Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Little Warriors All Grown up ❯ Gohan ( Chapter 34 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Disclaimer: DBZ and its characters belong to Akira Toriyama!

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Mid-November time had come quickly as things quietened down. Goten was on his way towards Mount Paozu. He had phoned Videl earlier on asking if Gohan was around. To his disappointment she had said that he was out with Goku, training in the mountains for the day. Goten was somewhat relieved that he didn't have to stop by their house since he had seen his mother the other day.

Goten thought over all the things that had recently happened. He couldn't believe at how life had turned into the craziest whirlpool lately. But he quickly shrugged off the thoughts, knowing very well that he wanted adventure in his life. "Damn you Dende, this wasn't what I had in mind," he muttered under his breath.

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High above the clouds Dende was standing on the lookout, watching Goten fly over to his older brother. He slapped his palm to his forehead in disappointed. "I thought I made it clear that I ain't in charge of your fates," he groaned under his breath.

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Goten sneezed at the moment. He tugged on his jacket, glad that he was out of the snow storm and was finally saw the sight of sunshine began to light up the sky. But it was still chilly on the east side of the world. It was winter after all. West City's winter had come quickly as snow hard poured hard the last couple of days. He was missing the sun, even if it brought chilly winds.

His smile grew as he saw the mountains appear in the distance. He felt nostalgia as he flew forward, thinking back to his childhood. He shook his head, clearing his mind. He had to concentrate on what he was visiting Gohan for. After much thought, he convinced himself to no longer shun away and finally gather the confidence to speak to his brother. He knew it was silly. Gohan should've been one of the first people to find out, yet he couldn't have helped hiding it from him.

"Goten!" Goku's voice echoed off as he saw his youngest son land a few metres away from him and Gohan.

"Hey little bro," Gohan beamed, giving up his stance to walk over to his brother. He chuckled as he noticed Goten was wearing a few layers of clothing, including a thick jacket and a scarf.

"What's with all the clothes?" Goku casually asked, wondering why on earth his son needed all the extra layers. Goten furrowed his brows as he realised that both his brother and father were wearing their usual gi.

"It's cold in West City," Goten explained, his smile immediately growing as he hugged his older brother.

"I've missed you guys!" He added, eyeing his father.

"Haha! Boy, what energy you have! Wow! Haven't been around you in a long time!" Goku suddenly changed topics, not really wanting to lower the mood over the fact of him escaping to Uub's village constantly.

"Yeah. Is Vegeta still training you guys?" Gohan asked, noticing Goten's stronger ki, but just shrugged it off thinking that perhaps Goten was just trying to warm himself up.

"As always," Goten rolled his eyes.

"Haha! He's too much isn't he?" Goku joked, patting Goten's hair.

"You think he'd get the picture and eventually leave us alone. Apparently travelling the world everyday isn't enough training,"

"Oh come on! Flying around the world is the easiest part of it all!" Goku spoke.

"For you maybe," Goten retorted.

"And for Pan," Goku added, reminding him of the times Pan would race around the world while they sparred.

"So what are you doing here?" Gohan asked, trying to shift the conversation.

"Actually, I came here to talk to you... Well that's if you're not busy,"

"Sure little bro, what's up?" Gohan smiled, knowing very well that his brother finally gathered enough confidence. He had patiently waited for this day for far too long.

"Ermm... Dad..." Goten muttered under his breath.

"Oh...Right? Is this my cue to leave?" Goku scratched his head, not too sure what was going on.

"Yeah... This is sort of... One of those um... Brother to brother problems I need to discuss," Goten tried explaining.

"Gotcha! I'll head home. Don't take too long! Gohan and I haven't finished our spar yet!" Goku waved, instant transmitting out of sight.

Goten raised an eyebrow as he realised how easily he got rid of his dad. In the past it would take a lot more than that. Gohan just nodded, heading towards a few rocks that were scattered near the river. Goten joined, sitting on a rock next to his big brother. He picked up a stone, fiddling with it as he grew anxious.

Gohan tried to hide the fact that he was beginning to feel nervous too. What was he going to ask his younger brother? What was there to say? Trunks had come by so many times and spoke more of the subject when Goten would visit their mother. What was there left to say? What did he want Goten to say?

"This is pretty awkward isn't it?" Goten laughed nervously.

"Tell me about it," Gohan agreed, picking up a stone too, only to toss it into the river.

"I don't know where to start," Goten confessed.

"Well, let's put it this way, you don't have a lot to say since Trunks has done most of the work,"

Goten frowned at what Gohan replied. Guilt seemed to wash over his anxiousness. –I shouldn't have avoided it this long, - he concluded.

