~Winter Break Filled with Cookies & Dreams~
AN: I wrote this story years ago while I was actually sitting in Class..not paying attention to my own teacher, hence the being of the story :P (you'll understand once you read) Hope ya enjoy and please comment and review, Mind again that this is an older story and my grammar sucks :P
It was snowing out and Pan was sitting in her last class of the day looking out the window while the teacher was giving notes However Pan didn't care much for the notes and just sat there watching the snow. It was December and winter vacation was starting today. Pan was deep in thought about the boy who let for college two years ago with the promise that he would return soon. Though no one actually knew when soon was. The final bell had rung and Pan came out of her thoughts to hear the teacher say; "Happy Holidays kids, enjoy your break, and I hope to see you all Next Year." She said with a light laugh. Pan gathered her books and headed for her locker when she ran into Bulla.
"Hey! Watch wher- oh, Pan. What's the rush?"
"Hey Bulla. Sorry about that. I just want to get out of school and get winter brake started already"
"It's ok, I can tell, from the way you're spaced out. Its as if you're not even paying attention."
"Yea you could say that" Pan opened her locker and put her chem. books away and took out the gifts that she received that day from other friends.
"Come on lets get out of here." Pan said as she closed her locker.
The girls started walking down the stairs still talking.
"So, Pan you and you're family are coming over tomorrow night for the party right?"
"I guess so."
"Good. I know this year is going to be great."
"How come you say that? What makes you so sure that its gonna be so great?"
"I just know these things"
Bulla stopped and threw her scarf around her neck as Pan put her white hat on. And both girls walked out in to the still falling snow.
"Its cold out."
"Yeah it is" Pan replied as she hugged her coat for more warmth.
Both girls walked to the car that was parked a block way from the school. Pan took the keys and opened the back door and put her bags in then started the car and turned the seat warmers on. Bulla on the other hand was outside whipping the rear window and the front one so she could see the road while driving. Bulla quickly got in and turned on the heat as Pan leaned over and turned on the radio, and they started driving home and singing to the Christmas music that came over the speakers.
The music started and you heard sleigh bells....
"Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun.
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock..."
"Mom, I'm home." Pan called out as she shut the door behind her as she entered the house. Taking her coat and hat she put her bags down by the coat rack as she heard Videl calling.
"I'm in the kitchen!" Pan walked past the family room, that had the tree in the corner right in front of the windows. Pan just smiled as she saw the beautiful tree decorated with old family ordaments and lights. Along with the stockings with individual names on each above the fireplace.
Making her way to the kitchen with the smell of cookies baking to guide her. "Mmm, smells good, but I thought we were going to make the cookies together."
"You're going to, but with your mother."
"Grandma! When did you come?" Pan gave he grandmother a welcoming embrace.
"When you were in school. So your mom and I thought that we should make some cookies before you got home. But don't worry, you still get to make your traditional mother daughter cookies."
"Thanks, Grandma." Pan said with a smile.
Videl who was sitting at the table watching this final spoke up. "Well we have a lot of cookies to make so lets get stated."
"Well I'm going to let you two make the cookies here and I have to go home and see if your uncle Goten ate all the cookies I made before I came here. But I'll see you tomorrow."
"Ok thanks mom. Let me walk you to the door."
"Alright, let me just get my things. Well I'll see you later my dear Pan."
"Bye Grandma." Pan said once again giving her a hug.
As Videl walked her Mother-in law to the door, Pan got her apron on and waited for her mom.
"So ready to make the cookies?" Videl asked coming back into the kitchen.
"Yea, hey mom lets make are famous sugar cookies."
"Ok. Let's start with the ingredients."
"Sure, 1 1/2 cup of sugar, 2/3 cup butter, 2 eggs..."
"Well that's all we can do for now."
"That was fun mom, but I'm going to go do something for a while."
"Alright, I'll call you down in a few hours when we can bake the cookies"
"Ok., I'll be in my room if you need me."
Pan took off her apron and made her way to the steps; as Videl took a seat on the couch and turned on the TV. Pan walked up the stairs and came to the white door and opened it slowly. She walked over to her stereo and turned it on, and some Christmas songs started to play. Pan then hopped on her bed as she let the soft tunes of Christmas drift her into a dream world....
Pan was sitting in front of the window by the fireplace. In the cabin the teens had rented that winter. She was watching the snowfall outside her window as she enjoyed her mug of hot chocolate along with the crackle of the fireplace to keep her company, when someone walked in.
"Hey what you doing here alone?" said a familiar voice.
"Thinking" was the simple answer she gave without taking her eyes off the snowfall.
"Well, may I join you?"
"Sure." Pan said with a smile, turning to the boy with the crystal blue eyes. Trunks smiled back and joined Pan on the soft window bench. Neither of them spoke for a while they just let the crackle of the fireplace, and snowfall outside hypnotize them to the beauty of the season. Trunks turned to look at Pan. She was still looking out the window deep in thought, as was he.
