John Returns didi Normal didi 44 118 2001-10-31T18:32:00Z 2001-11-01T14:54:00Z 2 919 5241 jams 43 10 6436 9.2720

John Returns

Pan dressed herself up. She was wearing a printed pastel pink button down dress and had fixed her hair in a high pony. She had deliberately applied very little make up to give her face a subtle but natural look. She had to look pretty. For John.

She glanced at the clock. 10 am. About time she left if she wanted to meet John at the right time. She hadn't heard from Trunks that night. Nor had she bothered to call him up. She had decided to put that behind her. Like she had six years ago. Checking her reflection one last time in the mirror, she walked out of the house setting for the airport.

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She stood there for over an hour. No sign of him. The flight had been late. She glanced at her watch again. When she looked up, she saw John coming out looking around the airport. She suspected he was looking for her. The moment he came out of the queue; she walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned and his eyes went wide. There was look of awe and wonder on his face. " P.... Pan? Pan. Th….that's that's you??" he asked incredulously. She nodded gleefully. "How do I look, John?"

He had hugged her tightly to himself. "You look gorgeous. Absolutely breathtaking. Boy, I missed you so much Pan," he whispered. He kissed her cheek. "Aishteru," he said. Now it was Pan's turn to be surprised.

"You learning Japanese?" she asked.

He nodded. Tucking his arm through hers, they walked out of the airport together.

"Say you free tonight? "he asked. " We could go out- there's so much we need to talk about."

"Okay…no problem."

Outside the airport, Pan suddenly froze in her tracks. "Hey honey, what's…." he broke off as he spotted a tall, lavender haired man come their way with a smile on his face.

"Hello Pan," came a cool, crispy voice. "Thought I might give you a surprise. This is John I presume?" He extended his hand.

"I'm John all right," he shook Trunks hand. "Who are you? And how do you know Pan?" he asked.

Pan shot Trunks a desperate, pleading look. He stood there surveying the couple with his eyes.  But Pan knew better. She recognized that look. His eyes held a certain hostility. She knew that look very well. It was one that he used with his enemies during the Grand Tour.

This is bad, Pan thought. For heaven's sake what did he turn up for?

She halfway feared that Trunks might fracture John's hand during the handshake. Fortunately, he did nothing of that sort.

"Pan never told you about me?" Trunks enquired silkily. He looked at Pan questioningly. "Pan?" both men were now staring at her. She knew there was a half guilty, half disgusted look on her face but she couldn't help it. She had gone totally immobile the moment she saw Trunks at the airport. Plus it didn't help the fact that Trunks was talking to John as if he was her boyfriend.

"Well," Trunks continued, "Since Pan's no good at this, let me introduce myself. I'm Trunks Briefs, Pan's best friend aka one time baby sitter." He shook John's hand again. "Pan talks a lot about you. I'm so glad we met."

"Trunks as in the President of Capsule Corporation?" John breathed.

"That's right," came the smooth reply.

"Wow," John let out a low whistle. "You never told me that Pan."

"I did tell you," she replied rather crossly. " You need a walk down the memory lane that's all."

Trunks had detected a rapid increase in her ki. He knew that she must be mad at him. He shrugged.

"Come on, I'll take you two home. If you don't mind of course."

"Oh no, it's no problem for us, if its no problem for you," John said much to Pan's dismay. They settled themselves in his car. Trunks and John occupied the front seats while Pan sat behind.

"So where exactly do you live John?"

"Park Avenue Crescent. It's the landmark in Central City. I reside in one of the flats there. Number 16 in the D wing…."

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After they had dropped John at his place, Pan and Trunks sat in the car. Pan wanted to stay back, but John had to report to duty immediately and promised that he would definitely meet her in the evening. They drove in silence for sometime and then Trunks broke it. "You seem annoyed Pan," he stated.

"Seem annoyed?" Pan exploded. "I am! You fool, what were you playing at? Why did you come to the airport??" she yelled. She turned away and looked out of the window. Taking a deep breath, she asked in a calmer tone, "Why did you come Trunks?"

"Why? To meet John of course," he replied simply.  Pan looked at him sharply.

"That's all?"

"What other reason should there be?" he asked innocently.

"Quit the act, Trunks!" She was losing her cool now. "You came over there for no rhyme or reason. I never invited you. Why did you turn up then?"

His eyes met hers. He stopped the car as they approached a red light. He sighed and looked at her again.

"Trunks, answer me dammit!"

He continued to look at her through half closed eyes. Without warning, he reached forward and grabbed her neck pulling her towards him. As his mouth covered hers in a passionate kiss, she began to feel lost in his arms again.  The sound of continuous honking bought them to their senses. Looking behind, they saw a very irritated driver honking at them furiously. The red light had apparently turned green again.

Embarrassed, Pan started to get out of the car. Trunks caught hold of her wrist and started the car.

"Quit it Pan," he growled. "I'll take you home and stop struggling for heaven's sake. PAN!!!"

She stopped when she saw his angry face. She settled herself calmly in her seat and turned her head round. They drove home in silence.

When they reached their destination, she jumped out of the car. Trunks considered catching her but decided against it. He sensed Gohan's ki and he didn't want any trouble. At least not now. He climbed back into his car and drove home.

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 Author's Notes:

Yipee!!!!! 7th chapter up!!!  Don't know why I am writing author's notes! I'll probably end up posting all chapters all at once!!

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