Just Another Gohan Story

By: Nyx N. Malfoy, Neko Megami

Nyx - Hello there!!! I know it's been a LOOOONG time since I last wrote anything on FFN, and even longer since I wrote something DBZish.

Ken - DBZish? Is that even a word?

N. – Ummm... well, it is now! BTW, in case you haven't read any of my other stories yet, this is my muse, Ken.

K. - Hey, nice to meet you.

N. - Well, Ken, do you think you could do the honors?

K - Sure, why not? *Clears throat*

Legal disclaimer: Nyx Narcissa Malfoy does not own Dragon Ball Z nor anything in here you might recognize. Heck, she doesn't even own me!



N. - Yep, I borrowed him from my other favorite anime, Digimon. Well, the second season of digimon, I've pretty much gone into denial about the fact that there ever was a third season. I've also gone into denial about the fact that they married my Ken-Chan off to that slut, Miyako, at the end of the second season. Also...

K. - Hey, hey, hey!!!! This isn't the section for that, go rant in a digimon section if you want to.

N. - Yeah, yeah, whatever. Well, anyways, please read and review.

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It was a beautiful spring morning and Gohan longed to be able to go out into it, but he promised his mother that he would take this entry exam and start going to a public high school. Gohan had always been home schooled and the idea of suddenly starting a new school gave him the jitters. He was already thinking of changing his mind, but he knew that would break his mother's heart. She longed to see him become a "great scholar," which he thought was just another name for a nerd. Before Radditz came he was perfectly happy just studying all day, but between training with Piccolo for a year and the fight with the Saiyans and then going to Namek and fighting Freeza and then sending Garlic Jr. back to the dead zone, not to mention training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and killing Cell, well, lets just say studying lost it's excitement.

An hour later Gohan left the room after flying through the test like there's no tomorrow. Gohan snickered at that old expression remembering all of the times there really had almost never been a tomorrow. He still couldn't get over the look on the teacher's face when he told her that he was done with the test. Gohan had no idea a human's eyes could get so big. He laughed out loud just remembering her face. He couldn't wait till he got home, he knew that there would be food on the table and Goten would be standing there drooling all over it. Happily, Gohan took off, flying as fast as possible.

When he got home he saw everything just as he imagined it. He walked in the door. "Hey, mom. I'm home!" he called out happily. Chi Chi walked out of the kitchen smiling. "Hello honey." she said. "How did your test go?" "Great!" he answered happily. "I finished so fast the teacher's eyes looked like they took up half of her head!" he said, laughing at the memory. "That's nice dear. Come in and have some dinner before your brother eats it all." Gohan and Chi Chi walked into the kitchen to see a miniature version of Goku sitting at the table looking like he was about to explode. He brightened up when he saw them come in. "Goody, now we can eat!" he exclaimed. "Hello to you too, Goten" Gohan said, laughing at his little brother's appetite.

That night Gohan went to bed sighing. He hated nights, the only time he didn't have nightmares was when he was too exhausted from the night before to dream at all. And since he slept pretty well last night, he knew that tonight was going to be a pretty terrible one. He wished he could stay up tonight and not sleep at all, but his eyes were already closing against his will. He tried to fight it for a couple more seconds but finally gave up and let sleep consume him.

There he was, back on what used to be a lush farmland, but now was baron, the home of the Cell Games. He was 11 again and his arm was lying limply at his side. He was looking into those cold, violet eyes that spoke of death and destruction. He knew that he couldn't let the owner of those eyes live, if he did, the whole universe would be destroyed. He could hear his father's voice echoing in his head, telling him to let it all go. Then he heard that cold, deep voice that sent chills down his spine. Laughing. It was laughing at him. "What's the matter, Gohan?" it sneered. "Not so tough now, huh, mister Super Saiyan?" Gohan couldn't help it. He started to tremble. Tremble with fear, anger, sorrow, guilt, and defeat. He knew any second he would break down and cry. Suddenly, the laughing got louder. Cell drew back his hands. "Kaaa. Meee. Haaa. Meee. HAAA!" Cell hollered out. "aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Gohan screamed.

