Chapter Summary: At this rate Gohan and Videl will never get together.
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Chapter 4: "The Way Things Are" Blues
~later that evening~
Videl waved to Krillin, 18 and Marron, who were the last to leave. She was standing between the Son brothers. "That was a whole lot of fun."
Gohan smiled. "I'm glad you came," he said. "But I should really be getting you back home."
"Awww. So soon? At least let me say goodbye to your mom and dad," Videl requested.
Goten took Videl's hand. "Sure. They're inside." He dragged her in.
Gohan sighed. "This is getting a little out of hand," he muttered. He followed them inside.
ChiChi was in the kitchen washing up the last of the dishes and Goku was drying them. Or at least he held the cloth like he was drying them. He was really just standing behind ChiChi with his arms around her and was whispering something in her ear. ChiChi was giggling softly.
Gohan rolled his eyes. These two are the friskiest couple I've ever seen, he thought, blushing.
"Hey, Mom. Hey, Dad," Goten said, not caring what they were up to.
"Oh! Goten, Gohan, Videl! We didn't hear you come in," ChiChi said, taking Goku's arms from around her.
Goku just went to drying dishes.
"Well, I just came to thank you for having me over today. And I wanted to say goodbye before I left," Videl stated, smiling at Goku and ChiChi.
"You're welcome here any time, Videl. Thank YOU for coming over," ChiChi said.
"Yeah, come over any time," Goku said. He went over, picked up Goten and put him on his shoulders. "And it's time for this little guy to hit the hay."
Goten laughed. "Bye-bye, Videl. I'll see you tomorrow for the movie. Don't forget."
"I won't," Videl responded. She winked at Goten.
"Hold on, Dad. I'll take Goten to bed before I take Videl home," Gohan said.
"Okay. Goodnight, Goten." Goku put Goten back on the floor.
"Goodnight, Dad. Goodnight, Mom," Goten said. He smiled at Videl. "Goodnight, Videl."
Videl waved to Goten as he and his older brother made their exit.
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~in their room~
"You know, little bro. I think you may be taking this Videl thing a little too far. I mean, it's okay to have a crush on an older person, but you have to know when and where to draw the line," Gohan said. "I'd hate to see you brokenhearted."
"You're just saying that because you're jealous," Goten said. "Do YOU like Videl or something?"
Gohan blushed. "No. She's my best friend. All I'm saying is that little kids are supposed to like little kids. And teenagers are supposed to like teenagers."
Goten thought for a minute. "Well, Videl's a teenager.... And you're a teenager.... And we're brothers.... So, it's like I'm a teenager, right?"
"THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!" Gohan shouted.
Goten looked at the ceiling. "Sure it does."
Gohan massaged his temples. "Goten, you have no idea how aggravating you're being right now."
Goten shrugged and got under his covers. "I don't understand what the problem is." He yawned. "Goodnight."
Gohan was speechless....
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~back in the kitchen~
Videl and ChiChi were sitting at the table chatting when Gohan reappeared.
ChiChi looked at Gohan. "Were you yelling at Goten?"
"Hm?" Gohan asked.
"Don't yell at your brother," ChiChi said.
Gohan's mouth dropped open. "But—"
"I don't know what I'm going to do with you, Gohan," ChiChi said. "Disobeying your poor mother." She covered her face with her hands.
"Wha—?" Gohan began.
"See what you did, Gohan? You've upset your mother," Videl said, giving him an angry look.
"I didn't—" Gohan said.
ChiChi removed her hands and sighed. "Well, I'm going to bed."
Gohan looked confused.
"Thanks for the recipe, Mrs. Son. Bye," Videl said, standing. She put a piece of paper in her pocket, and then went over to Gohan. "Are you ready, troublemaker?"
Gohan squinted his eyes at no one in particular. "Yeah."
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~soon~
The two walked out of the house and got into the Gohan's car. Everything was quiet. Both Videl and Gohan looked straight ahead as they drove under the night sky.
"You are the star tonight. Your sun electric outta sight. Your light eclipsed the moon tonight. Electrolite. You're outta sight...," Videl sang very softly to herself, still looking straight ahead.
Gohan looked over at her and smiled. "You know, Videl, you have a nice voice." He looked back at the road.
Videl looked over at him. "Thank you.... So do you, if you'd ever sing." She smiled.
Gohan laughed a little. "You're the show girl."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Videl asked, getting a little angry.
"Wha—? No! I just meant that you're used to having the attention with your dad being famous and all," Gohan said. He laughed nervously.
"You know I don't care about that kind of thing," Videl said. "As a matter of fact, I sometimes wish I could have the life of a regular girl. With all your powers, I know you feel the same way sometimes too. You're the only person who really understands what that's like." She stared at Gohan and blushed a little.
Gohan could feel her looking at him, but he chose not to look back at her. He just kept his eyes on the road, blushing slightly.
Videl looked out of her window. "I guess it's what drew us together. Why we're such good friends now. Because neither of us is like anybody else around us. And we understand each other. And we know what it's like to be on the inside looking out...." She sighed. It was like darkness had fallen over the car.
