YAY! Update time! Hello everyone! I watched 'Old School' and 'Stealing Harvard.' These are very, very funny movies.

I want to thank zoe, fierygirl, aquaprinces1 for reviewing. You guys are my motivation to write! BTW zoe, your review meant a lot to me. Not because it almost made you cry, but because it made you feel an emotion. YAY!! ^_^ I'm excited now!

Last chapter's translation is: 'Say Goodbye, You Won't Be Here Anymore.'

Disclaimer: I don't own anything Dragon ball, or the song in this chapter. It's 'Como Un Sol' by Inspector.

Enjoy!

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Chapter 8: "Se Siente, La Libertad. Te Envuelve La Magia Del Lugar"

*What am I going to do now? I want to finish school, but I just can't leave my baby. UGH I need help. But I'm sure as hell I won't ask THEM for help, they had their chance. Gosh, I really need at least some advice!*

"Hey Pan! Penny for your thoughts?" Dende politely asked.

"I'm just wondering what I'm going to do now. Gosh!" Pan gave an exasperated sigh, "I didn't even finish school. And it's been a month. They won't take me back at my old school. They graduated already." She looked down sadly.

"Well," Started Dende, "Maybe you should finish school somewhere else, you didn't have much left anyway."

"That's the easy part. What am I going to do with the baby? I can't suddenly be absent for months because I'm having a baby." Pan was starting to get annoyed.

Mr. Popo joined the conversation. "Why don't you use the room of spirit and time?"

"It would be kind of weird to have a belly, and the next day be walking around with a baby like nothing happened."

"No, I mean use it now for a day, and when you come out you can go to school." Mr. Popo corrected Pan.

"Right! I can have my baby, and when I come out, he'll be old enough to be taken care of by someone! And I can start school! Mr. Popo, you're a genius!" Pan yelled.

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Meanwhile, back in Capsule Corp:

(+) "Hi Kalid!" said a very content Pan. "Yeah Kalid, hi!" Marron stepped through the door.

After a moment of silence Pan spoke, "...So yeah Kalid, what I've been meaning to tell you is that I like you. A lot. And I want to try it out. Of course, if you want to, that is."

*What? Try what out?.oh.* Kalid thought as he heard the all too familiar words Pan had just said.

"That was sweet wasn't it?" Pan asked.

"Very sweet indeed, but you should have heard what he said about you! Man Oh Man!" Marron whistled. "You screwed yourself Kalid! You fell in love and ruined it by sleeping with me. You could have said no, you know." With that Marron left the room.

*I don't care if Marron leaves, after all here's Pan and we love each other.* Kalid thought when he approached Pan.

Pan put her hand up stopping him. His smile fell. "You should just keep convincing yourself that you never loved me." She smiled sweetly. "After all, it's your fault, you drove me away."

*No. Not you Pan. Don't walk away from me.* He watched her leave, every moment farther from him. He looked down. *Don't leave me Pan.* He looked up again all teary-eyed and she was gone. *Convince myself that I don't love you?* (+)

Kalid woke with a start and looked around to find he was in his room. A week after Pan left. Marron told him she wasn't going to see him anymore. In a way, he was glad because Trunks was going to get off his back, but in the other hand after she left him, he became lonely. She had also left Trunks. Kalid imagined how lonely Trunks must feel. He noticed Trunks too had been affected by this. Trunks became more concentrated on his work *too much if you ask me.*

~~Bulma's POV~~

Today is Saturday. Thankfully, everyone in this house takes a break. Well, Bra is in summer vacation (which she deserves after graduating), and Vegeta, well, 'break' is not part of his vocabulary. But for Trunks, Kalid and Me, well, it's still a nice break.

I think Trunks deserves a break. He has been working like there's no tomorrow. I know it has something to do with the whole Marron and Pan thing. I know I should be glad because he is taking the family business seriously, but that doesn't mean I don't want him to have a life. But I guess it's not that serious. I have to give him some time.

And Kalid, well, I know he doesn't like to admit it, but it shows he is also affected by it. I gave him a job as chair of the marketing department. He is in charge of all our products' packing and shipment to their destinations. At first Trunks was against it but I talked him into it. I did it to give Kalid a distraction, plus he was qualified. Besides, I couldn't judge him, having cheated on Yamcha when we were together. And Trunks was surprised when I told him I knew he had many one-night stands while he was still with Marron. I'm glad Trunks forgave Marron. And I think it's good for them that they're not seeing each other right now. It'll give them time to get their act together.

Thinking of Marron, she's doing great with her singing thing. Last I heard she was going to launch a tour across the US. I hope it turns out well, she is talented after all.

