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Chapter 9

Pan woke up in a chair, head hung drowsily and her long black bangs and other loose strands of hair falling in her eyes. When she lifted her head a stinging pain shot through her neck and she rested her head against the back of the chair. She could feel something was wrong.

When she tried to huff through her mouth she found her breathing was harshly blocked by something, she was guessing it was duct tape. Wiggling desperately she tried to move her arms and legs but they were also tied down tightly to the chair. Chains and all were wrapped profoundly around the frame of the chair and her body. The pressure of the metal constricted against her and made her breathe in heavily through her nose even though she was a Saiyan. It looked as if someone had tried hard to keep her in that spot.

She noticed by the very dim light of the scented candles that she was in her apartment and tried to squint her eyes to focus better. As she wiggled more she found it useless as the chains didn't budge.

"I see someone's awake and full of energy." She heard a husky voice say behind her. Amusement was apparent in it. He walked in front of her and took in with his victorious eyes her desperate form.

She stopped her efforts, eyes wide with shock as the memories of the previous afternoon flooded her memories and her eyes turned to slits. Pan screamed every profanity at him she could think of but it didn't matter because they all came out as muffled squeals.

She stopped her ranting realizing how much air she really had to go on and began breathing hard through her nose, her bangs flying freely with every breathe. Her chest pumped hard against the chains.

"I'd be careful if I were you. We wouldn't want you to suffocate now would we?"

He stood in the front of the chair, arms sitting on the arm rest that Pan's arms were chained too. "If you're a good girl I'll take to the tape off." He said, face deathly close.

"Nod if you're going to be a good girl." He cooed at her, knowing that obeying him would wound her pride. Jeremiah held her chin in his massive hand, thumb stroking lightly along her jawbone. Her boiling eyes shone through her silky black hair as she looked up through her bangs at him.

Pan slowed her breathing, taking deep long breathes in and out through her nostrils, hoping it was enough to fill her distressed lungs. She didn't want to give in to this punk. It was useless though and she felt the lightheadedness come on as she rested her head on the back of her chair again. She looked up to the ceiling praying that the tears brimming her eyes didn't fall.

Trunks

As Trunks searched the sky for Pan, his ki rose higher and higher with anger. This was all his fault. If he would have been thinking more clearly than she would have probably been with him right now, doing what he had wanted to for the longest time now.

He barely noticed when Goten flew up beside him.

"What are you doing man? You're almost at Super Saiyan." Trunks looked at Goten whose hair was flicking back and forth from gold to black, eyes flicking from black to teal.

He could imagine his own doing the same but he couldn't give up now. He flew a little faster, still not reaching super.

"Are you going to answer me!? Is everything okay with you and Pan?!" Goten screamed over the high winds, trailing a little behind.

Trunks stopped dead in his tracks, causing Goten to run into the back of him. They both went plummeting to the ground not able to straighten themselves as they fell faster and faster.

When Trunks hit the ground, a sickening crack ignited through the forest that they had landed in. Goten who had landed in a tree got up rubbing his bottom and levitated down successfully from the tree.

"Trunks?" He called through the forest. He searched over the range of it, sensing for his ki. When he felt a low level coming from Trunks, panic coursed through his body as he ran to locate his friend.

Trunks had landed hitting his head on a jagged rock that was sticking out of the shaggy grass. Goten slid to his knees at Trunks' side as he noticed that he was unconscious now and the green grass was now smeared in a death red.

"Trunks come on man wake up." He rooted him on and Trunks head slid limply in the fold of his arm.

"Dang it, I gotta get you to Capsule." He spoke fast as he put his friend fully in his arms and flew in the direction of his home.

Pan and Jeremiah

Pan's breathing had slowed down dramatically much to her avail and Jeremiah's disappointment. He wanted nothing more than to see her beg.

Her hair was wild on her head and she was dozing off again. Even though she could breathe almost regularly she still felt lightheaded and her head hung as she tried to will herself awake.

When her eyes had finally drifted closed she heard a loud snatch and pain shot through her lips. Hearty laughter was heard and she glared daggers at him.

"You motherfu..." Pan started but she was cut of by his index fingers on her mouth. She wanted so bad to rub her aching lips. Tears collected in the corner of her eyes but she looked up at the ceiling, willing them back.

"What did I tell you about your mouth? You won't be allowed to speak like that in front of father." Jeremiah reminded her.

"What is up with you and your sick little fantasies about me marrying you?! I will never marry you! EVER!" She felt like she was screaming this at him for the 100th time.

"You never know the future babe. Besides in about a day in a half you'll be on your way to your new home." He smirked sitting on the floor in front of her Indian style.

"What new home? " She asked.

"Planet Trophia of course my dear." He said as if she were stupid.

"What is wrong with you?" She asked in shock, "You never used to act like this. You're psycho!"

"I gave you every thing you ever wanted and you ran away from me! You tore my heart in two!" He shouted standing up now in front of her chair looking down on her. She felt like dirt under his glare.

"I tore your heart in two?! Are you serious? You cheated on me! That's why I left. If it wasn't for your stupid mistake I would probably still be with you right now!" Pan shouted back deciding not to be the bad guy here.

"I got down on my hands and knees and apologized to you! I did everything to get you to stay!" He reminisced.

"How do I know you won't do it again, huh? How do I know the next pretty girl you see won't be the one you're making out with in the mall?" Here came those damned tears again.

"Because I love you Pan and nobody else. You're the one for me. The only one for me." He pleaded down on his knees, resting his cheek in her lap.

"I don't need this right now, just let me go please Jeremiah." She begged. Thoughts of their good times flooded back to her. She really did love him there was no question about it but he was unfaithful, something that wasn't easy for her to deal with.

Then Trunks popped in her head in the mist of her memories. The way he smiled, the way he laughed, teased her all the time. The way he touched her, the way they kissed. She didn't think she could give it up. No matter how much she hated to admit it, she loved them both. Everything that she felt for Jeremiah that she had thought she pushed to the side had returned with a few simple words. New feeling for Trunks were surfacing too and they were fighting for dominance with Jeremiah's. No matter how much Pan said that she hated Trunks, she really didn't. It was just her signs of love. Their 'scenes' in the office made her only love him more, especially their most recent one.

She threw her head back not knowing what to do. She couldn't really take Jeremiah back after all that was happening now could she? Wouldn't that make her just as psycho as him?

She sighed in frustration looking down at the multiple chains that were wrapped securely around her body. She would be crazy herself if she stayed with him.

What about Trunks, she couldn't give that up could she? Even though he hated her now she definitely didn't want to leave him.

She looked at Jeremiah's face which went from apologetic to nonchalant. "You're coming with me whether you like it or not." Was his finally words as he left the room.

A/N: Wow, this was a creepy chapter, lol. Sorry for the longer wait. I really didn't mean to do it I promise. It's just been real blah around here lately. Thanks for all the reviews guys :)

I hope I'm staying on track pretty good and not drifting off. Review please and tell me what you think of this chapter. I promise that I will tell you what is happening with our dear Trunks soon if I get reviews. Muwahaha.