Chapter 20: First Night Reunited
I do not own Dragonball Z.
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'It figures.' Vegeta thought, sharper Saiya-jin eyesight allowing him and Selene to see what the Namek was carrying
"What figures Vegeta?" Bulma asked before making out what, or rather who, is in the arms of the approaching Namekian. Beside her she heard Chi-Chi say, "Gohan," before starting to cry.
The green skinned figure landed nimbly a few feet from them and eyed them suspiciously as he walked to the Muri. "Excuse me Elder, but this boy landed in out village. I take it he's with them."
"Yes Furuuto," Muri's eyes picked up the faint movements of breathing coming from the boy. "Now set him down so that I can heal him."
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Hercule watched in silence, one arm wrapped around Selene, as the being he came to know as Muri placed his hands on Gohan's chest and a faint glow emanated from them. Slowly, the burns and cuts covering the boy's body began to heal. Soon they had disappeared and the glow faded.
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Then, just as Gohan stood up, he was knocked back to the ground by someone running into him. Everyone there blinked in surprise when they saw Videl clinging to Gohan. The girl had seemed to materialize out of thin air.
The demi-Saiya-jin blinked in surprise at having his friend latch on to him. But he shrugged it off. "H-" Gohan was cut short by Videl kissing him. It lasted less then a second but both children froze when they pulled apart.
"H-hi." Gohan stuttered as he blushed, neither he nor Videl seemed to notice the people watching them. The boy was concerned when he watched tears fill his friend's eyes before spilling over and down her cheeks.
"D-don't EVER do that again you you you big meanie!" She yelled while pounding her fist on his chest.
Gohan looked at her in confusion, what had he done to upset her? "Um, do what?" He asked, instantly regretting it when Videl's tears stopped and she glared at him.
The girl shoved him back. "What did you DO?" She yelled. "I thought you were DEAD! I"
"Hehe, oh that."
"This isn't funny Son Gohan!"
"UhI never said it was." The boy replied while scratching his head.
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"They make such a cute couple." Selene commented, causing Vegeta to raise his eyebrow in her direction as if to ask if she is truly a Saiya-jin. "My little girl is growing up so fast."
"Oh that's SOO cute. Their first fight." Chi-Chi gushed to her husband. Bulma overheard her and nodded in agreement.
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Videl's eyes narrowed at him, causing the boy to stop scratching his head and gulp. "You are so DEAD Son Gohan!" She yelled. Gohan yipped before taking off into the air with Videl hot on his tail.
Selene smiled at her Videl who had apparently gained a boyfriend while she was gone. She couldn't help wondering what else she had missed during the two months she was dead. Turning to her husband, she saw him glaring at the spot where Gohan had been standing. "Her-"
"That boy has some nerve. Nobody KISSES MY little girl!" The man growled out, causing everyone there to stare at him and wonder how dense the man really is.
"Um, Hercky-chan, Videl kissed him. And there's nothing wrong with an innocent little kiss like that."
"N-nothing wrong with it? Are you crazy? Sure it starts out as an innocent little kiss but then they start kissing for minutes on end. And then-thenI don't even want to think about what that little PUNK will do to my daughter."
A sound slap filled the air. "Hercule, they're only eleven. They're too young to do anything, they won't even be interested in doing anything more then occasionally kissing until they're older."
"Exactly, they're only eleven. They're much too yo What did you say?"
"It's because they're part Saiya-jin. You see, I learned some things while I was dead. Like how Saiya-jins don't have any interest in sex until they're of age." The woman said as Hercule stared blankly back at her.
"And once the brats are of age there won't be any stopping them. They will mate." Vegeta added.
Hercule scoffed at the man and said, "Not if I have anything to say about it." He could feel his wife's hand smack the back of his head.
"Don't be an ass dear. Gohan and Videl love each other and their relationship will move on when both are ready to take the next step."
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"Thank you Muri, we really owe you guys for letting us use your dragon balls again." Bulma said as she stood before the Namekian elder.
