Hello readers.
It's been nine years writing this story, and this is the final chapter. I hope you enjoy the last chapter of For the Sake of my Child.
Flashback
Flashback within a flashback
Gohan smiled as he took a sip of his coffee. He looked over at his daughter as she finished her homework, and gave it to him for review. His daughter was smart, and once again her homework was perfect.
"Nailed it," Gohan said as he handed back her paper. She smiled.
"Awesome," she said as she grabbed her paper. She grabbed an orange bandana out of her pocket and tied it on her head. Her hair was short and black, and her bangs were flat on her forehead. "Do you think Grandma and Grandpa will let me help set up for the party?"
"I don't see why not," Gohan said. His daughter smiled as she ran over to grab the phone. Always helpful, always happy, and such a wonderful daughter.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
"Where is it?!"
Thump! Thump! Thump!
"I put it right there!"
Thump! Thump!
"Daddy!"
His other daughter, Pan, wasn't as wonderful. Gohan rubbed his temples.
"What did you lose now," Gohan yelled. Pan was always giving him a headache. It was too early in the morning to deal with this.
"Uh…it definitely wasn't Mom's necklace that you gave me yesterday," Pan yelled.
Gohan got up from his seat. He walked upstairs, then stopped when he saw clothes being thrown out of Pan's room. Soon millions of stuffed animals were being thrown as well, with an apology from Pan as they were being thrown into the hallway. He made his way to the door way, and dodged a stuffed penguin that was being thrown his way.
Pan sat in the middle of her room, looking around for the thing she was missing. Her room was a mess with clothes all over the place, homework scattered all over the place, and stuffed animals hanging from her ceiling fan. Gohan watched as she got up, and flared her nostrils. She plopped on her bed, grabbed her pillow, and screamed into it while pounding her feet on the bed. Her body went limp.
Gohan noticed Videl looking through a jewelry box on the ground. Her long black hair was braided, and she was still in her pajamas. Gohan leaned on the door.
"Did you find what you were looking for yet," Gohan asked. Pan removed the pillow from her head.
"I had it right there," she yelled as she pointed to her nightstand.
"What was there?"
"Mom's necklace!"
"I thought you said that it wasn't your mother's necklace?"
"Well it is, and I lost it! I put it right there so I knew where it was when I got up. I got up, and it's not there!" Pan put the pillow back over her face.
Gohan walked over to the nightstand. He noticed one of her teddy bears on the ground had something shiny around its neck. He picked up the teddy bear and noticed the necklace around the neck. Gohan carefully took off the necklace, and dropped the bear on the ground.
The necklace was made of gold, and Gohan paid a pretty penny for it. The charm was a circle, but the circle was a woman. There was a pearl in the woman's arms. Gohan brought that necklace for her when she was pregnant with Pan. She loved it, and she wanted to wear it when she was giving birth to Pan. They were in a rush when they went to the hospital, and she was upset that she didn't have the necklace. Gohan was going to go back to grab it, but with complications with her pregnancy he needed to stay with her.
Gohan rubbed his finger over the pearl. Sixteen years ago today Gohan was a father. Sixteen years ago today his daughter's mother passed away. One day a year he had to celebrate a birthday and a death. At least he had his wife, Videl, was there for him.
Gohan noticed Videl looking at him, and gave him a weak smile. Once Videl got her degree in Science Gohan proposed to her. They were soon married, with Pan as their flower girl, and a two years later his other daughter was born. It was a nightmare.
Videl didn't have any complications during her pregnancy, but Gohan was scared throughout the whole entire thing. Once Videl told him the news he was excited, but his excitement soon faded when he remember the birth of Pan. Gohan did everything for Videl for an easy pregnancy, but the nine months were hard on him. Some days were better than others, but when Videl was a week late from her due date full panic set in.
They had to induce her into labor, and the only thing going through Gohan's mind was Pan's birth. The blood, the screaming, and the doctors helping her to breathe. With her, the doctors kicked him out due to severe complications, and he gave her a kiss on the forehead. He told her he loved her, and he'll be waiting for her and their daughter. Only his daughter, Pan, made it.
