Yo! I'm back with a new story and a new chapter! I'm looking forward to getting this story out to you and I'm still deep in the writing process right now, but it's coming along fantastically. Sorry it's been so long, but I've just been really busy. Moved out of my uni flat into a new house and started my second year, but enough of that...LET'S GET ON WITH DRAGON BALL AG!

Last Time on DragonBall AG

We experienced a whole host of interesting events. From the official start of Noca's and Pan's relationship, to the revenge of a certain angry wizard and his henchmen. That led to the reveal of Noca's father and then his untimely demise. But luckily, Dazir fell that day as well. This also led to the making of a brand new friend, Dom. Then, well, then we experienced a big conflict between three alien invaders looking to destroy Noca and the other Saiyans. One of these Saiyans was none other than Noca's uncle, also Vegeta's cousin. His name, Vernege. This battle ended with Vernege's death, at the hands of Noca. Now…we pick up shortly after Goten and Valese said their vows and became a happily married couple. Let's drop in and see how Noca's doing. Enjoy!

Arc I: One Uneventful Year

Chapter 1: Regretful Day

Thursday 1st August Age 793

Some time had passed since the invasion of the Demon powered Warriors. Things seemed to be going slow. It was only just the beginning of the Summer holidays and the weather was perfect at this time. You would have been forgiven for believing everything was perfect right now. The problem with that, you would, in fact, be wrong.

They wouldn't stop. It had taken time for them to even start, but at this point in time. The flashes wouldn't stop. Noca would be sleeping, comfortably, happily, but then he would shoot wide away, drenched in sweat and the only thing on his mind would be that image of the bloodied and beaten corpse of Vernege. The Teen Saiyan couldn't explain where any of this had come from, but he sure as hell wanted it to stop. These visions, or whatever, were severely taking a toll of his life. He was losing far too much sleep and had no idea what any of it meant. Noca had no regrets about what he did, but still the visions came.

This particular night, Noca decided to get out of bed and do something to take his mind off of the image plaguing his mind. He checked the clock on his bed-side table. "3:15. It's too early," he thought to himself as he stood up and moved to his door. Before opening it he listened through to see if anyone was awake. Luckily, it seemed as if he was. He pushed the door open slowly and quietly made his way down the hall and down the stairs.

He entered the kitchen and walked to the fridge. It was far to warm right now and he needed a nice cold drink to refresh himself and relax. He grabbed a carton of juice and then a glass from the cupboard. The teen poured a glass of orange juice and started to sip at it. Boy was it refreshing though. This weather was nice at times, but the warm nights were very hard to put up with sometimes. Noca turned around and leant against the counter. He sighed as he brought the glass back to his lips and took another sip of that ice cold drink. He tried to think over what was in his head, but that wasn't help him in any way. He needed to get the thoughts of Vernege and what had happened away from his mind. It was over and there was nothing Noca could do to take it back, even if he wanted to.

Noca turned around to pour himself another glass of juice, but as he started to pour there was another flash in his mind and this time it was accompanied by a voice. In a very low whisper, all the voice said was,"Kuyato." Noca took a moment to compose himself because that one had definitely surprised him. Noca didn't recognise the voice, but it certainly frightened him. But, why did it frighten him? Noca continued to ponder it while sitting there with a carton of juice in one hand and a glass in the other. The teen was brought of this trance by yet another hushed voice, only this time it belonged to a female and was saying his name.

"Noca?"

Noca turned around, caught completely off-guard and almost dropped both glass and carton. Luckily he managed to tighten his grip. Maybe a little too tight as the glass cracked and the carton crunched up a little. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked up to see Pan standing there, wearing a rather large top. Something she had decided to wear to bed, no doubt. Noca was surprised to see her awake at this time, but then again, so was he. Either way, he had to ask.

"Why are you up at this time?" The boy asked his concerned girlfriend. She slowly started to walk towards him. The look on her face told Noca that she was worried.

"I needed to know why you were awake," Pan started, "I could feel something wrong with your emotions and had to come check it out. Are you ok?" She placed her hand on his arm as a sign on comfort and all Noca did was look down into her caring eyes. He didn't know what to tell her though. He didn't want to bring this topic to her attention and believed it would all just blow over. He decided not to let her worry anymore.

