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Is There Life?

Chapter 7: Little Forgotten

"What!" Videl nearly screamed. What did he mean she's dying? "Who, Gohan, who's dying! What's going on! Who's dying! Is it your mom! Or Bulma! Marion! 18! Who is it, Gohan!"

"It's all my fault," Gohan fell to his hands and knees and cried, "If only he had been there. If I hadn't let myself get carried away, he would have been there. She wouldn't have been sick. He would have saved her. She would be fine; she wouldn't die." He pounded his fists on the ground. Why had he let him die? He was the only one who could save her.

Videl was confused and worried. She had never seen Gohan this way. She knelt down next to him and wrapped her arm around him. He leaned in and cried as she held him. Whoever was dying was close to him. Videl figured it meant it was either ChiChi or Bulma. Gohan blamed himself for Goku's death against Cell and for Vegeta's death against Buu. She knew how he felt, now that she knew it was her fault her mother die. She stroked his hair and spoke softly, "Gohan, who is it? Please talk to me. Is it your mom or Bulma? I know you blame yourself for your dad's and Vegeta's deaths. Please, Gohan, you've helped me the past few days, please let me help you."

He looked up at her through his tear-filled eyes. He had to be truthful with her. This was the woman he loved and was going to spend the rest of his life with. He sat up next to her. She put her hand on his shoulder as he tried to calm down so he could talk to her. He wiped the tears from his eyes and took her hands in his. "My mom's fine; actually, she's great now that dad is back," Gohan said softly, tears still flowing down his cheeks, "And Bulma's fine too. She'll get sick, but that's because of the baby and Vegeta and Trunks will be there for her; she'll be fine. 18 and Marion are fine too. You don't know her but she knows who you are and what you mean to me. She was actually the one who showed me how much I truly loved you. It's because of her I finally had enough courage to ask you to marry me."

"Who is it, Gohan? She means a lot to you, I can tell. Please, let me be there for you. Tell me who she is," Videl tried convince Gohan. She hated seeing her love this upset. She brushed a stray hair out of his face and wiped his tears away. He had been carrying this pain inside of him for a while and she wished she could just take it away. She gently kissed him on the cheek and looked at him. "Please tell me," she whispered.

He looked up at her, fresh tears coming to his eyes. He really was glad she was here. "Her name is Anna," Gohan said softly, "She's my little sister, Goten's twin. Being human, my mom didn't have the energy to sustain both Goten and Anna. Vegeta showed me how to help her and because of that both Goten and Anna survived, but Anna's been sick her entire life. She doesn't have enough energy. Vegeta says it's a saiyan birth defect. He and Bulma are taking care of her at Capsule Corp. Mom and I go see her every day, but Goten doesn't know about her. And mom doesn't know how to tell dad about her either. He's the only one who could have saved her. Anna needs dad's energy; I've been giving her mine, but it's not enough. If dad had been there while mom was pregnant and when Anna was a baby, she wouldn't be sick. Vegeta said dad could have cured her, but I can only sustain her. Now it's too late, she's dying. And I don't know if I'll be able to make her wish come true in time or not." Gohan leaned against Videl again and cried as she held him. He cared for Anna immensely. It was as if she were his own daughter and not his sister. He didn't know how he could sit by and watch her die. And Dende couldn't heal her either; they had already tried that.

Videl held Gohan close and let him cry. She didn't know what to say. She knew this was hard on Gohan. He had such a great love for those around him, especially those he held closest in his heart. She held him for several minutes before saying anything, "I'm sorry, Gohan. I wish I could help." She truly did wish she could help him.

"You already have," Gohan said, wiping the tears from his eyes, "Please don't take it wrong, but even without knowing it, you're helping to fulfill Anna's wish. See, her wish is to see me get married before she dies. She knew I was going to ask you to marry me even before she told me her wish. She's been my confidant and truest friend since I've started going to Orange Star High. I can tell her anything without fear of everyone else finding out because she will only talk to me. Everyone else knows she can talk, but she hardly says anything to them. She says she wants to make sure I won't be alone after she dies. She's getting so weak, it takes everything she has for her to carry on. Now that she knows I won't be alone, I'm afraid I'm going to loose her, that she's just going to loose her will to live." He began crying again, weeping so hard he began to shake.

