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The Gift Part 2 Chapter 9 (The Sequel)
Gohan started to slowly open his eyes as he was lying in bed. Seeing blurry and groaning he touched his head and felt an Ice Pack on it. Still feeling the pain of an awful headache, Gohan tried to sit up but it was sort of hard to. He felt weak and started to rub his temples.
"Wow, I never felt like this before. I've had bad headaches but not with my whole body feeling it."
Without hesitation Athena walked in the room and saw Gohan with his eyes open and she smiled at him. She didn't like the fact that he was like that but she wanted to smile and not look worried.
"Hey honey, how are you feeling?"
"Like a train ran over me."
Athena looked confused. "Huh!"
Gohan didn't know what else to say. "To be honest I really don't know."
She sat on the bed next to him. "Well you sound like you feel better then you don't."
"What happen?" Asked Gohan.
"You don't remember?"
"Only thing I could remember is having a headache, feeling dizzy and that's it."
She looked at him. "Well, you passed out."
Gohans eyes widen. "I passed out?!"
"Yeah, you passed out. Your dad said it could be cause of the intense training in the hyperbolic time chamber."
"He's probably right. I did train for twelve hours in supersaiyan mode."
"I think you need to take it easy, before you have it out with my father."
"Athena, where's Arden?"
"He's with Goten."
"Good, I really don't want him to see me like this."
"Gohan have you ever thought about some day we need to tell him the truth?"
"I don't want to think about that."
"I know it's not going to be an easy subject but we need to tell him soon about how we came to be." Said Athena.
Gohan closed his eyes as he rubbed his temples to lay back but then he didn't like the fact of being in bed so he started to sit up again.
"I don't think it's a good idea for you to sit up." Said Athena pushing him down.
"I can't lay here in bed all day.... I've got a battle in four days!"
Athena tried to lay him back. "What a better time to take it easy and relax."
Gohan laid on his pillow. "Athena it's been three years since I had a headache I'm not use to lying in bed."
"Well, you've been out for an hour," said Athena looking at him.
"An hour?! That's defiantly too long!"
"I could at least be grading my students papers."
"Is that all you can think about?!" Yelled Athena.
Sighs. "Ok, I'll try to relax but to get my mind off of things maybe we could go back to Zeon for a while until the fight begins." Said Gohan. "That does sound like a good idea!" said Athena kissing Gohan.
Athena got up off the bed and looked at her husband. "Gohan I'm sorry if I sounded like I didn't care about your job. But.... I prefer you live on Zeon with your family and kingdom." "Athena that's a big change for me considering I'm not Zeon material." "I hope you make up your mind soon, Zeon material or not." Athena smiled at her husband and walked out the door to get Arden.
Gohan sighed as he laid on his pillow and closed his eyes wishing that this all was a dream and any minute now his mom would come in and tell him it was time for school before he ever met Athena. Zeon wasn't really were Gohan wanted to live.
Fifteen minutes later, Athena walked outside while Arden and Gohan got ready to go. She notices far off a large object in the sky. She took out of her bag some binoculars and she zoomed in and notice it was a ship, she thought to herself, I wonder is that my uncle's ship it looks like the description from what the camera's on Zeon picked up. "Hey Athena what are you looking at?" said Gohan walking up.
She put the binoculars down. "Oh nothing I was just exploring nature." She smiled. "Well let's hurry up and go before my mom yells at me again about taking care of myself." Athena used her crystal as they went back through the portal to Zeon. Athena went to talk with her mom and Gohan went to spend time with Arden.
Chichi sat down on the couch next to Goku while he was reading the paper. "Goku I'm worried about our son!"
Goku put down the paper and gave her a plain look. "Chichi what is the problem?"
"He doesn't want me to care for him anymore!"
"Chichi you need to understand that Gohan is an adult he's not a teenager anymore. Let his wife see about him now."
"Yeah, she's seeing about him alright! More like the cause of the problem!" "Chichi I understand that you're still angry! But Athena isn't trying to hurt him."
"But.... she's the cause of our son having headaches!" "Chichi listen, I don't like the fact that she was some of the cause of that but, what can we do?" Said Goku.
Goku could see that Chichi was worried about Gohan and he put his arm around her. "Listen Chichi, we can't worry about Gohan, he can take care of himself." Chichi laid her head on Gokus shoulder and he kissed her. That was her assurance of not to worry and that he loved her.
Athena walked into her mother's chambers. "Mom I'm back!" "Oh great, how was the training?" "It was good! Gohan and Arden trained really hard and I think my husband sort of over did it." "Oh really how was that?" Asked Trina. "He felt dizzy and passed out when they got back home." "Is he alright?" "Yeah, he's outside in the garden with Arden. He's strong." Smiled Athena.
