Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Where Angels Fear to Tread ❯ Moment of Truth ( Chapter 6 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Lady Foeseeker 
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction | Genre(s): | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 07.22.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 324 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction | Genre(s): | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 07.22.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 324 | Status: Completed
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Part 6
Moment of Truth
Disclaimer: Right, and pigs fly.
Silvershelter: Well, I didn't so it this chapter, mostly, but I swear she will appear more in later ones! Right now, it's mostly focusing on Kurt and Gohan (and the demon children, Goten and Trunks).
ENJOY!
It was dinner time the evening after The Spar, as Kurt called it, Goten and him against Trunks. The boy, immensely proud that ha and Goten won was bouncing excitedly around all night. When it was time for the typical training session at the Son house, all three went up to the roof. Kurt, while admitting that Goten had done better than he and was more of the reason Trunks went down, was telling Gohan about the spectacular move he got in.
Trunks, not realizing how agile the boy was, had gone after him first. Kurt had leapt over his head and managed to kick him into the wall. His signature move. Both boys, and even Vegita, who'd been making sure the match didn't get out of hand, had complimented him on it. He grinned with pride, standing a little straighter.
"And then, Otousan, Vegita-san told me that I did very good against his brat and that I had gotten a lot better!" Kurt danced around the roof.
"There's no way you'll be calm enough to do meditation tonight unless you're asleep." The demi Saiya-Jin laughed.
"So? I got TRUNKS! And VEGITA told me I did a good job!" Kurt protested. "That's the best thing EVER!"
Gohan laughed and Videl replied, "Yes, perhaps so, but if you don't meditate, you'll never get to sleep!"
Gohan sobered. "She is right, you know." He pointed out. "If you don't meditate, you'll have nightmares again."
"Not tonight!" Kurt shook his head. "They only happen when I'm upset of worried. And I am definitely not upset OR worried!"
"He has a point," Videl admitted. "Well, let's get to training."
"Sounds good to me! I want to be able to get them BOTH next time!" Kurt cheered, dancing around the roof.
"Okay! Get ready cuz here I come!" Gohan jumped at him. Kurt barely had time to put up his guard when Gohan was there. The boy fell back, sliding under his father, and leapt up, somehow managing to deliver a kick to Gohan's head.
"Nice move, Kurt." Gohan complimented. "That's my boy!"
"Thanks Tousan!" Kurt grinned. "I got you! You owe me ice cream after school tomorrow!"
"Ack! So I do!" Gohan laughed. The bet was old. The first time Kurt managed to hit Gohan with out Gohan blocking, Gohan told him that he'd take him for ice cream. This was only the second time it'd happened. The last was partly Videl's fault. She'd distracted him while Kurt snuck up on him and punched him in the arm. Since then, the stakes had changed. If Kurt hit Gohan, by himself without the demi Siaya-Jin blocking, he got ice cream. It worked vary well so far! And Kurt wasn't going to complain about the deal, that was for sure!
"Ready?" Gohan went back into a fighting stance. Kurt nodded, also getting into the stance. Gohan shook his head and straightened.
"Kurt, your balance is too low. What have I told you about that?"
"That if you hit my from the side I'll go flying off the roof?" Kurt grinned.
"Exactly. Now, how do you fix it?"
"By finding my center of gravity...like so..." He changed position slightly, "And then matching my stance to my center of gravity so that I won't be thrown back of to the side by weak attacks or loose my footing." He replied immediately.
"Good. You fixed it all by yourself that time." Gohan applauded. Kurt merely grinned.
The three went inside after the lesson, Kurt still chattering up a storm. Gohan was laughing at his antics before shooing him out of the room to get a shower. The boy agreed, after Gohan pointed out nicely that he smelled of wet fur, and laughed when Gohan winked. Videl rolled her eyes. "If you aren't squeaky clean in twenty minutes, neither of you get a before-bed snack."
"But Kassan-!" Kurt protested as Gohan whimpered. Videl smirked and made a shooing motion. He made a face and ran from the room.
"You didn't really mean that, right, Videl?" Gohan whined, in a begging position on his knees. "You aren't really going to take away FOOD, are you?"
"Course I meant it, Gohan." Videl replied sweetly. "You have twenty, minutes."
Gohan mouthed like a landed fish for several seconds and Videl tapped her watch mouthing, "The clock is ticking." Gohan was off like a shot.
