A/N: I don't own DBZ. This story is AU…Characters are OOC. Warning: m/m coupling, also swearing the list goes on and on… If you don't like it, don't read! Rated R.
"A Saiyanjin Lullaby"
Chapter 26
"Hey. Vegeta let's take a break, I'm hungry." Goku said feeling good about their intense workout in the new GR. It was a lot bigger and the laser guns that Bulma put in had made for an excellent workout. They were being directed from all angles and come at them at much faster rate than ever before. Sweat was dripping off him as he knelt down catching his breath. He glanced over at his sparring partner. Vegeta has been working his body hard over the last few weeks, pushing himself to the limits. Goku could feel the power generated off him. As always, their strength was on par while they worked together in the GR without powering up.
Vegeta's dark ink pools shifted over his way. Goku had always heard the eyes were the doors to the soul, and looking into Vegeta it gave the impression of power, dignity and a strong leader. What an impressive ruler he would have been. Goku shuddered to think that if Vegeta hadn't changed his ways he could have been a hard callous ruler and an even fierce foe. From what the earth Saiyan knew about his race, he thought Vegeta would have surpassed any other ruler they had ever had. He was thankful that he had changed his ways and was on their side now. He knew the Z team felt the same way once they learned to trust the Saiyan prince. He knew the prince could, at any time, change his mind. From what his girl, Bulma, had told him, Gohan had a lot to do with the prince's change. Gohan was the Saiyan elite's heaven, his world. Life rotated around the prince's partner and with the boy gone the prince was taking his frustrations out on him and the GR. Goku wondered if Piccolo, or the others' wouldn't mind giving him a break for a while. It wasn't that Goku wasn't enjoying himself. That was far from the truth, but it would be just as fun to be out doors and spend some time with his youngest boy. Some quality time with his girl also came to his mind with slight smile.
"What are you smiling about clown?" Vegeta asked will trying to catch his breath. He pushed his weary self off the floor, eyes sharp and fixed even though his body was screaming at him to rest.
"Bulma." Goku answered as he too stood up. Vegeta rolled his eyes and headed over to the door mumbling something under his breath that Goku couldn't quite hear. "What's wrong with that? You think about my son all the time."
"Yeah, but that's understandable." Vegeta said with hidden smile. He punched in the code to open the door.
Goku followed him frowning. "Stop putting her down. She has done a lot for us."
Vegeta ignored him and headed for the shower with Goku keeping in step with him. There were two shower heads and each warrior went to one after shedding their clothes from their hot and clammy skin. The gentle spray of water was welcoming to both of them as they relished the massage it was creating over their aching muscles. Both buried their faces under the spray. No words were spoken as they soaped up and washed away the sweat from their bodies. Each residing in their own world; each thinking of their partners.
Vegeta was wishing Gohan was here with him now. He extended his senses out, locking onto his lover's faint ki…very faint, near impossible to fix on. Gohan promised him and the others that he wouldn't block his ki from them while he was away. If he hadn't no- one was going to let him go. Vegeta was, to some extent, hoping the boy would complain about it and stay home. But he didn't.
Gohan's ki was so hard to lock on to. This didn't surprise Vegeta that much with his lover being this close to the birth and the distance that now lay between them. This is precisely why Saiyanjins carrying cubs don't adventure far from their family. It made Vegeta irate that Gohan wanted to be so damn independent at times. He could understand a little of the boy's longing to be around others of his own age; that he could accept. But still, he was his partner. Surly he had some say in some things? He knew back home on his home world Vegeta-sei this type of behaviour would not have been accepted. The boy would have had his own body guards if for some reason he did venture away from the palace. Maybe that's not a bad idea Vegeta thought as he rinsed the last of the soap off his tan skin. Now where would he get body guards good enough to look after his lover? He had this undying urge to go out and find him; to hunt him down and bring him back. But he knew better than that. It would just end up in another worthless argument and a few nights on the couch was something he didn't want.
As the last of the suds slid a soapy path down his powerful sculptured form before swirling around and spilling down into the drain Vegeta stepped out and grabbed a fresh towel as Goku turned the taps off, also stepping out of the stall grabbing his own towel.
Goku had been doing some of his own thinking as well. He was seriously contemplating on staying put, watching his boys grow again. This was something that had preoccupied his brain for a while now. To see his first grandchild and to raise his younger boy; a smile curled just at the edges of his lips with the thought of being a grandfather. Not to mention his love for Bulma was growing far more than it ever had for his wife Chichi. He knew now that he was never in love. He did love her once, but not in the way she wanted him to. It saddened and angered him to think how she had treated their sons. It saddened him even more that he wasn't there for them. He shook away the depressing thoughts; it was too painful to think of that now. As only Goku could do, it was quickly replaced with a pleasant thought.
"I was thinking that we all could go to the club tonight?" Goku mentioned as he wrapped the towel around hips. Vegeta pulled his towel away from his hair, eyes mildly interested as he looked over at the earth Saiyan.
"I can't see why not. I was going to go in there anyway." He said as he too wrapped a towel around his middle and, not waiting for a reply, proceeded to head out the door. His mind was too busy with more important thoughts at that time. He didn't see the satisfied smile on Goku's face as he followed behind him.
"Great!"
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"When is your brother coming home?" Trunks asked without looking over his shoulder while lifting up a huge tree trunk. He proceeded to carry it over towards the stream.
"Don't know. I think he said around the middle of the week, why?" Goten asked as he let his tree trunk drop across to the other side of the stream forming some sort of bridge.
"Just wondering. The place has been quiet without him. All that business with him moving out and living with Piccolo real pissed my dad off." Trunks frowned as he dropped the heavy trunk next to Goten.
"It isn't all my brothers' fault!" Goten growled. He didn't like hearing his friend picking on his brother. Hands on hips glaring waiting for a response he knew he would get.
"Hey cool it. I wasn't bagging Gohan. I was just stating a fact. Mum said that when you're pregnant you say and do things that you normally wouldn't." Trunks said jumping off the pile of tree trunks that now blocked the stream's natural flow.
Goten's anger faded away as quickly as it came. "Yeah I know plus I overheard mum and dad say that Gohan has been having some sorta of trouble."
"You never told me this?" Trunks frowned, stopping dead in his steps causing his friend to bump heavily into him.
"Oww!"
"When did you hear this?" Trunks demanded ignoring his fallen friend who was rubbing his butt.
"Last night." Goten grumbled. Trunks pressed lips together in thought. He turned back around and continued to walk.
"I wonder what it's about?"
"Don't know. I just heard them mention some stuff."
"You know if Gohan's in any trouble we should be there to help him. No one messes with our big bother and gets away with it." Trunks stated feeling the swell of anger inside him. How dare someone mess with his adopted brother.
"I agree."
"I wonder if dad knows?" Trunks asked to no-one in particular as he eased himself down the grassy slope.
"I don't know. I guess he would?" Goten stopped with a frightening thought. "Veggie wouldn't let anything bad happen to my big brother would he?"
"Don't be silly. That's like saying I would let anyone hurt you."
"Oh"
"Come on, one more tree."
"Then we can eat?"
"Then we will have all the fish we want." Trunks beamed at his master plan of collecting all the fish they could ever eat.
"Cool, all this work is making me even more hungry."
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"Gohan, how're you feeling? Was the walk okay?" Eraser asked as she plonked herself on the couch next to him tucking her legs under her as she did. Gohan wished he could still sit like that without getting cramp or toppling over. With his luck he would cut off all the circulation to his legs with the massive weight he was finding himself carrying now days.
He sighed and for the fifth time since they got back he said as politely as he could. "I'm feeling good. A little tired, but I'm cool. Stop worrying about me, please."
"Hey, we're friends and that's what friends do. They worry about the other making sure they are okay." She said with a smile snuggling up close to him. Gohan gave in and nodded allowing Eraser's body heat warm him as they waited for the others to get from where they were into the living room. They were going to watch a DVD.
"Hey, watchya doing with my girl?" Trevor said in a threatening tone hiding back his grin.
Gohan smiled. "What can I say she's after a real man, sorry Trev." Gohan chuckled with Eraser swatted him.