Gohan nodded. "And that's good because we're both on the inside together. We're not alone. We have each other...," he said, hoping to cheer her up.
Videl turned to him and smiled. "We have each other," she repeated. She watched Gohan's face slowly go from pink to red.
Gohan stopped the car at the Satans' driveway and turned it off. "Well..., here we are. You want me to walk you up that long long driveway?"
Videl shrugged. "Okay. But first I want to ask you something...."
"Sure. We're best friends. You can ask me anything," Gohan said.
Videl paused for a long time and looked into Gohan's eyes. "Um..., can we do something together tomorrow night after I explain things to your brother?"
"Yeah!" he said a little too quickly. "I mean, sure. I can never say no to you." He smiled.
Videl smiled and got out of the car. "Alright then."
Gohan got out of the car as well, and they walked toward the mansion.
Maybe I should just tell him now that I have stronger feelings for him than friendship, Videl thought. He's really smart but really simple. I don't think he'd ever understand what I'm trying to say.
Gohan looked over at Videl. She looked deep in thought but he didn't know what to say to her. He put his hands in the pockets of his jeans and sighed. A lot of things were said tonight that made him think about their friendship. Maybe someone had said similar things to her. Then again, maybe she was just thinking about the S.A.T. Wait a minute! She already took the S.A.T. I have to take the S.A.T. tomorr— He walked head on into the front door. "Ou, my nose!" He put his hand on his injury.
Videl giggled a little. "Are you alright?"
"Sure, laugh first and ask questions later," Gohan said. "It just caught me by surprise. I hope I didn't wake your dad. He's a little crazy when it comes to you hanging with guys."
"Don't worry. When he's sleeping, the house could collapse around him and he'd never know it," Videl said. "Thanks for walking me here. See you tomorrow."
"Yeah. I'll see ya," he said.
They both just stood there looking at each other.
"Oh! Bye." Videl went into the house.
"Bye...," Gohan said.
~End Chapter 4~
--That's it for chapter 4. Personally, I think this chapter is a little...I don't know. It's hard to say how I feel about this chapter. But I don't mind if you put your two cents in. As always, I don't mind taking criticism.
--Hey, those past reviews are much appreciated. I could just hug you all...but I'm not gonna (you AIC fans'll know what I'm talking about). If it was worth your time, tell a friend about it. Maybe they'll like it too.
--Now on to more pressing matters. I own none of the characters featured in this trash I like to call a story. I don't own the ones in previous chapters. I don't own the ones in this chapter. And I don't own the ones in chapters to come if there are any.
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Chapter 4: "The Way Things Are" Blues
~later that evening~
Videl waved to Krillin, 18 and Marron, who were the last to leave. She was standing between the Son brothers. "That was a whole lot of fun."
Gohan smiled. "I'm glad you came," he said. "But I should really be getting you back home."
"Awww. So soon? At least let me say goodbye to your mom and dad," Videl requested.
Goten took Videl's hand. "Sure. They're inside." He dragged her in.
Gohan sighed. "This is getting a little out of hand," he muttered. He followed them inside.
ChiChi was in the kitchen washing up the last of the dishes and Goku was drying them. Or at least he held the cloth like he was drying them. He was really just standing behind ChiChi with his arms around her and was whispering something in her ear. ChiChi was giggling softly.
Gohan rolled his eyes. These two are the friskiest couple I've ever seen, he thought, blushing.
"Hey, Mom. Hey, Dad," Goten said, not caring what they were up to.
"Oh! Goten, Gohan, Videl! We didn't hear you come in," ChiChi said, taking Goku's arms from around her.
Goku just went to drying dishes.
"Well, I just came to thank you for having me over today. And I wanted to say goodbye before I left," Videl stated, smiling at Goku and ChiChi.
"You're welcome here any time, Videl. Thank YOU for coming over," ChiChi said.
"Yeah, come over any time," Goku said. He went over, picked up Goten and put him on his shoulders. "And it's time for this little guy to hit the hay."
Goten laughed. "Bye-bye, Videl. I'll see you tomorrow for the movie. Don't forget."
"I won't," Videl responded. She winked at Goten.
"Hold on, Dad. I'll take Goten to bed before I take Videl home," Gohan said.
"Okay. Goodnight, Goten." Goku put Goten back on the floor.
"Goodnight, Dad. Goodnight, Mom," Goten said. He smiled at Videl. "Goodnight, Videl."
Videl waved to Goten as he and his older brother made their exit.
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~in their room~
"You know, little bro. I think you may be taking this Videl thing a little too far. I mean, it's okay to have a crush on an older person, but you have to know when and where to draw the line," Gohan said. "I'd hate to see you brokenhearted."
"You're just saying that because you're jealous," Goten said. "Do YOU like Videl or something?"
Gohan blushed. "No. She's my best friend. All I'm saying is that little kids are supposed to like little kids. And teenagers are supposed to like teenagers."
Goten thought for a minute. "Well, Videl's a teenager.... And you're a teenager.... And we're brothers.... So, it's like I'm a teenager, right?"
"THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!" Gohan shouted.
Goten looked at the ceiling. "Sure it does."
Gohan massaged his temples. "Goten, you have no idea how aggravating you're being right now."
Goten shrugged and got under his covers. "I don't understand what the problem is." He yawned. "Goodnight."
Gohan was speechless....
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~back in the kitchen~
Videl and ChiChi were sitting at the table chatting when Gohan reappeared.
ChiChi looked at Gohan. "Were you yelling at Goten?"
"Hm?" Gohan asked.
"Don't yell at your brother," ChiChi said.
Gohan's mouth dropped open. "But—"
"I don't know what I'm going to do with you, Gohan," ChiChi said. "Disobeying your poor mother." She covered her face with her hands.
"Wha—?" Gohan began.
"See what you did, Gohan? You've upset your mother," Videl said, giving him an angry look.
"I didn't—" Gohan said.
ChiChi removed her hands and sighed. "Well, I'm going to bed."
Gohan looked confused.
"Thanks for the recipe, Mrs. Son. Bye," Videl said, standing. She put a piece of paper in her pocket, and then went over to Gohan. "Are you ready, troublemaker?"
Gohan squinted his eyes at no one in particular. "Yeah."
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~soon~
The two walked out of the house and got into the Gohan's car. Everything was quiet. Both Videl and Gohan looked straight ahead as they drove under the night sky.
"You are the star tonight. Your sun electric outta sight. Your light eclipsed the moon tonight. Electrolite. You're outta sight...," Videl sang very softly to herself, still looking straight ahead.
Gohan looked over at her and smiled. "You know, Videl, you have a nice voice." He looked back at the road.
Videl looked over at him. "Thank you.... So do you, if you'd ever sing." She smiled.
Gohan laughed a little. "You're the show girl."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Videl asked, getting a little angry.
"Wha—? No! I just meant that you're used to having the attention with your dad being famous and all," Gohan said. He laughed nervously.
"You know I don't care about that kind of thing," Videl said. "As a matter of fact, I sometimes wish I could have the life of a regular girl. With all your powers, I know you feel the same way sometimes too. You're the only person who really understands what that's like." She stared at Gohan and blushed a little.
Gohan could feel her looking at him, but he chose not to look back at her. He just kept his eyes on the road, blushing slightly.
Videl looked out of her window. "I guess it's what drew us together. Why we're such good friends now. Because neither of us is like anybody else around us. And we understand each other. And we know what it's like to be on the inside looking out...." She sighed. It was like darkness had fallen over the car.
Gohan nodded. "And that's good because we're both on the inside together. We're not alone. We have each other...," he said, hoping to cheer her up.
Videl turned to him and smiled. "We have each other," she repeated. She watched Gohan's face slowly go from pink to red.
Gohan stopped the car at the Satans' driveway and turned it off. "Well..., here we are. You want me to walk you up that long long driveway?"
Videl shrugged. "Okay. But first I want to ask you something...."
"Sure. We're best friends. You can ask me anything," Gohan said.
Videl paused for a long time and looked into Gohan's eyes. "Um..., can we do something together tomorrow night after I explain things to your brother?"
"Yeah!" he said a little too quickly. "I mean, sure. I can never say no to you." He smiled.
Videl smiled and got out of the car. "Alright then."
Gohan got out of the car as well, and they walked toward the mansion.
Maybe I should just tell him now that I have stronger feelings for him than friendship, Videl thought. He's really smart but really simple. I don't think he'd ever understand what I'm trying to say.
Gohan looked over at Videl. She looked deep in thought but he didn't know what to say to her. He put his hands in the pockets of his jeans and sighed. A lot of things were said tonight that made him think about their friendship. Maybe someone had said similar things to her. Then again, maybe she was just thinking about the S.A.T. Wait a minute! She already took the S.A.T. I have to take the S.A.T. tomorr— He walked head on into the front door. "Ou, my nose!" He put his hand on his injury.
Videl giggled a little. "Are you alright?"
"Sure, laugh first and ask questions later," Gohan said. "It just caught me by surprise. I hope I didn't wake your dad. He's a little crazy when it comes to you hanging with guys."
"Don't worry. When he's sleeping, the house could collapse around him and he'd never know it," Videl said. "Thanks for walking me here. See you tomorrow."
"Yeah. I'll see ya," he said.
They both just stood there looking at each other.
"Oh! Bye." Videl went into the house.
"Bye...," Gohan said.
~End Chapter 4~
--That's it for chapter 4. Personally, I think this chapter is a little...I don't know. It's hard to say how I feel about this chapter. But I don't mind if you put your two cents in. As always, I don't mind taking criticism.
--Hey, those past reviews are much appreciated. I could just hug you all...but I'm not gonna (you AIC fans'll know what I'm talking about). If it was worth your time, tell a friend about it. Maybe they'll like it too.
--Now on to more pressing matters. I own none of the characters featured in this trash I like to call a story. I don't own the ones in previous chapters. I don't own the ones in this chapter. And I don't own the ones in chapters to come if there are any.