An: Ok I'm attempting another chapter… wish me luck… ARGH! Thanks to

everyone that's been reading this! And thanks for the reviews! Oh and I hope

Meg (aka The_Teenage_Hybrid) doesn't mind me doing this but I HIGHLY

recommend her new one shot 'Cabin Fever' so go check it out! It was REALLY

good! *Wink* Oh and for your question C-town Chica, about Marron's death being

important in this story or not well the truth is I needed some kind of

distraction/event and I also wanted to get rid of Marron, so I killed two birds with

one stone.

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It was the day of Marron's funeral, two days since they found out about her death

in the papers. Katie hadn't left her room since she found out and no one could get

through to her. The only person she was letting in was Uub, and everyone was

very grateful he was around to support her. Katie blamed herself for Marron's

death because she had been so cruel to her before she left to New York. Everyone

knew better but she wouldn't hear any different. Goten had been dealing with

Marron's death surprisingly well, and Bra had been supporting him when he

needed someone to talk to about it.

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Katie sat with Uub in her bedroom. She had stayed in her room since she found

out about Marron. She still couldn't believe that she was never going to see her

sister again, even though they didn't get along, she still loved her. Guilt plagued

her mind as she thought back to all the mean things she had said to her and

when she changed her whole look so she didn't look like Marron anymore. Now

she wished she had kept her look instead of cutting off all her long blonde locks

and dying her hair black with red streaks. It really didn't look right with her

piercing blue eyes. Uub sat on the bed watching as Katie's face contorted in all

different ways with each emotion she was feeling. He loved to watch her; she was

the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, even with her eyes all red and puffy.

He hated to see her in so much pain, it broke his heart and he wished he could

take it all away from her.

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Z had delayed leaving until after the funeral, because he didn't want to upset

anyone any more than they already were. Z and Pan planned to leave the day

after the funeral, she had discussed it with her loved ones and told them it wasn't

permanent and that she would be coming back. Although Bra had her suspicions

about whether that was true or not and was going to talk to Z about it.

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Bra stood at Z's door watching him try and fix his tie, his packed bags were lying

on the floor, along with a few capsules. Bra entered his room and sat down on the

edge of the bed.

"Z, we need to talk," she said as Z eyed her suspiciously.

"About?" he asked, still trying to get his tie to sit right.

"Pan" she stated, noting his confused expression she continued, at the same time

fixing his tie for him "I don't think it's a good idea for you to take her with you,

can't you just talk her out of it Z? Please? She's my best friend I don't think this

is the best thing for her right now…" she finished as tears welled up in her eyes,

but she blinked them away and looked at Z, pleading with him. He pulled away,

staring coldly at her.

"She's a grown woman Bra, I can't stop her from coming if that's what she

wants" he stated and got up from the bed "Now I have to finish packing some

things into these capsules so if you'll excuse me" he finished gesturing for her to

leave by opening his door for her. Bra just rolled her eyes at him and growled

lightly before leaving.

"Fine!" she snapped at him before walking off down the hallway.

'I am really going to regret this' he thought before packing the last of his things.

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Trunks had been training with his father for the last few days, and he was really

getting the shit beaten out of him, but at the same time becoming stronger and

quicker. He could sense the power Z had and he needed to become stronger, he

couldn't live without Pan and if he needed to he would fight Z to stop her from

leaving. Trunks secretly hoped it wouldn't come to that but at the same time he

really wanted to beat the shit out of Z for touching Pan, or even being close to

her. The jealousy that burned inside Trunks was enough to make him lose control

and possibly kill Z, if he had the power to that is. Vegeta had been ruthless in his

training, knowing exactly why Trunks had started to train all of a sudden and

wanting his son to succeed he was making sure his power would grow enough to

at least stand a chance against Z. Even though Z is Vegeta's son too he felt he

should help Trunks, Z had his own father at home.

