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Off Timing
CHAPTER 1
Pan's thoughts raced as she tried to think of a way to tell him. She has liked him every since the trip around the galaxy with her grandfather. That mention of her grandfather sends a pang of sadness through Pan. It has been six years since Goku rode off with Shenron. Pan is now twenty.
Bra walked in with a huge smile on her face. Pan looked over uninterested in her best friends joy. "I think I know what she has on her mind." Pan thought monotonously. Bra was now jumping up and down wanting nothing more than to tell Pan the awesome news.
"Pan Guess What you'll never believe!" she waited for a millisecond then continued, "Goten just asked me out! I couldn't believe my ears so I just stood there like a retard until he spoke again. I then said yes of course and rushed up here so I could tell you! Isn't that great!"
"I'm happy for you Bra." Pan put a plastic smile on her face. She wanted to tell Trunks that she loved him. They have been best friends forever, so she didn't want to ruin their friendship.
"You are thinking of my brother again aren't you? Just tell him Pan. Don't say a word about age Goten is like eleven years older than me. Trunks is only twelve years older not that big."
"It is big Bra! He's dating Marron Krillin's daughter. She is only like six or seven years younger. He probably thinks of me as a little sister!" Pan sighed heavily falling back onto bed. Bra looked at her sternly, arms crossed, and eyes narrowed. Her stubbornness exactly like her father. That gave Pan a great idea. "Bra what will Vegeta say if he knew you were going to date my uncle. You know how much he hates my grandfather."
"Oh my god! I didn't think of that! I guess he won't find out then will he Pan?" Bra looked expectantly at her. Pan knew it was futile to fight with Bra verbally. She was like a brick wall when it came to things like that. So she nodded. Bra's serious face degenerated instantly. "Now you are going to tell my brother right now."
Bra pushed Pan hard out the open window. She levitated in the air. Bra made shoeing motions with her hands. Shaking her head Pan Flew off toward Trunks's ki. He was working on the space ship they rode in six years earlier.
"Wow this stupid thing is still here?" Pan said with a smile remembering all the memories they had in this. Giru flew towards Pan happily.
"Trunks Pans here! Pans here!" Pan smothered the tiny robot in an embrace.
"Nice to see you too Giru." Trunks came out form under the spaceship. He waved walking up to Pan.
Trunks noted that Pan had gotten taller again, but she was still shorter than his six foot build. He also noticed Pan filled out her shirt more than six years ago but pushed that thought in the back of his mind.
"What you doing here? Bra left for your house awhile ago."
"Oh I know we were talking before I came here. I wanted to tell you something." Trunks noticed Pan's ki spike. She was looking down at her feet. "I wanted to say that… I love you. There I said it. I liked you ever since I was fourteen but never really thought about it till recently." She looked up from her babbling to see his reaction.
Trunks didn't know what to say. He was taken aback by this revelation. How could he over look something like this. He didn't want to lead Pan on, that would be cruel.
"Pan I…how to put this? I think of you as my best friend nothing more. Do you understand? Before you embarrass your self Pan just go." his voice was a little more harsh then he intended. Pan looked wide eyed at Trunks. She could feel the tears welling up inside her eyes. Absentmindedly Pan nodded her head mumbling she had to get going. She flew fast from Capsule Corp wanting nothing more then to curl up and cry.
"Pan hurts. Pan hurts badly. Giru Giru" Giru said sadly. Trunks felt horrible about the way he treated Pan. At that moment his phone rang. He looked at the caller id it was Marron.
"Hey Marron." Trunks soon forgot the whole mess with Pan.
Pan felt empty. She never had this feeling before, rejection, it didn't feel well either. The hot tears running down her face stung her eyes. She made it back to the open window quickly. Bra sat in front of the mirror messing with her hair. She turned to see a puffy faced Pan standing in the room.
Jumping up to aid her friend Bra noticed the silver tear streaks on Pan's face. "What happened? Pan what did my brother do?" Bra was infuriated with her older brother. If he rejected her couldn't he of done it nicely?
"He said he thought of us nothing more than friends. Bra he wasn't very mean about it but it still hurts." Pan sobbed into her best friends shoulder. All Bra could do was murmur everything will be okay.
One week later:
"I refuse to go to a stupid reunion!" Pan said flinging one of many toilet paper rolls down at her mother. She was acting very childish but she couldn't stand to see Trunks.
"Honey we haven't seen many of them since the cell games." her mother pleaded.
