A/N: Hello everyone, I'm sorry for not updating last week but problems with my mother and family prevented me from doing so. Plus my softball games and preparing for finals and the regents tests…I haven't had a real break…luckily I have tonight (Thursday Night) off, so I will now continue the fic like I should've last week…DAMN SCHOOL! And thank you Gohansfan for being so consistent! LoL! Luv ya!

Disclaimer: How many times have I done this already? I OWN NOTHING!

Chapter 12

As Pan and Trunks walked down the hall Bra was watching them from within the shadows, she saw the way they were connecting and she got all excited from it. She decided to tell the gang about it since they were all doing chores she knew this news would brighten their dim spirits. Bra ran around the palace looking for her friends and father, she then came over to the kitchen and found everyone resting. Bra smiled as she walked in, "Hey guys!"

Vegeta looked over at her, "Humph! Where have you been while the rest of us were slaving away?"

Bra rolled her eyes innocently and smiled, "Wouldn't you like to know dad."

Vegeta gave his daughter a curious look, "Well out with it…where were you? What were you doing?"

Bra giggled, "Well…I was out in the back garden watching Pan and Trunks."

"You saw them together?" Came a voice from a far corner of the kitchen. Bra and Vegeta looked over and they saw the black cat with the blue eyes walk over to them.

"That's right they were together." Bra repeated.

"That's wonderful!" Replied the cat.

"Oh please…nothing will come out of this." Vegeta huffed, Bra and the cat looked over at Vegeta.

"If I didn't know any better your majesty I'd say you believe that we will be stuck like this forever." The cat said in a rather accusing manner.

"Well if I didn't know any better Lady Videl I'd have to say that you don't know what you're talking about!" Vegeta shouted.

"Oh quiet daddy…Videl is right." Bra said.

Videl the black cat smiled, "You know…that girl…could she possibly be my little Pan?"

Everyone was quiet…the thought had never struck them before that this Pan and Videl's daughter Pan could be one and the same. What if she was? That would be amazing!

"I doubt that there are many girls with the name Pan floating around out there…perhaps she is your daughter…but even if she is, you must not say anything to her that would suggest it." Bra warned.

"Why not?" Videl asked.

"We need her to concentrate on Trunks…not on a mother she lost so many years ago. Besides…if she breaks the spell the two of you will be reunited again anyhow." Bra said trying to show Videl that all was for the best. Videl nodded and sat down on a stool.

Goku then hopped in, his candles nicely lit and his handles nice and shiny, "Hey everyone!"

Everyone said hello as Goku took a place by everyone, "Guess what Goku." Videl said excitedly.

"What?"

"We think that the young girl Pan in the palace may be our little Pan." Videl said.

Goku was silent a moment, "Do you really think it could be the same girl? I mean isn't Pan five?"

Everyone fell backwards, "Goku we have been like this for thirteen years! She grew up in that time silly." Bra said helping the idiotic Goku understand.

"Has it been that long already?" Goku asked.

"I'm afraid so…yet it doesn't seem like it…does it." Bra said looking distant.

"Your right Bra…sometimes it seems like only yesterday this all happened to us." Videl replied.

"It's not that way for me," Vegeta began, everyone looked over at him, "Everyday I see my wife as a statue and it makes everyday seem like ten years."

Everyone was silent, in a way to honor Bulma…the only one who was not physically with them all right now. Good thing is she isn't dead…just a statue till the spell is broken and she will have remembered nothing when she is turned back.

"Where is Gohan, Goten and ChiChi?" Bra asked.

"Oh I think they are in the east end of the castle finishing up the chores over there." Videl replied.

"I'll go get them…in the mean time, Videl, Dad…go check up on Pan and Trunks…tell me if they are getting even closer." Bra said as she headed for the door.

"How close do you want them to be Bra?" Videl asked with a smirk.

"Close enough that this spell is broken. See ya later."

"Come one Vegeta let's go to the main sitting room…Bra said they were heading there." Videl said as she jumped off her stool and headed for the door with Vegeta wobbling behind.

Meanwhile Pan had Trunks sitting in a chair by the fire as she got some warm water and a washcloth for his shoulder. Trunks sat back in the chair with his eyes tightly shut as he was bracing himself for the pain that lied ahead. Pan's hairdo had gotten messed up when she was attacked by the hawk…now her wavy raven locks were down and she had some short strands of hair framing her face and she had one over her left eye. Pan thought she looked horrible but she didn't concern herself with that…as her dress tore yet again.

"Alright I'm going to put the cloth on." Pan warned him, as she gently placed the hot cloth on Trunks' shoulder.

Trunks roared in pain, Pan did her best to deal with that outburst by making a funny face, "Is that it? No more of that right?" Trunks asked as pain still laced his voice.

Pan giggled, "Yes now I'm just going to gently wipe your wound up and you'll be alright…plus I'll wrap it up for you with some decent bandages."

Trunks suddenly forgot about the pain and looked over at Pan, Why is she doing this for me?

"Thank you Pan." Trunks said.

Pan looked up at him and seemed almost shocked by the Thank you he had said…Why I never would've thought…

Pan looked back down at his wound and began wiping it, "Your welcome, it's the least I can do."

Videl looked on with a smile, "That girl is definitely my daughter."

"No one cares." Vegeta huffed.

Videl scratched the side of his mechanical head, "Hey watch those claws! You crazy psycho!"

"Watch what you say Vegeta, for as far as I'm concerned your not technically king right now." Videl said with an evil smirk as she flashed her silver claws at Vegeta.

Vegeta mumbled something under his breath as he looked back over at his son and Pan.

"There, all done." Pan said as she tightened the bandage up.

Trunks examined the fine job Pan did with his wound and then slowly got up, "I shall see you tonight Pan for dinner, now I must go and rest up…enjoy the rest of your afternoon." Trunks said as he was about to leave, he felt that he had burdened Pan enough for one day.

Pan was almost sad to see the Beast leave…she was actually thinking that perhaps she didn't want him to, "Wait Beast!"

Trunks turned around and glanced at her, "Yes?"

Pan looked around the room thinking of what to say then she looked back at the Beast, "Don't go…stay."

Trunks got the feeling in his gut again; Did I just hear her right? She wants me to stay with her? ME? The hideous Beast from the East?

"Why stay?" Trunks asked.

"Cause…your good company." Pan said with a warm and touching smile.

Trunks wanted to say yes, Trunks wanted to stay, "I'm sorry Pan I cannot stay…but I will see you at dinner."

Pan suddenly felt very said at the Beast's words, "Oh…ok…I'll see you at dinner then." Pan said as she looked down and into the fire away from the Beast.

Trunks wanted to kill himself, WHY THE HELL DID I JUST SAY NO TO HER!? STUPID MOVE TRUNKS!!! STUPID, STUPID, STUPID.

"Stupid move kid, stupid, stupid, stupid." Vegeta said shaking his head.

Videl put on a worried look, "Why in blazes did he say no?"

"How should I know? I'm just a spectator." Vegeta replied.

"I shall see you at dinner Pan." Trunks said as he left the room.

Pan then sat back in the chair Trunks had sat in and there she curled herself up like a kitten and gazed at the fire till she fell fast asleep.

She then again began to dream…

Ok end of chapter…a bit empty I suppose but what can I say? This story is almost halfway over so future chapters will make up for whatever this chapter lacked. Anyways please read and review and I'll update next week…I hope!