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Goten's room
Instead of writing a sequel I decided to carry the story on as it's not letting me on the create new story link. Dumb computer.
Goten had been living with Piccolo for two weeks now. His mother still wouldn't talk to him. But he visited Gohan and Goku regularly, the boys were still close and Goten was starting to like Goku now that he wasn't being forced upon him. Now that Goten had settled in, Piccolo decided that it was time to decorate his room. Goten couldn't wait.
Early the next morning Piccolo asked Goten what colours he wanted his room to be. The chibi replied with a long list of bright colours that Piccolo managed to whittle down to two, Red and Yellow. It wasn't until the Namek materialised the paints that he realised that he would clash horribly with the room, but as it was what Goten wanted he didn't really care. He didn't want to have his house painted only with colours that went with green anyway. Now that they had the paints Goten sat in thought about what to do with them. His dad had left it up to him to figure out what to do with the room and said that if he needed a hand he'd be happy to help. Then an idea struck the demi-saiyan so he asked in a small voice "Daddy?"
This was Goten's 'can I please have something' tone so Piccolo replied cautiously "yes"
"Can I have one more teeny tiny colour?"
"Maybe. It depends on what it is"
"Gold" Piccolo cocked an eyebrow "Only a little bit of gold! As a border thingy! Please Daddy!"
Piccolo thought 'I suppose a border wouldn't hurt. And it is his room' then he felt something hug his leg. He looked down to find Goten looking up at him with little watery puppy dog eyes "Please?"
"Oh all right. But stop looking at me like that!"
"YAY!"
Now that Goten had all the colours that he wanted he set off to get a paintbrush and start his masterpiece. After an hour of listening to his adoptive son humming and saying "Whoopsie" every now and again Piccolo couldn't stand it. He had to see what on earth the chibi was up to. Piccolo carefully opened the door that led to the room that was being 'remodelled' by 7-year-old hands. The Namek walked in and couldn't believe what he saw. The room was nearly finished! Goten had painted the ceiling red and three of the four walls were yellow and everything had a gold border. On the wall Goten had left white he had draw a large picture that he was now painting. It almost brought Piccolo to tears. It was a picture of him and Goten walking hand in hand over some hills with a long winding river and the sun shining down on them. They both looked like they were having the time of their lives. Piccolo wondered how he had gotten the paints to colour the picture and how Goten had done so much in an hour. "Do you like it?" The paint-covered chibi was looking up at Piccolo from where he had been painting the Namek's left knee.
"I love it. Where did you get all of these paints? I only gave you three colours"
"I found them when I went to the basement to gat the paintbrushes, you didn't have any green so I mixed my yellow and a blue together. Did I get the right shade?"
Piccolo put his hand up to the face of his paint-self for comparison and could barely tell the difference in colour. "Your amazing kid. How'd you do all of this? You've only been in here an hour."
"You work faster when you're happy Daddy"
It was then that Piccolo had a thought "I'll be out back if you need me ok?"
"Ok, I'll be finished soon anyway"
So Piccolo disappeared to the back garden and Goten finished off his room. Within another hour he'd finished it. He decided to go and see what Piccolo was doing. When he got nearer to the backdoor he heard odd noises that sounded like a drill and other tools. Goten got outside and stood in wonder. Piccolo had hand made the best bed a chibi could ever wish for! The Namek stood back and wiped the sweat off his forehead while admiring his creation. He then saw Goten "Hey kid, you like it?"
"It's great! I can't believe you made it!"
"Since you're so good at painting I'll leave it up to you"
Goten danced around his new bed while thinking of what colours to paint it. Should he paint the cockpit blue or black? The wings red or orange? That's right; Goten had the bed every little boy wished for. Goten's bed was a rocket. Goten would sleep in cockpit that could be reached from a ladder, underneath was a storage area where Goten could put all of his toys. The little saiyan was so excited that he lost the use of all words. So to thank his dad he ran up to him and gave him a huge hug when the chibi found his voice again he said,
"You're the best Daddy ever!" Piccolo couldn't help but smile.
Chapter 5 done! Don't worry though, I haven't abandoned the angst, there's more coming later but I thought Goten deserved a happy chapter for a change. Read and Review people!
