TITLE: Chapter Three - The Reaction
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. This is about T/P with a bit of G/M.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on Fateful Encounter:
Pan turned around to look at whatever her friend was stuttering about. There had to be an explanation. No one just turned that red for no absolute reason. Taking a quick glance behind her, Pan thought her heart was going to stop. She had found her tear in the vast ocean.
*****
There he was, a few tables away from her. The prince who had haunted her every sleeping hour, the man she had defied Kami-sama for. He was right there, the man she had given up immortality for. He still had the ability to make her feel warm, just like in her dreams.
Pan turned around, wondering if he had been sharing her dreams. What if he hadn't? What did that mean than? She had left heaven thinking she would confront him the minute she saw him, but now, she wasn't so sure. Would he take her for a total maniac? Would he even care? What had she gotten herself into? Silently, hands shaking, she resumed her eating, wondering what he was really like.
*****
Trunks watched as Goten barely touched the food they ordered. His friend was too busy staring and blushing to actually eat, which was quite surprising since Goten usually ate more than twice what he ate.
He cleared his throat. "If you aren't going to eat that plate of shrimp dumpling, pass it my way."
"Huh? Wha? Oh, here, you can have it."
Hiding his shock, Trunks took the food. Goten? Passing up food? Was the world ending? Abruptly, Goten stood up and began walking towards the table with the two girls. Trunks reached out a hand to stop him, but was too late. Goten was already walking away.
"Goten you baka!" He tried to keep his voice down while trying to be heard at the same time. It was not an easy task.
Goten pooled his courage together and walked towards the girls. Never in his life had anyone been able to make him feel the way he did when the girl had looked up at him. His heart pounded like a drum, fast and hard. It became increasingly difficult to breath. He felt like he was floating and his stomach churned making him feel like he might throw up. He was three feet away, two, one, no turning back now.
"H..Hi. My name is Go...Goten. What's yours?" He reached out a hand towards the blond haired girl knowing that he was turning red.
The girl flashed a smile at him and reached out for his hand. "Hi. Nice to meet you. My name is Marron and this is my friend Pan."
He shook her hand, not knowing what else to do. Marron, what a beautiful name. A beautiful name to go with a beautiful face.
Marron let him continue to shake her hand, feeling herself go red as she stared into his dark brown eyes. He was so unbelievably cute! "So, your name is Go Goten?"
"Uh, no." He smiled sheepishly and broke the handshake to scratch the back of his head (very much like Goku does). "No, it's just Goten. Sorry about the confusion." She smiled and he thought he was going to fall over.
At his own table, Trunks shook his head in disbelief. Slowly he got up, not wanting to sit alone.
Pan's heart began to speed up as, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the lavender haired man stand up. She would never forget that face, it perfectly matched the one from her dream. He came walking towards their table and she was forced to shut her eyes, fighting back the tears of joy that she felt rushing to her eyes.
"Hi." He smiled, she almost fainted. "My name is Trunks. I'm Goten's friend. Normally he would introduce me, but he's too busy being nervous. It's a pleasure to meet the both of you. Sorry, I didn't catch your names."
His voice was soothing to Pan's soul, making her feel as if everything was going to be alright. She looked briefly into his eyes and almost gasped. They held something that she had never seen before. True, they were intense, but they held pain, as if there was a large burden placed on his shoulders.
"Oh, hi Trunks. I'm Marron and this is my friend Pan."
"Do you mind if we sit down with you guys?" Trunks asked the question, knowing Goten could not.
"Sure thing."
*****
In the shadows, a figure lurked, unknown to the four youngsters at the table. The figure listened to their conversation and watched their actions. The black haired girl was pretty. She would do. True, there were two Saiyans with her, but his master had already killed three powerful Saiyans before, these two would be no problem to his master.
*****
"So, where exactly are you girls going?" Goten didn't want to part with Marron just yet. True, he hadn't said much to her over dinner, but just seeing her made him feel good.
Before Marron could answer, Pan jumped in. "Oh, we're just wandering around you know." She threw a quick, I'll explain later, glance towards Marron.