"Yeah and Arden is going to be just like him." Smiled Trina. "Mom I wanted to tell you that I saw uncle Adieus ship in the sky on earth." "I'm not surprised, I should have him arrested and that husband of mine for invading this castle!"
"You think we can talk to father and tell him to stop this crazy battle!"
"Athena, you should realize your father likes to play dirty!"
"But mom..."
"Athena, I do not trust your father he is considered a dangerous MAN and I can't wait until Gohan sends him back to where he belongs or.... ends his life!" Said Trina not feeling too happy about her husband being killed cause she still has feelings for him.
"It was just a suggestion mom."
"Well I'm sorry but that suggestion is crazy so don't think about reasoning with him."
"Can't you take a break from training and say hi to your family!?" Yelled Bulma. Vegita opens the door to the gravity room. "Women, what is it now!?" Yelled Vegita. "Would you realize that you have a family and not keep yourself in that gravity room all the time!" "Listen I'll be out in fifteen minutes!"
"I hope so!"
"Remember Bulma I'm training so I can help Kakkarot win this battle!"
Vegita kissed Bulma and she was surprised considering he doesn't like to be interrupted. Bulma smiled and that was good enough for her. Vegita went back to his training and he did keep his promise about spending time with his family.
Gohan and Arden were lying on the patio chairs in the back yard of the castle.
"Dad can you answer something for me?" Asked Arden.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Are you feeling ok?"
Gohan sat up and smiled at his son. "Yeah, why do you ask?"
"Well it seemed like when we were training in the hyperbolic time chamber, you became weak." "Well Arden that happens when you don't train for a long time." "Well, grandfather didn't seem to do that." "Well my dad trains more than me and I've been out of practice for a long time."
"But why did you pass out when we were at grandfathers house?"
"Well Arden I over did it with the training, and it took a lot out of me." "Well I guess that does answer my questions." Smiled Arden. Gohan smiled at his son hoping he wouldn't ask any more questions. "Well Arden, I have to go and take care of some work in the office until Richard gets back on his feet." "Our time ended too quick." Said Arden looking sad.
"I'm sorry son but I promised your mom I would help with some of the paperwork that's been piling up. Hey, we can play tomorrow." "Ok." Smiled Arden. "I think you also have some unfinished homework you have to do." "Yeah I know." said Arden. They both went back inside the castle.
"Come on Gina I've been busy doing homework and working on my project." "Are you sure about that and you haven't been avoiding me?" Asked Gina.
"No I haven't I got busted by my big brother for skipping class already and I don't need to get in anymore trouble."
"Ok Goten I better let you go. My parent's have been riding my back about school also."
Gohan was in the office sitting at the computer looking over some work. He sat back in the big office chair and let out a sigh.
"I've been at this computer for over an hour."
He got up and went to the window and he could see part of Zeon cause of the elevation. Gohan saw how beautiful Zeon was as the sun was setting. "Wow this is the most beautiful part of being on Zeon, when the sun sets."
He came from the window and sat on the lounge chair and put his feet up to rest. As he was sitting in the chair resting he started to feel another headache slowly come on. Not again thought Gohan. I think I better take some medicine these headaches are starting to get on my nerves and for some odd reason I feel like I'm going to lose my dinner thought Gohan. Athena walked in and sat on his lap and put her arms around him and locked lips with him and she looked at him.
"Hey, how's the work coming along?"
Gohan smiled. "It's coming along.... I was just trying to take a break."
Athena rubbed her nose up against his. "Well, you have been in here for a long time and it's good to take a break."
"Well when your king of a castle it takes a lot of work and Richard does have a lot of work here."
"Well me and my mom have been trying to do some of it."
Gohan sighed. "Well it looks like I just might be up late tonight and I have a few meetings I have to go to tomorrow."
Athena kissed his cheek and got up taking his glasses off his face. She looked at her husband of how handsome he looked. "Oh honey, you sound tired already when you say that."
"Athena, could you give me some aspirin that's in our bathroom cabinet."
The look of concerned came on her face. "You, having another headache?"
"Yeah, and I need to get rid of it so I can finish this work." Said Gohan rubbing the side of his head.
"Sure, I'll be right back."
Athena walked out of the room and Gohan got up real quick and ran to the bathroom to throw up. He was glad Athena wasn't there to see him most likely, she would worry more and he had to be ready to battle her father in four days. Gohan got up and cleaned his mouth and flushed the toilet. Gohan put the lid down and sat on it. "I can't believe I'm sick to my stomach. It's got to be my nerves."
"Gohan?" Called Athena.
"Oh man, I can't let Athena in here!" He used mouthwash to gargle and sprayed the bathroom real quick.
Athena knocked on the door. "Hey are you there?"
