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"Speech"Thoughts
(a/n: author's note)
Never Get A Saiyan Mad- Chapter Four: A New Family
"Gohan, get us out of here," Shin demanded as they all watched the smoke gather at the ceiling and form a large, disproportioned shape of a body.
"What? But why? Shouldn't I fight him?" Gohan asked.
"No! You cannot beat him. Even if Goku and Vegeta were healthy, the three of you together could not beat him," Shin replied.
"But-" Gohan began, not liking the idea of running away.
"We must leave, Gohan," Shin interrupted.
"But what if he's good, since Babidi's not around?" Gohan asked.
"I don't want to risk it," Shin stated in a tone that left no room for argument.
"Alright," Gohan finally said. He told the others to back up and shot a large ki beam through the door in the ceiling. It blasted through, continuing through all of the floors. Sunlight streamed down from the outside. Gohan jogged over to his dad and Vegeta, tossing them over his shoulders like sacks of potatoes. He flew up to the surface, Videl and Shin following close behind.
"Gohan!" they heard someone shout.
"Krillin! Piccolo!" Gohan exclaimed, turning to see his now flesh and blood comrades.
"What's been happening, Gohan?" Piccolo asked.
"I'll explain while we're flying far, far away," Gohan said, taking off toward West City, feeling the additional Z group's energy signals nearing where, as far as he could tell, Capsule Corps. was. They were halfway around the world, after all.
"So, what happened?" Krillin asked.
Gohan explained everything about the fights and Buu, but leaving out anything unnecessary about interaction between him and Videl. He was interrupted quite rudely, though, when he mentioned how much Videl getting her pissed him off.
"Aww! That's so cute!" Krillin called. "Gohan came to Videl's rescue! He's her knight in shining armor! You know, the knight usually kisses the princess in the stories..."
"Shut up Krillin!" Gohan shouted, his cheeks, along with Videl's, flooding red.
Gohan finished his story, the blush on his face never fading thanks to constant inappropriate comments from Krillin.
"Piccolo, can you take these guys?" he asked, referring to Goku and Vegeta.
"Sure, Gohan," Piccolo replied, holding his arms out for Gohan to dump them into.
Vegeta let out a groan, saying, "If I were healed right now..."
"Aw, Veg-head doesn't like being carried like a little baby," Krillin commented daringly, thanking Dende that Vegeta didn't have the energy to retaliate.
Chuckling, Gohan fell back to where Videl was flying.
"How ya doin'?" he asked.
"I'm good, for now," Videl replied.
"Gohan's taxi service is always available if you get tired," Gohan stated with a grin.
"I'll keep that in mind," Videl replied, laughing. Gohan smiled, reaching out to take her hand. Videl smiled back at him. Suddenly, she flew closer to him and hugged him tightly with one arm.
"What was that for?" Gohan asked.
"Nothing in particular," Videl replied. "I'm just really glad we're both alive, and together."
"Together?" Gohan questioned, raising an eyebrow.
Blushing and chuckling nervously, Videl said, "You know...together as in the same place..."
"Oh, right," Gohan replied, hiding his disappointment from his voice. "Woah!" he shouted, stopping suddenly. All of them, except Videl, turned around. An immeasurable energy signature was coming from Babidi's ship. The only thing they knew was that it was tremendous...
"Is that...him?" Goku asked hoarsely.
"Yes...that's Buu..." Shin replied.
"His energy...it's coming from some endless void...how are we supposed to beat that?" Gohan wondered aloud.
"I don't know, Gohan," Shin replied. That seemed to be a phrase he was using a lot recently...
"Maybe, without Babidi, he'll turn out to be a good guy," Videl suggested hopefully.
"I sure hope you're right, Videl," Gohan replied. Somewhere in the back of their minds, both teens notice that the very first thing they both thought about was the other person getting hurt.
Gosh, I really care about her a lot, Gohan thought as Videl thought, Geez...my priorities certainly have changed since I met Gohan...fearing for his life above all others'...
