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Secrets	By : AnNiE4 Category: Dragon Ball Z > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 1485 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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�Secrets!�

Chapter 2

Both dad and I land at Master Roshi�s
place. He hasn�t said much to me all morning and I know that mum would have
spoken to him. Also my bruised and cut face held a lot of questions for him,
but still he just smiles although there is not as much zing to it. It�s a sad
smile.

I look around as dad steps up to the door and opens it like it�s a second home. I don�t think my dad knows
the meaning of knocking. �Hey where is everyone?� He asks.

�Goku. Good to see you. Come in.� I hear Master Roshi say. I turn around from
looking out at the ocean. I always get a shiver whenever I come here. It seems
at some point in time something bad has happened right here.

�Son?� Dad calls. I blink and realise I�ve been spacing out again.

�Sorry.� I pushed my shaking hands deep into my
jacket pockets and try not to look like the wreck I am. Both of them look at me
with the same strange look. �So� where�s Krillin?� I ask
to turn the unwanted attention away from me.

�Ahh... he and that
android wife of his took off with Marron someplace. It�s just me I�m afraid.
Well stop standing around making the place look untidy. Come in.� Master Roshi
waves us in. �I�m sure there�s some food left in the cupboards.�

�What�s up? You sound tired.� Dad asks him.

�Me? No-no never. Just had a late night. Hehe... partying.� He blushes. Dad looks interested.

�Anyone, we know?� Goku asks as we all step
through the door and take our places on the red sofa. The TV was on like it
always is here so I tune out and watch some fishing show. Not the greatest. I
glance up when Master Roshi thrust a glass in my hand. Thanking him I mindless
raised it and took large swig before abruptly sprayed it all over my jeans and
the coffee table.

�W-what�was THAT!�
I cough. They laughing like there was no tomorrow.

�That my boy... is the best home brew around.� wiping
the beer from my chin I look at Master Roshi in astonishment. I turn wide eyed
to dad who had that gleam in his eyes. He finds it amusing seeing his son drink
beer. What he doesn�t know is that I�m no virgin to this substance but this� this in my hand is nothing like
what I have ever had before. It was beyond lethal!

�What�s up son? Don�t you like it?� I placed the
half empty glass on the table in front of me. They were still laughing at me.

�No� no it�s good, I suppose. You just took me by
surprise that�s all.� I said mindlessly trying to gather up some self-respect.

An hour later and still sitting in front of the TV
watching some outdated black and white move on the screen I was starting to
wonder why the hell dad even brought me along.

They had moved out onto the porch some time ago and
were still talking. Well, I think that is what they were doing. I couldn�t
quite hear them where I was. It seems they were whispering. Whispering
but about what, I wonder. I get to my
feet and quietly move over to the door to be the very thing I have been told is
wrong. I eavesdropped. I could just make out what they were saying. It was
dad�s voice.

�I just don�t know what to do? He just seems so
upset and withdrawn all the time.�

�So I�ve noticed. That boy of yours is
keeping something from us that�s for sure.� I heard
Master Roshi reply.

�But what could it be? I know he was out fighting
last night. I felt his ki spike before it was quickly
masked again. Chichi and I have both tried to get him to open up. It�s getting
everyone down. Goten has noticed the change in his brother, and it hurts him
because they were so close. He�s been like a second father to him while I�ve
been gone.�

They�re talking about me? I suppose I shouldn�t be
so surprised.

�Look Goku, I don�t know. Maybe there is a simple explanation
like he�s pining over some girl at his school��

�You think it�s that Hercules girl?� Dad sounded
hopeful. A little too
hopeful. I managed to muffle the groan that threatened to escape my
lips.

�It could be. I mean he�s young man and there is sure
to be heaps of girls after him at that school he goes to.� Master Roshi says.

�But that
Hercules girl� what is her name again?� Videl dad, her name�s Videl. I groan
and turn and press my back to the wall willing myself not to sink down onto the
floor. This is not good. It took me forever to get mum to lay off asking me
about Videl after everything. I admit I did have a little crush on her but it
wouldn�t have worked out. Not with her old man. And to be truthful I find her a
tad annoying whenever she goes on and on about her father saving the world. She�s
very demanding like so many others I could name.

