Ok. I'm insane, I know. But I can assure you, this will NOT be a P/P romance. So you can relax and read and smile at the cuteness. No dirt perverted things going on. Just Piccolo (everyone: YAY PICCOLO) and Pan (err...).
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"I don't want to! You can't make me!"

"But Panchan! You promised!"

"I want to play with Bura and the others! I don't want to go!"

"Pan, what is with you? You wanted to train with Piccolo more than anything a year ago!"

"I don't want to! Please daddy!"

"Stop it Pan. Don't be ridiculous. You love spending time with Piccolo. Come on! He's probably waiting"

He wasn't. In fact, in a year, many things had changed. Pan went to school, and after a year of normal life, her will to fight wasn't as strong. And she wasn't excited to see Piccolo, anymore. She simply forgot what he was like.

Piccolo did not forget how Pan was. And that was one of the reasons he was not waiting. Even though their goodbyes a year ago were adorable, and friendly, the thought of the young child made him shiver. He could only remember the annoying traits of the girl. He could only remember how many times he had wished the girl would just go away.

And he had enjoyed his quiet times.

"Err.. Piccolo-san?"

He snapped up. That voice!

"Pan! It's.. that time again?" he asked.

The young girl nodded. "I guess so."

Piccolo looked at Pan and frowned. She wasn't as excited as she had been a year ago.

He shrugged and turned around. "Well then, follow me." he ordered.

"Okay.." a whiny voice answered.

The Namek rolled his eyes, while the 6 year old Kakarot offspring reluctantly followed him.

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The training started off slowly. Neither one of them was interested in a fight, and Picccolo got so annoyed with Pan, who wasn't even trying, that he knocked her down eventually.

She rubbed her head, but instead of getting up as usual, she stayed down and looked hurt.

Piccolo paused for a moment, and stared at her. What had happened to her? Last year he wasn't able to get rest for a single minute, because she was all over him. And now, she hardly looked him into the eyes! Not that he minded.

Did he?

He growled inwardly. Of course he didn't care. She was annoying and stubborn. He KNEW she loved to fight, but somehow she pretended she didn't. And wasted his time.

He stared at her, she avoided his look.

"All right." he sighed and sat down in front of her.

"We've went through this before. What's wrong?" he demanded.

Pan shook her head and denied him an answer.

"Brat."

"You tried to kill my grandpa!"

"I what?!"

"Vegeta told me that you were not as nice as you pretend to be, and that one time, you nearly killed my grandpa! HOW COULD YOU!"

Piccolo scowled.

"Vegeta told you this?"

Pan rubbed some tears from her eyes and nodded. "Uhu"

"Pan. Kid. Vegeta has tried to kill us all far many more times than I have. I was another person, then."

She blinked. "Huh?"

The Namek sighed. How was he going to explain this to her? Most importantly, why? This was ridiuclous.

"Forget it, I'm nice now, aren't I?"

"Sometimes. I don't know. Bura says you're scary. And that you eat kids."

His eyes widened. "What else did Vegeta's family tell you!? I don't EAT! Not even kids!"

She crawled back. "I.. I'm sorry!"

He shook his head. "You spend months with me, did I ever tried to EAT you? Scared you? Hurt you?"

Wrong question. He may not have tried to eat her, but he certainly scared her and hurt her.

She sniffed.

"Ok, bad example. Just, leave it kid. I'm not evil, I won't eat you. And if you don't want to train, just go home or something."

He stood up, leaving Pan behind. She rubbed her eyes and looked at the tall green man. She had trouble remembering what he was like.

"I don't know anymore."

Piccolo frowned and turned around. "Know what?"

"I haven't seen you for so long. I thought you were gone for good. And that you forgot about me. Like grandpa."

Damn. The Goku issue, all over again. He had to explain in a caring way that the ignorant fool did not forget about her, and that he still cared and all that crap. He wasn't that kind of person! He wasn't the one to tell this to. Why didn't she go to her father with this? He sighed again and picked the chibi up, a little less harshly then he had done before.

