Tears of a Pink Balloon Part 1: You Can't Hurry Love...But You Can Try~
By: Kei Arisugawa
Hi again all~! I wrote another fic! I got the inspiration when I watched most of the Majin Vegeta saga (prelude to the Majin Buu saga). I saw Majin Buu(Fat Buu) reborn... AND I JUST LOVED HIM!! He's so cute~! Even when he's angry!! KAWAII!! Anywayz, I just had to write a fic about him...problem: I have a sick yaoi centered mind(yay for me~ ;p). I read somewhere that he befriends Mr. Satan and becomes his bodyguard...but what particularly interested me was that NONE of the Majin Buu forms(Not even the evil ones!!) harmed Satan (Hercule in US). Personally, I hate Mr. Satan but I love Buu to bits! I went to bed turning my newly discovered info in my brain and it cooked up this pile of strange shit. Btw, Feel free to MST as long as I get a copy! ^_~
General Warning: This is a yaoi! M/M! You no like, piss off. Yaoi Fan's Warning: I felt this was in order to those of you who love yaoi but are sickened by certain pairings. THIS FIC PAIRS: Majin Buu big fat pink smiling demon guy thing who's too KAWAII to be legal~ & Mr. Satan World Martial Arts Champion who is so full of shit his eyes are brown (funny thing is, they really are!), also the father of Videl.
Copyright shit: none of this is mine...don't sue me....^-^;;
Dedications: To my big sister, Liz, for being a great sis and critic for my fics & My friend, Meg, for being a great friend, fic critic and brilliantly thinking up a title for this mess. To Courtney, for the "lollipop" idea that will feature in a later part~ ^_~. To my buddies, "Pat MacGroin", Natalie, Civadonas(sp?)& Jim (aka the famous superheros Dress Shirt Man and the Umbrella Avenger!) whom without my brain wouldn't have gotten so perverse. Thanks guys! I love ya all to bits!! ::huggles:: ^_^

The day was like any normal one at the Satan mansion. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, the grass was growing and so on. The house was very peaceful on the whole.

*THUD*

Outside in the vast backyard, Majin Buu was busying himself with disturbing the peace by doing backflips that finished with him landing on his huge rear.

*THUD*

Giggling and applauding himself, Buu continued to amuse himself with backflips, not minding the occasional complaint made by the house residents or the servants. He went on for another 15 minutes and when backflips began to lose their fun, he moved on to stretching exercises, then to tap dancing and finally to making up his own unusual dances. After somewhat tiring himself out, he flopped back on to the soft, manicured grass with another loud THUD and looked up at the sky.

It had been a few weeks since Mr. Satan had let him live in the Satan Mansion. It was a wonderfully large place. There was plenty of places to go and even more things to do. Though Buu preferred to entertain himself, he had given the gym a go but Mr. Satan had suggested that, for the sake of his workout equipment's safety, that Buu try something else. The pool hadn't been much fun either, since he sunk like a rock in the water and damaged the bottom of the pool when he sank, causing some of the water to drain out. Mr. Satan had been very understanding, though, suggesting that maybe swimming wasn't Buu's thing.

Buu sighed. He was glad to have such an understanding friend like Mr. Satan. Nobody else he had known since he was reborn had much patience for his "antics" as they called it. Babidi never wanted to be his friend. He wanted only to control him, control his power and so had threatened to imprison him again if he didn't obey. The fighters who had challenged him only wanted him dead. Buu was capable of destroying the planet, even though he didn't want to, and that was all they were worried about. They didn't care about what he felt or bothered to hear what he had to say. The only person he had been able to become friends with was Mr. Satan, who was a bit edgy at first but he wasn't about ready to attempt to kill him. He had helped Buu see how bad it was to kill and have given him a job as his bodyguard.

*It may not have been important to everyone else but it was important to me!* Buu thought, and sat up, smiling. *Mr. Satan has been so nice to me, accepting me into his home...I feel like part of his family! And he's so famous! Being his friend and bodyguard makes me feel special!* Buu covered his mouth to suppers a giggling fit that had been provoked by his thoughts and a sudden adrenaline rush.

"Mr. Satan is special to me!" he said aloud, with an assured tone in his voice. "It's nice to have a best friend!"

An internal sudden growl made him bring his hands up to pat his large pink stomach.

"I'm hungry. I want something to eat!" he declared to himself, giving his stomach a few light pats.