"Gohan... I'm sorry,"

"For what?" Gohan furrowed his brows.

"For not telling you. I don't blame you if you're pissed,"

"I'm not mad... Well not anymore," Gohan sighed, noticing how his younger brother still fiddled with the rock. "It's okay Goten, you don't have to worry," he tried to encourage the nervous boy.

"I feel bad," the younger boy confessed. "I know we were close and all. I realise now that I should have spoken to you first about this whole mess,"

"Mess? I don't think it's a mess. From what Trunks has been saying, things seem to be looking good for you two," Gohan tried to encourage.

"Yeah they have been" Goten agreed.

"So what's the problem little bro?"

"Just the guilt trip really. I regret not coming to you any sooner. I feel bad that you had to hear the news through Trunks,"

"Goten, that's enough. Its okay, you don't have to put yourself through it. I've accepted it already,"

"You sure?" Goten looked up, noticing his brother staring at him.

"Yeah," Gohan nodded with a gentle smile. "But... I am curious," he quickly added.

"About what?" Goten lifted his eyebrow.

"How you dealt with this on your own. Honestly, I barely noticed in the past. You never really showed signs of liking Trunks in that way. It's only recently that it's been pretty... yeah,"

"Well, I guess I struggled," Goten laughed dryly, "but here I am, happy as ever,"

"Care to elaborate?"

"It's a long, boring story," Goten shrugged, leaning backwards.

"We've got time,"

"Well okay... sure, why not," Goten nodded. "So I guess the first question you'd ask would be when I realised I liked Trunks... Hmm, well... I'm not exactly too sure when that was. I don't exactly know what Trunks has told you as he doesn't go into great detail... But I guess it all started when he was 14 and I was 13. We were out sparring and were taking a break. I remember being really happy to be out in the fields with him, well that was until he said he wanted to tell me something serious. I tried to be serious for his behalf, but as you know quite well, I was still so naive. He told that he was attracted to guys, or at least he thought he was. But there was this one particular boy he liked the most. I... I was... You know, a little thick headed and didn't quite click that it was me," Goten laughed, "So he got really mad at me. I don't blame him really. But before he got mad, I told him that it was no big deal. Why would it matter that he liked boys? But he told me that he was scared. He was worried that he wasn't normal. I just couldn't wrap my head around as to why he thought that. Did it really matter what gender someone liked? Anyway, he flew off that day and we never spoke of it again," Goten shrugged. "So I guess that leads to me... When I realised. I'm not too sure when that was. Just one day... All of the sudden I awoke and realised I wasn't quite normal either. I couldn't understand why I dreamt of guys or suddenly thought some were attractive, especially Trunks. He constantly kept filling my mind. I was still so young and I honestly didn't know what to do. I guess at this point I was thinking of asking you for help... But I was afraid to drag you into my problems. So I did the only thing both Trunks and I seem to know, which was hide it. But the more dates I went on, the more I drifted from them and thought of Trunks instead,"

"Which is why Abbey and you didn't last?" Gohan interrupted.

"Yeah. Funnily enough," Goten laughed, "she thought I was frigid. So she dumped me and spread a rumour that I was gay. I guess that was another point that helped my maturity. I tried not to let it get to me, but I knew I had to somehow make it stop before the news travelled home. So I did whatever I thought would stop the thoughts, which ended up resulting in me dating more girls. By the end of high school I was just so fucking," Goten paused, "opps, sorry, I didn't mean to swear,"

"No, no, it's fine, you express however you like," Gohan smiled.

"Right... I was so sick of everything. I wanted to figure out what was this strange thing happening to me. I wanted to know why I seemed to love my best friend in a way that I shouldn't have. So that's why I decided to start hanging out with him again... like a lot more than we already were. I thought since he... since he liked... guys too, maybe he could help me. But then the more I hung out with him, the more I realised that he didn't actually care for relationships. He got so many love letters and all of that jazz, but he never responded to it around me. Of course that's a whole different matter now. If I remember correctly he's told you about his image around his friends,"

"Yeah, he explained that whole ordeal," Gohan responded.

"Oh! Before I forget again... When Trunks confessed to me, I actually felt jealous. I sort of... thought that it was someone else. And when I eventually realised that I liked Trunks, my jealousy slightly grew. I always kept it at the back of my mind, wondering if this 'said' boy was still in his life. Anyway... Spending the year with him at college did me some good. I finally matured fully and I was certain about my feelings. I knew I couldn't keep them in for much longer. I had to know if they were mutual. I actually planned on telling Trunks sometime in the holidays, but... Things sorta turned out different," he chuckled. "As disappointing as it is, I never had a date that one night in Satan City. I'm sure you figured that much already. Trunks and I met up... Just to get out. And I guess this is the embarrassing part," Goten nearly whispered, blushing slightly. "When we were really drunk we came out to the mountains to try and sober up. Things led to another and we found ourselves kissing."

