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CHAPTER 38. ENRAGED BY NEWS

Saturday.

Next day they decided to go training to the mountains, they were in the woods after a long day of fun. He had told her to kiss him and try to get in control the moment she felt her energy leaving her body. After two or three long kisses she was getting tired of trying to sense her energy, it didn´t raise, she sighed frustrated.

"Come on, try again" he told her warmly

She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. He deepened the kiss and circled her waist with his arms holding her close.

She moaned in his mouth and after a minute her energy was spiking, he raised his energy at the same time, she noticed her energy pushing and pulled away.

Trunks just stood there looking at her "What's wrong Panny?" He said through swollen lips and squinted eyes.

"I felt it! I raised my energy" She said excitedly

"umh... really?"

"Yes! Wait... you didn´t feel it?"

"umh... no" he said blushing

"But you raised your energy too! I thought you did it to stop me from throwing you away!"

He blushed lightly again "Well... it seems my body acted by... instinct"

"WHAT?"

"Let's do it again, I'm sorry I missed it" he said pulling her close again

"I don't know... I was sure I..."

He didn´t let her talk, he just kissed her again trying to keep an eye on her energy. She felt it again but this time when she tried to pull away he didn´t let her.

"Trunks, wait... I did ..."

He cut her off "I know"

He kept on kissing her deeply until she didn´t want to find out about energy or control, that happened in less than two minutes of course. He was lost in their kisses, he didn´t care if she could control her energy or not, he just wanted to be with her.

After a while they were chatting laying on the ground and suddenly Trunks told her "Maybe you were right, now that I'd been training I feel much better"

"really?"

"Yes"

"I'm glad you feel better Trunks"

"What about you? Do you think you are improving your control? He asked her seriously

She rested her head on her wrist thinking about it "I don´t know, sometimes I think I'm better than before but.. I don´t know"

Trunks smiled and rolled over stopping just beside her "Why don´t you show me your control again Pan?"

Pan shivered when she felt his hand grabbing softly her cheek, she knew what he wanted, she blushed and asked flirtatiously "How?"

He laughed "you know how" He pulled her close kissing her.

She really didn´t care about her control, she kissed him back and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. He deepened the kiss and she moaned in his mouth, he tightened his grip on her and started to kiss her neck, she shivered and tilted her head to the side. He didn´t waste time and began running his tongue from her jaw to her earlobe and whispered "you are not even trying Pan"

She chuckled and decided to tease him whispering in his neck "Shut up and show me yours"

Trunks smiled "It can surprise you Pan, I have a really good control"

"Let's see" she said and kissed his neck.

He shivered and muttered "Oh God!".

She smirked proudly and kissed lightly down his jaw, when she reached the part above his clavicle She started running her tongue up to his earlobe. He closed his eyes tightly and grabbed her head trying to find her lips, when he found them he kissed her passionately and this time it was Pan who shivered.

The sky was darkening and they stopped to look at each other, her bright dark eyes shining, her cheeks red and her swollen lips were as maddening as her scent, but he gathered all his courage and stood up whispering "It seems we both need practice". He smirked flirtatiously and took her home.

An embarrassing dinner.

Next Friday, at the end of November, Trunks called Gohan determined to talk to him.

Vegeta didn't say anything, just saw how Trunks got ready to go to his office. While he was working, he called the Son's, he knew Gohan would be working there all day.

Videl answered the phone "Hello"

"Hi Videl, I was wondering if Gohan was there"

"Hi Trunks, Yes, do you want to talk to him?"

"Yes, please"

"Sure, wait a second" She said calling Gohan.

Trunks heard the steps of Gohan approaching. Videl said Good bye and left to the kitchen.

Gohan was surprised to hear Trunks was calling him. He took the auricular and thanked Videl.

"Hi Trunks, what is it?"

"Hi Gohan, I know it's early but I would like to talk to you"

"Is something wrong?" asked Gohan squinting his eyes

"No, every thing is fine, but I need to talk to you and Videl"

Gohan narrowed his eyes "When and where?"

