One Heart…
A/N: Sorry it took me what, two months to update? I was procrastinating, again. I don't own DBZ. I was inspired by an old fanfic that I killed and want to revive into this story. I hope you enjoy and feedback and reviews are always appreciated and welcomed.
Thanks: SonJanusX, tATu-fan, Elincia Nightengale, and Marshmellow13Dragonfor reviewing.
Chapter Two: The lost soul…
"Excuse me young man." A high-pitched feminine voice screeched. "Where is your hall pass?" The woman was slightly chubby with dark green eyes and too much lipstick on. Her outfit looked out of fashion and didn't truly seem to match at all.
"No I don't have a stupid hall pass, so what's it to you?"
"Well, you'll have detention sir. It's the school rule." The redheaded staff member took out one of her detention slips from her pocket. "Name…?"
"Gohan..."
"First or last name…?"
"First."
"…Never heard of you." She looked up. "Are you one of those good kids turned bad?"
"…Could say that." Impatiently Gohan tapped his foot creating a minor earthquake. It seemed that everyone felt it after hearing the screams and mummers about earthquake. When he turned around he saw the redheaded woman scrambled into the nearest classroom. "…Humans." Gohan muttered. Even if he was part human, that part always seemed to just get in the way. "Why must I be bothered with such things?" he stopped tapping his foot and began to head for the guidance consoler. He planned to go in, get his schedule and leave before any words were exchanged. Checking the names, Mrs. Obi, was the consoler for S to Z.
Gohan entered the highly air-conditioned room and found the door he needed. He didn't bother to knock since the sign said "come on in" with some yellow smiley face. The cheery-colored hair woman stood up with a wide smile upon her face. "How do you do…? I'm Mrs. Obi. And you are… Son Gohan I presume." She saw the little surprise expression on his face. Shrugging she went on, "Your grandmother called a few minutes back. So let's see… your schedule…" she went back to her laptop and began to type.
The printer made a few clicking sounds before printing out two pieces of paper.
"The green one is your schedule for the first semester and on the back is second. Don't worry about second, you'll get another copy. And the blue on is a pass, according to this, you have Mr. Bijou, for science. Just go up this hallway and make a left turn. And it's the first door on your right. Or you can just follow the numbers until you reach A-16. Oh by the way--"
Gohan didn't wait until the woman finished and he made his way out of her office.
When he came to the door all he was focused on was making his point, school was a bust.
The short gray haired man stopped teaching and pointed to Gohan. "Yes? Come on in." The students could tell by his confident walk and arrogant smirk he was not one to be trifled with. But as all schools, there were some of those ditzy cheerleaders and jocks who thought different.
Gohan handed him the blue paper and the short man began to skim through it with his eyes. "Son Gohan eh…? Hum... you're a bright kid. According to this you received perfect marks on your entrance exams… interesting." He looked up. "Students, we've been blessed with a young prodigy. Welcome Son Gohan to our class students."
The applauses were loud enough before they soon died down. The man rubbed his chin looking at his seating chart. He could see half the girls shoving their table partner trying to have Gohan by them and the other half was trying to make sure he'd stay away. Gohan smirked; he liked it when people were scared.
"Hum…" the older man's eyes drifted towards Videl's table. "…Right there. If you please, sit by Videl. She's the girl with two pigtails, across from Erasa and Sharpener, the two blondes at table 6. "Videl, would you be a dear and stand up so Gohan can identify you easier."
Videl barely had the chance to since Angela stood up already. "Over here, this is table six." Her voice was low and husky but when she said the number her voice grew disgusted.
After Gohan took his seat he felt three emotions coming off the three people he sat by. The girl across from him, the blonde Erasa, kept giving him flirting winks and the male, Sharpener beside her looked just plain angry. Lastly Videl, well the emotion he could sense was lonesomeness. Well, what did he care if someone was feeling more upset then he was? It should actually feel good… right?
"Ok, everyone like I was saying… uhm Gohan your textbook is in the center of the table, the blue covered one. Now on with reviewing from the past, we'll go back to Chemistry later. Now does anyone know the answer for number thirty-four… yes, Yuma?"
