Part 3: More Then Friendship
Chapter 9: By The Water's Edge
Wow, I wrote this chapter in one sitting. I haven't done that in a long while. I hope you like it. ^_^
And I apologize that the formatting of this chapter (and of the newest chapter of Two Halves of a Soul) is messed up. For some reason Word has decided it does not like saving things in html. When I get the problem fixed I'll replace the text of the chapters with one that's properly formatted.
I do not own Dragon Ball Z.
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"Gohan! Videl! It's time to get up!" Chi-Chi calls from the doorway to Gohan's room. In reply she sees the two teenagers continue to sleep peacefully as she had not spoken at all. "Figures." She mutters. "Alright you two, get up right now or NO breakfast for either of you!"
The threat of having precious sustenance withheld from them causes Gohan and Videl to shoot upright. "I'm up." They say at the same time.
"Sorry Momma." Videl, her mind not quite working correctly yet, says as she gets out of Gohan's bed only to trip over its usual occupant.
Chi-Chi giggles at the young girl. "I don't mind you calling me mom dear, but you should probably wait until you and Gohan are married. And if you want, you two can be married by the end of the week."
"Umm" Videl says as she looks at him, both their faces are red with embarrassment from how Videl landed on Gohan.
"I'll take that as a no." Chi-Chi says disappointedly. "Oh, and you two don't have any time to fool around if you want breakfast." She adds almost as an after thought before going back to the kitchen.
The two teen's faces become even redder with what Chi-Chi implied.
"We ummbetter get up." Gohan says.
"Yeah." Videl replies as she continues to lie there.
Several seconds pass in awkward silence before Gohan speaks up. "Are uhhyou going to get up?"
"Huh?" Videl blinks before once again realizing that she is laying on Gohan. "Sorry."
"No problem." Gohan says while thinking, 'At least she didn't land on my' But he cuts the thought short when Videl sends him a look that is a mix of anger, amusement. "Oops." He laughs. "I kind of forgot about hearing each other's thoughts."
"Huh? What are you talking about? I was just wondering if you're going to lay there all day or get up." Videl says before crossing her arms over her chest and glaring at Gohan. "Is there something I should know about?"
"Hehe, nope." Gohan says nervously while scratching the back of his head. "Oh look, it's time for breakfast." He adds before jumping up and dashing from the room.
Videl blinks at the spot that Gohan had just occupied before she runs after him. "That was no fair. You're supposed to wait for me." She says while taking a seat across from Gohan.
"Really? I didn't know that was a rule." Gohan says while eyeing the food on the stove.
"It's not you baka." Videl says before reaching across the table and smacking him upside the head. "It's just the kind thing to do."
"What was tha" Gohan says before a frying pan crashes down on his head.
"You know better then to run in the house Son Gohan." Chi-Chi says before looking at Videl. "Next time, try using a frying pan to emphasize your point dear." She adds before going to the door and yelling that breakfast is ready.
A wind whips through the room just as Goku and Goten appear in their seats at the table.
"And Kaa-san gets angry with me for running in the house." Gohan mumbles, making Videl giggle at him.
'Awe, poor Gohan.' She thinks in amusement.
"Poor me?" Gohan asks, picking up on the thought.
"Uhhthe bonding thingright."
"Oh it's so cute how you two are bonding." Chi-Chi says as she carries the food to the table. "Grandchildren here I come!"
'Jeez, I can't believe our mothers are so fanatical about grandkids.' Videl thinks as she starts to devour her plate of food.
::I know. It will be rather amusing to see if Bulma-san and 18 act the same way when Trunks and Marron are older.:: Gohan replies. Tapping into the bond that is forming between Videl and himself for the first time.
::Who's Marron?:: Videl asks in kind, finding easier then she thought it would be to communicate this way.
::Oh that's right. She wasn't here yesterday. She's 18 and Krillin's daughter. They probably left her with Oolong to watch since they were in a hurry to help with Cell if need be.::
::Ok, so who's Oolong?::
::He's aninteresting person. He's a pig that is able to change his shape and size.::
::That's weird.::
::I know. And he's a lot like Roshi. Which is why they get along I think.::
"That's SOOO cute. I need to get my camera." Chi-Chi exclaims as she gets up from the table.
"What's cute Chi-chan?" Goku asks after swallowing a mouth full of food while Gohan and Videl look at the woman as though she has lost a few marbles.
"Gohan and Videl of course dear." Chi-Chi replies. "They've been talking to each other through their bond."
"They have?" Goku asks, before resuming his normal inhalation of food.
"How could you tell?" Gohan and Videl ask at the same time. Both blush when they realize what they just did.
"The speed with which you two were eating slowed down and you seemed to be concentrating on something else." Chi-Chi says. "Of course Goku was to busy stuffing his own face to notice the slight change in pace."
Gohan and Videl look at each other, they had not even noticed it. With a shrug they resume their meal.
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As Gohan and Videl near the Satan mansion they can see dozens of news vans parked out front and a mob of people clogging the driveway.
"Great, I should have known the press would be here." Videl mutters to no one in particular.
"I'll land in the back then." Gohan says as he quickly descends to the ground behind the large mansion.
A maid jumps in surprise when the two teens seem to just appear next to her out of thin air. "Oh, you're home miss." She says upon seeing that it is Videl.
"Yep." Videl replies cheerfully. "Just let my parents know I'm back. I don't want to mess with the asshastoundingly large number of reporters out front."
"Yes miss." The maid says before going of to tell Hercule and Celina that Videl is home.
"So what shall we do? Kaa-san didn't say I had to be home right away." Gohan asks after the maid has left.
"WellI could show you where I like to go to relax."
"Ok." Gohan replies as Videl leads him to a greenhouse-like structure on one side of the expansive backyard.
Upon entering the building Gohan can instantly smell the light fragrance of flowers and hear what sounds like running water. As he is lead down small paths lined by lush plants of all colors, the sound of water grows louder until he finds himself standing in front of a large waterfall spilling down into a pool sized pond. "Wow, this is beautiful." He says after looking it all over.
"This is my favorite place to come and relax. And the pond is great for swimming when it's too cold to use the outdoor pool and I don't feel like using the indoor one."
"This reminds me of a lake not too far from my home. I go there to relax and swim too because it's so" Gohan says before looking at Videl, only to find that he had stopped right next to her and that their faces are only inches apart. "beautiful." He finishes as he slowly leans forward.
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Celina sighs in boredom as her husband yet again recounts his victory over Cell for the reporters when a maid comes up to her and tells her that Videl has returned and that there is a boy with her. She thanks the maid before smiling, 'Gohan carried her home. How sweet of him.' Celina thinks.
"Mr. Satan! Mr. Satan!" One of the reporters shouts. "Can we get a few pictures of you with your family?"
"Of course you can. Just give me few minutes to round up my daughter." Hercule replies before leaving the group of reporters with Celina by his side.
After asking a couple of servants they learn that Videl and Gohan went into the greenhouse.
As they enter the structure the only thing they can hear is the sound of the waterfall. When Hercule comes to the end of the path, he stops in his tracks and turns red as he glowers at the sight before him.
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