Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Love's Complications ❯ Learning to Fly ( Chapter 6 )

Learning to Fly Again

 

"Pan, I'm going to Capsule Corp!" Gohan called out to his daughter. He heard her loud music stop, followed by the opening of her bedroom door. Pan ran down the stairs and found her father standing by the front door which was open. "So you do want to come?" Gohan asked her sarcastically. Pan rolled her eyes, her father could be such a dork sometimes.

Many years have passed, Pan is now twelve years old and has become extremely strong. Gohan still has his suspicions about Pan's ki and the fact that it has increased exponentially, but in his mind he still tries to deny the fact that his little girl maybe training, and relies on the fact that she is a Saiyan and that is why she is strong..

To Vegeta, Pan is another daughter, but a daughter who shares his interests. He puts all of his effort into making her one of the strongest warriors on the planet. He is very proud of her, but he hides his pride from everyone, even Pan, except moments of weakness.

Trunks helps to train Pan occasionally, though perhaps only for his father's attention, or when Vegeta is busy. Trunks no longer strives for Vegeta's training. He can train alone, but only through the last few years of maturing does he now know this. Through training Pan, and having her constantly around the house, he has taken a warming to Pan. He would never admit this closeness, but deep inside its there.

Bulma has known for awhile of Pan's training. She helps carry the burden of the secret. She patches and tends to her wounds and always has sensu beans present. Pan is like a daughter to her now as well, and she wants to protect Pan. It hurts her deeply inside to keep her husbands secret. Gohan is one of her oldest and dearest friends, and she hates to lie to him.

Pan now has a room of her own at Capsule Corp; it's the room she stayed in on her first day of training. She has her own designed training outfits too. A red sleeveless top, with a high cut v front. She also wears baggy gray pants with gray Capsule Corp boots. She plaits her hair with a piece of red cloth, but enjoys the very rare occasion when her mentor does it for her.

Whenever Pan can actually fly to capsule Corp alone from home, without her parents noticing, Vegeta will drop whatever he is doing to train her. Pan is happiest at Capsule Corp, and would live there permanently if she had the choice.

" Don't be an idiot, you know I want to go," Pan said annoyed at his sense of humor. Gohan's composure changed and he became serious. Her insults hurt him. When did she grow up?

" Well hold on," Gohan said as he opened his arms ready for her. He dropped them back to his side when he saw that she made no move. " What?" He asked as he could tell that she was thinking about something.

" Dad's its lame that you carry me," Pan started. Gohan was shocked. Pan realized her mistake immediately. Mentally, she kicked herself. Over the years she had become an expert at lying. There was only one person she could not lie to, Vegeta.

" I mean dad, why don't you just teach me to fly," Pan asked her father. Gohan scratched his head trying to think of a decent reason. Pan felt bad lying. She already knew how to fly. Vegeta taught her years ago. However, if she managed to get her father to teach her, she could pretend to just be a fast learner. If she succeeded in her lie, she could go to Capsule Corp whenever she wanted and she wouldn't be questioned. Pan smiled at the last part of her thought.

" Well I guess I could," Gohan said once he found no reason not to. Pan jumped up and down with excitement.

" We'll start whenever you want, but not now, I have to go," He told her seriously. Pan nodded and walked over to him. She held him tightly as he took off into the sky. Pan loved the feel of the wind going through her hair, but she was disappointed that he wouldn't go faster. She always went a lot faster than this. He was always protecting her like a china doll.

"Hey Vegeta," Gohan said as they landed. Pan stepped away from her father and blushed with embarrassment. Vegeta smirked at her reaction.

"Hello Gohan," Vegeta pretended to care. Gohan sensed this un-wanting of him being around and decided to leave. "Bye Gohan," Vegeta laughed nastily. Pan looked at Vegeta and laughed. "Hey, brat," he said as he nodded to her.

"Sensei," she nodded back to him. Vegeta began to walk toward her.

" You looked embarrassed then, child," Vegeta said before disappearing. Pan punched at a point in the air as he re-materialized in front of her. Her fist was an inch from his jaw. Vegeta laughed with satisfaction.

" So!?" Pan said annoyed, to his comment. Vegeta watched as she got angry. He knew that when she was angry she would fight better.

" You should fly here yourself, you don't need to cling to him like your afraid," Vegeta said seriously as he threw a small energy ball at her.

Pan was annoyed by his comment as she deflected the energy ball and it almost hit the house. " Careful, brat," he told her. Pan growled quietly.

" Speaking of flying, I asked him to teach me, before we took off," Pan told her teacher. Vegeta stopped his attacking, so Pan relaxed somewhat.

"You can fly," Vegeta said as if she was an idiot. Pan rolled her eyes at his stupid comment.

"Duh, we know that, but my father does not," Pan started. Vegeta was curious now as to where she was going with this. " If Dad teaches me, then I can pretend that I am a fast learner. My father will just believe that because I'm his daughter and Kakkorot's granddaughter, that it is just in my genes," Pan continued. Vegeta rolled his eyes and grunted at the mention of his rival.

"Besides, he has already counted that my strength is just natural because I'm Saiyan, because I know he can feel it, he doesn't think any training was involved," Pan finished.

"Your father is naïve," Vegeta pointed out. "Perhaps he does know the truth, on some level, but chooses to repress it," Vegeta finished his thought out loud. Pan listened carefully to her mentor as she took in his point of view.

"Well, if that is true, then we're going to have to be careful. Any slight change in my behavior could trigger something inside him," Pan rambled on in a worried state.

"Clam down, if it is repressed, then he mustn't really want to know," Vegeta reassured her. Pan sighed.

"Now I wish that I didn't always complain that he doesn't pay much attention me, at least that way, its harder for him to find out," Pan spoke quietly, somewhat upset.

"Hush up," Vegeta said as kindly as he could, Pan nodded and flew at him, then started to furiously kick and punch at him.

"Pan?" Trunks called out surprised. Pan stopped and looked into the sky. This was a huge mistake as Vegeta's fist landed a hard punch in her jaw and she went spiralling to the ground. Pan growled angrily and rubbed her red cheek.

"Thanks Trunks," she growled sarcastically as she stumbled to her feet. Trunks landed in front of her.

"Sorry," Trunks apologized sincerely. Pan was just staring daggers at Vegeta and powering up. She just completely forgot that her father was on the property. Her power level increased to new lengths.

"Never let your guard down, brat," Vegeta laughed. Pan growled low in her throat as she continued to power up. Vegeta was shocked by her increase.

"Out of my way," Pan yelled as she roughly pushed Trunks out of the way. He stumbled before falling to the ground. He did not expect her to be so strong. Vegeta noted this. Pan strode over to Vegeta looking pissed.

"He distracted me!" Pan yelled as she pointed to Trunks on the ground. Vegeta didn't much like the attitude that he was receiving.

"There will be no distractions. Keep your eyes on your enemy, they're all that matters," Vegeta lectured her, with a slightly annoyed tone. Pan noted this. She crouched into fighting stance and flew at Vegeta. He only smirked now as they continued to train.

Trunks watched for awhile. Her strength and her willpower impressed him, but she had gained something else that he wasn't so pleased about. She had his father's attitude. Trunks got angry suddenly and decided to leave. Pan felt him leave, but this time, she was not distracted. She noted that he had stopped, and was looking at something. She couldn't make it out, as a tall shrub was blocking her view.

"Pan!" a male voice yelled furiously.