Chapter Two: Relationship's Blossom

After two days Gohan was released from the tank while Videl was sleeping. He felt his tail had grown back longer than it ever had been, so he quickly dressed and wrapped it around his waist. Gently grabbing Videl he lifted her and carried her to the couch and covered her with a blanket and kissed the top of her forehead.

Videl's Dream PoV

I was inside Gohan again, but this time it wasn't real life or his memories of what happened to him, but a dream he was having about me. It made me blush that he was dreaming about me, but what really caught my interest and really made me blush was that we were kissing and I seemed to be enjoying it. It started to heat up, but soon Gohan banished the thoughts from his mind and was saying something to me. I listened carefully and it seemed he was calling me an angel that fell from the heavens. I blushed again at the little nickname he had given me and my heart seemed so light that it felt like I was floating. I soon saw that I had fallen asleep in his arms and he smiled gently as he picked me up and set me on a couch. I thought he would try and take advantage of me, but no, instead he completely shocked me as he placed a blanket over me and kissed my forehead gently.

End Videl's Dream and Dream PoV

Videl awoke to the sound of Gohan talking with the police about who had attacked him. She heard Sharpner's name mentioned, along with several other names. She was furious with Sharpner for trying to kill her mate.

'Wait a minute, where did that thought come from? I don't like Gohan like that, do I?' thought Videl.

"I see your awake Videl, thanks for saving me out there. I would have surely died if it wasn't for you," said Gohan, making Videl blush a little.

"Your welcome Gohan, I'm sorry your first day was so rotten though," said Videl.

"Its okay and it wasn't rotten, I met you didn't I? Besides your cute when your blushing," said Gohan.

"I'm not blushing its just hot in here! Wait did you say it wasn't rotten because of me?" said Videl.

"Yeah, I'd like to consider you a friend if you like. Hmm, I guess your right it is a bit hot in here, it doesn't matter though, your still cute," said Gohan kissing her cheek.

That time she was blushing furiously as Gohan went to go finish getting dressed. She remembered that her father didn't know where she was so she called him up.

"Hello, Star Residence."

"Sam, its Videl, can you put my father on?"

"Right away Miss Videl."

"..."

"..."

"Hello? Videl honey are you okay?"

"I'm fine daddy, I'm at Capsule Corps speaking with the police about someone who tried to murder a classmate of mine. They suggested I remain here for a couple of days just to be safe that nobody tried to go after me next. I'll be coming home tomorrow, the police suggest that one more day in hiding would be best for the both of us."

"Alright honey, but who was nearly killed?"

"His name is Gohan Son and in gym class he's my co-captain. I'll stop by to introduce him to you as a possible student as soon as the police tell me its safe to do so. Oh and daddy don't judge him by his body structure, he's stronger than me."

"WHAT!? HOW MUCH CAN HE BENCH PRESS?"

"He can bench press five hundred and fifty pounds. I gotta go now, bye."

"Bye and be careful!"

Videl sighed as she hung up and jumped when someone came up behind her. She turned around to see a little boy with incredibly spiky hair going in every direction.

"Hello can I help you with something?" asked Videl.

"Are you the angel that saved my brother's life?" asked Goten.

"I'm not an angel, but I did save his life. Why do you think I'm an angel?" said Videl.

"My mom told me that angels are those who save others lives, not wanting anything in return for their actions," said Goten.

Videl looked at Goten as he ran off and smiled to herself as she left the hospital wing of Capsule Corp. Making her way towards the kitchen hoping to speak with Bulma about helping her escape her fathers home. Her life seemed so nice and good, but it was miserable with her father's new girlfriend and fiance. She was cut off however by the ringing of her cell phone.

"Videl Star, you come home this instant! I don't know what type of lies you told your father, but I won't stand for it! Come home this instant or you shall be grounded for a month with no allowance!"

"Shut up Maria, your not my mother! You can't order me around, now shut up and leave me alone!"

"I am your new mother Videl Star! Now get home now you little freak, just like your old mother!"

"SHUT UP!"

Videl threw her cell phone with all her might and shattered it against the wall, but not before putting a nice size hole in it. She sat down against the wall and broke down crying at the last memory she had of her mother.

Flashback

Her mother was helping the staff clean the house, when her father had come home boiling angry. She had always been kind and caring towards her, but her father was a different story then. She had fallen in love with him, but he had a girlfriend whom he saw everyday, behind her mothers back.

