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On with the story!
As Pan slid into welcome unconsiousness, she could see herself floating in the lake.
~Huh? What?!? Isn't that me?!?~ She observed herself floating in the pool and thought about her past. She felt as if she was transported back to relive those extreme moments, either happy or sad, once again.
*Flashbacks*
~Pan, 5 years old, waving goodbye to her beloved father as he promises to come back. He takes her mother in his arms and swears he will always come back to her. He never returns.~
~Pan, 7 years old, watching her mother weep in their shared bedroom over a letter Pan couldn't read. Pan starts to sob out of fear and frustration.~
~Minoru, a 16 year old, arrives on this scene, picks up the letter, and reads it aloud.
-I'm sorry to be writing this letter to you, 'Mrs.' Son, but I must report to you that your 'husband' was killed in a valient battle protecting his young apprentice, Trunks Briefs, from the menace androids. He died fighting to save not only the life of a young talent, but also to try and protect this world and make it a brighter place. I hope you understand that the sacrifice that your 'husband' made was a necessary and correct one. That young apprectice, Mr. Briefs, has chosen to report to you that Gohan Son's body is too damaged to have a proper burial, so all will be cared for here. Once again, I'm very sorry.
Sincerely,
Dr. Briefs, PhD (grandfather of Trunks Briefs)-
"Oh ma'am, I'm sorry!" Minoru exclaimed, reaching his arms around Videl. As Videl faints in his arms, he lays her gently on the bed. He looks around and finally notices Pan sitting next to the bed. "Sweatheart, it's alright...come to me, I'm Minoru. I'm going to be like an older brother to you!"
Pan comes timidly to him and is suddenly drawn into his arms. She looks up into his face and asks, "Why was Mumma crying?"
Minoru looks down at her and says, "No reason, honey, just overreacting about something."~
~Pan, 9 years old, crying in Minoru's arms as Videl, stiff and cold, is lowered into the ground. The diagnosis: death by broken heart.~
~Pan, later that day, moving in with Minoru at his apartment to train. He explains that she is very special and should learn to fight, and that when her father gets back, he would be proud to have a fighting daughter who can take care of herself. She doesn't argue.~
~Pan, 10 years old, finds the letter that Dr. Briefs wrote to her mother tucked away in Minoru's papers. She runs to him for comfort, forgetting that he's the one that lied to her many times about her father. Her hatred for Trunks Briefs, the man that killed her father, is born.~
~Pan, 13 years old, training as hard as she possibly can. Her goal: kill the most hated man in her life: Trunks.~
~Pan, later that same year, running to Minoru for comfort because someone at school had called her a slut. Minoru puts his arms around her and begins to rub her back. As Pan's sobs subside, Minoru starts kissing her neck.
"No, stop! Minoru, stop!" Pan cries. "Big brother!" Minoru doesn't stop, and when Pan tries to use her strength to push him away, he slaps her across the face. It is not the first time that Minoru ever hit her, but it was the first time he hit her in the face. The pain is minimal, but the shock is major.
"This is life, Pan!" Minoru snaps. "You're not a little girl anymore. Grow up and know that this is good for you! I want you, Pan, and if you can't handle that, that too damn bad! You owe me at least this much for putting up with you through your whiny years and not turning you out to the street!"
All Pan could feel was pain and all she could think was, ~What if he's right? I do owe him this much...~ As Minoru released himself inside her virgin opening, a single tear slid down her cheek. She swore it would be her last.~
~Pan, 16 years old, finally deciding she's strong enough to face Trunks. She had heard that he defeated the androids that had killed her father, so she knew he had to be pretty strong. When she told Minoru she was leaving, he tries to prevent her from leaving. "After all I've done for you, you want to leave me now?"
"You've done nothing except beat me and rape me for the last three years, Minoru! At one time I loved you like a brother, but that's gone now. I hope you realize the damage that you've done! I'll never love you or another ever again!" Pan screamed at him, pounding on his chest and trying to get him to move out of the way.
"Sorry, dear, but I'm not letting you go."
"I'll kill you before I stay here one more second, Minoru!" Pan was getting desperate; she needed a way out.
"Just try, little one. Just try. You know I'm stronger than you!" Minoru laughed hysterically and shoved Pan. She didn't move. "Now, sweetie, we both know that you're a little stronger than the average girl, so don't be offended by this!" He punched her in the face. She didn't even flinch. "Okay, make me be even stronger. HERE!" He put all his weight behind one punch, but she still didn't move.
"Is that enough, Minoru?" Pan looked on with deadly calm. When Minoru didn't respond, she assumed it was not enough. She pushed him through a nearby wall and resumed her leaving.
