I co-wrote this one with the lovely V-ChanLSSJ, who keeps insisting that since it's my idea, I should have the most credit. She's wrong! Anyways, I just want to thank her for supporting my crazy idea, and please enjoy OUR fic. We own nothing... unfortunately. Except for the OCs.
In a hospital room, two weary parents anxiously await the arrival of their twin girls, the second and third of their daughters...
Videl Satan-Son glowered at her husband as another contraction passed through her cervix, "I'm going to murder you, Gohan!" Gohan blushed furiously and conceded with feeding her an ice chip, which she eagerly ate before pinning him in place with her blue eyes once more. "We are never having kids again... I'll die first!" she squeezed his hand with strength he wasn't aware his small wife possessed, and his bones popped and ground in protest. He could feel the bruise forming. The door swung open, and the next victim- I mean person, to enter the room was none other than Goten, Gohan's little brother. The twenty year old had a Son Grin™ plastered across his face, and Gohan was glad to see him... but Videl on the other hand. "Goten... get out of my room before I get out of this bed and maim you." She growled darkly. He started to protest, but Pan's cherubic little face peeked from around his leg. She was ten years old and even more curious than ever. "Mama, what does maim mean?" Videl gasped, and pinned Goten with her ire-filled stare, "I thought I told you to keep her in the waiting room, Goten. Does this," she waved her arms around herself for emphasis, "look like a waiting room to you?!" Gohan moved from her side to pick his eldest daughter up, "Come on, Panny, let's get ice cream, Goten... you can hold Videl's hand until I get back." He grinned at his brother, who, in his naivety, did not understand the risks of such a feat. Goten grinned™ at him and nodded, "Alright, big brother," and took his chair, carefully taking Videl's hand. Gohan shook his head, 'Like father like son. The only other person I know who can ignore a glare that intense is father. It's a good thing I took after mom; Videl would've killed me the day Pan was born.' He smiled down at his beautiful little girl, who stared up at him with glowing black eyes and a Son Grin™ to match. "We're getting ice cream, Papa?" He nodded, leaving the room with her. As soon as they were out of Videl's hearing range, which often became freakishly large when she was irritated or, in this case, irritated andin labor, Pan giggled, "Uncle Ten's a goner, isn't he, Papa?" Gohan brushed his lips over her forehead, "You know it, Angel."
They met Vegeta, Trunks, and little Bra in the food court and got into line with them. Vegeta made a noise of recognition and Bra squealed, "Hi, Panny! Hi, Gohan!" Gohan put his daughter down so she could gossip to Bra about being a big sister. "Hi, Bra! Hi, Trunks, Veggie!" 'Veggie' growled softly at her incessantly nickname for him, but paid her no heed as she and Bra began talking about what he classified 'little girl things'. Gohan snorted and shook Trunks's hand. "So, how's Videl?" Gohan raised a brow, "You are old enough to remember the night Pan was born, aren't you?" Pan looked up briefly at the sound of her name before returning to her conversation about all the things she'd be able to do with her two younger siblings. "Oh yeah, you'd think it would be better the second time around, eh, Gohan?" The eldest demi nodded slowly, "but she is having twins, Trunks, so you have to factor that in. maybe, if this was one baby, she'd be a little more seasoned with it, but all she's done is threaten me and glare. She's only happy if I'm feeding her ice chips-" at that moment, a frantic attendant ran up to him, blue eyes full of terror, "Are you Miss Videl's husband and Goten Son's brother?" Gohan nodded slowly, "Yes... why?" She grasped her arm desperately, "Oh, you must come at once! Miss Videl has gotten out of bed and attacked your brother!" Gohan, Trunks, and Vegeta looked at each other, eyes wide. "Trunks, can you pay for Pan's ice cream?" the frantic demi asked hurriedly, already walking backwards towards the door. "Yeah, Gohan, I've got it." Gohan smiled, relieved, "Great, now-" he turned... and ran straight into the door with such force, he fell on his back and skidded several inches. Pan covered her face, "I'm so embarrassed to call him my Papa." Bra giggled at her and Vegeta snorted, "Dumb brat." Gohan shook his head to clear it before running out of the food court to stop his wife.
