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In any case,Hikki-chan owns her songs and Akira owns the Dragon Ball series.That includes DB/Z/GT.Any other songs that are turning this into a musical are MLTB (Most Likely To Be) by Shania Twain,Dixie Chicks,Mariah Carey,Garth Brooks (loL!) Tim Mc Graw,Faith Hill.and many more country music and pop stars That's enough Disclaimer for me today,how about you?
BTW,FYI I have a special OC as you call them.She is going to be a friend to Pan for the next four years or so and much more.Trust me,she and her brother are vital for my story to work out the way I want it to *does a puppy pout* Please??And PLEASE REVIEW!!I'm greedy,I know,and I'm sorry!But I just LOVE LOVE LOOOVE Reviews!!
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"Oh dear! What could this mean?"
Bulma asked concernedly,her eyes still attached to the magazine page.
"I don't know,but I'm going to talk some sense into her!"
"Bra honey,you can't!Her plane left hours ago!"
"WHAT?!??!!"
Bulma looked at her enraged and confused daughter quizzically.
"Her plane was scheduled to leave sometime around six.Didn't anyone ever tell you?She wanted to get there early so as to get a good start on the day.You know her flight is going to last for possibly up to eight hours or so,
(Thats according to my estimate,ladies and gents ^-^; I only made it that long because my original estimate was three hours...)
and she didn't want to run into any trouble!"
"But she didn't even say good bye!"
Bra screamed tearfully.
"Honey please," Bulma pleaded,reaching out a gentle hand to smooth away the tears that were running down her face,
"You have to understand,she was the one who needed to catch that flight,whether we were awake or not!Maybe she didn't have enough time to wake us up and give out farewells! For all we know,she was just as broken up about it as we are,and couldn't stand the thought of saying it face to face!She'll be back honey,don't worry!Four years isn't that long!"
Bra shook her head frantically.
"Mom,she isn't GOING for FOUR YEARS!" she said,tears pouring out by the gallons although her eyes were clenched shut,her voiced choked up. "She's going for a hell of a lot longer!" she cried with a tight voice.
Bulma sighed and could no longer hide the tears that were welling up in her own.
Try as she might,Bra wasn't going to stop her emotional rampage until she got her chance to yell at Pan for running out on them.All she could do was try to comfort Bra,and she was failing at that as it was.
"Oh Bra." Bulma patted Bras' back with on hand,hugging her daughter tight.
"Please dear!Everything will be okay!"
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Trunks had run out to his office long ago,fearing his sister in her emotional state.He would ask what was the matter later,but for now he had work to do.He'd been slacking off during Pans' last week in Japan...
He didn't know why,but he felt like there was something he'd forgotten about her.There was no denying it now:He had been drunk as well.How else could his memory of the previous nights events have been so foggy? Sighing,he pushed back in his rolling chair and swiveled it so he could look out the window.Work had backed up reasonably,but he wasn't president for nothing.He was already halfway done,a feat he couldn't normally accomplish.A quarter through was his usual rate.
'Quarter....one quarter...'
Trunks scowled in realization.He'd reminded himself of Pan again,something he'd been trying to avoid that morning.Maybe that was why he was working so quickly.He was trying to shake out any thoughts of Pan by immersing himself in his work,something he feared he would become very good at....
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'Bored.Sooo bored.Damn bored.
Boooored bored bored bored bored bored bored.
Could this BE any more boring?'
Pan sighed in annoyance with herself and the plane.
'Can't they move any faster?!This old creep has been staring at my chest for the past half hour!!'
She'd only been on the plane for about 2 hours,and her first stop was the Maui airport. To make matters worse,her flight had been delayed for about ten minutes,but it was enough to drive her nearly insane.They could have caught her.
Sighing,Pan sinked into her seat and looked longingly out the window.
"I'd rather be out there than in here," she muttered quietly.
"Eh?What was that you say?"
Pan let out a big whoosh of air.
"Nothing sir!" she chirped phonily.
Staring out the window,Pan felt sleep tug at her eye lids,but she refused to lose the fight.
'Ah crud,' she thought as sleep began its claim to her body.
'Eh...Lose the battle,win the war,' was her last thought before slipping into her subconscious.
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"Flight 209,ready for landing.Please keep your seatbelts on,ladies and gentleman,and prepare for landing!"
Pan felt something edge its way into her mind.She couldn't understand why,but since that foggy morning she felt unreasonably warmer.Smacking at her skin with her eyes still clenched shut,she couldn't take it anymore and opened her eyes out of burning curiosity.
Blinking rapidly,she slammed into her window and cried,
"You mean it's over?It's finally over?! I'm not going to die on this wretched aircraft!!Life is good!!Oh thank you!"
Pan kissed her windows over and over again.
In her state of joyous rapture,she stopped momentarily to feel the full impact of the beautiful,magical words that the captain kept repeating.
'Prepare for landing,prepare for landing!'
Pan hugged herself in her joy and setled down,remembering to check her belt.As the stewardess came by to check on seatbelts,Pan asked her how long the flight had been.
"8 hours,miss!Thanks gods it's over,right?"
Pan nodded happily,but she squirmed inwardly.
'I can't believe I knocked out for six hours!' she hissed to herself. That didn't keep her from being happy for too long,of course.She would finally get out!! "Let freedom ring!"
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Running out of the plane,Pan only stopped to shake the hands of multiple stewardesses and give the captain a peck on the cheek.The crew all smiled and waved her off.They had never had such a pleasant and kind client before,and she had been very amiable.
Pan laughed on her way out of the plane.
"Just two more and I'm free! Just TWO more!!"
Pan pocketed the ticket typed 'Japan/Maui' and took out the one labeled 'Maui/Los Angeles'.
She would spend this day in Maui resting.While the thought was normally annoying,she had planned ahead. Looking at her watch,she estimated her time.
"Hmm...I could get a one day rental and then go to the hotel,or I could just carry my stuff," she debated with herself aloud.
"Ah,better go with the rental!" she smiled to herself and took the next shuttle to the car rentals.
It took about an hour,but she finally had her minivan out.She needed it,what with her luggage!She decided she would keep the tan minivan for her full week. Driving around,she looked at her watch once more.
2:55
Thinking on her schedule,she let out a distressed and frightened yell.
"Crap!"
She immediately swerved and turned another direction.She needed to get to her hotel.Her reservation demanded she claim it by four o' clock! Although it seemed like a lot of time,she actually didn't have much time.The roads were long and confusing,and this was her first day there!
The roads were narrow and packed,but Pan made it to her hotel with literally minutes to spare. "Oh kami,thank you so much!" Pan thanked the clerk. "Anytime miss!Enjoy your stay!Here is your key,and your room number issss...."
The woman looked at heaven knows what on her laptop.
"Ohp!Room#255!Hand me that key,it's the wrong one,hun!"
Pan obeyed and had the real card key handed to her in seconds.
"Again miss,enjoy your stay!" "I will!" Pan chirped.
'Boy will I !!'
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"An entire week of hot sun!This is going to do me WONDERS!!"
Pan squealed and jumped up and down.
June absolutely loved her,as she did June.Only a summer sun in the month of June cheered and energized her to an extent beyond what anyone would consider normal.
"Oh god.I've got to start planning!Let's see...I could go to a Luau tonight- no,that takes planning.Hmm...Got it!Tour of Hana tomorrow!Today can be pool and ocean time!"
she thought aloud.
Opening her room,she gasped at the interior.
It was so hot,just being in the car threatened to suffocate her,but this room was practically an Antarctic winter,The change was so drastic.
