"It wasn't me, It's not my fault" Trunks managed to speak.
"Not your fault, huh? Your father told me everything he saw this afternoon. So I suppose that my seventeen year old daughter one day up and decided to do drugs, huh? Well, I'll tell you something, I RAISED MY DAUGHTER BETTER THAN THAT! Listen, I know you were some big Party animal in college, but there is NO REASON to take Pan down with you!" Gohan had to silence his wife's screaming. Videls face was now red and tear streaked. A new voice spoke up once again.
"Ahem, sorry to interrupt, but like I was saying, Pan was very lucky to survive at all, much less with no brain damage and her baby's life still intact." Doctor Victors started. "But this very incident has weakened Pan. We will keep her here for detoxification and watch her for withdrawal symptoms. After that It is up to you to send her to rehab or not, but I don't think it will be necessary with the ordeal she has just been through. You remember me saying Pan was weakened. She will be very frail now, sickly even. Sometimes she should be able to walk, and sometimes not. I know this is a big shock for you all, If you need any help, you can talk to me anytime." The weight of the situation was on everybody. They all felt it.
"Can we see her now?" Gohan asked.
Doctor Victors thought for a moment and said, "Immediate family only, go ahead, and you," She gestured at Trunks, "can go concidering her pregnancy and your involvment in it." And with that, Dr. Victors left the room.
"You'll stay here if you value your life." Gohan spat at Trunks as he escorted his Mother and Wife to see Pan.
Pan opened her eyes, slowly. She felt like several teams of horses were attached to each eyelid, urging her to go back to sleep. And then she saw her. She was glowing. It was her mother.
"Mama?" Pan gasped out weakly. Videl shot to the side of her daughters bed.
"I'm right here baby."
"I finally did it, huh. I finally ended up hurting myself."
Tears came to Videls eyes and she smiled a sad smile. "You did, Honey, real bad."
Pans voice was weak, like her body.
"Did I kill my baby?"
Videl gasped. "You knew?"
Pan smiled weakly and she coughed. "Of course I knew. I'm not an idiot, just stupid." Already you could tell a certain amount of life had been sucked out of Pan, she was breathing harder than usual and there was dull in her eyes instead of its usual shine. "So, is my baby dead?"
"No Pan, its still alive. I can't say i'm not dissapointed in you. You could have done alot better things with your life."
For the first time, Gohan spoke up "Yes Pan, I have no clue why you threw away your judgment and blindly followed Trunks's"
Pan tried to sit up in shock, but couldn't. She looked at her dad with shock in her eyes. "Is that what he said dad."
"No...but..."
"It's my fault. I got him to start doing drugs again."
Videl fell back into her chair "...no...Thats not possible...Pan?"
Gohan started shaking. "Is he the father of your baby?"
"Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
Gohan sighed. "I'll go get him."
Gohan burst into the waiting room, which was in disarray. Trunks was receiving quite the tongue lashing from, not suprisingly, his father. He entered just in time to hear Trunks.
"Father! You know you were FAR from proposing when you and mom concieved me!"
"Yeah, but i wasnt a freakin crack addict!" Vej retorted.
"Vejiita!"
"Stay out of this, mom!"
"Dont tell your mother to stay out of it! Youre the one who messed up here!"
"Trunks, let me tel you all the things wrong with this situtatuion right now!" Her voice esclated untill she was shouting. "Pan OVERDOSED on cocaine!! She should be DEAD! Or brain damaged! Lets not forget that she is seventeen, and apperentally pregnant at the time of her overdose! The baby should be dead, or brain damaged as well, yet it is alive and well too! This is probably due to the fact that she was 1/4 sayia-jin. Now, You heard what that doctor said! Shes been weakened, she'll be sickly, probably in a wheelchair for the rest of her life!! lets not forget the reason she is in this situation is my THIRTYONE year old son! Lets not forget that the baby is probably yours, indicating that Gohan and Videl could sue you for statitory rape, and I for one would not blame them! Is there any more crap we can pile on top of this mess?"
"Ahem."
The last voice was Gohan. Chi-chi stood up, her face looking care worn and old. This was the first time Gohan had noticed. When had his mothers face grown so old, faded, and tear-stained.
"Gohan, hows Pan."
"You heard the doctor. She's alive, will need a wheelchair for 80% of the time, she will be sickly and weak. Her baby's alive and shes addicted to crack/cocaine. Did I miss anything?" Gohan sounded the saddest he had since his dad had died, the second time.
"oh"
"Trunks, come with me." It wasn't a question. In shock, Vejiita dropped the shirt collar by which he held Trunks up by. Trunks shook his head and backed up, scared.
"Oh no! You're not gettin me alone with you! What so when the headlines pop up "President of Capsule Co's lifeless corpse found in a dumpster outside of hospital" you can chuckle your insane chuckle. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha?"
Gohan's eyebrow rose. "Trunks, I say this with as much respect I can muster for a 31 year old man who impregnated my 17 year old daughter, possibly while high. Please, for my grandchild, and my daughters sake, stop. Just get some help, lay off of the drugs. Now, Trunks. We need to discuss some things with you and Pan. She tells me that she is the one that got YOU started on drugs."
Gasps all around. Chi-chi dead fainted.
"I'm so sorry, Gohan. I should have known better." Trunks apologized.
"You're damn right you should have known better! But theres nothing you can do about it now! So come on! Move your ass!" Trunks sulked down the hall, to room 16114. Gohan entered, but Trunks stopped at the doorway. Gohan turned around, grabbed Trunks by the arm and whipped him into the room. Trunks stumbled, trying to regain his balance. His eyes were at the floor, and as soon as Pan saw him, her eyes were at the window. There was a long silnce, untill Gohan sat down, and started talking.
"Okay you two, start talking." There was scilence. "Come on, you two have some stuff to work out, so go ahead!" Gohan waited with that annowing 'father knows best' look on his face. Pan spoke first.
"Trunks...I'm...I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I started you back on this track. Now you're going to be a father, under circumstances neither of us can probably remember. This might even ruin your career!" She stopped to catch her breath.
"Please forgive me..." Trunks didnt need to hear more, he ran to her bedside and hugged her with all the strength she could take, and whispered to her everything she had said to him only in reverse. And despite the happenings for today, Gohan smiled.
A/N: Sorry 4 the short chappy!
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