Gohan woke with a start. He was drenched in cold sweat as he glanced
around. Was that the future? Was that what was in store for him? Eleven
year old Gohan glanced around, looking for his father, then burst into
silent tears as the past events rushed up to meet him. His father was
dead, he had killed him, and it was his fault! It had only nine months
before. He heard a cry and frowned, who was that? Ohh ya, it was Goten! He
got to his feet, and walked into his mother's room. His mother was
sleeping; exhaustion had taken its toll. Grieving for the man he had
killed and taking care of him and his little brother was enough on her
plate. He picked up the sleeping baby and carried him to his room too keep
him from waking his mother up. He rocked Goten back and forth, smiling
faintly. Goten giggled a bit but then started to cry again, maybe he was
hungry? So Gohan trudged down the stairs and made a bottle of milk for
Goten, warming it up slightly with his Ki then walked into the living room
and fed a hungry Goten. Goten practically guzzled the bottle down and it
was gone in a minute flat, Gohan grinned and rocked Goten to sleep.
Gohan's yawn told himself that he was tired too so and holding Goten with
one arm and covering his mouth with the other he stifled another yawn and
removed the empty bottle from Goten's sleeping hands and blinked his eyes.
Setting the bottle down on the rough wooden table he sat back against the
cushions and rocked Goten too sleep, in the process falling asleep too...
Chi-Chi woke to a strangely silent house and yawned. It was time to feed Goten, so she got up and looked over into the crib. She panicked when Goten wasn't there. She ran into Gohan's room to find it empty and panicked even more. She raced down stairs and into the kitchen and picked up the phone to call Bulma, but stopped in mid dial. On the counter were things to make a bottle with...to say the least she was confused, then she put two and two together and walked into the living room. She hung up the phone, (it was cordless) and smiled faintly at the pitcher before her. Gohan was snoring softly on the couch, Goten held protectively in his arms, an empty bottle was knocked over on the table where one of Gohan's legs had happened to be.
She smiled, Gohan must have woken up to feed Goten when she was sleeping; he must have bought him down here in the middle of the night so he wouldn't wake her up. She smiled widened a bit as she relieved Gohan of his charge and pulled Gohan's legs onto the couch. She pulled a throw blanket on the back of the couch over him and brushed back his bangs from his eyes. Gohan had gotten very little sleep these past few months and when he did he was usually tossing and turning with nightmares. But for some reason, with Goten here, he had stopped. Maybe there was hope for Gohan yet. She kissed his forehead lightly and walked out of the room. Goten woke up moments after and demanded a bottle so she fed him and let him play in his play pin Bulma had given her. The Briefs were going to come over and Gohan was supposed to spar with Vegeta. She had been lenient in letting him train more then studying, but Vegeta had said it should help the boy get past his 'problems'. So Chi-chi had aloud it for the time being. Gohan, for the first time in a long time, had slept peacefully and she refused to wake him even when Bulma, Trunks, and Vegeta had arrived. Bulma and Chi- chi took the babies outside for some fresh air and Vegeta, un-Vegeta-like, waited inside for Gohan to wake up.
Vegeta didn't know what to call it, this feeling toward Gohan, but he knew that it was a good thing and it was helping Gohan with his problems of excepting the fate his father had excepted. Gohan woke up in the late afternoon hungry. He sat up wondering why it was so dark outside or why he didn't smell food cooking, like his mother usually did. He put the blanket back where it belonged and stood up. The first thing he did was to go up stairs and get cleaned up. He took a bath and got into clean clothes, then go back downstairs to meet with Vegeta,
"Hey Vegeta, how's everything going with Trunks and Bulma?" he asked, his voice the normal, of late, monotone.
"The brat and women are fine, eat and then we spar," Vegeta ordered,
"Okay," Gohan agreed, turning he entered the kitchen and started to cook a late lunch for both Vegeta and himself. Vegeta liked the brat's cooking, it was better then the woman's, that was a fact in the guiness (?) book of world records. Anyway, they both ate and they passed Chi-Chi and Bulma on the way to their normal sparring place. They mumbled hellos, except for Vegeta, and continued on their way. It was late around midnight when Vegeta left, complaining that the woman was yelling at him through their mental link as mates.
