A Whole New Era: My Life, My Responsibility
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ
Plot: After the Cell Games, Chi Chi reunited with Goku after giving birth to Goten. With Junior also being born and having no mom, Gohan must raise them by himself. Even with school, a daughter of the world champ who's spying on him, and hiding from friends, Gohan swore that he'll raise them to have a good life.
Chapter 1: Prologue
It's been seven years since I've been raising Junior and Goten by myself. And things have been changing or staying the same. That's part of life. You be born, you grow up, grow old, and die. For me, growing up is harder then it looks. Some people don't have to worry about anything, but for me, I gotta worry about two certain angels in my life, the only people who'll make me happy. My two sons. Well, my one son, Junior. You could say that if I were about eleven or so, you could mistaking him as my twin. He's the splitting image of me around the Cell games. And my other 'son', Goten, is just as innocent as Junior. He's the splitting image of my father. Goten knows I'm his brother but a father is someone who takes care of you. Feeds you, someone who's there whoever and whenever something happens. That's what my father did. Ever since he left, Mom hasn't been the same. She's been desperate, sad, and slightly angry. But after a while, she'll be happy again. Until the day Goten was born, my mom's heart rate shot up, than back down.
I couldn't tell if she was angry at me, because I had Junior at the time, who was born a week before Goten. Anyway, I thought she was made at me because I was way too young to have a child at thirteen. I had to argue with her on that. I was just so curious and never thought this would happen. Back to the subject, Or happy that she finally had the grandchild she always wanted. My mom always wanted grandchildren. It's still a mystery why, but who cares. But when her heart rate shot up again, I knew something was wrong. The next day, my mom died from a heart attack. But the part that made me smile was that she was smiling after she said her final words.
"G-Gohan...P-Please Take care of Goten for me. Be strong for mommy okay? Be the greatest father they've ever had. I love you." I smile as I remembered that speech. I bet she's laughing up a storm in the other world with Dad. At the funeral, Bulma and everyone else were there to comfort me. Bulma, being as protective as she is, offered to adopt me and Goten. She already knew I had Junior but didn't know his full name was Gohan Jr. Both Goten and Junior were bald during the funeral. So basically, she never saw them. Anyway, with me being Junior's father, she couldn't adopt him. So, I declined the offer and told her that Goten and Junior needed to be raised where the family was raised, not being raised in cities, he was also my responsibility. That was the last time I saw my friends again.
For the past 7 years I had to feed them, clean them, watch them, and change them. That had its ups and downs. Like one time about 5 years ago, Junior and Goten wouldn't eat their vegetables, even at the age of five. Having enough, I shoved it in their mouths but that was a bad move. They spit out all the chunks of the vegetables all over me. So, I locked them in their rooms. Chuckling at the thought, I went outside to get the mail. Once I opened the door, I breathed in the nice refreshing air. Sighing in comfort, I opened the mail and noticed that there was a brochure inside. I looked at it before walking back inside. Plopping it on the table, and sat down and continued drinking my coffee in silence. That only lasted for about five seconds.
"Dad! Dad! Come out here!" Two childish voices called to me. I rolled my eyes, put the coffee down, and pretended to slowly walk outside. Being impatient as he is, Goten grabbed my hand and dragged me to their mud hole of a construction site.
"What is it you two?" I asked while smiling. Junior and Goten pointed to the dirt, they must be having an argument. Everytime they do, they always point at what they're arguing about.
"Dad..." Both boys replied in unison. "Can you tell Junior/Goten that this worm is dead/alive?" I looked at their site to see a worm about 3 inches long. I got a closer look to see that the worm was actually moving a little.
"It's alive." I reply. Goten jumped in glee while Junior pouted. Mad about losing the argument, Junior wiped some mud off his hair and wiped it on Goten's cheek. I chuckle but gulp at the same time.
"Hey ya big bully!" Goten pouted. Junior laughed until a mud ball hit him in the face. Goten laughed but Junior tackled him in the mud. Oh great, now I gotta give them another bath. With my two kids still laughing, I pick them up by the back of their shirts and dragged them to the bathroom.
"I need you two to take a bath. The water's ready and you know where the towels are. I'm gonna get out your clothes out for you. Bye." I ignored the plead from Junior and walked out of the bathroom. Junior thinks he's getting 'too old' take take a bath with someone. But hey, they're like brothers so. Anyway, after putting their clothes on their bed, I took a look at the brochure. Orange Star High School? I raised an eyebrow and opened it up and read it out loud.
