It Never Ends
C-17
Tension
Junior was very much aware that Goten was not concentrating on his schoolwork. He kept looking out the window and shaking his head at something.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Junior finally asked.
"Nothing!" he said startled. "Nothing is wrong! Why would you ask?"
Everyone was acting so weird today! Vegeta was still storming around the house. Trunk's was where ever his father wasn't. The one-day that he slept in and he missed the big mess that happened earlier. Even his sister was acting odd as she feel asleep on the couch watching cartoons with Legen. She never watched cartoons.
He wanted to know what was going on but no one was telling him.
Goten rubbed the back of his head and laughed. "Hey, don't get mad at me! I didn't do anything."
"What happened this morning?" he asked.
He was hiding something. He looked back down at the books. "Nothing," he said.
"You're lying? How did Benot convince YOU, of all people, to teach him how to fly?" Junior said.
"I just thought I would be nice to the brat," Goten said. Boy, did his smile look false.
"Nice to Benot! You hate Benot! Don't you remember the little midget with the purple hair that calls you wimp all the time? That Benot and you are going to teach him how to fly?" He said.
He just smiled.
He knew he was glaring.
Goten squirmed a bit.
"I can't tell you," he said finally. "I promised."
He hated being kept in the dark. Why was he always the last to know what was going on?
..........
"Are you okay?"
"Huh?" Pan said as she startled awake from her chair. She had hardly touched her breakfast.
He looked down at this daughter and was worried about her. She had been studying so hard lately and doing so much training that she was hardly ever home.
"Are you having trouble in school?" he asked.
"Nah," she said rubbing her eyes. "Just was a long week," she said and smiled at her father.
"You have been pushing yourself so hard the last month. Are you sure that you want to enter this tournament? You hardly are home anymore." He said. "I don't want you to burn yourself out."
"Don't worry dad. I am fine," she said and started to pick at her food. "I can handle it."
"I think you have been training to hard," he said. "Maybe you should ease up. You don't need the money that bad to pay off the student loan. You know that I will help you."
She smiled at him. "I don't want you to worry about it dad. If I win, even the third place, I will be able to get rid of all that debt. I know that I won't get first with Soyna entering. I know that I can't beat her. I know that Marron is entering so I am treating her as my main competition." She said. "I should be able to beat her, but I am still so rusty."
"Maybe you should take it easy for the rest of the day. You were up awful early this morning," he said.
She looked down at her food. "I planned on it," she said. "Vegeta kind of threw a wretch into those plans."
Vegeta?
"Where were you this morning?"
"Watching Goten train with Soyna," she said.
That still didn't explain why Vegeta threw a wretch into her day's plans but before he could say anything she stood from the table. "I am going to go take a nap." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and disappeared into her room.
He looked at the clock. It wasn't even noon yet. She was just pushing herself to hard.
.............
"What the hell is your problem?"
Vegeta didn't have to look at Bulma to know that she was standing there with her hands on her hips and a very angry look on her face. He didn't respond to her question. Normally she would yell at him for a bit then snap, "I give up," and storm off to do something.
"What did you do to Trunks!" She yelled. "Why the hell is he hiding from you?"
He smirked. The boy deserved to get scared. Hiding such a thing from them and then bringing her into this house without their knowledge.
"Answer me you big oaf!" she said.
He looked to her. She did look quite angry.
"He got what he deserved. I am not the one that he is afraid of," Vegeta said. He was hoping to have some peace. The training with Soyna hadn't even got the tension out of his system yet. Soyna hadn't asked him what was bothering him. She knew he would tell her eventually. He usually did. He wanted to know why she was up so early herself and why she was sparing with Goten instead of waiting for him.
He didn't know what her reaction would be to this news. She had never mentioned how she would have felt if she ever saw her mother in this time. Vegeta had taken it for granted that Trunks would find the woman that was their mother. He just thought it was a matter of time. He didn't think Trunks had any interest in little Pan. Not that way anyway.
"What do you mean?" Bulma asked.
He really didn't want to tell her. She would find out tonight. He had made Trunks promise that they would tell tonight. He would tell Gohan first, of course. He wasn't going to protect his boy from Gohan's reaction. He got what he deserved for keeping something like that so much of a secret.
"VEGETA!"
He looked at her again. She looked really angry.
"ANSWER ME!" she said.
"You will find out later woman!" he snapped and attempted to walk away.
"What did Trunks do?" she said walking in front of him.
"You'll find out later. Don't you dare try to force it out of him! He will tell you later," Vegeta said and pushing her gently aside so he could continue his path. She didn't protest.
"Why can't I have a normal family," He heard Bulma sigh as he walked out of the room.
