Gohan sighed sitting back after breakfast. His new companion, or his old companion what ever you'd call it, was wrapped around his waist lazily as he shifted in the chair trying to get comfortable after that rather large meal. They had decided to have it brought back because she liked it. How did she know about it you ask... well it all started when he went to rescue her somehow in the heat of the rush of energy his tail re-grew... they must have left just one root in.... just one made it re-grow.

But luckily most of it remained in his pants only a bit of his tail stuck out and she saw it. As she became old enough to be interested in guys she remembered that blond haired boy with the odd tail and thought of him after hard days or on cold nights. They spoke once or twice after that before the fateful fall. He told her about how it was removed. She had hated it and now that they were together again she had convinced him to wish it back. The only thing was that he would never go out in a full moon. She didn't know why but thought that if the tail was one thing then there may be another thing different about him other then his blood.

But she knew about the transformation he finally told her... and she hadn't cared. But let us get back to the current story. Gohan sat there his tail suddenly snaked away from his waist and puts itself around Limes. Lime, who sat beside him had long gotten used to this and began to run her hand down it making him purr but when she got lower on it he suddenly pulled back serge of extreme pleasure coming through. "Whoa!" She said to his reaction. "You like that don't you." He only smiled and nodded as she continued occasionally heading toward the sensitive spot only to teasingly stop a few inches from it.

Pan was asleep again. She hadn't slept well the night before and had been rather cranky upon awakening. She had just begun to stroke that sensitive place again when the phone rang. He sighed lightly and picked it up. "Hello." The frantic voice of Goten was returned the young teen was deeply distressed. "Gooohan please help.... quick she's going to die, the senzu bean isn't powerful enough.... she's going and so is Christine." Christine was Goten's girlfriend and was visiting the son family when suddenly at the dinner table everyone but Gohan and Pan were struck with a nasty sickness and Gohan had rushed them off to bed letting Goten and his girlfriend occupy Gohan's old room.

He trusted them enough. Now, you may wonder one thing: Where are her parents? Well the answer is simple... dead. Gohan stood up immediately his tail coming out of Lime's delicate grasp and around his waist. "Stay here." He said to Lime as he hung up with Goten. "I and Pan are immune to this but you probably won't be and she needs to see her grandma one more time." Lime looked into his eyes sadly. "You mean she's going to die? Chi-Chi is going to die?" He nodded sadly. It was too late. He had given her the beans too late. He got into Pans room and woke the young girl who looked up at him sadly. "What's wrong daddy why are you all frowny."

He took his daughter into his arms. "We got to talk Panny. I never wanted to have had to have told you while you were this young. There comes a time when a person leaves us... goes to sleep forever, for a long time. " 'Though I plan to wish her back with the dragon balls next year... or maybe not she may want to stay.' He said not thinking that she knew what 'forever' was. "It's called dieing Panny.... Panny... your grandmas dieing..." Pan who could grasp the meaning (as she was very very smart for her age) began to cry. "I don't want her to die daddy!" He hugged his daughter tight as he continued walking toward the house where he would find Goku and Goten at the side of two dieing ladies. Indeed this was the scene as he made his way to the bedroom and Gohan entered and what he saw almost made him drop his daughter though he would do no such thing. Chi-Chi looked horribly sick. In fact judging by the readout on the machine next to her, her breathing was really slow. He looked past his dear mother to see Goten holding the hand of a girl who seemed to be in better condition.... she may still have a chance of pulling through. Gohan stepped forward and immediately she whispered. "Gohan..................."

He steps close and lets Pan kiss Chi-Chi on the cheek and Chi-Chi ran her hand down the child's face. "Gohan.......bring us back when they are found." She muttered and with that sentence her hand fell and she flat lined. Gohan Goten and Pan all began to cry. Gohan put his free hand first on Christine's head to check her fever (lowering... returning to normal... she would pull through,) then to Goten's shoulder. Gohan then leaned his head down and kissed the girl who would someday marry his brother on the head like he would a sister. "Grow stronger young lady. Goten stay with her.... I will tell dad.... but she needs you now." He nods and looks at Pan as if to say 'should I take her?'. Gohan nodded and handed the weeping girl to Goten who tried to comfort her just as Gohan had. He put a hand on hi daughters head and then put his pointer and middle finger to his head between his eyes. In a blur of color Pan was left in the room crying into her uncles shoulder, while her uncle, who was trying to be big and hold back his tears for both of the girls sakes began to pace. His girlfriend was in a sleep as he finally sat down by the body of his dead mother.

Gohan reappeared on the lookout only to fine himself face to face with his father who looked worried and was clearly about to use instant transmission himself. "It's Chi-Chi isn't it?" Gohan nodded more tears leaking. "Dad she's dead.....Pan, Goten and Christine are there I guess one good thing is that the girl is getting better." Goku said nothing but disappeared and suddenly Gohan felt a power coming up behind him. "Go away Dende." He said angrily. Dende looked up. "I'm sorry Gohan I thought-" Gohan rounded on the small Namekian.

"YOU THOUGHT!? HOW ABOUT THIS DO YOU REMEMBER THIS 'THEY WILL GET BETTER THEY HAVE SENZU BEANS!' Do you remember that? Huh!?" Dende came up behind him and swung his green hand down to land on Gohan's shoulder.... it went right through the air as Gohan disappeared flying off into the sky and then letting himself go into a dive. He would free fall toward his father's house. Minutes later he arrived at the place and finally turned over so he landed on his feet. He entered the room where the sick were and found Christine sitting up snuggling to Goten still looking very sick.

Pan was in her grandpa's arms holding onto him tightly. Pan went from Goku to her father loving to be held in the warmth of her father. Knowing deep down that her blood and his were connected. Knowing deep down that he would die for her. Knowing deep down that he would die without her.

Finally Pan fell asleep as Gohan Goku and Goten made plans to revive Chi- Chi. "It's time you two." They nodded and looked to their mother.... her body faded... and then disappeared totally. Christine who had recovered quickly now sat up and put her hand on Goten chest leaning against him as his arms encircled her. Gohan sighed.... to be young.... "I gotta get Panny home." As he left Goten turned to his father and said.

"He really loves that child doesn't he?" Goku nodded staring first at where his son had been and then at where his wife had been then at where his other son and that kids girlfriend were. "Yes he does." Goku did something completely out of character... he laid down in the spot where Chi- Chi was and without meaning to let a tear fall as Goten and Christine made their way out.

As he got home Lime was asleep sitting on the couch. She had obviously been waiting for him. He first put Pan to bed kissing the girl on the forehead after just stopping and holding her for a minute. 'My daughter....' he thought. Now though as he stood by Lime he took her in his arms and carried her into the bedroom where he slept with her in his arms.