Chapter 21
Two months later........
Vegeta stood outside his daughters bedroom frowning. Bulma opened the door and stepped out into the hallway. She looked at her mate and answered his unspoken question.
"She's sleeping finally, I think the worst is over." Bulma said softly.
Vegeta shook his head. "She's too young, it's too soon. Must be that stupid human blood."
Bulma bristled at the insult. "Stupid humans?" She whispered as loud as she dared as she faced Vegeta. "What kind of barbaric species forces girls to breed or die?"
Vegeta snorted, "Saiyans don't fully mature until they're in their twenties. It's humans that are designed to breed early."
"I don't understand, it took Pan years before she was this bad." Bulma said sadly.
Vegeta shrugged, "Bra has more Saiyan blood."
Bulma sighed wondering how Videl was able to handle this. Pan's episode had lasted five days and Bra was on her third. She wasn't sure how much more she could take. She glared at Vegeta.
"Do you enjoy seeing her suffer? I don't understand why you just won't let her mate." Bulma asked exasperated.
"She'll be over this in a few days. They only go into heat twice a year. Besides there is no one on this planet worthy of my princess."
Bulma snorted as he turned and walked off. "There's no one in the universe worthy of your ego." She yelled. Bulma sighed as she reentered Bra's room.
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Pan sat staring out her bedroom window. The sky was dark not a star was twinkling. It was empty like her. Her heat had ended weeks ago yet she had just gotten all her strength back. She hadn't seen or heard from Trunks since. No one had.
She sighed as she rubbed her eyes. She was tired but her sleep was wracked with dreams. Dreams of him. She blushed just thinking about them. She licked her lips remembering the feel of his against hers. She shook her head. He wasn't coming back. She had rejected him.
Tears blurred her vision and she hastily wiped them away as she heard footsteps approaching her door.
Videl knocked timidly before opening it slowly. She forced at smile, she hated seeing Pan like this, so withdrawn from the world. She wanted her old Pan back. She hasn't left the house in months. She withdrew from all her classes and spent most of her time in her room staring out of the window.
"It's late, you should be in bed." Videl said walking over and sitting down next to her.
Pan shrugged. "I can't sleep."
Videl nodded, "Don't worry sweetheart, Trunks can take care of himself."
Pan looked at her mother in surprise.
"You've been preoccupied ever since he left. I think you need a change of scenery. Tomorrow you and me are going for a drive."
Pan shook her head. "I don't feel like it."
Videl smirked. "I don't care." She kissed Pan goodnight and left the room.
Videl made her way to her bedroom and climbed into bed. She was tired it had been a long day. With two instructors gone Videl had to pick up the slack.
"Any change?" Gohan asked his wife as Videl shook her head no. He sighed. "I feel like this is all my fault."
Videl kissed his cheek. "Honey we've been through this before. She's upset because Trunks left. To tell you the truth, I'm worried about him too. Are you sure you can't sense him?"
Gohan nodded, "Not even Vegeta can find him. Bulma told me he's been sneaking out at nights to look for him. At least he was until Bra got sick."
Videl nodded, "Poor Bra she's even younger then Pan. Is Goten still freaking out?" Videl asked. When Bra first went into heat, Goten had to be restrained from going to her.
Gohan nodded, "Yeah, Dad makes him spar all day so he's too tired to do anything."
Videl giggled. "Poor Goten. Good night Gohan." Videl said yawning.
"Night."
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Trunks sat staring up at the sky. When he left he kept the ki band just in case he got lazy. He wanted to be alone. No cell phones, no computers, no annoying sisters, mothers or fathers. No Pan. He sighed, he had told her to find him when she was ready and his pride prevented him from going to her. He dreamt of her every night. They were so real he could almost smell her.
At least she wasn't in heat any more. He had felt her pain through their bond and he felt so helpless. She still seemed different. Sad almost.
" I wonder if she misses me." He said out loud. It got awfully quite in the mountains. For someone used to being pampered 24/7 he was doing fairly well for himself. His eyes were adjusted to the night, he was surprised at how well he could see in the darkness. He had built himself a small shelter and had learned to catch fish. It reminded him of when he was young and him and Goten would go camping. Except there was no Goten.
Trunks sighed. He stood up to continue training, it helped to stay busy.
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Pan squinted as Videl opened her balcony doors. They were new ones since her old ones were destroyed.
"Rise and shine!"
Pan groaned.
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Videl was chatting happily as she flew, Pan just stared out the window. Gohan had taken over Videl's classes to give the girls some alone time. Pan stared out into the nothingness of the desert around them and was surprised after flying for hours that they stopped.
"We're here!" Videl said happily climbing out. Pan followed looking around. A tumble weed blew by and Pan look confused.
"Where are we exactly?" Pan asked.
Videl smiled. "This is nowhere and we're in the middle of it!"
"I wanna go home." Pan said heading back towards the jet.
Videl frowned, "You don't wanna learn how to fly."
Pan looked over at her mother "Fly?"
