Six months had passed, and Gohan still kept his promise to Videl. He never left her. And she still constantly needed him – not that he ever knew that. Just him being with her made her feel all the more happy. She felt so safe with him. It was indescribable. And after six months she was still just as in love with him as she ever was. But her health was worsening and things at home had to be worse than ever. Carrie had a constant drinking problem, which caused her to pick random fights with Hercule and Videl. It was constant fighting in the Satan household and one day Videl thought she might just crack. But every minute she spent with Gohan was a happy one. He was totally oblivious to everything she was doing. She had lost some weight, but that didn't make him too worried. Not yet, at least.

Videl flushed the toilet and watched the remains of her breakfast swirl down. Another lovely day…

She stepped onto the scale in her bathroom.

"76! Oh my gosh," Videl squealed out loud as she started jumping up and down. She had finally broken 80 pounds. But she wouldn't stop there. Absolutely not.

Videl looked at herself in the mirror. Four of her ribs were sticking out of her flesh. Beautiful…she thought to herself. Other than that though, she looked terrible. Her eyes were bloodshot, she had big bags under them, she was pale, and she still didn't feel any prettier…anymore like her mother.

She walked back into her bedroom and slipped into a black skirt and a red tube top. She was meeting Gohan's parents for dinner. What fun that would be. Videl had to eat a meal in front of everyone and keep it in. All of a sudden her door abruptly opened as she was staring herself in the mirror.

"Videl!" Carrie shouted.

"Carrie…I'm right here…you don't have to yell," Videl said annoyed as she rolled her eyes.

"Sorry," Carrie said as she took a sip of her beer.

"Isn't that outfit kind of slutty for dinner with the family," Carrie questioned.

"Do you think," Videl asked sincerely.

"Yea…" Carrie said. She walked over to the closet. "I'd wear something like this," she said as she pulled out a pink sundress.

"That? I've never worn that," Videl said eyeing the dress. It was her mother's dress. She always longed to fit into it…but never had the figure. Her mother was stick thin.

"Come on…just try it on," Carrie said throwing the dress at her.

"Okay," Videl said. She took her shirt and skirt off and started to get into the dress until she saw Carrie shriek.

"Videl! You're so skinny! I never realized how skinny you were," Carrie said.

"Really," Videl asked.

"Yes…I can see your ribs. That's crazy," she said sipping her beer.

"Hmm," Videl said as she slipped on the dress. She looked in the mirror and saw that the dress didn't cling to her anymore. In fact, it was practically falling off of her.

"I like this better…you should wear this," Carrie said.

"I think I will," Videl smiled.

"Cool," Carrie said standing there, looking a little confused.

"Did you need my help or something, Carrie," Videl asked.

"Oh no…I was just thinking…I came in here to tell you something," Carrie said.

"Was it important?" Videl asked.

"Oh yeah! Gohan is waiting for you downstairs," Carrie beamed.

"Oh shit Carrie! He's probably been waiting for like twenty minutes," Videl said angrily as she shook her father's brainless girlfriend.

Videl ran downstairs and saw Gohan waiting at the door.

"Hey Gohan," Videl said. She put her arms around him and kissed him lightly.

"Hey Videl…everything ok," he asked as he looked around.

"Oh yea…sorry about that. Carrie's kind of drunk," Videl said with a smile.

"I noticed," Gohan whispered. "So are you ready to go?" he asked as he held his arm out to her.

"Absolutely," Videl said as she clasped her arm in his. "Bye Daddy," she screamed to the pool area, where he was with another girl. She didn't wait for a response, she just walked out. She and Gohan walked to the driveway, got into the car and drove off.

"Gohan, I hope you thanked your family for inviting me along with them to the banquet," Videl said.

"They wanted you to come, Videl! You're practically part of the family. You know today we've been dating for six months," Gohan said with a smile.

"I know…this is so awesome! I've never been to a banquet before. But today I get to go with you and your family to the Capsule Corp banquet. I've never been to a banquet Gohan! And this is just so romantic…especially on our six month." She squeaked.

