We Meet Again
A/N: I know,I haven't updated in a while...but I was busy! My uncle was over from Chicago and all..I wasn't online for a week! And,i've been trying to upload for hours! Damn thing's not working!! :( Anyway,i'm back and ready to write! ^_^
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Chapter 16: The Search Begins
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"Get up! It's your Pan we're trying to find! I think it would help if you were awake!"
Trunks woke up to the sound of someone yelling in his ear. "Shit Amanda,it's only 7 am! And anyway,how'd you get in my hotel?"
Amanda frowned and looked at him crossly. "I have my ways. Now,get UP!"
"Okay,okay." Trunks reluctantly got out of bed and dragged himself towards the bathroom.
"We have to pick up Jeff on our way to Bra's too,ok?" she called after him.
He blinked,and grinned at her. "So you call him Jeff now,hmm?"
Amanda blushed furiously. "I really really don't know what Pan sees in you,whoever she is!"
Trunks nodded and smirked. "I'd say you and Jeff get along REALLY well. Don't deny it!"
"Get lost! You're wasting time. Now go!"
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"We're here! Out of the car,everyone." called Trunks.
Amanda motioned for Trunks to go ahead of her,and Jeffrey followed. Trunks rang the doorbell,and a rather sleepy looking Bra answered the door.
"Nice of you to drop by," Bra looked at her brother sarcastically. "And I see you've brung a few friends with you."
"Bra,please. You're not still mad at me,are you? Are you?" When Bra refused to respond,Trunks sighed. Suddenly,Bra caught sight of baby Janine cuddled in Jeffrey's arms. "Who is that?!" cried Bra.
"I guess I should explain everything...Bra,look,let's all go sit down inside and we'll talk. Okay?"
Bra nodded halfheartedly. "Yeah,fine. Come on in."
~15 minutes later~
"Dende,I don't believe it! I don't know whether to laugh or cry!" Bra held her head in her hands.
"Yeah,well,there you have it. The real story of what happened." Trunks wiped a single tear that had fallen down his cheek.
"And..you,you're the real father?" Bra pointed to Jeffrey.
"You got it. The name's Jeffrey,but friends call me Jeff."
Bra shot him a suspicious glance. "So,JEFFREY,you don't regret leaving Janine? Did you plan on getting Terri pregnant anyway?"
"Um...no. Well,what I mean is,yes and no. Janine here is a cute baby and all,but let's face it. I'm just not ready to be a father yet. And,no,I didn't plan on getting Terri pregnant. It was a mistake...she practically lured me into it."
Bulma,who had just joined them,stared at him. "How on earth could she lure you into having sex with her?!"
Jeffrey looked down at his shoes in shame. "It's the truth. Terri was capable of doing anything she wanted,just ask Trunks!"
"Well? Is he telling the truth,Trunks?"
Trunks nodded. "He's right. Terri could almost murder someone and get away with it,she was that good at buttering people up."
"Just like she buttered YOU up! She married you for money and fame,do you know that?" said Bra accusingly.
"I do." replied Trunks softly. "I'd rather not talk about it...it least,not yet.."
"And how do you fit into this whole thing? Are you Jeffrey's ex girlfriend,or what?" Bra pointed to Amanda.
Amanda's cheeks burned. "No! I'm a friend of Terri's..." Realizing the wicked looks she was getting as she mentioned she was a friend of Terri's she quickly said,"I contacted Jeff in the first place! If it weren't for me,you people would have no idea Janine wasn't Trunks' baby at all!"
"Oh." Bra's face immediately became softer. "So is that the entire story?"
"Yes," Amanda glanced at Trunks,"But,um,Bra..we wanted to sort of ask you a...favor. You'll like it too,I'm sure!"
Bra raised her eyebrows. "Yeah? What?"
"Do you know where we can contact Pan?" she blurted out.
Bra smiled,but her smile immediately became a frown. "I..I...n-no..."
"Come on! You do know! Out with it! What's your problem,anyway? Don't you want Trunks to marry Pan?"
"Of course I do! It's just that....well,I kind of know..and I don't."
