Hey this is Erica and this is my first ever fanfic posted on Fanfiction so I hope you enjoy it! And sorry if it starts off slow but you need a good setting to get a good story. Read and enjoy, or hate it. Feel free to express what you feel, criticism accepted gladly. :)
Disclaimer: I Erica...uh Turnip, swear that DB/DBZ/DBGT do NOT belong to me...but may very well soon. If you catch my drift, you know... in my dreams. And I also don't own Gohan or Videl or any of these characters but wish they were real people so I could learn how to fly.
Unknown Destination
Prologue
The afternoon sun shone lazily through Gohan's open window. A cooling breeze swept by giving the little seven years old the scent of fresh flowers in the spring. He sighed and looked out the widow longingly, abandoning all thought of algebra. He wanted to be outside playing on the grass, swimming in the lake, climbing the trees; anything other than studying. Slowly an idea crept into his mind. He thoughtfully contemplated his plan, it was risky, he could get into big trouble; but he knew he wouldn't be able to sit still any longer. Without a sound Son Gohan tiptoed on his tiny feet towards the window and without another look back he climbed out of it and ran for the woods. Just one hour was all he needed and he would return home without anyone noticing.
Nearby
A family of three slowly walked into the cabin and looked around their new surroundings. The father proceeded to take his wife into one of the bedrooms for her to rest. She was very pale and barely had strength enough to walk on her own so she leaned heavily on her husband for support. With their exit they left their small daughter in the living room as though they had forgotten her. The idle girl walked up to one of the windows and stared out aimlessly. She felt small and lonely without her parents' attention. But as she gazed out the window she happened to notice a forest that grew nearby. With no hesitation she quietly snuck out the cabin door and headed for the woods, the woods which held secrets for her to explore and a temporary escape from her reality.
As she walked by a cluster of gigantic trees her sparkling azure eyes fell upon a beautiful waterfall that was hidden by the growth. The cascade had to be at least twenty feet high but because of her small size it might as well be a hundred. She stepped closer to the lake that formed beneath it and found the water to be crystal clear. Everything about the place felt so fresh and pristine, and best of all this was her secret. No one else knew of this wonderful place, or so she thought.
At that moment a young boy around her age came running through the clump of trees behind her. She spun around in her surprise and looked at the stranger. He was her height, wore a yellow shirt and green pants. What caught her eye about him was how his hair was a mass of mess and was tied at the back and his jet black eyes. He continued to stare at her as she stared at him.
Gohan looked at this girl and noticed a couple things about her. She had a blue shirt and black pants on with dazzling blue eyes. But the best part was that she was his age, he never had anyone his age to play with before but now there she was and he grinned widely in excitement. The girl wondered what he was doing but Gohan stretched out his hand and in his friendliest voice said, "Hi! I'm Son Gohan, would you like to play tag?!" As the girl looked at him she felt like she could trust him and took his hand in a shake and replied, "Nice to meet you Son Gohan! I'm Satan Videl," Videl smiled and let go of the shake to only tap Gohan lightly on the shoulder, "and TAG, you're IT!" She ran off laughing wildly as Gohan got out of his shocked state and tried to catch her.
Four Months Later
Young Videl cried uncontrollably at her mother's bedside. There her mother lay motionless, her features frozen permanently in time. She had passed an hour ago to the disbelief of her husband and grief of her daughter. Hercule sat on a chair nearby and stared deeply at the only person who ever loved him. "How could she leave me?" he wondered. "How could she leave me with a daughter I don't know how to take care of?" Hercule looked at the only thing left of what he loved, she sat crying next to the body of his dead wife. "Videl..." he said a little shakily as he reached out his hand to embrace his only child. Before he could hug he though she ran out of the room and out of the cabin. Consumed by despair she ran to the only place that brought her peace, the waterfall.
When she finally met her destination she sat down on the grass and stared up at the sky. She closed her eyes and wished that everything was dream. Everything WAS a dream. Her mother couldn't be dead; there is no way that she could be. The whole reason why they moved here was for her mother's recovery. Her father told her so, he said that if they went to the mountains then mommy would get better. He always told her that mommy was fine and that everything would be better soon. He told her she was ok so she couldn't be dead. He always assured her. Videl opened her eyes which had begun to fill with tears again, he lied.
"Videl are you ok?" The little girl hadn't noticed that her new friend was sitting next to her. She looked at his worried face and held back the tears. Over what little time they had to get to know each other they grew very close. Almost everyday they would met here, their secret place, and have fun playing together. They pretended to be pirates, climbed trees, and splashed around in the lake. The fact that Gohan had a tail never bothered her, she didn't care. But his amazing strength constantly stunned her. But today was not a day when they would play. "No, Gohan, I'm not ok. My mommy died today." Gohan's shock was evident when her words sunk in; he looked down at the ground not knowing what to do. "Um... I'm sorry." A long eerie silence enveloped the two children. Then Videl spoke again, "Gohan I'll be moving back to the city soon." At that his head shot up, "You're gonna leave?" "Yea." Videl saw tears well up in Gohan eyes and she felt tears in her own too. "Well, hope you make friends and..." Gohan sniffed and quickly wiped away a stray droplet, "...and I'll miss you." Videl was absolutely heart broken and her friend's confession. "I'll miss you too Son Gohan." She whimpered and hugged Gohan breifly then ran out of the forest leaving her childhood with it.
Videl opened the door to her temporary home to see that her father had already begun to pack their things up in boxes. The door that led to her mother was closed and her father stopped tapping a box and went up to her. He wrapped her up in the biggest bear hug he ever gave her and held her close to him for a while. He gently whispered in her ear that everything would be alright. He repeated this sentence over and over again, more for his sake than her's. Videl stared blankly past him, he was lying again, nothing was ever gonna be ok again; nothing.
Son House
Gohan ran through the front door of his home forgetting that he had snuck out without his parent's permission. He stormed into his room and slammed the door so that he could jump on his bed and cry freely. Goku and Chichi anxiously looked out of their room to their son's. Slowly they both entered Gohan's room and saw the state he was in. Chichi gave a look at her husband meaning for him to wait in the living room. As Goku waited impatiently to find out what was wrong he fidgeted on the couch. Finally, Chichi came out of the room and the sobbing that previously came from Gohan stopped.
"What's wrong with Gohan?" Goku swiftly questioned. Chichi sat next to Goku and leaned her head on his shoulder. "It seems that one of Gohan's imaginary friends is leaving him." Chichi answered. Goku was clearly lost so Chichi continued, "Gohan said that his friend "Videl" is moving back to the city because her mom died, that's why he is so sad." "Oh," Goku said as he comprehended the situation, "is this the friend that he really believes in?" His wife nodded solemnly. But unknowingly to them at that moment a hover car pulled away from the cabin that once held the Satan family with a living, breathing Videl looking regretfully at where the waterfall would have been if trees didn't block her vision.
