Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Love's Complications ❯ Confrontation ( Chapter 21 )

Confrontation

 

Videl suddenly looked toward the doorway as she felt the familiar ki signals. Gohan poked his head in from his home office. Both parents looked at each other confused as they both walked toward the door, slowly and somewhat cautiously.

"Are you sure you want to do this now?" Vegeta asked concerned about her current state of mind. She was known to be unstable when her emotions ran high. He was usually proud of her outbursts and their subsequent increases in her strength, after all it had led to both her transformations. Yet this time her family may be on the receiving end, and one of them may get hurt, or worst if she lost control.

"Vegeta, you know as well as I do that we must do this," Pan watched for his reaction. He let go of her hand as he smiled nervously at her. He knew this wasn't going to go well. Pan had already gone through a dramatic event once today, this may tip her over the edge.

"I know. But I also know how this will go," Vegeta warned her as if she needed the warning.

"I know what my father is like, and right now I know that my mother isn't too happy with me, to put it lightly. But we have to do this. No more secrets, please?" Pan pleaded with him. He wasn't going anywhere though. He wanted to be with her, and if that meant facing Gohan, then so be it.

Pan continued to walk toward the house as Vegeta followed closely behind her.

"What do you think they are doing here?" Videl asked as she reached for her husband's hand. Gohan squeezed her hand lovingly. He didn't answer; he was confused as well, but about something quite different from his wife.

"Gohan?" Videl questioning him further trying to break his concentration on whatever he was thinking about.

"Hmm? Oh! Sorry honey, my mind was elsewhere. I don't know, but I'm sure we're about to find out," Gohan reassured her.

The door swung open as Pan and Vegeta walked into the house together.

"Hey Mum," Pan tried to sound happy as she went to hug her mother. Videl stiffened as she received her hug. Pan's heart sank. This wasn't going to be easy. Her mother obviously still had some pent up hard feelings toward her.

"How have you been?" Gohan asked his daughter while carefully watching Vegeta.

"Yes, Bulma rang before," Videl stepped in. Vegeta quickly turned to Videl upon hearing the news.

"What did she want?" Vegeta snapped quickly concerned. Videl ignored the older man and looked at Pan.

"She said you aren't living at Capsule Corp anymore," Videl continued after glaring angrily at Vegeta.

"Ah yeah, um that's why I came here," Pan told her mother before looking at Vegeta. "We need to talk," Pan motioned to the couches. Everyone sat down. Pan and Vegeta sat on one couch at a right angle to Videl and Gohan on the other couch.

"Do you want to move back here?" Gohan asked.

"No, that's not why we are here," Pan looked at her father. How had they grown so apart? He was like a stranger now. She felt very detached from the tiny family unit.

"Are you okay Pan?" Videl asked. "Where are you staying?" She pushed the question further. Pan sighed. Videl looked hurt.

"Mum I'm fine," Pan tried to be nicer as she answered.

"So you're staying with friends?" Gohan pushed the issue. Vegeta was beginning to get frustrated with the useless conversation.

"Yea I guess you could say that," Pan tried to avoid the truth.

"Well as long you're safe," Gohan answered after sensing her frustration.

"So why did you two come all the way here?" Videl asked Vegeta straight out. He watched her carefully. She never really liked him, maybe even feared him. She knew all about the terrible things that he had done in his lifetime. She was never impressed that Pan always wanted to be at Capsule Corp and not her own home. She didn't like the fact that her daughter wanted to be Vegeta and not her all of the time. She did not like the separation he caused between them.

"We came here to talk," Pan answered. Vegeta turned to look at his mate with questioning eyes. Was this the right time? Vegeta thought to himself. This could push her over the edge. If she got too angry she could seriously hurt herself.

"What about?" Gohan was curious. Pan turned to her father and took a deep breath. This was it. Better or worse they were about to find out the truth.

"I have been training with Vegeta for how long now? Fourteen years," Pan started.

"Fifteen," Gohan butt in angrily.

"Okay fifteen years. Fifteen years, that's a long time to spend together. And we became friends, good friends," Pan continued. Vegeta watched Gohan closely. Videl turned and looked at Gohan concerned.

"Yes you two do spend a lot of time together," Gohan spoke up angrily. "Probably too much time," Gohan finished his last thought.

"We grew close, and he became like a father figure. I loved him like a father. He watched me grow up and helped to mould me into the person I am today," Pan watched for her father to get angry.

"I saw Pan as a second daughter and a bond developed between us," Vegeta mirrored Pan's feelings as he thought aloud, and not necessarily to Gohan and Videl.

"Are you saying I'm a bad father? I wasn't around very often, that's true, but I was working so that you could a life I never had. I worked to put you through school, to give you this home and make sure you had nice clothes. But I was always there. You could have come to me anytime," Gohan looked at his daughter angrily, but became sad. Videl was visibly upset.

