A/N- More than 200 reviews, OMG, ya'll are the best!!! *muah, muah* I LOVE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH! *Scared reviewers quickly run off* Umm…sorry about that, I guess I better stop before I lose readers. Anyway, thanks again for the encouraging reviews and I'm so glad ya'll are enjoying this story! ^_^

Pan walked along side her uncle, the unsettling silence very daunting to the already miserable girl. The stars twinkled down at them in an almost teasing matter and Pan tried to control her anger at the king, her disappointment in Bra for not even saying good-bye, and her sorrow. Her sorrow for Trunks and herself. A newfound love so quickly pulled apart…it was anything, but fair. But fairness was not a factor included in the king's vocabulary as she had already found out, and she could barely restrain the urge to strangle the king.

She gave Goten a quick glance. He must have understood how she was feeling, after all, he was madly in love with Bra; the two had deeply bonded during the time they stayed at the house. Yet in a way, things were different. It was oddly surprising to Pan that the couple had not already been found out. No offense intended, but with carefree Bra and naïve Goten involved, it was a near miracle. She wondered if they ever planned upon telling, and if they did, how everybody would react.

She sighed painfully. She missed him; she needed him so much, right now. He had no idea, no idea of how much pain she had went through. Once again, Goku's picture flickered through her mind. He always made things better, always saying the right thing to make her Granddaughter's tears disappear. In a way, Trunks reminded her of Goku and this may have been what had attracted her to him, that is, besides his handsome face, sexy smile, romantic phrases, intelligence, sense of humor, personality…

"Pan?" Goten interrupted.

"Yes?" She could barely see his face; the only light available was the pale gaze radiating from the crescent moon.

"How are you going to explain? About getting fired."

Pan suddenly stopped and turned to look at her uncle. "I-I never even thought about that. Mother and Father are already upset with me about the whole Ubuu incident and now this? I'm in big trouble…"

Goten nodded and gave Pan a goofy, yet worried, smile.

"I'm sure they'll understand what you have to say."

"Oh, yeah, Goten, I'm sure they'll completely understand me when I tell them that I was flirting with the prince," Pan blurted out, her voice thick in sarcasm. "They already think I had an affair with him and Daddy looked like he was about to explode or something. And then, everyone thought I was raped and he almost had a heart attack. If I tell him that I was kissing the prince and was caught…He might as well bury himself alive."

Goten nodded again and the two sustained their brisk walking in total mute until the outskirts of the small village came into view.

"I don't know what to tell them, Goten," Pan complained, slowing her pace a bit. Goten grinned and patted her arm sympathetically.

"But-" Pan protested, but Goten yanked her towards the broken-down hut that they called home and Pan was just about thankful to be back. Until the door was pulled open by Goten and she saw the looks on her parent's faces. They weren't exactly sad, not at all angry, but they held a fierce disappointment.

Videl smiled and pulled her daughter into a hug.

"Are you okay?" Videl asked in a very protective tone.

"Umm…yes." Gohan stood up from his seat and touched his daughter's shoulder.

"Ubuu told us all about it," He said.

"All about what?" Pan asked frantically, wondering in disgust what lie he had come up with this time.

"About the guard."

"Oh." Pan looked at Goten who shrugged in confusion.

"He told us all about the guard. The one who was so jealous that you and Ubuu were an item that he actually tried to hurt you. The nerve of him!" Videl yelled.

"Yeah, it was pretty weird…" She said, playing along, curious as to why Ubuu was being so helpful. Also, she wondered how he had gotten to the house before the two of them and why they had never even noticed him. There was only one road leading to and fro the castle and they, of course, were walking along it. However, she didn't have much time to ponder this for Gohan had disrupted her perplexity.

"What I don't understand," Gohan said, "is why you were fired and not the guard." He looked pointedly at Pan as if demanding an explanation.

"Well…umm…"

"Well, he wasn't the only one who wanted Pan, you know." Goten filled in, giving Pan a discreet wink. Videl and Gohan turned to look at Goten and Pan sighed in relief.

"What do you mean?" Gohan urged his brother to continue.

"Well, Pan is a pretty girl, so naturally everyone wants her and well, they can't because they thought that she and Ubuu were a couple and some of the more err…rude men would do anything to have her. Which is why the queen decided that Pan was no longer safe there and fired her." Goten finished proudly.

"Oh, poor child," Videl cried as she threw her arms around her daughter.

"That's too bad, but at least I have a job now." Gohan said optimistically and Pan knew that he was talking about the money problems when he said that it was 'too bad'. All of a sudden she felt very terrible. If she and Trunks had been more careful, they wouldn't have been caught, nor would she had have lost her job. Now they were stuck in the same rut as in the beginning. Poor and helpless.

A/N- Sorry that I left it off at such a strange place. Yes, I am aware of the shortness of this chapter, but I'm tired, lol. I know, I know I'm selfish, but we did a LOT of Christmas shopping today. Anyways, since this is so short, the next chapter will probably be longer, I dunno. Sorry again and cookies for all. ^_^