When Videl was about ready to give birth, Gohan had a panic attack and passed out. Not only did he miss the birth of Pan, but he also missed the birth of his second daughter. When he came to his second daughter was already born, and both baby and mother were healthy. Gohan, on the other hand, was emitted into the hospital along with Videl due to his panic attack. They shared a room together. It was embarrassing.
"Found it," Gohan said twirling the necklace around his finger. Pan removed the pillow, and saw the necklace.
"You found it," she cried as she jumped off her bed. "Where was it? V-Mom and I were looking all over for it!"
Gohan raised Pan the best way he could. When she was a baby he showed her pictures of her mother, and told her that she wasn't around anymore. Once she started forming sentences she knew the lady in the picture was her Mama, and the lady Daddy was with was Videl. When Gohan and Videl married, Pan decided that even though Videl wasn't her real mom, she acted like one. Videl made Daddy happy, and Videl made her happy as well. Pan decided to call her V-Mom, although there were a few times where she called Videl Mom.
"On your bear," Gohan said as he pointed to the brown bear on the ground.
"Ohhh, that's right. I put the necklace on the bear so I could easily find it! Thanks Dad!"
Gohan hooked the necklace around her neck.
"I want this room cleaned before we go visit your mother," Gohan said. Pan's eyes squinted, bottom lip pouted, and nostrils flared up.
"But it's my birthday!"
"And how many times have I told you that you can't be throwing things all over the place!"
"It's not my fault that things disappear!"
"They don't disappear; you keep misplacing things!"
"It's not my fault I forget where I put things!"
Gohan rubbed his temples once more. Not only was he dealing with a teenager, but Pan was too much like her mother that it drove him crazy. He had similar agreements with her mother before, and he felt like he was repeating the same fight over again. The only thing this agreement was missing was an insult.
"Just get your stuff out of the hallway," Gohan said as he turned around. He stepped over the clothes and toys to get out.
"Why do you have to be such a giant turd," Pan yelled.
And there's the insult.
Gohan rolled his eyes as he walked down the stairs. He leaned up against the kitchen table. It was really hard to miss her on the day she died, especially since her daughter acted just like her.
Two arms wrapped around his waist, and a head was placed on his back.
"You're such a good dad," Videl said hugging him tighter.
"You know, I called John the other day, and as I am talking to him I noticed that Pan didn't take out the trash," Gohan said with a heavy sigh. "I tried to cover up the phone, but he heard the whole agreement between Pan and I. All he did was laugh, and he hung up laughing."
"She's a teenager. She's always going to have a messy room, and you are always going to have little fights with you."
"Yeah, and after our little fights she runs to you and complains about me!"
Gohan turned around and looked at Videl. Her pajamas consists of his boxers, and one of his t-shirts. He could only smile at her attire, and she smirked back.
"Like what you see husband of mine," Videl asked as she raised an eyebrow.
"I always like seeing my beautiful wife," Gohan said as he kissed her neck. Videl leaned back letting him explore a little more.
"Ugh! You could have waited until I left before you guys got all lovey dovey," Gohan's second daughter said. She stuck out her tongue. Gohan froze and quietly cursed. "Whatever. I'm heading over to Grandpa's."
The door closed, and Gohan was once again alone with Videl. He continued to kiss her neck, and let his hand roam down her back towards her bottom. Gohan lifted Videl's leg in the air, wrapped it around his waist, and Videl used her hand to bring Gohan towards her. Gohan leaned forward to kiss her.
"Ugh! I can't believe you two. That is so gross," Pan said as she made her way down the stairs. "And on the day my mother died. Daddy how could you?"
That killed the mood.
"Is your room cleaned," Gohan asked as he released Videl's leg.
"I don't know," Pan replied as she opened the fridge. "Are we going to get flowers before we visit Mom?"
"Yes."
"Can we fly there?"
"I really don't feel like flying," Gohan said. "I got strange looks last time we went there."
