What Can Never Be
By Jessica Miller, videl606@hotmail.com
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Gohan looked into Videl's eyes. "W-What are you S-Saying?" Gohan asked, choking back tears.

"I'm saying I want a divorce... I'm sorry Gohan, truly I am, but I cant take it anymore... wondering every night if your going to come back to me after the next fight against whatever new evil there is... and to be honest Gohan... I don't think I love you anymore... I'm Sorry..." Videl looked down away from Gohan's eyes.

Gohan sat silent next to Videl, shocked by what he had just heard come out of the woman's mouth that he had loved and been married to for the part 23 years. "You what..." Gohan was breathing fast, almost as if he was panicked

Videl shook her head. She stood up about to leave the room.

Gohan grabbed her hand in his. "Please Videl... don't do this." Tears fell from his eyes as she turned to face him.

"I'm sorry..." Videl pulled her hand from Gohan's and walked out of the house.

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later that night....

"Dad... I'm home!" Pan shouted as she walked into the house

no answer...

"Dad, I'm going over to Bra's house, Trunks, Bra, Goten, Marron, and Riku are watching some movies and staying over at Capsule Corps."

Still no answer...

"Dad?" Pan asked as she walked into the living room and spotted Gohan sitting on the couch holding a picture of Videl in his hands. "Dad... what's wrong?" Pan placed a hand on her fathers back.

Gohan wiped the tears away and shook his head. "Nothing Pan-Chan, You go have fun..."

"Dad..." Pan eyed her father. "Why were you crying?"

"I just... got hurt, that's all...."

"Come on dad..."

"Just go Pan!" Gohan nearly yelled

Pan jumped back shocked that her father practically yelled at her. "Fine..." was all she managed to say.

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"Pan what's wrong? This is your favorite movie..." Trunks asked as he put an arm around her.

"It's just Gohan... something's wrong but he wont tell me, and he practically yelled at me today..."

Trunks kissed Pan's forehead and held her close to him. "It will be okay Pan-Chan..."

"Gohan and Videl are splitting up..." Riku said as he looked at Pan

"What? How can you say that?! They love each other you baka!" Bra shouted and hit Riku with the video case.

"I was talking to Videl at Cosmos restraunt, I spotted her when I was going to get something to eat."

"Shut up Riku!" Pan shouted and ran out of the house.

"Nice one Riku..." Bra barked

"Aren't you going after her?" Marron asked directed towards Trunks

"Why?"

"BAKA!" Marron and Bra yelled at the same time.

"Eh?" Trunks looked confused

"SHE LIKES YOU IDIOT!" Bra screamed

"No she doesn't she likes Ri... err... someone else, she told me." Trunks commented

"I will be back, since no here is obviously going after her I will..." Riku said and walked out of the house.

"Pan... likes Riku?" Goten asked with an unexplainable expression on his face.

"NO SHE LIKE TRUNKS!" Bra shouted

"Bra get over it, She told me last week that she likes Riku" Trunks took a sip of his coke

"I know she like you Trunks." Marron said softly

"How?"

"It's obvious! The way she is around you, the way you act around her, its clear that you like her to..."

"Come on Marron! Pan is like my little sister, were just good friends..."

"Yeah right... That's what you sat now..." Marron Replied

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"Pan!" Riku called out, flying beside Pan.

Pan sped up and landed next to a small stream in a forest where the moon shined brightly on the water.

"Pan?..."

Pan turned around and faced Riku. "Did you mean what you said about my mom and dad splitting up?"

Riku took a step closer to Pan. "Yes... I'm sorry Pan."

Pan didn't say anything, she just stood there.

Riku moved infront of Pan and put his hand on her shoulder. "Pan Are you okay?"

Pan suddenly burst into tears and threw her arms around Riku. Riku put his arms around her back and stroked her hair.

Riku and Pan were close friends. Riku secretly liked Pan, but never told her. Riku was a full blooded saiyan that was wished back by the dragon balls by Vegeta.

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A week later...

Gohan walked into the kitchen, he had just got off of work for the day and was getting something to eat. Gohan spotted a note that was on the counter and picked it up.

'Gohan, I'm sorry again. I came by earlier when you were at work and got my stuff. Tell Pan I said hello. - Videl'

The note originally said Love Videl at the bottom but she had crossed out the word love.

