-----Chapter Nineteen-----

The slow steady ticking of the clock filled the room. Sitting on a chair holding onto Videl's hand, Gohan slowly fell asleep.

It was when he'd fallen asleep that Videl came to. She looked around the dimly lit room before her eyes fell upon Gohan. Smiling, she reached out, touching his hair.

"I love you," she whispered before slipping back to slumber.

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The empty hospital room greeted a bleary eyed Videl. What she'd been doing there she hadn't had a single clue. She swung her legs over the bed and stood. She was about to head out when the door opened and Erasa came in.

"Videl, you're up," she said cheerfully. "Maybe you should… What is it?"

Videl couldn't believe her eyes. The last time she'd seen Erasa… Her hair had been shorter. This Erasa that she was looking at now seemed… Much older.

"Erasa, what happened to you," Videl asked in disbelief.

"What do you mean what happened to me," Erasa asked in confusion.

"You've aged!"

Erasa blinked at her. "Um, well, yeah… It's not like we can stop ourselves from aging Videl."

Touching her head, Videl closed her eyes. "What year is it?"

Frowning, Erasa told her the appropriate date only to have Videl stare at her blankly in reply. It was as if she'd missed the four years of her life. She truly looked like she had no idea what was going on.

"What's happened to me," Videl muttered sitting down on the bed.

"Videl, what… What's wrong with you?"

"What's wrong with me? You mean what's wrong with you."

It took Erasa awhile to realize what was going on but once she knew it, she let out a squeal. She hugged her best friend tightly.

"Oh my gosh! This is great!" Erasa said excitedly.

"How is this great? Will you please explain to me what is going on," Videl demanded.

And so Erasa went off into a long explanation about what had happened during the last four years. Videl couldn't believe it. Such terrible things had happened and she had no idea. The one thing that bothered her most was the four years she and Gohan spent apart.

"My father did all of this? I should—"

"Hey, hey calm down," Erasa said. She put a hand on her friends shoulder to calm her down. She wasn't in the mood to play referee today to the father and daughter.

"So are Gohan and I…" she gulped. "Broken up now?" Videl asked worriedly.

"No! Gohan was a bit reluctant to be with you again but he decided he loved you too much to stay away. It's a long story Videl but as they say, long story short, you guys are together and your love is stronger than ever." Erasa sighed dreamily. "Ah… True love."

Videl could only smile. There was no way to explain just how much she loved Gohan. She was a bit sad that she put Gohan through such an ordeal and to not have any recollection of the four years… Or the past few weeks and days just made her feel… Robbed.

"I have to tell everyone—"

"Wait," Videl said. "Don't tell them. Not yet."

"But—"

"Please Erasa, I'm not… Just don't tell them. I'll tell them."

Erasa stared at her friend curiously before giving in.

"Okay Videl," she said dejectedly. "Okay."

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Gohan ate slowly; in fact he was hardly eating despite the delicious hospital food that lay before him. He'd been so worried about Videl he lost all his appetite. He was afraid that the head trauma she'd gotten would just make her illness worse.

"Worried huh?" Goten asked taking a break from shoving food in his mouth.

Gohan nodded. "Well, yeah. I just hope she's okay…"

"Come on Gohan. Cheer up! It's a good day. It's the day."

Gohan looked up from his soup. Goten had a very strange look on his face. It was then that it dawned on him.

"I completely forgot," Gohan shook his head. "Darn…"

Goten laughed. "I can't believe you forgot—"

"Gohan! Gohan, Videl's awake," Erasa said as she rushed over.

Without replying, Gohan jumped up from his seat and took off running for Videl's room.

Author's Note: Well there you have one of the three final chapters for this story! It's a real shame... I really liked this one. It's like one of my favorite written stories and trust me, it's hard for me to find a story that I wrote that I actually like... Even though the story line is a bit... Strange. Anyway, this chapter's a little longer... Sorta! Well, anyway, I just hope I don't disappoint anyone with the ending hahah anyways, let me know what you think in a form of a review! I'd really appreciate it. Thank you.