New experiences


The adults had been sitting in the garden for a few hours, chatting. Some more some less ... Piccolo and Vegeta were silent. While Vegeta was still trying to catch what they were talking about (he was bored to death) Piccolo watched the little ones. He didn't know why, but it was kind of comforting to him. Ever since her parents and their friends sat down at this table, they played what appeared to be catch or something like that and raved across the meadow. All three were still a bit clumsy on their feet. A fact that Piccolo found somehow refreshing. “Piccolo?” Son Goku tore him from his thoughts. "Mh?" Piccolo looked at him a little confused. "We just made arrangements that we all sleep here." Krulilin explained to him. Piccolo glanced at the house. "And we all want to find space in there?" "We probably wouldn't. But the weather looks good, and we still have a few tents." corrected Son Goku."Bluma, me and the boys would sleep inside so that the little ones don't take anything away." explained Chi Chi. "It should be fine with me." Piccolo answered blankly and his gaze wandered back to the children.


So when that was resolved, Bluma and Chi Chi got up and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Meanwhile, Son Goku and his friends chatted about the old days. A topic on which neither Vegeta nor Piccolo had a big say. "So the next two hours were similar to the previous ones." Guys, will you clear the table, please? "Shouted Bulma." Sure, "Yamcha called back. Glasses and bottles were quickly put off the table and the women set the table Son Goku went into the house and came out with three children's chairs (that is, a smaller seat and longer chair legs). “We're going to get the notches!” said Krulilin and together with Yamcha and Muten Roshi he ran towards the children.Kurlilin picked up Trunks and Yamcha Son Goten. Together they went back to the others. But Gohan absolutely did not want to let Muten Roshi take him up. He literally ran away from him. (I can understand ...) But Muten Roshi did not give up and ran after him again and again. Eventually, Gohan started to whine. Piccolo could literally feel the fear the little one was feeling. So he got up and walked over to him. Gohan, who was more concerned with crying than paying attention to where he was going (just getting away from Muten Roshi), ran into Piccolo, stumbled backwards and fell. Immediately he stopped crying and looked again into Piccolo's (scowling) face. Son Goku watched what happened intently. (All the others too, by the way.) What is Piccolo up to? `This time Gohan wasn't afraid. But on the contrary. He raised his little arms to Piccolo. He picked him up a little awkwardly.“Thank you Piccolo!” Muten Roshi gasped and motioned Piccolo to give him Son Gohan. He leaned down a little bit, but Gohan immediately started screaming again. Piccolo grimaced. "We'd better leave that ..." With Gohan in his arms, he went over to the table and a rather disappointed Muten Roshi followed him. Piccolo was about to put Son Gohan in the second child's chair when Son Goku stopped him in front of it. "Don't, let it be. Keep him in your arms. I'll be interested in how he reacts." Inwardly, almost happy about this decision, he sat down on his chair with Gohan in his arms and watched the table continue to be set has been. (All of them had stopped their activities during the little incident.) Son Gohan, on the other hand, didn't care at all. He had seen something like that often enough. But he had never met such a green man, with pointed ears and such strange clothes. At first he was afraid, but not now.No matter how dark this "uncle" looked, he had at least "saved" him from the crazy grandpa. Piccolo felt Son Gohan's gaze and looked at him, looked into his large innocent eyes and smiled. Gohan grinned cheekily at him and leaned his head against Piccolo's upper body. Finally Bulma and Chi Chi were done with the tablecloths and Piccolo turned Gohan towards the table so that the latter was forced to raise his head again. Son Goku sat down next to Piccolo. "If you give him something to eat, don't make it so big. So divide a sandwich into four pieces or so, okay?" "What for?" "So that he doesn't grumble around so much." Son Goku grinned at him. `Well` great, that can be something. Piccolo seemed gloomy at the prospect of being drooled by a four-year-old. "Don't panic, he can eat. But take a look at his food hatch! Chi Chi gets the crisis when he has to bathe afterwards." "It's ok." replied a rather relieved Piccolo.

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When most of them were long finished, Vegeta and Goku were still eating. The children, too, had eaten quite a lot for their standards. They just didn't have to work overtime. Piccolo watched in disbelief as the Saiyan pounced on the food like starved predators. Trunks and Son Goten talked to themselves. Gohan fell asleep on Piccolo's lap. `This child emanates a wonderful calm. I've never seen anything like that. Piccolo felt that the little one trusted him completely. In a miraculous way, Son Gohan's inner calm seemed to carry over to him and for a long time (if not for the first time in his life) he felt really good.


"Chi Chi, I think the two of them will need a while. Let's put the children to bed." Bulma whispered to Chi Chi. "Yes, you are right. Piccolo, would you come with me, please." Piccolo looked up and nodded. When the women were already in the house, he slowly turned and gently Son Gohan to himself so that he could pick him up better.When Piccolo got up then (just like everyone groans when the alarm goes off early) Son Gohan softly and rubbed his little head against Piccolo's shoulder. Piccolo grinned and went into the house too. From the second floor Bulma called down: "We are here. Will you bring Son Gohan here, please?" "If it has to be ..." Piccolo thought, but he said nothing and slowly climb the stairs, careful, Son Don't wake Gohan. Bulma, who was already waiting on the stairs, watched him. 'Who would have thought? `(Reminder: Oberteufel Piccolo)" You could have given yourself the trouble. " she said softly. Piccolo hardly noticeably shrugged his shoulders and passed Son Gohan on to Bulma. At that very moment he opened his eyes and began to moan. "Let go of the nonsense Son Gohan! Now it's going to bed. It's getting late!" Chi Chi rebuked him severely and took him to himself. "Don't want to! Want to go back to green uncle!" He stretched his arms to Piccolo, who was standing in the doorway, amazed, watching the goings-on. `Uncle?`Chi Chi didn't even listen to what her son had to complain about. She took off his clothes and put him in his pajamas. Then she put him in bed next to Son Goten. "Woe to you waking up Trunks and your brother!" warned Chi Chi. But Gohan didn't stop complaining and sat up. “Don't want to go to bed! Want to see Green Uncle!” “You can see Piccolo tomorrow!” “Picco?” “Piccolo - to the Green Uncle!” “Why not now? Right now?” Piccolo was fed up. The conversation didn't bring anything. He went to the bed. The already annoyed Chi Chi wanted to protest, but Bulma put her hand on her shoulder and shook her head. So they let Piccolo go. “You can come back tomorrow, ok?” “Why not now?” Son Gohan stretched his arms up, but Piccolo gently pushed him back into bed. "Now you are tired and should sleep." he said in a surprisingly calm voice. “I'm not tired at all!” A long yawn belied his words.`I can see ... '" You may not be tired, but I and a few others would like to sleep. "" Then you play with me tomorrow? "" Yes. "" Promise? "" Yes, I promise. ”Piccolo rose to full height again. "But only if you sleep now!" "Nagut" He yawned heartily again. Gohan smiled and closed his eyes. His breathing calmed down and he slowly fell asleep. Bulma and Chi Chi were already in the doorway. Piccolo left the room and Chi Chi turned off the light. "Thank you," she said. She was visibly relieved that Gohan hadn't awakened Trunks and Son Goten. "No problem"