Videl layed there on the marble floor as tears flew down her face, she was trying so hard to hold back breaking down crying to not give them the satisfaction.
"Any last words?"
Videl saw the gun aimed right at her. She could only think of one thing, the one thing she regrets she never got to say. Even if she couldn't say it to her, she had to say it out loud for herself.
"Gohana...I..."
A gunshot went off and Videl instinctively closed her eyes. Videl lay there, trembling. But she could could still hear, she was still in extreme agony! Wait, she wasnt dead!
She heard a faintly familiar sound, it was almost electrical and a wooshing sound with it. Opening her eyes, Videls eye's shot open with what she saw, blurry vision and all. Gohana, at least she thought Gohana, stood over her! But she didn't look right, not normal. She looked too big, was it her?
Videl could faintly start registering a blood curdling scream of agony. Looking slightly past her focus on Gohana, she saw her holding up the man that was about to shoot her. He was screaming in pain as held his right shoulder...where his right arm used to be just moments ago. It now being in Gohana's other hand. She just ripped it iff instantly.
Gohana's aura was sparking, as she was growling as she was breathing deely and heavily in rage, her rib cage expending and compressong with every breath. Her entire body was trembling in rage her veins were popping up from her skin, as she couldn't stop tears pouring from her eyes. She death glarred the man whos arm she just ripped off, and without warning, flung him as hard as she could into the marble wall behind him. Everyone watched in fear as all that was left was his body having completely collapsed and splattered all over the wall as Gohana dropped his right arm.
"I'll...kill...you...all..." Goahana's voice was far more menacing as her aura surrounded her, and her eyes glowing deep red.
Many of them immediately started running for the few doors, the door they came out from hiding in originally, and the door Videl entered. Gohana quickly front kicked one of them headed for the side door, causing him to fly at high speed into several headed to the side door. His back was destroyed, and there was enough force to break numerous bones of everyone he had hit.
Gohana appeared and grabbed the person who was leading the escape to the front by the back of his head and threw him hard into the marble flooring, him now collapsing over sans head.
Gohana stood up and clenched her fists as her aura surged. Gohana glarred over her shoulder, causing everyone to start scattering, just trying to get away from her. Several of them started shooting random ki blasts at her. Gohana didn't even bother dodging, just turned around and held out her hands. Gohana shot out piercing ki blasts that shot through their chests of those that were shooting at her, most of them killed on the spot.
Gohana's gutteral growling grew louder as she relentlessly didnt let any of them escaping, her blind rage not letting her control herself. No, not wanting to control herself. It didn't matter to her! Videl layed motionless on the floor and they killed her. She couldn't see anything clearly. A smashed body here, a dismembered body there. Gohana lost all reason, and anything in front of her had to die.
Within just a minute, all but three were dead, the rest were scattered about the room. Some of them literaly scattered around the room. Gohana still held the body she just destroyed, and turned towards the as they were across the room. Gohana's glowing red eye glarring at them more terrifying than anything that had ever seen as her aura was still flaring, only making her hair flowing and freak them out even more.
Gohana dropped the body she was still holding, took two steps towards them. One of them was suddenly lifted into the air before they even registered Gohana had moved the few hundred yards across the room and was holding him up by his neck. Her body tensing even more as she slowly closed her hand around his neck as her face became more ragefull.
Videl couldn't react, nor make a noise. She was barely breathing. She could barely move her eyes, but she could somewhat see and hear what was happening.
'Gohana, no! This isn't you. Whats wrong?' Videl was thinking, trying so hard to convince herself this wasnt the sweet kind gentle girl she had fallen for.
Gohana didnt even look at the two that ran away after finishing the last one. Her aura flaired more and she screamed in agony at the top of her lungs. Appearing in front of one of them, she swung at him a left hook, not caring where she hit. It didn't matter though, her arm easily destroyed the part of his body it did hit as he fell to the ground in two, instantly dead from the shock before his brain registered what happened.
Gohana let out a extremely primal tearful cry as she fell to her knees. She almost forgot about the final person as she just was there crying and growling as her body kept trembling around her aura.
