If I Had the Power to Protect You

- Full Summary -

Videl's life as she know's it turns around drastically. First she almost was killed by a bunch of murders, then she was saved by a mysterious boy that her father think's would have been responsible, and then it happens. Her father faints when he was about to tell her something. Unable to see her father, she's forced to live with a bunch of people she know's nothing about! But it just so happens that one of the people she'll be living with is none other then Son Gohan. As she lives with him, things start to uncover, feelings, past, and secrets. But the biggest secret is revealed at the World Martial Arts Tournament. Something that will answer all Videl's questions.

- Disclaimer -

I Don't own Dragon Ball Z, but I do own Ryuu.

Chapter Three

"How much fun was that!?" Erasa's high pitched voice squealed. She leaned her body against a wall besides the large sink of the public bathroom.

Videl nodded her head and aloud her lips to curl into a smile. "Yeah, it was." She answered truthfully. She turned the sink's faucet and lowered her hands into the cool water.

"Yeah and Gohan was such a cutie tonight! Did you see the look on his face when the lead singer started to scream? He was like 'Are they okay? Why are they screaming?' It was so cute!" Erasa squealed, clapping her hands together.

Videl smiled and nodded her head. "It was kinda funny...not sure about the cute part, but funny." Videl said as she squirted soap on her hands and lowered them back into the water.

Erasa rolled her eyes and slowly shooked her head. "Oh, please! You can't say you didn't find him cute at all!"

"Nope." Videl lied. She did find him cute, but she'd never tell anyone that in a million years, besides she didn't have time for guys anyway.

Erasa sighed and shrugged her shoulders. "I guess that's a good thing, I mean, if you did find him attractive, I'd never get a chance with him!"

"Yeah, right! If I did find him attractive, which I DON'T, I would just scare the poor guy away." Videl said as she wiped her hands on her jeans, since there were no napkins in the bathroom.

Erasa narrowed her eyes and folded her arms. "There you go again! You need to stop convincing yourself that every guy that could be perfect for you is afraid of you! You know it isn't true!" She scolded angrily.

Videl rolled her sapphire eyes and began to make her way towards the bathroom's door, but she was stopped back when Erasa grabbed her arm. She sighed and tore her eyes from the door and stared over at her friend's deep blue eyes.

"Videl..." Erasa had a warning in her voice.

Videl looked unfazed. "Erasa...the guys are waiting for us outside." She said to change the subject. She didn't really want to talk about that, not with Erasa.

Erasa sighed and released her grip from Videl. Frowning, Erasa followed after Videl, who had already swung the door open and walked out.

Gohan looked down at his hands and tried hard not to show how nervous he was. Why is he glaring at me for? Gohan thought as he sank lower into the seat of the jeep. Gohan was sitting inside the red jeep while Sharpner stood outside. Even though he was on the left side of the jeep and Gohan was on the right side of the jeep, Gohan could still feel Sharpner's eyes burning into his flesh. When was Videl and Erasa coming back? He thought desperately.

I should beat the shit out of that loser... Sharpner thought as he dunged his eyes into Gohan's head. Not only was the guy stealing all the attention from Erasa, but also from VIDEL!! His Videl! Sharpner could only watch as both Erasa and Videl joked around with Gohan, as they sang songs with him, as they danced with him! Sharpner was about ready to bit down his shiny white teeth in the wimpy boy's arm.

"Don't tell me, Sharpner, you think Gohan's cute too?" A familiar voice filled in Sharpner's ears.

Sharpner quickly snapped around and came face to face with the tom-boyish beauty. It took him a while to take in her comment, but when he did, his eyes widen and he shooked his head from side to side so fast, Videl thought his head might have snapped off.

"NEVER!! I'm not gay! I'm one hundred percent straight!" He blabbered nervously. He couldn't have Videl think he was gay, that would ruin every chance he had with her!

Videl rolled her eyes and smiled. "Relax, Sharpner, I was only joking...although...why were you staring at him?" She asked curiously. When she had arrived at the jeep she was watching Sharpner for a while, trying to figure out what he was staring at and when she did figure it out, she continued to watch Sharpner to see how long it would take him to notice her, but when she got tired of waiting, she opened her mouth.

"I wasn't staring! I was glaring. There two different things." Sharpner said defensively.

Videl rolled her eyes once again. "Whatever floats your boat." She didn't even bother asking why he was glaring at Gohan, he was probably jealous because all the attention from Erasa was on Gohan. I mean, doesn't Sharpner like Erasa? Videl thought.

Videl moved over to left side and got into the jeep. She took notice that while she was talking with Sharpner, Erasa had taken that opportunity to fall asleep on Gohan's shoulder. Videl pulled her gaze away from the blushing Gohan and stared out at the road, waiting for Sharpner to start the car. When would she have a guy to be able to do that with? Not that she really wanted to do that, but...NO! Videl thought. She crossed her arms and scowled. She didn't have time for this, but she did have time to find out what happened last night and once she woke up tomorrow, she was going to find out. She stared out her window and aloud her eyes to become distant as she grew lost in her thoughts.

Half an hour later, Videl was already out of the jeep and walking slowly on the cemented walkway. Finally she found herself in her beloved home and the first thing she did was jumped into the tub. She relaxed in the warm water and closed her eyes as she began to think about today, then her mind drifted to last night. What did happen? She thought. Since she was in the jeep, that was all she was thinking about. She softly touched the side of her face to feel for the small cut, but there didn't seem to be any. She sighed and led her head back.

