******A/N: Sorry I've been gone so long….Life and adulting suck lol but I'm back and I will be finishing this story. I want to thank everyone who has been with me since I started writing this I love each and every one of you…Like always

Until We Meet Again

~Number1dbzgal

Last Time…

"Wow." she said.

"Yeah," he said as they took off, "I don't know if I remember telling you but she's my godmother. She met my dad when he was a kid and after that the two stuck together to find the dragonballs. They've been friends ever since," the spiky haired teen said.

"That's really cool," she smiled. "I have only heard stories about the dragonballs…you gather all seven and then make a wish right?"

The demi saiyan nodded, "Yep, they were created by the earth's guardian who is also a namekian. Their race of aliens can only create those kinds of gifts," he explained.

"I see."

Gohan smiled. "We're here." he said as he landed in the briefs large backyard.

Now….

Chapter 15

Videl got out of the jet copter and looked all around her. She had never been to capsule corp before. She'd only seen videos from afar on the news and from what she knew the briefs were very private people. They never really made that many public appearances and they always were working on some project. "Wow!" she exclaimed as they walked towards the main building. She knew they had money but damn! They weren't rich, they were wealthy! "This is waaaay bigger than my house." She knew the house was bigger than hers after seeing pictures online and on the news but being in person seeing it was a different story.

"Yeah I'm sure you know that Dr. Briefs comes from a lot of money, him being an inventor and all," he said casually as they entered the main building. The lady at the desk was writing on a notepad when they approached her. "Excuse me miss, we're here for Bulma's party," he said politely.

The lady looked up at him and smiled, "Welcome back Mr. Gohan. I'll let Bulma know you and your plus one have arrived," she said as she picked up the phone to call her.

"Hello?" she answered.

"Gohan and his plus one have arrived," the lady replied.

"Okay thank you! Go ahead and buzz them in please," the scientist said, ending the call on her end.

The receptionist put down the phone and pushed the button next to it to buzz them in, "Alright you guys should be good just walk through those doors," she said.

"Right! Thanks!" the demi said as he confidently took Videl's hand as they walked through the doors.

Videl blushed by his sudden act but didn't protest. She'd wanted to hold his hand too and she was glad he'd obviously wanted to too. As they both walked through the doors she saw plenty of people she didn't recognize. She looked around scanning the room they were in which was rather large. "Wow," she said in awe.

"Oh my god!" A voice cried. "Is this her!?" Asked a certain short bald man.

Gohan turned and looked down to see his father's best friend. "Hey, Krillin," he smiled, fighting the heat from rising to his cheeks. "Yes, this is my girlfriend Videl." He said happily.

Kirllin was in shock. His best friend's son had grown up so much and now he'd gotten himself a girlfriend! "She is quite the looker!" He said teasingly. He smiled as he saw the couple blush heavily. "Were you gonna take her to meet everyone else?" He asked.

The spiky haired teen nodded, "Yeah. I was looking for Bulma and my mom. I'm sure they're somewhere off together." He said, scratching his head.

A certain blonde spoke, "Are you teasing Gohan again sweetie?" asked 18 as she and Marron walked up to him holding their child's hand.

"Daddy!" she shouted, gaining a smile from him.

"Yes, hi sweetie!" he smiled at his daughter. She jumped up and he caught her in his arms. "And to answer your question, babe yes ... .yes I am," he said.

She rolled her eyes placing her hands on her his, "Oh and if you guys are looking for Bulma she went to change a little while ago but she should be back in a few. In the meantime though there's plenty of food if you guys are hungry." said 18 smiling at the teen couple. "I don't think we've met before," she smiled at Videl. "My name is 18."

"Nice to meet you 18, I'm Videl," she said bowing.

The android smiled as she heard a certain saiyan teen's stomach growl, "You guys go get food." she said laughing.

Gohan blushed, "Alright," he said as he and Videl made their way to the buffet. There were all kinds of catered foods in the buffet such as Japanese food, Greek food, Italian food, Latin American food, etc. the poor demi saiyan's mouth watered smelling all of the delicious foods.

