A/N: Sorry again! Life's been crazy! I hope you guys like this chapter.
As Gohan flew towards the city, he couldn't stop pinching himself. Piccolo was his, he was Piccolo's.
What a great day to be alive.
Gohan landed behind a random supermarket, any would do really. He straightened his hair and clothes the best he could as he walked around to the entrance of the store. He wandered for a bit as he tried finding what he was looking for. His sense of smell finally decided to kick in as he found the isle he was looking for. He grabbed a handful of random chocolate bars and went to the checkout to pay. After being stalled by a flirtatious teenage girl behind the counter for at least five minutes, he briskly walked out of the supermarket and down the street a few blocks. He stopped behind an abandoned building and flew into the air, finally heading home.
It had reached sunset by the time he made it to the Son residence with the peace offering in hand. Did he really think it would be enough to calm down his mother after their conversation? No. Was it worth a shot? Anything was.
He took the comb out of his gi pocket and ran it through his now wild hair a few times and straightened his clothes as best he could before he opened the door and walked in.
In the kitchen stood Chi Chi and her oaf of a husband as he hovered over her to beg for little tastes of dinner before it was ready. Chi Chi swatted her hands in the man's direction as she hurriedly made her way back and forth accross the kitchen, stirring pots and cutting vegetables.
Goku chuckled lightly and put his hands up in defeat as he turned around to greet his son walking in through the front door.
"Hey, Gohan! See Chi Chi, I told you he'd be back!" Goku exclaimed as he put his arm around his son's shoulder and grinned.
"How was your school project, Gohan?" Chi Chi asked her son with a hint of disbelief in her voice that only people who really knew her could detect.
"Well mom, about that-"
"Big brother, your home!" Came the screech of the little Goten that had come running from his bedroom. Gohan knew his baby brother often made excuses like these just to stop studying for a moment, and boy did Gohan know the feeling.
"Hey buddy," Gohan said as he ruffled his fingers in the younger boy's hair.
"Alright boys, dinner will be on the table in five, go get washed up now." Chi Chi said, as she watched all three of her boys rush out of the room.
Gohan mulled over how he would eventually reveal his situation with his family at dinner in his head while washing his hands and brushing his hair into a bit of a neater position. Appearance always meant a lot to his mother.
"Move out of the way Gohan, you're so old and never move fast anymore!" Little Goten exclaimed in impatience as he shoved his much taller brother away from the sink to clean up.
Gohan chuckled as he sauntered away from their shared bathroom and walked into the kitchen that also served as a dining room. The dread was starting to intensify inside of his chest with every minute.
He walked over to his chair and sat down, Chi Chi had already served their plates. If Goten had it his way, he would devour all of the food whole and the pots they came in with it.
Not even a minute later, everyone was seated at the table. Goku and his look-alike son wasting no time on diving into their meals, while Gohan and Chi Chi ate at a more respectable pace. Gohan knew better than to eat like a saiyan at his mother's table. Goten only got away with it because he was Goten. Gohan never got away with being anything other than a normal, human boy.
"So, tell me more about this school assignment, Gohan. I'm sure it would really inspire your little brother to actually focus on his studies," Chi Chi asked her eldest son, but not without a pointed look to her youngest.
"W-well, about that mom. A-actually-"
"What did we say about the stuttering, Gohan? You are going to be an amazing scholar one day soon, and amazing scholars do not stutter, least of all to their mothers." Chi Chi scolded harshly, sensing Gohan's confessional behavior.
Clearing his throat and straightening out his shoulders, Gohan continued. "Yes ma'am. I have something I'd like to discuss with you all."
"What is it son?" Goku asked with an innocent voice and a sweet, but knowing smile.
Goten sat up in his chair and cocked his little head to the side with a noodle draping out of his mouth, looking to his brother with a curious look.
"Well.." Gohan went on, "I've.. I've found.." The demi saiyan was finding it harder and harder to breathe as his heart started to almost pound out of his chest. This was almost as nerve wracking as his confession earlier that day to Piccolo. Gohan felt as if this day would never end.