"Uh huh… is that so?" Trevor turned his dramatic stance to his girlfriend.
"Oh babe, don't look at me like that. I couldn't resist him… he sooo cute." Eraser teased as she went to pinch Gohan's cheeks.
"CUTE!" Gohan protested frowning at her. "What about hot?" He pouted.
"Hehe…you deserved that man." Trevor chuckled as he plonked himself heavy down on the other side of the couch. Eraser wasted no time and climbed on her guy's lap.
"Dudes, what are we watching?" Sharpener asked munching on a sandwich with soda in his other hand as he entered the room.
Gohan looked up at him. "You didn't get me any?" He frowned, feeling his never failing appetite re-enforcing his comment.
"There's plenty of food back there, man." Sharpener motioned with his chin back the way he came.
"Don't be mean." Videl said as she and Ryan bounced down the steps from upstairs.
"It's cool. I'll get you something. Anyone else want a soda?" Ryan asked looking around the room.
The others raised their hands. Gohan poked his tongue at Sharpener who returned the gesture. "At least someone cares." He chuckled with the others.
"Arrgh, I'm surrounded by geeks." Videl rolled her eyes before walking over to the other couch and waiting for her guy to return. "Sooo… what we watching?"
"Who put the 'Thirteen ghost' there? Eraser said lifting up one of the DVDs on the coffee table.
"I did." Trevor said with a satisfied grin.
"I can't watch that." Eraser said. "I'll have nightmares again." She pouted.
"Babe, it's cool. I'll protect you." Trevor said with a grin and knowing wink.
"You're such a baby." Videl said as Ryan walked back into the room handing sodas to everyone.
"I am not!" Eraser snapped.
"Cool then, we're watching it." Videl peeled herself off the couch. Gohan quietly watched with disapproval. Every now and then Videl remind him of his mother's forceful ways. He didn't care what he watched but he felt for Eraser who had a less than a strong stomach for any form of violence.
Half way through the movie Sharpener, who was resting up against Gohan's leg, lifted the half eaten pack of chips for his friend. Gohan was enjoying the atmosphere of just bumming around with his friends; each one important to him in their own way – even Videl with her bossy ways. This was cool, he thought. This was something he would always remember. Then a thought came to him something he remembered Vegeta saying about Saiyan long life span.
Gohan eyes scanned around the quiet dimly lit room. Trevor and Eraser snuggling up together kissing, the movie forgotten, Videl constantly pushing away Ryan attempts to kiss her. Sharpener on the floor next to him pigging out on the chips and fixated on the TV. Gohan wondered if he would outlive his friends. That thought saddened him though he knew no one really knew enough about a hybrid to know for sure. Gohan knew that mating with outsiders was frowned upon on Vegeta-sei, from what Vegeta had told him, so there no real record to relate to about how long he would live for or if he would even keep his youthful looks like his dad and partner. How weird, he thought, to be so old and not change your looks as your own friend's start to age before your eyes. What if he aged in front of Vegeta? That alarmed him. What if Vegeta gets tired of him? He would be seen as the elderly lover? These thoughts worried him, would Vegeta really dump him once his youthful looks left him? It sounded vain. What about his own strength? Will it eventually leave him too?
…
That night, while lying in bed after retiring for an early night, Gohan was working on ways to keep his guy interested in him. He didn't want him to leave him or become bored of him. He decided to stretch out his senses through their bond for his lover.
Gohan closed his eyes and opened his mind closing all thoughts as he searched for the one thread that was Vegeta. It was faint just the warm essence a tingling in the back of his mind, but it was his lover. A smile curled upon his lips. Gohan could feel the core of their bond expand as his lover found him tugging for attention. Gohan's smile grew with a wicked thought - something that could be whole lot of fun. It wouldn't be the first time he had done this to his lover. He wasn't sure whether he could do it successfully over this distance in his present state. And he could only be able to hold the bond for a short amount of time before he grew tired and it would fade. But it was so tempting and devilish he couldn't resist.
He giggled as he wiggled under the covers getting comfortable, this was going to be a Saiyan equivalent to phone sex. "Hehe …see how you like this loverboy?" He purred.
…
Vegeta was sitting back with a drink in hand relaxing as much as he allowed himself to be. He was watching the crowd gather around Goku and Bulma while their hot bodies flowed, brush, grind, slide with the low steady pumping of the sweet sensual melody that pulsed through the core of their being.
The club was packed with the atmosphere heating up with the warm air as bodies pressed with the excitement of good music pumping from the speakers mounted high around the room. The alcohol was passing over the bar as the atmosphere picked up for one hell of a party.
The prince sat back. His dark eyes swept over the two main figures as their feverish bodies swayed with the flow of the music. It was perfectly choreographed and in synch with each other's movements, Vegeta's sharp eyes noticed. He couldn't but feel the sting of jealousy and loneliness tug at him. He was missing the boy. He longed for him to be back in his protective arms. He parted his lips inviting the strong brew in an attempt to drown his sour mood when in the back of his mind he felt a feather touch, a tug. A small, smug smile curled upon his lips as he lowered the forgotten drink. It was the boy calling out to him. He opened up his end of their bond. Vegeta increased his bond taking up the slack for his lover low ki. Amplifying his own ki in this way was a push to do, but worth it. He kept the channel steady and clear of any other thoughts than that of his young lover. A flood of desire poured into their open link. Vegeta was quickly finding it hard to breathe the air around him was becoming too hot and intense.
A quiet moan left his parted lips as he felt the tightness in his jeans. His smirk grew. He knew what the boy was up to. Two can play at this game he thought. But before he could act upon it, the boy flooded him with more erotic feelings. The prince shifted uncomfortably in his seat while trying to breathe. His eyes once sharp were now clouding over with desire. The tightness in his pants was causing discomfort as he was hit with yet another wave. The boy was making up for lost time he chuckled to himself as another wave hit him it was so soft it was maddening. His desires increased. He willingly opened his side of the bond to the outer reaches, digging at every bit of that wonderful feeling and pulling back it his way. Everything else forgotten as wave after wave of hot sizzling passion pumped through him, pulsing, throbbing, and bringing him closer to the edge. His dark eyes glazed over with hot desire he thought he was going to burst any second. Sweat was forming over him rapidly as he struggled with the intense feeling that was about to send him over the edge. Holding his breath his eyes glazed seeing nothing. Tightness over his body was the first warning before a carnal cry left the prince's lips from deep within his chest. His body shuddered, a rise in ki a momentarily exploded erupted around the prince briefly. Mini shock waves like an earth tremor briefly paralysed the customers from mid conversation before forgotten. Spent, his head fell forward feeling the slight shudder before the afterglow.
Goku stopped eyes shot over to where the prince was sitting. Within seconds he knew exactly what had happened. A hint of embarrassment brushed his cheeks as he pulled away from a confused and slightly annoyed Bulma. He made his way over to Vegeta. The prince's spent body was now collapsed and breathing heavy, leaning over the table with a thin layer of sweat coating his face buried from view in his forearms. Others around him had moved away with a touch of panic and uncertainty.
Goku pushed his way up through the spell bound crowd and up the few steps to get to the prince who was still recovering and ignorant of his surroundings. Goku stood over him as Vegeta lifted up his head and glanced at him. Eyes drained from exhaustion and pleasure. With a hint of amusement and vengeance passed through those dark eyes.
"He shouldn't have done that…" He breathed with an unsettling glint in his eyes. It sent a chill through Goku.
Back in the cabin Gohan snickered quietly to himself as he nuzzled deeper into the softness of the pillow. He had no doubt that his lover will be devising a plan of vengeance.
"Nightynighty loverboy." He whispered with a victorious smile on his lips.
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"Matt, what are you going to do? You can't just confront him, not with his buds around him." Derrick said tried to get him to see reason.
