Videl: Warrior Princess: Aww, poor Videl! She's got it hard. Lost her mom, then Cook. Well, that's why I gave it an angst warning. Such as life! I hope you guys like this, if not, then I'll take it down.
Chapter 4: A Time of Change
The next morning, Videl awoke to the sound of a woman's screaming. She sat up in her bed and rubbed eyes as the woman continued to scream, and it was then, that Videl realized that the woman was screaming at her. "GET UP, YOU LAZY GIRL!!!" the woman shrieked, making Videl almost jump. "NOW, that you finally decided to wake up, we'll begin our schedule." Videl looked at her puzzled with her right eyebrow cocked.
"Where's Cook?" she asked concerned. "Is she sick?" The woman stared at her for a moment, confused too, then she held her head and put a smirk on her face and gave a slight snort. Videl thought amusingly for a second that she was the daughter of a pig and a human.
"Oh, you must be talking about my processor," she sneered. Videl was dumbfounded by the news, and she just stood there, zoning out from the rest of the world as the woman continued to talk.
"I am Wicc Asorceress. You are to call me either Miss Wicc or Miss Asorceress. You are to answer my calls and to keep on schedule. I am not a playmate or a nurse or a mother," she replied. "My only job is to make sure you stay out of trouble and that you are to do as you are ordered to."
"So, you are now taking Cook's place?" she nearly squeaked. Wicc nodded and tossed Videl her clothes.
"You are to change into these and to begin your lessons," Wicc ordered. Videl hurried through it, disliking the color choice: hot pink and baby blue. "Now, we will be off to your history lesson," she replied, "after breakfast." She grabbed hold of Videl's arm and pulled her to the dining room.
"Wicc, can you slow down please? You're hurting my arm!" Videl whined, trying to get out of her grip.
"I told you to call me Miss Wicc!" she snapped. Videl was still dazed by the news that Cook was gone when breakfast was served. She only had a couple of spoonfuls of cereal, and she got out of her seat to leave when Wicc snapped again. "You will wait until I am done!" Biting her lips, to keep from yelling or crying, Videl sat back down.
Cook was gone. Gone forever. How could Cook do that to her after all they had been through together? How could she leave her like that? What did she do that was that bad? Videl just couldn't understand. She thought that Cook loved her and that they were friends, but she guessed that for whatever reason it was they now weren't and will never be.
Miss Wicc would hardly speak to Videl unless it was to complain or snap at something. Usually, Videl had no control over the matter that Wicc got mad at. She never did anything to help her if she could avoid it, but unbeknownst to her, she did help Videl on one thing. She helped her bury the pain of those gone or those that didn't care. And taught her that if you never let anyone into your heart, people couldn't hurt you.
Videl changed that day, the first anniversary of her mom's death. She sat in front of her nightstand and held the simple gold frame, that held the only picture of her mother, with her shaky hand. One year. One year that had changed her whole life and her destiny. Since that day, she lost a mother, a friend, her path, and light. She was all alone, no friends, no "real" family to call her own. Suddenly, Wicc's voice pierced her thoughts.
"Leave them all behind Videl…caring for people will only hurt you in the end. You want to be the strongest, then don't let anyone in your heart… It's the only way." Videl gritted her teeth in anger, drove away her tears, shoved the picture in the drawer, and stood up with her head held up high.
"I will be strong, I will be fearless…at any cost," Videl spoke hoarsely. She walked out of her room and went to the gym. Videl began training again, more than ever now. And all while she was training, she kept chanting inside her head, "I will be strong, I will be fearless, and I will never be weak." No one could make her stop, not even the bitch that taught her to become this way.
Videl soon learned at four what most people learn to do in their twenties: how to take care of yourself. Every morning she got before dawn, got dressed, went to breakfast, and went to her lessons without anyone with her or helping her, except the servants because they insisted on doing their jobs in order not to get fired. The only real things she needed Wicc to do then was to lead her to places when she went outside the mansion. Even then, half the time, Wicc didn't really do anything since Videl knew where everything was; it was just required that an adult to accompany her. Within another month, Wicc was never called unless Videl had to go out.
Her power grew too. Almost all her free time was devoted to training. She did every exercise practically known to man. She benched 25 lbs., she boxed for almost an hour, she lifted 15 lbs., she ran a mile at least, and already had a red belt in Tai Kwan Do. And Videl did all these everyday. Soon, she got to be as good as kids two years older than her age and became a challenge for the gym coach since she had become so feisty.
She really never cared about anyone then. Her eyes were dark with a hatred for the whole world, and her tongue became as sharp as her punch. She kept to herself a lot more and wouldn't talk to anyone hardly. None of the servants liked the change at all; they all used to love Videl because she treated them like they were human beings, not like Mr. Satan treated them.
Miss Wicc was soon let go. No one really knows why, but many suspected that it was because Mr. Satan did not like the change in his daughter, although he was barely around to notice the change for himself, and wanted to change her back by any means necessary. But whatever chance Mr. Satan had of getting the old Videl back was gone. She was changed forever.