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A Child's Tale
Chapter 4: The First Impression
Growl…
Rumble…
Goten groaned, looking down and putting a hand on his stomach.
"Nii-chan…" Goten whined, "I'm hungry."
"But we just ate Goten."
"So."
"Ugh…Alright we'll get something at the food court." Gohan said as they stepped out of the woods, onto the mall parking lot.
"You mean, they have a food court?!" Goten said, looking at his brother starry-eyed.
Gohan laughed. "Yes, Goten, they have a food court. A lot, if not all, malls have them."
"Wow! A whole place practically dedicated to food!"
Gohan snorted. -He is so much like dad…if not his exact clone, looks and personality.-
"Where do we go now, nii-chan?" Goten asked as they entered, before looking at all the people. "And why are there so many people here?"
"It's a public mall, Goten; of course it's going to be crowded. And as for the first question, umm…that way?" Gohan said pointing to the left hallway.
"You don't know?"
"Sorry…besides, where's your sense of adventure. Think of it as a game, the person who finds the food court first gets to choose what type food we buy."
"Ok!" Goten answered excitedly, "But, I think we should go down the right hallway, not the left."
"Why?"
"Because, I said so."
"Alright, the right hallway it is." Gohan smiled, humoring his little brother as they started to make their way through the crowd.
"Look nii-chan!" cried Goten, running over to a store window they just passed. "This dolly looks just like Chobi."
Gohan chuckled. "Come on Goten." He called.
He watched his brother start to jog over to him before turning suddenly, accidentally knocking someone over.
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Videl gasped, blushing.
-Damn, he's gorgeous- she thought looking up at the person who had knocked her down.
-Wait, since when do I think of guys like THAT?!-
=Since you saw him.=
-Who are you?-
=You could say I'm your conscience, like Jiminy Cricket…except in your mind.=
-Oh…and what do you mean since I saw him? I don't even know him.-
It chuckled. =You'll find out soon…got to go.=
-Wait! Come back!-
She was only answered with silence.
Videl growled, frustrated before noticing the hand out in front of her.
She looked up. "Hi."
He smiled, "Hey."
Videl smiled back before taking his hand.
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"Huh?" Gohan said, looking around. -I could have sworn I bumped into someone.-
-Oh!- He thought, noticing a girl on the ground in front of him, looking slightly confused.
He reached down, offering a hand.
She looked up at him, "Hi."
Deciding she was nice enough, Gohan smiled, answering with a simple "Hey."
-Wow!, she's got a beautiful smile- he thought as she smiled back, taking his hand
"My name's Gohan."
"I'm Videl."
He was about to answer back when he heard his little brother call.
"Nii-chan!"
"Yes, Goten."
"Looky, I found a friend," Goten said, pointing to a young girl walking up behind him.
Gohan looked at the young girl, then a Videl, and back at the girl again.
-There're like exact clones!- he thought, noticing they both had the same shade black hair and blue eyes, also having similar facial features, only Videl's were more defined because she was older. -They have to be related! It wouldn't be possible if they weren't.-
"Hey, nee-chan!" Melody exclaimed, confirming Gohan's suspicion.
Videl smiled at her before turning to Goten. "So your Gohan's brother, huh."
"Yup!" Goten laughed.
"Cool." She answered, looking down at her watch.
"Come on, Mel, we've got to go. It was nice meeting both of you."
Melody nodded, as they both turned around.
"Hopefully we'll see each other again sometime." Gohan said before suddenly thinking of something. "Wait! Videl!"
"Yes?" She answered, turning around.
Putting his hand behind his head and smiling sheepishly, he asked, "Umm…could you possibly…direct us to the food court?"
-Dende, he's cute when he does that.- Videl thought before answering. "Sure, go straight down this hallway and make a left, you can't miss it."
As they both turned and went their separate ways, neither Gohan nor Videl could stop thinking that they had found someone that would like them for who they were, not what they were or who they were related to. Sure both were kind of nervous about that, but for once in their lives, they actually looked forward to what the future was going to bring.
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Next Chapter: Today and What Seems Like Forever