"What do we do, Supreme Kai?" Krillin asked.
"We will go find the other members of your group and bring them to your guardian's lookout tower. That can be our base of operations," Shin suggested. The others nodded in approval, except Videl, who rose her eyebrow questioningly at Gohan.
Gohan chose not to explain the whole lookout, guardian thing to her and instead said, "We can get Dad and Vegeta healed by Dende, too."
"Your guardian has healing powers. Impressive," Shin mumbled, more to himself than to the Earthlings before telling Piccolo and Krillin to lead the way. He flew behind the human and Namek while Gohan and Videl once again brought up the rear.
Gohan gave a brief explanation about guardians, the lookout, etc. and answered Videl's questions. When he was done, he said, "Hey Videl?"
"Yeah, Gohan?"
"If Buu turns out to be evil, and he finds us, I want you to promise me you'll high tail it out of there," Gohan said.
"And leave you alone with him? No way, Gohan!" Videl replied.
"Videl, I'm serious. I really care about you and I don't want you to get hurt," Gohan argued.
"But Gohan...I care about you, too. That's why I don't want to leave you," Videl said.
Gohan reached up a hand and stroked her cheek gently. Surprisingly, neither blushed at this intimate action.
"Videl, please," Gohan pleaded, lowering his hand and taking her hand again. "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you."
"Gohan, I can't just run away from a fight...you know me...always looking for danger," Videl said with a slight grin.
"Videl...do you have to be so damn brave?" Gohan asked with a slight chuckle. "Of course, your bravery is one of the things I like about you...I'd never really want you to lose that."
Videl blushed, but then asked, "What else do you like about me?"
"You're kind, smart, resourceful, you have a warrior's spirit...what else...you're intense, you're tough, only breakable if someone knows where to hit...and you're beautiful," Gohan listed.
"You...think I'm beautiful?" Videl asked, blushing deeply.
"Yes...a person would have to be blind to not notice," Gohan commented.
"Gohan...do you really mean all of that?" Videl asked.
"Yes," Gohan stated simply.
"Thank you...it's rare that someone compliments me and means it," Videl said.
"Well I mean it," Gohan said. "So...would you happen to like anything about me?"
"Quite a bit, actually," Videl replied. She released his hand so that she could count the qualities on her fingers. "Let's see...you're smart and strong, that's safe to say..." she began, holding up two fingers.
"You're honest, you're nice and sweet, you're genuine, you're your own person-"
"I'd like to add that to my list, if you don't mind," Gohan said with a grin.
"I can't disagree with you on that one. I certainly am unique," Videl stated with a grin before continuing her list of Gohan's attributes. "Let's see...hmm...last but not least, you're quite handsome."
She giggled as Gohan's face flooded with color. She reached down and grabbed his hand again, scooting over and flying close to him. The blush on Gohan's face died down as he entwined his fingers between hers.
"You two look quite comfy cozy back there," Krillin called out, sending them crashing back to reality. But, they didn't fly apart or let go of each other's hands, just blushed slightly. Gohan asked him not-so-politely to shut up and Videl stuck her tongue out at the formerly bald monk. Krillin, disappointed about not getting the expected response, pouted and turned away from them.
"Hey Videl?" Gohan said quietly.
"Yeah?"
"Do you like me?"
"Huh?" Videl asked in surprise.
"Do you like me? C'mon, it's a simple question..." Gohan stated.
"Well, of course I like you. You're my best friend," Videl replied.
"No, I mean like me, like me..." Gohan said.
"Maybe I do..." Videl said teasingly. Gohan rose an eyebrow in question and Videl added, "In fact, there's a very good chance that I like you."
"Really?" Gohan asked, smiling.
"Yes, Gohan. I like you. I like you a lot, in fact," Videl said with a grin. "Do you like me?"
"Maybe," Gohan replied with a smirk. Videl glared at him half-heartedly, so Gohan said, "Yes, I definitely like you...and since you like me, I was wondering...will you be my girlfriend?"
