Stormy Dreams

by Game Gal

Chapter 27 finally is up! R&R! Now that everything is out in the open, how are Gohan and Videl preparing for the trial of the century? Will they make it through stronger then ever, or will external forces try and separate them? Read and find out. Don't forget to review too! :)

11. The Days Before New Year's

I'd like to extend my deepest apologies for the long delay in response. I've recently felt a passion for writing and a video game brought me back to DBZ. After being brought back through the events through a game, it made me remember my story and as I read through it, I had a whirlwind of ideas swarm through my head.

I'm now 21 and have matured as a writer and I only hope my writing for this chapter will be better than before. I'd like to thank anyone who's a fan and who has remained a fan. Here's the next chapter and I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 11:

'Thinking'

"Talking"

Videl sat in the chair beside Bulma's computer quietly. She had to admit, she most certainly hadn't given herself enough credit originally; granted she'd never really heard herself sing before.

'Maybe she altered the pitch or tone in my voice' she thought to herself as she saw the older woman grinning out of the corner of her eye.

"Well, what do you think?" a grinning Bulma had asked Videl.

"I must admit, it's better than I thought it would be. Did you do anything to alter the sound? I never pictured myself sounding like that" Videl stated as she blushed a little and stared blankly at the computer screen.

"Nope, that's all you girl! That's quite the talent you've got there eh?" Bulma replied, once again, her smile never fading.

"It's certainly not what I expected" she replied quietly.

"Well, will you sing at the new years eve bash? Every now and then we have karaoke, just sometimes it doesn't really catch on because no one has the nerve to be the first to sing…that is until someone's had a few too many drinks" Bulma answered as she rolled her eyes, images of previous years with Yamcha and Roshi flashing through her head.

"I guess I could give it a shot, but I want at least three other people to sing on that stage as well." Videl replied, not believing she had actually agreed to it.

"You got it hun. Tell you what, I'll get four more people, and you sing at least two songs. Deal?" Bulma asked as she extended her hand out to Videl.

Videl hesitated for a moment then reached out and gently shook Bulma's hand "You've got a deal Bulma".

Bulma beamed, "Videl, you're going to be so amazing; what other song did you have in mind to sing?"

Videl blushed a little, "uh, lemme think about it and I'll get back to you" she replied sheepishly as she stared at her feet. Videl sat quietly for a few more seconds then started to feel a little nauseous again.

"Hey Bulma, are you alright if we end this? I'm not feeling very well at the moment" Videl said as she lightly clutched her stomach.

Bulma's face turned into one of concern and question as she leaned forward and gently pressed the back of her hand against the teen's forehead. "You feel like you are starting to warm up. How bout you go upstairs and lay in your room and I'll get Chi Chi to fix up some of her soup for you."

All Videl did was nod gently and got up from her seated position. She felt herself lose her balance a little so she reached out to the chair and steadied herself. Looking up she was met with the concerned face of Bulma.

"Hun, are you ok? Do you want me to help you to your room, or at least get Gohan for you?" She asked as she put her hand on Videl's shoulder to help steady her a little.

"Actually, I wouldn't mind if you could help me back to my room" Videl replied with a weak laugh "I don't know what the heck is going on in my body but it feels like it's hit me like a ton of bricks." she said as she gently rubbed her head in an attempt to regain her balance.

"Not a problem hun" Bulma said as she wrapped one of Videls arms around her shoulder and the other around her waist. "Want me to tell Gohan that you're getting ill again?" She said, making conversation with the teen as she weaved down hallways.

"As much as I would love his company, maybe not tell him" Videl replied as they approached a wide spiral stair case.

Bulma gave Videl a confused look "If you don't mind my asking, why don't you want me to tell Gohan you're not feeling well again?"

"Honestly? I feel really bad…he's done so much for me in such a little time. I haven't even gotten the chance to try and make it up to him; it just feels like I keep taking." Videl replied. As she walked up the stairs she became very aware of her fever. She could feel her eyes becoming watery, and felt the chills starting to hit her.

Bulma wasn't sure what to say after Videl's comment so she walked the girl to her room in silence.

Once they reached Videl's room, she opened the door and led Videl to the bed and helped her sit on the bed. Bulma then pulled down a corner of the covers and motioned for Videl to lie down. Videl quietly obliged and then Bulma proceeded to tuck her in gently to help her try and warm up.

"Thanks Bulma" Videl replied weakly. The walking she had just done now completely wiped her out as she felt her fever starting to gain strength on her.

Bulma offered Videl a motherly smile, "You're welcome sweetie" she said as she gently felt Videls forehead again. "For the record Videl, I do know how it feels; to feel like you're continually taking from a man that keeps on giving. But I just want you to know that even though your relationship is young, Gohan really does love and care very much for you and would gladly do anything if it would get you to crack a smile" she said, reflecting back on her own relationship.

"But anyways hun, I'll go and get you something to help you with that fever and get some soup sent up here for you. For now just lie in bed and relax. Best way to get over an illness is a little rest and relaxation" Bulma said as she stood up and started to walk towards the door.

"Thanks Bulma" Videl said quietly as she offered her a small smile.

Bulma offered Videl a smile back the quietly shut the door and walked through the maze of hallways until she reached the living room. She peered inside and saw Goku sitting with Gohan, Goten, Trunks and Marron.

"Hey guys, have any of you seen Chi Chi? I've got a request for her soup" Bulma asked as she briefly distracted Gohan and Goku, the kids eyes had never left the TV.

"Have you tried the kitchen Bulma? Mom's always cooking something throughout the day" Gohan answered as he looked over his shoulder at her.

"Who put in the request for soup?" Goku asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh no need to worry, someone's just feeling a touch under the weather" Bulma replied, hoping she hadn't given too much away to reveal that it was for Videl, trying to respect the young girls wishes.

"Bulma, have you seen Videl recently? I haven't seen her in almost two hours…wait, is she the one not feeling well? Her mom had mentioned that she'd probably get sick for a brief period of time after recovering" Gohan asked, now completely turning to direct his attention to the older woman who was now desperately trying to avoid his gaze.

"I was asked to not mention anything. But Goku, if you must know, yes Videl is the one who's not feeling well and yes she does have a bit of a fever" Bulma mentioned; technically she didn't disregard Videls promise, as she directed her answer to Goku, and not Gohan.

Goku rose an eyebrow "Bulma, I didn't ask anything Gohan did. Are you the one not feeling well?" He said innocently as he scratched his head.

Gohan got up off the couch and headed up the stairs, no doubt going to Videl's room.

"Goku, you're oblivious sometimes, you know that?" Bulma asked as she lightly shook her head at him, only to receive his traditional Son grin.

Gohan walked up the stairs quickly as he made his way towards Videl's room.

'Why wouldn't Videl want me to know she's not feeling well again?' He thought to himself as he continued to move at a quickened pace.

Before entering Videl's room he went into his bathroom and grabbed something for her fever from his medicine cabinet then filled up a glass of water. After he had grabbed everything he needed, he proceeded to walk over to Videl's door and knocked quietly. He hadn't heard a response so he walked in quietly and shut the door silently.

He turned around and found Videl laying in the middle of her queen size bed with her back to him. He could tell that she was shivering underneath all the covers and could lightly hear her teeth chattering.

Gohan walked over to her bed and put the glass of water down beside the pills on the night stand. He sat on the bed beside her and reached over to feel her forehead. He heard her moan a little as he touched her hot skin.

Videl rolled over with her eyes closed, "Bulma, your hands are so cold" she murmured out as she shivered under what she thought was Bulma's touch.

Gohan smiled lightly, "I brought you something to bring down your fever" he said gently.

Videl's eyes snapped open and she jumped a little as her gaze focused on Gohan. "You're not Bulma" she blurted out accidently.

Gohans smile grew lightly, "Nope, can't say I am Bulma" he said as he brushed strands of hair out of her face.

"I asked her not to tell you I wasn't feeling well" Videl said quietly as she leaned herself up against the pillows.

Gohan took on a slightly hurt look, "Well, she didn't tell me, technically she told my dad, but I was in the room" he said as he watched her avoid his gaze. "Why didn't you want me to know you weren't feeling well?" he asked quietly.

Videl looked up at him with glassy, feverish eyes "Please don't take it personally".

"If you'd rather be alone Videl, I can leave, I just wanted to make sure you were alright" Gohan said quietly. He went to slowly get up but felt two clammy hands grasp his arm and gently pull him back.

"I felt bad. It seems like every time you do something wonderfully nice for me, before I even get the chance to even try to repay you, you do another nice thing for me. I just… I feel like I'm taking advantage of you. I love your company, and don't you ever doubt it… I just thought you might be getting annoyed with having to take care of me again" She said quietly as she turned her gaze away from him.

"Can I lie down?" Gohan asked, knowing the answer would be a yes.

Gohan lay down under the covers beside Videl then motioned for her to come closer. Once she came closer, he embraced her in a big hug.

"V, I would do absolutely anything for you at any time. I could never be annoyed by someone who makes me so happy and I will never grow tired of taking care of whatever need you may have. If you're sick, I want to take care of you" he said as he gently rubbed her back while he hugged her.

Videl lifted her head and offered a weak smile, "Promise?" she asked.

Gohan smiled down to her, "Promise "he answered back. He then gently leaned down and captured her lips in a gentle kiss. After the parted from the kiss he spoke up, "I brought you something for your fever V. It'll probably knock you out so hopefully you'll sleep off the last bit of this bug you've had and then you'll be on the mend".

Videl leaned up as Gohan turned around to get the pills and glass of water, and then passed them to Videl to let her take them.

After Videl had swallowed the pills she blushed lightly, "Gohan, could I ask a small favour of you?" she said, her eyes never fully meeting Gohans gaze.

"Of course, what would you like?" he asked.

"Would… you lay with me until I fell asleep? It's just that you're really warm, and I'm really cold" she said, her blush growing a little darker.

Gohan blushed a little but replied "I'd be happy to lay with you until you fell asleep" he said with a smile.

"Thanks" she said quietly as she leaned up and gave his a gentle kiss on the cheek. Videl then lay down on the bed again and moved a little closer to Gohan.

Gohan blushed a little but enjoyed having Videl this close to him. Gohan wrapped his arms around Videl and she buried her face into his chest. Her shivers disappeared after awhile and very soon she felt herself drifting off to sleep.

*~* A Little while later*~*

"Goku, have you seen Gohan? Dinner's almost ready" Chi Chi called from the kitchen as she continued to put food onto dishes.

Goku walked into the kitchen, "last I saw him he had gone to give Videl something for her fever" he said as he plucked some chicken from a plate and popped it into his mouth.