"Who said I'm going confront him? The BASTARD has the cops on Kurt!" Matt growled. He hit his fist in the palm of his hand as he paced the floor. From the kitchen chair Derrick watched his friend temper's steadily rise. For a long time now he had been best of friends with Matt. Ever since kindergarten he had to watch his friend struggle with his abusive home life. When they were young, every time Matt's father was home, he would always end up crying over at his place and sleeping over until his Kurt would rock up at the door to take him home, but only after their father had left for whatever job he had at the time. Matt never talked about his troubled home life or what went on there and Derrick wasn't going to ask. He knew both brothers were tight. They only had each other. Over the years Derrick noticed Matt's personalty change from a scared little boy to what it was today - someone possessed with vengeance, rage, hostility. It seemed everything he had ever felt was directly aimed at the Son kid at school. Matt was after him like a hungry wolf after its only meal. He was obsessed with Gohan. It was unhealthy. Worriedly he watched as Matt paced the floor in front of him in deep thought.
He had been so preoccupied with his plan for Gohan since he got into town shortly after lunch. He eventually made his way up to his late mother's cousin's cabin, making sure to park his mustang in the barn. He had been working for a long time on what he was going to do to pay back the bastard that was ruining his brother's and his life.
With his old man in and out of jail for the best part of his life, Kurt was all he had. Now the threat of losing his brother was pushing him over the edge. He couldn't possibility lose him too. Their mother had died when he was toddler and Kurt was the only one who really cared for him, and that rich bastard Gohan was out to take that away from him. He was going to pay dearly for that! He knew his brother dealt in a less than honourable career in others' eyes, but he was only making a living in his mind; making a few bucks that they could live by. That's how it had always been. If it wasn't for his brother and his hard ass attitude they wouldn't have a dime to live on. They both knew they couldn't count on their old man. This was their life… their upbringing was hard ass realty for them. And they both knew what their father thought of gays. It had been drummed into them for years. In Matt's eyes Gohan was everything that he hated; despised. Rich kid with looks and loads of friends that were the same. That perfect face of his, it sickened him. Above all were the rumours that he was gay. Then Kurt found Edwards file and, in Matt's eyes, that confirmed everything that was rumour with a list of the principle's favourite boys and personal information about each of them.
Not to mention what that bitch Tina said there was a lot more to this Gohan than meets the eye. He wanted to find out what it was. Derrick had told him all about what he had heard and seen back at the park which only put some truth to Tina's words. But he needed to see it for himself. He needed to make the kid pay for what he was doing to his brother, to his life. He wasn't going to let the kid get away with this - he was going to make him pay.
The police had been looking for ways to put his brother in the lock up for years. Knowing his brother would probably be spending life, his desperation was at its peak. "No, prettyboy will learn just how much you don't mess with my family." Matt snarled.
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"Wake up sleepy head."
Gohan mumbled something incomprehensible into his pillow. But whoever it was just as determined to pull him away from his peaceful slumber. He felt them tug at his covers with a little more force.
"Go away." He grumbled before lifting the covers over his head determined to go back to sleep. Last night's encounter with his lover had taken it out of him, not to mention the trip up here.
"Ooooh.. nooo you don't!" Videl ripped the covers from him which in turn bled the warmth from his body. Gohan's eyes snapped open and he glared at the stubborn girl as she stood with her hands on her hips.
"It's not wise to wake a Saiyan from his sleep!" He growled eyes narrowed.
"Your demi Saiyan, sooo it don't count! Get up willya. We're taking the boat out this morning and we don't want to have to wait on your sorry ass." She said as she pulled the last of the covers of the bed.
"Bitch!" Gohan yelled.
"Yeah I am!" She said with a grin before turning around to go back downstairs.
Gohan glared over at her. 'You wait!"
"Oooh I'm scared. What are you going to do, chase me?" She laughed as she disappeared from his sights. That did it Gohan swung his legs over the edge of the bed. He groaned as he struggled to pull himself up.
He managed to roll himself off the bed with not to much dignity. "She is going on to my ever growing list of people that are soooo going down." He couldn't wait to get his strength back because he was going to pay them back for every fat comment he had to endure since he fell pregnant. So far Videl was on top of that list.
After grabbing a change of clothes and his toiletries he made his way down the hall to the bathroom. It wasn't long before he was enjoying the steady spray of water massaging him. Once done, he dried himself off and started to get dressed. Bulma had designing some comfortable clothes for Gohan to wear. Everything he had was cleverly designed to cover up his growing belly. He now looked like he was trying to conceal a small beach ball up his shirt. He was past the bowling ball stage much to his dismay. When you think things can't get any worse, bub went on another growth spurt much to Gohan horror - and Vegeta's excitement. Gohan remembered enduring another bout from his lover about how their son was going to make a fine warrior. When he tried to correct him that it might be a girl Vegeta had ignored him and went on to talk about plans of creating some sort of Super Saiyan toddler Gym for his boy. At that point Gohan had rolled his eyes and walked away, leaving Vegeta to draft up the plans on his own.
Gohan was still a little self-conscious that people would look at him and guess. Though, Bulma had told him that would be the last thing they would think of. Looking in the mirror he frowned as he brushed his hair. Sam, Ryan's sister, had guessed straight off. Maybe kids do really see the world as it truly is, Gohan thought.
Fifteen minutes later and he was carefully stepping down the steps feeling a little more awake. The aroma of sausages and eggs was welcoming, not to mention waking his appetite. He followed his nose to the kitchen where everyone was around the island bench on high stools pigging out as Ryan was busy cooking.
Ryan had a blue striped tea towel draped over his shoulder with a large frying pan in his hand while holding a spatula in the other. He looked up when he saw Gohan walk in. "You took long enough." He said going back to filling a plate for his friend.
"Sorry mum, slept in." Gohan said with a goofy grin while taking a seat next to Sharpener.
"Don't get sassy with me young man or no food!" Ryan said in his best mother's voice.
Gohan pouted while he reached over for the container of juice. "Sorry."
"That's better. Now eat up before your food gets cold dear." Ryan turned with a cheesy grin of his own. He put the frying pan back on the stove. Both Sharpener and Trevor snickered with mouthfuls of food at the playfulness between their friends as it continued a few minutes longer.
"I can't wait to get the boat out there." Eraser said not to anyone particular.
"Me neither." Videl said chasing her last runny egg around the plate with her fork.
"We might get some fishing done." Trevor said before shovelling another mouthful of food in.
"I hope it's not all going to be taken up with fishing." Videl frowned as she got up from her sit. "I can't stand fishing." She said as she walked over to rinse the plate in the sink.
"Nothing wrong with fishing." Trevor argued frowning back at her from over his plate. He was getting sick of her arguments.
"Well what do you suggest?" Ryan asked not wanting a fight. He had finally got to sit down and eat his own meal opposite Gohan.
Eraser got off her chair and went to wash her plate too. "Well, it doesn't bother me. I just want to get on that boat and check out the area."
"That's my babe." Trevor winked before return the cold look back at Videl.
Videl made a face and walked behind her boyfriend and draped her arms over his shoulders pressing her cheek to his. "Well hon, I was thinking that maybe we could do some hiking too." Ryan mentally groaned. It wasn't that he didn't like hiking; he was in the captain of the track team after all. He was just looking forward to spending some time fishing with the guys.
Sharpener scraped the rest of his plate clean and stood up. "Fish then let's hit the bikes. That's what I say." Ryan's uncle had dirt bikes in the back of the shed and the boys have been drooling over them since they found them. Gohan sighed.
"You're lucky. I can't go on them." Ryan and the guys looked at him sympathetically.
"Hey man, maybe later you'll come out here again. You know, when you've dropped the kid and all." Trevor said trying to help.
Gohan looked up from his plate with solemn expression. "Yeah, I suppose…" Gohan said down heartedly. Ryan smiled.
"I think that would be a cool idea. We'll make plans in a month or two whatever it takes."
"That's right. It won't be that long. I mean, you're ready to drop anytime right?" Trevor asked.
"It's not a football Trev." Videl growled with him shooting her a look.
"I know that! I was just saying…"
"Hey, it's cool. I know what you mean, and I've got just under four weeks to go from Bulma calculation."
"Bloody hell, that soon huh?" Trevor asked concerned. He sat back in his chair looking at Gohan as if he was bomb about to explode any minute.
