(Ok, I noticed I've messed up the ages. Gohan was in jail for 8 years, not
6, so he's 18, and Videl is a year younger than Gohan. So she's 17!)
Eventually Naka's parents came in and told Gohan it was time to go to the couch. Gohan left the room rather tired. He was glad he no longer had a girl sitting on his lap. Though, that girl Shinaru intrigued him. The whole time she just sat wandering about something and looking at Gohan with a weird expression.
"What's her deal?" Gohan thought as he lay down on the couch.
The couch was surprisingly comfortable and Gohan quickly fell asleep. Back in the girls room Naka was interrogating Shinaru.
"So... I haven't heard you mention 'you know who' ALL night."
Shinaru looked up in confusement.
"Who's 'you know who'?" Shinaru asked.
"Let's see, he's tall, has long black hair, buff, and goes by the name Reinoko."
"Reinoko? What about him?"
"Come on Shinaru, you've been going out with him for like three years. Seriously girl, you've kissed him.
Shinaru looked confused and surprised.
("Maybe that's why I don't want Gohan to find me. Maybe I'm afraid I'll have to choose between the two. But, who would I choose. I mean, I don't like Reinoko THAT much, but then again I don't know anything about Gohan anymore. Who do I choose?") Shinaru thought busily in her head.
She glanced out of the open door over at Gohan. She smiled a little.
("If he IS my Gohan, what would happen if I didn't pick him?")
"Earth to Shinaru!" Naka said waving a hand in front of Shinaru's daydreaming face.
Snapping back to reality, Shinaru shook her head and stood up.
"I think I'm going to go to bed now."
She left the room. But, when she passed the sleeping boy on the couch, she couldn't help but stop and stare. He looked so peaceful, just her Gohan did those years ago. Shinaru looked deeply into the sleeping Gohan's face. She gasped when she realized, she could see the 10 year old sleeping Gohan in his expression. Steadily Shinaru walked over to Gohan. Her hands were cold, and Gohan must have noticed, because when she touched his cheek, he flinched. She began to stroke the side of his face, smiling brightly remembering him form 8 years before. She jumped when Gohan's hand landed on top of hers. He grasped her hand, still asleep. Shinaru froze as he whispered something.
"Videl."
She tore her hand away and walked to her room. As she sat on her bed, she stared at her hand. Now she KNEW that the two Gohan's were the same. He WAS still looking for her, just as he had promised. Eight years, and he had kept his promised. A tear glided from her cheek when she realized, that she hadn't kept her end of the promise. She had gone, and fallen in love with someone new.
"What am I going to do?" Shinaru choked as more tears fell.
~
That morning, Shinaru, Naka and Gohan decided to eat out since their parents refused to feed Gohan. They went to a small coffee place, and got some donuts. While they were sitting and eating the one thing Shinaru was dreading, walked right up to her.
"Hello cutie." A voice from behind said; placing a hand on Shinaru's shoulder.
Forgetting her worry's for a brief moment, Shinaru turned to greet the voice and kissed him lightly on the lips. She was smiling but it faded when she turned back towards the table and she saw a glimpse of Gohan. The boy sat down in an empty chair, and looked at Gohan then looked over at Naka.
"So Naka, did you pick up a new guy?" The boy teased.
"Reinoko! I did not! His name is Gohan." Naka protested.
"So is he one of your friends from the slammer?"
"You shouldn't judge people like that, but yes actually he is."
"Well, well then. It's nice to meet you Gohan." Reinoko greeted. He stuck out his hand and after a moment of confusion, Gohan shook hands with him.
All four of them left the coffee place, and were walking down the road when Reinoko said he had to spilt, but not before reminding Shinaru of their date later that evening. Shinaru froze for a second. She hadn't even thought about their date! She'd been so rapped up in Gohan that she hadn't had time to even pick out what to wear. Not that it much mattered, they weren't going to any place fancy for dinner, and then it was just a movie. As they proceeded aimlessly down a sidewalk, a store window caught Naka's watchful eye. Excitedly, she darted into the store. Leaving Gohan and Shinaru behind.
"This is my chance to ask him." Shinaru thought, but she couldn't get the words to form in her mind. What should she say? ~Gohan, are you by any chance looking for a girl named Videl, and also did you um, kill a guy named Chipp 8 years ago? Oh, yeah THAT would go over well, especially if it ISN'T him. ~
Shinaru was caught up in her thoughts that she found herself being confronted by Gohan before she had the chance to utter his name. Gohan looked at her sweetly, but distantly. Earlier that day, she had noticed Gohan looking at her funny, but she hadn't really thought much of it.
"So, that guy, Reinoko, is he your um.your.
"Yeah..he.he is." Shinaru answered, knowing what he was asking.
Gohan sighed, and looked toward the sidewalk.
'Is something wrong?" Shinaru questioned.
"Um, no, it's just.I thought you were..I mean, I'm looking for someone, and for some reason I thought that maybe you were her.but.whatever."
"Is this person someone special to you?" Shinaru wondered, thinking that this solved her problem on how to ask him.
"Well.you see a long time ago, 8 years, I met this girl, and she became really important to me. But we were separated. I swore to her that I would find her, and that's what brought me to the city, I'm still looking for her." Gohan explained.
Shinaru held back a choke. She had already figured out that this Gohan and her Gohan were the same. But this was the first time he actually gave her cold hard evidence. She wanted so bad to tell him that he had found her. That she was that important person, and that now they could run away and be happy. But the thought of Reinoko stayed glued in her mind. She knew that sooner or later she would have to choose between the two.
