"No, this doesn't make sense. This doesn't make any sense!" Shinaru cried
out.
Chipp stood like a statue. A dead statue. "Yes, dead, Chipp is dead, this must all me a dream."
"Now pretty, its time for the fun to begin." Chipp informed the frightened girl.
"But first let us let the boys in on a little secret shall we?"
"What secret?" Shinaru asked well aware of what he was going to say.
"Why the way you've been deceiving them of course."
This made Gohan look up, and Reinoko look more intently. Chipp turned to the two figures pressed against the wall of their cages. As Gohan listened to some stupid gibberish Chipp was spitting out to increase the tension, he found he could hear quite well. It sounded as though nothing was between them, that he could just reach out.His thought was disrupted when he heard Chipp about to say the secret.
"Well, Gohan as it turns out, you should have ended your search when you ran into Shinaru on the roof. I'm sorry, I mean when you ran into Videl on the roof." Chipp emphasized Videl, so he could be sure Gohan heard it.
Gohan's shot open on disbelieve. He couldn't believe it, he just couldn't. If Shinaru was Videl, why didn't she tell him? His eyes drifted to Shinaru, and he gasped as he met her gaze. It was her. He could see the lost little girl in her watering eyes. It was her, and she as well knew it.
"W.why? Why didn't you tell me?" Gohan whispered, afraid of what her answer might be.
"I wanted to, really I did, but I just couldn't forget about Reinoko." Videl replied with a silent tear gently sloping down her cheek.
"Videl." the word rolled off of Gohan's tongue with ease, and a quiet comfort. It had been such a long time since he had said it aloud that it sounded strange, and yet full of peace.
Reinoko was very confused. But then he remembered a conversation he had shared with Naka. He had asked who Gohan was, and she had replied by telling him the story of Gohan and Videl. Reinoko shook his head.
"It can't be she's mine." Reinoko whispered to himself.
"Now, Videl, it is time to choose." Chipp stated returning attention to himself. "Time to choose what?" Videl answered.
"Why, you get to choose which of these men get to take you home, and which one gets to die."
Three sets of eyes widened. She had to choose?! Videl knew eventually she would let one of them go, but not like this. She prepared to choose Gohan, but then the thought of the roof and he attacked her stuck in her mind. Videl knew that it wasn't Gohan who did that to her, but it was his body, his face. She recognized the fact that, every time she looked at him, she remembered the attack. And that frightened her. How could she live a happy life, when every time she looked into her lovers eyes she became overwhelmed with fear? She stepped forward and over to Gohan's cell. Her forehead leaned against the glass. Gohan stared longingly into her eyes. He saw her flinch when their eyes met. She looked unhappy, and sorrowful. Looking into her eyes he realized what she was silently saying to him. She was saying 'Good Bye.'
Still silent Videl turned from the cell. She turned her back on Gohan, expecting to never look into his eyes again. Chipp stared evilly at her.
"Well." Chipp started.
"I have chosen. I wish to return home with.with..." Videl couldn't bring herself to say his name.
Gohan and Reinoko, as well as Chipp watched her intently. Chipp licked his lips at the thought that he was about to kill.
"I choose to return with.Reinoko." Videl forced out of her mouth. She had done it. She had broken her promise to Gohan. Now he was going to die, and it was all because of her. He had done so much for her, and she had repaid him like this.
"How am I going to live with this?' Videl whispered, dropping to the knees. She couldn't believe what she had just done. She wanted to take back her decision. Ashamed, and torn, Videl looked up at Gohan. To see him one last time. He had kneeled onto the ground and was staring lovingly at her.
"How can he look at me so kindly, when I just sent him to his death?" Videl thought.
Still he stared, placing one hand against the glass. She placed her hand there to, and she swore she could feel the warmth of his hand on hers.
I'm sorry." Videl apologized.
Smiling Gohan replied "Don't be."
(Stay tuned for the next chapter, it may be the last!)
Chipp stood like a statue. A dead statue. "Yes, dead, Chipp is dead, this must all me a dream."
"Now pretty, its time for the fun to begin." Chipp informed the frightened girl.
"But first let us let the boys in on a little secret shall we?"
"What secret?" Shinaru asked well aware of what he was going to say.
"Why the way you've been deceiving them of course."
This made Gohan look up, and Reinoko look more intently. Chipp turned to the two figures pressed against the wall of their cages. As Gohan listened to some stupid gibberish Chipp was spitting out to increase the tension, he found he could hear quite well. It sounded as though nothing was between them, that he could just reach out.His thought was disrupted when he heard Chipp about to say the secret.
"Well, Gohan as it turns out, you should have ended your search when you ran into Shinaru on the roof. I'm sorry, I mean when you ran into Videl on the roof." Chipp emphasized Videl, so he could be sure Gohan heard it.
Gohan's shot open on disbelieve. He couldn't believe it, he just couldn't. If Shinaru was Videl, why didn't she tell him? His eyes drifted to Shinaru, and he gasped as he met her gaze. It was her. He could see the lost little girl in her watering eyes. It was her, and she as well knew it.
"W.why? Why didn't you tell me?" Gohan whispered, afraid of what her answer might be.
"I wanted to, really I did, but I just couldn't forget about Reinoko." Videl replied with a silent tear gently sloping down her cheek.
"Videl." the word rolled off of Gohan's tongue with ease, and a quiet comfort. It had been such a long time since he had said it aloud that it sounded strange, and yet full of peace.
Reinoko was very confused. But then he remembered a conversation he had shared with Naka. He had asked who Gohan was, and she had replied by telling him the story of Gohan and Videl. Reinoko shook his head.
"It can't be she's mine." Reinoko whispered to himself.
"Now, Videl, it is time to choose." Chipp stated returning attention to himself. "Time to choose what?" Videl answered.
"Why, you get to choose which of these men get to take you home, and which one gets to die."
Three sets of eyes widened. She had to choose?! Videl knew eventually she would let one of them go, but not like this. She prepared to choose Gohan, but then the thought of the roof and he attacked her stuck in her mind. Videl knew that it wasn't Gohan who did that to her, but it was his body, his face. She recognized the fact that, every time she looked at him, she remembered the attack. And that frightened her. How could she live a happy life, when every time she looked into her lovers eyes she became overwhelmed with fear? She stepped forward and over to Gohan's cell. Her forehead leaned against the glass. Gohan stared longingly into her eyes. He saw her flinch when their eyes met. She looked unhappy, and sorrowful. Looking into her eyes he realized what she was silently saying to him. She was saying 'Good Bye.'
Still silent Videl turned from the cell. She turned her back on Gohan, expecting to never look into his eyes again. Chipp stared evilly at her.
"Well." Chipp started.
"I have chosen. I wish to return home with.with..." Videl couldn't bring herself to say his name.
Gohan and Reinoko, as well as Chipp watched her intently. Chipp licked his lips at the thought that he was about to kill.
"I choose to return with.Reinoko." Videl forced out of her mouth. She had done it. She had broken her promise to Gohan. Now he was going to die, and it was all because of her. He had done so much for her, and she had repaid him like this.
"How am I going to live with this?' Videl whispered, dropping to the knees. She couldn't believe what she had just done. She wanted to take back her decision. Ashamed, and torn, Videl looked up at Gohan. To see him one last time. He had kneeled onto the ground and was staring lovingly at her.
"How can he look at me so kindly, when I just sent him to his death?" Videl thought.
Still he stared, placing one hand against the glass. She placed her hand there to, and she swore she could feel the warmth of his hand on hers.
I'm sorry." Videl apologized.
Smiling Gohan replied "Don't be."
(Stay tuned for the next chapter, it may be the last!)