Disclaimer – No no and no!!! Why must you torture me like this??? (cries)
A/N: Hi! coolkitty2 here! Thanx Thanx THANX!!! I luved your reviews!!! You guys are too much really! . hehe Here's a brand new chappie for you!!! Sorry for the wait, I got the flu...heh heh sorry! I can't help it though!!!
Ages – Pan 20 Trunks 28 Bra 21 Goten 27 Marron 22 Uub 27
Reminder – "blah" means speak 'blah' means thoughts ---o--- means flashbacks
Reviewers – Sorry for the confusion! For those of you who misunderstood the last chappie, here's the explanation : Trunks is going to make Pan live with the Briefs for about a month and the only way to make her cooperate is to strap that little ki bracelet on to make her fall asleep, then he takes her away, get it? hehe
THANX AGAIN WONDERFUL REVIEWERS! XDNow on with the chappie!
Melting Ice
Chapter 4 – Another Lifestyle"NO! LET GO OF ME!!!" The ebony haired girl screamed as she felt arms holding her back. She then turned her head to see an ominous looking tunnel...but then as she kept on staring forward, she could make out a small light at the end. She was about to run to it when dark arms wrapped around her body and held her back with such strength that even she, Pan 1/4th saiyin couldn't escape.
She screamed for help several times but to no avail...no one came. Images of people began to flash before her eyes.
She could see her parents who walked right past her without giving a glance her way. She yelled for them, but they kept walking and soon disappeared into the darkness.
Next, she saw Bra, Marron and Uub all laughing as they passed right by her, giving her the same treatment as her parents. Again, she pleaded for help, but they didn't even turn back and they vanished right before her eyes.
Again, two other people went by her...it was Uncle Goten and Trunks. Her voice too hoarse to shout out to them, she struggled against the iron grip and managed to free an arm, she waved it back and forth with tear-streaked eyes. Her chocolate brown eyes of hers flashed a look of hurt as they too were overtaken by the darkness.
Her frail body drooped and she could feel the arms starting to loosen its grip...but she didn't care...no one was coming to the rescue anyway...she was left alone...cast away...independent and perhaps for all eternity...
Then, an image of her grandpa Goku flashed quickly before her eyes...the helpless tears cascaded down all at once onto the dark and cold ground. Her body slumped down to the icy floor and she cried and cried...waiting and wanting for someone to come and comfort her...as she carelessly tried to wipe away some of her tears, she noticed the darkness looming over her...getting closer and closer...
Her eyes shut tight as she curled herself into a ball and rocked her body back and forth...a few muffled cries echoed in a distance...that was her last sound as the darkness covered her also... but then...she could have sworn that warming arms wrapped themselves around her at the last moment before she was engulfed into the darkness...
-x-
Trunks laid in his bedroom calmly reading a book when he heard soft cries emitting from the room beside him.
'Pan.' He instantly thought as he climbed off of his bed and ran out his door. He quickly knocked the guestroom door open and made his way towards the bed. There, Pan slept...
It seemed like she was having a nightmare, she was sweating and her face looked as white as the sheet that was covering her. He quickly discarded it, thinking that it would add to the heat and make her even warmer than she should be. He ignored the small blush that was painted across his cheeks as he sat near her side. He knew that he shouldn't be staring but...what harm could it do and besides...he needed to watch over her as she slept.
Who knows what she might do while having a terrible dream...
Hearing another muffled sound, he gazed down at her pale face, she shivered slightly and small tears found their way down her cheeks. His eyes saddened as he stared at her...she must be having a horrible nightmare...after all that she's been through... he needed to do something, he couldn't stand feeling helpless!
Before he could carefully plan about his actions, he found himself wrapping his arms around her body. This movement made his face heat up. He quickly took deep calming and fast breaths to get the warmth from his neck and up to cool down. He couldn't let his mother or sister see him like this because he knew that he would never hear the end of it...
