orokid: Back with a chapter two because I have been begged, cried for, threatened, assumed, etc. to continue this fanfic. Just to tell you, I didn't actually plan on going for a chapter two, and it's a surprise that I had fallen to the commands of my public. So, here it is. Chapter two of… AFRAID.
Disclaimer: Don't own series, characters, etc. Maybe just the plot, but who the Hell knows these days.
Afriad
Chapter Two
Gohan's feet touched the ground and he shuttered slightly at the sight of his dome-like home. He had no idea how his mother would take the news of being a grandmother while he was still attending high school.
In fact, that same morning, his mother had commented on the statistics of teenage pregnancy, and how her "baby boys" would never make that mistake.
If only she had said something BEFORE that night both he and his mate had shared with one another.
A hand softly rested upon his shoulder, pulling him from recent thoughts and catching his worried gaze with her own. This here, this one woman, was their biggest challenge to overcome, and there was nothing that they could do to save themselves if her outcome wasn't the best.
"Ready?" she whispered to him, softly taking his strong hand into hers. He could only notice how her whole palm shook in obvious fear.
"Not really", he answered back just as softly, giving her hand a light and simple squeeze. He hoped that the small gesture would give her more confidence than either of them felt. "But who in reality would be ready to tell their mother, who has some strange fascination with grandchildren and tells you that she can't wait for a baby, that she will become a grandma in less than a year?" He sent the young woman beside him a soft, loving smile, nudging her lightly with his elbow.
He only grinned wider as she produced a small amused smirk.
"I think we should have gone to Daddy first", Videl told her beloved boyfriend, nudging him right back. "At least then we won't get belittled for our acts. We'd be lucky to get a pat on the head while he hides behind some expensive chair, trying to keep away from 'the punk that killed Cell' and his undeniably stronger daughter."
Gohan shook his head, slightly laughing at her words, knowing that her remark had been right on the money, so to speak. "Nah", he whispered into her ear softly, a smile upon his lips. "It's easier to face the music now than wait another day. She'll eventually find out and we will be in ten times worse trouble. You can ask my little brother about the china plate he broke last year."
For a moment, they stood silently, waiting for each other to say something. He wondered what his mother would do or say to them the moment that they told her about the child growing in Videl's womb. It would be like a double-edged blade- it would hit their silent opponent (his mother in a state of shock), but they too would only get the backlash from the other side. Both parties would be hurt, but he had no idea who would suffer more at the cruel hands that fate provided them.
"Onii-chan!" a loud squeaky yet gruff voice called from the doorway of the house not too far away. A small figure launched out from the house, soon applying himself to Gohan's leg.
For a short moment, he wondered if his own child would be doing the same to him as soon as they were old enough to walk, calling him and Videl mommy and daddy. He only pushed the thought away as he picked up his little brother and playfully threw him up into the air, pretending that nothing weight heavily on his mind.
After a minute of enjoying his older brother's liveliness, even the youngest Son child could tell that something was amiss between the usually happy couple.
"Gohan", the seven year-old began, looking at his elder sibling's girlfriend with a perplexed gaze. "What's wrong with onee-chan's ki? It's all weird." He awaited an answer while both teens looked at each other in both fear and questioning.
Turning back, the young man ruffled Goten's hair before smiling warmly at him. "Nothing's wrong, squirt. Just do yourself a favor and stay outside for a little while. Find me some cool lizards that Videl and I can look at when you come back. Alright?"
Unconviced still, he hesitantly nodded, knowing that nothing good was going to happen if he warned him to stay away from the inside of the house. Carefully, he scampered off into the woods, looking back just one time before continuing on.
Gohan looked into his beloved's eyes only once prior to moving towards the door of his family's home, pulling slightly at her arm to make her follow, although unwillingly.
This would be a long day.
orokid: Chapter two done. orokid is now finished with this story- for now at least. It depends on if I get ten people to review of this chapter, and it's only then will I make a chapter three. Peaceout! And don't forget to review if you want this to continue.