Part Two: Chapter Ten: The Christmas Party
"La la la la! La la la la! Elmo's World! Doo doo doo!" A very familiar-looking miniature Goku clone was singing to the Elmo's World Theme song and jumping up and down in front of the TV. He wore the one piece orange outfit with the navy long-sleeve shirt underneath. The doorbell rang and he turned off the TV with the remote in his hand. He set the remote down on the table in front of the couch, and ran over to the door. He opened it and squealed. "GRANDPAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"
"Hey, kiddo!" Goku lifted the diminutive clone onto his shoulders. Goku was wearing his normal clothes.
"How are you, Jamie?" Chi-Chi asked her grandson. She, also, was wearing her normal clothes. Jamie gave her a wide grin.
"I'm doing good, Grandma!" The swinging kitchen door opened and Goten's head popped in. He smiled.
"Mom! Dad!"
"Hi, Goten!" Chi-Chi waved. Goku was too busy playing with Jamie to notice Goten. "Goku, say hello!"
"Oh, hi, Goten!" Goten chuckled. Goku was always like that around Jamie. Goku sat down on the couch, holding Jamie up in the air. He started moving Jamie around in different directions. Goten walked out into the living room, hands in his pockets. He was wearing beige pants that rolled up at the bottom, which were suspended with a brown belt, and he was wearing a cotton, dark green sweater, which he had tucked in.
"Don't drop him, Goku!"
"I won't!" Goku assured his wife. Goku tilted Jamie and started flying him towards the floor. He made a sound like a plane was going down. "Mayday! Mayday! We're goin down!" Jamie started laughing and Goku lifted him up high again. "Vrooooooom!!!"
"Look, Daddy, I'm a plane!" Jamie exclaimed. Goten nodded.
"I see."
"And where is Adrienne?" Chi-Chi asked.
"She'll be back in a few minutes," Goten told her. "But Trunks and I are cooking in the kitchen!"
"Then I'll go help!" Chi-Chi started off towards the kitchen and paused as she opened the door. "Better keep an eye on Goku, he's a little hyper today, if you know what I mean…"
Chi-Chi looked at Jamie, not daring to continue. Goten nodded. "Gotcha!"
Chi-Chi disappeared into the kitchen, and the doorbell rang. Goten walked over to the door and opened it. "Hey, Vegeta!"
"You're too happy," Vegeta said. He looked at Goten suspiciously. "What did you do with my daughter?"
"Vegeta!" Bulma slapped him and Goten smiled. Good ol' Vegeta! "Go get the presents out of the car!"
Vegeta mumbled something and went to get the presents they had gotten for the "Secret Santas". "Here, let me take your coat!"
"Thanks, but I've got it." Bulma hung up her coat. She was wearing a long green oriental dress that had a long split running up the side. She wore black heels with nude stockings.
"GRANDMA!!!!!!!!!!!!" Jamie jumped down from Goku's arms and ran over to Bulma.
"Hey, honey!" Bulma picked Jamie up.
"How are we ever going to tell the difference with him calling all four of you 'Grandma and Grandpa'?" Goten wondered. Bulma shrugged and pressed the tip of Jamie's nose. He giggled and wiped his nose off where she had touched it. Bulma pressed his nose again, and he giggled and wiped his nose off. Vegeta came back in with two packages. One was flat and rectangular, while the other was big and squared off.
"Now I can tell *that* one's a sweater-"
"Goten!" Goten laughed.
"Bulma won't tell me who she got…" Vegeta said, glancing at Bulma.
"That's because it's a *secret*!" Bulma told him.
"But I told you who I got!"
"Only of your own free will." Goku and Chi-Chi had had their gifts for weeks and they were already under the tree. Vegeta and Bulma were the only ones late on getting their presents for the "Secret Santas" gift exchange game. They all heard a car pull up and Jamie jumped down from Bulma's arms.
"*MOMMY*!!!!!!!!!" Jamie opened the door, knocking Vegeta in the back, and ran out.
"Jamie, get back in here!" Goten called.
"Hey, honey!" They all heard a familiar feminine voice.
"Mommy, Mommy, what did you get!?" Jamie asked.
"Just some groceries." Adrienne told him.
"Hey! Come on, come on!" Jamie exclaimed. Jamie came in, walking backwards, dragging his mother by her hand, and then someone was pushing her from behind. It was a little girl who looked like Vegeta, with two tufts of bangs hanging in front of her face, stopping at her forehead. She wore earrings that looked exactly like the Portta Earrings, only they were black.
"Grandpa!!!!!!" The little girl jumped on Vegeta and he smiled, grabbing her so she wouldn't fall. "Grandma!!!!"
"Hey, Leah!" Bulma said with a smile. Adrienne took off her coat and Goten took it from her. She was wearing a red long-sleeve dress that stopped above her knees. The neck was squared off and the dress was tied in the back by a red bow. She was wearing nude tights with black high heels, too. Bulma gasped.
"You're wearing the dress!"
"Only because Goten made me." Adrienne said, looking at Goten.
"Oh! Oh!" Bulma turned to her husband. "Vegeta, go get my camera!"
"Why me?"
"Just go get it!" Vegeta muttered something and opened the door.
"I wanna go! I wanna go!" So Vegeta walked out the door, carrying Leah.
"Mommy, Mommy, come on! Uncle Trunks is cooking in the kitchen!"
"I'll talk to you later!" Adrienne exclaimed before she was dragged into the kitchen.
"I don't know *how* you got her in the dress!" Bulma exclaimed.
"Oh, I have my ways." Goten told her. Bulma smiled knowingly. Laughing suddenly came from the kitchen.
"Darn!" Trunks' yell came.
"It's going everywhere!" Chi-Chi exclaimed. "Trunks, cover the pot!"
"Sounds like the mashed potatoes are flying everywhere…" Goten observed.
"More like exploding!"
"It's cold out there!" Vegeta exclaimed, walking back in with Leah. Vegeta took his coat off, revealing black, leather pants with a long-sleeve red shirt.
"Here, Daddy, here!" Leah dropped her coat at his feet and ran off. Goten sighed as he walked over to the door and hung it up on the coat rack.
"Here's your camera." Vegeta said, handing Bulma her digital camera.
"Okay!" Bulma smiled. "I'm gonna go help out in the kitchen!"
"Make sure you tell Trunks he can take a break!" Goten called after her.
"Okay!"
"Grandpa, pick me up!" Vegeta picked Leah up. She was wearing black tutu over a black, long-sleeved leotard and she was wearing pink tights (a/n: I had to wear those stupid tights in acrobatics! _ *That* took a lot of courage. Because, let me tell you, I'm not too friendly with pink!). Leah was also wearing black ballet shoes. Goku figured she just liked black, like her grandpa. "Is Darrin here?"
"No, he's in the Gravity Room," Bulma told her. "He's even more obsessed with training than Vegeta!"
"Oh." Leah looked disappointed.
"And let me tell you one thing: I'm down right *proud* of that boy!" Vegeta exclaimed.
"Hey, quit hogging!" Goku exclaimed. "I wanna hug Leah!"
