Author's Note: See Chapter 1.
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
"" = Character talking ( ) = Character thinking [] = Character talking telepathically
-------Love and Destiny-------
Thursday morning, during breakfast, at around 9:00 am....
"NOOOOOOOO!!" exclaimed Gohan, as he ruffled his hair vigorously.
"What's the matter, Gohan?" asked Bulma, "You shouldn't be anything but happy since tomorrow night is your prom night."
"What could possibly be troubling you?" asked Chi-Chi, "You have the outfit, you have the date, and you have Bulma driving you two around in a limo....what else could be wrong?"
Gohan sank in his chair and blushed, "I don't know how to dance."
Bulma smacked herself in the forehead, "Oi....there's just no end to this, is there?"
"That's not very surprising to hear," said Chi-Chi.
"Why's that, Chi-Chi?" asked Bulma.
"Nobody in our family can dance, so it's only natural that he doesn't know how," answered Chi-Chi.
"So who's going to teach Gohan?" asked Bulma.
"I guess I could ask Videl to teach me," said Gohan.
"Anyone BUT Videl, Gohan," said Krillin, "That would be embarrassing asking your date how to dance. You want to be able to surprise her at the prom. Besides, I already know who would be willing to teach you how to dance....right Eighteen?"
#18 smiled at her husband and looked at Gohan, "It's not that hard, Gohan. You should be able to pick up on it real quick."
Gohan got up out of his chair and stood up, "When can we get started?"
#18 got up out of her chair too and pushed hers into the table, "Right now....follow me."
Gohan pushed his chair into the table as well and he followed #18 outside. The two of them took off into the air flying away from Gohan's house.
"Where are we heading?" asked Gohan.
"The Kame House....Roshi went out, so it'll be the perfect place to help you practice and perfect your dance moves," said #18.
"So, you know how to dance?"
"If I didn't, would I be attempting to teach you?"
"Good point," said Gohan. The two flew for a few more minutes until they reached the Kame House, settled on a little island. Gohan and #18 landed in front of it and walked up to the front door. #18 unlocked the door and walked inside, Gohan following.
"I'm going to need a little time to straighten up the living room so we can practice. You can wait outside if you want," offered #18.
"Sure," said Gohan as he walked back outside, leaving #18 to her cleaning duty. He looked up to the sky and stared up at the clouds. As he was looking up at the sky, he saw a distant figure flying in the air. Gohan rubbed his eyes quickly and looked again, seeing that the figure was now gone.
"I could've sworn that was Videl flying," said Gohan, to himself.
"Gohan! Come on back in! It's time to get to work!" exclaimed #18.
"Okay!" yelled Gohan as he walked back inside of the house, knowing that he had better get dancing down to an art by the end of today or else tomorrow would be a disaster.
***
(This is so embarrassing....) thought Videl, (Plus, if Gohan sees me asking this he'll probably laugh at me or be angry....but I need help with this if I'm going to not make a jackass out of myself tomorrow night.)
Videl flew over the little island and didn't even notice that Gohan was there. She sped up and it wasn't long before she arrived at the Son household. Videl dropped down at the front door and gave it a little knock. The door opened and Videl smiled at the person whom opened the door.
"Hi there, Chi-Chi!" exclaimed Videl.
"Good morning to you too, Videl! Come on in!" said Chi-Chi, cheerfully.
Videl walked into the house and followed Chi-Chi into the kitchen. She took a quick look around and lowered her voice to a whisper, "Is Gohan here?"
"No, he's out right now. Is there something wrong, Videl?" asked Chi-Chi.
Videl sighed with relief and looked at Chi-Chi, "This might sound stupid but...."
"But what, Videl?"
"Well....could you teach me how to dance?"
Chi-Chi and Bulma fell in anime style while Krillin just chuckled at Videl.
"Was it something I said?" asked Videl.
"Videl, Chi-Chi doesn't know how to dance," said Bulma.
"Wow....and I thought I was the only one," said Videl.
"I'd help you, but I need to rest a little....my feet are killing me," said Bulma, truthfully.
"I'll help you learn, Videl," said Krillin, "I know how to dance, thanks to my wife."
"OH THANK YOU KRILLIN!!" yelled Videl, and she ran over to Krillin and gave him a big hug.
Krillin hugged her back softly, "Anything for a close friend of Gohan's."
***
Gohan chuckled innocently while scratching the back of his head. #18, was anything but amused at the situation.
"Gohan, I sure hope you're ready to give this a try," began #18, "You need to take this seriously or else you will surely fail to impress Videl at the prom. I'm going to be a very strict teacher about this, so bear with me and hopefully you'll succeed."
Gohan gave a slight nod, "I'm ready to give it a try, Eighteen."
#18 went over to her stereo and played a slow dance romantic track from her CD. After she was done, she went over to Gohan and grabbed his hands, slowly placing the palms of his hands on her lower back above her butt. Gohan blushed a little as #18 placed her hands on his shoulders.
"Now just move with me little by little....move your hips with mine and do it slowly. Don't forget to look into Videl's eyes while you're doing this. Keep your eyes fixed on her eyes most of the time....you can check to see if she's smiling if you want."
Gohan, amazingly, was able to move slowly with #18's movements. He kept this up for a minute before she let go of him and smiled.
"Good job, Gohan!" exclaimed #18.
"Man, that was easier than I thought...." mumbled Gohan.
"That's because that's the dance you'll be dancing with her the most at prom. That was the easy dance and now I'm going to teach you how to do the other slow dance....this one will be harder since you'll be moving your feet, and there will be some moves you will need to know about, too."
"Terrific...."
***
Krillin flew through the air with Videl following closely behind him. She looked down at the sparkling ocean water that she passed over and smiled at the sight. She thanked Kami that she was able to see and do what most humans could not do: see the sight of nature while flying in the air without a hang glider or jetpack.
"It's so beautiful....and I have Gohan to thank for teaching me how to fly," said Videl.
Krillin smiled to himself and turned back to look at Videl, "We're almost there, Videl!"
"Kay!" yelled Videl as she continued to follow Krillin. Soon the two flew down to an island with a pink house. Krillin walked up to the door and knocked on it.
