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Don't Make Him Wait Anymore

:*: Pan's POV :*:

Finally, after all the bad things that have happened my senior year, things seem to be looking up. Trunks and I made up, the scandal has been put to rest, and I've made more friends with Kain and his group.

Monday morning, I tried to play hookie but my dad refused to let me miss school since finals are next week. I was.. not scared but anxious about facing everybody again with that whole 'photo scandal'. Once I arrived on campus, Kain seemed to be waiting for me by the front gate. I was shocked when he walked Bra and me to our class. I ran into him again a couple classes later, and it turns out that his classes are near most of mine. We've pretty much been passing period buddies ever since. Whenever someone would whisper or even look like they were gossiping about us because of that stupid picture thing, we each glared at them. It was a pretty powerful feeling. I laugh even now thinking about it.

Tuesday at lunch some freshman girls sat at my, Bra's, and Marron's usual table. Normally we would have kicked them out, but Kain was nice enough to invite us over to join them. It was weird at first; Ruka was obviously telling us we weren't wanted by rolling her eyes whenever we talked and refusing to pass us things, but everyone else was very friendly. It feels nice to hit it off with guy friends in school again. Last year we hung out with Goten and his friends, and the year before that it was Trunks and Goten, total sausage fest, but lately things have been kind of dull with just the three of us.

Kain even volunteered to take me home yesterday. I felt kind of bad when I told Bra. When she got her license last year, she vowed to take me home and drive me around every day until I get my own car. She was definitely taken aback when she heard someone else was taking me home, but I'm sure she's fine with it, it's just one day.

Now it's friday, yes! It's quite humorous to see everyone run for the door of the classroom when the bell rings. I wait til the stampede ends then head for the door. "Hey you." Kain was waiting outside as usual. He swatted my hand away as I attempted to tousle his brown hair. Kain is one of those quiet and handsome guys, so full of mystery. He's an amazing athlete and the girls are absolutely wild for him, but they're too scared to talk to him because he only talks to certain people.

"Hi Panny!" I scowled as I turned around to whoever just called me that.

"Ugh Marron, you know I hate that name! It sounds like some perverted word for underwear." Marron squeezed me tightly into a hug and finally let me go as I fought against her.

"You mean panties?" Bra giggled from behind. "Oh, hi Kain." She gave a simple wave to him, he responded with an effortless lift of the fingers and a small forced smile. "Oh, Pan are we still on for tonight?"

"Oh yeah!" I had planned a study group for our pre-calculus class a couple days ago. So far it was me, Bra, Marron, Mao, Riki, and Ryo. Riki and Ryo are two love interests of Marron's. She was ecstatic to find out they agreed to a study session with us. A light bulb must've lit above me as I popped my head up suddenly. "Hey Kain, aren't you taking pre-calc?"

"Yeah."

I clasped my hands together and pointed a finger at him. "You should come over tonight. 6 o'clock. Bring your book and the final review." I could tell he was hesitant about coming over, so I teasingly took his arm in mine and stroked a finger up and down his forearm. "For me?" He laughed and pulled his arm back.

"Was that your lousy attempt at enticing me to come to your house?" I nodded wildly. "I'll come over, but not because you're so damn cute." I grinned back at him and gently shoved him into the gate.

Out of the corner of my eye I could see Bra and Marron exchange glances. I'm not sure what it was, but it made me shove my hands into the pockets of my white school uniform blazer and contain myself from glancing back over at Kain. Now the four of us walked in silence to the parking lot. As the people to my left and right began to part ways, I drifted to my left to follow Bra and Marron. "Bye, Kain." My voice was quiet, like a bashful school girl. Why? A part of me didn't want my two friends to see us wave goodbye. I looked back to them and they did that same odd glance at each other! What the hell? Instead of jogging to their side, I stayed behind them and took my time to Bra's car.

:*: Marron's POV :*:

The ride to Pan's house was far too quiet compared to our normal days. We would usually be chatting it up or singing way out of tune to some song blaring on the radio. This time, it was nothing but silence. After a while, I had to turn on Bra's radio, I couldn't take it. Once we paused in front of the house, Pan hopped out and mumbled thanks, then started her way to the door. Bra and I exchanged glances for what seemed to be the millionth time this week. We just couldn't understand Pan.

We both knew she liked Trunks, or used to like him. Now she's all over Kain and his friends? I just don't get it. I am especially pissed off. She wasn't the only one that likes Trunks and now she's not taking advantage of such an opportunity. If only he knew what she was up to...

Last sunday morning, Bra told me about the conversation her and Goten had about Pan and Trunks. She said Goten seemed... not too thrilled about the idea. Does he know something that we don't? Whatever was going on I wanted to get to the bottom of it. Pan better confess her love to one of the boys soon, or I'll cut her strings with the one that she's obviously tossing aside.

Bra and I hung out for the remainder of the evening until we were supposed to go to Pan's house for our study session. I was pretty excited to get to see Riki and Ryo again. The only good thing about Kain is that he has hot friends.

As six o'clock rolled around, we made our way to Pan's house. There were three cars parked outside the house, plus her mom's car that was in the driveway.

"Hi girls! How are you?" Videl, still as beautiful as ever, was outside trimming some bushes that lined the walkway.

Bra and I waved back eagerly. "Good! Is Pan inside?"

"Well of course. I believe they're in the dining room."

