Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ So caught up in you ❯ Dont you know what kind of man I am? ( Chapter 6 )

So caught up in you

Don't you know the kind of man I am?

Chpt. 6

 

He was typing furiously on the keyboard. Trunks wanted to be done by 5 pm… that meant he would have the rest of the night off! He really needed his time. He wanted to talk to Pan, and she would be at his office as soon as she got off from her job. SO 5pm he needed to be done…

 

She spied him from a distance. Her vision helped. Trunks was hunched over and typing hard at his computer. She suppressed a giggle. He could hear her if he tried. She seriously hoped that he was not trying to sense her at all; she wanted to surprise him a little. She suppressed as much Ki as she could with out stopping her flight. He kept busily at it so she had hoped…

 

Trunks smiled as he fished his last email. Nevertheless, he kept pressing the keys to throw her. He knew that she was behind him. She was going to scare him, he tired to act normally rushed so that she would go ahead and try. Casually he got up and left the office, and did not look back and he left his computer opened. I hope that she would think that he left for only a minute.

 

Creeping up she saw that he had left. She stood on the ledge and suppressed her KI even further now. She smiled thinking that he would not even know she was there and could really surprise him.

 

Trunks left the building through another window across the hall. He slowly flew around the building and spied a Pan sneaking a peek inside of his office window. HE rushed quickly and screamed at her,

 

“Hahhhhh!” he smiled proudly at his clever ploy.

 

Pan jumped up and lost her footing from the ledge,

“Hey you jerk,” she yelled as she tumbled down.

She fell a few feet before powering up again and flew back to where he was.

 

They both began to laugh

 

“Panny, you can never beat me at my own game, I am the king,” he jovially told her

 

She could only smile because it was a great fun!

 

Her smile was contagious and he grinned back at her. His heart raced and was soaring high at the moment

 

Then quickly his mind began to inventory all the things about her. Her sweet smile, and fun disposition, she was always game for anything. Her temper could be quick, but it made her look so cute, her eyes were warm and comforting, but held a mischief.

Then he noticed physical features that he never contemplated; her hair was long and silky. Her skin was smooth and tan. She had gained the height of the Son's and had long legs that were not overly built but could definitely put you in a death grip. Trunks wanted to see more he realized, because Pan was not overtly ostentatious in her attire. The idea to discover her was enthralling, and he seemed to burst at the excitement of finding out.

 

Trunks wanted to kiss her then. He checked himself, because that was definitely out. He doubted that she would be happy about it; she might even hit him or run off. Therefore, the next best thing to do was to take her in a hug, a close thing but still platonic enough so he could feel her….

A few minutes passed and he released her, he felt a little guilty for he did that for more basal reasons then being friendly. Still smiling though he encouraged her to come with so that he could finish his work and they could talk.

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Silently, she watched as he finished up for the day. He gave her a half smile and that nearly caused her to jump him. She checked her emotions. She loved him. That echoed in her mind.

 

Quiet, still he led them out the window and they took flight into the setting sun. He was hungry and knew she was too. They landed in the back alley of a diner, near his office. Inside was remising of American Nostalgia of the 1950's. It was a quiet place, perfect for talking.

 

He cleared his throat for the tenth time; she waited for him to start.

 

“Well, um well guess what happened today?” he asked

“I know you got very upset” she replied softly knowing how hard this must be for him.

 

“I know it seemed that way, but really I was only upset thinking about how I hurt you” he quickly tried to stop her from feeling sorry for him.

 

“Ok, so what happened today?” she asked willing to let him change the mood.

“I settled my divorce!” he nearly beamed his reply

She was silent for a moment to contemplate what he had said,
”What?” she asked surprised

“I was contacted by Mia's lawyer, and Mr. Matzuki came in and we settled out an agreement” once again happy sounding

 

“Trunks you don't have to brave for me you know. I am so sorry!” she replied

“I am not being brave Panny, I am really glad it's over” he told her

“How can you be glad it's over, you have not time at all to deal with this, don't hold it in Trunks” She warned him.

 

“No Panny, I am fine with it” he smiled

 

“Oh Trunks, don't pretend with me” she cried for thinking that Trunks had slipped from all reasoning.

 

He did not know how to respond. He wanted to tell her that he loved her, but know he saw that mistake. She would not accept that. She figured that he had gone around the proverbial bend. He should be in mourning from his failed marriage, not nearly ecstatic. The only thing he could think of was now he could really be happy. He could be with her. However, that could not be the case not yet at least.