"Hello? Anyone home?"
***
Gohan's eyes widened and he stiffened up, turning white like a ghost.
#18 looked at him, "What's wrong, Gohan? It's just Krillin."
"No it's not either....I can sense Videl's ki outside," said Gohan.
#18 turned to the door and walked to it while Gohan took the opportunity to sneak out the back door and look through a window near the house. He watched as #18 opened the door and noticed the slight shock in her face to know that he was right....it was Krillin AND Videl.
"Hey Eighteen! I thought you were out...." started Krillin.
"Yes, I was out shopping, Krillin," finished #18. Krillin threw #18 a wink for saving him from blowing the secret of Gohan's inability to dance. #18 turned to look at Videl....but she was already gone. Krillin turned as well and noticed that she was gone too.
"Where did she go?" asked #18.
"No use covering it up now....she found him," answered Krillin.
#18 smacked herself in the forehead....this was going to be hard for Gohan to explain his way out of.
***
Gohan continued looking on through the window when he noticed #18 and Krillin walked in and shut the door.
"Man....they left her outside I guess," said Gohan to himself.
"Do you enjoy spying on me?" asked Videl from behind. Gohan jumped at the sound of Videl's voice and turned to see an angry looking Videl with her arms crossed. Gohan waved his hands out in front of him.
"No! It's not what it looks like, Videl! Honest!" explained Gohan, panicking.
"Oh? Then what are you doing here looking through the window instead of coming up to me and meeting me?" asked Videl.
"Ummmm....uhhhh...."
Videl grabbed Gohan by his shirt collar and held it and his whole body up against the house. Gohan was shocked at Videl's strength....he couldn't believe that a girl with such skinny arms had the ability to lift him up like that. Gohan's eyes widened in fear as Videl's eyes grew fierier.
"I want an explanation Son Gohan!" yelled Videl.
Gohan's face turned pale as the thoughts crossed his mind, (What do I do? I can't lie to her, but I can't tell her the truth either! It'll make me look like a moron and she'll maybe even cancel going to the prom with me tomorrow night!)
"I'm waiting, Gohan...." said Videl, growing impatient by the second.
"Gohan! There you are!" exclaimed Krillin.
Gohan turned his head to Krillin, a pleading look on his face. #18 stood behind Krillin and looked at Videl.
"I'm sorry, Videl," began #18, "I told him to go hide so you wouldn't see him; obviously, he didn't pick a great hiding place."
"Right, but that still doesn't answer my question as to why he's here," stated Videl.
Krillin and #18 couldn't think of anything to say after that....how in the world could they lie about why Gohan was hiding? Suddenly, Gohan decided to be brave once more and turned to face Videl.
"I can't tell you until tomorrow night, Videl," said Gohan.
Videl didn't seem as mad as she was a minute ago. She sighed and shrugged her shoulders slowly.
"I understand, Gohan, but please promise that you'll tell me tomorrow night," pleaded Videl.
"Of course! I promise...." said Gohan.
"Good....let's go Krillin," said Videl, as she started ascending into the air.
"Right. See ya later honey....later Gohan," said Krillin.
After the two flew off into the air, #18 sighed in relief....somehow Gohan had managed to avoid a little disaster and embarrassment.
***
"So....where to now, Krillin?" asked Videl.
"Let's try Bulma's place," answered Krillin, "Maybe we can find an area there where we won't be disturbed."
"We're going to Capsule Corporation?"
"Yeah, and I'm sure Bulma's parents won't mind."
Krillin and Videl flew for another few minutes before coming upon West City. Once there, it didn't take them long to reach their destination at Capsule Corp. The Briefs opened the door for them and the two walked in, Krillin explaining the situation afterwards. The Briefs pointed out a door for them to go in and the two walked up to the door. Videl opened the door and walked in, her eyes looking around the big room. Krillin closed the door behind him and walked towards Videl.
"Ready to get started?" asked Krillin.
Videl turned to him and nodded. Krillin took Videl's hands and placed them on his shoulders as he placed his around Videl's waist.
"It might be a little different when you're dancing with Gohan. He's a bit taller than you and you might not be able to reach his shoulders so you might have to place your hands on his upper arms," explained Krillin.
"O....kay."
***
Gohan chuckled nervously while rubbing the back of his head. #18 was anything but amused. Pissed off, in pain, maybe a little sad, but definitely not amused. #18's feet rested in the bucket of ice cold water and she had her arms crossed, drumming her right-hand fingers on her left arm.
"You think this is funny, Gohan? Imagine what would happen if I were Videl....her feet would be crushed and she'd have a bruised back! Do you think that's funny?! Honestly, how could someone as strong as you drop me while dipping me? The two left feet I can understand, but only for a few minutes. You've had two left feet for the past two hours!"
Gohan looked over at #18 with sincerity, "I'm sorry about everything, Eighteen. Do you think I still have a shot at being able to dance with Videl tomorrow night?"
#18 smirked, "If I were you, I'd get on the phone and cancel going to the prom with Videl....save her from going to the hospital."
Gohan hung his head low but #18 quickly followed up, "Cheer up, Gohan. I was only kidding....you're coming along quite nicely, although you are a bit slower than Krillin was. I could've sworn that if you learned Martial Arts, that you would be able to dance smoothly."
Gohan grinned at #18, "There goes THAT theory out the window....ready to get started again?"
***
A few hours later....
Videl was sitting on the couch while trying to concentrate on what she just learned. Krillin was an excellent teacher and she learned how to both slow dances that Krillin was taught in only two hours. There was just one problem that concerned Videl....it would be a bit different dancing with someone as tall as Gohan than she just did with someone shorter than her.
"Okay Videl....I think you're ready for tomorrow night! That wasn't so bad, now was it?" asked Krillin. Videl smiled and gave a nod, confirming that he was right.
"Well Krillin, I'm going to go back to Gohan's house and talk to Chi-Chi and Bulma a little. Thanks for everything." Videl stood from the couch and walked outside, stretching her arms and thanking Kami that tomorrow night was almost here.
