Chapter 6
Pan opened her eyes, looking at her hand holding another hand. She had felt something soft and warm brush by her cheek. She glanced at Trunks sitting beside her with a surprised look on his face.
" Um Pan...can I have my hand back please?"
Pan sat up abruptly, the jacket sliding off her shoulders, making her shiver in the cold once more.
" Gomen Trunks."
Trunks picked up the jacket and put it around her shoulders once more.
" You'll catch a cold."
He smiled tenderly at her before leaning back to the floor to gaze at the stars. Pan frowned as she caught sight of all the empty plates and bowls once filled with food.
" You ate all my food didn't you?"
" Yep. It looked tempting."
Pan felt his gaze on her and looked away quickly, gazing up at the moon.
" Didn't you have enough food at dinner with your fiancee?"
Pan instantly regretted her question as she thought about the implication. Now she would have to hear him talk about that woman. Trunks let out a sigh, placing his head on his arm in attempt to get comfortable.
" Pan...Ayako and I-"
" Wait. I want to tell you something first. I'm really sorry I walked out on the dinner that night. I really like Ayako. I think she'd be great for you...I just was just running late. You two will make a great couple...just invite me to the wedding alright?"
An red flush on her face and neck proved her embarrassment. Trunks laughed at Pan's awkwardness.
" Pannie...don't worry about it. You can't lie to me...I know you too well."
" What do you mean? ...I um...I didn't lie at all!"
" Well...it doesn't matter. Things didn't work out with Ayako anyway."
Pan whipped her head around fast to stare at him. Her hair flew out from its contraints and settled around her shoulders.
" What do you mean?"
He shifted again, rolling from his side onto his back.
" We broke up. The engagements off."
Trunks turned his head to gauge her reaction. She sat still and silent, refusing to look at him.
" I...I'm sorry."
" Don't be. I'm fine...its better it happened now then after we got married."
" Did you love her Trunks? Did you truly?"
Pan looked over her shoulder at him. In the moonlight shining upon her, giving her skin a porcelain apperance and her hair a healthy shine, she looked breathtaking. Which explained Trunks' loss for words.
" Trunks?"
" ...yeh. I did...but then...something happened. I stopped."
Pan looked back down at the floor, her fingertips tracing the designs on the picnic blanket.
" I...I wish I could stop."
" Stop what?"
" Loving someone."
Trunks grinned wickedly.
" Loving someone Pan? Are you holding out on your best friends? I think I should know!"
" No...you don't. Forget I said it ok?"
" Um...sure."
Pan straightened her legs and leaned back, letting her arms support her body weight. Trunks looked over at her and poked her.
" So Pan...how have you been lately?"
" Fine."
" How was school? Meet any boyfriends?"
" It was fine. There were plenty of guys."
Trunks felt a pang of jealousy and quickly shrugged it off.
" Whats wrong with you?"
" Nothing...er...the roof is kinda uncomfortable to sleep on."
Letting her hair form a curtain around her face, she shuffled closer to Trunks and lifted his head, placing it on her lap.
" Better now?"
Trunks smiled and nodded, inhaling the sweet apple scent of her shampoo. He couldn't be any more comfortable if he tried. They sat there in silence, enjoying the view before them.
Pan stared at the soft silky lavender hair before her. Sucumbing to the temptation, she moved to sit up once more, using her hands to twist the lavender hair into a braid.
" Pan! What are you doing to my hair?"
" err...sorry. It just looked so tempting."
Trunks muttered under his breath as he lifted his hand to stop Pan. Feeling his hand on hers, Pan inhaled sharply, blushing furiously. However, she did not move, in case Trunks decided to take his hand away.
Trunks lay there, feeling the softness of Pan's skin. The warmth seeped through him as he held on, forgetting the original purpose of taking Pan's hand. Both sat in silence, refusing to move or say anything to destroy the moment.
Finally Trunks let go of her hand, letting his own fall back down beside him.
" Um...sorry." He muttered softly, gazing up through her curtain of hair into her eyes.
Pan looked away, closing her eyes and trying to hide the redness of her cheeks. She felt his hand caress her cheek.
" Wow Pan...You're really heating up...are you feeling sick or something?"
