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Disclaimer: I don't own anything; all belongs to the great Akira Toriyama.
Chapter 7: Surprise Encounters at the Mall
Videl sighed. She had finally got the chance to go shopping without Chi-Chi and Bulma tagging along. After yesterday's effort with her father she needed a break. A chance to just be by herself. No interruptions, no annoying mother-in-laws, just her shopping, by herself, like a normal person. Although it's rather hard to be normal when you're married to a half-alien, expecting his quarter alien baby and the daughter of one of the most famous and arrogant men on the planet. But, oh well, might as well make the most of the time she had left before she had to look after a screaming baby. And as Chi-Chi and Bulma had informed her, saiyan babies could scream their lungs out. Gohan had gone to work as usual and left Videl to do the huge pile of dishes left over from breakfast. It seemed that saiyan men just couldn't find the time to do some housework especially since most of it was created by them. After the hour of dishes, Videl had taken a shower and managed to find matching clothes that still fitted over her growing belly. And now she stood outside the huge mall of Satan City. Other than maternity clothes that she liked (Chi-Chi and Bulma could sure be pushy) Videl had resolved not to look at anything pertaining to babies. She had looked at so many cute little sets of baby clothes she wanted to puke. Or maybe that was just the morning sickness kicking in again. She had prayed to Dende the whole way there that no one would recognize her. She hoped that the fact that she was on first name basis with God would give her a leg-up. The mall was crowded with people like any other day and she managed to blend in fairly well. The fact that she had a different haircut and looked 5 months pregnant meant that a lot of people didn't recognize her. However, I said a lot, not every one. She was in a book store, reading a book called "What to Expect when you're Expecting". She found the stuff that the book described quite funny considering the fact that her pregnancy was much different. The idea struck her that maybe her, Chi-Chi or Bulma should write a book about saiyan pregnancies. Probably wouldn't be a best seller though. Anyway, Videl was standing there, lost in her own world when the sound of her name being called made her jump out of her skin. She whirled around to see a woman about her age standing in front of her. She seemed vaguely familiar.
"Videl?" the woman repeated.
"Um yeah, Do I know you?" Videl asked. The woman laughed and tucked a strand of red orange hair behind her ear.
"It's me, Angela. I was in your class at Orange Star," she said. Videl continued to look confused and then reality dawned on her. Angela, she was that girl that had gone on a date with Gohan and then thought that Gohan had snuck off to talk to Videl when he had really gone to help her. A smile spread across her face as she remembered the secret Angela had told her. Something about teddy bear underwear. And poor Gohan had been petrified that she knew that he was the Great Saiyaman.
"Oh, Angela, how are you?" Videl said, her face awash with recognition.
"I'm great. You sure look, well," Angela replied eyeing Videl's stomach. Videl laughed.
"Yep, 5 months," she shad decided it was better to tell everyone (that didn't know the saiyan story) what she looked, not what she actually was. That way, when she had the baby early it wouldn't seem strange.
"So who's the lucky man?" Angela asked.
"Son Gohan," Videl said. Angela's jaw was at risk of hitting the ground.
"You married Son Gohan?!?!?!"
"Um, yeah," Videl said quite surprised that Angela was so shocked.
"But I thought you two hated each other," said Angela in disbelief.
"Well, I did hate him at first, but well times change, things happen, I suppose," Videl replied. Having to save the world could really bring two people together.
Angela felt like crying. Since when had Gohan liked stubborn show-offs, she thought. The way Videl used to prance around trying to save the world all the time. About a year ago, Videl had stopped helping the Satan City police and since then no one had seen a hide or hair of her. She had simply disappeared. All this time, she had been off falling in love with Gohan, and marrying him, not to mention getting pregnant. Angela felt betrayed. It wasn't like they'd ever broken up. They'd only gone on one date. However, she' always hoped Gohan would turn up one day, professing his love for her and they would live happily ever after. Fat chance of that happening now, Angela thought.
"Um, well, I have to go," said Angela, "Bye." And she was gone. Videl looked at the spot where Angela had been. That was weird, she thought. She shrugged her shoulders and went back to her reading
***********
Edward Smith watched the two young women talking. He was positive that the fat one was Videl Satan. Suddenly, the red-haired women walked away, heading in his direction. This was his chance.
"Excuse me, ma'am," Edward called out. Angela looked up.
"Was that just Videl Satan you were talking to?" he asked.
"Yeah," Angela answered cautiously. What did this man want?
"I'm a reporter for the Satan City News. I'll pay you 1000 zeni to tell me everything she told you," Angela smiled wickedly. This was her chance to get back at Videl and Gohan.
"Sure."
*************
Videl put her parcels on the kitchen table. She had managed to get some good buys and was much happier with the maternity clothes she'd bought compared to the ones Chi-Chi and Bulma had insisted she buy. She looked at her watch. Gohan would be home soon and it would be a good idea to start dinner but Videl didn't feel up to it. She called Gohan and asked him to pick up some take out. The night went rather normal and by the time 9 o'clock came around Videl was exhausted. She went to bed and was joined half an hour later by Gohan.
***********
Gohan sat at the kitchen table reading the paper. Videl was in the kitchen making pancakes. Gohan turned the page of the paper and gasped.
"Ah, Videl, I think you might want to have a look at this."
***********
Angela, Angela, Angela, what have you done? I think Angela's been a bad girl. Better wait and find out in Chapter 8: Picture Perfect.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything; all belongs to the great Akira Toriyama.
