Hello everyone! I'm not abandoning this story,I'm sorry for my absence but I was very busy with my life. Please don't be mad at me! I really love this story and I'm excited for the new arc, trust me guys, you might not like it but there will be a lot of bad moments and I might change this to Rated M very soon.

Enjoy the chapter!

And I never minded being on my own Then something broke in me and I wanted to go home To be where you are But even closer to you, you seem so very far And now I'm reaching out with every note I sing And I hope it gets to you on some pacific wind Wraps itself around you and whispers in your ear Tells you that I miss you and I wish that you were here

- Wish that you were here by Florence + The Machine

Chapter 8: No one's home...

I didn't know that things would turn out this way after talking to Satsuma, everything changed after convincing her to stop her curse. I doubted the plan would be a big fail but I was wrong.

A smile crept on my face, the healing house was already empty. It has been a week since the children were released from this place and return to their respective homes, this feeling made me more elated than ever.

But still, something in my gut was gnawing its way out...

Sadness...

Even after things turned out right, a certain girl seemed to doubt the truth I have told her. All I could do was understand the situation since she wasn't used to any of it after learning the hurtful truth.

It sucks like a bitch but there's nothing I can do for now, all I can do is wait for the Village elder to let me leave this place. That's what I'm here for, now my work is done...

I can finally see my Goku, after working and waiting for so long...

I inhaled the cool breeze, it was the 22nd of March and I can already feel the spring season creeping anytime soon. There were no snowflakes anymore and the ice is slowly melting, this means lots of flowers and plants will spring to life...

This means a new life for me...

I heard a soft voice coming through my door, I yelled them to come in. As the door slid open, a couple of handmaidens were there with straight faces which bothered me.

" Suika, the Village elder is waiting for you..." One of the handmaidens said with a low voice, I nodded at her and slowly stood up from the ground and slid the window shut.

I followed behind them slowly, there was a tinge of happiness but a bit of nervousness coming from my stomach like butterflies. There is something wrong here, I don't like the feeling of it.

We were already getting there but a certain girl halted us, it was Strawberrie! My face brightened up after seeing her but it crept back after realizing she was wearing a emotionless expression.

" Thank you, girls. I'll take it from here..." She said softly, all of them step back to let me through. strawberrie opened the door and it revealed the council members without the village elder.

This made me wonder where he was, usually this room is not occupied unless the Village elder summoned us or if there is an important meeting. I heard various whispers around us, there glare made me want to cut them some slack and slap some sense to them.

I held back the discomfort then sat in the middle with Strawberrie who seemed to keep her head low, I glanced at every to corer to see what's going on. The Village elder was still not there, bad things might happen today...

' i just hope I'm ready to face it...' I thought to myself, there was pure silence in the room and this made me furrow my brows.

" Why is the Village elder not here?" I asked in a loud but respectful tone, no one said anything until one of them cuts the silence.

" He doesn't need to be here...And he doesn't have to know anything...Demon..." He said in a harsh tone, I gritted teeth and scowled at him.

"I-I'm sorry... I'm so sorry...I-I told them about Satsuma..." Strawberrie muttered softly like a whining puppy, I gasped lightly and huge pang of realization hit me like a bitch.

I feels like my pre-cautions were correct, I slowly turned my head to look at Strawberrie who had tears slowly coming out of her eyes. The young girl just kept her head low like she did something wrong, my eyes were wide in realization. She must have told them what I knew about the truth behind those stupid lies.

A part of me felt betrayed, my hands were clenched into a fist. This is something I always felt everyday...But to be betrayed by a friend feels very different, my heart is engulfed with rage and anguish.

" What of it then? No one deserves to be brain washed like this, at least tell everyone about the truth...There is no magic fruit to begin with or people growing healing powers after eating the peach in the first place. You're turning everyone into a complete idiot! " I shouted at the top of my lungs, this caused to create an echo throughout the room.

All of them were surprised with the tone I had, like no one did that before. all of the emotions in my heart swelled. There were tears at the corners of my eyes, their startled faces made me want to tear them open...