"Oh no, that poor dear, I hope she's alright" she said to herself as she looked over at her husband and noticed him chewing something. She lifted an eyebrow to question him.

"Awh come on Chi…it's just too hard to resist!" he said as he walked over and hugged his petite wife from behind.

Chi Chi let herself smile, "You know Goku, you're lucky you're so sweet or I'd be annoyed right now" she said s she leaned up and kissed his cheek.

Goku let out a laugh, "Yea I guess I do get lucky" he said as he hugged her closer and returned the kiss.

"Sweetie do you think you could go and get Gohan and see if Videl feels up for eating? I would go do it but I've got a few more dishes to dish out" she said as she continued to dish out the endless amounts of food for the final meal of the day.

"Sure think Chi" Goku said as he once again squeezed Chi Chi a little tighter, gave her another kiss, and then made his way to Videl's room.

Once Goku had arrived at Videl's room he knocked on the door gently. He waited a moment but heard no response so he knocked again a little louder, but again no response. Goku decided that this was pointless and opened the door slowly.

He covered his eyes and blushed a little "You two better not be doing anything you shouldn't be doing. Cuz quite frankly it's going to be embarrassing on both our ends" Goku said, but once again he received no reply.

He peeked through between his fingers then lowered his hand completely and smiled at the sight before him. Gohan had both arms protectively wrapped around Videl, while she had her face buried in his chest.

'I hate to wake them up…but Chi probably won't let us have any food till they're down' he thought to himself as he gently nudged his son.

"Gooohaaaan" he said quietly as he tried to wake his son. Goku nudged him a little harder, but no movement came from Gohan.

"Man, I guess he really does take after me" he said aloud then lightly smacked his son in the arm causing him to stir.

"Do you know…the muffin man" Gohan said drowsily as he opened his eyes. Gohan turned to see his dad standing beside the bed with an eyebrow raised in questioning.

"The muffin man?" Goku asked in an amused tone of voice.

"The muffin man?" Gohan questioned him back, having no idea what his dad was talking about.

Goku laughed a little, "I went to wake you up and you asked if I knew the muffin man. Well to answer your question I don't…but I sure wish I did. I bet he makes a really good muffin" he said as he smiled at the thought of muffins.

"Haha I have no idea what you're talking about dad" Gohan said keeping his voice down as to not disturb Videl.

"Well, I don't either. But your mom asked me to tell you that dinner is pretty much ready" Goku said as he rubbed his belly and the tough of more of Chi Chi's cooking.

"Alright I'll be right down" Gohan said as he stretched out a little. Goku left the room, no doubt heading back o the kitchen to try and sneak more food before it was served.

"Videl" Gohan nudged her gently trying to wake her up. "Videl dinner is ready, would you like something?" He asked in a quiet voice.

Videl stirred lightly, but stayed asleep. Gohan pressed his hand on her forehead and felt her fever had gone down a little. He gave her a gentle hug and kissed her forehead then carefully got out of bed as to not disturb her. He once again leaned down and kissed her cheek then quietly left the room.

Gohan walked down to the dining room to see that everyone had already taken a seat and were patiently, for the most part, waiting for Gohan and Videl to arrive.

"Gohan, where's Videl?" Goten asked as his big brother sat beside him.

"She's feeling a little under the weather squirt, so she's in her room sleeping now" Gohan said as he made himself comfortable in his seat. As he sat down everyone started to grab their own food and started eating.

"Gohan should I save any food for Videl?" Chi Chi asked as she calmly ate her piece of chicken.

Gohan swallowed half a bowlful of rice then got a drink before he replied to his mom. "I'm not too sure if she'll eat it. Not that there's anything wrong with it. But do you think we have any soup around?" He asked trying not to shove food in his mouth while he's talking.

"I could make some up for her later on" Chi Chi said again as she cut into her food.

"By the way Gohan, did you give her anything to get rid of that fever?" Bulma asked, casually making conversation.

"Yeah, there was a bottle of pills in my medicine cabinet that listed fever relief so I gave her one of those" he said trying to be as patient as possible between mouthfuls.

"Was that pill by any chance green?" She said after taking a sip of water. She looked over at Gohan who nodded then went back to him food.

Bulma let out a small laugh, "Well, she'll be out cold until tomorrow afternoon. But on the bright side, she should have none of that fever left in her; I made them for saiyans" she said going back to her meal.

"I think sleep will do her some good. I don't think she's been sleeping too well, and she's had a pretty rough past few days" Aaliyah said glad to hear that this young man was taking care of her little girl.

"I'll check up on her after dinner, and if she's still asleep, then I'll pop in before I go to bed" Gohan said as he quickly swallowed his food.

Bulma let out a sly smile, "Gohan, Videl is going to knock your socks off when you see her in her new year's gown" she said, catching the attention of the teen saiyan.

"Oh yea? What does the dress look like?" Gohan asked, curiosity getting the better of him.

"Oh no you don't. You're just gonna wait and see, but I promise you, you'll be stunned" Chi Chi said adding into the conversation.

"I bet you guys will start working on grandkids for me that night" Chi Chi said again, with stars in her eyes.

Gohan let a blush creep to his cheeks, "Mom, we've only been dating for a few days".

"You love her" Chi Chi said bluntly. Everyone at the dinner table was starting to listen in to the conversation , snickering at Gohans increasingly red face.

Gohan said nothing and kept looking down at his plate, all the while blushing at the attention he was receiving.

"I think it's adorable the way you two act together" Aaliyah said with a smile on her face. "I've watched over her for years and since you two have met, its sweet how close you two have gotten and how protective you've grown."

"Videl is a one in a million type of person" Gohan said quietly as he finished up one of his last plates of food.

Goku smiled at his son as he filled his last plate full of food. 'Videl will make the perfect wife for him, I've never seen anyone outside of Chi Chi that can keep him this in line before' he thought to himself as he shovelled food into his mouth.

"Mom, that was delicious. Would you like help with the dishes?" Gohan asked as he pushed himself away from the table.

"No that's alright sweetie, if you could just bring your load of dishes into the kitchen that'd be great. Go see how Videl's doing" Chi Chi said as she flashed her eldest son a smile. Gohan simply nodded and brought a stack of plates into the kitchen then made him way to Videl's room.

As he arrived at the door he quietly knocked on Videl's door but when he heard no answer he quietly slipped into her room. Sure enough Videl was still sound asleep in the middle of her bed just as he had left her.

"Poor girl" he said quietly as he sat beside her and lightly ran his hand through her hair. He felt her forehead and was glad to see that once again her fever had gone down a bit more.

"I guess Bulma was right, she's going to be out until tomorrow. Oh well, her mom was right, she really could use the sleep." He said as he gave her a gentle kiss on her cheek, then gave her another small kiss on the lips

He made his way to the door then looked back again to make sure she was indeed asleep then left the room.

Gohan walked back downstairs to see his dad walking around as if he were looking for something. "Dad, what are you doing?" he questioned as he approached his father.

Goku's eyes lit up "Hey Gohan! Want to spar in the gravity chamber? I was going to ask Vegeta but I can't seem to find him at the moment".

"Sure dad, it has been awhile since I've had a good workout. Just let me go and change into something a little less heavy" Gohan said as he turned around again to go and slip some training pants on.

Goku smiled and nodded his head, "Alright, I'll meet you at the gravity chamber k?" He said, receiving a nod from Gohan then left.

While Goku was walking back to the gravity chamber he heard a knocking at the door. "I wonder who that could be" he said out loud as he walked to the door and opened it.

Goku's eyes widened as he opened the door.

"Hello there my good sir, I'm the great Hercule, although I'm sure you already know that. But anyways, I have reason to believe my daughter Videl is here and I haven't seen her in awhile. I'm deeply concerned about her. May I see my baby girl if she's there please?" Hercule asked, in a friendly tone to Goku.

Goku's eyes narrowed a little; he wanted so badly to give this man an earful for the way he's treated his daughter and the emotional damage he's caused to her. But figured that would accomplish him nothing so he spoke in as friendly as a voice as he could muster. "I'm sorry to say sir, but your daughter isn't here now. Happy new years!" He said as he quickly shut the door.

'Bulma now you've done it, that moron knows she's here' he thought to himself as he walked towards the gravity chamber.

Goku though upon the situation for a little while longer until Gohan came down and knocked him out of his thoughts.

"Hey, something on your mind dad?" Gohan asked with an arched eyebrow. It wasn't too often he saw his dad lost in thought.

"Huh? Oh! Nope not a thing just…staring off into space, haha you know me!" He said trying to cover up. He flashed his son a grin and put his hand behind his head as he did so, giving off his traditional smile. "Ready to go?" He asked

Gohan nodded as he walked into the gravity chamber with his dad. He decided that in the case of sparring, less was more so all he wore was a pair of training pants and no shirt.

"What do you say, start at 50 times gravity?" Goku asked as he walked towards the computer to type it in.

Gohan was in the middle of stretching when he replied, "sure, sounds like a good way to warm up" he said as he stretched his upper body now.

Goku turned around after adjusting the gravity. "Let's do this" Gohan said with a smirk as they started to spar.

*~* Elsewhere*~*

"That little bitch is hiding from me, I know it! I've gotta try and figure out what room she's in…" Hercule said out loud as he slowly crept around the Brief's property.

He saw a few rooms with lights on so he crept towards them. The first light he saw on, he crept towards it then ducked quickly as a group of people were in what appeared to be the living room. Then he saw a light on in a window on the second floor. Being the strong man he was he decided to try and climb up the siding on the wall. However, it turned out that when you have icy siding, you fall. Hercule did just that, he climbed part way up only to hit and icy spot and land on his butt.

"Stupid big house" he mumbled to himself in a bad mood. He noticed a tree and decided to try and climb that and look inside the small window. Luck was on his side, he quickly climbed up the branchy tree and crawled out onto a thick limb to peer through the window.

Hercule quickly pushed himself back on the tree to avoid the sight he had just seen. He just saw what looked to be an old man sitting in a bathroom with what he thought was a Victoria secret catalogue. Enough said there.

"This better be it" he mumbled to himself again as he once again scaled a tree and jumped on the balcony of what he could only assume was a bedroom.

He stepped onto the balcony and looked through the thin curtains'. There was his daughter sound asleep in the middle of a large bed, with a single bedroom lamp turned on.

His blood boiled at the sight of his bitch of a daughter lying in the bed of some rich woman.

'Who do these people think they are hiding my daughter from me? She's so in for it when I get her home' he thought to himself angrily as he fiddled with the lock on the French doors.

