Chapter 3
"The sacrifice is never knowing. why I never walked away, why I played myself this way. Now I see / your testing me pushes me away. why I never walked away,
why I played myself this way.
Now I see / your testing me pushes me away."
"Were all out of time. This is how we learn how it all unwinds.
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie.
Were all out of time. This is how we learn how it all unwinds.
The sacrifice is never knowing why... "
"Why I never walked away,
why I played myself this way.
Now I see your testing me pushes me away.
Why I never walked away,
why I played myself this way.
Now I see your testing me pushes me away.
pushes me away."
"You better brace yourself girl. We're almost finished with this bitch." One man sneered at Pan showing a mouth full of yellow, rotten teeth.
"Bring her here, I want this one." The man who captured her muttered. "I'll start with her while you finish the other one." He pushed himself away from the wall he was leaning against and grabbed Pan's arm roughly pulling her up off the ground. He turned her to face the wall, lifted her off of her face and held her against the wall.
Pan sobbed one final time before going into a blank sort of sub- consciousness. The man pulled her denim skirt up over her hips, tore her panties off of her and prepared to take her.
"Nooooooooooooo!" Trunks was almost blinded with rage. He swung wildly knocking the man unconscious against the wall. Pan fell in a heap on the ground too weak to do anything but lie still. Trunks was not finished, however. He had seen the other men and the woman.
He attacked, quick as lightning, the first man who was still holding the poor woman to the ground. Yanking him up by his shirt, Trunks tossed him up into the air and shot a ki blast into his chest sending him flying back through the alleyway and into the building of an intersecting street.
Though slightly dazed, the other four men reacted at once jumping on Trunks. The men struggled to get him to the ground, but to no avail. Trunks powered up, his purple hair suddenly a shimmering gold.
"What the fuck?!" One man jumped in shock and turned to run. Before he got anywhere Trunks was in front of him. He put his hand out and the man ran straight into it, the force knocking the wind out of him. The man slumped to the ground and Trunks lifted him before turning him sideways and bringing the man down heavily across his knee. There was a resounding crack as the man's backbone broke in two.
"Three down, three to go." Trunks muttered as he turned to the remaining three villains. "Go on and cower before me, punks. All you do is prey on defenseless women. If my Pan weren't so drained, she could kill all of you without even breaking a sweat." Trunks heart leapt as the thoughts of Pan returned to him.
'It is all my fault. I can't believe I almost let this happen to my beloved Pan-chan.' Trunks bitterly thought of the precious gift that was almost taken from him and another wave of anger crashed over him.
"She is a virgin! You bastards were going to take that from her, from me!" Trunks took two of the cowering men and brought them together, knocking them both unconscious. He then saw the third trying to inch away unnoticed. "Come back here you piece of shit."
Trunks reached out and snapped the guy back by his jacket. He tossed him onto the other two unconscious men. "Omae o korosu, Kisama!"
Trunks was ready to finish the bastards off once and for all. "Ka.Me.Hame.Ha!" Trunks released the huge energy ball at the heap of men who had violated such innocent women. It was what they deserved and he thanked Goku for teaching him that move.
Chest heaving with anger and sadness, Trunks turned to Pan. Tears clouded his vision as he saw her slumped over against the wall. He stumbled over to kneel at her side. He slid silently to his knees on the ground and gathered her into his arms.
"Please be alright, Pan, Megumi." Trunks brushed dark hair away from Pan's face and kissed her softly on her lips. "Don't leave me now. I can't lose you. I love you too much." Trunks whispered sweet words against Pan's lips, his tears falling silently to rest on her pale cheek.
"Trunks." Pan breathed, "You came." Trunks lifted his bowed head and gazed lovingly at his beautiful angel, her eyes still closed. "Of course I came. How could I not? I love you, Pan. This is all my fault. everything is my fault. I am so stupid! How could I allow any of this to happen?!
"You mean more to me than life itself, Pan, you must believe that. Now let me get you home." Trunks lifted Pan in his arms, then remembering the other woman, lifted her as well and flew back to Capsule Corp.
*~~~~~~*
Pan's eyes fluttered open and she gazed up into the clear blue eyes of her beloved Trunks. "Trunks, I."
"No, shhh. Please, me first." Trunks had waited all night for this moment, and against his mother's advice, he couldn't wait any longer. "Pan, I know I fucked up, and you probably hate me more than anything right now. And I know that there are no excuses for what I have done. But, baby, those girls meant absolutely nothing to me. They were just a poor substitute for what you wouldn't give me. Something that I wouldn't degrade you for, by asking you to give up your morals.
