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---Gohan opened the door and saw Goten just standing there. Gohan was puzzled at first and bend down to his level. Before he could say anything, Goten jumped in his arms and cried. Taking back at the sudden affect, Gohan could only hug the child in distress. The only time that Goten would cry was when he was hurt or something bad happened.
" He's.(sobs).leaving," Goten cried. " Daddy's' going away again. Mom doesn't want him anymore.and.and.Gohan!"
" It's okay Goten," Gohan said calming his little brother. " Shhhhh, calm down Goten. Tell me what happened."
" When I got home.Mommy and Daddy started fighting," Goten said crying on his big brother's shoulder. " They were yelling.and.and Mom said that she wanted Dad out and Dad is packing a suitcase to leave! I don't want Daddy to leave again!"
Goten began to cry more and Gohan tried his best to calm him down. He began to rock him back and forth and kept on saying ' it's going to be okay.' Goten kept on saying ' I don't want Daddy to leave,' and Gohan only ' shhhhed,' him.
" Where did dad say he was staying," Gohan asked.
" At.at Master Roshi's," Goten sobbed. " Why does Mommy and Daddy hate each other?"
Gohan was lost in words. He let go of his sadden brother and ruffled up his hair. A weak smile showed upon his face.
" Mom and Dad just have some issues," Gohan said. " Dad isn't going to be far anyway. You can always visit him anytime you want. Just be strong Goten, okay? I know it's hard bro but some things in life are difficult to handle and this is one of them."
" Will Mommy love Daddy again?"
" I don't know Goten."
" Is it my fault?"
Gohan turned his head away.
" Not yours," he replied sighing. ' But mine.'
Gohan got up and headed towards his room. Before he went in he heard his father come down the stairs. Goten went running into Goku's arms and cried. Goku did the same thing Gohan did to calm down Goten.
" It's okay Goten," Goku said rocking the little boy in his arms. " I won't be far. You can actually call me this time. Don't worry son, everything will be alright, I promise."
" Will you come back," Goten asked crying on Goku's shoulder.
" We don't know," Chi-Chi replied stroking her son's hair. " Daddy will always be here for you no matter what. You can call him anytime you want and visit him any time. Is that okay?"
" I rather have him here," Goten mumbled.
Goku put Goten down and looked at Gohan. An emotionless face appeared on the teen as he entered his room. He shut and locked the door, not wanting to be bothered.
Goku and Chi-Chi stared at the closed door and then at each other. Goku walked up to the door and knocked on it, no reply. He tried again.nothing.
" Gohan," Goku said. " I'm sorry, really. Just please understand that it's not your fault. It's just that your mother and I are having a misunderstanding and we need to be away from each other for a bit. Can you please open your door so then maybe talk to you in person?" Goku got no reply and sighed. " I'll.see you later Gohan, I guess."
Goku grabbed his things and left. He looked at Gohan's window and sighed once more. His blinds were down, his room was dark, and Piccolo was waiting outside. He gave a nod and Goku took off never looking back.
Piccolo tapped on the window to Gohan's room. He knew that he was taking it hard, harder than he thought. He had to talk to Gohan about it and ask him why he missed school today and was talked to Majin Buu.
When Piccolo got no reply, he tapped again.
' Why did Gohan talk to Majin Buu and not me,' Piccolo thought. " Kid it's me. Open the window so I can talk to you." Nothing. " Kid c'mon, open the window. Don't make me come in your house." Still nothing. Piccolo growled under his breath and tried one last attempt. ~ Okay kid, I didn't want to do this but now I have too. Open the window!~
~ Just leave me alone Piccolo. I have homework to do, ~ Gohan telepathically replied.
~ That's not a good excuse kid. I know that you don't do your homework any more. ~
~ Wanna bet? ~
~ Fine. If you don't open the window I'll tell your mother that you cut school and spent the night at Buu's. I'm sure that will make her day. ~
The blinds rolled up and Gohan opened the window. He wasn't very pleased at Piccolo and Piccolo saw it. He just folded his arms and stared at his old pupil.
" How do you know," Gohan asked. " Were you following me.again? I just needed to talk to someone that's all."
" Buu?"
" Yes Buu," Gohan said. " He's my friend. He got a puppy too."
" Why didn't you talk to me," Piccolo asked raising and eyebrow. " I know more about your father and your mother than that thing does."
" That thing is my friend Piccolo," Gohan said. " I don't say that your some green guy I know."
" Am I your friend Gohan?"
" Yes."
" Then why Buu?"
