My brother's keeper. Gohan's promise to Goku

Pan has a hard time adjusting to her role as a big sister; nevertheless, Gohan is there to tell her the story of a boy who made a promise to his father long ago. Follow her as she adjusts to her new life with a little brother, and will Goku get to meet his new grandson?

So. It's been a while since I wrote anything about DBZ, so I might be a little rusty. I know GT isn't cannon or even the best in the story but I believe we deserve to see more of Gohan and Pan's relationship as we saw his with Goku growing up. I love the idea of daddy Gohan and I hope you do too as I love him so much.

I don't own DBZ, if I did, some things might have played differently.

Enjoy!

Chapter 1:

Pan stared down at the little baby in Videl's arms. Her little brother. He still didn't have a name, so her parents just told her she'd have to wait a bit longer to find out what everyone else would call him. To be honest, it had been quite a surprise to Pan that she'd become a big sister. Her parents were young yes, but Pan wondered why they'd just decided to have a baby just now. She was nine going on ten and she'd been an only child for so long. That was all she had truly known. But now, it had all changed.

"So what do you think Pan?" She heard her papa ask her. Pan lifted her head up. Gohan smiled brightly at her.

"He's so tiny." She pointed out staring down at the baby once more. Her brother reminded her a lot of her Grandpa Goku and of Gohan himself.

"Of course he is Pan, he's a baby. He'll grow up soon enough." Her mother said. Pan smiled, nodding.

Suddenly the baby opened his big dark eyes and stared right at his big sister. Gurgling a bit as he did so. Pan grinned at him. "That's your big sister buddy." Gohan said.

"How come he doesn't have a name yet?" Pan pointed out.

"Well..." Videl looked over at Gohan as he walked closer over to the bed in which his wife rested, holding his son. "We simply haven't come up with one."

"Yeah, we've thought of a few already but haven't made up our mind."

"Oh." Pan piped out. "Wait. What's that?" Pan ran to the window. She'd sensed a few Ki's coming their way. Pan watched as Chi Chi and Goten, along with Bulma, Krilin and Trunks made their way down.

"We weren't sure if It was okay to come so soon but Chi Chi insisted we'd come and meet her new grandson." Bulma said as soon as Gohan opened the door for everyone.

"Of course it's alright." Gohan said beaming with pride.

"Man, I remember when we first came to meet Pan. Seems like so long ago." Krilin said.

"Yes it does , doesn't it?"

"He's adorable. I miss having my kids at that age. Everything is easier." Bulma added in. "Come to think of it, sometimes I wish I could have one more baby..." Gohan watched as Trunks looked over at her with a puzzled look.

"I'll say one thing, he looks just like you. Doesn't he Gohan?"

"I'd say he looks a lot like my dad too." Gohan said.

"Well those Saiyan genes are strong alright."

"Pan, aren't you excited about being a big sister?" Chi Chi looked over at her granddaughter.

"Of course." The little girl said. "He doesn't have a name yet though. So I don't know what to call him."

"He doesn't?" Chi Chi smiled to herself. "Well picking names is important. It took Goku long enough to name Gohan."

"It did?" Her eldest one asked.

Chi Chi nodded. And Gohan beamed at the mention of his father.

"Well, as soon as you do. Let me know and we'll throw the little one a party. Capsule style." Bulma let out.

"Thank you so much, that's so kind." Videl smiled. "So who will be the first of you to hold this little guy, he's very excited to meet everyone."

"How about you mom?" Gohan said. Chi Chi moved closer to Videl's side as she handed the baby over.

"Well would you look at that? Who'd say I'don't be a grandma again, being so young and all." Everyone remained quiet. They knew better than to get on the woman's bad side.

After everyone left, having promised to have a name picked out for the next one they'd visit, Gohan allowed Videl to rest as he took on his young son. Siting on a couch, holding him close to his chest.

"We should pick a name." Came Videl behind her husband.

"We should."

"Well, we've thought on a few already so why don't we just say the first one that comes to our minds and we'll chose that one."

"But what about if we pick differently?" Gohan inquired.

"Then, we'll let Pan decide which one she likes best, I think she'd be happy to be included in something as important as this." Videl beamed at him.

"Alright." Videl sat next Gohan on the couch.

"Well, I did like Karee bit I don't know if that sounds much of a girl's name as it does a boy..." The woman said.

"Well, I would like him to have a G name like me and my dad or brother, but the more I think of it..."

