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Two Halves of a Soul

Chapter 10: Shopping Torture

A low rumble fills the air, awakening Videl from her sleep. Looking out her window, Videl can see light, wispy, clouds slowly floating through the bright blue sky. 'Another nice day.' She thinks lazily while rolling over and blocking out the sunlight with her pillow. A few minutes later her door squeaks open and Videl can hear several people yelling instructions somewhere in the house.

"Time to get up Videl. We're supposed to got shopping today." Olivia says as she pulls the pillow off of Videl's head.

Videl moves her hand to block out the sunlight while groggily saying, "Wha' for?"

"YOU need a dress for Monday." Olivia says as she gets a pair of jeans and a T-shirt out of the closet.

At the word dress Videl bolts upright, instantly awake. "A DRESS!?! There's no way I'm going to go shopping for a…a dress." She says, making it sound like she is going to spend the day being tortured. "I already have a dress anyway."

"What? You mean this?" Olivia says while pulling a pink, frilly, dress out of the closet.

"Yeah, that's it."

"You outgrew this years ago dear. I don't know why you have it still."

"What do you mean? I just wore that…oh…I guess I haven't worn that in a few years."

"Just as I thought. Now get dressed." Olivia says as she walks out of the room, closing the door behind her.

'What the heck's going on?' Videl thinks no as she walks down the stairs a few minutes later and sees a number of people packing things into boxes.

"Why are people packing up out stuff Poppa?" She asks when she sees him in the kitchen.

"We're moving into our new home today. In fact, everything should be over there and unpacked by tomorrow night."

"But I…don't want to…move again." Videl says in between bites of food.

"Nonsense. I know you'll just love the mansion. Now finish your breakfast so you and Olivia can go shopping."

Videl wrinkles her nose at the thought of shopping as she finishes her third bowl of cereal. And before she can fix herself a fourth, she is dragged out to the car and to the mall.

~*~

"Good morning Kaa-san." Gohan says as he walks into the kitchen.

"'morning Gohan." Chi-Chi says with a yawn why serving Gohan his breakfast.

"Didn't you sleep well Kaa-san?"

"No…I was up most of the night thinking about what you told me. About going to New Namek…and I decided that I want to go too.

"WHAT!?! BUT YOU'RE…" Gohan yells, only to be interrupted by a frying pan crashing down on his head.

"DON'T RAISE YOUR VOICE TO ME YOUNG MAN! Now I'm going and that's final."

Gohan looks at her with a pained look in his and says "Yes Kaa-san." Then he shovels a bunch of food into his mouth to try and keep himself from saying anything that could earn him another whack with the frying pan.

"Good. Now when you finish we're going shopping."

"Wot? Stoting?" Gohan asks with a mouth fool of food, and cringes as he realizes his mistake.

"Swallow your food first." Chi-Chi says while glaring at him.

Gohan does as instructed. "Wh…" But he doesn't even get a single word out before being hit with the frying pan.

"Don't talk with your mouth full. And we're going shopping because I don't want you wearing gis on the entire trip.

"Oh…" 'I guess I'll have to wait to ask the others if they want to go with us.'

After watching Gohan stuff his face for fifteen minutes Chi-Chi grows restless and drags Gohan outside and calls the Flying Nimbus. As they hop onto the fluffy yellow cloud Gohan looks saddened by having his breakfast reduced to only a few plates of food.

~*~

"Do we have to go into ANOTHER store? We've been here ALL DAY and I've tried on EVERY dress in this place!" Videl whines as Olivia drags her into another store. "And I'm getting hungry!"

"You shouldn't exaggerate like that. We've only been gone for three hours, been in 5 stores, and you've only tried on a half dozen dresses or so in each store. And even though I don't know how you can be hungry, we'll get something to eat when we're done in this store."

Videl stares at Olivia in awe while being dragged towards a rack filled with dresses of various colors and styles. 'How can she remember that?' Videl thinks as she watches Olivia expertly look through the rack of dresses. 'At least I can eat once I'm through being tortured here.'

A few minutes later Videl hears what sounds like a stomach growling behind her. As she turns around to see who it was, her stomach growls as if to answer the other.