..........
Trunk's was grateful that it wasn't Gohan that had answered the phone and was even happier to hear Pan's voice.
"Were you sleeping?" he asked. He could hear her yawn.
"Just taking a nap," she said. "I didn't get much sleep last night."
He could feel himself blush. "I didn't know dad was going to barge in on us like that," he said.
"I know. Is he going to tell anyone?" she asked. "I don't think I am ready to tell dad yet. I mean, he got upset when he found out about the lunches were having together and we were not even an item then."
Trunk's sighed. "Well, we have to tell him tonight or else he will be telling him. I would rather see it coming."
"Tonight!" She sounded stunned. "I can't tell tonight!"
"Would you rather have Vegeta tell him that his son is sleeping with his little girl! You won't be able to find a piece of me!" Trunks said a little to harshly for his liking. It wasn't her fault that dad barged in on them and upset the whole peace that they were having in their relationship.
She sighed heavily.
"I am sorry Pan. When should I come over? When do you think is the best time?"
She sighed again. "As soon as you can."
"I'll make sure Goten comes."
"Why?"
"He already knows."
He had to pull the phone away from his ear as she yelled at him. "Why did you tell him!"
"I didn't tell him. Benot knew."
"Benot!" She yelled. "How the hell did he know!"
"His room is right next to mine."
She was silent at that.
"What did Goten say?"
"He promised to help us control Gohan in cause he blew up," he said.
She made a relieved sound. "He didn't get mad."
"A little," he said. He didn't want to tell her that he had to throw in how he used to be fascinated by his little sister to get him to realize that it wasn't a bad thing. "More that I kept it a secret."
She was silent on the other end of the phone.
"Pan? Your not regretting this are you now?" He said and felt his heart beat quicker as he asked the question.
"No." Her voice was slow in responding. "I just wish it was easier."
..........
Junior looked down at his sister as she slept on the couch. Legen had left a while ago to go play with Fry. He had covered her with a blanket.
He could tell that something was bothering her in her sleep. Her brow was furrowed and her teeth were clenched solidly together.
"Sis?" he said and gently shook her shoulder. "Sis?"
She slowly opened her eyes. She blinked them a few times. "What?" She looked angry that he had woken her.
"Are you okay?"
"Fine," she whispered and sat up and yawned. She was still in her training clothes.
"You were up awful early this morning," he said.
"Get to the point," she said sharply.
"Have you been sleeping at night at all," he said. He had been suspicious that she wasn't sleeping properly at all. The nightmares were taking over her nights again, just like when she got home from the hospital, still weak and confused and angry. She had been defiantly more angry than anything else.
She didn't answer him right away. She sighed deeply and looked away from him, "You would think after such a long time, that they would have lost their edge."
"Is that why you were up so early? Did you sleep at all."
She shook her head. "Don't worry about it!" she said and started to undo her braided hair. "I can handle it."
"You were watching cartoons!" he said.
"Legen asked me too."
She did have a weakness for Legen. She would buckle under for just about anything that he asked for. She was a little harder on Benot. He knew it was because she saw Brennen in him.
She ran her hand through her hair and sighed. She leaned back into the couch and sat silently.
"Why can't you tell me about your dreams?" He asked. She had never once told him what she dreamed of, not once. He thought that she might have told Vegeta a few details. He was sure of that, but she didn't tell him anything. And he was her brother!
She still didn't answer.
"I was there too you know. I told you of the nightmares that I had. I told you everything and you still keep secrets from me!" he said. He was getting himself upset. He couldn't help it. Goten was keeping something from him, yet again, and his sister was forever keeping things to herself. "I am not a boy anymore. I went through some of the same pains as you did. Out of anyone, I can understand what you went through."
She looked at him, with sad green eyes.
"Tell me something about those nightmares that keep you from sleeping at night and training all day!"
"I have to get ready for the tournament," she said in a whisper. She looked away from him again.
That stupid tournament! It was all that everyone was talking about! It is what everyone was training for!
Pan was talking about entering to pay off her tuition. Goten was entering in hopes of proving that he wasn't a wimp and the prize money for his great business of a gym idea. He had even talked to Marron and she was entering. He couldn't believe it when she told him that. He didn't know if Ubu was entering. He thought Marron would have known, but she said she wasn't talking to him right at this moment. He would understand if Vegeta entered just for the kicks of it all. But his sister... "Why are you so determined to enter the tournament? We don't need the money! Why would you work yourself so hard for a stupid tournament?"
She looked right at him. "Are you blind?"
He took off his glasses to show his cloudy eyes. "Yeah! Nearly! Now enlighten me!"
