Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ A Life for A Life ❯ Tears ( Chapter 4 )
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By: PerfectCell17 
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.26.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 374 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 11.26.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.5K | Visits: 374 | Status: Completed
"What did you have to tell me, Piccolo?" Bulma asked the Namekian.
Piccolo let out a heavy sigh and looked at the woman.
"It's about Gohan."
"Gohan?! Is he okay?"
"He, well he killed himself."
Bulma's eyes immediatly watered.
"Gohan..."
Even Vegeta seemed upset about the news.
"Why would Kakarot's brat do something like that?!"
Piccolo didn't answer, afraid of crying.
Bulma decided to answer.
"He did it because he felt guilty about Son-kun!"
After saying that, the genious began sobbing.
Vegeta sat back in his chair and folded his arms over his chest.
A low snort came from the prince.
Even though he didn't show it outwardly, Vegeta felt for the fallen demi.
Bulma realized something and looked over at Piccolo.
"Oh Kami, how's Chi Chi coping?"
Piccolo sighed deeply.
"She was pretty upset when I left."
"Oh, do you think I should go see her?"
"I think she needs to be alone right now." Piccolo said softly.
Bulma wiped the tears out of her eyes and nodded.
The Namek got up from his seat and started walking to the front door.
"Leaving already, Piccolo?"
Piccolo nodded.
"I should go tell the others."
"Okay...Bye Piccolo."
The green one nodded.
"Bulma. Vegeta."
The Saiyan just hmphed.
Piccolo proceeded to exit the building, closing the door behind him.
As soon as he was outside the Namek allowed the tears he felt to flow.
Wiping the quickly away, his next destination was decided.
The cold waves splashed along the shore of Master Roshi'd island as the green one landed.
Reaching the Kame House door Piccolo braced himself yet again to tell them the heart breaking news.
Krillin was the first one to hear someone knocking on the door and went to answer it.
"Wow Piccolo, what are you doing here?"
"I came here to tell you and Master Roshi something."
"Well come in."
Piccolo entered and Krillin lead him to the living room, where Roshi was watching TV.
The turtle hermit sat about a foot away from the TV, eyes glued to the exercise program on it.
Krillin cleared his throat, getting his master's attention.
Roshi flung around to see his former student staring at him.
"What is it Krillin? Oh, hi Piccolo!"
Krillin turned to the Namek.
"So, what did you have to tell us?"
Piccolo took in a deep breath, not wanting to have to say this again.
"I came here to tell you that Gohan..."
Piccolo cut himself off.
"That Gohan what?"
"Gohan killed himself."
Roshi chuckled softly.
"That's a good one, Piccolo!"
"Uh, I don't think he's joking, Master Roshi."
"Of course he is, aren't you?"
The Namek slowly shook his head.
The faces of both the humans dropped.
Krillin fell to his knees, tears already making their way down his face.
Master Roshi's eyes watered, but that was hidden behind his sun glasses.
Piccolo had to go tell the others, so he decided to get going, or atleast that was his excuse.
Even though Piccolo wouldn't even admit it to himself Piccolo couldn't stand to see any more tears, they reminded him too much of the pain he was feeling about this.
The Namek mentally scanned the area, trying to figure out who lived the closest.
He came to the conclusion that Tien's mountain home was going to be his next stop.
As Piccolo approached Tien's home his throat started to get dry and his heart rate sped up.
The Namek didn't get it, he thought that it would get easier to tell the others after he had said it a few times, but it only got harder.
He guessed that the more he said it the truer it became, and he'd really have to admit that Gohan was dead...
Chi Chi was still in the same spot that Piccolo had left her, cradling Gohan on the floor.
"I'm so sorry, my baby." the woman whispered softly.
Salty tears still dripped onto the floor, a puddle forming.
Bulma and Vegeta both still sat in Capsule Corp's living room.
For the most part the womans tears had stopped, but the occasional sob occured.
Vegeta had become lost in thoughts after Piccolo told them what happened.
Bulma sighed.
"I feel so bad for Chi Chi. First Son-kun and now Gohan..."
For the past little while his wife had been making comments like that and they were beginnning to get on Vegeta's nerves.
"Well if you feel so bad do something about it, woman!"
"What is there to do?!" Bulma shot back.
"How should I know?!"
