Bra woke up slumped over the arm of the couch. Pan was looking at her with
raised eyebrows, "you're all wet." She accused. "Are you
alright?"
Bra
sat up and muttered a "ye" half yes noise, and bolted up to her
room. She squeezed the water out of her hair and into a cup by her bed,
then pulled all her clothes out of her drawers, dumped them on the bed and
began sorting vigorously through them, then, not being able to decide, enclosed
them all in a capsule, which she slipped in her pocket. She pulled her bottom
draw open and pulled out a wad of paper, and began scribbling down a note
without planning what she was going to write, only to tell them…To tell them:
Otousan, Kaasan, I can't explain now, but this is something I have to do.
I will return as soon as I can, please don't worry about me. Remember, I am
half Sayajin, I.........
"So Bra, whatcha doing?"
Bra froze, Pan leaned over her shoulder and read the note, "hmmmm,
suspicious. If I didn't know better I'd say you were running away". She
opened one of Bras drawers "empty". She looked at Bra with mock hurt
in her eyes. "You weren't planning on running away without me, were
you?"
"Pan I-"
"How come? Where are you going?"
"Pan it's too hard to explain."
"I've been your best friend for 12 years and you're running away without
even telling my why, I think I deserve an explanation."
"Fine. Sit down."
Pan sat down on the bed, Bra thought for a moment of where to start, "For
a long time, since I was….I'm not sure, very young, three? Possibly. I have
been having this dream…" Bra explanation went on for quite a long time as
she attempted to explain everything "... I know it's real, just now
at the party when I fell asleep I dreamed it, Trunks, not my brother, a
different one, was there. He was in the pool, and the waters were attempting to
drown him or something, I had to pull him out and that's how I got all wet. So
I have to go find the Dragon balls now, I can't Dream like that again, it was
too, too strong, I have to do something to help him, and I can't tell anyone,
they'd just think it was a silly dream" Bra finished, looking at Pan to
see if she believed her.
"Are you sure?" asked Pan, after a long pause of thought
"Yes. I've never been more sure of anything, look at me, how else could I
get so wet, and the water in the cup, that's water from the pool". Bra
said, waving her hand to indicate the cup by her bed. Pan picked it up,
watching the light reflect off the water, which shone with much radiance, must
more than normal water. "You said when you got a mouthful, you felt all
these emotions?" Pan didn't wait for Bra's answer, and took a quick sip
out of the cup, and dropped to the ground in a dead faint.
~*~By the Dream pool~*~
Pan sat up and rubbed her head "Wha..." She said, as she gaped open
mouthed at the trees surrounding her and the green glass like pool she sat by *It's
real! Oh man, it's honestly real* she thought, then blinked as a man
appeared, hovering half an inch above the water. The same radiant water as that
she has tasted.
"What are you doing here? This place was not meant for you."
Pan swallowed, she didn't think a sarcastic tone would go down well with this
(extremely good looking, she had to admit) stranger. "Sorry, I didn't
believe Bra, so I drank some of the water."
"You drank the water? And it brought you here?"
"That's what I said." Pan replied, watching the stranger
curiously.
"It has a mind of Its own now, It must have a reason." He said in a
low voice, almost to himself, then looked down at Pan. "Tell me, are you
good friends with Bra?"
"She's my best friend, I'd do anything for her." She said honestly.
"Good, you can do something for me?"
"I guess." This time her reply was more wary, she did not agree to do
favour for strangers just like that.
"Look after her, I know what she's planning to do. Don't let her
fail."
"I wasn't planning to." Ah, this was alright then. Looking after Bra
was her specialty.
He gave her a nod, but his eyes were too distracted for an encouraging smile. "Good luck." And with that, he was gone.
~*~Normal timeline. Bra's room~*~
Pan sat up "Wooaah" She breathed, rather dazed.
"What happened? What happened?!?" asked Bra almost hysterically, eyes
wide in anxiety at her friend's sudden collapse. She knelt on the floor by Pan,
looking down at her face.
"Well, I saw the pool." Pan seemed alright, Bra pulled her to
her feet and they both sat on the bed.
"Was Trunks there?''
"No, some other guy, really cute, long green cloak, nice chest."
"I've never seen anyone other than Trunks there. Anyway, at least now I
won't leave you thinking I was liar."
"Or mad" Pan said, laughter on her voice.
At that moment the door opened, the girls
looked up from their spot on the bed. Goten stuck his head through the door,
looking incredibly sneaky. "Hey girls, just warning ya, don't drink the
punch. Not unless you 'want' to sleep till midafternoon tomorrow." He
had a devious version of his Goku grin plastered all over his face. Pan
laughed, "okay, thanks." Goten disappeared down the hall.
"Heh heh, I wonder what they laced it with this time." Pan said, as
she stood up. "And what do you mean? Not leaving with me thinking you're a
liar, who said your leaving me?"
"Pan I thought you understood, I have to go."
"I'm coming too." Pan put her hands on her hip stubbornly, looking
just like Chichi. "When are we leaving?"
Bra tried her Vegita scowl, but it softened when she looked at Pan "don't
give me that look, that's your, I'm-right-and-you-know-it look. We'll be gone a
long time, you know."
"I know." said Pan
"You're parents will kill you."
"I know, but they'd kill me more if I let you go alone."
"But-"
"No buts, I have more experience that you, I did the whole universe tour
thing, now, show me what you've packed and tell me when you're going."
"Tonight, as soon as everyone's asleep. And thanks to Trunks and Goten's
punch, that shouldn't be long" Bra opened her capsule of clothes, Pan
looked at them with a raised eyebrow "Well I'm glad I'm here, were you
only gonna take clothes?"
"Money too."
Pan sighed. "You need me. Sort out your warmest clothes, some durable
travelling ones, money and the dragonball radar. I'll fly home and sort out
mine, plus I'll get food and everything, I'll meet you at the park in an hour,
is that okay?"
Bra nodded, and watched as Pan flew out the window, then got back to organising
her clothes.
~*~next chapter "something's wrong with Trunks"…… ~*~