Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ I Never Give Up ❯ Chapter 16 ( Chapter 16 )

I NEVER GIVE UP

By: AMCM74

Chapter 16

Trunks sat down in the chair and waited for the lawyer to speak. Why he of all people had received a summons for the reading of Mark Devero's Will was beyond him. He looked at Bra sitting next to him. She was pale; her ki levels were dropping as well by the day. Trunks knew his sister was giving up. Trunks could only hope that Mark had done something, anything, to make life for her worth living again. Gina sat near them, since her presence has also been requested.

The attorney walked in and greeted them. He went to his desk and set the folder down. "Mr. Devero was very specific in his last requests. He last updated shortly after he returned from his trip to Japan, last August. I had the privilege to be the one who discussed these things with him personally. So I can say with very little doubt that this is exactly what he wanted." He opened the paperwork and began to read. "Gina Devero, your son has left you all the original Devero family heir looms. There is a sufficient list of things that are to be given into your possession. All were things that you or Thomas Devero had shared in you lifetime together. He felt they would be bests suited in your care. You monthly commission from the Global Company will continue until your death, so that you will not have to worry about your financial future. He has made a very detail list of your allotments." The lawyer passed the papers to Gina. "You will never want for anything material wise with the amounts your son so generously supplied for you."

Gina looked over the papers in stunned confusion. "But what about the company? Global Inc. The Company has been in the Devero family for generations."

"I am getting to that." The attorney looked to Bra. "To Bra Brief. He leaves you the 1969 corvette. He wanted me to tell you that he always thought of you fondly and hopes that the car helps you remember him." Bra broke down drying. She knew this had been written before the engagement and her appearance in America. She knew now that he had loved her even back then.

Trunks pulled his sister to him and let her cry on his chest in an attempt to console her.

"Mr. Briefs. This is the surprising thing." The attorney started, "You have a daughter who goes by the name Aiko Lingerie Briefs?"

Trunks felt his body go numb. There was no way? Devero had not done what Trunks was starting to think.

"To Aiko Lingerie Briefs, Mark Devero bequest the rest of his estate, fortune, and holdings. The Company known as Global Incorporated will be held entrust for her by Trunks Vegeta Briefs until her twenty second birthday when all right and responsibilities shall be turned over to her."

The room was deadly silent. Trunks mouthed "Aiko?"

Bra smiled a bit and Gina paled. Then Gina came to her feet shaking. "He can't do that!"

The attorney looked at her and arched one brow. "He could, and he did. I wrote these documents up personally for Mr. Devero."

"I will contest it." Gina shouted. "This is not right. He didn't have the authority to just give the business away to strangers. My holdings depend on that company and it's success! Surely you are not going to put my life in the hands of a mere baby?"

The attorney looked stunned "But Mr. Briefs is one of the highest ranked businessmen in the world. I am sure his daughter will be raised with enough knowledge to take over Global. You could not be in more capable hands." Gina turned and glared, at a shocked Trunks. "Contesting this will only delay the inevitable and hurt the company in the long run."

"Says you." Gina looked back pinning the attorney with fierce green eyes. The to Trunks she said coldly "I don't know what you did to my son do accomplish this, but I will stop you." Gathering her purse she stalked from the room.

Aiko Lingerie Briefs, indeed! She was nothing more then some little brat in diapers. Well Gina knew exactly how to deal with this. AS she walked out of the building she flipped up her cell phone. "Yes, It's Gina Devero. No. I need to set up a meeting with one of your associates. Yes this is very important." Her driver opened her car door and she stepped in. "I don't want to talk about it over the phone. I just need some one with little to no conscious that is very well versed in guns and, or explosives."



"What did you just say?" Pan held Aiko in her arms as Trunks told her the recent events. "You did not just tell me that Mark left everything to Aiko?"

Trunks grabbed a toy off the floor and held it out to his daughter who reached out and began to try to tug it out her fathers hands with little irritated grunts, her little blue eyes narrowing in concentration. "That is what the lawyer said, but hat bitch Gina Devero is determined to tie this up in a lot of red tape. If he had left the company to me I would have just let it go to her, but this is Aiko, not mine."

"So what are you going to do?" Pan looked up at her husband's serious face with worry.

"Bra would never forgive me if I let the company go to Gina, but the finical burden of this battle could sorely drain Global's resources. The company may end up being more trouble then it's worth. Gina doesn't either understand that or she just doesn't care." Trunks reached up to drag a hand through his hair. Damn it was so hard to know what to do. "At least we leave for home tomorrow. I can't wait to leave this place behind us."

Pan was about to respond to his statement, when a tiny ki blast obliterated the toy in Trunks hands. Aiko looked surprise as the obliterated object of her affection, and then to her little fingers. Her tiny lip trembled and then a loud wail erupted

Trunks looked down at the smoking toy and then to Pan. Both parents began laughing as hard as little Aiko was screaming



Bra walked into the resort room and was crushed by the flood of memories that came to her. She had been unable to come back here until today. She really hadn't wanted to but she was leave for Japan and needed to collect her things and what ever was left here of Marks. She looked around and her eyes settled on the bed where she and Mark had first made love not even a week ago. He had come into her life so fast and now he was gone. It was like a strong wind the brushes you face and then flies off somewhere far and unknown. As she collected the various things she saw a black velvety box and a piece of paper. She picked up the note and realized it was from Mark to her. How had he known?

To my Blue haired Angel of Mercy,

I am leaving for the operation soon. I know that you would rather I back out of this and it pains me to put you through any kind of pain. Know that I love you. I think it happened a few moments before you first punched me. During that kiss, damn woman you are hot! Enough of those thoughts or I will never get out of here. I bought you a gift. Please wear it for luck not that I will need it with you around. I believe the sheer force of your love can save me. Look it already has.

All my love

Mark

Bra wiped the tears from her eyes. Setting the note down she opened the bow and there shining brilliantly was a huge blue sapphire tear pendant. The chain was in the yellowiest gold she had ever seen and the metal dipped over the stone and clung to with tiny cut diamonds. It was dancing in the light. The beauty of it was unordinary, only made more valuable to her because her Mark had gotten it out of love.