"Oh my hello Trunks how have you been?" The pretty young blonde asked him.
"Very fine Madeline." The young woman had dated him for a short time before he was to leave for his journey. Madeline seemed interested for a while but the truth came out and all she was really after was his money and the crown.
"It's been so long do you think we can catch up?" she asked attempting to corner him
"Perhaps but for now I must leave you to greet my other wonderfull guests. Well farewell." He left before Madeline could finish saying goodbye to him.
Pan saw Trunks lavender hair and noticed that he was talking to a beautiful blonde. "Figures" she mumbled and scowled.
"Miss do you have an invitation?" The guard asked and Pan's face went blank.
"Excuse me Phillip but I have it she left it over at the castle last night." Trunks explained and handed him the invitation and escorted her through the main doors.
She heard the people in the crowd gasp and felt all the girls frown she knew all eyes were on her. "Trunks you embarrased me back there, looking like I spent the night last night." Her cheeks began to burn from all the stares.
"Don't worry they already think bad thoughts why not encourage it and not let it affect you?" he asked her calmly.
"Because it's not true Trunks."
"But I want it to be." Trunks said moving his face closer to hers.
"Ah Trunks I see that Pea has arrived. I'm glad you make it." Vegeta said once again interrupting an intimate moment.
"Thank you for inviting me." Pan said and bowed.
Vegeta took her hand and kissed the top of it. "May I say that dress looks remarkable Trunks is very lucky to be escorting such a beautiful woman." Vegeta winked at her the looked back at Trunks.
"Come on Trunks don't keep us waiting all of the guests wish to meet this angel." Vegeta walked off and linked his arm with Bulma's to escort her to the ballroom.
'They know.' Pan thought to herself.
"My father isn't always so charming I wonder what's got into him?" Trunks questioned the act of kindness but Pan just smiled.
"I know what you mean. Trunks why haven't you said anything about my dress?" Pan began to pout as she asked him the question.
Trunks removed her pout by pressing his lips onto hers which made her smile and gently shove him away. "Your dress is radiant the best one i've seen all night but I can't decide whether I want it on or off." Trunks smirked then Pan elbowed him in the ribs.
"Don't try to flatter me it won't work." Pan warned and gave him a playful look.
"Don't worry I wouldn't dare." Trunks teased her and she stuck her tongue out at him.
"Carefull Pea next time I see that tongue it better be in my mouth." Pan blushed and didn't speak to him until they were on the ball room floor.
"Would you like to dance?" Trunks asked holding his hand out for her.
"I guess so I'll just have to bear it." She teased giving him a disgusted look.
"I promise you wont regret it." He said when she placed her hand in his and they glided on the dance floor.
"I can't really dance that well." Pan admitted.
"I think you dance just perfect remember that was our first date together."
"Yeah well this dancing is very different and a lot slower."
"Just follow my lead." Trunks whispered in her ear and began to move with the music.
"Oops sorry." Pan whispered as she stepped on Trunks toe for the 3rd time.
"Pea just relax focus on me and pretend like there is no one else here just us." Pan looked into Trunks ocean blue eyes that looked so soft and comforting. She was lost in those eyes all she was able to see or comprehend was that her and Trunks were together.
"You're doing much better my toes thank you." he teased to liven things up.
Pan chuckled before she layed her cheek on Trunks chest and said "I didn't picture you to be such a good dancer. I'm very glad that you are." Trunks kissed the top of her head smelling and feeling the soft curls on his face as he rested his chin there.
When the song was over their bodies still remained inseperable. "Trunks I don't want to move."
"Then don't" Trunks rubbed his hand up and down her back assuring her that it was real. Pan breathed in deep ingulfing and memorizing everything about him. She feared this moment would end tonight because of what she must tell him.
"Trunks-" "Excuse me but do you mind if I cut in?" Madeline asked interrupting Pan.
"Um Madeline when I-"
"Sure hurry Trunks the next song is about to start." She told him as she eased out of his grip and stepped out of the way for Madeline.
"Pea are you sure-"
"Don't worry about it Trunks just have fun." Pan smiled and went over to sit down.
"How very nice of her if I was in her position I certainly wouldn't have-" Madeline said but was interrupted by Trunks.
"You will never be in that position again Madeline so give it up. I'm only dancing with you out of respect for Pea don't stretch my kindness." Madeline began to pout but Trunks ignored her and kept staring back at the table Pan was sitting at.
"You know as soon as I found out who your little date was I became interested in her background."
"She's an orphan." Trunks informed her not really caring anymore what she had to say.
"Well you see that's interesting because when I looked it up on my daddy's computer there is no one registerd under the name Pea Vine."
"WHAT!" Trunks looked at Madeline then to tables and saw that Pan was gone.
"Either your date is an illegal alien or she's someone else."
'Someone else!' The thought went through his mind and the name Pan hit him like a lighting bolt. "No you're wrong Madeline." Trunks shoved her away and went to go find Pea, he wouldn't believe she was anyone else.
Pan escaped to the balcony overlooking the garden the smell of the flowers soothed her. 'How am I going to tell him?' she pondered feeling the gentle wind playing with her hair.
"Pea" she heard his calming voice and turned around to face him.
All Trunks doubts left when he saw her standing in front of him and he was now speechless. "Pea I realize that I never go to finish my question from last night will you come away with me?" Trunks asked her.
Pan nodded her head yes and he scooped her up into his arms and took off.
"I can fly you know." Pan told him expecting him not to realize it.
"I know I just enjoy holding you in my arms." Pan blushed and he saw it as an opportunity to kiss her.
"Mmmmmmm...Trunks I enjoy being in your arms."
"That's good news." he smiled down at her quietly placed her down on the grass.
"You like this place don't you?" Pan asked as she remembered him taking her there a few days ago.
"Yes I find it very romantic to bring you here." he admitted.
"Well it just depends what did you want to ask me?"
"Pea...I'm in love with you. Everytime I am around you I become a different person a person i never knew existed until i met you. Thanks to you Pea I know what it feels like to love another with all your heart. Pea I want someone to love me, someone to want me if go away."
After saying that Trunks knealed down on one knee and looked up to her and asked "Pea the love of my life that keeps my heart beating will you marry me?"
Pan let out a gasp and began to cry. "Yes-I-I-Will-" Trunks didnt hear anything else he placed a ring on her finger he pulled from his pocket. He hugged her so hard that Pan lost her balance and she fell on the floor with Trunks on top of her.
She began to breathe heavily as Trunks traced his fingers over her calves and up her thighs. "Pea I love you, I love you so much it hurts me to even think about it and when I do I can't breathe." Trunks whispered and nibbled on her ear.
Pan gulped and let silent tears fall from her face. 'Please don't do this, I hope he doesn't say anymore.' Pan prayed.
"Pea let me prove to you how much I love you." he said and began to gently kiss her neck. Softer, slower and lower he left kisses all over making her shudder and moan. "Will you let me? Please Pea I'm begging." He pleaded trying to keep control as he continued to shower her with kisses.
"Only under one condition." Pan choked out.
"Anything" he groaned out.
"You have to say my name."
"Pea" he whispered his tickling her neck.
"No my real name, Pan." she told him and he jerked away from her.