Life of Gohan
By Silvertress
Disclaimer: I don't own Dragon Ball Z.
Author's note: This chapter is a lot more light hearted then the last to get over the angst. I'm sorry if so of you don't like that kind of stuff but it's needed for character development and an important thing in the plot when Buu arrives. Yes peoples we are getting closer to a rewritten Buu saga. Anyway Gohan and Vegita now get to baby-sit two baby Hybrids alone!!! Let's see what happens.
Additional note Read if you're totally confused with Lime:
" 'That's my secret. I can at times see auras or read the internal energy of chi. It's a talent that appears at every third generation of my family.' Lime said'… 'I can read their emotions or tell what kind of person they are. Half the reason I screamed when you first rescued me was that I couldn't sense or see your chi. It was a shock to me. I also knew it was the right thing to scream Cell to make those people go away because I could sense their fear. Finally I went all spacey on you because that scratch made my senses go on overtime.' Lime went on." –Life of Gohan A Green Christmas.-
Lime can read and see auras and chi because it's a trait that gets passed down in her family every third generation. Hope that clears everything up; remember that this is an A/U so I can tweak the character's a tiny bit to serve my evil authory purposes.
I can't put up all the revised chapters until my machine is fixed so please be patient. ~The Spelling on Vegita's name might be screwed up. I'm not sure. Just be aware.~
Please Read, Review and Above all Else Enjoy.
On with the show;
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Kami! I am about to go insane. Gohan turned over slowly, his sheets falling astray as he moved. The boy's blood shot eyes went to the alarm clock and the red letters flashed 3:00 am. 3 am!!! I am going to go insane. I need some sleep for Heavens sake. You would think that the fact you know God they would help you. But no!! How long has it been since I got a good nights sleep? I don't even remember. Ever since Mom brought Goten here to the Briefs' Trunks and him have been having constant screaming contest at night. Why can't I just leave?
Wait why can't I just leave? I can't go to Lime's because she has that cold everyone has but I still can go somewhere else. He got up as he heard foot steps in the hall. If I make them think I'm sleeping then I won't have to help again. He took a deep breath and made very nasal snoring noises.
"How can that kid sleep through this damn racquet? At least someone can get some sleep tonight." Bulma said in a whisper. When her foot steps were gone Gohan started to move again. He looked down at his pajama bottoms and sighed.
"I can't wear these out in public not even if I'm sleeping. They have happy teddy bears on them. I don't know why my Mom bought these for me I'm 11 not 2." He said quietly to himself. Quickly he went and found a plain blue gi to change into.
"Good for fighting and sleeping." He told himself as he threw the blue pants covered with happy dancing teddy bears their eyes sparkling happily. These are creatures you would see at some amusement park for children or on some show. In my opinion some of those kiddies shows are scarier then some horror movie. Those Teletubies that I've seen on the international channel are creepy. What about those pokemon I mean shouldn't they be able to have a larger vocabulary then one to about four syllables? How do those little kids even find that entertaining. How can those kids still be screaming? Gohan thought as the two demi-Saiyan's lungs let out tremendous noise. Now dressed in the blue gi he deliberately stepped over the happy dancing bear pajama pants almost stomping them through the floor and grabbed his black comforter. With it in hand he stepped on his happy dancing bear pants one more time and with two hands to his forehead he was gone. But still the cries and screams echoed through Capsule Corps. There won't be any sleep there tonight.
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The Lookout was basically still when Gohan showed up there. The half moon reflected off the white tiles and made the Lookout almost have a mystical sheen. Gohan would've paid more attention to the details of his surroundings but Piccolo came out slowly in his long strides.
"Gohan, what are you doing here?" Piccolo asked.
"I need sleep. We brought Goten home about three weeks ago and he doesn't stop crying at night. But somehow he's an angel at night. This is the quietest place I could think of. Also I'm not able to rip my ears off and regenerate them so I'm kind of stuck." The Hybrid noticed that Piccolo was looking towards his feet a very odd look was overcoming his face.
"Gohan," he said pointing, "what are those?"