Gohan heard the screams as soon as he entered the Labor and Delivery wing. "Damn you and that stupid grin, Son Goten!" The worried Son pushed the door open and froze at the scene he saw. Videl had ripped off all of the monitors she was wearing, and had, at some point, punched Goten and broke his nose. Now, she was just strangling him within an inch of his life. Several doctors, nurses, attendants, and orderlies were pulling at her, trying to get her back in the bed. The demi knew only one thing would get her to release her grasp and quickly grabbed his cell, "Mom, I need you to do something for me..."
*thirty minutes later*
Videl's head snapped up as the rich scent of chocolate, fudge, and caramel assaulted her nostrils. Her victim had giving up on struggling against her freakish, labor-induced strength, and was barely breathing in the grip of her small hands. She didn't care anymore; her husband was standing in the doorway, holding edible nirvana in his hands. A double chocolate chip fudge brownie sundae with extra caramel and fudge syrup, whipped cream, and cherries placed perfectly in the creamy white stuff she loved so much. It had been her number one craving during this pregnancy, and she would do anything for her wonderful husband; even have a bazillion trillion of his babies, anything if he'd just let her have one crumb from the three gigantic brownies stuck artfully around the mixture of ice cream, chocolate shavings, chocolate chips, caramel syrup, fudge syrup, and cherries. "Videl," his voice was honeyed silk to her ears, "get back in bed and you'll have your sundae." In a flash, she was waiting patiently in the bed, sheets miraculously pulled back up, sensors hooked up to her and everything. He placed the bowl in her hands and watched as she gobbled it up at a pace rivaling his fathers' on his best day. Good thing he ordered the super extra-large...
In the waiting room...
Chichi was abuzz with joy as she thought of her newest grandchildren. 'Two more little girls,' she sighed dreamily, 'Oh, Gohan's going to have his hands full. I can't wait to spoil them rotten.' Across the way, a shady couple sat together, whispering furiously about something. Their eyes kept darting over to the family, recognizing the World's Savior, Hercule Satan, amongst them. "His daughter's having her twin girls here, Chan, do you know how much money we can get if we sell 'em off? All the drugs and the clothes for clubbin? Oh, Channy, I can't wait!" the woman, a skinny blonde with dull grey eyes, squealed. "All in good time, Jana, we have to time the snatch just right. We don't want the Champ on our asses because of this, after all." They continued to plan their heist, laughing together as they thought of the riches they'd surely gain. The combined Son-Briefs-Chestnut-Satan family remained blissfully unaware; too preoccupied with the thought of the newest additions to Gohan's little family.
"Alright, Mrs. Son, on the next contraction, we'll be having you to push." Dr. Sade murmured. She nodded once, still licking the bowl her sundae had come in, moaning happily. Gohan watched, exasperated. Goten left the room to report the newest development, unknowingly ruining his brother and sister in-law's lives forever.
Jana and Channing Kincaid looked up as a young man burst into the waiting room, bruises around his neck that looked peculiarly like strangle markings. "Hey, everyone, Videl's about to push!" the group began chattering excitedly, not noticing the shady couple as they slipped into a bathroom.
Videl moaned as she pulled her knees into her chest, pushing with all her might. Two new nurses, one male, one female, pushed two plastic cribs into the room for her girls. Gohan eyes them closely, barely noting the lack of nametag, before his wife cried out, gaining his full attention. He disregarded it as simple forgetfulness, and devoted his attention to his wife...
"Oh, Gohan, we didn't think of names." Videl murmured sleepily as they awaited the return of their twins. "Don't worry, we'll get a chance to after they clean them up and check them out." Videl faintly recalled the two nurses practically snatching her little angels from her and running out of the room with their cribs, telling they were going to clean them up and do their checkups. That was nearly an hour ago and Gohan was getting anxious. "Dr. Sade? What's taking them so long? I don't remember the wait being this long with Pan." At that moment, the door swung open, and the two nurses from before came in. "Dr. Sade, could we speak with you privately?" She followed the two out into the hall. The blonde female nurse looked up at him with dull grey eyes that screamed mischief, which she quickly covered with despair, "Oh, Doctor, the Son twins, they've died. We suspect SIDS." Dr. Sade gasped in horror, "No... well, I should evaluate-"
"No! I mean-they've already been moved to the morgue, no point disturbing the bodies." The male met her gaze with steely green eyes that she questioned. "Alright," she sighed sadly, "I just have to break the news to them." The two nurses nodded and watched her shoulders slump as she entered the room. Jana pulled her germ mask down and snickered as she listened in through the cracked door.
