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Chapter 17
Pan had left the Beast after they had finished reading Pan's favorite fairy tale story. She had been having the strangest déjà vu feeling ever since last night when she had mentioned the story 'The Hidden Prince' to the Beast.
'God I think something must be wrong with me. Why am I having déjà vu over nothing I can recall?' Pan thought as she headed to her room and plopped herself and her book down on her bed. She lay there looking up at the ceiling recalling the time she had spent with the Beast today and how much fun it was.
'I never thought I'd have fun with the Beast, guess I was wrong. Its like I'm seeing this whole other side to him that I never saw before…I like it.' She smiled.
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Trunks sat in his black throne like chair in his room and gazing at the statue that was his mother. He sat there silent until Bra came in.
"Hey there." She said with a smile.
He looked at her, "Hey."
"You and Pan seemed to have a nice day today."
Trunks nodded, "She's definitely not like any other girl I've ever met."
Bra sat down beside Trunks, "She's definitely different. I have hope you know, that she could be the one."
Trunks growled with a sigh, "I have never felt this way before about any other girl. She makes me believe in things I never thought about before and when I look into her eyes I feel so strange inside."
"Do I dare say that you dear brother are falling in love?" Bra asked with a mischievous smile.
"I think I'm already in love." He replied coolly.
"Mom would be proud." Bra said as she looked at her mother who was still a statue.
Trunks nodded.
Just then Vegeta, Goten, ChiChi, Videl, Goku and Gohan came into the room.
"What are you all doing here?" Trunks asked slightly annoyed.
"We saw how well things are going between you and Pan, we just wanted to know if you have anything else planned with her yet?" ChiChi asked in excitement.
Trunks shook his head, "No."
"Well you don't think that just reading books everyday will be enough to get her to love you do you? I mean saving her life definitely paid off, but there must be something else." Goten said perching on Trunks' armrest.
"Like what?" Trunks asked looking down at Goten.
Goten smirked, "Do you remember how to dance?"
Trunks arched a brow of curiosity at Goten.
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Pan was looking over the letter her cousin Cristina had written her the day before she left to the castle, 'I miss you all so much.' She thought as a single tear fell down her ivory cheek. Just then her door creaked open and in came the blue-eyed black cat.
Pan quickly wiped away her tear and put the letter under her pillow, "Hello my dear." Videl said pleasantly as she walked over towards Pan and leapt onto the bed beside her.
Pan looked at her with a grin, "Hello."
"Had a nice day with the master did you?" She asked sitting down.
Pan nodded, "Yes."
"Wonderful, I knew things would change around here." She replied.
Pan's brows contracted together in confusion, "You did? How?"
Videl sighed with a smile, "Only a girl like you could bring about the best in the master and make the best of a very hopeless situation."
Pan smirked, "Funny, I never thought so."
"Well its true. Though don't worry everything will turn out alright in the end. You'll see." Videl said with confidence lacing her voice.
Pan smiled, "I hope you're right."
Videl's eyes widened in embarrassment, she had gotten all sentimental and saying things she oughtn't have, "Oh listen to me! Jabbering on when I'm supposed to be delivering a message!"
Pan looked at the black cat curiously, "A message?"
Videl nodded, "Yes, from the master," she began as Pan unconsciously began to smile, "He invites you to join him for a special dinner tonight with a few surprises in store."
Pan's eyes sparkled, "Really? How nice of him to make such an offer. Tell him I will be glad to go."
Videl's eyes sparkled with delight and an ever-burning hope, "Gladly."
Videl then jumped off the bed and back out the door, which closed immediately behind her.
Pan suddenly saw the most amazing silver dress she had ever seen laying on a chair in front of her. Pan got up from her bed and walked over to it, the fabric glistened as if it had a thousand diamonds on it yet none were visible at all. She lifted it up and pressed the dress against her, it had bare shoulders with a long gown that went out. The whole dress glistened with lights that looked like sparkling silver stars, Pan didn't recognize the fabric of the dress but she didn't care; it was amazing. On the table next to the chair the dress was on she found matching silver silk gloves, along with a diamond necklace, earrings and tiara.
'All this for me? This is stuff meant for a princess, not a simple farm girl.'
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Trunks paced back and forth anxiously awaiting the return of Videl.
"Relax Trunks, she'll say yes." Goten said reassuringly.
Trunks growled in impatience, "I can't help it, when it comes to Pan I act like this."
Goten chuckled, "You got it bad."
Suddenly the door opened and everyone watched Videl come in.
"Well? What did she say?" Trunks asked anxiously.
Videl smiled, "She said she gladly accepts your invitation."
Bra howled in delight, "Yes! Hey Videl I guess you and I should go help Pan get ready, Pan still hasn't met me yet anyhow."
"Alright Bra, come on, ChiChi we could use your help too." Videl said as she Bra and ChiChi left the room.
Now it was only the guys left, "Guess we have the delightful job of getting you cleaned up for tonight." Goten said sarcastically.
Trunks growled, "I don't need help."
Goten huffed, "Oh really? It's been thirteen years…you need help."
Trunks rolled his eyes, "So, what are you going to make me wear?"
Goten looked at his dad and King Vegeta, they all had a face of understanding on, "We know just the thing."
