Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Penitent ❯ Somewhere Between Right and Wrong ( Chapter 4 )

Penitent

Somewhere Between Right and Wrong

 

 

I'll fight, babe, I'll fight
To win back your love again
I will be there, I will be there
Love, only love
Can break down the wall someday
I will be there, I will be there

(Scorpions: Still Loving You)

 

 

Vegeta did not bother to allow a quick recovery for Trunks…

Bulma had rushed to place him in the RT, but Vegeta refused her, and then forbade her to allow him a Sensu.

 

“But why?” she nearly begged him.

 

“Because, he brought this on himself, and what Gohan did was less then I would have done… I would have killed him. Let him heal so that he learns form this…”

 

“Vegeta, what do we do?” crystal tears fell from her eye.

 

This one thing had always done him in. He could never see her hurt like this. Anger, he could deal with, but not her hopelessness, not her sadness.

 

He did not have words of comfort for her now, he was just one Saiyan, Kakarot, Gohan, and they could comfort others, with soft words.

 

Vegeta brought her together room and put her to bed. He staid with her, until her tears had all dried and she slept. He felt confusion, due to the situation; he really had no idea how to proceed. Like tonight, he felt like he should not interfere. Though Pan was carrying a part of his Bloodline, pride and honor only went so far, Trunks had broken the honor, and there was no pride in that. Gohan, his honor had been lost, and Pan, Pan…

 

Pan was, well he could not think of her like this, she was Gohan's daughter not his. That was why he was confused. HE had to have faith in her, and hope Trunks did the right thing, whatever the right thing was. If it were up to him, he would just command all to set right.

 

No, this would be long process. One thing someone would have to start building the bridges that were burnt and torn apart tonight. He vaguely hoped that someone could help…Perhaps someone who had more influence with Gohan and Goten then he ever did…

 

Damn he hated when his brain did not work fast enough for him….That was it, the other person who understood these things, the other person who understood him. He looked back at Bulma and concluded that the relationship between her and her best friend was still intact.

 

 

The next morning came and Vegeta rushed like always to his training room. He stopped in to check on Trunks and was surprised to see he had a visitor, he wished it were Pan, he would take Goten.

 

Trunks had not stirred, but he was not in a life struggle, just severely beaten. His Siayan healing factor would kick in soon enough.

 

Goten tensed when he felt Vegeta's presence. However, he did not say anything.

 

Vegeta came inside closer and stood near the two men. Goten offered no explanation, which he usually would have done, and Vegeta was reasonably happy, Goten had grown up. He figured what had happened and had done the right thing, in Vegeta's eyes.

 

Vegeta left and went to train, just by Goten being there was apology to him enough. Goten might stand to protect his family, but Trunks and he were too close, it would kill Goten to lose Trunks just as much as it would kill Trunks to lose him.

 

For the first time he was glad that Kakarot and he had not gotten to close, so that he could feel remorse over losing him, but not run after him into the other world. Thank Kami he was such a bastard… Trunks and Goten, very different.

 

 

 

Bulma came next, she was not surprised to see Goten, and she did say something.

“He's not going to be mad at you.”

 

“I know”

She rubbed his back and he allowed for the comfort.

Bulma laughed inside, Goten was probably the most approachable Saiyan alive. Even Goku did not respond to many shows of affection by others, not in the physical way.

 

`MS. Bulma, why don't you give him a Sensu?”

 

Kami, he would never stop calling her that.

“His father thinks that Trunks will do better if he learned from this, to give him time to hurt I suppose, what good is the beating if we just let him heal up and pretend it over?”

 

“Is he ok?”

 

“Yes, Goten he is ok, but not alright.”

 

Goten looked up slightly confused at her comment.

 

She sat down next to him, “Goten, what I mean is that Trunks has to do this himself, he will pull through this physically, Gohan and you really did not do any damage… However, inside he has torn himself apart, and that needs to be healed and he has to heal it himself. You being here will help, that way he will not feel so empty. What he needs is, well I…”

 

“He needs Pan to forgive him?” he asked quietly

 

“Yes, but he needs something more”

 

“The baby?” trying to grasp her meaning.

 

“Not just that, I think Trunks needs his family, the one he should have started the right way.”

 

“But Bulma, mom said what happened was just like you and Vegeta and her and with me and dad, weren't we all stated the same way the right way?”

 

“Goten your mother has told you this?” she asked

 

“She spoke to Videl last night I just listened.”

 

“Hmm, then you know Trunks would never hurt Pan intentionally? Vegeta never hurt me, and Goku never hurt you mom, but at the time it was confusing, except for...”

 

“Except for what?”

“When your mother and father made you, you know Goku was SSJ? I do not know how she survived that, I know I could not have, but she never complained. That day after, she called me. She had a broken pelvis, which we fixed up right away in the tanks, and with a Sensu… If Goku ever knew that I think he would have been broken…”

 

Goten was slightly embarrassed but said no words. Bulma continued…

 

“I have had broken ribs and fractures from Vegeta, I guess being human can make mating a bit of a hazard, even Videl has not been immune to Gohan's arduous lovemaking… Goten am I making you uncomfortable?” she had to know he was getting redder by the second…

 

“No, yes, but keep talking this is helping me...”

 

“Like I said, even Videl, not nearly as bad, but Pan I don't thin she was physically hurt, I just think her mind was torn with how things were supposed to be between them, I think Trunks just accepted her fight as a type of foreplay. I know my son, and he would never physically hurt someone, you know what I mean don't you?”

 

“I uh, well”

 

“Goten, I know talking about sex with you best friends mom is kinda weird, I just want you to know like Trunks knew you could hurt a girl with your strength and not know it, in the heat of things you could lose some of that control, with Pan I think it was pretty close to some Saiyan thing…”

 

“Trunks had warn me about not getting too physical with girls, that I could hurt them, mom, well she never talked too much about that, except that girls were bad in general”

 

“Oh I bet! Vegeta talked to Trunks and so had I, your mom well she is, she likes to keep you boys naive like your dad”

 

He grinned; yeah his mother would still dress him if he allowed her…

 

“This helps me, how is it going to help them?”

“I don't know, but I have a good idea that your mom and Videl are working on it, why else would Chichi, tell Videl anything?”

 

“Yeah”

 

“Feel better?”

 

“I will, maybe I should talk to my brother?”

 

“Let Videl, maybe you could be a friend and talk to Pan?”

 

“I don't know... She's a bit um, mad at me.”

 

“I see, why don't you get Bra and both of you can talk to her”

 

“Really? Bra could help?”

 

“Silly, she is probably more informed then you think do honestly think her father would let her be unaware of …” she stopped noticing how red Goten's features were becoming again…

“Yes take Bra and you two cheer Pan up and help her out”

 

Goten hurried out and went to the house to fetch Bra.

 

 

After he left Trunks opened his swollen eye and looked at his mother.

 

“I didn't know”

 

“Oh baby I know that, but you did know that you should have controlled it? Don't worry it will work out.”

 

“I have to see her mom”

 

“Get better first”

 

He laid his head back down, still thinking about what he had heard. Trunks did not want them to know he was awake, but he thought better of it, his mother knew he had heard her, and well at least he did not have to get embarrassed like he knew Goten was… still if he could have only controlled it all. He had been so cocky about it. Pan's response had driven him over the edge. He owed her everything.

 

If we'd go again
All the way from the start
I would try to change
The things that killed our love
Your pride has built a wall, so strong
That I can't get through
Is there really no chance
To start once again
I'm loving you
(Scorpions: Still Loving You)