"Nonsense. It was because of you and your friends that our new home is once again safe. It is we who owe you."
"That's kind of you to say, but"
"Why don't we just say that we helped each other out and that we'll do the same in the future if need be?" Goku suggested, interrupting his blue haired friend.
Everyone blinked at the Saiya-jin. Did Goku just say something smart? They wondered.
"Sounds good to me." Bulma said after several seconds.
Muri nodded in agreement, "Yeah, just stop by if you need anything from us again."
"Ok Muri, thanks." Goku replied as he shook the Namek's hand.
The group said their good-byes to the Nameks and piled into the ship. A few minutes later the large vessel lifted from the group and sped through the planet's atmosphere. All aboard were glad to be on their way home.
A brief dinner was held for the group before Goku and Selene were given a quick tour of the ship before everyone settled in for the night.
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"Damn it Onna. I thought you had sound proofed these rooms." Vegeta grumbled as he covered his head with his pillow in an effort to block out the sounds of the couple in the next room.
"I did, what are you talking about?" Bulma replied as she raised an eyebrow at her mate.
"It's that female and the buffoon. Damn disgrace. Why she, the last full-blooded female Saiya-jin, chose that weak moron as her mate is beyond me. Hell, I'd prefer she be with that baka human you used to date."
"Yamcha is not a baka. You chose me and I'm weak compared to you Saiya-jins."
"Ha, you're much stronger then that moron."
"Maybe. But it was YOU that made me stronger."
"Iwhat? I haven't trained you."
"Well you're right, not formally. But all the time we've spent in bed did more then give us a son."
Vegeta used his senses to measure her ki and compare it to those around him, something he hasn't done in years. She was right, her energy level is almost the same as Chi-Chi's. "Well in that case why don't we train some more and then we can do some real training tomorrow?"
"Sounds good to me." Bulma replied with a smile.
'Kakarott may be stronger then me, but I'll be damned if the baka will have a stronger mate then me.' The Saiya-jin prince thought with a smirk as he kissed his mate.
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Goku and Chi-Chi lay in their bed aboard the spaceship as it hurtled through the depths of space. His hands gently ran through his mate's hair as she lay with her arms around him. She would have been lying on top of him if it weren't for the bulge from the child growing inside of her.
"Chi-Chi?" Goku said softly as he gently worked several tangles from Chi-Chi's hair.
The woman sighed, enjoying the feeling of her husband's hands toying with her black locks.
"Why did you change your hairstyle?" He asked when she looked at him. Chi-Chi blinked in confusion. "That bun thing you had it in makes you look old."
"I" The woman stopped as what her husband just said clicked in her mind. "So I look old?" She asked, her tone cold as she glared at him.
Goku looked at her strangely; he couldn't understand why she was suddenly angry. "Well, when your hair was in that bun you did. But now you look as young as the day I married you."
Chi-Chi's glare faded into a smile as she blushed. "Goku-chan, that's sweet. But it's been twelve years, I know I don't look as young as I did then."
"I guess you're right, you do look a LITTLE bit older then when I married you, but that's because I"
"Because you what?" Chi-Chi asked when her husband stopped in mid sentence. "WHAT did you do?"
"I uh, learned some things about Saiya-jins from King Kai. And after I returned I used the dragon balls to make you age like a Saiya-jin. I know I shouldn't have done it without asking you first. But, when I came back to life I could feel all the pain I put you through and I was scared. I didn't want to have to go through that someday." The mighty warrior almost whispered the last part.
"Oh," Chi-Chi laid her head back down on Goku's chest, "then why did you not want us to bring you back even though you knew how much it would hurt me?"
"I-I don't really know. I guess IKami I don't know. I'm so sorry Chi-Chi. I sho-" He was cut off by Chi-Chi kissing him.
"It's ok. You're back now." She replied before scowling at him. "And if you EVER die again then I'll KILL YOU!"
"But Chiif I'm dead then how can you kill me?"
Chi-Chi bopped him on the head before saying, "Since when did you become smart?"
