Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Breathe ❯ The D word ( Chapter 1 )

March 25, 2020

My name is Gohan Son, and at the... insistent... suggestion of my therapist, I am starting this journal to clear my head. I find myself rehashing the same things.... memories...over and over during our visits. Her hope is that if I write them down... REALLY get them out, I'll stop thinking about them? Hm

You see, I am 34 years old. I have a 14 year old daughter and after a very long, stressful... soul sucking, 15 year marriage and subsequent... 2 YEAR divorce battle, I am finally divorced.

Divorced

What an odd word. A word that most people cringe at, I know I did. I did everything in my power to avoid it. It was happening all around us.. all of our friends... my colleagues... everyone. I never thought it would happen to us, it was never even a thought. I was naive for sure; we both were, in hindsight.

We were so young, we thought we were in love, and we might have been at one point... early on. There was passion, don't get me wrong. She fought along side me, as Saiyagirl.. of course things got heated... and it was great. But our families pushed too hard; my mother.. wanting us to have what she has with my father... and her father... over protective and overbearing. We got married shortly after we graduated high school and she was pregnant with Pan not long after that.

It was hard, honestly, but we were married.. for better or for worse... we had just had a baby, and my college course hours were completely maxed out. Her father, wanting to make sure she was comfortable, and simultaneously wanting to make up for the Cell Games, showered us in gifts. He built our home and bought us vehicles, anything for his daughter and grand daughter.

Looking back, those things weren't so much FOR me as much as they were offerings because he was maybe.. afraid of me? Afraid of my family.. and friends? I honestly never noticed that I made him nervous until I filed for divorce. I suppose finding out that your daughter is dating.. and marrying the half alien kid that ACTUALLY defeated Cell was quite daunting to him.

All of that knowledge; Saiyaman, Cell, Alien planets, Gods, Angels, other dimensions, time travel.... the fact that I was.. and our daughter was... part alien.. was a massive part of our divorce. So many NDAs and agreements had to be drawn up to protect our interests. It was long... 2 years almost, and she made it as hard as she could. So many rejections... and asking for more and more, even though she already had everything. Bulma offered to hire and pay for "the best" lawyers money could buy, but I refused. One of my college friends had made quite a name for himself and he seemed like the best choice, since he'd known me... us... for so long.

I am so grateful to him.

I can finally breathe again.

I am divorced

Finally!