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Gine was working the garden when Kakarot came running past her.
"Alright, Mom! Just finished chopping the wood, I'm gonna go get us some lunch!" He called out as he ran towards the woods.
"Be sure to get fish this time!" Gine yelled back. Kakarot waved in acknowledgement as he disappeared toward the river. He suddenly stopped in his tracks and got into stance. But Gine already knew.
She kept pulling the freshly grown rhubarb out as she heard commotion behind her as Gohan attacked Kakarot, and paid no mind to it. It was part of Kakarot's training and had become a little game between them to see who could keep up their guard the best.
After a slight scuffle, they stopped.
"Not bad, my boy!" Said Gohan as he emerged from the woods as well.
"Hah! Nice try yourself, Grandpa!" Kakarot countered slyly.
"Well I'll get you next time. No matter how slight or relaxed you may be, always keep your guard up." Gohan appraised.
"If there'll be a next time!" Kakarot quipped before running off into the woods. "See you later, gotta get some fish!"
Gohan watched where Kakarot took off into the thick brush of the trees, and chuckled. The boy was indeed improving his defensive skills, and now he wasn't able to surprise him out of the woods like he used to. Kakarot was a fast learner.
He picked up the large basket of potatoes he hid while planning to jump his adopted grandson and headed towards the house.
Gine sighed in contentment as she took a break from pulling the rhubarb. She leaned back off her knees and sat on the grass, placing her hands behind her so she could look up into the blue sky. She closed her eyes and took a deep relaxing breath, enjoying the scent of a pleasantly warm spring day.
It was difficult for her to believe that eleven years had already passed since she and her son had arrived on Earth. The ethereal-like peace of mountain life had made time slip by so fast for Gine, enjoying every beautiful season and losing herself in the upkeep of their home while she watched Kakarot grow. She herself was pushing thirty-six Earth years now, but Gine looked barely a day older than when she landed here. Only her eyes showed any progression of her age, for they held the looks of a mature woman who had long since made peace with distant pains but weary from the still lingering shadow of her old life, and garnered wisdom from years of living off the land.
She sighed again after her short break and was about to continue harvesting when Gohan came up behind her.
"What's with all the sighing?" He teased.
"Oh, nothing." Gine said fondly. "Just enjoying this gorgeously fine day."
Gohan's face crinkled into a wide smile. "A gorgeous day it is, indeed." He then looked curious again. "Though I sense there's more beyond that, since I noticed that you do this kind of thing whenever Kakarot goes off hunting or fishing."
He always had a way of knowing things. Gine thought.
She sighed yet again, almost in acknowledgement to Gohan's observations.
"Well, in a way, I'm glad to have some alone time from him. Don't get me wrong, he's the greatest thing to have ever happened to me aside from making a life here; and I love having him here. But he's grown up so much that he's reached a point where he's... trying, on a mother's nerves, I guess."
"I see." Gohan said, "He's been here his whole life and you're starting to grow a little weary of his company."
That was putting it bluntly, but Gine figured that her straight-forwardness had rubbed off on Gohan over the years.
"Basically." She said, leaning back and sitting on the ground again, facing Gohan. "He's a very fine young man, but you know how energetic he can be."
"That is very true." Gohan acknowledged, he set the basket down and sat down with her too. "He's getting very restless I'd say. He ought to get out more often to burn off some of that energy of his."
"That may very well be. Back on Vegeta he'd be out on his own by now." Gine said, she pulled off her gardening gloves to sit in the grass more comfortably.
"But didn't you say he's years away from becoming an adult?" Gohan asked.
"Technically, yes." She elaborated. "Though he is not yet at an age to find a mate, he's old enough to be surviving on his own. Saiyans usually part from their families to become independent before they reach puberty."
"Hn." Gohan nodded. "Us humans usually rear children until they reach the age they seek mates. But I guess the need for self-reliance is stronger in Saiyans."
"That's very true." Gine agreed, for it tied very closely for their desire for strength.
"Then I'll see if I can persuade Kakarot to get out more often, perhaps he can join me during another one of my trips to the village." Gohan offered.
"It sounds like a good idea." Gine said, but she knew even then that it wouldn't be enough. He'd been there once or twice before. He needed to venture out of his comfort zone to truly grow someday, but she didn't know exactly how.
This was something they've hardly discussed before though, as it almost bordered on the silent agreement that neither of them should bring up one of them leaving. Gohan had let them integrate into his life, but he had every right to say they should leave. Yet he didn't, and she didn't think he would. But who was she to judge what he thinks?
Gohan sensed her hesitation, almost as if he knew what she was thinking. Then Gine spoke before they could think further about that untouchable topic.
"And I've already decided that I won't force Kakarot away if he doesn't want to. But by the time he reaches his adult growth spurt, I'll make him leave whether he wants to or not." She said, then added "For his sake... and for the sake of our sanities."
Gohan chuckled in agreement. "I suppose so."
Gine sat there in silence. She meant what she said. Knowing Saiyan instincts, by the time they become teenagers to young adults and if they have been cooped up for too long, Kakarot will get wildly more antsy, maybe even violent. Saiyans by then will also need to seek out a mate, or else they'll become hostile. So, she resolved to kick him out before puberty would take full effect of her son.
Her thoughts drifted back to the agreement, realizing what she just said almost echoed the idea of Gohan forcing them to leave after a certain time. She momentarily worried if she violated the agreement or if it was just her nerves...
The wind shifted. Then, Gine froze.
"Hm?" Gohan noticed her change in stature and alertness.
She stood up, her hypertuned senses picking up a strange sound coming from the direction of the road.
"Someone's coming." Gine said.
"Oh?" Gohan tensed too. No one had ever willingly come this far out here before. Whoever it was, they must be either really lost, or...
Gine suddenly took off toward the source of the approaching sound. Their conversation already forgotten.
As she walked faster and faster towards the road, she heard a shriek. Then it sounded like Kakarot was shouting.
Gine's heart instantly doubled its pace in worry as she used her incredible speed to get to the commotion.
After rounding the hut, she saw the source of the clammer.
Kakarot was staring down a type of vehicle that had been flipped on its side. Gine remembered that it was called a car from what Gohan had told her about the types of transportation on this planet.
"That was for trying to sneak up on me and steal my fish!" Kakarot yelled. A giant blue tuna lay on the ground nearby, at least he caught what he was told.
"Come on out and fight me, you monster!" He yelled at the car, his Power Pole out and he posed ready for a fight. It occurred to Gine that her son had never seen a car before.
Before she could call out to him, a wild-eyed human girl popped out from the side of the vehicle. She had blue hair and looked not much older than Kakarot.
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Huh? A human girl?" Kakarot said in confusion. He relaxed his stance and looked at her in confusion.
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