Lone Survivor:
A.N: Sorry this chapter took a little long to get up on the site. I've had exams & stuff ( But here it is,..finally! Gohan sees a completely different side to Videl.heheh. Chapter 3 coming soon!
Disclaimer: I don't own dbz, so please don't sue! U know the drill.
Chapter 2: The Discovery of television..and other things.
-The Sons House.
The sky was a clear blue as Goku, Gohan, and Videl flew through the white clouds. Videl could hardly keep up with the two Saiyans, who both flew at matching, incredibly fast speeds. 'I may need to train more,' she told herself as she fought hard to keep up, resulting in them slowing down, a lot. 'Either the gravity is much different here, or I'm a little weaker than these guys. I'll soon find out!'
A small house finally came into view, well, small compared to Capsule Corp, and Videl followed suit as Goku and Gohan landed on the freshly cut grass. "Your planet is strange," Videl commented from behind them. "Your houses are shaped weirdly, the grass is green, your skies are blue, and the air is clean."
"That's because we're in the country," Gohan told her in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Heh," Goku chuckled. "You should see Namek if you think Earth is strange. They have blue trees and grass, and a green sky there!" Videl eyebrows suddenly twitched together as she felt a nearby ki level, and a small head with spiky hair resembling Goku's popped out from the leaves of the large tree next door to the house. "Goten!" Goku called over, "come over here and meet Videl!" The kid smiled and scrambled down the tree in a second, running over hyperactively.
"That's my little bro," Gohan informed her. "Goten, this is Videl. She's a erm, she's a Saiyan." The little Goku clone turned around eyes shinning brightly.
"Wowie! You're a Saiyan too? Cool!" He then frowned slightly, his arms behind his head. "But Gohan, you said that we were the only Saiyans left."
"I guess we were all wrong," he muttered dryly.
"Well," Goku smiled. "Let's go show Videl her new home!"
"Yay!" Goten giggled, just as hyper and happy as Goku as they walked over to the house.
Gohan brought up the rear with Videl, who took in her new surroundings as they walked. Still wearing shorts and vest, Gohan shyly glanced at her, still not believing that she was actually there. She caught him staring, and she frowned, folding her arms.
"You got a problem?" He smiled nervously under her glare. "Erm no, I just," he paused, stumbling over his words. "I still can't believe all this, and well, that you're actually here."
"Are you saying that you don't believe my story?" He waved his hands around frantically at her suggestion.
"No, no! Of course I believe your story." She stopped frowning, but her face remained serious.
"Good," she uttered and continued walking, followed by Gohan after sighing with relief.
Inside the Son house, Goku stood in the kitchen trying to explain the situation to ChiChi. As soon as Gohan entered with Videl, she smiled warmly, hiding most of her worries.
"Welcome to our home Videl," she smiled, and Videl managed a smile. "Thankyou, Mrs. Son."
"Please, just call me ChiChi. I haven't fixed up the guest room yet, but it should only take me a few minutes." Goten sat down at the kitchen table, starting to get bored, and ChiChi walked upstairs carrying folded up sheets.
"Oh, that reminds me," Goku said reaching into his pocket. "Bulma encapsulated your clothes for you and gave it to me before we left. Here you go." He handed Videl a small capsule, and she inspected it curiously.
"That's a capsule," Gohan informed from behind her. He walked up closer to her, pointing at a small button. "You press that button, then throw it, and your clothes should appear." She did so, and a capsule corp travel bag appeared through the smoke.
"Amazing!" Videl exclaimed as the smoke cleared, but Gohan curiously stared at her.
"I thought you were technologically advanced since you had a cloaking device?"
Videl glanced at the suspicious Saiyan, her face serious and hiding her worry. 'He's going to be a problem, my intuition already tells me so.' "Not this advanced," she finally replied dryly, and he managed a smile.
"My mistake," he apologised, and walked towards the fridge, grabbing a can of coke. "Wanna drink Videl? We've got water, coke, or orange juice." She remained silent, wondering what the hell he was talking about. "Erm.lemmie explain then. Water is-"
"I know what water is! Ugh, I'm not completely stupid."
'Geez, talk about your short fuse.' Gohan trued to exchange glances with Goten and Goku, but they were having a game of thumb war and were oblivious to anything around them. 'Typical,' Gohan thought, and smiled nervously. "Sorry Videl. Well, orange juice is a fruit juice; it tastes erm.sweet I guess. Coke is a mixture of sugars and sweeteners, so I guess orange juice would be the healthier option."
"Orange juice then." Her voice was nearly monotonous, and she folded her arms with boredom and impatience. Gingerly, he poured her a glass and handed it to her, receiving a hardly audible 'thankyou.'
"GOHAN! GET YOUR ASS UP HERE AND GIVE ME A HAND PLEASE!"
ChiChi's voice made the demi-Saiyan jump out his skin, and he ran upstairs almost immediately. Videl grinned, muttering 'momma's boy,' as he passed her. He heard it clearly as he passed, wondering why she was being so rude, obnoxious and arrogant. 'Maybe it's a Saiyan thing,' he thought as he found ChiChi in the guest room. 'Vegeta acts the same, so maybe that's just the way Saiyans are. Maybe she'll mellow out a little while she's here.'
"Gohan, don't just stand there, help me with the bed!"
"Sorry mom," his thoughts were broken immediately, and he grabbed two corners of the sheet, lifting it as ChiChi lifted her side, and then letting it fall evenly onto the bed. He then began the task of tucking the corners and sides into the matrice.
"So," ChiChi broke the silence. "What do you think of Videl?" He blushed, not really wanting to talk to his mom, of all people, about any girls, especially Videl.
"I dunno, we only just met."
"So tell me your first impressions!"
"Well, she's a little moody, rude, and feisty, really feisty come to think of it. I guess that's a Saiyan quality though. She reminds me of Vegeta a little." ChiChi grinned and fluffed out the pillows.
"Give her chance Gohan. I think there's a nice personality deep down inside her, we've just got to bring it out. Poor girl, I bet she's had it tough."
"I guess."
"Well, you'll have to take her to school with you at some point if she's to stay on Earth for awhile. A girl does need her education you know."
