"Never Close Enough"
by
HotaruThursday Afternoon 3:01 p.m.
Just as Pan opened her mouth to yawn, the final bell of the day rang. She stood up, grabbed her bag and headed for the door. "Pan…Pan!" her teacher called. "Hai sensei?" she said.
The teacher closed the door and sat on the desk and said "Pan, you have been very distant from the class this week. Is there something wrong?" Pan shook her head no with a smile. "I'm just fine sensei."
The teacher took a piece of paper marked with a lot of red out of her desk and handed it to Pan. "This is your test. The one you knew 2 weeks in advance that we were having this morning and you got a 42%!!!!" Pan gulped and hung her head. "Gomen sensei. I promise I will study next time, or even have a makeup test! Please?"
The teacher said, "Well since you normally are a good student. I'll let this slide, but…" Pan turned to run to the door and said " Thanks sensei!"
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Once she was outside Pan took in a deep breath of fresh air and started walking home. The sun was shining brightly and the birds were singing. "This is a perfect day…" Pan thought dreamily.
Just then she saw the 3 bullies guys from school up ahead. She slowed her walking down and tried to push pass them. " Well, well if it isn't little bread girl." The smaller one said. "My name is Pan you doofus. I wouldn't be making fun of names if mine was Bigiru! Leave me alone."
The heaviest one, Yaro, said, "Hey Pan! We are kinda short on cash. Would ya mind if we stole yours?" Pan was about to kick him in the head when the more built and slightly handsome Baka pushed her to the floor.
Pan had scraped her elbows and they were starting to bleed, and she said " You big jerk! Leave me alone. I have to meet someone at 3:30 and I can't be late!" She stood up and went to punch him in the eye when he grabbed her fist and flipped her onto her back. Pan yelled out in pain, but then someone flew from the tree's onto Baka's head.
Bigiru said, "Hey Baka, some guy is one your head." Then he swung at the stranger, missed, and nearly fell over. Pan realized that the guy was Trunks and she sighed. "Trunks-kun!" she said happily. Trunks hopped of the guys head and helped Pan up. " I suggest you leave her alone or I'll wipe the pavement with your ugly faces."
The three just stared at him and Baka said, " Who the hell do you think you are?" Trunks the formed a power ball in his hands as the three looked in amazement. Trunks said, " I am the son of a very powerful man who once tried to destroy earth and she is the grand daughter of the man who saved earth numerous times. Now then, who the hell do you think you are bullying on her like that? Now get the hell out of here before I shove this up your worthless asses!" The three turned and ran down the street out of sight.
Pan smiled at Trunks and said "If wouldn't have needed your help if I were so sleepy. School is so boring when you're daydreaming about the guy of your dreams…" Realizing what she said, she covered up her mouth and started blushing.
Trunks smiled and said "Oh yeah, please don't tell me it was that guy who was picking on you." Pan shook her head and said "It's someone much better." They started walking home. Pan looked at the sky and it was getting cloudy and looked like rain.
She glanced at Trunks and he too was looking at the sky. She looked away and looked at the sky again. Then she felt a drop of water on her nose. Then on her cheek, and then on her whole face. She stopped looking at the sky and she and Trunks started to walk faster. It was getting colder and Pan was only wearing a tee shirt and shorts so she started shivering.
Trunks looked at her then took of his coat and wrapped her in it. "Here. I wouldn't want you to get sick." Pan started blushing and said " Thanks, you sure you won't need it?" Trunks nodded and looked straight ahead. Pan glanced at Trunks arms. " Wow. He's really strong. I bet he has a girlfriend at Capsule Corp already though." She thought.
B
a Boom! Went the thunder. Pan screamed and thought ~Now's my chance~ and she grabbed Trunks' arm. It was a little wet but warm and soft. Slowly she started to glance up to see Trunks' expression. He was blushing and trying not to laugh. Pan looked ahead and saw a huge truck right in front of her. She screamed and felt a force pull her body away.Her eyes were clenched shut and when she opened them she saw Trunks face. He looked mad and was clenching his teeth. "Trunks, what is it?" Pan said. Trunks lifted Pan up and said " I can't believe those bastards would try to run us over like that!"
Pan realized that the people in the truck were Bigiru, Baka and Yaro. "You okay?" Trunks asked in the voice Pan loved. Pan stared at his face for a while and said " Yeah, thanks for saving me…um. Why'd you do it? I could have protected myself y'know" Trunks said " Umm…well, cause…I …knew you were tired and I thought I should protect you. Also cause aragdu."
Pan looked at him funnily and said, "What?" Trunks looked at the sky. "I like you" He said in a small voice then he turned away and started walking down the street and said " Sorry to just blurt it out Pan. Just forget I ever said anything ok?" Pan stared as the man she had loved for so many years walked into the fog and out of view.
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When Pan arrived home, she heard voices in the kitchen. She ran inside and saw Kuririn, #18 and Marron eating dinner with Gohan and Videl and laughing about things. Videl looked up and exclaimed "Pan! Oh dear what happened to you?"
Pan realized she had blood all over her elbows and a little on Trunks' coat. " Oh! I just tripped walking home is all." Pan ran up to her room and called down " I'll be right down!" Pan ran to her room and opened her diary and wrote this:
Today the most amazing thing happened! Trunks said he likes me! After all these years I have been thinking of a way to tell him how I feel and then he says he likes me! I wonder if he will ask me out on a date of for ice cream or to a movie! I gotta go cause Kuririn's family is here.
Ja! Pan-Chan
Pan ran down the steps and sat at the dinner table. Rice balls, fried vegetables and sushi stared her in the face. It was Pan's favorite meal but she was too excited to eat. Marron saw Pan not eating and said " Hey Pan! What's wrong, did you lose your appetite on the way home?"
Pan looked up and said,"No. I am ok. I guess I am feeling a little feverish. That's all." Videl stood up and put her hand on Pan's forehead. "You seem alright sweetie. Is something bothering you? Bulma said when Trunks got home he went straight to his room, saying he was sick also and didn't come out for dinner!"
Pan gulped and said " Oh...heh. Well I umm…it's nothing. Let's eat!" The two families finished eating their meal and Marron and Pan ran up to Pan's room. Marron jumped on Pan's bed while Pan stood in front of the mirror and combed her hair. Pan was humming when Marron noticed her diary on the bed.
Carefully Marron opened the journal to the last page it was written on. She glanced at it and put it down. "So Pan," she said, "what's the deal with you and Trunks?" Pan put the brush down and said "What about Trunks?! There is nothing at all. Why? Why do you ask?"
Pan clenched her fists afraid of what Marron knew. Marron said " Well when your mom mentioned him you got all nervous like…YOU TWO ARE GOING OUT AND YOU DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW ABOUT IT!!!! Or something like that.
Pan looked at the bed and saw her diary.
"You snoop! We aren't going out!"
"Oh yeah? You both like each other. Why not?"
"Cause he doesn't know! But now that you yelled it out like that I wouldn't be surprised if the whole town didn't know by tomorrow!"
Marron stuck her tongue at Pan and said, "If you want I can hook you up." Pan raised an eyebrow as Marron continued. "You can be walking in the park and I could send him to the park and you can be roller blading and fall right when he sees you he flies over and helps you up. And of course you will be wired so I can give you tips and stuff!"
Pan sat on the floor and said "Where am I gonna get a wire? Besides, He is too good for me!" Marron got up and went to Pan's closet. She picked out a short tight white skirt and a black tank top and told Pan to put it on. Pan shook her head and said, " I refuse to dress like this!"
Marron hung the clothes back up and said, "Well we will just have to fix your hair a different way. Marron took Pan's hair into her hands and said " Maybe odango's. No maybe long braids or a long ponytail tied in sections with pretty ribbons." After a while Pan looked in the mirror and saw her hair pulled up to the top of her head, with two long ponytails.Her hair was wrapped around the elastic and Marron had put a flower behind Pan's ear. Pan tied her bandana on and was satisfied.