"All of my aunt kids came early." Eraser said. Trevor looked at her horrified.
"Don't say that, babe. I'm no midwife."
"Well I hope for our sakes it doesn't. There's no real hospital close by. Not for what you need. They would have to send a helicopter." Ryan mentioned as he polished off his breakfasted.
"Hey, maybe I should have bought mine?" It would have saved hearing all those blasted jokes Sharpener said in the truck. Videl thought.
"It's cool. I'm not planing on dropping the baby, as Trev cleverly put it." Gohan said with small smirk. He was trying to reassure his friends.
"You would have no say in the matter if it did." Trust Eraser to state the obvious. Gohan thought.
"Well don't come running to me if you do." Trevor said getting up and dumping his plate in the sink. "I wouldn't know what to do."
"Hey guys if I do feel the slightest feeling of dropping, which I don't, I have the cell Bulma gave me, not to mention I'll probably be screaming for Geta to get his ass over here quickly so quit worrying and let's enjoy ourselves. This will probably be my last trip away before bub does decide to make its grand appearance." Gohan said also getting up from the table. The rest were milling around waiting on Sharpener and Ryan. Other conversations sprouted up as they all started cleaning up the kitchen. Gohan and Trevor each grabbed a tea towel to dry up with. Videl was elected to do the washing up while Sharpener and Eraser put things away. Ryan sat on top of the counter talking with the boys and egging his girlfriend about missing a spot. "Blasted, give it back here then." She grumbled clearly not enjoying herself she had housekeepers for this type of thing.
Soon as it was all done and they were out the back door with Ryan jogging over to the garage with the rest of them spilling out the back door and following him across the lawn.
The sun shone it morning rays setting a crisp warm start to the day. There were a few light clouds scattered around the otherwise clear blue sky. The weather was warm enough for the girls to wear shorts and t-shirt comfortably. All the guy's were in either their cut off denims or khakis shorts and t-shirts, joggers. All wearing their favourite baseball caps ready for their day out on the crystal clear lake.
The large garage door was open allowing the sunlight to spread itself inside the massive shed where Ryan's uncles kept or his favourite toys. "Wow man." Sharpener said, watching as Trevor and Ryan worked on peeling back the large tarp protecting the boat from dust. Videl and Eraser were off to the side wondering whether they had enough food to last the day or not. Gohan was standing just back from Sharpener watching his friends jump down and fold the tarp up. He was impressed.
"Are you sure your old Chev can tow this babe?" Sharpener asked. He eyed up the 28ft gloss white power boat with its slick shape. He drooled over its impressive gutsy twin black outboard motors at the stern. Ryan looked up from what he was doing and frowned.
"Whatya saying?"
"Ryan man…" Sharpener raised his hand in defence with a nervous laugh. "…It just your truck, aren't exactly…"
A little offended, Ryan climbed back on board the boat to check the life jackets. "You don't know the half of what my babe can do."
"I can vouch for that." Trevor said as he climbed aboard and stood up next to his friend. Ryan turned around with a thankful smile then Trevor added. "Why do you think it looks like it does?" He chuckled getting a death glare and a punch in the arm from Ryan for his remark. Gohan bit his lip stopping himself from adding anything else.
"Right that does it." Ryan growled throwing two of the life jackets down onto the deck of the boat. "Who else wants to insult my truck?" He glared at each of them, daring them to say something. They all were struggling not to laugh. "Well, if you want to go out on the boat, I suggest you all keep your unwanted opinions to yourselves!" Ryan warned raising a brow at each of them.
They all glanced at each other struggling not to giggle. It was hard not to find Ryan's stern expression amusing. It was a rare thing to get on Ryan's bad side. It was so out of character for the otherwise easy going teen, but they also knew if you did find yourself in his bad books you will be wishing you weren't. But knowing them as they did, they knew he was playing with them.
"We'll behave… promise." Eraser said in her most innocent of smiles causing the others to choke back a snicker.
Satisfied Ryan turned hiding his small smile on his face. He went back to check that everything was in order. The others helped loading the fishing gear that they would need on the boat. "Okay, I'll just back the old girl up and we'll be raging. "Ryan said jumping off the starboard side of the boat with Trevor following suit.
"I hope we got everything." Eraser said with her finger pressed against her lips, thinking. "Wait sunscreen!" She said as she dashed back towards the house.
Videl called out. "Get the large bottle in the bathroom, willya."
"Okay." She yelled back as the back door shut behind her.
"Shit! I forgot my walkman." Videl cursed before taken off towards the house leaving the boys to it.
Gohan went over to Ryan who was getting ribbed by Trevor as he tried to start his truck for the second time without success.
"Hey it's just cold that's all." Ryan growled as he pumped at the accelerator with mounting frustration.
"That isn't going to help." Trevor responded watching Ry through the open window.
"Ah shut up! What would you know?" Ryan snapped. "She's my truck. I know what's good for her."
"Yeah, a new driver." Gohan snickered. Ryan's head snapped up and his eyes narrowed. Forcing another laugh from Gohan as he shook his head. "Sorry dude couldn't help it." He snickered. Luckily for him the truck fired up – but not without an almighty fart exploding from the exhaust. The guys burst out laughing. Gohan had to lean against Sharpener's shoulder for support. Tears were streaming down their faces while screeches of laughter filled the air.
"Oh- Oh man…that was just… classic!" Trevor shook his head through tears of joy.
Ryan beamed. "Told ya she'd work!"
"Oh yeah and with such, style too." Sharpener said gasping for air setting off more screams of laughter from the other two. Ryan shot him glare.
"Hey Ry? Was that you or the truck?" More tears as Trevor lost it completely and collapsed on the ground. The door of the truck flew open with Ryan making a dive for Trevor. The two wrestled on the ground with the others pointing and egging them on with comments when the back door screen swung open.
"Hey!? What the HELL?..." Videl and Eraser stepped off the porch, frowning at the sight of Ryan and Trevor rolling around on the ground. "…I thought you guys would have at least backed the truck out already?" Videl said while came to a stop next both of them. Hands flew on her hip she glared down at her guy. Ryan looked up at her in mid swing of trying to hit Trevor who was still laughing.
"What's up babe?" Ryan asked innocently. Videl narrowed her eyes as he got up and brushed the grass off. Trevor let his head flop back. A shadow fell over him he looked up to see his girl standing there.
Eraser stared down at him shaking her head with amusement. Her hands on her hips she asked. "Having fun?"
"Extremely." He grinned. She giggled and offered her hand. Trevor clasped it nearly toppling her over as he did. "Okay, let's get this babe hooked up."
Ryan got back into the truck with Eraser getting all the information off Gohan about what had happened while they were inside. She was upset she had missed it all. "YO' Ry, a bit more to your right!" Trevor yelled with his arm up for Ryan to see. Ryan did as he was asked as the others watched on. "That's it… Keep her coming…" Trevor encouraged. "…WHOAWHOA DUDE! Great!" He banged hard on the tailgate of Ryan's truck to let him know it was done.
Ryan pushed open the door and hopped out, relieved. He normally would have had his uncle help him. He was proud with first attempt of doing it without him. Grinning he slapped hands with Trevor. "Excellent!" He immediately secured it to the truck. "Trev, you take the jeep and follow me." Ryan said standing up and looking at his friend. "I don't know if you remember seeing a road on your right on the way up here." He said pointing back in that general direction.
"Yeah, I remember."
"Well that will lead us to the boat ramp. At max were looking a little over twenty minutes from here, towing this babe. " He explained motioning with his head to the powerful boat next to them. On hearing this Gohan stepped next to Ryan and tossed his keys to his stocky friend. Trevor snatched it mid air.
"No problem." Trevor grinned.
"You're telling me it's going to take us twenty minutes? Down that road?" Videl bitched as she opened her door and climb into the truck. Ryan turned and rolled his eyes waving back at the rest of his friends who, at that moment, felt sorry for him. Ryan climbed into the truck with Eraser giving her boy a kiss before climbing beside Videl.
"Okay then lets go." Trevor said as they headed over to Gohan's once glossy black jeep that was now caked in thick dry brown mud.