"I'm not too sure if that's a good idea mom," Gohan mumbled, images of Videl at Orange Star High causing all kinds of trouble popping into his head. "It would be worse than Goten and Trunks going for the day!"
"Now now Gohan, there's no need to jump to conclusions. She might like it there, and you'll just have to keep your eye on her so she stays out of trouble."
'Great,' he sighed as he spread the quilt over the bed. 'I'm her official babysitter!' He was only a year older than her, but from the way ChiChi described it, he felt ten years older than her.
"There," ChiChi smiled as she placed freshly cut blue flowers into a vase on the windowsill. "That should do it. Now, you go bring Videl up while I prepare dinner." Gohan stifled a groan, 'why do I have to be stuck showing her around?' He knew better than to argue with his mom though, so he followed her downstairs where Goku, Goten, and Videl where watching TV on the couch.
"So you see Videl," Goku informed her. "The buttons on the remote changes the channel. Oh cool, look Goten; Teletubbies are on!" Goten became just as happy as Goku as they sat there watching the programme for toddlers and little kids. Videl looked confused as four weird creatures were running around green hills singing one of the most annoying songs she'd ever heard. Goku and Goten joined in, knowing the song word for word.
"Tinkie Winkie, Dipsey, LaLa, Po. Teletubbies. Teletubbies! Say. Hello! Eh- Oh!" They both started to laugh uncontrollably, and Videl slapped her forehead with her palm, rolling her eyes.
"I'm surrounded by idiots! They call themselves Saiyans?" She muttered, and stood up to see Gohan watching the whole scene. "Oh, Gohan, I didn't know you were spying on me." She folded her arms and he laughed nervously, placing his hand behind his head.
"Oh, heheh, I wasn't spying on you!"
"Sure."
"Erm, well, anyway. Your room's ready."
"It's about time," she replied, and ChiChi's ears picked up Videl's rude comment from the kitchen. With her fists clenched at her sides, she desperately tried to stay hospitable and calm. Gohan was just as surprised as ChiChi, and bit his tongue from saying anything.
"It's just upstairs, I'll take you up there." Her eyes narrowed at him, but he ignored her and walked upstairs, followed by the rude houseguest. She observed as she walked, noticing the wooden stairs leading up to the first floor landing, where there were 4 doors.
"That's my room," Gohan pointed to a wooden door, which was nearest the stairs. " And this is the guest room." A scowl appeared on Videl's face as she realised her room was literally opposite Gohan's. "The bathroom's over there, opposite my parent's room, and Goten's room is upstairs in the attic."
Videl simply nodded, and Gohan opened the door, which led to her room. She followed his inside, and observed the small room. A small single bed was against the left wall, and the window was opposite the door. A thin, wooden wardrobe was opposite the bed, a wooden dressing table complete with small mirror was next to it, and a hand crafted wooden chair was in the corner of the room with a cream cushion placed on top of it. The colour scheme was soft lilac and cream, and a lilac rug was placed in the middle of the room over the furnished wooden floor. Though simple and very small, the room was cosy and unlike any room Videl had had on Lochloan. "It's.different," she exclaimed as she walked around the room. "But nice. Thanks."
"Your welcome," Gohan smiled, happy to hear her being polite for once. He dumped her capsule corp bag onto the bed, which he'd politely carried upstairs for her. "My mom said that Bulma wants to take you clothes shopping tomorrow, since I've got school."
"School?" She frowned at him and he stared at her like she was stupid.
"Yeah, it's where you go to learn things. My mom thinks you should go."
"Will there be more Saiyans there?"
"No, only me, my dad, Goten, Trunks, and Vegeta are Saiyans. Goten and Trunks don't bother with school, yet." She once again frowned.
"Who's Trunks? And, how come you don't address his Royal Highness properly? Don't you know that failure of talking about him and to him appropriately results in death?" Gohan tried to suppress a laugh, but couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
"You mean his Royal pain in the ass, Vegeta?" Videl scowled and growled, baring her sharp canine teeth.
"How dare you talk about the prince that way! My grandfather and father were elites and swore to protect his majesty and his highness with their lives! You should respect them and I ought to teach you a lesson for your disrespect! Hmph, and you call yourselves Saiyans? Your father and brother sit there watching that box you call T.V all day, and you openly insult the royal bloodline!"
"Whoah! Geez, calm down will ya? You shouldn't jump to conclusions until you know us more you know!"
She growled once again, letting her anger rise. "I'll judge who I damn well like! It seems the only true Saiyan living on this Earth is the Prince; at least he trains! The rest of you are as weak as these pathetic Earthlings! You even take them as your mates insulting the Saiyan bloodline in the process!" Gohan was finding it hard to remain calm as his anger began to rise also. "Listen, you don't even know us yet. If you expected to find us to be bloodthirsty barbarians, then you have come to the wrong planet. We live to protect the Earth and maintain justice." She folded her arms and lifted her nose in the air. "Then you have become weak."
"Far from it Videl. We have evolved far beyond being just Saiyans." She smirked and sniggered, frustrating Gohan with her ignorance.
"Prove it! Son Gohan, I challenge you to a duel!"
"Fine," he smiled, glad to know that he could finally put her in her place and teach her a well-deserved lesson. "Outside." Videl watched as he opened the window and jumped out, landing on the grass below. She smiled and copied, landing behind Gohan as he walked further away from the house. She followed and stopped when he did, a few feet away from his home. She grinned and stretched a little, as did Gohan.
"I'm not holding anything back!" She announced with a grin. "And I will show no mercy."
"So be it," he returned the grin, but only powered up a little, knowing he would kill her if he did. Videl threw the first punch, which he easily dodged, and he took the defensive mode as she attacked with combos of relatively fast kicks and punches. Videl scowled as he dodged each attack and powered up to her full power, a white aura surrounding her.
"Say your prayers Saiyan," she said with confidence, and began attacking again. However, Gohan met each attack with a swift block or dodge. 'Why can't I hit him?' She thought to herself with panic as he continued to block and dodge easily with agility. 'Darn it! I must've underestimated his power under my rage! I've got to learn to control my anger more just like father told me too.' Gohan noticed a slightly slower pace to her attacks and grinned.
"Getting tired yet?" He asked, and she growled.