Goten's room
Instead of writing a sequel I decided to carry the story on as it's not letting me on the create new story link. Dumb computer.
Goten had been living with Piccolo for two weeks now. His mother still wouldn't talk to him. But he visited Gohan and Goku regularly, the boys were still close and Goten was starting to like Goku now that he wasn't being forced upon him. Now that Goten had settled in, Piccolo decided that it was time to decorate his room. Goten couldn't wait.
Early the next morning Piccolo asked Goten what colours he wanted his room to be. The chibi replied with a long list of bright colours that Piccolo managed to whittle down to two, Red and Yellow. It wasn't until the Namek materialised the paints that he realised that he would clash horribly with the room, but as it was what Goten wanted he didn't really care. He didn't want to have his house painted only with colours that went with green anyway. Now that they had the paints Goten sat in thought about what to do with them. His dad had left it up to him to figure out what to do with the room and said that if he needed a hand he'd be happy to help. Then an idea struck the demi-saiyan so he asked in a small voice "Daddy?"
This was Goten's 'can I please have something' tone so Piccolo replied cautiously "yes"
"Can I have one more teeny tiny colour?"
"Maybe. It depends on what it is"
"Gold" Piccolo cocked an eyebrow "Only a little bit of gold! As a border thingy! Please Daddy!"
Piccolo thought 'I suppose a border wouldn't hurt. And it is his room' then he felt something hug his leg. He looked down to find Goten looking up at him with little watery puppy dog eyes "Please?"
"Oh all right. But stop looking at me like that!"
"YAY!"
Now that Goten had all the colours that he wanted he set off to get a paintbrush and start his masterpiece. After an hour of listening to his adoptive son humming and saying "Whoopsie" every now and again Piccolo couldn't stand it. He had to see what on earth the chibi was up to. Piccolo carefully opened the door that led to the room that was being 'remodelled' by 7-year-old hands. The Namek walked in and couldn't believe what he saw. The room was nearly finished! Goten had painted the ceiling red and three of the four walls were yellow and everything had a gold border. On the wall Goten had left white he had draw a large picture that he was now painting. It almost brought Piccolo to tears. It was a picture of him and Goten walking hand in hand over some hills with a long winding river and the sun shining down on them. They both looked like they were having the time of their lives. Piccolo wondered how he had gotten the paints to colour the picture and how Goten had done so much in an hour. "Do you like it?" The paint-covered chibi was looking up at Piccolo from where he had been painting the Namek's left knee.
"I love it. Where did you get all of these paints? I only gave you three colours"
"I found them when I went to the basement to gat the paintbrushes, you didn't have any green so I mixed my yellow and a blue together. Did I get the right shade?"
Piccolo put his hand up to the face of his paint-self for comparison and could barely tell the difference in colour. "Your amazing kid. How'd you do all of this? You've only been in here an hour."
"You work faster when you're happy Daddy"
It was then that Piccolo had a thought "I'll be out back if you need me ok?"
"Ok, I'll be finished soon anyway"
So Piccolo disappeared to the back garden and Goten finished off his room. Within another hour he'd finished it. He decided to go and see what Piccolo was doing. When he got nearer to the backdoor he heard odd noises that sounded like a drill and other tools. Goten got outside and stood in wonder. Piccolo had hand made the best bed a chibi could ever wish for! The Namek stood back and wiped the sweat off his forehead while admiring his creation. He then saw Goten "Hey kid, you like it?"
"It's great! I can't believe you made it!"
"Since you're so good at painting I'll leave it up to you"
Goten danced around his new bed while thinking of what colours to paint it. Should he paint the cockpit blue or black? The wings red or orange? That's right; Goten had the bed every little boy wished for. Goten's bed was a rocket. Goten would sleep in cockpit that could be reached from a ladder, underneath was a storage area where Goten could put all of his toys. The little saiyan was so excited that he lost the use of all words. So to thank his dad he ran up to him and gave him a huge hug when the chibi found his voice again he said,
"You're the best Daddy ever!" Piccolo couldn't help but smile.
Chapter 5 done! Don't worry though, I haven't abandoned the angst, there's more coming later but I thought Goten deserved a happy chapter for a change. Read and Review people!