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It's Been A Long Time
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"Gohan?!" Goku squeaked. "He's old enough to be your father!"
Bra looked at the floor shamefully and nodded, "I know you must be thinking the worst of me. Its just that when I met him, there was something about him that captured me, and I fell in love. His wife was cheating on him and I just got really close to him. Oh god, I'm sorry!"
Goku shook his head to clear his mind and then smiled, "Don't put yourself down. Its just a shock to find out that after two granddaughters, I have a grandson!" he said with a huge grin on his face.
"Two granddaughters?" Bra asked.
Goku nodded, "Videl had another daughter, you did know, right?" he asked carefully.
Bra nodded, "That is the reason why we separated, he wouldn't abandon the child he thought may be his, and I wasn't going to make him to," Bra said flatly.
"MAY be his?" Goku asked in confusion.
Bra nodded, "Its a long story, but I have proof that Videl was unfaithful to Gohan. I tried to make him see that she was lying to him about the child, but I guess he didn't believe my words," Bra responded quietly.
"Didn't you show him the proof you had?" Goku asked while scratching his head.
"I wanted to see if he trusted my word enough to believe it. But he didn't, and that is why I left a week after we broke up," she said as she ran a hand through her short hair.
Goku then looked at her seriously, "Does Gohan know that he has a son?"
Bra looked at him and opened her mouth, but she found she couldn't say anything. Then she sighed and shook her head, "I found out I was pregnant about a week or two after we broke our affair," she said quietly.
The tall man sighed and scratched his head once again, "Then may I suggest you tell him? He does have a right to know that he has another baby."
Bra shook her head stubbornly, wiping the small tears that were at the corner of her eyes. "He doesn't need to know. He left me to return to a woman that did not appreciate him, I told him that that baby was probably not even his, but he refused to believe it," Bra said with minor shrug.
"But I refuse to believe that my son wouldn't acknowledge his own child, you have to tell him!" Goku argued.
"I'm sorry Goku-san, but you must promise me that you will NOT tell Gohan anything about my son. Promise me Goku! Please?" Bra pleaded.
Goku hung his head and sighed in compliance, "But you have got to promise me that sometime soon you will tell him about Gogeta, if you don't promise then I don't promise," Goku said seriously.
Bra sighed and nodded, "Deal. But take into consideration that my mother and father know nothing of who is Geta's father. Or else daddy would have killed Gohan by now," Bra said.
Goku nodded, "I understand. Is it ok with you if I tell my wife? She is his grandmother after all."
"As long as she doesn't tell momma or daddy, is that ok with you? Do I have your word that she will not tell my mother or father?" Bra asked in a small panic.
"Don't worry Bra, you have my word that no one aside from us will know about your son, I promise," Goku said with a reassuring smile.
"Thank you Goku-san, I see where Goten and Gohan get their good nature from. You must really miss them, ne?"
Goku nodded, "I do miss them but I always have my Chichi to keep me company, and from now on I have my grandson to look forward to."
"Of course you do, whenever I can I will take him to visit you guys and feel free to come over to visit him whenever you like," Bra said with a grin. She hadn't felt this happy and care-free in months.
"This is great! My first grandson, I can't wait to hold him in my arms again!" Goku said happily.
"Then let's go, I want to introduce my son to his newly found grandfather, and hopefully even to his other grandmother," Bra said with a huge smile, Goku nodded and they both made their ways out of the tree house and back to Capsule Corp.
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Bra smiled and laughed as she watched Geta play with his grandfather. He had grown close to both Chichi and Goku, and he had spent time with them almost everyday for the past six months. She couldn't believe that she had kept the fact that Goku and Chichi were his grandparent's a secret for so long.
When she had come by the first time, Chichi had been less than pleased to know that Gohan was the father of Gogeta. It had taken Bra a few hours to explain to her everything, but Chichi had understood when Bra explained who Videl really was. Chichi had been ecstatic to know that she also had a grandson now, after all he was the first boy.
Vegeta played with Geta whenever no one was watching, but her mother had devised a plan to catch him. She had placed those nanny cams in his nursery and that way she and Bra had been able to see how he interacted with his first grandson.
He would tell Geta stories about his deceased planet, he would rock him until he was asleep, and if no one was around when Geta was put to sleep, he would watch over the baby until he settled into deep slumber. Bra found that Gogeta had two sets of great grandparents that loved him deeply, and what else could she ask for?
'Maybe a real father for him,' her mind nagged. She waved and grinned when Geta called her from his grandfather's arms. The baby loved it when Goku would fly around in the air and he giggled like crazy with excitement.
Chichi looked at her and smiled, "Gohan chose well with you. Even though you two didn't end up together, he'd be a fool to not have loved you," she said quietly.
"I don't believe he loved me, if he did, he would have believed all I had told him," Bra responded nonchalantly.
"Then you don't know my son as well as you think," Chichi said pointedly. "He's always been a gentle man, ever since he was a boy. Both Goku and I taught him well in values and morals, and even though he cheated on his wife, he is a man of respect and integrity," Chichi said wisely.
"He should have at least given me the benefit of the doubt," Bra mumbled to herself.
"Maybe you should given him a chance before leaving. You know, there's still time for you to take one last risk with him. Go back and prove to him that the little girl isn't his, show him the pictures you showed me. If you still love him, then why not give my little Go-chan a true family?"
Bra looked at her 'mother-in-law' and sighed deeply. "I don't know how long it will take me to work up the courage to do it," she said quietly.
"Take the time you need. Just don't wait until Go-chan is a teenager or until he has his own children," Chichi said with a reassuring grin.
