrapped around his chest and back.
The sheets were dyed red from where his blood was soaking through the bandage. He was barely conscious if he was any at all. For more than a brief moment nothing moved, nothing stirred. Videl wasn't sure if Gohan was alive or not. Videl, seeing him laying there in that condition, wanted to cry again.
"Gohan?"
"Leave me alone Videl," Gohan suddenly replied, defensively and weakly.
"At least you're alive."
Gohan didn't reply.
"Please tell me what's wrong."
"The problem or the curse?" Gohan replied and rolled over onto his back.
"Curse?" Videl repeated, confused.
"Yes, a curse," Gohan stated bluntly, "One that could kill you."
"What kind of curse?"
Gohan wordlessly sat up and removed the bloody bandage. Videl slowly gathered enough courage to look. When she did look she wished she hadn't, as what she saw brought tears to her azure eyes. An angry, red and black, slash of a unhealed wound twisted across Gohan's numerously scarred chest.
The gash started at his left shoulder and diagonally cut across his chest. The long and very deep slash finally stopped at his mid-section. The skin along the edges of it was blackened as if someone had cut him open with a flaming sword. The wound was so deep that bone was seen through it and, Videl could barely make it out, Gohan's own heart was beating almost in plain view, but Gohan continued to live.
"Gohan!" Videl gasped out at the sight of his beating heart, "What happened to your chest!?"
"Five years ago I fought an evil greater than Freesia and its name was Cell. A Scientist named Dr. Gero, by combining the DNA of most of the fighters I know, created Cell. I was the only one powerful enough to stand a chance against and actually destroy that monster. I was only eleven at the time, but I was and still am the strongest Saiyajin alive.
"During the fight, Cell realized he would loose to me. He decided to self-destruct and take the whole planet with him. My dad sacrificed his life to stop Cell, but Cell came back and my father didn't. The pain of my father's loss, coupled with the thought of loosing all of the people that I love, sent me to the next level of being a Super Saiyajin.
"Before I could give the final blow, the monster sliced me open. He then tore out half my soul and left me as you see me now, a twisted young man with a never-to-heal scar. Without being able to think clearly through the pain, my Saiyajin side took over and I blew Cell away along with half my soul. My sensei, a Namek named Piccolo, said that I would kill thousands and it would be like squashing a bug to me.
"Vegeta said: 'a Saiyajin without a piece of his soul is like an Oozaru. He will become uncontrollable and that means a lot of trouble. He would kill any one of us without a second thought. He would more of a terror to the universe then Freesia and Cell combined.'
"I took to space in hopes to train, become stronger, and overcome the darkness. I've become five times more powerful than what my father was when I left. Meaning that I am now ten times more powerful than Vegeta and twenty times more powerful than the strongest human. I've been fighting the darkness for more than four and a half years. Whenever I try to tell you a certain something, it causes me great pain."
"Try to tell me what?"
Gohan opened his mouth and instantly the pain started.
"Videl the reason-I stare at you all the time-is because you are-the most beautiful sight-I have ever laid eyes upon," Gohan stated through clenched teeth and broken language, "Videl, I love you."
Videl's eyes went wide in shock and tears began to form in them. Gohan saw and misunderstood the reason as to why she was crying.
"I love you too Gohan!" Videl suddenly cried out.
Gohan smiled, in relief, through the pain and moved closer. Videl noted that their faces were now inches apart. Gohan suddenly closed the gap and kissed her on the lips. Videl was in shock at first, but then she gave into the kiss wholeheartedly. When they broke it, both were gasping for air. She laid her head on his right shoulder, tears of happiness running down her cheeks.
"G-Gohan?" Videl suddenly gasped after seeing a light and looking down.
Gohan followed her eyes and his widened in surprise. When Videl's tears had hit his wound they had healed it completely. Now there was only a dull, light pink, scar where his wound had been. Videl wept with more tears of joy as she nimbly ran her fingers over the skin. Gohan then smiled once again and then gently kissed Videl a second time.
That night the two bonded and became mates. Varie approved of the two and so did the people, though they knew Gohan was a half-breed. Bonding was the Saiyajin form of marriage, so there was no ceremony. Videl and Gohan were as in love as anyone could be.