As for Bra and Goten, well, they finally decided to tell Vegeta about their relationship. Yeah, he pretended for a while to be mad at the world, especially at Goten, but deep down he was glad because his little girl was happy. Goten pleased us even further when he announced he was going back to school to get an accounting degree. Tee-hee. Maybe he can join Capsule Corp. And Bra, well, I don't know what she wants to do.something about foreign relations.sounds good to me!

It's a beautiful day, Vegeta training in the gravity room. There is a nice breeze, the birds are chirping, it's bright.well, actually, it's cloudy. But it doesn't matter, it's still beautiful. Yeah, we're pretty happy but I'm afraid I can't say the same about Gohan and Videl. They're bummed. Especially, after I yelled at them. I don't see why it was such a big deal. Pan and Kalid did it for love; even when Kalid likes to play his little charade of 'no, I don't love Pan.' I told Gohan and Videl how humiliated Pan must have been and for something so stupid, I mean, THEY slept together before getting married.

I feel bad for making them sad. But they needed to realize what they did was wrong, and because of it, they may have lost Pan. But not forever; I know Pan, she's too proud to just go hide forever. I bet when she comes back she'll want to make an entrance and show off. I just hope she can pull it off.

I'm still staring out into my garden. Funny, when did Vegeta leave the gravity room? Maybe I should get back to the lab. I'm working on something great. It will be able to tell whether or not a fruit is ripe just by feeling the texture of the crust. Yeah, maybe I'm getting old-ah! That tickled!

"You scared me!" I said to Vegeta. "Good." I heard him say. I giggle, then he kisses me and proceeds to kiss my neck hungrily while I push ourselves little by little towards the bed. He is wonderful! Yup, like I said: it's a beautiful day in Capsule Corp.

(A/N: You thought it was going to be a lemon neh? *laughs mischievously* Ok. Sorry.)

~~End Bulma's POV~~

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Pan went into the room of spirit and time immediately. She trained a little from time to time. She didn't want to hurt the baby. And she meditated more often than she used to, and from time to time she practiced ballet.

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Eight months had passed since she entered the room of spirit and time. She was going to have a child in no time.

~~Pan's POV~~

"UGH. UGH. UGH. UGH." *Remember to breathe* I think to myself. AAHH! "It hurts like a bitch!" I yell. I keep pushing like a mad woman. I think my head is going to explode. I can't stand these contractions anymore. Gotta push harder! OH MY GOD! The baby is out! I grab some scissors and cut the umbilical cord. It's a boy!

Ven acércate a mi lado para darte mi cariño
Come by my side to give you my love
Con el reggae reggae music volveremos a ser niños
With the reggae reggae music we will be kids again
Reggae love y rubadub le daré a tu corazón.
I will give your heart Reggae love and rubadub.

I clean myself and the baby up as well as I can. I wrap the baby in a blanket, and place him between my breasts. I am exhausted. I can't keep my eyes open anymore. I drift to sleep with my baby in my arms.

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It has been a full year since I came into the room of spirit and time. It's been four months since I gave birth to my baby. I decided to name him Cyan. I don't know why I thought of that name, but it seems right: my baby looks like a Cyan. I'm quite happy to see that he is growing up well.

Sabes cuanto te quiero, si me faltaras me muero.
You know how much I love you; if you were away I would die. Soy feliz si te veo sonreír, y es tu vista que me hipnotiza como un Sol. I'm happy if I see you smile, and it's your eyes that hypnotize me like a
Sun.
Tú me iluminas como un sol, que va a salir, como un sol,
You brighten me like a sun, that's going to come up, like a sun,
Tú me iluminas, como un sol, que va a salir.
You brighten me, like a sun, that's going to come up.

And he's so cute; I want to squeeze him all the time. He has black thin hair like mine. Brown eyes that look hazel in the sunlight, like his father's. His skin is tan, somewhere in between Kalid's and mine. And his nose, this little round thing the size of a raisin that is just too adorable to not notice. He makes me miss his father.

I wonder what I'm going to tell him about Kalid. 'Sorry, son, you can't meet your dad, because he is an asshole.' No. I can't do that to Cyan. I'll have to go back eventually.

~~End of Pan's POV~~

It had only been a day when Pan came out of the room of spirit and time. Dende and Mr. Popo came to greet them. They talked about what had been going on, but it was Pan that talked more, seeing that a whole year had pass for her. Dende held the baby for a moment and made sure it was healthy. He praised Pan for accomplishing such thing by herself.

After a couple of days, she decided she would start her life anew in the United States, after all, she could still go to UCLA and could get her GED in no time.