"Not even close! I'm just warming up!" They both knew it was a lie as her breathing became heavier.
"You should relax more," he advised, noticing that her attacks were driven through anger. "You accomplish nothing through hate and negative energy."
His advice made her even angrier, and she landed a punch on his cheek. Gohan didn't even flinch, but Videl did, and she backed away a little with a throbbing fist. 'That felt like I was punching a brick wall!' She panicked, and Gohan took the opportunity to test her, and began to attack. Videl immediately took defensive mode and tried to block, even though it still hurt when she did so. She could tell he was holding back since his attacks were pretty slow, and her loss of concentration resulted in a strong punch to her stomach. The force sent her flying and she landed a few feet away in the grass, breathing heavily and aching all over. She opened her eyes barely to see Gohan towering above her, blocking out the sun's heat and light.
"Do you give up yet?"
"NO! NEVER!" She stood up with a new found energy from her will and determination to win, and Gohan sighed as she began to attack one more, noticing a weakness in her attacks.
"We should stop Videl, I don't want to hurt you!"
"SHUT UP AND FIGHT ME!" The urge to battle ran through her Saiyan blood more than ever, and she loved the adrenaline that she received from fighting someone a whole lot stronger than her, more so, from fighting a saiyan male. Gohan frowned as she suddenly stopped and jumped backwards. "You're holding back Gohan, I can sense it! I want to see your true power! What was this evolution that you spoke of?" Gohan sighed and powered down.
"I will show you, but there's no way I'm fighting you in that state."
She folded her arms and waited, watching with curiosity as he powered up, yelling as he did so. The ground began to tremor, and small rocks rose from the ground and a yellow aura began to form around the demi-Saiyan. With a loud yell and an explosion of yellow ki energy and bursts of electricity, Gohan's hair turned to spikes of yellow, and his eyes turquoise under yellow eyebrows. He relaxed, and Videl gasped, shaking her head in disbelief. "It.it can't be!" She exclaimed, and tripped over as she walked backwards, landing on her rump. "No way! I don't believe it!"
"Believe it Videl, because it's true. I've learnt to become a Super Saiyan. Infact, I can reach the second level, as can my father, and Vegeta. Goten and Trunks can reach this level, which is the first." He powered down to normal, and Videl watched as his hair returned to it's original black spikes, and his eyes became ebony once again.
"It seems that I underestimated you Gohan. There's definitely more to you than what meets the eye."
"I did warn you not to judge us."
"Then I apologise for my actions. You must understand though, that I didn't expect all this at all. My father told me that-" She suddenly paused and her eyes widened in shock at her slip up.
"You father told you what? Wait, I thought your father was killed when you were 2!" She sighed and closed her eyes, realising that she'd been discovered as a weakling and a liar.
"You're right Gohan, that's what I told you, but it's not exactly the truth."
"That's what I thought," he frowned. "Care to enlighten me now though?"
"I..I can't. I'm sorry, but...I'm not ready to tell anyone right now."
"Why not?" He was concerned about what dangers the truth might hold.
"Look, it's just not important, okay? You've probably got your secrets, and I've got mine. Can you just leave it at that? I told you everything else!"
"But I'm starting to wonder if everything else that you told us was the truth." She looked him in the eye, cerulean eyes meeting ebony.
"I swear on my life and honour as a Saiyan, that what I told you was the complete truth."
Her eyes told him everything, and he nodded, offering her his hand to help her onto her feet. She frowned, then grabbed onto his hand and he pulled her up onto her feet, where tired legs fought to support her aching body. "Thanks," she muttered with a slight smile, and Gohan smiled in return.
"Look, I respect your secrecy, but I think that it would be better for you to tell the truth at some point. Even though it may seem pointless, I'm sure that it would help us to understand you a little more. We may all be Saiyans, but to us, you're ways and culture is completely alien."
"I understand," she nodded. "And I promise that I will tell you. Just, not yet."
The Son family and their guest sat around the kitchen table together for dinner. ChiChi had completely outdone herself, considering she had to cook for 4 Saiyans now, and relaxed with exhaustion eating at a slow pace. The Saiyans, especially Videl, ate like they hadn't eaten in years, showing the food no mercy whatsoever. "Mm" Goku mumbled inbetween chews. "This is good Chi!"
"Yeah mom," Gohan added. "This is great. Wow, you've really outdone yourself!" She smiled sweetly from the compliments, and then turned to Videl who seemed to be enjoying the food the most.
"Do you like it Videl?" The Saiyan paused to chew and swallow, and then smiled genuinely for the first time.
"I've never eaten such strange food before, and it tastes so good! I could get used to this.. what do you call it again?"
"Rice," Goten informed her with a smile.
"This rice," Videl corrected herself.
"Well," ChiChi grinned. "You Saiyans are all the same! I found that the way to a Saiyan's heart is through their stomach and fighting. That's how I caught Goku." Her husband chuckled as ChiChi reminisced about the good old days when she was younger.
"Yeah ChiChi, I didn't stand a chance!" They both chuckled together, and Videl watched the two 'mates' with a clueless expression on her face.
'I didn't think that a Saiyan could take a non-Saiyan as their mate,' she thought to herself. 'It seems that we are not dying out after all.' She glanced at Gohan, who washed his food down with a glass of water. 'He's so un-Saiyan like,' she frowned as she watched him. 'It's strange, but somehow, intriguing. He manages to stay calm and friendly, but in the heat of battle, there's no mistaking him as a Saiya-jin. Heh, he must get it from his clueless father." She smirked as she glanced at Goku, who was giggling like a child as he pretended that his fork was an aeroplane, entertaining Goten in the process. ChiChi shared Gohan's embarrassment, and closed her eyes as she shook her head.
"Goten, if your finished then you can help Gohan clean up."
"Aww man!" Goku chuckled at their misfortune, and ChiChi shot her dagger eyes at him.
"I don't know what you're laughing at mister! You can help too."
"But, but, how come Videl doesn't have to help?" ChiChi frowned.
"Because Videl's our guest, and guest's don't have to do chores! Plus, what I say goes Goten, so no buts!"
