Hey Jen: Thanks for the 'wonderful' stopping point. Err why do I have to explain and figure out a way for them to meet? That's soooo not fair. (Ok, I'm don't complaining now. I'll just have to find another 'wonderful' way to end the chapter for you. Hahaha ::evil laughter:: Ok, I better not get too carried away...)

Where we left off...

"Saturday is too far off," Pan complained.

"I know. It's going to seem like an eternity. But we have to do this right or suffer the
Consequences...and that may mean we really don't see each other ever again."

"He's right Pan," Goten agreed, sounding more optimistic. Defeated, Pan sighed. Goten
continued. "Where and when do you want to meet?"


Everyone seemed so dumfounded that no one said anything for several moments before Pan and Goten could hear Bra arguing with Trunks over who should hold the phone.

"Oh come on Trunks, I'm am way better at planning things than you are."

"What are you talking about? You get caught half the time. No body ever catches me."

Pan and Trunks both brought them out of their fight by laughing.

"Woh, hah, ha, you don't get caught. Hahaha." Pan continued laughing, unable to see the smirk on Bra's face or the curious 'what are you talking about?' look on Trunks's. (Ok, just how exactly are you supposed to say Trunks's, as in Pans' face, Bras' face, Should I just write Trunks'?)

"Hey, what are you talking about? When have I ever been caught outsmarting someone?" The words left his mouth faster than he could think and he immediately heard the loud laughter again.

"Come on Trunks, You have to be kidding. Or do you just not remember?" Asked Goten who smiled when he heard the familiar laugh belonging to Bra.

"I think my brother just has a selective memory," joked Bra who was busy trying to pry Trunks' fingers off the phone.

"Trunks? Do you just not remember that time you didn't want to go train?" Asked Goten.

"And then your father found out that you faked being sick? And you were stuck living in your office? Then when you finally got everything set up to be like an apartment your mother had already convinced your father to let you live in the house again."

Everyone laughed again including Trunks after they remembered when he got all the bills in the mail and then finally showed them the huge office/apartment that he built which actually took up the whole floor.

"Hey Trunks?" asked Goten after everyone began to settle down. "Let your sister on for a minute so she can talk to Bra, then you can get back on."

Trunks reluctantly passed the phone to Bra and immediately bent down to listen in.

"Hi Bra! What's up?" asked Pan.

"Oh nothing much, what about you?"

"Nothing much. Private school sucks but at least I have Goten there with me. I miss you though."

"I miss you too Pan," She thought for a moment and then added with a blush, "and you too Goten."

Out of the corner of their eyes, both Pan and Trunks could swear that the other occupants in the booth were blushing.

"Hey stop blushing Bra," added a smirking Trunks.

"Yeah, you too Goten." giggled Pan.

"Ok, ok, lets get down to business. We have to find a way to meet sometime, preferably Saturday." said Goten who was hoping that no one heard Pan, but at the same time wondered why Bra had been blushing.

Bra, after hitting her brother over the head with the phone missed the comment by Pan, but heard what Goten had said.

"Well...how exactly will that work? Both of our fathers and your Grandfather too can detect Ki's. So no matter what they would be able to detect us near each other."

Everyone sighed and thought for a moment. Bra was right. They wouldn't actually be able to see each other as long as their parents were watching them so carefully.

"Wait a second. It takes a certain amount of time to get from one place to another. So even with them flying it will take them a while to cover that distance. And if we are caught then we could just say something like 'Well we saw them, but we had to stay on this side of the street. We didn't talk to them or anything'. But even then we'd only be able to talk to each other for about 15 minutes, and afterwards our parents would probably really not trust us and we wouldn't be able to see each other any other time."

Everyone tried very hard to listen to Trunks talk but they already knew what he was going to say. 'Just great' they all thought at the same time.

"But I can't stand waiting for this stupid family feud thing to end. I feel like I need to see you both right now" said Pan, who was really thinking more along the lines of just seeing Trunks and letting Goten see Bra.

"I know, we feel the same way," said Trunks who had already taken the phone away from Bra.

"Why don't the two of you try and call us again tomorrow, same time, same place. I'll try and find some way of explaining to my brother how I know Chad." said Goten who felt the emptiness begin to grow again just by talking of saying good-bye.

"Yeah, we better go, I can already smell the food being finished." said Pan.

They each said their good byes and hung up the phones.

After saying goodbye both Bra and Trunks felt as if the emptiness seemed to grow again. They began to exit the phone booth and yelled a quick "Thanks Chad" before jumping back into the car and driving home.

Upon returning home they each went their separate ways, both appearing as the ghost like zombies, which they had been for the past few days. They lied to their parents about taking so long because they ate dinner at a fast food place and then listened to Bulma yell at them about spending that much time cooking and they weren't even going to eat it.

Trunks and Bra just looked at each other and then walked upstairs. Each trying to find some way to see their friends.

