A/N: Sorry for the long wait!! Lately I've been concentrating on a couple
of my other stories which aren't up yet, but should be soon. Anywho, I'll
probably be updating the last two chapters here soon, so stay tuned! Oh,
and in this chapter it's been two months since Trunks and Pan got married
and ChiChi is expected to go any day. Thanks to all my reviewers!!
Chapter 16: "The New Arrival"
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Pan rolled over in bed and slowly opened her eyes. She frowned as she glanced at the clock and saw that it was 2:00 in the morning.
-Go back to sleep, Pan...- She rolled over again to face Trunks, who was lying on his side, facing her, sound asleep. Pan smiled as she watched him sleep. He was so cute when his bangs fell into his face like that.
Then, suddenly, she felt a ki very nearby. After several minutes of concentrating, she realized that it was this ki which had woken her up. She quickly sat up in bed and narrowed her eyebrows.
-That ki isn't nearly strong enough to be of any concern... so why did it wake me up?-
Pan's ki began to rise when she felt the familiarity yet strangeness of the ki. Trunks shifted next to her and opened his eyes. He looked up at her and gave her a worried look.
"Pan-chan...?"
"Trunks... Do you feel that?"
"Uh..."
"That ki! Do you feel it?"
Trunks sat up next to her, narrowing his eyes, "Yah... you woke me up for that?"
"No... It woke me up."
"But it's not even that strong..."
"That's what worries me..."
"Well, it's very close by... Hold on." Trunks got out of bed and pushed a button on a panel on the wall which activated the guard robots. Trunks briefly wondered why they even had those, but he dismissed the thought as he crouched next to the glass doors, which lead to a balcony.
Pan got up and moved to the door, scowling. Trunks turned to her and scowled as well.
~It's not moving... what gives?~
~I don't...~ Pan trailed off and stared at Trunks with an expressionless look on her face. He looked at Pan with a look of absolute confusion on his face. He jumped when Pan began laughing.
At first it was just a chuckle, but it soon blossomed into a full-force laugh which had Pan sitting on the ground holding her stomach. Trunks stared at her like she was absolutely insane. She tried to stop laughing but when she was unable, she used their link.
~It's not an enemy, Trunks!~
~Then what is it?!~ His "voice" was filled with desperation, so Pan desperately tried to calm herself down.
~It's... right here... in the room...~
Trunks immediately crouched into his fighting stance, still completely baffled as to why his wife was laughing her head off at a stranger being in their bedroom at 2:00 in the morning.
~Why...are...you...LAUGHING?!~
~Trunks, it's not an enemy! ~
~Then who is it, a squirrel?!~
Pan laughed even harder, if it was possible, at this comment, ~Trunks, I'm pregnant! ~
Trunks froze in place and stared at her with an expressionless look on his face. Pan's laughs finally ceased and she watched him, afraid of his reaction. She got up and slowly walked over to him. She began to get even more freaked out when he continued standing there, still staring at the spot where she had just been sitting.
"Trunks...?"
After several long minutes, he finally managed to form words, "I...father...pregnant..."
"Trunks?"
Trunks immediately snapped out of his shock and smiled at her. She slowly calmed down, still slightly worried about him.
"Wow, Pan-chan... you're... this is amazing."
"I know! Isn't it great?"
"Uh... yah..." Trunks' smile faltered for a few seconds and Pan looked at him, worried.
"Trunks?"
"Um... sorry, drifted off there for a second. This is great news!"
"Yah... I know..." Pan still sounded happy, but she had a more suspicious tone to her voice as she realized something was wrong.
"Um... I'm gonna go train, okay? You get some sleep..."
"What?"
Trunks pretended not to hear her as he quickly left the room and headed down the hallways to the gravity chamber. When he got there, he entered and leaned heavily on the panel that had the gravity chamber controls. He began breathing heavily with sweat coating his face.