Trunks lifted his head off her lap, sitting up to put his hand on her forehead. Pan let out a sigh and turned away slightly, forcing Trunks to take away his hand. She sat huddled, with her knees against her chest, eyes closed and with a slight pout on her lips, signalling her annoyance at Trunks' ignorance.
" Pan? C'mon...don't be like that."
Pan was about to open her mouth to protest when something soft and warm brushed by her lips. Her eyes flew open to see Trunks' sky blue ones in close proximaty. But slowly, they began to close as Trunks pulled her into a tight embrace as they began to kiss passionately. Finally, the need for air outweighed their longing, both pulling away from each other. Pan breathed heavily, trying to catch her breath back as Trunks stared at her with a scared look.
" Why...why did you do that Trunks?"
" Because...I really...I wanted to."
Suddenly Pan's anger flared up as she thought about the circumstances.
" You did this because you miss Ayako didn't you? In the moonlight...you thought I was...It didn't mean anything to you!"
" No! Pan you're taking this the wrong way just let me ex-"
Trunks reached out for Pan again but she pushed him away, making him lose his balance and fall onto the roof once more.
" I can't believe I was so stupid to believe for a SECOND that you actually liked me. I'm so dumb!" she yelled at herself as she pulled off Trunks' jacket and threw it in his general direction.
Trunks grabbed it in midair before it had a chance to whack him in the head.
" Wait! Pan! Let me explain...don't run off like that."
He watched as Pan jumped off the roof, floating down. Quickly he followed, only to find a closed window in his face. He rapped gently on the window, hoping Pan would open it. The curtains drew shut abruptly, as if she had slammed a door in his face.
Oh well...maybe I'll explain later when she's cooled down.
The bright colours and sounds of the mall went unnoticed as Pan walked uncertainly around. She had no idea what she was doing. All she knew was that she didn't want to see Trunks for awhile.
Which is exactly what I didn't want to do last night either.
Her fingers touched her lips delicately as she remembered what else had touched it the night before. But then it hadn't meant anything. He was on the rebound and she was there to pick up the pieces of his broken heart.
Is he really or am I just jumping to conclusions?
It was too late to go back. She had rejected him the night before...and she wouldn't have a chance of salvation. Sighing, she walked on, her heart heavy in her chest. Her eyes widened as she stepped into the elevator. There was somebody inside. A somebody with big green eyes and chestnut hair.
" well...if it isn't Pan. Remember me? I was Trunks' fiancee."
Pan glanced at Ayako's hand, now missing the huge diamond ring she had seen that fateful night. She smiled warily, keeping her eyes glued to the floor, not wanting to face Ayako.
" Um...hi Ayako."
Ayako gave her a menacing scowl as she pushed Pan up against the wall, digging her fingernails into the sides of her arms.
" You bitch. It's because of you we broke up. YOU."
Pan looked from Ayako's hands clawing onto her arms to Ayako's face. She shook her head in protest and tried to shake free of Ayako's grip without using her saiyajin strength.
" Ayako...I didn't do anything! It's not my fault...don't blame me for your inability to hang onto Trunks!"
A stinging red mark appeared on Pan's right cheek as Ayako slapped her.
" Don't give me that bullshit. WE were perfectly FINE before you came along. You know I asked him why we had to break up. I asked him if it was because of you...he hesitated. But read my lips Pan! He loves ME. I'm going to have him...and you can't stop me. You just watch."
" ...Trunks...he..."
Ayako's face twisted from her scowl to an evil smile.
" You know Pan...the best thing you could do right now is disappear. You could get over it and Trunks and I can get on with our lives together. He loves me."
Ayako puncuated her last words with sweeping hand gesture, picking up her shopping bags and walking out of the now open elevator door. Pan stood there in shock and confusion, her right hand cradling her sore cheek, tears sliding down her face.
" ...the best thing I could do...is disappear."
Author's note:
Mwahahahhaa what an awfully short chapter! Well...again I have to say better than nothing right? I know it's unusually short...I can't say anything against that fact so pleasseee forgive me? The best I could come up with in my short breaks between studying ^__^
I could have ended it then and THERE in this chapter and scrapped the rest of my plan for this story. But then I thought " what would I have to do to intrigue myself?". I should probably write that untitled fic...but this is my main thing at this point. Oh well you guys will just have to wait for the ending to this one. When I do, it'll be the first fic I've completed...! Yay!