Chapter 7: Surprise Encounters at the Mall
Videl sighed. She had finally got the chance to go shopping without Chi-Chi and Bulma tagging along. After yesterday's effort with her father she needed a break. A chance to just be by herself. No interruptions, no annoying mother-in-laws, just her shopping, by herself, like a normal person. Although it's rather hard to be normal when you're married to a half-alien, expecting his quarter alien baby and the daughter of one of the most famous and arrogant men on the planet. But, oh well, might as well make the most of the time she had left before she had to look after a screaming baby. And as Chi-Chi and Bulma had informed her, saiyan babies could scream their lungs out. Gohan had gone to work as usual and left Videl to do the huge pile of dishes left over from breakfast. It seemed that saiyan men just couldn't find the time to do some housework especially since most of it was created by them. After the hour of dishes, Videl had taken a shower and managed to find matching clothes that still fitted over her growing belly. And now she stood outside the huge mall of Satan City. Other than maternity clothes that she liked (Chi-Chi and Bulma could sure be pushy) Videl had resolved not to look at anything pertaining to babies. She had looked at so many cute little sets of baby clothes she wanted to puke. Or maybe that was just the morning sickness kicking in again. She had prayed to Dende the whole way there that no one would recognize her. She hoped that the fact that she was on first name basis with God would give her a leg-up. The mall was crowded with people like any other day and she managed to blend in fairly well. The fact that she had a different haircut and looked 5 months pregnant meant that a lot of people didn't recognize her. However, I said a lot, not every one. She was in a book store, reading a book called "What to Expect when you're Expecting". She found the stuff that the book described quite funny considering the fact that her pregnancy was much different. The idea struck her that maybe her, Chi-Chi or Bulma should write a book about saiyan pregnancies. Probably wouldn't be a best seller though. Anyway, Videl was standing there, lost in her own world when the sound of her name being called made her jump out of her skin. She whirled around to see a woman about her age standing in front of her. She seemed vaguely familiar.
"Videl?" the woman repeated.
"Um yeah, Do I know you?" Videl asked. The woman laughed and tucked a strand of red orange hair behind her ear.
"It's me, Angela. I was in your class at Orange Star," she said. Videl continued to look confused and then reality dawned on her. Angela, she was that girl that had gone on a date with Gohan and then thought that Gohan had snuck off to talk to Videl when he had really gone to help her. A smile spread across her face as she remembered the secret Angela had told her. Something about teddy bear underwear. And poor Gohan had been petrified that she knew that he was the Great Saiyaman.
"Oh, Angela, how are you?" Videl said, her face awash with recognition.
"I'm great. You sure look, well," Angela replied eyeing Videl's stomach. Videl laughed.
"Yep, 5 months," she shad decided it was better to tell everyone (that didn't know the saiyan story) what she looked, not what she actually was. That way, when she had the baby early it wouldn't seem strange.
"So who's the lucky man?" Angela asked.
"Son Gohan," Videl said. Angela's jaw was at risk of hitting the ground.
"You married Son Gohan?!?!?!"
"Um, yeah," Videl said quite surprised that Angela was so shocked.
"But I thought you two hated each other," said Angela in disbelief.
"Well, I did hate him at first, but well times change, things happen, I suppose," Videl replied. Having to save the world could really bring two people together.
Angela felt like crying. Since when had Gohan liked stubborn show-offs, she thought. The way Videl used to prance around trying to save the world all the time. About a year ago, Videl had stopped helping the Satan City police and since then no one had seen a hide or hair of her. She had simply disappeared. All this time, she had been off falling in love with Gohan, and marrying him, not to mention getting pregnant. Angela felt betrayed. It wasn't like they'd ever broken up. They'd only gone on one date. However, she' always hoped Gohan would turn up one day, professing his love for her and they would live happily ever after. Fat chance of that happening now, Angela thought.
"Um, well, I have to go," said Angela, "Bye." And she was gone. Videl looked at the spot where Angela had been. That was weird, she thought. She shrugged her shoulders and went back to her reading
***********
Edward Smith watched the two young women talking. He was positive that the fat one was Videl Satan. Suddenly, the red-haired women walked away, heading in his direction. This was his chance.
"Excuse me, ma'am," Edward called out. Angela looked up.
"Was that just Videl Satan you were talking to?" he asked.
"Yeah," Angela answered cautiously. What did this man want?
"I'm a reporter for the Satan City News. I'll pay you 1000 zeni to tell me everything she told you," Angela smiled wickedly. This was her chance to get back at Videl and Gohan.
"Sure."
*************
Videl put her parcels on the kitchen table. She had managed to get some good buys and was much happier with the maternity clothes she'd bought compared to the ones Chi-Chi and Bulma had insisted she buy. She looked at her watch. Gohan would be home soon and it would be a good idea to start dinner but Videl didn't feel up to it. She called Gohan and asked him to pick up some take out. The night went rather normal and by the time 9 o'clock came around Videl was exhausted. She went to bed and was joined half an hour later by Gohan.
***********
Gohan sat at the kitchen table reading the paper. Videl was in the kitchen making pancakes. Gohan turned the page of the paper and gasped.
"Ah, Videl, I think you might want to have a look at this."
***********
Angela, Angela, Angela, what have you done? I think Angela's been a bad girl. Better wait and find out in Chapter 8: Picture Perfect.