"Grandpa, Grandpa! I just got back from ballet practice!" Leah told Goku. He nodded.
"I can tell!" Trunks came out of the kitchen. He was wearing a tucked in teal, short-sleeved shirt with brown pants like Goten's.
"Woman, *he's* wearing short-sleeves!" Vegeta declared, running into the kitchen. Trunks laughed.
"I also wore a sweater over here!"
"Where's Chloe?" Goten asked, looking around.
"She had to clean up the kids," Trunks said. "She'll be here in a little while."
The doorbell rang and Goten walked over to the door. He opened the door and smiled, seeing three very familiar faces. "Gohan!"
"Hey, Goten!"
Goten gasped. "Pan! Look at you, you're all grown up!"
"Thanks!" Pan exclaimed, brushing her hair behind her ears. Her hair was chin-length and she still had her bangs hanging in front of her forehead. She was wearing a long, black dress with a split that ran up to her knee. The dress had red, blossoming flowers outlined in silver.
"Hi, Videl!" Videl was wearing a dress of the same design, but it was green with red flowers, outlined in gold.
"Hey!" Gohan exclaimed, looking at Vegeta's outfit. "We would look the same if you weren't wearing leather!"
"Which is why I'm glad I am." Vegeta said. Gohan was wearing black pants like Goten's and Trunks', and he wore a long-sleeved red shirt like Vegeta's.
"Hey, Grandpa!" Pan exclaimed, walking over to Goku.
"Hey, girl!" Goku greeted his granddaughter. (A/n: o.O')
"Pan!" Leah exclaimed.
"Hi, Leah!" Pan hugged her cousin. "I missed you! Did you just come back from ballet?"
"Yeah!" Leah nodded. "Do you want me to show you a twirl?"
"Sure!" Leah jumped down from Pan's arms and did a twirl with her arms curved to their fullest extent. She stopped. "Ta da!"
Everyone in the room clapped and Leah curtsied. "Hey, is Eighteen coming?" Videl asked.
"No!" Goku shook his head. "Krillin, Eighteen, and Marron went to Krillin's parents' house!"
"Hey, who *are* Krillin's parents?" Goten asked. Goku shrugged.
"Well I think I'll go help out in the kitchen." Videl said. She walked into the kitchen and Jamie came running out. He gasped when he spotted Gohan.
"UNCLE GOHAN!!!!!!!!!!" Gohan crouched down and held out his arms.
"Come here, squirt!" Jamie ran into his arms and Gohan spun him around in the air. The doorbell rang and Goten opened the door.
"Surprise surprise!"
"Yamcha!" Goten smiled. "Come on in! We've been expecting you!"
"Cool!" Yamcha laughed as he stepped inside and Goten hung up his coat. He was wearing his normal clothes, like Goku and Chi-Chi. (A/n: well…. they just didn't seem like they needed a wardrobe change!) Jamie jumped down from Gohan's arms and ran back into the kitchen. Leah took this chance to jump into her Uncle's arms. "Hey, Leah! Did you just come from ballet practice?"
"Yes." Leah nodded in answer to Yamcha's question. Yamcha gave her a thumbs up.
"Cool!" Jamie came running back into the room and looked up at Vegeta.
"Grandpa, will you pick me up?" Jamie asked. "Mommy says she's too busy to!"
"Sure," Vegeta picked Jamie up and Jamie pulled his ear mischievously. Vegeta smiled: "Hey!"
"Jamie, be nice." Goten warned.
"Okay, Daddy!" The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Goku jumped up and opened the door. "Hi, Chloe!"
"Hey!" Two new children came running into the house in front of their mother.
"Daddy!"
"Hey, guys!" Trunks picked them both up. Chloe was wearing the dress Bulma had given her for her birthday, a shorter version of Bulma's dress: a short, green oriental dress that had a short split running up the side. She was wearing black heels with nude stockings, too! (a/n: wow! Lots of nude-colored stockings!)
Trunks' little boy had purple hair like his father's and he was wearing navy blue long-sleeved shirt that had a little 'c' inside a big 'C' in yellow green writing. He wore olive green pants that were similar to Trunks', Goten's, and Gohan's.
Trunks' little girl had short, cropped, light purple hair and she was wearing burgundy, baggy pants with an orange shirt that had "Capsule Corp" in white writing.
"Brian, Leah, Rienna, let's go watch TV with my Grandpa!" Jamie exclaimed.
"Okay!" The four jumped onto the couch, sitting next to Goku. Goku had to smile at the way they had lined up as they sat down because it was from oldest to youngest: Brian- six, Leah- five, Jamie- five (Leah was forty-five minutes older), and Rienna- four.
"Guys, supper's ready!" Bulma called. So after stuffing their faces with food and dessert, they were all talking in the living room.
"Mom, Mom! Come here!" Trunks exclaimed, pulling his mother by the hand.
"Dad, Dad! Come here!" Adrienne exclaimed, pulling her father by the hand. Trunks and Adrienne met by the couch and threw their parents down on the couch. "Yamcha!"
"Hee hee hee! Look up here, you two!" Vegeta and Bulma looked up to see mistletoe hanging above them. It was hanging from some fishing wire, connected to a bamboo fishing pole. Bulma looked at her husband, but Vegeta just crossed his arms and looked away. Bulma looked at Adrienne and Trunks, shrugging. Vegeta glanced at Bulma and grinned. He pounced on her, pulling her into a fanatical kiss.
"Whoo!" Trunks, Adrienne, and Yamcha all clapped. Goku quickly picked up Bulma's digital camera and started snapping pictures of the couple. Vegeta reached out and grabbed the camera from him.
"Hey!" Goku whined.
"Uncle Yamcha, Uncle Yamcha, I want some mistletoe!" Jamie exclaimed. Yamcha broke a piece off of the mistletoe and handed it to Jamie. Jamie pulled on his mother's tights: "Mommy, Mommy, you have to kiss me!" Adrienne smiled, bent over, and kissed his forehead. Jamie grinned and ran off. "Grandma, Grandma, you have to kiss me!"
"Ooh! Jamie, I want a piece!"
"No! Uncle Yamcha gave me it!"
"UNCLE YAMCHA, UNCLE YAMCHA!!!!!!!!" Yamcha sighed and broke another piece off his mistletoe. "YAY!!!" Brian tugged on Adrienne's dress. "Aunt Adrienne, Aunt Adrienne, look what *I* have!"
"Does this mean I have to kiss you, too?" Brian nodded. Adrienne picked him up and kissed his cheek. Brian grinned and Jamie (who had just came into the room) gasped.
"DADDYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Jamie ran off around the corner to tattle to his father.
"Why don't we find out who our Secret Santas are?" Chi-Chi asked. "Oh, look, I got a lamp… is this some kind of inside joke?"
Well, they *are* gag gifts, Chi-Chi." Bulma told her.
"Right…" Chi-Chi shrugged and sat the lamp down. "But I still don't get it…"
"Hey, Vegeta, why don't you go next?" Yamcha asked. "This should be interesting…"
"Alright," Jamie handed Vegeta a square box and Vegeta examined it. "I recognize this box!"