 

The sadden look that came into his eyes was what Pan expected though for different reasons.

 

“I know it's hard, but I am here for you Trunks” she squeezed his hand across the table.

 

Trunks was silent throughout the rest of dinner. Trying to formulate a way to make Pan see how much she meant to him, that they were indeed life mates. She was the reason why he felt no remorse in losing his wife, because he was not losing her, not the real one.

 

She was pensive. She felt so sad that he would try to make it out that he was happy. However, now the look was more true to how she expected him to be. She was happy to be there for him. I hope that what Vegeta had said, would fade into the background, and she could think about it later. Her dream was sitting before her, but he had to get over this hurt. It would never work out if she were to advance on him, tell him that she loved him. Their friendship could never survive. She did not intend to be with him on the rebound.

 

As they went to leave the dinner, Trunks asked if they could see each other the next day. She left, and her parting words were an agreement that she would see him tomorrow.

 

“Well Panny, I hope you never stop agreeing to see me, you see I love you and I am going to have one day, as my wife… did you know that I am really your mate? I know big surprise. Don't worry I won't ever leave you, Yeah I will love you forever, hey see you tonight in my dreams!”

He watched as her starburst left his vision. HE sighed. Really, he should not talk aloud to her if she was not going to hear him. Someone else might suspect that he had indeed gone around the bend.

 

He awoke with a start. He had dreamed about Panny, but it ad been a normal dream at that the dream of a normal day, and normal things. HE also

Dreamed of His mother and father. No, it was just a normal one. There was no mind-blowing sex, no mating involved.

He was saddened by this.

 

He never did know when he would have those dreams, but he had hoped that he could force them on. He would try to change them while having them, but he could not control the subconscious.

Never the mind, today he would see Pan for real.

 

He was glad for the quiet morning, he chose to stay at his home last night, and he took the time to start encapsulating his items. He would only take what was his. Mia could have the rest and the realtor could sell it at their whim, whenever it sold, Mia could have the proceeds.

 

It would be later before Pan and he would have their “first date' as he was calling it.

 

He mused over how important it was going to be to forge more then a friendship with his Pan. Instantly he knew how Pan's mind worked. She expected him to take time to deal with his loss and pain. He would. However, he was going to pursue her at the same time. Trunks would treat her like the women she was, and then she should fall in love with him. He had it all planned out.

 

 

Had he known that before getting married to Mia, he would have waited for Pan to grow up, instead he reacted, and he covered up his own infatuation with her.

 

His Panny was no game, he had been fooling himself for so long; had to be or why would he feel the relief, the happiness, the complete feeling of being whole? Just two days ago, he was down and out and lost. Now shinning bright on the horizon was Pan, with her he knew who he was. And she was there

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“Trunks!” she called out

He grinned like the Cheshire, “Come on in Pan I am finishing up”

She opened the door and steeped inside of Trunks and Mia's home

She looked around and saw that the house was very quiet. Trunks hurried down the stairs.

“Hey Pan are you ready?”

“Yes how are you?”

“Good, Let me finish one thing”

“OK”

Trunks walked over to the counter where he had laid out a satchel that held Dino caps and slid three more into their place. He turned back to Pan and smiled again.

“That's' it, all my things are packed and done.” He told her

 

“All your things?" she questioned

“Yes, I packed my things that I need and wanted, which are not too much, just Capsule Corp stuff, my clothes, and papers.”

“Why?” she asked confusion

“Part of the agreement, I am selling the house, Mia the rest is hers to have” he told her.

“Are you ok?” concerned laced her voice

“Sure I am ok, I don't want to live here anymore” he smiled, hoping she could see the genuine emotion behind it.

 

Pan smiled at him in return, his grin was too infectious.

 

“So Trunks, what do you want to do today?” she asked him

 

“I want to spend the day with my favorite girl,” he told her

 

Coquettishly she winked at him, “Oh really, can we do anything I want?” she questioned

 

“Yeah, Pan anything you want” he said, really excited by her apparent normalcy, no more feeling sorry for him.

 

“Great!”

 

 

I wished I had known what Pan would want to do, I cannot say that I mind, but I was hoping for a romantic day off with my girl. Maybe this is why I love her, one of the many reasons she was indeed my best friend.

 

“Pan I cant believe that you dragged me here!” I yelled the top of my lungs

 

“Trunks, don't be such a baby!” she yelled back

 

“Sweet Kami,” I pray, only glad that I could fly.

 

I trust myself, but I never trusted anyone's designs except my mothers; she never made the schematics for an amusement park, let alone a roller coaster. My one fear is being mangled in a crash on some piece of metal not endorsed by Capsule Corps.