"She looks so beautiful...what am I saying I cant think of her like that. She would never...besideds she's my best friends niece. Though she is so gorgeous." Trunks thought as a small smile crept up on his face. He then turned back to look out the window. Pan couldn't believe that she was here, next to Trunks, alone, with no one to bother them. Yet they didn't talk at all. "Who needs to talk, I'm just happy were alone together, I know he will never love me like I love him." Pan turn to look at him now and it looked like he was enjoying the snowfall as much as she was. "I just wish this could be forever. I wonder what he's thinking about. I wonder if he is thinking of me.... what am I saying, all he sees me as is his little sisters. best friend and his best friends niece, nothing more! I wish I could change that... but it's only a wish."
"Trunks" she broke the silence
"Yes?" he turned to look at her
She was lost in his eyes 'there so blue' There was a silence.
"Did you want to ask me something Panny?"
"..."She stared at him blankly
"She looks so cute. I wonder what she was going to say."
"Oh, I forget" she said looking down for a moment before looking back up at him.
Trunks just smiled as he looked in her dark eyes.
She couldn't help but be captivated by his eyes.
Trunks leaned his head forward to kiss her and Pan couldn't help but be caught up in her emotions, she also tilted her head to kiss him. Their lips were centimeters away..
"PAN, were are you?" Bulla called from the other room
"Ahh why now? Of all times why do you have to call me now?" Pan thought as she pulled away.
"I'm coming." She said as she looked at Trunks who had also pulled away and got up to leave. Trunks didn't say a word, He simply left.
"Why did my sister have to call her, I was... she was... What am I thinking? No, she's my best friends niece. She's like a little sister, she's Pan. It's wrong but she was going to... No! I'm just imagining things. I can't let my emotions get in the way. I can't love her I just can't. Did I just say love? Shit."
Pan got up and went to the other room where every one was. They were all sitting around waiting to open the gifts under the tree.
"Where have you been Pan? We're about to open the gifts, come on." Bulla said pulling her friend to the Christmas Tree. They both sat down next to Marron, who also came to the cabbin.
"Hey Pan where have you been? "Marron asked with a warm joyous voice.
"Around."
"Well everyone it's time, so lets open the gifts." Bulla said with a cheery voice.
Trunks had sat next to Goten and Uub who were also sitting on the floor by the tree.
"I'll go first... I got this for you Trunks" Bulla said as she handed her gift. It was raped in silver wrapping paper with a green bow.
"Thanks" Trunks said as he opened the box to find a Rolex Watch. "Wow thanks Bulla. It's great." Trunks said as he put his new watch on.
The teens spent the next hour like that. Sitting around giving and receiving gifts. They were all around the tree talking and thanking each other. Pan got up to get her-self another hot chocolate.
Pan was putting the marshmallows in when Trunks walked into the kitchen to get some eggnog for him self.
"Pan, thanks for the gift. It's great"
"Your welcome but it's only a tie Trunks. It was no big deal, unlike the necklace you got me."
"Don't mention it. Its so you can always have a guardian angel around." Trunks looked at Pan and there was a light smile upon her face. She was holding the Angel charm that now hung from the silver chain around her neck.
"...Even when I'm not there." Trunks said with a low voice and turned around to leave. Pan's head shot up at his last words. Even though it was barely audible, she had heard it.
She put her mug down and followed him into the living room but just as they both walked in Bulla gave a like screech."Look who's under the mistletoe!" Bulla said pointing towered Trunks and Pan who were coming in from the kitchen. Pan looked up to see it was true. She and Trunks were both under the mistletoe. Trunks turned to face her and smiling he bent his head down and leaned into kiss her..."Pan."
"Yes?" Pan answered looking up at him only centimeters apart.
"Pan… Pan wake up, Pan its been two hours, it's time to bake the cookies. Pan "
"Huh?"
"Pan wake up dear you must have fallen asleep when you came up. Come down were going to bake the cookies remember?"
"Yea I'm coming." Videl shut the door and went down stairs as Pan rubbed her eyes and stretched. "It was all a dream." She said in a sad voice and got up and looked out her window, it was still snowing. She smiled at that and went downstairs to finish making the cookies with her mom.
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AN: This story was originally written December of 2004 and I found it as I was going through my old laptop and I though I should upload most of my old stories...sorry if they are not great, and the grammar is bad. I don't have a Beta reader. But I do hope you will leave a review for this. Amd who know I might upload the other chapters that I have written for this story.
ORIGINALLY AN:
So what did you guys think of chapter one? I was really in the mood for a Christmas Story in a long time but it wasn't December so I wasn't really in the spirit. Then in cooking class we were making sugar cookies and I was like It's Dec so let me start a new story. Well I hope you enjoyed it, as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please review and tell me. thanks.12/18/04
PS. Also I have a Sugar Cookie recipe if you want to try the ones that I made in class four years ago :)
PSS. And even though it's late, I wish that everyone had a great Holiday, and if I don't updatesoon, I wish you all a Happy New Year as well. May you be safe and spend it with your loved ones. -TurCha
The Recipe
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup shortening or butter*
2 eggs
2
tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/4 cups flour
2
1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Early
in the day or the day before:
In a large bowl cream the shortening
and the sugar. Add the eggs, extract, and milk.
In a medium bowl mix the dry ingredients with a wire whisk. Add the dry ingredients to the large bowl.
Mix with mixer until well combined. With hands, shape dough into a ball.
Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Roll** half or 1/3 dough at a time, keep the rest refrigerated.
For crisp cookies, roll dough, paper-thin. For softer cookies, roll 1/8 " to 1/4" thick.