"Open it!" Bulma exclaimed. Vegeta shrugged and opened the box. He pulled out a pink shirt that said "DRAMA QUEEN" in red writing.
"BULMA!!!!" Vegeta threw the shirt at his wife and she snickered.
"Hey, look, mine is this *big* one!" Leah exclaimed, pulling a box out from behind the tree. Goten looked at Vegeta, having recognized the size and wrapping paper. She opened it and stared. "It's a dollhouse…"
"Vegeta, it's supposed to be a gag gift!" Videl said.
"But she doesn't *like* dolls!" Vegeta told them. They all looked at each other and nodded.
"My turn!" Trunks pulled a present out from underneath the tree. "Guess this one's mine…"
He opened it and Deho jumped out at him. He screamed and Adrienne laughed. Jamie picked Deho up and snuggled him against his cheek. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it! Here's your *real* present."
Trunks took the present from her and opened it. It was black hair-dye. "But I don't *want* black hair!"
"I do, I do, I do!" Brian exclaimed, jumping up and down. So Goten got a coin-trick kit ("TRUNKS!!!!!!"), Goku got a fishing rod, Bulma got a five-pack of thongs ("YAMCHA!"), Gohan got a carrot ("Guy-uys!"), Brian got a stuffed pink bunny that looked an awful lot like Floofles (Go read FHI), Videl got a watch (Chi-Chi: "Because you're *always* late!"), Jamie got a Chicken Dance Elmo (Goten: "Guys, that is *not* funny."), Pan got a black tutu (Leah: "Now you can look like me!!!"), Rienna got a pink yoyo, Chloe got a mop ("*Who* gave me this!?"), Adrienne got a dress ("Gross!"), and Yamcha got a Barbie.
So the women all got up to go make some cookies while the men (and Pan) started talking about…dunno! Stuff! "Hey!" Yamcha whispered. "You four wanna help me play a trick on the adults?"
"Yeah!" The four children nodded.
"Okay!" The five went into a huddle.
*~*~*
"What kind of cookies do Jamie and Leah like?" Chloe asked. Adrienne laughed.
"Any kind!" Chi-Chi smiled.
"I know what you mean."
"Well, Vegeta likes peanut butter cookies," Bulma told them. She scowled. "I remember finding him with an empty cookie jar on the kitchen floor once!" She smiled suddenly. "Oh, but he looked so cute in his little black boxer-
"*Okay*, Mom, that's enough." Adrienne told her.
"Well… Gohan likes his cookies shaped like teddy bears!" Videl exclaimed. "How weird! He's one of the strongest men in the world and he likes *teddy* bears!"
"That just goes and proves that *everyone* is a child inside!" Chloe said. "Oh! And Trunks likes peanut butter and jelly cookies!"
"Then we'll make peanut butter teddy bears!" Adrienne exclaimed. "And we'll fill them with jelly!"
"Goku likes green grape jelly!" Bulma smiled, imagining the cookies.
"The kids will love them."
"Mommy, Mommy! Daddy wants to tell you something!" Jamie exclaimed, grabbing the bottom of Adrienne's dress.
"Alright, Jamie, I'm coming!" Adrienne was dragged into the other living room and saw Goten, being dragged along by Leah.
"You wanted to talk to me?" The couple asked each other.
"Jamie told me that you-"
"But Leah told me you wanted to-" Goten stopped. "Something *fishy* is going on…"
"You're under the mistletoe!" Jamie and Leah exclaimed, pointing at something above them. Adrienne and Goten looked up to see mistletoe above them. Adrienne frowned.
"Funny, but I don't remember putting that there…"
"Well, obviously you did!" Goten pulled her forward by the bottom of her dress and kissed her.
"Ooh!" Leah exclaimed. Jamie's nose scrunched up:
"Mushy stuff!"
"Gotcha!" Yamcha jumped out and took some pictures of them.
"Yamcha…!" Goten whined. Adrienne shook her head and started walking back to the kitchen. Goten noticed another piece of mistletoe above the kitchen door and Jamie running forward. Goten beat him to it and stuck his tongue out. "Nyah nyah!"
Jamie put his hands on his hips and Adrienne looked at Goten oddly. "Look, Adrienne, another piece of mistletoe!"
"What?" Adrienne looked up and Goten pulled her into another kiss. Yamcha pulled out Bulma's camera again, snapping a few pictures. "Yamcha!"
"Okay, now *that* one I didn't put there!"
"I know," Adrienne told him. She pointed at Goten. "*He* did!"
"Mommy, Mommy, are the cookies done yet???" Jamie asked.
"No, sorry." Jamie pouted and trudged out of the room. Yamcha laughed.
"Cute kid!" Adrienne smiled.
"He's like his father!" Adrienne said, running her finger along Goten's cheek before walking into the kitchen.
"Hey! Does that mean you think I'm cute!?" Goten skipped into the kitchen. Brian and Rienna came running into the room.
"Did it work!?" Rienna asked. Yamcha nodded.
"Alright, guys! Our next target: Goku and Chi-Chi!"
*~*~*
"Cookies are ready!" Bulma exclaimed, walking out of the kitchen with a tray full of homemade cookies.
"Alright!" Gohan exclaimed with a grin. After everyone grabbed a handful of cookies and they all sat down again and started to eat them. Gohan stared at one of his cookies. It was a golden brown teddy bear with a green, mushy eyes and a green, mushy stomach.
"Cute, no?" Pan asked with a smile. Gohan nodded really fast.
"They're delicious!" Vegeta exclaimed, having bitten the head off of his cookie. "How is it you can make something this tiny taste so good!?"
Bulma smiled and shrugged. "These are *really* good, guys!" Yamcha paused. "Gals!"
"They're extra cute!" Rienna said. Leah looked at one of her cookies.
"Why couldn't they have black eyes and a black stomach?" Leah asked.
"Where's Jamie and Brian?" Adrienne asked. She had grabbed some cookies for them before they all disappeared. She put their cookies down on the table and looked at Goten. "*Don't* eat them!"
"Ohhhhhh!" Goten pouted and Adrienne walked off to find the boys. Adrienne spotted an arm rising above the couch Chi-Chi and Goku were sitting on.
"A little higher!" Jamie told him.
"I'm holding you up as high as I can!" Brian exclaimed. "Why don't you just fly, anyway!?"
"Almost- there!"
"Hey, you two! You need to have some of these cookies!" Adrienne picked them both up, causing Jamie to drop the mistletoe he was holding.
"Hm?" Goku looked at the mistletoe that had fallen between himself and his wife. He grinned and picked it up. "Hey, Chi-Chi!"
"What is it, Goku?" Chi-Chi turned and spotted the mistletoe. The next thing she knew, Goku had pulled her into a kiss. Yamcha swung the camera out from behind his back and snapped a few pictures.
"Is that my *camera*!?" Bulma asked.
"……what!?" Bulma snatched the camera from Yamcha and started looking at all of the pictures. Vegeta leaned over and looked at them over her shoulder.