The raven beauty took a side glance at her bau and shook her head. 'Why am I not surprised?' she thought, fighting back a smile.

He pouted, "Hey! I can't help that I'm hungry all the time!" the demi saiyan whined. "It's honestly a part of my genes! …..unfortunately."

She laughed, "Okay…okay well let's get you some food." she said as she and Gohan both started to make their plates. "Where do you want to sit?" she asked.

The teen scanned the area and then found a spot for them both, "We can sit there," he said pointing at an empty round table. They both made their way there and sat their plates next to each other. "Hey Vi, go ahead and sit down, I'll go get us some punch," he said, leaving her to make his way over to the punch bowl.

Videl smiled looking towards her boyfriend lovingly before looking at her plate of food. She started to take a bite when all of a sudden she felt something slide up her calf and go up towards the bottom of her dress. She froze for a moment and then slowly lifted the table cloth only to see an old man with shades rubbing her thighs. Her right eye began to twitch violently as she clenched her fist so tightly that you could hear her bones crack. She began to use all of her strength to swing, punching the old man square in his nose sending him flying. "GAAAHHH! GET THE HELL OFF OF ME!" she screamed, sending the old man from across the room. Her sudden burst caused everyone to look at her but when they all realized who was involved with the girl no one was surprised. The man brings it on himself every time.

Gohan appeared in front of her in the blink of an eye. "Vi what's wrong!? Are you okay!?" he asked frantically.

She exhaled as she stood with her fits still balled, "Yeah but some old man was under the table rubbing my thighs trying to peek under my dress!" she said her icy eyes filled with anger as she looked in the direction of where she sent the old man.

A sweat droplet formed on his face and his eye also twitched out of irritation, "Yeah sorry that's master Roshi…unfortunately he's always like that when it comes to women and it hasn't gotten any better with his old age." he explained as he looked at the old man who's head was now going through the wall. 'That's pretty impressive. I would've sent him flying myself had he done that in front of me.' he thought, balling his fist tightly. "But in any case I got out drinks so let's eat." he smiled as he set their drinks on the table. Videl calmed down and sat next to her boyfriend as they both ate their food.

"OH MY GOODNESS IS THIS HER!?" shouted a voice.

"Woman, do you insist on making loud noises every five minutes!?" a certain prince of all saiyan shouted back.

Bulma glared at her husband, "Don't you start with me Vegeta! Or I will deactivate the GR and there will be no more training for you!" she threatened.

His eyes widened in shock, "You wouldn't dare! I'm already at this ridiculous party you wanted me to attend!" he complained.

The bluenette narrowed her eyes, "Yes! And I had to beg you to attend!" she said, placing her hands on her hips.

He glared back at his wife, "I'm here aren't I!?" he said back.

A vein bulged from her forehead and everyone could tell she was irritated. Gohan and Videl especially were trying to find a way to hide underneath the table. "You know what Vegeta! No GR for three months straight," she said.

"WHAT!? NO!?" the saiyan prince complained.

"Maybe this will force you to interact more with your family," she said as she made her way to Gohan and Videl's table. She sat down next to the raven. "Anyways I've been hearing so much about you Ms. Crime fighter," she said jokingly as she winked. "I've seen you all over the news and I have to say I think the work you do is something this city needs."

Videl blinked as a warm blush rose on her face, "Thanks," she said. "It's really nice to meet you, Mrs. Briefs."

Bulma waved her hands casually, "No need for formalities, Bulma is just fine," she smiled.

"Hey Bulma, where's my mom?" asked Gohan.

"Oh as soon as your mother and brother arrived Trunks took Goten then went off somewhere. Your mom went after them to make sure they weren't causing any mischief," she replied, sipping her glass of wine.

The demi saiyan rolled his eyes, "Yeah that sounds about right." he said, shaking his head. "Oh I do need to talk to Vegeta about something," he said, referring to him needing to talk about how he and Videl can read each other's minds. He got up from the table and walked towards the saiyan prince who was standing leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.