~*~

"Kaa-san, I'm hungry. I barely had any breakfast." Gohan complains as his mother leads the way into another yet another store. "And don't I have enough clothes already?" He asks while looking at the dozen bags he is carrying.

"You still need some dress clothes. What would happen if the Nameks held a formal dinner to celebrate? It wouldn't be very nice if you didn't have any dress clothes." Chi-Chi says while walking towards the racks of dress clothes.

Gohan just shakes his head, not bothering to tell her that Nameks do not eat. "Ok Kaa-san. But when can I get some food?

"After we're done in this store."

Gohan's groan of despair is drowned out by the sound of his stomach rumbling. A few seconds later he hears a stomach growl a short distance away.

~*~

"Good morning Mr. Satan. I just thought I'd stop by real quick so we can go over a few things." A man says as he walks into the kitchen. "And I saw on the way in that you've already started moving into the mansion."

"Yeah. So what do we need to talk about?"

"As you know, on Monday the mayor and city council will be at the mansion to give you a special award for saving us all. And I just figured you'd like to have a speech."

"Sure, I think I can come up with something…but what's the award? You haven't told me anything real specific about it yet, and that kind of makes it hard to come up with something to say."

"Don't worry about that sir. Just something general should be fine."

"Ok. Are you hungry? We've got plenty of stuff to eat."

"No thank you. If you'll excuse me, I have a few more things to take care of."

"Of course. I guess I'll see you on Monday then."

~*~

"Gohan?" "Videl?" The two say at the same time when they see each other.

"What are you doing here?" Videl asks, not noticing the bags piled at his feet.

"Kaa-san said that I need to get some new clothes for my trip to Namek since she doesn't want me wearing gis the entire time. So why are you here?"

"I have to get a dress." Videl says in a disgusted tone. "There's going to be some sort of ceremony on Monday and I have to wear a dress to it."

"Well I need to get dress clothes incase the Nameks, who don't eat, decide to through a formal dinner party."

"Really? They don't eat?"

"Nope, they just drink water."

"Weir…"

"I want you to try these on." Chi-Chi commands as she walks towards Gohan and Videl, interrupting the conversation. "Oh hi dear. What brings you here?"

"Hi Chi-Chi-san. I'm here shopping with Olivia. I need to get a dress." The young girl says. Her obvious annoyance with the idea of shopping and buying a dress is clearly apparent in her tone.

"Ok Kaa-san." Gohan says as he wearily eyes the clothes while walking towards the fitting rooms. The charcoal gray suit his mother picked out is decidedly not to his liking.

"Hello." Olivia says as she walks up to Videl and Chi-Chi. "I don't mean to be rude, but who are you?

"Hi, I'm Chi-Chi. Gohan's mother."

"Oh, it's nice to meet you." Olivia says before looking around. "Videl's told me a few things about Saiya-jins. Are they real?"

"Yes. And you wouldn't believe some of the stuff they can do."

Olivia looks surprised for a few seconds before holding up a dark purple dress. "Anyway, what do you think of this dress Videl?"

"Hmm…at least it's not pink…but I don't really like it." Videl says, causing Olivia to look at her in exasperation.

The look on Olivia's face does not go unnoticed by Chi-Chi. "Why don't you at least try it on. Maybe you'll like it." She says with a smile. "And I'm sure you're ready to get out of here and get something to eat."

At the mention of food Videl brightens some. "Ok, I'll try this one on. But it's the last dress I'm trying on!" She says before grabbing the dress and walking off to the fitting rooms.

"H-how did you get her to try that on so easily? I practically had to beg her to try on dresses."

"It's easy. With a Saiya-jin all you have to do is mention food. It usually works even if they've just eaten."

"Oh. Thanks for the tip."

"No problem."

Several minutes pass before Gohan and Videl emerge from the fitting rooms. Both looking utterly annoyed with the clothes they have on.

Chi-Chi seems to be in a daze with small hearts in her eyes as she eyes Gohan and Videl. "You two look so cute together. You remind me of Goku and I when we were younger."

"Yeah, you are definitely getting that dress Videl." Olivia says with a smile.

Gohan and Videl both blush at the comment. "Gee…thanks I guess." Gohan says while grinning like his father.


