Lone Survivor:
Disclaimer: Yeah yeah, I don't own dbz or the characters, no need to rub it in!
A.N. Ouch! Bulma and ChiChi are devious, and they get worse! I'm SO sorry that this chapter took so long to write. I kinda had writer's block, and I was busy with my 'journey' fic too. But here's the next chapter in all it's glory, yeah I wish. Looks like Gohan & Videl are inseparable, Hmmmm, I wonder why? Heheh, later.
[..] = Bond talk
Chapter 6: I hate the moon!
Gohan nervously sat in the GR room, while Vegeta stood. He was thinking of how to word his advice, and also enjoyed making Gohan suffer in silence. Gohan couldn't take it anymore. "You said you had something to tell me, so say it already!"
"Seems you've been affected worse than I thought you had. Interesting."
"What's interesting? Affected by what!? A disease?"
"Shut up and let me explain. Now, how are you feeling lately?" Gohan raised his eyebrows in shock, and Vegeta rolled his eyes. "Believe me, I don't give a shit about your well being. I'm just asking so I can figure out just how badly you've been affected. So?" Gohan took a deep breath; putting how he felt into words was a little easier than he'd expected around Vegeta for a change.
"Well, I've had these mood swings, and I kinda figured out that I've had them ever since Videl arrived. I guess it's just my hormones though and it's just a coincidence that-"
"It is no coincidence. How do you feel around the girl? Happy, secure?"
"Yeah! How did you know? I mean, sometimes she really annoys me when she tries to be all mean. But that won't stop me from wanting to talk to her. I can't stop looking at her though; every move she makes just attracts my attention, even the smallest. And when she's not there, I have the urge to be near her." Gohan paused to put his hand on the back of his neck. "It's just weird. I don't even know why I'm telling you all this."
"It's not weird at all Gohan, it's perfectly natural. Although, I never thought it possible for a half-saiyan to experience it. It only happens to Saiyans during the time of the full moon. It also only happens after 16 years of age, and can be brought on by different events. The girl, Videl, is the cause of it happening to you." Gohan shook his head.
"I don't understand. WHAT'S happening to me? What's this 'it' that you keep on mentioning?" Vegeta paused, then looked straight at Gohan very seriously.
"We call it, 'bonding.' You may not know it, but your body and mind has selected a mate for you. Whether you choose to actually make her your mate is up to you." Gohan frowned and looked away, and Vegeta sighed as he noticed that Gohan was still confused. "Just as I thought, that baka father of yours hasn't told you anything! He really is a clown. Choosing a mate is part of the Saiyan culture. We usually only mate with our own race to keep our blood pure. However, Kakarrot and I were able to mate with humans seeing as female Saiyans are extinct. Or so we thought. That, is why you have sub-consciously chosen Videl."
"Because she's a female Saiyan?"
"That, and because she's the LAST female Saiyan." Vegeta could see that Gohan still needed answers, and frowned. "Whatever it is; spit it out. I haven't got all day."
"Well, I still don't understand what a bond and a mate are?"
"There is only one way to bond with your chosen mate. I presume your baka of a father has told you about the birds and the bees?"
"The birds and? Oh," Gohan blushed and nodded, making Vegeta chuckle to himself.
"Thank Kame he's done something right."
"Actually my mom explained. But carry on." Vegeta simply raised an eyebrow at Gohan's revelation.
"I should've known. Well, I don't want to ruin the surprise for you. But the first time that you fuck," Gohan cringed at Vegeta's use of words. "Well, you'll see for yourself if your instincts kick in. But then there's the problem of your mate accepting the bond. Now that's the painful part." Just talking about it made Vegeta cringe; Bulma hadn't been too keen on the idea of bonding with Vegeta, and after 3 painful days, she'd finally accepted it. Now, however, she loved sneaking up on Vegeta when his mind barrier was off guard.
"But I don't even want to 'bond' with Videl! How do I stop this!?"
"That's the difficult part. Not even I know how to stop Saiyan instincts once they've kicked in. My father kept his explanations very simple while I was young. I'm sure she has no idea what's going on either. But now that you know, you can find out for yourself how to 'stop it.' Though, I doubt that you can. Of course, I'm only saying that because I'm just thinking about trying to prolong the saiyan race for as long as possible. Your offspring would-"
"VEGETA!" Gohan blushed at even the mention of it, and ushered Vegeta to shush with a finger to his lips.
"Hmph, the sooner you mate, the sooner you'll grow up."
"Is there anything else I should know?" Gohan suddenly wanted to leave before Vegeta embarrassed him anymore.
"Your instincts are stronger during the full moon, that is usually when a Saiyan mates and bonds. And guess what, it's a full moon tonight." He grinned and Gohan sighed, hiding his face in his hands. 'Can this get any worse?'
