I woke up a great while later lying in a hospital bed. "Where am I?" I asked weakly but with quite evident shock that I was still alive.

"You're in the Hercule City Hospital." Gohan muttered sheepishly. I cringed at simply hearing my bastard father's name. It wasn't until that moment that I decided to look around and realized that my friend Gohan and Mrs. Vargas were both sitting beside me.

"Where's my father?" I yelled in fear using all the strength I could muster. I recoiled at the sharp pain I felt in my stomach from my outcry. Mrs. Vargas, as usual, cleared her throat, and began to speak.

"Don't worry Videl, Saiyaman figured it all out and brought you here. Your father has been arrested for child abuse and, with all the evidence he managed to find, Hercule should be locked up for a long time." Mrs. Vargas stated with concern and sorrow evident in her voice. She was clearly saddened at her hero's fall from grace.

"How long have I been here?" I asked in order to get my bearings on what the status of my situation was.

"It's been a couple of days since you tried to commit suicide." Gohan mumbled trying to fight by his inevitable tears.

"Which brings me to my next point I have to make Videl." Mrs. Vargas said while looking at me with a sense of understanding. "I've also found out about you…your self-injury and, of course, your suicide attempt. After you finish physically healing you're going to have two choices, either go to a rehab center or go live with the Son family. Gohan was kind enough to make the latter a possibility. Aside from that you'll need to get regular psychiatrist visits to make sure everything is going smoothly and your recovery is coming along. Other than that we'll do our best to make sure your life will more or less return to normal," Mrs. Vargas rambled nonchalantly.

"I hate to impose…" I began weakly trying to stop Gohan from looking at me with such a sad and slightly betrayed expression. I knew what he wanted me to choose but I didn't know if it was the best idea. I didn't want Chi-Chi, let alone Goten, to find out what had happened and feel a guilty obligation to let me reside in their home.

"Nonsense! I insist Videl! Please, just stay with me for my sake…I don't know if I could handle losing you..." Gohan pleaded meekly as he was no longer able to stop himself from crying. Mrs. Vargas nodded in agreement.

"…How…how long am I going to be staying with the Son family?" I inquired as I turned away from Gohan unable to stand the sight of the hurt I brought upon him. Seeing Gohan this hurt because of something I did...it cut me more deeply than any blade ever could.

"As long as you need to heal mentally and emotionally Videl." Mrs. Vargas commented patiently. "I know you feel exposed and weak but Gohan will take good care of you. You might not be able to even hear your father's name without cringing for a while but I hope that someday you will realize that you are safe." I had no more comments to make on the matter so I merely acknowledged the fact that they think I need help and, like it or not, I was going to get it.

The next day I was reading a novel for Mrs. Vargas's class in the room that I shared with Gohan and Goten. Thanks to a senzu bean from Gohan I was able to recover in a matter of moments after we'd had our conversation. Mrs. Vargas was at first completely opposed to my early departure from the hospital but, after showing her that I could not only get up, but also did a couple of fighting moves, she grudgingly gave in. Although the information was "confidential" between Goku, Chi-Chi, Mrs. Vargas, and a few other people I'm quite sure that I would be staying here until I was confident enough to live on my own so that the child care services wouldn't have to deal with me.

After I had been shown my room and had my bags filled with the small amount of possessions I possessed thrown into the room Gohan began to make an offer. "I know how you like to fight crime and, since you know that I'm the Great Saiyaman, I thought you might be interested in a proposition." Gohan said in a way that intriguiged me. I looked at him quizzically and upon seeing my blank stare he brought over a plastic bag filled with some sort of clothing and a note card that had the words "Saiya Girl" written on it.

I began to laugh uneasily. I looked at him and mumbled, "You are joking right?" Gohan frowned at my reaction and told me to just try it on and that I might like it. Upon seeing me in the outfit he had brought for me Gohan couldn't help himself from blushing.

"You…look really nice Videl…I think it suits you quite well." I could clearly see that this meant a lot to him so I acted like I was ecstatic about how "cool" and "awesome" it was. To be perfectly honest the acting wasn't really all that hard as, to my disbelief, I actually felt kind of noble in it. A few minutes later Gohan and I were both in our "Saiya" outfits and practicing poses when Goten came in to tell us that dinner was ready. Upon seeing Gohan and I he went wide eyed and shortly there after fell to the ground with laughter. He was laughing so hard he even started to cry. I rolled my eyes at his reaction and told Gohan that he's got himself a fellow hero however I was sure to tell him that I would NOT be considered a side kick. Realizing that another name would have to be made instead he suggested I call myself "Saiyaman 2", I quickly agreed with his idea. As Gohan was about to take off his outfit and get washed up for dinner I grabbed him by the arm and he stopped in his tracks. "What's up Videl?" Gohan questioned with a puzzled look on his face.

"I…well…I never got a chance to say thank you…for saving me from myself…" I shyly replied. My embarrassment of putting myself on the spot made the words rather hard to come by, and deciding that actions speak louder than words; I pulled him into a tight embrace and locked lips with him. Upon parting I could see that Gohan's face was beet red and, seeing him beginning to stammer, I grinned. "You don't have to say anything, just don't ever stop being who you are. You shouldn't ever stop being the kind, considerate, and noble man I know and love, Saiyaman." I advised him after winking at him and leaving for dinner placing my suit in the same bag he gave it to me in.

A few minutes later as the Son family was sitting down to a dinner of curry Gohan turned the kitchen T.V. on. It was on a news channel that was talking about my father. The brunette black-eyed Japanese reporter began to catch my interest with what she was saying. "At approximately 8:00 P.M. last night Hercule Satan, everyone's beloved hero, was arrested for possession of drugs and the abuse of his 17 year-old daughter Videl. It was ruled last night by the city's police commissioner that, with all of the charges Hercule is facing, he will be in solitary confinement for a minimum of 12 years. His daughter was unable to be reached for comment."

Dinner was finished soon there after due to how awkward things were because of that unsettling report. After dinner I headed to the bathroom. As I was in the bathroom I began to laugh hysterically. "I guess suicide is the wrong way to go." I said arrogantly to myself. "If I were dead I wouldn't be able to see my father get a taste of karma!" 'I suppose living is worth it' It thought. 'And as soon as I get some martial arts training from Gohan we're going to have a nice little…chat.' I happily decided while cracking my knuckles in anticipation and joy. Let's see what he thinks of the Kamehameha…

THE END

Author's Note: I may make another fanfic or perhaps just include another 1-3 chapters or so about this story from Gohan's POV. However, don't count on this since it is rather unlikely. I'll be periodically revising this story as I find more grammatical errors and such. Just a heads up in case you see some differences in the story. Thanks for reading and please leave a review, even if it's just a flame, anything and everything helps. At least with some feedback I'll know someone's actually reading this.