In My Field of Paper Flowers
Pan opened her eyes and looked around. The young girl found herself standing on the shore of a lake. Instead of sand, she was standing on lush, moist grass. Growing out of the green grass were many white flowers scattered like the stars in the night sky.
"Augh! Don't tell me I'm unconscious again," she sighed.
Pan felt a gust of wind ruffle her hair and make her white dress billow. At first, it didn't strike her as odd, but seconds later, she looked down at her attire. To her surprise, she was really wearing a dress.
"This just keeps getting weirder and weirder," she whispered. "At least it's better than wading through darkness."
Pan glanced at her surroundings again. Willow trees bordered the clearing she found herself in. The bright full moon reflected off the lake making it shimmer. As she stood there basking in the moonlight, she saw a shadow move out of the corner of her eye.
"Who's there?" her voice wavered. Pan's heartbeat began to increase.
The teen was answered by silence. She knew she saw something. She couldn't have been hallucinating.
Pan's gaze jumped from tree to tree, shadow to shadow. She slowly backed up away to the edge of the lake. Pan was now very nervous. She didn't know what was out there. She didn't know if it was a friend or foe. All she knew was that she was alone in the dark. She wished desperately that the shadow was a friend.
Pan felt a small disturbance in the wind behind her, but before she could turn, she felt a hand cover her mouth and an arm encircle her waist. Pan screamed into the hand in terror. Instinctively, her hands grabbed the arm around her head and tried to pull it away. She felt herself being turned around. Pan raised her arms to pound the stranger in the chest only to be stopped by a pair of strong hands grabbing her wrists.
"Pan-chan! Pan-chan, it's me. Calm down."
Pan stopped shaking and looked up at the figure's face.
"Trunks?" Pan whispered. "You're alive."
"Yes," he said, stroking her hair. He looked around. "At least I think I am."
Pan laughed through her tears. Trunks captured her face in his hands and wiped her tears away. He dropped one hand to hold one of hers. He slowly led her under a willow tree and sat down placing her in his lap. Their view overlooked the glistening lake.
"Where do you think we are?" Pan asked after a moments silence.
"Most likely in an unconscious state of mind."
"But how are we both here together?"
"That's the one thing that's baffling me," Trunks replied. "It's very strange that we ended up in the same vision."
"Well, at least we're not here alone," Pan snuggled closer to him. "It makes me feel more secure knowing that you're here."
"Pan-chan…" he trailed off.
"What do you think they are doing?" she changed the topic.
"Huh?"
The question seemed to catch him off guard.
"What do you think is going on in the conscious world while we are here?" she restated.
"Someone's probably watching over us. The rest of them are most likely fighting the battle."
"Trunks, the battle's over. Animus perished. However, Apocalypse and some others got away. They could come back for revenge later on."
"I guess we'll just have to worry about that when it happens. Anyway, what happened after I… blacked out?"
Pan's eyes dilated as if she was trying to remember something.
"We were blasted into the building, and you were trying to hold up the rubble, so we wouldn't get squished."
"And, so you wouldn't get hurt," he cut her off.
Pan blushed.
"What happened next?" Trunks asked, encouraging her to continue.
"You lost consciousness and collapsed on top of me. I couldn't breathe. The weight of the building was too much to handle. I thought that if I didn't do something quickly, we would die. After that, I felt a great warmth surround me, and we burst out of the debris," Pan smiled. "I ascended, Trunks! I finally did it."
She felt his arms tighten around her.
"I'm proud of you," he whispered into her ear. "I always knew you could."
"I started to fight them," she went on. "Papa, Uncle Goten and Vegeta were fighting as well. We managed to get Apocalypse down, but after that, Animus went after you. He reached you before I did and threatened to kill you."
The raven-haired teen paused to swallow.
"Then, Lani," Pan growled, "interfered. She began to walk towards Animus. He told her that he would kill you if she stepped any closer. She didn't believe him. She thought it was all fake, a bluff. Animus…he stabbed you, Trunks! I thought you were dead."
The silence lingered for awhile.
"Pan-chan," Trunks breathed. "Don't hate her."
Pan looked at Trunks incredulously. Her expression soon turned into a glare directed at the lavender-locked man in front of her.
"Pan-chan, she's trying."
"Yeah, she's trying. Trying to get us all killed," she muttered under her breath.
"Pan!"
"What!" her glare deepened. "I'm serious. She risked your life, and I didn't want to lose you again!"
"Why do you care so much?"
"You're my best friend, Trunks!"
"But, why do you care that much?" he prodded.
"Because I love you, okay!" her voice echoed.
She broke even farther away from him to stand up. Trunks looked at her with eyes wide in shock.
"Forgive me for caring and feeling that way," she said after a moment's silence. "Forget it. Just forget everything I said."
Pan looked down at her hands and noticed they were translucent. She stared at him in melancholy.
"Goodbye, Trunks," she said, breaking her eyes away from his. Pan gave him a weak smile and disappeared leaving her words to echo in his ears.
"Pan…Pan-chan," he choked out. "Damn it!"
Thank you to:
nadeshiko-archer: your welcome…
PinkInferno: throws you a pack of bullets Hope she didn't see me… Yes, the other two are going to be songfics. They will be Evenescence songs, but I totally forget what songs I picked… I'll have to get back to you on that. XD
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CrAzY-Fan-Fic-Addict: HAHA! Too fun! Anyway, the last story will most likely be absolute fluff….unless I decide to change something or someone throws out ideas for me to play with…
Saiyangurl: Oh… unfortunately she comes back… I'll just give you a heads up.
Zhealy: I have no idea if Lani is a name from another anime. ; ) Yes, Bra can fly, but that's about all she can do. And, Vegeta must've been on some kind of medication when he said that… Oo
LauraNeato: Hi, Laura! Yes, Trunks is still alive… LOL! He's not quite dead yet. ; b hehehehehehe. You know I can't kill him. I can seriously injure him, but can't kill before I do him. And, I'd so do him… With him on top… ROFLMAO!
Chibi-Maggie: What Gohan thing? Oo did I mention a Gohan thing and not even realize it? And, everyone seems to love the Lani bashing… lol
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