Videl smile, nodding wordlessly. She flew closer to him and kissed his cheek for the second time that day. Gohan grinned widely, chanting, I have a girlfriend! I have a girlfriend! over and over in his head.
"Hey Videl...you look a little tired. Maybe I should carry you," Gohan suggested, knowing darn well she'd be fine flying on her own for a good while still.
"I think that'd be a good idea," Videl replied, catching the hidden meaning. Gohan grinned, taking his girlfriend in his arms, bridal style. Videl sighed in contentment, snuggling into Gohan's embrace as he protected her from the wind with his energy like before.
A bit later, they arrived at Capsule Corps., and after rounding up the Z team and their families, Goku somehow found the energy to transport them to the lookout, though it was hard to find the young Namek's ki with Buu's clouding everything.
A little later after that, Goku and Vegeta had been healed, Gohan had gotten his regular blue gi to replace his torn up Saiyaman outfit, everyone had been brought up to speed, and Shin, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Bulma, Piccolo, Krillin, and Dende were standing behind the building on the lookout, discussing what to do about Buu.
Basically, there were two sides in the debate: Vegeta, who wanted to attack Buu head on, and everyone else, who wanted to wait and see if he turned out to be evil. With their overwhelming numbers and logic, the others quickly quieted his arguments.
"So, there's three main things we need to figure out. One: How do we monitor him to find out if he's evil? Two: What do we do with him if he turns out good? Three: What do we do if he turns out evil?" Goku said.
"Should we send out people to watch him?" Krillin suggested.
"We could do that...or, we could just have Dende watch him from up here...being the guardian of Earth and having that power and all..." Bulma stated.
"Oh yeah...hehe," Krillin replied while Goku grinned and put a hand behind his head, Son fashion.
"As for if he's good, a couple of us, just a couple, mind you, so as not to seem threatening to him, should go see him, and talk to him. Ask him to join our team, maybe," Gohan stated.
"That sounds good...and if he turns out bad, Dende forbid," Bulma said quietly.
"Forbidden," the Namek guardian said, grinning. Gohan, Goku and Krillin laughed.
"Ha, funny," Piccolo muttered, while thinking, And he's the guardian of Earth...you'd think he'd be a bit more serious, like me...but no...apparently, a new rule of guardian ship is: If your planet is in danger, make bad jokes...
"If he does turn out bad, I think we should try to seal him up again...I don't know about anybody else, but after feeling his energy, I'm not very eager to fight him," Gohan stated. Goku agreed.
"I don't know how. Babidi and Bibidi were the only ones that did..." Shin admitted.
"Maybe I shouldn't have killed him, then," Gohan said quietly.
"No, you were right to. If he were still alive, the Earth might have been destroyed by now," Shin stated.
"If someone will take me down to Capsule Corps., I'll get my laptop and do some net searches on ancient magics," Bulma said.
"'Net searches'? What are those?" Shin asked.
"The Internet...basically, it's every computer on the planet connected together," Bulma explained.
Seeing Shin's clueless look, Gohan said, "It's like hundreds of...umm...libraries all in one place so that every body that has one...library...can see all of the other, uh, libraries at once."
"Hmm...Earth has some interesting things on it.," Shin stated in wonder.
"I'll take you Bulma...but do you really think you'll find stuff about occult magic on the Internet?" Goku asked.
"You'd be surprised about the kind of stuff you can find," Bulma stated. "I once found a website about two mysterious aliens that landed on Earth about 11 ½ years ago, near Bubble Town." (a/n: I can't remember what the city was called that Nappa and Vegeta landed near. I think it was something weird like Bubble City or Bubble Town.)
"Hah. Websites about me: 1. Websites about Kakarott: 0. I win, Kakarott," Vegeta said with a smirk.
"Actually, Vegeta, my dad probably has quite a few about him, since he was in a bunch of World Tournaments," Gohan stated.
