Stolen Kisses…
A/N: I don't own DBZ. As I promised here are some more titles of upcoming fan fiction by me. If you're interested I'll post the summary of two random ones each chapter.
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Chapter Four: Secrets Revealed (one both halves)
Moments after the gang's departure….
Videl soaked a cloth in a bowl of water before placing it on her unconscious father.
Videl had seen the transformation in the man she found out was named Vegeta.
In that second he actually looked her directly into her eyes she saw conflicting emotions: anger, arrogance, and pride. But they crumbled before another, and if she didn't know better she'd say it was fear. Fear had unexpectedly surfaced and continued to feed upon some unburied grief. But why did the Sons and their friends hated them so much, especially Vegeta?
There was something they were keeping from her and she knew her father was part of it. She and Gohan were world apart and there were too many things standing in their way to reach another. For one, their pride and the less she thought of Gohan, the better her life would be.
At nights she prayed she wasn't pregnant and she feared she was. Videl could taste the tragedy if that was true. She needed to get that test from Serenity but without her knowing. But her sister was a smart woman so most likely nine out of ten, Serenity already knew.
Videl ruled her heart with an iron will while she was awake. But sleep became the master of will and those gentle hands and kisses brought soft moans of pleasure that were swallowed by the night. And during those nights Videl forced herself away from those dream mortified and yet she longed for those hands again. She silently scolded herself and says 'That one mistake is enough for one lifetime and we don't want to add to it, now do we?'
Videl knew both Vegeta and her father had a piece of a shady past that both wanted to keep to themselves, and it was clear neither were happy to keep it buried no longer.
"Hey dad, you know it was pretty cool that Uncle let us have some horses, it would be nice to ride instead of other ways of new transportation." Tori said. He smacked himself mentally and questioned himself about what he was babbling about.
"Uh yeah..."Serenity muttered and gave her brother a concerned look. "But it's really cool, and I hear the Son's have horses too and some other types of animals." She gently stroked the horse's mane. "I'll call you Sugar, ok? I just love animals…"
"It runs in the family, I guess." Videl muttered.
"Why so in the dumps?" Tori then grinned. "Can't ride a horse, can you?"
Videl scoffed. "Oh shove that grin somewhere else Tori, I know how to ride it's just…" she trailed off looking towards where the Son house was.
Serenity finished grooming her new horse and placed a few small kisses on its cheeks.
"I heard the Sons lost a few of their animals, I believe at least two boars, lots of cattle and a stallion were stolen in addition to their lake being contaminated."
Sarcastically Tori replied. "Really…oh what a damn shame, isn't it?"
"Is Hurcule coming home tonight or what?" Rosanna shrieked.
"Don't see any sign of daddy." Serenity mumbled.
"Who's going to draw my bath? Who's going to kiss my feet and give me a homemade pedicure and manicure?"
"Humph, don't look at me sweetheart." Tori opened his can of soda and flipped through the channels. "You know this place can never get a decent porno channel." He smacked the remote.
"Uhg…TORI!" Serenity flushed.
"What?" he shrugged and smiled casually at his sister. "It's not like we all never did it, right?"
Serenity looked away until her blush came completely off her face. "Well, how would you know anyhow? Besides, its code protected anyhow."
Tori grinned. "And would be dear sister know that code?"
Lifting her head up high Serenity responded. "…Maybe… and maybe not…!"
Tori tackled her to the floor and the two shared a small laugh between them.
"Tell me! For my own sanity, tell me!" he pleaded. Serenity laughed at his desperate pleading face. Tori sprayed her with the leftover of whip cream that was on the table.
"…Tori!" Serenity coughed and managed to retrieve the other can and attacked him back. Her older brother jumped back and licked the cream off. "Not bad."
Poke
Poke
Tori turned around and came face-to-face with a blast of cream covering his entire face. He whipped it away from his eyes and blinked. "Revenge!" he held the can up high.
"How can you two laugh at a time like this—it can cause wrinkles no doubt—and I still want my daily treatment."
The two looked at her and the same dark smile covered the other's lips. Nodding they slowly approach the frantic woman.
