A little late on this update, aren't I? -_-;;; Sorry 'bout that. I was really busy. School started and I had to learn my way around. It was so confusing! You see, I have gone to small schools all my life, and then, I go to the public high school, and I'm totally lost. I did write, however, during study hall because the teachers didn't give out much homework. So anyway, here's the 25th chapter!

Shhhh! Be vewwy vewwy quiet! I'm huntin' discwiamers!

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Last time:

"Why'd you break that window?"

"Because I didn't know if I had time to override the security code or not. I didn't want to break the one you were in front of so I chose that one."

"Oh, okay." I answered and leaned into his chest. "So, are we still going out for lunch?" I asked, causing him to laugh.

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"I guess we still are..." Trunks answered. "If you want to."

"Of course I do! Where are we going?"

"That's still a surprise."

"Oh." I was kind of disappointed. I stood up anyway, teetering a little because I was dizzy. Trunks stood up with me and steadied me by wrapping an arm around me. I smiled up at him and we walked down the hall to the elevator after he told his secretary that he was going out to lunch. The ride down to the main floor was taken in a comfortable silence.

When we exited the elevator, I was surprised to find that we weren't on the main floor, but in a parking garage. I guess I hadn't watch Trunks press the button. Anyway, we walked to his car and he opened the door for me and closed it after I got in. As he got into the driver's side, I looked over at him and noticed he looked a little nervous.

I suddenly realized what we were wearing. I had on khaki pants and a red shirt. Trunks however, was wearing a business suit. This got me wondering what kind of a restaurant we were going to. He wouldn't embarrass me by taking mo to a fancy restaurant with out telling me how I should dress, would he? I didn't think so.

"So what did you do all morning?" Trunks asked, snapping me from my thoughts.

"Huh? Oh, well, I ate breakfast," I paused to see his reaction; he smiled and nodded. Then I continued with telling him what I had done all morning.

"The gardener is supposed to do that stuff." Trunks said, after I told him about my garden.

"Oh, well, I liked doing it."

"Well, if you want, you can have your garden back." Trunks suggested.

"Okay! Sure!" I answered. It felt so good to be back there. Pulling the weeds had a relaxing effect on me. I think it was stress relief, and the fact that it was a pretty much mindless activity.

"But you'll have to keep up with weeding, ect. or we'll give the job back to the gardener." Trunks joked.

"No you won't."

"You're right, we won't." He contradicted himself, laughing, causing me to laugh along with him. Suddenly, we turned and pulled into a ... McDonalds? Oh, wait the grocery store next to it? What's he doing?

"What are we doing here?"

"Well, I have to pick up a few things." He answered, pulling into a parking spot.

"Oh, okay." I answered.

"You can come if you want, or stay here. It'll only be a few minutes." He unbuckled his seatbelt and opened his door. I did the same. As he said, it only took a few minutes and we were back in his car buckling out seatbelts. I put the white rose that he had bought me across my lap.

"What did you need that stuff for?" I asked as he put the car in reverse and pulled out of the parking spot. Then he shifted into drive and we were off.

"You'll see." He answered. I rolled my eyes as the fact that he kept telling me that. I really wanted to know where we were going for lunch. Also, I was wondering why he was doing all this running around. (He had taken the long way to the grocery store). Maybe he was doing all this to give me a chance to get my energy back for some reason.

I was again confused when he pulled into a parking lot for a rest stop thing. I looked over at Trunks with a questioning look. He only smiled and unbuckled his seatbelt again. As he got out, he told me to stay in the car for a minute. Of course, I wondered why, but I knew better than to ask why and complied anyway. I heard him open and close the trunk of the car. Then he came and opened my door.

"Just follow me, okay?" He said as I got out. I nodded in return. "If you start getting tired at all, just say something." He encapsuled his car as he said this.

"Sure." He then took flight and I quickly followed, catching up to fly next to him. We flew in silence until I started losing altitude.

"You okay?" Trunks asked, dropping down to fly next to me.

"I think so." I answered, trying not to go down anymore.

"You look tired." He said, I looked over to meet his eyes, which were full of concern. "Don't worry, though, it's not much further." I didn't answer, only stared straight ahead, hoping I'd have enough energy to get where we were going. Suddenly, Trunks started to descend. I followed quickly, but I was falling more than I was flying down. I managed to control it, though, to some extent and landed without hurting myself.

"Doin' okay?"

"Yeah, fine." I answered, lying. I think he knew that, though.

"I don't believe you." Yep, I was right. "I know for a fact that your knees are going to give out."

"Then why did you ask me that?" I guess that wasn't exactly admitting right out that he was correct in saying that.

"Just wondering how you'd answer. Now come here before you do collapse." (I had landed a few feet from him). He turned around so that his back was to me and bent down a little. "Well, get on."

"Oh!" I laughed and climbed on his back. He then hovered a few feet off the ground before taking off and flying at that level into the woods. We, or rather, he, dodged around trees and sometimes under ones that had fallen and gotten snagged in another tree's branches.

The further we flew, the thicker the forest became. Soon, it was becoming harder to dodge the trees at the speed we were flying. We dodged one tree, barely, then looked forward only to run smack into one that had fallen.

"Ouch." I muttered and we went right through it.

"Sorry 'bout that." Trunks said, slowing down a little. "You okay?"

"Yeah, you?"

"Yep." He answered. "Just a little further." Sure enough, we suddenly came to a clearing. I gasped with I saw a ledge with a waterfall. It was beautiful! Trunks landed on a hill and set me down.

"Wow! When did you find this place?"

"A little while after you and Gohan left. I used to come here a lot. Sitting under the waterfall is very relaxing."

"Cool." I answered, still taking in my surroundings. The hill we landed on was covered with grass, and from it, we would be able to get a clear view of the sun setting. I smiled at the thought. I used to watch it set above the buildings that surrounded us through 'my' window.

"Pan? Earth to Pan?" Trunks waved a hand in front of my face.

"Huh? Wha?" I looked around.

"You zoned out on me."

"Oh, sorry."

"As I was saying," He stopped talking. "Oh... dangit I forgot."

"Sorry."

"It's okay. Anyway, let's eat!" He pulled out a capsule and inside was a blanket and several picnic baskets. I had an idea that we were going to be here for a while.

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Well, I've finally got this chapter out!! I'm positive that the next one'll be out a LOT sooner then this one! I had a little case of writer's block, but I think it's gone now. Anyway, I got TONS of reviews on the last chapter!!

Thanks to SSJ Son Kat, DBZChicky501, pan-chan16k, meskup, Sharon, Lady Tomboy, and blonde-e. Special thanks to Astarii Amaranth for putting me on her favs list!!

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