It was now mid afternoon and everyone had already
gone through some intense things. Feelings were revealed, friendships were
weakened and, another was beaten almost to the point of death. The day was only
half over, yet for Goten, Bra, Pan and Trunks, the day could've been over hours
ago.
Goten was lying down on his bed trying to figure
out how, his parents were able to manage going through this. Yet the
distressing thing was, that everything that has already happened was just the
beginning, of what was to come.
"Man, this is unreal. Plus I never thought mom
actually had the courage to stand up to the King like that, knowing she's a
human. I guess Pan inherited that from her." He said talking to himself, then
remembering what happened to Pan.
"Oh my god! I have to go see Pan!"
Goten ran out of the room and down to the
dungeon, but not without running into King Vejita.
"Where are you going in such a rush boy"?
"I'm going to go spar with kakarot." Goten said,
feeling weird calling his father by his saiyjin name.
"Good! Keep training my son, perhaps one day
you'll become the super saiyjin we all hope you'll be." With that he began
walking away.
"Don't worry Vejita does become a super saiyjin."
"What"!? The king said turning around at Goten,
wondering why he was talking in the third person.
Goten quickly realized his error and fixed
himself.
"Just giving myself mental confidence father." He
said behind a fake smile.
"I wonder about you boy."
Then the king left. Goten wiped the sweat forming
on his forehead, and let out a sigh of relief. He also realized that this was
the second error he's made today. Then without wasting anymore time he ran off
to the dungeon to go find Pan.
While he was running by the hall Trunks spotted
him and wondered were it was he was going to in such a rush, so he followed
him, trying not to be seen or sensed.
Goten finally got to the room where Pan was lying
on a cold metal bed looking up at the sky through the window. His heart ached
when he saw how Beaten and bruised she was, and he wished that he never had to
do what he did.
"How are you feeling"? He said entering the door,
with a concerned expression on his face.
Pan quickly turned her head and just looked at
him with a sad and tired face.
"Well I guess I'm ok, if you want to count, being
beaten by three, saijyins for 2 hours ok." She said in a low tired voice.
"I'm so sorry Pan I never wanted to condemn you
like that, you know I would never do that to you. You're my only niece."
"Yea I know, I remember when Grandma told me
about when she got beaten, I never got it when she looked so sad, when she
would say that part of the story to me. I just never got it, but now I do." Her
eyes started to tear, and Goten just looked at her with a sad and helpless
look. For that is how he felt, Helpless and lost.
Then he noticed from the corner of his eyes, he
saw his father's shadow. Then he realized that Trunks was being a snoop, but he
figured this was the perfect opportunity to get him to realize how much Pan
cares for him.
"You know Trunks was furious when they took you
away, in fact he hasn't spoken to me since then for I think he's angry at me
for letting this happen to you." He said looking at the shadow.
"Was I imagining it when he said that he loved
me? Or did he really say it"?
"What do you think"?
"I don't know I feel so confused, and I feel so
lost, in more ways then one."
"Well you know what I think Pan"?
"What"?
"I think that he wasn't lying when he said that
he loves you."
Pan quickly looked at him in disbelief, and tried
to see if he was just saying that to make her feel better or if he meant it.
"Are you serious"?
"Of course I am, who else do you think he'd tell,
about you too? Besides me and Bra most likely."
Pan just looked at him and shrugged, not being
able to answer his question.
"Well then there you go. And you know, maybe you
should let him know how you feel, I mean it get's kind of frustrating thinking
that your loving a person that may not love you back."
"I know how that feels."
Goten looked at her in a suspicious way, and then
he looked to see if Trunks was still there and he was, so he knew that he was
about to here, something he's been waiting to hear for a long time.
"What do you mean by that Pan"?
"I think you know what I mean, Uncle."
"How do you know that"?
"Fine if you want to play stupid then I'll tell
you."
"Good, enlighten me." He said with a smirk.
"I've loved Trunks for almost 6 years, and never
once did I know if he felt the same way. And why should I try to figure it out,
since he was always with some girl, he only saw me as the best friend. So why
would I put myself out there, just to be rejected, by the only person I've ever
loved." With that she closed her eyes and continued to rest her tired body.
"You know, you may look like you grandmother
right now, but when you just told me that, I could've sworn I saw my niece."
Pan opened her eyes in wonder as to why he said
that, but before she could say anything he interrupted her.
"You better make a move soon Pan 'then he looked
at Trunks hiding by the wall', or maybe you won't have to. I better go, as I
remember it, I shouldn't be here, I'll see you soon."
"Uncle Goten."
"Yea"?
"I believe I'm not the only one hiding my
feelings for someone, am I"? She said smiling.
He just looked at her and shook his smiling at
how she could always know what he was thinking or feeling.
"Yea Pan, you're not and I'm going to work on
that when the time comes."
With that Pan closed her eyes and tried to get
some rest.