�That could be it you know.� Dad says. I close my
eyes and let my head drop into my palms. This is bad.

�You know, back when Gohan went into heat? I asked
Vegeta�� Shattered. � how
long it would last and he said until he got laid��

Ooooh, Kami, just shoot me!

�How many days was he in heat?� Master Roshi asked.

Kill me NOW!

�Three days.� There was silence.

Shit! I jump to my feet and rush over to the sofa
just in time to hear footballs come this way from outside.

Shit-Shit-SHIT!

...

If it wasn�t horrible having dad and Master Roshi
stare at me for the past hour it was just positively frightening have Krillin and Eighteen stare at me after a little briefing in
the kitchen as soon as they came through the door.

Their eyes were fixed and you could see the
questions lining up as they watched me hold Marron on my lap. I was pretending
to listen to what she was saying about her day out. I had kept my eyes
glued firmly to the TV but now I turned to another safe haven with the child on
my lap. I was running out of options.

�Hey, Marron. Do you want go outside and play?� I ask being hopeful.

�YESSS!� She squeals and starts climbing off my lap never letting go of my hand.
I can feel all the eyes in the room on me as I struggled not to literally fly
out the door.

While Marron and I are making metre high
sandcastles with my jeans turned up at the ends to keep them from getting wet
and covered in sand which was kind of useless really I can�t help but feel like
something bad is going to happen. I don�t want to think what my mum will think
when she gets wind of this. At first she didn�t seem to like Videl, but then
they started getting to friendly for my liking and even talked on the phone a
few times.

Mum always had that twinkle of amusement in her
eyes when she would hang up and look over at me. It had been several months
since I started distancing myself in that way with Videl. I didn�t want to
start something that I knew I could never finish. It was unfair to both of us.

I could see it in her eyes when I said I just want
to be friends. I was suspicious that mum and her were still
scheming together in some way. I hope not.

�Gohan!� Hearing dad call snapped me from my musing. �We should go.� He said,
his eyes watching me carefully. Uh-oh, knowing I was to be left alone with dad
wasn�t exactly going to be a hoot!
Not when he was after answers. My dad seemed to be able to change his
personality at the snap of twig from a loving goofy dad that everyone loves to
this. This is what I saw in his eyes now. It�s the warrior inside of him. It�s
a larger than life that you can�t just ignore it and pray
it will go away, because that�s not how it works.

�Oh� Okay dad. I�ll be right there.� I say before
turning to Marron and say my good byes. Dad waits for
me as he talks to Krillin who has this goofy grin on
his face as I approach them both. I dust the sand from myself ignoring that
look that said.

I know what you�ve been up to! You�ve been laid.

�I�ll seeya later Krillin. Chichi will have KITTENS if I don�t get us
back home before lunch.� The little bald man nods. Of course it does.

�Yeah, sure. I know what that�s like� hehe.� Krillin glances over his shoulder at his wife carrying
their daughter back inside. �I�ll Catchya up later
then. Probably at Bulma�s picnic.�

That got my attention. �What picnic?� I ask knowing
for a fact that it wasn�t an uncommon event. It�s just we haven�t had one in
long while and I wasn�t planning on meeting up with my ex-lover any time soon, especially with his wife, Bulma, around.

Dad turned to me with a smile. �It been a while and
Bulma and your mother thought it would be good to get together. You might even
be able to get a descent spar with Vegeta and your old man this time. What do you
say? Sounds like fun?�

I can hear myself scream �NO! Definitely NOT. He is the last
person I want to spar with. Being close to that man last night was enough. I
definitely didn�t want a whole day around him not now after the choice he made.
�Do we have to dad?� I watched a frown appear with that request. It wasn�t like
me, I know. Think fast� �It�s just I-I�ve got a paper due and I really need
some more time on it.� There that should work.

�I don�t think so�� Huh?

He went on to explain, �I don�t like you being
stuck up in that room.� I should have
known better wrong parent. Mum would have bought it. �Okay, let�s
rocket.� He grinned. I knew this look he wanted to race me, the BIG kid.

