Hey guys, remember how I asked if I should make a different sequel, well, I decided to write it! Okay, so this is the alternate sequel to 'The Love of My Life' and is the counterpart of 'Another Time, Another Place, Another Chance.' I really think that in order to understand everything you should read 'The Love of My Life,' but maybe you'll be okay without it. ;) This will be broken up in to different point of views, I think sticking basically to Trunks, Future Trunks, and Pan. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: You know the drill, I don't own anything. I wish I could just say, "For the rest of this story, I don't own DBZ or anything associated with it, I just buy the toys!" Darn lawyers!

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Love In a Different Time

Chapter 1

Pan's POV

"Who is that?" I had asked Trunks. "He looks just like you!"

Trunks just stood there beside me, not saying a word and looking suspiciously at the man in front of us, hugging my dad.

The man turned to Trunks with a smile and said, "Hey, do you know who I am?" He chuckled. "Last time I saw you, you were a year old!" Sticking his hand out for Trunks to shake, he said, "I'm Trunks. I'm you, except from a different timeline."

"Hi," Trunks said unenthusiastically, though he did shake this new Trunks' hand.

Now this new Trunks turned to me. As he looked at me, he caught his breath and for a moment, seemed entranced. My Trunks never did anything like that and I was very flattered. It's not that Trunks doesn't pay any attention to me…It's just that I think he forgets to tell me I'm beautiful or that he loves me. On the outside, I make it seem like I'm a tomboy, but I liked it when Trunks used to stare at me and then whisper sweet nothings in my ear. He doesn't do that anymore. The only thing he basically does is kiss me and holds me protectively. It's like he doesn't want anyone noticing I'm alive. I know it's a saiyan's nature to growl at people who are looking at their mate in any lustful way, but Trunks hasn't claimed me yet. Doesn't he know I love him? I can tell that we're starting to bond and I know that Trunks loves me, but I wish he weren't so…so…unaffectionate sometimes. When this new Trunks looked at me, I felt like I used to around my own Trunks.

"Hi, I'm Trunks," the new one said, a light blush appearing on his cheeks. My Trunks never did that! This one must be different.

"I'm Pan," I answered sticking my hand out, intending to shake hands with him.

"Pleased to meet you Pan," he said. "You can call me Mirai so no one gets confused." He reached for my hand, but instead of shaking it, he lifted it to his mouth and kissed it. What a hunk! I felt my face burning and I looked at the ground in a so-not-me kind of way.

Trunks growled low in his throat. I immediately looked up towards my Trunks. His teeth were bared and he looked like he wanted to beat the new Trunks to a bloody pulp. Ah, he does love me! Quickly, I turned to see Mirai's reaction. There was a definite look of panic on his face and he started stuttering. Then I saw him quickly look to the side of my neck then back at Trunks with a look of confusion on his face. I felt so bad for him! He didn't know what to do and looked for all the world that he wanted to be anywhere but where he was.

"Sh-she's you're girlfriend?"

"That's right. So back off," my Trunks answered, taking a step forward. Mirai backed away, not wanting to fight. That did it, I can't like him! He's a wimp! Backing out of a fight. It's a wonder that he's Vegeta's son. He may be cute, but definitely NOT what I'm looking for in a man.

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Trunks POV

Immediately when I saw him, I knew he would only cause trouble. I'm not usually a mean guy, but I instinctively knew that Mirai was going to be trouble. I mean, if I'm in love with Pan, why wouldn't he fall in love with her too? I curse myself for not marking her and making her mine sooner. If I had marked her, I could have beaten Mirai to death and no one would have stopped me because it was my primal right. Anyone who even so much as looked at my mate could be killed, that's how Dad said it had been on Vegeta-sei. Now, more than ever, I want to mark Pan. She's mine. No one else can have her! I love her! I really do. But…now I feel like she doesn't like me as much, and it's just not because of Mirai, I felt her getting less attached to me before he even arrived here. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I just know that I can't stand the thought of losing her. I have to try to win her back.

It seems like we've drifted apart and now Pan is just sitting around, listening quietly while I speak to her, but she rarely ever answers back. I wonder what is wrong with her, but I don't ask. She doesn't seem to want to talk. I am barely able to read her thoughts as of right now, but if we keep bonding, I'll be able to know what she is going through. For now, all I have to figure her out is my eyes. I see her looking back and forth between Mirai and I and she sighs. Mirai. I could kill him right now. He's staring back at her, smiling, trying to make her happy. He loves her smile as much as I do. He loves her as much as I do.

"What's wrong, Pan?" Gohan asks walking in the living room.

She noticeably perks up, but she obviously still doesn't want to talk. "Nothing Dad! I'm just kind of bored."

Gohan stands there for a minute or two, deciding what he should do. Finally he reaches into his pocket and turns to me. "Trunks, why don't you and Pan go out to the mall and go shopping or something. Do something fun, I hate it when my Panny is sad," then he hands me the money.

I smile at him and say, "Okay." I don't know why every time we go out to do something, Gohan insists on paying. It's like he doesn't want to owe Capsule Corp. or my mom anything. I don't know. He has a lot of money anyway, being married to Videl Satan and all.

He turns to leave, but before he goes, he remembers something and turns around. "And hey, why don't you take Mirai Trunks with you? I'm sure he needs to buy some stuff, maybe new clothes."

My counterpart brightens and smiles. "That's a great idea! I really do need some new stuff to wear." Then he sees the look on my face and says, "If that's okay with you two…I don't want to ruin a date or anything…"

"It's fine, Mirai," Pan says. "Come on, let's go."

