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Michi said she'd scream. I had to put it up within the next day. So, here ya be!

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Pan opened her eyes slowly to see a sleeping Trunks at the foot of her bed. He was laying face down as if he'd been awake waiting for her. She slowly sat up through the pain of her operation and tried not to wake Trunks.

Too late...

Trunks groaned and sat up. "Huh? Pan.... you're awake?"

"What happened Trunks?"

"Uhhh..."

"TRUNKS!"

"Well..." Trunks looked at the floor, "I dunno how to say this Panny..."

"I lost," she paused, "I lost it didn't I?"

Trunks just stared down.

"Didn't I Trunks?"

"Yes," He responded, "it was an incomplete miscarriage."

"Oh Dende," Pan said sitting back at looking at Trunks. She suddenly sat up and forward, "They didn't take out-"

"No," Trunks answered before she could finish, "Your father and I wouldn't let that happen."

Pan sat back a minute to let everything sink in. "Trunks," she said as tears began to flow, "I lost our baby.... how do I go on living?"

Trunks mumbled something still staring at the floor.

"What," Pan asked, "What was that Trunks?"

"I have no idea," Trunks responded, "but I don't want you to be mad at yourself for this. The doctors said there was no way for this to be prevented."

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Bra and Goten sat alone in the waiting room. Everyone had left to eat or sleep somewhere. Neither said anything. Neither one looked at the other one.

There was nothing to say.

"That could have been me Goten," Bra said slightly tilting her head.

"But it wasn't," he replied.

"Do you feel guilty because of how we where talking when we where waiting for Pan to confirm that she was having a baby?"

"Yes."

"Me too."

Goten and Bra sat uneasily for awhile.

Bra turned and looked at Goten, "Do you think Pan and Trunks will be okay?"

"Do you mean do I think they'll stay together?" Goten asked looking at her out the corner of his eye.

"Yeah."

"I think they will," Goten said, "They bonded long ago."

"Bonded?"

"Something I assume happens between Saiya-jins. Vegeta talks about it every once and awhile. From what I heard, two Saiya-jins bond, and they can no longer live without one another. A strange occurrence in the saiya-jin nature," Goten explained, "That happened to Trunks and Pan when they were on the Grand Tour." (AN: I was thinking about that the other day, and if you think long and hard, Trunks and Pan would have bonded on the grand tour.)

"Ohh," Bra said looking at Pan's hospital room door, "So they'll be okay?"

"Yeah," Goten said as Bra snuggled her head on his shoulder, "They'll be fine."

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Pan's eyes were puffy and red from crying.

Trunks patted and rubbed her back over and over to try and calm her. "Shhh," he said, "Calm down Pan. It wasn't ment to be..."

"I know," Pan sobbed, "but I feel so guilty. It shouldn't have happened."

"There was nothing to stop it," Trunks told her, "We'll be okay, and our child will be find with..." he trailed off.

Pan only cried.

"Listen Pan," Trunks said sitting her up and making her look him in the eyes, "Everything will be okay. You hear me? I promise you that. I may not be the best at keeping promises, but I promise you that much. Everything will be okay someday." he picked up her hand and placed his palm against hers, "Look at that," Trunks said pointing out the ring on her finger, "Remember the night I gave you that? That is my promise. I will be with you always. I will love you always. Nothing will ever change that. Hear me. I'll take good care of you, and though I know the pain may seem like it'll never go away, someday it will. And then, a million years from now, we'll have had a few kids, and we'll have all died, and all of us, every last one of us, will be together in the end."

Pan half smiled, half sobbed. She hoped he was right.

Trunks rest his other hand on her cheek, "I promise. I truly do." (AN: And before I get any more reviews saying "When did they get angaged, I'll let you know now that I'll have that as a flash back in a later chapter.)

Pan took the hand on her cheek, and brought it to her face and kissed it gently. Trunks leaned into her, and kissed her neck, "Thank you Trunks," she whispered as he slowly stood and opened the door.

"I'll be back in a few minutes, I'm gonna go tell Goten and Bra how you are. You go rest," he motioned his hands for her to go to sleep.

Pan nodded, "Yes sir," she laid back, and closed her eyes.

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Goten looked up as Trunks exited Pan's room, "How is she?" Goten whispered.

Trunks stood in front of the door, "Pan's going to need a lot of physical and mental therapy after this."

Goten avoided moving, due to a angelically sleeping Bra, "And you?"

"I don't know what I'll need. Right now, I need Pan to be okay."

"Yeah," Goten said trying to shift his weight, "I think I'll take Bra home," He said supporting her head, and lifting her up.

Trunks looked at him though one eye, "Bonded with my sister I see."

Goten grinned, "I guess so."

"Bye," Trunks said turning to Pan's room.

"Bye," Goten said leaving the hospital.

Trunks tip toed into Pan's room to find her sleeping. He kissed her forehead, turned out the light, and sat back down in his chair next to her bed to sleep.

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Next time on AFIHLAW!

How will Pan recover? When am I gonna add more G/B? Will Goku ever tell them he has their son with him?

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