Author's Note: I haven't worked on this in almost two years! That is hard to believe. But don't worry; I sort of remember the plot. I forgot half of it, but I have an idea of what it was. I'll make it even better than it was going to be! And my writing skills have improved since I wrote chapter one, so there will be a difference. You'll probably be able to tell. Well, let's get on with it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters.
Metallic Tears
Chapter 2: Rainy Days
A chilly breeze blew gently across the open plain. Videl hugged her thin jacket around her as she wished vainly that she'd brought her thicker coat on the walk. She noticed Gohan staring at her and smiled sweetly. She shivered as a chill ran up and back down her spin.
Gohan returned her smile. He took off his thick jacket and laid it around her shoulders, receiving a questioning look from the dark haired young lady. He smiled gently at her as he brushed a stray hair out of her eyes. It was just long enough to be a bother, since she was letting her hair to grow back out, but still sort enough it couldn't be tucked behind her ear to keep it out of the way.
"Use my jacket," Gohan said, turning to his friend. "It's ticker than yours."
Videl looked down at the jacket as she pulled on either side of it, holding it on her shoulders. "I-I can't take your jacket," she protested, starting to take it off.
Gohan quickly grabbed the jacket near the shoulders and held it around her, pulling it closed slightly. "No, I'm fine," he insisted. "You need it more than I do."
"But—"Videl began, but was cut off as Gohan placed a finger over her mouth momentarily.
Shaking his head he let his hand drop back down to the jacket where he took hold of it again. "No but's," he told her firmly, yet kindly.
Videl felt her cheeks flush as she stared into his dark eyes. She dropped her head to gaze at the ground. She felt a strange kind of feeling that she hadn't ever felt towards anyone before. It was kind of a scary feeling, but at the same time, a very nice one. It seemed familiar even though it was her first time to experience it, and it felt very natural.
Goten chased after a small lizard nearby. He paused as a water drop plopped on his forehead. Confused, he held out his hand, palm up and glanced up toward the sky. Where nice fluffy white clouds had once drifted carelessly in the bright blue, fall sky, now were dark, gray storm clouds threateningly lingering overhead like a dark shadow. A raindrop landed in his hand. He looked down at it in time to see it curve to the palm of his hand and roll over the side, dripping to the ground.
A loud clap of thunder rolled overhead, startling the seven-year-old child. He jumped and dashed back toward the spot he'd last see Gohan and Videl.
"Gohan! Storm!" Goten yelled as he crashed through the woods into the small clearing. He found his brother holding onto his jacket, which was strangely wrapped around Videl's shoulders, looking up at the sky. Videl was doing the same; only she wasn't clutching any jacket.
Pausing a moment to stare at the odd sight, he blinked a few times confusedly. Another clap of thunder boomed, even closer than the last. Scared he ran over and clung tightly to Gohan's pant leg, shutting his eyes tightly and clenching his teeth in fear.
"Gohan!" Goten shouted, wrapping his small arms and legs around his big brothers leg. "Its loud and scary!"
Gohan put his hand gently on his brother's small head. He chuckled to himself inwardly, finding it funny that his kid brother had fought Buu without being scared and yet he was frightened by a crash of thunder. "Its okay," he assured him. "Its just a little noise, we'll start back, okay?"
Rain began to plummet to the ground slowly, but increased to a steady rate. Videl held her hand out in time for several drops to splash into the up-turned, cupped palm of her hand. "Uh, Gohan?" she said, glancing up toward the sky as the rain began to fall harder and faster.
Gohan looked up at the sky with an expression of dread on his face. "Oh, man!" he said, several drops landing around his face. One splashed him in the eye and he flinched, dropping his head back down to Videl.
The three of them began to run back toward the house. They pushed and shoved their way through the brush as they ran through the woods. When they cleared it Goten took off running as fast as he could, yelling to Chichi. Gohan knew Videl would never be able to run that fast, so he paced himself to a speed she could keep up with.
By now it was already down pouring. They all three were soaked thoroughly by the time they reached the house, but Gohan and Videl were soaked to the bone, dripping water from every part of their body.
When Gohan stepped inside, Chichi was bent to Goten calming him down. He was frantically rambling about the storm as she placed a dry towel over his head and began to gently dry his hair.
Chichi chuckled at the sight of her two dripping wet sons and the drenched girl before her. She calmed Goten and handed a towel to the two teens. "You three look like drowned rats!" she giggled. "That was quite an un-expected down pour."