"Well I Hey! Are you saying I'm not smart?"
"No, but you just did." Chi-Chi said with a smirk.
"That's not very nice." Goku whined with tears in his eyes. But the Saiya-jin's frown quickly turned into a mischievous smirk. "And you're going to pay for it."
"Goku, what are you-" The woman cut herself off by shrieking, Goku had suddenly ripped the clothes from her body. "G-Goku, we can't. I'm pregnant."
Her husband just smiled at her, "Then I'll just take it easy."
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Videl found herself running down the halls of the ship; the only light in the corridors is from the windows in the rooms. The floor beneath her was shaking violently, almost throwing her off her feet as she ran. Through the thick metal walls she could hear the explosions of a massive battle. But it almost seemed like she was on a treadmill, running as fast as she could but never going anywhere. Suddenly the outside wall of the ship blew inward. If it had happened a few seconds later then she would have been caught in the blast.
Slowing to a walk, she peaked around through the jagged hole in the wall. Her breath caught in her throat at the sight before her. Scattered on the ground were bodies. Her father, her mother, Goku, Chi-Chi, Goten, Vegeta, Bulma, Trunks. Everyone that was on the ship with her is there. All of them covered in blood and obviously dead. Slowly, as she swallowed the bile rising in her throat from the smell of burned flesh and wiped her the tears from her eyes; her mind registered the sounds of battle overhead.
Looking up she saw Gohan exchanging blows with Buu. But she could see instantly that Buu is in control of the fight. Gohan's moves were sluggish and uncoordinated. She could see patches of red covering the boy's body from head to toe. Videl went to take flight to help her friend but found her feet stuck in the ground. She struggled to free her feet as she watched Buu beat mercilessly on Gohan. After painful minutes of watching her friend being beaten upon she was finally able to break free of whatever it was holding her, but as she sped towards them she saw Buu's arms wrap around Gohan's head and neck. She skidded to a halt in mid air, her eyes wide in horror as Buu smirked evilly at her. Then, as his smirk turned into a malicious grin, a loud snap filled the air and Gohan's body fell to the ground.
"NOO!" Videl screamed as she felt herself falling, her eyes closed tightly against the world. As she laid on the ground her movements were restricted by something encasing her entire body. Opening her eyes, she blinking in surprise. "It was only a dream." She whispered as she unwrapped the blankets from her body and sat up on the floor. Turning her head, she saw Gohan looking at her from his own bed.
"You ok?" He asked softly, propping his head up on his arm.
Videl sat on the edge of Gohan's bed and pulled her legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. "I-I, yeah. I'm fine." She replied quietly while rocking back and forth slightly.
"No you're not. You haven't been all right since the fight with Buu. Whenever you think I can't see you I see pain in your eyes." Gohan said as he sat up. "And I can feel that you're upset."
"It's that, I thought you were dead. And then, when I was unconscious after the fight, I kept having these nightmares where Buu kills you."
"And I'm guessing you had another one just now." Gohan said as he eyed the pile of blankets on the floor.
"Yeah." Her whispered reply was almost inaudible.
"Want to tell me about it?"
Videl sat there in silence for several seconds before saying, "I don't know why, but I was running down the hall of the ship. I could hear fighting going on. As I was running an explosion blew out the wall, and when I looked out through the hole I-I" She couldn't say it. The image in her mind caused tears to fall from her eyes.
Gohan moved and pulled Videl into his arms, "It's ok. You don't have to tell me."
The girl in his arms shook her head. "When I looked through the holeeveryone was lying on the ground. There were all dead."
"Then what happened?" Gohan asked as he lay back down, Videl rested her head on his chest. She stopped crying and wiped her eyes with Gohan's shirt before continuing.
"Then I saw you fighting Buu. You were losing badly and I wanted to help you but I couldn't. My feet were stuck to the ground. And thenjust as I got unstuck I saw Buu s-s-s" Her tears returned with a vengeance, pouring down her cheeks and soaking into Gohan's shirt.
