When a Hero Disappears

The hero returns

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This chapter is one of my personal favs. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do :).

Chapter 22: The hero returns

Videl had deliberately moved herself closer to her spiky-haired friend to test his reaction, the same way she had when she held his hand at the baseball game. She was thrilled that he didn't reject her or move away from her when she leaned against him. She couldn't help but to feel all fuzzy inside. Too shy to say anything, she just stayed in that position, enjoying their closeness while a pleasant warm feeling came over her.

After flying in silence for a while, Gohan noticed a change in Videl's breathing. It became more rhythmic and calmer. He looked down at the top of her head and assumed she had fallen asleep. It made him smile, she was pretty cute like that. And then she moved her body, turning onto her side. Yep, she definitely was asleep! Gohan's heart began to beat much faster than was good for him. He tried to calm himself as quickly as possible so that his heartbeat wouldn't wake her. She moved again, probably to make herself more comfortable, and snuggled against his torso as she grabbed his shirt in her right hand.

After a short period of recovery, Gohan had managed to calm himself once again and found peace in their new position. She was really, really cute when she was asleep, he thought to himself as he gently rested his chin on her head. He closed his eyes and tried to turn this exact feeling into a memory, cherishing the moment.

However, a subtle cherry scent awakened him from his inner peace. He opened his eyes and stared blindly into the distance. He knew exactly what this scent was, and he blushed with the realization. But why hadn't he smelled it before? Was it the wind?

The scent grew heavier and Videl tightened her grip on his shirt. She mumbled something that almost resembled his name. Was she dreaming about him? He swallowed and tried to ignore it, but his curiosity won out. What could she be dreaming of?

"Gohan."

Now he was sure, she was dreaming about him. As his mind took him on a journey to wonder what she was dreaming about, the cherry scent began to intoxicate him.

"Rip it."

Her new words took Gohan by surprise. What would he rip? Or better, what would be ripped? What was she dreaming of? And why did her pheromones flare up so suddenly?

He closed his eyes again and tried to cast out impure thoughts that came into his mind. Whatever her dream was about, it was her dream and it was none of his business, even if he was involved in one. And frankly, you couldn't control dreams, so even if she was dreaming about him, it didn't have to mean anything. He tried to focus on his breathing and did a simple meditation technique to regain his inner peace once more. It helped, and besides some soft sleeping moans, Videl stayed quiet for a while, which was also convenient.

A slightly louder moan escaped her lips and suddenly her hand moved. Gohan still tried to ignore it, but couldn't help but follow her movements. Her grip on his shirt had loosened and it almost felt as though she trailed his muscle outlines with her fingers. Then she gave a chuckle, burying her face a little more into his chest, but still remained laying against it. Gohan suddenly felt hot and squeezed his eyes shut, afraid he might peek down, and resumed his meditation. But he couldn't concentrate anymore when he noticed the girl against him was moving slowly downwards. Her hands caressed him, starting from his chest, moving across his abdomen and even going down to his inner thigh, while her head moved down too. She let out another chuckle. What the hell was she doing? Was she still asleep? That couldn't be it, right? Or was she teasing him? But then again, why would she do that, there was no reason for her to do so. And if she was sleeping, shouldn't he wake her up now? To point out what she was doing? But his subconsciousness didn't want her to stop, not at all.