Gohan pushed the door closed behind him and slipped his wet shoes and socks off, leaving them at the door. Chichi bent and picked his socks up, wadding them into a soppy wet ball in her hand.
"Take your shoes off, Videl, and come with me," she instructed. "I should have some clothes you can wear while those dry." With a snicker she gently pushed Goten over to Gohan. "Get your brother dried off and help him find some dry clothes. After you're changed put your wet clothes in the kitchen floor, and I'll take care of them later."
Gohan picked his little brother up and carried him down the hallway to his room. He stood him in the corner while he dug through Goten's clothing chest for some dry clothes. Laying the garments on the bed he peeled the wet clothes from his little brothers body and dried him off with a towel. Goten eagerly slipped into the dry, warm garments and shook the remaining water drops from his full head of dark hair.
"Is Videl going to wear Mommy's clothes?" Goten asked, tagging behind his big brother as he went to change.
Gohan pulled his wet shirt off and dried himself with the same towel. "I guess that's all she can do," Gohan replied.
Goten watched as Gohan changed into a pair of fitting jeans and a navy blue, long sleeve shirt that took form of his body, hugging his arms, shoulders and torso. "But why?" Goten asked, with the blank, confused Son family expression on his cute little face.
Gohan sat on his bed and put on a pair of socks. He helped Goten up to sit on the edge beside him. "Because, Goten, she doesn't have any of her own clothes to wear," he replied, drying his hair with the corner of the towel.
Goten put one of his socks on his foot. "Why?" he asked as he pulled the other on.
"Because she left them all at her house," Gohan replied. He put his hands behind him on the bed and leaned back, propping himself up with his arms.
Goten titled his head. "Why?"
"She wasn't expecting to get her clothes wet," Gohan replied, his brow frowning.
"Why?"
"Because she wasn't planning on being in the rain today."
"Why?"
"Well, she probably didn't think it was going to rain."
"Why's that?"
"Because, well—she uh, it um, wasn't raining this morning?"
Goten turned to Gohan and sat on his back on his feet. He blinked, pondering his words and asked, "Why?"
"Look, Goten! I don't know! Stop asking questions!" Gohan snapped, annoyance clearly shinning on his face.
Goten smiled and closed his eyes, slightly tilting his head. "Okay, big brother," he said. "But you sure do know a lot of other things! You're really cool."
Gohan sighed as his kid brother wrapped his little arms around him and gave him a hug. His mouth twitched up into a smile and he chuckled softly to himself as he put an arm around his brother's small body. Standing up he placed him on the floor and picked up their wet clothes, taking them to the kitchen where he'd been told to put them. Goten tagged along, following closely behind him.
Chichi stepped into the kitchen and placed Videl's soggy clothes into the pile. She gathered the pile into a basket and picked it up. "Videl's in the living room," Chichi explained, patting her eldest son on the shoulder. "She's waiting on you so she can finish her homework." Winking at him, she turned and left through a narrow door leading to the laundry room, where she hung clothes to dry when it was raining.
Gohan blushed slightly but shook his head, ignoring his mother. He went into the living room, Goten as his shadow, to find Videl.
Gohan froze in the doorway and starred in wonderment. Videl was wearing one of his mother's outfits, the one she had worn when he was real little. It was simple and plain, slightly faded from the years of being exposed to the sun and being washed, but it curved to her figure and looked rather elegant on the young woman. To him, she was stunning and beautiful!
Videl blushed under his approving stare. She felt a little awkward in the garments, as he wasn't used to wearing such clothes. She lowered her gaze to the outfit. Looking up with only her eyes she held out her hands as if to present herself to him.
"Well? What do you think?" she asked, turning around once.
Gohan smiled kindly. "You look—nice," he said. He wanted to use a different word, but it was to strong a word for him to use for a friend even if he did want to be more than friends.
Videl blushed again, returning his sweet smile with one of her own. "I feel a little strange," she said, laughing nervously. She didn't know why she was nervous, but she was.
"You look funny in Mommy's clothes," Goten laughed.
Gohan gently knocked him on the head. "Don't be rude!" he scolded, in a brotherly way.
Videl giggled. "That's okay!" she said. She scrubbed Goten's head with her hand. "Even so, you look very cute in yours!"