Gohan looked down and saw the blue happy dancing bear pajamas looped over part of his left foot and on the floor of the Lookout.
"Haven't you've ever seen pajama pants?" Gohan asked.
Piccolo was now in full out laughter. Suddenly there was a scream from behind Piccolo that overcame his cackle; that's the only word that could describe his present laugh. Gohan looked to see that Dende was shivering behind Piccolo.
"Gohan what are those?" Dende asked.
"Just some pajama pants." Gohan said over Piccolo's dieing laughs.
"No what are on those things. They're so creepy." Dende said.
"They're just teddy bears, little kids like them." Gohan went on.
"There is no way that those are teddy bears. I've seen some and they are nothing like those evil things. They're so happy they look possessed or creepy or not even right in the head. Are those mentally deficient teddy bears? If they are it's horrible to exploit them on clothes." Dende went on to say.
"Dende this is the kind of stuff little kids like." Gohan said. Even if the psycho teddy bears did explain their unnatural blissful faces.
"Then I have great concern now for the youth of your planet." Dende said.
"That's it these things are driving everyone crazy. I'm scarred if I keep around anymore I might be the one to become mentally deficient." He lifted the pants gracefully into the air and sent a golden ki blast to let them be intercepted. With a sigh he saw the pants disappear in a flash.
"Can I just get some sleep?" Gohan said softly.
"Of course kid. I'm sorry for the laughter but those things were just so weird." Dende
nodded with agreement in Piccolo's statement. The trio went into the main building to
rest the rest of the night or what was left of it.
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Gohan let his eyes open slowly with a yawn he slowly got up. Light poured in the window of the extra room in the Lookout. For a moment the boy didn't know where it was. Then slowly it came back to him the crying, and evil bears but he grinned knowing he actually got the sleep he needed. Getting up he was glad to feel that his body felt more relaxed. Before then his body had been shaking and achy for days due to lack of sleep. It is amazing what one night's sleep can do for you.
Grabbing his comforter he went through the wavy hallway to the outside. To his desperation the sun was already high in the afternoon sky. Of course his Mother would be worried and he would probably get some kind of punishment but he knew it was worth it. Just as he was about to look around for Dende and Piccolo so he could say his goodbyes Mr. Popo appeared in front of him.
"I know you are a Son so would you like some food before you leave." He asked in a bass voice.
"How did you know?" Gohan asked his stomach was just about to rumble. He had just started to notice the hunger pains. Now that his body was rested up his body could pay attention to his need for food.
"You are truly Saiya-jin in some ways," said a new voice a little higher in tone then Popo's but still deep.
"Vegita?" Gohan asked at the sudden appearance of the older Saiya-jin.
"The woman sent me to look for you. Your banshee Mother and her were worried that you were kidnapped or something." Vegita said bluntly his arms crossed over his chest.
"But how did Bulma get you to go? Did she threaten you with the couch again?" Gohan asked. At that Vegita gritted his teeth together and turned his head.
"Like much of anything has been happening since those brats started screaming." He said through clenched teeth. "No brat it's not the threat of the couch. We get to watch the screamers while the two go out."
"What? How did they convince you…? You can't be serious can you?" Gohan said in disbelief. Vegita watching two babies was definitely out of character.
"Trust me boy what I have planned will save both our sanities." Vegita said lowly. Gohan took a closer look at Vegita and noticed his eyes too were blood shot and his body was shaking a little. This would go unnoticed by anyone else Vegita hid it very well but Gohan saw through it and he had to keep from laughing. The Prince of Saiya-jins was almost about to drop into a comma on account of two babies.
"Gohan if you want the food it's already on the table there should be enough for Vegita too if he needs it. " Popo said to break the silence that was going on as Gohan looked at Vegita.
"Thanks Mr. Popo. Ever since my brother came home from the hospital my Mom has been so tired she keeps mixing up ingredients in the food. It's almost as bad as Bulma's." Gohan said with a smile.
