Kami, you people are smart. Nearly everyone that reviewed was right. Yes, a
baby shower it is but you people should know by now that anything involving
the Z gang never goes to plan.
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Chapter 5: Baby Shower
Bulma and Chi-Chi left the kitchen and entered the huge living room of C.C. Around them about four dozen people ran around hanging up random pieces of decoration, putting food on tables or admiring the fifty or so gifts that stood high on one table. Vegeta leant against the wall in his usual position glaring at the people who had taken over his living room but not saying anything. Erasa and Videl's other friends kept throwing strange glances at Dende and Piccolo and then at the other people in the room that didn't seem to think that two green people were out of the ordinary. Bulma clapped her hands to get the attention of the people that littered her living room.
"She'll be here in about 10 minutes, people, so lets move," Bulma called out over the chatter. She then busied herself with putting up decorations.
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Videl climbed into her jetcopter and shut the door. She pushed the key into the ignition and started the engine. Bringing the copter up above the houses she headed towards the yellow dome building known as Capsule Corp. Wonder what they want now, she thought to herself. The rational side of her mind tried to push it away as some stupid thing like them wanting to show her some new dress or something for the baby. However, she had a nagging feeling that it was more than that. It would definitely explain why Chi-Chi had spent so much time over there lately. Trust them to do something like throw a baby shower. Little did Videl know how right she was. She threw away her thoughts as she landed the jetcopter on the lawns of C.C. She capsulated it and headed towards the front door. It seemed oddly quiet. There was no buzzing of the G.R or any of Bulma's other inventions. It wasn't like Vegeta to not be training. Something was up. She reached the door and knocked. It was opened almost immediately by Bulma.
"Hello, dear. Come in, let me take your coat," Bulma said taking Videl's coat.
"Kami, it's hot in here," Videl commented as she rolled up the sleeves of her jumper.
"We've got the heaters on," Bulma said. Bulma led Videl through the corridor and opened the door to the living room.
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!"
Videl almost fell over. She stood there in shock, a hand to her chest to calm her racing heart.
"Wow!" was all she could get out. She stared around the room. It was packed with food, presents, decorations and people.
"You guys really didn't have to," Videl started.
"But we wanted to," said Bulma wrapping an arm around the still shocked younger woman.
"Well, let's eat, what do you say," Bulma announced throwing glances at the 5 saiyans. As if on cue, a cry came from the room Bra was sleeping in. Bulma left to get her and the huge mass of people headed over to the two tables covered in food. Gohan came over to Videl.
"So, what do you think?" he asked. Videl smiled up at him.
"You guys are amazing. Whose idea was this?" she asked.
"Mum's and Bulma offered to have it here," Gohan replied, "So how did the thing with you father go?"
"Don't ask."
"That bad, eh."
"We got into an argument before I could tell him and then the sonogram photos fell out of my pocket and well lets just say it wasn't the best way for him to find out. Though I suppose anyway of telling him probably wouldn't have worked."
"So what was the argument about?" Gohan asked.
"You," Videl replied, her gaze falling on the tables of food. (Saiyan pregnancy *evil grin*)
"Me?"
"Yeah you, the usual you know, good-for-nothing crap. I'm hungry, lets go eat," Videl said. Gohan laughed.
"Looks like I can't deny paternity," he joked. Videl threw him a look that plainly said I'm-pregnant-and-hormonal-and-hungry-so-don't-mess-with-me.
"Jokes," Gohan said laughing at the look on Videl's face. They approached the food tables, which had cleared out a bit. Only a bit, however, as Goku, Goten and Trunks danced around the tables picking up random pieces of food. Vegeta was glaring at them and complaining to Bulma, who was nursing Bra. Chi-Chi and 18 were talking and Marron, who was sitting with them, was watching the boys with interest. Krillin was talking to Yamcha and Tien.
"Hey, you guys," came a voice from behind Videl and Gohan, who were now discussing baby names. They turned around to face Erasa.
"Erasa!" The two women exchanged a hug.
"Look at you, I still can't believe you're going to have a baby," Erasa gushed wearing a wide grin.
"I know," Videl said returning the smile.
"So, Gohan what's it like to be a daddy-to-be?" Sharpener asked, coming up behind Erasa.
"Hey Sharpener! I don't know," Gohan said looking down at Videl, "It's sort of weird."
"Weird?" questioned Videl.
"I don't know, just is," Gohan said
"I think you're the one who's weird, Gohan," Erasa said. The group began to laugh but was interrupted by Bulma.
"Hey everyone, how about presents?" Bulma called out above the chatter. Videl rolled her eyes.
