D/C: All I have is my pride and this t-shirt SS-Mars bought me * hugs SS- Mars *

SS-Mars: On with the story!! * runs to do her own *



Ch.4: Party time



Pan searched everywhere for an outfit to wear for Trunks. She tried on several dresses

and skirts. Finally one hundred and forty seven outfits later Pan settled on a little red silk

dress that had black lace covering it and strapped red high heels. For once her eyes feel

on her long hair. She ran and dressed in her jeans, halter top, and jean jacket and ran out

the door.

* Trunks C.C. *

Trunks sat on his bed staring at his picture of Pan remembering his last day he saw her.

* Flashback *

Pan- 17 almost 18

Trunks- 32

"So when are you going Panny?" Pan was sitting on Trunks' desk looking through some

very important papers.

"Tomorrow. Some girl has a paternity test that she wants from you." Pan said smirking.

"I have to get that settled." She threw down the file.

"Thank Kami I'm not a celebrity, a CEO, or the American president (* Bill Clinton ha *).

Although I am a celebrities granddaughter."

"Well you can thank kami you can't knock anyone up." Pan laughed.

"Well it's called control your hormones."

"Well that girl is going to lose her court battle."

"Why do you say that?"

"I'm saving myself for a certain beauty." (* heh a virgin *)

"Oh. So what are you going to do when I leave?"

"I really don't know. I will have to adjust without you distracting me by coming in and

sitting in the middle of all my papers and chatting with me about your problems."

"Dad wasn't going to let me go, but Mom convinced him."

"I don't even want you to go."

"I'm scared to go, but I'm going to go and prove myself. Come on Trunks I've always

played the annoying younger sister. I need to get out of that." Trunks gave her his best

puppy dog face.

"I like your annoying younger sister act."

"Don't guilt me into this. I'm going no matter what."

"I never have been good at begging."

"I wouldn't say that."

"Fine I'm okay at it. Can I have a kiss?"

"Thank Kami I'm not really your sister."

"Why?"

"You just asked me to kiss you."

"I guess I did. I didn't mean to but-" Pan cut him off with a sudden kiss. She pulled away

after a few seconds. Trunks could still taste the kiss as he looked at her soft beautiful

face. Her eyes flickered with a burning desire as he lifted her from his desk into his arms.

It was after ten so nobody was in the building (night). She kissed him again. She was

everything Trunks wanted. They fell to the floor still kissing. He could feel her heart

pounding against his. He knew it was wrong because of the fourteen years between them

and the fact she hadn't even turned eighteen, but something told him it was meant to be.

He felt Pan unbuttoning his shirt and nipping playfully at his neck then she stopped.

"I can't do this." (* I'm evil! *)

"What's wrong Pan?" Pan crawled off of him and Trunks sat up.

"I don't know I just can't do this." She stood up and checked to make sure she was still

clothed (yes she was wearing all her clothes). Trunks looked out. It was a full moon.

'That's why. Good thing she stopped herself. I want her, but I'd hate to take her if she

had nothing for me.'

"Can I come see you before you leave?"

"No, I don't want you to, but if you want to I'd like that."

"Then I'll try to." He opened his drawer to his desk and pulled out a small gift. "Here I

made this for you. Just don't open it here." She took the box.

"What is it?"

"A ki shield so my dad doesn't realize his good training partner is in America."

"Oh thanks." There was a knock at the office door.

"Trunks are you in there?" It was Gohan. Trunks quickly buttoned his shirt. Gohan would

kill him if he found out Pan had made a move on him. Pan tucked the box in her vest

pocket and opened the window.

"I'd better go." She whispered. Trunks nodded his head, kissed her cheek and watched

her leave.

* flashback ends *

Trunks hid the picture back under his pillow. He felt guilty for loving another woman

besides Pan. Marron re-entered his life three years after Pan had left and were married

close to a year later. He never felt the same way about her though, which caused their

divorce six months later. And now he was falling for Pari. The guilt was overwhelming

him so he picked up his telephone and dialed Pan's cell phone number.

**Pan hair salon**

"Pan Son's phone." Pan said looking at her now shoulder length hair.

"Hey Panny."

"Oh hey Trunks. Whatcha doin?"

"Thinkin' of our last night together."

"Oh really."

"That and the girl I'm taking to my sister's anniversary party."

"What's her name? What's she like?"

