Reading of dispair

Chapter fourteen: King of wands

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As Goku stood in the door way Jasmine was shocked. She didn't know what to think at that moment. Here was Goku in the flesh and alive no less and shows up four years later. Jasmine wanted to back hand him for making such a foolish decision but, decided with better judgment that now was not the time or place. There was an eerie silence that hung over them like a guilitine ready to drop and cut their heads off. The truth was, she had no idea what to say. Then Goku was the first to break the deathly silence.

"Hey Jaz, long time no see." He spoke in his normal cheery voice.

"Hey Goku! How'd you get back?" Krillin asked excitedly.

Jasmine was still silent because deep down she knew exactly what was going to happen. Even though Gohan was knocked out cold, he wouldn't be emotional or mentally stable enough for any stress. She was on edge as she stepped aside to let Goku into the room. He stopped at Gohan's bed and gazed upon him with a look of worry and concern. Gohan just laid there, motionless and asleep. At that moment everyone just wanted to tackle Goku to welcome him back, but given the circumstanses they were all silent and still. Goku looked up and turned to everyone else.

"I was granted a life back. King Kai told me to go back to earth. He sensed something wrong with my family for the past four years."

"Really? That's great man!" Yamcha exclaimed.

Jasmine wasn't pleased though but decided to cuss him out later sense this wasn't the right moment for it. She had a little more sense than that. As the hours passed, everyone spent time filling Goku in on what happened the last four years. Needless to say, he was shocked that Gohan and Chichi had been through so much pain. He didn't think his decision was going to cause so much anguish. Then a knock sounded at the door. Doctor Reich and Doctor Roebuck walked in with their clip boards in tow. Everyone's attention was turned towards them in an instant.

"Gohan will be fine. As you can all see he made it through the surgery without any complications. However, due to all the damage he's suffered from the last episode he had we are going to keep him for the next week to give him physical threapy." Roebuck informed.

"But, there is some bad news. Gohan's mental instabillity is shot. We're also keeping him on suicide watch just in case. And he will have manditory daily visits with Doctor Rose Jets. He will be held in the Anchor town mental institution. It's on the same place as the ER you'll just have to take this hall all the way to the end and turn right to the main desk in the mental ward." Reich replied.

"Oh, Gohan!" Chichi cried as she held Gohan's hand.

"But, Gohan isn't suicidal." Jasmine noted.

"Yes, but due to his mental instability we're just taking a precaution. He could turn suicidal. And sense he's still a minor we're placing him on suicide watch." Roebuck replied.

"How long will he be in the asaine asylum for?" Goku asked.

"Untill we see improvement or for the whole week he's here. Which ever happens first." Roebuck answered.

Everyone's moods went down hill. They all conversated amongst themselves as Gohan slept peacfully. As the clock stroke ten o'clock pm, everyone bid Gohan goodbye and left for home. Of course, Gohan was too drugged up at the time to even notice Goku was back. Piccolo had left a little brown pouch with senzu beans in it with a note to Gohan on the side table when he woke up and was in his right mind.

Once Goku and Chichi returned home they sat at the dinner table and talked about Gohan. Chichi told him through tears everything that had happened to him. Goku sat there stunned as he listened. It broke his heart to hear such an awful story. After about three hours of explaining Chichi had cooked Goku dinner and they went to bed. But Goku's thoughts were on Gohan. He couldn't sleep knowing what happened to him. Chichi however cried herself to sleep in Goku's arms as he still lie awake.

One week later

Gohan was ready to come home. But this doesn't mean he was happy about it. In fact he was dreading it. He was still morning the death of his girlfriend and he still cried over her. He often flipped through the sketch book she gave him for his birthday. Sky's parents Robby and Crystal still kept in contact with him. Gohan like this though, he wanted to help them just like they wanted to help him. Everyone would visit Gohan in the mental ward as well. He was distant toward all of them. Sometimes when they came to see Gohan, he would be either crying as he flipped through the sketch book Sky gave him or sitting on his bed rocking back and fourth without a response.

