Goku awoke before Gohan did that day, just as he had been doing for nearly
a month of their training. He wanted a real breakfast instead of the two
bowls of cereal, glass of orange juice and piece of fruit every morning.
As he usually did, he went to check to see if Gohan was asleep. Almost all
thought of an early breakfast vanished from his mind when he saw Gohan
sound asleep on his bed, his old outfit that ChiChi had made for him tight
in his hands.
Gohan looked so innocent at the moment. Goku usually watched him while he slept, even in sleep, Gohan never let his guard down completely. There was always only a small glimpse of the Gohan that Goku knew shining through his rocky exterior. Of course now though, There wasn't a trace of the person that Goku had resigned himself to believe was his son. No, there was only the scared little four-year-old with a heart of gold there on that bed. Gohan stirred slightly in his sleep, beginning to wake up. Goku hurried out of Gohan's room and into his own bed before Gohan fully regained consciousness.
When Gohan opened his eyes he saw a glimpse of red as Goku fled back to his bed.
/Oh shit./ Gohan thought as he quickly put his old clothes back in his armor and walked over to Goku.
"Goku. Time to wake up, let's have some breakfast." Goku stood up quickly and walked behind Gohan as they went over to where the food was. Goku's eyes went wide as dinner plates when he saw Gohan start to make pancakes.
"Um Gohan, what's the occasion?" Goku asked.
"Nothing really. I thought we could use a little change in our diet. Perhaps that would keep you from snitching food every morning." He smiled as Goku's jaw nearly dropped to the floor.
"But, but, but how did you know about that? I checked your room every morning to make sure you were asleep."
I know," Growled Gohan, "I didn't really like you checking up on me like I was some kind of baby. Don't check up on me in the mornings anymore. I think you saw more then you should've today." Goku didn't say anything else, and they both were quite silent for the rest of the month.
Finally, at the end of the fifth month of training, Goku broke the silence over a hearty dinner of spaghetti.
"Gohan, what was that dream about?" He asked in a tone that quite plainly said that he wasn't going to leave the issue alone until he got an answer. Gohan looked down at his plate, hunger had now deserted him. He knew that Goku was going to ask this question sooner or later, he might as well just get it over with.
"I, was dreaming about us, the day that Raddiz came. We flew on, what was it called? Oh yeah, the Nimbus Cloud, to a Master Roshi's place. Then, you all, everyone except for ChiChi, was killed. Freiza killed you all, then came after me." He said shuddering slightly. Goku just looked at Gohan in awe at what he had heard. He stood up and began walking over to Gohan when Gohan looked up at him.
"Don't come any closer Goku." He said coldly, "That dream was your fault in the first place, for having me come into this chamber with you. I would've preferred to work out alone like I've been doing for most of the past seven years. How do you think that I got so strong right under Freiza's nose?" That sentence froze Goku in his tracks.
/Gohan is completely dead when this one's awake./ He thought bleakly, tears stinging his eyes, /This boy who claims to be Gohan, doesn't feel emotions, at least not real ones./ Goku went over to his bed, dinner still unfinished and began to meditate. Gohan cleared away their half eaten food first, then joined Goku in meditation. He felt like scum saying that to Goku, but if he didn't say anything and let him much closer, Gohan would've had a complete breakdown.
/I'm sorry Goku./ He thought as he meditated, /I'm sorry, Dad./ Somehow Goku received Gohan's silent apology and in his shock, he fell off of his bed and landed on the floor with a loud thud. Gohan opened his eyes to see Goku laying head first on the floor. He had to suppress a small smile.
"You have to concentrate Goku. Were you taught meditation by a squirrel?" Goku shook his head and got back up on the bed to start over again.
Gohan looked so innocent at the moment. Goku usually watched him while he slept, even in sleep, Gohan never let his guard down completely. There was always only a small glimpse of the Gohan that Goku knew shining through his rocky exterior. Of course now though, There wasn't a trace of the person that Goku had resigned himself to believe was his son. No, there was only the scared little four-year-old with a heart of gold there on that bed. Gohan stirred slightly in his sleep, beginning to wake up. Goku hurried out of Gohan's room and into his own bed before Gohan fully regained consciousness.
When Gohan opened his eyes he saw a glimpse of red as Goku fled back to his bed.
/Oh shit./ Gohan thought as he quickly put his old clothes back in his armor and walked over to Goku.
"Goku. Time to wake up, let's have some breakfast." Goku stood up quickly and walked behind Gohan as they went over to where the food was. Goku's eyes went wide as dinner plates when he saw Gohan start to make pancakes.
"Um Gohan, what's the occasion?" Goku asked.
"Nothing really. I thought we could use a little change in our diet. Perhaps that would keep you from snitching food every morning." He smiled as Goku's jaw nearly dropped to the floor.
"But, but, but how did you know about that? I checked your room every morning to make sure you were asleep."
I know," Growled Gohan, "I didn't really like you checking up on me like I was some kind of baby. Don't check up on me in the mornings anymore. I think you saw more then you should've today." Goku didn't say anything else, and they both were quite silent for the rest of the month.
Finally, at the end of the fifth month of training, Goku broke the silence over a hearty dinner of spaghetti.
"Gohan, what was that dream about?" He asked in a tone that quite plainly said that he wasn't going to leave the issue alone until he got an answer. Gohan looked down at his plate, hunger had now deserted him. He knew that Goku was going to ask this question sooner or later, he might as well just get it over with.
"I, was dreaming about us, the day that Raddiz came. We flew on, what was it called? Oh yeah, the Nimbus Cloud, to a Master Roshi's place. Then, you all, everyone except for ChiChi, was killed. Freiza killed you all, then came after me." He said shuddering slightly. Goku just looked at Gohan in awe at what he had heard. He stood up and began walking over to Gohan when Gohan looked up at him.
"Don't come any closer Goku." He said coldly, "That dream was your fault in the first place, for having me come into this chamber with you. I would've preferred to work out alone like I've been doing for most of the past seven years. How do you think that I got so strong right under Freiza's nose?" That sentence froze Goku in his tracks.
/Gohan is completely dead when this one's awake./ He thought bleakly, tears stinging his eyes, /This boy who claims to be Gohan, doesn't feel emotions, at least not real ones./ Goku went over to his bed, dinner still unfinished and began to meditate. Gohan cleared away their half eaten food first, then joined Goku in meditation. He felt like scum saying that to Goku, but if he didn't say anything and let him much closer, Gohan would've had a complete breakdown.
/I'm sorry Goku./ He thought as he meditated, /I'm sorry, Dad./ Somehow Goku received Gohan's silent apology and in his shock, he fell off of his bed and landed on the floor with a loud thud. Gohan opened his eyes to see Goku laying head first on the floor. He had to suppress a small smile.
"You have to concentrate Goku. Were you taught meditation by a squirrel?" Goku shook his head and got back up on the bed to start over again.