The lone surviror started backing away in total terror, unable to think. He was so busy stunbling backwards he accidentally kicked something that caused a loud noise. He barely even had time to react to the noise before Gohana instantly caught him by his face as he screamed, begging her to let him go. He could see Gohana's face through her fingers. Her face was a mix between anger, pain, sorrow.
"Why? She...you...why should i." Gohana was losing the ability to even speak clearly as she formed a ki ball and aimed it right at his heart, her entire face contorted in anger.
"Now die!" Gohana growled at him as the sound of her ki ball started to hum.
Gohana didn't even notice they were right next to Videl who could clearly see, she thought she was dead. Videl still couldn't move anything and she was fading fast. Videl had to get her attention somehow! She knew she wouldnt survive, but she could not let this be the last image of Gohana before she pass. Seeing her holding someone up and even through her blurred vision she clearly saw the light of Gohana's ki ball. No, don't do it! Your not a monster!
"Gohana!" Videl barley even got her name out, and it was excruciatingly difficult for barely a noise.
Gohanas face almost immediately sofened as if in shock. Her eyes stopped glowing pure red, going back to their regular Super Saiyan teal, and to her regular black as her hair and muscle mass went back to normal, as she looked dumbfounded and confused for a moment. Looking at the man she was holding by his face with a ki blast, she shrieked and immediately droped him as she finally noticed her arm. Gohana looked in horror at the deep dark red all along her arms, as the smell of blood soon overwhelemd her nose. Gohana's face turned white as sheet as she started trembling, as an unbearable wave of nausea washed over her. Falling to her hands and knees , Gohana couldnt stop herself from throwing up. She looked again at her hands, her entire body trembling from fear. Fear of what she did! She couldn't suddenly catch her breath, nor stop throwing up.
"Oh god, what happened?" Gohana said to herself weakly in horror
Videl watched, trying to call out to her again. Without Goahana's aura flairing, people screaming, it was a lot more quiet. She tried to call out to her but instead started lightly coughing and it echoed through the chamber. This immediately caught Gohana's attention who didnt realize it was Videl that pulled her out of it in the first palce.
"Videl!" Gohana let out scream of fear and ran to her, looking over her in panic, trying to find something she could do! Anything.
Gohana's face was entirely wet from her tears at this point, as she gently pulled Videl into her arms.
"Videl, Oh god, I'll get an ambulance! I-" Gohana was extremely wide eyed trying to think of something as she rambled.
"Gohana...I'm sorry...I...wasnt...g..good...en...ough." She interrupted Gohana, then started coughing a bit.
"Videl!" Standing up, Gohana gently lifted Videl into her arms, trying to be careful of her now useless limbs. A hospital wouldn't do anything, they wouldn't be fast enough. And she couldnt get home in time to get a sensu, even if Videl could eat it! They never tried a senzu without the person being concious and she wouldn't last that long! The Dragon Balls? No, she knew King Yema wouldn't allow it! Gohana started hyper ventilating as panic was setting in for her even worse.
"Go..nn..Ah.. lo...oou." Videl barely got out before she lost consciousness. Gohana could still somewhat tell her ki, bit it qas slowly fading. Gohana's eyes widened in shock, her face trem as her heart completely sank.
Outside the entire police force and several surrounding blocks were trying to figure out what was happening. They heard a few gunshot before suddenly screaming. Noone had any clue if it was safe to send anyone in or not, but they had to do something.
Soon all the screaming had stopped, and all everyone could hear was the rainstorm, and the sound of traffoc in the city.
"Im calling it, get eyes and ears in there now! Contact the Cheif and see if he knoww how to contact Saiyako."
"What if he cant?"
"I dont care but we need to do something right now befo-"
A explosove blast from the side of the building followed by a extreme sonic boom erupted, causing the nearby buildings to shake, and many of the windows of surrounding cars broke or shattered. No one could see what that was or what had just happened, but many were holding their ears in pain from the noise.
"Do we send in the team still?" one of them finally spoke up, having no clue what to do.
It didn't help someone can screaming bloody murder out of the building screaming about some demon and literally threw himself at the cops begging for them to arrest him and get him out of there as fast as possible as he literally opened the door and put himself in the back of a police car, trying to hide.
