Mother's broken trust.

Gohan was working as fast as he could on his homework. The three-and-a-half-year-old knew the punishment that would await him if he didn't do it.

He didn't mean it to happen, why was he so tired? He just closed his eye's for a minute while his mom was out and having fun in the city. Why didn't his mom let him play with some toy's while he was taking a break? His mom was so mean.

He HAD to do what he had to do. He tried finishing his homework…but it was too late. The door to his room opened and his mom thumped. She literally tore Gohan's books from him. She read it and searched for any answers. She threw the book down and hit Gohan on the cheek very hard.

"YOU MONKEY, YOU DIDN'T FINISH YOUR ASSIGNMENT!" She screamed causing the poor boy to cover his ears in pain. Chichi pulled the little boy by his tail. The boy was practically screaming with pain, since his tail was sensitive.

Chichi brought out a knife and said "YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER! PATHETIC! DUMB! AND STUPID!" She then held poor Gohan with her hands as the boy started shivering. She turned him around as he started to beg. "P…Please mom...not again…please." Chichi ignored the boy's pain and cries. She slowly cut open Gohan's back making him bleed. Gohan's face was defining hurt and shock towards his mother's actions. After she was done she literally kicked him into the bathroom and said "Clean yourself up. After you have done that there will be more work for you at your table."

Gohan painfully crept up towards the bathroom cabinet and opened it. He poured the emergency alchahol on his tiny body. He winced at the pain.

His mind couldn't take it anymore, he needed to escape. He MUST! Yet that didn't stop him from trying to please his mother. He walked out with new clothes.

He sat at his desk and his stomach growled. Oh, he was hungry! He started thinking of delicious rice and stew…. "GROWL!" Gohan winced. He wasn't allowed to eat in front of chichi. She's mostly at home most of the time and she doesn't cook so Gohan eats some of the takeaway's she usually gets. The lack of food made Gohan a very pale child. His ribs were showing.

Gohan wasn't even allowed to sleep most of the time. He fell asleep whilst doing homework, so often. Then he would get punishments for falling asleep. His mom would give him homework over and over again.

He hated his mom.

He looked out of his window in the hotel were they were staying. He saw a large dome building over there, he needed to go there. His mom was talking to a date. The people she dated would sometimes go into his room and touch him on places he felt was private. Once one of her boyfriends went into his room and licked his… he shivered at the thought.

His mother came in and gave him some more homework. When Gohan looked at it and started to work on it, his stomach growled. His mother stopped and glared at him. "How dare you be hungry at a time like this." She quietly scowled. "You disobedient monkey." She kicked him in the ribs. The three-year-old was dealt with soon enough.

After his mother left him he crawled towards the window. He needed air. The moment he stuck his head out of the window, he vomited nothing but dust. He had not eaten in days.

He couldn't take it anymore he needed to get out. He couldn't stay with his mom. He climbed out of the window and softly landed on the grass.

He painfully walked towards the domed building that read Capsule Corps. He made it to the door before hissing in pain. His cut had reopened as well as his cut on his golden brown tail. He pressed the button and passed out from lack of Blood, food and exhaustion.

(Mt. Pouatzu)

It had almost been three years since chichi left him. Goku remembered that chichi went berserk after she saw her stomach. Goku told her it was nothing to worry about.

The next day she mysteriously disappeared leaving a note that he was a bastard and she wanted nothing to do with him.

He had come to accept that a long time ago. Yet he felt he didn't know what was going on. For the past three years his instincts told him to go search for chichi. Yet he didn't since he respected her wishes.

The phone rang. Goku picked it up "Hello Son Goku speaking." Goku heard Bulma on the other line "Goku get here immediately, we found a boy in front of our house." Goku was a bit surprised "Why should I come Bulma?" He cautiously asked "He has a tail." She said and Goku was already calling the flying Nimbus.

