Better late than sorry, right? I know I said that I would update quick, or maybe I said that in my other fics, nevermind. But here is the next chapter, but please don't get freaked out.

WARNINGS: In this chapter there will be a scene with implied rape and something about suicide. If those things make you uncomfortable, don't read. Just skip ahead a bit at the end. The Sex scene will later be posted on Don't own DBZ or DBGT or any of the characters in this fic. They are legal property of Akira, blah, blah, blah, blah

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Dream Turned Into a Nightmare

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News of Son Chichi's death traveled faster than the speed of light. But no media was allowed at the funeral or at the burial. Only family and close friends. Bra had kept to herself after Chichi had been taken away from the Son residence, and Goku hadn't even tried to get close to her because he was being consumed by his grief.

Bra stood across from Goku as Chichi was laid to rest in peace. He kept looking at her for a few brief moments, but his eyes were filled with standing tears. Pan cried quietly, she hugged her grandfather and they gave each other support.

Gohan was the same as Goku, pain stricken and sorrowful, but Goten, there was something disturbing about the look in his eyes. There was no doubt that he felt pain over his mother's death, but he looked unstable, as if on the brink of a nervous breakdown.

She ran a hand through her hair and watched in silence as the men shoveled dirt over the small chasm. Goku stepped forward and dropped the white roses he was holding in his hands. Then the rest of his family followed him, and then Bra. The rest of the people present also dropped their flowers in as a sign of their sadness.

Bra began to walk away by herself and made it to the parking lot when a hand grabbed her arm. She felt her heart jump into her throat as she thought of Goku. But two things told her that it wasn't him. One, the hand was too small, and two, Pan's gentle flower perfume hit her nose.

"Come on, I'll give you a ride to your new place... My dad told me why you aren't with him anymore" she said softly.

"I caught her walking out of the room, and he was in there naked" Bra said softly. "I don't want to break his heart Pan, but I'm confused and I don't think I'm ready for marriage or love. At least not while I have no memories" she said as she got into Pan's car.

"I understand. All I ask is that you don't hurt him while you're sorting out your feelings" Pan said as she revved the engine and took off.

"I'm not so sure that I feel the same way he does about me," Bra said as she looked at her friend. "And believe me, I don't want to hurt him." I don't want to hurt anyone, she thought gloomily, that is why I'm going to leave soon."

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Bra knocked the door to Goku's office and then entered when he didn't answer. She walked towards his desk and tried to look at him, but he was facing his window away from anything, except his loneliness. Pan had called her in worry, stating that her father and grandfather were both submerged in their sorrow, and she hadn't heard a word from them since the funeral.

She walked around to stand next to him and touched his shoulder, frowning as he flinched away from her touch. "Let me help you. You don't have to be alone through this. Gohan won't let me near and I understand, but you," she asked him softly.

"Please, I just want to be alone right now" he whispered softly. Bra noticed sadly that he had tears streaming down his face; she reached over and wiped them away with a gentle hand. The simple gesture seemed to change his mind and he caught her hand and brought it to his lips.

"Do you want me to leave" Bra asked softly.

He stood from his chair and suddenly embraced her tightly. Goku took a shuddering breath and held her, not wanting to let her go. "Why did she have to leave me" his voice cracked against her neck.

"I don't know what to tell you about that. All I know is that she loved you just as much as you loved her," Bra whispered against his chest.

"How am I ever going to get through the day without her"?

"I will help you... if you let me" Bra whispered softly.

Goku pulled back to look at her and his heartbroken eyes met with hers and she reached up a hand to run it affectionately over the sharp angles of his face. "She died knowing that I felt something for you, and she wasn't even angry with me. She was a more wonderful person than I thought," he whispered sadly.

Bra smiled. "I know she was. I got a chance to get to know her and she was a very kind and admirable woman. She showed me how to be strong in the face of adversity and she was a great friend," she said as she cupped his face with her hands.

"All those things make me miss her more," he said in resignation.

"I'm not asking you to forget her, all I ask is that you move on," she murmured with meaning.

"I don't think it will be possible for me to move on so quickly," Goku said as his hands tightened around her waist.

"I know, but just let me be there for you" she whispered.

Goku didn't respond with words, instead he slowly lowered his head and touched her lips softly with his. Bra didn't hesitate and she wrapped her slim arms around his muscled neck, parting her lips to allow him more access to her. He deepened their embrace and his hands began to roam her body.

That body that had tempted him to the limit of his control so many times. Now, he couldn't get enough of her and she was being compliant to his every move, allowing his hands to become bolder, cupping her bottom and lifting her against him.