Vegeta was flying towards to lookout. He could sense everything, almost as if he was there it was so clear to him. A slight benefit to the Namekians training he and Gohana were putting him through no doubt. What was that earlier? He could only sense what was happening to Goahana, not the reasoning. Or what it was. Only Gohana's ki was higher than he ever felt it, and more rageful than she was against the Cell Jr's.
Ahead of him he spotted a familiar cloud trail. Slowing down when he got near it, he saw Chichi sitting there looking worried.
"Hey, women. What are you doing?"
"Vegeta? What's happening, whats going on?" Chichi seemed more scared than annoyed at his mannerisms towards her at the moment.
"I don't know, but care to explain what you're doing?" He asked.
"Gohana, I had this sudden weird feeling. And then Goten and Raina called and told me to find Gohana! I'm headed to the lookout so Dendie can help!"
So she was also headed to the lookout too. Honestly with as much power as Gohana was outputting almost anyone could probably sense it. Even Bulma felt something was odd but couldn't place what or why. This only alerted Vegeta even more before he had speed off.
"Why aren't you going faster? Ive seen Trunks fly twice as fast on that thing before."
"I can't! I need to see where I'm going and If i go any faster I cant keep my eyes open."
Vegeta just sighed and without warning got behind Chichi and grabbed her, picking her up off the cloud.
"Vegeta, what are you-" Chichi started shouting
"Shut up and close your eyes." Vegeta shouted back.
Chichi instantly knew what he was up to, and closed her eyes. Almost as soon as she did, she could feel them accelerating. Chichi guessed Vegeta was going towards where Gohana was, why else would he do this?
Gohana sat curled up into a ball, leaning against one of the pillars, her head burried in her knees. Piccolo was just standing near her as Mr. Popo had finished washing her forearms. Though he couldn't do anything about the carnage that was on her hoodie or her shorts.
"Is there anything I can do?" Mr. Popo tried to offer.
Gohana didn't respond but he took no offense, but stood and grabbed the stuff he was using to clean up.
Vegeta landed and let Chichi down, letting her go. He started walking towards Gohana as Chichi opened her eyes. She saw Gohana with Piccolo and she screamed her name and ran towards her. Gohana didnt really respond other than hugging herself tighter, as if trying to become smaller somehow.
"Sweety, what happened? Whats wrong?" Chichi tried asking her, looking up to Piccolo.
Piccolo didn't know exactly. He knew what Gohana did, but why he didnt know. But he wasn't about to tell Chichi just how violent Gohana got. She didn't need to know that about her child.
"Gohana, that power earlier." Vegeta started.
Chichi started yelling incoherently at him before he even was able to continue his sentence, Piccolo also speaking up.
"Now isn't the damn time Vegeta!" Piccolo yelled at him.
"Piccolo, Chichi. For Gohana's sake shut up for a moment." He flatly said without uncrossing his arms. Or without malice, or raising is voice.
This caught both Chichi and Piccolo's attention. The one thing about Vegeta, if he didnt use his nickname he gave you, he was being serious.
Vegeta walked the few more steps and squatted down to be at Gohana's eye level, assuming she was starting back.
"Gohana, what happened that caused that rage of yours?" Vegeta asked. He wasnt softening his tone, but was more monotone.
"I though...I thought they killed her...and I just...snapped..." Gohana weakly answered back without relaxing, but started trembling instead.
Piccolo was a bit surprised Gohana even answered. Chichi was also very surprised. But over the past seven years the both of them had spend a lot of time training together. But maybe it was also the one thing they shared no one else did. Saiyan blood.
"So, I see. That Saiyan bonding, combined with your rage boosts. It makes sense" He stood back up, never arms now at his side.
"Gohana, you need to tell her as soon as she wakes up. Im sure after this you'll want to anyway. But if you dont, then I will. For everyones sake." He said and then didnt say anything more.
Gohana didn't budge or react. But she knew what he meant, and he knew it as well. There was just silence now. No one knew what to say so no one said anything. Though with nothing more to say, Vegeta turned to leave. Piccolo quickly placed his hand on Vegeta's shoulder, stopping him.
"Vegeta, what did you mean by 'for everyones sake'?"
Vegeta just crossed his arms again, a bit annoyed at Piccolo for keeping stuff from him.
