Sorry I haven't updated. This ain't dead it was just on a temporary hiatus. I will try to get a new chapter every week. I finally got new internet and can upload this. I do have softball most of this month so updates will be slow. In addition, school is over for me on the 7th :D (Friday)

Chapter 1: A Depressed Pupil

Piccolo's POV

"Gohan." I said looking at him.

He didn't even know I was there. I tried to get his attention again.

"Gohan." I said harshly.

Again Gohan didn't notice me. I had no idea what he was trying to do, but from the way his Ki spiked up I had a feeling it wasn't good… I kept staring at him to see if he'd notice me but he didn't. He jumped to a Super Saiyan 2. I could only watch as Gohan formed a Kamehameha and made it hit a mountain. The way he was positioned I thought he was going to hit me, but he changed direction at the last minute. What was he doing? Was he trying to ware himself out so he could pass out? Why the sudden power spike?

"Gohan!" I screamed trying to get his attention towards me.

He didn't even notice me or anything. He was just firing his Ki blasts all over the place. I had to stop him because one wrong blast and it could aim at his house and hurt the harpy and his little brother.

"Gohan stop this now! If you don't stop this you'll get hurt!" I pleased.

"I don't care Piccolo." Gohan said.

"What about your mother and your little brother?" I asked.

That knocked some sense into him. He powered down back into his base form. He looked up at me with sad eyes then looked down again. He doesn't care if he gets hurt, but when someone else gets hurt he cares? That's so backwards.

"It's exactly how it's supposed to be." He said reading my thoughts.

Then I remembered how I gave my life to save him from Nappa. No… I needed to get that out of my head… It's not the time to be thinking about that.

"I have to go home. Mom is probably worried about me and wondering where I am." He said trying to walk away and avoid this conversation.

"You're not going anywhere with that on your arm Gohan!" I said grabbing his wrist and referring to the big gash on his left arm.

"Come on Piccolo that's nothing. Let. Me. Go." He said only trying to convince himself.

I searched through my gi pockets to see if I had any sensu beans. Lucky I did and gave one to him. He refused to take it at first and tried to argue with me, but I growled loudly at him and he did. I noticed that only half of the gash went away. I also noticed some deep cuts on his arm. He must've noticed that I saw since he had a panic look on his face. He knew that I figured out his secret.

"Piccolo it's not what it looks like…" He started to say.

"Bullshit," I said, "There was no way these wounds came from someone else!"

"Just forget it Piccolo!" He angrily said.

"I will not forget it Gohan!" I shot back.

He tried to struggle away from my grip on his wrist. I held it tighter so he wouldn't run away.

"Let go of me right now Piccolo!" He yelled.

"Not until I get a reasonable explanation on why there are self-inflicted wounds on your arm!" I said.

He said nothing and didn't bother looking at me. He closed his eyes and calmed himself down. I let go of his wrist because I knew he was going to explain. The both of us sat on the ground because we both knew this would be a long story.

"Well it's like this;" He started to explain, "Goten looks so much like Dad that it's killing me. Everytime I look at him I feel the pain of Dad gone. I am reminded that I stalled time to kill Cell when I should've from the beginning. If I didn't stall then Dad would still be here, and Goten would have a father to help him grow up. And Mom…I hear her cry in her sleep every night wishing Dad was home. She thinks I don't know she does since I never say anything, but I do. She tells me that everything will be ok when she doesn't think so! She tells me it's not my fault, but I know it was… I know that everyone hates me for this… I don't know why you're still here Piccolo… You should've just let me go on home. Why do you even care? I'm a monster… Look at my arm… I couldn't take it anymore and I had to resort to cutting to solve my problems! I-I just can't help it…The pain… it feels so good. It just helps me get away from my problems for just a little while." He finished with tears in his eyes.

I just stared at him. I then stood up and went by him. I put my hand on his head and my other hand on his shoulder. He then looked up at me and was shocked I did this.

"Gohan you need to promise me something. Promise me that you won't do this anymore…" I said breaking the silence.

"I can't promise that…" He said.

"One day you're going to cut yourself in the wrong place and something will happen to you. I will not see that happen!" I yelled.

"Will you get me out of that house then?" He pleaded.

"Why?" I asked.

"Please I don't want to be trapped in that house with someone who reminds me so much of Dad!" He said.

"I doubt your mother would let me…" I started to say.

"Please!" He yelled.

"I'll see what I can do…" I said.

The both of us went back to his house since it was getting late. When we got there, Chi Chi was outside.

"Gohan where have you been? Are you alright?" She asked.

She shot me a cold glare but didn't ask why I was here. I shot her a look that I needed to speak to her privately.

"Gohan go inside and watch your brother for a little bit his missed you." She said.

Gohan went back inside and shut the front door.

"I need to take him away from here." I said.

"No. You will not take my baby away from me now! Not so soon after Goku!" She exclaimed.

"Do you want him to keep cutting himself? Do you realize that he hates how his brother looks like Goku? He feels the pain everytime he looks at Goten!" I say telling her the truth.

"Oh my poor baby… Wait what was that first thing you said?" She asked.

"You never noticed the scars on his arm?" I asked. Surely, she'd notice…

"I didn't think… Just let him stay one more night… Please?" She said.

I shook my head and left.

"I'll be back in the morning." I said before flying off.

Was that a good chapter? Sorry for the slow update… I barely had internet and I finally got DSL. :D I do know that sensu beans do cure everything, but in here, they don't cure self-inflicted wounds. I will try to get frequent updates.