"Haha…Videl. You've never been to a banquet before? Didn't you go to prom?" Gohan questioned.

"No…I didn't feel like going to that stupid three-hour dry humping session," Videl said as they both cracked up.

"Yeah, I didn't go either," Gohan said.

"So why does your family go to this banquet? Does your dad work for Capsule Corp too," Videl asked.

"No…he just does a lot for Bulma, so every year she invites us to the banquet," Gohan said.

"That's nice," Videl smiled.

"Yea…it's also really boring if you don't have a date," Gohan said.

"I'll be your date, Gohan!" she said jokingly. Gohan laughed. She went in to kiss him and he started chuckling.

"Videl…Videl…come on! I'm driving!" he said as he was laughing.

"Okay…okay," Videl said with a giggle.

She sat still for the next few minutes and before she could try to distract him again he pulled into the parking lot of the hall where the banquet was being held. He got out of the car and went around to the other side to take Videl's hand. They walked into the hall together to see many elegant tables, a bar, a DJ, a dancing floor and a huge buffet.

"This is amazing!" Videl said to Gohan.

"Let's try to find my family in all of this chaos," Gohan said with a laugh as he linked arms with her. They walked around a bit and spotted Goten, dressed in the cutest little suit with his hair slacked back.

"Hi Videl!" Goten said, jumping to hug her.

"Hi Goten…long time no see," Videl said leaning down to give him a hug.

"Are you staying," Goten asked Videl.

"Of course I'm staying," Videl said

"Cool – because I'm going to go play with Trunks, but after that I'll come talk to you guys," Goten said.

"Alright," Videl said, but before Goten could run off Gohan interrupted him.

"Hey Goten – have you seen Mom and Dad yet?"

"Yea – their table is over there. We're sitting with Bulma, Vegeta and Trunks," he said excitedly.

"Cool – thanks Goten," Gohan said leading Videl over to the table where he saw his parents. He saw his mother and father sitting elegantly at the table, along with Bulma, who was gorgeous as always, and Vegeta, who looked like Bulma dressed him.

"Hi everyone," Gohan said with a smile.

"Hi Gohan!" Bulma jumped up to hug him. "Oh my gosh! I think you've grown!"

"Haha…oh gosh Bulma," Gohan said. "This is my girlfriend, Videl," he introduced her. Videl smiled when he heard him refer to her as his girlfriend in front of his parents and family friends.

"Nice to meet you Videl," Bulma said as she sat down. "I'm Bulma and this is my husband Vegeta. Our son Trunks should be running around somewhere."

"Good to meet you," Videl said smiling.

She and Gohan sat down to dinner with Chi-Chi and Goku.

"So how have you been, Videl," Chi-Chi asked.

"Very well, thank you. Just training a lot," Videl said.

"How is that going," Chi-Chi questioned, interested.

"I'm getting quicker," Videl said with a laugh.

"That's a good skill to master," Goku said shoveling food in his mouth. "By the way, you guys should go check out the buffet."

"Alright," Gohan said. He lowered his hand to help Videl out of her chair and the walked to the buffet table to get dinner.

"They're cute," Bulma said with a smile. Vegeta rolled his eyes and groaned.

"I think so too," Chi-Chi said. "I hope they get married!"

"Me too!" Bulma said. "They're just too darn cute."

"Haha…let's not get ahead of ourselves here, girls," Goku said laughing.

They watched as Gohan and Videl headed back to the table with their meals. They sat down and started to eat.

"So Gohan, what did you decide you and Videl were going to do later tonight," Goku asked.

"I was going to see if she wanted to go to the beach," Gohan said.

"That sounds fun," Chi-Chi said. "Are you going to camp there?"

"Yea, but just for the night, mom."

"That's alright. Just don't get into trouble," Goku said.

"Alright," Gohan replied. "First we have to make sure we aren't too tired."

