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Chapter IV – The barn

When they left the next day, neither Luana nor Gohan told them what had happened the previous day. It would just end up in unpleasant comments, they assumed. This time they didn't blush either when Gohan lifted her up from the ground, only shared a short kiss as Goku and Krillin weren't looking. Jumping up and flying off, Gohan could not help himself feeling grateful for a moment for watching the tape.

A few minutes later, they finally saw the small island appearing at the horizon. "There it is," Gohan sighed. They could hear Krillin muttering some things to himself like 'why me' and stuff. Luana chuckled and Gohan somehow had the impression she didn't like Krillin that much. They landed and Gohan placed her carefully back on the ground at which she pressed a short kiss on his lips. Gohan smiled and stroke her long hair from her face. She had untied her pigtailsthat morning and her long hair now had tiny waves. "Hey, check it out!" They immediately let go and went to see what Goku had found. They saw an old barn not so far from a little house. "You think that's..." Krillin asked but Luana once more interrupted. She did seem much of the type who liked to talk alot. "Let's go ask. If somebody lives there, we're at the wrong place." "Uh?" "It said so on the site. Mother and child are long dead and the father was found in his bathroom a couple of months ago. Suicide, apparently." "Figures," Gohan mumbled as they approached the house.

"How did the child and mother die?" Gohan asked as they reached the door of the little house, which looked deserted. "Don't know," Luana said, then hesitated. "But Samara..." She turned to him. "Drowned?" "Maybe she fell into the well," Goku suggested. They were surprised. After all that time since they watched the tape, Goku was finally able to say something useful. "That's it!" Gohan cried in delight, Luana wasn't as enthousiastic. "Perhaps," she said, apparently not so glad somebody knew more than she did. And then someone like Goku as well. "But if she just simply fell into a well, what's all the otter stuff got to do with it?" she asked. They shrugged only Gohan thought deeply, just as she did. "Or maybe," she said after a long pause. "We're looking at this in the wrong way. Maybe it wasn't the girl's nightmare at all. Maybe it was her mother's." "Or maybe," Krillin coppied her. "It isn't always as tricky as it seems. Maybe Goku's right for once." She looked at him one lip shivering. "But she has a point that if she simply fell down in a well, what have all the other thing's got to do with it?" Gohan suggested. Luana turned around briskly in an attempt not to show her upcoming tears and banged loudly on the door. However, if anyone had lived in the house they would've already answered it right? After them having loud discussions in their front yard. They waited. "No one's home," Luana finally stated and Gohan nodded, observing the house again. "Guess we're at the right place anyway." Krillin looked around and grined. "Hey guys," he said walking a few feet away from them towards the lighttower. "IIIII just happen to know how the mother died," he said turning around and pointing at the cliff. "She committed suicide as well." He looked at Luana, waiting for an outburst. She just smiled, knowing what he was up to. "You're absolutely right!" she said delighted and slapped him on the shoulder. "Way the go, Krillin!"He was a little stunned by her move. "So, great leader," she then proceeded. "Where should we look next?" He swallowed. "Uh..." Gohan and Goku chuckled. Luana sniffed. "Don't pretend you're smart, Krillin, cause you're not." "Oh yeah! Well you didn't know yet did you!" Krillin said, his face now growing red. Luana just approached Goku. "Goku, where do you think we should look next?" "Uh..." He thought for a moment then pointed at the barn. "The barn, I s'pose." Luana raised her eyebrows at Krillin, then they headed for the barn, her and Gohan shrieking with laughter and Krillin with a face like a tomato. The barn clearly had been deserted for quite a while as well. While scanning the area Gohan suddenly slapped Luana against her shoulder. "Look," he said and pointed at something in front of him. They all looked at a ladder leading to a higher platform. "Let's go," Luana said and started climbing. "Uh, I'll keep on looking down here," Krillin said and quickly ran to observe some boxes. "I'll hold the ladder," Goku called. "Cowards," Gohan could hear Luana mutter and he laughed shortly. When reaching the platform Luana hesitated for a moment. "Oh my God," she mumbled and pulled herself up. "Gohan." Gohan swallowed at seeing the tree painted on the wall. As he went to take another closer look Luana leaned over the edge of the platform and looked down. "I oughta admit you were right, Krillin. It was Samara's dream."

Gohan looked around, thinking deeply. There was a chair as well and also a television which he turned on. Nothing. He sighed. "There's gotta be more clues in here." He heard Luana pace around again but did not look up at her, just stared at the screen. "Something..." He slammed the tv in anger and Luana jumped up a bit. When she heard him cry softly she sat down beside him. "Gohan, it's okay, we'll find more clues. Don't worry." She wiped the tears from his face and then forced him to look at her. "What if Krillin's right? What if we don't find a way at all?" he said still sobbing. She laid her head on his shoulder. "Then I'll be glad we at least tried."

"Gohan, there's a storm coming up!" Goku called from down the ladder. "We'll have to wait here until it passes." "Okay!" Goku yelled back, trying to keep his voice as steady as possible, yet his father heard. "You alright?" "Yeah, I'm fine dad." "Is the couple gonna stay up there or are you coming down?" Krillin mocked. Luana sighed. "God I hate that man." Gohan smiled and whiped away his tears. "He's alright."

Minutes later they sat down watching the rain pour down on Moesko Island. "Five more days," Gohan mumbled. He expected Luana to once again say that it were six but when he turned he saw she had already dozed off. She lied down on the ground, knees to her chest and her head on her jacket. Her hair was spreaded over her face, conseiling everything but one eye. Gohan felt a desire to stroke her hair from her face but didn't, since two adults were watching her as well. "She fell asleep quickly," Krillin mumbled. "Yeah," Gohan sighed and turned to watch the dark sky. They followed his example.

"Hey Gohan, did you tell Chi-Chi we were leaving?" Goku asked.

"Nope."

"Darn, I don't think I'll last for another five days."

They laughed and went to sleep as well moments later.


Queen Luana: That's it for now. I know it ain't much but well, the next chap will be up soon! So don't worry. Until then you can spend time reviewing – hint hint hint!