Another attempt at a DBZ story. This takes place after Frieza has been killed. A few months later. I don't remember much about the Frieza saga, but it really has no relevance to the story. I chose it simply due to Gohan's age in the story. I believe he was 7 or 8 at the time of Frieza's arrival.

My character Gianna is in this story but she's not a Saiyan like in my previous DBZ story. She's a main character so there'll be a lot of her. The cover photo for this story is of her, so that's how she looks. My own artwork.

Sorry for the short intro.

I own nothing but the plot, Gianna, and any future characters added in.

-Alvon-Kogan-Fan19

Gohan smiled as he flew towards Mount Paouz, coming from Bulma's. He had spent majority of the day with the blue haired woman, assisting her in some of her experiments and projects. He was taking a day off from training with his father and Piccolo, giving his body some time to rest before starting up again.

He closed his dark eyes, letting out a content breath. He loved flying. Ever since he flew on Nimbus with his dad when he was a toddler he had loved it.

Gohan looked down at the trees he was flying over when he sensed a ki level somewhere within the trees. He raised an eyebrow, sensing something mixed in with the human energy, but he couldn't place what it was.

He flew towards the energy, landing on the ground silently. He continued on foot as he made his way toward the person with the strange ki.

A young girl of six wandered through the trees, her steps light, barely making a sound. She stopped when she came across some flowers and she kneeled down to get a closer look at them, her head tilting to the side as she observed them.

Gohan walked towards the clearing the young girl was in when he spotted her. She had her back to him. He blinked, surprised that the energy he was following was coming from the little girl. He took a step forward, startling himself and the girl when he stepped on a twig, breaking it beneath his shoe.

She stood and looked back at him, her expression curious.

Gohan's breath caught in his throat when he locked onto bright gray eyes. He had never seen eyes like hers before. Most everyone he knew had dark eyes aside from Bulma. This girl's eyes were amazing, he found himself captivated.

As a sheltered child, Gohan rarely, if ever, meets kids his own age. Everyone he knows are adults. He's always been told by his mother to respect women and girls, but he's never encountered girls around his age. Until now. He had never given girls much thought before. But upon seeing her, his mind has been opened to the fact that some girls-her especially-were actually quite pretty.

Her clothes consisted of a dress. It was dirty and torn at the bottom, so Gohan assumed she had been wandering around for some time. She didn't have on any shoes, but a pair of equally dirty socks. His eyebrows furrowed as he realized she must be on her own.

She faced Gohan completely, her large eyes watching him in silence.

Gohan blinked, his eyes widening slightly when he felt himself blushing. He shook his head and looked away from the girl. Once he felt composed, he looked back at her, forcing himself not to get drawn in by those eyes again.

"Are you lost?" he asked, taking another step into the clearing. She merely blinked. Gohan scratched his head, unsure how to feel about her silence. "What's your name?"

She watched him for another moment before answering, "My name is Gianna. What's yours?" Her voice was soft, like her features.

Gohan smiled, glad she wasn't staring at him in silence anymore. "My name's Gohan. What are you doing all the way out here?"

The girl, Gianna, tilted her head to the side as she studied Gohan once more. "Gohan." She smiled, seeming to like his name. "I like nature," she said, answering his question. "I like how peaceful it is, don't you?"

Gohan nodded, surveying his surroundings before looking back at Gianna. "How long have you been out here?" He examined her clothing once more, certain she's been wandering around for some time now. He wondered why he hadn't picked up on her ki before now.

"I'm not sure. I've been walking for a long time," she answered. Gohan took a step further into the clearing.

"Where are your parents?" he asked.

Gianna looked away from him and at a tree that held a bird's nest with a bird resting in it. "My parents are dead." Her voice was so soft, Gohan almost missed it. He couldn't read her expression so he couldn't tell what her current emotion was. His heart went out to her, figuring that they must have been dead for some time given her condition.

"I'm sorry," he murmured. He was familiar with the loss of a parent. Although he thanked Kami and the Dragon balls that his dad was at home with his mother.

Gianna looked back at Gohan with a small smile. "Don't be. I'm sad they're gone but I know they loved me."

Gohan smiled back before asking, "Well where do you sleep?" Gianna shrugged in answer, looking at the nature surrounding them both. Gohan realized he made her uncomfortable. He walked over to her slowly. "I'm sorry. How about you come to my house with me?"

Gianna gave him one of those looks that had him swallowing and looking away. Those eyes were going to be the death of him. "No, I don't think so."

Gohan looked at her in surprise. He didn't understand why she would rather be out here than in a warm house. "Just for tonight?" he tried again. She looked reluctant. "You out here by yourself doesn't sit well with me. I can't just leave you here."

Gianna gave it some thought before finally nodding her consent. Gohan grinned.

"Great! How do you feel about flying?"

Gianna looked at him in confusion.

Gohan is such a sweet kid!

I hope you all liked the intro and review for me please! Thanks for reading.