One by one...

" Out of the question! No one needs to know that, all you can do is to keep that pretty mouth shut! ugh! This is why we didn't want you to stay in Furutsusarada in the first place..." The nearest person said with a scowl, I bit my lower lip and held back my fighting instinct.

Instead I stood up the ground and pointed at him, my red eyes were gleaming with anger and was breathing heavily.

" Fuck this shit! Without me the children would've died one by one! Put that through your mind, you stupid piece of shit!" I cursed at her, all of them started whispering to themselves with so much hatred and disgust.

" You don't speak up to me like that woman! You don't have a voice here, you're just a healer!" He stood up with his body shaking with anger, I was about to lung at him, but someone pulled me back.

I glanced at Strawberrie and saw her innocent face filled with fear, she shook her head as if she's stopping me from attacking him. My anger cooled down then decided to sit down again since I will gain nothing from it, the man also did the same and wrap his arms around his chest.

Everyone calmed down after I sat down, the fire in my heart swept away. There is a reason why I'm here, there's no point in arguing right now.

" Why did you summon me here? Get on with it."

" You know the drill, you are done with your quest. All of the children are quite alright now, we simply want to thank you. But you should know that knowledge you have will cause a lot of chaos in this village...You are free to leave..." One of them said with so much respect, it felt since my mother and I were always tormented by these ingrates.

" Though there is a consequence, once you leave you will never go back to this place...ever." A mixture of sadness and relief came cover me, this was the place where I grew up and I had a few good memories.

Though if I stay here, this will make me deprived than ever. Even if this was where I was originated, I always thought of this place as a prison. There is nothing for me here anymore, no longer my home...

My home is Mount Paozu...

" It's fine by me...I have a son waiting for me back in Mount Paozu, I will no longer stay here...I bid you all farewell." I slowly stood up from my place and towards the door, was about to leave when somebody from the council halted me.

" There is one more thing..." I turned to them with a puzzled look, all of them had solemn faces when they glanced at Strawberrie. Oh shit.

" You will have to take her with you..." The two of us widened our eyes with shock, the poor girl stood from the ground and ran over to the council members.

" Wh-What do you mean?! I-I did nothing wrong!" she stammered with fear, my heart was broken as I looked at her. The poor girl was confused and scared, she didn't know what kind of path she's going to have from here on.

" I'm sorry Strawberrie...But you know too much...You have so much knowledge about the truth and we could not risk it here." One of the council member said with such a grievous tone, she started to kneel and plead in front of him, but he shook his head with no avail.

There is no chance in persuading them, I felt that t was my fault. I should've told her the whole truth, I kept my head low with guilt.

He looks away from her with shame in his eyes, she took a few steps back and tears were slowly flowing down her face.

" But why? I've done so much for this village...Why...Why can't you reconsider?" She sobbed hardly, I went over to the poor girl and embraced her tightly. She did not fight or even struggle from my grasps. She let me comfort her, her head was burrow further in my chest and tears were staining my clothes.

" Is there no way? Get off your high horse! She's just a child, she's not even ready for this! Don't cast her out like you did with Budou! He's dead because you!" Everyone was glancing at each other, there was complete silence but the girl's sobbing and it was slowly deafening.

" Suika...H-help me...I didn't m-mean to tell them...Please...D-don't make them..." Strawberrie said through her whimpers, I bit my lower lip and stared at them one by one with pleading eyes.

" Even she kept quiet, someday she'll tell someone...We can't keep her here. If she doesn't leave then we'll make her to Kami knows where... All for the village...No one needs to know about this secret, we look up to Satsuma as our savior and that's what she is..." This made me grit my teeth in anger, his words sickened me to the bone.

" Like you know any better! She was Martyred and abused her ability to heal for money!"

"All for the village! We needed money to survive, Satsuma helped us provide the money we needed! Don't think badly about our ancestors, Life was scarce and a lot of people were dying of hunger!" A few people agreed with him, some of them were throwing supporting remarks and it made me even angrier than ever. My ki was slowly emitting, air appeared out of nowhere making my hair flow around me violently.