"Oh! That one's cute!" Bulma pointed at a picture of Leah kissing Yamcha's cheek, and Yamcha was blushing.
"Only if you find it interesting when certain fools flirt with your granddaughter!" Vegeta told her, glancing at Yamcha.
"Hee hee!" Yamcha grinned.
"Where's Bra?" Pan asked. "Oh, wait! Didn't she go to…"
"She went with her boyfriend to his parent's house for dinner!" Bulma told her.
"I'm telling you, Bulma, we *can't* trust that boy!" Vegeta exclaimed.
"Oh, be quiet!" Vegeta crossed his arms and leaned backwards against the back of the couch.
Adrienne shook her head. "It's like I'm home all over again." Goten nodded.
"Yep."
"Hey, what do you think is on TV?" Trunks asked.
"That football game is on!" Goku exclaimed, picking up the remote.
"*No* football!" Chi-Chi exclaimed, grabbing the remote from Goku.
"What channel?" Trunks asked, crouched in front of the TV.
"Thirt-" The TV was shut off. "Hey!"
Chloe had unplugged the TV. Chloe looked at Adrienne. "I hope it's not too hard to plug in the TV?" Adrienne shook her head.
"No," Trunks and Goku started their attempts to plug in the TV. "But maybe it is for them…"
Chloe grabbed the back of Trunks' shirt and dragged him back over to the couch. "Goku, you *leave* the TV alone!"
"Just a little higher!" Jamie exclaimed. Brian pushed him a little higher.
"How come I can't be on top!?" Brian demanded.
"Because you're bigger than me!" Jamie acknowledged. "Now just a *little* higher…!" Brian boosted him up a little more.
There was a loud thud. "Huh?" All of the Saiyans' ears tuned in.
"WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" Somebody started crying and Trunks bent over the back of the couch, pulling Brian and Jamie up by their shirts. The two were crying. Videl's brow furrowed:
"Oh no!" Adrienne stood up, took Jamie from Trunks, and walked out of the room bouncing him.
"Daddy, Daddy, Jamie landed on my finger…!" Brian bawled.
"Shhhhhh! It's okay!" Trunks pulled Brian close and hugged him. Chloe pulled a piece of mistletoe up from behind the couch and looked at Yamcha.
"Look at what you're causing!"
"It was only a joke…" Yamcha pouted. Adrienne walked back into the room, still bouncing Jamie.
"Is he okay?" Pan asked. Adrienne nodded and sat down back down beside Goten. Goten ruffled Jamie's hair.
"Cheer up, kid!" Goten told him. Adrienne noticed Leah's eyes were half closed as she watched Rienna play with her pink yoyo.
"Leah, are you tired?" Leah slowly nodded. "Goten, will you-"
Goten nodded and walked over to Leah. "Come here!" Leah stood up on her knees and Goten picked her up, carrying her out of the room.
"Dance recital must have worn her out." Pan said. Adrienne nodded. Jamie turned his head and Adrienne ran her hand through his hair.
"They're all pretty worn out." Chloe said, observing her daughter. Rienna was struggling to keep her eyes open as she flung the yoyo out. But as she flung out the pink yoyo, it clanked against the ground and Rienna just fell over. Trunks smiled and Chloe picked her up without having to leave the couch.
"Grandma, can I sit in your lap?" Brian asked. Bulma patted her lap and he grinned. Brian jumped up in her lap and started swinging his legs. Vegeta smiled and ruffled his hair.
"Well no wonder!" Videl exclaimed, looking at her new watch. "It's *way* past their bed time!"
"And Santa won't come if they're awake." Chi-Chi said shaking her finger and glancing at Brian. Brian quickly closed his eyes and fell over, landing on Vegeta's lap. Bulma laughed at her grandson's reaction.
"Bed time? No……! Frosted cookie cream-creams!" Jamie yawned. He had been talking in his sleep. Everyone snickered.
"Well, I guess we'd better get going," Gohan said, stretching his arms. "What do you say, Videl?"
"Absolutely." Videl nodded. The three stood.
"We'd better get going, too!" Goku said with a smile.
"Then I guess we'll see you guys later!" Gohan said, waving.
"Bye!" Everyone waved.
"See ya!" Trunks saluted them. Gohan and Videl walked out the door.
"Tell Uncle Goten we said bye!" Pan told them all before walking out the door.
"And make sure you kiss him for me!" Chi-Chi told her. Adrienne laughed.
"Okay!"
"Bye!" Goku closed the door behind them.
"I don't necessarily have a curfew," Yamcha said. "But I promised I would call my girlfriend when I got home…"
"Then we'll see ya!" Trunks told him.
"Okay, bye!"
"Bye!" Yamcha grabbed his coat and ran out of the door.
"Well, I guess we'd better get the little tikes to bed!" Trunks assumed, rubbing Rienna's back.
"Okay, you get Brian." Chloe told him. Trunks picked up Brian and he opened his eyes immediately.
"Is Santa here yet!?" Brian asked quickly, eyes wide. Trunks laughed.
"No, Brian, he's not!" Brian's eyes went wider. He quickly closed them and made his body go limp. They all laughed at him. "Okay, we'll see you!"
"Just make sure you say bye to Goten, Leah, and Jamie!" Chloe told the three, putting Rienna's coat on.
"We will!" Bulma assured her. Trunks grabbed Chloe's coat and put it on over her shoulders before she walked out.
"Bye!" Trunks said his goodbye and ran out the door with Brian.
"Well, I guess it's just us, now." Vegeta said, stretching his arms.
"Mommy, is it Christmas, yet?" Jamie asked. Adrienne shook her head.
"No, but Grandma is going to take you, okay?" Adrienne stood up and handed Jamie to Bulma. Adrienne pointed towards the other living room. "I'm gonna go check on Leah."
"Okay." Bulma nodded and Adrienne plugged the TV back in.
"I'll be back in a second!" Adrienne left the room and Vegeta looked at Bulma.
"You think the football game is still on?"
"Vegeta!"
"What!?"
*~*~*
Adrienne smiled at what she saw and leaned against the wall, hands on the inside of the door. Goten was sleeping on the couch, one hand holding Leah, the other hanging off the side with Leah sprawled out on his chest, sleeping without a sound. She heard footsteps coming up behind her. "You never thought I would end up as a mother, did you?"
"Of course I did," It was Vegeta. "I just didn't expect you to have twins."
Adrienne quietly laughed. "I remember when we first brought her home, she wouldn't stop crying until he held her."
"She loves you both equally, if that's what you're getting at," Vegeta told his daughter. "You're a great mother, and he's a great father."
"Dad?"
"Yes?" Adrienne turned to look at him.
"Thanks for accepting Goten so willingly." Vegeta laughed.
"*Willingly*?" Vegeta laughed again and left the room.
Adrienne smiled and walked over to the couch. She grabbed a blanket and pulled it over the two. She brushed Leah's bangs back and kissed her forehead, then walked over to the wall. She looked back at them, then flicked the light switch, turning off the light, and walked out of the room, leaving the two to sleep.
