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Ease My Pain Chapter 51

It was the next day at the son's household. Chichi was cooking a nice big breakfast for her hungry saiyan men and Goku like always was the first at the table then followed Goten. Chichi sat down at the table to eat when she notice Gohan missing. "Hey Goku where's Gohan?" "He's probably sleeping in, he was tired yesterday after the fight with Mace." I thought he would be starving after that fight yesterday." Said Chichi.

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Gohan was laying in bed thinking about the fight and how glad it was over and most of all, how's he's going to explain to his friends about what they seen. He sighed wishing they never came. He heard talking and laughing in the kitchen. He wasn't really feeling up to having breakfast cause his stomach was telling him. Having that fight yesterday took a lot out of me. I remember having training sessions and I would never feel like this but that's what happens when you get poisoned and your body changes, thought Gohan.

A knock came to the door and Goten walked in and came over to the bed and deliberately punched Gohan in the stomach.

"Oww!" Gohan Yelled and bent over.

"Mom said come and eat breakfast!" Yelled Goten.

Gohan sat up and threw back his blanket holding his stomach as he sat on the side of the bed looking angry at Goten. "You must be asking for pain today cause your going…!

Chichi came in the room interrupting. "What is going on in here! I heard you yelling, Gohan!"

"Well I guess he's up now, bye!" Said Goten about to leave.

"Hey, come back here! Goten…. punched me in stomach!" Groaned Gohan.

Chichi grabbed him by the arm. "What did I tell you to do?"

"You said wake Gohan up."

"Goten, I said wake him up so he can eat breakfast not punch him in the stomach."

Goku walked in the room. "What's going on?"

"Goten punched Gohan in the stomach."

"Ahh!" Gohan groaned again as he bent over again.

"Goten, why did you do something like that you know Gohan is sensitive in that area." Complained Goku.

"He punched me and no one said nothing." Said Goten folding his arms.

"Oh I see what this is about, your getting revenge cause of that accident when we were training." Said Goku.

"Gohan are you ok?" Asked Chichi as she sat next to him.

He sighed. "I'll be fine mom. I just wish he didn't hit me like that cause I was already in pain." "Are you sick and your not saying nothing!" Fussed Chichi.

"Mom, I was going to tell you soon."

"Goten, I believe you need to apologize to your brother." Said Goku.

"Why should I apologize when he hit me on purpose?" Said Goten folding his arms.

"What makes you think he hit you on purpose?" Asked Goku.

"Cause Gohan would yell at me sometimes."

Gohan looked at Goten. "Goten I'm sorry if I yelled at you for no reason, but I would never deliberately hit you on purpose."

Goten saw the look on his brothers face and knew he really meant it. He sighed. "Ok Gohan, I'm sorry for punching you."

"Well I'm glad that's over." Said Goku. "Not yet cause Goten has to get punished for hitting his brother like that." Said Chichi sternly.

"But mom…!"

"Don't you 'but mom me,' you know your not suppose to hit your brother like that!"

"I agree with your mom, Goten." Goten didn't say anything cause he knew he might get in more trouble. Chichi told Goten to go finish his breakfast and Goten left out the room.

"Are you going to be ok Gohan?" Asked Goku.

" I'll be fine after I take my medicine."

"I hope so cause you had a rough day yesterday." Said Chichi worried.

Gohan got back in bed and Chichi brought his medicine to him. He took his medicine and one hour later, he fell asleep.

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The next day it was another Monday morning and back to school it was. Videl arrived in class and Gohan was already there. "It looks like the early bird got here real early and thank god your still alive." Smirked Videl.

"I got here real early cause I really rested a lot yesterday and I was thinking of what I needed to tell you guys." Videl put her books down on her desk and sat next to him. "Gohan, I'm so shocked at what I seen I just don't know what to ask." Said Videl still surprised at everything.

"Well I do have powers that I try not to use in school and I can fly which you seen all of that." Listening to Gohan say these things made her heart beat faster cause she liked it. "I'm sorry I lied about what Bray said he was right about everything."

"So I guess you did use your powers." Smiled Videl.

"Well I had no choice they made me mad."

"Where did you learn how to fight like that?"

"I was trained first by Piccolo and then my dad."

"Can I ask you something, was it you that they called the gold fighter when school first started?"

Gohan sighed. "Yes I was the gold fighter."

Wow I can't believe what I'm hearing he's really stronger than I thought. "You really are strong."

"Yeah you can say so but for right now I'm not doing any crime fighting." "Why not you are good at." Smiled Videl as she looked at him.

"Videl, my parents are not going to allow that, especially my mom, she didn't even want me to fight Mace." "They should, it's not like you couldn't take care of yourself."

"Yeah and sometimes I can get sick. I can't even train a long time with my dad." Said Gohan disappointed.

"Are you ok?" Asked Videl.

Sighing. "Yeah I'm fine."

It didn't sound like it, thought Videl. "Say what happen with Mace, did he die?"

"Would you believe his mom showed up and had these handcuffs that took his power? She put him on this plane and said she was taking him to a prison planet."

"Your kidding, right?"

"Kidding about what?" Said Erasa walking up and Brandon following.