"Really? Why don't you come with us then? I mean, four is better than two right?"
Trunks smirked at his friend's bravery. An hour ago, he had been unable to speak, now he actually had the nerve to ask the girls to go with them?
"That is, if you don't already have plans." Goten added the last part as an afterthought.
Pan looked at Marron and knew what her friend wanted. "Yeah sure. Why not?"
Trunks looked at Pan. He had only known her and Marron for about an hour, and yet it felt as if they had all known each other for an eternity. He marvelled at the feeling. It was strange. Had he ever met these two girls before? If he had, when? He couldn't remember meeting them before. However, the nagging feeling that he had met Pan before just wouldn't leave. He pondered the question some more as they found a small hotel to sleep in, two rooms, one for Goten and himself and one for the girls.
*****
Again the creature lurked in the shadows, waiting until the lights went out in both rooms before returning to it's master to report what it had seen. Yes, it's master would be happy with the report. It had been a long time since the master had had a pretty concubine.
*****
Marron and Pan sat up talking long after they had turned off their lights. Somehow, both felt very close dispite knowing each other for only a day. Maybe saving someone's life brings you closer to them, who knew. Still, they felt like sisters, thrown together by fate and so they talked, as sisters would, deep into the night. Just as Pan was about to fall asleep, Marron asked her a question that brought her forcefully back into wakefulness.
"So how do you plan on finding the boy of your dreams?"
Pan almost jumped out of bed. She had forgotten to tell Marron what she had been dying to tell her all day. "Marron! We don't have to search for him anymore."
"Huh? Why?" A very confused Marron sat up.
"Because, we've found him. Well, rather, he's found us."
Even through the dark, Pan could see Marron flinch. "It isn't Goten, is it?"
"No silly."
"Trunks?"
"Yes."
"Ehhhh!" Marron squealed in happines. "Oh Kami. So he looks just like the guy from your dreams?"
"Yeah, but I'm not sure if he's a prince."
"Don't worry about that. That's easy enough to find out. You just leave that to me."
Pan's thoughts were still on the lavender haired man when Marron asked her another question.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?"
"Huh?" She thought about it for a second. "Yeah, I guess so."
"That's good. I didn't want you to think of me as silly. Especially since I think I'm in love with Goten."
Pan giggled. "I figured just as much."
"You did?"
*****
Trunks lay awake, still pondering his thoughts.
"Trunks?"
He turned over onto his side to look at his best friend who slept on the bed across from him. "Yeah?"
"Do you know how it feels to be in love?"
The question startled him. Never in his life had Goten asked such a serious question before. "Why do you ask?"
"I don't know. I just wonder what it's like, to be in love I mean."
"Oh. I don't know." As he got no response, Trunks closed his eyes, willing himself to sleep. Half an hour later, the prince was still not asleep.
"You still awake?" Goten's voice once again penetrated into his head.
"Yeah. Why?"
"I dunno. Just wondering."
He sat up, knowing that he wouldn't get any sleep until his friend had spilled whatever it was that was bothering him. "Spit it out Goten."
He could see Goten sit up in bed as well. "I...I think I'm in love with Marron?"
Thud. Anyone standing outside would have heard Trunks hit the floor.
"What? Are you crazy? We just met her today and you think you're in love already?"
"You don't understand! Something inside me just clicked when I saw her today. I just know she is the one for me."
Trunks shook his head, not believing what he was hearing. "Goten, let's be sensible here. You can't possibly love someone just by seeing them."
He felt a pillow fly his way and ducked just in time. "Forget it Trunks. Just forget I said anything. You wouldn't understand anyway. You don't love."
Closing his eyes, he thought about what Goten had said. Was love at first sight possible, or was his friend merely infatuated? Besides that, Goten was wrong. He did love, it was just that he hadn't found the girl he loved...yet. After another half hour, Trunks finally fell asleep. For the first time in years, his dreams weren't filled with screaming, pained Saiyans, but instead, they were filled with a dark haired goddess who was his salvation.