The lanky and nice-looking brunette stood up and turned to a page in her notebook. "I believe—"
Gohan sat there zoning out the whole class but every time he came back to reality he caught Videl staring at him. And the strangest part, at least to him, was that he was blushing. It seemed that it had been years since he felt that feeling on his cheeks. Quickly, he turned and advert her eyes and tried to stop blushing.
"What are you staring at?" Gohan snapped underneath his breath then he advert his gaze again. He heard her frustration and felt not only satisfied but confused.
BBBBRRRRIIINNNGG
Gohan walked down C hallway knowing his next class was gym. "…Piece of cake." He murmured. Before he entered he felt two hands clamped onto his. The female whose name was Angela smiled up at him. "Mind if we ditched class? We could sneak a few kisses or maybe a date or a few bottle of---"
Gohan easily broke free. "Not my style."
"So what you're not a social able guy, it's never too late to become one."
"Thanks, but no thanks."
"Oh come on already."
"Kami, will you let me go?" Gohan finally yelled. "I'm not interested ok? I don't want to hang out with you, and I won't start now because you want me to. Now go already you're really getting annoying."
"Humph, you haven't seen anything yet." Videl scoffed. "You haven't seen annoying yet, until you meet Angela."
"Oh you stay out of this!" Angela snapped. "I have dibs on him and you can't!"
"Why on Earth would I want him? Believe me; I have no time for that romance stuff."
"Humph. I'm just starting to wonder about you." Angela tossed her locks of red hair to the side. "I'll see you later, Go-han."
Gohan shivered thanking Kami the woman left. She just plain got on his last nerves with her wanting to be close to him. He didn't want people close to him or telling him what to do and not what to do.
Gohan looked back at the door. "Where'd she go?"
The door opened and Videl leaned against it. "I shouldn't be doing this… I should have left you out here so you'd get you a detention… but…" she trailed off but instead of finishing she just smiled at him.
Gohan wondered why she was being nice to him, someone she was keeping tabs on where he was and what he was doing with her eyes.
Getting irritated Videl asked, "Are you coming or not?"
After School 2:23 PM
It was just five minutes after school was dismissed. Angela looked at her mirror and prepared herself for cheerleading practice. She wrinkled her nose and zipped up her purse and her jacket. She saw Gohan and she decided it was time to show him she never took "no" for an answer.
Angela slammed her locker door and watched enviously as Gohan trailed Videl.
Even though he stated that he was uninterested in Hurcule's daughter, why was he following her like some obedient dog? This disgusted the red-haired girl as she began to plot a sinister plan to get what she wanted. Maybe they didn't know or chose to acknowledge that she could make a person's life a living hell with just one call.
"But what rumor shall I spread today…?" Angela's eyes lit up as she snagged the nearest jock and his babbling girlfriend. "That's such old news, Marina, here's one hot off the press, spread it fast to keep your name as gossip queen."
The chestnut haired cheerleader nodded enthusiastically. "…wow… oh you're so bad… really…The new kid?" she squealed after hearing the last piece. "This is to just die for. Oh my… gosh, Angela I hope I become as good as you are in this. It's like you're always there when the juicy stuff is about!" she grabbed her boyfriend. "Come on, this must be dished ASAP!"
"But practice!" he protested. "I'm the quarterback and we have new uniforms and helmets and--"
Marina scoffed. "Please, Brad. This is hot, hot news, did I mention hot? If I'm supposed to get high scores with popularity from Arian, the head cheerleader, I need this! Remember I'll drag you kicking and screaming if I have too, remember Titanic?"
Brad groaned. "Don't remind me." He sat down and offered her his hand. "I want to be dragged, madam."
She rolled her eyes and huffed. "I just got an expensive pedicure and manicure, forget it bud." Then with a toss of her hair she walked down the hallways casually passing some of her friends then made a mad-dash to the gymnasium.
Angela chuckled to herself. No one had ever said "no" to her and got away with it, no one. She looked at the confused and embarrassed quarterback. "Brad, buy me a latté, nothing heavy or sweet, got that?" she glared at him still sitting on the cold floor. "WELL? Move it!"
He stood up abruptly. "Uh…y-yes…" she gave him a wink and pinched his right cheek.
"Good, boy." She felt him melt into the palm of her hand and shuddered. "Five minutes."
