I couldn't wait to post this chapter. Seriously, all the Final Fantasy 8 music has inspired me last and this chapter. Last chapter's translation is: 'Sexual Above All.'
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ.
I must warn you. This is a tear-jerker. I was bawling when I finished this chapter. If you must know the song that got me to writing such a sad event is "Compression of Time" from Final Fantasy 8. You can get it at almost any Final Fantasy 8 website. You can also get it from me if you contact me through a messenger (AOL, MSN, Yahoo. My screen names are in my bio.), if I'm online. I guess you can also email me before you read the chapter, it's not a big file. The reason I say this now, is because if you listen to it towards the end of the chapter, I guarantee you'll be bawling too. Either it'll make you cry too, or I'm just plain weird ^_^. FYI – I'll take flames this chapter (yeah, it's THAT sad).
So go get the song (if you want), and your box of tissues and start reading.
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Chapter 13: Tiempo Suficiente Me Falla Cada Vez, Vida Suficiente Me Falla Otra Vez.
Pan walked by Kalid's room on her way out of the house. His door was slightly open and she couldn't resist. She went inside and watched Kalid sleep. *What am I doing? Why am I back in Japan? Maybe I shouldn't have come back. But I was so lonely in the US. Was I running away again?*
Try as he might, he couldn't fall asleep. He heard someone come into his room and decided to pretend to be asleep. *Pan? What are you doing here? Are you going to tell me that you love Trunks? Do you really love him? You probably do, otherwise you wouldn't have slept with him.* He said as he remembered hearing them giggle when they walked by his room; along with the giggles came little moans and grunts. His brow furrowed.* Does Trunks really make you happy?*
*Does Trunks really make you happy?* Pan opened her eyes wider and looked around. *I think I had too much to drink………If only you knew how much I miss you.* Her eyes still fixed on him. *Oh, how I want us to be a family.* She turned around and left the room.
*…I want us to be a family* Kalid perked his head. *Guess I drank too much.* He closed his eyes and tried to get some sleep.
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For a week Pan worked like no other, and secluded herself from everyone except her family and Kalid when he came to play with Cyan. *He's grown fond of him* She thought happily as she watched them 'train' outside. She looked around to the calendar posted on the refrigerator. "Shit! I'm supposed to go to Marron's video shoot!" Pan hurriedly wrote a note for her parents and ran outside. "Hey Kalid! I'm supposed to go with Marron. You can stay here with Cyan, unless you both want to come with me. Everyone else will be there." Pan suggested.
"I want to go." Cyan ran to Pan. "I guess I'll go too." Kalid said following the mother of his son.
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"Ok, let's do it." Pan said getting into position in with the dancers. She reluctantly agreed to be in the video. "Play music…and roll cameras!" "Five, six, seven, eight!" Yelled Pan before starting their routine.
The music blared through the large room. Pan's body flowed from one move to the next while Marron sang in the middle.
*She's a good dancer.* Trunks thought now sober. He watched her move like pure liquid. He then averted his eyes to look at Marron, and then turned to look at Kalid. *You love him so Pan-chan, that you didn't sleep with me? It was for the better. This way no one will get hurt.* He smiled and looked back at Marron.
*She does it so well. Even after having Cyan she's still an eye-candy. Why can't I just admit that to you out loud? If Trunks has the guts to admit his feelings for you then I guess he deserves you. And like I thought yesterday, if you didn't have feelings for him you wouldn't have slept with him.* He thought sadly, music pounding into his head. *I really had too much to drink.*
"OK! THAT'S A WRAP!" The director yelled and everyone clapped.
They all went their separate ways and Pan went to a bathroom to change.
When she came out she found Trunks waiting for her. Pan looked at him for a brief moment and looked down feeling guilty. "I didn't mean to lead you on." She said quietly. "I'm so sorry." Tears started to form in her eyes.
"It's ok. You love Kalid that much huh?" He brought her closer to him to comfort her.
"It's not only that Trunks. I couldn't do that to you and Marron." Pan looked at Trunks. He looked back at her confused. "It's obvious that you guys still love each other. The only reason both of you are going out with other people is to make each other jealous, and in the end it's just going to push you further apart. You refuse to accept that you will be happy with Marron, when in fact she's the only one that can make you happy." She reached up and caressed his cheek. "They always say that your first guess is right. I agree. You chose Marron first, so she must be the one for you." She smiled softly at him.
