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 22

Bra is 24/25

Goten is 35

Trunks is 36

Henry is 5

Cora is 2

Maddox is 3

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

Chapter Eighteen: Genders, Names, and Flying lessons

Two author's notes:

One: This chapter has lots of short parts to it, so it reads like a bunch of tiny chapters

Two: It is mentioned in this chapter that saiyan babies drain energy during pregnancy. This was a big thing in Coming of Age because Pan and Trunks were separated. In general as long as the father or a paternal relative of the child is around, the child will feed off their energy at a low nearly unnoticeable rate. That being said, that is why Pan had no issues during her pregnancy with Cora.

"I should have guessed you were pregnant," chuckled Trunks holding Pan close to his chest as they lay in bed.

"And why is that?" asked Pan leaving little kisses on his neck.

"I can feel my energy being drained by the baby," he said stealing her lips for a passionate kiss.

"I'm little worried about that. I've felt it try to feed off the kids too. I don't want them getting their energy drained. They're so young," sighed Pan snuggling closer.

"I'll make sure to be around more," he assured kissing the top of her head.

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"Why are you staring at me?" asked Rini giving Goten a slight glare.

"Nothing," he awkwardly looked away.

"Did I sit in something or get something on my shirt? All the guy at work were staring too," Rini asked looking herself over.

"No, it's nothing like that… You uh well," Goten's face was turning pink.

"Am I getting fat?"

"No no! Your uh… Your breast are getting larger," Goten smiled sheepishly.

"Not that much! They still fit in my bra," Rini said sticking out her tongue.

"Fine forget I mentioned it. You ready to head over to Gohan's?" Goten asked still acting a little embarrassed.

"Yeah, let's go"

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Rini smiled ringing the bell. Gohan opened the door. His eyes went wide then he proceeded to blush and awkwardly stare at the ceiling. "Oh god!" yelled Rini covering her face with her hands.

"What?" asked Goten confused.

"They must be huge, Gohan just checked me out," she whined. Gohan was still staring at the ceiling looking extremely embarrassed.

Goten started laughing.

Videl came into the living room to see what was going on. "Why is Goten laughing and what happened to Gohan?" asked Videl looking between the two brothers.

"Gohan was checking out Rini's chest," cackled Goten.

Videl raised an eyebrow looking at Rini and Gohan. They both looked embarrassed to say the least. "Rini you okay?" Videl asked not really knowing what else to say.

"I'm fine. I just know why all the guys in my office were staring at me now. I must look ridiculous if even Gohan is noticing," sighed Rini crossing her arms in hopes of covering her chest.

"Notice what?" asked Gohan still staring at the ceiling.

Videl giggled, "He would act like this back in high school." Videl pulled Rini's arm away so she could see what all the fuss was about. "You need a new bra for sure. You're bulging out the top. How about we go shopping tomorrow for a few things, like a maternity bra," offered Videl.

"I guess that's not a bad idea. At least my breast getting big is a good sign for breast feeding," shrugged Rini.

"You won't be able to breast feed. I'm surprised Bulma or Chi-Chi never told you," announced Videl looking surprised.

"Why won't I be able to?" asked Rini now confused.

"Saiyan's eat too much even as babies. I breast fed Pan a little, but I could never produce enough milk. Chi-Chi bottle-fed both Gohan and Goten. I think Bulma was like me and breast fed what she could, but had to bottle feed the rest," explained Videl.

Rini looked a little disappointed. "But Pan,"

"Pan's a saiyan, so her body is able to keep up. Human bodies can't," clarified Videl.

Goten had finished his laughing and was now rubbing Rini's shoulders. "Hey, just do what you can. Don't worry yet," he comforted kissing her cheek. Videl nodded her agreement. Gohan had finally stopped staring at the ceiling, but he was still avoiding eye contact with Rini.

"So you two get to find out the gender next week?" asked Gohan.

"Yep, I'm kind of hoping for a boy," grinned Goten.

