Author's Note: HELLO! I'M BACK! Sorry for the super long delay, I didn't have time to write with school and all being a bitch plus wouldn't let me upload this story earlier. But here's a long chapter for you! Oh and I just remembered where I got the idea to write this from. It's actually from an upcoming movie called Mr. and Mrs. Smith! I haven't watched it obviously since it hasn't come out yet, its coming out in June. But the idea of having Gohan and Videl secret agents without the other knowing was from that movie. I'm hoping to make this original though!
First of all, I'd like to thank ALL of my reviewers! OMG! I was so happy! I didn't think a lot of you would like this story, this was just a trial run actually! But thanks to those who reviewed, this is now a full blown story that I will work on! THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR REVIEWING!
Oh and from the votes, most of you picked 60/40 for romance/action or C (which I actually forgot to put in….LOL!) which is 50/50.
Special thanks to TimeShifter, Rose Vaughn, Lil Dev G, DemonVidel, miroku-has-darkness, Meg, fireeyes, peachchanVidel, Megs21, AttackingHentaiChibiLovefluff, Noryale, SSj K.C. 5, hailey0176, Hi, stuckonsquirl, Lov3the3vil, immortal7,Glacia and Demons for keeping me inspired and for reviewing! I LOVE YOU!
To answer questions:
Hailey0176: Yes Gohan is still a saiyan, and he and Videl could sense ki and manipulate ki. Why they didn't use ki in the dinning room battle was for the main reason that they didn't want their identities exposed. I know what you're thinking right now. Can't they still sense each other's ki even though they don't use it? Well, technically yes, but why they couldn't will be explained in the story. Once again, I thank you so much for reading and reviewing my story! And I hope you enjoy the next chappy!
Galacia and Demons: Gohan and Videl are their true identities! Krista is Videl's alias, and Jasper is Gohan's alias. Lol, yes Jasper does seem like a jerk doesn't he, but don't worry, Gohan'll turn out to be every girl's fantasy guy! LMAO! If you have read Psycho Ann's story, Predator&Prey, her Gohan and my Gohan will be almost the same. I'm trying to give him a tough attitude because I'm tired of people writing him as a weak dork. Don't worry though, Gohan and Videl will fall for each other soon! But I don't want to just shove them together.
Disclaimer: I don't own nothing from chapter one to chapter whatever. This is fanfiction, so I shouldn't even need to put this!
(REVISED: July 7, 2005)
"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."
Henry Van Dyke
Chapter 3
After doing the usual morning routine, with a few minor glitches like breakfast where she seemed to have forgotten how much food he could consume, Gohan and Videl, with Gohan on the wheel this time, drove off for their own respective 'jobs.'
Gohan had one hand on the wheel, the other wrapped around Videl's shoulder, her head resting on his with a small frown on her beautiful face.
Why was she frowning you ask?
Well, that is simply the cause of one man, the center of all her annoyance and despise, one certain Jasper Stripes.
He had come off as a cocky man at first, but after seeing what he was capable of yesterday, he did have the skill to back it up, as much as Videl hated to admit it. He was annoying, annoyingly mysterious, annoyingly handsome and mysterious. There was just something about him that sent tingles down her spine. Fear. Attraction. Hate. Anger. Curiosity.
Fear for feeling attracted to him.
Hate for knowing so little of him.
It was driving her insane!
Shit. What was it? Which one is it? Was it just one?
Jasper. He was, is a mystery. A walking talking puzzle she had to piece together. If there was something Videl hated with a passion, it was not knowing. She was naturally curious about certain things. But why him? She felt like she had no idea who he was, what he is like while not on the job, yet Videl also felt as if she knew him for the longest time. He seemed trustworthy, but she wasn't certain. If he wanted her trust, he'd have to earn it.
Did he even want her trust? What does he want? What does a man like him ever desire?
Who knows.
Videl looked up at Gohan and smiled warmly to herself. This man right here was all she ever wanted.
Needed. Dreamed of having.
They've been through a lot together since high school. They've benefited through each other, leaned on each other, learned from each other….
Loved each other
But Videl's love for him had grown from just friendship over time.
So what were they?
Were they just friends? Or more than that?
Lovers?
No, definitely not. Gohan probably still thought of her as 'Vidi,' his best friend and nothing more.
