Death Kiss
Chapter 1
Goku has always lived up on Mount Paozu with her grandfather, Gohan. He had found her abandoned in the woods up there. He took her in and named her Goku. Though he tried to change it when he realized that she was a girl. Goku was a stubborn baby. When she liked something she kept it and she liked the name. For months, Gohan tried to call her by all sorts of names. He tried Akane, Penny, Peruka, Jade, Choa, and even Leena but every time he called her by one of these names, he always got hit by one of her toys. So she got what she wanted and was named Goku Son.
Goku was a very violent baby. She was always angry about something. She threw everything, she broke everything and she always pulled on Gohan's mustache whenever it was in reach. Gohan often asked himself why he was doing this, raising such a child. But when Goku would fall asleep and Gohan saw her peaceful smile, his heart warmed every time and he was glad that she was in his life.
It wasn't until Goku was two that she jumped out of his basket, which was strapped on his back, and fell down a ravine. Gohan was so scared that he had lost her. Normally any baby would die from such a fall but Goku didn't. She survived but was left in a coma with a bad head injury. Gohan tended to her every second of the day. Three days later, she woke up. Goku didn't receive any head problems but she was calmer. She was no longer violent at all. In fact she was sweet and very kind towards every living thing.
When she was old enough to hold her own, which was surprising a year later, Gohan taught her martial arts. She was quite taken by it. Like she was born with it. Quite a natural really. She was so powerful for a three-year old.
A few months went by when Gohan found out about the curse that his little angel was born with. One night on a full moon as they were training, Goku looked up at the full moon. It was very beautiful and bright that night. Gohan joined her in the moon gazing. When he looked back at Goku though, she was shaking violently and would not meet his gaze. He tried to ask her what was wrong and if she was hurt but all he got from her was a very animalistic growl. He grabbed her shoulders and forced her to face him only to be terrified by the sight before him. His sweet Goku with an angel's smile was turned into a beast. Her eyes glowed red, fangs sprouted from her teeth and her whole body began to grow fur. He was stunned at the sight.
Goku began to grow at a fast rate. She knocked Gohan aside easily. The next Gohan saw of her, she was a 50 feet high giant ape like creature. Her muscular build was similar to a gorilla, her head was baboon-like, and she held the tail of a monkey. She was no longer his Goku but a monster that only thirsted for destruction.
Gohan tried to bring her back through words. He tried to get her to remember herself and remember him. But words could not get through. He found this out when she threw him to the side like a rag doll. Gohan had no other choice but to bring her down by force. But how could he? The monster was his little girl that he found and raised. He loved her too much to hurt her.
When all hope seemed lost and Gohan had received too many blows to even stand. Gohan stared up at the moon while he laid there on his back, unable to move. Goku continued to roar in the background and wreck everything in sight. Her words came back to him like sweet music.
"Look grandpa! It's a full moon. Isn't it pretty?"
He continued to stare at it as his world slowly fell apart.
"I've never seen a full moon before"
His eyes widened at the realization. The moon! She only turned into this ape like creature because she looked at the moon. If it was gone then surely she would return to his side once more.
Gohan gathered all the energy he had left in his body. He slowly stood up on his legs and got into a fighting pose. Goku was not his opponent this time, it was the moon itself.
"Ka-me-ha-me-!" Gohan shouted the famous move he learned from his old master. He placed his palms against one another and placed them at his side. He formed the energy that he had left and focused it all into his hands. A small energy ball formed and with a great yell of the last ha, he flung his hands forward and released the ball straight towards the moon. The energy flew forward and hit its mark.
There was a big explosion as the moon was blown up and became nothing more than a bunch of rumble in the sky.
Gohan fell down in exhaustion. He couldn't even move a muscle. He smiled though when the sound of Goku's roaring ceased. He had done it. Goku was back to normal and with the moon gone; there was no need to worry about this ever happening again. Goku was safe once more.
When morning came, Gohan woke to the sound of Goku's crying. Her eyes were red and were filled with tears that ran down her face like small waterfalls while snot fell from her nose.
Gohan raised his hand to wipe away some of her tears as well as the snot that was mixed in with his sleeve. "What's wrong, my child?" he asked.