Gohan smiled and began to clear away the mountains of plates. "C'mon squirt, the sooner you start; the sooner we'll be finished." Goku and Goten chipped in, while ChiChi led Videl into the small lounge and turned the T.V on. "Please don't tell me you watch that stupid programme too?"
"Huh?" ChiChi raised her eyebrows and Videl sighed.
"The one with that annoying song and the little creatures dancing on the hills." The description made ChiChi giggle and she shook her head.
"Oh no, only Goten watches that, it's for little kids. No, I watch the adults programmes." Videl nodded and ChiChi channel surfed and found her favourite; Living TV.
"See that guy?" ChiChi pointed at the chat show host on the screen and Videl nodded.
"That's Jerry Springer. He hosts his own talk show, where people go on TV to sort out their issues." Videl frowned and watched as the camera turned to a woman who began to talk while crying.
"I can't believe he lied to me that (beep)! All this time, he was seeing that (beep) and I never knew! I hate his guts!" The audience cheered and clapped, and Videl frowned as the camera returned to Jerry.
'Why are they bleeping bits out?' She thought with a puzzled expression.
"Now now Linda, calm down. Let's bring out Chris to learn his side of the story." The audience booed as a guy walked in and tried to greet Linda, but she moved her chair away, and he sat down in his.
Jerry- Hi Chris
Chris- Hey Jerry.
Jerry- So Chris, what's the story?
Chris- Well Jerry, Linda's got this weird idea that I've been cheating on her.
Jerry- And have you?
Chris- No way! I love Linda very much, and I would never ever cheat on her.
Audience- Boo!
Jerry- Linda, what makes you think that he's been unfaithful?
Linda- Well Jerry, he comes home at like, 4a.m, and this woman keeps calling all the time. (Turns to Chris) I'm not stupid Chris! I know there's something going on between you and this mystery woman! And I know that you and Karen have got something goin' on behind my back too!
Audience- ooo (gasp)
Chris- Linda, I swear that there's nothing going on!!
Linda- (Raises hand palm facing him) Talk to the hand 'cos the face ain't listening!
Audience- Woo! Go Linda, go Linda!
Jerry- Karen? Who's Karen?
Linda- She's my best friend
Chris- Yeah exactly, she's your best friend! I'd never disrespect that friendship. Plus, I mean, she's bi! C'mon, do you really think I'd cheat on you with her?
Linda- THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU (beep) I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST SAID THAT!
Chris- Man! Geez! I just can't win with you!
Jerry- Ok Linda, calm down. Chris insists that he's not cheating on you, and I'm sure he didn't mean to disrespect, er.Karen.
(Doorbell rings)
Jerry- A mystery guest? Let's see who it is!
Audience- Woo (clap & cheer)
Enter a woman dressed in very little.
Woman- Chris you are a (beep) liar! You and I both know that! Either you tell Linda the truth, or I will!
Audience- ooo (gasp)
Videl turned to ChiChi who was totally engrossed with the whole programme. 'This is completely boring,' she slumped in the couch and folded her arms. 'A Saiyan would immediately know if their mate was cheating, and besides, mates are for life; adultery is never committed. These humans are so pathetic. Even I could think of better ways to deal with this!' Just then, the phone rang, and ChiChi jumped out of her seat.
"One minute Videl, that's probably Bulma. You can turn over if you like, this is a re-run, and I've seen it before."
Videl immediately reached for the remote as ChiChi ran for the phone in the hall. "I can't believe that baka was making me watch that when she's seen it before!" Videl scowled to herself as she channel surfed, pressing the arrow buttons to skip through the many channels. She stopped when she saw various martial artists fighting and put the remote down. "Finally," she thought as she became engrossed with the film. "Something decent." Gohan was next to slump down on the couch next to her, a huge smile on his face as he saw the film on T.V.
"Cool, 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' is on! I love this movie!"
"Wow! Really?" Goten came running into the room and jumped between Gohan and Videl, securing his spot on the couch. Goku was last in, a dishcloth still on his arm. He immediately realised that there was no space left for him on the couch, and sighed.
"Guess I'll take the floor," he shrugged, and parked his rear on the rug, sitting cross- legged. "Just in time too! This is my favourite bit!" All eyes were glued to the T.V screen as the two female warriors fought using various weapons. (A.N. I love that movie! ^_^)
By the end of the movie, the 4 Saiyans were silent, as the main character died from the poison dart. ChiChi was still on the phone, and Goten had switched to the floor next to Goku. Videl felt her eyes stinging and frowned. 'It's only a damn movie!' She told herself as her eyesight began to blur. 'But it's so sad!'
Gohan turned to see unwanted tears brimming in her eyes, which she desperately tried to hide.
'Well, I guess she's not so cold hearted after all,' he thought to himself and watched as she dried her eyes on her vest top. ChiChi finally returned and noticed the time, frowning as she saw Goten taking advantage of the fact that she was on the phone. "Goten! You get yourself up to bed right now mister! It's past 11!"
"Aww mom, the movie's nearly finished! I wanna see her flying through the clouds!"
"NOW GOTEN!" He slumped his shoulders and stood up, upset that his puppy dog eyes hadn't worked, and slowly made his way upstairs, trying to watch the movie as he did so. Meanwhile, ChiChi waited until the credits and music appeared before turning the T.V off. "C'mon you three, especially you Gohan, it's a school day tomorrow."
"Ok mom, night everyone." He stood up, and Videl watched as he was the next to go upstairs. ChiChi turned to Videl while Goku grabbed the tv guide, searching for tomorrow's listings.
"Videl, Bulma offered to take you shopping tomorrow, and I'm going to enrol you at Orange Star High. So I suggest an early night for you too."
"Erm.ok." She stood up feeling awkward, and headed for the door.
"Goodnight," ChiChi called after her, and she turned to briefly smile, before going up to her room.
Videl collapsed on her bed, tugging off her shoes to hear a load clump as they fell to the floor. She had a stomachache, and lifted her vest top to see a large bruise already on her stomach. 'I will beat you Son Gohan, even if it's the last thing I do! You wounded my pride today, and it is my duty as a Saiyan to repair it through your defeat." A grin tugged at the sides of her mouth as she closed her eyes and drifted off into dream world.
A.N. Another chapter finished, yay! But I'm not too sure about it. Please please please review!
