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---Goku couldn't believe his ears. Actually, he couldn't believe anything. His son, a failure? Sure he lost one fight but that doesn't make him a failure. The cold sweat, the heavy breathing, what was going on with him?
" You're not a failure," Goku said. " What gave you that idea? It was just one fight Gohan. You tried your best against Dabura and you weakened him fairly well."
" It's not that," Gohan said. " You wouldn't understand."
" Try me," Goku said placing his hands on his hips.
" We have more matters on our hands like this Majin Buu," Gohan said switching subjects.
" Your right Gohan. How about we work together along with Vegeta and the others to defeat this monster? It would be just like the good old times."
" We never fought together," Gohan said. " I would usually watch you fight or I was fighting Cell."
" Then lets start now."
" I don't want to."
Once again, Goku was confused.
" You don't want to fight," Goku asked.
" I want to go home."
Gohan looked over at Majin Buu and noticed that the rest of the Z fighters had it all under control. Piccolo was preparing for the Special Beam Cannon while Vegeta was powering up for his Galic Gun. They didn't need him anyway.
" Gohan, what has happened to you? You totally changed and your not the same as you used to be. Gohan, stop locking things up. If you don't talk to anybody, your just going to make it worse for yourself."
"...."
" Don't start Gohan," Goku shouted putting both of his hands on his shoulders. Gohan turned his head away from Goku and away from the battle behind them. " I hate to do this to you Gohan and to the planet."
Goku put two fingers on his forehead while his one hand was still on Gohan's shoulder. Gohan quickly got out of Goku's reach before he could do anything and stood there for a second. Then Goku saw it; the torment, the pain and the suffering all showing in his son's eyes. There was something wrong and he needed to find out. But with Majin Buu running around and the Z fighters losing, the planet could be destroyed.
But what was more important, his son or the planet and its inhabitants itself? Should he help one person he cares for or save other lives so they can have a better future?
" You can runaway Gohan," Goku said looking towards the battlefield. " I have to save lives and this planet. We need your help Gohan, and we need it bad. I don't think any attacks are working on this creature. They need me."
' And I need you father,' Gohan thought watching his father do a surprise attack on Majin Buu.
" Then why don't you open up," Shin asked coming from behind Gohan. " I see you have plenty of problems on your mind and it's making you vulnerable. Help them Gohan, they need you."
" You're just a failure!"
" They don't need me," Gohan said as that one thing repeated through his mind. " They never did."
" Gohan listen to yourself," Shin said.
"......"
" Can't you see that you are making everyone else worried. Gohan, you have a hidden power you used once before. Use it again and you will defeat Majin Buu."
"....."
Shin looked up at Gohan who had his head once again turned away from everything.
" Then there is nothing I can do for you Gohan," Shin said.
Gohan shrugged his shoulders and took off in the air. No more fights, no more monsters, no more school. Why can't he just be a normal teenager like everyone else? He didn't want to be half alien, he just wanted to be a happy teenager with friends. But he didn't have friends and he wasn't happy. What was the point?
" Gohan behind you," Goku yelled.
Gohan turned around and saw the pink bubble gum called Majin Buu come after him. He didn't put up a defense nor did get into a fighter's stance.
" Gohan no," Goku shouted.
Buu aimed his punch directly at Gohan. He was about to punch him but Buu stopped.
" Why you not fight," Buu asked with his fist still in the air. " You want a cookie?"
" ...."
" You look sad," Buu said putting his arm down.
" Majin Buu what are you doing," Babidi yelled. " Kill him! He's our enemy!"
" But he sad," Buu said looking at Gohan. " Me make him a cookie!"
" Gohan move," Goku shouted. " He'll turn you into a cookie and eat you! Gohan what are you doing?"
Buu's little antenna popped up in the air. Gohan just stood there and watch a cookie appear in front of Buu. Buu's antenna went down and he held out a chocolate chip cookie for Gohan.
At first, Gohan was confused. This thing made Gohan a cookie? Chocolate chip, his favorite.
" For you," Buu said. " You eat."
"...Thank you..." Gohan whispered taking the cookie out of Buu's hand. " You made my favorite."
Buu began to dance around and began to sing. Gohan looked at the perfectly round cookie. Someone actually gave him something besides curdled milk.
" Majin Buu quit dancing around and destroy these people," Babidi yelled. " Don't make any cookies for the bad guys!"
" Gohan don't eat the cookie," Piccolo yelled. " It could be poisoned or something. Put the cookie down!"