Luck was yet again on Hercules side as he managed to get the lock to click and open. He quietly walked over to his daughter as she peacefully slept. He grit his teeth wanting to yell and scream at her right then in there. Oh yes, she was indeed in for a good punishing.

He slapped her upside the head to try and wake her up, but when she didn't he forcefully grabbed her arm and yanked her out of bed. This was enough to wake her up a little.

"Ow…what's going on" she managed to slur out as she tried to adjust her eyes to the dimly lit room.

"You son of a bitch you're going to get it now." Hercule said as he pulled his daughter towards the balcony.

Videl froze; her father had managed to find her. All she could to at that moment was muster out a scream.

As soon as that scream left her mouth a yell came from outside the doors.

"What the hell is going on in there?" a typical Vegeta yelled.

"Crap!" Hercule exclaimed as he quickly ran towards the balcony leaving a drowsy Videl lying on the floor just at the end of her bed.

Vegeta opened the door and all he saw was a half asleep Videl laying on the floor and the curtains of her balcony blowing in a breeze.

He walked over to Videl and was greeted with teary and drowsy eyes.

"He was here, he grabbed me…and…how?" She mustered out as the medication was fighting to knock her back out again.

"You must have dreamed it, there's no one here" Vegeta said knowing full well that Hercule was getting ballsier. He watched as Videl tried to unsuccessfully lift herself off of the ground then rolled his eyes and picked her up and gently put her back on the bed.

"Go back to sleep, you're hallucinating" He said as he went to close and lock the balcony doors. After he locked the doors he shot a small energy blast at the door to melt is shut to insure that her idiot of a father wouldn't be able to break back in.

"I must be…you're being awfully nice to me…" Videl said as she trailed off, a yawn taking over.

"Go back to sleep" was all Vegeta said as he took a quick look out her bedroom windows then exited her room quietly and shut the door behind him. He then ventured of to find Goku knowing that they'd have to step up their watch on the teen girl.

Vegeta walked off to find Bulma knowing it was urgent that he talk to Goku. He figured that she'd probably be in her office so he went there and knocked on the door and heard a quiet 'come in'.

"Do you know where Kakarot is?" He asked his wife as she was fiddling with her computer.

"Last I heard he was in the gravity chamber with Gohan sparing but that was about an hour again. Ha but you know you saiyans always training so he's probably still in there. Why do you ask babe?" She said as she now turned around in her chair and gave him her undivided attention.

"That girls father broke into the house and tried to take her" he stated.

Bulmas jaw dropped, "oh my god, Hercule tried to take Videl? How can you be sure? What did you do?" she questioned now getting worried.

"I heard her scream so I came into the room and her balcony doors were opened and she was lying on the ground. She was barely awake because of those pills so I told her she must be hallucinating. I knew full and well she wasn't, she had a hand mark on her arm so I just told her to go back to sleep then I melted the lock on her balcony door" He said as he leaned against the door frame.

"Oh crap… I'm such an idiot, this is all my fault" Bulma exclaimed as she stood up and smacked her head.

"I'm going to talk to Kakarot so we can keep a closer eye on things. I really think you should tell his son though" he said watching his wife smack her head lightly.

"No, he'd be so worried about her; I just want to give him a break from it for a short while. Please, just you and Goku just keep a close eye on her?" she asked as she walked towards her husband.

"I will and I'm sure he will too" he said as Bulma reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck for a hug. He returned the hug as she leaned up and gave him a kiss.

"You're a big softie you know that sweetie" she said earning a small smile from Vegeta.

"Only for you, but I should be off" He said as he received another kiss.

"Alright, thanks sweetie" she said as she watched him leave her office.

*~* Elsewhere*~*

Gohan quickly wiped the sweat out of his eyes as his dad threw another punch at him that he quickly dodged.

Gohan quickly responded by throwing a series of punches and kicks. He landed the last kick and sent Goku flying into the wall when Goku quickly fired an energy blast at him that hit him in the chest and sent him flying into the other side of the gravity chamber.

Once Gohan got up he saw his father stopping to take a break so Gohan followed his suit. They had been sparring for over an hour and had managed to work their way up to almost 200 times gravity.

"You've certainly got a lot of energy in you still" Goku said as he wiped his face with his wrist guard.

"Well, if you had put all of your energy into it, we both know you would have beaten me" Gohan said with a laugh as Goku simply shook his head knowing full well that he had given it everything he had and Gohan had still been holding back.

Just as the two men were taking a break the doors to the gravity chamber opened and the gravity went back to normal and Vegeta walk in.

"Kakarot we need to talk, now…alone" He said as he narrowed his eyes trying to hint to Goku as to what he needed to talk to him about.

"Is everything alright Vegeta?" Gohan asked trying to figure out what was so urgent.

"Fine, now go away" He said as Goku caught onto what he was thinking.

"It's not a big deal Gohan, Vegeta and I are just trying to work out the kinks in something" Goku said trying to relieve his son.

"Alright, well I think I'm gonna go shower then" he said as he gave the two older men a wave and walked out of the room only to have the doors promptly shut and locked as soon as he walked out.

"That girl's father was in her room today trying to take her."

"Whoa, no way… that seems pretty brave for a guy like Hercule" Goku said with a stunned look on his face.

"She was lying on the floor with a hand print on her shoulder; she could barely stand up because of that medication so there's no way she moved herself there, I had to put her on her bed. But her balcony doors were opened and I sealed them with an energy blast" Vegeta said.

"Now that you mention it, he did come and knock at the front door earlier saying how he's concerned and has reason to believe to believe she was staying here. I just kinda shut the door and told him he must be mistaken" Goku said as he scratched his head as he thought. "I guess she's going to tell Gohan now, so much for keeping it quiet from him".

"I don't think she will. Like I said, she was pretty doped up from the medication and I think I convinced her she was hallucinating, I don't think she even remembered screaming. She just said she must be hallucinating because I was being nice to her" Vegeta said as he leaned against the computer.

Goku let out a laugh, "well I guess that does give her reason to believe she was hallucinating. Admit it, you like her" Goku said poking fun at the rare moments when Vegetas kindness makes an appearance.

"I think she'll make a good saiyan wife. I don't believe in beating up women simply to exert my strength now do I believe in insulting them till they look that thin. I do have a degree of respect for the girl and all that she has endured" Vegeta said, not making eye contact with Goku knowing he'd have a big goofy smile on his face.

"Wow… I can see why she thought she was hallucinating. You've certainly changed Vegeta, but for the good. I completely agree; I guess we'll have to keep a closer eye on her then eh?" He said as he walked towards the gravity chamber doors.

"That's what Bulma had asked of us" he said as he followed Goku out of the gravity room.

*~* Meanwhile*~*

Gohan walked to his room silently. He had managed to get pretty sweaty while sparring with his dad so he thought that a hot shower would do him some good.

He walked into his room and closed the door then grabbed a towel out of his closet then went into his bathroom. He stepped in the bathroom and started to think as he took off his clothes and turned on the hot water.

'I wonder what Vegeta had to talk to my dad about. Same with I wonder why I couldn't hear about it' he thought as he stepped into the hot shower and relaxed under the stream of water.

Gohan closed his eyes and took a deep breath simply enjoying the water relaxing his tense muscles. 'I should probably check on Videl after my shower' he thought as he washed his hair.

Twenty minutes later a slightly steamy Gohan stepped out of his shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. He rubbed an extra towel on his head quickly to get rid of any loose water in his hair and then stepped out of the bathroom whistling.

"I didn't know you could whistle" a quiet voice said from the corner of Gohan's room.

Gohan let out a little jump as he grabbed his towel with one hand and covered his pecs with the other then blushed as he say Videl sitting on the far corner of his bed.

Videl studied Gohan for a moment and then let a dark blush creep to her cheeks. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you" she said as she admired Gohan's physique.

Gohan blushed as he lowered his hand from his chest, the blush never leaving his cheeks.

Videl covered a little yawn and then laughed "Why did you cover your chest?"

"I…don't know. I always see people in the movies do it" he stated as he gave his famous smile.

Videl let another smile creep to her cheeks, "You know it's women who covered their chest, see Gohan, we have breasts" she said as she pointed to her chest "you don't have man boobies so all you're doing is covering muscle" she said as she finished by poking Gohan in one of his pecs.

Gohans blush darkened as Videl poked him in his hard chest a few more times.

"Hold on a second, I'll go and get changed" he said, again with a blush still lingering on his cheeks. He grabbed a pair of plaid pajama pants and a white tank top and then slipped into his bathroom. A few seconds later he reappeared.

"Hey, why are you out of bed?" he asked as he sat down beside Videl and felt her forehead smiling as he noticed her fever was almost gone.

"I woke up, but I'm feeling pretty tired so I thought I'd come and say hi and maybe ask for some company…?" she asked, letting a little bit of her shy personality show through.

Gohan gave her a big grin "I'd love to say hi and give you some company" he said as he scooted over closer to her.

"Hey did you want something to eat or drink?" he asked as he simply starred deep into her eyes.

"I wouldn't mind a glass of water actually, I'm not too hungry" she said as she rubbed her heavy eyes a little.

"Are you actually not hungry or are you pretending not hungry?" Gohan asked with a worried look on his face.

"I promise I'm sincerely not hungry" she said as she extended her pinkie finger as proof of her promise. Gohan reached and hooked his pinkie finger on hers lightly and smiled and leaned forward to kiss her lips lightly.

"Good; you look like you're going to fall asleep again soon you know that?" He asked as he pressed his forehead against hers.

"Yea, I feel like I could fall asleep again" she said as she smiled, enjoying Gohans cool skin against hers.

"Tell you what, I'll run down to the kitchen and grab a couple of crackers just in case you get hungry and I'll grab you a cup of water while I'm down there. You can pick out a movie and we'll watch it together until you fall asleep alright?" He asked as he slowly stood up.

"Sounds good to me" Videl said as Gohan reached a hand out and helped her to her feet.

He gave her a smile and leaned down and gave her a small kiss then grinned.

"What?" She asked with a small smile playing on her lips.

"I love that I'm able to do that when I want and not have to worry about offending you…hopefully" He said playfully.

Videl reached up and hugged him around his neck "You may kiss me Gohan whenever you like" she said as she gave him a peck on the lips.

"I'm gonna hold you to that, I hope you know that" Gohan said as he flashed a bigger smile.

"I hope you do" she said as he hugged her quickly then let her go.

"I'll be right back k?" He said as he gave her a quick wave then dashed out of his bedroom door.

Gohan quickly made his way down the stairs and through the hallways. He arrived at the kitchen and began rummaging through cupboards looking for crackers.

