Through My Eyes

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any of its characters, I wish I did!

Chapter 3

Goten walked into Gohan's room with a bounce in his step. Actually, it wasn't Gohan's room but his too. The two brothers shared a room since as long as Goten could remember. Goten continued hopping into the room, a lizard in hand. He was planning on asking Gohan if he could use the DragonBalls to enable the lizard of speaking. Quietly, or as quietly as the small demi-saiyan could manage to be, he hopped over to Gohan and tugged on his shirt.

Gohan peered down below to where his younger brother Goten stood. He couldn't help but smile at the chibi. He looked so much like Goku, it was almost uncanny. And if that wasn't enough, there were times where Goten would remind Gohan of Goku. Gohan reached down and ruffled Goten's hair. "What's up squirt?"

"Big brother, can I use the DragonBalls to-" The young chibi stopped in the middle of his sentence as he cast an eye on Gohan's desk where a white piece of paper lay. Another piece of paper lay next to that one only that particular paper was filled with words. Goten cocked his head as he peered at the papers. "What's that?" He asked, pointing to the two papers.

Gohan looked onto his desk where his letter from Goku lay. He picked the letter up and showed it to Goten. "It's a letter Goten, from Dad."

Goten's eyes lit up and he looked curiously at the paper in awe. "You mean, Dad wrote that?" The chibi asked with amazement.

Gohan nodded then suddenly had an idea, "Hey, why don't you write to Dad yourself?"

Goten's eyes went wider, if at all possible. "You mean -me-?"

Gohan nodded and heaved Goten up onto his legs, "Now that you know how to read and write I'm sure Dad would love to hear from you."

"I wanna write to Dad!" Goten exclaimed with delight.

Gohan smiled and pulled out another piece of paper from his drawer. He handed it to Goten who took it carefully. Gohan got up, setting Goten in his seat. "Just write about whatever you want. I'll be back when you're done."

Goten nodded eagerly and looked down below to his paper. He peered at the pencil which lay a few feet away from the paper and wondered what he should write. There was so much that the chibi wanted to say. He wanted to say how much fun everyday was, he wanted to talk about Trunks, his best friend in the whole world, but most of all, he wanted to say how much he missed not having a father around to share all his happiness with...

Giving one last thought, the chibi picked up the pencil and began writing...

Hi Dad!
It's me, Goten! Well, you don't know me but I'm your son, Goten. I'm sorry that I never wrote you a letter before but when I was littler, I didn't know how to read or write so mom or my big brother Gohan would just read me your letters for me. I always felt sad that I couldn't write back to you but now I finally can! There's a lot of things that I want to tell you. One thing is about my best friend Trunks. He's older than me but we are still the best of friends. We do everything together. Sometimes we even get into trouble together but it's okay because I always have fun when I'm with him. Sometimes Trunks can't play with me because he has to train with Mr. Vegeta or because he got in trouble so I hang out with Gohan. Gohan's the best big brother ever, we do lot's of stuff together and guess what? He lets me sleep in his room! Lately he's been spending a lot of time with this girl named Videl but that's okay because Videl is nice. Mom even says that she's gonna be my new big sister one day! I really hope so because that would be cool!
Well Mom just called me for lunch but before I go I just wanted to tell you one more thing. I really miss you and one day I hope I'll get to see you. Gohan says that you were the most powerful person in the world! I was thinking that maybe I could use the DragonBalls to bring you back to life but whenever I ask Gohan he says that I can't. I don't know why but maybe one day I can. Oh, and guess what else? You know how Gohan can turn Super? Well now I can too! I learned last week when I was training with mom! It was really funny when I showed Gohan because he didn't think that I could do it but I did!
Bye-Bye!
Goten

Goten looked down at his letter one more time before giving a nod of approval. Quickly, he folded the letter carefully and slipped it into the envelop which lay beside him. He hopped down from Gohan's desk and bounded into the kitchen for lunch...

---

King Kai sorted through the mail with a sigh, "Junk, junk, junk, letter from Goten, junk, mail-rebate, junk..."

"Letter from Goten?" Goku interrupted.

King Kai went back a few envelopes and looked at the sender on the envelope which lay before him. He nodded with a slight smile. "Yep, it's a letter from Goten!"

Goku made his way over to King Kai and took the letter with great curiosity. "Wow, I didn't know he could write yet. This is amazing!" He exclaimed.

King Kai nodded, "Now if only I could teach Bubbles to read...Then he could do my taxes!" He gave out one of his snort-laughs.

Goku began heading into the back room to get started reading the letter. As soon as he was all settled in, he opened the letter and began reading it. Several moments later he finished and put the letter down with a smile. Goten was such a cheerful child, even when he didn't have his father around.

Goku pulled out another piece of paper and paused for a moment to think about what he should say. Finally, he nodded to himself and started on the letter.

Hiya Goten!
I can't believe that you already know how to read and write! Wow, that's really amazing son! You don't know how proud I am of you. Not just for that, but for everything. You are turning out to be a really good person Goten and I hope that you stay that way.
It sounds like you have a lot of fun with Trunks. I'm glad that you two have fun together. I'm sure that Gohan is a great big brother. I know he'll watch over you. Well to change the subject a little bit, I hear that you've become a Super Saiyan! That's great son! I wish I could have been there to see you transform but unfortunately I couldn't be. That's really amazing though and I'm sure that if you keep training, your power will become great. About the DragonBalls...I know that you wish I could come back to earth to be with you son. I wish I could be there too, but Gohan is right. You mustn't use the DragonBalls to wish me back to life. It may sound strange to you Goten, but one day you will understand. For now, just remember that I'll always be with you son, in your heart and in your mind.
Lot's of love,
-Goku

That was shorter than the rest of the chapters but oh well. What do you think? Another chapter or should I end it here? (BTW, thanks to the few reviewers who have reviewed my story!)

-DBZAngelX, over and out