Pan opened her eyes, looking at her hand holding another hand. She had felt something soft and warm brush by her cheek. She glanced at Trunks sitting beside her with a surprised look on his face.
" Um Pan...can I have my hand back please?"
Pan sat up abruptly, the jacket sliding off her shoulders, making her shiver in the cold once more.
" Gomen Trunks."
Trunks picked up the jacket and put it around her shoulders once more.
" You'll catch a cold."
He smiled tenderly at her before leaning back to the floor to gaze at the stars. Pan frowned as she caught sight of all the empty plates and bowls once filled with food.
" You ate all my food didn't you?"
" Yep. It looked tempting."
Pan felt his gaze on her and looked away quickly, gazing up at the moon.
" Didn't you have enough food at dinner with your fiancee?"
Pan instantly regretted her question as she thought about the implication. Now she would have to hear him talk about that woman. Trunks let out a sigh, placing his head on his arm in attempt to get comfortable.
" Pan...Ayako and I-"
" Wait. I want to tell you something first. I'm really sorry I walked out on the dinner that night. I really like Ayako. I think she'd be great for you...I just was just running late. You two will make a great couple...just invite me to the wedding alright?"
An red flush on her face and neck proved her embarrassment. Trunks laughed at Pan's awkwardness.
" Pannie...don't worry about it. You can't lie to me...I know you too well."
" What do you mean? ...I um...I didn't lie at all!"
" Well...it doesn't matter. Things didn't work out with Ayako anyway."
Pan whipped her head around fast to stare at him. Her hair flew out from its contraints and settled around her shoulders.
" What do you mean?"
He shifted again, rolling from his side onto his back.
" We broke up. The engagements off."
Trunks turned his head to gauge her reaction. She sat still and silent, refusing to look at him.
" I...I'm sorry."
" Don't be. I'm fine...its better it happened now then after we got married."
" Did you love her Trunks? Did you truly?"
Pan looked over her shoulder at him. In the moonlight shining upon her, giving her skin a porcelain apperance and her hair a healthy shine, she looked breathtaking. Which explained Trunks' loss for words.
" Trunks?"
" ...yeh. I did...but then...something happened. I stopped."
Pan looked back down at the floor, her fingertips tracing the designs on the picnic blanket.
" I...I wish I could stop."
" Stop what?"
" Loving someone."
Trunks grinned wickedly.
" Loving someone Pan? Are you holding out on your best friends? I think I should know!"
" No...you don't. Forget I said it ok?"
" Um...sure."
Pan straightened her legs and leaned back, letting her arms support her body weight. Trunks looked over at her and poked her.
" So Pan...how have you been lately?"
" Fine."
" How was school? Meet any boyfriends?"
" It was fine. There were plenty of guys."
Trunks felt a pang of jealousy and quickly shrugged it off.
" Whats wrong with you?"
" Nothing...er...the roof is kinda uncomfortable to sleep on."
Letting her hair form a curtain around her face, she shuffled closer to Trunks and lifted his head, placing it on her lap.
" Better now?"
Trunks smiled and nodded, inhaling the sweet apple scent of her shampoo. He couldn't be any more comfortable if he tried. They sat there in silence, enjoying the view before them.
Pan stared at the soft silky lavender hair before her. Sucumbing to the temptation, she moved to sit up once more, using her hands to twist the lavender hair into a braid.
" Pan! What are you doing to my hair?"
" err...sorry. It just looked so tempting."
Trunks muttered under his breath as he lifted his hand to stop Pan. Feeling his hand on hers, Pan inhaled sharply, blushing furiously. However, she did not move, in case Trunks decided to take his hand away.
Trunks lay there, feeling the softness of Pan's skin. The warmth seeped through him as he held on, forgetting the original purpose of taking Pan's hand. Both sat in silence, refusing to move or say anything to destroy the moment.
Finally Trunks let go of her hand, letting his own fall back down beside him.
" Um...sorry." He muttered softly, gazing up through her curtain of hair into her eyes.
Pan looked away, closing her eyes and trying to hide the redness of her cheeks. She felt his hand caress her cheek.
" Wow Pan...You're really heating up...are you feeling sick or something?"
