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Chapter 4
Pan suddenly became nervous as the elevator door closed leaving the two alone. She watched the numbers begin their journey down as they slowly descended.
Trunks for the first time in his life couldn't think of anything to say. The effect that this girl had on him was unexplainable.
"So, did you want me to follow you in my car?" Trunks asked breaking the silence.
"Well actually, I don't have a car I had to take the bus here." Pan said softly.
"Oh," Trunks replied, "Well in that case then we'll take my car." He frowned as he sensed her nervousness. He could feel it radiating through his body as if it were his own.
"I don't bite." He added looking down at her and gaining a smile for his efforts.
Pan smiled back feeling a little better as a warmth spread through her. The arrived at the parking garage and Trunks led the way to his car. "You know you may be working late some nights, I don't think it is a good idea to take the bus."
Pan rolled her eyes as he opened the door of his blue convertible for her; she thought that she had left her father at home. "Thanks for your concern but I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself. In fact I teach self defense at the Dojo."
Trunks grinned at this as he entered on the driver's side and took off his suit coat lying it on the back seat so that it wouldn't wrinkle, he wasn't used to being around self-sufficient women. "I didn't mean to offend you, I just thought it would be more efficient if you had a car to use. I might need you to run some errands and not all of them are on bus routes."
"Oh," Pan said slightly embarrassed for making such a big out of it. "I guess that I could use my mom's car."
"No need, we have plenty. I'll let you pick one out later."
Pan's eyes widened, He was going to give her a car? Her dad would flip! We'll maybe he didn't have to know. Yeah, like keeping anything from him was possible. It was like he had some kind of Pan Radar or something. Like the time she told him she was at the library but she snuck out to a frat party with her friends instead. Well that was the first and last time she did that! He actually showed up and carried her out of there. It was mortifying not to mention she was grounded for two months!!
"So Pan how old are you?" He asked since he hasn't seen her paperwork yet.
"Oh, I'm seventeen. Is that a problem?"
Trunks eyes bugged. Seventeen?! "No, no problem, I don't know if Capsule's insurance will cover you though. But don't worry about it you can just use one of my cars. You are very articulate for someone your age I just hoped, ahh I mean thought you were older." Stupid, stupid Trunks!!! You were there when she was born! You should of known how old she was! He chastised himself luckily though Pan was having her own thoughts.
"Thanks." Pan replied as her eyes bulged. He's giving her one of his personal cars? Is he insane? She looked over at him quickly as he pulled out into traffic. She could see his muscles contracting under his white dress shirt as he turned.
"You must work out." Pan blurted out, as usual her mouth moving faster than her brain.
Trunks looked over and smiled at her. "A little. I really don't have a lot of time with work and all so I'm kinda rusty. Maybe you could give me a private lesson." He added as an after thought.
Pan smiled, she would love to show him how good she was. "Anytime." Her cell phone rung and she dug through her purse trying to find it. She mouthed 'Sorry' to Trunks as she answered it.
"Hello?" Pan said. Rolling her eyes as her mother jabbered on the other end.
"Hi Pan! How was your interview?"
"Hi Mom. It went really well, I'll tell you about it later."
"So you think you got it?" Videl asked.
"Yes and by the way I'm bringing someone over for dinner."
"Really? Is it a boy?" Videl squealed as Trunks almost chuckled.
"Mom!!" Pan shrieked her face turning red. "You'll have to wait and see. Bye!"
Trunks looked down at Pan and grinned, "So what did she say?" He asked pretending that he didn't hear the entire conversation.
"She said it was fine." Pan said looking out the window. She directed Trunks as needed to the location of her house and watched as he turned into the driveway. Trunks was very impressed by the sprawling brick house and he smiled as he saw Videl peeking out of one of the windows.
"Well this is it." Pan said climbing out of the car. Trunks followed her to door where Pan opened it and stepped inside to the large foyer.
"My mom's probably in the kitchen." Pan said leading the way.
They entered the large room and found Videl taking something out of the oven. Smiling Videl turned around to face the new comers. Her mouth fell open upon recognizing Trunks and she nearly dropped the hot casserole dish.
"Trunks?" She asked as Pan smiled at her mother's shocked expression.
"Hi Videl, long time no see." Trunks said as Videl ran up and hugged him laughing.
