Chapter 3

            "Trunks!" Pan yelled as she ran out of her room, dripping wet with water from head to toe, along with feathers sticking to her hair and pjs.

            "Nice look, Pan.  Is it new?" Trunks asked as he looked up from his cereal and smirked at her.

            "You…you…you…jerk!" Pan yelled as she ran up to him and glared at him as he continued to smirk at her.

            "You know what, Pan, I even think it suits you better," Trunks said as he got up to put his bowl in the sink.

            "…Just you wait, Trunks…I will so get you back for this," Pan said as she continued to glare at him and was about to punch him when he turned around and grabbed both of her arms and held them down at her sides before she could.

            "And what exactly are you planning to do anyways?" Trunks asked as he smirked down at her again.

            "…I don't know, but when I do, you'll know," Pan said as she smirked back at him and tried to get out of his grasp.

            "Aww…this is just so cute!" said a voice from beside them.

            Both Trunks and Pan turned around to see a grinning Bra and Goten, both of them smirking.  Trunks and Pan looked back at each other and quickly jumped out of each other's arms, glaring at each other again.

            "How did you guys get in here anyways?" Trunks asked as he gave one last final glare to Pan and looked at his sister and best friend.

            "Pan gave me a key in case of an emergency," Bra said as she smirked at her brother.

            "Well, what is the emergency?" Pan asked, walking up to her.

            "Nothing, just wanted to see what was going on and to see if we could catch you guys in a 'compromising' position," Bra said as she and Goten looked at each other and smirked.

            "Whatever.  Hey, what exactly are you and my sister doing together, Goten?" Trunks asked as he crossed his arms over his chest and smirked at them.

            "Oh…umm…we both met downstairs…at the same…umm…time…and…"

            "…Decided to…uhh…walk together…umm…up here," Goten said as he looked around nervously.

            "Sure…whatever you guys say," Pan said as she smirked at the both of them and nearly laughed at how her uncle's face looked.

            "Why are Sunday's so boring?" Pan asked as she lied on the couch in her and Trunks' apartment.

            "Because they come right after Saturday's?" Goten asked as he sat on the floor with Trunks playing cards.

            "Whatever, Goten," Pan said as she looked at the guys who were playing poker.

            "Do you guys ever bet on anything?" Bra asked as she peered over Goten's shoulder from where she sat.

            "No," both of them answered, still looking at their cards and every once in a while, the others face.

            "Why not?  Isn't that the whole point?" Pan asked as she sat up and took a peak at Trunks cards.

            "One, we don't have anything to bet on and two…"

            "…Whatever we lost would just be betted on again to gain it back," Goten and Trunks said as they both looked at each other one last time and lied their cards down.

            When Goten put his cards on the table, he had a four of a kind, while Trunks had his own royal flush.  Trunks smirked at Goten and Goten just frowned, but smirked at how he noticed the closeness of Pan and Trunks.

            'Maybe…just maybe…' Goten thought as he started to form a plan in his head that concerned both his niece and his best friend.

            "Goten, what are you thinking?" Bra whispered as she leaned in more so that way they wouldn't be heard by Trunks and Pan.

            "Thinking of a plan to get…"

            "What are you two whispering about?" Pan asked as she noticed how close Bra was to her uncle and how they were quietly whispering.

            "Oh…umm…just what…umm…we should do now," Bra said as she sat up quickly and smiled innocently at her friend and brother.

            "Well, did you guys come up with anything?" Trunks asked as he leaned forward on the table.

            "Umm…we've decided that we should go out and…eat," Goten said, hoping that he sounded convincing.

            "That's a good idea, Goten.  Let me go get my things and then we can leave," Pan said as she got up, followed by Bra.

            "…What were you two really talking about?" Trunks asked as he heard Pan's door close.

            "…Just what I said, that…umm…we should all go out to eat," Goten said as he looked at his best friend uncertainly.

            "Goten, I've known you since we were kids and I know how you act when you try to get out of something.  This is one of those times when you try to get out of something, so what is it?" Trunks asked as he leaned back till his back hit the couch that Pan was lying down on and crossed his arms.

            "Just that we should go out and eat," Goten said as he got up and walked towards the kitchen.

            "Goten…"

            "Alright…we were talking about…umm…going…going out on a date sometime," Goten said as his back faced Trunks and silently hoping that Trunks would fall for it.

            "Really?  Well, what did she say?" Trunks asked as he leaned against the counter, starring at Goten's back.

            "Umm…well…she…she said…she wasn't able to say anything because you and Pan interrupted us," Goten said as he turned around to find his friend smirking at him.

            "As much as you try to make it sound possible, Goten, I really don't believe it.  You see, Goten, there is something that I know about my sister when someone asks her out on a date and that is that she gets all excited about it, jumping up and down and squealing about her new date…no matter who the guy is," Trunks said as his smirk got bigger when he saw the look on Goten's face.

            "You really take out all the fun in everything don't you, Trunks," Goten said as he recovered and glared at his friend.

            Before Trunks could answer, Pan and Bra walked in not looking any different than before, and stood there, waiting for the guys to do something.

            "Are we still going to eat?" Pan asked as she looked back and forth between the two.

            "Yeah," Trunks said as he grabbed his keys and walked towards the door.

            "Are you alright, Goten?" Bra asked as she saw the look on his face.

            "Hmm…oh…uh…yeah, Bra…I'm fine," Goten said as he followed Trunks and left the two girls there in the apartment.

            'Those two are really acting strange,' Pan said as she shrugged her shoulders and walked with Bra to the door, locking it up behind them.

            "So, what are we going to order?" Bra asked as she sat down next to Goten.

