Chapter Three: Lost Souls
Early the next morning Gohan awoke in Serena's pink bedroom. He got up quietly, remembering what he had done the night before. After stretching himself, Gohan noticed that his arms felt much better. I guess going super saiyin really helped, who knew? Gohan walked down to the kitchen and sat at the table contemplating weather or not he was going to leave the girls in peace or stay at the house. Gohan was just about to start meditating when he heard someone walking down the stair. He froze in his seat, thinking that it was Serena. He was just about to fly off when the pink haired girl, Rini, entered the kitchen.
"Well good morning," She said sleepily, "you should be in bed with your injuries. Oh well, I don't think I could make you go to bed if I tried, you don't seem like the type to just give up in a fight if you know what I mean." Rini ambled over to the refrigerator and pulled out a carton of orange juice and some eggs. She cracked them in a frying pan and began to cook them. "How do you like your eggs?" She asked over her shoulder.
"Anyway you will cook them thanks." Gohan replied placidly.
He walked over to Rini and asked, "Where are the glasses?"
"Over in the cupboard, there." She pointed to the cupboard to her right. Gohan went over there and pulled out three glasses, as he was setting them on the counter top one slipped out of his grasp. Gohan caught it before it hit the floor but due to his strength the glass shattered in his hand. Rini jumped at the sound and pivoted to see Gohan standing there, glass shards stuck in the thick calluses on his hand and even more glass on the floor.
"I'm sorry," Gohan apologized sheepishly, "let me get a broom to clean this up." With that he strode off to find a broom. While Gohan was looking for a broom Serena woke up and came down stairs, lured by the scent of cooking eggs. She almost trod on the broken glass when Rini stopped her.
"How did this glass get all over the floor?" Serena questioned.
"Gohan dropped a glass, he's looking for a broom now."
"Gohan? I don't think he dropped anything, he was probably trying to hurt you, he has to go." Serena said in a trembling voice. Gohan re- entered the kitchen, broom in hand when he set eyes on Serena.
"O-oh, sorry, I s-should leave now." Gohan stuttered as he staggered out of the room, leaving the broom on the floor. Rini and Serena followed him as he darted out the door and stood motionless as they stared at Gohan as he flew away.
"Now look what you did Meatball head!" Rini said to Serena.
"Well, it's all for the best, that boy's dangerous. I don't want anyone to get hurt by him." Serena replied heatedly, she hates being called Meatball head.
"What makes you think that Gohan's dangerous?" Rini questioned, puzzled.
"I think he tried to kill me last night. He called me someone named Cell and almost blew me up. Although I can't be sure, his wounds were healed and his hair turned blonde and his eyes were blue."
Gohan flew away from the house in fear and shame of what he almost did the night before. After a few minutes of flying at full speed he realized that he was losing altitude fast.
"I guess I'm not all better yet. I probably should stop for some rest." He said to himself as he begun to descend on a temple. He landed softly on the ground, a few feet just outside of the gate. Stumbling slightly, out of weariness, into the temple gates and sat on the steps, trying to catch his breath. Rei came out of the temple and saw Gohan. Since she had received a call from Serena last night she began to get very scared. She began backing up into the temple when Gohan turned around. He was still dressed in a white over shirt and pajama pants that belonged to Serena's dad, who was out on a vacation with her mom. His face was pale and sweat was beading up on his cheeks.
"Hello," He said quietly, "Serena called you last night, didn't she.
"Yes, she did call me." Rei retorted stiffly. Gohan lowered his head in shame, "Then I guess I should go." He stood up, with minimal difficulty and stumbled to the gate, being too weak to fly off as he would've done. Rei, noting Gohan's weakness went over to him and helped back up the steps and into the temple. After laying him down on a cot she asked, "So why did you attack Serena last night?"
"I didn't hurt her, I stopped when she yelled. Anyways, I thought she was Cell."
"Who's Cell?" Rei inquired.
"The big green guy that's been terrorizing Earth for the past three months."
He must have hit his head pretty hard to come up with that idea, Rei thought. How can she not know about Cell?! Gohan thought, Where has she been, in a cave? "I really should be going, my mom is probably worried sick." Gohan said out loud to Rei. He then stood up and made his way out of the temple walls.