"Her name is Pari. She's 24. She's tall, long dark hair, slim and a total knock out."

"Sounds nice." 'He thinks I'm a knock out.'

"She kinda reminds me of you in a way. She doesn't have a ki though."

"Don't ruin anything with this girl."

"I don't plan to. I still wish you would have stayed here."

"Why? I would have just become your secretary or something."

"I made a small mistake." Pan tried to sound confused.

"And what was the small mistake?"

"I got married then I got divorced."

"Oh really. May I ask to who?"

"Marron, but it ended six months later."

"Okay. I'm not even going to comment on that."

"You remember our last day together?"

"Night more or less."

"Why'd you stop yourself?"

"Because I could feel my father's ki in the building. You didn't seem to though." 'I was

scared you didn't like me that way.'

"I guess I didn't."

"So how's my sparring partner?"

"Come home and find out."

"Don't even start the come home thing again. You sound like a two year old."

"I don't know what you mean by that."

"You're a bad liar."

"That's what I say to my sister."

"How is Mrs. Bra Briefs-Son?"

"Goten said she's been sorta sick the past couple of weeks, but she's okay I guess.

Personally I think she's pregnant."

"Oh really." 'Bra didn't look pregnant.'

"I don't know. Hey listen I'll call you lots later. I have to go and help mom decorate for

the party."

"Aright have fun." She hung up.

**Three hours later**

Pan stood in front of her wall mirror in the dress she had picked out. She had curled her

hair into long silk ringlets. An annoying buzzing sound told her that Trunks had arrived.

She walked over and opened her door. Trunks was standing in the doorway with half a

dozen yellow roses.

"You look amazing."

"I try. Come in. I'm looking for my cell phone." Trunks stepped in and Pan closed the

door.

"Nice place."

"Yeah, not as great as the place I had in Lost Angels, but it works." She picked up her

cell phone off it's charger.

"What is the point of carrying a cell phone all of the time?"

"I'm waiting for a call from a friend of mine and if I miss it I'm screwed."

"Oh. Must be important."

"It is." 'It's just Aaliyah telling me if she won her custody.'

"You ready?"

"Let's go."

"Oh and I brought these for you." He handed her the roses. She took them and set them in

a vase.

"Thank you. Now let's get out of here."

"Okay."

**On the way to C.C.**

Pan sat in Trunks' car talking about work among many "other" things when her cell

phone rang.

"Hello?"

"You must be in front of him." It was Aaliyah.

"So how did it go?"

"Well the final argument was last Tuesday and I now have two beautiful children back in

my possession."

"That's great. So now what are you going to do now that you have them back?"

"What are you my mother?"

"No, I'm just the one who helped got you off the streets."

"Yeah, yeah I know. So how's the guy?"

"I am on my way to a party."

"With him?"

"No."

"Liar."

"No." Pan heard two kids fighting in the background.

"Listen you better tell him before he finds out."

"Fine. You take care of those kids."

"I will."

"Bye." Pan hung up and turned off the phone completely. "Well that's over."

"News sounded good?"

"A girl I got off the streets just got her kids back so yeah it's good."

"So it was pretty important?"

"I mentored this girl for two years so it is important."

"Oh okay. Can I ask you something?"

"You can ask. I just might not answer."

"Did you know a Pan Son?"

"Yeah I did. We worked together on our masters then she took a semester off so I haven't

seen her for a while." 'Well I only took a quarter off.'

"Oh." He parked his car in front of Capsule Corp, which was brightly lit inside. "Well

let's go." Inside Pan felt at home. Vegeta and Piccolo were slumped in a corner. Gohan

and Bulma approached Pan and Trunks slowly. Goku was eating happily in the corner.

"Hey Gohan."

"Hey Trunks whose the girl?"

"Uh this is Pari. Pari this is Gohan." He turned towards his mother. "And this is my

mother."

"Hello Gohan, Mrs. Briefs." She bowed slightly.

'Hey dad. Hey Bulma.'

"Mom where's dad and Videl?"

"Videl is sick and Vegeta is around here somewhere."

"Hey have you talked to Pan lately?"

"About eight hours ago."

"Tell her to call her family."

"Don't you have her cell phone number?"

"When did she get a cell phone?"

"Couple of years ago. Goten was supposed to give you her number."