"Oh my then you had better eat." Mr.Popo said. Bulma Briefs' cooking was known and feared among the Z senshi. (Yeah Mr.Popo isn't really a Z fighter but he hangs around them enough.) Silently Vegita just sat down and started eating Gohan joined him with a small thankful bow. A mountain of dishes later the two were done and getting ready to leave. Gohan yelled thanks to Mr.Popo and told him to thank the two Nameks for him, as Vegita just started to fly off. Gohan put two fingers to his head while wondering what Vegita had in store for his brother and Trunks, in a moment he was gone.
Poor Mr. Popo looked over to the mountain of dishes. "Never invite two Saiya-jin's to eat. Clean up will take for ever, and their manners will scare you. It's a very scary thought that the fate of the World rest with those two. Such abhor able manners. But still they are our only hope." Mr. Popo sighed as he got to moving all the dishes. "What I like about Nameks is they only drink water." Popo went on thanking the Kais that the last two Guardians had been Nameks.
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"Gohan!" Chichi yelled. "Where have you been?" She screamed as he appeared almost a meter in front of her.
"Mom, I'm sorry I worried you. I just needed some sleep. I went to the Lookout. I'm sorry I needed to if you didn't want me to literally die of exhaustion." Gohan said his hands already in a defensive position. Dealing with Chichi you always have to watch out for her ever powerful frying pan. (There I finally mentioned the thing. I can now end this fic in peace. Just kidding, please continue reading.) Chichi's face softened as she looked at her son.
"It's alright. I understand how it might be overwhelming. You have a new brother around. But next time tell me. I don't want to lose you." Gohan was surprise to see his Mother's eyes were glistening with moisture.
"I'm sorry Mom." Gohan said softly. "Don't worry you won't lose me."
Chichi quickly blew her noise and Gohan stood there silently letting her get her composure back.
"Did Vegita find you and tell you that you two are babysitting tonight?" Gohan nodded.
"Why me and Vegita is what I want to know." Gohan said. "I mean it's Vegita."
"You two are the boys' family and you should get used to taking care of them even if in small increments of time. Anyway you can keep Vegita in line. Bulma has also threatened him enough to keep him behaved for one night."
"I wonder how long that took?" Gohan laughed.
"Gohan don't say things like that. Also I don't want you around the two when there is threatening it gets way too explicit for you." Chichi said.
Gohan had to laugh because unbeknownst to his Mother he could hear Bulma "threatening" her husband down the hall.
"Vegita you better behave. I'm still paying about twenty reparation payments from hurt employees. I don't feel like adding to it. Me and Chichi need a break. But don't dump the two on Gohan. He's still a kid." Bulma said in a harsh voice.
"Woman I wouldn't let the low class brat care for my son anyway. Stop being so ignorant! Who cares about the workers they're probably happy with the money you're paying them it's only minor injuries I never killed any of your staff. You don't believe I can care for our own kid!" Vegita said in a calm voice. "Do you have any trust in me at all?" He said his voice lower and in a manner Gohan had never heard before.
"Of course I do… Vegita." Bulma answered but her sentence was silenced somehow. Gohan had a feeling he didn't want to know. Instead he focused on his Mother who was now looking for clothes to wear. As she grabbed a small black dress Gohan had to gasp.
"Mom! That is not going to fit you right at all." Gohan did have his Goku moments.
Chichi only laughed and went to the dresser and grabbed some earrings. "Gohan, don't worry. This is how girls like to dress sometimes. I have to for the place me and Bulma are going. I'll explain more when you are older."
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"Something called the Fushigi it's a new restaurant that Bulma's company owns and it's the opening night. Since it's formal and I'm going to have my picture taken and I actually get to walk down that red carpet I have to look presentable. Trust me honey." She said as she walked into her bathroom. All Gohan could do was sit on the bed. This is definitely a new side of my Mother.
Bulma quietly entered the room and smiled at Gohan. Quickly running her hands over her outfit she straightened her clothes. She was also wearing a fairly "small" dress to Gohan. This one wasn't black but indigo which brought out her eyes and left some things but not much to the imagination. The cut was low that all that you can call it and the dress was floor length.