(Gohan's medical room)

Beep…..beep…beep….beep. beep…beep…beep…beep

"You know Goku I thought you were the only one with a tail when you were a kid." Huh, Gohan heard voices. Who was Goku? Was it the one his mom hated? He wasn't sure.

"Me too Bulma, but the kid seems to have a tail too." Bulma? Why did that sound familiar? Gohan's eye's opened. A lady with blue hair and a man with black hair were talking with each other. They looked at Gohan and saw he was awake.

They walked to him. Gohan was scared, images of his mother's boyfriends using him for their desires as well as his mother kicked and slapped him since he could remember flashed through his mind.

He curled up into a ball sobbing. His tail curled around his legs. He closed his eyes expecting the blows that will hurt him. Yet none came. He opened an eye as the man with black hair slowly curled his fingers through Gohan's hair. "Hey there." The man said. Gohan felt like he could trust the man, he seemed so nice. But what if it was one of his mother's tricks? No it didn't feel like that.

"Hi my names Goku, what's your name?" Goku? The name GOKU! Gohan trembled so violently that Goku had to hold him still in order to actually talk. Gohan started shedding tears, unable to talk.

Goku felt sad as he saw the child cry. He gently cooed to the boy while holding him. Gohan first tried to get out of his hug, but then Gohan submitted and emptied his tears on Goku's gi whilst Goku holding the boy rocking him back and forth, rubbing Gohan's back whilst saying "There there, shh, you're ok."

Bulma was shocked at how good Goku seemed to be handling the child. She then gently said to the boy "We…we found you outside of our door. Are you ok?" The child's bloodshot eyes studied her and said "No, I am not ok. You found me outside the door because I ran away from my mom."

Bulma gently asked Gohan "What is your name? Why did you run away?" The child's intelligent eyes scanned around the room and he said "My name is Son Gohan and I ran away because Mommy kept hurting me. Even her boyfriends would sometimes do horrible things to me." Bulma and Goku's eyes widened when they heard Gohan's name.

Bulma carefully asked "What are your parents name?" Gohan shivered and Goku put a medical blanket on him. "My daddy's name is Son Goku and my mommy's name is Chichi"

That was when all hell broke loose. Goku's eyes seemed to pop out of his head "Chichi's your mom!?" Bulma then said to Goku "That means you're his dad. You did do IT right."

It was silent for a few minutes and then Goku said to Gohan "Well that means I can take you home. Bulma will you help me get the adoption papers?" Bulma was out of the room before he could blink.

Goku looked at the three-year-old boy and sat down next to him. He smiled and hug his son. Gohan hugged back, taking the scent of Goku to calm him down. His tail wrapped around Goku's arm, a sign of complete trust. Goku's heart somewhat melted. It had taken his scent to calm down the poor boy down.

Gohan went back to sleep in Goku's arms. Goku looked at the now sleeping boy in his arms. His heart ached for the boy. He knew he was Gohan's father, he would take care of him. "Come on buddy…" He said and put the small body back to bed.

He would protect his son he vowed. HE would take care of him. His mother had broken the trust he put in her.

There was only one problem though. He needed to get past Chichi. He knew she was stubborn, but he wouldn't give up. Goku was already attached to Gohan.

Goku slowly looked over the boy's skin. The boy was covered in bruises. Gohan's soft skin and hair was a mess.

Goku then said to "Bulma it may be best to stay at my home, he will be safer there. And chichi won't be able to hurt him."

Goku took the young boy in his arms and called Nimbus. He dropped the boy in it and both flew towards Goku's home. Goku gently tucked away the small body into a bed he made. Goku searched for something to eat. He knew the boy would be hungry after such a day. And to top it all of it looked like he hadn't eaten in days. His ribs were defiantly showing.

He would adopt Gohan. He would not let chichi win. It was ok with him that chichi left him, but to keep him away from his only son and then abusing him made Goku angry.

Gohan was HIS!

(Authors notes)

I don't know what to expect from this story this just appeared in my mind and I had to do something or it would drive me crazy.

I hope you all enjoy it though.