AN: I'm pretty disappointed in this chapter… I tried to make it more interesting but

its just not working for me. Sorry! Anything you don't understand, let me know.

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A week had passed since Z arrived and he had made some good friends, he was still

not getting along with Trunk's, but that was to be expected considering they were

both after the same girl. Z sat on his bed and thought back to the day Trunk's thought

he had slept with Pan.

**Flashback**

Trunks lunged at Z but just landed on the bed as Z moved out of the way with

lightening speed. "Whoa Trunks calm down, you're acting like a slept with your

girlfriend or something…" Z said, smirking. Trunks' power level rose with his anger.

"You slept with Pan didn't you?!!" he said lunging at Z again and punching him in the

face. Z laughed and wiped a drop of blood away from his mouth. "No, I only just met

her yesterday, obviously you don't think very highly of her if you think she'd sleep

with someone she just met" he stated simply, a little offended for Pan. Trunks stood

there looking a little guilty, then glared at Z and said, "Just stay the fuck away from

her!" and walked out.

**End Flashback**

Z had become good friends with Pan, Katie and Goten, he had also become very close

to the Bra of this time as well, which didn't surprise him considering she was a lot

like the Bra in his time. He almost didn't want to leave, if it weren't for the fact that

Trunk's was being a pain in the ass and he missed the Bra from his time. He was

extremely close to his sister, they were like best friends and he new she would be

worried about him. There was also Lee to think about.

Pan had been good for him, they had gotten very close over the last week, she had

admitted to being in his bed that night, but they decided to leave it at that; Z didn't

need to talk about it. He was just glad he could be that close to her and that she felt

comfortable with him. They had spent a lot of time together since then, just sitting

watching movies together and listening to music. Z had also started training with Pan;

he was helping her get a lot stronger. They were becoming best friends.

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"Hey Pan, What are you doing after work? I was wondering if you wanted to come

over my place for dinner, you could bring Bra and Lexi?" Uub asked, smiling at Pan.

Pan and Uub had remained good friends, even though Pan turned Uub down he didn't

want things to change between them and surprisingly enough they didn't. They have

stayed just as close as they always were and have spent more time together as friends.

"How about you come over to my place and I'll cook for you, Bra, Lexi and Katie?

And anyway you haven't met Katie yet and I want to introduce you to her" she said

with a mischievous look in her eyes. Uub raised an eyebrow curiously. "Sounds

interesting," he said with a devilish grin, Pan had never seen before. She was so glad

they had stayed friends; she couldn't picture life without her life long friend.

"Well it's settled then, be at my house at 6 o'clock" she said smiling excitedly. Pan

loved to cook so having people over gave her an excuse to cook something special.

'Hey maybe I'll invite Goten and Z too, yeah great idea Pan!' she thought happily.

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After work Pan rushed home to start cooking dinner, it was going to take a while

considering there would be 4 saiyans eating. She arrived home at 3 and found Bra in

the lounge room with Lexi playing snap. "Hey Bra is it ok if I have some people over

for dinner tonight, I'm cooking" Pan asked excitedly. "Who's coming?" Bra asked

curiously. "Well I have to call them first but if all goes as planned there'll be Uub,

Goten, Z, Katie, You, Me and Lexi" Pan replied. "Oh Goten's coming? Alright then,

what about Trunks, he'll be a little offended if Z and Goten are invited and he's not"

Bra asked, sighing. "Yeah I guess I could invite him as well" Pan said, walking into

her room to use the phone. She decided to call Z first, smiling at the thought of

hearing his voice. She picked up the phone and dialled the number for the CC home.

::Hello?::

::Hey Z, how are you?::

::Oh hey Pan! I'm good, what about you?::

::Yeah I'm really good, I was wondering if you wanted to come to dinner at my

place?::

::I'd love to, who else is going to be there?::

::What makes you think I wasn't talking about a romantic dinner for just the two of

us?:: Pan asked playfully.

::Because Pan, I know you:: he replied, laughing.

::Yeah your right haha… There will be Goten, Bra, Uub, Katie and Lexi, who would

really like you to come, she has a crush on you, ya know:: She replied playfully. ::Oh

and Trunks might be coming as well:: she added sounding annoyed.

::Oh ok well yeah I'll be there! What time do you want me there?::

::Well dinner starts at 6 but you can come over early if you want::

::Alright see you then::

::Seeya!::

Pan hung up the phone smiling brightly "one down 3 to go". She dialled Trunks'

number at work.

::Hello, Mr Briefs office, how may I help you?::

::This is Pan Son, put Trunks on::

::Is he expecting your call?::

::Just get me Trunks ok!::

::Ok, fine:: the secretary replied, annoyed.

::Pan? Whats up?::

::Hi Trunks, Do you want to come to dinner at my place tonight?::

::Yeah sure, just the two of us? he asked then added ::What time?::

::Don't get your hopes up Trunks, Bra asked me to invite you. Goten, Z, Uub and

Katie will be there too. Be here at 6, no earlier. Bye!::

::se..:: Trunks was cut off.

Pan hung up the phone. "Well that just ruined my good mood""

She dialled Goten's number next.

::Hello?::

::Hey Uncle G, how are you?::

::Panny! I'm great, how are you?:: he replied cheerfully.

::I'm good, I was wondering if you'd like to come over for dinner tonight?::

::You bet! What time?:: he said, drooling into the phone.

::Well it starts at 6 but you can come over earlier if you want, Bra's going to be there::

she added mischievously.

::Ok I'll see you soon::

::Bye!::

Pan hung up the phone, then dialled Katie's cell.

