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Last time:
(***Pan's POV***)
The angel... she's still coming closer... I'm not moving anymore, though. I can see her hair now... it's blonde... almost glowing. And she's wearing white. How ironic. I still can't see her face, though.
She's not flying anymore, either. She's now walking... well, at least that's what it seems like... she's barely touching the ground....
***3rd Person POV***
"Okay." Bulma answered and followed him back to the infirmary. "Oh my Dende! She's healed!" She almost fainted. She had thought Pan would be in there for a lot longer than this. "Trunks! Quick, get her out! Put her on the bed I set up in here for you. She might wake up soon!"
"Oh... right." Trunks did as he was told, but Pan didn't wake up.
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Trunks sighed and sat down in the chair by the desk again. His mother had again left the room, thinking he'd probably want something to eat this time. He began to get worried when Pan frowned, then looked confused. Trunks wondered what was going on. He then heard her mutter the word "Angel..." which in turn, confused him. He was snapped out of wondering when Bulma came back with a tray of food for him.
"Thanks, Mum." He said as she set it down in front of him.
"That's not all for you, you know." She smiled, pulling a chair from across the room and sitting on the other side of the desk. She pulled out another fork and knife from her pocked and took a plate of food off the tray. This one had less then the other ones.
***Pan's POV***
Suddenly, all around me became lighter and I could see more of my surroundings. In fact, I could see what I thought was the regeneration tank. But what's with the bed? If I'm at Capsule Corp, there's no bed in the infirmary. How come I feel the softness of the bed? I'm not laying on it... At least, I don't think I am... am I?
The angel! I can almost make out her face.... What? She looks like.... Angel... But she's dead... That I know for sure... I... can remember burying her... But now, I'm almost sure she's walking towards me. Maybe I'm dead now.
"...Angel?" I call out. "Is that you?"
"Yes." She says, smiling at me. She seems to be glowing.
"But I thought you're dead." I said, frowning.
"Yes, I am." Angel replies. "But now I'm here to talk to you."
"How?"
"Well, right now, you're unconscious."
"That explains a lot." I mutter.
"Yes, it does, doesn't it?" Angel laughs.
"But if you're dead, you can't talk to me."
"I'm not allowed to see my best friend?" Angel asks, a mock hurt look on her face. "You are happy to see me, right?"
"Of course I am!" I answer, reaching out to hug Angel, expecting to go through her. I don't though, and we share a hug.
"Now, I want to tell you something, Pan." Angel says, breaking the hug. "I know you feel sad, and maybe even that it's your fault that I'm dead."
"Yeah, sometimes... and I really wish you could have to Japan with me."
"Well, it's not your fault. In fact, being dead isn't bad at all. I'm with my mom again. Which reminds me, your dad says 'hi' and so does your mom."
"Cool."
"Yes, but what's not cool is that you haven't been treating yourself right. I think the guilt you've been feeling has affected your appetite, am I right?"
"Yeah..."
"And how do you feel all the time?"
"Exhausted, usually... and sad, lonely..."
"Well, now maybe that you know that my death isn't your fault, you'll start eating right?"
***3rd Person POV***
"I wonder what's going on with Pan." Trunks says, while eating. "She seemed confused a few minutes ago, but now she seems fully relaxed."
"Yes, and she keeps muttering something about a person named Angel?" Bulma says questioningly.
"Angel was her best and only friend after she and her father moved. Especially after he died."
"Oh..." Bulma trails off.
"Yeah," Trunks continues. "Angel was killed right before I brought Pan back. I think she would have come with us if she hadn't been killed."
"I see." Bulma said, looking intently at Pan, who seems to be having a conversation with someone, though no sound is coming from her. She suddenly jumps up and dashes out of the room. Trunks stares at the empty doorway with a bewildered look on his face, as though it will give him the answer to her sudden dash out of the room.
***Pan's POV***
"I just wasn't hungry." I answered. "Have you been watching me the whole time?"
"No, Pan I haven't, but don't change the subject. I know you weren't hungry, but since that had to do with guilt, I want you to eat right. You know very well that that had an effect on how you fought Vegeta. If you don't eat like you should, you'll die!" I opened my mouth to protest, but she continued. "Don't you dare argue, Pan! You know it's the truth!"
I was in shock. Angel had never been this harsh while telling me to do something. Usually, she'd tell me, but more as if she was asking me to do it, rather than an order. I stared at her, mouth open while she continued to rant.
"As much as I want to see you again, Pan, you survived for a reason! You need to live. I think Trunks needs you just as much as you need him." That confused me. "Yes, you heard me right. When you wake up, I want you to start eating. I'm sure they'll offer you some food and you are to accept it."
"Um... okay..." I answered. "So, how have you been?"
"You're changing the subject again, Pan." Angel said sternly. "I don't think you're going to do as I say. This time, I want you to promise me."
"Okay, I promise..." I said quietly. "You didn't just come here to yell at me, did you?"
"Nope, but that took up most of my time so I'd better get going. I'll miss you, Pan, but I'm happier here, other then the fact that my best friend isn't here."
"I'll miss you, too. Not that I haven't." We shared one last hug and she started to disappear.
"Take care of yourself, Pan. I'll miss you...." The last sentence faded as she did. I blinked, whispered good-bye, and turned around, looking back the way I had seemed to come. Suddenly, everything got blurry. I got this fuzzy feeling, then, instead of seeing black, I saw... red? What's going on now? That's when I realized that my eyes felt like they were closed.
I opened them up to see more blurriness. Only this time, it looked like a room, not a void. I shook my head a little and noticed that I was looking at the ceiling of a room. As my vision became clearer, I looked around and saw the regeneration tank. I was in the infirmary.
"Trunks...?" I said quietly, sitting up to get a better view. Trunks was over at the desk that was always in the room.
"Pan?" Trunks said, jumping up from his spot. "You're awake??"
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