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Last of Two Planets

Part 2: A New Friendship

Chapter 8: Shortcake Subjects

"Can I keep Barney?" Goten asks excitedly while Icarus cringes at the name given to him by the little kid.

"Sorry squirt, but Icarus is a free dragon." Gohan says as he and Videl walk up.

"Icilus? That's a silly name." Goten says as he looks up at his older brother.

Gohan and Videl laugh a little at the little boy's mispronunciation of the dragon's name. "It's Icarus, not Icilus, Goten."

"Whatevers, I still thinks it's a silly name."

"Hey! I came up with that name so it's not silly!" Gohan says while sticking his tongue out at his little brother. The sight makes Videl giggle.

But Videl's giggle stops almost as soon as it had started as she covers her mouth. 'Was I just giggling?' She asks herself. 'No…I must have imagined it…I never giggle at anything.'

"So you think it's funny too?" Gohan asks Videl with a mischievous smirk on his face.

"Huh?" Videl responds in confusion since she had been lost in thought. "No I…" She starts to say when Gohan suddenly lunges at her, knocking her to the ground. "Gohan-chan, what are you…" Again she is cut short, but this time it because she erupts into a fit of laughter as Gohan tickles her.

After several minutes Gohan stops his attack on Videl and rolls to the side. Videl lies there for several seconds, catching her breath, before smirking at Gohan. "Looks like it's my turn."

"Your turn for what?" Gohan asks before he is sent into fit of laughter as Videl tickles him. But it only lasts for less then a minute before Gohan uses his superior strength to overpower Videl and pin her to the ground. "You need to be stronger then the person you're tickling so they can't do this." He says before blue meets black and they lose themselves in the other's eyes. Slowly, unnoticed by Gohan and Videl, their faces move close together.

"Ewwwwww…are you guys going to do kissy kissy stuff?" Goten says with a disgusted face, shaking Gohan and Videl from the moment.

"S-sorry." Gohan stutters as he jumps to his feet while blushing profusely.

"Uhh…don't worry about it."

"Goten! It's time for bed!" Chi-Chi yells from the doorway before Videl can say anything more.

"Oh man, I don't wants to go to bed yet." The little demi Saiya-jin protests quietly as he walks towards the house, knowing that if he does not do as his mother says then he will receive a frying pan to the head. "Nighty night Nii-chan and Videl-chan!" He yells just before going through the door.

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"Excuse me Chi-Chi-san, but where am I going to sleep tonight?" Videl asks with a yawn.

"You'll be sharing Gohan's room with him tonight dear."

"Sh-sharing?" Gohan and Videl say in unison.

"Of course. You can have Gohan's bed and he'll sleep on a futon." Chi-Chi says before smirking. "Not that I don't want grandkids, but you two are too young to start a family."

"Huh? They're too young? But you were planning on marrying me when we were only twelve. And if that would have happened then we…"

"Goku-chan…we wouldn't have had a honeymoon until we were older." Chi-Chi interrupts.

"What do you mean? Why couldn't we have had a moon made out of honey when we were twelve?"

Videl blinks in surprise at the man's question while Gohan and Chi-Chi roll their eyes.

"Goku, dear, a honeymoon isn't food. A honeymoon is part of marriage…"

"It is?" Goku scratches his head and asks before Chi-Chi can continue. "And umm…now that I think about it, you never did make me any marriage. Can we have that for dinner tomorrow night?"

"Sweetheart, marriage isn't food." Chi-Chi says levelly as her brow twitches with annoyance. "Remember what you were told before we got married?"

"Umm…" Goku puts his hand to his chin as he thinks back to that day. If Chi-Chi were not so annoyed with him at the moment she probably would have laughed at how cute he looked. "Oh yeah! Marriage is where you live with someone."

"Very good. I think you deserve a prize." Chi-Chi says with a smile as she gets up from her chair.

"I do? What do I get? Ice cream? I want ice cream for a prize!" Goku says excitedly.

"Nope, no ice cream." Chi-Chi says, making Goku frown. "You get this." She adds before leaning down until her face is only inches from Goku's when a metallic clang fills the air as Goku yelps. "Maybe next time you'll remember." Chi-Chi says triumphantly while waving her frying pan at her husband.

"Well umm…" Gohan says while eyeing the frying pan nervously. "I think Videl and I are going to go to bed. Goodnight."

"Yeah…uhh…goodnight Mr. and Mrs. Son." Videl says as she too eyes the frying pan since, for a reason unknown to her, she is afraid of it.

"'night Gohan, Videl." Goku says while rubbing his head."

"Goodnight you two." Chi-Chi says while glaring at her husband. "Oh, and before I forget." She adds before Gohan and Videl can escape from the room. "I better not catch you two doing anything. Goten told me what happened outside."

Gohan and Videl both blush heavily while saying, "Yes Kaa-san." "Yes Chi-Chi-san."

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"Is your dad always so…umm…" Videl says, trying to think of a way that would not be an insult, as she walks with Gohan into his room.

"Dumb?" Gohan finishes for his friend. "Sadly yes. If it's not about fighting then he usually doesn't remember things too well."

"He must get hit with the frying pan a lot then." She replies while slipping under the covers of Gohan's bed while he lies down on a futon on the floor.

"Yeah, especially when there is food around and he's not supposed to eat it. But surprisingly, he somehow manages to remember important dates, like birthdays and anniversaries, really easily."

"He probably…" Videl yawns. "…forgot once and your mom hit him so hard that he couldn't help but remember from then on."

"You're probably right." Gohan says before yawning. "'night Videl-chan."

"'night Gohan-chan." Videl replies before falling asleep.

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