"Exactly! I wasn't even born than so why do I have to go?"
"Pan listen to your mother. Your going with us whether you like it or not." Gohan her father glared in her direction. Pan grunted nodding at her father.
She walked into her room wonder what should she wear. After many minutes of trying to decide whether to wear a skirt or pants Pan decided pants. She looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a black tang top with a half shirt that buttoned in the front also black, her pants were skinny jeans with a swirl design on the back pockets. She finished off her outfit with her black training gloves, they were cut at the finger tips, and a black bandana. She knew she looked like she did so many years ago, but her boobs filled her shirt so much better now. She rushed out of the house and into the car.
"So who's going to be at this thing?" Pan asked Innocently from the back. She was well aware that her parents were mad at the fuss Pan made before leaving.
"Well from what Bulma said Goten, Mom, Mirai Trunks, Trunks, Tien, Chiaoztu, Yamcha, Krillin, 18, Master Roshi, Piccolo, Bra, Vegeta, and Marron." Gohan finished his listing with a huge breath.
"Dad you said Trunks twice." Pan knew her father never made mistakes.
"I know remember when me and Bulma were talking about different timelines? Well when I was still a little boy Bulma's and Vegeta's son went back in time to warn my dad about a fatal heart disease he would get and he gave him the antidote. He came again to help with evil androids and cell. So really there are two timelines. His and ours, you see. So Bulma invited her other son to this reunion, but he is still Trunks."
"That is really confusing but ok dad." Pan could only think of one thing. There are two Trunks that means double the heart ache. She sighed slumping in the seat. They soon arrived at Bulma's house.
Everyone really was there except only one Trunks. Pan avoided eye contact with him walking straight to Bra. They hugged and talked about nothing really important. Everybody jumped when they heard a loud clank from the front yard. They all hurried out to see a very beat up looking machine on it's side.
The glass part opened to a stumbling man who looked a lot like Trunks. Pan noted that this Trunks was more matured. He had a sincere face with eyes that have seen to much violence at a young age. He was more well toned and had long purple hair tied back with a string. His clothes bore the Capsule Corp logo on the sleeve of his half full denim jacket he had a black muscle shirt underneath, his pants were blue held up by a very odd looking belt.
"Hey son I haven't seen you in so long." Bulma cooed over her other son. She hugged him tightly before he spoke.
"Hey mom. I was shocked when the phone rang and it was you. You really do amazing things. I'm glad you thought of us. Mom says hi." Pan stared amazed at how different this Trunks was.
"Well you're here now let me introduce you to everyone. Now you know your father, this is our daughter Bra your younger sister."
"Well hello. You don't exist in my timeline, but it's nice to know I have a sister." Mirai Trunks held out his hand Bra shook it eagerly.
"You know Tien, Chiaoztu, Yamcha, Gohan, 18, Krillin, Roshi, and this is Gohan's wife Videl."
"Nice to see you all again. Hello Videl a pleasure to meet you." Videl nodded her head politely.
"Of course there is also Piccolo, and my other son Trunks." Trunks looked at Mirai Trunks inquiringly. They looked nothing alike he came to that conclusion. They shook hands very awkwardly than Bulma moved on, "Well last but not least Gohan's daughter Pan."
"Gohan has a daughter? Wow never thought he would." Pan blushed furiously "Nice to meet you, Pan"
"Hello." Pan answered as nicely as she could. She couldn't get over the fact that this man was Trunks. After all the hellos everyone went back to the backyard.
"So Trunks how old are you?" Bra chirped in over all the questions everyone was asking her poor brother. He looked gratefully at her, it was a question that didn't take a lot of thinking.
"I'm only twenty-three." everybody stared at him. "What? Mom called early on in my timeline."
"Ok so Trunks is older than you. He is thirty-two." Trunks finally felt superior to his other self. He is almost ten years older. "Then why does he look and act so much more mature?"
"Trunks I want to dance." Marron whined at his side. He let her lead him towards the music and danced. At that moment everyone decided to leave Mirai Trunks alone and went to mingle with other people.
Mirai Trunks talked to his father about training and sparring. That seemed to be the only thing they had in common. Trunks asked him about Goku and Vegeta told his son detailed everything that happened after the cell games.
"Pan my brother is so nice! I can't believe they're the same person. My brother is really immature compared to him. I mean of what I overheard my mother talking about it Trunks saw everyone he loved killed by 18 and her twin brother. I also heard 18 turned good after being eaten by cell and we all know what happened to her brother. You should go talk to him!"