The woman giggled to herself and went to the kitchen to make some hot chocolate and grab a plate of cookies. Gohan would have to go fishing this weekend. They would be out of food if he didn't, and it would really look funny if she bought out the store. Not that they could afford that. Videl made a face. Why did he eat so much? Oh yeah. He was part alien. Well, that really put a damper on things.
It was twenty minutes on the dot when both Gohan and Kurt streaked into the room. Vidle smirked. She was good! Threaten food and not only do they clean up, they do it quickly! She needed to remember that!
Gohan quickly went for the food, and Videl glared at him. He laughed, allowing both her and Kurt to get some cookies and then dove into the pan. The other two winced and checked just to make sure that they still had all limbs attached.
It was Tuesday again. The worst day of the week, to Kurt's thinking. He was also worried that the person that came to eat with them would be the same as last time. He really didn't want that again. The little boy bit his lip.
"Hey, Kurt?" Goten touched his shoulder. "Are you okay? You look worried."
"I am. I messed up real bad last week. What if I do it again and Tousan and Kassan want to get rid of me?" Kurt sighed and rested his head on his hands.
"I don't know. But I doubt they'll get rid of you. I mean, they do need you for the grade." Trunks pointed out with a shrug.
"Thanks ever so." Kurt made a face. "That didn't help any." Kurt himself wasn't even positive why Gohan's opinion mattered so much to him. Even more than Videl's, he had to admit, and he regarded her very highly. Maybe it was because Gohan was the first person to not draw back in horror when he met Kurt, or maybe it was because he was the first person to ever tell Kurt he was both loved and wanted and went out of his way to make sure Kurt felt safe.
Whatever the reason, it was important to the boy that Gohan want to keep him and be proud of him. Videl was important too, because she was the person to act like his mother, and worry about where he was and what he did. Before, no one cared what happened to him, the Demon child. The unwanted one. But now it did. People did care, not because they had to, but because they wanted to. Because it truly mattered to them how he felt and what happened to him.
For the first time ever, he had friends who weren't afraid to stick up for him and fight for him. Who ignored the looks and were willing to get in trouble for him. They wouldn't turn on him and leave him, and they wouldn't tell others he was a demon. For the first time in his life, Kurt had friends and family that looked passed the outside and took in the beauty he possessed beneath the demon-looking exterior.
The boy looked up at his friends and smiled. "You don't think they'll hate me?"
"Really, Kurt, if they were going to hate you, they'd do it by now." Trunks made a face. "Get real. I'll have to hurt you if you keep moping."
"Really? Thanks. That gives me an excuse to take you down!" Kurt laughed.
"And it gives me one to help take you down!" Goten agreed. The three boys laughed as they walked towards the school. For the first time, Kurt felt truly wanted.
"GOHAN!" Kurt, Goten, and Trunks yelled, tackling the demi Siaya-Jin to the ground outside the elementary school.
"Hi you guys!" Gohan smiled and stood up, dumping them off his chest. "Did you have fun?"
"Is school ever fun?" Trunks drawled, rolling his eyes.
"Sure. Threaten to take out a bunch of people." Gohan grinned. Goten and Trunks leapt up to take control of his shoulders as Kurt clung to his back laughing.
"Hey!" Gohan gave a shout of despair and toppled back over, careful not to squish any of the children.
"Got you!" The trio crowed. Gohan made a face.
"Okay, you've had your fun. I need to drop you off at Bulma's and Kurt and I need to get the apartment ready for dinner tonight." He picked them off and threw a capsule to the ground, a car appearing on the roadside.
The ride didn't take long, and Kurt was oddly quite the entire time. But, Gohan didn't mention it until the two were home. "What's wrong, chibi tenshi?" Gohan asked, touching Kurt's arm.
"Nothing, Gohan." He said quickly. Gohan frowned. Now he know that was something wrong because Kurt never called him Gohan.
"What is it, Kurt? There's something wrong, and I want to help if I can. I won't hurt you. Trust me?" He looked at the boy for a long moment.
"I-it's nothing, really."
"Chibi Tenshi, you never call me Gohan. If there's something wrong, maybe I can help." Gohan said softly.
"It's just that..."Kurt trailed off. "It's just that, it's already been almost two weeks since I've been in your care! Six months is going to go by so fast and I don't want to lose the only family I've ever known!" Kurt sniffed.
