Ok, for everyone's sake I'm going to finish this story. I feel really bad for all of the people reading it because if I was in their place I would be furious.  Here we go.  –Tyleet

Ch. 14

I am now placing Pan at seven and a half months into her pregnancy.  I need to speed up time a little.

After convincing Pan that Goku wouldn't care about them as long as they were ok they all sat down to lunch.  As soon as the waiter brought them their drinks Goku showed up at the door.  Pan, looking up and locking eyes with her grandfather for the first time in months, jumped up from her seat, nearly knocking her chair over and startling Vegeta.  She ran up to him and wrapped her arms around him.  He engulfed her in a bear hug and lifted her off the ground.  She stepped back looking at him, and only then did she notice that there were tears in her eyes.

"Panny, how I've missed you!" Her grandfather said.  He cupped her face with his warm strong hands and wiped away her free-flowing tears with his thumbs. 

"I've missed you so much Grandpa!" She exclaimed throwing her arms around him once more. 

Pan felt a caring hand on her back and turned around to see Vegeta right behind her.  She regretfully backed away from her grandfather and stood by Vegeta's side loyally.  Goku turned and looked at Vegeta, who nodded to acknowledge his presence.  Very much to Vegeta's surprise Goku hugged Vegeta like he actually cared for him. 

"No need for formalities anymore Vegeta, we're family now, right?" Goku asked innocently. 

Pan blushed. She looked down at the floor not wanting to catch Vegeta's eye.  She very much wanted to get married but she wasn't sure if Vegeta was up to it since having recently divorced Bulma. 

"Not yet, no." Vegeta finally responded.  Pan looked up at him questionably.  She wondered what that meant.  They would be related through the child she was carrying, maybe that's what he meant.  Vegeta smiled mischievously at Pan before guiding her back to the table. 

Lunch passed by quickly, everyone trying to catch up on what's been going on.  Everything went fine until Pan hit a tender spot in the conversation.

"How's mom and dad?" She asked eagerly. 

Bra jumped a little and Goten had to grab her hand to keep her calm.

Goku looked at Pan with great sorrow and regret in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" She asked alarmed, noticing the look on their faces. 

"Maybe this isn't the best time to reveal so much.  It would upset you and we don't want any harm to come to you and the baby."  Goku said.

"You better not then."  Vegeta stated.

After paying they made their way to their cars.

Pan was overly silent and Vegeta knew why.

"Pan I don't want you to be in any distress so maybe they shouldn't tell us.  It might really upset you."  He said caringly.

She stopped abruptly.  "You know," Pan said poking Vegeta in the chest, "If you don't tell me all this stress is going to make me go insane and keep me worried.  So somebody better tell me what the hell is going on with my parents!"

Vegeta glanced at Goku, who was surprised at the scene.

"Alright, but please try not to get upset." Goku asked. 

"Bra and I better leave, it's best if there aren't too many people crowding her."  Goten stated.  They said their goodbyes and Pan promised to go to their place for dinner the following night.

"Let's not talk about this out here.  Would you like to come back to me place?" Goku asked.

"We better go back to our apartment, enough people already know about us here as it is." Vegeta said. 

Pan just nodded obediently and followed Vegeta to their car.

After they were all seated in the newly furnished apartment Goku began his story.

"Pan after you and Vegeta left, it hit everyone pretty hard."  Goku said. 

Vegeta gave Pan's hand a reassuring squeeze. 

"It hit your parents especially hard. Your father was a little more collected than your mother.  Videl was just emotionally unstable.  Your father did all he could to help her."  He went on.

Pan began to sweat.  She really wanted to know if they were ok.  She was getting a little nervous now. 

"Are they ok?" Pan asked. 

Goku looked at her mournfully before getting up to sit next to her. 

"Your father's alright sweetie, but your mother- your mother- she passed away."  He said choking up at the last part.

The only thing Pan remembered was standing up quickly before succumbing to darkness.

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