A/N: Hey everyone! As promised I'm finally updating this story! I'm really excited that I'm going to continue this story since over the past year, I thought of ideas on where to take it. Like all my other stories, if you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to let me know. Thank you, and on with the chapter!

I Don't Chapter 2

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Night had come in Capsule Corporation. Nearly all of the guests had already left to return to their respective homes. Only the Sons, Chestnuts, and Briefs who lived there remain.

Bulma was currently in the kitchen preparing three teacups of gyokuro tea for Chi Chi, 18, and herself. Once they were ready, she took the cups to the dining table where the two women were and handed each a cup. She proceeded to take a seat next to her best friend who had been silent since the wedding disaster.

Feeling Uncomfortable with the awkward silence, Bulma decided to break the ice, "The employees have taken down all of the wedding decorations. They're just waiting for Gohan to come inside so they can finish the job."

"He's been outside for a while, maybe someone should try talking to him" suggested 18 as she took a sip of tea.

"He just needs some time to himself. He'll come around any minute" responded the scientist. She took a sip of tea, "...So what do we do now about you know...?"

"I say we just forget about her" responded 18 as she took another sip of her tea. "I never did like her anyways."

"Really… Why?" asked Bulma in surprise.

"She was always nosy and way in over her head."

Bulma didn't know how to respond to that. She turned to her best friend who remained quiet, "Chi Chi, are you ok?"

"…Am I ok?" asked Chi Chi as she tightened her grip on the tea cup.

Bulma immediately regretted asking her the question. Both 18 and her prepared for what was about to come.

"HOW DARE THAT GIRL BREAK MY SWEET GOHAN'S HEART! JUST WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS?!" screamed Chi Chi which caused everyone including the guys that were on the other side of the living room to stop and look at her.

Bulma placed a hand on her shoulder to try and calm her, "It's ok Chi Chi" she said. "I'm sure Gohan will move on and find someone else."

Chi Chi pushed her best friend's hand off of her, "Of course my Gohan will find someone else. He'll find someone that will make him happy and give me lot's of grandbabies."

Both 18 and Bulma just sighed in response to Chi Chi's reaction to the situation.

Outside, Gohan was sitting on a bench reminiscing about the times he spent with her. Just this morning he thought that he had everything figured out, but now he's completely clueless. He was so lost in his thoughts that he had failed to notice someone approaching.

"Hey kid…"

Gohan looked up and realized that Piccolo was now standing in front of him. "Oh, hey Piccolo…"

"You alright?" asked the Namekian as he took a seat next to his former pupil.

"Yeah… I'm just thinking I guess" responded Gohan with a sigh.

"You know, everyone inside is worried about you."

"I don't know why... I'll be ok."

"Then why don't you go tell them?"

Gohan remained silent for a moment, "I guess I just want to be alone a little longer."

"You know it's not the end of the world?"

"It feels like it" replied the demi-saiyan. "For once, I thought I had my life figured out. Have a career, start a family, and just be happy… but now… that dream is gone."

"So the only way for you to be happy is to marry that girl?" asked Piccolo as he stood up. "Listen kid, like it or hate it, the truth is that while you're here depressed over her, she's in Satan City right now starting her new life with him."

Gohan didn't respond to this. He knew it was the truth, but he didn't want to even think about that right now.

"You're 23 years old kid," continued the Namekian. "You still have time to have all those things you wanted, plus more."

Gohan considered his words for a moment. He eventually gave a faint smile as he knew it was true. "I guess You're right. Maybe this is for the best" he finally responded.

Piccolo nodded as he placed a hand on his shoulder, "Why don't you go inside? They're waiting for you."

Gohan nodded and without hesitation, he hugged his mentor, "Thanks Mr. Piccolo."

The Namekian was surprised at first but later accepted it. "No problem kid. I'll see you soon." Once Gohan released him, he launched into the sky and headed towards the lookout while Gohan walked inside the building with a better attitude.

*2 years later*

"Gohan! Gohan! Wake up! Wake up!" shouted young Goten as he jumped up and down his brother's bed.

