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Chapter 5: Sparring, work, and Bestie outing

Pan woke up early that morning, took a quick shower and had surprised her parents when she had grabbed a muffin off the kitchen table and headed straight for the door.

"Hey Pan, Where are you going?! What about your breakfast?!" Gohan called out to his daughter as she took flight.

She turned to her father and gave him a smile. "I'm meeting Trunks in the mountains. We're going to spar for the day." Gohan nodded, thinking how grateful he was to Trunks for bringing that smile back on Pan's face.

"Oh, well then, have fun!" Gohan told her.

"I will, daddy. Bye!" She waved before she blasted off for the mountains.

"Bye, sweetheart!"

Videl came to Gohan side and placed her hand on his shoulder. "It's so good to see her smiling again, isn't it?"

Gohan gazed down at his wife and grinned. "Yes it is. I guess calling Trunks was a great idea after all. The boy's a miracle worker." Videl laughed at that and couple went back to their breakfast.

…

Pan was doing some stretches, while Trunks threw a few practice kicks. "You ready now, Panny?" Trunks asked as he threw a practice punch.

Pan did one more stretch and dropped into a fighting stance. "Aright, Trunks. I'm ready."

Trunks got into his own fighting stance and the two stared at each other, smirking. Trunks started off the spar with a fury of kicks, which Pan blocked easily. Pan returned the favor with a set of punches, which Trunks blocked just as easily. They both attacked aggressively and had taken to the air. They fought hand to hand with neither of them getting the upper hand.

She's good Trunks thought. Time to take this to the next level.

Trunks quickly phased behind Pan and gave her a hard punch to the back. She grunted at the pain she felt from that punch and phased to the other side of the clearing. Pan looked up to see a ki blast heading her way, and she blocked it. She formed her own ki blast and sent it towards Trunks. She phased in front of him and gave a painful jab to the stomach. She phased out but Trunks had caught up with Pan and gave her punch that sent her flying to the ground.

With a growl, Pan got back up and powered up. Trunks just smirked and powered up to super saiyan and felt an urging desire to wipe that smirk off his cocky little face. Taking her opportunity, Pan phased in front of Trunks and landed a lighting fast kick to Trunks' gut and he doubled over in pain. Not giving him any time to recover, she slammed her elbow to the back of his head, sending him slamming to the ground making a huge crater. Pan sent a Kamehameha wave at him but Trunks quickly got out of the way and sent his Buster Cannon flying towards her and she smack it away with her hand. Pan rushed at Trunks and tried to punch him. Trunks blocked it and locked their eyes on each other, both sharing a smirk. In a second the two started phasing in and out only using martial arts techniques.

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Trunks collapsed to the ground and took a breath before he popped a senzu bean into his mouth. He had smirk on his face as thought of the number Pan had did on him. She had certainly gotten stronger from the last time he had sparred with her and she was even a super saiyan yet. He looked over at her and watched as she ate the senzu bean he had given her as she stood in the middle of the now damaged clearing. He had to laugh at all the craters they had made and their now tattered clothing.

"Damn, Panny. If this how you are when you haven't trained in five months, I'd be afraid to see how you are at you peak!" Trunks pretend to shutter, making Pan laugh.

"Well, you're great sparring partner. What would you say if we did this every week?"

"Alright, let's say, Capsule Corp, in the GR."

Pan smiled a nodded, "Okay. Let's go get some lunch, I'll bet my mom's cooking up something real good."

The got up and basted off back to Pan's house.

—Two Months Later—

"So Ms. Majin, how do like working here at Capsule Corp so far?" asked Madison. She was one of the employees who worked in the main office and she and Pan had become fast friends. Since Pan first day working at Capsule Corp, Madison always took the time to make Pan feel at home.

"You know, I really love working here. This might sound a bit strange but it's nice to wake up in the morning and know I'm going somewhere and I'm going to do something."

"That's good, Pan," she smiled. "Say, Pan I'll see you at lunch and we'll talk some more, okay? I better get back to my desk." She quickly made a dash for it and Pan wondered what got her in such a hurry.

"So, you really like working here, huh?" Pan's eyes widened when she heard Trunks voice behind her, now she knew why Madison made dash for it. She turned around and smiled brightly at him. Even though Uub's loss still made her heart ache, every time she went out or sparred with Trunks and went to work, it got a bit easier. And now, she was finally finding hope and that promise that her father-in-law had told her back on the swing. That she would be happy again and that her life could go on even though Uub died.

"I love working here! Have I told you how wonderful you are for giving me a job, Trunks—Oh…uh…I mean Mr. Briefs." Pan blushed red like a beet when all eyes on the office turned and stared at her. Seeing Trunks almost every day, she had forgotten that it wasn't proper to call him by his first name when they were at work.

Pan could clearly see that Trunks was trying hard not to react in front of his employees, but knowing him for her entire life. She could tell he was laughing in the inside and it was itching to come out. Once everyone went back to their business, Trunks gave her a smirk and winked playfully at her. They had not wanted any of the employees knowing that their families were real close, afraid that they would question the reasoning for Pan getting the assistance job.

"Ms. Majin? I need to have a word with you in my office." Everyone stared at them again and they had looks of pity for Pan, thinking she was in trouble, so she decided to really play it up.

"Uh, yes Mr. Briefs," Pan said and gave him a bow in respect and she followed him to his office. Once inside and Trunks closed the door, they both burst into laughter.

"Kami, did you see their faces? They probably think I'm giving you a lecture," Trunks said laughing.

"Just know, if you ever tell anyone that I bowed to you. I'll kick your ass one of the gravity chamber and out the other!" She gave him one of her evil smirks.