A slight stirring made his skin jump as he looked down to find himself staring into dark brown eyes. A silent staring contest carried on for about five seconds until the girl's face contorted into fury and horror as she picked herself off of his lap and pushed him away.
Trunks cautiously backed away as he took a big gulp, expecting the worst. Pan just stood on the bed, shaking. Her mouth opened a few times already, but the words wouldn't come out; to state it simply, she was speechless until...Trunks took a small step towards her...
"BAKA!!!!!!"
-x-
"Trunks what's going – Oh Pan! You're awake!" Bra exclaimed gleefully as she skipped her way towards the shaking girl.
Pan eyes averted from Trunks' crystal ones and landed on the shining aqua haired girl. Her dark eyes became wide as the girl approached them.
"Gosh Pan!!! Your face looks so flushed!!! Here let me feel your forehead..." Bra smiled gently as she lightly pressed her palm against the area between her friend's eyes and hair.
Trunks noted that the ebony haired girl flinched at her touch and quickly backed away, which he knew inflicted some hurt towards his little sister. Bra just stood there, a little surprised with Pan's sudden movement and smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry Pan, I was thinking straight. I'll go get my mom okay? I think you have a slight cold so she'll know what to do...I'll be back momentarily!"
"Bra...! Wait-"Trunks began as he walked towards his sister.
"It's alright Trunks, I'll go fetch mommy, Pan...needs you at the moment, so look after her for me!" And with that, the aqua haired girl dashed away from sight and down the hallway.
Trunks ran a hand threw his hair, he grinned slightly...his sister sure was a good actress...
-x-
'I was way out of line! How can I just pounce on her like that??? I mean...she isn't even back to herself yet! Argh! I'm a complete baka to think that she would react like she would always do when I hug her!!! She would just smile that silly smile of hers and hug me back just as fiercely...or she would just gasp for breath...heh I remember how her face would turn different shades...'
Bra stopped in mid-stroll as she buried her face into her hands. She really missed Pan! She wanted her back here, talking with her, laughing with her and just being silly Pan. And she knew that Marron wanted the same as well...
She never knew that the loss of a friend was so painful...well Pan wasn't dead but she was gone. Her spirit...the fighter and loving girl were both loss.
Her family and the people close to her...they were tearing apart right in front of her...
'Don't you realize this Pan...? Don't you notice that everyone is worried sick about you??? Do you even care??? Oh Dende Pan...please come back to us...'
Bra wiped the stray tears left on her cheeks and quickly regained her composure as well as her hopes. She didn't have to worry anymore...her older brother was here...he would set things right again...she knew he would! He just had to!
She forced a laugh and a convinced grin and set out again for her mother.
-x-
When Bra left the guestroom, an awkward silence pended between the two.
Trunks, who happened to recall his little moment where he pulled her into his arms was speechless out of embarrassment.
On the other hand, Pan was just feeling irritable and a bit...guilty? GUILTY??? Out of all the emotions she could be feeling at the time...she just had to feel guilty?! She moved on and didn't need anyone's sympathy! And that included Bra's.
But for some reason, the guilt remained and the ebony haired girl suddenly felt sorry for Bra...
...N-no! She couldn't be feeling sorry for anyone!!! They all turned against her!!! Every single one of them did! And she would never forgive them! Especially her grandfather...who left just like that! How could he??? How dare he just leave her like this???
Pan knew that she was being selfish but...she decided to ignore that. All that mattered right now...all that she wanted at the moment was to away from everything. She wanted to be by herself...just herself and nobody else.
She didn't want to trust anyone again...they would all just leave her in the end. Just like her grandpa Goku. No one understood her, no one...and therefore she was her only company. But that would be alright, besides...her own self would never betray her.
And then...he just had to break the silence and her thoughts...
"Um...so...how are you feeling?" Trunks asked her as he started to pluck up his courage.
Oh yes...there was still someone in the room besides herself...
"I'm fine." Was her short reply. The little icy tone which added to her response made every bone in his body shake and wobble. Was this really Pan? The gentle kid who he had played with before??? A pang of hurt ran sharply through his heart as he stared at her.