Videl took a step back and looked up at Trunks. "My gosh! Look at you all grown up! Well I remember when you came up to my waist!"
Trunks blushed and Pan stepped in to stop her mother from tormenting Trunks even more.
"Mom how come you never told me that you knew the Briefs?" Pan said as silence filled the room.
Videl chuckled nervously as she rung her hands. Luckily Gohan entered the room at that time. His eyes focused on Trunks standing very close to Pan.
"Trunks? I didn't know you were in the states." Gohan said walking up and shaking Trunks hand as he clapped him on the shoulder.
Trunks looked surprised as Gohan gripped his hand a little to tight for comfort. Trunks pulled his hand away confused by Gohan's behavior as he flexed his hand.
"Well the V.P. had an emergency so I had to fly over." Trunks said turning his head so he could look down at Pan smiling "That's how I ran into Pan."
Gohan's whole frame stiffened as he noticed Trunks gazing at his daughter. "Well Trunks and me are gonna go catch up, do you mind helping your mother with dinner Pan?"
Pan shook her head no, and watched silently as Gohan and Trunks left the room.
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Trunks followed him through the large house and to a room that he assumed was Gohan's office. Gohan shut the door behind him as Trunks turned to him.
"What's going on? What was all that about back there?" Trunks asked flexing his still aching hand.
Gohan sighed and sat down on the sofa holding his head in his hands. Trunks sat down across from him in a chair and waited. He observed Gohan as he sat, he still looked as young as Trunks only his glasses made him appear slightly older. Gohan looked up and Trunks realized that his and Pan's eyes were identical.
"I'm sorry Trunks. I guess I'm just a little stressed right now. I take it that Pan got the job huh?"
Trunks nodded. "You don't seem to happy about that."
Gohan sighed, "To tell you the truth Trunks I'm not. You see, after we moved I wanted to protect Pan from all the bad things in life. All the horror and death and destruction that we saw and experienced while growing up."
Trunks nodded again "So what's wrong with that?"
Gohan stood up and walked over to the window. "She doesn't know."
Trunks frowned "She doesn't know what?"
Gohan turned to face the young prince. "She doesn't know that she's a Saiyan."
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Chapter 4
Pan suddenly became nervous as the elevator door closed leaving the two alone. She watched the numbers begin their journey down as they slowly descended.
Trunks for the first time in his life couldn't think of anything to say. The effect that this girl had on him was unexplainable.
"So, did you want me to follow you in my car?" Trunks asked breaking the silence.
"Well actually, I don't have a car I had to take the bus here." Pan said softly.
"Oh," Trunks replied, "Well in that case then we'll take my car." He frowned as he sensed her nervousness. He could feel it radiating through his body as if it were his own.
"I don't bite." He added looking down at her and gaining a smile for his efforts.
Pan smiled back feeling a little better as a warmth spread through her. The arrived at the parking garage and Trunks led the way to his car. "You know you may be working late some nights, I don't think it is a good idea to take the bus."
Pan rolled her eyes as he opened the door of his blue convertible for her; she thought that she had left her father at home. "Thanks for your concern but I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself. In fact I teach self defense at the Dojo."
Trunks grinned at this as he entered on the driver's side and took off his suit coat lying it on the back seat so that it wouldn't wrinkle, he wasn't used to being around self-sufficient women. "I didn't mean to offend you, I just thought it would be more efficient if you had a car to use. I might need you to run some errands and not all of them are on bus routes."
"Oh," Pan said slightly embarrassed for making such a big out of it. "I guess that I could use my mom's car."
"No need, we have plenty. I'll let you pick one out later."
Pan's eyes widened, He was going to give her a car? Her dad would flip! We'll maybe he didn't have to know. Yeah, like keeping anything from him was possible. It was like he had some kind of Pan Radar or something. Like the time she told him she was at the library but she snuck out to a frat party with her friends instead. Well that was the first and last time she did that! He actually showed up and carried her out of there. It was mortifying not to mention she was grounded for two months!!
"So Pan how old are you?" He asked since he hasn't seen her paperwork yet.
"Oh, I'm seventeen. Is that a problem?"
Trunks eyes bugged. Seventeen?! "No, no problem, I don't know if Capsule's insurance will cover you though. But don't worry about it you can just use one of my cars. You are very articulate for someone your age I just hoped, ahh I mean thought you were older." Stupid, stupid Trunks!!! You were there when she was born! You should of known how old she was! He chastised himself luckily though Pan was having her own thoughts.
