Akutenshi Nakare Kyo

Disclaimer: Although I greatly enjoy the show, that is my only connection to it.

Chapter 9: Oushin -- House Call

Gohan yawned and rolled over. His shoulder hit the volume button of the remote, filling the room with deafening voices and waking the sleeping Saiya-jin. Gohan fell of the couch, nearly missing the coffee table and sat up. He scrambled for the remote and lowered the volume to a reasonable level. Apparently he had fallen asleep in the living room last night. He stood and stretched out the aches of sleeping on something 2/3 your height as the reporter continued her dialogue.

"Just moments ago, Videl Satan delivered her statement right here in the Police station accompanied by her father. The case against Miss Piza is building strong and building fast – Oh! Here they come now, Mr. Satan!"

Gohan turned to the screen and sat down again. It was a media swarm if ever he'd scene one and, surprisingly enough, not much of the attention was on Videl. In fact, one reporter even pushed past her to get her microphone closer to Mr. Satan. Gohan huffed at the reporters.

"Mr. Satan, how has this incident impacted you? Do you still trust those around you?" One reported shouted above the rest. Mr. Satan cleared his throat and looked sternly at the reporters.

"Incident? This is more than an incident. One of my closest peers tried to kill my daughter and likely killed my wife, both times in my own home!" Mr. Satan turned and pulled Videl back to her earlier position next to him, being careful to not harm her arm. "I trusted Piza and she tried to ripe my very life away from me. That is why I will not rest until Piza is behind bars for good, where she belongs. Now, if you excuse us, my daughter needs to get some rest." The man pushed his way through the crowd, ignoring the questions and guiding Videl into a car.

Gohan turned off the TV and leaned back. 'Its good that Mr. Satan is back, Videl shouldn't be left alone.' Gohan thought, 'but… it will definitely make it harder to see Videl.' The teen smiled and turned as Chichi wandered into the kitchen, getting breakfast started.

"Really Dad, I'm okay now," Videl whined. "You don't have to carry me. It's not my leg that's broken." Mr. Satan shook his head and continued to carry his only daughter up the stairs to her bedroom.

"It may not be broken, but it's still injured and the doctor said to stay off it as much as possible." The father opened the bedroom door with one hand and set Videl down on her bed. The room was filled with store bought flowers from people Videl had never even heard of, but most of them were from her dad. Videl gave the large man a half smile. Even though he may seem like a self-centered goof, he really did care and worry about his daughter. "Your school friends called and said they be over today."

Videl brightened and sat up. "Who?"

"Oh, uh, let's see…" Mr. Satan scratched his head. "Erasa, Sharpner, Binda, Lead, Sissy, you know, just the whole group I guess."

"And Gohan?" Videl asked without realizing and kicked herself mentally.

"No… I think I would have remembered that name. Hey, Kaya, you remember some kid calling named Gohan, uh, say Videl, what was his last name?"

"No, forget it," Videl waved her hand and smiled, "never mind." She looked down at the blanket and began to climb under it. Mr. Satan instantly jumped in to help and soon the ark-haired girl was tucked under the warm covers. The large fighter left and Videl shook her head. 'Why would Gohan come over, he already saw me just yesterday, his conscious should be cleared.' The girl looked up at the ceiling and slowly let her mouth curl downwards. "I guess… he was just being nice then."

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After getting permission from Chichi and going out the front door, Gohan was soaring to Satan City in his Saiyaman getup. Yes, he had just seen Videl on TV and knew that she was fine, but he still wanted to see her- talk with her. He set down in the park and changed back to his green tee and jeans with a bag in hand. He jogged to the street and followed it to Videl's house, which was surrounded. There was a line of kids from school and a general mob of media lackeys. Iwashi stood at the small opening of the fence, checking everyone before they went inside. Gohan gawked at the group. It was insane!

"Gohan! Over here!" Gohan turned to see a waving Erasa near the front of the line. He walked over and greeted his friend. "Some line, huh? I bet half of the kids here haven't even talked to Videl before. Quick, jump in line." Gohan started for the end, but Erasa grabbed him and tugged him into line behind her.

"Hey, no cuts!" A blue-haired girl complained from behind them.

"Whatcha gonna do about it, you parasite!" Erasa stuck out her tongue and waited for a response. The girl just shrunk back. The blonde smiled triumphantly and turned to Gohan, "So, you see this on the news too? Terrible thing, just terrible. If I had been there with Videl, that pizza-lady wouldn't have stood a chance!"

Gohan laughed slightly as Erasa struck a fighting pose – or what she thought was one. "Oh yeah?"

"You bet'cha! Piza wouldn't know which way was up." She punched the air and did a kick, hitting Gohan on accident. "Oh! I'm so sorry, you okay?"

Gohan, having not been paying attention, just turned around. "What? Oh yeah, you and Videl tag-team, gotcha." Erasa raised a brow, but dropped it and smiled as Iwashi was now standing in front of them.

"Hey ya, Iwashi! Get that new console yet?" Erasa chirped, glad to finnaly be at the front of the line. The man shook his head in disappointment as he checked Erasa off of the list and glanced at Gohan. "Oh, he's with me," Erasa explained. "Can we go up now?" A group of girls walked out, talking excitedly about how cool the house was and the bouncer gave Erasa the 'go ahead'.