The argument was getting serious as it seems, Satsuma's torment was at stake here and I also wanted to help her.

" And it costed her life... She was buried alive! She did nothing wrong but fight to become free...It's all self-defense, her powers grew stronger the more she used her ability! They accused her as a witched and used her as a figure for people to worship...Sick bastards you think that's going to help her or the village? Brain washing?!"

" They didn't mean to do it, they did it out of fear! They thought Satsuma was going to kill them all with that deadly ability, don't you understand?! They were guilty after burying her alive! They still needed her but. She was already dead to begin with...People had so much hope, her name gave the people hope that the village would become better as it should be! Rise from the ashes and become a better nation..." I felt disguested with their words, I wanted to protest but they cut e off.

"We needed the money to survive, so they covered the story up, they didn't mean to do it! "The truth spilled out of his mouth, all of the men inside the council room stepped back when they felt my energy overflowing.

"You always think about money! money! Money! And not the life you ruined! You ruined Satsuma, her hope, her dreams and her life! You killed her! Just like how you killed my godfather! You fucking murderers!" I shouted at the top my lungs again, almost all of them gawked at me when I mentioned my godfather's name, they didn't think that I knew more information.

I'm a bit confused, one of them shed tears and others were looking away from me. It felt like I said something that I shouldn't have, my throat hurt a bit after shouting like an eagle.

" There is no other way, I'm sorry...Budou- Budou didn't have much of a choice either, he took his own life. He loved this village so much...He didn't want to leave... We didn't kill him Suika, he did." A single tear fell from my eyes, I didn't know what to believe anymore. All that comes to mind now is my son and nothing more, I didn't care what was real or not real.

I look down at Strawberrie with pity in my eyes, it's hardening to see a young girl like her to be cast off like that. I remember all of the hardships I had to go through just to get home, it's not easy to take in.

" Please tell the village elder that we're leaving at dawn tomorrow..."

After a few words the two of us left the room, Strawberrie followed behind me while whimpering. I never knew things would come to this.

~ Goku's P.O.V. ~

Master Roshi and Krillin still very sick after eating Launch's dinner, I didn't know what to do by then, but one thing came to my mind. I almost forgot about it, after going through that busy quest.

" I bet she's home by now! NIMBUS!" My fluffy friend arrived, I hugged her tightly and thought about the delicious food she might be cooking right now.

" Oh Goku! Where are you going?" A calm voice called out to me, I turn to see Launch cleaning the living room.

" I'll be back later Launch, I'm going to see my mommy!" With that, I left with a huge grin on my face.

" Be careful Goku! Make sure to be back by dinner!" My friend Launch said while waving her hand.

I was excited; my heart couldn't stop thumping loudly. There is no doubt that my Mommy is already home after that very long adventure with Bulma. During for the hunt for the dragon balls I met a lot of friends.

I can't wait for Mom to meet them! I know she'll love you too Nimbus!" I said happily to my little fluffy friend. The two of us were getting closer to our destination, when I saw the small house my eyes were wide as a plate.

I jumped down from Nimbus and scurried at the door, I knocked the door a few times and waited for her to open the door.

" Mommy! I'm home! Mommy! Are you there?!" I shouted as loud as I can, a few minutes later I had no choice but to open it myself.

To my dismay there was no one inside the room, there was dust everywhere and a few spiders inside. My mommy is not here, my shoulders slump down in disappointment. I sat down on the dusty bed and took out our family picture from my bag.

My mommy was smiling beautifully, I wanted to cry but I kept the tears from falling. Grandpa always told me that she'll be home soon, but why is it taking too long? It's been a year and 8 months, she's supposed to be here with me by then.

" Mommy...Where are you?" I sadly pouted while looking at her, a fire of determination swells inside of me again. I'm going to train harder, she'll be proud if I get stronger, just like I promised her.

" I'm going to train harder mommy...I promise...And if I'm strong, I'll be able to travel and find you." I whispered lowly with a smile forming in my lips. I ran out of my house only to see Nimbus waiting for me, I hop and landed on top of her.