The End
Mind Game is © Autumn Richards, 2003. All rights reserved.
"La la la la! La la la la! Elmo's World! Doo doo doo!" A very familiar-looking miniature Goku clone was singing to the Elmo's World Theme song and jumping up and down in front of the TV. He wore the one piece orange outfit with the navy long-sleeve shirt underneath. The doorbell rang and he turned off the TV with the remote in his hand. He set the remote down on the table in front of the couch, and ran over to the door. He opened it and squealed. "GRANDPAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!"
"Hey, kiddo!" Goku lifted the diminutive clone onto his shoulders. Goku was wearing his normal clothes.
"How are you, Jamie?" Chi-Chi asked her grandson. She, also, was wearing her normal clothes. Jamie gave her a wide grin.
"I'm doing good, Grandma!" The swinging kitchen door opened and Goten's head popped in. He smiled.
"Mom! Dad!"
"Hi, Goten!" Chi-Chi waved. Goku was too busy playing with Jamie to notice Goten. "Goku, say hello!"
"Oh, hi, Goten!" Goten chuckled. Goku was always like that around Jamie. Goku sat down on the couch, holding Jamie up in the air. He started moving Jamie around in different directions. Goten walked out into the living room, hands in his pockets. He was wearing beige pants that rolled up at the bottom, which were suspended with a brown belt, and he was wearing a cotton, dark green sweater, which he had tucked in.
"Don't drop him, Goku!"
"I won't!" Goku assured his wife. Goku tilted Jamie and started flying him towards the floor. He made a sound like a plane was going down. "Mayday! Mayday! We're goin down!" Jamie started laughing and Goku lifted him up high again. "Vrooooooom!!!"
"Look, Daddy, I'm a plane!" Jamie exclaimed. Goten nodded.
"I see."
"And where is Adrienne?" Chi-Chi asked.
"She'll be back in a few minutes," Goten told her. "But Trunks and I are cooking in the kitchen!"
"Then I'll go help!" Chi-Chi started off towards the kitchen and paused as she opened the door. "Better keep an eye on Goku, he's a little hyper today, if you know what I mean…"
Chi-Chi looked at Jamie, not daring to continue. Goten nodded. "Gotcha!"
Chi-Chi disappeared into the kitchen, and the doorbell rang. Goten walked over to the door and opened it. "Hey, Vegeta!"
"You're too happy," Vegeta said. He looked at Goten suspiciously. "What did you do with my daughter?"
"Vegeta!" Bulma slapped him and Goten smiled. Good ol' Vegeta! "Go get the presents out of the car!"
Vegeta mumbled something and went to get the presents they had gotten for the "Secret Santas". "Here, let me take your coat!"
"Thanks, but I've got it." Bulma hung up her coat. She was wearing a long green oriental dress that had a long split running up the side. She wore black heels with nude stockings.
"GRANDMA!!!!!!!!!!!!" Jamie jumped down from Goku's arms and ran over to Bulma.
"Hey, honey!" Bulma picked Jamie up.
"How are we ever going to tell the difference with him calling all four of you 'Grandma and Grandpa'?" Goten wondered. Bulma shrugged and pressed the tip of Jamie's nose. He giggled and wiped his nose off where she had touched it. Bulma pressed his nose again, and he giggled and wiped his nose off. Vegeta came back in with two packages. One was flat and rectangular, while the other was big and squared off.
"Now I can tell *that* one's a sweater-"
"Goten!" Goten laughed.
"Bulma won't tell me who she got…" Vegeta said, glancing at Bulma.
"That's because it's a *secret*!" Bulma told him.
"But I told you who I got!"
"Only of your own free will." Goku and Chi-Chi had had their gifts for weeks and they were already under the tree. Vegeta and Bulma were the only ones late on getting their presents for the "Secret Santas" gift exchange game. They all heard a car pull up and Jamie jumped down from Bulma's arms.
"*MOMMY*!!!!!!!!!" Jamie opened the door, knocking Vegeta in the back, and ran out.
"Jamie, get back in here!" Goten called.
"Hey, honey!" They all heard a familiar feminine voice.
"Mommy, Mommy, what did you get!?" Jamie asked.
"Just some groceries." Adrienne told him.
"Hey! Come on, come on!" Jamie exclaimed. Jamie came in, walking backwards, dragging his mother by her hand, and then someone was pushing her from behind. It was a little girl who looked like Vegeta, with two tufts of bangs hanging in front of her face, stopping at her forehead. She wore earrings that looked exactly like the Portta Earrings, only they were black.
"Grandpa!!!!!!" The little girl jumped on Vegeta and he smiled, grabbing her so she wouldn't fall. "Grandma!!!!"
"Hey, Leah!" Bulma said with a smile. Adrienne took off her coat and Goten took it from her. She was wearing a red long-sleeve dress that stopped above her knees. The neck was squared off and the dress was tied in the back by a red bow. She was wearing nude tights with black high heels, too. Bulma gasped.
"You're wearing the dress!"
"Only because Goten made me." Adrienne said, looking at Goten.
"Oh! Oh!" Bulma turned to her husband. "Vegeta, go get my camera!"
"Why me?"
"Just go get it!" Vegeta muttered something and opened the door.
"I wanna go! I wanna go!" So Vegeta walked out the door, carrying Leah.
"Mommy, Mommy, come on! Uncle Trunks is cooking in the kitchen!"
"I'll talk to you later!" Adrienne exclaimed before she was dragged into the kitchen.
"I don't know *how* you got her in the dress!" Bulma exclaimed.
"Oh, I have my ways." Goten told her. Bulma smiled knowingly. Laughing suddenly came from the kitchen.
"Darn!" Trunks' yell came.
"It's going everywhere!" Chi-Chi exclaimed. "Trunks, cover the pot!"
"Sounds like the mashed potatoes are flying everywhere…" Goten observed.
"More like exploding!"
"It's cold out there!" Vegeta exclaimed, walking back in with Leah. Vegeta took his coat off, revealing black, leather pants with a long-sleeve red shirt.
"Here, Daddy, here!" Leah dropped her coat at his feet and ran off. Goten sighed as he walked over to the door and hung it up on the coat rack.
"Here's your camera." Vegeta said, handing Bulma her digital camera.
"Okay!" Bulma smiled. "I'm gonna go help out in the kitchen!"
"Make sure you tell Trunks he can take a break!" Goten called after her.
"Okay!"
"Grandpa, pick me up!" Vegeta picked Leah up. She was wearing black tutu over a black, long-sleeved leotard and she was wearing pink tights (a/n: I had to wear those stupid tights in acrobatics! _ *That* took a lot of courage. Because, let me tell you, I'm not too friendly with pink!). Leah was also wearing black ballet shoes. Goku figured she just liked black, like her grandpa. "Is Darrin here?"
"No, he's in the Gravity Room," Bulma told her. "He's even more obsessed with training than Vegeta!"
"Oh." Leah looked disappointed.
"And let me tell you one thing: I'm down right *proud* of that boy!" Vegeta exclaimed.
"Hey, quit hogging!" Goku exclaimed. "I wanna hug Leah!"
