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Chapter 4: Night Out
Pan had taken a ten minute shower and raised her ki to dry herself off. After that she grabbed a towel and went to her closet. She sighed and she thought what would be the right thing to wear. She hadn't dressed up for anything since the funeral and since coming back to live with her parents, she had taken to wearing baggy pants and T-shirts. She finally decided on a pair of dark blue jeans, a black fitted top, and a purple bandana. Trunks had never said where they were going but she didn't feel like wearing a dress so they would just have to go somewhere where it didn't require a tie or a fancy dress.
As she dug around her closet trying to find her boots, she sighed, she really didn't feel like going anywhere tonight but she was afraid that Trunks was going make good on his threat and drag her out of the house kicking and screaming regardless. She found the boots and after putting them on she went to examine herself in the mirror. She smiled a little and thought that she was looking like herself again.
She made her way downstairs and back into the living where Trunks was waiting. When he saw her, a smiled spread across his face.
"Now that looks more like the Panny I know, and love." He winked playfully at her.
Pan couldn't help the blush tinting her cheeks at his complement. "Thank you. So, where are you dragging me out to, Mr. Briefs?"
Trunks burst into laughter and Pan couldn't help but find herself laughing with him. She hadn't laughed since before Uub had passed and it was only then did she realizes how completely lifeless she had become since his death. Maybe a night out with a friend was a good idea after all.
"You'll just have to wait and see, Panny-Chan. Come on, let's get going." Trunks held out his arm for Pan to take and they made their way outside and to Trunks' car.
Trunks had taken them to a restaurant called The Toriya Club. Pan had never been to place like it and it was making her a bit nervous cause she could tell it was an expensive place, the prices weren't even on the menu but Trunks just smiled and told her to get whatever she wanted. Both being part saiyan, they had order a large quantity of food and after the shocked stare from the waiter and asking them several time if they were sure, Trunks handed over his credit card and that was it.
"I never really get tired of that," Trunks said grinning when the waiter left.
"It gets a bit annoying at times though, it's why I rarely eat out."
Over dinner they talked about the past and all fun times they had together, reminiscing on the all the times they would hang out at Capsule Corp with Goten, Bra and Marron. They laughed and joked as they talked about the adventures they had in space when they and Goku had went on the grand tour to retrieve the black star dragonballs and so forth.
"Hey, Trunks?"
"Yeah, Panny."
Something about the tone in his voice was so comforting to Pan and she smiled at him.
"I just wanted to thank you for taking me out, for getting me out of the house, for being my friend. I never realized how much I needed this till now, thank you."
He reached over and took her hand in his, squeezing it lightly. "You're welcome, Pan. Just know I'll always be here whenever you need a friend to talk to, or a shoulder to cry on, okay?"
"Okay, Trunks." She gave him another smile.
"Pan, I need to ask you a favor and I want to hear me out, okay?" His sudden seriousness was making Pan a bit nervous but she nodded and motioned for him to continue.
"I need a new assistant and I want you to take the job." The seriousness in his voice and the expression told her that he wasn't about to be taking no for an answer.
"I don't kno—"
"Please, Panny, I'm desperate! You wouldn't believe how many assistants' I go through! They hardly ever get any work done and they're only after the opportunity to…well, you know."
"Oh…" Pan said catching on real quick to what was saying.
"Yeah, so will you take the job? You'll be doing me a huge favor if you do." Trunks' practical begging was making him so hard to refuse.
"Oh, alright. I guess I really need to do something," she told him.
Trunks grinned from ear to ear which caused Pan to laugh, remembering how he could be such a goofball at times. "Thanks, Pan. I hope you'll like the job. Come in on Monday morning around 8:00 and we'll get you set up."
"Okay."
Once they finished their dinner they left the restaurant and started strolling around the shops.
"So what have you been doing for the past five years, Trunks, besides working?" Pan asked him, realizing they had talked about everything except the recent years and she was suddenly curious about what Trunks had been doing with his life.
