A/N- So sorry about not updating this in a while. I've been so terribly
busy though that is no excuse what so ever. Anyways I'm sorry but you'll
get to see what in heavens name Marron was planning later. Right now we're
going back to the present. Without further to do.
Love & Betrayal
Chapter five: With Every Action There's A Reaction
No one had questions. Everyone was too shocked. So Bulma thought it would be best if everyone who wasn't dressed get ready. Giving a little time for all the surprises to sink in and for Pan to prepare to drown in questions. Bulma sighed as everyone left the kitchen except for Bra, Trunks, Pan, Vegeta, and herself.
"This wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." Pan said more to herself than to anyone as she took a seat at the table.
"What do you mean?" Bulma questioned raising an eyebrow. "Well... I thought that mom and grandma was gonna yell at me and dad would hit me up side the head... But I think it's safe to say that hit will be delayed." Pan replied as she sat back in her chair and closed her eyes.
"True." Bulma agreed. "Well it's great to have you back Pan. Come on Vegeta." Bulma ordered as she left. "I'm not a dog woman. And as for you meet me in the desert at sunset." Vegeta said as he looked at Pan then got up and left. Pan smiled. She had missed them so much. Made her wonder for a bit why she had even left. A short image of the past though did remind her and she shook her head vigorously to try and shake the memory.
"Pan are you alright?" Bra asked as she notice her friends actions. "Yeah...yeah I am fine." Pan stated as she held her head. Once she was sure that she was together again she looked up at Trunks who hadn't said a thing since she had walked in through the door. He stared back at her as if he was in a trance.
As Trunks watched her the eerie feeling from before vanished more so did it leave when he saw her face for the first time in six years. She changed a lot, but before when he opened the door he only saw the young, sweet 16-year-old who left everyone's heart. He now noticed the beautiful young woman before him.
He also noticed that the missing chunk of his heart returned just by looking into those raven eyes of hers he so longly wished to see. Sure he could of look at his dad eyes or even Goten's, but Pan's was different. Those were eyes that just about knew all. They could tell when you lie and they could make you fearful of her or happy to be around her in a way.
But Trunks was thrown from his thoughts by a question. "So how have ya'll been?" "Completely miserable. We missed you too much. But I wish I could say the same for Kial or Marron. After they came out of the hospital a few days after you left Marron was jumping up and down with joy when the other weren't around except for me, Trunks, Uub, and Goten. Kial seemed a bit relieved, but more sadden. But Marron had to go back into the hospital because Uub and me kicked her ass again when we were in the parking lot. She was singing and cheering you were gone." Bra reported.
"I figured she'd be happy." Pan said sourly as she rolled her eyes and sighed. Marron just never learned. She was about as smart as a bag of rocks.
"Hey Bra can you give me a hand up here!" Bulma yelled from the upstairs. Bra made a pouting face before she answered her mother.
"Be right up!" Bra called. And with that she rose from her seat and gave Pan a hug. "I'm just so happy you're back!" She screeched. 'Not as Happy as I am.' Trunks and Pan thought at the same time, though they didn't hear each other. "When we get the chance we got to catch up okay?" Bra said as she reluctantly headed to leave to the upstairs.
"Yes, I'll look forward to it." Pan said with a sweet innocent smile. Bra returned the smile and left. Trunks heart soared to see Pan and his sister smile. For the past six years Bra's smile were scattered and you'd do good just getting one smile out of her a month.
Though he was happier seeing Pan's smile. Not her famous Son inherited smile, but her own sweet, unique smile that was a killer on Christmas and birthday times. It was so warming and inviting. Sure to make you forget about a bad day.
'If only it could make you forget about a six years worth of pain.' He thought. This time Pan heard him and turned her attention to him.
"My have you changed." Pan spoke not teasingly or insultingly, but more like she almost had the wind knocked out of her. Which was true. His lavender hair had grown some. To his shoulders in fact. His muscles were bigger and well toned.
