This chapter has been edited 3/31/15

Co-Starring Characters: Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon); Momo Adachi (Peach Girl); Kain Akatsuki, Hanabusa Aido, Senri Shiki (Vampire Knight); Mao Mizusawa (Kimikiss)

A/N: For all of you TrunksxMarron hopefuls, this is not the story for you. Unless you want to use your imagination and switch Marron's and Pan's names. There will be TWO couplings in this story, hint hint, so GxB fans your time will come.

:*: Deer in the Headlights :*:

It was now 12:56 a.m. in Satan City, and the city was asleep as it should be. A blue charter bus pulled into the parking lot of Orange Star High and squealed to a stop. Inside, the seniors slowly stirred out of their sleep as they tried to comprehend where they were. Kain came to consciousness and peered down at the sleeping female on his shoulder. He figured she must be a deep sleeper since everybody else was now awake. He used his free hand to gently shake her shoulder and whispered her name to call her out. She moaned in protest and dug herself deeper onto his chest, then finally awakened when she felt someone touching her hair. She quickly backed away from Kain, slightly embarrassed. "Ah, sorry. I'm not a light sleeper..."

After the coaches informed them of a team meeting at school on Monday, the students were released to go home. Pan said goodbye to her friends and sat on the curb while watching them get into their cars and drive away. She had her license, but no car. Her parents insisted on saving it as a graduation gift. She was about to pull her cell phone out to call home when Aido joined her on the curb.

"Need a ride home?" It was after midnight and the cheerful blonde was still as upbeat as ever.

She was slightly annoyed as to how comfortable he was with girls, especially since their shoulders were touching and he was practically inhaling her hair. "No thanks, I'm gonna call my parents right now-"

"Nonsense! Kain can give you a ride! You two live near each other right?"

"Well... Actually I'm going to a friend's house..." Pan protested.

"So what? Come on, he just finished talking to the coach."

Aido dragged her up by her wrist and gripped it tightly as they marched to his cousin. "Kain, can we drop Pan off at her friend's house?"

Pan was about to snatch her wrist away and reject the offer, but she realized that this would be her only way to make it to the party. She had talked herself out of not going for the sake of keeping her heart from being broken, but she can't miss a friend's birthday for such a selfish reason.

Kain accepted the request and the four of them walked to his truck. It was a newer four door model with room for five. Pan got passenger seat at Aido's request while he and Senri took the back.

Pan stared at her hands that were clasped in her lap as she pondered on whether or not this was a smart decision. After a ten minute drive, they neared the outskirts of the city and Trey's house was in sight. Pan pointed at the house and Aido grew curious. "How many friends of yours live here?"

"Well it's one of my best friend's birthday party-"

"This friend must be pretty popular. Who is it?" He questioned once again.

"Trunks Briefs, he graduated two years ago."

"Oh yeah, I remember him! We didn't like him. He and Kain didn't get along too well."

Pan steered her eyes to Kain. "Really? Why not?"

Kain stopped his car in front of the dirt driveway. "He and my brother didn't get along. Probably some stupid sports rivalry."

Aido gazed out the window, scanning the crowds of people in the front of the house. "Hey, Brody's here! Can we check it out, Pan?"

Pan shrugged. "I don't see why not." After pleading with Kain, the four of them exited the truck and headed towards the house. "Thanks for the ride Kain."

"No problem. You better go find your best friend." He mocked her words playfully.

She socked him in the arm with a chuckle and headed into the house, leaving the three boys to meet up with Brody as they wished.

Inside the house, Pan got several greetings from old acquaintances, but no sight of the man of the hour. She rushed to the nearest body that wasn't in the middle of some binge drinking game or dance-off. "Tawni!" Tawni was one of the many party-goers in Trunks' grade. She graciously greeted Pan with open arms and offered her a drink. "No thanks, have you seen Trunks?"

"Hmmm, the last I saw him was about a half hour ago with that one blonde girl. What's her name... Miranda... Marry?... Mrrrr-"

"Marron?" Pan eyes impatiently scanned the room, growing more and more eager to see him.

"Yeah, that's it! Check the back yard."

Pan took her advice and shouldered her way through the crowd out the back door. "Great, more people." She mumbled to herself as her eyes settled on more mixed faces scattered across the lawn.

"Hey Pan! What're you doing here?"

"Goten! I'm so glad to see you. Where's Trunks?"

He thought for a moment. "The last I saw him he was taking shots in that circle over there. But by now, he could be anywhere." He chuckled at the disdain on her face while she walked down the porch steps in a huff.

Her eyes searched the crowds anxiously and her growing frustration was not helping. She suddenly stopped in her tracks as her eyes finally settled on him. Her body froze and her eyes grew wide at the sight. There he was, and there she was. Only twenty feet away, Trunks and Marron were leaning against the railing of the porch in a deep embrace and a lustful kiss. Her mind went absolutely blank at the sight.

In the midst of the kiss, Trunks' eyes opened and caught sight of her. As if by guilt, his hands instantly dropped from Marron's waist as his blue eyes locked with Pan's onyx. The two stared at each other like deer caught in the headlights. Her eyes began to water and her bottom lip began to twitch. She saw him mouth her name, and after what seemed like an eternity he slowly took a step towards her. She slowly shook her head as he started towards her, as if to say don't come any closer. She turned on her heel and walked briskly into the house.

She pushed her way through the crowds even faster as she heard him calling her name and finally made it into the front yard. She wasn't sure exactly where she would go, she just wanted to leave, even if she had to walk several miles home. In the middle of the yard, he finally caught up with her.

"Pan, wait!" He panted as he grabbed her arm and spun her around. His heart sank as the flood of tears ran down her cheeks.

"What exactly am I waiting for Trunks?" The surrounding onlookers grew quiet as they watched the source of the raised voices in the center of the yard.

Trunks was at a loss for words. What could he say? He had just gotten caught red-handed kissing another femle, Pan's friend at that. "Pan, I'm sorry-"

"For what! You don't owe me anything, it's not like we're-" A massive pain erupted from her side, causing her to fall to her knees. "Ah…"

"Pan, what's wrong?" He knelt in front of her with growing concern as she released bouts of pain. Her left hand clung to her right side while her other hand supported her on the grass.

"Pan, do you need an ambulance?" She recognized that it was Kain's voice now. She nodded her head, then slowly rolled onto her left side to lay down.

Trunks cleared the hair from her moist face and continued to stroke her hair, trying to comfort her.

She could see three blurred figures surrounding her, then a fourth and a fifth. She pressed her eyes closed as she winced at the pain and felt somebody grab her free hand. She squeezed their hand as the jolts of pain ran through her.

"What's wrong with her?" Goten shouted as he approached the scene, pushing whomever was in his way.

Once Kain was off the phone with the emergency dispatch, he responded. "She was kicked during the waterpolo game. It must finally be getting to her." Goten, Marron, Trunks, Kain, and Brody surrounded her body, trying to comfort her in any way they could. Brody alerted the crowds to leave until they were all busted for underage drinking which left the six of them in near silence. The only sound that filled the air was Pan's quiet sobbing and comforting words from her friends. She let her eyes remain shut and tried to focus her mind on good thoughts. As the time elapsed, she could hear the siren of the ambulance coming closer and closer.

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A/N: I know, short right? Sorry :-)