Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ…you really are as dumb as you look.

Summary: In the last chapter, Gohan and his friends finally got back from France and to home. It's Sunday morning and all Gohan wants to do is sleep…but it looks like a certain Saiyan will never get rest.

Stupid Cupid

Chapter Fifteen: Sleep deprived

A shadow had just cast over the steppe and forest as the sun rose slowly and efficiently. The rays hugged the cold and made it a fresh new Sunday morning. In the Son residence Gohan was snoring softly after his long trip home and all he wanted was rest. His breathing was normal and light, and everything seemed quite all right.

Goten stood with his eyes wide and a pout. He missed waking up his big brother, but it wouldn't be right to wake him up right now after such a long and late night. Goten put a hand to his chin and thought about the pros and cons of a sleeping Gohan.

'Pro, I get to eat his breakfast.'     

'Con, he'll kill me.'               

'Pro, I get my toys and chocolate.'

'Con, dad will eat my chocolate.'     

'Pro, Gohan wont hurt me.' 

'Con, he'll hurt me sooner or later.'

"I pick waking up nichan," the chibi said with an evil grin. Goten snuck up ever so quietly then stopped again. Now how would he wake up Gohan?

'Hmmm, maybe cold water…wait…no…last time I did that he made me spar with Vegeta. Frying Pan? Iie, mom would kill me if I broke it again…'

While Goten was thinking, he didn't notice Gohan moving around in his bed. His eyes blinked open as light and warm rays peeked their way into his room and then his eyes. Nothing seemed to go Gohan's way today. The Saiyan decided to get up himself instead of a different rude awakening. It was then he spotted his little brother sitting on the ground. It looked like he was thinking…

"Oi Goten, what are you doing?" he called out.

Goten hushed Gohan and went back to thinking. "Don't disturb me, I'm trying to find out a way to wake you up."

Gohan tilted his head and blinked. "Ok…I'll be taking a shower."

"Alright, see ya later," Goten mumbled while still thinking. Then it finally hit him. "Hey, no fair! You're already awake!"

~*~

Gohan walked out of the shower a bit dazed from the lack of sleep he was getting. Nothing was going his way. First he went to sleep really late, second, the sun disturbed his blissful slumber, and third, he would have to be confronted by his mother.

"Why do things always end up worse?"

The crossbreed threw his towel in the laundry room and put on his training Gi. First he would eat breakfast, then go spar with Vegeta, his dad, Goten, and Trunks, come back home, study, then sleep.

"Plus I have school tomorrow," he groaned to himself. Yep, nothing came easy for Son Gohan. He finally got over his misery and walked downstairs cautiously so he wouldn't be noticed. Tip-toeing upon the wooden floor, he made his way to the kitchen. He sighed in relief and sat down in front of the feast of food. He was about to attack his breakfast when all of a sudden a loud holler stopped him.

"Son Gohan!"

As said before, Gohan was really in trouble.

Gohan turned around to see his mother steaming like a vegetable.(Or at least Vegeta) She opened her mouth and was about to yell at Gohan when suddenly the door slammed open. In walked Goku with a huge grin and fish. "Good morning everyone!"

"GOKU!" Chichi screeched, "Don't interrupt me when I'm trying to yell at Gohan!"

"Sorry ma'am," Goku said while pouting.  

Chichi smiled warmly, but then glared at her older son. All of a sudden a burst of tears started to form in the woman's eyes. "I can't believe you didn't even see me when you got home. What is my family coming to? They never appreciate the things I do for them, and now my son can't even say a 'hello' to his mother!" During all the yelling, Goten decided to walk in on Gohan getting yelled at.

"I'm very sorry mum," Gohan said. "I was and still am extremely tired-"

"Did you do anything in France?" Chichi asked while wiping away her tears. "Perhaps…a grandchild?"

"Oh give it up mother!" Gohan said exasperatedly. "Honestly, why cant you accept the fact the Videl and I only have a week left of high school, then we'll be gone. First you're telling me to be a scholar and go to college, now you're telling me to go in the closet for five minutes just to make you a grandchild! Make up your mind!"

Silence fell upon Goten and Goku, and especially Chichi. That explanation sure shut her up. Gohan glared at his family and got up from the table to excuse himself while mumbling he wasn't hungry. He marched upstairs grabbed a senzu bean instead and ate it. After that was done he stomped outside and yelled to his father and Goten.

"I'm going to Vegeta's," he said with a bit of anger while taking off into the air.

Goten and Goku looked at Chichi and tilted their heads to the side. The younger Son stared at the spot where his brother once was. A display of confusion hit his face and he scratched his head. "What happened to him?"

~*~

'I can't believe her!' Gohan thought infuriatingly, 'She got on my last nerve of sanity! I mean I follow one thing and now she wants me to do another?! Grrr what does she expect me to do, both?'

After a few moments of silence he reached West City and roughly landed on the ground. Gohan stalked on the grounds without saying a word, but went straight to the outdoor Gravity Chamber. He opened the door furiously and walked inside to see Vegeta already sparring with some training bots.

"Come on Vegeta, I don't have all day," he mumbled while getting into position.

"Well aren't we a bit snappy today," Vegeta mocked while shutting off the bots. He also got into position but saw the flare and fire burning in Gohan's eyes. 'Kid must have gotten too pissed off.'

