"I'm looking for the family of Bra Briefs." Said a doctor standing next to two double doors. Bulma froze in her seat.

"That's us!" said Vegeta standing up. Bulma took hold of his hand and pulled her self up. Vegeta squeezed her hand.

"Are you two her parents?" asked the doctor, Bulma and Vegeta nodded, "She's in serious condition right now. She's touch and go. Her tox-screen showed the presence of several narcotics in her system, and that is something I cannot let slide past the law."

"We'll deal with that on our own." Bulma choked out, "My main concern now is her health."

"We had to pump her stomach almost immediately, but because of that strain, she stopped breathing. So she's on a ventilator. Her heart stopped and we had to shock several times before we got a normal rhythm. Right now, she's in a coma, and there is no telling when she will wake up."

"Can we see her?" Vegeta asked.

"Yes, she's in ICU." With that the doctor walked away, Vegeta walked to everyone and told them what the doctor told them.

"Well, I think that we should go." Said Goku, "We can come back tomorrow and see Bra."

"Thank you all so much for being here." Said Bulma as she choked on her words and walked towards the ICU.

"I think I'm going to go home too, Trunks." Said Pan turning to Trunks, "I'm coming to see her tomorrow."

"Ok," said Trunks, "Thanks for being here." Trunks wrapped his arms around Pan and held her tight, "I love you." He whispered in her ear.

"I love you too." She whispered back.

"Goten, do you want to stay?" Asked Bulma.

"Umm… I'll come back tomorrow as well. She needs her family right now. I'll be back tomorrow." Everyone said their good byes and Vegeta, Bulma and Trunks went up to see Bra.

Once in the ICU, the nurse showed them to her room. When Bulma walked in, she could barely look at her daughter, her heart was breaking. Trunks sat down next to her bed and held her hand. Vegeta stood in the corner.

"Oh Bra, I'm so sorry. We didn't mean to drive you to this." Said Bulma as she brushed the hair away from her eyes; "I just wanted my little girl back."

They stayed there all night. Someone was always at her bedside. By daybreak, Bra had not awoke. Trunks and Vegeta had gone to get something to eat; Bulma stayed behind just so someone was there. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Bulma looked up to see Goten standing in the doorframe holding a huge bouquet of roses.

"Hi Goten." Said Bulma.

"How is she?" asked Goten while be put the roses in some water.

"No change." Sighed Bulma.

"I'll stay here with her for awhile, if you want to go get something to eat."

"Thank you, Goten." Said Bulma as she got up. Goten sat down next to Bra's bed.

"You know Bra, you sure do a good job of making people worry. I probably won't sleep until you wake up. I miss you. I wish you would open your eyes so I can see them shine again. I want to see you smile so badly. I know you'll get better and I'll know I'll see you smile and I know I'll see those baby blue's sparkle again." A few tears rolled down Goten's face as he held on to Bra's hand. He held on to her hand for what seemed like eternity.

"I knew you liked her." Said a voice from the door. Goten looked up to see Pan standing in the door.

"Pan," said Goten wiping his tears away, "what are you doing here?"

"Umm…duh, lets use some logic shall we."

"Shut up, Pan." Said Goten.

"How's she doing?" asked Pan.

"Bulma said that she hadn't changed at all and I haven't noticed a change since I've been here, which hasn't been long at all." Pan walked over and pulled a chair next to Goten.

"You know something, Bra is going to freak out when she wakes up."

"Why?" asked Goten.

"Because she looks like she was hit by a bus."

"I think she looks beautiful." Said Goten. Goten and Pan sat there talking for a while, before Trunks and Vegeta returned.

"Where's Mom?" asked Trunks.

"She went to get something to eat when I got here." Said Goten.

"How long ago was that?" asked Vegeta.

"Like 2 hours ago." Replied Goten.

"I'm going to go find her." Said Vegeta. He was not worried about her or anything but he did want to make sure she was ok. "Has her condition changed at all?" asked Vegeta before he left.

"No." said Pan. With that Vegeta had left.

Three weeks had passed and Bra had still not woke up. Someone was always at her side hoping and praying for her to wake up. Doctors had proposed the option of pulling life support, but Vegeta would hear nothing of it. In fact he had thrown the doctor out of his daughter room for suggesting such a thing. Vegeta knew his daughter would wake eventually.

Vegeta walked all over the hospital; there was no sign of his mate. Finally he gave up looking and just decided to try and find her ki. He finally got a sense, it was coming from outside. He walked out side and flew into the air. He saw her laying on a bench next by the pond next to the hospital. It was cold out side. The sky had turned a dingy gray color. It looked like it was about to rain. He walked over to her and knelt down next to her.

"Bulma, wake up." said Vegeta softly.

"Huh, wha… what's wrong? Where's Bra? Where am I?"

"Calm down, you fell asleep out here and Bra is still unconscious. It's ok." Said Vegeta.

"How long have I been out here?" Asked Bulma.

"Well from what I can gather about 2 hours." Replied Vegeta.

"Who's been with Bra, who's with her now?"

"Goten and Pan were there when Trunks and I got back, and the three of them are up there now."