"It was nothing…just…" Noca stalled and this made Pan worry a little more. He noticed he had paused for a bit too long and quickly finished, "Something stupid on my mind, it's nothing, I should go to bed." Noca's statement was rushed and felt rather panicked. He placed the carton in the fridge, the glass in the sink and then walked past Pan and headed back upstairs without saying another word. Pan was left standing there to think on what had happened and it certainly didn't feel right. She'd check on him again in the morning.

By the time Noca managed to get back to sleep he was only granted about half an hour before his eyes were wide open again. Not due to any troubling visions this time, but it was down to the cries of a certain Quarter-Saiyan child. No, not Pan. Of course, the Saiyan I refer to, is Rei.

Noca sat up in his bed and looked dead ahead at his door. He rubbed his eyes and shook his head. The teen felt really rough and those cries weren't doing him any favours, although he couldn't really get mad about that. Rei was only a baby after all. There was nothing else to do now. The time was 7:30 so Noca thought it best to get out of bed have a shower. Perhaps that would do him some good. Something had to work.

The teen turned the shower on and he stepped in and let the hot water wash over his body. He closed his eyes and decided to just stand there for a second. He had to think over what this stupid vision must mean. Vernege's face just wouldn't stop popping into his head whenever he gained some peace and quiet. It was making everything so difficult and Noca could feel so much frustration bubbling up inside of him. He knew if he couldn't find away to control this then his anger was going to come out in a way that he couldn't control and that may affect the people around. He didn't want that to happen to anyone. Especially Pan. He still didn't know what came over him earlier when he decided to dodge Pan's concerns and keep to himself. That was stupid of him and it will only lead to her having more worries. He just needed this to blow over.

Noca soon decided he had spent enough time under the spray of the shower. He washed up and then stepped out, grabbing his towel and entering his room once more. Rei's crying had stopped and Noca felt like he had a clearer head than before. He breathed a sigh of relief and gingerly sat down on his bed. The teen ran over a list of things that he could do for the day, but nothing stood out. Surely Pan would have some plans for him, but after last night Noca just felt that space was needed. It wouldn't be easy to convince his girlfriend to give him that though.

He decided not to ponder that fact anymore and quickly dried off and got dressed. No matter how he was feeling, he still needed to eat. Once ready Noca exited the bedroom and made his way downstairs, but as he approached the bottom he started to thing about the atmosphere at breakfast. Things hadn't been the same since Noca made the decision to end Vernege's life and Gohan seemed to very strongly disagree with Noca's choice. He had voiced that opinion many times and it had almost led to arguments between the two. Eventually those arguments stopped, but Gohan's opinion never changed. This all made Noca very anxious before entering the kitchen every morning.

Once he finally found his courage to tackle the situation he walked in and saw that Gohan was sitting at the table feeding his baby boy while Videl was watching with a wide smile on her face. They both noticed Noca enter, but only one person looked up. The soothing voice of Videl was the only one to greet him.

"Good Morning, Noca," She said cheerfully, the wide smile on her face not going anywhere. "Did you sleep well?"

Noca could've told her the truth, but that would probably raise some concerns for the Mother of two. It could also just give Gohan some more ammunition to use in their argument. "I slept ok," he lied.

Videl noticed that her husband hadn't diverted his attention away from the baby boy, nor did he even acknowledge Noca's existence and this was really starting to get to her. She breathed a stressed sigh of relief that didn't go unnoticed by Noca. She looked down to the table and the teen knew that something needed to change and perhaps he could be the one to make that change.

He turned to face Gohan and opened his mouth to say something. Videl noticed the movement and looked up expectantly, but all she saw was Noca stop, close his mouth and turn away. He then sat down at the table and the Mother noticed the disappointed and nervous look on the teen's face. She knew it must be hard for him to be in this situation. Sure, she didn't agree with Noca's choice, but if he felt it was the right move to give him the closure he believed was needed, then she didn't have any quarrels.

"I suppose you want something to eat?" Videl asked, standing up and walking towards the fridge. Noca wished he could say yes, but the truth was his appetite had vanished the moment he walked downstairs. He hated to turn her down, but he just wasn't feeling it.

"Sorry, Videl. I guess I'm not that hungry," He informed her. His tone was low and there was certainly something wrong with his feelings right now. A Mother knew these things. She sat down next to the teen and placed her hand on his.

