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Gohan and Videl: Our beginning



Chapter 5: Telling the family




Last time...



Hercules's answer came immediately.

„Gohan, as you have proven yourself worthy I herewith grant you the permission to marry my daughter." he said happily.

Gohan smiled.

„Thank you. And don't worry, I won't rectify the public believe that you beat Cell. And I don't carry a grudge against you or something like that."

At hearing this, Hercule looked rather relieved.

„Aha ha. Thank YOU." he said, patting Gohan on the back, „After all I DID help out. Remember, I threw the talking head towards you."

Gohan nodded, but Videl only rolled her eyes and exclaimed a „Dad!". Sometimes Gohan was just too good for this world...




Now the continuation...

Together they walked out of the GR, Videl and Gohan holding hands and kissing each other repeatedly. Their appearance was that of two people fully and truly in love with each other, and even Hercule felt glad for his daughter. Yeah, these two were an awesome couple. And imagine the grandchildren they would produce... with someone as strong as Gohan and someone as beautiful as his daughter...

~ Wait, ~ Hercule thought, ~ did I just think of grandchildren? Am I nutters or what? ~ he called himself to order.

 ~ Well, let them get married first and then... ~ he thought, and a grin appeared on his face.

Hercules' smile did not go unnoticed of course.

"Dad, what's up? What are you smiling about?" Videl asked, wondering what he was up to now.

Hercule surprised himself, for he came up with a decent pretext.

"It's just that you two make such a wonderful couple. I am truly happy that my daughter gets someone like you, Gohan. That's all, Videl." he said and smiled.

Videl looked at him doubtfully. She did not buy it. What was he really up to?

Gohan on the other hand smiled too and said

"Thank you, Mr. Satan. I am truly happy to get such a wonderful woman like Videl, too." and leaned forward to kiss her. A kiss which Videl returned with passion.



When the young lovers where finished a grinning Hercule patted Gohan on the back.

"By the way, call me Hercule. No need to say Mr. Satan. I always thought it sounds so formal... why do you think I let the masses call me 'Hercule'?" he said.

Gohan accepted gladly.

"Sure. Well, how about we walk over to the others and tell them the good news?" he asked his future wife and soon-to-be father-in-law.

Videl and Hercule nodded their approval. But Gohan had one more thing to say and addressed father and daughter.

"But be careful with my mom. Once she hears that Videl and I are going to marry, she will be totally beside herself with joy. So be REALLY careful... in this condition she is most erratic..." he warned them.

Videl and her father sweatdropped. Yeah, Videl could imagine. She had, after all, experienced Mrs. Son first hand... Videl remembered the 'yelling contest' between Chi-Chi and her before her flight-training all too well. Yeah, she had a very good picture of what could and probably would happen.

"Oh yeah, I know exactly what you mean, Gohan..." his future wife said.

Her father looked at her.

"This bad?" he asked with a face as if he had just bitten into an extremely sour lemon.

Videl looked at him.

"Worse..." she said.

Gohan looked at them.

"Just one advice: put up with it. It will pass by, believe me..." he said, smiling reassuringly.

Videl nodded and Hercule gulped, but he nodded nevertheless.

"Okay, let's get it done, then." Videl said, and smiled at her Gohan.

Gohan smiled back and stroked her cheek. They shared a kiss and then readied themselves.

Together the trio walked over towards the other Z-Fighters, prepared for the worst...



As soon as they had arrived at the table, Gohan addressed the others.

"Hey folks, we have something to tell you." he began, smiling like the ginger cat.

Goku came walking over and patted his son on the back, all the while smiling cheerful.

"What is it, son? Something good?" he asked.

Gohan looked at his father and returned the smile.

"You bet. But I'd rather wait until Mum comes over." he said.

~ My, he's a typical Mommas boy... ~ Videl thought, grinning.

"Chi-Chi!" Goku yelled, "Would ya come over? Gohan has something to tell us!" he yelled.

Chi-Chi, who was chatting animatedly with Bulma, looked in his direction.

"Of course!" she answered. "We'll be right there." And so Chi-Chi and Bulma set themselves in motion, and also all the others came over.

Once all were assembled, Gohan cleared his throat ('hem hem').