Gohan woke up screaming, sweat rolling down his face. The first thing he saw was his mother's worried face. Gohan finally stopped screaming, his throat raw. He was gasping for breath, shaking madly. "Gohan, are you okay, sweetie?" she asked, voice reflecting all of the worry that appeared on her face. "Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine." He said through his ragged gasping. "Gohan?" called out a small little voice next to him sounding small and scared. "Hey, kid." Gohan said back, forcing a small smile. "Gohan, why were you screaming? Mommy came in trying to wake you up. It took her about ten minutes. It was scary." Goten whimpered. "Sorry kid. It was just a nightmare." Gohan said, struggling to keep his smile up as he remembered the vivid dream. "Gohan, I'm worried about you." Chi Chi said. "You've been having these bad dreams for seven years now. When was the last time you had a good nights sleep?" "Last night, actually." Gohan answered. "Look mom, I'm going to be alright, okay? Just go back to sleep. Please, I don't want you getting sick because you were up all night worrying about me." "Okay Gohan. But I want you to go to sleep too, okay?" she said with a frown. "I'll try." Gohan said, forcing himself to put the smile back up that had slipped off sometime during the conversation. "Night, mom." he whispered. "Good night, sweetie." she whispered back. "You too Goten." Chi Chi silently closed the door.

Gohan woke up four more times in the middle of the night, only now he kept himself from screaming in order to not worry his mom and little brother. Finally, Gohan fell into a peaceful sleep.

The next morning Gohan was the last to wake up. He had totally forgotten that his mother had invited everybody over for a reunion. Everybody consisted of Krillin, his wife Android #18, their daughter Marron, Bulma, Vegeta, Trunks, Yamcha, Tien, Choutzu and Piccolo. It's a good thing Gohan changed out of his pajamas before going into the living room. But still, he was a mess. He was pale, still sweaty, and he had dark circles under his eyes. "Wow, Gohan! You look horrible!" Bulma said as he walked into the room. That drew the attention of everybody in the room. "Oh man!" exclaimed Trunks. "You okay, kid?" asked Yamcha. Gohan sighed. This was the last thing he wanted to talk about right now. "I'm fine," he grumbled. He was not in the best of moods. "Let me guess," Piccolo said with a smile. "Bad night, huh?" "You got that right," Gohan groaned. He plopped down on the couch and closed his eyes. "Man, The last time I saw you look that bad, you had just finished beating the heck out of Cell." Tien said, looking at him in amazement. "Don't remind me," he mumbled, sounding exhausted and severely irritated. Everybody dropped the subject.

"Hey Krillin, nice hair," said Yamcha with a smile. Gohan opened one eye in amazement. He hadn't even noticed it when he walked in the room. Come to think of it, he hadn't noticed much of anything when he walked into the room. He was too absorbed in how horrible he felt. "Hey, thanks! It took a long time to grow, but it was worth it," Krillin said grinning. Gohan finally took some time to see how much everyone had changed. He was slightly surprised to see that the only people who had changed were Krillin, Bulma, Trunks, and himself. That thought made him chuckle a little. After all of those years, Tien, Choutzu, Yamcha, Vegeta, #18, and Piccolo looked as if not a day had passed since the Cell Games. At that moment Chi Chi walked into the room. "Welcome back to the land of the living Gohan," she said with a smile. "You hungry?" All of a sudden every bit of exhaustion left Gohan's face and was replaced with giddiness. "Why do I ask?" she sighed, rolling her eyes while everybody else except Gohan and, of course, Vegeta laughed. "Like father, like son," said Krillin, gasping for breath. "No kidding," said Yamcha, also gasping with tears running down his face.

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Nyx - Well, that's it so far. I might continue it, but then again, I might not. Depends on how many reviews I get and how much inspiration I get for it. As you know, the inspiration part is all in Ken- Chan's hands.

Ken - Yeah, well, I can't guarantee anything. But your reviews might be helpful. Please don't flame, Nyx and I burn very easily.

N. - Hey, speak for yourself! I like fire!!!

K. - *Sighs* That's because you're a Pyromaniac.

N. - No I am not!!! Well... actually, maybe, but whatever.

K. Please don't flame, Nyx's dangerous around fire.

N. - *Lights a match and cackles insanely*

K. See what I mean?