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4starfox: To answer your questions, Goku will find out about everything sometime in this fanfiction, but the way he does, I cannot tell you yet. And let's just say with this next chapter that Gohan can't always hide everything from his mom.

Chapter 17: A Mother's Instinct

Gohan was sitting in his room lying on his bed, trying to sort through everything that had happened in the past few hours. He remembered crying, then Trunks had taken him home, but he couldn't really remember anything else.

And now, he was trying to sort through all of the complicated emotions that were going through him.

Why did I just have to break down like that? He wondered, feeling kind of strange to have cried in front of Trunks.

Yeah, why did you have to? It was kind of awkward, his other self stated.

And how would you know? Gohan retorted, feeling a bit angry at his other self for reading his private thoughts all the time.

I have to feel everything you feel, so I would know. Either way, everyone cries sometime in their life, so I suggest that you get over it, his other self said, making Gohan wonder something.

How do you know so much? He asked, hoping that he was not intruding.

Let's just say that you learn from experiences, ok? His other self answered and became silent, signaling that the conversation was over.

Gohan thought for a while what his other self had said.

Learn from experiences? Did a lot of horrible stuff happen to him to be able to know so much? Gohan wondered.

He knew that the 'learn from experiences' part was true; all of his friends, father, and even himself had done that by learning when versing enemies in the past. But what he was stumped on was how little he knew about his other self.

Maybe I should ask him a bit more, Gohan thought and was about to, but was stopped when he heard the door open. He quickly sat up and stared at the door, surprised when he saw his mother's face.

"Gohan, can I talk to you for a moment?" Chi-Chi asked. Gohan nodded, wondering what his mother would actually want to know. Chi-Chi came and sat beside him on the bed.

"How are you feeling, Gohan?" Chi-Chi asked, surprising Gohan. He stared at her for a moment before answering.

"Ok, I guess," he answered, lying back down on his bed. He really didn't feel like talking at that moment, but he knew that for some reason it was important.

"Gohan, I would like a more elaborate answer, please," his mother stated. Gohan was wondering why she hadn't just accepted his answer, but then he thought of something.

Trunks, he thought, realizing that Future Trunks had probably told his mother about what had happened back at his grandfather's house.

He must have told; even when he promised, Gohan pouted a bit.

Get over it. Either that, or you could talk to him about it, his other self said and for once, Gohan thought of it a bit as advice.

I think I'll talk to him, Gohan answered, not really sure how to react to Trunks betraying him. It seemed to be a common theme: his father was betraying him by leaving, Trunks had just betrayed him, Piccolo was betraying him by asking so many questions…

"Gohan, are you ok?" Chi-Chi asked with concern, pulling Gohan from his thoughts. He looked at her through a blurry vision, not really understanding what he had missed.

"No," he said quietly, "I don't think I am anymore."

Chi-Chi was surprised and a bit hurt from his words. When Gohan looked back up at his mother, she was crying.

"Mom…" Gohan started, but Chi-Chi quickly excused herself from the room and left.

Gohan angrily brought his hand down on his covers when he heard the telephone being used by his mother.

Why am I breaking down so much? He questioned angrily as tears kept slipping down his face.

Because you feel sad, alone, grief-stricken… his other self answered in a sad tone.

Gohan left it at that, lying down on his bed and faceing the wall, trying to block out the cursed sounds from in the hallway.

Sorry, I know, another short (fillerish) chapter. This is also important for the story later on; I just didn't know how to end it any other way. Either way, now you know that Trunks did end up betraying Gohan by telling his mother, and Gohan isn't feeling too merciful about it either. Also, I have a few questions for you: Who do you think Chi-Chi is calling? Why do you think Future Trunks 'betrayed' Gohan? And why do you think Gohan's other self is acting the way he is? Also, a few Special Events are going to happen in the next few chapters, so be on the lookout for those (I would like to know if you can remember or guess any of them). I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review!

-AnimeWolfGirl9