A/N: I'm... trying... not... to... talk... like... DBZAngelX... Ooh, BTW, did you join her forum? Huh? Huh? LMAO! Just playin'! Finally Gohan and Videl meet apart from in their dreams. Of course we all know how Chi Chi reacted to the idea of Videl but what about Hercule? Will he chuck a psyche, or will he like Gohan? Any who... (dang!) I mean... any ways, enjoy the chapter. Sorry, this reply bit is just a tad long.
animemastr21: I don't just throw dedications around for the hell of it you know. I give them to those who deserve it and you so-way-totally do. As for me, i'm not so sure, I haven't done anything fantastic for you, actually, come to think of it, I've done nothing for you. Hee hee. I do tend to embarrass people with my author's notes, not intentionally, I just want to let you all know how special you are to me. Ooh, sorry, embarrassing you again, eh?... XD Woops... :D Not cool? ::gasps:: What gave you that idea? You are so-way-totally cool... well, to me you are. Um... Ya, With Videl's personality, I changed it around when they were talking because the personality we saw in previous chapters was the impression she was giving to Satan City by her actions when really, she is a sweet, average everyday girl looking for someone to understand how she feels, you know what I mean?
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Ethereal Messengers
Chapter Five
"Going out today Gohan?" Chi Chi asked as Gohan tried to flatten down his spiky black hair.
"Yep,"
"Who with?" Chi Chi asked, curious as she she sipped her tea.
"Videl Satan,"
Chi Chi somehow managed to double-back in her seat. How one can double-back when they're sitting down is beyond me, however, she was now facing her son who was fiddling with his hair while looking in the mirror.
"Videl Satan?!?" Chi Chi asked.
"Yep, I met her yesterday, she asked me to come see her,"
"Spill,"
"She was in trouble, she did pretty good on the first guy but the next ones I had to help her with, then the conversation started from there, we introduced ourselves and so on,"
"Is she nice?"
"Yeah... a bit weird, but what can you expect? Her mother just died,"
"You're not wearing that are you?"
Gohan smiled. He was waiting for his mother to say that. "No, I was going to consult you with what suit I should wear,"
"That's my boy! How about the light blue one or... the navy blue... or better yet black! With a jacket! Wait! I have it!" Chi Chi screamed.
"A white shirt, your fancy tie, and black pants, and NO jacket... by the way, your hair is fine Gohan,"
Gohan grinned and pulled away from the mirror. "Sounds good to me,"
"Excellent! Go on, get dressed,"
'I'm glad he's finally met someone, whether he ends up falling in love with her or not, I don't care, he needs a friend... actually... no. I want him to fall in love and get married and have children and then I'll have grandchildren and Gohan will become a world renowned scholar, and...' Chi Chi continuously gibbered in her head about her eldest son's future with a content look on her face as Gohan got himself ready.
"Done!" Gohan shouted as he bolted down the stairs in excitement.
Chi Chi went starry-eyed as she looked at her son fiddle with his tie. He went over to the mirror.
"Your hair is fine,"
Gohan moaned. "I need a haircut,"
"Wednesday?" Chi Chi asked, granting her son's wish.
"Of my choice?" Gohan asked, not wanting his hair to end up like when he went to Namek with Bulma and Krillin.
"You sure can,"
"Sweet. Well, I better go now, see you mum,"
Gohan kissed his mother on the cheek and left her to sip her tea and nibble on her muffin. He smiled at his mother's behaviour, you'd think he would be quite used to it by now. Gohan looked at his watch and sped up as he realized he would be late if he didn't.
Upon his arrival to Satan City he felt nervous.
'She's just a friend, why do I feel nervous?'
He landed in a deserted area of a park and raced out of it and onto Hercule Satan's property, worried that Videl wouldn't speak to him if he was late. He pressed the doorbell and it broke making a loud screech throughout the mansion.
"Woops..."
"What the heck was that," Hercule screamed from somewhere inside.
Gohan laughed nervously as he heard him bang down the stairs and towards the door.
'Crap, i'm in for it now,' Gohan thought. He straightened his tie and gulped nervously as he saw the beautifully crafted brass handle spin around clockwise. The door opened to reveal a red faced Hercule.
"What..." he asked rudely.
"I... I... I was ringing your... doorbell and it broke, you clearly need a new one, and by the sound of the noise it made it wasn't a very good tone," Gohan stuttered.
"Who is it daddy?" came a voice from behind Hercule.
Videl popped out from behind her father clutching his shirt.
"Gohan!" she said excitedly "Daddy, this is Gohan, he helped me yesterday, remember? I told you,"
"Of course I remember honey, Gohan here seems like a nice boy, he even made a suggestion to our doorbell," Hercule said.
Evidently, Hercule really liked doorbells.
"Yeah, you should get the one that goes doo-doo-doo-doo," Gohan suggested.
"I was thinking that. Now that someone suggested it I think I will, I was actually think of having the one that went... duh-duh-da-da-duh-duh, but your idea is much better, come on in Gohan,"
Hercule liked Gohan and his taste for doorbell music. Videl smiled, a good first impression from Gohan on her father must have been a miracle. She expected him to yell at her and give her the boyfriend lecture again and how no one could have her unless they could beat him. Videl seemed sure that Gohan could, after seeing him jump out of that window and land on his feet without breaking anything, she suspected something. Gohan smiled at Videl.
"Hi Videl, how are you?" Gohan asked as Hercule closed the door behind him and left to make a request that his doorbell be fixed.
"Good, yourself?"
"I'm good,"
Gohan half expected Hercule to be nasty but was surprised at his happy attitude. Maybe he wasn't as bad as he had thought.