He sat her down over his desk and his mouth left her, going down her jaw, to her slender neck. She released a soft moan and ran her hands into his thick and silky dark mane, pulling lightly as he sucked the sensitive skin of her neck.

"Goku" she cried as his kisses heated up and his hands moved down to cup her breasts. He nearly groaned himself as he felt the globes fit perfectly in his hands, and he wanted so bad to touch Bra more intimately, if only to reassure himself that he was not alone. "You're not alone" she whispered against his ear.

That stopped Goku from doing anything else, had he been speaking out loud? The look in her eyes was so trusting and certain, that it made his heart skip a beat. He then smiled and leaned over her a bit, kissing her cheek. "Thank you" he whispered.

Bra smiled and then noticed the very indelicate position they were in. She was leaning back over his desk, legs spread and with Goku pressed very tightly against her. Goku appeared to read her thoughts and he looked down, blushing heavily.

He moved back and then offered a hand to help her get down from the desk. "I shouldn't take so many liberties with you" he murmured as he looked down at her, watching her cerulean eyes twinkle mischievously.

"You've been taking liberties for quite some time" she laughed softly. He graced her with a smile and reached over to cup her jaw in his hand.

"But I explicitly remember that you would get angry every time I took some sort of liberty with you. I even remember the first time you slapped me" Goku chuckled softly.

Bra was happy to see that at least he wasn't submerged in his depression the way Gohan was. And that thought made her heart sink. Bra sobered and looked at Goku seriously. "You should go see Gohan. He won't open his door for me or for Pan" she said sadly.

Goku looked at her face carefully and frowned. "How much do you care for Gohan?" he asked her.

Bra frowned at his question. "I care for him a lot. He has given me his affection, his home, and many more things, and has asked for nothing in return. I have grown to know him in the past year, and it hurts me to see him in the state he is in now" she said seriously.

Goku nodded. "Are you in love with him"

She started at that question. "Why do you ask? Does it look like I'm in love with him? Were the things I was just doing with you telling you that I am in love with your son," she asked angrily.

He shook his head and walked away from her and the hurt look on her face. "I'm sorry about all this. Maybe what we did here was a mistake," he murmured.

"A mistake" Bra asked with barely contained anger. She watched him nod, his back to her. "A convenient mistake. That's fine Mr. Son, I think I'm going to go home to see if Gohan will let me in his room. Maybe he won't see my support as a mistake" she growled as she grabbed her bag and stormed towards the door.

Goku cursed under his breath and ran after her, grabbing her arm and turning her around to look at him. "You know perfectly well that I didn't mean anything wrong by saying this was a mistake" he said as he pointed at the desk. "But you must also remember that I am almost forty years older than you" he said.

Bra snatched her arm from his grip and turned to open the door. "Gohan is a little more than twenty years older than me, and he doesn't seem to mind, why should you? But that's besides the point. I wanted to tell you something before I go," she said softly.

"What is it?" he asked as he looked at her.

"I'm leaving. I'm leaving your life, Gohan's life, and Pan's life. I just can't keep doing this. I just came here to disrupt everything, so I decided that the best I can do is just leave. I don't know where yet, but I have made up my mind and as soon as I think this through, I'm gone," she said before she walked out the door.

Goku didn't go after her, instead he closed the door to his office and leaned his back heavily against it. His wife had just died, and the last thing he needed right now was to get into a fight with the person that could make him feel so much better, just by being in her mere presence.

He couldn't very well leave things like this. He hadn't meant to say that what they did was a mistake, it had felt more like a balm to his hurting soul, but the age issue was ever present between them. And to never again see her! What was he going to do without her? No, there was no way that he was going to let her just walk out of his life.

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"Gohan," Bra asked as she knocked the door to his room. She had arrived and entered through the back door of his home.

Almost a full minute passed before there was a reply. "Go away."

She frowned lightly. "Please open the door Gohan, I want to talk to you," she whispered.

"I don't want to see anybody," his voice sounded strained.

"Gohan... if you truly love me, you will open this door right now" she murmured, hoping that those words hit home. She was about to turn and walk away, when the door slowly opened.

"Come in" he said as he opened it wider for her.

She looked at him and nodded, stepping into his room and then watching as he closed and locked the door. He walked over to her, still in the clothes he had worn to his mother's funeral and burial three days ago. He hadn't shaved and the dark proof of that was surrounding his chin, above his lips, and on his cheeks.