"Sasha! You lied to me! You told me you weren't one of those freaks! I had a look at your medical records and it shows you have a tail! You lied to me and now you are no longer welcome here, I don't want a freak for a wife! Nor do I want an illegal for a wife, you have no known place of birth, you claim to not remember where you were born! You have only tonight to gather your things and leave!" roared Hercule.

Sasha didn't need to be told twice and she gathered her belongings, along with Videl's.

"Come Videl, your father doesn't love us," said Sasha.

"Hold it right there Sasha, Videl is staying here with me, she is 'my' daughter, not yours. You will never be allowed to see her again and if you do then I swear I will have you arrested for trespassing on Private Property!" yelled Hercule.

Sasha merely glared at Hercule, before turning to Videl and hugging her goodbye and secretly handing her a strange looking pendent.

"Remember Videl, never look at a full moon and know that I will be watching you from afar. You won't see me, but I'll be there," whispered Sasha into Videl's ear.

She then stood up and slapped Hercule across the face and left the house. Videl hadn't seen her mother since and when her father found out that she inherited what made her mother a so called freak, he began to treat her very coldly. For fourteen years she was treated like dirt and a publicity item to make himself richer.

End Flashback

Videl cried to herself wishing her mother was there for her. She silently withdrew the pendent from around her neck and twirled it in front of herself.

Her crying had not gone unnoticed as Gohan, who had been going to see if Videl wanted something to eat, witnessed and overheard the cell phone conversation. He realized that her life was not as joyous and nice as it she tried to make it seem. He was about to say something, but she destroyed her cell phone putting a hole in the wall, and then sat against the wall and began to cry to herself. He watched as she pulled out a silver pendent that she had kept hidden underneath her shirt. His eyes widened as he recognized the language that the pendent was in, it was Saiyago, the long since extinct language of the ancient saiyins. Slowly he slumped against the wall as his heart felt like it was being crushed. He carefully and slowly got off the wall and made his way towards Videl.

She felt strong arms wrap around her and his soothing voice in her ear as he said, "Shh, its okay Videl, you don't have to pretend anymore. Let it all out, its okay, I'm here for you, I'll never leave you or call you a freak."

She realized that he must have overheard and was angry with him for listening in on a private conversation, but something inside of her told her that this was right. It felt right with his comforting arms holding her gently as she cried.

"Videl, I want you to know that you can tell me anything. I won't think less of you if you don't want to," said Gohan.

"I know Gohan, but its been so hard since my mother left. My father had divorced her and claimed custody of me when I was four. The most fond memories I have of her are precious to me. The earliest I can remember is when I was three, I had hurt my knee and was crying. She had come out in an instant and had picked me up and began cooing to make me feel better. I remember something brown and fuzzy wrapping around us as she sat with me in our swing. I had grabbed hold of it and I seemed to have grabbed to roughly for she yelped a little. I started to snuggle against her chest with what seemed to be her tail held gently in my hands as a something to snuggle with. Oh how I miss her Gohan, how I miss her, I know I'm sounding like a total nut case right now, but I don't care, please just hold me," said Videl crying softly in Gohan's arms.

Gohan couldn't stand to see Videl like this so he unwrapped his newly regrown tail and wrapped it around her as she cried in his arms.

"Let it all out Videl, its alright, it doesn't make you any less you. I don't think your a freak or a nut case Videl. You would be surprised at how many people can relate to you. I lost my father when I was eleven years old and his death had haunted me for so many years. Your mother may not be dead, but I'm sure she wishes she could be with you right now," said Gohan as his tail wrapped around her waist and he held her in his arms.

Videl gasped at the feeling she was having, it was like what she felt when she was three happening again. She carefully opened her eyes and saw that Gohan had his arms still wrapped around her gently. For the first time in fourteen years she felt safe and secured, but when she looked down to rest her head a little, she saw a fuzzy brown tail wrapped around her waist. She looked up into Gohan's eyes searching for an answer to an unasked question, she saw Gohan smile a little and nod. He picked her up and carefully carried her to one of the guests rooms and set her down on the couch.

"First of all, there is no way I am related to you any way or your mother, aside from being half of the same species. Second, my father was a saiyin, a warrior race that had a natural born ability for fighting. From what you've told me of your mother she sounds to be a saiyin as well, more than likely the only saiyin female left alive. The only differences between saiyins and humans are that we are much more stronger, we have tails, and the ability to transform into a giant ape, called an Oozaru, at the sight of a full moon or something to substitute as a full moon. Few have ever mastered control of this transformation, now aside from those three areas we are almost exactly like humans. Our immune systems are much stronger, we have heightened hearing, sight, and smell. I am only half saiyin, my mother obviously being full human. It sounds to me that you are also half saiyin, this means you have the potential to become far stronger than your father," explained Gohan.

