Here is the next chapter. The one that you have all been waiting for... when they tell Gohan...



It Never Ends

C-18

The Telling

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Junior couldn't find his sister. He looked at the stupid flyer and just couldn't see what she saw there. He read it a million times, trying to understand why this tournament was so important to her.

He couldn't see it.

He knew the prize money was big. It was being held in the new stadium that was built a year ago. Nothing that should upset her there. It was a three day tournament. There were three categories; Men, Women and Children. No big deal over that one. He didn't see a damn thing that was unusual with the tournament flyer that would get her all upset.

There was a list of sponsors a mile long on the back and none of them were anything unusual. The rules were no different than any other tournament. What the hell was so special about this tournament?

He went to find his sister.

He found her dozing on a chair in the kitchen with a cup of juice in her hand. She was extraordinarily tired. He could tell that from her early sleeping on the couch in the middle of the day, but this was getting ridiculous.

He slammed his hands onto the table. She startled awake and looked at him with sleepy eyes.

"I have examined this thing a million and half times, and I don't see why it is so important to you! What the hell is your problem lately!" He snapped.

She just blinked at him.

"This is just another stupid tournament and even though it is a lot of money it is not worth killing yourself over! You know that you are going to win, so what is the problem!" he yelled at her.

She took a sip of the juice that she had nearly spilled. "I am going out for awhile. Make sure the boys get to bed at a decent time." She slowly stood as if her joints were hurting.

"You are not taking off again!" He snapped. "Where the hell do you go?"

She gave him such a chilling look. He could almost see anger in her eyes but there was more sadness there. She was hiding something from him and it was important.

"Damn it! I am not ten years old anymore!" he snapped. "Will you quit treating me like I am your baby brother!"

"You are my baby brother and that will never change," she said in a low voice. "I will be back by morning. Don't worry about me." Then she started to leave.

He grabbed her arm. She gave him a shocked look. "I was hurt too!" It is all his anger would allow him to say.

She removed his hand from her arm in a gentle way. "I know. I won't let it happen again. I won't be like before." Then she left.

He felt like screaming and punching something. He had never been so frustrated by his sister in his life.

"She'll come around."

He turned to see Vegeta watching her go. He could see a bit of worry on his face. He felt the same way too. He could tell. They both worried about her more than anyone else. They both also knew that there was nothing they could do to change her.

............

Gohan felt numb at first.

Pan was standing, chewing on her lip and staring at the floor.

Trunk's was standing near and exit and looking as if he were ready to run at any minute.

"How long?" His voice was weak. He sounded like he was a boy again.

"A month," Pan said. "We didn't want to upset you daddy."

Upset him? Don't want to do that, huh?

He looked at Trunks. Vegeta's son. The man who was now courting his little girl. He didn't like that idea. He knew it was a bad idea to have their family become close friends. He knew that he shouldn't have anything to do with them anymore. It would have been better for everyone in the long run!

"I won't do anything to hurt her," Trunks said.

He didn't want to hear Trunks. His voice seemed to be the most annoying sound in the world right now.

"So you weren't training for that tournament," he said looking at his daughter. "You were out gallivanting with him!" He pointed an accusing finger towards the Trunks.

"Dad! I was training too!" she said. "I am still entering tournament!"

"Don't you dare lie to me! You... You!" he couldn't get the words out of his mouth. After all the reassurance that she had given him that they were just friends and it was just lunch... it was something much more than that. She lied to him. She told him that they just talked. He didn't want to know how far it was beyond that. The thought angered him further.

Goten had his hand on his arm. Trying to hold him back. He knew. He glared at his brother. Did he allow it? He didn't like the fact that he knew and he was left in the dark. Thinking that his little girl was just pushing herself to hard, when she was hiding the fact that she and Trunks were obviously more than just friends!

He doubted that he had ever been so mad at his daughter. He never thought that he could be so angry with her!

But then, he decided that it was safer to turn her anger to Trunks. It was all his fault. He was older and knew better! He had been with other girls! He had so many dates... and now he was going after his daughter! Was she just another challenge for him?

Trunks took a step back as he looked at him.

"Come on Gohan. Loosing your temper won't make the situation better," Goten said. Goten had let go of his arm and was rubbing his hands on his pants.

He knew that he was powering up. He had to control his anger before he got carried away, but then looking at Trunks didn't make him feel better. He looked over to his daughter. She had walked towards him and was standing close to him now. She looked as if she was afraid to touch him. "Daddy. He makes me happy," she said in a low voice.

Trunk's makes her happy?

