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Secret Heart, ch20

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Secret Heart

Chapter 20


A heavy silence followed Krillin's exclamation, and everybody's attention turned towards the young crime fighter. Said crime fighter told herself that maybe she should have thought better before revealing the identity of her father. After all, these people were Gohan's friends, so it was obvious that they knew that her father didn't defeat Cell like he pretended to, and that it was in fact Gohan who had accomplished the feat. These people probably hated her father for what he did, and she couldn't blame them. She just hoped that they wouldn't judge her because she was her father's daughter; it wasn't her fault, after all.

"Is that true, Gohan?" Chichi asked her eldest. "Videl is really the daughter of this… man?"

The young Saiya-jin scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Didn't I tell you?"

"No…" The mother of two looked at the girl who, she had hoped, would become her daughter-in-law. Although she knew that Videl didn't choose her father and that she couldn't blame her for that, the idea that this impostor would one day become a member of her family didn't really delight her.

As for the rest of the group, they were all thinking the same. Though Videl didn't resemble her father in either personality or looks, now that they knew, they could see a little of Mr. Satan within the young girl, and none of them could manage to see the difference between Mr. Satan, the liar, and Videl, the girl standing before them. Yet they knew perfectly well that Videl wasn't responsible for her father's actions. In spite of this fact, they couldn't forget how the liar had made them appear as cheaters to the world.

Videl's voice then rose:

"Listen… I understand that you all resent my father for what he did; I resent him as well for that matter. I didn't ask to be his daughter, and I certainly didn't ask to be the target of journalists because I'm the daughter of the so-called world savior."

"Wait a second…" Bulma said, realizing something. "You know that your father didn't save the world?"

The girl nodded. "Yes, I do. I also know that it was Gohan who actually defeated Cell."

"Wow!" Yamcha said. "You must really trust her Gohan, for revealing the truth about the Cell Games to her!"

"I didn't really have to; Videl had already discovered everything by herself, I only had to confirm her suspicions." Gohan replied. "But it's true; I do trust her." He added smiling at his friend. She smiled back at him, glad to learn that Gohan trusted her.

But in that case, why did he need so much time to tell her the rest of his secrets?


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"Why don't you ask Videl for a dance?"

Gohan turned to Yamcha, eyes narrowed. "Weren't you supposed to stop teasing us?"

Yamcha raised his hands in a pacifying way. "I'm not teasing you, really! But you two are friends, aren't you? And friends have a right to share a dance, don't they?"

"I guess…"

"Then why don't you ask Videl for a dance?" the scar-faced man asked again.

Gohan scratched his head, looking embarrassed. "It's that…"

"Well, if you don't want to, I'm going to ask her." Yamcha declared while he started walking towards the young crime fighter. However, he was held back by a hand on his shoulder. The man turned around to see Gohan frowning, and held back a victorious smirk upon seeing the young Saiya-jin, obviously jealous.

"It's okay, I'll ask her," said the latter.

Once the Son boy was away, Yamcha allowed a victorious smirk to form on his lips. Then he massaged his shoulder. That boy had one hell of a grip!


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"Um… Videl?"

The girl in question didn't have any problem recognizing the person's voice who called her, and she turned towards Gohan. He looked embarrassed, rubbing the back of his neck, his eyes down, blushing slightly. She wondered what the matter was.

"Yes?" she said.

"Um… Would you… Would you like to dance?"

Videl raised her eyebrows, having not expected Gohan to ask her for a dance. Then she smiled. "Gladly."

The young man's face lit up and he grinned. He then held his hand out to her, who took it, and they went towards the dance floor which had been installed in the garden for the party. Just as they arrived at their destination, slow music began to play in the garden.

The two teens looked at each other for a few moments before getting into position for their dance: Gohan placed his hand on Videl's slender waist while she placed hers on his broad shoulders, the two of them beginning to dance to the slow pace of the music.