"Is everything ok?" She asked, sweetly. Noca looked up and her took a deep breath and stood up.

"Sorry," Noca said, putting a hand to his forehead. "I just need some air." Noca turned away and walked towards the back door, which was luckily open, and he just walked away towards the small wooded area behind them. He didn't know where he was going, but he knew that if he continued this way for about half and hour then he would eventually end up at the nearest town. He didn't aim to go that far, he only needed a minute to himself.

Videl watched the boy disappear beyond the trees and then turned to her Husband, a furious look upon her face. "What is the matter with you?" She asked in a very sinister tone. Gohan looked up from his Son and stared into his Wife's eyes. He was in no way surprised by her reaction, but he aimed to stand firm on what he believed in. "I have had enough of this," Videl followed up, turning her back on Gohan and walking to the counter. All she did was lean on it and look down.

"What am I supposed to do?" Gohan asked, "He isn't going to listen to my arguments about why what he did was wrong."

Videl shook her head and turned around to face her husband again. "You're not supposed to make him agree with everything you believe in, Gohan." Videl was certainly in a bad mood and Gohan knew not to say anything back until she was done. "You should just move on from this, I'm sure that's all Noca wants. He doesn't want you to agree with him, he just wants you to accept it."

"But if I just roll over and accept it then that's the same as agreeing with him," Gohan said, raising his voice and standing up out of his seat. Surprisingly, Rei didn't react to any of this, but there was someone at the stairs listening. Gohan sighed and sat down again. Videl turned away once more and stared out of the window. She saw Noca wandering amongst the trees looking lost and she felt for him.

"You don't think he finds this hard?" Videl said softly. Gohan looked up and her and thought about what she was saying. "You don't think that deep down in there he regrets what he did?" She turned around again and looked at her husband and for some reason she had tears in her eyes. Gohan didn't have a response to that.

"Just settle it. That's all I'm asking," Videl started. Gohan could finally see that Videl couldn't put up with the negativity in her house anymore. "We don't have to agree with everything he does, but we can't push him way for it. We need to show that we support him and we accept that he can make his own choices."

Gohan turned away again and looked at Rei. Something then crossed his mind and if he had taken any time to think about it then maybe he wouldn't have said it, but in the heat of the moment he couldn't stop himself.

"Noca's not our son, I don't have to support anything he does."

That statement caused find to gasp and put a hand over her mouth. She was surprised and angered at hearing those words come from Gohan's mouth. She walked away from the counter and towards the back door. Gohan had nothing else to say, but he must've felt like he had crossed some sort of line there. Videl walked outside and made her way towards Noca. She wasn't angry with him, but she needed to be strict and show that she was the authority figure in his life. She knew Noca respected her and he would hopefully listen and accept what she had to say.

Noca noticed the woman coming his way and decided to step away from the trees and not be rude by making Videl walk in there. He saw that she looked angry, but Noca wasn't sure why. She walked right up to him and her look started to soften. She looked into Noca's eyes and saw that they were really red and he looked exhausted. Everything just left her mind and it was now filled with concern for the teen.

"Why haven't you been sleeping?" She questioned, in a motherly tone. Noca sighed and turned his head away, but Videl was persistent. "Tell me, now." The teen turned back and and sighed.

"There's just been something on my mind recently…it's nothing really," Noca shook his head and turned away.

"Don't you turn away from me, tell me what's wrong."

Noca remained in that position and thought for a second. He was trying to think of what good could actually come from revealing the truth to her. Noca knew it would just help fuel Gohan's point. But…he wasn't talking to Gohan. This was just he and Videl. Alone. She would listen to him. She would help him. Noca turned around and faced her again.

"I keep…" Noca started and suddenly found himself falling silent. He didn't want to say it. Videl gave him a soft look as if to say 'go on' but Noca didn't want to say anymore. "I'm sorry Videl…I can't."

Noca turned towards the house again and walked away from the Mother, leaving her there to think to herself what might be wrong with Noca at the moment. Noca entered the house and stalled before exiting the room. He needed to say something, but he bottled it at the last minute. He instead continued towards the stairs and stalled when he noticed Pan sitting there. She opened her mouth to say something, but Noca quickly rushed off upstairs. She turned to watch him walk away and wondered what was going on.

