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::Thoughts in regular point of view.::
"Speech."
^change of time or place^
*Change of point of view*
The Trust Pact, Chapter Two: Friday
After school the same day Gohan and Videl made the pact, Videl went to Gohan's house.
"Mom! Goten! I'm home!" Gohan called, entering the kitchen, Videl right behind him. They both rubbed sore legs and cracked sore backs from the 3-hour trip in Videl's jet-copter.
"Gohan!" they heard Goten shout. Goku's clone ran out and tackled his brother.
"Hey, Goten. How was your day? You didn't give Mom too much trouble, did ya?" Gohan asked, gently shoving his hyperactive brother off of him so he could get up.
"No, I was good. Hey, who are you?" Goten asked, noticing Videl.
"My name's Videl. I go to the same school as Gohan," Videl replied.
"Hiya, Videl. I'm Goten! Gohan's my brother! And I'm best friends with Trunks, and he's kinda like a brother, too. And my mommy's a real good cook, but she's kinda strict sometimes," Goten ranted. "I don't got a daddy, though. He died while Mommy was pregnant with me. And then, there's this pet lizard I have, and his name's Speckle, cuz he's got purple speckles all over his tummy. And then, I know this dino-"
"Gohan, you're home!" Chi-Chi said, cutting Goten's excited rant off.
"Hi, Mom. I'd like you to meet Videl. She's in all of my classes at school. Videl, this is my mom, Chi-Chi," Gohan explained. Videl, slightly dazed by the conversation she had with Goten (the kid can talk fast!), looked up and said, "Hello, Mrs. Son. It's nice to meet you."
"Pleasure's all mine, dear. But please, call me Chi-Chi. So, Gohan, what gave me the honor of meeting this fine young woman?" Chi-Chi asked, causing Videl to blush.
"Well, Videl and I didn't really hit it off that well the first month of school, and we thought that we'd spend some time together, and if we got to know one another well enough, we'd tell each other everything about ourselves," Gohan explained.
"Everything?" Chi-Chi asked, raising and eyebrow.
"Yeah, everything," Gohan replied. "I thought, since it's a Friday, Videl would be able to spend the night," he added.
"Of course she can. Goten can sleep in my room and Videl can have his bed. You two don't mind sleeping in the same room, do you?" Chi-Chi asked.
"I guess not," came from both the teenagers.
^Later that night^
Videl had gotten another meal of Chi-Chi's world class cooking, and, with a full stomach, she changed into pajamas in the Son boys' bathroom.
As she brushed her teeth, Videl thought, for the fiftieth time that night, ::Gosh, Gohan really is nice...I just hope he can learn to trust me, and I him.:: Her lips curled up in to a smile just thinking about him. ::I think,:: she began mentally, a blush forming on her cheeks as realization dawned on her, ::that I might be starting to like him as more than a friend.::
Rinsing her mouth, she walked out of the bathroom, bringing her school clothes with her. She knocked on Gohan's door and called, "Can I come in?"
"Sure," came Gohan's reply. Videl walked in, blushing, and also gaping, at the sight of Gohan in just sweatpants, no shirt. Not noticing Videl staring at his perfectly sculpted arms, chest, and abs, he casually put on a tank top and asked, "You wanna watch TV or something? It's only 9 o'clock."
"Uh, sure...okay," Videl replied, while thinking, ::So is that what he's been hiding with all the baggy shirts? Holy crap! He's hot!:: Her face reddened more at the thought.
Gohan flipped through the channels, finding nothing but news, until he came to a stop on Comedy Central (which I don't own, just like DBZ).
"So, where are you from, Damien?"
"The seventh lair of Hell."
"Oh, that's nice. My mother's from Alabama, too."
"You like South Park?" Gohan asked.
"Yeah. I love this episode," Videl replied.
(a/n: 'Damien' is the episode on at 9:30 the day I'm writing this.)
They sat and watched South Park, laughing together, not even realizing that they actually had something in common. It was only a taste in TV shows, but at least it was something.
"So...um...what do you do for fun?" Gohan asked after South Park ended and there seemed to be nothing on that they could agree on.
"I train a lot, but it's a little too late for that...um...how 'bout we..." Videl began, but couldn't think of anything.
"Play video games?" Gohan suggested.
"Sure. What do you have?" Videl asked.