Jumping to his feet, Buu went into the mansion to look for the kitchen. It took him less time to find the kitchen then it took him to find most of the other places in the mansion since he had committed the kitchen's location to his memory. He strolled in and opened the refrigerator, looking around inside for something that looked good. As he was deciding on whether he should eat the lasagna or the chili, Videl walked into the kitchen, holding a large paper grocery bag and a plastic bag with a fancy label on it that Buu had never seen before.

"Hi Buu." she said as she set the paper bag down on the kitchen counter. Videl had become accustomed to her father's large pink friend wandering around. She began to unpack the grocery bag, pulling out some raw vegetables, a few packages of steak, A1 sauce, and several other food items. Buu pulled his head from the fridge and looked over at Videl.

"Why did you buy food? The refrigerator is full." he said, pointing at the open fridge which, like he said, was full to the brim with food. Videl didn' t stop unpacking her grocery bag.

"Oh, I didn't go shopping for food for the house. I invited Gohan over for romantic dinner." She had a dreamy smile on her face. "I'm going to cook steak for him~! He loves steak!"

Buu closed the fridge and went over to the counter, looking over the food items that Videl had produced from the bag. "Romantic dinner?" he asked, curious "What's that? Is it that same as a regular dinner?"

Videl was pulled out of her dreamy vision of a nice romantic evening with Gohan by Buu's naive question. "Um..." she began, trying to think of a way to explain what she meant to the simple-minded demon. "It's kind of like a date, only at home." she continued, hoping she made sense to Buu. "I'm going to cook dinner for Gohan and we're going to eat it together." She smiled at the thoughtful look on Buu's chubby face and went back to unpacking groceries.

"Can I come too?" Buu asked and Videl almost dropped a box of instant mashed potatoes. She spun around and gave the large pink demon a look that was a cross between shock and annoyance. "No, you cannot!" She said, curtly. "This is a private dinner for Gohan and me."

"Why is it only for you two?"

Videl brought her hand up to her face and rubbed her eyes before answering. "Because when two people love each other, they want to spend time together alone, with just the two of them." she said slowly and annunciated, making sure that Buu caught every word.

Buu gave her a clueless look and asked "Love? What's that?"

At this, Videl's jaw dropped. *Just how stupid is this guy?!* she thought, then, taking a deep breath turned and finished unpacking the groceries, hoping that he'd stop asking so many questions. Buu frowned at her, not liking to be ignored when he had asked a question.

"Viiideeel!" he whined, moving to stand next to her. "Tell me what love is! I don't know! Pleeeeeaaaase~~"

Videl had several veins popping out of her forehead in annoyance. "ALRIGHT!!" she shouted, making Buu jump away from her in surprise. "I'LL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU IF YOU'D PLEASE STOP YOUR DAMN WHINING!!"

Buu hopped back next to her and nodded vigorously. Videl took a deep breath, trying to calm down. "Love...." she began, trying to pick the right words. "...is when you really care about someone and you want to be with them always..."she trailed off, thinking about Gohan and how much he meant to her. A dreamy smiled appeared on her face as she continued. "When you love someone, it's like you're in a beautiful dream that you don't ever want to wake up from. The person you're inlove with means everything to you."

Buu folded his arms and thought about what she said. "It sounds very nice."

"It is..." Videl said, fingering the plastic bag she had brought in with her. "It's the most wonderful feeling in the entire world."

"How do you know when you're in love?" Buu asked, still not able to make much sense of what Videl was talking about.

Videl thought for a minute. "I don't know exactly, to tell you the truth." she said. "It just sort of happens, but it takes awhile, though. Before Gohan and I were a couple, we were friends."

Something clicked in Buu's head, connecting all of what Videl had told him together. "So, you loved Gohan when he was your friend?"

"Yeah, I did."

"Gohan was special to you, right?" the pink demon asked, shyly. Videl raised her eyebrow, curiously. Buu was asking allot of questions, and he seemed a little nervous about this one. It was almost as if he was trying to figure something out for himself that Videl wasn't aware of, but she answered his question anyway.

"Yes, Gohan was special to me, and he still is. He's the most special person in my life." she answered, and took note of the look on Buu's normally cheerful, silly face. He looked so serious and he was fidgeting.

"Buu, what's wrong?" she asked, wanting to know what was so serious that it would make the normally happy demon to look so worried.

"Nothing... he mumbled then turned and left the kitchen.

Videl stared after him with a worried look on her face *I hope he's gonna be alright...I've never seen him like that.* she thought as she began to unwrap the steak and vegetables for cooking.