The next day Pan was in school about to leave when she saw Baka, Yaro and Bigiru. She tried to avoid them but couldn't. " My. Don't we look pretty?" Baka said. Pan said, " If you don't mind I have a date. Move the hell out of my way or I will tell the cops what you did to me yesterday!"
Baka took a step towards Pan and said, " We didn't do nothing, as long as there is no proof!" Pan formed a kamehameha in her hand and said, " Get the hell out of my way now!" The three backed off and she handed the energy ball to Baka burning his hands and said, "Have fun with that".
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Marron was at Trunks house begging Trunks to go to the park. " Please Trunks! Do it for me. There is someone you need to meet there." Trunks looked at Marron and said, " Well…ok but you owe me!" Trunks grabbed his coat and walked out of his house. Then Marron begged Bulma for a wire, finally Bulma gave in, and Marron drove to the park.
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Pan was putting on her roller blades when Marron got there. " Where have you been!" Pan exclaimed. "I was trying to get Trunks here. He should be here and minute so hurry up!" Marron put the wire on Pan and drove away.
"Pan…it's Marron. Trunks has been sitting on the east side of the park. He is going to the lake bridge. Go for it girl!"
"Marron? Can you hear me?"
"Mmhmm"
"Ok here goes nothing!"
Pan skated around the park to the bridge. She was about 100 feet away from Trunks. She knew he could feel her ki so she started thinking for the moment to fall.
"Pan…I'll say 'now' when you should fall ok?"
"Hai"
Pan continued skating until she was inches from Trunks
"NOW!"
Pan twisted her ankle and screamed out as she fell. Trunks turned around quickly to catch Pan and fall on the floor. Pan gasped in pain and realized she really had hurt her ankle. She clenched her eye's shut and felt Trunks' hand on her shoulder. "Pan…" she opened her eyes and looked up at Trunks and started blushing.
"Yeah?"
"You ok?"
"My ankle hurts really bad."
"Oh. Do you want me to take off your blades?"
"I guess so. Are you ok? I didn't hurt you did I?"
"No. It's ok."
Trunks carefully took off Pan's blades and looked at her foot. He stood up and said, "It looks badly bruised. Do you want me to take you to the hospital?" Pan tried to stand up but once she put weight on he ankle she screamed out and said "Yeah…Trunks?"
"Yeah?"
"Before we go I gotta tell you something."
Trunks picked Pan up and said, " Go ahead. Tell me while we walk."
" Trunks…I…"
Marron was watching through binoculars and saw the microphone was right near Trunks' ear. "I like you." She said. Trunks looked down at Pan who was blushing and said:
"Nani?"
"You heard me, or her rather."
"Really?"
"For 3 years. I could never think of a way to tell you and then Marron found out and told me to go skating and trip and fall into you so we can get together. She told you to come so you could 'rescue' me again. I guess you think I'm really immature now."
"Oh…umm well. This isn't the best way to tell a guy you like him. Coulda just called me."
"I know…sorry." Trunks looked at Pan and said, " You should rest. I'm gonna fly there ok?" Pan nodded and closed her eyes and thought about how many times she has dreamt of this moment.
She wandered into a dream where Baka, Bigiru and Yaro were beating her up but she couldn't stop. She looked at the wall and saw Trunks' body bloody and mangled and screamed out "Trunks, no I need you! Please Trunks. Noooooo!" Baka spit on Trunks beautiful face and kicked him, making his head pop off. "Trunks!!! NOOO!"
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Pan opened her eyes to see she was grabbing at and old doctor and pulling his glasses off. She let him go and said "Sorry…Trunks! What are you doing here." The doctor nodded at Trunks and left the room.
"I knew you'd be waking up by now so I thought it would be nice if I was here when you woke up. Nightmare?" Pan nodded and looked at her leg, which was now wrapped in a cast. "Ahh! What the hell happened?" Trunks said,"You broke it. Marron called and said she's really sorry for what happened and she would visit you later. So…what happened in your dream?"
Pan wiped her face and said, " I was being beaten up by those same guys from the other day and I couldn't fight back. Then I looked at the wall and saw your body and it was bloody and messed up and I was scared that I lost you before our first date!" Trunks started blushing and looked at the clock.
"I better be going, mom needed my help hours ago. I'll give you a call later. Maybe we can schedule a date so you won't have that nightmare again." Trunks gave Pan a warm smile and left the room. Pan leaned back on the bed and looked at the ceiling. A few minutes later someone entered the room. Pan didn't bother to look and see who it was because she knew they would come to her.
A young doctor walked up to Pan and smiled warmly. Pan looked at him and said, "How old are you?" The doctor laughed and said, "I'm 25. I just graduated from medical school. Why?" Pan wasn't sure she believed his age but said, "Cause I didn't want some guy who is young and not medically trained to take care of me and mess up."
The doctor was walking around opening cabinets and getting supplies. "What are you doing?" Pan asked. The doctor remained silent and continued working. "I said 'what are you doing?' dammit! Tell me before I force it out of you with my fist!" The doctor turned and looked at Pan.
He smiled crookedly and said, "Relax! I am just going to administer some medicine to make your foot feel better…so you are a fighter." Pan looked at the ceiling and said "Yeah…so?" The doctor cleaned off a needle and said " This might hurt a bit but just relax." Pan, like her grandpa, was afraid of needles.
She squeezed her eye's tight and thought about Trunks and being on a date and POKE!!! Pan opened her eyes and screamed so loud that she almost busted the windows. Videl and Gohan were outside the room and came running in to see what was wrong.
"Mama!" Pan screamed," Tell this weirdo to get away from me with that needle!" Videl took her daughters hand and said, "It's ok dear. This needle will make you better." Pan looked at the doctor and stuck her tongue at him. The doctor put a Band-Aid over where he injected the needle and left the room.
"Trunks told your father and me what happened. We were so worried. Are you okay?" Videl said.
"I'm fine, where did Trunks go?" Pan muttered.
"I'm right here." Trunks said as he entered the room holding a big bouquet of flowers. He put them in a vase on the table next to Pan's bed and said, "I figured they might cheer you up. I called mom and turns out she got someone else to help."
Pan smiled at Trunks and Videl motioned to Gohan to leave the room. "Just call if you need us sweetie." Gohan said. Videl and Gohan gave a wave and then left Pan and Trunks alone. "I thought you were gonna call." Pan said quietly.
"Yeah…but I figured it would be nicer if I came to see you instead."
"Oh…so how are you?"
"I'm ok. A little out of it though. Since you broke your foot and all. I'd give you a senzu but we only have a few left."
"I wouldn't want you to waste them on me…I mean I'm not that important anyway."
"Don't say that! Pan, your really important to me, if it was really, really important I would use them on you in a second!"
Trunks started to blush and looked away for a second.
"Really Trunks-kun? I'm that important to you?" Trunks nodded at Pan and the two of them sat in silence for a few minutes. Then Pan decided to change the subject and said, "Did the doctors say anything about my foot?"
"No…except that it was 'healing nicely' and you should be outta here in a day or two. You broke a few small bones so you'll be on crutches for a couple days."
"Oh. Maybe then we can go on a…"
"…date?" Pan started blushing and realized he finished her sentence, so he was thinking about the same thing she was.
"Yeah. Why not? You're the President of Capsule Corporation, every woman there has a crush on you, and then here's me. Little ol' Pan…still in school having dreams about getting beaten up…"
Trunks then leaned over and kissed Pan. Pan felt a rush of electricity run up and down her spine. She slowly put her arms around Trunks' neck and kissed back. Just then the door opened and Marron and Bra bounced in chanting, "Pan and Trunks…Trunks and Pan…just how long will they go on?"
Pan let go of Trunks' neck and put her hands over her eyes. Trunks stood up and said to Pan "Now I really better go, but I'l give you a call later." Pan nodded at him and watched him leave the room. She glared at Marron and Bra for the longest time until Marron said, "C'mon Pan! Give us the details!"
