In the end
Chapter 1
Scott Douglas Davidson
Disclaimer: I found the deed! ...It has ‘void’ scrawled across the back. Darn. I was hoping that I really did own the Golden Gate Bridge. Well, I should go tell Bill Gates to cancel the deal about using the bridge as a giant billboard for Microsoft. He’ll be disappointed.
Warnings: OOC Goku. Bits of cheese.
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"Dad!" Came a familiar cry "Get up and come say hi to your son! You didn't even answer the door!" A wet teenage Goten trudged into the room, dragging a soaking Trunks behind him. "I came to visit you! I know you felt my ki while I was knocking! Are you still moping around?"
"Are you still talking everyone's ears off?" Goku retaliated with heavy sarcasm "Yes, it seems you are." He sat up on the couch and glanced over at his son and the lavender haired young man. "Why're you here?"
"I told you! We came to visit!" Trunks freed himself as Goten was distracted from talking to his father and brushed his shirt off. He gave Goku a Look that said 'mention my father and learn the true meaning of pain'. He shot it at Goten too, but the energetic demi-Saiyan didn't notice.
"Oh. I guess I heard you." Goku said sheepishly "Maybe I could fix some food?"
"Yeah!" Goten grinned up at his father. Then frowned at the look in his eyes. "Why're you still sad father? It's been four years. Even Bra isn't upset anymore."
"I guess... It's because I can't help feeling that it's all my fault. It is you know. I had no right to react that way." And Dende help me I love him. I realized my heart too late. I love him and I drove him away. I hurt him. And not just physically.
"Father. I know. But can't you forgive yourself?"
"No son, I don't think I can."
They all stood around awkwardly for a minute, then Goku moved to the kitchen and started cooking something for the always-hungry demi-Saiyans. After the meal was served he sat in silence, poking at his plate while the others chowed down. Goten finished off half of what was on his end of the table before again looking up to his father.
"Dad..." He started. Goku looked at him and deliberately raised his fork very slowly and ate the small bit of food on it before setting it down again. Goten rolled his eyes and got a bun snatched from him by Trunks. "Dad, the Tenkaichi Budokai is today. I've been telling you about it for a week and you haven't trained."
"I'm not entering." Goku ate another small forkful off his plate.
"Well at least come watch me fight! Please dad? Please?" Goku sighed at his son's whining.
"Fine. I'll watch. But no trying to trick me into competing." Goten rolled his eyes again. This time he lost a bowl of rice.
"Fine dad."
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