"Today at 12 if that's o.k. with you" Trunks answered tightening the muscles of his mouth in expectation

Gohan's nostrils flared and he gave a nod in deep thought "Where?"

"Why don't you come over here? we can get out for lunch maybe?" Trunks asked hesitating, he didn´t want Gohan to be suspicious but he new he would be suspicious about it anyway

"Why don't you come here? I know you like home made food, and we can talk while we are here" Gohan told him, tapping his fingers on the table as a way of relieving stress.

"I really have a lot of work here and besides...I'd prefer to talk to you alone, I don't want Pan to know about this" said Trunks shyly trying to control his nervous.

Gohan's energy increased slightly and he tightened his lips and spat through clenched teeth "Why not?"

"Look Gohan, I can´t explain it right now, but that's something just between you and me"

"Then why are you inviting Videl?" He asked suspiciously

"I mean I need to talk to you both, but I don´t want Pan to know about it, not now..."

Gohan nodded "O.K. I'll be there"

"Thanks, I really appreciate it Gohan"

Gohan grunted and hung up the phone. He told Videl they would be leaving at 11:45 to meet Trunks. Videl didn´t ask and nodded her head.

When Gohan and Videl arrived, Trunks was already waiting for him, Trunks extended his hand for a handshake and kissed Videl lightly in the cheek. They went to a nearly restaurant and have dinner first. After a while Gohan asked him "Well.. what was so urgent?"

Videl elbowed Gohan lightly, noticing Trunks should be the one to talk, maybe it was hard for him to talk, he was so nervous, avoiding eye contact, his hands were beneath the table.

Trunks sighed deeply and focused on his glass "All these years.. you have been more than my best friend's brother... you had been more like my brother too, I hadn't lie to you ever..."

Trunks looked up when Gohan chuckled "Well, that's not exactly..."

Trunks chuckled too interrupting him "As an adult... I mean"

Videl started giggling and sipped her soda.

Gohan shrugged looking into his eyes amused, this wasn´t the way Trunks used to be, definitely and it was somewhat funny watching him act as if he was a teenager again "Go on"

Trunks continued looking into his eyes for a longer period "I had known Pan since she was born and I always saw her like a second sister or a niece" he trailed off on purpose, waiting to see Gohan's reaction

Gohan raised his eyebrows and stared at him without blinking "Yes and...?"

Trunks sipped slowly his beverage and nodded leveling his eyes with Gohan's "But... in the last years, things changed for me, I didn´t notice it... I didn't know when she stopped being my friend or my best friend's niece or the daughter of my best friend's brother, my friend... to become something more..." he trailed off again trying desperately to find a way to tell Gohan this, he wanted to be honest but he wanted to stay away from discussions too and he knew Gohan would explode in anger if he didn´t chose the proper words.

Gohan's pupils began to dilate, his left arm was on the table, his hand slightly closed, begins to ball in a fist. "What exactly do you want to say?"

Trunks turned to look at Videl and then holding Gohan's gaze gave a soft smile, he was feeling intimidated by Gohan's look but he needed to reveal his emotions "I like her... a lot... look... I know I was a kind of a player... but I wouldn't dare to ask her out if I wouldn't believe I have deep feelings for her... I wouldn't dare to offend you or her... I know I'm much older than she is in human terms, but I would really, really like to have your approval to date her... I know it's hard for you two and for my father and believe me that I had tried to stop what I feel but I can't, I know you don't like this... I know you trust me and you wasn't expecting this... from me... but I wanted to be honest with you"

Gohan frowned, his face and hands became a bit paler, his body stiffer in the chair and his nostrils flared, he was trying to control.

Videl raised her eyebrows staring at Trunks with her eyes widened as he spoke the words, her jaw dropped and she raised a hand to cover her mouth.

Gohan breathed in and out quickly leaning back as far as the chair allowed it, Videl noticed it and put her hand on top of his hand reminding him to stay calm.

