~*~A New Resistance~*~
Pan sat in the couch, staring at the door. The rain pounded relentlessly on the windows, and silent tears ran down her face. Her heart felt broken… and it was his fault. One argument caused him to do that… she thought. I love him so much and he goes and betrays me… How could he? How could he… how could he do this to me… to Luna…
She looked at the clock… He should be home any time now…
Just then, a young girl came running down the stairs, and stopped abruptly at the bottom as she saw her mother.
"Luna. Upstairs." Pan muttered through clenched teeth, trying to hide her upset face. The unbearable pain and sadness she was feeling was slowly beginning to feed her rage… and she didn't want Luna to witness what she might do.
"But Mommy-" Luna replied, her eyes wide.
"No. Go now, before-"
She stopped abruptly as the door opened, and a soaked and disheveled Trunks came walking in. Pan jumped up and bared her teeth at him, then stared pointedly at Luna.
"Luna, baby, could you go upstairs please?" Trunks said softly, his voice quavering. He had never seen his mate this mad before… and Pan was right; Luna didn't need to see this.
"Okay Daddy…" Luna replied in a small voice, very unlike her normal rambunctious self, and turned around to go upstairs… she climbed up and moved to the closest point she could stay without her parents seeing her. Daddy sounds scared… I want to know what's going on… she thought.
Pan turned her dagger-like eyes onto Trunks, and he backed away a little, only to be pulled hard by the wrist into the house; the door slammed hard behind him.
Pan-chan, what happened? Why are you so angry?"
Pan grabbed Trunks by the collar, pulling his face close to hers, and lowered her voice to little more than a whisper.
"Don't call me that. You have no right to. I trusted you… and this is how you repay me? Hmm? What's your excuse this time? 'Oh Panny-chan, the mind control demons told me to go RAPE MY GIRLFRIEND'S MOTHER'!!!!!!!!" she said, raising her voice to a shout at the end.
Trunks' brow furrowed as he realized what she meant.
"Pan… I wasn't myself that night. I wasn't thinking; I was so upset…"
She narrowed her eyes dangerously.
"Don't pull that. You knew what you were doing! HOW COULD YOU?! After all that we've done together… all that we had… and Luna? What about Luna?! I LOVE YOU, TRUNKS!!!! AND YOU GO AND DO THAT!!!!!!!!" she screamed, tears running down her face as she clung almost helplessly to him.
He was speechless… but he was telling the truth. He didn't know what had made him go after Juuhachi like he did… maybe it was his male instincts… or maybe it was something else.
Pan gulped, and stood up defiantly, tears still running down her face. She looked down and pointed her finger to the door.
"Leave," she said. "Leave this house and never come back."
Trunks stared at her, and his eyes widened.
"Pan-chan! You don't mean that!"
But her face was stern, and she wouldn't look into his eyes.
"Leave."
"NO!!!" Luna yelled, abandoning her hiding place and coming out into the open. "I WON'T LET YOU, MOMMY! I WON'T LET YOU TAKE MY DADDY AWAY!!!"
Trunks' look was pleading.
"Pan-chan… please say that you don't really want me to leave…" he whispered, cupping her chin in his hand and pulling her face level to his. He could tell that what she said was not what she truly desired… the look in her pained, watery eyes stated that clearly.
"I… I don't know what I want… I just… I just don't know… STOP IT!!! STOP PLAYING MIND GAMES WITH ME!!! NO!!! IF YOU WON'T LEAVE, THEN I WILL!!!!!! I'll go and find my true friends…" she said, and pulled away from Trunks.
"No, Pan… don't… don't join him…"
"Who said anything about Juunana?" she spat nastily. "I don't mean him or my parents." And with that, she turned and ran out of the house, then jumped into the cloudy sky, not even noticing the rain pouring down on all sides.
"MOMMY!!!" Luna screamed, and ran towards the door… but Trunks grabbed her around the waist, and with much effort kept her from chasing after her mother. After a few minutes of struggling, she stopped, and began to sob openly into her fathers' arms.
"Pan-chan…" he whispered.