" I don't know," Gohan replied. " Why are you asking anyway? Are you jealous or something?" Piccolo turned his head. " Why? I never knew that you were green with envy."
" Cut the comedic act Gohan. You know I would never tell your parents what we talk about. You know that better than anyone else."
" If you knew me so well why didn't you help me three weeks ago before I snapped? If you knew me so well why didn't you stop me before I did something drastic? If you knew me so well then why are my parents arguing and why did my dad leave?"
" Why didn't you say goodbye?"
" Last time I said goodbye he didn't come back in seven years," Gohan answered. " I don't do goodbyes anymore. Usually when I do, someone dies. You try living with that burden."
" I'm already living a different burden and so is your father. You just don't know it."
" What burden are you living in," Gohan asked sitting on his window edge. " Last time I checked you were fine."
" As soon as you snapped the first thing I thought was why I wasn't there to help you. The burden you're living in now is like mine. I didn't help you and you couldn't help yourself. You were asking for help but I never helped you. I could have done something before-"
" Shut up."
Piccolo starred at Gohan in shock. Never EVER has Gohan ever talked back to Piccolo before. This was sure a first. Gohan was looking at his knees as he brought them closer to himself.
" I never asked for help," Gohan began to say. " I never wanted help and I don't need it now. You bring up my incident and say that you blame yourself when you really didn't. No one could have helped me, no one could have stopped, and all you told me was lies to get me back to normal! Is school better now than it was, not really! Does Videl see me as a friend, I don't think so! Does suicide sound better everyday..yes. I was always taught to follow your instincts. That was my first if you really must know."
" Gohan."
" So Piccolo, are you really going to tell my mom that I cut school today? Are you going to tell her that I'm thinking of suicide again? Are you going to tell her that her son is crazy?"
Piccolo remand silent. Anything he could say would be shot right back at him again. Gohan was smart and yet crazy at the same time. He knew how to get around things if he really thought it through. Gohan had a power lying in him ever since the Cell Games. He took the power for granted and never once knew how to control it until Goku stopped Cell from blowing up the planet.
Gohan has changed from worse to just plain out. Nothing mattered to him anymore family, friends, not even himself.
" What have you become," Piccolo asked. Gohan was still starring at his knees and Piccolo was getting frustrated. Without any warning, Piccolo slapped him. " Look at yourself Gohan, just look! Don't you see what you have become and yet never bothered to fix it? You're causing more pain to yourself than you know! For once Gohan just let it all go! Forget about what happened weeks ago, that's gone! What's happening now is not your fault! Gohan, for once in your life stand up! You are strong, you are bold, and you are a friend to many. If I can put my past behind me then I know you can. The future is near but the present is now.
" Killing yourself never solves anything in life. That's just the cowards way out and I know that you are not a coward. You are one of the strongest warriors alive and yet you let the smallest things affect you the most. Friends come and go but true friends always remain. What your mother and father are going through is what most parents go through everyday. Chi-Chi is mad at Goku because he hasn't treated her like the loving wife that she is. He totally ignored her when he came back and she is mad at him for that. It's nothing that you or Goten done, understand?"
Gohan held his cheek where Piccolo slapped him. Instead of starring at his knees, he was starring at Piccolo.
' Did I finally get through him,' Piccolo thought.
" Piccolo?"
" Yeah kid?"
" ...Never mind."
Gohan got off from his windowsill and shut his window. He then shut the blinds and left. Piccolo sighed.
" Teenagers, I'll never understand them."
****
Gohan exited his room and saw Goten sitting on the couch. He never has seen him so depressed before, probably because Goku left. He was flipping through channels on the TV not looking at anything particular. Knowing that his mother was in her room, Gohan sat next to Goten on the couch.
" Miss him don't cha," Gohan said looking at his little brother. He nodded. Gohan got closer to Goten and gave him a hug. " Don't worry Goten, you'll see him again. How about after dinner we go drop by Master Roshi's and hang out with Dad for a bit? I'm sure Mom won't mind just as long we come home before you go to bed. Do you want to do that?"
Goten nodded and looked up at his brother. Tears formed at the corner of his eyes and he was trying his best not to cry.
" Do you hate daddy," he asked. " You didn't even say goodbye when he left. He was really upset and so was Mommy."
" I don't hate dad," Gohan said ruffling up Goten's hair. " I was just.taken back. I didn't want Dad to leave either. I don't like saying goodbye's a lot and well..I'll ask Mom at dinner, okay?"
" Okay," Goten cried cheerfully. Goten titled his head. " Are you okay?"
" Yeah why," Gohan asked a bit puzzled.
" Nothing really. I was just wondering why your face looked darker."
