We Meet Again
A/N: Oooh..the plot thickens..and we are almost done with the fic..ALMOST..but not quite.=P
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Janine,Jeffrey,Amanda,Chris,and Stephanie.=P
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Chapter 20: The Real Chris Mcloughlin
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Pan closed her eyes. "Give me some time,Trunks. I haven't seen you for months,now you walk in here and expect me to marry you?"
Trunks raised an eyebrow. "Hey,I'm not forcing you to do anything. The choice is yours,Pan. There's nothing I can do about it." And with those words,Trunks abruptly stood up and opened the door.
"Wait," said Pan warily,"Where will you be staying?"
"211 West End Ave,apartment 16. I'm staying with my uncle." Then he closed the door behind him and was gone.
Videl patted her daughter's hand thoughtfully. "You'll make the right desicion. I'm sure of it."
Pan sighed. Her mom believed in her. Now if she could only believe in herself...
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"Chris,we need to talk." Pan held the reciever shakily.
"Oh,I see. You're breaking up with me." The voice on the other end gave a short laugh.
"No I'm not! Would you please listen?" Pan heaved an exasperated sigh.
Silence.
"I..wanted to apologize for yesterday. I know it was pretty strange to have Trunks show up in the middle of our date,but he had a good reason to."
"Yeah? What?"
"Look,Chris,his wife died only months ago. He's taking care of a baby that's not even his,and he just needed some female advice. He's my best friend."
"Too bad for him. I don't care if he's your friend or your boyfriend! We belong together,Panny." Chris's voice sounded strangely urgent.
"How can you talk like that? How would you feel if I died? Would-"
"Don't you dare talk like that! I would give my life for you."
A funny feeling was beginning to rise in Pan's stomach. "Um,Chris...do you..feel all right? You sound sort of forced."
"What is that supposed to mean?! I'm perfectly FINE,you hear?"
"No need to get angry,Chris." Pan whispered.
"Well,I don't want to speak to you until you've made up your mind. And if you don't choose me,I'll make sure you regret it." And with that,Chris hung up the phone.
~In Chris's house~
"Chris,who was that? You sounded sort of angry." Chris's older sister Stephanie spoke up.
"None of your concern!" Chris shot back.
"I deserve to know! And why have you been sneaking out after dark,anyway?"
Chris froze in his tracks. "Y-You know?"
"Right. It's not that easy to fool Stephanie Mcloughlin."
Suddenly,Chris struck his sister across her face. "How dare you bitch! Trying to find out about my private life,huh? This would teach you a lesson."
"Stop it,Chris! Don't hurt me!" she cried as another harsh slap followed.
"Asshole!" Chris continued to curse and hit her,a wild look in his brown eyes.
Stephanie ran to her room and shut the door sobbing. About 5 minutes later,Chris collected himself and knocked on her door quietly.
"Go away! Leave me alone!"
Chris stepped in,smiling warmly. "I'm so sorry,Steph. It won't happen again."
Stephanie laughed bitterly. "That's what you always say. I'm used to it by now."
Chris sighed,putting a comforting arm around his younger sister. "I don't know why I do it..it's as if I go completely crazy for a while."
"Don't bother explaining. All your explanations can't take away my bruises."
"Well,I'm sorry,I really am. Want to go out for lunch? My treat."
Stephanie shook her head stubbornly. "No."
"Aw,come on,Steph. Can't you forgive your brother?"
"I've forgiven you too many times."
"Please?"
Stephanie tried to resist,but finally,hunger got the best of her. "Oh all right. Let's go."
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** Goten smiled at his father with love and pride in his eyes.
"Son. You must go to Westport right away. Pan needs you."
"But why,Daddy? She's all right,isn't she?"
"Yes,but the boy who she thinks she loves,isn't who she really loves at all."
Goten scratched his head,confused. "Oh,no,Daddy...I've known Trunks for a long time and..they really do love each other."
"It is not Trunks I am talking about. It is that Mcloughlin boy."
"What? Pan's in love with someone else?"
"Right. He is not what he seems. Now go,Goten,go and make sure you do as I have told you." Goku's image began to fade.
"Wait,Daddy! I don't even know where Westport is!"
"Follow your heart,my son. You will know where to find her..." **
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Goten thought about the dream that he had had 2 days ago,when he had quickly left for Westport without telling even his mother.
"I must be going crazy. I have no idea where to find Pan,and I'm here just because of a dream!" he muttered. But the dream had been so real...he knew that his father really had wanted him to come here.
"But I've been looking for 2 days...without any luck..." He sighed. Not watching where he was going,he tripped over a cellular phone. *Now,how did that get here?* he wondered,picking it up. He checked to see if it had a name on the back. His eyes widened when he saw a small tag on the back. On it was written, TRUNKS BRIEFS,CAPSULE CORPS. IF FOUND,PLEASE RETURN TO 211 WEST END,APARTMENT 16. THANK YOU.
He stared at the cell phone in his hand. "Trunks was here..Oh wow..I'm looking for Pan but I find Trunks!" With renewed hope,he went in search of his two friends.
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A/N: So now you know where Goten was all this time!^^
Next Chapter: Will Goten find Trunks or Pan and warn them of Chris? And Pan will have to make up her mind quickly...
