Disclaimer: I got laid off of my job so now I don't have to worry about
getting up in the mornings. I don't know why, but my boss is a real jerk
cause she lied to me. Still don't own, shorter than the last, took off What
they didn't know.
---After moving through various crowds, Gohan finally made it to the top of the stadium. Though it took him long enough to dodge the furious fighter punches and he tried his best to dodge the people from his school. Both he did successfully. Though his mind wasn't on dodging everything in sight, it was what Videl said to him earlier.
" You're just a failure!"
Gohan cringed as those words repeated through his head over and over again. Maybe he was a failure. Frieza, Cell, and battles from before popped through his head. Every battle he faced, he always failed in. Frieza could of killed him in one blow if Vegeta didn't save his life. Heck, he got in a couple of good hits but none compared to everyone else. The Cells games. He didn't blame himself for killing his father, he did blame Cell though. But after his father sacrificed himself, that's when he thought he did fail.
Gohan shook away the memories from his head for now, but those words still repeated through his head.
" You're just a failure!"
" Makes sense though," Gohan said to himself.
****
" Boy, that food was good," Goku said patting his stomach. " Man, I sure missed the food here. King Kai can't cook if his life depended on it. Oh wait, King Kai is dead."
Goku laughed at his own joke while everyone else just sweatdrop.
" Save your jokes for someone who cares," Vegeta snorted. " I just came here fight you and that's all I want to do."
" Talk about someone who has no life," Krillin said.
Vegeta gave him one of those death glares. Like before, Krillin hid behind his trusty wife who, once again, rolled her eyes.
" Can we quit playing this game and do something besides hiding behind my back," Eighteen said talking to Krillin. " Geez, this is highly embarrassing."
" Sorry," Krillin apologized. " It's just that Vegeta scares me with that ugly face of his."
" What do you mean ugly," Vegeta shouted in Krillin's ear. " The last time I checked I looked perfectly fine. You one the other hand might need some improvement."
" I think I deserved that," Krillin said putting his hand behind his head.
" What's wrong with Gohan?"
Everyone turned to look at Goku. What were they supposed to say? What were they going to say? The answer was, well, they didn't know. Gohan wasn't big on conversation. No matter how hard they tried to talk to Gohan, they never got anything in response. They were lucky if they got a word out of him.
" We don't know," Vegeta replied after a long moment of silence. " He just changed after time and he never said why. You're his father, you talk to him."
He was his father that was true, but how can you talk to someone who doesn't want to be talked to? Goku was excited to be back and happy to see his family again. He couldn't wait to see his wife and spend time with her again. He wanted to see how much his son grown and talked about what he missed.
" Hey, lets not worry about Gohan now," Krillin said trying to change the subject. " Let's go see Goten and Trunks fight."
" We all know my brat is going to win," Vegeta snorted. " I've trained him myself and I know he's far more superior than your second brat Kakkorot."
" We'll see," Goku said putting Gohan aside for now. " We'll see."
****
" Why (gasp) so many (breath) stairs," Krillin huffed and puffed as he made it up to the top of the stadium. " How come they didn't make an elevator?"
" Man Krillin, you sure out of shape," Goku joked. " It was only a couple thousand stairs, at the most."
" I lost count when I got to two hundred and fifty," Krillin said leaning on the railing.
" I guess we're not alone here," Vegeta said looking at someone else.
" Who," Goku said looking around. " I don't see anybody."
" Look where the Namck is," Vegeta yelled.
Goku looked to see Piccolo and spotted him. To his surprise, he was talking to Gohan. At least it looked like he was talking to Gohan, though Gohan wasn't talking to him. Goku took the advantage and walked up to Gohan and Piccolo.
Piccolo saw Goku and walked up to him. He gave him a steady nod and let Goku take his turn talking to the depressed teenager.
" I'm just going to cut to the chase," Goku said leaning on the railing next to Gohan. " I want to know what's wrong so I can help you. Is it about the Cells Games? You know you didn't kill me, Cell did. Are you still depressed about that?"
