DISCLAIMER: DON'T OWN DRAGONBALL/DBZ/DBGT OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY.
WARNING: Before I start I have to say that I love ALL the characters in DB/DBZ/GT and anything you might think as insulting or OOC for them is just for the sake of the story. I know that some of this story is VERY damaging to at least one character but I don't want to reveal who for the sake of the plot line. Also, I want you to know straight out that this is V/P (VEGETA AND PAN). If you can't handle that then don't read it. If after all this you still flame or complain, I'll just assume you're extremely stupid and ignore you. Thanks.
Chapter 4
~~~~* Vegeta's POV~~~~
I was finishing the final touches on dinner getting ready to serve it when I felt the woman's key spike before quickly being repressed. I had no idea what had caused it but knew that something must have bothered her. I went towards the door and saw the brat making out with Shorty's brat. Is this what had upset her? Did she have a thing for the brat? For some reason this thought disturbed me. I searched for her ki and found it rapidly fleeing from here.
I wanted to just ignore it, after all it wasn't any of my business what she did, but something was compelling me to go after the woman. Without giving it another thought I took off after her, following her ki. I was almost to her when I felt a terrible pain rack my body before it faded. But it wasn't my pain… it was hers. I didn't waste time trying to discover how, I just searched desperately for her ki. I found it quickly fading so I burst into Super Saiyan and sped towards her faster than I have ever flown before.
When I finally got to where her ki was located and I saw a huge truck with her car smashed into it, the front end completely caved in. I desperately tried to pinpoint the exact location of her ki and found it to be around 30 yards away from the site of the crashed. I rushed over and saw her, lying on the street at an awkward angle. There was blood, so much blood, I gently checked her for a pulse and felt immense relief when I found one. I had no idea what to do. Should I risk trying to take her to the RG or should I take her to one of the humans' hospitals. What I wouldn't give at that moment for a sensu bean.
Before I had to decide one of the stupid human vehicles pulled up with sirens blaring. Two men got out and ran towards us. I started to growl at them but realized that they were here to take her to the hospital. They gingerly put her on a stretcher and loaded her into the vehicle. Another vehicle had arrived by this time and was checking the driver of the truck who appeared to be unharmed. They started to close the doors to the ambulance but before they had a chance I leapt in too. One of them started to protest but I just growled at them and they decided to shut up. We took off for the hospital, and on the way I felt something very rare, fear for the safety of another person.
~~~~* Pan's POV~~~~
I slowly regained consciousness and immediately wished I hadn't as pain radiated throughout my body. It felt as if every single nerve was screaming in pain. I heard voices talking but the words were indistinct due, I'm sure, to the medicine I was on. I eased my eyes open but quickly closed them when the glare hit. God I hate hospitals.
I opened my eyes again and this time the light was more bearable. I looked up and the first person I saw was, to my surprise, Vegeta. He looked tired as if he had been there for awhile. The thought brought me up short. Was it possible that he might care for me? And if so how did I feel about that?
I looked over and saw the people standing beside him. It was my parents. I mentally groaned to myself, I knew that I was going to get hell for driving so carelessly. I thought about closing my eyes and pretending to still be unconscious but it seemed like a rather weak thing to do, besides I'd have to face them sometime. I struggled to sit up in the bed despite the pain.
Vegeta noticed the movement and turned towards me. "Hey." I managed to get out even though my lips were very dry. My mother gasped and turned around at my words. She rushed to the bed and hugged me so tight I felt like she was going to cut me in half. Then she did something totally unexpected and started crying hysterically.
I was speechless. Normally she wasn't so… well clingy, or emotional for that matter. But here she was in what appeared to be the middle of an emotional break down. I looked at Vegeta helplessly and he just smirked at me, amusement apparent in his eyes. I growled at him and turned to my father but he looked to be in about the same state as my mother. I turned my attention back to her. "Um, mom, are you all right?" No answer, just the sobbing.. "This isn't about the car is it because…" I was cut off when she started sobbing even louder.
"Oh, Panny. Do you think this is about the CAR! We could have lost you, are little baby. I love you so much!" She was still hugging me and on their own accord my arms wrapped around her, hugging her back. In a matter of seconds my father was hugging me too. And I felt a warmness washing through me, melting some of the ice that had settled on my heart.
~~~~* Vegeta's POV~~~~
I looked on the scene before me. Normally I despised such weak human emotions but I could tell that they made the woman happy. There it was again, the woman. What had changed to make me think of Pan as a woman instead of a brat as she had previously been. Was it the display of power that I had witnessed or the pain that I could feel from her as she ascended? I can't exactly pin point it but I was reluctantly coming top the conclusion that I was developing a fondness for the woman.
To make matters even worse I think there was a chance that we had started to develop a bond. It was the only explanation I could use to explain the time nearly a week before when I had felt her pain. The whole time she was in her coma, 6 days, I had only left her side to eat and shower. I knew that her parents and my brats wondered why but whenever they said anything about it I would just ignore them.
They were finally finished with the emotional display and got off of the bed and sat in the chairs in the room. Then the woman turned her attention to me, "Hi, Veg-head." Her parents looked in surprise, I'm sure waiting for me to blow her up or something equally over the top. I just nodded to her.
"I take it your recovered from your ordeal." She nodded. "I knew you would, your strong. Stronger than you give yourself credit for." She looked shocked at this sensing the hidden message in there. She then turned the tables and asked me the question that I had hoped that she wouldn't think to ask. "What are you doing here?"
~~~~* 3rd Person POV~~~~
Pan gazed at him, a questioning look on her face. Vegeta got a panicked expression on his face but before he had to give her an answer her mother spoke up. "Pan, honey, Vegeta's the one that found you. He's been here this whole time."
"How long have I been in here?" She asked still not taking her eyes off of Vegeta. Her mother answered again. "6 days." By this time Vegeta had his mask in place, but it was to late, she had already seen the panic there and it made her curious as to the cause. "You've been here that whole time?" She asked an awestruck look appearing on her face. He just nodded in the affirmative, his gaze locked to hers.
Gohan and Videl decided they should go and tell everyone that she was up and left the room, leaving the two Saiyans alone. They looked straight into each other's eyes and to the two, the world seemed to fade away until only they existed. The space between the them disappeared and Vegeta leaned in closer until…
Nothing happened because once again Bra's cheerful voice interrupted. "Pan your awake." Vegeta quickly stepped away from the bed as his cheerful daughter bounced over to the bed and hugged Pan hard, causing her to wince in pain. "Oops, sorry. What were you all doing?" Pan seriously considered the pros and cons of killing her best friend. For the life of her she couldn't think of a con at that moment. Before she could say anything though, her friend continued, "By the way, you never did help me with my computers homework!" Pan groaned and leaned back in the bed and pulled the blanket over her head. 'Kill me now' she thought to herself.
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