Noca entered his room and immediately closed the door behind him. He really couldn't be bothered interacting with anyone anymore today and it was still early. The teen approached his bed, turned around and dropped back onto it. He grabbed his pillow and placed it over his face, just wanting to hide away from the World. Sure, it made it a little hard to breathe, but he could handle it. Soon enough Noca could feel an energy approaching his room. It was Pan. Noca wasn't sure he was ready to have a conversation with her just yet, so he remained in the same position. That didn't stop Pan from knocking and entering though.

Noca didn't say anything to protest, but he could sense that Pan stopped immediately upon seeing him. He didn't move so Pan decided to take a couple of steps towards him. She felt that he always felt better in her company, but right now she wanted to know what was bothering him so she could truly help him figure it out.

"Noca?" She muttered in a questioning tone. She didn't get a response. "Noca, what's been going on with you?" She asked. Pan was a lot firmer with her question now. Noca took a deep breath and sat up, removing the pillow from his face.

"Can't I just have some alone time without people asking what's wrong with me?" Noca snapped back at her. This was surprising to say the least. There was definitely a very angered tone in Noca's voice then and Pan was taken aback by it. She didn't know what to say.

"Noca…I…"

Noca stood up and walked over to his dresser. "I can't handle all these questions constantly coming my way. It's…it's frustrating." Noca didn't even look at Pan. She could see that he wasn't just angry, but he was upset about something. The girl wanted nothing more that for her boyfriend to be happy and she wanted to press further, but after that reaction, she wasn't sure he would listen to any questions.

"I didn't want to annoy you…I just…"

"Just what?" Noca cut her off, he turned and looked at her and Pan had to admit that he hadn't seen him like this. Especially towards her. Pan stepped back and felt intimidated. Noca started to breathe heavily and felt like something was seriously wrong. He looked up at the mirror and then there was a sudden flash of Vernege's face. It was staring at him, covered in blood and those eyes were just as lifeless and Noca remembered. It felt so real. So real that Noca reacted in a violent way. He clenched his fist and fired it against the mirror, smashing the whole thing. Pan jumped in shock and backed against the wall as Noca walked past her in a huff. She noticed something and tried to speak up, but it just didn't want to come out. Instead she just made a slight stutter and Noca noticed. He stopped, turned and glared at her.

"What?" He asked, there was almost a kind of ferocity in his tone and it frightened Pan. She was trembling and shaking and something inside Noca was telling him to open his eyes and notice what was happening, but he didn't.

"I…I…Just wanted to say…Your hand…it's bleeding…" Pan stammered, still frightened by her boyfriend in this moment. Noca stopped and looked at his hand and saw the blood dripping from his knuckles. He then looked up to Pan and finally saw how she was acting and his entire demeanour changed. It was his turn as he tried to find the right words to say, but nothing came. He turned away and continued out of his room leaving Pan there in silence.

The girl didn't know what to do and fought to hold back the tears that were coming to her eyes. Not only had that been a new situation with Noca, but it terrified her. She walked over to the broken glass on the floor and notice blood on some of it. She turned towards the door hoping that Noca would come back, but that wasn't so. She sat down on his bed and decided that she would wait for him to come back, but she couldn't know how long that may take. With how she was feeling, she decided she couldn't be alone. Pan grabbed her phone and decided to call Bra over. Maybe her best friend could help her get over this?

Meanwhile, Noca hadn't just decided to leave his room, but he left the house. He flew off to find somewhere to spend some alone time, if that was even possible. The teen didn't want any distractions while he thought over the situation.

He finally landed somewhere he assumed was isolated enough for him and just dropped to his knees on the ground. He kept his eyes towards the dirt and clenched his fists hard. With the bloodied one he started to pound at the dirt with all his might and each time he did he felt his anger swelling and rising. He wasn't sure where all this rage was coming from, but he knew it wasn't doing him any good. His pounding off the ground was getting faster and harder and his rage was ever growing. He eventually stopped stood up and screamed out with all his might. His energy flared up around him and he jumped straight to Super Saiyan 2.

His screaming stopped, but he continued to look up into the sky. He was angry at someone and he needed to express that anger. "Why do you continue to torment me?! YOU'RE DEAD!" Noca's screams echoed through the valley and you could feel the rage pulsating through the yell. The teen stopped and collapsed to his knees again. His power dropped and he was once again in his base form.

