Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Diamond Dog ❯ ...A Kiss Can Be Grand But It Won't Pay Your Rental... ( Chapter 2 )

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Son Gohan opened his eyes, a small bead of sweat trickling down the side of his face.

Another dream....

Only this time he didn't feel nearly as guilty as he normally did, tonight, Videl wasn't home. She had been coming home late a lot lately due to her new job: Social Services.

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Videl looked around the apartment complex, it was the worst she had seen yet. It looked like nothing had been cleaned in about twenty years....it probably hadn't. She cringed as she saw the nastiness of spilled food, and the possibility of someone's puke. There were several rats that scurried across the floor, some that were skinny enough to slide underneath people's doors and into their apartments. There was an old drunk asleep in the hall, she wondered how long he's been there.

"Let's just get this over with."

This afternoon she had been referred to a child neglect case, and a serious one too. They had told her a three year old had been staying alone in an apartment all day long. She stopped at apartment 201 and knocked on the door. Moments later she heard a scratching at the doorknob, and it was soon revealed to be a little pink-haired girl, standing on her tip-toes to open the doors.

Videl stepped forward a little. "Hello, my name is Miss Satan, is your mommy home?"

She shook her head from side to side.

"She's not home?"

She mumbled a "no."

"Can I come in?"

She bobbed her head up and down and opened the door a little wider for her. Videl looked at the apartment, it was completely in shambles. Clothes tossed here and there, a cracked window, she even saw a trail of ants running in a line across the floor. She looked back at the girl.

What a cute kid.

"What's your name sweetheart?"

"I have alotta names."

Videl raised an eyebrow. "Could you tell me one of them?"

"Serenity."

"That's a nice name."

"It's my mom's, and my grandmamma's too."

Videl looked around the apartment, there were only three rooms.

"Where's your bedroom?"

"I don't have one."

Videl's eyes narrowed. "Well, where do you sleep then?"

Chibi-Usa pointed at the small dilapidated couch.

Videl felt sorry for her. "Where's your daddy?"

"I don't have one of those either."

"What happened to him?"

"I was born without one."

Videl sighed. "Where did your mommy go?"

"She hadda go to work."

"Where does she work?"

"Lotsa places. She does it so she can buy her shiny needles."

"Her shiny nee-" Videl stopped herself as she saw a half-empty syringe lying on the coffee table.

"Oh God...." she whispered. She noticed how skinny Chibi-Usa looked.

"When was the last time you ate?"

"I think I ate one of those crunchy bar things yesterday...."

Yesterday?!! YESTERDAY?!!! It's almost 100:00 at night and the only thing she's eaten in the past twenty-four hours is CANDY?!! She can't live under these conditions....I won't let her....

She kneeled down to Chibi-Usa so she could look her in the eye.

"How would you like to live with another family? A foster family?"

Chibi-Usa frowned. "Why? I like my mommy!!"

"But this family could give you things. You could have your own room, and your own bed, and you could have three meals a day."

Chibi-Usa looked at her curiously. "My own room?"

Videl grinned. "Yes, your own room. And you could have lots of toys, would you like that?"

Chibi-Usa smiled and nodded her head up and down. Videl ruffled her hair a little bit. She handed her a small piece of paper.

"This is my number, call me anytime, day or night. I'll be back in about two months to pick you up."

She gave her one last look before exiting the room.

Chibi-Usa squeaked. "Goodbye Miss Satan...."

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Gohan sat up in his bed, thinking about all the events of last week. Never in his life did he feel so guilty. The first time she had come on to her, two weeks ago, he had blown up some poor sap's car to avoid her. But last week he had given in to temptation.

*Flashback*

The two of them were sitting in the student union, laughing over a couple of drinks. He had been reaching for a napkin when he found her hand on his. Her fingertips trailed up his fore arm and around his neck. He wasn't really sure of how they had gotten there. His eyes widened as her feet were doing something not-so-innocent under the table.

He stammered. "M-misss Usagi....you shouldn't be doing this....."

She put her face up to his, those succulent lips only inches away from his own, and whispered:

"Shut up."

She hastily put her lips to his, pulling him a bit over the table. The scent of her "Forbidden Fruit" perfume was too overwhelming, and he reluctantly gave in to her seduction.

*End Flashback*

Since then, they had been stealing kisses here and there, before and after school,. Every time he tried to resist, and every time he had failed. He always felt so guilty and shameless, he knew they would get caught. He never acted this way before, why did he start now? It was so wrong.....but why did it feel so right?

He heard the clatter of car keys on the dining room table. Videl was home. He ducked his head back under the covers, and tried to make it look like had been asleep the whole time. His ears perked up when he heard a strange noise. Videl....was she ....crying..?

He ignored it and went back to sleep.

The reason for Videl's tears were that she looked on their dresser, she found a note card witha phone number and a lipstick stain to go along with it......

To Be Continued.......

(A/N: Wow, I'm just leaving plot twists allover the place aren't I? Hehe, heh......R&R ~Flirtatious Flamingo~)