"So since I'm sixteen now, does that mean you can teach me how to drive," Pan asked as her face lit up.
"On second thought, flying will get us there faster." Pan shot him a dirty look.
Gohan went up to his bedroom to get ready. He was never sure what to wear, and he would usually go visit her in a nice suit. Her birthday and her death day were the days he and Pan would visit her. Pan never really visited by herself, but there were a few times Gohan would go alone to talk to her. It was still weird, being married and having another child, and still having feelings for someone who passed away sixteen years ago.
It was something he didn't want to talk to Videl about, but he was pretty sure she knew. He would think about her here and there, but the days like her birthday and death day he thought about her a lot. The days where he went to see her alone was just to let her know about Pan. How she is doing, what trouble she got into, and school. He often talked about how similar they were, and how they both drove him crazy.
Today though, today she was on his mind.
"A pretty pink dress for Pan," she said as she twirled around the cherry blossom pedals. "Although I don't like pink. A pretty purple dress for Pan on her sixteenth birthday!""Why a dress," Gohan asked brushing off pedals off his shoulders."Because she will be sixteen. It's a pretty big thing for girls. I had a huge party for mine, and I had my very own dress!"Gohan watched as she twirled around the pedals with her belly sticking out. He stayed close to her in case she slipped. He was glad he did. She slipped on a pedal and fell. Gohan was quickly there to catch her."When Pan is born, are you going to have her twirl around the cherry blossoms," Gohan asked. "I have to know so I can catch you both."She stuck out her tongue.He carefully released her, and she continued to twirl around."A pretty purple dress for Pan," she began to sing. "A pretty purple dress, a pretty purple dress! Pan for her sweet sixteen will have a pretty purple dress.""And then she'll twirl in the cherry blossoms, slip and make a mess."She stopped twirling."You are such a poop head.""It rhymed."She smiled at him, and forced him to twirl with her."A giant ballroom," she said as they danced in the falling flower pedals. "She will wear a purple gown that flows down to her feet. Strapless with pink cherry blossoms all around, and she will be beautiful. And her mother and her father will watch her twirl in the cherry blossoms.""And as she twirls in the cherry blossoms her mother will join her," Gohan said as he spun her with his hand. "The father will laugh as he watches them both fall on their butts.""And then the mother will kill the father.""I'm pretty sure the mother will kill her husband." She stopped twirling. "I mean…if you want to get married. We don't have to if you don't want to, but I was kinda hoping…ah…never mind. It sounds stupid."He released her hand, and started to walk ahead. She's usually the one to embarrass herself in front of everyone, and this time he was the one. He tried not to look at the people staring at him. People were already giving him looks because they were a young couple expecting a baby. He could feel his cheeks getting warm as he walked away. Was she even following him?Gohan sat down on a park bench; she was nowhere in sight.He messed up real bad.Gohan pulled out a blue suit and laid it on the bed. He had matching tie, and black dress shoes by his bed. He gave it a good look over, and shook his head.
Every time he saw her, every time he talked to her, he was always in a suit and tie. He wasn't sure why he always dressed like that. He was being proper, like his mother raised him to be, but today he didn't want to be that. Today, he was going to be himself, and dress like he used to when he was with her. Gohan brushed his fingers through his hair. It was spiked up, and the bang he used to have was gone.
Gohan went to his closet and searched through his clothes. He picked out clothes that she used to like on him. Sadly, what she liked him to wear were clothes he didn't like to wear. He only wore them to make her happy.
Gohan looked at the outfit he placed on the bed.
"I hope Videl doesn't make me wear this a lot," he said.
Once he was fully dressed he looked in the mirror. He brought back the bang, but only for the day. The thing would constantly blow in his eyes, and memories of baby Pan always tugging at it flashed in his head. He started to make his way downstairs.
Both Videl and Pan stood there with their mouths wide open. Gohan came down the stairs in dark blue jeans and a black belt. His sneakers were black as well. He had on a black tank top tucked into pants, and his arms were exposed. He did not like showing off his arms in public, and the tank top he wore was a little tight. You could see his every muscle through the shirt.