"That explains everything then. Thanks Vegeta." He stood up to leave, but then stopped as Vegeta gave him his final word of advice.
"If you really do intend to stop this, then I have one thing to say to you: stay away from the girl, especially during the full moon stages. Your urges will be stronger, as will hers most likely." Gohan then left, 'but how can I stay away from her, when I'm constantly trying to get near her?" He sighed and made his way over to everyone else, 'thank Kame that it's not a full moon tomorrow though! I'd probably completely embarrass myself at school. Man, I'm really starting to hate that damn moon.'
Everyone was helping to clear away as Gohan returned, and Bulma raised an eyebrow as he walked over.
"So, you finally decide to show your face! Where's Videl?"
"Videl? I dunno. I was erm..sparring with Vegeta. Why? Isn't she here?"
"No, she left a short time after you. We thought she was with you." Gohan began to worry, is wasn't like her to just disappear. "I better let you know now that ChiChi's fuming. All she's worried about is that you've both got school tomorrow. She also said that she's leaving in ten minutes, with, or without you."
"Stall her for as long as you can please Bulma. I'll go find Videl." Bulma grinned as Gohan turned his back and flew into the air.
'Heheh, I can't stall her forever Gohan, and it's a long way back to your place. Vegeta's evilness must be rubbing off on me.'
[I heard that woman!]
[Well I wasn't complaining Vegeta, and who gave you permission to eavesdrop?]
[I did. Revenge from earlier. Just remember your promise. Don't keep me waiting too long. And quit meddling in the boy's affairs; the last thing he needs is your interference.]
[I just want Gohan to be happy, and well, ChiChi does eventually want grandchildren.] Vegeta smirked and sniggered.
[With the way her brat thinks, she'll be in her grave before she does finally get grandchildren.]
[VEGETA!]
[I'm only stating the truth woman. Hurry up with whatever you're doing; you know that I get impatient easily.] He broke off the conversation and Bulma frowned, putting a mental block up too.
'I'll interfere with whoever's lives I want to! Besides, it's only a little fun. Oh I love playing matchmaker!' She literally skipped over to ChiChi to put her plans to further use.
Meanwhile, Gohan searched for Videl's ki as he flew slowly over Capsule Corp. It didn't take him long to find it, especially in his state, and he smiled as he picked up her scent as he got closer to her.
Videl suddenly stopped punching and kicking the air when she heard a twig snap behind her. However, she turned round to see nobody there, and couldn't sense any ki either. 'Must be my imagination.' She continued to kick and punch, but then stopped as a rock hit the ground next to her.
"If that's you Goten then I'm not laughing! If you do it again then I swear your butt will be glowing red for a week!" She paused, and then added, "and that includes you too Trunks!" When she was satisfied with the silence that followed, Videl continued to train. However, no sooner than she resumed training, something tapped her on her shoulder, making electricity shoot through her in shock, but as she quickly turned round she once again only saw just trees, grass, and bushes. A flock of birds suddenly appeared out of several trees; their flapping wings and calls echoing throughout the sky. "Goten and Trunks, this really isn't funny!" They tapped her on the shoulder again, and she spun round, getting more infuriated with the fact that she couldn't sense their ki or see them. "Show yourselves!" It was then that she sensed a familiar ki for a split second, but she was once again too late as she turned around. He watched her from his spot in the trees and once again found the moment where she let her guard down, or so he thought. Videl felt the ki again, and turned round just in time to see her arch enemy suddenly appear before her. Before he could react, she grabbed him and judo threw him to the ground. Gohan landed and slid across the dirt, but immediately strung to his feet.
"I was wondering when my stalker would show up!" She was pleased that she'd caught him off guard for once, and the fact that she'd managed to send him to the dirt brought a satisfied grin to her face.
'So, she wants to fight. I better keep my strength low, don't want to hurt her too much.' She frowned as he stood up and charged, her every attack meeting a quick block. The routine of blocking easily soon began to bore Gohan however, and he began to concentrate on Videl's appearance under the setting sun. Her sweet and unique scent was stronger than ever, and Gohan realised that his senses had become much more stronger than usual too. He could've been a few miles away, but still pick up her scent. He could hear her heavy heartbeat as she struggled to actually get through Gohan's strong defences. Gohan heard a low growl within her throat as he remained to block every attack.
"You're gonna have to do a lot better then that Videl, I'm hardly breaking a sweat here, unlike you." His attention shot to a tiny bead of perspiration fall down her forehead, and then to her heaving chest as she tried to control her heavy breathing.
Videl was experiencing a slight déjà vu feeling, 'who am I kidding? He beat me last time, so there's no way I'll be able to beat him, yet. Especially right now. I need to get stronger, much stronger. But I can't get enough of his scent! It's driving me crazy being this close. What the hell's wrong with me?'
