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"Right." Raditz flipped a page. "So, why are you so quiet lately? Are we going to have to punch that out of you?"
Vegeta laughed. "I'd like to see you try." He said in a mocking tone.
Turles, Nappa and Raditz all looked up and simultaneously started cracking their knuckles. Vegeta sneered at them. "Fine. You all know that I still have a scouter, right?" They all nodded in response. "I've been listening to it a lot lately… And…" Vegeta hesitated for a moment, and this did not go unnoticed. "Freeza is going to send a ship to planet Earth."
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"Have you seen the new gym teacher?" Eresa fell down on her seat next to Katy. "He's hot. Like smoking."
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Later that day, Gohan was just leaving the dressing room when Katy walked up to him.
She put up her hands and placed them on his shoulders. "Okay. Take a deep breath." She said. "Calm down."
Gohan looked down at her. "You saw the new teacher, didn't you?" He asked, a heavy feeling settling in his stomach.
Katy leaned in and pressed a kiss on his cheek. That's something that could always calm her boyfriend down. Gohan made a face as he gently pushed his girlfriend aside and walked to the baseball field.
"Hey whelp!" Turles waved cheerfully when he noticed the half-saiyan.
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Gohan was hanging his shirt over the clothes line. He leaned down and grabbed an orange shirt that definitely belonged to his father. "I don't need a party." He said in response to his mother's question why he didn't want to celebrate his birthday. "I've never had a party and I honestly could care less."
"But you've been in that Time Chamber for a long time. We've missed several birthdays which we should have been able to celebrate." Chi-chi said as she reached inside the laundry basket and grabbed a pair of pants. "We could invite all your friends from school, your comrades," A small smirk appeared on Gohan's face when Chi-chi mentioned his comrades. She had trouble calling them that but obviously did it for Gohan. "and your other friends. It will be fun."
Gohan landed on the look-out. The half-saiyan realized that Piccolo was already waiting for him. "What do you want, saiyan?"
"I want to train with you." Gohan said, getting to the point. " I want you to teach me how to be a better fighter."
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"Fine. Ask your comrades for permission and then come back here to discuss our training." Piccolo stated before he looked forward again and continued his walk away from the half-saiyan.
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They reached their house and Katy reached out to open the door but her boyfriend grabbed her hand, making her turn to him and look up. "Are you sure there's nothing going on? You never shield your thoughts from me."
Katy sent him a smile. "Trust me. I don't have any secrets." She placed her hand on the doorknob. "Let's go."
Gohan allowed her to open the door, making a mental note to talk to her about this later. Little did he know, he was about to find out what made Katy shield her mind from him on that day.
Katy opened the door and motioned for Gohan to go inside. The half-saiyan sent her a confused glance but the woman only shrugged. "Humor me."
"Alright then." Gohan walked through the doorway and Katy followed him in. Gohan frowned when he noticed the lights were out and all the curtains were closed. Weren't his parents supposed to be home? This was strange. Luckily, he could easily see in the dark. Gohan's eyes went for the light switch immediately and he reached out to switch it when…
"SURPRISE!"
Chapter 25. The Perks of Being a Saiyan
"SURPRISE!"
Gohan powered up, extended his hands and aimed two blasts at the group of people in his house. A silence fell in the room. The half-saiyan realized who were standing in front of him and he quickly lowered his hands and made the energy orbs disappear.
"I'm sorry." Gohan apologized as he stepped back. "I shouldn't have done that."
"I would have been disappointed if you hadn't done that." Vegeta replied, smirking at the events.
"No. It's my fault." Chi-chi stepped closer. "I'm sorry, Gohan. We shouldn't have surprised you."
Gohan's eyes ran over the room. Aside from Turles, Vegeta, Raditz and Nappa, he could see Krillin and Yamcha. Aside from those people they invited Videl, Eresa and Sharpener to join the party.
"You threw me a party?" Gohan asked, looking at his mother. "Thank you." It was strange how much he liked that someone would go through so much trouble for him, just to surprise him. "But I asked you not to."