Videl held him. Now she knew what she really meant to him. He wasn't just leaving a part of his life behind by marrying her; he was making a huge sacrifice. He was loosing Anna, and a part of himself. Videl began to feel tears roll down her own cheeks. She wished she could take the pain from Gohan and find a way to let Anna live. "Gohan, would your dad not make a difference? Is it too late for him to save her?" she asked gently.

"I don't know," he said, still resting in her arms, "Vegeta told mom and I there is only a slim chance dad could make a difference now. Anna has lived for nearly eight years without him. But Vegeta also said she doesn't have much time left. That's why mom is trying to figure out how to tell dad and Goten. She wants Anna to know them before she dies. Bulma and Vegeta have taken good care of her and Trunks has helped too, but her body is just giving out. She can't go on anymore. Every day I hoped she would be better but she never showed any signs of it. Vegeta said once she grew her tail, because she was born without one, we'd know she'd be okay. To this day she still hasn't grown a tail."

Videl understood. She stood up and offered Gohan her hand. He looked at her. "Come on, we'll go and see her," she said, offering her hand again. He started to object, but she stopped him, "You need to see her. If you don't want me to go in the room with you, I won't, but you need to see her." Gohan knew Videl was right. He stood up and pulled the capsule with their shoes in it out of his pocket. They put their shoes on, walked out of the cave, and flew toward Capsule Corp. As they flew, Videl looked over at Gohan and saw he was still crying. She moved closer to him and took his hand in hers. When he looked at her, she smiled. They sped up as they went on.

Gohan and Videl landed at Capsule Corp. and Gohan rang the doorbell. A few seconds later, Bulma answered the door; she was surprised to see Gohan and Videl. Bulma saw Gohan was crying and had been for a while. "Gohan, Videl, we weren't expecting you. Please, come in. Is everything alright?" she asked as they stepped in and she shut the door.

Videl explained as they walked into the living room where Trunks sat at the table trying to do schoolwork and Vegeta sat meditating, "Gohan and I have been spending the day together. We were having a great time together but he still seemed bothered by something. I asked him what was wrong. He just told me about Anna." Videl thought it was better to leave out the part of them getting engaged; she didn't think it was the right time to share the news.

Bulma now understood what was wrong. Anna's health condition was really taking a toll on ChiChi and Gohan. Bulma was a little relieved Gohan finally shared the secret of Anna with someone else. The only ones who had known about Anna were ChiChi, Gohan, Bulma, Vegeta, Trunks, and Dende. They had kept her hidden from everyone else. Vegeta stood and walked over to where Bulma, Videl, and Gohan were standing. He put his hand on Gohan's shoulder. "You want to see her?" he asked quietly. Gohan nodded his head and walked out of the room. The others didn't follow him; he needed some time alone with his sister.

Videl, Bulma, and Vegeta walked over to the couch and sat down. Trunks came to them and sat in his father's lap. They all sat solemnly, thinking of the little girl who was about to die. Videl sighed and Bulma put her arm around Videl. "Are you okay?" Bulma asked.

"I don't know," Videl said as she let the tears she had been holding back for Gohan's sake roll down her cheeks, "I've never seen Gohan this upset before.

"It's hard for him, Videl. I had to tell Gohan and ChiChi the day after I explained to you about being a saiyan Anna didn't have much time left. Gohan hasn't been this upset since Goku died in front of us at the Cell Games," Vegeta explained. He, too, hated seeing Gohan this upset, but the fact Anna was dying was affecting his family, too. Anna had lived at Capsule Corp. her entire life. She had become like a daughter to him and Bulma and a sister to Trunks. They were all affected. Vegeta and Trunks couldn't concentrate to train and Trunks could barely work on the schoolwork Bulma gave him. Bulma wasn't upset with Trunks when he couldn't work, she understood his pain. She, too, had been affected by the news of Anna's coming death. Bulma had cried quite often and Vegeta feared for their own child's safety as she began having small contractions that morning.

Videl leaned against Bulma and cried. She wished she knew how to help Gohan. How could she even think of marrying him when it would take away Anna's will to live? But she couldn't just leave him either. She loved him too much to and it would also break Gohan's heart; he would loose two of the most important people in his life. But how could she help him? She wished she knew the answer as she just let herself cry.

As Bulma held Videl in her arms, she began to cry. How could they face loosing Anna? Gohan would never be the same again and they could loose ChiChi too. Bulma couldn't face that even under normal circumstances but especially since she was going to have another child in six months.

