Topazia: I know I took forever to come out with this chapter, but I'm
sorry! The computer started acting funny for a while. I'll try to get the
next chapter up real soon.
"Thanks Trunks...you really didn't have to." Pan muttered sheepishly." It took a while but they eventually managed to wake Trunks up. Once he did he continued on with his promise, their date. Trunks had taken her to the fancier side of town, also the location of two of Bra's favorite stores.
"No, I wanted to, after all, I did say I would repay you for being such a jerk. You're not having a good time?" Trunks asked. There was no point in staying if she wasn't pleased. He was trying to make her happy, not bore her.
"No I'm having a great time!" Pan grinned playing with the diamond necklace that dangled from her neck, courtesy of Trunks. They were currently located at a nightclub owned by one of his friends. Their night had been filled with dancing and laughter, especially when Trunks fell on the floor. She chuckled to herself just thinking about it. Eventually as time slipped by he escorted her to a private both for some dinner. Trunks had found out a lot about her in the little amount of time that they were together. He learned that she enrolled at a college near the Son's old Beach home and started studying to be an engineer and that her super saiyen level was achieved at the age of 15 during a fight at her school, which ended up with most of it blasted into oblivion. No one was hurt and she wasn't blamed. The school district explained it as an explosion in the gas pipes near the science hall.
"So now that you're finished with school what do you plan on doing?" Trunks asked suddenly.
Pan stared at him for a while before answering. "Well.settle down I guess, not completely though, I still got a lot of things I want to do. Of course I'll train from time to time." She answered. What else was there to do?
He nodded, resting his chin in his hands. Now or never. "That's great Pan, but I was wondering..."
*~*~*~*~*~*~ The small boy sat crouched in a corner, his knees hugged to his chest. The rain beat softly against the roof of their small house and he sat there, listening to its rhythmic tune, praying for sleep to come. But it did not come. They were alone now, after the death of their mother his father slowly stopped coming around. Sure, he'd pop in ever now and then to leave money, but other then that, they were alone. Joanne was old enough to help take care of him so he wasn't worried about living alone.
"What are you doing still up, it's late and you need your sleep."
He looked up at her and shrugged a little. "I can't sleep." he answered, looking away.
Joanne giggled and pulling him into her lap and hugged him. "Really? Why?" He shrugged, a pout twisted on his face. "Want a story?" He nodded. A story would help. She smiled and twisted him in her lap so that she held him in a sort of rocking position. "Ok, well once upon a time..."
"I heard that one already."
"No you haven't, so be quiet and let me finish." The small boy nodded again, and looked up at her, waiting. "Like I was saying...once upon a time, there was an Angel that lived up in Heaven. She was very pretty and Kindhearted and never failed to help others in need. Because of this she was very popular with the others. Sadly, there were a few that hated her because she was liked by most. One day, when an important item came up missing. A large search party was formed to help look for it but when they did find it, it was in the angel's possession. Someone planted it there to be found. Because of this she was punished and exiled from heaven, cursed to wander alone on the earth forever. She stumbled place to place on earth, hoping to find someone that would take her in but no one would." She paused.
Angel waited and looked up at her, why'd she stop? He wanted to know what happened to the lady! What was Joanne doing? You can't tell a story like that. "What happened to her?" he asked softly.
Joanne giggled a little before continuing. "Eventually she had wandered to the house of a man. He was nice and took her in and took care of her and soon they fell in love." The small boy made a face at those words but remained silent. "Later the happy couple had a baby, a girl. Things started to finally look better for the angel. The curse was nearly forgotten and soon five years later, they were blessed yet again with another baby, a boy. And they decided to name him..."
"Angel!" the small boy piped cheerfully. He understood the story now the girl was his sister and he was the new baby! He liked this story, especially since he was in it.
Joanne smiled and nodded. "That's right! And all four of them lived together happily. But the other Angel's in heaven saw this and became angry. How is it that a cursed angel can receive so many blessings? They decided to place another curse on her and her family. Eventually as time rolled by the woman's husband started to make new friends, ones that were known for trouble. Her husband started drinking and it was getting worse everyday. And before they knew it the family's home became filled with violence and sorrow. The husband would come home drunk some nights, filled with anger and release it on his family." Joanne paused for a while and lowered her head. Angel started up at her, poking her every now and then. Suddenly Joanne's head snapped up and she grabbed his arm tight, pulling him near. "She wants you to be happy Angel..."
"What are you talking about?" He asked, jerking his arm back. Joanne was acting really weird...He looked down, letting out a small yelp as his childlike arms faded, revealing large muscular ones. His childish features melting into mature ones. His form slowly transformed into that of a young adult. "What the...?"
Joanne smiled again shaking her hair. "Silly boy, mother wants you to be happy! Don't lose her Angel. Don't lose her..." That was it, he'd heard enough and she was starting to creep him out. What she? What was Joanne talking about? He wanted out and fast he couldn't take it anymore. If he didn't get out of there soon he was sure he'd...
Suddenly he sat up in bed holding his head, a hand clutched over his heat. That was weird.now that he thought about it all the dreams he was having were starting to get strange, but he'd never tell Pan that. She'd be worried. Getting up he, stretched a little. A shower seemed so good about now.