"What are you doing Gohan?" Chi Chi asked as she had seen her son go running down the hallway.

"Oh hi mom, I was looking for some crackers; Videl woke up and I'm sure she's going to fall asleep again soon but this way if she gets hungry she can at least get some food in her" Gohan said as he directed his attention towards his mother.

Chi Chi gave him a smile, "There in here Gohan" she said as she reached into an end cupboard and pulled them.

"Thanks mom" he said as he went and grabbed a cup and put a few ice cubes in it and poured water into it.

"How's she doing by the way? I thought Bulma said she should be up till tomorrow afternoon" Chi Chi said as she leaned against the counter.

"Yea I was surprised to see her awake too; I came out of the shower and she was sitting on my bed. Her fever feels like it's almost gone. I'm pretty sure she's going to fall asleep again soon but she said she wanted company so we're going to watch a movie in my room, then when she falls asleep I'll put her back in her room" He said as he picked up the cup of water and grabbed the sleeve of crackers.

"You're so good to her" Chi Chi said as she smiled at her son "take good care of her Gohan, we'll be down here if you need anything" she said as she gave him a small wave then walked out of the room.

"Thanks mom" Gohan said as he gave her a smile then followed her suit and left the kitchen and headed back up to his bedroom.

Chi Chi walked into the living room to see Goku stretched out on one of the couches. She walked over to the couch and sat down and curled up beside Goku and hugged his waist.

"What was that for?" Goku asked with a smile as he wrapped his arm around his petite wife.

"Everything is so wonderful now, it's just a nice changed; you're here with me, the family is back together and our son is in love" She said as she closed her eyes, enjoying the warmth her husband had to offer.

"It is nice" Goku said, knowing there still were things that needed to be fixed, especially with Videl.

"I give them a year before they're married" She said as she starred up into the ceiling. "Sweetie, is it a saiyan thing; where they fall in love and that's who they are meant to be with" Chi Chi asked as she sat up a little to look at Goku.

"You know I'm actually not sure, Vegeta would know. I can only assume, I mean you're the only female I've ever gotten close with and we got married, Bulma was the only woman who's ever gotten close to Vegeta and now they're married…so I can only assume it's a saiyan thing. Haha but let's not tell them or start planning their wedding yet alright? Lets it be a surprise to them" Goku said as he held Chi Chi close and relaxed a little more on the couch.

~*~ Elsewhere~*~

Gohan walked into his bedroom and saw that Videl had set up the TV for the two of them. He also noticed that she had grabbed one of his sweatshirts and was wearing it as she lay in the middle of his bed.

"Don't you look cozy" Gohan said with a laugh drawing Videls attention to him.

Videl offered Gohan a smile, "took you long enough" she said as she moved back onto his bed and pushed the covers back for the two of them.

"I brought you some crackers just in case you got hungry and here's your water" Gohan said as he handed them both to Videl.

Videl gave him a smile "Thanks Gohan" she said as she took a large drink from the glass of water.

Gohan then went and turned off the lights, but left the lamp on the night stand on then crawled into his bed. "So what movie did you pick?"

"Forrest Gump; I've never seen the whole movie. Is that alright with you?" She asked, knowing full and well he wouldn't.

"Sounds good to me; but do you think you'll be able to get through it all, I mean it's already quarter to ten now" he said as he put Videl's cup on his night stand.

"Probably not" she said as she covered a small yawn. "Are you sure you don't mind me being here…I could go back to my room and watch it instead" she said as she averted her gaze.

"Not in the slightest do I mind, when you fall asleep I'll just put you back into your room and let you sleep off the rest of that medication" He said as he pressed play on the remote and adjusted the volume.

Videl offered him a smile and then rested in the bed as Gohan turned off the light so they could watch the movie.

'Man, I don't know why I'm so tired" Videl thought to herself as she could feel her eyes growing heavy within minutes. She looked over at Gohan and watched as he was already absorbed in the movie.

'I want to curl up with him so badly' she thought to herself as she felt a blush creep on her cheeks. 'Maybe I'll just scoot a little closer' Videl then moved herself a little closer towards Gohan.

As if Gohan could instinctively tell what she wanted, he pulled her in closer earning a smile from Videl.

"Gohan… I really like you" she said as she watched Gohan turn away from the movie and give her a smile.

"I really like you too Videl" He said as he held her close to his body, allowing her to absorb his warmth.

They laid in silence for a while, as Videl grew sleepier, her mind still continued to movie quickly.

'I can't help feeling self conscious around Gohan… he told me how the others felt about my appearance, but he never told me how he felt. Ok well that's not true, he told me I was beautiful…I wonder if he thinks I'm too skinny' she thought to herself as she felt her body starting to give way to sleep.

"Gohan can I ask you a question?" she asked in a tired voice, barely able to keep her eyes open.

"Sure thing, what would you like to ask V?" He said as his eyes were still on the TV screen.

"I don't like bringing this up…but I was kinda curious… you said everyone thought I was getting too skinny; do you think I'm too skinny?" she asked, the question almost muffled as it was spoken into Gohans chest.

Gohan paused for a minute to think of the best way to phrase his answer, "I think that you've let a horrible person get into your head and convince you to believe things that aren't true at all. I've definitely noticed that you've lost a fair amount of weight for someone of your bone structure and it does worry me. Truth be told, I do feel as though it had started to go a little far; not that I'm blaming you or trying to guilt you or anything. But I would definitely say you're on the smaller size and if you continue to get smaller I believe you'll be bonier" he said, really truly hoping he didn't offend her.

"I'll try to keep an eye on it" she mumbled into his chest.

"Videl, please know that I don't love you for your physical appearance; don't get me wrong that's a bonus but it's your personality and your passion" he said, then stopped in the middle of his sentence and blushed realizing what he had just said.

"You're gorgeous for the record" she mumbled as she was almost completely gone into a world of sleep.

"V, get some sleep, we've got a party coming up in two days!" he said then mentally slapped himself and rolled his eyes, 'what did that have anything to do with the conversation...smooth, real smooth' he thought to himself.

'I can't believe I said that, and I said I loved her…man I hope I don't freak her out. Maybe I'll get lucky and she won't have taken notice' he thought to himself as he heard Videls breathing even out, knowing she had just fallen asleep.

Gohan smiled to himself then held Videl a little closer to him. He looked at the clock at saw that it was almost ten thirty already. He laughed to himself at how quickly Videl had fallen asleep then relaxed against the pillow and continued to watch how Forrest Gump explained how mama always said life was like a box of chocolates, but little did he know, he too was slowly drifting off to sleep.

Gohan stirred a little as he heard a small noise in the background. He opened his eyes a little only to be greeted by total darkness. The TV was turned off, obviously the sensor turned if off when nothing was done after the movie. He turned to look at the clock, '3:45?' he thought to himself as he heard his door being opened slowly.

Gohan closed his heavy eyes then felt a small hand grabbed his arm lightly and shake.

"Gohan?" A tired Goten whispered as he shook his brother's arm lightly to try and wake him up.

"Yea Goten?" Gohan whispered back as he opened his eyes slightly allowing them to adjust to the dark room.

"I had a really bad dream" Goten said, his voice clearly displaying he's been crying.

"What was it about?" Gohan asked, knowing that if he talked with Goten a bit he'd be able to wake up a little easier.

"I dreamed that this monster came and it killed you and mom and dad and Videl. Then when we tried to wish you guys all back you said you didn't want to come back because you were really mad that I wasn't able to save you and said you never wanted me back in your life. Then the monster came back and started attacking me and just as he was about to finish me off I woke up" Goten said as his eyes started getting watery at the thought of his family hating him for not being strong enough.

"Come here squirt" Gohan said as he shifted over a little so Videl could still curl up to him but Goten could hop up as well. Goten then slowly crawled into bed and Gohan gave him a hug to try and make him feel better and he felt his younger brother start to cry a little.

"Can I sleep in your bed tonight?" Goten asked in a sad, scared voice.

"Sure squirt" Gohan said. Gohan knew that Goten had always looked up to him and thought of him as a sort of father figure, even with Goku back. He couldn't blame him though, he went 6 years of his life without a father so Gohan taught him so much, it's no wonder that the two brothers were s close; when Goten was scared, and Gohan was there for him.

"Is Videl in here too Gohan?" Goten asked as he crawled into bed with Gohan.

"Yea, she was having trouble sleeping too" Gohan said, not really feeling like explaining the situation to his little brother at four in the morning.

"Oh I see… night Gohan, and thanks" Goten said as he curled up in Gohans bed.

"No problem squirt and sweet dreams" Gohan said as he relaxed in his bed and closed his eyes, having both Goten and Videl curled up on his sides. Then with that the two brothers drifted off to sleep.

**Authors note: Sorry I hope it's been somewhat clear as to the dates in the story. It's now December 30th, so the day before New Year's Eve; k? Back to the story!!**

Chi Chi ran back into her bedroom as Goku was slipping on his pants. "Goku, Goten is gone!" she said with worry in her voice.

Goku dropped the pants in surprise as Chi Chi came barging in his room and stood there in his boxers. "Come on Chi, I'm sure he's in the house, I mean, where else would he go?" he asked as he walked towards her to try and calm her down.

"Even if he did go somewhere, little guy is a saiyan, he's stronger then he gets credit for" He said with a laugh earning a glare from Chi Chi.

"Look, before you get all worried, we'll check Gohans room, maybe he had a bad dream and went to him? He always does" he said as he rubbed her shoulders to calm her down. "Come on, let's go check" he said as he grabbed Chi Chi's hand and let her down the hallways, walking comfortably around in his boxers.

Aaliyah walked out her door and blushed as Goku was right in front of her bedroom in his boxers. "Good…morning" she stammered out as she blushed at the attractive Goku.

"Morning Aaliyah, how'd you sleep?" He asked making small talk with her as Chi Chi stood there with a worried look on her face.

"I slept well thanks…Chi Chi are you alright, you look stressed?" She asked with concern for her.

"I can't find my baby" Chi Chi replied with worry. She knew perfectly well that he could take care of himself if need be, but she still worried; he was only seven after all and was her youngest son.

"I'm sure he's around" she said with a reassuring smile to try and rest her ease.

"I'm sure he is too, I think he'll be in Gohan's room or Trunk's room" Goku said as he rubbed his wife's shoulder trying to get her relax.

"I don't mean to sound like I'm not concerned…but could any of you tell me how to get to the kitchen?" Aaliyah asked as she blushed a little, having no idea where to go.

"Sure, we'll be heading down there soon anyways so you can just tag along with us" Goku said as he flashed a smile then motioned for her to follow him and Chi Chi.

