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I Love You Chapter 15 The Hurtful Truth

Trunks couldn't help but have an uneasy feeling after what had happened earlier. Why did Pan look so.. sad?... Maybe she's not lying... Trunks shook his head. But that can't be true! Paris loves me.. And I love her..

A voice rang in his head. No you don't.

What? Who are you?

I'm your conscious and I'm telling you this: You don't love Paris.

Yes I do.

No you don't.

Yes I do.

NO. You don't. You love someone else.

Who?

You know whom..

No I don't.. I mean.. I love Paris.

Think again.

"ARGH!" Trunks screamed out loud. "I can't believe I'm arguing with myself!" Then he quickly swooped down to the city and just decided to clear his mind by walking around the city.

Meanwhile..

Pan walked around a central park aimlessly. Her face showed no emotion. Only dried tears and more fresh ones continued to fall. She didn't sob however. They were silent tears of her soul crying out. She continued waking and sat on a swing and just sat there rocking back and forth slightly.

A few minutes later, she felt someone push her swing to make it move a little higher. She still held no emotion whatsoever and just turned her head to the person pushing her swing. It was Ryan. Upon looking at her, he stopped pushing her swing immediately and stopped it instead. "P..Pan?.. Y..You're.. crying.. Are you alright?..."

Pan stared at Ryan. Then, she smiled and shook her head sideways. Suddenly, her tears started to flow more freely and a sound escaped her mouth. It was a slight whimper. Starting off as a small whimper, it turned into a heavy cry. In a split second, big arms wrapped around her in a hug, getting her out of the swing.

Pan didn't care. She needed to cry and she felt safe to in Ryan's arms.

Ryan, having no clue what happened to Pan, just rubbed her back in circles with one hand soothingly. His other arm was around her waist, holding on tightly. He also whispered comforting words in her ear, trying to calm her down.

After a while, Pan had calmed down a little. They both sat at an empty grass space by a nearby oak tree. Pan sighed softly. "Feeling better?.."

Pan smiled and nodded. "Yeah. Thanks Ryan.."

He smiled back and replied, "No problem."

Then, it was quiet again.

"Pan?.. Do you mind telling me what happened?. You don't have to if you don't want to though.."

Pan didn't answer him directly. Instead, she asked a question of her own. "Have you ever been in love Ryan?.. Have you ever been in love and got hurt from it?.." She whispered softly.

Ryan kept his surprise back a little and answered her. "I already am in love Pan...." Suddenly she felt him tighten his arms around her a little more. She gasped inwardly, putting two and two together. "Y..You do?.." She turned around to look at him.

He stared into her charcoal eyes intensely and she was drawn into his own eyes. "Yeah.." He barely let out.

She felt her face growing hot and getting closer to his face. The two of them got closer and closer until their lips were an inch apart.

All of a sudden, Pan backed away, realizing what she was doing, her face red. She turned her head and whispered, "Sorry.."

He smiled sadly. "It's alright.."

Pan didn't know what to say. "Ryan I.."

But he beat her to it. "Pan I'm in love with you."

Even if she had already figured it out, hearing it from him out loud still shocked her. "Y..You do?... B..But.."

He silenced her by putting his finger on her lips. "Shh.. It's okay if you don't feel the same.. I'll wait for you forever..." He leaned in a little more until their faces were close once again. This time, the gap between them closed. It was a short and sweet kiss. They came apart and just stared in each other's eyes.

"Ryan.. I..I like you.. a lot.. I really do.. but I can't say I love you.. at least not yet.."

"It's okay Pan.. I'll wait for you.. until you're ready.."

She smiled and hugged him. They stayed like that for a short while.

While all of this was going on, a certain lavender-haired man was walking down the street in West City, thinking. M..Maybe.. I should just go see Paris..

Resting on his decision, he got out his air car and drove to Paris' apartment. On the drive there, Trunks had a strange feeling in him he couldn't figure out. About fifteen minutes later, he arrived at Paris' apartment. He got out of his car and walked up the front door steps. He walked in and found the right door. It was locked. Good thing I have a spare key, he thought.

Trunks got his spare key and opened the door slowly. It looked as if no one was inside. Trunks was about to leave but he felt more than one human ki's. Suspicious, he walked towards the energy signal. It was coming from the bedroom. Is she really chea.. No..

Without making any accusations, Trunks walked as quietly as he could and opened the door to the bedroom slowly and quietly.

There he saw on the bed, a lump. But he wasn't relieved because the lump was too big for it be one person. Pan was right...

Trunks walked a little bit closer. It was true. There was the proof. On his girlfriend's bed is she herself and another man, naked underneath the sheets. Trunks was deciding to whether to confront Paris right then and there or wait until another time. Then, he had the perfect idea to confront her and now was not the time.

As quietly as he could, he walked out of Paris' apartment as quietly as he came in. Before he left, he left his spare key in the kitchen. Without another glance back, he hurried out of the building and to his car. He felt his heart break into millions of pieces. He thought she loved him. He gave her everything she wanted. He didn't understand what went wrong. Then it struck him that she must have been using him the whole time. His friends were right when they said all she wanted was money. She had always asked for him to buy her something and it was never inexpensive. How could I have been so foolish?

