Hello readers! I'm attempting to catch up after my absence and writing is a welcome distraction. On with the chapter!
Prom Night
It was a beautiful Saturday morning at the Son residence. Bulma had come over bright and early to gush over the pictures of the night before as they drank their coffee while the boys trained outside.
"Wow money was no object for Satan's little girl eh?" Bulma commented about Videl's stunning gown.
"Like you're one to talk Miss. Fairy godmother," the ox princess chuckled.
Videl wore a champagne coloured strapless Dior dress, it fit the teen's body like a glove. She was an absolute vision standing beside Gohan who cleaned up rather nicely in the three piece tuxedo Bulma insisted on buying him. The suit and dress shirt were black with a campaign coloured vest and tie that matched Videl's dress. In the picture Videl was pinning on Gohan's boutonniere and laughing at some inside joke only the pair of them knew.
"Kami they look adorable together, "Chi Chi commented smiling fondly at the pictures.
Bulma smirked before she replied, "Yup...those two are going to make cute babies someday."
Chi Chi glared at her friend before she replied, "They better not any time soon."
The blue haired scientist couldn't help laughing at the ox princess and the protective streak she had for her eighteen year old baby boy.
"Well after the many talks that boy received from everyone over the years I'm sure Gohan remembered to use protection," Bulma commented.
"Protection? What would Gohan need protection from?" a worried voice said.
The two women turned to see Vegeta, Trunks, Goten and Goku who looked very concerned about the well being of his oldest son. Bulma and Chi Chi looked at each other awkwardly before turning their gazes to the innocent ears in the room. Chi Chi thought fast and grabbed a couple of orange creamsicles out of the freezer.
"Here boys. Go eat these outside," the ox princess offered in a pleasant voice.
Both of the boys ran out of the room cheering in excitement of their great luck leaving the adults behind in the kitchen. Once the coast was clear Goku looked at his wife and friend worried.
"It's okay Goku, Gohan is fine. We just wanted the boys out of the room before we started talking about condoms," Bulma explained casually.
Both Goku and Vegeta looked at the bluenette in confusion before Bulma added, "You know...the protection you're supposed to use in the bedroom."
Something clicked the both of the warriors' brains before they both replied, "Ohhhh...oooooohhhhhh."
"There we go," Bulma chuckled at the look on Vegeta and Goku's faces when they realized they were talking about Gohan and sex in the same sentence.
Goku looked stunned before he said, "I thought Gohan was going to a prom...what does that have to do with dancing?"
"Oh Goku I forget sometimes that you didn't experience certain things as a teen. Going to the prom is basically like a formal mating ritual for older teenagers. Why do you think the kid isn't home yet?" the bluenette explained.
The saiyan worrior looked at his wife sadly before he said, "This can't be right. Gohan is just a kid he shouldn't be thinking about this stuff yet."
"I know honey but remember we were just kids to when we started this family," Chi Chi replied as she walked over and wrapped her husband in a hug.
Bulma ran her fingers through her friend's hair before she said, "I know it's scary to think about but it is perfectly normal. I lost my virginity at my senior prom and I have no regrets."
Vegeta who had been listening to the conversation glared at his wife when he heard that comment. Bulma turned and gave her jealous husband an annoyed glare when she saw his expression.
"Yes Vegeta, I've had lovers before you. Deal with it," Bulma said.
The saiyan said nothing but crossed his arms and looked away pouting in a way that reminded Bulma very much of their son. She couldn't help chuckling as she walked over and wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Come on now pineapple head. I may not regret any of the guys I've been with but you are by far the best lover I've ever had and you know it," Bulma whispered to her husband.
Vegeta continued to remain silent but Bulma knew she was forgiven the moment Vegeta wrapped his tail around her waist possessively. The blunette smiled when her husband glanced at her with a smirk before he started purring contently.
"I've got a bad feeling all of a sudden," Chi Chi said suddenly making everyone look at her.
"You don't think Gohan got himself in trouble do you?" the ox princess asked her husband.
Goku couldn't help chuckling before he replied, "We're talking about Gohan...how much trouble could he get himself in?"
As if on cue the phone rang. Chi Chi decided to let it go to the answering machine and call whoever it was back later. When the message started to play however her whole body went numb.
'Gohan...dude, you are the god damn man! I could hear you guys howling at the moon three floors up from my room. You gotta teach me your ways!'
*BEEP*
Everyone in the room had eyes the size of dinner plates and jaws dropped to the floor. They were all in shock questioning if they all heard that correctly when the phone rang yet again. Nobody dared breath when they heard the answering machine answer the call.
