Here's Chapter 5! I hope you like it. ^_^

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The real folks blues

I only want to know what true sadness is

Sitting in muddy water

Isn't such a bad life

If it ends after the first time

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   Gohan stared at the gun. It was aimed at the bridge of his nose. Sure, he could catch bullets and was mostly unharmed by them, but at point blank range, it was impossible. Gohan gulped. The end was near. His life flashed before his eyes, starting from when Radditz first came to earth. All the terror he went through. He nearly faced death each time, yet now he was the most scared. Maybe it was because he wasn't fighting to save the universe. Maybe it was because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. He wished he had never met Spike. He wished that he stayed home. All the things he wouldn't be able to do now. He would never graduate high school, never go to college. He would never see his mother and brother again. He regretted not telling them about him leaving. They probably think he's dead, anyway.

   An image of Videl floated into his mind. It was of a picture he had of her, right before she cut her hair. Her two pigtails flowed over her shoulders, and her blue eyes shone in the light. She was smiling. It had to have been right after she learned to fly. He couldn't remember. Now there was really something to regret—leaving Videl behind. He should have brought her. He wouldn't feel so alone if she was there with him.

   Too late for regrets now, he thought. Gohan closed his eyes to block out Jermaine's smiling face. He readied himself for the pain. He wondered what dying would feel like. Too bad he never asked his father. Maybe being dead wouldn't be so bad. He could train with Goku and become stronger. That would be cool.

   Gohan heard a gun go off. He gritted his teeth. Surprisingly, he felt no pain. He slowly opened his eyes. Jermaine didn't stand there anymore. There was a hole in the ceiling. Gohan rolled over to the side right when the ceiling in that part of the bar gave in. Jermaine was laid back against a far wall. Gohan looked to see who did it. Gohan slowly stood up and looked over in awe.

   "Faye, what are you doing here?"

   Faye had her foot pressed up against Jermaine's neck. She held a gun towards him. She turned her head and smiled at Gohan.

   "Oh hey Gohan. While I was out, I heard that Spike and Jet were heading over here. I didn't think they'd bring you.  They usually can't do anything right, so I figured you guys would need my help."

   "Thanks. I appreciate it."

   "Well at least SOMEONE appreciates me." Faye looked over to the bar counter, where Spike and Jet were dusting themselves off.

   "We were just getting up to help him Faye! You always love to just show up whenever, don't you?" Spike hopped over the counter.

   "Sure Spike. You're such a coward sometimes." She pressed her foot harder onto Jermaine's neck without realizing it. "You need me, and you know it."

   Spike walked past Faye and took out a cigarette. "Of course I do." He said sarcastically. "And don't kill my bounty. We need the money after you stole it all and lost it gambling."

   Faye took her foot off of Jermaine's neck and started after Spike. Jermaine gasped for air. After about a minute, he smirked, and started a beeline for the exit. Gohan saw this and quickly intercepted him. Stunned, Jermaine stopped when Gohan mysteriously appeared in front of him. Gohan then grabbed Jermaine's arm, and twisted it.

   "Hey Jet. I've got him. What do I do now?"

   "Hold on a second. I'll call the police." Jet took out a cell phone and dialed it. After a few minutes, he closed the phone and slipped it into his pocket. "They'll be here in 5…4…" He counted down on his fingers.  "3…2…1…"

   Gohan picked up some sirens. A second later, a group of police officers came barging in. They took Jermaine from Gohan and put him into handcuffs. Two men brought him out. One of the other officers walked up to Jet.

   "Hey Jet, anyone get killed this time?"

   "I don't think so. I think everyone escaped all right. Gohan over there almost did, but he's fine now."

   The police officer looked at Jet and stroked his chin. "We have a guy named Gohan wanted for murder at the station."

   Jet laughed nervously. "I didn't say Gohan. I said Go. His name is Go. We found him, so we decided to keep him around."

   The police officer eyed him suspiciously. "Okay Jet, but if you find this Gohan fellow, please let us know, okay?" The officer started to walk away.

   "Hey! What about our money?"

   "It'll be sent."

   Jet smacked his forehead. "Sent? But we need it!"

   "Nothing I can do about that. Get rid of the girl, and maybe you'll have some money."

   "We've tried! She won't go away!"

   "Whatever." The police officer walked out the door, and left. Jet sighed. Nothing ever went right on these missions.

   Faye dusted herself off. "Well, that was fun, wasn't it boys?"

   Spike took a bottle of liquor and opened it. "Yes, Faye, it was so much fun. Especially when you didn't get to kill anyone." He said sarcastically. He then downed some of the liquor.

   "Okay Spike. I'm going to run. I'm expecting half of the bounty."

   Spike spit out his drink. "HALF? WHY HALF?"

   Faye smiled. "Now now Spike, don't get an attitude with me. Half the work, half the bounty." She pointed her finger at him. Spike said nothing, and took another sip of the bottle.

   Gohan sat down and sighed. Jet came up and sat next to him.

   "Nice move you pulled there. How'd you do that?"

   Gohan looked at him questionably. "What do you mean?"

   "Disappearing and reappearing like that."

   "Oh, that. I didn't move that fast."

   Jet looked shocked. "Not that fast? We couldn't even see you!"

   "Oh, yeah. To the human eye I was moving fast. I can move faster than the speed of light when I want to. No big deal."

   Jet draped his hands over his knees. "Well then, care to stay with us? You can help us catch people with bounties."

   "I don't know…"

   "Come on, we have a lot of excitement. You'll love it."

   Gohan thought for a moment. There would be food, and shelter. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad. Fighting again would be fun. Sure, he didn't like to hurt people, but he couldn't deny the urge to fight again. The blood was in him, he couldn't stay away from it. He looked over at Jet and cracked a small smile.

   "Of course I'll stay."

   Jet stood up. "Cool." He said, he then walked over to Spike, who was downing another bottle of liquor.

   "All right Spike, we're going."

   "Fine" He finished the bottle. He then took out a cigarette and lit it. He shoved his hands in his pockets in a very Spike like way, (a/n: we've all seen how Spike walks, right? right.) and walked out. Jet followed, and Gohan after him.

    Gohan had given away his normal life that day. He tried to control his fate, but he cannot control his destiny.

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What did you think? I'm thinking of flashing forward ten years. I don't know if I should do it in the next chapter. Should I, or do you want me to make him do one more bounty? You choose. Tell me, and I'll do whatever.

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