Videl turned back to Krillin and gave one last little wave at him before flying up into the clear skies. Krillin watched as she took off into the air and shook his head softly, (That girl is really special....she can pick up on things quickly and....one day she might be the strongest 100% human being on Earth!)
***
"It's about time you got the hang of it, Gohan!" exclaimed #18. Gohan smiled at her, proudly, and rightfully so. He had finally near-perfected his dancing lessons and #18 was confident that he was ready for the prom tomorrow night.
"And not a moment too soon," added Gohan, as he looked through the window of the house. The sky was a mix between yellow and orange as the sun was setting for another night.
#18 smiled a little, "I'll say....another ten minutes and I might've given up on you."
Gohan opened the front door, grinning at #18's statement, "I don't doubt you for a second there....although I almost believed I was going to have to call Videl and cancel the prom with her. Anyways, thanks a lot Eighteen!"
#18 waved as Gohan ran outside and took off flying into the glowing sky. #18 followed outside and couldn't help but smile at the boy....not just for his determination, but for his love for Videl, (He almost reminds me of Krillin....speaking of which....) #18 turned in the other direction and looked up at the sky. When she saw her husband in the air, she fell on the ground laughing. Krillin landed on the ground and walked up to #18, carrying two bodies in each arm.
#18 finally regained her composure and stood up, smiling at Krillin, "What do you have there, Krillin?"
Krillin smiled softly as he looked at his right arm and handed Marron to #18, "A sleeping angel in one arm...." Krillin looked at his left arm and his smile faded to a face of disgust, "And a drunk old pervert in the other." #18 laughed as she carried Marron into the house while Krillin purposely dragged Master Roshi into the Kame House, making sure that he would feel every bump and bruise during his hangover tomorrow morning.
***
Gohan landed in front of his house and opened the door, walking inside and shutting the door behind him. He felt his throat become dry as he walked into the kitchen and headed towards the fridge. Gohan noticed the presence of three women out of the corner of his eye as he opened the refrigerator door and pulled out a milk carton that was half full. "Hey mom, hey Bulma, hey Videl...." Gohan began drinking out of the carton but he spat a mouthful of milk out all over the floor and refrigerator a second later and looked over at Videl, wide-eyed. "Videl?!"
"Gohan! I hope you're going to clean that mess up, young man!" Chi-Chi's eyes flared up while Bulma and Videl giggled to Gohan's little accident. "Yes mom...." Gohan closed the carton and put it away, shutting the door to the fridge. He then grabbed some paper towels and started wiping up the mess he had created.
"Getting back to what I was about to say," Gohan continued cleaning the mess up, "What are you doing here, Videl? It's almost 9:30." Gohan took the dirty paper towels and placed them in a nearby wastebasket. Videl smiled, "Gohan....I don't go to bed until 11:00. What do you think I am, five years old?"
Gohan snickered, "No, but my mom thinks I am." Bulma and Videl burst out in laughter while Chi-Chi's face turned red. "How dare you, Gohan!" Gohan grinned sheepishly at his red faced mother as he tiptoed out of the kitchen and into the living room. He sank into the couch and yawned a little, stretching. "Tomorrow's the night," he said to himself.
"Yeah....it is."
Gohan jumped at the sound of another voice and turned to see that the voice belonged to Videl. She smiled sweetly at Gohan, "Sorry....did I scare you?"
Gohan felt his heartbeat getting faster every second, "Yeah, but its okay."
Videl nodded and sighed, "The reason I'm here was to make sure we were still on for tomorrow night. I don't want you getting cold feet now, got it?"
"Got it. We're still on, Videl....count on it. Well, I need to head up to bed and get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow," Gohan got off the couch and went to the stairs when he was stopped by Videl's voice again.
"Gohan?"
"Yeah?"
"Could you fly home with me? It's awful chilly outside and I don't think I can generate enough energy yet to keep me warm."
Gohan turned to Videl and smiled, "Okay."
***
Mr. Satan looked up at the clock and grunted, "It's getting late....Videl should've been home by now."
"Is Videl in twouble?" asked Majin Buu.
Mr. Satan smiled as his fellow friend, "No, she won't be. I'm just a little worried, that's all. She goes back to school tomorrow and it's almost her bed time. Though, I should know better than to say something like that....my little girl's growing up."
Majin Buu giggled a little as he began to fall asleep on the large couch he was laying on. Mr. Satan smiled and walked over to Buu, covering him up with a blanket. Mr. Satan was about to turn in for the night himself when he heard a knock at the door, "A visitor at this hour? No....it could be a thief or something...." Mr. Satan crept over to the door and opened it quickly, sending his fist at whoever was at the door.
The figure at the door caught the fist and Mr. Satan was shocked. He stepped back from the door as the figure let go of his fist and walked towards him carrying a sleeping young woman in his arms. Mr. Satan sighed in relief and looked at the figure that was carrying his daughter. Gohan became visible to Mr. Satan in the dim light of the Satan Castle.
Mr. Satan smiled, "Sorry about that, kid. I'm not used to people coming at my door at this hour."
Gohan nodded as he carried Videl up into her room, Mr. Satan following close behind. Gohan laid Videl down on the bed and covered her up with the bed sheets on her bed. Mr. Satan kissed his daughter on the forehead, "Good night, sweet pea."
The two men walked out of Videl's room and headed back downstairs, "So, why was my daughter asleep when you brought her in? Did she get tired at your house or something?"
Gohan shook his head, "I should've known better than to let Videl fly in this kind of weather. She kept close to me so I could warm her up with my energy, but she used up all her energy flying when we were about halfway to your house. The chilling winds took a lot out of her."
Mr. Satan smiled, "In any case, thank you for bringing my daughter home. You two have school tomorrow, so you'd better get home as well."
"Right....later Mr. S!" Gohan took off outside and flew home while Mr. Satan shut the door to keep the cold out of his home. He then headed for his room to rest for the night as well.
***
Gohan was just smiling uncontrollably as he flew back to his house. (I held Videl in my arms....again! The last time I did was at the World Martial Arts Tournament and she was injured then, but this time....this time it felt really special.) As Gohan pondered this, he came to the realization of something, (Videl isn't gonna be too happy when she wakes up, though. She'll wonder how she got home and when her dad tells her, I might be in for a little verbal scolding tomorrow.)
