Chavi: Hiya everyone! ^_^ Me again, with another chappie of this. I wrote it kinda late at night and I was sort of depressed (if you really are curious as to why, then check out Joe's Poem, I wrote this right after)
Disclaimer: If I owned DBZ, then I would be in it. But unfortunately I don't. I just own all of the videos from Great Saiyaman-Gohan's Secret onward. I also have 4 mangas, Legecy of Goku, and some random DBZ Trading cards, not to mention the DBZ Trading Card game for the GBA. Now, read and enjoy! (hopefully...)
Goten headed towards his home...and his brother. It was so strange. What had started out as a birthday party had turned tragic when Gohan had suddenly fainted. Worried, the Sons and the Briefs had taken him to the hospital.
The doctors diagnosed it as a mutated version of the same sickness that would have killed Goku so long ago. It would figure. In one timeline, Goku dies, and Trunks goes back in time to avoid that. Would this be just like that Trunks' reality? Would someone in this timeline have to go back and cure Gohan?
Goten shut his eyes and forced himself to stop crying. What would Gohan say to him? What did someone say to a dying man? Especially one who was losing his life so early? His friends, Mom, niece...He had to be strong, he was the man of the family now. But he would most definitely give that up if that meant Gohan had to die...
There it was. He landed in front of the house and pushed the door open. Walking softly, he made his way to the room where Gohan was. Hesitantly, he turned the doorknob and peered in. Krillin, Marron, Pan, Bra, Chichi, and Bulma all glanced up; the others ignored him. "Goten," whispered Chichi.
Ignoring her, Goten walked over to Gohan. "Could you...guys leave for a minute?" Wordlessly, everyone left. Videl glanced over her shoulder once at her husband and brother-in-law, then shut the door quietly.
"Goten..." Gohan smiled faintly. "Thought you were mad at me..."
"What for?"
"...For dying."
Goten shook his head. "No, I was just upset."
"What's up?"
Goten was silent for a moment. Then he said, "I came to apologize."
Gohan blinked in confusion. "For...?"
"A lot of things. Like those fake love letters from you to Videl and vice versa. The ones me and Trunks left for Mom to find."
Gohan's jaw dropped. "That was YOU?! Do you realize how long it took to get her to leave us along?!"
Goten hung his head, looking sheepish, although he was secretly hiding a grin. "Yeah, it was funny. And when we took pictures of you making out with Videl..."
"I remember that," Gohan commented with a grin. "I chased you for hours."
Goten sighed, knowing that those happy times would be no more. "I just wanted to apologize for everything."
"Okay, I forgive you."
"You do?" Goten asked, surprised.
"Yep," Gohan replied. "For everything. As long as you promise me something."
"Anything."
Gohan shut his eyes, feeling horribly tired. "Promise me you'll take care of them. Mom, Videl, Panny...." Goten hesitated, then Gohan spasmed and screamed in pain.
Outside the room, Videl jumped up and tried to run in to Gohan's side, but Piccolo grabbed her by the shoulder. Videl struggled, her eyes filled with angry tears. "Let go, Piccolo. Let me go!"
Piccolo shook his head. "Let them talk. GOten is losing his brother; he deserves a chance to say goodbye."
"I'm losing a husband!" Videl retorted. "And Panny is losing her father! And there isn't any way to get him back!!!"
Piccolo still refused to let her go. "I'm sorry, but this is how it should be."
Trunks, who had arrived soon after Goten, stepped between Videl and the door. "I'm sorry, Videl, but Goten needs this."
Videl finally relented, and sat down again, putting her face in her hands.
Inside the room, Goten watched in horror as his older brother twitched and screamed. Slowly, after what seemed an eternity, Gohan's screams stopped. "Promise me, Goten!" he cried painfully, refusing to die until he had this small bit of comfort. "Promise me you'll watch over them and keep them safe! Please!"
"Okay, I promise," Goten said solemnly, placing a hand on Gohan's arm to calm him. "I'll watch over them."
Gohan smiled, a tiny, pained smile. "Call them all back in here," he whispered softly, and Goten could feel his ki slowly slipping away. Hastily, Goten yelled, "Everyone, get in here, quick!"
Everyone with the ability to sense ki noticed what Gohen had and they ran into the room. Videl immediately rushed to Gohan's side, followed closely by Chichi, Bulma, Pan, and Trunks. Gohan smiled at them all and waved slowly.
"See you...in the afterlife," he whispered. Then, he moaned and his ki faded away until it was completely gone. All was silent until one sound broke it and expressed everyone's feelings at the moment.
Pan sobbed, once and only once.
So, whatcha think? Like? Dislike? Love? Hate? Think I suck? Think I rock? I tried harder on this one than I did on the other one, and I changed this one in about 100 places. Oh, and many thanks to hippiechick, Elvin Flame, and Saiyangirl*dbz*dbgt for reviewing the first chappie of this. And I am mad at slick-pen99 for not reviewing it anyway, even tho she'd already read it(j/k, I'm not really mad at her.) Also thankies to anyone else who reviews later on. So do you think I should continue? Or do you think I should just leave it? Let me know!!