"...Stop staring at me!" Pan yelled obviously annoyed.
"Ah! Sorry, sorry!" Trunks said as he waved his hands in front of him. Jeez, there was no need for an outburst...
"All everyone does is stare at me nowadays, it's really starting to tick me off!" She muttered as she brought her knees up to her chest.
"What was that...?"
"None of your business!"
Trunks gave her an apologetic smile and walked towards her side of the bed. He kneeled down and sat there quietly. Every few seconds, he would glance up at her...only to face a scowl...
Why was she so...mad at him? He meant well!!!! Well besides the kidnapping part...technically it wasn't! He got permission from Gohan and Videl...but then again...he didn't ask for her opinion on all of this...but if he asked her...she wouldn't have agreed anyway! She would have probably go berserk on him...and he didn't need any of that...
All he wanted was for things to go back to the way they were before...was that too much to ask? He still hadn't figured out why Pan had turned on everyone else...he knew it had something to do with Goku...but why would she also have a grudge against everybody too? It just didn't make any sense...either that or he was dense...
He knew that he wouldn't achieve anything if he just sat around all day...he had to do something. Anything at least!
"Um...Pan?" Trunks suddenly asked, causing Pan to jump a little at the sound if his voice.
"What?" She replied facing him, she gave up the silent treatment a few minutes ago...she was kind of tired of ignoring everyone...and she had to admit...she felt really lonely...
"Are you hungry?" He questioned, then mentally hitting himself over the lame question. 'Trunks you baka...'
Pan cocked her head to one side. Trunks felt himself smiling at her for a second of two...it reminded him of some brief memories of Pan's childhood. When she was still little, she would cock her head to one side like that when someone asked her a question. She would only do that when she began to think over something...
"Actually...I am..." Pan answered.
"Really?" Was Trunks' surprised reply, a grin found its way to his lips. "I'll go bring you up something to eat okay? You just stay put."
"But I-"Pan began but Trunks had already stood up and headed for the door. Before leaving, he glanced back at Pan and smiled gently,
"It's no big deal, just rest up Panny."
And without another word, he closed the door softly leaving Pan, once again alone. She sighed and slumped back against the pillow. She closed her eyes and started thinking over his words. A warm sensation ran through her body when he said "Panny". It felt so...loving...
Pan opened her eyes in realization. She quickly slapped both side of her cheeks and scolded herself mentally.
'What am I thinking??? Just because he called me 'Panny' gets me so worked up...! W-why...and how??? My parents called me that but...it just isn't the same...argh! I probably have a fever or something...yeah that's it! A fever! Oh...he's going to pay for calling me Panny! He has no right! The first thing I'll tell him when he enters this room is that he is forbidden to call me by that nickname! Yeah...then I can find some way to escape this place...'
The girl nodded, agreeing with her decision and searched around the room for an easy exit. ...aha!!!
Her dark eyes landed upon a window situated on the left side of the room. She jumped off the bed and scurried towards the opportunity of escape. Pan observed it, and frowned at her misfortune.
'Darn it! It has a lock!!! Hmm...maybe I should just blast it! Yeah...oh but then everyone would probably hear the loud noise...ah...but when there's a lock...there's a key. Should I sneak out and try to find it now? ...no...probably not...besides, Trunks is coming back soon...with dinner and I'm hungry so, maybe I should wait until everyone's asleep then find the key and get freedom at the same time!'
Pan thought over her plan carefully and after a few minutes, she considered that it would all work out. Oh, but that left only one thing...where was she to look for a small object such as a key in a huge building like Capsule Corp...
A/N : Is it okay? Hmm...I looked over it and it seems...good... I just hope that you guys would like it!!! ) Pleaz, if you like it and would want to give me some advice or praise...REVIEW!!! REVIEW!!! REVIEW!!! Just press that little angel-of-a-button and voila!!! Easy peasy!!! I'll update soon! Bies for now!!!
-coolkitty2