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Love's Pain

Who are you

' That better not be Trunks calling. No, he can't be that stupid. He knows I need some time to think before talking to him. Maybe it's Bra or Uncle G trying to see if I'm alright.' Pan pushed the play button on her machine and waited to hear if it was either Bra or Goten calling to check on her.

"Pan, this is Mommy. Honey, I'm sorry but Grandpa Satan has died. Please call me the minute you get this. I love you, sweetheart." Pan wasn't prepared for the news that she had just received. She had been expecting a concerned Bra or a worried slightly angry Goten, instead her world came tumbling down with the short message from her distraught mom. Pan sank to the floor beside her couch and cried until she had no more tears to cry. When she finally got a hold of herself, Pan reached over and picked up her phone and dialed the number to her parents' house.

"Hello" a very tired and sad Gohan said into the receiver.

"Daddy"

"Pan, baby is that you? Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I will be. How is Momma doing? Can I do anything? When did it happen? Did you even give him a senzu bean? Why did this have to happen Daddy?"

"Woah slow down baby. First off, Mom is really sad but otherwise she is okay. Hercule didn't want us to give him a senzu bean, he said that when it was his time he was ready. You know that he was old and wasn't in good health anymore so this is for the best. Think of it this way, at least he isn't suffering anymore and he can finally rest in peace. If you want you can come on over here tonight or you can wait and come over in the morning. Your Mom and I are going to make the arrangements in the morning and we want you to be a part of the decisions."

"Give me a few minutes to get some things together and I will on over tonight." Pan said as tears started running down her face again.

"Baby you don't have to. It's late and your Mom and I understand if you want to come on over in the morning."

"I know but I don't want to be alone and Momma is going to be really upset so I can help you with her."

"Alright Baby. Be careful and I will see you in a little while. I love you, Monkey."

"I love you too, Daddy. Bye." After she hung up the phone, Pan stood up on wobbly legs and slowly made her way to her bedroom so that she could change out of her club clothes. Pan put on a pair of old jeans and a t-shirt, she looped her hair into a knot and put on her Adidas sandals, before she threw some clothes in a bag and grabbed her keys to go to her parents house.

(Next Morning)

"Pan would you like some breakfast?" Chi-Chi asked as she stood in the kitchen at Gohan's. She had decided to come over and cook because Dende knows Gohan can't cook and Pan and Videl would be to upset to.

"No thanks Grandma, I'm not really hungry at the moment. Maybe a little later." Pan had been up all night with her parents, as she and Gohan tried to console Videl so that she could try and get some sleep.

"Alright sweetheart, just tell me whenever you are ready for something to eat and I'll make it for you."

"Thanks"

"Did your mom get any sleep last night?"

"Not really. She finally fell asleep about two hours ago and that is just because she was so exhausted. We are suppose to go and make funeral arrangements later today, but I have a feeling it will be Daddy and me making them."

"Poor Videl. I'm going to go check on her a little later. Please tell me if there is anything Goku and I can do to help."

"Thanks Grandma that helps knowing that you are here to help. Does Uncle G know yet?"

"I left him a message, but he has not called me back yet."

"Okay, well I'm going to go out for a walk if you need me. Bye."

"Bye sweetheart."

(Satan Cafe)

"Good morning!" Goten said happily as Bra, Marron, and Uub walked over to the table he was sitting at.

"Goten it is 1:00 in the afternoon and no one has gotten much sleep. How can you e so perky?" Bra mumbled grumpily as she drank her black coffee.

"I don't know it's a gift I guess." Goten said between the bites of food he was shoveling into his mouth.

"You are so disgusting! Didn't Chi-Chi teach you any manners?" Marron sighed as she squeezed lemon into her hot tea.

"Well yeah, she did why?" Goten asked, rubbing the back of his head in confusion.

"Never mind. Uub how's your jaw doing? I'm really sorry about Trunks hitting you." Marron said as she patted Uub on the hand.

"Oh yeah, Trunks said he is sorry and he doesn't know what came over him and he never meant to hit you." Goten interjected as he finished the last of his food. Uub just sat there and glared at everyone, before he nudged Bra in the arm to talk for him.

"The big baby over here has a broken jaw thanks to Trunks, so I'm going to talk for him. He accepts Trunk's apology and is not mad at us anymore Mar. Are you Uub?" Bra said as she returned Uub's glare for calling him a big baby and for lying about him not being mad, daring him to disagree with her. Uub only granted and turned to concentrate on the conversation going on around him.

"Well that's good. I knew you wouldn't stay mad at Bra and Marron very long. Especially after Bra kissed you last night and you got this dazed look on your face like you liked it, and wanted Bra to kiss you again." Goten chattered innocently, while Bra shot him a look that clearly said he was too naive and Uub looked as if he wanted to kill Goten on the spot. "Ow, why did you kick me?" Goten exclaimed as he rubbed his shin where Uub had kicked him. Marron just shook her head at his ramblings and the pure innocence he displayed.

"How about we change the subject to what happened afterwards, before Uub here decides to use Goten as a stand in for Trunks." Bra said, signaling the waitress for another cup of coffee.

"I agree with Bra. Now has anyone talked to Pan or Trunks to know what happened after they left?" Marron asked.

"Oh I do! Trunks said that he took her back to Capsule Corps, they had a minor fight and he ended up telling her that he loved her before she ran out of there."

"WHAT!" Bra and Marron yelled at the same time.

"Well I think Trunks decided that he loved Pan and he was tired of not being with her, so his dreams be damned. He said how he kept trying to explain everything but she wouldn't listen to him or even let him explain."

"Well why not? He is finally going to give her a reason for why he told her to get lost and she won't even listen? What the hell is wrong with Pan?" Bra shouted, getting mad for her brother.

