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Chapter 20: Happy Birthday Gohan

"Videl…what are you doing here…I didn't think that you would be here so soon…" Gohan said to her.

"Gohan…" Videl said trying to hold back her tears even though it was evident that she had been crying before.

"Videl is everything…" Gohan began but was cut off by Videl wrapping herself around him and sobbing.

"Gohan…Gohan you have to stop him you can't let him do this!" she sobbed into his shirt.

"Huh what…what are you talking about Videl stop who, don't let who do what?" Gohan said as he pried her away and looked down at her.

Videl wiped the tears away from her eyes and looked up at him.

"Doing what Videl what's wrong?" Gohan said now leaning down so he was eye level with her.

"Who is at the door Gohan…hey it's Videl!" Reilena said walking over to the door.

"Ok how about we do this, come inside calm down then tell me what's going on…is that ok?" he said looking into her eyes.

Videl nodded her head as she walked into the house.

I wonder what's up Videl is never like this…at least I have never seen her like this… Gohan thought to himself.

"Ah Videl come sit down I will make you some tea dear." Chichi said cheerily as she put a pot of water on the stove.

"Thank you Chichi…" Videl said as she sat down at the table.

"Here's a tissue…now what's up what happened what made you so upset?" Gohan said handing her the tissue.

"Yeah did Cell attack your city or something?" Goku asked her.

Videl shook her head "no…he didn't…you see it's just…it's my dad he is going to challenge Cell please Gohan, Goku you can't let him fight!"

"Oh yeah that's right I saw that on the TV right before dad and Gohan came to pick me and mom up." Reilena said dropping in on their conversation.

"Rei don't you have homework to do?" Chichi said turning to her daughter and giving her a stern look.

"But mom… she began.

"Go…NOW!" Chichi yelled at her.

"Yes mom…" Reilena said as she ran up the stairs to her room.

"Don't worry Videl I am sure that your dad will be fine I am pretty sure that Cell only wants to fight us so he probably won't even give Mr. Satan the time of day." Goku said trying to comfort her.

"Yeah besides I am sure that my Goku and my Gohan will defeat Cell before your dad even gets a look at him!" Chichi said waving her frying pan around.

"Thanks but you guys don't know my father he is doing this as a publicity stunt to get people to back him as the world champion…he is so thick headed he can't see that he is going to get himself killed!" Videl said getting upset again.

Gohan turned to her and gave her a smile "don't worry Videl my dad and I will at least try and stop him from fighting Cell…I just can't make any guarantee's…"

"I didn't think that you could…as much of a jerk my father is I still love him…he is all I have left you know?" Videl said looking down.

"Well Gohan and I will do what we can ok?" Goku said with a smile.

Videl nodded her head as she sipped some of the tea that Chichi had just poured her.

"So is that why you came over…" Gohan said trying to avoid the other reason she might have showed up at his house.

"Yes…I mean no…you see uh….I kind of got into an argument with him and told him that I couldn't stay home with him while he was planning on challenging Cell…so I told him I was going to stay at Erasa's for awhile…" she began.

"So you are staying at Erasa's now?" Gohan asked her.

"No not exactly…I went to her house but no one was home…I guess her family fled the city after the whole Cell thing was announced on TV…" Videl said to him.

"Oh well Videl if you are looking for somewhere to stay you are welcomed to stay here for awhile…" Chichi said to her as she dried some dishes.

"No…I couldn't…I could never impose on your family like this…" Videl said embarrassed.

"Oh but I insist Videl…I wouldn't feel right knowing that my sons future wife is living on the streets." Chichi said to her.

Gohan shot up from his seat "mom Videl and I aren't getting married!"

Goku laughed at his son "geese Gohan I haven't seen you jump that high since you were four and a wildebeest was chasing after you in the woods."

"I…don't know how I can ever make this up to you…thank you." Videl said to them.

"Don't worry about it Videl it's the least we can do for you…you can sleep in Reilena's room I am sure she won't mind…right Rei?" Goku said looking towards the stairs.

"Oh man how did you know I was there dad?" Reilena said disappointed as she came down the stairs.