The saiyan prince wore his usual scowl but this time he was more irritated because his wife took away his GR privileges. He looked towards the half saiyan and frowned, "What do you want boy," he spat as the demi grew closer.

"Hey Vegeta, I was wondering if you could answer a question or two of mine," he asked hopefully.

"Depends on what you can do for me," he smirked.

Gohan raised a brow, "What do you mean?" he asked.

"If you can convince that harpy of a woman to let me train I will answer any questions you have for me," he said, uncrossing his arms.

The teen saiyan thought for a minute, "How about I give you an idea to help make things better?" he proposed.

Vegeta raised a curious brow, "Go on," he insisted.

"Instead of you trying to convince her of something. How about doing something nice for her like buying her flowers or taking her and Trunks out somewhere," he said. (LMAO I thought this was funny. I literally just thought of this and I'm leaving it RTFOTFLLL XD)

He blinked, "Gohan, I'm an alien with what money!?" he said.

Gohan laughed, "Well you are married to a trillionaire, maybe take one of her cards or get a job? I don't know but just do something nice for her and she'll give you your privileges back," he said, scratching his head.

"Hmf well I guess you're not as useless as I thought you were," the prince said jokingly.

He frowned, "Hey!" the Demi protested.

"Calm down, I was only joking. What questions did anyways boy," Vegeta said crossing his arms again looking at his wife from afar.

The spiky haired teen blushed, "W-well, y-you k-know my girlfriend Videl right?" he asked.

The saiyan prince looked from his wife then over towards the girl, "Yes what of her?" he asked.

"Well we can read each other's minds but not all the time. I was wondering if there was a reason as to why?"

The prince's eyes widened in shock. He was completely taken aback by this news, "You can read each other's minds?" he asked.

Gohan nodded.

"I sensed that she was really strong so it makes sense. You have started bonding and you are at the age where you would choose a mate for life," he said taking a deep breath he paused. 'Woman Gohan has just informed me that he and the girl can read each other's minds. They have started the bonding process. You may want to tell his mother.' he said through his and Bulma's bond.

'Gosh already!? Well Okay sweetie,' she replied back.

Vegeta continued, "Saiyans mate for life and doing so we choose strong women or men to mate with. It's in our DNA whether they are physically strong or strong spirited, it's all the same. You will start the process of being able to reach each other's minds every so often until you complete the bond."

"What happens when we complete the bond?" Asked the demi.

The saiyan prince sighed holding back a cough, "Well in order to complete the bond you first have to procreate and bite each other's necks leaving marks to seal the bond. Once the bond is sealed you will be able to reach each other's thoughts completely and even see into their dreams. The bond is a forever connection and since we mate for life only death can break it." He explained.

Gohan blushed, "Wow okay that's a lot," he said taking in the information. "What would happen if one of us were to die?" He asked, thinking about his girlfriend. 'I don't want anything to happen to her….. ever….Kami I wouldn't forgive myself.' He thought protectively.

The prince continued, "If your mate dies before you or you die before her neither of you would choose another. The bond is forever so you'd die after them." He explained.

Gohan nodded. "Okay so back to before you talked about completing the bond….we both have to have sex basically and there's no reversing it? Like the mind reading thing?" He asked.

Vegeta looked at him seriously, "The only way out of the bond is death. If you do not wish to subjugate your partner to the bond then you go your separate ways but doing so over time can kill you both if you decide to reject it."

The teens eyes began to widen, "Okay…Well thanks Vegeta…on the insight I mean it's nice to know I can talk to you about this stuff." He said.

He rolled his eyes. "Someone has to educate you on saiyan culture while your clown of a father is gone." He said, unrolling his arms to put a hand on Gohan's shoulder. He looked him in the eye and gave him a stamp of approval. "Just heed my warning boy and make sure you're making the best decisions for the both of you.

