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Chapter 7
Goten sighed, he was starting to regret leaving his room. 'Why did I apologize? They're the ones that are being idiots, all I wanted was to be left alone, now I'm stuck being dragged around the city by the bane of my dilemma.' "I want to go back to bed..." Goten mumbled to himself as Trunks caught up to him. "So what took you so long?" Trunks blushed nervously and scratched the back of his head
"Sorry, I was being threatened by my mom and your mom." Goten raised an eye brow.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Goten asked with an annoyed scowl on his face. This didn't go unnoticed by Trunks who sighed.
"They warned me to behave myself and not to try anything or do anything stupid." Trunks answered as they started to walk down the side walk.
"That's good to know." Goten said softly.
"So, Goten what do you feel like eating?" Trunks asked happily before noticing that Goten was spacing out. "Goten..." One minute passes. "Goten..." Two minutes go by "Hey Goten." Three minutes fly and no response was given. "Chibi!" Trunks raised his voice causing Goten to jump slightly in his step before glaring at Trunks.
"I told you to stop calling me that." Goten said sounding annoyed. Trunks frowned.
"Well I kept trying to get your attention but you were spacing out." Trunks said in his own defence. Goten shook his head and took a deep breath.
"Fine Trunks, what'd you want?" Goten sagged his shoulders and sighed. He really didn't want to be outside. He was tired and wanted to go home (Cc).
"I wanted to know what you wanted to eat." Trunks said as he pointed out the different food carts and restaurants they were passing. Goten shrugged.
"Don't care." Trunks sighed not enjoying his brooding companion.
"How does pizza sound?" Trunks asked as he stopped at a pizza parlour.
"I don't know, maybe an Italian accent." Goten answered flatly, getting a snicker from Trunks.
"Okay, let's grab some pizzas and we can find somewhere else to eat." Trunks said unsure, looking at a still brooding Goten waiting for an answer.
"Sure, why not?" Goten said half heartily.
Finding a park three miles away from the pizza parlour, Trunks and Goten found a bench to eat at. After about an hour and two pizza later Trunks let out an accomplished burp.
"So what did you think of the pizza?" Trunks asked as he watched Goten flick the green peppers off his last slice.
"It was all right." Trunks rolled his eyes.
"You know if you didn't want green peppers you should have said something." Trunks snickered, Goten just shrugged. A few more minutes passed while they watched different people go on with their day.
"Hey Goten, can we talk again please?" Trunks asked hopefully.
"What about this time?" Goten asked.
"I just wanted to talk more about my feelings for you." Trunks answered innocently as Goten got a tick mark above his eye brow.
"I thought I told you to drop it." Goten growled as he scowled at Trunks.
"I-I just wanted to apologize for making things difficult for you. I noticed that you seem depressed lately; I wanted to know how I could help. We're friends and even though I like you more than that, I'm here for you if you need anything." Trunks said full heartily. Goten paused, he wasn't sure what to say.
'Grrrrrrr! What should I do? Why can't everyone just leave me alone and drop it already. I don't want to talk, I'm tired of talking. I know Trunks is just trying to help but I can't. Can't everyone just leave me alone?'
Flashback Four years ago pre Buu Son Home
"Come on Chibi, block! Don't just dodge." Trunks said as he sent various kicks and punches at Goten.
"I'm trying Trunks but you're too fast." Goten whines before tripping over a rock, grabbing a hold of Trunks sending them both rolling down an small hill, awkwardly ending up with Trunks on top of him.
"That was fun." Goten laughed while Trunks smiled and nodded in agreement before getting off of him and helping him up. Unknown to the boys were a set of eyes watching them. This person growled as he watched Trunks help his laughing friend off the ground. A few minutes passed while the boys played their sparring game when Chi-Chi called them in for lunch.
"Ah that smells good Mom/ Miss Chi-Chi!" the boys chimed together as they rushed for the table
"Not yet you two, go clean up first." Chi-Chi ordered pointing toward the bath room. Sighing in defeat, the boys made their way for the bathroom, but as Goten walked past his room an Ox sized hand reached out and grabbed him into the room and tossing him onto his bed hitting the wall first.
"Ow, that hurt, what was that for?" Goten asked before noticing an angered Ox standing in front of him .
"What the heck was that out there?" Ox asked loud enough for only Goten to hear.
"W-W was what?" Goten asked confused as he started to shake.
"What were you doing in the yard with Trunks?" Ox asked again a little louder. Goten was scared, he's been through this before and hated when his Grandpa got like this. Every time he would visit when Trunks was over he would get mad.
"W-we were playing, he was teaching me how to block." Goten stuttered out.
"Don't lie to me young man, I saw him on top of you. Do you want to disgrace your family and go to hell? I've told you I won't allow my grandson to turn into a little faggot!" Ox harshly back handed him causing a steady stream of tears to fall down Goten's face.
