Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ So caught up in you ❯ I never knew there'd come a day ( Chapter 3 )

So Caught Up In You

 

I never knew there'd come a day

 

 

 

Bulma silently worked letting the tanks drain their liquid. She had not asked anyone to help her for she had no intention of dealing with two pains in the ass fathers. She only wanted to make sure that Pan and Trunks were ok. She had gathered that whatever caused Pan to replicate Trunks reckless behavior had a lot to do with their close bond they always seem to have. Vegeta had not wanted her to know what he thought but being with the annoying Prince for all these 30 some years made her the expert on Vegeta.

 

Worriedly, she surmised that Pan and Trunk's bond meant more then friendship. She always known how much Trunks really cared for her and it was not difficult to see how much Pan adored and worshiped Trunks. She had wised that Bra and Trunks had that closeness, but they fought too much, no Goten and Bra were close. Sighing, she continued to relieve Trunks from the many monitors that he was hooked. No words were needed between them. She knew her son would talk to her when he was ready. She also knew that Vegeta and Gohan would be here shortly to cast a barrage of questions at the pair.

 

Trunks had watched his mother. Her silence was unusual, but he preferred it. He was not ready to talk, and Bulma seemed uneager to push. She must have something on her mind he surmised. As she freed him from the tanks, he quickly dried off from the towels on the table, and then went about helping his mom relieve Pan from the other tank. Nevertheless, no sooner that they accomplished the task the lab doors were opened and there was his father, and Gohan. Trunks had enough time to hand Pan a towel before the questioning began…

 

 

“What were you thinking Boy!” growled Vegeta

 

Pan checked wondering what Trunks had done to hurt himself; she waited anxiously for him to answer.

 

“Father, I don't want to talk right now,” Trunks begged off

 

“Well too bad for you” came the rough reply

 

“Can we get changed and then I will answer you?” he asked

 

“I think that's a great idea, is anyone hungry?” Bulma interjected

 

Bright eyes shinned from both Demi-Saiyans.

 

Pan was not to be disappointed and by the looks her father kept giving her, she wondered what must have been going through his mind. She knew he was worried, but he looked more then angry. She was only confused as to why Trunks Ki had slipped from her and why she had felt her life force slipping away at that time too.

 

Pan and Trunks were quickly ushered from the lab, and led upstairs. Pan went to Bra's room to find something dry to wear. Trunks made his way to his old room in hopes to find an old Gi. Bulma made her way to the kitchen and ordered a pizza, then called out for Vegeta and Gohan to pick it up.

 

Grudgingly Vegeta asked why it could not be delivered, Bulma replied that it was too early in the day and no drivers were at work yet. A good lie, but she wanted the pair upstairs to have more time to regroup before the interrogation.

 

 

Pan cautiously walked to Trunks old room. She knocked on the door and he immediately opened it. They looked at each other, the dream that the other shared was safely tucked back into a memory, and once again, the two best friends were back. Silently he moved and allowed Pan to step into his old room. The familiar room brought them both much comfort. They both sat on the bed and Pan questioned him

 

“Trunks what happened?”

 

“Mia, Mia she left Pan” he breathed out

 

“Oh Trunks I am so sorry” sincerely Pan hurt for her friend

 

“I know Panny, but I am sorry too” he apologized

 

“What do you mean?” not sure why it sounded like he apologized for something to her instead of sounding sorry that his wife had left him.

 

“I didn't mean to hurt you to, I am sorry you felt my pain, I didn't know that you would react that way” he explained

 

“I wondered, I felt you slip from me, and then I could not breath it was so painful” she agreed

 

“I know, I thought my pain was great and then I sensed how you were feeling it and I tried to stop myself... Dad was alerted and so was Bra and and I had to stop” he droned on guilty now he had caused everyone to hurt so badly

 

“Well that goes to show how serious it is to try and kill yourself!” she said primly

 

“Yeah but you, you were hurting like me” he summed up

 

“Well we are best friends, I guess that that's what can happen, so promise me you wont try that stunt again no matter how hard it becomes ok?” she pleaded and teased him

 

“Really Pan I feel ok now. I was so shocked and hurt, I felt bad that I made Mia hurt enough to leave, but then you were hurting more…”

 

“Do you think she will come back, I mean she can't just mean it maybe she was just mad or something” she hoped

 

“No, I got a real funny feeling today like she was going to leave, and when I got home she left a note, and everything of hers was gone. I called out to her and I could not even feel her, she is very far and not just physically, as if she is mentally closing me off. Her Ki is like just other humans in a mass of people. I don't know how else to explain it” he quipped out, realizing that was why he had panicked so, at first he thought she had killed herself, for he could not pinpoint her Ki.