Chi-chi approached the half-saiyan. "I can't just send everyone away, Gohan." She said in a whisper.
"Right." Gohan sent a glance to his room. "I'm sorry." He did not really know why he apologized. A part of him wanted to leave right away. He asked them not to throw this party and they did not listen to his request. Why should he stay?
"It will be fine, darling." Chi-chi tousled Gohan's hair cheerfully before she walked back into the room. Katy placed her hand on his shoulder before she followed Chi-chi. Gohan took a deep breath and followed her example.
The half-saiyan visited every small group of people, saying hello and thanking them for the presents they brought him. He smiled and laughed. He helped his mother serve drinks and chatted with everyone who wanted to talk to him. He did everything a good host had to do. A good human host.
After a considerable amount of time, the group of teenagers took the party to the outside area where they spread a blanket on the ground and sat down in the sun.
"Now that we're out of the adult's eyes." Eresa said as she reached inside her rather large bag. "I'd say we start the real party."
She pulled out a glass of wine while Sharpener grabbed some beers from his own bag. They all gathered around to grab something to drink.
"Now this is the life." Sharpener said as he raised his glass of beer.
"Alcohol makes everything better." Gohan agreed as he wrapped an arm around his girlfriend's shoulders.
She leaned into him and sipped from her glass of wine. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the party." She stated, looking up at him. "Your mother really wanted to surprise you. She's so happy that she can do things like this for you now."
"I know." Gohan pressed a kiss on her forehead. "It's okay. I'm not angry."
"Good, cause I am planning a special after party tonight." She whispered in his ear, smiling when the boy sent her an appreciative glance.
"So this is where the real party is." Turles's voice made all the teenagers, except for Katy and Gohan, start and try to hide their alcohol.
Vegeta crossed his arms over each other. "If you're trying to hide that from us you're too late." The man did not walk all the way over to the blanket where the teenagers were sitting but stayed in the shadows of the house.
"Don't worry. They're cool." Gohan said before he took a sip from his beer.
"I could really use a drink." Turles reached down and snatched the glass bottle from Gohan's hands. The half-saiyan sent Turles a glare and attempted to snatch it back but Turles was already finishing the drink.
Raditz walked closer to Videl and reached down to grab the bottle of wine. "What's this?" Raditz asked curiously, but Videl held it out of his reach.
"It's not yours. That's what it is." Videl responded, frowning at the man.
Reaching down and grabbing hold of her wrist, Raditz curled up his upper lip as he pulled her up. "And a puny human like you is going to stop me?"
"Let me go." Videl snarled. She gasped when Raditz pulled her up even higher so that she lost contact with the ground.
Katy stood up. "Put Videl down, Raditz." She said strictly. "Stop being so annoying."
This message was accompanied by a couple of gasps. "So this is the famous Videl." Raditz said as he eyed the young woman.
"Put me down!" Videl demanded, her blue eyes glaring at Raditz. When he did not respond, she brought up her leg and pushed her boot right into his stomach, kicking him.
A short pause ensued while Raditz just stood there staring at Videl's boot in his stomach. The man released Videl and she stumbled back. "What the hell?" She exclaimed, looking very surprised.
"She's a fighter!" Raditz said cheerfully. "That explains it!"
Gohan had gotten up by now. "Guys." He said warningly. "Let it go."
"Let what go?" Raditz asked innocently.
"You know what I am talking about."
"Do we?" Turles asked, sending the boy a teasing grin. "Oh!" He gasped exaggeratingly. "She doesn't know!"
Katy appeared next to Gohan. "She doesn't know… what?" She asked, sending Gohan a frown.
"Nothing." Gohan said, sending yet another warning glance to his comrades. "Right guys?"
Vegeta studied the young version of Videl. He had to admit that she hadn't changed all that much over the years.
"She's strong though, for a human." Turles observed.
"For a human?" Videl asked, frowning. "What do you mean by that? Are you not humans?" She asked this in a rather sarcastic voice so Turles opened his mouth to reply, but Gohan interrupted him.