Vegeta looked at his wife and Videl. He knew why they were crying, but he didn't know what to do to help. He looked down at his son; Trunks, too, was crying. Vegeta wrapped one arm around Trunks and one arm around Bulma. As he pulled them close, Vegeta allowed himself to cry as well. Gohan, Anna, they were like his own children; how could he face Anna's death? Vegeta had seen enough death to last him ten lifetimes; he did not want to see Anna die. Suddenly, Vegeta let go of Bulma and Trunks. "I can feel Gohan coming," he explained. They wiped the tears from their eyes; Gohan was upset enough without seeing them crying.

Videl stood up as Gohan walked into the room. In his arms he carried a small girl, a near mirror image of ChiChi. "Is this Anna?" Videl asked cautiously, walking up to Gohan. Gohan nodded as Videl reached out to Anna, but Anna clung tighter to Gohan.

"Don't be offended, Videl," Bulma said as she, Vegeta, and Trunks stood and walked to Gohan, Videl, and Anna, "She won't have anything to do with anyone when Gohan has her. She's really attached to him." He still had tears in his eyes but he had stopped crying. Gohan offered Videl a weak smile and then looked down at his sister. He couldn't believe this was going to be one of the last times he would get to hold her. She was becoming so frail that soon, even holding her would hurt her. Just then, the phone rang. Bulma answered it and then rejoined the others. "That was ChiChi," she explained, "She's coming over and she's bringing Goku and Goten. She can't think of any other way to tell them about Anna other than to let them see her and she's afraid if she doesn't do in now, she'll never be able to do it."

"Mommy? And daddy and Goten too?" Anna asked weakly. She loved getting to see her mom and older brother and she had always wanted to meet her dad and other brother. She had been raised on the stories of the Z Fighters' battles, so she knew her dad had died. But she also knew of the Dragon Balls and Gohan had told her their dad had been brought back using them.

"Yes, Anna," Gohan softly told his sister. Then his heart skipped a beat as he felt his mom, dad, and brother appear in the room. Why did his mom have to have his dad transport them there? Well, it was too late for them to back out of telling Goku and Goten about Anna now.

"Gohan? I didn't know you would be here. I thought you were spending the day with...Videl," ChiChi said as she saw Gohan and then Videl. Then she nearly fainted as she realized Gohan was holding Anna. ChiChi had hoped to at least give Goku and Goten some kind of warning about Anna. This is not how she planned for it to happen.

"ChiChi, are you okay?" Videl asked as ChiChi grabbed on to Goku to keep from falling. Videl walked over to her soon-to-be in-laws. "Why don't you sit down?" she said as she helped ChiChi to the couch. Bulma brought ChiChi a glass of water.

Gohan walked over and sat next to his mother, Anna still in his arms. "I'm sorry, mom," Gohan said as Goku, Goten, Vegeta, and Trunks walked over to them, "I wasn't planning on bringing Videl here today, But I was upset. I couldn't keep it from her any longer. I told her, mom. It was her idea to come here; she knew I needed to see Anna." ChiChi just looked at Gohan; she couldn't blame him for telling Videl about Anna. He had needed to share his pain with someone who could be there just for him.

"Anna?" Goku asked. Who was Anna? And why did she have his wife and oldest son so upset?

When no one answered Goku, Vegeta softly said, "Your daughter, Goku. She's there, in Gohan's arms." For the first time, Goku and Goten noticed the little girl cradled by Gohan. They were shocked! Goten never knew he had a sister and Goku couldn't believe he had another child. As he saw Bulma, Trunks, Videl, Gohan, and ChiChi were beginning to cry again, Vegeta continued to explain, "I know you're excited now, Goku, but listen to me. ChiChi would have told you and Goten about Anna sooner, but there is a reason why she didn't and why the ones in this room are the only ones who know about her. Anna is dying and she's been sick her entire life. ChiChi wasn't strong enough to sustain twin saiyans on her own; she needed you. But because you weren't there, Gohan had to help her. Because he did, both Goten and Anna survived but Anna was born with a saiyan birth defect. In simplest terms, she doesn't have enough energy to sustain herself, and she was born without a tail. It's actually pretty common and normally it's treatable, but it takes the father's ki energy. Since you weren't here, I knew Gohan might be able to cure her, since he was her brother and his ki signal is so similar to yours. But it hasn't worked and now her body is just giving out. Dende can't heal her, we've tried. And since she is almost already eight-years-old and since you haven't been giving her your ki, the chance you could cure her now is very slim. I know it's hard, Goku; I hate it too. She's been like a daughter to Bulma and I because we've been treating her here so I could keep an eye on her. But the fact is, she's dying. There's no easy way to put it."