Something was seriously wrong at the moment and Noca needed to sort through it. He crossed his legs and sat on the ground. He closed his eyes and tried to tackle his emotions and thoughts. This situation would be fixed, and it would be fixed now.

Time passed, lots of time, but Noca couldn't put a number on exactly how much. He wasn't focussing on that. The main focus right now was getting these visions in his head figured out and trying to interpret exactly how he felt about everything going on in his life. Was it maybe because of Gohan's opinion? Was that why Noca was feeling as if what he did was wrong? Gohan was strongly against Vernege's murder, but Noca had felt that he did the right thing. The thing that was best for the universe, nay, the galaxy.

Something Noca had remained oblivious to, aside from the time, was the fact that his energy had been violently fluctuating the entire time he was alone. This had drawn the attentions of many fighters, at least the ones with the ability to sense energy, but no one had come to check on him.

Until Now.

A pair of white boots set down on the dirt and started to move towards Noca. The teen felt the approach of a very strong power level and due to how riled up he was getting during this mediation he reacted instinctively. Noca leapt up towards the figure and fired his fist towards the opponents face, but found his fist easily caught in the person's hand. Noca finally calmed himself and realised it wasn't an enemy approaching him. It was Vegeta.

"What is going on with you, boy?" Vegeta asked in his usually stern and frustrated tone. He released Noca's fist and the teen dropped back to the ground and continued to relax himself. Vegeta folded his arms and stared down at the boy. Noca took a deep breath and stood up again.

"I've just had a lot going on recently…" Noca said, trying to avoid eye-contact with the Saiyan Prince. Vegeta didn't like the vague answer and pressed further.

"Just tell me whatever's wrong with you so I can go home and forget about it," Vegeta barked in a strict and annoyed tone. He didn't want to feel as if he wasted his time coming to check on the boy if he was just having a tantrum over something ridiculous. Noca stalled on a response and Vegeta was beginning to lose interest and started to turn away, but Noca spoke quickly to keep his attention.

"It's about Vernege."

Vegeta stopped. He didn't turn back to face Noca, but he wasn't going anywhere any time soon. Maybe this did have a bit more seriousness to it than he had previously thought. He wasn't expecting this conversation to ever come up. Noca had killed Vernege with such ferocity and focus that it didn't seem to faze him in the slightest, but Vegeta was prepared for this moment, just in case.

The Prince turned around slowly looked Noca in the eye. "What is it?"

Noca took another deep breath and thought about how he should start. His feelings on the matter? The visions? Gohan's Opinion?

"I don't know if what I did was the right thing," Noca started, looking to the ground.

Vegeta was very quick to respond. "If was your choice and you made it. You need to stand by it even if…" The Prince stopped and looked to the side, "Even if you regret it."

Noca looked up at the sound of those final words and he had a lot of questions to ask Vegeta now. It sounded as if that had come from a very real place and maybe Vegeta had experienced that himself. But really? Prince Vegeta…experiencing regret over murdering someone? The Saiyan that worked in the Cold Empire and killed for a career? That couldn't be true.

"Is there anything you regret?" Noca asked, managing to gain the confidence to ask the Prince a question he was sure would get brushed off without a second thought. Vegeta turned back to face Noca and smirked.

"Sometimes."

Noca didn't think to press any further with that. Everyone has regrets and surely Vegeta understands he's killed innocent people in his time. Maybe if it weren't for the Era he was born in then things would have been different for the Prince. Losing one's home planet at such a young age wasn't going to be a good thing for any child. Noca decided there was no longer a need to bring up his other points. Just that little bit of discussion seemed to do Noca a bit of help. If someone like Vegeta could have spent so much of his life with some of those thoughts in his head, then Noca would find a way to deal with it. Vernege deserved what he got and Noca accepted that, but now it was just a matter of accepting whether he was right to have been the killer.

"Thanks, Vegeta. That helped," Noca told the Prince. He turned his back on Vegeta and took off to fly back towards the house. Maybe he was just being stupid, but now he needed to let Gohan know about his conversation with Vegeta and his new thoughts on the matter and maybe things would settle between the two. Unless Gohan remained adamant that Noca was wrong.