Goku's eyes widened in shock at seeing that her grandpa was alive. She had thought he was dead, what with him laying there all bloody and so still. Seeing him awake, she burst with joy and hugged him tightly, forgetting his injuries. "Oh grandpa! I thought I had lost you! I was so scared"
Goku's hug did indeed hurt a lot and it wasn't just because of his injuries but also because of Goku's amazing strength. Gohan did not mind at all. He welcomed it and hugged his dear granddaughter the best that he could. "There, there. I'm okay. I'm not going to be leaving anytime soon."
Goku sniffed back her tears and snot and looked at Gohan. "But what happened? I don't remember much. Just that we were looking at the moon together and the next thing I know, we are here and everything is destroyed."
Gohan was not surprised that she did not remember. She had lost control of herself and the beast within her was unleashed. It was not her fault that she had done this. It wasn't even her but that beast. He did this and now he was gone. Gohan would make sure that he never saw the light of day again. Still, Goku did not need to know what had happened. It would break her heart if she knew.
"Its okay, Goku. A monster appeared last night but I beat him. He won't harm us or anyone ever again" he told her.
Goku smiled big and wide. It was a smile that Gohan deemed worthy of an angel's. "My grandpa is so strong! He beat a monster all by himself! One day, I want to be as strong as you!" she called out in pure happiness before capturing Gohan in another death grip hug.
It was these moments that Gohan found life worth living.
Goku took care of him just like he done for her and though Gohan was back to 100%, he was left with a few scars from that battle. His right eye was completely sealed shut and his left cheek held a deep slash but Goku told him that she liked his new battle scars. It made him look tougher then he was. Gohan only laughed before doing a few manly poses for her.
Two years went by before Gohan decided to move to West City. Goku was five years old now and she would have to start school. Besides, it wasn't healthy for a girl to grow up in the middle of the woods where there was no life other than Gohan and the forest animals. She needed to meet people and what better way than to join this school thing.
Gohan had never gone to school because there was no such thing. Everything was learned through your parents or the elders. School was a new thing that King Furry set up. Since today's society was advancing their knowledge at a fast rate, he wanted the children to be able to catch up and maybe even improve as they grow older.
So Gohan and Goku packed their things and moved into the house that Gohan had bought. It wasn't too far from the school and there was plenty of outside room for their training sessions. Gohan had no doubt in his mind that Goku would get along well with the other children; it was the children themselves that made Gohan worried.
Humans had an intensity to mock others of their appeal. Goku was adorable in so many ways but she rather looked more like a boy than a girl and she did have a very unusual monkey tail. If she was exposed to such human cruelty, he was afraid that she would shut herself from the world. But he had to let her experience the world in the first place. He couldn't let her lock herself away before even giving it a chance.
So Gohan walked her to school. She was very nervous and clung to him like a lifeline.
Goku did not want to go to this "school" thing. She rather be at home in the woods with her grandfather and her animal friends. She liked it up there. It was very peaceful and quiet. But every since they went down to the city, she experience nothing but loud noises and chaos everywhere. They were so many people and they all just seemed to be in such a hurry. If it wasn't for Gohan, she would have be ran over by now.
When they reached the school, Goku gazed at the building in fear. It was so big! She would have stood there, frozen, but Gohan continued to walk and since she held on to him with a tight grip, she walked with him.
Kids were everywhere. They were all shapes and sizes. Some were way older than her and some were her age. Some clung to their parents like she was doing, some walked on their own. Most of the children her age were crying but the older ones were smiling and with others their age. Maybe that was a clue to her. That this school place was only frightening at first but she would soon enjoy the place and make friends. The thought was a comfort.
Before she knew it, Gohan had stopped in front of a classroom that read K-1. He knelt down to look at her face to face.
Since it was Goku's first day, Gohan had made her wear a little pink dress with some white dress shoes. Goku hated it. She didn't like dresses since she couldn't move around as freely and she didn't like shoes at all. Shoes hurt her feet. She rather be without them but she had to wear them to school. It was one of their rules. So she didn't fuss so much. But really, why the dress? Why couldn't she wear pants and a shirt?