She looked shocked for a second.
"Everyone is leaving me in the dark."
She blinked. "Did you read the brochure?"
He nodded.
"Didn't it seem odd to you?" she said.
"No."
"Read it again." She stood and stretched and started to walk away.
"Is that all your going to say to me!" he said after her.
"It is all that I should have to say," she said and left the room.
He really wished his sister wasn't so stubborn!
..........
Goten looked at his nervous friend. He was almost shaking.
"You knew you were going to have to tell Gohan eventually," he said.
"We didn't plan on telling him for another month or so," he said. "I thought we would both be ready then."
"We'll, you guys should have gone to a hotel room instead of your bedroom," Goten said. "That is screaming to get caught and if Benot knew...I am surprised that little twerp hasn't told anyone else."
Trunk's eyes grew wide for a second. "Do you think he could have?"
"No. I would have heard about you and my niece a long time ago then, don't you think," Goten said and then put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "Come one, let's go tell Gohan."
"About time."
They both looked over to see Soyna entering the room. She was rolling her shoulders as if she was trying to loosen them up.
"About time for what?" Trunk's said. He was obviously hoping that she hadn't heard the rest of the conversation. He didn't want to tell her yet.
Goten was kind of curious to what her reaction was going to be to this whole thing.
"That you are telling Gohan about your little rendezvous," she said walking forward and yawning loudly.
They both looked at her in shock.
"How did you know?" Trunk's voice was but a whisper of what it once was.
"Benot can't keep secrets from me. I am his mother," she said and simply walked up to them. "At least you won't have to sneak around any more. Benot was complaining about the noises coming from your room one night and came to sleep with me."
Trunks blushed.
She blinked. "Hopefully, Gohan, won't hurt you to badly." She kept walking past them and disappeared into the house.
"I guess, we didn't keep it that good of a secret, huh?" Trunks said.
Goten shook his head. "Well, Let's go and face the music."
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A/N I know, I know, I am evil... The confrontation is yet to come... I couldn't resist making the cliffhanger lasting a little longer...
How will Gohan react?
Will Trunks live through it?
Will Goten keep his promise to Benot?
What about this tournament?
Why is Soyna acting weird about the tournament?
Questions, questions, questions...
Next Chapter... soon...
Oh yeah.... Comments are always welcome. It helps me fine tune my story...
Soyna
C-17
Tension
Junior was very much aware that Goten was not concentrating on his schoolwork. He kept looking out the window and shaking his head at something.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Junior finally asked.
"Nothing!" he said startled. "Nothing is wrong! Why would you ask?"
Everyone was acting so weird today! Vegeta was still storming around the house. Trunk's was where ever his father wasn't. The one-day that he slept in and he missed the big mess that happened earlier. Even his sister was acting odd as she feel asleep on the couch watching cartoons with Legen. She never watched cartoons.
He wanted to know what was going on but no one was telling him.
Goten rubbed the back of his head and laughed. "Hey, don't get mad at me! I didn't do anything."
"What happened this morning?" he asked.
He was hiding something. He looked back down at the books. "Nothing," he said.
"You're lying? How did Benot convince YOU, of all people, to teach him how to fly?" Junior said.
"I just thought I would be nice to the brat," Goten said. Boy, did his smile look false.
"Nice to Benot! You hate Benot! Don't you remember the little midget with the purple hair that calls you wimp all the time? That Benot and you are going to teach him how to fly?" He said.
He just smiled.
He knew he was glaring.
Goten squirmed a bit.
"I can't tell you," he said finally. "I promised."
He hated being kept in the dark. Why was he always the last to know what was going on?
..........
"Are you okay?"
"Huh?" Pan said as she startled awake from her chair. She had hardly touched her breakfast.
He looked down at this daughter and was worried about her. She had been studying so hard lately and doing so much training that she was hardly ever home.
"Are you having trouble in school?" he asked.
"Nah," she said rubbing her eyes. "Just was a long week," she said and smiled at her father.
"You have been pushing yourself so hard the last month. Are you sure that you want to enter this tournament? You hardly are home anymore." He said. "I don't want you to burn yourself out."
"Don't worry dad. I am fine," she said and started to pick at her food. "I can handle it."
"I think you have been training to hard," he said. "Maybe you should ease up. You don't need the money that bad to pay off the student loan. You know that I will help you."
She smiled at him. "I don't want you to worry about it dad. If I win, even the third place, I will be able to get rid of all that debt. I know that I won't get first with Soyna entering. I know that I can't beat her. I know that Marron is entering so I am treating her as my main competition." She said. "I should be able to beat her, but I am still so rusty."
