It Never Ends
C-16
Shock to the System
Vegeta grumbled as he watched Goten and Soyna sparing. It was Sunday morning and it was supposed to his time to train, but Goten was here early and they started.
It had crept up on him. He knew that Goten had been trying to get in shape for the upcoming tournament and he somehow figured that training with Soyna was his best bet.
For a whole month Goten was over more often to train with Soyna and after his training he hung around with Junior and they studied that nonsense they taught in school.
It didn't affect his training at first, but now it was seriously cutting into his time when he spared with Soyna. Unfortunately, he couldn't just go to the ship and use the gravity, for it seems that Bulma would hunt him down there and drag him off somewhere every single time! He was certain she installed sensors of some sort in there, but he couldn't find them.
So he had to be satisfied watching Soyna and Goten trying to attack each other. Goten certainly had improved but he was still no match for her.
He grinned inwardly at that. At least someone from his bloodline could clobber someone from the Kakarott's line.
Today he was itching to fight. He wasn't about to wait for Soyna to finish up with Goten; she seemed to be taking it at a slower pace than normal. She was toying with him, so they would be awhile longer.
He decided that he was going to get his lazy ass son out of bed. He hadn't been training lately and had been gallivanting around the city. He needed to be reminded that he was part Saiyian.
He watched the two a little bit more and was satisfied that Goten was going to end up with his face in the dirt, yet again. He went to wake up his son.
He never bothered to knock on the door. He threw it open wide, "Get your lazy ass out of bed right now!" he hollered but was not really prepared for what he saw.
He was stunned.
He now knew the reason that his son was never home the last couple of weeks. He had been with a woman.
He sat bolt up in the bed, his face all flushed red, there were clothes strew about the room, some that were obviously not his sons. The woman that he was with was hiding behind him. All he could see of her was her hands that were clutching his son's waist and a bit of dark hair.
"Dad." Trunks said.
He just stood there for a bit and watched his son squirm, "I can explain," he said.
"I don't care about that woman," he said. "Get rid of her and I need someone to train with." He stood firm in the door. He wasn't going to move until he got his sparing partner.
The woman whispered something and Trunks whispered back, "I'll take care of it."
He narrowed his eyes at his son. "Just because you have a woman in your bed, doesn't mean that I am going to turn away. Soyna is fighting Goten again and I want to spar. If I have to drag you out naked, I will!"
He watched his son's face turn crimson red. The woman said something else. She sounded a little frightened. That was good.
"But dad...I promised her that I..."
He looked angrily at Trunks. Trunks closed his mouth and sighed. "We might as well tell him." Trunks whispered to the woman he was hiding.
He could see the woman shake her head behind his son's back. He looked on. Did he know her? His son had never been shy about his girlfriends before, he had even brought a few home, from time to time, but he was never worried about it or how his family would react or how the woman would react to them. Why was this one different?
"Show yourself woman," Vegeta growled.
"Dad!" Trunks said. "This is between me and her!"
"You will have to tell me eventually son, might as well now," he said.
The woman gave a deep sigh.
"You just can't tell anyone else right now, okay." Trunks said.
"We'll see," Vegeta said now extremely curious on whom this girl was. Who could it be? Why were they were keeping it such a secret? It must be he someone he already knew, but he didn't know that many women and couldn't think of who it could be.
He wasn't expecting to see Pan.
He had never been so shocked in his life!
"Hi Vegeta," she said as she looked around his son's torso.
Pan!
No wonder they kept it a secret. Gohan was going to kill Trunks for sure, when he found out. He wasn't too sure how to react.
"You can't tell anyone dad. We have to find the right time to tell Gohan," Trunks said sitting up now, pulling the sheet over his lap. Pan disappeared behind him again.
He tried to hide the shocked look on his face and examined his son again. He didn't see this coming at all. He never would have thought that their friendship would have led them to bed together. But then he never had really worried about his son's relationships. He worried about his daughters and she was able hide that from him for a long while.