When Goten left the room he headed right over to
where Trunks was pretending not to see him. Then trunks stepped in front of
him.
"So is where you've been for the past 3 hours"?
Goten said acting surprised to see him.
"Maybe"? He said lifting an eyebrow.
"I guess you heard the conversation I had with
Pan."
Trunks just looked down at the floor, and then at
Goten, who already knew what his answer would be.
"Yea I did."
"Then now you can let all the doubt leave your
mind."
"How can I be sure"?
"Trunks did you id you not hear that conversation
I had with her"? He said wondering why Trunks would say such a thing.
"Yea." He said in a low voice.
"Listen man, you have a girl in there that loves
you just as much as you love her, if not more. Don't play stupid, cause then
you guys might just stray from each other, the way the old woman said. You two
guys are too smart for that, don't start playing dumb now, Trunks."
"Yea but, I could've sworn that she wanted to be
with that other guy."
"What other guy"?
"That guy that she's been with for how long."
"Oh god you mean Amon"?
"Yea him."
"Oh please Trunks, she went to him cause she
thought you didn't love her. So she did what you did, she went to someone else,
to try and see if she could have what she thought she would never have with
you."
"You mean love."
Trunks looked at Goten who was looking at him
like 'How could he have been so blind for the past 6 years' then he just shook
his and sighed.
"Listen Trunks you're my best friend and Pan's my
niece, and I know that you guys are meant for each other, I know it, Bra knows,
everyone back home knows. But they can never understand why the two of you
haven't done anything about it. You guys are both playing the same stupid game,
and you're both going to lose, if you don't stop it."
Goten just sighed and looked at Trunks for he had
nothing left to say. And Trunks knew it, yet he was shocked at what Goten told
him, for he never spoke to him so seriously before.
"It's your call man, hopefully you'll do that
right thing."
"Thanks Goten, but I can't help but feel, that
you were talking from a personal experience." Trunks said looking at him, with
a confident face.
Then Goten just froze, and smirked.
"Maybe."
Then Goten and Trunks walked in opposite
directions, thinking of nothing but what the other had told them.
Bra was walking around the castle exploring and
wondering about, everything that just happened and she felt so bad for Pan that
she decided to go visit her.
"Hey girl how are you doing"?
"Hey Bra, I haven't seen you for a while, you
just missed Goten he stopped by a little while ago."
"Oh really"?
"Yea, he had some interesting things to say. Has
he spoken to you lately"?
"No why"?
Pan smiled and shook her head.
"Just asking"?
"Oh ok, has my brother come to visit you yet."
"Well if you mean have I seen my grandfather's
body, then no."
"You know he loves you."
"Does he"?
"Yea, you didn't hear him before"?
"Yea I did, and thanks to Goten I finally know
what I must do."
"Yea Goten's a regular cupid, isn't he."
"Hehe, yea I guess he is."
"And even that cupid has someone he loves as
well."
Bra looked at Pan, with doubt, but Pan shook her
head up down, with a big smile, which told Bra everything she needed and wanted
to know.
"But I don't think he knows if she loves him in
return."
"Well right now I can't love him."
"Why not"? Pan said looking discouraged at Bra's
remark.
"I can't love someone who's in my father's body,
that's just a Jerry Springer case right there." She said scrunching her nose.
They both looked at each other a balled out
laughing.
"Yea I guess you got a point there, I mean I
wouldn't kiss Trunks for all the money and power in the world, as long as he's
in my grandfather's body."
"Yea well, after the guards took you off I was
crying and Goten was holding me and I wanted to kiss him so badly but when I
looked up and saw my father I was like, OK reality check Bra, no love till I
can look up at Goten and see, Goten, not my father, Yuck!!" she said sticking
out her tongue.
"Ha ha, exactly." Said Pan laughing.
"But I do love Trunks."
"Yea I know you do Pan, and I think you better
tell him soon."
"Just as long as you tell Goten when the time is
right, cause if we have to follow this story line, we have to wait."
"Deal."
They both slapped each other a high five.
"I think you better get going you're not supposed
to be visiting me now anyway."
"Oh you're right. Well I'll leave now.
Bra left her room and went to go look for Goten
for as she looked out the window, she noticed that it looks like the time is
near for the trouble to begin.
Then all of a sudden the whole palace started to
shake, Bra Tried to make her way to the thrown room were Goten was.
"Goten it's starting." Bra said trying to
maintain her balance, while the palace trembled.
"I know but it shouldn't be happening now it's to
early, something must have gone wrong." He said looking out the window as the
trembling stopped and silence filled the air.
Then Trunks ran into the room.
"That wasn't supposed to happen yet was it."
"No it wasn't."
Then a bright light shown over them and they all
looked up, waiting to see what was about to happen to them.
I know this was a long chapter but it had to be done! So please R&R and chapter will eventually be out. Ja ne! ^_^