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Chapter 11: Girl Talk
Videl giggled as Erasa flicked her with her paintbrush. She nearly toppled over in the air as she tried to get Erasa back but couldn't reach. Videl was floating Indian style three feet in the air painting the picture rail with Erasa who was standing on a chair.
"I still don't get how you can fly," Erasa said as Videl resumed her position and continued to paint.
"Long story," Videl said. She thought back to the day when Gohan had taught her how to fly. She remembered screaming at him for talking about her body. Oh, how life had changed. She giggled at the memory earning a strange look from Erasa. They were silent for a while. Videl was able to get a lot more area covered, as she was able to move around more freely. She had almost forgotten that Erasa was even there until said person's voice broke the air.
"How did you know Gohan was the one?" she asked, quite cautiously.
"What!?" Videl said almost dropping her paintbrush as she spun around to face Erasa in shock.
"Well," she said, sounding almost ashamed, "Your life seems so perfect. You're happily married and you're going to have a baby."
"Oh Erasa, my life is far from perfect, trust me. Have you even spent a day with Chi-Chi or Bulma, I love them dearly but they're exhausting." Erasa laughed but her eyes lacked their usual twinkle.
"But, at least they love you. Sometimes, I feel like I lucked out," she sighed and continued painting.
"Yeah, but at least you have both your parents," Videl said. The last three words were but a whisper and the tears sprung to her eyes as if on command.
"I didn't even want to have children because of her," she said. The 'her' she spoke about was unmistakable.
"What?!" Erasa said, quite shocked that her best friend was revealing to her that beside the fact that she was pregnant she had never even wanted children.
"When she told me she had cancer, she explained that it was ovarian cancer and I suppose she didn't explain it very well because I thought she meant it was my fault. When she died I blamed myself because I believed that if she hadn't had me she wouldn't had died, so I promised myself two things. One of them was to never have my own children so I would never die." She quickly brushed a few tears out of her eyes and continued to paint, she hated crying in front of other people even her closest friends and family.
"What was the other one?" Erasa asked quietly.
"To never fall in love."
*Flashback*
Tears streamed down nine-year-old Videl's cheeks as she watched the full moon shine brightly in the sky. She wished her mother were there with her, playing with her hair and whispering silly things in her ear like she used to do. Used to, was a long time ago now, she remembered the night almost two years ago when her mother had told her. It was all her fault and she knew it. The tears streamed harder and harder as if someone had turned a tap on more.
"It's all my fault," she muttered into the open air, "You hear me Kami, it's my fault. She wouldn't have died if she hadn't of had me." No one answered back and Videl continued to cry.
"I'm never ever having children, ever cause I don't want to die. And I'm never falling in love, no matter what happens." That day Videl's whole personality changed. She stopped being the playful little girl she had once been and grew up way too quickly. She never got over her mother's death and kept everything she felt inside. She never wanted to love again because she never wanted to cry the way she had that day and the following days, weeks, months and even into her adolescence. Well, until she met a young man by the name of Son Gohan.
*End Flashback*
The two women didn't say anything. Erasa was reeling in the shock of Videl's confessions and Videl continued to paint, trying to push away the memories that tried to bombard her mind.
"You broke both your promises," Erasa said quietly.
"I know. It's funny how life works out. When I met Gohan everything changed. He gave me a challenge and made everything seem worthwhile. He made me see life as a kid again. I tried to fight it at first because I didn't want to break those childish promises but you can't change fate."
"What about when you found out you were pregnant?"
"I was … upset. I suppose those silly promises kept trying to kick in. I think Chi-Chi noticed it cause she seemed really worried, like I wasn't going to have the baby but I'm not nine anymore and I know it's not my fault. I still miss her though"
***********
That afternoon when Erasa left she found she had more questions then answers. Videl's confessions had sparked something inside of her. Maybe her life wasn't as bad as she thought it was. However, Videl's words had also sparked something else. Life is so short and changes so fast that there was no time to worry about what wasn't happening and make the most of what was. Purely on accident, Videl had probably changed her best friend's life forever.
*************
I know that was really sappy but it was meant to be that way. For any of you who live in Australia you will have probably seen the Commonwealth Bank ads promoting 'Make it Happen'. I have a t-shirt with that on it and every time I where it reminds me of that ad and the fact that we have to make the most of life no matter how rich, poor, young, old. I'm pulling everything about Videl's past from one of my other stories, "The History of Videl." A letter in the mail brings a surprise for Videl and Gohan. What are they to do when facing having to revisit Orange Star? It's all in Chapter 12: Reunion
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, all belongs to Akira Toriyama and various other people and companies.