"You said that about Pan and Bra too," chuckled Gohan.

"A little girl wouldn't be bad though," smiled Goten.

"How's the new job going Rini?" asked Videl leaving the boys to discuss babies.

"Well I still have my old job. I just get to also teach classes now. Maybe I'll see Gohan around," smirked Rini.

"On every other Wednesday, Gohan has Henry for tutoring, so you might get to see them both if you swing by his office," Videl informed with a smirk of her own.

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"I went up two cup sizes," groaned Rini as she sat down her shopping bags.

Goten all the sudden looked interested. "What size are you now?" he asked casually.

"A triple D or a F, and the lady at the store said they might get even bigger," answered Rini rolling her eyes. Goten failed at hiding his excitement. Rini shot him a glare before asking, "What have you been up to?"

"Just thinking about names. How does Goten Junior sound?" he asked with a smile going back to his note pad.

"What if it's a girl?" asked Rini shaking her head.

"That was for a girl," said Goten with a grin.

"No juniors. Girl or boy, I don't like that they loose their name to whoever they are named after and just become Junior," stated Rini firmly. Goten nodded marking something off his note pad.

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"Dad can you teach me ta fly like Henry can?" asked Maddox following after Uub.

"Sure, how does this weekend at Mimi and Pops' sound?" asked Uub giving Maddox a smile. The little boy beamed with excitement.

"Why are you wanting to fly all the sudden?" asked Marron eyeing her son curiously. Maddox was a pretty average kid. He had a high ki than a regular human but not high enough to be impressive.

"Just cause," smiled Maddox as he ran off to play. Marron shrugged, grabbed her bag, and gave Uub a kiss as she headed off to work.

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"Just relax. You're pushing yourself too hard," cautioned Uub trying to get Maddox to relax.

"Flying lessons not going to well?" Krillin asked his daughter as they continued to watch.

"No, he's having trouble. I hope he doesn't get discouraged. His interest in flying is so sudden. I'm worried he may get upset if he doesn't figure it out soon," sighed Marron.

"He'll be fine. He won't give up that easy," assured her father.

"How are you so sure?" asked Marron a little surprised by her father's confidence.

"You haven't figured out why he wants to learn to fly yet, have you?" grinned Krillin.

"He said it was just cause when I asked him," shrugged Marron.

"Bulma told me Cora is starting her flying lessons soon," he snickered.

"So he's worried everyone will take off and leave him," commented Marron still watching Uub trying to teach Maddox how to fly.

"Well maybe… but I think it is more about keeping up with Cora," explained her father with a suggestive smile.

"Wait are you saying Maddox has a crush on Cora?" she asked looking shocked.

"That's been obvious for awhile," 18 commented as she joined the two.

Marron made a face. "It's bad enough he's starting to look like a little person. Why does he have to have a crush," said Marron as she shook her head.

"He's looking more and more like my brother everyday," observed 18.

"I guess he does look like 17 doesn't he?" Krillin commented scratching his head.

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"Are you two excited to find out what you're having?" asked the doctor.

Rini smiled while Goten nodded vigorously.

"You're expecting a girl Mrs Son. Congratulations," she smiled at the couple.

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"Are you happy or disappointed?" asked Rini on their way home. Goten just shrugged as a response. "I'm a little of both personally. I wanted a little boy first, so he could be a protective older brother. But I do want a daughter, so I'm happy," Rini rambled on.

Goten seemed stunned by her honesty. "I feel kind of the same. I'm not sure why, but I really thought it was a boy. I'm happy though. Both my girls are healthy and that's what maters," Goten admitted giving her a soft smile.

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"Mommy when da we find out if it's a sissy or not?" asked Cora.

Pan smiled patting the spot beside her on the couch. "Cora, we won't find out for awhile, but you remember what Aunt Rini said? She's having a little girl," Pan told her daughter as she pushed her hair out of her eyes.

