So this is the first story I have ever submitted. I thought to do just a short piece to express how I think Gohan and ChiChi were really able to heal after Goku died and decided to remain in otherworld. I would love to get reviews but, please be nice :)

Also I do not own anything to do with Dragon ball Z or any of the others, I just love the characters.


The Gift of Healing

Anger, Grief, Hatred, Sorrow and mostly Guilt that's what he was now. There was not room for any of the nicer emotions in his life. It all changed in one instant with those final words, "I am proud of you my son." How he wished that he could take those moments back. If only he had listened. If only he had not let his power go to his head, if only head been willing to finish off that monster right away instead of playing with him... It went on and on with no end in sight. Maybe if he had done those things his father would not have died or at least been willing to return. No, it was because he Gohan had failed not his father. These thoughts would not leave him as the days and weeks passed since that fateful day. Barely eating and only sleeping when he could no longer keep his eyes open only to wake screaming from nightmares as that day replayed over and over again. His mother was not any help either she just caused him more guilt as she barricaded herself in her room and cried for hours on end. Nor did it help that she was pregnant and his future little brother or sister would grow up without knowing his father.

But... his soon to be sibling, he was the man of the house now and he had a responsibility to be there and protect his family. He had to be the one to step forward and grow up and swallow down all the emotions running through his mind. His mother needed his support, his shoulder to lean on so she could heal, or at least try to. They both had to do it for the little one growing inside her. If Goku cannot be there then he would have to.

As the months passed he was slowly able to function again, not heal not move past those emotions, but to hide them to bury them to use them to grow stronger so that he could protect his family. He helped his mother, they pulled through for that last spark of life that Goku left behind.

When he found out that the child was a boy he felt for the first time in 9 months... joy. He laughed he cried, he finally released all the hate and anger he felt and smiled. Really smiled through the tears running down his face. He looked at his mothers face and could see a genuine smile on her face as well. As they both looked down at the sleeping infant, "what do you want to name him mom?"

"I think... I think I will name him Goten, for Goku but, also ... but also for you. Without you here these past months I don't know what I would have done"

The tears falling harder down his face Gohan looked back at his mother, "I think that's a perfect name."

As the last gift from Goku woke and smiled up at them, Goten brought with him one last gift, healing.