"Listen. He.." Piccolo swallowed before saying the actual words, "loves you. You were his favorite, you know that. He only left because he felt that he had to do this."

Lies, of course. But at least Pan was quiet, and she listened.

"And he hasn't forgot you at all. Neither have I. How could I"? he smirked. "You're too noisy to forget."

Pan smiled. "I didn't forget about you, either. I just.. couldn't remember what you were like. It's been so long."

Piccolo felt a little uneasy. Sometimes, this kid could be adorable. And he didn't understand himself for actually caring. With Gohan, it was different. Gohan, was different. He grew fond of the kid, because he was caring, obedient, silent. Ok, so he was sort of a wuss, but with incredible strenght.

This..this girl, was his daughter. He could feel the same strength and power in her. But she wasn't obedient or silent. She was loud and obnoxious, at times. Stubborn. Moody. He didn't understand her.

She was a girl. And chibi.

"Sorry Piccolo." she whispered, suddenly resting her head against his chest, falling asleep the moment they made contact. Piccolo's eyes widened. He did not realize he was still holding the girl in a tender way. Not forcefully, not trying to hurt her. He comforted her, in a way. He HAD gone soft.

Evil, my ass. Vegeta was wrong. He had changed. The fact he could stand EVEN Pan was proof enough. Looking up at the sky, he shook his head.

"Goku. Idiot. Look what you've done to me."

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Pan's jaw dropped.

"Are you serious?"

He nodded slowly, and continued to drink some water.

Pan was silent for a moment, then shook her head.

"No! That's like.. a super mommy!"

Piccolo choked, stared at the child and then laughed, shortly. Something he didn't do often, and it amused Pan. A lot. She grinned at him, but asked him : "Are you serious?" again.

"Yes I am. Why is it so hard to believe?"

"Well, it would mean that.. my mommy would have.. thousands of .. Pans. Me's!" she said, with a distant look in her eyes.

He smirked. "It's not the same. Guru .. he.."

The girl grinned again. "It is, isn't it?"

"No. It's just not. We're different. All individuals. And with your mommy.." he coughed. "Mother, it wouldn't be the same. She needs your father."

Pan blinked. "What?"

No. He cursed. He didn't. He mentioned the one thing. She wasn't going to..

"Where do babies come from then?!" she asked innocently.

There it was. The question. And she certainly asked the wrong person. She was 6 years old! How on earth could he explain a 6 year old where babies come from, when he..

He flushed. "I can't tell you."

"Aww nooo. You said she needed my daddy. But.. Don't we come from eggs, like you did?"

He frowned. "No! You're HUMAN. I'm a Namek. It's completely different! Humans aren't .. eggs.. They come from their mother. Your mother gave birth to you!" he said, almost stuttering.

Pan didn't understand and crawled up to Piccolo. She tilted her head. "Why are you blushing? Didn't Guru gave birth to YOU? Isn't he your mommy?"

He turned his head away. "No. He isn't my 'mommy'. In a way, he's my father, yes."

"But you just said, that MOTHERS gave birth to kids."

Piccolo growled. "In YOUR case, yes. But with us, it'S different! We had no mommies!"

He couldn't believe he was talking about this.

She curled up in his lap and patted his leg. "Poor Picco. You have no mommy." she giggled.

His eyes widened. "Kid. Are you ..MOCKING.. me?"

She nodded. "Yes."

He stared at her, and she looked back at him. Her big eyes looked friendly as ever. The silence was nice. Piccolo remembered why he liked Pan. She was smart, in a twisted annoying kind of way.

"You'll find out eventually." he grunted.

Pan nodded.

"I know." she smiled.

Piccolo smirked. "But you know," he started. The girl looked up from his lap. "You're a fool to think I'd allow you to sit ON me." he continued and pushed the girl off.

"Come on. I'm not fun to talk to. I'm here to train you." he said as grabbed the girls gi and carried her away.

A smile appeared on Pans face as the Namek carried her to an unknown destination. "Where are we going Picco?"

"We're going to Dende. I'll let him and Popo explain you more about the birds and the bees" he smirked. "Oh and kid. It's Piccolo."

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