Surprise! An early update! And I have a long weekend ahead, so I think the next chapter will be out Sunday. I am quite into this story...
Gohan and Videl: A sweet surprise
Chapter 12: Time for themselves
Last time...
"Okay, then until tomorrow, you two!" Bulma exclaimed.
"Yeah, byes!" Videl answered, and the two women hung up.
"Uh huh, a city ramble tomorrow..." Gohan said smirking.
"Yeah, I figured that would be nice. Any better ideas, Mr. Son?"
"Right now?" he asked smiling. "Oh yes..." he said and hugged his wife fondly before giving her a fond kiss.
Maybe he would find out tomorrow what she had in mind...
Now the continuation...
During their snogging sessions Gohan had repeatedly stroked Videls belly, and although no outward signs of her pregnancy were visible just yet, both future parents could feel the growing KI of their baby.
Finally they had fallen asleep in each others arms after an eventful day, and they had fallen in a deep slumber.
Videl had set the alarm-clock at 9 a.m., this time they would have time enough to take a shower and eat breakfast...
The next morning
Gohan was the first to awake at the sound of an alarm-clock. At first he was disorientated and did not know where he was, but then his consciousness took over and told him that he was in a bed in the Satan mansion.
With Videl at his left side. It still did so good to wake up beside the woman he loved, and he prayed to Kami that this would never change. Although he was quite sure that it never would...
Obviously the sound of the alarm-clock had not been loud enough to wake her up, so he figured some help would not be amiss...
Gohan moved closer towards his wife and began stroking her cheeks. She moaned softly and Gohan placed a kiss on her forehead.
That woke her up, and her azure-blue eyes gleamed instantly at seeing him. Obviously this feeling was vice versa...
"Good morning, my sunshine!" Gohan said smiling.
"A good morning to you too, my sweetheart. Slept well?" she asked.
"With you in the same bed any time!" he exclaimed.
She snuggled up to him and leant onto his chest. Seconds later she looked up at him and their lips locked in a passionate kiss that lasted some minutes, until they had to breathe again.
Laying in the comfort of their warm bed the young lovers and parents-to-be exchanged kisses and caresses, but due to the fact that they did not know if going any further would harm their baby both decided to limit it just to the exchange of strokes and caresses.
But as every touch still sent shivers through their bodies and the general feeling of butterflies in the stomach was as strong as it had been in the beginning, none of them complained.
As long as they had each other the world was okay...
The two spent the next few minutes snogging, like at the beginning of their relationship, until they decided to get up. After all, they wanted to make a city ramble and meet Bulma at 2 p.m.
So they took a shower, got dressed and enjoyed a private breakfast, for Hercule was already away. That suited Gohan most of all very well, for he not gotten used to the continued presence of his father-in-law yet.
Naturally breakfast took a bit longer, for Gohans appetite was not satisfied quickly, but after three dozens of helpings he was finally finished, although still hungry...
After that Gohan and Videl cleaned the dishes, exited the house and flew towards the city. The air was very clear this morning, and the young lovers and newlyweds enjoyed the private flight to its fullest.
From time to time they flew hand in hand, and then Gohan made wild pirouettes around Videl that caused her to laugh. Yeah, he was so much fun sometimes...
On one occasion Gohan let Videl overtake him, and then turned on his back in flight and caught up to her. He appeared underneath her and smiled up at her before he kissed her fondly.
Videl barely bit back a laugh, but Gohan was such a good kisser that she quickly forgot that urge. But he had looked so funny! Like a backstroker swimming in mid-air!
But when a commercial aircraft nearly collided with them, they noticed that they had to be more careful, and Gohan switched into 'I-am-gonna-be-a-father-so-I-protect-my-wife-and-my-kid'-mode again, and from then on they flew normally towards the city.
Some minutes later they descended and landed in the inner city of Satan city.
Naturally they attracted a lot of attention, but once the people recognized Videl they quickly waved it off. For this girl nothing was impossible...
As soon as they had landed Videl took Gohans hand and dragged him towards the stores.
He did not know if something in her had switched now that she was pregnant, but as far as he could tell she had not been that much of a shopper before.
As much as he loved Videl, but he hated shopping! It had been a real torture for him to go shopping for his wedding, but at least there and then he had had the chance to make Vegeta feel even worse than he had.
Yeah, the mighty prince of all Saiyans really hated shopping, and that was something he had in common with a certain son of Son Goku, namely him.
But for the happiness of his wife he would let her drag him into shops, even if this would result in torment for him...
After they had been in enough stores (for Gohans taste one had been more than enough) and Videl had informed herself (and Gohan) just how many different clothes for babies existed and from how many baby carriages one could chose Gohan had pointed out that they did not know the sex of their baby yet.
Therefore it was totally obsolete to decide which clothes would fit.
Videl had admitted that that was correct, but had pointed out that it could not hurt to know which baby clothes actually looked cute.
Gohan had kept a perfectly straight face, but inwardly he had prayed to Kami for more patience. Maybe some meditations would help...
Finally Gohan had convinced his wife that they could choose the baby clothes once they knew which sex their baby would have, but at that time Videl already knew which baby outfits looked cute.
Heck, she would have one hell of a good time shopping with Erasa and Alex for all the things their baby would need!
And needless to say, Bulma and Chi-Chi would also be delighted at the prospect of buying baby outfits with her. After all, the two older women had a lot of experience and practise...
Now that Videl was satisfied (and that Gohan had had the first glimpse on the horrors that were awaiting him) they decided that a little refreshment would not be amiss.
