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"Make a wish........make a wish......." he muttered, then he fell back onto the couch and passed out again.
Bura shook her head at her father. She just couldn't believe that one of the strongest Saiyans on earth eneed up being a drunk, and it had to be her own father. She walked over and picked up the phone.
*deet, beep, bloop, deet,beep*
"Hello? Goten? Yeah, I have some bad news.....I'm gonna have to cancel our date again tonight. We're having some family problems. How about tomorrow night?" she listened to his dissapointed reply, "Okay, then tomorrow? I'll see you then. Sorry again about all this mess."
She hung up the phone, and returned to her father's side. She put the back of her hand against his monstrous forehead, and then went into the kitchen to get an ice-pack. He had a fever, which meant that Bura would be up all night with him AGAIN, for the third time this week. She placed the ice-pack on his head and thengrabbed her book, and made herself comfortable in the overstuffed chair beside the couch.
"Mmmrph.....urgh....unh.....Princess?" Bura rolled her eyes and replied to him.
"Yes Daddy?"
"Could you be a sweetheart and get your old man a beer?"
"No, Daddy.......I think you've had enough to drink. Why don't you just lay down and get some rest? You've got a martial arts class to teach in two hours, you gotta be up for it."
"Hell, a monkey could do the job that I'm doin, Princess. Teaching children how to kick and punch? Seriously now, could you get me a beer?"
She was about ready to get up and smack him one across the head and tell him to wake up, but she remembered what had happened last time. He may be a drunk, but he's still herfather, and a Saiyan. "No Daddy, you promised me last time that you would NEVER drink again, and here you broke your promise already, two days later. I think you just need some rest, and some time to think. Now take a nap!"
He rolled over, his back facin Bura, and started to snore. Bura, satisfied with his obedience, looked down at her book, and realized she wasn't in the mood to read. She set down the book, and picked up her remote. She flipped through the channels, and suddenly stopped on a commercial. It was Pan! Bura couldn't believe her eyes!! Bura turned up the volume and listened intently.
"......looking for three strong Saiyans to join us on this adventure. If you're interested inthis, please call us at 1-456-368-7289."
Bura stared in disbelief at the screen as it changed from commercial to the movie that was showing on that channel. She looked at her dad. This might be just the thing he needs.
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