The house was a lot cleaner than the last time Gohan was there and he now took the time to look at everything as Erasa lead the way to Videl's room, waving to people as she went. They arrived at Videl's room a lot sooner than Gohan had expected to. "Her rooms really close to the bathroom…" Gohan quickly covered his mouth. 'Dang, did I say that out loud?'

Erasa turned to him as she turned the door knob. "How did you know there was a bathroom there? The door's closed." Gohan quickly shrugged and they walked into Videl's room. Erasa walked right in, but Gohan was a little hesisitant in the doorway. It felt …weird to go in.

Videl looked up and actually smiled at the genuinely happy face of an actual friend. "Erasa, finally! I am so sick of all these darn posers. They just came to see the house or try and talk to my dad, I just know it. At least you're here to see me."

Erasa nodded and sat on Videl's bed. Videl was sitting up with the blanket over her lap. "I'm not the only one. He's he—what are you waiting for, an invitation?" Gohan laughed slightly and walked in, staying by the door. "Yeah, he's here too. You came to see Videl too, right?" Gohan nodded, still uneasy in the girl's room. "How are you holding up, Videl?"

Videl, still a little shocked to see Gohan, shook her head and turned back to Erasa. "Well, much better today. Doctor's trying to dope me up with a ton of meds though. The pain's actually not that bad, when I'm not moving at least." Erasa gave her friend a look.

"What other answer could I expect from you? You never give anybody an inch, you know that?" Erasa smiled again and turned to Gohan. "Kami Gohan, did you come all the way out here on a Sunday just to stand there?" Gohan looked back from glancing around the room and quickly walked over, holding his bag behind his back.

"It's not that far."

"Gohan," Videl started, "it's a several hour drive." The girl then noticed the bag. "What's that?"

"Oh, er, nothing!" Gohan tried to hide the bag more, only to have it snatched by Erasa. "Erasa!" He blushed as the blonde opened the bag and pulled out its contents. There was a small bunch of flowers tied with twine which Videl picked up and stared at. "I feel a little stupid now. You have so many expensive flowers here and I bring these crummy ones." He looked down, wanting to be there, yet not there.

"Those are so pretty, Gohan!" Erasa exclaimed. "Where'd you get them?" Videl held the bundle tenderly and looked up at Gohan, waiting for the answer as well.

"Oh, well, there's this field near my house so I just thought it'd be nice to bring some…"

Erasa picked up a piece of paper from the bottom of the bag and raised an eyebrow. "Say Gohan… I think you need to work on your motor skills some…" Gohan took the paper and looked it over. He laughed scratched his head.

"My little brother must have slipped this in here. I told him I'd be visiting a sick friend today and I guess you made you a card." Gohan passed the card to Videl.

It was a sheet of white paper folded in half with a crayon circle head under a blanket with a thermometer in it's mouth and a bag on it head on the front. Inside was a drawing of two big circle people and a little one all dancing with the sun out. Also, in the penmanship of a mother, was written 'Get well soon so we can all play together. –Goten'. "That… that's so cute." Videl smiled at the card and turned to the table on her right. She glared at the large flower arrangement. "Gohan, could you set that on the floor." Gohan picked up the flowers and set them down carefully on the floor. He looked up as Videl set the card upright on the table and reached into a drawer. She pulled out marker and held it out. "If I had a nickel for every dork that asked to sign my cast, I could you each a car. You, guys, however, can go crazy." Erasa squealed happily and uncapped the marker, starting to draw little hearts and flowers around a small message and her own name.

"I didn't think you were coming today, Gohan. You didn't call ahead like everyone else did." Videl looked over the blonde head at the male.

"I didn't think I had to…"Gohan said, rubbing the back of his head. "Also, my little brother colored in the student directory…"

"Well, I hope you hide your text books," Erasa said as she handed the marker over. "You have to return those things at the end of the yea or pay for them." Gohan nodded and held the marker over the blank part of the cast, unsure of what to write. He looked up at Erasa. "Just write whatever you want, it doesn't matter. Videl here will probably be out of that thing in a week with the way she heals." Gohan nodded and turned back to the cast. He looked up at Videl to find her looking back at him. He blushed and looked down again. He started writing and several quiet minuets later, someone knocked on the door. "We're leaving, we're leaving! Sheesh!" Erasa waved to Videl and walked out the door, closing it behind herself. "He's not done yet," she told the person on the other side.

Gohan finally capped the marker and placed it back in the drawer. He looked up at Videl and found her once again watching him. "Are you going to be going to school soon?"

"I don't know… probably not for awhile."

"Oh, right." Gohan tilted his head as if it was the stupidest question he'd ever asked. "Can I visit you then? I understand if you want to rest, infact, yeah, you should just rest, forget I asked." Gohan stood up and turned to leave, but Videl grabbed his arm and pulled him down slightly. She quickly gave him a kiss on the cheek before letting go of him.

"Please come visit, I don't know if I can stand a full day of my dad hovering over me." Gohan blushed deeply and nodded before leaving the room and meeting up with Erasa in the hallway.

End chap9

a/n: I hope this is a good one. I can't really tell b/c I'm all… loopy-like from cold meds… yeah…. It's like…. 3 pages in MS word…