Look! Look! Another chapter! Thanx for the reviews! I really appreciate them! Keep them coming! Also, I have a new fanfic up! I'm going to work on it, along with this one. Please read and review it! It's called "How Much More?"
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"Jakub? Where are you?" Anya called. Jakub smiled from his place on the couch and stood up. He walked into the bedroom and sat down on the bed.
"How are you feeling?"
"Fine..."
"Trunks and Pan are here. They were wondering if you wanted to try to find your family."
"Really?" Anya asked. Jakub nodded. Jakub helped Anya out of bed and together, they walked back to where Trunk and Pan were sitting. They at down on the couch on which Jakub was previously sitting.
"So, anyone have any clue as to where they would be?" Pan wondered out loud. They all simultaneously looked over at Jakub.
"What?" He laughed. "Why do you think I'd know?"
"Well, you are the prince...." Trunks answered. Pan and Anya nodded their agreement.
"Well...I guess they could be in the place where most prisoners are taken.....The worst part of this city..." Jakub said sadly. He hated to talk about that, especially since that may very well be where Anya's family is.
"I guess we should go and look there first, and if they're not there, we can look somewhere else..." Anya suggested.
"Okay then. Let's go." Jakub stood up from where he was sitting. The rest of them followed-suit. Jakub led the way to a door that actually led outside. As soon as they got off castle grounds, Jakub wrapped his arm around Anya's shoulders, pulling her close. Trunks did the same to Pan, who, like Anya, leaned into his embrace.
"How far is it?" Anya asked, looking up at Jakub.
"On the other side of the city." Jakub answered her. She sighed but kept walking.
::I hope we find them...I think we're supposed to leave one of these days...:: Pan thought.
::Yeah....I don't remember when we're supposed to leave, though.::
::We should probably go tomorrow or the next day.::
::Sounds good to me.:: Trunks agreed. ::But if we do get to leave, you're going to have to cheer up, alright? You're starting to worry me.::
::I'm sorry, Trunks. I don't mean--gahhh!:: Pan screamed both out-loud and in Trunks' head as someone tried to wrench her from Trunks' grip, failing, of course.
"Hey!" Trunks yelled. "What do you think you're doing?" He tightened his grip on her as she pulled her arm from the man's hands. Then, she pulled from Trunks' grip, too, as she punched the guy in the face. It wasn't hard enough to hurt him too badly, but enough to get her point across.
"Go away." Pan told him as she returned to Trunks' side. The man turned and ran away, ducking into an alleyway.
"You-"
"I'm fine, Trunks." Pan answered, not even letting him finish. Trunks just shook his head and put his arm around her again.
The foursome finally found the place they were looking for. Jakub immediately asked when Anya's family had been captured. After she told him, he called that all the people captured on that day to come forward.
"Okay, Anya, if they're here, they should be with this crowd." Jakub said, looking down at her.
"Okay, thanks." She hugged him and headed into the crowd. "Will!!" She screeched upon finding her brother. He looked over at her and didn't recognize her at first, then he suddenly did. He ran over to her and hugged her.
"I thought you were killed!" He said.
"Of course not!" Anya answered, hugging him back. "Where are Mom and Dad?" She asked, looked around the crowd again.
"I don't know. I do know they're not here, though." Will answered.
"Oh..." Anya said. They walked back to where Trunks, Pan, and Jakub were standing.
"Who's this?" Jakub asked, looked at him suspiciously
"This is Will. He's my brother."
"And who is that?" Will asked her, looking at Jakub, also suspiciously. You know, in the protective older brother kind of way.
"That's Jakub. He's the prince."
"Oh, I see..." Will answered. He nodded his head in recognition. "Well then, would he know where they might be?" He had taken no notice of Trunks and Pan, yet.
"No, I wouldn't." Jakub answered.
"Um...Maybe they got away." Pan suggested.
"Who are you?" Will asked, startled by her sudden input.
"I'm Pan and that's Trunks." She said, jerking her thumb in his direction. "We're friends of Anya and Jakub. We also helped bring this war thing to an end."
"Oh." Will said. "Well, I'm not sure where they are. You see, when I was captured, there was no more room on the transport ship for them, so they had to take a different one. I haven't seen them since."
"Well....they could be in another part of the town...." Jakub said. "This way." As soon as he turned around, the people in the crowd also turned and went back to what they were doing before.
::Well, at least we found one of them.:: Pan thought.
::Yeah...I just hope we area able to find her parents.::
::You know...I don't think Jakub and Will like each other very much.::
::I think you're right:: Trunks laughed. ::But they're both being protective, I think. Though, I don't know why Jakub would be protective of her around her brother....::
::You have a good point there.:: Pan answered. ::I wonder what it's like to have an older brother...::
::Why?:: Trunks asked.