Disclaimer: If I owned DBZ, then I would be in it. But unfortunately I don't. I just own all of the videos from Great Saiyaman-Gohan's Secret onward. I also have 4 mangas, Legecy of Goku, and some random DBZ Trading cards, not to mention the DBZ Trading Card game for the GBA. Now, read and enjoy! (hopefully...)
Goten headed towards his home...and his brother. It was so strange. What had started out as a birthday party had turned tragic when Gohan had suddenly fainted. Worried, the Sons and the Briefs had taken him to the hospital.
The doctors diagnosed it as a mutated version of the same sickness that would have killed Goku so long ago. It would figure. In one timeline, Goku dies, and Trunks goes back in time to avoid that. Would this be just like that Trunks' reality? Would someone in this timeline have to go back and cure Gohan?
Goten shut his eyes and forced himself to stop crying. What would Gohan say to him? What did someone say to a dying man? Especially one who was losing his life so early? His friends, Mom, niece...He had to be strong, he was the man of the family now. But he would most definitely give that up if that meant Gohan had to die...
There it was. He landed in front of the house and pushed the door open. Walking softly, he made his way to the room where Gohan was. Hesitantly, he turned the doorknob and peered in. Krillin, Marron, Pan, Bra, Chichi, and Bulma all glanced up; the others ignored him. "Goten," whispered Chichi.
Ignoring her, Goten walked over to Gohan. "Could you...guys leave for a minute?" Wordlessly, everyone left. Videl glanced over her shoulder once at her husband and brother-in-law, then shut the door quietly.
"Goten..." Gohan smiled faintly. "Thought you were mad at me..."
"What for?"
"...For dying."
Goten shook his head. "No, I was just upset."
"What's up?"
Goten was silent for a moment. Then he said, "I came to apologize."
Gohan blinked in confusion. "For...?"
"A lot of things. Like those fake love letters from you to Videl and vice versa. The ones me and Trunks left for Mom to find."
Gohan's jaw dropped. "That was YOU?! Do you realize how long it took to get her to leave us along?!"
Goten hung his head, looking sheepish, although he was secretly hiding a grin. "Yeah, it was funny. And when we took pictures of you making out with Videl..."
"I remember that," Gohan commented with a grin. "I chased you for hours."
Goten sighed, knowing that those happy times would be no more. "I just wanted to apologize for everything."
"Okay, I forgive you."
"You do?" Goten asked, surprised.
"Yep," Gohan replied. "For everything. As long as you promise me something."
"Anything."
Gohan shut his eyes, feeling horribly tired. "Promise me you'll take care of them. Mom, Videl, Panny...." Goten hesitated, then Gohan spasmed and screamed in pain.
Outside the room, Videl jumped up and tried to run in to Gohan's side, but Piccolo grabbed her by the shoulder. Videl struggled, her eyes filled with angry tears. "Let go, Piccolo. Let me go!"
Piccolo shook his head. "Let them talk. GOten is losing his brother; he deserves a chance to say goodbye."
"I'm losing a husband!" Videl retorted. "And Panny is losing her father! And there isn't any way to get him back!!!"
Piccolo still refused to let her go. "I'm sorry, but this is how it should be."
Trunks, who had arrived soon after Goten, stepped between Videl and the door. "I'm sorry, Videl, but Goten needs this."
Videl finally relented, and sat down again, putting her face in her hands.
Inside the room, Goten watched in horror as his older brother twitched and screamed. Slowly, after what seemed an eternity, Gohan's screams stopped. "Promise me, Goten!" he cried painfully, refusing to die until he had this small bit of comfort. "Promise me you'll watch over them and keep them safe! Please!"
"Okay, I promise," Goten said solemnly, placing a hand on Gohan's arm to calm him. "I'll watch over them."
Gohan smiled, a tiny, pained smile. "Call them all back in here," he whispered softly, and Goten could feel his ki slowly slipping away. Hastily, Goten yelled, "Everyone, get in here, quick!"
Everyone with the ability to sense ki noticed what Gohen had and they ran into the room. Videl immediately rushed to Gohan's side, followed closely by Chichi, Bulma, Pan, and Trunks. Gohan smiled at them all and waved slowly.
"See you...in the afterlife," he whispered. Then, he moaned and his ki faded away until it was completely gone. All was silent until one sound broke it and expressed everyone's feelings at the moment.
Pan sobbed, once and only once.
So, whatcha think? Like? Dislike? Love? Hate? Think I suck? Think I rock? I tried harder on this one than I did on the other one, and I changed this one in about 100 places. Oh, and many thanks to hippiechick, Elvin Flame, and Saiyangirl*dbz*dbgt for reviewing the first chappie of this. And I am mad at slick-pen99 for not reviewing it anyway, even tho she'd already read it(j/k, I'm not really mad at her.) Also thankies to anyone else who reviews later on. So do you think I should continue? Or do you think I should just leave it? Let me know!!