Just One Wish
Disclaimer: Yet again, I regret to inform you that I do not own Dragonball Z or any of its characters…nor is the show for sale. (I wish!) If the dragonballs did exist I would have the time of my life wishing anime characters to life…alas the dragonballs are not real. This makes me sad…*sniff*
A/N: I'm lagging I know…and I hate to break the news to my loyal fans (I have fans?) but I'm going away for about a month (holiday yay!) I will have access to a computer but whether I will be able to post or not is as yet uncertain…so keep your fingers crossed. Merry Christmas minna!
Chapter Ten
"Vegeta!!" Goku called scanning the area for 'his' ki signature. He had tracked Vegeta into this quiet neighbourhood. The entire area was fairly deserted and most of the houses had no lights on. It had taken some time to reach here and Goku wasn't entirely sure which part of the world he was in. "Vegeta?!"
A dark head stuck out of a window abruptly. "Vegeta? Is that you?"
"Shut up Kakarott!" Vegeta hissed, his voice laced with venom. It was obvious that he wasn't in a good mood.
Goku ignored the tone and proceeded to land in front of Vegeta's window. "Hey Vegeta?"
"What is it now Kakarott?" The prince asked irritably.
"Well, uh…it's kinda dark. Why don't you put some of the lights on?" Goku asked innocently.
Vegeta growled low under his breath. 'Why must Kakarott be such a baka? Why is he standing around like this?' He grabbed Goku by the collar and yanked him in the house, almost breaking the window. "The lights are not on because we are not meant to be in here Kakarott!" Vegeta said, as though talking to a child.
"Wait! Isn't that sorta illegal? It's called…uh…"
"Breaking and entering you baka!" Vegeta sneered. "The one star dragonball is in this house! That's why we're here!"
"Well, why didn't you ask the people who own the house if you could take it?" Goku asked scratching his head.
"Kakarott?"
"Hai?"
"Shut up! SHUT UP!!"
"But Vegeta-" Goku whined.
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!! Kami you're worse than my brat!" Vegeta screamed, a vein popping on his high forehead.
"Gee, you're kinda wound up about this whole thing huh?"
"Just help me find the dragonball Kakarott!" Vegeta growled dangerously.
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"Hey Vegeta! I think I found it!" Goku exclaimed triumphantly pointing at a gleam of orange on a high shelf.
"Hmph." Vegeta grunted non-committally. Carefully he checked the dragon radar. "Hai. It seems like you found the first dragonball Kakarott. At least you're good for something." He muttered under his breath.
"This reminds me of the dragonball hunts we used to go on when I was younger." Goku said with smile. He reached up to grab the dragonball but found that he couldn't reach it.
"Well?" Vegeta asked impatiently.
"Um…heh heh, I can't reach it." Goku said sheepishly.
"Nani?!" Vegeta watched with some amusement as Goku jumped up and down in a fruitless attempt to reach the elusive dragonball. "Ha ha ha!" Goku looked at Vegeta in confusion. Impossible. Was the constantly sullen saiya-jin no ouji smiling and laughing?
"What's so funny Vegeta?" Goku asked, puzzled.
"It looks like I've finally bested you at something Kakarott!" Vegeta crowed triumphantly. "I'm finally tall…after all those years of mocking and teasing by my peers…at long last!" He laughed. Goku sweatdropped. The formally short saiya-jin reached up and easily retrieved the dragonball that had evaded the shorter man's grasp. "Well Kakarott. Looks like I've actually found an advantage to being you." Vegeta gloated.
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Gohan was playing baseball with some of his buddies. Exams were over and it was time to kick back and relax. It was finally his turn to bat. As the demi saiya-jin stepped up to the plate, he was tackled by something too fast for the human eye to see and sent flying across the field. "Whoa!" One of Gohan's friends gasped in wonder. All of the players ran to the outfield, where Gohan was lying in pain.
"Unh…" Gohan waited for his vision to clear. When it finally did, he realised that the pain in his chest came, not so much from being thrown across the field, but from his younger brother who was clinging to him and hitting. His super saiya-jin younger brother, he noticed with some alarm. "Goten!" He whispered, keeping an eye on the multitude of people approaching. "Goten! Power down!"
"Demo, nii-chan…kasan…tousan…and…Vegeta-san…" Goten found himself unable to express himself and burst into tears. He resumed hitting his brother with his fists. He landed blows that would break a normal man's ribs. Luckily for Gohan, he was no ordinary man In fact, he was part saiya-jin. How many ordinary men can say that? The answer: Not many because then, they wouldn't be ordinary. (Gomen people, I just had to point out ol' Gohan-kun's extraordinariness. Having done so, I will continue with the story.) Gohan grabbed Goten's hands and held them still.
"Goten! Drop out of super saiya-jin now!" Gohan hissed harshly. "Do it now!"
The worn out child collapsed against his brother, sobbing. To Gohan's relief his hair and eyes reverted back to it's normal black colour. But Gohan's sixth sense could still pick up the turmoil that stirred in his little brother's ki. Goten was worried about something and it wasn't because Trunks had stolen his new action figure this time.
"Gohan! Man what happened?" Sharpener asked in amazement, mostly because Gohan was okay.
"Uh…heh heh…" Gohan 'patted' his little brother on the back, making a dull thud. It was more like thumping him on the back but Gohan knew that it wouldn't hurt Goten. He felt like throttling Goten. It was hard to remain inconspicuous in school and he had his Great Saiya-man identity and the fact that he was half alien to hide. Being thrown across a playing field was not a good way to remain unnoticed. "It's just my little brother." He said with a weak grin. "Y'know, kids and the games they play…"
"My little brother can't do that!" Some smart guy in the back yelled. Gohan wanted to beat him up.
"Oh, uh…yeah! He's been trained in martial arts and that makes him…um…" He cringed, trying to think of a way to explain Goten's obvious strength. He was starting to feel uncomfortable with all the eyes staring at him and the group of people towering over his crouching form. It seemed that everyone wanted to get a look at Goten. Gohan decided that no answer was the best way to answer. He got up abruptly, carrying Goten. "I'm just going to go see what he wants."
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A/N: Filler chapter! Maybe I should have warned about that at the start? What will Goten tell Gohan? I'm really sorry to have to make all of you wait so long, but I'm always working on other fan fics, plus I'm going away. I will try to post when I'm away though. I'm also sorry if this isn't funny enough. I'm trying, I'm trying! Review it and let me know what you think okay? An especial arigato to the people who reviewed Total Eclipse of the Heart and the last Just One Wish chapter. (It was no. 9 I believe.) ^.^ A BIG thank you to Smee-san who has beta read most of my fics, provided inspiration and laughter and just for being an all around good buddy. ^.^ (And for enforcing nothing.) Thanks buddy.
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Smabbi-san