"Strangely I believe you, but what happened to the saiyins to make my mother the only full blooded female saiyin left?" asked Videl.

"The saiyin homeworld Vegeta was destroyed, along with all the saiyins except for your mother, my father, my Uncle Raditz, my Uncle Turles, Nappa, and Vegeta. Currently Nappa, Raditz, Turles, and my father are dead, leaving only your mother and Vegeta, the prince of all saiyins left. Now if you count us half saiyins then there are six of us left, Vegeta's three children, Bulla, Trunks, and Mirai, who is actually Trunks from an alternate timeline, then there are you, me and Goten left," said Gohan.

Videl nodded and stood up and walked over to Gohan, letting her heart guide her, she gently kissed Gohan on the lips. Gohan shocked at first, returned the kiss passionately embracing Videl as he did so. The two of them were so caught up in each other, that their instincts took over and they began to undress each other. When they broke the kiss to breathe they were almost stark naked, Gohan regaining his senses quickly backed away, leaving an upset Videl lying on the floor.

"Don't you love me Gohan?" asked Videl.

"Of course I do Videl, its just I've been saving myself for marriage. I want our first time to be something special, not something that happened while we were caught up in making out. I want you to be my wife first, before we go any further, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I hurt you," said Gohan.

Videl nodded understanding completely quickly dressed herself and kissed Gohan on the lips again.

"I understand, you passed my test Gohan Son, we'll wait for marriage before we take it to the next level. Now does this mean I'm officially your girlfriend now?" asked Videl.

"There is one way to show it through our saiyin heritage before actually taking the next step. We can mark each other and start a bond, to help us understand each other better. You'll be able to see my memories and I yours, we'll feel each others pains and pleasures. If we decide that we aren't meant for each other then the connection will be severed," aid Gohan.

Videl nodded and let part of her instincts guide her to creating the bond as she bit down hard into Gohan's collar bone, drawing blood. While Gohan did the same thing at her collar bone, also drawing blood. For the first time in many years her tail suddenly regrew at the same length as Gohan's. Their tails intertwining with each other they went to get something to eat. When they entered the kitchen everyone could tell that the two were officially involved with each other. Only Vegeta noticed that the both had tails and they were intertwined.

"Girl who is your mother!" demanded Vegeta.

"VEGETA!" yelled Bulma.

"She has a tail woman! Look for yourself, she's half saiyin!" countered Vegeta.

"My mother's name was Sasha," said Videl.

Vegeta slumped back into his chair groaning in pure misery.

"Are you okay Vegeta? Who is this Sasha, an old flame of yours?" asked Bulma, making Vegeta nearly choke on his water.

"No woman, she is my sister! To be precise my twin sister, she and I were separated at birth, I went with our father, while she went with our mother. Every year we were allowed to see each other, we would spar and she would win, fueling my determination to become better and stronger so I could beat her. The last year I ever saw was the year before Frieza kidnapped me, I had assumed her dead. But obviously my mother had sent her away to Earth for her protection, unlike the majority of saiyins my mother disliked to fight for the fun or sport of it. She fought only to protect her children, namely me and Sasha, apparently Sasha grew up here on earth and inherited our mother's disliking of fighting for fun or sport. Only to defend herself and survive and to protect her child, namely her," said Vegeta groaning again closing his eyes.

"Well if it makes you happy Uncle Vegeta, I haven't seen my mother since I was four years old and my father divorced her calling her a freak. She was going to take me with her, but my father had won custody over me and had more than enough influence then to have her arrested or worse," said Videl.

Vegeta's eyes shot wide open and all the glasses, plates, and bowls shattered as his energy seemed to be rising dramatically.

"Your father is the fool who claimed to defeat Cell correct?" asked Vegeta.

Videl nodded and Vegeta then said, "He is going to wish he had never been born when I get through with him! Woman did you record all incoming and out going calls that were made in this building?"

"Yes, why?" asked Bulma curiously.

"If I cannot have the fool humiliated or killed, then I want him away from my niece! Consult your lawyers and make sure she has a room prepared for her here. If I can't settle this outside of the human courts, then you will have custody taken from him of her and handed over to yourself," said Vegeta.