Gohan noticed her attacks begin to slow down and saw the defeated expression on her face. She paused to take a breather, and took a step back, gasping for air.
"C'mon, you can do way better than that. Last time you lasted longer than 5minutes."
'I hate him,' she told herself, and began to attack again, using the new combos which she'd just been practicing before Gohan had interrupted her. 'I hate him for being so damn strong and well, for just being, him!' He took the defensive side, which meant that Videl had to block like hell thanks to his super speed. He sneakily sweep kicked her ankles and she fell over straight onto her back. Before she could react, she was pinned down by a heavy weight. Gohan's scent was much stronger since he was so close, and vice versa. Their noses were almost touching and his ebony eyes stared deep into her azure ones, both of them searching for something, but not knowing what exactly.
"You faltered."
"No shit."
"Do we always have to argue?"
"Do you always have to prove yourself stronger?" They both smiled, why, neither of them knew, but it happened anyway.
"You know, you can be the biggest pain in the ass sometimes. You're rude, obnoxious, arrogant, not to mention extremely argumentative. You act like the whole world is against you. But then again, I like you Videl." She gaped at him, speechless for awhile. He'd just insulted more than she'd ever been insulted before, and then ironically said that he liked her after naming all of her faults.
"Excuse me?" He managed to fight his thoughts and got up, realising he was getting a little too close and comfortable which was something he was trying to avoid thanks to Vegeta's little talk. But staying at even the smallest distance was taking up all of his inner-strength.
"I like you for who you are, and I guess that I just wanted to let you know. I don't think we've been getting on too well lately, so I guess I'm trying to clear the air a little by being honest."
"Ok." She got up and dusted off her clothes.
"OK? Is that it?"
"Well what do you expect? Afterall, I'm, rude, obnoxious, and arrogant amongst many other things. But you like me just the way I am, so what's the problem?" He smiled, and she felt a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth in return.
"Good come back."
"Why Thankyou." There was a short nervous silence between them as they just stared at each other, something that neither of them had really done at the same time. But Gohan couldn't take Videl's strong blue eyes glaring at him, and cleared his throat as he looked away.
"We should be getting back though, my mom's bound to be fuming even more so right now."
Gohan couldn't of been more right! ChiChi ran over to the two Saiyans as soon as they landed on the grass. She placed her fists on her hips, a deep frown set in her ageing but still deceivingly youthful face.
"AND WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN!? I'M NOT IN THE LEAST IMPRESSED! ESPECIALLY WITH YOU SON GOHAN!" Videl had to cover her ears from ChiChi's loud screech, and Gohan winced as her voice hurt his ears.
"Sorry mom."
"Sorry? SORRY! Well that's just NOT GOOD ENOUGH GOHAN! You're BOTH grounded for a week! You'll go to school and come straight home, IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?"
"Yes, mom."
"Yes ChiChi."
"GOOD!" She turned to Goku who's kept his distance; he didn't want to get in the way of a scolding, and pitied Videl for having to experience ChiChi's rage. "GOKU! WE'RE LEAVING, NOW!"
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*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*
Gohan grumbled and shot his arm to fumble around with his alarm clock before finally hitting the right switch. He'd had trouble sleeping all night; the fact that Videl's room was next door didn't exactly help. He could still smell her scent even though he'd shut his door, and she most likely had hers shut. Worst of all, he'd left his room for a midnight snack, only to bump into you know how on the way downstairs. He'd been so embarrassed and she'd looked so beautiful in her sleep-tousled state. They'd locked on each other's eyes for a brief second, but then she'd quickly scuttled upstairs and he'd dashed into the kitchen. To top it all off, his parents had been pretty loud that night, which had also been very embarrassing.
Gohan sighed and got out of bed, his eyes a little sore from lack of sleep. He'd thrown off his quilt, but even that didn't help him cool down. He guessed that wanting to mate brought on the never-ending heat, even though it was a cold morning. 'A shower should help, I hope. At least the full moon only lasts 4days. WAIT! 4 DAYS! Oh Kame, this can't be happening to me! Why can't I be a normal teenager? Why does all this weird stuff have to happen to ME? It's just not fair. I'm doomed; cursed!'
Videl heard a door slam shut and rolled over; the cold morning air chilling her even though she was wrapt up warm in her quilt. She'd been cold all night, why, she didn't know, but she just couldn't get warm. 'Stupid Earth weather! Yesterday it was boiling, so why's it so cold today? Or is it just me? I hope I'm not ill!' She shivered a little, pulling the quilt closer. 'Why does everything have to happen to me?'
A sudden knock at the door ten minutes later startled her, and she tried to ignore it.
"Videl? It's me. We've got school today, so you need to get up. Cya downstairs." She scowled at herself for missing the sound of Gohan's voice and threw the nearest object at the door; her shoe.
