We Meet Again
A/N: Oh yeah,I forgot the disclaimer yet again.=P
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Jeffrey,Amanda,and Chris and I guess you could use them if you wanted to..*shrugs*
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Chapter 18: The Long Awaited Talk
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~2 days later~
Trunks sat in his room and watched Bra and Marron,who were playing softball,through his window. *So carefree. Not a worry in the world.* he thought sadly,*I've got so much on my mind..I've got to find Pan and tell her that I love her! I don't even care if she doesn't love me back. Just saying it will take a huge burden off my shoulders.*
He closed his eyes and felt for her ki,like he always did. It was starting to become a routine. He didn't feel anymore hopeful than he had felt when he first began,and it had been almost 4 days now. *She can't keep this up much longer. I'll find her sooner or later.* Suddenly,he felt a warm glowing feeling in the pit of his stomach. (A/N: I have no idea if that's how you feel when you search for a ki,so I just made it up) Slowly,the feeling became stronger and stronger,until he could almost feel an invisible force pulling him.
"Oh Dende! Bra! Mom! I've found her! I've finally done it!" he cried excitedly,dashing downstairs.
"What? Found what?" a worried Bulma appeared at his side at once,followed by Bra.
"Not what,Mom,a who! I've found Pan's ki!"
"What?! No way!" Bra hugged her brother happily. "Well? What are you waiting for? Go!"
"Oh,right," Trunks gave his mom one last hug before he flew outside,calling over his shoulder,"Wish me luck!"
"Everything is going perfectly,Mom! What could possibly go wrong?" sighed Bra. If Bra had only known then,that plenty of things could go wrong. And at the top of the list of things that could go wrong for Trunks was Chris Mcloughlin.
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"That movie had to be the worst I've ever seen." commented Chris,as Pan and him came out of the movie theater.
Pan laughed. "Oh,come on. It wasn't that bad."
"Yeah? A boy fell in love with this girl,but she didn't love him,so he used magical powers to make her like him. Tell me that's not cheesy."
"Oh,all right! It was totally ridicoulous. Happy?"
Chris put his arm around her. "Yup."
"It's a beautiful night,isn't it?" Pan glanced at the midnight sky that was lit up with brightly glowing stars.
"Yes. But it's not half as beautiful as you are."
Pan blushed. *Chris sure does know how to sweet talk!* she thought. "Thanks."
"Panny?"
"Hmm?"
"Promise me that we'll always be together. No matter what." said Chris suddenly.
"Huh? But,Chris-"
"No buts. If you really loved me,you would have said yes."
"Oh,okay,fine. I promise."
"Good." Chris brushed his lips across hers kissed her neck,holding her close. Pan returned the kiss,put her arms around him. Suddenly,she felt someone tapping her back.
"Oh,stop it Chris!" she laughed.
"Excuse me,but I'm not Chris." a deep voice interuppted. Shocked,Pan turned around. She knew that voice too well. No,it couldn't be...
"TRUNKS?! What on earth are you doing here?! And at a time like this.." Pan paled slightly.
"I came in search of you,Panny! I've been worried sick about you,it's not like you to lose all contact with everyone but I guess I was wrong." Trunks glanced at Chris. "You're too busy to even care about us,about ME,anymore!"
"No,Trunks,wait! I found out about Terri only a while ago and I was going to call but-"
"But what? We're mates,Pan! What are you doing with him?"
"Maybe we are mates. But I love Chris...you have to understand..look,let's go home and talk this over. Chris,I'll see you later."
"Yeah," Chris frowned. "And you had better have a good explanation for who he is." Chris shot Trunks a dirty look.
"That's Trunks Briefs,manager of Capsule Corps you're talking to that way." Trunks gave him a cold look.
Chris peered at him closely,and his eyes widened. "Wow..You really ARE Trunks Briefs.."
"Are you coming,or not?" asked Pan curtly.
"I'm coming." Then he followed Pan to her car and got in just as Pan turned on the engine and sped away.
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*DING DONG*
"Oh,hello honey,dinner's on the-" Gohan stopped short,staring at the figure in front of him. "Trunks?!"
Pan nodded slowly as she went to sit down on her couch. "Start explaining."
Trunks sighed as he took a seat across from her. "After you left,Pan...things just haven't been the same. I never knew I'd miss you so much,but after Terri's death..." he stopped when a tear slid down his cheek.
The hard look on Pan's face immediately softened. "How exactly did she die?"
"They could only save my baby..Janine...or Terri. I chose Janine.." he closed his eyes. "That had to be the hardest desicion of my life. But afterwards,I found out Janine wasn't even my real daughter."
Pan gasped. "What?!"
"That's right. A friend of Terri's,Amanda,found the real father..Jeffrey."
"Oh Dende."
"It was so hard for me to accept that my own wife had cheated on me..but I guess I had to. Jeffrey thought he wasn't ready to be a parent yet,so I took Janine in. After that,I searched for you a number of times,but there was no way to contact you."
"Oh,i'm so sorry,Trunks. But what about Goten?"
"He was out of state. Chi Chi had no idea where he left so suddenly. I searched for your ki,but you were suppressing it,weren't you?"
Pan hung her head. "I was."
"I knew you couldn't keep it up for too long,so eventually I located it,and found you with another guy."
"I don't know what got into me ever since I met Chris. It's like I can't live without him! I heard about Terri from the papers,but they didn't give any details. I bumped into Chris,literally,that same day..and things haven't been the same ever since. I thought about going to see you lots of times,but Chris seemed to stop all thoughts about you."
Trunks paused. "So what are you going to do now,Pan? Chris or me?"
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A/N: Ahh..bad me..cliffhanger...
Next Chapter: Pan's desicion! What's so fishy with Chris,anyway? And find out where Goten has been all this time! Review!