"Will I get ta plays with her?" asked Cora now thinking about the other coming baby.

"I'm sure you will," Pan said giving Cora hugs and kisses.

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"What was your Mom's name?" asked Goten stroking Rini's hair while she was half asleep.

"Liffey, and we are not naming out daughter that," she grumbled snuggling in closer.

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"Trunks, I've been thinking," Pan announced sitting up slightly in their bed.

"About?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"The baby's gender. Do we really need to find out what were having? I mean we have all the boy stuff from when we had Henry and all the girl stuff from Cora. Do we really need to find out early?" Pan asked giving him a hopeful look.

"You want to wait till he or she's born?"

"Yes! We can have a name ready for each and paint the nursery a neutral color," Pan went on a smile spreading on her face.

"Even though I think it might kill the kids to wait that long, I am on board for waiting, but I do already have my suspicions about what were having," chuckled Trunks.

"Oh yeah, what are those?" asked Pan poking his chest emphasizing her question.

"The baby's been more needy when it comes to energy, and the doctor puts conception right around when we had… you know, super sex," Trunks gave her a smirk at the end of that statement. "I think it's a boy, plus you're actual gaining weight!" exclaimed Trunks thinking it was a positive.

Pan frowned. "So I'm fat?" she asked with a pout.

"No no no! I just meant you gained weight more easily when you were pregnant with Henry, and could barely gain any when you were pregnant with Cora," Trunks explained quickly trying to get out of the hole he had just dug for himself.

"Is that so," Pan was still pouting but moved closer to Trunks again.

"There is one more reason I think it's a boy," smiled Trunks.

"And what's the reason," she asked with a snicker moving back to her spot on his lap.

"You've been very frisky," smirked Trunks snaking his arm around her waist to make sure she stayed on his lap.

Pan blushed, "Have not."

"I'm not complaining. I like it," he smirked leaning down to place kisses down her neck to her mark.

"I think it's a boy too," smiled Pan while Trunks continued his assault on her neck.

"We'll find out if were right once he, or she, is born," he smirked before resuming his work on her neck.

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"If you don't want to name her directly after your mom, we could always give her a variation or nick name," suggested Goten looking at his notepad.

"Goten I would like that, but my mom never had any nick names to my knowledge. As far as variations, Liffey doesn't really have any besides Life or Fey, and I don't like those. I love that you thought about my mom, but I doubt we could find one that works," Rini sighed giving him a kiss before grabbing her purse to go on her errands.

Once Rini was gone, Goten continued to sit and think. One idea came to mind. He pulled out his phone and called Presgrove.

"Hey Goten!" answered Pres.

"Hi Presgrove. I was wondering if you could help me with something"

"I can try."

"Do you know if Rini's mom had any nick names?"

"Aunt Liffey? None of us ever called her anything different, but Pawpa had a nick name for everyone."

"Everyone?"

"Yeah even Rini. Rini was Rini Beanie."

Goten laughed. "What was her mom's?"

"Little Litta Liffey, now that I think about it, I think all the nick names he gave out were longer than their plain names and had their names in them," laughed Pres.

"Little Litta Liffey, I think I can work with that," smiled Goten.

"You working on names?" asked Pres.

"Yeah, she didn't want to name her Liffey,"explained Goten.

"Liffey is not the most common name. I believe it's actually the name of a river in Ireland," informed Pres.

"I didn't know that. Well thanks Pres. I'll talk to you later," Goten finished his goodbyes and hung up the phone.

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"Our daughter's name is right here!" announced Goten waving his notepad proudly.

Rini smiled walking over and taking the notepad to read. "Litta Gine Son," she read aloud. "Litta? That sounds familiar," commented Rini.

"Maybe from Little Litta Liffey?" he gave her a smile.

"Yeah… wait that's what my Pawpa called my mother. How did you figure it out?" Rini asked.

"I just made a call Rini Beanie," he grinned.

"Remind me to kill Pres," Rini said rolling her eyes.