Gohan crushed the note in his hand and fell to the floor crying.

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One year later...

Goten and Bra announced that they were going to be getting married. Riku and Pan were dating for almost 11 months.

"Good for you Goten!" Gohan said and hugged his brother.

"Thanks." Gohan replied

"That's so cool Bra! Your getting married!"

"Thank you Pan!" Bra smiled

"Wait... Your like my best friend and now your marring my uncle and your going to be my aunt... that's um... weird..."

Bra laughed a bit.

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"Hello Gohan."

"Hi Bra, is Goten here?"

"Nope sorry, I was just going out to lunch, you want to join me?" Bra asked as she opened the door fully

"Sure why not." Gohan replied

"Come on, we can take my car." Bra said heading over to her air car.

Gohan watched her as she walked, how her body moved. He was hooked on her every move.

"You coming?... Gohan hello?"

Gohan snapped back. "Huh? Oh yeah."

Gohan jumped into the car and Bra started driving.

"So how are things going lately?" Bra asked

"Fine I guess... I haven't seen Videl since court 10 months ago..." Gohan leaned his head on the side of the car.

"Sorry, Things will get better for you."

Gohan stared at Bra. Although she was not a fighter, she still had a well toned figure. Gohan's thoughts wondered around Bra, Gohan was thinking things he never thought he would think about anyone except Videl.

Bra noticed that Gohan was acting odd and that he had been staring at her most of the way to the restraunt.

Gohan and Bra took a table to the back, as it was the only one open. The waiter set the menu's on the table and left.

"Gohan is something wrong?"

'Kami she looks so beautiful... Gohan what the hell are you thinking?!?! She is your brothers fiancee!'

"Gohan?"

"What?"

"Is something wrong?"

"No, Why?"

"Well you've been acting odd lately, that's all."

Gohan had always like Bra, he had a small crush on Bulma when he was younger, but nothing like what he felt for Bra, Gohan didn't even really realize he felt this way about Bra until after He and Videl divorced.

"I didn't think I would ever love anyone other than Videl..."

"You are in love with someone else?" Bra asked seeming kind of shocked

"Unfortunately... yes I am..." Gohan lowered his head

Bra reached her hand out and lifted Gohan's head up to her eye level. "Gohan there is nothing wrong with falling in love with another person, it's not like your still married to Videl or anything."

Gohan looked into her eyes. "I know but still... It hurts, when I'm near her..."

"Why?"

"She belongs so someone else, she is getting married within the next year to him, and she doesn't know how I feel about her..."

"Why haven't you told her?"

"Hello! She is getting married, and what's worse is that she is getting married to someone who is very close to me! I could never tell her because if her fiancee found out he would be devastated."

Bra felt awkward at the moment, fearing who this 'someone' might be. "Gohan... who is she?"

Gohan froze. 'I cant tell her...' Gohan lowered his head once again

Bra had a strong feeling that it was her. 'I cant tell her...' Bra suddenly had an odd expression on her face. 'Where did that thought come from?'

'How am I supposed to tell my brothers future wife that I love her?' Gohan thought

Bra almost wanted to jump back. She could sense his thoughts.

"Have you two figured out what you would like?" The waiter asked coming back to there table.

"I'll just have some won ton soup and a water." Bra replied

"And you sir?"

"Coke."

"That's all your having Gohan?" Bra asked looking kind of worried

"Not that hungry.."

"Ok be right back." the waiter said and walked away.

Bra was worried. 'He is a saiyan... and he's not hungry?!?!'

"Bra" "Gohan" both said each others names at the same time.

"Yeah?" Gohan asked

"I think it would probably be better for you to just tell this person instead of holding it all in." She had a very strong feeling that this mystery woman that Gohan supposedly loved was her. 'Why did I just say that! What am I going to say if it is me after all?' Bra did like Gohan... but she didn't love him, did she? No she loved Goten!... right?

"That's just the problem Bra, I cant."

"Why not?" Bra gritted her teeth. 'Why am I edging him on?' she thought

"How am I supposed to say that I am in love with my brother's fiancee?" Gohan was shocked that he let it slip out like that. 'I did not just say that!'

Bra looked at him.

"I... I... didn't mean to say...."

"Gohan..."

Gohan sat silent looking into Bra's eyes.

"I love Goten..."

Bra's words stung, but Gohan knew that was the response he was going to get from her.

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