"Now, don't be so hasty. Please, my hair, think about my hair! Please, please!" she ran right into the wall behind her. She felt herself lose all control as she screamed as loud as she could. The gushing cream covered filled up her large mouth and forced her to swallow. Tori and Serenity shook their cans and were ready to attack her again. But to their disappointment she fainted right by the front door.
Within seconds Hurcule opened the door and looked around the parlor. Was it him or did the room look awfully different? He saw whip cream all over the place, on his children, his current lousy girlfriend and the parlor itself. He didn't yell, instead he laughed.
He took a sample from the picture frame beside him and sighed. "Raspberry..." He chuckled in a perverted way. "Rosanna and I use this a bit too often if you get my drift."
"Ewww!" the two young adults dropped the cans and rushed to the sink trying to rid of the substance.
Hurcule blinked, he just didn't get it. "Hey, it's not that bad, believe me, oh and the cream's good too."
"EWW, DAD!!"
"What? What did I say?"
Videl closed her book as she heard knocking. There had been barely a sound since Vegeta and the rest of the Son's 'recruiters' until now. Then silence rang throughout the small house, Videl felt her heart beating too hard for her own understanding. Even since that visit she had jumped at every small sound, and actually worried of anymore visits from the other side of the forest. For Videl knew even after this silence nothing was resolved.
Videl had made sure she avoided seeing or hear of anything about that other family. She was more than angry and disappointed with herself that she could erase Gohan from her thoughts, or her dreams.
And why do you? Her heart questioned.
Must I explain everything to you? Her mind retorted.
But one way or another, her mind wanted more than anything to rid of her body's emotional pains.
Serenity turned and saw her younger sister pale and for the first time she realized Videl actually felt fear.
"I'll—uhm go see who it is." She finally said seeing no one else dared to move.
Silently Serenity prayed that it wouldn't be who she thought it would be.
Serenity smiled hesitantly as she saw Trunks leaning against the doorframe. He had a smile that would light up any dim room. "Hello, there Serenity."
"H-hi." Serenity replied shyly. She knew she was blushing at surprisingly to her she didn't care.
He smiled at Tori then turned to Videl. He was thankful Hurcule wasn't about, well at least in the room. "So I see you haven't forgotten, Videl."
"Forgotten?" Videl blinked.
Trunks laughed with disbelief. "You did forget, didn't you?" he placed his hand against his chest as if he was wounded and in a drama-like movie. "I am most thoroughly crushed, Videl. How can you forget that we'd go riding today and I'd give you a tour of what I was shown here?" Then he added. "You promise."
"I... to be honest I hadn't expected you to come today."
"No expect me? Why?"
"Well… I… you see." She sucked in some air and exhaled before letting it all flow out. "I hadn't expected to see a Son for… a long time."
"I'm not a Son."
"I know, I know. It's just…"
"I see."—his smile faded instantly. "You categorize me as a Son or something? Even so, we're all not cut out from the same piece of cloth, which you must know already… I am trunks Briefs… I am nobody's shadow… and nobody's man but my own."
She held his gaze for a longtime. Even though she wanted to refuse the offer she had promised. And as a child she was always taught to keep her promises. For the first time she smiled. "All right, let's go then."
Now Trunks' smile returned as Videl turned to her older brother and sister. "I'll be back in an hour at the most." She saw her sister looking at her skeptically.
Trunks turned to Tori and smiled. "I won't lay a finger on her, I swear." With a grin he added. "And I'll have her back before midnight."
"Do you believe in honor?" Tori asked.
Trunks nodded. "If its honor then… you have my honor, and let's just say having a father like mine honor is something you're surrounded by."
"Later, Serenity...." Trunks grinned. Serenity felt her knees weaken but still she nodded.
"I think you just captured my sister's heart." Tori rolled his eyes.
"Next time you must come with me and I'll give you a tour too." Trunks suggested.
Serenity's eyes lit up and she looked ready to leap after the offer.
"Next Time, Serenity." Tori pointed out.
Tori didn't flinch as he usually did when she glared at him.
