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Chapter 23: Resurfaced Pain
"Kevin, what is going on?" Gohan asked his friend, who was by now standing in a defense position a few feet away from him, "What do you mean by 'kill' me?"
Kevin looked over at him, a strange look in his eyes.
"Can you seriously not understand what I just told you?" Kevin asked with a sigh, "I said that if you can't keep this a secret, then I would kill you."
Gohan knew he understood that much, but he didn't understand what his friend meant.
"What do you want me to keep a secret?" he asked, feeling lost, "The sleepover? If so, I wasn't planning on telling anyone."
Kevin gave him a defeated look and sighed, sitting down on the ground.
"I don't really know how to explain everything to you," Kevin said, but then he looked at Gohan, "did anyone ever tell you how naïve you are?"
Gohan let air blow out of his nose and sat down across from his friend.
"I think a few people have mentioned it, mainly bad guys though," Gohan answered, wanting to somewhat laugh at how quickly the conversation turned from one thing to another.
"Yeah, I think they're right, at least sometimes," Kevin stated, but then looked around quickly. Gohan was starting to guess that his friend was trying to delay something for as long as possible.
"Why did you say you were going to kill me again?" Gohan asked, even though he knew that his friend didn't want to talk about it. Kevin shifted uncomfortably where he was sitting.
"Like I said, it's hard to explain…" his friend answered and then sighed, "let's say it's more like an order."
"To kill me?" Gohan asked and he got a nod from Kevin, "Who told you to kill me?"
Kevin seemed to be hesitant to answer at first, almost as if he was trying to find an excuse, but he finally answered.
"My dad," Kevin stated, making Gohan flinch. It seemed like Kevin's dad hated him more than he had first thought.
"And why does your dad want me dead?" Gohan asked, feeling as if something was missing, almost like a puzzle piece.
"Because of who he is," Kevin started to say, but then he stopped and stood up.
"What? Are they coming back?" Gohan asked as he stood up, sensing for Ki levels but finding none. Kevin shook his head.
"No, but I think I know how to explain everything to you," his friend answered, making Gohan feel a bit hopeful that Kevin was acting more like himself.
"Great then," Gohan stated, smiling, but his friend didn't look so sure.
"Ok, but you have to promise not to kill me when I first show you," Kevin stated, making him confused.
"Kill you? Why would I kill you?" Gohan asked, feeling somewhat puzzled.
"You'll see," Kevin muttered before a purple glow started to envelop his friend.
The purple light then got brighter until it was pure white, making Gohan have to look away. When the light dimmed a bit, Gohan looked back at Kevin to see his friend start to shrink and change, the shape making alarm bells go off in his head.
Where have I seen that before? He wondered; it looks so familiar.
Think about it! His other self commanded, when was the last time you saw that?
And I suppose you know? Gohan questioned, still not able to connect the dots.
Well, sort of… his other self answered hesitantly.
Why can't you tell me? Gohan asked, but didn't have time to receive an answer when everything fell into place, No it's not possible that Kevin's a…
Suddenly the light faded, confirming Gohan's fears. Standing in front of him was a small purple figure; a small purple Cell Jr.
As Gohan stared at his friend, not making a move, his mind brought him back to something he hadn't thought quite that well about.
Back at the Cell Game, when I was fighting the Cell Jrs, I saw something, he thought; something like a purple blur move away from my vision. But I never thought that it could have been…
He didn't finish his thought, feeling suddenly overwhelmed.
"So when you said someone killed your siblings and father, you meant it was me?" Gohan whispered as he sat down, feeling all the strength leave his body.
He saw Kevin's eyes widen.
"Yes, but like I said, it didn't really bother me," Kevin stated, surprising Gohan that he wasn't making those weird noises like the other Cell Jrs. To him, Kevin still sounded as if he was human.
"Yes, but…" Gohan started before his eyes widened in realization, "Wait, that means your dad is…!"
"Me?" a strangely familiar voice said from behind him, making him turn around as his blood started to boil.
First of all, I would just like to announce that this is the one year anniversary of "I Need You" (meaning that I started this fanfiction on this date a year ago, and if you don't believe me, I looked it up, you can too)! Yay, we have made it a year and we now have 23 chapters (I was kind of hoping that I would be further along, but we will be in the next few months)! I'm sorry that this wasn't very long, but I wanted to leave the anniversary with a cliffhanger (not with something overly sad). Also, I would like to recommend that you read my other Dragon Ball Z fanfiction "Haunting Past" because it is the prequel to this fanfiction (but you might not be able to see why for a while now). Either way, please review and I thank you for all of the readers/ reviewers that have helped me make it this far! Also, Happy Thanksgiving (just in case I don't get another chapter for this fanfiction out)!
-AnimeWolfGirl9