Gohan backed off when he heard the loud bang at the door but couldn't suppress the large grin on his face. He reacted exactly the same on his first day of high school; getting up early nearly killed him! But now he was used to it. He made his way downstairs to find the kitchen empty. 'Figures, mom must be tired after last night. Guess I'm making breakfast.' He opened the fridge and took out 8 eggs breaking the shells and mixing the yolk in a bowl before pouring the orange goo into a frying pan filled with a layer of olive oil. Scrambled eggs were his specialty, and just about the only thing he could cook without burning too.
By the time the eggs were done, Videl had sat down at the table, putting her head in her arms to try to sneak some more sleep into every spare minute she had. She didn't even notice Gohan place the plate of scrambled eggs and buttered bread next to her and he sat opposite her with his own breakfast.
"Videl, your food's gonna go cold." She lifted her head, her eyes very sleepy and her hair going everywhere; she hadn't bothered to brush it. "Coffee?" He held the coffee pot in his hand and she nodded; her voice not functioning in her tired and groggy state. So Gohan poured her some black boiling hot coffee, then dug into his food, pleased with his hosting efforts to the houseguest. He wouldn't be too surprised if the moon had something to do with it too. Hell, it interfered with everything else, so why not with his attitude? He watched as Videl finally tucked into her breakfast, the smile on her face as she chewed brought satisfaction to Gohan.
"Mmm, this is good! Better than your moms even." Her voice was groggy, but it was a compliment nevertheless.
"Thanks." He continued to clear his pate after glancing at his watch; they'd have to hurry after breakfast if they were to make it to school on time.
Videl disappeared into her room after cleaning her plate; she still had to do something with her hair. She glanced in the long mirror attached to the plain wardrobe and pulled a face; the flared baggy jeans and tight t-shirt just wasn't working for her. Why did these stupid humans have to wear such weird clothes? She shrugged and began to drag the hairbrush through her noted hair roughly, wincing as she did so. 'Strange how a simple hairbrush can inflict so much damn pain!'
"VIDEL! HURRY UP WE'RE GONNA BE LATE!"
Videl sighed and quickly put her hair into a ponytail in the middle of her head using one of the elastic band hair-bubbles. She chose black, a colour she'd always liked for its simplicity and mysterious feel. Infact, her jeans were light blue denim, and her t-shirt was plain black.
"VIDEL! C'MON!"
She rolled her eyes and picked up the bag Bulma had bought her; it was a dark denim sachet, which went over her shoulder and hung at her hips. Finally, she slipped on some black and white ankle high sneakers and ran downstairs.
Gohan unfolded his arms as she finally emerged from her room and opened the front door, his own blue sachet thrown over his shoulder. He was dressed smartly as usual; wearing dark grey nicely cut trousers that were turned up at the bottom, a long sleeved white t-shirt with his school badge attached to it, and black shoes competing his smart style. Videl followed as he took to the sky, shielding her sore, tired eyes from the morning clouds and rising sun. It was going to be a long day; she could already predict that it wouldn't be too fun either.
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Gohan nearly threw a fit when he glanced at his watch. They'd landed in a back alley and Videl followed Gohan as he ran through the streets of Orange Star City.
"Gohan! Slow down! What's the big idea?" She panted as he tried to keep up, forgetting that Videl wasn't as fast as him.
"We're really late!!"
"Your point?" He ignored her and carried on running, not slowing down until they reached the entrance to Orange Star High. He burst through the main doors and stopped by the secretary's desk, who raised an eyebrow at him.
"Can I help you?"
"Erm, yeah. We're a little late, and erm, it's Videl's first day so she needs her timetable."
A 'little late' was an understatement, how about 15minutes late? OK, so for some people that was nothing! But to Gohan, that meant a lot. The secretary marked Gohan as late in the register and then handed him an envelope with Videl's name on.
"Thankyou m'am!" He began to run again, at a slower pace this time, but still Videl sighed. Her heart was beating so fast that she thought it would burst if she continued to run.
"Gohan! Wait up!" He stopped and she caught her breath, walking up to him slowly as she did so.
"I'm late Videl, LATE! Mr.Masuda's gonna kill me! I've never been this late before!"
Videl rolled her eyes, 'why does he has to be such a damn goody goody?'
"Chill Gohan! Just blame it all on me, speaking of which, where am I meant to be?" Gohan ripped open the envelope and read through her timetable, raising his eyebrows in a dorky fashion and resembling his father as he did so. Videl shook her head, 'why me?'
"You've got maths with me, then you've got drama with Miss.Tanaka. Should be fun. Hey, Eraza does drama too."
"Great." Gohan ignored her sarcastic tone and began to walk ahead, followed by Videl at a much faster pace than before. She wanted to get today over with as SOON as possible. But she had a feeling that what she wanted wouldn't be what she got.