"What is it with you two?" Gohan asked. "You've never worn anything that…that I can't even think of a word."
Bulma had the same response of laughter and tousled Gohan's golden hair.
"Gohan trust me we've dress like this before. But just not around you. Trust me your Mother has many times. We need to do it to feel pretty. How can I say this? It gets us noticed and makes us more confident and feel more powerful. You'll appreciate it when girls dress like this when you're older." Gohan just shrugged it did make some sense. He felt more powerful when he wore a gi or fighting outfit then the normal clothes Bulma tried to give him.
"Bulma is right." Chichi said emerging. The sight made Gohan's jaw drop. He had never seen his Mother like this before. Her dress was knee high and a black which matched her hair and brought out her pale skin. Surprisingly enough her hair was down and she actually wore makeup not a little but it was noticeable.
"I've just had a baby I need to know if I still got it." Gohan just had to nod. This was particularly disturbing to the boy for no clear reason.
"Boy, trust them. It's not like they're selling their goods. They're only showing. Both are already tied down and neither will wander if that's what you're worried about." Vegita chuckled. "It's good to show the weak humans what they are missing." He said going to Bulma and grabbing her so she let out a high pitched squeak almost.
"Vegita!" Both women yelled as Bulma shoved him away and Chichi covered Gohan's eyes. Vegita just let out a big huff of air.
"We better get going Chichi. It's almost four." Bulma said.
"Trunks and Goten are napping right now." Chichi added.
"The building is clear so it's just you four my parents are at a conference in Italy so it's up to you. I think you two can handle it. Be careful and don't kill anyone." Bulma said as she strode out the door.
"Love you." Both women said at the same time but to a different Saiya-jin.
"Gohan don't wait up." Chichi smiled.
"Vegita you better wait up." Bulma said with a smirk. Then the two women were out walking down the hallway for their evening out.
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Vegita had left the room after Bulma was out of a sight with only the word later. Gohan made it back to his room and decided to take his free time by enjoying the T.V once more. Almost screaming when he passed the happy teddy bear show he finally got to a decent looking martial arts movie. It had the actor Jackie Chan beating up some people dressed in black. Gohan almost laughed when the people seemed amazed by in Gohan's mind the simple attacks. But then he almost screamed when he heard a familiar voice on the audio for the movie. Then out he stepped Mr. Satan himself afro and all. He then went on to beat Jackie Chan up with simple kicks and punches that were administered in poor form. Gohan could tell that Jackie Chan was faking that he was getting blows from studying his moves from before.
Starting to be bored by the show of Jackie Chan pretending to be beaten up Gohan just started to let his mind wander; Man I've had barely anytime since Goten was brought home to even breathe. I've haven't even seen Lime since she was at the hospital. Now that was an odd visit. I mean she shows up and after I was done holding Goten and Mom had taken him for a walk she sat down with me like she wanted to tell me. But she just abruptly said she had to go.
Then I had to go back to training and helping Bulma. That's taken up most my time and then Goten's great crying at night. Then there's what Dad said to me before he left. Take everything in stride what the hell does that mean? And the problem of questions being the answer to questions once again comes up. What am I suppose to make of those two acting so strange, and it seems that everyone knows something I don't. There's no physical evidence but more like a feeling. The boy's thoughts were distracted by Vegita suddenly screaming and cursing.
With a sigh Gohan got up, Bulma would be mad if he let Vegita get too angry and blow a hole in the wall. He walked in the direction of the profane language and prepared himself for almost anything. You truly never know with Vegita. He was one of those kinds of people that like to be in control of you even if you don't realize it. He was just outside the door where Vegita was. He could sense Vegita starting to make a ki blast slowly a blue light was filling the room. Gohan quickly phased in and intercepted it in the air.
"What are you doing you idiot?" Vegita yelled.
"You were charging a ki blast to blow something up and this is Trunks' room," Gohan replied trying to stay calm as he noticed where his location was.
"I was trying to dispose of that." Vegita said pointing at a smelly heap of white cloth that lay on the changing table.
