Part 4: Complicated Months
Chapter 7: Welcome Back
"Talking on the TV."
-Telepathic communication.-
I do not own Dragonball Z.
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"Are you tired of using rusted pots and pans?" The narrator of the commercial said as an image of a rusted pile of pots and pans filled the screen. "Then you need our new tri-tanium cookware set." The image changed to show a set of shiny pots and pans that sparkled under the studio lights.
Chi-Chi was transfixed by the sight while Gohan, Videl, Goten, and Trunks had a mixture of fear and loathing on their faces.
"This revolutionary alloy is not only resistant to rust but is stronger then any other alloy yet created." The screen switched to show a series of tests ranging from the cookware being shot to it being run over by big eighteen wheel semis. None of the tests seemed to even scratch them.
"Oh, I could use a new frying pan." Chi-Chi said as she practically drooled over the images of shiny pans.
"These revolutionary pots and pans can be yours for three easy payments of 99 Zeni."
"Oh, they're cheap too. WHAT'S THE NUMBER? HOW DO I GET THEM? TELL ME?" The woman yelled as she looked like she's about to strangle the TV.
"To get one of these sets for your own kitchen simply call the number on your screen and have your credit card ready. Operators are standing by to take your order."
"Phone! Phone! WHERE'S THE DAMN PHONE?"
Gohan, Videl, Goten, and Trunks cringed. This Chi-Chi is even scarier then the angry one.
"I-in the k-kitchen." Gohan stuttered as he pointed a shaking finger towards the room.
Videl gulped. "I didn't know you mom is scarier when she sees something she wants then when she's angry."
"Yeah, neither did I." Gohan replied as Goten and Trunks ran off to play or cause havoc.
"We interrupt your current programming with this breaking news story." This caught the attention of the teens and they turned their attention back to the TV.
"This just in." Said the anchorman for the channel's news program. "Sometime last night Videl Satan disappeared from her home. At this point it is not known whether or not she was kidnapped. Please stay tuned to this channel for more updates on the braking story as they come in."
"Just great." Gohan said angrily. "We should have known your dear father would do something like this."
"Maybe he didn't. He's the type of person who would hold a press conference to announce that I'm missing instead of this."
"I guess you're right. He would want his image on the news."
A few minutes passed by before the show was interrupted again. "We here at Z-TV have just learned that Mr. Satan is holding a press conference. We will now go there live."
"You were right." Gohan said.
Videl smirked back at him, "Told ya so," as her father appeared on the screen.
"Mr. Satan! Mr. Satan!" Reporters yelled as they fought for the man's attention. Hercule pointed at a blonde haired woman and nodded.
"Where's your daughter at? Are the rumors of her being kidnapped true?"
"Sadly they are. At this time we do not know for sure who has taken my little girl. Nor have they made any demands for her release."
Videl felt like breaking something. Preferably her father's neck. "THAT BASTARD!" She yelled as she accidently smacked Gohan upside the head. "HOW COULD HE?"
Surprisingly, Gohan's jaw hurt from the hit. "Maybe he doesn't know that you ran away?" He suggested.
"No. He would've had cops there to look the place over. And unless they're even bigger morons then the cops in Satan City then they would have figured out that I ran away."
"Oh. Well at least he doesn't think that I kidnapped you."
"Do you have any suspects?" Asked a reporter.
"Yes," Hercule said as he held up a picture, "this boy." The camera zoomed in to show that the picture is a composite sketch that looks more like Gohan's old pal Icarus then Gohan.
The fact that Hercule remembered him like that was very amusing to the demi-Saiya-jin, and he laughed.
"THIS ISN'T FUNNY!" She yelled, deliberately smacking him this time. "You've more then likely just become the most wanted person on Earth!"
"Yea, but we'll str-" Gohan was cut off by Dende's voice in his head.
-I think I have an idea that might help.-
Videl raised a questioning eyebrow, "Did you hear that?"
Gohan nodded, "That's Dende. The Earth's guardian."
"Oh."
"Hi Dende. What's your idea?"
-WellI don't want to say too much. Just that you and the rest of your friends will be getting an early Christmas gift this year. And it's been modified slightly do to the recent addition to your family.-
Gohan and Videl blushed lightly. It was odd hearing them referred to as being family.
"That's great, but how does it help us?" Gohan asked.
-I think you'll understand in threeone.-
Suddenly and without any warning two people appeared in front of them. The teens stared at them for a second before each whispered a single word.
"Dad." Gohan's voice was low as his eyes filled with tears.
