Guys please forgive me; college can be a pain. I've been caught up with schoolwork, that's why my update took so long. Hope you're not too upset.

DISCLAIMER: The characters are not mine.



Huge spikes of energy were felt as two golden figures clashed in mid-air. Faster than human eyes could follow, two bodies flew at each other throwing punches and kicks at the speed of light. The vast plain below was alive with thriving plants and fauna, but it paled in contrast to the two glowing bodies in battle above them.

Goten sent a ki blast straight towards his brothers face; Gohan's response was sudden but carefully calculated, he swatted the blast away without too much effort and reversed the attack toward Goten with one of his own blasts. Goten saw it coming but his body took far too much time to respond, the blast made contact with his chest, ripping his gi, and sent him flying straight down into the earth, wiping out a long trail of grass in his wake.

'Well that's not something you see every day.' Gohan thought. 'He should have been able to dodge that with ease. Come to think of it he's been sloppy all day, maybe something's bothering him.'

The younger Saiyin still hadn't gotten up from his landing spot as his brother landed gracefully on the field, not that he hadn't recovered, no, that blast was child's play, but he just couldn't bother himself to get up. He powered down and stared up at the cloudy sky, temporarily lost in thought.

"Goten." his brother said with concern in his voice, "You okay?"

"Hm?" Goten shifted his gaze and saw Gohan standing next to his body, "Yeah" he responded.

Gohan powered down extended his arm to help him up, "Ugh, maybe we should take a break."

Goten grabbed his arm and pulled his body off the ground, "Sure Gohan, whatever you say."

After a five minute walk through a section of the forest they came to a clearing where the narrow stretch of a river flowed into shallow pools. Stripping completely, they chose one of the smaller pools and settled their tired bodies into it.

"Ahh." Gohan sighed as the moving water swept lazily around them. "It's things like this that make me love living in Mt Paozo."

Goten settled himself into the pool opposite of Gohan and waded there silently. As a matter of fact, he was too silent, at least for Goten. He was quiet all the way to the river, usually he'd be going on about t training with Goku, or Chi-Chi's annoying home schooling lessons or Trunks' newest gadget or something; but he was just silent, and it made Gohan uneasy.

He tried breaking the silence, "So how're you're classes going bro?

"Fine."

"And Mom?"

"She's fine too."

"How's training going with Da..."

"Good", Goten didn't even wait for him to finish.

"Okay" Gohan said slowly.

He continued, "So are you gonna cut the crap, and tell me what's on your mind, or should I ask more questions that really don't matter right now?"

Goten groaned, "More questions."

"Goten."Gohan half shouted. "Come on, I'm your big brother, you know you can tell me anything."

"Yeah, Gohan, but I've never told you anything like this; this is a in a class by itself."

"Goten, you know I've never told any of your secrets, and I will never laugh at you, just please, tell me. Maybe I can help you."

Goten took a deep breath."Fine."

Gohan lit up.

"The other day....Dad caught me..."

"Caught you? Doing what"

Goten stared down in embarrassment as he began. There's-This-Girl-And-We-Had-Sex-But-I-Hurt-Her-Real-Bad-And-She-Screamed-And-Dad-Came-And-It-Was-Horrible..."

Gohan cut in, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you had sex with a girl and Dad came; how on earth did he cum, if you were the one having sex?" Gohan laughed out loud.

"Gohan you jerk, that's not what I was trying to say!!!" Goten yelled outraged, and even more embarrassed; Gohan just roared in laughter.

Then Goten broke into a smile, Gohan was never like this when he was around anyone else, well except of course his mate, Videl and maybe Goku. Had his mother or anyone else in particular been present he would have had an entirely different response, but he could always let go around Goten. In fact, he seemed to be a whole different person when they were alone.

Gohan calmed down, "Okay, okay fine, start over."

"Well aren't you shocked?"

"Goten you're a fifteen year old boy, you were bound to wind up doing something sexual soon anyways, you are becoming a man; and in a weird twisted way I'm kinda proud of you squirt, but get on with your story."

"Okay, I'm glad you're not in shock or anything like that, but seriously, I would have expected that response from Vegeta more than I would from you."

"Alright already Goten tell me what happened, and do it slowly this time."

"So we're on my carpet, and..." Goten began with a new found confidence.

Two minutes later

"So Mom threw her trademark fit didn't she?" Gohan asked.

"Well that's the problem." Goten responded. "I've never seen her that upset in my life. Dad took her upstairs to calm her down and she came back a few minutes later to hug me and tell me she's sorry for being so hard on me..."

"Wow, she said that, Dad really knows how to work his magic." Gohan cut in.

"Yeah, and after that she went back up to him and they didn't come back till long after, I'm trying not to guess what they were doing, but she came back happy."

