"Do you have your lunch?"
"Yes, mom."
"What about your pencils? And books?"
"Yes, mom."
"Well what about-"
"Please, mom. He's just going to school, not to Namek," Gohan stated, holding his hands in front of him to try and ease his mother's anxiety. Today was a big day for the Son Family household. After a year of homeschooling and a lot of convincing on Bulma's part, Chichi had finally, yet begrudgingly, given in to the idea of sending Goten to public school. She was assure by both Bulma and Videl that West City Elementary was a great school with a fantastic curriculum, and he would have Trunks there to help him get used to his new surroundings. Still, she couldn't help but be anxious for her precious baby boy's safety… even if he did have the strength to take down a one hundred man army on his own.
"Well I'm sorry! I want Goten to be prepared for his first day!" Chi-Chi huffed, crossed her arms, and then looked away. "School can be hard!"
"Aw, I think he'll be okay, Chi-Chi!" A cheerful voiced sounded from the kitchen table, and Chi-Chi turned to give her husband a skeptical look. Goku sat straddling a chair, and wiped his sweaty face with a towel before crossing his arms over the back of the chair. He was fresh from working the radish fields, and had returned home for a snack just in time to see Goten off for his first day of public school. Unlike Chi-Chi, the idea of his youngest son leaving hadn't bothered him in the slightest. In fact, he supported it after seeing how excited Goten was about the whole thing, and thought it best for him to be able to make some friends of his own. Hey, maybe he would even meet somebody other than Trunks that was just as strong as him! "Trunks will be with him, Chi-Chi, just let him go!" Goku encouraged her, and gave her a thumbs up with a grin.
"Mom," Gohan started with a soft smile. "We really need to be going. I need to drop him off at Bulma's place soon so I can make it to my meeting on time." Gohan didn't mind taking Goten part of the way every day. After all, it was on his way to work, and it would ease their mother's mind somewhat.
"Okay, okay," Chi-Chi sighed and moved in front of Gohan. She straightened his tie for him before crouching in front of Goten and pulled his blue blazer down straight. "Goten, make sure to mind your manners, understood?"
"Yes mom!"
"And pay attention to the teachers!"
"Okay!"
Chi-Chi smiled, trying her hardest to fight back some tears. "Make lots of friends today, okay Goten?"
"Yup!" Goten said with a nod and gripped the straps of the small yellow backpack on his back. He turned to look up to his older brother with an excited expression. "Can we go now?"
"Sure! Let's go!" Gohan agreed and opened the door to exit. Just outside was a capsule plane, something Bulma had given him a while back for his 19th birthday. The two brothers left the house, and they each climbed into the aircraft. While Gohan checked the controls and started the engine, Goten pressed his face to the window and waved to his mother who stood outside with her hands clasped together at her chest. She lifted one hand and waved as the plane started to rise from the ground, and it flew off.
Chi-Chi's heart hurt and she furrowed her brows together in a sad expression, but they rose in surprise when she felt a heavy hand on her shoulder. She turned her attention to Goku, who had joined her at her side. He looked to the sky in the direction the plane flew, but there was no sign of worry on his features. Instead, there was a smile, and she somehow felt relieved. Goten would be okay. She knew he would. If he was anything like his father was so many years ago, then he would be just fine. She took in a deep breath, and then slowly let it out. "There go our boys," she mused with a smile.
"Yup!" Goku agreed with a bright smile.
"Goku."
"Yeah?"
"Please… go take a bath."