'YOU ARE GOD! I can't believe you had to carry out Videl out to the car. Didn't know you had in ya bro!'
When they heard that, they all looked at each other in realization.
"Oh Kami Vegeta. Please tell me you explained what happens to a saiyan in heat," Bulma sighed.
The saiyan cleared his throat before he replied, "I didn't think it necessary. After all you two seemed strong enough to withstand a pure saiyan, why couldn't a female human withstand a half saiyan. Besides the boy is so docile that I did not think it possible for him to be aggressive in heat. Clearly I was mistaken."
"Oh dear...poor Videl," Chi Chi commented as she remembered how intense it had been with Goku for the first time.
Once again the phone was ringing off the hook and everyone reluctantly waited for the machine to pick up the call. When they heard the voice of the caller though Chi Chi ran for the phone and answered it.
"Videl, are you alright?" Chi Chi asked.
The ox princess could hear the teen groan in pain before she replied, "ya I'm okay...I won't be up for a few days but I'm okay."
A tense silence filled the air for a moment before Videl asked, "you know don't you?"
"Yes we do," Chi Chi replied gently.
"We?" the teen asked nervously.
"Yes, we. Bulma, Vegeta and Goku were in the room with me when some friends of Gohan's called and left some lovely messages," Chi Chi replied sounding annoyed by the group of people her son had chosen to associate with.
"Congratulations on bedding a saiyan and living to tell the tale!" Vegeta shouted loud enough for the teen to hear earning him a smack on the back of his head courtesy of his wife.
Videl sighed before she said, "Please don't be mad at him. One thing led to another and we got carried away."
"Honey I'm not angry I'm concerned. After all Gohan is no ordinary boy," the ox princess explained.
Once again the teenage girl sighed before she said, "Is he home yet? He looked really scared when he left and I'm worried about him."
"Afraid not. I'll make sure he phones you when he gets home," Chi Chi said.
"I know he won't phone me, he's to embarrassed. When he gets home could you give him a message for me?" Videl asked.
"Of course dear. What is it?" Chi Chi replied.
Videl was silent for a few minutes before she replied, "Could you tell him that I'm okay and...please tell him I'm not afraid of him."
The ox princess couldn't help smiling as she listened to the message. She was so grateful that her son fell in love with someone who accepted him unconditionally just the way he was.
"I will," Chi Chi promised.
Just before the ox princess was about to hang up Videl said, "Oh Chi Chi just one more thing please...don't tell my dad. I told him someone spiked the punch with something and Gohan took care of me."
Chi Chi couldn't help chuckling before she sarcastically replied, "Alright but I better get grand kids for all this trouble."
"Not any time soon lady!" Videl replied tensely.
'That's my girl' Chi Chi thought as she hung up the phone.
As soon as she hung up the sound of the door opening made everyone turn to see one distraught looking teenage boy walking into the house. As soon as Gohan saw everyone staring at him he knew there was no running from this.
Vegeta decided he would be the one to break the tension in the room and shouted, "There he is! Last night he left a boy and has now returned to his people as a man!"
Once again the saiyan king found himself getting his head whomped by his queen while Gohan turned a deep shade of red. The teen looked to the floor in shame as he clenched his fists.
At the sight of his distressed child, Goku decided he had sat around long enough. The saiyan warrior was about to approach his son but was stopped by his wife. He looked down to see her giving him a confident smile. Goku decided this would be one of those situations where only Chi Chi knew what to do to help their son. The ox princess walked over to Gohan and placed her hands on the sides of his face and waited patiently for her son to look at her.
"Let's go talk," she said before leading the teenager up to the bedroom that the two boys shared together.
The ox princess sat on Goten's bed while Gohan sat on his own bed. The pair sat in silence for a while before Chi Chi decided to break the uncomfortable silence filling the room.
"Are you alright?" Chi Chi asked.
Gohan shook his head before he mumbled, "I hurt Videl...I made her bleed...Kami mom there was so much blood. I didn't mean to hurt her I swear."
Chi Chi grabbed her son's hands and held them tightly in her own before she replied, "Of course you didn't mean to hurt her Gohan. This was an accident honey, you had no idea what you were capable of."
"I thought I could control myself but it was like...something else took over," the teen explained sounding scared as he stared at the ground in shame.
As the ox princess watched her son she couldn't help thinking how much he looked like his father at this moment. Goku had accidentally been aggressive with her their first time. By the time they were finished the bed was covered with blood. Chi Chi's body was littered with dark bruises and cuts. As a young girl Chi Chi was scared of what happened but nothing compared to how Goku had scared himself. Suddenly an idea presented itself and she prayed that it would work.