"Maybe you're right. I probably gave him up too easily," Bra said mostly to herself.
Goku brought the baby over and Chichi took him from his grandfather's arms, "Go-chan needs to meet his father after all. And you can't deny Gohan the knowledge of his own child either." The child looked at her with those soul stealing blue eyes and she suddenly felt VERY guilty.
Bra looked at the mini version of Gohan with wild Vegeta-hair, and realized that she had kept him away from someone important in his life. The baby blew a raspberry and clapped when Goku started to make faces at him.
'She's right, Gogeta needs a father.' She took a sip of lemonade and her mind nagged, 'Your son is the first and most important, but have you thought about your needs also? You still love him with all your heart.'
Bra sighed, "I've come to a decision."
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Pan sat with her little sister, she wasn't one to scorn her own flesh and blood, so she decided that for once she would spend some time with the small child. Truth was that Trunks had marked her soul for all times. She had loved him and given him all that a young girl could give a man, but he had thrown it all in her face. She had lost interest in everything, until one day, her mind had clicked and she devised a plan.
'Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.' And who would have thought about it? She was now friends with Maron, of all people. The baby squeezed her hand and giggled, "You know Vita, its true what they say, blonde's really are dumb," Pan laughed. The baby clapped and smiled.
Pan's "sweet" nature had wormed her way into the blonde's heart. Maron had let her know that soon, Trunks was going to propose to her and they'd get married.
'Over my dead body,' Pan thought with a smirk. If she had planned it all out perfectly, soon enough, Maron would be out of the picture, and Bra would soon follow. She looked up and her eyes met with the eyes of a man she had seen constantly after the birth of Vita.
Of course, her father knew nothing about him, and she wasn't going to be one to snitch on her own mother. The little girl in her arms clapped, and asked to be picked up by the tall, scarred man. Behind him came Videl.
"Thanks for taking care of your sister, you can leave if you have things to do," Videl told her with a smile.
"Alright mom, I'll see you later. Are you going to be at home?" Pan asked as she ran a hand through her short dark locks.
Videl shook her head, "For know I'm going to spend the afternoon in the park with your sister. Take care sweety," Videl waved.
Pan nodded and with a smirk walked off. Her poor father was being played for a fool. Too bad, he deserved it. But soon enough, those who hurt her were going to pay for all the damage done.
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'Life is as good as it gets,' thought Bra. She was sitting in the middle of her huge living room, which by the way wasn't too furnished, but looked absolutely elaborate. The best thing was that her baby had all the room in the world to play peacefully.
She flexed her small biceps and smirked as she opened her palm and produced a blue energy ball from it. Her father had taught her in a matter of months how to control her ki, her energy. He had trained her and helped her develop her true powers, she was now a fully trained Saiyan, or half Saiyan.
With her powers now, she'd be able to tear Gohan's wife into pieces without even breaking a sweat. 'That thought sounds nice,' she snickered to herself and sat in a lotus position, levitating off of the ground. 'And let's not forget Pan either,' her mind reminded.
She had the power to lift a bus or even a plane. And the best part of it all, was that her father had shown her how to fly. Never in a million years would she have believed that she was one of the last descendants of a great race. All that, had changed her perspective of life and it was good, but she still wasn't happy. She didn't have all she wanted, but she did have her son.
Bra looked up from her position in the air and looked at the little child that was sitting in the large play pen poking the little gray bears' button eyes. He had a pacifier in his mouth and after a while of just petting the stuffed animal, he looked up with wide blue eyes.
"What's wrong sweety?" she asked as she stood back on her feet and walked over to him. The baby held chunky little arms up and Bra picked him up. The boy hooked his little tail around her wrist and cooed softly.
"Alright Go-chan let's go out for a walk," she said with a huge smile as she grabbed a capsule with his things in it.
It had been almost a week since she had returned to the states and she had not bothered to get in contact with Gohan. Even though it still hurt she couldn't help but wonder what he was doing now, and against herself, she wanted to see his supposed other daughter.
She had changed a lot during the year and a half she had been gone, physically and emotionally. She had matured beyond her years, thanks to her father and thanks to Chichi. Her mother had been there to support her mentally and emotionally. Trunks was like the father that Go-chan needed, but Bra knew that her son needed more. He needed his real father.
She had completely refused to date, even though there had been more than plenty offers when she went out. Her experience with Gohan had completely twisted her view on men that were not her father, Trunks, or Goku. Had she not had her son, she would have turned into a bitter hermit.
The truth was that the little creature she held in her arms had kept her from falling completely apart after leaving the states and leaving Gohan, the love for her son was what kept her from damnation itself. The worst part of it all was that Gohan didn't even know he had a son and her baby needed his real father.
The little infant had Saiyan blood in him and therefore he wasn't exactly a normal child. He was smarter than a regular human baby, and for that she was very proud.
Aside from the fact that he was half alien, the boy had her and his grandmother's genius genetics.
Bra wrapped him with a warm blanket and then walked slowly with him to the park that was down the street. She had bought a condo somewhere near her brother's apartment, which happened to be hers before he had moved in. Just in case she was seen, they wouldn't know where to find her, only Trunks would know where she lived.
Just as they reached the park she noticed he had drifted asleep. She kissed his small forehead and ran a hand through the baby bangs that covered most of his forehead. He looked like a cross between her father and Gohan, instead of her and Gohan.
She tried prying the pacifier from his mouth but he wouldn't let it go. "Alright Geta I'll let you keep it for a few more minutes," she told him softly as she walked to the playground and sat down on one of the benches. She looked up and smiled at the children that were playing happily.