"Wow," Pan said as Gohan made it down the stairs. "Are you sure you're not trying to bring Mom back from the grave?"
"She made me dress like this sometimes, and I figured if I was going to see her I may as well make her happy," Gohan said as his cheeks turned bright red. He looked over at Videl. Just as he suspected, Videl loved the attire as well. "I am not going to wear this every day."
"Every other day," Videl said admiring his attire. "You should dress like this more often."
"We're heading out." Gohan grabbed Pan's arm and dragged her out the door. Videl whistled as he hurried out the door. Why he thought this was a good idea was beyond him. "Before we see your mom we need to get you a dress."
"A new dress for my party," Pan excitedly said. She jumped up and down and clapped her hands.
"Pan for her sweet sixteen will have a pretty purple dress," Gohan sang. He looked over at Pan who gave him a blank expression.
"Does it have to be purple," she asked.
"Yep."
"But my favorite color is yellow."
"Your mother loved purple."
"Fine. If you have to dress like a model I may as well to."
He was dressed like a model? No wonder she loved him in tank tops. She just wanted to show him off! Great, now Videl will make him wear tanks tops out in public as well. She's going to show him off too!
They finally made it to her gravestone. Once again people stared as Gohan landed on the ground. He wasn't sure if it was because of his clothing, or the fact that he and his daughter came from the sky.
Pan had on a purple spring dress with short sleeves. She had a pink flower hair clip, since there were no purple dresses with cherry blossoms on them, and flip flops. Since her hair was like Gohan's, spiky and out of place, she had her hair pulled back into a ponytail.
"Looks like Pop-Pop and Mom-Mom were here already," Gohan said as he saw lilies placed on her grave. Pan had flowers in her hand as well. They were purple roses. (White roses that soaked in purple dye.) Pan put the roses on the grave stone.
"Hi Mom," she said as she took one rose and put it over her mother's name. She took a step back as Gohan kneeled down and pulled out a few long pieces of grass. "You would not believe what Dad did to me four months ago! He grounded me because I accidently over slept at a guy's house. I tried telling Daddy that we were just friends, but he didn't believe me! I feel asleep at his house, and didn't wake up until two in the morning. Daddy yelled at me, and grounded me for six weeks! Six weeks!"
Every time.
Pan would say hello to her mother, then go off on a rant about her father. Gohan had to sit through it all as Pan called him a poop head, a Debbie Downer, and the Worlds Suckiest Dad Ever! Ever since Pan hit eleven years old she started to rant about Gohan. He was right there listening!
"Oh! And Mr. Father of the Year Award tried to throw away my stuffed toys when I was at school! I noticed Mr. Bun-Bun hanging out of the dump truck, so I jumped on the truck. Can you believe Daddy grounded me again!? He threw away my toys without my permission! Don't worry, I got all my furry little friends back again, although Sassy Cat still smells like rotten tomatoes, but with I put perfume on her every day to keep her smell at bay."
Gohan let his fingers roam over her name.
Gohan sat by himself on the park bench. She soon appeared, and sat next to him."Way to embarrass yourself in front of a group of people," she said with a smile. His cheeks were pink. She placed her hand over his. "Listen, we're still young and about to have a baby. We shouldn't rush things like this.""I didn't mean we get married now," Gohan said avoiding eye contact. "I do think-""Gohan." He rubbed over the square box in his pocket, and shook his head.
Gohan reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. Pan stopped her ranting, and noticed the black velvet box placed on her mother's grave stone.
"Are you proposing to Mom," Pan exclaimed. "Does that mean I'll have my mommy and V-mom? Daddy you dirty man!"
"She would have said no," Gohan said as he lowered his head. Pan sat down next to him. "She was going to dump me."
"But you keep saying how much you loved her, and how you miss her," Pan exclaimed. "You said you were perfect for each other!"