"No they're aliens." He replied in a sarcastic tone that could easily match Videl's tone.
"Well, he implied that." Videl responded, narrowing her eyes at the boy.
"Raditz and Turles are my uncles so that would make me an alien too. Thanks a lot." Gohan snarled. Katy placed a hand on his shoulder to tell him that he sounded too aggressive. It was something that they agreed on after Gohan made a female classmate cry with one of his angry responses.
"I didn't say that." Videl was getting agitated as well.
"Just for the record. All the people here and in the house are humans." Gohan continued as he motioned to the house, still sounding like he was talking to a child. "And you might not want to tell your alien fantasies to everyone. It might make you look a bit crazy."
"We're not humans." Raditz replied, frowning.
"Shut up." Gohan snarled back.
"What did you just say?" Videl ignored Gohan and was now focusing on the boy's uncle. It was now that she realized that all the adults were frowning at the half-saiyan as if he just said something horrible.
"We're not humans." Turles added when Raditz did not reply.
"Turles!" Gohan turned to his uncle.
"I don't care! I am not going to stand here and let you insult our heritage. Saiyans are gods compared to humans. They're not even worthy to be in our presence." Turles responded as he stepped closer.
"Saiyans?" Videl repeated, sending the man an interested glance.
"Shut up!" Gohan yelled at him.
"Turles. Please." Katy pleaded as she went to stand in between Gohan and Turles. "Don't do this."
"Don't do what?" Videl asked. She pointed an accusing finger at Gohan and Katy. "I knew that there was something wrong with you two. Your hair color is not a natural hair color for humans, and that is not a belt, is it? I knew I saw it move the other day." Videl's eyes lingered on Gohan's tail. "And you are wearing the exact same belts." She added as her eyes moved to the other warriors. "What is wrong with you people?"
"Nothing." Gohan tried. "We're just humans."
"No we're not!" Raditz yelled back, clenching his fists. "How dare you, half-breed. After all those years that we've worked under Freeza's reign. You know how we think about this. How dare you deny your heritage in front of us?"
"Your heritage?" Videl asked as she walked closer to Raditz. "Tell me."
"Don't say anything." Gohan ordered. "Or else..."
"Or else what?" Videl said as she looked at Gohan. She seemed very interested in all this. "No, I'm putting everything together. You two have been acting strange from the beginning. You joined school out of nowhere. You always disappear right after class. You are exceptionally well at P.E. and I remember I saw you fly a while ago."
"Ohh…" Eresa said cheerfully. "You're aliens? That's so cool!" She sounded so innocent that Gohan could not snarl at her to keep it quiet. Why would he? If he took this seriously, she would start to believe that he really was an alien.
Videl frowned at Gohan. "Let's go, guys." She mentioned to Eresa and Sharpener. "I think we overstayed our welcome."
Eresa greeted them all cheerfully and went inside to say goodbye to Gohan's parents, Videl joining her. Sharpener sent Gohan one last smug glance. "I bet the guys would like to hear how much of a weirdo you are. The freak of the school! Monkey boy." He taunted before he walked off as well.
Katy placed a hand over her mouth when she realized what just happened. Gohan turned to his comrades, glaring with so much intensity that Vegeta decided to come closer as well.
"Now you don't have to go to school anymore." Turles said cheerfully.
"You started it." Raditz added when Gohan only powered up. The boy's tail was wagging behind him, sending out a war warning. Get out of here or you'll be in trouble.
"We'll leave." Vegeta said as he crossed his arms over each other. "There's nothing for us here. We came to celebrate the birthday of our saiyan comrade. Not just some human."
Vegeta turned away from the boy and flew up. The others followed him without saying anything.
Goku opened the door. "Gohan? We're going to cut the cake. Where is everyone?" He asked as he stepped outside.
Gohan placed a hand on his forehead and sighed so deeply that Katy approached him and gave him a tight hug. Gohan had to admit, he just started to like that school thing.
