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CHAPTER 28. GOING OUT
He was planning to go to a small restaurant, so far away from C.C. and Satan City. He knocked at the door and Pan opened the door smiling.
"Hi Trunks" Pan said shyly
Trunks smiled "Hi, are you ready?"
"Yes"
"Do you feel like flying?" He asked her still nervous about the kind of talk they were going to have
"mmhh... yes... why? Where are we going?" she asked staring at him
"Thailand"
"What?"
Trunks chuckled "I wanted to do something different"
Pan hesitated a moment, worried about what she was going to say "mmmh... O.K."
"You don't sound pretty sure about that... you love to fly don't you?"
He had noticed she had thought about it for about five seconds, he knew she was spontaneous and if she had waited too long to answer instead of jumping in the air, she had to have a reason...
"Yes... It's just that... I'm wearing a skirt" she stammered
"Oh... yes... sorry... I didn't notice" he said looking at her. How can he notices her skirt when his nerves were in hell, not so sure about talking about the bet.
"You didn't notice??? Well... thank you" Pan said sarcastically, here was her answer... he doesn´t care... he didn´t even look at her, if he would have just a bit of interest he would have notice about her skirt, her hair and everything else.
"O.K. we won't fly" he said not wanting to answer her comment
"No, no, wait... if you really didn't notice... you wouldn't mind if I change" she said walking upstairs
"you are O.K." he said confused
"No, I prefer to fly...just give me five minutes" she shouted shutting the door closed
"O.K."
Pan changed and was wearing a black silk pants suit and a silk light purple shirt with a tight short black jacket
"O.K. let's go" she said walking down stairs.
"Wow... you look gorgeous Pan!" He said recovering his breath "I thought you would like to wear something informal"
"Come on Trunks, you are wearing a suit... I couldn't dress informal, I'd look ridiculous beside you" she said laughing
"you would never look ridiculous" He said closing the door.
Pan blushed and took off flying beside him
In the ship the headache was fading slowly but sometimes it became stronger.
Vegeta jr grabbed his head "Something's wrong... I´m still feeling sick"
"Yes, this headache doesn't disappear"
"Maybe this is a secondary effect" replied Vegeta
"We have been in the past too long, I told you"
"Hey, hey, they are together...connect that screen" Said Vegeta pointing to the Screen in the main computer
"We are a couple of genius!!! It worked, look at them" Said Goku excitedly
"Yes... it seems they are solving their differences" Said Vegeta smirking "See? After all, my idea was good"
"Wait a minute, that was my idea" Goku Jr. Said folding his arms
"sorry, your idea was not bad, but If I wouldn´t add my ideas it wouldn´t work at all" Said Vegeta leaning on the seat with his arms folded across his chest and a deep smirk in his face.
"You are wrong!" Said Goku, his eye had a tiny tic.
Vegeta knew that tic only meant he was upset, but it was so funny to watch his friend angry that he couldn´t help it and teased him a little more "It wouldn´t work if you had talked to him"
"Of course not! You are so arrogant, I wonder why I chose to come with you"
"maybe because you had no other option... or maybe because I wanted you to ... or maybe because my grandma was who built this ship... or mayb"
"Shut up" shouted Goku
Vegeta stared at him in awe... he hadn´t see Goku upset this much... he changed the subject quickly, knowing he was a very good rival "whatever, do you think they already talk?"
"Yeah" sighed Goku "they already talk about everything they were worried about"
"I would say they were not worried, they were hurt and upset"
"Hey, why don´t we fly there and check on them?" asked Goku, the tic had already disappeared
"We don´t need to do that, we can watch them here"
"No, we have to know if they are going to talk about the bet"
"O.K, I have an idea! Let´s fly over there and see if they talk about the bet!" said Vegeta smirking. He just loved to piss him off
Goku glanced at him with a frown in his face and a mean look
"I bet I can fly faster than you" said Vegeta smirking
"Let's find out about that" replied Goku.
They pushed some buttons on their watches and took off stopping in middle air. They decided to count three before they fly to Thailand, but Vegeta started flying before Goku counted to three.
"You are a cheater" shouted Goku, but Vegeta just laughed.
When they were in the middle of the way Vegeta flew lower, he reached the peak of a mountain and picked up a dinosaur egg, Goku watched him and shouted
"Are you crazy? What are you doing? You have to return that egg!" shouted Goku
Vegeta grinned mischievously and answered him "As you wish" and drop the egg.