::Hey Kat, we're having people over for dinner tonight is that ok? Can you be home

before 6?::

::Yep that's fine see you then!::

::Ok bye::

::Bye!::

Pan hung the phone up, in a better mood again and went into the kitchen to start

cooking.

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Pan had finished preparing all the food, ready to cook. She just had to wait for the

roast lambs to cook longer before adding the vegetables. It was 5 o'clock when the

first guest arrived. Pan went to the door to greet Goten; she already knew it was him

before he even knocked.

"Uncle G, You're here!" Pan said rather loudly so Bra would hear.

"Wow! Someone's excited to see their uncle!" Goten said, laughing at his niece's

strange behaviour. Pan grinned and scratched the back of her head "Uh yeah, there's

some snacks in the lounge room for you Uncle G! Make yourself at home" Pan said,

knowing food would distract him while she finished cooking. "Great!" Goten said and

rushed in the direction of the food. "Thanks Panny!" he yelled from the lounge room.

Just then the door opened and in walked Katie.

"Sorry I'm late Pan, I'll just rush upstairs and get ready," she said, out of breath.

"No its ok Kat, you've still got a little under an hour before dinner's ready, take your

time" Pan said smiling, "Oh and there's someone I want you to meet, so dress nice

ok" she added mischievously. Katie nodded and ran upstairs.

A few minutes later Uub arrived and joined Goten in the lounge room watching tv.

Then Z arrived with a bottle of wine. "Hey Z, I'm so glad you came, oh great, wine!

Perfect! Thanks!" she said while ushering him into the kitchen with her.

They sat at the kitchen table, across from each other. "How was your day Z?" Pan

asked happily.

"It was good, just trained and helped mu… Bulma with the time machine, she said it

should be ready soon" Z replied.

"That's… great, I'm happy for you" Pan replied, trying to sound happy.

"You don't have to pretend with me Pan, you know that" he said and leaned over to

kiss her on the cheek.

"I know, I just don't want you to feel bad because I'm going to miss you" she said

and turned her head so his kiss landed on her lips instead.

He kissed her gently. "I'm going to miss you too" he smiled at her, but the sadness

shone in both their eyes. "I can't stay though, you know that. I have to get back to my

so…" he trailed off. "Princess Bra will be worried," he said, catching himself before

he let his secret slip.

"Your what? You have to get back to your what?" Pan said picking up on his slip of

the tongue. "Is there something your not telling me Z?" she added.

"Nothing that concerns you" he snapped.

He got up and walked out of the kitchen and into the lounge room.

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Trunks flew over the city. 'Pan has to let me explain, she just has to.'

He kept thinking of what he was going to say to her, he needed her to understand why

he acted this way and he needed her to explain what he saw the night his heart was

broken in two.

**Flashback**

Trunks flew to the Son's house, sensing Pan's ki; he walked out the back to see what

she was up to. He wanted to train with her today but as he got around the corner he

noticed she was lying on the grass with Mirai Trunks, looking up at the clouds and

laughing. Trunks went to turn away and leave when he heard Pan speaking. "Its not

like that Mirai, I already explained it to you" she said, sounding apologetic. Then he

whispered something in her ear that Trunks couldn't quite hear. She laughed

nervously and the next minute Mirai was kissing her. Trunks didn't wait to see what

happened next, he couldn't watch anymore. He couldn't just stand there and watch

her do it all over again. She had broken his heart once already when she rejected him

when he kissed her, and now here she was kissing Mirai, breaking his heart all over

again. Trunks flew away, vowing never to let her get close enough to break his heart

again.

**End Flashback**

'I need to deal with this; otherwise it will eat away at me for the rest of my life. I need

to know how she feels, I have to explain' Trunks said to himself, before parking in

front of Pan's new house. 'This is it'

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Pan sat at the kitchen table staring at her hands when Trunks walked in. "Panny

what's wrong?" he said, concern evident in his voice. "What are you doing in here?"

Pan replied, sounding out of it. "I just wanted to see if you needed any help, Goten let

me in" He said, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder "So what's wrong? Has

something happened?" he asked, getting more concerned by the minute. She didn't

look at him; she just stared off into nothingness, deep in thought.

**Flashback**

Pan lie on the grass next to Mirai. "You know how I feel about you Pan, is it because

you feel bad for Trunks?" Mirai asked, curious as to why she didn't want to be with

him. "Its not like that Mirai, I already explained it to you" she said, sounding

apologetic. "Yeah you did, but I can tell you're lying to me" he whispered in her ear.

Then he did something that completely shocked her. He lent over and kissed her on

the lips. Pan didn't feel right so she pulled away after a few seconds. "You're right

Mirai, I was lying, the reason I can't be with you is because I am in love with Trunks

and you are like my brother. I'm sorry," she said, tears running down her face. Pan

flew off into the air. She needed some space and she couldn't handle looking into

Mirai's eyes and seeing how much she had hurt him.

**End Flashback**

"Trunks!" Pan said alarmed, like she had only just noticed he was standing there. She

stared up into his concerned blue eyes; she couldn't stop herself from getting lost in

them, like she had so many times before.

"Are you ok now?" he asked, smiling at her.

"Uh… yeah I'm fine" she replied, quickly diverting her eyes away from his.

Trunks noticed this and couldn't help but feel a little hurt "So now you can't even

look at me?" he said, then added, " Pan, we need to talk"

After a few minutes of silence, she looked him in the eye and said "Trunks I…"

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AN: Sorry again about this chapter!

Fujiko, Meg, C-town Chica (all your questions will be answered soon enough) chica-de-las-estrellas (sorry but its not going to be a pan/Uub)and Tinkerbellstar(i'm glad you like my character) Thank you all for reviewing! once again i really appreciate it!