Chapter 8: Secrets part 1

(Note: this is set 3 months after chapter 6.)

Her long, thin fingers brushed through his lavender hair as they kissed passionately, she leaned back and nearly fell over and then took a quick break and breathed deeply, "Would you like to go clubbing with me tonight?"

"You know I would," said Trunks, "I'll pick you up at your apartment at 7.30."

"Good, we'd better get out of this closet and get back to work before someone realizes we're not at our desks, where we should be."

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~7.30 pm~

Liana stepped outside and said absolutely surprised, "Oh Trunks, a stretched limo?"

"Yup, nothing's too good for my girlfriend."

She blushed, "Are we going inside it or was the limo just dropping you off here and never coming back?"

"Going inside it, you first."

"This has got to be one of the most romantic things that has ever happened to me," she remarked while stepping in the limo.

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~10.30pm~

"Hey Trunks, what's wrong?" asked Pan when Trunks was coming through the door looking like he'd just come back from a funeral even though he wasn't wearing black.

"Shouldn't you be home?" he asked.

"Shouldn't you still be on your date?"

"Why should I be?" he said sitting down and taking a gold watch off his wrist.

"What's wrong?"

"Me and Liana are having an argument."

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~The next day~

Pan gulped as she pressed the doorbell to Liana's apartment, she just had to know what happened last night. The only thing Trunks said was that they were having an argument, but what about? Pan decided to see Liana, and perhaps ask her a few questions, and maybe, Pan might be able to sort this out. Pan hated it when any of her friends were upset, it was 11.30 in the morning when Pan went to see Trunks, and he just buried himself under his bed covers when she talked to him. So obviously Pan would have to have performed a miracle just to get a hello out of Trunks, never mind getting Trunks to tell her what happened. So Liana was her only option, Pan just hoped that Liana wasn't as upset as Trunks was. She pressed the button again; *perhaps Liana was on her way to sort this out herself?* No such luck, Liana opened the this time and said, "Sorry I didn't open the door sooner, I thought a reporter wanted to speak to me and today I can't be bothered to answer any questions." Pan could only just tell that was a lie, *but if Liana nearly convinced me with a lie when she looked upset and hurt, couldn't have she probably convince me with the same lie when she was better?* "Would you like to come in?" Liana asked. *I bet my entire life savings that Pan came because she heard about the argument.*

"Why are you here?" said Liana looking down at her combat boots.

"I heard about the argument."

*You don't even have to even met Pan to know what she does and why, but of course this is from my point of view and I'm sort of cheating in a way,* "Really?"

"Yeah, Trunks just told me you and him were having a argument, that's it."

*I hope he isn't too hurt -No, I refuse too think like that, he hurt himself, I didn't hurt him at all, but I should have told him the truth -hang on, I didn't get chance to explain, why am I blaming myself? Probably because I love him -no, I refuse to fall in love, not after what happened last time, what am I doing now? I've told myself a million times already that I should have forgotten about him forever, it was ages ago,* (I know this part might have been confusing) "I-I-I suppose you want me to tell you what happened."

~Flashback~

"Where exactly are we going? I know you wouldn't wear anything close to a suit unless we're at work, which posh place are we going to?"

"An eating place."

"Oh, then if you're dressed formally, I'm gonna look like a freak to wherever we're going."

"You're not mad about me changing the plans?"

"Why would I be mad when you to all this trouble just for me?"

"Hey, I haven't forgotten this is our 3 month anniversary of meeting each other, have you?"

"No, but wasn't gonna say anything unless you did something first, I didn't want to act too clingy."

"How were you going to celebrate it?"

Liana took a case out of her pocket, "It's a watch," she said turning her head away thinking *Why did I get him such a crap present?*

"It's wonderful, thank-you," he said sounding very sincere.

"If we're going to a fancy place, don't ya think people they'll be staring at the girl with the black top with a slit at the back of it and slightly baggy jeans?"

Then Trunks threw a capsule at the floor and out popped a white dress.

"Oh Trunks, it's lovely," said Liana, "I-I-I l-l-love, I love.. I love.."

"You love what?"

"I love this dress," she said frowning, *what stopped me from telling him?*

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(Note: this is still a flashback.)

Liana stepped inside a restaurant wearing a white dress, which Trunks had given her to keep, it was a bit low cut but it was also quite long.

"Trunks, this is one of the best nights of my life."

"Mine too."

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"Hey Trunks, up here," said Liana running up the stairs which led to her bedroom, they kissed, "Liana, I need to tell.." Liana's phone started ringing, she frowned, "I'll be back in a minute Trunks." She tossed her bag onto her bed and ran so quickly that she didn't even realize that a photo had fallen out of her bag. As Liana left, Trunks picked up the photo and his heart broke in a 1,000 pieces. Liana ran upstairs, and looked at Trunks, "Trunks, listen to me.."

"Why should I?"