"It's fur-fur-furFREEE-z-z-z-z-ZING!!"
Pan rushed in as fast as she could and dropped all of her suitcases around the small round table just past the small bar that was the kitchen. Rubbing her arms,she searched frantically for the temp regulator.Finding it near a closet that was next to her room,she switched it to 67 degrees and heaved a sigh of relief.At least it wouldn't be FREEZING. "Who the hell in their right minds sets the damn temp to 45 degrees?!?"
she screamed.Calming down,Pan walked over to a bundle of curtains at the nack of the room and opened them out of curiosity.She squealed in delight at the view that met her.
"Oh kami this is beautiful!" she whispered as her eyes roved further out to blue sea.
'Well,Ocean is more like it.The Pacific Ocean,' she thought.
Pan shook her head and sat down at the little glass table with the white wicker frame.Pan tried to think of things to do during her week long stay in Maui,but she couldn't think of a thing.She didn't think Maui would look so fun.
Resigning herself to the torture,Pan eyed the magazines on the table warily.
'Dende,are you TRYING to kill me?'
Up on Kamis' Lookout,Dende merely shrugged.
Flipping through the pages with a small green notebook at her side,Pan wrote in the things she wanted to see and do while on the island.
"Hmm...I could always do a luau first...I'll wait a day to do that one!"
Pan chirped.She was actually enjoying this.Her week in Maui was going to be a ton of fun,as far as she was concerned.
Writing in her little green notebook,Pan wrote 'Monday:Luau'.
Flipping through the pages once more,Pan saw what she had wanted from the beginning.
'Tuesday:Hana Highway Tour'.
Pan stretched and looked longingly out at the big blue expanse before her.It was tempting,but if she wanted to do any of this she was going to have to prepare,like it or not.
Flipping through and finding nothing more of interest,she ventured forth into an aquatics magazine.
"Oh cool!I can do this on Friday!But what the helll is gonna keep me til then,huh?' Looking through it once more,she found learning Mauis' history very inviting.
'Thursday:Sugar Train/Luau'
"But what about Wednesday," Pan mused.
"This would be SO AWESOME!!"
'Wednesday:Hana tour/Helicopter tour'
'And finally,'
'Friday:Boat trip to Molokini/Turtle Town/'.
"So what's my schedule for the week,Miss Pan?" Pan said to herself,smiling.
Monday:Luau at hotel
Tuesday:Hana Highway
Wednesday:Hana Tour by Helicopter
Thursday:Sugar Train and Luau
Friday:Molokini/Turtle town Snuba diving and snorkeling boat trip.
"I LOVE MAUI!"
Pan screamed from her balcony.
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Down below,a girl with bright blue eyes and neat waist length green hair snatched her black sunglasses off of her face and looked up toward the yelling.
Smirking,she called,"Hey Neo!Isn't that violating the peace?!"
"Ly,knock it off!I'm off duty for this week,remember!Can you stop harrassing random people for once in your life?!" (BTW,pronounce Ly as 'Lee',lol)
"Just messin' with ya bro!Geez,you swear I want to get someone arrested over here!"
the green haired rolled her eyes.
"Here I am,on vacation in Maui,and my big bro won't even let me have a little fun!"
"That's why mom sent me out here in the first place.Because of you and those shenanigans of yours that you call 'fun'. I'm here to make sure you don't come home pregnant or worse!"
the man with silver hair came up behind the girl,clapped his hand on her shoulder and smirked. He was taller than the girl by about ten inches,and was quite handsome for his age.
The green haired blue eyes girl shook her hair in pretend shame,or so her good natured smile gave away.
"You're an old man,Neo!I'm surprised you're not using a cane at your age!"
The silver haired man looked hurt by this obvious joke,and drooped his head.
Looking,admittedly,down at her, he whined in a childish voice:
"23 isn't THAT old,is it?"
he complained.
The girl laughed and walked away.
"Lyric,that wasn't funny!I was serious!!"
Running to catch up with his 19 year old sister,he called out,"I am NOT old,Lyric!You are GOING to die!"
"You gotta catch me first,old man!"
Lyric called out,running now to keep ahead of him.
Racing up to the elevator,she pushed at the buttons madly.
"Hurry,you silly thing!"
Deciding it was taking too long for her,she raced up the nearest stairs.
She got lost on the way up and tried to find her way again,but decided on taking the nearest elevator she could find to her floor.
Walking up to the door,she lifted her head wearily to discover her older brother smiling down at her,his arms crossed.
Lyric rolled her royal blue eyes at him and met his london blue ones.
"Lyric?"
"Bro,give me a break here!"
"Don't have the ego or Kit Kats to do that,sis,"
he cracked.
Fuming,she pushed past him and fumbled through her blue purse,and then through her pockets.
Neo flashed something and held the rectangular object between two fingers.
"I believe," he breathed,"This was what you were looking for?"
Smiling at the enraged look on his sisters face,her flicked it toward her chest,laughing as she slapped at her chest to stop the card keys' downward journey.
Jamming it into the slot,Lyric smiled evilly and made one last crack when she was halfway through the door.
"At least I'M not a virgin!"
she yelled mockingly.
Neo had been too shocked to block the door way in time.He never had a chance,the door was closed in seconds.
He kicked at the door and growled in frustration."Damn it Lyric,stop fooling around in there!"
After waiting for about three minutes,he calmed down.
"Lyric,open the door and let me in!"
"Ummmm,no!"
"Ly,just open the frickin' door!"
"I don' wannna!"
"WHY won't you open the door?!"
"Because I want this whole thing to myself,that's why!"
"Lyric,you're being a brat!Stop this nonsense already and let me in!"
"Ah,go get your own room!"
Lyric laughed.
Neo grumbled and stalked off.
Maybe the ocean would do him good.He suddenly felt lucky that he had chosen to wear swimming trunks instead of regular boxers.
He walked down the stairs and walked past the pool area to the reception desk.
"Do you know of any board rentals?"
The blonde at the desk looked up and smiled.
"Yes sir,but for men your age we have special services in the pool!Now if you give me a moment..."
She clicked a few buttons on her computer.
Neos' lips quirked at that and he muttered,"I think I can handle it on my own now,thank you,"
and walked rigidly toward the doors.
Once outside and a safe 10 feet away,Neo stopped,grabbed his head and yelled.
He let go and smiled as though that had relieved all tension and walked away,thoroughly intent on doing this the old fashioned way.Who needed a car when the ocean was only a sidewalk,street and park away?
Strolling down toward the ocean,Neo checked out the stores nearby and stopped at a board shop.Walking inside,he waited until the employee,a man with white bleached hair and tanned skin,was done with his customers.
"Thanks for waitin' sir!What do you need?"
"Yea,hi,um do you guys do board rentals?"
"That we do man,yes!"
"I'd like to rent a surf board for a day,"
The man looked at Neo with laughter in his eyes.
"Aye,man,you must be jokin'!Now come on,how old are you?Your wife dare you?"
Neos' right eye twitched at that.
"Sir,I am 23 years of age,and am single."
The mans amusement ended and he looked at Neo seriously.
He leaned over the counter and looked Neo in the eyes. He grabbed his face,turned it to the left,then right,and stared deeper into Neos' london blue eyes.
"Oh shit man,you weren't joking!"
Neo laughed good naturedly when he heard that.
"Thanks for the apology!That's the first one I've heard as far as the debate on my age has gone today,"
"Dude,you dye your hair or somethin'?!" "Nope!This is the hair I was born with," Neo smiled,running his fingers through his hair with one hand as though to prove it.
Pulled out a hair and handed it to the still shocked man.