Gohan settled down on the couch, and lifted Kurt onto his lap. "Kurt, you won't lose us, even after you leave, because we'll be in your heart, always. As long as you remember us, we won't be lost."
"You mean that? I'm so scared you'll get rid of me too. That you'll forget me and not want me anymore." Kurt sniffed.
"Why would you think that?" Gohan asked softly.
"Every other person that looked at me always stopped when I did something that a normal kid would do. Like it was wrong. I'm afraid that if I do what I did last week, you won't love me and you'll hurt me." Kurt sniffed again, the sound muffled by Gohan's chest.
"Kurt, I want you to look at me." Gohan's voice was kind, but stern. The boy, wincing a bit, looked up, right into Gohan's eyes.
"By Lunetra, Zukogo, Kyria, and Shastar, I swear that that will not happen." Gohan said softly, swearing by the Saiya-Jin goddess of moon; her mate, the god of the moon; the goddess of war; and her mate, the god of war. It was a stiff oath by Saiya-Jin standards and unbreakable without total dishonor.
"You mean it?" The boy had no idea who Gohan had sworn by, but it sounded important.
Gohan nodded and touched his middle two fingers and thumb to his chest for a moment, the Siaya-Jin equivalent to saying that if he broke his promise, that Kurt could rip out his beating heart. Not something taken lightly. "I do mean it Kurt. Because I care."
"Thanks tousan." Kurt whispered, throwing his arms around Gohan. "I love you."
"I love you too, musoko-chan." Gohan whispered. "No, let's get that dinner ready."
"Okay." Kurt agreed, hopping up.
The dinner went perfectly, there were no mishaps, to everyone's relief and the person this week was kind. She was quite happy to learn what had happened to her other colleague once her fears of the same fate were put to rest. She never had liked the other woman much, she had to admit. Especially since she did seem to put her nose in everyone else's business.
The woman, Yume, was a little wary of Kurt at first, but she was soon won over when he began to excitedly tell of his day and the prank he and Goten had played of Trunks. Even Gohan was laughing at it.
Yume was a little put off when she learned it was time to leave and promised that the next time she came she'd bring her special chocolate fudge cake for everyone to try. It seemed that a new friendship was born.
(A/N) So, what'd you think? Not to boring I hope. Review would y'all? Flames are welcome and will be used for s'mores.
Later!
Lady Foeseeker
Part 6
Moment of Truth
Disclaimer: Right, and pigs fly.
Silvershelter: Well, I didn't so it this chapter, mostly, but I swear she will appear more in later ones! Right now, it's mostly focusing on Kurt and Gohan (and the demon children, Goten and Trunks).
ENJOY!
It was dinner time the evening after The Spar, as Kurt called it, Goten and him against Trunks. The boy, immensely proud that ha and Goten won was bouncing excitedly around all night. When it was time for the typical training session at the Son house, all three went up to the roof. Kurt, while admitting that Goten had done better than he and was more of the reason Trunks went down, was telling Gohan about the spectacular move he got in.
Trunks, not realizing how agile the boy was, had gone after him first. Kurt had leapt over his head and managed to kick him into the wall. His signature move. Both boys, and even Vegita, who'd been making sure the match didn't get out of hand, had complimented him on it. He grinned with pride, standing a little straighter.
"And then, Otousan, Vegita-san told me that I did very good against his brat and that I had gotten a lot better!" Kurt danced around the roof.
"There's no way you'll be calm enough to do meditation tonight unless you're asleep." The demi Saiya-Jin laughed.
"So? I got TRUNKS! And VEGITA told me I did a good job!" Kurt protested. "That's the best thing EVER!"
Gohan laughed and Videl replied, "Yes, perhaps so, but if you don't meditate, you'll never get to sleep!"
Gohan sobered. "She is right, you know." He pointed out. "If you don't meditate, you'll have nightmares again."
"Not tonight!" Kurt shook his head. "They only happen when I'm upset of worried. And I am definitely not upset OR worried!"
"He has a point," Videl admitted. "Well, let's get to training."
"Sounds good to me! I want to be able to get them BOTH next time!" Kurt cheered, dancing around the roof.
"Okay! Get ready cuz here I come!" Gohan jumped at him. Kurt barely had time to put up his guard when Gohan was there. The boy fell back, sliding under his father, and leapt up, somehow managing to deliver a kick to Gohan's head.
"Nice move, Kurt." Gohan complimented. "That's my boy!"