Gohan just stared into space. He wasn't looking at anything particular, and he didn't even know his father was next to him. At least he was safe on top of the stadium and away from people from school.
" You're just a failure!"
Gohan shut his eyes. Who knew that four simple words can haunt you for life. Well, besides " I'm gonna kill you." Gohan once again tried to shake those words out of his head.
" Gohan?"
Snapping up from hearing his name, Gohan opened his eyes. He didn't bother to turn his head for he knew who it was. Gohan shut his eyes again and Goku put his hand on his son's shoulder.
" Come on Gohan, tell me what's wrong," Goku pleaded. " I just want to help you. That's what I'm here for."
"..."
" Aw c'mon, I know you have a voice," Goku whined. " I want to help you."
"...Mm..."
Goku dropped his head. Well, he did get something out of him.
" Give me a hint Gohan. I good at those games."
" It's nothing," Gohan replied in a low whisper.
" Let's see," Goku pondered. " Air is nothing, hair is nothing, is it one of those?"
Not one smile, not one simple laugh, nothing brought this demi-saiyan up.
' Apparently it is bad,' Goku thought. ' Maybe if I could just make him smile, or even a simple laugh, he might speak up. It's worth a shot.'
" Hey, you wanna hear a joke King Kai taught me," Goku said trying to cheer up his son. " Knock knock?"
"...."
" Aw, say it Gohan. You know you want to."
"..."
" C'mon," Goku said poking him on the shoulder. " Say it say it."
"..."
" Puleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeesss?"
"...........( sighs)......Who's there?"
" Gonna!"
" Gonna who?"
" Gonna tell me what's wrong or do I have to tell another knock knock joke," Goku said hoping to bring a smile on his face.
Mission failed.
Goku made things worse. Instead of putting a smile on his face, he got the complete opposite. Gohan got up from the railing and looked his father straight in the eye. For the first time in a long time, Gohan spoke.
" You'll never understand even if I told you," Gohan said seriously and firmly. " Just leave me alone and I'll figure it out for myself. I don't need anymore questions from you or anyone else. I'll be fine just.don't worry about it. Good luck at the tournament."
Gohan slowly took off. Goku tried to follow him but Piccolo pulled him back down.
" He needs some time to think for himself," Piccolo said. " Apparently, we've been asking him too many questions and not giving time for himself. He has to think this through and if he needs help, we'll be here for him. But there is one thing you can help Gohan with."
" What's that Piccolo," Goku asked.
" Her."
Goku turned around and saw a very shocked and mad Videl. She was looking up at the sky where Gohan took off then back at Goku. These questions Goku could answer, yeah right.
" How can Mountain Boy fly," Videl yelled. " He's just a low life Mama's Boy crying out for attention cause he's a failure. Me, on the other hand, am the daughter of the Great Hercule and yet, a nerd can fly. You better answer some questions or else I'll get the press on you!"
For one, Goku was speechless. Second, she was the daughter of Hercule?
" Well?!"
Goku swallowed a hard lump in his throat.
" Um, are you one of Gohan's friends," Goku asked being a tad bit afraid.
" Do I look like one of his friends? You think that I'm one of his friends? Well let me tell you mister."
' Hold it Videl,' Videl thought to herself. ' If you say that you are a friend, you might get more information from this guy. And if I play along, I could get more info on Gohan. Hehehehe.'
" Yeah, I'm one of Gohan's friends," Videl replied as if it wasn't anything.
" Great," Goku shouted. " Then do you know why he's changed?"
" Changed," Videl questioned. " He's always been a dor---ll. Why, what could be bother him so?"
" That's why I thought I asked you," Goku said. " He used to be so excited when it came to fighting, but now it's just an old game to him. Has he told you anything about why he's changed so much?"
" Lie lie lie," said a devil-like of her on her left shoulder. " Tell him that Gohan's on crack or something. C'mon, you can do it!"