Goku stared in shock at his fellow saiyan. Vegeta had begun to cry again and Goku could feel himself crying as well. He felt Goten grab hold of his leg. Goku bent down and picked up his youngest son, who was also crying. What were they going to do now? Goku walked over and knelt in front of Gohan and ChiChi so he and Goten could look at Anna. Gohan and ChiChi watched as Goku placed his hand on Anna's back. Anna began to pull away, closer to Gohan, but then she realized this man was her father. Goten crawled into his mother's lap as Anna reached out for Goku. Goku gently picked up his young daughter and stood up. "Are you sure nothing can be done, Vegeta?" Goku asked as he cradled Anna. She reminded him of ChiChi when they had been children. This girl was his daughter, the daughter he had just met; he didn't want to see her die.

"I'm not sure," Vegeta said as he walked over and placed his hand on Anna's back, "We can see what happens when you give her some of your ki, but I can't guarantee anything. The only thing it may do is prolong her life a little longer. Like I told ChiChi and Gohan, the way we would know if she was cured was if she grew her tail, but she still hasn't. I don't know, it may be too late." Goku nodded, he was willing to and wanted to try and save his daughter.

Vegeta removed his hand from Anna's back and stepped away. They all watched and held their breath as they waited to see what happened. Goten clung tight to his mother while Gohan held ChiChi's and Videl's hands. Bulma wrapped her arms around Trunks and Vegeta held her in his arms. Anna leaned in closer to her father as she began to feel the warmth of his ki. Slowly, Goku allowed his ki to flow from his hand to his daughter. He gave her only a little for fear of hurting her, but he stayed powered up. Anna never felt anything like it before. Sure, her brother had given her some of his ki everyday but it seemed weird to her, almost foreign. Her father's ki, however, was different. It felt like her own. She clung tight to him, just enjoying the warmth of his ki and the comfort she felt.

Goku held Anna close so she wouldn't be scared. Suddenly, he felt her grip on him tighten almost to the point she was hurting him. He looked down and saw tears in her eyes. Had he hurt her? "Anna!" Gohan cried as he jumped up from the couch to stand by his father. The others looked on in fear. Was this the end? Was Anna about to die right there in Goku's arms? Vegeta, Gohan, and Goku felt Anna's ki drop drastically. Anna began to sob; she was in pain. She just wanted it to end, but she wouldn't let herself die, not yet. She promised Gohan she would see him marry Videl. "Anna..." Gohan said, sobbing. She reached out to him. She liked being in her father's arms but she didn't know him. If this was it, if she was about to die, she wanted Gohan to hold her. Gohan took Anna into her arms as the others gathered close, all of them sobbing. Anna clenched her small hands on Gohan's shoulders as the pain intensified. Then, it was all over. Gohan broke down as he felt Anna's body go limp in his arms, causing the others to realize what just happened and to cry harder.

They were all crying so hard none of them realized Anna was still alive. The pain had left her body just as suddenly as it had came and she had just been in so much pain before it left that when it did, she totally relaxed. But now, she was fine and she actually felt better than she had ever before. She didn't feel weak, but rather, she felt the strongest she ever had. "Gohan," she said to her big brother.

They were taken back when they heard Anna's voice. As they looked at her, shocked, ChiChi and Bulma grabbed onto their husbands to keep themselves from fainting. Trunks was the first to speak. "She's okay!" he said excitedly, "She's going to be okay! Look, her tail! She's grown her tail!"

They all looked; sure enough, Anna had grown her tail. Their tears of sorrow turned to tears of joy. Trunks and Goten jumped up and down excitedly as Vegeta and Goku embraced their wives. Videl put her hand on Gohan's arm and smiled. Gohan looked down at his sister. He hugged her tightly. Not only would she see him get married but she would be staying with them. She was going to be fine.

"So, Gohan, this is Videl?" Anna said once Gohan loosened his grip on her. Anna looked at the young woman. She was really pretty, especially with her hair down and in the long, navy blue dress she had on.

"Yes, this is Videl." Gohan was beaming. This day was turning out to be the best day of his life. First, Videl agreed to marry him and now, Anna was cured.

