Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Returning what I was given ❯ The fall of Gohan ( Chapter 1 )

A small breeze blew into the young face of a boy named Briefs Trunks, making his hair wave into his vision. He stood proud and strong, much like his father, in his fighting stance waiting for the other young man before him to strike. His movements were graceful yet deadly, and he could tell that his opponent knew this because the fact was his opponent knew almost everything about him physically, and mentally.

"Any day now Goten." Trunks said with a smirk, he could see Goten sweating.

"I...I'm taking my time." Goten said shakily.

"Tell you what", said Trunks, "if you hit me one good time we can go have lunch. What'd you say?"

"ALRIGHT!" Goten shouted, and lunged for Trunks at top speed. Their fight raged and Goten forgot about the promise Trunks had made to him, so they went on for far more time then suspected. Trunks ended up winning and Goten decided to have ice cream instead of getting a free lunch. Trunks laughed to himself Goten always wanted sweets he was surprised Goten wasn't a fat cow by now.

Trunks had asked Goten to spend the night earlier that day, of course Goten had said yes. They both walked back Capsule Corp. from the store eating their ice cream, Goten had gotten fourteen scoops of chocolate and was now downing the tenth scoop. Trunks chuckled Goten always did have an enormous stomach. Then again so did he, he'd gotten the same just vanilla instead. They could eat quite a lot even for a nine and ten year old. Didn't help that they were sayain.

"Gee thanks Trunks! This is the best ice cream ever!" of course all ice cream to Goten was the best ever anyway.

"No problem cow!", Trunks said as they arrived back at Capsule Corp. Goten didn't hear him.

"Mom I'm home!" Trunks called out, when they entered the house. There was no answer.

"Uh sorry we didn't ask to go out Bulma-san..." Goten said sweetly. Still there was no answer.

"Hm…" Trunks mumbled as Goten looked back out the window.

"Well her car's here at least", Goten said.

Trunks looked around the house beginning to get worried; finally he entered the kitchen and spotted his mother."Hey mom we were looking for you but we couldn't..." Trunks stopped seeing something was obviously wrong with his mother, she was in tears.

"Oh Trunks...Goten needs to go home right now", she said sobbing.

"But I told him that he could spend the night Mom! Please can't he stay?" Trunks asked.

Bulma looked up; her eyes were blood shot and her face red. "Trunks he needs to go now." She said trying to stay calm.

Trunks went pale; if his mother was this much of a wreck something must really be wrong. "Mom what is it? Is it Dad? Come on I can take it!" Trunks nearly shouted.

"It has absolutely nothing to do with you, Trunks", She said.

"What does?" said Goten who had just entered the kitchen.

"Goten honey you need to go home..." Bulma said softly.

"..I do?" Goten said sadly.

"Yes right now." Bulma said.

Trunks started to get mad. Why was his mom being so pissy and sending Goten home? She hadn't minded before when Goten stayed over for the night. Why now?

He knew how much Goten hated staying at his house Chi chi was always bossing Goten around and then there was Gohan the perfect child he had to out do or at least measure up to. He knew Goten loved his brother very much in fact, but he also knew he hated being compared to him. Gohan had been the kid that everyone had loved no matter what he did. Gohan had been the kid who had defeated cell and gone beyond the levels of super sayian before any of them could. He was Chi chi's genius and Goku's fighter. The one and only Son Gohan.

"Mom why are you being so hot headed Goten hasn't done anything!" Trunks yelled

"If this is about going to get ice cream and not telling you then we're sorry okay but please don't make Goten leave it's my fault, not his.", he finished.

"Trunks..." Goten said, "Don't talk to your mom like that." He looked at Trunks as if he were crazy.

Trunks knew why he thought he was crazy too. If he had Goten's mom he wouldn't act the way he did to any other mom either. He'd be afraid he'd get hit upside the head with a pan. But still Trunks didn't have Chi chi as a mother he had Bulma and he wasn't going to let her treat his friend like trash when neither of them did anything wrong.

"BREIFS TRUNKS YOU DON'T EVER TALK TO ME LIKE THAT AGAIN! I BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS-"

"World you can take me out of it?" Trunks finished the sentence for her smirking.

