Part 4: Complicated Months
Chapter 8: Christmas At The Son's
Sorry for the long wait on this chapter, but I just couldn't think of anything to have happen in this one.
I do not own Dragonball Z.
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Videl could see Gohan visibly pale and Dende even looked like he is now a slightly lighter shade of green.
"What did you just say?" Gohan asked even though he knew exactly what it she had said.
"This is not good." Dende muttered.
"Oh come on you two. They're just kids. What can they do?"
"Do I really have to answer that?" Gohan replied.
"Well" Memories of her weekend at Capsule Corp with the two little terrors returned, causing her to pale slightly as well.
"Oh come on, you're a genie and we want our three wishes!" Trunks yelled as he and Goten followed Mr. Popo out of the main building. What appears to be a flower vase is held in the black haired chibi's arms.
"Yeah! We have your lamp so you're OUR genius now!" Goten added only to be smacked on the back of the head by Trunks.
"It's GENIE not GENIUS!"
The blow to the head didn't even faze Goten. "Are you sure Trunks?"
"Of course I am baka." Trunks huffed while crossing his arms over his chest and glaring at his friend.
"Let's ask my brother. Mommy always says he's the genie in the family." Goten suggested with a smile. Trunks felt like slapping himself. 'How did I become friends with someone who can so stupid sometimes?'
"Goten, Trunks. Leave Mr. Popo alone. He's not that type of genie." Gohan said with amusement in his voice.
"So that means we won't get our wish for an unending supply of candy?" Goten asked while scratching his head.
"That's right Goten. No candy." Videl replied while everyone except Goten and Trunks shuddered at the thought of the two terrors on a never-ending sugar high.
"Damn it. This su-" Goten slapped his hands over his mouth as he stared wide eyed at his scowling brother.
"And just where did you learn to talk like that?" Gohan said while eyeing his wide-eyed brother. "Let me guess. Vegeta. I think Kaa-san would like to have a word with him when she finds out."
Videl, Popo, and Dende suppressed their laughter at the look on Trunks' face.
He knew that his father would probably need a Senzu bean after ward. But then he realized something. It was more then likely that while Goten had heard Vegeta use that and many other 'bad' words it was himself that had taught the chibi how to properly use them. This realization caused his face to turn completely white.
"What's the matter Trunks? You sick or something?" Asked Gohan.
"No Nii-chan. He's afraid because he's the one that taught me how t" Trunks clamped his hand over his friend's mouth.
"Uhtaught him how to fire ki blasts! Yea! I'm the one that taught him to fire ki blasts!" Trunks said while laughing nervously.
"So you were the one that told him how to cuss." Videl replied with a smirk as Gohan glared at the chibi.
"Ereep!" Trunks took off running when Gohan tried to grab him.
Videl laughed as she watched Gohan chase the boy around the lookout. But after about a minute she decided to help. "Trunks Vegeta Briefs! Stop running and I won't tell Chi-Chi about this!" Yelled the raven-haired girl as she gave chase.
As he ran, Trunks' face paled again as thoughts of a slow and painful death by frying pan filled his head. So disturbing were the images that he did as she asked and stopped. A few seconds later he was picked up by Gohan.
"Ok, do what you will with me." The lavender haired chibi said in a defeated tone. "Just don't tell Chi-Chi."
"Oh don't worry. I'll keep my promise." Videl replied happily with a smile that should have told Trunks that he isn't safe yet. "But I never said Gohan wouldn't tell her."
The two teens smirked at the face the chibi made. 'I am SO dead.'
~*~
Riiing 'Ugh, who would be calling at this hour.' Thought Chi-Chi. "What the hell do youwant?" She growled into the phone, pausing when she saw that the bedside clock showed it to be almost two o'clock in the afternoon.
"Well good-afternoon to you too."
"Sorry. I was uhup late." Replied the woman as her cheeks flushed and a smile upturned the corners of her mouth.
"Oh, ok. I just called to see if the Christmas party is still on for next week?"