"Look at it.I told you it was my own natural hair color!"
"Hoh crap man!I should have seen it in your face!There's no way in heck you are older than forty,brudda!"
Neo smiled."What's your name?" "My name is Malakai!What's yours,friend?"
"It's Neo,"
"Your parents screw up your name from birth or something?"
"My mom is ,ahh, into computers and my dad was an 'artist',or so he claims.He got dibs on my sister,and my mom named me,"
"No kidding?What's your sisters name?" "That's a first too.Her name is Lyric,Ly for short," "Man,I think your parents musta been smoking something just before the birthing process,man,No offense or anything," "That's the excuse I usually give!" the silver haired laughed. "No,they chose our names.They already knew what terror they were going to inflict on us,name-wise.Mind you,my sister is the only one who likes to be a bitch about it,"
"Ah ,I hear that brother!Oh wait!Hold on friend,I believe I forgot your board!What kind you want again?"
"Surf board,"
"Which one,eh?"
After looking at and considering his options,Neo pointed out a white surfboard that must have been taller than him by a foot.
"That white one with the blue thunder streaks,"
"Nice choice man!Hope you have a great surf!" "I will!"
Neo called out as he left.
Slapping his head,he ran back into the shop.
"Malakai,do I pay now or later!?""Later man!I trust you!"
Looking at his fallen face,Malakai shortled and said,"If it bugs you that much,brudda,you can pay half now,half later."
Lifting his head,Neo flashed a beautifully kind and appreciative smile.
"Thanks!" he said,and paid in cash.
Malakai shook his head as Neo left.
"Definitely never met a brudda like him before.Feelin' guilty about not payin' first?That was a first for ME!" he chuckled and went back to his work.
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Down at the beach,Neo realized something.
'Damn Lyric!' he thought aggravatedly.
He had finally reached the shore after going through the grassy area that preceeded it,but he hadn't thought about towels til he had walked the entire way.
Resigning himself to his fate,he stopped when he saw Lyric surrounded by women and men alike.
And she had towels.
"Lyric!" he called out and ran toward her with some difficulty because of the surfboard.
One of the guys tipped his sunglasses slightly in an annoyed fashion in Neos' direction.
"Hey Lyric,does this old guy know you?He your boyfriend?" "Hell no!That's my BROTHER!Ew!!" she laughed.
"Hey old man,what took you?!" "Get your scrawny rear back at the hotel!" "Ah,it's all in the past!Here,take a towel!"
Looking at her at first,he had been angry,but now she was an absolute angel. "Oh thank god,Lyric!Thanks for the towel!"
he said,draping it over himself as he unbuttoned his skyblue shirt.
"Anytime bro," Lyric said,a hint of evil in the words.
Keeping it draped over his shoulders as the others that had accompanied his younger sister ran off towards the water,whooping and jumping,Lyric stayed behind to nag her brother.
"Neo,come on!Show off that sexy body!" "I don' wanna!"
he mimicked her.
Lyrics' eyes narrowed.
"Neo,you can't surf with that stupid shirt on!" "I can if I want to," Neo stated unreasonably. "Bro,be serious!Who surfs wearing SHIRTS!?" "Hey,I've seen it done in some of the video games you play!"
Lyrics eyebrows tilted to meet eachother in anger at this point.
"That was a low blow,Neo.Now take off your shirt!" "Lyric,quiet!You know how I feel about going shirtless in public!"
Lyrics eyes danced at this point.If she had to,she was going to embarrass her brother into taking it of! Lyric closed her eyes,tried her best to look angry with him,and shouted,
"TAKE OFF THE DAMNED SHIRT!!"
"No!Quiet,they'll hear you!"
he tried to grab her mouth,but it was too late.Some people were watching them in amusement already.
"TAKE IT OFF!" "I don't want to!" "Then I'll TEAR it off!"
she yelled,and jumped onto his back,tugging at the colorful towel that her older brother was hugging so tightly to his body.
By then his shirt buttons had been unbuttoned,but his arms were still in the sleeves.Lyric jumped at her brother multiple times but never succeeded.
"Come on,is this how you're gonna act during the Hana tour?You know we get to soak up some water falls,not just the sun,during that trip,don't you?!And then at the 'seven sacred pools' or whatever,we're gonna go swimming for about TWENTY minutes!Is this how you want to remember your trip to Maui?! Not even flashing some skin?!"
"I want to remember it as being one of my more decent trips,thank you very much!" Neo spat.
A girl with short black hair and an orange bandana on her head that had walked past looked over at the strange couple and shook her head,smiling the entire time.They reminded her so much of Bulma and Vegeta,it was actually kind of funny at the time.
She set down her things,including her wallet,sandals,bandana,surfboard,and sunglasses and proceeded to take off her pants and T shirt.
Meanwhile,Lyric had been close to giving up on Neo,but squealed with delight when he finally caved in,due to all the whispers and giggles he heard coming from the forming crowd.
"FINE,Lyric!I'll take off the damned shirt!Why'd you have to make a big scene out of it anyways!??" "Because as I've heard you call me many times,I am a drama queen,and you wouldn't have had any fun if I hadn't!"
Around them,the crowd fell down anime style.Was that what the girl had jumped on him and smacked the boys head repeatedly for!? The disappointment made many walk away in disgust.
Sighing,Neo stood up to his full height and took the towel off and shrugged out of his shirt slowly. He still felt uncomfortable,and it didn't help that Lyric was giving him a look that said,'Haha,I won!Now you have to STRIP,bro!'
Unfortunately,her thought patterns weren't too far off.
As soon as the shirt had been shrugged down to his elbows,Lyric wolf whistled. "Damn,Bro!Why didn't you take it off sooner!You could have had a girlfriend like THAT!" she snapped her fingers.
Neo scoffed in disgust and shrugged his shirt back up to his shoulders.
"Because you know how I feel about not wearing a shirt in public!" "Ah,what's it gonna hurt to flash a little,huh?" she said,and moved her top bikini strap as an example.Neo immediately stood up and covered her with the towel. "Neo!What the hell?!" "Lyric,stop that already!" "What?!Oh!You meant THIS?"
and she moved the strap again.
Neo slapped her hand.
Rolling her eyes,Lyric complained,"You are SUCH an old man!You were so much fun before you became a damn cop!"
"First of all,I'm off duty,and what the hell is wrong with being a cop!?" "My point exactly!You say you're off duty,but you're here on moms orders!You need to lighten up,bro!"
Neo sighed and let her go.They didn't know it,but Pan had been watching and still was.She couldn't hear too much because she wasn't concentrating and the oceans' calm but urgent bellows were distracting her. She watched as the girl with relatively pale skin and long green hair twirled out of the towel.
'Must be a jealous boyfriend,' Pan thought.
"If you wanted me to take off the shirt,you shouldn't have done that," he atoned.
"Fine,I won't do it again,just take it off and have fun," she smiled.Neo sighed,but Lyric still wouldn't leave."I want to make sure you aren't trying to get off easy,superman," she smirked."Would ya cut it out with the superman crack?!"
he shrugged his shirt off to the elbows once again,slowly as before.He shot a look at Lyric,who was looking at him innocently. He finally let the shirt fall to the ground and proceeded to unbuckle his pants.
When those came off,he smiled and said,"Lets go!"
Before he could move,however,Lyric grinned "Hee hee!" and slapped his 'captains quarters'.
"Hey bro,nice BUTT!!"
she said loudly as she walked past. Looking over her shoulder,she shouted,"I can't believe you're still a-" but at that moment,Neo realized what she was going to say and rushed out to tackle her.She was quick and ran into the water,but realized her mistake as she stopped before the big blue and was suddenly tackled from behind.