"So why were you so upset?" Gohan asked, remembering his brother sullen behavior earlier.

"Because I still feel bad within myself; Mom was so upset, you should have seen her, and she's never been like that, at least not for years. Since Dad came back when I was seven, I don't remember seeing her like that; she was happy and then I, hurt her."

"Come on Goten, you got away with something that I would have be beheaded for, especially since Dad wasn't her to wipe it all away when I was your age. Mom's forgotten it, she adores you Goten."

"But what about what I did to that girl? She got pretty bruised."

"Goten everyone makes mistakes, would you stop beating yourself up."

"I bet you've never made a mistake like that, have you Gohan?" Goten asked as he stared at the water.

"You're wrong." Goten said slowly after seconds of silence.

Goten's head shot up, "What!"

"You heard me." Gohan looked away.

Goten's eyes widened, "You had sex before Videl?"

"Our father's a Saiyin Goten; the thirsty desire, the burning in your loins, the intense craving for female flesh, the ringing in my ears, the sound of my blood pumping, I've seen it all before Goten, and I've taken my fill; we're Saiyins, that's' how we are"

The teenager's mouth hung open with shock.

"But Gohan, looking back, you acted like such a virgin when you first met Videl."

Gohan chuckled. "With a mother like ours, who wouldn't act like a virgin? Besides, it was just a phase, a Saiyin phase I guess."

Goten was still in shock, what irony; he had expected his brother to be shocked about his little sexcapade, but instead, he was the one in shock.

"So are you gonna tell me how it happened or not." Goten asked, still unsure of how his brother could have feigned such innocence in his teen years.

"I was thirteen." Gohan began. "Two years younger than you. Like you, I knew about human sex ed., but on the Saiyin side, I knew nothing; experience taught me soon enough. Dad had left us two years earlier, life had calmed down, and there wasn't much to do. So anyway, I met this girl, the week before we fought Cell; her name was Lime***, I think she still lives in the village south of home. When we were both thirteen she came on to me."

Gohan shook his head in wonder 'What kind of thirteen year old comes on to a guy?'

Goten voiced the very same thought. "Are you serious Gohan? What kind of thirteen year old comes on to a guy?"

"That's exactly what I was wondering" Gohan continued. "She took me to this sort of cave a little away from her house, her dad was out she said he wouldn't be back for hours. So I was gentle with her, I undressed her carefully, and before I began, I suppressed my energy as much as I possibly could. My instincts told me I shouldn't, but the human part of me brushed it aside, it felt wrong, I can't really explain it; it felt like..."

"…Like it wasn't the right person." Goten finished.

"Yeah, it wasn't satisfying, it felt like a waste of time, in fact it felt very frustrating." Gohan's brows furrowed as he clenched a hidden fist under the cool water, as though he was reliving the moment.

"It was like trying to quench your thirst with hot soda, no matter how many bottles you drink you'll still be thirsty. That's exactly how it felt; I decided that I had two options, I could either stay there and rub her raw until I fell asleep, or I could power up and see if it gave a pleasurable sensation and risk killing her, or I could go home and save myself a hell of a lot of time by using my hands instead, they always worked."

Goten laughed, "Yeah hands seems liked the best course of action in that situation."

Gohan smiled and continued, "So I told her I think we should stop cause I don't want to her, then I took off before she could respond, and went home to help myself. My instincts told me it didn't feel right because she wasn't the one. I found it weird though, that jacking off helps, but a woman can't if she's not the one."

Goten shrugged, "Guess that's how we Saiyins are."

Gohan smiled, "Anyways, the phase ended before I could rub my skin off with my bare hands if you know what I mean. I didn't feel the urge again until I got Videl; and now everything's better than ever."

"Yeah, I almost forgot, Dad says Saiyins have two phases, one when we're teens and another one when it's time for us to choose a mate, he says our mate will trigger it."

"He's right that exactly what happens." Gohan said.

"Well Goten, I don't know about you, but I'm hungry, you did tell Mom I was coming for lunch right?"

"Yeah, of course."

Gohan smirked, "I'll race you to the house then."

In a split second Goten flipped out of the water.

"Ha, I'll be there before you get dressed Gohan." he shot back as he pulled on his gi.

Gohan laughed, as he went to put on his own clothes, "We'll see, Goten; we'll see"


A/N: Don't flame me for the sparring scene please; it's my first time writing a fight scene; so please bear with me if it was painful to read; God knows I

I tried to keep Gohan in character while bringing out a side in him that most people have never seen at the same time. Please review and give your most honest opinion of how it worked out.

Suggestions for improvements are most welcome. BTW, thanks for your support so far guys.