"Mom." Videl's voice was equally low and she too had tear filled eyes. Never in a million years had she expected to see her mother again.
The adults nodded slightly, seemingly causing Gohan and Videl to shoot from the couch and embrace their lost parent. Neither was ashamed of the joyous tears the fell from their eyes to soak into the clothing worn by Goku and Selene.
"It's great to see you again son." Goku said softly.
Gohan pulled back from his father and whispered, "I'm sorry. I-if I had"
"Hey, what are you still worrying about Cell for? You did the right thing." Goku replied with his carefree smile that lightened his son's heart and made him smile in kind. "Now, where's your mother."
Gohan laughed and blushed at the look on his father's face. It was unlike anything he had seen on it before. If when he was younger Gohan had seen the look of longing on his father's face he would have dismissed it as something other then wanting to reunite with his mate. But now, after discovering the pleasures of having a mate for himself, he knew that his parents wouldn't be getting any sleep tonight.
Gohan smirked at his father and gestured to the kitchen, "In there."
In less time then it took Gohan to blink, his father was out of the room.
~*~
Selene stood there holding her weeping daughter and watching the father and son from the corner of her eye. With only a glance she could see why her daughter had chosen Gohan as her mate. And the stories she had heard about him from Goku only instilled that in her further. The woman felt pride for her daughter, yet felt jealousy at the same time. Gohan was everything that Hercule was not, and then some. The two are polar opposites and that is undoubtedly what had drawn Videl to the boy. She couldn't find any fault with this though since not every woman can love someone like Hercule. In a strange way, with his huge ego, overbearing sense of superiority, and belief that no one can best him in a fight, the man acts more like a Saiya-jin then Gohan.
And Selene knew that if the Videl in her arms is anything like the fiery tempered child she had been when they had last seen each other then Gohan was exactly what she needed. Someone who, unless provoked, is passive by nature. A balancing force.
She herself had been Hercule's balancing force. She had kept the man's ego in check. Although doing that had required more of a domineering approach then the passive nature of her daughter and Gohan's relationship.
"How's my little girl been? You been keeping your father out of trouble?" Selene asked with a slight smile once Goku had left. She knew some of what her husband has been up to since her death. And it didn't agree with her.
"That man's too stubborn." Videl said with a sniffle. "He-he's so different now Momma." She felt Gohan's comforting hand on her shoulder as her tears turned to ones of pain. "H-he doesn't let me do anything that I want to."
Selene's left eyebrow arched in question at Gohan while moving to the couch with Videl still held in her arms. The demi-Saiya-jin nodded but didn't follow them to the couch.
An almost unstoppable urge to be the one comforting Videl filled Gohan. He wanted to take the girl from her mother's arms and be the one to provide solace as she told of her life in the shadow of Hercule Satan. But he suppressed it by drawing on the knowledge that at the moment Selene is the better choice of comfort for her. And so he took a seat in the chair beside the couch.
"Tell me dear," Selene's voice was calm and soothing, "how does he control your life?"
"He just doesn't let me be me. I can't do the things that someone my age should be allowed to do. He'd tell me no and how the daughter of the world champion and DEFEATER of Cell shouldn't be doing those things. All he cares for is how is adoring fans see him." The last part was said with obvious detest.
Gohan found it hard to believe that the woman before him is a Saiya-jin. Every other member of the species that he had met, with the obvious exception of his father, had been a cold-blooded killer. Even Vegeta, a man who had only started to show a softer side within the last few years, had been indifferent when it came to killing. And even after mellowing some the Saiya-jin prince didn't have any problem with inflicting pain. But this woman broke every preconceived notion that he has. He couldn't sense a single negative thing from her. Nor did she seem to have any problem with showing emotion.
A feeling of being closely watched tickled at the back of Selene's mind as she quietly listened to and comforted her crying daughter. With a quick glance out the corner of her eye she saw Gohan scrutinizing her. "Go on." She said softly when Videl stopped talking.
The girl whipped the tears from her cheeks and continued. "Those morons should be worshiping Gohan and not my idiot father. HE was the one that defeated Cell, not him." Videl chuckled a little at a thought that popped into her head and turned to smile at Gohan while saying, "If I wouldn't of met Gohan when I did then I would have probably gone crazy. Or at the very least, ran away. I needed to get away from the cameras."
An unstoppable smile upturned the corners of Selene's mouth even though she didn't really find it funny or happy to hear the things her daughter is saying. And glancing at Gohan she saw a similar expression on his face. Although his appeared to be more one of amusement.