"Saiyan bonding isn't too dissimilar to her rage boosts in a way, just as violent and indiscriminate. Add in her rage boost and human nature and she's more dangerous. If the Saiyan in question doesn't let the bonding be known, it only becomes worse and can start becomeing enraged over nothing. But Gohana will only become more and more dangerous if she doesn't tell Videl. The response she get doesn't matter." If Gohana was listening she should have been able to hear it as well.
He just stood there and was getting ready to leave as he started hovering in the air.
"By the way, when Gohana feels better, you are both going to explain to me why you kept such power a secret from me."
Piccolo just watched as Vegeta speed off before returning the short distance to Gohana and Chichi. He noticed Gohana hadn't even budged yet. He hoped she would have done something.
"Chichi, the others are on their way. I imagine Goten and Raina will be here any minute." he told her, feeling their ki racing towards them.
"Piccolo, what is wrong with Gohana?" she asked worried.
"I don't quiet understand everything, but something about Saiyan bonding? I'm not sure what that is exactly."
From her reaction, Piccolo guessed Chichi already knew about it. She just looked back at Gohana who had barely moved. Chichi placed a hand on Gohana's shoulder.
Dendie soon came out into the open, Gohana's head snapping upward as she heard him, racing towards him.
"Dendie! Is she...whats wrong?" Gohana couldn't calm down enough, gripping tightly onto Dendies sleeve.
"Well, I healed all the surface level and deeper injuries. Even her arms and legs are fully healed and better than normal. But..." he looked down, Gohana fearing the worse.
"She lost so much blood, and endured so much trauma. She's alive and fully healed, but she's...i think you call it in a coma."
Gohana sank to her knees and sat there like that as she kept tearing up. Dendie knelt down in an attempt to try and comfort her.
"But she's alive. It's just a matter of time for her to wake up."
Raina and Goten soon landed at the lookout and ran to their mom as they spotted her there.
"Mom, what's going on? Is Nee chan alright?" Raina asked, obviously terrified of what she felt.
Goten looked over and saw Gohana not too far from them crying.
"She looks in pain." Goten siad, and knew to stay there.
"Is everything alright mom?" Raina asked after looking over and seeing Gohana.
Chcihi knelt down to the both of them and tried to ease their worry. She knew full well they could sense whatever happened and have probably spent the last hour terrified over it. It was obvious by the look on their faces.
"Gohana...just needs some time. But everything should be okay."
Gohana just sat next to the bed Videl was laying in. All the signs of her being in a fight were all gone. No scratches or brusing or anything. Dendie had even gone through the trouble of cleaning up the dried blood from her, and Piccolo even repaired her clothes.
Still Videl had barely moved all day. Granted she was unconscious, and Gohana had barely moved at all either. Still, every now and then Videl would twitch a bit, or toss and turn. It was obvious she was no longer in a coma, but a very deep sleep.
Chichi slowly opened the door. It had been almost a full day since Videl came hear near death. Since Videl was alright and going to make it, Chichi had called Hercule and told him Videl was staying out with them on a last minute camping trip. They didn't want him to worry.
"Hi mom." Gohana said, noticing she had come in.
"Sweety, I brought you this." she handed Gohana a senzu bean, Gohana just staring at it.
"You haven't eaten anything and I just want you to have these so I know you have something."
Gohana was hungry, and she knew her mom was just worried so she ate the bean. It absolutely did make it a bit better hunger wise, and was a lot better than trying to give her actual food.
"Anything happen?" Chichi asked.
"She's just asleep now. No comma. But I don't know when she'll wake up."
"Shouldn't you get some sleep as well?" Chichi asked.
"No, I want to be here when Videl wakes up. I know she'll reject me, but I still want to tell her." Gohana gripped her pants as she started crying a little. "I have to let her know no matter what."
"Okay, well I brought some stuff for everyone. Goten, Raina and I are here rest of the weekend, we're here if you need us."
"Yeah, thanks mom." Gohana responded, feeling a bit sad she couldn't help Goten and Raina, but she knew they would understand.
Gohana just continued to watch, though she was struggling to keep her eyes open anymore. She didn't realize it was already the following early afternoon. She did know it was the next day from the light through the window.
