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 21
Bra is 23
Goten is 34
Trunks is 35
Henry is 4
Cora is 1
Maddox is 2
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or any characters or variations of DBZ. I only own my OCs.
Chapter Fifteen: New Opportunities
Rini had been acting a little out of it throughout Cora's first birthday. The little girl was having a great time giggling and walking as fast as she could after her brother and Maddox. The boys were laughing and having a great time as well.
Pan smiled when she saw Yamcha over by her parents and Bulma. It would be nearly impossible for him to say no. "Hi Yamcha, could you do Trunks and I a favor?" she asked.
"Probably, what do you need?" he responded with a smile.
"We want to sign Henry up for a sport in the spring. His choices are soccer or tee-ball. He has friends in both, but he has no idea how to play either. Trunks did soccer, but we were hoping you could help him with tee-ball. We want him to try them both before he picks," explained Pan.
Bulma smiled wide. "Yamcha, you were amazing at baseball!" she exclaimed moving to hold his arm.
"I guess I was, wasn't I. Okay, I'll help him give it a try," Yamcha grinned.
"I can help too. Back before I started fighting crime with your father, I was a softball star," grinned Videl.
"You never told me that!" yelled Pan looking surprised.
"Between me and Videl, Henry will be a tee-ball star," smirked Yamcha.
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"You got him to agree so easily?" asked Trunks surprised.
"Yep, your mom was over there, so his ego got the best of him," smirked Pan giving her husband a kiss.
"When do we need to bring Henry and where?" asked Trunks trying get the image of Yamcha and his mother flirting out of his mind.
"Next Friday the park by capsule corp, your mom and my parents are coming to help slash watch," answered Pan helping Trunks to throw away the excessive amount of wrapping paper that littered their back porch.
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Videl and Gohan walked into the kitchen to see Goten and Rini having a fight.
"Rini talk to me. You've been upset since you got that call from the office. What happened?" demanded Goten holding onto Rini's arm so she would have to face him.
"I'm not upset," she muttered avoiding eye contact.
"Rini did you forget?" he pulled the collar of his shirt to reveal the bite mark. "I feel what you feel."
Rini started to cry. Goten pulled her a tight hug. "I got fired," she finally admitting as she continued to cry.
"What?" Goten had heard her but was shocked. Rini was a great lawyer. Gohan and Videl hadn't moved since they walked in. "Wait was it the government thing?" Goten asked rubbing her back. She nodded. "Baby it'll be okay," he assured kissing her forehead in a loving manner.
After a few more minutes of crying, the couple separated, Rini heading for the bathroom and Goten staying in the kitchen. Videl nudged Gohan toward his brother while she headed off after Rini.
"You two okay?" asked Gohan as he approached his younger brother.
"You saw that?" Goten didn't look extremely surprised. He had heard footsteps, so he knew someone had been watching even if he hadn't looked or identified their ki.
"Yeah, what's the government thing?" asked Gohan.
"When Rini filed our marriage license and to change her name, the government realize she had married the new world champ. They offered her a job," answered Goten.
"How did a job offer lead to her being fired?"
"The government job is more of a figure head job. She'd be a good face to have since they would get me as part of the deal. Rini didn't want the job, but they called her firm and informed them that they wanted her. So my guess is that instead of keeping Rini and angering any government officials, they fired her," shrugged Goten.
"I can see why she's upset," nodded Gohan.
Meanwhile in the bathroom Rini and Videl had just had a similar conversation. "Are you going to take the government job or look for a new one?" asked Videl.
"I made a few calls already, and it looks like I've been black listed. I either take the government job or I don't practice anymore," explained Rini.
"I'm so sorry Rini," Videl hugged her sister in law.
"I'll be okay. It's just the first time I've been fired… ever," sighed Rini.
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It was a beautiful fall day in the park. Henry was running around kicking a soccer ball. He wasn't great at it, but Trunks had gotten him to understand the basics. Videl, Gohan, and Bulma were there helping Pan to set out the equipment. "Well soccer takes less equipment," observed Pan with a sigh. She glanced over at her husband who was watching Cora try to take the ball from her big brother.
Yamcha and Puar arrived shortly. He grinned wearing a baseball cap. He seemed very in his element. "So did you ever play?" he asked Gohan.
"Yeah in PE at school. My strength gave me an advantage," smiled Gohan.
"How about you two?" Yamcha asked turning to the couple.
"I only ever played in PE when I was at Orange Star," answered Pan.
"Goten and I were pretty good at it, but we never paid very close attention to the rules," chuckled Trunks as he sat down his two children. Cora giggled toddling over to Bulma.
Henry was confused as he was handed a bat. Yamcha showed him how to swing at the ball that was sat on its post in front of him.