"Thanks Tousan!" Kurt grinned. "I got you! You owe me ice cream after school tomorrow!"
"Ack! So I do!" Gohan laughed. The bet was old. The first time Kurt managed to hit Gohan with out Gohan blocking, Gohan told him that he'd take him for ice cream. This was only the second time it'd happened. The last was partly Videl's fault. She'd distracted him while Kurt snuck up on him and punched him in the arm. Since then, the stakes had changed. If Kurt hit Gohan, by himself without the demi Siaya-Jin blocking, he got ice cream. It worked vary well so far! And Kurt wasn't going to complain about the deal, that was for sure!
"Ready?" Gohan went back into a fighting stance. Kurt nodded, also getting into the stance. Gohan shook his head and straightened.
"Kurt, your balance is too low. What have I told you about that?"
"That if you hit my from the side I'll go flying off the roof?" Kurt grinned.
"Exactly. Now, how do you fix it?"
"By finding my center of gravity...like so..." He changed position slightly, "And then matching my stance to my center of gravity so that I won't be thrown back of to the side by weak attacks or loose my footing." He replied immediately.
"Good. You fixed it all by yourself that time." Gohan applauded. Kurt merely grinned.
The three went inside after the lesson, Kurt still chattering up a storm. Gohan was laughing at his antics before shooing him out of the room to get a shower. The boy agreed, after Gohan pointed out nicely that he smelled of wet fur, and laughed when Gohan winked. Videl rolled her eyes. "If you aren't squeaky clean in twenty minutes, neither of you get a before-bed snack."
"But Kassan-!" Kurt protested as Gohan whimpered. Videl smirked and made a shooing motion. He made a face and ran from the room.
"You didn't really mean that, right, Videl?" Gohan whined, in a begging position on his knees. "You aren't really going to take away FOOD, are you?"
"Course I meant it, Gohan." Videl replied sweetly. "You have twenty, minutes."
Gohan mouthed like a landed fish for several seconds and Videl tapped her watch mouthing, "The clock is ticking." Gohan was off like a shot.
The woman giggled to herself and went to the kitchen to make some hot chocolate and grab a plate of cookies. Gohan would have to go fishing this weekend. They would be out of food if he didn't, and it would really look funny if she bought out the store. Not that they could afford that. Videl made a face. Why did he eat so much? Oh yeah. He was part alien. Well, that really put a damper on things.
It was twenty minutes on the dot when both Gohan and Kurt streaked into the room. Vidle smirked. She was good! Threaten food and not only do they clean up, they do it quickly! She needed to remember that!
Gohan quickly went for the food, and Videl glared at him. He laughed, allowing both her and Kurt to get some cookies and then dove into the pan. The other two winced and checked just to make sure that they still had all limbs attached.
It was Tuesday again. The worst day of the week, to Kurt's thinking. He was also worried that the person that came to eat with them would be the same as last time. He really didn't want that again. The little boy bit his lip.
"Hey, Kurt?" Goten touched his shoulder. "Are you okay? You look worried."
"I am. I messed up real bad last week. What if I do it again and Tousan and Kassan want to get rid of me?" Kurt sighed and rested his head on his hands.
"I don't know. But I doubt they'll get rid of you. I mean, they do need you for the grade." Trunks pointed out with a shrug.
"Thanks ever so." Kurt made a face. "That didn't help any." Kurt himself wasn't even positive why Gohan's opinion mattered so much to him. Even more than Videl's, he had to admit, and he regarded her very highly. Maybe it was because Gohan was the first person to not draw back in horror when he met Kurt, or maybe it was because he was the first person to ever tell Kurt he was both loved and wanted and went out of his way to make sure Kurt felt safe.
Whatever the reason, it was important to the boy that Gohan want to keep him and be proud of him. Videl was important too, because she was the person to act like his mother, and worry about where he was and what he did. Before, no one cared what happened to him, the Demon child. The unwanted one. But now it did. People did care, not because they had to, but because they wanted to. Because it truly mattered to them how he felt and what happened to him.
For the first time ever, he had friends who weren't afraid to stick up for him and fight for him. Who ignored the looks and were willing to get in trouble for him. They wouldn't turn on him and leave him, and they wouldn't tell others he was a demon. For the first time in his life, Kurt had friends and family that looked passed the outside and took in the beauty he possessed beneath the demon-looking exterior.