Trunks just shrugged. "It's been pretty much the same. I go to work, then when the opportunity presents itself I sneak off and go hang out with Goten when he's not busy at the dojo or with Marron, then I go train with my dad. I'm still single and always getting hit on by women who are after my money."
Pan found herself laughing at that. "And here I always imagined you'd be settled down by now with a pretty little wife and some kids."
Trunks chuckled and shook his head. "Nope. You and Goten were luckier in the marriage department, I on the hand will probably be destined to remain single. I'm not sure about Bra though, she falls in and out of love faster than you could blink," Trunks said, poking fun at his sister as they continued walking around the shops and window shopped.
"Hey Trunks, can I ask you a favor?" Pan asked when they stopped by a book store.
Trunks gazed down at her and smiled. "Sure, Pan. What is it?"
"Well...it's been quite some time since I've trained, given the circumstances and everything. But I'd like to train again and I want you to be my training partner." She looked up to see wide smile across Trunks' face.
"If it gets you out of that damned house for a while and into the outside world again than you got yourself a training partner! It's kinda a fair deal actually," Trunks said grinning but when Pan looked at him confused he continued. "I needed an assistant and you needed a training partner. So, when do you want to train?" he asked.
"Well, tomorrow's Saturday and I don't have start working to till Monday, right? So how about we train tomorrow morning?"
"Sounds good to me." Trunks glanced at his watch. "It's getting late, I better get you home." On the drive back home, they talked more about the good old days. Both of them avoided the subject of Uub but Pan felt that was best. She knew Trunks had been right when he had told her that she was not the one who had died. Then she started thinking about her grandma Chichi and those times when her grandpa Goku had died. Her grandmother had never locked herself away from the world. She lived on and Pan realized that although she would never forget him, Uub would never have wanted her be sad. She knew was going have to find a way to live on without him, as hard as that might be.
They made it back and when Trunks halt the car to a stop half up her parents' driveway, she turned him with a smile. "Thank you again for dinner. It was really good seeing you again, Trunks."
A grin tugged at the corners of his mouth. "You're welcome, Pan and even though I would have never imagined or wished for you to be going through what you're going through, I'm glad that we can at least spend some time together like we used when we were younger."
Though the years and life experiences they had went through had changed them in some ways, she knew deep down inside that nothing had changed the friendship that she and Trunks both shared.
"I'm glad too. I've really missed our long talks and late night sparring sessions. I'll see you tomorrow than, meet at the mountain rages at the over there," she told him pointing to the tall rage of mountain behind her parents house.
"Will do, Pan. Good night."
"Good night." She got out of the car and watched as Trunks made his way down the drive and disappear into the night before she headed for the front door. She was smiling when she walked in and was quite surprised when she saw her parents in living, apparently waiting up for her. When they saw her their eyes lit up.
"Hi mama, hi daddy."
"Hello, Pan. Did things go well with Trunks? I love your outfit, that purple bandana is really cute." Pan could see her mother's eyes getting a bit watery.
"Yes. I actually had a really nice time. He took me out to dinner and we talked about the good old days and stuff like that. It felt good to hang out and talk with Trunks again, like nothing's changed." After being locked in herself for so long, it felt like a relief that she could talk to her parents and diminish the concerned looks they had for her.
"Did Trunks offer you a job by any chance?" Gohan asked bit worriedly, afraid that his daughter might get angry.
But Pan wasn't angry. She knew he was only concerned for her wellbeing. She gave him a smile and nodded. "Yes, daddy. Trunks did offer me a job and it look like I'm going to be his new assistant and I start the job on Monday.
Her parents looked both relived and thrilled that she was going to be out and working and doing something again. It brought joy to their heart to see their daughter's spirits lifted and that she was smiling again. They all spent the next few minutes talking before they headed off to bed. And as Pan made her way to her room, she help the smile on her face it made her happy to see her parents were happy as well.
I'm sorry that it's another short chapter but I've been sick for the past several days and it's really draining me hopefully the next chapter will be longer. Until then, I look forward to see your reviews! :)