And with his new look and muscles you'd have thought your opinion about him being dangerously hot would change. But then again his body looked perfectly sculpt for the new look though. His muscles weren't huge and hulky looking, but they weren't small either.
And over 6 years time you'd thought he'd look a tad bit older. But, in fact he looked the opposite. Younger than what he did. (Which by the way got a lot of women at work sending him junk loads of fan mail. ^^)
But, just like Trunks, Pan's thoughts were interrupted with a question. "Did you miss up?" "Huh? What?" Pan said snapping out of her own little world. "I said did you miss us when you were gone?" (A/N- to be fairly honest that's sugar coded for did you miss me.)
"Everyday... There hasn't been one moment that I never thought of what you guys were doing. Half the time just to make time fly I would try to guess what you guys would be doing around a certain time of the day." She replied a bid sadly like a little kid apologizing before they got their punishment. She rested her elbows on the table and leaned forward a bit.
She starred at the table. A little ashamed to even look at him. Then she smiled a little as she spoke.
"There was times when I would stay up at night and stare at the stars and wonder if you all were looking up a the stars too." (A/N- all pig Latin for 'what would ~you~ be doing at a certain time' and 'if ~you~ were looking at the same stars'.)
Trunks got a smile on his face too. One reason being is he would do the same thing on nights he couldn't sleep himself. "You know I'm not the only one that changed in this room. And I know you know what I mean Panny." They laughed, but Pan still didn't look up.
Trunks couldn't take her not looking at him. SO he got up and sat down in the empty chair next to her that Bra sat in before. Pan eyed him as he walked around the table, but lowered her gaze as he sat next to her. She turned her head in the other direction slowly. "No...don't" Trunks called softly.
Trunks carefully reached out and gently grabbed her chin. Then just as gently turned her head to face him and lifted it so he could see her eyes.
Pan' s heart beated so rapidly that she was sure it was gonna pound out of her chest.
For what seemed to be the longest moment they starred into one another's eyes. Trunks lightly traced Pan's lips with his thumb. Just a soft father-like feeling. It was practically brain boggling to Pan. As for Trunks his mind fried. He didn't know why he was doing this. His hands were working on their own accord.
Once Trunks stopped tracing her lips with the same hand he cupped her right cheek.
+ Upstairs (going back a little bit) +
"When we get the chance we got to catch up okay?" Bra said as she reluctantly headed to the upstairs. "Yes, I'll look forward to it." Pan said with a sweet innocent smile. Bra returned the smile and left. "Ya mom what do you need help with?" Bra called out as she climbed to the top of the stairs.
"Shhh." Bulma blurted out. Bulma grabbed Bra and pulled her down hallway so that she was sure she wouldn't be heard by Pan or Trunks.
"Mom what are you doing? Why are you pulling me down the-" Bra was cut off. "Look try to keep everyone in the guest rooms up here." "But why?" Bra questioned. "Pan and Trunks need a moment alone." Bulma replied. "But that's not fair to the rest of us!" Bra whined.
"Think about it! If Videl was able to smile and for once in a long time your father would actually give up a meal to train maybe...just maybe our old Trunks will come back home too from just being around Pan." Bulma explained as if the reason was so obvious.
"I still don't understand mom." "Later on today Bra I'll show you what's going on and what I'm up to." Bulma said. Bra didn't answer. She just nodded her head. "But that still leaves 2 questions mom. How do I keep them upstairs and what if they take the elevator?" "Just do your best dear." Bulma stated growing impatient.
"But them what are you doing to do?" "Don't worry about me. Just do what I say!" Bulma said raising her voice a little bit. "But why can't dad?" Bra whined. "Bra I already told you. SO go on already." Bulma said a bit aggravated. Then she walked off into the hallway.