Back at the house, Pan was with Bra sitting in the kitchen and talking to her. They made sure to avoid any topics about Noca in this moment. Pan just wanted to have a conversation with her best friend and not think about what was troubling Noca. She couldn't say she was happy with him right now, but she couldn't deny that she obviously cared a great deal. There wasn't much she could do when he wouldn't tell her what the problem was.

Occasionally Bra would notice Pan drifting off and starting to think about when Noca will walk back in, but that just wasn't happening anytime soon. He energy had been playing up for a bit, but it seemed to have calmed now. So maybe he was on his way back?

"Hey, Pan, you in there?" Bra snapped her fingers in front of the Raven-Haired girl's eyes and Pan came back to reality.

"Yeah, sorry, what were you saying?" Pan had clearly not been paying any attention. Bra sighed and shook her head.

She put an assuring hand on the girl's shoulder and smiled at her. "He'll be fine, Pan."

Pan smiled at her weakly and looked down and the table. Bra could tell she wasn't really in the mood to have a conversation, but she just wanted the company in this moment. The mood in the entire household seemed off. Videl was in the living room with Rei, the girls were talking in the kitchen and Gohan was in his office. This wasn't something that Bra was used to and it worried her, but at least she knew Pan was happier with her here.

Bra thought the atmosphere couldn't be good for Pan and did try suggesting that she come stay at Capsule Corp. with her, but Pan was adamant Noca would come home and they would sort things out. The Blue-Haired teen couldn't change her mind so she wasn't about to make loads of attempts to do so.

It seemed to pay-off though, as Noca finally walked in through the door. Too Bra's surprise, Pan didn't even move. She looked up at him through the doorway, but straight back down to the table. She wasn't sure Noca wanted to speak to her. Bra looked from Pan and then through the doorway and saw that Noca's expression was rather neutral. Noca then turned immediately to the left, where Gohan's office was, and pushed the door open.

He didn't do it softly though. In fact, there was some force in it. This caused both Pan and Bra to stand up and walk down the hall and even Videl had exited the living room to see what was going to happen. Noca walked in and stood at the edge of the room. Gohan turned around in his chair and was going to say something, but Noca spoke first. And confidently so.

"You need to understand that I am entitled to make my own decisions," Noca started, sounding rehearsed. Gohan attempted to interject, but Noca continued, "No matter how hard they are."

"Even if it involves killing?" Gohan questioned in response. Noca took in a deep breath through the nose, showing his growing frustration.

"No matter how hard they are," He repeated, making sure to make himself clear. The only problem was that this time he came off a bit patronising. Gohan stood up now.

"But killing is the hardest of all decisions," Gohan started, appearing very confident and strict, "It's not something that should ever be taken lightly."

"You don't think I know that?" Noca snapped back. He was getting rather annoyed with Gohan, "I made the decision completely on impulse." Noca looked down to the ground and took another deep breath, and when he spoke again it was with a lot of ferocity, "I just wanted to see him dead…so I made it happen."

No one had a response for that.

"If you can't deal with it then it's your problem," Noca continued, "I'm not your son, so stop treating me like it." There was a lot of anger in that line. Gohan seemed almost shocked by it, but if he was then he managed to disguise it quite well. He was ready for a line of his own.

"If you aren't prepared to listen to what I have to say then why are you still in my house?" Gohan bit back, shocking the three females. Videl made an audible gasp, as did Pan. They were about to protest, but Noca managed to distract them. How? By laughing.

It wasn't full on laughter, but there was definitely a small chuckle there. Noca looked to the ground and then back up at the Demi-Saiyan.

"You're right."

With that, the teen turned around and walked past the girls, heading straight upstairs. Pan, Videl and Bra all rushed to follow him, but were unsure of what he was doing.

The boy burst into his bedroom, almost flinging the door off its hinges and went straight for his cupboard. Videl enquired as to what he was doing, but Noca didn't answer. Instead he threw a tatty old bag onto his bed and started to grab some things. There weren't many things. In fact, it looked as if he was leaving everything that had been given to him since he moved into his house. That was when it hit Pan.

"You can't leave," Pan protested, standing in Noca's way as he attempted to leave the room. Noca stopped, didn't say anything and didn't even look at her. Pan stood strong, but she saw his face and for some reason, some unknown reason, she just stepped aside. Noca walked past and continued down the stairs. Gohan was now standing in the doorway of his office and watched as Noca walked up the the front door and opened it. The look on the Demi-Saiyan's face said that he had been slightly over the line, but he didn't want to say that.