"How do you think I knew you were there?" Goku said as he pulled her onto his lap.

"You sensed me…" she said with a sigh.

Gohan laughed "well Rei you are always saying how you've always wanted a sister…"

"Yeah this is going to be so cool Videl it'll be like you're my big sister!" Reilena said as she grabbed her hand and began leading her upstairs.

"I guess I will be right back…" Videl said with a slight laugh.

"Man I can't wait till I tell Trunks he is going to be so jealous!" Reilena said as they made their way up.

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"Are you sure that you want to sleep on the floor Videl?" Reilena asked her as she got into bed.

"Yeah don't worry about it squirt I'll be fine I always keep a spare inflatable bed in my capsule pack…I sleep over Erasa's…a lot…" Videl said as she finished putting the rest of her clothes into one of Reilena's dressers.

"Hey what should I do with this stuff?" Videl said holding up some training gi's and little boy clothes.

"Oh you can just put them aside that's just Trunks's spare clothes for when he spends the night." Reilena said as she flopped down.

"Oh…ok that works." Videl said as she pushed them to the side of the dresser.

"Hey where's the bathroom again so I can brush my teeth before we call it a night?" she asked her.

"Mmm…it's right around the corner going towards the stairs…" Reilena said as she was falling asleep.

Videl looked at her a bit confused "wow…she falls asleep quick for a little kid…well she has had a pretty eventful few days…"

Videl walked down the hallway towards the family bathroom when she noticed Gohan's door open and decided to look in.

"Hey…" Videl said clearing her throat.

Gohan turned around startled from his bedroom window that he was looking out.

"Hey Videl what are you still doing up I thought that you said you were really tired? I would have thought you were already in bed." he said to her scratching the back of his head.

"Oh…well I was just going to brush my teeth…" she said holding up her toothbrush.

"Oh…yeah…" Gohan said slightly laughing noticing the toothbrush in her hand.

Videl gave a small smile then looked down at the ground "listen Gohan…I wanted to say thank you…for everything…."

"Hey don't worry about it really it's no biggie my parent's don't mind visitors Trunks stays over all the time." Gohan said to her.

"No I mean for EVERY thing." She said to him.

Gohan looked at her confused "I don't think that I quite understand Videl, what are you talking about?"

Videl walked further into his room "I mean everything, the flying lessons, the chance to experience all of this…giving me the chance to know the truth…somewhat…thank you…."

Gohan blushed "it's really no problem Videl…"

Videl walked up to him and stood on her tippie toes and kissed him on the cheek and whispered to him "I hope you don't think that this means I am forgetting about what I told you earlier today on the lookout."

Gohan looked at her nervously "uh no, no not at all Videl…"

Videl smiled "good…goodnight Gohan."

"Night…Videl…" Gohan said as he watched her close the door and leave.

As soon as the door closed Gohan collapsed on his bed and put his head in his hands "I really don't understand girls!"

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"Ugh why didn't any of you wake me up its past 11:30…?" Videl said rubbing her eyes as she entered the kitchen.

"Well I tried to but you were snoring so loud that you didn't hear me when I called you for breakfast." Reilena said as she helped blow up some balloons.

"Hey I don't snore!" Videl said putting her hands on her hips.

"Sorry Videl but I think that my sister wins this one…you do snore quite loudly…" Gohan said with a laugh.

"Yeah you're lucky that I had ear plugs left over from when Trunks last slept over!" Reilena said slightly annoyed.

"Alright that's quite enough young lady you keep blowing up the balloons for later…and not too hard you've already popped at least fifteen!" Chichi said as she folded napkins.

All of a sudden a loud popping noise was heard and everyone turned to Goku who had balloon remnants all over his face.

Goku began to laugh "oops…sorry geese Chi that must have been the twenty fifth one so far…"

Chichi sighed "Goku how do you expect our children to learn proper behavior when you can't even control yourself?!?"

"Sorry Chichi it's just you know I don't know my own strength sometimes…" Goku said apologetically.

"Ugh why don't you and Gohan go and catch some fish for lunch…" Chichi said annoyed.

"Really geese thanks Chichi…come on Gohan let's go!" Goku said as he flew up from his seat.