"I-I'm sorry, b-but we fell and he rolled down the hill. W-when we stopped he was on top of me. T-that's all Grandpa. I promise." Goten stuttered out as Ox grumbled.
"Good, now go clean up for lunch before your mother gets worried" Ox ordered and left the room. His mood turning a 180 degrees back to his jolly old self before exiting the room. Goten sat on his bed for a moment and sniffled as he rubbed his cheek. He then quickly went to the bathroom to wash up, washing his face to hide the tears.
Present
"Goten, are you okay? You spaced out again." Trunks asked as he shook Goten shoulder, causing him to jump and fall from his seat. Adjusting himself on the ground, Goten looked around his surroundings quickly before he remembered where he was.
"Goten what's wrong? Are you crying?" Trunks asked worriedly as he watched a stray tear roll down his cheek. Pausing to register what Trunks was saying, Goten felt his cheek and realizing what Trunks said. Goten groaned; the pain in his head was returning. "Goten? What's wrong?" Trunks asked as he hopped off the bench. Steadying himself before standing Goten growled before grabbing his head.
"Leave me alone." Goten said stumbling backwards.
"Goten, you're scaring me. What's wrong?" By now the people in the park have stopped and started whispering to each other. Seeing this, Goten growled.
"Just leave me alone already!" Goten yelled before blasting off into the air shocking the people in the park.
"Aw man now what did I do?" Trunks asked himself out loud before taking off to find his wayward friend.
Capsule Corp
Goten groaned as he walked past the adults, not caring at the moment to acknowledge their concerned stares until he was stopped by someone grabbing his shoulder. "Goten, what's going on?" Gohan asked the disgruntled looking Goten who quickly shook off the hand on his shoulder.
"Goten honey, what's wrong?" ChiChi asked worriedly as Goten began to shake, fists starting to ball then relax.
"Leave me alone." Goten said softly before walking away and up to his room.
"Wait a minute, Goten." Bulma said before being stopped by Gohan.
"Not now Bulma, let him go." Gohan said calmly.
"We'll ask Trunks when he gets back." Bulma nodded while Chi-Chi palmed her face. After about a minute later, Trunks arrived in the family room three sets of eyes glaring at him accusingly.
"Ummm, I'm guessing Goten made it back?" Trunks asked, who received a nod from the adults.
"So Trunks would you like to enlighten us on what happened while you two were out?" ChiChi asked in a sickeningly sweet voice. Trunks looked up at her nervously.
"Nothing, we were eating pizza and talking normally. He zoned out for a minute. So I shook him a little to get his attention, but I think I startled him because he fell off his seat. He looked lost, and I noticed he was crying a little. I asked if he was okay and he yelled at me to leave him alone and took off." Trunks answered quickly while the three adults digested the information. Bulma sighed.
"It almost sounds like he's developing anxiety issues." Gohan shook his head.
"I don't know, for what I can tell he's hiding something. Whatever it is has him scared and paranoid. He's obviously upset about something, and I have a suspicion that it goes deeper than what's going on between him and Trunks." Gohan said calmly. Chi-Chi sighed.
"If he'd just talk to us we'd know what was bothering him for kami's sake." Chi-Chi whined.
"Well at least he seemed to be trying to get things back to normal." Trunks said calmly before sitting down on the couch.
"Sad thing is Trunks, I can't say if that was a good or a bad thing." Gohan said worriedly.
Next afternoon Cc
Goten sighed to himself as he stared up at the blank white ceiling again, they're still staring back at him. Goten groaned as the excessive knocking at his door. "Go away!" Goten yelled out as he rolled over and put his head under his pillow to muffle out the knocking.
"Goten sweetie, lunch is ready. Come on down and eat please." ChiChi pleaded from outside his door.
"I'm not hungry, leave me alone." ChiChi sighed hearing his muffled voice.
"Goten I don't think that's possible, you haven't eaten anything sense yesterday." ChiChi retorted quickly hearing a growl from Goten.
"Please leave me alone." Goten asked sounding less annoyed and more of a whine. ChiChi sighed; she was starting to lose her patience. She contemplated just going in and dragging him out but she didn't want a repeat of seeing his new found temper.
"Will you at least let me bring up something for you to eat?" ChiChi asked hopefully. Goten sighed
"No, please leave me alone." Goten answered from under his pillow. ChiChi sighed in defeat.
"I love you sweetie, call down if you need anything okay?" ChiChi said sounding defeated before making her way back to the family room. After listening to her footsteps leave, Goten rolled back over and continued his staring contest with the all-knowing ceiling.
Two weeks later
Gohan sighed heavily on his way back to the kitchen. "So did he take the tray?" Bulma asked. It has been a week and Goten still refuses to leave his room.
"Yea he took it gingerly and closed the door in my face." Gohan said tiredly before taking a sip of her coffee.
"How did he look?" Chi-Chi asked taking a sip from her own coffee.