"Yeah I'll be out!" Said Gohan.
He came out the bathroom and closed the door behind him and kissed her.
"I brought you your medicine. You must be feeling better?" Said Athena.
"I'm sort of." Gohan smiled and kissed her and took the medicine from Athena. "Thanks Athena."
Gohan went and sat back in the chair in front of the computer and Athena came behind him and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed the top of his head gently. He turned around in the chair and she sat in his lap. She smiled at him. "I think I better leave you alone so you can finish so you can come to bed soon." Said Athena getting up.
Athena left out the room and Gohan breath a sigh. "I hate hiding things from her. I better finish this work before I'm here all night." Gohan started working back on the computer.
Omnimus was sitting in his quarters sipping wine. He got up and threw his glass of wine up against the wall across the room, breaking it. The thoughts of Gohan putting him on that prison planet made him angry.
"I wasted several years on that planet!" Said Omnimus walking over to the window.
An Adieus walks in cause he heard the noise and saw the glass broken with wine on the floor.
"Are you having a temper tantrum?" Smirked Adieus.
Omnimus was looking out the window. "Don't joke with me right now Adieus I'm already angry with that son- in-law of mine!"
"I wasn't joking. You're losing your patients."
"Of course I am!"
"I thought you were going to make him suffer."
"I am making him suffer!"
"Let me see that controller?" Said Adieus.
Omnimus handed him the controller.
"You call this suffering you don't have this on the right buttons."
"Well I don't want to kill him with that thing! I want to do that with my bare hands!" Said Omnimus. "Well there's a way to do things with out killing someone so let me show you how it's done." said Adieus with an evil smile.
Gohan had already been in bed for an hour now and he felt better earlier and was looking forward to a good night sleep. He spent a little more time with Arden before he put him to bed. Gohan started to toss and turn in his sleep then a sharp pain went through his head, which felt like lightening. He woke up and grabbed the back of his head and winced in pain. He slowly got up so he won't wake Athena.
He went into their other room where a couch bed was and closed the door quietly. The room was mainly a room where you could go and relax. Gohan went and got an ice pack from the freezer. Then he got on the couch bed with the ice pack pressing against the front of his head.
Sighs. "It has got to be STRESS!"
Lying back on the bed he tried to get some sleep and not think about his headache so, he went to sleep finally.
Videl was lying in her bed thinking about what happen. I can't believe that explosion I could have been burnt to a crisp. Who were those guys with those laser guns thought Videl. I hope Gohan is having more fun than I am. At least he has money and guards to protect him from creeps like that on Zeon thought Videl.
It had been two hours later and Gohan felt strange and couldn't sleep. "What a night I'm having." Said Gohan as he layed there thinking about Zeon and what decision he should make. Then out of nowhere his body felt weird and he started having a real bad stomachache.
"What the...." Gohan sat up and bent over and winced in pain. What is going on, thought Gohan this is crazy first my head hurts now it's my stomach. As the pain started to calm down Gohan was becoming irritated that he was in pain and had a hard time sleeping.
Athena turned over with her eyes cracking open and notice Gohan wasn't there. She sat up. "I wonder where is he?" She said calmly and got up and went to the bathroom to see if he was in there.
"I wonder where he could be, it's two in the morning and he couldn't be working cause he finished everything."
She decided to go in the room where the couch bed was. She opens the door and closes it quietly and notices her husband and she quickly walked to the bed wondering why he was in here and not in their bed. She notice he was sitting up with his head back and eyes closed. She wondered if he was sleep.
"Gohan, honey." She sat on the bed. He opened his eyes and looked her with a weak look he didn't realize she came in the room. He looked at her and didn't say anything.
Athena was worried. "What are you doing in here? You can't sleep in our bed?"
Gohan was holding his stomach and then she noticed. "Gohan what's wrong? Are you in pain?"
Sighs. "Yeah..." Gohan bent his knees and put his head on his knees.
Athena touched his head. "Are you having another headache?"
He lifted his head. "No my stomach hurts."
Athena folded her arms and looked at him smiling. "Your not having late night snacks again, are you?" "No, I believe... the last time I ate was at nine." Gohan put his head back on his knees wincing in pain. "Listen honey I'll get you some hot tea. I believe that will make your stomach feel better like before."
Gohan lifted his head and sat back holding his stomach with his eyes closed. "Athena I don't know if that tea is going to help me." "Why do you say that?" Gohan opened his eyes. "Cause it hurts.... more then last time." "Listen, when we were teens you ate late and had a stomachache and drinking warm tea helped."
Athena moved his arms and touched his stomach gently and Gohan closed his eyes cause it hurt. "You going to be ok?" Asked Athena. "Yeah... I think so." Said Gohan opening his eyes breathing a sigh.