Trunks lowered his eyes, he was as nervous as a teenager, feeling Gohan's anger increasing. His body had stiffened reacting at Gohan's Ki, shouting at Trunks he was in danger. Trunks knew Gohan could harm him.

Gohan breathed deeply "I know you have been going out Trunks, whom do you want to fool?" Gohan pulled his hand away from the table, opening and closing his fist at the side of his body.

Trunks stammered " No, no, listen, I'm not trying to fool you"

Videl reached out and touched his leg beneath the table, applying pressure to let him know he had to stay calm and focused in the conversation.

Gohan eyes looking fixedly at him, penetrating deep into his soul, his voice became low "I didn´t say you were trying to fool ME, I was referring to YOU"

Trunks chuckled nervously "No, I mean..."

Gohan's nose wrinkled, his eyebrows pulled down, the eye opening narrowed... with a cold voice he replied "You two have been going out for a while, you were already dating Trunks..."

"Well, that's not exactly what I..."

Gohan interrupted him, raising his upper eyelids and turning his head to the left "How long Trunks? How long have you been dating?"

Trunks sighed deeply and answered lowering his eyes "For about four weeks"

"Gohan lose the prudence and stood up angrily "Don't lie to me Trunks!"

Videl grabbed his arm and pulled him down with all her strength to make him sit down again. Trunks pulled back his feet under the chair, his body tensed beginning to perspire.

Gohan sat down again and eyed him with his jaw clenching "Don't lie to me! I know you have been going out since that trip to the beach!"

Trunks gulped "No, no, We have been going out since that time but just like..." he trailed off not daring to say as friends.

Gohan raised his eyebrows again "like what? Like friends?"

Trunks body was shaking, now he knew what his father had meant when he told him he needed to train because - you don't know when someone stronger than you will want to beat you or enjoy your supper, it could be the last one- but he was not going to back out, Gohan was a good man and he wouldn´t hurt him just because he was dating his daughter.

Videl whispered "Stop this Gohan, let him explain, let him talk to us"

Gohan bared his teeth and stared at him "Why are you asking for our approval if you are already dating her?"

Trunks lowered his voice to reply "I thought I should ask for your permission"

"Why you didn´t ask me before?" Gohan asked him, his heart rate was increasing and his face was flushed.

Trunks noticed the hard stare of Gohan and answered "Well.. I" he trailed off not really knowing what to say

Videl frowned "Gohan..."

Gohan didn´t break the dominance contest "Wait a minute Videl"

Videl frowned again and repeated "Gohan..."

Gohan frowned "Stay out of this Videl"

Videl clenched her teeth and balling her hands kicked him under the table raising her voice "GOHAN!"

Gohan winced lightly in pain, she could kick really hard and she knew the ankle was the right place to kick, he breathed deeply and turn around exasperated "WHAT?"

"You weren´t expecting him to ask you first, were you?" she said raising her eyebrows with a smug look on her face.

Gohan rolled his eyes and squinted them "You should be supporting me, dear"

"Well, I'm not, you are as stubborn as my father, Gohan!"

Gohan's lips became thinner and tighter "..."

"come on Gohan... as if you had asked my Dad first..."

Gohan raised his voice "It's not the same Vi, he's 14 years older than she is!"

Trunks interrupted "13"

Gohan shouted "Whatever!"

Videl's forehead tightened up a little between her eyebrows "You know what I mean"

"It's not the same" replied Gohan

"Of course it is" Videl said mirroring his pose

"We were in loved" Gohan stated

"And how do you know they are not?" She asked him raising her eyebrows as a signal of victory

"They CAN'T be!" he said leaning slightly forward with his feet flat on the floor

Trunks was staring at them, running his eyes from Gohan to Videl and decided to make his intentions clear "Look, Videl, Gohan, I didn´t me..."

Gohan and Videl turned around immediately and shouted at the same time "SHUT UP!"

Trunks gulped and closed his mouth.