She looked at her watch. She made sure Marina spread the lie—correction, the "truth" around fast or she'd never be able to ruin the other lives on her list. She always despised Mardia for years but as any person like her knew; you bid your time for the right moment. It wouldn't take longer than ten minutes tops, Mariana had her "people" who would tell the geeks and nerds about this but they weren't as important as the jocks and preppies.
A devious smirk formed on the red-haired girl's lips. "Let the fun… begin."
That Afternoon 6:45 PM
Videl stood before her mirror and looked at her reflection.
Cahokia had come in three times now in less than a half an hour and Videl hadn't moved an inch. Finally Videl fell to her knees sobbing and Cahokia pulled her up and stroked her hair.
Her father had given her her mother's diary in hopes of her to get to know her mother better. It scared Videl that she was starting to forgot her mother's wramth in her heart. Though her heart was starting to heal, it was such a large wound and at first she thought it would never stop hurting.
This was the exact week her mother had left her father, right before he had won at the Cell games. Videl held the letter and her fingers shook involuntarily. She missed her mother more than anything or anyone in the whole world and no one understood. Fate was so cruel.
Videl looked down at the letter in her hand and the diary rested securely upon her lap.
Dear Videl,
I know it's been a while since I've written you but I've not been myself these last few months. Don't give up hope on your father and me but not every relationship was meant to be. I love you very much, my darling. We'll be together again I swear, just remember that poem and think of me.
…With much love…
Mother
Videl sniffed and gripped the paper and watched as her tears smeared the neat handwriting. "But you did leave me momma… and you aren't coming back…now I'm alone…I miss you momma"
"So Gohan," his grandmother beamed. "How was school today?"
"It sucked mostly."
She rolled her eyes. Even if she tried, he'd never stop saying the word, it was somewhat better than some words Vegeta said. "Ok, why did it 'suck'?"
"People there are snobs, like I said. One girl can't take the hint, "no" means NO and—"
"Oh, you hear that, muffin?" Her hazel eyes glowed as she smiled at the Ox-King. "We'll get to chase the opposite sex off of him like we did for Chichi, though I find it intriguing yet thrilling all in one."
"Spare me." Both males muttered.
Gohan sat down on the couch and flipped through the channels. 300 channels and nothing good to watch but cooking, beauty, jewelry channels, soap operas or reruns of movies and other shows or just plan boring and fake matches of wrestling, kung fu or martial arts.
"Speaking of fake…" Gohan thought with disgust when Hurcule popped up on the screen. Again he flipped through the channels and with an angry grunt as he saw the boastful oaf on every channel.
"Wait, wait." Gohan's grandmother stopped him from changing the channel. "It's the Satan City Carnival!" she beamed. "We must go, Goten will love it and we'll all get some fresh air and see the city. Isn't that fantastic?"
"Give me one good reason that I should go?" Gohan challenged.
She glared him down and gripped him by his collar and in a deep rough voice she said, "I'll make you go."
"Try me." Gohan replied. The two didn't stop glaring at the other until the Ox-king intervened.
"Hehhehe…No violence makes a happy family, right?" he then looked at them and saw he was getting nowhere. "Uhm, Gohan my boy, there's also a tournament and a unique prize, plus we know you'll win and you can beat the snot out of that jackass. Besides, maybe Bulma will talk Vegeta into entering so we'll have a real battle to watch."
"You have my attention." He looked up. "And what is this unique prize you speak of?"
"Well, only Hurcule knows since it was his "genius idea" and all. No one ever won after he did that tournament after you're…" he paused.
"Go on, finish." Gohan coldly replied.
The Ox-king shifted his feet and his gaze along the room but purposely didn't look at Gohan. "Uhm… yeah, I better go see if Goten's ready for uhm dinner." Hastily he left trying to escape the tensed room.
Gohan stiffened when he felt his grandmother's hand on his shoulder. Softly she said, "It's ok to cry, Gohan…"
After a moment Gohan's eyes grew dark and distant and he moved away. "Cry?" he laughed harshly. "Those tears have been long done and forgotten…I have no one left… happy now?"
Mortified she stepped back. "Gohan, you can't mean that?"
"Oh but I do, grandma." He threw open the door and muttered. "I need sometime to think."