" It is not nice to lie," said an angel-like of her on her right shoulder. " You know why Gohan has changed so much. If you just kept your mouth shut maybe he wouldn't be in the state he is in."
' What state,' Videl thought to herself. ' He seems fine to me.'
" Is he," the Angel Videl said. " Didn't you say right in his face that he was a failure? Wasn't you who put flower in his locker?"
" Nice touch," the Devil Videl said. " Lets try Jell-O next time!"
" Tell him the truth Videl," Angel Videl said.
" Lie like the devil you are," said Devil Videl.
Videl took a deep breath.
" The reason why Gohan is like this is because...because...well frankly I don't know."
Angel Videl fell backwards and Devil Videl slapped her forehead.
" I thought you would say that," Goku said putting his head down. " Thanks anyway."
Goku walked back to his friends and Videl felt her heart fall to her stomach.
" Better than crack," Devil Videl said.
" Oh shut up," Videl said walking the opposite way of Goku.
A/N: Since I don't work anymore, I'll have enough time to write more fics. I'm still depressed cause I was actually making money for the first time. It might be slow getting up chapter's cause of stuff going on in my life. Here are some of my other stories that you might enjoy.
Mama Said, by sweetlilgirl: " Let my heart go, let your son grow. Mama let my heart grow, or let this heart be still." Gohan gets mad since Chi-Chi won't let him grow up. Can Piccolo help him before Gohan ruins his relationship with his mom?
Why Me, by sweetlilgirl: I got the most reviews on this story so far, I'm not sure how this one will turn out, hopefully good. It's about Gohan getting really mad at his parents cause their relationship has gone down the drain. Being caught in the middle was not how he wanted to be. Will he ever forgive his parents, why must I torture Gohan all the time?
You're Missing, by sweetlilgirl: A song fic from Gohan's POV. I got it off of my mom's CD and it's just the song itself. Pretty good, kinda sad, must continue to torture Gohan.
Next chapter I'll have my favs put up. And one more question for all you readers out there....what does OOC or OCC mean? Yeah, I'm that stupid.
REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
---After moving through various crowds, Gohan finally made it to the top of the stadium. Though it took him long enough to dodge the furious fighter punches and he tried his best to dodge the people from his school. Both he did successfully. Though his mind wasn't on dodging everything in sight, it was what Videl said to him earlier.
" You're just a failure!"
Gohan cringed as those words repeated through his head over and over again. Maybe he was a failure. Frieza, Cell, and battles from before popped through his head. Every battle he faced, he always failed in. Frieza could of killed him in one blow if Vegeta didn't save his life. Heck, he got in a couple of good hits but none compared to everyone else. The Cells games. He didn't blame himself for killing his father, he did blame Cell though. But after his father sacrificed himself, that's when he thought he did fail.
Gohan shook away the memories from his head for now, but those words still repeated through his head.
" You're just a failure!"
" Makes sense though," Gohan said to himself.
****
" Boy, that food was good," Goku said patting his stomach. " Man, I sure missed the food here. King Kai can't cook if his life depended on it. Oh wait, King Kai is dead."
Goku laughed at his own joke while everyone else just sweatdrop.
" Save your jokes for someone who cares," Vegeta snorted. " I just came here fight you and that's all I want to do."
" Talk about someone who has no life," Krillin said.
Vegeta gave him one of those death glares. Like before, Krillin hid behind his trusty wife who, once again, rolled her eyes.
" Can we quit playing this game and do something besides hiding behind my back," Eighteen said talking to Krillin. " Geez, this is highly embarrassing."
" Sorry," Krillin apologized. " It's just that Vegeta scares me with that ugly face of his."
" What do you mean ugly," Vegeta shouted in Krillin's ear. " The last time I checked I looked perfectly fine. You one the other hand might need some improvement."
" I think I deserved that," Krillin said putting his hand behind his head.
" What's wrong with Gohan?"