"Ya Bra and what? Get heartbroken for the second time by THE SAME PERSON!" Pan yelled this at her. Everyone turned to stare at the two, but turned back to what they were doing soon after.
"Shh! Not so loud Pan! You never know the Trunks we know seems the total opposite of this Trunks."
"Urgh! This is confusing. I never really told you what he said did I? your brother said and I quote 'Pan I…how to put this? I think of you as my best friend nothing more. Do you understand? Before you embarrass your self Pan just go.' see it was mean but not mean."
"My… he actually said that to you? How cruel!"
Mirai Trunks listened intently to the women talking fifty feet away. He was astonished that his other self had no manners towards women. I mean if you are going to try to say something mean in a nice way say it nice not go harsh halfway through.
Goten walked up behind Bra and tapped her shoulder. She turned around looking up at him. She smiled at his nervous face.
"Would you like to dance?" Bra nodded taking Goten's offered hand. Pan stood there looking at the dance floor where her friend went. Vegeta was dancing with Bulma looking very uncomfortable, Grandma was dancing with Yamcha, Puar with Giru, Trunks with Marron, a very tall 18 with Krillin, and everyone else were by themselves not lonely looking at all. Pan noticed that Mirai Trunks was not dancing. She stood her ground though refusing to give in to her conscious.
Trunks looked over at Pan who fidgeted where she stood. He now knew why her hello was so cold. She was hurt by his other self. He gathered his courage to ask her to a dance. He walked the fifty feet between them.
"Pan would you like to dance?" he asked gentleman like. Pan looked at Trunks with suspicious eyes, but she nodded. When they reached the area everyone was dancing at a slow song came on. Pan put both her arms around his neck, trunks put his well toned arms around her slim waist. They danced for a half and hour.
"Vegeta look Trunks is dancing with Pan." He looked briefly to find out which one of their sons she was talking about. "They look so good for each other don't you think?"
"So your saying Pan is going to look great with someone only visiting from a different timeline." he raised his eyebrows.
"Ugh! Your no fun." Bulma threw up her hands in frustration.
"Gohan look Pan seems to be warming up to Trunks." Videl elbowed Gohan in the ribs.
"I don't like it. He is too old for her."
"They are only three years apart."
"What? Oh you mean Mirai Trunks. I still don't like it."
"Ugh, men!" Videl hit her forehead in annoyance.
"Goten I have a perfect plan! Look over at your niece and Trunks." Goten looked away from Bra to find Pan dancing with the other Trunks.
"Okay?"
"They look perfect for each other. Since his time machine is broken he has to stay here for a while. We could get them together in that time he is still here."
"Bra honey listen to yourself. You want my niece to fall in love with your other brother that will leave soon after she does. That is just a heart break waiting to happen."
"I will not give up my plan!" Bra said making up her mind.
Oblivious to the conversations around them Trunks and Pan dance happily. Pan can't remember when she felt so giddy before. It turns out Mirai Trunks is a wonderful dancer. It was awkward at first since both of them didn't really know each other, but they found out soon that they had a lot in common. Pan was speaking happily about the time Goku used his money to buy food instead of a coat for the freezing planet.
Meanwhile Trunks was staring daggers at the intruder and Pan. That was his Pan, not his other self's. He shook his head realizing what he just thought. Pan wasn't his, he made that very clear a week ago. Trunks still couldn't get over the fact that Pan was so happy with Mirai Trunks.
Pan and Trunks walked off the dance floor completely exhausted. They had danced till both their feet hurt. Sitting in one of the nearby lawn chairs Chi-Chi noticed her granddaughter had that smile on her face. She recognized that smile because it was the one she had with Goku for so many years. The emptiness in her chest tightening at the thought of her long gone husband.
"I can't believe they took pleasure in hurting people! Only monsters take pleasure in that." Pan expressed her disgusted feelings toward the androids. "I have known 18 all my life so I really think she is different from the 18 of your time. It gets really confusing you know. Talking about two Trunks' and two timelines. I don't know how Bulma can keep up."
"Yes I have to say I get quite confused when talking to my mother about how time works. I am probably changing the timeline right now just by standing here." Trunks looked down worriedly. He didn't want to change this timeline too much.