Baffled she couldn't get a word out but only stutters of letters. When he was out of sight she managed to slide to her knees on the marble floor and wept. He was drifting away too…
Gohan stood there still as he watched his mother's eyes becoming unfocused.
"…Mo-mother?"
"…CHICHI!!"
Her hand slowly drifted away from his face and the reasoning and reality hit him in the gut. Her eyes shut and she didn't move all he heard was the cold winds outside blowing the curtains, his grandparents sobbing and the defying sound of her last breath. His hand slowly touched her lifeless one… his mother, the one he saw as soon as he opened his eyes as a newborn… was gone.
It hurt so much; he'd just lost his father because of his own arrogance to not finish off Cell and now, this. He scowled at Goten, who was wrapped up beside their mother patting her and tears formed in his own eyes. But it wasn't the baby's fault and he knew that. Every emotion in him overwhelmed his system as he began to feel his heart cracking.
Gohan grunted and pushed himself up the tree with ease. He looked at the group of deer's, a family no doubt. They looked so happy, sharing food with their young. They looked contented and he could feel that himself. His mother always told him there was hope yet and there was someone for everyone, he just had to find her. He laughed, who could love someone that couldn't love himself. He hated himself, he was not only responsible for killing his father but he was too late to save his own mother. No matter what anyone said he knew the truth, he'd gotten in the way and messed things up. He just wanted more than anything to make things feel right.
Jumping down from the tree he startled the group and saw them leave without hesitation. He slapped some cold water onto his face and shook his head. "As soon as I thought of the word 'love' that Videl girl pops up in my head… this is so annoying. Here I'm trying to think and she comes out of nowhere and…" his chest didn't hurt like it did when he thought about the Cell games and his parents deaths. It actually felt better.
Orange Star (Lunch)
"This will be so awesome! We'll even make it batter than her sweet sixteen. We'll have strippers… no, Erasa what are you thinking? We're supposed to do that for her eighteenth birthday, duh!" she stopped talking to herself and saw Gohan coming from the snack line; quickly she grabbed his arm before he headed inside to go to the roof for lunch. "Gohan, sit with us."
Gohan really didn't want to but he knew from yesterday's experience she'd follow him until she finally finished.
"So, where did you move from? You were so vague yesterday."
"I didn't really move, I'm computing from 438 mountain area where my grandparents live."
Erasa swallowed her cookie. "Shut up!" Erasa beamed.
Gohan looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "I never said anything."
"No, I mean, Videl use to live there when her mom was around. They went there for Christmas since her grandparents live there too. You two probably know one another and have been friends—"
"I never met her before." Gohan replied.
"Odd… oh well. Continue. Oh, you are coming to the party, right? I mean, its Videl's birthday and I'm sure she'll love it if you came. You will come, right? I would have given you an invitation but we never expected a new student now. I'm sure Videl would love that for a present. It would also help people know your a nice guy and not a spawn of darkness."
Gohan blinked. "Uh…"
"Oh come on, it will be so much fun!" Erasa insisted.
Gohan shook his head. "I don't think so... I hardly know her and..."
"Oh come, please? You don't have to stay but just come and say "Hi" or something and you can leave ok?"
"Yeah, come to the party, new boy. It'll be fun." Sharpener grinned and placed his try down.
"His name is Gohan, Sharpener." Erasa glowered at the blonde man then turned to Gohan with a wide grin. "At least try to come, Gohan. We'll understand I you can't but try." She saw Videl and waved towards her. "Be right back."
Sharpener's grin never left his face. "Oh, and make sure your present is good enough. Being a rich girl she expects the best and nothing less got that? It better be good too. It would be a shame if you embarrassed yourself by coming with a lame gift."
SouthCity 8:00 PM
"Did you get that damn bottle or not?" the female yelled anxiously.
"Yeah, right here chief…"
"Good." She licked her lips and thrust her hand in a demanding manner. "Hand it over."
"Not yet." The oversize brut chuckled.
The covered woman glared sharply at him. "You dear defy me?"
"…My payment, your highness."
Sighing she pulled out a few thousand zeni. "Go and rot your brain on food and porno for all I care. Now hand it over."
"Nuah…" by his reply he sounded much dummier than she had first thought of him. "I would love to have a night with you, chief."