A bit training might help me, the two of us ended at the water falls were Mom and I used fish or swim. I did a few stretches and started practicing my Katas, the flow of the water help me relax my mind.

All I can do now is to become stronger like her, I just wish that Master Roshi and Krillin will be well tomorrow.

~ Suika's P.O.V.~

I woke up earlier than I should be, all of my clothes were packed and the necessities are in store. There were a few handmaidens who help me prepare for our journey, Strawberrie couldn't stop crying that night and I did nothing but listen to her complaints.

There is nothing we could do but leave, it will difficult for her to adjust to her new life. She didn't deserve this, Strawberrie has nowhere else to go and this made decide that I have to put her under my care.

I went straight to her quarters only to find her crying again, I sighed deeply when I saw she still didn't packed anything yet.

" You should have packed last night Strawberrie..." I said to her while sliding her Wardrobe open, all I could here was her whimpering and no word came out of her mouth. I took all of her clothes, shoes and needs then threw it on her bed, there was a wicker bag that was enough to carry her things.

Strawberrie couldn't stop crying, I placed both of my hands on my shoulders and shook her gently.

" Please, I know it's hard and painful but...But this is your life now...If you don't leave then they'll drag you themselves and throw you out to Kami knows where. We don't want that, do we? It's going to be alright...Go fix your things, I'll be in the garden waiting." I left her by herself, I took my bags and headed to the garden where the peach tree stood quietly.

I noticed that the snow that covered the branches has already melted and here were a few petals that were growing, in a matter of days this tree will bloom beautiful and there will be delicious peaches growing here...

This place is no longer my problem, this tree will help the people know the truth.

" I'm sorry...I wasn't able to help you...If there is anything that I could do...I should have done it by now...Forgive me... But...But my son needs me...Maybe I'm really not that selfless after all." I said out in the open, there was no one around and didn't care anymore.

I doubt that she'd listen to me. Satsuma stopped harassing me after talking to her, it gave me peace for a while and slowly made me wonder why she stopped the punishment, but it was for the best.

The worse is over now, I can finally be home for my Goku...

" S-Suika?" Strawberrie voice cracked from her crying, I smiled at the girl and held out my hand. The young girl went over to me then embraced me tightly like usual.

" I'm sorry you had...You had to leave with me...It was my fault..." I softly said to her while running my fingers through her hair, she pulled back away from my embrace then shook her head.

" No... It was my fault...I thought...I thought...I thought that telling them wiuld make a difference-" I covered her mouth with my hand to hush her, none of that mattered to me anymore. My freedom has already been granted.

She's too good for this village anyways, now she knows about the truth though those wretched lies. Strawberrie can finally live the life how she wants it to be, no more rules, no more occults and no more problems.

Furutsusarada was her personal hell...

I wanted to save her from the start, though I wasn't able to help Satsuma be free from all the pain. The two of us were about to leave when I heard someone calling our names, we both turned to see the Village elder with a troubled look on his face.

" I was glad that I get to see you both... Are you sure about this decision? You can both stay if you want, you've done so much for the village and I can't thank you enough..." The young girl beside me gave him a pleading look, I put her behind me and gave Strawberrie a warning look.

" It's all that I can do for this village, I'm sorry I just can't stay here...My son and father are waiting for my return, my work here is done..." I said with a smile on my face, he glanced towards my assistant with a solemn face.

" Are you also sure about this Strawberrie, you can still have a choice..." The girl kept hwe head low, I prayed to Kami that she wouldn't spill anything to him.

" It's my choice... Thank you for caring for me but...But I want to look ahead and face the outside world. Suika...Suika always told me stories about what's beyond this village, I can't help but...But to see it for myself..." She gave him a sweet smile that a mother could love, he gave her a pat on the shoulder and nodded.

" I set. Please take this..." The village elder handed me something, I unwrapped to see the contents and gasped to see something unexpected. It was 5,000 zeni, I gave him a puzzled look then tried to give it back to him.