Trunks doubted Videl could fly and if he took her in his arms and flew her around; well he'd be a dead man walking, especially if Gohan found out. As they left the horse to get two silver-haired stallions, despite all Trunks' protest, that she would saddle her horse herself. With grace she finished what she set out to do.
"You're a stubborn woman, aren't you?" he questioned.
"Independent, definitely…And I don't want any favors, Trunks."
"Especially from a Son or friends of a Son…?"
"From anyone…!" Videl corrected instantly.
"You know I like you, Videl Satan." Trunks spoke softly. She looked at him with a question in her blue eyes and Trunks felt himself holding still. He felt her gaze penetrating through his very soul. It was as if she reached within him and found that black, deep empty hole, tearing aside curtains to let beams of sunlight in.
She shook her head and began to walk her horse to where the one he'd be borrowing. Trunks hurried to catch up to her and soon the two mounted and headed off.
He liked the way she laughed. And as the afternoon went on he liked everything about Videl. Gohan was a lucky guy, if he ever figured it out and got a few punches from that huge ego of his. He had pointed out some breathtaking views including: lakes, mountains, forests from a distance and just simple surrounding nature attractions.
He didn't care what Gohan thought at that moment, he wanted Videl to stay, for not only her sake but Gohan's as well.
"Wow, I love this stream." Videl looked around.
"Its name is Old Gazer; it originates from that mountain to our left from the southern lake."
"It's breathtaking, really it is. This is so…so"
"Overwhelming?" Trunks chuckled.
"Yes and so long and huge, and it looks like it would run forever."
"Yeah it does."
"And that is why I don't understand."
"Understand… what?"
"Why the Sons want to keep it to themselves."
"Oh, there you go again."
"What?"
"Lumping all the Sons."
"So how are they all different Trunks?"
"Well, you're basting your opinions of the Son—who are very nice—based upon meeting Gohan. And I'd say those meetings weren't too pleasant."
"Was Gohan always like this?"
"Depending on which Gohan you're talking about."
"There couldn't have been two."
"Well, actually there's two meaning. The one before his father's uhm…sickness, and after that sickness, the one you know."
"Uh Trunks…The difference, please…?" Videl asked.
Trunks smiled slightly. "You really want to know, huh?"
He stopped pacing and looked into her blue eyes which were turning to a dark shade of sapphire or indigo. He searched those exquisite eyes for a long time; he just wasn't sure what he was looking for.
"We might as well get some water for the horse and maybe snack on some of those green apples above us because it's a long, long story."
"All right..." Videl agreed. Maybe if she found out she could maybe heal that wound of Gohan's… if he let her that close to him as he did once before. Besides, they still had a half an hour left. As Trunks waited for Videl to finish watering her horse and watched the sun kissing her black hair and he loved the picture she created with the mountains behind her. She was truly wonderful.
Videl tapped Trunks on his shoulder and he jumped suddenly.
Trunks shook his head. "Sorry, I was daydreaming…"
Videl sat down beside him and took a small bit from her apple. "Ok, so you were going to tell me a long, long story."
"You know its' not that long but it can be shorten up."
"Ok."
"Something happened… I don't know but it wasn't too strange after Gohan's parents and my own *in another time line and this one* got together. You see Gohan and I are a bit different than other guys you've met in your life."
"And how is that?"
"Well you're boyfriends must… uh…" Trunks knew talking about a woman's past love life was a dangerous path to walk upon.
"Boyfriends…? Well you mustn't have been around when my dad's new rules popped up."
"…Rules?"
"In other words, I can't date anyone stronger than my dad, because he's the world champ and all."
"*Man, would that be an easy fight for Gohan.* Anyhow, Gohan's mother and father married and had him and Goten. You see the offspring's of Goku and Chichi and the offspring—me—off Bulma and Vegeta, well we're saiyans."
Videl smiled. "I've heard of them when I was a kid. Mom would talk about them like they were family. Continue."
"Anyways, you know your mother and father got together and had three children: you, Tori and Serenity."
"I know dad loved her… and I know he still does… even *even after the divorce* I know dad really didn't want another girl, he made it obvious. I tried not to believe it or let it get to me, so fighting in tournaments and training was my way out of it."