Shakily, he reached up and set the controls for the gravity chamber, setting it as high as his body could possibly stand.
Meanwhile, Pan was in their room wondering why he had sounded so upset. She shook her head to try to clear all her thoughts, and finally left the room, following him.
Pan walked up to the clear glass panel that separated the hallway from the gravity chamber. She was shocked to see him pushing himself to his limits. The thing that bothered her more was that he never did that unless something was seriously bothering him.
She tapped lightly on the glass, knowing he heard it. He landed on the ground and slowly walked to the panel in the center of the room. He powered down the machine and pushed a button to open the door. Pan stepped inside and slowly walked up behind Trunks, who was hunched over the panel, breathing heavily.
"Trunks-chan...?" When all she received was silence, she forced him to turn and look at her. She was absolutely shocked when she saw tears in his eyes, "Trunks-chan?"
"Pan-chan..."
They embraced each other, Pan desperately wanting to know what was wrong with him. Trunks closed his eyes and painfully looked away, resting his cheek on Pan's head.
~Pan-chan... I... can't do this. ~
~Can't do what? ~
~A child, Pan! ...A...child... ~
~Trunks... ~ Pan's heart ached as the words dug into her like daggers. Suddenly, she had the most horrifying thought she had ever had enter her mind.
-What if he leaves me?-
Tears filled her eyes and several spilled over, falling onto Trunks' shirt. He made a worried face and pulled back to look at her.
~Pan-chan? ~
~Trunks... after everything we've been through... please don't leave me... ~
More tears spilled over, and Trunks ached at the thought that she had misunderstood him, ~No, Pan-chan, I'll never leave you. I just... our world's dying. How can we bring a child into THIS? ~
~Trunks-kun... I hadn't thought of that... ~
Trunks could feel her emotions swelling as the new problem registered in her mind. He sighed softly and leaned towards her, kissing her gently. Pan released more tears as she kissed him back.
They parted and a small grin spread across Trunks' face, "I have a solution..."
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Ooo, what's Trunks' solution? Haha, you'll know soon enough. ^_~ And be sure to click on that little button down there called "Review." It's been feeling lonely lately. Thankies!!
Chapter 16: "The New Arrival"
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Pan rolled over in bed and slowly opened her eyes. She frowned as she glanced at the clock and saw that it was 2:00 in the morning.
-Go back to sleep, Pan...- She rolled over again to face Trunks, who was lying on his side, facing her, sound asleep. Pan smiled as she watched him sleep. He was so cute when his bangs fell into his face like that.
Then, suddenly, she felt a ki very nearby. After several minutes of concentrating, she realized that it was this ki which had woken her up. She quickly sat up in bed and narrowed her eyebrows.
-That ki isn't nearly strong enough to be of any concern... so why did it wake me up?-
Pan's ki began to rise when she felt the familiarity yet strangeness of the ki. Trunks shifted next to her and opened his eyes. He looked up at her and gave her a worried look.
"Pan-chan...?"
"Trunks... Do you feel that?"
"Uh..."
"That ki! Do you feel it?"
Trunks sat up next to her, narrowing his eyes, "Yah... you woke me up for that?"
"No... It woke me up."
"But it's not even that strong..."
"That's what worries me..."
"Well, it's very close by... Hold on." Trunks got out of bed and pushed a button on a panel on the wall which activated the guard robots. Trunks briefly wondered why they even had those, but he dismissed the thought as he crouched next to the glass doors, which lead to a balcony.
Pan got up and moved to the door, scowling. Trunks turned to her and scowled as well.
~It's not moving... what gives?~
~I don't...~ Pan trailed off and stared at Trunks with an expressionless look on her face. He looked at Pan with a look of absolute confusion on his face. He jumped when Pan began laughing.
At first it was just a chuckle, but it soon blossomed into a full-force laugh which had Pan sitting on the ground holding her stomach. Trunks stared at her like she was absolutely insane. She tried to stop laughing but when she was unable, she used their link.
