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Chapter 2. THE PROM

Finally they finish their make up and slid into their gowns. If they were going to be pointed up, they would have to feel proud by themselves. The girls at prom will try to make Bra feel like a looser, but she would just be proud and selfish, as no one in this world deserve her, and of course, she was dragging Pan with her, besides, knowing her friend, she would be more than happy to land a few punchs on some girls, and they would be granted for life. Everything went on the hard way, Kenzao was in a business trip to America, she couldn't contact him, her mother seems to have lost her "miracle touch" because she didn't find a date for her and Pan, besides, Mr. Satan would be embarrassing Pan all night... this just could finished with Pan being ashamed and a boring partner...

- "Are you ready ?" asked Bra closing her make-up case.

- "yes"

- "I hope you behave this time Pan..." Bra trailed off not wanting to show she was terrified at the thought of Pan kicking and punching some girls at their prom.

- "What are you implicating? It's not like I'm planning to blow the prom... I was just pretending to blow some faces to gain us a decent date" Pan said grinning. She knew Bra had serious troubles with her punching faces.

- "What?" asked Bra in a whisper

- "Hah hah hah just kidding"

- "I hope so"

- "I heard that" replied Pan faking an angry face.

- "girls! Come down.. your dates arrived!" shouted Bulma from downstairs.

- "Oh god! We have dates!" Bra said excitedly hugging her friend.

- "What does your momma did this time? Did she hired some hot guys to be our dates?" asked Pan worriedly

- "Shut up, let's go find it" said Bra grabbing her hand and dragging her all the way down to the stairs.

They come downstairs and froze at the last step.

- "Trunks? Goten? No Mom please, tell me they're not our dates" said Bra with a face of angst

- Pan just shook her head and mused "I can't believe it"

Bulma approached and whispered to them: "Just remember this was at first your idea, now don't overreact"

- "But you told us that" She stopped in the middle of the sentence when she heard Bra's shouts

- "I won't go! I won't go! I won't go!"

- "Calm down Bra, you're not going with relatives, I switched dates!" said Bulma grinning

Pan and Bra were stunned. Switched dates? "Bulma what are you talking about"? replied Pan.

Bulma stood proudly and pointed at the couples she had formed

- "It means that you Pan are going with Trunks, and Goten is taking Bra" Bulma answered with a wild smile in her face looking at them.

- "No way!!! Look at him!" Pan said pointing to Trunks

- "What are you intending to said? Do I look bad or something?" Trunks questioned looking coldly at her.

- "No, no, it's just that you are" Pan trailed off, she didn't want to hurt him even when he deserved it.

- "What?" asked Trunks walking forward to the place she was standing.

- "A little "older" to be at a high school prom" she said trying to sound carefree.

Trunks turned around to shoot a glare to Goten who was laughing "I told you that Goten! But you are wrong Pan... sorry to disappoint you, I look much younger than I am"

- This was all her fault, she had try to not hurt him and now he was acting cocky and arrogant, she will have to show him what was the meaning of humility "oh yes... I believe you" She said with a note of sarcasm in her voice.

"Fine!!! If you don't want to go with me FINE!" Trunks said angrily. "I was trying just to make you a favor and now you're ashamed of me... whatever... do as you please Pan!"

Everybody in the room remained silent looking back and forth to the angry couple, until Bulma spoke:

- "Enough! I don't care if you two want to go together or not, I was in much trouble to made this possible and you two are not going to through away my effort, besides, Vegeta and Gohan agreed, so if you have a problem with this talk to them! Understood?" Bulma said menacing.

They didn't say anything, just nodded and said good bye to Bulma.

The limo was waiting outside and it was a silent trip to the ballroom. Goten then shyly opened the box and asked Bra if she liked the corsage. Sure she liked it, she sat next to Goten and let him putting it on her wrist. In a flash Trunks remembered the corsage and he silently cursed himself... he left the box in the living room... he then turn around and press a button, the driver lowered the crystal and Trunks ask him in a very low voice to go to C.C. again. Pan couldn't heard what he had said to Naruko the Driver, but she was ashamed of her behavior and sad because he didn't give her a corsage.

She didn't even notice that the limo turn around and headed back to C.C. Bra was about to ask when Goten told her not to and explained the situation . She didn't want to make the environment stiffen up, so she started talking to Goten all about the party to come. As Naruko arrived to C.C. Trunks excuse himself and stepped out of the limo. Pan was speechless, when she noticed they were at C.C. she thought that he had changed his mind. What a shame... she didn't even apologize for the misunderstood and now she would be the only one going to the prom alone... before she could finished her thought Trunks was back in the limo, he sat down, closed the door and asked Naruko to drive over the ballroom.