Once we opened the large oak door, we could hear muffled conversation and laughter from across the house. We made our way through the living room and down the hall and turned into the dining room. Everyone was seated around a good sized round table, perfect for this occasion. As expected, Pan was next to Kain, and next to him was Riki, two empty seats, Ryo, Mao, then Pan again. I had to make my first difficult decision tonight: Should I sit next to Riki or Ryo?

:*: Pan's POV :*:

As soon as Bra and Marron took their seats, the volume in the room seemed to plummet. I didn't want that same awkward silence again like the car ride home. I don't even know why that started. Now the only noise that filled the air was the sound of my hands wiping my black windbreakers. I jumped slightly when I felt a warm breeze against my ear.

"I think we can start now." Mao giggled at my sudden shock and leaned away from my ear.

I laughed it off and flipped my book open, as did everyone else. Luckily, the volume in the room rose again as everyone joked how dumb one another was since we were having a lot of difficulty completing problems.

"Why would you use the sine formula if it's asking for cos2u?" I argued with Kain. He swiped my pencil from my hand and erased my answer.

"Because it's not the sine formula, it's actually the cosine formule. In order to find cosine you have to find sine." He jotted down the work as he explained.

"Oh." I took a moment to absorb what he had just said. "I knew that." I wrinkled my nose at him with a smile and stole my pencil back. As I brought my eyes back to my paper I just happened to catch my two best friends staring at me. I'm going to scream if they stare at each other like they've ben doing all week. I could see Marron stand from the corner of my eye, and before I knew it she was tapping on my shoulder.

"Can I talk to you for a sec?" I hesitated for a brief moment, not exactly sure what to expect. I stood from the table and followed her into the living room where my mother had left the television on. I nearly bumped into her when she suddenly turned around. "Pan, What are you doing?"

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. "Talking to you, I think..."

"Cut the bullshit. What's with you and Trunks?"

Whoa, where'd that come from? Her and Bra had been teasing me about it on monday, but I thought I put my point across that it was nothing. "I already told you-"

"Pan!" She yelled, then took a moment to lower her voice. "We're not stupid! I know what's going on and what's been going on between you two. If you don't like him then why did you throw a fit when he kissed me at his birthday party?" Ouch. I couldn't help but feel a pit develop in my stomach at the thought of that night. Luckily she didn't even give me time to respond. "Why are you not taking advantage of the chance to be with him?" She pleaded. I couldn't look into her saddened eyes anymore.

"I don't want to rush things." I muttered, folding my arms. "Why are you bringing this up?" Our eyes met again.

"Because you've been flirting like hell with that boy in there!"

I cupped my hand over her mouth and shushed her. "I am not!" She slapped my hand away. "It's called being a fucking friend Marron. Now that me and Trunks are supposedly together," she made air quotations, "I can't talk to other guys?"

Marron rolled her eyes. "There's a difference, Pan. You are such a selfish girl. That one night with Trunks was all I got because he began having doubts about you liking him. Now you got him thinking you two are gonna get together and here you are with someone else. He deserves better. Someone who won't drag him down a long path saying 'oh Trunks let's be friends, but hey lets make-out-" SLAP!

My hand immediately struck her face, my eyes felt like they were trembling with anger. "You don't know anything about me and Trunks." She brought her head up to face me, I didn't even look away from her eyes to see the red handprint on her cheek.

She pursed her lips in disgust. "Obviously not. I don't know why he'd want to be with a girl like you who can't stay in a relationship for more than three months. Honestly Pan, you have commitment issues. Since you're clearly not ready for an adult relationship, quit making him suffer and end it so that he can move on with his life." Something behind me caught her attention. I looked too, and caught Bra's eyes.

:*: Bra's POV :*:

Once we seated ourselves in the dining room, things got really quiet. Pan greeted Marron and me, but that was it. After a long awkward silence, we began our work.

"Because it's not the sine formula, it's actually the cosine formule. In order to find cosine you have to find sine." I looked up at the sound of Kain and Pan conversing over a problem. Marron followed my eyes and watched also. After hearing how Marron witnessed Pan and my brother hooking up at parties and how she got mad at them that night of his birthday, I was convinced that Pan and Trunks liked each other and would definitely become something soon, especially after saturday night. But when things seemed so clear, Pan seems to be growing attached to this guy. Before I knew it, Marron was tapping Pan on the shoulder and the two of them left the room. Uh-oh was all I could think. The other four conversed amongst each other, I continued with my work on my own. After a couple minutes, everyone looked up at each other at the sound of.. a slap? We quietly scrambled out of our chairs and snuck our way to where the sound came from. In the living room, Marron patted her cheek while Pan stood in front of her, with fists at her sides.

"Obviously not. I don't know why he'd want to be with a girl like you who can't stay in a relationship for more than three months. Honestly Pan, you have commitment issues. Since you're clearly not ready for an adult relationship, quit making him suffer and end it so that he can move on with his life." I heard Marron say. She finally realized we were standing there, then Pan turned around also. Our eyes locked. I instantly felt like I needed to run up and give her a hug. Her eyes were teary and her cheeks were red. But then I thought about what she's been doing to my brother. I stayed in that spot, wondering which side to take. Everything I've heard has only been from Marron. I need to hear Pan's side. And my brother's.

'Hey Pan, we've known each other all our lives so I practically know you inside and out. I know you're afraid to get close to a guy, so maybe the thought of being with Trunks is scaring you to going back to high school flings. If you're not ready, you need to tell Trunks. Don't make him wait anymore.'

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