Tales of Parenthood

Author's Note

Sequel to Coming of Age. Everyone except Goku and Doctor Briefs are alive, but Goku visits. Grand Tour happened and the dragon balls are gone. Ignores Dragon Ball Super.

Pan is 19

Bra is 22

Goten is 32

Trunks is 33

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any characters or variations of DBZ. I only own my OCs.

Chapter Eight: Weekend At Grammie's

Bra, Rini, and Pan were all out on the patio at Capsule Corp having lunch. "Rini, are you excited about your engagement?" asked Bra with a huge grin.

"Yeah, I'm a little worried about how my family will act meeting Goten," Rini said with a shrug.

"He hasn't met them yet?" Pan practically yelled.

"Yeah, most of my family lives in China or the US, so I haven't really had a chance to introduce them," explained Rini drinking some lemonade.

"Well why are you worried?" asked Bra grabbing another sandwich from the pile.

"Goten is a martial arts instructor, which is not exactly the CEO there were expecting me to marry," sighed Rini playing with her straw in her drink.

"Why did you choose Goten, Rini?" asked Pan making a face.

"Yeah, Trunks sounds more like what you're describing," commented Bra. Pan's face became even more contorted. Rini started laughing.

"I've dated business men before, and they are only good for one thing," Rini gave Pan a suggestive smirk.

"What?" asked Pan confused. Bra also seemed confused.

"Jeez, office sex! Come on Pan. Don't tell me you and Trunks haven't done it in his office!" Rini exclaimed looking at her future niece.

"Uh…no, we haven't," answered Pan her face turning crimson and her eyes now locked on the table.

"Well you should, office sex is one of my favorites, but other than that I get bored with business men pretty fast. All my long-term relationships have been with goofy guys. They help even me out," Rini told them a wide grin coming to her face.

"Maybe I should date a business man," murmured Bra thinking over what Rini had said.

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Pan awkwardly looked herself over in the mirror. She wore a pencil skirt, flowy blouse, and black heels. She looked like a secretary, a pretty one, but a secretary nonetheless. She took a deep breath before knocking on the door to Trunks' home office. "Come in," called Trunks. Pan walked in to see Trunks flipping through documents and typing on his computer. He looked up. "Panny what are you wearing?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"Well… I want to talk to you… I thought maybe we could do something," Pan stumbled over her words nearly losing her nerve.

"Pan, what do you want to talk about?" Trunks asked shutting his laptop and walking around to the front of his desk. Pan fidgeted nervously. "Panny whatever it is you can tell me," Trunks said giving her a reassuring smile.

"I was talking to Rini about guys, and well, she said the best thing about dating business guys is office sex…So I was wondering if you wanted to," Pan couldn't even manage to finish her sentence she was terrified. Then Trunks started to laugh. Pan wanted to cry, but she stayed frozen in her place a few feet in front of her husband.

"So that's what's with the outfit. Panny I love you. You don't have to do anything special for me"

"It's not just for you," Pan said softly looking up into his cerulean eyes.

"So you want to try this?" asked Trunks raising an eyebrow. Pan shyly nodded. Trunks pulled her into a deep kiss. "Where's Henry?" Trunks asked after breaking the kiss.

"I just put him down for his nap, so we have at least an hour," answered Pan pulling Trunks into another kiss.

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"Rini was right that was amazing," Pan giggled snuggling into Trunks' chest as she sat on his lap in his office chair.

"It was," Trunks agreed playing with her hair.

"Well is there something you want to try Trunks? It can be anything!" Pan said her voice full of excitement as she sat up on his lap.

Trunks thought for a moment before breathing out a sigh. "You can say no if you want, but the one thing that I want to do involving sex…is trying to have another baby. It's okay if you still don't want to yet. I know Henry is still young and," Trunks was cut off by a finger being pushed to his lips.

"I'm ready Trunks," she said before placing a soft kiss on his lips. Trunks' eyes lit up.

"Really Panny?" he asked nervously. She nodded unable to suppress the giggle that left her lips.

xxXXxx

Trunks slipped into his mother's lab looking for her. "Trunks what are you doing here?" asked Bulma as she slid out from under a machine she was working on.

"I was hoping you could do me a couple of favors," Trunks said giving his mother a sheepish smile.

"Probably, what do you need?" she asked wiping the grease from her face.

"Would you be able to watch Henry for the weekend?"

"Sure. Your father and I weren't planning on going anywhere this weekend. What are you and Pan wanting to do?" smirked Bulma giving her son a knowing look.

"That's the other thing… Would you happen to have a ship I could borrow?" Trunks asked trying to make it not sound like a big request.