Over the course of the time Gohana had been next to Videl, everyone had shown up. They could all tell something happened and were more worried about Gohana. They recognized the feeling a bit, even though this was far more potent and powerful. They all even came and gave Gohana a hug, mainly they just wanted to make sure she was okay. Even Launch came by with Tien and Chiotzu.
Gohana was glad to see everyone cared, though she wasnt in a very social mood. Though they all understood. She knew they were there for her, and they knew she truely appreciated it dispite the apparent distance. Though none of them knew exactly what was going on. They knew not to ask Gohana, and Chichi told them all they would find out when Gohana's ready.
The sun was just setting in the horizon, casting a slight orange red hue to the usually white room.
Videl stirred, as she slowly opened her eyes. She felt completely exhausted, and she didn't recognize where she was.
Videl quickly sat up, and was surprised to find bother her arms and legs were fine, she could move them. Quickly reaching down to where she was shot, Videl found no bullet hole. Barely even a scratch. And she quickly realized she felt amazing other than being tired.
'What the hell? I thought I was dying. But...where am I?' Videl looked around.
She very quickly noticed Gohana, she was sitting on the floor but had fallen asleep top half on the bed. Videl's mind quickly went back to what she saw, or at least thought she saw. She could have been hallucinating, or not seeing stuff correctly due to fuzzy vision, blood loss, but it didn't matter to her right now.
'Gohana!' Videl could barely keep back tears from falling. The one person she thought of when she was about to die, that saved her, she could tell her! Videl didnt know how she would. She was sure Gohana saw her as just a friend, but it didnt matter to her anymore. She wanted to tell Gohana she loves her.
Placing a hand softly on Gohana's shoulder, Videl was a bit surprised when she slightly stirred. She hadn't meant to wake her up, but Gohana slowly looked up groggily at Videl, before she instantly looked wide awake.
"Videl!" she barely got out before starting to cry.
Videl was taken aback at how quickly Gohana flung herself onto her, hugging her as she started crying on her shoulder. Videl hugged her back though, as she softly rubbed Gohana's back to help calm her as she just let her get it out. Videl was crying herself as well.
"I thought they had killed you." Gohana managed to say clearly, or as clearly as one could while crying.
"But they didn't. You saved me Gohana." Videl hugged her even tigher, Gohana doing the same back.
'Just tell her. It's not like she'll hate you.' Videl thought to herself peacfully. She had steeled herself to say it but it wouldnt happen. She always sucked at expressing her emotions.
"Im sorry, so sorry you had to see me like that. But I-" Gohana held onto Videl tighter as the words were getting caught in her thought.
Videl didn't think she could ever forget what she did manage to see and hear back there. Though it wasn't all clear, she saw enough, and she knew Gohana did it to protect her.
"I just can't lose you too Videl, I just cant!...I...I..."
Videl just held Gohana. The crying had calmed down a little bit, though it was still there. But she had to think of a way to tell Gohana. Especially after what just happened to her, there was no telling if something like that would happen again. She regretted not telling Gohana when she was seconds before she was about to die. She knew Gohana wouldn't think the same of her but to Videl, that didn't matter. She had to tell Gohana.
"Gohana...I..." Videl stuttered under her breath. She was about to say it with strangers around, why couldn't she now say it with her right here?
"I Love you Videl!" Gohana nearly shouted to finally get it out
Videl completely jolted as she stopped holding onto Gohana, her face in shock. Gohana felt this shift and was able to sit back up. She looked at Videl, her eyes were wide with shock and face beat red as she stared back at Gohana.
'I knew it, I scared her.' Gohana though and looked really sad.
"I'm sorry but, I just couldn't not tell you! Im sorry...it's obvious you don't feel the same, and that's fine!" Gohana quickly stood up and bowed.
"Im sorry Videl! Just please don't hate me!" Gohana was crying again.
Gohana quickly turned and tried to hurry to make her way out of the room. Videl just sat there in shock her brain unable to form a word.
'What, Gohana Loves me too! Wait, you fucking idiot, say something! Don't let her leave! Why cant I say it!' Videl watched in fear as Gohana just confessed to her and and her reaction made her think she was offended.