Outside, she looks up at the shack she had spent a good amount of time in. "Goodbye, childhood. I must kill Trunks!" She took off walking in the direction of the train station, trying to figure out exactly how she was going to find Trunks.~
~Pan, same age, arrives on the scene in Trunks' personal training area. She could find him by tracking his energy levels and it lead her right to him. She proclaimed her hatred and attacked. She was knocked down, but her life took a definite up since then.~
*End Flashbacks*
Pan looked down at her floating body once more before she turned to go elsewhere. She could feel herself becoming more and more distant, like she was fading. She resigned herself to that fact and prepared to fade away from her cruel life forever. Suddenly, she felt herself being pulled back. She was being pulled back from the edge, like she had someone grabbing at her. She was being drawn back and she decided not to fight it. Pan felt herself sliding into her body and accepted that she had a second chance to make things right. ~*******************************~
Trunks raced east, looking for any sign of Pan's life or energy. He raced over a lake far out in the country when suddenly he felt Pan's energy dwindle to nothing directly beneath him. He plunged down, looking for anything he could see that would give him any idea of where to look. He saw a light blue dress, the same one that he had been admiring on Pan that night, in the middle of the lake. He dived into the freezing waters and went under in an attempt to find her. Find her he did, and pulling her to the shore, he started to mouth-to-mouth, not even thinking about what he was doing. Tears ran down his cheeks as he begged her, "Please, Pan, don't die! Don't die, Pan! You have so much to live for! Please don't die!" He took another breath and continued breathing for her. Finally she coughed and showed signs of life. Trunks let out a rough sob and pulled her soaking body close. "You shouldn't have done that, Panny.I could have taken that guy in a heartbeat! You didn't have to do that. Well, we'd best get you home so Mom can work her magic." With that, he lifted the still unconscious Pan in his arms, dropped a quick kiss on her cheek, and blasted off in the night sky, racing home to get Pan some medical attention. ~*********************~
End chapter 8! That one was tough to write, so please comment on it, good or bad! Oh, and responses to my earlier reviews:
Serena: Thanks! I hope I keep doing okay!
Genki-Parron: Sorry again!
Aeris: You're my girl! I hope you're not just saying that, though!
Tokyobabe2040: I dunno if it's old English or not, but thanks for the compliment! I wanna keep going!
Dawnslight: Thanks for the nice review! Oh, and I tried to send you the chapter like you requested but it didn't get through. I hope the next three work! Oh, and since this is AU, there might be a little OOC. If there is, sorry. Oh well!
No one needs to know: Uh huh read the rest before you comment. Thanks. Note that I drop it after that chapter? Plus, don't you think you could be a little kinder to a newbie such as myself? Please try to look past that and see the story for what it really is next time.
Thanks to all who reviewed! I love you guys, and I hope you like this chapter as much as the last!
Disclaimer: I own nothing, though I wish I did!
On with the story!
As Pan slid into welcome unconsiousness, she could see herself floating in the lake.
~Huh? What?!? Isn't that me?!?~ She observed herself floating in the pool and thought about her past. She felt as if she was transported back to relive those extreme moments, either happy or sad, once again.
*Flashbacks*
~Pan, 5 years old, waving goodbye to her beloved father as he promises to come back. He takes her mother in his arms and swears he will always come back to her. He never returns.~
~Pan, 7 years old, watching her mother weep in their shared bedroom over a letter Pan couldn't read. Pan starts to sob out of fear and frustration.~
~Minoru, a 16 year old, arrives on this scene, picks up the letter, and reads it aloud.
-I'm sorry to be writing this letter to you, 'Mrs.' Son, but I must report to you that your 'husband' was killed in a valient battle protecting his young apprentice, Trunks Briefs, from the menace androids. He died fighting to save not only the life of a young talent, but also to try and protect this world and make it a brighter place. I hope you understand that the sacrifice that your 'husband' made was a necessary and correct one. That young apprectice, Mr. Briefs, has chosen to report to you that Gohan Son's body is too damaged to have a proper burial, so all will be cared for here. Once again, I'm very sorry.
Sincerely,
Dr. Briefs, PhD (grandfather of Trunks Briefs)-
"Oh ma'am, I'm sorry!" Minoru exclaimed, reaching his arms around Videl. As Videl faints in his arms, he lays her gently on the bed. He looks around and finally notices Pan sitting next to the bed. "Sweatheart, it's alright...come to me, I'm Minoru. I'm going to be like an older brother to you!"
Pan comes timidly to him and is suddenly drawn into his arms. She looks up into his face and asks, "Why was Mumma crying?"
Minoru looks down at her and says, "No reason, honey, just overreacting about something."~
~Pan, 9 years old, crying in Minoru's arms as Videl, stiff and cold, is lowered into the ground. The diagnosis: death by broken heart.~
~Pan, later that day, moving in with Minoru at his apartment to train. He explains that she is very special and should learn to fight, and that when her father gets back, he would be proud to have a fighting daughter who can take care of herself. She doesn't argue.~
~Pan, 10 years old, finds the letter that Dr. Briefs wrote to her mother tucked away in Minoru's papers. She runs to him for comfort, forgetting that he's the one that lied to her many times about her father. Her hatred for Trunks Briefs, the man that killed her father, is born.~
~Pan, 13 years old, training as hard as she possibly can. Her goal: kill the most hated man in her life: Trunks.~
~Pan, later that same year, running to Minoru for comfort because someone at school had called her a slut. Minoru puts his arms around her and begins to rub her back. As Pan's sobs subside, Minoru starts kissing her neck.