"Oh, umyeah. It is." She replied while thinking, 'Christmas party? Darn it. I almost forgot about that with everything that's happened in the last couple of days.' Rolling back over to look at her husband she saw him yawn and rub his eyes like a little kid. The sight made her smile and giggle. 'Even after all the years and everything we've been through he still acts like he did the day we got married.'
"Good-morning." Said Goku before passionately kissing his mate.
'Wellmaybe he has changed a little. But I definitely like the changes.' Thought Chi-Chi. "Good-morning to you too." Replied Chi-Chi when they broke the kiss. "But it's really two o'clock in the afternoon."
Goku blinked at her for a second before the bed shook as a low rumble filled the room. "I uhguess that's why I'm so hungry." He said while grinning with a hand behind his head.
In response Chi-Chi giggled like a schoolgirl. "Well then I guess I should go cook us something." She replied before lightly kissing Goku and getting out of bed. Dawning a robe she left the room to cook a late lunch.
~*~
"GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!" Yelled an angry Videl as she chased Goten and Trunks around the lookout. Her raven hair is a mess and plastered to her forehead from sweat.
Gohan watched with a smile as his mate chased the two little heathens. Even in her current state he found her beautiful. Although if her anger was directed towards him he wouldn't feel that way.
Videl roared in frustration at not being able to catch two boys. They are just too fast. With a huff she plopped down beside Gohan on the stone tile of the lookout. "Why didn't you help me?" She asked while glaring at Gohan.
"Uh" The demi-Saiya-jin gulped. "Because uhit's just a bag of cookies?" Gohan asked more then answered with a grin.
Videl tried to keep glaring at him but she just couldn't. "I guess you're right." She replied before smirking. "And since I tried to take the bag from them then you can catch them once they eat the cookies and are on a sugar high."
"Errkuso." Gohan had been so caught up in watching Videl that he had forgotten what would happen once Goten and Trunks ate the cookies. But as he looked across the lookout he saw that it is too late to stop them from eating the sweet snack. With a shrug he turned back to Videl to see her pulling her hair back into a pony tail. The sight of her face no longer being framed by her usual pigtails made his face burn red. "UmmVidel?" He said quietly.
"What?" She asked while glaring at the two chibis on the other side of the lookout.
"I was just thinking that you should uhcut your hair." would look even more beautiful if you cut your hair."
Videl blushed lightly, "Do you think I'd look prettier with short hair?"
"Errit would be better for fighting." Stuttered Gohan.
"Ok. I'll cut since you think I'll look better with short hair." Videl replied before grabbing Gohan's hand and dragging him into the room they're sharing.
"But I didn't say that!" Exclaimed Gohan.
"I know that. But you thought it." Said a smirking Videl as she dug through their bags for a pair of scissors. "And besides, you're a very bad liar."
"Buthow did you hear that?" Asked Gohan, ignoring her other comment.
Videl paused in her search and stared at him. "THINK about it Gohan. I know you're not THAT dumb. Especially since you ARE the one that told me about it."
Gohan scratched his head, stopping when it dawned on him. "Oh yea!" The look in his eyes told Videl that something isn't right. "The bond! I don't know how I forgot about that!" He finished with a smirk before grabbing a pillow off the bed and hitting Videl over the head with it.
"Ah!" Videl exclaimed in surprise before snatching up a pillow of her own, forgetting about cutting her hair. "I'll get you back for that Son Gohan!" She yelled before hitting him back.
~*~
Lamps were knocked over. The mattress was half off the bed. A light dusting of feathers covered the floor. Their room was a mess but they had had fun. Gohan and Videl laughed as they looked at the mess they had made. Neither had really had a pillow fight before. The closest to one that Videl got was throwing them at Erasa.
"You'd think that Goten and Trunks had been in here." Videl said joking.
"Yea, maybe we should blame them for this."
"Maybe you're right. They've probably started their sugar high by now." As if on cue, the two hyperactive demi-Saiya-jins burst into the room.
