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New Tenants

"Gohan, it's time to get ready for school!" Shouted a woman.

"Just a sec, mom!" Gohan shouted back. "Just putting on my jeans!"

"Alright, I'm ready!" Gohan said coming down the stairs of their home of two months.

"Big brother!" Yelled little Goten, as he ran down the stairs.

"Hey, there little guy! You sure have gotten faster!" Gohan said picking him up.

"Gohan, Goten, breakfast is ready." Son Chi-Chi said as she set the table.

"Awesome!" Gohan said as he watched Goten climb into his chair before taking his place at the table. "Your meals are always the best mom!"

"Thank you Gohan, anyway you need to eat quickly, you start your first day at school in half an hour." Chi-Chi smiled.

"Alright, mom." Gohan said, eating his food at a fast yet reasonable pace.

Sitting down at the table, Chi-Chi smiled. "I'm going to train with Goten today, we can't forget we are one of the strongest families in the world after all." Chi-Chi said as she ruffled her son's hair.

"That's a great idea mom! Goten can finally get to use his speed for something other than jumping in my bed at night."

"Mine too!" Chi-Chi laughed as they finished their food.

"Thanks for the food Mom." Gohan said giving his mom a kiss on the cheek before grabbing his school bag.

"Have a good first day at school son, do well and don't let any of the students bully you into something you don't want to do!"

"I won't!" Gohan shouted as he ran off into the streets.

Koryou High School: Home to some of the strongest human martial artists to walk the planet.

Also current school for Kenichi Shirahama, one of History's Strongest Disciples.

This is the place where Gohan's destiny intertwines with that of Kenichi, for good or... bad!

"Niijima... enough!" Kenichi said as the alien tried once again to convince him to make money for him using his fighting skills. "You're a very bad friend you know!"

"But Kenichi-kun after defeating Ryūto-kun we could really use your skills from...

"Er hmm! Said the teacher coming in before we let that discussion of yours go on Niijima, let me introduce our new student..."

"Come in young man." She said, mentioning towards the door.

"Erm hi.." Gohan said coming in.

"This young man, achieved highest marks in all his exams, topping your scores Niijima, and is a new resident of our town."

"Hi. My name is Son Gohan. I'm sixteen years old and I moved to this area from Mount Pazou with my mom and brother two months back."

"Pazou? That's really far!" Niijima said his antennae twitching.

"Piccolo?" Gohan said in surprise before realising that the person in front of him was neither the height of his mentor nor the colour.

"Sorry sir, you just reminded me of someone, I did not wish to offend you."

"You think I look the Demon King? What a nice compliment!" Niijima said blushing as his antennae twitched in apparent happiness. "You know you have some luck meeting with one such as I, the great Haruo Niijima soon to be king of the world!" Niijima said going into one his fantasies.

"Gohan-san, come sit with me." Kenichi smiled waving at Gohan.

Looking relieved, Gohan took a seat next to Kenichi, who was sitting just in front of a female.

"Gohan-san, you wouldn't happen to be related to Son Goku, would you?" The girl said from behind him.

Eyes going sad, Gohan replied in the affirmative.

"Student of Son Gohan?" She gasped.

Nodding again but this time looking confused, a feeling that is shared by his fellow classmate Kenichi, Gohan asked what was so important.

"Oh this is so good! My grandfather wanted to meet Son Gohan again after their last match!"

"That's good and all, but may I ask what that has to do with me?" Gohan said with a smile.

"The last time they fought, Son Gohan promised that if he were unable to face my grandfather again he would send one of his disciples to give my grandfather another chance to break their stalemate."

"I'm hoping you could be that very disciple... please could you come round and meet my grandfather?"

"Err..." Gohan said, turning to Kenichi, who is looking at Gohan with surprise, "I guess if it doesn't inconvenience you?" Gohan replied.

"No, no if elder wants to meet you it would be a good thing for me!" Kenichi said rubbing the back of his head.

"Huh?"

"So that's how you know Demon King Piccolo." Niijima whispered in his ear.

"Gah! You move silently!" Gohan said breaking his table in his surprise.

'Strong, he's really strong!' Kenichi thought.

"You are part of the Z Team am I correct? Niijima whispered again.

"Shh, I don't want anyone else to know!" Gohan whispered back.

"Well, I can keep my silence... for a price." Niijima said.

"What would that be..." Gohan sighed.

"Join my Shinpaku Alliance! You will be a great asset, defeater of Cell!"