::No reason....:: Pan answered.
::Tell me!::
::Trunks...I don't want to.:: Pan said.
::Okay, You don't have to...:: Trunks gave in. Pan hugged him as they followed Jakub.
It took them a while to get to the other part of the city because they kept running into thugs. Always, they tried to get Pan or Anya to come with them. Of course, each time, they were driven away by either Trunks or Jakub. Sometimes, Will would get into it, too. Mostly, he was testing Jakub to see if he was good enough for his little sister.
As soon as they got to the place Jakub had thought of, Jakub asked yet again for the people who were captured the day Will was to come forward. This time only five people came forward.
"....MOM! DAD!" Anya yelled and ran toward them. She hugged them both tightly and Will did too.
::That's weird...I've never heard her yell like that...:: Pan muttered in thought. Trunks chuckled back in her head. Pan sighed, causing Trunks to instantly start to worry.
::Something wrong?::
::No...why would you think that?::
::Never mind.:: Trunks answered. Pan frowned but let it go.
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They were back at the castle, in Jakub's chambers. Trunks and Pan had gone back to their room, so it was just Jakub, Anya and her family.
"So, Anya," Her mother said. "Can't you wait to get back home?"
"I uhh..." Anya noticed Jakub's disappointed look. "I'm not sure I'm coming back..."
"What? Why not?"
"I kind of like it here....And I've fallen in love..."
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"So, we're finally going home, right?" Pan asked as they walked.
"Yep." Trunks answered.
"I can't wait! Although...I'm going to miss it here..."
"We can come back and visit..." Trunks smiled and hugged her.
"Yeah, I guess we could." Pan answered, returning the hug. When they opened the door to their room, they saw the food that had ordered in the morning still in the place the maid had set it. They stared blankly at it for a few seconds before realization hit. They both cracked up.
"Um...are we going to eat that?" Pan wondered.
"We prolly shouldn't...." Trunks answered. "You hungry?"
"Of course...I haven't eaten in a long time...I don't even remember the last time I ate...." She answered, causing Trunks to laugh a little.
"Well, why don't we both go to the kitchen and see what they can do!" Trunks suggested. Pan agreed and they walked back out of the room, closing the door behind them. They walked to the kitchen in silence. Trunks looked down at her and took her hand. She looked up at him and smiled.
After they got their food, they went back to their room. They were told a maid had been sent to clean up what was left over from before. So, when they got back to the room, it was gone! After they ate, they decided that they could just go to bed, even though it was early.
Trunks looked at Pan. Pan looked at Trunks. It was a silent mental agreement. Suddenly they were both on their feet, racing towards the bathroom! Neck and neck! Suddenly, Pan stuck her foot out and down went Trunks! He grabbed her ankle as she pulled ahead, causing her to fall! He was about to step over her when she jumped up, surprising him and in the process throwing him off balance!
She grinned at the surprised look on his face and dodged into the bathroom and declared herself the winner.
"You cheated!" Trunks said.
"Yeah, well, I still got here first!"
"You still cheated!"
"So?" Pan grinned and shut the door.
"Panny!" Trunks pounded on the door before just giving up and leaning against it. Pan quickly got ready and opened the door, causing Trunks to fall backward into the bathroom. As he wind milled his arms trying to regain his balance, Pan cracked up. She reached out and put her finger on his chest, causing him to fall backward and land on his butt.
"Pan! That wasn't very nice!" Trunks said, laughing.
"I know" Pan answered, also laughing. "But you won't be mad!" She grinned and walked out of the bathroom, letting him take over.
As soon as he shut the door, she put her pajamas on and climbed into her bed, which still had his blanket on it. Trunks walked out of the bathroom to find her putting his blanket back on his bed.
"What are you doing with that?" He asked.
"Oh, well, I thought you might want it, it was your blanket." She answered.
"You'll need it more than I will." Trunks told her. "I have enough blankets anyway."
"If you're sure...." Pan said, pulling it back off his bed. Trunks grinned and pulled the table that was between their beds out of the way, then he pushed his bed against hers, after piling the blankets on top of both.
"What are you doing?" Pan asked, watching him.
"Rearranging." Trunks answered, pulling the blankets so that it seemed the bed was one. As he did this, Pan realized what he was doing and just climbed into what was her bed, and could now be considered her side of the bed. Trunks turned off the lights and climbed into bed. As he pulled the covers over himself, Pan moved closer, snuggling into his chest.
"G'night, Trunks." Pan whispered.
"G'night, Panny" Trunks answered quietly and wrapped an arm around her.
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Okay! I've finally finished this chapter!! As I said before, please read my new fic, as well as this one! I decided that I could not put up chapter three of How Much More before this chapter, so I really wanted to finish it! Please review!!