 

“Is she ok, I mean have you felt it since?” Pan asked tears in her eyes for her friends hurt

 

“Yeah, she is there, but you know what, she did not even flicker when I tried, well when I began to power up” he projected his hurt thought

 

“Maybe because she can't read Ki? I mean she never trained, so why should she feel your power up and she was too far away she wouldn't have”

 

“No, there were times when I think she felt me like that”

 

“I don't know Trunks maybe it it's just because we are Saiyans”

 

That made better sense to him too. He just wished that Mia had been home and they could have talked this through instead of him finding that note and then going off the deep end. Now he would have to deal with his parents and he hated dealing with them, but mostly he had to deal with Vegeta, and he knew his dad would be more then angry. He was happy for one thing, that Panny was fine. Trunks did not have time to think about his broken heart as much, there would be time later for that. He was filled with mixed emotions but happiness and relief was there. He could not really feel the pain of losing his wife; he figured it had a lot to do with Pan. In addition, for that he was very thankful to have Panny by his side like always…

 

After a moment of silence, the pair jumped at the sound of Bulma sleeting them of the Pizza's arrival. As quickly, as one could imagine the two raced out the door to see who could win the race to the kitchen…

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The scene was something out of an old movie. Gohan sat facing Pan and Trunks while Vegeta paced the floor. He was agitated beyond anyone's remembrance. The looks her father kept giving her made her feel as if she had done something wrong, which was ridiculous since she was an innocent casualty in all of this. Poor Bulma was behind them in her chair casting looks at her pacing husband. She was grateful that there was no other present to bare witness. Pan felt like they were in for a long day with as many angered looks that Vegeta kept giving them and she just could not pinpoint the reason for herself...

 

Finally, Vegeta calmed down his racing mind and began his first question, “What were you thinking?”

 

Trunks could understand that question, “I as thinking about the loss of my wife. I though something had happened to her, I couldn't feel her and she left a note and she left me” stumbled out his quick reply.

 

Disgusted with the answer Vegeta tried to calm down, so he thought Trunks did answer the question but it was not the question he needed answered; he tried again, “what were the two of you thinking?” including Pan in that one.

 

Trunks looked utterly confused at that point, “Father, Pan had nothing to do with it, I got upset, I powered up, I really thought that Mia was gone, I explained it to Pan that's why I did it, I am not proud of myself, but it happened cant you understand how I felt?” He looked over at Gohan and replied, “When I felt the pain that Panny felt I tried to stop really I did, I couldn't hurt Pan like that, I am sorry, but I hurt too, I didn't think anyone would feel it, just miss my Ki...,” it sounded pathetic

 

Gohan looked over at Vegeta who he let direct the lead in this. Trunks was a prankster but he rarely lied. It was one good trait of all Saiyans. He wondered if the man could tell that Trunks was upset by it but could Trunks really know why Pan felt his exact pain? They were not acting like two kids busted for having sex, and that was what this was about, they have had to have sex to be bonded, and be mates. He could sense Pan's dilemma, she had no idea why she was included here, he could feel her confusion, and it bothered him.

“Perhaps, Vegeta, they don't understand?” Gohan asked.

Vegeta gave him a crazy look. This reminded Gohan of a puffer fish. He had to hold back the laugh that was tickling the back of his throat. Glancing over to Bulma, he saw that she too was close to laughing seeing the silly face on her husband.

“All anyone knows is that Trunks did something very stupid today, and it affected Pan and all of us. Trunks are you going to be ok? Just know that we are all here for you” Gohan reassured the man.

Pan and Bulma all quietly agreed and each put a reassuring hand on Trunks arm and one on his shoulder. They were all there for him during this difficult time

 

Trunks gave Gohan a nod and smile. He was happy that they were there for him. He could not touch on it but Vegeta was usually not this concerned for his love life, and why he kept asking the same question…

 

“Shut Up!” yelled Vegeta, which got everyone's attention.

 

All eyes now looked at Vegeta, Gohan knew that Vegeta was not going to let this go today and he prepared himself to defend his daughter should the need arise. He reasoned that he was going to need to do that no matter how this ended.