"You like the name?" Goten asked since he was now done with his teasing.

"I love it," she confirmed hugging Goten.

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"Cora you can do it," cheered Henry.

"Remember princess, push your energy out and underneath you," explained Trunks.

Cora smiled nodding her understanding. She tried but didn't move. "Daddy, it's not working," she mumbled starting to look upset.

"Princess give it a minute. You need to focus and relax all at the same time," Trunks told her giving her a reassuring smile. She tried again. This time she floated a few inches off the ground.

"Cora! You did it!" yelled Henry floating behind their father.

"I did?" Cora looked down surprised to see herself off the ground. "Daddy look!" she exclaimed excited.

"I see," Trunks smiled.

Pan walked out into the backyard. She was happy to see the flying lessons were going well. "Sweetie, you're flying," Pan observed in a cheerful tone. Cora grinned at her mother. Then she fell back to the ground.

"Cora once you get better at flying we can play air tag!" exclaimed Henry looking thrilled about the idea.

"It's hard," said Cora with a pout.

"It gets easier, I promise," Pan assured her leaning down to give her a hug and kiss.

"Uub should be dropping Maddox off soon," commented Trunks after looking at his watch.

Within ten minutes, Uub and Maddox arrived at their home.

"Thanks for watching him," Uub said as he handed Trunks his backpack.

"No big deal, we're happy to have him. Are you off to train for the World Championship?" Pan asked after greeting Maddox.

"Yes, Piccolo and I are going to train together. I'll be back this evening to pick him up," answered Uub before he flew off.

Meanwhile out in the back yard. "Why are you watchin Cora?" asked Maddox.

"She's trying to fly. She did a little earlier," explained Henry.

Cora serious face fell once she realized Maddox had arrived. She giggled and pounced on him giving him a hug. "I don't need to fly now. Maddox is here!" she exclaimed.

"Yeah you do," smirked Maddox as he floated into the air causing Cora to break her hug.

"That's no fair!" she yelled.

"This is awesome!" cheered Henry. The boys began darting all over the back yard while Cora watched pouting.

After a few minutes of being left out, Maddox darted over and picked up Cora. She squeaked as he flew her around a little. Cora being small for two, she was easy to carry.

"Maddox put her down she has to learn," Henry shook his head at the two.

For the rest of the afternoon, Cora did not attempt any flying. The boys were still out playing while Cora was inside.

"Sweetheart, why aren't you trying to fly?" asked Pan.

"Because Maddox won't flies mes around if I cans flies," explained Cora smiling widely.

"I see, you like Maddox huh?" asked Pan a smile growing on her face.

"A little," answered Cora as she skipped back outside to play with the boys.

"Did she say why she isn't trying to fly?" asked Trunks when he entered the room.

"She's having fun being carried by those two," Pan slightly lied.

"So she needs to practice when the boys aren't here," observed Trunks watching the three play on the swing set.

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Pan and her children were out at her parent's place. Videl was helping Cora with her flying lessons while Henry was chasing frogs.

"Have Goten and Papa been training? There's only a month until the tournament," asked Pan looking at some of the destroyed landscape.

"Yes they been training," smiled Videl as Cora floated a few feet seeming to have trouble with her control.

"I wish I could enter," grumbled Pan touching her small baby bump.

"You can enter the next one Pan," assured her mother.

"Mom can I enter the World Championship?" asked Henry running up to her the frog he was holding slipping from his hands.

"Sweetie you're too young," Pan said quickly not giving it any thought.

"But you promised I could, and I'm really strong," whined Henry.

"I said you could when you were older, I didn't say how old," Pan informed Henry.

"Pan, Henry is older and stronger than you were when you competed. I say let him," Videl told her daughter. Pan stared at her mother shocked she would say that in font of Henry then she winked.

Pan raised an eyebrow before finally saying, "Okay, I am trusting Grammie Del's opinion on this one."

Henry grinned as he darted around full of excitement.

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