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A/N: Hi! coolkitty2 here! Thanx for the reviews!!! They were simply wonderful!!! Thanx! Sorry for the very wait, here's a chappie for all of you! Enjoy!

Ages – Trunks – 28 Pan – 20 Goten – 27 Bra – 21 Uub – 27 Marron - 22

Reminder – "blah" means speaking 'blah' means thoughts ---o--- means flashbacks

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When Two Worlds Combine

Chapter 9 – Healing

Bra gave her friend a helpless glance as she leaned against Pan's bedroom door. Marron returned it with a sigh.

If only they could help their distressed friend...if only she would let them...

The two friends pondered as they continued to hear their friend's sobs, now what would cheer her up at the moment...

Evidently, they had no clue...they had never been in a situation like this before...well maybe they have been in a similar case, but this time...it was Pan... The one who always kept her chin high and never let anything stupid get to her...

But this time...this time was a whole new story... Pan, she had loved and had been betrayed. Well, that was their guess, maybe that was the problem or maybe it was something else... sadly, the only thing the two girls knew about this was that it involved with Trunks...perhaps Pan fell in love with him...?

No...no...that couldn't be...they despised each other...actually, it was Pan that hated him but...for the last couple of days...she had ceased to insult the man and complain about him to them. And that was saying something...

But it occurred to Bra that Trunks had to had done something to upset her tremendously...

Bra froze as a shocking thought ran through her mind.

Oh Dende...did Pan...?

"Hey Bra?" Marron's voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

"What?" Bra replied as she slightly frowned at her friend.

"Whoa...what's wrong? Did I offend you in some way of something?" Marron questioned as she stared uneasily at the girl's frown.

"Wha...? Oh, no! Not at all, sorry...I have a lot in my mind at the moment...um...what did you want to ask me again?"

"Okay...let's see...oh! I remember now! ...You know that Pan has a big sweet tooth right? So, I was thinking-"Marron began but was cut off by a grinning Bra.

"No need to say anything else my friend! I know exactly what you were going to propose!!! Let's get going!" The aqua haired girl squealed cheerfully as she grabbed the blonde by the hand and zoomed out of the apartment.

-x-

'How could I have been so stupid? Why didn't I see through this earlier...instead of making a big fool out of myself...'

Pan laid on her bed, weeping into her pillow. She arranged for the room to become dark so she would have some tranquility. All her lamps were off and dark blue curtains were draped over the two huge windows. The only single bit of light came from between the curtains.

The little trail of sunshine pointed towards the door, which tempted Pan. She knew that she had to leave the apartment at some point...or at least she had to get out from her room.

But then again...did she have to face reality so soon? If she stayed in her room, she didn't need to fear anything...

She wouldn't have to spill everything out to her friends and cry even more...she wouldn't have to face the employees of Capsule Corp who probably knew about this "deal" before she did...she wouldn't need to meet Mark who was involved with this bet over her...she wouldn't need to run into Trunks...the man who she had suddenly fallen in love with...and he had hurt her more than this whole ordeal...

Of course...she didn't know that she loved him until he had broken her heart...

She only realized it when she did get hurt...which was the downside of this.

Why oh Why did it have to be her??? Out of all people to fall in love at this point! Pan Son, the one who never did have interest in guys before...why now? Why this guy...?

This was so frustrating! How could she have fallen in love with a man ??? Rude and a womanizer to boot! Why couldn't she have fallen in love with a nice man...a gentle and charming guy? Who would sweep her off her feet...

Then all of a sudden...an image of the lavender haired man flashed right in front of her... She was about to curse her mind for playing such tricks on her until she felt a slight...

Th-thump

...in her heart.

Before she knew it...tears had fallen down her cheeks...pure tears of confusion and heartbreak. That was when she remembered that Trunks had been nice, gentle and charming towards her...just a few days ago. At that little coffee shop...

Her heart began to race and she pressed a hand towards her chest.

Th-thump...Th-thump...Th-thump...

Pan realized that she still loved him...even after all those things he had done to her...

'Oh Dende...what I am to do...!'

-x-

"Yum!!! This looks so good!" Marron said happily as she eyed the bowl with hunger.

"Hey! Don't eat it yet!" Bra replied as she nudged her friend gently with her elbow.

"I'm not!" Marron said in defense as she pointed at the uneaten sweet.

