Part 6: What to Do
Chapter 30: Acceptance
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"Yea, sure," Gohan smirked at the friend he hasn't seen in years.
"You two seem to be getting along well. Maybe we should let you have one of the bedrooms since I'm sure Sharpner wouldn't mind sharing one with Erasa," added Videl. Trunks and Lime blushed and looked at each other.
"No, that's ok." Replied Lime.
"I suppose you're right," said Gohan while grinning at them. Trunks and Lime were visibly relieved until Gohan added, "There'll be plenty of time for that later."
Videl laughed at the expressions on Trunks and Lime's faces, "Oh come on you two, we're only joking."
"Well it's not funny," huffed Trunks.
"We know that, but it was done to us and there's no way we could pass up the chance to do it to someone else," replied Gohan.
"Ok," said Trunks before smirking, "then I might just have to tell your mate about you know what," Gohan and Videl laughed at the lavender haired teen.
"Oh please, like there's anything you know about him that I don't," said Videl.
"Yea, I would think you'd know that after the little chat Vegeta had with you about mating." Trunks turned red at the memory. It wasn't the topic so much as the fact that Vegeta had told him about in the middle dinner while everyone was there.
Lime looked at Trunks curiously, "What's he talking about?"
"No-"
"His father gave him "the talk" at the dinner table while everyone was over," answered Gohan. Lime's eyes went wide from surprise before snickering.
"T-that'spriceless!" Commented the brunette before cracking up. A red faced Trunks, too embarrassed to do anything, sat there quietly.
"Come on Gohan. Let's leave the two love birds alone."
"Ok Vidy."
Sharpner gently brushed a few stray blonde hairs from Erasa's face. It was nearly an hour since he had carried her in here and laid her on the bed and he had been by her side the entire time.
"Ugh," Erasa put a hand on her aching head and opened her eyes, "what happened Sharpner?"
"Gohan knocked you out." He wouldn't say it but in the hour since it happened he came to realize that it had been the best thing to do.
"You mean that" she sat up and rubbed at her head, "that it wasn't a dream?"
Sharpner shook his head and grimly replied, "No." He looked at Erasa as she sat there with her hands covering her face. When several minutes passed without her saying anything he sat next to her on the bed and rested a hand on her gently shaking back, "Erasa?" The blonde girl turned and wrapped her arms around Sharpner.
"Do you want something to drink?"
"Huh?" Lime turned from gazing at the stars outside the window, Trunks words had been the first either has spoken since Gohan and Videl left the room.
"I asked if you're thirsty."
"Oh uhwhat is there to drink?"
Trunks smiled as he stood up and stretched, "Knowing my mom there's probably anything you could possibly want."
"What does your moth-oh right, Bulma Briefs is your mom."
"You don't seem too surprised by that little fact." Lime laughed lightly.
"Since this morning I've gone to Capsule Corporation, accidently been launched into space, and survived the destruction of the Earth. Now you tell me why your mother being the richest woman alive should surprise me?"
"ErrI guess it shouldn't." replied Trunks, not bothering to point out that she's no longer alive, as he led the way to the ship's galley.
After a quick inspection of the available beverages Trunks chose a soda and Lime a cup of tea.
"So" Lime stopped and stared into the mirky depths of her cup.
Trunks looked up from the can slowly warming between the palms of his hands, "So"
"So all this is really happening?"
Trunks nodded before saying, "Yea, I'm afraid so."
"Do you know what we're gonna do now?"
A frown creased the corners of Trunks' mouth, "Not a clue."
Even if he wasn't able to feel her emotions Gohan would have been able to tell that something was wrong with Videl as they spared. Her heart and mind just weren't in it. Her moves are sloppy and careless like those of a beginner.
As he easily sidestepped a punch he saw the shimmery tracks left by tears on her cheeks, how he hadn't seen them earlier he didn't know. "Videl?" She didn't seem to hear him as she continued to assault him. "Videl, what's wrong?" again there was no response. Gohan grabbed her upper arms just hard enough to stop her from continuing with their spar. "V-"
"LET GO OF ME!" screamed Videl as she tried to wrench herself free. Gohan was taken a back by the viciousness in her tone. "Let go!"
"No Videl. Tell me" tears began to pour from her eyes as she beat her fists on his chest.
"Let me go! Let me go!" Gohan looked at her in concern. He'd never seen her like this. Suddenly she stopped beating his chest and let her hands drop limply to her side as her head drooped. "They're dead." Videl's voice had been a whisper, barely loud enough to hear.
"It's" Videl suddenly flung herself at Gohan, burying her face in his shirt as she cried. "It'll be ok." comforted the boy as he rubbed her back. "We'll bring them back with" he trailed off, what would they bring them back with? They didn't know where New Namek is and they didn't have any way of contacting King Kai. If King Kai doesn't contact us then Gohan wouldn't allow himself to finish the thought. He knew that the chances of finding the Nameks' new home on their own were less then those for finding a needle in a haystack. The thought that this could be it, that they, a small group of humans and demi-Saiya-jins, were the last of two races ran prominently through his mind, causing tears to fill his eyes before spilling over.
Videl was comforted by the thought of having Gohan here with her. If he hadn't started going to school with her and she had gone on the field trip to Capsule Corp. without him and this had happened, leaving her without him, she didn't know what she would have done. "G-Gohan?" she felt him rest his head on top of her own as his arms tightened around her.
"Yea?" he answered in a whisper.
"What are we gonna do now?"
"I don't know." Gohan swallowed to try and clear the lump in his throat, it didn't work, "I don't know."
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