Eventually Naka's parents came in and told Gohan it was time to go to the couch. Gohan left the room rather tired. He was glad he no longer had a girl sitting on his lap. Though, that girl Shinaru intrigued him. The whole time she just sat wandering about something and looking at Gohan with a weird expression.
"What's her deal?" Gohan thought as he lay down on the couch.
The couch was surprisingly comfortable and Gohan quickly fell asleep. Back in the girls room Naka was interrogating Shinaru.
"So... I haven't heard you mention 'you know who' ALL night."
Shinaru looked up in confusement.
"Who's 'you know who'?" Shinaru asked.
"Let's see, he's tall, has long black hair, buff, and goes by the name Reinoko."
"Reinoko? What about him?"
"Come on Shinaru, you've been going out with him for like three years. Seriously girl, you've kissed him.
Shinaru looked confused and surprised.
("Maybe that's why I don't want Gohan to find me. Maybe I'm afraid I'll have to choose between the two. But, who would I choose. I mean, I don't like Reinoko THAT much, but then again I don't know anything about Gohan anymore. Who do I choose?") Shinaru thought busily in her head.
She glanced out of the open door over at Gohan. She smiled a little.
("If he IS my Gohan, what would happen if I didn't pick him?")
"Earth to Shinaru!" Naka said waving a hand in front of Shinaru's daydreaming face.
Snapping back to reality, Shinaru shook her head and stood up.
"I think I'm going to go to bed now."
She left the room. But, when she passed the sleeping boy on the couch, she couldn't help but stop and stare. He looked so peaceful, just her Gohan did those years ago. Shinaru looked deeply into the sleeping Gohan's face. She gasped when she realized, she could see the 10 year old sleeping Gohan in his expression. Steadily Shinaru walked over to Gohan. Her hands were cold, and Gohan must have noticed, because when she touched his cheek, he flinched. She began to stroke the side of his face, smiling brightly remembering him form 8 years before. She jumped when Gohan's hand landed on top of hers. He grasped her hand, still asleep. Shinaru froze as he whispered something.
"Videl."
She tore her hand away and walked to her room. As she sat on her bed, she stared at her hand. Now she KNEW that the two Gohan's were the same. He WAS still looking for her, just as he had promised. Eight years, and he had kept his promised. A tear glided from her cheek when she realized, that she hadn't kept her end of the promise. She had gone, and fallen in love with someone new.
"What am I going to do?" Shinaru choked as more tears fell.
~
That morning, Shinaru, Naka and Gohan decided to eat out since their parents refused to feed Gohan. They went to a small coffee place, and got some donuts. While they were sitting and eating the one thing Shinaru was dreading, walked right up to her.
"Hello cutie." A voice from behind said; placing a hand on Shinaru's shoulder.
Forgetting her worry's for a brief moment, Shinaru turned to greet the voice and kissed him lightly on the lips. She was smiling but it faded when she turned back towards the table and she saw a glimpse of Gohan. The boy sat down in an empty chair, and looked at Gohan then looked over at Naka.
"So Naka, did you pick up a new guy?" The boy teased.
"Reinoko! I did not! His name is Gohan." Naka protested.
"So is he one of your friends from the slammer?"
"You shouldn't judge people like that, but yes actually he is."
"Well, well then. It's nice to meet you Gohan." Reinoko greeted. He stuck out his hand and after a moment of confusion, Gohan shook hands with him.
All four of them left the coffee place, and were walking down the road when Reinoko said he had to spilt, but not before reminding Shinaru of their date later that evening. Shinaru froze for a second. She hadn't even thought about their date! She'd been so rapped up in Gohan that she hadn't had time to even pick out what to wear. Not that it much mattered, they weren't going to any place fancy for dinner, and then it was just a movie. As they proceeded aimlessly down a sidewalk, a store window caught Naka's watchful eye. Excitedly, she darted into the store. Leaving Gohan and Shinaru behind.
"This is my chance to ask him." Shinaru thought, but she couldn't get the words to form in her mind. What should she say? ~Gohan, are you by any chance looking for a girl named Videl, and also did you um, kill a guy named Chipp 8 years ago? Oh, yeah THAT would go over well, especially if it ISN'T him. ~
Shinaru was caught up in her thoughts that she found herself being confronted by Gohan before she had the chance to utter his name. Gohan looked at her sweetly, but distantly. Earlier that day, she had noticed Gohan looking at her funny, but she hadn't really thought much of it.
"So, that guy, Reinoko, is he your um.your.
"Yeah..he.he is." Shinaru answered, knowing what he was asking.
Gohan sighed, and looked toward the sidewalk.
'Is something wrong?" Shinaru questioned.
"Um, no, it's just.I thought you were..I mean, I'm looking for someone, and for some reason I thought that maybe you were her.but.whatever."
"Is this person someone special to you?" Shinaru wondered, thinking that this solved her problem on how to ask him.
"Well.you see a long time ago, 8 years, I met this girl, and she became really important to me. But we were separated. I swore to her that I would find her, and that's what brought me to the city, I'm still looking for her." Gohan explained.
Shinaru held back a choke. She had already figured out that this Gohan and her Gohan were the same. But this was the first time he actually gave her cold hard evidence. She wanted so bad to tell him that he had found her. That she was that important person, and that now they could run away and be happy. But the thought of Reinoko stayed glued in her mind. She knew that sooner or later she would have to choose between the two.