Gohana grabbed the door and pulled it open when the door suddenly slammed shut as she quickly found herself spun around and now between the door and Videl. Her face was still bright red, partially from the crying, but also being so close to Videl mere seconds after confessing to her.
"V...videl?" Gohana now a bit nervous Videl was furious.
Videl just stared at Gohana, jaw twitching like an idiot, face also beat red as well. She couldn't say it! She wanted to, but for some reason it wouldn't come out. Why couldn't she ever say how she felt? All she could ever do is act.
"Um...Videl?" Gohana was getting really nervous now and could feel her heart beating in her throat as she slowly reached for the doornob again.
Videl quickly grabbed Gohana's face and pulled her face to hers, forcing Gohana into a kiss. Gohana was so thrown off and surprised she squealed lightly and just froze. But very soon her brain finally caught up to what was happening. She became less tense and soon very nervously held onto Videl.
Neither of them really moved for a few moments, but eventually they stopped kissing and stared at each other. Both of them were blushing hard and Videl just burried her face aginst Gohana's torso. Gohana was just to nervous to do much herself but was lightly hugging Videl, who returned the hug nervously.
"So, same, huh." Gohana stupidly and sheepishly said, just resting her chin ontop of Videls head. She was still a little unsure what to even do. Her brain was still trying to play catch up.
"You're light sleed brain can't solve this one?" Videl teased a little bit, mostly out of reflex.
Neither of them said anything for a bit. Mainly because both of them were incredibly nervous, and shy. Neither of them in their wildest dreams thought the other felt the same, so neither of them were able to think about what to do next.
"So...I guess...ummm." Gohana nervously finally spoke. "does that mean that...we're..."
"That were dating? Yeah." both blushing harder.
The silence became nearly unbearable and they both stepped away slightly from each other. Neither of them were even sure what to do, or even say. They were both now so shy that neither had a clue what to do.
A knock on the door made them both jump a little bit. But it did help break some of the tension that was forming from both of them being to shy and suddenly awkward to do anything. Gohana opened the door slowly and noticed her mom.
"Sweety, is everything okay? I heard the door slam?" Chichi asked and noticed Videl behind her.
"Oh Videl sweety you're up! Are you okay?" Chichi shifted all her focus to Videl.
Videl was a bit thrown off a little bit but just nodded, still a bit nervous about earlier.
"Yeah, I'm okay." Videl blushed.
"How are you feeling?" Chichi asked, opening the door.
"Im..." Videl blushed a little bit. "Im surprisingly okay. I remember being unable to move, paralyzed. But now I'm moving just fine."
Chichi noticed Videl blushing for no reason, and turned to Gohana who was also blushing. Chichi looked back and forth between them, noticing neither of them looking at the other either.
"Gohana sweety. May I ask, did you...talk to Videl?" Chichi asked and pointed to Videl, hoping it was obvious to Gohana just in case she hadn't told her.
Videl looked at both at Chichi and then Gohana a bit surprised. Gohana just blushed a bit harder, and had a nervous smile as she nervously rubbed her neck.
"What, really?" Chichi started beaming.
"Wait, Chichi...did you...know?" Videl blushed even harder.
"Yes, Gohana here accidentally told me in the heat of the moment when, oh its not important right now. I'm just so happy Gohana finally said something. And even more so that you feel the same way!" Chichi started going off happily.
Videl and Gohana were both blushing a bit more. Chichi could really tell to not push it though, they were both so not used to this.
"Well l will leave you two alone then. I am cooking up some food right now though so come out if you're hungry."
Chichi quickly made her exit. She was so relieved that not only did Gohana get to tell Videl, but it was reciprocated. Chichi couldn't stop smiling the entire walk back
Gohana and Videl just stood their both very nervous again. This was new for then both and it didn't help both were a bit shy about this type of stuff to begin with.
"So, when did you know?" Videl finally asked.
"Well, when we were in the time chamber and Vegeta pointed it out. I had signs earlier than that but i didnt notice them, since my Saiyan half kinda made it more intense" Gohana asked.
"Honestly, kinda of the same actually. I remembered a few points thinking if you were a guy youd be a great boyfriend but i didn't think much. Until in the time chamber i caught myself sorta wishing you were. Then I realized i fell for you for who you were. It was hard to deny it"
The silence again cane over them.