"What is it?"

"What you do think about the name Kani?"

"Well, they do sound similar..." Videl pointed out, watching as the baby in Gohan's arms opened his eyes suspiciously. "I guess he likes both."

"Time to break the tie?" Gohan told Videl. "Hey Pan?" The little girl soon piped her head over.

"Yes papa?"

" Honey, would you mind coming over for a second?"

Pan walked over the living room. "See Pan, we're trying to figure out a name for the baby and we thought you might be able to help us."

"What can I do?" The little girl asked.

"You could help us pick one of the two names we'd thought of. " Videl told her child.

"Sure." Pan smiled. "What are they?"

"Well it's either Karee or Kani..." Videl explained. Pan remained quiet for a month, biting her lip as she did.

"I think I've got it!" She said in victory.

"I think he's happy with the name Pan picked out for him, don't you think Gohan?" Videl asked as they got easy for bed. The crib containing their sleeping child, just a few yards away.

"I think he does." The Demi Saiyan agreed. "Say, should I tell Bulma we'd finally decided?"

"We should."

"Mom? Papa?" Came Pan's voice from the threshold of the room.

"Pan? You all ready for bed?" Gohan asked. He followed Pan down to her room, Videl closely following behind as she gave her sleeping son one last glance.

"Kani seems like a good name, doesn't it papa?" Gohan smiled. They'd decided not to tell her which name they'd each picked so she didn't think she was playing favorites.

"Thank you for helping us picking up a name sweetheart. You are such a great big sister." Videl kissed her child's forehead sweetly as Gohan did the same.

"Good night Pan. We love you." They stepped out of the room, leaving the night light on.

"Good night."

Her parents words stayed with Pan from then on, she had wanted to make her mom and papa proud and be a good big sister, the best she could be. So she took on her the mission of helping in anyway she could.

But as days went by, she began to feel more and more alone, as if her brother's arrival and his presence itself had taken a more important role in everyone's life than she had.

She specially resented how much time Gohan seemed to be spending with her brother; she and her father had had a pretty close relationship; so it was hard for her to share him with someone else. This was completely new to her.

"You alright Pan?" Trunks had asked her the day of her brother's party at Capsule Corp. She didn't have the guts to tell her friend the truth, even after all the horrors she'd been exposed to in her short life, the simple idea of opening up to Trunks about her insecurities terrified her.

The little girl nodded, her eyes drifting over to where Videl totted Kani in her arms.

"You know Pan.." Trunks said to her. "I understand what you are feeling. It's hard having to adjust to a new sibling. I was a bit younger than you when my sister was born and I struggled with it for a while. Specially because my dad seemed surely taken by Bra like a charm. He was acting. Unlike himself and so around her." He put a hand on her shoulder.

"My parents don't do that." Pan said surely of herself. "They just...they don't care about me anymore. Not like before, all they want to do has to do with the baby" Pan hadn't realized she had tears in her eyes.

"I'm sure that's not the case..."

She looked up at the elder boy who gave her a kind smile, Pan froze, "No! You don't know anything!" Bolting out of the place with a quick jump, much to everyone's surprise.

"What? What just happened?" Trunks seemed so ashamed of himself.

"Man, why did you tell Pan? You do know she worships you, don't you?" Goten told his best friend.

"Trunks?" It was Gohan. Trunks wasn't sure if it was his place to tell the concerned father what was happening but if had been Trunks who had struggled with this as well. So he felt like he owed to Pan.

"I think you should go after her. She seems pretty upset." Trunks told Gohan.

"What's going on?" Asked Videl. Trunks tried to explain the situation the best he could. Gohan gave the younger Demi Saiyan a smile, then became serious. How had he not noticed Pan's behavior before? He felt guilty over his lack of empathy towards his daughter.

"Gohan?"

"You best take the baby." He told Videl. "I have to go after Pan."

Videl understood. She had been an only child so this was foreign to her and there was no One better than Gohan to talk to Pan right in that moment. She accepted Kani in her arms and watched as Gohan turned to Trunks. "Trunks, would you do me a favor and make sure Videl gets home, this might take a while."

"Uh, of course." The young man said. They gave each other an understanding thanks and Gohan flew up high in the air in search for his daughter.

So? What's the verdict? It's fluffy and dramatic but so fun to write. Been watching lots of DBZ lately and having watched it all my life in Spanish I am finding English to be quite the adventure.

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