Amanda looked exasperated. "What the hell are you talking about?!"
"Well,you see,I don't know Pan's number or where she lives at all."
"Yeah right! You talked to Pan a while ago! Goten told me about it!" cried Trunks.
"That's the problem. You see,when Goten called Pan,I was at his place and I never bothered to ask for her number. I just figured I could get it later on. Goten and I had a..argument a couple of days ago..and I just can't ask him now!"
"Well,fine,I'll just call Goten,then." Trunks began to get up.
"You don't understand...Goten's not here right now. He went to Atlantic City 2 days ago!"
"Oh Kami...Well,maybe Chi Chi will know where we can contact him."
Bra nodded thoughtfully. "You can try. Although I doubt it.."
"Ok, give me the phone,sis."
Bra handed her brother the phone and watched as he dialed. "Hello? Hey Chi Chi,it's Trunks."
"What? Um,Terri? She's um..." Trunks paused as Bra frantically motioned for him not to tell her about anything.
"...Yeah,I'm still here. She's fine. Chi Chi,do you know where we can contact Goten?" He paused again,and listened. Frowning,he spoke again. "Oh. That's ok. No,no,nothing important. That's odd..it's not like Goten to..oh. All right. Bye."
"What happened?!" yelled Bra.
Trunks sighed. "Chi Chi said Goten just left without telling her. She just woke up one morning and found a note telling her where he was going. No phone number,nothing."
"Damn!" cried Amanda.
"Now what?" asked Jeffrey.
"I don't know,you guys. I'm really beginning to feel hopeless...maybe we'll never find her. Maybe we just weren't meant to be." said Trunks softly.
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A/N: Noooo! how will they contact Pan now? Where IS she? She still doesn't have a clue about what happened! She couldn't have someone else in her life now....could she?
*Ok,listen! If Janine was 8 or 10 how old would Trunks be?!?!?! I really need to know this!! Please help,you can answer by email or just leave it in your review. Thanks alot! If you wanna know my email,just look me up in the directory thing. Ja! *
A/N: I know,I haven't updated in a while...but I was busy! My uncle was over from Chicago and all..I wasn't online for a week! And,i've been trying to upload for hours! Damn thing's not working!! :( Anyway,i'm back and ready to write! ^_^
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Chapter 16: The Search Begins
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"Get up! It's your Pan we're trying to find! I think it would help if you were awake!"
Trunks woke up to the sound of someone yelling in his ear. "Shit Amanda,it's only 7 am! And anyway,how'd you get in my hotel?"
Amanda frowned and looked at him crossly. "I have my ways. Now,get UP!"
"Okay,okay." Trunks reluctantly got out of bed and dragged himself towards the bathroom.
"We have to pick up Jeff on our way to Bra's too,ok?" she called after him.
He blinked,and grinned at her. "So you call him Jeff now,hmm?"
Amanda blushed furiously. "I really really don't know what Pan sees in you,whoever she is!"
Trunks nodded and smirked. "I'd say you and Jeff get along REALLY well. Don't deny it!"
"Get lost! You're wasting time. Now go!"
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"We're here! Out of the car,everyone." called Trunks.
Amanda motioned for Trunks to go ahead of her,and Jeffrey followed. Trunks rang the doorbell,and a rather sleepy looking Bra answered the door.
"Nice of you to drop by," Bra looked at her brother sarcastically. "And I see you've brung a few friends with you."
"Bra,please. You're not still mad at me,are you? Are you?" When Bra refused to respond,Trunks sighed. Suddenly,Bra caught sight of baby Janine cuddled in Jeffrey's arms. "Who is that?!" cried Bra.
"I guess I should explain everything...Bra,look,let's all go sit down inside and we'll talk. Okay?"
Bra nodded halfheartedly. "Yeah,fine. Come on in."
~15 minutes later~
"Dende,I don't believe it! I don't know whether to laugh or cry!" Bra held her head in her hands.
"Yeah,well,there you have it. The real story of what happened." Trunks wiped a single tear that had fallen down his cheek.