When everyone was done with dinner, they started to go onto dancing. Gohan wasn't a big fan of the fast, crazy dances. He was mostly found sitting at the table with Vegeta. Videl, however, didn't let that ruin her fun. She danced most of the time with Goten and Trunks. They needed a girl to dance with. All of a sudden Videl turned to them.

"I'll be right back guys, I need to go to the bathroom."

"Alright Videl. You're going to come back right," Goten asked.

"Definitely!" Videl said with a smile.

Videl walked into the bathroom, where there were no people –thank god. She went into one of the stalls and emptied the dinner she had just put into her stomach. After she came out she looked at her figure in the mirror. Perfect. She then rinsed out her mouth in the sink and used some breath spray.

She walked back out to see Gohan looking worried at the dance floor.

"You okay babe," he asked.

"Yes, I'm fine. Nature just called," she said with a giggle. "Did I miss a slow song?"

"Nope, but you've got two boys over there who are fending for themselves," Gohan said, gesturing to Trunks and Goten. He looked over to his mom and dad, who were dancing together. They were slow dancing through the fast songs. They reminded him of those obnoxious high school couples you just wanted to go away. He smiled as he saw them. He took Videl's hand and led her back to the table to see a very bored Vegeta and an upset Bulma.

"What's up guys," Gohan said, sitting down.

"Vegeta won't dance," Bulma said sadly.

"It's stupid," Vegeta said.

"It's actually kind of fun once you get into it," Videl said, smiling at him.

"Well I think it's stupid, woman," Vegeta retorted.

"Alright, suit yourself," Videl said.

"Hey Vegeta…how about next slow song – I'll dance if you dance," Gohan said with a smirk.

"That's too good to miss…I'll dance one," Vegeta said. Gohan and Videl watched Bulma's face light up.

After about fifteen minutes of talking, the DJ announced the last slow song. Gohan, Videl, Bulma and Vegeta walked to the dance floor and danced near Goku and Chi-Chi.

"So are you having fun," Gohan asked pulling Videl closer to him.

"Yes, I am," Videl said looking at him.

"I have a surprise for you after this is over," Gohan said as he kissed her on the cheek.

"Gohan," Videl blushed. "People…Your parents will see."

"So let them see. I'm in love with you…and I don't care if people know it," Gohan said. He leaned in and kissed her slowly on the lips. This was so romantic for Videl. It was like the prom she never went to.

After the DJ packed up the party started to break down as well. Videl and Gohan said their good-byes to everyone and left.

Gohan started the car and headed for the beach.

"So what's my surprise," Videl asked him curiously.

"I think you should wait until we get there," He said with a smile.

"Is it good? Will I like it," she asked smiling.

"I hope so," Gohan said with a smirk.

Gohan pulled into the parking lot and brought out a blanket. He laid it out on the sand and sat down with her.

"What does this remind you of," Videl asked.

"Our first date," Gohan said with a smile.

"So it was a setup," Videl said poking him.

"Of course."

"Oh Gohan…you're so romantic."

"Well I thought we'd hang at the beach this time, since I know you like it so much," Gohan said with a smile.

"Is this my surprise," Videl asked.

"This is just the start," Gohan said as he kissed her. "Did you think I forgot our 6-month?"

"Of course not," Videl said as she leaned in for a real kiss. He lay back with her on top of him, but then he sat up.

"Videl, I have something for you," Gohan said, pulling out a jewelry box. He opened it up to reveal a white-gold ring with a heart shaped diamond in the middle.

"Oh Gohan! It's beautiful," Videl squealed.

"It's a promise ring. It means that I only want to be with you. My dad gave it to my mom when they were dating. I'm giving this to you because I want to marry you sometime in the future, Videl. I love you so much," Videl said looking at her.

"Really?" Videl said with tears in her eyes.

"Yes really," he said playfully as he leaned in to kiss her. He pulled away and held the ring out to her.

"I love it," She said as she watched him slowly slip the ring onto her finger. "So are we engaged?"