So then what?
Were they more than friends, but less than lovers? For the lack of a better explanation?
Yes, that they were. At least, Videl believed so.
Gohan felt her big hypnotizing eyes looking straight at him, he blushed as he fought to maintain his focus on the road.
"What?" He asked curiously, rubbing his face to check if anything was there.
That seemed to snap Videl back to reality as she broke from her trance and shook her head with a slight blush. "Nothing."
Pretty soon, they arrived at the Police Department. After a kiss on the cheek goodbye, Videl hopped out of the car in her uniform and watched as the car zoomed off down the road.
Once she was sure Gohan was gone, Videl caught a cab for Stallianos, changing her clothes and putting back on her disguise of red hair and green eyes. Getting really tired of dressing like a slut, she chose a more Videl-ish outfit for today. A baggy light blue shirt with tight knee length Capri, biker gloves and comfortable heelless shoes. She would've liked it better if she just wore loose fitting jeans but she learned that in her job, loose clothing plus fighting is a no no no no. Let's just say she learned the hard way.
When the cab stopped, she stepped out and paid the cab driver before straightening her clothes and looking up.
Leaning on his usual spot was Jasper, dressed in a black and white stripped opened up dress shirt and comfortable black jeans.
As always, even Videl would admit (just to herself though, and pretty bitterly at that), he looked………good. Too bad his attitude was that of a first grader.
"You're late."
Videl rolled her eyes. "So sue me."
Gohan snorted at her, surveying her clothes through his shades briefly before clearing his throat. 'Damn, she looks even more attractive today.' He walked over to her, bumping her shoulder slightly as he made his way to the trunk of the car.
Videl rubbed her shoulder gingerly. 'Ouch, that hurt.' "Jack ass," she mumbled to herself before walking over to him with an attitude.
He smirked at her superiorly. "Depends how you look at it."
'If you were any normal guy I would've blown a hole right through your head.' She thought with a devious grin.
Videl placed her laptop over the trunk of the car and flipped it open, J.'s tired face greeted them.
"Hello Krista," he yawned, turning his eyes over to the man beside her, his jaw dropped, his entire expression switched completely. "J-Jasper! Jasper Stripes! It's an honor to finally meet you! I am your number one fa-
Videl cleared her throat, loudly. At the corner of her eyes she could see amusement dance on Gohan's face. She growled miserably. 'Great, add one more thing to his long list of "Things to Brag About." Like he needs his head to get even bigger.'
Ashamed, J. got down to business. "Er…sorry 'bout that. Krista, Jasper, your job today is to apologize to the Moneylots and get as close to Erasa as you can. Get her to trust you, befriend her, then when the time is right, ask her of any known rivals who would want her head. Be subtle about it mind you. We don't want her to get suspicious and freak out. If that doesn't work though, you could always….you know, go to plan B," J's voice lowered, a glint of evilness in his eyes.
Videl and Gohan looked at each other worriedly.
"Yes, that means they know about your little disaster in the dinning room. Next time, try doing a cleaner job so that we're not stuck with clean up duty," J added indifferently.
"It was her fault," Gohan quickly accused, pointing a thumb at Videl.
Betrayed and angry, Videl's face went hot red. "Excuse me! You were the one dodging bullets there! You could've just finished him off quickly!"
"I would've if I had a weapon like you did. If you didn't notice, I was only conveniently armed with a fork, and since I didn't want to use my ki and blow cover it was a bit challenging."
Videl snorted, her arms crossed. "I could've done it."
Gohan growled dangerously at her. "Listen, if you-
Tired of being ignored yet somehow amused to see two of the most dangerous agents bicker like little children, J grabbed his honk-in-a-bottle can and pressed down on the button, a loud horn sound blasted from the screen of the laptop, effectively silencing both Gohan and Videl.
Happy with the results, J stored his honk can away for safe keeping and laced his fingers together formally. "I forgot to mention, I was asked to…er… ask you both if each of you have your KSC at all times?"
Gohan nodded, after sending Videl a small discreet growl, he adjusted his shades. "It's built in here. One reason I never take it off."
"So if you had on a Ki Signature Compressor why didn't you use your ki yesterday?" Videl snapped dryly.