"Can I get out of this thing now?" Videl says in irritation while the dark purple fabric as Gohan just looks at his mother with pleading eyes.

"Yes." Olivia and Chi-Chi say at the same time. "But don't wad that dress up." Olivia adds before Videl goes back into the fitting rooms.

It seems like only a couple of seconds pass before both come back in their regular clothes.

"Can we go get something to eat now?" Gohan and Videl ask pleadingly as they hand the offending garments over to the two women.

"Alright, we'll get something. Would you two like to join us? We're going to an all you can eat buffet since we would probably be kicked out of a regular restaurant." Chi-Chi says, earning a strange look from Olivia.

"No tha…"

"Thanks Chi-Chi-san. We'd love to." Videl interrupts with a smile.

About twenty minutes later Gohan and Videl are almost constantly going back and forth between their table and the buffet to refill their plates. Olivia stares, half in awe and half in disgust, at the two demi Saiya-jins devour plate after plate of food. "You've always had a big appetite for…anyone." She says in shock. "Is this normal?" Olivia adds, turning to Chi-Chi only to see her eating a fairly large amount of food herself.

"Yeah, anyone with Saiya-jin blood eats a LOT of food. And judging by how much Videl's eating I'd say that she hasn't had a full meal in a day or so."

"Well she hasn't said anything about leaving the table hungry. But…umm…if you don't mind me asking, why are you eating so much? I mean you're not eating as much as those two but…" Olivia instantly regrets asking the question as she sees an unfathomable pain cloud Chi-Chi's eyes. "I'm sorry…I shouldn't have asked."

"No…it's ok…I eat so much because I'm pregnant…with another half Saiya-jin. My husbands final gift to me." Chi-Chi says with a weak smile.

"Sorry." Olivia says as she tries to come up with some way to change the topic. "So why are you buying your son so many new clothes?"

"New clothes? Oh…we're going to be going on a long trip and I don't want to see him wear gis all the time."

"Really? Where are you going?"

"You probably won't believe me, but we're going into space. To another planet.

"Wow…I almost don't believe you. But if Videl is half alien then I guess a trip to another planet isn't too far fetched."

The rest of the meal passes in silence as Olivia tries to ignore the stares of the other diners. When they finish Chi-Chi and Olivia each pay for food, making sure to give a generous tip to hopefully cover the cost of the additional food Gohan and Videl ate.

"Hey Videl, I have to go see my sensei Piccolo. Do you want to come along? You'll be able to practice your flying."

"Can I go with Gohan?" Videl asks Olivia.

"Sure. Go have fun with your friend. We don't have anything else we need to do today."

"Thanks. Let's go Gohan." Videl says excitedly as she practically drags Gohan down the street.

"She is definitely a lot like I was at her age." Chi-Chi says as she watches Videl walking down the street, Gohan stumbling behind her.

~*~

"Hello Piccolo-sensei." Gohan says happily as they land near the green man while he meditates next to a small waterfall.

"Hi kid. Who's your friend?"

"I'm Videl. It's nice to meet you." Piccolo just nods in acknowledgement.

"So what brings you kids here?"

"Bulma-san, Vegeta, Trunks, Kaa-san, and I are going to New Namek. There's this new threat that I want to stop and we're going to probably wish Tou-san back while we're there. And I need to know if you want to go with us." Gohan says while Videl stares a little warily at the large green man.

"It would be nice to see my people again, but if you and Vegeta are leaving then I better stay here in case something happens while you're gone."

"Ok, We'll see you later. I still need to ask everyone else."

"Bye Piccolo-san. It was nice meeting you."

"Alright, see you two later." Piccolo says as Gohan and Videl take off and fly back to Orange Star City.

After another brief, but interesting, encounter with Mr. Satan, Gohan flies back to his home to call the rest of the Z-Senshi and ask them about their plans for the next couple of months.

~*~

"Kami house. This better be important you're interrupting my exercise time." Master Roshi says when he finally answers the phone before his perverted laugh fills the air as he ogles the women on TV.

"Hi Master Roshi. It's Gohan. Is Krillin there?"

