Ok ppl, I know that I have been away for a long time:Dodges rotten fruit: Please forgive me! But summer is pretty soon, so I'll be updating more then now. Until Summer School starts :Cringes: Yeah that sucks! Oh well...alright.

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Last time: Trunks gave Goten two weeks for alone time before he comes back to force him to come home. But is two weeks long enough to mend Goten's broken heart, and to get over his traumatic experience?

Chapter Fourteen:

Raditz Really Does Care

Goten's POV:

Well it's been three days since I was released from the infirmary ward, and those three precious days away from Trunks have been...cleansing and refreshing, wow I never thought that I would ever say that. I mean I still love him...you think I'm crazy don't you? But I also had some time to think about the things I have lost. For one...my...our baby. I can barely remember how the child was aborted. I faintly recollect me and Trunks, and a fight, and ...and a scream. A flash of white blurred my sights. A chilled, ghostly hand pried my...our child from my youthful belly and ceased its existence. Why can't I remember everything?

In recovery I was so sure, I mean didn't I tell Gohan? Wait...what's going on? Trunks apologized about...somethin'. Damn my head hurts. The doctor told me that I took quite a fall and that for awhile my memory will come and go. I guess this is one of it's 'go' times. Right now I'm sitting on the lifted, stretched out couch that's connected to the window sill. I would always sit here whenever I was feeling depressed or upset, especially after mom died.

"Hey..."

I turn to the voice and greeted him with a smile ,"Hey Uncle Raditz."

He gave a small frown and raised his brow, "Well don't act happy to see me."

"Sorry...I...was just-"

"Daydreaming again huh kid, that's so like you, even as a child you would rather sit on that damn window sill and play pretend then live up to your Sayin heritage and train. But hey that's just me," he chuckled. My uncle would always joke around with me to cheer me up, even if he doesn't look like the type, he's really a big kid sometimes. Some people just don't get that about him. Reminds me of dad sometimes, creepy.

"Any particular reson for this pleasant visit?" A give a cheesy smile.

"Nuthin' inparticular, just that I remembered my promise about two, three years back , maybe?"

"Huh." I questioned,"what promise Uncle?"

He gave an irritated growl, "You know the one I made when you got in trouble with your father promise?"

I gave him a blank stare and chuckled stupidly as I raised my arm and placed it behind my head scratched nervously, "uh...haha..."

"Don't tell me you forgot!"

"Uh, I guess I did...isn't that something?" I'm grinning like a big idiot now.

My uncle slapped his large hand on his forehead and dragged it down roughly and slowly, tugging at his lips and he reached his mouth. His face reddened. "My God, it scares me, you'd think I was talking to Kakkarot! You are so your father! The promise was that when I ever had some time off you and I , just you and I, would spend some time together like we used to when you were a cub. Even though I still consider you a cub."

"Uncle Radtiz!" He knew I hated it when my family considered me as a cub still.

"What?" He came closer to me and pinched both my cheeks and made stupid voices,"You'll always be my little Cubby!"

"Come on don't call me that," he grabbed me by the shoulders and and shoved me under his arms and grounded his knuckles into my scalp playfully. "Raditz!"

"That's right...come on, come on, say it, say it, say 'uncle', Cubby!"

"UNCLE! UNCLE!" I surrendered. Wow ,I really missed my family.

O...O

Uncle Raditz and I were now down by the small river near our home. This place has so many memories...some better then others...I always thought the river was bigger back then...well duh! It almost killed me...

FLASHBACK...

"Come on uncle Raddy!" The three year old boy with wild hair ran behind the large tree in a miserable attempt to hide from his more youthful Uncle Raditz. "Damn brat..."

"Come on Raddy...play! play! play!" Tree to tree he ran, too bad his monkey tail would stick out very noticably and blew his cover. His uncle tried to act irritated, but he couldn't hide the fact that he truly cared for his tiny nephew. "I'm gonna getcha!"

Raditz caught his rambunctious nephew by the back of his shirt, Goten squealed in delight at his playful capture. "Uncle, haha!" Raditz never really showed his affection for the young boy as a display in public, too afraid of being called weak. But, is caring for someone you love a weakness? He and the boy have been pratically inseperateble since his birth. He would always care for him, his father, brother and Uncle Turles were always on training purging missions. Since he was done with basic and intermediate purging training he would stay behind and tend to the boy, since his other family, especially Kakkarot couldn't. Also for some strange reason his mother, ChiChi, has been...not well. But he was sure she will recover, he hopes.