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. This is about T/P with a bit of G/M.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on Fateful Encounter:
Pan turned around to look at whatever her friend was stuttering about. There had to be an explanation. No one just turned that red for no absolute reason. Taking a quick glance behind her, Pan thought her heart was going to stop. She had found her tear in the vast ocean.
*****
There he was, a few tables away from her. The prince who had haunted her every sleeping hour, the man she had defied Kami-sama for. He was right there, the man she had given up immortality for. He still had the ability to make her feel warm, just like in her dreams.
Pan turned around, wondering if he had been sharing her dreams. What if he hadn't? What did that mean than? She had left heaven thinking she would confront him the minute she saw him, but now, she wasn't so sure. Would he take her for a total maniac? Would he even care? What had she gotten herself into? Silently, hands shaking, she resumed her eating, wondering what he was really like.
*****
Trunks watched as Goten barely touched the food they ordered. His friend was too busy staring and blushing to actually eat, which was quite surprising since Goten usually ate more than twice what he ate.
He cleared his throat. "If you aren't going to eat that plate of shrimp dumpling, pass it my way."
"Huh? Wha? Oh, here, you can have it."
Hiding his shock, Trunks took the food. Goten? Passing up food? Was the world ending? Abruptly, Goten stood up and began walking towards the table with the two girls. Trunks reached out a hand to stop him, but was too late. Goten was already walking away.
"Goten you baka!" He tried to keep his voice down while trying to be heard at the same time. It was not an easy task.
Goten pooled his courage together and walked towards the girls. Never in his life had anyone been able to make him feel the way he did when the girl had looked up at him. His heart pounded like a drum, fast and hard. It became increasingly difficult to breath. He felt like he was floating and his stomach churned making him feel like he might throw up. He was three feet away, two, one, no turning back now.
"H..Hi. My name is Go...Goten. What's yours?" He reached out a hand towards the blond haired girl knowing that he was turning red.
The girl flashed a smile at him and reached out for his hand. "Hi. Nice to meet you. My name is Marron and this is my friend Pan."
He shook her hand, not knowing what else to do. Marron, what a beautiful name. A beautiful name to go with a beautiful face.
Marron let him continue to shake her hand, feeling herself go red as she stared into his dark brown eyes. He was so unbelievably cute! "So, your name is Go Goten?"
"Uh, no." He smiled sheepishly and broke the handshake to scratch the back of his head (very much like Goku does). "No, it's just Goten. Sorry about the confusion." She smiled and he thought he was going to fall over.
At his own table, Trunks shook his head in disbelief. Slowly he got up, not wanting to sit alone.
Pan's heart began to speed up as, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the lavender haired man stand up. She would never forget that face, it perfectly matched the one from her dream. He came walking towards their table and she was forced to shut her eyes, fighting back the tears of joy that she felt rushing to her eyes.
"Hi." He smiled, she almost fainted. "My name is Trunks. I'm Goten's friend. Normally he would introduce me, but he's too busy being nervous. It's a pleasure to meet the both of you. Sorry, I didn't catch your names."
His voice was soothing to Pan's soul, making her feel as if everything was going to be alright. She looked briefly into his eyes and almost gasped. They held something that she had never seen before. True, they were intense, but they held pain, as if there was a large burden placed on his shoulders.
"Oh, hi Trunks. I'm Marron and this is my friend Pan."
"Do you mind if we sit down with you guys?" Trunks asked the question, knowing Goten could not.
"Sure thing."
*****
In the shadows, a figure lurked, unknown to the four youngsters at the table. The figure listened to their conversation and watched their actions. The black haired girl was pretty. She would do. True, there were two Saiyans with her, but his master had already killed three powerful Saiyans before, these two would be no problem to his master.
*****
"So, where exactly are you girls going?" Goten didn't want to part with Marron just yet. True, he hadn't said much to her over dinner, but just seeing her made him feel good.
Before Marron could answer, Pan jumped in. "Oh, we're just wandering around you know." She threw a quick, I'll explain later, glance towards Marron.