While they danced, Gohan felt lost in the depth of Videl's beautiful blue eyes. He never ceased to be marveled by the beauty of this girl. Of course, it wasn't only because she was beautiful that he had fallen madly in love with her; it was her strong personality, her determination, her courage, her intelligence, and plenty of other reasons that caused him to love Satan Videl.


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"You were right, Chichi," Bulma told her friend as they watched the two teens dance. "Those two are definitely in love."

"I can't take credit for figuring it out; it's so obvious." Chichi replied.

"But then, what are they waiting for? They should tell each other! Why are they still just friends?" The blue-haired scientist wondered out loud.

The mother of two sighed. "I don't know. Maybe they don't know that their feelings are mutual. Or maybe they're afraid to engage themselves in a relationship. Who knows?"

"Still, it's such a shame. Those two would make such a cute couple."

"I know… Oh! My baby grew up so fast!"

Bulma shook her head at her friend. Then she turned her gaze back to the two teens who were still dancing, gazing into each other's eyes, and smiled.

"He did grow up quickly…" She said nostalgically. "I still remember this little boy that Goku introduced to us at Kame House, all those years ago…"

Chichi frowned, remembering that day. Or rather, the day after, when she learnt that her husband was dead and that her son was taken away by Piccolo. Her family had never been the same since then.

"Well, I didn't meet him that day; a certain person hadn't informed me that they were visiting our friends." Yamcha said, inviting himself in the conversation.

Bulma crossed her arms. "Hmph. You should thank me instead. You would have met Goku's lovely brother had you come, and he would had eaten you alive."

Yamcha shrugged. Then he turned to Chichi. "Would you like to dance, Chichi? I would've asked you Bulma, but I don't think your dear husband would appreciate it. Luckily I don't think Goku would mind if I danced with his wife."

Bulma rolled her eyes. "I think I'll be able to recover."

"Let's go, Chichi?"

The woman in question shrugged. "Why not."


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The stupid party was finally ending. About damn time. All this time wasted to watch the stupidity of those Earthlings when he could have trained in his Gravity Room. Vegeta hoped that his fight with Gohan would be worth it.

It had been years since the two of them had last fought; in fact, the only time they had fought was when Vegeta first came to Earth. They had both made considerable progress since then, and the Prince was curious to see the demi Saiya-jin's level now. The last time he had seen Gohan fight was against Cell, and the child he had been then had more than impressed him.

However, Gohan hadn't been training much at all since this last fight; Vegeta hoped that he wasn't too rusty. He wanted a fight worthy of the name!

The Prince left the garden to go directly to his Gravity Room. Arriving at his destination, he didn't waste any time in setting the gravity to 500G and starting to warm up.

Gohan had better be up to it!


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Gohan saw Vegeta go back inside, probably to go to the Gravity Room. He felt a little nervous thinking of the upcoming fight; after all, he hadn't fought seriously for seven years already, and he trained very rarely, only to stay in shape, while Vegeta had trained non-stop for years. He wasn't sure he would have the upper hand in this fight.

"Everything's alright, Gohan?"

The young man looked down at his friend and smiled at her to reassure her.

"Yes, everything's alright. But I'll have to get going now; Vegeta's waiting for me."

"Are you two really going to fight?" Videl asked. She wasn't really worried for Gohan; after all, he had beaten Cell. But she didn't trust this Vegeta guy.

"I have to admit that I would rather not." Gohan said with a sigh. "But well, I promised him."

"Are you sure it'll be alright?" The girl insisted.

He smiled at her. "Yeah, don't worry. Well, I'll get going. Bulma will show you your room for the night; goodnight Videl."

She nodded. "Okay. Goodnight Gohan."

With a last smile, the young Saiya-jin left the garden, going towards the Ki of the Prince of all Saiya-jins. The house was so big that he kept getting lost, and he wasn't really sure where to go to get to the Gravity Room, so following Vegeta's Ki was the simplest solution.