Goku stopped in middle air shocked and then fly faster until he grabbed softly the egg and returned to the mountain to place the egg in the nest. Vegeta was laughing at him and flying faster, he was going to win no matter what he had to do, after all, they didn´t set any rules.
Goku saw the dinosaur approach and grinned waving his hands
"It's not what you think, I'm not stealing your egg, I swear it"
The Dinosaur attacked him and Goku had to fly to the opposite side to hide, he was not afraid of the dinosaur but he didn´t want to confront it because he didn´t want to hurt her.
He frowned and took off flying really faster. He had to catch up with Vegeta, this time he was going to fight him if it was necessary, why the hell he had done that?
After a long fly he saw Vegeta flying and tried harder until he was beside him.
"Why did you do that for? It was a dinosaur egg!"
"Well... I had to win" replied Vegeta
"What? That's not a good reason"
"it's a reason"
"I can´t believe you kidnapped an egg just to win, he could have died!"
"First It was just an egg, I didn´t kidnapped it, I just moved it" Vegeta said grinning and stopping in middle air "second, it wouldn´t die, I know you and you was going to return to the mountain to keep the egg safe"
"Cheater!"
"No, we didn´t set any rules, so I won"
"What? No! I caught up with you, I have a chance to win"
"Hah hah hah, do you really think you could fly faster than me? If you are here, beside me, it's just because I slow down"
"And why did you do that if you wanted to win?" Asked Goku frowning
"Hah hah hah, Idiot"
"Why?!" Shouted again Goku
"You don´t have any chance... I won... we are in Thailand"
Goku open his eyes widely and punched him in the stomach. Vegeta started laughing again and kicked him. After a while they were all beaten flying together.
"That was a waste of time" Replied Vegeta
"A necessary waste of time" said Goku
"You are right, it was funny"
When Trunks and Pan arrived to Thailand, they chose a pretty restaurant and had dinner, when they finished, Trunks sipped his drink and look at her
"I want to talk to you about something else"
"I knew it" Pan said rolling her eyes and putting the glass of wine on the table
"What?" He said looking at her
"This wasn't just a casual invitation" she said raising her left eyebrow and scrutinizing his features trying to find out some information about it
Trunks sighed, he had to talk now because it would be very hard to have the guts to do it later. "Well you were right... I want you to pay me" he said looking at her deeply
"What? Do you want me to pay for the dinner?" she asked in shock
Trunks couldn´t help but laugh at her confusion, how could she be so clueless? "Oh no, not that simple... I pay for the dinner, you pay your bet"
Pan almost spit her drink out, bewildered "WHAT?"
"You heard me... we made a bet last year and you lose" He said looking fixedly at her
Pan couldn´t believe what she was hearing... he had the guts... actually he had the courage to ask her THAT, what was she going to say now? She could always pretend he was wrong but something was telling her this time he wouldn´t take that answer and he wouldn´t buy it, she couldn´t say the true, she couldn´t claim her prize, SHIT! She was trapped, she bit her lower lip feeling her face hot, it could only mean one thing: she was blushing. She didn´t want him to see her blush, she would have to gathered all her will to answer him. She felt her stomach getting sick at the memory of that kiss and she knew this sensation was not of repulsion, it was attraction, 100 per cent attraction.
"I didn't lose"
"Yes you did... you never came and fooled me, did you?" Trunks asked her raising her right eyebrow, staring fixedly at her waiting for her answer. But she didn´t answer.
"..."
"Did you?"
Pan tried to change the subject "Look Trunks, it's not so..."
Trunks cut her off, this was his only chance and he was not going to waste it "Did you?"
"NO!" She said getting angry
Trunks smirked triumphant, really happy about succeeding "You don't have to be upset... you had more than one year to do it after all"
"Fine! Where do you want to go? Because I have just started to work and I can't afford a fancy vacation right now" she said with an inner rage that was eating her inside
"Nothing fancy.. I promise... what about the beach?" He said softening his victorious smirk
"O.K."
"We can fly there, you know"
"When?" She said angrily
"what about next weekend?" He asked grinning
"But... But... that's in three days" Pan stammered
"two" he said drinking slowly his beverage looking at her through the glass, his eyes never leaving hers. He really wanted to know what was she feeling, what was happening inside of her in this moment.
