| Sorrow By IsNotSane Set anytime you want it to be... “…Dad, ..I’m so sorry…I…” “Shhh. Its okay, son. Don’t worry…” “I…I tried, I tried to stop…him…I couldn’t, I…” “Its okay, Gohan. Its not your fault. Please, calm down, don’t waste your energy, …everything will be fine, okay? Shhhhh.” “Dad…I’m so sorry.” “Shhhh, Gohan. Its okay…Its okay…” “…Dad…” “Shhh. Gohan, I’m proud of you son. You tried your best. Now just relax, you’ll be alright. Every thing will be fine…” “Is he asleep?” “Yeah…Gohan…What are we going to do? I mean, what happens when he wakes up? Will he be scared, or depressed, or…will he…hate me?” “I’d say he would most likely be confused. And feeling dirty and disgraceful and ashamed.” “*Sigh* This is all my fault. I should have known not to let him go up against that thing by himself.” “He’ll probably feel really low and vulnerable and wont look anybody in the eye for a month or more…” “Oh Gohan…I’m so sorry.” “And Guilty. He’ll feel guilty.” “Guilty? Why Guilty?” “Because he couldn’t defeat that thing like you said you trusted he could. And because of that, he got rapped, and your leg got servierly injured. He’ll naturally think its his fault.” “Oh no! Gohan… This is all my fault.. what have I done? I should have come sooner…!” “And naturally, because you said you trusted Gohan to defeat that thing, but instead, Gohan got rapped by him; and because Gohan feels he is responsible and thinks he got you injured, will ultimately make you feel guilty as well.” “But I AM guilty, Vegeta!” “That’s what the situation would propose for you to think. If everyone thought that way, then everyone would be guilty. But I guess that’s how you ‘nice’ guy’s brains’ work. You would always find some way to blame your selves.” “*Sigh* Well, whoever’s fault it was, it doesn’t change what’s happened, and how on earth we’re going to get through this. How am I going to tell his mother and brother?!” “You are still blaming yourself, aren’t you Kakarot? Well, I guess that’s how your ‘nice’ guy brain works. Does it ever occur to any of you ‘nice’ guys to blame the monster who is actually did it? That would seem the logical explanation on who to balme.” “This could change absolutely everything! What if he never trusts any one ever again? Not you, not me, not any one of his family or friends…?” “That could happen.” “Or what if he never wants to go outside or train any more?” “Could also happen.” “I have no idea what’s going to happen, or what to do about it.” “Well, I know what’s going to happen *now* if you don’t get the kid home and give him a senzu bean pretty soon. That could change ‘absolutely everything’ even more if he doesn’t even survive to get through it.” “Oh, Vegeta! Your right! …C’mon Gohan, I’m going to take you home now, Just hold on. …I’m so sorry.” “Don’t be,” Vegeta whispered, unheard to anyone else as he watched Goku pick up his half-naked, unconscious eldest son carefully in his arms, then limped a bit before he rose into the sky and with a quick, but gentle speed, flew to the direction of their home. “Because it’s my fault. I should have come sooner.” Vegeta said to no one in particular, watching the distressed father and son disappear into the distance. End. |