"I thought we were." Gohan closed his eyes. "I always believed she was the one, and we got along really well. I don't know what happened, but your mother didn't love me anymore." He opened his eyes and looked down at the grave. Drops of tears landed on her engraved name. "We tried, we really tried to make a future for ourselves. We used to say how we would be the white picket fence family, and about future siblings. I tried…I did everything I could to make your mother love me, but she just stopped. She didn't want to be with me anymore, but I kept up the optical illusion for myself.
"She was going to leave, and live with an aunt that was closer to the city. She was going to take you with her, and give you everything you deserve. Your mother loved me, but she wasn't in love with me. I would still kiss her, and hold her, and did anything that she wanted to prove to her that I was still worth keeping, but she was set on leaving me. I think she continued on with the act to make me happy, even though it was killing her inside. When she died…I couldn't…I just didn't want to believe it! I didn't want her to leave me, and instead she left me for good! It hurt so much!"
Gohan hit the ground in frustration. He clenched onto the grass as his forehead rested on the gravestone.
"She knew she wasn't going to make it," Marsha said. Gohan was sitting across the table from her. Pan, five at the time, was with John. He was helping her make a birdhouse.It was a talk that no one really wanted to have. When she had complications with Pan's birth, her parents were called. Gohan was not allowed in the room, but her parents were. They were there for her last breath."But why didn't she want me to know where she was buried," Gohan asked. He knew she didn't love him anymore, but to separate her and her daughter? He wanted Pan to know her!"Because she loved you," Marsha answered. "The relationship wasn't going to work, but she still had feelings for you. She wanted you to be happy.""But to deny Pan to know her mother?"Marsha tapped her chin."Maybe she wasn't thinking about Pan at the time. I think she was more worried about you.""I don't want to break his heart anymore."
Gohan slowly nodded his head. He was going to marry Videl soon, and he wanted some things cleared up. Marsha was the only person he felt comfortable talking to.
Pan sat there, tears forming in her eyes as well. She has never seen her father cry before, at least not like this. He did get a bit misty eyed every time they saw Mufasa die in The Lion King, but never like this. Her heart strings tugged hard. Her father would say nice things about her mother, and never distained her memory. All along he knew that her mother didn't love him, but the whole entire time he was with her he never stopped loving her.
"Then why do you always come and see her," Pan asked as her voice cracked. "You know she wants you to move on, and you still come here?"
Gohan brushed away his tears.
"Because she is your mother," Gohan answered as he looked up in the sky. "Even if she was alive I would still talk to her. She didn't love me like lovers do, but she loved me for who I was. She wanted to leave so I can figure out what I needed to do. That's why she wanted me to go to high school, so I can figure out what I wanted to be."
"Didn't you drop out?"
"It's not my fault you went through diapers like a chain smoker goes through cigarettes." Pan pouted out her lips. "I had to do it, and I got a full time job."
"Which you quit so you can home school me," Pan said. "You would make a good teacher."
"Videl said the same thing," Gohan said relaxing a bit more. "Since my mother continued on with my education after I dropped out, I was able to get a diploma."
"So what's stopping you now? I'm going to high school, and pretty soon little sis is going to go to a public school as well. You have no excuses!"
Gohan laughed.
"I don't," he admitted. He smiled. Gohan wrapped his arm around Pan's shoulder and held her close. Whenever he did that, Pan would pull away, but this time she decided to stay. "I didn't mean to emotionally break down in front of you. I just got caught up in the memory."
"Even though Mom stopped loving you, I'll never stop loving you", Pan said as she hugged Gohan. He kissed the top of her head.
"Thanks Pan."
Pan let go of her father and sat up. She looked down at the grave in front of her.
"I can't believe you pulled Dad's heart strings like that," Pan shouted. "And you were going to take me away from him, and live with some aunt that I don't know?! Well guess what Mom, he is the best dad that anyone can ask for! Yeah he's unfair sometimes, and sometimes I wish I could throw a pie in his face, okay maybe I did once but that's because V-Mom started it! One day he's going to walk me to my future husband, but no matter what I will love Dad more than any man in my life!"
"And if you have a son?"
"Daddy will be the second most important man in my life!"
Gohan picked up the box. He handed it to Pan.