The three of them walked in silence for a few minutes as they reached Gohans door. Goku knocked on it gently then pressed his ear to the door and heard light snoring. He slowly opened the door and saw light cascading in through the windows onto Gohans bed, and then smiled at the sight he saw.

He poked his head back out and gave a smile, "You're both going to want to see this" he whispered as he opened the door up all the way and stepped aside so he could let the two women see.

Laying in the middle of the bed was Gohan with Videl curled up to his right side, and Goten curled up against him on his left side.

The two women looked inside the lavish bedroom and smiled as they hearts melted.

"Goku, go grab a camera quickly!" Chi Chi said as she beamed at how cute the site was. Goku smiled as he ran off then came back a few moments later, "here you go hun" he said as he handed his wife the digital camera.

"Goku, can you help me here?" she whispered as she stood in the middle at the end of the bed. "Can you float over them with me so I can take a few pictures?" she asked as she grinned.

Goku simply complied as he wrapped his arms around his wife then floated in the air until he was horizontal to the bed and parallel to the three sleeping kids. Chi Chi snapped about five pictures then nodded to Goku and he brought them back to the floor.

All three of them left the room quietly and looked and a very surprised Aaliyah, "If I hadn't seen that myself, I wouldn't have believed it was possible…" she said as she trailed off still stunned at the sight she just saw.

"Awh hun you're just unused to it, trust me I know, it takes adjusting to" she said as she rubbed the stunned woman's shoulder.

"I think I'd like to hear the full explanation of this at some point again…" she said still in her stunned stupor as Chi Chi smiled and led her in the direction of the kitchen as Goku followed along, forgetting about putting pants on.

The three adults walked into the kitchen to see 18 and Bulma working on breakfast already. "Good morning you three" Bulma said as she smiled as they all walked into the kitchen.

"Goku, I was wondering if I could ask a favour of you, as well as your sons" Bulma said as she pushed around some eggs in a pan.

"Sure thing Bulma, what is it?" He asked as he looked around the kitchen to see what was going to be served.

"Can you guys decorate the ballroom today? The party is tomorrow night and I figure if we can get the decorations done tonight then everything will go smoothly; of course Trunks, Vegeta and I'm sure others will help as well" she said as she eyed her husband who was sitting across the room with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Sure thing Bulma" Goku said with a smile.

"Oh, by the way ladies, 18 finished the final touches on Videls dress last night, and now that we've got the accessories, all we've got to do is pick out a hair style and she's going to shock everyone!" Bulma said in a slightly giddy voice.

"The dress looks great, just needed a few extra stitches" 18 said with a monotone voice as she pulled out a needle to emphasize her point with a smile.

"AHHHHHHH!!!" Goku screamed at the top of his lungs as he darted to the other side of the room.

Everyone in the room had a stunned look on their face at the ridiculously loud scream that just emitted from Goku's mouth.

"G-get that needle away from me!" he said as he peered in the room from the corner from behind a door.

18's eyes were wide in surprise at what had just happened.

"You're afraid…of a needle?" Aaliyah asked as she too was stunned for the second time that morning.

Chi Chi smacked her head then shook it lightly, "Goku, you have no problem jumping in to save the world and getting yourself killed in a painful manor…and you're afraid of a little needle…my husband…what a character" she said as she laughed lightly at the full grown man who had been a hero for the world many times, hiding behind a door from a small needle.

Vegeta raised an eyebrow, "Kakarot…you're an idiot" he said as e smirked, finding humour at what Chi Chi had just said.

"Well, I guess we better hurry up with breakfast, if the people in the house weren't up before, I'm sure they're up now" Bulma said as she laughed at the now blushing Goku.

Gohan and Goten shot up in bed as they heard a loud scream. "What was that Gohan?" a tired little Goten asked his equally tired big brother.

"I have no idea Goten" Gohan said as he rubbed his eyes to get rid of the sleep.

"Whatever it was sure was loud…I'm up now" Gohan said as he lightly moved his arm from around Videl and sat up in his bed.

"Yea…me too" Goten said as he sat up and rubbed his eyes as well.

Gohan looked over at Videl and nudged her lightly, but she didn't even stir. 'I guess she's just going to sleep off the medication now. Maybe Bulma was right and she'll be up this afternoon' Gohan thought to himself as Goten jumped off the bed and went into the bathroom. Gohan gave Videl a kiss on the cheek then stood up and stretched as he waited for his little brother to leave the bathroom.

The two boys exited Gohans bedroom quietly and shut the door behind them just as quietly as to not disturb Videl then headed towards that kitchen.

The two boys walked into the kitchen to see most of the adults already in there.

Chi Chi noticed the two still half asleep boys out of the corner of her eyes and gave them a sweet smile, "Good morning boys, you're up early…usually we're waking you up or you've woken up at least another hour and a half from now" she said in a surprised tone of voice.

"Something really loud woke us up" Goten said as he moved towards Goku who then lifted him up and sat him on his lap.

"Yea, it almost sounded like someone screamed, but there was nothing after that so I figured I must have imagined it" Gohan said as he covered a yawn and scratched his stomach.

"Yea…you must have imagined it, cuz we heard nothing down here!" Goku said as a blush crept up on his cheeks, causing Chi Chi to roll her eyes.

"Your father screamed when I pulled out a needle" 18 said in a voice that held amusement at remembering the brave warrior scream at her tiny needle.

"Oh 18, you're a jokester you are" Goku said as his two sons stared him town causing his blush to get deeper.

"Wow…" was all Gohan could say as he poorly attempted to hold back his laughter but eventually gave in and shared a laugh with the other adults at his blushing father.

"Hey Gohan, Bulma wants to know if we can decorate the ballroom today" Goku said in an attempt to change the subject.

"Sure" Gohan said as he wiped a tear away from his eye from laughing.

"Can I help too daddy?" Goten asked from his perch on Goku's lap.

"Of course buddy, the more the merrier" Goku said as he rubbed Goten's hair

~*~ Elsewhere~*~

"Those people protecting Videl must be some kind of freaks, that pointy haired dude freaked the hell out of me" Hercule said as he paced his living room.

"I can't understand why they won't give that sorry excuse of a being back to me…ohh that girl is dead when I'm through with her" He said s he threw a wine glass against the wall.

"I've gotta think of a way to teach her the ultimate lesson…" he said out loud as he rubbed his stubbled chin. His eyes went wide as an idea hit him then narrowed in anger and let a smirk creep to his cheeks.

He walked over to a large china hutch and opened a drawer and let his smirk widened as he stared at the contents of the drawer.

"Oh yes…this will do nicely." He said as his smirk grew once again, "I almost forgot this baby was here…I'm going to teach that bitch a lesson and teach those freaks to never mess with The Great Hercule" then allowed himself to emit an almost evil sounding laugh.

"All I've got to do now is find a way in there…" He said once again out loud as he shut the drawer on the china hutch and went to go look at the pictures he had taken of the Briefs house to try a figure out rooms he should scout for sneaking in.

~*~ Later on~*~

"Chi Chi I don't know how on earth you do it but every meal you make is better than the last" Yamcha said as he rubbed his now full stomach and watched the saiyans continue to stuff their faces.

Aaliyah turned to Bulma as she too had finished her breakfast, "Would you guys mind if I did Videl's hair for the New Year celebration tomorrow night?" Aaliyah asked in a shy voice.

"Of course; are you good with designing hair?" Bulma asked as she tried to amuse herself from the saiyan men devouring food.

"When Videl was a figure skater I used to do her hair all the time. I was thinking we could-"Aaliyah was cut short by Bulma putting her hand over her mouth. Bulma had noticed Gohan was now starting to listen in on the conversation and wanted it to be a surprise for Gohan.

Gohan raised an eyebrow as he stared at the two women, "What idea did you have for Videl's hair Aaliyah?" Gohan asked, he was more than curious to know what these women had cooked up for his girlfriend, and was even more curious to see how she'd look in it.

"Sorry Gohan, you're just going to have to wait till tomorrow night; then we'll reveal your gorgeous girlfriend!" Bulma said with stars in her eyes as she imagined just how beautiful Videl will look in their creation.

"Videl already is gorgeous" Gohan said quietly.

"That's too sweet!" Chi Chi said as she watched her son now go red in the face.

"I'll start clearing the dishes and loading them into the dish washer for you, mom" Gohan said as he grabbed a load of dishes and hurried out of the room.

~*~ Meanwhile~*~

Videl could feel her heart beating faster and faster as her dream progressed.

She was continually running as she tried to escape the man who was chasing her; she heard him gaining on her quickly. She then tripped over something and when she stood up she was in the middle of a dark stage. Bright lights then suddenly appeared on the stage causing Videl to squint a little; as she squinted she heard a loud boom, she heard a loud gun shot.

As the shot was about to hit her something blocked it then another flash of light blinded Videl. Videl opened her eyes and she was in a blindingly white room. 'It's like that dream I had before' she thought to herself as she allowed her eyes to adjust to the bright lights.

As she opened her eyes she saw a figure standing in front of her. Once she opened her eyes all the way she say that it was herself, only an older version; the same woman she had seen married to Gohan.

"Trouble is ahead" the older Videl said as she stared at her younger self.

"What do you mean?" Videl asked herself, 'man this is weird' she thought to herself.

"Just trust me, be careful" her older self said as she faded off into the background.

"Trust the one you love…" She yelled as she trailed off into the white light. With a sudden jolt Videl felt herself wake up and her eyes snap open.

'Where am I?' she thought to herself as she looked around the bedroom then realized she was in Gohans room, 'I guess he didn't move me back to my room' she thought to herself as she sat up in the bed and stretched. As she rubbed her eyes she looked over at the clock and was a little surprised.

"It's quarter to two in the afternoon!" she said out loud as she wasn't even able to remember the last time she had slept in past nine in the morning. "I may as well get up now" she said as she got out of the warm cozy bed then went into her bedroom to get ready for the day.

Videl walked out of her room once she had done her usual routine then wondered down the hallways. As she walked through the hallways she noticed Trunks' camera sitting on a marble side table against the wall. 'I wonder why he left it here?' she thought to herself as she picked it up and brought it with her so she could give it to him.

As she continued to wonder the hallways she heard a loud booming in the background, 'what's that?' she thought to herself as she followed the sound. The closer she got to the booming the clearer the sounds became; someone was playing music very loudly.

She reached a large set of French doors; she realized the music was clearly coming from behind the doors so she opened them slowly allowing her curiosity to get the better of her. Inside she saw most of the Son family decoration a large ball room as well as various other people like Krillin, Yamcha, Piccolo, Trunks and even Tien was getting involved.

