Just one quick note about the last chapter (chapter 10), I changed the age of Tien and Lunch's daughter. She is one year older then Gohan, not two. I changed this so that some of the things I have planned later in the fic work out the way I want them to.

I do not own Dragon Ball Z.

Two Halves of a Soul

Chapter 11: The Unexpected

'Where is everything?' Flashes through Videl's mind as she walks into her home and only sees some boxes scattered throughout the house.

"Oh good. You're back." Hercule says happily as she comes into the, now barren, living room with a drink in his hand. "The movers are just about done. And our beds and things are already at the mansion. So we're moving in tonight!" He adds after taking a sip from the glass in his hand.

"That's…umm…great Poppa."

"Yeah. Now let's go! I want you to see it while it's still light out." Hercule says as he practically runs outside and into an awaiting black limo while Videl and Olivia casually walk to the limo.

After a fifteen-minute drive the limo stops and Videl gets out and is able to clearly see the mansion for the first time. The sheer size of the structure is almost overwhelming. "I-is this really where we're going to live?" She asks as her father stands beside her.

"Yeah. Isn't it great sweetie?" Hercule asks before going inside, not bothering to wait for Videl's answer.

"You don't like this place do you Videl?" Olivia asks as she sees the look on Videl's face.

"No. Our house…our old house…it was the first time we lived in a house. Before moving there we always lived in apartments. That house felt like a home…but this place…it's just too big. It doesn't have the feel of a home. It doesn't feel like someplace I can see myself growing up in."

"I know what you mean dear. This mansion does seem rather cold. Almost more of a museum then a home."

"Yeah. I'm probably going to be stuck in some stuffy old room."

"Don't worry dear. I'm sure your room is a nice glass box where people can watch you as they tour the place." Olivia says with a smile.

Videl laughs a little at this. "Thanks Olivia." She says with a smile.

Their footsteps echo off the polished marble floor of the foyer as they enter the large mansion. To either side of the entryway is a large room with deep plush carpet and lavish, antique, furniture. An elegant hallway leads from each room to several other rooms that Videl can not see. Across from the foyer is a large, curved, staircase and hallway leading deeper into the mansion.

'I can't believe all the stuff that's here.' Videl thinks as she walks through one of the rooms. 'It must have came with the house…either that or Poppa did a lot of shopping.'

"There you are!" Hercule calls as Videl walks into the other large room. "Come on, I want to give you a tour of our new home." He adds as he takes off down the left hallway, Videl and Olivia have to almost jog to catch up to him. "This is the library, a sitting room, a den, an entertainment room…" Hercule rambles while pointing at doors.

'This place is so big. I'm never going to remember where everything is.' Videl thinks as her father rambles on and leads them down the center hallway, next to the stairs.

"Back here's the training room, a ball room, a dining room…"

'I wonder where the kitchen is…I'm getting hungry.' Videl thinks as she tries to remember everything Hercule is telling her.

"And this is the…" Hercule starts to say, but is interrupted by a rumbling sound. "…kitchen."

"Err…sorry Poppa. I guess I'm hungry."

"Uhh…ok…" He says while telling one of the servants that they'll have dinner now. 'I'm never going to get used to that.' He thinks as they walk back to the dining room.

After eating, and having the servants stare in awe and disgust, Videl decides to explore the mansion a little before going to bed. She decides to start with the rooms her father had pointed out and goes to check out the library first. She is not too surprised to see bookshelves lining all of the walls from floor to ceiling. In the center of the room are several chairs, couches, tables, and desks. And of course, there are the books. All of the shelves are almost overflowing with them. In all there are more books then an average person would read in a lifetime. The next room has several plush couches and chairs along with a few small tables. 'I guess they do mean a sitting room.' Videl thinks as she moves onto the next room, one that her father called a den. An extremely large fireplace takes up a good portion of one wall while above it is a large painting of a beautiful landscape. The other walls of the room are richly paneled in dark wood, and several conformable pieces of furniture are scattered about the room. Videl continues down the hallways, peaking into the various rooms but not finding anything interesting until she opens a door near the back the house and reveals a small hallway with a single door at the other end. Opening the door, she doesn't see anything but blackness. After several seconds her eyes have adjusted to the much lower light levels in the room and is surprised to find herself in what appears to be a green house, dimly lit so that a person can find their way when it is dark outside like it is now. The glass walled solarium is filled with hundreds of sweet smelling flowers and dozens of different types of plants. "Wow." Videl says to herself as she walks through the heavily scented air when the sound of falling water catches her attention. Walking a short ways down the path she comes to a pond with a small waterfall at one end. 'This place is beautiful. Maybe this one room will make moving here worth it.' Videl thinks as she sits on a stone bench and watches the fish slowly swim through the shallow water as the waterfall provides a soothing backdrop in the dimly lit room. With a yawn she gets up to look for her father in order to find out where her room is since he had forgotten to tell her earlier. Walking back down one of the big halls, she can hear the sound of people cheering coming from one of the rooms she has not looked in yet. As she nears the door Videl can see that it is cracked open a bit. Pushing it open the rest of the way she can see a large screen that takes up one entire wall of the large room. In the middle of the room she can see her father sitting on a couch while watching what appears to be one past tournaments.