"I'm sure Henry will do great. The only way he could be bad at this is if," Yamacha stopped talking as the bat went flying with enough force to break the fence. "he takes after Bulma," Yamcha finished staring wide eyed at the little boy.
"What do you mean if he takes after me?" shouted Bulma glaring at her ex.
"Well he does! Do you not remember when I taught you how to play baseball back when we were dating? You would never hold on to the bat," he groaned covering his eyes. Bulma face went a little pink when she remembered he was right.
"Maybe we should let him try catching or throwing the ball," suggested Videl taking the ball Henry had missed off the post and tossing it to him. Henry grinned catching it. Yamcha showed him how to throw the ball and warned him not to put to much force behind it. Gohan held his catchers mitt ready to catch the ball. Henry smiled and threw the ball. Everyone could tell there was too much power behind the throw, but real issue was that the ball seemed to disappear out of nowhere.
"Gohan did you see the ball go past anyone?" called Yamcha from the opposite side of the field.
"No," he replied looking around for the ball.
"You boys think you're so smart. Look down," instructed Bulma rolling her eyes.
Sure enough there was a hole in the ground where the play had dug in. Yamcha stared wide eyed.
"I'm sorry," apologized Henry shuffling his feet.
"It's okay sweetie. We can grab another ball," Pan told him giving his hair a ruffle.
Videl brought the new ball out to Henry. "Try throwing it to Pawpa Gohan like this," Videl explained showing how to lop the ball. Henry nodded. Videl headed back over to Bulma and Cora.
"Is he calling Gohan Pawpa again?" Bulma asked a smile on her face. Videl shook her head. "What's Cora call him?" she asked looking curious.
"Ga Go," answered Videl giving Cora a tickle.
"I thought Goten was Go?" asked Bulma a little confused.
"Goten is Un Go and Gohan is Ga Go," elaborated Videl. Bulma nodded the little one year old didn't say a ton of real words yet, but she was good at gibberish.
Henry threw the ball as Videl had showed him. It didn't hit the ground, but Gohan had to jump to catch it. "No bad Henry," commented Yamcha. They worked on throwing and catching for a while, so Henry could get accustomed to it.
"Pan why didn't you just have Henry play soccer? It is what Trunks played," commented Bulma.
"Henry already looks just like Trunks. I don't want him to feel like he has to act just like him too," explained Pan. Bulma nodded seeing the young mother's point.
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"Mrs Son were so glad you accepted our offer," a tall man in a suit showed her around. "This will be your office. Do you have any questions?" he asked after showing the decent sized office.
"What types of cases will I be working on?" Rini asked.
The man chuckled, "Mrs Son you were brought in to help us get good press not win cases."
"I accepted this job so I could continue practicing… so what cases will I be working on?" Rini said in a stern voice.
The man looked a little baffled. "I suppose if practicing means that much to you. I could ask around to see. I know you'll be a good face on big publicity cases. You wouldn't be lead of course, but you would be included," he explain. Rini nodded.
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"So how was your first day?" Goten asked giving her a kiss.
"I am trophy. I may not even get to work any cases. They said they want me to bring out as a positive face during negative publicity," groaned Rini slouching onto the couch.
"Is any part of it good?" Goten asked hoping she had found some silver lining.
"Two things! One the benefits are great even if the pay is less, and two once I work there for a year, they will allow me to teach at the local universities," Rini answered a slight smile on her face.
"You did mention wanting to try being a professor one day," chuckled Goten giving his wife another kiss.
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Pan had finished preparing dinner and was giving Cora her dinner on her high chair. Henry and Trunks had just finished washing up from playing out side. Henry climbed into his seat at the table.
"Henry have you decided what sport you want us to sign you up for?" asked Pan as she filled his plate.
"I like soccer more than tee ball. It has too many rules… If I play soccer, will everyone still play with me like they did today, or is that only with tee ball?" asked Henry looking slightly torn.
"You liked playing at the park with Grandpa Gohan and Grammie Del?" asked Trunks with a large smile. Henry nodded.
"I'm not sure if they know how to play soccer, but I'm sure they'd be happy to learn how so they can play with you," assured Pan.
Henry was grinning a son grin. "Really? Would Yamcha play with me too?" he asked getting excited.
"Maybe, depends if Grammie is going to be there," snickered Pan. Trunks gave Pan a slight glare.
"So you want to play soccer?" asked Trunks moving the conversation back to its original subject.
"Yeah," Henry said they smile still wide on his face.
Chapter 15 Author's Note – This chapter is super short because there is going to be a time skip before the next part, so instead of making this chapter really wonky, I just decide to make it a short one. I was originally planning to combine this short chapter with the last one, but chapter 14 ran long. Hope you all are okay with one short and sweet chapter.
Oh and starting as of this chapter, I am including the kids' ages as well.
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