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Five Steps, part three
by: Ashley



Videl felt her eyes roll in and out of her head. She felt frustrated when she couldn't gather enough energy to focus her eyes on the person holding her hand. Her frustration level rose when she heard the soft mumbling from someone close by. She wheezed in response to the sound.


Trunks shook his head sadly at her. 'She's gonna make it. She's too strong to die. We're gonna get married and raise our babies together.' He smiled down at her and squeezed her hand tighter. "Videl, it's me Trunks. Everyone is here waiting to see you." He frowned when he heard her wheeze lightly. "Save your strength," he said sternly. He continued to stroke her hand gently.


The nurse came back into the waiting room. "She is doing better than she was doing two hours ago, but she's still in critical condition. The babies are another factor. The boy getting stronger with each passing hour. The baby girl is not doing so well I am sad to say. Her heartbeat isn't steady and she's on a breathing machine. The father knows, but he told me that you all would like to know also." She nurse pulled out her clipboard and scribbled some things on it. "Are there any questions?"

Pan squeezed Juunana-gou's hand in her own. "How is my Mom?" The information about the babies she could care less about.

"She's stable but we are keeping her under close watch." The nurse wrote some more things on the clipboard. "Mr. Briefs will be here shortly. If you have any questions or you would like to see the patients, just ask the desk clerk for Christina." She jotted more things down before turning her heels and walking off.

Pan stared after Christina before breaking her gaze to look at Bra in her father's arms. "I wish you would quit that! Mom could be dying for all I know and you're not even there with her!" She looked up to Juunana-gou's steady glare. She squinted up at him. Was there something he wasn't telling her.

Gohan felt Bra tense up in his arms. "Do you wanna take this little fight, or shoud I?" he whispered in her ear. A rueful smile came across his face when she pulled away from him.

"Pan, do you honestly want to know?" Bra tapped her forefinger on her inner arm lightly. She took her silence as a 'yes'.

"To put things simply, after Gohan and I were betrayed we met up with each other and things turned into something else." She turned around to smile at him before looking back at Pan.

Pan narrowed her eyes at her. "And who did you get betrayed by? Ubuu? Or was it Goten? Tell me Bra."

Gohan's hand on her shoulder didn't keep her form smirking at her. "Stop trying to be a smartass Pan! It was Juunana-gou! Did he ever tell you that he was with me while he was with you? Now how does that feel Pan? Do you feel any better knowing that I didn't try and steal you father? Do you feel any better now knowing that I'm not the slut and you are?"

Gohan shook his head. He had mixed emotions about the scene before him. He wanted to comfort his daughter, but he wanted ot stay by Bra's side at the same time. 'I hope nothing too bad comes of this,' he thought.

Juunana-gou kept his eyes glued on her. When she finally turned around he cringed at the hurt look in her eyes. The look on her face just asked one question. "Why?" He uncrossed his arms and walked closer to her.

"Pan-chan, listen to me," he said rubbing her shoulders gently. "The thing between Bra and I was not serious. If it was do you think that I would have told you? I care for you too much to hurt you like that." His words came out coolly and calmly. "Do you believe me?"

Pan felt like turning around and punching him hard in the guts. She looked down at the ground around her feet. Her hands wrapped around her body as she shook her head. "I don't know what to believe anymore."

Juunana frowned at her. He hated to feel this way. He was actually falling for her. He wanted more of Pan that what he had already gotten. 'I can't believe this. I actually love the little girl,' he thought rolling his eyes. "Pan, I would never hurt you on purpose. I would do anything for you. I care for you... a lot." He hoped she got the hidden meaning of his words. There was no way in hell he was about to tell her that now. That was giving her too much power over him.

Pan's lip twitched slightly. 'The baka likes me.' She turned to him with a straight face. "Juu-kun, why didn't you tell me though?"

He shrugged. "It wasn't important at the time." He took her into his arms and silenced any further questions by a sweet kiss on her cheek.