She felt her stomach twist and her face paled but she smiled. "Sure, after I gag." With a graceful kick in his shin then sweeping him off his feet, she snagged the gray bag and ran off. The man only groaned hearing the sirens and knew the cops were on their way. He eventually got up and staggered a few feet before collapsing in a mud puddle. He felt the world quiet all around him.
The woman laughed to herself and her eyes glowed with iniquity. She couldn't wait to open this bottle up.
Satan Mansion
It was about an hour into the widely known birthday celebration. The room grew quiet after everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to Videl.
Videl blew out the candles and tried her best to ignore the media and photographers. She's managed to scare off most of them but the more persistent ones remained in the background.
She knew it was time to received presents and Videl always winced at this part since she was 11. "Yoo-hoo I want to go first!" Erasa beamed and stopped jumping. "See this is only part of it, but I got us in one of the most extravagant spas in the whole world, not to mention it's sponsored by Capsule Corps. And this outfit which not to mention shows everyone you can dress like a teenage girl. It's really fabulous! And this thing, I don't know but your brother suggested I should give it to you." She read the small card out loud. 'I Erasa solemnly promise to not play matchmaker unless asked too'... HEY! I'm not that bad at it…am I?" she looked around the large room and even Hurcule and the press remained quiet. "Fine, I see how it is."
"My turn." Sharpener grinned and held out the neatly wrapped gift. "I know that you'll love this… might want to try it on when everyone is gone except me and you."
"Spare me, Sharpener." Videl rolled her eyes and the maid took the offensive garment away, but not before slapping the blonde boy with the back of her hand.
"Ahh, mom…" He muttered. His face turned a bright scarlet and he looked away from the amused girls.
"Well, that's what you get for bringing that when you know your mother works here sometimes." Erasa scolded.
Videl zoned out and completely forgot about the two blonde who were now in a heated argument. Her mind began to wonder about the new boy. He was awfully lonely and more of a reserved person. But she could tell when she got a glimpse of his eyes that there were happy times in his life but it seemed to have come to a drastic halt. She wondered why? She also wondered, as she made her way to the window, if he'd come.
Erasa blinked and looked at Videl. A smile formed on her face, the smile that gave Sharpener chills down his spine. He knew exactly what she was thinking and he knew he'd have no part in it. Quickly he backed away and the image of his blad head came into his mind's eyes. It took nearly six months for his hair to grow back after her last matchmaking scheme.
"Think he'll come?" Erasa asked.
Videl made a small yelp when she heard Erasa. She gained control of her emotions quickly before Erasa could see anything. "Uh… Of course not Erasa, I mean he's new so I wanted him to feel welcomed—"
"Welcomed to do what?" Sharpener grinned.
Videl glared daggers at him but before she could attack him, Erasa interrupted her. Erasa shoved her boyfriend to the side. "Grow up will you? No one finds that "cute" or funny anymore, ok?"
"He probably won't come anyways." Sharpened grumbled and quickly muttered an apology to the anger waiter.
"And why is that, Sharpener?"
"Oh I was just messing around and I told him he had to bring you something extra special since you're rich and all. I mean what can he afford? I mean I am I man that can provide for his woman, right?"
"Sharpener that was one of the most insensitive things you've ever done! How could you?" Videl snapped.
"Yeah, and don't call me your woman! You could have ruined their future together? Then they won't have a wedding or any kids together and… I won't be a godmother or-or…"
"What are you talking about?" Videl yelled. "We don't know each other like that!"
"Yeah, they're like oil and waster together!"
"Love happens every day, Sharpie!" Erasa wagged her finger.
"I always thought that was miracles."
"That too, besides opposite do attract." Erasa's eyes glowed brightly.
"What world have you been living in these past days? " Videl shouted. "I don't love the guy! How do you get wedding and kids in the same sentence when we barely know one another?"
"It's easy, you see—"
"Ahh, ERASA! Get it through that head of yours; I'm not in love with the guy!"
"Ok, ok. Gees, you seem to defend the obvious. I am very good at these things, you may not see it but I do!" Erasa held up her hands in defeat. "I'll back off but don't come crying to me if things backfire and you need my help."
"As if that will happen" Sharpener thought. "Come on, let's dance like the old times. You know, we'll all be partners."
