The waiter came up to Trunks and his date and Trunks eyed him, "Did we ask for champagne?" he said firmly. The waiter nervously smiled, "It is a toast given to you, by Ms. Son," he reasoned. Trunks eyes widened and he looked just over the waiter's shoulder to see that indeed Pan sat with a small group in the back of the restaurant laughing and smiling. She knew he was here and his brow furrowed for a moment before he remembered. Today was her birthday. And he half expected her to look over at him and Gem, as if to confirm she was watching them, solidifying that she knew he forgot, but instead, she was laughing and carrying on with a smile.
"Trunks?" His eyes slipped back to Gem, his date for the evening. Her eyes turned to one side and she said, "Who is Ms. Son?" He arched a brow as the waiter poured them the champagne. "My friend's daughter, it seems I had forgotten she invited me to her birthday dinner. She's here now," he said truthfully. Her head rose and he said to the waiter, "Will you ask them if we may join them?" He nodded and Trunks watched as the young man skittered off and went to Pan's side. Trunks felt his heart begin to race though as Pan touched the boy's forearm and smiled up at him. Her happy eyes and her smiled, revealed that her response was yes and Trunks rose from his seat, politely offering his arm to Gem. She gladly took it, taking her glass in the other and they walked over to the table. Two chairs were brought upon their arrival and Pan waved a hand. She said, "Please, join us."
They sat and Marron and Bura were giggling and Gem looked upon them with an arched brow. "What is so funny?" she pondered and Bura smiled for her. "Nothing, just a family memory," she reasoned and then Gem's eyes widened as she realized who Bura was. "You did not say I would be meeting your sister," she commented and Trunks shrugged. "Bura, this is Gem, Gem, this is Bura," he said easily. Gem gave him a look that stated she was not pleased with the sudden outcome of their date. Bura shook her hand and said, "Gem are you not the model on the cover of Capsule Corp magazine this month?"
"How did you and Trunks meet?" Marron asked while Goten and Trunks began chatting. "We were classmates in college." Bura's face brightened. "How surprising!" Gem's brow furrowed while Bura explained, "My brother tends to like younger women, I can assume you were an undergrad whilst he was working on his PhD of molecular science?" Trunks grumbled, "Bura, watch your tongue." She merely stuck it out at him and said, "Can't watch something you can't see." Gem merely smiled and she said, "I actually met him while completing my masters. So I was not too far behind him." Bura smiled, "So an educated model, how nice. Wonderful catch brother." Trunks cupped his hand across his eyes. His sister was being embarrassing.
Gem then looked over at Pan and arched a brow, she asked, "Are you not upset with him that he forgot your birthday?" Pan's eyes blinked at her and Trunks stiffened up, knowing full well Pan could be a lot like her mother and give everyone an earful. But she merely shrugged, and said, "I have no reason to be upset as I do not care." His eyes widened. Had he just been thrown under the bus, not one, but twice just now? He eyed her, but they continued the dinner without complaint and afterwards Marron and Bura demanded that they go dancing and Pan's face wrinkled. "Eh, I'll pass, I'm not much of a dancer." Trunks took his chance then to make amends. "You all can come over, I've got games, and we don't have any plans after this," he reasoned. Gem eyed him and he smiled for her, "Do we?" She merely laughed and shrugged. "I guess not." Pan saw her mannerisms and knew, Gem did not wish to stay out with them, but they all rose from the table and poured themselves back into the limousine and off they went to Trunks penthouse suite.
They rode up in an elevator in silence and Bura caught Pan's hand and squeezed it excitedly. "We can play cards," she said, "you know I'm great at cards." Pan arched a brow, "Yeah, because you cheat."
"Do not!" Bura exclaimed and Pan smiled and felt Bura's hand drop to cup Pan's backside. "I just distract people to bamboozle them," she reasoned and Pan caught her hand and said, "Well, that will not be happening tonight." Pan's eyes rose and listened to Goten and Marron as they spoke and chatted and then her eyes lifted to see Trunks's eyes wide. He had seen what his sister had done and Pan arched a brow, "What?" she asked innocently even though her eyes told him otherwise. The friction that was suddenly between them made him feel as if the elevator was suddenly too small and then Gem pressed another button just before they made it to the top. Trunks frowned at her and asked, "You're going home?" She eyed him. "Yes." And she eased up, kissed his cheek as the doors opened and pulled away from him and said, "Goodbye Trunks." And she left. Bura, Pan, Marron, & Goten all stared as Trunks politely pressed the doors to stay open while he walked her apartment door and they all stuck their heads over to watch. The young woman smiled for Trunks and without another word, without a kiss goodnight, she walked into her apartment and shut the door firmly shut. And Trunks eased away and made his way back to the elevator, his eyes were red hot, and they all gulped and shot back into the elevator without another word.