A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews, it is very encouraging! I have been very busy lately but now I have completed nursing school, I graduate in March! Writing has helped me to vent when school or family had me troubled so all of you have helped me to graduate, thank you so much :)

:*: Graduation Night :*:

'I used to feel excited for graduation night. But knowing that he'll be leaving the next day for six months... it's not much of a graduation present...' Pan thought with her forearms rested on the balcony rail of her parent's bedroom. Up to today she and Trunks spent a lot of time together when they could, but they were both busy with exams and preparations for her graduation and his departure to the US. She laughed to herself when she thought a couple weeks back while she, Bra, and Marron were ordering accessories for graduation night, Marron whipped out an American magazine. The three commented on how beautiful American models were.

"Do you think American girls really look like this?" Marron pouted, envious.

Bra didn't comment, seeing as how she had really been to America before, Pan wondered what her answer might have been.

She didn't want to describe her feeling as jealous or concern. If Trunks wanted an American girl, who was she to stop him?

"Panny, what are you doing back here?" Her mother cooed, grazing her fingertips across her daughter's back. "You've got a big night tonight, are you nervous?"

Her mother's voice brought a smile to her lips. "Na, it's just high school graduation. The beginning of the rest of my life. The night before my parents kick me out because I'll be an adult. Why be nervous?"

"Oh, Pan, I can't kick you out just yet, then who will be around to answer my questions with such sarcasm that only you bear? You have the dress, the shoes, jewelry, makeup, anything I'm missing?" She held up each finger to her mental check list.

"There is one thing missing... a batch of brownies made by my dear mother." She peered over to her mother's warm eyes eagerly accepting the proposal.

xXxXxXx

"Have you heard anything from Trunks today?" She asked as she added the final icing touches to their freshly baked dish.

"We talked for a couple minutes this morning. He's spending today packing."

Videl lifted her eyes for a moment to gauge her daughter's affect. "He cares for you, Pan. Your father and I watch you two occasionally, and that look on his face, the way he can't keep his hands off of you-"

"Mom!" An undeniable blush bled through her cheeks

"I'm just reporting what I've seen! He loves making contact with you, like holding your hand or putting his arm around you, you know. I think it's a saiyan thing. Your father was like that too. He was a nervous teenage boy which made it ten times more difficult for him," they both laughed. "But once I gave him my heart, he showed me the man he was."

Pan couldn't help but smile as her mother reminisced. She loved hearing stories about her parents. Her mother was interrupted by the sounding of Pan's phone.

"It's Bra, gotta take this... Hello?... Ah already? I guess it is, okay see you in a few."

Videl noted the time. "3:30, time to get ready."

Pan, Bra, and Marron decided since the graduation ceremony began at 6 pm, they would all shower at 3:30, and proceed from there to get ready for their big night. After her hair dried, Videl heated the curler to curl her daughter's hair, since the three of them had agreed on curled locks as well. At 5:00, Gohan returned home from work and jumped in the shower to get ready as well. Shortly after, two dolled up girls came through the front door.

"You girls look beautiful!" Videl greeted each of them with a hug. Bra's dress had a tight black top with a thick pink ribbon around her waist and pink floral design on the bottom. Marron's was a halter form-fitting maroon dress. Pan nervously made her way down the stairway in her dress. It was a dark forest green at the top that deepened into black towards the bottom of her dress above her knees. Her straps crossed in the back, giving her boobs an extra lift.

"Well, girls I think it's safe to say you've definitely rubbed off on my daughter." Videl gulped.

"Pan, get your hot self over here, it's picture time!"

They followed Bra into the living room where Videl dictated the poses and prepped their curls when they were in disarray. "It's 5:30, you better get going or you'll be kicked out of your own ceremony!"

Bra's red car was bumping with the modern hits of techno beats to get the three of them pumped up for the ceremony and the party afterwards.

"I can't wait to get drunk toniiiight!" Bra cried out with a series of fist pumps. The other two laughed and continued singing to Britney's newest hit. Pan, being the sanest of the three, pondered briefly on who their sober driver would be.

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Pan, as well as the others, was never much of a fan of her school colors. Orange and white? For the graduation gowns, the females wore white and the males had to wear the dreaded orange. She remembered when Trunks and Goten had to wear it. They were good sports about it of course, but it was still a funny image. Bra squeezed the girls hands standing on both sides of her as the announcer got closer to their names. She leaned over and pecked Marron on the cheek, then Pan.