"Where do you think you're going Trunks?" Bulma nearly shrieked at her son.

"No where, just space. I want to take Pan on a quiet trip for the weekend, and I was thinking since we went on the grand tour together, maybe space is the perfect place," explained Trunks trying to calm Bulma down.

"Oh so you're trying to be romantic," snickered Bulma. Trunks nodded. "If a may ask, what's the occasion?"

"Uh…"

"Trunks," she narrowed her eyes at her son's evasiveness.

"Fine, but promise not to tell anyone even Henry," groaned Trunks. Bulma kept her eyes locked on her son waiting for his explanation. "Pan and I are trying to have another baby, so I thought a romantic weekend would be nice… You know no interruptions," Trunks awkwardly explained.

Bulma's eyes lit up. "I'm going to get another grandbaby?" she squeaked giving Trunks a tight hug.

"Mom Pan's not pregnant yet, but we are trying"

"How does a three day tour of our galaxy sound?" Bulma asked with a huge grin.

"That would be perfect! Thank you," he hugged her tight.

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"Bra I'm too nervous," whispered Pan as she tried to leave the store.

"Pan this is your first weekend alone with your husband since you had Henry. You need something sexy to wear," Bra explained dragging her friend deeper into the lingerie store. Pan fidgeted nervously as she looked at the fancy garments. "So he won't even give you a hint where he's taking you?" asked Bra holding up a slinky outfit for Pan to look at.

"No, he won't tell me anything except that your mom is watching Henry for the weekend and that we are leaving Friday morning," sighed Pan finally starting to be a little more comfortable.

xxXXxx

Trunks packed a small suitcase as Henry watched curiously.

"Daddy what you doing?" asked Henry.

"I'm packing your bag for the weekend," answered Trunks giving his son a smile.

"Why?"

"So you'll have everything you need while you're at Grammie's," Trunks said as he put some pajamas into the suitcase.

"Are you and Mommy coming too?"

"No little man, Mommy and I are taking a little trip, but we'll be back before you know it," Trunks assured Henry.

"Where are you going?" asked Henry as he continued to watch his father.

"It's a secret. I'm taking your mommy on a special trip," Trunks grinned.

"Cool, will Pawpa Vegatea train me at GramGram's or will it be boring?" asked Henry with a slight pout. Trunks laughed.

"You're still to young for serious training Henry, but I bet I can get Dad to work with you on flying and some other basic," Trunks told him ruffling his hair.

"Awesomes!" exclaimed Henry.

xxXXxx

"Trunks I've barely been away from Henry a night. Maybe a weekend is too much," confessed Pan as Trunks sat Henry's suitcase by the door.

"Panny I promise it will be okay. You can video chat with Henry every night," Trunks told his wife wrapping his arms around her waist. Pan finally gave in and went to pack the last of her bag. Once she had finished, she handed Trunks the suitcase, and went to get Henry ready to go. Henry was half asleep as Pan helped him slip on his coat.

"Mommy why am I de only baby?" Henry asked with a big yawn following.

"What about Maddox sweetie? He's a baby too," Pan asked wondering what exactly Henry was talking about.

"But we're not related," Henry commented as Pan started carrying him toward the door.

"Are you asking why you don't have any siblings?" Pan asked feeling herself flush.

"Siblings?" Henry repeated confused. Trunks was now listening in on the conversation.

"A sibling is a bother or sister. Like your daddy and Aunt Bra are siblings," explained Pan.

Henry nodded, "Yeah, why don't I have a sibling or my friend Mimi has cousins."

"Cousins come from when your parents' siblings have kids, so you'll get a cousin when Aunt Bra has a baby. Which I don't see happening anytime soon," laughed Trunks. Henry sleepily nodded before drifting off in Pan's arms.

"I guess we won't need to worry about whether he wants a sibling or not," giggled Pan as she followed Trunks out to the car.

xxXXxx

"Bye-bye Mommy! Bye-bye Daddy!" Henry squealed giving each of them a tight hug.

Pan followed after Trunks as they headed to the car. "Will you tell me where we're going now Trunks?" Pan asked giving her husband a stern look. Trunks chuckled and pulled their bags out of the car. "Why are you getting our bags out here?"

"You'll see," Trunks smirked as he walked to back yard area of the Capsule Corp compound. Pan followed cautiously. There they found a Capsule Corp ship.

"Trunks are we going to another planet?" Pan asked looking confused.

"Not quite. We are going on a three-day trip around the Milky Way. No stops, just a cruise," he explained with a smirk.