"Yeah that's what I like to know." Said Brandon sitting next to Gohan.

"Hey Brandon your all stitched up."

"Yeah going to the hospital with Erasa and Videl was a lot of fun and after the nurses stitched me and told me to stop rough housing with the girls."

Videl and Erasa were giggling. Gohan started to laugh too.

"Thanks a lot guys you all are real sympathetic."

"Sorry Brandon but I was telling Videl that Mace's mom came and put these handcuffs on him out of nowhere and that stopped his powers, so she dragged him off to her plane and left for some prison planet."

"Wow,What a great happy ending to a fight. If you knew she was going to do that it would of saved you from fighting." Said Brandon being sarcastic.

"I know but I'm glad he's gone I don't want to ever see him again after what he put me through."

"You know Gohan do you think you and Bray will ever make up."

"Videl, don't you think it's a little too soon to be asking that?" Said Brandon.

Gohan sighed. "Listen guys I'm not ready to face Bray cause I'm still mad with him and I'm still angry about this whole thing with Mace. It just makes me sick to just even talk about it."

"I'm sorry Gohan I didn't mean to bring it up I didn't really realize it bothered you so much."

"Yeah I'm very bothered by it I just wished none of this stuff wouldn't have happen." Gohan sighed. The bell ringed and the teacher walked in class. Videl notice that Gohan was really bothered by mentioning Bray and he really didn't want to talk about it. Brandon and Erasa also notice Gohans attitude and didn't bother asking him about his powers or any other questions.

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Gohan came home from school and went to his room. Throwing his books on his bed, he changed into his regular clothes. Gohan sat on his bed feeling stressful. A knock came to his door. "Yes."

Goku walked in. "Hey Gohan, how was it at school today? I know your friends had a lot of questions to ask."

"I really didn't answer too many questions dad cause I really didn't want to talk about it."

Goku could sense something bothering him. "Are you feeling ok, son?"

Sighs. "Dad I don't know what to say."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm saying Mace's gone and it seems like I'm left with the damage of what Mace did. Dad he hurt me in a way that's going to take a while for my body to heal and I feel like I lost."

"Son you didn't lose you won. Mace is not even on this planet he's locked up in prison where he belongs."

"I know dad but Bray was a good friend of mine that I trusted and he ended up doing Mace's dirty work."

"He did but I think you guys need to talk maybe I should talk with him also." Said Goku. "I don't know dad I don't think I could face him after what he helped Mace do."

"Gohan you can't totally blame Bray cause he was made to do Mace's dirty work with threats of his parents life at stake. I'm not saying it was ok for him to do what he did cause he should of told someone instead of carrying out his mission."

"I wish his mom never interfered cause I was about to kill him."

"Son I think it's time to heal, it's going to take a while, but I want you to come with me and your mom and brother to family counseling, we've all been going and I suggest you go as well.

"I don't know dad its weird going to someone that you have to tell all these emotions your feeling."

"Son it's better to tell them about how you feel instead of holding it in."

"Ok dad if it's going to help I guess so."

Goku hugged his son and told him that he loved him. Chichi called for everyone to come and eat and without wasting time they did.

As two months passed on everyone in the son household was doing good in counseling. Goten and Gohan became close as brothers should and Chichi and Goku became more intimate in their marriage.

Bray and his parents apologized to Gohan and his family and for their son causing Gohan a lot of pain and Bray had to do community service in juvenile, for poisoning Gohan and pay fines. Bray's parents also had to do community service for being involved with Mace. Drew and Sharpner also did community service in juvenile also.

Mace's right hand man Zedrick with the rest of Mace's hit men did twenty years in prison.

It was five months later and everyone was graduating. So, after graduation Bray said good-bye to his best friend Brandon cause him and his family sold their mansion and were moving out of town to start a new life.

He also said goodbye to Erasa, Videl and Gohan. It was a few weeks ago that Videl and Gohan started dating. Erasa at first felt sort of jealous but she knew that Gohan liked Videl and not her but she sort of had a crush on Brandon whom seemed to like her too.

Gohan was feeling a lot better before they graduated. He didn't hardly have to take any pain medicine any more he was healing up and he could train a little longer with his dad and brother without feeling sick. One week later Gohan found a job working in a library and Videl worked with the police fighting crime.

Gohan and Videl spent a lot of time together and Chichi was getting use to Videl coming by seeing Gohan. Videl wasn't ready to tell her father just yet but sooner or later he was going to find out.

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Far away from the earth on the prison planet Beck, Mace, was sitting in his cell with an angry look on his face and a device attached to his leg. He was angry with his mom for doing this to him and especially Gohan. A guard came by his cell. "Ok Mace lights out it's time for bed." Mace didn't talk back cause the last time that happen he spent a week in a dark hole. Mace got under the covers thinking of a way he could get off of this planet but then it was so well guarded that every corner you turn their was a guard. I'll get you Gohan for betraying me and causing my mother to put me in this place he said to himself.

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THE END

That's the end to this story but I enjoyed it. I was thinking of doing a sequel or just leave it alone. But, if I get enough requests from reviewers that are interested then I might do it.