"I bought this ring sixteen years ago for your mother knowing that she was going to reject me," Gohan said as he put his hand over the box. "I had hope, but I was merely chasing a dream. One day a man will ask your hand in marriage, and he will get down on one knee and ask you to be his wife. I will walk you to him, and will have to let you go. I gave Videl a ring, and made a promise to her. I'm going to give you this ring, and make a promise to you.
"I promise to always be by your side, through tough break-ups and when you are down. I promise to prepare you for the future. I promise you that no matter what happens, I will always be your father and I will always, always love you no matter what."
Pan was a tough cookie, but when her father did this, in front of her mother, she was nothing but waterfalls. Gohan had to look away since snot was running out of her nose. It was hard trying to have a serious moment when your daughter was pouring out snot and tears.
"You...you really mean it," Pan asked as she sniffed. Gohan watched a drop of snot shoot back into her nose. Attractive. "Oh Daddy!"
Pan hugged her arms around Gohan's neck. She was hugging a bit too tightly, but it didn't matter to Gohan. He hugged her back with a smile.
Pan opened up the box.
"It's kinda puny Daddy," Pan said as she saw the gold band with a small diamond in the middle. There was nothing fancy about it. Just a small, simple, diamond ring. "I would have said no too."
Gohan only smiled as he kissed the top of her head.
"No offense, but you're kinda small and puny," Gohan said. Pan punched him on the back. Gohan watched as cherry blossom pedals danced around him and Pan.
"Family hug," Pan cheered. She noticed a pedal land on top of the ring. "I know Mom. You would think he would getting a bigger diamond if he loved you as much as he said he did."
"I was a broke teenager."
"V-Mom has a real nice ring."
"I was slightly more of a successful adult."
"You got the money from Grandpa Hercule, didn't you?"
When Gohan asked Videl's hand in marriage, Hercule was ecstatic. Although when asked about a ring, Gohan said that he didn't have one yet. Hercule dragged Gohan to an expensive jewelry store, one of the best in Satan City, and once Gohan saw the prices his eyes went wide. He was wondering if he could give Videl her ring, and not tell Videl who it was truly mean for.
Hercule was pointing out rings, asking Gohan what he thought of certain ones. Gohan didn't look at the rings. Instead, he noticed the prices of each ring increased. How was he supposed to afford this?
It was a day Gohan would never forget. Well, he remembered bits and parts. Hercule was proclaiming how he was bonding with his future son in law, and how they were picking out a ring for his beautiful daughter. The sales people were excited about the news, and started to show off more rings from the back room. Gohan saw hundreds of rings that day, and went to many stores to find the perfect ring.
They stopped to get a beer, and Hercule shared his story about proposing to Videl's mom. It was probably an interesting story to hear, but Gohan could only think about the prices of the rings. Gohan was a too distraught about how he was going to afford the rings that he drank a bit too much, and Sharpener somehow got involved.
The whole shopping experience was a blur, but apparently Gohan and Hercule found the perfect ring. From what Sharpener said, Gohan was fascinated with all the pretty rings and made Sharpener try them on to see how they looked. People commented how cute Sharpener and Gohan looked together, and Gohan replied with a 'thank you.'
Gohan never lived that moment down, and Sharpener brought it up every time they were out together. In all fairness, Hercule wasn't in tip top shape either, and Sharpener was the only sober one in the group. Hercule had the idea of karaoke, so the trio to the nearest karaoke bar to sing and drink some more.
Sharpener was no longer the sober one, and once the trio were all sung out they headed home. Hercule made it through the front door before deciding the living room rug would make a nice blanket. Sharpener was safe in his bed.
Gohan ended up at his parents' house, his house was right next door to theirs, and crashed on Goten's bed. It wouldn't have been so bad, but Goten was doing his homework in his bed, and Gohan pushed him off because "he was marrying Videl, and he needed to prepare for the space invasion."
Hercule did pay for the ring, and Gohan paid for the humiliation from that day and for the rest of his life.