Vegeta had trained Pan quite a lot since she was young and although he would

never admit it or let her know, he cared for as he cared for his own daughter, and

he respected her feisty nature and strong will power and determination. She was

the perfect mate for Trunks and he was going to make sure Trunks could win her

over by doing the only thing he knew how to do, apart from threatening Pan until

she gave in and mated with Trunks, he trained Trunks instead, so that he could

fight for his future mate.

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Pan had finished packing everything days ago and she was excited about leaving

with Z. She was now certain leaving was the right thing to do, and nothing was

going to get in her way. Everything was organised and she hadn't even bothered

to tell Trunks she was leaving, although she was sure he would have found out by

now. Knowing Bra, she would have told him as soon as she found out. Pan sighed

at the thought of leaving Bra and Lexi but knew it was what she needed to do. It

was time to move on and this was her chance to do just that.

Pan had dressed in a long black dress that hugged her curves nicely, at the same

time being suitable for a funeral. It hung loosely at the bottom and had a slit up

the side, showing off her perfectly toned thigh. She was actually pretty upset

about Marron's death. They had actually been friends during their childhood and

although they were total opposites, they did get along quite well. The only reason

they had stopped being friends was because Marron turned into a snobbish bimbo

in college and started dating guys like they were going out of season. Pan could

have sworn that she had a new guy every week. They're friendship went down hill

from there and that's when Bra and Pan became even closer friends. They both

stopped hanging out with Marron and instead hung out with Goten and Trunks.

Everything was perfect back then…

Pan's good mood was lost as she thought of her old friendship with Trunks; things

had changed so much since then. Her only wish was that maybe one day she

could forgive him; she wasn't even sure why she was still angry with him.

"ARGH! Life is so damn confusing! I wish I knew what was going on in my head!

DAMN you Trunks what are you doing to me?!!!" her voice echoed through the

empty house. Everyone had already left and she was going to be late for the

funeral if she didn't hurry up.

"Pan" Trunks voice was heard from the doorway of Pan's room "Who are you

talking to?" he asked, looking confused.

Pan jumped up quickly and turned around. Trunks stood with his mouth hanging

open, staring at her. She looked so innocent even with the glint of anger in her

eyes. He took in the sight of her revealed toned thigh and gasped inwardly, he

slowly moved his eyes up, taking in every inch of her perfect body, to meet hers.

This had happened many times before, Pan was all too familiar with the deep blue

oceans that she was drowning in and decided to try and snap out of it. She shook

her head, and closed her eyes. Trunks stood staring at her closed eyes, as if he

could see through them, for a few extra seconds until Pan's voice broke through

the silence that was surrounding them. "We should go, we're going to be late"

she said, her eyes still closed shut. She hadn't even noticed her eyes were closed

until she felt a warm breath tickle her neck and smelt the all too familiar scent of

her past love. Trunks stood behind her, running his hand through her long dark,

almost silk like, hair, taking in her scent. His lips met her neck and he kissed his

way down until he reached the spot he had never dared to linger. It was the one

spot where he could claim her for an eternity, yet he knew she would pull away if

he dared go any closer to it. He noticed her shiver under his touch and thought it

would be better if he stopped, making her feel uncomfortable was the last thing

he wanted to do. "You're right, we should go" he stated, with that, they both left

the house, choosing to fly to the funeral they were both dreading.

Feelings of Regret, lust, sorrow, hurt, anxiousness all whizzing around in Pan's

mind caused her to lose consciousness and fall towards the ground. She couldn't

stop herself from falling as she regained consciousness. Trunks flew down

underneath her, catching Pan in his arms and holding her tight against his chest.

"Panny, are you ok?" he asked, concern evident in his voice.

Pan stared up into his eyes, her view blurry. "Trunks, is that you? You've come

back to me… Trunks I … " she trailed off as she lost consciousness again. Trunks

flew towards the CC house; he knew his mother would be able to help her. He

just hoped she hadn't left for the funeral yet. He arrived at CC, sensing Gohan

waiting for him he approached the infirmary where he knew Gohan was waiting,

after sensing Pan's ki drop. What he didn't expect was to see Vegeta and Z there

too. Z had a very worried look on his face and Vegeta had a blank expression.

