A.N.~Wow! I've gotten a better response from this story than I originally thought. I just want to thank everyone for the awesome reviews ^-^ Hehe…things are heating up…in more ways than one.

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Life's Little Lessons

Chapter 3: Weakness Followed by Fury

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Pan steadied herself from jumping up and running out of the gravity room as she listened to the resounding clank of her body armor hitting the floor. Shaking herself from her stupor, Pan wondered what to do next as Vegeta's hands traced from her neck, shoulders, back, and then up again. 'Oh Dende…I haven't felt this way since…stop it Pan! Just stop it! He's your father-in-law….Dende…' Flustered, she pushed back off of the Saiyajin prince and turned to face him. "Vegeta," she paused trying to ignore the weakness in her knees as she looked into his eyes. "Vegeta…I just can't…"

Turning quickly on her heel and walking hurriedly out of the domed prison, she jerked as Vegeta grabbed her wrist forcing her to close the gap between them. Both of them stood, just looking into the other's eyes not saying a word. 'Stop thinking about him…just walk away. WALK AWAY!!! For Dende's sake, he's older than your Grandpa. Well he definitely doesn't show it wonder if…NO! JUST STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM!!!' Pan stood still as Vegeta's face came closer to hers. Her lips half parted she waited nervously for the impending kiss. Pan could feel the heat of his breath on her face and just as she wrapped her arms around Vegeta's neck…

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"Brief's here…now I'm on the clock so this better be good." Blowing purple bangs out of his face, Trunks leaned over the com and listened for his secretary to speak. Suppressing a yawn, Trunks loosened his tie and grinned as he heard Marron's familiar voice on the other end.

"Trunks…it's me," Imagining the smiling blonde on the other side of his door, Trunks brushed back his hair and pressed the button down again.

"Hmmm…Miss Marron another visit from you…what a surprise…two in one day. Betty, let her in please." Straightening his tie and jacket, Trunks sat back down in his chair and waited for Marron to walk in. The door clicked open with little effort and soon the lithe blonde was standing in front of him. Smirking slightly, Marron advanced slowly on Trunks her long blonde hair swaying with the movement of her hips.

"On the clock Mr. President?" She said with a drawl, "I wonder if you're too busy for another private meeting with me? Sorry I left so soon last time, I had pressing matters to attend to." Reaching Trunks's desk, Marron pushed all of his papers out of the way. Placing her elbows on the now vacant desk she leaned forward and almost lost her balance as Trunks hauled her up over the desk. "Well…" Marron smirked, "…someone's a little forward…." Now seated on Trunks's lap Marron proceeded to unbutton his jacket. Reaching for his tie, she cried out as he dropped her onto the floor when his phone rang. "Damn you! Now look…I think I broke a…"

"Hush Marron!" Trunks motioned wildly with his hands. "Huh? What now Bra? No there's no one else here…oh, Betty was rambling on about something on the com. Yes, I'll tell her you said hi. Uh huh, I promise. Now…why in the Hell did you call at noon?" Shifting uncomfortably, the young president of Capsule Corp. hoped his sister wouldn't keep him long. "…yes, no, what? Sorry! I wasn't paying any attention. Okay okay…what do you want? WHAT! Is Aiko all right? Oh, she wasn't…are you sure…just…uh huh…I'll be over in just a second!" Slamming the phone back into place, Trunks unceremoniously picked Marron up and threw her onto his chair. "Look, something has happened at home. I'll be right back, okay? Just stay here until I get back."

Marron sat in the huge leather chair, mouth gapping. At the sound of the door opening she turned quickly away from the door to see Betty, eyes wide, staring at the condition of her employer's office.

"I'll just leave these on the floor…." The woman left quickly without a sound, dropping several papers as she shut the door behind her.

Blushing scarlet, Marron was still fixing her blouse and skirt after the secretary left. 'Oh! I'm going to kill him….'

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Bra held tightly to Aiko as she watched her father pull himself from the rubble of the gravity room. 'I knew I shouldn't have put off those repairs. What would Mama say…oh…Daddy's going to kill me.' Nervously scanning the ground for Pan, Bra noticed there wasn't another moving spot under the chunks of debris. A flash of energy announced her brother's arrival. Sighing heavily Bra relaxed as Trunks started walking towards the wreckage. 'Trunks'll save her…he'll fixed everything.'

"Pan…?" The words were barely out of his mouth when a powerful beam of red energy sent him sprawling to the ground. "What in the Hell!?!" Trunks watched in amazement as Pan hovered over the gravity room's debris. Her flat black hair was now blonde, her black eyes turquoise. "Su…su…super…." Picking himself off from the ground, Trunks began to back away from Pan's advancing form.

"Bastard!" A satisfying crack filled the air as Pan punched Trunks squarely in the nose. "Stupid…weak…pathetic…excuse…for….a….Saiyajin!" With each word Pan punched, kicked, or blasted Trunks in another place. Tears streaming down her face, she powered up for a stronger attack as Bra stood horrified and Vegeta watched the scene impassably. "Ka….me…ha…me….HA!" The bright blue beam sent Trunks through the well kept lawn. Cutting the attack short, Pan spat on the ground and glared at the battered man. "I don't even think you have to ask what in the Hell that was for now, do you?" Smirking Pan walked over to Bra, grabbed her child, and flew off. Once in the air she shouted, "I'm going to see my bastard of an uncle and don't you even try to stop me!"

Glancing up at the sky one more time as Pan flew off, Vegeta walked silently up to his daughter, seemingly unfazed by the recent event. "Bra, I'm taking a shower now. I want lunch ready when I get out and fix the gravity room. Okay Princess?" Walking upstairs, Vegeta concentrated on pushing everything out of his mind. Grasping tightly to the stair rail, the Saiyajin prince forced himself from flying after Pan. 'Super…Saiyajin….'

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WHEE!!! Yet another cliff hanger ^-^ LOL! I'm getting good at those. I promise that the next chapter will be out sooner than this one was. My muse just hit me with a ton of inspiration so I couldn't stop writing if I tried.