Trunks would be arriving soon also, she had left him a message on his machine saying that she was down at the park. Incredibly, her brother had become best friends with Goten, and now they were inseparable. Goten knew nothing of her baby, nor the fact that he was Gogeta's uncle. The baby purred in his sleep, and snuggled tighter into her embrace.
She caressed his cheek lightly and smiled when his little tail hooked her arm again.
When she looked up she saw a little toddler that was playing in the sand, she couldn't quite walk yet, but she was trying, she stood on her feet, then she wobbled to the side and fell on her little rump.
Bra looked back down at her son. "What would your daddy say if he knew you existed?" she asked herself softly as she touched his little nose. She could just picture Gohan's face when she'd tell him he had a son.
'He'd probably faint,' Bra snickered as she imagined such a tall and well built man fainting. She'd make sure to carry some sort of camera with her the day she were to reveal Gogeta to him.
She looked over at the toddler again and watched as she wobbled over to her, she had gotten out of the sand box and was now standing before her.
"Hey sweety! You're learning how to walk aren't you?" she asked the little girl.
She was very pretty, with a head of black straight hair and beautiful blue- gray eyes. The little child walked closer to her, holding out little chunky arms and Bra took her hand to help her walk steadily. "What a great job!" Bra said with a huge smile.
Just as suddenly a woman ran over to her and grabbed her daughter.
"Vita! What are you doing baby? You scared me," the woman said in a scolding voice, the baby pouted and looked ready to cry.
"Don't be so hard on her," Bra said softly. "It's ok, she just came over here to see my baby," Bra said in a polite voice. Then she realized who the mother of the little girl was, and she stopped breathing all together. 'It's Gohan's wife,' She told herself dumbly.
"You're the sister of that young man my daughter was dating, aren't you?"
Bra just nodded dumbly and snapped at herself when she noticed that her mouth was wide open in shock.
"Yes, is this your daughter?" she asked in a quiet tone, her mind at the same moment reeling. 'This is Gohan's daughter.'
Videl nodded then looked at the sleeping infant in her arms, "Is he yours?" She asked with a little suspicion in her voice.
"He's my cousin's baby," Bra said nervously. She knew that if she told Videl that Geta was hers then she'd tell Pan and Gohan.
The last thing she needed was for them both to go to her apartment and know that she was back. "She had to work this afternoon so I volunteered to take care of him."
Videl nodded, not quite convinced. "What's his name? How old is he?"
"His name is Gogeta, and he's seven months old," Bra responded uncomfortably. She suddenly stood and smiled falsely. "I have to go and put him down for his nap, it was nice seeing you," Bra said as she turned to go.
"Yeah you too," Videl called as she took her daughter back to the slides. 'That little boy looked VERY familiar. She must not know yet that I knew that she was Gohan's whore. If that kid is hers, then I'm screwed,' Videl thought to herself as she watched the blue haired girl go.
'She called the boy 'my baby,' but I have to know for certain. I have to find out who's child that is, and maybe Pan can help me.'
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Bra went over to Trunks' apartment and put Go-chan into his spare crib that she kept in her old room. She also had her old clothes and things that she used before leaving to Japan a year ago. Bra walked over to get a glass of water, and then grabbed the phone and dialed.
"Hello? Yeah it's me Bra, can you come over? I'm in my brother's apartment.......... ok then I'll see you in a few." She hung up and then looked up as the door flung open. Her brother stepped in and with him, Goten.
She eyed him warily and waved. He smiled softly towards her and then approached her.
"Hey Trunks," she called.
"Sis, I'm gonna check out G," he said as he went towards the room where Geta was sleeping. Bra nodded and turned to Goten.
"It's been a long time," he said softly. Bra nodded and smiled back.
"A very long time, how've you been Goten?"
"Good. You've changed a lot since I last saw you," he said as he looked her over carefully.
"You and I both, come here," she said as she extended her arms. He walked closer to her and they hugged tightly. Goten ran a hand through her curly blue hair and smirked.
"Reminds me of curly fries," he said with a still boyish laugh. Bra smiled and nodded.
"Have you gotten taller? I also noticed that you look leaner, don't take this wrong but your body has changed. You look more womanly, I would even risk saying that you look motherly too," he said as he caressed her face.
Bra blushed, he had them all right. "Yeah, you look older yourself, been working out?" She asked as she touched his thick arm. He nodded and took one of those poses to show off his muscles, Bra laughed and nodded. "Nice. You know what Goten? I've really missed our friendship."
"I know what you mean, you've been gone for so long, I feel that we need to start from the beginning, and maybe we should?" Bra nodded and they stayed in an awkward silence for a few seconds.
"How about we go out tonight for dinner?" He asked her with a wink.
"I don't know, I have many things to do," she trailed off as his face took on a disappointed look. She then smiled, "Give me a minute to see if Trunks will do me a favor," she said as he nodded and she ran to her bedroom. "Trunks?"
"Yeah," he responded from his position besides the crib. He was looking down at Go-chan and smiling.
"Will you baby-sit Go-chan tonight? Goten asked me to dinner," she whispered.
"You're gonna tell him about Geta?" Trunks asked her with a frown.
"I'll have to, he's your best friend and I'm betting he is going to see with my son sooner or later, I don't think we can hide a baby from him," Bra said matter-of-factly. Trunks nodded and looked at the boy.
"Alright, how much time will you be gone?"
"Just a few hours," Bra responded.
"Ok then, just let me know what he's supposed to eat and at what time," Trunks said. Bra nodded and then walked back outside to Goten.