"May we stop getting off the topic, please? What if Bulma can't find a way to seal up Babidi?" Piccolo brought up.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot...our only other choice is to fight him," Goku said.
"Do we fight him one at a time and see how we fare?" Gohan asked. "Or all together? If we fight all together, and lose, there'll be nobody left to stop him."
"Well, since you're the strongest, you should fight him first, Gohan," Goku said. "We might have misread his energy signal. He might not be all that strong, so you could beat him easy!" (a/n: I don't think I mentioned this earlier, but Goku can't go SS3 yet. Sorry if that makes SS3 fans pissed. Hehe...)
"Yeah, but what do we do if he does have that endless pool of strength we felt before?" Gohan asked.
Nobody spoke for a while, looking deep in thought.
"Hyperbolic Time Chamber, maybe?" Krillin suggested.
"If Buu turns out evil, I don't know if we'll have enough time to put it to use, even with six hours per minute," Piccolo said.
"Hey! I've got it!" Goku said, slamming his fist down into his palm. "Fusion!"
"Fusion? Like what Nail and I and them Kami and I did?" Piccolo asked.
"Not exactly. I learned a type of fusion in Otherworld. It requires two people of similar size and strength to do a series of movements in perfect symmetry. It results in the formation of a warrior exponentially stronger than just the two original powers combined. The fusion is not permanent. It only lasts for half an hour, and after it runs out, you must wait an hour to fuse again," Goku explained.
"So, who's gonna fuse? You and me?" Gohan asked.
"I don't know...It might be best if you and Vegeta fused, since I have barely 18 hours left," Goku said, glancing at the setting sun.
"I refuse to fuse with the boy! I fight alone!" Vegeta remarked.
"Fine, Vegeta, if you wanna let everybody on Earth die, and kill off the last of great Saiyan race..." Bulma said with a smirk.
"Alright, you've made your point, woman..." Vegeta muttered.
"Hey, why don't you teach it to Goten and Trunks, too? I bet they'd be really strong," Gohan suggested.
"That's a good idea, Gohan," Goku said. He was silent for a moment, and then added, "Why don't we go to bed for the night. We'll wake up around 6:30, eat breakfast, and start at 7. That'll give us about three hours to train, and that should be plenty of time to teach you two to get it down well enough to teach Goten and Trunks. I'm leaving you in charge of teaching them after I leave, okay, Gohan?"
"That's fine with me," Gohan replied.
"So, Dende, can you ask Mr. Popo to get everybody dinner and maybe somewhere to sleep?" Goku asked.
"Sure, Goku," Dende said, walking off to find the genie.
After dinner, Mr. Popo put everyone in rooms, everyone getting their own except that the three kids were together, as were Bulma and Vegeta, Goku and Chi-Chi, Krillin and 18, Yamcha and Puar, and Roshi and Oolong, the latter two not too happy about their living arrangements.
Around 10:30 that night, Gohan, Videl, Piccolo, Dende, and Popo were still awake and outside. Piccolo and Dende were standing on the edge of the lookout, watching Buu explore the Earth, seemingly peacefully.
Gohan and Videl sat on the opposite edge from the two Nameks, legs dangling over the edge.
"This place is great," Videl said, laying down and staring up and the star-filled sky. As high in the air as they were and since they were above all the clouds, the stars seemed brighter and bigger than she had ever seen them.
"Yeah, it is," Gohan agreed, lying next to her. He reached down and took hold of her hand, bringing it up to his lips and kissing it lightly, making Videl blush.
"So, you're gonna fight Buu?" Videl asked.
"Only if I have to. He might not even turn out to be bad. Even if he does, we're gonna try to seal him up again," Gohan explained.
Videl scooted over and lay her head down on his chest. "I don't want you to fight," she whispered.
"Videl, I'm not gonna get hurt," Gohan assured her, wrapping an arm around her and kissing the top of her head. Videl yawned widely, and Gohan said, "I think you should go to bed."
