Our Love Shall Blossom
Chapter One
Trunks was in love with one person who he thought was impossible for him to love, she was just so young...and he was just so old. Not unbelievably old, he was still young and looked to be in his early twenties opposed to his early thirties, but the fact remained that he was still too old for her. It wasn't that he didn't want to love her it was just that she was young, playful and loved to get him in trouble.
Well that last part wasn't true, she would never get him in trouble on purpose. She would just come to his work steal him away for lunch and as soon as he got back he would be yelled at by his mother for not caring about his work. But he didn't mind, maybe if he didn't love her the way he did it would bother him. But if he didn't love her then he would have told her no all the times she had dragged him out of work.
He was now in his thirties and she was eighteen, it was impossible for the two to get together without society rearing its ugly head in the way. Then if not society there was their families to think about, they wouldn't like it at all. His heart ached for her, whenever she was around he had to hold back his urge to kiss her and hold her.
Why would she love someone like him anyway? He was old and she was so young, and had her whole life to find her true mate. Which he was sure wasn't him. In fact she could probably get any guy she wanted, she was beautiful to boot. Her hair was long but not unreasonably long, it hung down her back and was mostly in a ponytail. Her waist was narrow but she had curving hips, her breasts weren't as big as some girls but they weren't small either. But that's not what he saw in her, she had a good heart and was one of the strongest women he ever came across.
No, not strength as in weight lifting and what not, she was strong in mind. She had endured so much and yet didn't let it phase her like some others would let it do, she merely kept her head high and lived everyday as if it were going to be her last.
Shaking his head, he pushed all thoughts away that she liked and would ever like him. He just wished that she knew how he felt about her. But he was afraid that she would just think he was crazy and push him to the side. He would never do anything to damage the friendship that he had with her. If that was all he was going to get then he might as well take it.
"What are you thinking about?"
Trunks jumped as he was pulled out of his thoughts by a voice. He looked at the face that was just in front of his own. A smile appeared on his lips and once again he had to hold back the urge to kiss her, he had to hold back the urge to reach out and pull her to him. It was driving him crazy and yet he went on with life as if she meant nothing to him, like he merely thought of her as just a friend.
"Pan don't do that to me, you're going to give me a heart attack someday." Trunks laughed as he stared into her onyx eyes..
Pan started to giggle and then remembered just why she had come here to see him, "hey! Trunks, would you like to get out of here and go for some lunch?"
"Sure why not, what could it hurt?"
"I'll tell you why not because you have some work to do young man!" Bulma said as she walked in just in time to stop her son from leaving.
"Hi Pan, sweetie. How are your mother and father?"
"They're doing good. Dad just got a job as the principal at the Orange Star High."
"Oh, that's great! He has always wanted to teach at that school, but I guess he got something better than teaching there." Bulma smiled as she started to leave the office.
As soon as she left Pan looked at Trunks and just shrugged. He had been looking forward to sneaking off with her for lunch, but his mother was now watching him closely. He wondered if Pan would stay with him here at his work for a while, he was brought out of his thoughts as she started to speak.
"Well I guess that cancels our lunch, huh Trunks?"
"Yeah I guess that does. Sorry I can't go with you Pan, mom is watching me more closely now. So it will be harder to sneak out now."
"Oh that's fine I'll just stay here and wait for you to finish. Which I think is in about five or six hours." Pan said with a grin as she walked over to his desk and took a look at his computer.
She was so close to him, he swallowed and looked over at his computer as well. He tried to distract himself from her presence but it wasn't working too well. He could still vividly smell her chocolate and roses scent as well as feel the side of her hip brushing up against his leg.
"It's okay Pan. You don't have to wait for me, waiting for me will only bore you and then you won't want to come back here again." Trunks joked.
"Nah there's nothing to do out there anyway." Pan said as she walked over to the other side of his desk and took a seat in the spare chair.
"Well I guess you can stay if you want to. But I warn you, you will be gone in about less than half an hour." Trunks said as he started to type up everything to store the information in the memory of his computer.
It had been over six hours and Pan was still there in his office asleep on the sofa, which he had there just in case he needed a brake. He smiled at the angelic form of Pan before looking at his watching, it was getting late and he knew Gohan would worry about the girl.