"We have Super Nintendo (a/n: remember that wonderful piece of 'old' technology? It's the most advanced thing some people have!), and I have Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Street Fighter, Double Dragons. Everything in that box, basically," Gohan said, pointing to a cardboard box at the foot of Videl's bed.
Videl looked through it and pulled out Street Fighter. "Ready to get beat, Gohan?" she asked with a smirk. She put the game in the Nintendo she didn't see 'til now and turned on the power. Gohan got off his bed and unrolled the controllers from their wires.
"We'll see who gets beat, Videl," he retorted.
And so the fight began, Videl as Major Bison and Gohan as Ryu. A few minutes later:
"Ryu is undefeated!" Gohan announced, knocking out M. Bison and making a 'V' for victory.
Videl picked another fighter and they fought again, Gohan once again winning.
^20 more losses by Videl later^
"Quit bragging, will ya? So you fight better in a game. Big deal," Videl muttered.
"Aw, come on Videl. It's all in good fun, right?" Gohan asked, giving her a mild puppy dog face. Full blast of puppy dog face could actually free him from Chi-Chi's wrath if he got a detention or tried to sneak food before dinner.
Videl couldn't help herself against that look, and smiled. "I guess. All in good fun," she admitted. After a few more fights, Gohan switching characters and actually being beat in a few fights. It was getting late, so they turned the TV and Nintendo off and got in their beds.
"How the heck did you get so good? With Ryu, at least," Videl asked.
"Guess I'm just used to fighting him. I fight Goten with him all the time, and his friend Trunks when he comes over," Gohan explained.
"Wait a second-Trunks Briefs?" Videl asked.
"Yeah, as in Bulma Briefs' son. She and my dad met when he was 12 and she was...maybe 16? Anyway, they'd been best friends ever since my dad died," Gohan said.
"Your dad died?" Videl asked softly.
"Yeah. Seven years ago," Gohan said sadly, remembering the day clearly.
"I'm sorry. My mom died when I was young, too," Videl said.
They didn't talk after that, and slowly drifted off to sleep.
End of chapter 2.
Sorry it was so short. Only about half as long as usual, but I was pressed for time.
::Thoughts in regular point of view.::
"Speech."
^change of time or place^
*Change of point of view*
The Trust Pact, Chapter Two: Friday
After school the same day Gohan and Videl made the pact, Videl went to Gohan's house.
"Mom! Goten! I'm home!" Gohan called, entering the kitchen, Videl right behind him. They both rubbed sore legs and cracked sore backs from the 3-hour trip in Videl's jet-copter.
"Gohan!" they heard Goten shout. Goku's clone ran out and tackled his brother.
"Hey, Goten. How was your day? You didn't give Mom too much trouble, did ya?" Gohan asked, gently shoving his hyperactive brother off of him so he could get up.
"No, I was good. Hey, who are you?" Goten asked, noticing Videl.
"My name's Videl. I go to the same school as Gohan," Videl replied.
"Hiya, Videl. I'm Goten! Gohan's my brother! And I'm best friends with Trunks, and he's kinda like a brother, too. And my mommy's a real good cook, but she's kinda strict sometimes," Goten ranted. "I don't got a daddy, though. He died while Mommy was pregnant with me. And then, there's this pet lizard I have, and his name's Speckle, cuz he's got purple speckles all over his tummy. And then, I know this dino-"
"Gohan, you're home!" Chi-Chi said, cutting Goten's excited rant off.
"Hi, Mom. I'd like you to meet Videl. She's in all of my classes at school. Videl, this is my mom, Chi-Chi," Gohan explained. Videl, slightly dazed by the conversation she had with Goten (the kid can talk fast!), looked up and said, "Hello, Mrs. Son. It's nice to meet you."
"Pleasure's all mine, dear. But please, call me Chi-Chi. So, Gohan, what gave me the honor of meeting this fine young woman?" Chi-Chi asked, causing Videl to blush.
"Well, Videl and I didn't really hit it off that well the first month of school, and we thought that we'd spend some time together, and if we got to know one another well enough, we'd tell each other everything about ourselves," Gohan explained.
"Everything?" Chi-Chi asked, raising and eyebrow.
"Yeah, everything," Gohan replied. "I thought, since it's a Friday, Videl would be able to spend the night," he added.