"Calm down Bra, Trunks just dropped a major bomb on Pan by telling her he loved her after he said that he couldn't love her. Maybe she was in shock and needed some time to think before she could hear what Trunks had to say. We don't know what was going through her head, so let's give her the benefit of the doubt until we know what she has to say." Marron stated calmly trying to prevent Goten and Bra from yelling at each other over who should get more sympathy, Trunks or Pan. Uub shook his head in agreement and grunted to make sure they noticed him.

"You would agree. You are just mad that Trunks got such a good hit in on you." Bra said as she flipped her hair over her shoulder and adjusted her sunglasses that were sitting on top of her head. Uub turned to glare at her showing that he was still pissed off at her. Bra just glared back until she decided to mess with his mind a little. Bra smirked before she leaned over and kissed Uub causing him to blush and Marron to laugh. Goten was about to say something about the kiss when his phone started ringing.

"Hello? Oh hey Gohan, what's up? WHAT? Is everyone okay? Okay, yeah I'll be there in a few. Bye Gohan." Goten said as his mind raced trying to figure out if he would go to Gohan's first or go find Pan first.

"Earth to Goten. Please come in Goten. Hello?" Marron said trying to get his attention.

"Goten, FOOD!" Bra yelled. When he failed to respond, Bra and Marron looked at each other in concern. Uub decided to take matters in his own hands (well in his own foot actually). Uub reached under the table and kicked Goten in the shin gaining his attention.

"Uub would you stop kicking me! Look I'm sorry but something has come up and I gotta go. See you later." Goten said as he threw some money on the table and stood up to leave. "What is it Goten? Did Goku die again? Did something happen to Chi-Chi or Videl? Oh no it's Pan isn't it?" Marron said as she grabbed his arm to keep him from leaving before explaining everything.

"Huh, no. Mom and Dad are fine. Hercule died last night and Videl is taking it hard and Pan went for a walk at 7:00 this morning and Gohan said she hasn't come back yet, so he's a little worried and needs me to come over and help out. Look I'm sorry I just really need to get going. Bye guys." Goten said before he ran out of the cafe and blasted into the sky heading for Gohan's house.

"Poor Videl. She has always had Hercule there for her even when she didn't need him or want him to be." Marron said sadly.

"You are so right Mar. We should see if there is anything we can do to help out."

"Uh guys, what about Pan?" Uub muttered painfully with his broken jaw.

"Oh no, I forgot about Pan." Marron exclaimed. 'Typical' Uub thought to himself.' Those two are so one track minded. They get something in their head and nothing else can get in. Hell they wouldn't notice right now if Baby Vegeta was standing in front of them. But boy does Bra have nice lips. I liked to kiss them again but only this time for longer.' A blush covered Uub's face as he thought about Bra's lips, which earned him a glare from the woman in question, herself. "Sorry" he mumbled.

"Quit talking. You are only going to make it worse." Bra said as she continued to glare at him before turning her attention back to Marron.

"This can't be good for Pan."

"Of course not Mar, Pan just lost her Grandfather, so duh, of course she is going to be upset." Bra said incredulously looking at Marron as if some alien had taken over her body.

"Thank you Bra. I'm not stupid. I just meant that with the whole Trunks thing, her emotions are running a little extreme and for Hercule to die right now that might just push her over the edge. I know that Pan takes walks to clear her head but it is not like her to be gone for so long, or for her not to call one of us to say what has happened."

"Your right. Sorry I snapped at you. I'm just worried. Come on let's go to Gohan's and see what we can do to help."

(Satan City Graveyard)

It was a solemn scene for anybody who happened to see the burial of Hercule Satan. Only his family and their close friends were allowed at the funeral. Videl and Pan sat in either side of Gohan with Goku behind Videl and Goten behind Pan. Every now and then Goten would squeeze Pan's shoulder in comfort. Everyone was either crying or showed signs of sadness at the passing of the World Champion. Even Vegeta looked sorry for the loss that Pan and Videl were feeling.

Pan tuned the minister's words out and retreated into her own world. Marron, Bra, and Uub had showed up Sunday afternoon to help out around the house. They had managed to make her feel better with the help of her Uncle Goten and his amazing eating habits. She was starting to be okay until Trunks walked in. She knew that he wanted to explain everything to her still but she refused to let him be alone with her or even let him comfort her. She was still confused about everything that was happening between them and now with the death of her Grandpa Satan, she was so lost that everything just seemed to be in a daze. Pan just didn't have the energy to deal with everything. Pan could see that love shinning in his eyes but she still didn't know is she could trust him or not. When Pan turned her attention back to the funeral, she looked up and saw Trunks staring at her, willing her with his eyes to let him in. He wanted her to let him love her and take care of her.

As soon as the funeral ended, Pan jumped up and walked away from everyone, so that she could have a moment to say good-bye privately. Trunks tried to push through the crowd to get to her but Goten blocked his way. "Trunks, just give her a moment. She has had a hard last few days and she needs a little time to herself."

"You're right Goten. I just can't stand to see her hurting like this. If I could I would take all her pain away and make it mine."

"I know buddy. Come on let's go help Gohan get everyone over to his house."

"Alright, I'm coming."



Pan walked to a tree and leaned up against it for support as she silently cried. She was so absorbed in her loss that she never noticed the person who walked up to her until they spoke. "Hello Pan."

"Who are you?"











Who is talking to Pan? And what so they want with her? Find out in the next chapter of Love's Pain. Please, Please, Please Review. If you do then I will put up the next chapter. Not really I'll put it up whether anyone reviews or not but review would be nice. See ya until next time.