"Ok ok I'm up I'm up" responded Gohan as he slowly sat up. "What time is it?" he asked with a yawn.

"I don't know, but breakfast is ready! Hurry up! Mom says we can't eat until you join us!"

"Alright alright, let me just take a shower and get ready for work first."

Goten quickly jumped out of the bed, "Ok, but hurry up!" and with that said he ran outside of the room and headed downstairs.

With another yawn, Gohan got up and walked to his closet to pick out clothes for work. Once he chose what he wanted to wear, he proceeded to take a shower. Shortly after he was ready, he headed to the dining table where everyone else was.

"Wow Chi Chi, breakfast sure was good" complimented Goku as he finished his final bowl of miso soup.

Both Goten and Gohan who were also finishing up their breakfast plates agreed.

Chi Chi gave a warm smile, "I'm glad you loved it." She turned to her oldest son, "So honey how did you sleep last night?"

"Pretty well" responded Gohan. "Although I am still a little tired."

"Well if you didn't stay up late last night grading papers, you could've gotten a little more sleep."

Gohan chuckled, "It's all part of the job mom. Speaking of which, is there anything you need from the city?" he asked as he got up and grabbed his briefcase.

Chi Chi shook her head, "No I'm fine. Take care honey."

"Alright, well I'll see you all when I get back," he said with a smile.

"Bye Gohan!" shouted Goten.

"Bye squirt" and with that said, the oldest demi-saiyan opened the door and started flying towards the city.

Half an hour later, he arrived near work. Gohan worked in a high school in West City as a history teacher for seniors. Although it was a much smaller school compared to others, he enjoyed working there. "Across the street, an elementary school was opening its doors as parents were dropping off their kids.

Gohan was thinking about his lecture when he heard a familiar voice.

"GOHAAAAN!"

The demi-saiyan turned and saw Marron crossing the street. Before he knew it, the 9-year-old jumped and embraced him. "Marron, It's good to see you," he said with a smile.

"Why haven't you visited me?" she asked with a pout.

Gohan slightly chuckled, "Sorry, I've been busy with work.

"that's not true. Trunks told me that you're always visiting him" responded Marron as she let go of him.

The demi-Saiyan ruffled her hair, "Well I've had a lot of things to do in West City and Capsule Corp is way closer than an island."

Marron turned to the other side of the street as if searching for someone. Her face quickly lit up as she waved, "Mommy! over here!" she yelled.

Gohan turned to the direction she was waving at. He smiled and also waved when he saw 18 crossing the street.

"There you are Marron, I was looking for you"

"I've been here with Gohan" responded the little girl.

"Hey 18," said Gohan with a smile.

"Good morning" responded 18 as she turned to him. "How have you been?"

"I've been good. I heard Krillin got a job as a cop."

18 nodded, "He did and it's been going really well for him… You heading to work?"

"Yeah, I have a class in 20 minutes… I also heard from dad that you're considering about entering the World Martial Arts Tournament this year?"

"I am. Now that we're getting a steady income, I'm hoping to use the prize money to purchase a house here in the city." She turned to her daughter, "honey you should get to class now. Your teacher must be waiting for you."

"Yes mommy" responded Marron before turning to Gohan. "Bye Gohan! see you soon."

"Bye Marron. Be good in school" responded Gohan with a smile.

"Be careful" warned 18 as Marron crossed the street.

As soon as she was safely across the street, Gohan turned to 18, "Can't believe she's all grown up now."

18 frowned slightly, "She's quickly growing up. It frustrates me to watch her grow up in the same place as Roshi."

Gohan understood completely, he knew what type of person Master Roshi was. "I'm guessing that's why you want to get a house here."

18 nodded, "I tried to get Krillin to join, but his job comes first so that's out of the question."

"That's true, but hey! With you being the strongest, you're guaranteed the prize money."

"Yeah, but admittedly that sounds boring" responded 18 before an idea popped up, "Why don't you join?"

