The Future Of Their Hearts
Pan dug threw her closet for her old bathing suit. "God, where is it?" she said
throwing back a pair of shoes she hadn't worn since she was fifteen. She stood up and
brushed off her knees. "Mom!" she called loudly out the nearby window. "What?!" she
hollered back to her. "Do you know where my bathing suit is?!" Pan asked. "I got rid of
that old thing. You don't fit it anymore. Remember?" she said cupping her hands over her
mouth so it could carry on to her daughter. Pan stepped back. She sighed and fell back on
her bed. What am I gonna do now? She thought to herself. I could always go shopping
for a new one? I've got about an hour, she thought. She sighed again. "Alright." She said
sitting up. "Uhh... I didn't ask you yet." Pan spun around fast. Goten was half way in her
room. "Oh, sorry. I was just thinking. Whatcha need?" "I just need to know if you want
to take the grill to Master Roshi's house or use what he's got their?" "Oh, yeah. I've got
to help cook don't I? Well, sure, bring the grill." "Alright. Gohan should be landing
sometime in the next half hour so were gonna drop the grill off at Roshi's and go meet
him. You coming?" "I've actually got to got to the store." "What for?" he asked. "I need
a bathing suit." "I thought you hated to wear them." "I do." Pan admitted, "Just, what else
would I wear to the beach?" "Well, I've got an old pair of trunks in my room. I never
wore 'em. They've still got the tag and all on them. You'd probably fit them. You just
need a shirt and your set. I'll tell ya what, they're probably more comfortable that what
I've seen you where in the past." "Your right." She said. "I'll got get them." Goten said
turning and walking to his room. Pan sighed again and stood up to find a dark shirt. She
dug threw her shirt drawer and found a navy blue spaghetti strap tank top that was kind of
tight. She laid it on her bed and waited for Goten's return a minute later. Here ya go
Pan," he said tossing them to her. "Put them on and hurry down. We need to go." "Sure
thing." Pan said. Goten shut her door. Pan held them out in front of her and looked them
over. He was right, just about the right size. She sat them on her bed and slid her hands to
her belt buckle. She undid it easily and pulled it off. She unbuttoned her shorts and let
them fall to her ankles. She kicked them off and they landed near her door. She reached
for the old trunks and pulled them on. She sat on her bed and pulled off her red t-shirt.
She dropped it on her bed and grabbed her tank top from behind herself. She slipped it
over her head and slid it down as far as it would go. Around her right wrist was a red
scrunchy. She reached behind her head and pulled back her black hair into a ponytail. She
stood up and walked to her open window. She sat on the window ceil and dropped out.
She landed on her feet like a cat and walked over to mother and grandmother family.
"Hey Mom, where's Dad gonna land at?" Pan asked when she got closer. "Capsule
Corp." she said shaking out a beach towel. "Well," Videl said folding it up. "Goten and
Goku already left. They said for you to meet them at Roshi's with the grill." "Ok." She
said she jumped up and flew to the back of the house. The grill was on the back porch.
She reached down and grabbed hold of it. She made sure it wouldn't fly open and she
pulled it threw the air. It was a good thing Roshi's place wasn't to far. She made it there
in just a few minutes. "Hey Grandpa, Uncle Goten!" she called from the air waving with
one hand. "Where do you guys want this?!" She yelled. "Over here." Goten yelled back
to her. He pointed to a place near him. Pan lowered herself in the air and sat the grill next
to Goten. "Here ya go." Pan said with a smile. "Alright." Goku said. "Lets go meet
Gohan." "I can't wait to see his face. Or Bulma's either." Goten said as all three
generations flew off toward the Son house to get Chi-Chi and Videl. Pan kept pretty quiet
flying home. "Hey Mom, Videl. Are you two ready to go?" Goten asked from almost
directly above them in the air. "Sure." Chi-Chi said grabbing a bag from at her feet. Videl
grabbed six beach towels in her arms and flew up. Goku dipped down and Chi-Chi
jumped on his back. The group flew west toward Capsule Corp. to meet up with Gohan.
It was a quiet flight and it seemed to last forever for Pan. She sighed as the white building
came into sight. They group landed in front of the door to the front office. They stepped
forward and the automatic doors opened for them. They all stepped in. Bra was in the
lobby waiting for them. She was holding her little son, Boxer, in her arms. He was going
to turn one in about a month. "Hey Bra!" Pan said waving. "Hey Pan." she said. She
looked I little surprised after she realized who was there. "Uhh... Goku. Is that you?" she
asked. She rubbed her eyes with one hand. "Yeah. Who's that little guy?" he asked
walking over to her. "Him? This is Boxer." She said. "Your grandson." She added after a
second. Goten was heard laughing in the background. "Yep, he's mine Dad." He said.
Pan, Videl, and Chi-Chi smiled. "Guess we forgot to say something." Goten said
scratching the back of his neck. Goku laughed some too. I'd never thought. He looks
kinda like Goten now that you mention it." "He looks like Gotenks." Trunks said walking
in. "Hey Goku." He said. "Well, yeah he does!" he said. "Bra, you were supposed to
bring them to the back not talk all day." "Well, you can't expect me to not be surprised to
see Goku." "Yeah well, Gohan's gonna be even more if he gets to see Goku. He's
landing now. Come on guys." "Oh, yeah." They all said. The group hurried to the back of
Capsule Corp. to meet up with the firstborn son of Goku. As they walked out back the
ship was coming down. The engines were throwing up dust so Bra stayed inside till it
landed. The ship made touchdown and the engines shut off. Bulma had her back turned to
the gang so she hadn't noticed Goku. She was to busy with calculations. The doors
opened. And Gohan began to walk out. Every one ran forward to greet him. You could
only imagine Gohan's shock. "Dad!?" he yelled unsurely. Bulma spun around in alarm.
