A sweet surprise

by Trugeta

[Complete] Videl is pregnant, and the usual problems arise. The biggest problem being a moodswing driven Videl. Add to it a Kami up to pranks and you get a glimpse on what awaits Gohan...

34. Furnishing the house

Title: A sweet surprise

Author name: Trugeta

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by Akira Toriyama and Funimation. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Note further that I don't own any of the trademarks mentioned in this chapter.

This story focuses on Gohan and Videl, and is set after the Majin Buu Saga. It's and AU, and Reviews are welcome and appreciated.

Author's Note: Nothing major here, just plot development. The Z-Gang is furnishing the house, and we get some insights into a certain Saiyan Prince's thoughts...

Chapter 34: Furnishing the house

Last time...

And for now something interesting (for the males) was pending, namely to select the furniture for Gohan's and Videl's house. Sure, the women had a lot to say in those regards too, but that task was a lot more interesting than selecting baby-clothes and accessories.

Thus Gohan and the others got down to business, and some hours later they had finally selected and bought everything they would need for their house. It was really a pain in the ass to equip a complete house, but they had managed to pull trough. The new furniture would be delivered to their house next week, and this was barely enough time to regenerate from this shopping trip of hell.

Now the continuation...

Sooner than Gohan and Videl would have liked the day approached when the furniture would be delivered. The young couple was more than glad that they could count on the help of Goku, Chi-Chi, Bulma and even Vegeta.

The Saiyan Prince had at first grumbled that it would be beneath him to haul furniture, but Bulma had pointed out that it would at least provide some exercise, concerning how heavy some of the furniture would be.

Secretly Vegeta only had agreed to help because of the respect he now held for Gohan, and if he could help a fellow Saiyan to equip his 'castle' for his family then he would do so.

Even Goten and Trunks were allowed to help, and the chibis were really looking forward to 'haul' some furniture. But as the disastrous duo was still on probation every one was fairly certain that they would not try to make any nonsense. Luckily the next neighbours lived ten miles away, so no one would die of heart attack at seeing the Saiyans lift 'impossibly' heavy stuff.

Tuesday afternoon the furniture arrived, and Gohan ordered to the surprise of the removal men, that all furniture should be stored in the large garage. After all had been stored therein, Gohan called his family and friends, who arrived half an hour later.

They were all clad in lose casual wear except for Vegeta, who was wearing his spandex trainings-suit, as usual. Even Barry, Alex, Sharpie and Erasa had come, even if they would only be able to haul the not so heavy parts.

But it was the thought that counted. And besides, do to the fact that Gohan had started to instruct his four friends on how to use their KI they had already gotten considerably stronger. And especially the chibis, who were wearing loose casual wear too, were looking forward to the whole thing and were excited as hell.

After cracking their joints and knuckles collectively the furniture hauling started. They began equipping the living room first, and hauled the three-piece suite in with utmost ease, followed by an array of lockers, two tables (one heavy wooden and one made of glass), then the 32 flatscreen Plasma-TV followed complete with SAT-TV and the closets for the TV and their sound system.

Gohan would add the shelves he wanted to have for their CDs and DVDs later by himself, when he had the peace and quiet to actually do so. Thus these parts were only placed onto the floor. Next were some closets in which they would store various things, such as sweets, photos, and so on.

Even Videl did her part and carried a torchiere in, setting it up at its place. Then she set it down in the comfy armchair and wiped her brow, looking up at her husband.
"Not that is how a living room has to look. Great!"

Gohan smiled as he set up the wooden chairs that were designated for the dining table,
"I agree, love. But wait until we have equipped Pan's room. I can't wait to see the end result." he said eagerly.

Videl returned the smile,
"Me neither."

But first things first. The next room to be equipped was Gohan's office, and together with the others Gohan tossed a desktop, a table for his computer, an office chair and even a couch. Later on Gohan would add the shelves for this room as well by himself, but right now they would get all the big stuff done.

Now it was the bedroom that would be equipped, and (much to everyone's' surprise) Vegeta carried the king-size bed effortlessly into the room, and without grumbling to boot. A very rare picture, that...

A wardrobe had already been installed last week, and said wardrobe consisted even of a walk-in cupboard, took up the whole side of one wall. It was completely white, and you could even move the doors over the whole length. All in all, a very practical wardrobe, that.

