Author's Note: Here ya go, chapter 3. I know, eheh, not much of an author's note, but... uh... oh well. ::Son grin:: Oh, and warning: this is gonna be a little, um, short. Sorry. The next one'll be longer, I promise.

Disclaimer: ::shakily:: D--Dr--Dragon B--Ball Z is n--not m--mine...
[Goku] ::pops up:: HI!
::screams:: ::faints::
[Goku] ::looks down at her:: O.O? ::looks at audience:: Don't worry, she'll be fine once I get some Pepsi One in her. ::brings hand up to chin in thought:: Unless, of course, I could get Trunks to come out here...
::jumps up:: TRUNKS?! WHERE?! ::looks around frantically, drooling::
[Goku] ::eyes her cautiously:: Man, talk about obsessed... ::sweatdrops::



One Surprise After Another
by Supaa Saiyajin Trinity


Chapter 3


The frail body of a young girl shook, her hair matted against her forehead and by the rain.

A tear slipped down her cheek as she thought back to the events that had occurred only a few minutes before...

~~FLASHBACK~~

Trunks pulled away unexpectedly. "Pan, what the hell are you doing?!"

She froze, eyes widening. Stuttering, she managed, "I--I mean, I was just..."

"Pan, you're seventeen years old! What do you think you're doing, kissing me like that? If anyone ever finds out about this, we'll both be in trouble! And where do you get off, kissing someone fourteen years older than you? How do you even know if I feel the same way? Plus, you just broke up with your boyfriend! I mean, what the hell is that..."

Trunks went on, not even noticing that Pan's dark eyes were filling with tears. Slowly, she got up and, backing away, dragged herself to the door of the cabin, opened it, and closed it behind her. She took off.

~~END FLASHBACK~~

She sniffled, wiping her nose on her sleeve. Her last hope was gone. 'If he only knew... I wasn't so upset about being dumped, just that I'd be all alone again...'

She landed, completely wiped out by the energy she had spent battling the winds during flight.

'I can't take this anymore...'

***

Blue eyes blinked as Trunks came to the realization that he was alone in the room. "...Pan?" He walked around, checking each room to see if she was there. "Pan? Where are you?"

He stopped, hand flying over his mouth. "Oh no... what have I done..." He grabbed his coat.

***

She walked along the road, not caring where she was going. Only the thought that she was all alone and always would be was present in her mind. "Trunks..." she whispered. "Oh, Kami... why can't I just be happy for once in my life..."

She suddenly tripped over a rock. She closed her eyes and waited for the impact.

***

Trunks searched frantically for her ki, knowing that she couldn't have gotten too far in this storm. The winds were so harsh that even Trunks couldn't fly straight. He wiped a few strands of lilac colored hair from his eyes, as he squinted through the rain. 'Grrrr... where is she? Damn it! I'm such an idiot, how could I do that to her? And after what happened? And she doesn't even know that I--'

His thoughts were cut short as he caught sight of her. She was walking along the edge of a road, holding herself tightly. She seemed oblivious to the fact the road was situated on a ledge. He saw her trip over something and, teetering, begin to fall over the verge.

"No, PAN!"

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