Disclaimer:  Ok, I seriously don't own anything but my Jeep. 

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The greatest thing you'll ever learn is

Just to love and be loved in return.

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            How long has it been?  Days, weeks, months, maybe even years as the pain increased.  All I know is that everyday has been nothing but pure and utter hell.  Well to sum it up in two words anyways.  Pan and I have done everything in our power to avoid one another.  She has continued on going to graduate school everyday and helping out with Gohan's business.  I also know thanks to my wonderful friend Goten that she usually spends most of her time at home.  I don't think I could handle the fact she was out living life while I'm just trying to find something to get my mined off her.  So I have devoted myself to my work literally 24/7.  Things like stocks and due dates and just plain adding can really rack your brain.  Considering the fact that I usually slack of f at work.  Although anything is better then that constant feeling of a dozen fat guys jumping on my chest. 

"Trunks?"  Oh, I complete forgot Goten's question or the fact that he was here.  "So…how long has it been?"  Shaking my head from the clouds of the past I straight my suit up a little and adjusted my silk tie.  I looked up to Goten still wearing jeans and a t-shirt with his name on it.  That guy will never grow up.  Settling back into my chair I looked down at my hands as my fingers ran over the smooth texture of my desk.  It was cold like everything else in this world.

            "A little over a month."  My voice sounded like someone else.  Someone I only showed to Pan.  I can't be that guy not with Goten here not when I'm still alone.

            "Trunks you can't keep hiding behind your work or our training sessions.  The two of you are either going to work this out or live unfilled lives.  What are you going to do?"        I don't know why that question made me mad but I felt anger in every fiber of my being. 

            "Damn it Goten" I slammed my hand down on the desk while jumping up.  "What do you think I'm going to do?  I'm going to get out of bed every morning, go to work all day long, breath in and out, pretend everything is alright.  I'm going to stop thinking about her and how great the two of us had it.  Then eventually my heart will stop beating for our love and I will die inside.  Just so everything can be all right in everyone's eyes.  So that their world can turn and mine can't, because me being with Pan is wrong." 

             I fell back in my chair and ran my shaking hand through my hair.  I thought this was suppose to get easier with each day but it only got harder.  I felt that dumb ass sting again but quickly brushed it aside.  I just can't do what everyone wants me to, why is the world so damn judgmental anyways?

            "I'm sorry man.  I know this is hard."  Hard?  Hard?  Yeah sum it up as hard when our life begins to fall apart and there is nothing you can do.

            "Goten is she…how is she?"  I looked up just to see him looked down.  My office suddenly became very small.  Goten sighed and looked back up at me shaking his head.

            "Truth?"

            "Please."

            "Slipping into a state of depression."  What?  This was all her idea she should be better off.  I knew it would be tough but depression?  "When she is alone you know with know one to see her.  I've been going to check on her cause I'm the only one who knows and every time she answers her door her eyes are blood shot and you can see tears ready to fall.  She is like you though.  Keeping up the game for everyone else."  Hearing what he was saying was only making it hard for me to deal with this.

            "Trunks I know people think the two of you being together is weird and wrong but aren't they the ones that say love conquers all and that it is only up to the guy up…" he paused and actually pointed up "…there to judge?"

            "Goten when they look at us they don't see our history or the love we truly have.  They see what has been set in their minds from television and the press.  They see a wealthy guy trying to get some young chick that's it, bottom line."  I gave a deep sigh and stood from my chair dying to get out of this forsaken place.  Goten started to snicker and stood up as well.

            "What?"  I walked around the desk to where he was standing.  He patted me on the back slightly jarring me forward and laughed a little more.

            "Well you know you are a wealthy guy and Pan is young."  I looked at him shook my head and headed for the door.  Goten is still as crazy as ever. 

            "Come on lets go get some lunch."

            "Your paying right?"  I looked back to see him standing there with his pockets emptied out to the side.  Yup, still the same Goten.

            "Goten when have you ever paid for a meal?"  I laughed a little when his face dropped into a frown. 

            "I may not buy them but I get my mom to make them for us."  How can he go from giving love advise back to the nine year old I use to play with?   The two of us headed out of the office and to the elevator.  I really do like my private elevator, I remember one time Pan and I hit that stop button and…Stop it damn it.  The elevator stopped and the doors slid open alone to find my light was standing there to shocked to do anything but looked wide eyed at Goten and I.

So…that was that.  A little to deep I thought but oh well.  Laterz!