"Nope. He's out looking for that #18. Now she's one fine looking woman, let me tell you. I wouldn't mind ge…"

"Thanks Master Roshi. Tell Krillin to call me when he gets back. Bye." Gohan says quickly before Roshi has a chance to finish.

"What's wrong dear?" Chi-Chi asks upon seeing Gohan franticly hang up the phone.

"Nothing…Master Roshi's just being himself." He says while dialing Tien and Chaozu's number.

"Oh. That dirty old man…" Chi-Chi mumbles as she goes about cleaning the small house.

"Hello?" A female voice says, causing Gohan to think he has a wrong number.

"Umm…is Tien or Chaozu there? This is Son Gohan."

"Sure. Just a second, I'll get Tien." The woman says before setting down the phone. On the other end Gohan can hear her yell, "Tien honey! There's a Son Gohan on the phone for you!"

"Tien here. What's up Gohan?" Tien says a few seconds later.

"Hi. I'm going to be going to New Namek with Vegeta, Bulma-san, Trunks, and Kaa-san in about a month I need to know if you want to go with us? We'd be gone for about two months.

"Sorry Gohan, but I think I'm going to stay here on Earth."

Ok. Oh, who was that woman anyway? Did you two hire a maid?" Gohan asks, making Tien laugh a little.

"Nope. That's Lunch and she's my wife." Tien says while thinking, 'I wonder what everyone would say if they found out I not only have a wife but a daughter that's Gohan's age.'

"What!?! You're married! When did that happen?"

"We got married a couple of years before you were born actually. That's why I haven't been around much recently. After I died that first time I figured I should cut back on the fighting some and spend more time at home."

"Oh. That's cool. I got to go. Bye Tien-san. Tell everyone else I said hi."

"Alright. Bye Gohan."

After hanging up the phone, Gohan goes to the sink to get a drink of water. Just as he finishes off a glass of water, the phone rings.

"Hello?"

"Hey Gohan. It's Krillin.

"Hi Krillin. I'm kind of surprised Master Roshi told you I called.

"He didn't. I saw it on the caller ID. So what do you need bro?"

"I'm going to New Namek and I need to know if you want to go."


"Sounds like fun but I'm going to have to pass. I got…umm…things to do."

"Ok. I don't know why you like 18…"

"Who says I like 18? I don't like her. Just because she's hot and good looking and…ok so I like her A LITTLE!"

"If you say so Krillin-san. I have to call Yamcha-san now so I'll talk to you later.

"Hold on a sec bro. Yamcha's here."

"Cool. Can you ask him about going to Namek please?"

"Sure. One second." Krillin says before setting the phone down. In the background Gohan can hear Krillin and Yamcha talking. "Yamcha says that he's busy for summer and can't make the trip."

"Thanks Krillin. Bye."

"Bye."

Gohan hangs up the phone and sighs. "Looks like it's just the five of us. Now to call Bulma." He says quietly to himself before dialing the Briefs' phone number.

~*~

Just as Bulma is walking into her private lab the phone rings distracting her from the notes she is reading through. "Hello?"

"Hey Bulma-san. It's Gohan."

"Hi kiddo. So did you find out who's going with us?" Bulma asks as she sets the notes aside to look over a set of plans for the capsule storage area of the ship she is hurrying to finish.

"Well…I called Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin and none of them said they could go. And I went asked Piccolo and he said he is going to stay here to protect the Earth while Vegeta and I are gone." Gohan says while pondering how to tell Bulma about the one other person who wants to go with them.

"So it looks like it will just be you, Vegeta, Trunks, and me going."

"Umm…not exactly…you see…this morning…Kaa-san said that…umm…she wants to go."

"WHAT!?! But she's pregnant! Doesn't she know it's going to be dangerous?"

"Yeah she does." Gohan says while rubbing the bump on his head left by his mother's frying pan when he tried to talk her out of going. "But she said that she doesn't care. And well…you know how Kaa-san can be."

"Yeah…well I guess I'll just furnish all the bedrooms, load up all the food, and everything else just incase anyone changes their mind and decides to join us on our little adventure to New Namek."

"Ok Bulma-san. I'll see you later." Gohan says as he hangs up.

"Bye." Bulma says before absentmindedly hanging up the phone and going back to her work.

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