Not An Exact Copy [Gohan x OC]

Ch. 41

A/N: I'm gonna be honest with you guys and say this chapter was rewritten SO many times and I still don't like the result, but I didn't want you all to be kept waiting any longer... Be aware it is messy, timeline is all over the place and I can only say the chapter ends one month before Bulma's birthday where Beerus shows up and stuff so yeah... I'm sorry it took me so long, things got a little hectic.

Anyways, I hope you guys are safe and doing okay from this whole virus. Please stay home if you're not forced to work, keep healthy and such. Anyone play Animal Crossing? That's what I've been doing... lol. Thank you again for all the support n stuff.

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He had remembered the day he had officially met her.

A smart-mouthed, angry and stuck-up little monkey princess who deemed those who weren't her father beneath her.

He was already dead before he could officially meet her when they arrived on Earth, along with the two other brutes. It wasn't until they were all wished back on Earth from Namek was when Gohan decided to introduce the little girl who would only scoff in his direction.

He had to admit, he wouldn't have thought she was Vegeta's daughter if it hadn't been for the same frowning face he seemed to sport every minute of his life. Not to mentioned the hairline... it wasn't as worse off as his, only due to the fact it was more heart shaped than his own.

"Mister Piccolo, this is Nachi! She's my new friend!" An innocent, 5 year old Gohan grinned at the Namekian before he turned towards the girl who only glared in the boy's direction.

"And who said I was your friend, half-breed?!" She growled, before turning her glare towards the green man. "I don't see what is so important about you. You're just like the rest of these Nameks surrounding us."

Yeah, needless to say, he didn't have a good impression of her. He could only fault her attitude towards her father.

As the years passed by, the girl had seemed to settle down more. Let go of that anger she constantly held onto to and let people grow close to her. Not a lot, but enough for his former pupil to be let in.

As children, he had seen the two almost attached the hip, especially when he heard from Gohan that the girl's father left for some time. It seemed like that anger had grown back because of Vegeta's departure. He later learned it was the added fact that Bulma was pregnant, which was inevitable from Trunks's visit from the future.

Throughout the whole time, Gohan had used all his effort into comforting the girl at her time of vulnerability. She surprisingly let him in, and soaked up the comfort like a sponge. This girl really only depended on her father, what with no mother figure, and it was time to find another outlet of comfort... of trust. She found that in Gohan.

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Piccolo remembered the time the two were out in the forest, exploring the area. It was after the events of the Cell Games, two years after. He had been in their vicinity, meditating on a high cliff for the tranquility of the waterfalls rushing down, the wind blowing into the grass blades. He heard two sets of feet wandering around, and he only opened one eye to see Gohan leading the girl through with a hand clasped around her wrist. She was staring at the back of his head, wariness present in her gaze.

"Gohan, what are you showing me? I don't like this place. It's too quiet..."

"I promise you, Nach'. It'll all be worth it!"

Silently, Piccolo had watched them until they disappeared from his sight.

He sighed to himself, pondering the options he had.