A Child's Tale
Chapter 2: A Brother's Bond
He was alone.
Standing in the same spot where he fought Cell, in the same spot where he made a mistake, a mistake that got his father killed.
He sighed
- Its been seven long years- he thought, looking over the dry, barren landscape. – And it's still there, the guilt's still there. - He sighed again, looking up at the sky.
"Will it ever go away" he asked himself.
"Will what ever go away, nii-chan?" a voice behind him asked.
"Wah! Goten? What are you doing way out here?" Gohan said spinning around.
"Ka-san sent me to tell you to come home for lunch and she said she wanted to talk to you about something."
"Alright squirt, I'll be there soon."
"K," Goten said, lifting off the ground," And nii-chan…umm…are you ok?"
"Yah, I'm fine Goten, why?"
"Well…you looked sad." He said, putting a hand behind his head and looking down at the ground.
Gohan smiled. "I fine Goten, just thinking, that's all."
"K." Goten said before smiling as he turned around and flew off.
Gohan watched his little brother disappear before turning and looking up at the sky.
"You're sure missing a lot, father." He said before taking off into the sky, heading toward home.
"I know son, I know." A man answered, looking down at him.
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"Mom, I'm home!" Gohan yelled as he opened the door.
"Alright, lunch is almost ready." A woman answered from the kitchen.
Walking into the kitchen, Gohan noticed Goten was already sitting at the table, practically drooling over the food that was now being place on the table by their mother.
"Hey, Goten."
"Hey, nii-chan," Goten answered, not looking up from the table.
Gohan smiled as he sat down, watching as his mother placed the last bowl on the table, and sitting down herself.
"Alright boys, dig in," Chichi said, much to Goten's enjoyment.
It was mostly a quiet lunch, except for the loud clacking coming from Goten's chopsticks as they hit the bowls at such a fast pace.
That was until Chichi mentioned her wonderful idea of Gohan going to high school.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"So…"
"High School!?" Gohan yelled after a long pause.
"Yes, high school," Chichi answered, rolling her eyes, "You start next week."
"But, but…"
"No buts."
Gohan groaned, banging his head against the table before excusing himself and getting up from the table.
"Before you go…"
"Yes Mom?" Gohan asked turning around.
"You should take Goten and go to town to get your supplies." She said getting up.
"Alright, but what should I get?" Gohan asked confused.
"Here, I made a list" Chichi said, pulling a neatly folded piece of paper from her pocket and handing it to him along with the credit card that Bulma had given her on her last visit.
"Ok," Gohan said defeated, "Come on Goten."
"K," he said climbing out of his chair, where he had been sitting watching the small exchange, and ran into the hall and after his brother who had just walked out the door.
"Bye mom!" they both yelled before closing the door and taking off, heading toward Satan City.
-30 minutes later-
"Gohan," Goten whined, "Are we there yet?"
"No squirt, not yet. But we're close."
"How clos…wow!" Goten said, eyes getting big as they landed about a mile outside the city.
"Is THAT Satan City, Gohan?"
"Yep, but we're not going into the city today. There's a mall just outside of it." Gohan stated.
"Can we go see all the big buildings next time, nii-chan." Goten asked excitedly.
Gohan smiled.
"Maybe."
"Yay!"
They both laughed as they started their trek to Satan City mall.
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Next Chapter: A Clash of Forces
