Chapter Two
Memories of a Time Once Passed
Pan sat at her desk, staring at the book in front of her. She had nearly fallen asleep three times, but had to get this work done by tomorrow. She sighed. How could she get the work done? She couldn't quit thinking about Trunks.
~I promised myself I wouldn't do this anymore!~ she thought silently. ~He is nothing to me anymore. Nothing. I haven't seen him for so long.~ It felt like years to her. But she missed him more than she could bear. Slapping herself mentally, she looked back down at the book.
~I remember when he used to baby-sit for me. He was always so nice. He treated me like a friend more than a burden. But he changed....we both changed.~
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Perfectly Content
"Alley-op!" Trunks said, lifting Pan up onto his back. "There ya go! A nice view of the park. This is great! Let's go over there to the merry-go-round. I will push you fast. Like you like it."
"But not too fast," she called from his shoulders. He was so strong! And so cute! She looked down at her friend and laughed. This was great!
He set her down. "Last one to the merry-go-round has to push me!" He said, his crystal blue eyes shining.
"Has to push YOU?" she asked. He took off. "Hey! Cheater! Come back here! That isn't fair!"
Later, that sat on a park bench, slightly exhausted from all that they did. "Pan...I think we should go back home now," he sighed, looking up at piercing stars in the vast, dark evening sky.
"NO!" she cried, not wanting the day to end. "Let's just sit on this bench for a little longer, pleaaase? Come on!" Pan tried to convince him.
"Well...okay. But only a little while. It is getting kind of late and your mom..."
"Don't worry, she trusts you. You are almost 17 you know!"
Trunks smiled, looking down at her happily. ~Yeah...I am.~ He thought, noticing the content look on her face. She leaned against his shoulder and closed her eyes. ~Seventeen. She is 6!! What am I doing? This is too weird.~
"I had a great day, Trunks," she told him, slipping her tiny hand into his. "It's really been fun."
He shook her hand away. "Well, I think it is about time we go home now. It is way passed the time when your mother told us to be back. You know how she gets..."
"Oh, she'll be fine. We should stay here a little longer, I like it here. Just to two of us." She nuzzled up closer to him and sighed.
"No. We need to go home now. Really, I don't want your mom to be mad at me. Let's go." He pulled her up by her arm and walked quickly. He wasn't going to stay with her any longer. This was just too...
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Pan sighed sadly at the memory of Trunks. ~I wish we were like that again. It was great. Just being friends with him was great...being near him. But I messed that up really quickly!~ she thought bitterly, glancing back down at her unfinished work. ~I have got to see him again. Got to. I can't go on like this! I don't care whatever resolution I made...I just have to see him. Trunks....~
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My Heart to Yours
Trunks glared into the luminous moon. ~Wow. It is beautiful out here. I love this. The cool air. The stars shining like Pan's eyes. CRAP!~ He moaned loudly. That could NOT have just happened. ~I was doing so well not thinking about her!~
He dropped to the grass, staring at the unending sky. ~I really haven't seen her in so long. I just felt like I couldn't after what she had told me. But how, how could a 19 year old really truly feel love?~ He wasn't stupid. So many people mistake lust for love...even sometimes hate for love. It was weird. He remembered how confused he was at that time.
~But she just...seemed so sure. I didn't know what to do. I am 29 years old and I don't even think that I understand love! How could someone that young...?~ He breathed in deeply.
~I had almost been convinced....~
~I just can't bring myself to seeing...~
~I have to see her...~ he sat up, amazed at his new-found insight. ~I have got to see Pan. It has just been too long.~
He didn't know when. Or how. Or where. Or anything. He just had to see her, and soon. He could barely concentrate on anything...work, training, anything. It was like she had invaded his mind recently...and out of nowhere. He hadn't thought about her until the eve of this night. Pan...the name even sounded beautiful. Everything about her sounded beautiful. He had to see her.