"Ohhh,"she groaned,but Neo was still not happy. "Lyric!Jesus!!" and he went off into a string of curses that she had grown familiar with.'Curse this,curse that.Can't you say a decent bad word other than damn,Neo?'
Neo turned back to her and helped her up.She was still giggling breathlessly,and her first words as soon as she was back on her feet were "Nice one,old man!" Neo only smiled and ruffled her hair,something she hated. "Why don't you stop doing that," she whined,setting her hair back into place. "I should be asking you that question,sis!You've plagued me ever since I was four!" "Have not!" "Have so!"
The argument lasted only for a few seconds as a choice tidal wave crashed over the bickering siblings.
Pan laughed at their predicament .'So they aren't a couple!They make a nice Trunks and Bra,though,' she thought,but the previous amusement now brought pain.She might never see them again.Pans eyes softened slightly,but then hardened.Now what was she going to do?What COULD she do to keep her mind off of her extended stay in the united states?She had her paperwork filed,her week planned out,and she had about two days worth of rest.Okay,one day,and that would be Sunday.She would be leaving next Sunday,so she had a week to kill while in Maui.There was no way she was going to pass up such a golden opportunity.But this was here and now.
Almost hitting herself,she remembered her surf board.Standing up board in hand,she raced toward the waters and waded in,careful not to fall before she had to.
Her bathing suit was a black top in which the 'straps' tied behind her neck,above her shoulders from the front.A sort of tank top,if you will.It was black,and she had the matching lower piece,a black underwear of sorts.
She glided over the water as though the high waters were nothing new.
When she swam out far enough,she waited for a safe but decent wave.
And she almost got it....
"Hey,do you mind?!" It was the girl with green hair,and it was tied in a low ponytail.
"Do I mind what?" Pan called."If I took this wave?It looks like a party wave to me!"
"Who else is going!Get ready!" "I take it you don't mind then," Lyric stated as the water began to rise. "Not at all! PARTY WAAAVE!!" (I admit.I DO watch Rocket Power,and I am ashamed enough,lol)
Ou of nowhere,a boy with silver hair zoomed past them on a white board with blue thunder streaks and up onto the wave.
Pretty soon,Pan and Lyric were up there with him,and having fun like there was no tomorrow.While riding,Pan couldn't help but notice the silver haired.His eyes were so focused on the waves,even though the rest of him was laughing happily.Why was he so...weird?
Finally swimming back to shore with some difficulty,Pan laughed half heartedly and tried to speak to this weird new girl.
~~~~~P POV~~~~~~
"So what's your name?" I asked curiously.
"It's Lyric," said the girl with her head bowed,as though ashamed.
She looked up at me,took a deep breath and hurriedly said,"I have an older brother named Neo.He's just as weird.Weirder!"
I must have raised an eyebrow as I said,"Is that supposed to be some sort of compensation?"
but I thought I was smiling.More people with weird names!Maybe I wouldn't be alone on this island afterall!
She,however,was pouting like a little kid.
"Did I say something wrong?I'm sorry if you were offended,I mean,my name is Pan!" I said,hoping this would at least make her think I wasn't trying to make fun of her.It worked fairly well,too,because she got pretty happy.She extended her hand."Welcome to Maui,Pan!My name is Lyric,and I have absolutely NO idea why I'm saying this,except in hopes that you will become a friend!"
she announced happily,jokingly.Despite the slight potty mouth I heard coming from her earlier,I guess she was a lot nicer than she usually let on.I was right again,as always.
Turns out our vacation schedules were identical.I mean,I was taking the same bus as her for the Hana highway tour,but I don't know about the rest.It would be nice to not have to be entirely alone this week,and I am going to the mainland for college.May as well live it up while I can,huh?
Oh!Found out that Lyric is just entering Standford as well!She's pretty cool,but she kind of reminds me of Bra.They are total opposites,but I can't help but see the fire in them both.I think me and Lyric will get along fine.
Turns out she wasn't lying about her brother when she called him weird.His name IS Neo,but only Lyric would tell me why.
"My dad was an 'artist'." she said this raising her hands and two fingers each per hand,making a flicker movement with them which I supposed was the 'quote unquote' gesture.
"My mom was a computer genious.Dad named me,and mom 'kind' of got to name my brother," she laughed.It was a family joke,or so I had supposed,but I didn't think I'd be told the story!
"While she was trying to bust my brother,the story goes that dad tried to name him first!And he was planning on naming me too,the jerk!" she laughed.I was shocked,no doubt about it.Calling her own father a jerk?That was definitely new to me.
"I think he would have called bro Nirvana or something if mom didn't speak up and say the first thing on her mind!"
"Which was?" I asked,very much interested.
"Io!" she laughed.
"Well,the story goes that the doctor was so confused that he decided HE would be the one to name my bro,so he took the first consonant he heard my dad say and joined it with what he heard my mom say.Momster may have had a different idea when she said 'Io',but at least the good doctor came up with a GUYS name!"
Pan smiled.She had to admit,this was humorous,or at least it was to her.She'd have to tell Bra all about-oh....
That's right,she was in hiding as of now...
"So I have a brother about four years older than me and ten times as self conscious and shy,whose name happens to be Neo.Ah,well at least it wasn't Nirvana or 'Io',right?I mean,it'd be one thing to be named after a band and state of mind,but to be named afte a goddess?!And being a guy!?Now that goes a little far,don't ya think Pan?And mom's told me that her 'planned' name for him was originally Neuron!"
"Hmm?!Oh,sure,yea!It would have been a first for me!" I said,closing my eyes and laughing. Yes,I would definitely like it here.Turns out that Neo and Ly,as I have come to know her,BOTH go to Stanford!Neo is to be a junior,and Ly is just starting out.She's a freshie,like me :) .
After surfing for a while,me and Lyric went 'shopping'.I admit that shopping in Maui,Hawaii is actually...interesting.The shopes are open and under tarps,depending.The weather is so warm here,it's like having a cover draped over your shoulders throughout the day! Unless it rained,I do believe that you would have to be crazy to bring a jacket here. The shops were cooler,granted,but none the less hot.It's the air,I think,that makes me feel like I can barely breathe!Hanging around Lyric may just be fun.She is so outrageous,I can't help laughing while around her.She is a very joyful person and enjoyable ot be around.Hey,I'm not leaving Japan forever,now,am I?Surely I can introduce Lyric and Bra to eachother!?
And,if I ever get to really know him,Neo will be a friend as well.For the most part,he seemed to be more serious than his laid back younger sister.
These two almost remind me so much of Trunks and Bras' behavior toward eachothert hat I want to laugh,but then I can't!Thinking of them brings fond memories,but some are painful....
No matter how much I try to ignore it....
...I DO still love Trunks with all my heart.
Don't ask me why I like the old guy,
I just do!
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I know it seemed pointless to bring in 'Neo' and 'Lyric' who are actually characters from one of my original stories.The real Neo and Lyric aren't even related,but that's just a tidbit,hehee!
To basically give away the plotline,Lyric and Pan become the best of friends through out the school years,help each other out and at some point become the others saving grace.
Yes,this chapter was very R rated,but made this Neo a 'special' guy (snickers insanely) because it;s going to be mentioned in future chapters.Pan is going to interact with Lyric and her brother four over the next four years.Please do be kind!? And review aplenty!OC people never get mentioned (so I have heard) But I would like the reviewers opinion on this!So REVIEW a HUNDRED TIMES OVER!!hehe!