Disclaimer: Yeah yeah, I don't own dbz or the characters, no need to rub it in!
A.N. Ouch! Bulma and ChiChi are devious, and they get worse! I'm SO sorry that this chapter took so long to write. I kinda had writer's block, and I was busy with my 'journey' fic too. But here's the next chapter in all it's glory, yeah I wish. Looks like Gohan & Videl are inseparable, Hmmmm, I wonder why? Heheh, later.
[..] = Bond talk
Chapter 6: I hate the moon!
Gohan nervously sat in the GR room, while Vegeta stood. He was thinking of how to word his advice, and also enjoyed making Gohan suffer in silence. Gohan couldn't take it anymore. "You said you had something to tell me, so say it already!"
"Seems you've been affected worse than I thought you had. Interesting."
"What's interesting? Affected by what!? A disease?"
"Shut up and let me explain. Now, how are you feeling lately?" Gohan raised his eyebrows in shock, and Vegeta rolled his eyes. "Believe me, I don't give a shit about your well being. I'm just asking so I can figure out just how badly you've been affected. So?" Gohan took a deep breath; putting how he felt into words was a little easier than he'd expected around Vegeta for a change.
"Well, I've had these mood swings, and I kinda figured out that I've had them ever since Videl arrived. I guess it's just my hormones though and it's just a coincidence that-"
"It is no coincidence. How do you feel around the girl? Happy, secure?"
"Yeah! How did you know? I mean, sometimes she really annoys me when she tries to be all mean. But that won't stop me from wanting to talk to her. I can't stop looking at her though; every move she makes just attracts my attention, even the smallest. And when she's not there, I have the urge to be near her." Gohan paused to put his hand on the back of his neck. "It's just weird. I don't even know why I'm telling you all this."
"It's not weird at all Gohan, it's perfectly natural. Although, I never thought it possible for a half-saiyan to experience it. It only happens to Saiyans during the time of the full moon. It also only happens after 16 years of age, and can be brought on by different events. The girl, Videl, is the cause of it happening to you." Gohan shook his head.
"I don't understand. WHAT'S happening to me? What's this 'it' that you keep on mentioning?" Vegeta paused, then looked straight at Gohan very seriously.
"We call it, 'bonding.' You may not know it, but your body and mind has selected a mate for you. Whether you choose to actually make her your mate is up to you." Gohan frowned and looked away, and Vegeta sighed as he noticed that Gohan was still confused. "Just as I thought, that baka father of yours hasn't told you anything! He really is a clown. Choosing a mate is part of the Saiyan culture. We usually only mate with our own race to keep our blood pure. However, Kakarrot and I were able to mate with humans seeing as female Saiyans are extinct. Or so we thought. That, is why you have sub-consciously chosen Videl."
"Because she's a female Saiyan?"
"That, and because she's the LAST female Saiyan." Vegeta could see that Gohan still needed answers, and frowned. "Whatever it is; spit it out. I haven't got all day."
"Well, I still don't understand what a bond and a mate are?"
"There is only one way to bond with your chosen mate. I presume your baka of a father has told you about the birds and the bees?"
"The birds and? Oh," Gohan blushed and nodded, making Vegeta chuckle to himself.
"Thank Kame he's done something right."
"Actually my mom explained. But carry on." Vegeta simply raised an eyebrow at Gohan's revelation.
"I should've known. Well, I don't want to ruin the surprise for you. But the first time that you fuck," Gohan cringed at Vegeta's use of words. "Well, you'll see for yourself if your instincts kick in. But then there's the problem of your mate accepting the bond. Now that's the painful part." Just talking about it made Vegeta cringe; Bulma hadn't been too keen on the idea of bonding with Vegeta, and after 3 painful days, she'd finally accepted it. Now, however, she loved sneaking up on Vegeta when his mind barrier was off guard.
"But I don't even want to 'bond' with Videl! How do I stop this!?"
"That's the difficult part. Not even I know how to stop Saiyan instincts once they've kicked in. My father kept his explanations very simple while I was young. I'm sure she has no idea what's going on either. But now that you know, you can find out for yourself how to 'stop it.' Though, I doubt that you can. Of course, I'm only saying that because I'm just thinking about trying to prolong the saiyan race for as long as possible. Your offspring would-"
"VEGETA!" Gohan blushed at even the mention of it, and ushered Vegeta to shush with a finger to his lips.
"Hmph, the sooner you mate, the sooner you'll grow up."
"Is there anything else I should know?" Gohan suddenly wanted to leave before Vegeta embarrassed him anymore.
"Your instincts are stronger during the full moon, that is usually when a Saiyan mates and bonds. And guess what, it's a full moon tonight." He grinned and Gohan sighed, hiding his face in his hands. 'Can this get any worse?'
