i don't own dbz yada yada yada...
a/n--Trunks-33
Pan-19
Bra-18
Marron-28
Pan and Bra were on the phone with Marron, talking to her about the upcoming Capsule Corporation picnic. The picnic is an annual event that all employees of the company attended each year. The girls were just getting ready to hang up when Trunks walked into the room.
"Pan, can I talk to you for a second? There's something important that I need to talk to you about."
"Sure. Just a sec... what's that Marron?... yeah Trunks is here... Of course you can talk to him, he is your boyfriend after all!" Pan handed Trunks the phone. He reluctantly took it. Trunks and Marron had been seeing each other for around a year, but for some reason Trunks didn't seem to be too excited about talking to her.
"Hi, Marron... no... I guess... whatever... it doesn't matter to me... hey, Marron. I'm sorry to do this, but," he seemed anxious when he said this, (a little too anxious to Bra and Pan) "I hate to do this, but I have something important to do. Okay?... Bye."
Click
Pan and Bra just sat there a little bit shocked. Suddenly Bra spoke up.
"Trunks!!" she screamed.
"What?!" he asked a bit confused.
"You didn't tell her you love her!" Bra scolded.
"So?" he asked.
"'So' You always tell her you love her!" Pan interrupted.
"It's really not that big of a deal, girls. Anyways, Pan I really need to talk to you about something important."
"Hai." Pan responded.
"So what's up?" Bra asked.
Trunks gave his sister a dirty look. She was always poking her nose into his business. Why couldn't she just butt out?
"I'm sorry, Bra. Maybe I wasn't being clear enough for you. I'll restate my question so that you can understand it. Pan may I speak to you about something important IN PRIVATE!!!"
Bra was less than amused.
"Gomen, Trunks. Forgive me for being curious." Bra knew that her big brother loved her, but his sarcasm was beginning to get on her nerves.
"Braaaa!" Trunks whined.
"Okay, okay!! I'm leaving. Jeez!" Bra left the room only to come back five seconds later. "Wait just a minute! This is my room if you want to talk to Pan 'in private', go someplace else!!!"
Pan just sat back and listened to the two of them bicker back and forth. She knew that she should probably break them up or something, but this argument was just too funny. Eventually, she couldn't hold it in anymore and she began to laugh out loud. This immediately got the two siblings attention.
"What's so funny?" they asked simultaneously. They were both glaring at her.
"Your guy's fighting." She replied trying to stop herself from laughing anymore. Trunks and Bra continued to glare at her until she was finally able to regain her composure. When she finally did, she said, "Alright, Trunks. Where do you want to go?"
"How about we go to the waterfall?" he whispered to her ear. The waterfall was a place that only Pan and Trunks knew about. It was their get away, their safe haven. The waterfall was the place where the two of them went to sort out their thoughts whenever something was bothering them. So when Trunks suggested they go there, Pan knew something was wrong.
"Sure, Trunks. Let's go."
By now, Bra was confused. "Go where?" she asked.
"Crazy" was Trunks reply.
With that Trunks and Pan left.
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Pan and Trunks finally arrived at their destination. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Pan was getting ready to say something when Trunks interrupted her.
"I'm breaking up with Marron." he blurted.
Pan didn't know what to say. She was used to Trunks going to her with his girl problems, but this time it was different. Marron was her best friend, and Trunks was going to break up with her.
"Why?" was all she could think to ask.
"Because I don't love her."
"Nani?! What do you mean you don't love her? No wait... don't answer that just yet. I have another question... if you don't love her then why say that you do in the first place?"
"Because I thought that I did, but then I realized this weekend that I really didn't." Trunks tried to explain himself the best that he could, but the more he talked the more upset and annoyed Pan seemed to become. After all Marron was her best friend, and she knew that something like this would crush her. Pan was real mad, but then she realized that it wasn't Trunks' fault that he didn't love her. she decided to go easy on Trunks.