"Grandpa, Grandpa! I just got back from ballet practice!" Leah told Goku. He nodded.
"I can tell!" Trunks came out of the kitchen. He was wearing a tucked in teal, short-sleeved shirt with brown pants like Goten's.
"Woman, *he's* wearing short-sleeves!" Vegeta declared, running into the kitchen. Trunks laughed.
"I also wore a sweater over here!"
"Where's Chloe?" Goten asked, looking around.
"She had to clean up the kids," Trunks said. "She'll be here in a little while."
The doorbell rang and Goten walked over to the door. He opened the door and smiled, seeing three very familiar faces. "Gohan!"
"Hey, Goten!"
Goten gasped. "Pan! Look at you, you're all grown up!"
"Thanks!" Pan exclaimed, brushing her hair behind her ears. Her hair was chin-length and she still had her bangs hanging in front of her forehead. She was wearing a long, black dress with a split that ran up to her knee. The dress had red, blossoming flowers outlined in silver.
"Hi, Videl!" Videl was wearing a dress of the same design, but it was green with red flowers, outlined in gold.
"Hey!" Gohan exclaimed, looking at Vegeta's outfit. "We would look the same if you weren't wearing leather!"
"Which is why I'm glad I am." Vegeta said. Gohan was wearing black pants like Goten's and Trunks', and he wore a long-sleeved red shirt like Vegeta's.
"Hey, Grandpa!" Pan exclaimed, walking over to Goku.
"Hey, girl!" Goku greeted his granddaughter. (A/n: o.O')
"Pan!" Leah exclaimed.
"Hi, Leah!" Pan hugged her cousin. "I missed you! Did you just come back from ballet?"
"Yeah!" Leah nodded. "Do you want me to show you a twirl?"
"Sure!" Leah jumped down from Pan's arms and did a twirl with her arms curved to their fullest extent. She stopped. "Ta da!"
Everyone in the room clapped and Leah curtsied. "Hey, is Eighteen coming?" Videl asked.
"No!" Goku shook his head. "Krillin, Eighteen, and Marron went to Krillin's parents' house!"
"Hey, who *are* Krillin's parents?" Goten asked. Goku shrugged.
"Well I think I'll go help out in the kitchen." Videl said. She walked into the kitchen and Jamie came running out. He gasped when he spotted Gohan.
"UNCLE GOHAN!!!!!!!!!!" Gohan crouched down and held out his arms.
"Come here, squirt!" Jamie ran into his arms and Gohan spun him around in the air. The doorbell rang and Goten opened the door.
"Surprise surprise!"
"Yamcha!" Goten smiled. "Come on in! We've been expecting you!"
"Cool!" Yamcha laughed as he stepped inside and Goten hung up his coat. He was wearing his normal clothes, like Goku and Chi-Chi. (A/n: well…. they just didn't seem like they needed a wardrobe change!) Jamie jumped down from Gohan's arms and ran back into the kitchen. Leah took this chance to jump into her Uncle's arms. "Hey, Leah! Did you just come from ballet practice?"
"Yes." Leah nodded in answer to Yamcha's question. Yamcha gave her a thumbs up.
"Cool!" Jamie came running back into the room and looked up at Vegeta.
"Grandpa, will you pick me up?" Jamie asked. "Mommy says she's too busy to!"
"Sure," Vegeta picked Jamie up and Jamie pulled his ear mischievously. Vegeta smiled: "Hey!"
"Jamie, be nice." Goten warned.
"Okay, Daddy!" The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Goku jumped up and opened the door. "Hi, Chloe!"
"Hey!" Two new children came running into the house in front of their mother.
"Daddy!"
"Hey, guys!" Trunks picked them both up. Chloe was wearing the dress Bulma had given her for her birthday, a shorter version of Bulma's dress: a short, green oriental dress that had a short split running up the side. She was wearing black heels with nude stockings, too! (a/n: wow! Lots of nude-colored stockings!)
Trunks' little boy had purple hair like his father's and he was wearing navy blue long-sleeved shirt that had a little 'c' inside a big 'C' in yellow green writing. He wore olive green pants that were similar to Trunks', Goten's, and Gohan's.
Trunks' little girl had short, cropped, light purple hair and she was wearing burgundy, baggy pants with an orange shirt that had "Capsule Corp" in white writing.
"Brian, Leah, Rienna, let's go watch TV with my Grandpa!" Jamie exclaimed.
"Okay!" The four jumped onto the couch, sitting next to Goku. Goku had to smile at the way they had lined up as they sat down because it was from oldest to youngest: Brian- six, Leah- five, Jamie- five (Leah was forty-five minutes older), and Rienna- four.
"Guys, supper's ready!" Bulma called. So after stuffing their faces with food and dessert, they were all talking in the living room.
"Mom, Mom! Come here!" Trunks exclaimed, pulling his mother by the hand.
"Dad, Dad! Come here!" Adrienne exclaimed, pulling her father by the hand. Trunks and Adrienne met by the couch and threw their parents down on the couch. "Yamcha!"
"Hee hee hee! Look up here, you two!" Vegeta and Bulma looked up to see mistletoe hanging above them. It was hanging from some fishing wire, connected to a bamboo fishing pole. Bulma looked at her husband, but Vegeta just crossed his arms and looked away. Bulma looked at Adrienne and Trunks, shrugging. Vegeta glanced at Bulma and grinned. He pounced on her, pulling her into a fanatical kiss.
"Whoo!" Trunks, Adrienne, and Yamcha all clapped. Goku quickly picked up Bulma's digital camera and started snapping pictures of the couple. Vegeta reached out and grabbed the camera from him.
"Hey!" Goku whined.
"Uncle Yamcha, Uncle Yamcha, I want some mistletoe!" Jamie exclaimed. Yamcha broke a piece off of the mistletoe and handed it to Jamie. Jamie pulled on his mother's tights: "Mommy, Mommy, you have to kiss me!" Adrienne smiled, bent over, and kissed his forehead. Jamie grinned and ran off. "Grandma, Grandma, you have to kiss me!"
"Ooh! Jamie, I want a piece!"
"No! Uncle Yamcha gave me it!"
"UNCLE YAMCHA, UNCLE YAMCHA!!!!!!!!" Yamcha sighed and broke another piece off his mistletoe. "YAY!!!" Brian tugged on Adrienne's dress. "Aunt Adrienne, Aunt Adrienne, look what *I* have!"
"Does this mean I have to kiss you, too?" Brian nodded. Adrienne picked him up and kissed his cheek. Brian grinned and Jamie (who had just came into the room) gasped.
"DADDYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Jamie ran off around the corner to tattle to his father.
"Why don't we find out who our Secret Santas are?" Chi-Chi asked. "Oh, look, I got a lamp… is this some kind of inside joke?"
Well, they *are* gag gifts, Chi-Chi." Bulma told her.
"Right…" Chi-Chi shrugged and sat the lamp down. "But I still don't get it…"
"Hey, Vegeta, why don't you go next?" Yamcha asked. "This should be interesting…"
"Alright," Jamie handed Vegeta a square box and Vegeta examined it. "I recognize this box!"