"I am not even going to ask you to accept those as excuses. Like I said, there are no excuses. But, what I'm trying to say is, that unlike those girls, you mean the world to me. You are all I need. I need you more than I need air to breathe. Without you by my side, I will die." Trunks had been looking at his feet as he said all this and now looked into Pan's tear- filled eyes. "Ai shiteru, Pan. Will you marry me?"
Pan bit her lip, letting the tears roll down her cheeks uninhibited. So many emotions were running through her that she didn't know where to begin. "I love you too, Trunks." Pan sat up in the bed she recognized as Trunks' and drew her hand back before slapping Trunks soundly across his face. Trunks looked at her, utterly confused.
"Don't pretend like you didn't deserve that!" Pan said bitterly. "You cannot make a declaration of love and expect everything to be perfect!" Trunks nodded silently and waited for Pan to finish. "I love you so much it hurts to be away from you for even a second. So can you imagine the pain you put me through? I want to be with you always. It has always been a dream of mine to marry you. But, before I can say yes, I have to know that you will never leave my side again. Never hurt me again Trunks, please."
Pan closed her eyes and felt strong arms encompass her in a tight hug. "I'm not perfect, Pan. I can't promise that I won't hurt you. What I can promise you, though, is that I will never leave you, and if I do hurt you.It will not be intentional." Trunks lifted Pan's chin so that her face was upturned to his. "Look at me, Pan. Please, forgive me. Let's start over. This is a new day for us. Almost losing you made me realize just how important it is for us to be together forever."
Pan looked into Trunks' eyes, reached both of her hands up to cup his cheeks, and pulled his lips to hers. "I love you Trunks. Yes, I will marry you."
Trunks got to his feet, lifted her out of the bed, and started to carry her out of the room. "Hold on, where are we going?" Pan asked, bewildered.
"We are going to tell the world, starting with our parents." Trunks smiled and Pan laughed wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Yes, Trunks. Let's tell the world."
*The End*
I hope you liked my story. It is my first fanfiction that I put online. I'm about to start working on more. Sorry for the sappy ending, but, I've always been a sucker for happy endings. Oh, by the way, don't worry about the woman from the alley. She became a counselor for rape victims, and although she didn't remember quite what happened, she stayed in touch with Pan and Trunks. Eventually after marrying, she even named her baby girl Pan.
"The sacrifice is never knowing. why I never walked away, why I played myself this way. Now I see / your testing me pushes me away. why I never walked away,
why I played myself this way.
Now I see / your testing me pushes me away."
"Were all out of time. This is how we learn how it all unwinds.
The sacrifice of hiding in a lie.
Were all out of time. This is how we learn how it all unwinds.
The sacrifice is never knowing why... "
"Why I never walked away,
why I played myself this way.
Now I see your testing me pushes me away.
Why I never walked away,
why I played myself this way.
Now I see your testing me pushes me away.
pushes me away."
"You better brace yourself girl. We're almost finished with this bitch." One man sneered at Pan showing a mouth full of yellow, rotten teeth.
"Bring her here, I want this one." The man who captured her muttered. "I'll start with her while you finish the other one." He pushed himself away from the wall he was leaning against and grabbed Pan's arm roughly pulling her up off the ground. He turned her to face the wall, lifted her off of her face and held her against the wall.
Pan sobbed one final time before going into a blank sort of sub- consciousness. The man pulled her denim skirt up over her hips, tore her panties off of her and prepared to take her.
"Nooooooooooooo!" Trunks was almost blinded with rage. He swung wildly knocking the man unconscious against the wall. Pan fell in a heap on the ground too weak to do anything but lie still. Trunks was not finished, however. He had seen the other men and the woman.
He attacked, quick as lightning, the first man who was still holding the poor woman to the ground. Yanking him up by his shirt, Trunks tossed him up into the air and shot a ki blast into his chest sending him flying back through the alleyway and into the building of an intersecting street.
Though slightly dazed, the other four men reacted at once jumping on Trunks. The men struggled to get him to the ground, but to no avail. Trunks powered up, his purple hair suddenly a shimmering gold.
"What the fuck?!" One man jumped in shock and turned to run. Before he got anywhere Trunks was in front of him. He put his hand out and the man ran straight into it, the force knocking the wind out of him. The man slumped to the ground and Trunks lifted him before turning him sideways and bringing the man down heavily across his knee. There was a resounding crack as the man's backbone broke in two.
"Three down, three to go." Trunks muttered as he turned to the remaining three villains. "Go on and cower before me, punks. All you do is prey on defenseless women. If my Pan weren't so drained, she could kill all of you without even breaking a sweat." Trunks heart leapt as the thoughts of Pan returned to him.