"And..you,you're the real father?" Bra pointed to Jeffrey.
"You got it. The name's Jeffrey,but friends call me Jeff."
Bra shot him a suspicious glance. "So,JEFFREY,you don't regret leaving Janine? Did you plan on getting Terri pregnant anyway?"
"Um...no. Well,what I mean is,yes and no. Janine here is a cute baby and all,but let's face it. I'm just not ready to be a father yet. And,no,I didn't plan on getting Terri pregnant. It was a mistake...she practically lured me into it."
Bulma,who had just joined them,stared at him. "How on earth could she lure you into having sex with her?!"
Jeffrey looked down at his shoes in shame. "It's the truth. Terri was capable of doing anything she wanted,just ask Trunks!"
"Well? Is he telling the truth,Trunks?"
Trunks nodded. "He's right. Terri could almost murder someone and get away with it,she was that good at buttering people up."
"Just like she buttered YOU up! She married you for money and fame,do you know that?" said Bra accusingly.
"I do." replied Trunks softly. "I'd rather not talk about it...it least,not yet.."
"And how do you fit into this whole thing? Are you Jeffrey's ex girlfriend,or what?" Bra pointed to Amanda.
Amanda's cheeks burned. "No! I'm a friend of Terri's..." Realizing the wicked looks she was getting as she mentioned she was a friend of Terri's she quickly said,"I contacted Jeff in the first place! If it weren't for me,you people would have no idea Janine wasn't Trunks' baby at all!"
"Oh." Bra's face immediately became softer. "So is that the entire story?"
"Yes," Amanda glanced at Trunks,"But,um,Bra..we wanted to sort of ask you a...favor. You'll like it too,I'm sure!"
Bra raised her eyebrows. "Yeah? What?"
"Do you know where we can contact Pan?" she blurted out.
Bra smiled,but her smile immediately became a frown. "I..I...n-no..."
"Come on! You do know! Out with it! What's your problem,anyway? Don't you want Trunks to marry Pan?"
"Of course I do! It's just that....well,I kind of know..and I don't."
Amanda looked exasperated. "What the hell are you talking about?!"
"Well,you see,I don't know Pan's number or where she lives at all."
"Yeah right! You talked to Pan a while ago! Goten told me about it!" cried Trunks.
"That's the problem. You see,when Goten called Pan,I was at his place and I never bothered to ask for her number. I just figured I could get it later on. Goten and I had a..argument a couple of days ago..and I just can't ask him now!"
"Well,fine,I'll just call Goten,then." Trunks began to get up.
"You don't understand...Goten's not here right now. He went to Atlantic City 2 days ago!"
"Oh Kami...Well,maybe Chi Chi will know where we can contact him."
Bra nodded thoughtfully. "You can try. Although I doubt it.."
"Ok, give me the phone,sis."
Bra handed her brother the phone and watched as he dialed. "Hello? Hey Chi Chi,it's Trunks."
"What? Um,Terri? She's um..." Trunks paused as Bra frantically motioned for him not to tell her about anything.
"...Yeah,I'm still here. She's fine. Chi Chi,do you know where we can contact Goten?" He paused again,and listened. Frowning,he spoke again. "Oh. That's ok. No,no,nothing important. That's odd..it's not like Goten to..oh. All right. Bye."
"What happened?!" yelled Bra.
Trunks sighed. "Chi Chi said Goten just left without telling her. She just woke up one morning and found a note telling her where he was going. No phone number,nothing."
"Damn!" cried Amanda.
"Now what?" asked Jeffrey.
"I don't know,you guys. I'm really beginning to feel hopeless...maybe we'll never find her. Maybe we just weren't meant to be." said Trunks softly.
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A/N: Noooo! how will they contact Pan now? Where IS she? She still doesn't have a clue about what happened! She couldn't have someone else in her life now....could she?
*Ok,listen! If Janine was 8 or 10 how old would Trunks be?!?!?! I really need to know this!! Please help,you can answer by email or just leave it in your review. Thanks alot! If you wanna know my email,just look me up in the directory thing. Ja! *