"Ok, what time do you want to go?" Bra asked him.
"How about at 8:30?" he suggested.
"Ok, I'll be waiting," she smiled. Trunks came back out and walked with his friend outside. Bra smiled to herself and walked back to her room to check on the baby. He was already waking up and Bra grumbled to herself.
Motherhood was NOT an easy task, especially with an overactive Saiyan baby, most of the time he kept her up late and had her sing him 'twinkle-twinkle little star' over and over. But she tried to imagine what her life would be like if she didn't have him, and the thought of living without him made her feel empty inside.
He sat up and pouted his lower lip, "Don't cry Go-chan!" She said as she grabbed him and cradled him to her chest. They walked outside and to the living room where she sat on the couch and began to feed him.
Trunks came back in and with him Sharon. The green haired girl ran over and hugged her without realizing that she was squashing Geta. The baby wailed and Sharon looked down. She jumped away and stared.
"Is that a baby?" she yelled.
"Last time I checked he was," Bra laughed cheerfully.
"Is he yours?" Sharon asked dumbly. Bra fixed her shirt and then put down the baby on the carpet.
"Yes, quite a shocker isn't it? He's my son," Bra said as they both watched the baby crawl away.
"Oh my gosh! He's HIS baby?" Bra nodded and Sharon gasped. "Congratulations! He's adorable! But why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?"
"Because I found out a few days after I went back to Japan and I didn't want anyone to know, but I'm back, and I wanted to tell you as soon as I got back!" Bra said happily.
"Well? You have got to tell me ALL that has happened while you were gone!" Sharon said as she grabbed the baby and then sat down next to her cousin.
"Ok, then sit back because its a VERY long story!"
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Sharon sat on Bra's bed as her cousin finished doing her hair. The tight curls had been piled on top of her head and there were many strands left lose to fall over her face and near her ears.
"You've changed a lot," Sharon said as she watched Go-chan sleep soundly on Bra's bed.
"Motherhood will do that to you," Bra said as she put on a bit of perfume and then turned around so that her cousin could see her outfit. "How do I look?" she was wearing a tight black flared skirt, with a tight black turtle neck, and black boots.
"Nice, Goten will be left dumbfounded. So have you thought of telling him about the baby?"
Bra walked over to the bed and laid down next to her son. "If I have the chance to, I will. If not it will be another day," she said as she ran a hand lovingly through the small flame of dark hair. In the past month, small streaks of dark blue had formed in the baby's hair, giving him a much different look.
There was a honk and Bra jumped up as carefully as possible.
"You're going to stay for a while?" Sharon nodded. "Ok, the food and bottles are in the fridge and I left Trunks a paper telling him what to do and when to feed Geta," she grabbed her bag and coat and walked off.
"Trunks take care of my son," she said as before she walked out the door.
"I will!" he called back as he turned away from the stove. He was actually cooking his own dinner.Bra snickered to herself and walked out of the elevator,, thankful that Goten was already there. When Goten saw her, his mouth dropped open and he literally gawked.
"You know Goten, it's not polite to stare," Bra said smugly.
He closed his mouth and smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry, its just that you look great," he whispered as he kissed her cheek.
Bra smiled back and walked out of her apartment, "So where are we going?"
"There's this place where I have been going to that has music, dancing and a bar. They serve mostly pizza, but there are other things you can order," he said as they walked out of the elevator and to his car.
"Sounds good, that way we can catch up on things," Bra said as she sat in Goten's BMW.
"Now let's get going," he said as he revved up his car, "I'm hungry!"
"What a surprise," Bra laughed as they sped off.
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Goten sat at a booth, making Bra laugh as they reminisced about old times. He was telling her about the pranks he had played in his highschool years. She told him about her old boyfriends and her popularity as the daughter of Bulma Briefs. They had both had completely different childhood's.
Bra took a sip from her drink and then took a deep breath, "There's something very important that I have to tell you," she said when they were half done with their third pizza.
"What about?" he asked before taking a huge bite out of a pizza slice.
"About why I was gone for so long. There is a very important reason," she said softly.
Goten looked at her seriously and swallowed the food. Bra was about to open her mouth when she saw him smile widely.
"What?" she asked.
"It's my brother and Videl!" Goten said happily.
Bra's eyes widened and she didn't dare turn to look. 'Just my damned freakin' luck!' she screamed to herself. 'But its not like you don't want to turn and look at him. You've been waiting for that, for the past year and a half.' her mind told her smugly. "Oh shut up," she grumbled.
"What?" Goten asked.
"N-nothing, I was just talking to myself," Bra said nonchalantly.
He raised an eyebrow but then smiled, "You don't mind if I invite them over do you?" before she could reply he was waving at them to come to the table.
'No no no no NO, this was not how it was supposed to happen,' she thought frantically. She took her soda and sipped from it carefree and looked away when Gohan and Videl got to the table.
"Hey Bro, what are you doing here? New girlfriend?" she heard Gohan's gentle voice ask.
Goten laughed and shook his head, "Nah, actually, she's someone you know."
Bra put on a sly smile and looked up, then time seemed to stop as her eyes met with Gohan's. He looked at her with wide eyes and in complete and utter shock.
"Its been a long time," she said softly. Her eyes roaming the face that she had seen in so many of her dreams.
"Too long," Gohan responded as his eyes met those beautiful blue that he had yearned for so many months.
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There's a bonus chapter for you guys! So thanks for reading and have a good weekend.
~!Joey!~
Dsiclaimer: Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any of the characters. They are legal property of Akira Toriyama, Toei, FUNimation, Bird Studio, etc.