"Thanks." Pan replied as her eyes bulged. He's giving her one of his personal cars? Is he insane? She looked over at him quickly as he pulled out into traffic. She could see his muscles contracting under his white dress shirt as he turned.
"You must work out." Pan blurted out, as usual her mouth moving faster than her brain.
Trunks looked over and smiled at her. "A little. I really don't have a lot of time with work and all so I'm kinda rusty. Maybe you could give me a private lesson." He added as an after thought.
Pan smiled, she would love to show him how good she was. "Anytime." Her cell phone rung and she dug through her purse trying to find it. She mouthed 'Sorry' to Trunks as she answered it.
"Hello?" Pan said. Rolling her eyes as her mother jabbered on the other end.
"Hi Pan! How was your interview?"
"Hi Mom. It went really well, I'll tell you about it later."
"So you think you got it?" Videl asked.
"Yes and by the way I'm bringing someone over for dinner."
"Really? Is it a boy?" Videl squealed as Trunks almost chuckled.
"Mom!!" Pan shrieked her face turning red. "You'll have to wait and see. Bye!"
Trunks looked down at Pan and grinned, "So what did she say?" He asked pretending that he didn't hear the entire conversation.
"She said it was fine." Pan said looking out the window. She directed Trunks as needed to the location of her house and watched as he turned into the driveway. Trunks was very impressed by the sprawling brick house and he smiled as he saw Videl peeking out of one of the windows.
"Well this is it." Pan said climbing out of the car. Trunks followed her to door where Pan opened it and stepped inside to the large foyer.
"My mom's probably in the kitchen." Pan said leading the way.
They entered the large room and found Videl taking something out of the oven. Smiling Videl turned around to face the new comers. Her mouth fell open upon recognizing Trunks and she nearly dropped the hot casserole dish.
"Trunks?" She asked as Pan smiled at her mother's shocked expression.
"Hi Videl, long time no see." Trunks said as Videl ran up and hugged him laughing.
Videl took a step back and looked up at Trunks. "My gosh! Look at you all grown up! Well I remember when you came up to my waist!"
Trunks blushed and Pan stepped in to stop her mother from tormenting Trunks even more.
"Mom how come you never told me that you knew the Briefs?" Pan said as silence filled the room.
Videl chuckled nervously as she rung her hands. Luckily Gohan entered the room at that time. His eyes focused on Trunks standing very close to Pan.
"Trunks? I didn't know you were in the states." Gohan said walking up and shaking Trunks hand as he clapped him on the shoulder.
Trunks looked surprised as Gohan gripped his hand a little to tight for comfort. Trunks pulled his hand away confused by Gohan's behavior as he flexed his hand.
"Well the V.P. had an emergency so I had to fly over." Trunks said turning his head so he could look down at Pan smiling "That's how I ran into Pan."
Gohan's whole frame stiffened as he noticed Trunks gazing at his daughter. "Well Trunks and me are gonna go catch up, do you mind helping your mother with dinner Pan?"
Pan shook her head no, and watched silently as Gohan and Trunks left the room.
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Trunks followed him through the large house and to a room that he assumed was Gohan's office. Gohan shut the door behind him as Trunks turned to him.
"What's going on? What was all that about back there?" Trunks asked flexing his still aching hand.
Gohan sighed and sat down on the sofa holding his head in his hands. Trunks sat down across from him in a chair and waited. He observed Gohan as he sat, he still looked as young as Trunks only his glasses made him appear slightly older. Gohan looked up and Trunks realized that his and Pan's eyes were identical.
"I'm sorry Trunks. I guess I'm just a little stressed right now. I take it that Pan got the job huh?"
Trunks nodded. "You don't seem to happy about that."
Gohan sighed, "To tell you the truth Trunks I'm not. You see, after we moved I wanted to protect Pan from all the bad things in life. All the horror and death and destruction that we saw and experienced while growing up."
Trunks nodded again "So what's wrong with that?"
Gohan stood up and walked over to the window. "She doesn't know."
Trunks frowned "She doesn't know what?"
Gohan turned to face the young prince. "She doesn't know that she's a Saiyan."