The kitchen had also been installed completely last week, only equipped with the best of the best, but at the same time not too expensive looking. It was an easy likeable kitchen, and the most dominating feature was the king-sized fridge.

So the only things that were missing there were a dining table, the chairs and a wooden bench which would be used instead of chairs at one side of the table. Said parts were hauled in by Goten and Trunks, who had been admonished to be careful, with apparent ease. And the most important thing, the chibis had fun at it.

The bathroom as well as the guest's bathroom had also been already fully equipped too, so that the next task consisted in equipping Gohan's library.

Gohan had decided that it would be useful to have a fully-fledged library available for his research and studies, as he wanted to improve his theories further when he had the time for it. And thus he had alternated the blueprints (with Videl's approval, of course) and added a room.

With all the help it was an easy task to furnish the library, and it was an outstanding one. 50 squaremetres in size, equipped with an ultra-modern computer with broadband internet connection and everything one could wish for. Yup, definitely ideal to do research and / or study.

Even Bulma was impressed, and a certain Saiyan Prince was not worried at all that Gohan's studious side would take over. The spunk of a warrior had been released, and would not be incarcerated ever again. Gohan's scholar times were over, but the Saiyan Prince too looked forward to more improvements regarding their training.

Already it had worked wonders, and he sensed that he himself was on the verge of becoming a Super Saiyan Three. The Saiyan Prince nodded to himself in a self-satisfied way.

Already his powers had grown considerably, and it was only a question of time once he would be able to keep up with Gohan and Goku.

It was not so that he wanted to become stronger than them and pay any price for it, like he had done so foolishly when he had made an agreement with that chicken-hearted wizard Babidi, no, it was more like a friendly competition nowadays of who could beat who in a fight.

What they had achieved now was a kind of healthy competition that pushed everyone involved in the training to their limits, thus leading to constant advancement. They were refining their techniques and becoming more and more powerful by the day. Already could they withstand gravity levels Vegeta would not have considered possible weeks before.

The Saiyan Prince had to admit it, without Gohan and Goku he would never have become this much stronger in such a short time.

It was thanks to them, and the Saiyan Prince let it shine trough from time to time in treating his fellow Saiyans civil. Yeah, he had acquired a respect for the Son Saiyans, and together they would make Earth a safer world.

He had to admit that even the humans would be of use, for Yamcha, Krillin and Tien had improved considerably using their new trainings method of combined weight and gravity.
'The more capable fighters we have, the better. It is only a question of time as to when the next enemy will emerge, and considering past experiences this one is bound to be even stronger than Buu.' Vegeta thought.

Finally they had managed to get it into the (sometimes) thick skulls of their onnas that the peace they were now enjoying would most likely not last forever. The universe was a big place, and there were bound to be other tyrants and would-be-conquerors out there who were out to either conquer the planet and turn them into slaves or rather kill them.

The Saiyan Prince had to admit that Earth was a rather beautiful planet, even if he had once called it a 'mudball'. He had never told anyone that Earth would have made quite a nice sum on the Planet-selling market. Deep in his heart Vegeta had long since acknowledged that Earth was his new home, and he would do everything in his power to defend it. And make it a safe place for his kids.

And it was a good feeling to know that he was backed up by other powerful warriors, warriors he now considered his friends, as far as Gohan and Goku were concerned. He doubted that he would ever lower himself so much as to consider Yamcha, Krillin or Tien a friend. He had respect for at least Tien, the other two were tolerated.

Vegeta was caught out of his reverie by something Bulma said,
"What, onna?" he asked, to the amusement of said onna.

"I said 'Come on, my Prince.' We're going to furnish Pan's room now, and the others are all upstairs already." the blue-haired scientist said amused.

"Go right ahead, onna." he said with a smirk, and as she did he slapped her on the butt.

"Oh you're evil, Vegeta." Bulma said in mock-earnest, but with a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Vegeta's smirk grew even wider,
"Thank you so much." he said and made a mock-bow, whereupon Bulma giggled. Oh yeah, tonight would most probably be a very pleasurable night...

Meanwhile in Pan's room...

Gohan looked at his wife and smiled, and she mirrored his smile, though she looked a tad bit put out.
"You okay, luv? You look quite a bit fatigued."

"Hmm, let me see... I am carrying two people and some furniture. You would look fatigued too then." she grinned.

