The Dark Side of Love
By: Shari Celestine
A.K.A
Serenity

When Pan was 14 her best friends did something that
hurt her and scared her for life. Now 5 years later
she's different, cold and heartless, catching the eye of their newest enemy.

§ Chapter Ten: Breaking Apart is Hard to Do §

The kiss was sweet and full of passion neither one of them knew they were possible of expressing. Princess Pan closed her eyes and the world around her fell apart. The only thing that mattered was this captivating moment and the kiss she was sharing with Trunks. She didn't care if it wasn't right, it felt right and that was what counted.
"Pan, step away from that man!" A voice boomed.
Startled Pan jerked back, swiftly ending the kiss. She spun around and froze. It was Kagetsu! He was sure to tell Prince Trunks what she had done.
"What are you doing here?"
"I saw you leave and decide to follow you, and it's a good thing I did. Get away from that man, Prince Trunks will be very upset with you if don't."
"No, Pan don't listen to him, you belong here with me and your family." Trunks said forcefully.
Pan was confused, where did she belong? With Prince Trunks or here with this other Trunks.
Pan gripped her head and closed here eyes, "I don't know, I'm so confused."
"You see this is what I was telling you about, he's trying to confuse you. Don't be fooled by his tricks, you belong with us. You saw how he treated you when you told him your feelings, do you want to go through that again?"
"NO!"
"Pan, what is he talking about? I would never hurt you! I love you too much to ever hurt you!" Trunks pleaded.
"Pan do you hear me, I LOVE you and only you. There are so many people who love and miss you, please don't go away again."
"..."
"If you won't do it for me, do it for your mother and father, your grandparents, your uncle and your friends. Our lives have not been the same with you gone."
Pan was on her knees crying by then. Part of her wanted to believe Trunks. She knew he was right and that she loved him. But the other part of her was loyal to Prince Trunks and the cruel words Trunks (our Trunks) had said to her that day she joined forces with Prince Trunks, kept playing over and over in her head like a broken record.
"Stop it, stop it please! I'm so confused."
Dark black energy encased her body causing her to cry out in pain.
"What are you doing to her? Stop it!" Trunks yelled.
"I wish I could, but I'm not the one doing it."
Now the black energy that held Pan's body floated several feet above the ground. Her screams had stopped and were replaced with sobs of pain and anguish. Suddenly the sobs stopped and there was an eerie ripping sound coming from inside the energy ball. Trunks flew up to see if he could somehow reach her and pull her out but was thrown back when the ball burst open and two figures flew out. One landed near Kagetsu's feet and the other behind a tree. Kagetsu deciding not to stay any longer then he had to, picked up Pan's prone figure and disappeared.
§
Trunks sat up and looked around him, he was in the backyard of the CC compound. An odd black substance covered most of the grass around him, and to his great dislike he too was covered in the black goo.
"What happened? Pan! Oh no! I lost her. Not again, I don't think I'll be able to live with myself if anything happened to her."
Trunks stood up and looked around at the damage he and Pan had caused. It was nothing major but Trunks knew Bulma was going to freak when she saw her lawn in the morning.
Sighing and taking a deep breath Trunks turned to the house to clean up and try to get some sleep. That's when he smelt it. Blood. It wasn't strong but it was there. Trunks looked over his surroundings again, trying to see if he missed something the first time.
There!
In the corner by the apple tree his grandmother had planted, a figure lay naked and covered in blood. Trunks' heart began to beat fast fearing the worst. He ran up to the figure and turned it over to see who it was.
"Kami no!"
It was Pan. There was a huge opening in her side like someone had ripped the skin off her body. Not wasting any time Trunks picked up her limp form and carried her inside.
§
Trunks carried Pan to the infirmary and placed her on the examining table. He rushed over to the intercom on the wall by the door and pressed it.
"Mom, are you awake? Please answer mom."
"Trunks it that you?" Bulma's sleepy voice asked.
"Mom get down to the infirmary quick. Pan needs a doctor, she lost lot of blood."
"Pan? I'll be right down."
A few minutes passed before the doors to the infirmary burst open. Bulma was the first inside, she gasped at what she saw. Her son was covered in blood and tears were running down his face. Next to him on an examining table was Pan, covered in her own blood.
"Oh Kami, this is terrible. Bra I want you to call the Sons and tell them to get over here now. Trunks I want you to clean yourself up."
"But-"
"Don't argue with me, I'm going to need your help with this, now do as I say."
Bra almost passed out at the sight off all the blood. Normally she didn't have a problem with blood, she was used to it what with all the saiyans around. But this, this was different. Bra nodded to her mother and walked out the room and into the kitchen to make and important phone call.
§
Ring...
Ring...
Ri-
"Hello?"
It was Videl.
"Videl, it's Bra. Come over to the compound NOW! Trunks found Pan, she's hurt really bad...there was blood everywhere-" Bra couldn't hold it in any more, she broke down in tears.
But that was all Videl needed to hear. She hung up the phone and jumped out he bed.
"Oh god. Gohan, Gohan get up!" Videl cried.
"Huh? What is it Videl?"
"It's Pan, they found her but she's hurt really bad. We have to go. I'll call your parents and Goten, meet me downstairs."
"Right."
§
"Come on, come on pick up the phone Chi-Chi." Videl said to herself as she listened to the phone ring on the other side.
"Hello?"
It was Goku.
"Goku, its Videl. Trunks found Pan but she's in pretty bad shape we're heading over to CC now. Meet us there okay?"
"Yes, we'll be right over." Goku hung up just as Gohan entered the room.
"Come on let's go."
§
"Goten, wake up it's an emergency. We found Pan."