"Only us and the stars," Pan softly commented. This was very romantic. She loved the stars, and their first kiss had been during the Grand Tour. She was in an almost daze as she walked aboard the ship. Then an idea hit her, she rushed to find the control room. Trunks walked into the control room to see Pan grinning sitting in the main chair. "Blast off," she said with a grin as she slapped the big button on the control panel. Trunks was thrown again the wall of the control room as he had a flash back to the start of the Grand Tour.

"Real cute Panny," Trunks chuckled once the force of the take off had subsided.

Pan still wearing a grin pulled the overdrive key from the console and pushed it down into her cleavage. "Your move," she said with a smirk.

"That won't stop me this time," Trunks announced as he chased after his wife as she dashed through the ship.

xxXXxx

Henry followed Vegeta around for most of the morning. When Vegeta was training Henry mirrored his movements without saying a word. Vegeta couldn't help but smirk. The boy had Pan's fighting spirit.

"Boys lunch is ready!" called Bunny.

Both Vegeta and Henry sat and ate still not saying a word. Bulma came up from her lab with grease on her face. She gave her grandson a big smile, which he returned.

"Did you have a fun morning with Pawpa Vegeta?" she asked patting her husband's shoulder. Henry nodded since his mouth was full. "What do you think about helping Grammie with one of her projects after lunch?" she asked the two year old.

"If I can train with Pawpa, later," answered Henry looking between his grandparents. Vegeta nodded, adding even more joy to Henry's face.

After lunch, Bulma let Henry help her tighten bolts on her new machine. He also helped her sort her tools and some wires. After that, he fell asleep on one of her chairs. She giggled at the awkward position he had managed to fall asleep in.

"Enjoying the boy?" asked Vegeta entering her lab. Bulma smiled at her husband's unexpected visit.

"Of course, he loves helping me in the lab almost as much as he loves training with you," she told him hugging onto his midsection.

"He already has a fighting spirit. I'll make sure to start his actual training soon," commented Vegeta.

"Did he show you how he can fly? He's so proud," asked Bulma snuggling more into Vegeta's chest.

Vegeta ignored her actions and answered her, "of course, he has great control despite his limited experience."

xxXXxx

Pan sat on the large makeshift cushion bed looking out the large window to the stars. Trunks handed her a glass of wine as he sat down next to her. "What's on your mind Panny?" he asked taking a sip of his wine and enjoying the view.

"I was thinking about how romantic this trip is and how beautiful this ship is," Pan admitted moving to lean her head on his shoulder.

"I can't take credit for the ship. This was my mother's doing," Trunks chuckled.

"Bulma does have good taste," Pan giggled setting her glass down, so she could pull Trunks into a deep passionate kiss.

xxXXxx

"Bra, Henry isn't a doll you can't just dress him up," sighed Rini as she watched Bra try a different jacket on Henry. Henry was trying his hardest to stay put, but it was easy to see he wanted to go play.

"I'm almost done," grumbled Bra as she settled on a jacket. "There now we can go to the store," announced Bra.

The trio went to the store where they let Henry pick out a jello mix and a cake mix.

"Do you want my help with the jello or do you think you got it?" asked Rini as she helped Henry take off his coat.

"I am perfectly capable of making jello with my nephew," snorted Bra as she picked up Henry and went to the kitchen.

"How did the store go?" asked Bulma once she saw Rini.

"It went fine, but there is likely to be a jello disaster in your kitchen pretty soon," Rini answered with a sigh.

"So Bra's making it huh"

"Yep, with Henry's assistance of course," snickered Rini.

"Maybe he can help her out some," laughed Bulma as she headed into the kitchen.

xxXXxx

The ship landed in the backyard where a thrilled Henry was jumping for joy. Pan and Trunks made their way from the ship only to be tackled to the ground by Henry. "Mommy Daddy, I made jello with Aunt Bra, and built a machine with GramGram, and trained with Pawpa Vegeata, and baked cupcakes with Riri!" Henry babbled excitedly.

"You did?" laughed Pan picking up the little boy into her arms as she and Trunks stood to their feet.

"So you all spoiled our little man?" asked Trunks with a chuckle looking at his parents and sister.

"There's jello and cupcakes in the kitchen," said Bra with a weak smile and a shrug.

"I decorated the cupcakes!" chimed in Henry with a smile.

"I bet they're beautiful," giggled Pan as they all walked inside. Pan and Bra took Henry into the kitchen, so he could show off his work.

"Your brat has good follow through on moves and the proper mindset. He should start his training soon," Vegeta told Trunks from his place on the wall.

"Pan and I were wanting to wait until he was closer to three maybe three and half," commented Trunks looking surprised his son had managed to impress the saiyan prince.

