Aku tenshi Nakare Kyo Evil Angels Don't Cry

by Toku Tenshi

Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ; I just have a twisted fan view on how things could have happened. evil grin

Chapter 10: Mitei Undecided

Gohan felt like he was floating, and for all intensive purposes he was. The teen was lying on his back on Nimbus Cloud heading home but still thinking of his visit with Videl. She had kissed him, on the cheek - yes- completely innocent and friendly - most likely - but he couldn't help but wonder how the past several days have affected their relationship. If they weren't friends before - which Gohan had always thought of Videl as - then they defiantly were now.

Gohan sat up and crossed his arms and legs in thought. Yes, he had always thought of Videl as a friend, but what did he think of her now? Videl had only shown the strong, independent persona to her peers but now she's revealed the part of her she had tried to keep hidden - the sad, vulnerable side: the side Gohan would do anything in his power to protect. Just thinking of Videl sent shivers down Gohan's spine or caused his stomach to tighten. He wanted to talk to someone about these sensations, but who? Chichi: she'd get all 'motherly' and he'd never get an answer. Piccolo: he'd probly have no idea what Gohan was talking about. Vegeta: it would be like squeezing blood from a rock. Bulma: she might help, or she might turn more motherly than Chichi. Gohan sighed and lay down again. This was a job for a father, but Goku had been dead for years. The teen sighed again. "I guess I just have to figure it out on my own..."

Videl stood in her bathroom, all weight on one foot, trying to read Gohan's message in the mirror. That darn guy had signed her cast on the underside where Videl couldn't see it on her own. The letters were backwards and a large portion had been crossed out, like Gohan had changed his mind on something, but Videl could barely make out the last bit of the message. "'I hate to see you like this, please cheer up'?" Videl lowered her arm, a little disappointed. She had expected something... else? Videl hobbled back to her bed and slid under the covers just as Mr. Satan came in.

"How are you feeling sweetie?" Mr. Satan closed the door behind himself and set the tray he was caring on Videl's lap. "Brought you ice-cream."

"Dad, I didn't have my tonsils removed,"Videl stopped herself. She understood that her father never quiet knew how to take care of a sick person. "Thanks for the 'Rocky Road' Dad." Videl picked up the spoon and started to eat the frozen cream.

"Looks like a flower shop in here," Mr. Satan said as he looked around the room. "I didn't know you had so many friends."

'I don't,'Videl thought while chewing the nuts in her ice-cream.

"Honey," Mr. Satan started in a disapproving tone, "I thought you were told to stay in bed." Videl started to insist that she had but the pointing finger on her father lead her eyes to the bathroom, lights on and door open.

"Smurf..." she muttered.

"Don't swear, young lady! If you needed to use the restroom you should have asked someone to help you-"

"No, Dad, it wasn't that."Videl cut in, "I just wanted to see what my friends wrote on my cast."

Mr. Satan lifted the wrapped arm gently and scanned it. "You could have asked someone to do this for you too, no need to overexert yourself." He only saw two messages and proceeded to read them out loud. "'Get better soon; the police are helpless without you! 6 v, -Erasa.' and the other one... I think I can make it out through the lines... 'Videl, I'm so sorry that I didn't' something-bear 'faster. I keep' wonderland 'what would be different if I was' misused?' I want to be' a bowl 'to' project yoyo 'with all my' hearth? 'I can't stand the' thorough on 'you' cart...' then under that it says 'I hate to see you like this, please cheer up,' but there's no name."

"It's okay Dad," Videl said while twirling her spoon in her hand, "I know who it was."

"'Videl, I'm so sorry I didn't get there faster. I keep wondering what would be different if I was with you. I want to be able to protect you with all my heart. I can't stand the thought of you hurt...'" Gohan slammed his head against his desk, causing the pencil to jump to the floor. "I'm such an idiot." he closed his eyes and opened them again, staring uninterestedly at the finished school report. Gohan wondered silently what Videl was doing, how she was feeling, if she was thinking... of him. Gohan sighed helplessly, something he'd been doing a lot lately, and switched off the lamp light. It was getting late, he should be getting to sleep, but the teen just sat in his chair, head on the desk and starred at nothing.

End chap

SA: Sorry it took so long to update, I got a part-time job and that coupled with school equals very little free-time. However, I had Sunday off so I cranked out a chapter. Hope you enjoyed it.