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A/N: Hello! Here is a short chapter, just to give you something while I work on the next chapter. Sorry and thanks for reading again!

:*: Dating? :*:

Saturday morning, Pan went to visit Dr. Akatsuki for a follow-up appointment to make sure her kidneys were maintaining their regular blood flow. She found it completely nauseating how the doctor bragged about her son, Kain. It was as if she was trying to convince Pan how great of a guy he was.

"I know, I know, he seems like the usual cocky, high school jock from the outside, but he's really a softy at heart. I'm so glad you two are dating. I've heard so many great things about you!"

Dating? "Oh, we're not dat-"

"Oh, listen to me ramble on. I'm sure you must feel uncomfortable hearing your boyfriend's mother say such things." She tapped a couple of monitors and scribbled down a few numbers while Pan sat on the exam table debating on whether to correct her or not. Her and Kain were definitely not dating, especially after that stunt he pulled in the school newspaper. "So, did you and him have fun on your date last night?"

Now she was really confused. She hadn't talked to or seen him since the hospital visit. "I'm sorry, what?"

She slapped herself on her forehead lightly with her clipboard. "Oh, listen to me butting in! I'm sorry, hun. It's just that Kain has been seeing this one girl for so long and I must say she is not on my good side what-so-ever. I'm just glad that he finally moved on." She removed the latex gloves from her hands and tossed them to the trash. "Okay, you're all done!"

The doctor's remarks still rang through her head. Did we have fun on our date last night?

Since she was forbidden to embark on her usual jogging exercise due to the physical intensity, she settled for a simple walk to Kain's house. She had to clear up this photo scandal and his mother's ramblings once and for all.

She waited patiently as she heard footsteps coming to the door from the inside. "Pan, hi." He was very surprised to see her and quickly invited her in. She followed him to the living room where they both sat on opposite sides of a white loveseat sofa. "So, what's up?"

She was slightly annoyed with the 'I'm surprised to see you' act he put on. "You really didn't expect me to come over?"

His eyes wandered around the room as he thought, then returned back to hers. "Not really."

She slightly rolled her eyes and decided to make this brief. "How did the picture get out?"

He let out a long sigh, showing he expected the question. "I got a copy from Mao, so you should ask her."

"So you're blaming this on her?"

"I don't know who else would have a copy, she did take the picture after all."

"I already talked to her. She still has her copy, plus she's a very good friend of mine so I know it's not her fault."

His eyes narrowed as the words processed through his head. "So you're blaming me?" He was clearly offended.

She was actually shocked to his reaction. She had expected him to admit to it rather than deny it. "Why did Ruka put it in the paper?"

"Whoa whoa whoa." He shook his hands in front of him. "You think Ruka was involved in this?"

"Kain!" She found herself yelling now. "She's the damn editor of the newspaper! She has everything to do with it!"

Kain pondered once again. "Yeah, I guess you're right. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

"You'll take care of it? Kain, half of the student body thinks I'm a whore. How are you going to take care of that?"

"Oh." He slowly exhaled. "Well it's not like you were the only one in that picture. If you don't recall, your hand was in my lap. I've been hearing shit about me too." Pan released a defeated sigh and curled her legs up under her. She felt his fingertips tinkering with her hair and looked over at him, but he was staring at the wall in deep thought.

"Hey, Kain?"

"Yeah?"

"Why does your mom think we're dating?" She felt his fingers stop in her hair.

"Well, she's been getting on my case about seeing other people so I sorta told her you and I were dating."

She slowly nodded, still confused. "Ok, but why does she think you and I went on a date last night?"

He looked at her now. "How did you know about that?"

She folded her arms defensively. "She's my doctor, blondie! She rambled on and on about you and how happy she is that you're dating me. So what really happened last night?"

"I went out with some friends. I just used you as an excuse, I'm sorry." He laid his head on his arm that stretched along the back of the couch to her head.

She sighed irritably. "You boys are so weird, I'll never understand you."

He let out a small laugh and brought his free hand up to her chin, rubbing his thumb on her cheek. "Don't be mad at me." He inched closer to her and laid a kiss on the top of her head.

She tensed as a dejavu flashed through her mind. The last time she saw Trunks, he kissed her in the same spot.

"Pan, are you ok-" His eyes grew wide as she pressed her lips against his, then closed and joined in when she brought one hand behind his head and the other against his side, pulling herself closer against him. He laid her down on the couch and deepened the kiss.

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Shortly after brushing his teeth, Trunks headed towards the kitchen to indulge in a manly breakfast. As he walked by the living room, he stopped and took a double take at his roommate whom was passed out on the couch. "Goten?" He slowly made his way over. On his chest, Goten was clutching his cell phone which was flipped open. Being the curious type, Trunks eased the phone from his friend's dead grip and looked at the screen.

It was on his sister's number.

He then scrolled over to the recent calls menu. Her number practically filled the entire menu. He began to grow quite suspicious. 'First the dinner, now all these calls.' If he didn't know any better, he'd say a certain someone had the hots for his sister. But then again, the dinner was with Valese also. He eased the phone back into his friend's grip and headed to his initial destination. He would tease him about his findings once he woke up.

A/N: So far, (cue soap opera music!) : All seemed to be going well for the five friends, until a sudden storm of drama hit the shore of Satan city. Pan refuses to face Trunks after the night she witnessed him kissing Marron at his birthday party. As if things couldn't get worse, there's now a horrible rumor about her circulating the school campus after a scandalous photo of her and Kain surfaced onto the school newspaper. Goten's attempts at dragging Bra away from Roy are all failing. What more can he do to show her that she deserves better?