            "I don't really care at this point, I'm starved," Pan said as she sat down next to Trunks and looked down at the menu.

            "You wouldn't be 'starved' if you ate something for breakfast," Trunks said as he also looked at his menu.

            "I probably would've eaten something for breakfast if someone didn't dump water and feathers on me," Pan said as she glared at Trunks.

            "Actually, you dumped the water and feathers on yourself, Pan," Trunks said as he turned to look at her and smirked.

            "No, because you put the water and the feathers together in one bucket, along with something else, and that took me forever to get out," Pan said as she continued to glare at him.

            "Yeah, but no one ever said that you had to pull the string," Trunks said as his smirk got bigger.

            "That's only because you knew that I was going to pull the string when I got up since I never pay attention to anything," Pan said as she raised her voice a little.

            "Not my fault that you don't pay attention to your surroundings," Trunks said as he saw Pan still glaring at him.

            "Yes it is because you're always messing around with my alarm clock!" Pan yelled as she turned her whole body to face him.

            "I wouldn't have to 'mess around' with your alarm clock if you would wake up at the time its set for!" Trunks yelled back as he also turned his whole body to face her.

            "How can I wake up at the time it's suppose to be set for if you keep on changing the times!" Pan yelled.

            "It doesn't matter what time its set for!  You should still be able to hear it and wake up!" Trunks yelled.

            "Are you guys going to stop anytime soon?" Bra asked as she leaned forward a bit.

            "Only if he stops pulling pranks on me and stops messing around with my alarm clock," Pan said as she lowered her voice when she saw everyone starring at them.

            "Whatever," Trunks said as he looked away and crossed his arms over his chest.

            "Your such a baby, Trunks," Pan said as she turned around to look at the menu again.

            "Me!  You're the one that…"

            "Hello, Pan," said a voice from beside them.

            When Pan looked up, she saw Derek standing there, looking down at her with a look that scared her a bit.

            "H-hi…Derek," Pan said as she looked down a bit.

            "Is it alright if I talk to you…privately," Derek said as he glared at Goten and Trunks, but smiled sweetly at Bra, which pissed both of them off.

            "S-sure…I'll be back you guys," Pan said as she slowly got up and walked away with Derek.

            "I hate him," Trunks and Goten said at the same time.

            "Don't worry you guys.  Pan can take care of herself and I'm sure she'll call us if something happens," Bra said as she looked at her friend walk away with Derek.

             "Its not Pan that we're worried about…"

            "…Its Derek that we're worried about, since he'll be the one that we come after," Goten and Trunks said as Pan and Derek stepped outside the small restaurant.

            "What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?" Pan asked as she looked up at Derek.

            "I'm sorry for what happened the other day and I want to make it up to you," Derek said as he held both of Pan's hands.

            "Derek…"

            "Pan Son…would you marry me?" Derek asked as he pulled out a small opened velvet box with a ring inside.

            "…Derek…I-I don't know what to say," Pan said as she starred at the ring and Derek's face.

            "Say that you will," Derek said as he looked down at her.

            "…I don't know, Derek.  You really did hurt me the other day and I'm sure that Ms. Terry feels the same way that I do right now," Pan said as she glared at him.

            "But Pan, I love you more than Terry.  It was wrong to go out with her, but I've made my choice and my choice is you," Derek said.

            "No, Derek," Pan said as she pulled her hands away, but he grabbed her wrist.

            "Please, Pan.  I'm sorry for what I did.  Please…give me another chance," Derek said as he looked down at her.

            Pan glared at him as she thought about what he was saying to her.  She looked up into his eyes and she had a hard time trying to see if he was telling the truth or not and if he really meant what he had said.  Pan looked down at the ring again and starred at it until she realized that she hadn't answered him yet.

            "…Very well, Derek.  I'll give you one more chance…but if you mess this chance up, I never want to see you again," Pan said as she lost her glare and just stared at him.

            "Are you going to wear the ring?" Derek asked as Pan started to pull away.

            "…I will only wear the ring for the promise you made to me," Pan said as Derek slipped the ring on her finger and gave her a chaste kiss.

            "I promise you, Pan, that you will not regret this," Derek said as he gave her another kiss.

            'Then why do I get the feeling that I am going to regret this,' Pan thought as she returned the kiss, missing his warmth.

            "They've been gone for a while," Goten said as he kept on glancing at the door.

            "Don't worry so much you guys.  I'm sure that she'll be back any minute…"

            "Sorry it took me so long you guys, we had a lot to talk about some things," Pan said as she took her seat next to Trunks, putting her left hand under the table and her right on top.

            "That's alright…what did you two talk about?" Trunks asked as he noticed that Pan was trying to keep her left hand hidden.

            "Oh…umm…things," Pan replied, seeing the waiter coming towards them with their orders and drinks.

            "Hope you don't mind, Pan, but Trunks went ahead and ordered what you usually order here," Bra said as she looked at Pan and Trunks, hoping to see a reaction on either of their faces.

            "Oh…thanks, Trunks," Pan said as she started to eat, with her left hand still under the table.

            "…No problem," Trunks said as he started to realize what it was that she was hiding.

            'I hope it isn't what I think it is, but I'll ask her about it when we get back to the apartment,' Trunks thought as he started to eat his meal along with everyone else.

Alright!  Its summer!  Yay!  Okay, I should be able to update a lot more now and hopefully finish off the rest of my stories…hehe…sorry if you like my stories and I haven't updated for like…months.  Hehe…sorry about that.  PLEASE REVIEW!!!!  Flames are welcomed!  Anyhooter, read and review, give me ideas if you guys have any (don't be shy!), and I'll be updating more now!  Laters all!  - Bluepiper