Imaginary
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Swallowed Up in the Sound of My Screaming
Pan opened her eyes to find herself staring at a bright, white ceiling. She turned over to her side to see Trunks in the chair by her bed. His head was leaning on the mattress.
'Was he here all night?' she thought to herself. She smiled as she debated whether or not she should wake him up.
"Trunks?" she whispered, shaking his arm.
He moaned, buried his face deeper into his arms, and muttered something incoherently. He, then, returned to his peaceful slumber. Pan rolled her eyes once she heard his deep breathing.
"Trunks," she said shaking him a little harder.
"Huh! I didn't do it. I swear. Whatever it is, it isn't my fault," Trunks panicked while looking around wildly.
Pan stared at him for a few seconds, and then, she started laughing.
"Well, it's nice to see you awake and laughing at my expense," Trunks responded.
"But, it was funny," Pan replied in defense.
"Yeah, from your point of view," he retaliated.
"If it makes you feel any better, you put me in a good mood."
"I'm glad you're feeling better. You gave everyone quite a shock yesterday."
"Did you stay here all night?" Pan interrogated.
"Yes," Trunks said slightly blushing.
"Thank you," she said hugging him.
"Are you feeling well enough to leave and go to my house?"
Pan nodded. Trunks left the room to go sign her out of the hospital.
A few minutes later, they were in his car driving towards the Capsule Compound where everyone was waiting.
"Umm...Pan? I'm sorry about the other day," Trunks said breaking the silence. "I should have saved you, too."
"Trunks, it's okay."
"No, it's not. You could have been seriously injured, or worse, killed. You mean a lot to me, and I don't want to lose you," he said staring at the road in front of him.
Pan opened her mouth to say something, but she let it go as they pulled into the driveway.
"Are you ready to go in?"
"As ready as I'll ever be," she answered.
Trunks opened the front door as they reached it.
"Mama! Papa! I'm here," Pan called.
Videl and Gohan ran down the hallway and hugged their daughter in the middle of the gathering.
"You guys are embarrassing me," Pan said.
"Oh, I don't care. I'm your mother, and I'm happy that you're okay. So deal with it," Videl answered.
"Hi, Pan," Bulma said, walking into the room. "It's nice to see you out of the hospital. Do you guys want lunch? I'm making sandwiches."
Pan nodded vigorously as her eyes lit up at the mention of food. Bulma and Videl laughed at her antics.
"Saiya-jins," Videl sighed.
"You're telling me," Bulma responded. "Well, come on into the kitchen."
Just as Trunks and Pan were about to follow, Vegeta appeared behind them and placed his hand on Pan's shoulder.
"You did well yesterday. It's nice to see you alive," Vegeta said. He, then, went into the kitchen to eat his lunch.
Pan and Trunks looked at each other in shock for a few seconds.
"Did he just give me a compliment?" Pan asked in amazement.
"I think he did," Trunks blinked.
They ventured into the eating room and sat down in front of the plates.
"Thank you, Bulma," Pan said.
"No problem, sweetie."
Just as Trunks was bout to take a bite out of his sandwich the doorbell rang. He looked up his mother.
"Who could that be?" Gohan asked.
"I'll get it!" Trunks said. He called back from the door, "It's Lani. We're going to my room. We'll be right back."
The rest of the people in the kitchen managed to eat their food with some light conversation until Trunks and Lani entered the room.
"You guys, we have something to tell you," Trunks caught everyone's undivided attention.
"Oh Dende, you're having a baby!" Bulma exclaimed.
"WHAT!?" Trunks yelled. "Wha...Wher...How did you come up with an idea like that?"
Pan's heart began to hurt, and knots started to form in her stomach.
"Mom, Dad, Lani and I are getting married!"
The receiving end of the party was stunned for a few moments.
"Th...That's wonderful news," Bulma said. "Isn't that fantastic, Vegeta?"
Vegeta glared and grunted as he left that table heading towards the gravity chamber. Trunks turned to Pan to see her reaction. As soon as their eyes met, Pan stood up quickly, let the chair fall back, and ran out of the room.
"Congratulations, Trunks," Gohan said. "I'm happy for you!"
"Yeah, congrats," Videl spoke. "I'm sorry for Pan's behavior. I have no idea where that came from. Thanks for the lunch, Bulma. We have to get going."
After Gohan and Videl left and all the congratulations were said, Trunks turned to his mother.
"What just happened?"
"I don't know, Trunks. I don't know."
A soft, sobbing sound could be heard deep in the forest. Pan had run there to seek refuge from Trunks' painful words. It was true. Her only love was marrying another. She hoped that it was all just a bad dream, and she would wake up any moment. However, it wasn't. She had witnessed the scene first-hand, and she knew that it was true.
"WHY!?" she screamed towards the sky. "What did I do to deserve this pain? I love him! I love him with everything that I am!"
With that being said, Pan collapsed on the ground and curled into a little ball to be swallowed up by her screams and tears.
Thanks to:
Candy the Duck
Tears of the Nite
ladybugg
Chibi-Maggie
Sesshomarusgirl123- if you like the Lani bashing, you can bash her all you like in this chapter and the upcoming one's, too
Day Dreamer006- yes, my computer sucks. And it didn't help that I had to rearrange my room, so my computer was sitting on the floor in pieces for two weeks... .
coolkitty2- I love the bashing! hehe. Anyway, I'm sorry for not updating soon. My computer was in pieces on the floor for two weeks, so I could rearrange my room. It sucked.