"Open it!" Bulma exclaimed. Vegeta shrugged and opened the box. He pulled out a pink shirt that said "DRAMA QUEEN" in red writing.
"BULMA!!!!" Vegeta threw the shirt at his wife and she snickered.
"Hey, look, mine is this *big* one!" Leah exclaimed, pulling a box out from behind the tree. Goten looked at Vegeta, having recognized the size and wrapping paper. She opened it and stared. "It's a dollhouse…"
"Vegeta, it's supposed to be a gag gift!" Videl said.
"But she doesn't *like* dolls!" Vegeta told them. They all looked at each other and nodded.
"My turn!" Trunks pulled a present out from underneath the tree. "Guess this one's mine…"
He opened it and Deho jumped out at him. He screamed and Adrienne laughed. Jamie picked Deho up and snuggled him against his cheek. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it! Here's your *real* present."
Trunks took the present from her and opened it. It was black hair-dye. "But I don't *want* black hair!"
"I do, I do, I do!" Brian exclaimed, jumping up and down. So Goten got a coin-trick kit ("TRUNKS!!!!!!"), Goku got a fishing rod, Bulma got a five-pack of thongs ("YAMCHA!"), Gohan got a carrot ("Guy-uys!"), Brian got a stuffed pink bunny that looked an awful lot like Floofles (Go read FHI), Videl got a watch (Chi-Chi: "Because you're *always* late!"), Jamie got a Chicken Dance Elmo (Goten: "Guys, that is *not* funny."), Pan got a black tutu (Leah: "Now you can look like me!!!"), Rienna got a pink yoyo, Chloe got a mop ("*Who* gave me this!?"), Adrienne got a dress ("Gross!"), and Yamcha got a Barbie.
So the women all got up to go make some cookies while the men (and Pan) started talking about…dunno! Stuff! "Hey!" Yamcha whispered. "You four wanna help me play a trick on the adults?"
"Yeah!" The four children nodded.
"Okay!" The five went into a huddle.
*~*~*
"What kind of cookies do Jamie and Leah like?" Chloe asked. Adrienne laughed.
"Any kind!" Chi-Chi smiled.
"I know what you mean."
"Well, Vegeta likes peanut butter cookies," Bulma told them. She scowled. "I remember finding him with an empty cookie jar on the kitchen floor once!" She smiled suddenly. "Oh, but he looked so cute in his little black boxer-
"*Okay*, Mom, that's enough." Adrienne told her.
"Well… Gohan likes his cookies shaped like teddy bears!" Videl exclaimed. "How weird! He's one of the strongest men in the world and he likes *teddy* bears!"
"That just goes and proves that *everyone* is a child inside!" Chloe said. "Oh! And Trunks likes peanut butter and jelly cookies!"
"Then we'll make peanut butter teddy bears!" Adrienne exclaimed. "And we'll fill them with jelly!"
"Goku likes green grape jelly!" Bulma smiled, imagining the cookies.
"The kids will love them."
"Mommy, Mommy! Daddy wants to tell you something!" Jamie exclaimed, grabbing the bottom of Adrienne's dress.
"Alright, Jamie, I'm coming!" Adrienne was dragged into the other living room and saw Goten, being dragged along by Leah.
"You wanted to talk to me?" The couple asked each other.
"Jamie told me that you-"
"But Leah told me you wanted to-" Goten stopped. "Something *fishy* is going on…"
"You're under the mistletoe!" Jamie and Leah exclaimed, pointing at something above them. Adrienne and Goten looked up to see mistletoe above them. Adrienne frowned.
"Funny, but I don't remember putting that there…"
"Well, obviously you did!" Goten pulled her forward by the bottom of her dress and kissed her.
"Ooh!" Leah exclaimed. Jamie's nose scrunched up:
"Mushy stuff!"
"Gotcha!" Yamcha jumped out and took some pictures of them.
"Yamcha…!" Goten whined. Adrienne shook her head and started walking back to the kitchen. Goten noticed another piece of mistletoe above the kitchen door and Jamie running forward. Goten beat him to it and stuck his tongue out. "Nyah nyah!"
Jamie put his hands on his hips and Adrienne looked at Goten oddly. "Look, Adrienne, another piece of mistletoe!"
"What?" Adrienne looked up and Goten pulled her into another kiss. Yamcha pulled out Bulma's camera again, snapping a few pictures. "Yamcha!"
"Okay, now *that* one I didn't put there!"
"I know," Adrienne told him. She pointed at Goten. "*He* did!"
"Mommy, Mommy, are the cookies done yet???" Jamie asked.
"No, sorry." Jamie pouted and trudged out of the room. Yamcha laughed.
"Cute kid!" Adrienne smiled.
"He's like his father!" Adrienne said, running her finger along Goten's cheek before walking into the kitchen.
"Hey! Does that mean you think I'm cute!?" Goten skipped into the kitchen. Brian and Rienna came running into the room.
"Did it work!?" Rienna asked. Yamcha nodded.
"Alright, guys! Our next target: Goku and Chi-Chi!"
*~*~*
"Cookies are ready!" Bulma exclaimed, walking out of the kitchen with a tray full of homemade cookies.
"Alright!" Gohan exclaimed with a grin. After everyone grabbed a handful of cookies and they all sat down again and started to eat them. Gohan stared at one of his cookies. It was a golden brown teddy bear with a green, mushy eyes and a green, mushy stomach.
"Cute, no?" Pan asked with a smile. Gohan nodded really fast.
"They're delicious!" Vegeta exclaimed, having bitten the head off of his cookie. "How is it you can make something this tiny taste so good!?"
Bulma smiled and shrugged. "These are *really* good, guys!" Yamcha paused. "Gals!"
"They're extra cute!" Rienna said. Leah looked at one of her cookies.
"Why couldn't they have black eyes and a black stomach?" Leah asked.
"Where's Jamie and Brian?" Adrienne asked. She had grabbed some cookies for them before they all disappeared. She put their cookies down on the table and looked at Goten. "*Don't* eat them!"
"Ohhhhhh!" Goten pouted and Adrienne walked off to find the boys. Adrienne spotted an arm rising above the couch Chi-Chi and Goku were sitting on.
"A little higher!" Jamie told him.
"I'm holding you up as high as I can!" Brian exclaimed. "Why don't you just fly, anyway!?"
"Almost- there!"
"Hey, you two! You need to have some of these cookies!" Adrienne picked them both up, causing Jamie to drop the mistletoe he was holding.
"Hm?" Goku looked at the mistletoe that had fallen between himself and his wife. He grinned and picked it up. "Hey, Chi-Chi!"
"What is it, Goku?" Chi-Chi turned and spotted the mistletoe. The next thing she knew, Goku had pulled her into a kiss. Yamcha swung the camera out from behind his back and snapped a few pictures.
"Is that my *camera*!?" Bulma asked.
"……what!?" Bulma snatched the camera from Yamcha and started looking at all of the pictures. Vegeta leaned over and looked at them over her shoulder.