"Me?" asked Gohan in surprise, "why would I join?"

"I heard you've been training with Goku every now and then. It would be interesting to see how strong you've gotten."

Gohan chuckled, "But I don't have a need for money."

18 rolled her eyes, "In your case, money is the least benefit you would be getting by entering."

Gohan pretended to be confused, "I don't know what you mean… anyways, I should probably get going now."

"Ok, well bye then." Said 18

Gohan waved at her as he started walking towards the high school.

The bell rang signaling the end of classes, "Alright class, please turn in your assignments as you exit the room" instructed Gohan as he began packing his briefcase.

The students did as they were told and placed their assignments on his desk when leaving.

A few minutes later, Gohan was about to leave when he saw a friend step into the classroom. "Good afternoon Mr. Son," she said with a cheerful expression.

"Good afternoon Mrs. Cass" responded Gohan with a smile.

"How was your classes today?" asked the bubbly blonde.

"Same as usual. How were the freshmen's?"

Erasa giggled, "You know how freshmen's are… So much different than the seniors you're used to."

"That's reasonable" responded Gohan. "So are you heading home?"

Erasa took a seat on top of his desk, "I was but I thought that maybe we could get a drink?"

Gohan slightly frowned, "I'm sorry but I can't today. I have a bunch of papers to grade and I don't want to stay up late again."

Erasa couldn't hide her disappointment, "Some another time then…?"

Gohan felt bad for a moment, "of course, but I should really get going now. See you tomorrow?"

"Of course" responded the female teacher with what looked like a forced smile.

The demi-saiyan smiled warmly as he left the classroom and headed home.

Half an hour later, Gohan arrived home and entered the house. "Mom, I'm home."

"Hi honey" replied Chi Chi as she stepped out of the kitchen. "How was work?"

Gohan placed his briefcase on the sofa and sat down, "It was ok. I saw 18 and Marron on the way."

"Oh really?" she asked. "what has she been up to?"

"Nothing really. just focusing on the tournament to move into the city."

"That's great news, maybe I should visit her one of these days... it must be tough being in a house alone with that pervert Roshi every morning."

Gohan hadn't really thought about that, "I think she'd love that" he answered.

"By the way honey," began Chi Chi as she handed him an envelope. "some delivery boy brought this letter addressed to you, though he didn't say who it was from."

Gohan took the letter and saw that it only said, 'To Gohan.' "Thanks mom," he said. He stood up and grabbed his briefcase, "I'm going to go ahead and grade some papers, let me know when dinner is ready."

"Ok sweety" responded Chi Chi as she headed back towards the kitchen.

Gohan entered his room. Truth be told, he wasn't really in the mood to grade papers. Instead, he laid on the bed and decided to be lazy for a few minutes. As he was resting, he grabbed the envelope and opened it. He was very curious to what it could contain. Inside was a letter that was personally written to him. Gohan's hand began to tremble slightly as he realized who wrote this letter.

'Dear Gohan.

How have you been? I've been well... I know it's been roughly two years since we last saw each other that day, but I guess I wanted to write this letter to you so I could at least explain my actions. You probably still haven't forgiven me and I don't blame you, but I just felt that I needed to do what was best for my life. You really were someone special to me, and you still are... you don't know how much I suffer by not having you in my life. I really hope that we could one day go back to being good friends... I would really like that.

I heard that you became a teacher in West City, congratulations! I'm really happy for you. I know how much you wanted to be a teacher and it just makes me so happy to learn that you accomplished your dream. I on the other hand officially became a police commander here, crazy right? I'm hoping soon I can become the chief of police, but there's still a few more years for that. Anyways, I hope that maybe you can reply to this letter as I would really love to hear from you. Maybe we could even meet up here in Satan City and talk like old times again. I wish you nothing but the best and hopefully, we'll see each other again.

Sincerely, Videl'

As soon as Gohan finished reading the letter, he sat up, crumpled the letter and threw it in the waste basket. 'So much for never hearing from her again' he thought with a saddened sigh.