"Yo, I'm sitting in the front." Gohan said with a grin. He patted his friend's shoulder as Sharpener went to take the front seat automatically.
"It's your car man, you can sit wherever." Sharpener said with a grin as he hopped in the back seat.
Trevor checked his passengers as he turned the key. "Okay then let's hit the road. I can't wait till we get that babe out on the lake."
"Same…. Ry's a lucky bastard. If it was my uncle he wouldn't let me touch the thing." Sharpener said from the back as the car launched forward as Trevor put his foot down on the accelerator jolting Sharpener back into his seat. Gohan glanced over at Trevor with a sideways grin. The guy was definitely eager to get to the lake he thought with amusement. He turned to the open window that he had his arm resting up on.
"I haven't seen it but I heard Bulma had bought Geta a speed boat ages ago. It's in dry dock somewhere." Gohan said in a matter of fact tone. "I should find out where?"
"I say. Damn, Go, you just take these things for granted." Trevor said in disbelief glancing his way.
Gohan looked back at him shocked. "No I don't. I just never really think of these things."
"Yeah right. You just have to bark and you get what you want." Trevor said.
"That not true."
"It's been that way since I can remember." Sharper said. "What about the couch Vegeta got you back at my flat?"
"Huh? Gohan looked confused for second. "Oh that. If you remember I never asked for that. Geta just got a little jealous that we were in the same bed."
Trevor turned and raised a brow. "Say what?" Gohan narrowed his eyes.
"Yeah I remember. He bloody well cornered me after school one day…" Now it was Gohan's turn.
"Say what?" He asked surprised. He tried to turn to see Sharpener better.
"Yeah well…" Sharpener looked away slightly embarrassed.
"What did he do? You never told me this?"
"Are you kidding he was going to fucking kill me if I did. Shit! I guess I'm as good as dead now huh?" Sharpener said kicking his own stupidity.
"Look, tell me. I'll make damn sure he won't hurt you. What'd he do?" Gohan asked getting pissed that Vegeta had done something like this behind his back.
"I just got home when gran asked for me to grab some stuff for her up the corner store near our place remember?"
"The one you had that scruff with Matt, right?" Trevor asked glancing in the rear view mirror for a few seconds. Gohan mentally cringed at the sound of the name.
"Yeah that's the one. Well anyhow I am minding my own business carrying a load of stuff for gran when I step out of the store to see Vegeta leaning up against his car. I tell you I nearly shit in my pants man. He had this look like he wanted to eat me alive. I thought about running…"
"I can't believe he would do that? Wait… yes I can. What happened next?" Gohan asked breaking away from his thoughts.
"Well while I was blocking the door trying to think of how to escape. He opened the fucking door and told me to get in!
"He did?" Gohan was nearly completely turned in his seat now. "And?"
"Shit man!" Trevor exclaimed. They all knew of Vegeta's temper.
"You're telling me. Anyhow I sorta took an un-voluntary step forward when this old lady pushed her way past me cursing her head off at me. Man I didn't know they could use language like that…"
"Get on with the story willya!" Trevor spat.
"Oh yeah..." Gohan and Trevor both rolled their eyes. "Well without turning my back on him. I kept the bag of stuff in front of me just in case I had a chance to bolt, but he had opened the door and as soon as my butt hit the seat he slammed the door on me. I was shaking as he slid into his seat. I don't remember much during the short drive just the feeling I was going to hurl all over his seats and I knew that would just shit him to no end and I didn't want that. So there I was panicking when he rolls the car up to the curb in some dark alley. Man, I was thinking, this was it. You know, they were going to find my carcase behind some dust bin." Gohan was dumfounded. He knew none of this and how long had Sharpener kept it all to himself?
"So he like tells me to get the hell of his car and I think this is it and my grams wasn't going to get her TV guide and whiskas was going to miss out on his tin of fish."
Will you stop you sound like Eraser?" Gohan snapped then his eyes boggled and he turned red faced to Trev. "Sorry?"
Trevor narrowed his eyes. "I'll let that pass."
"So I'm still holding my grams groceries as I back up against the alley wall with Vegeta in my face. I nearly wet myself man. If you have ever seen the grim reaper I swear he would have those eyes. They were just intense man he was burning holes into me standing so close." Now Gohan was finding this kind of a turn on until he remembered what it was about.
He scolded himself and clearing his throat he asked, "So what happed next?" He adjusted in his seat as they hit a bump. He turned and glared at Trevor who shrugged his shoulders. He went back to driving slowly behind Ry still forced on what Sharpener had to say in the back seat.
"He raised his hand I swear I thought this was the end. I quickly closed my eyes waiting for him to hit me, but when he didn't. I open my eyes to see him smiling at me. OH man that was so weird. Anyhow he took the bag from me after a struggle. I wasn't going to give grams bag up with out struggle man. She'd kill me! He leaned in so I could feel his breath brushing up against my ear and whispers. 'If I find out you have being putting the moves on my guy you'll be looking out of your butthole.' I tell you I nearly passed out then."
"Wow I can't believe it?"
"I know. I tell you, when he dropped me off… err… pushed me out of the car I took off."
"Where was I?" Gohan asked stunned. He was trying to work out what day this was.
"That was the day Mr Cox dog got out. Remember, and chased whiskas up that tree."
"Oh yeah, I remember. I was halfway up the tree with a flashlight. I thought you were running because you saw Devil?"
"No man, I was running from your guy, not the dog. Mind you if I saw Devil coming charging at me I would have been up the tree with you." Okay that made sense. Gohan turned back around speechless and his thoughts raced around in his mind.
The rest of the trip was done in silent. Slowly they followed Ryan and the girls back down the track until they hit a semi decent road that led them around the lake. The road eventually broke from the trees coming to a stop in a clearing that ran down to a ramp that disappeared beneath the surface of the lake. Small waves lapped along the ramp as Ryan turned around and reversed the boat in. Everyone else had piled out of the cars watching and helping. By this time Gohan, Trevor and Sharpener were too busy, caught up with the enthusiasm of getting the boat out, to dwell on anything.
Out on the lake everyone enjoyed the vast open blue as Ryan put the boat through the gear and briskly skipped along the open inland sea. Cheers and smiles spread as they bounced along with the boat. Ryan, with a wide grin, turned the wheel sharply sending more roars of laughter to echo behind him. They were all enjoying themselves spending most of the morning seeing what the boat could do. The lake seemed to be 'S' shaped so there was a huge area to cover and plenty of room to manoeuvre in. Trevor took control being a cautious first driver he went slower. Before too long they were munching and drinking, checking out the sights. Hearing his friends all chatted about family, school and everyday things, generally just getting together enjoying each others' company in the clear blue waters with the sun shining down on them.
Gohan, with a permanent smile plastered on his handsome face, was relishing in the carefree atmosphere. He sat back relaxing and involved in the conversations around him. Then the attention was on him. "No, never."
"Not once?" Ryan asked curious.
Gohan shook his head with a grin. They were trying to corner him for the last few minutes on one subject. "Come off it guys, if I did I was only a kid."
"Yeah, so? Kids have crushes all the time." Videl said glancing over at Eraser with known grin.
"Yeah but …" Gohan tried to argue. It not something he had ever talked about before.
"Come on." Sharpener pleaded, even going the full swing and battering his eyelids at him.
Gohan laughed shaking his head. "Yeah well… or right, I kinda did…"
"I knew it!" Sharpener grinned. He playfully tapped Gohan on the shoulder with triumph. Gohan grinned his eyes sparkled. How easily they could get him to smile.
"Yeah, so who?" Trevor asked eagerly from the steering wheel. They had been trying to fish for every 'make out' story from everyone. Now it was Gohan turn and they wanted to know ever last juice 'make out' session before Vegeta.
"Come on who man?" Trevor said returning to his seat next to his girlfriend after lowering the anchor.
Gohan took a deep breath and quietly said. "Mirai Trunks."
"I knew it!" Videl cheered getting a high five from Eraser the guys grinned from ear to ear, watching the girls embarrass their friend just that little more. Gohan looked elsewhere other than his friend with deep shade of red. "Well?" She pushed on.