A/N: Oh yeah,I forgot the disclaimer yet again.=P
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Jeffrey,Amanda,and Chris and I guess you could use them if you wanted to..*shrugs*
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Chapter 18: The Long Awaited Talk
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~2 days later~
Trunks sat in his room and watched Bra and Marron,who were playing softball,through his window. *So carefree. Not a worry in the world.* he thought sadly,*I've got so much on my mind..I've got to find Pan and tell her that I love her! I don't even care if she doesn't love me back. Just saying it will take a huge burden off my shoulders.*
He closed his eyes and felt for her ki,like he always did. It was starting to become a routine. He didn't feel anymore hopeful than he had felt when he first began,and it had been almost 4 days now. *She can't keep this up much longer. I'll find her sooner or later.* Suddenly,he felt a warm glowing feeling in the pit of his stomach. (A/N: I have no idea if that's how you feel when you search for a ki,so I just made it up) Slowly,the feeling became stronger and stronger,until he could almost feel an invisible force pulling him.
"Oh Dende! Bra! Mom! I've found her! I've finally done it!" he cried excitedly,dashing downstairs.
"What? Found what?" a worried Bulma appeared at his side at once,followed by Bra.
"Not what,Mom,a who! I've found Pan's ki!"
"What?! No way!" Bra hugged her brother happily. "Well? What are you waiting for? Go!"
"Oh,right," Trunks gave his mom one last hug before he flew outside,calling over his shoulder,"Wish me luck!"
"Everything is going perfectly,Mom! What could possibly go wrong?" sighed Bra. If Bra had only known then,that plenty of things could go wrong. And at the top of the list of things that could go wrong for Trunks was Chris Mcloughlin.
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"That movie had to be the worst I've ever seen." commented Chris,as Pan and him came out of the movie theater.
Pan laughed. "Oh,come on. It wasn't that bad."
"Yeah? A boy fell in love with this girl,but she didn't love him,so he used magical powers to make her like him. Tell me that's not cheesy."
"Oh,all right! It was totally ridicoulous. Happy?"
Chris put his arm around her. "Yup."
"It's a beautiful night,isn't it?" Pan glanced at the midnight sky that was lit up with brightly glowing stars.
"Yes. But it's not half as beautiful as you are."
Pan blushed. *Chris sure does know how to sweet talk!* she thought. "Thanks."
"Panny?"
"Hmm?"
"Promise me that we'll always be together. No matter what." said Chris suddenly.
"Huh? But,Chris-"
"No buts. If you really loved me,you would have said yes."
"Oh,okay,fine. I promise."
"Good." Chris brushed his lips across hers kissed her neck,holding her close. Pan returned the kiss,put her arms around him. Suddenly,she felt someone tapping her back.
"Oh,stop it Chris!" she laughed.
"Excuse me,but I'm not Chris." a deep voice interuppted. Shocked,Pan turned around. She knew that voice too well. No,it couldn't be...
"TRUNKS?! What on earth are you doing here?! And at a time like this.." Pan paled slightly.
"I came in search of you,Panny! I've been worried sick about you,it's not like you to lose all contact with everyone but I guess I was wrong." Trunks glanced at Chris. "You're too busy to even care about us,about ME,anymore!"
"No,Trunks,wait! I found out about Terri only a while ago and I was going to call but-"
"But what? We're mates,Pan! What are you doing with him?"
"Maybe we are mates. But I love Chris...you have to understand..look,let's go home and talk this over. Chris,I'll see you later."
"Yeah," Chris frowned. "And you had better have a good explanation for who he is." Chris shot Trunks a dirty look.
"That's Trunks Briefs,manager of Capsule Corps you're talking to that way." Trunks gave him a cold look.
Chris peered at him closely,and his eyes widened. "Wow..You really ARE Trunks Briefs.."
"Are you coming,or not?" asked Pan curtly.
"I'm coming." Then he followed Pan to her car and got in just as Pan turned on the engine and sped away.
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*DING DONG*
"Oh,hello honey,dinner's on the-" Gohan stopped short,staring at the figure in front of him. "Trunks?!"
Pan nodded slowly as she went to sit down on her couch. "Start explaining."
Trunks sighed as he took a seat across from her. "After you left,Pan...things just haven't been the same. I never knew I'd miss you so much,but after Terri's death..." he stopped when a tear slid down his cheek.
The hard look on Pan's face immediately softened. "How exactly did she die?"
"They could only save my baby..Janine...or Terri. I chose Janine.." he closed his eyes. "That had to be the hardest desicion of my life. But afterwards,I found out Janine wasn't even my real daughter."
Pan gasped. "What?!"
"That's right. A friend of Terri's,Amanda,found the real father..Jeffrey."
"Oh Dende."
"It was so hard for me to accept that my own wife had cheated on me..but I guess I had to. Jeffrey thought he wasn't ready to be a parent yet,so I took Janine in. After that,I searched for you a number of times,but there was no way to contact you."
"Oh,i'm so sorry,Trunks. But what about Goten?"
"He was out of state. Chi Chi had no idea where he left so suddenly. I searched for your ki,but you were suppressing it,weren't you?"
Pan hung her head. "I was."
"I knew you couldn't keep it up for too long,so eventually I located it,and found you with another guy."
"I don't know what got into me ever since I met Chris. It's like I can't live without him! I heard about Terri from the papers,but they didn't give any details. I bumped into Chris,literally,that same day..and things haven't been the same ever since. I thought about going to see you lots of times,but Chris seemed to stop all thoughts about you."
Trunks paused. "So what are you going to do now,Pan? Chris or me?"
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A/N: Ahh..bad me..cliffhanger...
Next Chapter: Pan's desicion! What's so fishy with Chris,anyway? And find out where Goten has been all this time! Review!