Trunks lifted his head off her lap, sitting up to put his hand on her forehead. Pan let out a sigh and turned away slightly, forcing Trunks to take away his hand. She sat huddled, with her knees against her chest, eyes closed and with a slight pout on her lips, signalling her annoyance at Trunks' ignorance.
" Pan? C'mon...don't be like that."
Pan was about to open her mouth to protest when something soft and warm brushed by her lips. Her eyes flew open to see Trunks' sky blue ones in close proximaty. But slowly, they began to close as Trunks pulled her into a tight embrace as they began to kiss passionately. Finally, the need for air outweighed their longing, both pulling away from each other. Pan breathed heavily, trying to catch her breath back as Trunks stared at her with a scared look.
" Why...why did you do that Trunks?"
" Because...I really...I wanted to."
Suddenly Pan's anger flared up as she thought about the circumstances.
" You did this because you miss Ayako didn't you? In the moonlight...you thought I was...It didn't mean anything to you!"
" No! Pan you're taking this the wrong way just let me ex-"
Trunks reached out for Pan again but she pushed him away, making him lose his balance and fall onto the roof once more.
" I can't believe I was so stupid to believe for a SECOND that you actually liked me. I'm so dumb!" she yelled at herself as she pulled off Trunks' jacket and threw it in his general direction.
Trunks grabbed it in midair before it had a chance to whack him in the head.
" Wait! Pan! Let me explain...don't run off like that."
He watched as Pan jumped off the roof, floating down. Quickly he followed, only to find a closed window in his face. He rapped gently on the window, hoping Pan would open it. The curtains drew shut abruptly, as if she had slammed a door in his face.
Oh well...maybe I'll explain later when she's cooled down.
The bright colours and sounds of the mall went unnoticed as Pan walked uncertainly around. She had no idea what she was doing. All she knew was that she didn't want to see Trunks for awhile.
Which is exactly what I didn't want to do last night either.
Her fingers touched her lips delicately as she remembered what else had touched it the night before. But then it hadn't meant anything. He was on the rebound and she was there to pick up the pieces of his broken heart.
Is he really or am I just jumping to conclusions?
It was too late to go back. She had rejected him the night before...and she wouldn't have a chance of salvation. Sighing, she walked on, her heart heavy in her chest. Her eyes widened as she stepped into the elevator. There was somebody inside. A somebody with big green eyes and chestnut hair.
" well...if it isn't Pan. Remember me? I was Trunks' fiancee."
Pan glanced at Ayako's hand, now missing the huge diamond ring she had seen that fateful night. She smiled warily, keeping her eyes glued to the floor, not wanting to face Ayako.
" Um...hi Ayako."
Ayako gave her a menacing scowl as she pushed Pan up against the wall, digging her fingernails into the sides of her arms.
" You bitch. It's because of you we broke up. YOU."
Pan looked from Ayako's hands clawing onto her arms to Ayako's face. She shook her head in protest and tried to shake free of Ayako's grip without using her saiyajin strength.
" Ayako...I didn't do anything! It's not my fault...don't blame me for your inability to hang onto Trunks!"
A stinging red mark appeared on Pan's right cheek as Ayako slapped her.
" Don't give me that bullshit. WE were perfectly FINE before you came along. You know I asked him why we had to break up. I asked him if it was because of you...he hesitated. But read my lips Pan! He loves ME. I'm going to have him...and you can't stop me. You just watch."
" ...Trunks...he..."
Ayako's face twisted from her scowl to an evil smile.
" You know Pan...the best thing you could do right now is disappear. You could get over it and Trunks and I can get on with our lives together. He loves me."
Ayako puncuated her last words with sweeping hand gesture, picking up her shopping bags and walking out of the now open elevator door. Pan stood there in shock and confusion, her right hand cradling her sore cheek, tears sliding down her face.
" ...the best thing I could do...is disappear."
Author's note:
Mwahahahhaa what an awfully short chapter! Well...again I have to say better than nothing right? I know it's unusually short...I can't say anything against that fact so pleasseee forgive me? The best I could come up with in my short breaks between studying ^__^
I could have ended it then and THERE in this chapter and scrapped the rest of my plan for this story. But then I thought " what would I have to do to intrigue myself?". I should probably write that untitled fic...but this is my main thing at this point. Oh well you guys will just have to wait for the ending to this one. When I do, it'll be the first fic I've completed...! Yay!