It Never Ends
Part 2
Haunting the Past




Easing of the Mind.




Goten felt good after sparing with his father. He may not have been able to talk to his father about his concerns with Soyna, but it seemed to ease the nagging in his chest. He knew that he could not beat his father and didn't power up but the stretching of the muscles was able to ease his mind.

When they were done, he was pleasantly shocked to see Soyna grumbling over a video game with Benot.

Dad had Flare on one arm and Flint on the other. He was grinning happily at his grandchildren, even as they pulled on his hair. He seemed to be as shocked as he was to see Soyna playing the game. He also seemed to be happy to see that she was doing something else that sulking.

She didn't look so sad anymore.

That was a huge plus!

A beautiful plus!

Even though he could still see her reaching for her forehead as Benot explained how he kicked her butt at the racing game they were playing (his personal favorite).

It was a nice change for both of them. Soyna did not look so sad or distracted and Benot didn't look like he was going to snap at him if he looked at Soyna the wrong way.

He hoped that all that other stuff was over with now.

He really did.

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Pan was furious. A stupid note and flowers! How many times was that supposed to work? An emergency at work! Again! AGAIN! Those damn emergency's were trying his patience.

He was on very thin ice.

Very thin.

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"What?"

The woman dropped her wrench and turned away to whatever she was working on. She reached up and put her hand on his forehead. He pulled away from her and glared at her! He was not the one that was sick.

"You didn't argue with her?" she said still eyeing his suspiciously.

He glared at her. "Of course I did. She said she didn't feel like it."

She eyed him suspiciously. "I know that you are getting soft Vegeta, but really."

He glared at her. She didn't even notice! How dare she say that about him. Soft! That was hardly the issue here!

"Well, maybe she realized that she can't spend her life being a fighter all the time. She has to many kids to worry about fighting all the time. Plus, no one else would dare try to attack us any more. I don't even know why you all still train!" She picked up her wrench. "I mean. Anyone that decided to attack this planet now would have to be utter idiots to do so." She tapped the wrench against her hip. "Soyna has slowed down her training quite a bit. Maybe she is ready to quit being the warrior and start being the mother. That is perilous enough without mixing in the warrior part."

She turned back to the machine that she was working on.

"At least you have Goku to fight with now, so you won't get any softer," she said. He knew she was teasing but it still annoyed him. Sometimes, he wondered how he could stand to stay on this planet! Especially with her!

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Oh!

Most of the tapes were dull, boring and even monotonous! Nothing he could use there. He sometimes wished that he had more surveillance. He wished that he could view inside the compound but that pesky Bulma was to smart to allow him to get access to the already in place security system. Not that they really needed one, but it was impossible to get through.

But he did tap into the headquarters system and after view a bunch of nonsense and boring bather, he came across some interesting things. Very interesting that made him want to laugh. The collapse of the Haxzet's went off better than he had planned. Trunk's was in a flurry over it and scrambling within the company to minimize the effects.

The unexpected side effect of seeing a fury filled wife was pleasant. Pan had stormed out of the compound with their child. Trunks followed soon after her looking more worried than usual.

Soyna did not even emerge from her house and didn't train with Vegeta as she normally did. Did the sight of Brennen upset her that much? He certainly hoped so. He would have to orchestrate another get together. He didn't know if he could do that but he sure would have to try. But then, looking at Brennen, he may not have to worry about that.

He had hoped that he could get a look at her to see how truly upset she was but he had to make do.

He wondered what he could start to crumble now.

It could not happen quick enough for his taste but he knew that he had to have patience. He had to! He could not be like his father and rush through it. He had to destroy them from the inside and then they would crumble and he would take the planet for his own.

Well, he would at least get rid of them. He did not want them plaguing his universe any more. One day, he would make it back home and take his own throne back and nothing would stop him. The biggest block would be gone!

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Goten put his twins to bed. They were tuckered out pretty good from playing with their grandpa for most of the afternoon. Goku had set himself in the play room with them and wouldn't leave for most of the day.

Soyna and Benot played games for awhile longer and he just watched them. He didn't want to interfere. After all, If it got both of them out of their bad moods, why should he stop them.

Soyna still looked a bit sad over things. He wished she would talk to him about it. He still wanted to know why she had been upset at him and what set her off but he didn't want it to start all over again.

Then he had to deal with his father. He kept looking at her as if there was something wrong, shake his head and go back to the kids. He should not have told him that she was acting odd last night.

He was glad when the house went silent and he had every intention of forcing it out of her and trying to understand what was wrong. He needed to know.

Of course, that didn't happen.

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Trunks solemnly walked back home. Work was just too much lately. He tried so hard to get others to do things but it just didn't seem right. He was the president. If he didn't have Junior watching after some of the other company's assets he could have never have left the office. Not that Junior was much help today. He seemed remarkably distracted and like he was day dreaming.

He hoped that the flowers were enough.

He walked into the house and it was quiet. He had to make up for yesterday. A vacation. Yeah. They never had a honeymoon. Well, they couldn't really and now they could leave Crystal with mom and dad... well, mom and everything would be okay. They needed some time, just them.

Everything seemed like it was so rushed before. It was time that they slowed it back down.

He smiled at that. He would clean up the mess with the company and then take a week off! He would make sure that they would go somewhere with no phones or TV and they could just be together.

He would set that up tomorrow!

He smiled as he walked into the bedroom and could hear the sleeping form of Pan in their bed. Even in her sleep, she looked mad.

Yeah. A honeymoon. Soon.

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Goten found it hard to get out of bed. He knew that he had to go back to work. He could hear Soyna and the kids were already up. He could also hear Junior milling around the kitchen. Benot and Legen were already fighting with each other. It sounded like a normal morning.