"I didn't have it on yesterday. I had the wrong pair of shades." Gohan replied calmly.
After a moment of silence, Videl realized that two sets of eyes were staring right at her. The one thing she hated besides people with secrets was being stared at.
"WHAT!"
"Hey, I showed you were mine is. Where's yours?" Gohan said.
Videl sighed in annoyance, mumbling something incoherent about 'men being stupid' or something. She looked around them, thankfully the streets were still quite empty. It was still early after all. Videl slid her hand down her pants, (Gohan's eyes widened behind his shades) then she withdrew a small electronic chip in her hand. "This is mine. I keep it glued to my inner thighs so I don't ever lose it. Now are you happy?"
Gohan and J. nodded dumbly.
"Okay, I best be off. I have other jobs besides baby sitting you two ya know. Like working on these stacks of paper work," J. said with a frown before the image in the laptop zapped off.
Videl shut her laptop and turned to Gohan with distaste. "What do we do now?"
He shrugged with a smirk on his face. "Plan B I guess, it's more fun."
She looked at him blankly. "Which would be…."
"Torture n' Tell, otherwise known as TnT. It's a form of……persuasion technique you could say that the-
"SCAT came up with, I know." Videl finished his sentence with a superior smug look. "I was in SCAT you know."
Gohan stared at her with mild shock as she reached for the trunk handle, about to open it when his hand snatched her wrist. "I'm talking about Saiyan Combat Army Techniques not Silly Chicks And Twinkletoes. They are very different. There's no way you were in SCAT."
Before Videl could even bite back for that remark, Gohan continued to say, "And what are you doing?"
"What's it look like Sherlock? I'm opening the trunk so we can torture our assassin."
He shook his head. "Out in the open? No, we have to go to a secluded place. We can't let anyone see us taking an unconscious man from our trunk. They'll get suspicious."
Videl yanked her hand away and stomped over to the driver's seat. "Fine, whatever. Let's just-
"Now what are you doing?"
Gods, you would think Jasper Stripes is smart enough to figure that out. "Getting in the car to drive us out of her you idiot!" Videl snapped impatiently.
"Without keys?"
She stared at him blankly. "What the hell are you talking about! I have the keys right-
She used her right hand to go under her shirt and under her bra, pushing her boobs aside. (You should know by know that Videl kept her stuff in her bra, or in her shoes, or strapped to her thighs.) With her fingers, she could feel the lipstick there, the makeup…. But where were her keys? She just had it a while ago when she left ho-
Her eyes widened in realization, before narrowing darkly. 'The shoulder shove a while ago. When he hit me on my shoulder, he must've snatched my keys from my bra!'
Videl looked up when she heard a jingling sound. There it was, in his hand, attached to his muscular arms, and his corded neck, all the way to his handsome yet disturbing smirk.
That no good son of a bitch!
"You need to find a more secure spot to hide your stuff. You never know when someone with quick hands comes by." Gohan taunted, opening the door to the driver's seat and getting in casually.
Sourly, Videl stomped her way over to the passenger's side when she realized something else. He reached under her shirt and past her bra to take the keys. He must've moved her boob aside too or else he wouldn't have been able to get them. And yet, she didn't even feel it.
Now she knew what hate was.
Annoyance, thy name is Jasper.
It took all the discipline she built up for herself over the years to refrain from any punching, breaking of body parts, cursing loudly with deep not so clean languages, killing, ripping off heads, or any other unwanted physical contact.
But oh, what she wouldn't give for the chance to do all those wonderful things to him right now.
Biting her lip painfully, Videl rolled her eyes and opened the door, mumbling "Ugh, pervert." Before getting in.
-
Gohan cracked his knuckles, loosening his neck eagerly as he watched the young assassin tied to a chair in front of him go as pale as milk. They were in a small room of an abandoned warehouse, in the middle of nowhere. So screaming wouldn't do any good, for the young assassin anyway. Maybe if he screamed loud enough they'll go def!
Aw who was he kidding, he's dead.
"So, do I get first crack on him or what?"
Videl shook her head calmly. "You can't beat him up. I highly doubt that he'll survive one simple punch. Remember what happened last time, your fist went through that guy's stomach. And he was about four feet wide too. I got stuck with cleaning his guts from the floor. What was his name again? Ja-Jami? Jabli?"
