Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Jinsei: a human life ❯ One-Shot

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

A stone sinks into the ocean water with a splash. The young boy Jinsei sits down on the shore looking for another stone to throw. He grabbed one and brushed back his black hair and aimed his throw. He tossed that stone with all his might expecting to see it skip a mile out to sea. Unfortunately the stone only splashed into the water. Jinsei looked out at the deep ocean with its shinning blue color matching his gazing eyes.
"YOU STUPID OCEAN!!!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. "Stupid ocean! Stupid rocks! Stupid dumb retarded jerk ocean!!!" He yelled grabbing more rocks and hurled them into the water.

Inside the small island house, by the window facing the ocean and the screaming Jinsei. Kuririn looked out watching his son and feeling a little disturbed.
"Huh what are we going to do about him Juu?"
Juuhachigou sat at the table across from her husband and sipped at her cup of coffee.
"Juu?" Kuririn said again a little louder.
Juuhachigou just sat there not responding.
"Juuhachigou!!?"
She continued to sit and drink her coffee as if he wasn't even there.

Jinsei yelled throwing another rock into the water.
"Hey little bro, what are you doing?"
Jinsei turned to the voice behind him, even though he already knew what he would see, his older sister Marron standing behind him, in her red sundress. She had her hair down and no shoes on, which meant she wanted to relax on the beach.
"What do you want?" Jinsei said as he threw another rock.
"What now I have to have a reason to talk to my baby brother?" She responded casually siting down on the beach shore next to him.
"Yeah right, I know you. You want me to leave so you can lay out in the sun and have the sand in-between your little toeseys." He said tossing sand at her face.
"Hey! I just wanted to talk to you no need to be so mean about it."
"You want to talk then go talk to the turtle!"
"Fine!" She said getting up and leaving him there alone.
Jinsei watched her go, and a smile came across his face. "Haha that was easy." He laughed and threw another stone at the ocean.
"STUPID ROCK WHY WONT YOU SKIP!!"

Kuririn shook his head and turned from the window back to quiet Juuhachigou. She finished her coffee and put it down on the table. She took her hand and brushed back her hair and looked across the table directly to her husband.
"I'm not sure Kuririn what do you think we should do about Jinsei?" She asked him calmly. Kuririn just stared at her in shock.
"Well Kuririn? You brought it up, don't you have any ideas?"
"Yeah but why'd you ignore me for so long?!?"
"I hadn't finished my morning coffee yet." Kuririn's jaw dropped to the floor. No matter how many years they were together she still knew how to surprise him.
"Now come on Kuririn, what should we do about Jinsei?"
"Uhhh yeah well I'm not sure really. He's becoming rude, self-centered and just down right mean."
"Hah sounds like you when you were young." Kuririn and Juuhachigou turned to the door and the sound of the old raspy voice.
"What did you mean by that old man?"
"Haha you mean Kuririn didn't tell you." Master Roshi laughed as he walked into the room. "Kuririn was quite the little jerk when he first came to train under me."
"He was?!" Juuhachigou looked to her husband with an eyebrow raised in shocked curiosity.
"I...uhh I really wasn't that bad."
"Ohh yes you were Kuririn, you lied, you cheated, you complained, you bribed, and did what ever you needed to get your way."
"Really?" Juuhachigou fought her urge to bust up laughing.
"No no no not really."
"Do you want to get Goku or Bulma to testify for it Kuririn."
Juuhachigou chuckled lightly at her silly husband. Kuririn made a deep sigh of surrender and put his head down on the table in defeat. Seeing Kuririn so sad made Juuhachigou stop her laughing. She turned her attention back to the problem at hand.
"Well what made Kuririn straighten out into the man he is now."
"Well isn't it obvious" Roshi said with booming pride. "My training straightened him out."
"You?!!?" Juuhachigou asked with great surprise.
"Yes me! I took a cowardly, cocky, and all around jerk of a kid. And turned him into the strong, confident, and considerate fighter you see today." Roshi turned his attention to Kuririn who was still sulking with his face on the table. "Well at least he's not a cocky jerk anymore."
"Hey!" Kuririn lifted himself off the table rebutting at Roshi. "I'm a pretty darn good fighter and I can be plenty brave...when I have to."
"Yeah yeah what ever the point is that yes it was my training that mellowed you out."
"Hmmm..." Kuririn thought for a moment and Juuhachigou knew exactly his thought.
"Ohh no way!"
"Why not?"
"Because he's a dirty perverted old fart of a man and I don't wont my son learning anything from him."
"But Juu it could work, I don't know how he did it before but it worked and maybe it'll work again."
"I just don't trust him."
"You know I'm standing right here you two?"
"I know he may be old and perverted but he has a lot of wisdom."
"A man who spends hours a day with pornography is not someone who I want to trust my son with."
"HEY!"
"I know it's hard to believe but when he's on martial arts he's very serious and I think it would do Jinsei some real good."
"Ohh alright but if he comes back and all he wants to do is be alone in the bathroom I'm going to beat all three of you."
"Fair enough. So it's settled Master Roshi will train Jinsei."
"Isn't anyone going to ask about what I have to say about it?"
"NO!" "NO!"