"Hi sweet pea. Do you like our new home?" Hercule asks as he notices her enter the room.

"It's…big."

"Yeah. I think it's great too. Is there something you need help with?"

"Yeah, where's my room at Poppa?" Videl asks with a yawn.

"Oh…I new I forgot something. You're room…let's see…take a right at the top of the stairs and it's the last room on the left. I think you'll like the view from it."

"Ok. Thanks Poppa." Videl says as she yawns again. "I'm going to bed."

"Good night sweetie." Hercule says while wincing as one of the men on screen takes a rather brutal blow to the face.

It seems as though almost an hour passes as Videl walks to her room. 'I don't think I should spend several hours flying around with Gohan.' She thinks while climbing the stairs. In her weary state she vaguely notices the bedside lamp or how her room is decorated as she falls onto the large bed and quickly falls asleep.

~*~

The next morning Videl is awakened by the bright sunlight streaming through the large French doors that lead to her private balcony. "Oh man…someone needs to put a heavier curtain over those doors." She mumbles while stretching. "Wait a second! Doors? Oh yeah…we moved." She adds while getting out of bed and looking around the room for the first time. Overall, the room is light blue with white trim. The large size of the room, at least twice that of her old room, looks Spartan with the few from her old one. Turning around Videl notices that the bed she slept in was hers but a larger one, and that a door flanks either side of the bed. Opening the door on the right she finds a spacious walk in closet, with her clothes only taking up a miniscule portion of one side. The site of the room behind the other door makes Videl's face light up with shock. Behind the second door is an enormous bathroom with a marble sink, a large shower, and a large whirlpool tub that looks extremely relaxing. With a sigh she leaves the bathroom to take a check out the balcony. Walking over to the large French doors, she opens them and steps out onto the balcony. The stone of the balcony feels cold against her bare feet since the sun has not yet had a chance to warm it. Videl gasps upon seeing the back yard. Almost directly below her room are a large pool and a hot tub. Next to the pool and hot tub is a pool house with a screened in porch. And on the other side of the pool house is an area that can be used for many different sports, especially sparing. Behind the pool is a shady area that is nicely landscaped with trees, bushes, and flowers. And beside that is a small hedge maze with what appears to a statue in the center of it. 'This place is really nice. Maybe moving here was a good idea after all.' Videl thinks just before she hears someone call her name.

"Videl?" Olivia calls as she enters the young girl's room. "Breakfast is almost ready."

"Ok, I'll be down in a few minutes." Videl says as she turns to Olivia. A smile spreads across the young girl's face as she remembers the whirlpool tub in her private bathroom. "I just want to get cleaned up first."

Olivia smirks at the expression on the Videl's face. "I take it you found the whirlpool tub."

Videl just nods as she gathers her clothes and goes into the bathroom.

"Just don't stay in there too long! You don't want your food to get cold!" Olivia says through the closed bathroom door before making Videl's bed and leaving the room.

~*~

About fifteen minutes later Videl walks into the dining room just as the servants are carrying in the food.

"So how was your bath?" Olivia asks as Videl sits down at the table.

"It was great! But how did you know I had a whirlpool tub?"

"Because all the private baths have them. Or at least that's what I've seen so far.

"Oh." Is all Videl says before digging into the plate of food that is set before her. It seems like only a few seconds pass before the plate is empty and another is set before her.

Hercule notices the servants staring at his daughter and glances at Videl to see if anything is the matter before returning to his own meal since the site of Videl eating like someone who has not eaten in a month or more is almost normal to Olivia and him. But to the servants, who saw this small girl eat just as much the night before, there is something disturbing about seeing her eat more then several grown men put together.