"Trunks, it isn't how it looks."

"Yeah right."

"But I can explain.."

"Explain what? You're cheating on me Liana."

"But.."

"Liana you betrayed my trust."

"I..."

"Don't lie to me," said Trunks leaving the room looking devastated, "Good- bye."

~End of flashback~

"That's so sad," said Pan sitting or rather sinking down on a chair.

Liana sighed, "Oh well, it could've been worse, we could've had broken up 2 years later instead of now..and we could've been married by then. But you don't need to listen to me rave on 'bout what things could've been like, is there anything else you'd like to ask me Pan?"

*I could ask her advice on what I should do about my problem with Jake,* "No, not really."

"Oh, ok," said Liana, "do your parents know you're here?"

"No," muttered Pan, "I suppose you want me to call them?"

"Depends if you want to stay."

"Of course I want to stay," said Pan getting up from the wooden chair, "is there anything in particular you were planning to do before I came?"

"Well," said Liana while twiddling her thumbs, "I was gonna sort out my room it really does need a tidy up." Pan remembered last time she went to Liana's room, Liana was helping Pan with her homework because her parents were at a party. Anyway, while Liana was going to get some drinks, a gigantic pile of just cleaned clothes that were at the top of Liana's bookcase came falling down very quickly and landed on Pan's head. *I wonder why bad stuff seems to happen to me in her apartment while just goes to get something to eat or she's answering the phone.* Pan wondered, "Sure I'll be glad to help you."

"Are you sure?" asked Liana, "it's gotten a bit messier since last time you came," said Liana running up the ladder. Pan looked inside, *perhaps `a bit` was an understatement* "What are you planning to sort?"

"First, I'm going to make the carpet visible again."

~23 mins later~

"There," said Pan, "done, everyone can see the carpet now, Liana you look tired."

"Oh, it's nothing," said Liana, "I just had a bad dream last night."

~Flashback in Liana's mind~

Note: This is supposed to be a bit scary.

Liana found herself in a dark room, she put her hands to her face and started breathing very loudly and deeply, "Where am I?" then she turned around and shrieked in horror, there were 2 dead bodies. Blood was gushing out of the wounds on the bodies, their eyes were bulging put out of their sockets the worst part was that Liana recognized the bodies immediately. One of the bodies was a blonde, thin woman who looked like she was in a car crash. She was dressed in a long brown coat, which was stained with blood. The other body was a 17-year-old boy who looked like he'd been shot right in chest, near where his heart was. The boy also had blonde hair and he was also quite thin, he wore a plain white t-shirt and a pair of jeans, he also wore glasses. Liana suddenly felt a strange feeling in her ears, then deep, scary voice boomed, "You did right to let him go, you know you'd just end up getting him trouble and he'd just end up dead."

"Who are you?" she demanded, "who are you?" she repeated, ""who are you."

~End of flashback~

Liana shivered at that memory, *I thought I stopped having these kind of dreams.*

"Liana," said Pan, "can I have a look at the photo that you told me about?"

Liana took a crumpled photo out of her pocket and showed it to Pan. It was a picture of a younger and a bit scruffier and also thinner version of her and a boy who looked identical to the boy in Liana's dream sharing a vanilla milkshake. "Why are you wearing a white dress with holes in it? And why do you look like you haven't had a bath for a least a week?"

"Y'see Pan," said Liana, "I wasn't exactly the richest kid in my neighborhood when I was your age."

"Oh, and I see why Trunks would have gotten mad at you when he was looking at this picture," said Pan pointing out the writing at the bottom which said 'I love you from Steph.'

"Yeah well, that was a long time ago, hey, it's nearly lunchtime, if you want I'll go see what I have in the fridge, c'mon, I know you're hungry."

"Yeah, sure," retorted Pan. Liana left, and Pan noticed something on the bedside table, it was Liana's diary. It looked old, Pan wouldn't have realized it was a diary if there hadn't been on a title on the front which said 'Diary.' *Maybe I should have a look through, something tells me Liana's keeping something from me.* The first page said:

'Hi this iz Liana. I am 9. My bestest friends are Stef and Paris. Stef give me this diary. I promiss too rite in this diary for the introducshun and 2 rite in this at leest 1s a yeer. I dont no were I go 2 skool. I have too walk evrywere I go. I askd nan she sed we dont hav enuf monee 4 a car. Al my friends hav a car. Thats enuf riting 4 me see u later.'

(Note: the grammar and spelling mistakes are there for a reason.)

*I guess that's why Liana kept the picture,* thought Pan, *because before the romance they used to be friends, I wonder what happened? Perhaps her diary will tell me, but I don't have enough time to read the whole of her diary here without her noticing. I can't read it, it's her personal thoughts, but on the other hand what has she got to keep from me? I'll just stuff it in my bag and read it later.* But when Pan did stuff Liana's diary in to her denim blue bag, guess who suddenly sprung out of her bag? Gill, "gi-gi."

