Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Split Persona ❯ Chapter 15 ( Chapter 15 )

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Trupan was enveloped in a brilliant light that blinded everyone around them. Vegeta, holding his hand up to shield his eyes, squinted into the light. He could barely make out the figure of Trupan splitting into 2 shapes.

The light evaporated, leaving Trunks and Pan standing in the spot where Trupan was. Trunks let go of Pan's hands, and examined his body. Pan felt her stomach, and discovered that her injury was gone. They were both covered in little bruises and cuts, but neither cared. They looked up into each other's eyes, and smiles graced their faces.

"Yes! We did it Trunks! We won!"

Pan jumped into Trunks arms and hugged him tightly. Trunks looked a little bewildered, but hugged Pan back with the same intensity.

`Yes, Panny. We won, but how?'

"Hey you two!"

They jumped, and looked off to the side where Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, and Goten appeared out of the brush. Gohan rushed quickly to his daughter's side, and enveloped her into a breath-stopping hug.

"Omph! Dad! I'm fine, you can let go now!"

"Panny! O hunny… Are you ok? I was so worried! I thought that you were a goner!"

Pan rolled her eyes and looked at Trunks. Trunks shrugged, and looked over at Vegeta, who was absentmindedly patting Trunks repeatedly on the shoulder.

"Uh, Dad? You're hitting a little too hard for comfort."

Vegeta quickly came to his senses and straightened up, immediately withdrawing his hand.

"Hmph, good job son."

Trunks nodded, and then cast a weary glance over to Goten, who was winking at Trunks.

"So Trunks, you lucky devil. Who'd thought that you and Pan would hook up this way?"

Trunks gave Goten a not-now kind of look, then quickly glanced over to Gohan. Now that the shock of the battle had worn off and after making sure that Pan was ok, he strode over to Trunks. He took a deep breath, and Trunks shrank back, expected a bombardment of curses. Gohan surprised everyone by patting Trunks on the shoulder, and smiling at him.

"Nice work Trunks. Thank you for protecting my daughter."

Trunks blinked rapidly for a few seconds; trying to take this all in.

"Wha? Gohan, you're not mad?"

Gohan laughed.

"Trunks, it would seem that I should be, then I realized that the real Trunks would have never done any of this; and that it was totally out of your control. I know that you have very deep feelings for my daughter, and I've been very aware of the feelings that she's had for you."

Pan then took the opportunity to blush a deep crimson.

"Daddy!"

Gohan's eyes twinkled.

"Sorry Pan, but it was that obvious. Anyways, I give you two my blessing; seeing as this isn't the end of anything, but merely the beginning of something beautiful."

Gohan finished his little speech, and that gave Goku's stomach the opportune moment to growl loudly.

"Hey you guys, I'm hungry! Let's go home and get some breakfast!"

Vegeta rolled his eyes, but managed a small sly smile.

"You know, for once Kakarot's right. Let's go!"

They all laughed, and took to the skies.

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Back at Capsule Corp. Bulma was sitting in the living room, watching T.V but not really registering in her mind what she was watching. She was too occupied with what was happening. Bra had long since gotten home. After Bulma explained everything, Bra had tried to wait up with her, but exhaustion soon took her, and at Bulma's urging, she went upstairs and went to bed, saying that she wanted to we woken up immediately when they got back, or if there was any news at all.

Bulma stiffened another yawn and looked at the clock. 4:38 AM.

She sighed, then got up and wandered into the kitchen to prepare her third pot of coffee. She absentmindedly rubbed the base of her neck, and feeling the half-healed bite marks, she sighed, then collapsed against the kitchen tiles. Tears threatened to spill, but she held her own.

`Vegeta… if you don't come back, I don't know what I'll be able to do…'

She then snapped out of it.

`Vegeta will come back. He's too strong and confident to die against something that weak. Plus, he has Goku, and Gohan, and Goten! There's nothing to worry about. Get yourself together.'

