Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Returning what I was given ❯ The fall of Videl and rise of Pan ( Chapter 2 )

Trunks sat on the front row where Gohan's body was up front, his coffin open and exposed corpse sat on display like a toy at a common store. It made Trunks stomach turn to look down at the man he once thought of as a brother. Gohan's face had been damaged in the crash and his skin was watery still some what. They had done some touch up work on his face and skin but it didn't do the real Gohan any justice.

"Why", Trunks whispered "Kami why Gohan?"

Trunks looked to his right where Goten sat with his family, who were weeping tremendously, even the mighty savior of earth didn't hold back his tears. He held and rocked Chi chi while she sobbed at the loss of her son. Goten sat beside no one he was on the very end of the row no one was comforting him and no one was noticing him just as things always were. He briefly looked up at Trunks and then Trunks saw it, it was the most miserable haunting look he'd ever gotten in his life. Goten's eyes seemed to be not only full of unshed tears but a much deeper sorrow.

Trunks looked away, he couldn't stand the stare of his best friend any longer. Goten was only nine and he'd already lost someone close to him. Sure everyone present had lost someone, but also everyone present had had their loved ones wished back to life. Gohan was laying right in front of everyone's faces, cold, not moving, dead. Trunks shuddered and closed his eyes he didn't want to see it anymore. He just wanted it all to be a bad dream that'd he soon wake from.

__Goten's point of view____________________________________________________

Oh my god….he's gone….he's really gone. Gohan…my brother..he was the one that always told me about everything….how will I make it without him? He was the father I never had before Goku decided to show up again. I know everyone thinks I'm stupid and dense like him but I'm not. I understand that my brother is gone, oh god how I wish I didn't. Everyone keeps looking at mom and dad saying things in hushed whispers. I wish I could just kill them, they have no idea that I'm over here that I'm even alive. I know today's not about me but for the love of god he was MY brother why won't someone come hold me? I'm the kid here, I always read about how the little kids who get held and hugged and tucked in. I never got that no matter how much I wish I did, I don't. It was always Gohan that would do that for me. He'd read to me and tuck me in….he'd hold me after a nightmare had just passed my haunted dreams he'd let me crawl over the bed post and and get under the covers with him and be safe. Why'd it have to be Gohan? Sure I was a little jealous of him it didn't mean that I hated him. I loved Gohan he was my hero…..why'd they have to take away the only think that probably will ever look at me like a son…like a brother…like……a….person…no one knows I'm alive except the Briefs…my own family is…..no I don't want to think about this anymore…I can't…or it'll kill me…maybe I should let it……Gohan would be in heaven..waiting…

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Gohan's service was beautiful if you could call a funeral that. They had flowers everywhere for him and many notes of love and adornment covered his coffin lid.

Videl was the last to approach the casket. Trunks watched her hands tremble as they rested on the lid. Her face was tear stained and there were deep circles under her eyes.

"Hey love…..", Videl spoke to the coffin as if Gohan's voice would come through the cherry red wood and reply. "I…just wanted to tell you that our baby" , she choked and fell to her knees sobbing. "I'm going to name her Pan, Gohan just like you wanted.", she sat there till Goku approached her and helped her to her feet "Your baby's name is Son Pan, Gohan she's going to be beautiful….just like her daddy.", she repeated to the coffin tears streaming down her cheeks. "Oh Gohan ,why'd you have to leave me!?" Videl fell into Goku and sobbed shaking violently.

Goten's throat went dry as they went out side to say their final good byes to the demi sayain, who could have been many things but left before life gave him that chance. As Gohan's casket lowered into the cold ground it began to pour rain down on the group of morning family and friends. Goten was glad….the rain mixed perfectly with the bitter tears running down his cheeks. Everyone walked away from the grave marked "Brother, Daddy, husband, son, and grandson loved by all here lies Son Gohan",..all except two. Videl and young Goten stood in the harsh rain staring down at the man who was their life and who was also now dead.

"I'm going to be carrying this baby for another year Gohan…..I'll expect you to be this little girl's guardian angel…I love you.", She spoke freely knowing Goten wouldn't mind.

Indeed Videl would be carrying the young baby sayian to be for another year sence, of course, sayian's need more time to grow then humans. Goten and Videl walked away that day saying good bye to something…no someone they'd never forget. Never.

Days turned to weeks and weeks into months, the son family still ignored Goten. Goku had once asked to spar with him but then changed his mind when he saw the young child in his gi. He was a mini Gohan, to Goku and he couldn't take it. So he turned his back on Goten, trying to forget both of his sons. Chi chi had called Goten Gohan several times when his back was turned and she's always set an extra plate out, Gohan didn't even live with them when he died.

Finally the two Sons, Chi chi and Goku, couldn't take the boy who was so much like Gohan and yet not the same, in their home. Trunks had immediately stepped in and asked that Goten come live with the Briefs. Chi chi agreed and sent Goten away without question. Actually without anything, a kiss, a hug, a good bye, there were no words or emotion, just pure abandonment. Trunks came by to pick Goten up who was heart broken he wasn't wanted by the people he loved so much. Trunks ground his teeth when seeing Chi chi, how the hell dare she.

He was her son and no he wasn't Gohan, but he was Goten, that should count as something. Trunks fought the urge to call Chi chi a two cent gutter slut and knock her lights out. Instead he took his friends luggage and they flew away back to the place where he'd call home from then on. Goten landed with his head lowered. How had his life gone from okay to hell? It wasn't fair, he thought as he entered the huge building. Goten knew the house all too well he dragged his things up the stairs and went into the guest room he had been given by Trunks long ago when they were still children, and began to cry away all his problems once again.