Tears rolled down her face again, glaring at Trunks. He was sure it was going to be a sweet victory after he said that but it pretty much felt bitter.

"Goten..." Bulma tried to speak but her voice cracked. "Honey there was an accident with…-sob- your brother and some of his friends." She said.

Goten went chalk white. Franticly he tried to search the planet in his mind for his brother's ki. He couldn't find it he tried and tried but there was nothing. Nothing but his mother and father's ki witch were very low, his father's ki was always high unless something had gone wrong or he was sad and injured.

"Bulma-san….where is my brother…" he said shaking.

Bulma choked on her sobs again , "He had a car accident dear he and his friends had gone out and…one of them…...the driver was drunk..they had gone on a drive then...went over the bridge…Gohan couldn't escape the car he...he..." Bulma broke down.

Trunks was dumbfounded he knew his mother was right, Gohan's ki was gone.

It was no where to be found. The soon to be mother of a fourth of a sayain girl, Videl was all he could feel that felt like Gohan.

"Oh my god…" Goten fell to his knees sobbing and shaking.

Trunks bent down and put an arm around Goten. "Oh Goten...I'm so sorry", he said in a low voice. Goten cried for hours mumbling things only a mad man would, laying on the cold tiled floor of the briefs kitchen. Gohan was dead. His brother Gohan ,his hero, and best friend besides Trunks. Goten's heart seemed to stop right there and he just cried he didn't care if Trunks was there. Bulma had finally gotten out of her seat to comfort the young boy. Trunks had tears running down his cheeks too. Gohan had been like Trunks older brother also. He'd take Goten and him everywhere. He was such a cool guy, well to them he was at least, even if he was a nerd in school. And now he was about to become a father and died before he could even see his child's face. Trunks heard Gohan tell him how much he wanted to name the little girl Pan, Videl had disliked the name and told Gohan no she wanted to name the baby Kari.

Trunks put one of Goten arms around his shoulders and half walked half carried his best friends limp body to the stairs.

"He needs to go home Trunks." Bulma's hoarse voice said from the kitchen.

"He's not going anywhere tonight." Trunks said not waiting for his mom to agree or disagree.

Trunks limped up the stairs trying not to drag Goten. `Man I feel like a taxi driver…but….he needs me now….I'll let it slide this one time…' Trunks thought to himself. He strode up the stairs almost falling when he felt a strong arm catch him and the unconscious Goten. "Who the fuck.." Trunks said.

"Watch your step son…and mouth..", Vegeta spoke softly hoping not to startle him. "How's Kakkorot's boy", Vegeta said helping Trunks regain his feet and taking Goten into his own arms.

"He..he…passed out", Trunks said with shock as he watched his father treat him and even Goten like actual living things.

Vegeta nodded reaching Trunk's room and making his way for Trunks bed. "It is a shame…I shall miss that baka's oldest brat….he was a great fighter."

"It's not like we can't wish him back…all we have to do is-"

"Think about what you just said boy", Vegeta growled out.'

"What?..",Trunks asked.

"Gohan died of a natural cause his life ended in a non-heroic way…he wasn't saving earth from destruction or trying to protect the innocent as harsh as it sounds Gohan drowned himself…the dragonballs can't bring-"

"Back people that die of a natural cause of death…",Trunks finished his father's sentence jaw a gap. Vegeta nodded slowly finally laying Goten down onto Trunks bed.

Trunks couldn't believe this! Poor Goten.

Vegeta looked at Goten then up at his Son."Give the boy a break a while okay Trunks..", Vegeta said not meaning it to be a question but a command. Trunks just nodded still dumbstruck. "Now get some sleep son.",Vegeta left the room quietly. Trunks looked at Goten knowing it wouldn't be easy for his friend to except that his brother was gone for life. People say life isn't fair but Trunks thought life was being more then unfair it was being a head on son of a bitch. Goten did not deserve this, hell neither did Goku or Chi chi for that matter. Gohan was a great guy he always knew what to say and do to help you out with a problem. Trunks sighed and walked out of the room to let Goten get some sleep. He didn't listen to Vegeta, he stayed up all night, dreaming of a drowning and screaming Gohan.