So Gohan went home and went to bed. Like so many nights before, Gohan had nightmares and woke up in a cold sweat, but always the first dream (the first seven or eight chapters of this story!) came back to haunt him. He took it as an omen to avoid high school at all costs. He lay awake at night and heard Goten start crying. So like the night before, Gohan got up and entered his mother's room to take care of Goten. Chi-chi this time had woken up to Goten's cry and watched without being noticed by her eldest son, as Gohan cared for Goten. She had left a warm bottle on the nightstand and Gohan used it to make Goten stop crying. He walked from the room taking Goten with him and Chi-chi smiled. She hadn't mentioned what had happened the night before but she was happy that Gohan was taking an interest in life again as he started to bond with Goten. A few moments later, Gohan entered the room again, he set the bottle, filled again, on the table and left again with Goten.
After making sure she waited long enough for Goten and Gohan to fall asleep, she got up and left her room. She first checked Gohan's room and found both brothers sleeping side by side, Gohan's arm thrown protectively over Goten's midsection to make sure he doesn't fall off the bed. She smiled and covered the boys up. With Gohan in only his underwear, he could catch cold with the drafty house. Neither boy stirred as she covered them up. She left and went to her own room, happy that both of her sons were safe from harm and that they were okay for the time being...
In the morning Chi-chi woke Gohan up, knowing he had to get back onto a regular sleeping schedule. Gohan woke with a start and blinked back the sleep in his eyes,
"Hey sleepy head," Chi-Chi said, brushing back his bangs,
"Hi mom, is something wrong?" he asked, struggling to sit up with Goten clinging to his undershirt.
"Calm down, no nothings wrong. I just thought that seeing as it was eight in the morning, you should be up and about." She smiled,
"Okay mom,"
"Hey Gohan, how would you like it if Goten stayed in here with you?" Chi- chi smiled warmly at her son as his eyes lit up with a light she hadn't seen in what seemed like years,
"Really?" he asked, unbelieving,
"Of course, what reason do I have not to trust my own son with his brother?" she asked, but regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth. Gohan's features darkened,
"Because of dad!" he said quietly,
"Gohan that was not your fault, as your mother I'm telling you that it wasn't your fault, now get up and get a shower. I want you to wash up Goten too, breakfast should be done by the time you finish and then we can discuss the more at length afterward, now no more protest. Up you get come on," she said. Gohan, sill a bit disheartened, got up and did as he was told.
An hour later had Gohan holding Goten carefully, walking down the stairs and into the kitchen. He set Goten in a highchair and fed him a bottle, then ate his own breakfast. Chi-chi watched and encouraged him to keep it up. After breakfast Chi-chi asked Gohan to help her move Goten's things into his room. Gohan couldn't help but feel a bit excited as he did this. He moved the crib and extra play pin into the room and set Goten in there with his toys and things. Chi-chi grinned glad her son was happy.
"Thanks mom," Gohan said,
"For what?" she asked,
"For trusting me enough with Goten." Gohan smiled and swung Goten around, Goten squealed with delight and giggled, Gohan was happy for once in the past nine months... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now I know that most of you guys are confused about all of this and well, let me just say that the seven or eight chapter dream IS important, which is why it took so long to write.
Tabi Chan
Chi-Chi woke to a strangely silent house and yawned. It was time to feed Goten, so she got up and looked over into the crib. She panicked when Goten wasn't there. She ran into Gohan's room to find it empty and panicked even more. She raced down stairs and into the kitchen and picked up the phone to call Bulma, but stopped in mid dial. On the counter were things to make a bottle with...to say the least she was confused, then she put two and two together and walked into the living room. She hung up the phone, (it was cordless) and smiled faintly at the pitcher before her. Gohan was snoring softly on the couch, Goten held protectively in his arms, an empty bottle was knocked over on the table where one of Gohan's legs had happened to be.
She smiled, Gohan must have woken up to feed Goten when she was sleeping; he must have bought him down here in the middle of the night so he wouldn't wake her up. She smiled widened a bit as she relieved Gohan of his charge and pulled Gohan's legs onto the couch. She pulled a throw blanket on the back of the couch over him and brushed back his bangs from his eyes. Gohan had gotten very little sleep these past few months and when he did he was usually tossing and turning with nightmares. But for some reason, with Goten here, he had stopped. Maybe there was hope for Gohan yet. She kissed his forehead lightly and walked out of the room. Goten woke up moments after and demanded a bottle so she fed him and let him play in his play pin Bulma had given her. The Briefs were going to come over and Gohan was supposed to spar with Vegeta. She had been lenient in letting him train more then studying, but Vegeta had said it should help the boy get past his 'problems'. So Chi-chi had aloud it for the time being. Gohan, for the first time in a long time, had slept peacefully and she refused to wake him even when Bulma, Trunks, and Vegeta had arrived. Bulma and Chi- chi took the babies outside for some fresh air and Vegeta, un-Vegeta-like, waited inside for Gohan to wake up.