"He looked pale, dark rims around his eyes and looked tired. But physically he seems fine, he's been eating the food we bring him but ignores us none the less." Gohan said calmly before turning toward Trunks.
"So how are you doing lately?" Trunks shrugged as he swallowed his cereal.
"I'm fine, just worried about Goten. Besides that, everything is normal." Trunks said calmly.
"That's good to hear." Gohan said happily. There was a pause as everyone scrambled around the kitchen going through the lunchtime rituals.
"Woman, I don't see why you don't just drag him out of that forsaken room." Vegeta jabbed as he tore through his fourth sandwich.
"Cool it Vegeta, you know we can't do that. It wouldn't solve anything, aggravating him would only make whatever is going on worse." Bulma snapped to which Vegeta grunted.
"So anybody got any ideas?" Trunks asked curiously as he spooned his cereal milk bored. Chi-Chi sighed.
"Well we just about tried everything, Trunks. He's depressed about something and he won't let anybody talk to him." ChiChi said calmly as Trunks frowned.
With Goten
Hanging over the edge of his bed, Goten groaned as the blood rushed to his head. He was wondering if he should open up and talk to somebody. To be honest, he was starting to scare himself. The memories of what his Grandpa said and did to him were giving him bad thoughts and he didn't like it. Goten sighed letting himself fall out of bed. 'I tried to forget all that, and now I'm starting to think I'm going nuts' Goten thought to himself before standing back up and roaming his room. 'Uuuuuurrg! If I tell them it'll hurt more than help. Mom loves Grandpa, she'd hate me if I ruined the family' Goten groaned as a jolt of pain rushed through his head leading him to climb back into his bed.
"Doesn't help any that Dads never around. Always training with Gods." Goten growled as he fumbled around with the pillow to get comfortable. 'I don't know what I'm supposed to do. If I tell everyone what's going on then everyone will get hurt over it.' Goten sighed 'If I don't tell anybody and I keep hiding in here, then everyone going to continue to worry about me.' This time Goten growled and balled his hands into a fist. 'I wish Trunks wouldn't have told me that, if he hadn't everything would still be okay and I wouldn't be here thinking about this kind of stuff.' Goten thought a few stray tears rolled down each side of his face. "I'm eleven for crying out loud." Goten said quietly as he cried. "This sucks, I'm one of the most powerful people in the universe and I'm lying in bed crying. If Vegeta saw me right now he'd be ashamed of me." Goten said softly as he rolled on his side.
Morning Next day
Vegeta was livid, he couldn't for the sake of Kami concentrate on his training because he was too busy worrying over a child that wasn't his own. "Curse you Kakarot, this is your brat to worry about! Not mine!" Vegeta growled as he did his fifteenth-thousandth push up.
"Arrrg, damn it all!" Vegeta yelled as he quickly jumped up and to turn off the gravity generator. Grabbing his towel and wiping the sweat off his brow, Vegeta exited his training room and stomped his way past the rest of the adults and Trunks, whom all glanced at him as he stalked by. Vegeta growled as he nearly tore Goten's door out of the wall before entering the room. Vegeta entered the room to see Goten scowling at him.
"What do you want Vegeta?" Goten asked sitting on the bed with his legs crossed. Goten groaned as he and Vegeta tossed glares back and forth for a minute.
"Listen brat, your depressive brooding is keeping me from my training and it's worrying everyone else. So if you don't speak up and tell somebody what the heck's making you do all this pointless brooding, I'm going to snap!" Goten grumbled and looked down, letting his hair shadow his eyes. Vegeta sighed. From his position and from what he could see, the boy didn't look too good. Bags and dark circles around his eyes, sighs that he hadn't been sleeping. Pale skin, hair even messier than usual. Plus seclusion and spending most of his day in bed. Yes, the boy was obviously showing signs of being depressed and even though Vegeta didn't want to admit it, he was worried.
"Boy if I have to play the part of the father because Kakarot won't then so be it." Vegeta said while walking over and sitting on the bed. Goten was at a loss for words and couldn't express the things that were going through his head. So he simply nodded. "Now tell what's wrong brat." Vegeta said calmly.
"N-Nothing wrong." Vegeta growled.
"Don't give me that crap, now tell me." Vegeta said slightly raising his voice.
"I can't, alright? Just leave me alone." Goten groaned out grabbing his head.
"Oh and why can't you?" Vegeta questioned calmly. Goten paused and sighed.
"If I talk about it, everything will end up worse. I can't tell you Vegeta, just go away please." Goten said with his head sunk low. Vegeta growled and then sighed.
"Fine you win for now, brat. But I at least want you out of this room." Goten sighed, head still sunk low.
"If I could go home I would." Goten mumbled.
"You know what I mean boy, downstairs in 5 minutes or I'm coming back up to get you." Vegeta said exiting the room and leaving Goten sitting on his bed.
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