Meanwhile at the Son residence. Pan and Goten hung up just in time to run downstairs and land at the bottom right when their father exited the kitchen in order to call them to dinner.

They sat again in near silence at the table. This time Pan and Goten ate a few more bites then they had in the past few days, but they still zapped most of the food away. Their parents again talked about their days and asked the kids how they liked their new school.

In response to the question both scowled and left the dinner table with out even talking. Tomorrow would be another day of painful torture that they would have to endure at their new school.

The next morning Pan and Goten left for school while taking notice that Gohan went out of his way to make sure they actually went there.

Across the city Bra and Trunks had the same problem with Vegeta and again felt the emptiness that belonged in the hallways ever since Pan and Goten seemed to just disappear from their lives.

Pan and Goten suffered through their classes and actually talked to a few people. Pan made an acquaintance with a girl named Sandy. She talked to Sandy during the free period and found out that she had transferred to the school a day before Pan.

'At least it's someone to talk to' thought Pan as she tried to focus on what Sandy was talking about. Apparently Sandy had been moved here because of her fathers' job and had to leave all her friends and even her boyfriend behind.

"So why are you here?" she asked Pan.

Pan almost jumped at the question and tried to think of an answer that didn't include alien races, a prince's pride, and so on.

"Well, my family sort of had a fight with my friends family, and they didn't want me to be...'corrupted'...by their 'bad attitude' so to ensure that I wouldn't talk to her, or her brother behind their backs they changed my school along with my Uncle who was best friends with her brother."

Sandy nodded and didn't ask any questions about the family fight much to Pan's relief.

"So, I'm guessing this girl is your best friend right? And her brother? Is he your boyfriend?"

Pan nearly fell out of her chair; in fact she would have if there weren't a desk right behind her.

"Well, uh, no, you see, he's not my boyfriend...I mean I uh...I like him and all...but I'm not sure how he feels. But it doesn't matter anymore because I never get to see either of them."

"It does matter though. If you love him, then you'll find a way. True love always finds a way." Sandy smiled and at that moment Pan knew she found a friend. It wouldn't be a replacement for Bra, but at least it was someone who could relate to her.

At lunch Pan introduced Sandy to Goten, who in return introduced a new friend named Mark, who just happened to be Sandy's brother.

They talked most of lunch and Pan and Goten actually ate! Well not much though, just the amount that a normal human would. They couldn't scare off their new friends yet could they? Although some of their appetite returned most of it didn't because they were still so sad.

After school Pan and Goten left quickly and flied towards home. They both nodded to each other mid-flight when they saw two flying figures in the distance. They sped up and approached them.

Flying right beside them now was Bra and Trunks who looked extremely surprised and worried.

"Is this a good idea? We will get in so much trouble," said Bra who had to admit that it was good to see them again.

"Well, we decided that 20 seconds wouldn't kill anyone. Besides, we wouldn't be able to live without at least seeing you," said Goten who smiled at Bra and watched a lovely shade of pink graze her cheeks.

"Well, we should be going now, Dad will kill us. Bye Bra, Bye Trunks." said Pan who grabbed her Uncle and pulled them off towards there home.

They walked into the house and sat down on the couch in the living room after throwing their huge book bags into the corner of the room.

The following activities happened between returning home and receiving the phone call.

1) Bra looked through her old photo album with Trunks and they both reminisced about the past.

2) Vegeta caught them looking at the pictures, but before he could blow them up Bulma confiscated them instead.

3) Pan and Goten gave their parents a second round of silent treatment and went upstairs for their homework.

4) Trunks and Bra left after they said they were going to the library to research for the yearly research projects.

5) Trunks and Bra really did go to the library and complete several assignments as well as the oh so loved bibliography for their papers.

6) Trunks and Bra left the library and headed for the same gas station.

7) After arriving at the gas station they quickly found Chad and drug him to the phone booth,

8) Both Pan and Goten stared at the clock and watched as the numbers changed to 6:00.

9) Trunks watch showed that it was 6:00 and he dialed the number to the Son residence and handed the phone to Chad with specific instructions.

10) After the same routine from they day before occurred Trunks, Bra, Goten, and Pan were finally able to talk on the phone together.

"Hey guys. Long time no talk eh? So what's up? Did you find a plan yet?" Goten asked and crossed his fingers

Goten usually didn't believe in superstitions but he figured it couldn't hurt. He noticed that Pan had crossed her fingers as well and smiled when he heard the soft reply of Bras' voice.



Authors notes: Ok, I'm done with that Chapter. It's Jens turn now. I told you I didn't want to describe how they would find a way to see each other, although I'm swarming with ideas to end the feud now. hehehehe. Oh yeah, and should we change Genre's and put this in Romance? Or should we just keep it General? Answer and tell us what you think by going to that wonderful box below these words. Come on, you know you want to review... Ok, anyways...

Jen: It's your turn. Have fun.