He was ashamed also, even when he realized he wasn't guilty, he felt wrong to be angry with Pan. Maybe she was right after all... but it didn't give her the right to spit it out in that way to him...after all, they were good friends... well... just friends perhaps. He sighed heavily and took the corsage out of the box and handled it to Pan. She was at a lack of words... speechless. She hesitated a moment before taking it and thanked him. Sure it seemed that she didn't like it. .

- Trunks sighed again "look Pan, if you don't like it we can just go to a store and buy a new one, I know they must be closing at this time but I can do a few phone calls and everything will..."

- Pan didn't let him finish "Shut up Trunks. O.K. you're embarrassing me"

- Trunks was at a lack of words but asked her softly "What? What did I said now to annoyed you or embarrassed you?"

Bra just leant and rested her head on Goten's shoulder and whispered to him "Here they go again, I wonder what's happening tonight, they'd never behaved like this before"

Goten just breathed loudly and whispered in her ear: "It's a misunderstood, I'm sure they will work it out"

- Pan spoke angrily "You are being so friendly and kind before I offended you, that's it!"

- Trunks raised his eyebrows and told her teasingly "I'm sorry to try to be nice... I didn't know you like it other way"

Luckily they arrived to the Ball and Naruko opened the door, Goten helped Bra to step out, but Trunks just stood there glancing at Pan... Sure she was offended. Why didn't he help her? No that she would need his help... it was just courtesy and good manners, suddenly Pan spoke:

- "What are you waiting for Trunks, some signal?"

- Trunks didn't like her tone and sarcasm "No sweaty" he replied sarcastically, "Just wondering if I could help you without offending, disrespecting or embarrassing you"

- "Well, it seems to me that you don't want to do it" Said Pan turning her head to the other side

- Her comment let him shocked and he balled his fists in anger "Don't be stup...don't be such a child Pan"

- Even when he didn't called her stupid, he thought about it and she was fighting with the feeling of punching his face "You were going to call me stupid !"

- "But I didn't" Trunks told her looking at his shoes

- "Because I cut you off!" answered an angry Pan.

- "No, you didn't! I stop myself before that" said Trunks not wanting to lose this verbal fight.

- Bra got angry and told them "Can we just go the this damn prom now? Or we have to wait until you finished your fight?"

Pan and Trunks answered at the same time "FINE!"

PAN P.O.V.

Why I'm such a stubborn!!! Why I am so angry? After all he's really doing me a favor... Sure it's a favor... there's no way in hell he would want to come to my prom when he was planning to go clubbing with his new girlfriend. Oh yes, he was forced to do it, what do I bother thanking him... he's doing this for his welfare, not mine, but I wonder...how would had he reacted if I had asked him??

She was stressed, changing moods and spiking her Ki once in a while. Trunks and Goten noticed these changes and exchanged looks. Bra was enjoying the company. All her classmates were looking at her brother and her date, and despise the pleasure that it brings her,another thought was disturbing her... Pan... what was wrong with her? She wasn't planning to waste her party babysitting her friend and she wouldn't allow them to ruin this night. So she decided to step away of his brother and her friend dragging Goten with her.

Trunks just stood there looking at Goten. He was enjoying the party. The crowd started clapping someone, when he turned around, he saw with widened eyes Mr. Satan in the podium... Oh no... Pan wasn't going to like it...

When Mr. Satan finished his speech Pan was turning Red, her Ki was spiking, but when Mr. Satan mentioned his "sweet little grand daughter", Trunks hold her hand and squeeze it reminding her to stay calm. The principal and the teachers called the students to the platform and congratulated them, giving them a golden ring with the school shield engraved on it.

Goten and Trunks just stared at them, without notice Goten smiled and said: "They are all grown up"

Trunks answered sadly "Yeah, I didn't notice before, but yes. Here we are, all of us grown up and still babysitting them"

Goten just chuckled and said "we are getting older, man"

"No way! They are getting older, not us, we are the same, hah haha" Trunks laughed. His giggles caused people around them to stare and give them odd looks.

- "I wonder when are we going to see a good fight" Goten said smiling sheepishly.

- Trunks looked at him in confusion "What was that for?"

- "mmh, yes, when are they gonna start dating seriously and making Vegeta and Gohan to kick their dates asses... ha hahaha"

- "Don't be stupid Goten, they are 18. Bra started dating when she was 15" Trunks spat annoyed at his friend stupidity.