"You're definitely the woman for Gohan and I know my dad wouldn't mind having a different sparring partner. I know Trunks and Goten will be most happy." He turned to Videl. "Besides, you're his daughter, his flesh and blood… he can't change that. Mother and I know he'll never accept either of us or any of us if he knew because--"
"Has you're mother twisted your mind?"
Videl laughed. "No, she couldn't love him as she does and betray him at the same time."
"Now back to the Gohan topic." Trunks took another bit from his next apple. "Oh yeah, the one before Cell, well let's just say he was one of the happiest boys around. He loved adventure even though his mother was strict—and I mean strict—about his education. But after Cell, even though Goku's alive and all it's still tough. You know growing up around stuff like that and I guess Gohan accepted the fact that the dragonballs can't bring people back all the time. I think Goku made a mistake by staying in Other World, sure he grew stronger, what saiyan wouldn't want to, but I guess since Gohan was pretty young and the guy had a sensitive nature like all people. He's a nature type of a guy ya know?" he saw Videl stare at him.
Trunks shrugged and continued. "Ok, so you don't know Gohan that long. Well in all and all, in the battles he fought he always seemed to lose someone and I guess that harden his heart after the Cell Games, I remembered exactly what he said to me when I noticed the change. 'Trunks mind your own business, and stay the hell out of mine.' Then I again asked which I'm not sure was the smartest thing to do but this time he talked about when he loved that person always went away. Chichi said he had nightmares upon nightmares after Cell, Gohan would dream Cell would come back and he'd go super saiyan on the outside world. They had to get half the house rebuilt after that last one, but I guess after Goku came back things shaped up. I know I'm talking a lot but I think I get that from my mom or just hanging around my mom and Chichi when they're making breakfast." He leaned back. "I guess he doesn't want to chance it. I guess part of Gohan doesn't want to let go of that fear of losing a love one… because next time who knows if the dragon balls will be able to help. I also think it's getting worst and more obvious because of you."
"Me?" Videl was taken aback. "I don't even think he can stand to be around me as much as I want to be around him!"
"Yeah…? Well, I think differ. I think the stone-hearted guy is falling for you, Videl."
He then laughed. "But I just wanted you to know Gohan's not really like how he's now, trust me."
"I would have thought his closing in would have to do with an ex or something and not with his fighting. Come to think of it what does Cell have to do with this? Was Gohan part of that group of heroes at the Cell Games?"
Trunks began to stutter and panic. "I—well, *Great, she's Hurcule's kid and 9 out of 10 she probably believes the old coot.* How am I suppose to know? I wasn't there; it's what uhm Chichi told me. Besides, al you have to do is win the guy over."
Skeptical, Videl looked at Trunks as if he was crazy. "Me win him over? I don't know if you haven't noticed already but we're world apart and WAY too different to get along!"
"And you're dad would probably disapprove no doubt. And dad and everyone else…" Trunks whistle then laughed out loud once more. "Won't that be an interesting family reunion?"
"Trunks, be serious." Videl stood up and looked at Trunks questionably. "Did you really bring me all this way to tell me all this or is there something else?"
Trunks remained leaning against the tree. "I see." He winked. "You'll play hard to get, perfect plan. But I think seduction is more on your side than anything."
Videl flushed. "Honestly, Trunks! And besides he's not my …type."
"You're easy to talk to, Videl. Now let's talk about something more interesting, like you. What is your type of guy?"
"Err… I guess someone I could confide in, someone who will make me laugh but also bring a challenge to me. And someone that loves me for me, as I will love him for being him. Someone that I can finally cry on their shoulder and someone I can imagine waking up with and sleeping with. Someone who's a natural great father and husband and someone that is very romantic. I'd prefer a martial artist, someone—"
Trunks grinned widely. "You know your starting to describe Gohan."
"I can't imagine Gohan being romantic."
"Well neither can I, but the Gohan I knew *before he died*he's a friend of mine from West City, he's very romantic and I've seen the things he brought his wife. But I know Gohan is very thoughtful." Trunks looked at Videl. "Say, do you think we could be…uhm friends. You know form alliances."