Ja ne!!Sayonara for now! Fayes Love
In any case,Hikki-chan owns her songs and Akira owns the Dragon Ball series.That includes DB/Z/GT.Any other songs that are turning this into a musical are MLTB (Most Likely To Be) by Shania Twain,Dixie Chicks,Mariah Carey,Garth Brooks (loL!) Tim Mc Graw,Faith Hill.and many more country music and pop stars That's enough Disclaimer for me today,how about you?
BTW,FYI I have a special OC as you call them.She is going to be a friend to Pan for the next four years or so and much more.Trust me,she and her brother are vital for my story to work out the way I want it to *does a puppy pout* Please??And PLEASE REVIEW!!I'm greedy,I know,and I'm sorry!But I just LOVE LOVE LOOOVE Reviews!!
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"Oh dear! What could this mean?"
Bulma asked concernedly,her eyes still attached to the magazine page.
"I don't know,but I'm going to talk some sense into her!"
"Bra honey,you can't!Her plane left hours ago!"
"WHAT?!??!!"
Bulma looked at her enraged and confused daughter quizzically.
"Her plane was scheduled to leave sometime around six.Didn't anyone ever tell you?She wanted to get there early so as to get a good start on the day.You know her flight is going to last for possibly up to eight hours or so,
(Thats according to my estimate,ladies and gents ^-^; I only made it that long because my original estimate was three hours...)
and she didn't want to run into any trouble!"
"But she didn't even say good bye!"
Bra screamed tearfully.
"Honey please," Bulma pleaded,reaching out a gentle hand to smooth away the tears that were running down her face,
"You have to understand,she was the one who needed to catch that flight,whether we were awake or not!Maybe she didn't have enough time to wake us up and give out farewells! For all we know,she was just as broken up about it as we are,and couldn't stand the thought of saying it face to face!She'll be back honey,don't worry!Four years isn't that long!"
Bra shook her head frantically.
"Mom,she isn't GOING for FOUR YEARS!" she said,tears pouring out by the gallons although her eyes were clenched shut,her voiced choked up. "She's going for a hell of a lot longer!" she cried with a tight voice.
Bulma sighed and could no longer hide the tears that were welling up in her own.
Try as she might,Bra wasn't going to stop her emotional rampage until she got her chance to yell at Pan for running out on them.All she could do was try to comfort Bra,and she was failing at that as it was.
"Oh Bra." Bulma patted Bras' back with on hand,hugging her daughter tight.
"Please dear!Everything will be okay!"
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Trunks had run out to his office long ago,fearing his sister in her emotional state.He would ask what was the matter later,but for now he had work to do.He'd been slacking off during Pans' last week in Japan...
He didn't know why,but he felt like there was something he'd forgotten about her.There was no denying it now:He had been drunk as well.How else could his memory of the previous nights events have been so foggy? Sighing,he pushed back in his rolling chair and swiveled it so he could look out the window.Work had backed up reasonably,but he wasn't president for nothing.He was already halfway done,a feat he couldn't normally accomplish.A quarter through was his usual rate.
'Quarter....one quarter...'
Trunks scowled in realization.He'd reminded himself of Pan again,something he'd been trying to avoid that morning.Maybe that was why he was working so quickly.He was trying to shake out any thoughts of Pan by immersing himself in his work,something he feared he would become very good at....
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'Bored.Sooo bored.Damn bored.
Boooored bored bored bored bored bored bored.
Could this BE any more boring?'
Pan sighed in annoyance with herself and the plane.
'Can't they move any faster?!This old creep has been staring at my chest for the past half hour!!'
She'd only been on the plane for about 2 hours,and her first stop was the Maui airport. To make matters worse,her flight had been delayed for about ten minutes,but it was enough to drive her nearly insane.They could have caught her.
Sighing,Pan sinked into her seat and looked longingly out the window.
"I'd rather be out there than in here," she muttered quietly.
"Eh?What was that you say?"
Pan let out a big whoosh of air.
"Nothing sir!" she chirped phonily.
Staring out the window,Pan felt sleep tug at her eye lids,but she refused to lose the fight.
'Ah crud,' she thought as sleep began its claim to her body.
'Eh...Lose the battle,win the war,' was her last thought before slipping into her subconscious.
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"Flight 209,ready for landing.Please keep your seatbelts on,ladies and gentleman,and prepare for landing!"
Pan felt something edge its way into her mind.She couldn't understand why,but since that foggy morning she felt unreasonably warmer.Smacking at her skin with her eyes still clenched shut,she couldn't take it anymore and opened her eyes out of burning curiosity.
Blinking rapidly,she slammed into her window and cried,
"You mean it's over?It's finally over?! I'm not going to die on this wretched aircraft!!Life is good!!Oh thank you!"
Pan kissed her windows over and over again.
In her state of joyous rapture,she stopped momentarily to feel the full impact of the beautiful,magical words that the captain kept repeating.
'Prepare for landing,prepare for landing!'
Pan hugged herself in her joy and setled down,remembering to check her belt.As the stewardess came by to check on seatbelts,Pan asked her how long the flight had been.
"8 hours,miss!Thanks gods it's over,right?"
Pan nodded happily,but she squirmed inwardly.
'I can't believe I knocked out for six hours!' she hissed to herself. That didn't keep her from being happy for too long,of course.She would finally get out!! "Let freedom ring!"
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Running out of the plane,Pan only stopped to shake the hands of multiple stewardesses and give the captain a peck on the cheek.The crew all smiled and waved her off.They had never had such a pleasant and kind client before,and she had been very amiable.
Pan laughed on her way out of the plane.
"Just two more and I'm free! Just TWO more!!"
Pan pocketed the ticket typed 'Japan/Maui' and took out the one labeled 'Maui/Los Angeles'.
She would spend this day in Maui resting.While the thought was normally annoying,she had planned ahead. Looking at her watch,she estimated her time.
"Hmm...I could get a one day rental and then go to the hotel,or I could just carry my stuff," she debated with herself aloud.
"Ah,better go with the rental!" she smiled to herself and took the next shuttle to the car rentals.
It took about an hour,but she finally had her minivan out.She needed it,what with her luggage!She decided she would keep the tan minivan for her full week. Driving around,she looked at her watch once more.
2:55
Thinking on her schedule,she let out a distressed and frightened yell.
"Crap!"
She immediately swerved and turned another direction.She needed to get to her hotel.Her reservation demanded she claim it by four o' clock! Although it seemed like a lot of time,she actually didn't have much time.The roads were long and confusing,and this was her first day there!
The roads were narrow and packed,but Pan made it to her hotel with literally minutes to spare. "Oh kami,thank you so much!" Pan thanked the clerk. "Anytime miss!Enjoy your stay!Here is your key,and your room number issss...."
The woman looked at heaven knows what on her laptop.
"Ohp!Room#255!Hand me that key,it's the wrong one,hun!"
Pan obeyed and had the real card key handed to her in seconds.
"Again miss,enjoy your stay!" "I will!" Pan chirped.
'Boy will I !!'
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"An entire week of hot sun!This is going to do me WONDERS!!"
Pan squealed and jumped up and down.
June absolutely loved her,as she did June.Only a summer sun in the month of June cheered and energized her to an extent beyond what anyone would consider normal.
"Oh god.I've got to start planning!Let's see...I could go to a Luau tonight- no,that takes planning.Hmm...Got it!Tour of Hana tomorrow!Today can be pool and ocean time!"
she thought aloud.
Opening her room,she gasped at the interior.
It was so hot,just being in the car threatened to suffocate her,but this room was practically an Antarctic winter,The change was so drastic.