Gohan's face fell in disappointment while the poor guy tied to a chair almost peed on his pants.
"His name was Jamba. Well what's the fun in this then?" Gohan asked, craning his neck to face Videl.
"We'll settle this like civilized people first. Is that good with you?" Videl directed the question to the assassin, who nodded wildly, the sock in his mouth preventing him from speaking. It smelled bad too, it was, after all, Hercule's socks. It was a mystery that he was still alive with the amount of acid Hercule's feet has.
Videl pulled the smelly brown tinted socks from his mouth. "What's your name?"
He gulped audibly nervous. "A-adam ma'am."
Videl sat on the table next to him, crossing her legs. "Hello Adam, you look like a nice enough young man. How old are you?"
"E-eighteen ma'am."
"That's still very young. You got any family?"
He wasn't sure if he should reply. But seeing Gohan tense up through the corner of his eyes, he decided it was best to answer. "A- a mom and a dad, a younger b-brother."
Videl smiled, dazzling Adam with her uncomprehendable beauty. That was it, he was caught in her spell.
"You know, who ever sent you won't come to your rescue. They don't care about one measly assassin. It'd be better if you just tell us who the guy behind all of this is."
With a very surprising amount of self-control, Adam was able to tear his eyes away from Videl, breathing heavily. "I- I can't! Please, please don't do anything……painful!"
Videl rolled her eyes, Gohan rolled up his sleeves.
Adam panicked! "PLEASE! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!"
She smirked and held out a hand to Jasper, holding him back. "He won't, but you know I can't always keep him at bay." Videl provided calmly, looking at her finger nails. "Last chance buddy."
No reply.
Gohan stepped forward.
The canary sang.
"Wait! Wait, it was Mr. T! It was Mr. T who sent me! Just, stay back, I beg you!"
Gohan and Videl shared a look. "Who's Mr. T?"
No reply. Adam looked from one person to the other before saying. "C-can I go use the bathroom?"
Gohan growled impatiently. "That's it I'm bored."
He was about to reach out for Adam's shirt collar when Videl stepped in between them so that her back was to the cowering assassin.
She poked hard on Gohan's chest. "Don't touch him, not yet."
"But I-
"No! Not yet. We still don't know who this Mr. T is!"
Gohan suddenly looked at her amused, or at least behind her, his lips in a crooked grin.
Videl frowned. "What the hell is so funny?"
He snickered and pointed behind her. Confused, Videl turned around, just to see Adam with a dreamy expression on his face, drool sliding down the corner of his mouth, his mind in la la la land.
Gohan chuckled, something Videl found strangely attractive in him. "I think someone's gotten too much dosage of your ass in one sitting."
At that point, Videl snapped.
She lunged herself for Adam, her arms outstretched and ready to do damage if it wasn't for Gohan's strong arms encircling her waist and holding her back.
In his shock and horror, Adam peed his pants, his eyes rolled to the back of his head, and fell back on his chair, unconscious once again. Poor guy…
"Hey calm down , what the hell happened to our good guy bad guy act? I was s'pposed to be the bad guy remember," Gohan tried to reason with the growling anima-….er….woman in his arms, her hands flailing about in an attempt to break free from his hold. She was surprisingly strong for a human.
"SCREW THE ACT! LET ME AT HIM!"
"The guy's unconscious."
"So! I'll beat him until he wakes up! That bastard stared at my ass for crying out loud! ARGH! MEN! Shouldn't there be a law against that!"
Gohan smirked. "Well, it's kinda hard not to ya know."
Videl froze in his arms with shock, a rare blush spreading through her cheeks as she realized what position they were in right now, and what he said. 'Was he just complimenting me?'
"You weren't exactly hiding it from him. More like you flashed it in front of his face."
Videl's face fell. 'Ugh, I should've known.'
Growling to herself, she glared at the arms that were snaked around her waist. "Get your filthy hands off me."
Gohan, being a very smart young man, did as he was told. A little to fast though, as Videl fell on her bum with a surprised yelp.
"Come on, let's head for Erasa's place. We can leave John here for now and come back later." Jasper ordered before walking out.
Videl dusted herself off gingerly but a triumphant smirk highlighted her face. 'Got it.' "His name is Adam you retard!"