"Can...we go outside?" Gohana finally asked, figuring not being in the room alone would help them not be as nervous.
Videl just nodded.
"Yeah, im pretty hungry actually."
The pair of them walked out of the room, and Gohana figured just from her nose the moment they walked out the direction her mom was. Videl just followed, figuring Gohana was a far better idea of where to go. They only took a few turns and they saw Chichi using a portable stove and somehow already had a feast laid out for them. Videl was suddenly self conscious and walked behind Gohana.
Raina caught site of them and ran over to them.
"Videl, you're awake!" she shouted as she stopped right next to them.
"Yeah, I am. Thanks Raina."
Raina got a good look at Videl's new hair, having not seen her since they got to the lookout.
"Wow your new haircut looks so cute!"
Videl blushed a bit more at that. After Erasa made it look decent, she did get it professionally cleaned up. It still looked pretty much the same, spiky bangs and in the front, short neck length hair. And she kept the wildlike look to it, just made it look purposely cut that way and not haphazardly.
"Thanks, my dad kinda was shocked when he first saw it." Videl thanked her.
When they got there, Gohana and Videl sat down near Goten. Goten smiled up at Videl. Videl looked at the both of them and noticed they seemed rather cheerful. Leaning in closer to Gohana.
"Do they know what happened?" she asked in a hushed tone, not sure if they didnt know, or had a different context about it.
"Mom said that you were out saving the day but got ganged up on, and hospitals were too slow." Goten answered her having heard Videl.
"Oh, yeah, sure lets go with that."
"Gohana didn't leave your side at all the entire night you know." Chichi spoke up and started serving the food.
"All night? Wait, what day is it? Oh no, my dad must be worried!" Videl started freaking out.
"Calm down sweety! When Dende said you'd be fine I called your dad. He knows you're with us, but he thinks it is a camping trip. And Gohana got in touch with the police cheif. Nobody knows what happened. Also you were out for almost a day. Its just Saturday afternoon." Chichi calmed the frantic Videl.
Videl just blushed for making such a scene all of a sudden, and scooted a bit closer to Gohana for some support. Gohana just blushed a bit at her getting closer. They were dating now, Gohana lightly reached out and held her hand and gave it a comforting squeeze. Videl looked up at Gohana who was just smiling.
"It's okay."
Videl just blushed a bit and nodded. It would take a little bit to get used to the whole idea of dating anyone. She never really gave too much thought about dating. Guess that would have to change. Oh, do they tell anyone?
"Hey Gohana, um who else knows?"
"Huh, well about us, just mom at the moment. But my Grampa, Lime and Vegeta knew I like you. Why?" Gohana asked confused.
"Uh, sorry. I just never gave dating a thought to begin with, so im not too sure how it works." Videl blushed a bit.
Gohana blushed a bit herself. Goten and Raiana just looked at them confused. More so Goten being confused, Raina was just very slow to the uptake on it. Granted she was only seven.
"Well, for right now don't worry about that. But I suggest you both go on a little date tomorrow, nothing too fancy. See how you feel. You can decide to try keeping it a secret to just people you trust, or just be open about it." Chichi offered.
"I guess that sounds good. What do you think Videl?" Gohana asked.
Videl thought about it for a moment. When she thought about keeping it hidden, it felt a tad forced, but she also didnt know how to be open about it either. Taking Chichi's advice seemed like a good idea.
"Well, if tomorrow is Sunday there is a fair going on tomorrow in the city. Maybe we could do that! I usually go anyway." Videl smiled.
"Yeah that sounds fun, its a date then!" Gohana smiled, causing them both to blush a little bit at the new meaning of the wording.
"Alright then, Videl take the food you want." Chichi instructed her having finished setting the food in front of everyone.
"And after dinner we will give you a lift home. I think after what you went through, having a good nights rest in your own bed would do you good."
"Yeah okay, thanks Chichi!"
Chichi and Videl grabbed the food they wanted, and the other three started eatting quick. Though Gohana and Videl didnt say much to each other, mainly due to being shy with others around and Gohana eating, it didn't take away them enjoying being very close to each other. And Videl never felt safer. And they were both deep down very excited, yet nervous, for what tomorrow would bring.