~*~

"With a sigh of pleasure from having her stomach full of delicious food Videl gets up from the table just as the sound of the door bell ringing fills the mansion. A minute later one of the butlers walks into the room to announce that a Mr. Son Gohan is here to see Miss Videl. And before anyone can even blink Videl is out of the room and at the door. A few of the servants think they must be seeing things since they could have sworn they saw a tail trailing behind the girl as she ran from the room.

"Hi Gohan!" Videl says cheerfully to her friend when she sees him standing in the foyer, a look of awe on his face as he looks around.

"Hey Videl. You seem happy today."

"Is that a bad thing?"

"No, of course not. It's just that you weren't all that excited about moving and everything."

"I guess it's this place. I got here last night and I didn't like it at first, then I found a solarium and this place didn't seem so bad. And the this morning after I woke up and saw the yard and…well I really like this place."

"Cool. Mind if I come in? Or should I stand out here all day?"

"Oh, yeah." Videl says sheepishly while stepping aside and letting "So what brings you here?"

"I wanted to see where you moved to…and I figured you'd like to continue your training."

"I'm sorry kid, but I don't personally train anyone." Hercule says as he walks into the room, not noticing that it is the 'delivery boy.'

Videl giggles at the disgusted face Gohan makes upon hearing Hercule, but before either can say anything Hercule disappears down one of the halls.

"Anyway, let's go to the training room Poppa set up." Videl says as she leads the way to the back of the house.

As they walk through the halls Gohan can see into some of the rooms that they pass by. "This place is huge!"

"No kidding. If I wouldn't have looked around a bit last night then I'd have no idea where we're going."

"I can believe that."

"What are you going to teach me today?"

"Since we're inside I think I'll teach you how to sense ki." Gohan says as they enter the large training room. "It shouldn't cause any damage to anything." He adds while looking around. The only thing that is impressive to him is the size of the room since he has seen much more advanced equipment at Capsule Corp.

"Ki sensing? What's that?"

"It's when you sense another persons ki. It's useful to know, and it's how I found your new home."

"Oh."

"Anyway, a few things to know first. It's easiest to sense hi power levels and those of people whom you care about."

"So I'll be able to tell if people are hiding some place?" Videl asks as they sit on one of the mats towards the back of the room.

"Yeah, and in a fight you can use ki sensing to track your opponent instead of your eyes."

"Ok. So how do I do this?"

"Well…umm…uhh…"

Videl chuckles at him. "You're being a lot of help."

"Sorry. But…ok, I got it. Look inside yourself like you did to learn ki blasts and flying. When you find your energy feel it, remember how it looks. Then reach out with your mind and look for something similar to that feeling."

Videl closes her eyes and concentrates on her energy before reaching out with her mind like Gohan said to do. Almost instantly an extremely bright light, or at least what appears to be a light, appears next to her own energy in her mind's eye. The light feels warm and inviting, as it seems to draw her in. And it feels comforting to her in the same way a parent's arms can feel comforting when you're upset or scared. Slowly opening her eyes, Videl sees that Gohan is sitting where she can see the light. "I could see a bright light. It's right where you're sitting."

"That's good. The light is how your mind interprets a person's ki. The brighter the light the more powerful the person. Now try searching farther away. You should be able to sense at least a dozen kis that stand out from the rest."

Closing her eyes and concentrating again, the kis of the servants appear in her mind's eye. For the most part they are the same, with almost imperceptible differences in brightness, but one light of the lights is noticeably dimmer then all the others. Ignoring it for now she searches farther away, causing a sea of dim light to fill her mind. This mass of kis has only slight variations in light levels like those of the servants in the mansion, but there are a number of lights that out shine all the others. "I see it Gohan. And there are several that are a lot brighter then the rest."

"Good. Those are the powers the Z-Senshi. They're my father's friends and they were at the Cell Games. And one of those is my mom, although her ki feels kind of weird since you can also feel the baby's ki."

"Ok, but I felt a really low power inside the house. Do you know who that is?"

Gohan seems to look off into nothing for a second before responding. "I'm not sure, but I think it's your father."

"There's no way! Poppa is really strong!"

"Calm down, I know he's strong physically. But in terms of his ki he is really weak, and I have no clue as to how he trained so much yet remained so weak."

"Ok…so how weak is his ki?"

"Well, I'm sure you remember Bulma-san, and if she were to train and learn how to use her ki then she could beat your father."

"Really? But she doesn't look strong at all."

"I know. But she could use her ki, which has gotten quite strong in the few years she's spent with Vegeta, and more then make up for a lack of physical strength." Gohan says as Videl looks at him in surprise. "So what do you say to a spar?" He asks while doing a back flip to end up in a fighting stance.

