------Chapter Two-----

For once, in a long time, Gohan actually managed to get up early. He even beat the alarm clock. Deciding he had time to spare, he went to the coffee shop just two blocks away from Capsule Corp. It was the first time in two months he'd been there. Of course, the clerk recognized him almost immediately.

"Gohan! Long time no see," the young woman greeted him. Gohan flashed her a smile. "What can I get you?"

"Regular. Mocha," Gohan ordered. "And uh… A dozen of bagels."

Laughing, she ringed up his order. "So where've you been?"

"Here and there. Business seems good."

Business was really good. The small café was crowded with people talking, enjoying their coffee and just hanging out. Gohan had never seen so many occupied tables and people coming and going.

"Mocha and bagels," said the clerk and handed him his order. "Hope to see you again soon!"

Gohan flashed her another smile and went on his way. He'd developed the habit of looking at his feet as he walked, therefore, causing him to miss the two young women who were just coming in.

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Trunks walked out of the school building carrying his and Goten's lunches. He spotted his friend sitting underneath the cedar tree staring blankly ahead of him.

"Goten! You forgot your lunch!" Trunks exclaimed flopping down beside his friend.

Goten didn't turn to him or acknowledge his presence. He continued to stare out at the kids playing before him. It was beautiful day but it just didn't feel like it to the young man.

"Goten?" Trunks was beginning to worry.

"Nnn, not hungry," Goten rested his chin on his hand. Even his voice was far away…

Trunks blinked at him. "Not hungry?"

The next thing he knew, Trunks was in front of him, checking his temperature and fussing over him like a mother hen.

"Are you sick? Do you have a fever? Did something happen? What's wrong," Trunks asked.

Goten gently pushed him away. "Trunks…"

Trunks sat himself down beside his friend again. He finally saw the troubled mask his best friend was wearing.

"What's the matter Goten?" Trunks asked sincerely.

Goten sighed heavily. "It's nothing."

Trunks scoffed. "I don't buy that. What's wrong?"

"I know it's stupid but… I'm worried about Gohan."

"Oh," Trunks replied. Goten may not have known it but Trunks felt bad for Gohan too. Like Goten, he'd seen just how much Videl and Gohan had loved each other. It was terrible what happened to them.

"My dad showed him… He told," Trunks sighed. "Sometimes… I even wish he wasn't my dad…"

"I just want to help," Goten hung his head.

"Then help."

"I can't. I promised Gohan I wouldn't meddle… But I hate to see him so sad." He couldn't help it. He punched a hole in the grass.

Trunks patted him on the back. "Gohan doesn't look that sad… He seems okay."

"He's not! He's not! I know it!" Goten shook his head.

"Well, what're you going to do? Make her remember?"

A little light bulb in Goten's mind lit up. "Yes! We can help her remember!"

"How?"

"We can introduce Gohan to her! And if that doesn't work, we can just make her fall in love with him all over again!"

Trunks shook his head. "It's a good idea but if your brother told you not to…"

"I love my big brother, but even though this is going against his wishes, it's for his own good. He needs her."

Trunks nodded in approval. "Okay! It's on!"

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Erasa sat across from Videl, stirring her coffee. Videl was flipping through a magazine while she ate a bagel.

"Gohan," Videl said suddenly. This caused Erasa to spill her coffee. Videl looked up at her friend. "Are you okay?"

"What did you say?" Erasa asked wiping the table.

"Are you okay?" Videl repeated.

"No. No before that!"

"Gohan?"

"Yes!"

Videl was confused. "Yes?"

"Gohan! Son Gohan! Do you—where—How do you remember?"

"Remember? I didn't…" she showed Erasa the magazine. It showed the picture of Son Gohan in his lab coat holding up his last invention.

Erasa's face fell. "Oh. Wow… he's…"

"Do I know him?" Videl asked. She looked curious. Erasa avoided her gaze.

"No," Erasa sighed. "No… You don't know him at all…"

"He must be a genius."

"Yeah," Erasa replied losing interest of the conversation.

"He seems… Familiar."

"We went to school with him. He sat beside me," Erasa mentally slapped herself. She wasn't even supposed to mention that!

"Really?"

"Yeah, but he wasn't our friend or anything. He was just… He kept to himself."

Shrugging, Videl got back to looking through the magazine.

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Goten waited till the house became dead quiet before he slowly got out of bed. He grabbed his shoes and tiptoed to the front door. He bit his tongue as he opened the door. He quickly put his shoes on and took off for Capsule Corp. He reached the building and went up to the second story and knocked on the window on the other side of the building.

