ANSWERS TO MY REVIEVERS:




AnimeFanatic: Thank you! I WILL continue this fic. Promise! So ya don't have to come and make me... *ducks 4 cover*



Fanwriterdbz
: Glad you liked it! You're on the right track though, there will be a complication in telling the family and friends... (hint at the end of this chappie ^_-)



Christian2003: Thanks, I try to be as original and accurate as I can... I like to think I manage it well ^_- btw: I think that Gohan WOULD have thought this way after the Cell Games and the Buu-crisis as well. Self-blame IS a certain pattern in his life... but luckily there is Videl... ^_^



jewel of tasuki: Ah, I love reviews like that... boosts my ego, y'know ^_- This chappie will explain WHY Gohan already proposed to Videl.





Gohan and Videl: Our Beginning




Chapter 3: Snogging




Warning: long chapter ahead!




Last Time...



"Videl, what I want to say: do you want to marry me?" Gohan asked.

"Yes! Yes! Of course I do! Oh Gohan, I love you so much!" she exclaimed. She threw herself at him, and both were thrown to the floor. Videl landed on top of him and started kissing him senseless. Not that he put up much resistance... now they were just doing what the others had suspected beforehand: they were snogging, and that rather heavily...




Now the continuation...



A/N: I don't own "I am in heaven (when You Kiss Me)" by ATC




Now back to the story

After their desire to kiss each other senseless was quite satisfied, Gohan decided to choose a more suitable (and comfortable) place for them. He floated upwards with Videl still on top of him, which startled her quite a bit ("Yelp! What are you doing?"), but Gohan only smirked devilishly and guided them over to the couch were they landed smoothly, Videl still on top of him. She looked him into the eyes and saw the gleam in them, but she decided to appear indignant. Just to tease him a bit...

"Son Gohan, you are impossible!" she tried to say in her most earnest voice, but failed completely.

Of course, Gohan had noticed, for he asked
"Oh, am I?" rather innocently. Hell, he felt as good as he had never felt before in his whole life. And responsible for this was this special young woman, who had agreed to marry him mere moments before. And happily agreed nevertheless.

He smirked even more.

~ She is perfect... ~

Videl however decided to wipe the smirk out of his face and did so by kissing him. He returned her kiss with passion. Their kiss went from sweet to sensual in a matter of seconds...

They kissed again after taking in some very much needed oxygen, Gohan's lips even hungrier this time, hungrier for her, locking on hers like there would be no tomorrow.

Videls belly had begun to tingle like a million butterflies were in there, and her skin felt hot and needy everywhere his hands touched her. It felt so good, actually even better than she would ever have imagined. She wanted more of him, much more...



She was simply in heaven and couldn't believe that she was actually lying on the couch with Gohan under her. Was it really true? Had Gohan really asked her mere seconds before if she wanted to marry him?

Yes, he had. She could tell by the smile that was playing in his face. How long had she been waiting for this. Actually she had dreamed of this ever since the World Tournament. Since she had seen that he was not only clever and handsome, but also very strong...

He was all she had ever dreamed of, and now she was here lying on the couch with him. And she intensified the kiss with all the enthusiasm and passion she had accumulated since then. The thought that she had nearly lost him during the Buu-crisis fuelled her desire even more.

She loved him. She had loved him since the first time she had seen him. She had loved him even more once she had found out that he was the Gold Fighter. That had become clear to her now... she had only consciously registered that she loved him when she saw, how much she cared for him and he for her during the World Tournament, when those morons Spoppovitch and Yamu had nearly killed him...



One part of her mind tried to tell her that they were supposed to return quite soon, or else the others would send a search party after her or rather them. But another (and much stronger) part told her to forget about everything else but him, who was doing so nice things with one of his hands. And that part of her mind won by a long shot...

Then Gohans hand sneaked underneath her T-shirt and was exploring her slink and powerful body, while his mouth was exploring her shoulders and neck. Most reluctantly he took his hand away from the part of her he had just discovered and decided to put a stop to things before it was too late. Getting it done was much harder than he had thought, however...