"Ooo, look at me shaking in my shoes." They both burst into laughter again.

Trunks cleared his throat and looked at Pan seriously. "We haven't talked about this in a while but I would like know how you're doing, Panny. You seem much happier now but are really…are things okay?"

Pan sighed deeply and took the seat in front of Trunks' desk. "Sometimes I get upset and sad, or I find myself crying. But for the most part, I'm happier than I've been in a long time. And I have you to thank for that Trunks. You helped me realize that I just couldn't isolate myself from the word and that I couldn't curl up and die." She sighed again. "Thank you, Trunks. Thank you for everything, I really don't know what I would have done without you. You really are my best friend, you know that?"

It was silent for a minute before Pan felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up Trunks who was now standing beside her.

"You're welcome, Pan. You know all I want you to be is happy."

"Thank you, Trunks."

"Well," Trunks said as he unconsciously scratched back of his head, "we better get back to working or those employees of mine will start gossiping," he said, with a nervous laugh.

Pan laughed as well and gave him a nod and got up from the seat and headed out of Trunks' office and went back to her own desk.

—Two Weeks Later—

Things were getting better for Son Pan. She was finally socializing again and making more friends in the office. Bra had called the week before and the girls had rekindled their friendship. They were on a shopping spree together, much to Bra's surprise. Pan was trying on a blue strapless sun dress and a pair was white sandals and Bra went through racks, trying find herself the perfect outfit.

"I still can't believe it. I'm taking you shopping and you're not whining and I don't have drag you kicking and screaming!" Bra laughed as lifted purple fitted blouse to herself.

Pan chuckled, "Well things have changed in the past few years, Bra. I still love wearing jeans and shirts but I'm not scared to wear a dress anymore and shopping isn't as bad as it used to be." The girls laughed simultaneously before Pan headed for the dressing room and Bra hand her more clothes.

"So, Bra?" Pan asked behind the dressing room door. "Tell me how things have been with you?"

Bra shrugged, unconsciously forgetting that Pan was behind the door. "Well, nothing much has really changed except I did go traveling around Europe for a year," Bra said and started giggling when Pan came out the door with a surprised look on her face. She told her all about the places she went and the people she had seen —not to mention a few guys she fell for—but most importantly, the fashion! "I really liked Italy but England was the best and France was fabulous!"

The girl burst into laughter. "That's wonderful, Bra. I'm happy you've been having a good life, you know I've really missed you."

"Awe, I missed you too, Pan!" Bra reached over and gave her friend a hug and it suddenly felt like old time again. "Ooo, Pan! You look so gorgeous in that drees!" Bra said, giving Pan a wink. "And complements that necklace of yours."

Pan held a hand to the necklace and looked down at Uub's wedding band. She hadn't thought about Uub for a while now till Bra had mentioned the necklace. It kind of scared her, was she forgetting about him or was she just simply moving on now? All she knew was that the ache was disappearing and it felt completely gone whenever she was with Trunks.

"Hello, earth to Pan…? Are you in there, Pan?! PAN!"

Pan jumped at Bra screaming. "What?"

"You spaced out there for a while. What were you thinking about?"

"Uh…it was nothing, really."

Bra just shrugged it off. "Okay whatever you say. So, how have things been working with that brother of mine?" she jabbed her elbow playfully into Pan's side.

Pan rolled her eyes but couldn't help the smile forming on her face, same old Bra. "It's good. I've been making friends and it's great for the most part, except for the times when Trunks doesn't pay attention in the board meetings and I have to take more notes for him than I'm supposed to. Seriously if he wasn't my boss I think I'd smack in the back of the head."

"Well, you have my permission and I'm certain you'll have my mom's permission too!" the two women spent the whole day talking and went through six stores, now they were at the food court sharing an extra-large veggie pizza.

"So Pan, I know you and my brother have been hanging out a lot."

"Yeah, Bra. What about it?"

"Well, I just wondering, do you like Trunks?"

Pan arched an eyebrow at the question. "Yeah, I like Trunks. He's my best friend."

"Hey, I thought I was your best friend, and second, I don't mean like Trunks I mean like, like him." Bra got the devilish gleam in her eye and looked like a teenager again who wanted hear her bestie's secret.

Pan just laughed it off. "Bra, I don't like your brother like that. We're just friends and I care for him a lot but I doubt our relationship will go anywhere but friendship." Pan let out a sigh and looked over at her friend seriously. "Besides, I'm not even ready to date, much less love another man again." Pan got up from her seat and grabbed her shopping bags.

"I gotta go Bra. I'm meeting Trunks for one of spars, how about we do this again sometime?"

"Aright, Pan. You have fun, bye."

"Bye."

Bra watched as Pan left and started thinking.

I'm not gonna just let it go that easy, Son Pan. I've seen the way you light up when you're with my brother and Trunks always seems happier too. I think it's time play cupid and I think I know just the other person I can have help me.

The bluenette reached into her pocket and grabbed her cell and dialed a familiar number and waited as the dial tone sounded.

"Hello? Son residence. This is Marron speaking."

"Hey, Marron it's Bra."

"Oh, hey! How are you?"

"I'm fine. The reason I called is…well, how you like play match maker with me?"

There was dead silence for twenty seconds before Bra heard Marron's gleeful giggling. "Okay, who are the targets?" Bra could already picture the look on Marron's face, like a cat who just found a piratical delicious bowl of cream.

"Pan and Trunks."

Oh boy! Bra and Marron you sneaky girls! LOLz I wonder what they're gonna do? I'd be happy for any suggestions. Well, that's it for now, leave a review and tell me what you think and I'm glad to be back! Being sick for so long was not fun :P