"Of course she can. Goten can sleep in my room and Videl can have his bed. You two don't mind sleeping in the same room, do you?" Chi-Chi asked.
"I guess not," came from both the teenagers.
^Later that night^
Videl had gotten another meal of Chi-Chi's world class cooking, and, with a full stomach, she changed into pajamas in the Son boys' bathroom.
As she brushed her teeth, Videl thought, for the fiftieth time that night, ::Gosh, Gohan really is nice...I just hope he can learn to trust me, and I him.:: Her lips curled up in to a smile just thinking about him. ::I think,:: she began mentally, a blush forming on her cheeks as realization dawned on her, ::that I might be starting to like him as more than a friend.::
Rinsing her mouth, she walked out of the bathroom, bringing her school clothes with her. She knocked on Gohan's door and called, "Can I come in?"
"Sure," came Gohan's reply. Videl walked in, blushing, and also gaping, at the sight of Gohan in just sweatpants, no shirt. Not noticing Videl staring at his perfectly sculpted arms, chest, and abs, he casually put on a tank top and asked, "You wanna watch TV or something? It's only 9 o'clock."
"Uh, sure...okay," Videl replied, while thinking, ::So is that what he's been hiding with all the baggy shirts? Holy crap! He's hot!:: Her face reddened more at the thought.
Gohan flipped through the channels, finding nothing but news, until he came to a stop on Comedy Central (which I don't own, just like DBZ).
"So, where are you from, Damien?"
"The seventh lair of Hell."
"Oh, that's nice. My mother's from Alabama, too."
"You like South Park?" Gohan asked.
"Yeah. I love this episode," Videl replied.
(a/n: 'Damien' is the episode on at 9:30 the day I'm writing this.)
They sat and watched South Park, laughing together, not even realizing that they actually had something in common. It was only a taste in TV shows, but at least it was something.
"So...um...what do you do for fun?" Gohan asked after South Park ended and there seemed to be nothing on that they could agree on.
"I train a lot, but it's a little too late for that...um...how 'bout we..." Videl began, but couldn't think of anything.
"Play video games?" Gohan suggested.
"Sure. What do you have?" Videl asked.
"We have Super Nintendo (a/n: remember that wonderful piece of 'old' technology? It's the most advanced thing some people have!), and I have Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Street Fighter, Double Dragons. Everything in that box, basically," Gohan said, pointing to a cardboard box at the foot of Videl's bed.
Videl looked through it and pulled out Street Fighter. "Ready to get beat, Gohan?" she asked with a smirk. She put the game in the Nintendo she didn't see 'til now and turned on the power. Gohan got off his bed and unrolled the controllers from their wires.
"We'll see who gets beat, Videl," he retorted.
And so the fight began, Videl as Major Bison and Gohan as Ryu. A few minutes later:
"Ryu is undefeated!" Gohan announced, knocking out M. Bison and making a 'V' for victory.
Videl picked another fighter and they fought again, Gohan once again winning.
^20 more losses by Videl later^
"Quit bragging, will ya? So you fight better in a game. Big deal," Videl muttered.
"Aw, come on Videl. It's all in good fun, right?" Gohan asked, giving her a mild puppy dog face. Full blast of puppy dog face could actually free him from Chi-Chi's wrath if he got a detention or tried to sneak food before dinner.
Videl couldn't help herself against that look, and smiled. "I guess. All in good fun," she admitted. After a few more fights, Gohan switching characters and actually being beat in a few fights. It was getting late, so they turned the TV and Nintendo off and got in their beds.
"How the heck did you get so good? With Ryu, at least," Videl asked.
"Guess I'm just used to fighting him. I fight Goten with him all the time, and his friend Trunks when he comes over," Gohan explained.
"Wait a second-Trunks Briefs?" Videl asked.
"Yeah, as in Bulma Briefs' son. She and my dad met when he was 12 and she was...maybe 16? Anyway, they'd been best friends ever since my dad died," Gohan said.
"Your dad died?" Videl asked softly.
"Yeah. Seven years ago," Gohan said sadly, remembering the day clearly.
"I'm sorry. My mom died when I was young, too," Videl said.
They didn't talk after that, and slowly drifted off to sleep.
End of chapter 2.
Sorry it was so short. Only about half as long as usual, but I was pressed for time.