"Maybe you should take it easy for the rest of the day. You were up awful early this morning," he said.
She looked down at her food. "I planned on it," she said. "Vegeta kind of threw a wretch into those plans."
Vegeta?
"Where were you this morning?"
"Watching Goten train with Soyna," she said.
That still didn't explain why Vegeta threw a wretch into her day's plans but before he could say anything she stood from the table. "I am going to go take a nap." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and disappeared into her room.
He looked at the clock. It wasn't even noon yet. She was just pushing herself to hard.
.............
"What the hell is your problem?"
Vegeta didn't have to look at Bulma to know that she was standing there with her hands on her hips and a very angry look on her face. He didn't respond to her question. Normally she would yell at him for a bit then snap, "I give up," and storm off to do something.
"What did you do to Trunks!" She yelled. "Why the hell is he hiding from you?"
He smirked. The boy deserved to get scared. Hiding such a thing from them and then bringing her into this house without their knowledge.
"Answer me you big oaf!" she said.
He looked to her. She did look quite angry.
"He got what he deserved. I am not the one that he is afraid of," Vegeta said. He was hoping to have some peace. The training with Soyna hadn't even got the tension out of his system yet. Soyna hadn't asked him what was bothering him. She knew he would tell her eventually. He usually did. He wanted to know why she was up so early herself and why she was sparing with Goten instead of waiting for him.
He didn't know what her reaction would be to this news. She had never mentioned how she would have felt if she ever saw her mother in this time. Vegeta had taken it for granted that Trunks would find the woman that was their mother. He just thought it was a matter of time. He didn't think Trunks had any interest in little Pan. Not that way anyway.
"What do you mean?" Bulma asked.
He really didn't want to tell her. She would find out tonight. He had made Trunks promise that they would tell tonight. He would tell Gohan first, of course. He wasn't going to protect his boy from Gohan's reaction. He got what he deserved for keeping something like that so much of a secret.
"VEGETA!"
He looked at her again. She looked really angry.
"ANSWER ME!" she said.
"You will find out later woman!" he snapped and attempted to walk away.
"What did Trunks do?" she said walking in front of him.
"You'll find out later. Don't you dare try to force it out of him! He will tell you later," Vegeta said and pushing her gently aside so he could continue his path. She didn't protest.
"Why can't I have a normal family," He heard Bulma sigh as he walked out of the room.
..........
Trunk's was grateful that it wasn't Gohan that had answered the phone and was even happier to hear Pan's voice.
"Were you sleeping?" he asked. He could hear her yawn.
"Just taking a nap," she said. "I didn't get much sleep last night."
He could feel himself blush. "I didn't know dad was going to barge in on us like that," he said.
"I know. Is he going to tell anyone?" she asked. "I don't think I am ready to tell dad yet. I mean, he got upset when he found out about the lunches were having together and we were not even an item then."
Trunk's sighed. "Well, we have to tell him tonight or else he will be telling him. I would rather see it coming."
"Tonight!" She sounded stunned. "I can't tell tonight!"
"Would you rather have Vegeta tell him that his son is sleeping with his little girl! You won't be able to find a piece of me!" Trunks said a little to harshly for his liking. It wasn't her fault that dad barged in on them and upset the whole peace that they were having in their relationship.
She sighed heavily.
"I am sorry Pan. When should I come over? When do you think is the best time?"
She sighed again. "As soon as you can."
"I'll make sure Goten comes."
"Why?"
"He already knows."
He had to pull the phone away from his ear as she yelled at him. "Why did you tell him!"
"I didn't tell him. Benot knew."
"Benot!" She yelled. "How the hell did he know!"
"His room is right next to mine."
She was silent at that.
"What did Goten say?"
"He promised to help us control Gohan in cause he blew up," he said.
She made a relieved sound. "He didn't get mad."
"A little," he said. He didn't want to tell her that he had to throw in how he used to be fascinated by his little sister to get him to realize that it wasn't a bad thing. "More that I kept it a secret."
She was silent on the other end of the phone.
"Pan? Your not regretting this are you now?" He said and felt his heart beat quicker as he asked the question.
"No." Her voice was slow in responding. "I just wish it was easier."
..........
Junior looked down at his sister as she slept on the couch. Legen had left a while ago to go play with Fry. He had covered her with a blanket.
He could tell that something was bothering her in her sleep. Her brow was furrowed and her teeth were clenched solidly together.
"Sis?" he said and gently shook her shoulder. "Sis?"
She slowly opened her eyes. She blinked them a few times. "What?" She looked angry that he had woken her.
"Are you okay?"
"Fine," she whispered and sat up and yawned. She was still in her training clothes.