Two months later........
Vegeta stood outside his daughters bedroom frowning. Bulma opened the door and stepped out into the hallway. She looked at her mate and answered his unspoken question.
"She's sleeping finally, I think the worst is over." Bulma said softly.
Vegeta shook his head. "She's too young, it's too soon. Must be that stupid human blood."
Bulma bristled at the insult. "Stupid humans?" She whispered as loud as she dared as she faced Vegeta. "What kind of barbaric species forces girls to breed or die?"
Vegeta snorted, "Saiyans don't fully mature until they're in their twenties. It's humans that are designed to breed early."
"I don't understand, it took Pan years before she was this bad." Bulma said sadly.
Vegeta shrugged, "Bra has more Saiyan blood."
Bulma sighed wondering how Videl was able to handle this. Pan's episode had lasted five days and Bra was on her third. She wasn't sure how much more she could take. She glared at Vegeta.
"Do you enjoy seeing her suffer? I don't understand why you just won't let her mate." Bulma asked exasperated.
"She'll be over this in a few days. They only go into heat twice a year. Besides there is no one on this planet worthy of my princess."
Bulma snorted as he turned and walked off. "There's no one in the universe worthy of your ego." She yelled. Bulma sighed as she reentered Bra's room.
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Pan sat staring out her bedroom window. The sky was dark not a star was twinkling. It was empty like her. Her heat had ended weeks ago yet she had just gotten all her strength back. She hadn't seen or heard from Trunks since. No one had.
She sighed as she rubbed her eyes. She was tired but her sleep was wracked with dreams. Dreams of him. She blushed just thinking about them. She licked her lips remembering the feel of his against hers. She shook her head. He wasn't coming back. She had rejected him.
Tears blurred her vision and she hastily wiped them away as she heard footsteps approaching her door.
Videl knocked timidly before opening it slowly. She forced at smile, she hated seeing Pan like this, so withdrawn from the world. She wanted her old Pan back. She hasn't left the house in months. She withdrew from all her classes and spent most of her time in her room staring out of the window.
"It's late, you should be in bed." Videl said walking over and sitting down next to her.
Pan shrugged. "I can't sleep."
Videl nodded, "Don't worry sweetheart, Trunks can take care of himself."
Pan looked at her mother in surprise.
"You've been preoccupied ever since he left. I think you need a change of scenery. Tomorrow you and me are going for a drive."
Pan shook her head. "I don't feel like it."
Videl smirked. "I don't care." She kissed Pan goodnight and left the room.
Videl made her way to her bedroom and climbed into bed. She was tired it had been a long day. With two instructors gone Videl had to pick up the slack.
"Any change?" Gohan asked his wife as Videl shook her head no. He sighed. "I feel like this is all my fault."
Videl kissed his cheek. "Honey we've been through this before. She's upset because Trunks left. To tell you the truth, I'm worried about him too. Are you sure you can't sense him?"
Gohan nodded, "Not even Vegeta can find him. Bulma told me he's been sneaking out at nights to look for him. At least he was until Bra got sick."
Videl nodded, "Poor Bra she's even younger then Pan. Is Goten still freaking out?" Videl asked. When Bra first went into heat, Goten had to be restrained from going to her.
Gohan nodded, "Yeah, Dad makes him spar all day so he's too tired to do anything."
Videl giggled. "Poor Goten. Good night Gohan." Videl said yawning.
"Night."
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Trunks sat staring up at the sky. When he left he kept the ki band just in case he got lazy. He wanted to be alone. No cell phones, no computers, no annoying sisters, mothers or fathers. No Pan. He sighed, he had told her to find him when she was ready and his pride prevented him from going to her. He dreamt of her every night. They were so real he could almost smell her.
At least she wasn't in heat any more. He had felt her pain through their bond and he felt so helpless. She still seemed different. Sad almost.
" I wonder if she misses me." He said out loud. It got awfully quite in the mountains. For someone used to being pampered 24/7 he was doing fairly well for himself. His eyes were adjusted to the night, he was surprised at how well he could see in the darkness. He had built himself a small shelter and had learned to catch fish. It reminded him of when he was young and him and Goten would go camping. Except there was no Goten.
Trunks sighed. He stood up to continue training, it helped to stay busy.
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Pan squinted as Videl opened her balcony doors. They were new ones since her old ones were destroyed.
"Rise and shine!"
Pan groaned.
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Videl was chatting happily as she flew, Pan just stared out the window. Gohan had taken over Videl's classes to give the girls some alone time. Pan stared out into the nothingness of the desert around them and was surprised after flying for hours that they stopped.
"We're here!" Videl said happily climbing out. Pan followed looking around. A tumble weed blew by and Pan look confused.
"Where are we exactly?" Pan asked.
Videl smiled. "This is nowhere and we're in the middle of it!"
"I wanna go home." Pan said heading back towards the jet.
Videl frowned, "You don't wanna learn how to fly."
Pan looked over at her mother "Fly?"