She sat frozen. "Go... Goku?" she mumbled. Gohan and Goku were embracing as Bulma
ran forward with a tear-streaked face. That little boy she'd known since she was sixteen
was back home. Only, he wasn't a little boy anymore. He was a father, a grandfather, and
a hero. This can't be real? Bulma kept thinking. Goku and Gohan stepped apart and
Bulma shot up next to Goku. "Hey Bulma," Goku said calmly. He hugged the woman
and she hugged him back. Chi-Chi paid no mind, they were old friends. "Goku," she said
as if he were an illusion. She looked up at him. He looked so young now; not quiet a boy,
not quiet a man. She stepped back from him and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "Now, I
get it. The beach party and all." "Well then, lets go then!" Goku said happily. Everyone
agreed. "Here Gohan, I brought your trunks." Videl said handing them to him. "Thanks."
He said with a nod. The group all got ready and headed off to Roshi's house where they
stumbled upon two sleeping friends, Master Roshi and Turtle. Roshi had recently meet up
with his old student and it had given him a good shock. He was just resting a bit, he was
getting pretty old. He had to be over three hundred now, the oldest of the Z fighters.
Goku woke Roshi and they all began the party. Goku was naturally center of attention.
There was the all important questions too, "Where were you?" and "Were you training?"
and, "Did you reach a new level of Super Saiyan?" Yeah, he was training off in another
dimension with Shenron but he never broke to a new level.
(((((About An Hour Later)))))
Goku was still the center of attention. Pan was a little bored of the party, she was the
only one who even got wet so far. She was sitting on a lonely corner of the island
thinking. So, her grandfather had come back and soon she'd have to go back to space, but
would he come along with her? Would she want him too? What about Trunks? They'd
shown feelings for one another but, it was all a blur to her still. This journey was all so
fast to her. She reached beside her and picked up a small stone and skipped it as far as she
could without her powers. It went a pretty good distance. Someone was walking up
behind her. It was Trunks. "Hey, Pan? What are you doing way out here?" he asked
sitting beside her. "Just thinking." She said. "What about?" he asked curiously. "About
space." She said "And us." She added in her mind. Or so she thought. She'd accidentally
blurted it out. "Really?" he said looking down. "So what do you think about us?" he
asked looking at her. She turned to him red in the face. "Oh god I just said that out loud
didn't I?" she said softly. Trunks nodded a bit red himself. "I guess I should get it all off
my chest now huh? I mean I've known you all my life and we've gone on all these
adventures together and then some of the things that happened," she said. Trunks nodded
getting a little more red. "I... I really don't regret a bit of it either, I... I..." she kept
pausing. "I guess I'm in love you," she said soft as she could. She turned scarlet red and
looked down fast. "So, it is true. She does love me." Trunks thought. "I knew she liked
me, but love?" Minutes passed between the two. Conversation was heard in the
background, as well as food preparation Chi-Chi yelling at Goten again for being a pig,
and as a result Boxer crying. Pan picked up another rock from the pile now between
Trunks and her self and skipped it over the ocean. Trunks skipped one too. They both
continued to skip the smooth rocked until they were down to the last one. The two hadn't
even looked at each other yet. Pan was too embarrassed and Trunks wasn't to good with
woman (if he was, he'd have been taken long ago, right ladies?). Pan reached for the
stone at the same time as Trunks. Trunks' hand lay on top of Pan's. The two looked at
one another. Pan's stomach was a fluttery and her face felt hot. Trunks felt the same. The
waves rolled in and caressed their feet. So, it wasn't quiet proper, and in clear view of
family and friends. They two couldn't hold it anymore. Trunks held Pan to himself and
the two shared yet another long passionate kiss. This time though they really felt the heat
of it, like they were meant to be. Pan had wanted to feel this for so long, like it was right.
"Ohh!" was heard ringing from across the island and the ever so watchful Bra caught the
two. The two immediately stopped as they saw everyone watching intently. What an
intense day. The two, red faced, stood up. They walked over hand in hand. "I feel
romance in the air big brother. Could it be that Cupid's arrow finally struck you?" Bra
said. Pan looked up to him. He nodded to his sister. A time for bold declarations was
upon them. "I love Pan." he said. Looking to the young woman at his side. She was
bright eyed and full of smiles. "And I love Trunks." She said as well. Oh, what was
running though Vegeta's mind. He still had a slight want to kill Goten for mating with his
daughter. The half-breed son of a low level Saiyan and his daughter, the princess of the
Saiyans. Sure the boy was strong but still. Now his only son was in love with Kakarotto's
granddaughter, a quarter-breed. Vegeta held it in though. He wouldn't lose his temper,
he'd sworn it. "Do I heard wedding bells?" Came the slightly mocking voices of Gohan
and Videl. Pan reddened. Bra elbowed Goten hard in the ribs. Though Bra rarely trained
she could hit pretty hard. Goten coughed a little. He had gotten the idea long ago to marry
her but he was having trouble with the thought of settling down still. Living with three
women was hard enough. He still smiled though. A day of declarations, party's and a big
reunion. Soon Pan and Trunks would go back to space and life on Earth would try to
return to normal. Yes, Pan just guessed that was the way things were supposed to be.
Sorry!!! Sorry!!! Sorry!!! Sorry!!! Sorry!!! I've been through a good deal of writers block and I am just now getting back into the swing of writing. God it's been about a month hasn't it! I guess it's the lack of dbz or something. I just can't think Z... sigh Well, I'll be working hard to get this up more frequently.
Next time – back in space the tracking system Bulma installed found Trunks and Pan's old ship and they go in a search for their next destination while on Earth Mirai Trunks tries to go back to his own time, just there's a bit of a problem. See Ya!