"Sure…" she was about to ask what would her family think and more importantly, what would Gohan think? She shook her head and again scolded herself for thinking about Gohan.
"Well, thanks for a very informative and wonderful tour, Trunks." Videl smiled and stepped onto the stairs of her house.
"No problem. Tell Serenity, I can give her the tour tomorrow if she wants." Trunks came closer and hugged Videl.
Videl was surprised for a moment but hugged Trunks back. Videl realized with a shock that she wasn't reaching Trunks—she was reaching for Gohan. Videl pushed herself away from the friendly embrace and smiled slightly at Trunks.
"…AAAAAA—HHHHAAA…!" Tori jumped open the door with a knife held high in the air. "…Back away from her!!"
Both trunks and Videl jumped back alarmed by Tori's sudden appearance.
"…TORI!" Videl screamed.
"You almost hurt her." Tori looked at the bed of flowers. "You know how pissed off Serenity would get if they were touched in anyway. I can't believe I lost such a stupid bet."
Videl laughed.
"No, it's no joke." Tori stood up after ridding the garden of some weeds.
This family was full of unexpected twists. Trunks shook his head. Man, he really couldn't wait for the family reunions. "Later, Videl…" he'd been caught up in his own thoughts of the catastrophe of reunions that he took flight automatically without thinking of the two at the door.
Rosanna who was gawking at Trunks fainted right then and there letting the vase of rose's crash on the floor. "Serves you right..." They muttered. Tori kicked her slender legs somewhat gently out of the doorway and shut the door. "*Kami above if dad doesn't get his head straight and kick this chick to the curve soon, I'll just do it for him!*"
Videl leaned against the wall. She drew her determination to her like a shield. One way or another she'd have to cut Gohan away from her life, but would she risk the chance at love?
"Say has anyone seen dad...or that tramp?" Tori asked.
"Must be discuss about her now?" Serenity yawned.
"I've seen dad… not a pretty but a familiar sight."
"What did he do? Get drunk and strip himself with his boxers hanging from the chandelier and starts singing 'nobody knows how dry I am' with an empty bottle…?" Tori paled. "Man, does he get drunk."
Serenity nodded. "Whatever the Sons did, dad's all fired up! Whatever happened when he stupidly went over to the Sons and 'talk like adults'? And I still don't know what happened—something big must have happened!"
"…He probably made an ass of himself." The three muttered to themselves.
"I went to ask him what happened an hour ago. He was drunk—passed out on the bed dead drunk. He was mumbling someone's name in his sleep or he was making up his own language or something. You better not get him crazy again."
Serenity grunted. "Dammit."
"Going somewhere…special Videl?" Tori smirked and swallowed a glass of juice.
"Somewhere special…? No not at all T! I was merely…nothing." Slowly, they followed the discouraged and nervous blonde into the kitchen.
Nestled far, Far East of both the Satan and Son house there was a ransacked house that by the first sight would look abandoned. Weeds and vines have collected around the house and trees began to bore into the house. Its roof leaked and its door was no more, there only thing left of its' existence was the rusty hinges. Each step there's another creek as one or two mice scattered across the floor.
"Boys, how is it going?" the man said with a pleased grin. His chin was covered with scars and healing wounds. He was a large muscular man with board shoulders. His eyes searched the dimly lit room and settled upon the man furthest away from the group.
The tallest and hideous of the seven men stood up. His pepper-salt bread reached down to his chin and his face was a dark crimson. "W-Well, we burned half of the Son's forest grounds, took half of their livestock and got some prizewinning stallions too. And we made sure to leave a few evidence that it was 'Hurcule' that did it and not us. If anyone gets nosy they'll find what we left back and this will keep them off of us long enough for us to be cities away."
"Bring the stolen goods to golden tooth who's a couple of miles north of here. He'll buy what we got. Then come back here and lay low for a while. I'll tell you when to move." He added a chuckled. "You don't want those fighters on your tails before you can spend the money, now do you? Hey, Orient, tell them what you heard."