Gohan grinned back.
"I doubt it. I am, after all, a half-Saiyan. Saiyans don't get fatigued." he said in the breast-note of confirmdness. Then he grinned and sobered quickly, "No, honestly, our little Pan can't be that heavy already, or is she?"

Videl grimaced.
"Actually she is, my love. And she's getting heavier by the day. Soon I will look like a beached whale!" she whined.

Gohan embraced his wife in a fond hug.
"You will always be the most beautiful woman of the world." he said and smiled at her.

Videl could not help it, she had to smile herself.
"Thank you, my love." she said and gave her man a deep kiss.

After it ended, Gohan had, however, to voice a concern.
"And what about you being tired again? It happens more often lately." he wondered. "I know it was the same with mom when she was carrying Goten. She'd just suddenly have these energy drops, which I could also feel in her KI."

"That's perfectly normal, Gohan." Bulma (who had meanwhile arrived upstairs) put in, "Those are really common, so no need for worry."

That reassured Gohan, and he smiled at his wife,
"Good. But promise me not to overdo it, luv. I want you to restrain yourself, okay? Just take it easy."

"I will, luv." she said smiling back as she slumped into the rocking chair they had bought last week and brought up here.

While Videl was sitting in the chair and got some rest the others started to equip the room. It had been decorated with colourful wall paper full with animals already, thus the Gang could haul all the furniture in.

Together they arranged dressers, commodes, the obligatory diaper changing table, drawers, a wardrobe, and last but not least, the bed for the little one.

The last thing that was left to be done was to carry in the washing machine, the dryer as well as two giant fridges for the cellar. Gohan had added the two by two yards chamber he would need for the GR in the cellar, thus it was only logical to keep a supply of food nearby.

Finally their new house was equipped, and the Z-Gang voted to test out the new kitchen respective the garden for a spontaneous (but not unexpected) barbeque. Thus Goku teleported with Chi-Chi into the next mall and made some shopping, and half an hour later they returned laden with food and beverage.

Thus the barbecue could start in all earnest, and as usual it was quite playful and entertaining, as always, when the Z-Gang met. The new house was ready, and the baby could come.

TBC...

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

As always very special thanks to my beta Rose Vaughn, who is doing a great job! Thx, Ash!

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Gogi: Thanks! Glad that you liked it!

john c: Thank you! Well, now the whole Z-Gang knows that Goku and Goten were putting on an act all those years. But potential enemies don't, which is an tactical advantage which might prove useful...

cosmictwilight: As said in the mail, no problem. What??! You're an as bad driver as Sharpie? Not that can't be! No one's as bad! You're having me here. As for Hercule, he had other, more important business appointments. Regarding mood swings, those are soon to come.

Saiya-jin Queen: Me too! Food it is. And wow, you can eat a lot. But that's something I can relate to myself, having a fast metabolism myself. Will do my best to keep 'the good work' up!

twerpsam: Thank you! Glad that you love it, and yeah, Gohan was much to weak in GT. That's why I'm planning to do my own version of GT.

Rejhan: Me too! That was too cool and he me rolling on the floor with laughter. And right you are, really scary thought...
Glad that you liked it! And I can surely relate to that. One tends to miss his own chars and developments when watching especially GT. GT sucked so big time it ain't funny!

Electra Black: Hey, I hope your Grandma is better now. Glad that you loved the chapter. Hmm, most ladies don't seem to like shopping here. Something I can relate too, being a bloke (and hating shopping). And your dad actually drives the way Sharpie does? oO, I only hope you get your driving license soon...

Saiyan-of-the-Seas: I agree. But I bet Gohan will get back at them. As for missing McDonalds, I'd say that was a small price considering how much the Saiyans hate shopping...

HieiLuver1: Thank you! And no problem. Hmm, just threaten your comp with a screwdriver. I have one within reach, and my compie never let me down in ages.
As for Barry, yup, he's Alex' boyfriend.

felinoel: No prob. Real life is more important than anything else.

clarence: Hey, I tried to send you a link where you can see Gohan as a SSJ3, but your mail was not available. Anyways, glad that you like the story. As for shortcuts, PMS means 'Pre-menstrual-syndrome'. I guess no more explanation is needed...
As for your comments, they're anything but unimportant. Only meaningless flames are that. Thanks for the compliments, they're greatly appreciated!

panchan1: Thanks! I'm glad that you think it was a detailed shopping trip. I did my best to make it one and like to think I did well.

