Leaning on the Enemy
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Chap 7, It Isn't Meant To Be
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Goten jumped up happily at seeing his older brother. "Gohan!" he shouted. Gohan smiled and picked Goten up and onto his shoulder. Goten's tail waved about unprotected anxiously.
"Hey little guy! Where've you been?" Gohan said. Goten actually had been venturing all over the base, annoying older Saiyans and just running around after his little escapade when he met Videl.
"I've been running around all over the place and I met this human girl a while ago outside! She gave me some berries! Guess what her name is!" he shouted innocently.
"What was it?"
"Her name was VIDEL!" he cried out. "I told her about you and Daddy! I told her about how BIG you and Daddy are! HEHE!" Goten said, chattering quickly. Gohan's eyes widened slightly at the Videl's name.
"Really?" he responded, doing his best to understand Goten's constant rapid speech.
"YEP! Videl was pertty (pretty)! You know what Gohan?" he asked, trying to look serious and grown up by folding his arms against his chest.
"What?"
"You and Videl should get married" Goten said proudly (A/N: I had to do that! I can see him do exactly that, can't you?). Gohan's eyes bugged out of his head at these words.
"Oh, well . . . um . . . heh heh?" Gohan stuttered, stumbling with his words.
That's when I came in, heaving two pails of the berries I had picked along with me. I grumbled angrily. I know I'm strong, but carrying two huge pails of berries across a long field and into the Saiyan base was laborious; even though I did have a small break when I stopped to watch the end of Gohan's fight. When I caught sight of Goten sitting on Gohan's shoulder and the expression on Gohan's face, I immediately wanted to turn around and run away like a frightened child. But of course, I had to be rooted to the spot as I stared at the brothers. When Goten caught sight of me he yipped unusually.
"VIDEL! SEE! My brother IS big!" Goten shouted proudly. "This is Videl, Gohan!" He jumped down from Gohan's shoulder and dragged me by my arm over to Gohan. I strained under the wait of the pails and tried to think of something to do or say. Gohan, seeming to have seen the way I was strained, took one of the pails from my grip and held it with unnatural ease. I glared inwardly at him. "Thanks" and "We've met" was all I could say.
"Guess what I was just telling Gohan?!" Goten prodded me excitedly. Gohan's face suddenly turned red.
"What?" I mumbled, trying to sound interested.
"I told him that you and Gohan should get married" he said proudly, and cockily. My eyes turned the size of saucers as I stared at the innocent child. My face turned five shades of red as Gohan's eyes met mine. He was the first to avert his eyes. I looked down, trying to hide my red face unsuccessfully.
"Goten . . . um . . . I don't think that'll happen" I mumbled.
"Why not?" he asked, a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Well . . . um . . . I'll let you take this one Gohan" I said, passing the question over to Gohan, who in turn grumbled. He bent down to Goten's size, placing my pail by his side, and lifted his pouting face to meet his own.
"Because the other Saiyans wouldn't like that and would try to hurt Videl" Gohan said. I looked over at Gohan, surprised, even though he spoke the truth I had expected him to say something like, I don't know. "We aren't like that" even though that would lead to more "why's".
"But why wouldn't they like that?" Goten asked. I became confused, wondering why Goten didn't know about the Saiyans' hatred for humans.
"Because Videl is human, Goten" Gohan said in a hushed tone. Goten bowed his head mournfully. "Sorry, little guy"
Goten turned away sadly, waved a small good-bye and took off running to his own home.
Gohan rose to his feet, pulling my pail with him. He gave me a half-smile and my pail back. Unfortunately, I think unfortunately, when he was handing it back and I was taking it back, or hands slid off each other to get the pail. I didn't think our faces could get any redder until then.
"LIGHTS OUT!" someone shouted.
The lights disappeared as everyone ran off to their homes. I just stood there, staring into Gohan's black orbs. He stared back into my own blue eyes. We just stood there, staring, not knowing what to do or say. I felt weird though, like something was searching me, trying to see into my soul, my heart using those eyes. I tried to look away, to avert my eyes, but I couldn't. His gaze was like a magnet, trying to suck me in. Somehow we drew closer, until I had to look up at him.