"Yeah man, gives?" Trevor said with Ryan passing him a soda. They both turned and looked up at their friend. They grinned, watching Gohan squirm and shift uncomfortably in his sit with all their attention on him.
"This is embarrassing." Gohan said remembering, too well, that evening on that secluded beach under the stars. He remembered the peaceful feeling while watching the warm glow of the flickering camp fire. It was just after defeating Cell and losing his father. A lot was happening and fast. His best friend that he only known for a short time was about to leave him. Home with his mother was worse than it ever had been. He was fearful of being left alone and the more he thought about it, the more withdrawn he was becoming. He knew now that was the just the beginning of his depression and where he ended up trying to put an end to his pain. That fatal day, if Vegeta didn't come, he too would have left this world just like many others in the past. But the heavens were looking down upon him and sent his saviour; his knight in shining armour who never once gave up on him from that day forth. Every time he remembers that night on the secluded beach he would quietly feel guilty like he had cheated on Vegeta in someway, and maybe also played with Mirai's fragile emotions towards him.
"Come on man. We told you ours. Now it's your turn to spill." Sharpener said wiggling his brows anticipation.
"Yeah, but mines with a guy?" Gohan said hoping to escape this. No such luck.
"So was mine!"
"And mine."
"Well duh! You're both girls." Gohan rolled his eyes with smirk. The others laughed.
"Cough up!" Ryan said not letting his friend get out of this. They got him this far he wasn't about to turn back now.
"I'm not going to get out of this am I?"
"NOOO!" They all shouted. Gohan chuckled - resigning himself to tell them about his encounter with the very attractive young lavender hair man that fell in love with him.
"Fine, but this was just …"
"Get on with it!" They all said with cheesy grins. Gohan sighed and glanced at each of them. Studying them, remembering.
"Okay, it was just before Mirai was about to return home." Gohan shrugged his shoulders and looked down still remembering how he felt about losing his dad and hearing Mirai was leaving. His little world was once again falling apart. "He wanted to cheer me up and…" That was the wrong thing to say with the others snickered and wolf whistles.
"Oh yeah…Hmm"
Gohan looked up at them blushing slightly. "Do you want to hear this or do I stop?" He asked hiding back a smirk of his own.
"No! We definitely want to hear this." Videl said with a huge grin.
"Well, kindly refrain from anymore snickering please."
"Sorry dude." Ryan said with a goofy grin.
"We will behave now, promise." Eraser said doing her best not to snicker again. Gohan shook his head a little laugh escape his lips.
"Right, well, Mirai said he found this really neat tropical island with a really cool beach. He wanted me to see it and at the time I thought nothing of it. We were just friends. Nothing really …well I suppose I did sneak a few glances his way, and I did catch him doing the same with me especially when dad and I came out of the hyperbolic chamber. I remember his eyes lingering a bit longer over me from head to foot." Gohan chuckled. "I remember glancing quickly up at dad. He had caught Mirai." Gohan recalled seeing his father's raised brow questioning and embarrassing Mirai to no-end, and when Gohan glanced up at Vegeta. He was surprised to see the prince doing the exact same thing as Mirai had just being caught doing. He recalled, blushing a deep shade of red at the time not really knowing what was going on.
"What did your father do?" Videl asked.
Gohan chuckled. "Not much. He found it amusing I think, but if Mirai had tried anything before I had entered the chamber, before I had gotten stronger dad would have had something to say about it. But as it was, dad just quietly kept it to himself. He knew I could look after myself by then."
Gohan's expression lost some of it spark. "Back then after everything…after….well after dad had left me. I was struggling to come to terms with everything. With him gone and I was pretty much hurting as you can guess. I was really feeling down." Gohan shook his head pulling himself away from the haunting memory the pain he felt of losing his father. He looked up at his friends they were all quiet letting him finish his story in his own time. He smiled. "Sorry….anyhow, I was allowed to go with Mirai Trunks not that mum really cared at that point. She was lost in her own little world …." Gohan remember too well how his mother compressed her anger of losing her husband only to vent it out on him a few days later. Each malice word, each strike was burnt to his memory forever. It was the beginning of many more nights of pain endured under his mother's roof while trying to save his little brother from the same fate.
He smiled hiding the pain that flashed behind his eyes. He was good at hiding behind a fake smile. He had years of practice. "I followed Mirai and we ended up setting up camp on the beach – just him and me. It was a remote place. It was so peaceful with no-one around for miles. It was just like the paradise islands you see in magazines. The palm trees were thickly lined up against the rich golden sand that spread for miles along the beach." Gohan smiled seeing, in his mind, again how the white waves tumbled and rolled over the fine grains of sand. "It was beautiful there."
"It was just on dusk when we had finished setting up." It was like he was transported back in time feeling the cool of sand, the fine gran between his toes. "The sky was clear that night. You could easily pretend nothing every bad ever happened in the world there. I was contented never to leave."
"We fed on fish that we had caught that afternoon" Gohan smiled with the memory. The two of them, just goofing around in the rolling waves before getting down to catching their tea. "Being a resourceful pair, we had everything we needed." He remembered how they both were in no rush to climb into their separate sleeping bags and go to sleep under the blanket of stairs. "Neither of us was tired, so we just lay down on our back looking up at the stars talking. By this time the camp fire was nothing more than red flickering embers, just enough to remind us it was still there as it crackled quietly."
"Mirai told me of his plans for the future and asked what I planned for mine. I really had no idea what I was going to do at that point. I really wasn't sure if I had one without dad. And the more I thought about it the more I started to feel depressed and in no time I began to cry. I was so ashamed, but Mirai got up from his sleeping bag and brought it across to mine, bridging the gap. Even in the dim light I could see the concern and love he had for me. It made me cry harder because I knew I was going to lose him too that week. I didn't have many others that I could relate to, and speak about my problems to. After all I was Goku's son. I was fearless as far as anyone was now concerned. A hero that defeated Cell even my dad thought I didn't need him any more. Even back then I could see myself withdrawing from everyone around me that did care." It was later that it nearly did destroy him, but Gohan wasn't going to say that to his friends. He had already said too much. "Mirai quickly lay down beside me and brought me into his arms. I buried my head into the crook of his neck and cried like a baby for what felt like hours. He just stroked my hair attentively with his fingers letting me know that he was there for me; reassuring me that I was loved." Gohan affectionately recalled the warmth and love he was being fed by Mirai just by being there and holding him. "I must have cried all the tears I had saved for years. By the end of it I was feeling tired and drained not to mention I had soaked his shirt." Gohan chuckled. "I apologized for crying and for even soaking his shirt. He said it was cool and not to worry. He said he had plenty others and it was easy fixed."
Gohan chuckled again reliving the memory. Mirai shifted on to his side so he was leaning over his smaller frame, those expressive blue eyes, so full of love. The affection he saw in them as Mirai gently brushed his tear stricken cheeks with his thumb. "Well Mirai smiled reassuring me before peelings off his shirt and tossed it behind him with a goof grin of his. 'See' he said and it made me laugh. He grabbed me and laughed too. Then he said. 'Now that's music to my ears' He rolled us over and over in the sand so we were no longer on our sleeping bags. It ended with him straddled me, pin me down. Then he wasted no time in tickling me with one hand. Unfortunately for me I'm very ticklish, which I'm sure he knew. I was squirming and bucking under him to escape, but he was too relentless with his attack. He had me, and my laughter just edged him on. He had the biggest grin on his face as his fingers danced over me. I pleaded, begged him to stop. Eventual he took pity on me and pulled his fingers away, but he didn't make any attempts of pulling away from me. He watched as I caught my breath. I recall opening my eyes to see him looking down at me. There was something about his eyes that had changed. Back then I didn't understand, but I later worked out what I had seen in them. I see the same look in Geta." The girls cooed loudly. Gohan smirked trying to ignore them.
