Longing

*Erasa*

I sighed,
dejected. Gohan and Videl had a date tonight, and that left me alone,
walking down the streets of Satan City, with only the moon keeping me
company.

I love Gohan. I
know that. I mean, it's impossible not to love him. He's
smart, strong, cute, a perfect gentleman, and has the single most
sexy body in the world.

But I can't be
with him. He is Videl's, and I would never do anything to hurt her.

“Hey!
Erasa!”

My eyes widened in
surprise. I turned around to find that familiar, handsome grin of
his.

“Gohan? What
are you doing here? I thought you and Videl had a date?”

He chuckled dryly.
“Yeah, but she has to hustle to meet the next deadline in her
project. So it's just me tonight. What about you?”

I blushed, not
really wanting to tell him just exactly what it was I doing. “Oh,
just... taking a walk.”

His eyes lightened
up as if he had a spark of inspiration. “Well, I was just about
to go get something to eat at Alfredo's. Wanna join me?”

“Um...
sure,” I replied, my chest pounding like a drum. It wasn't
really a date... but it was close enough, in my mind, to make my
heart squeal in excitement. With a smile, the man of my dreams began
to drag me along to dinner.

*Gohan*

The two of us
began walking silently. I was glad that I would at least be able to
spend some time with Erasa. Ever since Videl and I became a couple,
she and I hung out together quite often. She was definitely one of my
best friends.

Of course, she WAS
a woman, too... And, in my current sexually frustrated state, it was
all too easy for me to appreciate that.

“So, you
work on that essay at all?” I try to make some conversation in
order to draw my attention away from her slender... tanned legs...
No. No, I can not think like that.

“Um, no,
hehehehe,” she chuckled, placing her hand behind her head as
she gave her own interpretation of the Son grin. It seems like it
rubs off of people.

“You know
it's due soon, right?” Yes, good, talk about school... Not
about Erasa's slim, slender form, her ruby lips, the way her eyes
sparkle... No, school.

“I know,
but...” She sighed dejectedly, hiding her face from my sight

“But what?”
I asked, full of worry. Something seemed the matter with her, and I
never liked when my friends were feeling down. When she didn't
answer, I tilted her chin with my hand toward me, staring down at her
eyes. Her lips quaked a bit as she stared into my eyes.

“Tell me,
Erasa.”

She only closed
her eyes and took a deep breath.

“Erasa?”

“It's
nothing, Gohan,” she finally replied, sporting an obviously
fake grin.

“But
Erasa...”

“Come on,
you're probably hungry, right?”

On cue, my stomach
roared. Embarrassed, I scratched the back of my head, but she only
lightly giggled. All other thoughts were quickly discarded as
thoughts of food consumed my mind.

“All right,
all right. Let's go,” I grinned. She nodded, and the two of us
continued on our path.

*Erasa*

Whew, that was
close!

When he looked at
me like that, when he stared at me with his deep, caring eyes... It
was all I could do to keep from kissing him, right then and there.
Thankfully, his famous appetite for food managed to distract him and
stopped me from doing something I know I'd regret.

Because even if he
did return my feelings (Ha! As if...), then I would only ruin Videl's
wonderful relationship, and I did not want to do that to my best
friend. I could never forgive myself if I did that, even if I did
have Gohan.

And in the far
more likely case where he would have rejected me, I would have lost
both him and Videl. If that happened, I don't know what I'd have been
able to do... They're both so very important to me. Videl and I have
been best friends since kindergarten, after all. We're so close,
we're practically sisters! And Gohan? I think I'd die without his
beautiful smile.

Luckily for me, he
seemed to have entirely forgotten about what we were talking about
earlier. I rolled my eyes. That boy's appetite was just too cute!

“Well, here
we are!” He announced, gracing me with that damned smile of
his. Without a moment's delay, he rushed in. Chuckling to myself, I
followed.

*

No matter how many
times I see him eating like this, I just can not get used to it.

I tried to avert
my eyes, the image of him downing a meatball sandwich in one gulp
making me throw up a little inside. Seriously, how could anyone eat
that much? Even if they were a Saiyan...

Yes, a Saiyan. An
alien race from, like, a billion light years away. His father was one
of the last survivors of that race, making him only half human. I
knew all about that, but I couldn't find myself to care. After all,
the bastard was practically perfect in every way. So what if he
wasn't entirely human?

“Oh boy, I'm
stuffed!” he sighed contently, alerting me back to him. I tried
not to think about where all of the food just went.

“Hey, Erasa,
aren't you going to eat that?” I looked down at my Caesar
Salad. Honestly, I wasn't even hungry to begin with, having only gone
to dinner to spend time with Gohan, but after the show he made? I
might not be able to eat for a week!”

“No, I'm not
really hungry... here, you can have it.” I pushed it slightly
toward the now grinning boy. Faster than I could blink, he grabbed it
and began shoving it down his mouth. So much for being stuffed...