Bra sighed heavily as she closed her eyes for a brief second. "Hey Hon." Goten said as he walked passed Bra and was now on the stairs. "Hey sweetie." She replied then it dawned on her. 'Oh no!' "Goten wait!" Bra yelled in a hushed matter. But he was already at the bottom of the stairs.
Then Bra did the only thing she could think of to grab his attention. She threw herself down the stairs. "Ahhh!" She screamed just loud enough t reach Goten's ears. Goten turned to see her tumble and roll all the way down the on flight of hard smooth concrete stairs. (It didn't hurt Bra too bad 'cause she levitated herself off the ground all the way down. SO if anything she would've just got a bruise from hitting the edge of the stair.) Goten dashed over to her aid.
"Oh my god are you okay Bra?" Goten gasped.
+ Back in the Kitchen +
Slowly Trunks and Pan's face inched closer and closer. But when they heard Goten call out to Bra they quickly backed away and went to see what was the problem. "Hey what's going on?" Trunks asked a bit concern.
"Oh a nothing I just tipped and fell that all." Bra replied as she sat up, but squinted one eye and rushed a hand to her back. Pan examined Bra then she touched a spot on Bra arm.
"Ow! That hurts!" Bra whined at Pan's assault. "It's gonna be bruised tomorrow. That's all the damage I can see." Pan reported.
"But how do you know? It's not even a different color yet?" Goten questioned scratching his head. "I was thought how to see or tell how to see bruises." Pan simply replied. Just then Marron and Kial came down stairs.
"Well, well what's going on?" Marron asked in a singsong voice. She closed her eyes for a brief second and everyone (A/N- including Kial) rolled their eyes.
"Non of your business!" Bra, Goten, and Trunks hollered. Marron could've toppled over from the volume. Marron notice Pan didn't respond or even change her expressions when she came. 'Something must be up. I better poke around to see what's her deal.' Marron thought.
"What's the matter Pan? Can't speak cause your cheeks hurt?" She taunted. "No I can talk." Pan replied simply. 'Mmm... I'll have to try harder.' Marron thought. "Hey Pan can I speak with you? Alone?" Marron asked.
"Look anything you have to say to her you say in front of us. We don't trust you." Goten said a bit coldly. "Yeah the last time you talked to her alone she ended up leaving us for six years." Bra hissed. 'Hopefully I can make her do it again except this time longer.' Marron thought.
"No Uncle Goten...Bra...It will be alright." Pan said as she took a step forward towards Marron. "Are you sure? Remember what happened last time?" Trunks asked her. Pan nodded as the memory of her standing in front of her grandfather's grave crying came to mind. Quickly she dismissed the thought and turned her attention back to Marron.
"I remember, but this bracelet I wear prevents me from getting angry in a way. The only way I can get mad is fi she takes my bracelet off." Pan reported. "Trust me I won't even consider the thought for my life purposes anyways." Marron replied a bit slyly.
"Fine then, but if you do something wrong it so long vacation get- away and hello reserved hospital bed." Bra warned as she eyed Marron as she entered the kitchen followed by the hesitant Goten and Trunks.
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A/N- Sorry chapter was so short, but I'm starting on chapter six so I can get it out a lot sooner than how I got this one out. Um you guys might want to put me on your author's alert so you know when my lazy tail update again because currently I have 10 about to be more fanfics out and updating them all is kind of an arm and a leg. So just to let you know. But you don't have if you don't want to, but like I said if you want to know when this is updated it might be wise of you to put me on author alert. MOVING ON!
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Preview of next chapter!
Marron and Pan go have that discussion and ends with a huge twist. Marron and her family have a private talk witch only feeds her fuel to take out Pan And the Z gang finally gets to their vacation spot.
So don't miss the next exciting chapter of Love and Betrayal!
Peace~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~**~*~*~**~
Love & Betrayal
Chapter five: With Every Action There's A Reaction
No one had questions. Everyone was too shocked. So Bulma thought it would be best if everyone who wasn't dressed get ready. Giving a little time for all the surprises to sink in and for Pan to prepare to drown in questions. Bulma sighed as everyone left the kitchen except for Bra, Trunks, Pan, Vegeta, and herself.