"Ok dad…hey you are welcomed to come Videl if you want." Gohan said as he got up.

"Uh no really that's ok I think I will just stay here." Videl said slightly confused as to what was going on since she kind of walked in on them in the middle of setting up for some kind of party.

"I'll go dad!" Reilena said ass he jumped out of her seat.

"Oh no you are going to stay here and help me blow up balloons….I need help and you have popped far less than your father…" Chichi said to her with a stern face.

"Awe…" Reilena said disappointed as she sat back down.

"See you guys later then!" Gohan said as he and Goku left the room.

"So what's up with all the streamers and balloons and stuff?" Videl asked as she sat down at the table and grabbed a balloon.

"It's for the party we are having tonight for Gohan." Chichi said to her as she placed a pan in the oven.

"Party…for what?" Videl said confused.

"Gohan's birthday duh!" Reilena said to her.

"Reilena where's your manors?" Chichi said to her appalled.

"Sorry…I mean it is for Gohan's birthday party…" she said to Videl.

"That's better…you didn't know that it was Gohan's birthday he didn't tell you?" Chichi said to her.

"No he didn't…he never mentioned anything about it being his birthday…" Videl said surprised.

"Ah…that is so like my Gohan…so modest not telling anyone about his birthday…well you are invited incase you were wondering. My father is coming later as well for the party." Chichi said drying a pan.

"Oh…yes thank you I would love to come...do you need any help setting up?" Videl said nervously.

"You can help me hang this banner." Chichi said to her with a smile.

"Sure…" Videl said getting up.

Man I need to get Gohan a present…but where can I get one so last minuet?

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"Ah this is nice dad we haven't done this in a long time…we lucked out huh." Gohan said as he flopped down in the grass.

"Yeah we did luck out huh maybe I need to break things more often." Goku said.

The two laughed as they looked up at the sky.

"You know what; you're a good guy, a really good guy." Gohan said looking at him with a smile.

"Well geese I'm glad that somebody thinks so." Goku said with a small laugh.

"Yeah, like when you stood up for Vegeta for us remember?" Gohan said.

"Hrmm, sorry I'm afraid I've forgotten…" Goku said as he sat up.

"Daddy stood up for Vegeta?" Reilena said as she plopped herself down next to her brother and father.

"Hey squirt what are you doing here I thought mom wanted you to help her?" Gohan said looking at her.

"Yeah she did but I kept popping balloons and I kind of broke a glass so she told me to come out here with you because I was causing more trouble than my help was worth so Videl's helping her." Reilena said looking down.

Goku laughed "well hey look on the bright side you can hangout with us now!"

"Yeah, so what were you talking about Gohan, about what dad did to Vegeta or whatever?" she said confused.

"Dad I am surprised you don't remember that day when we were fighting Vegeta and Nappa…" Gohan said looking at him surprised.

"Well I remember the day but I don't know what event you are talking about exactly." Goku said putting his hand behind his head giving a small laugh.

"Hey, you know I think I remember." Krillin said as he landed near them.

"Hey Krillin!" Reilena said with a smile.

"Here Goku let me jog you're memory." Krillin said as he extended his arm out.

Reilena looked on as she listened carefully to the story Krillin was telling.

"I was standing just like this and I said, hey Goku you and I grew up together so, so let's just make sure that we…grow old together…" Krillin said smiling.

"Oh yeah, right I remember now." Goku said with a smile.

"What are you guys talking about I never heard this story!" Reilena said getting annoyed.

They all laughed at her comment.

"It's nothing important squirt…it's a bit before your time don't worry about it." Gohan said patting her head.

Reilena crossed her arms and gave a sigh "I hate being little."

"Man you know that face you are making kiddo is freaking me out over here…it looks just like that face your mom makes when she gets angry." Krillin said laughing.

"Hey I don't look like mom when I do that!" Reilena said getting angry.

They all looked at her and began to laugh again.

"Don't worry Rei you are nothing like mom…at all…really…" Gohan said in a half lie.

"You know, Goku I kind of have a confession to make…" Krillin said looking down.

"Like what?" Goku said with a confused look on his face.