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It's Been A Long Time
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"Gohan?!" Goku squeaked. "He's old enough to be your father!"
Bra looked at the floor shamefully and nodded, "I know you must be thinking the worst of me. Its just that when I met him, there was something about him that captured me, and I fell in love. His wife was cheating on him and I just got really close to him. Oh god, I'm sorry!"
Goku shook his head to clear his mind and then smiled, "Don't put yourself down. Its just a shock to find out that after two granddaughters, I have a grandson!" he said with a huge grin on his face.
"Two granddaughters?" Bra asked.
Goku nodded, "Videl had another daughter, you did know, right?" he asked carefully.
Bra nodded, "That is the reason why we separated, he wouldn't abandon the child he thought may be his, and I wasn't going to make him to," Bra said flatly.
"MAY be his?" Goku asked in confusion.
Bra nodded, "Its a long story, but I have proof that Videl was unfaithful to Gohan. I tried to make him see that she was lying to him about the child, but I guess he didn't believe my words," Bra responded quietly.
"Didn't you show him the proof you had?" Goku asked while scratching his head.
"I wanted to see if he trusted my word enough to believe it. But he didn't, and that is why I left a week after we broke up," she said as she ran a hand through her short hair.
Goku then looked at her seriously, "Does Gohan know that he has a son?"
Bra looked at him and opened her mouth, but she found she couldn't say anything. Then she sighed and shook her head, "I found out I was pregnant about a week or two after we broke our affair," she said quietly.
The tall man sighed and scratched his head once again, "Then may I suggest you tell him? He does have a right to know that he has another baby."
Bra shook her head stubbornly, wiping the small tears that were at the corner of her eyes. "He doesn't need to know. He left me to return to a woman that did not appreciate him, I told him that that baby was probably not even his, but he refused to believe it," Bra said with minor shrug.
"But I refuse to believe that my son wouldn't acknowledge his own child, you have to tell him!" Goku argued.
"I'm sorry Goku-san, but you must promise me that you will NOT tell Gohan anything about my son. Promise me Goku! Please?" Bra pleaded.
Goku hung his head and sighed in compliance, "But you have got to promise me that sometime soon you will tell him about Gogeta, if you don't promise then I don't promise," Goku said seriously.
Bra sighed and nodded, "Deal. But take into consideration that my mother and father know nothing of who is Geta's father. Or else daddy would have killed Gohan by now," Bra said.
Goku nodded, "I understand. Is it ok with you if I tell my wife? She is his grandmother after all."
"As long as she doesn't tell momma or daddy, is that ok with you? Do I have your word that she will not tell my mother or father?" Bra asked in a small panic.
"Don't worry Bra, you have my word that no one aside from us will know about your son, I promise," Goku said with a reassuring smile.
"Thank you Goku-san, I see where Goten and Gohan get their good nature from. You must really miss them, ne?"
Goku nodded, "I do miss them but I always have my Chichi to keep me company, and from now on I have my grandson to look forward to."
"Of course you do, whenever I can I will take him to visit you guys and feel free to come over to visit him whenever you like," Bra said with a grin. She hadn't felt this happy and care-free in months.
"This is great! My first grandson, I can't wait to hold him in my arms again!" Goku said happily.
"Then let's go, I want to introduce my son to his newly found grandfather, and hopefully even to his other grandmother," Bra said with a huge smile, Goku nodded and they both made their ways out of the tree house and back to Capsule Corp.
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Bra smiled and laughed as she watched Geta play with his grandfather. He had grown close to both Chichi and Goku, and he had spent time with them almost everyday for the past six months. She couldn't believe that she had kept the fact that Goku and Chichi were his grandparent's a secret for so long.
When she had come by the first time, Chichi had been less than pleased to know that Gohan was the father of Gogeta. It had taken Bra a few hours to explain to her everything, but Chichi had understood when Bra explained who Videl really was. Chichi had been ecstatic to know that she also had a grandson now, after all he was the first boy.
Vegeta played with Geta whenever no one was watching, but her mother had devised a plan to catch him. She had placed those nanny cams in his nursery and that way she and Bra had been able to see how he interacted with his first grandson.
He would tell Geta stories about his deceased planet, he would rock him until he was asleep, and if no one was around when Geta was put to sleep, he would watch over the baby until he settled into deep slumber. Bra found that Gogeta had two sets of great grandparents that loved him deeply, and what else could she ask for?
'Maybe a real father for him,' her mind nagged. She waved and grinned when Geta called her from his grandfather's arms. The baby loved it when Goku would fly around in the air and he giggled like crazy with excitement.
Chichi looked at her and smiled, "Gohan chose well with you. Even though you two didn't end up together, he'd be a fool to not have loved you," she said quietly.
"I don't believe he loved me, if he did, he would have believed all I had told him," Bra responded nonchalantly.
"Then you don't know my son as well as you think," Chichi said pointedly. "He's always been a gentle man, ever since he was a boy. Both Goku and I taught him well in values and morals, and even though he cheated on his wife, he is a man of respect and integrity," Chichi said wisely.
"He should have at least given me the benefit of the doubt," Bra mumbled to herself.
"Maybe you should given him a chance before leaving. You know, there's still time for you to take one last risk with him. Go back and prove to him that the little girl isn't his, show him the pictures you showed me. If you still love him, then why not give my little Go-chan a true family?"
Bra looked at her 'mother-in-law' and sighed deeply. "I don't know how long it will take me to work up the courage to do it," she said quietly.