Which was strange since he almost always had a smirk on his face or a deathly

glare. Even when he found out about Marron, he smirked. Gohan shot a harsh

glare Trunks' way. "What did you do to her?!" he asked through gritted teeth.

"We were flying towards the funeral and suddenly she just passed out, I flew

down to catch her and she regained consciousness, then lost it again so I flew her

here, I'm really sorry Gohan, I don't understand what's wrong with her" Trunks

finished bowing his head, looking at the ground.

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After a thorough check up of Pan, Bulma concluded that she just needed to be left

alone for a while and that she would wake up soon.

"If she hasn't regained consciousness by the end of the funeral than I will call Dr

Briefs" she told the three concerned Saiyans in front of her. They all nodded and

then Vegeta spoke. "I will stay here with the Brat," he stated, with the same

blank expression. Both Bulma and the three Saiyan men all looked shocked as

Vegeta walked back into the infirmary and closed the door. They just shrugged

and reluctantly left for Marron's funeral.

Vegeta sat with Pan, watching her unconscious form writhe and twitch, as if she

was having a nightmare. "Brat" vegeta stated firmly "It's time you wake up and

confront your problems head on, I knew this would happen if you didn't" he

finished with a distasteful grunt.

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The funeral had finished and everyone had ended up at CC, where Bulma had

organised a big feast for the Saiyans and some tea and biscuits for the ladies. 18

and Krillin were both terribly distraught still and Chichi and Videl made sure they

comforted them both as much as possible. Lexi sat on Krillin's lap, hugging him

tightly; she didn't like to see him cry. Lexi didn't like 18 very much but she loved

krillin, they had got along from the first time he met her. Lexi was picky with

people she liked and people found it strange that she liked krillin so much.

Although most people that met krillin liked him, it was still quite unusual.

Pan had yet to wake from her unconscious state and Bulma had become worried,

even though she had already called Dr Briefs and he had checked her over and

said she would be fine and would surely regain consciousness soon, she was still

concerned about whether to tell everyone else. Gohan said it would be better to

keep it from them for now, because they were all still grieving. He was certain

Pan would wake up soon.

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Z sat by Pan after Vegeta left to find food. She was lying limply in a bed in the

infirmary. He was worried about her condition; he had a feeling she had passed

out because she was stressed or anxious, because of him. 'Maybe it would be

best if I left now, while she's still unconscious. It would probably relieve her of

the obvious stress she is under, she would be better off without me here

confusing her' Z thought sadly but realising it was the best thing for her. He stood

up with his capsules in his pocket and a small bag with a few of his things in it

swung over his shoulder. He placed a small velvet box on the bed next to her

pillow and placed a note beside it. The thought of never seeing her again brought

tears to his eyes but he fought them back and left the infirmary.

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AN: Will Z really leave? Will Pan wake up in time to stop him? Will Trunks ever

get to kick Z's ass? Will Marron come back to life and decide to torment Goten?

(Just kidding) will Katie get over her sisters death? Will Pan ever wake up? Am I

going to be evil and not update until AFTER Christmas? Will I ever actually finish

this fic? Will Pan and Trunks ever get together? Will Pan decide she loves Z and

go back with him? Will Bra go with her? Will an unexpected asteroid hitting earth

kill Trunks? Are any of you still reading this boooooooring fic? Will there be a

lemon in this fic? And if so should I get Meg to write it for me because she

ROCKS?!!

~MeL~

Oh and YES Aussie chicks ROCK! Thanks Tinkerbellstar, appreciate the review.

Oh and one more thing… thanks to ladybugg, LOVED the review! I'm glad I made

your day! And a question, should Z just leave that easily or fight Trunks instead?