"Videl, we really should stop now." he said, after taking a deep gust of breath. He only got a soft moaning noise in response. As much as he liked that, he reasoned one of them needed to remain focused. Unlike in the clichés it had to be him, the male.

"Videl, I'm serious," he said while she was kissing his neck and started nibbling at one of his ears. "If we don't stop now you're going to find yourself very much naked, and that very very soon. If we carry on like this I won't be able to control my Saiyan side much longer..." he explained in the most earnest tone he could manage.

That got her full attention.

~ His Saiyan side? Oh Kami, I nearly forgot... ~ she thought, stopped her actions and looked into his eyes. His pupils were actually transfigured and she couldn't help herself but feel proud that SHE was the one responsible for the state he was in. She could feel him pressing against her. It was a very good feeling...

"Would it be so bad if we would go any further just yet?" she asked fake-innocently, a gleam in her eyes.



She was determined to convince him to have it her way, for she wanted him...

Her hands reached out for his hair. Videl couldn't quite help but notice how soft his hair felt in her hands. That really surprised her. She would never have thought that such spiky and stiff-looking hair he had obviously inherited from his father could be so soft. And she smiled and looked at him with even more gleaming eyes.

Gohan eyes mirrored this gleam.

"Videl, with the way I am feeling right now I'd really like NOTHING better. I have the feeling as if an army of butterflies has invaded my body. I am absolutely in love with you..." he answered with a smirk while taking another deep breath.

He softly stroked her cheek.

"Videl, I think if my Saiyan instincts kick in we will get into trouble. BIG trouble... cause I already have a LOT of trouble to keep my Saiyan side in check by now...." he tried to move away from her but she simply didn't let go of him. And it was so very hard for him to resist her. The way she looked at him, her scent... it was driving him crazy... slowly...

He shook his head to get it clear again.

"As much as I would like to have wild, passionate sex with you right now, I'd rather wait until my heart and brain can bring about a honeymoon." he looked into her eyes. "I love you, but I think we should wait until we are married. To make it something special." Gohan said. He then started to get up.

She looked at him with those enchanting azure blue eyes and nodded.

"You are right, Gohan. We will make our first time something special. Something to remember. But please don't stop just yet," she pleaded, pulling him closer towards her. "I like the feeling of you so near me. It's everything I ever wished for..."

"Onna, you are the death of mine..." he grumbled in a voice that would have made Vegeta proud, but he remained where he was. Who would be so stupid as to leave?

Rather, he slipped off from his position under her and made himself at home on the couch next to her. This was much more comfortable for Gohan, because a certain part of his body had made it rather uncomfortable for him lying under Videl...



Gohan liked the sensation of her body lying so close next to his. He supposed all lovers did...

It was as if Videl was meant to be there, right beside him. One of his hands went to her face and fondly stroked her cheek. She moved her head towards his hand, obviously enjoying it.

~ Hmm, she likes this, ~ he thought, while his heart beat accelerated and another part of his body reacted too. ~ Man, if I am not VERY careful I'll lose it. Despite my good resulutions... ~

He called himself to order and braced himself as good as possible. If his Saiyan instincts took over, everything would be too late. And he did not want their first time together to take place in a spaceship...

So he concentrated himself onto her face and started running his hand through her hair. She seemed to like that too, for she rewarded him with a smile an angel would envy. He continued this and also stroked her cheeks from time to time. This was simply wonderful... for both. In order to distract himself some more, he tried to remember the text of a song he liked very much. And then an idea hit his mind...



He smiled at Videl and said

"I remember this song text... just let me think for a moment if I can get it together..."

Videl looked up at him, full of expectation and with gleaming eyes.

Gohan then snatched his fingers. And worked up his whole courage for what he was about to do...

"Got it. Mind if I sing it?" he asked.

Videl positively gleamed with joy.

"Noo! Start right away!" she said, while thinking

~ This is soooo romantic! ~

"Okay. But I'll have to get up. Can you do without me for some moments?" he asked her, smirking.