"What details?"
"About you and my brother!" Bra said
"Gee. No details there. Gomen. I better get some rest. G'night."
Marron got up, poked Pan in the back, and said, "Hey we didn't come in here for no reason! We were watching you the whole time waiting for 'The Kiss'!"
"You two are so snoopy! Leave me alone."
Bra stood up and left and pulled Marron with her. She pulled them into the bathroom and said, " I know Trunks. He wouldn't walk out and leave her hanging like that. He is still here and once he thinks we've left, we can watch them again. Ok?" Marron nodded and the two looked out the door and saw Trunks walk into Pan's room. They tiptoed up to the window and looked inside. Trunks had sat down on Pan's bed and Pan took his hand.
"Thanks for coming back Trunks."
"Yeah. No problem."
"Damn them!" Pan said in a little voice. "I've been waiting for this for my whole life and when it finally happens they barge in and ruin it all for me!" Trunks looked at Pan and said, "Nani? Your whole life?"
"Well as long as I've like you at least."
"How did you picture us?"
"On a beach, watching the sunset, and then you reach for my hand and I look at you and we lean forward. Just as the sun is out of view, our lips meet and it would be the happiest thing that ever happened to me… Why?"
"No reason. That sounds nice."
"Hmm. Never thought I would even have a chance with you but hell! Maybe in a few million years, we can watch the sunset together."
Trunks thought for a second and said, "For your birthday, I'll make your dream come true."
Pan gasped and her eyes filled with tears. The one thing she wanted more than anything was going to happen. Her birthday was only a few days away too! Trunks stood up and handed Pan a tissue and said, "I'll give you a call later."
Marron and Bra saw he was coming so the ran towards the vending machines and pretended like they were there the whole time. Trunks looked at them and said "Pan was pissed off at you two. You shouldn't have done that to us."
Bra mouthed "I'll call you" to Marron and started walking with her brother. They walked out the door of the hospital and said, " So…ya really like Pan?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Cause. I've never seen you look this way. I mean your eyes are happy and you just look so…happy."
"Well I am happy. She wants to go on a date. She said her dream was to be on a beach with me, watching the sunset and then right as the sunset, we kissed. She said that's the one thing she wants. I want to get her a present she would really like. Do you know of anything he would be really happy to get?"
Bra smiled at him and said, "Yep. You." Trunks looked at her and said, "Whatever you say."
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Gohan and Videl walked into Pan's room and saw she was asleep so they decided to leave her journal on the nightstand. They left a note. When Pan woke up it was 7:30 am on Saturday morning. She saw the journal and picked it up. A note fell on her lap. She opened it and it said:
Hello Pan-Chan! It's Daddy. I wanted to give you your journal but you were asleep. The doctors said you would be leaving at 12:30 this afternoon. It's Saturday in case you didn't know. Mom sends her love. We'll come to meet you at 12:00 and afterwards we can have a nice lunch with the Brief's.
Love Daddy
Pan closed the note and opened her journal. The last time she wrote, Trunks had said he liked her and she was hoping for a date; now she is going to get one. Pan opened her journal and began to write.
Oh my god! Trunks and I are falling in love! He said he would take me to the beach for my birthday and we would watch the sunset…my dream. I can't believe this! I am so happy! Oh…Bra is here gotta go! Pan
Bra sat down and said
"Hi."
"Hi. How's Trunks?"
"He's ok. He misses you thought. He said he'd call around breakfast."
"Oh. Good. What's up?"
"Err. I am doing a little game. I go around interviewing people. Y'know. Maybe I could be a journalist. Well anyway I have a few questions."
Pan nodded and said, "Go ahead." Then her phone rang. "Hold on a sec Bra."
"Hello?"
"Morning sunshine!"
"Trunks-kun?"
"Yeah, it's me.How are you doing?"
Bra was mouthing "I'm not here" to Pan and she nodded.
"I'm fine. I get to go home today. Dad said we were gonna have lunch together."
"Oh. Ok then I have a lot of work to do so…"
"I'll see you at lunch?"
"Yeah. Bye."
"Bye." Pan hung up the phone and said, "Ok go ahead!"
Bra said:
"Question one. What is your favorite meal?"
"Rice balls, fried vegetables and sushi of course!"
"Ok. Question two. If you could go any where in the world, where would you go?"
"I guess Hawaii. It's so nice there and there are a lot of romantic beaches!"
Bra scribbled like mad in her notebook and said
"Question 3. What is the one gift, material, that you would love to receive?"
"Umm. A really big, soft teddy bear, wearing a big red bow with brownish hair. One I can sleep with every night. That would be wonderful!"
Bra stood up and said "Thanks Pan! See you at lunch!" Bra stood up and left Pan.
Bra walked out of the hospital and got in her car. She began to drive home. She picked up her cell phone and punched in Trunks' number. She heard the sound that the phone makes when it's ringing.
"Moshi-Moshi?"
"Hey big brother!"
"Bra! Hey. What's up?"
"I figured out what Pan wants!"
"Gee…why?"
"So you can get her the perfect gift of course but it has to be a little different from the one she described."
"Well…what is it so I can get to the mall and get one!?"
"A really big teddy bear that has brownish hair and a big red bow tie. And she wants to go to Hawaii cause there are a lot of beaches and romantic places!"
"Ok…big brown teddy bear…red bow tie. Got it! Any thing else?"
"Hawaii."
"Ok. I'll see what I can do. See you at lunch Bra."
"Bye Trunks-kun!" Bra hung up the phone and went home.
Pan glanced at the clock on the wall. It read 11:04. One hour left until her parents arrived. An hour and a half till she gets out of the hospital. Just then two nurses wheeled in a boy with a cast on his arm and his head was wrapped in bandages.
"Try to behave yourself now Baka." A nurse said. Pan gasped and whispered, "Baka? Oh…no." The nurses left the room and Baka glanced up at the ceiling then at Pan. "Hey! If it isn't little power-ball girl. How've ya been?"
Pan thought to herself ~Well it's better than bread girl!~ Pan thought of what to say. She decided to ask him what happened. She did. "I guess I messed with the wrong kid. She got her brother on me."
"Who?"
"Some blue haired kid. Panties or something like that was her name."
"Bra?"
"Yeah. You know her?"
"She's my best friend you JERK! Did you hurt her?"
"Chill Pan! I just pushed her a bit and her brother flew down, kicked me a couple times and threw me into the wall."
Pan smiled. She knew now that Trunks could beat him anyday.
"Maybe you should…" Just then Pan's phone rang. She picked it up and said
"Hello? Pan here."
"Hi! It's Videl. How are you dear?"
"I'm fine. I can't wait to go home though."
"Well your father and I will be there in a little while ok? Try to relax and we'll be there before you know it!"
"Ok Okaasan. Love you!"
"Love you to sweetie." Pan hung up the phone and heard Baka whispering "Lucky…lucky…lucky." Pan looked at him and said
"Huh?"
"You have a mother. Lucky lucky you."
"Oh, I'm sorry. What happened if I may ask?"
"Sure. It's kinda a funny story. She was a journalist. She just came back from America interviewing all these famous people." Baka seemed to lose his voice for a minute, then he continued. "She was walking to the train station and a bunch of thugs grabbed her."
He took a deep breath and continued with a shaky voice. " They took her all the way to the end of the subway corridor and stuck a dagger in her shoulder. They played around a bit until they felt it was time for her to die. So one of them stuck another dagger in her chest and hung her over the railroad tracks. Just then the train sped by and ripped her body right off the dagger and the train carried her for a half a mile until she fell of the side and was crushed by the wheels."
Pan was shocked. She couldn't believe that this happened in her home country. Her eyes were wet with tears. She saw a tear roll down Baka's cheek. He quickly wiped it away and said " I don't know why I bully people so much. It's just my way of releasing my anger."