He had hardly slept at all.

He smiled.

After those confusing days where he was wondering what was wrong with his wife, all the worry was going. It was a wonderful night, even though they didn't talk. As he held her in the afterglow, no other name but his left her lips. She didn't even talk to him but her eyes told him that she was okay. Her little twisted smile told him that she still loved him. Her touch as her hands stroked his tense shoulders told him that she needed him as much as he needed her.

He wished he could stay home and repeat the night's antics but he did have to go to work.

Usually, Soyna woke him up or dragged him out of bed by now but then, she sounded as if her hands were full.

He took a relaxing shower and dressed before he went into the chaos of the kitchen.

Junior was holding a struggling Benot and Legen looked smugly at his brother from his place at the table.

Unfortunately Benot seemed like he was back to normal.

Fortunately, Soyna was.

She was busy with Flint and Flare who were busy eating or rather painting with their breakfast. She had a small smile on her face. She was in a much better mood. Whatever had been bugging her obviously wasn't anymore.

Ah, but the sibling war.

Junior put Benot down. "You two can cut it out now!" He shook his head at the boys. Legen stuck his tongue out at Benot and Benot glared at him.

"What is it this time?" he said and was pleased to see a plate of food set out for him. He was lucky to have such a wife that could cook such great food!

Soyna spoke. "They need to be more considerate of each other."

Benot growled, "he kept me awake all night with video games!"

Legen slammed his cup on the table. "I did NOT!"

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-Did not
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"Enough!" Soyna said in a sharp tone. He noticed that her tail had unraveled from under her shirt and was swaying jerkily behind her. She must be getting as tired of this sibling rivalry as he was now.

Both boys stopped and said a weak, "sorry mom," in unison. They both knew that when their mother's tail let loose from around her waist, her patience was wearing thin. She did seem to do that a lot lately. When he first met her, she seldom did that, well, only when they were sparing.

"Grab your lunches and go to school. I also don't want to get called in again over any squabble! Understand." She said.

"Yes mom," they both said but still glared at each other.

"Good. Now. Go." She said and turned back to the other children.

"Yes mom," they both said as they gathered their books.

Goten sat down to eat.

Junior sat beside him. "Is everything okay? Did you get to talk to her?"

He nodded. "Everything is fine now," he said as he beamed at his wife who was shaking her head at the mess that was being created by Flint and Flare.

"Can't I have any of my kids get along!" Her tail was still twitching behind her.

"Are you sure?" Junior said as he took some toast off the table.

He nodded. "Positive!" Everything was going to be okay now.

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Vegeta walked in unannounced. Like he always did. Soyna looked up from the book that she was reading and frowned at him.

"Are you feeling better today," he snapped. He really didn't mean to be so rude, but he still could get over the fact that she refused to train with him! Refused!

She sniffed loudly, "Yes. Much better."

She certainly was acting normal now. He didn't understand her downcast look that she had before. He was certain that was the reason that he didn't argue much with her. It was a look that he saw on Bulma a couple of times in the past. It confused him on her and it confused him even more on Soyna. He was not good with this emotion stuff. He thought Soyna was the one female on this planet that wasn't irrational.

"I missed out on our training," he said.

"You still look like Kakarott beat you silly. I think you can wait until next Sunday. Plus, the kids are napping, I really don't want to wake the monsters," she said as she went back to her book.

He stood their stunned. She was refusing to train with him again. It was in a much ruder way, but she was still refusing. She still must be sick or something.

"I..." he began.

"I really don't want to leave the house Vegeta. I will train with you later," she said without looking up from her book. "I have children to look after."

Damn it. He cursed to himself. He thought he understood her and here she does something that he does not understand in the least! It wasn't like Bulma was busy. Bulma always liked to watch after the kids and it had never bothered her before. What the hell got into her? He hoped that Bulma was wrong. He didn't want to loose her and watch her become a mother.

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Gohan was so glad that the day was over. So very glad. Monday's were always the worst, but at least he didn't have to worry about marking papers tonight and that was enough to put him in a good mood.

"Uh, excuse me sir."

He looked over to see a young blond hared man standing nervously looking at a piece of paper. He looked familiar but he didn't know where he had seen this guy before. He probably just looked like one of his students or had been one of his students. He couldn't remember them all.

"Yes," he said.

"I need to find... 626 C. Lane." He said and looked around the street again.

A nervous delivery man. Well, of course he was. If he had ever delivered in the compound before or had heard the stories about the 'crazies' that lived in there. Vegeta was never a help. He scared off so many of the delivery guys that he was surprised that they even got mail in the compound.

"This way. I'll show you," he said. The man was holding a small box that was wrapped neatly with silver ribbon. Goten must have got her something. Dad had told him that he had done something to upset Soyna and went out to get her a gift. He wondered what he got her?

He escorted the tall man. He frowned. He wasn't wearing a uniform. It must be the last delivery on his route and was trying to get home early.

He looked so familiar, he wished he could place it.

"Here you go," he said and pointed to his brother and Soyna's door. That was when he noticed that he was carrying a small leather purse. A woman's purse. This guy was certainly strange indeed!

He smiled and gave his thanks and nervously knocked on the door.

The door opened sharply, as if Soyna was expecting some one else. He was about to walk away. He did not need to see a delivery man deliver a package. But it was the look of pure shook and horror that came over her face that stopped him.

He couldn't hear what they were saying but Soyna was getting paler and paler as they spoke.

Then he saw her eyes blink and her leg's start to buckle.

Soyna had fainted!

Soyna!

It was not uncommon for every woman in the family to faint with the exception of Pan, but Soyna! The woman wouldn't stop if you tore off her arm!

And she fainted!

And the delivery boy caught her!