"Hey Goten turn it up, I love this son!" Goku yelled as his son cranked the music up even louder.

Goku cleared his throat as piano music started to play then sang along with the music, "At first I was afraid, I was petrified" Then Krillin piped as well "Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side" and then the two man sang along together, "then I spent so many nights, thinking how you did me wrong and I grew strong and I learned how to carry on"

Krillin kept on singing while Goku yelled at Gohan "Come on, join us!"

Gohan grinned as he joined, "Go on now go, walk out the door, and just turn around now 'cause you're not welcome anymore. Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye, did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die oh no not I!" He sang as the other men joined in for the chorus.

Videl watched from the doors and bit her lip to stop herself from laughing out loud. Thankfully she was a quick thinker and turned on Trunk's camera just as they had started singing so she managed to catch the men singing; even Goten and Trunks had joined in for the chorus.

She watched as all the men, excluding Vegeta and Piccolo sing to 'I will survive'. She stood there quietly as she recorded them sing the whole song each of them doing their own little dance. As the song ended Videl let a big grin come on her face as she started to clap allowing herself to be noticed.

All the men looked surprised and looked over then all blushed as Videl clapped with the camera in her hands.

Goku moved quickly to turn off the music and came back; all the men who had been singing and doing their own little attempt at disco were not blushing.

"How long have you been standing there?" Krillin asked wanted to know how much he's just destroyed his dignity with regards to the young teen.

Videl grinned, "I came in just as Goku yelled for Goten to turn up the music because he loved this song, so I figured this was going to be good." Then finally allowed herself to finally laugh out loud.

Chi Chi let out a laugh, "I'm so glad you managed to get that on tape, I was just thinking of how this would be hilarious to watch a few years from now"

"Oh I promise you Chi Chi, I got it all right here on this baby" Videl said as she patted the video recorder.

"Hey, that's mine!" Trunks said as he tried to take the camera away so she wouldn't be able to keep the recording.

"I know it's yours, that's why I brought it I found it in the hallway on some random table" Videl said as she dodged Trunks as he tried to take the camera from her. Videl ran and his behind Gohan and stuck her tongue out and Trunks.

"Gohan get her!" trunks yelled as his blush was still lingering on his cheeks.

Gohan grabbed Videl in his arms and held her high in the air. However, if Videl had learned anything from the Son boys, it was the puppy face. She made her best attempt at a puppy face and it worked perfectly. Gohans face softened as he gave her a smile and set her down gently, "I guess I now have an idea of what dad, Goten and I have been doing to people for years" Gohan said with a little laugh as he scratched his head.

Videl gave him a smile, which then turned to a grin, "Gohan, I didn't know you and your dad were such disco fans" she said earning a darker blush from Gohan and Goku, "and my, what dancers you guys are".

"I'll have you know, that song is inspiring too all human kind" Goku said with a laugh at his pathetic attempt to defend himself.

Bulma interrupted them, "Videl, would you mind if we borrowed you for a minute? We'd like it if you could try on your dress for tomorrow so we can do any last minute alterations if need be" She said as Videl nodded her head and waved goodbye to everyone that was in the room as she followed Bulma, her mother, 18 and Chi Chi out of the room.

Videl followed them through twists and turns in the hallways then they stopped in front of a closed door. Aaliyah grinned, "We don't want you to see the dress yet so we're going to put this blind fold on you alright?"

"How am I supposed to get dressed them?" Videl asked, the women paused for a minute then 18 spoke up.

"Put the bathing suit back on then we'll put the dress on you and blindfold you" She said as Chi Chi nodded.

"Ok…"Videl said quietly as she was led into a room then pushed into a smaller room so she could slip a bathing suit on.

Videl opened the door and had her back to the women, "Do you want to put the blindfold on now?" Videl asked as one of the women came up and tied a thick black blindfold over her eyes.

Chi Chi led Videl into the middle of the room slowly so she wouldn't trip, "Can you put your arms up sweetie?" Chi Chi asked as Videl complied.

Videl could feel the dress being slipped over her head and the women making sure it slid down her body properly, then she could feel a zipper being done up against her back. The blind fold made it really difficult to figure out what the dress looked like that Videl was wearing, all she knew was it felt silky.

"Hun, can you put these heels on?' Aaliyah asked as Videl nodded and lifted up one foot and felt the shoe being slipped on, and then offered the other foot, feeling herself being raised a few inches.

The women took a step back and studied the teen in their dress they created, "Videl, you look so amazing!" Bulma said as she hugged 18, proud at what they had created.

"How high are these heels?" Videl asked, as she felt high up in the air.

"Four inches" 18 said as she smiled, proud of her stitch work.

"Oh Videl, you look so gorgeous" Chi Chi said as she gave the teen a hug knocking her a little off balance.

"I can wait to get your hair and makeup done for tomorrow night…Gohan won't be able to resist you…or at least your legs. My god you have fantastic legs" Bulma said causing the teen to blush.

"Does anything feel tight or uncomfortable?" Aaliyah asked, beaming with pride at how beautiful her daughter is.

"No, everything feels comfortable" Videl said

"Excellent; well hun, we'll take it off then you're free to do as you please for the rest of the day. I figure we'll start getting you ready at about 6 at night, so it's right after dinner and we usually start the party at eight or nine-ish" Bulma said

"Works for me" Videl said as she held her arms up and let the women take the dress off of her again and then slipped out of the high heel shoes once 18 had offered a hand to help her stay balanced.

Videl then walked into the small room again and changed back into her clothes and then once again covered her eyes as the women led her out of the room and locked it behind them.

"Come on girls, let's get started on lunch" Chi Chi said as they all left towards the kitchen.

Videl finally located the living room and saw Gohan lying on the couch watching Family Guy.

Videl smiled as she sat beside him, "hello" she said as she was greeted back with a smile.

"Hey, how'd the dress fitting go?" Gohan asked as he moved over and motioned for Videl to sit down beside him.

"Meh, it went well I guess. I had to wear a blindfold so I really didn't see it at all; I couldn't even figure out if it was long or short." Videl said as she pulled her knees up to her chest and relaxed on the couch.

"So you know nothing about it?" Gohan asked.

"Well, I know it's form fitting, and I can only assume I have some leg showing. Oh and I know I'm wearing high heels, couple inches; I felt like I was 5 inches off the ground" She said as she tried to think back to what she imagined the dress might look like.

"Why do you assume that parts of your legs are showing?" He asked again very curious to know how his girlfriend would look tomorrow.

"Ha, they told me I had fabulous legs" She said with a laugh as Gohan grinned.

"I'd believe that" he said causing Videl to blush, "How'd you get the dress on if you were blindfolded?" Gohan asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"They had me put a two piece on" She said and blushed as she noticed Gohan had grinned.

"Lunch's ready guys" Goku said as he poked his head into the living room, "I'm kinda hungry s if you could hurry up, I'd appreciate it" Goku said with his traditional smile.

"Goku you're always hungry" Videl said with a laugh, then laughed louder as Gohans stomach growled loudly.

Gohan let a blush creep up on his cheeks, "guess I'm a little hungry too" he said as he smiled and scratched the back of his head.

Lunch went off without a hitch; everyone talked about how excited they were for the big party for tomorrow night and the women teased Gohan by talked about how beautiful Videl was going to look at the party. Afterwards everyone talked about how good the food was and made small talk.

"Does anyone want to go swimming?" Gohan asked

"Gohan that's a great idea" Goten said getting excited, it had been awhile since he'd gone swimming.

"I'm in" Goku said as he looked to Vegeta, "Are you going to come swimming?" He asked as Vegeta glared at him.

"Why would I want to go swimming with you Kakarot?" He spat out and sent the grinning Goku another glare.

"I bet I can swim faster than you" Goku grinned, knowing Vegeta couldn't resist a challenge.

"You wish Kakarot, you're on" Vegeta said as he crossed his arms and smirked in self satisfaction.

"I wouldn't mind going in the hot tub" Chi Chi said as she rubbed her back; cooking that much food can make your backache every now and then.

"Vide, l will you come swimming?" Goten asked giving her the puppy eyes; Gohan grinned knowing that she probably wouldn't be able to resist that look.

"I did just eat…" Videl said, suddenly feeling shy about her body.

"Videl no more excuses, swimming is a good exercise" Aaliyah said and gave her daughter a smile, trying to relax her.

"Ok…I'll think about it" Videl said as she excused herself and walked out of the room. As Videl walked out of the room a few moments later Gohan left and chased after her.

"Hey, how come you don't want to go swimming V?" Gohan asked as he grabbed her hand and stopped her from walking further.

Videl rubbed her opposite arm with her free hand, "I don't know if I feel so comfortable wearing a bathing suit in front of everyone" She said as she averted her gaze from Gohans compassionate eyes.

"V, remember how yesterday you said that you were going to try and feel more comfortable with yourself, well this is the perfect opportunity" Gohan said as h lightly squeezed Videls hand and gave her a smile, "Beside, I'm sure I'll be the one mainly checking you out, and you know I have absolutely no problem with any part of you" Gohan said with a big grin as Videl blushed a little.

Videl smiled a little, "I will try" she said as Gohan gave her a hug.

"Come on, let's go get changed" he said as he pulled her towards their rooms.

Both went into their rooms and changed into their bathing suits and came out a few minutes later.

When Videl opened her bedroom door and saw Gohan leaning against the wall in shorts with a towel hanging over his muscular shoulder. Gohan looked over as Videl walked out of her bedroom with a towel wrapped tightly around her body. All you could see on Videl was two thin straps that looped around her neck, and her thin legs under the towel.

"Can I see?" Gohan asked as he blushed a little at the thought of his girlfriend in a two piece.

Videl gave him a little wink then blushed, "I'll let you see when we reach the pool" She said as she quickly put her just below shoulder length hair into a high bun then reached out to hold Gohans hand.

"Lead the way Romeo" she said with a smile as he happily held her hand and they walked in a comfortable silence to the pool room.

Gohan opened the large doors to the pool room and motioned for Videl to go, "ladies first" he said with a smile. Videl returned the smile and walked in, she marvelled at the sight in front of her.

There was a large pool, bigger then hers, with fancy marble tiles on the bottom then off to the side there was a large hot tub. The pool had everything; Tarzan ropes, slides and even multiple level diving boards.

Videl blushed a little as she realized that almost everyone was in the pool room, minus a few who went off to train or do their own thing.

"Hey Gohan, Videl, jump in the waters great" Goku yelled as he swung on the Tarzan rope and landed in the pool with a big splash.