"But you did run away V-chan. And you ran away because of me, a boy." Gohan said the last word like it is something vile. In fact it sounded surprising close to how Hercule says the world boy.
The comment caused a bit of light laughter to fill the air from the two teens, leaving Selene to look at them in confusion while wondering what was so funny about Gohan's comment.
"Poppa would probably have a heart attack if he knew I was with you."
"Especially if he found out about what we did." Gohan replied causing Videl to giggle as they turned crimson.
Selene's eyes widened as realization struck her. She had thought that they had yet to complete their bond and was not expecting them to have already done it. After all, as a child she was told that a Saiya-jin doesn't come of age until their eighteenth birthday and not when they're sixteen. "Oh my, I'm much too young to be a grandmother." Whispered the woman, causing the two teens to stare at her oddly. "What?"
"You just sounded like my mom." Gohan replied.
"But you're not a grandmother yet. I'm not pregnant and I don't plan on becoming pregnant anytime soon which is why I got some birth control pills from Bulma and why we can't," Videl blushed, make love for the next three days. "
"Oh." Selene replied solemnly.
Gohan and Videl didn't know how to react. The woman sounded extremely disappointed about not being a grandmother. But they didn't have time to ponder over it as the sounds of fighting erupted from the kitchen along with the requisite screaming.
~*~
"Trunks-kun? Do you feel that?" Asked Goten as he paused the video game he and Trunks are playing. "There's two strangers here."
The lavender haired chibi did a quick check of the kis contained within the home to find that the younger boy is correct. 'I wonder who they are. They do kind of feel similar to Gohan and Videl's energy.' A smirk spread across his face at what this means. "You know what this means, don't you Goten?"
"That my mommy is going to make some snacks?"
"No!" Trunks replied while smacking his friend on the back of the head. "Although that is a good idea. It means that we have some new people to pull pranks on."
"OH!"
Aren't you too old to call her mommy?" Trunks asked as he shut off the game.
"I here you call your mommy that and you're older then me!" Goten retorted, causing Trunks to blush.
Ever so carefully the two chibis crept down the hall. All the while their little minds cooked up ideas for some mischievous deeds to pull. But as they peered around the corner any hope of a sneak attack flew out the window with Goten's surprised yell.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY MOMMY YOU BIG MEANIE!" The kid yelled as he flew at the man who was happily kissing Chi-Chi. Goten's yell was enough to cause the man to break the kiss and turn just in time to get a tiny fist in the face. The blow packed enough power to send the man onto his backside.
With a shrug Trunks went to join in the fun. Since, in his mind, a good fight is just as much fun as a good prank. "Don't do that to Goten's mom! Nobody can play kissy games with her!" He yelled while helping his friend beat up the strange man.
If they had looked up from their living punching bag they would have seen three emotions play out across Chi-Chi's face. The first was anger at being interrupted. Second was amusement at the chivalrous actions of the two boys. And third was the need to punish them. The last would have surely instilled fear in the hearts of the two children if they had seen it. But instead all they heard was, "SON GOTEN! TRUNKS BRIEFS! STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!" And they did.
The two children gulped as they hung their heads in shame. Apparently Chi-Chi liked what the man was doing. "I-I'm sorry mommy. I-I thought he was h-hurting you." Goten stuttered.
None of the four noticed as three people appeared in the doorway. The three were watching in amusement, although the oldest one had a hint of confusion in her features.
"I'm surprised at you Goten! How could you do that to your father? He just came back to life and here you are trying to send him back to Other World! Why I" She stopped yelling when Goten suddenly hid behind her legs.
"Myfather?" Asked the chibi with wide eyes while looking up at his mother. Chi-Chi nodded. Slowly he turned from her to look at the man he had attacked.
The man was looking at Chi-Chi with surprise in his eyes. ::I have a second son?::
::Yes, I know I should have told you years ago. But I::
::It's ok. I understand.::
'He does look like me.' Thought Goten. "A-are you?"
The man smiled at the boy and nodded. "Yep, I'm Goku, your dad."
"Daddy!" Goten yelled happily as he dashed from behind his mother's legs and flung himself at Goku.
The Saiya-jin laughed happily as he hugged the son he didn't know he had. "My you're a strong one aren't you? I bet Gohan's been training you hasn't he?"
"A little. But mommy usually trains me." The chibi said with a smile while Goku looked at Chi-hi, again he had surprise in his eyes.