Unknowingly to her, Gohan made her wear it so that the kids could see that she was girl and not a boy. He hoped that it would help keep her from being teased.
"Now, Goku, I have to leave you here but I will pick you up at 3, okay?" he told her gently as he pinned on the orange star with a "K" in the middle to her dress. All students had to wear these at all times. Some were different though. As you grow up the higher the grade you will become so the label will change.
Goku was five years old so she is in Kindergarten. Next year she would be first grade and the star would change to a "1" instead of a "K". After that she would be in second grade and the "1" would turn into a "2". And so forth until she would be in twelfth grade, which is the final grade, and it would turn into a "12".
"You're leaving me here?" Goku asked frightened on the idea of being left alone in such scary place filled with people that she did not know.
Gohan smiled to reassure her. "Yes, I will have to but not for too long. I will be back to pick you up and we will go to the park. I'm just going to walk you in and introduce you to your teacher. Now I want you to be brave and show them all what a sweet and loving girl you are."
Goku took a deep breath before nodding. She didn't want to do this alone but if Gohan had so much faith in her than she knew she could do it. For Gohan, she would do this "school" thing.
Gohan saw her determination. He was so proud to have raised such a fine young lady. He kissed Goku's head one last time before taking her hand and walking her in.
The room was filled with children her age. They were all playing with blocks or toys and they all seemed to be in groups. Goku found that odd. Why didn't they play together as a whole? Surely it would be more fun that way.
It wasn't long after that Gohan stopped once more only this time; it was front of a lady. She looked to be in her mid 30's with blonde hair that was held back in a ponytail and red rimmed glasses supported on her nose. She wore a light yellow shirt with a long green pencil skirt. She looked nice enough at least. Very motherly.
"Goku this will be your teacher, her name is Miss Hamilton. If you are ever having a problem with anything you come talk to her first, okay Goku?" Gohan told her. Goku nodded her head in understanding. Even though she had just said that she will be brave and do this school thing for Gohan, she was still scared and so she was currently hiding behind Gohan's pants only showing the lady half of her face.
Miss Hamilton bent down to Goku's view with a soft smile on her face. "Hello, Goku. It's nice to meet you. You're wearing a very pretty dress. May I see it?" she asked nicely.
Though Goku, herself, did not like the dress and would rather hide behind Gohan the whole day, Goku let go of his pants and let her new teacher see her dress in full view.
"It's very lovely."
"Thank you." Goku answered shyly. Her cheeks burned red from embarrassment. If only she could just take off the dress and give it to her since she liked it so much but she had nothing else to wear so she kept it on.
"There is one more thing that I have to explain to you Miss Hamilton." Gohan spoke. Miss Hamilton stayed bent down but she did look up at Gohan to show that she was listening. "Goku has a bit of- how do I explain this? Um….Goku could you turn around?"
Goku didn't understand what he was getting at but still she turned around, showing the teacher her back. She heard a gasp but nothing else from the woman.
"Goku has a tail. I just wanted you to understand that before hand, in case there is ever any trouble. Its real and she doesn't like it being grabbed. She says it hurts when people do it." Gohan explained.
"I see. I will make sure the other kids are aware of this so they don't try to pull it."
"Thank you. Goku, you can turn around now."
Goku did as she was asked. Miss Hamilton was no longer knelt down but standing. If she felt anything negative about her tail, she didn't show it.
Gohan was the one who knelt down to her level next. Goku really hated to be short. Everyone had to go down on their knees to be level with her. If only she was taller then they wouldn't have to do that. When she voiced this complaint to Gohan before, he just laughed and told her that she would be taller when she was older.
"I have to go now Goku but remember that I will be back to pick you up. Have a good day, okay?" He told her. He gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek before he got up and left. Goku watched him as he left. There was a strange ache in her chest that resembled sadness. She didn't want him to go.
"Okay class!" Miss Hamilton's voice ran causing every child to look at her. Goku just stood there, staring at the door that Gohan had left in. "This Goku Son. She will be our newest student here at Orange Star School and I would like you treat her nicely. Also, Goku seems to have a tail and I would like it if you would not grab it or pull it because it will hurt her."