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Pan had just finished admiring her outfit and accessories for the night when she saw the black cat come into her room followed by a black wolf and a little white teapot.
Pan's eyes widened, "Are you friendly?"
Bra laughed, "Yes, I'm friendly to those who are friendly back. We came to help you get ready for tonight."
Pan let out a sigh of relief; Bra was a very intimidating wolf, "Oh ok, thank you."
About two hours later after Pan had been bathed perfumed, dressed, accessorized and groomed she was ready to go down to dinner.
Videl, ChiChi and Bra looked at her in amazement, "You look beautiful!" Videl said with pride at the site of her daughter who was now a woman.
"Thank you." Pan said as she studied her reflection in the mirror amazed at what she saw looking back at her. A princess.
Her hair had been placed nicely in a bun and another part had been braided and made to look like a braided headband in front and the tiara was back in front of her bun. Her diamond necklace hung around her neck and it had a crystal rose in the center hanging a bit lower on the necklace. Her gloves were skin tight on her arms that reached her elbow and her dress really came to life when she had put it on, it sparkled, glittered and glistened even more then before, she shone like a bright morning star radiating a silverfish white light all around her.
"I must say Pan, you could definitely pass for a princess." ChiChi said in astonishment.
"Well for tonight you are a princess Pan." Bra said with a smile, Pan looked at her and laughed.
"Hard to hear someone say that to me." Pan said blushing slightly in embarrassment.
Videl then looked over at a nearby clock and realized the time, "Oh Pan, we better get you to meet the master."
"Why do I feel so nervous?" Pan asked aloud not even realizing she had.
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Trunks looked at himself in the mirror, he didn't cringe like he used to. For the first time since the curse had happened he looked more like a man than a beast.
"I got to admit, I still know how to make people look good even when they're not human." Goten said as he looked at Trunks.
"Not bad boy, you look more decent now then when you were human." Vegeta replied coolly. No one said anything though cause Vegeta was actually right. Trunks didn't look angry, spoiled, conceited or arrogant the way he did when he was human. Now he looked unsure, nervous, shy, scared, modest and more human then ever.
Trunks nodded at what his father said, "I hate to say you're right."
Vegeta crossed his arms, "You'll impress her, for you've already managed to impress me."
Trunks, Goten and Goku all looked back at Vegeta in shock, Vegeta sighed an shrugged.
"You risked your life to save Pan from the giant hawk, you put her needs before your own and you managed to love her in the purest sense of the word. I'd say your more of a man now then ever." Vegeta said as he then walked out of the room. Leaving everyone in awe of Vegeta's very nice compliment.
Trunks looked back at his reflection he was wearing a silk white shirt made extra large for his large body, he had leather pants with a tail hole in the back for his bushy tail to fit through, he had a velvet black jacket on over his shirt which had silver embroidered designs around the cuffs and the shoulders which were rose designs along with vines and thorns all in silver.
His long mane was tied back with a black ribbon and his eyes shown with determination, 'Perhaps if I tell Pan how much I love her, maybe she'll say she loves me too.'
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Pan was heading towards the room she and the Beast always had dinner in when Bra walked in front of her, "Not that way, this way." Bra said leading Pan in the opposite direction.
"Where are we going?" Pan asked curiously as she followed them down the hall.
"You and the master are eating somewhere else tonight." Videl replied.
"Where?" Pan asked.
"You'll see." ChiChi said cheerily.
A few minutes later they stopped in front of a tall oak door.
"Wait here Pan, Videl has to see if the master is there." ChiChi said as Videl slipped through the door that opened for her. Pan saw her slip through as a beam of gold light poured through the crack.
A few moments later Videl came back and the door fully opened as the golden light came through Pan saw a beautiful golden staircase in front of her with scarlet red carpeting heading down into a grand ballroom. As she stepped forward onto the first step she looked across from her where another door like hers was and a second pair of stairs identical to hers, which met at the center on the landing of the stairs before continuing down to the ballroom floor.
The door across from her opened and she saw the Beast come out looking better then she had ever seen him. Her eyes widened with shock.
'Beast? Oh my god, he looks so different…he looks wonderful.' She thought as she saw him standing there looking at her and suddenly she felt very nervous and a little scared.
Trunks' eyes widened in amazement as he saw the beautiful vision of Pan across from him. He thought his eyes were deceiving him.
'That amazing girl in front of me cannot be looking like that for me. Can she?' Trunks thought in disbelief.
Pan began descending down the steps looking at the Beast with a bright and happy smile. Trunks who was still in awe forgot how to walk until Goten flew behind him and pecked his back. He then with a nervous smile managed to walk down the stairs feeling also very nervous and a little scared, at the landing the two of them stood standing in front of each other looking they're best ever and they did it all for each other.
Trunks motioned his arm so she could lock hers with his and they went down the last flight of stairs as they did so music from out of nowhere started playing and with a smile Trunks then said, "Care to dance?"
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A/N: Yes dammit, I HAD to take that scene from the Disney version of beauty and the beast and you want to know why? CAUSE I LOVE THAT DAMN SCENE! I HAD TO PUT IT INTO MY FIC! I just changed the dress from gold to silver and the beast's outfit from blue and gold to black and silver. Anyway like I said I had to have that scene in my fic, I just HAD to! Anyway please read and review and I'll update soon! Lataz!