"Mirai has the most perfect crystal blue eyes that I have ever seen on anyone and at that moment they were transparent under the stars. They had clouded over with a deep burning desire, a hunger, a need. I remember being transfixed under their power and, as if in slow motion, I watched his lips lower ever so slowly. Everything around us ceased to exist when his lips, gently at first, just brushed up against mine, getting a taste. I remember opening my lips licking where he had touched me. His blue eyes were so focused on my tongue as it ran over my lips. I could feel the heat of his breath as my heart pounded hard in my chest. I was so scared but, at the same time, so excited. I was surprised, but not. When he leaned down and more forceful this time captured my mouth with his. I must have moaned because it gave him the green light and the next thing I knew his weight was fully on me. It was my first experience in something like this." Gohan blushed not daring to look up at anyone before continuing.
"I was scared, momentary, that my mother would find me." He recalled the wonderful sensation, a desire that washed over him like a fire as the older boys tongue adventured into his mouth. A burning flame that consumed his every nervure as Mirai tight body rubbed up against his smaller frame, the electrifying sparks as he rubbed clawed his hand up over Mirai's bare flesh. They rolled over, both hungering for the other. He could still recall the feeling of strength in those arms. Mirai's, powerful muscles rippling and moving in time with his own, with the same thirst. "I could feel his strength it was reassuring, exciting and exactly what I thought I needed. I was becoming as hungry for him as he was for me. We rolled and pressed ourselves to each other with the same longing. I was panting in need of air when I pulled away from him and studied his eyes. He was in the same condition as me…" glazed with a burning desire for more. "…but before anything else could happen we both noticed a sudden movement not far off from us."
"What was is it?" Eraser asked. All of them sat quietly spellbound by the story.
"Geta." Gohan chuckled. "I remembered his dark figure moving out from the shadows of the palm trees." He could remember Vegeta's powerful form just standing there in the stillness as the waves musically rolled toppled splashed over the sand in competition with their own pounding heart. "His sharp eyes raked over us both. I was under Mirai and we were both transfixed looking up at him. We must have looked a sight with our shirts now off and breathing hard, looking like scared rabbits. He's eyes were fixed on me for what seemed a life time before shifting and narrowing onto Mirai. For a spilt second his eyes looked like they were on fire like some predator. It all happened so fast and then he was gone, just like that. Mirai in that same second scrambled to his feet. I sat up as Mirai hastily put on his shirt and scanned the area. His eyes were sharp and alert as he looked everywhere around and above us for any sign of his father. I was doing the same from where I sat, but Geta was long gone from our radar."
"Why did he do that?" Eraser asked.
Gohan grinned. "He was making himself visible to us so we would stop, of course." Gohan laughed. "He later told me that he had followed us out there. He was curious and then when things started to heat up, to his disapproval, he felt this over growing need to put a end to it. At the time he said he didn't understand why he cared, but he did, and once we pulled away from each other he was curiously satisfied and left."
"Where did he go?" Videl asked.
"He told me he didn't go far. Geta spent the entire night watching us from distance just in case we got a bit too frisky for his liking." Gohan laughed. "He left just after us the next morning."
"Wow, that's so sweet." Eraser cooed.
"So he had the hots for you even then?" Videl stated more to herself.
"Who Mirai or Geta?"
"Vegeta." She said with a far away look in her eyes. "It's romantic."
"Oh please, don't start going all mushy on me now." Ryan laughed getting a playful hit in the arm for his comment.
Videl shaking her head while crossing her arms with annoyance. "Oh Boys."
"Oh Girls." Ryan and Trevor chorus together, in mock annoyance. Sharpener grinned enjoying the playful batter of words that followed. Gohan was lost in his own pleasant thoughts as he looked out over the peaceful waves that lapped and rocked the boat.
…
That night was relaxing sitting around the small fire in the living room. Everyone had full stomaches after cooking up the fish they had caught that day. Laughter and loud boastful conversation about their day out fishing and hiking, or in Gohan's case, relaxing walk along one of the less strenuous of the windy trails. His afternoon was relaxing with his long term friends while their conversation varied in topic. Sharpener was actually pleased that day that he didn't have a girlfriend like their poor unfortunate friends Ryan and Trevor who had been blackmailed into going up one of the more strenuous trails. The girls had challenged their bravado or lack of. That couldn't go unchallenged by the two jocks. Gohan and Sharpener had laughed as the two girls came back down the trail towards the cars with more bounce in their steps than the two boys who were struggling behind. Ryan was fairing better than Trevor who hadn't climbed many trails like the one he had been climbing with the girls.
The smug look Videl had when she watched her boyfriend collapse against his truck. Gohan was surprised that Eraser had survived it at all. He was expecting her to be dragging her legs until Videl explained that she had dragged her with her for company on her morning runs. It seemed to be paying off. Trevor had put on a brave face as he collapsed next to Ryan catching his breath. Gohan was pleased with their triumph even if they came in behind the girls. If they weren't as fit as they were they would probably be still up in the hills somewhere.
After dinner they ended up having a playful game of truth and dare which ended with Sharpener doing a nearly full on strip tease on the coffee table. That was before Trevor tackled and wrestled him down and off onto the floor preventing any unwanted previews of what could have been an altogether terrifying show. After all the laughter had died down and the fire had lowered to gentle glow of embers, slowly one by one they drifted of to their a assigned bedrooms. And again Gohan found himself alone in his bed. This time he was too tired to get up to any mischief. In no time his eyes lowered and he fell into deep sleep only before whispering out his love goodnight.
During the night Gohan's dreams began to turn and wrestle with his fears. If anyone was in the room they would have seen a teenager wrestling with his bed linen fighting back the unpleasant thoughts that attacked him. His whimpers went unnoticed as he called for help. He was being chased by unseen demons with dark eyes, eyes not unlike his or his partners, but they held no light.
In his dream there was no escape, no safe haven. Every corner he ran to was lit for his enemy to see. Without any power he couldn't defend himself and the figure knew this laughing at his frail attempts to defend himself, to protect himself and his unborn child. Each turn lead him in front of Matt who was laughing at him until he ended up pointing over Gohan's shoulder. When he turned around slowly he was confronted with a dark figure standing tall and proud and, with each powerful step, came closer. It was there things went blank for Gohan as a hand stretched out and went to grab him. Light faded with the echo of laughter and as the dark abyss closed in on him he felt something being ripped from him, something calling to him. Then there was nothing, nothing but him…
Eyes wide, heart pounding hard against his rib cage he bolted upright. "NOOO!" Blinking disorientated. "What the hell?" He breathed. Fear climbed sending a chilling shiver over him. The hairs on the back of his neck stood to attention. Goosebumps trailed along his arms. He couldn't stop trembling. He wrapped his arms around himself. "It was just a dream…" He tried to calm himself, "…Just a bad dream." It seemed it wasn't just him that was unsettled with that dream as the baby shifted in search of comfort in its tight home. Gohan hand rose on it own accord and soothed the unborn infant comforting it in it protective pouch. "It's alright, just a dream." He whispered as he lay back down apprehensively. "Just a dream."
It was three in the morning by the time Gohan eventually fell back to sleep from sheer exhaustion from the fear of falling into another nightmare. He was woken up with someone sitting on his bed. His eyes fought to stay open. He looked up to see Sharpener. "Hey man. You look like shit!"
"Thanks." Gohan mumbled allowing his heavy lids to close again. "What time is it?" He asked not really caring. He was quietly happy being in bed and keen to sleep now the nightmare was gone.
"Eleven." Gohan eyes shot open.
"WHAT?!"
"Eleven. The guys and I have just got back from our ride."
"Huh?"
"We just took the bikes out for spin..."
"And I didn't wake up?" Gohan was suspired that he didn't wake up with the racket they would have created with all those bikes roaring to life outside his window.
"Nope! Well that's what the girls said. They have just gone off with Ryan, Trevor for another ride. You hunger?"
"Yeah, sure. Gee, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sleep…"
"It's cool. We thought it would be best to just let you lay in."
Sharpener laid a reassuring hand on Gohan's shoulder as he got off the bed. "Hows bacon and eggs sound since you missed breakfasted?"
"Sounds good." Gohan smiled still feeling a little embarrassed for sleeping in.
"I hope you like it a little burnt." Sharpener grinned before walking out. Gohan chuckled. He remembered when he lived with Sharpener that his blonde hair friend wasn't known for his great cooking skills.