As far as he knew, his wife had stopped training once she found out that she was pregnant with Gohan.
"And some times Mr. Vegeta trains me and Trunks."
"Trunks?" Goku asked as he looked at the other boy who had moved off to the side. "So you're Bulma and Vegeta's son. Man you've grown. You were just a baby last time I saw you."
The lavender haired chibi blushed while Goten smirked and said, "What do you mean daddy? He's still a baby."
Trunks sent his friend a death glare that looked cute more then threatening on his small face, causing everyone to laugh. "I'm NOT a BABY!"
"I don't know about that Trunks." Gohan replied.
"You just sounded like one to us." Videl added as she and Gohan smirked at the chibi.
"I" Trunks eyes narrowed as he bit his tongue while mumbling, "They're all a bunch of damned bakas," under his breath.
~*~
"So what was it Gohan meant by you running away?" Selene asked her daughter as they sat in the living room once again.
"Ohthat." Videl replied while sending Gohan a look that told him he'd regret it if she's in trouble because of what he said earlier. "Wellwere to begin?"
Selene smiled at Videl, "How about at the beginning?"
"I didn't mean that! I'm just trying to think of where to start."
"How about with the day we met?" Suggested Gohan.
"Alright. I guess it started about two weeks ago" Videl stopped at the shocked look on her mother's face.
"You've only known each other for two weeks!"
"Actually, closer to one week. We didn't see each other for a week." Gohan replied.
"Wow, I didn't think you two got together so fast."
"As I was saying," Videl continued, "I found out about Gohan being the Gold Fighter and asked him to teach me how to fly and use ki."
"I agreed and she spent the weekend with Goten, Trunks, and myself at Capsule Corp. where I taught her how to harness her ki and use it."
"Why Capsule Corp.?"
"Because my mom and the Briefs were going out of town and I had to watch Trunks and my brother."
"Anyway, when Gohan brought me home daddy saw us together and dragged me inside just as we were about to kiss. Then the next day I woke up in a strange place. He had moved us to some tropical island during the night. And that's where I lived for a week until I ran away."
"I" Celina stuttered as she took in the news. Slowly her face hardened and pounded a fisted hand into the palm of her other hand. "Hercule is in BIG trouble when I see him." The teens gulped at the look on her face. And there was one thing they knew for sure. They're glad they're not Hercule.
"I hate to interrupt, but could you do me a favor?" Goku asked from the doorway.
"What do you need" Gohan and Videl trailed off when they turned to look at the Saiya-jin. From each leg hung Goten and Trunks. It was obvious that Trunks was just doing it because he thought it fun while Goten was just glad to have his father around for the first time. And in his arms rested Chi-Chi with her arms lazily draped around his neck.
"I umwas wondering if you and Videl could" The mighty Saiya-jin warrior was blushing, never before had he even thought about asking for some "private" time with Chi-Chi.
"You want us to watch Goten and Trunks, preferably someplace other then here, so that you and Kaa-san can be alone?" Gohan suggested.
"Yep!" Goku replied with his trademark grin.
"Sure, Gohan and I would love to." Videl said while thoughts about how they don't have anything else to do ran through her and Gohan's heads.
Suddenly Chi-Chi disappeared from Goku's arms and reappeared before Gohan and Videl. "Here's a capsule house, some capsules of food, and some money. If you don't want to stay in the capsule house then go to Bulma's or Roshi's or someplace. Just don't come back home for," the woman looked thoughtful for a moment, "forty-eight hours." The two teens jerked back slightly as the items were dumped in their laps.
A look of what could be considered approval filled Selene's eyes as she watched them. She herself found the prospect of "catching up" with her own mate quite appealing. But that would have to wait until after she talks some sense into the pea sized object Hercule calls a brain. "If you'll excuse me, there's some things I need to take care of." She said to know one in particular before getting Videl's attention. "I'll talk to you later."
"Alright mom." Man did it feel strange to say that after so many years. But at the same time it was the best feeling, almost the best feeling she's experienced in her life. A slight grin tugged at Videl's mouth, "Please don't tell Poppa where I'm at when you see him. I need time to forgive himand maybe get a bit of retribution for his actions."
Selene chuckled at the tone of her daughter's voice. It was clear that the girl is already scheming for some way to exact revenge on Hercule. "Alright dear. And Gohan," she turned to smile at the teen, "you take good care of my daughter."
"You don't have to worry about that." The demi-Saiya-jin replied with a smile.
Selene's smile turned into a smirk, "I better not since I expect a grandchild in a few years."