"You were trying to blow up a dirty diaper?" Gohan asked sardonically. Vegita glared at the boy for his tone. Gohan just stared right back for some reason he didn't feel like backing away from the Prince's gaze. The Prince narrowed his eyes for a moment as if observing the boy and with a smirk let his eyes shift to the table where baby Trunks still laid garbling to himself. Gohan seeing the Prince's gaze move felt a strange feeling deep down in his chest but he just shook it off.
"Why would you want to blow up a diaper? Why not just throw the thing out?" Gohan asked his teal eyes looking casually round the room.
"I didn't want to get my gloves dirty." The Prince replied his voice as cocky as ever, and with that he sent another small ki blast towards the diaper and it was gone.
"What was all the swearing I heard before I mean if couldn't of smelt that bad?" At that Vegita turned to the boy with a throaty chuckle. The thing about this laugh was it wasn't a normal laugh there really isn't a proper way to describe it but to say it was a Vegita laugh.
"I was yelling at the brat. I nearly got soaked while changing the damn kid." The Prince answered pointing to a now yellow mark in the middle of the white carpet. "The woman can take care of that."
Gohan backed away from the sight not noticing it before. Then suddenly Trunks inhaled deeply and started to scream and that was joined soon by the tones of Goten's own cry.
"The sun must be down." Vegita murmured to himself.
"What?" Gohan yelled over the noise. Vegita with a gloved finger pointed to outside signaling for the boy to step outside. The pure blood then picked up the boy and set him in his crib all the while letting him cry his little heart out.
He stepped
out of the door and closed it muffling the cries enough so they could speak.
"I said the sun must be down."
Vegita informed the confused Gohan.
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"I guess the son does take after the Father at times. Use that brain of yours. What involves the nights and Saiya-jins?" Gohan just shrugged his shoulders. Vegita let out a frustrated sigh. "Do you know nothing? The moon."
"The moon?" The boy echoed.
"Saiya-jin babies are born with the instincts that their tail is the most important part of their being. It's used for balance and to help regulate ki and blood flow through the body. At one time up to 30% of a Saiya-jins ki can be circulating through it. That is why it makes weaker warriors paralyzed or off center their body has to adjust to the ki not circulating. Of course older Saiya-jins even in their later child hood years can be rid of it but not infants. The kids know by instinct they have to cry for help when the tail is missing and there are familiar or kind energies around meaning relatives or friends. They already can feel that kind of energy out. It helps them to know when and when not to defend themselves."
"Then why did Trunks only start crying when Goten was brought home." Gohan asked still absorbing the new information about his own heritage.
"Numbers… Another instinct, Trunks knows that he is Goten's superior it's built into his genetics. Nobles are born with certain knowledge and he feels he's protecting both of them by crying fro help. Your brother is just following a superior's orders. Sometimes a single child won't cry out because a single child isn't worth much but more then one is." Vegita said his voice low.
"One child doesn't mean much?" Gohan asked. "How is that not important? Two isn't much more then one." Gohan said his eyebrows furrowing.
"It's the instinct of survival of the greatest number. In the turns of battle one fight difference doesn't mean much but when there is two or more that is a difference. This is after millennia of evolution. It's not my decision but our own nature." Vegita said.
"Then what do we do to make it stop?" Gohan asked.
"There is a ritual we could use to make the tails grow back but that just takes to long. The easiest way is to force it." Vegita explicated.
"There's a difference?" Gohan asked.
"Yes. Make means we provide the body with the energy and opportunity to grow the tail over time. Force would mean we make the body feel in enough danger to let it grow back. They should have enough energy stored up in their bodies to let the reaction happen." Vegita then went to open the door and once again Gohan's ears were crushed by the sound of Trunks' full blown cries. With an inhale he followed Vegita because curiosity does kill the cat or your ear drums. He almost cried out a rebuke when he saw a golden aura surround the prince as he walked silently to the bed. But something inside him told him not to. Vegita wouldn't intentionally hurt his child unless desperately necessary. Gohan somehow understood that was a line that Vegita wouldn't cross.