"Like he destroyed the remote that was supposed to deactivate android 18 on purpose!" Reilena said and immediately covered her mouth seeing her mistake.

"Geese thanks a lot Reilena…man Trunks was right when he said you have a big mouth!" Krillin said annoyed.

"Oops, sorry." She said with her hand still over her mouth.

"Well anyways she is right…I allowed Cell to morph into his ultimate form by destroying the controller and now the earth is doomed because of what I did." Krillin said looking down.

"Hey don't sweat it Krillin, I know that you wouldn't have broken that controller unless you had a really good reason." Goku said putting his hand on his shoulder.

"There was a reason…but I feel like I let you and everyone down…" Krillin said.

"Don't be silly we are best friend remember." Goku said trying to cheer him up.

"Yeah me too, I don't know what we would do without you Krillin." Gohan said with a smile.

"Yeah you may be kind of dorky but that's ok you are still a pretty cool guy…" Reilena said with a smile.

"Thanks guys but you three are way stronger than me…I wouldn't be surprised if one day you all just moved on." Krillin said.

"That has nothing to do with it are you forgetting all the time that we spent back at Master Roshi's now look who's loosing their memory." Goku said to him.

"Hold on…maybe if I just concentrate…" Krillin said mocking his instant transmission technique.

They all laughed at Krillin's joke.

"Ah well I think we have been out here long enough to give your mom some space what do you guys say we grab a fish and start to head back…Krillin you are welcome to join us we are having Gohan's birthday party tonight." Goku said looking at him.

"Oh yeah that's right it is your birthday bro, I completely forgot with all of the other stuff going on, happy birthday!" Krillin said.

"It's no problem I almost forgot myself." Gohan said with a laugh.

"Alright well so it looks like we will be having seven for dinner tonight so we definitely need to be getting back home…Rei how about you go and grab a fish for your mom ok?" Goku said to her.

"Right!" Reilena quickly took off her shoes and jumped into the water.

"Wait a minuet…seven who else is coming?" Krillin asked them.

"My grandpa and Videl…actually she is at the house helping my mom with getting ready." Gohan said nonchalantly.

"Videl is…I would have figured she would have been home spending time with her family…or on the run with everyone else." Krillin said thinking.

"No she' actually staying with us for awhile…she got into a pretty big fight with her dad so mom offered to let her stay with us for the time being." Gohan said to him.

"Oh…yeah that Mr. Satan is quite the character I don't know how she lives with him." Krillin said as he looked over to see Reilena flying out of the river with a huge fish.

"Is this big enough dad?" she said as she landed.

Goku laughed "definitely I think there is enough there to feed a village!"

Reilena smiled and quickly put her shoes on and began to drag the fish up the hill towards their house.

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"Wow Chichi I still can't believe how you make all of this food." Videl said as she watched her mix a large bowl of three dozen eggs.

"Yes well at first it was over whelming but after awhile I got used to it...especially after Gohan was born…I don't mind it really deep down I know that they appreciate it…and it uses as a good weapon against Goku when I want something." Chichi said to her with a wink.

Videl laughed as she handed her a spoon "I haven't done anything like this in a long time."

"Oh your mother doesn't cook or bake?" Chichi said as she turned to her.

"No…well she did when I was young…she's uh dead now…" Videl said looking down at the counter.

"Oh well I am sorry dear that must have been really hard…" Chichi said trying to comfort her.

"Yeah well she was sick for a long time so I guess it was to be expected…" Videl said trying not to get teary eyed.

"Well I lost my mother when I was young too…never had a chance to know her but from what my father has told me she was a wonderful woman." Chichi said looking off to the window.

"Yes my mother was as well, she was always supportive of anything my father and I did…she sacrificed everything for us…even her career…she was a journalist for the Z TV west, their headquarters…they offered her an onscreen job but declined it because it was going to involve more traveling than her current position entailed…my father's fighting career had finally somewhat started to take off and he need her there for publicity…" Videl said trailing off.

"Oh…I'm sorry dear…" Chichi said putting her hand on her shoulder.

"It's ok…my father is such a jerk I swear…" Videl said trying to calm herself down.