~It's not an enemy, Trunks!~
~Then what is it?!~ His "voice" was filled with desperation, so Pan desperately tried to calm herself down.
~It's... right here... in the room...~
Trunks immediately crouched into his fighting stance, still completely baffled as to why his wife was laughing her head off at a stranger being in their bedroom at 2:00 in the morning.
~Why...are...you...LAUGHING?!~
~Trunks, it's not an enemy! ~
~Then who is it, a squirrel?!~
Pan laughed even harder, if it was possible, at this comment, ~Trunks, I'm pregnant! ~
Trunks froze in place and stared at her with an expressionless look on his face. Pan's laughs finally ceased and she watched him, afraid of his reaction. She got up and slowly walked over to him. She began to get even more freaked out when he continued standing there, still staring at the spot where she had just been sitting.
"Trunks...?"
After several long minutes, he finally managed to form words, "I...father...pregnant..."
"Trunks?"
Trunks immediately snapped out of his shock and smiled at her. She slowly calmed down, still slightly worried about him.
"Wow, Pan-chan... you're... this is amazing."
"I know! Isn't it great?"
"Uh... yah..." Trunks' smile faltered for a few seconds and Pan looked at him, worried.
"Trunks?"
"Um... sorry, drifted off there for a second. This is great news!"
"Yah... I know..." Pan still sounded happy, but she had a more suspicious tone to her voice as she realized something was wrong.
"Um... I'm gonna go train, okay? You get some sleep..."
"What?"
Trunks pretended not to hear her as he quickly left the room and headed down the hallways to the gravity chamber. When he got there, he entered and leaned heavily on the panel that had the gravity chamber controls. He began breathing heavily with sweat coating his face.
Shakily, he reached up and set the controls for the gravity chamber, setting it as high as his body could possibly stand.
Meanwhile, Pan was in their room wondering why he had sounded so upset. She shook her head to try to clear all her thoughts, and finally left the room, following him.
Pan walked up to the clear glass panel that separated the hallway from the gravity chamber. She was shocked to see him pushing himself to his limits. The thing that bothered her more was that he never did that unless something was seriously bothering him.
She tapped lightly on the glass, knowing he heard it. He landed on the ground and slowly walked to the panel in the center of the room. He powered down the machine and pushed a button to open the door. Pan stepped inside and slowly walked up behind Trunks, who was hunched over the panel, breathing heavily.
"Trunks-chan...?" When all she received was silence, she forced him to turn and look at her. She was absolutely shocked when she saw tears in his eyes, "Trunks-chan?"
"Pan-chan..."
They embraced each other, Pan desperately wanting to know what was wrong with him. Trunks closed his eyes and painfully looked away, resting his cheek on Pan's head.
~Pan-chan... I... can't do this. ~
~Can't do what? ~
~A child, Pan! ...A...child... ~
~Trunks... ~ Pan's heart ached as the words dug into her like daggers. Suddenly, she had the most horrifying thought she had ever had enter her mind.
-What if he leaves me?-
Tears filled her eyes and several spilled over, falling onto Trunks' shirt. He made a worried face and pulled back to look at her.
~Pan-chan? ~
~Trunks... after everything we've been through... please don't leave me... ~
More tears spilled over, and Trunks ached at the thought that she had misunderstood him, ~No, Pan-chan, I'll never leave you. I just... our world's dying. How can we bring a child into THIS? ~
~Trunks-kun... I hadn't thought of that... ~
Trunks could feel her emotions swelling as the new problem registered in her mind. He sighed softly and leaned towards her, kissing her gently. Pan released more tears as she kissed him back.
They parted and a small grin spread across Trunks' face, "I have a solution..."
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Ooo, what's Trunks' solution? Haha, you'll know soon enough. ^_~ And be sure to click on that little button down there called "Review." It's been feeling lonely lately. Thankies!!