Gohan's flight journey back to his house only lasted one more minute before he landed in front of his house. He walked inside of his house and shut the door behind him to keep the warmth inside of the house from escaping into the coldness outside. Gohan took off his jacket and hung it onto the coat rack, walking upstairs to his room. Before he made it to the door, he was met by his father who was grinning a bit.
Gohan looked at his father, a bit puzzled, "What? Do I have something on my face?"
Goku's grin softened, "More like in your pants, son." Gohan looked down at the bulge in his pants and covered it with his hands, blushing with embarrassment as Goku laughed.
"Damn it dad....you're not supposed to look there!" exclaimed Gohan.
"I can only imagine that you held Videl and that you had some naughty images in your head, correct?"
Gohan's blush almost colored his entire head as Goku laughed harder, knowing that he had guessed correctly. Gohan opened the door to his room and slammed it shut behind him, undressing down to his boxers and crawling into bed. He cursed at himself and at his erection that kept stiff in his boxers. After a little while, Gohan finally closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
***
Goku and Chi-Chi sat on the couch in front of the fire that burned in the fireplace. Chi-Chi snuggled up against him and Goku smiled down at his wife. Chi-Chi looked up to him and grinned evilly.
"I heard your little conversation with Gohan, dear."
Goku smiled innocently and chuckled to himself.
"So you did, eh?" Chi-Chi sat up on his lap and turned until her eyes matched his, "Wasn't that a little harsh on our boy? Plus, what were you thinking? Looking down at our boy's private area?"
Goku blushed, "Well, it's kinda hard NOT to notice that sort of thing. I wonder what you would've done if you had seen it."
Chi-Chi lightly slapped Goku on the forehead, "I would have scolded him until his ears fell off! You let him off too easy, Goku."
Goku kissed his wife's forehead softly, "It's just what happens when two teenagers fall in love with each other. The question is, 'Will they be able to admit to each other themselves?' It's hard to stand by and watch him do nothing, but I guess he has to learn that there are some things he needs to do by himself."
Chi-Chi's jaw dropped at Goku's little speech and she made a fist and knocked her knuckle against his head, "Goku? Are you feeling okay? It almost sounded like you were quoting from one of Gohan's books or that you grew a bigger brain."
Goku couldn't help but laugh a little, "Why does everyone think that I have a small brain? I was just raised a bit differently from everyone else. What's wrong with that?"
"Raised differently? I'll say....all you ever think about is food and fighting!"
Goku cradled his wife in his arms and stood up, walking upstairs and heading towards their bedroom, "Is that so? I'll bet I can make you change your mind."
Chi-Chi's eyes brightened and Goku gave a confident smirk. Chi-Chi smiled as Goku entered the bedroom with her. One thing was for sure....her husband was home and he was here to stay.
***
Gohan awoke almost an hour after he had gone to sleep. His eyes had snapped open and he realized what was going on, "I don't believe it....even on a school night they have to have their little venture." Gohan could hear the moans, groans, yells.
Gohan got up from his bed and walked out of his room. The bed creaking and other noises became louder when he exited. Gohan could hear his mom say, "Keep it down, Goku. You'll wake the boys up."
Gohan's eye twitched, "Too late! I'm already up!" Gohan grinned as he heard the sound of two bodies hitting the floor. Gohan walked to the stairway and went down the first step when all of a sudden....
"Hey Gohan! Just wait until you do this with Videl!" yelled Goku. Gohan blushed to the roots of his hair and tripped over the next step, causing him to fall down the stairs. Then, the loud thud of his body hitting the floor made the whole house shake as sounds of footsteps made their way to the stairway. Goku stood with Chi-Chi, wrapped around in a bed sheet covering both bodies.
Gohan lied down on the floor before making an effort to get up from it, "Damn....it."
"Hey Gohan! You okay?" asked Goku from the top of the stairs. Gohan picked himself off of the floor before going into the kitchen. He got himself a glass of water, drank it, and then went back to the stairs.
"Yeah dad, I'm fine."
"Okay then...." Goku and Chi-Chi went back to their room, shut the door, and continued their session.
Gohan just lifted his arms for a second and dropped them reluctantly, "I give up....I can't win." Gohan walked back into his room and climbed back into bed. Somehow, he had managed to bring himself to attempt to go back to sleep before the noises from his parents' bedroom got louder.
"I'm gonna be so tired tomorrow morning," he said, as he was able to go back to sleep.
***
Goten opened his eyes and got out of bed, walking out of his room. He went to his parents' room and slowly opened the door seeing a sheet covering a person and it was on top of another person. Goten's eyes widened in horror.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!! A ghost is attacking mommy and daddy!!" Chi-Chi and Goku blushed as Goku put on a pair of boxers and got out from under the bed sheet leaving Chi-Chi to cover herself with it. Goku walked over to Goten and patted him on the head.
"Don't worry Goten....there's no such things as ghosts."
"Then what were you and mommy doing, daddy?"
"We were....um...." Goku looked to Chi-Chi, the look in his eyes pleading to her for help. Chi-Chi looked over at Goten, "Um....we were playing....horsie! Yeah, that's it!"
Goten's eyes lit up, "Cool! Can I play?"
Chi-Chi blushed, "It's late, Goten. You should go back to bed. Daddy and I need to sleep too."
"Okay....night mommy and daddy!" Goten went back to his room and shut the door to it. He crawled back into his bed and went back to sleep.
***
Goku laid in the bed with Chi-Chi, holding her close to him, "I can't believe Goten saw that."
"Well....he didn't see everything, Goku."
"Thank goodness for that....although, I dunno how we're going to explain to him what our version of 'horsie' really is."
"Wait until he's older then we'll figure it out."
Goku smiled down at Chi-Chi, "I guess you're right."
"I know I am, dear," Goku and Chi-Chi stayed in their cuddle position. It was about 2:32 A.M. when they both finally fell asleep in each other's arms.
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And that's Chapter 4! Up next is something we all dread when vacation breaks or the weekends end. Next time, Chapter 5....the return to school! On this channel, you too can....Axess!!