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Gohan and Katy clasped their hands together as they looked at the tall school building. "Get ready." Gohan stated softly.
"It will be fine." Katy smiled at him. "What can they do?"
Gohan took a deep breath and they walked to the entrance of the building. The two quickly made their way to their classroom. Sitting down, the two were happy to find out that they arrived before their three former friends.
Eresa was as bubbly as usual. She fell down next to Katy and started chattering all about her weekend and that she met this cute guy and how much fun it was to hang out with him. Katy gave Gohan a hopeful glance. Maybe it wasn't that bad?
This hope was crushed when Videl arrived. The young woman did not even look at the two but sat down and started a conversation with Eresa, who responded cheerfully and started to tell the exact same story to Videl. Sharpener sent Gohan a nasty grin before he found his own seat, but Gohan could care less about that guy. He'd deal with the human later.
As the day progressed, the two found out that Katy was in the clear. She was still greeted cheerfully by her friends. Apparently, Eresa decided not to tell her alien story to her friends. It wasn't all that interest and the story about her new hunk was that much juicier. Gohan was not that lucky though. Sharpener had taken advantage of the situation and told his buddies in the wrestling team about the boy with the tail, and the story had progressed from there.
And now, Gohan was cursing himself for not doing something about it sooner. He should have threatened Sharpener with sudden death or something similar to that so that this would not have happened.
The half-saiyan did not really know what happened in the first place. It started when they entered the room. Gohan had been practicing his basketball moves in the large gym. The basketball team showed interest in him when a couple of their members saw how easy it was for the boy to catch the ball and throw it right in the basket from the other side of the field. The half-saiyan decided to keep quiet about how much easier it was to maneuver a basketball compared to an energy blast.
So, Gohan was practicing when the wrestling team entered the gym. Sharpener was obviously the leader and the moment Gohan saw their expressions he realized that they were not here to make friends.
One moment they were surrounding him, taunting him and calling him names. Sharpener was the first to throw a punch, which Gohan caught easily. The half-saiyan shattered the boy's hand without even trying. Anger had taken possession over the boy as he turned to the helpless humans. He needed to make them pay for what they were trying to do. Ganging up on one person. It was despicable and he had to show them just how weak they really were.
They needed to be faced with reality. Slowly. Painfully. He enjoyed their screams of pain. They bled so easily. Their bones pretty much broke at his gentlest touch. He'd forgotten how much fun this was. Finding out a man's breaking point. When would they start screaming? How much blood could he draw? At which point would they start begging for mercy? Start to run away? It was so good. The sweet taste of revenge.
A punch landed on Gohan's cheek and the half-saiyan stumbled back. Turles roughly pushed Gohan away from the teenagers. "You stupid boy." He chastised. "How could you be so incredibly stupid?" The man did not stop pushing Gohan until they were on the other side of the large gymnasium where the stumbling half-saiyan held out his hands to avoid bumping into the wall.
The boy turned around to be faced with Turles, who placed his hands against the wall on either side of Gohan's shoulders and stared the half-saiyan in the eyes. "Calm down." He said, steadily, calm.
Gohan now realized how heavy he was breathing. The boy nodded to show that he would be calm and Turles pulled away.
The half-saiyan looked at the moaning group of teenagers. They were spread around on the ground. Screams filled the room when the girls from the dance team entered the room and saw the wounded boys.
Gohan went to move. "We have to help them."
Turles's hand pushed Gohan back almost immediately. "Stay. I think you've done enough damage for today, don't you agree?" His voice was calm. He'd seen worse than this and he obviously did not care about the humans, but it was his job to protect the students, and that's what he would do.
"Leave." Turles ordered when some of the girls started to point at Gohan. The boy would obviously get the blame for this.
"But…"
"NOW." Turles yelled, turning to Gohan.
The half-saiyan was somewhat shocked by this outburst, but he nodded and left the room.
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"If you're here for an apology you're not getting one." Vegeta stated when Gohan entered the room.