'It is all my fault. I can't believe I almost let this happen to my beloved Pan-chan.' Trunks bitterly thought of the precious gift that was almost taken from him and another wave of anger crashed over him.
"She is a virgin! You bastards were going to take that from her, from me!" Trunks took two of the cowering men and brought them together, knocking them both unconscious. He then saw the third trying to inch away unnoticed. "Come back here you piece of shit."
Trunks reached out and snapped the guy back by his jacket. He tossed him onto the other two unconscious men. "Omae o korosu, Kisama!"
Trunks was ready to finish the bastards off once and for all. "Ka.Me.Hame.Ha!" Trunks released the huge energy ball at the heap of men who had violated such innocent women. It was what they deserved and he thanked Goku for teaching him that move.
Chest heaving with anger and sadness, Trunks turned to Pan. Tears clouded his vision as he saw her slumped over against the wall. He stumbled over to kneel at her side. He slid silently to his knees on the ground and gathered her into his arms.
"Please be alright, Pan, Megumi." Trunks brushed dark hair away from Pan's face and kissed her softly on her lips. "Don't leave me now. I can't lose you. I love you too much." Trunks whispered sweet words against Pan's lips, his tears falling silently to rest on her pale cheek.
"Trunks." Pan breathed, "You came." Trunks lifted his bowed head and gazed lovingly at his beautiful angel, her eyes still closed. "Of course I came. How could I not? I love you, Pan. This is all my fault. everything is my fault. I am so stupid! How could I allow any of this to happen?!
"You mean more to me than life itself, Pan, you must believe that. Now let me get you home." Trunks lifted Pan in his arms, then remembering the other woman, lifted her as well and flew back to Capsule Corp.
*~~~~~~*
Pan's eyes fluttered open and she gazed up into the clear blue eyes of her beloved Trunks. "Trunks, I."
"No, shhh. Please, me first." Trunks had waited all night for this moment, and against his mother's advice, he couldn't wait any longer. "Pan, I know I fucked up, and you probably hate me more than anything right now. And I know that there are no excuses for what I have done. But, baby, those girls meant absolutely nothing to me. They were just a poor substitute for what you wouldn't give me. Something that I wouldn't degrade you for, by asking you to give up your morals.
"I am not even going to ask you to accept those as excuses. Like I said, there are no excuses. But, what I'm trying to say is, that unlike those girls, you mean the world to me. You are all I need. I need you more than I need air to breathe. Without you by my side, I will die." Trunks had been looking at his feet as he said all this and now looked into Pan's tear- filled eyes. "Ai shiteru, Pan. Will you marry me?"
Pan bit her lip, letting the tears roll down her cheeks uninhibited. So many emotions were running through her that she didn't know where to begin. "I love you too, Trunks." Pan sat up in the bed she recognized as Trunks' and drew her hand back before slapping Trunks soundly across his face. Trunks looked at her, utterly confused.
"Don't pretend like you didn't deserve that!" Pan said bitterly. "You cannot make a declaration of love and expect everything to be perfect!" Trunks nodded silently and waited for Pan to finish. "I love you so much it hurts to be away from you for even a second. So can you imagine the pain you put me through? I want to be with you always. It has always been a dream of mine to marry you. But, before I can say yes, I have to know that you will never leave my side again. Never hurt me again Trunks, please."
Pan closed her eyes and felt strong arms encompass her in a tight hug. "I'm not perfect, Pan. I can't promise that I won't hurt you. What I can promise you, though, is that I will never leave you, and if I do hurt you.It will not be intentional." Trunks lifted Pan's chin so that her face was upturned to his. "Look at me, Pan. Please, forgive me. Let's start over. This is a new day for us. Almost losing you made me realize just how important it is for us to be together forever."
Pan looked into Trunks' eyes, reached both of her hands up to cup his cheeks, and pulled his lips to hers. "I love you Trunks. Yes, I will marry you."
Trunks got to his feet, lifted her out of the bed, and started to carry her out of the room. "Hold on, where are we going?" Pan asked, bewildered.
"We are going to tell the world, starting with our parents." Trunks smiled and Pan laughed wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Yes, Trunks. Let's tell the world."
*The End*
I hope you liked my story. It is my first fanfiction that I put online. I'm about to start working on more. Sorry for the sappy ending, but, I've always been a sucker for happy endings. Oh, by the way, don't worry about the woman from the alley. She became a counselor for rape victims, and although she didn't remember quite what happened, she stayed in touch with Pan and Trunks. Eventually after marrying, she even named her baby girl Pan.