"What made you realize that you don't love her?" she asked trying to be as nice about it as possible.
Trunks was caught off guard. He was expecting Pan to go ballistic on him or something, but she didn't. In fact, she was being calm about it. A little too calm for Trunks' comfort. Now he was truly afraid of Pan. He couldn't answer her. He was afraid of what she might do to him.
"TRUNKS!!!" she yelled. Instantly getting his attention. She calmed down again. "Answer my question, please."
"Gomen nasai, Pan-chan." Now it was Pan's turn to be surprised. He never called her by Pan-chan. "The thing that made me realize that I wasn't in love with her was that I realized that I was in love with someone else." Pan wasn't paying attention. She was still trying to figure out why he called her by such an affectionate term. Trunks noticed that she hadn't been listening, so he waved his hand in front of her face. She blinked it off and said, "I'm sorry. What?"
"I said, I'm in love with someone else."
"Who?"
"I can't say."
"Why not?" she asked beginning to get a little frustrated again.
"I just can't, okay?"
"Well, can you at least tell me what made you fall in love with her? It is a 'her' isn't it?" she asked with an evil smirk on her face.
Trunks was shocked at her question. "Of course it's a 'her' Pan! That's just gross! Not to mention, uncalled for and unfair."
"I'm sorry Trunks-kun. I just couldn't resist." She said giggling. "So, what is she like?"
"Well, she's really pretty. And she's funny. I can talk to her about stuff..."
"What kind of stuff?" Pan asked.
"All kinds of stuff. I like being around her. The only problem is that she is younger than me and I don't know if she would have the same feelings."
Pan was in trouble. He was describing her to a tee. Could it be possible for him to have feelings for her. He was 14 years older than her after all. She was 24 now and he was 38, but there was still that age difference. She had had feelings for him a while back, but when she found out that he and Marron had hooked up she forced herself to get over him. She even had a boyfriend. Who, by the way, she was pretty convinced was going to propose soon. She had to be sure.
"Trunks."
"Yeah?"
"Is there... any other reason that you're unsure about your chances with her?"
"She does kind of have a boyfriend right now."
~Oh no!~ she thought. "Are they serious?"
"I'm not sure."
Pan noticed that Trunks had begun to blush when they began to talk about this "new" girl. She also noticed that the more details he revealed to her the redder he got. She decided that this conversation had gone far enough. She wanted to ask him how long he'd known this girl, but stopped herself when she realized that that information would confirm her suspicions. She didn't want that. She was over him now and didn't want to risk those feelings coming back.
"Maybe we should go back now." She said.
"Good idea." Trunks said. "Hey, Pan?"
"Hmm?"
"What am I going to tell Marron?"
"The truth."
"Okay. How am I going to tell Marron?"
"Very carefully and tactfully."
"Thanks for hearing me out."
"That's what I'm here for, Trunks."
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When they made it back to Capsule Corp. (a.k.a. Trunks and Bra's place) Trunks went straight up to his room. Pan went back up to Bra's room. When she got in there she was surprised to see Marron sitting on Bra's bed reading magazines.
"Hey, Pan. Where did you and my brother go to?" asked Bra.
"We went someplace where we could talk. You already knew that."
"Duh! I want to know where you two went."
"It's not your business. The place we went is our place, and only our place. It has been ever since I was seven."
"Why do you two keep it such a secret?" asked Marron.
"Because if everybody knew about it then it wouldn't be our place, it would be everybody's place."
"Well, I don't see what the big deal is. It's just a place. What do you guys do there anyways? You better not make out. Or else I'll kill you both." Marron said jokingly.
"What did you two talk about?" asked Bra.
"If Trunks wanted anyone else to know he would have told you wouldn't he?" Pan was beginning to get annoyed with Bra constant questions.
"Jeez, Pan. You don't have to be rude about it." said Bra a little hurt.
"Gomen Bra. It was just something real personal to him. That's all."