"How long have you two been doing this?" He was finally able to voice.
"A couple of weeks," Trunks said in a whisper and his whole face was red.
He could see scratch marks on his shoulders. He didn't want to know the details. He looked away.
"We love each other," Pan said from behind Trunks.
"We were going to tell everyone later," Trunks said.
He closed his eyes.
Pan!
Kakarott's grandchild and his son have chosen each other. His daughter may have married a human, but at least he was smart and did care for his little princess, but his son, choose a woman that was part of the person that he despised the most. Kakarott.
"Dad?"
"Get dressed," he told his son. "Pan go home."
"Dad?"
"Vegeta?"
"I expect you downstairs in ten," Vegeta said to his son. "I expect you gone." He directed at Pan.
.........
Vegeta waited for his son and was growing angrier by the minute. He had kept it a secret from everyone. Sleeping with Pan!
He knew that they had been spending a lot of time together, but he never saw this! He was very aware of how Goten had a crush on his little princess before he left. He could see it when he looked at her. He had been ready to step into that relationship in a second, but it never developed.
It was probably one of the reason he didn't kill Raymond when he announced that they were getting married. It meant that his bloodline wouldn't mess with Kakarott's. It meant that Goten no longer was a prospect for his little girl. He would rather deal with a human than deal with a part third class saiyian.
He had never thought his son would be interested in Pan!
He suspected Junior for a little while of being interested in Pan, until he heard him crooning over some blond to Pan. He was very much relieved that to hear that.
But Trunks and Pan! That was a much worse situation.
He turned to see his son in his work out clothes.
"Did you send her home?" he asked. He found it hard to not sound angry. He wanted to remain cool about this. He didn't want to loose his temper, but it was already boiling.
Trunks nodded.
"What the hell are you thinking!" Vegeta snapped.
Trunk looked surprised and blushed, "Well, uh...I... it just happened."
"That doesn't just happen!" Vegeta yelled.
Trunks looked at the floor and in a whisper, "That's how it happened with you and mom."
He snorted at that comment. What did he know about that? Nothing!
"She is to young for you!" Vegeta said. He wanted to say she was too weak but knew that wasn't true. She may be a third class saiyian off spring but she was no where weak. No matter how much admitting that hurt his ego.
"We talked about that!" Trunks said. "We are both adults now!"
He snapped his teeth together. He looked at the determination in his son's eyes. Did he love her? Did it really matter? They obviously were considering each other for involvement of the personal nature.
"Just don't tell anyone yet. Please, dad," Trunks said. "We have to find a way to tell Gohan without him killing me."
He snorted, "That could be your greatest challenge to come, boy."
Trunks got a defeated look on his face and sighed heavily.
"I do not approve," he said.
Trunks looked crushed for a moment.
"But I don't really have a say." Vegeta finished. He saw his son try to suppress a smile. "Let's go now, boy. I am itching for a fight."
Trunks just nodded and followed his father.
They both powered up and got ready to fight. Vegeta couldn't resist. "I just hope you had enough brains to use protection."
Seeing his son's face blanch was not the reaction he wanted to see.
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Goten was watching Trunks and Vegeta fight. They were really going at each other and Vegeta looked more pissed off than normal.
He sipped his bottle of water.
He was forced to stop his training with Soyna, due too two children that were quarreling about something. They had both run out of the house yelling at Soyna about one thing or another. She went to go listen to both of their arguments.
The boys fighting each other seemed to disturb their training about every second time. He didn't realize they were such a handful. Of course, they never bothered her while she was sparing with Vegeta. He wasn't as threatening as Vegeta.
He didn't really mind though. He was still sore from the last sparing match. The place she had hit him in the shoulders still stung but he wasn't about to admit that to anyone.
Plus, watching Vegeta and Trunks sure was something. Trunks was on the major defense, he hardly was able to get an attack in.
