Chapter 3
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Hi everyone and thanks for reviewing! I'm so sorry that it took me so long to update, it's just that I had didn't have any time! This chapter is a little shorter than usual, because I didn't want to wait another night to post it! I promise that I will try to update sooner from now on. Also, special thanks to VegetaGokuLover, you always review every time I upload a new chapter. Arigatou!
After hearing her older son's shouting, ChiChi had rushed into the house. She knew that he had been shouting at Goten, and all of a sudden it had stopped. Tears were flowing down her cheeks as she ran into the house. I hope Goten is all right. If Gohan killed him, I would never be able to forgive myself for not being there to save Goten.
The anxious Kaasan looked in every room of the house, not including Gohan's, until she checked the bathroom. There was Goten, sitting on the floor, hugging his knees to his chest, whimpering. Goten was hardly ever unhappy, he was usually as cheerful as a puppy. But now, he was prominently upset.
ChiChi gasped as she saw Goten crying on the cold tiles of the bathroom floor. She ran to comfort him, her arms embracing him as he cried into her shoulder. ChiChi frowned, and almost broke into tears herself. But she knew that she had to be strong so that Goten wouldn't be discouraged.
Still sobbing into his Kaasan's shoulder, Goten muffled, "What wrong wit Gohan, Okaasan? He never this mean!"
Not knowing anything else to say, ChiChi replied having to hold back her tears, "I don't know, Goten-chan. He was his normal, joyful self this morning."
Goten raised his head to look into his Kaasan's eyes, to see if she was still the strong Kaasan that he had known in his short life. More tears appeared in his eyes, however, as he saw tears in his own Kaasan's eyes. Kaasan sad as well. That can't be good.
ChiChi gasped again as she saw the blood trickling from Goten's mouth. Gohan attacked Goten! Why would he do such a terrible thing? He's never acted this way before! Even after Goku died, he was never this violent!
Goten saw the horrified look on his Kaasan's face, and said before he could think, "I saw Gohan shout at you, so I went to see him. He said to get out of his way, but I didn't. Gohan hit me. Then he went to his room. He there now."
The little half Saiya-jin then widened his eyes and covered his mouth, as if it would cause his Kaasan to forget what he had said. He had forgotten about his Niisan's warning.
If you tell Kaasan, I'll kill you!
ChiChi's tears disappeared and she asked almost sternly, "What did he say to you, Goten?"
Goten took his hands away from his mouth, and stared at the ground. He knew that his Niisan would probably kill him, but he just couldn't lie to his Kaasan like this. Goten's eyes quivered as he replied, "He said if I told you, he kill me."
ChiChi froze at what her son had said. Gohan said that to his own Totochan? Oh Kami, something has happened to him! I do not know what it is, but I have to take Goten with me and go as far away from here as I can. "Goten, we have to leave, now! Gohan is not safe to be around at the moment!"
She was frightened when Goten looked up at her. His face had lost all hope, all determination. It didn't even look like he was alive any more. His voice was hardly a whisper as he said, "We can't leave. Gohan will know."
The young boy expected his Kaasan to fall to the ground, crying hopelessly. But instead, his reason had made her look more intent on achieving her goal.
Standing up, ChiChi responded almost just as silently as Goten, no emotion in her voice, "I will have to take that chance, Goten. I do not want to lose you."
ChiChi then walked out of the bathroom, heading in the direction of Gohan's bedroom. Goten made a move to follow her, but she put out her arm to block his way. Quietly, ChiChi prowled towards her older son's bedroom. She ducked her head in for a second, just to see where he was and what he was doing. She almost started to cry with joy, but remained firm.
Creeping back towards Goten, she murmured, "He is asleep. We should go now before he wakes up."
Her son nodded in understanding, as she led him out of the house, being quiet so that Gohan would not wake up. They continued to walk, passing the bamboo that grew at the front of their home.
Goten tugged on his Kaasan's dress and asked, "Where we going, Okaasan?"
Looking straight ahead, ChiChi explained, "We will walk until we reach Grove Town, which should be far enough away from Gohan. Then I'll call Bulma and have her come and pick us up."
"What if Gohan finds us? What we do?"
Still looking towards the horizon, ChiChi declared, "I am hoping that he won't."
Goten looked back down at the ground, and fought back some threatening tears that were appearing in his eyes. How Kaasan be so calm?