- Goten asked in shock "Does your father knows?"

- Trunks smiled at the thought of his father knowing about his sister's dates "Of course not"

- "That's what I mean... they can't date secretly forever, can they?" Goten stated.

- "Oh"

- "Besides... they are beautiful and very well toned, what do you think those horny boys are going to try to do when they see them?" Goten asked him trying to sound clever.

Trunks didn't answer. Then is where he noticed the dress Pan was wearing. Discreet, but no definitively her taste of clothing. Strapless, tight, with a deep slid in one side, with 2 straps hanging from the neckline and tied in a Bun in the low back, making her waist look smaller. The sight of golden silk mixed with black and wine ... she was stunning...it wasn't her type of dress but those were the right colors for her... making her skin and hair glow with it's own light. She was wearing make-up, a deep red in her lips and some eye-liner and mascara. Why was her skin shinning? Glitter!!! Of course!! Probably this was Bra's idea. Her sister was stunning also, she was a natural beauty, like his mother, she inherited her beauty, her Brain and her taste, she was going to be a distinguished woman, high-class style. You wouldn't say she is a Sayan, unless you annoyed her... she was wearing a classic blue dress matching her hair with silver accessories, a very tight and short silk dress indeed... showing a good portion of cleavage... what was Vegeta thinking when he allowed her to show at the prom in that dress? Didn't he know that she was going to be the attraction of the night? Probably she was going to be surrounded by all the males in the prom waiting to have their chance with her, and what was he supposed to do about it? He couldn't keep her away from dancing... then.. he remembered... it was NOT his responsibility... and with a big smile he turned to see Goten... it was Goten's! But he couldn't contain himself...

- Trunks grinned "Hey Goten... do you know what's going to do to you my dad if somebody got close to Bra? I mean... she's stunning and I think a lot of jerks are wishing to see you walk away to make a move on her... and the press still here...

- Goten turn to see his friend and gasp in disbelieve... Trunks was frantically laughing... he has plastered in his face a Machiavellian smirk, but his words sank in his head and began to become pale, his usual son smile was soon replaced with a Panic expression. "Damn Trunks, did you have to ruin all the fun?"

- "hah hah hah" Trunks laugh fill the room and he had to cover his mouth to fake he was coughing.

- Goten was not going to let him have his way laughing at his shocked expression and he decided to revenge "mmm... hah hah... No Trunks... I didn't think about that, thanks, I was really worried at the time... thinking about what Gohan was going to do to you if somebody would try to seduce Pan, she's your responsibility right now... you know"

Trunks stop laughing and got pale. Goten was right, this wasn't funny...

- "And... you're not doing a pretty good job you know... she's kind of mad and I would worry if I were you, who say she's not going to dump you and take off to Gohan's or elsewhere" Goten put a face of panic then and looked at him seriously.

Trunks was trying to regain composure, but it seems Goten was enjoying his revenge... he was touching a soft spot here... he just wished him to shut up... but he continued...

- "No, the worst would be if she doesn't come home, or if she goes anywhere with "anyone" else" Goten added as a final nudge

- "Shut up Goten! The same could happen to you, remember"

- Goten had been having fun with him and he was not going to let him reverse this pleasure "Oh no, dear Bro... I'm a great dancer and a charming talker and I'm planning to make this dance the best for Bra, unforgettable"

- "What are you implying?" Trunks asked confused.

- "Just that, keep her on my side... avoiding risks... and be rewarded by your parents" Goten said grinning.

Trunks P.O.V.

Goten sarcastic? Well he couldn't deny his genes much longer, maybe this is an unknown side of his personality inherited from Milk. Mmm Talking about sarcastic... Hiyori is gonna be mad at me... let's see... I can surprise her sending her flowers and a note... I can make dinner reservations in a fancy place... taking her shopping would be wonderful for her, that's it!! Mmm, now let's think about Pan... well, I'm not exactly one to blame and It wasn't my fault, but let's face it... she didn't know also and I reacted like her when they told me about the prom... anyway... it doesn't matter now because I'm feeling uncomfortable with this situation... well... maybe a little guilty... it's her graduation after all and I could try harder to make it "pleasurable and worth" to remember... besides, Goten is right... Gohan trusted me... and yes, he can beat me if I disappointed him... What can I do? I don't want to let her win this battle either.. shit... why does she has to be so stubborn... she's not the kind of flowers and champagne...