Videl smirked back.

"Hardly. But I'll try." she said, expressing a fake sigh.

Gohan smiled and got up while Videl made herself at home on the coach. He then cleared his throat and started singing. His voice surprised her, for it was a cultivated tenor and sounded really good. Was there anything at him that was NOT perfect? Well, she was determined to find out... soon...



"One kiss from you on my site

One touch is all I desire

One look from you take me higher


You know I couldn't resist

Yeah I miss

Every time I with you

Every time that we kiss


I'm in heaven when you kiss me

Heaven when you kiss me

You where send to me from wonderland

I'm in heaven when you kiss me

Heaven when you kiss me

You where send to me from wonderland

I go crazy when you kiss me

Show me how you miss me

Take me with you back to wonderland..."



Videl lay on the couch and enjoyed this private concert to the fullest.

~ He is doing this for ME, and just for me... this is wonderful! HE is wonderful! ~ she thought, smiling.

When he was finished Videl jumped up from the coach and applauded. Naturally this caused Gohan to blush, for he was not used to this much praise and attention. Actually he did only sing under the shower once in a while... his reaction did not go unnoticed by Videl, and she giggled. She approached Gohan and embraced him into a fond hug.

"This was wonderful! But promise me that you'll at all times only sing for me, otherwise the rest of the girls at school won't let go of you!" she said and kissed him deeply and possessively.

Gohan enjoyed the kiss and returned it with all his passion. And that was no piece of cake...

After they were finished kissing they decided to make themselves at home on the coach again. Ah, to heck with the others and their party for now... all that really counted was them...



But after some time of lying this way and exchanging tendernesses and caresses, Gohan decided that they HAD to return to the party. After all, he had been away for roughly one hour... plus, he was in party mood now.

"Videl, I REALLY think we should go back to the others. I have been away for a long time. And you too." he smirked.

She moaned. This was so comfortable... but he was right. They HAD been away for a long time...

"Oh, for heavens sake, if we must..." she said, half-protesting, but getting up nevertheless. Then something came to her mind and she stopped in her tracks.

"But before we go back, tell me one thing..." she trailed off.

Gohan looked at her, sitting up.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"I'd like to know why you already proposed to me. Not that I'd mind, rather the opposite, but why now?" she asked.



Gohan's answer didn't take long. He took her hands in his.

"I did because I am ABSOLUTELY sure that I love you more than anything else on this world or the next. I did it because I want you to spend the rest of my life with me, as my wife. And I did it because we had our 'baptism of fire' during the Buu-crisis. You made THAT clear to me. Can you imagine how much it touched my soul when you said 'And that thought hurt more than anything else!'? Did I need any other proof that you love me? You made it easy for me to confess my feelings to you. Feelings I had for you right from the start. AND you are the one who showed me that I need not feel guilt for things that are obsolete now. Videl, I love you more than I could express with words. Take my never dying love." he said, smiling at her with a smile full of love.  

She leaned towards him and they kissed again, long, deep and passionate.

"That was the most romantic speech I have ever heard. Besides from the one you used minutes ago..." she giggled. He fell in and laughed too.

After he had recovered he said

"Thank you, my lady. I am honoured." In his most formal voice.

Of course this caused Videl to giggle even more. After she had recovered this time she looked Gohan in his coal black eyes.

"Gohan, I liked you when we attended Orange Star and when I found out that you are the Great Saiyaman. You had that awesome strength and power, but what impressed me more than anything else was the strength and power of your spirit. Your heart. You fight for what you think is right."

She smiled.

"I remember when we clashed in this affair with the baby dinosaur."

They both grinned at that memory. Videl continued.

