A/N: I finished this a while ago and have no clue why I didn't post it. LOLLL
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragon Ball Z or anything affiliated with it.
-MalRev
You pierce my soul.
I am half agony and Half Hope.
{ Simple }
"Goku."
I'm a kid again, too powerful for my own good but blissfully unaware. It's warm in our little house at the base of Mt. Paozu and I'm having dinner with Grandpa Gohan. His eyes are gentle and gray. My mouth is full of food like always and I smile and still try to talk.
"Yeth?" I manage while trying to choke back my dinner.
Gohan smiles back at me and looks sad. "I need you to remember something."
I'm eager to please like always—especially because it's Gohan. I nod frantically and swallow a hard lump of food. The Burn is a glowing, pleasant warmth, and it seems to come from my tail. It twitches like it can hear my thoughts. All boys have tails, Gohan told me.
He gazes out the window. Sometimes he looks pensive and I'm not sure what to make of it. I hate seriousness. I want to catch fish and play with him instead. Life is free and easy.
"You must never go outside during a full moon." Gohan rubs his arm like he's touching an old wound. "Never look at the full moon. Do you understand, Goku?"
Sounds like a weird request, but an easy one. I nod and go back to shoveling food in my mouth. I am happy that I can obey what he wants. Gohan teaches me, and he is steady and kind. I want to be like him. But there is something inside me that drives me to fight more than he likes.
He closes his eyes, already finished eating, and sighs. "You will do great things. I'm sure of it."