"Gohan didn't defeat Cell, Mr Satan did!" A girl in the class said.

"That's what I said." Niijima said watching Gohan with a smirk, who is going red with the attention.

"Alright Niijima, I'll join." Gohan sighed.

"Excellent! Anyway, you'll have to tell them at some point anyway now that you've signed up!" Niijima said.

"Oh Kami what have I gotten myself into?" Gohan sighed.

Walking home with the two after his mother had given him permission as she had met Kenichi's parents while shopping with Goten and was out mingling with her neighbours, Gohan made small talk with Miu and Kenichi.

"So your grandfather fought my dad's grandad?"

"Hai, their fight was a draw, and when your grandfather passed away my grandfather lost his best sparring partner."

"I see." Gohan replied as they came to a great door.

Being a gentleman, Gohan walked forward and easily opened the door for his friends, causing Kenichi to look at him in surprise, and a little envy.

'It took me forever to open those doors, and he does it on his first try?'

"Grandfather, I'm home!"

"Ah Miu." A man said coming onto the scene. "Welcome back... Who is that boy beside Kenichi-san, with the great ki?"

Stepping forward Gohan bowed. "Nice to meet you, sir, my name is Son Gohan, son of the late Son Goku."

"Son Gohan hmm? Any relation to the 'Son Gohan?'" Miu's grandfather mused whilst stroking his beard,

"Yes sir he was my great-grandfather, and my father's sensei, who then trained me."

"So you're his disciple?" The man said his eyes flashing.

"Sort o.."

"Miu!" The man said with a quick look at his granddaughter who, quickly led Gohan into the dojo, where she changed into her fighting gi and took up a fighting stance.

"Huh? Miu-san... you said I was...

Blocking Miu's initial strike, Gohan's feet slid against the mats.

'She's strong!' Gohan realised. "Look I didn't come here to fight you!"

"My grandfather wants us to fight so that he can judge your level.." Miu said quickly launching another attack.

This time Gohan dodges the offending fist.

"Okay!" Gohan said taking off his school outfit to show his fathers fighting gi underneath.

"Don't hold back okay?" Gohan said with a smile.

"Then you don't either." Miu said launching a furious series of incredibly fast strikes.

Evading them with some difficulty, to his surprise. Gohan retaliates with a combo that makes Kenichi gasp silently.

'He's keeping up with her!'

Smiling at each other, the two warriors begin to apply some real power behind their attacks as they felt out each other's attack styles.

'He's really good! but he seems to be holding back a lot.' She concluded when she took a hit to her stomach, causing her to cough up some saliva.

"Miu-san!" Gohan said in concern dropping his attack stance to check out her state.

"Fūrinji Dankuu Yokudan Geri!"

Grabbing Miu's foot as it connects with his chin, Gohan smirked.

"Trying to make me drop my guard, Miu-san?" Gohan said lifting her up by her leg.

"Hai!" Miu said, quickly locking her free leg around Gohan's neck to hopefully knock him unconscious.

"Furinji Mist Falcon!"

'Hmm... what to do.' Gohan thought, as her lock grew tighter.

'I know!' Tensing up his body when Miu attempts to twist, forcing her to face him directly, Gohan uses her own force to pin her to the ground.

"Give up?" Gohan said holding her arms above her head with one arm with his full weight holding her down.

Trying and failing to get out of his very impressive, if a bit intimate hold which causes her to blush. Miu agrees.

Quickly letting go of her body and jumping up, Gohan bows to the masters.

"Your granddaughter's attacks are very impressive sir, she must have some really good teachers!" Gohan said to Miu's grandfather.

"Aw... umm... it was nothing, nothing at all." All the masters said blushing from the praise.

"Wait... all of you are Miu-san's trainers?" Gohan said in surprise.

"Indeed young man, and for such a young fighter as yourself you must have been taught very vigorously." Miu's grandfather said.

Rubbing the back of his head with a red face, Gohan replied that fighting was in his blood.

"Hmm, I have a request for you." Miu's grandfather as he watched Miu get up off the floor.

"Which is?" Gohan asked politely.

"I would like to teach you and Kenichi-san to be able to fight more fluidly. Your skills are on near master level but your heart is not in sync with your fighting skills." He finished, watching Gohan's face as it changed, subtly but not enough for it to be missed by a master.

"I... I see, well if I can get to spend more time with Kenichi-san and Miu-san that would be okay with me." Gohan said with a smile.