The boy looked up at his friends and smiled. "You don't think they'll hate me?"
"Really, Kurt, if they were going to hate you, they'd do it by now." Trunks made a face. "Get real. I'll have to hurt you if you keep moping."
"Really? Thanks. That gives me an excuse to take you down!" Kurt laughed.
"And it gives me one to help take you down!" Goten agreed. The three boys laughed as they walked towards the school. For the first time, Kurt felt truly wanted.
"GOHAN!" Kurt, Goten, and Trunks yelled, tackling the demi Siaya-Jin to the ground outside the elementary school.
"Hi you guys!" Gohan smiled and stood up, dumping them off his chest. "Did you have fun?"
"Is school ever fun?" Trunks drawled, rolling his eyes.
"Sure. Threaten to take out a bunch of people." Gohan grinned. Goten and Trunks leapt up to take control of his shoulders as Kurt clung to his back laughing.
"Hey!" Gohan gave a shout of despair and toppled back over, careful not to squish any of the children.
"Got you!" The trio crowed. Gohan made a face.
"Okay, you've had your fun. I need to drop you off at Bulma's and Kurt and I need to get the apartment ready for dinner tonight." He picked them off and threw a capsule to the ground, a car appearing on the roadside.
The ride didn't take long, and Kurt was oddly quite the entire time. But, Gohan didn't mention it until the two were home. "What's wrong, chibi tenshi?" Gohan asked, touching Kurt's arm.
"Nothing, Gohan." He said quickly. Gohan frowned. Now he know that was something wrong because Kurt never called him Gohan.
"What is it, Kurt? There's something wrong, and I want to help if I can. I won't hurt you. Trust me?" He looked at the boy for a long moment.
"I-it's nothing, really."
"Chibi Tenshi, you never call me Gohan. If there's something wrong, maybe I can help." Gohan said softly.
"It's just that..."Kurt trailed off. "It's just that, it's already been almost two weeks since I've been in your care! Six months is going to go by so fast and I don't want to lose the only family I've ever known!" Kurt sniffed.
Gohan settled down on the couch, and lifted Kurt onto his lap. "Kurt, you won't lose us, even after you leave, because we'll be in your heart, always. As long as you remember us, we won't be lost."
"You mean that? I'm so scared you'll get rid of me too. That you'll forget me and not want me anymore." Kurt sniffed.
"Why would you think that?" Gohan asked softly.
"Every other person that looked at me always stopped when I did something that a normal kid would do. Like it was wrong. I'm afraid that if I do what I did last week, you won't love me and you'll hurt me." Kurt sniffed again, the sound muffled by Gohan's chest.
"Kurt, I want you to look at me." Gohan's voice was kind, but stern. The boy, wincing a bit, looked up, right into Gohan's eyes.
"By Lunetra, Zukogo, Kyria, and Shastar, I swear that that will not happen." Gohan said softly, swearing by the Saiya-Jin goddess of moon; her mate, the god of the moon; the goddess of war; and her mate, the god of war. It was a stiff oath by Saiya-Jin standards and unbreakable without total dishonor.
"You mean it?" The boy had no idea who Gohan had sworn by, but it sounded important.
Gohan nodded and touched his middle two fingers and thumb to his chest for a moment, the Siaya-Jin equivalent to saying that if he broke his promise, that Kurt could rip out his beating heart. Not something taken lightly. "I do mean it Kurt. Because I care."
"Thanks tousan." Kurt whispered, throwing his arms around Gohan. "I love you."
"I love you too, musoko-chan." Gohan whispered. "No, let's get that dinner ready."
"Okay." Kurt agreed, hopping up.
The dinner went perfectly, there were no mishaps, to everyone's relief and the person this week was kind. She was quite happy to learn what had happened to her other colleague once her fears of the same fate were put to rest. She never had liked the other woman much, she had to admit. Especially since she did seem to put her nose in everyone else's business.
The woman, Yume, was a little wary of Kurt at first, but she was soon won over when he began to excitedly tell of his day and the prank he and Goten had played of Trunks. Even Gohan was laughing at it.
Yume was a little put off when she learned it was time to leave and promised that the next time she came she'd bring her special chocolate fudge cake for everyone to try. It seemed that a new friendship was born.
(A/N) So, what'd you think? Not to boring I hope. Review would y'all? Flames are welcome and will be used for s'mores.
Later!
Lady Foeseeker