A/N: They say three's a charm…whoever they are…anyways here's the third chapter. I would like to thank the people who reviewed and would like to give my thanks for the people who are going to review…
Disclaimer: I wish I owned DBZ but…sadly there are no real dragon balls so Akira Toriyama gets to keep it…
Trunks
I stared at Pan's retreating form and a thought passed through my mind.
I just got a date…to fight a girl…
I shook my head and turned to head home. When another thought passed through my mind…
How was I going to get away from my parents long enough to meet up with her…and without my parents asking me where I am going?
It was Friday so I had to find a way to leave by noon tomorrow…
I landed outside the Capsule compound and walked inside. I was greeted by my mother like any other normal day.
"Hey Sweetie. How was school today?" She asked me like every other day.
"Fine mom, how was your day?" I asked, usually the answer told me what mood my dad was in.
"Oh…it was quiet, I mostly did some work in the lab." Good, dad wasn't in a bad mood.
"Well, that's good…" I tried to walk away to plan my escape when I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Trunks dear…" my mom had stopped me "I've been working on a hydroelectric generator modification and I was wondering if you know…you could help me with it tomorrow…" She gave me a smile that I couldn't say no to.
"Sure mom…what time?" I smiled weakly.
"Hmm…how does ten sound?" TEN! That leaves me no time to leave…knowing my mom I'll be there until five if we start at ten…
She must have noticed my pause and she gave me a worried look.
"Is something wrong Trunks?"
"Umm…no, nothing's wrong mom…ten sounds great…" I tried to act like my normal self, but she apparently saw through it.
"Trunks…are you having…girl problems?" Leave it to my mom to figure out what was wrong…
"In…a…way…" I paused, not knowing what to say. She grabbed my arm and led me to the couch. She sat down and patted the spot next to her. I sighed and sat down next to her.
"So…what's wrong…is she pretty?" I stared at her in disbelief for a moment.
"It's not like that mom…it's just…" I paused and she nodded for me to continue, "There's this girl at school I just met and she's really strange…today she told me to meet her about twenty miles away from WestCity in order to spar with her…" I looked at her hoping she could help.
"Well…it seems like she asked you on a date…that's so cute…" She smiled and seemed to space off…I shook my head…my mom was so airheaded sometimes, "I think you should go…but don't hurt the poor girl…what time did she want you to go?"
"Twelve."
"Well…I'll keep your father busy for a couple hours so you can sneak off and go spar with her." She winked and I felt all the blood rush to my face…my mom can be so disgusting sometimes…
I stood and was about to leave when she stopped me once again.
"Is she pretty?"
"Moooommm…" I groaned…not wanting to answer her question. She giggled and let me leave. I went to my room and was glad to be away from her for now…
I lay on my back on my bed and stared at the ceiling. I started to think about what my mom asked me.
Was Pan pretty?
I mean…I guess she was okay looking…better looking than most of the girls at the school…
…but was she pretty?
I sighed and rolled over…why did girls have to be so confusing?
Pan
I couldn't believe that I had technically asked Trunks on a date. I decided to walk home instead of flying so I could think.
What was I thinking? How could I fight Trunks without accidentally exposing my powers…If he found out I was some weirdo that could fly and shoot laser beams then he would never talk to me again…I sighed and flew off towards home.
I quietly opened the door…I didn't really want to talk to my parents right now…
"Pan, how was school today?" I turned and saw my dad, Gohan. I smiled and gave him a quick hug.
"It was…good…" His eyebrows furrowed slightly, noticing my hesitant answer.
"Did something happen?" I sighed and shook my head, I smiled slightly remembering the way Trunks always shook his head.
"No…It's just that…" I came up with a quick lie, even though I hated lying to my parents, "…some girls asked me to come to West City to go shopping with them…"
"…Did you want to go?" He asked me and I inwardly sighed with relief.
I nodded and he smiled.
"Well you're more than welcome to go then…just stay safe." He walked over to me and gave me a hug before heading off to probably find my mom.