"What are you doing in my backpack?"

"Gi-gi, I had to stay somewhere," retorted the plain white robot, "where are we?"

"Liana's bedroom, be quiet, I don't want her to hear you."

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Meanwhile Liana was on hands and knees looking for something to eat, she pulled out some oranges out of her fridge, *they look edible,* then she noticed a green fluff at the bottom of them, *it should say on the label 'this product may not be suitable for anyone who doesn't want to die of food poisoning .'* She sighed, and mumbled, "5..4...3.2....1"

Then the door flung open, 4 girls of about Goten's age raced inside Liana's apartment, "Liana, why haven't you called me?" asked a blonde girl who was wearing a red holtor-neck top with a pair of very tight jeans, (A/N: this is the same blonde girl that was arguing with Goku in chapter 4) "you have hardly spoken to any of us every since you took that stupid job and started going out with freak. But now we don't have to worry about that now that you've finally dumped that pathetic idiot."

"Trunks is not a freak or a pathetic idiot, you baka bitch," Liana immediately slapped her hands against her mouth. "I'm so sorry Penn.... I don't know what came over me."

"Well..I guess I do forgive you." Said Penn very nicely, *not* (A/N: remember *s been thoughts) "but there's only one thing."

*She's not actually going to have the courage to tell me what she thinks, she knows I can make someone feel like crying with one icy stare* "What's that."

"I just wanna say..you're a backstabbing bitch, who's flat-chested, ugly and you're too thin," said Penn.

"Yeah, and y'know what else?" asked Rose, Rose was usually Penn's sidekick, Rose, in Liana's opinion, used to be a very nice girl until Penn managed to persuade Rose's boyfriend to go out with her. After that, Rose praised Penn like she was the reason why her life was so brilliant, when in actual fact it was Liana who persuaded her boyfriend to go out with her and Penn just the credit. "You're probably the most lucky person in the entire world, cos I was so surprised that you managed to beg one of the richest men in the world to go out with you. I also think you just went out with him for his money."

Liana knew that wasn't true, she could spot a lie from a mile away, "I...I... I." for the first time in years Liana found herself stammering.

"Hey, what's going on?" asked Pan running down the stairs.

"Oh this is pathetic," said Penn, "first you date a loser, now you're making friends with kids, and I thought you had more dignity than that."

"That's it," Liana shouted back, "you can insult me all you want but nobody insults my friends, get out of my apartment," ordered Liana shoving the girls through the creamy white door. "And stay out," she said slamming the door right in front of their faces.

"Sorry," mumbled Pan.

"It's ok, it's not you're fault."

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Pan had a great day with Liana, well, apart from what happened with her friends. Liana met Gill, and didn't freak out, they had a huge tub of ice cream for lunch, Pan ate most of it and then they watched a really funny movie.

Pan jumped on to her bed and grabbed her bag, and rummaged inside it, the she remembered she had Liana's diary, then Pan felt a huge rush of guilt, *I shouldn't be doing this* but before she could stop herself she started flicking through it and then a certain page stood out from the others:

'Name: Liana

Age: 15

I know I shouldn't have, but I did, I had sex with Steph today. Oh and by the way he's 17; I don't think I'm pregnant I'm pretty sure Steph used a condom. But then afterwards, we told each other that we loved each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But that isn't even the best part yet, when he dropped me off, he purposed to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! We're going to announce we're engaged tomorrow (my 16th Birthday.) I bet tomorrow's going to be a day I'll never forget.'

Pan felt a huge wave of deja-vu (A/N: I didn't know how to spell it) Pan was in the exact same position, and what did Liana do? Have sex, forgetting the laws. Pan was sure if Liana turned out as nicely as she did then Pan should do the exact same thing, but there was one thing bothering her, why didn't Liana marry Steph, Liana obviously said yes. But the Pan noticed a tear stain that just shone through on the page that she was reading, so Pan turned the page over.

'Name: Liana

Age: 16

I can't believe I'm writing this, Steph, the only guy I ever loved, was found dead today, he was shot in the chest. If only I saw his body 2 or less hours after he died then he'd still be alive telling me how great tomorrow's gonna be, but he's not, tomorrow's not going to be great, nothing is anymore, my life should be over not Steph's. I mean, what did he do that was so wrong that his life had to end? As I'm writing this I'm crying and thinking `Happy Birthday Liana, I was right, this really is a day I'll never forget. `'

*Wow,* thought Pan, *Liana's life must have been terrible, but there's 1 thing that bothers me, it's that she put, 'If only I saw his body 2 or less hours after he died then he'd still be alive telling me ho great tomorrow's gonna be.' What does she mean? Maybe Trunks knows.*

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So that's what Pan did, "Come on," ordered Pan, "answer me!"

"The thing is..." Said Trunks, "Liana is...."

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What's the secret? Find out in Secrets part 2.