"This wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." Pan said more to herself than to anyone as she took a seat at the table.
"What do you mean?" Bulma questioned raising an eyebrow. "Well... I thought that mom and grandma was gonna yell at me and dad would hit me up side the head... But I think it's safe to say that hit will be delayed." Pan replied as she sat back in her chair and closed her eyes.
"True." Bulma agreed. "Well it's great to have you back Pan. Come on Vegeta." Bulma ordered as she left. "I'm not a dog woman. And as for you meet me in the desert at sunset." Vegeta said as he looked at Pan then got up and left. Pan smiled. She had missed them so much. Made her wonder for a bit why she had even left. A short image of the past though did remind her and she shook her head vigorously to try and shake the memory.
"Pan are you alright?" Bra asked as she notice her friends actions. "Yeah...yeah I am fine." Pan stated as she held her head. Once she was sure that she was together again she looked up at Trunks who hadn't said a thing since she had walked in through the door. He stared back at her as if he was in a trance.
As Trunks watched her the eerie feeling from before vanished more so did it leave when he saw her face for the first time in six years. She changed a lot, but before when he opened the door he only saw the young, sweet 16-year-old who left everyone's heart. He now noticed the beautiful young woman before him.
He also noticed that the missing chunk of his heart returned just by looking into those raven eyes of hers he so longly wished to see. Sure he could of look at his dad eyes or even Goten's, but Pan's was different. Those were eyes that just about knew all. They could tell when you lie and they could make you fearful of her or happy to be around her in a way.
But Trunks was thrown from his thoughts by a question. "So how have ya'll been?" "Completely miserable. We missed you too much. But I wish I could say the same for Kial or Marron. After they came out of the hospital a few days after you left Marron was jumping up and down with joy when the other weren't around except for me, Trunks, Uub, and Goten. Kial seemed a bit relieved, but more sadden. But Marron had to go back into the hospital because Uub and me kicked her ass again when we were in the parking lot. She was singing and cheering you were gone." Bra reported.
"I figured she'd be happy." Pan said sourly as she rolled her eyes and sighed. Marron just never learned. She was about as smart as a bag of rocks.
"Hey Bra can you give me a hand up here!" Bulma yelled from the upstairs. Bra made a pouting face before she answered her mother.
"Be right up!" Bra called. And with that she rose from her seat and gave Pan a hug. "I'm just so happy you're back!" She screeched. 'Not as Happy as I am.' Trunks and Pan thought at the same time, though they didn't hear each other. "When we get the chance we got to catch up okay?" Bra said as she reluctantly headed to leave to the upstairs.
"Yes, I'll look forward to it." Pan said with a sweet innocent smile. Bra returned the smile and left. Trunks heart soared to see Pan and his sister smile. For the past six years Bra's smile were scattered and you'd do good just getting one smile out of her a month.
Though he was happier seeing Pan's smile. Not her famous Son inherited smile, but her own sweet, unique smile that was a killer on Christmas and birthday times. It was so warming and inviting. Sure to make you forget about a bad day.
'If only it could make you forget about a six years worth of pain.' He thought. This time Pan heard him and turned her attention to him.
"My have you changed." Pan spoke not teasingly or insultingly, but more like she almost had the wind knocked out of her. Which was true. His lavender hair had grown some. To his shoulders in fact. His muscles were bigger and well toned.
And with his new look and muscles you'd have thought your opinion about him being dangerously hot would change. But then again his body looked perfectly sculpt for the new look though. His muscles weren't huge and hulky looking, but they weren't small either.
And over 6 years time you'd thought he'd look a tad bit older. But, in fact he looked the opposite. Younger than what he did. (Which by the way got a lot of women at work sending him junk loads of fan mail. ^^)
But, just like Trunks, Pan's thoughts were interrupted with a question. "Did you miss up?" "Huh? What?" Pan said snapping out of her own little world. "I said did you miss us when you were gone?" (A/N- to be fairly honest that's sugar coded for did you miss me.)