The ceremony was over and the music began to play. The lights were off and the couples started to dance. Trunks took her hand and lead her to the dance floor, she just followed him. After 2 hours of dancing, they stopped. It wasn't necessary to tell, they stop moving and exchanged looks. He leaded her to the table and asked if she was thirsty, Pan shook her head no.

- He looked at her "Do you mind If I ...?"

- Pan avoided his gaze and answered him "Go ahead"

He asked for Two drinks just in case, trying to be polite, but when he returned, he saw her walking to the back garden, when she crossed the crystal doors he stood frozen hesitating about follow her, he couldn't risk if she was going to run away or not, but he didn't go after her.

The fight.

But when Trunks looked a shadow cross, he realized it was a man, nor a teenager... a man... he could said that through the crystal door just looking at the size of his body and his suit.

- "Oh shit no! I haven't even talk to her about our little verbal fight!"

He left the glasses on the table and run to the garden and stop just to watch the man approaching her asking for something, she turned around and look at the man straight to the eyes and shook her head no, the man told her something and she smiled, with that bright big son's smile. He knew it, he has to apologize, no matter if it was his fault or wasn't. He reached her and shoot a glare to the man, who just excused himself and slowly walked away through the garden smoking a cigarette. Pan just stared at him and turned around looking at the sky.

- Trunks stepped closer and grabbed her arm softly "did he bothered you?"

- Pan softened her voice looking to a near tree "No"

- "What was he telling you?" He asked her with a calm but fake expression

- Pan smiled and answered him "He offered me a cigarette"

- Trunks face fell into an angry expression "I saw you when you shook your head, but later you were smiling at him"

- "And?" she asked him trying to ignore him

- Trunks spun her around trying to get her complete attention "Why were you smiling at him?"

- "Trunks, what's your problem anyway? It was just a polite compliment"

Trunks eyes narrowed "What do you mean with polite compliment"

She was starting to feel uncomfortable. "You know what I mean...it was just a compliment, I don..."

- Trunks interrupted her, his face turning red with anger "What kind of compliment?"

- "Stop Trunks! You are not my father and you aren't babysitting me!" Pan yelled looking into his eyes very angry.

- "No, but I was worried about you"

- "hah hah ... like I was going to be in danger, you know I can beat him If I want to" she said yelling out the last part of her comment.

- "I know that... I wasn't talking about that kind of danger"

- "..."

- "Besides, you already said it"

- "What did I said?" Pan questioned him getting curious

- Trunks smirked "If you wanted to" He trailed off waiting for her answer.

- "What are you talking about? Are you implying I'm that kind of girl that goes further with some guy?" she thought he was saying that on purpose hinting she would allow some man to go further with her.

- "No, it's not that, but you know I don't want you hurt"

- Pan voice was steady, but her tone was dangerously close to a warning "If you really don't want me hurt, shut up and stop doing that"

- Trunks raised an eyebrow "doing what?"

- Pan let out a heavy sigh "Overprotecting me"

- Trunks leaned forward and caressed her cheek "You know that I have to watch for you... I made a Commitment with Gohan, you're like my littl..."

Pan stepped backward pulling his hand off her face and shouted angrily cutting him off "That's it ! enough! What were you going to say? Like a sister? Well let me inform you that I'm NOT your sister, I'm old enough to choose who I want to stay with and I'm perfectly capable to make people respect me and avoid dangerous situations"

- "Pan you know that's not true. Trunks said calmly"

- "What? Of course is true"

- "You know it is, you're always in troubles"

- Pan raised her eyebrows and challenged him "oh yes? Just mention one, no, two dangerous situations"

- Trunks chuckled thinking he could mention not one or two, maybe ten dangerous situations "You don't wanna hear this Pan"

- "You're afraid because you know you lied... you're backing down" Pan said stubbornly

- Trunks gave her a weird look "I'm not backing down, THAT's not true"

- "Of course it is"

- "Of course not"

- Pan stifled a laugh "So, mention the dangerous situations if you dare"

They had lost the point of the conversation and Pan had challenged Trunks to a verbal fight.

- Trunks started to enumerate all the situations she had been involved to "The space trip? Or the DB hunting? Oh no... maybe you're talking about when you used to kick your classmates asses... or when you tried to go back in time in my mother's space ship when you thought it was a time machine... or when you tried to become super sayayin and risk your life on the forest next to the waterfall? Or can't it be the inoffensive dinosaurs game? Or"

- Pan cut him off and turned her back to him "Shut up! I don't want to talk about it"

- "So, whose backing down?" Trunks said smirking

- "You know what? I don't want to talk to you!" And without warning she took off to the sky without turning.