Once we were outside and ready to get into the car, I turned and said to Mirai, "You know, I could give you some of my clothes. There's some stuff in my closet that I haven't even worn yet. You can have them."

"Oh, that's nice of you, but I was really looking to buy my own clothes. I've worn hand-me-downs all my life. In fact they were hand-me-downs from people I didn't even know!" He laughed. I gritted my teeth.

"Listen, why don't you go shopping on your own then, hmm?" I startle myself with my tone of voice. Trunks immediately stops laughing and looks at me seriously, hurt at the realization that I didn't want him to come along.

"Trunks," Pan says in a tone that sounded like I had directed my warning tone at her and she was hurt by it while pulling my sleeve, "That was mean. Let him come with us."

"N-No, it's fine, Pan. I can go later. I haven't even finished unpacking all of my clothes yet, I don't even know how many things I should buy!" There's pain written all over his face. I never knew I could look like that, no one has ever treated me the way I just treated Trunks. I feel a pang of guilt and immediately regret my hostility towards him.

"Hey, man, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it…You can come with us, I'm sorry," I say, trying to make up for it.

He smiles and shakes his head. "Nah, don't worry about it," he says trying to mask the fact that he is still hurt, but I can tell he isn't as hurt since I apologized. "I'll let you two go off on your own. It's what you would've done if I weren't here anyway." He smiled weakly and turns away.

"Trunks, it's okay, you can come with us!" Pan calls to him as he heads back to Capsule Corp.

He turns to look at us to wave, then continues walking to the building.

I sigh and get in the car. Immediately Pan turns on me and punches me on the shoulder.

"What the hell is wrong with you? Mirai is a perfectly nice guy and you had to go and hurt him like that! He didn't mean anything! You jerk! He wasn't going to steal me from you! Ugh! I don't know why I like you anyway." She crosses her arms in front of her in much the same way my father does.

"Pan…I…I don't know what came over me. As soon as I said it, I regretted it. I'm so sorry."

She says and does nothing.

"Do you still want to go to the mall?"

She doesn't say anything, just sits there and stares ahead of her. I sigh and turn on the car. She still doesn't move, so I put my foot on the peddle and head towards the mall.

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Mirai's POV

She looks like a goddess to me. Her bright eyes, wonderful smile…everything tells me to go out with this girl. I have to admit, it's awkward being in love with my sensei's daughter…well, this Gohan isn't really my sensei, but it still feels weird. But I think I've been beaten to her by my other self. He is so obviously in love with her as well; he is so overprotective of her.

Today Gohan suggested that we all go out to the mall. I wanted to go. I wanted to buy some clothes, perhaps get to know both Trunks and Pan a little better. I wanted to become their friends, but Trunks struck out at me with harsh words that startled me. I didn't expect to be treated like that in this time. By the androids in my time, of course I expected it, but here, by the people I love, especially from my own self? Never. I admit, his words wounded me deeply. I didn't realize it, but I had invaded on his territory, though he didn't even claim his territory yet. I honestly had no intention of stealing Pan from him. I fell in love with her, yes, but I would never allow myself to go after someone else's girl. Even though I love Pan, I know I can't have her, now more than ever.

I saw the regret in Trunks' eyes as he realized he had hurt me. I didn't mean to look so hurt, but I wasn't prepared and wasn't able to stop the emotions from showing up on my face. I glanced at Pan and she was just as shocked at what Trunks had said as I was. When I walked back to the house, I heard her yelling at him. Silly old me, I actually felt bad for the guy who just yelled at me! Oh well. Somehow, I don't think that he is normally like this, or maybe it's just that I don't want to believe it. Even this morning when I first met them both, he had been protective of Pan and was beginning to get hostile. I don't know how it's going to go from here. I think Trunks will try to control his angry emotions. They're foreign to him and I can tell he doesn't like them. Hopefully, I get him and maybe even Pan as friends sometime soon.

When I walked back into the house, Gohan asked me why I didn't go with them. I thought quickly and said something like I was sick or something. Now, it's almost 9:30 and Trunks and Pan have just returned home. I look out my window and hear Pan laughing and see her hanging onto Trunks' arm for support. She glances up and sees me. She stops and waves to me with that wonderful smile of hers. Trunks stops too and looks up, he also smiles and waves up at me. I smile and wave back. Maybe I will have them as friends soon.

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After I had gotten ready to go to bed, Dad appeared and said he wanted to talk to me. I didn't know why as he never really wanted to talk when I tried to ask him stuff in the time chamber. But hey, why should I complain?

"Boy, I want to talk to you about my son…from this time," he added. "He and Pan are currently bonding. I saw you this morning and I heard him earlier before he and Pan left for the mall. I don't know what you are thinking, but you would be well advised to stay away from him."

Why was he telling me this? No matter. "I kind of figured that out. But thanks. Can I ask you something though?"

He said nothing, so I took it that I could.

"Trunks hasn't marked her yet…Even though she's not marked, I still can't do anything?"

He smirked. "Well, you could try to steal her. Nothing wrong with that. It's Trunks' own fault he hasn't marked her yet to claim her as his own."

I couldn't believe my cranky dad, who never wanted to talk to me, was actually telling me to steal his own son's girlfriend.

"Though," he added, "I'm sure he will be marking her soon thanks to your arrival." He got up to leave.

"Thanks, Dad," I said quickly.

He grunted as he walked out the door and closed it behind himself.

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~Lady Branwen~