Videl opened her eyes after a while and stared at the clock. She wiped the water from her eyes and sighed as she stared at the blinking red numbers. Wonder if dad returned back? She thought.

"Better go check then..." She mumbled. She slowly got out of the small tub and let her body drip with clear blue water. She walked over to a small blue towel and wrapped the towel around her body. She yawned and slowly walked into her room. Videl grabbed her sliver pajama and quickly put it on. Then drew her wet dark hair in a bun.

Videl then walked out of her room and started to walk down the hallway to her father's room. "Dad!" Videl called out.

"V-Videl?" She heard her father's reply, but something was very wrong with it. It was soft and weak. Videl nibbled on her lip nervously as she grew closer to her father's room. Once she did, she found her father on his bed. Sweat rolling down his face.

"Dad...?" Videl said questioningly.

Her father rubbed his forehead and slowly walked over to Videl and just stood there. He avoided any possible eye contact with his daughter. "Honey...I need to tell you something." Her father said in a weak tone.

"Yes...Dad?" Videl asked, worriedly. Videl watched as Hercule gripped his side and she grew even more worried when he started to pant.

"I...need...to tell...you...you...something." Hercule groan in pain and fell down to his knees. He covered his arms around his stomach and let out a small cry.

"Daddy!" Videl screamed. She crouched down by her father. There it was. The feeling that she hated. She never liked it when she felt totally and utterly helpless and watching her father groan in pain only mad the feeling grow larger by the minute. "Dad...I'll go call the-"

But Videl was stopped in the mid in her sentence. "V-Videl...it's okay. D-Don't call the...hospital. The C-Champ...doesn't need that." Hercule said, smiling weakly. "Now...listen...to m-GAH!!" He screeched in pain and fell to the ground.

"Daddy! I'm going to call the hospital right-"

"No! Videl! Listen...to...me..." But he closed his eyes and didn't say anything after that.

Videl quickly jumped up from her crouching position and raced over to the nearest phone. She quickly dialed 911 and waited for someone to pick up.

"Hello?" A voice finally answered.

"Yes! Please come quick! My dad just fainted or maybe he, I don't know, but COME NOW!!" Videl panicked.

"Please, ma'am, calm down."

"Don't tell me to calm down! Get over here now! This is Videl Satan! So hurry up!!"

"Oh! I'm so sorry, Ms. Satan. I'll send someone over right away."

Videl nodded her head and quickly ran back over to her father. She tried to pull him into her arms, but he was a bit to big and heavy, so instead she laid him on her lap. "You'll be alright, daddy, I promise." Videl murmured softly as she forced any possible tear to retreat. Crying wouldn't change anything and she already cried more then she needed to this week.

Less then ten minutes later, the ambulance finally pulled up at the Satan Resistance and Videl watched as her father was placed in the back of the ambulance. She quickly jumped into the back after him as soon as the men in the back of the ambulance said she could.

A hour later, Videl was curled up in a small white chair, waiting to hear from her father. "I hope your alright daddy...but then again...your the Champ right? Nothing hurts you...nothing."

"You alright?" A deep voice asked her.

Videl slowly looked up to see who was the owner of the voice. The owner of the voice was a young man, maybe around her age. He stood just in front of her and his face was dipped with worry.

"What is it to you?" Videl asked, trying to hide any fear that was showing on her face just a second ago.

The young man chuckled and took a seat next to her. "Looks like someone's in a bad mood. Mind if I sit with you?" The young man asked her.

"Look, i'm tired and i'm not in any mood to talk right now. So could you, I don't know, leave?" Videl snapped.

He chuckled once again and leaned his head back. "Do you always' take it out on people when your in a bad mood?"

"Only if they don't have half of common sense." She answered rudely.

Instead of being insulted, he looked amused. "And your saying I don't have any common sense?"

"That's what i'm saying." Videl answered. Annoyance appeared on her face and she couldn't take it any longer. She pulled her face away from the white ground and took a good look at the young man. Which she wished she didn't. He was surprisingly handsome. With crimson red hair that didn't quite reach down to his shoulders and dark brown eyes that looked almost red in the light. He was wearing a plain green shirt and faded blue jeans with his crimson hair tied in a low ponytail that let a few long crimson hair fall down on his face. He also had black rimmed glasses, that would make any guy look like a dork, but on him, it only improved his handsome looks.

"You know. Your pretty entertaining." He said with a wicked smile that would probably make Erasa melt. But since this was Videl, she looked unfazed.

"Good, then that'll be ten dollars." Videl replied with a scowl.

He chuckled once again. "Maybe if you keep the jokes coming. Oh, by the way, my name is Ryuu." Ryuu introduced himself. He held his hand out to her and gave her a smile he probably used on any girl that he thought was easy.

Videl snorted. I'm not easy, ya loser. She thought. "Sorry, but the show just finished. Oh, and by the way, also, I didn't ask for your name and now if you excuse me, i'm going to ask if I can go and see my dad already." She quickly pulled herself away from the chair and walked away before he could say another word or even hear that annoying chuckle.

Finally! I thought I would never finish that chappy! I hate school projects! There so...so...evil. I mean don't the teacher ever think that maybe there students have three other project to take care of then there's!? Sigh...now i'mma goin' stop complaining before I scare you all away. Okay, so...what did you all think? Please review! Its as easy as...hmm...eating a ice-cream cake! Yay!