"Take the time you need. Just don't wait until Go-chan is a teenager or until he has his own children," Chichi said with a reassuring grin.
"Maybe you're right. I probably gave him up too easily," Bra said mostly to herself.
Goku brought the baby over and Chichi took him from his grandfather's arms, "Go-chan needs to meet his father after all. And you can't deny Gohan the knowledge of his own child either." The child looked at her with those soul stealing blue eyes and she suddenly felt VERY guilty.
Bra looked at the mini version of Gohan with wild Vegeta-hair, and realized that she had kept him away from someone important in his life. The baby blew a raspberry and clapped when Goku started to make faces at him.
'She's right, Gogeta needs a father.' She took a sip of lemonade and her mind nagged, 'Your son is the first and most important, but have you thought about your needs also? You still love him with all your heart.'
Bra sighed, "I've come to a decision."
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Pan sat with her little sister, she wasn't one to scorn her own flesh and blood, so she decided that for once she would spend some time with the small child. Truth was that Trunks had marked her soul for all times. She had loved him and given him all that a young girl could give a man, but he had thrown it all in her face. She had lost interest in everything, until one day, her mind had clicked and she devised a plan.
'Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.' And who would have thought about it? She was now friends with Maron, of all people. The baby squeezed her hand and giggled, "You know Vita, its true what they say, blonde's really are dumb," Pan laughed. The baby clapped and smiled.
Pan's "sweet" nature had wormed her way into the blonde's heart. Maron had let her know that soon, Trunks was going to propose to her and they'd get married.
'Over my dead body,' Pan thought with a smirk. If she had planned it all out perfectly, soon enough, Maron would be out of the picture, and Bra would soon follow. She looked up and her eyes met with the eyes of a man she had seen constantly after the birth of Vita.
Of course, her father knew nothing about him, and she wasn't going to be one to snitch on her own mother. The little girl in her arms clapped, and asked to be picked up by the tall, scarred man. Behind him came Videl.
"Thanks for taking care of your sister, you can leave if you have things to do," Videl told her with a smile.
"Alright mom, I'll see you later. Are you going to be at home?" Pan asked as she ran a hand through her short dark locks.
Videl shook her head, "For know I'm going to spend the afternoon in the park with your sister. Take care sweety," Videl waved.
Pan nodded and with a smirk walked off. Her poor father was being played for a fool. Too bad, he deserved it. But soon enough, those who hurt her were going to pay for all the damage done.
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'Life is as good as it gets,' thought Bra. She was sitting in the middle of her huge living room, which by the way wasn't too furnished, but looked absolutely elaborate. The best thing was that her baby had all the room in the world to play peacefully.
She flexed her small biceps and smirked as she opened her palm and produced a blue energy ball from it. Her father had taught her in a matter of months how to control her ki, her energy. He had trained her and helped her develop her true powers, she was now a fully trained Saiyan, or half Saiyan.
With her powers now, she'd be able to tear Gohan's wife into pieces without even breaking a sweat. 'That thought sounds nice,' she snickered to herself and sat in a lotus position, levitating off of the ground. 'And let's not forget Pan either,' her mind reminded.
She had the power to lift a bus or even a plane. And the best part of it all, was that her father had shown her how to fly. Never in a million years would she have believed that she was one of the last descendants of a great race. All that, had changed her perspective of life and it was good, but she still wasn't happy. She didn't have all she wanted, but she did have her son.
Bra looked up from her position in the air and looked at the little child that was sitting in the large play pen poking the little gray bears' button eyes. He had a pacifier in his mouth and after a while of just petting the stuffed animal, he looked up with wide blue eyes.
"What's wrong sweety?" she asked as she stood back on her feet and walked over to him. The baby held chunky little arms up and Bra picked him up. The boy hooked his little tail around her wrist and cooed softly.
"Alright Go-chan let's go out for a walk," she said with a huge smile as she grabbed a capsule with his things in it.
It had been almost a week since she had returned to the states and she had not bothered to get in contact with Gohan. Even though it still hurt she couldn't help but wonder what he was doing now, and against herself, she wanted to see his supposed other daughter.
She had changed a lot during the year and a half she had been gone, physically and emotionally. She had matured beyond her years, thanks to her father and thanks to Chichi. Her mother had been there to support her mentally and emotionally. Trunks was like the father that Go-chan needed, but Bra knew that her son needed more. He needed his real father.
She had completely refused to date, even though there had been more than plenty offers when she went out. Her experience with Gohan had completely twisted her view on men that were not her father, Trunks, or Goku. Had she not had her son, she would have turned into a bitter hermit.
The truth was that the little creature she held in her arms had kept her from falling completely apart after leaving the states and leaving Gohan, the love for her son was what kept her from damnation itself. The worst part of it all was that Gohan didn't even know he had a son and her baby needed his real father.
The little infant had Saiyan blood in him and therefore he wasn't exactly a normal child. He was smarter than a regular human baby, and for that she was very proud.
Aside from the fact that he was half alien, the boy had her and his grandmother's genius genetics.
Bra wrapped him with a warm blanket and then walked slowly with him to the park that was down the street. She had bought a condo somewhere near her brother's apartment, which happened to be hers before he had moved in. Just in case she was seen, they wouldn't know where to find her, only Trunks would know where she lived.
Just as they reached the park she noticed he had drifted asleep. She kissed his small forehead and ran a hand through the baby bangs that covered most of his forehead. He looked like a cross between her father and Gohan, instead of her and Gohan.