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The months passed and the year came around December. Cyan was already ten months old. He had started growing teeth and could already stand. Time seemed to pass very quickly for Pan. Christmas was coming up and she missed her parents a lot.

She had settled in an apartment in Los Angeles, and beside missing her parents, she was really happy. She was attending a fast business program in UCLA that was supposed to last three years. She also had a part time job working in a fancy French restaurant.

She trained sometimes and more often, she practiced some ballet, it gave her comfort.

She was now going to visit one of the friends she made in the US. Maggie. She was an old lady, of about 63 years old. They met in a peculiar way, only weeks after Pan settled in Los Angeles.

~~Flashback: Pan's POV~~

I had to go to the mall today. Cyan was growing out of his clothes fast. And again, he broke the only five milk bottles I had for him. He's very strong. I just hope he doesn't throw a tantrum in the mall, because people will be looking at us weird. Gosh, sometimes I wish I weren't saiyan. Sometimes, well, almost all the time people get defensive and freaked out when they see someone super-strong. It's hard to make genuine friends. In fact, I don't have any yet. Cyan is playing with a plastic key-chain and enjoying the ride in his stroller.

It was such a nice walk, I couldn't help myself but to daydream. I couldn't wait for the day I graduated. I wasn't sure what I was going to do after I graduated, but definitely something big. I turned the corner to reach the door to the mall, and I see a lady on the floor, asking for help. I rush to her and ask her what happened.

She says she got off the bus and something in her snapped causing her to fall. She also said the bus driver wasn't paying attention and just drove off. I look around and see no one. I dare then, to take Cyan and the lady and fly to the nearest hospital.

There, the nurses make me and Cyan wait outside. I decide to stay, I don't want to leave her alone. After several hours, a nurse comes and tells me I can come and see her. It turns out the lady had broken her hip. Poor thing. I enter her room and find a very cheerful lady.

She had white hair that I thought reached to her mid back, but it was braided, I couldn't tell for sure. Her white skin, although wrinkled, had a rosy hint to it. She had green cat-like eyes. We talked for hours. We got to know each other better and I was surprised that she wasn't freaked out at me flying and carrying her effortlessly. In fact, she would have been freaked out if I she found out some other way. She was one of the sweetest people I talked to. Her voice was so soft. For some reason she reminded me of a fairy god-mother.

Instantly I felt I could trust her and told her everything about me. I felt her trust me. I think she also told me all about herself.

~~End Flashback and Pan's POV~~

Maggie and Pan agreed to meet at the park and later have a snack at Maggie's house.

The rest of the day was fun. Maggie played with Cyan, but not too much, she could get hurt. Pan and Maggie talked a little about everything. Through past conversations, Pan learned that Maggie had no family. All her relatives died including her husband, and she wasn't able to have children.

Maggie saw Pan as a grand child because of it. Pan would help her in almost everything while Maggie gave her advice. Pan remembered again the day they met as she walked back home.

The mall was on the way to her house. *Why not?* Pan thought. In the mall, she saw a dress on the window. She decided to at least try it on. She looked on the rack, found her size and went to the dressing rooms. These were roomy enough to leave Cyan and the stroller in them. She eyed the dress again and looked at the tag. She raised an eyebrow. *It sure is expensive. Oh what the heck. Just this one time!* She screamed in her head and tried it on.

The stroller was blocking the mirror so she closed the door to her dressing room and went toward the bigger mirrors. After a moment, she felt a tap on her shoulder. When she turned around, her jaw dropped to the floor.

"What are YOU doing here?" She said irritated.

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AWWW My poor Trunks is sad this chapter. I told you he wasn't going to be an asshole forever.

Well, there is chapter 8. I had a title. It was 'Y atrapado en mi mundo magico tragico" (It means 'And trapped in my magical, tragic world), but it didn't match so I changed it. And that the song in this chapter was a love song. But I put it in there to more or less express the feelings Pan has towards her son.

So yeah, this was a long chapter, so I get to rant now. HE-HE. I really don't know what I'm going to do with the couples. Ok, let me rephrase that, I know what I want to do with the couples, but I'm not sure it's the best thing for you-my readers. At the same time, I don't want to tell you who my couples are because I don't want to ruin the story, and again, because I'm not sure I'll leave it that way. Some of you may like it, some of you may not. I had a general plot of events in my head but messed it up in chapter four. I didn't realize it until I wrote last chapter. This is good because it adds the element of surprise. Sort of. -_- Anyway, it was fixed in this chapter so it doesn't matter anymore. Another thing: the plot I had in my head only went as far as Pan having a baby. I have an idea of what's going to happen next but I'm not 100% sure. We'll se what happens.

Ok. I'll stop harassing you now! Love you guys!!! (Did I scare you yet?)

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