"Family and friends, I herewith announce that I asked Hercule for permission to marry Videl. And he accepted!" he exclaimed cheerfully, grinning at Videl the whole time. He reached out for her right hand and took it, giving it a soft kiss. Videl smiled at him happily, leaned forward and gave him a fond kiss which Gohan returned all too gladly.



For a second or so nearly nobody reacted. Vegeta just smirked...

Then all pandemonium broke loose, as Chi-Chi cried

"Oh! Oh! My boy! My precious Gohan! Going to marry!"

She was indeed totally beside herself with joy, as Gohan had predicted...

Gohan looked quite embarrassed.

"Mother..." he groaned, and Videl smiled sympathetically at her future husband who was by now embraced in a tight hug by his mother who had thrown herself at him.

"Oh, I knew this was going to happen! I simply knew it!" Chi-Chi exclaimed joyful, all the while nearly crushing Gohan.



Bulma approached Videl, gleaming with joy. She embraced the younger woman in a hug and said

"I am so glad for you! For the two of you. You are really the perfect couple. I can't wait to organise the marriage! Oh there's so much to do!" she exclaimed excitedly.

Videl looked at her surprised, but Bulma only said

"Who do you think organised the marriage of Goku and Chi-Chi, hmm?"

Videl's facial expression remained surprised.
"Yeah, that was me!" Bulma answered her unspoken question.

Videl recovered fast.

"Wow! I would be more than honoured if you, and Chi-Chi of course, would organise my wedding! That'd be awesome!" she exclaimed.

Both women giggled. Yeah, that'd be a world of fun...



Meanwhile Goku approached his wife and eldest son.
"There, there, Chi-Chi. You have hugged him long enough. Don't you see he's turning blue already?" he asked jokingly.

Chi-Chi let go of her son, wiped tears away and mumbled

"Sorry. Got carried away..." while Gohan took in very needed fresh air. Yeah, some seconds longer and he would INDEED have turned blue...

Goku shook his head.

"Hell, Super Saiyan or not, if you hug someone the person is done for!" he exclaimed jokingly, and all attendees had to laugh. All attendees except Vegeta, of course, and even HE had a hard time not to laugh.

Chi-Chi then turned to Videl and embraced her soon-to-be daughter-in-law in a softer hug.
"Oh Videl! I am so glad! I KNEW that you two would become a couple and marry eventually! I simply KNEW it!" she exclaimed, and now it was Videl's turn to look embarrassed.

Once Chi-Chi let go of Videl she asked

"Oh Videl what are you going to wear? And when is it going to happen?"

Videl looked at her future mother-in-law.

"Actually I haven't thought of that until now. But Bulma said that you two would help me."

Chi-Chi was delighted at that prospect and nodded at hearing this.

"Of course! Bulma is very good at these things. Actually she organised my wedding with Goku." she said.

"Yeah, she told me." Videl answered, smiling. "I think that's gonna be a world of fun!" she exclaimed, and Chi-Chi, Bulma and Videl giggled in unison at the thought of finally being able to start a decent shopping session again... and have a reason for it, of course!

Goten was by now jumping around and exclaimed

"Gohan's gonna marry... Gohan's gonna marry..." in a happy voice.

Naturally the whole audience laughed.



Meanwhile Goku patted his eldest son on the back.

"My son, I am very proud of you. And totally glad for the two of you. You make an awesome couple. I say lets drink to Videl and Gohan!" he said, cheerfulness incarnate.

And so they did. Gohan and Videl smiled, and shared the perfect kiss in the perfect moment.

Now, the party was officially running under the motto 'Videl's-and-Gohan's-announcement-party', and Goku and Hercule talked the whole evening about their kids, tournaments and fighting...

Yeah, it was a world of fun for all of them. But the next horrors were already waiting... shopping with the women!




to be continued...



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A/N: I am rather busy at the mo and the next update might take a while, but some reviews might speed up the process... *winkwink*



A/N 2: Dunno if Bulma really organised the marriage of Goku and Chi-Chi, but hey, that's my fic...



A/N 3: In the next chapter we'll witness how Bulma blackmails Vegeta to go shopping with them. So stay tuned!