This chapter is a shorty.

(Is bagging her head on the wall) This is a chapter that has disappointed me. I can do better! Consider this the chapter that leads to something good... I just have to figure out what it is I'll have it happen to them (shrug). Anyways, Review. Give me ideas! Schools getting over and I'm getting lazy or something. If ANYONE has an idea for how to get T/P together in a way that hasn't been done before and they'd like me to use it. PLEEZ let me know!

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Pan curled up to the large teddy bear next to her. The BIG teddy bear. The big HARD teddy bear. This wasn't a teddy bear was it...?

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

Trunks sat up ready for action, "Okay mother I'm ready for work!"

Trunks panted a moment, "Wait, I'm off of work for a while because.... uh-oh..."

"Trunks..."

"Yes Pan?"

"WHAT WAS I DOING SLEEPING BY YOU?!"

"I suppose you wouldn't believe that you suggested it?"

"NO!"

"Ummm,... well, you fell asleep in my lap, and I fell asleep out here."

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"Ummm... well, better go get showered and ready to go."

Pan looked at Trunks with a quizzical expression, "What do you mean?"

"We only have a few more months left on this trip, we aren't going to spend it here. Goten's going to be getting up soon and he'll be hungry and will what to get off this dump," Trunks supplied.

"Oh."

Trunks stood up and walked inside the ship Pan in toe. They made it to the hallway together, neither wanting to escape the comfort and warmth they felt when together. Trunks turned to the door that lend to the guy's rooms, and watched Pan walk the rest of the way down the hall. She walked down the stairs, and disappeared around a corner. Trunks sighed and went into the single room branching off into two.

He was tired. His head was ringing thanks to Pan screaming her head off. He walked into the bathroom, and started to undress.

He couldn't help but wonder, 'Have I bonded with Pan? How do I know if I have or not? What do I do if I never find out? What do I do if I never tell her? What if it's too late when I do? Was Goten's method the best way? Is that all it takes to make it final? Kiss her? No, I can't do that. Too much is a stake. Goten and Bra never really got along when we were kids... or did they?' He stepped into the shower, 'What's going to happen now that Goten has bonded with my sister? Will her ever tell her? Will her make up an exuse to still be friends even though they bonded? Is that what my best friend is like? No, that isn't Goten. That's me. I would do that. Face it Trunks, you're afraid to commit. Even to Pan. You know she'd lay down her every breath for you, but... you still wonder, would you do the same?' "Trunks you idiot!" he found himself shouting out loud, "You've done that for her already! You have beyond done that! You've even been a sheet of metal for Dende's sake! WHY ARE YOU SO WORRIED?!"

Trunks turned off the shower (AN: drool Oops! I'm not supposed to be talking! Shhh... I wasn't here...), and stepped out to dry off. He walked into his room, and put on a pair of jeans and a yellow CC shirt. He put on some sneakers and walked back into the single room.

"You're afraid she won't be bonded to you."

"Huh?" Trunks asked his friend who sat on the couch in the small room, "What do you mean?"

"I heard you talking to yourself. You're afraid to tell Pan that you're bonded to her because she may not be bonded to her."

"Huh? I thought when one person is bonded it's a done deal."

"Not necessarily. When one person bonds with another, they usually both bond, but in some cases they don't BOTH fall."

"Is that why you aren't going to tell Bra? I mean, she might have no idea what you're talking about..."

"Well, if she's bonded to someone she'll know what it is. And I can't very well not tell her. She'll want an explination for last night"

"Really?"

"Of course. Pan knows what bonding is. Maybe she herself has bonded."

"Yeah, maybe..."

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Pan walked into the single room to find Bra sleeping on the couch. She smiled at her sleeping friend. Her and Bra hadn't really been too close. Ever. They never had much in common as kids, but something had changed as they grew older. She felt so sorry for Bra. Not knowing that Goten was bonded to her. She herself had been bonded to Trunks for as long as she could remember, but him being bonded to her was highly unlikely.

Pan turned and walked into her room, showered, and got out. She dug through her clothes that Bulma had so "generously" packed her. She chose a white blouse that was cut to stop just below her bust and tie there, a pair of jeans tie-died with spots that looked new, and spots that looked faded. She put a bandanna on that matched the pants.

Pan walked out of the room to find Bra waking up, "Hey girl, you sleep well?"

"Okay I guess..."

"Good, go get dressed and meet me upstairs. We have to make dinner for the girlies!"

Bra chuckled at Pan's nickname for the guys. She nodded and walked into her room, yet she was still confused as to what happened. She decided that if it wasn't bothering Pan, then she wouldn't let it bother her for now...

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Bra felt rather refreshed after her nice long shower. She dressed herself in a pair of light blue pants and a pink tank top. She braided her hair and tied it off with a pink ribbon that matched her shirt (AN: Think Bulma...).

She walked out to find Pan deep in thought sitting on the kitchen counter. "Hey Pan-chan, what are you doing?"

"Huh?"

"Honeys we're home!" Trunks purred as he and Goten walked into the kitchen. They had been fixing up the windshield, and tuning up the engine.

Pan started to giggle.

Bra frowned and wiped the grease off of Goten's face. Goten smiled tenderly at this gesture. 'Maybe she isn't angry at me after all...'

"All well," Pan laughed, "Not your most charming Princes," she looked at Bra, "But not too bad, ne?"

"Nope,..."

"Okay," Pan sighed, "I'll start breakfast...."

Trunks slammed up against the wall.

"I can cook now you big baby."

Exhale.

Pan sighed. Today would be a LONG day! Bra and Goten would have loads of tension thanks to Goten's idiocy to night before. She could also tell a bunch of tension between herself and Trunks. 'Strange,' she thought, 'I wonder what's going on...'

Pan shrugged and continued cooking.

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Okay, bad ending? YES! But I'm running high and dry on ideas for how to bring them together in a non-traditional way. Not fair. So I'll have to brain storms lots before the next one comes out.

-In my other fic, All's Fair In Home, Love, And War! Trunks II was there the same way Goku comes. Ya know... whenever...

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