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Chapter 9 - Why

Pan walked out of the GR, proud of the beating that she had given Vegeta. Well…maybe it was him beating on her, but at least she could keep up and fight back!

'A Super Sayian…wow' she thought, making her was happily to the bathroom closest to her guest room. The CC was so big, that each friend of the Briefs had their own guest room. The fact that slipped her mind, however, was that Trunks's room was right beside hers.

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Trunks felt hot and bothered. All he could think of was Pan, and having her underneath him, screaming his name in pleasure and pain. He wanted her badly. He wanted her now.

She was the only female worthy of him…a Super Sayain, Just the thought made him horny. In any other circumstance, he would have taken a cold shower, but for some reason that thought hadn't crossed his mind. All he wanted was her. The strong Sayain woman who had captured his attention with her strength.

Trunks heard footsteps outside his door. He sniffed the air, smelling the unmistakable scent of his future mate. He licked his lips as he slowly got to his feet and walked swiftly to the door. He looked up and down the hallway. Seeing no one there, he strained his ears, trying to find where she had gone. He heard the shower running across the hall.

He took a step forward then, changing his mind, retreated to his room.

'Not Yet…'

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Marron looked up at the ceiling, thinking about what had just happened. She realized now, the mistakes that she had made. She didn't know what had possessed her to cheat on Trunks, he had been more than perfect, but she knew that she had done it, and that she regretted it.

Her expression quickly changed as she thought about Pan, and the way that she looked at Trunks that day at the mall. Not to mention the way he was looking back at her. All she had wanted to do was to curl into a ball and wake up from the horrific nightmare that she had fallen into. She wanted to wake up and find Trunks still madly in love with her. She wanted to wake up and find that she had never cheated, that she had no doubts.

But what was done was done, and there was no going back. She wanted something that she could not have. It was as if she had tasted sugar, but it had been quickly replaced with salt. All she had was salt, but she wanted sugar. She wanted sweetness in her life, but no matter how much she wanted it, she could not have it.

'Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.' What kind of idiot man had come up with that? She had loved and lost, and she was wishing that she had never loved in the first place. The fall had been painful, and all she wanted was to get back on cloud nine. Why did it hurt so much?

Tears obscured her vision and fell silently onto her cheeks. 'Why?' That was all that she could think of. Why had she loved? Why had she lost? Why did it hurt so much? Why her? WHY?

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Vegeta walked to the kitchen after his training with Pan. Or Kakarot's grandbrat as he preferred to call her. She was strong. He knew that Trunks would want to claim her, and he knew it would happen soon. The woman would be so happy. 'At least she'll shut up about the grandbrats she wants.' Vegeta thought with a sigh. He loved his mate with all of his heart, but she could be the most annoying think in the world. She was smart, arrogant, beautiful, sexy…like him. He smirked at the thought.

After grabbing a water bottle from the fridge, he tried to sense out his mate's ki. The brat was in his room. Kakarot's grandbrat was in the shower near the brats. He smirked. The mating would happen sooner that he had thought. His princess was in her room…with the Kakarot's brat, Goten. He growled. He hated the fact that she was mated to Kakarot's spawn, but she loved him, and he could protect her more that a weak human could. He finally found Bulma's ki in their bedroom, sleeping. He smirked again. He mounted the stairs, deciding that he would go upstairs to take a shower. With her.

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Trunks heard the shower stop and walked outside to her room. He lay naked on her bed, waiting for her to come back.

Soon, Pan walked in, wearing nothing but a towel. She looked up and gasped, shielding her eyes and making sure to cover herself.

"Trunks!" she gasped. "What are you…"

Trunks stood up and walked toward her. He took her hand away from her eyes, giving her a full view. She chose to look at his face.

"You are strong." He said, as though it explained everything. He then captured her lips in a fiery kiss, sliding his tongue in her mouth. She moaned into the kiss and sliped her arms around his neck.

Trunks started to kiss her neck, finding her sensitive spots and making her scream out his name.

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A man stood in the middle of a small island. It was bigger than Roshi's island, and big enough for a battle.

'This'll do.' He thought, blasting everything around his away. What once had mountains and tree, now had nothing.

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Vegeta lay next to his exhausted, sleeping wife. He smirked as he heard the unmistakable sound of Trunks and Pan's names being screamed out. He knew they were mating, and he knew that was the way it was supposed to be. He closed his eyes, but then quickly opened them again.

He heard the yelling voices from down the hall stop they had obviously seen what he had seen.

When he closed his eyes, Vegeta saw a strange man, standing in the middle of nothingness. They man was smirking like Vegeta would, only with a lot more hate behind his dark eyes.

Suddenly the man spoke. "Hello." He said. "I'm looking for the one named Kakarott. I wish to face him and those strong enough to face me in a battle of life and death. If you are worthy, you will know where to find me. Be here at noon in two days. I'll be waiting."

Vegeta's face hardened as he got up from his resting place and headed straight for the GR. This was no joke. He could tell just by looking that this man, whoever he was, was strong.

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Trunks and Pan were just about to start the second round of their 'fun' when they heard the man speak. Trunks looked at Pan.

"I love you, my mate."

Pan smiled. "And I love you, my prince."

Trunks caressed her face, looking serious for a moment. "Pan, I'd die for you. You know that, right?" Pan kissed him lovingly.

"Right."

A/N: I hope you liked it – Chapter 9. This story has 12 chapters, including the prologue and the epilogue. That means that I have 2 more chapters to put up after this one. THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL. I'm telling this to you now so you won't be too disappointed when you finish reading. I've planed this story to end with…say…a twist.

If you noticed, I changed the rating from 'M' to 'T'. I was going to put a lemon in this chapter, but I wasn't feeling it. If you really want me to, I will redo this chapter to include a lemon.

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