Chapter 5: A Friend thing, not a Date!
Pan
stared at her computer screen in disbelief.
He wants me to hang out with him? That means he doesn't hate me or
think I am a stalker! Her heart
started beating faster. Hold on, don't get too excited just yet, she
glanced down and stared at the date when the e-mail was sent. Maybe he sent
it a long time ago before I lost my mind and kissed him.
Dende, he sent it yesterday?
She felt light headed. He sent it yesterday! That means… oh sweet lord
Dende, thank you so much! She jumped up from her chair in front of the
computer and did a little dance in the air.
All
of a sudden, something clicked in Pan's head and she dashed back to the
computer and reread Trunks' message. He wants me to call him? Uh-uh, no way!
I know I'm going to screw up and say something really stupid.
If you can't even call him, then how are you going to go to a movie
with him? A little voice reminded her
inside her head. Pan gulped, good point. A movie is, like, what? An hour and
a half long? There is no way am I going to stay cool and calm for that long! I
might as well not go, her heart sank and she slumped down on the chair.
Pan
stared at the phone that was sitting beside her computer. Do it, call him,
she told herself. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. Okay, I'll call
him. What do I have to lose? He's the one who asked me to hang out with him.
She
grabbed the phone from its cradle and punched in Trunks' cell number. It rang a
couple of times before a sleepy voice answered.
"Hello?"
"Um,
is that you Trunks?" Pan asked.
"Yeah,
Pan?"
She
detected a change in his tone when he said her name. "Yeah, it's me. Uh, I'm
calling about that e-mail you sent me. So, um, when can you go? No, I mean I
love to hang out with you. No! I mean, well, yes. I, uh, " She cringed as she
realized how lame she sounded. "I'm not making any sense, am I?"
She
heard him chuckled softly on the other side. "So Pan, I'll pick you up at 4 and
we will go for a movie, sounds okay to you?"
Okay? It sounds wonderful, incredible, amazing, sensational,
stupendous, and…
"Pan,
you still there?"
Oh right. "That sounds great
Trunks,"
"I
got to go to a meeting now, see you at four!"
"Bye
Trunks," Pan slowly put the phone back. He didn't seem to remember the
bathroom accident! And he's picking me up at four, she repeated over and
over in her head. This has to be my lucky day! A big grin broke out on
her face, she knew she looked like an idiot but she didn't care. He's
picking me up at four!
She
glanced at the clock. That's exactly 3 hours and 47 minutes away! She
looked down at the extra large red t-shirt and the baggy jeans she had on. Uh-oh,
what the heck am I going to wear?
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Trunks
took a deep breath and knocked on the door of Pan's house. This is not a
date, he reminded himself. This is a friend thing. The door cracked
opened and there stood Pan, wearing a tight blue t-shirt and a pair of black
bellbottom jeans. For the first time, she was not wearing an orange bandanna.
Her black hair shinned under the sunlight.
"Hey
Trunks," she said.
Okay, this is a friend thing. FRIEND, repeat, FRIEND. This is not a
date! An alarm went off in his head
as he continued to stare at Pan. Heck, she's hot! He felt himself blush.
"Uh,
do I had spinach in my teeth or something?" he heard Pan asked anxiously.
"No,
no, uh, of course not!" he stammered. "You look very nice," he bit his lips. Okay,
that does not sound like something you say to a friend.
She
smiled. "Thanks,"
"I
hope you don't mind that another person is coming with us," he gave her an
apologetic look.
Instantly,
the smile was gone from Pan's lips and disappointment filled her face. "Oh,
Marron is coming too?" she said with fake cheerfulness.
"Huh?"
Trunks' eyes widened. "Marron? No, she's not coming. Bra is, but we are just
dropping her off at the mall. She is going shopping."
The
smile reappeared on Pan's face. "Let's go!" she grabbed his hand.
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"So,
what do you want to do?" Pan asked Trunks after they dropped Bra off at the
mall. "You want to see a movie?"
"Sure,"
he nodded. "What's on?"