"That explains everything then. Thanks Vegeta." He stood up to leave, but then stopped as Vegeta gave him his final word of advice.
"If you really do intend to stop this, then I have one thing to say to you: stay away from the girl, especially during the full moon stages. Your urges will be stronger, as will hers most likely." Gohan then left, 'but how can I stay away from her, when I'm constantly trying to get near her?" He sighed and made his way over to everyone else, 'thank Kame that it's not a full moon tomorrow though! I'd probably completely embarrass myself at school. Man, I'm really starting to hate that damn moon.'
Everyone was helping to clear away as Gohan returned, and Bulma raised an eyebrow as he walked over.
"So, you finally decide to show your face! Where's Videl?"
"Videl? I dunno. I was erm..sparring with Vegeta. Why? Isn't she here?"
"No, she left a short time after you. We thought she was with you." Gohan began to worry, is wasn't like her to just disappear. "I better let you know now that ChiChi's fuming. All she's worried about is that you've both got school tomorrow. She also said that she's leaving in ten minutes, with, or without you."
"Stall her for as long as you can please Bulma. I'll go find Videl." Bulma grinned as Gohan turned his back and flew into the air.
'Heheh, I can't stall her forever Gohan, and it's a long way back to your place. Vegeta's evilness must be rubbing off on me.'
[I heard that woman!]
[Well I wasn't complaining Vegeta, and who gave you permission to eavesdrop?]
[I did. Revenge from earlier. Just remember your promise. Don't keep me waiting too long. And quit meddling in the boy's affairs; the last thing he needs is your interference.]
[I just want Gohan to be happy, and well, ChiChi does eventually want grandchildren.] Vegeta smirked and sniggered.
[With the way her brat thinks, she'll be in her grave before she does finally get grandchildren.]
[VEGETA!]
[I'm only stating the truth woman. Hurry up with whatever you're doing; you know that I get impatient easily.] He broke off the conversation and Bulma frowned, putting a mental block up too.
'I'll interfere with whoever's lives I want to! Besides, it's only a little fun. Oh I love playing matchmaker!' She literally skipped over to ChiChi to put her plans to further use.
Meanwhile, Gohan searched for Videl's ki as he flew slowly over Capsule Corp. It didn't take him long to find it, especially in his state, and he smiled as he picked up her scent as he got closer to her.
Videl suddenly stopped punching and kicking the air when she heard a twig snap behind her. However, she turned round to see nobody there, and couldn't sense any ki either. 'Must be my imagination.' She continued to kick and punch, but then stopped as a rock hit the ground next to her.
"If that's you Goten then I'm not laughing! If you do it again then I swear your butt will be glowing red for a week!" She paused, and then added, "and that includes you too Trunks!" When she was satisfied with the silence that followed, Videl continued to train. However, no sooner than she resumed training, something tapped her on her shoulder, making electricity shoot through her in shock, but as she quickly turned round she once again only saw just trees, grass, and bushes. A flock of birds suddenly appeared out of several trees; their flapping wings and calls echoing throughout the sky. "Goten and Trunks, this really isn't funny!" They tapped her on the shoulder again, and she spun round, getting more infuriated with the fact that she couldn't sense their ki or see them. "Show yourselves!" It was then that she sensed a familiar ki for a split second, but she was once again too late as she turned around. He watched her from his spot in the trees and once again found the moment where she let her guard down, or so he thought. Videl felt the ki again, and turned round just in time to see her arch enemy suddenly appear before her. Before he could react, she grabbed him and judo threw him to the ground. Gohan landed and slid across the dirt, but immediately strung to his feet.
"I was wondering when my stalker would show up!" She was pleased that she'd caught him off guard for once, and the fact that she'd managed to send him to the dirt brought a satisfied grin to her face.
'So, she wants to fight. I better keep my strength low, don't want to hurt her too much.' She frowned as he stood up and charged, her every attack meeting a quick block. The routine of blocking easily soon began to bore Gohan however, and he began to concentrate on Videl's appearance under the setting sun. Her sweet and unique scent was stronger than ever, and Gohan realised that his senses had become much more stronger than usual too. He could've been a few miles away, but still pick up her scent. He could hear her heavy heartbeat as she struggled to actually get through Gohan's strong defences. Gohan heard a low growl within her throat as he remained to block every attack.
"You're gonna have to do a lot better then that Videl, I'm hardly breaking a sweat here, unlike you." His attention shot to a tiny bead of perspiration fall down her forehead, and then to her heaving chest as she tried to control her heavy breathing.
Videl was experiencing a slight déjà vu feeling, 'who am I kidding? He beat me last time, so there's no way I'll be able to beat him, yet. Especially right now. I need to get stronger, much stronger. But I can't get enough of his scent! It's driving me crazy being this close. What the hell's wrong with me?'