Gohan looked down at Videl as she gripped her towel tightly to secure it against her. "Are you going to come in?" Gohan asked as he threw his towel down onto an empty chair.

"I think I may go back-" Videl was cut off as Videl grabbed her hands.

"V, I'm going to ask you nicely…then I'm going to throw you in; please come swimming" Gohan asked in a playful voice

Videl heaved a sigh then loosened her towel then threw it on the chair beside Gohans.

She put her hands on her hips as she noticed Gohan staring, Gohan then proceeded to blush deeply.

"Gohan, do you have a sunburn or are you blushing?" Goku yelled as he swam closer to the two.

Gohan's blush went a deeper red as his father made that comment.

Vegeta was beside Goku as he teased his son for checking out his girlfriend publically.

"She needs to gain weight" Vegeta said bluntly drawing the attention of Goku, Gohan and Videl.

"Vegeta, shut up" Gohan spat out as Videl started to get shy again.

"I'm being honest, I can see her ribs. She's clearly got an athletic body type and has a lot of lean muscle, but she's losing it by losing more weight; go eat a burger or something" Vegeta said as Goku slapped his head at the older saiyan.

"Vegeta I swear, you're a mystery wrapped in an enigma….and I bed I can beat you to the other end of the pool and GO!" Goku yelled as he quickly swam away.

Vegeta grunted and glared at Goku, "Kakarot that's not fair, you cheated" he said as he swam after him.

"That…was interesting" Gohan said as he raised an eyebrow in slight confusion and scratched the back of his head. He looked over at Videl who seemed lost in thought.

"For the record V, you make me drool" Gohan said as Videl laughed at him. "Come on, let's go in" Gohan said as he lightly grabbed her hand and walked towards the pool.

A drunk Master Roshi was stumbling around the pool as he enjoyed his glass of beer. "Well hello lips, legs, breasts and ass" He said as his nose started to bleed a little at the sight of Videl in her bikini.

"How bout you and me kick those hens out of the hot tub and we go talk" He said as he raised his eyebrows quickly at Videl.

Gohan looked angrily at the old man but Videl turned and flashed him a smirk and gave him a wink. She then let go of Gohans hand and focused her eyes on Master Roshi. She pouted her lips out a little and bent forward and took her hair out of the bun and flipped it back while making a seductive face. Gohan raised an eyebrow and blushed at how attractive she was making herself look.

Videl then turned sideways a little and bent over and stuck her bum out a bit and looked backwards at the old man. Just as she did that she saw his hand come flying towards her bum, which she then proceeded to quickly turn around and grab the old man's hand before he managed to smack her butt and flipped him into the pool.

"Pervert" she muttered as everyone who had witnessed the scene started laughing as she walked over to the shallow end of the pool and stepped down a few steps.

Gohan was left in a stunned state; Yamcha came up and smacked Gohan on the shoulder and spoke.

"I gotta admit Gohan; I think it's great that you two got together and I couldn't be happier but my god…that was hot…I didn't know she had it in her" Yamcha said as he watched the teen saiyan blush a little more.

"I had no idea either…" Gohan said as he trailed off then jumped into the pool with a big splash.

Other than that little event swimming was rather uneventful. Vegeta and Goku had swimming races and always tied, there was a large group playing of Marco Polo, and everyone made conversation.

Gohan went and sat in the hot tub where his mother, Bulma and Aaliyah were also relaxing. He closed his eyes as felt the hot water hit his skin then heaved a sigh of relaxation.

"She really is tiny" Chi Chi said in a worried tone of voice.

Gohan opened an eye as he listened to his mom as she stared at his girlfriend while she played with Goten.

"At least she's not at the point where she's too thin, she's still got some muscle on her" Bulma said as she also stared at Videl.

"You are talking about Videl right?" Gohan asked as the three women looked at him.

"Gohan, I do believe you will help her, and I can see you clearly care about her. I'm so happy that you caught her at this point…she is getting pretty thin" Aaliyah said with a concerned look.

"I just hope she listens…" Gohan said as he trailed off and stared out at Videl who in turn looked back at him and gave him a big smile and waved, which he returned.

"Gohan, if you don't mind my asking…how did you convince her to think differently?" Aaliyah asked, she was more than curious to know how this young managed such a feat.

"I had set up a dinner for the two of us out in the mountains, I took her out there and asked her what her father had said to her the night she came into my room in the wet shirt and bathing suit. She said how Hercule called her fat ass and insulted you saying he was the only reason you found love. She said how he made her go swimming for a few hours and called her fat and ugly a few more times. I asked her why she believed it and she said since it was coming from someone who was supposed to care about her, it must be true." He said as he cast a sad look towards his girlfriend.

"What did you say to her after that sweetie?" Chi Chi asked with curiosity.

"I told her I had no idea why he would say something like that. I told her how no one should make her feel that horrible about herself and told her how even Vegeta was worried about him, so it must be serious. I told her I was worried about her and you, Aaliyah, were as well. Then I got her to repeat after me and had her say she was beautiful. She ate the meal I cooked because she didn't want to offend me. The next morning when she woke up she said she had a dream how she asked her dad if she was pretty and he said no and some little boy told her she was. She said if one person could make a difference in a dream then she believed I could make a difference if she just listened. So decided to try and make a change for the better" Gohan said as the three women smiled at him.

"That was very sweet of you Gohan" Chi Chi said as she came over and gave her son a big hug.

"Gohan, I can't begin to thank you enough. I can tell she does still have problems with herself, but she is clearly trying to make a change. She wouldn't have walked into the pool room without a large shirt covering herself up" Aaliyah said as she too went over and gave a hug to Gohan as well.

"I'm happy to help her" Gohan said with a smile.

'I can't begin to attempt to extend my appreciation to your family for not only what you've done for me, but what you've done for my daughter" Aaliyah said as her eyes welled up a little.

"When Videl said she wanted to go back and spend the night with Hercule, I told her if anything happened to come back to you all; there's just such a close bond here and everyone seems so protective of each other" Aaliyah said as Bulma softened her gaze and gave her a smile.

"You and Videl are good people, and good people are hard to come by, we're happy to have you in our family" Bulma said with a smile as Chi Chi nodded in the background.

"You've known Videl for less than a year, and you all treat her as if she were your own blood; hell you've barely known me for a week and you treat me like we've been friends for ages. I really truly can't begin to express my appreciation for you all" Aaliyah said as a few stray tears fell down her cheeks.

"We all know Gohan and Videl are going to be together forever, and we knew they would start dating; Gohan is crazy about her so of course we welcomed her, she is practically family now…all we need is for Gohan to put a band on her finger" Chi Chi said as she eyed Gohan who was now blushing wildly and attempting to sneak out of the hot tub.

"Only Goku knew that Gohan was going to bring you back to life, but if it makes Videl happy and if you're not freaked out by everything you see then we're happy to have you be a part of our family as well. Let's face it, I'd much rather have you at Gohan and Videl's wedding then that oaf of a father of hers" Chi Chi said as she rolled her eyes at the thought of Hercule then gave Aaliyah a hug.

"I've got to admit…you have some strange things happen in this house…but oddly enough I can't help but feel so safe" Aaliyah said with a laugh as she remembered earlier this morning as she watched Goku and Chi Chi float over the kids who were asleep in bed.

"Aaliyah, if you ever feel unsafe, please tell us; I can promise Goku will look after you, or Gohan, or even Goten and Trunks, they may be small but they're definitely stronger than most humans. Even Vegeta will look after you, he's even been on the lookout for Videl just in case anything bad should happen" Bulma said, she didn't want to allude to the fact that Hercule knew Videl was there, but wanted to reassure Aaliyah if she encountered him, she'd have protection.

"Thank you" Aaliyah said with a warm smile to the two older women.

"Oh, on a completely random topic, what did you have in mind for Videl's hair Aaliyah?" Chi Chi asked changing the conversation to something more pleasant.

"Oh, I wanted to do it in an up do, like with loose ringlets" Aaliyah said with a smile

"Oh that sounds like a wonderful idea, she'd look absolutely gorgeous with her hair curled…come to think of it, I've only ever seen it down" Chi Chi said as she thought back.

"Better watch out Gohan" Bulma said in a joking tone, knowing well that the teen saiyan was now completely out of ear shot.

"I have a feeling tomorrow night is definitely going to be one to remember" Chi Chi said with a smile.

After everyone had had a good swim dinner was underway and while it was being cooked everyone else did something to occupy their time.

Videl walked into the kitchen and noticed the wives were hard at work cooking away, creating all sorts of delicious foods to be served. "Did you guys need help with anything?" Videl asked as she reached the kitchen counter.

"Actually sweetie I think we've got it covered, thanks though" Chi Chi said with a smile as she continued to stir batter.

"What kind of food will you guys have for the party tomorrow?" Videl asked with curiosity.

Bulma put down the pan and thought for a moment, "Well, I think most of it will probably be home cooked, of course there will be plenty of food, why do you ask?" she asked as she replied to the teens question.

"Well, I wanted to do something to help out…so I was going to ask if I could take care of the desserts. I promise I know some killer recipes and they'll taste great" Videl said catching the attention of 18.

"Do you know how to make cheesecake?" 18 asked, she had always had a secret love for cheese cake.

"I know how to make strawberry layered as well as Oreo" Videl said with a smile as the android smiled back at her.

"Dessert is all yours" 18 said, knowing the others would have no objections.

"Excellent, I'll get Gohan and we can go and get the ingredients now" Videl said, as she spoke Bulma wiped off her hands and went over to her purse.

"Here hun, take my credit card" she said as she handed the teen the card, "we all know it's going to be the saiyans devouring everything, so may as well may for it myself. Especially if you're going to make cheese cake" she said with a wink as Videl returned the smile.

"Thanks Bulma. I'll go get Gohan now, see if we can do this quickly" She said with a wave as she took off in search of her boyfriend.

'I don't think I'm ever going to get this place figured out' she thought to herself as she wandered the halls.

She caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eyes of Vegeta walking down an opposite hallway. She ran up at catch up with him and saw he was towelling off his forehead. Vegeta turned his head and stopped as he heard someone running behind him.

"Vegeta, do you know where Gohan is?' She asked in a shy voice, she felt stupid that she hadn't been able to figure this house out yet.

Vegeta nodded his head then narrowed his eyes, he held up a finger to motion for her to hold on one moment then went into a small room. He opened the door and saw a smile window open. The room was used for storage so there was no reason for a window to be open. He stepped forward in the room and reached and looked out the window. After a quick glance he saw no one so he closed the window and locked it tightly then left the room quietly.