"Gohan look at me," Chi Chi demanded.
The teen hesitantly looked up to see his mother smiling at him gently still holding his hands before she said, "I know you're scared and it's okay. Not that I'm entirely okay with you two doing that but I'm not mad."
The ox princess hesitated a moment before she said, "You know your father was scared to when he had realized what he'd done."
Gohan's head suddenly shot up in shock before Chi Chi explained, "When we got married your father had no idea what a saiyan was let alone what happens when they go into heat. When we...were together for the first time it was if he wasn't himself. His eyes were clouded over and he wouldn't say anything to me. Afterwards he looked as though he had just woken from a trance only to see that his nightmare wasn't a dream. I was scared at first until I looked at him and saw how much more terrified he was."
"What did he do?" Gohan asked hesitantly.
"Once he was sure I was alright, he left for a few days. I had no idea where he'd gone but when he came back things were strained between us. He couldn't look me in the eye, barely spoke to me, never touched me. Despite that however he was never very far away from me. If I couldn't reach something he came out of nowhere and grabbed it, if I tried to carry something with remotely any weightiness to it he would grab it and ask me where I needed it. It was like instead of my husband he was my distant guardian," Chi Chi explained.
Gohan looked at his mother surprised before he said, "Something changed though."
Chi Chi smiled fondly before she said, "Yes. It was the day I cut myself cooking dinner. He was at my side in an instant to see what I had done to myself before taking me to the bathroom to tend to my cut. It was the closest we had been since that night and it was strange to feel my husband holding me again after so long. As he cleaned my cut I told him I missed my husband and wondered where he had gone. He told me that my husband missed me to but he didn't want to hurt me again and thought it best to stay away."
"He was trying to protect you," Gohan stated.
"That may be but it was still foolish to run away instead of fixing the problem together with me," Chi Chi explained.
The teen dropped his head as he realized his mother was trying to stop him from making the same mistake his father made. Chi Chi squeezed her son's hands making the boy look at her before she continued on with her story.
"I told him that to. He seemed surprised that I should want him anywhere near me. That was until I looked at him and said that I could never be afraid of him," she said.
Gohan's body went tense before he demanded, "How could you not be afraid after what he did?"
"I love him," his mother replied simply. Gohan had a look of concentration on his face. It seemed as though he considering what his mother had told him.
With a knowing look on her face she said, "Ultimately my boy it will come down to you. You can put effort into distancing everyone around you or you could be willing to put work into controlling yourself...I can't believe I'm saying this but you just need...training."
Gohan smirked at his mother as she said the word 'training' as if it were a swear word. With that the ox princess gave her son's hands a final squeeze before she got up to leave and give her son time to have some space.
As she got to the door though Chi Chi stopped at the door to look back at her son and said, "Videl called earlier and left you a message. She wanted me to let you know that she isn't afraid."
The teen couldn't help smiling as he watched his mother leave. Once he was alone, Gohan pulled out his cellphone and looked to see that Videl had called him several times. After a few minutes he decided he was going to take a chance and dialed Videl's number. Gohan had never felt more relieved then when he heard his girlfriend answer his call.
"Son Gohan where have you been? Do have any idea how worried I've been!" Videl screamed into the phone making Gohan cringe and smirk at the same time.
The boy listened to his girlfriend's worried rambling until he interrupted her and said, "Videl."
"What?!" Videl screamed.
"I'm sorry I hurt you," he said sincerely.
It was quiet on the other end of the phone before Videl replied, "I know."
"Look I know it'll be a while before we try anything again but...I promise I'm gonna try to learn to control myself," Gohan said.
"And I'll be right there with you. You can't scare me away that easily Son Gohan," the girl said sternly.
Gohan couldn't help smiling as he felt like the luckiest guy in the world at that moment.
...
Chi Chi was glad to see the beginnings of a smile as she shut the door to her sons' room. When she turned to make her way back to the kitchen she was not surprised to see Goku leaning against the wall. He had his arms crossed and wore a worried look on his face.
"I had really hoped that the boys didn't inherit that part of me," Goku commented.
The ox princess wrapped her arms around her husband's neck before she said, "As much as I hate to say it, both of our boys have none of my traits...literally the only connection I have to my children is that they were buns in my oven."
Goku couldn't help smirking before Chi Chi added, "They got your best traits Goku and I couldn't be more proud. Gohan is going to be okay and has an amazing woman to support him...and his girlfriend to I guess."
The saiyan couldn't help chuckling before he wrapped his arms around Chi Chi. It was moments like these that he felt truly happy and at peace holding his wife tightly to his chest. He truly hoped that his children could only be so lucky to feel like this with another person.
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