"Trunks... today is Tuesday"
"yeah, but we said three days, so we are living on Friday morning" he said smirking again
"But... what about your job?" Pan asked in shock
"I will do all the paper stuff in these days and I will schedule my appointments and meetings for next week, you really helped me last Saturday and thanks to you, I would be able to finish the paper work of this week"
"but... but"
For just one minute Trunks got angry, it all seemed she really didn´t want to go with him, but he was going to make her go, it would be a consequence for her actions and she deserved it! "listen... if you want to back out"
He knew so well how to make her change her mind, her pride, the untouchable and dear Saiyan pride she had... it was going to ruin her, her pride would lead her to perdition.
"I don't back out Trunks" she said stubbornly. Definitely, she was not going to back out and he was not going to make a mock of her.
Trunks smirked again, he was right, she was as stubborn and proud as his own father "O.K. so, if you don't want to go with me just said it"
He was almost sure she didn´t want to go with him... until he saw something in her eyes combined with a deep red face... her fingers tapping on the table, her stammered words... he realized she was nervous, ashamed and kind of ... frightened?
"It's not that" she said looking at her hands
Trunks tried to soften the atmosphere "I don't bite Pan..." he trailed off on purpose
"don't be silly Trunks, I know that" she said laughing
"Yet..." He laughed at her red and shocked face
"What?"
"It's not like we hadn't go on a trip before" he said waving his hand
"That was six years ago!"
"so? I can't see the difference" He said grinning evilly
Pan let his sarcasm pass by and focused in one thing: her parents. "Well, my Dad will see it"
"so? I think everybody will see that difference..." He said smirking
"He won't allow me to do that" She said fighting against her will, of course she wanted to go with him but she was frighten as hell and her words were based on emotion rather than reason.
"He will" Trunks stated
"How do you know?"
"I know it... so are you in?"
"Yes" She said biting his lower lip in the process
Trunks eyes lingered in her lip until she stopped and then he asked her shyly this time "O.K. wanna go for a walk?"
"O.K."
They were talking and laughing for about two hours, it seemed the cool air of the night had softened the tension and they were themselves again. Trunks flew Pan back to her home. They landed on the front yard and Trunks stepped closer to her, he had no motifs to do that, he just acted by instinct. Pan stepped closer too, staring at him. His eyes traveled from her eyes to her lips several times, her eyes seemed to have own will and did the same thing. They remained in silence until Trunks sighed and told her:
"See you on Friday at five"
"O.K. see you at five" She said lowering her eyes
"five in the morning" Trunks said smirking
Pan rolled her eyes. "yeah, I know"
Trunks was happy, it hadn't been that hard... she had accepted. But he was still wondering why she had lied to him, she really had fooled him and she knew it... it was really almost the same situation that those kids had told him.
The Kids were hidden in a nearby tree. When they saw Trunks was leaving, they burst out laughing about them. After a while, Vegeta frowned.
"I can´t believe that's my uncle, what a shame"
"and I can´t believe that's my aunt... your grandpa were right, he is kind of ... stupid"
"What are you talking about? He is my uncle, a great warrior, don´t call him stupid" Vegeta said hitting the head of Goku with a thick branch.
"You called him that way first" replied Goku rubbing his head
"Yes, but he is my uncle, why don´t you call your grandma stupid?"
"HEY!"
"See?"
"Point taken" replied Goku
"They are a couple of stupids"
"Dumbs" corrected Goku, but Vegeta didn´t take it that way...
"O.K, you are right, a couple of stupids dumbs"
Goku rolled his eyes "Well at least they talk about that bet"
"Yeah, and your grandma, the great fighter backed out"
"She didn´t back out" replied Goku
"She didn´t accepted the true, it's the same thing"
"No, it's not, she was just afraid"
"Afraid of what? Come on Goku, admit it, she is as clueless as he is"
"O.K. now we know why they were alone all their life" reply Goku sadly
The headache came back and they decided to fly back to the ship. They knew they had made changes that was not supposed to occurred.
Trunks was cooking five hamburgers when Vegeta sat down wanting to take a couple of hamburgers.
"Want some Dad?" asked Trunks opening the fridge's door
"Mph... yes" muttered Vegeta looking at him with an incredulous look on his face.
Trunks placed nine hamburgers on the table and both bit their hamburgers. Vegeta was staring openly at him, Trunks was in a good mood and was eating happily. They ate slowly... Trunks broke the silence first
"Dad I' d like to spar next week"
"Why?" Asked Vegeta drinking a soda
"I'm losing shape and I want to be faster and stronger"
"Everyday at five a.m. in the G.R." replied Vegeta finishing his drink and opening another can
"Thanks Dad" said Trunks happily
"Why you sudden change?" asked Vegeta frowning
"What?"