He reminded him so much of his son, kami rest his soul. He was met with an unfortunate accident when he was on his very first purging mission and faced warriors with immense strength and finally accepted his end.

"Uncle Raditz...let go!" The three year old squirmed within his grasps. He blanked out there for a moment thinking about his son, Rudazu, again kami rest his soul. He was only eighteen too. "Sorry Cubby, I-I was out of it for awhile..." The large warrior smiled at his tiny nephew.

"It's ok I guess...oohhh..look fishies!" He pointed a small finger at the river overflowing with fish, being mating season and all. He clumsily ran to the fast running river laughing in delight. "Goten, stop...wait you'll hurt yourself if you ..." The seven foot giant's plea fell upon deaf ears as the boy continued to run and watched as he stumbled into the raging waters.."fall in!"

Being only three he was ill learned about the act of swimming. Young Goten thrashed in the fast paced water screaming and crying for his uncle. "Uncle Raddddyyy!"

Raditz dived into the river, but not after taking a gigantic breath of air. "Hold on Cubby!" He yelled out his nephew's personal nickame as he swam as fast as he could dodging the large rocks planted firmly in the water. "HELLLPP!" Goten was dragged underwater by the ferocious current, his uncles breath hitched as he watched his youngest nephew being pulled under. "OH NO!" Raditz dived under once more in attempt to find Gotn under the swift liquid. After what seemed like an eternity he spotted a small body, blue-like due to the lack of air. 'Goten!'

He reached out for the boys tiny hands, straining under the current. 'NO!' Raditz looked ahead and saw a large boulder and his nephew's head come into a rough contact. Goten's blurry vision went black...

His body trembled as breaths of life were being puffed into his water logged lungs. Pressure could be felt as his uncle's hands pumped his chest. "Aack!"

"Come on boy, that's right spit it out..." Raditz massaged Goten's back in circles as he hacked up all the extra water that burned his chest. Plegm and muck escaped from Goten's lips as he continued to cough. "Uhh...U-uncle Ra-ditz?"

The large uncle yanked the boy into a protective hold as he tried to push back the moisture from escaping from his eyelids. "YOU SCARED THE HELL OUTTA ME BOY..NEVER...NEVER...!" Raditz's body shivered, the thought of losing his nephew, so soon after his own son's death scared the crap out of him. He wouldn't be able to handle it...too much death in so little time.

"Do it again Uncle?" Goten finished. Raditz nodded his head, his dark mane fluttered over his shoulders and tickeled the young chibi's nose. "I'm sorry Uncle...um...?"

"Yes Cubby?" He questioned seeing the boy's discomfort.

"Can you please not tell Mommy and Daddy...especially not Mommy...Daddy says that she hasn't been feeling really good lately and I don't want her to feeel any badder...please don't tell...!" Raditz just had to laugh at his nephew's plea, with those big eyes he couldn't say no. "Alright boy...I promise."

"Pinkie promise?" Goten held up his teeny pinkie at his Uncle with a serious expression. Raditz knew it was childish, but if it made his nephew happy...he held up his own, but very large pinkie finger wrapping it around Goten's teeny one..."Pinkie promise..."

END FLASHBACK

After spending the whole day with his uncle, Goten threw his body on the grass taking in a comforting breath. "Hey Uncle?"

"Mmn?" Raditz mumbled sitting next to his nephew.

"I just wanted to say...thanks...thanks for spending time with me, even all that has happened...with the baby and ...Trunks..."

The mentioning of Trunks made Raditz's ears burn..."Look at me Cubby..."

Goten turned to his large uncle 'he hasn't called me Cubby in...in...years...it feels ...nice' "Yes Uncle...Raddy?"

'Raddy..?' Raditz thought...remembering his own kiddish nickname from so many years ago, he smiled. "I just...look, if there is ever a time if you just need someone to talk to someone about...anything, Trunks, or your life. I'm always here, remember that. Your Uncle Turles, Gohan, your Dad, your Grandfather...we're all here for you no matter what."

"Through thick and thin Uncle?"

"Yeah...thick and thin..." Raditz ruffled the boy's hair, causing the boy to shudder in a wave of laughter.

O...O

BTG2: Aww...Raditz was sooo sweet!

Raditz: You turned me into a pussy!

BTG2: Shut up...you know you're a big sweetheart!

Raditz: Quite woman!

BTG2: Make me...loser!

Raditz: GRRR!

Alright that was some uncle/nephew bonding. We needed a sweet chapter in this story anyway. Please review:) :Gives Son Grin:

-BlackTigerG2