" My face is darker?"
" Yeah like when it's nighttime and shadows hide your face or when it's Halloween and not all the black paint is gone. Did you go trick or treating last night?"
" No actually I spent the night at Buu's and hung out with him to-" Gohan covered his mouth. ' Oh great, if Goten heard I cut school today he's definitely going to tell Mom. Think of something.fast!'
" I won't tell Mommy you cut school today," Goten said giving a thumbs up. " Just as long as you don't tell her that I ate the ice cream last week."
" Didn't you blame me for that?"
" Oops!"
" I won't tell," Gohan said getting up from the couch. " I'm going to talk to Mom for a bit and try to calm her down. I have a few tricks up my sleeve. How about you call Dad and tell him that we might make it over after dinner?"
" Okay!" Goten ran to the phone and looked at it. " Um Gohan?"
" Yeah Squirt?"
" What's Master Roshi's number?"
" 867-5309," ( Isn't that a song?) Gohan replied. " I'll be right back."
Gohan went upstairs and couldn't help but wonder what Goten said to him. Was his face really darker and why. Pushing those thoughts aside, Gohan headed up towards his mother's room to do some mother-son bonding.
Ohhhhhhh Noooooo! Why is Gohan's face darker than before? Why is Chi-Chi in here room? Why did Ginyu get fired?
Ginyu: I've been kicked out of cheerleaders club, dancing club, and the Spongebob Squarepants club and now I got fired from this?
Buu: You stink! Buu eat ice cream man and all his ice cream!
Sweetlilgirl: YOU WHAT??!?!?!?!?!?!
Buu: Ice cream man go bye bye!
Sweetiligirl: I never got my rocky road :`(
Ginyu: I never got my jimmies. :`~(
Gohan: I never got my sundae with ten scoops of chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, cherry, blueberry, chocolate and vanilla twist, orange ice cream with hot fudge, crushed nuts, chocolate jimmies, caramel, whip cream and with a cherry on top.
Sweetlilgirl: I can do that for you! * winks*
Gohan: * Glup* ALLL YOU REVIEWERS OUT THERE, REVIEW BEFORE THIS.THIS.CRAZY MONKEY DOES SOMETHING TO ME! SAVE ME!!!!!!
Buu: Gohan makes a funny face ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
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---Gohan opened the door and saw Goten just standing there. Gohan was puzzled at first and bend down to his level. Before he could say anything, Goten jumped in his arms and cried. Taking back at the sudden affect, Gohan could only hug the child in distress. The only time that Goten would cry was when he was hurt or something bad happened.
" He's.(sobs).leaving," Goten cried. " Daddy's' going away again. Mom doesn't want him anymore.and.and.Gohan!"
" It's okay Goten," Gohan said calming his little brother. " Shhhhh, calm down Goten. Tell me what happened."
" When I got home.Mommy and Daddy started fighting," Goten said crying on his big brother's shoulder. " They were yelling.and.and Mom said that she wanted Dad out and Dad is packing a suitcase to leave! I don't want Daddy to leave again!"
Goten began to cry more and Gohan tried his best to calm him down. He began to rock him back and forth and kept on saying ' it's going to be okay.' Goten kept on saying ' I don't want Daddy to leave,' and Gohan only ' shhhhed,' him.
" Where did dad say he was staying," Gohan asked.
" At.at Master Roshi's," Goten sobbed. " Why does Mommy and Daddy hate each other?"
Gohan was lost in words. He let go of his sadden brother and ruffled up his hair. A weak smile showed upon his face.
" Mom and Dad just have some issues," Gohan said. " Dad isn't going to be far anyway. You can always visit him anytime you want. Just be strong Goten, okay? I know it's hard bro but some things in life are difficult to handle and this is one of them."
" Will Mommy love Daddy again?"
" I don't know Goten."
" Is it my fault?"
Gohan turned his head away.
" Not yours," he replied sighing. ' But mine.'
Gohan got up and headed towards his room. Before he went in he heard his father come down the stairs. Goten went running into Goku's arms and cried. Goku did the same thing Gohan did to calm down Goten.
" It's okay Goten," Goku said rocking the little boy in his arms. " I won't be far. You can actually call me this time. Don't worry son, everything will be alright, I promise."
" Will you come back," Goten asked crying on Goku's shoulder.
" We don't know," Chi-Chi replied stroking her son's hair. " Daddy will always be here for you no matter what. You can call him anytime you want and visit him any time. Is that okay?"
" I rather have him here," Goten mumbled.