"Hey don't worry so much. It will all work out. Dende won't let anything bad happen." Pan smiled sweetly. She didn't like that worried look on his face. They had walked to a garden full of tulips, roses, and other beautiful flowers. "I love flowers. They have the good life. People care for them until they're so beautiful that people pick them and show them off."
Trunks watched Pan intently. She was odd, talking about how flowers had a good life. They were plants nothing more, but he didn't speak up. He knew midnight was near because the full moon was out. He might not have his tail but he could still feel something when the moon was up and full.
"Pan! We're leaving honey! Time to go!" Videl called to her always invisible daughter. Pan sighed as she heard her mother calling to her. She looked at Trunks knowing he heard her too.
"Well I have to go. Thanks for the dance Trunks. How long will you be staying in our timeline?" Pan asked hoping for the answer she wanted.
"Uh… well mom said it will take her six months to a year to figure out what made it break then fix it." Pan smiled and nodded ok. She turned away trotting toward the back door. Trunks was confused at why she wanted to know.
"Trunks honey? Let me show you to your room. We have so many guest rooms in this house I don't know what to do." his mother talked in a tired way. She led him up a flight of stairs and down a hallway. She finally stopped at the fifth door to the left. "Here you are. Sleep well." with that she left.
Yawning Trunks sat his only possession on the dresser, his sword that he had killed Frieza with. The crack that 18 made was fixed many years before. He didn't bother taking off his clothes, just laid down falling asleep the instant his head hit the pillow.
Pan got into her navy blue booty shorts and a blue mini-t. she walked tiredly to the bed crawling under the covers falling asleep automatically. Everyone who saw that Mirai Trunks and Pan had hit it off smiled before falling asleep themselves. Trunks himself fell asleep in a bad mood, even with his arms around Marron.
Ring! Ring!
Pan's cellphone rang shrilling jolting her out of the peaceful dream. She moved her hand towards the night stand.
"Hello?" Pan's voice was groggy with sleep.
"Wake up sleepy head!" Bra's overly enthusiastic voice came from the other end of the phone. "I'm kid napping you for a whole year! You hear that Pan?" Pan shot up in bed forgetting about sleep.
"What the hell are you talking about Bra? You can't do that!"
"Silly Pan of course I can. You see our parents are going on a huge trip to a different planet. It has to do with technology from what I heard. My mom was talking about last night while you got cozy with my brother. Owww! Not you! My other brother you stupid monkey!" Pan could here a muffled voice of Trunks complain and Vegeta say something about being a monkey too so shut up "I'm not a dumb monkey though! There's the difference daddy! She is making my father go. Your parents don't want you, Goten, and Chi-Chi to be alone so they decided to make you stay here."
"Wait what about the time machine?"
"Mom is taking it with her silly! Remember Panny wanny you get to see my bro through the whole thing."
"Bra don't call me that! I'll start packing as soon as my stomach stops growling!" Pan ran down the stairs finding everyone of her household eating breakfast. "Morning guys!" she sat down at her usual spot and gulfed down the food in front of her.
"Gees Pan at least put son more covering clothes on! I'm eating here!" Goten complained loudly.
"I bet you wouldn't be complaining if it was Bra in these clothes." Goten blushed furiously stuffing his mouth with three pancakes.
"So Bra told you about the trip?" her father asked. Pan could only nod because her mouth was stuffed full with everything from eggs to little syrup balls.
Finally noticing the crowd of girls in front of the house Trunks stopped self-consciously. He had been training outside the gravity chamber. He liked it much better than that stuffy place. He waved sheepishly at the girls getting a squeal in return. The sweat glistening on his hard biceps. That was all he ever did was train. He felt he had to since in his time he is the protector of Earth not the Z fighters. How could they, they all died at the hand of the androids.
Inside the house Trunks could here many people yelling. He shrugged the worried thoughts off knowing full well his family fought a lot. His thoughts wondered to the night before. An odd feeling swelled in his chest at the thought of Pan. It confused him dearly that he was able to open up to a complete stranger. His conscious piped in loudly "You did not feel like strangers!" closing the door quietly behind him Trunks pushed the yelling voice away.
"You're so unreasonable daddy!" Bra screamed at Vegeta.
"I will not tolerate you dating Kakorots son!"
"Well you can't do anything about! I love Goten!"
"That's wonderful news sweety!" Bulma was on her daughter's side in this fight.
"Don't encourage the girl!" Vegeta looked desperately at his mate trying to get her to agree.