�One�� BANG! Never got to two.
Dad and I were already ripping through the midday sky. It�s funny how something
simple like this with my dad would bring back that warm feeling all over me as
we raced each other across the sky. Dad ahead of course but he would slow a
little as he likes to see me get a little head of him. It�s a game with him,
and I don�t mind it. It makes for a good change.

By the time we landed lunch was being severed I
can�t get over my mum�s uncanny timing when it comes to her male folk when it
came to our meals. Meal time consisted of just eating and very little talking,
and having a full blooded and two demi Saiyans
scoffing down meals with a mother watching on with pride and frowning every now
and then.

It wasn�t until after lunch and Goten had taken off
to visit Trunks, that I had some alone time in my room. These were rare moments
for me and I protected them, as any Saiyan would, with
a passion. I locked my door which I know is crazy when you have a father who
could materialise anywhere, but that was not the point. The point was, it was all I
had. My way of saying stay
out before turning the stereo up just enough so as not to get my mother
upset.

I had been in there a couple of hours enjoying the
warm sunray that spread it wings over my bed and me down to my sneakers. At my
side a lazy breeze ruffled my curtains as I lay back against my pillows reading
a novel that I had found at the library. It was really good. A
romance. Maybe a tab fluffy in some areas but overall it had an all
out action storyline. A lot of blood and the way I felt I enjoyed reading
about how the Mafia-dude was about to lose his head in a lift shaft with
no one there to help him. It made for a good reference book.

I was so heavily involved that I could have missed
my cell phone ring its familiar tune. I reached over to my desk to grab
it. I couldn�t help but be a little cautious when I didn�t recognise the
number.

�Hello?�

�Hey there.� Hey there yourself.

�Who�s this?�

�I�m offended.� The voice chuckled. Well it can�t
be that offended I thought. �It�s me, Yumcha.�

Wow. �Yamcha!�

�Yep, surprised?�

�Yeah a bit. I didn�t know you had my number.� It went silent on the other end until
he broke it with a nervous laugh. Well that�s what it sounded like to me.

�Hehe� I guess not. Hey,
I�m in town you want go out to movies with me?� He sounded hopeful.

�It sounds good. What�s on?�

�Don�t know I thought we could just wing it. What
do you say? Up to it?�

�Yeah, why not. What time?�

�How about Five. Does that suit you?�

�Five�s good.� I said glancing at my watch. �Where
should I meet you?�

�Just outside West City flicks. How�s
that?�

�Cool. Seezya then.�

I just sat there for a second or two. It was weird
hearing from him after all this time and why did he want see me and not
dad? Strange. I shrug it off as I still have
some time before I have to leave. I go back to my book when there was a knock
on the door. Sigh I toss the book down and push myself of the bed to unlock the
door. I already knew who it is.

�My little baby...�

�Mum?� I head back to my bed and sit down. I gather
dad spoken to her with that look in her eyes a mixture of concern and
excitement.

�Um� I�well
Bulma too.� Ouch, just hearing that name. �We�re thinking that it would
be good for you to bring a friend your own age to the family picnic.� Oh here
it goes. I know where this is leading to. I lean back against the wall next to
my bed and drew my knees up. I watch her step further into my room a little
apprehensive with that nervous look of hers that makes me think she trying not
crush eggshells. I guess that�s me, the eggshell I mean.

I interrupt, rude I know, but I don�t like where
this is leading. �But isn�t a family Picnic just
that, family?� I watch as she seemed to think about this for split second. With
that same smile she sits on the bed next to me and rests her hand on my arm
patting me like you would if something was about to take off on you
unexpectedly.

�I think we can make exceptions for a friend.
Besides, Bulma and Vege-� Don�t say his name.

�Fine!� I know I shouldn�t have snapped like that but I just couldn�t handle
hearing his name spoken out loud. Mum looked taken back. She even withdraw her hand. I try to recover any hard feelings
between us about my sudden outburst plus two can play at this game. �I suppose,
I can ask one of the guys at school.� Now she sighs and turns away. It�s obvious
I�m pushing all the wrong buttons, but I won�t be pushed into inviting Videl to
this picnic. A picnic I don�t even want to go to for obvious reasons. He�ll be there. And when he�s around I can
never think straight.

