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Kohta: Now I feel like a major idiot ;; When I first started watching DBZ what I heard was "say-an" and so that's how I spelt it sayan. I never really broke myself of that. Though I should, I mean I am taking Japanese. Smack me next time I put sayan instead of sayajin.

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Gohan sped out of the classroom as soon as the lunch bell rang. He wanted to make sure his dad wouldn't tell his friends his secrets. Locating his dads ki he hurried toward him.

"Gohan!" Goku called as his son came into view.

"Hey dad, " Gohan smiled and walked over to his father. " I need a favour. Can you please not mention anything about Sayajin's, Cell or me being able to fight."

"Uh... ok?" Goku looked confused, "But why?"

"Well, it's mainly Mom's idea, she wants me to be normal and make normal friends. Truthfully though, I'd just rather spend time with the gang. "

Goku gestured for his son to sit down under a tree. "Well, maybe it's a good thing for you to have a chance to have a normal life."

Gohan smiled slightly, "I'm anything but normal."

Goku laughed and smiled. It was good to be back, even if it was just for a few days.

"So I heard you are now a crime fighter Gohan." Goku leaned against the tree. "I though you wanted to be somewhat normal."

"Uh, ya. I just power up to super sayajin to hide my looks. I figure it's the least I can do to help others."

Goku smiled, "I think you've done a lot for the earth already."

Videl followed by her two friends (if you call Sharpner a friend) walked out into the blinding sunshine of a spring afternoon. Neither Gohan nor his father were in sight. Where were they? He wouldn't have slipped off somewhere would he? No, that didn't seem like Gohan.

"There he is! " Esra squealed pointing to a shaded area under a couple of trees.

Sure enough Gohan and his father, who was dressed in his usual gi, were sitting there, and they appeared to be napping. Sharpner walked over to the unaware Son's and drew his foot back to kick the younger sleeper. A strong hand gripped his leg, a grip that surprised him. Sharpner yelled and jerked away bringing both Sayajin's to their senses.

"Wha? Goten don't..." Gohan muttered and then realized where he was. "Sharpner! I'm sorry about that. It's an automatic reflex because of my brother." He let go of Sharpner's leg. Sharpner winced and rubbed his leg.

"Guess some of your fighting reflexes are still there huh." Goku winked at his son.

Gohan returned the wink and smiled, "Ya I guess so. Must be from all the kicks Goten gives me to try and wake me up."

"You fight?" Videl's mouth dropped open and she stared openly at Gohan, " I never even suspected that you could fight."

Gohan blushed and scratched his head. "I don't fight anymore,"He said after hesitating a second, "I was taught when I was younger though."

"So why'd you quit fighting, too hard for a whining brat like you?" Sharpner sneered.

Gohan grinned inwardly as he though of Piccolo (A/N is that how you spell it? Someone please tell me) describing him as a little kid. "Well, kind of I guess."

Sharpner looked smug until Videl glared at him.

"Well Gohan has brains Sharpner and that makes up for everything!" Esra looked suggestively at Gohan.

Gohan looked away quickly, his face turning a deep shade of red. Goku chuckled, "There has to be a scholar in every family."

"You know Gohan, you should have kept on fighting," Videl looked at him, "with that brain of yours you could have made an amazing fighter. Part of fighting is strategy you know. A smart fighter can win against brute strength."

The statement hit Gohan like a ton of bricks.(A/N not that it would hurt him but it's a figure of speech)

"Only if they use it." He murmured

How true that was. His thoughts turned to his fight seven years ago. His arrogance, his sayajin arrogance had been the death of his father. It could have been the end of the world. He had deprived Goten of his dad. If only he had killed him when he had the chance. Cell that monster...Gohan's ki rose at the thought of him.

Goku looked over at his son. The young Sayajin's eyes were filled with pain. The pain of his death. Goku realized instantly what the innocent statement had reminded Gohan of. His son still blamed himself for Goku's death at the Cell games.

"Gohan, you know I hold no grudge against you for what happened." Goku said softly. "I know it's hard to forget - I don't think you could forgot - but you can't hold this against yourself. It wasn't your fault."

"It was my arrogance that messed everything up," it didn't sound like a eighteen year old talking now, it sounded like a young boy, "If only I had ended things sooner. You would still..." Gohan's voice trailed off.

"Gohan, how do you know what would have happened? Stop asking yourself these what ifs!" Goku said somewhat sharply. "Things might have turned out the same or worse for all we know!"

Goku sighed, " Son, I'm proud of you. Think of the good you've done. If I had stayed then - well look it's been peaceful for seven years . In all likely hood something would have happened if I had stayed. Would you really have wanted Goten to experience a such things? To go through all you have?"

Gohan thought of his brother's innocent nature and shook his head. "It still doesn't make it easier" his voice was barely audible.

"Life isn't always easy." Goku said and put his hand on Gohan's shoulder. "Your strong, you'll be all right."

Gohan let a small smile appear on his face. His Otousan always knew what to say. He would never be able to lift this weight off his shoulders completely but talking with his dad always made things more bearable somehow.

A faint blush materialized on his cheeks as he felt his friends eyes on him. Goku seemed to realize the ackwardness of the situation.

"Well...let's eat!" He said pulling two capsules out of his gi.

What was that about? Videl shot one last quizzled look at Gohan and then complied with Goku's statement. Esra and Sharpner were still staring blankly at the two Sons. Their confusion increased and then turned to astonishment as the two capsules revealed a meal large enough to feed an army.

"Um... Gohan?" Esra gapped, " who else is coming?"

Gohan looked puzzled, "no one why?"

"Your not telling me that you plan on eating that all by yourself?" Sharpner, Esra and Videl chorused.

Gohan nodded as his friends fainted, and the previous scene was forgotten except for a faint shadow of sadness in a certain Sayajin's eye.

Five minutes later found the food gone and Gohan in a relatively better mood; him and his father reminiscing of old times. His friends were listening intently interested in the tidbits of information about him.

" I still remember you being late to that party at Bulma's" Gohan laughed, " You were off saving some eggs, boy mom was annoyed. "

"That was so long ago." Goku smiled. " I remember when you were still in a stroller and you rolled down that hill. The dent is still there."

Bulma? Videl's brow furrowed. Bulma Briefs? The scientist, President of Capsule Corp?

"Who's this Bulma you mentioned? Are you talking about Bulma Briefs?" It wasn't Videl who spoke but Esra.

"Yep." Goku grinned, "I've known her since childhood."

'Wow,' thought Videl, 'Gohan is a lot more interesting than he first seemed. He knows Bulma Briefs, a famous scientist, his father is Son Goku, a former world champion, and his mother competed in the Budakai before marring Goku. I wonder what other secrets lie inside that guy.'

"So Videl, your father's going on a tour tomorrow isn't he?" Sharpner winked at her, "you wouldn't happen to have any tickets would you?"

Videl shook her head her mood doing a one eighty, " They're in my locker numbskull." She stalked off towards the school as the bell rang.

"Videl," it was Goku, "Don't be unhappy with your father, he's just trying to give the people someone to look up to. He loves you and wants you to be happy, but he's not perfect he's only human, with emotions and defects just like the rest of us. " Goku smiled.

Videl watched him walk away in amazement. Goku sure was something, and come to think of it that's what she liked about Gohan, he had that sweet innocence about him. Something special.

Well, how was that chapter. I finally finished it. Took me forever cuz I rewrote the whole Gohan musings about three times. Tell me what you think of it. Ja ne and arigatou for the reviews so far.