Everyone turned to look at Goku. What were they supposed to say? What were they going to say? The answer was, well, they didn't know. Gohan wasn't big on conversation. No matter how hard they tried to talk to Gohan, they never got anything in response. They were lucky if they got a word out of him.
" We don't know," Vegeta replied after a long moment of silence. " He just changed after time and he never said why. You're his father, you talk to him."
He was his father that was true, but how can you talk to someone who doesn't want to be talked to? Goku was excited to be back and happy to see his family again. He couldn't wait to see his wife and spend time with her again. He wanted to see how much his son grown and talked about what he missed.
" Hey, lets not worry about Gohan now," Krillin said trying to change the subject. " Let's go see Goten and Trunks fight."
" We all know my brat is going to win," Vegeta snorted. " I've trained him myself and I know he's far more superior than your second brat Kakkorot."
" We'll see," Goku said putting Gohan aside for now. " We'll see."
****
" Why (gasp) so many (breath) stairs," Krillin huffed and puffed as he made it up to the top of the stadium. " How come they didn't make an elevator?"
" Man Krillin, you sure out of shape," Goku joked. " It was only a couple thousand stairs, at the most."
" I lost count when I got to two hundred and fifty," Krillin said leaning on the railing.
" I guess we're not alone here," Vegeta said looking at someone else.
" Who," Goku said looking around. " I don't see anybody."
" Look where the Namck is," Vegeta yelled.
Goku looked to see Piccolo and spotted him. To his surprise, he was talking to Gohan. At least it looked like he was talking to Gohan, though Gohan wasn't talking to him. Goku took the advantage and walked up to Gohan and Piccolo.
Piccolo saw Goku and walked up to him. He gave him a steady nod and let Goku take his turn talking to the depressed teenager.
" I'm just going to cut to the chase," Goku said leaning on the railing next to Gohan. " I want to know what's wrong so I can help you. Is it about the Cells Games? You know you didn't kill me, Cell did. Are you still depressed about that?"
Gohan just stared into space. He wasn't looking at anything particular, and he didn't even know his father was next to him. At least he was safe on top of the stadium and away from people from school.
" You're just a failure!"
Gohan shut his eyes. Who knew that four simple words can haunt you for life. Well, besides " I'm gonna kill you." Gohan once again tried to shake those words out of his head.
" Gohan?"
Snapping up from hearing his name, Gohan opened his eyes. He didn't bother to turn his head for he knew who it was. Gohan shut his eyes again and Goku put his hand on his son's shoulder.
" Come on Gohan, tell me what's wrong," Goku pleaded. " I just want to help you. That's what I'm here for."
"..."
" Aw c'mon, I know you have a voice," Goku whined. " I want to help you."
"...Mm..."
Goku dropped his head. Well, he did get something out of him.
" Give me a hint Gohan. I good at those games."
" It's nothing," Gohan replied in a low whisper.
" Let's see," Goku pondered. " Air is nothing, hair is nothing, is it one of those?"
Not one smile, not one simple laugh, nothing brought this demi-saiyan up.
' Apparently it is bad,' Goku thought. ' Maybe if I could just make him smile, or even a simple laugh, he might speak up. It's worth a shot.'
" Hey, you wanna hear a joke King Kai taught me," Goku said trying to cheer up his son. " Knock knock?"
"...."
" Aw, say it Gohan. You know you want to."
"..."
" C'mon," Goku said poking him on the shoulder. " Say it say it."
"..."
" Puleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeesss?"
"...........( sighs)......Who's there?"
" Gonna!"
" Gonna who?"
" Gonna tell me what's wrong or do I have to tell another knock knock joke," Goku said hoping to bring a smile on his face.
Mission failed.
Goku made things worse. Instead of putting a smile on his face, he got the complete opposite. Gohan got up from the railing and looked his father straight in the eye. For the first time in a long time, Gohan spoke.