"GUESS WHAT? GUESS WHAT?" They yelled loudly.
"Umwhat?" Gohan said with much trepidation in his voice.
"WE ATE ALL THE COOKIES ON THE LOOKOUT!" They replied at the same time.
"That's niWHAT?" Yelled Gohan.
"Mr. Popo had cookies in the kitchen! We found them and ate them all!" Goten replied happily before running around the room and literally bouncing off the walls.
"Just how many cookies are they talking about, Gohan?" Asked Videl.
"You don't want to know." Gohan replied with a pale face.
~*~
"Ughplease kill me if I EVER let them eat cookies again" Muttered Gohan as he flopped down onto the soft grass of the small lawn on top of the lookout. Overhead hung a curtain of stars.
"Well you're the one that said to let them have that one bag of cookies. And that lead to them ea"
"Yea yeawell at least there's one good thing about today."
"And what's that?" Videl replied with a contented smile as she lay down and used Gohan's chest for a pillow.
"Since today's over with that means only two more days and then we can..."
Videl giggled, interrupting him, "My my Gohan. You're becoming quite the hentai." Turning her head to the side so she can look at his face, she sees that he is blushing.
Gohan smiled at her. "Well I'm not the only one. Your thoughts seem to be rather naughty, Miss Satan." For some reason he couldn't understand, Videl flinched ever so slightly at her last name.
"Well I have you to thank for that!" Videl replied with a smirk. "Not that I mind."
A light laugh escaped Gohan as he looked up at the stars. Hearing movement beside him, he turned to see Videl now sitting up, using her arms for support while leaning back. A light breeze gently played with her hair as the dim light from the stars and the few lights scattered about the lookout made her skin seem to glow. He saw her lips move but didn't register what she said. "What was that?"
"I said we can't do that for two more days hun." Replied Videl.
Gohan could see a slight blush on her cheeks while he struggled to make some kind of reply. After about a minute he gave up. "I don't think I can ever really win against you." He practically whispered.
"I know." Replied Videl. "And that's how it's supposed to be." She added with a smile.
Gohan quirked an eyebrow at her, "And why's that?"
"Because we women are superior to you men." Videl replied with a smirk.
"I don't know if I'd say superior."
"Oh really?" Videl moved so that she's straddling Gohan and leaning down till her face is inches away from his. "Then what would you say women are?"
"That's easy." He replied in a whisper. "Weird!"
Videl blinked once before slapping him. "I'm not weird!" Gohan laughed at her expression and soon Videl joined him. "Why can't I stay mad at you for more then a few seconds?"
"Because I'm such a funny guy?"
"Uh uh."
"HmmI guess that's part of it.
"Smart?"
"Nope."
"Cool?"
"Definitely not. You dress like a geek." Gohan looked hurt at this. "Ok, you are cool. It's your mother that dresses you like a geek."
"Stylish?"
"Nope." Replied Videl while giggling at the memory of some of the clothes Gohan had in his closet.
"Hmmbecause I'm such a nice guy?"
"That has something to do with it I suppose."
"Cute?"
"That definitely is part of it."
"Hmmsexy?" Gohan blushed.
"Yea." Replied a blushing Videl.
"Hot?"
"Yes."
"God's gift to women?"
"Ye" Videl stopped and stared at him. "I wouldn't go that far."
"Ok, how about God's gift to you?" Said Gohan before kissing her deeply and passionately.
"I think that's close enough." Replied a breathless Videl when they broke the kiss a minute later.
Luckily, for the sanity of Gohan and Videl and the health of Goten and Trunks, their second day on the lookout was uneventful. That is it was uneventful except for the dinosaur that the two chibis brought to the lookout. Whatever had possessed the two to think that it would make a good pet for Dende and Mr. Popo was beyond anything that anyone besides Goten and Trunks could understand.
"Well I think that now would be a good time to return to my home since the two demons are asleep."
"Ok."
