His black eyes opened to see his ceiling.

He had that dream again.

He sat up and looked at his hands on the blue cover.

It was the dream

When

He

Chased

a girl

With long blue hair Skip through a meadow of tall golden grass shining from the orange purple horizon.

He reached for her but the sea of grass pushed him further further away from her

He couldn't see her face just her hair and the top of her back wrapped in an lavender dress.

He stretched his arm as far as he could with his fingers spread wide

But he could never reach her

He sighed in his covers and flipped them over

He walked to his bathroom and cleaned up for the day.

After he washed up he met his mom at the table, she had already put down an plate for him.

He sat down by the plate

mom dark circled eyes lite up and smiled

"Good morning Son"

"Morning mom"

He was 21 , but he felt 17 , he doesn't remember when he turned 21.

He ate with his mother

The sun blazed in as birds chirped outside

"You know Goten " his mom said looking up happy into nothing "the sun flowers are so beautiful in the summer , you should go Pick some on your way to the lake"

Goten stared at his mother as he finished his fish and fries.

"Okay "

He stood up and grabbed his boat capsule and fishing hat

"I'll be back mom "

"Bye sweetie"

Though I don't remember when I started to catch and sell fish like Gohan , I knew eventually I would also be a fisherman .

I lived on land with my mom brother and his wife. We survive ,by fishing , every Friday I go into the city and sell the catches.

I have a niece Pan. I believe she's about the same age as me. I haven't seen her in years.

So I guess we are not that close, if I remember correctly she ran away refusing to become an fisherman like me and my brother.

Goten walked to the lake he pulled the capsule out his khaki pants and looked at

It had the words Hope painted on it.

He threw it down and out came his wooden boat.

He pushed it on the dirt into the got in

He grabbed the anchor and tossed it into the water then undressed down to his boxers

And dove in with his net

He swam and fished for three hours He caught tons of baby fish and adult fish.

He loaded them all in bags and salt then paddled back to shore and capsule the boat throwing the bags of fished over his shoulder.

He walked back to the houses as sun set passing up an meadow

An meadow of sunflowers

When he saw the contrast of the vast vibrant yellow leaves blow in the wind

He gasp as his eyes widen

The fish hit the ground

He started at the flowered sway romantically in the hard blowing wind

He began to walk deep with in the maze of flowers

Until he was surrounded

Once he got lost in a empty patch

the middle of the yellow hue field

He panic looking around from every ankle

The wind blew hard

He turned eastward

And saw an pink ribbon fly over the field he tried to grabbed it

,but it's smooth silky surface slipped through his fingers

He stared at it where it once was. And looked at the sky and finally decided to fly above to see his catch.

He flew to the fish and picked it up walking back home.

Once he got there , it were still sun set

He saw his sister in law on an orange and white checker cloth on her knees in an yellow sundress white gloves and hat. Videl long brunette hair shined red in the sun as her blue eyes read the pages of a book.

Goten watched her as he slowly walked toward the fridge.

She smiled and closed the velvet box bringing it close to her heart. Looking up at the sky through her hat.

She looked down to see Goten starting

"Hello Goten"

"Hi Videl"

"My all those fish great job"

"Thank you "

She Got up and folded her cloth and stood in the grass

"You better get those to the fridge !"

Goten looked at the fish

"Right "

He continued to the fridge on side of his brothers house and stored the fish to be sold this Friday.

He washed in the bath house outside and made it back in just in time for dinner with his family.

They passed around food and smiled, with two seats empty.

After dinner Goten laid in his bed staring at the ceiling.

He would go to sleep

Dream of a girl with Parry wrinkle hair

Wake up

Fish

The go back to sleep.

Was this it

Was this all there was for him.

He closed his eyes heavily

He ran after her

As the wind took her hair further and further away

He opens his mouth and screamed "wait " , but nothing came out as air filled his lungs like water

He heard clouded Giggles

As she past by a huge tree a few yards ahead of him

"Wait !"

"Wait"

His mute voice screamed out

As he ran faster to the tree

Who are you

He ran to the tree going full speed

When a white soft face ,big blue eyes and long bangs poked from the tree with perched lips

"Boo!"

Goten Jumped up in sweat in his room

His eyes blinked fast

As his heart pounded

In

His

Dark

Room