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Chapter VI – Home sweet home

Gohan took another bite of his sandwich then peeked at Luana again, who was talking to the man behind the bar. He just continued shaking his head and tried to get rid of her pretending time after time a customer was calling. "What do you think she's doing?" Krillin wondered aloud and looked at Gohan, who shrugged. Minutes later they saw Luana stamping back to the table in frustration. She sat down next to Gohan and took a giant bite out of her burger. "Stupid old man..." They chuckled slightly. "What were you talking about?" She screamed shortly. "I was asking about what he knew about the Morgans, everything went swell until I said 'What about their daughter?' Then he blocked. I tried to make him talk but, ugh! Doesn't he know there are lives at stake!" Grunting she continued eating. Minutes later Krillin called the waiter. As the man walked past he placed the bill with shivering hand on the table and then strode off. Luana picked it up, reaching for her wallet. She stopped and smiled, showing it to the others. Below the $27.35, was written the name of an Inn. "Our new destination."

"We really have to leave, I was kinda starting to like this place," Goku whined when they were ready to fly homewards where they could think for a while. They all raised their eyebrows at him. "What?" Goku asked. "I guess he's got a point," Gohan said. "Where we're going, Samara will look like little red riding hood."

"AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" They all shrunk in fear at seeing a furious Chi-Chi awaiting them a the door, rolling pin in one hand. "We've been like – all kinds of places..." Goku told her carefully. Chi-Chi snorted and pointed at the door. "Inside, the lot of you!" Nodding their head slightly, even Luana, they went inside with their head hanging low. The next hour, Chi-Chi did nothing but ranting and raving about being worried and all that mother-like stuff. Homework, food, studies... "No up to your room! Yes, Goku, you as well and pull on some clean clothes! We're not through with this discussion!" As Luana and Gohan went upstairs Gohan muttered: "She says discussion but she means monologue."

At his door he waited. "I know she isn't in there," he said. "And yet..." He pushed it open and there was his room, untouched. The curtains were still closed and dim sunrays forced their way through. His bed was unmade and sneakers and clothes were lying on the wooden floor. "Don't mind the mess," he said picking it up and throwing it inside his drawers. Luana pulled open the curtains then sat down on his desk, swinging her feet. About five minutes later, Gohan had finished his attempts to make his room less messy. The cheets were still lying pretty disordered and he quickly shove his sneakers under his bed. Then, he sat down beside her. "We'll leave tomorrow, if we're able to sneak out." Luana laughed quietly. She observed his room then looked down to her knees. "Still thinking about your mum huh?" Gohan mumbled swinging an arm around her shoulders. "Yes..." A tear ran down her cheek and she quickly whiped it away. "It's okay, if you wanna cry just cry." "No, I don't need to. I got other things on my mind." She jumped off the table. "You know, when all this is over, you're gonna have to teach me how to fly." "Uh, it's not that easy." "I know I'll probably suck at it," Luana smiled and shrugged. "But it'd be fun just to say how close I've been to flying." She twirled around the room obviously dreaming how it would feel like. "It must feel great."

"GET YOUR ASSES DOWN HERE! IT'S DINNER TIME!"

Gohan sighed and stood up. "She and Samara would make good company."

11:09 PM

Everyone was asleep. Goku and Chi-Chi in their bedroom, Krillin and Luana in the living room: Luana on the couch Krillin on the ground. All was quiet, except... Step step step step croaaaaak.

Gohan froze and lifted his foot back up from the creaking step. Carefully he went down, flashlight clutched in his fist and enterred the living room. Stepping over Krillin he sat down in front of the television and held out the tape.

Luana blinked and yawning she sat up, there to find Gohan sitting in front of the tv, watching the tape yet again. She peeked at her watch and moaned. "Gohan, it's past eleven!" He nodded. "I know." "Go back to bed," she moaned and pulled her blanket over her head again. "I can't sleep," he mumbled and paused the tape when it had a view on the cliff. In the corner of the screen sat a fly. Luana crawled out of the couch, past Krillin who was still sleeping. She placed her head on Gohan's shoulder and yawned. "Gohaaan..." "Hush!" he hissed. "Check out the fly." She sighed deeply. "It's just a regular fly." Gohan reached out for it. "Just like it's a regular chair, a regular ladder, a..." He carefully picked the fly from the screen en held it between finger and thumb. Luana fell silent. "Oh my God..." She looked at him and then reached for her pocket. "Oh Gohan, your nose." He looked up. "Your nose is bleeding." "Oh..." She pressed a clean hanky against it and Gohan held it it. Luana sighed and shook her head. "That's just great, Gohan. Now I won't be able to fall asleep again. I'm too freakin' scared." "It's just a fly." "A fly that you just picked from the screen and which caused your nose to bleed." "That was just a coinsidence." "Coinsidence?" She laughed at him. "Gohan, I did believe that after all that time you'd finally realise that this ain't about coinsidence anymore." He peeked at the hanky then fold it up. "What would a nosebleed got to do with Samara Morgan?" She thought for moment biting her nails. "When I was little," she then said. "I always used to get nosebleeds when the air was moisty. And down a well, you know, that seems like a pretty moisty place." Gohan shrugged. "Let's go to bed." She whined quietly. "I can't sleep." He smiled warmly. "You can sleep with me."


Queen Luana: That's it folks, I know this one was a bit boring, but the next chapter will be a bit more, ahem, tense. Yeah, until then pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase review:-b