�Gohan,� She sighs. �You�re missing the
point!� Oh, I beg to differ. She rubs her forehead the way she does when
tempers are about to run high. She turns to me with the first signs of
frustration before raising her eyes. I turn to see my dad standing at the door
looking as powerful as ever. His arms folded across his chest regarding us, or
me more likely.

�Son. We would like you to invite that
Hercules girl�

Videl DAD! �Its Videl, and I�m not fucking inviting her ANYWHERE! I want to
scream. I jump off my bed with both parents watching me as I start to pace the
room like caged animal. They both looked confused with my sudden temper tantrum.
Dad unfolds his arms while mum turns to him for answers, answers he�s not sure
about himself. She stands and I stop my pacing trying to contain the anxiousness
I�m feeling rising inside of me.

It became obvious I wouldn�t be leaving this room
without a lot of unwanted questions been drawn and I can�t afford that. I know there is only one way out for now. �Okay.
Okay� I�ll ask her.� The tension in the room immediately melts away. I can�t
help not showing my anger as I glanced at the two of them. They have put me in
a spot I had no desire to be in. Even if they don�t know the reasons I�m
eighteen for Kami sake! All it does is refocus
the fact that I need to get myself a good job after school and save for a place
of my own.

�You won�t regret it!� My mum sounded excited, but
I�ve got news for her. I am already
regretting it.

Dad nods his head pleased with that proud look in
his eyes. They must all think this will cure me from my bout of depression.
Well as I see it just put me back where I was last night�suicidal.

I watch as they left my room. I should say I glared
at them until I could close the door on them. Close not slam like I wanted too. Eighteen and I can�t even do that, but I can�t make them any more
alarmed or they will be all over me.

Having a Saiyan father is
no fun when he so bloody much stronger than you. Maybe I should go and find
Piccolo and workout some more. Not that it would help. Dad is too strong. I would hate to be in his
line of fire, just like Vegeta will be if this whole mess got out. Then,
of course, it will be my fault that Trunks is without a father in this time
line, and I could never do that. I can still recall Mirai
Trunks pain as he spoke of growing up without knowing his own father. The bastard, Vegeta that
is.

I need
out. I look around my room and gather my wallet and slip it in my pocket. I
step in front of the mirror pinned to my closet door. Not bad, you would think
I could at least pick someone up for a date. I�ve let my hair grow some, not by
much just enough to flick around my neck and enough to get on mum�s nerves. It
amazing what a smile can do to one�s face. Hmm� my bands are starting to get
annoying the way they are just now getting into my eyes, but I like it that
way.

I like how I can hide behind them. Well, I look
okay I suppose anyhow I�m just going to met up with Yamcha
no big deal. It not like I have a hot date. Hmm� now that would be nice.
I saw some nice hot boi at the club last night�. Shit
that did it. I had to go and screw this up about thinking about that. If
only Vegeta hadn�t made a massive scene and nearly killing that guy.
What was his name again? Alf- Aden- Alex- Earle that�s right. Earle with the bulging...Aghh!
Who cares anyway it never happened.

How did the hell did Vegeta know out of all the
clubs I�d be at that one? I kept my Ki down purposely
masking it so he wouldn�t hunt me down again. This
has happened so many times in the last few months it is driving crazy. I
don�t want to admit it, but I�m sorta glad he showed
up when he did. It was starting to look like I was going to be on the menu, and
I never meant for it to go out of hand like that. I just wanted some harmless flirting. Flirting never hurt anyone, right? Right?

Anyhow, I could�ve handle
it. I�m a big boy now. I don�t need his help.� Yeah, keep saying that. I
will. Satisfied I look good enough in my jeans and t-shirt wearing a light coloured
button shirt over it. It was a little chilly. I made my way down stairs and
inform the �rents I�m going out and that I�ll be back later.

I didn�t like that
gleam in mum eyes. �Of course dear, and say hi to Videl for me.� Dad just
nodded his approval as I rolled my eyes and made for a quick exit.

Why bother.

TBC
A/N: A BIG thanks goes to my
editor Vegeta-sire ;)
Thanks for reading ;)

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