" No! You need you, I can't let you leave empty handed! Take it, you need this money!" He brought it back to me, a smile formed on my lips. I placed my hand onto of his hands with tears clouding my vision.

I hold a bit of respect for this old man, he didn't show any remorse ever since I was a child. One of the kindest people in this place, yet I feel so much pity for the Village elder, his mind is engulfed with the lies that his ancestors thought to him.

" I wish I can tell you but... You need to find it yourself..." I whispered to him, he tilted his head to the side with curiosity. That was all I could tell him, for now...

The two of us left the manor in a hurry, this journey will be long, and I won't waste any more precious time. When we arrived at the entrance gate, I noticed that my young assistant was in deep thought.

Strawberrie was probably having seconds thoughts, I shook my head with a smile and pulled her with me. She hesitated at first and turned to look at the village one last time, she was mumbling something I couldn't hear and finally she started to walk forward with a small smile.

" That's the spirit..." I muttered under my breath, this is not the end. One day I might come back to this sad village, whether they like it or not.

It was good that we the handmaidens gave us food for the journey, though this won't last for days. The two of us have been travelling for two days and the way out of the finally was not quite pleasant, we had to pass through caves, rocky roads and a sea of trees.

" It's beautiful...I've never seen anything like it..." Strawberrie said with so much awe, I had the same expression when I first came out, but hers was priceless. I laughed out until I ran out of brought, she ignored me and ran over to the Cherry trees.

" There she goes...Way to go Strawberrie!" She started twirling with her arms in the air as the Sakura petals danced around her.

" THIS IS SOOO FUN!"

There was so much to see, the spring season really is beautiful. There were a lot of Cherry blossoms that were blooming everywhere, Strawberrie was in awe when she saw the place. It was just like yesterday when my mother and I left the village for the failed quest.

The thought of it made me frown, the bad memories were swirling in my mind again and they were replaying the scene in my head over and over.

" Suika...There's something heading t-this way... It's too loud..." Strawberrie said nervously and stopped twirling, I darted my head to where the familiar sound was. My body relaxed when we saw pick-up truck heading our way, it's like the one that Mr. Roster had in his barn.

" It's okay...It's just a pick-up truck..." I assured the girl who was still confused, when the vehicle was already near us, I raised my hand in the air to give a signal to the driver to stop. He slowed down then stopped, he rolled down his window and gave us a friendly smile.

" So this is a car? Wow, it lucks bigger than I have imagined..." Strawberrie walked around the vehicle while examining the truck with eyes huge like plates.

" Good day to you ladies! How may I help you" He said as he tipped his straw hat, I gave the man a respectful bow and returned the smile to give a friendly aura.

" Good day to you sir, I'm just wondering...How far is Mount Paozu? Will it take time for us to get there?" The man started scratching his chin, thinking about how far our destination is. After a matter of seconds, he finally threw suggestions and directions.

My shoulders slumped in disappointment knowing it will take months to get there by feet, I can't wait that long anymore. I want to be with my son NOW!

" I see...I see...How about I give you ladies a lift? It's dangerous for girls like you travel alone...I'm on my way to a village just near that Mountain! How about that?" The offer almost made me squeal and want to give the man a thousand kisses, we accepted the offer and went at the back of his truck.

" How long will it take to get there by truck?" I asked the kind man.

" Just a few hours, don't worry! We'll get there by dinner time!" He started the car again, the young assistant gasp loudly with a really wide grin. I laughed loudly, Strawberrie seem to act like a child again, it's kind of heartwarming too.

I lean back and enjoyed the warm breeze, I stretched my arms in the air and gave a rather loud yawn. As I close my eyes, I picture my father and son in my mind before giving into sleep.

"I'm coming home Goku...Mommy's coming home." With that I let sleep take over me, at last. I finally feel at peace after waiting for too long, I'm going to hunt whatever beast comes in my way then I will cook a huge feast...

~ Goku's P.O.V.~

I returned to this place hours ago, sadly my Mommy's still not home yet. I searched all over the place to see if she's here somewhere, but there is still no sign of her.