Goten laughed. His clothes were similar to Chichi's, though they were a light purple. The sleeves had white cuffs and he wore a blue jacket with yellow trim and two ties. A white tie-belt was around his waist, and the two ends hung out loosely from under his jacket.
Chichi stepped out of the kitchen and smiled at the three of them. "Goten, want to help me?" she asked.
Goten's eyes lit up. "Okay!" he said. He didn't know what he was helping with, but he was glad to help his mother with anything she asked for him to help with.
Chichi placed her hand on his head as he ran by. She smiled at the two teenagers as she turned to leave the room. "You best get back to studying. I'll have supper ready in a little while."
Gohan watched his mother and brother leave. He turned to Videl with a kind smile. "Shall we?"
Videl smiled, a small giggle escaping. She nodded. "Okay."
Gohan went to his room and returned a moment later with both hers and his books in hand. He sat them down on the coffee table and took a seat on the couch. Videl did the same.
Gohan tapped his pencil thoughtfully on his book as he read the homework problem. He jotted something down in his notebook. He glanced over at Videl to find her starring at him with a look of either wonder or thoughtfulness, which he couldn't tell.
"What?" he asked, blinking at her puzzled.
Videl blushed and quickly turned back to her work. She hadn't noticed him catch her starring; she'd been so busy thinking how cute he looked. "Nothing," she said, shaking her head.
Gohan smiled, still confused. Shaking his head he went to work again.
Videl glanced over at him again. She blushed and dropped her gaze back to her work, little of which had been done. It was hard for her not to look at him. What with him wearing those tightish, fitting pants that showed his thin waist and that tight shirt, revealing his perfect form and all. The sleeves of the shirt didn't show as much muscle as his saiyaman spandex did, but it showed enough, and looked better too.
Videl kept catching herself glancing over at him. She felt guilty for not working, but couldn't help it. She found him very much attractive in his fitting clothes and wearing the adorable expression he had when he was working on homework. To be more blunt about it, she found him hot.
Videl blushed for the eightieth time that day it seemed like. 'Such naughty thoughts, bad girl!' she thought. She felt that same feeling she had had earlier on their walk again. She was a little more comfortable with it this time, but still very scared. She didn't know why it was scary, it just was. She chuckled nervously.
Gohan paused his work and looked at her. "What?" he asked.
Videl gave a sheepish grin and laughed nervously. "No, nothing," she replied, blushing wildly. She turned back to her work. She found it funny, but that was certainly a naughty thought she'd just had!
Gohan frowned in confusion. "No, what is it?" he asked. He was determined to get an answer this time.
"Really, its nothing," Videl laughed. Her face turned an ever brighter red.
"No, tell me," Gohan insisted. He smiled at her un-provoked giggling and held back the urge to join her.
Videl continued to laugh. "It's nothing, really!" she said. She felt a feeling of disappointment.
"Videl! Tell me what it is!" Gohan prodded.
Videl continued to laugh. Slowly her laughs became a giggle, which died into a whimper. She covered her face with her hands as tears filled her eyes. A small sob escaped her lips and she shook her head. "No!" she replied sadly.
"Videl!" Gohan exclaimed, worriedly. He quickly retired his books to the coffee table and moved closer to her so he was beside of her. He gently placed his hand on her shoulder in a caring way. "What's wrong?"
Tears burned her eyes as they trickled down her cheeks behind her hands that veiled her face. She felt so saddened all of a sudden, at first she wasn't sure why. Upon feeling Gohan touch her shoulder she leaned over onto him and buried her face in his shirt, wrapping her arms loosely around him.
Gohan was surprised at first, but his concern for her quickly overcame the stunned feeling he had. He put his arm around her, not as a friend, but as someone who'd always be there for her. As someone a little more than just that.
"Videl, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" he asked. He was a little confused. A few minutes ago she was laughing and now she was broken down in tears. Maybe it was hormones?
Videl sniffed. The thought she had had been a little naughty, but rather funny, to her at least. As she laughed, she imagined herself being with Gohan and seeing him as a boyfriend. She laughed at her vain wishing, which grew into an image of her marrying him the more she laughed. It would be a beautiful ceremony with lots of flowers and lots of people would come. It'd be in a large church with a huge organ playing the music. She found that wishful thinking funny as well, but her heart broke when she realized it could never be. There wasn't even the slightest hope of anything like that happening. And she wept because of it, because of her feelings for Gohan that she was sure were not returned.