" And give it to me," Goku yelled. Everyone looked at him confused. " If it is poison I wouldn't know since I'm already dead."
" You never cease to amaze me Goku," Krillin said.
" Buu kill him now," Babidi shouted once more. " Kill him kill him kill him kill him!"
" Buu can't," it replied. " Buu made a friend! This Gohan is Buu's friend! Buu will not kill friend!"
" Gohan attack him while he's distracted," Vegeta yelled. " What are you waiting for, an invitation? Attack him now!"
Gohan's body began to shake once more. His eyes were shut and a shadow covered over his eyes. He held the cookie in both of his hands. A drop of water fell on top of the cookie.
Gohan looked up. His face was red, his cheeks were wet, he was crying.
" A-a..f-friend," Gohan stuttered out. " I never...had a friend..before. Now I-I finally have one. A friend. A real friend."
Everyone stared at Gohan in shock and surprise. Gohan had friends. He had Piccolo, Krillin, Bulma, Tien, Trunks, what was he talking about?
It hit Goku like a ton of bricks. Why hadn't he seen it before? Why did he have to see it now?
*Flashbacks*
" 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!"
" Do I look like one of his friends? You think that I'm one of his friends? Well let me tell you mister."
" Gohan hasn't trained in a long time," Chi-Chi whispered in Goku's ear. " He doesn't want to fight, his grades dropped drastically, and he's always distant from everybody. He's been like this since he started school."
* End Pointless flashback*
He didn't have friends his own age and what Goku could calculate, he was teased in school. Videl wasn't his friend, she was a class bully. The stories that Goten told him:
* Another Flashback*
" And the other day he came home with flower all over his body," Goten said. " Mom said that maybe something exploded and he got covered in it."
" Well, cooking doesn't run in my side of the family," Goku said. " So, has Gohan told you anything about why he is what he is?"
" I promised I wouldn't say," Goten said.
" I promise I won't tell," Goku said putting on a sad puppy dogface. " Tell me what's wrong with Gohan and I promise I won't tell anybody. Please?"
" Okay," Goten said. He floated to Goku's ear. " On his first day of school, he told me that he hated it. He said he would rather train with Vegeta than be stuck in a hellhole called school. He didn't like it and he said that he would never fit in. After that he stopped training. He said something about dropping out but he knew that mom would blow a casket. After that, he just quit everything and said that it wasn't important anymore."
Goku stared at Goten and just couldn't believe what he just heard. No, he wouldn't believe it. It was probably just a phase. Yeah, that's all it was, just a phase.
* Ending flashback*
Gohan floated there holding the cookie in his hands. He couldn't stop crying no matter what happened. Somebody wanted to be his friend, and they gave him something to become friends. A cookie. A cookie for Gohan. A cookie for Gohan from Buu. A cookie for Gohan from Buu to be his friend.
" Why is water coming out of your eyes," Buu asked. " Why you look so sad. You don't want Buu as friend?"
" Yes Buu," Babidi said. " He hates you and your cookie! Now kill him!"
" That true," Buu asked Gohan. " No Buu friend?"
" Yes Buu friend," Gohan said shutting his eyes tightly. " But Buu can't understand."
Gohan blasted off. Buu didn't follow him, but someone else did. Goku took off after his son and hopefully tell him that everything will be all right. Goku understood him, he now knew that pain Gohan had. No wonder Gohan never talked about it. His mother had Bulma, Goten had Trunks, and Goku himself had a friend, Krillin. Gohan had Piccolo but he was never out of the house to see him. He was still his friend, but it wasn't the same.
Gohan was flying at top speed to get away. Not even Goku could catch up with him; he was just too fast. Gohan needed to go somewhere so he could scream at the top of his lungs. He held the cookie tightly in his hands as he flew. This cookie, it was more of a friendship gift than anything else.
A few hours later, Gohan finally landed. He landed in some sort of forest in the middle of nowhere. It was quiet and away from population. A small river ran through the middle of the forest and ended in the lake on the other side. Peaceful, quiet, not for long.
" AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Gohan powered up and let all his anger out. He transformed into super saiyan level two and released his powers. Destroying trees, bushes, and disturbing the animals, Gohan let out another scream. A bright flash filled the area and Gohan released it all.
Dropping out of super, Gohan relaxed a bit and made his way over to a tree. He looked at the cookie in his hand and sighed. He put the cookie down behind him while he relieved himself. When finished, he picked up the cookie once more and walked in the woods for a bit.