"Okay," Videl replied. Gohan stood up, pulling her to her feet. They held hands as they walked to Videl's bedroom, which happened to be right down the hall from Gohan's. Videl opened her door, turning to Gohan before she went in.
"Well, goodnight, Gohan," she said.
"'Night," Gohan replied while thinking, I really wanna kiss her right now...should I? I don't know...I am her boyfriend, so she might not mind...
Gathering his courage, Gohan leaned forward and brushed his lips against hers. When Videl didn't pull back to scream at him or hit him, he figured she liked it, and deepened the kiss by wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer. Videl wrapped her arms around his neck, tangling her hands in his thick hair. They finally broke it off after a few moments, breathing deeply to regain their breath.
"Wow," Videl whispered. Gohan grinned, leaning in to kiss her again. When they separated once again, Videl said, "You don't know how glad I am right now that we're not just friends."
"I think I have a good idea," Gohan replied.
"Go to bed, kay? You have training to do tomorrow," Videl said, pecking him on the cheek.
"Aww, do I have to?" Gohan whined, pouting.
"Yes, you do," Videl replied, shoving him gently.
"You're mean," Gohan said, sticking his tongue out at her as he walked to his room. Videl stuck her own tongue out at him before entering her room and closing the door.
Buu landed on the lookout, right in front of Gohan and Videl.
"Videl, stay back," Gohan said, stepping in front of her and toward the pink monster. He let out a yell, powering up to SS2. Videl backed up, stopping when she slammed into the single, large building on the floating platform.
"You think you stand a chance against me?" Buu asked in a deep, menacing voice.
"I think I more than stand a chance against you," Gohan retorted. "I think I'm going to beat you."
Gohan charged toward Buu, only to be stopped in his tracks by a huge, black ki blast. It tore through Gohan's skin and clothes as he let out a scream of agony.
"Gohan!" Videl shouted, running over to him. He lay on the ground, covered in blood and breathing raggedly.
"Gohan, are you okay?" Videl asked, not caring if the answer was obvious. Buu watched in amusement as tears welled up in the human girl's eyes.
"Videl, I'm sorry...I broke my promise again," Gohan choked out.
"I don't care about the stupid promise...we have to get you healed," Videl said.
"There's no way...he's already killed Dende," Gohan stated.
"But...you can't die, Gohan," Videl said, tears flowing down her cheeks. His life was quickly fading away and she had no way of stopping it...
"Gohan...I love you. You have to know that before you...go," Videl said miserably.
"I love you, too, Videl," Gohan replied, reaching up to brush a stray hair out of her face. "Never forget me..."
"Never, Gohan. I promise," Videl said.
Gohan's arm dropped to his side and his eyes closed. His body slowly faded away.
"No, Gohan..." Videl whispered. "GOHAN!"
Videl jolted up in bed, awake. It...was just a dream, she thought with a relieved sigh. But when I told him I loved him...was that true? She pondered this for a moment before she thought, Yes, I definitely love him. I...should go tell him... She turned the light on her watch on, lighting up the screen, and read the time: 3:47. I hope he doesn't get mad at me for waking him up, she thought. But, to her surprise, when she left her room and knocked on his door, Gohan immediately called out, "Come in, Videl."
Videl opened the door, finding Gohan, wide awake and sitting up in his bed. The light next to his bed was not on; instead, he had a small, yellow ki sphere floating above his head, spreading a soft, dim light throughout the room.
"What's up?" he asked as she sat next to him on the bed.
"I...had a bad dream," Videl said, silently berating herself for not telling him the thing she really meant to tell him.
"What happened in it?" Gohan asked, pulling her into his lap.
"I dreamt that Buu came to lookout and killed everybody except me, and he saved you for last," Videl explained, glad that she at least had an actual bad dream to tell him about.
"That's not going to happen, Videl. I swear it," Gohan said, hugging her tightly from behind. Videl smiled, leaning against his chest.