Mermaid Gurl 95: Thank you! As you will have guessed, those two are my fav couple too and I work on improving their lives. Here's the update.

Princess of the Saiyans 16: Yup, I know. I'm glad that Gohan can't come to get me, otherwise I'd strongly consider to leave the planet...
And thanks, I'm glad that you liked it!

Candy the Duck: I could not agree more. Shopping for anything other than DVDs and CDs sucks. But sadly it is often a necessity...

KaylaTheHedgehog: Thank you for the compliments! Will do my best to keep it up!

Joou Himeko Dah: Thanks! Yup, that can very well be. Though I figure "my" Pan will be different. Hope the Cheeseburger was tasty! :)

Daffodil8728: I agree completely. Shopping is pure hell for us poor blokes. Glad that I'm blessed with a wife who only likes to go shopping for CDs, DVDs and window-shopping.
Glad that you liked it!

Cappucine: Why thank you! The compliments are greatly appreciated! Heh, you can bet on it that Videl is making good use of that fact. And why shouldn't she? The money's available, so why not spend it?

Tootsy: Thank you! Glad that you loved it and its humour! Yea, Goku is a bad driver, but that episode was just too funny! Here's the update.

Marshmellow13Dragon: Right you are, though Chinese food is really tasty! Yum!
Yup, I too think that Sharpie cheated. There's no way that such a bad driver could have passed. As for the Ketchup lady, that might not be a lady named Kerry, by any chance? :)
As for the review, you're welcome. I'm interested to see where you'll go with the story!

SSJ3MysticGohan: Thanks, I'm glad that you liked it. As for getting hit over the head, umm, I hope it's not an FPOD? #scary thought#

Fwee: Thank you! And no prob with reviewing. Nice that you managed this time!

Rose Vaughn: Right you are. No one can be safe with Sharpie on the same road. So better plant rubber trees...

dbz freak: Thank you! I'm glad to hear that. And I can safely say that you don't suck at all at reviewing. I'm glad that you liked the shopping trip, and I had a lot of fun writing the driving part. I nearly died laughing just imagining the scenes. And I will do my best to keep 'the good work' up. Promise!
I also read that review of yours for 'Hey Nerd...'. Wow! You totally roasted that baka! Not that he does not deserve it. His writing is sloppy, but otherwise I won't comment. You guys already did that for me, and I'm grateful that all of you stood with me. Thanks!

SWAT Kat Agent Raven : I just work myself through them. It's fun to reply, and I would not have it any other way. As for chapter length, personally I don't think they're that long, though I always try do make them. That's they way with inspiration, sometimes you're more inspired than on other days, thus resulting in longer chapters...

SilverRainbow223: Hmm, sometimes my muse is working over time, usually when I'm coming home from uni. And thanks for the compliments, they are (as always) greatly appreciated. And no problem with you missing chapters, there are more important things out there.
Right you are, my beta is doing an awesome job. Though I'm proud to say that I don't produce much mistakes. I'll watch out for my favourite mistake, though. Thanks for reminding me, that's greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Pikachu90000: Thank you! I aimed for that... :)

animeprincess1452: Thanks! And right you're, but they survived it intact (though I'm not quite so sure about the nerves) and got something to eat allright. No, Gohan's not gonna lose his mind anytime soon. Here's more to read.

zfighter1989: Thank you! Be assured, you're not the only girl who hates shopping, my wife does too, something I am eternally glad for. Good though that she likes to go shopping for CDs, DVDs and stuff. I'm blessed... :)

Mei fa-chan: Thanks! Pheew, so I'm not the only one that thinks Frieza looks like a drag-queen. Good! Here's the update.

nick-lover1991: Yup, me too. Hope she had a glass of water ready. :)
You can say that again. Sharpie drives as bad as Goku, and that say something. So never take Sharpies offer to drive you, or you might die indeed. Glad that you liked it!

zara m: Will surely do. Hmm, what would you do if you had friends that could not fly? That's why IT was thought as means of transportation. And it would have been quite hard for Gohan to fly all his friends to the mall, even as a SSJ3. K, maybe I should have explained it a bit better.
As for the baby names, I put them trough that in an earlier chapter. Glad that you liked it!

Till next Wednesday. Ja ne!