"We stopped doing that in seventh grade when your hormones started kicking in."
"Well I was young then and immature and you both promised when I grow up we'll dance like that again and haven't I?"
"I'm glad we see eye to eye." Erasa smiled and she and Videl headed for the table and ignored his protest. Before long he gave up and waited a few moments to ask again.
--- Hours later---
Everyone started to leave and the press began to finish up last minute questions and photographer began to disable and pack away their equipment.
Videl frowned and sat on the conch and began to smooth out her sapphire dress. It ran just a few inches past her keens and fit her perfectly. She had on a diamond necklace with corresponding earrings and white shoes. Her hair was placed in one with a simple white band wit little blue sparkles on the edges.
Erasa patted her on the shoulder and gave her an encouraging smile. Gohan never came.
Videl gave her a watery smile and shrugged. Why should she care if he came or not? She wasn't his mother, wife or girlfriend. Oh well, who cared? …She cared. She took a deep breath and stood up. She promised herself she'd never cry over anyone again, not even a boy. Besides, crying took away too much of her energy and she needed it with her father's boasting reaching past its normal peak.
Videl headed towards her bedroom after murmuring a goodnight to her family.
She made it to her room without a breakdown which she found was too easy.
"You're not in love. You cannot be in love, because you don't even know the boy long enough for such a thing to happen" she thought. But even with every explanation her heart continued to ache. She barely knew him. All she knew was that he was a reserved, strong and smart person who seemed to have a bit of an attitude when he wanted to.
She placed her hands on the railing and looked out off her balcony. It was a crescent moon tonight and it looked so beautiful. She always loved the sky; even now as a young woman she loved it. She'd always dreamed that if she could fly like the birds she could fly to other world and see her mother. But as she grew older she knew it was physically impossible and she soon gave up that dream. All she had left of her mother was the poem she wrote to her when she turned ten and the snip bits of memories still in her heart. She had no pictures since her father placed them all away and claimed it would cause more pain than happiness.
Videl bit her lip and let a soft sigh out slowly. "I need a vacation." She said and leaned her head back.
"Then you won't mind if we go for a ride, now would you?"
Videl jumped and came face to face with Gohan. She shuttered on her words and the words she struggled to have them surface were stuck in her throat. "H-How…?" he was hovering right above the railing as if it was a normal thing to do.
"You'll figure it out sometime soon." He offered her his hand. "Ready?"
"Excuse me, ready for what?"
"You're present of course." he replied.
Videl hesitated for a second. Gohan tilted his head and for once he actually smiled. "You trust me, don't you?"
"O-of course I do." Videl narrowed her eyes.
"You're lying." A glint of humor danced in his dark brown eyes.
"If I fall will you catch me?" Videl whispered.
Gohan leaned close to her and his breath tickled her ears. "I'll never let you fall." He replied just as softly. She took his hand and he jumped off the rail. Videl gasped and let out a scream before realizing they were no longer dropping. She clung to him and placed her right cheek upon his chest. His voice was low but gentle when he spoke. "I told you, I'd never let you fall."
Videl looked towards were the mansion stood and now the giant house looked like a small dot to her. But what if her father went upstairs to check on her? Before she could speak he spoke the answer to her silent question. "Don't worry, I'll have you back long before you're father knows you left."
Videl looked up and say his expression change drastically from being solemn to a large smile. She followed his eyes to find they were flying over a carnival. "Want to go? We'll just look around for a while and when you get annoyed just enough then I'll give you your present."
Slowly he lowered them behind a group of trees and they made their way towards the loud and awfully crowded area. "I feel so out of place." Videl pointed towards her dress.
"I think you look beautiful…" he turned and waited until the blush vanished from his cheeks. Who would have thought after so many years of hurt she was bringing out the best out of him. He actually felt good inside instead of cold.
Within an hour they'd eaten some cotton candy, watched some kids run around with their parents to different rides, watched couples pass by, adults dressed in ridiculous outfits prancing around and rode some of the rides.
"I heard they'll have fireworks tonight." Videl said. She and Gohan were now reaching the high point of the large Ferris wheel. Before long the fireworks did begin, first one by one then two or three at a time. Blues soon began mixed with reds and whites.
The colors glowed around the area and both teens' eyes lit up substantially.
