Konnichiwa, minna-san! That's riiiiiiiiiiight! I'm back with another storyyyyyyyyyy! This was a request for Charismatic Beauty. Also, the first chapter was from her, so thank you for that! Anyway, enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Dragon Ball Z! And the credit for this chapter goes to Charismatic Beauty! Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Afraid

"Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Pan yelled as she pounded on the door of the bathroom. "Hurry up! I need to use the bathroom too, you know!"

"Yeah, yeah." Came the blue haired girl's reply. "Just give me five minutes!"

Pan huffed and crossed her arms. "You said that thirty minutes ago..." she mumbled. Pan glanced at the clock.

6:00. One hour left...

This was how it was like every Friday. Pan and Bra were currently getting ready for their usual get together with Bra's friend, Marron, Pan's uncle, Goten, and Bra's brother... Trunks. A small tint of pink appeared on Pan's cheeks.

Trunks... The girl had a crush on him for as long as she could remember. She kept on convincing herself that it was just a simple crush, but something in her mind kept on telling her otherwise.

Pan laughed quietly to herself. "Yeah right." she mumbled. Like Trunks would ever end up with her. He was easily one of the most eligable bachelors in West City, and maybe all of Japan. There were THOUSANDS of girls trying to catch is attention. Not only that, but he had other stuff to worry about. He had Vegeta bugging him about keeping up with his training, and Capsule Corp. The boy had so many demands there that Friday was his only free day. That's why they were meeting up. There was a restaurant that all of them LOVED to go to, ever since they were teens.

"I'll never be good enough for him." Pan told herself. It had become her motto. She told herself this pretty much every single time she saw Trunks. It was kind of true. Even though she was older, she had kept her tomboyish ways. Refusing to wear dresses, refusing to wear makeup, hell, even refusing to go shopping. The only reason she DID go shopping, was because of Bra. When the girl set her mind on something, she was going to accomplish her goal. That's just the kind of girl she was...

And maybe that was why Pan envied her a little bit. She was PERFECT. She was beautiful, she was smart, she was a pretty decent fighter, and she was confident. She wasn't scared to confess, she wasn't scared to admit anything.

While Pan was afraid to admit that she was falling in love with her best friend's brother.

"PAN!" A voice yelled, knocking Pan out of her thoughts. Pan shook her head, and turned to see Bra standing outside of the bathroom with her outfit on. It was a simple gray shirt and black pants, but she still looked gorgeous. Her hair was pinned up into a bun, and she only had a bit of makeup on, but it was PERFECT.

"Come on! You only have fifteen minutes!" Bra said.

Pan's eyes widened before she glanced at the clock. 6:30.

"Shit!" Pan cursed out loud, before she ran into the bathroom and slammed the door shut.

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Ten minutes later, Pan was out of the bathroom, dressed, and currently combing her hair, which reached her chest. She had heard from Bra that Trunks liked long hair, so she didn't cut it. And she had to admit that she made the right decision.

She wore a simple white shirt with jeans. Yeah. That was all she wore. No putting her hair up, no makeup like Bra.

"Pan." Bra said, leaning against the doorframe.

Pan stopped combing her hair for a few few seconds and looked at her friend before she continued. "Yeah?"

Bra took a deep breath, and spoke. "I want you to try to put on some makeup."

Pan stopped combing. She stared at the mirror for about a minute, before she looked at Bra.

"What?"

"I want you to try and put on some makeup." Bra repeated.

Pan shook her head. "Mama and Papa don't like me putting on makeup." she said. It was partially true. Videl kind of liked to put on makeup. When Pan was four, her mother wore lipstick a lot. It was Gohan actually that didn't want her to put on makeup. Why? She never knew.

Bra frowned and stood up straight. She put a hand on her hip. "Pan, you're a twenty year old woman, who lives by herself in an apartment. I think you're old enough to put on some makeup." she said.

Pan looked down. "I don't want to..." she mumbled.

"Pan..."

Bra worried for her friend. Even though Pan never told her anything, she KNEW that something was wrong. Everytime she would ask Pan to put on some makeup, or even try on a simple skirt, she would look down and refuse. One time when the two girls were out shopping, Bra had managed to force a dress on Pan. She looked gorgeous, but no matter how much Pan told her that, or she begged her to at least take a glance at herself on the mirror, she refused. This led to Pan just taking off the dress and the two girls leaving.