Vegita let out a palm in front of his son and let a small but powerful ki blast form inside the crib. Trunks sobs were and Gohan could sense some of the energy had entered him not enough to severely injure but enough so it hurt a little. The child was now silent and to what Gohan could tell sleeping.
"His body is going to be sleeping and his ki will be down for a while. But it's a trick his body is using to try and convince a potential threat that he is weakened and it'll seem he'll die on his own. A normal threat will just let him die if it's an enemy. Youths are too strong to circum to predator attacks so this is only used when dealing with a powerful warrior. But when he wakes up he'll have his tail and be more powerful and most of all he'll shut up." Vegita said. "You should know what to do. Go silence that brat of a brother you have."
"One question why didn't you do this before and let us get some sleep?"
"The two had to have enough reserve energy and the women would have never let this happened. Technically injuring a child to make him shut up and be stronger. Their human morals say it's wrong. The problem is Saiya-jin manner is different and you have some kind of fell for it so I knew you would understand on some level." With that the Prince walked past him and was gone.
Gohan had just realized that there were many aspects of his heritage he didn't know. Maybe Vegita was the key to find out what was going on. That everyone seemed to know but him. Something had definitely changed about him. Yes, he was still Vegita but a slight part of him had warmed to the boy just a tad. Not noticeable but the change was there. Gohan decided to go do it before his ears exploded.
He went to do the same thing and to his surprise felt no regret when it was done. He smiled at the child and used a palm to stroke the cheek of the now sleeping child. Gohan was just starting to realize that he was developing or discovering new morals and perspectives on things.
Sighing, the boy decided to go to bed all he wanted was to sleep, and for once he knew it would be silent at Capsule Corp; at least from the screams of two infant demi-Saiya-jins. As he left he saw an in Dende's words "A mentally deficient bear." With a grimace he sent a low ki blast at it and smirked as the thing went away. Man those things made people act weird. But that wasn't the end of it. There was something in him that was strange. He convinced he would talk to Vegita tomorrow. Somehow he felt that was his best bet.
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Lime sat up in bed surrounded by a mountain of tissues. Once again her red nose let out another sneeze. Her eyes were glossy from a fever and she moaned as she rubbed the tissue against her raw nose. Colds definitely suck.
"I really got to get over this damn thing." She said her voice hoarse and cracking. She grabbed a glass of water to help her dried throat.
"Maybe I can be of assistance. " Said a voice that made Lime spit the water out of her mouth.
"It's you!!" She said the words barely audible.
"You have a job to do," said the Supreme Kai phasing into her room and becoming solid, as he approached her.
All she did was nod her head and sigh.
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Videl Satan wandered around her house aimlessly. She couldn't see Lime because of a cold and she just didn't have any ambition to do anything today.
"Videl? Honey, where are you? Oh there you are." Said a low and to her and many others the most annoying voice on the planet.
"Don't call me that." She said sharply.
"Fine, Videl tomorrow I'm going to Capsule Corp to meet with Bulma Briefs about my own line of capsules and I want you to come. She would be a good role model for you. She also has this assistant that is supposedly only eleven and a genius he would also be another good influence. From the rumors he is also fairly competent at martial arts so maybe you'll have a training partner. You see her husband is a loose wire and goes berserk and the boy was able to fight back." Mr. Satan added. Videl's eyes lit up with the prospect of someone to do martial arts with. To keep face she nodded keeping her lavender/ sapphire eyes away from him. No matter how hard he tried he still had split up with her Mother. Which she hated him for with all her soul. But this prospect of Capsule Corp seemed interesting. So she would go along with him.
At least it would keep back boredom.
Author's Note: That's it for now. Next chap is a biggie. You get to know what's going on with Lime and Videl finds out what Gohan is…. Anyway hopefully that chapter was a little lighter. I thought the story needed some comic relief to recover from the angst. But if it was just stupid sorry I'm not the best person at comedy. So please review. Thanks for reading and I hope you'll read the next chapter when it comes out.
C ya.