"Thank you for letting me in" she said, feeling her heart break as she watched tears flow freely down his face. "I know that you must be hurting profoundly for the loss of your mother, but you have to stop and think about your daughter. She lost her mother and now her grandmother, she can't lose you too" she whispered.

Gohan looked at her for a moment and then sat down on his bed, placing his head in his hands. "I can't do this alone, Bra. I felt dead inside when Videl left me, and now that my mother is gone, that feeling has returned, but ten times worse" he said in a tone that she could barely make out.

Bra walked over to sit next to him and took one of his hands in hers and brought it to her lips to kiss. "You're not alone. I feel your loss, and I am here with you. Your mother was a strong woman and I bet that she wouldn't want to see you like this" she said.

The last comment made his head rise and his eyes met with her sweet blue. "She told me, before she went away, that she didn't want me to mourn for her. That when I was born, that she knew that I would be strong, something in her heart told her that I would. I loved my mother very much," Gohan said sadly.

Bra nodded. "And I'm sure that she loved you until the last second. It's ok to mourn her passing, but I don't want you to drown in your depression. Pan needs you, and... I need you," she said.

"Do you really? After what I did to you," he asked her with what looked like the beginning of a small smile.

Bra nodded. "Will you see your daughter? Leave your room? And get cleaned and something to eat" she asked, her questions full of optimism. "If you don't do it for me, do it for your daughter."

He let out a long sigh and ran a hand through his messy spikes. "I will do it for you both" he said finally.

She smiled and cleared her throat uncomfortably. "Can I... um-... ask you a question"

Gohan nodded and looked at her seriously. "Anything."

"Can you possibly shower, shave, and change your clothes before you step out of your room," she asked him in embarrassment.

This actually made him smile, but also in embarrassment, and he stood. "Sure. I am VERY aware that I am in the same clothes that I was wearing three days ago," he said.

Bra stood also and walked towards the bathroom. "Just for that, I'll turn the shower on for you" she grinned as she dashed into the room and went to the shower to put on the hot water.

The bathroom began to fill with steam and Bra then leveled the cold water to a normal temperature. She turned to go but she slammed into Gohan's bare, muscular chest. She gasped and put up her hands, which ended up plastered against his skin.

He was only wearing his boxers and Bra made sure that her eyes roamed every single inch of him, as her hands marveled at the smooth skin and the hard muscles underneath. He caught her wrists in his and kept them pressed to his chest.

"Thank you" he said softly.

"No. Thank you for letting me help you" she said in an equally soft voice.

Bra didn't pull or push away when she saw him bend his head towards her. Instead she welcomed him and kissed him back gingerly, but she took a step back and lost her balance. Gohan wasn't standing right either so they both ended up inside of the running shower.

She let go of him and gasped as the water hit her and soaked her hair and clothes. "Oh my gosh," she cried as she looked at herself, but she was distracted by the incessant laughter that was coming from Gohan.

"I'm sorry," he said between breaths and chuckles. "I didn't mean for this to happen."

Bra shook her head and laughed with him. "It's ok. I was going to wash these clothes anyway" she smiled. She then leaned over and pecked him on the cheek. "Don't forget to shave," she said.

Gohan smiled and nodded. "If you'd like you can take off your clothes outside and use the robe that is hanging behind the door," he said as he pointed.

She nodded and stepped out, going over to sit over the toilet lid to remove her shoes before she went any further. Then she tried not to stare as he closed the door to the shower and removed his boxers. The image through the door was hazy, but if she stared hard enough, she'd be able to see everything on him.

Instead she shook her head and berated herself for acting like a peeping Tom. She stood and walked towards the entrance of the bathroom, she was out of sight so she figured that if she didn't see him, he couldn't see her. She began to remove her dripping clothes, and then she put on the large robe, noticing that the rope almost tied twice around her waist.

Before she left, Gohan was done with his shower and he stepped out with a towel wrapped around his mid-section. He walked over to the sink and cleaned the mirror. Then he took the shaving cream and lathered his cheeks.

"Gohan, would you mind if I watch you while you shave" Bra asked as she walked back in.

He looked at her and nodded. "I thought you had left. But sure, you're welcome to watch me" he said as he grabbed his razor and began the expert movements from close to his neck, up his chin, and over his cheeks.

Bra watched the carefully done job almost in a small trance, sure she shaved her legs, but it was a bit more dangerous shaving over his Adam's apple, than she over a knee. "You know... you look way much better than what you did a few minutes ago" she grinned.