"Sounds good to me." Videl answers as she copies the move Gohan just did.

A few hours pass as they exchange blows, neither really bothering to try and win the match, when Gohan catches a glimpse of the clock hanging on the wall and stops fighting.

"Why'd you stop?"

"I have to get home. Kaa-san wants me to study tonight." Gohan says, a hint of distaste at the idea evident in his voice.

"Oh, ok. I'll show you to the door so you won't get lost."

"Ok. But what if we just end up getting lost together?"

"Then at least we'll have someone to talk to."

~*~

Videl sighs contentedly as sleep starts to drag her back down into the land of dreams and fantasy when her door opens. "Videl! It's time to get up so that you can get ready for your father's big day." Olivia says happily, eliciting a grunt from Videl. Seeing that words are not going to be enough to wake the young girl she walks towards the bed. Just as she reaches the bed Videl rolls over before shooting upright with a cry of pain. "What's the matter Videl?" Olivia asks the, now very awake, girl.

"I rolled over onto my tail." Videl says as her eyes fill with tears. "Stupid thing."

"Oh…I still can't believe you have a tail. Anyway, go take a shower and get ready for the ceremony." Olivia says as she leaves the room.

'Finally.' Videl thinks as the mayor walks up to the podium to get things started. 'I don't know why Olivia made me put my dress on so long before this thing. I couldn't practice my fighting at all.' She adds while using her new found ki sensing abilities to see how strong the people in the crowd are as she barely follows what the mayor is saying. One of the kis in the crowd seems familiar, like she knows who it belongs to, but it is far to low to be the one person she can think of whose ki feels similar, Gohan.

"I'd like to welcome you all here today on this momentous occasion. Today we are here to honor the greatest man of our time, the current would champion and defeater of Cell, Mr. Hercule Satan!" The mayor of the city yells into the microphone to overcome the volume of the cheering crowd. Almost two full minutes later, the crowd quiets down enough so the mayor can continue with his speech. "As a reward for his heroic deeds, we are here by renaming Orange Star City." He says while picking up a plaque and turning to Hercule. "From now on it will be known as Satan City in honor of you, Mr. Satan." The mayor adds as he hands the plaque over to Hercule and shakes his hand before gesturing to the podium.

"Th-thank you sir. Thank you all! This quite an honor." Hercule says in the microphones set up on the podium. "I had no idea that this was going to happen. I'm…I'm speechless." He adds while the crowd looks at him strangely. Seeing this, Hercule roars before saying, "And if someone like Cell shows up again you can be sure I'll take care of him!" This is more like what the crowd was expecting, so they burst into a deafening applause that makes Videl flinch.

"Isn't he something folks! So strong yet so humble! Give it up once more time for our savior, the man who defeated Cell, Hercule Satan!" The mayor says after Hercule steps aside and the people have quieted down some, but this only them erupt into cheering again.

Videl's mind finally pieces together the bits of the speeches that she listened to and realization hits her. 'The city's being renamed after Poppa because he defeated Cell! That's not right. It should be named after Gohan since he's the one who really defeated Cell, and lost so much in doing so.' She thinks, but does not say anything since no one would listen to her anyway. Suddenly, the one ki that felt familiar before explodes in a bright flash in her mind before dying down. And in the brief instant when the intense power shines forth Videl knows that Gohan is there. But along with the ki she can feel something else, something that feels like sadness and anger rolled into one. Looking through the crowd of people for Gohan she barely hears her father say something about a party. And as the crowd begins it thin she sees him near the back, leaning against a tree. "Hey Gohan." Videl says as she walks up to him.

"Hi." Gohan says softly, and in that one simple word Videl knows that what she felt from him before was correct. Gohan is upset with what he just saw.

"That was a little much don't you think?" Videl says with a small smile.

"Yeah, it is."

So…umm…what did you come here for?"

"I heard about there being some kind of presentation or something so I thought I'd see what it was for. And…well…"

"You weren't expecting this." Videl finishes for him. Gohan just nods. "How about I go change out of the torturous piece of clothing and then we can spar?"

Gohan's mood improves slightly at this. "Sure."

~*~

"Mr. Satan!" A reporter calls out above the din of conversations going on around him. "I was would like to get your daughter's thoughts about the city being renamed to honor you but she doesn't seem to be here."