A.N: Sorry this chapter took a little long to get up on the site. I've had exams & stuff ( But here it is,..finally! Gohan sees a completely different side to Videl.heheh. Chapter 3 coming soon!
Disclaimer: I don't own dbz, so please don't sue! U know the drill.
Chapter 2: The Discovery of television..and other things.
-The Sons House.
The sky was a clear blue as Goku, Gohan, and Videl flew through the white clouds. Videl could hardly keep up with the two Saiyans, who both flew at matching, incredibly fast speeds. 'I may need to train more,' she told herself as she fought hard to keep up, resulting in them slowing down, a lot. 'Either the gravity is much different here, or I'm a little weaker than these guys. I'll soon find out!'
A small house finally came into view, well, small compared to Capsule Corp, and Videl followed suit as Goku and Gohan landed on the freshly cut grass. "Your planet is strange," Videl commented from behind them. "Your houses are shaped weirdly, the grass is green, your skies are blue, and the air is clean."
"That's because we're in the country," Gohan told her in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Heh," Goku chuckled. "You should see Namek if you think Earth is strange. They have blue trees and grass, and a green sky there!" Videl eyebrows suddenly twitched together as she felt a nearby ki level, and a small head with spiky hair resembling Goku's popped out from the leaves of the large tree next door to the house. "Goten!" Goku called over, "come over here and meet Videl!" The kid smiled and scrambled down the tree in a second, running over hyperactively.
"That's my little bro," Gohan informed her. "Goten, this is Videl. She's a erm, she's a Saiyan." The little Goku clone turned around eyes shinning brightly.
"Wowie! You're a Saiyan too? Cool!" He then frowned slightly, his arms behind his head. "But Gohan, you said that we were the only Saiyans left."
"I guess we were all wrong," he muttered dryly.
"Well," Goku smiled. "Let's go show Videl her new home!"
"Yay!" Goten giggled, just as hyper and happy as Goku as they walked over to the house.
Gohan brought up the rear with Videl, who took in her new surroundings as they walked. Still wearing shorts and vest, Gohan shyly glanced at her, still not believing that she was actually there. She caught him staring, and she frowned, folding her arms.
"You got a problem?" He smiled nervously under her glare. "Erm no, I just," he paused, stumbling over his words. "I still can't believe all this, and well, that you're actually here."
"Are you saying that you don't believe my story?" He waved his hands around frantically at her suggestion.
"No, no! Of course I believe your story." She stopped frowning, but her face remained serious.
"Good," she uttered and continued walking, followed by Gohan after sighing with relief.
Inside the Son house, Goku stood in the kitchen trying to explain the situation to ChiChi. As soon as Gohan entered with Videl, she smiled warmly, hiding most of her worries.
"Welcome to our home Videl," she smiled, and Videl managed a smile. "Thankyou, Mrs. Son."
"Please, just call me ChiChi. I haven't fixed up the guest room yet, but it should only take me a few minutes." Goten sat down at the kitchen table, starting to get bored, and ChiChi walked upstairs carrying folded up sheets.
"Oh, that reminds me," Goku said reaching into his pocket. "Bulma encapsulated your clothes for you and gave it to me before we left. Here you go." He handed Videl a small capsule, and she inspected it curiously.
"That's a capsule," Gohan informed from behind her. He walked up closer to her, pointing at a small button. "You press that button, then throw it, and your clothes should appear." She did so, and a capsule corp travel bag appeared through the smoke.
"Amazing!" Videl exclaimed as the smoke cleared, but Gohan curiously stared at her.
"I thought you were technologically advanced since you had a cloaking device?"
Videl glanced at the suspicious Saiyan, her face serious and hiding her worry. 'He's going to be a problem, my intuition already tells me so.' "Not this advanced," she finally replied dryly, and he managed a smile.
"My mistake," he apologised, and walked towards the fridge, grabbing a can of coke. "Wanna drink Videl? We've got water, coke, or orange juice." She remained silent, wondering what the hell he was talking about. "Erm.lemmie explain then. Water is-"
"I know what water is! Ugh, I'm not completely stupid."
'Geez, talk about your short fuse.' Gohan trued to exchange glances with Goten and Goku, but they were having a game of thumb war and were oblivious to anything around them. 'Typical,' Gohan thought, and smiled nervously. "Sorry Videl. Well, orange juice is a fruit juice; it tastes erm.sweet I guess. Coke is a mixture of sugars and sweeteners, so I guess orange juice would be the healthier option."
"Orange juice then." Her voice was nearly monotonous, and she folded her arms with boredom and impatience. Gingerly, he poured her a glass and handed it to her, receiving a hardly audible 'thankyou.'
"GOHAN! GET YOUR ASS UP HERE AND GIVE ME A HAND PLEASE!"
ChiChi's voice made the demi-Saiyan jump out his skin, and he ran upstairs almost immediately. Videl grinned, muttering 'momma's boy,' as he passed her. He heard it clearly as he passed, wondering why she was being so rude, obnoxious and arrogant. 'Maybe it's a Saiyan thing,' he thought as he found ChiChi in the guest room. 'Vegeta acts the same, so maybe that's just the way Saiyans are. Maybe she'll mellow out a little while she's here.'
"Gohan, don't just stand there, help me with the bed!"
"Sorry mom," his thoughts were broken immediately, and he grabbed two corners of the sheet, lifting it as ChiChi lifted her side, and then letting it fall evenly onto the bed. He then began the task of tucking the corners and sides into the matrice.
"So," ChiChi broke the silence. "What do you think of Videl?" He blushed, not really wanting to talk to his mom, of all people, about any girls, especially Videl.
"I dunno, we only just met."
"So tell me your first impressions!"
"Well, she's a little moody, rude, and feisty, really feisty come to think of it. I guess that's a Saiyan quality though. She reminds me of Vegeta a little." ChiChi grinned and fluffed out the pillows.
"Give her chance Gohan. I think there's a nice personality deep down inside her, we've just got to bring it out. Poor girl, I bet she's had it tough."
"I guess."
"Well, you'll have to take her to school with you at some point if she's to stay on Earth for awhile. A girl does need her education you know."