The aqua haired laughed. "No, but you were thinking it!"

Marron grinned. "I was thinking, I didn't really take a bite!"

"Okay Okay!" Bra answered, also grinning.

Then the two girls halted as they stopped in front of their friend's door. Marron bit her lip and nodded at her friend. Bra picked her hand up and formed it into a fist. Then, she began to knock gently on the door.

They could hear some shuffling in the room but besides that, complete silence.

Bra knocked again but as she continued to do this, the door cracked open slightly. The two girls stared for a while then realized that the door was opened all along. Pushing the door open, Bra and Marron entered, they were greeted with soft giggles as they looked towards Pan's bed.

There, the ebony haired girl giggled with a hand pressed lightly over her mouth. They observed her attire and concluded that she hadn't changed out of her pajamas yet.

When the giggling stopped, both girls were uncertain of what to do next until Pan's voice rang in their ears.

"Guys, you can come in you know...I'm not gonna bite you...too much."

Bra and Marron smiled at the joke and ran towards their friend. Hugging her tightly until they heard Pan's struggling gasps.

They both laughed at the girl coughed and wheezed. Then, she glared playfully at her friends.

"You could have killed me!"

"We wouldn't go that far Pan!" Marron said as she laughed.

"Yay, we're just happy to see you smiling again Pan!" Bra smiled gently and Pan answered with a genuine smiled at the two.

As they all settled down, Marron bounced off the bed and opened up the curtains, allowing light to flow into the room once more.

"So...what do you have there Bra?" Pan asked as she peeked behind Bra's back.

Her friend laughed and gave Pan a bowl of ice-cream which caused the ebony haired girl to squeal with delight.

'Pan always did have a sweet tooth...' Bra and Marron thought cheerfully as they grabbed their bowls of ice-cream as well and started chowing down.

-x-

"So Briefs, what are you going to do now?" Mark asked as he casually sat down in the chair facing Trunks' desk.

Trunks stayed silent, which caused Mark to sigh with impatience.

"Look, you love her don't you?"

That question got Trunks' attention immediately. He gazed up at the brown haired man sharply.

"Just what are you implying?" The lavender haired man questioned as he glared at the man in front of him.

"It's a simple question Briefs, answer 'yes' or 'no'. That's all there is to it." Mark replied looking very smug with his answer.

Trunks stood up abruptly, his eyes were burning with anger. "That's all there is to it?! Devero for your information, that is not a casual question at all!"

Trunks' sudden change of mood didn't affect Mark at all, he just sat there staring back at his companion with cool green eyes. (A/N : ACK! Did Mark have green eyes or brown eyes??? I forgot! Sorry readers!)

"Watch your temper Briefs, it always did no one good." Mark said coolly as he watched Trunks relax bit by bit.

After a moment of silence, Trunks spoke, "I guess you're right...I apologize."

Mark nodded, "Go see her."

"Excuse me?"

"I said go see – "

"I know what you said! Just...why???"

"Gosh Briefs, how can you be so clueless...if you want to set things right again, then what are you waiting for!"

Trunks stared at Mark with disbelief, "I am not clueless! And the answer to your other question : are you crazy?! Pan hates me, I don't blame her...I did some pretty horrible stuff to her..."

Trunks bent his head down with shame and covered it with his hands in frustration.

"Argh, she won't hate you after you apologize, if she knows that you feel awful about your mistake, what makes you think she'll continue to hate you!"

Mark's face softened up slightly as he looked at the distressed man, "Pan's a great woman, you'll be making the biggest mistake of your life if you lose her now Briefs..."

Trunks looked up with realization. Mark was right...he needed to apologize to her...he needed to see her again. He wanted to see that smile of hers and just be with her again. If he messed up now then who knows what might happen...

Trunks stood up and grabbed his car keys, before walking out of his office, he turned around to face Mark.

"Thanks man."

"Don't mention it baka, now go!" Mark replied as he shooed him off with a hand.

Trunks smiled wryly and closed the door behind him.

'Good Luck Briefs.' Mark thought as he too, stood up and left.

A/N : Aww...! Mark helps Trunks get back on track! . Obviously, this fic is coming to an end pretty soon...(cries) I promise to work very hard to satisfy you guys!!! I'll try to update soon...I have so much work...but I'll try! Bies for now!

-coolkitty2