Pan didn't know what to say. She reached for a cup of water but could barely hold it steady, because she was shaking. "I…am…so sorry…I…" Baka turned toward her and said " Don't bother trying to say your sorry and how bad you feel. I've had people saying how sorry they were since the day she died! I'm sick of every one feeling sorry for me! Damn."
Pan shut her mouth and looked into Baka's eyes. He had eyes, much like Trunks'. His blond hair was cut sharply right below his ears, and his skin was tanned. His eyes were misty and his face showed anger. Pan looked at the clock. 11:30. Pan decided to write him a letter since she didn't want to be yelled at. Baka turned over and looked at the ceiling. Pan opened her journal and ripped out a page and wrote:
Dear BAKA
I didn't mean to upset you. But there is something I need to say. I can tell you miss your mom very much and love her. I need you to make a promise that you mustn't tell a living soul until the day you die. Do you promise? You can write on the paper if you want. Pan
Pan handed him the paper. He glanced at it and opened it and began to
read. He took out a pen and wrote something on it and handed it to Pan. She opened it and it said:What kind of secret? Please don't let it be a girl-type one. If it happens to do with my mom I swear I won't tell any one. Baka
Pan smiled, but with a bad feeling wrote this:
Good. My, family and my family's friends have something we call Dragon Balls. We get wishes depending on which planet they are from. We can wish nearly anything… including bringing people back to life. I know this all sounds crazy but if it weren't for those Dragon Balls, I wouldn't be here. My Dad was killed, my mom, my grandpa, my soon-to-be boyfriend, my uncle. Most of us have died, but have been brought back. Pan
She folded the note and took a deep breath and tried to think if she should forget the whole thing or not. "Please kami, don't let Vegeta, or anyone kill me." She prayed silently. She threw the note to him and took in several deep breaths. Baka unfolded the note and his facial expressions hardly changed while her read. Pan's phone rang and she picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hi Pan! Guess who?"
"Uncle Goten?"
"Damn your good! How's my favorite niece?"
"She's good."
"Great. Just calling to make sure every thing's ok. Don't worry about that hospital food cause your gonna have a feast!"
"You spoil me Uncle Goten! I'll see you at lunch. Bye"
"Bye" Pan hung up the phone and saw the note on her table. She unfolded it and it said:
Wow! No kidding? If you're serious…this means we can wish my mother back! Please say you can Pan! I won't bother anybody any more! I swear! I'll worship you and your family. Please?
I don't know what my family is gonna say. It's a long shot but since we haven't had to fight in so many years, maybe they will let me do this for you.
Oh. Your whole family are fighters?
Yeah. My grandpa won the Tenkai Ichi Budokai a lot of times!
Wow. I guess you fight too. And your boyfriend?
Yeah. We aren't together yet! We are gonna have a date on my birthday and see how it works out. Can we talk with our mouths now?
Yeah. Sure.
Pan crumpled up the note and turned toward Baka and got comfortable. "I'm leaving soon you know. Then I am going to have lunch with my family. I'd invite you but you kinda tried to run me over and steal my money." She said jokingly.
Baka looked down and said, "Sorry about that. Y'know it's just my anger. Besides they wouldn't let me out."
"Oh. Sorry Trunks beat you up. He is protective of me and Bra though."
"Right."
"I'll talk to my family at lunch. I hope Vegeta doesn't kill me. He once tried to kill every one on Earth." Baka's eyes widened. Pan continued
"He isn't a people-person. He is also Trunks' father so I guess you can pray to Kami that Vegeta didn't kill you for bothering Bra."
"Ka-mi?" Baka said questionably.
"Yeah. God" Pan answered.
"Right. By the way, my real name is Hurin. The guys just call me Baka."
"Hurin. Hmm nice"
"Heh…my dad is in America now too. He's been there ever since my mom died. He abandoned me. Maybe he came back, but I wouldn't know."
"Oh…poor thing. Who do you live with now?"
"No one. I wander the streets, hoping no one will spot me and take me to a foster place."
"You need a house? Why didn't you
tell me? Here." Pan handed his a capsule, which contained a two story, house complete with 2 bedrooms a kitchen bathroom and study. Hurin looked at it and said," And this would be…what?""Haven't you heard of Capsule Corporation? That is a two-story house with 2 bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen. Once you get out of here find a spot where you want to live and push the button on top and throw it on the ground."
"Capsules? Aren't they really expensive?"
"Trunks is president of Capsule Corp. His grandpa is the creator of capsules! I get them for free. Let me know if you need anything."
Baka nodded and Gohan and Videl walked in the room. "HI! What are you guys doing here?" Pan asked.
"It's 12:15. We're sorry we're late but there was traffic and we didn't want to fly over." Gohan said.
"Oh…"
"So you have a room mate sweetie. Introduce us!" Videl said.
"Err. Mom, Dad this is Hurin. Hurin this is my Mom and Dad."
Hurin nodded at them and Videl smiled. Gohan reached to shake his hand, but saw it was in a cast. Just then the doctor came in and said, " Are we ready Pan?" Pan wrote her phone number on a piece of paper and said, "Call me tonight." Pan wobbled into a wheel chair and waved to Hurin. His face looked sad but he smiled and waved.
The doctor wheeled Pan into a room and closed the curtain so Pan, with Videl's help, could get dressed. "On a first name basis?" Videl said with a grin. "Mom! He tried to steal my money and run me over! I don't like him!"
Pan pulled on a loose skirt because it would be too difficult to put on pants. She pulled on a tee- shirt and looked in the mirror. The skirt was purple and came down to her ankles and the shirt was white. Pan wanted to look nice for lunch and Trunks. Videl handed her crutches and said, "He looks nice. Invite him over."
"Mooom!!"
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Videl, Gohan and Pan were driving to a restaurant right near the ocean. When they arrived, Pan saw everyone, Yamcha, Trunks, Bra, Bulma, Goten, Goku, Tien, Chi-Chi, #18, Kulilin Marron and even Vegeta and Piccolo. Pan wobbled out of the car and started walking to everyone.
Every one was smiling and asking how she was, except Vegeta and Piccolo. Yamcha helped Pan to her chair and Vegeta and Piccolo joined everyone at the table. Everyone was looking at Pan. Trunks said, "Welcome back sunshine!" Pan started blushing and said, " I didn't expect every one to be here. Wow. Even Piccolo and Vegeta came."
Piccolo looked up and said, "I didn't want to be disrespectful. Besides, I wasn't busy." He did a little grin-to-the-side and Vegeta said, " I was forced to come by…the missus." Every one stopped what they were doing or saying and looked at Vegeta.
"I was also told to act normal." Every one sighed and the waiter came to take their orders. He was staring at Piccolo and said " What a costume! Can I get you folks anything to drink?"
Piccolo glared at the waiter and said, "This isn't a costume." Pan looked from the waiter to Piccolo and said, " I'll have…rice balls…"
"…fried vegetables and sushi." Once again, Trunks said finishing Pan's sentence. Pan smiled and said, " Yeah…and a coke." Every one pretty much ordered the same thing.
Piccolo ordered water, and the saiya-jin's ordered meals for three.
"I have a issue I need to discuss." Pan said. Everyone looked at Pan.
"I met this boy in the hospital. He was the guy who tried to rob me and run me over. Any way he told me that his mother was brutally killed. Dragged by a train with a hole in her gut and shoulder. He wants more than any thing to have her back…so I told him about the Dragon Balls."
Every one choked and gasped for breath. Vegeta was glaring out of one of his eyes. The other was closed. Every one was staring at Pan. Trunks managed to choke out "You...t…t…told him? Are you insane?!" Pan was upset that he was yelling at her like this. "Why not? He promised he wouldn't bother me or anyone else any more. He has nothing to live for! Don't you see? His father is in America now and has abandoned him. What does he have? All he want's is his mother."