"Everyday... There hasn't been one moment that I never thought of what you guys were doing. Half the time just to make time fly I would try to guess what you guys would be doing around a certain time of the day." She replied a bid sadly like a little kid apologizing before they got their punishment. She rested her elbows on the table and leaned forward a bit.
She starred at the table. A little ashamed to even look at him. Then she smiled a little as she spoke.
"There was times when I would stay up at night and stare at the stars and wonder if you all were looking up a the stars too." (A/N- all pig Latin for 'what would ~you~ be doing at a certain time' and 'if ~you~ were looking at the same stars'.)
Trunks got a smile on his face too. One reason being is he would do the same thing on nights he couldn't sleep himself. "You know I'm not the only one that changed in this room. And I know you know what I mean Panny." They laughed, but Pan still didn't look up.
Trunks couldn't take her not looking at him. SO he got up and sat down in the empty chair next to her that Bra sat in before. Pan eyed him as he walked around the table, but lowered her gaze as he sat next to her. She turned her head in the other direction slowly. "No...don't" Trunks called softly.
Trunks carefully reached out and gently grabbed her chin. Then just as gently turned her head to face him and lifted it so he could see her eyes.
Pan' s heart beated so rapidly that she was sure it was gonna pound out of her chest.
For what seemed to be the longest moment they starred into one another's eyes. Trunks lightly traced Pan's lips with his thumb. Just a soft father-like feeling. It was practically brain boggling to Pan. As for Trunks his mind fried. He didn't know why he was doing this. His hands were working on their own accord.
Once Trunks stopped tracing her lips with the same hand he cupped her right cheek.
+ Upstairs (going back a little bit) +
"When we get the chance we got to catch up okay?" Bra said as she reluctantly headed to the upstairs. "Yes, I'll look forward to it." Pan said with a sweet innocent smile. Bra returned the smile and left. "Ya mom what do you need help with?" Bra called out as she climbed to the top of the stairs.
"Shhh." Bulma blurted out. Bulma grabbed Bra and pulled her down hallway so that she was sure she wouldn't be heard by Pan or Trunks.
"Mom what are you doing? Why are you pulling me down the-" Bra was cut off. "Look try to keep everyone in the guest rooms up here." "But why?" Bra questioned. "Pan and Trunks need a moment alone." Bulma replied. "But that's not fair to the rest of us!" Bra whined.
"Think about it! If Videl was able to smile and for once in a long time your father would actually give up a meal to train maybe...just maybe our old Trunks will come back home too from just being around Pan." Bulma explained as if the reason was so obvious.
"I still don't understand mom." "Later on today Bra I'll show you what's going on and what I'm up to." Bulma said. Bra didn't answer. She just nodded her head. "But that still leaves 2 questions mom. How do I keep them upstairs and what if they take the elevator?" "Just do your best dear." Bulma stated growing impatient.
"But them what are you doing to do?" "Don't worry about me. Just do what I say!" Bulma said raising her voice a little bit. "But why can't dad?" Bra whined. "Bra I already told you. SO go on already." Bulma said a bit aggravated. Then she walked off into the hallway.
Bra sighed heavily as she closed her eyes for a brief second. "Hey Hon." Goten said as he walked passed Bra and was now on the stairs. "Hey sweetie." She replied then it dawned on her. 'Oh no!' "Goten wait!" Bra yelled in a hushed matter. But he was already at the bottom of the stairs.
Then Bra did the only thing she could think of to grab his attention. She threw herself down the stairs. "Ahhh!" She screamed just loud enough t reach Goten's ears. Goten turned to see her tumble and roll all the way down the on flight of hard smooth concrete stairs. (It didn't hurt Bra too bad 'cause she levitated herself off the ground all the way down. SO if anything she would've just got a bruise from hitting the edge of the stair.) Goten dashed over to her aid.