Gohan chuckled and handed her his hairbrush. "Go ahead and brush your hair, we wouldn't want it to knot, now would we" he asked her playfully.

She giggled and took it, brushing her short damp hair and watching as he finished shaving and then washed his face. He then grabbed a bottle of after-shave and rubbed some on his chin and cheeks, walking out of the room.

Bra followed him, her clothes tucked in one arm and she watched as he entered his walk-in closet and a few minutes later he came out dressed in some black slacks and white shirt that he was still buttoning up. "Better" he asked as he twirled once.

"Much better" she replied as she made for the door.

"Do you want me to wait for you in the kitchen so that we can eat together" he asked as he put on some slippers and followed her.

"No, go ahead and eat something, I'm going to take a shower and then go down to the kitchen, but I take much longer in the shower" she said with a laugh. "You know, whoever sees us walking out like this..." she opened the door. "... Could get the wrong impression" Bra trailed off and her eyes widened.

"Dad" Gohan said as they both looked up at the taller man. "What are you doing here"?

Goku looked from Gohan's clean and freshly bathed appearance, to Bra in a robe, with wet hair. "I see that you're feeling much better" he said in a tight tone.

Bra knew that that there was an underlying meaning to his words, and they were directed to her. "Gohan, I'm going to use my old room if you don't mind." She made it a question. Gohan shook his head and gave her a small smile. "I'm going to take a shower and then I'm going to rest for a while. Excuse me" Bra said as she nearly pushed past him and walked away towards her room.

Gohan frowned at her retreating form and then turned to his father. "Maybe we can talk. You know, a father son talk," he asked softly.

Goku let out a deep breath and nodded, patting his son on the back. "Come on, you need to eat, you're already starting to look malnutritioned." They both chuckled lightly at the words as they walked down the hall and stairs towards the kitchen.

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Bra opened the door of her bathroom and walked out, having to stifle a screech that rose from her throat when she saw that Goku was sitting on her bed. "What are you doing here?" she snapped.

"I just can't possibly understand why you need ANOTHER shower, especially after coming out of my son's room, with damp hair and your clothes in your arms," Goku said in a tone that was dripping with sarcasm.

Bra stood there and glared at him. "Stop your sarcasm right there. First of all, how dare you come into this room and disrupt my privacy like this? The door was locked," she said angrily.

"You know, I wasn't in a high position all my life. When I was a boy, I learned how to pick-pockets and pick locks" he said smugly as he showed her two small wires that he held in his hands.

"Second of all, you are assuming that something went on between Gohan and I. Maybe something did happen, but then again, he wouldn't consider it a mistake" Bra spat.

Goku's face darkened and he stood and walked over to her in long, quick strides. "Congratulations" he snarled as he leaned down close to her face. She put up her hands and he grabbed her around her wrists, not painfully, but very tightly.

"F-For what" Bra asked nervously, he looked angry and frankly, it was scaring her.

"You have accomplished something that only my wife had done before," Goku said.

"And what is that" she murmured as she watched the look in his eyes change from anger, to something much more smoldering and hypnotizing.

"You've made me desire you. Crave you. Want you the way I have never wanted any other woman. I see your skin, and I have the urge to glide my hands over every inch of you and not stop there. If you'd let me, I would kiss every single part of your body," he murmured each word as if it were silk running over her body.

Bra looked at him with wide eyes and then her face broke out in a light blush. "You shouldn't say things like that," she said as she looked away from him.

"Why not?" Goku asked as he rubbed his face against hers, taunting her lips with his, but not fully kissing her.

She closed her eyes and tried to calm her quick breathing as his large hands wrapped around her waist and pulled her tightly to his body, and he met his lips with hers in a lust filled kiss that left her gasping and clinging to him.

"Tell me you want me Bra. I need to hear it come from your lips," he said as he lavished kisses over her face and neck, his hands roaming her body freely.

"Yes, yes, I want you! I don't know if I have ever wanted anyone the way I want you now" she cried as his hands found their way into her robe and over body parts that hadn't been allowed to him before. Bra moaned softly and her own wandering hands began to work on his clothes.

She pulled his shirt over his head and then her hands began to roam over the smooth skin stretched over hard muscles. His skin was smooth and hairless, with rippling muscle over his stomach, chest and arms. He had the finest body Bra had ever lay eyes on.

He caught her lips in a kiss again and he pushed the robe over her slim shoulders, making it pool down at her feet. She had wondered for a long time how his skin would feel against hers, and now that she knew, it was an incredible feeling.