"You guys are too much" she said. The girls all huddled around the table of presents while the men hung back, talking to one another. They spent almost an hour opening presents. Videl got the usual, little outfits, cute blankets and stuffed toys however it was the very last present, from Bulma, that stuck in everyone's mind. Videl carefully tore away the sticky tape as to not ruin the pretty rainbow tissue paper. Out of it she lifted an orange garment, which was unmistakable.
"Oh Bulma, its adorable," Videl cooed inspecting the tiny gi.
Bulma smiled, "I'm glad you like it." Videl sat examining the gi. It was the cutest thing you'd ever seen. The typical Son orange with a darker orange belt. It would be too big for a while but it would eventually fit the baby. However, none of this was what made it so special. It was the fact that it had hit Videl that this baby would be the third generation of fighters. She felt almost proud to think that her child would be the leader of the next generation in the way Gohan had been.
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After all the presents had been unwrapped everyone went back to their eating and talking. It was nearing 5 o'clock and Videl was getting tired considering the fact that she had had one busy day, fighting with her father and all. Some of the other people had started to leave and Videl felt like following their lead. By the time 6 o'clock came around everyone except Chi-Chi, Goku, Goten, Gohan and Videl had left. The entire extended Son family had decided to leave and Goku had offered to Instant Transmission Gohan and Videl home but they had opted to fly the jetcopter considering the huge amount of gifts they had to take home.
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Videl landed the jetcopter outside her and Gohan's house. They carried the gifts in, taking several trips.
"Hey Videl, you better check the answering machine, didn't the doctor say he'd ring about the time for your next appointment," Gohan said.
"Oh yeah," Videl replied hitting the button on the machine.
Hercule's voice filled the air, "Videl, I want to see you tomorrow, here. And bring that alien husband of yours. BEEP" The answering machine continued to play its messages including one from the doctor but Videl didn't hear it. She threw a look at Gohan.
"I don't think that was about a friendly visit," she remarked.
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Thanks so much to my friends Eva and Zara for helping me with this chapter. Wow, isn't it amazing that this story was originally only going to be 8 chapters long, then it was going to be 9 and now it's going to be about 18. Bet it will be longer though. It's my little baby. Well, what does the dreaded Hercule want with Videl and Gohan? Stay tuned for Chapter 6: A Diddy with Daddy.
NEWS FLASH! I'm going to set up a mailing list for this story. To join it just email me with the subject Re. Mailing List. I thought that this way it would allow you people to talk to me privately, etc.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, not even my pet mouse Pan that my chibi sister really owns. Hmph!
Chapter 5: Baby Shower
Bulma and Chi-Chi left the kitchen and entered the huge living room of C.C. Around them about four dozen people ran around hanging up random pieces of decoration, putting food on tables or admiring the fifty or so gifts that stood high on one table. Vegeta leant against the wall in his usual position glaring at the people who had taken over his living room but not saying anything. Erasa and Videl's other friends kept throwing strange glances at Dende and Piccolo and then at the other people in the room that didn't seem to think that two green people were out of the ordinary. Bulma clapped her hands to get the attention of the people that littered her living room.
"She'll be here in about 10 minutes, people, so lets move," Bulma called out over the chatter. She then busied herself with putting up decorations.
****************
Videl climbed into her jetcopter and shut the door. She pushed the key into the ignition and started the engine. Bringing the copter up above the houses she headed towards the yellow dome building known as Capsule Corp. Wonder what they want now, she thought to herself. The rational side of her mind tried to push it away as some stupid thing like them wanting to show her some new dress or something for the baby. However, she had a nagging feeling that it was more than that. It would definitely explain why Chi-Chi had spent so much time over there lately. Trust them to do something like throw a baby shower. Little did Videl know how right she was. She threw away her thoughts as she landed the jetcopter on the lawns of C.C. She capsulated it and headed towards the front door. It seemed oddly quiet. There was no buzzing of the G.R or any of Bulma's other inventions. It wasn't like Vegeta to not be training. Something was up. She reached the door and knocked. It was opened almost immediately by Bulma.
"Hello, dear. Come in, let me take your coat," Bulma said taking Videl's coat.
"Kami, it's hot in here," Videl commented as she rolled up the sleeves of her jumper.
"We've got the heaters on," Bulma said. Bulma led Videl through the corridor and opened the door to the living room.
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!"
Videl almost fell over. She stood there in shock, a hand to her chest to calm her racing heart.
"Wow!" was all she could get out. She stared around the room. It was packed with food, presents, decorations and people.
"You guys really didn't have to," Videl started.
"But we wanted to," said Bulma wrapping an arm around the still shocked younger woman.