She tried prying the pacifier from his mouth but he wouldn't let it go. "Alright Geta I'll let you keep it for a few more minutes," she told him softly as she walked to the playground and sat down on one of the benches. She looked up and smiled at the children that were playing happily.
Trunks would be arriving soon also, she had left him a message on his machine saying that she was down at the park. Incredibly, her brother had become best friends with Goten, and now they were inseparable. Goten knew nothing of her baby, nor the fact that he was Gogeta's uncle. The baby purred in his sleep, and snuggled tighter into her embrace.
She caressed his cheek lightly and smiled when his little tail hooked her arm again.
When she looked up she saw a little toddler that was playing in the sand, she couldn't quite walk yet, but she was trying, she stood on her feet, then she wobbled to the side and fell on her little rump.
Bra looked back down at her son. "What would your daddy say if he knew you existed?" she asked herself softly as she touched his little nose. She could just picture Gohan's face when she'd tell him he had a son.
'He'd probably faint,' Bra snickered as she imagined such a tall and well built man fainting. She'd make sure to carry some sort of camera with her the day she were to reveal Gogeta to him.
She looked over at the toddler again and watched as she wobbled over to her, she had gotten out of the sand box and was now standing before her.
"Hey sweety! You're learning how to walk aren't you?" she asked the little girl.
She was very pretty, with a head of black straight hair and beautiful blue- gray eyes. The little child walked closer to her, holding out little chunky arms and Bra took her hand to help her walk steadily. "What a great job!" Bra said with a huge smile.
Just as suddenly a woman ran over to her and grabbed her daughter.
"Vita! What are you doing baby? You scared me," the woman said in a scolding voice, the baby pouted and looked ready to cry.
"Don't be so hard on her," Bra said softly. "It's ok, she just came over here to see my baby," Bra said in a polite voice. Then she realized who the mother of the little girl was, and she stopped breathing all together. 'It's Gohan's wife,' She told herself dumbly.
"You're the sister of that young man my daughter was dating, aren't you?"
Bra just nodded dumbly and snapped at herself when she noticed that her mouth was wide open in shock.
"Yes, is this your daughter?" she asked in a quiet tone, her mind at the same moment reeling. 'This is Gohan's daughter.'
Videl nodded then looked at the sleeping infant in her arms, "Is he yours?" She asked with a little suspicion in her voice.
"He's my cousin's baby," Bra said nervously. She knew that if she told Videl that Geta was hers then she'd tell Pan and Gohan.
The last thing she needed was for them both to go to her apartment and know that she was back. "She had to work this afternoon so I volunteered to take care of him."
Videl nodded, not quite convinced. "What's his name? How old is he?"
"His name is Gogeta, and he's seven months old," Bra responded uncomfortably. She suddenly stood and smiled falsely. "I have to go and put him down for his nap, it was nice seeing you," Bra said as she turned to go.
"Yeah you too," Videl called as she took her daughter back to the slides. 'That little boy looked VERY familiar. She must not know yet that I knew that she was Gohan's whore. If that kid is hers, then I'm screwed,' Videl thought to herself as she watched the blue haired girl go.
'She called the boy 'my baby,' but I have to know for certain. I have to find out who's child that is, and maybe Pan can help me.'
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Bra went over to Trunks' apartment and put Go-chan into his spare crib that she kept in her old room. She also had her old clothes and things that she used before leaving to Japan a year ago. Bra walked over to get a glass of water, and then grabbed the phone and dialed.
"Hello? Yeah it's me Bra, can you come over? I'm in my brother's apartment.......... ok then I'll see you in a few." She hung up and then looked up as the door flung open. Her brother stepped in and with him, Goten.
She eyed him warily and waved. He smiled softly towards her and then approached her.
"Hey Trunks," she called.
"Sis, I'm gonna check out G," he said as he went towards the room where Geta was sleeping. Bra nodded and turned to Goten.
"It's been a long time," he said softly. Bra nodded and smiled back.
"A very long time, how've you been Goten?"
"Good. You've changed a lot since I last saw you," he said as he looked her over carefully.
"You and I both, come here," she said as she extended her arms. He walked closer to her and they hugged tightly. Goten ran a hand through her curly blue hair and smirked.
"Reminds me of curly fries," he said with a still boyish laugh. Bra smiled and nodded.
"Have you gotten taller? I also noticed that you look leaner, don't take this wrong but your body has changed. You look more womanly, I would even risk saying that you look motherly too," he said as he caressed her face.
Bra blushed, he had them all right. "Yeah, you look older yourself, been working out?" She asked as she touched his thick arm. He nodded and took one of those poses to show off his muscles, Bra laughed and nodded. "Nice. You know what Goten? I've really missed our friendship."
"I know what you mean, you've been gone for so long, I feel that we need to start from the beginning, and maybe we should?" Bra nodded and they stayed in an awkward silence for a few seconds.
"How about we go out tonight for dinner?" He asked her with a wink.
"I don't know, I have many things to do," she trailed off as his face took on a disappointed look. She then smiled, "Give me a minute to see if Trunks will do me a favor," she said as he nodded and she ran to her bedroom. "Trunks?"
"Yeah," he responded from his position besides the crib. He was looking down at Go-chan and smiling.
"Will you baby-sit Go-chan tonight? Goten asked me to dinner," she whispered.
"You're gonna tell him about Geta?" Trunks asked her with a frown.
"I'll have to, he's your best friend and I'm betting he is going to see with my son sooner or later, I don't think we can hide a baby from him," Bra said matter-of-factly. Trunks nodded and looked at the boy.
"Alright, how much time will you be gone?"
"Just a few hours," Bra responded.