ChiChi looked at Goten from the corner of her eyes, and smiled. I have to be brave, for Goten's sake. Looking back over her shoulder, ChiChi sniffed, as one, glistening tear fell to the ground. Whatever evil spirit has taken my Gohan-chan away from me, please bring him back. We miss him.
Bodu suddenly woke up, his whole body covered in sweat. He did not know what had caused him to awaken, maybe some stupid nightmare.
No, it wasn't a nightmare, Cehang-jins never got nightmares. Kuso, I'm starting to think like that stupid half Saiya-jin! Nightmares indeed!
It had not been a nightmare, but Bodu just had a bad feeling. For some reason, something seemed out of place, but the Cehang-jin did not know what it was.
Lazily turning to look at the clock on the wall, Bodu jumped. All weariness left his mind as he rubbed his eyes, not wanting to believe what the clock showed.
He peered at the clock from between his hands, but it was true.
In his small amount of time of being on the planet Chikyuu, Bodu had learnt a lot about the inhabitant's culture, and how things worked.
One of the important facts he had learnt about was time. Time had been of no importance to Bodu before, he had normally just tried to get things done as quickly as possible.
But here, time was a very important thing. Perhaps it was because the earthlings did not live for very long. Bodu did not know. But when he had been in the form of the other boy with the brown hair, he had learnt that it had been the twelfth of September that day. The clock now said that it was the fourteenth of September.
The Cehang-jin just wanted to lie down, to hide himself away from the world. Then his Cehang-jin instincts took control again, and he slapped himself. I'm acting like a stupid bozu! I must have been more impoverished than I thought. Aargh, I have to find that gaki's Kaasan and Niisan before they get away, unless they already have!
He tossed the sheets onto the wooden floor, and jumped out of bed, ready to look for his 'Kaasan' and 'Niisan'. Then he looked down at his hands, baffled. Wait, I still have four more days to toy around with that baka's life! That is more than enough time!
Bodu smiled happily as the Saiya-jin's instincts showed him a place that he could go. His mind laughed with glee at the thought. I don't think the Saiya-jin's friends will like him acting aggressive towards them!
"Are you sure that it was Gohan? It might have been some sort of alien, " Bulma asked. She was driving one of her capsule cars, with ChiChi and Goten sitting in the back. She knew very well that it could have been an alien, even that frog
"Iie, I don't think that it was an alien. His voice sounded so much like Gohan's, yet at the same time, it didn't. I just don't know what to do! He will find us soon, and will probably kill us for fleeing from him!" ChiChi cried. She was almost to the brink of tears, but snapped out of it when Goten shuffled a bit. I have to be brave for Goten
Bulma sighed unhappily. She had thought that everything would be peaceful once again, now that Cell was gone. But evil seemed to be wrapping its cruel arms around Chikyuu once again.
Bodu was having the time of his life, he didn't know it could be so fun! He was twirling and doing somersaults in the air as he flew above a vast ocean, it's salty water spraying onto his face and drenching his clothes. He was laughing also, laughing with great joy. This form is so fast and young! It is the perfect body! I didn't know a Saiya-jin could be so strong!
At that thought, the Cehang-jin beamed happily. He knew that although he already knew that this Saiya-jin was strong, he had not yet learnt its full competence. It took a few weeks for a Cehang-jin to know everything about its form, but Bodu was enjoying every second of it.
He had learnt so far that the boy was veraciously half Saiya-jin and half human. His name was Gohan, and he lived with his Kaasan, ChiChi, and his Totochan, Goten. He had started fighting from a fairly young age, and had been through many fights. He had won his last, major battle a year ago, and was said to be the strongest in the universe.
But at the same time, Bodu had learnt that even though he had started fighting from a young age, that he despised it, and usually liked to live life amicably.
The deepest secret about this boy was that even though he had won his last battle, at the same time he had been defeated.
Bodu didn't quite understand that notion. He had only found a few clues pointing to the treasure that was buried deep in this Saiya-jin's sea of thoughts. It would take a while to uncover it.
The Cehang-jin had been so deeply enveloped with his own thoughts, that he had almost flown right over his destination.
He only actualised that he had reached his target because of a voice shouting, "Gohan! What are you doing flying over my house like that, are you blind or something?!"
Hehe! Back to the good old cliffhangers! Gaki means brat and bozu means kid, just in case you didn't know. Please review!