"Huh?" Hercule says as he looks around the large ballroom. And, like the reporter said, Videl is does not seem to be in the room. "If you'll excuse me, I'll go find her." He says before leaving the room and heading for Videl's bedroom, only to find that she is not there. Hercule then checks the entertainment room, library, and dining room as well, but she is not in any of those rooms either. Then, as he is about ready to give up and go back to the party, he hears noises coming from the training room. Opening the door, he sees two blurs moving about the room. The two blurs seem to pause, revealing two people sparing at a speed he can barely follow. The blurs suddenly stop a few feet apart on the padded floor. "What the hell!" Hercule yells when he sees that the two blurs where Gohan and Videl. "Wha…how…you…" He stutters out as Gohan and Videl turn to him.

"Hi Poppa. Did you need something?"

"No…I…uhh…just wanted to check on you." He says before turning around and walking back out of the room.

"What was up with that?" Gohan asks as he watches the door close behind Hercule. Videl just shrugs before charging at Gohan.

~*~

Almost a month seems to have passed in the blink of an eye for Gohan and Videl as they spend their time training to improve Videl's ability to harness her ki. During the couple of weeks that have passed they have grown closer from all the time they have spent together.

Two lights rush towards each other in the sky over a field that is not too far from Gohan's home. With a bang and a bright flash, the two lights collide. A rapid series of shockwaves and flashes, all of which are quieter and dimmer then the initial bang and flash, follow as the two lights seem to dance in the sky as they fight. One last flash blazes across the sky as both lights fly apart and fall from the sky, the two lights dimming as they near the ground. A small cloud of dust is kicked up by the impacts of two bodies with the crater-covered ground.

"Jeez Videl. You're really getting strong. That last punch hurt." Gohan says while with shock in his voice while rubbing his jaw.

Videl smirks at him before wincing in pain as she shakes her stinging hand. "You're not the only one that was hurt by that. I think I bruised my knuckles on your thick skull."

"Thanks…I think." Gohan says, making Videl laugh.

"You're welcome." She replies as she floats into the air. "So how does the teacher think the student is doing?" She asks playfully.

"Well…she's incredible weak and her fighting skills need a lot of work." He says, earning a punch in the arm. "Ok, ok. I'm impressed with how quickly she's mastered control of her ki. It took me longer then a month to learn to fly, fire ki blasts, use ki shields, and detect ki. But most of all, I'm impressed with her control over the super Saiya-jin transformation."

"She's glad to hear it. Especially since she's going with you to New Namek in two days." Videl says with a smirk.

"Wha-what!"

"I'm going. I know that you and Vegeta are the only ones going. And from what I can tell I'm stronger then most everyone who you asked to go with you, well…not as strong a Piccolo but…"

"You think you'll still be useful in a fight."

"Yep." Videl says with a smile while nodding her head.

"Ok, you got me there. I don't mind you going, and I doubt Kaa-san, Bulma-san, or Vegeta will mind. But what will your father say?"

"He'll say no." Videl answers with a smirk. "And that's why I'm not going to tell him. I'm just going to say I'm staying at your house tomorrow night and leave a note in my room saying that I'm going with you. Buy the time he reads it we'll be gone."

"He'll be mad…wait a second. You're going to sleep over tomorrow night?"

"Yeah…I guess I forgot to mention that earlier."

"It's ok. I'm sure Kaa-san won't mind."

"Good. I'll see you tomorrow then. Bye Gohan."

"Bye Videl." Gohan says as Videl takes to the air and flies back to her home.

~*~

"I'm going to stay at Gohan's tomorrow night." Videl says after dinner.

"What? I'm sorry but you can't. Boys just…"

"POPPA!"

"Ok. You can stay. But if I hear that…"

"Thanks Poppa!" Videl says as she leaves the room to call Gohan.

~*~

After cleaning up the mess from dinner Chi-Chi turns around to see Gohan standing in the doorway as he thinks something over. "What's wrong honey?"

"Huh? Oh…nothing. It's just that Videl wants to stay over here tomorrow night…"

"Oh. Is that all? Of course she can." Chi-Chi says before Gohan has a chance to finish.

"And she wants to go with us to New Namek."

"Well that's ok with me too. But she has to ok it with her father first."

"Great…" Gohan says just as the phone rings. "Hello?" He says after picking it up.

"Hey Gohan. I'm just called to let you know it's ok with my dad that I stay the night at your house tomorrow."

"Cool. It's ok with my mom too."


"Great. I'll see you tomorrow then."

"Ok. I'll talk to later then."

"Bye Gohan."

"Bye Videl."

Well, I know some of you are happy with Videl going with them. And just so you know, I planned, almost from the beginning, to have her go with them.

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