This sucks! Jinsei thought to himself as he rubbed his eyes awake. He had never been up so early and if Master Roshi hadn't literally pulled him out of his bed he'd still be there. It sucked enough having to stay in the small capsule house on this island. Roshi said that they had to use this because he couldn't take his house with the rest of his family living there. But Jinsei didn't really care the only reason he was there is because his father said he was going to learn to fight. And being able to beat people up sounded like fun, but this was not fun. This was irritating and if he was starting to wonder if learning how to fight was worth this.
"Ok Jinsei" Roshi said as he grabbed something from behind him. "The first part of your training is to deliver these bottles of milk." Roshi plopped two trays of milk bottles into Jinsei's hands.
"What!? You can't be serious."
"Ohh I am and you will deliver every bottle in time for the people to have it with their breakfast."
"No! You deliver it I don't want to." Jinsei refused pushing the milk into Roshi.
"No you are going to deliver this milk."
"Make me."
Roshi smacked Jinsei hard over the head with his cane.
"AHHHOOWW!!"
"MOVE IT!"
Jinsei stuck his tongue out at him and started on the trail of the milk delivery.
Later as the deliveries went on. Roshi was walking in front of Jinsei to show him the way he wanted the boy to go. Roshi couldn't help but think that he may have had his father's attitude. But little Jinsei was a lot braver and more selfish then Kuririn ever was. It was then that Roshi noticed that Jinsei was no longer behind him. He looked around the area for the boy when he heard a sudden sound of shattering glass. Roshi quickly ran to the sound where he saw the rather proud Jinsei laughing as the milk trays he had smashed into the tree fell to the ground. Roshi was so socked and enraged he didn't know what to say.
"Now there's no more milk so you can't make me deliver it. Now let's get started on the fighting stuff."

And that is how the day went on. Roshi would give Jinsei a task and Jinsei would refuse, do a half assed job, or just cheat his way out of it and demand to be taught how to fight. By the end of the day Roshi was fed up beyond belief.
"Put this on." Roshi commanded, handing Jinsei the heavy turtle shell.
"Why?"
"It's for your training, you're going to do all the things you were suppose to do today again and again everyday with one of these shells on."
"What?! This is stupid I'm not doing anything I was just in this to learn how to fight." Jinsei threw down the shell and started to storm off.
Roshi popped up in front of him knocking Jinsei down.
"If you do as I say, you will be stronger then any normal human fighter."
"Really? You aren't just trying to trick me are you."
"No" He said helping Jin up. "It worked for your father just do as I say and stop back talking."
"Ohh alright but you better not be tricking me old guy."

A few months passed. The family was in the living room of the Kame house. Juuhachigou siting in the love seat reading a magazine, Kuririn and Marron were siting on the couch watching television. When the door swung open and Jinsei and Roshi entered.
"Welcome home." Juuhachigou said keeping her face behind the magazine covering her happiness to see Jinsei home.
Marron jumped up out of the couch and ran over to hug her little brother.
"I missed you Jin!" She said letting him go from her squeeze.
"I know you did."
Kuririn looked at Master Roshi a little surprised and concerned at how soon they'd returned.
"So did you learn anything cool?" Marron asked Jin.
"Yeah, I learned this!" He swept kicked under Marron knocking her to the ground.
"OWWW!!"
Jinsei just laughed at her as she rubbed her sore butt.
"Jinsei!" Kuririn yelled at him.
"What?!"
"You go to your room right now!"
"But I just got home!"
"Now!"
"Fine! Stupid parents.." He mumbled as he headed up stairs, kicking Marron's leg as he went.
"AHH!"
"JINSEI!"
"I'm going I'm going!"
Master Roshi walked into the kitchen to get a drink and Kuririn followed him.
"What happened Master?"
"Your kid is a selfish self centered brat who doesn't care about anyone but himself. And where's my beer?"
"In the icebox so the kids don't get it. That was what we sent him to train with you for, to help him grow out of it."
"Well I did get him to be more discipline and do what he's told, but that's as much as I could get through to him." He said as he grabs a beer from the icebox and opens it up.
"So you gave up?"
Roshi finished a gulp of his beer. "No I did not give up. Remember what I thought you don't waste time fighting an opponent who you know you can't beat. When you can leave to think of a way to win." He stopped and took another sip of beer. "Now where are my porn magazines you promised me."
"In your bathroom under the sink. But you only get half cause you came home earlier."
"Half! It's not my fault your kids a stubborn brat who only wants to fight."
He said storming off to his bathroom leaving Kuririn alone in the kitchen.
"Hmmm...only want's to fight huh..." Kuririn thought looking out the window at the beach sun set. "Hah that's so crazy it might work!"