"I guess I can strangle my brother later for not giving me my own daughter's number."

"Well I'll get it for you when I remember it."

"Oh okay. Show Miss Pari around so if she wonders she doesn't get lost."

"It was nice to meet you." Pan said shaking her own father's hand.

**Later**

"I'm going to uh go outside and get some fresh air."

"You want me to come with you?" Trunks asked.

"No thanks. I can handle myself."

"Okay." Pan walked out into the front yard. Vegeta followed her. She stopped in the

middle of the yard and looked up at the sky. Vegeta stood no less than four feet away.

"You've changed." Pan jumped. "The Pan I knew wouldn't hide."

"I have no clue what you're talking about."

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't."

"Pan you were always a bad liar. This Pari act is just a way to avoid people."

"Okay so what if it is?"

"Your secret is safe with me."

"Thank you."

"I'd come clean though. You know as well as I do that Trunks misses you."

"Well I want to come clean but…"

"Just do it."

"You try being me." Pan protested.

"I don't want to be that young again."

"Well you were a bad guy then." Vegeta smirked.

"There are times I want to go back to being the ruthless warrior I once was, but I could

never abandon my family."

"Yeah. So how's the training?" Vegeta smirked again.

"I can't find a half way decent sparring partner. Not even when Bra started training."

"Now that really sucks."

"No what sucks is Bulma told me if I didn't go to this party she'll take the gravity room

key."

"Before or after she threatened you with the couch and no… well you get the picture."

"After."

"Figures."

"Did your ki get lost in that wretched country of America?" Pan held up her wrist.

"Ki shield Trunks gave me forever ago."

"I'm going to need my sparring partner back soon."

"Why?"

"Bra's pregnant." Pan's mouth dropped open.

"How do you know? Did she tell you?"

"Of course she didn't. She knows I hate Goten enough to kill him at this point. I can see

the change in her. The same change I saw in Bulma when she became pregnant with

Trunks."

"Trunks had a suspicion."

"I know."

"So you'll stay quiet?"

"You have two weeks until the new moon to tell him."

"Why do I have a time period?"

"Saiyans mate for life, you know as well as I do. Once he bites his mate, she belongs to

him and only him."

"He didn't mark Marron ." Vegeta shook his head.

"She wouldn't let him."

"Two weeks?"

"Just do it." Goten poked his head outside.

"There you are. Hey Bra says she wants to talk to everyone." Goten called.

"Announce he means." Pan muttered starting for the house.

"Hey Pari. I thought I saw you out here earlier."

"Yeah." Vegeta followed her into the living room.

"Alright now that everyone is here." Bra said so they can hear. Pan leaned down into

Gohan and Trunks' ear.

"One hundred dollars saying she's pregnant."

"You're on." Gohan whispered back. Bra ignored Pan.

"I have been married one year today. Now in about six months, I will be in pain with my

first child."

"Bra that's great!" Bulma said happily. "And I thought Trunks was going to be the first to

make me a grandma."

"No, I let the girl I wanted slip away."

"Congratulations Bra." Gohan called trying to escape Pan who caught him around the

collar.

"Pay up." Gohan reached in his pocket and pulled out his wallet and handed her 100

dollars.

**Going to Pari's house** (just Pan and Trunks)

"So what do you think?" Trunks asked

"About what?"

"My family and Pan's family."

"Gohan seems nice. Vegeta is pushy. Bulma is no comment. Bra needs more clothes and

Goten is a nut." Pan answered sarcastically. "But other than that they're pretty cool."

"They like you a lot." Trunks laughed.

"Seems that way doesn't it?" He pulled up in front of her apartment building.

"So can we count this as a first date.?"

"I guess so."

"Can we seal it with a kiss then?" Pan nodded her head. Trunks leaned over and kissed

her. He was kissing her but thought he was kissing Pari. Pan didn't care. She and the love

of her life were sharing a sweet kiss together for the second time of her life. They

stopped.

"Well goodnight." Pan whispered. She opened the car door to get out.

"I'll call you tomorrow." Trunks told her.

"Bye." With that pan closed the door and walked up to her apartment to her bedroom to

sleep deep in wonderful slumber.





Ch.5: Crisis: Aaliyah is in trouble with her ex-pimp so she escapes her death with a really bad beating and brings her two children as well herself to Japan to stay with Pan. Pan is recognized by Bra.