"Whatever."
-
He couldn't get his mind to clear the thoughts of having Krista in his arms like that, soft, small, delicate yet strong, and amazingly beautiful. 'Woah there Gohan, calm down boy, don't get excited. You love Videl! Not this Krista girl. But then, they do have so much in common.'
Once he got to the car, he shook those thoughts away and reached inside his pocket, his eyes widened.
"What's wrong? Did ya loose something?" Videl asked sarcastically with pride, coming up from behind him with the seductive sway of her hips, opening the car with his keys and getting in the driver's seat. "You need to find a more 'secure' spot to hide your stuff, Gohan. You never know when someone with 'quick hands' comes by."
He stood frozen for a moment before smirking to himself and making his way over to the other side. 'Oh she's good.' He buckled himself and turned to Videl. "I'm starting to think you like touching me."
She revved the engine with a smirk, "I'm sorry, I only go for men," then she winked at him and slammed on gas.
"So, you guys are like, my party planners?" Erasa questioned, twisting a strand of her golden locks around one polished finger.
Videl nodded, glancing sideways at Gohan who sipped on his drink comfortably. "Yes. Your parents hired us to make sure everything goes well."
Erasa smiled at her, setting her drink down and removing her shades from her eyes. They were already under a big umbrella to protect them from the harsh rays of the summer sun. It was a beautiful day outside, the backyard they were in held an Olympic sized pool which was majestically littered with different arrays of flowers in glorious bloom.
"You're very pretty Ms. Krista," Erasa remarked bubbily, a big smile on her face.
Videl rolled her eyes discreetly. She already knew that, men oogling at her all the time was proof enough. She didn't need women to do it too. "Thank you."
The blonde turned to Gohan, her smile widening so much that drool dripped down the corner of her lips. "Oh my Kami, you are quite a hunk aren't you?" She breathed, fanning herself with her hands.
Gohan smirked and briefly made eye contact with Videl, who groaned in disappointment. "Thank you. You know, if I had a nickel for every time I've seen a woman as beautiful as you, I'd have five cents."
To Videl's great displeasure, the blonde giggled wildy, eating up Gohan's bullshit compliments like it was imported Belgium chocolate. 'Oh brother, how lame can you be?'
"OH stop it Mr. Jasper, you're flattering me. So, are you two dating or something?"
Both their heads snapped to her and hollered, "NO!" with such detest.
It was a neutral agreement between the two.
"We're… acquaintances." Videl supplied with a well played smile.
"Well, that's what she says."
"That's because it's true!"
"Why don't you calm down a bit baby, save that fire for when we're alone." Gohan winked at her.
Videl fumed at him, a brilliant red spreading through her cheeks. She yanked at his shirt forcefully, her teeth bared. "Listen here, baby, I will NOT-"
She was cut off however when Gohan lightly chuckled, whispering to Erasa. "She can't get her hands off of me even for a minute."
ARGGGHHHHH! Videl silently screamed to herself, wanting desperately to pull out all of her hair from her head. Or better yet yank all of Gohan's hair!
She let go of his shirt with a sneer, stomping heavily on his foot under the table before she turned to face Erasa with a contended smile (she saw through the corner of her eyes that Gohan bit his lip hard as he winced in pain before he glared at Videl discreetly), who was watching them both with amusement dancing in her eyes. 'These two remind me so much of Gohan and Videl back in highschool.'
-
Now she remembered why she never had birthday parties. It was FUCKING stressful!
Videl soaked her feet in hot soothing water, wrapping the thin white towel more securely around her frame. Planning a party had tired her out more than taking out the Klaribos Gang two moths ago. And those men were big, armed with guns, with bullets.
She sighed as she let her mind relax for a while, yet even in this state, her senses were always on high alert. In her job, there were no timeouts.
'After this assignment, I'm quitting. I should've just stayed at the Police Department.' Videl thought, closing her eyes and laying back on her tub. 'It's getting late. I'd better head home to Gohan or he'll worry. Maybe worse, he'll go call the Department and ask where I am.'
Slightly disappointed to leave paradise, well it would've been her paradise if Gohan was there with her, Videl got to her feet and stepped out, grabbing another towel by the sink to dry her damp hair.