Trunks drove throughout the city until he came to a club. He stopped there to buy some drinks. With the blasting music, it droned out most of his distressful thoughts and he just drank all night.

By past midnight, he left the club and flew back to Capsule Corps in his drunken state. He stumbled into the house without a care and woke up a certain cerulean-haired girl in the house.

Bra eyes fluttered open and yawned. She looked at her clock and it read 1:24 AM. What's that noise? She climbed out of bed and went downstairs into the living room.

She gasped sharply at the sight. There was Trunks, drunk, passed out on the couch. I'm guessing this is the result of the "news", Bra thought. She groaned. It was going to be hard to get him upstairs without her parents knowing. If Vegeta found out, Trunks would be dead. Once again, it was up to her, to save her brother's sorry butt. Then again.. If I let Daddy kill Trunks, a certain friend of mine wouldn't be so happy.. She thought jokingly. Even though this wasn't a joking situation.

Bra sighed and walked towards her brother. Ew he stinks of alcohol... Oh Trunks.. What did you do to yourself... If u weren't saiyjin, you'd get one heck of hangover in the morning.. But considering how much you drank.. Maybe you will..

She braced herself and took her brother's arm and put it around her shoulder. He mumbled to himself. "Pan... was right..." Bra gasped. So he must have not believed her.. Then ran away and found out the truth the hard way... sigh.. which also means.. he hurt Pan for the millionth time.. I swear how can she put up with him.

Bra lifted Trunks up and carried his body on top of her. And instead of walking up the long stairway, she floated up so no squeaking of the stairs could be heard. She went to Trunks' room and dropped her "dear" brother on his bed. "The things I do for you," whispered Bra, shaking her head. Then, she left his room and went to her own bedroom. She went to her bathroom first to wash herself some then went back to bed.

During all of this.. Pan and Ryan were still at the park.

Pan woke up and found herself in someone's arms. She jerked wide awake then, remembering what had happened earlier. Oh my gosh.. Daddy's going to kill me..

Ryan started to wake up also. "Is it morning?.." He mumbled.

"I don't know Ryan.. But Daddy is going to be so mad at me.. I'm sure it's past midnight... We must have fallen asleep.. I have to go.." Pan began to stand up.

Ryan also stood up. "Wait Pan. Do you have a ride?"

Pan opened her mouth to say she could fly, but Ryan doesn't know that. "I..I.. uhh.."

"Come one.. I'll drive you home.." Ryan offered.

Pan didn't argue; she was still tired. "Alright."

In a matter a minutes, they got inside Ryan's car and he drove her to her house. When they arrived, the house seemed dark and empty. Ryan spoke first. "No one seems to be home Pan.."

Pan burrowed her eyebrows. "You're right.. No one DOES seem to be home... I'll go check.."

"I'll come with you."

Pan shook her head. "No Ryan.. Just incase they are home.. You should stay out here.."

"Alright Pan. I'll wait for you here.."

She nodded and walked towards her house. The front door was locked –obviously, she thought- so she got her keys and unlocked it and went inside. She didn't notice this before, but she didn't her parent's ki's anywhere. She went to the kitchen and turned on the lights. On the refrigerator, there was a note from Videl. A note..

Dear Panny,

Your dad and I had to go to an emergency meeting. It's noon and I know you're at school right now and I'm probably guessing you'll go to Capsule Corps after school also and that's fine. We'll be home in three days. I'll call daily to check up on you but I know you can take care of yourself. And you can always call Grandma Chi Chi or Bulma if you have any problems. Bye sweetheart.

Love, Mom and Dad

After rereading the note from her parents three times, Pan thought to herself. Daddy and Mom won't be home until three more days.. If it wasn't for that emergency meeting at NOON.. I would be grounded for life right now..

Then she remembered Ryan waiting for her outside. She went to where Ryan was parked and told him what she had found. "That's a good thing right?" Ryan asked. Pan laughed softly for the first time in hours. "Yeah.. They won't know I was gone almost the whole night.. So I won't be grounded for life.." She smiled. "I guess I better go inside now.. Bye Ryan.. Thanks for everything."

"Pan wait.." Ryan got out of his car and walked closer to Pan. "Are you.. still up for the movies tomorrow.. or I mean.. tonight.. because it's past midnight.."

"Oh my gosh! That means we have school in a few hours!"

Ryan laughed quietly. Then Pan answered his question. "Um Ryan.. I'll still go to the movies with you.. tonight.." "Are you sure? You don't have to if you feel too tired.. We could go tomorrow night.." Pan walked closer to him and hugged him. "It's alright.."

Ryan in return hugged her back and whispered in her ear, "I'll pick you up at seven.. bye.. I love you.."

Pan blushed and let go. "Bye.."

With that, Ryan got to his car and drove away.

School in a few hours... It's going to be hell...

Yay! Done with another chapter! Now I will be working on the next chapter! RR please and I'll update! thanks again to everyone for the great reviews! I'm glad you like this story so far!
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