After a quick shower, and an overcooked meal, both boys decided to take Gohan's jeep for a drive with Sharpener driving. They had left a note letting the others know they were out and didn't know when they would be back. They ended up just driving around, eventually drove into town. Since the drive and spending time with his friend Sharpener Gohan had forgotten his restless sleep. Through the morning when he was under the shower rose he found himself not able to remember anything of real value. It was all just a surge of very faint uncomfortable feelings that he could recall.
There weren't many places you could go in this sleepy town Ryan's uncle called home for a few weeks a year. The boys ended up back at Jims for a meal. Gohan was a bit disappointed not to see him anywhere as they entered the near empty restaurant. For a brief moment Gohan wondered how the old guy could afford to keep the restaurant from closing with a lack of customers. Sharpener smiled. It looked promising. There were two girls giggling as they looked his way while talking with what looked like their friend at the counter. They looked like college girls. That got Sharpener excited as the prospects mounted.
"I think they like me."
"I think you right." Gohan smirked.
"The brunette is hot! Don't you think?" Sharpener asked as his eyes travelled back to the girls as they continued to talk among themselves.
"You're asking me?" Gohan raised a brow not hiding his amusement. Even more so, with the death glare Sharpener threw at him. "Yeah, kinda I suppose, if that's your thing."
"Yeah that's my thing." Sharpener growled, but his eyes went back to the girls. The one behind the counter came over and introduced herself as Stacy and asked what they would like. She quickly pulled the pencil from her pocket and smiled showing off her perfect teeth while she jotted down their order before quickly excited.
The boy quickly fell in conversation with Sharpener constantly looking over his shoulder at the girls. It wasn't long and they were eating and drinking. Gohan was finding his friend very amusing trying to eat while trying to look casual back at the girls. With Stacy now sitting at the girl's table it was obvious that they were talking about them. Gohan just hoped they didn't try anything with him. He found it uncomfortable having a girl flirt with him. He never quite knew what to do. Do you just come straight out and say you're not interested or put on the same fake smile that shows you might actually be interested in what they are saying. He remembered a number embarrassing times where a few girls actually tried for first base with him before he even got one word out. Though, his male friends used to always say just sit back and enjoy it. He would if they were built a little different and he didn't already have someone. When they had finally finished Gohan felt contented. His stomach was full.
Suddenly Sharpener turned and faced him and asked desperately. "What should I do?"
Gohan removed the straw from his mouth now that his milkshake was finished and licked his lips. He had been craving for a milkshake all day. He shrugged his shoulders and said. "What do you mean?"
"The girls, what should I do? How should I get their attention?" Sharpener motioned with his head back to the girls.
Gohan frowned. "I don't know. Just go over there and say something to them."
"Like what?"
"How in the hell would I know? …just …just tell them you're new in town?"
"Gee, I think they already know that."
"Well I don't know. Maybe …" They were both silenced as one of the girls came over. Both boys looked up as the red hair approached.
"Hi there."
Quick thinking Sharpener in return said. "Hi." The girl looked them over smiling. Sharpener noticed she had a few freckles along the bridge of her nose. Cute he thought. "Sharpener."
"Sorry?"
"Sharpener… it's my name.' He said nervously. Gohan was busy looking at the salt shaker as another girl walked over and slid in to the seat next to his.
"Nice to meet you Sharpener. I'm Peggy." She turned to the brunette hair girl running her long shiny pink nails down Gohan's arm. 'This is Heather and you both have meet Stacy over there." Both boys looked over to see a dark hair girl waving at them with a seductive smile. "We haven't seen you boys around here before?"
"No. We're staying with a friend for few days." Sharpener explained. Peggy slid into the seat next to him while Heather continued her assault on Gohan's arm. She slowly leaned in so her breathe tickled Gohan's ear.
"And what's your name cutie?" Heather asked. Her green eyes sparkled her smile broaden across her face as a red tinge spread across Gohan's cheeks.
"That's Gohan." Sharpener informed them.
"Gohan huh? …Hmmm nice name." Heather purred moving even closer. Gohan moved further alone the booth only to have Heather corner him. He was lost for words. His eyes darted up to Sharpener for help. But the blonde was busy lost in Peggy's hazel eyes as they sparkly at him. "How old are you Gohan?"
"He's just turned eighteen." Sharpener again informed her without taken his eyes of Peggy who just squeezed his thigh, before gliding her hand over Sharpener's jeans, rubbing him up.
Heather smiled with the affect she was having on Gohan. It wasn't everyday a real hot guy was in her grasp. She and Peggy had tossed for him with Peggy losing out bitterly and being assigned to Sharpener. Stacy was been amused by both her friends playfulness.
Heather wasted no time in playing with Gohan's hair, curling the semi long dark strands around her slender fingers, only to let them slip from her fingers tips. Gohan shivered but still said nothing. He wasn't feeling that well and was silently cursing himself for not telling the girl to leave him alone.
Peggy seductively blew in Sharpener ear and whispered. "If you want we can show you around."
"That would be cool!" Sharpener's driving hormones was quick to snap at the idea before his friend could protest. Gohan's eyes snapped up staring at him in disbelief until he felt Heather's fingers light travel up his arm and over the sensitive part of his neck, and with a light touch she circled two faint scars. Something like teeth marks if you were to look at them. Count Dracula would quick come to mind. Unfortunately for Saiyan their claim marks become an arousal point, highly stimulated. It was most unfortunate for Gohan when this fact was heightened. A deep rumbling purr left his unwilling lips as Heather slender fingers brushed over the mark with her feathery touch.
Her smile broadened with the responsive and surprising sound the boy had made. A glassy look washed over Gohan with the adrenalin rush it was causing. He was becoming helpless as she played with his magic spot. A new sensation washed over him. His eyes closed, sleepily.
The other couple played him no heed as they were locked in a bruising kiss. Gohan's heavy eyelids lifted he tilted his head so he could meet her eyes, dizzily. "Stop." He breathed.
"Why? You seem to like this." She said playfully. His eyes followed her lips as they came crushing down on his. He willed himself to struggle free from her aggressive move, her commanding lips.
"…please …stop…"
"I don't think so sweet." She laughed as her lips once again came crushing down on his.
…
Somewhere, lost in all the confusion, he found himself in the back seat of a car, Dazed. "Where am I?" He mumbled feeling strange. His vision was swimming around him making him feel nauseous. He was vaguely aware of Peggy next to him. Her broad smile at his distress alarmed him.
"Just sit back and enjoy the ride cutie." Heather laughed sitting in the front seat while Stacy picked up speed keen to get to their destination. The three girl's excitement spilled into laughter filling his ears with mischievousness and malice. His head rolled to the side unable to support it on his own, his strength long ago gone. He was now rendered helpless. He forced himself to open his eyes only to quickly close them again feeling nauseous as he caught the different shades of green speeding past him.
He groaned as he closed his eyes feeling his stomach about to turn. Hot and cold flashes passed over him. "What's happening?" He whispered so quietly he didn't know whether he had said it or not. He didn't care. His head rolled in sync with the rough movements of the car. He had no idea what was going on and how he got there. All he knew was that he just wanted to roll up and die somewhere.
Eyes drooped closed as he slumped to the shoulder next to him unconscious. Peggy smiled and traced her fingers down his smooth cheek bone, brushing the dark locks back as she did. Heather glanced over her shoulder. Delight shone on her face and could be heard in her voice as she laughed.
"Matt's sooo going to be pleased."
TBC…
A/D Sorry for the delay I kept adding pieces subtracting sex senses …hehe and then I got to a point I just didn't know where to stop. Obviously I found a place hehe…
Well we're getting closer and I'm already working on the next chapter. Hopefully it will be entertaining for you all. Thanks again for the reviews and e-mails. As I have said before it's what keeps the story going …painful as it is to read. Hehe
Any errors found blame me as my poor long suffering Vegeta-sire had to contend with a very long chapter. And I know he just cringes whenever he sees a long chapter like this. ::winks:: but he's really great for helping me out like this.