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
"" = Character talking ( ) = Character thinking [] = Character talking telepathically
-------Love and Destiny-------
Thursday morning, during breakfast, at around 9:00 am....
"NOOOOOOOO!!" exclaimed Gohan, as he ruffled his hair vigorously.
"What's the matter, Gohan?" asked Bulma, "You shouldn't be anything but happy since tomorrow night is your prom night."
"What could possibly be troubling you?" asked Chi-Chi, "You have the outfit, you have the date, and you have Bulma driving you two around in a limo....what else could be wrong?"
Gohan sank in his chair and blushed, "I don't know how to dance."
Bulma smacked herself in the forehead, "Oi....there's just no end to this, is there?"
"That's not very surprising to hear," said Chi-Chi.
"Why's that, Chi-Chi?" asked Bulma.
"Nobody in our family can dance, so it's only natural that he doesn't know how," answered Chi-Chi.
"So who's going to teach Gohan?" asked Bulma.
"I guess I could ask Videl to teach me," said Gohan.
"Anyone BUT Videl, Gohan," said Krillin, "That would be embarrassing asking your date how to dance. You want to be able to surprise her at the prom. Besides, I already know who would be willing to teach you how to dance....right Eighteen?"
#18 smiled at her husband and looked at Gohan, "It's not that hard, Gohan. You should be able to pick up on it real quick."
Gohan got up out of his chair and stood up, "When can we get started?"
#18 got up out of her chair too and pushed hers into the table, "Right now....follow me."
Gohan pushed his chair into the table as well and he followed #18 outside. The two of them took off into the air flying away from Gohan's house.
"Where are we heading?" asked Gohan.
"The Kame House....Roshi went out, so it'll be the perfect place to help you practice and perfect your dance moves," said #18.
"So, you know how to dance?"
"If I didn't, would I be attempting to teach you?"
"Good point," said Gohan. The two flew for a few more minutes until they reached the Kame House, settled on a little island. Gohan and #18 landed in front of it and walked up to the front door. #18 unlocked the door and walked inside, Gohan following.
"I'm going to need a little time to straighten up the living room so we can practice. You can wait outside if you want," offered #18.
"Sure," said Gohan as he walked back outside, leaving #18 to her cleaning duty. He looked up to the sky and stared up at the clouds. As he was looking up at the sky, he saw a distant figure flying in the air. Gohan rubbed his eyes quickly and looked again, seeing that the figure was now gone.
"I could've sworn that was Videl flying," said Gohan, to himself.
"Gohan! Come on back in! It's time to get to work!" exclaimed #18.
"Okay!" yelled Gohan as he walked back inside of the house, knowing that he had better get dancing down to an art by the end of today or else tomorrow would be a disaster.
***
(This is so embarrassing....) thought Videl, (Plus, if Gohan sees me asking this he'll probably laugh at me or be angry....but I need help with this if I'm going to not make a jackass out of myself tomorrow night.)
Videl flew over the little island and didn't even notice that Gohan was there. She sped up and it wasn't long before she arrived at the Son household. Videl dropped down at the front door and gave it a little knock. The door opened and Videl smiled at the person whom opened the door.
"Hi there, Chi-Chi!" exclaimed Videl.
"Good morning to you too, Videl! Come on in!" said Chi-Chi, cheerfully.
Videl walked into the house and followed Chi-Chi into the kitchen. She took a quick look around and lowered her voice to a whisper, "Is Gohan here?"
"No, he's out right now. Is there something wrong, Videl?" asked Chi-Chi.
Videl sighed with relief and looked at Chi-Chi, "This might sound stupid but...."
"But what, Videl?"
"Well....could you teach me how to dance?"
Chi-Chi and Bulma fell in anime style while Krillin just chuckled at Videl.
"Was it something I said?" asked Videl.
"Videl, Chi-Chi doesn't know how to dance," said Bulma.
"Wow....and I thought I was the only one," said Videl.
"I'd help you, but I need to rest a little....my feet are killing me," said Bulma, truthfully.
"I'll help you learn, Videl," said Krillin, "I know how to dance, thanks to my wife."
"OH THANK YOU KRILLIN!!" yelled Videl, and she ran over to Krillin and gave him a big hug.
Krillin hugged her back softly, "Anything for a close friend of Gohan's."
***
Gohan chuckled innocently while scratching the back of his head. #18, was anything but amused at the situation.
"Gohan, I sure hope you're ready to give this a try," began #18, "You need to take this seriously or else you will surely fail to impress Videl at the prom. I'm going to be a very strict teacher about this, so bear with me and hopefully you'll succeed."
Gohan gave a slight nod, "I'm ready to give it a try, Eighteen."
#18 went over to her stereo and played a slow dance romantic track from her CD. After she was done, she went over to Gohan and grabbed his hands, slowly placing the palms of his hands on her lower back above her butt. Gohan blushed a little as #18 placed her hands on his shoulders.
"Now just move with me little by little....move your hips with mine and do it slowly. Don't forget to look into Videl's eyes while you're doing this. Keep your eyes fixed on her eyes most of the time....you can check to see if she's smiling if you want."
Gohan, amazingly, was able to move slowly with #18's movements. He kept this up for a minute before she let go of him and smiled.
"Good job, Gohan!" exclaimed #18.
"Man, that was easier than I thought...." mumbled Gohan.
"That's because that's the dance you'll be dancing with her the most at prom. That was the easy dance and now I'm going to teach you how to do the other slow dance....this one will be harder since you'll be moving your feet, and there will be some moves you will need to know about, too."
"Terrific...."
***
Krillin flew through the air with Videl following closely behind him. She looked down at the sparkling ocean water that she passed over and smiled at the sight. She thanked Kami that she was able to see and do what most humans could not do: see the sight of nature while flying in the air without a hang glider or jetpack.
"It's so beautiful....and I have Gohan to thank for teaching me how to fly," said Videl.
Krillin smiled to himself and turned back to look at Videl, "We're almost there, Videl!"
"Kay!" yelled Videl as she continued to follow Krillin. Soon the two flew down to an island with a pink house. Krillin walked up to the door and knocked on it.