Time to get dressed.
-
Videl knocked. She heard shuffling noises from inside.
Knocked again….
A grunt and a growl came as a reply.
Knocked again….
Cursing, footsteps, knee hitting a table, louder cursing and growling
Videl smirked and knocked one more time just to piss him off…
The door flung open to reveal Gohan clad in navy wind breakers and a light blue muscle top, exposing his powerful defined arms to her adoring-er…adorable eyes. "What?" he growled rudely.
Videl tore her eyes from his body with slight difficulty, her angry mask back in place. "I'm going home. Erasa's already asleep and her room's secure."
Gohan stared at her blankly. "What's this got to do with me?"
"As far as I recall, I hold the keys and is therefore your only ride home. Unless of course you have other means of transportation."
He remained silent, before walking back in his grand suite, Videl following behind him with a slight smirk. His room was the exact replica of hers, well it should since they were in the Moneylots Mansion. Every guest bedroom was designed with the exact similar color, size, bed, lighting etc…
Gohan picked up his coat from the chair and turned to face her. His eyebrows rose and his nose twitched at Videl. Without so much as a warning, he leaned towards her and sniffed at her neck, confusion etched on his face, while Videl stood as stiff as a board, refraining herself from lashing out on him. "What!"
Too late.
Gohan sniffed her neck again, more thoroughly this time, before straightening up. "Do you wear perfume?"
Videl snarled at him. "No! I hate perfumes, it makes my nose itch and sneeze. I thought you knew what type of woman I am?"
He didn't look at her nor did he reply, his eyes darting around the room cautiously as if looking for something. He recognized the smell, it was very familiar but he couldn't remember to whom it belonged to.
Suddenly, it had grown deftly silent.
Then something fell to the floor, and beeped with blinking red lights…
Beep…………beep……..beep…...beep
Gohan's eyes widened.
Beep…..beep….beep
Before Videl could react, Gohan grabbed her shirt and dragged her to the nearest window, sending a wave of energy to blast it open, then with Videl in his arms, much to her dismay, he jumped out the second floor…
Beep…beep..beep.beepbeepbeepbeep
The last thing she saw and heard was a loud explosion of blinding hot flames, racking the entire building, before all her senses went into a wild frenzy of tingling sensation as she felt warm lips press on hers.
She barely registered the fact that they had landed into the big Olympic sized pool, the cold rude water did nothing to cool down their heated kiss. It was so intense that Videl couldn't breath, half because they were under water, and the other half because damned did he kiss good!
At the back of her mind, she could feel herself being floated up to the surface, but strong arms kept her submerged under water, though she could not register much of anything else besides the overwhelming pleasure of his hot lips.
Gohan had to fight himself to maintain on task, as Videl's hungry mouth enveloped him with raging need. It was as if it was his first time kissing again, and her soft lips were like wet marshmallows dipped in honey. Oh gods…
Forcing himself to stay focused, Gohan pulled her into his arms more securely so she wouldn't float up. Whoever blew their room was waiting for them at the surface of the pool, and he couldn't let that happen until he figured out what to do. But he knew that neither him nor Krista could stay like this forever, although he wanted to. They'd need to break apart and rise for air sooner or later.
He needed to get Videl's attention, her eyes were closed right now, responding only to his kiss. So he did the only thing he could.
He slipped his tongue inside her mouth.
Videl felt like she was floating on air. Speaking of which, she needed air right now! But…..just a little bit more….he felt so warm and tasted so sweet…
Her eyes popped open in shock when she felt something slick enter her mouth. Before she could do anything else, Gohan pulled back from her, his dark spikes waving with the water, his shades threatening to float from his face. He wagged his finger at her, telling her in sign language not to go up for air.
She nodded, but Videl didn't know how long she could last. He had taken her breathe away with that kiss.
Noticing her pink cheeks and her contracting chest, Gohan figured out that she was struggling for air. So he pressed his lips against hers and blew into her, before pulling out with a slight smirk.
If he wasn't trying to save her life with that, Videl would've blasted him to oblivion.
Satisfied that she was fine, Gohan outstretched his hand and pointed upwards, a small blue ki started to illuminate from his palms. Using his other hand to tell Videl to stay putt for a while, he fired the ball and watched as it hovered slowly up the water before blasting through the surface, Gohan swimming up behind it.