"Hey hun we're back!" Goku said as he opened the door nearly taking it off its hinges.

"Goku how many times have I told you to be more careful when opening the door we have already had to replace it six times and I will be damned if we do it for a seventh!" Chichi yelled at him.

"Geese sorry Chichi…man I need to be more careful with my strength." Goku said slightly laughing.

"Hey Chichi hey Videl, Goku and Gohan invited me over…uh if that's ok with you of course…" Krillin said nervously.

Chichi turned around to face him "great now this means I have to make more food! Well I guess it's ok at least you usually pull your own weight around here…unlike that Piccolo character I make food for him and he doesn't eat it!"

"Uh mom that's because Piccolo is a Namek they only drink water!" Reilena said as she plopped the fish on the counter.

"Honestly what kind of person doesn't eat when they are someone's guest really!" Chichi rambled on.

"A Namek…" Gohan said nervously to his mother.

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"Happy Birthday Gohan!" everyone said as Chichi lit the candles on his cake.

"Now you are going to have to blow these out quick you're lucky I was able to put all 17 on here….my little baby is growing up…." Chichi said as she began to sob into Goku's shirt.

"Geese Chi why are you crying?" Goku said confused.

"Right…no problem mom…" Gohan said with a small laugh.

"Man it seems just like yesterday you were a little kid bro…now you are almost practically an adult pretty soon you will be married with kids of your own!" Krillin said to him with a smile.

"Married!!" Chichi sobbed again.

"Gohan I think you better blow the candles out before your mom turns your kitchen into a lake with all her crying…" Videl whispered to him.

"Yeah you're right." Gohan laughed.

"Don't forget to make a wish Gohan…and it better be good!" Reilena said to him leaning over the table.

"Yeah and you still have presents to open!" Ox King said to him.

"Ok. Ok geese here I go." He said with a laugh as he began to think of a wish.

I wish for the Earth to be at peace…Gohan thought to himself as he blew out the candles…and the cake all over everyone.

"What…just…happened…" Videl said as she looked over at Gohan.

"I think I have cake in my ears…" Krillin said as he wiped some cake off his face.

"Sorry guys…I didn't mean to honest." Gohan said trying to apologize.

"Chichi are you ok?" Ox King asked her.

"I have icing in my nose dad what do you think." Chichi said annoyed.

"Mmm Chi this is delicious…" Goku said as he started to eat the cake off his face.

"Oh boy Gohan you're going to get it!" Reilena said whispering to him.

"I know, I know how long am I ground for this time mom?" Gohan said with a sigh.

Chichi got up and walked over to him "you know a normal teenager would have gotten grounded for at least six months for doing what you just did…but what can I say I can't blame you, you are Goku's son after all it's in your blood."

Everyone stared at her like she was crazy.

"Well what is everyone looking at me for this is a party isn't it why aren't you celebrating?!?" she said annoyed.

Everyone laughed as they began to clean up the mess Gohan had made.

Man Gohan you really are lucky to have a family like this…Videl thought to herself.

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"Man there sure are a lot of stars out tonight…I haven't seen this many since I was a kid…" Gohan said to himself as he lay back in the grass by the river near his house.

"Yeah too bad the moon isn't out…" a voice said behind him.

Gohan looked up to see Videl standing there watching him.

"Hey Videl what are you doing up so late it's after 12am…" Gohan said to her nervously sitting up.

Videl gave him a smile and sat down next to him "I could be asking you the same thing….I couldn't sleep so I went downstairs to get some water when I noticed you weren't in your room…and I remembered your mom telling me today that this was your favorite spot to fish with your dad…so I took a gamble and came out to see if you were here."

"Oh yeah…well you were right." Gohan said with a nervous laugh.

"So birthday boy what are you doing out here so late?" Videl said with a smirk.

"Oh same as you I couldn't sleep so I came out here to think for a bit…when my dad was away when I was little I used to come out here every night to see if I could guess which planet he was on…" Gohan said.

"What do you mean planet…" Videl said confused.

Gohan looked over to her remembering what he had promised her before and gave her a smile "well I guess since we are on the subject I could tell you everything…"

Videl gave him a surprised look "what…you are going to do this willingly?"