"No, stop! Minoru, stop!" Pan cries. "Big brother!" Minoru doesn't stop, and when Pan tries to use her strength to push him away, he slaps her across the face. It is not the first time that Minoru ever hit her, but it was the first time he hit her in the face. The pain is minimal, but the shock is major.
"This is life, Pan!" Minoru snaps. "You're not a little girl anymore. Grow up and know that this is good for you! I want you, Pan, and if you can't handle that, that too damn bad! You owe me at least this much for putting up with you through your whiny years and not turning you out to the street!"
All Pan could feel was pain and all she could think was, ~What if he's right? I do owe him this much...~ As Minoru released himself inside her virgin opening, a single tear slid down her cheek. She swore it would be her last.~
~Pan, 16 years old, finally deciding she's strong enough to face Trunks. She had heard that he defeated the androids that had killed her father, so she knew he had to be pretty strong. When she told Minoru she was leaving, he tries to prevent her from leaving. "After all I've done for you, you want to leave me now?"
"You've done nothing except beat me and rape me for the last three years, Minoru! At one time I loved you like a brother, but that's gone now. I hope you realize the damage that you've done! I'll never love you or another ever again!" Pan screamed at him, pounding on his chest and trying to get him to move out of the way.
"Sorry, dear, but I'm not letting you go."
"I'll kill you before I stay here one more second, Minoru!" Pan was getting desperate; she needed a way out.
"Just try, little one. Just try. You know I'm stronger than you!" Minoru laughed hysterically and shoved Pan. She didn't move. "Now, sweetie, we both know that you're a little stronger than the average girl, so don't be offended by this!" He punched her in the face. She didn't even flinch. "Okay, make me be even stronger. HERE!" He put all his weight behind one punch, but she still didn't move.
"Is that enough, Minoru?" Pan looked on with deadly calm. When Minoru didn't respond, she assumed it was not enough. She pushed him through a nearby wall and resumed her leaving.
Outside, she looks up at the shack she had spent a good amount of time in. "Goodbye, childhood. I must kill Trunks!" She took off walking in the direction of the train station, trying to figure out exactly how she was going to find Trunks.~
~Pan, same age, arrives on the scene in Trunks' personal training area. She could find him by tracking his energy levels and it lead her right to him. She proclaimed her hatred and attacked. She was knocked down, but her life took a definite up since then.~
*End Flashbacks*
Pan looked down at her floating body once more before she turned to go elsewhere. She could feel herself becoming more and more distant, like she was fading. She resigned herself to that fact and prepared to fade away from her cruel life forever. Suddenly, she felt herself being pulled back. She was being pulled back from the edge, like she had someone grabbing at her. She was being drawn back and she decided not to fight it. Pan felt herself sliding into her body and accepted that she had a second chance to make things right. ~*******************************~
Trunks raced east, looking for any sign of Pan's life or energy. He raced over a lake far out in the country when suddenly he felt Pan's energy dwindle to nothing directly beneath him. He plunged down, looking for anything he could see that would give him any idea of where to look. He saw a light blue dress, the same one that he had been admiring on Pan that night, in the middle of the lake. He dived into the freezing waters and went under in an attempt to find her. Find her he did, and pulling her to the shore, he started to mouth-to-mouth, not even thinking about what he was doing. Tears ran down his cheeks as he begged her, "Please, Pan, don't die! Don't die, Pan! You have so much to live for! Please don't die!" He took another breath and continued breathing for her. Finally she coughed and showed signs of life. Trunks let out a rough sob and pulled her soaking body close. "You shouldn't have done that, Panny.I could have taken that guy in a heartbeat! You didn't have to do that. Well, we'd best get you home so Mom can work her magic." With that, he lifted the still unconscious Pan in his arms, dropped a quick kiss on her cheek, and blasted off in the night sky, racing home to get Pan some medical attention. ~*********************~
End chapter 8! That one was tough to write, so please comment on it, good or bad! Oh, and responses to my earlier reviews:
Serena: Thanks! I hope I keep doing okay!
Genki-Parron: Sorry again!
Aeris: You're my girl! I hope you're not just saying that, though!
Tokyobabe2040: I dunno if it's old English or not, but thanks for the compliment! I wanna keep going!
Dawnslight: Thanks for the nice review! Oh, and I tried to send you the chapter like you requested but it didn't get through. I hope the next three work! Oh, and since this is AU, there might be a little OOC. If there is, sorry. Oh well!
No one needs to know: Uh huh read the rest before you comment. Thanks. Note that I drop it after that chapter? Plus, don't you think you could be a little kinder to a newbie such as myself? Please try to look past that and see the story for what it really is next time.
Thanks to all who reviewed! I love you guys, and I hope you like this chapter as much as the last!