In a World of Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ages:

Trunks: 22

Pan: 16

A.U. Trunks: 27 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chapter 6: Reaction

Present...

Pan sat down looking as if she was about to cry, while Trunks held a thoughtful expression on his face.

"So that's what happened in our time," Bulma said breaking the silence.

"How could they do that?" Trunks asked. He sat down next to Pan and put his arm around her shoulder. "Are you okay?"

Pan nodded and said, "I will be."

Just then, A.U. Trunks walked through the door.

"Hey, mom. What's going on?" he asked. Then, he noticed the company they had sitting on the couch. "Who are they, and why does that guy look like me?"

"He's you from an alternate universe. And we're having steak tonight," Bulma answered.

"So, that's what I would look like with long hair," Trunks thought out loud. Pan giggled at his random statement.

"P-P-Pan?!" AU Tunks exclaimed. "Is it really you?"

"Sorry, I'm not the Pan from this world. I'm from his," Pan said pointing to Trunks. AS soon as she said that his expression turned grim.

"Oh," he sighed.

"Trunks, sweetie, are you okay?" Bulma said with a 'glint' in her eye.

"I miss her," AU Trunks answered barely audible. "Bra hardly remembers her now. They were best friends. Like Goten and I. I'm afraid that I'm going to wake up one day and forget all about them. I don't want that to happen."

"Trunks..." Bulma hinted that he was over doing it.

"But if father ever heard me say that..." AU Trunks sighed cutting off. "I'll be in my room if you need me."

"That's really sad," Pan piped up. "Well I guess we should get going. It's really late and we need to find a place to stay." She said.

"Pa..."

"C'mon, Boxer Boy," Pan said while pulling his arm.

"Nonsense. You two are more than welcome to stay here," Bulma said. Pan's facial expression turned into one of confusion and fear as she tightened her grip on Trunks' arm.

"There's no need to be afraid, little one," Bulma cooed. "Oh yeah! Before I forget, Pan...Boxer Boy?"

"..." Pan blushed.

"Okay... let me show you to your rooms."

"Rooms? As in we have to sleep separately?" Pan said not even thinking.

"Oh, you sleep together now?" Bulma said putting an emphasis on sleep as her expression turned cold for a second. "Follow me, you two." They all walked up to the second floor.

"Trunks, this will be your room," Bulma said while opening a door. It was a large guest room with nice furniture. "I'll just let you borrow something from my Trunks to sleep in. Pan, come with me."

"Night, Pan-chan."

"Night, Trunks," Pan mumbled. She left the room to follow Bulma. Pan's room ended up being on the third floor.

"I'll get you something to sleep in," Bulma spoke while turning to walk down the hallway. She came back a few minutes later with a red, silky piece of lingerie that only went down to mid-thigh.

"Go take a shower and change. I'll wash your clothes for you."

Pan did as she was told, and went to lay in the bed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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