Goku put Goten down and looked at Gohan. An emotionless face appeared on the teen as he entered his room. He shut and locked the door, not wanting to be bothered.
Goku and Chi-Chi stared at the closed door and then at each other. Goku walked up to the door and knocked on it, no reply. He tried again.nothing.
" Gohan," Goku said. " I'm sorry, really. Just please understand that it's not your fault. It's just that your mother and I are having a misunderstanding and we need to be away from each other for a bit. Can you please open your door so then maybe talk to you in person?" Goku got no reply and sighed. " I'll.see you later Gohan, I guess."
Goku grabbed his things and left. He looked at Gohan's window and sighed once more. His blinds were down, his room was dark, and Piccolo was waiting outside. He gave a nod and Goku took off never looking back.
Piccolo tapped on the window to Gohan's room. He knew that he was taking it hard, harder than he thought. He had to talk to Gohan about it and ask him why he missed school today and was talked to Majin Buu.
When Piccolo got no reply, he tapped again.
' Why did Gohan talk to Majin Buu and not me,' Piccolo thought. " Kid it's me. Open the window so I can talk to you." Nothing. " Kid c'mon, open the window. Don't make me come in your house." Still nothing. Piccolo growled under his breath and tried one last attempt. ~ Okay kid, I didn't want to do this but now I have too. Open the window!~
~ Just leave me alone Piccolo. I have homework to do, ~ Gohan telepathically replied.
~ That's not a good excuse kid. I know that you don't do your homework any more. ~
~ Wanna bet? ~
~ Fine. If you don't open the window I'll tell your mother that you cut school and spent the night at Buu's. I'm sure that will make her day. ~
The blinds rolled up and Gohan opened the window. He wasn't very pleased at Piccolo and Piccolo saw it. He just folded his arms and stared at his old pupil.
" How do you know," Gohan asked. " Were you following me.again? I just needed to talk to someone that's all."
" Buu?"
" Yes Buu," Gohan said. " He's my friend. He got a puppy too."
" Why didn't you talk to me," Piccolo asked raising and eyebrow. " I know more about your father and your mother than that thing does."
" That thing is my friend Piccolo," Gohan said. " I don't say that your some green guy I know."
" Am I your friend Gohan?"
" Yes."
" Then why Buu?"
" I don't know," Gohan replied. " Why are you asking anyway? Are you jealous or something?" Piccolo turned his head. " Why? I never knew that you were green with envy."
" Cut the comedic act Gohan. You know I would never tell your parents what we talk about. You know that better than anyone else."
" If you knew me so well why didn't you help me three weeks ago before I snapped? If you knew me so well why didn't you stop me before I did something drastic? If you knew me so well then why are my parents arguing and why did my dad leave?"
" Why didn't you say goodbye?"
" Last time I said goodbye he didn't come back in seven years," Gohan answered. " I don't do goodbyes anymore. Usually when I do, someone dies. You try living with that burden."
" I'm already living a different burden and so is your father. You just don't know it."
" What burden are you living in," Gohan asked sitting on his window edge. " Last time I checked you were fine."
" As soon as you snapped the first thing I thought was why I wasn't there to help you. The burden you're living in now is like mine. I didn't help you and you couldn't help yourself. You were asking for help but I never helped you. I could have done something before-"
" Shut up."
Piccolo starred at Gohan in shock. Never EVER has Gohan ever talked back to Piccolo before. This was sure a first. Gohan was looking at his knees as he brought them closer to himself.
" I never asked for help," Gohan began to say. " I never wanted help and I don't need it now. You bring up my incident and say that you blame yourself when you really didn't. No one could have helped me, no one could have stopped, and all you told me was lies to get me back to normal! Is school better now than it was, not really! Does Videl see me as a friend, I don't think so! Does suicide sound better everyday..yes. I was always taught to follow your instincts. That was my first if you really must know."
" Gohan."
" So Piccolo, are you really going to tell my mom that I cut school today? Are you going to tell her that I'm thinking of suicide again? Are you going to tell her that her son is crazy?"
Piccolo remand silent. Anything he could say would be shot right back at him again. Gohan was smart and yet crazy at the same time. He knew how to get around things if he really thought it through. Gohan had a power lying in him ever since the Cell Games. He took the power for granted and never once knew how to control it until Goku stopped Cell from blowing up the planet.
Gohan has changed from worse to just plain out. Nothing mattered to him anymore family, friends, not even himself.