"Same here." Chi-Chi added as she plucked the two chibis from Goku's legs and deposited them before Gohan and Videl.
"Bye everyone, it was nice meeting you all. We'll talk again soon Videl." Selene said as she hugged her daughter.
"Ok, bye mom." Videl replied while returning the hug. ::How can our mothers be so alike even though they're from different races?:: She asked Gohan through their bond as she watched her mother leave.
::I don't know V-chan. I guess the obsession with grandchildren is universal.::
"Now it's time for you to go so Goku and I can be alone." Chi-Chi said as she tried to herd the four demi-Saiya-jins out the door.
"But don't we need clothes?" Goten asked.
"Oh yea. I forgot. Welldon't just stand here. Go get them." Replied the woman when they didn't move. The small group didn't need to be told twice as they ran off to collect a few clothes.
A few minutes later the four, each carrying a capsule, came back to see Goku and Chi-Chi talking quietly.
"We're ready Kaa-san." Gohan said as he smiled at his parents. For the first time since the Cell Games his mother is truly happy.
"Good." Chi-Chi replied while walking over to them. "Now shoo. Goku and I want to catch up on everything that we've missed." She added while practically shoving them all out the door.
~*~
The fine hairs on the back of Hercule's neck stood on end as he suddenly shot upright causing the plush couch he was on to groan slightly under his shifting weight. As his eyes scanned around the darkened room he couldn't shake the overwhelming feeling that he's being watched. Out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of someone and said, "Who's there?" There was no reply. Again he saw someone move in the shadows and shifting light from the TV. "I know you're there. Come out." Again there was no reply and this time the man just shrugged it off. "Must be my imagination." Hercule muttered as he lay back down when a voice suddenly yelled, ::Hercule Satan!:: This time he jumped up and fell off the couch.
"Wh-who's th-there?"
::Look at you! You're pathetic!:: The voice said again.
But there was something odd about it. It wasn't out loud but in his head. And it sounded familiar. Almost as if he knew the person behind the voice. "Who are you?" He managed to ask without stuttering in fear.
::You've changed so much. The man I knew would never stop our daughter from being happy.::
"Iour daughter?" Why had the voice said that instead of his daughter? Then it hit him, the voice is that of his late wife. "S-Selene?"
"Yes, it's me." The woman replied out loud as she stepped from the shadows.
"But y-yourTHERE'S NO SUCH THINGS AS GHOSTS!" Hercule yelled suddenly as he clamped his eyes shut. "You're just a hallucination caused by that stale popcorn I ate!"
Slap. A red mark that perfectly matches the shape of Selene's hand quickly formed on Hercule left cheek. "If I was a ghost could I have done that?"
"Ah! It-it's just like in that story!" Hercule exclaimed as he gingerly rubbed at his stinging cheek. "What do you want foul spirit?"
"F-foul? Why you! That's NO way to talk to your wife! Especially if you haven't seen her in TEN years!" Selene yelled in response, Hercule plugged his ears. ::That's not going to stop me from talking to you.::
Hercule blinked in surprise. He had forgotten that they can talk to each other in their minds. With a gulp he composed himself and faced his wife who apparently is once again amongst the land of the living. "Why are you here?"
"To see you of course. And let me tell you that I'm not too pleased by some of the things Videl has told me."
"V-Videl?" Hercule said as he scrambled to his feet. "You-you've talked to her? Where's she? She better not be with some boy. If she is then some punk is dead. She should know better then to b-"
"Would you shut up and let me talk?" Selene growled, silencing Hercule. "That's better. Now yes, I have talked to her. No, I will not tell you where she is because she doesn't want me to. And yes, she is with a boy. But that is good, not bad."
"B-but what if hedoes things to her? S-she could get p-pregnant."
"The boy she's with would never force her to do anything. And I know that they're taking precautions to keep Videl from becoming pregnant. Not that I don't like the idea of a grandchild."
"Y-you mean they're"
"Well, they can't for the next three daysbut yes. They're mates. You know what we did about a year after we met? Well that's what they did the night she ran away. Although now that I think about it, it's more like she returned home. Anyway, she's not very happy with what you did."
"Why should she be upset with me? I only did what I thought best."
"Hercule dear, you have to remember that our little girl isn't normal. Do you remember what I told you about myself?"
"You mean? I thought that was just some story you made up."