"No…we're just promising that one day we will be," Gohan said with a laugh. "It's complicated. My dad had to explain it to me before he let me leave with it," Gohan continued.

"I love it. And I love you! Thank you so much," Videl said. She just sat there eyeing the beautiful ring for minutes. She finally snapped out of it when she realized Gohan was still with her. "So are we really camping here? You didn't bring a tent," she said.

"No we're not camping here," Gohan said laughing. "I just said that to my parents."

"Then what are we doing?" Videl asked.

"How would you like to spend the night at a five-star hotel," Gohan asked her.

"Oh my gosh Gohan! Are you serious," she asked excitedly.

"Yes. It's our six-month. I wanted to do something special," he said laughing.

"I wonder what you'll do for our one-year," Videl said with a smirk.

They walked off of the beach and Gohan put the blanket back into the trunk. He and Videl got in the car and he drove across the street to one of the best hotels in the country. They entered the hotel holding hands.

"Gohan…how could you afford this. It's beautiful," Videl said with a smile.

"Bulma pulled a few strings for me," Gohan admitted, scratching the back of his head.

"I love it…thank you so much for all of this," Videl smiled.

"It's great to see you smile so much," Gohan said, putting his arm around her. He went to the desk and picked up his key before returning to her.

When the entered the room they were shocked. There was a king-sized bed covered in shiny gold bedding. Near the bed was a mini-bar, and the drapes matched perfectly with the bed. Rose petals were scattered across the gold bedding and two candles were lit on the nightstand.

"Gohan! It's perfect," Videl said.

"I'm glad you like it," Gohan spoke sweetly, putting his arm around her.

She started to kiss him and pushed him back on the bed. She placed her arms around his neck and started to undo the buttons on his shirt. She kissed her way down his chest until he pulled her back up to his lips. He continued kissing her lips until he made his way down to her neck. He stayed there while he undid the zipper on the back of her mother's dress and threw it to the floor. She pulled him closer to her, if it was at all possible. He started kissing down past her bra and noticed her ribs.

"Videl…look at your ribs," he said.

"What about them?"

"You're so skinny…I never noticed that," Gohan said.

"Thank you," Videl said laughing as she pulled him back up to her. She started to undo the belt to his pants and he helped her to get them off. He pulled her on top of him and started to undo the back of her bra only to watch it slip off. Videl froze.

"Are you alright, Videl," he asked.

"Yes," she said trembling. "It's just…"

"Yeah?"

"I'm a virgin," she said.

"So am I," Gohan said. "We don't have to if you don't want to."

"I want to," Videl whispered. "This is perfect. And I love you."

"Are you sure you want to though? I don't want to pressure you," Gohan said

"Yes Gohan. Make love to me," she spoke lightly as she looked deeply into his eyes.

"I love you," Gohan whispered.

"I love you too," Videl said as she stroked his hair back.

The next day Videl woke up lying on Gohan's bare chest. Her bare flesh was on his. It was the greatest feeling in the world. She gazed over at her finger, which held the beautiful gift he gave to her the night before. She then looked at him sleeping and smiled thinking about their night. It really was perfect. She sat up in bed and looked around the room more. She didn't pay so much attention to it the night before. It was so beautiful. Bulma must have gone through a lot of trouble for him. Then she started to think about what Chi-Chi and Goku would think if they knew her and Gohan were in a hotel room. She saw Gohan start to toss and turn as she planted a kiss on his forehead. He rolled over and opened his eyes.

"Good morning," he said with a smile.

"Good morning," she responded.

"Were you up long," Gohan asked.

"No, actually I just woke up," Videl said with a smile.

"Thank you for everything last night. I love you so much," Gohan said.

"Why are you thanking me…I should be thanking you. Especially for this beautiful ring," Videl smiled as she stared at the white gold.

"It was the best night of my life," Gohan said as he kissed her.

"I love you," Videl spoke softly, caressing his cheek.

"I love you too," Gohan said.