"Really? Why don't you come with us then? I mean, four is better than two right?"
Trunks smirked at his friend's bravery. An hour ago, he had been unable to speak, now he actually had the nerve to ask the girls to go with them?
"That is, if you don't already have plans." Goten added the last part as an afterthought.
Pan looked at Marron and knew what her friend wanted. "Yeah sure. Why not?"
Trunks looked at Pan. He had only known her and Marron for about an hour, and yet it felt as if they had all known each other for an eternity. He marvelled at the feeling. It was strange. Had he ever met these two girls before? If he had, when? He couldn't remember meeting them before. However, the nagging feeling that he had met Pan before just wouldn't leave. He pondered the question some more as they found a small hotel to sleep in, two rooms, one for Goten and himself and one for the girls.
*****
Again the creature lurked in the shadows, waiting until the lights went out in both rooms before returning to it's master to report what it had seen. Yes, it's master would be happy with the report. It had been a long time since the master had had a pretty concubine.
*****
Marron and Pan sat up talking long after they had turned off their lights. Somehow, both felt very close dispite knowing each other for only a day. Maybe saving someone's life brings you closer to them, who knew. Still, they felt like sisters, thrown together by fate and so they talked, as sisters would, deep into the night. Just as Pan was about to fall asleep, Marron asked her a question that brought her forcefully back into wakefulness.
"So how do you plan on finding the boy of your dreams?"
Pan almost jumped out of bed. She had forgotten to tell Marron what she had been dying to tell her all day. "Marron! We don't have to search for him anymore."
"Huh? Why?" A very confused Marron sat up.
"Because, we've found him. Well, rather, he's found us."
Even through the dark, Pan could see Marron flinch. "It isn't Goten, is it?"
"No silly."
"Trunks?"
"Yes."
"Ehhhh!" Marron squealed in happines. "Oh Kami. So he looks just like the guy from your dreams?"
"Yeah, but I'm not sure if he's a prince."
"Don't worry about that. That's easy enough to find out. You just leave that to me."
Pan's thoughts were still on the lavender haired man when Marron asked her another question.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?"
"Huh?" She thought about it for a second. "Yeah, I guess so."
"That's good. I didn't want you to think of me as silly. Especially since I think I'm in love with Goten."
Pan giggled. "I figured just as much."
"You did?"
*****
Trunks lay awake, still pondering his thoughts.
"Trunks?"
He turned over onto his side to look at his best friend who slept on the bed across from him. "Yeah?"
"Do you know how it feels to be in love?"
The question startled him. Never in his life had Goten asked such a serious question before. "Why do you ask?"
"I don't know. I just wonder what it's like, to be in love I mean."
"Oh. I don't know." As he got no response, Trunks closed his eyes, willing himself to sleep. Half an hour later, the prince was still not asleep.
"You still awake?" Goten's voice once again penetrated into his head.
"Yeah. Why?"
"I dunno. Just wondering."
He sat up, knowing that he wouldn't get any sleep until his friend had spilled whatever it was that was bothering him. "Spit it out Goten."
He could see Goten sit up in bed as well. "I...I think I'm in love with Marron?"
Thud. Anyone standing outside would have heard Trunks hit the floor.
"What? Are you crazy? We just met her today and you think you're in love already?"
"You don't understand! Something inside me just clicked when I saw her today. I just know she is the one for me."
Trunks shook his head, not believing what he was hearing. "Goten, let's be sensible here. You can't possibly love someone just by seeing them."
He felt a pillow fly his way and ducked just in time. "Forget it Trunks. Just forget I said anything. You wouldn't understand anyway. You don't love."
Closing his eyes, he thought about what Goten had said. Was love at first sight possible, or was his friend merely infatuated? Besides that, Goten was wrong. He did love, it was just that he hadn't found the girl he loved...yet. After another half hour, Trunks finally fell asleep. For the first time in years, his dreams weren't filled with screaming, pained Saiyans, but instead, they were filled with a dark haired goddess who was his salvation.