He looked back at the man that was courting his little girl. Never in his wildest dreams that he would think that Trunks would be interested in his little girl like that! But there he stood, his head hanging low and prepared to run. Just as he should be! He deserved to be frightened for making him so angry.

"I love him," Pan said in a whisper as she put her hands on his arm. He just turned to glare at her. She loved him. Great. That made everything so so much better. He felt his stomach tie in knots.

"Do you love her?" he growled at Trunks. He was much to old for her. Much too old. What was he thinking? She had to finish her schooling. He wanted so much more for his little girl than to be just a little house wife. Especially to Trunks. Trunk's may be a good man, but he was not the man for his little girl. His little girl needed a man with brains and smarts, not brawn. And the fact that he was Vegeta's son, was not any bonus points. He knew how at times, he acted like his father, and he didn't even realize it!

Trunks nodded. "Very much so."

He sounded sincere, but it still didn't make him feel any better.

"Daddy. You can quit powering up now," Pan said as she was forced to pull away from him.

Yeah, don't get Gohan mad. They should have thought of that before they professed their love to each other to him.

"Gohan." Goten said. "Ease up. You're shaking the house."

Indeed he was. He took a deep breath and looked at Trunks. He didn't power down but he stopped emitting the waves. A relieved look came on Trunks face.

He then saw his daughter stand by Trunks and put her arm in his. He looked at them shocked. "I want you to be happy for me daddy. I found someone who understands me. Trunk's understands me. We can talk about anything together. I never had that before."

Trunk's put his hand on his little girls hand and gave her a look that he didn't much like. He wasn't using her. That was a look that he still gave Videl when she wasn't looking. But it was directed towards Trunks and his child! His daughter!

He closed his eyes for a minute and remembered Pan as a little tomboy that used to beat up on all the boys that teased her and preferred to play with the boys than the other little girls. She may have been friend's with Bra, but they didn't get close until almost after high school. She was the type of girl that he didn't worry about. He was glad that he didn't have to worry about her dating high school boys. He did worry a little bit about her dating college boys, but not as much. The last guy she brought home was not that bad.

But why did the next one have to be Trunks?

He thought about Trunks as a boy. He was always a smart and caring kid. Always full of play and he had always helped out in everything that they did. He had proved that he was strong and smart. A bit stubborn too. He was milder than the mix of his parents, but still a mix of his parents better parts. He had never done anything in the past to hurt his family, never mind Pan.

He sighed deeply.

Trunk's wasn't that bad of a choice, he guessed. It was just going to take him a little while to get used to it.

He opened his eyes to see Benot, Legen and Fry in the room now. They looked pensive as they walked in the room.

"Is it safe?" Benot said.

Gohan nodded. "Yeah, it's safe," he said and felt himself calm down. He allowed his power level to drop. Everyone in the room seemed to sigh with relieve.

"I am not to happy about it, but I am not going to stop you," he said. He knew that it sounded harsh yet. He was still upset that they hid it from him too.
Pan grinned widely. Trunk's put his arm around her with a big grin.

"Don't push it!" he snapped. "You do one thing to make her cry, and I will bury you."

Trunks nodded with a tense look on his face.

"Ha! You loose Fry! I get your TEKKEN game!" Benot announced.

"Ah, man!" Fry moaned. "I love that game."

"Hey! I like that game too," Goten said. "Why do you have to give it to Benot?"

Benot beamed, "Well, Fry said that Gohan was going to beat the hell out of Trunks when he found out that Pan was sleeping with Trunks. I said that he wouldn't."

Both Pan and Trunks blanched.

Gohan's eyes narrowed. "Sleeping... Together." They were sleeping together? He just got over the fact that she wanted to see him on a personal level and then he hears from Benot that they were already sleeping together!

Trunks and Pan pulled quickly apart.

"Daddy," Pan said. "I..."

Gohan didn't hear anything else in the room. He was concentrating on Trunks. He had been sleeping with his little girl. It was bad enough that they were hiding it from him, but they were also sleeping together! And how did the boys know this and he couldn't see it?

Trunk's was already backing out of the room.

Gohan let his anger rise and consume him. Something that he had not done in a long time.

.........

Goten slapped the back of Benot's head.

"Idiot! Why did you have to say that?" he said. "Look what you have done!"

"I get your NASCAR game!" Fry said happily. "Told you dad was going to get mad. Trunks will be lucky if he lives through this. I told you my dad would get mad."