Chi-Chi said banging on Goten's bedroom door.
"Wha-" Goten's head popped up from under his sheets.
"Goten if you don't get up we will leave you."
The force in Chi-Chi voice told Goten she wasn't joking. He abruptly got up and threw some clothes on and ran out his room.
§
Goku and Goten were flying as fast as they could without going Super.
"Goten do you have your cell phone?" Chi-Chi asked from her husband's arms.
"Yeah, why?"
"Call the Chestnuts and tell them to meet us at CC."
"Right."
§
It only took everyone thirty minutes to reach the CC compound. Gohan was the first to arrive and burst into the room. Bra and Vegeta were the only ones present at the moment.
"Where is she?"
Bra pointed to the doors across the hall.
"You can't go in there yet. Bulma and Trunks are operating on her."
"Operating? Why do they need to do that?" Goten asked worried.
"Oh Goten, it's awful. There was so much blood!"
"Vegeta, do you know what happened?" Gohan asked the older Sayain.
"No I don't. The only thing I know is that the brat woke us up and called the woman into the infirmary."
"Is it bad?" Videl asked.
Vegeta couldn't meet her eyes. "Yes."
"Oh Kami no. Not my little girl!" Videl cried collapsing into her husband's chest.
§
By morning, neither Trunks nor Bulma had emerged out of the room since everyone had arrived. During some time in the night Piccolo and Yamcha had also arrived at CC.
"What the hell is taking them so long?" Goten asked sounding very frustrated. He hadn't slept a wink since he arrived and it was driving him mad. And he wasn't the only one. Even Vegeta who sat in the corner of the room looked miserable.
"Five hours, they've been in there for five hours and nothing. They could have at least keep us informed instead of letting us sit here worrying ourselves to death." Chi-Chi said from her seat on Goku's lap.
"It might be a while yet. Does anyone want something to eat?" Bra asked.
"Eat? How can you think about eating at a time like this? I thought you were Pan's best friend?" Yamcha said.
"I am Pan's best friend, but I would only be making the situation worse if I just sat around doing nothing. I need something to do to keep myself from snapping." Bra said.
"I'll join you Bra, I think that's a good idea." Videl said getting up. Chi-Chi, #18, and Maron did the same.
Goku sighed. "They're right, sitting here worrying isn't doing any of us any good. I'm going to take a walk. Call me if anything comes up." Goku said standing up and walking out the room.
§
Two hours later...
Everyone had eaten and Goku had come back from his walk but still nothing was heard from the people inside.
Slowly the door opened, everyone held his or her breath. It could only go two was from here. It was either good or bad news.
Bulma stepped out first. Her normal bright shiny blue hair was limp and damp with sweat. Her eyes were no longer bright and shining with life, they were dull and lifeless. She still had on her nightgown but now instead of a shimmering blue it was red. Deep blood red. Behind her Trunks emerged from the room. There was only one word to describe Trunks right now and that word was: Hell. He looked, and felt like hell.
"Well?" Maron asked not being able to take this silent treatment any longer.
Bulma looked up and sighed.
"P-Pan lost a lot of blood. She barely made it."
A wave of relief washed over the entire room.
"She's stable for the moment but we don't know if she'll make it through the night. It could go two ways, she could die within the next couple of hours or she could pull through."
"Oh Kami no."
"But, if she does make it, she will more than likely go into a coma and never wake up. We'll have to take it a day at a time. I just hope she'll make it through the night." Bulma said sitting down on a near by chair.
"Like mom said she's lost a lot of blood. We need to give her a blood transplant. Goku you're the only one who's blood is compatible to Pan. " Trunks said.
"My blood? As in needles?" Goku asked beginning to sweat.
"Yes, I know your afraid of them Goku but keep in mind that your blood might be the very key to Pan's life. Please Goku."
"I have no choice, Pan is my grand daughter and I would do anything for her. Even if it means facing my fears of needles." Goku said stepping forward.
"Good, let's get to work." Bulma said getting up and walking back into the infirmary with Trunks and Goku following close behind.
§
The next morning...
Everyone was gathered around a table to eat breakfast. The night before was rough on every one but they managed to help keep their hopes up by supporting each other. Goku overcame his fears and gave quite a bit of blood to Pan last night. The next couple of hours were critical for Pan; she needed to be kept under careful surveillance. Trunks stayed by her side all night watching over her pale form. Now all they had to do was wait. Wait for her to die, wait for her to live, wait for an absolution that would hopefully come. (Do you know where I got that from? )
§
Is there any change?" Videl asked Bulma.
"Yes and no. She made it through the night alright but, she has fallen into a coma." Bulma said.
"Trunks, you never told us what happened that night. Tell us what happened to Panny." Chi-Chi pleaded.
Trunks turned to her and sighed, "Well I was outside, mom had just turned in for the night. That's when I saw her. She wanted to talk to me alone. She was confused about her past. I told her how much me and everyone else loved her and home much we wanted her to come home again. She was about to agree to come home too, but then he showed up."
"You mean that wizard Trunks?" Vegeta asked.
"Yes father it was him. He started lying to her again and she became even more confused. Then something happened, I don't know what or what caused it but she- she was surrounded by this dark energy and she was crying. I wanted to help her but before I could get to her, the energy exploded and I was thrown back. When I woke up I found her under the apple tree in her condition." Trunks explained.
"What have they done to my baby? Why did they pick her? Of all the people in the world why Pan?" Videl screamed breaking down into tears.
§ END §
That's all for now. What do you think? Good? Bad? Tell me.
Ja ne.