Lankiest among the men, Orient swallowed down half the can of his beer before speaking. "Been hearing from that chick that dates Hurcule at the bar a day ago. She says Hurcule and the Sons are getting mighty pissed off. Especially some selected few, the Son boys and the champs' kids. Rosanna said they're nobody to mess with but then again she always was a chicken."
"AND?" their boss didn't look as pleased as they had expected.
"And… I didn't manage to sneak over to look at the Satan house; those gals sure are pretty…"
Their boss slammed his fist on the table. "Dammit, we don't have time for this now you buffoons. And you all stay away from them understood? Until this trade is done no women understood? When we get the cash get drunk and killed for all I care!"
"G—Geez boss, I was—was only looking."
Bang
Their boss stood up and places his pistol in the back of his pants. He watched completely amused by how all of his men were squirming. Orient was only a few inches from were the bullet went through the wall taking a few pieces of his hair with it. "Never argue with a direct order, understood? Now get out of here. Gold Tooth waits."
They moved quickly, and in less than an hour they were
The boss stood and watching, then smirked in grim determination, finally he climbed into his car, then took flight.
For the first time in a long time Gohan and M. Trunks were flying together. They flew slowly in complete silence, bending slightly forward to examine the ground below.
Finally it was M. Trunks who first stopped, and Gohan stopped a second after him.
"We might as well split up and search. We'll cover more ground that way. We can meet up by this oak tree right here." M. Trunks suggested.
"Well, our nearest neighbors other than the Satan's are several miles away and off the mountain. I'll go check out the creek and around the Satan house."
Trunks suppressed his grin. "Why don't we do what Chichi and my mom suggested?" M. Trunks said casually. "We'll check on them…together…"
Gohan pressed his lips together but didn't argue. If he saw Videl again he didn't know what he might do. Well he knew exactly what he wanted to do but decided against it.
His attempt to control M. Trunks' movements had been obvious and he had no intention of fighting about it while there was some semblance of peace between them.
Gohan finally nodded.
The long, hot day didn't provide any answers. Whoever stole their livestock had made a good job of it. Neither saiyan could pick up the individual scents since it had been a long time since the silent attack.
They had just paused to talk to an elderly woman who lived with her newly wedded daughter and son-in-law.
"Someone's coming." Gohan murmured.
"Huh…Where…?" M. Trunks questioned.
Gohan pointed to the general direction behind him. "Over there."
Gohan knew exactly who it was. He didn't even have to sense or look to know who was coming. He could smell their sweet fragment, it smelled like sweet jasmine. The flier was Videl. He never thought she knew how to fly, but he had again no intention of discussing anything with M. Trunks at that moment.
She'd passed by them without even a simple glance. He turned and saw her figure slowly descending along the end of the forest. He would give anything if he could fly over to her and talk to her, but as it had all his life, his pride and uncertainty had called him back.
Videl looked so helpless and defenseless flying over the mountain even with the strength she has. What was worse was that he had to restrain himself with a great deal of effort from flying over to her and again telling her how vulnerable she was. He would have laughed if he hadn't felt so defenseless himself. How far would it go? And how far would they allow it to go?
"*And why did she have to be so damn stubborn*" Gohan thought to himself.
How easy it would be. There was more than plenty of land around and Hurcule had more than enough money and fame to live almost anywhere. Only, dammit he didn't want Videl to leave either. He wanted…Videl.
"…very interesting and we could also cross the river to check…uh Gohan?"
"Huh…what…?" Gohan turned.
"There you go." Serenity giggled and patted the little brunette haired girl. She placed some freshly baked cookies on the table and two glass of milk in front of them.
The little girl's hazel eyes lit up instantly. "Wow, you're so much funnier and more fun than mommy, Serenity."
Serenity giggled again. "Sshh don't say that…even though it's true." She plopped another cookie into her mouth. "So how old are you Dashiki?"
"I'm…five." She held up five fingers. "I'm going to be six in June."
"You're such a sweetheart!" Serenity hugged her tightly. "*I just can't imagine HOW she's Rosanna's child…nope still can't…*"
The child looked up at her and a dimple formed upon her right cheek. "Hum? Why is that?"
"Never mind, want a cookie?"