"Oh my god are you okay Bra?" Goten gasped.
+ Back in the Kitchen +
Slowly Trunks and Pan's face inched closer and closer. But when they heard Goten call out to Bra they quickly backed away and went to see what was the problem. "Hey what's going on?" Trunks asked a bit concern.
"Oh a nothing I just tipped and fell that all." Bra replied as she sat up, but squinted one eye and rushed a hand to her back. Pan examined Bra then she touched a spot on Bra arm.
"Ow! That hurts!" Bra whined at Pan's assault. "It's gonna be bruised tomorrow. That's all the damage I can see." Pan reported.
"But how do you know? It's not even a different color yet?" Goten questioned scratching his head. "I was thought how to see or tell how to see bruises." Pan simply replied. Just then Marron and Kial came down stairs.
"Well, well what's going on?" Marron asked in a singsong voice. She closed her eyes for a brief second and everyone (A/N- including Kial) rolled their eyes.
"Non of your business!" Bra, Goten, and Trunks hollered. Marron could've toppled over from the volume. Marron notice Pan didn't respond or even change her expressions when she came. 'Something must be up. I better poke around to see what's her deal.' Marron thought.
"What's the matter Pan? Can't speak cause your cheeks hurt?" She taunted. "No I can talk." Pan replied simply. 'Mmm... I'll have to try harder.' Marron thought. "Hey Pan can I speak with you? Alone?" Marron asked.
"Look anything you have to say to her you say in front of us. We don't trust you." Goten said a bit coldly. "Yeah the last time you talked to her alone she ended up leaving us for six years." Bra hissed. 'Hopefully I can make her do it again except this time longer.' Marron thought.
"No Uncle Goten...Bra...It will be alright." Pan said as she took a step forward towards Marron. "Are you sure? Remember what happened last time?" Trunks asked her. Pan nodded as the memory of her standing in front of her grandfather's grave crying came to mind. Quickly she dismissed the thought and turned her attention back to Marron.
"I remember, but this bracelet I wear prevents me from getting angry in a way. The only way I can get mad is fi she takes my bracelet off." Pan reported. "Trust me I won't even consider the thought for my life purposes anyways." Marron replied a bit slyly.
"Fine then, but if you do something wrong it so long vacation get- away and hello reserved hospital bed." Bra warned as she eyed Marron as she entered the kitchen followed by the hesitant Goten and Trunks.
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A/N- Sorry chapter was so short, but I'm starting on chapter six so I can get it out a lot sooner than how I got this one out. Um you guys might want to put me on your author's alert so you know when my lazy tail update again because currently I have 10 about to be more fanfics out and updating them all is kind of an arm and a leg. So just to let you know. But you don't have if you don't want to, but like I said if you want to know when this is updated it might be wise of you to put me on author alert. MOVING ON!
Shout Out! List
I would like to shout out to...
RD- ff.net (Thank you and yes! Glad you likey.),
Myhi- ff.net (Yeah go girl! And yes someone will pay. Glad you likey.),
ladybugg- ff.net( Glad you likey and there will be ~^),
SSJ5Tigger- ff.net (Thanks for the heads up and glad you likey.),
Lonely_Destiny- mm.org (Thanks and glad you likey.)
I would like to thank all of my reviewers and in the end they shall be rewarded for their reviews they give me. It is reviews that make me update faster so do remember that. If you want to be in my shout out list all you have to do is send me a review or an email as feedback and I'll put on my list. Also I answer questions in my shout list so if you have any just ask then in the review or email.
Preview of next chapter!
Marron and Pan go have that discussion and ends with a huge twist. Marron and her family have a private talk witch only feeds her fuel to take out Pan And the Z gang finally gets to their vacation spot.
So don't miss the next exciting chapter of Love and Betrayal!
Peace~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~**~*~*~**~