Early the next morning Gohan awoke in Serena's pink bedroom. He got up quietly, remembering what he had done the night before. After stretching himself, Gohan noticed that his arms felt much better. I guess going super saiyin really helped, who knew? Gohan walked down to the kitchen and sat at the table contemplating weather or not he was going to leave the girls in peace or stay at the house. Gohan was just about to start meditating when he heard someone walking down the stair. He froze in his seat, thinking that it was Serena. He was just about to fly off when the pink haired girl, Rini, entered the kitchen.
"Well good morning," She said sleepily, "you should be in bed with your injuries. Oh well, I don't think I could make you go to bed if I tried, you don't seem like the type to just give up in a fight if you know what I mean." Rini ambled over to the refrigerator and pulled out a carton of orange juice and some eggs. She cracked them in a frying pan and began to cook them. "How do you like your eggs?" She asked over her shoulder.
"Anyway you will cook them thanks." Gohan replied placidly.
He walked over to Rini and asked, "Where are the glasses?"
"Over in the cupboard, there." She pointed to the cupboard to her right. Gohan went over there and pulled out three glasses, as he was setting them on the counter top one slipped out of his grasp. Gohan caught it before it hit the floor but due to his strength the glass shattered in his hand. Rini jumped at the sound and pivoted to see Gohan standing there, glass shards stuck in the thick calluses on his hand and even more glass on the floor.
"I'm sorry," Gohan apologized sheepishly, "let me get a broom to clean this up." With that he strode off to find a broom. While Gohan was looking for a broom Serena woke up and came down stairs, lured by the scent of cooking eggs. She almost trod on the broken glass when Rini stopped her.
"How did this glass get all over the floor?" Serena questioned.
"Gohan dropped a glass, he's looking for a broom now."
"Gohan? I don't think he dropped anything, he was probably trying to hurt you, he has to go." Serena said in a trembling voice. Gohan re- entered the kitchen, broom in hand when he set eyes on Serena.
"O-oh, sorry, I s-should leave now." Gohan stuttered as he staggered out of the room, leaving the broom on the floor. Rini and Serena followed him as he darted out the door and stood motionless as they stared at Gohan as he flew away.
"Now look what you did Meatball head!" Rini said to Serena.
"Well, it's all for the best, that boy's dangerous. I don't want anyone to get hurt by him." Serena replied heatedly, she hates being called Meatball head.
"What makes you think that Gohan's dangerous?" Rini questioned, puzzled.
"I think he tried to kill me last night. He called me someone named Cell and almost blew me up. Although I can't be sure, his wounds were healed and his hair turned blonde and his eyes were blue."
Gohan flew away from the house in fear and shame of what he almost did the night before. After a few minutes of flying at full speed he realized that he was losing altitude fast.
"I guess I'm not all better yet. I probably should stop for some rest." He said to himself as he begun to descend on a temple. He landed softly on the ground, a few feet just outside of the gate. Stumbling slightly, out of weariness, into the temple gates and sat on the steps, trying to catch his breath. Rei came out of the temple and saw Gohan. Since she had received a call from Serena last night she began to get very scared. She began backing up into the temple when Gohan turned around. He was still dressed in a white over shirt and pajama pants that belonged to Serena's dad, who was out on a vacation with her mom. His face was pale and sweat was beading up on his cheeks.
"Hello," He said quietly, "Serena called you last night, didn't she.
"Yes, she did call me." Rei retorted stiffly. Gohan lowered his head in shame, "Then I guess I should go." He stood up, with minimal difficulty and stumbled to the gate, being too weak to fly off as he would've done. Rei, noting Gohan's weakness went over to him and helped back up the steps and into the temple. After laying him down on a cot she asked, "So why did you attack Serena last night?"
"I didn't hurt her, I stopped when she yelled. Anyways, I thought she was Cell."
"Who's Cell?" Rei inquired.
"The big green guy that's been terrorizing Earth for the past three months."
He must have hit his head pretty hard to come up with that idea, Rei thought. How can she not know about Cell?! Gohan thought, Where has she been, in a cave? "I really should be going, my mom is probably worried sick." Gohan said out loud to Rei. He then stood up and made his way out of the temple walls.