I went upstairs to my room and laid on my bed. I started to wonder what was wrong with me…
I was excited about tomorrow…about seeing Trunks at some other place than the school.
I didn't have a crush on him…did I? I shook my head…of course I didn't…
I sighed and rolled over…guys are sooo confusing…
Trunks
My mom kept her side of the bargain and made sure dad was kept busy. I glanced at the time and saw it was about thirty minutes to twelve. I walked outside and flew to where we were to meet and sat down. I looked at my watch and I saw I had about twenty five minutes to pass. I lay down in the grass and shut my eyes to relax seeing if I could sense Pan's energy.
I couldn't pick hers out from all the others so I waited…and I waited…and waited…
Pan
I took off about twenty minutes to twelve and hoped I wasn't late. I sensed Trunks energy and landed behind a tree and stepped out from behind it.
I found Trunks, he was lying on his back and I walked over to him.
He was asleep…
I stared at his face. He looked so peaceful and I didn't want to wake him so I sat next to his side. I studied his features for a while.
He had tan skin that really made his light purple hair stand out, his jaw was chiseled and his mouth looked so warm and inviting.
She didn't notice she was leaning in towards him, until her lips were almost touching his and she froze.
What am I doing!? I can't kiss him…
She was about to lean back when his eyes suddenly shot open and locked onto hers. My eyes met his and I froze…
I leaned back and noticed that a single blade of grass was suddenly very interesting.
"Umm…hey Pan…" I looked up at him and saw him staring at me.
"…Hey…Trunks…"
"Ready to spar?" I was glad that he didn't question what I was doing…because I don't even know what I was doing…
He walked to the middle of the field and waited for me to join him. I walked over and stood across from him. I dropped into my battle stance and he fell into his.
Of course I was going to go easy on him.
No ki, no flying, just hand to hand combat.
Trunks
I watched as Pan followed me to the middle of the field and fell into her battle stance. I dropped into mine and told myself to hold back.
No ki, no flying. Just like some of the training sessions I have with my dad.
This was going to be fun.
I watched as she made the first move. She ran towards me and I waited until she was close and I jumped to the side.
She rushed past me and I turned ready to launch my own attack and to my own surprise was hit square in my jaw. I staggered back a couple of steps in surprise and held where she had punched me.
For a girl…she hit hard.
"Oh…my gosh…Trunks are you okay?" Pan asked me worriedly. I smirked and nodded, impressed at her strength. I waited for her to drop back into her battle stance and went after her this time. Her eyes widened and she went to move to the right, she was too slow and I followed her and caught her off guard. I grabbed her arm and pulled her to me and put her into a head lock. She struggled for a moment before going still. I loosened my grip on her worrying that I had hurt her.
She elbowed me in the gut and I let her go in surprise. I jumped back and she swung her leg around to try to take me off my feet. I smirked at her and she smiled back.
"I didn't know you were so good Trunks."
"Of course…my dad's only trained me since I was like two…You're pretty good yourself. I never knew that a girl could hit so hard though." I told her truthfully.
"I didn't hurt you did I?"
"You hurt me…no way. You may hit hard but not even close to how hard my dad hits me." She gave me an almost pained look. I cocked my head to the side in confusion.
Pan
"You hurt me…no way. You may hit hard but not even close to how hard my dad hits me." What Trunks had said replayed through my head again. Was he implying that his father…beat him.
As in child abuse…
I saw him cock his head to the side and give me a confused look.
"Is something wrong Pan?" He had let his guard down and I looked at him.
"Trunks…can I ask you a question and would you answer it truthfully?" I asked him, wanting to know the truth.
"Umm…depends on the question…"
"Does your father…abuse you?" I stared at his face to see any changes in his expression.
I was surprised when he smiled.
"No, he doesn't. Sure sometimes when we train he does hit me a little harder than he meant to…but he has never hurt me on purpose. I love him and I'm sure he loves me…he has this kind of bad boy persona that he likes to keep up with and won't say it…but I'm sure that he does." Trunks sounded so sincere that I didn't doubt what he said, I sighed in relief and was surprised when I felt his arms wrap around my waist and lift me up into the air.