Chapter 11: Girl Talk
Videl giggled as Erasa flicked her with her paintbrush. She nearly toppled over in the air as she tried to get Erasa back but couldn't reach. Videl was floating Indian style three feet in the air painting the picture rail with Erasa who was standing on a chair.
"I still don't get how you can fly," Erasa said as Videl resumed her position and continued to paint.
"Long story," Videl said. She thought back to the day when Gohan had taught her how to fly. She remembered screaming at him for talking about her body. Oh, how life had changed. She giggled at the memory earning a strange look from Erasa. They were silent for a while. Videl was able to get a lot more area covered, as she was able to move around more freely. She had almost forgotten that Erasa was even there until said person's voice broke the air.
"How did you know Gohan was the one?" she asked, quite cautiously.
"What!?" Videl said almost dropping her paintbrush as she spun around to face Erasa in shock.
"Well," she said, sounding almost ashamed, "Your life seems so perfect. You're happily married and you're going to have a baby."
"Oh Erasa, my life is far from perfect, trust me. Have you even spent a day with Chi-Chi or Bulma, I love them dearly but they're exhausting." Erasa laughed but her eyes lacked their usual twinkle.
"But, at least they love you. Sometimes, I feel like I lucked out," she sighed and continued painting.
"Yeah, but at least you have both your parents," Videl said. The last three words were but a whisper and the tears sprung to her eyes as if on command.
"I didn't even want to have children because of her," she said. The 'her' she spoke about was unmistakable.
"What?!" Erasa said, quite shocked that her best friend was revealing to her that beside the fact that she was pregnant she had never even wanted children.
"When she told me she had cancer, she explained that it was ovarian cancer and I suppose she didn't explain it very well because I thought she meant it was my fault. When she died I blamed myself because I believed that if she hadn't had me she wouldn't had died, so I promised myself two things. One of them was to never have my own children so I would never die." She quickly brushed a few tears out of her eyes and continued to paint, she hated crying in front of other people even her closest friends and family.
"What was the other one?" Erasa asked quietly.
"To never fall in love."
*Flashback*
Tears streamed down nine-year-old Videl's cheeks as she watched the full moon shine brightly in the sky. She wished her mother were there with her, playing with her hair and whispering silly things in her ear like she used to do. Used to, was a long time ago now, she remembered the night almost two years ago when her mother had told her. It was all her fault and she knew it. The tears streamed harder and harder as if someone had turned a tap on more.
"It's all my fault," she muttered into the open air, "You hear me Kami, it's my fault. She wouldn't have died if she hadn't of had me." No one answered back and Videl continued to cry.
"I'm never ever having children, ever cause I don't want to die. And I'm never falling in love, no matter what happens." That day Videl's whole personality changed. She stopped being the playful little girl she had once been and grew up way too quickly. She never got over her mother's death and kept everything she felt inside. She never wanted to love again because she never wanted to cry the way she had that day and the following days, weeks, months and even into her adolescence. Well, until she met a young man by the name of Son Gohan.
*End Flashback*
The two women didn't say anything. Erasa was reeling in the shock of Videl's confessions and Videl continued to paint, trying to push away the memories that tried to bombard her mind.
"You broke both your promises," Erasa said quietly.
"I know. It's funny how life works out. When I met Gohan everything changed. He gave me a challenge and made everything seem worthwhile. He made me see life as a kid again. I tried to fight it at first because I didn't want to break those childish promises but you can't change fate."
"What about when you found out you were pregnant?"
"I was … upset. I suppose those silly promises kept trying to kick in. I think Chi-Chi noticed it cause she seemed really worried, like I wasn't going to have the baby but I'm not nine anymore and I know it's not my fault. I still miss her though"
***********
That afternoon when Erasa left she found she had more questions then answers. Videl's confessions had sparked something inside of her. Maybe her life wasn't as bad as she thought it was. However, Videl's words had also sparked something else. Life is so short and changes so fast that there was no time to worry about what wasn't happening and make the most of what was. Purely on accident, Videl had probably changed her best friend's life forever.
*************
I know that was really sappy but it was meant to be that way. For any of you who live in Australia you will have probably seen the Commonwealth Bank ads promoting 'Make it Happen'. I have a t-shirt with that on it and every time I where it reminds me of that ad and the fact that we have to make the most of life no matter how rich, poor, young, old. I'm pulling everything about Videl's past from one of my other stories, "The History of Videl." A letter in the mail brings a surprise for Videl and Gohan. What are they to do when facing having to revisit Orange Star? It's all in Chapter 12: Reunion