- "Oh shit! Damn it Pan!" And he took off following her.

Trunks P.O.V.

What did I do? I was going to apologize... damn it Goten! You were right and now Gohan is going to kill me, I have to reach her.

He went super and reached her. Pan was in a blind rage flying without course. She didn't feel her tears flying freely down her face. Suddenly she felt a couple of strong arms holding her. He didn't say anything, he just held her tightly and buried his face in her hair. She didn't move and didn't stop crying. After a while she put her arms around his neck.

- Trunks held her close to him and whispered "Gee, Pan, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you, I really was intending to apologize, I was concern about your well being, and it's not just for Gohan, I care for you and you know that, I don't know what came to me at home"

She didn't answer, but relax a little.

- Trunks tried to make her look at him but she hide her face into his chest and he tightened his hold and told her "It's just this damn pride, I didn't want to give up and I didn't think about your hurt, I couldn't back down a challenge, I'm so sorry, please forgive me, you're right, when my parents told me to come to the prom I was upset, but trough the days I really was planning to have fun together and you surely caught me when you said I was old to go to a prom"

- Pan look up at him "Trunks, I didn't say that"

Trunks eyes stared back into hers "don't worry, it's o.k. I know"

- Pan cut him off again "See? You're starting over, may I speak please?"

- "Sorry, go ahead"

- "I told you, you look a "little older" to be at a high school prom, you misunderstood me"

- Trunks thought("How could "that" be misunderstood?")

- Pan continued "Then you thought I was ashamed"

- Trunks asked her trying to hide his frustration "and you are not?"

- "No! Of course not. O.K. I was overreacting, I didn't know of this "arranged dates" until tonight, I didn't mean to call you old"

- ("So, you are admitting you said it") Trunks thought refusing to look at her

- Pan smiled up at him "I don't think you are old.. just old enough to be at high school"

- "I'm sorry too, I was a little sensitive and I do think I'm older enough to go there... I didn't like the feeling of you telling me... and mocking at it"

- Pan started in denial "I didn't mock"

- Trunks smiled softly stroking her chin "You know you did it"

- "O.K. I did it and I'm sorry"

- "I hurt you and I apologize for that, I do care for you, that's why I came back to C.C. to pick up your corsage"

- "I believed that you hadn't bought one" Pan said

- "I'm not so naive"

- "I thought you'd changed your mind and you were leaving me" Pan lifted her face to face him

- "I'd never do that to you" Trunks grabbed her hand. "Come on, let's get back to the dance"

- Pan hesitated and then asked him "Are you sure?"

- "Yes" He smiled warmly at her and wrapped his arms around her waist to fly her back to the ball.

- "O.K" she said putting her arms around his neck.

A few moments of silence followed and after a while they flied to the ball and spend 2 hours more dancing and chatting. Bra and Goten couldn't believe they were like two best friends again. Goten usually didn't chat with Bra, she was like a little sister to him. He was "her" babysitter too, after all.

The party was over and they returned to C.C. at 4:00 a.m. Goten and Pan was spending the night over there. When they entered the kitchen to have a late snack.

- Bra sighed worried waved for Goten to follow her "Goten, I have something to tell you"

- "Yes?" He asked uncertainty

- "I'm so sorry"

- Goten asked her unsure about her apologize "About?"

- "about...turning off your cell"

- "What??!" Goten asked raising his voice

- "I told you I was sorry" Bra said blushing

- "did you turned off my phone?"

Bra nodded.

- "When?" He asked checking the current state of his cell

- "when you went to the bar for the drinks"

- "how?" He asked her dumbly

- Bra replied too fast "easy!! I took it from your pocket"

- "What?! How could you did that? I didn't feel your hand" He trailed off looking at her

- Bra laughed and said mockingly "owwww, I have my own way, special abilities you know"

- "I can't believe it... why would you do that for?"

- "Sorry Goten... but you are a slave of your cell and I was having a great time, I didn't want to be interrupted"

- "You are gonna pay for this one Bra!"

Goten turned on the cell and made a funny face speaking to the phone. "sorry babe, did you miss me? What do you say? That you want to block her cell? Oh no, don't seek revenge, it's not wise" he trailed off looking at her teasingly.

- Bra laughed and eyed him evilly "yeah... you're right... specially when your father is Vegeta"

Goten grinned "And what about Bulma"? I don't know who's worst...

End of Chapter 2.

Author's note: Thank you very much for your reviews.