~*~
"Welcome home. Did you have fun?" Asked Chi-Chi while checking that her robe is closed securely as she walked down the stairs.
"No, we spent most of the time chasing Goten and Trunks because someone let them eat a bunch of cookies." Replied Videl.
"Hey! It's not my fault! How was I supposed to know that there were so many cookies on the lookout?"
"Oh how cute!" Squealed Chi-Chi, "I wish I had a video camera so I could record this. Oh and ummwhere are Goten and Trunks anyway?"
"Huh? They're rigkuso." The two teens said at once upon noticing that the chibis aren't there.
"I knew we forgot something."
Chi-Chi blinked in surprised before calmly saying, "You forgot them on the lookout?"
"Uhno. We dropped Trunks off at his home on the way back and I guess we kind of left Goten there on accident." Replied Gohan.
"Oh, ok. Do you want me to fix you guys something to eat?"
"Yeah! I'm starved!" Came the excited voice of Goku as he wrapped his arms around Chi-Chi.
"Goku, I was talking to Gohan and Videl." She replied while turning her head to look at her husband. Goku looked devastated at not getting something to eat. "Silly, I was already going to fix you something." She added before giving him a quick peck on the cheek.
"Them what are you waiting for?" Goku grinned while releasing her. "The sooner I eat the sooner we can get back to business." He added while giving her a swat on the butt.
"Yes sir!" Replied a giggling Chi-Chi as she scurried off to fix Goku some food.
"They probably haven't left the bedroom since your father came back and they still want more. That's"
"Please stop right there. Those are some mental images I can do without." Replied Gohan.
"We haven't seen each other in five years. What do you expect?" Goku said with a grin, causing the two teens to blush. "I'm sure you two will want a lot of alone time when after tomorrow is over." He added with a smirk, causing Gohan and Videl to blush even more. "So Chi-Chi's told me that your Mr. Satan's daughter. What's that like?"
"Ummincredibly boring and at times, embarrassing."
Goku chuckled at the girl's response. "I would think so. He's not very strong which probably means you never had a good spar until you met Gohan."
"Yea, I was surprised at how good he is." She replied while smiling at the boy in question. "I had honestly thought I was the best."
"Well with you being half Saiya-jin it's no wo"
"Goku! Your food is ready!" Chi-Chi sing-songed from the kitchen. Goku ran off to eat without finishing his sentence.
"I think your father is even more food crazed then you." Said Videl.
"Well you're one to talk. I seem to recall a certain female demi-Saiyan packing away a great deal of food as well."
"Well Iwell at least I still eat in a civilized manor!" Retorted Videl while a hint of pink tinged her features. Gohan laughed.
"Just keep telling yourself that." Replied a smirking Gohan.
~*~
"Hey someone's coming!" Yelled Goten as he ran into the kitchen. To confirm his observation, there was a knock at the door. Without waiting, Goten ran off to open the door.
"Now Goku, you go hide in our room till everyone is here and then you can come out and surprise them all at once." Said Chi-Chi as she shoved her husband from the kitchen. Goku knew better then to not do as he is told, so he went to their room and suppressed his ki.
~*~
"Wow, you really went all out this year Chi-Chi." Said Yamcha as he walked through the door, the last to arrive. "Is there something special about this year?"
Chi-Chi didn't answer his question, causing everyone to stare at her. ::You can come out now Goku-chan.:: She told her husband through their bond.
Goku, having heard Yamcha's question, walked into the room and said, "Nope, nothing's special about this year."
Everyone in the room, with the exception of Chi-Chi, Gohan, Goten, and Videl, turned and stared at the man. None could believe their eyes. This had to be some kind of trick.
"G-Goku?" Said Bulma, the first to speak, as a single tear rolled down her cheek.
'How dare that third class baka cause my mate to cry.' Thought Vegeta as he growled in anger at Goku.
"Goku, is it really you?" Asked Krillin.
"Yep! I'm back!" Replied the Saiya-jin warrior as he grinned at them.