"What? You can't honestly be telling me that my girls are dead! No, I refuse to believe this! Show them to me, now! They can't be- I- Gohan- We-" Channing snickered as the almighty Videl Satan dissolved into sorrowful wails, "Your kids are my ticket to getting paper, bitch."
He and Jana quickly evacuated the hospital, headed to a car where two newborn babies had been buckled into car seats. Before they left, Jana had quickly filed the fake birth papers they had made, including pictures, prints, and certificates. They both frowned their cute little faces up and opened identical blue eyes with just a hint of lavender. Their mother's eyes. Soon, both of them fell asleep as the smooth rumble of the engine lulled them into slumber...
Everyone looked up when Gohan entered the waiting room with Dr. Sade, looking like a man sentenced to the gallows. "Doctor, could you take the children out of here? They don't need to hear this." She nodded and smiled at Pan and Bra, "Hi girls, how'd you like to take a tour of the nursery. There are lots of little babies there that you can see?" Pan squealed, "Are my little sisters in there?" Gohan flinched at the joy in her little face, looking up at the ceiling and wondering why they had to go through this. Videl had cried herself to sleep over the news, and now... he didn't know what to tell his little angel. "Come on; let's go see the little babies." Pan and Bra followed the doctor eagerly, and Gohan faced the group as they moved in closer. Even Vegeta moved up a bit to hear the news.
"The twins... didn't make it." The excited grins melted off of the faces of the Z-Warriors, leaving sad frowns in their wake. Chichi passed out, unable to take the news. Goku caught her numbly and laid her on the bench. Goten punched the wall, much to Gohan's surprise. He knew his brother had been excited about his two nieces, but he didn't expect this from him. Trunks restrained him, and Bulma walked over to Gohan, "Oh, sweetie, how did Videl take it?" He shook his head, "N-not well. She was hysterical for a bit, and then she just started crying and she wouldn't stop... she's sleeping now." His own voice shook as he fought to keep his raging emotions at bay. He couldn't break, not now. He had to be strong for his girls; he had to. "Gohan; don't bottle your emotions. It's not healthy and you know it." His godmother whispered, pulling him aside. His mother, now roused, followed them tearfully. "Bulma, I can't- I have to be strong for Videl and Pan. Videl needs me to be st-strong right now." His voice broke, and one small tear escaped, trekking down his face. The dam burst, and Gohan found himself sobbing into his mother's shoulder like a little boy. She rubbed his back soothingly, humming the lullaby she used to sing on those nights when Goten refused to go to sleep, and they were forced to stay up and listen to his wails. It had been a calming balm to her and Gohan as well, in the wake of Goku's death.
(A/N: The song I chose for the lullaby is Simple and Clean by Utada Hikaru. It's on Kingdom Hearts, and that's the only reason I know it.)
They pulled in an extra bed in Videl's room and let the side bars down to the distraught couple could sleep together. Chichi, Goku, and Hercule watched as Gohan spooned in behind Videl in his sleep and pulled her into his chest. 'Dende help you, my son...' Goku thought sorrowfully, eyeing the distraught looks on their faces, even in slumber.
Pan's eyes roved over the name tags, searching for one with 'Baby Son' on it. When her search turned up fruitless, she turned to the doctor in question, "Miss Doctor Lady, where's my little sisters?" Doctor Sade looked down at the adorable little girl sadly. How were her parents going to break this horrible news to such a sweet angel? "Stay here, sweet heart; I'm going to go find out." The doctor barely forced a smile before striding purposefully out of the room, her destination; the morgue.
"Dr. Cantor, I'm looking for the Son twins. I think they were a case of SIDS." She walked up to the male doctor who was checking over bodies and such in the room. "Aria, there haven't been any baby deaths today. There aren't any infant bodies in the morgue right now." Dr. Cantor told her, checking over his chart curiously. "But, the nurses told me they- wait... oh god, what have I done? I've already told the family they were dead, and I don't want to stress them out by starting a police investigation..." Dr. Cantor glided over to her, "What did the nurses tell you, and what were their names?" She looked down, concentrating, "They- they didn't have ID's, but they told me that they'd already brought them down here, and when I asked to evaluate, they were a little frantic about me not doing anything to disturb their bodies, and now, there aren't any. Promise me, none of this leaves this room." Dr. Cantor nodded, "Of course, Aria." They parted ways, one of them full of insurmountable guilt and shame...
The lives of the Son family would never be the same...
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