"What's happening Brat?"
"Why?" asked Trunks confused
"You didn't want to cook or to spar before... what's happening?"
Trunks grinned "Oh, I don't know... I felt like to"
"Who is she?" Vegeta said smirking. He knew his son very well to buy that crap Trunks had told him.
"What? What do you mean?"
"Who is she Brat" Said Vegeta beginning to feel upset at his son stupidity
"There's no one"
"come on... I know you" said Vegeta almost laughing "you forget about that weakling pretty soon ehh?" He said with twisting his lips in a sarcastic smile
"Who? Hiyori? Ommm, yes"
DEPARTMENT STORE
Friday Morning.
Pan had packed all her stuff, she didn't know why Gohan had accepted her trip without a complain. Her mother had been looking funny at her. She had insisted to help Pan to pick up her clothes and had picked very womanly items.
FLASHBACK:
Videl had dragged her to the mall to buy a new bath suit, what she didn't knew was that Marron was waiting for them at the mall.
"Hey Marron, what are you doing here?" Pan greeted Marron with a tight hug
"Waiting for you" replied Marron smiling
"But you are not living in Japan!" said Pan confused
"Well, I wanted to visit my parents and my friends, I called you and your mom told me about your trip" Said Marron raising her eyebrows and grinning excitedly "So, you and Trunks are now..."
"NO" interrupted Pan, knowing what was she going to say next "So, my mom invited you?"
"Yes, you don´t mind, do you?" asked Marron shyly
Pan grinned and wrapped her arms around Marron shoulders "Of course not, as long as you don´t pretend to suggest me to wear some slut baths"
The women laughed and walked to an elegant women department store.
"Why you didn´t tell me Mom?" asked Pan
"Oh, I know how you are, and you have to be fashionable, I have a good taste but I'm not in today's fashion and Marron is very assertive and sexy"
"So, we thought you probably were going to need help" Marron said grinning
"I can choose a simple bath suit, you know" said Pan twisting her lip to the side in an unfriendly gesture
"Oh yes, but you are going to pick one simple piece bath suit and you have to remember you are going with Trunks and you have to be fashionable if the press catch you" Marron replied picking a green bath suit
"O.K. you are right" say Pan while she picked up another bath suit.
They had buy not one bath suit, they had picked up three. At first Pan didn´t want to buy three, but neither had agree to leave the one they had chosen and they decided to buy the three bath suits, one for each style. Marron had chosen a two pieces bikini, her mother a very revelatory bath suit and she had picked up just a common one piece bath suit.
END OF FLASHBACK
She felt Trunks landing on her front door and pulled the T-shirt over her head to chose another one, she brushed quickly her hair and rushed out of her room to open the door grabbing her capsules on the way out, she put them in her purse and after a friendly greeting they took off headed to the beach. Trunks didn´t know if he was going to tell her he already knew about her identity and he was so pensive about it that he didn´t see a big tree in front of him and smashed into the tree, blushing furiously, he knew she was watching, her laughs were piercing his ears and the shame was showing in a deep red on his face, when he turned around she was leering at him, her eyes watered and her arms folded.
"What was that Trunks?" She asked with sarcasm "day dreaming?"
He blinked repeatedly.
"I hope you was not thinking about me..." She said with venom on her voice waiting for his reply
"Hah hah hah, you wish"
"Then, what were you thinking about?" She flew over to him and stood in front of him with a malicious look on her face.
He retorted hastily "That's for me to know and for you to wonder because I´m not going to tell you"
"Oh come on Trunks, tell me" she said smirking
"Come on, I don´t want to be late"
"O.K. but you will have to tell me later"
"Keep dreaming Pan"
She smirked and replied "You better don´t because I don´t want you hurt when we get to the beach, I´m not planning to babysitting you"
He was going to answer to her mean comment but he decided against it.
When they arrived they signed in a very nice Hotel, Trunks choose two rooms with a communication door inside.
She was kind of nervous about it but she tried to act as normal as always. Trunks had been nervous too but he acted as if he just wanted to relax on the beach.
End of Chapter 28.
Author notes. Thank you for your reviews, I´m planning to write all day, so if you want me to post another chapter today let me know 'cause I don´t know if I´m posting too fast and maybe you don´t have the time to catch up with the story. Thank you.