Memories of a Time Once Passed
Pan sat at her desk, staring at the book in front of her. She had nearly fallen asleep three times, but had to get this work done by tomorrow. She sighed. How could she get the work done? She couldn't quit thinking about Trunks.
~I promised myself I wouldn't do this anymore!~ she thought silently. ~He is nothing to me anymore. Nothing. I haven't seen him for so long.~ It felt like years to her. But she missed him more than she could bear. Slapping herself mentally, she looked back down at the book.
~I remember when he used to baby-sit for me. He was always so nice. He treated me like a friend more than a burden. But he changed....we both changed.~
* * * *
Perfectly Content
"Alley-op!" Trunks said, lifting Pan up onto his back. "There ya go! A nice view of the park. This is great! Let's go over there to the merry-go-round. I will push you fast. Like you like it."
"But not too fast," she called from his shoulders. He was so strong! And so cute! She looked down at her friend and laughed. This was great!
He set her down. "Last one to the merry-go-round has to push me!" He said, his crystal blue eyes shining.
"Has to push YOU?" she asked. He took off. "Hey! Cheater! Come back here! That isn't fair!"
Later, that sat on a park bench, slightly exhausted from all that they did. "Pan...I think we should go back home now," he sighed, looking up at piercing stars in the vast, dark evening sky.
"NO!" she cried, not wanting the day to end. "Let's just sit on this bench for a little longer, pleaaase? Come on!" Pan tried to convince him.
"Well...okay. But only a little while. It is getting kind of late and your mom..."
"Don't worry, she trusts you. You are almost 17 you know!"
Trunks smiled, looking down at her happily. ~Yeah...I am.~ He thought, noticing the content look on her face. She leaned against his shoulder and closed her eyes. ~Seventeen. She is 6!! What am I doing? This is too weird.~
"I had a great day, Trunks," she told him, slipping her tiny hand into his. "It's really been fun."
He shook her hand away. "Well, I think it is about time we go home now. It is way passed the time when your mother told us to be back. You know how she gets..."
"Oh, she'll be fine. We should stay here a little longer, I like it here. Just to two of us." She nuzzled up closer to him and sighed.
"No. We need to go home now. Really, I don't want your mom to be mad at me. Let's go." He pulled her up by her arm and walked quickly. He wasn't going to stay with her any longer. This was just too...
* * * *
Pan sighed sadly at the memory of Trunks. ~I wish we were like that again. It was great. Just being friends with him was great...being near him. But I messed that up really quickly!~ she thought bitterly, glancing back down at her unfinished work. ~I have got to see him again. Got to. I can't go on like this! I don't care whatever resolution I made...I just have to see him. Trunks....~
~*~*~*~*~*~
My Heart to Yours
Trunks glared into the luminous moon. ~Wow. It is beautiful out here. I love this. The cool air. The stars shining like Pan's eyes. CRAP!~ He moaned loudly. That could NOT have just happened. ~I was doing so well not thinking about her!~
He dropped to the grass, staring at the unending sky. ~I really haven't seen her in so long. I just felt like I couldn't after what she had told me. But how, how could a 19 year old really truly feel love?~ He wasn't stupid. So many people mistake lust for love...even sometimes hate for love. It was weird. He remembered how confused he was at that time.
~But she just...seemed so sure. I didn't know what to do. I am 29 years old and I don't even think that I understand love! How could someone that young...?~ He breathed in deeply.
~I had almost been convinced....~
~I just can't bring myself to seeing...~
~I have to see her...~ he sat up, amazed at his new-found insight. ~I have got to see Pan. It has just been too long.~
He didn't know when. Or how. Or where. Or anything. He just had to see her, and soon. He could barely concentrate on anything...work, training, anything. It was like she had invaded his mind recently...and out of nowhere. He hadn't thought about her until the eve of this night. Pan...the name even sounded beautiful. Everything about her sounded beautiful. He had to see her.