In the months that followed, the two became quite good friends. Videl lived with him, but they never acted like they had feelings for each other. They found that they did have a lot in common, and they enjoyed each other's company.
Gohan still fought the androids, but now there was someone waiting for him when he came home. She was a good nurse, and a great cook. He told her about being half saiyan, and after the initial shock, she didn't mind a bit.
He taught her how to fly, which was amazingly easy. But, Videl had been trained in the martial arts, so that made it much easier. Trunks was seven years old, and Gohan didn't want to begin training him at such a young age. He went to visit Bulma and her son often, and even introduced them to Videl. Bulma automatically assumed that the two were together, but Gohan explained that they were just the best of friends.
It had been almost a year now, and things were starting to change. Gohan was about to turn eighteen- a man. Videl's birthday was about two months after his, and she too would be eighteen- a woman. In the deepest caverns of his heart, Gohan had begun to fall in love with Videl.
It came upon him gradually, until one day he realized that he loved her more than anything in the world. He kept his feelings a secret, but unbeknownst to him, Videl had begun to fall in love with him as well.
"Videl! I'm back" Gohan shouted as he pushed the door shut behind him. He had just made a run to one of the few remaining grocery stores, and was carrying at least three bags on each arm. She didn't answer him, and he didn't consider it a big deal. He went and put away the food, and was on his way to the bathroom when the door clicked open. Out stepped Videl, wearing absolutely nothing.
Gohan stopped dead in his tracks. He had never seen a woman naked, and although he basically knew what to expect, it was still a dreadful shock.
He quickly turned his back and shut his eyes. There was no gasp or scream behind him. Either she didn't see him or she didn't care. The first possibility seemed extremely unlikely, since he was all of two feet away from her. He cautiously turned back around, and she was still standing there. He swallowed.
"Videl??" She smiled sweetly, and Gohan could feel his heart melt. She reached over, grabbed his hands, and pulled him after her into the bedroom. She shut the door and pushed him up against it.
"Gohan, I love you." She said bluntly. His mouth fell open as he realized what she had just said. He swallowed again, then smiled.
"I love you, too, Videl." She leaned up and kissed him softly. She took a step back and blushed.
"Gohan, I know that this is kind of sudden, but the truth is that I've loved you for a long time. And I just thought, well, since we can't really get officially married, we could show each other a different way." Gohan gulped; he knew where this was headed.
"Videl, I don't know… how to…" She smiled.
"Neither do I, remember? But at least we'll be awkward together. You aren't afraid of making a fool of yourself, are you?" She asked slyly. He smiled back.
"I think the question is, are you?" She smirked.
"Well, right now you're the one who looks stupid." He frowned. "It's hard to do this with your clothes on." He blushed and moved to take off his shirt, when an idea hit him.
"I thought you might want to do it." He whispered as he stepped closer to her. At first her eyes went wide with surprise, then she smiled.
"I love you." And then, she proceeded to unclothe the half saiyan warrior. The two shirts were no problem, but when he had to kick off his shoes, she giggled. He glared at her. She pulled off his pants, and then came the really awkward part, his boxers. She couldn't help but laugh.
"I can't believe I'm actually doing this! It's so…weird!" She said between laughs. Gohan decided to move things along, as he was beginning to want her badly. He pulled the boxers off, and she immediately stopped laughing. All saiyans are extremely well endowed, and Gohan was no exception.
Her cheeks colored as she looked him up and down. He ignored it and gently pushed her onto the bed. She came out of her trance.
"Eager, aren't we?" He answered by climbing atop her, careful not to put too much weight on her. He leaned down and kissed her hard, giving into the feelings that he had been keeping hidden in his heart for far too long…
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I haven't touched my DBZ fan fiction in years. Terrible to leave stories unfinished, I know. But at least I didn't leave any cliff hangers. (At least I don't think I did…)
I was poking around in the dusty corners of my laptop and found this. Given the fact that I don't see myself continuing any of my DBZ stories anytime soon, I thought it might be nice to post this. I will, of course, bump the story rating up to Mature. Better safe than sorry. I will also now be listing this story as complete.
Thank you so much to anyone who has hung onto this story (or any of my others) for so long. I do have some fan fiction stories in the works, but none of them are DBZ related.