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A/N I am sorry I could not get this out earlier, but I had to get over a bout of writers block

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Chapter Three

Stories of the past

After Goten left, Gohan and Minka went back into the living room and sat down. Gohan resolved to ask Minka the question he has wanted to know for a while. "What happened to your mother after high school?" Minka sighed and began to tell him what happened. "After she graduated, my mother went to south city university and majored in fashion design. She wanted to one day run her own fashion house, but she had to drop out when she had me. After getting out of the hospital she had to move back in with her parents. After recovering from the pregnancy she got a job as a secretary, working for a company for a family friend. She was able to save enough money to get a small apartment and move out of her parent's house. She was doing well until the company had to downsize; luckily she was able to get hired at Lou Communications in south city. We moved to south city and she put me in daycare while she went to work. A chance encounter with the owner of the company allowed her to go back to school; this time for executive management. As the years past by she excelled at her position and became the top executive at the company. Recently when Lou Communications was bought out by Capsule Corp. she was one of the people selected to keep their job; although that meant, she would have to move to West City."

Gohan listened attentively to what his daughter was saying. He could not believe Erasa the girl he knew in high school was now a corporate executive working for capsule Corp., of all places. When Gohan heard the name Lou Communications it reminded him of someone he use to know, someone he had not seen since his early teens. Gohan shook himself out of those thoughts and got back to the task at hand getting answers from his daughter. Now that he had found out what Erasa was up to after all these years he wanted to find out more about his daughter. He asked her "what was your childhood like?"

"My childhood was normal filled with ups and downs of any kid. From what my mother told me I was a happy, healthy baby. She also told me I ate a lot, was strong for a baby and I was a fast learner. She said I took my first steps at seven months. As I grew older, I remember watching a tape of one of the world marshal arts tournaments and getting up and trying to copy the fighters' moves. I also remember the first time I asked about you. I was about three or four and my mother was looking at her old high school year book and I saw a picture with her you and a blonde boy and a black-haired girl smiling with your arms around each others shoulders. I asked her who these people in the picture were; she told me she was the blonde-haired girl and that two of the people were childhood friends the blonde and the black-haired girl and the other one she said in a low voice was my daddy. I remember asking a lot of questions about you, she told me your name and found another copy of the picture for me to keep. I asked my mother where were you and why didn't come see me. She looked down and said I will tell you when you are older. When I started school for the first time I was excited but scared like any other kid. As the year progressed, I made friends and I was happy, but I would always wonder about you. As I grew older, I continued to ask my mother the same questions I did the day I saw the picture of you then one day after I asked she finally told me what happened. I did not know what to say to her after a bomb shell like that had been dropped on me. After she told me, I was mad at her for denying me the opportunity to have a father in my life. I used my anger as a tool for my training. As time went by my relationship with my mother began to heal after she explained to me some of the reasons why she did what she did. Although I did not agree with what she did I understand to some extent why she did it. I began to do some research to find out where you were; I had a name and a picture to start with. I went to Orange Star High School and asked for a school directory for the year that you were there and wrote down the address listed. I then called the number and pretended I was on the school reunion committee and asked if you were there imagine my shook when the person I was talking to called you her son and said you were not there. I asked her where could you be reached; she gave me your phone number and she hung up. I ran the number through a search of phone numbers with a program I got from a friend of mine. I had to do a city by city search luckily I found what I was looking for by the time the search reached the second city. I had to call a friend for a little help, but I was able to locate your address. It turns out that the Satan City police department has your address and number on file for emergencies. I printed the information it took a while for me to get enough nerve to come. By the time I decided to come we were in the process of moving so I waited until after we got settled in so here I am."

Gohan set their soaking up the information that was relayed to him by his daughter. (I am glad that she was able to grow up with a somewhat normal childhood. Erasa did a good job in raising her up to this point. I want to know the reasons why Erasa did what she did, but I am not going to ask Minka. I will wait to hear them from Erasa herself.) After coming out from his thoughts he saw Minka looking at him.

"Sorry about that I was lost in thought"

"That is ok"

"Did you tell your mother you were coming here?"

"Yes I did. I told her last night. She knew I had been doing my research to try and find you. She was nervous how you would react to the news."

"I would like to talk your mother and discuss some things when would be a good time to reach her."

"I would say anytime after six."

"Ok I will keep that in mind, what is your number."

"Oh I will write it down and give it to you."

"Thank you"

Minka wrote the number down and handed it to him. Gohan asked her some more questions and discovered that she was into the history of the world tournament. She had seen all of the tapes of the more recent tournaments except the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth tournaments. Minka looked at her watch and said "it is getting late and I told mom that I would be home by five. I would love to do this again maybe next week."

"That could be arranged"

Minka and Gohan got up and walked to the door; Minka turned a round and gave her father a hug and said "see you soon" and walked outside took out a capsule threw it down got in the car that materialized and drove away. Gohan walked back into the house thinking how he was going to tell his family the news.