"VEGETA!" Bulma shrilled.
"Bulma must you yell? I'm trying to bake my cookies and you know I need tranquility for tem to come out perfectly!" Mrs. Briefs whined. The fire alarm rang throughout the large building and only distressed the woman. "Now look what happened!" she turned to her husband. "Honey, get the first aid kit."
"Must I? And what is for?"
Bulma injured her parents and whatever they were babbling on about first aid.
"I want to know! I head you all night calling out some other woman's name! Are you having an affair? You—" she gripped his wrist. "Dammit I want the truth."
Vegeta's laugh was husky and low. "If I told you the truth woman you wouldn't believe me."
"What?" Bulma blinked a few times before tapping her foot impatiently. "Vegeta, I want a answer now!"
"Didn't you earthlings say a relationship is based upon trust?"
"You were actually listening? Well I am impressed. Most times you'd be thinking of ways to surpass Goku or thinking of an excuse to go back to the gravity room. *Getting side-tracked here* But that's not the point. Just tell me—"
Vegeta turned around and stared right back into his wife's blue eyes. "She's my sister that's all…"
He left her baffled at the stairs while he went into the bathroom and into their bedroom. "*His sister…? Vegeta never told me—and after all these years? And then that means…but how could she have possibly escaped Frieza and his brother? I wonder if Vegeta thought she was dead along with this blood family…hum…Poor Vegeta.*" she shook her head. Vegeta would have killed her if he knew she was having sympathy for him. A man with that mush pride and a large masculine ego didn't need it yet.
Ding-Dong
"Finally, someone actually uses the doorbell." Serenity beamed.
She opened the door and her smile faded instantly, it was Gohan again!
"*Must you come here again?* Hello, Mr. Son."
"Hello…uhm—"
"Serenity." She abruptly added.
"Is—"
"No she's not and please stop coming over here. You're only making things worst. Thank you." She was about to slam the door in his face when she caught a glimpse of M. Trunks. She saw him smiling and she returned a cold smile back.
"Wait."
"Why should I? Since the first day we came here you have been nothing more than a pest. Videl deserves better."
Gohan saw behind her a curious child who looked up at him with sparkling hazel eyes. She looked away and began to stack her books into a large pile and choose the one from the top. Once more Gohan was trying to speak but he was interrupted by the roaring of an engine. The three young adults turned and saw a man with neatly combed blond hair and his eyes covered by dark sunglasses. Easily he hopped out of the convertible and placed it back in its' capsule. Confidently he walked towards the three with a pair of loose jeans and a plain T-shirt.
Serenity rolled her azure eyes and muttered, "Not you again."
"Glad to see you missed me too babe. So where's Vie?"
"Not here. Would you—"
"—Like to come in? I'd love to." He slipped past her and greeted the small child on the couch.
"*Actually would you like to leave?!* Anyways if you'd please excuse me…" Again she unsuccessfully was able to slam the door in his face.
M. Trunk leaned against the doorframe. "So, who's he?"
"I don't see how that's any of your business." With that she managed to remove his hand from the doorknob and slammed the door in their faces.
After Trunks headed back to West City Gohan flew back to where they had come from. If he was right Videl would have to cross her again and he'd be here waiting. He hovered for a moment then leaned against the tree. He tried to convince himself that it was to try to convince her to change her plans, but he could not blind himself to the fact that he wanted to see her again.
TBC…
A/N: I was a bit under-the-weather this week so I know Trunks was talking a lot. I was in the I-really-don't-wanna-do-this-right-now mood, I guess Spring Break for me (it was raining 2 days two days straight so that didn't help)—isn't exactly working as I envisioned it to be.
Coming Soon (May 2004)
à In Love and War…
Gohan's going to get married to the wrong woman, instead of marrying his best friend. Now it's up to the dynamitic duo—Trunks and Goten—to save Gohan from the biggest mistake of his life. Let's just say it won't be an uneventful adventure. But will their pranks and plans to get them —Gohan and Videl—together be enough to save Gohan from saying 'I do' to a gold-digger? Well, Hopefully.
Completed: April 18, 2004