Gohan slowly stroked her hair, letting her cry. He hugged her a little tighter to comfort her. How he wished he knew what she was thinking, what she was feeling. If only he knew, he could maybe make it better. As he held her against him, gently stroking her short black hair and lovingly hugging her to comfort her worries, he felt a strange feeling, which made him blush. He had felt this once before, but this time it was different. It was bigger. Could this feeling be love? The kind that made you want to get married?
Videl sat up and dried her eyes with the sleeve of the clothes. She sniffed and lowered her head. "I'm sorry," she said. She was glad Chichi was busy in the kitchen and keeping Goten entertained. It would have been embarrassing for either of them to see that.
Gohan placed his hand on her shoulder again. "What's wrong?" he asked, gazing into her eyes. They were so sad, so hurt. It broke his heart to see her like that.
Videl clutched her pant leg into her fists. Should she tell him how she felt? Should she confess her feelings to him, pour her heart out to him? What if he didn't feel the same way? She'd embarrass herself and feel like dieing right then and there. She couldn't tell him! She knew a guy like him would never feel anything towards her other than friendship. If she told him, he'd reject her. She wouldn't be able to live after that! No, she wouldn't tell him. She couldn't!
Videl shook her head. "I-Its nothing serious. I just felt like crying," she lied. She felt guilty for doing so, but she just couldn't tell the truth. "Sometimes a woman just has to cry!" She looked at him. Had he bought it?
Gohan looked at her skeptically for a moment. His brow narrowed as he gazed into her eyes. He could tell nothing from looking into them. He mentally shrugged. He smiled sweetly. "Yeah," he said. He wasn't sure what else to say, so he moved his hand to his lap and starred at the coffee table before him.
Videl sniffed again and wiped her eyes. "Oh, I got your shirt wet," she chuckled, pulling the wet part of his shirt out away from his body.
Gohan looked down at it and took the fabric from her hand. He laughed softly. "That's nothing compared to earlier," he said. Videl chuckled then the room grew quiet. The only sound was the tick tocking of the clock and the calming sound of the rain falling on the roof outside.
Gohan stood and went to the window. He pushed the curtain back to gazed out at the pouring rain. "It's still raining pretty hard," he said. He turned back to Videl.
She smiled. "I hope it stops soon," she said. "I need to go home soon."
Gohan was disappointed to hear her say that, but he smiled slightly to hide it. "You're not staying to eat?" he asked.
Videl looked up from where she'd dropped her gaze to her lap. She blinked several times as she thought. "I forgot," she said. "Your mom did invite me to stay." She giggled to cover her embarrassment.
Gohan's smile brightened. "Then you'll stay!"
Videl glanced at the ceiling, listening to the rain as it pounded on the house. "Even if I didn't want to, I guess I'll have to!" she replied. "There's no sign of it letting up anytime soon, so sure! I'll stay."
Gohan smiled. He was about to say something else when Goten dashed into the room. He made a beeline to the couch where he jumped up on it directly beside Videl and started bouncing.
"Supper's ready, supper's ready!" he chanted, happily and eagerly spinning around as he bounced. Dizzy he fell down and landed in Videl's lap. He looked up at her with a big, happy smile and laughed in a goofy manner. "Supper's ready! Let's eat!" he exclaimed.
Gohan shook his head at his brother's antics. He smiled at Videl. "Well, I guess he's been waiting a while, huh?"
Videl giggled as she picked the little boy up and stood. "Guess so." Goten willingly stayed in her arms as she carried him across the living room. When they stepped into the kitchen he wiggled to get down, and she gently sat him on the floor.
Goten rushed to his seat and hopped up in it. "Food!" he exclaimed.
"Goten!" Chichi gently scolded. "Be patient!" She turned to Videl and smiled. "You can sit right there," she said, motioning to a chair.
Videl walked to the chair and sat down as Gohan took his seat. Chichi sat several bowls of rice in the three spaces occupied and a large plate of a delicious smelling assortment of food. She then took her seat with her own plate and bowl and they all began to eat.
After Videl was finished she sat back in her chair. "That was delicious!" she complemented.
"Why, thank you!" Chichi replied with a kind smile. She set another bowl of rice down for Goten.
Videl watched as Gohan finished off his rice. He then proceeded to eat several more pieces of fried fish, nine more egg rolls, making a total of twenty-one, seven more bowls of rice, and finished by guzzling down his drink.