The blue haired woman got up from her seat and walked around the room.
"Gohan will need a funeral, and Chi Chi is already dealing with enough..."
"But what if she wants to wish him back, woman? It'll be alot harder when he's under ground!"
Bulma stopped for a second, before leaving the room.
Vegeta raised an eyebrow when his wife re-entered the room with a capsule in her hand.
Knowing the Vegeta was curious Bulma decided to spare him the trouble of asking and show him.
The capsule opened to reveal a bed-type thing with glass surrounding it.
"What the hell is that?!"
By this time Bulma was getting annoyed with her husbands attitude.
"That is where you'll be sleeping if you don't drop your attitude!"
"I still don't get what the hell it is!"
The woman let out a slightly annoyed sigh before explaining.
"This is what I used when Krillin and Master Roshi died. It's a coffin, but it preserves the body and you don't need to burry it because you can just put it back in the capsule."
Vegeta smirked.
"So, you were threatening to kill me?"
"Yup! I'm not exactly sure how, but me, being a genious would have found a way!"
"Sure you would have..."
Piccolo let out a much needed sigh of relief as he took off from Yamcha's house.
"I finally told everyone..."
The Namek took off into the sky, wanting to return to his meditating spot.
When he returned to the waterfall Piccolo resume his classic meditating position.
After trying for alittle while Piccolo just couldn't clear his mind.
He got up, feeling very annoyed and decided to go check on things at the Son house.
He arrived at the mountain district home and knocked on the door.
Nothing came from the inside of the house.
Piccolo grew worried and tried the handle.
The door was unlocked so the Namek gained access.
Piccolo felt both relief and pity at what he saw.
On the floor Chi Chi was still laying with Gohan, but she had fallen asleep.
The colours of the womans dress where distorted from the newly accquired blood stains.
Piccolo felt another wave of grief hit him as he watched Gohan's now still chest.
Feeling his eyes water yet again the Namek went back outside, away from the sight he couldn't bare to see.
Trying to calm himself down Piccolo sat on the rocks just a few yards from the house.
The green one had always thought that tears were a sign of weakness, something that did not come from true fighters, but now he felt different.
In all of the deaths the Namek had wittnessed his students was by far the most tragic.
His first student, first firend and the one who seemed to understand him the most was now gone, leaving Piccolo alone.
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Piccolo let out a heavy sigh and looked at the woman.
"It's about Gohan."
"Gohan?! Is he okay?"
"He, well he killed himself."
Bulma's eyes immediatly watered.
"Gohan..."
Even Vegeta seemed upset about the news.
"Why would Kakarot's brat do something like that?!"
Piccolo didn't answer, afraid of crying.
Bulma decided to answer.
"He did it because he felt guilty about Son-kun!"
After saying that, the genious began sobbing.
Vegeta sat back in his chair and folded his arms over his chest.
A low snort came from the prince.
Even though he didn't show it outwardly, Vegeta felt for the fallen demi.
Bulma realized something and looked over at Piccolo.
"Oh Kami, how's Chi Chi coping?"
Piccolo sighed deeply.
"She was pretty upset when I left."
"Oh, do you think I should go see her?"
"I think she needs to be alone right now." Piccolo said softly.
Bulma wiped the tears out of her eyes and nodded.
The Namek got up from his seat and started walking to the front door.
"Leaving already, Piccolo?"
Piccolo nodded.
"I should go tell the others."
"Okay...Bye Piccolo."
The green one nodded.
"Bulma. Vegeta."
The Saiyan just hmphed.
Piccolo proceeded to exit the building, closing the door behind him.
As soon as he was outside the Namek allowed the tears he felt to flow.
Wiping the quickly away, his next destination was decided.
The cold waves splashed along the shore of Master Roshi'd island as the green one landed.
Reaching the Kame House door Piccolo braced himself yet again to tell them the heart breaking news.
Krillin was the first one to hear someone knocking on the door and went to answer it.
"Wow Piccolo, what are you doing here?"
"I came here to tell you and Master Roshi something."
"Well come in."
Piccolo entered and Krillin lead him to the living room, where Roshi was watching TV.
The turtle hermit sat about a foot away from the TV, eyes glued to the exercise program on it.
Krillin cleared his throat, getting his master's attention.
Roshi flung around to see his former student staring at him.
