Friends Forever

By: Faye_Valentine00

Faye_Valentine00@hotmail.com

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"Ummm... Mom?!" Bra wiped her eyes quickly and spoke first. "What are you doing up so early?"

"The phone kept ringing and waking me up. Whats going on? Why were you and Pan crying?" Bulmas curious expression them all shift uncomfortably.

"Actually Bulma we just finished watching Titanic. You know how Bra and I always cry when Jack dies." Pans smile might have seemed a little forced but the others jumped right in.

"Yeah, they forced us to watch it Mom." Trunks was nodding.

"They threatened to hurt us if we didn't watch it with them." Uncle Goten jumped in too.

Bulma eyed them all skeptically. "Either you guys are lying or you've been drinking. Either way, knock it off. I'm going to get some coffee and then I want an explination."

She left the room and headed towards the kitchen.

"Oh Dende." Bras face was visably pale.

"We need a really good excuse." Goten wrapped his arms around Bras shoulders.

"Maybe we should be honest." Pan looked hopeful.

Trunks pulled Pan in his arms again. "I wish we could but this would upset Mom and upsetting Mom means upsetting Dad and upsetting Dad mean..." He trailed off but Gohan finished his statement.

"Pain and suffering."

All 4 demi-saiyans sighed deeply as they huddled in a circle.

"What should we tell her Trunks? No matter what we say now, she is going to tell Dad." Bra suddenely looked years older from worry.

"Trunks! I got it." Goten spent the next 5 mins explaining their story to everyone and he finished just as Bulma walked back into the room.

"Okay. Who's going to tell me what really has you so upset?"

Trunks stepped forward in a buisness man like stance. "Well Mom. This is the truth. Do you remember Chobie?"

She looked confused a minute but then realization hit. "Gohans dinosaur. Ummm... yeah... why?"

"Chobies dead!" Bra wailed melodramatically and began to sob.

Bulma didn't blink. She just stared at them completely unamused. "Chobies been dead for three years now. Whats really going on? Out with it. NOW!" She didn't look amused at all and they all eyed each other uncomfortably.

Finally Pan stepped forward. "Well. The truth is ---"

***RING, RING, RING***

Bra reached for the phone but Bulma got to it first. "Hello?"

"Gohan?... No I haven't seen the news..." They watched a wide range of emotions play out on Bulmas face from confusion, to shock, to realization and finally to anger. No sound came out of her mouth for a long while after she dropped the phone until she screamed the most dreaded thing possible. "VEGETA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Goten picked up the phone and told Gohan that they'd call him later, then he hung up the phone and was back at Bras side in a flash. Trunks wrapped his arms around Pan from behind and they all watched the doorway to the hallway with tension that could have been cut with a knive.

Vegeta walked into the room holding his head and looking extremely angry. "Why must you yell at the crack of dawn?!" His gaze cut to the 4 young saiyans, then to Bulma who looked ready to bawl and then back at the young saiyans again with murder in his eyes. "What have you brats done?"

Bulma ran to Vegetas side and threw her arms around him. His arms went around her but he never took his gaze off of the kids.

"Explain everything. NOW!"

Trunks and Pan convinced everyone to sit down before explaining everything to his parents. Bulma was white but her shock was quickly melting into anger. Vegeta looked ready to explode. He took family loyalty extremly seriously. The fact that this James Bradley was trying to ruin their lives boiled his blood.

When they were finished explaining, Vegeta smirked. "Its settled then. I'll kill him and this whole mess will be solved."

"No! Hes way to high profile for that!" Bulmas emotions caused her voice to come out in a shirek.

It was now 6:30am and all 6 of them looked clueless as to what they should do. Lack of sleep in the 4 youngest saiyans made it harder than normal to consentrate but still they sat in tense slience waiting for someone to come up with a good plan.

**KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK**

Bra jumped up and answered the door. After a moment she returned with Gohan and Videl at her side.

Videl took one look at the long faces and went straught to the kitchen. A few minutes later she came back with coffee for everyone. Once they were all settled, Gohan stood up and smiled.

"I have an idea on how to get rid of this guy." While Gohan explained his plan, everyone seemed really excited. It was a rather simple plan and no one would die in the process. Everyone agreed it was the best plan.

"Okay Trunks. When you have your meeting with Bradley on Monday, its up to you to put the wheels in motion."

"Got it!" Trunks' confident smirk mirrored Vegetas.

"The rest of us will just have to sit tight and cross out fingers."

"But Dad... Are you sure that this friend of yours will be able to help us?"

Gohan laughed easily and hugged his daughter. "I'm sure. Just watch and wait. It will all work out."

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Next Chapter - the plan to rid James Bradley from their lives

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