~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Alright! First Chappie! I'm excited...Not really sure where I'm taking this whole story, how long it should be, how it should end, blah blah blah...suggestions are appreciated. Any-who, on with the story! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Chapter One: Panny, Where Are You?

Trunks' eyes were wide, tears threatening to fall to the floor as he finished reading the piece of paper before him. With so many emotions running through him at once, all he could do was read the paper over and over, almost not believing what he saw was true, shock taking over him, making him think it's all a dream. 'Panny, Where are you ?' The first and only thought that struck Trunks' mind as he finished reading the letter for the 5th and final time.
Trunks could not think straight. Being overwhelmed with confusion, he could not decide whether to tell Pan's family or to straighten out his feelings first. 'No.this is not about me.this is because of me, Pan and her feelings are more important than me and mine right now.' With those thoughts crossing through Trunks' mind he shot out the door and flew to the Son residence at once. As he flew through the clouds on that perfect summer afternoon, clutching the letter his precious Pan had composed to him, tears sprang to Trunks' eyes, flowing freely, falling into nowhere. After a lot of tears and a lot of flying he finally arrived at Gohan's house, relieved to see he was there, along with his wife, and brother - also Trunks' best friend.
"Trunks!" Gohan exclaimed as he saw the young, purple haired half- saiyan descend from the sky. "Videl, Goten and I were just talking about you. You wouldn't happen to know where Panny has been, would you? She disappeared early last night and didn't come back. We thought she might have came to you and Bra's house.Hey you don't look too good there Trunks, what's the matter"
Trunks, trying to hold back tears that were threatening to pour from his eyes once again, choked out a reply to Gohan. "I'm sorry G-Gohan.I'm so sorry." Was all he could say before the tears came again and Trunks broke down for the second time that afternoon. Goten getting worried came over to his best friend, trying to comfort him, but not succeeding to well without knowing what the problem was.
"Trunks, what are you talking about? You never did anything to have to apologize to me for, why are you so upset, Trunks?" Asked Gohan, getting worried about where his little girl could be, she obviously wasn't at Capsule Corp. with her best friend.
Trunks composed himself after regaining his thoughts once more, he began talking to Gohan again. "I.I don't know where your daughter is Gohan, but I'm sorry, and almost ashamed to say I have something to do with her disappearance." Once Trunks got those few words out anger welled inside Gohan. Feeling Gohan's ki rising, Goten tried sticking up for his best friend, knowing he would never do anything to his darling niece.
"Gohan! Calm down! Let Trunks finish before you try killing him. Trunks would never hurt Pan! He'd never do anything to her, and you know it. Please! Control your anger and let him continue and see what else he has to say first!"
"Yes, Gohan please calm down, I'm sure Pan is fine wherever she is, and I agree that Trunks would never do anything to hurt her." said Videl taking her husband's hand trying to comfort him in their time of worry for their only daughter.
Trunks thanked Videl and Goten for their support and finished what he was attempting to tell Gohan. "She left me a letter, Gohan. I don't know when she left it, but it had to of been before she left. I wanted to show you so you can see why I have something to do with her leaving, but it was also because of my fiancé, Marron. Here.." He handed Gohan the emotional letter Pan wrote to Trunks and watched Gohan's face as he quickly read through her words, her handwriting, her feelings.
He could not believe what he had just read. Shock also ran through Gohan as he handed his wife the letter and sat down, putting his head in his hands.
"I cannot believe this.Panny, why did you leave us?" Gohan asked the sky, more worry than before rising inside him. Videl had finished the letter, surprisingly calm.
"I figured she felt that way. Give her time Gohan, she will come back to us." Videl stated calmly to her spouse.
"What?! How can you be so calm Videl?! We don't even know where she is! How could you know how she felt if she never told any of us anyhow!"
"Intuition, honey. I had a feeling she loved Trunks but never questioned it since she never talked about her feelings openly with anyone. I had no business questioning her about such things anyhow. She's a young woman, she can take care of herself." Videl explained to not just Gohan but to Trunks and Goten also, all three giving questioning looks. Gohan, accepting defeat to his wife, once again, agreeing and tried composing himself and preparing to tell everyone else.
"I'm so sorry Gohan I never meant for her to get hurt. I never even knew! I.." Trunks was cut short by Gohan.
"I know Trunks, please don't worry yourself over me, we must all just accept Pan's leaving and wait for her to return to us. I know this wasn't your intention, but this is what has come from your engagement to Marron, don't feel guilty for being in love with her because Pan is jealous."
'I don't think I am in love with her Gohan...' Trunks thought to himself, but replied with, "Yea. I can't help but feel bad though, you know? I'll explain to my family and you explain to yours and once we adjust we can move on and await her return."
Gohan agreed and they went their separate ways. Trunks, back to Capsule Corp. to give the heart breaking news to his sister about her best friend's disappearance, and his mother and father about they're friend's daughter's disappearance. Gohan, to his parents home to inform them of their granddaughter's disappearance.

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Pan arrived at a nice hotel suite about 8 hours after she had left. She got on the first plane she could, (she wants to look normal, for once!) and went as far as she could, as fast as she could. Now it was a day later after she had rested from her trip and adjusted to her new, seemingly different surroundings. She got up, showered, and went out into the city to take in the new atmosphere.
Pan loved the city as soon as she stepped on the first sidewalk and took in her surroundings. Her mind was away from home, away from her family, and most importantly, away from Trunks - the reason she had left it all behind. She would move on and build a life there for the next year or two here. Yes, she felt bad about leaving her family behind, but she felt it was for her own good, and she was an adult now and could make her own decisions. She did have a pang of regret in her heart for not saying goodbye to her loving family, after all, it wasn't their fault she left, they didn't deserve to be put through any pain because of hers.
Overall Pan had a wonderful time, seeing the sites and shopping like crazy, and was surprised to see many guys checking her out and offering phone numbers. 'Looks like I'll be fine for a good while here.' Pan smiled to herself at the thought, proud that she could move on so quickly. Yet her heart still held a hidden aching she had made herself ignore - she missed her dearest Trunks. But no, she wouldn't let herself go through this pain she's felt for too long any longer. She is forcing herself to move on, but is Pan moving on and finding love somewhere else really destined for her?

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ And there ends chapter one! Hope you all enjoyed! ^_^ I like the way I ended this one! And yes, I will not let the readers know where Pan has ventured to either! Mwahahaha! You are all put through the same suspense as the Briefs and Sons! Hehehe. Please review, hope you all liked it!