Pan looked at the people/alien's faces. Some showed sympathy, others showed signs of disgust. "Why the HELL did you do that for? That little brat is going to tell every one he know about the Dragon Balls…once he gets his wish. Then everyone will attack in anyway they can to get the Dragon Balls." Vegeta said with utter hatred.
Pan's eyes began to tear. "I…I…" Pan turned to run away but couldn't so she tried to fly. Vegeta grabbed her good foot and yanked her back into her chair. "Oto-san! Leave Pan alone! She was only trying to help this poor kid! You're acting like she is going to tell any old person about the Dragon Balls. Try to give her a little credit. I know Pan wouldn't let any one know about the Dragon Balls. Besides, we haven't had to use them in a long time."
Pan smiled at Trunks. He always knew of the right thing to say. Vegeta glared at his son.
"It would be stupid to waste a wish all on account of if she trusts him or not."
"No. I trust Pan's decision. And it wouldn't be stupid."
"I want to meet him."
"Who?"
"The KID! I need to see why she can trust him. We all can. Then we can see if it's worth wasting a wish like Pan says."
"Great! Pan, have him come over tomorrow, nah…tonight for dinner so we can meet him." Pan nodded and their food arrived.
Pan took her final bite of vegetables and her phone rang. "Excuse me for a minute." She said and turned her chair around and said:
"Hello?"
"Hey, Pan. It's Hurin."
"Oh! Hi Hurin."
"Did I interrupt your lunch?"
"No, not really…They want to meet you!"
"Who?"
"My family and friends who know about the Dragon Balls. They need to look you over."
"Oh…kay… when should we meet?"
"Tonight…if it's okay with you. My address is…"
Pan continued talking on the phone while the others looked at the sky, not knowing what to say. Then an idea popped in Bulma's head. "Let's order dessert. I know Trunks wanted to be alone with Pan for a while, so maybe we can go to a movie or just go home." She said.
Trunks gagged on his ramen and sucked it up and said "Mom! Please, be a little discreet next time!"
"Well. My daughter doesn't keep secrets very well." Trunks glared at Bra who suddenly had to leave the table. Vegeta smirked and said,
"My son…Kakarotto's daughter."
"Oto-san…"
"Do you think I give a damn who you go out with?"
"Well, you called Mom 'the missus' so I thought you banged your head." Vegeta glared at him and took a sip of sake, which turned into a gulp then he finished off the whole bottle. Pan said goodbye to Hurin and said, "He'll be at our house in a few hours. The waiter came to them and said, "Anything more?"
Bulma looked at the menu and said 17 orders of Jell-O and 17 ice-cream sundaes. The waiter scribbled on his notebook and muttered something about crazy lunatics. Trunks looked at Pan and said, "Cheer up Pan. My Dad's just touchy cause the 'missus'. Pan looked at Vegeta, imagined him saying that and busted out laughing, along with every one, except Vegeta.
Bra said, in between laughing " Yeah…she…hasn't…MISSUS!" Every one started laughing again. The waiter, plus several more came to their table and handed out the Jell-O and sundaes and handed Bulma the check. She looked at it and said, "$235…not bad." Every one ate their sundaes and Jell-O. Bulma coughed loudly and said, "We better be going, maybe the boy will come early. Trunks…keep Pan company, we all have to go and make sure he isn't there already."
Vegeta, Goten, Piccolo, Goku, Videl, Kulilin, #18, Yamcha and Tenshinhan flew off, leaving Chi-Chi, Bra, Marron and Bulma to drive. "Have fun!" They yelled. Trunks walked to Pan and picked her up and carried her to a table for two. " I got you something." Trunks said.
Pan's eyes lighted up. "Really!," she said, "what is it?"
Trunks pulled out something really big and an envelope." For my ray of sunshine, on her first day home." Pan blushed and unwrapped the package.
"OH MY GOD! You got me… a giant teddy bear with a big red bow! Just like I wanted!! Not the exact color, but I love it!" Pan reached over and gave Trunks a hug and kiss. "Open the envelope." Trunks said. Pan carefully tore it open and looked inside.
"Oh…my…god…"
"What? You don't like it?"
"No…it's…how did you know?"
"I have my ways."
"I can't believe this. The flight date…it's my birthday!!! Trunks… I love you!" Pan jumped over the table and kissed Trunks really hard and said, " I love you…thank you so much."
Trunks lifted her back into her chair and said, "No problem. I…wanted to get you something you'd really want." Pan's eye's filled with tears as she said, " I can't believe this. This is the nicest thing any one has ever done for me."
"I love you too Pan." Trunks grabbed the teddy bear, Pan's crutches and Pan and started to fly home. Pan started to fall asleep in Trunks' arms.
When Pan woke up she couldn't move. Her hands were tied behind her back, and she couldn't see clearly. However she did see Trunks, lying in front of her slumped to the side covered with blood. "What's going on?" she thought. A booming voice answered her by saying, "Now that I know of these Dragon Balls, I've no need for you!" it was Hurin, he had a long blade in his hand and said " Good bye bread-girl." He thrusted the blade into Pan and she felt a great force on her body . "Trunks! Help! Save me…someone!" Pan saw the blood gushing from her chest. " Why Trunks? Help me please. Get up! I thought you loved me!! TRUNKS!!!!!"
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"What?" Pan opened her eyes, and looked around. She was at her house. No wound, Trunks wasn't covered with blood. " What happened? Where…did…"
"Pan, it was a dream. You fell asleep while I was carrying you home."
"But…I was going to die, and you couldn't help me. The blood, the faces everything was so real!"
"What happened?"
"Hurin, was going to kill us because he knew about the Dragon Balls…he said he had no use for me. It was so real." Trunks embraced her. He was warm and soft. Her head was pressed against his heart and she could hear it.
She knew this couldn't be a dream. Trunks kissed Pan on the head and said, " Why don't we go in?" Pan nodded and they walked inside. Pan said she'd be right down, and she was going to take a quick shower. Bulma had invented something to protect her cast from the water. She flew upstairs to the bathroom and saw a note on the sink. She opened it and it said:
Hi Pan! It's Marron! I knew you'd want to take a bath after being in the hospital. I just thought I'd tell you that we all went to a movie, to give you and Trunks some time alone. Love Marron
Pan crumpled up the note and started the water in the shower. Downstairs Trunks was sitting at the table, drumming his fingers. He heard the water turn on and stood up and slowly started walking up the stairs. ~ What am I doing,~ he thought ~I can't do this. What if Pan sees me?~
However he continued walking up the stairs. He reached the top and flew to the bathroom, to avoid being heard. In the room, Pan started to undress. Trunks looked through the keyhole, and saw the window was open, so he flew down the stairs and up to the window.
Pan wasn't facing the window and he sighed and stayed still. Pan lifted off her shirt and skirt.~Blue flowers~ Trunks thought. Pan stretched out and walked to the window. Trunks flew down so he wouldn't be seen. Pan leaned out the window, and Trunks saw her chest. He slapped his mouth in case he made any sounds.
A little steam flew out the window and Pan turned to the shower. Trunks flew upward and continued to watch. Pan took of her bra and underwear. Trunks gagged. "Oh…god." He said quietly. Pan stepped into the shower and closed the door.There was a shower seat put in just for Pan since she couldn't stand very well. Trunks slowly flew into the room and hid behind a shade.
He heard Pan sighing and washing off. Then she started to sing. ~Not bad~ Trunks thought. ~What a body. Wait! I better leave in case any one comes home!~. Trunks opened his eyes, and realized he hadn't gone up to the bathroom.
He sighed and turned on the TV "In other news, today is the 6 year anniversary, if I may, of the brutal murder and death of Miaka Suragawa, journalist, wife and mother." Trunks started to think if this was the mother of the boy Pan was talking about. They showed a picture, and she was very pretty.