"Beautiful." Videl breathed.
"…Yeah, beautiful…" Gohan replied lovingly and looked at the woman beside him.
Other World
Chichi hugged Old Kai and Supreme Kai in a tight hug. "Look at that! Look at that! My baby's first crush! Isn't it romantic?" tears ran down the woman's cheeks.
"Uh…Chichi… I think they're turning purple… but then again they're always purple, right?" Goku added.
"P-please let go miss." Supreme Kai pleaded. Chichi instantly dropped them and looked at the crystal ball.
"I still don't know why you didn't bother that King Kai guy instead of us! I was in the middle of a great volleyball game with some earth girls."
"I don't see any nets or girls." Goku looked around.
Old king felt ready to clamp him in the head. "I have very good eyes, boy, and I don't need to be on Earth to enjoy the pleasures of its youth, especially the young girls."
"But now he's limited to that view after a little "incident" between him and King Yama." Supreme Kai added.
"Now back to the more interesting thing, my baby's crush. I cannot believe she's that man's daughter. It's insane. Do you see any resemblance, aside from the eyes perhaps?"
"This is quite an odd twist of fate if I do say so myself. Here you hate the man for taking Gohan's credit and rather never have to deal with him when your son is falling for his daughter…Interesting. It's actually kind of funny."
"HOW DO YOU FIND THAT FUNNY? The man could probably annoy even the most patient of all people! I cannot believe this."
"Then you won't believe who her mother is either." Old Kai smiled. "Beautiful woman though I still can't see what she say in that oaf… Love can do such awful things to someone's judgment. Well, she got great kids so I guess it wasn't such a bad deal…" he looked at his watch and his eyes budged out. "AAHHH…my volleyball game…!"
"It's like you can never escape them. We left three perverts on Earth and here we met another one. Kami, and they say kais are pure, pure my ass…Ahh!" Chichi grumbled and watched Old Kai scurrying off.
"Chichi, I think they're gonna kiss." Goku interrupted.
"REALLY…NOW…?" Chichi shoved Goku and the supreme kai away from the crystal ball. "HEY, they're still just sitting! They're doing the same thing they were doing a minute ago!"
"Whoops, I guess I goof. Sorry, Chi." Goku smiled.
Chichi glared daggers at her mate but only huffed and sat by the crystal ball in silence.
Goku groaned. Chichi always did this when she was about to give him the cold shoulder and with a woman like her it could take years or even decades before she would let it down. She may smile at you but the cold shoulder would remain until she calmed down.
Goku sighed aloud, looks like he was sleeping on the couch again. Usually if he gave her a gift or would make her dinner she'd forgive him but since this change in Gohan it seemed that he'd have his work cut out for him. Besides, he had only a year left before he and Chichi planned to go back.
"Earth is full of wonderful things, isn't it Gohan?" Videl asked.
Gohan nodded.
"Ahh… love birds." An old woman approached them.
"We're not—" they said in unison.
"Nonsense, if you're not love birds then it will happen soon enough. See?" she waved the small gem before them. "This gem is never wrong. Told me who my husband would be and we've been happily married for seventy-two years now. Found plenty of engaged and dating couples but I never seen this baby glow like this in decades. If my eyes have not preceded me, it seems that you two have a "thing" for another and are scared to admit it." she smiled widely at them. "Hiding feelings, eh? That's something you'll have to work on when you two get married."
"Ok, what's with everyone and marriage today…? Everyone I talk to has to bring up marriage and us except Gohan and myself." Videl asked.
"Denial, denial, you might want to take a break and talk heart to heart before you do anything..."
Before either of them could reply a group of kids interrupted them and when they turned around the old woman was gone but a pair of golden rings stood on the wooden table with their names engraved in them.
The festival had ended with a "Bing Bang" of fireworks. Everyone began to leave or talked and made their way towards their cars.
Videl had fallen asleep in his arms when they were flying for her present. She looked so relaxed and tried Gohan hated to wake her up. Gohan headed for her house and opened the unlock balcony doors. He laid her on her bed and tucked her in then he leaned down close to her lips and froze.
"What is he doing?" Chichi yelled. "KISS HER! KISS HER, GOHAN!" she yelled again and continued to hit Old Kai with his magazine. "GO-HAN DO IT! HURRY UP AND DON'T SPOIL THE MOMENT!! UUUUHHHHHH…!"