"Hello? Anyone home?"
***
Gohan's eyes widened and he stiffened up, turning white like a ghost.
#18 looked at him, "What's wrong, Gohan? It's just Krillin."
"No it's not either....I can sense Videl's ki outside," said Gohan.
#18 turned to the door and walked to it while Gohan took the opportunity to sneak out the back door and look through a window near the house. He watched as #18 opened the door and noticed the slight shock in her face to know that he was right....it was Krillin AND Videl.
"Hey Eighteen! I thought you were out...." started Krillin.
"Yes, I was out shopping, Krillin," finished #18. Krillin threw #18 a wink for saving him from blowing the secret of Gohan's inability to dance. #18 turned to look at Videl....but she was already gone. Krillin turned as well and noticed that she was gone too.
"Where did she go?" asked #18.
"No use covering it up now....she found him," answered Krillin.
#18 smacked herself in the forehead....this was going to be hard for Gohan to explain his way out of.
***
Gohan continued looking on through the window when he noticed #18 and Krillin walked in and shut the door.
"Man....they left her outside I guess," said Gohan to himself.
"Do you enjoy spying on me?" asked Videl from behind. Gohan jumped at the sound of Videl's voice and turned to see an angry looking Videl with her arms crossed. Gohan waved his hands out in front of him.
"No! It's not what it looks like, Videl! Honest!" explained Gohan, panicking.
"Oh? Then what are you doing here looking through the window instead of coming up to me and meeting me?" asked Videl.
"Ummmm....uhhhh...."
Videl grabbed Gohan by his shirt collar and held it and his whole body up against the house. Gohan was shocked at Videl's strength....he couldn't believe that a girl with such skinny arms had the ability to lift him up like that. Gohan's eyes widened in fear as Videl's eyes grew fierier.
"I want an explanation Son Gohan!" yelled Videl.
Gohan's face turned pale as the thoughts crossed his mind, (What do I do? I can't lie to her, but I can't tell her the truth either! It'll make me look like a moron and she'll maybe even cancel going to the prom with me tomorrow night!)
"I'm waiting, Gohan...." said Videl, growing impatient by the second.
"Gohan! There you are!" exclaimed Krillin.
Gohan turned his head to Krillin, a pleading look on his face. #18 stood behind Krillin and looked at Videl.
"I'm sorry, Videl," began #18, "I told him to go hide so you wouldn't see him; obviously, he didn't pick a great hiding place."
"Right, but that still doesn't answer my question as to why he's here," stated Videl.
Krillin and #18 couldn't think of anything to say after that....how in the world could they lie about why Gohan was hiding? Suddenly, Gohan decided to be brave once more and turned to face Videl.
"I can't tell you until tomorrow night, Videl," said Gohan.
Videl didn't seem as mad as she was a minute ago. She sighed and shrugged her shoulders slowly.
"I understand, Gohan, but please promise that you'll tell me tomorrow night," pleaded Videl.
"Of course! I promise...." said Gohan.
"Good....let's go Krillin," said Videl, as she started ascending into the air.
"Right. See ya later honey....later Gohan," said Krillin.
After the two flew off into the air, #18 sighed in relief....somehow Gohan had managed to avoid a little disaster and embarrassment.
***
"So....where to now, Krillin?" asked Videl.
"Let's try Bulma's place," answered Krillin, "Maybe we can find an area there where we won't be disturbed."
"We're going to Capsule Corporation?"
"Yeah, and I'm sure Bulma's parents won't mind."
Krillin and Videl flew for another few minutes before coming upon West City. Once there, it didn't take them long to reach their destination at Capsule Corp. The Briefs opened the door for them and the two walked in, Krillin explaining the situation afterwards. The Briefs pointed out a door for them to go in and the two walked up to the door. Videl opened the door and walked in, her eyes looking around the big room. Krillin closed the door behind him and walked towards Videl.
"Ready to get started?" asked Krillin.
Videl turned to him and nodded. Krillin took Videl's hands and placed them on his shoulders as he placed his around Videl's waist.
"It might be a little different when you're dancing with Gohan. He's a bit taller than you and you might not be able to reach his shoulders so you might have to place your hands on his upper arms," explained Krillin.
"O....kay."
***
Gohan chuckled nervously while rubbing the back of his head. #18 was anything but amused. Pissed off, in pain, maybe a little sad, but definitely not amused. #18's feet rested in the bucket of ice cold water and she had her arms crossed, drumming her right-hand fingers on her left arm.
"You think this is funny, Gohan? Imagine what would happen if I were Videl....her feet would be crushed and she'd have a bruised back! Do you think that's funny?! Honestly, how could someone as strong as you drop me while dipping me? The two left feet I can understand, but only for a few minutes. You've had two left feet for the past two hours!"
Gohan looked over at #18 with sincerity, "I'm sorry about everything, Eighteen. Do you think I still have a shot at being able to dance with Videl tomorrow night?"
#18 smirked, "If I were you, I'd get on the phone and cancel going to the prom with Videl....save her from going to the hospital."
Gohan hung his head low but #18 quickly followed up, "Cheer up, Gohan. I was only kidding....you're coming along quite nicely, although you are a bit slower than Krillin was. I could've sworn that if you learned Martial Arts, that you would be able to dance smoothly."
Gohan grinned at #18, "There goes THAT theory out the window....ready to get started again?"
***
A few hours later....
Videl was sitting on the couch while trying to concentrate on what she just learned. Krillin was an excellent teacher and she learned how to both slow dances that Krillin was taught in only two hours. There was just one problem that concerned Videl....it would be a bit different dancing with someone as tall as Gohan than she just did with someone shorter than her.
"Okay Videl....I think you're ready for tomorrow night! That wasn't so bad, now was it?" asked Krillin. Videl smiled and gave a nod, confirming that he was right.
"Well Krillin, I'm going to go back to Gohan's house and talk to Chi-Chi and Bulma a little. Thanks for everything." Videl stood from the couch and walked outside, stretching her arms and thanking Kami that tomorrow night was almost here.
Videl turned back to Krillin and gave one last little wave at him before flying up into the clear skies. Krillin watched as she took off into the air and shook his head softly, (That girl is really special....she can pick up on things quickly and....one day she might be the strongest 100% human being on Earth!)