Topazia: What did Trunks say to Pan? What the hell is up with Angel's dreams? All this should be answered in the next chapter!
"Thanks Trunks...you really didn't have to." Pan muttered sheepishly." It took a while but they eventually managed to wake Trunks up. Once he did he continued on with his promise, their date. Trunks had taken her to the fancier side of town, also the location of two of Bra's favorite stores.
"No, I wanted to, after all, I did say I would repay you for being such a jerk. You're not having a good time?" Trunks asked. There was no point in staying if she wasn't pleased. He was trying to make her happy, not bore her.
"No I'm having a great time!" Pan grinned playing with the diamond necklace that dangled from her neck, courtesy of Trunks. They were currently located at a nightclub owned by one of his friends. Their night had been filled with dancing and laughter, especially when Trunks fell on the floor. She chuckled to herself just thinking about it. Eventually as time slipped by he escorted her to a private both for some dinner. Trunks had found out a lot about her in the little amount of time that they were together. He learned that she enrolled at a college near the Son's old Beach home and started studying to be an engineer and that her super saiyen level was achieved at the age of 15 during a fight at her school, which ended up with most of it blasted into oblivion. No one was hurt and she wasn't blamed. The school district explained it as an explosion in the gas pipes near the science hall.
"So now that you're finished with school what do you plan on doing?" Trunks asked suddenly.
Pan stared at him for a while before answering. "Well.settle down I guess, not completely though, I still got a lot of things I want to do. Of course I'll train from time to time." She answered. What else was there to do?
He nodded, resting his chin in his hands. Now or never. "That's great Pan, but I was wondering..."
*~*~*~*~*~*~ The small boy sat crouched in a corner, his knees hugged to his chest. The rain beat softly against the roof of their small house and he sat there, listening to its rhythmic tune, praying for sleep to come. But it did not come. They were alone now, after the death of their mother his father slowly stopped coming around. Sure, he'd pop in ever now and then to leave money, but other then that, they were alone. Joanne was old enough to help take care of him so he wasn't worried about living alone.
"What are you doing still up, it's late and you need your sleep."
He looked up at her and shrugged a little. "I can't sleep." he answered, looking away.
Joanne giggled and pulling him into her lap and hugged him. "Really? Why?" He shrugged, a pout twisted on his face. "Want a story?" He nodded. A story would help. She smiled and twisted him in her lap so that she held him in a sort of rocking position. "Ok, well once upon a time..."
"I heard that one already."
"No you haven't, so be quiet and let me finish." The small boy nodded again, and looked up at her, waiting. "Like I was saying...once upon a time, there was an Angel that lived up in Heaven. She was very pretty and Kindhearted and never failed to help others in need. Because of this she was very popular with the others. Sadly, there were a few that hated her because she was liked by most. One day, when an important item came up missing. A large search party was formed to help look for it but when they did find it, it was in the angel's possession. Someone planted it there to be found. Because of this she was punished and exiled from heaven, cursed to wander alone on the earth forever. She stumbled place to place on earth, hoping to find someone that would take her in but no one would." She paused.
Angel waited and looked up at her, why'd she stop? He wanted to know what happened to the lady! What was Joanne doing? You can't tell a story like that. "What happened to her?" he asked softly.
Joanne giggled a little before continuing. "Eventually she had wandered to the house of a man. He was nice and took her in and took care of her and soon they fell in love." The small boy made a face at those words but remained silent. "Later the happy couple had a baby, a girl. Things started to finally look better for the angel. The curse was nearly forgotten and soon five years later, they were blessed yet again with another baby, a boy. And they decided to name him..."
"Angel!" the small boy piped cheerfully. He understood the story now the girl was his sister and he was the new baby! He liked this story, especially since he was in it.
Joanne smiled and nodded. "That's right! And all four of them lived together happily. But the other Angel's in heaven saw this and became angry. How is it that a cursed angel can receive so many blessings? They decided to place another curse on her and her family. Eventually as time rolled by the woman's husband started to make new friends, ones that were known for trouble. Her husband started drinking and it was getting worse everyday. And before they knew it the family's home became filled with violence and sorrow. The husband would come home drunk some nights, filled with anger and release it on his family." Joanne paused for a while and lowered her head. Angel started up at her, poking her every now and then. Suddenly Joanne's head snapped up and she grabbed his arm tight, pulling him near. "She wants you to be happy Angel..."
"What are you talking about?" He asked, jerking his arm back. Joanne was acting really weird...He looked down, letting out a small yelp as his childlike arms faded, revealing large muscular ones. His childish features melting into mature ones. His form slowly transformed into that of a young adult. "What the...?"
Joanne smiled again shaking her hair. "Silly boy, mother wants you to be happy! Don't lose her Angel. Don't lose her..." That was it, he'd heard enough and she was starting to creep him out. What she? What was Joanne talking about? He wanted out and fast he couldn't take it anymore. If he didn't get out of there soon he was sure he'd...
Suddenly he sat up in bed holding his head, a hand clutched over his heat. That was weird.now that he thought about it all the dreams he was having were starting to get strange, but he'd never tell Pan that. She'd be worried. Getting up he, stretched a little. A shower seemed so good about now.
Topazia: What did Trunks say to Pan? What the hell is up with Angel's dreams? All this should be answered in the next chapter!