"It brought you into trouble with the public authorities, but you acted nevertheless. You did what was right. And when I found out during the World Tournament that you are the 'Gold fighter', too... I was amazed! I could not believe my eyes! Sure, I knew you were strong. You are radiating that aura of power, you know. One must only look long enough to see it." she smiled at him and he blushed. "And when those bastards (A/N: excuse this use of language, but they ARE...) Spoppovitch and Yamu attacked you, I was so angry as I have never been before in my whole life! How dare they hurt you! The man I love more than anything else! That was when I noticed for the first time, and I mean CONSCIOUSLY noticed that I love you. And had your father not held me back, I would have lunged at those morons and would have tied them into knots!" she said.

Gohan looked at her, a smile playing in the corner of his mouth.

"Wow! Remind me to never get onto your bad side." he said jokingly.

Videl held out her right index finger threateningly.

"You had better not!" she tried to say in an earnest voice, but failed utterly and giggled. Naturally Gohan laughed, too.

After she had gathered herself she continued.

"And during the Buu-crisis, when you were supposed to be dead, I somehow sensed you and knew that you were alive. I don't know why, but I simply KNEW it. As if there was some kind of connection between us... and I watched you in your fight with Buu later on after you had returned to Earth, where you fought the bravest battle I've ever seen", she blinked away a tear, "and I felt pride and joy every time you hit that monster. And when you got absorbed by that abomination I could not stand it! The thought of a life without you made me nearly go insane! Chi-Chi and Bulma had to support me, although Chi-Chi was nearly as badly affected herself. I love you more than anything else, Gohan. And now I know that you love me this way, too..." she trailed off and looked at him with those enchanting blue eyes, and Gohan flung her into his arms.

He pulled her close and they shared the most passionate kiss yet. A kiss that expressed all the love that two persons can feel for each other...



After they were done, Videl remembered something.

"Oops. I think I should get you back now, hmm?"

Gohan smiled and nodded.

"Yup. You know my mom, she will probably send a search party after us. Or worse... she will BE the search party!" Gohan shook his head, "Bad thought, BAD thought..."

Videl sweat dropped.

"You're right! VERY BAD thought! Lets better get a move on before the BAD thought becomes reality...." she said and got up.

Gohan got up too.
"But the first thing I'll do is to ask your Dads permission to marry you. After all, I am traditional." he said.

She giggled at hearing this, and received a quirked eyebrow from him that asked "What".

"Nothing. Just the way you said it. Was funny." she said. "And it's just that you are traditional AND romantic. My, my... maybe I'll get more than I bargained for..." she joked.

Gohan laughed.

"I hope your Dad is not more than I bargained for, either. How did he call me at the World Tournament? Skinny punk? Or was it scrawny kid? Well, I'll show him what I am made of..." he said, puffing out his chest.

Videl giggled at this sight, before getting earnest again.

"Just promise me that you won't hurt him too much. I know just HOW strong you are. HE does not..."

That irritated Gohan.

"Why hurt him? I only want to ask him if I get his permission to marry you. Shouldn't hurt him THAT much..."

Videl giggled again.

"You know, my Dad is quite old fashioned himself. Whoever wants to date me, or marry me, for that matter, must be stronger than him and be able to beat him in a fight."

Gohan's eyes lit up. This reaction didn't go unnoticed by Videl.

"Oh, oh, Gohan! Don't even think about it! Just show him how strong you are and be done with it! I know he is a jerk and a complete fool sometimes, but he is my Dad! And as much as he would need a good ass-whooping, not from you, Son Gohan!"

Gohan nodded, but the gleam in his eyes remained.
"Okay, honey. But what I WILL do is to show him my true and full potential. His reaction to THIS should be quite funny..."

Videl agreed.

"Okay. That you can do. Come to me, my Gohan." she said, and he did so. She leaned towards him and gave him a deep kiss. Part of her mind wished that they could stay like this forever, but another part of her mind told her that they had to get back. So they broke the kiss after some minutes and walked back to the party.






to be continued...




Thanks for reading! Please review!



A/N 1: AND I simply HAD to accommodate ATCs song "I am in heaven" in here, for it fits perfectly (in my opinion). Tell me what you think!



A/N 2: you see where this is leading, huh? Yeah, I am planning to torment pure little Hercule... but only a bit... *chucklesevilly*