“Well, that
was great,” he grinned, either ignoring or oblivious to the
wide eyed stares of everyone around me. I giggled a bit. At least I
had some experience seeing him eat... they might not be able to eat
for a month now!

“So, what
are you going to do now?” I asked him as the shocked and
speechless waiter picked up his check.

He tapped his
chin, thinking. “Well, Mom, Dad and Goten are over at Bulma's
tonight, and Videl is doing her project...” A small smirk grew
on his face. “Well, I could help you work on that essay of
yours.”

I groaned a
little, not really wanting to spend my Friday night writing some
stupid essay. Figures that that would have been his idea of a good
time, though. He may have been drop dead sexy and irresistible, but
he was still a bit of a nerd.

Then again, it
would give me a chance to be with him some more...

“Alright,”
I smiled softly back at him. He grinned at me as he grabbed the check
from the waiter. However, as soon as he glanced at it, his smile
faded.

I swear, that
boy...

*Gohan*

God,
what was I thinking, studying with Erasa?

I
haven't had sex with Videl in so long. My libido is screaming at me
to fuck the first girl that I possibly can. And then how do I try to
deal with it? By studying with my girlfriend's best friend alone in
her room!

“Alright!
Done!”

“Way to go,
Erasa!” I grinned at her, causing her cheeks to redden. She
really did look cute... “Here, let me see.” I could not
think about such things. I just couldn't.

With a nervous
look on her face, she handed me her papers, and in the process I
again touched her slender hands.

Now, don't get me
wrong: I love Videl. She is the most beautiful and brilliant girl I
have ever met. However, she is a tomboy, and as such doesn't
put much effort into making herself look good. While I find her
strong nature and natural beauty intoxicating, I still sometimes ache
for a more... feminine touch.

Erasa had such a
touch. In contrast to Videl's battle-weary hands, Erasa's fingers
were soft and slender, her ruby red finger nails accentuating the
fact that, yes, she was a woman.

“Alright,
let's see now...” I turned my attention away from the girl next
to me and back toward the essay, not wanting to do something I'd know
I'd regret. God, I needed to have Videl soon...

I
scanned the essay, trying desperately to focus on the words in front
of me and not on the heavenly scent emanating from the girl sitting
right beside me. But I just couldn't concentrate. I kept thinking
instead of Erasa, imagining her naked and screaming my name over and
over as I thrust myself repeatedly into her hot, awaiting...

“I'm
sorry, Erasa!” I stood up quite suddenly, knocking over the
chair next to me. “I, uh, I forgot. Uh, I have a test tomorrow
I forgot to study for. Heh.”

Erasa
did not look convinced. “Come on, Gohan. Do you honestly expect
me to believe you didn't
study for a test?”

“Well,
I, um...”

“Gohan,
what's wrong?” she stood up and walked over to me, her
beautiful eyes so full of concern and worry as stared into my eyes.
It would be so easy to just lean over and kiss those ruby red lips
of hers, to wrestle my tongue with her own in a mighty battle...

“I'm
sorry! I'll talk to you later, Erasa!” I squealed a bit too
loudly in an unnaturally high pitched voice. But I had no time to
worry about such things. Without another word, I rushed out her
bedroom door and out the nearest available window.

That
was way
too close.

*Erasa*

As
I saw him leave me alone in my room, I could only imagine what was
running through his mind the moment before. If I didn't know any
better, I could almost believe he wanted
me.

But
he was so in love with Videl, and I don't think I could ever compare
to her. So what did he want from me? Was it just lust I saw in his
eyes? Maybe things aren't going as well as I thought between him and
Videl? Or was Videl's school project weighing on him a bit more than
I thought?

And
if he did want me... Would I be able to take him from Videl? Could I
possibly live with myself if I did such a thing?

I
shook my head sadly. I had to get rid of those thoughts. Gohan
obviously didn't want me. That's why he ran off. He just has some
pent up sexual frustration and his hormones wanted to take it out on
me. He himself only thought of me as a friend.

Yeah...
just a friend. That's all I would ever be to him. Honestly, I had to
get over him.

But
I couldn't. He was just too perfect,
from his radiant smile to his rock hard abs to his unending cuteness
to his total and complete gentlemanly nature to what Videl has told
me abut his sexual prowess. No one I had ever met could possibly
compare to him.

But
I couldn't have him. He was Videl's one and only, after all.

I
sighed. It was getting late, anyway. Might as well get ready for bed.

Not
even bothering to undress myself, I slipped under my covers, eager
for sleep to once again take hold of me, and for me to dream that
dream again.

After
all, while I may never be able to be with Gohan in the real world, in
my dreams I could have everything I could ever want. In my dreams, he
would hold me dearly, tell me he loves me, wrap his arms around me as
we drift off to sleep together...

But
it's only a dream. Nothing more.