" What have you become," Piccolo asked. Gohan was still starring at his knees and Piccolo was getting frustrated. Without any warning, Piccolo slapped him. " Look at yourself Gohan, just look! Don't you see what you have become and yet never bothered to fix it? You're causing more pain to yourself than you know! For once Gohan just let it all go! Forget about what happened weeks ago, that's gone! What's happening now is not your fault! Gohan, for once in your life stand up! You are strong, you are bold, and you are a friend to many. If I can put my past behind me then I know you can. The future is near but the present is now.
" Killing yourself never solves anything in life. That's just the cowards way out and I know that you are not a coward. You are one of the strongest warriors alive and yet you let the smallest things affect you the most. Friends come and go but true friends always remain. What your mother and father are going through is what most parents go through everyday. Chi-Chi is mad at Goku because he hasn't treated her like the loving wife that she is. He totally ignored her when he came back and she is mad at him for that. It's nothing that you or Goten done, understand?"
Gohan held his cheek where Piccolo slapped him. Instead of starring at his knees, he was starring at Piccolo.
' Did I finally get through him,' Piccolo thought.
" Piccolo?"
" Yeah kid?"
" ...Never mind."
Gohan got off from his windowsill and shut his window. He then shut the blinds and left. Piccolo sighed.
" Teenagers, I'll never understand them."
****
Gohan exited his room and saw Goten sitting on the couch. He never has seen him so depressed before, probably because Goku left. He was flipping through channels on the TV not looking at anything particular. Knowing that his mother was in her room, Gohan sat next to Goten on the couch.
" Miss him don't cha," Gohan said looking at his little brother. He nodded. Gohan got closer to Goten and gave him a hug. " Don't worry Goten, you'll see him again. How about after dinner we go drop by Master Roshi's and hang out with Dad for a bit? I'm sure Mom won't mind just as long we come home before you go to bed. Do you want to do that?"
Goten nodded and looked up at his brother. Tears formed at the corner of his eyes and he was trying his best not to cry.
" Do you hate daddy," he asked. " You didn't even say goodbye when he left. He was really upset and so was Mommy."
" I don't hate dad," Gohan said ruffling up Goten's hair. " I was just.taken back. I didn't want Dad to leave either. I don't like saying goodbye's a lot and well..I'll ask Mom at dinner, okay?"
" Okay," Goten cried cheerfully. Goten titled his head. " Are you okay?"
" Yeah why," Gohan asked a bit puzzled.
" Nothing really. I was just wondering why your face looked darker."
" My face is darker?"
" Yeah like when it's nighttime and shadows hide your face or when it's Halloween and not all the black paint is gone. Did you go trick or treating last night?"
" No actually I spent the night at Buu's and hung out with him to-" Gohan covered his mouth. ' Oh great, if Goten heard I cut school today he's definitely going to tell Mom. Think of something.fast!'
" I won't tell Mommy you cut school today," Goten said giving a thumbs up. " Just as long as you don't tell her that I ate the ice cream last week."
" Didn't you blame me for that?"
" Oops!"
" I won't tell," Gohan said getting up from the couch. " I'm going to talk to Mom for a bit and try to calm her down. I have a few tricks up my sleeve. How about you call Dad and tell him that we might make it over after dinner?"
" Okay!" Goten ran to the phone and looked at it. " Um Gohan?"
" Yeah Squirt?"
" What's Master Roshi's number?"
" 867-5309," ( Isn't that a song?) Gohan replied. " I'll be right back."
Gohan went upstairs and couldn't help but wonder what Goten said to him. Was his face really darker and why. Pushing those thoughts aside, Gohan headed up towards his mother's room to do some mother-son bonding.
Ohhhhhhh Noooooo! Why is Gohan's face darker than before? Why is Chi-Chi in here room? Why did Ginyu get fired?
Ginyu: I've been kicked out of cheerleaders club, dancing club, and the Spongebob Squarepants club and now I got fired from this?
Buu: You stink! Buu eat ice cream man and all his ice cream!
Sweetlilgirl: YOU WHAT??!?!?!?!?!?!
Buu: Ice cream man go bye bye!
Sweetiligirl: I never got my rocky road :`(
Ginyu: I never got my jimmies. :`~(
Gohan: I never got my sundae with ten scoops of chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, cherry, blueberry, chocolate and vanilla twist, orange ice cream with hot fudge, crushed nuts, chocolate jimmies, caramel, whip cream and with a cherry on top.
Sweetlilgirl: I can do that for you! * winks*
Gohan: * Glup* ALLL YOU REVIEWERS OUT THERE, REVIEW BEFORE THIS.THIS.CRAZY MONKEY DOES SOMETHING TO ME! SAVE ME!!!!!!
Buu: Gohan makes a funny face ha ha ha ha ha!!!!