Noca looked over to him and smirked. "When it came to things like school and my decision to fight, you said it was my choice." The teen had certainly got the Father there. Gohan looked down and Noca looked out of the house once more. "But when I kill a man because of all the terrible sins he has committed…I'm in the wrong?" Noca turned to face Gohan one last time. "And I should listen to you?"

Gohan looked up as Noca smirked and stepped out of the house, but didn't go off anywhere just yet.

"Make your mind up Gohan. What do you want from me?"

Gohan had nothing to say. He just didn't know what he could say. Neither did anyone else to be honest. They just stood and watched the whole scenario unfold. Pan had tears coming to her eyes once more, but didn't know what to do. She ran past her father and threw her arms around him. Noca didn't turn around to face her and even acknowledge the hug. He himself had so many emotions bubbling up inside him, but he couldn't show weakness now. Gohan would cave.

"What do you want from him, Dad?!" Pan yelled at her father. Noca was shocked by that outburst. He certainly hadn't expected Pan to get involved. She had now let go of her boyfriend and was glaring in her Father's direction. Gohan and Videl were both taken off-guard by Pan's outburst.

"Pan," Noca spoke softly, looking over his shoulder, but still not looking at her. The girl stopped and turned, tears streaming down her face. Noca shook his head and started to walk away. "I can't stay here if I'm not wanted…Pan, I'll always Love you and be there for you. I will always care about all of you, but I won't stay if I can't be accepted as a real person."

And thus he continued to walk away. Pan standing there not knowing how to feel. Noca was leaving their home, but…not their lives? Gohan watched as the boy started to lift off the ground and he started to think to himself. "Where's he gonna go? He…he needs to stay…"

"Wait!"

Noca stopped and turned around, descending to the ground in the process. Gohan had walked forwards now and he was looking rather disappointed.

"You're far too grown up for how young you truly are," Gohan started, shaking his head. "You're right."

Noca cocked his head to the side a little and even the others were surprised at Gohan's sudden change. "I'm contracting myself and I know it's not good. I just want what's best for…" The man stopped, knowing that what he was about to say wasn't right, "I just wanted what I thought was best for you."

Noca was listening now. Gohan was being completely reasonable and truthful now.

"But you're right. I need to let you make your own decisions. I'm not your Father and I shouldn't try to be…" Gohan finished and turned away, but not before saying one last thing. "I'm sorry."

Noca didn't know what to say, but he smiled to himself and looked down at the ground. Gohan went back into the house and Videl followed him. Noca let go of his bag and let it drop the ground and as he did Pan rushed back over to him and wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace. Noca slowly and gently places a hand on her back, but he then slowly and softly pushes her off of him. He picks the bag up and heads back up to his room. He closes the door behind him, leaving the girls looking up the stairs.

Pan is very confused and looks to Bra for guidance. Bra signals for them to head upstairs and see what the problem was. The two of them rush up there and knock on his door. They immediately enter and see that Noca is standing at the foot of his bed facing away from them. Pan slowly edges in and walks around to see that he is just staring down at his hand.

"What's wrong?" Pan asks, hoping that he doesn't bite her head this time. Noca doesn't avert his gaze, but does inhale as if about to speak.

"This is the hand that killed Vernege…at first I wasn't bothered by it, but now I'm overwhelmed by what I've done," Noca had a very questioning look written on his face, but Pan didn't really know what to say to help him in this situation, but at least he was opening up. He closed his hand and turned to face the girl. "It won't be easy to get over, but I'll do it. After all, he deserved it."

Pan slowly inched in closer to him and wrapped her hands around his torso. Noca slowly raised his hands to her back and then tightened the embrace. Right now, he needed this connection and he knew that Pan sorely need it too. He released the grip a little and looked into her eyes.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier," Noca said softly. Pan just smiled and shook her head. She quickly pulled up to his face and planted a quick kiss on his lips.

"That's ok," she said back to him sweetly. When she finally released her grip Noca told the girls that he really needed to get some sleep and asked if he could be left alone. The girls accepted and left him. Noca didn't even undress, he just dropped straight onto his bed and almost fell asleep instantly. After getting all that stuff off of his chest he now felt far more relaxed. Maybe he could actually get some decent sleep now.

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