Gohan tightened his arms around her, "What did Buu do?"
"He-he s-snapped y-your ne-neck." The distraught girl managed to say between sobs.
"Shh, it's ok. I'm not dead and Buu never killed me." Gohan whispered as he moved one of his hands to gently rub her back.
"I k-know," Videl replied as she composed herself some, "but w-when I was unconscious I kept seeing him k-kill you. Sometimes he'd just blat you, sometimes he tore you apart, and sometimes he just beat you into a pulp. A-and each time I-I couldn't get to you in time to help."
"Look, don't worry about it. It didn't really happen. It was only a dream and dreams can't hurt you."
Videl looked at him. "But it could have happened." She said with a sniffle before yawning and laying her head back down.
"But it didn't." He countered. "Just remember that it didn't happen and that even if it did then I could be brought back with the dragon balls."
His friend made a noise if agreament as he felt her breathing become slow and even. "Good idea." Gohan muttered as he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
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The next morning the three mothers were surprised to see each other outside of the children's room. All were there to wake up their child for breakfast. As the door slid open, three sets of eyes widdened in surprise at the sight of Videl and Gohan sleeping in the same bed, the boy's arms gently wrapped around the girl. Videl's eyes were slightly red and puffy from the crying she had done, and there were trails from tears on her cheeks. But both had a slight smile adorning their faces.
"Oh how sweet." Chi-Chi and Selene said at the same time.
Bulma looked at them strangely. 'Must be a Saiya-jin thing.' The blue haired woman thought since one of them was a full blooded Saiya-jin and the other had Saiya-jin blood flowing in her vanes from the child growing inside her. 'Although it is cute.' She conceded to herself with a slight smile. "Why don't we let them sleep for a while?" She suggested as she walked over to the crib in the corner of the room to check on her son. The two women nodded and left the room.
"Hi Sweetie, you want some breakfast?" Bulma asked as she looked down at her son. The lavender haired little boy's eyes shot open and he smiled at her. Bulma chuckled a little, "I'll take that as a yes."
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Gohan felt something move on top of him and opened his eyes to see what it is. The boy stiffened at the sight of Videl, his arms unconsciously tightened around her.
The bed Videl was laying on suddenly grew stiff as she felt something tighten around her waist. With a yawn she opened her eyes to see Gohan looking back at her. She stared at him for several seconds before asking, "What are you doing in my bed?"
"I uh" Gohan looked around and saw that it was she who was in his bed. "You're the one in my bed." He replied.
"Huh?" Videl glanced around. "Oh, I guess I am." She added before laying her head back down on Gohan's chest. She left it there for several seconds when, as what just transpired registered in her mind, she shot upright. Banging her head on the top bunk. "Ouch!" The girl exclaimed more out of habit then actual pain.
"So why are you in my bed?" Gohan asked.
"I uh," She saw her bedding lying on the floor, "fell from my bed last night and"
"Then you and I talked." Gohan finished for her.
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"Good morning sleepy heads. You two hungry?" Chi-Chi asked when Gohan and Videl walked into the kitchen. She was answered by twin stomach growls.
"So did you two sleep well dear?" Selene asked as all three women smirked.
Gohan and Videl looked at each other with slightly reddened cheeks. Truthfully, both had slept great. Especially Videl, for the first time in a day she had closed her eyes and not seen images of Gohan dying and the hands of Buu.
"I-I slept ok." Gohan squeaked out.
"Y-yeah, me too."
Chi-Chi smirked at the two demi-Saiya-jins. "Only ok? You two looked more then ok when we saw you." She said, causing the color to drain from the faces of the two kids.
I'd like to make one thing clear at this point before I get any flames or complaints. Gohan and Videl are not going to have sex for at least another six (6) years or so in the timeline of this fic. Also, there will be no major make out sessions between them for a few more years.
The name of the Namek, Furuuto, that brought Gohan back to the group means flute in Japanese. A thank you goes out to Jumper Prime for the name.
I hope you enjoyed it and please review.