***
"It's about time you got the hang of it, Gohan!" exclaimed #18. Gohan smiled at her, proudly, and rightfully so. He had finally near-perfected his dancing lessons and #18 was confident that he was ready for the prom tomorrow night.
"And not a moment too soon," added Gohan, as he looked through the window of the house. The sky was a mix between yellow and orange as the sun was setting for another night.
#18 smiled a little, "I'll say....another ten minutes and I might've given up on you."
Gohan opened the front door, grinning at #18's statement, "I don't doubt you for a second there....although I almost believed I was going to have to call Videl and cancel the prom with her. Anyways, thanks a lot Eighteen!"
#18 waved as Gohan ran outside and took off flying into the glowing sky. #18 followed outside and couldn't help but smile at the boy....not just for his determination, but for his love for Videl, (He almost reminds me of Krillin....speaking of which....) #18 turned in the other direction and looked up at the sky. When she saw her husband in the air, she fell on the ground laughing. Krillin landed on the ground and walked up to #18, carrying two bodies in each arm.
#18 finally regained her composure and stood up, smiling at Krillin, "What do you have there, Krillin?"
Krillin smiled softly as he looked at his right arm and handed Marron to #18, "A sleeping angel in one arm...." Krillin looked at his left arm and his smile faded to a face of disgust, "And a drunk old pervert in the other." #18 laughed as she carried Marron into the house while Krillin purposely dragged Master Roshi into the Kame House, making sure that he would feel every bump and bruise during his hangover tomorrow morning.
***
Gohan landed in front of his house and opened the door, walking inside and shutting the door behind him. He felt his throat become dry as he walked into the kitchen and headed towards the fridge. Gohan noticed the presence of three women out of the corner of his eye as he opened the refrigerator door and pulled out a milk carton that was half full. "Hey mom, hey Bulma, hey Videl...." Gohan began drinking out of the carton but he spat a mouthful of milk out all over the floor and refrigerator a second later and looked over at Videl, wide-eyed. "Videl?!"
"Gohan! I hope you're going to clean that mess up, young man!" Chi-Chi's eyes flared up while Bulma and Videl giggled to Gohan's little accident. "Yes mom...." Gohan closed the carton and put it away, shutting the door to the fridge. He then grabbed some paper towels and started wiping up the mess he had created.
"Getting back to what I was about to say," Gohan continued cleaning the mess up, "What are you doing here, Videl? It's almost 9:30." Gohan took the dirty paper towels and placed them in a nearby wastebasket. Videl smiled, "Gohan....I don't go to bed until 11:00. What do you think I am, five years old?"
Gohan snickered, "No, but my mom thinks I am." Bulma and Videl burst out in laughter while Chi-Chi's face turned red. "How dare you, Gohan!" Gohan grinned sheepishly at his red faced mother as he tiptoed out of the kitchen and into the living room. He sank into the couch and yawned a little, stretching. "Tomorrow's the night," he said to himself.
"Yeah....it is."
Gohan jumped at the sound of another voice and turned to see that the voice belonged to Videl. She smiled sweetly at Gohan, "Sorry....did I scare you?"
Gohan felt his heartbeat getting faster every second, "Yeah, but its okay."
Videl nodded and sighed, "The reason I'm here was to make sure we were still on for tomorrow night. I don't want you getting cold feet now, got it?"
"Got it. We're still on, Videl....count on it. Well, I need to head up to bed and get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow," Gohan got off the couch and went to the stairs when he was stopped by Videl's voice again.
"Gohan?"
"Yeah?"
"Could you fly home with me? It's awful chilly outside and I don't think I can generate enough energy yet to keep me warm."
Gohan turned to Videl and smiled, "Okay."
***
Mr. Satan looked up at the clock and grunted, "It's getting late....Videl should've been home by now."
"Is Videl in twouble?" asked Majin Buu.
Mr. Satan smiled as his fellow friend, "No, she won't be. I'm just a little worried, that's all. She goes back to school tomorrow and it's almost her bed time. Though, I should know better than to say something like that....my little girl's growing up."
Majin Buu giggled a little as he began to fall asleep on the large couch he was laying on. Mr. Satan smiled and walked over to Buu, covering him up with a blanket. Mr. Satan was about to turn in for the night himself when he heard a knock at the door, "A visitor at this hour? No....it could be a thief or something...." Mr. Satan crept over to the door and opened it quickly, sending his fist at whoever was at the door.
The figure at the door caught the fist and Mr. Satan was shocked. He stepped back from the door as the figure let go of his fist and walked towards him carrying a sleeping young woman in his arms. Mr. Satan sighed in relief and looked at the figure that was carrying his daughter. Gohan became visible to Mr. Satan in the dim light of the Satan Castle.
Mr. Satan smiled, "Sorry about that, kid. I'm not used to people coming at my door at this hour."
Gohan nodded as he carried Videl up into her room, Mr. Satan following close behind. Gohan laid Videl down on the bed and covered her up with the bed sheets on her bed. Mr. Satan kissed his daughter on the forehead, "Good night, sweet pea."
The two men walked out of Videl's room and headed back downstairs, "So, why was my daughter asleep when you brought her in? Did she get tired at your house or something?"
Gohan shook his head, "I should've known better than to let Videl fly in this kind of weather. She kept close to me so I could warm her up with my energy, but she used up all her energy flying when we were about halfway to your house. The chilling winds took a lot out of her."
Mr. Satan smiled, "In any case, thank you for bringing my daughter home. You two have school tomorrow, so you'd better get home as well."
"Right....later Mr. S!" Gohan took off outside and flew home while Mr. Satan shut the door to keep the cold out of his home. He then headed for his room to rest for the night as well.
***
Gohan was just smiling uncontrollably as he flew back to his house. (I held Videl in my arms....again! The last time I did was at the World Martial Arts Tournament and she was injured then, but this time....this time it felt really special.) As Gohan pondered this, he came to the realization of something, (Videl isn't gonna be too happy when she wakes up, though. She'll wonder how she got home and when her dad tells her, I might be in for a little verbal scolding tomorrow.)