Trunks picked up his phone and dialed Gohan's number to tell him that Pan was with him and that he would take her back later on. He waited for the answer and when Videl picked up Trunks asked for Gohan. After talking to Gohan for about fifteen minutes the older saiyan agreed and told Trunks to just make sure that she was okay.
After hanging up the phone and looked over at Pan and sighed, she really was an angel. She was such a nice girl, there was no one that didn't like Pan not that he knew of anyway. She was just one of those people that everyone wanted to be around. With another sigh he turned his mind back to his business and continued on with his work.
By the time Trunks was done it was close to midnight and Pan still lay on his softa, asleep. He shut down his computer and walked over to Pan, gently picking her up. She stirred a bit but remained asleep in his arms, his heart was set to pounding as he had never once come this close to Pan.
Looking around he wondered if he should take the elevator or just fly out the window. After much thought, Trunks decided that he would take his window out and fly Pan back to her house before her dad thought something fishy was going on.
As he flew he looked at the face of Pan. She was so innocent, so beautiful, so happy go lucky. She was just one of those girls who could brighten anyone's day just by smiling at them. He wondered just how he had been blessed with the privilege of being her best friend. Although he was in his early thirties the girl didn't see a problem with him being one of her closest friends at all.
That was what he loved most about her, she was always so calm and relaxed. No matter what the situation was, she would be there only to brighten your day. If her day wasn't going so well she would hide it from the world and go on as if nothing were wrong, but after being her friend for so long I knew when she was having an off day.
He soon came into view of the Son's residence and slowly started to descend. His heart jumped at the thought that she wouldn't be in his arms as soon as he lay her down on her bed and leave. He frowned and wondered just what Gohan would think once he saw that Trunks came home with Pan in his arms bridal style.
But his mind soon turned to the beauty held within his arms. He wished with all his heart that she knew that he loved her, that she was the only girl that would ever hold his heart, the only girl he would ever lay his eyes on, the only girl that he would give his heart to.
His heart belonged to her and no one else, it would always belong to her and only her. But it was never meant to be and never would be, he was cursed with being born at least a decade older than her. As he landed he was met by Gohan, probably came out to meet them as soon as he felt their ki.
"Hey Trunks. How is my baby girl?" Gohan asked.
"She's fine, she just fell asleep about three hours ago. I insisted that she should have gone home several times but she's stubborn and wouldn't have it any other way but to stay." Trunks explained as he followed Gohan into the house, "well. I guess I'll just drop her off in her room and take off back home."
"Yeah sure. Oh and Trunks thanks for brining my baby girl home." Gohan said over his shoulder as he disappeared into the living room.
"Hey no problem man, she is my friend!" Trunks called back to Gohan as he made his way up the stairs.
Trunks opened her door and walked into her dark room, he walked over to her bed and gently placed her down on it. He then brushed a lock of her hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead. He had kissed her in that way many times, it was just something he had gotten used to doing after so many years.
As he was about to leave Pan called him back, he turned around and looked at her. She was snuggled safetly under her blankets and staring straight at him with those beautiful onyx eyes of hers. His heart jumped as it usually did, but he had learned how to hide his feelings over the years and he was now good at it.
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry I didn't get to take you out for lunch today."
Trunks walked over to her and sat down beside her. He was silent for a while, not really sure as to what to say. He had ruined what could have been a good day for her, she could have called Goten or the others and gone out to the beach or something.
"It was nothing, besides having you there was better than going out to lunch any day." Trunks said as he stood up and made his way toward the door.
"Trunks...You're such a great friend..." came Pan's tired voice.
Trunks walked back over to her and kissed her on the forehead once more. He smiled down at her and then looked at his watch once more before staring into her eyes. He had to stand up and walked towards the door, if he had stared into her eyes any longer he would have kissed her for sure.
"You're such a good friend as well Pan-chan. I hope you never forget that, because it's not just me who thinks that."
Trunks then left the room with a rapid beating heart. Being so close to her made him feel dizzy, and happy. He really didn't know whether he could hold back much longer, it was killing slowly. He couldn't live without her and yet he had for so long...no he hadn't lived without her, she had been there for almost half of his life.
Pan closed her eyes and went to sleep with a small smile on her lips. She was glad that he couldn't see the blush that had appeared on her face after he had kissed her. With a wishful sigh, she soon fell asleep only to once again see his face in her dreams.