Athena wasn't really worried much about Gohan cause she knew he ate too much. "Listen honey I believe you need to make sure you don't eat late." "Athena, I don't think if nine at night is late."
"Well if that's not late then, what do you think it's from?" Athena smirked.
"I think it's stress and from... handling all that.... paper work we were backed up in and this fight...."
Athena interrupted him. "Listen, your not feeling well tonight and maybe it is stress or maybe something you ate or something else, but I can tell you're in pain and I'm going to go get some tea and you stay right here and don't go anywhere."
"Believe me I won't." Gohan slid down in bed and wished the fight with Omnimus was over and he could get on with his life and this chip would stop giving him trouble.
Athena was in the kitchen pouring hot water over a medicated tea bag. She knew this would make Gohan feel better. She poured the rest of the hot water out and went back to their room. She sat next to Gohan on the bed. "Make sure you drink it slowly." Said Athena.
Gohan sipped the tea slowly and Athena watched him. Gohan sipped the last of his tea and breath a sigh. "That tea taste weird." Said Gohan.
"Cause its medicated tea."
"I don't remember drinking any of this when I was a teenager."
"Well we have different kinds but I gave you this one all the time so...do you feel any better?" Asked Athena concerned. "I'm starting to." "I'm glad to hear that." smiled Athena. Gohan laid down and Athena laid next to her husband and comforted him until he went to sleep. She wasn't going to ask him about going back to their bed cause she knew he still wasn't feeling well.
The next day at breakfast Athena let Gohan sleep in cause she knew he had a hard time sleeping last night. So it was six thirty and she got up so Arden can have his breakfast and get ready for school. At the breakfast table Arden was almost finish eating and then his grandmother and mom arrived.
"I see someone is almost finish eating." Smiled his mom.
"Yeah I'm just about finish." Smiled Arden. One of the servants came to the table to pour coffee for Trina and Athena. "I see we have someone missing at our table this morning." Said Trina putting cream in her coffee. Athena put down her coffee and smiled. "He'll be down soon." Said Athena.
"Where's daddy?" Asked Arden.
"He's probably getting ready to come down for breakfast." Smiled Athena. "He won't take too long coming down cause he loves to eat breakfast." Said Trina. "Arden why don't you go brush your teeth and get your backpack ready for school so I can see you off." Smiled Athena.
"But I thought daddy was going to?"
"He might but I want you to do like I said, ok."
"Yes mom."
Arden got up and kissed his mom and went upstairs.
"Ok Athena your hiding something so...why did you scoot Arden off?"
"Mom I didn't want to tell him that his father wasn't feeling too well last night and he didn't get much sleep."
"He's having more bad headaches, I thought he was ok." Said Trina concerned."
"Well he had a headache earlier when he was finishing up Richards work and when he came to bed he was fine. I got up at two in the morning and found him in our room where you can relax in, with a terrible stomachache."
"Sounds like somebody was eating too late."
"I got him so medicated tea last night and he started to feel better but I don't know if eating too much was the deal."
"What do you mean by that?" Asked Trina.
"Well he felt like it was worst than when he use to over eat as a teenager." "He has to remember also, your body changes when you get older there are just things you can't do when you get older." Said Trina.
"It sounds like your right." Said Athena.
Gohan walks in and kisses his wife before he sits down.
"Hey honey." Smiled Athena.
"Good morning Trina."
"Well you look like your feeling better this morning." Said Athena. "Yeah I feel better." "Athena told me you were sick and didn't sleep too well last night." "Yeah I think I ate too late but I don't know if that's the case."
Athena looked at him strange. "Why do you still say that?"
"Well I didn't tell you but last night when I was in Richard office. I got sick and...
Athena interrupted. "But I got you some aspirin cause you said you had a headache." "Yeah, but I went to the bathroom as soon as you left and I threw up my dinner."
"How come you didn't tell me?"
"Please Athena I'm sorry I didn't want you to worry."
"Do you think that caused you to have a stomachache last night?" Asked Trina.
"That was a four hours later Trina, it should of happen after I threw up."
"Well like you said it could be stress but I'm happy now that you feel better and when your sick Gohan please tell me." Athena took his hand. "I love you don't keep stuff from me."
Gohan kissed her hand. "I won't."
"Now that's how things should be." Smiled Trina.
"Well I better get ready to go I have a meeting in forty five minutes following another one." Said Gohan.
"Honey, you haven't finished breakfast."
"I've had enough." Smiled Gohan. He kissed his wife and went to Richards's office to get his briefcase so he could leave to go to the Zeon kingdom hall for the meeting. Athena went with Arden in the limo to ride to school with him.
No cliffhanger this time but stay tune for another chapter. Review please.
