Disclaimer: I don't own any of the DB/Z/GT gang!! I would like to own older Goten but I don't…no Bra does…so I own nothing except meself and me krazy life…:P

Author Note: I am so sowwy for not updating sooner…but I have just finished another ficcy…plus I'm struggling with a website…but now I'm back on writing this ficcy…and it will finished in the next weeks…so watch out…

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Chapter 7: The Fatal Experience

Goten burst into the waiting room in the hospital.

"Is she okay?" he asked Trunks, who had his arm around his mother, Bulma held a tissue to her nose, she started to cry again. Goten noticed Vegeta standing by the window. His arms were folded and a scowl written across his face. He looked at Goten and then remained to stare out the window. Goten noticed Pan and Marron. Marron seemed to be in a state of shock. She kept staring straight ahead. Pan on the other hand, had her head in her hands. She was staring at the ground, her left foot tapping impatiently.

"She's still in surgery," Trunks answered him.

Goten walked over to Pan, he kneeled down, "Panny?"

"Uncle Goten!" she wrapped her arms around his neck. He placed his hands around her back, hugging his niece tightly.

He looked at Marron, "Marron?" She didn't answer him.

"Is she okay?" he asked his brother's daughter.

"She's still shocked," Pan looked at her blonde friend, "We were the one's who found her," Pan's eyes returned to her uncle.

"What happened? Do you know?" he put his hands on Pan's arms.

"We found her lying in the corridor at school, with a ki blast wound in her stomach," he ebony eyes told him.

"A ki blast? But who? Why?"

"We don't know," Trunks answered him.

Goten looked over to his best-friend, "Did anyone see anything? Any witnesses?"

"Nope, we were all in class," Trunks shuck his head. Goten looked back to his black haired niece.

"Like Trunks said, we was all in class," Pan looked at Bra's older brother.

"Darn it!" Goten cried, standing up. He then sat down in a seat next to Pan. He ran a hand down his face. 'I must have been the last one to see her,' he thought to himself. 'If Knix hadn't interrupted then maybe Bra wouldn't be lying in the operating theatre?' He felt useless sitting there. He was one of the strongest people in the world and yet he couldn't save the girl he loved. Who would have done this to Bra? Who wanted her dead? He couldn't understand it.

Half an hour later a doctor came in.

"Ms. Briefs?" the doctor stood in front of Bulma and Trunks. Everyone looked at the doctor, except Vegeta who remained to stare out the window.

Vegeta was listening though; he cared as much as the others, if not more. But he always did hide his emotions.

"Yes?" Bulma whispered.

"You daughter Bra Briefs," he paused. Everyone prepared for the worst. "Is going to be all right," he smiled.

"She is?" Bulma smiled, tears forming in her eyes for joy. She looked at her lavender haired son; "Did you hear that, Trunks? She's going to be okay!"

Trunks smiled at his mother and hugged her. He then looked to his father.

"Of course she would be okay," Vegeta snapped looking out the window still, "She is half saiyajin after all," he smirked.

"Half what?" the doctor asked.

"Uhhh….nothing," Bulma laughed nervously, "When can we go see her?"

"Well she's in the recovery room now, her family can go see her," he looked to Goten, Pan and Marron, "But you'll have to wait until tomorrow, I'm afraid."

"Tomorrow!!!" Pan cried, standing up, "She's my best friend!"

"Pan?" Goten put a hand on his niece's arm. She looked at him. "We'll go in tomorrow," he said softly.

"But she's my best friend! I just wanna know how she is?"

"Yeah I wanna know too, but I'll come in tomorrow. You can come in with me?" he suggested.

"Panny? Goten's right," Bulma agreed, "Plus Gohan must be wondering where you are. Why don't you come in tomorrow? She'll be feeling better then," Bulma suggested to the quarter saiyajin.

"Okay then," Pan sighed.

"Goten perhaps you can take Marron home?" Bulma asked the demi-saiyajin.

Goten looked at Krillin's daugher. She still sat there in shock.

"Marron? Bra's gonna be okay," Pan kneeled down in front of her friend.

"Okay," she replied in a trance like state voice.

"Come on then?" Goten helped Marron up. He and Pan guided her out the room. They left the Brief's family with the doctor, who was giving them more instructions.

"Bra? Honey?" Bulma stroked her daughter's hair.

Bra tried to open her arms, "Moma?"

"I'm here, sweetie," Bulma looked to Vegeta. He was looking down at his saiyajin princess.

"I'm here to Princess," he held her hand. He squeezed it gently.

"Daddy?" Bra muttered.

Trunks stood behind his mother, he looked at his younger sister, He tried to understand why somebody would do this to his sister? Who hated her? He didn't think anyone hated her. Well not to attempt to kill her. He just didn't understand.

"How you feeling honey?" Bulma soothed.

"How would you expect, woman!" Vegeta snapped at his daughter's mother, "She's been shot with a ki blast and had major surgery!"

"Shut up!" Bulma snapped back, glaring at the saiyajin.

"Mom?!" Trunks stared at his mother and then his father, "Father, we're here for Bra. So give it a rest!" Trunks told them off. (A/N: hehe!)

Vegeta and Bulma both huffed.

"Marron?" Bra muttered.

"She's coming in tomorrow with Goten and Pan," Bulma answered her daughter.

"NO!" Bra screamed.

"Huh?" all three were alarmed and surprised by Bra's scream.

"Marron! Goten! No!" Bra screamed, she started to toss, violently.

"Trunks get some one!" Vegeta yelled.

Trunks disappeared out the room.

"Bra?" Bulma asked her restless daughter; she then looked up to Vegeta. He had the same concerned and alarmed face.

Trunks came back in with a doctor and a couple of nurses. He was explaining to them what happened. Bulma and Vegeta were told to move. And to everyone's surprise he did what he was told (A/N: that's a first! Vegeta- shut up woman! Me- hey!). They restrained Bra and pumped some drugs into her blood system, which seemed to knock her out.

"What just happened?" Bulma asked the doctor.

"Well from what your son was saying, she was remembering the incident," The doctor told the aqua-marined hired woman.

"Thank you doctor. Is she okay now?" Bulma walked over to her sleeping daughter.

"Well we gave her some drugs to ease the pain and to get some rest. She's been through a lot. Why don't you return in the morning?" the doctor suggested.

"No, I want to stay with her," Bulma disagreed.

"Mom, he's right," Trunks looked at his mother.

"Trunks…." Bulma started.

"Woman! I'll stay with her tonight," Vegeta looked at her, "If anything happens I'll ring you!"

"I think your husband is right," the doctor agreed with Vegeta.

"Okay, then," she walked over to Vegeta and hugged him, "You had better call me!"

"Mom, come on?" Trunks asked.

"Better!" she warned him, She walked over to Bra and kissed her forehead, "I'll be back in the morning, sweetie. But your father is here with right now." She looked over to Vegeta.

"Get some sleep," he told her.

She half smiled then walked out with Trunks.

Vegeta pulled up a chair and sat next his little princess. He kissed her hand and watched her sleep.

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I know this hasn't much to do with Goten and Bra's romance, but it does show Vegeta's caring side. Isn't he so adorable when he does show he cares. Don't you just have to love him? What is it about Marron? Well we all know but they don't. Will the others find out about Mirai Marron and her scheme, which involves Knix? Well you'll have to see….so until next time…

Ja ne

Claire