The sun began to set and the air became cooler. Gohan stopped walking and sat down in front of a tree. Cookie still in hand, Gohan took of a small piece. He was hungry. He was flying for a couple of hours and he walked for a couple more and was getting extremely tired.
Leaning his back on the tree, Gohan put a piece of cookie in his mouth. It was soft and chewy, just the way he liked them. He watched the river flow under the starry sky and saw one or two fish jump out. This was peaceful but he was quite lonely. Ah, he was used to it anyway.
Finishing the cookie, Gohan wiped his hands on his pants. It was good and rather big for a cookie but food was food, and he hasn't eaten in quite a long time. Gohan leaned his head on the tree and stared up at the sky for a bit. The night couldn't have been any better than it always was. Maybe a girlfriend with you or a close friend, but he had none of those.
Sleep taking control of him once more, Gohan rested his eyes. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day. The only downer he saw was that his father would be leaving but if Majin Buu was still around, maybe he would be wished alive once more to kill him.
Gohan opened his eyes. Buu was his friend, so it seemed. He just couldn't let Buu be destroyed not when he wanted Gohan to be his friend. Heck, Buu gave him a cookie, a chocolate chip cookie none the less. Gohan looked up at the sky again and saw the smallest star in the sky.
' Please,' Gohan thought to himself. ' Don't take new my friend away.'
Gohan shut his eyes again, getting the needed sleep he hasn't had in months.
Buu: Buu made a friend! Buu happy!
Babidi: Majin Buu, he was the enemy! Why did you give him a cookie?
Buu: Buu make you a cookie! *Makes a cookie*
Babidi: Thank you Buu. * cries* I love the thin mints.
Buu: Buu make cookie for everyone who reviews! * Buu makes tons of cookies* Review or Buu will eat cookies.
Babidi: Majin Buu, someone else is eating your cookies!
* Buu turns around and steam pops out of his head*
Buu: You eat Buu cookies. You make Buu mad!
Goku: But they are so good.
* Buu gives Goku an evil look. *
Goku: * sighs* I'll save some for the people who review.
You heard Majin Buu, if you review you get a cookie * hold cookie in air* Mmmmmm, Oatmeal cookie! Review and read! Another chapter coming soon!
---Goku couldn't believe his ears. Actually, he couldn't believe anything. His son, a failure? Sure he lost one fight but that doesn't make him a failure. The cold sweat, the heavy breathing, what was going on with him?
" You're not a failure," Goku said. " What gave you that idea? It was just one fight Gohan. You tried your best against Dabura and you weakened him fairly well."
" It's not that," Gohan said. " You wouldn't understand."
" Try me," Goku said placing his hands on his hips.
" We have more matters on our hands like this Majin Buu," Gohan said switching subjects.
" Your right Gohan. How about we work together along with Vegeta and the others to defeat this monster? It would be just like the good old times."
" We never fought together," Gohan said. " I would usually watch you fight or I was fighting Cell."
" Then lets start now."
" I don't want to."
Once again, Goku was confused.
" You don't want to fight," Goku asked.
" I want to go home."
Gohan looked over at Majin Buu and noticed that the rest of the Z fighters had it all under control. Piccolo was preparing for the Special Beam Cannon while Vegeta was powering up for his Galic Gun. They didn't need him anyway.
" Gohan, what has happened to you? You totally changed and your not the same as you used to be. Gohan, stop locking things up. If you don't talk to anybody, your just going to make it worse for yourself."
"...."
" Don't start Gohan," Goku shouted putting both of his hands on his shoulders. Gohan turned his head away from Goku and away from the battle behind them. " I hate to do this to you Gohan and to the planet."
Goku put two fingers on his forehead while his one hand was still on Gohan's shoulder. Gohan quickly got out of Goku's reach before he could do anything and stood there for a second. Then Goku saw it; the torment, the pain and the suffering all showing in his son's eyes. There was something wrong and he needed to find out. But with Majin Buu running around and the Z fighters losing, the planet could be destroyed.
But what was more important, his son or the planet and its inhabitants itself? Should he help one person he cares for or save other lives so they can have a better future?
" You can runaway Gohan," Goku said looking towards the battlefield. " I have to save lives and this planet. We need your help Gohan, and we need it bad. I don't think any attacks are working on this creature. They need me."
' And I need you father,' Gohan thought watching his father do a surprise attack on Majin Buu.
