"Mr. Son I am afraid we no longer require your services at this corporation."

Those were the words spoken to me to which ended my life as I knew it. Before that day if someone was to ask me how my life was I would have responded, 'It's great, I have a loving wife a wonderful daughter and a successful career,' now all that has changed.

After an economic downturn it was determined that the only way the corporation would survive was to merge with another. At the time I was thrilled. I was promised a position immediately after the merger was announced. Unfortunately the promise was not discussed with the other side, but I am skipping ahead. The merger was scheduled to begin in two months and this left me with a lot of work to complete.

I should have noticed the signs. I was stupid. My daughter was always in her room. When she would look at her mom she would scowl and run up to her room again. My wife would look away in shame and start diner without another word spoken. I tried to enquire to our daughter's attitude but to no avail, I would only get vague references to 'teenage angst' or 'rebellious nature.' I made a mistake and let the situation drop.

One night I was heading to the bathroom when I heard crying coming from my daughter's room. I knocked on the door and was invited to enter. Pan look miserable, my heart broke and I started to feel my eyes sting with tall tell signs that I was about to cry. I didn't let myself, my daughter needed my comfort. Pan look up at me and smiled weakly. I walk to her bed and she embraced me in a tight hold and cried into my shoulder for more than an hour. I didn't inquire into the reason to her distress, I believe that if she wanted to tell me then she would.

When her sobs died down she looked into my eyes and said "Dad promise that you will never leave me alone." I smiled at her and held her closer and said, "Pan, I can never leave you. You are my life. Even in death I will find a way to stay with you."

Those words did it she looked up once more gauging the truth in my words. Satisfied I was not lying she smiled a genuine smile melting my heart and let out a long sigh. Before she was consumed by darkness and enter the bliss of sleep she whispered quietly into my shoulder, "I love you dad."

I stayed with Pan for about another half hour. I placed her on her bed and tucked her in. She is my little angel. I now understand why she was crying.

My former bosses words repeated in my mind as a slowly drove my car home. How was I going to tell Videl I lost my job? How was she going to take it? It was at that moment I started to think about how Videl has handled a lot of situations. In the distant past she would smile at me embrace me and say that everything was going to be ok. I don't remember the last time that happened, lately she has only yelled at me telling me to fix it quickly.

Not wanting Pan to be involved with an inevitable fight with Videl I concentrate on finding my family's Ki signal. I smile to myself, Pan was not home she's with Bra. Concentrating more I find that Videl is home with Goten. A sigh of relief washes over me. Videl never yells at me when our Goten is around or any of our family for that matter. I also notice that both there Ki levels are distressed and irregular. I smile to myself thinking they must be sparing. Another stress relieving activity, at least Videl will be in a good mood when I tell her. I arrive at the front door and enter my beautiful home.

Thinking back I start to put stray pieces of the puzzle together. Videl and I stopped having sex four months before the start of the merger. There was always a legitimate excuse as to why she was not in the mood. I always bought it. I guess I never really got over the naivety of my teenage years. They were really stupid excuses like, 'I'm tired' or 'Pan will hear.' It was funny to me that earlier in our marriage she never really cared if Pan would hear. We even had sex when we were supposed to be hosting a party.

I should have seen the signs. I had rarely even seen her naked. She never was one to be modest with her body when it came to being around me. When she would take a shower she would enter the room completely naked and look me up and down signaling she wanted to play. Now she wears a thick robe and gets angry if I disturb her after a shower. When I did see her naked it was obvious she didn't expect me in the room, when I would make a noise she would jump let out a short yelp and quickly covering herself asking me in a vicious tone why I am in my own room.

When I did see her naked it was littered with bruises. She also had scratches along her back that I could not place how they had gotten there. When questioned she would simply state that she was sparing with Goten or with Pan. I now know where those scratches were from.

I walk to my kitchen and begin to make a nice dinner, I figure that if we are all seated and eating it would be a great time to talk about my recent unemployment status. Videl was not in the house but they were close and reaching out to feel their Ki I find they are most likely still sparing. I was not expected to be home for another four hours. I finished diner with more than an hour to spare. I was proud of myself I made the diner fit for my queen.

Then my life ended. I watched as the back sliding glass door opened to reveal my half naked wife in the arms or my little brother bridal style as she kiss and suck on his neck. They were oblivious to my presence. I didn't move, I didn't breath, I didn't think. I watched in horror as my brother, my little loving brother whom I raise as my own son lowered my wife onto the couch and proceeded to remove her clothes while fondling her exposed breasts. I was shaking. I could not move. Nothing mattered as I watched my brother enter my wife and proceed to violate all marital vows we made and all brotherly vows silently promised.

The house started to shake as my Ki rose to a level the universe had never seen, I never ascended, I didn't need to the Kia's made that possible. The two adulterous lovers stopped and looked up into my eyes with obvious panic. Having been able to control my power since the release of my true power allowed me to remain tied to my human side instead of the killing side favored by my Sayain heritage.

I felt tears stream down my face and my heart break as the betrayal of brother and wife took its toll on my body. I was broken. My fighting spirit was taken away from me with every penetrating thrust my brother made. My Ki faded away to nothing and I stare into the shocked and horrified faces of the two lovers. I smiled as more tears fall down my face and say in a very weak voice, "I'm sorry." I slowly turn towards the exit grab my coat and leave my once peaceful loving home.