7. Bright Future

After the night Pan and Trunks had made love for the first time on her 18th birthday, Pan was sure her life couldn't get any better, but Trunks always proved her wrong. The day she graduated high school, their families and friends were all gathered at the Son house to celebrate. Trunks excused himself from Pan for a moment, and secretly pulled Gohan aside.

They were in Gohan's study. "What's up Trunks?"

He confessed to everything. "Gohan, I love your daughter, and I know she feels the same way about me, and now that she's a legal adult, I humbly ask for your permission to marry her." He bowed. Gohan was speechless, and after a moment of silence, Trunks continued, a little more frantically. "I know I'm much older than her, but I only have the best intentions for her, and you know I have the means to give her a good life. Please…!" by now he was desperate, until Gohan put his hand to his shoulder.

"It's alright, Trunks. I know you mean well and would be good for her. You know Videl and I love you already, you're like family to us… So, yes, you have my blessing. Go for it, Trunks." He smiled, and Trunks had small tears in his eyes. He loved Pan, but he also loved her parents, and he was so glad he would get to be their son in law if she said yes.

"Thank you so much, Gohan," he said as he hugged him. Gohan was startled, but patted his back like a father to a son would. He had known Trunks since he was a baby, watched him fight bravely as a super saiyan alongside his little brother, and seen him grow up into the man who ran Capsule Corp. He was sure his daughter couldn't do any better.

Once Trunks left Gohan's study, he returned to Pan's side and whispered something in her ear. He discreetly took her hand and whisked her away from the party to bring her outside. They ran together hand in hand through the grass fields to a not so far away spot where there were flowers blooming everywhere, and the river flowed beautifully in the background. They stopped, still hand in hand as Pan marveled at all the beautiful flowers. Suddenly Trunks pulled her up into his arms and swung her around happily. She squeeled and wrapped her arms around his neck as they kissed so passionately that they plopped down to the grass, and the flower petals exploded around them like snow and they laughed. She curled against him in the flowers and they just lay there peacefully.

"So, is this what you wanted to show me?" Pan asked curiously.

At that, Trunks sat up, and she sat up with him. "No… Actually, I wanted to ask you something." He took her hand in his, and with his other hand placed a tiny black box in her palm. Her eyes widened as she gasped, and she looked up at him and quickly back down as he opened the box, revealing a diamond ring. "I love you, Pan. I've known for a long time now that no one could ever compare to you. You're my angel and I want to spend the rest of my life with you and only you… I've already asked your dad and he gave us his blessing… Will you marry me?"

Tears filled her eyes and spilled down her cheeks. She'd felt the same for Trunks for just as long and was overwhelmed with happiness as she shouted, "Yes! Of course, yes!" and she hugged him tightly. As they broke apart, she looked into his eyes for a moment before he started putting the ring on her finger. She looked down at it and smiled, before returning her gaze to meet his again. She wrapped her arms around his neck and they shared another passionate kiss.

They returned to the party hand in hand, and decided it was as good a time as any to break the news to them. Pan's family was surprised yet supportive, not just because Pan was a legal adult now, but because they truly loved Trunks too and knew he would treat her right. Trunks' family was the same, and of course Vegeta approved of his son being with another part Saiyan. Crossing his and Kakkarot's bloodlines could only result in something amazing in his mind.

While discussing their future, Trunks had made it clear he had enough money to support them both for their entire lives, but Pan would not settle for being a stay at home wife. She wanted to become a martial arts teacher to keep her grandfather Goku's techniques alive. However, she didn't refuse him when he offered to buy her their own house and pay for her teaching education tuition. You would think being the granddaughter of Mr. Satan she would be used to elaborate gifts by now, but now that she would also be the wife of the President of Capsule Corp she was sure there would be many more gifts to come. But as much as she hated receiving such generous gifts, she loved living alone with Trunks in their own home with the privacy they needed. But the best part was that finally they felt like they didn't need to hide their feelings in front of their family and friends, or the world for that matter.

As they retreated to their home one night after an evening of wedding planning at the Son house, they kicked off their shoes and Trunks scooped up Pan, eliciting many giggles from her. He kissed her as he carried her to their room and they rolled onto their bed.

"What are you thinking about, future Mrs. Brief?" he asked.

She rolled over to be on top of him. "Just that I'm so happy and can't wait to spend forever with the one I love."

He closed his eyes in sheer bliss and smiled. "Me too." He pulled her down to meet his lips once again as their bright future began.

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