A/N: Oooh..the plot thickens..and we are almost done with the fic..ALMOST..but not quite.=P
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Janine,Jeffrey,Amanda,Chris,and Stephanie.=P
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Chapter 20: The Real Chris Mcloughlin
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Pan closed her eyes. "Give me some time,Trunks. I haven't seen you for months,now you walk in here and expect me to marry you?"
Trunks raised an eyebrow. "Hey,I'm not forcing you to do anything. The choice is yours,Pan. There's nothing I can do about it." And with those words,Trunks abruptly stood up and opened the door.
"Wait," said Pan warily,"Where will you be staying?"
"211 West End Ave,apartment 16. I'm staying with my uncle." Then he closed the door behind him and was gone.
Videl patted her daughter's hand thoughtfully. "You'll make the right desicion. I'm sure of it."
Pan sighed. Her mom believed in her. Now if she could only believe in herself...
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"Chris,we need to talk." Pan held the reciever shakily.
"Oh,I see. You're breaking up with me." The voice on the other end gave a short laugh.
"No I'm not! Would you please listen?" Pan heaved an exasperated sigh.
Silence.
"I..wanted to apologize for yesterday. I know it was pretty strange to have Trunks show up in the middle of our date,but he had a good reason to."
"Yeah? What?"
"Look,Chris,his wife died only months ago. He's taking care of a baby that's not even his,and he just needed some female advice. He's my best friend."
"Too bad for him. I don't care if he's your friend or your boyfriend! We belong together,Panny." Chris's voice sounded strangely urgent.
"How can you talk like that? How would you feel if I died? Would-"
"Don't you dare talk like that! I would give my life for you."
A funny feeling was beginning to rise in Pan's stomach. "Um,Chris...do you..feel all right? You sound sort of forced."
"What is that supposed to mean?! I'm perfectly FINE,you hear?"
"No need to get angry,Chris." Pan whispered.
"Well,I don't want to speak to you until you've made up your mind. And if you don't choose me,I'll make sure you regret it." And with that,Chris hung up the phone.
~In Chris's house~
"Chris,who was that? You sounded sort of angry." Chris's older sister Stephanie spoke up.
"None of your concern!" Chris shot back.
"I deserve to know! And why have you been sneaking out after dark,anyway?"
Chris froze in his tracks. "Y-You know?"
"Right. It's not that easy to fool Stephanie Mcloughlin."
Suddenly,Chris struck his sister across her face. "How dare you bitch! Trying to find out about my private life,huh? This would teach you a lesson."
"Stop it,Chris! Don't hurt me!" she cried as another harsh slap followed.
"Asshole!" Chris continued to curse and hit her,a wild look in his brown eyes.
Stephanie ran to her room and shut the door sobbing. About 5 minutes later,Chris collected himself and knocked on her door quietly.
"Go away! Leave me alone!"
Chris stepped in,smiling warmly. "I'm so sorry,Steph. It won't happen again."
Stephanie laughed bitterly. "That's what you always say. I'm used to it by now."
Chris sighed,putting a comforting arm around his younger sister. "I don't know why I do it..it's as if I go completely crazy for a while."
"Don't bother explaining. All your explanations can't take away my bruises."
"Well,I'm sorry,I really am. Want to go out for lunch? My treat."
Stephanie shook her head stubbornly. "No."
"Aw,come on,Steph. Can't you forgive your brother?"
"I've forgiven you too many times."
"Please?"
Stephanie tried to resist,but finally,hunger got the best of her. "Oh all right. Let's go."
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** Goten smiled at his father with love and pride in his eyes.
"Son. You must go to Westport right away. Pan needs you."
"But why,Daddy? She's all right,isn't she?"
"Yes,but the boy who she thinks she loves,isn't who she really loves at all."
Goten scratched his head,confused. "Oh,no,Daddy...I've known Trunks for a long time and..they really do love each other."
"It is not Trunks I am talking about. It is that Mcloughlin boy."
"What? Pan's in love with someone else?"
"Right. He is not what he seems. Now go,Goten,go and make sure you do as I have told you." Goku's image began to fade.
"Wait,Daddy! I don't even know where Westport is!"
"Follow your heart,my son. You will know where to find her..." **
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Goten thought about the dream that he had had 2 days ago,when he had quickly left for Westport without telling even his mother.
"I must be going crazy. I have no idea where to find Pan,and I'm here just because of a dream!" he muttered. But the dream had been so real...he knew that his father really had wanted him to come here.
"But I've been looking for 2 days...without any luck..." He sighed. Not watching where he was going,he tripped over a cellular phone. *Now,how did that get here?* he wondered,picking it up. He checked to see if it had a name on the back. His eyes widened when he saw a small tag on the back. On it was written, TRUNKS BRIEFS,CAPSULE CORPS. IF FOUND,PLEASE RETURN TO 211 WEST END,APARTMENT 16. THANK YOU.
He stared at the cell phone in his hand. "Trunks was here..Oh wow..I'm looking for Pan but I find Trunks!" With renewed hope,he went in search of his two friends.
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A/N: So now you know where Goten was all this time!^^
Next Chapter: Will Goten find Trunks or Pan and warn them of Chris? And Pan will have to make up her mind quickly...