Videl looked up, using her hands to rake her waving hair out of the way, and spotted two blurry figures going at each other, one of them was Jasper, and the other she did not recognize.
Of course, as we all know, Videl was not one to just stay putt. 'Like hell am I just going to stay here while my knight in shinning armor fought for my life.' She thought snidely, clenching her fists at her side, before charging up her ki and blasting to the surface.
Gohan swerved in and out of sight as blows in unimaginable speeds came at him with force. "I didn't expect to see you here." He said to the female dressed in tight black leather from head to toe, covering her face too.
She smirked and flung her foot for his head, missing, only to feel a swift blow to the back of her ankle and forcing her to fall on her back with a heavy thud. "Well you should know by now that I am full of surprises, Gohan."
She flipped back to her feet and continued her assault, adding more ki to her blows. Gohan sidestepped from her crushing foot and grabbed the fist aimed for his stomach, twisting it around her and kicking on her knee so that she fell to the ground, her forehead pressed to the tiled floor by the pool with him holding her in a tight position.
He smirked and whispered to her ear. "Don't call me that out here."
The female assassin shook her head gingerly and placed her palm flat on the floor, charging her ki. "I don't take orders from you, remember?" Before he could register what she was doing, the ki in her hands was released and slammed directly on the tiled floor, pushing her and Gohan to the air and causing Gohan to release his grip.
She back-flipped in the sky so that she was facing Gohan's back side, placing her hands on his waist and tickling him with a triumphant smirk on her pretty face. Gotcha…
Gohan lost himself as he landed on the ground, laughing loudly and innocently, so much like a child that it made her smile as she continued her torture on him. Tears sprung from his eyes as he tried to wriggle his way from her tickle finger assault, begging for mercy. "HAHA….pl-please stop! S- ahhahahah- Stop! Pl- hehe hahaha- I give! I give!"
That was the sight Videl came up to. If she wasn't soaking wet, cold and angry, she would've just stood there watching. It was just too cute. But then again, she wouldn't lie that she didn't enjoy the torture. He deserved it after all, that jack ass.
But alas, she knew she had to save him. Pointing her palm to the female assassin, she formed a ki ball strong enough to clear mountains. "Stop right there!"
The girl froze and looked up to the source of that voice, her eyes widening to the sight of a huge purple pulsing ball of energy aimed directly at her. Gohan, thankful that the horror had ended, pulled himself to his feet and brushed himself clean before stepping in between Videl's blast and the female assassin. "You don't need to do that Krista, she's fine."
Videl blinked, her hand still outstretched. "What?"
Gohan stepped aside as the female assassin took of her mask, revealing flowing blue hair, Videl's mouth fell. "Bra Briefs!"
Bra smirked and nodded. "Hello agent Krista, it's an honor to finally meet you." She turned to Gohan, who was dumbly staring at Videl with wide eyes, before looking back at Videl. "I suggest you cover yourself up, before this guy over here strains his pants."
Videl looked down at herself and realized that her clingy clothes had outlined every curve and shape of her body, including two…er….perked nipples. Completely embarrassed, she dropped her ki ball and wrapped her arms around herself, before glaring at Gohan, who realized that he had been staring and turned away.
"Would someone please care to explain to me what the hell is going on?"
Bra and Gohan turned to each other before smiling at Videl. It was Bra who spoke. "I was just spending some quality time with a long lost big brother over here. I missed him so much."
Gohan snorted at that. "Yeah right. And your idea of a welcoming was to blow my room up, and then tickle me half to death." He groaned.
Bra laughed. "I wanted to see if you guys were as good as rumors proclaim. I mean, I never doubted your skill of course. After all, you trained me."
Videl's mouth hung open, her eyes wide. 'Big Brother!' "W-what?"
Gohan ignored her question. "That was a long time ago Bra. What are you doing here anyway?"
"I was sent here to give you two a message. Our master mind has been identified this afternoon. He, sent us a tape and confessed that it was him plotting against Erasa."
Gohan nodded, adjusting his shades. "So, what was his motive?"
"Jealousy, at least that was what he said. I believe it goes deeper than that though. He said that he wanted to be the richest heir in the world, and decided to take out the competition."