"You were up awful early this morning," he said.
"Get to the point," she said sharply.
"Have you been sleeping at night at all," he said. He had been suspicious that she wasn't sleeping properly at all. The nightmares were taking over her nights again, just like when she got home from the hospital, still weak and confused and angry. She had been defiantly more angry than anything else.
She didn't answer him right away. She sighed deeply and looked away from him, "You would think after such a long time, that they would have lost their edge."
"Is that why you were up so early? Did you sleep at all."
She shook her head. "Don't worry about it!" she said and started to undo her braided hair. "I can handle it."
"You were watching cartoons!" he said.
"Legen asked me too."
She did have a weakness for Legen. She would buckle under for just about anything that he asked for. She was a little harder on Benot. He knew it was because she saw Brennen in him.
She ran her hand through her hair and sighed. She leaned back into the couch and sat silently.
"Why can't you tell me about your dreams?" He asked. She had never once told him what she dreamed of, not once. He thought that she might have told Vegeta a few details. He was sure of that, but she didn't tell him anything. And he was her brother!
She still didn't answer.
"I was there too you know. I told you of the nightmares that I had. I told you everything and you still keep secrets from me!" he said. He was getting himself upset. He couldn't help it. Goten was keeping something from him, yet again, and his sister was forever keeping things to herself. "I am not a boy anymore. I went through some of the same pains as you did. Out of anyone, I can understand what you went through."
She looked at him, with sad green eyes.
"Tell me something about those nightmares that keep you from sleeping at night and training all day!"
"I have to get ready for the tournament," she said in a whisper. She looked away from him again.
That stupid tournament! It was all that everyone was talking about! It is what everyone was training for!
Pan was talking about entering to pay off her tuition. Goten was entering in hopes of proving that he wasn't a wimp and the prize money for his great business of a gym idea. He had even talked to Marron and she was entering. He couldn't believe it when she told him that. He didn't know if Ubu was entering. He thought Marron would have known, but she said she wasn't talking to him right at this moment. He would understand if Vegeta entered just for the kicks of it all. But his sister... "Why are you so determined to enter the tournament? We don't need the money! Why would you work yourself so hard for a stupid tournament?"
She looked right at him. "Are you blind?"
He took off his glasses to show his cloudy eyes. "Yeah! Nearly! Now enlighten me!"
She looked shocked for a second.
"Everyone is leaving me in the dark."
She blinked. "Did you read the brochure?"
He nodded.
"Didn't it seem odd to you?" she said.
"No."
"Read it again." She stood and stretched and started to walk away.
"Is that all your going to say to me!" he said after her.
"It is all that I should have to say," she said and left the room.
He really wished his sister wasn't so stubborn!
..........
Goten looked at his nervous friend. He was almost shaking.
"You knew you were going to have to tell Gohan eventually," he said.
"We didn't plan on telling him for another month or so," he said. "I thought we would both be ready then."
"We'll, you guys should have gone to a hotel room instead of your bedroom," Goten said. "That is screaming to get caught and if Benot knew...I am surprised that little twerp hasn't told anyone else."
Trunk's eyes grew wide for a second. "Do you think he could have?"
"No. I would have heard about you and my niece a long time ago then, don't you think," Goten said and then put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "Come one, let's go tell Gohan."
"About time."
They both looked over to see Soyna entering the room. She was rolling her shoulders as if she was trying to loosen them up.
"About time for what?" Trunk's said. He was obviously hoping that she hadn't heard the rest of the conversation. He didn't want to tell her yet.
Goten was kind of curious to what her reaction was going to be to this whole thing.
"That you are telling Gohan about your little rendezvous," she said walking forward and yawning loudly.
They both looked at her in shock.
"How did you know?" Trunk's voice was but a whisper of what it once was.
"Benot can't keep secrets from me. I am his mother," she said and simply walked up to them. "At least you won't have to sneak around any more. Benot was complaining about the noises coming from your room one night and came to sleep with me."
Trunks blushed.
She blinked. "Hopefully, Gohan, won't hurt you to badly." She kept walking past them and disappeared into the house.
"I guess, we didn't keep it that good of a secret, huh?" Trunks said.
Goten shook his head. "Well, Let's go and face the music."
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A/N I know, I know, I am evil... The confrontation is yet to come... I couldn't resist making the cliffhanger lasting a little longer...
How will Gohan react?
Will Trunks live through it?
Will Goten keep his promise to Benot?
What about this tournament?
Why is Soyna acting weird about the tournament?
Questions, questions, questions...
Next Chapter... soon...
Oh yeah.... Comments are always welcome. It helps me fine tune my story...
Soyna