"I wouldn't dare." Gohan stopped near the center of the room so that he could keep an eye on all the warriors in the room. "I just came here to tell you guys that I won't be coming over for training sessions anymore."
Nappa scoffed. "That's a little melodramatic, don't you think so?" He mocked as he leaned back on his seat, leaving his notebook on his lap.
"No. I don't think so." Gohan snarled back. "You destroyed my school career in one afternoon. The students all stay away from me and even the teachers tend to ignore my presence. Why couldn't you just let that go?"
"You denied your heritage in front of us. How did you think you would get away with that?" Raditz stalked closer to the half-saiyan. "Did we teach you nothing?"
Gohan turned to Raditz. "My classmates don't know about aliens. I can't just start talking to them about saiyans and planet trade organizations. They'll think I'm crazy."
"What do you care about those stupid humans?" Turles replied, shaking his head.
"I care. Okay." Gohan looked over at Turles. "I'm not a freak to them. They don't know what I am. I fit in."
"Not anymore." Vegeta said from his position near the window. He'd been staring out to the massive garden, thinking, meditating. Nobody knew what he was doing on times like these.
"Thanks to you." The half-saiyan sighed as he fell down on the couch. "You guys ruin everything for me." He muttered as he placed his head in his hands.
"And yet this is the first place you run to." Nappa was listening to the conversation carefully at first but once Gohan sat down next to him he'd leaned back and closed his eyes.
Gohan scoffed. "I have nowhere else to go."
Vegeta chose this moment to turn his back on the window. "We weren't going to stay here all that long in the first place. You probably wouldn't be able to finish this school year at all."
"Maybe I wanted to." Gohan persisted as he looked up. "I was supposed to grow up here and go to school. This was supposed to be my life."
"But it's not." Vegeta stepped closer. "This is not your world."
"It could be. I could stay here."
"No, you can't. You don't belong here. You belong with us. The rest of the saiyans." Vegeta ranted while he walked closer to the half-saiyan.
"Maybe I don't want to belong with you." Gohan jumped up. "Nobody ever asked me anything. I might have done well with you guys but we both know that I fit in just fine on planet earth too."
"Half-breed. Don't say things you'll regret later." Raditz said slowly. "You're angry. Settle down."
Gohan decided to listen to this advice and he let his body fall down on the couch again, crossing his arms and huffing. Honestly, his actions spoke for themselves. After the huge fight at school, Gohan had been wandering around the planet for a few hours, afraid to go home and face his mother's disappointment, and eventually decided to go to his comrades. The people that he knew. The people he felt comfortable with. The place where he went when he felt bad.
"Gohan?" Chi-chi appeared in the doorway. The half-saiyan got up immediately, which surprised the other saiyans.
"Mom." Gohan started as he walked closer to her. "I'm so sorry."
Chi-chi sighed as she eyed her son. "I know you are, Gohan, but you cannot do things like this. I know what kind of world you came from and I know that saiyans love to fight, but you cannot send an entire wrestling team to the hospital."
Raditz laughed at this. "You started a fight?" He asked.
"And I was afraid humans were rubbing off on him." Nappa muttered, still closing his eyes.
"No. We do not approve of this." Chi-chi stated as she glared at the adults. "We do not fight our school mates." Chi-chi looked up at Gohan again. "You might come from a world where fighting is normal but in this world we talk about things. We use our brains, not our brawns. You're smart enough, Gohan. You're not just some buffoon who can only fight."
"And we are?" Turles asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm sorry, mom." Gohan replied. "I shouldn't have let myself lose control like that. I will apologize to them. I will…" Gohan did not really know what he would do so he closed his mouth.
"It's okay, Gohan." Chi-chi sent the boy a smile. "Katy explained what happened. Don't worry." She placed a hand on Gohan's cheek. "But you are grounded. You can finish your training session and then you'll have to come straight back home, got it?"
"Yes mom." Gohan replied as he nodded. Chi-chi said goodbye and turned to leave.