"…The police have given up looking for the suspects and her son, Hurin who was only 10 years old at the time. Some believe that Hurin is running from the police. Foster care center's had this to say: 'Yeah, uh I think this is a very troubled boy and needs, uh, discipline.' If you have any information about this boy please call 1-800-LOST-BOY.' However, they never did identify the body to be Ms. Suragawa, but witnesses said it was her."
Trunks pondered this for a moment, but someone said, " So sad. Poor Hurin, running for so long." Trunks looked up and saw Pan dressed in a long white skirt and a sky blue shirt. Her hair was falling over her shoulders, she looked stunning. Trunks gaped at her.
Pan wobbled over on her crutches and sat on the couch next to Trunks. He leaned over and kissed Pan. He wrapped his arms around her body and she started to lean on Trunks. The two of them laid on the couch, still kissing. Pan couldn't believe this. So many years wanting to even touch Trunks in a romantic way, and now she was making out with him.
Trunks had similar thoughts…
The door slammed open and Videl said, "What a long movie! It was hardly worth wasting…oh look. Pan and Trunks, their first make-out…so sorry we interrupted." Trunks and Pan let go of each other and moved away. Pan reached for her crutches and said, " Who wants tea? Cocoa anyone? Coffee?"
She ran into the kitchen on her crutches, and Bra and Marron quickly went in after her. "Oh my god Pan! You were making out with my brother! How does he kiss? What did you do?" Pan took out cups from the cabinet and said "Nothing! Yes he is a good kisser and I just sat down and he kissed me. Any more questions?"
Marron raised her hand and said, " Yes. Marron, from the Tokyo Times. How long have you two been together? Is marriage an issue?" Pan went to hit Marron but realized she would only hurt her, so she decided to scream at her, "Shut the hell up Marron! Can't I have a private life?"
Pan flew out the door and started to fly. "Where am I going?" Pan thought to herself. "Every one is at home… I guess I can go find Hurin." She flew onto the ground at a telephone booth. She opened the book, rested her crutches against the wall and started repeating his last name. "Suragawa…Suragawa… ah! I guess he set up his capsule home." She memorized the address and flew to the west.
A half an hour later, she arrived at his house. She saw a lake, and decided to check how she looked. She adjusted her hair and walked to his door. She knocked three times. She heard foot steps inside, and laughter.~Dammit! I bet those other jerks are in there with him, Bigiru and Yaro.~
Hurin opened the door, wearing only a pair of jeans. He was actually well built. Pan smiled and said, "Hi! Sorry I didn't call first…do you have company?" Hurin nodded and said, "Yeah…just the guys though. You want to come in?" Pan nodded slowely and wobbled inside on her crutches. Bigiru and Yaro were on the couch, drinking soda.
They glared at her and said, "Hey! Get out of our house!" Pan stopped walking and said, "You can kiss my ass if you want me to leave! I came here to talk to Hurin." The two guys stared at her and said, "Who's that?" Hurin ran over to Pan and said, "Excuse us!" He pushed Pan into the kitchen and said, "Please try to pretend that my name is Baka cause they still think so."
"I want to call you by your real name. It's such a nice name…Hurin." Hurin looked into the kitchen and said, "Well, fine." He walked over to her and pulled her lips to his. Pan didn't know what to do, so she thought of Trunks. She pushed him away but realized her hands couldn't push him back. "Ka-me-ha-me-ha!" she fired 2 energy blasts at his chest.
It forced him to crash into the wall. Bigiru and Yaro ran in to see what happened. Hurin stood up and said, "Damn that hurt!" He wiped the blood away from his chest, and said, "Go away Pan. I don't want to know you any more." Tears formed in Pan's eyes when she shouted, "I wanted every one to know you bacause I felt bad for you. Then you keep hanging out with them and act like a jerk." Pan wobbled out of the kitchen and flew home. Her head was hanging, and she was carrying her crutches against her chest, when she bumped into something.
She stopped flying and lifted her head. Trunks was floating there with a couple of flowers. Pan smiled and took them. She smelled them and said, "Trunks-kun, they're beautiful! What's up?" Pan flew into Trunks' arms and said, "Trunks, Hurin is acting very strange. I went to see him because I was pissed off, so I thought he could help. His stupid friends were there and he kissed me and wouldn't let me go. I fired an energy blast at him and he said he didn't want to know me any more."
Trunks got pissed and said, "He kissed you? I'm gonna kill him!!" Trunks powered up and flew with Pan to Hurin's house. He blasted the door open and looked for Hurin. "Where is he Pan?" Pan pointed to him on the couch. Trunks saw his wound's and said, "You kissed her? What the hell is going on in that little brain of yours? Pan and me are together!"
Hurin stood up in Trunks' face and spit at him. Trunks wiped his face, and laughed. "You don't want to fight me…really." Hurin smirked and said, even with a broken arm, "Really. I kinda doubt it!" Trunks punched at Hurin, and made contact. Hurin fell to the ground. His hands became red with blood.
Pan flew over Hurin and said, "Think before you spit in someone's face. Now you are enemies with the two most powerful families in the universe. You can act pretty good. Gain someone else's sympathy." Pan spit ontop of Hurin's head, and they flew out, and headed home. Trunks flew with his arms crossed across his chest, Vegeta-style.
"That jerk can forget all about the dragonballs now." He said grimly. Pan nodded. They were jetting over the land, the warm water splashing on their faces. "What happens if he tells someone, you know about the dragon balls?" Trunks looked at her and shrugged.
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They arrived at Pan's house, around 9:30. Pan sighed and said, "I'll call you okay? I think we shouldn't tell any one about what happened. Not yet at least." Trunks nodded, and gave Pan a kiss on the cheek. Pan smiled and opened her door, and closed it, waving goodbye to Trunks. Her foot shouldn't be healed, but it felt one hundred percent better, so she removed the cast.
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Ring!Ring!Ring! "Hello, Capsule Corperation."
"Hi! This is Pan. Who is this?"
"Vegeta. What do you want?"
"I want to talk to Trunks."
"Trunks! Get your ass down here! Phone."
Pan pulled the phone away from her ear to avoid serious damage. Trunks ran to the phone and asked Vegeta, "Who is it?" Vegeta turned to the gravity room and said, "Your girlfriend." Trunks rolled his eyes and said, "Hi Pan-chan!"
"Hi! How are you doing?"
"I've cooled off. I can't believe that jerk did that to you Pan."
"Ah, don't worry about it. Do you want to come over tomorrow?" Trunks looked at the calander on the wall and said, "I'm supposed to help Okaa-san with her machine or something."
Pan frowned and looked at her calander. All the days were empty. She sighed and said, "Well, maybe I can help you. Or would I be in the way?"
"No, I…well my mom said she doesn't want any one to help. It's just a few minor things. Maybe we can go out after. Maybe to dinner?" Pan smiled and scribbled in on her calander:
Dinner with Trunks! Get a dress!
"Great! I'll see you tomorrow Trunks-kun. I love you."
" I love you too Pan-chan." Pan and Trunks hung up the phone. Pan saw her Dad standing at the door. She smiled at him and said, "Hi Oto-san. What's up?" Gohan glanced at her calander, and said, "Date with Trunks? Where are you going?"
Pan shrugged and said, "I need a new outfit! Can you ask mom to drive me to the mall tomorrow?" Gohan nodded and gave Pan a hug. "You better get to sleep. Have sweet dreams pumpkin. Don't forget your birthday is coming up. That outfit can be used for your birthday as well." Gohan walked out of the room and closed the door softly. Pan circled the note on her calander with a red pen so she would see it when she woke up.
When Pan woke up she noticed three things. Breakfast was on her nightstand, she saw the note on the calander, and the ankle she had broken felt sore. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Oto-san! Oto-san. Come here!" Gohan was up to Pan's room in seconds. He ran to Pan and said, "What's wrong?" Pan pointed to her ankle, which was red and swollen.