"No, of course it's not. I'm a Saiya-jin and that makes Videl half Saiya-jin. And when a Saiya-jin reaches a certain age they start to change. They start to look for a mate. Now usually it's when they're eighteen but I guess that it happens a little earlier with human/Saiya-jin hybrids."
"Ohso why are you telling me this?"
"Ugh" Selene smacked him over the head. "Because you need to let Videl live her life. She can't be our little girl forever."
"B-but I'm just protecting her."
"Look, you can't protect her forever. And I'm sure she's better able to protect herself then you are at doing for her."
"Huh?"
"Never mind. Just lay off and let her be with the man she loves and who loves her in return."
"B-" The glare Selene sent at Hercule stopped him before he said a single word. "Ok. I want try and make her come home."
"Good." Selene replied with a triumphant smile before noticing that Hercule's eyes are taking in her figure. And it felt good to have someone looking at her like that. At least someone who she wouldn't have to knock out.
"So um, did you just come here to talk to me about Videl?" Hercule asked with a smirk.
"NoI also came here to be with you." Said Selene as she returned her husband's smirk. "Ten years is a long time to go without ones mate."
Hercule suddenly found himself being pushed back onto the couch and Selene climbing on top of him. "Welcome home." He managed to say before Selene kissed him.
~*~
Gohan, Videl, Goten, and Trunks stood in front of the capsule house Chi-Chi had given them. They had set it up in a small clearing in the woods.
"I uhdon't think this will fit the four of us." Videl said as she eyed the small structure.
"Yea, I guess Kaa-san forgot that this is a one person survival tent." Gohan added before pressing the button that returns the house to its capsule. "Alright, so where are we going to stay?"
"How about we stay with Chobi!" Goten suggested with a grin.
Videl looked towards Gohan, she didn't recognize the name even with having seen all of Gohan's memories. "Who's that?"
"A friend of Goten. And I don't think that staying in a pterodactyl nest is a good idea."
"Awe, why not?"
"Maybe you haven't noticed but it's winter!" Trunks exclaimed.
"Um," Goten looked around at the snow covered ground, "oh yea. I forgot."
Trunks felt like slapping himself as he muttered, "What an idiot," under his breath.
Beside them Gohan and Videl laughed at the clueless look on Goten's face.
"What's so funny?" The chibi asked as he cocked his head to the side.
"Nothing, Goten." Replied Videl. "So what are our choices of places to stay?"
"WellI'm guessing that Capsule Corp. isn't one since Bulma and Vegeta are expecting to have some time alone."
"There's the old man's island and the weakling human's apartment." Trunks added.
Again Videl looked to Gohan for clarification. "Roshi and Yamcha."
"Oh."
"I think that Roshi's is crowded enough with Krillin, 18, and Marron there. And Yamcha's place is-"
"I don't want to stay in a city since someone is likely to recognize me." Videl said before Gohan could finish.
"How about the lookout?" Goten suggested.
"Good idea bro. We'll stay at the lookout." Gohan said as he smiled at his brother.
"Don't be silly. We can't stay there." Trunks said.
Videl looked at the chibi and asked, "Why not?"
"Because umbecause we just can't."
"Sorry, but without a good reason not to, we're staying at the lookout." Gohan stated flatly. Putting an end to the debate over where to stay.
"This'll be cool. I saw the lookout in your memories and I want to see it in person." Videl said as the four blasted into the air. 'I can't believe I'm going to meet THE Kami.'
~*~
Several of the servants paused as they passed by the closed door of their master's private theater. Through it they could hear what sounded like two people caught in the throws of passion. "Great, now he's into porn." Muttered one of them before they continued on to their quarters.
~*~
As the group of demi-Saiya-jins descended to the stone floor of the lookout Videl was surprised by the sudden increase in temperature.
"The lookout is always at a comfortable temperature." Gohan said upon seeing her surprise.
"Hi Gohan. And you must be Videl." Dende asked as he approached them.
Videl bowed politely, "Yes, Kami-sama. I'm Videl."
The Namek laughed and Gohan snickered at her overly polite attitude. "Just call me Dende. Everyone else does. So what brings you two here?"
"Wellmy parents wanted some alone time and the capsule house Kaa-san gave me is only big enough for one so we were wondering if the four of us could stay here for a couple of days."
"Sure. You know that you're always welcome here. Just pick any guestroom you like."
Looking around at the clean white stone and tropical vegetation, Videl realized something about what Dende had said. "Gohan?"
"Yea Videl?"
"Where's Goten and Trunks?"
In this fic I've decided that Videl's mother's name will be the same as in Two Halves of a Soul.
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