"Oh! That one's cute!" Bulma pointed at a picture of Leah kissing Yamcha's cheek, and Yamcha was blushing.
"Only if you find it interesting when certain fools flirt with your granddaughter!" Vegeta told her, glancing at Yamcha.
"Hee hee!" Yamcha grinned.
"Where's Bra?" Pan asked. "Oh, wait! Didn't she go to…"
"She went with her boyfriend to his parent's house for dinner!" Bulma told her.
"I'm telling you, Bulma, we *can't* trust that boy!" Vegeta exclaimed.
"Oh, be quiet!" Vegeta crossed his arms and leaned backwards against the back of the couch.
Adrienne shook her head. "It's like I'm home all over again." Goten nodded.
"Yep."
"Hey, what do you think is on TV?" Trunks asked.
"That football game is on!" Goku exclaimed, picking up the remote.
"*No* football!" Chi-Chi exclaimed, grabbing the remote from Goku.
"What channel?" Trunks asked, crouched in front of the TV.
"Thirt-" The TV was shut off. "Hey!"
Chloe had unplugged the TV. Chloe looked at Adrienne. "I hope it's not too hard to plug in the TV?" Adrienne shook her head.
"No," Trunks and Goku started their attempts to plug in the TV. "But maybe it is for them…"
Chloe grabbed the back of Trunks' shirt and dragged him back over to the couch. "Goku, you *leave* the TV alone!"
"Just a little higher!" Jamie exclaimed. Brian pushed him a little higher.
"How come I can't be on top!?" Brian demanded.
"Because you're bigger than me!" Jamie acknowledged. "Now just a *little* higher…!" Brian boosted him up a little more.
There was a loud thud. "Huh?" All of the Saiyans' ears tuned in.
"WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" Somebody started crying and Trunks bent over the back of the couch, pulling Brian and Jamie up by their shirts. The two were crying. Videl's brow furrowed:
"Oh no!" Adrienne stood up, took Jamie from Trunks, and walked out of the room bouncing him.
"Daddy, Daddy, Jamie landed on my finger…!" Brian bawled.
"Shhhhhh! It's okay!" Trunks pulled Brian close and hugged him. Chloe pulled a piece of mistletoe up from behind the couch and looked at Yamcha.
"Look at what you're causing!"
"It was only a joke…" Yamcha pouted. Adrienne walked back into the room, still bouncing Jamie.
"Is he okay?" Pan asked. Adrienne nodded and sat down back down beside Goten. Goten ruffled Jamie's hair.
"Cheer up, kid!" Goten told him. Adrienne noticed Leah's eyes were half closed as she watched Rienna play with her pink yoyo.
"Leah, are you tired?" Leah slowly nodded. "Goten, will you-"
Goten nodded and walked over to Leah. "Come here!" Leah stood up on her knees and Goten picked her up, carrying her out of the room.
"Dance recital must have worn her out." Pan said. Adrienne nodded. Jamie turned his head and Adrienne ran her hand through his hair.
"They're all pretty worn out." Chloe said, observing her daughter. Rienna was struggling to keep her eyes open as she flung the yoyo out. But as she flung out the pink yoyo, it clanked against the ground and Rienna just fell over. Trunks smiled and Chloe picked her up without having to leave the couch.
"Grandma, can I sit in your lap?" Brian asked. Bulma patted her lap and he grinned. Brian jumped up in her lap and started swinging his legs. Vegeta smiled and ruffled his hair.
"Well no wonder!" Videl exclaimed, looking at her new watch. "It's *way* past their bed time!"
"And Santa won't come if they're awake." Chi-Chi said shaking her finger and glancing at Brian. Brian quickly closed his eyes and fell over, landing on Vegeta's lap. Bulma laughed at her grandson's reaction.
"Bed time? No……! Frosted cookie cream-creams!" Jamie yawned. He had been talking in his sleep. Everyone snickered.
"Well, I guess we'd better get going," Gohan said, stretching his arms. "What do you say, Videl?"
"Absolutely." Videl nodded. The three stood.
"We'd better get going, too!" Goku said with a smile.
"Then I guess we'll see you guys later!" Gohan said, waving.
"Bye!" Everyone waved.
"See ya!" Trunks saluted them. Gohan and Videl walked out the door.
"Tell Uncle Goten we said bye!" Pan told them all before walking out the door.
"And make sure you kiss him for me!" Chi-Chi told her. Adrienne laughed.
"Okay!"
"Bye!" Goku closed the door behind them.
"I don't necessarily have a curfew," Yamcha said. "But I promised I would call my girlfriend when I got home…"
"Then we'll see ya!" Trunks told him.
"Okay, bye!"
"Bye!" Yamcha grabbed his coat and ran out of the door.
"Well, I guess we'd better get the little tikes to bed!" Trunks assumed, rubbing Rienna's back.
"Okay, you get Brian." Chloe told him. Trunks picked up Brian and he opened his eyes immediately.
"Is Santa here yet!?" Brian asked quickly, eyes wide. Trunks laughed.
"No, Brian, he's not!" Brian's eyes went wider. He quickly closed them and made his body go limp. They all laughed at him. "Okay, we'll see you!"
"Just make sure you say bye to Goten, Leah, and Jamie!" Chloe told the three, putting Rienna's coat on.
"We will!" Bulma assured her. Trunks grabbed Chloe's coat and put it on over her shoulders before she walked out.
"Bye!" Trunks said his goodbye and ran out the door with Brian.
"Well, I guess it's just us, now." Vegeta said, stretching his arms.
"Mommy, is it Christmas, yet?" Jamie asked. Adrienne shook her head.
"No, but Grandma is going to take you, okay?" Adrienne stood up and handed Jamie to Bulma. Adrienne pointed towards the other living room. "I'm gonna go check on Leah."
"Okay." Bulma nodded and Adrienne plugged the TV back in.
"I'll be back in a second!" Adrienne left the room and Vegeta looked at Bulma.
"You think the football game is still on?"
"Vegeta!"
"What!?"
*~*~*
Adrienne smiled at what she saw and leaned against the wall, hands on the inside of the door. Goten was sleeping on the couch, one hand holding Leah, the other hanging off the side with Leah sprawled out on his chest, sleeping without a sound. She heard footsteps coming up behind her. "You never thought I would end up as a mother, did you?"
"Of course I did," It was Vegeta. "I just didn't expect you to have twins."
Adrienne quietly laughed. "I remember when we first brought her home, she wouldn't stop crying until he held her."
"She loves you both equally, if that's what you're getting at," Vegeta told his daughter. "You're a great mother, and he's a great father."
"Dad?"
"Yes?" Adrienne turned to look at him.
"Thanks for accepting Goten so willingly." Vegeta laughed.
"*Willingly*?" Vegeta laughed again and left the room.
Adrienne smiled and walked over to the couch. She grabbed a blanket and pulled it over the two. She brushed Leah's bangs back and kissed her forehead, then walked over to the wall. She looked back at them, then flicked the light switch, turning off the light, and walked out of the room, leaving the two to sleep.
The End
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