"But I was YOUR first guess." He joked. Pan punched him lightly. "No, you were my first crush." Pan laughed.
He grabbed her hand and brought it between his hands. "I think you should listen to your own advice. Maybe I could talk to Kalid."
"I'm done with him. It's up to him now." Pan said sadly.
"Pan I won't talk to him if you don't want to. But I want you to know that it's ok to admit your feelings, after all, we'd be mindless drones without them." He smiled softly at her.
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That night Bra invited her friends to her house to spend some time together, since they hadn't had a chance in five years. Pan left Cyan at her Parent's house because she didn't want to worry about him tonight.
It was midnight now and everyone was happy to spend time together like old times. Marron was standing in the back yard smoking a cigarette. Bra accompanied her so she wouldn't be alone. "Do you think Trunks and I will get back together?................I think he likes Pan now." Marron exhaled smoke.
"So do I. But I think that's as far as it goes. He still loves you, it's pretty obvious. If you guys talk to each other TRUTHFULLY I think you'll get back together" Bra suggested.
"I guess you're right." Marron smiled.
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"That's her." She said looking at Marron through a screen. "She will help me kill Pan."
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A gust of air hit Marron on her back knocking the air out of her. Marron's eyes rolled to the back of her head, and opened her mouth wide in an attempt to breathe.
"Marron?" Bra asked concerned. Marron dropped on all fours trying desperately to breathe. Bra tried to touch her but got shocked on contact. She ran inside the house and found Trunks and Pan in the kitchen. "Guys, something is wrong with Marron." She said agitated.
Bra led them outside to witness Marron writhing around the floor gasping for air. "Don't touch her! I got shocked when I tried to." She warned them. Both Pan and Trunks stopped, wondering what they could do to help. Then Goten came out to see what all the commotion was about.
Marron started floating and then stretched her body out emitting an incredible amount of energy. The four demi-saiyans were thrown by the energy's force.
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Vegeta snapped his eyes open. *What-the?* "What's wrong?" Bulma asked groggily. Vegeta only got up and left Bulma wondering what was going on.
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*What was that incredible surge of energy?* Kalid thought flinching in the bathroom. He pulled his pants up, looked out the window and saw the source of the incredible power. He ran downstairs to take a closer look.
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Gohan sat up hurriedly. He grabbed his clothes and changed as fast as he could. "Gohan, what's the deal?" Videl asked worried. "Stay here and watch over Cyan," was Gohan's only response before taking off through the window.
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"Marron, talk to me!" Yelled Trunks when he saw Marron calm a little.
"YOU!" She pointed at Pan. "You've grown Pan." Pan looked at Marron trying to figure out what was going on. *Cyan's dream! Blond hair, blue eyes. Could Marron be it?* "You don't remember me do you?" Marron asked. Pan narrowed her eyes.
"It's me, Schala. You thought you left me to die on planet Riven all those years ago. Well, I survived."
"Why did you take over Marron?" Pan was getting more pissed off by the minute.
"You're wrong Pan. I didn't 'take over her' I just planted myself in her. We share a body. I did it five years ago when she had the worst feelings for you. Like you took Trunks from her, YOU took MY Kalid……….I know Marron's not as strong as a saiyan but together we'll be far more powerful. She hates you! I only add more hate to her pretty little mind."
Pan was trying to swallow everything that she said. Suddenly she remembered a woman she fought while she traveled through space with her grandpa and Trunks. *It's her! How could she have survived? I thrashed her.* Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted.
"What are you talking about?" Kalid said confused as he ran out of the house behind Vegeta.
"Kalid." Marron spoke softly. She approached Kalid and ran her hand down his cheek. "How I missed you."
"UH-Marron, what are you doing?" Kalid's face went blank.
"Don't you remember me? I'm Schala."
"Schala? What-How did you get here!"
"Fool. I'm a witch; I have many powers you don't know about. But now that I found you, come back to me and kill that little wench." Marron said looking at Pan.