Buu made his way out to the backyard of the mansion grounds and flopped onto his back on the grass like he had done earlier that day, only this time he had much more to think about. He pondered how she had described love and how it was supposed to feel. Most of the things she had told him hadn't made mush sense and he deeply wished that she had gone into further detail on them. The parts of the conversation that he did understand got him seriously thinking about his relationship with Mr. Satan.

Before Gohan and I were a couple, we were friends.

He's the most special person in my life

*Mr. Satan is my friend and he's the most special person in my life....* Buu thought, staring up at the sky and watching birds fly past. *Does that mean I'm inlove with him?*

Buu had always viewed Mr. Satan as more of a friend then a employer whom he was supposed to protect, but had he taken his thoughts and feelings a step further then that? And if they did, how would he know? Buu secretly wished that Videl had told him how to know if he was in love or not.

He was still mulling over his thoughts when Mr. Satan's face appreared above his.

"Yo!" he said in greeting, flashing his big front-page smile at Buu. The pink demon looked up at him in surprise. He didn't know if Kami was playing a cruel joke on him or not by making Mr. Satan show up when he was trying to sort out his feelings for fighter.

"Videl told me you were acting kinda strange." Mr. Satan said, the smile turning into a solemn expression. "She was worried about you."

Buu smiled and sat up. So Videl was worried that he wasn't his normal cheery self? He wasn't surprised. There were few things he put any serious thought into and even fewer topics that he pondered enough to noticeably change his normal mood.

"It was very sweet of her to show concern..." he said, looking at the ground "...but she didn't have to. I'm fine...just had a few things on my mind, that's all."

"Like what?" his employer asked, curious himself to what was bothering Buu. The pink demon shrugged.

"Nothing..." he answered, his voice sounding somewhat distant and Mr. Satan got the feeling that it was a touchy subject for him and decided not to push it further unless the demon was comfortable with it.

"Alright then, I won't push you." he said and turned to leave, trying to remember what he had been doing before Videl had interrupted him with the news of Buu's unusual behavior.

"Were you worried about me?" Buu asked, his voice seemed nervous and somewhat hopeful. The pause fidgeting with the end of his cape. He had the sinking feeling that his question hadn't sounded right and he found himself wringing his cape in his hands.

The large hand on his shoulder came as a complete surprise to Buu. He looked over his shoulder to see Mr. Satan, smiling at him.

That smile...

Buu could almost feel his heart melt and his stomach felt like it had a million butterflies fluttering around in it. It was a wonderful feeling! Somehow, the rest of the world seemed to disappear and the only things left were the two of them.

He must have been staring because the words "Buu? Are you alright?" managed to cut through the haze. Buu blinked and saw the funny look Mr. Satan was giving him. The pink demon blushed like a cherry tomato.

"Sorry..." he mumbled. Mr. Satan raised an eyebrow.

" You left me there for a moment. Are you sure you're ok" the World Martial Arts Champion asked, concerned. Buu nodded.

"I'm fine...really." he flashed his normal childishly sweet smile. "Maybe I'm growing up?"

"Really?? You're becoming more serious then Videl's boyfriend!" Satan said then let out a loud, obnoxious laugh at his own joke. Buu, who didn't really know Gohan very well, couldn't see what was so funny but the cheerful and annoying laugh was enough to lighten any dark mood. Buu smiled, even if he didn't laugh at the joke he did feel somewhat better. When Satan stopped laughing, Buu felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off his shoulders.

Satan noticed the change in Buu's expression and flashed his trademark toothy smile. "Now! That's the Mr. Buu I know! I don't think I can really help with whatever's bothering you, but..." Satan's hand once again patted Buu's shoulder in a reassuring gesture, "...you can always come to me if you want to talk about it, ok?"

Buu stared at Satan for a moment, a confused look on his face. Almost as if unsure how to react. Finally his mouth broke into a large relieved smile and he nodded enthusiastically. Satan nodded, satisfied with Buu's silent answer. " Alright then. I gotta get back to what I was doing. See ya around!" he finished and walked back toward the Satan mansion.

While Satan left, Buu stared after him, transfixed. Unconsciencously, he reached up and touched his shoulder, the memory of how he felt when Satan had his hand on his shoulder was still fresh in his mind. It had felt nice...and the words of encouragement had given the pink demon an unbelievable feeling of peace and happiness. He couldn't remember ever feeling that happy in his entire life. Buu almost felt like he was glowing, the smile on his face reforming into a goofy, happiness-induced grin.

*This...this has to be love!* he thought, feeling so giddy that he thought he might pop. * Or it wouldn't feel so wonderful...*

~TBC~