Videl smiled at Anna as she unknowingly played with her ring. But Anna was smart like her brother and noticed the ring on Videl's finger. She had watched Gohan make the ring. "She said yes," Anna smiled at her big brother. She was glad Gohan had finally asked Videl.

"Said yes to what?" ChiChi asked. She looked at Gohan, bewildered. Goku, Goten, Bulma, Vegeta, and Trunks all turned to Gohan. They didn't even know how much he liked Videl, much less that he asked her to marry him.

Gohan blushed. He still didn't like to be the center of attention. "Anna didn't know you guys didn't know because I just asked Videl today, but Anna knew I was going to ask at some point. The whole purpose of me taking Videl out today was because I was going to ask her to marry me," he said and smiled at his fiancée.

ChiChi, Goku, Bulma, and Vegeta all smiled at Gohan and Videl. This was a special time for them. "Yeah!" Goten exclaimed, "I'm going to have a big sister and a little sister." They all laughed at Goten's enthusiasm.

"One question, Gohan," Bulma said, "How did Anna know Videl had said yes or that you even asked her today? I know you two aren't telepathic with each other."

Videl realized she was playing with her ring. She laughed to herself as she realized that must have been how Anna knew. "She must have seen me playing with the ring," Videl said. She held out her hand so the others could see it.

"It's beautiful," Bulma said and then noticed the bracelet on Videl's wrist, "So is this bracelet."

"Gohan gave that to me, too. He made it," Videl replied as she admired the ring and bracelet again.

"Where'd you find such an exquisite charm?" Bulma asked Gohan. She knew it had to have been expensive because she could tell the heart was made of ruby and the chain looked like pure silver. Gohan's family wasn't that rich, so Bulma wondered how he had afforded the bracelet and the ring, which was obviously a real diamond and gold. She hoped Gohan hadn't done anything drastic to buy them.

"No, I mean he made it from a ruby and silver from a cave near his house. He made the ring, to," Videl explained before Gohan had a chance to answer. She couldn't believe Bulma didn't know Gohan could make jewelry.

"You made those, Gohan?" Vegeta asked; he was intrigued. He knew of another saiyan who had had that kind of craftsmanship with jewelry but Vegeta was just a boy, barely older than Trunks, when he had last seen that kind of work.

"Yes. I found it easy and a nice way to pass the time. I use a combination of techniques I learned from you, dad, and Piccolo," Gohan answered. He had only showed Anna and Videl what he could do when he had a gem and some metal.

"Bardock would be proud," Vegeta said, smiling at Gohan.

"Who?" Goku asked. He had never heard of Bardock before.

"Bardock," Vegeta replied, "your father. Bardock lived in the palace on the Planet Vegeta; not because he was nobility or because he was a strong warrior, but rather because of his excellent craftsmanship as a jeweler. So was his father and his father's father and on back through your family. Bardock hoped to teach one of his children how to make jewelry, but he never had a chance. Raditz was clumsy with the jewels and metals and had no dream of following in your father's footsteps. Bardock was devastated but hope returned to him when he found he would have another child. His hopes were dashed again when you were sent to Earth when you were only three days old. You may have the talent yourself, Goku; Bardock told me once when I asked if I could make jewelry the trait was hereditary. That's why, Gohan, you found it easy to make the jewelry. I would even venture to guess you found yourself drawn to make things with your hands."

"Yes, I was. I always though it was weird it came so naturally to me. Now it makes since," Gohan said. Ever since he started training with Vegeta, Gohan had a want to be closer to his saiyan race. Now he knew he took after his grandfather, he felt he achieved that want.

"It's getting late," ChiChi said as she noticed the sun was almost set, "We need to get home and get Goten to bed."

"You mean get Goten and Anna to bed," Vegeta said as he gently place his hand on ChiChi's shoulder. She began to feel tears in her eyes again. Vegeta nodded, "Take her home, ChiChi, she's going to be fine. Make her take it easy for the next week or two, but soon she'll be strong enough to train with you and eventually, she will be able to train with Goku, Gohan, and Goten. I think someday she's going to end up stronger than all of us except Gohan and Videl."

ChiChi nodded and took her daughter from Gohan. "Mom, go on home. I'm going to take Videl home and then I'll come home," Gohan said. ChiChi nodded. As Goku transported his family home, Gohan and Videl flew toward her home.