"Catch," he turned to see Soyna had returned. She had brought his a cold soda. He caught but was a little bit surprised that she brought him one. He wasn't about to complain though.
She took a sip of her own soda and looked at the two fighting figures.
"What pissed Vegeta off?" she said.
Goten just shrugged. "I don't have a clue, but he is not letting up any." He looked back at the two warriors. Vegeta defiantly had the upper hand. He looked back to Soyna. He was going to ask her if they were going to finish her match, but he found himself looking at her. When she wasn't acting so tough, and when she wasn't so tense, she looked almost nice.
"Their match will be over soon," she said and sat down on the lawn beside him. He was shocked by that action as well. He knew that she had been loosening up around him and she wasn't so curt, but acting nice, was still a stretch.
Her eyes were concentrating on the fight.
Her prediction of a quick end to a fight came true. He didn't see the blow that Vegeta gave Trunks, but Trunks was soon embedded in the lawn in front of him. He leaned over the hole a bit to see his injured friend.
He was done.
Vegeta landed on the other side of the hole.
"A little over zealous today, Vegeta?" she said.
"I don't think so," Vegeta said simply looking down as Trunks crawled out of the small crater. "Are you done with him?" Vegeta pointed to Goten.
She glanced over at Goten and nodded.
"Hey," Goten said. "I thought we weren't done our match yet!"
Vegeta grumbled. "I think you should talk to Trunks. Maybe you can knock some sense into him."
He looked at Trunks who gave him a sheepish grin. What did he do? Soyna looked curious too.
Vegeta started to levitate. Soyna followed and then they were gone.
Goten looked curiously at his friend. "What did you do?"
Trunks brushed some dirt off his shoulder and blushed deeply. "I'll tell you later."
Goten stood and helped his friend but he wasn't going to let it go that easily. Especially when Vegeta was so angry. It had to be something good.
"Come on, it can't be that bad. What did you do to get your dad so mad at you?" he grinned. He could see Trunks was avoiding looking at him. "Come on! Tell me or I will beat it out of you!"
Trunks grinned. "You still can't beat Soyna, how the hell do you plan on beating me?"
"Hey, at least I have been training!" he said. "What have you been doing?"
He blushed again.
What has he been doing? "Is it a girl?"
He saw Trunks stiffen.
"Okay. It's a girl. Who is it?" Goten asked. "Do I know her?"
Trunks nodded and sank down on the grass. His knees were a bit wobbly.
"Who? Is it Marron? I know Marron always had a thing for you!"
He shook his head.
"Is it someone from the secretary pool? I used to know quite a few girls there." Goten said.
"No, you moron!" Trunks snapped. "We weren't planning on telling anyone for a while! I was especially didn't want dad to be the first one that found out!"
"How did he find out?" Goten asked.
Trunks mumbled something that he couldn't quite make out. "What?"
"Dad caught us in bed together. He woke me up to train with him this morning and she was with me," Trunks sighed and brushed his bangs out of his face.
Goten laughed. "What a way to get a secret out? Was she here? Is she still here? Is she cute? Come on. Details. Details!"
"I don't think you want details," Trunks said lifting himself up. His knees were still a little wobbly as he walked towards the house.
Goten followed. "Come on! You have to tell me. Who is this woman that you have been keeping a secret from everyone? Come on? Who is this love of your life?"
They charged into the kitchen. Benot and Legen were raiding the fridge.
"I can't tell you who she is. I promised her that we would tell people together!" Trunks said.
That was when Benot spoke up. "I know who it is!"
Trunks looked at the boy startled.
"Who?" Goten asked.
"I'm not telling you for free!" Benot said.
Goten rolled his eyes. "What do you want you little twerp?"
"If you are going to talk like that to me, I won't tell you!" Benot said with a grin.
Goten sighed. "I'm sorry okay. What do you want?"
"I want to learn how to fly. Mom still won't teach me, and I know how to fall off a building thanks to Vegeta. I want to fly. If you teach me, I will tell you who Trunks is hiding from everyone." Benot said.
