(A/N: Hello again folks. I hope you've been enjoying the story thus far. I don't have any new warnings for you, so let's get on with the show!)

Chapter 37—Growing Families

"Vegeta, I have a question," Pan said, blushing furiously as she pulled her adoptive father to the side. It had been difficult to get him away from the grandkids clamoring for attention, but this was an important matter and now that Piccolo had done his part she wanted to do hers.

"I assumed. Go ahead and ask, I'll answer if I can," he said softly in response and she went a shade brighter which only caused him to laugh.

"Piccolo and I are waiting to get married. But, I need to know, I don't want to give him false hope, so I need to know if we will be able to start a family," she said and at that point was beet red, her head had dropped down to hide her gaze and her toe was grinding nervously into the carpet.

"Saiyan genetics aren't like human genetics. We are capable of breeding with any 'humanoid' sentient race. It's an evolutionary advantage that helps with the conquering and subjugation of a people. Of course now it is just a few of us," Vegeta spoke calmly but he had a tone of pride that he only got when talking about his people, their race. His eyes glinted with excitement at getting to share such knowledge with his adoptive daughter.

"I just worry because I'm already a hybrid. I mean, shouldn't that limit me to breeding within my component races? And this is assuming that I've escaped the potential for sterility like the others have," Pan said in a rush, her breath going out and her eyes turning on Vegeta with something like fear.

"Relax Pan, you will get to have a family, I promise you that, swear it on my honor as your father and your Prince, however you like," Vegeta said seriously and touched her cheek gently, running the pad of his thumb over her cheekbone and waiting until she smiled at him once again. She nodded her head and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thanks 'Geta," she said though her voice still hitched with the embarrassment of the subject matter. Vegeta could only grin as she walked away to find Piccolo, if only she knew what gift her fathers had gotten her. But she would know soon enough. He went to find Gohan with a smile on his lips.

Pan, reassured by Vegeta's words, took a seat beside Piccolo on the couch, leaning into his side when he wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Bulla and Marron would be done in the kitchen before too much longer though the festivities were waiting on Goku and Chi-Chi as well as Goten and his current girlfriend Paris. Pan didn't mind the wait; it wasn't a proper birthday party without the whole family.

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