"You can't do this to Pan!" she said looking directly at Gohan's face

"I'm just trying to protect her!" he said not paying attention to Trunks

"You are trying to ruin her life acting like this! If he was another man he had ran away one hour ago! You are going to approve Gohan and that's an order!" She stated

Gohan blinked in shock staring at her angry face, "No, I'm not"

Gohan felt the suddenly need to stood up and dragged her to their house to teach her not to order him, but his human blood predominated, he was not that kind of man, he would never impose to her.

"YES, YOU ARE!" Videl said angrily

Gohan had to recognize that she was right... but he was not going to admit it right now. "No, I told you I'm not"

"What's your problem Gohan? He is a good man!" She said trying to reason with her husband

"He was a player, he is an adult and she is a kid!" He said desperately trying to find an excuse

Videl rolled her eyes "Pan is not a kid Gohan... wake up, she is a woman, and if it's not Trunks, it's going to be someone else! Wouldn´t you prefer to be him?"

Gohan sighed taking his eyes off her and whispered "I know"

"He is going to take care of her Gohan..." she trailed off looking intensely to his face, knowing he was just worried and that's why he was acting like that.

"I know" Gohan said placing his hands on the table in plain sight.

She grabbed softly his hands and started caressing his fingers "come on... we know how this is..."

Gohan frowned again when the memory of the time they were dating hit him... they fell madly in love, at the beginning had been a sweet school love, but as the time passed by, his childish love started to mature, and he started feeling the deep urges to be with her in a more intimately way, he had fought with all his strength to resist the overwhelming desire to mate... he knew he was a strong man, his will was strong, he was a gentleman, respectful and shy, but he knew how the other men were... besides... he knew what was like to be a saiyan, a saiyan in love...

Gohan said through clenched teeth "That's why I'm worr..."

Videl cut him off quickly "Enough!"

Gohan remained in silence for a moment, he didn't talk right away, just looked at him right to his eyes and shook his head worriedly... thinking very well to choose his next words. "I know you care for her, for all of us, I believe you and I know this is how it has to be... and I'm going to give you my approval to date her... but If you ever... just once... hurt her... I'm going to hunt you down and I'm going to kill you worst than you can ever imagine... not even in your worst nightmare..."

Trunks sighed relieved "Thank you Gohan, I really appreciate it and I won't disappoint you..."

Videl smiled warmly and Trunks nodded his head thanking her for her intervention.

"just one thing more" Trunks said looking at Gohan

Gohan rolled his eyes and frowned. "Look... I don't really like this, What are you asking for now?"

"I don't want her to know about this talk... I want to make things go slow, she doesn't really know what I'm up to...but I wanted to ask for your permission first" Trunks told him, his face facing him directly with eye contact and a shy smile

"And what would you do if I would say NO?" Gohan said stubbornly

"Try to make you change your mind... try to stop these feelings... I don't know... Still faking in front of every one"

Gohan chuckled and told him amused "Do you really think all of us are so naive to not know what's happening? Don't worry... I won't tell her and I appreciate your honesty"

Trunks blinked in surprise "Thanks...but... what do you mean all of you already knows what's happening?"

Gohan chuckled "That's one of the many things you will have to find out for yourself"

They left and Trunks went to work, relieved.

That night Trunks invited Pan to a club and had their own party there, after dancing all night, he drove her home, he knew Gohan could be spying on them or keeping an eye on their Ki's and this was not the moment to take risks, Gohan wouldn´t control if he watch them kiss... so he decided to call it a day and say good bye.

Pan was kind of disappointed she was expecting to be with him more time, but he promised her to go somewhere next day.

Saturday Morning Trunks invited her to a nice restaurant and after dinner, they spent all afternoon at her apartment chatting and playing games. It was still early when he left, telling her he was really tired and he had a lot of work and projects to solve with his mother.

She went to visit her parents on Sunday, Videl kept smiling at her but Gohan was weird, serious and a little cold, but when she asked them what happened they avoid her question and start chatting about something else.

Gohan and Pan sparred a little after a while and she stayed there that night. She accepted their explanation, her father had a hard day at work and he missed her grandpa. Videl had been talking about funny things all day, about going to the mall and buying her a new wardrobe, telling her she was going to need it, but she just refused, she was to busy right now to be shopping.

