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Kakarot catches Gohan looking at his tail again, "What are you looking at?"

"I...uh...nothing."

Kakarot scowls, {That's his answer for the last two hundred times. I know I can trust him, I can tell he wouldn't do anything to hurt me. But it's so eerie. Why is he so devoted to me?}

He spies Vegeta looking at his tail again, {This is getting to be too much.} He yells, "WHY THE HELL DO YOU KEEP ON LOOKING AT MY TAIL?!"

"I...I haven't been looking at your tail."

"Oh yes, you have! You've been staring at it for more times than I can count! Literally! What is your problem?!"

Gohan feels it's time for some quick lying he'd probably regret later on, "Well you see, I...uh, I was jealous because you have a tail and I don't."

Kakarot chuckles, "Is that all? You know," he adds slyly, "I can get you a tail, if you want."

Gohan gulps and says, "Oh really? How?" He feels this is not going to have a happy ending.

"I'll show you. But you have to agree that you absolutely want one."

"Of course I want one! Why wouldn't I?!" Gohan practically yells with a smile that really doesn't suit his face. He thinks, {I really hate lying about something I know I'll regret later on.}

Kakarot thinks, {What a strange boy.} He picks up a rock and cuts his open palm, like before. Gohan winces, but Kakarot doesn't notice.

Kakarot turns to Gohan and places his bloody hand onto Gohan's forehead and smears it across. Gohan can feel himself go a shade lighter. Kakarot performs the sun dance like before and mumbles some incomprehensible words and closes his eyes.

Gohan suddenly notices the blood trickling down into his suit, and sees it has taken on a bright glow. Chills creep up Gohan's spine as the blood flows down his chest. As the blood reaches his stomach, it vanishes. Gohan says, "Huh?"

Suddenly a great pain makes Gohan keel over, clutching at his stomach. Gohan can taste blood in his mouth and tries to spit it out, but there is none. The pain decreases into soreness and Gohan slowly gets up from the ground.

Kakarot is not impressed, "You didn't take the pain well."

Gohan mutters, resentfully, "It was unexpected."

"Well learn to expect pain."

Gohan asks, "Do I really have a tail?" afraid to look.

Kakarot asks, "What? Can't you feel it?"

Gohan nods, "I can."

"Then why are you asking?"

"I...Oh, nevermind," Gohan says. He slowly looks behind him and sure enough, a long furry tail. He flicks it around testing it.

Kakarot frowns, "You don't seem happy."

Gohan says, "Oh yeah! I'm happy! I'm jumping for joy..."

Kakarot cocks his head slightly, concerned, {What's the matter with him? Maybe the pain was too much for him. He should rest a little whi-...Hey! Why am I getting sentimental about him?! I've only known him for two weeks! Come on, Kakarot, snap out of it!}

Kakarot mutters, "At least you've stopped looking at my tail. Now be careful with that. If anyone grabs it, then that's the end of you. It's safer to wrap it around your waist."

Gohan notices Kakarot keeps his tail free and asks with suspicion, "Why are you telling me this?"

Kakarot blushes slightly and says, "Well I...I don't want my soldiers to take any risks-I mean, have any weaknesses."

Gohan smiles, a real one this time, "Well thanks, but I'll risk it like you."

Kakarot says, "Now don't get any ideas. I just said that with no meaning whatsoever. I mean I didn't say that because I like you...wait, I like you, but I don't like you. I mean...ugh, nevermind. Forget I even said it." Kakarot is blushing really hard now and he turns away.

He thinks, {Now you blew it, Kakarot. He'll never look up to you again. He'll only think of you as a sentimental fool.}

Meanwhile Gohan thinks, {I think there's still a lot of my dad in him. But I still want Dad back. How am I going to do that?} He looks at his tail, {And what am I going to with this? How am I going to tell Videl I have a tail now?}