Goten packed away just as much with three pieces of fish, eleven more egg rolls, five very large bowls of rice, and a huge glass of juice. After all that, the two seemed satisfied.
Videl stared at the two in shock. She watched bewildered as Chichi cleared off stacks of bowls and plates and placed them in the sink where she began to draw some water to wash them.
Chichi noticed the young ladies expression and giggled. "My boys can always pack it away!" she said, patting Videl on the shoulder. "I never have to worry about leftovers!"
Videl finally shut her gapped open mouth. "Y-yeah, I guess not," she managed to say through her shock. She turned to Gohan and Goten. "How do you eat all that?!"
"Mommy said its because were part saiy—"Goten began, but Gohan's hand covered his mouth, muffling the rest of his sentence.
Gohan laughed nervously. "Eh, heh! Well, uh, big appetites is all! Yeah, that's it," he replied. He thought for a moment and then nodded. He then added, "Really big!" He smacked Goten in the back of the head and said, "Right, Goten?"
Goten rubbed his head with one eye shut. He smiled sheepishly and laughed in the Son Goku traditional way. "Yeah, right!" he replied, nodding his head vigorously. "HUGE appee-tie-ts!"
Chichi chuckled to herself. She could hear Goku pronouncing the word exactly like that just at that moment. Goten was so much like his father it almost wasn't funny. Almost.
Videl looked at the clock on the wall. It read 7:32. Gasping she stood, placing both hands to either side of her face. "Oh no!" she cried.
The three others in the room turned and looked at her. "What's wrong?" Gohan asked, standing as well. It seemed like he'd asked her that a lot today.
Videl groaned. "Oh, its really that late? I didn't notice!" she moaned. "Its dark! I can't fly home!"
Gohan blinked. "That—would be a problem," he muttered.
Chichi glanced at the clock. "You can stay here tonight, then," she offered. "You couldn't go home anyway. It's still pouring rain outside."
Videl looked out the window. "I—guess your right," she mumbled to herself. "But I can't stay here. I'd be imposing!"
"Non-sense!" Chichi said, waving it off with her hand. "I'll make you a place in Gohan's room on the floor. You can sleep there and go home in the morning when it's light outside and dryer, too."
Videl smiled. "Thank you, Chichi," she said. "You're a life saver."
"Think nothing of it," Chichi said as she walked from the room. She paused in the kitchen door way and turned to Gohan. "You two can finish with your homework. I'll fix a bed for Videl."
Gohan nodded. He waited till his mother left before turning to Videl. He smiled. "Let's finish our homework now," he said.
"Alright," Videl said. They walked into the living room, Goten tagging along behind them.
Videl pressed her hand against the windowpane as she stood gazing out of Gohan's bedroom window. The glass was cold to the touch and raindrops continuously fell onto it outside.
She turned around at the sound of the door opening. She saw Gohan stepping in and smiled as he closed the door. Walking over to the mat Chichi had fixed for her to sleep on she smiled as she sat down on it, crossing her legs. She had changed into a white t-shirt, which Gohan had lent her, and a pair of Chichi's sweatpants to sleep in.
Gohan sat on the edge of his bed. He smiled down and Videl. It was a little awkward for him to have a girl spending the night in his bedroom, even if it was in the floor. Especially to have a girl he liked spending the night!
"Gohan," Videl said thoughtfully. "Did you have fun today spending time together? I mean as friends?"
Gohan nodded. He mentally scowled at the word 'friends' though. "I did, even though we spent most of it doing homework and getting soaked out in the rain," he replied. He smiled fondly at the memories the day had given him. He'd remember them forever, no matter what happened between the two. Even if Videl ended up with someone else he'd still hold on to those memories dearly.
Videl smiled. "Me too," she said. "I've never had a friend quite like you before."
Gohan slipped under the covers and lay back in his bed. He reached over and turned out the light, submerging the room in complete darkness. He waited until his eyes adjusted and he could see Videl's silhouette before speaking.
"What do you mean?" he asked. "By 'quite like me before' I mean."
"I know what you mean," Videl replied, pulling the covers up over her. She lay down on the mat and propped herself up on her elbow so she could look at Gohan. "I mean you're really different from any of the other friends I have."
Gohan lifted his head from the pillow and propped it there with his hand. He wasn't sure wither to take that as a complement or not. "Okay—"he said, confused and curious at the same time. "Go on."