"It's fur-fur-furFREEE-z-z-z-z-ZING!!"
Pan rushed in as fast as she could and dropped all of her suitcases around the small round table just past the small bar that was the kitchen. Rubbing her arms,she searched frantically for the temp regulator.Finding it near a closet that was next to her room,she switched it to 67 degrees and heaved a sigh of relief.At least it wouldn't be FREEZING. "Who the hell in their right minds sets the damn temp to 45 degrees?!?"
she screamed.Calming down,Pan walked over to a bundle of curtains at the nack of the room and opened them out of curiosity.She squealed in delight at the view that met her.
"Oh kami this is beautiful!" she whispered as her eyes roved further out to blue sea.
'Well,Ocean is more like it.The Pacific Ocean,' she thought.
Pan shook her head and sat down at the little glass table with the white wicker frame.Pan tried to think of things to do during her week long stay in Maui,but she couldn't think of a thing.She didn't think Maui would look so fun.
Resigning herself to the torture,Pan eyed the magazines on the table warily.
'Dende,are you TRYING to kill me?'
Up on Kamis' Lookout,Dende merely shrugged.
Flipping through the pages with a small green notebook at her side,Pan wrote in the things she wanted to see and do while on the island.
"Hmm...I could always do a luau first...I'll wait a day to do that one!"
Pan chirped.She was actually enjoying this.Her week in Maui was going to be a ton of fun,as far as she was concerned.
Writing in her little green notebook,Pan wrote 'Monday:Luau'.
Flipping through the pages once more,Pan saw what she had wanted from the beginning.
'Tuesday:Hana Highway Tour'.
Pan stretched and looked longingly out at the big blue expanse before her.It was tempting,but if she wanted to do any of this she was going to have to prepare,like it or not.
Flipping through and finding nothing more of interest,she ventured forth into an aquatics magazine.
"Oh cool!I can do this on Friday!But what the helll is gonna keep me til then,huh?' Looking through it once more,she found learning Mauis' history very inviting.
'Thursday:Sugar Train/Luau'
"But what about Wednesday," Pan mused.
"This would be SO AWESOME!!"
'Wednesday:Hana tour/Helicopter tour'
'And finally,'
'Friday:Boat trip to Molokini/Turtle Town/'.
"So what's my schedule for the week,Miss Pan?" Pan said to herself,smiling.
Monday:Luau at hotel
Tuesday:Hana Highway
Wednesday:Hana Tour by Helicopter
Thursday:Sugar Train and Luau
Friday:Molokini/Turtle town Snuba diving and snorkeling boat trip.
"I LOVE MAUI!"
Pan screamed from her balcony.
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Down below,a girl with bright blue eyes and neat waist length green hair snatched her black sunglasses off of her face and looked up toward the yelling.
Smirking,she called,"Hey Neo!Isn't that violating the peace?!"
"Ly,knock it off!I'm off duty for this week,remember!Can you stop harrassing random people for once in your life?!" (BTW,pronounce Ly as 'Lee',lol)
"Just messin' with ya bro!Geez,you swear I want to get someone arrested over here!"
the green haired rolled her eyes.
"Here I am,on vacation in Maui,and my big bro won't even let me have a little fun!"
"That's why mom sent me out here in the first place.Because of you and those shenanigans of yours that you call 'fun'. I'm here to make sure you don't come home pregnant or worse!"
the man with silver hair came up behind the girl,clapped his hand on her shoulder and smirked. He was taller than the girl by about ten inches,and was quite handsome for his age.
The green haired blue eyes girl shook her hair in pretend shame,or so her good natured smile gave away.
"You're an old man,Neo!I'm surprised you're not using a cane at your age!"
The silver haired man looked hurt by this obvious joke,and drooped his head.
Looking,admittedly,down at her, he whined in a childish voice:
"23 isn't THAT old,is it?"
he complained.
The girl laughed and walked away.
"Lyric,that wasn't funny!I was serious!!"
Running to catch up with his 19 year old sister,he called out,"I am NOT old,Lyric!You are GOING to die!"
"You gotta catch me first,old man!"
Lyric called out,running now to keep ahead of him.
Racing up to the elevator,she pushed at the buttons madly.
"Hurry,you silly thing!"
Deciding it was taking too long for her,she raced up the nearest stairs.
She got lost on the way up and tried to find her way again,but decided on taking the nearest elevator she could find to her floor.
Walking up to the door,she lifted her head wearily to discover her older brother smiling down at her,his arms crossed.
Lyric rolled her royal blue eyes at him and met his london blue ones.
"Lyric?"
"Bro,give me a break here!"
"Don't have the ego or Kit Kats to do that,sis,"
he cracked.
Fuming,she pushed past him and fumbled through her blue purse,and then through her pockets.
Neo flashed something and held the rectangular object between two fingers.
"I believe," he breathed,"This was what you were looking for?"
Smiling at the enraged look on his sisters face,her flicked it toward her chest,laughing as she slapped at her chest to stop the card keys' downward journey.
Jamming it into the slot,Lyric smiled evilly and made one last crack when she was halfway through the door.
"At least I'M not a virgin!"
she yelled mockingly.
Neo had been too shocked to block the door way in time.He never had a chance,the door was closed in seconds.
He kicked at the door and growled in frustration."Damn it Lyric,stop fooling around in there!"
After waiting for about three minutes,he calmed down.
"Lyric,open the door and let me in!"
"Ummmm,no!"
"Ly,just open the frickin' door!"
"I don' wannna!"
"WHY won't you open the door?!"
"Because I want this whole thing to myself,that's why!"
"Lyric,you're being a brat!Stop this nonsense already and let me in!"
"Ah,go get your own room!"
Lyric laughed.
Neo grumbled and stalked off.
Maybe the ocean would do him good.He suddenly felt lucky that he had chosen to wear swimming trunks instead of regular boxers.
He walked down the stairs and walked past the pool area to the reception desk.
"Do you know of any board rentals?"
The blonde at the desk looked up and smiled.
"Yes sir,but for men your age we have special services in the pool!Now if you give me a moment..."
She clicked a few buttons on her computer.
Neos' lips quirked at that and he muttered,"I think I can handle it on my own now,thank you,"
and walked rigidly toward the doors.
Once outside and a safe 10 feet away,Neo stopped,grabbed his head and yelled.
He let go and smiled as though that had relieved all tension and walked away,thoroughly intent on doing this the old fashioned way.Who needed a car when the ocean was only a sidewalk,street and park away?
Strolling down toward the ocean,Neo checked out the stores nearby and stopped at a board shop.Walking inside,he waited until the employee,a man with white bleached hair and tanned skin,was done with his customers.
"Thanks for waitin' sir!What do you need?"
"Yea,hi,um do you guys do board rentals?"
"That we do man,yes!"
"I'd like to rent a surf board for a day,"
The man looked at Neo with laughter in his eyes.
"Aye,man,you must be jokin'!Now come on,how old are you?Your wife dare you?"
Neos' right eye twitched at that.
"Sir,I am 23 years of age,and am single."
The mans amusement ended and he looked at Neo seriously.
He leaned over the counter and looked Neo in the eyes. He grabbed his face,turned it to the left,then right,and stared deeper into Neos' london blue eyes.
"Oh shit man,you weren't joking!"
Neo laughed good naturedly when he heard that.
"Thanks for the apology!That's the first one I've heard as far as the debate on my age has gone today,"
"Dude,you dye your hair or somethin'?!" "Nope!This is the hair I was born with," Neo smiled,running his fingers through his hair with one hand as though to prove it.
Pulled out a hair and handed it to the still shocked man.