Luckily the cities best (and their favourite) ice-cream parlour 'Angelos' was nearby, and the young demi-Saiyan and his wife walked towards the location and sat down in the chairs that were placed before the parlour.
As it was already quite warm sunshades had been placed, and Gohan and Videl got themselves a good and cool place.
A minute later the waiter arrived, and once he recognized Gohan (he had eaten here on various occasion before) his face nearly fell to the floor.
Sure, this boy was good for their volume of sales, but serving all that he usually ordered was rather stressing...
But the waiter was a pro and quickly changed his facial expression to friendly and courteous as he approached their table.
"Miss, Sir, have you already chosen?" he asked once he stood before them.
Videl looked at Gohan who nodded, and then at the waiter.
"Yeah, I'd like to have five bowls. Malaga, Straciatella, Citron, Strawberry and Water Melon." she said to the waiter, and then smiled at Gohan.
The demi-Saiyan smiled back at her. Then he looked at the waiter, who feared the worst. And then it came...
"Hmm, I would like to have twenty banana-boats today. That would be all." he said with a goofy smile.
The poor waiter sweatdropped and disappeared to have their orders prepared. Oh man, if possible the appetite of this young man was increasing each time he came...
And sure enough, Gohans order preoccupied the whole ice cream parlour, and five minutes later they were served.
The waiter who had taken their order brought Videls ice cream in one hand and two banana boats in the other. They thanked him and the poor man forced a smile, for he was not finished serving for a long time yet...
By the time Videl had eaten one ice cream bowl, Gohan had finished his two banana boats.
Videl shook her head. Sometimes she could not believe just how much Saiyans could eat and how fast they were with polishing their dishes...
The Saiyans living in West city (Vegeta, Trunks and now Bra) were supposedly their citys' bulk purchaser regarding food. And sometimes Videl really wondered just how Chi-Chi had managed to get three Saiyans to be full.
In the future it would be her turn to get Gohan full, and regarding the amount of food he could stow away that would surely be no easy task.
And with their baby being a quarter-Saiyan he or she would also have an appetite that would surely exceed that of other kids...
But she would worry about these things once they were topical. Right now she would concentrate on her pregnancy and leave the cooking to their chef at the Satan mansion...
During the next few minutes Videl ate her ice cream in silence, but with an amused glint in her eyes as the banana boats Gohan had ordered were served one after the other and her husband wiped them away as fast as they came.
Luckily not many other guests were present, for it was always a 'show' when her husband started eating and would, to the utter surprise of the spectators, not stop.
Videl had not determined yet just how much it took to get a Saiyan fed up, and she had the slight feeling that she never would...
She only hoped that their offspring would not eat them out of house and home...
Once they were finished eating their ice cream Gohan and Videl paid and spent another hour shopping, as it was first one o'clock.
That meant they had nearly one hour left until they would meet Bulma at the Briefs, and thus Gohan was dragged along into the shops, much to his displeasure.
But Gohan, being as smart as he is found a way out of his dilemma by pointing out that it would do so good to catch some of the warm suns rays, and Videl was instantly crazy of that idea.
This way Gohan had only had to spend twenty minutes in shops, and that was a good thing in his opinion...
The young newlyweds spend the rest of their time lying in the sun side by side in a park that was only some minutes away from the inner city, enjoying the beautiful nature and each other, as they used this time for some time to themselves...
to be continued...
== Videl is still keeping her secret, but Gohan will know soon enough. And next time Bulma will show how she puts up with a certain stubborn Saiyan Prince when she and Videl want to have their private talk. Stay tuned! ==
Thanks for reading! And please review! I will hurry to have the next chappie out Sunday. A long weekend is something cool!
And as always a very special thanks to my beta, who is doing a great job! Thx!
REVIEWERS RESPONSES:
Xanatos Z. Onua: Thanks for the compliment! Yup, Chi-Chi in grandmother mode is the major reason why Videl and Gohan moved into the Satan mansion. And once Videl hits her mood-swings fully I only hope for Chi-Chi that she steps not over board evil grin
GOGI: Thank you, and you're welcome. One can't remember every detail. You will see a lot of Videl's mood swings shortly, that's why I am hurrying to get the chapters done. I wanna get there too! And foodcravings will also occur.
Candy the Duck: Lol, yeah, Gohan is smart, but even a smart guy has no chance if his wife chooses to be secretive. I can tell...
Fwee: Nice that you stopped by, and I am glad that you like this story. But me a professional author... dunno, I never gave it a thought...
And you deserved the advertising, your story rocks!
Tootsy: Yup, you already know which question, as the idea for this came from you. And I can imagine your reaction, and Videl will react quite that way...
As for your mother-in-law, yeah, I can imagine, and once Videl has to put up with this I am sure that she might lose her temper [mood-swing :)]
Marshmellow13Dragon: Well, Bulma gets Vegeta in tux by threatening him. What those threats are can be seen in the next chapter, when Vegeta plays stubborn...
Tell your muse my best wishes, I hope she gets better soon :)
SKC-ANIME-LOVER: As I have a long weekend ahead I can update more often, so the wait should shorten. I think Gohan might have a guess, but Videl lets him in the dark and wants to surprise him...
And thank you, I will do my best to keep it up!
Mr.Staypuft: Thanks! Your story has a lot of potential too, now you've to get it into the right form...
animeprincess1452: Yeah, that line was inspired by the thought of my wife. Glad that you like it, and that's the way I feel. I am glad that you like it, and in those days I've more time to write I try to put up more of this story.