A hand came up and cupped my face in it. I felt like my heart was pounding so hard it would jump out of my body. My face heated up as the hand's thumb caressed my cheek tenderly. I closed my eyes, trying to savor the feelings rushing through me, 'why do I feel this way?' I thought.
I felt a warm breath against my breath and I trembled. Gohan's lips brushed mine then enveloped me in a soft kiss. We stood there; my hand had found its way up and now rested on the back of his neck. Suddenly, Gohan stepped back, pulling away, a surprised look on his face.
"Videl, I . . . I'm so sorry . . ." he began.
"Gohan . . ." I murmured.
"No! I'm sorry Videl! I shouldn't have done that!" he almost shouted. His eyes had a pained look in them, but a look that he had enjoyed the little moment we'd shared.
"Gohan" I started, but two of his fingers came up and pressed themselves on my unsuspecting lips.
"Good-bye Videl, and good-night" he said. His other hand went to my shoulder and suddenly pressed down firmly with a great amount of pressure. A flash of pain shot through me and I gasped. Everything went pitch black.
"W-why?" I gasped, but then everything disappeared and I fell into Gohan's protective embrace.
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Gohan picked the young woman up in his arms, bridal style and carried her to her cell that she shared with the ditzy blonde. He took the cell's keys from its ring and unlocked it. Gingerly, he placed Videl beside Erasa. When she was fully on the bench, he stroked Videl's forehead affectionately.
"It isn't meant to be, you would only get hurt . . . like Mom" Gohan said. With a quick kiss to her forehead, Gohan left to go to his own home.
"It can't be, Videl"
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Chap 7, It Isn't Meant To Be
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Goten jumped up happily at seeing his older brother. "Gohan!" he shouted. Gohan smiled and picked Goten up and onto his shoulder. Goten's tail waved about unprotected anxiously.
"Hey little guy! Where've you been?" Gohan said. Goten actually had been venturing all over the base, annoying older Saiyans and just running around after his little escapade when he met Videl.
"I've been running around all over the place and I met this human girl a while ago outside! She gave me some berries! Guess what her name is!" he shouted innocently.
"What was it?"
"Her name was VIDEL!" he cried out. "I told her about you and Daddy! I told her about how BIG you and Daddy are! HEHE!" Goten said, chattering quickly. Gohan's eyes widened slightly at the Videl's name.
"Really?" he responded, doing his best to understand Goten's constant rapid speech.
"YEP! Videl was pertty (pretty)! You know what Gohan?" he asked, trying to look serious and grown up by folding his arms against his chest.
"What?"
"You and Videl should get married" Goten said proudly (A/N: I had to do that! I can see him do exactly that, can't you?). Gohan's eyes bugged out of his head at these words.
"Oh, well . . . um . . . heh heh?" Gohan stuttered, stumbling with his words.
That's when I came in, heaving two pails of the berries I had picked along with me. I grumbled angrily. I know I'm strong, but carrying two huge pails of berries across a long field and into the Saiyan base was laborious; even though I did have a small break when I stopped to watch the end of Gohan's fight. When I caught sight of Goten sitting on Gohan's shoulder and the expression on Gohan's face, I immediately wanted to turn around and run away like a frightened child. But of course, I had to be rooted to the spot as I stared at the brothers. When Goten caught sight of me he yipped unusually.
"VIDEL! SEE! My brother IS big!" Goten shouted proudly. "This is Videl, Gohan!" He jumped down from Gohan's shoulder and dragged me by my arm over to Gohan. I strained under the wait of the pails and tried to think of something to do or say. Gohan, seeming to have seen the way I was strained, took one of the pails from my grip and held it with unnatural ease. I glared inwardly at him. "Thanks" and "We've met" was all I could say.
"Guess what I was just telling Gohan?!" Goten prodded me excitedly. Gohan's face suddenly turned red.
"What?" I mumbled, trying to sound interested.