There's nothing to do in Master Roshi's house since he's still not well yet and so I trained in our former backyard, Grandpa used to have flowers around this place.

It all disappeared after his death, I stopped practicing my Kata after remembering that sad memory.

" W-What if...What if my Mommy's gone like Grandpa?" Tears were sprouting out of my eyes, I don't know what will happen if she's gone.

" No! She's coming home! I know she is!" I said to myself with pure determination, I resumed my training and exerted more effort.

I bet Training with Master Roshi will be fun, I stopped again when my stomach grumbled our loudly like there was an erupting volcano. I rubbed my stomach and decided to call it a day and eat dinner with everybody at the Kame house.

" S-Should I leave already?" I asked myself, my guts have been telling me to wait a little bit longer but my hunger has defeated me. I was about to call Nimbus but I wondered...

" Maybe I should leave a note- Alright tummy, I'll go home now! NIMBUS!" I hopped on top of my fluffy friend, why do I get a feeling that I should have stayed a little longer?

~Launch's P.O.V.~

I wiped my forehead with my forearm after cleaning the house thoroughly, everything seems to be in perfect order. For now, sometimes the boys would create such a huge mess at times. But that doesn't matter now!

" I wonder what's next...Oh! I need to prepare dinner! " I ran over to the kitchen while humming one of my favorite songs, to my surprise I heard someone opening the entrance and a familiar voice made me smile instantly.

" Hi! I'm back!" It was Goku, he removed his shoes and threw his bag to the side. He ran over to the fridge and took out a huge chicken, he gobbled it instantly then burped loudly.

" Man, I'm still hungry... Oh hi Launch, I didn't see you there..." The young boy greeted me with a smile, I sweat dropped after he said that, I was by his side the whole time while he ate that chicken.

He sighed in defeat when his stomach grumbled, I giggled lightly and brought out a few ingredients. He peered over with huge twinkling eyes, Goku tried to grab one of the onions but I lightly slapped his hand away then started chopping it into pieces.

" Goku...That's for dinner! Why don't you wait over there?" I asked him nicely, sadly he didn't budge and watched me chop the other vegetables.

"But I'm sooo Hungry Launch..." He pouted cutely, I shrugged my shoulders with a warm smile.

"Why don't you take a bath first Goku? You need to wash up before dinner. Go on now..." He slumped his shoulders and headed to the bath room, at the corner of my eyes I saw his bag sprawled on the floor.

I walked over to where it was laid and took it gently, I gasped in surprise when something slipped out of the bag. It was a picture, I grabbed it carefully and examined the photo. Goku was in the middle with a shocked face, beside him was a woman and in the other side was an old man.

I curiously tilted my head to the side when I noticed that the woman's eyes were red, the sight of her made me shudder and uncomfortable.

" I wonder who this is...Is she a friend of Goku or a relative perhaps?" I asked myself, I put the picture inside the bag and place it on the couch. I hurried to the counter and resumed my cooking.

I couldn't get the picture from my head, those red eyes bothered me. I've heard a legend of a woman who lurks in Mount Paozu, she likes to eat anyone who comes to her way. That woman has red eyes, everyone is afraid of her...

That woman...Is she the same woman?

"I'm finished taking a bath Launch! is dinner ready?" Goku asked while wiping himself with a clean towel, I glanced at him and nodded.

"Yes! Dinner's ready everyone!" I called out, I placed all the food in the dining table and in less than a minute all of the boys are already there, eager to eat. I may have cooked something bad days ago, but I'm not going to do the same thing again.

Master Roshi and Krillin still don't feel good, it's been a matter of days already. All I did was tend them with so much care, I didn't know puffer fish would be that bad.

I still couldn't take her off my mind, they hunt me like a ghost. This uneasy feeling made me feel nauseous all the sudden, I've never felt so scared my whole life. Why do I have this feeling that she's going to go get me from the shadows?

I gasped in surprise when I felt a hand tugging my hair, I look over to my side to see Goku shifting in his sleep.