Gohan laughed "well I guess I kind of have to I promised you didn't I?"

"Yeah you did…ah I guess I am not going to argue…so what do you mean by another planet?" Videl said moving closer to him so she could hear better.

Gohan blushed as he saw how close she was to him "well I guess I have to start from the very beginning…"

Videl smirked "well go ahead I have all night…"

"It all began when I was four and my dad got invited to a reunion at the Kame house…" Gohan began.

For the next four hours Gohan told Videl everything from his being kidnapped by his 'uncle' Raditz, to befriending Piccolo to everything that had happened up until the announcements of the Cell Games.

"So that's the whole story…so far…who knows what will happen at the Cell games…" Gohan said looking down at the ground.

Videl was silent for a moment then began to speak "I know you told me some of this before…but you know you never really explained much of it…and Bulma kind of explained to me everything that was going on with you guys but its different coming from you…I believe it more coming from you I don't know why…thank you…"

"No problem…I guess you deserve to know the truth…I mean you have had to put up with me and the others for the past few day's that must have been insane…" Gohan said with a small laugh.

"No not really…actually I enjoyed being around you guys…you really are amazing who would have ever thought that there would be such strong fighters out there in the universe…and besides I felt like I belonged with you guys and I haven't felt like that since my mother…" Videl trailed off.

There was silence between the two for a minuet or two.

"I guess I should tell you…you did tell me everything about you…" Videl said to him.

"Videl you don't have to…" Gohan said to her.

"No I can't you deserve to know…for some strange reason I can't lie to you Son Gohan…" Videl said with a small laugh.

"Oh…really?" Gohan said to her confused.

"My mother…she….she died when I was little…she was sick…" Videl began as she told almost her whole life story up to when she met Gohan.

"So yeah…that's it…" Videl said looking down.

"Videl I don't know what to say…I'm sorry about your mom and your dad seems like a jerk…" he said to her.

"It's ok really I've gotten used to it all…and my dad can be a good guy it's just he lets all this fame and success go to his head…he forgets about how things used to be…" Videl said to him.

"Well maybe one day Saiyaman will put him in his place." Gohan said with a smirk.

Videl laughed at his comment "oh hey that reminds me I have a question for you."

"Ok sure shoot." Gohan said to her with a smile.

"Why didn't you fight the androids as Saiyaman? Are you trying to give both of your super hero alias equal time in the spot light?" Videl asked him.

Gohan laughed "well no…to be honest with you it's hard to really fight in that outfit…so I decided to fight as the Gold Fighter for a change…much easier to maneuver around."

"Yeah I guess that makes sense…ah I almost forgot hold on a second…" Videl said reaching into her pocket.

Gohan looked at her confused as he looked on.

"Here…I was going to wait to give this to you after all this android mambo jumbo was finished but since it's your birthday I figured I should give this to you now." Videl said handing him a box.

"Thank you Videl you really didn't have to…" Gohan began but she cut him off.

"No really it's no problem…like I said I was going to give it to you anyways now open it!" She said urging him.

"Right ok, ok." Gohan said as he opened the box to reveal a watch like device.

"Geese a watch cool Videl thanks…" Gohan said as he put it on.

"Well it's not just any watch it's a watch like mine so that police can page you when a crime is being committed…I convinced the guys to get one made for you since you have been such a help to the city…and you won't have to ease drop on me anymore in class." Videl said to him.

"Wow this is awesome thanks a lot Videl I bet I can get Bulma to combine this watch and my Saiyaman one to put this all in one watch!" Gohan said excited.

"Hey it's your watch do what you want with it." Videl said with a laugh.

Gohan gave her a smile then put his arms around her and gave her a hug…to her surprise. All of a sudden Gohan pulled away and blushed.

"Sssorry Videl I didn't mean to do that...I mean…it's just you know and I…" Gohan began.

The next thing Gohan knew Videl's lips were on his and they were locked in a passionate kiss.

A/N: Gohan and Videl finally kiss! I wonder what's going to happen next…well I know what is but you are going to just have to wait and see next chapter! Don't forget to R/R!!