"Look at it.I told you it was my own natural hair color!"
"Hoh crap man!I should have seen it in your face!There's no way in heck you are older than forty,brudda!"
Neo smiled."What's your name?" "My name is Malakai!What's yours,friend?"
"It's Neo,"
"Your parents screw up your name from birth or something?"
"My mom is ,ahh, into computers and my dad was an 'artist',or so he claims.He got dibs on my sister,and my mom named me,"
"No kidding?What's your sisters name?" "That's a first too.Her name is Lyric,Ly for short," "Man,I think your parents musta been smoking something just before the birthing process,man,No offense or anything," "That's the excuse I usually give!" the silver haired laughed. "No,they chose our names.They already knew what terror they were going to inflict on us,name-wise.Mind you,my sister is the only one who likes to be a bitch about it,"
"Ah ,I hear that brother!Oh wait!Hold on friend,I believe I forgot your board!What kind you want again?"
"Surf board,"
"Which one,eh?"
After looking at and considering his options,Neo pointed out a white surfboard that must have been taller than him by a foot.
"That white one with the blue thunder streaks,"
"Nice choice man!Hope you have a great surf!" "I will!"
Neo called out as he left.
Slapping his head,he ran back into the shop.
"Malakai,do I pay now or later!?""Later man!I trust you!"
Looking at his fallen face,Malakai shortled and said,"If it bugs you that much,brudda,you can pay half now,half later."
Lifting his head,Neo flashed a beautifully kind and appreciative smile.
"Thanks!" he said,and paid in cash.
Malakai shook his head as Neo left.
"Definitely never met a brudda like him before.Feelin' guilty about not payin' first?That was a first for ME!" he chuckled and went back to his work.
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Down at the beach,Neo realized something.
'Damn Lyric!' he thought aggravatedly.
He had finally reached the shore after going through the grassy area that preceeded it,but he hadn't thought about towels til he had walked the entire way.
Resigning himself to his fate,he stopped when he saw Lyric surrounded by women and men alike.
And she had towels.
"Lyric!" he called out and ran toward her with some difficulty because of the surfboard.
One of the guys tipped his sunglasses slightly in an annoyed fashion in Neos' direction.
"Hey Lyric,does this old guy know you?He your boyfriend?" "Hell no!That's my BROTHER!Ew!!" she laughed.
"Hey old man,what took you?!" "Get your scrawny rear back at the hotel!" "Ah,it's all in the past!Here,take a towel!"
Looking at her at first,he had been angry,but now she was an absolute angel. "Oh thank god,Lyric!Thanks for the towel!"
he said,draping it over himself as he unbuttoned his skyblue shirt.
"Anytime bro," Lyric said,a hint of evil in the words.
Keeping it draped over his shoulders as the others that had accompanied his younger sister ran off towards the water,whooping and jumping,Lyric stayed behind to nag her brother.
"Neo,come on!Show off that sexy body!" "I don' wanna!"
he mimicked her.
Lyrics' eyes narrowed.
"Neo,you can't surf with that stupid shirt on!" "I can if I want to," Neo stated unreasonably. "Bro,be serious!Who surfs wearing SHIRTS!?" "Hey,I've seen it done in some of the video games you play!"
Lyrics eyebrows tilted to meet eachother in anger at this point.
"That was a low blow,Neo.Now take off your shirt!" "Lyric,quiet!You know how I feel about going shirtless in public!"
Lyrics eyes danced at this point.If she had to,she was going to embarrass her brother into taking it of! Lyric closed her eyes,tried her best to look angry with him,and shouted,
"TAKE OFF THE DAMNED SHIRT!!"
"No!Quiet,they'll hear you!"
he tried to grab her mouth,but it was too late.Some people were watching them in amusement already.
"TAKE IT OFF!" "I don't want to!" "Then I'll TEAR it off!"
she yelled,and jumped onto his back,tugging at the colorful towel that her older brother was hugging so tightly to his body.
By then his shirt buttons had been unbuttoned,but his arms were still in the sleeves.Lyric jumped at her brother multiple times but never succeeded.
"Come on,is this how you're gonna act during the Hana tour?You know we get to soak up some water falls,not just the sun,during that trip,don't you?!And then at the 'seven sacred pools' or whatever,we're gonna go swimming for about TWENTY minutes!Is this how you want to remember your trip to Maui?! Not even flashing some skin?!"
"I want to remember it as being one of my more decent trips,thank you very much!" Neo spat.
A girl with short black hair and an orange bandana on her head that had walked past looked over at the strange couple and shook her head,smiling the entire time.They reminded her so much of Bulma and Vegeta,it was actually kind of funny at the time.
She set down her things,including her wallet,sandals,bandana,surfboard,and sunglasses and proceeded to take off her pants and T shirt.
Meanwhile,Lyric had been close to giving up on Neo,but squealed with delight when he finally caved in,due to all the whispers and giggles he heard coming from the forming crowd.
"FINE,Lyric!I'll take off the damned shirt!Why'd you have to make a big scene out of it anyways!??" "Because as I've heard you call me many times,I am a drama queen,and you wouldn't have had any fun if I hadn't!"
Around them,the crowd fell down anime style.Was that what the girl had jumped on him and smacked the boys head repeatedly for!? The disappointment made many walk away in disgust.
Sighing,Neo stood up to his full height and took the towel off and shrugged out of his shirt slowly. He still felt uncomfortable,and it didn't help that Lyric was giving him a look that said,'Haha,I won!Now you have to STRIP,bro!'
Unfortunately,her thought patterns weren't too far off.
As soon as the shirt had been shrugged down to his elbows,Lyric wolf whistled. "Damn,Bro!Why didn't you take it off sooner!You could have had a girlfriend like THAT!" she snapped her fingers.
Neo scoffed in disgust and shrugged his shirt back up to his shoulders.
"Because you know how I feel about not wearing a shirt in public!" "Ah,what's it gonna hurt to flash a little,huh?" she said,and moved her top bikini strap as an example.Neo immediately stood up and covered her with the towel. "Neo!What the hell?!" "Lyric,stop that already!" "What?!Oh!You meant THIS?"
and she moved the strap again.
Neo slapped her hand.
Rolling her eyes,Lyric complained,"You are SUCH an old man!You were so much fun before you became a damn cop!"
"First of all,I'm off duty,and what the hell is wrong with being a cop!?" "My point exactly!You say you're off duty,but you're here on moms orders!You need to lighten up,bro!"
Neo sighed and let her go.They didn't know it,but Pan had been watching and still was.She couldn't hear too much because she wasn't concentrating and the oceans' calm but urgent bellows were distracting her. She watched as the girl with relatively pale skin and long green hair twirled out of the towel.
'Must be a jealous boyfriend,' Pan thought.
"If you wanted me to take off the shirt,you shouldn't have done that," he atoned.
"Fine,I won't do it again,just take it off and have fun," she smiled.Neo sighed,but Lyric still wouldn't leave."I want to make sure you aren't trying to get off easy,superman," she smirked."Would ya cut it out with the superman crack?!"
he shrugged his shirt off to the elbows once again,slowly as before.He shot a look at Lyric,who was looking at him innocently. He finally let the shirt fall to the ground and proceeded to unbuckle his pants.
When those came off,he smiled and said,"Lets go!"
Before he could move,however,Lyric grinned "Hee hee!" and slapped his 'captains quarters'.
"Hey bro,nice BUTT!!"
she said loudly as she walked past. Looking over her shoulder,she shouted,"I can't believe you're still a-" but at that moment,Neo realized what she was going to say and rushed out to tackle her.She was quick and ran into the water,but realized her mistake as she stopped before the big blue and was suddenly tackled from behind.
