A/N: Hello everyone! I decided to make this chapter into a songfic. I heard this song and thought it would be perfect for this chapter. Hope you all like it and thank you all for your reviews! ^_^

Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or the song "Name" By the Goo Goo Dolls.

 Piccolo silently landed in the shadows of the campfire, he stared at the form curled up in a ball shivering a couple of feet away from the fire's edge. Without thinking he pulled off his cape and tore it off the weight. Silently he walked over to the boy and covered him with the cape. The shivering stopped as the boy snuggled into the cape and fell into a more peaceful sleep then he had been in.

~ And even though the moment passed me by
I still can't turn away

'Cause all the dreams you never thought you'd lose
Got tossed along the way ~

 Piccolo stood there for a moment a little shocked at his actions but pushed them to the back of his mind. Slowly he turned around and pulled off his turban tossing it into the darkness as he walked back into the shadows.

  Gohan woke up the next morning curled up in Piccolo's cape. Stretching he looked around for the Namekian warrior and found him meditating next to the cliff's edge.

  "Mr. Piccolo?" Gohan whispered softly.

Piccolo was still for a moment before he finally opened his eyes and stood up.

 "What?" He grunted as he folded his arms across his chest.

Gohan tilted his head a little and lifted up the cape. "Thank you." He said finally.

Piccolo stared at him for a second then shook his head and turned away.

 "Go get something to eat the Saiyans are coming today."

Gohan nodded nervously and climbed to his feet. "You think we will win?" He whispered.

 "We'll see." Piccolo grunted keeping his back to the boy.

A few seconds later he heard him walk off in search of something to eat.

~ And letters that you never meant to send
Get lost and thrown away

And now we're grown up orphans
That never knew their names ~

A few minutes later Gohan returned with an armload of apples and several other things.  Carefully he sat them down on the ground and began to slowly eat. Piccolo stood a couple of feet away standing at the cliff's edge staring off into the distant.

 "Mr. Piccolo?" Gohan asked after finishing his third apple.

 Piccolo grunted in response keeping his gaze steady.

Gohan swallowed and picked up another apple. "I was wondering, why wont you tell me about that scar on your face?"

 Piccolo winked inwardly. "Because it's none of your concern." He grunted.

Gohan put the apple back down on the ground and stood up.

 "Please? Please Mr. Piccolo tell me." He pleaded staring at Piccolo's back.

~ We don't belong to no one
That's a shame

You could hide beside me
Maybe for a while ~

Piccolo tore his eyes away from the patch of sky he had been staring at and to the child now standing next to him. He glared at him for a moment but realized that the boy wasn't afraid of him. His face softened a little and he sighed.

 "Why do you want to know so bad?" He whispered looking back at the cloudless sky.

Gohan shrugged, "Cause you're my friend." He answered innocently.

 "I got it when I was young." Piccolo grunted remembering the day he got it.

 "How?" Gohan pushed.

Piccolo scowled and looked down at the boy once again giving in to those pleading eyes.

 "I had been shot by some idiot and I fell hitting my head on a rock." He sighed rubbing his temples that had started to throb.

A look of surprise passed through Gohan's features turning into anger.

 "But why would someone do that?" He whispered.

Piccolo shook his head not knowing himself.

~ And I won't tell no one your name
And I won't tell em' your name

 And scars are souvenirs you never lose
The past is never far ~

"Were you always by yourself?" Gohan changed the subject.

Piccolo raised an eyebrow and turned to the boy, "Full of questions today, aren't we?" He grunted.

 Gohan blushed a little in embarrassment. "I'm just curious." He whispered.

Piccolo smirked and nodded. "No, I had a friend." He said after a moments pause.

 Gohan looked up in surprise. "What was her name."

"It's not important anymore, she died when we were younger." Piccolo grunted a scowl crossing his features.

 Gohan looked down at the ground sadly. "I'm sorry." He whispered.

 "Don't be." Piccolo growled once again looking over the edge of the cliff.

 "How'd she die?" Gohan whispered softly.

Piccolo narrowed his eyes and for some unknown reason told him.

 "She was killed by the man I called father for so many years. He shot her and I killed him." He said coldly remembering the day it had happened as though it were only yesterday.

 "Your father killed her!? But why?" Gohan gasped in shock, he had no idea that his friend had gone through so much.

~ Did you lose yourself somewhere out there

Did you get to be a star
And don't it make you sad to know that life
Is more than who we are  ~

Piccolo shook his head slowly clenching his fists together and baring his teeth.

 "He was a son of a Bitch! And he loved to hurt me!" He growled angrily, memories of burying his only friend flashing by his minds-eye.
Gohan watched helplessly as Piccolo fell to his knees and smashed the ground with his fist causing a small tremor to shake the ground. He finally understood now why Piccolo had been the way he was and it wasn't right. Slowly Piccolo regained his composure and he stood up.

 "She shouldn't have died." He whispered still seeing her blood staining his clothes. "And it's my fault."

Gohan shook his head. "No! It's not your fault!" He blurted out clenching his fists. "It's not your fault!"

Piccolo's head snapped up in surprise and he turned staring helplessly down at the boy.

~ We grew up way too fast
And now there's nothing to believe
Reruns all become our history
A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio ~

 Piccolo frowned and looked back up. "I let her come with me. "

Gohan shook his head. "But you couldn't have known." He whispered.

~ And I won't tell no one your name
And I won't tell em' your name
I won't tell em' your name ~

Piccolo scowled. "It doesn't matter now." He growled. "She's gone now and we have troubles of our own now. The saiyans will be here any minute."

 Gohan stared at Piccolo speechless for a moment then nodded.

 "Let's go." Piccolo grunted and jumped off the side of the cliff flying away.

Gohan sighed and followed suit. "Okay." He whispered softly.

~ Think about you all the time
And I don't need the same
It's lonely where you are come back down
And I won't tell em your name ~


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