"I'm not too sure if that's a good idea mom," Gohan mumbled, images of Videl at Orange Star High causing all kinds of trouble popping into his head. "It would be worse than Goten and Trunks going for the day!"
"Now now Gohan, there's no need to jump to conclusions. She might like it there, and you'll just have to keep your eye on her so she stays out of trouble."
'Great,' he sighed as he spread the quilt over the bed. 'I'm her official babysitter!' He was only a year older than her, but from the way ChiChi described it, he felt ten years older than her.
"There," ChiChi smiled as she placed freshly cut blue flowers into a vase on the windowsill. "That should do it. Now, you go bring Videl up while I prepare dinner." Gohan stifled a groan, 'why do I have to be stuck showing her around?' He knew better than to argue with his mom though, so he followed her downstairs where Goku, Goten, and Videl where watching TV on the couch.
"So you see Videl," Goku informed her. "The buttons on the remote changes the channel. Oh cool, look Goten; Teletubbies are on!" Goten became just as happy as Goku as they sat there watching the programme for toddlers and little kids. Videl looked confused as four weird creatures were running around green hills singing one of the most annoying songs she'd ever heard. Goku and Goten joined in, knowing the song word for word.
"Tinkie Winkie, Dipsey, LaLa, Po. Teletubbies. Teletubbies! Say. Hello! Eh- Oh!" They both started to laugh uncontrollably, and Videl slapped her forehead with her palm, rolling her eyes.
"I'm surrounded by idiots! They call themselves Saiyans?" She muttered, and stood up to see Gohan watching the whole scene. "Oh, Gohan, I didn't know you were spying on me." She folded her arms and he laughed nervously, placing his hand behind his head.
"Oh, heheh, I wasn't spying on you!"
"Sure."
"Erm, well, anyway. Your room's ready."
"It's about time," she replied, and ChiChi's ears picked up Videl's rude comment from the kitchen. With her fists clenched at her sides, she desperately tried to stay hospitable and calm. Gohan was just as surprised as ChiChi, and bit his tongue from saying anything.
"It's just upstairs, I'll take you up there." Her eyes narrowed at him, but he ignored her and walked upstairs, followed by the rude houseguest. She observed as she walked, noticing the wooden stairs leading up to the first floor landing, where there were 4 doors.
"That's my room," Gohan pointed to a wooden door, which was nearest the stairs. " And this is the guest room." A scowl appeared on Videl's face as she realised her room was literally opposite Gohan's. "The bathroom's over there, opposite my parent's room, and Goten's room is upstairs in the attic."
Videl simply nodded, and Gohan opened the door, which led to her room. She followed his inside, and observed the small room. A small single bed was against the left wall, and the window was opposite the door. A thin, wooden wardrobe was opposite the bed, a wooden dressing table complete with small mirror was next to it, and a hand crafted wooden chair was in the corner of the room with a cream cushion placed on top of it. The colour scheme was soft lilac and cream, and a lilac rug was placed in the middle of the room over the furnished wooden floor. Though simple and very small, the room was cosy and unlike any room Videl had had on Lochloan. "It's.different," she exclaimed as she walked around the room. "But nice. Thanks."
"Your welcome," Gohan smiled, happy to hear her being polite for once. He dumped her capsule corp bag onto the bed, which he'd politely carried upstairs for her. "My mom said that Bulma wants to take you clothes shopping tomorrow, since I've got school."
"School?" She frowned at him and he stared at her like she was stupid.
"Yeah, it's where you go to learn things. My mom thinks you should go."
"Will there be more Saiyans there?"
"No, only me, my dad, Goten, Trunks, and Vegeta are Saiyans. Goten and Trunks don't bother with school, yet." She once again frowned.
"Who's Trunks? And, how come you don't address his Royal Highness properly? Don't you know that failure of talking about him and to him appropriately results in death?" Gohan tried to suppress a laugh, but couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
"You mean his Royal pain in the ass, Vegeta?" Videl scowled and growled, baring her sharp canine teeth.
"How dare you talk about the prince that way! My grandfather and father were elites and swore to protect his majesty and his highness with their lives! You should respect them and I ought to teach you a lesson for your disrespect! Hmph, and you call yourselves Saiyans? Your father and brother sit there watching that box you call T.V all day, and you openly insult the royal bloodline!"
"Whoah! Geez, calm down will ya? You shouldn't jump to conclusions until you know us more you know!"
She growled once again, letting her anger rise. "I'll judge who I damn well like! It seems the only true Saiyan living on this Earth is the Prince; at least he trains! The rest of you are as weak as these pathetic Earthlings! You even take them as your mates insulting the Saiyan bloodline in the process!" Gohan was finding it hard to remain calm as his anger began to rise also. "Listen, you don't even know us yet. If you expected to find us to be bloodthirsty barbarians, then you have come to the wrong planet. We live to protect the Earth and maintain justice." She folded her arms and lifted her nose in the air. "Then you have become weak."
"Far from it Videl. We have evolved far beyond being just Saiyans." She smirked and sniggered, frustrating Gohan with her ignorance.
"Prove it! Son Gohan, I challenge you to a duel!"
"Fine," he smiled, glad to know that he could finally put her in her place and teach her a well-deserved lesson. "Outside." Videl watched as he opened the window and jumped out, landing on the grass below. She smiled and copied, landing behind Gohan as he walked further away from the house. She followed and stopped when he did, a few feet away from his home. She grinned and stretched a little, as did Gohan.
"I'm not holding anything back!" She announced with a grin. "And I will show no mercy."
"So be it," he returned the grin, but only powered up a little, knowing he would kill her if he did. Videl threw the first punch, which he easily dodged, and he took the defensive mode as she attacked with combos of relatively fast kicks and punches. Videl scowled as he dodged each attack and powered up to her full power, a white aura surrounding her.
"Say your prayers Saiyan," she said with confidence, and began attacking again. However, Gohan met each attack with a swift block or dodge. 'Why can't I hit him?' She thought to herself with panic as he continued to block and dodge easily with agility. 'Darn it! I must've underestimated his power under my rage! I've got to learn to control my anger more just like father told me too.' Gohan noticed a slightly slower pace to her attacks and grinned.
"Getting tired yet?" He asked, and she growled.