__a year later__

Goten sat out on the grass, watching the family of people that took him in, eat their lunch on on a checkered red and white, picnic cloth. Goten was now just barely turning eleven even though it had been a year and a few months since the passing of his older brother he missed him dearly. Gohan was everywhere to him, I mean..how does someone get over losing what was the world to them, Goten thought to himself.

Goten shook his head smiling. I need to cheer up Gohan wouldn't want me like this. Plus there's plenty to be happy about and I'm sure things are going to be better from now on.

For the first time in a year Goten smiled he was happy for a split second when the feeling hit him. Someone he knew's ki was going out of whack, and if didn't feel that good. He felt it move through out the place where it was. It hit him like a brick when he finally realized who it was. Videl.

__an hour before__

Videl walked through the house grinning that she cleaned the house so well and frowning at how swollen her ankles were. If only Gohan wo-oh….right, Videl thought her eyes filling with tears.

She had refused to live with the Sons next door and be taken care of, she wanted to stay in the house Gohan built. She wiped her eyes and sat down on the couch, worn out and tired. She'd be damned if she gave birth to another sayian again, it was not a happy thing to be pregnant for a year and a half. She shook her head, if Gohan were here he'd definitely want more than one. Videl always did think he'd make a great father.

When he had first found out he was going to be a daddy, he had taken his pay check and got a room set up with everything a child could want, even expensive wall paper. And he built the cradle himself out of beautiful red wood, oh how she wished he could have been here to welcome the little girl into the world.

Suddenly out of her day dream, a sharp pain shot into her. Oh no not now, videl thought as she stood up and say that her water had broke. "No..", She felt another sharp pain and she staggered to the phone. The Sons were not home next door, actually they had moved away, the house had too many memories in it. Videl reached the phone and picked it up, groaning she slammed it back down. The downstairs phone had been broken a while and the only other one was up stairs.

Videl limped over to the stair case and grabbed hold of the rod. "I can do this", the young woman panted, and pulled herself up the first step. She was to the top step when she lost her balance. Her hands shot out for hold of the rod again but they failed her. Her body went limp as she fell down the stairs, in a heap at the bottom unconscious.

__Present time__

Goten shot up from the picnic, letting his plate, that was sitting in his lap fly straight into the air. Trunks head caught the heaping plate of food and he growled.

"WHAT THE HELL GOTEN!", he shouted

"Oh god…", Goten's eyes were wide. "the baby..I have to help her and Gohan's baby..!!!" Goten took to the air in a flash he was gone.

He landed stumbling along the place where he had once lived,he ran as fast as his sayian legs could take him. "Please don't let me be to late", He said tears threatening to roll down his cheeks.

He ran inside to find a cold Videl, laying in a warm puddle of blood her head was bleeding badly and she looked very pale. Goten ran over to her and lifted her head to see it. He winced, it was looking pretty bad and he didn't have a senzu bean with him.

"Gohan?", Videl whimpered.

"No it's me Goten…Gohan's brother it's going to be okay Videl I'm going to get you help..", Goten choked on his words.

"G-Gohan…I..I'm going to name..her Pan..like you said..",She said again.

Goten started to cry as he picked her up and ran out the door taking to the sky. He wished the real Gohan were here.

__later at the hospital__

Once again family and friends sat together, only this time to welcome something into the world instead of telling it goodbye. Goten sat covered in Videl's blood in the waiting room with the rest of the gang, Chi chi and Goku had even showed up. Goten wasn't talked to by the two at all. No "hey there son..god we're sorry for abandoning you we love you so…much we missed you." Oh how Goten wished they would, he wanted to be held again.

Slowly a man in a white suit, a docter, walked up to them. "It's a girl of course you knew that..but she's healthy and looks vey good…", he held a bundle in his arms and through the top there were midnight black spikes poking out. The doctor handed the bundle to Goku and Chi chi Goten leaned over from his seat that was far from them, trying to see the baby. Goten watched Goku's nose wrinkle as if disgusted.

"She…looks just like Gohan….", he said obvious pain in his voice. Chi chi looked at the bundle once and then away.

"Well…give it to Goten or…someone else", she said getting up to leave with Goku.

Goku all but dropped the tiny bundle into Goten's arms, waking the child up as they left. Goten watched the two walk out on the baby just as they had done to him.

Sighing Goten looked down and came face to face with the most adorable thing he'd ever seen, his niece.

"Hi there Pan..I'm Goten…I'm you're uncle", Goten said smiling. She looked just like Gohan, he thought she was a beautiful baby. "You look just like your Papa, miss Pan Chan", the baby blinked her wide eyes up at him and cooed. Goten looked up from the bundle and looked at the docter who was now talking to him.

"What did you call her?", He asked

"Pan…", gotten said looking down at the baby again.

"Is that what you'll be naming her?", he asked the young Son.

"Oh well..uh..maybe you should ask her mother just in case I'm not quite sure if that was what she wanted…well for sure..", Goten told him.

The doctor looked down at Goten and put a hand on his shoulder, with a stern face. "Are you related to this child?", he asked.

"Oh yes..I'm her uncle", Goten said.

" I'm sorry Goten but…Mrs. Son didn't make it…Videl passed away while giving birth."The doctor finished and as he walked away, Pan began to scream and cry in Goten's arms.