By: Mattel
Disclaimers: Standard Disclaimers Apply.
Author's Notes: I think this chapter's pretty early for me.. since considering that I just wrote the freakin' 27KB sidenote chapter a while ago.. but oh well.. I just wanted to finish this before classes starts next week.
Anyway, if you're wondering why in the world do Vegeta-sei have their own allied planets, well, it's because since Prince Vegeta stepped and claimed the throne, he started to use his intellect and doesn't easily give in to his temper. So saiyajins are now a semi-peaceful race.
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Camouflage - Part Two
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An 18-year-old Pan flew over the market while looking at the list her mom gave her a while ago. Life of a young half-breed could be so tough sometimes. She finally spotted the usual store she bought ingredients from and started her decent.
The owner of the store immediately recognized her, "Well.. good morning Panny~!," the elderly female saiyajin greeted her, waving slightly at her. Almost every owner of the store she visits has a strange liking to her, they only doesn't know the reason. Maybe because Pan was such a tough child but with dignity and self-respect.
Pan waved at the elderly female and walked towards her, "Well.. my mom.. asked me to buy these..," she trailed off as she handed the saiyajin the list Videl gave her. The older female skimmed through it, getting the ingredients she have in stock and handing them to Pan.
"Well.. here they are, unfortunately I don't have anymore carrots and celery," the older one informed Pan. Pan just nodded, assuring that it was really okay.
"It's really okay, don't bother.. I'm sure I'll find something here..," she said as she handed her the payment for the things she bought at her stall. She put the remaining money on her pocket and started walking to the opposite side. She began walking until the main market stalls cannot be seen. She knew that the stores at the opposite side of the main stalls have much more stocks and probably, they have the ingredients she was looking for.
While walking, she noticed that there's a group of 5 saiyajins that were slightly older than her sprawled at the center of the street. Pan observed each of them. She observed that each one of the 5 saiyajins look like goons or something, but she didn't mind them even though she knew by now that they were probably staring daggers at her. She shivered. She's not afraid, it's just that.. it's somewhat chilly today than the other days.
She continued walking, and faster than before. Until she felt someone grab her shoulders and spun her around. It was one of the 5 goons and he was eyeing Pan curiously at the neck.
'Now.. why the heck would they stare at my neck like that?!,' she thought angrily as she lashed out of the guy's grasp. She glared at the guy who stopped her.
"What do you want?!," she hissed, as she continued to glare at him, taking notice that the other four were closing onto her. She backed down a little bit.
The one that stopped Pan then turned to the biggest of them all, 'Probably the boss,' Pan thought as she continued to observe each and everyone of them out from the corner of her eyes.
"The girl's not yet mated.. so we don't have to worry," the guy told the 'boss'. The 'boss' took a good long look at Pan while his tail began lashing madly behind him.
"Where's your tail young girl?," one of the 5 saiyajins asked her.
Pan smirked at them, "Well.. it's been cut off..," she informed them.
The five saiyajins gasped and kept silent, circling around her. Until the 'boss' broke the silence, "And why are you so stupid to cut it off?,"
Pan's eyebrows shot up high and she gritted her teeth afterwards, "Well.. even if you call that stupid, I think it's none of your business, now if you want to fight, do so now~!," she challenged as she dropped into a fighting stance, very much like the Son's style. She began to power up.
"Well.. since you've asked for it..," the boss started as he, himself, began to power up and so with the other four, or to make it easy, the other, 'puppets', as Pan called the boss' comrades.
The boss began to attack Pan but she dodged out of the way, powering up to her fullest and reaching SSJ. The five males gaped at her as each of them being beaten into a pulp in less than a second. They could merely *blink*. They couldn't believe this female. That even before they could speak, Pan had already punched their guts out.
"There," Pan smiled at the fallen and beaten bodies, "You should've known better than to mess with me," she added, as she picked up her groceries, but even before she could proceed to her destination, she heard someone clapped its own hands.
"Who are you?!," Pan demanded as she prepared for another fight, desperately finding the owner of the sounds. When she turned around she found herself looking to a handsome young saiyajin staring at her in open admiration. She blushed.
"You're good," the mysterious youth commented, "I was even planning on helping you, but then I saw you transform into SSJ," he continued. Then he noticed that Pan's still in her fighting stance, "I'm not going to hurt you," he told her.