"Um Uncle Vegeta, exactly what are you planning on doing to my dad? You won't kill him will you, I do love him, but just as my father," said Videl.

"No he won't die... yet. I'm going to scare the hell out of him first," said Vegeta.

Videl smirked and so did Gohan. Vegeta followed the two and grabbed Gohan and pulled him behind.

"Take care of her Gohan, because if you don't and you hurt her, then you have to deal with me, understand?" asked Vegeta.

"I wouldn't dream of hurting her Vegeta, I'd gladly give my life for her," said Gohan.

Vegeta smiled one of his extremely rare smiles and they followed Videl to her home. She landed in the yard and capsulized her Jet Copter. She waited for Vegeta and Gohan to arrive, when they did, she took them to the front door, which was locked. She rung the doorbell and Sam, the butler answered.

"Welcome back Miss Videl, we weren't expecting you back until tomorrow. I take it the police said it was okay to come back early?" said Sam.

"Yeah, do you know where my father is Sam?" asked Videl.

"He is with Miss Maria in the living room, I'll let him know of your arrival. Who are your two friends here?" asked Sam.

"Oh, this Gohan, my friend from school who was almost killed. Capsule Corps healing center is state of the art, so it was able to heal him completely in two days. This is my Uncle Vegeta, my mothers twin brother, he has the same pendant that she gave me," said Videl.

Sam nodded and let them in as he rushed to inform Hercule and his girlfriend. Soon enough he came back with Hercule and Maria behind him.

"Videl what's this I here about you lying to me about how a classmate of yours was not actually almost killed?" demanded Hercule.

"Its true dad, even ask the police, they have a report on the incident. Besides this is Gohan Son the one who was almost killed and was healed by state of the art healing tanks at Capsule Corp. It took two days for him to be completely healed," said Videl.

"Well fine who's the other guy behind you his father?" asked Hercule.

"WHAT!?" bellowed Vegeta.

"Um, sir, Vegeta is not my father, he's Bulma Briefs's husband," said Gohan.

"Then why is he here, instead of your father young man?" asked Hercule sternly.

"My father died seven years ago sir," said Gohan.

"Oh, well, uh, sorry to hear that," said Hercule.

"Um, dad, I have a bit of a surprise for you," said Videl.

"You found me a decent challenger or your getting better grades in school?" asked Hercule.

"No, um, Vegeta here is mom's brother," said Videl.

"I didn't know you had a brother sweety," said Hercule.

"I don't she's obviously lying again darling," said Maria.

"No not her dad, mom, my biological mother!" said Videl.

Hercule slapped her across the face and said, "You know the rules Videl, you're never to mention that freak in my house! She is not your mother, Maria here is your real mother. That other woman was a back stabbing, lying, freak of a -"

Hercule never got to finish speaking as Videl had kicked him in the groin, hard, making Vegeta and Gohan both wince.

"Never say that about my mother! I was able to compare my DNA to Maria's over here and we are not a match in any way! Your just a racist pig dad and I'm ashamed to have your last name!" said a fuming Videl.

Hercule got back to his feet and back handed Videl across the face, or at least he tried to. Vegeta caught his hand in mid-air and was crushing it in his palm.

"You listen here fool, you will not talk to about my sister that way! Now what have you done with her?" demanded Vegeta.

"She's in hell now, for trying to kill me fourteen years ago. I had the police go after her and they gunned her down the moment they found her. Otherwise she would have come back and tried to kill Videl, she was an evil - aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!" screamed Hercule in pain as Vegeta broke his hand.

"Your lucky fool, I am taking custody of Videl. You have one of two choices, agree and never let your shadow fall upon her again or we take this to court where it will be shown that you have assaulted and abused your daughter. It would make a really interesting question as to why start now or if you have been doing it since you divorced my sister fourteen years ago," said Vegeta.

"That's black mail!" said Maria.

"No its a question of choice, we can settle this out of court or in court. Either way I will gain custody of my niece. Who will the courts believe, me the husband of Bulma Briefs and Videl's uncle, or her father, who divorced her biological mother fourteen years ago, who has ironically never shown up again because the fool here told the police she tried to kill him," said Vegeta.

"I'll see you in court then buddy, now get out of my house and Videl get up to your room!" said Hercule.

Gohan nodded and handed Videl her "pen" back which she loaned him for class. He and Vegeta left with evidence in hand of what Hercule had done to Videl.