"I-I can't believe it! You're ba-"
"You mean you're back for good?" Asked Roshi, interrupting Bulma.
Oh yeah, I had to come back. I missed you all," he looked at Chi-Chi and smiled, "too much to stay dead."
"You're not here to warn us of some new bad guy out to kill us all?" Asked Tien, a hint of fear in his voice.
"Nope, although King Kai was more then happy to see me leave. All he kept saying was that he'd finally be able to have a reasonable food budget. I don't know why he would say that since I ate the same amount I as I did when I was alive." The group of close nit friends laughed at this. "What?"
"Nothing dear." Replied Chi-Chi when Goku's eyes fell on a blonde headed woman with a young girl in her arms.
"Hi 18. I guess that you're no longer evil." The woman gave him a mysterious smile.
"That's right. My wife is a good woman and an even better mother to our daughter." Replied Krillin proudly.
"W-what?! Oh manI guess I missed more then I thought I did."
"Damn right you did, and I demand a spar later!" Replied Vegeta. "After the brat stops sucking face with his mate." He added while looking at Gohan and Videl.
The two teens were blushing heavily. "Well I uhtradition to kiss under the mistletoe." Stammered Gohan while Videl nodded her head vigorously in agreement.
"You're right Gohan. It is tradition." Bulma smirked at them. "There's just one problem."
"And what's that?" Asked Gohan and Videl as they regained some of their composure.
"The mistletoe is over there in the doorway." The blue haired genius replied while pointing to a doorway on the opposite side of the room from Gohan and Videl.
"So what's this about her being your mate?" Asked a snickering Krillin. "I thought you two said you're only friends."
"Well uh" Answered Gohan.
"We umm" Added Videl.
"You see" Said Gohan.
"Enough of this sh-," Bulma glared at Vegeta, "crap. Let's eat."
"Yeah! Let's eat!" Chorused Goku and Goten.
Krillin gave Goten a noogie while saying, "You're definitely your father's son."
"Excuse my Mr. Krillin, but whose son would I be if I wasn't daddy's?"
"Just forget it kiddo. It's time to eat." Replied the former monk.
"Ok." Said Goten before running off to get some food.
~*~
The group stared in awe, mixed with a small amount of disgust, as Videl stuffed her face. Sure they had seen Goku, Gohan, and Goten eat before. But seeing a girl eat in exactly the same manner just didn't seem right.
"I uhcan I ask you something?" Stuttered Krillin. Videl paused in her feeding frenzy to look at him. "Are you pregnant?" Gohan and Videl turned bright red.
"No"
"Then why are you eating like that? The only time I've seen a human eat like that is when Chi-Chi was pregnant with Goten."
"The Onna no ko is half Saiya-jin." Muttered Vegeta between mouth fools of food.
"Oh, that explaWHAT? But how? I thought that there weren't any other Saiya-jins that survived."
"Well obviously you're mistaken, cue ball!" Retorted Vegeta. "We Saiya-jins are tougher then you think. Of course more then four of us survived."
"Until you met me you thought that only four Saiya-jins survived Vegeta-sai's destruction." Replied a smirking Videl, beside her Gohan wore a matching smirk.
Vegeta glared at the two teens while blushing lightly. "Shut up and eat." He mumbled a few seconds later as he resumed stuffing his face.
"Hurry up and eat so we can open presents!" Exclaimed Goten, pausing long enough to speak, before shoveling more food onto his plate and then into his mouth.
~*~
"What's wrong Chi-Chi? With Goku finally back I find it hard to believe that this isn't a happy Christmas." Asked Bulma as everyone relaxed in the Son's living room after opening presents.
The woman smiled back at her friend, "This is the best Christmas I've had in years, Bulma. It's just that"
"What is it Chi-chan?" Asked Goku.
"I was hoping that someone," she glared at her son and Videl as they lay snuggled up on the floor, "would ask a certain question to someone else. I want to plan a wedding dam-dang it!"
The two teens glanced at her before looking at each other and bursting into laughter.