At that Pan relaxed and dropped back to her normal position, not before muttering, "You better not or I'll beat you into a pulp too,".
The young boy chuckled in amusement, obviously amused by the young lass' attitude, "Well.. I wouldn't dare," he told her, "That was a very different technique," he commented, referring to Pan's style of fighting.
Pan's eyes widen, "huh?,"
"You know the one you used to fight these guys?," he said.
"oh.. that.. well, the origin of that style was of my grandfather's," she told him, picking up her list and looking through it. Trying to look casual, but the fact that the youth was indeed *handsome*, it was hard to do. But she tried anyway..
She began to walk away from the mysterious guy, willing him to go away, but as much as to Pan's surprise, the young saiyan just tagged along with her.
"You don't mind, do you?," he asked as he began tagging along. He was really amused by the girl in front of him, she seems so different from the palace females he got used to. She felt strange to him, and he liked the feeling of her being an enigma to him. He doesn't like one bit the females that have been glomping on him or even flirting with him back at the palace, they could be so pathetic.
Pan nodded absent-mindedly, she still couldn't concentrate on what she's doing when someone *that* gorgeous was presently tagging along behind her. She finally saw the stalls she's been looking for, she quickly ran to one and told them what she needed.
"So.. what's your name?," the male saiyan asked her.
Pan could barely look at his ever gorgeous blue eyes without feeling all flustered, but she managed, "I'm Son Pan," she told him, while turning to the owner of the stall to get her groceries.
"What about you?," she asked as she paid her bills, "Who are you?,"
The guy just smiled sheepishly at her, "My name's Trunks,"
Pan's eyebrows twitched, 'Trunks' the name of the current prince of Vegeta-sei, could it be?, nah... they probably have the same name.. that's all,' she thought, since she couldn't exactly tell who the prince was because she, herself, hadn't seen the prince, since he barely leaves the palace.
"Any relation to the current prince of Vegeta-sei? you two has the same name you know..," she said.
Trunks gulped, he hadn't realized what he was saying a while ago, 'what now?' he thought, but then he came up to a decision.
"We do?.. well.. I didn't know. We're not related, I mean.. hardly to be," he faked a laugh trying to shake the gnawing nervousness inside off him.
Pan crossed her arms and cracked a smiled, "I thought so too, your actions are hardly prince-like.." she teased, then she started daydreaming, "The prince's probably drop-dead gorgeous and very sophisticated.. I wish I could just see him," she said in a sigh.
Trunks sweat-dropped.
"Well.. I better go~!, Ja Trunks!," she said bidding him good-bye before blasting off to the sky.
"She haven't seen me?," he whispered under his breath while starting his way towards the Palace.
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"'Kaasan~, I'm home, I brought you the things you needed..," Pan called loudly while entering the house.
"Pan!, you're late and I was worried~!," Videl complained, "What would your father say when he got home and learned that you're missing?,"
Pan smiled at her mom and kissed her cheek, "Mother, I'm here now, there's nothing to worry about..,"
Videl sighed, her daughter had her point there, there's no use worrying over something that's already in the past, "Okay, but tell me why you're late..,"
Dropping herself on the sofa, Pan crossed her arms at the back of her head and started to lean on it backwards, "Well.. I met a saiyan out there while gathering the ingredients needed,"
At that Pan started to tell her mom everything that had happened on the mart, and her mom just listened intently to her daughter, who seems pretty caught up on her own story.
"Well.. it seems like someone has finally caught your attention, hun," Videl said, patting Pan at the top of her head.
Pan blushed, 'well.. he sure was handsome.. but c'mon, the chances to se him again is very small~!' she reasoned to herself.
"He didn't~!," Pan said, annoyed... or trying to pretend that she's annoyed.
"Whatever you say dear," Videl said turning to the kitchen and chuckling softly.
Pan just grunted, knowing that her mom doesn't believe her.
'Moms,' she thought. Mildly annoyed but mostly happy. She couldn't get off that pair of ocean-blue eyes out of her head, what's going on with her?
'Baka!,' she cursed herself as she flung herself backwards at the sofa and closing her eyes, managing to sleep before catching a meal.
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END OF PART TWO
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To be continued...
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Author's Notes: Well.. here's chapter two, hoped you liked it, anyway, your reviews are vital to me, it helps me a lot~!. Anyway, please tell me what you think.
Thanks minna-chan.