Gohan controlled his ki for a bit then with a burst of light, a whitish blue aura surrounded the figure of the warrior. His body stayed the same, but his eyes were those of teal. "I don't have time for small stuff, I need a real fight."

"So this is the so-called 'Amazing Mystic transformation?'" Vegeta said while uplifting an eyebrow. "Doesn't look all that great."

With that said, Gohan disappeared in half a second then appeared behind Vegeta to give him a sharp kick in his back. "Good enough?"

"Cheap shot kid," Vegeta growled as the pain in his back faded. The older Saiyan's ki rose and suddenly the golden aura encircled the prince and turquoise orbs covered the depths of darkness. "Get ready."

Vegeta lunged at Gohan while fazing out many times before him. The prince threw a punch, which led to Gohan fazing right before his very eyes again. Gohan was above Vegeta and slammed him hard in the head then punched him in the groin. Vegeta coughed a bit of blood but shook his head and went to level two.

Gohan fazed out into a triple after image and Vegeta focused his mind. He then smirked and dropped kicked the energy he felt behind him. The attack was correct and Gohan fell to the ground, which ended up in Vegeta kicking him back in the groin.

"Looks like you're getting weaker third class," Vegeta teased. A look of amusement spread across his face as he saw Gohan wasn't smiling in the least bit. It seemed to anger the half-bred even more.

It was then Vegeta felt a sharp pain in his upper back area and a burn. He hissed as blood leaked from the burn and he turned to Gohan. "What the hell did you do?"

"Never underestimate a third class warrior, prince," Gohan said sarcastically and smirked. "It's a new attack, but here is an old one." The Saiyan got in position and put both of his hands to his eyes and then yelled. "SOLAR FLARE!"

A moment of numbness shivered through Vegeta's body and then he went blind. He blinked, but every time he did it stung with pain. "You little hormonal teenager!"

Gohan then punched Vegeta in the jaw, dropped kicked him then threw a roundhouse kick at the older Saiyan and smirked. "I win."

~*~

Meanwhile, inside, Bulma and Trunks were in the control room when they spotted Gohan entering the scene. They witnessed the surges of power and the furious punches and kicks that went on.

"Man, Gohan seems a bit mad," Bulma said lightly while staring at the scene.

Trunks lifted an eyebrow at his mother and shook his head. "You think that's Gohan mad, then you're crazy. Last time we pulled a prank on Gohan he was ballistic!"

"Did this prank involve my favorite bottle of perfume," Bulma asked while glaring at her son.

"Um…maybe?" Trunks said while laughing nervously.

"TRUNKS BRIEFS YOU'RE DEAD!" Bulma screamed. "GET IN THE GR WITH YOUR FATHER AND GOHAN NOW!"

"B-but m-mum, y-you cant be s-s-serious!" Trunks stuttered in fear.

Bulma simpered at Trunks and growled. "Move it mister."

"Aw man!"

~*~

Gohan stopped his spar with Vegeta after sometime and walked out of the GR. He then met up with Trunks who had a terrified face and an angry Bulma.

"Hey Gohan, do you want to stay for lunch?" Bulma asked. "We're ordering out."

"No thanks Bulma, I'm just going to fly around a bit." Gohan sighed. "If my mum calls, tell her I'll be back by night."

"Did something happen?" she asked. Gohan shrugged and hovered into the sky while flying away. He needed time to think, somewhere to relax…where? The idea then struck Gohan and he smiled for once. He'd go to the park, think, wait until dark then go back home. Perfect!

~*~

"Sorry everyone, the park is being closed for new resources," said a construction worker. Gohan glared at the man and pouted. He then started to walk down the streets when his cell phone started vibrating.

"Hello," he groaned grouchily.

"Geez, that isn't really a nice way to speak to your girlfriend," said Videl.

"Sorry Vidy," he sighed, "What's up?"

"Nothing, just your mother called me earlier wondering where you were," she responded, "By the way, where are you?"

"Walking around in the city," he mumbled.

"Well, aren't we grumpy today," she retorted.

"Sleep deprivation shorty," Gohan whined, "not enough time to relax."

"Aw my poor Son-Kun."

"Tell me about it."

"Want to come over right now?" Videl asked, "I'm bored, and Sharpner and Erasa are still out of it."

"Maybe later," he said. "Right now I think I'll go home for lunch."

"Bye Gohan."

"Ja ne."

Gohan sighed as he clicked off the phone and went into an ally way and flew off into the air. Once again he strolled off towards his home while almost sleeping. The poor sleep deprived Gohan got hit by a bird and ran into a tree trying to get home. Once he walked inside his home he was attacked by a ranting Chichi.

"Why the heck did you explode at me young man?!" She screamed, "You have no right saying that to me! I am your mother!"

Gohan kept walking upstairs and got another senzu bean. He then flew out the window to get away from it all. "SON GOHAN GET BACK HERE!" Gohan didn't care about anything right now; all he wanted to do was rest. When he reached a creek not too far from his house. The scenery was perfect.

The wind was blowing softly against the small blades of grass and the tranquility of the creek made it even better. Gohan settled himself beneath a tree and laid there closing his eyes. Soon he was softly snoring and was finally not tired any longer.