"You let your guard down." I shivered as Trunks whispered in my ear. I giggled and tried to escape him and found his grip very hard to get out of. "You'll have to try to harder than that little girl."
His breath on my ear tickled and I giggled again. I squirmed but to no avail.
"Let me go you big oaf!" I laughed while squirming in his grasp.
"Only if you say I win." Trunks whispered in my ear. I swear that boy knows that his breath tickles my ear.
"Okay…I win." He let me go and I turned to him with a big grin on my face.
"Smartass." Trunks rolled his eyes at me and I laughed.
I gently shoved him and he raised his eyebrows at me. He narrowed his eyes playfully and shoved me a little harder than I pushed him.
"Oh you're on mister." I told him before getting into my battle stance again. I went to fly towards him and I caught my mistake at the last minute, but I stumbled and lost my balance and tumbled into Trunks. He wasn't expecting me to ram into him and he lost his balance as well and we both fell onto the ground.
I pushed myself up and was startled by Trunks' bright blue eyes. It was then I realized our situation, I was lying on top of Trunks…
I swallowed hard and leaned in close to Trunks. He didn't move away so I continued on. I brushed my lips against his briefly and pulled back and was surprised when he pulled me back down into a longer kiss.
My eyes fluttered closed as I enjoyed the feeling the kiss created. I was just starting to really enjoy it when suddenly Trunks sat up, knocking me off him in the process. He stood quickly and turned away from me. I stood and started to follow him.
Just when I thought we were getting close he leaves me…What's going on here?
"Trunks! Wait up!" I yelled to him hoping he would slow down enough for me to at least catch up.
Trunks
I couldn't believe what had just happened.
One minute I was teasing Pan, then the next…we were kissing.
I panicked and sat up, knocking her off of me. I wanted to get away from her as fast as I could. My heart was pounding and I was confused. The only other times that my heart pounded was when I was training with my father, and when I knew I was going to get in trouble. So this feeling was new to me.
I did what seemed the most logical thing when something confused and scared you. Get as far away from it as you can…problem is it could walk and was stubborn.
I heard her yell my name and tell me to wait up. I turned towards her and glared a glare that would make my dad proud at her.
"What?" I growled at her. She paused in her pursuit and…I saw her eyes glisten with tears. I sighed and closed my eyes. "Look…Pan…I'm sorry, but I just can't do this…please…just leave me alone." I turned to leave when she grabbed my arm.
"Trunks…I'm just as confused as you are…please just don't tell me to leave you alone…I want to be your friend at the very least." She pleaded with me, tears threatening to escape their prison.
"I don't think we can even be friends…I…haven't been truthful with you and you are a sweet girl and all but…I'm more of a loner." I tried to convince myself more than her.
"I haven't been all that truthful either…so I don't mind. You are a wonderful and funny guy and I want to be your friend." She looked at me with hope in her eyes.
"I'm sorry Pan…but right now…I'm confused and my mom is trying to keep my dad busy so he won't get mad, so I have to go…I'll see you on Monday…" I turned and ran. I didn't know where I was going but I needed to get away from her.
Pan
I sighed as I watched Trunks run off. I hope we can be friends…though I guess I should start being truthful…but that means telling him I'm Son Goku and Hercule Satan's granddaughter…
I turned and started to fly home…
Some date that turned out to be…
A/N: Well I hope you liked this chapter…I appreciate the people who suggest the winner and since more people said it should end with a tie I decided on that. I had absolutely no idea how this chapter would turn out and I'm not sure I like it much…I do apologize for the out of character-ness so please don't yell at me too much…besides my mind is still on vacation in Oregon and I spaced off a lot while writing this chapter…
Please review and tell me what you think and I do like suggestions for new ideas for chapters (hint hint). Oh! And another thing…if you could tell me how soon you want Trunks and Pan to expose their parentage (like if they should expose it in the next one/two chapters or not for a while…)…
I really should plan this fanfic out a little more -_-
Please review and tell me what you think…
~MellowDragon
*=* (it's kinda like a duck creature thing…)
…sorry J