"How do you know?" Trunks said as he looked angrily at the boy.
Benot was unfazed by the angry look.
"Your room is right next to mine. The walls are not that thick," Benot said with an evil grin.
Trunk's face turned a brilliant red again and he groaned.
"Tell me," Goten said.
"You have to promise me,"
"I promise. Next weekend. I will teach you..."
"And me!" Legen said. "I am not going to be left in the dust!"
"Okay, I will teach you both how to fly. Promise. Now, tell me." Goten said.
"Don't you dare Benot!" Trunks said. "I'll tell your mother about the disaster you created at the mall!"
"She already knows about that!" Benot said.
"Aren't you going to tell me!" Goten said. The suspense was killing him.
"Benot!" Trunks said and lunged at the boy, but he wasn't fast enough.
"Pan!" Benot yelled.
Pan?
"Come on. Get serious here!" Goten said. "Who is it really?"
"It's Pan! I saw her sneaking out his window just three times last week," Benot said smugly and stuck his tongue out at Trunks.
"You don't know how to fly yet," Trunks growled and tried to grab Benot, but he quickly dodged Trunks.
"My niece. That Pan!" Goten said. He was in shock as he looked at his friend finally get a hold of Benot's shoulder and held him firm.
Legen stood to the side and sipped his pop with a grin on his face.
"My niece!" Goten wasn't sure how to feel about that. "Pan and Trunks."
He watched as Benot managed to squirm away. It was one of those things that he was really rather good at.
Was he supposed to be angry with him, or glad for them? The emotions turned inside him.
He watched both boys run out of the room. Trunks stood there looking confused at him. "Aren't you going to say anything?"
He blinked at his friend. "I thought Pan was just busy training for the tournament. I didn't think she was 'training' with you."
"It wasn't like that! I mean. She's the one that made the first move and I didn't know what to do at first. I mean, she brought this big meal into work because I couldn't make it in for lunch. She even cooked it. We started to talk and then the next thing that I knew, she had kissed me. Okay. It took me a whole week to get over that, and then she kissed me again and I... I..." Trunks sighed. "Man. It sounds so corny."
"She is my little niece!" Goten said. The anger side was taking over. He couldn't understand why, but it was. "I doesn't matter if she made the first move!"
Trunks own anger flared. "Hey! Your one to talk when you told me about you and Bra!"
"That was a long time ago and I never slept with Bra!" Goten said in his own defense. "I only got to kiss her once and then I..."
"I don't plan on leaving Pan!" Trunks said.
Yeah. He left and she didn't wait.
"I never meant to fall in love with her but I couldn't stop myself once she kissed me, she had me hooked and I couldn't think of anything but her until I saw her again!" Trunks said. Goten could hear the desperation in his voice.
"If anyone, I thought you would understand how I feel," Trunks said.
Goten looked at his friend. He did understand. But he was jealous at the same time. His friend found love and he had lost what he thought was his because of his own stupid actions. He had to be like his father, didn't he?
"Just don't leave her," Goten said.
"I never will." Trunks said.
They looked at each other in silence for a moment.
"How are you going to tell Gohan?"
Trunks looked crushed and brushed his hair back nervously. "I was hoping you could hold him back until the news set in."
Goten grinned. "So when the wedding date?"
Trunks flushed.
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A/N There we go... yet another chapter, to It Never Ends.
How will telling Gohan go? I am even curious!! (insert loud evil laughter here) Some of you are wondering who will be competing in the tournament. More to be revealed in the next exciting episode of IT NEVER ENDS!!!
Oh yeah.... Thanks anidragon... my fingers weren't listening to my head when I wrote that sentence!
I still hope you all are enjoying my story, now that stats are gone, **sniff** but the few reviews that I get are greatly appreciated! Trust me. It keeps my a writing..
Anyway....
On to the next chapter for me and I hope you all liked this one.
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