Author's Note: Well I decided to continue this story for now. I hope I get some reviews and comments cause this pairing is really starting to grow on me. I can't seem to get enough of them lately lol. Anyways enjoy everyone! ^_^
A month had passed since Trunks' wedding. Pan had tried to move on and tried to keep herself from thinking about him. Funny thing is, she found this to be really easy. All she had to do was think about the kiss she shared with Goku and the comfort his strong arms provided her that day.
She couldn't get Goku out of her mind. She knew it was wrong to think this way but she couldn't help it. Goku had made her feel the way she wanted to feel for so long. She couldn't help it, she wanted to feel his arms around her again. She wanted to feel that same comfort again.
"Momma have you seen grandpa Goku?" She asked as she entered the kitchen where Chi-Chi and Videl were cooking dinner.
"I think he said he was going out into the mountains and wouldn't be back until late tonight. It's kind of weird though for Goku to stay out and miss dinner." Chi-Chi said before Videl had a chance to say anything.
"Oh okay grandma. I think I'm going to go look for him. Don't worry if I'm not back by dinner too." Pan said as she took off out the door before her grandma could reply.
Pan flew around for about an hour searching for him. Finally she spotted a small boy with a blue gi on who had unmistakable spiky hair and she knew it was her grandpa. Standing before him was an old, small, shrine looking house.
She flew down and kept her ki low so Goku couldn't sense her. She wanted to see why he was here. What she heard would make her have a new understanding of Goku.
"H..hey grandpa. I'm here." Goku said as tears started to form in his eyes.
He walked over and placed his small hand on the shrine. "Grandpa…I'm so sorry….I'm sorry I killed you. I'm sorry I crushed you grandpa…" He was started to cry.
Crying was something Pan rarely saw Goku do. He always tried to stay so strong and happy in front of everyone. Now she understood that deep down Goku held terrible pain and sadness and only let it out when he was alone.
"I'll never forgive myself grandpa for what I did to you on this day….today is the day I killed you all those years ago." Goku finally just let himself cry out with out further hesitation, "Grandpa I'm sorry! I wish I could make things right but I can't!"
Goku raised his fist and punched himself hard causing himself to fall backwards. He kept crying, not from the pain but from his own guilt.
Pan felt her own salty tears touch her lips. Her heart cried out for her grandpa. She couldn't take it anymore. Goku had comfort her when her heart was broken and now she had to do the same. She stood up and gently walked over to him.
The small boy felt gentle arms wrap around him and pull him close to someone behind him. Feeling her ki now Goku knew it was Pan. The girl stroked his hair with one held and him close to her with her other arm.
"It's okay grandpa. You told me about great grandpa Gohan but I never knew that you…did that to him." She started to cry herself.
"Don't keep hating yourself for that….he never blamed you I'm sure…besides you've suffered enough in your own life to make up for what happened. Besides I still need you grandpa…and I'll always be here for you when you need me." She whispered in his ear.
As the rain started to fall and the two became soaked in the cold rain, Pan whispered again to Goku, "I'll be who you need me to be…"
Goku let the last of his tears fall along with the rain. He stood up and picked Pan up into his arms. He looked into her eyes and stroked her cheek. Once again they shared a kiss. This time it was Goku who wanted to kiss Pan.
Without another word Goku instant transmission them to the house. It was late and everyone else was asleep. Not wanting to wake them, Pan and Goku decided to sleep on the couch down stairs. The two cuddled up together on the couch in a blanket. Their arms wrapped around each other. They were so tired that they fell asleep in only a matter of moments.
Pan awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of Goku crying and faintly whispering, "No… don't hurt them… leave my family alone…"
This time however Goku was asleep so Pan knew he was having a nightmare. She had known for awhile that Goku suffered from the most horrific nightmares. No one was sure if the cause was the head trauma he suffered as a baby or the trauma that he received during his many battles.
She recalled when they were in outer space that Goku would often wake her with his nightmares. This time however Pan took action. She cuddled her child grandpa against her and babied him as he slept.
"Don't cry…I'm here…I'm who you need me to be…so rest and sleep…and know that I'll always be here by your side." She whispered to him and in response his tail gently wrapped itself around her.