 

“Yes, yes Mia left, but what's the big deal son… You were not bonded to her so who cares now, she is gone?” he let that one sink into Trunks head.

 

Shocked would have put it mild to explain Trunks face. “What do you mean?” he squeaked out

 

Sneering, Vegeta continued, “You and she were not bonded you never marked her, so why did it matter? Oh sure I bet you were upset!” Vegeta roared out

 

“Father! I couldn't feel for her Ki I thought she died and I felt I was going to die.” Trunks bellowed just as loud as Vegeta had.

Reflectively Pan welled up inside and she wanted to reach up and stop Trunks pain but she checked that feeling off and looked at Bulma for some comfort.

Bulma only eyed her carefully. And gave a little smile and shook her head. She had known that Pan would react badly witnessing this display.

 

Vegeta waved off Trunks repose, it was not important, and he had to finish this.

“Trunks, if she would have died then you would have felt it immediately, not when you got home and found that she was gone”

 

“So your saying that I only reacted to the note, and to her being gone, that because I never marked her that we weren't bonded like you say?” summarized Trunks

 

“Exactly” Vegeta said proud of himself that someone could finally see it.

 

“so, then I wont die of a broken heart and this wont hurt so much?” he asked his father really surprised that 5 years of marriage could leave him with no horrible death, and the eight years he had spent with Mia was just gone….

 

Vegeta's pride took a nosedive, “What? Who cares it is over and done she meant nothing….you have made sure of that” he squeezed his eyes to slits and really looked at his clueless son, “you really don't know do you?” he asked

 

“Know what, your telling me I am going to be fine, what else do I need to know?” totally confused now, but he had a gnawing in his stomach, but could not explain it.

 

Gohan looked tense. Everyone was waiting for Vegeta to shed some light on his cryptic remarks. He knew what Vegeta had figured out but still the two seemed so unaware of what he meant. He wanted to help but Vegeta would not let it go, so he took the lead again hoping to gently explain what they suspected, not thought, but guessed.

 

“Trunks what Vegeta is trying to say is well it's a little more then that”

 

All eyes went to Gohan's and Vegeta's, almost wanted to argue, but he knew that the man had a right too, this did include his daughter as well.

“Trunks, you know that would have felt it if something had happened to Mia right?”

 

Trunks nodded his head, waiting for more to come.

 

“But you didn't, and nothing is wrong with her right? Did you feel her leave? Because you should have sensed her feelings and known that she left” he wanted to idea to be complete

 

Once again, Trunks nodded his head, understanding that he should have felt more of his wife's feeling, he should have known what was going to happen, he did have a weird feeling but that was his mind, he could not sense it from her.

 

“Can you sense her now?” asked Gohan.

 

“Yes, I know where she is, she is moving farther from here” he replied.

Pan just looked sadly at her friend, and wondered what all of this was leading.

 

Vegeta began to pace again. Which set Bulma's teeth on edge?

 

Softly Gohan continued, not sure, if Vegeta's guess was off, “How does she feel? Can you feel her emotions?”

 

“No, she is too far away” he replied

 

“Trunks it should not matter how far she is,” he reminded the young man

Vegeta began to smirk at this he knew it.

 

“So no matter how far, I should feel her? And this is because I never bonded with her like dad said?” asked Trunks

 

Gohan nodded his agreement, now he knew that Vegeta would press the other issue and Gohan only hoped that the man would let him do this so that no one would get too mad right now, especially him.

 

It was quiet for a moment, and in that time Trunks was feeling sad but a lot better. He really did not want to feel the loss and pain. One could only dream of never having to go through that kind of torture of getting over a marriage. But then again if Mia and he could work it out, how would he feel then? Would it be worth it to bond with her, and then maybe she could not leave him if he did….

 

“Trunks, Pan could feel you when you tried to hurt yourself,” Gohan gently told him.

 

Automatically he replied, “Yeah I know and I am sorry that she had to feel it” he looked over at Pan an smiled an apologetic smile and she only touched his hand again to let him know that it was ok now.

 

Gohan looked and locked eyes with Vegeta, who only rolled them, “Trunks, she felt you and you felt her right?” he tired again.

 

“Yeah, that's why I stopped” Trunks said again.

 

“Your dad and I both know that there is only one way for her and you to feel that” he said finally getting to the point.

 

Vegeta watched as that information sunk in. He waited to see if the confession would be forthcoming. However, he was disappointed by Trunks response.

“What way is that Gohan?” Trunks very curious as to what this all meant. HE had no clue what Gohan was trying to tell him.