Just then Trunks walked into the room, and he had to do a double take when he saw Marron. He looked over to Pan with a surprised look on his face. Pan just gave him a look that told him to break up with her now and get it over with. He got the idea and asked Marron if he could talk to her. When they were gone Bra asked, "Pan what was that all about?"
Pan decided that Bra may as well know. "He's going to break up with her."
"NANI?! Dushite?"
"He says that he is in love with someone else."
"What?! Who?!"
"I'm not sure, but I think... it's... it's me"
"What makes you say that?" Bra was beginning to get frustrated.
"He kind of... kind of... told me."
"He TOLD you? Is this what you guys were talking about?!"
"Well, he didn't tell me in so many words, but he hinted at it."
"What do you mean?"
"I asked him to describe this other woman to me. He may as well have just said it was me because he described me and the friendship we have perfectly. He said that she was pretty, fun to be with, he can talk to her about stuff..."
"So, that doesn't mean that it's you."
"You didn't let me finish. He also told me that he was a lot older than her and that she already had a boyfriend. And get this. He called me Pan-CHAN!"
"Well, what are you gonna' do if it is you?"
"I don't know."
"Oh my gosh! You still have feelings for my brother don't you?"
"I'm not sure. I think I do, but I'm with Damion right now and I really like him."
"Do you love him?"
"Who?"
"Damion, duh!"
"No, I don't love him, but I do like him."
"That doesn't matter. What matters is that you still love my brother."
"But what about Marron? If I got together with Trunks she would hate me."
"Don't you think that your love for Trunks is more important?"
"I don't know. I'm probably not the one he was talking about anyways."
Just then Marron came back into the room. Tears streaming down her face. Pan couldn't look at her. Marron walked over and picked up her things. Before she left, she turned around to see Pan still looking down to the ground.
"I hope that you two will be very happy together." She said between sobs before she left. Pan wanted to cry. There was no denying it now. Trunks had been talking about her.
To be continued...
a/n--Trunks-33
Pan-19
Bra-18
Marron-28
Pan and Bra were on the phone with Marron, talking to her about the upcoming Capsule Corporation picnic. The picnic is an annual event that all employees of the company attended each year. The girls were just getting ready to hang up when Trunks walked into the room.
"Pan, can I talk to you for a second? There's something important that I need to talk to you about."
"Sure. Just a sec... what's that Marron?... yeah Trunks is here... Of course you can talk to him, he is your boyfriend after all!" Pan handed Trunks the phone. He reluctantly took it. Trunks and Marron had been seeing each other for around a year, but for some reason Trunks didn't seem to be too excited about talking to her.
"Hi, Marron... no... I guess... whatever... it doesn't matter to me... hey, Marron. I'm sorry to do this, but," he seemed anxious when he said this, (a little too anxious to Bra and Pan) "I hate to do this, but I have something important to do. Okay?... Bye."
Click
Pan and Bra just sat there a little bit shocked. Suddenly Bra spoke up.
"Trunks!!" she screamed.
"What?!" he asked a bit confused.
"You didn't tell her you love her!" Bra scolded.
"So?" he asked.
"'So' You always tell her you love her!" Pan interrupted.
"It's really not that big of a deal, girls. Anyways, Pan I really need to talk to you about something important."
"Hai." Pan responded.
"So what's up?" Bra asked.
Trunks gave his sister a dirty look. She was always poking her nose into his business. Why couldn't she just butt out?
"I'm sorry, Bra. Maybe I wasn't being clear enough for you. I'll restate my question so that you can understand it. Pan may I speak to you about something important IN PRIVATE!!!"
Bra was less than amused.
"Gomen, Trunks. Forgive me for being curious." Bra knew that her big brother loved her, but his sarcasm was beginning to get on her nerves.
"Braaaa!" Trunks whined.