"You've found what, Gohan?" Goku asked with a sympathetic smile. He of all of them knew how hard it was to speak to his wife, let alone tell her something she might not like to hear.
All of a sudden Chi Chi's eyes brightened and sparkled with hope and happiness as she reached across the table to grab her son's hand.
"I just knew it! I just knew she was the one! Now, Gohan I know her and I got off to a rough start, but she really has been a delight to our family! Her family name is legendary and very wealthy, you know! I can't believe you've decided to propose!" Chi Chi exclaimed with outright joy and pride.
Gohan's eyes widened in surprise and somewhat fear as he realized what he'd done. She wasnt just going to be in a bad mood, she was going to be in a terrible mood after he crushes her Hope's.
"No no no no no, mom. Videl and I broke up weeks ago! I-"
"Well you've found a new girl, I assume," Chi Chi said, still not giving up on her excitement, yet her hope dampening just a bit.
"I've found someone new, yes." Gohan said in a shaky voice, avoiding his mother's eyes.
"Well, who is this someone Gohan? Is she beautiful? Is her family well-known?" Chi Chi asked with a genuine curiosity and soft smile.
'Beautiful? Check. And well.. you could say his family is quite well known.' Gohan thought to himself, much too intimidated by his mother to say it out loud.
"They are not a she mother," Gohan spat out in a rush. "At least.. I don't think they are." Gohan added as a quick murmur.
Chi Chi's eyes widened beyond their natural ability. Gohan was gay? Her son was gay? Her son? Wait-
"Wait- how do you not know their gender, Son Gohan!?" Chi Chi exclaimed in a both confused and frustrated voice, yanking her hand from her sons'.
Goku looked back and forth between his wife and eldest son, instantly understanding Gohan's discomfort with the whole situation. Suddenly, all of the weird behavior his son had been displaying lately made sense. Gohan had been hiding his feelings for this person even from him because he was afraid of the rejection from his family. The gender comment had broken the ice in Goku's mind. Goku now knew who this new partner of Gohan's was, the scent of him lingering on Gohan as he arrived home. Goku hadn't smelled the smell of Piccolo on his eldest child in quite a while. 'He wasn't going to see a girl.. he was going to see Piccolo. Different people, but the circumstance was the same.' Goku thought, a big smile appearing on his face.
"I-I...uh-" Gohan was interrupted thanks to his father laughing softly, but genuinely at his new revelation.
"And just what do you think is funny about this, Son Goku!?" Chi Chi screamed at her husband, slamming one hand against the table, making every plate wobble.
At this point, Goten had gone back to eating, but still listening, as to not draw too much attention to himself.
Goku stopped laughing but continued to wear a big smile, "Chi Chi, let our boy talk. He has something important to say. We just need a name son, that's it." Goku said softly as he winked at his eldest son.
Chi Chi blinked at her husband as she realized he was perfectly calm, almost as if he knew who this new significant other was. Chi Chi looked to Gohan with expectant eyes.
Gohan decided he would look her straight in the eye and not falter. He needed to be strong for Piccolo. He took a deep breath and exhaled.
"Piccolo. Piccolo Daimao."
Chi Chi's left eye started to twitch as she glared at her eldest son.
"What. Did. You. Just. Say." Chi Chi asked in a threatening voice.
"Babe, calm down. It's not the end of the world-" Goku said softly, seeing his wife was about to get hostile.
"DON'T YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN, SON GOKU! DIDN'T YOU JUST HEAR OUR DELINQUENT SON SAY HE'S IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEVIL'S REINCARNATE!?" Chi Chi screamed with all of her might at the oldest saiyan in the household.
"Mom, he's not like that and you know it." Gohan said sternly to his seething mother. Soon realizing he probably should've kept his mouth shut.
Chi Chi instantly got out of her seat and leaped for the front door, "HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON HIM!"
Goku sprinted for the door and grabbed his wife, holding her in his strong grip as she flailed about angrily.
"GOKU, SO HELP ME-" Chi Chi screamed as she punched and kicked at her husband's arms to be free.