"I can't. I won't" he spat.
Marron softly waved her hand close to Kalid's face. "Don't you remember our love? You loved me so much, as I love you."
"Yeah, I remember." He smiled. "But I also remember how you cheated on me after I gave you everything I had. You betrayed my trust. Now you come and attack the people I care about? I don't trust you." His smile turned into a smirk.
"Hmph!" Marron jumped back to where she had more space. "Well if you won't do it, I will." She looked at Pan "Fight me bitch!"
"What's going on?" Gohan asked Trunks as he landed. Trunks explained everything as fast as he could.
"I won't fight you Marron. Resist it! Get your body back!" Pan looked intensely at Marron.
"It won't work Pan! That's how much she hates you. C'mon fight me!" Marron charged at Pan.
"I don't want any of you to interfere!" Pan yelled angrily at the gang. *I have to do this on my own. I can't run away. I won't let anyone fight MY fights.* she thought angrily. *She's a lot stronger than I thought. She'll kill me if I don't watch it.* Pan thought.
Marron was viciously punching and kicking trying to land one on Pan. On the other hand, Pan only took the defensive and blocked her attacks. Noticing this, Marron yelled. "I told you to fight me!" Marron landed a punch on Pan's face sending her a few hundred feet away. Collecting herself Pan only looked angrily at her. "So you won't fight me will you? All right, I'll give you an incentive. If you don't fight me, I will get what you love most: your son!" Marron waited for a reaction.
*No!* Pan thought. *I don't want to hurt Marron, but I don't want Cyan getting hurt either. All right! I'll play her fucking little game.* Pan growled and took a defensive stand. "You're on, sucker!" Pan smirked.
As she was flying towards Marron a flash flew right in front of her. "No! You won't hurt my son." She heard Kalid yell. Kalid attacked Marron. "I told you to stay the fuck out of my way!" Pan yelled irritated.
Blows and kicks were exchanged between the two. *How did Marron get this strong? Is Schala really capable of drawing out this kind of power.* Kalid thought in mid air as he fought Marron. She caught Kalid off guard and punched him. He crouched and she took the chance to bury her knee in his stomach. She interlaced her hands together and hit him in the back shooting him to the ground. "You don't listen to her? No wonder she's not with you anymore." Marron saw his face sadden a little. She growled and flew towards him. "If you won't be happy with me, I won't let you be happy with anyone else!" Schala yelled with tears in her eyes, having now full control over Marron. She raised her hands and an energy ball grew incredibly fast. She then threw it at Kalid before he could react.
Kalid froze and closed his eyes, expecting the worst.
"NO!"
*What? I'm still alive?* He opened his eyes to find a slim figure in front of him. The bright energy fading away…………..*Pan?*
Unconscious, Pan started falling backwards. Her hair floated softly around her. Her arms slowly left her chest. From Pan's eyes, a trail of tears floated in the air as her body came closer to the ground. "Pan" Kalid whispered, but he didn't move; he couldn't move. Her body finally hit the ground. Trunks and Goten rushed to her.
"Pan wake up! Wake up!" Goten shook her, tears filling his eyes. Her body just whipped around imply with every shake. Once Goten stopped shaking her, a bit of blood trickled out of her mouth and down her cheek. Goten hugged her tighter, setting his tears free. When he let go, Trunks placed his cheek in front of her mouth to feel her breath. A single tear ran down his cheek as he sat back up.
Bra turned to look at her father and was surprised at what she saw. Vegeta looked on the scene with disbelief. His mouth was wide open and his eyes were full of shock; there was a twinge of sadness. *Dad* A tear started rolling down her cheek.
An eerie silence filled the place as neither Marron nor Schala knew what to say.
"What's wrong with her?" Gohan finally muttered in shock. He looked around, then back at Trunks. "What's wrong with her!?!" He yelled. Tears ran freely down his cheeks.
Trunks looked down, "I'm sorry Gohan……she's not breathing."
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Seriously, I'm crying now. Let's take a moment. -_-
Y'all must hate me for killing Pan. Heck! Even I hate myself for killing Pan. But the story is not done. So when I post another chapter, you get back here and read it because this is not the end of this great story! (Aren't I cocky?)
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