Goten clumsily slipped in his window and closed it. He stumbled over to his bed and laid down. He was a little drunk and he was hoping no one would find out that he had been drinking. He was only 16, so he was underage.
The boy had a reason for drinking though. He hadn't been out partying or having fun. He drank to forget; to cope with his loss. He was still trying to get over the death of his mother. He was desperate to rid himself of his feeling of abandonment and something else... heartbreak maybe?
Goten's parents had been divorced for a few years now. His father, Goku, had moved in with his friend, Bulma, and her family. Her son, Trunks, was Goten's only friend. Goku never came to visit Goten, so the only time he ever saw his son was when he came to hang out with Trunks. It was kind of weird to have your dad living with your best friend.
Goten's older brother, Gohan was already married and had a daughter, so Goten lived alone with his mother. Goten loved Chichi. He loved Goku too, even though he felt somewhat abandoned because his father never came to see him.
When Chichi died of a brain hemorrhage, Bulma had immediately taken Goten in. Goku was happy to be living with his son again and Trunks was thrilled to be able to be with his best friend all the time. However, Goten was extremely depressed. He felt utterly alone.
Goten had started hanging around the older kids at school. They weren't the type a mother would be particularly happy to see her child with, to say the least. In fact, Goten didn't really care much for them. He only hung out with them because they had fake I.D.s and would happily buy him alcohol.