Gohan noticed her attacks begin to slow down and saw the defeated expression on her face. She paused to take a breather, and took a step back, gasping for air.
"C'mon, you can do way better than that. Last time you lasted longer than 5minutes."
'I hate him,' she told herself, and began to attack again, using the new combos which she'd just been practicing before Gohan had interrupted her. 'I hate him for being so damn strong and well, for just being, him!' He took the defensive side, which meant that Videl had to block like hell thanks to his super speed. He sneakily sweep kicked her ankles and she fell over straight onto her back. Before she could react, she was pinned down by a heavy weight. Gohan's scent was much stronger since he was so close, and vice versa. Their noses were almost touching and his ebony eyes stared deep into her azure ones, both of them searching for something, but not knowing what exactly.
"You faltered."
"No shit."
"Do we always have to argue?"
"Do you always have to prove yourself stronger?" They both smiled, why, neither of them knew, but it happened anyway.
"You know, you can be the biggest pain in the ass sometimes. You're rude, obnoxious, arrogant, not to mention extremely argumentative. You act like the whole world is against you. But then again, I like you Videl." She gaped at him, speechless for awhile. He'd just insulted more than she'd ever been insulted before, and then ironically said that he liked her after naming all of her faults.
"Excuse me?" He managed to fight his thoughts and got up, realising he was getting a little too close and comfortable which was something he was trying to avoid thanks to Vegeta's little talk. But staying at even the smallest distance was taking up all of his inner-strength.
"I like you for who you are, and I guess that I just wanted to let you know. I don't think we've been getting on too well lately, so I guess I'm trying to clear the air a little by being honest."
"Ok." She got up and dusted off her clothes.
"OK? Is that it?"
"Well what do you expect? Afterall, I'm, rude, obnoxious, and arrogant amongst many other things. But you like me just the way I am, so what's the problem?" He smiled, and she felt a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth in return.
"Good come back."
"Why Thankyou." There was a short nervous silence between them as they just stared at each other, something that neither of them had really done at the same time. But Gohan couldn't take Videl's strong blue eyes glaring at him, and cleared his throat as he looked away.
"We should be getting back though, my mom's bound to be fuming even more so right now."
Gohan couldn't of been more right! ChiChi ran over to the two Saiyans as soon as they landed on the grass. She placed her fists on her hips, a deep frown set in her ageing but still deceivingly youthful face.
"AND WHERE HAVE YOU TWO BEEN!? I'M NOT IN THE LEAST IMPRESSED! ESPECIALLY WITH YOU SON GOHAN!" Videl had to cover her ears from ChiChi's loud screech, and Gohan winced as her voice hurt his ears.
"Sorry mom."
"Sorry? SORRY! Well that's just NOT GOOD ENOUGH GOHAN! You're BOTH grounded for a week! You'll go to school and come straight home, IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?"
"Yes, mom."
"Yes ChiChi."
"GOOD!" She turned to Goku who's kept his distance; he didn't want to get in the way of a scolding, and pitied Videl for having to experience ChiChi's rage. "GOKU! WE'RE LEAVING, NOW!"
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*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*
Gohan grumbled and shot his arm to fumble around with his alarm clock before finally hitting the right switch. He'd had trouble sleeping all night; the fact that Videl's room was next door didn't exactly help. He could still smell her scent even though he'd shut his door, and she most likely had hers shut. Worst of all, he'd left his room for a midnight snack, only to bump into you know how on the way downstairs. He'd been so embarrassed and she'd looked so beautiful in her sleep-tousled state. They'd locked on each other's eyes for a brief second, but then she'd quickly scuttled upstairs and he'd dashed into the kitchen. To top it all off, his parents had been pretty loud that night, which had also been very embarrassing.
Gohan sighed and got out of bed, his eyes a little sore from lack of sleep. He'd thrown off his quilt, but even that didn't help him cool down. He guessed that wanting to mate brought on the never-ending heat, even though it was a cold morning. 'A shower should help, I hope. At least the full moon only lasts 4days. WAIT! 4 DAYS! Oh Kame, this can't be happening to me! Why can't I be a normal teenager? Why does all this weird stuff have to happen to ME? It's just not fair. I'm doomed; cursed!'
Videl heard a door slam shut and rolled over; the cold morning air chilling her even though she was wrapt up warm in her quilt. She'd been cold all night, why, she didn't know, but she just couldn't get warm. 'Stupid Earth weather! Yesterday it was boiling, so why's it so cold today? Or is it just me? I hope I'm not ill!' She shivered a little, pulling the quilt closer. 'Why does everything have to happen to me?'
A sudden knock at the door ten minutes later startled her, and she tried to ignore it.
"Videl? It's me. We've got school today, so you need to get up. Cya downstairs." She scowled at herself for missing the sound of Gohan's voice and threw the nearest object at the door; her shoe.