"Okay, okay!! I'm leaving. Jeez!" Bra left the room only to come back five seconds later. "Wait just a minute! This is my room if you want to talk to Pan 'in private', go someplace else!!!"
Pan just sat back and listened to the two of them bicker back and forth. She knew that she should probably break them up or something, but this argument was just too funny. Eventually, she couldn't hold it in anymore and she began to laugh out loud. This immediately got the two siblings attention.
"What's so funny?" they asked simultaneously. They were both glaring at her.
"Your guy's fighting." She replied trying to stop herself from laughing anymore. Trunks and Bra continued to glare at her until she was finally able to regain her composure. When she finally did, she said, "Alright, Trunks. Where do you want to go?"
"How about we go to the waterfall?" he whispered to her ear. The waterfall was a place that only Pan and Trunks knew about. It was their get away, their safe haven. The waterfall was the place where the two of them went to sort out their thoughts whenever something was bothering them. So when Trunks suggested they go there, Pan knew something was wrong.
"Sure, Trunks. Let's go."
By now, Bra was confused. "Go where?" she asked.
"Crazy" was Trunks reply.
With that Trunks and Pan left.
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Pan and Trunks finally arrived at their destination. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Pan was getting ready to say something when Trunks interrupted her.
"I'm breaking up with Marron." he blurted.
Pan didn't know what to say. She was used to Trunks going to her with his girl problems, but this time it was different. Marron was her best friend, and Trunks was going to break up with her.
"Why?" was all she could think to ask.
"Because I don't love her."
"Nani?! What do you mean you don't love her? No wait... don't answer that just yet. I have another question... if you don't love her then why say that you do in the first place?"
"Because I thought that I did, but then I realized this weekend that I really didn't." Trunks tried to explain himself the best that he could, but the more he talked the more upset and annoyed Pan seemed to become. After all Marron was her best friend, and she knew that something like this would crush her. Pan was real mad, but then she realized that it wasn't Trunks' fault that he didn't love her. she decided to go easy on Trunks.
"What made you realize that you don't love her?" she asked trying to be as nice about it as possible.
Trunks was caught off guard. He was expecting Pan to go ballistic on him or something, but she didn't. In fact, she was being calm about it. A little too calm for Trunks' comfort. Now he was truly afraid of Pan. He couldn't answer her. He was afraid of what she might do to him.
"TRUNKS!!!" she yelled. Instantly getting his attention. She calmed down again. "Answer my question, please."
"Gomen nasai, Pan-chan." Now it was Pan's turn to be surprised. He never called her by Pan-chan. "The thing that made me realize that I wasn't in love with her was that I realized that I was in love with someone else." Pan wasn't paying attention. She was still trying to figure out why he called her by such an affectionate term. Trunks noticed that she hadn't been listening, so he waved his hand in front of her face. She blinked it off and said, "I'm sorry. What?"
"I said, I'm in love with someone else."
"Who?"
"I can't say."
"Why not?" she asked beginning to get a little frustrated again.
"I just can't, okay?"
"Well, can you at least tell me what made you fall in love with her? It is a 'her' isn't it?" she asked with an evil smirk on her face.
Trunks was shocked at her question. "Of course it's a 'her' Pan! That's just gross! Not to mention, uncalled for and unfair."
"I'm sorry Trunks-kun. I just couldn't resist." She said giggling. "So, what is she like?"
"Well, she's really pretty. And she's funny. I can talk to her about stuff..."
"What kind of stuff?" Pan asked.
"All kinds of stuff. I like being around her. The only problem is that she is younger than me and I don't know if she would have the same feelings."
Pan was in trouble. He was describing her to a tee. Could it be possible for him to have feelings for her. He was 14 years older than her after all. She was 24 now and he was 38, but there was still that age difference. She had had feelings for him a while back, but when she found out that he and Marron had hooked up she forced herself to get over him. She even had a boyfriend. Who, by the way, she was pretty convinced was going to propose soon. She had to be sure.