" Then why don't you open up," Shin asked coming from behind Gohan. " I see you have plenty of problems on your mind and it's making you vulnerable. Help them Gohan, they need you."
" You're just a failure!"
" They don't need me," Gohan said as that one thing repeated through his mind. " They never did."
" Gohan listen to yourself," Shin said.
"......"
" Can't you see that you are making everyone else worried. Gohan, you have a hidden power you used once before. Use it again and you will defeat Majin Buu."
"....."
Shin looked up at Gohan who had his head once again turned away from everything.
" Then there is nothing I can do for you Gohan," Shin said.
Gohan shrugged his shoulders and took off in the air. No more fights, no more monsters, no more school. Why can't he just be a normal teenager like everyone else? He didn't want to be half alien, he just wanted to be a happy teenager with friends. But he didn't have friends and he wasn't happy. What was the point?
" Gohan behind you," Goku yelled.
Gohan turned around and saw the pink bubble gum called Majin Buu come after him. He didn't put up a defense nor did get into a fighter's stance.
" Gohan no," Goku shouted.
Buu aimed his punch directly at Gohan. He was about to punch him but Buu stopped.
" Why you not fight," Buu asked with his fist still in the air. " You want a cookie?"
" ...."
" You look sad," Buu said putting his arm down.
" Majin Buu what are you doing," Babidi yelled. " Kill him! He's our enemy!"
" But he sad," Buu said looking at Gohan. " Me make him a cookie!"
" Gohan move," Goku shouted. " He'll turn you into a cookie and eat you! Gohan what are you doing?"
Buu's little antenna popped up in the air. Gohan just stood there and watch a cookie appear in front of Buu. Buu's antenna went down and he held out a chocolate chip cookie for Gohan.
At first, Gohan was confused. This thing made Gohan a cookie? Chocolate chip, his favorite.
" For you," Buu said. " You eat."
"...Thank you..." Gohan whispered taking the cookie out of Buu's hand. " You made my favorite."
Buu began to dance around and began to sing. Gohan looked at the perfectly round cookie. Someone actually gave him something besides curdled milk.
" Majin Buu quit dancing around and destroy these people," Babidi yelled. " Don't make any cookies for the bad guys!"
" Gohan don't eat the cookie," Piccolo yelled. " It could be poisoned or something. Put the cookie down!"
" And give it to me," Goku yelled. Everyone looked at him confused. " If it is poison I wouldn't know since I'm already dead."
" You never cease to amaze me Goku," Krillin said.
" Buu kill him now," Babidi shouted once more. " Kill him kill him kill him kill him!"
" Buu can't," it replied. " Buu made a friend! This Gohan is Buu's friend! Buu will not kill friend!"
" Gohan attack him while he's distracted," Vegeta yelled. " What are you waiting for, an invitation? Attack him now!"
Gohan's body began to shake once more. His eyes were shut and a shadow covered over his eyes. He held the cookie in both of his hands. A drop of water fell on top of the cookie.
Gohan looked up. His face was red, his cheeks were wet, he was crying.
" A-a..f-friend," Gohan stuttered out. " I never...had a friend..before. Now I-I finally have one. A friend. A real friend."
Everyone stared at Gohan in shock and surprise. Gohan had friends. He had Piccolo, Krillin, Bulma, Tien, Trunks, what was he talking about?
It hit Goku like a ton of bricks. Why hadn't he seen it before? Why did he have to see it now?
*Flashbacks*
" 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!"
" Do I look like one of his friends? You think that I'm one of his friends? Well let me tell you mister."
" Gohan hasn't trained in a long time," Chi-Chi whispered in Goku's ear. " He doesn't want to fight, his grades dropped drastically, and he's always distant from everybody. He's been like this since he started school."
* End Pointless flashback*
He didn't have friends his own age and what Goku could calculate, he was teased in school. Videl wasn't his friend, she was a class bully. The stories that Goten told him:
* Another Flashback*
" And the other day he came home with flower all over his body," Goten said. " Mom said that maybe something exploded and he got covered in it."
" Well, cooking doesn't run in my side of the family," Goku said. " So, has Gohan told you anything about why he is what he is?"
" I promised I wouldn't say," Goten said.
" I promise I won't tell," Goku said putting on a sad puppy dogface. " Tell me what's wrong with Gohan and I promise I won't tell anybody. Please?"
" Okay," Goten said. He floated to Goku's ear. " On his first day of school, he told me that he hated it. He said he would rather train with Vegeta than be stuck in a hellhole called school. He didn't like it and he said that he would never fit in. After that he stopped training. He said something about dropping out but he knew that mom would blow a casket. After that, he just quit everything and said that it wasn't important anymore."