" You'll never understand even if I told you," Gohan said seriously and firmly. " Just leave me alone and I'll figure it out for myself. I don't need anymore questions from you or anyone else. I'll be fine just.don't worry about it. Good luck at the tournament."
Gohan slowly took off. Goku tried to follow him but Piccolo pulled him back down.
" He needs some time to think for himself," Piccolo said. " Apparently, we've been asking him too many questions and not giving time for himself. He has to think this through and if he needs help, we'll be here for him. But there is one thing you can help Gohan with."
" What's that Piccolo," Goku asked.
" Her."
Goku turned around and saw a very shocked and mad Videl. She was looking up at the sky where Gohan took off then back at Goku. These questions Goku could answer, yeah right.
" How can Mountain Boy fly," Videl yelled. " He's just a low life Mama's Boy crying out for attention cause he's a failure. Me, on the other hand, am the daughter of the Great Hercule and yet, a nerd can fly. You better answer some questions or else I'll get the press on you!"
For one, Goku was speechless. Second, she was the daughter of Hercule?
" Well?!"
Goku swallowed a hard lump in his throat.
" Um, are you one of Gohan's friends," Goku asked being a tad bit afraid.
" Do I look like one of his friends? You think that I'm one of his friends? Well let me tell you mister."
' Hold it Videl,' Videl thought to herself. ' If you say that you are a friend, you might get more information from this guy. And if I play along, I could get more info on Gohan. Hehehehe.'
" Yeah, I'm one of Gohan's friends," Videl replied as if it wasn't anything.
" Great," Goku shouted. " Then do you know why he's changed?"
" Changed," Videl questioned. " He's always been a dor---ll. Why, what could be bother him so?"
" That's why I thought I asked you," Goku said. " He used to be so excited when it came to fighting, but now it's just an old game to him. Has he told you anything about why he's changed so much?"
" Lie lie lie," said a devil-like of her on her left shoulder. " Tell him that Gohan's on crack or something. C'mon, you can do it!"
" It is not nice to lie," said an angel-like of her on her right shoulder. " You know why Gohan has changed so much. If you just kept your mouth shut maybe he wouldn't be in the state he is in."
' What state,' Videl thought to herself. ' He seems fine to me.'
" Is he," the Angel Videl said. " Didn't you say right in his face that he was a failure? Wasn't you who put flower in his locker?"
" Nice touch," the Devil Videl said. " Lets try Jell-O next time!"
" Tell him the truth Videl," Angel Videl said.
" Lie like the devil you are," said Devil Videl.
Videl took a deep breath.
" The reason why Gohan is like this is because...because...well frankly I don't know."
Angel Videl fell backwards and Devil Videl slapped her forehead.
" I thought you would say that," Goku said putting his head down. " Thanks anyway."
Goku walked back to his friends and Videl felt her heart fall to her stomach.
" Better than crack," Devil Videl said.
" Oh shut up," Videl said walking the opposite way of Goku.
A/N: Since I don't work anymore, I'll have enough time to write more fics. I'm still depressed cause I was actually making money for the first time. It might be slow getting up chapter's cause of stuff going on in my life. Here are some of my other stories that you might enjoy.
Mama Said, by sweetlilgirl: " Let my heart go, let your son grow. Mama let my heart grow, or let this heart be still." Gohan gets mad since Chi-Chi won't let him grow up. Can Piccolo help him before Gohan ruins his relationship with his mom?
Why Me, by sweetlilgirl: I got the most reviews on this story so far, I'm not sure how this one will turn out, hopefully good. It's about Gohan getting really mad at his parents cause their relationship has gone down the drain. Being caught in the middle was not how he wanted to be. Will he ever forgive his parents, why must I torture Gohan all the time?
You're Missing, by sweetlilgirl: A song fic from Gohan's POV. I got it off of my mom's CD and it's just the song itself. Pretty good, kinda sad, must continue to torture Gohan.
Next chapter I'll have my favs put up. And one more question for all you readers out there....what does OOC or OCC mean? Yeah, I'm that stupid.
REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!