Gohan's flight journey back to his house only lasted one more minute before he landed in front of his house. He walked inside of his house and shut the door behind him to keep the warmth inside of the house from escaping into the coldness outside. Gohan took off his jacket and hung it onto the coat rack, walking upstairs to his room. Before he made it to the door, he was met by his father who was grinning a bit.
Gohan looked at his father, a bit puzzled, "What? Do I have something on my face?"
Goku's grin softened, "More like in your pants, son." Gohan looked down at the bulge in his pants and covered it with his hands, blushing with embarrassment as Goku laughed.
"Damn it dad....you're not supposed to look there!" exclaimed Gohan.
"I can only imagine that you held Videl and that you had some naughty images in your head, correct?"
Gohan's blush almost colored his entire head as Goku laughed harder, knowing that he had guessed correctly. Gohan opened the door to his room and slammed it shut behind him, undressing down to his boxers and crawling into bed. He cursed at himself and at his erection that kept stiff in his boxers. After a little while, Gohan finally closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
***
Goku and Chi-Chi sat on the couch in front of the fire that burned in the fireplace. Chi-Chi snuggled up against him and Goku smiled down at his wife. Chi-Chi looked up to him and grinned evilly.
"I heard your little conversation with Gohan, dear."
Goku smiled innocently and chuckled to himself.
"So you did, eh?" Chi-Chi sat up on his lap and turned until her eyes matched his, "Wasn't that a little harsh on our boy? Plus, what were you thinking? Looking down at our boy's private area?"
Goku blushed, "Well, it's kinda hard NOT to notice that sort of thing. I wonder what you would've done if you had seen it."
Chi-Chi lightly slapped Goku on the forehead, "I would have scolded him until his ears fell off! You let him off too easy, Goku."
Goku kissed his wife's forehead softly, "It's just what happens when two teenagers fall in love with each other. The question is, 'Will they be able to admit to each other themselves?' It's hard to stand by and watch him do nothing, but I guess he has to learn that there are some things he needs to do by himself."
Chi-Chi's jaw dropped at Goku's little speech and she made a fist and knocked her knuckle against his head, "Goku? Are you feeling okay? It almost sounded like you were quoting from one of Gohan's books or that you grew a bigger brain."
Goku couldn't help but laugh a little, "Why does everyone think that I have a small brain? I was just raised a bit differently from everyone else. What's wrong with that?"
"Raised differently? I'll say....all you ever think about is food and fighting!"
Goku cradled his wife in his arms and stood up, walking upstairs and heading towards their bedroom, "Is that so? I'll bet I can make you change your mind."
Chi-Chi's eyes brightened and Goku gave a confident smirk. Chi-Chi smiled as Goku entered the bedroom with her. One thing was for sure....her husband was home and he was here to stay.
***
Gohan awoke almost an hour after he had gone to sleep. His eyes had snapped open and he realized what was going on, "I don't believe it....even on a school night they have to have their little venture." Gohan could hear the moans, groans, yells.
Gohan got up from his bed and walked out of his room. The bed creaking and other noises became louder when he exited. Gohan could hear his mom say, "Keep it down, Goku. You'll wake the boys up."
Gohan's eye twitched, "Too late! I'm already up!" Gohan grinned as he heard the sound of two bodies hitting the floor. Gohan walked to the stairway and went down the first step when all of a sudden....
"Hey Gohan! Just wait until you do this with Videl!" yelled Goku. Gohan blushed to the roots of his hair and tripped over the next step, causing him to fall down the stairs. Then, the loud thud of his body hitting the floor made the whole house shake as sounds of footsteps made their way to the stairway. Goku stood with Chi-Chi, wrapped around in a bed sheet covering both bodies.
Gohan lied down on the floor before making an effort to get up from it, "Damn....it."
"Hey Gohan! You okay?" asked Goku from the top of the stairs. Gohan picked himself off of the floor before going into the kitchen. He got himself a glass of water, drank it, and then went back to the stairs.
"Yeah dad, I'm fine."
"Okay then...." Goku and Chi-Chi went back to their room, shut the door, and continued their session.
Gohan just lifted his arms for a second and dropped them reluctantly, "I give up....I can't win." Gohan walked back into his room and climbed back into bed. Somehow, he had managed to bring himself to attempt to go back to sleep before the noises from his parents' bedroom got louder.
"I'm gonna be so tired tomorrow morning," he said, as he was able to go back to sleep.
***
Goten opened his eyes and got out of bed, walking out of his room. He went to his parents' room and slowly opened the door seeing a sheet covering a person and it was on top of another person. Goten's eyes widened in horror.
"Ahhhhhhhhh!! A ghost is attacking mommy and daddy!!" Chi-Chi and Goku blushed as Goku put on a pair of boxers and got out from under the bed sheet leaving Chi-Chi to cover herself with it. Goku walked over to Goten and patted him on the head.
"Don't worry Goten....there's no such things as ghosts."
"Then what were you and mommy doing, daddy?"
"We were....um...." Goku looked to Chi-Chi, the look in his eyes pleading to her for help. Chi-Chi looked over at Goten, "Um....we were playing....horsie! Yeah, that's it!"
Goten's eyes lit up, "Cool! Can I play?"
Chi-Chi blushed, "It's late, Goten. You should go back to bed. Daddy and I need to sleep too."
"Okay....night mommy and daddy!" Goten went back to his room and shut the door to it. He crawled back into his bed and went back to sleep.
***
Goku laid in the bed with Chi-Chi, holding her close to him, "I can't believe Goten saw that."
"Well....he didn't see everything, Goku."
"Thank goodness for that....although, I dunno how we're going to explain to him what our version of 'horsie' really is."
"Wait until he's older then we'll figure it out."
Goku smiled down at Chi-Chi, "I guess you're right."
"I know I am, dear," Goku and Chi-Chi stayed in their cuddle position. It was about 2:32 A.M. when they both finally fell asleep in each other's arms.
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And that's Chapter 4! Up next is something we all dread when vacation breaks or the weekends end. Next time, Chapter 5....the return to school! On this channel, you too can....Axess!!