"Well, you're different in that you can fly and shoot energy blasts and all that stuff I saw you did a few months ago," Videl replied. "I'm still not sure how you can do that, but I don't care."
Gohan scooted his upper half closer to the edge of the bed. "How else am I different? I thought that was the only way," he asked.
"There's something about you, Gohan. I don't know what it is," she replied. "You're so kind and caring. I've never met a guy like you before. You're all a girl could want in a guy. Some girl is going to be very lucky some day to have you for a spouse."
Gohan smiled, even though Videl couldn't see him. He was a little embarrassed from all the compliments and felt flattered. "Well, not really," he replied. "With all that comes many complications that I'm not sure I want to tell you about yet."
Videl scowled at her sentence. She felt her heart sink at the thought of Gohan being with a girl other than her. She frowned up at him. "What do you mean, 'complications'?" she asked.
Gohan shook his head. "I don't want to tell you," he replied. "Not yet anyway. I don't know you well enough, and I'm afraid."
Videl blinked slightly confused. She wasn't expecting him to say that. "Afraid of what?" she asked.
Gohan remained quiet for a moment. Videl thought he wasn't going to reply for after a while. "I'm afraid you won't believe me. Afraid you'll call me crazy and have nothing to do with me," Gohan finally replied. His tone of voice seemed sincere and frightened in a weird kind of way. For some reason, truth seemed to ring off of every word he spoke.
"Why would I think you were crazy?" Videl asked.
"I can't tell you yet," Gohan repeated.
Videl nodded. "Right, yeah, I know," she said. She smiled at him. She didn't care he couldn't see her. "But I don't think there's anything you can tell me to push me away."
Gohan leaned over the edge of the bed. "Why?" he whispered.
Videl leaned forward as well, in attempt to see his face. She could barely make it out. "Because," she replied in a whisper of her own. She paused a moment. Here was another opportunity to tell him how she felt. But she still was afraid he'd reject her. No, she wouldn't tell him yet. "You're too special to me. When I'm around you, I have a feeling that I can't explain. You make things seem so clear and simple. And yet, I can't figure you out. You're so complicated, Son Gohan. You won't let me see who you really are. Why?"
Gohan sighed quietly. "I—"
Videl placed her fingers to his mouth to silence him. Her touch was so gentle, soft and compassionate. "You don't want to tell me yet," she said. "I know. I respect that. But know this," she moved her hand to the side of his face, gently stroking the back of her fingers along his cheek as she pulled her hand across his face. She placed her hand passionately on the side of his cheek; he reached up and gently placed his hand on hers as he gazed into her eyes. "Whenever you're ready to tell me, I'll listen."
Gohan felt his heart warm as it leapt into his throat. His stomach did flips and butterflies fluttered around inside of him. He slowly began to lean forward to kiss her when a soft knock on the other side of the door stopped him.
"I'm going to bed, good-night you two," Chichi's voice came, muffled through the door.
Gohan continued to stare into Videl's eyes. She slipped her hand back from his face but he caught it and held it in his own hand for what seemed like an eternity.
"Gohan?" Chichi's voice questioned when there was no reply.
"Night, Mom," Gohan said, his gaze not wavering, he not daring to break his eyes from Videl's. His mother's footsteps faded as she went to her room.
Videl felt his gentle, warm breaths on her lips. She gasped, her cheeks flushing violently as Gohan held her hand tightly in his. She swallowed, her gaze not moving.
"G-good night, Gohan," she whispered softly.
Gohan gazed at her a few more moments. She was so beautiful. "Good night, Videl," he replied in a quiet whisper. They sat for what seemed like hours in that position, when really it was only a couple of minutes.
Videl gently pulled her hand away from Gohan. She kissed him lightly on the cheek and lye down. She rolled over, her back to Gohan's bed and looked at her hand that he'd held. She smiled. She could still feel him holding it. Content she closed her eyes.
Gohan lay back in his bed. He softly touched his cheek where she'd kissed him and a wide smile spread his lips. He placed his hands behind his head and starred at the ceiling. What a wonderful day it had been! He hadn't thought about his problem all day accept for the little time he had that morning. He was happy, so happy words could not express his joy.
He glanced down and smiled at Videl's back. He rolled to his side, his back facing her, and closed his eyes with a content smile. They both slipped into a peaceful slumber.