The window opened and a purple haired young man poked his head out the window. Goten gestured for him to get out and they took off for the house of the "World Champion". Hovering over the house, the two of them tried to figure out which room was Videl's.

"Goten! Look," Trunks tugged on Goten's shirt. "Over there."

He pointed to the last room window on the second floor. A woman with blonde hair was sitting at the windowsill, staring up at them. The two boys flew over, startling her.

"Don't scream," Trunks hissed as he clamped a hand over her mouth.

"Hey, I know you. Please don't be scared," Goten held up his hands to show he wasn't going to harm her. "I'm Gohan's brother. Goten."

Erasa calmed down and Trunks uncovered her mouth. She looked at them, her eyes wide. She recognized them from the last World Martial Arts Tournament… But they had been so young… She wondered why they were there.

"You… You can fly?" Erasa asked. Then she remembered… "Oh yeah…"

"We came to see Videl." Trunks yawned. He was really tired. "Is she here?"

"She's getting ready for bed," Erasa kept her voice down. "Why? What do you want with her?"

Goten hung his head. "For Gohan…"

Erasa was about to reply but the bathroom door had opened and Videl was standing in the doorway staring at Trunks and Goten. Trunks waved at her, grinning. Trunks quickly flew over to her, putting a hand over her mouth as soon as it opened to prevent her scream from getting out.

"Don't scream!" Trunks warned her. Goten flew into the room. Videl looked down at him once he'd set his feet down on the carpet.

"I'm Goten. Do you… Remember?" Goten asked. He couldn't help but hope.

She shook her head. Goten sighed. Videl looked at Erasa as if asking for help but Erasa was avoiding eye contact with her.

"Look, I'm going to take my hand away, but you have to promise not to scream!" Trunks warned her. "Got it?" Once she nodded, Trunks slowly removed his hand from her mouth.

"You can fly?" Videl asked in disbelief. She'd never seen such a strange thing.

"So can you." Goten pointed out. "My brother. He taught you."

"Brother?"

Erasa was staring out the window. Was it really the right time for her to know? She looked at Goten. He too seemed to be contemplating whether to tell her the truth now or later. Only Trunks seemed to be the only one who didn't care.

"Gohan, he's my brother," Goten slowly said. He was at a loss. He had no idea how to talk to someone who'd had their memory erased.

"Gohan. He was your boyfriend," Trunks said rolling his eyes. "It's like this. We want you to go back to Gohan."

"Go back? Boyfriend? Gohan?" Videl asked in confusion. Her head was spinning. What in the world were they talking about?

"I should have said something sooner but…" Erasa sighed. "They're right. You do have a boyfriend his name is Gohan… The guy you saw in the magazine."

"He—He's my boyfriend?" Videl's eyes were wide with surprise.

"Yes. I didn't mention it before… Because your dad made it clear… He didn't want you to be with him."

"Your dad is a big joke. He's taking credit for things he never did. He's a pathetic air headed buffoon," Trunks said in disgust.

"Hey!" Videl flared. "You better watch what you say about my dad you little twerp."

Goten was amused. She may have lost her memory, but she was still the same. He gave Trunks a warning looking before turning back to Videl.

"My brother… He loves you a lot. He's been so sad… I know he wants to be with you but he says…" he couldn't stop the tears. "YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO HIM! He loves you and he's staying away because he says it's what you want. Is it? Is it what you want?"

Videl frowned. She'd never felt so confused in her whole life… Maybe she did… She just couldn't remember. This infuriated her. Did she really have a boyfriend named Gohan? Why didn't her father want them together? She sat on her bed. Goten… He didn't seem to be the kind of kid who pulled a prank that was this bad… every emotion he was showing was real…

"Is it? Do you want Gohan to stay away? Do you… Do you want to forget?" Trunks asked putting a hand on Goten's shoulder.

Videl looked at them. "No… no, I want… I want to remember."

Trunks and Goten broke out into grins. "Great! We'll help, but you can't tell Gohan."

They bid the girls goodbye before zooming out of the window. Videl watched them disappear through the clouds. She was nervous but she couldn't wait to meet this Gohan in person.

Author's Note: What do you think? I really hope it's okay. This chapter took me like three days to finish because I kept procrastinating... Hehe, but it's up now and I'd like to see some reviews! Thanks for reading and don't forget to review!