Gohan examined it and said, "I don't know what could have happened Pan-chan. Do you want to go to the doctor?" Pan nodded and said, "Okay but make sure it's a early appointment." Gohan nodded and carried Pan to the living room. He walked into the kitchen and called the doctor.
A few minutes had gone by, when Gohan called in to Pan, "Pan, your mom is going to help you get dressed, the doctor had a appointment for 9:30, so we need to go now." Videl dressed Pan in her usual outfit, red shirt, jeans and bandana and they drove in silence to the doctor office.
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They drove up to a white rounded building. On the wall it said,
Higashi Muguaki, md
Gohan carried Pan into the waiting room and told the receptionist who they were and when their appointment was. Gohan sat next to Pan and said, "The doctor should be done with his 9:00 appoinment soon. Pan nodded and looked at her swollen foot. ~I forgot to call Trunks! What if he comes over early and I'm not there?~ Pan thought quietly.
The nurse opened the door and said, "Pan Son? The doctor will see you now." Gohan picked up Pan easily and followed the nurse into a white room with a grey carpet and a long blue cusion-table, for the patient and a blue chair for the other person. Gohan sat Pan on the table, and sat himself in the chair.
There were many diploma's on the wall for the doctor. The door opened and a elderly man carrying a clip board came into the room and smiled at Pan. "I'm guessing your Pan?" She nodded. "What seem's to be the problem?" he asked Gohan.
Gohan said, "The other day, Pan injured her foot. After a while, it felt better, but this morning it started to hurt again." The doctor nodded and asked Pan if she tried to walk. She shook her head no. "Would you please try for me?" Pan slowely slid off the table and stepped on her left foot, which was uninjured.
Then slowely she put down her right foot. It was on the floor and she shifted her weight. "Owww!!!!!!!!!!!!" Pan screamed and flew back on the table. The doctor adjusted his glasses and said, "You, just flew onto the table."
Gohan turned his head quickly to Pan and glared at her. "No, she just jumps really fast." Gohan said quickly. The doctor nodded slowly and looked at Pan's foot. He pressed and poked it, and nodded his head and said, "Did you bang it on anything?" Pan shook her head and said, "No, I've been careful not to."
The doctor wrote on the clip board and handed it to the nurse who had just opened the door. "Well, Miss Son. Something hit it, because the muscle is badly bruised, and the bone was banged pretty hard as well. I've written you a perscription for a pain reliever, but you're going to have to use crutches for a few days, up to a week. I know it seem's like a long time, but you seem like a strong young lady. After your foot feels a little better have your parents call me. Okay?"
Pan nodded her head. "Excuse me." The doctor said. Pan turned to her dad and said, "How can I go on a date with Trunks if I'm on crutches?!" Gohan shook his head and said, "Maybe you should re-schedual this date for when you feel well." Pan shook her head swiftly and said, "No! I'm going on a date tonight."
Gohan sighed and hung his head. The doctor entered the door and carried a pair of crutches. He wrapped Pan's foot in a bandage so it wouldn't be moved. He handed the crutches to Pan and said, "Be careful while walking. If you fall, you'll hurt yourself even more. " Pan nodded and said, "Okay." Pan wobbled off the desk onto the crutches, and she and Gohan wobbled out of the doctors office.
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When Pan and Gohan returned home, Videl was on the phone with Bulma. Pan wobbled in and plopped on the couch. Gohan went to his study. "Yeah, I can't believe it either. He could have been hurt really bad…yes…if he wasn't so strong, it would have tore him apart!…Yes, Pan just returned home. I better go… alright I'll tell her…good bye Bulma-san."
Videl hung up the phone and carried in two glasses of orange juice for her and Pan. "What was Bulma talking about Okaa-san?" Pan asked. Videl sipped her juice and said, "Trunks was cleaning the engine of that machine Bulma is making, and some how, the engine got turned on. I swear, if he wasn't able to pull himself away from there, he would have been killed!"
Pan took a gulp of juice and said, "Is he hurt bad?" Videl shook her head and said, "All Bulma said was that he got a deep wound in his arm. Other than that he is okay." Pan frowned and said, "Oh Kami! I need to call some one…nothing bad, I'll see you for lunch." Pan said as she flew up to her room with her crutches. Pan thrust her journal open and wrote:
I figured out why my ankle hurts. Today, the engine of Bulma's machine was turned on while Trunks was cleaning it. The doctor said something hit my ankle. I think Hurin is getting his revenge, or maybe it is a coincidence. I think I should lie down. I'm becoming delusional! Hurin probably didn't do any of this. Pan
Pan swung her legs onto her bed and decided to take a nap. She couldn't fall asleep. She picked up the phone and called Bra. The phone rang a couple of times, then Bra answered.
"He-llo? This is Bra speaking!"
"Bra? It's Pan. I'm on crutches for my date."
"Life sucks Pan. Poor Trunks. He cut his arm real bad, there was blood all over the machine's engine!" Pan gasped and closed her eyes. She took a few breaths and continued talking to Bra.
"Wow, how did it turn on?"
"We don't know. They were outside so maybe a animal hit it."
"Maybe. So what's up with you?"
"I just went shopping! I got this great dress, it's short…"
"Wait, Bra! Ask Trunks if he still want's to go out with me tonight, cause if he does, I need to go shopping." Bra said to hold on as she went to Trunks' room.
"Trunks, you awake?" she called through the door. Trunks opened his eyes and said, "Yeah, come on in Bra-chan." Bra opened the door and walked into Trunks' room. She sat down on his bed and said, "Are you still going to go out with Pan tonight? She wants to know." Trunks glanced at the phone in Bra's hand and said, "Is she on the phone?" Bra nodded and handed the phone to him.
"Pan-chan? This is Trunks." Pan gasped and said, "Hi Trunks-kun. How's your arm?"
"It hurts like hell, but I'll be okay."
"Oh, I guess Bra didn't mention my foot."
"What happened? Are you okay?" Bra stared at her brother who was panicking.
"I'm fine Trunks-kun. The doctor said it got banged on something. I'm okay."
"Are you willing to go out with me?"
"Always! So we're still on for tonight?"
"Yeah! I'll call you before I leave, around 7:30, okay?" Pan smiled and circled the note on her calander again. "Sure. I love you Trunks-kun."
"Ja!" Pan waited for Bra to answer the phone.
"Hey Pan, it's Bra."
"Hi, do you want to help me pick out a dress?"
"Really? Hai! Of course!"
"I want to look good, because I want Trunks to forget about his arm, so it won't hurt."
"Okay, let me tell my mom and dad where I'm going and I'll come over okay?"
"Okay Bra. Ja!"
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Bra started her car and drove towards Pan's house. She stopped at a red light and noticed someone who looked exactly like Trunks, but with blong hair. She opened the top of the car, to let a breeze in. The boy walked over to her car and leaned into Bra's face.
"Hi." He hissed.
"Umm hi. Can I help you?"
"Yeah, do you know who these people are?" The boy held up two pictures. One of Pan, and one of Trunks. "Why do you want to know?"
"Cause they messed with me, and they need to be taught a lesson." Bra gasped and put the top over her car.
The light turned green and she sped away from the boy. She picked up her phone and dialed Trunks' number. Trunks picked up the phone and said, groggily, "Hello?"
"Trunks, there is some guy who looks like you, looking for you and Pan, and said you messed with him and you need to be taught a lesson!"
"Bra, calm down. Listen, if he bothers you again, I'll come and help you okay?" Bra sighed and said yes. She hung up the phone and arrived at Pan's house. She hopped out of her car, and walked to the front door. She took out her mirror to make sure she looked pretty.
She rang the bell and heard footsteps. Goten answered the door, and looked like he just woke up. "Hey Bra. Morning. Want some cocoa?" Bra smiled at Goten and nodded. She walked into the Son's house and sat on the living room couch.
