Chapter 4
One year later…
During the past year, after many dates of sparring and training, Pan and Trunks were as close as you could get without any love tied in…something Trunks hated
'Dammit Trunks, pull yourself together…you're only asking her to'
"Hey, Trunks" Pan grinned, still loving the fact that she could call him by his first name
"Oh, hello Panny" He chuckled, feeling slightly nervous "What's up"
"Ok, what's wrong" She asked, sitting on the edge of the window where she had come in
"Nothing's wrong" He grinned, timidly, rubbing the back of his neck
"Ok, now I know something's wrong" She frowned, putting her hands on her hips "Come on Trunks, you can tell me. I am you're best friend after all
'Again with the friend word' "I…err…was wondering…you know…about the ball coming up…"
"Yesss" Pan urged for him to continue
"Do you want to go…with me I mean…" He said in a rush, closing his eyes to await the rejection
"Ok" She shrugged, as if it was no big deal
"Ok? You mean you'll go?" He asked, cracking one eye open
"Sure" She replied, tucking her hair back behind her ear "I've been meaning to talk to you about doing something else than sparring every time we hang out"
"Ok…" He sighed, visibly relieved by her answer "Thank you"
"Hey, what are friends for" She shrugged, missing the frown he pulled when she said "Does this mean I have to go shopping?"
"Shopping?" Bra perked, rushing into the room "Who said shopping? Can I go?"
"Er…just talking about the ball" Pan answered, cautiously "That's all"
"OOoooo" Bra squealed, clapping her hands together "My brother asked you to the ball?"
"Yes…" Pan replied, warily
"Then you MUST come shopping with mother and me! We'll make you look like a REAL princess, not just a prince's girlfriend" Bra smiled, dragging Pan from the room
"I'm not his girlfriend" Pan explained with a blush
"Oh get over yourself" Bra dismissed, waving a hand "Stop acting like teenagers and start acting like the adults you are! Its plain obvious how you feel about him and how he-"
"What you saying to her Bra?" Trunks asked, catching up with the two
"Oh, nothing…just girl talk, ya know" Bra coughed, sheepishly, still dragging Pan along the corridors "Now, leave us Trunks, for we are going SHOPPING!"
"But the ball is months away
"1 and a half MONTHS actually" Bra grinned, evilly "Besides, do you want to go when everyone else is shopping?"
Sighed in defeat, Pan succumbed to Bra's wishes, as she was dragged to the study to plan their…shopping trip.
"Like I said five minutes ago" Pan fumed, throwing out another dress "NO PINK!"
"Geez" Bra huffed, handing it to the shop assistant "And it only had a small amount of pink on it"
"THE WHOLE DRESS WAS PINK!" Pan yelled through the changing room door
"Alright, alright, calm it" Bra blew a piece of hair from her forehead "Right try this one on"
"I don't see why I cant just make one myself" Pan retorted, reaching out for the dress Bra was holding
"Because, my friend" Bra explained, leaning against the wall and examining her nails "You only have a few weeks to make one…barely enough time"
"I can do it" Pan replied as she pulled the dress over her
"Yeah and I'm the princess of Veget- Wait, I am! Silly me!" Bra exclaimed and Pan rolled her eyes, appearing at the door of the changing room, clad in a dress "Oh honey, you look amazing!"
"Whatever" Pan pouted, not liking how much cleavage the dress showed. She tugged at the sides, trying to loosen its grip on her and pulled up the front, trying to cover up more of her chest.
"Stop fiddling with it!" Bra screamed, slapping Pan's hands away "Its perfect"
"I suppose" Pan muttered, looking at herself in the mirror "It's the best one we've seen today"
"How much?" Bra asked the shop assistant as Pan went back into the cubicle to change
"£4,600" The woman smiled at Bra, her hands tucked neatly behind her
'Whoa' Pan eyes widened, nearly bulging out their sockets 'I can't afford that!'
"Don't worry, Pan, my treat" Bra grinned, pulling out her credit card "Like I would let my future sister-in-law pay for her own gift"
"Gift? Sister-in-law?" Pan blinked, appearing with the dress in hand
"Oh, Trunks said he should pay for the dress…didn't he tell you?" Bra asked, as she paid the woman
"He failed to mention it…" Pan replied, jamming her hands into her pockets "What about the sister-in-law comment? Please don't tell me he said that too you"
"No, of course not" Bra grinned, shoving the card back into her bag "I just know you will be…sister intuition"
"Whatever" Pan replied with a roll of her eyes "So, we done?"
"Nope" Bra grinned, tottering out the shop "We're got shoes, jewellery, underwear-"
"UNDERWEAR?" Pan screamed, gaining the attention of other shoppers
"Yeah" Bra replied, oblivious to the stares they were getting "Got to look good under the dress as well"
Pan sighed, following Bra through the mall as more things they needed was ticked off
"make-up, hair accessories-"
'This had better be worth all of this' Pan thought, ignoring Bra
"nail appointments, Hair appointments as well-"
'Trunks had better be worth it…'
After an arrogant comment to his training partner, the prince left his training area, a towel wrapped lazily around his neck
"Hey Trunks" Goten smiled, jogging up to Trunks. Pan and Trunks were not the only two who's friendship had blossomed over the year. After numerous visit from Pan's uncle and Trunks' sister, the four had a great friendship…it was just some were more close than others.
"Hey Goten" Trunks called back, clapping Goten on the back "What's up"
"Ohh…nothing. Just finding a date for the ball" Goten mumbled, rubbing the back of his head
"Yeah, have fun with my sister" Trunks teased, laughing at the slight blush appearing on Goten's face.
"I will" Goten replied, still smiling
All of a sudden, Trunk's face darkened, a deep scowl appearing on his face "Hurt her and you will die"
"Ok" Goten coughed, nervously "Dude, I wont hurt her. Promise. Besides I love her too much to harm her"
"Ok" Trunks chirped
"You are waayy too over protective" Goten comment "So, who you bringing"
"Pan" Trunks grinned, looking highly pleased with him
Now it was Goten's turn to switch. Before Trunks could blink, Goten had him pinned to a wall, hand to Trunk's throat, adding pressure to it quickly "Hurt her" He growled, pressing harder "And you will have you, Gohan, Goku, Chi-chi and Videl after you"
"Now look who's being over-protective" Trunks coughed, regretting his comment as soon as Goten's hand added more pressure to his neck "Dude, I wont hurt her…I love her too much"
"Glad we got that settled" Goten grinned, dropping Trunks to the floor "Well, I gotta go, dinner's nearly ready. See ya around Trunks"
"Yeah" Trunks echoed, rubbing his neck "See ya"