Goku's hands were gentle on her and he pulled back to take all of her in. "Let me look at you" he whispered as his eyes traveled down her body. She was absolutely beautiful to his eyes, from the full bosom, the flat stomach, to her long legs.

"Don't look at me, touch me" Bra murmured as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again. His hands undid his belt buckle and he pushed off his pants before he wrapped his arms around her and they stumbled onto the bed.…………

Bra was gasping in low slow breaths as he rolled to her side and buried his face in the crook of her neck, taking in ragged breaths. He grabbed a sheet and wrapped it around them, and then he wrapped an arm around her waist, kissing her cheek and noticing that her eyes were blinking drowsily.

"Sleep tight, sweetheart," he whispered as he held her, nuzzling her neck gently. And she fell asleep with a content smile on her face.

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Bra tossed lightly in bed, her mind in a clouded and troubled slumber...

"What are you doing here?" she asked as she tried to slam the door in a man's face. Someone that was not clear to her in the dream.

"Don't you know why I'm here babe" he asked her in a smug tone as he stopped the door and forced it open, walking in and then shut it hard.

"Get out of my house or I swear I will call the police to let them know that you have been stalking me and breaking into my apartment when I'm not here" she yelled as she backed away from him.

"You'd do that? To me? No, because if you do, I will kill you" he snarled as he advanced on her and slapped the phone out of her hands forcefully.

She looked at him in terror and tried to take a different direction towards the door, but he was taller, and faster than her and he dove forward, tripping her to the floor. "NO! Let me go! Don't you dare touch me" she began to scream, but his hand silenced her.

"Don't fret babe, if you cooperate, this will be good for you too" he whispered savagely as he began to tear at her clothes. She fought with all her might, but it was completely in vain. His strength was too much and he dealt her a blow that left her half conscious through it all.

He had his way with her, and she couldn't do a damned thing about it. When he was done, he had the nerve to smile down at her and kiss her lips, and when he pulled back, Bra was able to see his face, clearly.

God, no!

Bra woke and a sob escaped her throat. She looked about and noticed that Goku was curled around her protectively, but the feel of his skin didn't help her feel better, it made things worse and she started to sob in earnest, trying to push away from him.

The sun was about to rise and she crawled out of bed shaking and sobbing, she ran over to the robe that was on the floor and pulled it on. Then she ran into the bathroom and slammed the door closed.

The harsh noise startled Goku awake and he sat up groggily, looking to the other side of the bed and finding that Bra was not there. He rubbed his face and then frowned when he heard the water running in the bathroom. He stood and grabbed his boxers and pants, putting them on and walking towards the bathroom. He tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge. "Bra? Are you ok?" he asked softly.

There was no answer and he knocked harder. Still nothing. He walked back to the bed and lay down again. Maybe she wanted to be alone for a while. So he lay there and yawned, slowly drifting back to sleep.

Goku woke up minutes later and noticed that sunlight was streaming through cracks in the curtains. He looked to his right and noticed that Bra was not there and that the sheets were not warm at all.

He stood and walked over to the bathroom, but when he stepped close, he noticed that the carpet was drenched with water and that more was leaking out from under the bathroom door. Goku frowned and tried to open the door, but it was locked. Instead, he decided that he might as well knock it down before the whole carpet was ruined.

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What he saw when he entered, made his heart stop beating in his chest. "Bra" he yelled in horror. She was inside the running bathtub that was filled with red tinted water.

One slashed wrist was inside the water, while the other was hanging over the tub, right above a piece of shattered glass. He then noticed that the mirror was broken too. His first reaction was to pull her out of the water and hurry to put her into the bed. Goku tore one of the sheets and then used it to tie them around her still bleeding wrists.

"Oh baby, what did you do to yourself?" he asked as he frantically checked the pulse at her neck. It was there, but very weak and her breathing was labored. Her skin was incredibly cold and pale and her lips were almost blue, so he wrapped her in the quilt that was close.

He threw on his shirt and shoes and then went over to open the door. Goku then ran over to pick her up and he ran downstairs, not bothering to tell either Gohan or Pan. He found some keys by the door and then he ran out.

Goku put her inside Gohan's car and then took off with a screech and burning tires. He had no time to waste. He couldn't lose her, not another loss this close to losing his wife.

He just wouldn't be able to stand losing the woman that he had fallen so desperately in love with.

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Okay, so Bra remembered that she was raped, and by whom. Very dark secrets start to come out, and this isn't the end. I'm leaving all those details for the next chapter. Let me know what you thought and have a great week!

Byebye

!Joey!