He was a real emotional reck. And to be honest, he neglected himself. His hair was a nappy mess, his stunk of BO, and his skin was pale with dark rings around his eyes. He also refused to eat. Not only that but the suicide watch sucked. He couldn't do much, he couldn't go for a walk, shower by himself, or sleep in peace. The man sat in the corner reading a book watching Gohan like a hawk, almost daring him to do something stupid. He was assigned as Gohan's suicide watcher. It freaked Gohan out to no end being watched like that.

As he walked outside to sit on the bentch waiting for his family to pick him up he couldn't help but feel sick. He would have to deal with his father. An aggervated sigh escaped his lips as he recalled an incident in the visitation lounge in the mental ward.

Flashback

It was the second day in the mental ward that Gohan was assigned to. He was on his bed crying his eyes out because he woke up from another dream about Sky. Usually Gohan would cry because he felt hopeless. He missed Sky and needed her badly. His heart felt like it was being crushed in the cold steel like grip of death. It was agonizing and painful for him to adjust. There were times he'd go completely insane and have to be sedated to be kept under control. The pain he felt both physically and emotionally wore him thin every day. Until two o'clock pm he was notified that he had a visitor.

He decided to take it and was escorted down to the visitation lounge. Then, that's were it all begain. He saw Golu sitting there waiting for him, Gohan let a growl out as he sat down in the chair across from Goku at the table.

"Hey son, how're you doing?" Goku asked gently.

Goku had an idea of how Gohan felt about him. So he tried to smooth things out with him.

"How do you think? You left me to be ravaged by cancer!" Gohan snapped.

"Gohan, I just want to help. I wanna make it better." Goku tried to convince his son.

"Make it better? Ha! Like you even know how to do that. How the hell do you expect to do that when you have no clue what I've been through? I don't know what's worse, the fact that you run away from your responsibilities or the fact that you had a bullshit excuse for doing it." Gohan blandly stated.

This hit a nerve in Goku,"I never abandoned you or your mother! I did it to protect the earth." Goku exclaimed in anger.

"Yeah whatever, That's the shit I'm talking about right there! That bullshit excuse! I killed Cell, the earth was no longer in danger. You should've came back, you had other responsibilites besides that. Like being a father and a husband. The planet doesn't need us until some crazy bastard decides to fuck with it." Gohan angerly stated.

"Gohan, I know that! Show some respect, I'm your father!" Goku yelled.

"Yeah, for how long? All you did when you were around was eat, train, and sleep. Would've it killed you to actually make time for us? And one more thing, mom did the majority of the raising part. She's also pissed at you!" He shot back.

"What is wrong with you? You use to be such a good kid. Now you're just being selfish and disrespectful!" Goku noted with angry athority.

"Disrespectful and selfish? You're the one who disrespected this family by leaving the way you did and as for selfish? Agh, YOU'RE the selfish one for only caring about your trainning, fighting, and challenges. The challenge was here, your family having a crisis!" Gohan eclaimed as he pointed down at the table.

"I did what I could to protect you guys!" Goku shouted back.

"In the process of ignoring us!"

"I did NOT ignore you two!" Goku yelled his adrenaline pumping through his viens.

Gohan shot up out of his chair and yelled with all his strengh, his fists clintched at his sides.

"YOU...NEGLECTFUL...SELFISH...BASTARD!" Gohan yelled venom lasing every word.

Then, Goku snapped and slapped Gohan across the face.

"I'm done. You will not speak to me that way!"

Gohan laid there trying to get up as the nurse who was in the room at the time pressed the emergancy button to get security down there. Security took Gohan back to his room and escorted Goku out of the building.

End of flashback

Gohan sighed in regret. He didn't mean to lose it the way he did. But Goku didn't have to slap him like that when he was in a weakened state. He was sure he was going to be in for it when he got home from his mother or Aunt Jaz. Just then Piccolo came flying in and he landed in front of him. Gohan looked superized to see Piccolo here to come get him, but something on his face had Gohan concerned.

"What's wrong PIccolo?"

Piccolo didn't respond as he grabbed Gohan's wrist and flew off with him in tow. Gohan was puzzled as he asked Piccolo what happened.

"It's your father Gohan. Something happened to him!" Piccolo exclaimed.

What will happen next!

Any way thanks to my reviewers

The King of wands means Man of authority