All of the students began to talk to each other. They all were staring and pointing at her. She heard a few words they had said: tail, freak, weirdo, boyish. They went on and on. The teacher tried to calm them down but it was no use. They kept talking and pointing.
Goku hunched over in attempt to become smaller. She held on to her tail, afraid that one of them was going to run over and grab it. The kids didn't look as friendly as the teacher. They all looked mean and scary.
"I'm sorry, Goku. They are just kids. Why don't you go over and play, okay?"
Goku looked at the teacher as if she were insane. There was no way she could go over there and play. But she remembered what her grandpa had told her about being brave. So she only nodded her head and walked towards the group, tail in hand.
She kept her head down as blended in with the children. Most of them just stared at her and whispered but some lost interest and went back to what they were doing before the teacher had called for them.
Goku spotted a corner that was far away from the other children but not so far that the teacher would see that she wasn't part of the group. She sat down, facing the children. This way, she would have her back protected and she could see if one of them made a move towards her. But none of them did. They just left her alone in her little corner.
She sat there all day only playing with the fur of her tail or every once in a while, the hair on top of her head. None of the children bothered her and she never bothered them.
Once school was over, a bunch of parents came to pick up their kids. Goku looked up when she caught the scent of her grandpa. A grin grew on her face and ran into his waiting arms. She purred in happiness as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Hey Kiddo, how was your day? Did you make any friends?" he asked.
Goku just shook her head as she hid in the crook of his neck. She didn't want to tell him about her awful day.
"That's okay. You can make some tomorrow."
The reminder that she would have to endure this school thing for five days a week was not helping Goku's feeling on the subject. But she stayed silent like she had the whole day.
Gohan was worried by Goku's silence. Though she was not a talker, she didn't keep quiet either. Something had happened today.
Gohan sighed. At least it was only her first day. It would get better throughout the days and soon Goku would be friends with the whole class. At least that's what he hoped would happened.
"Hey" Gohan gently shook her back, "why don't we go get some ice cream?"
Goku was still upset from her day but the thought of ice cream brought a small smile to her face. "Please" she whispered. And Gohan just laughed like he always does.
Now I know that I need to update "The end of the great War" but I haven't been in a HTTYD mood. I'm deeply sorry for this. But my friend, Pudding, got me into Dragonball. I watched ALL of the shows in every session. Now I'm a huge fan. So as a fan, I had to write a fanfic. So that's how Death Kiss came to be. I'm not sure if I will keep this title though. It's meant to be the side effect of my idea of a saiyan's mate mark. Where once you get the mark, it cannot be undone and if someone other than your mate kisses your mark, your heart will stop beating. I'm hoping to put in all of my ideas of this mark but I'm not sure if it will fit in my storyline. We will just have to see how it will play out. Right now I already have 3 chapters down of this story so you will at least get this much from me. I'm hoping to not fall out of this story because I just love it and want to finish it with a smile.
Now I know that Goku seems to be a bit on the wimpy side but it's meant to be like that. I want to show you all how Goku became the brave warrior that we all know and love. Just like how Gohan was a big cry baby when he was little but became a fine warrior.
Also, Orange Star high is different from the anime. It's no longer just a high school but an all school. So it's all the grades and not the 9 and up. The reason is to show that school is a new idea that was thought up. Where our school system (Elementary, Middle, and High) was not thought up yet. I hope this makes sense. If you have questions, you can ask.
Um, I don't think there is anything else that needs explaining. So if you are confused by something, please ask and I will answer the best I can. Thank you for reading.
Preview of the next chapter:
"What do we have here?" one of them slurred his words. He had short blonde hair with a red beanie on and wore a light blue jacket that showed his green shirt underneath.
"It's just a kid, nothing he could do." The other, a tall black haired, tanned skin guy wearing a gray coat with a brown suit underneath, said trying to get back to the task at hand. The girl was proving to be a hassle. He just wanted to kidnap the girl, claim the ransom money and be done with it all.
"A kid that just saw us. He could report to the police." The blonde explained. He brought out his knife that they had used to frighten the girl before.