 

“Relax Boxer Boy; I'll save you if this little ride hurt you”

 

My insides turned to jelly at her whispered promise. “I am holding you to that” I replied in kind.

 

If you relax your Ki enough and act normal for a day, then being at an amusement Park can really be fun! Only Pan would think of it, well maybe not, this was a Son trait.

 

 

Later that night, we returned home to Pan's house, and I felt I was in heaven. It was as if the clock had turned back and I was still a young man, the smells were the same.

Chichi and Videl were cooking, Pan was beating Goten on the Play station, Goku cheered her on, while Gohan laughed quietly in his chair. I sat on the couch waiting to play the winner. It might not have been the romantic day I dreamed of, but it was a great start. I was getting a chance to relive the part of my life that had stopped when I had that one fateful date with Mia…

 

I was determined not to let this feeling go. After dinner, I set myself to take a walk with Pan. We ventured out into the back yard with Pan.

“Pan I had a great day” he told her

“Me too”

“I really enjoyed being here again, it's like coming home”

“Well this was your second home growing up” she reminded him.

 

`yes, it was, but really you know I have been thinking that well I hear that you can never go back” he told her.

 

“Yeah, I heard that too, but you can have a base, something your comfortable with and start again, you can always start again.”

 

“That I believe too, I didn't use to, but I think this is a way I can have a second chance at life, a real life,” he said quietly.

 

She had no reply back to him

“Pan, I wanted to tell you something,” he said

 

“Ok, what is it?”

 

“It's about the other day, at my house”

He noticed that she had turned red and embarrassed

He pressed on needing to start this better then the other day, “What my father said, what your dad said”

 

She relaxed somewhat, because her father had not accused her of having sex with Trunks he believed her.

 

“What part?” She asked

 

“The part by not being bonded with Mia. I never bonded with her, I never marked her, never had that connection with her. Pan she was never my mate, not in a Siayan fashion” a weight lifted from him for saying it to her.

 

Tears sparkled in her eyes as some idea came into mind, “Why?”

 

“Why? I don't know, I never really had the urge I guess, never felt right about it,” he told her.

“I thought you loved her?”

 

“I did, I thought she was great, but something held me in check, I had never even thought about mating with her and the desire was not even there”

 

“I don't understand, both of our parents mated and were married, why not Trunks?”

 

“I don't know,” he said sternly.

 

“I bet you do” she sneered at his nasty remark

 

He loved this fighting Panny. She would never let him get away with anything, “I am not sure you really want to know, at least not right now”

 

“I don't understand any of this”

 

“Don't be angry with me, I just thought you should know that I did love Mia but not the soul binding way” he was suddenly tired Pan never made things easy for him.

 

`Is that why you said you are ok with all of this?” she was quietly talking again.

 

“Yes, partly, I am not bothered by this; it is like a fading dream,”

 

His words affected her more then anything else. The word dream rocked her and she felt herself get embarrassed again.

 

He looked quizzically at her, “what's wrong?”

 

“Nothing” she stammered

 

What had he said, that would cause Pan to be embarrassed again? He wondered as they sat silently for a moment.

 

“Panny what are you thinking?” he asked quietly

 

“Dreams” she told him, somewhat relieved to tell him without really telling him.

 

“Dreams” he repeated, the words billowed out like a release of breath.

 

She began to laugh slightly.

“So, you are really free from your marriage?” she asked

 

“It seems like I am nearly legally free, but my heart and soul is free, as it was never captured by her anyway” he told honestly.

 

“It is good,” she said

 

That remark was such a Siayan statement, much like Vegeta would say. He wondered why Pan would say it and her implications of what she meant. He questioned her words with a lifted brow.

 

She laughed again, “You look so much like your father when you do that. Ahh Trunks do not wonder so hard, you know what I meant. It is a good thing, because you will not die, from a broken bond, you will not mope and drive me and Goten insane, It is good that, that you get to be the man you are without the hurt and bitterness that divorce brings so many people.”

 

“It is good,” he agreed.

 

A comfortable silence fell over them and they each basked in their own thoughts. Trunks was contemplating how to take their conversation to the next level. He was anxious to show Pan just what she meant, that she was his heart and soul.

 

“Can I see you tomorrow?” he asked tentatively.

 

She was surprised at how that sounded to her, but agreed, “Sure.”

 

Like a whispered promise, he quickly bent and kissed Pan on the lips and then flew from her back yard.