Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Unexpected ❯ New Beginnings ( Prologue )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

"Mari," I felt something shaking my shoulders and bolted up in bed.

After quickly scanning the room I sighed, "Goten I really thought there was a problem... what do you want?"

"Hello, earth to Mari... do you remember what today is? Don't you want to say goodbye to Gohan before he leaves." I nearly slapped myself quickly diving from under the sheets, "How could I have forgotten? He was really excited and nearly always talking it." I guess going to school was something he really wanted to do, and I was happy for him. He needed to have friends his own age. He always has been helping out Goten and me as far back as I can remember. Mom has always said that he was a good student and son, but I think she forgot one... Gohan was a really good brother. I think that growing up without daddy has been hard, he once tried to tell me what happened to him, but I was too little to understand. Now that he was old enough, he was going to finally see what being a normal kid is like. Although I didn't think it will be that normal. It is the Son Family I am talking about.

I ran outside, my pajamas still on. I yelled out to him right before he got on the Nimbus Cloud. He stopped in mid jump and turned around. I rushed into his outstretched arms and hugged him tightly. He whispered something in my ear before putting me back on the ground, "Hey, calm down, ok Mari. I am not going forever you know. I'll be back before dinner, ok?" I smiled and nodded still hugging my big brother. He put me down and I quickly wiped the stray tears running down my cheeks. It sounds silly, but you get a real funny feeling when you watch someone you love just leave for the smallest thing... mainly because it was a big change for Gohan and all of us.

I turned when I felt something on my back. Goten was smiling, I guess trying to cheer me up. Maybe because I was hardly ever down, I dunno. But, I returned the smile knowing that it would be ok. He was just going to school... not leaving us forever. You know what, I bet that everything will be all right. At least I still had one brother to torment.