Pan hummed to herself as she wrote in her diary about her day at the river. She smiled as she wrote about her first kiss with Camino. He was a better kisser than she expected him to be.
She giggled and finished the page by signing it with an elegant P. She closed the diary and tossed it onto her bed. She'd put it in her secret spot later, hidden away from prying eyes.
She jumped when she heard something outside. It sounded like it was nearby her window. She cautiously made her way over the window and reached out for the curtains.
An arm came through the open window and Pan cried out in surprise and jumped back. The unknown hand gripped the windowsill. Pan bit her thumbnail as the curtains parted, revealing Camino's face.
She blinked. "Camino?"
He raised his head to look at her. "Pan? Pan, I'm so glad to see you."
There was sweat visible on his forehead and he looked like he was in pain. Pan frowned slightly and went to him.
"Camino?" She helped him through the window and onto the floor.
He collapsed against her, taking them both down. Pan placed her hand on the back of Camino's head. "A-are you all right?"
Camino groaned and used his arms to lift his upper body off of her. Pan could plainly see that he was in pain. She wiggled out from under him and touched his face.
Camino placed his hand over hers and opened his eyes. "Pan…I need you to…" His sentence trailed off as the pain increased and he grimaced.
Fear gripped Pan as she watched him. She didn't know what was wrong with him, but whatever it was she didn't like it.
"What do you need me to do, Camino?"
Camino's breath came in pants. "There's not much time…I need you to choose. Who…who do you want? Me or Dark?"
She looked surprised. "What? Why do I have to choose now? What's going on?" She looked hard at him. "You're in pain. Why are you asking me such a silly question? You need medical attention." She moved to stand.
"No Pan." He reached out and grabbed her arm. "You have to choose now! You see…I'm Dark."
Pan jerked back in surprise. "What?"
Camino cried out and dug his fingers into the carpet. He looked down at his hands and stars began to invade his vision. "It's true. I'm the jewelry thief. It was me all along. Dark is my alter ego." He raised his head. "This may not make sense now, but you have to choose who you want to be with. If you don't choose, Dark and I will both die."
Pan began to quiver. "Camino…" She put her fingers under his chin. "There's no way I could be with Dark. He scares me and we could never be anywhere together. He'd pick a fight with everyone." She hesitated. "And if he was really you then…"
Camino groaned and his eyelids began to flutter.
Pan gasped. "You Camino! I choose you! I want to be with you. I love you, Camino." She pressed her lips to his.
She pulled back when she felt him sliding to the floor. She looked down at him and brought her hands to her face. "No…" Hot tears slid down her soft face and she shook her head. "No, please don't die, Camino. Didn't you hear? I love you. I'm sorry I turned you down all those times, but I was afraid. I didn't want to lose you as a friend and I thought there was something more out there. But after meeting Dark I realized that you were the one I wanted all along."
Pan's eyes widened as Camino's hair began to lengthen. He stirred and finally lifted his head. Emerald green eyes stared back at her and she gasped.
"Dark?"
"Hello, love."
"There must be some mistake. I chose Camino." She moved back from him.
"There's no mistake, love. My time has almost expired. I guess I should have known that you'd choose Camino. Can you grant me…one last thing before I go?"
"What's what?" she asked.
"One last kiss."
Pan leaned forward and Dark moved in to meet her. He kissed her softly and then pulled away.
"I'm sorry that I couldn't make you happy," he said, raising his hand to caress her face.
"Goodbye forever, Dark."
He smiled and she watched as his hair shortened and his eyes faded back to black. He blinked a few times and then sat back.
"Camino?" Pan asked.
Camino felt distant as he sat on Pan's bedroom floor. He felt a part of him slipping away and he knew it was Dark. It felt different from all the other times that Dark had become dormant. He wasn't going to sleep…he was waning away.
Pan got to her feet and watched him carefully. Suddenly Camino's eyes widened and the room filled with red-tinted ki. Pan shielded her eyes from the light and took a few more steps back.
When the light cleared she moved her arm away from her face. Camino was standing before her and she blinked. "Is it really you?"
He smiled brightly at her. "Of course it's me, Camino."
She examined his face for a moment and then threw himself into his arms. "Oh Camino. I was so scared."
"Me too," he admitted, putting his arms around her. "But Dark is gone now. I can feel it."
"Good." She looked up at him. "Now you have some explaining to do about this alter ego business."
Camino laughed. "Yeah I guess I do. Are you sure you'll believe me?"
"After what I just saw…I'm going to keep an open frame of mind."
Camino smiled and leaned down to kiss her. Suddenly, the bedroom door was thrown open. Camino and Pan looked up to see Gohan standing in the doorway wearing only a towel.
Camino blinked at him.
"Gohan! What are you doing?" Pan cried.
"I felt a strange ki coming from this direction." He frowned. "What are you doing here Camino?"
Camino grinned. "Spending time with my girlfriend. What else?"
Gohan looked surprised, but smiled when Pan nodded in approval. He backed away and closed the door.
Pan smiled. She pushed Camino down on the bed. "Now, start explaining."
"Well it all started when…."
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