"Ohhh,"she groaned,but Neo was still not happy. "Lyric!Jesus!!" and he went off into a string of curses that she had grown familiar with.'Curse this,curse that.Can't you say a decent bad word other than damn,Neo?'
Neo turned back to her and helped her up.She was still giggling breathlessly,and her first words as soon as she was back on her feet were "Nice one,old man!" Neo only smiled and ruffled her hair,something she hated. "Why don't you stop doing that," she whined,setting her hair back into place. "I should be asking you that question,sis!You've plagued me ever since I was four!" "Have not!" "Have so!"
The argument lasted only for a few seconds as a choice tidal wave crashed over the bickering siblings.
Pan laughed at their predicament .'So they aren't a couple!They make a nice Trunks and Bra,though,' she thought,but the previous amusement now brought pain.She might never see them again.Pans eyes softened slightly,but then hardened.Now what was she going to do?What COULD she do to keep her mind off of her extended stay in the united states?She had her paperwork filed,her week planned out,and she had about two days worth of rest.Okay,one day,and that would be Sunday.She would be leaving next Sunday,so she had a week to kill while in Maui.There was no way she was going to pass up such a golden opportunity.But this was here and now.
Almost hitting herself,she remembered her surf board.Standing up board in hand,she raced toward the waters and waded in,careful not to fall before she had to.
Her bathing suit was a black top in which the 'straps' tied behind her neck,above her shoulders from the front.A sort of tank top,if you will.It was black,and she had the matching lower piece,a black underwear of sorts.
She glided over the water as though the high waters were nothing new.
When she swam out far enough,she waited for a safe but decent wave.
And she almost got it....
"Hey,do you mind?!" It was the girl with green hair,and it was tied in a low ponytail.
"Do I mind what?" Pan called."If I took this wave?It looks like a party wave to me!"
"Who else is going!Get ready!" "I take it you don't mind then," Lyric stated as the water began to rise. "Not at all! PARTY WAAAVE!!" (I admit.I DO watch Rocket Power,and I am ashamed enough,lol)
Ou of nowhere,a boy with silver hair zoomed past them on a white board with blue thunder streaks and up onto the wave.
Pretty soon,Pan and Lyric were up there with him,and having fun like there was no tomorrow.While riding,Pan couldn't help but notice the silver haired.His eyes were so focused on the waves,even though the rest of him was laughing happily.Why was he so...weird?
Finally swimming back to shore with some difficulty,Pan laughed half heartedly and tried to speak to this weird new girl.
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"So what's your name?" I asked curiously.
"It's Lyric," said the girl with her head bowed,as though ashamed.
She looked up at me,took a deep breath and hurriedly said,"I have an older brother named Neo.He's just as weird.Weirder!"
I must have raised an eyebrow as I said,"Is that supposed to be some sort of compensation?"
but I thought I was smiling.More people with weird names!Maybe I wouldn't be alone on this island afterall!
She,however,was pouting like a little kid.
"Did I say something wrong?I'm sorry if you were offended,I mean,my name is Pan!" I said,hoping this would at least make her think I wasn't trying to make fun of her.It worked fairly well,too,because she got pretty happy.She extended her hand."Welcome to Maui,Pan!My name is Lyric,and I have absolutely NO idea why I'm saying this,except in hopes that you will become a friend!"
she announced happily,jokingly.Despite the slight potty mouth I heard coming from her earlier,I guess she was a lot nicer than she usually let on.I was right again,as always.
Turns out our vacation schedules were identical.I mean,I was taking the same bus as her for the Hana highway tour,but I don't know about the rest.It would be nice to not have to be entirely alone this week,and I am going to the mainland for college.May as well live it up while I can,huh?
Oh!Found out that Lyric is just entering Standford as well!She's pretty cool,but she kind of reminds me of Bra.They are total opposites,but I can't help but see the fire in them both.I think me and Lyric will get along fine.
Turns out she wasn't lying about her brother when she called him weird.His name IS Neo,but only Lyric would tell me why.
"My dad was an 'artist'." she said this raising her hands and two fingers each per hand,making a flicker movement with them which I supposed was the 'quote unquote' gesture.
"My mom was a computer genious.Dad named me,and mom 'kind' of got to name my brother," she laughed.It was a family joke,or so I had supposed,but I didn't think I'd be told the story!
"While she was trying to bust my brother,the story goes that dad tried to name him first!And he was planning on naming me too,the jerk!" she laughed.I was shocked,no doubt about it.Calling her own father a jerk?That was definitely new to me.
"I think he would have called bro Nirvana or something if mom didn't speak up and say the first thing on her mind!"
"Which was?" I asked,very much interested.
"Io!" she laughed.
"Well,the story goes that the doctor was so confused that he decided HE would be the one to name my bro,so he took the first consonant he heard my dad say and joined it with what he heard my mom say.Momster may have had a different idea when she said 'Io',but at least the good doctor came up with a GUYS name!"
Pan smiled.She had to admit,this was humorous,or at least it was to her.She'd have to tell Bra all about-oh....
That's right,she was in hiding as of now...
"So I have a brother about four years older than me and ten times as self conscious and shy,whose name happens to be Neo.Ah,well at least it wasn't Nirvana or 'Io',right?I mean,it'd be one thing to be named after a band and state of mind,but to be named afte a goddess?!And being a guy!?Now that goes a little far,don't ya think Pan?And mom's told me that her 'planned' name for him was originally Neuron!"
"Hmm?!Oh,sure,yea!It would have been a first for me!" I said,closing my eyes and laughing. Yes,I would definitely like it here.Turns out that Neo and Ly,as I have come to know her,BOTH go to Stanford!Neo is to be a junior,and Ly is just starting out.She's a freshie,like me :) .
After surfing for a while,me and Lyric went 'shopping'.I admit that shopping in Maui,Hawaii is actually...interesting.The shopes are open and under tarps,depending.The weather is so warm here,it's like having a cover draped over your shoulders throughout the day! Unless it rained,I do believe that you would have to be crazy to bring a jacket here. The shops were cooler,granted,but none the less hot.It's the air,I think,that makes me feel like I can barely breathe!Hanging around Lyric may just be fun.She is so outrageous,I can't help laughing while around her.She is a very joyful person and enjoyable ot be around.Hey,I'm not leaving Japan forever,now,am I?Surely I can introduce Lyric and Bra to eachother!?
And,if I ever get to really know him,Neo will be a friend as well.For the most part,he seemed to be more serious than his laid back younger sister.
These two almost remind me so much of Trunks and Bras' behavior toward eachothert hat I want to laugh,but then I can't!Thinking of them brings fond memories,but some are painful....
No matter how much I try to ignore it....
...I DO still love Trunks with all my heart.
Don't ask me why I like the old guy,
I just do!
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I know it seemed pointless to bring in 'Neo' and 'Lyric' who are actually characters from one of my original stories.The real Neo and Lyric aren't even related,but that's just a tidbit,hehee!
To basically give away the plotline,Lyric and Pan become the best of friends through out the school years,help each other out and at some point become the others saving grace.
Yes,this chapter was very R rated,but made this Neo a 'special' guy (snickers insanely) because it;s going to be mentioned in future chapters.Pan is going to interact with Lyric and her brother four over the next four years.Please do be kind!? And review aplenty!OC people never get mentioned (so I have heard) But I would like the reviewers opinion on this!So REVIEW a HUNDRED TIMES OVER!!hehe!
Ja ne!!Sayonara for now! Fayes Love