When he arrived, he entered the intermediary room which allowed anyone to enter the main room without disrupting the gravity machine. Then, taking a deep breath, he entered the room. Although he was not used to the high gravity of the room, his body wasn't greatly affected by it.

Vegeta stopped his warm up when the demi Saiya-jin entered the room. Gohan took off the shirt he had been wearing during the party as well as his shoes so they wouldn't trouble him during the fight; he then started to warm up while Vegeta watched him, his arms crossed.

Okay, he doesn't seem too rusty, the Prince thought. Let's see what he's worth in a fight.

"Ready?" he said, powering up to his maximum without going Super Saiya-jin. His opponent did the same, and they took their fighting stance.

Then, the moment after, they disappeared. The fight had begun.


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While Bulma led the other guests to their rooms for the night, some of them stopped abruptly. Krillin, Yamcha, Master Roshi, Goten and Trunks could sense the fight that was taking place, and the power that the two opponents displayed was unbelievable.

"Say, Bulma," Krillin started. "There are cameras in the Gravity Room, right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"We would like to watch the fight between Gohan and Vegeta." Yamcha replied.

The female scientist shrugged. "Okay, then follow me."

Thus the whole group found themselves in the control room, which by chance was spacious enough to fit everyone in. Videl looked at the numerous screens, expecting to see the fight between Gohan and Vegeta, but the Gravity Room seemed empty.

"Amazing!" Yamcha exclaimed.

"It's been a while since we saw a fight like this!" Krillin said while watching the screens.

Videl looked at them, confused. What were they talking about? She couldn't see any fight here.

Before she could ask anything, Chichi, who had noticed her confused look, told her:

"You can't see them because they're moving too fast."

The girl turned to the dark-haired woman, frowning. "It reminds me of the Cell Games fight that had been broadcasted on TV."

Chichi smiled. "Of course, since it was my Goku who was fighting Cell."

Videl nodded, then turned her eyes to the screens. The Gravity Room still seemed empty, although now she knew that it wasn't. Gohan and Vegeta were fighting, but they were moving so fast that she couldn't see them.

All of sudden, the two opponents reappeared. Videl couldn't help blushing when she saw that Gohan was shirtless, but she pulled herself together and focused on the two men.

They seemed to be talking, but the camera didn't perceive the sounds and she couldn't hear what they were talking about.

One of the screens showed a close-up of Gohan, and the girl blushed again when she saw him, his muscular body streaming of sweat. She wasn't able to admire him for long because he suddenly disappeared, just like his opponent.

The fight had resumed.


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"Is that all you can do?" Vegeta jibed while dodging and blocking Gohan's blows.

The latter was getting sick of the Prince's attitude. Okay, so he lacked training; there was no need to keep reminding him!

Jumping back, Gohan concentrated a few moments and went Super Saiya-jin. Vegeta smirked and quickly followed. The two Super Saiya-jins faced each other, their golden aura lighting up the Gravity Room.

In the control room, the excitement was at its height; the two warriors were now getting serious. Although she knew that Gohan could transform and change his hair and eyes color, actually seeing him transform was a completely different matter for Videl. It was a really impressive sight to behold.

Back to the Gravity Room, Gohan was the first to attack. His first blows were parried, but his speed kept increasing as he attacked and, finding an opening in his opponent's defense, he managed to punch him on the jaw. He followed with a few punches on Vegeta's chest, and finished with a kick on the ribs that sent the Prince crash against the wall of the room, leaving his body imprint on it.

Ignoring the pain inflicted by the demi Saiya-jin's blows, Vegeta smirked. The brat wasn't doing so badly after all. He had a feeling that he was going to have fun.


To Be Continued...
And here is chapter 20!! A big thanks to :iconpiccoloisgreen: who beta'd this chapter.

Hope you liked it!
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I can't find chapter 21 of secret heart