Oh man... it's been WAY to long! But I'm alive!! I'm SO sorry about that way-too-long delay. I had writer's block for a while, then I went on vacation... so...anyway, here's the next chapter! hmm... now...where did I put that disclaimer....

Oh! of course, it's right here where it always is!

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Pan woke up early in the morning to Trunks tossing and turning in his sleep. Through their bond, she could feel his distress. She soon figured out that he was having a nightmare. It seemed weird to her to be waking him up; usually hi was rescuing her from her dreams.

"Trunks?" She shook his shoulder. "Trunks! Wake up!" He gave a yelp and woke up.

"Pan!" He pulled her into his grasp and hugged her tightly.

"Trunks? You okay?" Pan asked, hugging him back.

"Are you?" Trunks asked, confusing her.

"Yeah...it was just a dream."

"It seemed so real...but most nightmares do." Trunks replied and let her out of his tight grasp. "I guess we should get back to sleep. Thanks for waking me up." Trunks kissed her on the lips and put his head back on his pillow. He was laying on his side, facing her, so she snuggled into his chest. He immediately wrapped his arms around her.

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Pan woke again, only this time, it was a decent hour in the morning. The first thing she noticed was that Trunks wasn't there. She sat up and looked around, wondering where he was. The bathroom door was open so he wasn't in there...

"Morning, Panny!" Trunks said cheerily, scaring the crap outta Pan. "Here's your breakfast!" He set a tray of tons of food down in front of her.

"Okay...who are you and what have you done with my Trunks?" Pan asked, wide-eyed. He normally wasn't a morning person...

"Trunks? Oh yeah... he was sent back to my home planet." Trunks joked.

"Okay then, what's all this about?" Pan asked.

"I thought you could use a little cheering up." Trunks answered, sitting down next to her on the bed. "And you being a Son and a saiyan, I decided that the best was through food!"

"Well, thanks!" Pan leaned over and kissed him before digging in.

"You're welcome!" Trunks answered and grabbed a muffin-like-thing off the tray and ate it. When Pan had finished, Trunks took the tray.

"Are we leaving today?" Pan asked.

"Yeah, I think so." Trunks answered. "It's not like we have to get the ship ready or anything."

"I'm going to miss Anya..." Pan said, looked down at her hands in her lap.

"We can come to visit, or maybe they could come to earth but I don't know how well that would go over." Trunks set the tray down on the bedside table where he had left it after 'rearranging'. He walked back over to Pan and pulled her into a comforting hug.

"I guess I'll get in the shower." Pan said, climbing out of bed.

"Maybe I'll go talk to Jakub and Anya."

"Okay." Pan answered. Trunks kissed her on the lips and left with the tray in his hands. Pan grabbed some fresh clothes and dashed to the bathroom.

As Trunks wandered the halls of the castle towards the kitchen, he remembered parts of their trip from before they got to the castle. Especially when he had gone out of his way to warm Pan up. It had definitely been cold that night. It's kind of weird how this planet is. During the day, they could walk around comfortably in shorts and a t-shirt if they wanted, but at night? Well... let's just say that down blankets are nice.

Trunks found Jakub's chambers and knocked on the door. It opened a crack and Trunks could see one of Anya's eyes. The door was quickly opened the rest of the way and Trunks was allowed in. Anya smiled her greeting and led him to the living room area.

"Um...Jakub will be here in a minute." Anya said.

"Okay," Trunks answered and took a seat on a chair to wait. He didn't have to wait long because Jakub soon walked in and took notice of his visitor.

"Hello, Trunks!" Jakub greeted. "What brings you here?"

"Pan and I are leaving later today." Trunks said. He didn't mean to be so blunt, but he wanted to get back to Pan.

"Oh... okay." Anya said, stepping towards Jakub who hugged her. "When today were you thinking of going back to your home?"

"I'm not quite sure yet. Probably late afternoon." Trunks answered, then thought. ::Pan?::

::Ah!::

::You alright?::

::Yeah, I just didn't expect you to talk to me.::

::Oh, sorry. Is late this afternoon okay for leaving?::

::Yeah that's fine.::

::Okay,:: Trunks said and closed the mental link. "Yeah, late this afternoon." He said to Jakub and Anya.

"Alright... is there anything you'll need?" Jakub asked.

"No, the ship has everything.... I guess I'll just have to check the fuel. Thanks anyway, though." Trunks answered as he stood up. "I think I'll go back to my chambers..." Anya stayed on the couch while Jakub got up. He opened the door and let Trunks out.

"We'll see you two off when you go, okay?" Jakub asked; Trunks nodded before turned and walking back down the corridor. What he didn't know was what Jakub meant by 'we'.

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Pan got out of the shower and dried herself off. Then she got dressed and combed her hair, then brushed her teeth. As she walked out of the bathroom, Trunks walked back in to their chambers.

"What did they say?"

"They said 'okay'" Trunks answered. "But not much else."

"Oh...alright."

"I'm going to go make sure the ship is ready." Trunks stated. "You want to come?"

"Sure." Pan answered. "You got the capsule?" Trunks nodded.. "Okay." She started towards the door and Trunks followed. As they walked down the hall towards the door to the outside, Trunks took Pan's hand in his own.

She looked up at his and smiled. He was surprised to see her look so worn out. The sparkle that was usually in her eyes? Gone. He knew it would return, though. But he still didn't like not seeing it there. It was, after all, one of the things that kept him going.

Often, he would be hidden by piles of paper in front of him on his desk, but at his window behind him, there would come a tapping. He'd turn around and see her sparkling blue eyes. Always cheerful, except, of course, if she was upset or something. And usually when he needed to get away, or at least put off work for a little while. And he'd gladly do this if she was upset for any reason.

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I know...It was short... but it was also delayed for too long, so I think a short chapter is better then no chapter at all... so yeah, please review! I wanna know if anyone is still reading this fic!!