"Orange Star High School is a great place to learn for teenagers everywhere. Located in the city that was named after the world's savior, Mr Satan." I rolled my eyes at that part. "Teachers and Students yada yada yada...Math yada yada yada." I was about to close it until something caught my attention. Something about a elementary school? I opened it back up. "Are Mom and Dad too busy with work to watch your siblings? Does your child/sibling need to be in school? If you said yes to those questions then come enroll your child/sibling to Orange Star Elementary School located right next to the high school. Ages 3-10 required." I puckered my lips while in thought. Mom always wanted me to go to school to make friends. She was kinda right about that. The only friends I had were the Z fighters, who were way older than me, and Icarus, who's a purple dragon. I couldn't stay in my thoughts any longer because Goten was calling me for help.
"Dad! Can you help me for a second?" Goten asked in the other room. I sat up and with the brochure still in my hand, I walked into his room to notice that Goten was having a hard time putting his belt on his pants. Junior put his on 1 2 3.
"Sure thing squirt." I bent to his level and strapped the belt around his pants. He thanked me and put on his shirt. I smiled until I saw the look on Junior's face. I look at him for a second before noticing that he was staring at the brochure.
"What's in your hand dad?" Junior asked while pointing to the brochure. I look at it and sat back up from my bending position. Goten also gave me a confused look. "Is it a vacation home or something? Are we moving?" I snorted in response.
"I wish we can go on vacation." I said with a smirk. "This is actually for school." Junior and Goten looked at each other for a moment. "I was thinking that we should go to school. You two can go to elementary school while I go to high school." I can't believe I said that. It just blurted out of my mouth.
"Well..." Goten tapped his index finger acting shy. "How long are we gonna stay there for?" I looked at the brochure again and I took a deep breath at how long school is.
"6 hours." I reply. Just as I expected, Goten and Junior leaped on me and I held them close. They begged for me not to go and that they won't see me for 6 hours. I patted their backs to calm them down. "It won't be that bad. Your school is right next door to mine and besides, you have each other." How cheesy was that? They nod in response and they let go of me. "Registration is tomorrow noon. And the best part is that you guys get to meet new friends." Goten nodded happily while Junior just nodded. "Let's have some dinner." They cheer as I led them to the kitchen.
After dinner and putting on their pajamas, I put them to bed and sat on my bed. It's been an hour and a half and they keep talking and whispering. I chuckle as I heard Goten demanding Junior to play patty cake with him while Junior said that game was for babies. There was a crash and some yelping. I counted to three in my head and soon enough, there was silence.
"You think Dad heard us?" Junior asked. I smirked and took a deep breath.
"I SURE DID!" I yelled, earning a scream from Goten and Junior. There was silence until they grumbled some name calling under their breathes. I laughed, put my hands behind my head, and relaxed on my bed. About 5 minutes later, the house was silent as the night. My kids must be asleep by now. Sighing in comfort, and slowly closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep. Well, that lasted for about 10 seconds.
"Look Junior! Mr Izzy escaped from his cage!" Goten cooed as their pet lizard, Mr Izzy crawled out of his cage. I groan as i sat up from my comfy position and walked my way to their room.
"I still can't believe you named him 'Mr Izzy'." I heard Junior mumble through the door. I fully opened the door to see Goten kneeling in his pajama pants petting the lizard while Junior looked at him with his hand beside his head. Goten noticed me and his smile grew.
"Look dad!" Goten held the lizard up for me to see. I chuckle and nod.
"Looks like he's gotten bigger." I reply. "Let's put him back in his cage. He needs a rest." Goten nodded and put Mr Izzy back in his cage. He wished me goodnight and crawled to his bed next to Junior's.
"But still school?" Junior complained. I give him a glare. He pulled his blanket over his head and laughed. I couldn't hold my expression and laughed along with him. Goten didn't know what was going on and also laughed for no reason. The laughter dimmmed as Goten and Junior fell asleep. I sigh in relief and walked back to my room.
"I'm doing this for you mom." I said to the sky. Somewhere in the otherworld, I knew my mom was happy for me starting school and maybe making new friends. I pull the blanket over my shoulders and closed my eyes.
"Thank you sweetie." A woman voice that sounded familiar thanked me. I smile when i recognized voice.
"Yeah. Thanks Gohan." A man's voice which also sounded familiar. My smile grew until i fell asleep.
Author: Yeah i know. What a cheesy ending but hey, this idea just popped through my mind. So, if you love it, I'll continue it. Oh, and there's a new poll up for you "Merc With A Mouth" lovers.