"Great, i'm glad my dad likes you, I expected him to give me a lecture about boys and get rid of you," Videl said.
"Heh, cool," Gohan replied.
"Thanks for coming, how is your stay at your friends place?" Videl asked.
"Uh... uh... well... Good," he squeaked.
"Who are they? If you don't mind me asking,"
"The Briefs family, the owners of Capsule Corp." he said, the first thing that came into mind.
Videl looked at Gohan in disbelief.
"Yeah right, you said you didn't know any one famous,"
"Bulma is a friend of my father, they met when he was twelve. I've known her since I was born and my little brother is best friends with Trunks, I don't think of them as famous,"
"Are you serious? Wow, you're lucky, who's your dad?"
"Goku,"
"Goku? You mean, the world martial arts champion before my father?"
"He sure is,"
Gohan smiled. A famous person getting excited over other famous people, Videl wasn't the ordinary celebrity, she was someone special. Someone Gohan was yet to realize.
Videl led Gohan into her room. The walls were a light lilac and the roof was white. In the center of her room was a single bed. Gohan looked around. He expected her to have the best of the best. It wasn't all that big, in fact it was a rather reasonable size.
"This is my room, pretty simple. I've had people come in and expect a big queen sized bed and lots of cushions but I didn't really want that, i'm fine with my single bed,"
Gohan looked in the corner and smiled at the mountain of soft toys. Videl smiled.
"There's my collection of soft toys," Videl pointed out "I would tell you all their names but i'm sure you don't really care,"
"I used to have a soft toy, when I was younger, his name was Mister Pinkerton, he was a pink pig and then he disappeared one day, I guess my mum probably took him and threw it in the bin, well... he was starting to smell just a little and was no longer pink, god knows how many times I chucked up on him. Good old Mister Pinkerton,"
Videl began to laugh as Gohan took his time figuring out what she was laughing about. He gave up, a big smile spread across his face as he burst into laughter with Videl for no particular reason at all.
"Oh... that's funn-"
Videl burst back into laughter. They couldn't stop laughing. Eventually Videl left the room to calm herself down. She came back in and looked into Gohan's eyes and burst back into laughter. They fell on their knees and clutched their stomachs as they continued to laugh,. Tears poured down their cheeks and they were eventually rolling around on the floor.
"Are you two okay in there?" Hercule asked as he realized their laughter had gone on for several minutes.
"M... my stomach," Videl choked.
Hercule looked at the tears running down their faces and their arms wrapped around their middles.
"Looks like you two have a case of the giggles,"
"S... sure do," Videl replied.
"Come and get a drink of water, your faces are red,"
Gohan and Videl got up and left the 'arena of laughter' and into the kitchen where Videl retrieved two glasses of water. She handed one to Gohan and sat on the stool beside him.
"I thought that was fun,"
Gohan nodded as he swallowed his water.
"Same here," he smiled at her.
Videl smiled back.
"How long were we laughing for?" she asked, breaking their loving stare at each other.
Gohan looked at his watch. "Half an hour," he said, letting out a sigh of surprise, "Woah,"
Videl gasped and looked at him in shock.
"Serious?"
"Serious,"
Videl grabbed his arm and looked at his watch.
"No way, I have never laughed that long before," she said as she gave Gohan back his arm.
"Me either,"
Gohan finished the contents of his glass and placed it on the counter behind him with Videl not far behind. They sat in silence, Videl still held her empty glass and Gohan was fiddling with his fingers.
"Do you want to go for a walk?" Videl asked.
"Yeah, I guess so," Gohan said.
Videl got up and straightened her clothes. Gohan did the same.
"Let's go then," Videl said excitedly.
Her enthusiasm soon changed as her father screamed out her name.
"Videl, come look at this, you're in the newspaper... again," Hercule shouted from the room next to them.
"What are they saying this time?" Videl asked upon entering the room.
"Another Vicious Attack from Videl Satan," Hercule read.
Videl snatched the newspaper from her father and read the article.
ANOTHER VICIOUS ATTACK FROM VIDEL SATAN.
Yesterday at approximately twelve PM, Videl Satan was attacked by four men. She had broken one man's foot and the three others lay in a strangely neat crumpled heap beside him. Yes, these men may have wanted to kill Videl Satan but that is no excuse for the teenager to brake toes and take lives. "Videl may have to be suspended, she is going through a tough time at the moment, with her mother's death and all, she must think these are the men who killed her mother," said chief. Should Videl Satan be allowed to walk the streets? Continued on pg 4.
Do the Satan City Herald "Are You Vicious Like Videl Satan" test, and find out how vicious you really are! Test on pg 6.
"They have a test about me? This newspaper is full of shit! Taking lives? That was an accident, I didn't mean to snap his neck! Breaking toes is worse than being killed is it?!?" Videl screamed as she ripped the newspaper into several pieces.
"Hey! I wanted to do the test... uh... just kidding sweetie,"
"Don't listen to this garbage," Gohan said "We all know the truth and that's all that matters, right?"
Videl smiled, a change from her teary face. "Yeah," she said.
Gohan grinned. "Good, now how about that walk?"
Videl smiled. "Okay,"
Gohan offered his arm to Videl who giggled and took it and together they walked out the door and ready to tackle the suspicious citizens of Satan City.
A/N: Well, how was that for a reaction from Hercule? Doorbell music... Any who... (no!) Any way... I hope you liked it. It was longer this time and so is the next chapter :P. Hee, hee. The Are You Vicious Like Videl Satan test... hee, hee. I don't know where that came from... Proves i'm weird, eh? XD.
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