Goku stared at Goten and just couldn't believe what he just heard. No, he wouldn't believe it. It was probably just a phase. Yeah, that's all it was, just a phase.
* Ending flashback*
Gohan floated there holding the cookie in his hands. He couldn't stop crying no matter what happened. Somebody wanted to be his friend, and they gave him something to become friends. A cookie. A cookie for Gohan. A cookie for Gohan from Buu. A cookie for Gohan from Buu to be his friend.
" Why is water coming out of your eyes," Buu asked. " Why you look so sad. You don't want Buu as friend?"
" Yes Buu," Babidi said. " He hates you and your cookie! Now kill him!"
" That true," Buu asked Gohan. " No Buu friend?"
" Yes Buu friend," Gohan said shutting his eyes tightly. " But Buu can't understand."
Gohan blasted off. Buu didn't follow him, but someone else did. Goku took off after his son and hopefully tell him that everything will be all right. Goku understood him, he now knew that pain Gohan had. No wonder Gohan never talked about it. His mother had Bulma, Goten had Trunks, and Goku himself had a friend, Krillin. Gohan had Piccolo but he was never out of the house to see him. He was still his friend, but it wasn't the same.
Gohan was flying at top speed to get away. Not even Goku could catch up with him; he was just too fast. Gohan needed to go somewhere so he could scream at the top of his lungs. He held the cookie tightly in his hands as he flew. This cookie, it was more of a friendship gift than anything else.
A few hours later, Gohan finally landed. He landed in some sort of forest in the middle of nowhere. It was quiet and away from population. A small river ran through the middle of the forest and ended in the lake on the other side. Peaceful, quiet, not for long.
" AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Gohan powered up and let all his anger out. He transformed into super saiyan level two and released his powers. Destroying trees, bushes, and disturbing the animals, Gohan let out another scream. A bright flash filled the area and Gohan released it all.
Dropping out of super, Gohan relaxed a bit and made his way over to a tree. He looked at the cookie in his hand and sighed. He put the cookie down behind him while he relieved himself. When finished, he picked up the cookie once more and walked in the woods for a bit.
The sun began to set and the air became cooler. Gohan stopped walking and sat down in front of a tree. Cookie still in hand, Gohan took of a small piece. He was hungry. He was flying for a couple of hours and he walked for a couple more and was getting extremely tired.
Leaning his back on the tree, Gohan put a piece of cookie in his mouth. It was soft and chewy, just the way he liked them. He watched the river flow under the starry sky and saw one or two fish jump out. This was peaceful but he was quite lonely. Ah, he was used to it anyway.
Finishing the cookie, Gohan wiped his hands on his pants. It was good and rather big for a cookie but food was food, and he hasn't eaten in quite a long time. Gohan leaned his head on the tree and stared up at the sky for a bit. The night couldn't have been any better than it always was. Maybe a girlfriend with you or a close friend, but he had none of those.
Sleep taking control of him once more, Gohan rested his eyes. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day. The only downer he saw was that his father would be leaving but if Majin Buu was still around, maybe he would be wished alive once more to kill him.
Gohan opened his eyes. Buu was his friend, so it seemed. He just couldn't let Buu be destroyed not when he wanted Gohan to be his friend. Heck, Buu gave him a cookie, a chocolate chip cookie none the less. Gohan looked up at the sky again and saw the smallest star in the sky.
' Please,' Gohan thought to himself. ' Don't take new my friend away.'
Gohan shut his eyes again, getting the needed sleep he hasn't had in months.
Buu: Buu made a friend! Buu happy!
Babidi: Majin Buu, he was the enemy! Why did you give him a cookie?
Buu: Buu make you a cookie! *Makes a cookie*
Babidi: Thank you Buu. * cries* I love the thin mints.
Buu: Buu make cookie for everyone who reviews! * Buu makes tons of cookies* Review or Buu will eat cookies.
Babidi: Majin Buu, someone else is eating your cookies!
* Buu turns around and steam pops out of his head*
Buu: You eat Buu cookies. You make Buu mad!
Goku: But they are so good.
* Buu gives Goku an evil look. *
Goku: * sighs* I'll save some for the people who review.
You heard Majin Buu, if you review you get a cookie * hold cookie in air* Mmmmmm, Oatmeal cookie! Review and read! Another chapter coming soon!