"Go to your rooms boys, now." Goku said in a calm, but stern voice. He watched as Goten ran to his room without a second thought. He nodded to his other son still lingering in the kitchen, feeling guilty no doubt as he finally retreated upstairs to his bedroom.
Chi Chi slowly stopped kicking, punching, and screaming as she melted into her husband's embrace in defeat and sadness. Goku started to hear soft sobs coming from the head that was buried in his chest.
Chi Chi finally ripped away her face from Goku's shirt, "..what did I do wrong, Goku? I did everything I possibly could to make Gohan into an amazing man, an amazing scholar who would marry a beautiful and useful woman! I knew that demon was nothing but trouble from the start! Now he's even forced our Gohan into a relationsh-"
"Now don't you even start with that Chi Chi! You and I both know very well that Piccolo would never do something like that, no matter how badly you don't want to admit it!" Goku snapped at his wife, hating it when she spoke badly on good people. "You and I both know that Piccolo would do absolutely anything to keep Gohan safe and happy. Was his sacrifice not enough for you? Will anything ever be enough for you? Or will you continue to only think about yourself?" Goku said with eyes full of meaning.
Chi Chi finally looked up to her husband's strong eyes, she couldn't believe he was being sensible like this. Chi Chi knew he was right, but kami, why did he always have to be smart in all of the unfortunate times for her?
"I'm being selfish." Chi Chi whispered more to herself than anyone as she mulled over the thought of her beloved, smart, and handsome son being with a freakishly tall, green demon with long, pointy, inhuman ears. She was doing it again, only seeing all of the bad in the namek. It was hard for her to come to terms with, but there were a lot of good things about the namek too.
"Gohan! Come down please!" Chi Chi yelled with a neutral and calm voice, getting up and out of her husband's arms to stand up straight.
Goku only stood with her and kept his mouth shut. He could tell he had talked some sense into her. His chest was beaming with pride and admiration as he watched her get ready to break down her walls for their son.
Gohan heard his mother call for him after what felt like a lifetime of waiting in his dark room. He hesitantly walked out of his room and down the stairs to find both of his parents standing in the kitchen, side by side.
"Gohan. I want to apologize to you. I'm sorry for being selfish. You're my son, you deserved compassion and reassurance and I gave you the opposite and for that, I'm sorry." Chi Chi said softly to her son as she hugged him tightly, not believing how muscular and tall he's gotten.
Gohan felt tears starting to prick at his eyes as he hugged his mom. Those words meant a lot to him after all of this time.
Chi Chi pulled away after at least a minute and they both wiped the tears away from their eyes.
"Now," Chi Chi started as she stood up straight, "Piccolo. He needs to come over for dinner sometime soon. I think we all need to have a little talk."
Gohan widened his eyes at his mother's request. Of course, he had already planned to request that he bring Piccolo along for dinner tomorrow, but he never thought his mother would be the one to request it instead.
"We talked about it beforehand and he said he would like to come tomorrow, if that's okay with you, mom." Gohan rambled on nervously.
"That sounds perfect, I expect him here by 5 o' clock and not a second later, understood?" Gohan's mother said sternly but with a playful smile as she walked to her and Goku's shared bedroom.
"Y-yes ma'am!" Gohan almost shouted. He couldn't believe his luck today.
Suddenly, the demi saiyan felt a big hand pull him in by the shoulder, his father's hand.
"Way to go, son! I'm really proud of you for finally facing your fears." Goku said, chuckling softly.
Gohan chuckled nervously as he rubbed the back of his neck, "Thanks dad, it sure wasn't easy."
"The best things in life aren't supposed to come easily, Gohan. Remember that." Goku said with a wink.
Gohan blushed as he couldn't help but realize that his dad, his dad, just made a terrible innuendo. Terrible perhaps, but true.
Gohan watched as his father followed in his mother's footsteps to their bedroom as they retired for the night.
The demi saiyan decided that he should probably do the same, even though he knew that with his nerves and excitement at the days to come, that sleep would only run from him.
That didn't bother him much, though. Afterall, he did have a lot of daydreaming to do now that he knew his thoughts could actually become a reality.
A/N: Leave me something nice!