"I think she's going to have a heart attack if he doesn't do it and soon." Supreme Kai muttered.
He brushed his lips gently over hers and as soft as a feather. He heard her soft moan and slowly pulled away. He wouldn't get carried away. He saw a smile cross her lips and she took a deep breath and sighed in a dream tone. He stared at her and watched as she drifted off to a deep state of sleeping. He trailed a finger upon her full luscious lips before backing away from her bed. He kissed her.
Gohan closed his eyes. "Maybe one day I'll be able to tell you " I love you", but not just yet. Happy Birthday, Videl."
He closed the balcony door. He'd made a few mistakes; he shouldn't have shown her he could fly for one thing. He also shouldn't have let his guard down either. This would be hard to explain tomorrow. How in such a short time could he be falling for a girl he hardly knew?
"HE DID IT! HE DID IT! MY BABY KISSED HER! OH HAPPY DAY!" Chichi cheered and threw her hands up high above her. "OH, IF THAT OAF SAW THAT HE'D JUST DIE! OOOHHH, I CANNOT BELIVE THIS! MY BABY'S GROWING UP SO FAST…" she eyed Goku. "We will be back in time for their wedding, right?"
Goku shrugged. "I guess."
"You know… I always wondered why they remind me of Vegeta and Bulma sometimes. They argue like them and they show affections that I find odd but they're like you and Bulma because Videl can win control over someone stronger than her." Old Kai shook his head. "Man, kids these days. Better watch him with those teen hormones—"
"Especially because he has both human and saiyan hormones running through him will make him dangerous and unstable with his emotions." Supreme Kai added.
"Now, can we eat? I mean all we're gonna do now is watch them sleep?" Goku asked.
"It would be more interesting if they were sleeping together." Supreme Kai muttered.
"SEE…?" Chichi screamed. "THEY'RE CHILDREN!"
"What I was saying wasn't intended to be interpreted in such a way! What I meant was that—oh never mind. I was not talking about sex or anything. Calm down, Chichi. I'm sure they'll be happy to know you'll be at their wedding...I hate to see her on her bad days!"
"Can we eat, NOW? I'm wasting away here! I'll be nothing but bones soon!" Goku complained.
"Sure, why not." She then eyed her mate. "And I'm still not talking to you."
Goku gaped. "B-But…No Fair!"
Chichi giggled and the males wondered what was with her sudden change in her. "Kidding, since after that kiss I'm in a good mood. Let's go over King Kai and eat."
"Good idea. Now back to volleyball" Old Kai opened his eyes and gaped at Supreme Kai. "Where do you think your taking my crystal ball off to?"
"To the cleaners, maybe they'll wash away all your favorite channels."
"Y-You can't! ThI am a Kai! I don't want to live like some monk!"
Supreme Kai shrugged. "Eh." He, Goku and Chichi left the depressed Old Kai. As soon as they were out of sight he pulled out another crystal ball but it was much larger than Old Kai himself.
"HA, think he can outsmart me! Young people these days don't know a thing about backup." He pulled out his remote control. He turned it on a watched collage girls jumping and hitting the volleyball in bikinis. "Oh yeah!" he then yelped when he saw Baba on the screen. "BABA?!"
"That's what you get." She cackled and popped out of the crystal orb. "I was lucking I got the day off... for once." She took the oversized orb and placed it into her small purse after whacking the Kai in his head. "Sorry Old Kai, it was King Yama's idea. Have a pleasant day."
The Old woman flew off on her own crystal ball leaving the now depressed and slightly frightened Old Kai.
Next time… Shattered (Heart)
What rumor did Angela spread? Will it cause someone to get hurt or even? What does this vile bottle contain? And what is this unique prize and will that diary bring more pain or healing to Videl? More importantly will the Gohan and Videl fall in love like the old woman said?
A/N: I hoped you enjoy this chapter, the next chapter shall have a little song in it but it's not long, it's only a snippet of the song. I think chapter three is a bit emotional yet romantic. This was originally completed April 9, but I wanted to add more to this chapter. Edited Dates: June 6 and June 12.
Completed: June 12, 2004