Gohan backed off when he heard the loud bang at the door but couldn't suppress the large grin on his face. He reacted exactly the same on his first day of high school; getting up early nearly killed him! But now he was used to it. He made his way downstairs to find the kitchen empty. 'Figures, mom must be tired after last night. Guess I'm making breakfast.' He opened the fridge and took out 8 eggs breaking the shells and mixing the yolk in a bowl before pouring the orange goo into a frying pan filled with a layer of olive oil. Scrambled eggs were his specialty, and just about the only thing he could cook without burning too.
By the time the eggs were done, Videl had sat down at the table, putting her head in her arms to try to sneak some more sleep into every spare minute she had. She didn't even notice Gohan place the plate of scrambled eggs and buttered bread next to her and he sat opposite her with his own breakfast.
"Videl, your food's gonna go cold." She lifted her head, her eyes very sleepy and her hair going everywhere; she hadn't bothered to brush it. "Coffee?" He held the coffee pot in his hand and she nodded; her voice not functioning in her tired and groggy state. So Gohan poured her some black boiling hot coffee, then dug into his food, pleased with his hosting efforts to the houseguest. He wouldn't be too surprised if the moon had something to do with it too. Hell, it interfered with everything else, so why not with his attitude? He watched as Videl finally tucked into her breakfast, the smile on her face as she chewed brought satisfaction to Gohan.
"Mmm, this is good! Better than your moms even." Her voice was groggy, but it was a compliment nevertheless.
"Thanks." He continued to clear his pate after glancing at his watch; they'd have to hurry after breakfast if they were to make it to school on time.
Videl disappeared into her room after cleaning her plate; she still had to do something with her hair. She glanced in the long mirror attached to the plain wardrobe and pulled a face; the flared baggy jeans and tight t-shirt just wasn't working for her. Why did these stupid humans have to wear such weird clothes? She shrugged and began to drag the hairbrush through her noted hair roughly, wincing as she did so. 'Strange how a simple hairbrush can inflict so much damn pain!'
"VIDEL! HURRY UP WE'RE GONNA BE LATE!"
Videl sighed and quickly put her hair into a ponytail in the middle of her head using one of the elastic band hair-bubbles. She chose black, a colour she'd always liked for its simplicity and mysterious feel. Infact, her jeans were light blue denim, and her t-shirt was plain black.
"VIDEL! C'MON!"
She rolled her eyes and picked up the bag Bulma had bought her; it was a dark denim sachet, which went over her shoulder and hung at her hips. Finally, she slipped on some black and white ankle high sneakers and ran downstairs.
Gohan unfolded his arms as she finally emerged from her room and opened the front door, his own blue sachet thrown over his shoulder. He was dressed smartly as usual; wearing dark grey nicely cut trousers that were turned up at the bottom, a long sleeved white t-shirt with his school badge attached to it, and black shoes competing his smart style. Videl followed as he took to the sky, shielding her sore, tired eyes from the morning clouds and rising sun. It was going to be a long day; she could already predict that it wouldn't be too fun either.
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Gohan nearly threw a fit when he glanced at his watch. They'd landed in a back alley and Videl followed Gohan as he ran through the streets of Orange Star City.
"Gohan! Slow down! What's the big idea?" She panted as he tried to keep up, forgetting that Videl wasn't as fast as him.
"We're really late!!"
"Your point?" He ignored her and carried on running, not slowing down until they reached the entrance to Orange Star High. He burst through the main doors and stopped by the secretary's desk, who raised an eyebrow at him.
"Can I help you?"
"Erm, yeah. We're a little late, and erm, it's Videl's first day so she needs her timetable."
A 'little late' was an understatement, how about 15minutes late? OK, so for some people that was nothing! But to Gohan, that meant a lot. The secretary marked Gohan as late in the register and then handed him an envelope with Videl's name on.
"Thankyou m'am!" He began to run again, at a slower pace this time, but still Videl sighed. Her heart was beating so fast that she thought it would burst if she continued to run.
"Gohan! Wait up!" He stopped and she caught her breath, walking up to him slowly as she did so.
"I'm late Videl, LATE! Mr.Masuda's gonna kill me! I've never been this late before!"
Videl rolled her eyes, 'why does he has to be such a damn goody goody?'
"Chill Gohan! Just blame it all on me, speaking of which, where am I meant to be?" Gohan ripped open the envelope and read through her timetable, raising his eyebrows in a dorky fashion and resembling his father as he did so. Videl shook her head, 'why me?'
"You've got maths with me, then you've got drama with Miss.Tanaka. Should be fun. Hey, Eraza does drama too."
"Great." Gohan ignored her sarcastic tone and began to walk ahead, followed by Videl at a much faster pace than before. She wanted to get today over with as SOON as possible. But she had a feeling that what she wanted wouldn't be what she got.