"I know that Daddy," Pan smiled at him sadly.

"Were we not enough? Is that why you spend so much time with Bulma's family?" Videl was about to cry any second.

"No Mum, you know that isn't true. I'm a Saiyan. I went there to train nothing more. I crave the power as any Saiyan does," Pan tried to reason with her.

"Did you come here today just to tell us that we were not fit parents?" Videl wept as she tried to fight the tears.

"No," Pan answered quickly.

"Then why?" Gohan asked as he held his broken wife.

"It wasn't my intent to hurt you, honestly," Pan continued. "Vegeta and I have grown close and...and...well a few months ago something happened," Pan looked at the floor not wanting to meet her parent's eyes.

"The father figure, who I loved well...well that love changed," Pan looked at Vegeta and then slowly and reluctantly looked at her father. He was still. He didn't blink as he looked at her.

"Vegeta and I are in love," Pan took it upon herself to push forward. She grabbed Vegeta's hand and held it tightly.

"What?" Videl looked confused as she turned to Gohan. Gohan's power level increased exponentially within seconds.

"We are together," Pan repeated as she cautiously watched her father. Gohan immediately stood up.

"Get out!" Gohan yelled as he pointed toward the door. Vegeta stood up. He stopped as he realised that Pan had not moved. Gohan stared down at his daughter as if he could kill her.

"Fine you want to talk about this!" Gohan yelled. Pan didn't move, but she began to shake. Vegeta slowly started to sit.

 

"Don't go near her!" Gohan yelled. Vegeta stopped immediately and stood straight again.

"When did this happen?" Gohan yelled.

"My birthday," Pan answered simply. Videl looked up at Pan.

"That's why you left your party. You said you were tired and you were going to lie down," Videl questioned. "You lied to me?" Videl sobbed.

"She didn't exactly lie now did she? She went to lie with him!" Gohan yelled disgusted as he pointed to the older warrior. Videl sobbed loudly.

"Gohan!" Vegeta warned. Gohan growled despite himself.

"Dad, please listen," Pan begged as she stood up and moved toward him. "I didn't mean for this happen, neither of us did," Pan pleaded her case. Gohan pushed her roughly away.

"Get away from me!" Gohan yelled.

"I love him and he loves me," Pan sobbed.

"He loves you?! He loves nothing! He isn't capable of loving anything!" Gohan yelled.

"You're wrong! You are so wrong! His love for me is stronger than anything you have ever seen!" Pan screamed at Gohan.

"Oh my how he has you fooled!" Gohan laughed.

"Gohan! If she cares for me anywhere near as much as I do…," Vegeta tried to butt in.

"You make me sick! You are old enough to be her grandfather. Do you have no shame?! You're a pervert, no more, no less!" Gohan yelled at Vegeta. Vegeta began to raise to power level.

"Vegeta, no!" Pan yelled.

" Do you really love him, Pan?" Videl almost whispered. Pan looked at her mother sadly.

"Yes I do, I want to spend the rest of my life with him," Pan began to cry. "I never meant to hurt you two," Pan wiped at her tears.

"Does anyone else know about this?" Gohan gritted his teeth, hoping no one else knew about the terrible things that his daughter had done.

"Bulma and my brats," Vegeta stated simply.

"Brats?! Ha! You say this man is capable of love, notice how he speaks of his own flesh and blood? How can this man love you?" Gohan laughed at his daughter.

"He loves his family, don't you dare criticise him on that!" Pan screamed.

"If he loves them so much, how could he hurt them so cruelly!" Gohan yelled. "How do you know that he won't do the same thing to you eventually?" Gohan asked.

"I would never hurt Pan," Vegeta growled.

 

"We are bonded," Pan sobbed.

"Bonded?" Gohan was shocked. "Bonded! You bonded yourself to my daughter!" Gohan yelled.

"We are bonded because we love each other," Pan continued to wipe at her tears.

"I didn't expect this to be easy, but I still thought that you both deserved to know. All you have done is put me down, and disrespect Vegeta. We don't have to listen to this!" Pan yelled angrily as she pushed passed her father.

"Don't ever come back!" Gohan yelled. Pan looked down sadly at her mother as she walked passed her. Was this going to be the last time she ever saw her parents? The thought was too painful. She looked toward Vegeta who was standing at the door ready to leave.

"Don't worry, after the things that you said, I never want to look at you again!" Pan yelled as she reached the door. Her anger got the better of her. Vegeta put an arm around Pan protectively.

"I hope you're happy together," Gohan laughed sarcastically. "I hope the three of you are happy," He laughed again.

"What?" Vegeta was confused.

"Oh you don't know? She's pregnant," Gohan finished.