"Good, good! While the other masters here train you, you will refer to me as Elder or sensei if you prefer. My actual name is Hayato Furinji, this is Ryozanpaku, a home for masters who have honed their martial art skills to the max... You do have money to study here correct?" The Elder said as the other master's eyes began to glow with a white light.

"Yes." Gohan said going into his schoolbag and drawing out a small amount of money.

"That will do nicely, Now... my next question. Who are you, child? No from the look in your eyes you are far above the level of 'child." The Elder said.

"I am a saviour and a destroyer, I seek the strength to understand the latter and the right to become the former." Gohan replied.

"Then you came to the right place, this place will become your new haven and we will teach you to control your darkness."

"Thank you... I did not think that I could be redeemed, nor have the right to such a redemption."

"Gohan after such a heartfelt speech and seeing your abilities first hand, not only do I think you can be redeemed, but I believe you of many people deserve the chance at true happiness." Said one of the masters,

"Thank you Sensei." Gohan said again tears falling even faster, causing the female master to also shed a tear.

"Elder... please, let him stay here with us..."

"Since you wish for him to stay here he will stay in your room if that is okay with you?" He replied, and to the rest of the master's surprise Shigure agrees.

"Stay here? But..." Gohan began.

"It's okay we explained it all to your mother, she knew about us even before you met us. She told me that she needs her son .. not a walking zombie." Shigure replied.

"Said it would be best for you even if that meant doing the one thing that she was trying to take you away from. Gohan, we are here for you all of us, but you need to drop your guards if you try to shoulder darkness... on your own... you will be lost forever."

"You are a warrior, by refusing your powers they will turn on you the same way they would if you abused them. Accept and control them, or be controlled and destroyed, those are your only options." The small master said,

Wiping his tears away, Gohan smiled. "So... where do I start?"

"Well, first I am going to tell you what we all specialise in, and our names." The Elder replied pleased at the response,

"This here is Ryōzanpaku.. a place where fighters like myself come to when they have honed their skill in different styles of martial arts to the max."

"This woman here is Shigure Kosaka, known as The Prodigy of Sword and Mistress of all Weaponry, she will be teaching you in the ways of weaponry."

"Oh she works in weaponry? I did a little bit of sword training when i was little." Gohan said tears now dry, tear streaks and red eyes being the only proof left that he had been crying at all.

"Good, good! Then you should do fairly well!"

"The following masters are... The Master of All Chinese Kenpō Ma Kensei, The Philosophical Jujitsu Master Kōetsuji Akisame, The Hundredth Degree Street Brawler Shio Sakaki All Karate-styles, Muay Thai Death God of the Martial Arts Underworld Apachai Hopachai. And myself Hayato Fūrinji, master of my own style Furinji. I do believe you already know my granddaughter and Kenichi-san?"

"Oh yes, I got introduced and initiated into, the Shinpaku Alliance also." Gohan said bowing to each of the masters as they were introduced.

"Ah, let me guess, Niijima Haruo?" The Elder smirked. "That man can smell talent like a piranha smells blood."

"The way of life that we follow is that of Katsujinken, the polar opposite of Satsujinken. We Katsujinken followers believe that martial arts is there to protect and to teach others. The Satsujinken practitioners... Well, Kenichi-kun could tell you more about them since his friend is a member." Akisame said.

"I indeed follow the way of Katsujinken, alongside Miu-san... and fought my childhood friend to show him the error of his ways, however, he still chooses to follow the dark side of martial arts. I once had to make the same decision, but because of my great friends... and a certain... other person i chose the path of saving fist, instead of the killing path." Kenichi finished.

"Heh, you really love your masters don't you?" Gohan smiled.

"Eh! No! Akisame-sensei is scary with his training methods, and Apachi almost kicks my head off! But... if not for them I would have lost against my friend Ryouto, and lost my way as well." Kenichi said honestly.

"Ah you praise me too much Kenichi-kun, but I think it's time for your..." Akisame replied.

"Eyah! Stay away from me you demon!" Kenichi said beginning to run as Akisame's eyes began to glow.

The following weeks were like a breath of fresh air for Gohan and Kenichi, fresh air for Gohan because he now had people who were willing to help teach him to control his emotions, and for Kenichi, a small bit of rest since Gohan's body was very resilient to Akisame's torture training to the masters joy, he spent more time trying to find Gohan's breaking point, and spent less time trying to kill him.