Break- Chapter 5

By Tanyaneko



Disclaimer: I still don't own anything. Oh well.

A/N: Thank you, reviewing people!


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"Ooh! Pan's coming home today!" Bra exclaimed happily, before pausing to ask, "Trunks, are you sure you don't want to come to the airport with me to pick her up?"

He nodded. "I'm positive. Seeing her again… I might lose control and tell her everything, and I want it to be a surprise. Oh, and Bra? Don't forget about the necklace."

She winked. "Don't worry, Bro. I've been practicing!"

A week before…

"Bra! Come into the lab! I need to show you something!" Trunks' voice was urgent, borderline panic. "BRA! PLEASE!"

She knew her brother was serious then, and she walked over immediately. "What is it?"

He showed her the recreated sculpture, and then he pointed out the missing piece. It was the heart. "Argh! What am I going to do?" He grumbled, pulling on his hair. He then hurried to the computer, calling up a few commands. A picture of the heart appeared on the screen. "That's the missing piece. Do you recognize it, Bra? Please tell me you do."

The girl gasped, and her hand covered her mouth. "That's… that's…"

"What? What is it?"

"That's Pan's necklace!"

He was clearly confused. "What do you mean?"

"It's the necklace she wears all the time… I don't think she's ever taken it off. I don't know why she wears it, maybe it's because she loves you." Then she added, "Or maybe it's just to remind her of how much of a jerk you were for breaking the rest of the thing," effectively ruining Trunks' happy moment. "How are you supposed to finish the dragon without it?"

"I'm not going to."

"You can't just give up, Trunks! There has to be some way to get it from her!"

He laughed, a sardonic, hopeless little laugh. "How? Are you gonna steal it from her?" Then a smirk slowly crossed his face. "What about it, Bra? Do you think you could?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. With a little practice, I think I'd be able to, yeah."

He nodded, determined. "I'll put sensors on a mannequin, and I'll stick a necklace on it. Practice getting it off without tripping the alarms, until you get it perfect."

She grinned. "Don't worry, Trunks! You can count on me!"

"You're sure you can do it?" He asked, still determined, but slightly apprehensive. He trusted his sister; it was just that… everything depended on this.

"Like I said, I can do it." With one last smile, she grabbed her keys and ran out the door.

When she reached the airport, she scanned the screen for Pan's flight. There it was: Flight 187, ARRIVED. Bra smiled happily and ran to greet her friend.

Pan didn't look any differently from when she'd left, with the orange bandana on her head like a flag, it was easy to spot her. The blue haired girl smiled and hugged her friend, snatching the necklace in the process. Pan didn't notice a thing.

"So, Panny, how have you been?"

"Oh, just fine. Where's Trunks? When I left, he said he'd come and meet me…"

"Oh, he couldn't make it. He told me to tell you he was very sorry, and that he'd see you at the Christmas party." Heh, heh… she's disappointed that my brother isn't here. There's hope for Trunks yet…

"Do you have a boyfriend now?" Bra continued to quiz, wanting to catch up on her best friend's life. She knew the answer would be no, she knew how much Pan loved Trunks-

"Yes. He's sweet, and funny, and nice. And he can fight… a little…" Bra's jaw almost dropped, but she kept her composure. Pan has a boyfriend? Things are starting to look not so good for Trunks…

Then Bra paused and gasped. "Pan! Your necklace! I'm surprised to see you without it. Did you lose it?" She asked, feigning confusion and concern with almost professional perfection.

"What? But I was just…" She reached to her neckline, and shock covered her face as she realized it really wasn't there. "Oh, no…it's gone… Bra, I can't believe it's gone!" Seeing her friend almost to tears, Bra felt a little bad, but she knew that Pan's happiness at seeing the statue would more than make up for it. At least she hoped Pan would be happy.

"Don't worry, you probably just stuck it into a suitcase or something. I'm sure it'll turn up eventually."

Pan nodded, and then Bra asked her another question. "Do you love him?"

"Oh, I really don't know anymore. I mean, I went so far away to forget about him, and now I have a boyfriend, but sometimes I think about him still. I'm not sure if it's love or infatuation, or maybe it's just an unhealthy obsession-"

"Pan, I wasn't talking about Trunks. I was talking about your boyfriend." Well, she still loves him all right…

The black-haired girl blushed. "Oops. Well, I don't think so. I mean, he's fun to hang out with and everything, and we get along really well. Maybe I do love him. I don't know. Oh, did I tell you? He's coming to the Christmas party. Don't tell anyone, please. I want it to be a surprise."

"Sure… I promise. I won't tell a soul." Uh oh. Trunks isn't going to be happy about this…

Uh oh, indeed! Are these too many surprises for one party? Will Pan's boyfriend be killed or at least seriously injured when Trunks finds out? Keep reading and reviewing!

~Tanyaneko