Gohan nodded, slightly smiling at the prince as he made his way back over to Bulma and Videl. "Hey sorry, what did I miss?" he asked.

Bulma smiled, "Not too much, your girlfriend over here was just telling me about how you guys met," she said, smirking. "Who knew you were such a ladies man Gohan!" she joked, causing the demi to blush.

"What did you tell her!?" he playfully glared at the teenage girl.

Videl snickered, "Oh nothing. I just told her that a certain someone loves teddy bears." she said, smiling playfully.

The demi saiyan shot her a mortified look, "Oh god you didn't!" he wailed in horror.

The blue haired scientist laughed, "Oh she did!"

"Awe man really Vi?"

Videl couldn't hold it together after his outburst she laughed at him, "Hahahahahaha! S-sorry!" she managed to get out in the bits of laughter.

Bulma laughed too, "I'll be seeing you two, I'm gonna go figure out what Mr. Prince of All four saiyans is calling me about," she said, getting up from the table and over to her husband.

"So to switch topics to something different…I went to Vegeta to ask him a few questions," Gohan started.

The blue eyed girl raised her brows, "Oh okay… wait Vegeta is the guy you told me that was fully saiyan right? That you're half of what he is and half human," she replied.

"Yeah," the demi nodded. "Anyways I went to go talk to him to ask him about why we were able to read each other's minds," he explained.

"Oh?" The raven beauty was now curious. "How did that go?" she asked.

He sighed, scratching his head, "Just promise me you won't freak out." Said the demi.

Videl gave him a worried look but nodded, "I promise," she said.

Gohan swallowed before taking a deep breath, "So the reason why we can read minds is because I'm of age to choose a mate and we've started something called bonding which allows us to read each other's minds as well as see into each other's dreams."

She raised a brow, "Huh?"

He paused to think for a minute, "So the way it was explained to me is that saiyans choose a partner to mate with for life and since I'm half saiyan that part of me sees you as their forever mate. The mind reading is what starts the mating ritual and in order to lessen or strengthen it we have to complete it by love making," he explained blushing.

The raven's face was painted red, "Uh o-okay," she swallowed.

A bead of sweat dripped down the demi's face, "Yeah." he said. Once they'd both finished their food Gohan began to introduce her to the rest of his friends and family. Tien, Yamcha, Puar, Oolong, Mr. Turtle, Mr. and Mrs. Briefs, Chaotzu, Piccolo, Dende, Ox King and Launch.

"It's a pleasure to meet all of you," Videl said as she bowed respectfully.

"Oh wow she's quite the looker!" Oolong shouted out. They were all gathered around curious about the girl they'd heard so much about.

The teen girl blushed. "Thanks."

"She sure is strong!" Piccolo commented. "I'd wager that she's stronger than Yamcha at full power by the way she's been training!" he smirked.

"Hey!" Yamcha protested. He stopped training and fighting years ago to live a more peaceful life. "You know I quit fighting so of course she's stronger!" he defended.

Videl smiled, "Well don't feel too bad. Gohan has been training me. He even taught me how to fly," she said proudly.

Everyone's eyes widened in shock and they all looked at Gohan.

Krillin ran over to his best friend's eldest son, "You're for real training her!? Wait, are you both gonna be in the WMAT!?" he asked.

The teen couple smirked at each other and then nodded.

"That's pretty impressive brat," said the saiyan prince. Everyone looked at the saiyan who had been minding his business the whole time but only chimed in until now. The prince was known for being quiet but silently ear hustling to details or gossip. Not that he cared but the girl peaked his interest. "Look forward to beating you both in the Tournament," he smirked.

A fire sparked in the raven's bright blue eyes as she relished in the thrill of a challenge, "We'll see about that!" she said smiling as she looked towards her boyfriend in excitement.

He smiled back at her as he had the same spark in his eyes, "Yeah Vegeta you forget I haven't stopped training since the Cell games!" Said the demi saiyan. He was excited not because he'd finally shut Vegeta up about him being the strongest but that he would also see his father again.