"Hey Gohan..." Videl began.
"Yeah?"
"Umm...nothing," Videl said lamely.
"What is it?" Gohan asked. "You can tell me."
"It's nothing...well, actually..." Just think of something! "Can I stay in here with you?" Videl asked.
"Sure," Gohan replied. "Do you want to go to sleep now?" he asked. Videl nodded. Gohan pulled the blankets back on his bed and Videl crawled in, followed by Gohan. He allowed his ki light to fade and wrapped an arm around his girlfriend. Videl planted a short, sweet kiss on his lips before burying her face in the soft material of Gohan's gi.
"Gohan?"
"Hn?"
"There's something I've been trying to tell you since I got in here...I meant to say it instead of telling you about my nightmare and asking if I could stay in here, but I lost the nerve..." Videl explained.
"Were you trying to tell me that you love me?" Gohan asked hopefully.
"Actually, yeah...how'd you know?" Videl asked.
"I didn't know. I was just hoping that was what it was," Gohan replied.
"So does this mean you love me?" Videl asked.
"Yes. I love you, Videl," Gohan whispered.
"I love you, too, Gohan," Videl said. Gohan smiled, leaning down to kiss her deeply. After that, they drifted off to sleep, and Videl didn't have any more nightmares.
The next morning, they woke up around 6:20, thanks to Goten and Trunks, who were currently running down the halls, banging on doors and shouting at people to wake up. They walked to the dining area together. Bulma was already there, clicking away on her laptop and feverishly writing things down. So were Goku and Vegeta, stuffing their faces, and Chi-Chi, loading the large table with food.
"Good morning," the Son woman called cheerfully. The two teens greeted her and sat down at the table, serving themselves food.
"Did I tell you, Chi-Chi, that Gohan and Videl slept in the same room last night?" Goku said with a smirk. The two teens paused with their forks halfway to their mouths, fearing the worst.
"Did they really?" Chi-Chi said, putting her hands on her hips. She walked over to them, giving them a stern look. "So," she began. "Can I be expecting my grandchildren soon?"
"Mom! It wasn't like that!" Gohan argued.
"So, are you two at least dating?" Chi-Chi asked.
"Umm...maybe?" Gohan replied.
"YES! My baby has a girlfriend! I've got to go plan the wedding!" Chi-Chi shouted, little hearts in her eyes. She ran out of the room and Goku frowned.
"But...what about the food?" he asked.
After breakfast, the five Saiyans along with most of the others, who wanted to watch, met in a large, roofed-in area in the lookout.
"Alright. This form of fusion requires a series of movements. The moves aren't too complicated, but it is hard because both people must make the moves in perfect unison."
"Just show it to us, Kakarott. Because you took too long to eat breakfast, we only have an hour," Vegeta accused.
"Well, I like Chi-Chi's food, okay?" Goku said, waving his hands in front of him defensively, earning himself a smile from his wife.
"I'll show it to you once by myself, and then Gohan, I'm gonna have you do it with me, so pay close attention, okay?" Goku said. When his son nodded, he moved to the center and went through the odd looking dance. When he finished, Gohan scratched his head and said, "Uh, maybe Vegeta should-"
"Oh, no, boy. You volunteered," Vegeta said as Goku watched, confused.
Grumbling under his breath, Gohan walked to where Goku told him to go. They went through the dance together, which looked even dumber with two people doing it.
As they stood, bent over at the end of the dance, index fingers touching, Gohan caught site of Videl trying to hold back laughter and blushed fiercely.
"Goten? Trunks? Should we go through it again?" Goku asked the young boys.
"Oh, no, no! They're smart kids. I'm sure they've got it down," Gohan said, hurrying away from his father.
"Maybe we should practice in a different room," Vegeta suggested.
"Yeah, somewhere without as many distractions," Gohan added.
"This place has the most room. I'd rather stay here," Goku said, still clueless.
"We'll leave you alone, Goku. I should be researching, anyway," Bulma said, leading the large group out.
