A lone figure stares in to the sunrise of a new day. Many questions and many realizations run through his head. Being Second is the biggest question on his mind as he looks at his life and ponders its existence. He is Goten, Second son of Goku.
Its not his fault and what he has gotten for it is not either. His father most of his life has either been dead or off training somewhere. He knows that his father has loved him but he also knows that it has only been Second to his older brother Gohan. His mother spends time with him but has always compared him to Gohan. No matter what he does Gohan did it better and faster so again he is Second in his mother's eyes. Gohan, he thought, would always put him first, but with such an age difference he was always at school, being Sayianman, or dating Videl. He had spent time to train him but for the tournament but then nothing. Second again to whatever Gohan was doing. That is what realization Goten has come to.
Maybe with his friends it could have been different but again he was wrong. Trunks, his best friend for as long as he can remember, was always first. Trunks always would always put Goten first. At the Junior Tournament Goten saw his father for the first time and a first chance to finally show him he can be a first. His loss to Trunks only confirmed his fear of being nothing but Second. After high school Trunks worked at Capsule Corp. Slowly Goten slipped from first to Second in every aspect of his life. Then after the space trip Trunks had with Goku and Pan, his only niece. Trunks started hanging around Pan more and develop a relationship. With that act, Goten would always be Second. His first girlfriend Paris loved him unconditionally. How could I ever be Second in her life? She is now a famous model; he knew she could do it. She is the most beautiful woman on this Earth. Then as if on cue her career has to come first and he is Second.
Second they say is not bad. They say that people should be happy if they can just come in Second. His entire life is Second, Second to his father's love, Second to his mother's cares, Second to his brother's interest, second to his best friend's life, and finally Second to his girlfriend's dreams. He has come to a conclusion that Second is a title given to justify a loss to first place. With this realization he knows his life is worthless. So he raises the gun to his head, puts it in his mouth and pulls the trigger. We all know that irony has a sense of humor and sure enough the gun does not fire. So as if that is all he can be, the Second try ends his life and he becomes a first, the first to die and stay dead. His first successful act in a life of coming in Second.