"Trunks."
"Yeah?"
"Is there... any other reason that you're unsure about your chances with her?"
"She does kind of have a boyfriend right now."
~Oh no!~ she thought. "Are they serious?"
"I'm not sure."
Pan noticed that Trunks had begun to blush when they began to talk about this "new" girl. She also noticed that the more details he revealed to her the redder he got. She decided that this conversation had gone far enough. She wanted to ask him how long he'd known this girl, but stopped herself when she realized that that information would confirm her suspicions. She didn't want that. She was over him now and didn't want to risk those feelings coming back.
"Maybe we should go back now." She said.
"Good idea." Trunks said. "Hey, Pan?"
"Hmm?"
"What am I going to tell Marron?"
"The truth."
"Okay. How am I going to tell Marron?"
"Very carefully and tactfully."
"Thanks for hearing me out."
"That's what I'm here for, Trunks."
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When they made it back to Capsule Corp. (a.k.a. Trunks and Bra's place) Trunks went straight up to his room. Pan went back up to Bra's room. When she got in there she was surprised to see Marron sitting on Bra's bed reading magazines.
"Hey, Pan. Where did you and my brother go to?" asked Bra.
"We went someplace where we could talk. You already knew that."
"Duh! I want to know where you two went."
"It's not your business. The place we went is our place, and only our place. It has been ever since I was seven."
"Why do you two keep it such a secret?" asked Marron.
"Because if everybody knew about it then it wouldn't be our place, it would be everybody's place."
"Well, I don't see what the big deal is. It's just a place. What do you guys do there anyways? You better not make out. Or else I'll kill you both." Marron said jokingly.
"What did you two talk about?" asked Bra.
"If Trunks wanted anyone else to know he would have told you wouldn't he?" Pan was beginning to get annoyed with Bra constant questions.
"Jeez, Pan. You don't have to be rude about it." said Bra a little hurt.
"Gomen Bra. It was just something real personal to him. That's all."
Just then Trunks walked into the room, and he had to do a double take when he saw Marron. He looked over to Pan with a surprised look on his face. Pan just gave him a look that told him to break up with her now and get it over with. He got the idea and asked Marron if he could talk to her. When they were gone Bra asked, "Pan what was that all about?"
Pan decided that Bra may as well know. "He's going to break up with her."
"NANI?! Dushite?"
"He says that he is in love with someone else."
"What?! Who?!"
"I'm not sure, but I think... it's... it's me"
"What makes you say that?" Bra was beginning to get frustrated.
"He kind of... kind of... told me."
"He TOLD you? Is this what you guys were talking about?!"
"Well, he didn't tell me in so many words, but he hinted at it."
"What do you mean?"
"I asked him to describe this other woman to me. He may as well have just said it was me because he described me and the friendship we have perfectly. He said that she was pretty, fun to be with, he can talk to her about stuff..."
"So, that doesn't mean that it's you."
"You didn't let me finish. He also told me that he was a lot older than her and that she already had a boyfriend. And get this. He called me Pan-CHAN!"
"Well, what are you gonna' do if it is you?"
"I don't know."
"Oh my gosh! You still have feelings for my brother don't you?"
"I'm not sure. I think I do, but I'm with Damion right now and I really like him."
"Do you love him?"
"Who?"
"Damion, duh!"
"No, I don't love him, but I do like him."
"That doesn't matter. What matters is that you still love my brother."
"But what about Marron? If I got together with Trunks she would hate me."
"Don't you think that your love for Trunks is more important?"
"I don't know. I'm probably not the one he was talking about anyways."
Just then Marron came back into the room. Tears streaming down her face. Pan couldn't look at her. Marron walked over and picked up her things. Before she left, she turned around to see Pan still looking down to the ground.
"I hope that you two will be very happy together." She said between sobs before she left. Pan wanted to cry. There was no denying it now. Trunks had been talking about her.
To be continued...