"Ok then, just let me know what he's supposed to eat and at what time," Trunks said. Bra nodded and then walked back outside to Goten.
"Ok, what time do you want to go?" Bra asked him.
"How about at 8:30?" he suggested.
"Ok, I'll be waiting," she smiled. Trunks came back out and walked with his friend outside. Bra smiled to herself and walked back to her room to check on the baby. He was already waking up and Bra grumbled to herself.
Motherhood was NOT an easy task, especially with an overactive Saiyan baby, most of the time he kept her up late and had her sing him 'twinkle-twinkle little star' over and over. But she tried to imagine what her life would be like if she didn't have him, and the thought of living without him made her feel empty inside.
He sat up and pouted his lower lip, "Don't cry Go-chan!" She said as she grabbed him and cradled him to her chest. They walked outside and to the living room where she sat on the couch and began to feed him.
Trunks came back in and with him Sharon. The green haired girl ran over and hugged her without realizing that she was squashing Geta. The baby wailed and Sharon looked down. She jumped away and stared.
"Is that a baby?" she yelled.
"Last time I checked he was," Bra laughed cheerfully.
"Is he yours?" Sharon asked dumbly. Bra fixed her shirt and then put down the baby on the carpet.
"Yes, quite a shocker isn't it? He's my son," Bra said as they both watched the baby crawl away.
"Oh my gosh! He's HIS baby?" Bra nodded and Sharon gasped. "Congratulations! He's adorable! But why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?"
"Because I found out a few days after I went back to Japan and I didn't want anyone to know, but I'm back, and I wanted to tell you as soon as I got back!" Bra said happily.
"Well? You have got to tell me ALL that has happened while you were gone!" Sharon said as she grabbed the baby and then sat down next to her cousin.
"Ok, then sit back because its a VERY long story!"
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Sharon sat on Bra's bed as her cousin finished doing her hair. The tight curls had been piled on top of her head and there were many strands left lose to fall over her face and near her ears.
"You've changed a lot," Sharon said as she watched Go-chan sleep soundly on Bra's bed.
"Motherhood will do that to you," Bra said as she put on a bit of perfume and then turned around so that her cousin could see her outfit. "How do I look?" she was wearing a tight black flared skirt, with a tight black turtle neck, and black boots.
"Nice, Goten will be left dumbfounded. So have you thought of telling him about the baby?"
Bra walked over to the bed and laid down next to her son. "If I have the chance to, I will. If not it will be another day," she said as she ran a hand lovingly through the small flame of dark hair. In the past month, small streaks of dark blue had formed in the baby's hair, giving him a much different look.
There was a honk and Bra jumped up as carefully as possible.
"You're going to stay for a while?" Sharon nodded. "Ok, the food and bottles are in the fridge and I left Trunks a paper telling him what to do and when to feed Geta," she grabbed her bag and coat and walked off.
"Trunks take care of my son," she said as before she walked out the door.
"I will!" he called back as he turned away from the stove. He was actually cooking his own dinner.Bra snickered to herself and walked out of the elevator,, thankful that Goten was already there. When Goten saw her, his mouth dropped open and he literally gawked.
"You know Goten, it's not polite to stare," Bra said smugly.
He closed his mouth and smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry, its just that you look great," he whispered as he kissed her cheek.
Bra smiled back and walked out of her apartment, "So where are we going?"
"There's this place where I have been going to that has music, dancing and a bar. They serve mostly pizza, but there are other things you can order," he said as they walked out of the elevator and to his car.
"Sounds good, that way we can catch up on things," Bra said as she sat in Goten's BMW.
"Now let's get going," he said as he revved up his car, "I'm hungry!"
"What a surprise," Bra laughed as they sped off.
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Goten sat at a booth, making Bra laugh as they reminisced about old times. He was telling her about the pranks he had played in his highschool years. She told him about her old boyfriends and her popularity as the daughter of Bulma Briefs. They had both had completely different childhood's.
Bra took a sip from her drink and then took a deep breath, "There's something very important that I have to tell you," she said when they were half done with their third pizza.
"What about?" he asked before taking a huge bite out of a pizza slice.
"About why I was gone for so long. There is a very important reason," she said softly.
Goten looked at her seriously and swallowed the food. Bra was about to open her mouth when she saw him smile widely.
"What?" she asked.
"It's my brother and Videl!" Goten said happily.
Bra's eyes widened and she didn't dare turn to look. 'Just my damned freakin' luck!' she screamed to herself. 'But its not like you don't want to turn and look at him. You've been waiting for that, for the past year and a half.' her mind told her smugly. "Oh shut up," she grumbled.
"What?" Goten asked.
"N-nothing, I was just talking to myself," Bra said nonchalantly.
He raised an eyebrow but then smiled, "You don't mind if I invite them over do you?" before she could reply he was waving at them to come to the table.
'No no no no NO, this was not how it was supposed to happen,' she thought frantically. She took her soda and sipped from it carefree and looked away when Gohan and Videl got to the table.
"Hey Bro, what are you doing here? New girlfriend?" she heard Gohan's gentle voice ask.
Goten laughed and shook his head, "Nah, actually, she's someone you know."
Bra put on a sly smile and looked up, then time seemed to stop as her eyes met with Gohan's. He looked at her with wide eyes and in complete and utter shock.
"Its been a long time," she said softly. Her eyes roaming the face that she had seen in so many of her dreams.
"Too long," Gohan responded as his eyes met those beautiful blue that he had yearned for so many months.
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There's a bonus chapter for you guys! So thanks for reading and have a good weekend.
~!Joey!~