"... Marron Chestnut..." They smiled as they heard that particular area of the bleachers cheer. Marron gracefully crossed the platform to receive her diploma.

"...Bra Briefs..." A wider crowd applauded, seeing as how Bra had many admirers.

"... Pan Son..." Pan felt her eyes water at the sight she saw as her name was called. The freshman, JV, and varsity sports members came in their orange athletic apparel and held signs spelling out her name. She circled her arm in the air towards them, as well as to her family.

After several more names, the seniors were instructed to stand in the middle of the field for the traditional cap toss.

"...Ladies and gentleman, this concludes our ceremony for Orange Star's 2012 class of senior graduates." The field fluttered with orange and white caps that were either caught or fell to the floor. Shortly after, the crowd on the bleachers raced to the field to congratulate their loved ones. Marron, Bra, and Pan hugged their classmates for possibly the last time in their lives. Pan and her best friend outside of the Z gang, Mao Mizusawa from the waterpolo team, were encircled in the sea of orange that was in the bleachers earlier. The team members that admired them and looked up to them for support cried knowing their captain and co-captain were leaving the team for good.

"Pan, are you going to play for Tokyo?"

"Will you still visit us?"

"Have you been accepted anywhere yet?"

The questions continued one after the other, but Pan was flattered. She'd miss them as much as they missed her. Above the eager girls heads, Pan could see a few familiar faces waiting patiently.

"Move, Miko, those are her parents!" One girl pulled the other aside, clearing a path for them.

"Congratulations my beautiful daughter." Videl dabbed her eyes with a tissue as her father handed her a bundle of white assorted flowers.

"White for a fresh start. A new beginning." Her father kissed her on the cheek.

"They're beautful, dad. Thanks." Her eyes began to tear up as well seeing her parents, especially her father, proud of her.

Next were her grandparents, adorning her in more flowers, but these ones were various shades of vibrant colors. "It's the start of an exciting adventure, Panny. Make it colorful." Chichi narrated as Goku handed her the bouquet.

Goten snuck up from behind, tossing his gift up in the air for her to catch. "And don't black out."

Pan glanced at the gift in her hands. It was a shot glass with a white cap and underneath was her name and year. She smiled. "Thanks Goten." The six of them gathered together while Yamcha snapped a few pictures of them, as he did for the Chestnuts and the Briefs.

"So what're you girls doing after this?" Goten asked, causing Pan to look around for said girls. They were both in sight with their families. Pan's eyes settled on Trunks who was posing with Bra.

"This guy's having all the senior's over at his house for a party." She said unexcitedly.

"You don't sound too enthused about it. It's graduation, you're done with the bullshit of high school to move onto adult bullshit!" He shook her shoulders, causing her to laugh.

"Yeah yeah..."

"You're bummed that he's leaving tomorrow, right? Then skip the party. Go hang out, just you and him."

Pan was going to deny that she was 'bummed', but she couldn't do it convincingly. "I don't want to seem like a pathetic girlfriend though and-"

"Pan. Your boyfriend is leaving for half a year to a different country. He's not thrilled about it either. You're not the only one who's bummed about it."

"Whoa, whoa, what's with the somber expressions?" Pan felt a hand smooth across her back and around her shoulder. "It's graduation night, babe, don't let Goten depress you with his miserable life." He teased, earning a scoff from his best friend.

"This miserable guy's gonna go hit on your sister." He retaliated, leaving the two to themselves.

Trunks stood to face her and held her hands in his. "Congratulations."

She smiled, absolutely lost in his glistening eyes. Hers automatically closed as he closed the space between them with a brief kiss.

"Your girls are waiting for you." They gazed over at Bra, Marron, and Goten making googoo eyes at them. "Go celebrate."

Remembering what Goten said earlier about Trunks missing her too, she gripped tightly to his hand. "Trunks, I don't care about parties or alcohol. I just want to spend tonight with you."

"Pan, as your jealous boyfriend you didn't think I'd let you go to a party without me, did you?" He joked, kissing her hand that clung to his. "Come on. You can spend some time with your friends then I get to have you to myself."

Walking hand in hand with the man of her dreams, the man who continued to surprise her every moment they were together, Pan couldn't imagine what she had done to deserve such a person. I love you, Trunks.

PS: It was not my intention to write a graduation chapter around the same time I was graduating, how funny lol.