Chapter One: Gone

Heart and Soul

This is after the GT Saga when Goku fuses with the Dragonballs and goes to heaven.

Goku was gone. Again. And this time it was for good. Or was it? There was no use in beating around that bush, it was more than obvious that this was the last time anyone would ever see him again. Not Chichi, not Bulma, not Kurirun, and Gohan or Goten.

Not Vegeta…..

Vegeta of all people was the one that took it the worst. He didn't train, he didn't eat, he didn't sleep. Since Goku left Vegeta had opted to settle with Bulma. But it wasn't that simple, she always cried for him reminding the prince that the only thing he had to live for was gone. He would often leave their bed in disgust at himself. He didn't love her like he should have and he knew she deserved better. He didn't sleep in bed with her anymore, not out of grief, but out of self loathing, he just slept in the wild in a tree. He figured the forests still quiet ness would give him all the comfort he needed.

And it shook him to the core when the Son brats would 'visit' him bearing food and fresh clothing. Just looking at the youngest Son, Gotens face was enough to make Vegeta pummel the young boy until he was satisfied with himself. He had long since accepted that Goku was more powerful than he. That fact didn't bother him as much as it should have and it was ok. There was no reason to train, no one to defeat.

"Vegeta-san, we bought some food and some clothes and…." "Leave" Gohan smiled. "Oh come on Vegeta were just tryna'---""I said leave, go now" Goten sighed and put the food and clothing in an old birds nest and he and his brother flew off. Vegeta glanced at the stuff and jumped down. He picked up the clothing and almost smiled when he noticed that it was a dark blue spandex outfit. Bulma knew something was wrong and was attempting to help out. Maybe she understood? It wasn't a far jump from her intelligence, she was after all the smartest woman on the planet as far as he knew and she understood human feelings the most but unfortunately she didn't understand him, not like Goku did. His family didn't offer much comfort. The only thing that kept him with them was his daughter, Bra (Bura). She was his little princess and he loved that she was witty, smart, and beautiful; the things that made him fall for her mother Bulma.

He laughed at the irony of it. He could never have anything; everything he had was either was either wasted or taken away from him. Maybe because he was a ruthless killer? No a lot had changed over the last 27 years since Goku left his family, his friends, and his last Saiyan companion. Dare he say friend? Yes Goku was his friend whether the older Saiyan knew it or not. That was the thing about Goku, he bought out the best and worst of people, happiness, hate, love, confusion, and he made Vegeta feel self conscious. When he risked his life in the fight with Cell, Vegeta suddenly felt as if everything he had worked for had been ripped away and torn to pieces. Gohan, Trunks and Mirai (Future Trunks) were among some of the things that kept him fighting, that and a strong feeling that Goku was going to come back, and he had.

But this time around he wasn't so sure and Goku said he wasn't coming back. His wife, Chichi had died two weeks after him from a heart attack. Vegeta could only imagine how Gohan and Goten felt. But Goku didn't love Chichi; he only stayed with her for the sake of their children. Bulma was hanging on well enough at the age of 73 and used a wheel chair to get around. I was only a matter of time until she went too, a year. In fact, she had wished that Shenron tell her this. She was so smart, careful even, and she just wanted to spend her last year with her family. It made him feel so faithless, it made him want to go home and tell her he loved her. But he couldn't because he didn't. He knew that Goku's death had hurt her too seeing as they were best friends and he wanted to comfort her. No, she needed someone worthy, someone who she could count on and that someone wasn't him. "I really should go see her" But he would feel like he was cheating her, tricking her of everything. It wasn't fair but he would be with her then as he always had to make her happy.

There were two questions that plagued him, What if she still loved him, What if she told him this? She would expect an answer and he couldn't give her one because he didn't love her anymore. He shook his head and jumped down from the tree. "Vegeta" He spun around to face Gohan. "What do you want boy" Gohan frowned "Vegeta I'm 39 years old" "So, what is it that you want" "Are you going home?" "I don't know am I?" Gohan threw his hands in the air in frustration. Vegeta had been giving him smart-ass remark for the past year and a half. Like Goku he was very temperamental and impatient. "Damnit Vegeta, im sick of these half-assed answers just answer yes or…." He was cut off as a fist sailed into his jaw, knocking him into a nearby tree.

"Don't you EVER tell me what to do I'm not a child" Gohan got up and rubbed his jaw. "Hn, so you want to fight me" Vegeta laughed. "I didn't come here for that but if you insist" Gohan rushed at him and attempted to punch him but Vegeta caught his fist. He swung again and he caught the other one easily. "Let me go Vegeta" Vegeta stared at him. He saw Goku. Not him but the resemblance was as clear as day. Vegeta gasped. He looked too much like Goku. He let Gohan go and took off. Gohan stood there pissed and confused. "What just happened?"

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