The line of the cyborg

Marron was very happy. She had found out she was eight weeks pregnant. The moment she told Tetsu he was very happy too. She decided to fly to Japan and tell the others about her pregnancy. She had thought she would never have a baby, she knew her body was slightly different, she was the daughter of a cyborg. Even when her mother was human, all the experiments and the improvements that her body had suffered had affected her genetics. She had been married for about four years, she didn´t try to avoid pregnancy. She was just happy to know she could give Tetsu a son or a daughter.

She flew to Japan one week later and organized a party. She didn´t tell her parents or friends about this.

When they were all gathered in Kame house, she asked them to open a little box, when they opened it they found chocolates shaped as a baby bottle, a baby rattle and a baby carriage with a note that said: Marron and Tetsu are going to have a baby.

They were all happy for the news, 18 didn´t know how to react but Krilin was almost as happy as his daughter.

Marron and Tetsu left after a week. Trunks and Pan didn´t have time to spend time together because Marron had been going out with Pan and Trunks had a lot of work.

Next Week. The first week of December.

At six Trunks knocked on Pan's door and greeted her. They walked out the apartment and climbed on his car. He had been driving for almost an hour in silence.

Pan shifted in her seat uncomfortable "Well... are you going to tell me where are we going?"

Trunks smiled "It's a surprise"

He took a detour aside of the highway and told her: "Time to walk..."

Pan felt his hand grabbing hers "What are we doing here Trunks? We are near to the mountains..."

"Yes, but we have to walk, we are almost there" he said looking into her eyes and starting to walk.

"We could fly instead..." she said

she stopped to straighten her clothes and he smiled waiting for her "It's easier to walk, there are so many trees"

They walked until they saw a beautiful waterfall in the middle of the woods

"This is beautiful Trunks" her voice dropped at the end of her statement.

Trunks raised his eyebrows and laughed lightly "Do you want to spar?"

Pan jumped and shouted excitedly "YES!"

They were sparring for about an hour, Trunks constantly reminding her to stay focus and don't lose control. After that hour he threw a capsule to the floor and a picnic's equipment appeared. They set it all and unpacked the food. When they finished they decided to take a nap. It was nearly eight when they woke up.

Trunks chuckled and told her: "Did you sleep well?

Pan laughed and blushed. "I could have sleep better"

Trunks arched his eye brows looking at her, scanning her face to find out a more specific clue.

Pan blushed, that comment sounded really bold and she didn´t mean to say it like that "I mean, grass is not so comfortable"

Trunks laughed "I bet you sleep usually more than that"

"Well, not really, it's just that my energies need some rest" she said smiling

Trunks chuckled and puller her close to him and leaned down. His kiss was sweat and long. He didn't need to wait long before her lips parted to give him fully access to her mouth. Pan slowly folded her arms around his neck.

They were kissing very sweet and tenderly at first, their kisses turn out deeply and passionate after a while. They pulled apart slowly... looking deeply at each other...

End of Chapter 38.
Author Notes: Thanks so much to: Vannya-Pan, Hermione-Double, Apolonia86, Rose Lily Potter, Supersaiyanx, azul55, Karen, Graelyn-chan and Sonpan, for the reviews. Wow! I can´t believe you all write to me, it's the biggest number in this story! and thank you all, you really made me feel better and besides it was so exciting to read that number of reviews! That was a really good gift! Thank you.

In answer to your questions, yes something is going to happen to Bra, her life is going to have a change but I can't tell you exactly what is going to happen because that would ruin the surprise, I'm trying to let things happen slow, as it happens in real life, step by step, she has to realize a lot of things, Trunks and Pan they are beginning to accept they are in love, but they she is still thinking their families are going to be a problem, Trunks is wondering about that too, because Vegeta knows something and Gohan at least accepted he was going to date his daughter. Uub and Marron are busy right now but they are going to be there too. Goku... well Goku has to think about his life and the right things to do before he gather the courage to see his wife and his younger son.

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