IM NOT DED
School started two weeks ago and I already loathe it.
That being said, IMPORTANT NOTE AT END.
I don't own DBZ. If I did, Saiyaman would actually look cool.
4 months. 4 months had gone by quickly. So he had 2 months left.
Oh, how he cursed the heavens!
Except he didn't. Instead, he just laid in bed, not blaming anyone. He couldn't. He didn't have the strength to do it. He didn't have the strength to do anything but sit and stare. And of course, contain his leaking power.
And God, did it hurt.
His episodes happened on their own now. Even without feeling especially disturbed or upset about something. He'd just collapse and start screaming.
It was horribly saddening to watch. So much so that she'd cry herself to sleep, every single night.
And so would he.
It hurt, be God, it hurt like no other. But he did nothing besides moan to himself. He couldn't worry her any more than he already had. For her sake, and his sibling's.
It hurt more.
He lay in bed, waiting deliriously for the episode to occur, for his momentary loss of composure. Waiting. Waiting. Still waiting.
It hurt even more.
He breathed in and out heavily, sweat dripping down his forehead. A wet cloth lay near a bucket of cold water on his bedside table that he hadn't even bothered to touch. His sweat soaked hair dampened the flat pillow beneath his head.
Could it hurt even more? Because it did.
He thought about how happy he was to tell his friends on the Lookout the news about his sibling. He thought about when he chose the names for the unborn child. He thought about how happy they would've been together.
It didn't hurt as much.
He thought about all the happy times he'd had with his friends. He thought about all the times he's spent laughing with them, smiling with them, all the good memories they'd shared.
It hurt less.
He thought about his times with his father. They big tree he'd visited with him and Krillin. His birthday party. All those happy times with his father that were far and few in between, but joyful all the same.
It stopped hurting.
And then he thought about how he let his father die. And how his mentor sacrificed himself for him. And his nightmare that continued to haunt him relentlessly. And about how he was going to die, and stay dead. Forever.
And he'd be stuck in Otherworld with no way out while his mother and sibling and best friend suffered and it was all because OF HIS FATHER-
He breathed in and exhaled heavily. He draped an arm over his eyes.
Don't release.
Don't lose control.
Don't scream.
It hurt more than ever before.
And he cried.
He walked alongside his mentor, the sun setting as they made their way through the meadow. He had managed to regain enough control and strength to go on a short walk with his best friend. They exchanged words for a while, before silence fell upon them.
However, after a while the quiet became suffocating, and he spoke.
"…my dad doesn't know yet." He said quietly.
His mentor turned to him. "About your sentence?" he already knew the answer.
"Yes."
"Are you planning on telling him?"
"…not now."
"When, then?"
"…I don't know."
They fell into silence once more, this time even more dense than the last. He shifted his gaze to the ground.
"He wants to come back now. He can't wait any more."
"Did he tell you that?"
"No. I learned from someone else." Who that was, Piccolo knew as well.
"You knew this would happen, kid. It was inevitable."
"I know… I just wish I knew what he's thinking."
"You could find out when he gets here."
"How?"
The Namekian smirked. "Read his mind."
"What?"
"Read his mind and find out what he wants."
His eyes widened. "That's… not a bad idea, actually." He said. "But… I don't have a strong enough mind to do it."
"I could help you with that."
"Really?"
"Come on, kid. Namekians are naturally gifted with mental training."
"Oh right! Guru!"
"Kid, I was referring to me."
He chuckled a bit. His mentor smiled wistfully. "Remember our training sessions back when I first taught you?"
He smiled. "I do. You were great."
"You can get better. I can teach you how to read someone's mind without your presence being found in their head."
"That sounds cool. Although… slight invasive."
"I told you before, kid. The only way your dad will learn is if you let him get hurt."
"Right…"
"It shouldn't affect you physically. You'll be fine."
"I know. So…Can we start tomorrow?"
"Heh, sure kid."
He grinned up at his teacher and skipped ahead a bit, leaving his mentor to smile fondly at him from behind.
Sooner or later, it began to rain. Mentor and student both stopped, the latter standing in the shower with his arms stretched out.
"It washes away my worries," he explained.
"And gives you a cold."
"Maybe. But it's still nice."
His teacher studied his student's face. Something glistened in his eyes.
"You okay, kid?"
"Hm? Yeah, of course I am. Why do you ask?"
"You're crying."
"No I'm not."
His voice cracked a bit.
"Yes you are."
"You're wrong…"
A sniffle.
His mentor smiled. "Yes, you are, kid." He said softly.
He scrubbed at his eyes. "No, I'm not. It's… just the rain."
Piccolo smiled wider.
"Rain and tears aren't the same, kid."
Gohan nodded, sniffling again as he smiled sadly.
"Yeah… you're right."
And this time, he didn't hold them back.
Didja see what I did there? I only mentioned their names at the end. Y'all know who "he" is. Yep. It's the half saiyan hero himself.
This honestly was meant to be a filler chapter before what comes next, but I decided it'd be easier to put in some important stuff now rather than later.
Ugh... I'm honestly really scared to say this... Like, TERRIFIED. But this is an IMPORTANT NOTE SO PLEASE READ.
Like I said, school's started for me which means updating once every other week is going to be really hard to do. That being said, I'm going to start updating in bulk at the END of each month instead of my previous schedule. This also goes for my Dinosaur King Series The Hidden Powers. I haven't been able to work on this chapter much because everything's been hectic the past few weeks, so please forgive the length of this chapter. And please note that I DO NOT PLAN ON PUTTING THIS STORY ON HIATUS. I'm just changing my update schedule. So, that means I'll post one or two chapters at the end of each month, depending on how much time I have. Some of you guys probably won't like that and I apologize in advance. Really, I wish there was SOME WAY around this, but at this point I have no other options besides putting it on hiatus. And Lord knows that wouldn't work out well. This will probably continue until around the time Winter starts, and then I'll go back to my regular update schedule up to the start of May.
I'm scared that I'll disappoint someone out there... Seriously, it's scarier than you think. Again, I'm REALLY sorry. I dunno how I can express it any better.
Anyway, I hope you'll understand(I'M SORRY AGAIN). Stay awesome and I'll see y'all at the end of the month!
Sayonara~!