Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ I Never Give Up ❯ Chapter 15 ( Chapter 15 )

I NEVER GIVE UP

By: AMCM74

Chapter 15

Vegeta looked at Gina Devero. It was almost unbelievable that this woman was dangerous. Still he had learned well in his life that women of this planet used their powers over men with extreme skill. Bulma had taught him that. "You are Mark's mother."

Gina nodded. "Yes, I was."

Was it just him or did the sorrow of those words not reach her eyes. "You had a fine son."

Gina looked at him coolly "Thank you. I did my best."

"From what I heard and saw you did very little at all." He stared at her and she still did not falter. This woman was either brave or incredibly stupid. "In fact for the entire time I knew Mark He never once mentioned his mother or his sister."

"That is because he never knew my Melody." Gina touched the girl's hands. Melody looked really in comfortable sitting there.

Vegeta flinched, "You separated your children intentionally? You are an evil bitch aren't you."

Gina gasped, "Please leave or I will call security to have you removed. I have just been through an intense surgery and you are upsetting me."

"Call them. It will do you little good." Vegeta crossed his arms. The desire to blast the woman was growing in the pit of his gut. There was just some thing dark about her. What was it? Vegeta forced his face into a mask of boredom. To his surprise this caused Gina to look panicked. WHY?

Gina looked at the emotionless look that was plastered to Vegeta's face. How many times had Mark used that exact look as he spoke to her? Rage burned in her. She thought she would never see that expression again.

Melody looked over at her mother and stood up "Please, Vegeta, could you just go. You really are upsetting her." She walked over to him. There was pleading in her eyes.

Vegeta narrowed his eyes. He was hurting this girl more then the mother. That had not been his intent in coming here. "I will leave." He looked at Melody then to Gina "You will dig your own grave with this one. She will see through you one day."

Melody shut the door behind him, and rested her forehead against it. It had been along day what else could happen.

"Melody." Gina said suddenly. "I need you to do me a favor."



Bulma was the contact between the Briefs and Melody Devero over the next few days. Melody had called to tell them that Mark's funeral was already being taken care of. Gina had made it very clear that she was the closest living relative since Bra and Mark had never been married, and that is was her duty and obligation to handle the details. Bulma would have liked to leave directly following the funeral, but the lawyers had asked that Trunks and Bra stay for the reading that would take place two days afterward.

Bra had been impassive about the entire thing. After the first day she did little more then cry. The rest of her time was spent sitting very still and quiet staring into space. There were very little other reactions from her. Bulma was beginning to worry. Trunks seemed to be the only one she would relate to. He had managed to get one great response out of her.

FLASH BACK

"You have to set this behind you Bra." Trunks stood holding out a plate to Bra, the untouched food on it was cold. "You have to move on."

Bra had glared at him and then rose to her feet. Bulma gasped as Bra screamed, "So easy for you to say. Tonight you will curl up in bed with your wife, and what if you were to lose her, then what? You still have Aiko to love and hold. What do I have? Well, Trunks, can you tell me that?" She had stormed from the room in tears. Leaving Trunks looking guilty and ashamed behind her.

END FLASH

Bulma shook her head. If things didn't improve after the will she was going to have to do something. Bra was refusing to eat and was hardly sleeping. She seemed completely engulfed in her pain. It made Bulma wonder just what Bra would do next.



Bra stepped through the door of the Funeral home. There were many people there. It was by invitation only, and the press clambered at the door. They had seemed surprised by the Briefs presence. There had been rumors about an engagement between Mark Devero and Bra Briefs, although those rumors as yet had remained unconfirmed.

Vegeta stood in his suit and pulled at his tie. Trunks was torn between his somber attitude and the sheer enjoyment at seeing his father suffer in silence. Pan and Bra stood together untied in the pain of their loss. Bulma stood protectively by. Aiko had been left with a nanny for the first time in her life.

Bulma watched as Trunks stopped to sign the registry. Then she looked around the room to see Gina sitting in her wheel chair near the front. Melody looked back and saw Bulma. With a word to her mother she rose and walked over.

"I am so glad you decided to come." Melody held her hand out to Bulma.

Bra glared over at the girl and tensioned. Pan clamped an arm around Bra's shoulder.

"We really had no choice Mark was a part of out family. Even though your mother doesn't seem to acknowledge it."

Melody frowned. "I feel really odd. He was my brother. Every one keeps telling me how they sympathize with my loss, but I never knew him."

"How is your mother doing?" Vegeta narrowed his eyes as he spoke of Gina.

Melody looked down the isle at her mother. "She has been on heavy sedatives. The operation cause her a lot of pain yet, but it was successful."

"Successful." Bra looked up unable to keep her mouth shut. "We are about to put the man I love in the ground and you call that success?"

"I am sorry. I choose my words unwisely."

"I would have to say so." Bra met her eyes and it was like a knife in Bra's heart. They were so like Marks.

It was then Pan gasped, "Sweet Dende, you didn't!"

"What?" Melody looked up swiftly at the stunned words.

Pan glared at her with fury "Whose idea was it to cremate him?"

Bra looked up slowly and saw the silver urn on the pillar. The breath was sucked from her chest and she hit the floor. She remained conscious but the waves of nausea flowed over her. She heard Bulma "You could have at least warned us."

"But I didn't know. My mother handled all the arrangements."

Trunks helped his sister to her feet "Bra are you alright?"

"I have to go." Bra felt the tears filling her eyes.

"Are you sure?" Trunks whispered to her

Bra nodded and repeated, "I have to go. I can't bear this. I want to die."

Pan and Vegeta followed directly behind them.

"I am so sorry." Melody told Bulma. "I really didn't have any idea."

Bulma ignored the girl's words. This was what she had suspected and feared. That Bra was getting pushed to close to the edge. She had no idea what Bra was going to do next. Maybe take her life? How were they going to make it two more days until the reading of the will? Bulma patted Melody's shoulder and looked to Gina, "It's ok we don't blame you." To Bulma's great shock and horror Gina smiled quickly, but it vanished quickly.

What is Gina up to? Will Bra hold up over the next few days? And What about Mark's will? I will leave you with more questions then I have answered!

Next chapter. Mark Devero's heir.