"Ok." Bulma breathed a sigh of relief.

"What do you want to do with Bra when she wakes up?" asked Vegeta.

"What do you mean?" asked Bulma.

"Trunks said something while we were eating about something called rehab."

"You think we should send her to a rehab clinic."

"I don't know. I don't know how addiction is dealt with on this rock." Said Vegeta.

"I know, rehab is an option, but I don't think Bra would take well to going. It might make it worse, but then again, we don't even know if she's learned a lesson from this."

"I think we should go back inside." Said Vegeta.

"The kids are up there with her. Let's stay out here for a while."

"It might rain." Said Vegeta.

"So what." Said Bulma as she rested her head on his shoulder. He put his arm around her and held her tight.

Meanwhile, back in the ICU, Pan and Trunks had gone on a walk, leaving Goten with Bra when her eyes had started to flicker open.

"Bra!" said Goten as he ran to the door yelling for anyone, "She's waking up! Someone come quickly." He ran back to her side and held her hand. "Bra, are you with me?" Bra fluttered from open to close, "Don't talk, you're on a machine that was helping you breathe." Said Goten with a tear rolling down his face, "Stay with me baby." Just then the nurse and a doctor came in, Goten moved aside. The two checked her stats. Since Bra was able to stay awake, with in 5 minutes she was removed her from the ventilator.

"I'll be back in a few minutes to take some blood work." Said the nurse as she walked out.

"Goten?" said Bra still half out of it, "What happened? What's going on?"

"You were at a party and you overdosed. Baby, we almost lost you." Said Goten. A few tears left Bra's eyes as she heard this, Goten instantly ran his fingers down her cheek and wiped away her tears.

"How long have I been here?" she mumbled.

"Almost a month." Goten said.

"Where are my parents?" asked Bra.

"You're mom went out about two hours ago and Vegeta went to go find her and Trunks and Pan are taking a walk." Said Goten, "I'm gonna raise my power level so they'll know to come back." Everyone felt Goten's power level rise, Trunks and Pan were back in matter of seconds and Bulma and Vegeta flew in through the window.

"Bra!" Cried Pan as she buried her head on Bra's stomach.

"I'm really sorry everyone." Bra mumbled, "I'm just really sorry." Bra turned her head unable to face any of them.

"It's ok, sweetie, I'm just so glad you're awake." Bulma cried for her daughter.

"I need help." Bra sighed, "I just wish it didn't have to have come to this for me to admit it."

"We're going to see what the doctors say." Bulma said as grabbed Vegeta.

"I'm glad you're ok, sis." Trunks said as he kissed his sisters forhead.

"I'm sorry, Trunks." Bra muttered.

"Bra," Pan started, "Welcome back."

"Please don't hate me, Pan?

"I could never hate you." A few minutes later, Trunks and Pan decided to go home for the night. Goten stayed behind.

"Goten?" asked Bra, "do you hate me?"

"Hate you! How could I possibly ever hate you?"

"I said some pretty mean things to you and everyone else. I feel especially bad about what I said to Yamcha."

"Bra, no one hates you, especially me." Said Goten as he kissed her hand.

"Well, we're going to get you moved to a room out of ICU and they said that if things go well, you can go home a week or so." Said Bulma.

"Good, hey Goten, wanna do me a huge favor?" asked Bra.

"It depends? What do you want?"

"I'm starving. Would you be willing to get me something to eat and I do not want hospital food."

"Of course, I'll go get you some food, but if I get caught with it by hospital personal, I'm blaming you."

"Ok," huffed a smile Bra. Goten blew Bra a kiss before he walked out the door. "Hey, mom?"

"Yes sweetie?"

"Can I talk to dad alone for a few minutes?" asked Bra.

"Sure." Said Bulma as she got up and walked out, "I'll be out here somewhere."

"Daddy, are you still mad at me?" asked Bra, "because I'll understand if you are."

"Bra, I was never mad at you." Said Vegeta.

"Even after all those horrible things I said you weren't mad. You sure seemed mad when you punched the hole in the wall."

"I was never mad, just hurt. Bra, I know I have not been the best father, but I tried to raise you and Trunks the best I knew how."

"I'm sorry, Daddy. I'm sorry I hurt you, will you ever forgive me?" asked Bra as she started to cry.

"I already have. You're my Princess, you always have been, and always will be." Said Vegeta. Bra reached up for her father and gave him a huge hug. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, Daddy."

"What do you want to do now? I want you to stay free from the drugs. You can…"

"Daddy?" interrupted Bra, "I almost lost my friends and family because of drugs, I don't ever want to see those other people again."

"Your mother suggested a counselor, would you be willing to go see one a couple times a week?"

"I'll do what ever it takes to get clean, daddy." Said Bra, "Promise me you'll help me?"

"I promise."

"I love you, daddy and I'll always be your princess."

fin

Getting clean is not as easy as I made it seem with Bra. I hated rehab, I did get clean with the help of rehab, but I felt immensely out of place there. I had so few problems compared to others in there who need more help than I did. So please, do not get addicted to anything, especially drugs. Bra and I got lucky, but there are millions of other who aren't so lucky.

Vegea. ;)