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Pan sat in the couch, staring at the door. The rain pounded relentlessly on the windows, and silent tears ran down her face. Her heart felt broken… and it was his fault. One argument caused him to do that… she thought. I love him so much and he goes and betrays me… How could he? How could he… how could he do this to me… to Luna…
She looked at the clock… He should be home any time now…
Just then, a young girl came running down the stairs, and stopped abruptly at the bottom as she saw her mother.
"Luna. Upstairs." Pan muttered through clenched teeth, trying to hide her upset face. The unbearable pain and sadness she was feeling was slowly beginning to feed her rage… and she didn't want Luna to witness what she might do.
"But Mommy-" Luna replied, her eyes wide.
"No. Go now, before-"
She stopped abruptly as the door opened, and a soaked and disheveled Trunks came walking in. Pan jumped up and bared her teeth at him, then stared pointedly at Luna.
"Luna, baby, could you go upstairs please?" Trunks said softly, his voice quavering. He had never seen his mate this mad before… and Pan was right; Luna didn't need to see this.
"Okay Daddy…" Luna replied in a small voice, very unlike her normal rambunctious self, and turned around to go upstairs… she climbed up and moved to the closest point she could stay without her parents seeing her. Daddy sounds scared… I want to know what's going on… she thought.
Pan turned her dagger-like eyes onto Trunks, and he backed away a little, only to be pulled hard by the wrist into the house; the door slammed hard behind him.
Pan-chan, what happened? Why are you so angry?"
Pan grabbed Trunks by the collar, pulling his face close to hers, and lowered her voice to little more than a whisper.
"Don't call me that. You have no right to. I trusted you… and this is how you repay me? Hmm? What's your excuse this time? 'Oh Panny-chan, the mind control demons told me to go RAPE MY GIRLFRIEND'S MOTHER'!!!!!!!!" she said, raising her voice to a shout at the end.
Trunks' brow furrowed as he realized what she meant.
"Pan… I wasn't myself that night. I wasn't thinking; I was so upset…"
She narrowed her eyes dangerously.
"Don't pull that. You knew what you were doing! HOW COULD YOU?! After all that we've done together… all that we had… and Luna? What about Luna?! I LOVE YOU, TRUNKS!!!! AND YOU GO AND DO THAT!!!!!!!!" she screamed, tears running down her face as she clung almost helplessly to him.
He was speechless… but he was telling the truth. He didn't know what had made him go after Juuhachi like he did… maybe it was his male instincts… or maybe it was something else.
Pan gulped, and stood up defiantly, tears still running down her face. She looked down and pointed her finger to the door.
"Leave," she said. "Leave this house and never come back."
Trunks stared at her, and his eyes widened.
"Pan-chan! You don't mean that!"
But her face was stern, and she wouldn't look into his eyes.
"Leave."
"NO!!!" Luna yelled, abandoning her hiding place and coming out into the open. "I WON'T LET YOU, MOMMY! I WON'T LET YOU TAKE MY DADDY AWAY!!!"
Trunks' look was pleading.
"Pan-chan… please say that you don't really want me to leave…" he whispered, cupping her chin in his hand and pulling her face level to his. He could tell that what she said was not what she truly desired… the look in her pained, watery eyes stated that clearly.
"I… I don't know what I want… I just… I just don't know… STOP IT!!! STOP PLAYING MIND GAMES WITH ME!!! NO!!! IF YOU WON'T LEAVE, THEN I WILL!!!!!! I'll go and find my true friends…" she said, and pulled away from Trunks.
"No, Pan… don't… don't join him…"
"Who said anything about Juunana?" she spat nastily. "I don't mean him or my parents." And with that, she turned and ran out of the house, then jumped into the cloudy sky, not even noticing the rain pouring down on all sides.
"MOMMY!!!" Luna screamed, and ran towards the door… but Trunks grabbed her around the waist, and with much effort kept her from chasing after her mother. After a few minutes of struggling, she stopped, and began to sob openly into her fathers' arms.
"Pan-chan…" he whispered.
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