Krillin raised an eyebrow at the behavior of Gohan and Videl. Did he and everyone else in the room miss something? "What's with them?"
"S-sorry. Bu-t we just find it funny that you d-didn't notice." Said Gohan between peals of laughter.
"Notice what?" Asked Yamcha.
"Just this little ol' thing." Replied a snickering Videl as she got up and dangled her left hand in front of Chi-Chi's face.
Chi-Chi looked at the girl's hand for a second before grabbing it and inspecting something on it. A second later she smiled and yelled, "Yes! It's about damn time!" Gohan and Videl looked at her in befuddlement. About time? They only met about a month ago.
"What's about time?" Asked Bulma.
"This!" Replied Chi-Chi as she dragged Videl by the hand to where Bulma is sitting and shoved the girl's hand in front of Bulma's face.
"Why are you making such a fuss over a ring?" Asked the blue haired before realization lit her features. "A ring! You two are engaged?" She asked the blushing Gohan and Videl.
"Yea, I asked her a couple days ago. I was going to wait until tonight, but I just couldn't wait." Replied Gohan.
"So what was your answer, Nee-chan? You going to marry Nii-chan?" Asked Goten, earning disbelieving looks from everyone.
"I am wearing the ring"
"Yea, so are you and Nii-chan getting married?"
Videl laughed at the little kid and decided to humor him. "Yes, I'm going to marry Gohan." These few words seemed to shatter a dam inside Chi-Chi as tears started to flood down her cheeks.
"Waaaaaa! My baby's getting married!" Wailed the woman. But she stopped and composed herself when she heard her youngest son's next question.
"Coolbut what does marry mean?" Everyone stared at him again. He really is Goku's son, if not the guy's clone.
"It uhmeans that we're going to live like Kaa-san and Tou-san." Replied Gohan.
"But you already do. At least that's what it sounds like at night." Gohan and Videl turned as red as a couple of tomatoes.
"Goten!" Snapped Gohan.
"What? Why can you and Nee-chan wrestle like Mommy and Daddy but Trunks-kun and I can't when he stays the night?" Now it was Goku and Chi-Chi's turn to blush. Sure they were married, but to hear their five-year-old say that he hears them was still embarrassing.
"Maybe I should install some sound proofing in the bedrooms like I did at home." Commented Bulma.
"Is that why I no longer hear you and Tou-san wrestle at night?" Asked Trunks.
"Mommy, Daddy redle too." Replied little Marron.
"Yea, sometimes I can't get to sleep because of you two." Added Roshi while 18 and Krillin joined blushing faces group.
"Yea right! You like listening to them!" Snickered Yamcha.
"Well at least I've had sex before." Grumbled Roshi.
"AH!" Screamed Chi-Chi and Bulma as they sent their frying pans crashing down on Roshi's head. The man's sex life is one thing they definitely didn't want to know about.
Meanwhile, Yamcha was trying to make himself disappear into the overstuffed recliner he's sitting in. But Vegeta would have none of that.
"You really are one pathetic human! Not only couldn't you get Bulma to fu-" Clang. Vegeta slumped to the floor while a smirking Bulma returned her frying pan to it's hiding place in her capsule like bracelet.
"Don't worry about it Yamcha. Someday you'll find someone." Said Goku while patting his friend on the back.
"So is this a happy Christmas for you now, Chi-Chi?" Videl asked the woman. Chi-Chi snapped up from glaring at Roshi, a smile brightening her face.
"Oh yea! Now I get to plan my son's wedding!" She said while a notebook seemed to appear in her hand out of thin air. "Now, which one of theses will be best and result in a grandchild" Muttered the woman as flipped through the book.
"Looks to me like she's already planned it." Muttered Videl before realizing something. "I may not know much about weddings, but I'm sure that you and I are supposed to do the planning."
Gohan nodded, "You're right. But do you wanna tell her she can't do it?" Videl looked at the doorway into the kitchen and shivered. That was all the answer Gohan needed.
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