"He'll train himself if you and Pan keep avoiding it. When I wasn't working with him, he was mimicking my movement," warned Vegeta.

"Vegeta's right, if Henry wants to learn something there's isn't much that can stop him. He's already showing signs of having higher intelligence; so don't be surprised if they tell you that when he starts school… Have you and Pan picked a preschool for him yet?" asked Bulma looking between her husband and son.

"We are looking into a few. Wasn't I of higher intelligence?" asked Trunks trying to remember back when he was in grade school.

"Yes, but I didn't want to put you too far from your age group, so you were just placed in advanced courses and didn't skip any grades… You would finish all your work in record time and then start causing trouble," answered Bulma with a sigh as she thought about the numerous times she was called to the school.

"Okay, I'll talk to Pan about that…" Trunks trailed off his mind busy wondering if this would be a similar issue with Henry.

"One more thing, Henry has Gohan's genes too, so he may be even smarter than you were," Bulma warned Trunks who gave a slight nod before heading to the kitchen to find his wife and son.

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"Trunks all these schools just want Henry because of us… I want him to go to a school that wants him," grumbled Pan throwing down another recruiting letter. "Maybe we should talk to your mom, and see if she has any ideas what schools are actually any good," suggested Pan as Trunks sat down next to her on the couch.

"I was actually thinking we should talk to your dad. He's works in the academic circle. He might have some inside knowledge," admitted Trunks pulling Pan to sit on his lap.

"I think he might really enjoy being included, but there is one person we should be careful around," groaned Pan burying her face in Trunks' chest.

"Chi-Chi," chuckled Trunks.

xxXXxx

"Hi Papa!" greeted Pan as she, Trunks, and Henry slipped into his office.

"Isn't this a surprise," smiled Gohan as he hugged his daughter and ruffled his grandson's hair.

"We were hoping you might be able to give us some advice," Pan explained to her father as they all sat down.

"Sure, what are you needing advice on?" asked Gohan as he got comfortable in his chair.

"We're having trouble picking out a preschool for Henry. Some of the schools' deadlines are six months before the school starts, so we are running out of time," Trunks explained to his father-in-law. Gohan nodded his understanding.

"Well Pan was homeschooled until first grade by my mom. The university has a preschool, but it's a little lack luster. Are there any you've been looking at?" Gohan asked as the wheels turned in his head. Pan pulled a stack of pamphlets and letters from her purse and handed them to her father. "Wow, did you request this information or was it all just sent to you?" he asked as he started to look through the stack.

"I requested additional information from one school, but the rest we received in the mail," sighed Pan. "All the schools seem more interested in who we are verses teaching Henry," criticized Pan. Gohan could see what she meant as he read the letters. They all talked about how having the heir to Capsule Corp and Satan Enterprises would be an honor.

"I see… I have a class to teach in about ten minutes. I'll look this all over talk to a few of my colleagues that have children, and hopefully I can have a more helpful answer then," Goten told them. Pan and Trunks started for the door after saying goodbye. Henry gave his grandfather a smile and a wave. Gohan waved back as they left.

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"Gohan what are you working on?" asked Videl as she watched her husband look through pamphlets.

"Pan asked me to help pick out a preschool for Henry. She said they've been having trouble finding schools that care about the students instead of the parents money," Gohan explained to his wife as she looked over his shoulder.

"I'm surprised Pan doesn't want to homeschool him," commented Videl as she looked over one of the pamphlet.

"I think they are wanting him to socialize more," Gohan said with a shrug. "I talked to a few of the professors and received a few suggestions," Gohan told her as he handed her a different pamphlet.

"This one looks nice…why are you making a face?" asked Videl giving her husband a glare.

"That one is okay. I think Henry would get bored there," Gohan said handing her another pamphlet.

"Why would he get bored…Gohan, Pan won't like this one. She never wore a uniform and there is no way she'd make her son wear one," Videl sternly told her husband throwing the pamphlet on the table.

"I just think he might need a school that could accommodate him if he ends up being on the advanced side. Also I know on the uniforms, but that seems to be the only draw back of that one," responded Gohan.

"Henry isn't even two and half yet. Why do you think he'll be advanced?" grumbled Videl rolling her eyes.

"I was advanced for my age and so was Trunks. I babysat him back when he was Henry's age remember?" chuckled Gohan thinking back to his occasion babysitting jobs at Capsule Corp.

"I just don't want you pushing him… but maybe Henry starting school is a good thing," sighed Videl picking up another brochure.

"Why'd you change your mind?" asked Gohan giving his wife a surprised look.

"Pan will have more free time, so she can pursue more school for herself if she wants," explained Videl with a shrug. Gohan's face lit up, but he didn't say a word.