"I told him that you and Gohan should get married" he said proudly, and cockily. My eyes turned the size of saucers as I stared at the innocent child. My face turned five shades of red as Gohan's eyes met mine. He was the first to avert his eyes. I looked down, trying to hide my red face unsuccessfully.
"Goten . . . um . . . I don't think that'll happen" I mumbled.
"Why not?" he asked, a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Well . . . um . . . I'll let you take this one Gohan" I said, passing the question over to Gohan, who in turn grumbled. He bent down to Goten's size, placing my pail by his side, and lifted his pouting face to meet his own.
"Because the other Saiyans wouldn't like that and would try to hurt Videl" Gohan said. I looked over at Gohan, surprised, even though he spoke the truth I had expected him to say something like, I don't know. "We aren't like that" even though that would lead to more "why's".
"But why wouldn't they like that?" Goten asked. I became confused, wondering why Goten didn't know about the Saiyans' hatred for humans.
"Because Videl is human, Goten" Gohan said in a hushed tone. Goten bowed his head mournfully. "Sorry, little guy"
Goten turned away sadly, waved a small good-bye and took off running to his own home.
Gohan rose to his feet, pulling my pail with him. He gave me a half-smile and my pail back. Unfortunately, I think unfortunately, when he was handing it back and I was taking it back, or hands slid off each other to get the pail. I didn't think our faces could get any redder until then.
"LIGHTS OUT!" someone shouted.
The lights disappeared as everyone ran off to their homes. I just stood there, staring into Gohan's black orbs. He stared back into my own blue eyes. We just stood there, staring, not knowing what to do or say. I felt weird though, like something was searching me, trying to see into my soul, my heart using those eyes. I tried to look away, to avert my eyes, but I couldn't. His gaze was like a magnet, trying to suck me in. Somehow we drew closer, until I had to look up at him.
A hand came up and cupped my face in it. I felt like my heart was pounding so hard it would jump out of my body. My face heated up as the hand's thumb caressed my cheek tenderly. I closed my eyes, trying to savor the feelings rushing through me, 'why do I feel this way?' I thought.
I felt a warm breath against my breath and I trembled. Gohan's lips brushed mine then enveloped me in a soft kiss. We stood there; my hand had found its way up and now rested on the back of his neck. Suddenly, Gohan stepped back, pulling away, a surprised look on his face.
"Videl, I . . . I'm so sorry . . ." he began.
"Gohan . . ." I murmured.
"No! I'm sorry Videl! I shouldn't have done that!" he almost shouted. His eyes had a pained look in them, but a look that he had enjoyed the little moment we'd shared.
"Gohan" I started, but two of his fingers came up and pressed themselves on my unsuspecting lips.
"Good-bye Videl, and good-night" he said. His other hand went to my shoulder and suddenly pressed down firmly with a great amount of pressure. A flash of pain shot through me and I gasped. Everything went pitch black.
"W-why?" I gasped, but then everything disappeared and I fell into Gohan's protective embrace.
~*~*~*~
Gohan picked the young woman up in his arms, bridal style and carried her to her cell that she shared with the ditzy blonde. He took the cell's keys from its ring and unlocked it. Gingerly, he placed Videl beside Erasa. When she was fully on the bench, he stroked Videl's forehead affectionately.
"It isn't meant to be, you would only get hurt . . . like Mom" Gohan said. With a quick kiss to her forehead, Gohan left to go to his own home.
"It can't be, Videl"
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Ya'll probably hate me now don't you?
AND THE WINNER OF THE CONTEST IS:
phoenix1 !!!!!!
This Chapter Has Been Dedicated To phoenix1
Congratulations to all the others who guessed right! These include:
Gohan
ta-tiana258
DarkLight02
Goten's Guardian Angel
SaiyanPrincess77
Daniela
Jo
ZataBee
Parry Aldon
Chibi Dragon
I would award all of you, but sorry, I don't have that much time on my hands!
Oh and Kid Buu, I'm got a question for you! Who is Celipa?
Does anybody want my chapters to be longer? If you do, then I'll try to make them longer.
REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!