"What is it Krillin? Oh, hi Piccolo!"
Krillin turned to the Namek.
"So, what did you have to tell us?"
Piccolo took in a deep breath, not wanting to have to say this again.
"I came here to tell you that Gohan..."
Piccolo cut himself off.
"That Gohan what?"
"Gohan killed himself."
Roshi chuckled softly.
"That's a good one, Piccolo!"
"Uh, I don't think he's joking, Master Roshi."
"Of course he is, aren't you?"
The Namek slowly shook his head.
The faces of both the humans dropped.
Krillin fell to his knees, tears already making their way down his face.
Master Roshi's eyes watered, but that was hidden behind his sun glasses.
Piccolo had to go tell the others, so he decided to get going, or atleast that was his excuse.
Even though Piccolo wouldn't even admit it to himself Piccolo couldn't stand to see any more tears, they reminded him too much of the pain he was feeling about this.
The Namek mentally scanned the area, trying to figure out who lived the closest.
He came to the conclusion that Tien's mountain home was going to be his next stop.
As Piccolo approached Tien's home his throat started to get dry and his heart rate sped up.
The Namek didn't get it, he thought that it would get easier to tell the others after he had said it a few times, but it only got harder.
He guessed that the more he said it the truer it became, and he'd really have to admit that Gohan was dead...
Chi Chi was still in the same spot that Piccolo had left her, cradling Gohan on the floor.
"I'm so sorry, my baby." the woman whispered softly.
Salty tears still dripped onto the floor, a puddle forming.
Bulma and Vegeta both still sat in Capsule Corp's living room.
For the most part the womans tears had stopped, but the occasional sob occured.
Vegeta had become lost in thoughts after Piccolo told them what happened.
Bulma sighed.
"I feel so bad for Chi Chi. First Son-kun and now Gohan..."
For the past little while his wife had been making comments like that and they were beginnning to get on Vegeta's nerves.
"Well if you feel so bad do something about it, woman!"
"What is there to do?!" Bulma shot back.
"How should I know?!"
The blue haired woman got up from her seat and walked around the room.
"Gohan will need a funeral, and Chi Chi is already dealing with enough..."
"But what if she wants to wish him back, woman? It'll be alot harder when he's under ground!"
Bulma stopped for a second, before leaving the room.
Vegeta raised an eyebrow when his wife re-entered the room with a capsule in her hand.
Knowing the Vegeta was curious Bulma decided to spare him the trouble of asking and show him.
The capsule opened to reveal a bed-type thing with glass surrounding it.
"What the hell is that?!"
By this time Bulma was getting annoyed with her husbands attitude.
"That is where you'll be sleeping if you don't drop your attitude!"
"I still don't get what the hell it is!"
The woman let out a slightly annoyed sigh before explaining.
"This is what I used when Krillin and Master Roshi died. It's a coffin, but it preserves the body and you don't need to burry it because you can just put it back in the capsule."
Vegeta smirked.
"So, you were threatening to kill me?"
"Yup! I'm not exactly sure how, but me, being a genious would have found a way!"
"Sure you would have..."
Piccolo let out a much needed sigh of relief as he took off from Yamcha's house.
"I finally told everyone..."
The Namek took off into the sky, wanting to return to his meditating spot.
When he returned to the waterfall Piccolo resume his classic meditating position.
After trying for alittle while Piccolo just couldn't clear his mind.
He got up, feeling very annoyed and decided to go check on things at the Son house.
He arrived at the mountain district home and knocked on the door.
Nothing came from the inside of the house.
Piccolo grew worried and tried the handle.
The door was unlocked so the Namek gained access.
Piccolo felt both relief and pity at what he saw.
On the floor Chi Chi was still laying with Gohan, but she had fallen asleep.
The colours of the womans dress where distorted from the newly accquired blood stains.
Piccolo felt another wave of grief hit him as he watched Gohan's now still chest.
Feeling his eyes water yet again the Namek went back outside, away from the sight he couldn't bare to see.
Trying to calm himself down Piccolo sat on the rocks just a few yards from the house.
The green one had always thought that tears were a sign of weakness, something that did not come from true fighters, but now he felt different.
In all of the deaths the Namek had wittnessed his students was by far the most tragic.
His first student, first firend and the one who seemed to understand him the most was now gone, leaving Piccolo alone.
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