Vegeta didn't know what to call it, this feeling toward Gohan, but he knew that it was a good thing and it was helping Gohan with his problems of excepting the fate his father had excepted. Gohan woke up in the late afternoon hungry. He sat up wondering why it was so dark outside or why he didn't smell food cooking, like his mother usually did. He put the blanket back where it belonged and stood up. The first thing he did was to go up stairs and get cleaned up. He took a bath and got into clean clothes, then go back downstairs to meet with Vegeta,
"Hey Vegeta, how's everything going with Trunks and Bulma?" he asked, his voice the normal, of late, monotone.
"The brat and women are fine, eat and then we spar," Vegeta ordered,
"Okay," Gohan agreed, turning he entered the kitchen and started to cook a late lunch for both Vegeta and himself. Vegeta liked the brat's cooking, it was better then the woman's, that was a fact in the guiness (?) book of world records. Anyway, they both ate and they passed Chi-Chi and Bulma on the way to their normal sparring place. They mumbled hellos, except for Vegeta, and continued on their way. It was late around midnight when Vegeta left, complaining that the woman was yelling at him through their mental link as mates.
So Gohan went home and went to bed. Like so many nights before, Gohan had nightmares and woke up in a cold sweat, but always the first dream (the first seven or eight chapters of this story!) came back to haunt him. He took it as an omen to avoid high school at all costs. He lay awake at night and heard Goten start crying. So like the night before, Gohan got up and entered his mother's room to take care of Goten. Chi-chi this time had woken up to Goten's cry and watched without being noticed by her eldest son, as Gohan cared for Goten. She had left a warm bottle on the nightstand and Gohan used it to make Goten stop crying. He walked from the room taking Goten with him and Chi-chi smiled. She hadn't mentioned what had happened the night before but she was happy that Gohan was taking an interest in life again as he started to bond with Goten. A few moments later, Gohan entered the room again, he set the bottle, filled again, on the table and left again with Goten.
After making sure she waited long enough for Goten and Gohan to fall asleep, she got up and left her room. She first checked Gohan's room and found both brothers sleeping side by side, Gohan's arm thrown protectively over Goten's midsection to make sure he doesn't fall off the bed. She smiled and covered the boys up. With Gohan in only his underwear, he could catch cold with the drafty house. Neither boy stirred as she covered them up. She left and went to her own room, happy that both of her sons were safe from harm and that they were okay for the time being...
In the morning Chi-chi woke Gohan up, knowing he had to get back onto a regular sleeping schedule. Gohan woke with a start and blinked back the sleep in his eyes,
"Hey sleepy head," Chi-Chi said, brushing back his bangs,
"Hi mom, is something wrong?" he asked, struggling to sit up with Goten clinging to his undershirt.
"Calm down, no nothings wrong. I just thought that seeing as it was eight in the morning, you should be up and about." She smiled,
"Okay mom,"
"Hey Gohan, how would you like it if Goten stayed in here with you?" Chi- chi smiled warmly at her son as his eyes lit up with a light she hadn't seen in what seemed like years,
"Really?" he asked, unbelieving,
"Of course, what reason do I have not to trust my own son with his brother?" she asked, but regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth. Gohan's features darkened,
"Because of dad!" he said quietly,
"Gohan that was not your fault, as your mother I'm telling you that it wasn't your fault, now get up and get a shower. I want you to wash up Goten too, breakfast should be done by the time you finish and then we can discuss the more at length afterward, now no more protest. Up you get come on," she said. Gohan, sill a bit disheartened, got up and did as he was told.
An hour later had Gohan holding Goten carefully, walking down the stairs and into the kitchen. He set Goten in a highchair and fed him a bottle, then ate his own breakfast. Chi-chi watched and encouraged him to keep it up. After breakfast Chi-chi asked Gohan to help her move Goten's things into his room. Gohan couldn't help but feel a bit excited as he did this. He moved the crib and extra play pin into the room and set Goten in there with his toys and things. Chi-chi grinned glad her son was happy.
"Thanks mom," Gohan said,
"For what?" she asked,
"For trusting me enough with Goten." Gohan smiled and swung Goten around, Goten squealed with delight and giggled, Gohan was happy for once in the past nine months... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now I know that most of you guys are confused about all of this and well, let me just say that the seven or eight chapter dream IS important, which is why it took so long to write.
Tabi Chan