"Is everything alright?" Videl asked with confusion in her voice as she had just witnessed Vegeta's display.

"It's fine" he muttered as he motioned for Videl to follow him as they once again ventured through the long hallways.

~*~ Elsewhere~*~

"Holy crap! That was way too close for comfort" Hercule said as he pulled himself out of a snow covered bush.

"That pointy haired guy freaks the crap out he me" he mumbled as he stood up slowly and rubbed his butt as he had quickly exited the small storage room.

Hercule smiled to himself, 'I will find away to get that pathetic excuse of a daughter of mine' he thought angrily as he moved to check out another location.

~*~Meanwhile~*~

Vegeta led the way for Videl in silence he then stopped in front of a door and opened it up and motioned for Videl to walk in.

"They're in there" he said in a gruff voice as he drew the attention of Gohan and Goku.

Videl gave Vegeta a smile, "Thanks Vegeta, sorry to pull you away from where ever you were going" she said kindly as Vegeta simply nodded and walked out.

Videl raised an eyebrow, "Are you guys playing Video games?" she asked with a light laugh.

"We trained for a little while, and then got bored of it while Vegeta kept on training, so we both went our ways and had a shower and then came back and decided to play some video games." Goku said as he stuck his tongue out and kept pressing buttons.

"I'm beating my dad" Gohan said as he continued to press buttons on the x-box 360 controller.

"You wish you were beating me" Goku said as he pushed Gohan over in an attempt to screw him up.

"You guys are too cute" she said with a smile as both of them blushed.

"So what can we do for you Videl?" Goku asked as he paused the game.

"I was actually going to ask if Gohan wanted to come grocery shopping with me before dinner; I talked to them upstairs and they're going to let me be in charge of the desserts tomorrow night. But I mean if you're busy it's fine, I can go by myself" She said, she felt bad she was interrupting the father son gaming.

"Sure thing V" Gohan said as he stood up, Goku reached over and turned the game consul off.

"Gohan lost anyways, so you saved him the embarrassment" Goku said with a smile as Gohan pouted a little. "What were you planning on making for dessert Videl?" Goku asked as he stretched out after sitting for a long period of time.

"Well, 18 likes cheese cake so I was going to make strawberry layered as well as Oreo, then I was going to make a fruit cake, coffee cake, muffins, cupcakes, and some cookies" Videl said as she counted each dessert off on her fingers.

Goku smiled, "I look forward to when you're a permanent part of our family; those sound absolutely delicious" Goku laughed as he noticed both teens blushing at his previous comment. "You guys better get going or else dinner will be ready before you get home" he said as he slapped Gohan on the lack lightly and walked out of the room.

"So… would you mind going shopping with me?" She asked as she tried to suppress the blush that was on her cheeks.

"You got it; my dad's right, we better get going now. Do you have the list of everything you'll need?" He asked as he too blushed deeply. Videl simply nodded her head and Gohan led the way to the front door.

Once they reached the door, both teens put their boots on and zipped up their coats.
"Oh hold on a sec V" Gohan said as he ran off, only to reappear minute later and grabbed keys off of the key holder.

"What are you doing?" she asked as she raised an eyebrow at him.

"I figured we'd look out of place if we flew there, and when you're cooking for saiyans you need lots of ingredients, so Bulma is letting us borrow her SUV" Gohan said as he opened the front door and smiled, "ladies first" he said as she returned his smile and they went off to the grocery store.

"Wow, it's really packed here" Gohan said as he pushed the very full grocery cart. Videl had tried to push the cart but Gohan insisted not wanting Videl to have to push such a heavy cart.

"I guess that's what you get when tomorrow is New Year 's Eve" She said as she put eighteen packages of milk chocolate chips into the cart. "We're almost done, I've just got to grab the cream cheese and fruits" she said as crossed chocolate chips off her lips and scanned over it.

"You were right, it is a good thing that we brought the car with us" she said as she stared in amazement at the almost completely full grocery cart.

"That's what you get when you shop for saiyans" Gohan said with a smile as they made their way through the angry crowds to get the cream cheese. They reached the fridge and Videl grabbed two dozen packages of cream cheese.

"It's probably a good idea to get some eggs too I suppose" she said as she started loading cartons of eggs into the jam packed cart. "Alright, let's get the fruit then we're done" she said with a smile as Gohan nodded and they once again made their way through the crowds.

As Gohan and Videl pulled into the driveway of Capsule Corp, they each grabbed a handful of grocery bags and brought them into the front hallway. "Here, you can go and bring them into the kitchen, I'll bring them in from the car" Gohan said as he noticed Videl had been cold outside.

"Alright, works for me" Videl said with a smile as she took her coat and boots off then started bringing bags into the kitchen.

"How'd grocery shopping go?" Chi Chi asked as she brought dishes into dining room.

"It was completely packed at the store…I've got to admit, I'm glad Bulma paid with her credit card, I definitely didn't expect the bill to be that much. But then again I've never gone shopping for saiyans before" Videl said as she dropped the bags onto the floor.

"Is it alright if I just load the groceries in here?" She asked as she brushed a stray piece of hair out of her face.

"I don't see why that would be a problem, it's only there for a few hours so it should be fine. Try and be quick, dinner is ready whenever you're ready" Chi Chi said with a smile as she brought more dishes into the dining room.

"Thanks Chi Chi; you guys go ahead and start without us, I'm sure Gohan will catch up soon enough" She said with a laugh; just as she said this Gohan walked into the kitchen bringing bags from the car.

"Hey mom, dinner smells delicious" Gohan said as he put the groceries down.

"It'll be ready and waiting for you guys when you're done here" She said once again then walked into the dining room to go and eat.

"We better hurry up" Gohan said, earning a smile from Videl.

"You can go ahead and eat without me if you want" Videl said as she started to make her way back to the front hallway.

"Nope, I'll wait for you. Besides, most of the bags are in the kitchen it's just a matter of putting them away now" he said as he grabbed the final few dozen bags and brought them into the kitchen as Videl walked in toe.

As they unloaded the groceries, they organized them into groups; everything that needed to go into the fridge, went into the fridge, everything for the cupboard went into another pile, etc. As they organized Goku walked into the kitchen.

"Wow, you guys really bought a lot of stuff" Goku said as he got himself a large water bottle from the fridge. "I can't wait to try everything tomorrow night" Goku said as he smiled at the thought of dessert.

Videl smiled, as she was about to speak they heard a loud knock at the door. "I wonder who that could be?" Videl thought out loud as she went to go answer the door only to have Goku stand in her way.

"You should put this stuff away, I'll go answer it" he said as he put his hands up and smiled. Deep down he had a bad feeling and didn't want her to be subjected to anything that could be avoided.

Goku walked out of the kitchen and answered the front door, just as he expected, Hercule was standing in the middle of the door.

"Look sir, I just watched my daughter walk into this house. May I please speak to her" Hercule said as he tried to keep his temper in check.

"I think you're mistaken, sorry, I have to be off" Goku said as he tried to shut the door only to have Hercule stick his foot in the way.

"Look, I don't know who you are or what you think you're doing, but she's my god damn daughter and I demand you let me see it now" Hercule said as his temper was threatening to erupt.

"I've never known a man to call their daughter 'it'" Goku said as he narrowed his eyes, "I don't know what you are talking about and I'm going to have to ask you to kindly get off this property" Goku said as his protective nature kicked in.

"If you care about the welfare of your family and your safety I swear to god if you don't give her to me now I'll-" Hercule said as Goku caught him off.

"You'll what?" Goku said as his temper started to perk up and he took a step towards Hercule, "Don't you ever threaten the safety of my family, or I promise, you'll regret every uttering those words" he said as he took another step towards Hercule. Hercule got a little nervous as Goku's eyes narrowed in anger and as he backed up he fell down into the snow.

"Leave and don't ever come back" Goku said as he slammed the door shut and locked the door. 'Vegeta was right, he is getting ballsie' he thought to himself as he walked back into the kitchen to see Gohan and Videl looking at him.

"Who was that dad?" Gohan asked, he could feel his dad's energy rising slightly.

"Oh uh…Jemima's witnesses?" Goku said as Videl raised an eyebrow at him.

"Goku, Jemima is a pancake company…did you mean Jehovah's witnesses?" Videl ask as she laughed a little at the older saiyan.

"Sure…lets go, I'm starving" Goku said as he pulled on the hands of the two teens and pulled them into the dining room.

The rest of the night went off without a hitch; everyone ate their dinner in peace and all talked about how excited they were about tomorrow night's party. The night rolled on uneventfully, everyone did whatever they wanted throughout the night and eventually all made their way to bed. Gohan kissed Videl goodnight and they both went into their own rooms.(*Author's note: sorry, I couldn't think of anything to happen that night so I'm brushing through the night quickly k? Back to the story!*)

Gohan smiled to himself at the excitement of seeing Videl all dressed up tomorrow in her gown, but also couldn't wait until he got to taste her delicious baking tomorrow as well.

As everyone slept Goku walked up to Vegeta in the hallway and they both nodded to each other and walked down the hallway into a secluded room.

"He was at the front door again today; he was even threatening my family" Goku said as he thought back to the event that took place before he ate his dinner.

"I sensed him crawling into the house again. I didn't see him but I found a window open in a storage room" Vegeta said in a gruff voice.

"I've got a bad feeling about tomorrow night" Goku said as he leaned against the wall and stared out the window.

"I know" Vegeta simply stated.

"We'll just have to keep a close eye on her tomorrow and make sure she's safe. I think he's ready to get violent" Goku said, he had such a soft spot for Videl; she's like the daughter he's always wanted.

"He's no match for us, or your son. She could even take him out if she really wanted to" Vegeta said, playing down the threat of Hercule.

"I know he's no threat to us, but there's many ways to hurt a human without using physical strength. We'll just keep a tight eye on her tomorrow alright? We'll be going back to our place soon enough and there's no way he'll be able to find her out there" Goku said with a yawn as he rubbed his tired eyes.

"Alright, I'll make sure to check on her throughout the day to make sure she's safe" Vegeta said as he made his way to the door.

"Thanks Vegeta" Goku said as he smiled, he knew deep down Vegeta was a good guy and had a big soft spot for Videl.

Vegeta let out a grunt then walked off. Gohan followed his lead and made his way to his bedroom to sleep.

Well that's chapter 11! I hope you enjoyed it and just in case you were curious I am indeed working on chapter 12 as you're reading this. I had my tonsils out this past Wednesday so I can't do anything so I'm going to write while I still have a load of ideas.

Please do read and review; I love reviews and I do indeed miss them. Let me know what you think!!

-Game Gal