"Scatter! You didn't say we were going on a hike!" Pan cried, giving her cousin a look that probably would have looked more suitable on her father.

"You'll be happy once we get there," Scatter said. "Can't you be more like Bra? She doesn't mind."

Bra smiled making her eyes gleam. "It's not so bad, Pan. Come on! I bet when we get to…wherever we're going it'll be great." She looked at Scatter. "You wouldn't lie to us, would you?"

Scatter blushed. "Of course not."

Camino laughed.

The three Saiyans and human continued walking through the woods. Camino was enjoying himself. He stepped over a log. Pan didn't notice the log and tripped over it. She cried out as she fell to the ground.

Camino turned and rushed over to her. "Are you all right?" He helped her to her feet.

"Sure. I'm fine." Pan looked into his eyes from inches away.

Camino blushed and released her hands. "That's good." He smiled. "I wouldn't want you to get hurt."

She tilted her head to the side.

Camino glanced over to the trees. "We'd better hurry. We don't want to get left behind."

Pan sighed. "Scatter said we were almost there twenty minutes ago."

Camino laughed and scooped her up in his arms. She let out a startled yip and he smiled.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

Camino began to walk again. "I don't want you tired when we get there."

"But you'll be tired," she protested.

"Are you kidding? You're light as a feather. I think I can handle it."

Pan looked at him. She couldn't imagine Dark and herself like this. When she'd first met him, she felt so special to be loved by him. But last night, he really scared her. That look in his eyes, she could still see it.

The thrill of having the infamous Dark fall in love with her was over now. She wanted something different. She wanted someone kind, caring, and sensitive. She wanted someone who had been there all along.

She laid her head against Camino's chest and he looked down at her. He didn't feel tense or shocked. It was like that was the way things were supposed to be.

After they had walked a ways Pan spoke, "Camino?"

"Yes?"

"You can put me down now."

"You sure?"

She nodded. "Yeah and thanks."

He set her down gently on the ground. "No problem."

They began to walk again. Camino was in front and Pan was close behind him. So far everything was going great and Pan was enjoying the chance to experience the beauty of nature and unlike Dark, Camino was enjoying it too.

Suddenly, Camino heard a piercing scream from behind him. He winced at the pain it caused his ears and turned.

Pan had her hands clutched to her chest and her eyes had doubled in size. Her face was about two shades paler than normal.

"What's wrong?" Camino asked.

"Look," she whispered. "There's a…a…SPIDER! Get it away from me! It's sooooo gross!"

Camino frowned and finally noticed a spider hanging down from a tree branch by a strand of silvery web. Camino picked the spider up in his hands and set it down somewhere else.

"I can't believe you touched that thing. I like nature, but I don't like spiders." She shuddered.

"Like the one on your shoulder?" Camino asked.

Pan's face went slack and she screamed. "GET IT OFF OF ME! GET IT OFF!"

Camino went to her. "Wait, wait! I was just kidding."

Pan stopped suddenly, turned to Camino and gave him a death glare.

He gulped. "Uh…Pan?"

She continued to glare at him. "That wasn't funny Camino!"

He raised his hands in mock surrender. "Of course not. I'm sorry."

"You will be," she said, moving toward him.

He backed away, smiling sheepishly. She closed distance between them quickly. Camino turned and ran.

Pan laughed and followed him. "You're not getting away from me, Camino!"

Camino spilled out of the trees and came to a vast river. He stopped and Pan ran up behind him.

"Camino you…" She let her sentence trail off when she followed Camino's gaze.

Scatter was farther down the river and Bra was already ankle-deep in the water. She was wearing a light blue bikini.

"Oh! The water's cold," she said, but didn't stop moving deeper into it.

Scatter glanced back at his cousin and his friend. "What took you guys so long?" He didn't wait for a response, but joined Bra in the water.

Pan laughed and ran over to the water. She took off her clothes, revealing her red bikini. She waded into the water while Camino stood back and watched.

"Come on, silly," she called out to him. "Don't just stand there."

"Huh? Oh." He walked up to the bank and peered at the crystalline water.

He took off his shirt, shoes and socks.

He moved into the water until he got to Pan. He glanced down the river and realized that Scatter and Bra had disappeared somewhere.

Pan splashed him with water. He turned back to her and she splashed him again.

"Hey!" he said before submerging into the river.

Pan waited for him to come out of the water. Camino emerged and looked over at Pan. A sly smile played across his lips.

"What?" she asked, as he swam toward her. "What do you want?"

Camino swam faster, Pan backed away from him, but he got a hold of her waist and pulled her underwater. Underwater, she opened her eyes and looked at Camino. He was only a few feet away from her.

She tried to kick away from him, but found that she couldn't. She smiled and pulled at Camino's hands, though she really didn't want him to let her go.

Camino brought them both to the surface and smiled at her. Her black eyes seemed so much brighter with her hair slicked to her face.

She moved closer to him and slowly curved her arms around his neck. He took that as his cue and caught her lips in a soft kiss. When she didn't protest, he deepened the kiss.

After a while they parted and Camino looked at her, half surprised and half pleased. "What about Dark?"

She shook her head. "I don't know. Something happened last night that really scared me. You're not supposed to be afraid of your boyfriend, are you?"

"No."

"I'm not afraid of you," she said. "I feel safe, even from Dark."

Camino swallowed. "Would you want him to go away forever?"

She blinked. "Well no, if he and I could be friends. That would be okay."

Camino sighed. "Well, let's not talk about him now." He splashed her with water. "We're here to have fun, right?"

"Right," she said, diving into the river.

Camino watched her go and a tinge of sadness came over him. If Pan could never truly say goodbye to Dark forever, then Camino would never be rid of his alter ego.