"Mommy...Mommy..." The little boy mumbled, I smiled at the little boy beside me. I lifted the covers and place it up his shoulders and pecked him in the cheek.

"Oh my, I haven't seen Goku look so peaceful like this...I hope I don't sneeze in my sleep." I said to myself and heard a series of mumbles from Goku.

I ran my fingers through his spiky hair, he gripped my hair like it depended on his life. I finally lay down then kept my gaze at him until I felt a bit drowsy. Cold wind flew past my face, I sniffed lightly then sneeze hard and everything turned black.

~ Suika's P.O.V. ~

It was already midnight, the man dropped us off to a familiar road towards Mount Paozu. I dragged Strawberries' hand with a smile on my face. I can see a lot of bamboo sticks swaying dancing side to side as the cold flew past us, I inhaled deeply and enjoyed the night air.

" Do you think they'll love me?" Strawberrie felt a bit nervous, I wrapped an arm around her shoulder with a huge grin.

" Yeahhh...They're going to love you...My son will be delighted to hear that he's going to have a big sister." She blushed deeply, I pinched her cheeks like a child and she tried to push me away.

We were walking in a rocky road, passed through a small river and a grabbed a few fruits for us to eat. We took quick breaks, then continued to our way home.

A very familiar path made me squeal with joy, this is where Father and I pick some berries. There are still fresh fruits growing here and the bushes are getting bigger too.

The two of us are almost there...

Home...

I'm finally home!

" Goku! Father?!" I screamed at the top of my lungs with excitement, I ran faster than Strawberrie and didn't care when she was calling behind me.

When the house came into view, a frown replaced my smile. The house was supposed to be bigger but now there's only a tiny hut. Am I in the right place?!

" GOKU?! GOHAN?! ARE YOU THERE?!" I ran inside the tiny hut then slammed the door open, this place was my old bedroom. Memories played in my mind as I looked at every corner, my heart was thumping faster and bit my lower lip.

They're not here...

NOT HERE!

I jumped out of the window then started hyperventilating, I turned around to see if they're here but nothing's there. An idea popped out in my head, the two of them might be fishing! My legs automatically moved, I ran faster to where the three of us usually train and fish for food.

The road became steeper and slippery as I remember but I pushed those thoughts aside and shouted their names, no one answered.

No one's there...

I walked back to the small hut with a blank expression, Strawberrie was waiting by the porch with a confused look. Once I was at the backyard, emotions were bursting out of my chest and I fell on my knees. There were no tears or sobs coming out of my mouth, deep inside I'm screaming in agony and kept telling myself that this is just all a bad dream.

No one's home...

I heard footsteps behind me, I figured that it was Strawberrie. I felt her hand on top of my shoulder, I stared out in the open and kept silent. Reflecting myself...

" Satsuma was right...I should have left the village earlier...My son... My son... Where is he? I-I want to see him..." My whole body was shaking, mixed emotions was hitting me like a katana sword. All I did was help people, why do I deserve such unfortunate event?

I clenched my hands and gritted my teeth in anger, I stood up then punched one of the trees and startled Strawberriw with my monstrous strength. This wasn't the first time she saw me like this.

All of my fears and nightmares came true, returning home but no one's even there. Where are they?

" Suika..." Strawberrie embraced me from behind, I wanted to push her away but Instead I let her comfort me. I calmed down slowly, letting a single tear fall down my cheek.

For so long...

I've waited for so long, only for nothing...

Strawberrie told my hand and guided me to the small hut, she helps me lay down on the dusty bed and placed all of the things on a sturdy table. I grabbed a pillow and embraced it tigtly,oh how I wished that this was my son.

Tears spilled out out from eyes and stained the pillow that my head is resting, everything feels so painful... It's like I'm reliving what I experienced after my Mother's death.

"Suika...I'll be outside... I'm just going to get some firewood...Call me if you need me okay?" She left me alone, all of the happiness sucked away from me and I felt devoid of life. I don't know what to do anymore...

This isn't how I wanted things to be, it's not fair...

Sucks to be me, I guess...