"Not even close! I'm just warming up!" They both knew it was a lie as her breathing became heavier.
"You should relax more," he advised, noticing that her attacks were driven through anger. "You accomplish nothing through hate and negative energy."
His advice made her even angrier, and she landed a punch on his cheek. Gohan didn't even flinch, but Videl did, and she backed away a little with a throbbing fist. 'That felt like I was punching a brick wall!' She panicked, and Gohan took the opportunity to test her, and began to attack. Videl immediately took defensive mode and tried to block, even though it still hurt when she did so. She could tell he was holding back since his attacks were pretty slow, and her loss of concentration resulted in a strong punch to her stomach. The force sent her flying and she landed a few feet away in the grass, breathing heavily and aching all over. She opened her eyes barely to see Gohan towering above her, blocking out the sun's heat and light.
"Do you give up yet?"
"NO! NEVER!" She stood up with a new found energy from her will and determination to win, and Gohan sighed as she began to attack one more, noticing a weakness in her attacks.
"We should stop Videl, I don't want to hurt you!"
"SHUT UP AND FIGHT ME!" The urge to battle ran through her Saiyan blood more than ever, and she loved the adrenaline that she received from fighting someone a whole lot stronger than her, more so, from fighting a saiyan male. Gohan frowned as she suddenly stopped and jumped backwards. "You're holding back Gohan, I can sense it! I want to see your true power! What was this evolution that you spoke of?" Gohan sighed and powered down.
"I will show you, but there's no way I'm fighting you in that state."
She folded her arms and waited, watching with curiosity as he powered up, yelling as he did so. The ground began to tremor, and small rocks rose from the ground and a yellow aura began to form around the demi-Saiyan. With a loud yell and an explosion of yellow ki energy and bursts of electricity, Gohan's hair turned to spikes of yellow, and his eyes turquoise under yellow eyebrows. He relaxed, and Videl gasped, shaking her head in disbelief. "It.it can't be!" She exclaimed, and tripped over as she walked backwards, landing on her rump. "No way! I don't believe it!"
"Believe it Videl, because it's true. I've learnt to become a Super Saiyan. Infact, I can reach the second level, as can my father, and Vegeta. Goten and Trunks can reach this level, which is the first." He powered down to normal, and Videl watched as his hair returned to it's original black spikes, and his eyes became ebony once again.
"It seems that I underestimated you Gohan. There's definitely more to you than what meets the eye."
"I did warn you not to judge us."
"Then I apologise for my actions. You must understand though, that I didn't expect all this at all. My father told me that-" She suddenly paused and her eyes widened in shock at her slip up.
"You father told you what? Wait, I thought your father was killed when you were 2!" She sighed and closed her eyes, realising that she'd been discovered as a weakling and a liar.
"You're right Gohan, that's what I told you, but it's not exactly the truth."
"That's what I thought," he frowned. "Care to enlighten me now though?"
"I..I can't. I'm sorry, but...I'm not ready to tell anyone right now."
"Why not?" He was concerned about what dangers the truth might hold.
"Look, it's just not important, okay? You've probably got your secrets, and I've got mine. Can you just leave it at that? I told you everything else!"
"But I'm starting to wonder if everything else that you told us was the truth." She looked him in the eye, cerulean eyes meeting ebony.
"I swear on my life and honour as a Saiyan, that what I told you was the complete truth."
Her eyes told him everything, and he nodded, offering her his hand to help her onto her feet. She frowned, then grabbed onto his hand and he pulled her up onto her feet, where tired legs fought to support her aching body. "Thanks," she muttered with a slight smile, and Gohan smiled in return.
"Look, I respect your secrecy, but I think that it would be better for you to tell the truth at some point. Even though it may seem pointless, I'm sure that it would help us to understand you a little more. We may all be Saiyans, but to us, you're ways and culture is completely alien."
"I understand," she nodded. "And I promise that I will tell you. Just, not yet."
The Son family and their guest sat around the kitchen table together for dinner. ChiChi had completely outdone herself, considering she had to cook for 4 Saiyans now, and relaxed with exhaustion eating at a slow pace. The Saiyans, especially Videl, ate like they hadn't eaten in years, showing the food no mercy whatsoever. "Mm" Goku mumbled inbetween chews. "This is good Chi!"
"Yeah mom," Gohan added. "This is great. Wow, you've really outdone yourself!" She smiled sweetly from the compliments, and then turned to Videl who seemed to be enjoying the food the most.
"Do you like it Videl?" The Saiyan paused to chew and swallow, and then smiled genuinely for the first time.
"I've never eaten such strange food before, and it tastes so good! I could get used to this.. what do you call it again?"
"Rice," Goten informed her with a smile.
"This rice," Videl corrected herself.
"Well," ChiChi grinned. "You Saiyans are all the same! I found that the way to a Saiyan's heart is through their stomach and fighting. That's how I caught Goku." Her husband chuckled as ChiChi reminisced about the good old days when she was younger.
"Yeah ChiChi, I didn't stand a chance!" They both chuckled together, and Videl watched the two 'mates' with a clueless expression on her face.
'I didn't think that a Saiyan could take a non-Saiyan as their mate,' she thought to herself. 'It seems that we are not dying out after all.' She glanced at Gohan, who washed his food down with a glass of water. 'He's so un-Saiyan like,' she frowned as she watched him. 'It's strange, but somehow, intriguing. He manages to stay calm and friendly, but in the heat of battle, there's no mistaking him as a Saiya-jin. Heh, he must get it from his clueless father." She smirked as she glanced at Goku, who was giggling like a child as he pretended that his fork was an aeroplane, entertaining Goten in the process. ChiChi shared Gohan's embarrassment, and closed her eyes as she shook her head.
"Goten, if your finished then you can help Gohan clean up."
"Aww man!" Goku chuckled at their misfortune, and ChiChi shot her dagger eyes at him.
"I don't know what you're laughing at mister! You can help too."
"But, but, how come Videl doesn't have to help?" ChiChi frowned.
"Because Videl's our guest, and guest's don't have to do chores! Plus, what I say goes Goten, so no buts!"
