Birthday Surprise

Summary - Pan has always loved Trunks, but has never admitted it to him. She silences her heart and waits for him but he soon proposes to the blonde known as Marron. This breaks her heart completely and instead of dealing with the pain she flees from the safety of her home and goes off to complete her education in attempt to fall out of love with Trunks.

Pan lived in an apartment with a friend she had made a while back by the name of Phoenix. She was going to school in America and was doing well alone. Her family missed her a lot but she wasn't planning on going back home anytime soon. She was afraid of what Trunks might do to break her heart again.

Well it wasn't like he did it on purpose. He after all didn't know that she loved him. But she decided that she would stay in America until she finished the full four or more years of her schooling, then she would go back to Japan to see her family and friends.

She and Bra still stayed in touch, they wrote letters to each other and phoned every week. But other than that she didn't talk to her family much. She was afraid that they would get her to come back home. She knew they would make her come home even if it was just one day. But she couldn't, she wouldn't go back even for one day.

If she saw him with her she knew she would just die. But she didn't worry about that she knew she wasn't going back anytime soon. But she did miss her family and well the few friends she had. Only Goten, Bra, and Uub knew that she loved Trunks and Goten was just about to pound Trunks into the ground the day he proposed to Marron.

He was boiling mad cause he did it on Pan's one special day. He ruined her day and made her go away. But Pan had stopped Goten and not to mention Uub from pounding Trunks to a pulp. No she handled it on her own. Yes, she moved away but she stayed in touch with Bra.

Pan walked down the streets as she walked home from school. She passed by many lovers and each time she had to hold in the tears. She wanted so much to be held in Trunks' strong arms. But she knew it would never happen.

Pan unlocked the door to her apartment.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!" yelled all Pan's school friends.

Pan smiled and walked up to Phoenix and hugged him.

"Thank you Phoenix," said Pan as she kissed him on the cheek.

"Hey Pan there's a surprise in your room," said Phoenix.

Pan looked at Phoenix and slowly walked to her room. When she opened the door there on the bed was one of her best friends, Bra. Exstatic Pan ran over to her friend and hugged her.

"Bra... I don't know what to say!" cried Pan.

"There is nothing to say. Happy Birthday Pan!" said Bra.

Pan hugged her friend again and then wiped the tears from her eyes. Pan then turned around and hugged Phoenix again.

"Thank you..."

"It was Bra's idea," said Phoenix.

"How do you know Bra?" asked Pan.

"Well a week ago when you weren't home she phoned and she told me about her plan and I liked the idea so we planned it," explained Phoenix.

Pan looked at Bra and smiled.

"I should have known you would do something like this," said Pan with the famous Son grin.

"Well I just hated being away on your 19th birthday and I couldn't miss your 20th birthday... It's hard to believe you've been away two years," sighed Bra. "Oh yeah and here's the gifts Goten and Uub sent you."

Pan opened her gift from Goten and gasped. It was a silver necklace with a dolphin and a diamond in the middle. She knew how much it was and wondered just how Goten had gotten enough money to buy such a thing for the diamond was real.

Pan then opened up the gift from Uub. It was a locket with a picture of herself and Uub in it. Pan smiled at the gifts and hugged Bra. She was just a bit sad that the two boys hadn't come along with Bra to see her.

"Give Goten and Uub a hug for me okay Bra," said Pan.

"Yeah sure no problem Pan," replied Bra.

After the party Pan and Bra talked for hours telling each other about their lives. Which Bra mostly did the talking while Pan listened. It was good to have her friend here with her.

"Pan... Goten proposed to me a year ago month!" squeeled Bra.

"Really! Wait a minute how come you didn't tell me during one of our phone calls?" asked Pan.

Bra looked up and shrugged then smiled.

"I wanted to tell you in person... I just wish you could come to our wedding... I mean I know that you're not planning on coming home for another two years... But the wedding is in three months," said Bra.

Pan looked at Bra and sighed. How could Bra do this to her? There was no way out of this and if Pan said no there was hell to pay for that answer so it would have to be a yes I'll be there. But she really didn't want to answer this right now.

"Lets go to bed Bra I'm kind of tired," said Pan as she turned off the lamp.

"Goodnight Pan."

"Goodnight Bra."

Pan couldn't sleep so she got up and walked in to Phoenix's room. He had been there for her during the past two years and this was one thing she really needed to talk to him about.

"Phoenix..."

"Pan what are you doing still up?" asked Phoenix.

"Bra and my Uncle Goten are getting married and she wanted me to go... But I..."

"Pan... She's your best friend... This is her special day... She can't ever rewind this day. It means so much to her... and as a best friend you have to be loyal... nevermind that Trunks or what ever his name is. Just do it for her Pan," said Phoenix.

"Oh Phoenix... I don't know what I would do without you," cried Pan.

Phoenix got up and hugged Pan. He held her for almost an hour before he finally pulled away and looked into her eyes. She stared back into his and was happy that she met him and that he was her friend.

"You should go to bed now Pan we have an exam tomorrow," said Phoenix as he kissed Pan's forehead.

"Yeah I guess you're right...goodnight Phoenix."

"Goodnight Pan."