Pan flew down the steps with her crutches as her father came out of his study and said, "Pan, you can't keep flying around. You need to be able to walk on those crutches in public. No more flying today." Pan sighed and landed at the foot of the steps.
She hobbled over to Bra and said, "Ready to go?" Bra nodded and said, "Sorry Goten, I'll have to take a rainchek on that cocoa. Have a nice day." Pan and Bra walked out of the Son house and to Bra's car. Bra opened the door for Pan, who hopped in. Bra shut the door and headed for the mall.
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The air was warm, on this spring day, and Bra had the top of her car opened. The wind flew around Bra and Pan's hair. They could see the mall's dome over the next hill. "I'm so happy I get to go shopping. My mom keeps saying I'm spending too much money on clothes. I need a new closet!" Bra said happily.
"We're here!" Pan said excitedly. Bra helped Pan out of the car, and then put it in the capsule. The two walked in the entrance and started walking towards Bra's favorite store,Utsukushii
*. Pan gazed at the dresses, skirts and shoes she wanted so much, but never could afford. "Bra, I can't afford this place, why don't we go to Yasui*?" Bra looked at her quizzically."I will not let my best friend shop at the cheapest store here! I'll pay for it okay? Ooh, isn't this beautiful?" Bra said pulling a long, elegant green gown. "Should I tell Trunks to dress formal?" she said smiling. "Not yet, let's look around." Pan said. Bra looked at the racks and pulled out another outfit.
It was a purple sweater, that was fuzzy on the outside, but soft on the inside. The bottom was a pair of shorts, that were white. Bra raised an eye brow at Pan who said, "I like it!" Bra smiled and put it in a basket and said, "We can't have you wearing only one outfit for each date! Lets find another!" Pan walked up to the outfits on the wall and said, "These are pretty." Pan said pointing to a long black gown, with a green cardigan sweater.
Bra looked around for a store clerk, and saw a blonde woman gazing at her from the counter. "Excuse me miss, can you take this down for us?" The woman rolled her eyes and walked over to them. "What is it?" she said with a big attitude. "Yeah, we want this dress please." The woman looked at Pan and Bra and said, "These dresses are $500, I don't think you can afford them."
Pan wrinkled her brow and said, "We wouldn't ask for it if we couldn't afford it now get it down, before I fly up and get it myself!" The women pointed to a blond man with a ladder. The woman returned to the counted and stared at Pan and Bra. The man walked over to them and said, "Long time no see Bread-girl, last time I saw you, you were pretty banged up." Pan recognized his voice right away. "Hurin! You must be pretty queer if you work in a dress store."
Hurin got the dress down and spit at Pan. "That's my girl. She doesn't like you, I don't like you. Pay for these and leave." Pan wiped her face and picked up her crutches. Bra glared at Hurin and walked over to the shoes. "Look at those! Pretty right?" she said pointing to a pair of Mary-Janes with a two inch heel.
Pan smiled and said, "Great. Then we're finished, and we can leave this crappy store." They walked up to the register and put the two outfits, and pair of shoes on the table. The woman glared at them and said, "Cash or charge, bitch. " Bra pulled out her credit card and said, "Charge please, sir, ahem Ma'me. Oh, a tip, when shaving your neck, shave the hairy mole."
The woman rang up the clothes, slid the card and handed her the bags and card. Bra took the bags and said, "Let's go Pan." Pan hobbled out of the store and said, "I can't believe that stupid place. Wan't to go to lunch?" Bra nodded as they walked to the food court.
Pan sat at the table and said, "Let's get…ice cream and cake! We need to celebrate!" Bra smiled and said, "I'll pay for this too." Bra put her purse down and walked up to the line. Pan picked up her phone and dialed Trunks' number. He heard a click, and heard Trunks say, "Hello?"
"Hey Trunks! Guess who?"
"Pan-chan, what's up? Oww dammit mom."
"What? Were you talking to me?"
"No, my mom's putting medicine on my cut. It stings." Pan saw Bra walking toward her with a tray. "I gotta go Trunks, I'll see you at 8:00 at my house right?"
"Yeah, dress normal though."
"Okay Trunks, I hope your arm feels better."
"Bye Pan-chan."
"Bye."
Bra placed the tray on the table and said, "How's Trunks-kun doing?" Pan picked up her cake and took a big bite. She swallowed and said, " He should be okay. Yum, this is great. Sorry I keep mooching off of you." Bra smiled and said, "It's no problem." The two ate their dessert and headed out of the mall.
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Pan and Bra walked into the Son house and said, "We're home!" Videl rushed in to see what they bought. Pan pulled out the dress and said, "Isn't it beautiful?" Videl held it up to Pan and said, "It's a perfect on you." Bra took out the other outfit and said, "Isn't this one nice?" Videl nodded and said, "Bra your mom wants you home to help Trunks 'prepare' for the big night." Bra smiled at them and waved.
Videl and Pan walked slowely up the stairs so Pan could try on her outfits. "Mom, I really wish I wasn't on these stupid crutches. Is there any thing I can do?" Videl sighed and said, "We can go see the doctor, how does it feel?" Pan said, "It feels okay, maybe I can keep off it, but not use the crutches. It won't heal unless I work the muscle!"
Videl sighed and said, "Okay, but I don't want you flying around…unless you have to." Pan smiled and said, "I'm going to take a nap and shower then get ready." Videl smiled and left her daughter. Pan opened her journal and wrote:
Hooray! Mom said I can walk with out my crutches for dinner. I think I am going to wear the purple sweater, which is so pretty. I saw Hurin today…jerk! I must be losing it. I think I am being hunted by Hurin, well I better get to sleep. Pan.
Ee Ee Ee. Pan opened her eyes and turned off her alarm clock. She looked out the window and saw the orange sun beaming it's last rays on the leaves of the tree's. She slowely stepped on one foot, then the other. It didn't hurt. She slowely stood and walked to the bathroom.
Thirty minutes later she was brushing her long hair in front of the mirror. She decided to put it in two long pigtail braids, and tied in ribbons that were purple and white. She stretched backwards and touched the floor, then lifted her leg and jumped and turned in the air. Like the ballerina's she saw in the movies.
"Maybe we will dance tonight. That would be nice, but it isn't a formal date…" she thought to herself. She pulled on her shirt, and slowely pulled her shorts on. She put on her flat shoes (like the one's ryoga wears.) and looked in the mirror. She smiled and said, "8:25, he will be here soon, I better go down."
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Gohan was looking at a newspaper and said, "Another person gunned down in America. Honestly. When will they outlaw guns?" Videl shook her head and handed Gahan his cup of coffee. He glanced at Pan and said, "Don't you look pretty?" Pan smiled and said, "Thanks dad. I promise I will be careful about my foot." Gohan nodded and patted the seat next to him. Pan sat down and rested her head on his shoulder.
A few minutes later there was a light rapping at the door. Videl stood up and said, "I'm coming!" she opened the door to Trunks, carrying a few flowers. "Hi Trunks! Come on in, are those flowers for Pan?" Trunks nodded and walked into the house. He sat on the couch across from Pan and handed her the flowers. She smelled them and said, "They smell beautiful." Pan stood and waved to her parents.
Trunks helped Pan to his hover bike. "Wow! This is cool, it looks so awesome." Pan said marveling at the slick new invention of Bulma's. Trunks smiled and said, "Look at the back…" Pan glanced at where he was pointing. There was a picture of Pan and Trunks holding on to each other.
Pan gasped and said, "Oh, Trunks! It's…wonderful…did you ask them to make it like that?" Trunks nodded and helped Pan onto the bike. She wrapped her arms around his waist as he turned his head to her and said, "Hold on tight, here we GO!!"
They sped above the city, avoiding any police officers. "Trunks? What restaurant are we going to?" Pan shouted, getting a million of bugs in her mouth. Trunks turned his head and said, "It's a really nice one, with great food. I use to go there with my other girl…any way, they don't ask about how much food we eat." Pan smiled and watched the speeding light's below.
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