Thanks for the nice reviews!! And ViciousMisfit, Angel didn't go with Pan because she was at work.... I think I mentioned that in the story, but I'm not sure, but anyway, that's why. And Greenie, it's okay. Thanks for reviewing. Also, I'm going to post who has reviewed on my not on the bottom, so review and you might see your name there!

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Last time:

"Mr. Briefs! I've found her, I think!" I looked up to see the person I had wanted to see for years.

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"Panny?" Trunks looked at me suspiciously, eyeing me up and down.

"Yup! It's me!" I gave him the Son smile at him and his face lit up.

"I thought so!" He ran over to me, arms open and hugged me, twirling me around. "I've missed you so much!"

"I missed you too, Trunks!" I hugged him tightly and then he set me down. "So, what are you doing here?"

"Well, I'm here on business and I remembered that you had moved here for some reason. Being the president of C.C. has its advantages! So, I was able to track you down, with a little help."

"Okay! I'm assuming you have a place to stay?" I said, hopefully. As glad as I was that he was here, I really didn't want him to stay with me. I'm sure you can understand why...

"Yes, I do, but I was thinking I could come over to your place for a while?" My face fell. "What's wrong?"

"Um...well..." I really didn't want him to see what I lived with. But if I remembered him right, I knew he'd get his way. "You see... it's kind of messy right now... and I don't think you'd want to see it." Great, there's a stupid excuse. But it was messy.....

"Sure I would!" Trunks insisted.

'I wonder if he's starting to figure it out yet...' I thought. 'And hasn't he noticed what I was wearing?'

"Please?"

"Sorry, Trunks."

"Okay," he said, with a disappointed tone in his voice. "Well, I should get to work anyway. I have a ton of meeting to be in." He smiled a little. I smiled back then he turned to the person who brought me here and said to him, "Take her back to her house." The man nodded and motioned for me to follow.

"See you later?" I asked Trunks.

"Sure...how about lunch? Then...I don't know, maybe you like shopping now?" He answered.

"Sure! What time? Where are you staying?" He gave me the address and his hotel number, then I had to follow to man back to the limo. I was to go to his hotel room around noon.

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Back at Pan's house:

As soon as I got out of the limo, I suddenly remembered that I had to work! I thanked the driver for the ride and I ran down the street towards where I worked. As I walked in, I was met by my boss. He was very angry.

"I don't care what your excuse is this time, You're fired!" He screamed at me then turned and walked away. It had taken me a while to find that job, but oh well. I didn't like it much anyway. I just walked out, back towards home.

When I got inside, I noticed there was something wrong. It just didn't feel right. I looked around to see if anything looked out of place. Nothing. But it still felt weird. I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. Instinctively, I reached for my knife, but realized it wasn't there. I started to panic.

I turned around to find no one. It was weird. Then I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. I whirled around to see a flash of brown. Oh crap. I had gotten into a fight with a guy with brown hair a few days ago. And, as I later found out, he knew where I lived.

I stood waiting for him to stop running in circles. suddenly, I remembered where I put my knife. I opened a drawer in on of the tables that had been left with the building and pulled it out.

I held it if front of me and as soon as I thought I saw something, I struck out, this time, I caught him in the leg, he gave a yell and fell over, getting blood on the old carpet. I sighed and put my knife into its sheath, which I put around my waist.

"Will you go away now?" I asked. He got off the floor, muttered something under his breath that sounded remarkably like 'I'll get you' and limped out of the building, leaving a trail of blood the whole way.

I looked out the window at the clock. It was one that was on a tower in the city. It was already eleven! I wondered what I was going to wear.... Angel should be home for lunch soon, and she has something that would be okay to wear to a restaurant...I think...

As she walked in the door, she screamed at the sight of the blood on the carpet. She looked frantically around the room, then spotted me, sitting on the windowsill.

"What happened?" she demanded.

"Oh, I found some guy in here. He left a while ago." I answered as though it was nothing. "By the way, an old friend of mine found me today, I'm going to lunch with him, so don't worry. And...do you mind if I wear that one outfit you have?"

She blinked a few times, then said. "Of course! Is this a date?" She ran and got the outfit for me.

"Um...no, I don't think so..." I answered. "Thanks for letting me borrow this, though. It was a pair of blue jeans and a red shirt. She had managed to scrape together enough money to buy them. I ran into the bathroom and put them on, then came back out.

"So, what's his name?"

"Trunks Briefs." I answered.

"Yeah right! Like Trunks Briefs would know you!" She answered.

"As a matter of fact, he used to baby-sit me!" I answered. "And I'll see if he...wants to come back here after if that's okay with you." I answered. I figured he had to see this place some time.

"You really want whoever you're going out with to see this place?"

"No, not really...." I answered, agreeing with her. "But he has to see it sometime or another..."

"Yeah, I guess..." Angel said.

"Well, the hotel is a ways away from her, so I'd better get going." I said.

"Oh, and why weren't you at work, other than the fact that your friend came?"

"Oh, I got fired." I answered and walked out the door, closing it behind me.

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At the hotel:

I walked into the lobby of the hotel Trunks had said. I went to the elevator and went to the third floor and then to the right room number. I sighed and knocked three times on the door. I watched the peephole then the door opened.

"Hey Panny!" Trunks grinned at me.

"Hi Trunks. Ready to go?" He nodded and stepped out the door, closing it behind him and we went back downstairs. A limo was waiting outside and we got into it. All during lunch, I had managed to avoid talking about my dad, or how I lived.

After we finished, we decided not to go to the mall. I told him I didn't need anything new (because I couldn't afford it and I didn't want him to know this, or pay for anything, after all, he had paid for my lunch).

I sighed. Well, I guess now's as good a time as any for him to see how I live...

"Trunks? I'm guessing you still want to see my house? And I want you to meet my friend, Angel."

"Sure! I think the driver already knows where you live." Trunks answered. The limo driver nodded and shut the door as we got in, then took his place behind the wheel. Trunks looked out the window with a confused look on his face as we entered a worse part of the city.

"Pan....?"

"Just wait." I said. "This is nothing." As we drove, it got worse and worse, until we finally stopped outside the building I lived in. I sighed again and got out of the limo; Trunks followed, looking up at the building we were heading for. It still looked like it was going to fall apart. We walked upstairs to the room I had and I opened the door. The first thing Trunks noticed was the still-fresh-looking blood stains on the carpet.

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Hee hee! Another cliffhanger!! I'm so evil! Anyway, here's who reviewed the first two chapters: greenie, blackhand, Dreamer, SSJ-Mirai-Trunks, ViciousMisfit, and meskup. Thanks so much! the next chapter will be out soon, prolly.