Ok guys, this is just a short little chappie! Sorry about that, but I promise the next chapter is going to be really, really long.
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Pickles is doing great, cause now he has a friend.
Chapter 7: The next day
Chichi woke up the next morning to find Gohan missing from the couch. She figured he was out fishing; Goku and Goten had already left. It was a Son male bonding moment.
Chichi, being left basically alone in the house, decided cooking could wait and went to check on Videl. She couldn't have been more surprised and delighted by the scene she saw in Gohan's bedroom.
Her boy Gohan was asleep in his bed. Videl, looking very content, was lying in his arms. Chichi flailed her arms in excitement and let out a small squeak. She slapped her hands over her mouth when she saw Gohan stir; the last thing she wanted to do was wake either of them up so she turned and left. All the time she was imagining was her grand kids would look like.
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Videl floated to consciousness feeling very warm and protected. She looked around, momentarily confused as to where she was. Then she remembered yesterday, the storm, and her midnight confession to Gohan. Gohan… She looked down to her waist and stared at the arms wrapped there. She followed them up and confirmed her suspicions. The arms were securely fastened to the broad shoulders of one Son Gohan. Who was currently sleeping. With no shirt on.
Videl found herself in a rather big pickle. Out of principle, Videl was not the kind of girl to want to find herself in this position. On the other hand, now that she was in this position, she found it rather enjoyable. However, she did have a reputation to uphold. She jumped out of bed and yelled "Gohan, just what do you think you are doing?"
Gohan, awakened by the sudden movement and loud shriek, sat up startled. He looked around and saw Videl standing there glaring at him. "Oh, hey Videl. I guess I fell asleep last night. No hard feelings, right?" he asked, grinning cheerfully. Videl felt her chest warm at the grin, but didn't show it.
"I wake up and find you next to me and you expect me to be fine?" Videl yelled.
Gohan was confused. Hadn't Videl asked him to stay last night. It's not like he had done anything last night while she was asleep.
"But, you asked me too stay last night, remember?" Gohan asked. "Because of them storm. Because of," Gohan swallowed, "…because of your mother?"
Videl's eyes widened. She still could barely talk about her mother without crying. "Don't talk about my mother." She whispered coldly, only so she would bust out crying. She knew she was being unfair, but she couldn't help herself. "Don't ever talk about my mother." With that, Videl turned and bolted out of the room into the kitchen. She ran into Chichi there.
"I'm sorry, but I've really got to be going. My father will be worried about me." Videl said. Chichi noticed the slight choke in Videl's voice and the redness around her eyes but decided not to say anything.
"That's ok, I understand. It was nice having you here. Come back." Chichi replied.
"Thank you. Tell Goku and Goten good-bye for me." Videl said and let herself out. She decapsulized her jetcopter and flew off.
Gohan sat, stunned, watching the door Videl had fled out of. After about a minute or so, Gohan himself went tearing out of that same door and almost ran his mother over in the kitchen. He ran out front and yelled, "I'm sorry for whatever I did! Videl!" But it was too late. She was already gone. Gohan let out a wordless yell of frustration. What had gotten into her?
"Ahem." Gohan heard from behind him. Cringing, he turned and there was his mother, frying pan in hand and looking madder than hell. Oh, crap… Gohan thought to himself.
"What did you do too her, young man? She looked ready to cry this morning! And here I thought I'd brought my boys up right!" Chichi wailed dramatically before turning back into the house. Gohan, now confused, frustrated, and scared, just stood rooted in place. He couldn't follow Videl because she didn't know he could fly; he couldn't go back inside because he didn't want to be whacked with the frying pan.
Gohan was still standing there five minutes later when his brother and father returned from fishing. "Hey Gohan! Look! Daddy and I went fishing. Did Videl already leave? I think I saw her jetcopter flying away. Why are you only in your underwear?" Goten asked, youthful innocence in full swing. Gohan just looked blankly down at his brother. He looked up to his father for support. Instead, his father was giving him a look that clearly reflected to much quality time spent with everyone's favorite Saiyan Prince.
"Yeah, Gohan. Why are you only in your underwear. Have a little bit of fun last night?" Goku asked.
Great, now his dad was starting in on him too. The world was too unfair. Roaring again, Gohan turned and stormed inside, disregarding the frying pan threat.
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Videl herself wasn't too sure why she had acted that way towards Gohan. He hadn't done anything wrong. Except be a good guy and be nice to her. But she had run from him.
Why couldn't I just accept someone being nice to me and trying to help? Videl asked herself. And she had been enjoying lying there with him. She had felt protected for the first time in six years since her mother had died and her father turned into…well, whatever he was now.
Her father. Videl was beginning to wonder about him. After watching Gohan and company spar yesterday, Videl was almost convinced that they might be closest to as strong her dad. Videl also had an idea that there was something else Gohan was hiding. Something to do with his eating habits.
Videl vowed once again she would fin out all of Gohan's secrets if it took the rest of her life. Not that I would mind spending the rest of my life with Gohan…woah, were did that come from?
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