For the next 45 minutes, Goku watched them go through the dance, adjusting their moves giving them tips on being synchronized, and having Goten and Trunks get aligning their energies down pact.
Gohan and Vegeta were doing the dance unmonitored, having already perfected it, and Goku was helping Goten and Trunks when Baba appeared in the room with them.
"Hello, Goku. I hope you made the best of your time. Your 24 hours are up," Roshi's sister said in her gravely voice.
"Do I at least get to say good-bye?" Goku asked.
"Five minutes," Baba stated simply.
"Goten, Trunks, will you tell everybody to meet outside, please?" Goku asked. When the two boys scampered off, Goku asked Baba and Vegeta to leave, as well. Baba floated away, Vegeta following after.
Goku turned to his oldest son, laying a hand on his shoulder. "Gohan, there's some things I've wanted to tell you for a while," he began. "I'm so proud of you. You're stronger than me, which I'll gladly admit, you're incredibly intelligent, you've always tried to help people and never expected anything in return, and now you've found yourself a girlfriend. I'm sorry I wasn't around to see you grow up, and I would give anything to go back seven years and let you wish me back. But I see now that you never needed me. You grew into a good man without me around, and I'm proud of you for it," the Saiyan said. "And it's why I have no doubts that you'll get through this whole Buu ordeal without me."
"Dad, I always needed you, and I always will. If I help everybody through this thing, it'll be because of everything you've taught me," Gohan said, unable to stop a single tear from escaping his eye.
"Thanks, Gohan," Goku said, hugging him, and Gohan hugged him back.
They walked outside to where everyone had gathered. Gohan stood off to one side with Videl, watching Goku say good-bye to all of his friends. Finally, he gave his parting words to his wife and younger son.
Before following Baba up into the sky, he jogged over to Gohan and Videl.
"Everybody's counting on you, Gohan. Don't let them down," he said to his son before turning to Videl. "Don't let him do anything stupid, okay?" he asked with a grin.
"You got it," Videl replied, leaning forward to hug him.
"You chose well, Gohan," Goku said with a grin as he floated upwards to an impatient Baba.
"See you guys later!" he called, fading away.
Nearly everyone went back inside, except for the Sons, Videl, and Dende, who went to watch Buu again. Gohan put an arm around Videl's waist, watching his brother try to counsel his mother Chi-Chi, collapsed on the floor and crying. Goten couldn't get her to stop, so Gohan told Videl he'd be right back and walked to his mother.
"Mom?" he said quietly, crouching down in front of her and putting a hand on her shoulder. Chi-Chi looked up at him with red eyes swimming with tears.
"Dad wouldn't want you to cry," he said quietly.
"I know, Gohan...but it's the second time I've lost him in seven years...and he was only with me for such a short time..." Chi-Chi said, her voice a hoarse whisper.
Gohan leaned forward, hugging his mother, suddenly feeling guilty that both he and Videl were alive and together. He caught sight of Goten out of the corner of his eye, trying his hardest not to cry, and pulled him into the hug as well.
The youngest Son and the Son woman cried silently, tucked in Gohan strong embrace as he whispered words of consolation to them.
As the close-knit family sat there in each other's arms, Videl couldn't help but miss her family, how it used to be, when her mom was alive and her dad wasn't a famous jackass.
She was shaken from her thoughts by Chi-Chi's voice saying, "Videl, would you like to join us?"
With a smile, Videl nodded, heading over and dropping to her knees. She wedged herself into the opening Chi-Chi made for her. As she sat there, Goten's elbow jammed uncomfortably in her side, her knees hurting thanks to the hard floor, she grinned and thought, They will never replace Mom and Dad, but this truly is my family now. And I couldn't be happier.
End of chapter four.
Everybody, aww... on three: 1,2,3: Awww!! Hehe.
That was longer than any chapter I've written for any story ever. Hehe...anyway, the next chapter'll go back to Buu and the fusion dance and stuff.