Gohan pulled Bra to him. He rubbed her back soothingly when he felt her tremble with the tears. "Shh, Bra. Don't worry about them. You still got me and I'm not going anywhere." He whispered to her from time to time.

Bra wasn't crying. She was trembling from suppressed rage. She wanted to choke the two and watch them turn blue from suffocation. He gave her that same damn lusty look she had always wanted from him. 'They better know how lucky they are that Gohan got me before I could get to them.' She buried her head deeper into Gohan's chest trying to calm her senses.



Trunks dragged his feet to meet the others waiting for an update. 'I wish that I could take Videl and the babies away and disappear. It's not like they would miss me anyhow.' He ran his fingers through his hair. 'Let's see how well this goes...'


Marron was the first to notice her ex-boyfriend walk through the doors. 'Ugh. I can't believe I fell for him. I should have let Pan keep the dummy.' She snuggled deeper into her new lover's chest. "What's wrong Trunks? The babies look like you?"

Yamucha looked down at the girl in his arms. A small smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "That wasn't nice Marron," he chastised her softly. He heard her giggle then shrug. 'I can't believe her at times.'


Trunks looked at the blonde woman. He didn't respond to her comment. There was no reason to. Marron and Pan had nothing for him except contempt about his relationship with Videl. There was no way he was going to apologize because of his feelings. "She's doing better. I know she's gonna make it."

Gohan hugged Bra tighter in his arms. He still wanted to rip the other man's head off and barbecue it on an open fire. He took in a deep breath and tried to calm his muscles. "What happens next then?"

Trunks shoved his hands as far as they could go inside of his pockets. He looked at Gohan hugging his sister tight against him. The sight was disturbing but it was a hell of a lot better than the thought Marron in his arms. He straightened up a bit. "What do you mean?"

"When the... I mean when Videl gets out, what happens next?"

The answer came instinctively to Trunks. "I'll take care of her is she'll let me. We talked about getting married, but it's too soon. I don't wanna rush her."

Gohan lost interest after that. The boy sounded pathetic that it was sad. 'If I didn't hate him so much, I would feel sorry for him.' He looked over at the two women that had gotten as hurt as he did in this mess. 'That dumbass better be glad that those two are stayed put for the moment.'


 Trunks noticed Gohan dropped the subject without a warning. He followed his gaze to where it came and he felt his blood run cold. 'I wonder how Pan did end up with Juunana-gou,' he thought. He didn't notice Marron kept her eyes glued on him.

"What now Trunks? Do you have to impregnate all of the Son women? Who's after her, Chi Chi-san?" Marron knew she should shut-up but just seeing him after all these months was too much. They didn't even have a formal break-up. If this is what it took to make him miserable, then that's what it's gonna take.

Krillin rolled his eyes at his daughter when he heard her comment. Chi Chi gasped, but that was likely anyhow. "Honey, try and be nice to him."

She turned around in Yamucha's arms to glare at her father. "Be nice to him? Why should I? He cheated on me. But look who I'm talking to."

Yamucha rubbed his girl's shoulders. She had a lot of pent up stress from the past few months. Trunks's betrayal, Videl's pregnancy, her parents seperation, and her new relationship. Well at least one new thing wasn't stressful. He sighed. When things got bad he would get her, right now she needed to let off some steam.


Bulma was quiet throughout this whole mess. She knew this whole mess started because of her. 'I wish I could change the past. If only I didn't do some of the things I did. I hope everyone could forgive me. At least they've all found someone else. I deserve to be alone. I just wish they could understand that things are different and there's nothing you can do about it to change it. But who listens to me anymore.' She sat back in the chair watching the various fights. It would be soon before they realized that this is all for the best.



I know that his part was short, but I have a very good reason for it... I can't think of anything else. Hmm, this story is longer than what I expected. And while I'm still talkin, if you have any baby names you would like being used just tell me. If no one makes any suggestions then I'm using my and my twin's middle names.