Gohan looked down, blushing at the thought of his brother and Trunks kissing. He couldn't quite wrap his head around that yet. The thought of knowing they were together was fine, but knowing they may have possibly been physically active just twisted his stomach.

"Anyway... When I stayed over at his during my exams... Things got a little heated and all of the sudden... BAM!" Goten shot his hands in the air, "we confessed," he concluded.

"Just like that?" Gohan furrowed his brows.

"Yeah, just like that. Although thinking back to it now, it was actually pretty funny. I don't think I've ever said anything cornier in my life other than that night," Goten laughed.

"Yeah, I guess l-" Gohan stopped mid-sentence, wondering how to rephrase that expression. He shook his head, another question forming in his head. "So I guess you love him, don't you?"

"I do," Goten shook his head while smiling. "The more time I spend with him, the more I fell in love knowing there is nothing to hide from him. You just... you can't understand how great it feels to finally understand what these strange feelings mean... I was just so happy the day I finally understood and to finally be together without worrying about whether the feelings are mutual or not. And of course, I still am really happy,"

"I can tell. You both look full of life," Gohan agreed.

"But man... What a journey it's been to get to this point," Goten chuckled.

Silence lingered as Gohan absorbed the new information. He understood now. He knew information from both sides where the clock had changed and things became serious between the two boys. He didn't think either boy were ashamed of it. No, they were just scared and young. As strong warriors they had been once, nothing could have prepared them for this strange twist of events. This dealt with a whole different effort of confidence. He smiled realising the boys had stuck with it quite well when on their own.

"But it's not ending just yet... You guys still need to tell mum and all," Gohan reminded.

"Yeah, that's going to be horrible,"

"I can't say that I envy you... But then again, mum has always been much easier going with you," Gohan chuckled.

"I don't even think my Super Saiyan strength with uphold her wrath," Goten snorted. Gohan just eyed his brother, unsure if he should mention something he had known for a while. Instead he just shook his head and carried on with the conversation.

"I think you'll need all the help you can get with Vegeta. He'll be the real problem,"

"I can already imagine it!" Goten laughed. "My son! In love with Kakarot's brat! Impossible! My son would never stump that low!" Goten tried to lower his voice to Vegeta's.

Gohan laughed. "It's not really a laughing matter. I seriously think you guys should prepare physically and mentally for him,"

Goten chuckled, not having much to reply to Gohan's words. He eyed the stone still in his hand and decided to finally throw it into the river. He smirked when a fish started floating to the top.

"Bulls eye," he laughed.

"Can't take you anywhere can I?" Gohan joked, giving Goten a light shove.

"You know me; I can't handle serious situations very well,"

The brothers laughed, feeling the tension fully drift away as lightness filled the air around them. Goten felt free and relieved. He hasn't felt this extreme happiness in such a long time. Things were finally heading in the right direction and looking up. They talked for a while longer until Goten realised the sky was starting to darken.

"Ah Kami! Time flew that fast?" he groaned, not really wanting to end the good catch up he was having with his older brother.

"You don't have to go home straight away. You could always have dinner with us. Videl's cooking something big since Bulla is staying the night,"

"Usual sleepover with the girls?" Goten pondered out loud.

"Nah, more like babysitting. Vegeta and Bulma are staying at Mr. Satan's hotel tonight. Didn't Bulma tell you?"

"What? No... She didn't actually," Goten quickly replied, looking off to the West as Trunks entered his mind. –But that means... We'll have the whole house to ourselves!-

"What's up?" Gohan asked, finding Goten's sudden mood change a little odd.

"Oh no, nothing don't worry! I was just thinking that maybe I should rather head home. I doubt Trunks would be happy if I don't show up to cook his dinner," Goten chuckled.

Gohan shook his head, still finding the idea of Goten cooking to be strange. Who knew Goten would develop such a skill? He couldn't help but chuckle under his breath. –Must've been mum's influence.-

"It's nice to see you again Gohan. It was really nice to finally talk," Goten faced his older brother.

"You too little bro," Gohan beamed, giving his younger brother a quick hug.

"I'll catch you later!" Goten waved as he flew to the sky. He quickened his pace, excited to get to Capsule Corp.

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