 

Gohan looked over at Vegeta again. Then he looked back to Pan and then to Trunks. HE could feel the confusion. Pan had no clue, and Trunks could not make the simple connection. With exasperation he spoke to the Prince, “Vegeta what do you think? They don't have a clue!”

 

If it had not been such a serious thing, Vegeta might have laughed. He thought of how pointless this seemed, but a bond was not something one took for granted, not if one was Saiyan. A bond to a mate was serious not even death could dissipate it. Earth customs meant nothing to him nor did it bind that person to each other for eternity, divorce was something that was alien to him and his culture and the telepathic and sympathetic relationship that forged itself in Saiyan Nature.

 

“What Gohan is fumbling around with, we want to know when you two have had sex, when did you bond with each other and why didn't you tell us sooner, and why pray tell did you get married and or stay married after such!” Proud that he said all of that without burning a whole in the ceiling, he looked up to make sure.

 

Gohan could feel his head turning red. Bulma looked nearly blue, and Trunks and Pan slowly stared to laugh at the idea…

 

“It's not a laughing matter!” screamed Vegeta who now became more serious.

”Father what are you talking about? I have never had sex with with Pan” Trunks ears were burning, and a silent voice spoke inside, at least not in real life.

 

“You must be kidding right?” he said not believing this.

 

Trunks looked at Pan and he could not believe the uncomfortable look. However, she regained some composer and looked at her father, “Daddy, you can't possibly believe that? Trunks and I have never done anything!”

 

Gohan was perplexed. He knew that his daughter was telling the truth. He believed her and Trunks then what did it all mean?

 

“Perhaps there is another way Vegeta? Maybe they just have one of those relationships that allow them to be this close?” Asked Gohan

”I cannot believe that! I have never heard of it! They are lying!” he raged on

 

“Vegeta” Bulma placated. “Maybe in your life and world this could not happen, but perhaps the kids are telling us the truth, cant we assume so and figure out the rest of this another time” Begging, “when we know for sure that Mia is not coming back, why cause more problems?” she wondered aloud.

 

Angered, he pushed forward, “Mia is not coming back and the reason is she knew that Pan and Trunks were together!”

 

“What?” asked Trunks not believing his ears, “How do you know that?”

 

Gohan was too surprised to react. Pan looked like she was going to pass out and Bulma was shocked into silence again.

 

“Father, what do you know?” Trunks begged

“That Mia, left because she had figured out about the two of you” he replied

 

There is nothing to fucking figure out! We never had sex, I have never screwed your god dam son, What ever Mia thought is as crazy as what you think now, and you all are fucking crazy! Crazy” Pan stormed out of the kitchen and Flew off.

 

Gohan looked back at Vegeta Cleary angered, “Vegeta I don't know why you keep implying this but stop accusing my daughter of anything. Just leave us out of this” with a deadly stare he too left the kitchen and went home, Pan would come back home when she was cooled off.

 

For the first time, Trunks understood what Vegeta was getting at. His own guilt about his dreams haunted his conscious, and the fact that Mia felt like a distant memory. He could not tell Gohan that His dad might be right, because he really was not sure what any of this meant and only Vegeta could help him now.

His reverie was broken by his dad, “You know what I am talking about, don't you?”

 

“I think, I don't know, dad what did Mia say?” was Trunks remark

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Vegeta replayed his conversation to Trunks. He and Bulma listened to everything he had to say. Then Vegeta told Trunks just how it was that a person could feel for ones mate. Bulma had to agree with her husband that until Vegeta had marked her, that their relationship had been just normal by earth means, and nothing more, but being bonded created a different feeling, a complete understanding with one another. Vegeta reiterated that by Trunks own admission to Mia, that she had figured out what Trunks had missed all along which was they had not had that understanding, and never could. It ended with Trunks being told that Mia saw that Trunks had that already with Pan.

 

Trunks left the kitchen and went to his old room. HE needed to figure this out. The only time he and Pan ever were involved had been in his reoccurring dream. In that dream, he did mark her. He could not explain why he had never done that with Mia, and the only time he ever contemplated was again, in that dream. So why was he connected with Pan? Now that Mia was gone, why didn't he feel sorry about it? What even perplexed him more was how warm it felt to think that he and Pan were mates. It made him happy. IT made his dream feel real. This surprised him. Trunks never knew that there would come a day when he could feel the love he felt for Son Pan at that moment…