It was like a sense of... Insecurity...

How Bra knew this? She always knew that she had a special kind of relationship with Pan ever since they were kids. Not a kind of love relationship, but a kind of sister like relationship.

Beep! Beep!

Both girl's heads snapped towards the direction of the window. The car horn honked about two more times, signaling that it was indeed Marron. She and Bra were good friends, but their relationship wasn't as strong as Pan and Bra's.

Pan looked at her reflection in the mirror for a few seconds, before she put some of her hair behind her ear.

"Let's go." she told Bra as she walked over to the kitchen to get the key to her apartment.

Bra looked at her friend before she shook her head and sighed.

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As soon as Pan had secured the lock on her apartment, and Bra had made sure her hair was alright, both girls made their way downstairs.

"Going out again?" Mrs. Sherry, the woman who worked the front desk in the lobby asked. She was a kind woman, who had a great sense of humor. She looked to be in her mid-thirties. All in all, she was a good woman. Pan liked her.

"Yes, Mrs. Sherry." Pan replied with a smile.

The woman smiled. "Alright, have fun." She looked at Bra. "You too, Bra." she said.

Bra smiled and nodded. Bra liked her as well.

Both girls then proceeded out the front door. A hot red car waited for them there. They walked over to it. When they were near, the window rolled down to reveal Marron.

Pan looked at her. She had her blonde hair put into two, pretty pony tails. Like Bra, she wore little makeup, but also like Bra, she looked PERFECT.

Pan looked down. Marron liked Trunks... That was one thing Pan had noticed from the first time she met the girl... And, it wasn't that she was jealous or anything... Its just that...

"Hey!" Marron called. "Trunks and Goten are already there. Wouldn't want to keep them waiting, right?"

Jeez... Even her voice was perfect...

"Sorry." Bra laughed. She went to the passenger side, and plopped down on the seat. Pan climbed into the back.

"All ready to go?" Marron asked.

"Yup!" Bra chirped. Pan nodded.

"Alright then! Let's go!"

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"Where are they?" Goten wondered as he looked at his watch. 7:20... They were twenty minutes late... Goten put his watch down and started pacing... He was getting more hungry by the minute...

"Relax, Goten." Trunks sighed. "They're girls. Its normal for them to take a long time." he said.

Goten ran his hand through his hair and stopped pacing. "Not Pan!" he said.

Trunks froze for a minute. Pan... The last time he had saw Pan was last week, which seemed like not long ago, but to him, it felt like an eternity. He saw Goten because he trained with him sometimes. He saw Bra because she was his sister. He saw Marron, cause she MADE SURE, to visit him at work to bring him cookies, or little snacks, or what not. But Pan...

"She's with Bra." Trunks said, replying to Goten's comment from before.

"So?"

"So she's bound to have to wait for her, and that girl takes forever to get ready.." Trunks mumbled. It was true. His sister was a true, 'fashionista,' as some of the women in Capsule Corp called their friends who liked to shop. It annoyed the heck outta him, but what could he do? She took after their mother.

"Finally!" Trunks heard Goten exclaim. He looked to see Marron's car drive onto the parking lot. He watched as it drove to a vacant spot, and parked. A few seconds passed before the girls stepped out.

Trunks' eyebrows rose in surprise. His sister was actually wearing a plain outfit for once. Marron too. Although, he could see the little bit of makeup both girls wore. His eyes wandered to Pan. Her outfit was plain... But it looked good. He couldn't imagine her wearing an outfit that Bra and Marron usually wore. He also noted that she wasn't wearing any makeup... That was good. He couldn't imagine her wearing any makeup either.

"Hey!" Bra called, as she, Pan, and Marron walked towards the boys. She waved.

Goten waved back.

As soon as the three girls reached the two boys, Marron instantly hugged Trunks. "I've missed you!" she exclaimed.

Trunks sighed. She did that every time she saw him. But he didn't want to complain. The girl cared for him, and she was Bra's friend. She was his friend too.

He looked at Pan, who was looking down... She did this every time he was with Marron... Why...?

"I'M STARVING!" Goten exclaimed. Marron released Trunks from her hug, and walked to the door.

"Well what're we waiting for?" she asked. "Let's go!"

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The restaurant was like a plain one, but it played 80's music, or whatever it was called. It was supposed to be corny, but for some reason, all of them liked it. The food here was really good too.