"Uhh… sorry to interrupt, but can one of you show me where the shower is?" Mirai Trunks asked timidly from the door. He was shocked at the bickering in this house.
"Of course bro just follow me. I'm finished talking here anyways." Bra walked deliberately away from their seething father. Trunks hurried after her not wanting to see Vegeta blow up. The power that shook the house a few minutes later showed that Vegeta was taking his anger out on the training bots.
The pounding water unnerved Trunks. He didn't know the feelings he had for Pan. They were completely alien to him. He decided to ask his father about the issue. Trunks shook his head sadly. It was kind of pathetic a grown man asking his father for help. It didn't help Trunks ego, at one point the only thing he strived for was his father's approval. Turning off the water grudgingly he stepped out of the shower. Raising his power level high enough to dry his body Trunks noticed the stack of clothes on the hamper.
A blue shirt with black pants folded neatly under a note. So you can wash your other clothes. They fit perfectly. "Must be Trunks clothes." Mirai Trunks thought marveling on how weird that sounded.
Marron left hours before his parents awoke. She hated that Trunks made her sneak out of the house, even though Vegeta knew what his son was up to. He could feel the girls ki not to mention smell her on his sons clothes. Trunks was troubled by the fact that his parents were leaving at the worse possible time. How could he live in the same house for a full year with himself. "You are nothing like that other Trunks." his conscious chastised him.
He had never slept with Marron knowing the full consequences of those actions. He cursed his Saiyan heritage keeping him from sex. At thirty-two he was still a virgin. If he did have sex his partner would get pregnant no matter what. His mother learned that by having him nine months to the day. Vegeta warned him always about silly mistakes that being one of them, even though Vegeta didn't regret ever getting together with Bulma. He didn't want his son making a mistake. The only other option was taking Marron as a mate, but he wasn't in love with her at all.
"Veggie I know you don't want to go but will you stop pouting?" Bulma looked at her husband jealously. They were the same age but while she grew old and got stupid wrinkles he looked unchanged, other than his hair was shorter.
"Woman I do not pout! I am simply unhappy that we are leaving our daughter unsupervised with Kakorot's cursed son!" he went back to his crossed armed potion.
"You are hopeless our daughter is twenty-one and perfectly capable of handling herself!"
"So, woman Goten is thirty-one! Ten years of age difference!"
"Goku and Chi-Chi married at the age eighteen, plus Vegeta Chi-Chi will be here." She hugged her mate tightly feeling him relax he slowly put his arms around her waist. "Ok?"
"Yes okay." he sighed completely defeated by her lightning blue eyes. She smiled kissing him lightly on the lips before twirling away to go pack. Vegeta caught her wrist pulling Bulma back to him. He smirked crushing his lips to hers. After many minutes of passionately kissing Bulma pulled away flushed. She went to the drawers pulling all the things she and Vegeta would need for the year.
Bra was getting ready for Goten and Pans arrival. She couldn't decide on whether the bright red dress looked better or one of her mother's old orange stripped dress. She decided on the vintage piece clipping her hair in a very messy bun. She couldn't get over the fact that for a whole year she could spend time with the one she loved. Now Bra knew that if she had sex with Goten she would get pregnant even with protection. She was just hoping that by the time they did he would have taken her as a mate.
The door bell rang through out the oddly quiet house. A chore-bot opened the door saying hello. Pan walked past the contraption pulling all the bags behind her. She didn't know why she volunteered to be the one to carry all the bags, but no matter she liked the feel of weight on her hands. Goten, Gohan, Videl, and Chi-Chi followed soon after.
Mirai Trunks was being told a long and never ending explanation on how Saiyan mating worked. He was interested on how weird it was. If a Saiyan male had sex with a Saiyan female or any female for that matter she would get pregnant, his father didn't know why. If that Saiyan male took the female as a mate it was a different matter altogether. She would not get pregnant all the time, but like normal females would. By what his father said back on his races planet it was illegal to have sex with someone who was not your mate.
They both turned their heads to the sound of the doorbell. Vegeta smirked knowing full well why his son asked him these questions. He was glad that at least this son was interested in a Saiyan, even though she was related to Kakorot. Trunks looked troubled by something on his mind. Vegeta put his hand on his sons shoulder making the half-breed look up shocked.
"Just behave while we're gone, and make sure your sister…well keep her safe. I know it is weird because you also have a brother that is you, so have fun." Vegeta walked out of the room. Trunks was astonished that his father acted like a father.