Gohan smiled and began to clear away the mountains of plates. "C'mon squirt, the sooner you start; the sooner we'll be finished." Goku and Goten chipped in, while ChiChi led Videl into the small lounge and turned the T.V on. "Please don't tell me you watch that stupid programme too?"
"Huh?" ChiChi raised her eyebrows and Videl sighed.
"The one with that annoying song and the little creatures dancing on the hills." The description made ChiChi giggle and she shook her head.
"Oh no, only Goten watches that, it's for little kids. No, I watch the adults programmes." Videl nodded and ChiChi channel surfed and found her favourite; Living TV.
"See that guy?" ChiChi pointed at the chat show host on the screen and Videl nodded.
"That's Jerry Springer. He hosts his own talk show, where people go on TV to sort out their issues." Videl frowned and watched as the camera turned to a woman who began to talk while crying.
"I can't believe he lied to me that (beep)! All this time, he was seeing that (beep) and I never knew! I hate his guts!" The audience cheered and clapped, and Videl frowned as the camera returned to Jerry.
'Why are they bleeping bits out?' She thought with a puzzled expression.
"Now now Linda, calm down. Let's bring out Chris to learn his side of the story." The audience booed as a guy walked in and tried to greet Linda, but she moved her chair away, and he sat down in his.
Jerry- Hi Chris
Chris- Hey Jerry.
Jerry- So Chris, what's the story?
Chris- Well Jerry, Linda's got this weird idea that I've been cheating on her.
Jerry- And have you?
Chris- No way! I love Linda very much, and I would never ever cheat on her.
Audience- Boo!
Jerry- Linda, what makes you think that he's been unfaithful?
Linda- Well Jerry, he comes home at like, 4a.m, and this woman keeps calling all the time. (Turns to Chris) I'm not stupid Chris! I know there's something going on between you and this mystery woman! And I know that you and Karen have got something goin' on behind my back too!
Audience- ooo (gasp)
Chris- Linda, I swear that there's nothing going on!!
Linda- (Raises hand palm facing him) Talk to the hand 'cos the face ain't listening!
Audience- Woo! Go Linda, go Linda!
Jerry- Karen? Who's Karen?
Linda- She's my best friend
Chris- Yeah exactly, she's your best friend! I'd never disrespect that friendship. Plus, I mean, she's bi! C'mon, do you really think I'd cheat on you with her?
Linda- THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU (beep) I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST SAID THAT!
Chris- Man! Geez! I just can't win with you!
Jerry- Ok Linda, calm down. Chris insists that he's not cheating on you, and I'm sure he didn't mean to disrespect, er.Karen.
(Doorbell rings)
Jerry- A mystery guest? Let's see who it is!
Audience- Woo (clap & cheer)
Enter a woman dressed in very little.
Woman- Chris you are a (beep) liar! You and I both know that! Either you tell Linda the truth, or I will!
Audience- ooo (gasp)
Videl turned to ChiChi who was totally engrossed with the whole programme. 'This is completely boring,' she slumped in the couch and folded her arms. 'A Saiyan would immediately know if their mate was cheating, and besides, mates are for life; adultery is never committed. These humans are so pathetic. Even I could think of better ways to deal with this!' Just then, the phone rang, and ChiChi jumped out of her seat.
"One minute Videl, that's probably Bulma. You can turn over if you like, this is a re-run, and I've seen it before."
Videl immediately reached for the remote as ChiChi ran for the phone in the hall. "I can't believe that baka was making me watch that when she's seen it before!" Videl scowled to herself as she channel surfed, pressing the arrow buttons to skip through the many channels. She stopped when she saw various martial artists fighting and put the remote down. "Finally," she thought as she became engrossed with the film. "Something decent." Gohan was next to slump down on the couch next to her, a huge smile on his face as he saw the film on T.V.
"Cool, 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' is on! I love this movie!"
"Wow! Really?" Goten came running into the room and jumped between Gohan and Videl, securing his spot on the couch. Goku was last in, a dishcloth still on his arm. He immediately realised that there was no space left for him on the couch, and sighed.
"Guess I'll take the floor," he shrugged, and parked his rear on the rug, sitting cross- legged. "Just in time too! This is my favourite bit!" All eyes were glued to the T.V screen as the two female warriors fought using various weapons. (A.N. I love that movie! ^_^)
By the end of the movie, the 4 Saiyans were silent, as the main character died from the poison dart. ChiChi was still on the phone, and Goten had switched to the floor next to Goku. Videl felt her eyes stinging and frowned. 'It's only a damn movie!' She told herself as her eyesight began to blur. 'But it's so sad!'
Gohan turned to see unwanted tears brimming in her eyes, which she desperately tried to hide.
'Well, I guess she's not so cold hearted after all,' he thought to himself and watched as she dried her eyes on her vest top. ChiChi finally returned and noticed the time, frowning as she saw Goten taking advantage of the fact that she was on the phone. "Goten! You get yourself up to bed right now mister! It's past 11!"
"Aww mom, the movie's nearly finished! I wanna see her flying through the clouds!"
"NOW GOTEN!" He slumped his shoulders and stood up, upset that his puppy dog eyes hadn't worked, and slowly made his way upstairs, trying to watch the movie as he did so. Meanwhile, ChiChi waited until the credits and music appeared before turning the T.V off. "C'mon you three, especially you Gohan, it's a school day tomorrow."
"Ok mom, night everyone." He stood up, and Videl watched as he was the next to go upstairs. ChiChi turned to Videl while Goku grabbed the tv guide, searching for tomorrow's listings.
"Videl, Bulma offered to take you shopping tomorrow, and I'm going to enrol you at Orange Star High. So I suggest an early night for you too."
"Erm.ok." She stood up feeling awkward, and headed for the door.
"Goodnight," ChiChi called after her, and she turned to briefly smile, before going up to her room.
Videl collapsed on her bed, tugging off her shoes to hear a load clump as they fell to the floor. She had a stomachache, and lifted her vest top to see a large bruise already on her stomach. 'I will beat you Son Gohan, even if it's the last thing I do! You wounded my pride today, and it is my duty as a Saiyan to repair it through your defeat." A grin tugged at the sides of her mouth as she closed her eyes and drifted off into dream world.
A.N. Another chapter finished, yay! But I'm not too sure about it. Please please please review!