Benot rubbed his head. "Well, that is what I thought they were telling him! How was I supposed to know it was supposed to be a secret. I mean, it wasn't like they were quiet or anything."

They looked at the now empty kitchen. Trunk's had fled with Gohan on his heals and Pan following soon after.

"Let's go watch the fire works," Legen said. "This should be a good fight."

Goten shook his head and followed. He guessed that he should stop his brother from killing his friend. That was, if he could stop his brother.

............

Vegeta had expected the fight to start awhile ago. He wondered what caused Gohan to loose his temper after calming down. He had felt Gohan's anger rise and then fall again. He had been a little disappointed that he wasn't going to see a fight.

Then he felt Gohan's power surge and so did his sons.

He saw them fighting and his son was holding his own, actually quite well. If only he trained, he wouldn't have to look so frightened.

He settled beside the boys and Goten who were watching the quarrel.

"Boy, I didn't think that Trunks could be so fast," Benot said as he looked up.

"I knew dad could get mad, but I don't think I have ever seen his this mad before," Fry said. "Wow. Dad is really strong. I didn't think he was that strong. I hardly ever get to see him fight."

Legen said, in his usual worried voice. "I hope they don't kill each other."

Vegeta tuned them out and looked back up at the fight. Pan was near by trying to yell at her father to stop it. Killing him, won't make her feel any different that she does now.

Gohan reply: It will make me feel better for having him take advantage of you.

Vegeta watched. He had no intention of breaking into the fight. His son had to sleep with Gohan's daughter. He had to learn the consequences of his actions. He was quite sure that Pan was a very willing partner, but it was always the guy's fault anyway.

"We need some popcorn," he heard Benot said. "We should be taping this."

"The camera's broken," Fry said.

"Since when?" Benot countered.

"Since you decided to try to get those pictures of those bats last weekend. Remember," Legen said.

"Oh yeah." Benot said.

Vegeta really didn't want to know what trouble the boys were getting into at times. He thought Trunks and Goten were bad as kids. They had nothing on the three terrors.

Trunks managed a good strong hit on Gohan. It looked like it even surprised him. But Gohan retaliated quickly by sending him into a near by tree, causing it to splinter and Trunks to fall to the ground with a rather sickening thump.

Pan then stood in between Gohan and Trunks.

Gohan didn't look like he planned on attacking anymore.

Vegeta frowned. His son was getting off easy for such a feat. If that had been Goten and his daughter was on the line, well, he would be dead. He looked at Goten who was frowning also. He didn't have to worry about that problem.

"Pan!" Gohan said in a stern voice.

"Dad! Quit acting like a child!" she yelled at him. "Killing him won't solve anything! Hurting him won't solve anything, even if it makes you feel better. So are you done with this stupid fight!"

Gohan floated to the ground and was powering down.

Damn, Vegeta was hoping for more a fight.

"For now," Gohan said and then walked back into the house.

Trunks shook himself and got to his feet. Pan rushed to him and helped him up and asked him if he was okay.

How disappointing. Not even a black eye. He would take care of that later.

"Is that all!" Benot said. "There is like, no blood or broken bones or anything. I lost my NASCAR game and it was such a lame fight."

Goten hit Benot in the back of the head again. "You are such a twit!"

"Wimp!" Benot said.

"Do you want to learn to fly? I can change my mind, you know," Goten said.

"You promised! I'll tell mom on you!" Benot said.

"Yeah, you promised," Legen said.

"You better be nice to me for a change and stop calling me a wimp!" Goten said. He started to walk towards Pan and Trunks.

Benot muttered under his breath, "wimp."

Legen slapped him this time.

Vegeta shook his head.

Everyone was acting like children today.


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Well... They told him. Lame or not, do you think the conflict is over? (insert evil laugh here) I know I can be evil.

Don't know about the next chapter... but it will be soon. My dear hungry reader's I am seriously considering a side story that was suggested... The how-they-got together and why they tried to keep in a secret. (Trunks and Pan that is) This story is long enough without all those mushy and higher rating details. Not that I mind those things, but ... there is still a chance for such higher rating details to be entered in this one. (insert more evil laughter here)

I know there will be more talk of the tournament. More talk of Krad. More of Trunks and Pan. More of Gohan and Trunks little disagreement... and more of Soyna being Soyna.... More of the evil little Benot...(I sure turned him into a trouble maker didn't I) and of course, we can not forget about Goten being Goten and Junior getting miffed at Soyna and Vegeta sticking his nose into things.

Well... Got to go start working on the next part. Review me. I really do like reviews! It puts a smile on my face...

Soyna