Piccolo rolled his eyes and smirked, "Okay okay let's save this for the tournament," said the Namekian.

"Oh Gohan? I have to use the bathroom really quickly. I'll be right back," Videl said. Gohan nodded in response as he watched her leave to go find the bathroom. She went down a hall and found the ladies room. When she was done she stepped out of the bathroom and felt a hand cover her mouth. She grabbed the hand but then looked down at it to recognize who it was.

"Long time no see….daughter of mine," Hercule said as he uncovered her mouth.

"Dad!? What are you doing here!? How did you get in the building!?" Videl demanded. She knew that Bulma had her house servalenced and the security was tough to get through.

The world champ smirked, "You don't worry your pretty little head about how I get in here. I'm here strictly on business. You see your little friend is a Freak! I'm gonna expose him and his freaky friends to the whole world unless you stay away from him!" he threatened as he grabbed her arm.

She winced in pain. The pain she felt all too familiar, "Ouch! W-what proof do you have!" she challenged glaring at her father.

He chuckled evilly, "I have the footage from the old WMAT's as well as from the Cell games," he started.

Videl scoffed, "You wouldn't dare! You'd expose yourself too!"

Her father shook his head, "I had someone on my team edit the video so they'll only see Goton as a freak and nothing else but that!" he declared.

The raven felt stuck. She knew how much staying out of the spotlight meant to Gohan. She could never do anything to harm him, his friends nor his family. Saddened, the blue eyed teen nodded as she made her way back to the party leaving her father. She tried to fix her face to make it seem like she was okay. She didn't know how successful she was at hiding it but she at least tried to mentally block Gohan from reading her thoughts.

"Hey! There you are Vi!" The demi said as he hugged her from behind.

Videl smiled slightly, "Can we talk for a minute? But alone?" she asked quietly.

The son of Goku smiled, "Sure Vi," he said as he followed her off into the nearest hall. As they walk away the DJ starts playing No Letting Go by Wayne Wonder.

Got somebody, she is a beauty

Very special, really and truly

Takes good care of me like it's her duty

Want you right by my side night an day

"We should break up." she said. She felt a pinch in her heart as she uttered those words. She really didn't want to do this.

"W-why?" Gohan asked. 'Did I do something to hurt you Vi?' he asked through their bond. He tried to reach out to her but he felt blocked. "Are you blocking me?"

"I think it's best that we go our separate ways…I should've known this relationship would never work out," she said looking away from him.

The demi' saiyan's heart began to shatter, "W-what do you mean?"

The raven fought back tears but she continued, "Look, who were we kidding!? We're just too different and we would never work out in the long run! We might as well quit while we're ahead! Our genetic makeup is just too different and I guess I underestimated that," she finished as she took a deep breath. Her heart never hurt worse than in this moment. The look she saw on Gohan's face saddened her but she kept reminding herself that her dad was watching.

No letting go

No holding back

Because you are my lady

When I'm with you it's all of that

He was now crying, "V-vi w-why?" he sobbed.

Videl sighed and turned away from him, "I'm sorry Gohan but I can't see you anymore. I have to go," she said as she walked through the hallways and out of the building. She said her goodbyes as she passed everyone through the exit. She pulled out her jet copter capsule, clicked the button and then threw it in the air. Once it was uncapsed she jumped inside. She sat in the pilot's seat allowing a few tears to escape her before she put the key in the ignition to start it up when the passenger door opened.

"That was a wonderful performance," said her father.

The raven teen glared at the man she'd once called father, "Just shut up," she said as they took off.

***A/N: How was this chapter? Comment/Like/Follow/Share/Review/Subscribe/Kudos/Bookmark please!

Gohan: You've been gone for a while. I was beginning to think you'd forgotten about us.

Me: I haven't life has just been lifing lately but I wanted to at least come back and finish all the work I started here. So don't worry, I fully intend to finish this story.

Gohan: Hmf! You'd better because you had me and the readers waiting!

Me: (rolls eyes) Um I'm sorry? Lol.