The half-saiyan let out a breath and moved back to the couch where he sat down. The boy leaned back and closed his eyes, placing his arm over his eyes.
"You started a fight?" Raditz asked once more.
"Let it go." Gohan muttered, frowning a little.
"Let what go? That you're finally acting like a saiyan again?" Raditz responded, sounding amused.
"I'm not acting like anything." Gohan snarled back as he sat up. "I wasn't acting at all. I wasn't thinking. I just did things. Things I had no control over."
"An outburst." Vegeta stated, studying the half-saiyan. "It's been a while."
"How could I have been so stupid?" Gohan muttered.
Vegeta walked to the doorway. "Nappa, Turles. Let's get some training in." The man passed Raditz. "Talk to your nephew." He whispered to the tall warrior before leaving the room.
Turles and Nappa followed Vegeta's order and left the room, leaving Gohan and Raditz alone. Raditz walked closer and sat down on the couch as well.
"What happened?"
"Nothing."
"Half-breed." Raditz started as he wrapped an arm around Gohan's shoulders. "Talk to me." When Gohan still did not reply Raditz decided to plead his case a little more. "There is nothing you can say that will make me so angry or disappointed that I never want to see you again, okay? You're not getting rid of me that easily, and I'm pretty sure it's the same for the others."
"They ganged up on me." Gohan said. "They called me names and said that freaks like me needed to be taught to stay away from normal people. It reminded me of…"
"Camp." Raditz provided, already making the connection in his mind.
"I felt myself getting angry. So angry at the situation. The fact that they did not even give me a chance to explain. They wouldn't let me defend myself. They were there to punish me for something I have no control over… And I just…" Gohan made a wide gesture with his hands, indicating an explosion.
"When was the last time you've had an outburst?" Raditz questioned out loud.
"I have no idea."
Raditz glanced sideways. "Maybe this is all getting too much for you." He offered. Gohan met his eyes. "Remember, you went from training, eating and sleeping to school, training, eating, sleeping, and studying and basketball practice."
"It's normal for humans to have a full schedule."
"Yes, but I have a feeling that most humans are eased into that. You had to go from one to ten in a matter of seconds." Raditz replied, shaking his head. "I'm not saying that you cannot handle it, boy, but you have to realize your own limits and when you're having angry outbursts in which you knock an entire wrestling team right into the hospital… I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, but it's a pretty obvious sign."
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying, let's take a break." Raditz suggested. "Let's go to one of those beautiful rainforests on this planet and stay there for a while."
"Go camping?" Gohan clarified, genuinely interested in the idea.
"We'll train and eat and sleep. You'll get to catch the fish and prepare our beds and pretty much do all the work." Raditz teased. Gohan scoffed as he leaned on his knees with his elbows. "It will be just like the good old days."
"Just the fives of us?" Gohan asked.
"I'm pretty sure the others will agree."
Gohan hesitated for a moment but then sent his uncle a hopeful glance. "Can we go ask them?"
Raditz smacked on Gohan's back and got up. "Let's go."
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"You want us to go camping?" Vegeta asked, looking up from his bottle of water.
"We'll live in the woods for a while." Gohan said, nodding.
"I'm in." Turles said, shrugging. "I like training outside better anyway."
"I agree." Nappa landed on the ground.
"How long are we planning on staying there?" Vegeta asked, his gaze moving to Gohan.
The half-saiyan shrugged as a slight blush appeared on his face. "Indefinitely." He suggested hesitantly.
A smirk appeared on Vegeta's face. "Let's go." He stated as he walked to the doorway. The man placed a hand on Gohan's shoulder for a moment as he passed the boy.
It only took the five warriors a couple of hours to find a suitable place to stay. They landed on the clearing, where Vegeta instantly fell into his old role.
"Raditz. Half-breed. Go hunting." Vegeta ordered as he turned to them. "Turles. Vegetables and fruits. Take what you can find. Nappa, you can help me set up." The others all responded to his orders and started on their jobs.