The five were seated in their usual booth seat. Trunks, Pan, and Marron sat on one side, and Bra and Goten sat in the other. Pan sat nearest to the window, while Trunks sat next to her. He tried to take this as a chance to talk to her, but Marron instantly plopped down next to him, and started to hug his arm... Which irked him more than his sister's constant shopping.

"Hey guys!" Jill, the gang's usual waitress greeted them. She was about their age, in her twenties. At first, Marron was a bit iffy about her, because she was pretty. REALLY pretty. And Marron wouldn't stop hugging onto Trunks' arm as she spoke to her. Jill never really noticed, but after a while, Marron got the hint that she wasn't after Trunks, so she started being much nicer... But that still affected Pan...

"We'll have the usual." Bra said, ordering for the group. She already knew how much they were going to have to pay, so she reached into her wallet to pull out her debit card.

Jill smiled and took it. "Alright. You order will be here in a few." she said.

"Thanks!" everyone thanked her.

Pan stared at the window, but she could still tell that Marron was still hugging onto Trunks' arm. She seemed to do that every time Pan was there, with Trunks...

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Trunks sighed, as Marron had started talking... She had stopped hugging his arm awhile ago, but then she started with her unending chatter. It wasn't that he was trying to be rude, but it was like she was doing this on purpose. Like, she didn't want him to talk to Pan or something.

Bra noticed this, and looked at her brother. "Marron!" she said.

Marron stopped talking for a second, and looked at Bra. "Yeah?"

"Have you gone to the sale at that store yet?" Bra asked, trying to lead her away from Trunks.

"Oh, my gosh, yes." Marron said. She and Bra started chatting about a sale going on at a store, or something. Trunks silently thanked his sister in his head, before he turned to Pan.

"Hey..." he said, not really knowing how to start the conversation...

Pan turned away from the window, and looked at him. "Hi." she said, with a small smile on her face. She looked passed him to see Marron and Bra chattering away, with Goten entering the picture as well. She turned back to Trunks.

"Marron finally let you go?" she asked. Trunks nodded.

Pan smiled. "I didn't think that that was possible." she chuckled.

Trunks chuckled as well. "Well, I actually have Bra to thank for that." he admitted. Pan's smile unconsciously widened. "Yeah."

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The two chatted for a few minutes, before Jill came by their table with two other waiters. They each carried one tray in each of their hands, full of food. The saiyan's stomach's grumbled as they smelled the food.

"Here you go, guys." Jill said with a smile. She returned.

"Thank you." Bra said. Everyone else chorused after her. Jill smiled and walked away.

Everyone started digging in... Pan ate moderately fast. Even though she was a saiyan, she didn't want to start eating like her uncle, or her dad, or her grandpa. She tried to copy Bra, and Marron. Even though Bra was more saiyan than she was, she wasn't the kind to stuff her face. And of course, the elegant Marron, who always ate slowly, and carefully.

Maybe Pan was trying to be like them. Maybe...

Pan shrugged. She didn't have to worry about them right now. Right now, she was just happy to eat her food... And happy that she got to talk to Trunks.

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"Bye Pan!" Bra waved to her friend as Marron dropped her off at her apartment after all of them were done eating.

Pan waved back. Marron stayed silent. She didn't even look at the girl... Maybe it was because she was talking to Trunks...

When Bra was done with her byes, Pan walked into her apartment. Mrs. Sherry wasn't there, cause it was already late. It was already about 10:00..? Pan didn't know.

She walked up the stairs, to the third floor, where her room was located, and unlocked it. She stepped inside, and turned on the lights. The lone apartment was so empty... Even though she had been there for about a month or so... Pan set her keys on the kitchen table, before she went into the bathroom to get ready for bed.

She looked at herself in the mirror as she washed her hands, and noticed something... There was a smile on her face. She didn't even notice.

Pan thought back to the restaurant... Marron seemed very edgy as soon as they finished their food... Pan shook her head. She knew that Marron was like this already. Marron knew that she liked Trunks... And that was why she was always doing what she did whenever they were together... She was always trying to get to her.

Aaaaaannnnnnndddddd, done. Sooooooo, how was it? Was it good? Bad? Again, thank you Charismatic Beauty, for suggesting this idea to me, and thank you for the outline for chapter 1! I'm sorry if its not what you wanted. If its not, please just PM me and I'll fix any errors. Please review! See you guys in the next chapter! Ja ne!