Friends Forever

By: Faye_Valentine00

Faye_Valentine00@hotmail.com

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"Let me explain... When I was 16 and you were 4 , you fought in the worlds tournament. Do you remember that?"

Pan nodded her head and he continued.

"I remember that you beat Goten like he was nothing. It shocked me because him and I were pretty evenly matched in strength. I was so proud of you. Remember when I came into the ring and raised your hand in victory?"

"Ummmm... yes. Where are you going with this?" Pan was completely confused. She was starting to think that Trunks had lost his mind.

"Just listen okay? I really need to say this." The pleading look in his eyes worried her but she smiled and he continued.

"After I raised you arm, I remember that you jumped into my arms and kissed my cheek. For some reason, when you did that, I felt something in me change. Ever since then, I felt like I was linked to you somehow. Its always been there in the back of my mind ever since."

Pan nodded slowly as he spoke but she was shocked. She'd always felt drawn to Trunks while she was growing up and maybe this was the reason why. Maybe they had bonded on some subconcious level when she was a child.

"Anyways, Pan. I thought that I had everything under control after that but then there was your prom night." He sighed deeply and shook his head. His gaze fell to his hands and Pan was surprised to see him fidgiting nervously.

Pans heart leap into her throat. They had not spoken about that night since it happened 4 years ago so why would he bring it up now? She snapped back to attention back to Trunks when he began to speak again.

"That night it was so hard to say no. You have no idea. It felt like I'd ripped out my own heart knowing that you had offeref yourself to me but knowing that I couldn't accept." Suddenly he turned back to Pan and met her eyes steadily. "I couldn't do anything until you were old enough to know what you truely wanted. I knew that if I had allowed myself to be close to you that night, I'd never be able to keep myself away from you because... because that night I fell in love with you."

Her body froze in shock at his words. Pan didn't know what to say. She was numb but thankfully he continued to speak.

"I've spent the last 4 years, while you were in college, hoping that you'd be able to move on. Or that I would. The thing is, everytime something didn't work out, we turned to eachother for support. I depend on you for everything. You're my pillar of support and I know that we'll be friends forever but the thing is... I want more."

He reached out and took her hands in his. They both seemed to be fighting back tears as he looked into her eyes.

"I love you, Pan."

When the words didn't come to her, Pan smiled and leaned up, pressing her lips to his. When she ended the kiss, the words sudddenly came to her and she smiled even brighter.

"I love you too, Trunks. I think i fell in love with you that night too. I can't help but want to beat up every woman that you introduce me to because all I can think about is how I am the one who is supposed to be with you."

Pan almost laughed when she saw Trunks' face change from nervousness to happiness.

"Do you mean it?" He looked shocked.

Thats when Pan lost it. She couldn't help it. When Trunks said that he loved her, it felt like someone had lifted a one tone weight off of her chest. She burst into laughter and wiped the tears of joy from her eyes.

"Yes. I mean it. I love you!"

Trunks joined in with her dillerious laughter and hugged her tightly. Trunks sighed in relief as he held her tight. Then after a few minutes he pulled her back and pushed the hair from her eyes. He couldn't help but see how beautiful she'd become. They just looked at each other for a moment before he finally leaned over and kissed her with all the passion that they had both kept bottled up for the last 4 years.

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