Pan
stared at the big posters hanging outside the movie theatre. "Um, well, how
about we watch the Fast and the Furious? It's supposed to be really good."
"Okay,"
Trunks nodded.
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He is so cute, Pan thought as
she glanced at Trunks from the corner of her eyes. She had no idea what is
going on with the movie. During the first half an hour of the movie, she had
been busy concentrating on not doing anything stupid. The next half an hour,
she had been busy planning what to say and do after the movie. Now, her gaze is
glued to Trunks.
Uh-oh, better stop staring at him because I got that strange urge to
kiss him again.
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Trunks
stared at the screen but he could not concentrate on what the characters are
saying or doing. I hope Pan isn't going to ask me any questions about this
movie afterwards, he thought, because I have no idea what the story is
about. His gaze shifted from the screen and landed on Pan.
Since when did she grow from a little girl to a beautiful young lady? He wondered. The alarm rang in his head again. FRIEND,
remember? She's just a FRIEND. He groaned.
How can I not remember?
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"Um,
so, did you like the movie?" Pan asked as they walked out the exit.
"Uh,
it was okay." Trunks replied. "Where do you want to go now?"
Just
when she was going to answer, a loud growl came from Trunks' stomach. Trunks
started blushing furiously.
"Sorry"
he mumbled.
Pan laughed. "That's all right, I guess we
should go to a place and eat huh?"
Trunks
smiled. "I know a great place nearby. Come on!" he grabbed Pan's hand.
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Pan
winced as she stared at the brown glob on her plate. "This is that great place
you told me about?" she said sarcastically and glared at Trunks, who was
sitting across from her.
Trunks
frowned and poked the pile of green substance on his plate that looked a lot
like vomit. "I'm sure it's delicious, it just look, um, kind of bad." He
sniffed the food. "And smells really bad too."
"If
you think it's really delicious, then eat it," Pan challenged. A mischievous
look crossed her eyes. "I dare you."
She
smiled as she watched him frown then stuff a spoonful of the slimy goo into his
mouth. "So how is it?" she asked.
Trunks
chewed a few times then grabbed a napkin and spat all the goo out from his
mouth. He reached over to his glass and gulped down all the water. "It taste
exactly like how it looks!" A smile crawled up his lips. "Now it's your turn."
"What?"
Pan gasped. "I'm not touching that stuff."
"I
dare you."
Pan
glanced down at the brown glob that resembled poop flavoured jell-o. Just
one bite, she told herself. Pick up your fork and… I can't do this!
Her stomach turned. She closed her eyes and stuck the spoon into her mouth.
She
chewed. Oh gross, it doesn't taste like crap, it taste worse than crap!
She grabbed her napkin and spat the food out. Pan cast an evil look at Trunks,
who was doubling over with laughter. "You…" she grabbed a spoon and flung a
spoonful of the poop-like substance at Trunks. It landed in his hair and slide
down his face.
Trunks
looked stunned for a few seconds. Then he held up his plate. "This is war!" he
declared and hurled the whole plate along with all of all that green goo at
Pan.
Pan
grabbed a few buns and threw them back. "Food fight!"
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It
was nearly nine by the time Trunks dropped Pan off at her house. Both of them
were covered with bits of food as a result of the food fight. There was butter
smeared on Trunks' nose and there was dried chocolate syrup in Pan's hair.
"I
can't believe they kicked us out!" Pan exclaimed. "I mean, we weren't doing
anything bad."
Trunks
rolled his eyes. "Weren't doing anything bad? You nearly gave that old chef an
heart attack when you soaked him with ketchup!"
They
both laughed.
"Well,
I guess I should go now." Pan started walking towards her house but Trunks
grabbed her hand.
"Wait,"
She
looked at him in surprise.
It's now or never. "Pan, why
did you kiss me that night?"
Author's note: Hey people! I hope you like this chapter. Please review! Thanks. Oh,
and next chapter is not going to be a diary entry chapter. Okay? ^_^