"Well, let's eat, what do you say," Bulma announced throwing glances at the 5 saiyans. As if on cue, a cry came from the room Bra was sleeping in. Bulma left to get her and the huge mass of people headed over to the two tables covered in food. Gohan came over to Videl.
"So, what do you think?" he asked. Videl smiled up at him.
"You guys are amazing. Whose idea was this?" she asked.
"Mum's and Bulma offered to have it here," Gohan replied, "So how did the thing with you father go?"
"Don't ask."
"That bad, eh."
"We got into an argument before I could tell him and then the sonogram photos fell out of my pocket and well lets just say it wasn't the best way for him to find out. Though I suppose anyway of telling him probably wouldn't have worked."
"So what was the argument about?" Gohan asked.
"You," Videl replied, her gaze falling on the tables of food. (Saiyan pregnancy *evil grin*)
"Me?"
"Yeah you, the usual you know, good-for-nothing crap. I'm hungry, lets go eat," Videl said. Gohan laughed.
"Looks like I can't deny paternity," he joked. Videl threw him a look that plainly said I'm-pregnant-and-hormonal-and-hungry-so-don't-mess-with-me.
"Jokes," Gohan said laughing at the look on Videl's face. They approached the food tables, which had cleared out a bit. Only a bit, however, as Goku, Goten and Trunks danced around the tables picking up random pieces of food. Vegeta was glaring at them and complaining to Bulma, who was nursing Bra. Chi-Chi and 18 were talking and Marron, who was sitting with them, was watching the boys with interest. Krillin was talking to Yamcha and Tien.
"Hey, you guys," came a voice from behind Videl and Gohan, who were now discussing baby names. They turned around to face Erasa.
"Erasa!" The two women exchanged a hug.
"Look at you, I still can't believe you're going to have a baby," Erasa gushed wearing a wide grin.
"I know," Videl said returning the smile.
"So, Gohan what's it like to be a daddy-to-be?" Sharpener asked, coming up behind Erasa.
"Hey Sharpener! I don't know," Gohan said looking down at Videl, "It's sort of weird."
"Weird?" questioned Videl.
"I don't know, just is," Gohan said
"I think you're the one who's weird, Gohan," Erasa said. The group began to laugh but was interrupted by Bulma.
"Hey everyone, how about presents?" Bulma called out above the chatter. Videl rolled her eyes.
"You guys are too much" she said. The girls all huddled around the table of presents while the men hung back, talking to one another. They spent almost an hour opening presents. Videl got the usual, little outfits, cute blankets and stuffed toys however it was the very last present, from Bulma, that stuck in everyone's mind. Videl carefully tore away the sticky tape as to not ruin the pretty rainbow tissue paper. Out of it she lifted an orange garment, which was unmistakable.
"Oh Bulma, its adorable," Videl cooed inspecting the tiny gi.
Bulma smiled, "I'm glad you like it." Videl sat examining the gi. It was the cutest thing you'd ever seen. The typical Son orange with a darker orange belt. It would be too big for a while but it would eventually fit the baby. However, none of this was what made it so special. It was the fact that it had hit Videl that this baby would be the third generation of fighters. She felt almost proud to think that her child would be the leader of the next generation in the way Gohan had been.
**************
After all the presents had been unwrapped everyone went back to their eating and talking. It was nearing 5 o'clock and Videl was getting tired considering the fact that she had had one busy day, fighting with her father and all. Some of the other people had started to leave and Videl felt like following their lead. By the time 6 o'clock came around everyone except Chi-Chi, Goku, Goten, Gohan and Videl had left. The entire extended Son family had decided to leave and Goku had offered to Instant Transmission Gohan and Videl home but they had opted to fly the jetcopter considering the huge amount of gifts they had to take home.
**************
Videl landed the jetcopter outside her and Gohan's house. They carried the gifts in, taking several trips.
"Hey Videl, you better check the answering machine, didn't the doctor say he'd ring about the time for your next appointment," Gohan said.
"Oh yeah," Videl replied hitting the button on the machine.
Hercule's voice filled the air, "Videl, I want to see you tomorrow, here. And bring that alien husband of yours. BEEP" The answering machine continued to play its messages including one from the doctor but Videl didn't hear it. She threw a look at Gohan.
"I don't think that was about a friendly visit," she remarked.
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Thanks so much to my friends Eva and Zara for helping me with this chapter. Wow, isn't it amazing that this story was originally only going to be 8 chapters long, then it was going to be 9 and now it's going to be about 18. Bet it will be longer though. It's my little baby. Well, what does the dreaded Hercule want with Videl and Gohan? Stay tuned for Chapter 6: A Diddy with Daddy.