Videl snorted. "That's very shallow. Who was it?"
Bra hesitated for a moment, eyeing Gohan briefly before turning back to Videl. "It's my brother, Trunks Briefs."
Gohan inwardly groaned, while Videl bit her lip and said with a heavy sigh, "Mr. T, Trunks Briefs. Just great, we're going against a rich powerful young man with unlimited fathoms of money and nothing to do. I hate bored rich kids."
She looked up tiredly and began to walk back to her room. At least hers wasn't blown up. "I'm going to get changed."
Gohan was about to follow her when Bra grabbed his arm. "Gohan, you know my brother, and you know what he's capable of."
He nodded with a handsome smile. "Yeah, I know. Your father trained us both. And like before, I can take him down just as easily."
Bra shook her head seriously. "Gohan, I know you can take care of yourself, but what about her?"
"I'll protect her-
The blue haired beauty sighed and wrapped her arms around his waist, resting her head on his warm chest. "He knows your identity, and he knows hers as well. Trunks plays games, you know that. And he will not play a game he cannot win, unless he's found a way to do so. Just- just watch out okay?"
She looked up at him and was met with one of his warm smiles. Bra reached out and carefully slid off his shades from his face, revealing the wonderful teal eyes that illuminated with innocence and wisdom, just like her father's had. He grinned at her. "I'll be fine Bra."
She smacked him hard on the stomach and he 'uffed' playfully, fixing his shades over his eyes once again. "You'd better be! Don't get attached to her Gohan, I'm serious okay. Don't get attached to your partner, you know what happens when you do."
Gohan nodded with a warm smile and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "So, how's Bulma?"
Bra sighed tiredly and closed her eyes. "You know my mother, ever since, you know, she's locked herself up in that lab of hers, busying herself so much, trying to find answers in questions no one ever asks." There was a silent pause for a moment before Bra continued to say, "She…she's never been the same since- since dad……left us."
Gohan knew how much Vegeta's leave affected his family, but he couldn't say anything. At least not yet. He had the feeling though that some day, sooner than he would think, he would have to tell them everything…
"How could he just leave us like that Gohan? Without so much as a goodbye…" Bra whispered softly, pushing back tears that threatened to fall from her eyes.
"Vegeta loved you, all of you-
"All of us," Bra corrected him with a small smile.
Gohan chuckled. "Yes, he loved all of us. I know he has a reason for doing the things he does. He'll come back Bra, I'm sure he will."
They stood there for a moment, in comfortable silence, reminiscing on the good old days. Back when life was so simple, when everything was fine, and it was all just about family.
"I'd better go, Videl's probably worried sick about me at home, and Krista is my only ride."
It took a while before she let her grip around his waist go. Bra shook her head with a smile and smacked his butt forward. "Get out of here then. And remember what I told you!" She called out as Gohan waved at her and disappeared inside the mansion.
She sighed and looked up at the starry night sky, rubbing her arms for warmth. "If you only knew who she really was Gohan, if you only knew."
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SMACK!
"Ouch! What was that for!" Gohan yelled, holding his abused cheek gingerly. They were currently in the car, speeding down the highway in a mad dash, of course you guessed it, Videl was driving.
"For kissing me without warning!" Videl snapped back, one hand on the wheel while the other was still trying to get another smack at Gohan's face.
"Well it was either that or you drowned!"
"I could've held my breath longer if you had WARNED me that you were going to throw me out a window from the second floor!"
"I didn't actually have time, the bomb was already about to explode! And besides," Gohan smirked knowingly. "You liked it."
Videl flared angrily. "I DID NOT!"
Tada! And that's it! Hope you guys liked it and again, REVIEW PLEASE! I'll be working on this mainly now since my first fic is FINALLY COMPLETE! OH yeah! LOL! "Greatest Gift You Can Ever Give" is done, and I will devote my time on this one, or if I don't get a lot of reviews I'll just stop….hint hint lol! I do have other stories in my mind right now, and I might upload it soon if I have the time.
So Trunks is the bad guy with power and a lot of money. He feels threatened of Erasa and wants to be the richest heir in the world, so he decides to take care of her. But is that the real reason? Or is there something more?
And, will Gohan ever realize that Krista and Videl are indeed the same person?