"Goodbye For Now"

By Akira

Disclaimer: No I do not own DBZ, I have my extra slow computer, and that's it.

*The Next Day*

Goten and Trunks dropped Pan off at her house first. "Bye, Panny!" "Bye, Panny!" And no farewell was heard from the still angry Bra. Pan was very happy nonetheless. She had had a great dinner yesterday and a huge breakfast this morning. "Bye, Trunks! Bye, Goten!"

Pan stepped into her living room. "Mom? Dad? Where are you guys?"

"We're in the kitchen, Pan, come here," Videl called out.

"Hey Panny!" Gohan greeted her. Videl kissed her forehead, "How was things over at Trunks'?" "It was fun, Mom! I learned how to fly and Trunks said he was going to train me!"

Gohan shared a look with Videl. "Panny, there's something we have to tell you…."

"What is it?" Pan asked her worried father.

Videl answered, "Well, Pan, we're moving to the states in a week! Your father just got promoted there. You're gonna be going to an all girls boarding school. It's one of the best schools in the world. You got accepted!"

Pan just looked at Videl. Tears started forming in her eyes. "Does… does, th-th-th-that m-m-mean… I-I-I can't s-s-s-see… Uncle G-G-G-Goten or T- T-T-Trunks anymore?"

"You'll see them if they come over to visit," Videl said trying to calm down her crying daughter. Pan's crying. This is a rare occasion. Only things that really mean a lot to her make her cry. OH NO! This is bad, really bad.

Pan just moved and ran upstairs into her room, where she laid on her bed, and cried her little eyes out. Yes, Mr. Vegeta had said that crying was not for warriors, but she couldn't help it. Maybe I'm just another weak Earthling; after all I have the least amount of Saiyan blood.

Lunch and dinner came and passed, and still little Panny did not come out of her bedroom. Her parents had tried knocking on the door, and still she would not come out. Finally her parents went and called her best friend, Trunks.

A knock was heard on the door, "Panny? Can I come in?" Trunks asked softly.

The door slowly creaked open and light slowly flooded into the dark room. Trunks heard a little sniffle from the corner of the bed, and he walked towards it. "Panny? What're you doing in here all by yourself?"

For the second time that week, Trunks got no answer from Pan; instead all he got was another hug. Trunks looked at the little girl in his arms. The ebony-colored hair was long; the normally happy dark-blue eyes were now red and full of tears. "Pan, what's wrong?" he asked gently, again.

"Trunks," she said in a voice that was barely audible, "Are we still going to be friends even when I leave?"

"Of course! Silly kid, did you really think I would stop being your friend just because you're moving? You're one of my best friends, and I'll never abandon you."

"Never?"

"Never ever." Trunks smoothed out Pan's hair. "And you young lady, I think, needs some sleep. You've got a big day tomorrow."

"What's happening tomorrow?" Pan asked curiously.

"It's a surprise… and you won't be able to get it if you don't go to sleep." Trunks watched as Pan scrambled around like the little kid she was. Trunks was about to get up and leave when he heard a little voice.

"Will you stay and tell me a bedtime story?"

"Sure, anything for my best girl, anything for you." And so Trunks began to tell a story. The first one that popped to mind, The Lord of the Rings, that was the book he had to read for English class, so that naturally popped to mind first. He told in a more child like version without so many details. "And so the ring was destroyed. Frodo then went onto the Grey Havens…." Trunks stopped and saw Pan fast asleep. "Good night, Panny…" he kissed her forehead and left quietly out of the room.

*The next day*

"PAN! ARE YOU AWAKE YET?!?" Videl shouted up the stairs.

"Coming, mom!" Pan tied her tennis shoes and ran down the stairs. "Good morning!"

"How're you feeling today, sweetie?" Videl asked Pan.

"I'm ok… What's my surprise?" Pan said, eager to get to her surprise. She grabbed a couple of biscuits from the table and started eating on the way to the car.

A/N: I'll leave off right there… Sorry it's so short and it's a bit late. I have a few projects right now and a few reports, so it's gonna be a bit on the short side for a while. I might give you guys a long chappy if you leave a lot of reviews ^^'. Please R/R!