The next day, Kuririn held Jinsei's hand as they flew through the sky.
"Dad where are we going?"
"Just hang on Jin you'll see in a bit."
The two flew a little further until they reach an isolated desert island where Kuririn stopped. He floated them down landing on the island.
"Dad there's nothing here!"
"Yeah I know." He said letting Jinsei go and walking a bit a head of him.
"I don't understand what the heck are we doing here."
"Watch your mouth Jinsei. And where here to do what you wanted."
"What?" He responded puzzled.
"Roshi told me how all you wanted to do while you were training with him was fight. So now you're going to get the chance."
"How?"
Kuririn stretched his arms behind his head. "You're going to fight me."
"What?! I can't fight you!"
"Why not are you afraid you're going to beat me up?"
"No, I don't know how to fight dad."
"You seem to know how to when you fight your sister."
"That's different all I do is punch and kick her."
"Hah what do you think fighting is son? All it is, is punching and kicking someone." Kuririn stretched out a little more and got into a fighting stance. "So come on and fight me."
"And I don't get in any trouble?"
"Nope as long as you don't kill me."
"Ill try not to." He said smugly popping his knuckles. "Alright here I go!" Jinsei starts off running at Kuririn and jumped up into the air coming straight down at Kuririn fist first. Kuririn moved out of the way and grabbed Jinsei's fist and flipped him over slamming his back on the ground.
"OWWW!"
"Nice jump, you've been wearing Roshi's turtle shells haven't you." He said letting go of Jin's fist. "You want to stop?"
"NO!" He yelled kicking at Kuririn. Kuririn grabs his leg and flips him over face in the dirt.
And it continued for a grueling hour. Jinsei attacking his father and Kuririn only catching his attacks and knocking him down. A few times Jinsei came inches away from hitting Kuririn. But then Kuririn would quickly move out of the way and hit Jinsei in an opening, just hard enough to knock him down. By the end of the hour Jinsei was dirty, bleeding and tired.
Jinsei fell to the ground again face first. His dad leaned over him as Jinsei slowly flipped himself over to face him.
"Oww..ok ok...uhh...I give up."
Kuririn smiled and sat beside his son.
"You did really good Jinsei I'm proud of you."
"Dad you whooped my butt. I lost what's to be proud of."
"Jinsei you had no chance against me, I thought you were going to give up a long time ago, but you kept on coming at me. That is something to b e proud of."
"I just wanted to learn how to fight so I could be like you and mom."
"You still don't get it Jinsei, then again I can't blame you. I didn't get it for a long time either. Hah must be genetic."
"What are you talking about dad?"
"Jinsei, no matter how strong you are, no matter how many moves and special trick you know, no matter how good you think you are. If you aren't fighting for a good reason you will never win. And just for yourself is never a good reason."
"But what about wanting to become stronger isn't that a good reason?"
"No then you end up like Vegeta."
"Who?"
"Hah I'll tell you later. The point is you have to be willing to face the fact that sometimes there are just going to be people who are stronger and better then you."
"So I should just give up?"
"No, see even thou there will always be people who are stronger then you out there. When you a reason to fight them you have to give it your all and then win or lose the fight you've proven yourself strong. That is what matters not being stronger or a better fighter but have friends and family. Having people who you would give your very life to save no matter the odds. That is what being a true fighter is all about."
"When did you...learn that dad?"
"Ohh not for a long time. When I was young heck even when I grew up fighting was all about the challenge for me. It was challenging myself to be better then anyone else no matter what. I thought being the best meant everything."
"But what made you change your mind."
"Ohh a lot of things. I guess it started with Goku from the moment I met him I could never beat him no matter how hard I tried and tried. And he was the same way always trying to be stronger, heck he still is today. But he didn't want to be stronger for the glory or to be better then everyone else. He did it just because he could. But what changed has changed everyone Goku comes across really, was despite his enormous strength and power he carried more about other people then anyone alive ever has. He would fight for complete strangers if they asked him for help. He would help his enemies who wouldn't blink an eye at killing him. When you spend a lot of time with someone like that you can't help but start to rethink your reasons for the things you do in life. After that I knew I would never be the strongest but I realized that didn't matter I had to keep fighting to help those who were weaker then me just like Goku."
"So that's what makes you a better fighter is fighting for people who can't?"
"No that just makes you a better person."
"Then what makes you a better fighter dad?!"
"Nothing Jinsei. Nothing can make you a better fighter, no words, no teaching, no training all it dose is make you fight better."
"Dad you lost me."
"Yeah I know. Jinsei what you're trying to get me to tell you is something that doesn't exist. There is no ultimate fighting technique, no secret move, and no training that will make you the best fighter in the world. When you boil it all down fighting is only about one thing the reason. There are a lot of reason out there to fight I know I've gone through them all. Trying to prove yourself, to be stronger then your enemy, to be better then everyone else are all fine reasons to fight but you can't live with that forever. Fighting to protect people who can't fight, that's a great reason one of the best. But I think the strongest reason that really gives meaning to your life, and this is only my opinion cause a lot of people will disagree. But to me with out a doubt I think the best reason to fight is to protect the ones you love. For family and friends you can fight with strength inside you can never reach without it. I never realized it until I met your mother. When I met her before I even knew how much I cared about her she was taken away from me. Taken by a monstrous creature more powerful then I could ever be. I attacked him with everything I had I was more determined in that fight then I had ever been in my life."
"Did you beat him?"
"No he swatted me away like a fly. I was nothing to him."
"So you lost."
"Son it dose not matter if I won or lost. What matter's is that I gave it everything I had in me to fight. I would have given my life for your mother in that fight. Heck I did give my life for your mother and sister in a fight and I lost that one before I even began. But I fought with all the strength I had in me and I know that because I fought for them. And I would do the same for you Jinsei."
"Even if you knew there was no way you could win?"
"Even then I would fight to my last breath for you. Jinsei their will always be people stronger then you out in the world. But if you want to fight them you have to give everything you have and you can only do that if you are fighting for the right reasons. If you're fighting for more then yourself, if you're fighting for those you love."
Jinsei sat silently thinking about what his dad was telling him and they were both silent for a long moment.
"Hah you know you're mom is one of those people who will always be stronger then me."
"No way really?!"
"Ohh heck yeah she can whoop my butt easier then I did you. In fact I'm probably going to get a great big whooping for what I did to you."
"Hah are you going to fight her back?"
"No way! She's got a reason to beat me up she's protecting her son. So I'll just apologize and apologize until she's done."
"Hah that doesn't sound like the stuff you were telling me about fighting."
"Son when you're older you'll understand that fighting in the battlefield is a hole lot easier then fighting in the married home."
The two of them laughed hard together. Kuririn stood up and helped Jinsei up.
"Come on son let's go home."
"Ok dad." Jinsei took Kuririn's hand and they fly up to the sky.
"Dad?" Jinsei asked looking down at the ocean as they flew by.
"Yes?"
"Will you still teach me to fight, so that I'm ready for when I have a reason to fight?"
"Sure Jinsei I'll teach you how to fight as soon as you heal up. And next time I wont be so rough on you."
"Good, cause that really hurt."
"Yeah well not near as bad as what your mother's going to do to me."