"Grandpa Hercule wanted to buy the ring, so I let him," Gohan said as he started to remember bits and parts of that day.
"Yeah, and you had to prepare for the space invasion," Pan said. Curse Goten for telling Sharpener that part. Not only did Sharpener share the story of getting the ring to their friends and family at Gohan's wedding, but he also mentioned how Gohan would carrying him bridal style to the Lookout. Choosing Sharpener as his best man was a bad idea.
Gohan released Pan, and looked at the grave on the ground. When she died Gohan didn't want to be with anyone. The only person he needed was Pan, and no one but her. He was so afraid to love again. Videl slipped through somehow, and showed him that it was okay to love again. Sharpener taught him that even through the darkest of the times there's always a ray of sunshine somewhere. Piccolo let Gohan grow up, and become his own person.
Pan...Pan taught him a lot. Without her, Gohan wouldn't know what to do with his life. No matter how bad something was, and when he had an off day Pan always seem to cheer him up. From cooking plastic food from her little kitchen, to picking dandelions in the backyard, she always put a smile on his face.
Well...when she was a kid. She went from pretend cooking to leaving a mess in the kitchen. Picking flowers turned to picking her nose and flicking what she found onto him. He never raised her on gross habits. She's been hanging around Ben too much.
Cherry blossom pedals dance around the father and daughter.
"Ah, Mom's here," Pan said as she twirled around with the pedals. Gohan stuck his arm out, awaiting the enviable. Pan twirled and twirled, and soon she slipped on a flip flop. She landed on Gohan's outstretched arm. Gohan watched as the flower pedals twirled around him.
"I told you," he said as he carefully got Pan back to her feet. "A pretty purple dress, a pretty purple dress! Pan for her sweet sixteen will have a pretty purple dress. Then she'll twirl in the cherry blossoms, slip and make a mess."
Flower pedals began slapping his face. Gohan smiled as he brushed them away. He looked at Pan and bowed. Pan smiled as she curtsied. Gohan reached out his hand, and they began dancing in the cherry blossom pedals.
Thank you to all the readers and reviewers who stuck with this story. It took a long time to finish, and I'm sad to see it go.
Gohan and Pan's mother seemed to get along? Why would she dump Gohan?
-It wasn't going to be written like that at first. I was having a bad day, and started typing that. After it was typed, I thought 'Hey, it's actually pretty good!' She had feelings for Gohan, but realized that her feelings for him were not love. She was planning on dumping him after she went to the doctor, but once she found out she was pregnant, she couldn't do it. During her pregnancy Gohan noticed her feelings, but was in denial about the whole thing. He didn't want her to move and take Pan with her, and he was devastated when she died. When you are in a one sided love, it's hard to accept the other persons feelings.
Gohan and Videl had a daughter! What's her name?
-I couldn't think of one! I made her like GT Pan, because that would have been the daughter Gohan and Videl would have. I thought about giving her a name, but my mind went blank. The only name that came to my head was Spatula.
Gohan and John didn't get along much. How is there relationship now?
-John will never like Gohan, but they do okay. Gohan keeps them both updated on Pan. He keeps them in the loop.
Are Gohan and Sharpener still friends? What about Ben?
-When Gohan dropped out he was still friends with Sharpener. Gohan chose him to be his best man, although Goten was a close second. Sharpener is bald on the top, but he still keeps his long blonde hair. He's on his second marriage, and has two other kids with his new wife. Ben is a slob, and can be found playing video games. He and Pan are friends, but not close like Sharpener and Gohan. Pan jokes about their 'bromance' since they are always together.
Will there be more? A squeal? Maybe a story with Pan growing up?
- Nope.
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Once again, thank you all for reading. My newest story is The Alarming Sound of a Still Small voice. Gohan was captured. He was beaten, raped, and many other horrible things from his tormentors. He doesn't speak, and he's trying to live a normal life. It's really hard when you have scars, can't stand to be touched, and with nightmares and flashbacks constantly haunting you it's hard to enjoy life. Goku does his best to help his son, but will he be able to show Gohan that his life of torture is no more?