It did not take the group long to finish their tasks. Raditz and Gohan came back with several dead animals. Turles threw down a bunch of fruits and vegetables he found. Vegeta poked the recently made fire with a small stick.
The saiyans made themselves a feast, roasting all the meat and cooking the vegetables, adding the fruits as a natural dessert. The men ate everything, leaving a bunch of bones for later. During their great supper, Nappa surprised his comrades with a large bag filled with different types of alcohol. The man literally robbed a liquor store in order to surprise his comrades.
A while later, Nappa fell down next to Gohan, who was lying on the grass, and stretched his body. "Ah, this is the life." He muttered.
Gohan chuckled. "You've been living in Capsule Corp, with your own personal showers and everything and you say this is the life?"
Nappa shrugged. "I'm used to this." He replied, "I wasn't cut out for the fabulous life in the first place."
"Maybe I wasn't either." Gohan looked up at the sky. "I feel way too comfortable here."
"Finally, your brain has started working." Vegeta lay down as well. "I've only been telling you time after time after time that you do not belong in that human world."
Gohan rolled onto his stomach so he could look at Vegeta better. "But the me from the future did fit in. Why can't I?"
"Because the you from the other timeline was raised on this ball of dirt." Vegeta replied, his eyes closed.
"The future you wasn't raised on this planet and he managed to fit in." Gohan persisted, frowning a little.
"It was different. The me of that timeline was surrounded by people who lived on planet earth. The future me did not have a choice. Not really." Vegeta explained. He knew this because he'd spoken to the Vegeta of that timeline.
Gohan rolled back on his back and sighed. "You make it sound like the future you did not really want to stay here."
"He didn't, but seeing as he had acquaintances and a mate and child he decided to stay." Vegeta shrugged. "He did not have anyone else. You, on the other hand, have other options."
"And I never thought I would be choosing you guys." Gohan muttered as he looked up at the sky. "ARGH, I can't believe that after all those years of trying to escape and hating you guys that I eventually would rather stay with you guys than stay with my family."
Raditz chuckled. "And I cannot believe that after all these years of finding you extremely annoying and difficult I wouldn't live without you now." He said, looking up at the half-saiyan.
"Ditto." Nappa muttered before yawning.
"Why are we suddenly so sentimental?" Turles stretched his body, closing his eyes and yawning as well. "That's not manly at all."
"Living on planet Earth has made us mellow." Vegeta replied casually before stretching the muscles in his arms. The man relaxed his body and closed his eyes again.
"Mellow. Yeah right." Gohan scoffed as he closed his eyes as well. The boy was very comfortable at the moment. He decided to stay like this for a while. "Tomorrow…" Gohan started, "we should have an all-out match."
"I look forward to it." Nappa muttered.
"That'll be fun." Gohan's voice was soft and he spoke very slowly. Vegeta sat up so he could look at the half-saiyan.
"He's out." Vegeta complained, frowning at the half-saiyan. "Falling asleep like that. He should be ashamed of himself. Have we taught him nothing about vigilance?"
"Give him a break. He's tired." Turles shifted on the ground until he was lying in a comfortable position. "I think I'm going to follow his example."
"Me too." Raditz yawned once more. "Good night, guys."
"Night."
"Night."
"Mmimmhmhm." Gohan uttered softly in response, earning a few sniggers from his comrades.
Vegeta reached out and gently stroked Gohan's bangs out of his face. The man made a mental note to address the length of Gohan's hair soon. It was getting way too long. He watched as Gohan slept for a few moments, rather enjoying the peaceful expression on the boy's face. He did not get to see that often anymore.
"Stop staring at your lover and go to sleep, Vegeta." Turles teased from somewhere in the open area.
"Suicidal much, Turles?"
"Just tired."
Vegeta scoffed and he decided to lie down. The man stretched out on the grass and closed his eyes.
The five Saiyans fell asleep very quickly and found themselves sleeping better than they had in a long while. Tomorrow, they would be back to their ruthless selves during their all-out training sessions, but for now they could enjoy each other's company in silence and feel safe.
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