Later at home, after Juuhachigou had cleaned and bandaged up Jinsei.
Kuririn fell on the floor from the impact of Juuhachigou's smack upside his head.
"Owww...I'm sorry..." Kuririn said getting up from the floor.
"That was for hurting Jinsei! And this!"
Kuririn closed his eyes bracing up for another hit. Juuhachigou leaned down and kissed the spot on his face where she smacked him. Kuririn opened his eyes as she finished the kiss. He looked up at her happy and confused. "That was for helping him."

Jinsei walked up to Marron in her chair by the beach. Marron remains unmoved ignoring his presence.
"Hey Marron...sorry about yesterday when I...kicked you and stuff. You aren't still mad at me are you?"
Marron waited a moment. She smiled innocently as she reached down getting a clump of sand in her hand and threw it in his face.
"AHHHH!!!"
"Now I'm not." She said sitting back in her chair.
"Blahh! I guess I deserved that." He said wiping the sand from his face.
"Yep you did."
Jinsei got the sand off his face and quietly sat down next to Marron's chair.
"Ohh come here you tough guy!" She said hugging him around his neck.
"Ahh! Hahaha." They both laughed as he tried to squirm his way out of her hold and she just hugged him tighter.
Juuhachigou stepped out of the house doorway.
"Marron! Jinsei! Get in here for dinner!"
"Coming!" Marron said letting go of Jinsei. She quickly grabbed her things and headed up to the doorway where her mom was. She stopped and looks back to Jinsei on the beach.
Jinsei grabs a pebble from the sand and tossed it out into the ocean sending it skipping along the surface.



The End