She then realized that the coffee was boiling over.

"Damnit! Vegeta! You always plague my mind and make me fuck up the simplest things!"

"What was that woman?"

Bulma whirls around to see everyone back, Vegeta standing in front, his arms out.

"Vegeta!"

She runs into Vegeta's arms, hugging him close. She looks up into his face, all smiles.

"Another fight won?"

Vegeta smiled.

Bulma released herself, and tried to find Trunks. He was in the back, his arm around Pan's shoulders. Bulma launches herself at him.

"Trunks! O hunny, it's great to see you for you again!"

She turns and hugs Pan.

"Pan! Are you alright, can I get you anything?"

Pan giggled.

"I'm fine, Mrs. Briefs. Where's Bra? Is she back yet?"

Bulma nodded.

"She's in bed, but I know that she won't object at all to you going up there to wake her up and tell her all about it."

Pan thanks Bulma, gives Trunk's a quick peck on the cheek, and takes off in the direction of Bra's room.

Goku rubs his growling stomach and makes a face.

"Hey Bulma…"

Bulma looks at Goku and laughs.

"Sure Goku. I can make breakfast for all of you. Take a seat in the dining room; I'll alert the bots and we'll make you guys a splendid breakfast."

They all filed into the dining room and took their seats. Rapidly, the questions rang out about all the details that were missed due to the light of the moment, so Vegeta took it upon himself to fill everyone in. The smells of breakfast filtered into the room slowly, awaking everyone's senses and filling them with long-forgotten hunger.

Meaning while, Pan was busy shaking Bra out of her R.E.M stage.

"Hey! WTF!!!? Pan!?! O my Kami, are you ok? What happened? Is Trunks ok, what about Vegeta? Is Goten alright? What about the monster thingy? Is he destroyed?"

Pan put her hand over Bra's mouth.

"Hey now, relax! Give a girl some time to register what you're saying!"

Bra laughed. Pan took her hand away from her mouth.

"Pan, I'm sorry, but you can't exactly blame me for wanting to know details hear!"

Pan sighed, her muscles stinging.

"Tell you what Bra. Let's go sit in your hot tub for a while. My muscles are killing me. Then, I'll explain everything. I promise."

Bra thought this one over for about, oh, a second.

"Deal! But one quick question…"

"Shoot."

"Are you and Trunks a couple now?"

Pan hit Bra over the head with a pillow.

"Pan! Come on now, tell me for real."

"Pan blushed.

"Yes, ok? We're a couple. Now can we go!?"

"Ok, let me get my suit. You should wear the new one that we bought you yesterday."

Pan thought that one over. Sure, why not? Maybe Trunks will come out and see her in it. She giggled at that thought.

She dashed into her room, and rustled through the store tissue paper of one of the bags. She pulled out her blue bikini. It was actually very nice. Pan pulled it on, and then reached into her bathroom to grab a towel to wrap herself in. She stopped to take a quick glance in the full-length mirror by her closet. She frowned as she saw a number of small cuts and bruises adorning her body. Then she shrugged.

`O well, battle scars. At least Vegeta would approve.'

Downstairs, everybody was digging into the delicious breakfast that Bulma and her team of kitchen bots had prepared. Vegeta noted with interest that all of his favorite things were prepared, and with special care. He glanced over at Bulma, who in return gave him a small wink. Vegeta smirked, then continued to eat his food.

Goku was making his usual mess, Goten right behind him. Gohan shrugged, and then assumed his Son-style of eating too. Trunks, who learned all of his table manners from Bulma, was the cleanest of the lot.

After Trunks had finished, he helped his mother clean up a little bit. Bulma was glad; it gave her a chance to try and talk to Trunks.

"So, Trunks. How are things between you and Pan?"

Trunks opened the dishwasher and pilled in the various pot and pans. He straightened up and looked at his mother.

"They're great; too good to be true. I've liked her a lot, and then almost hurt her, but she understands everything beautifully. It's what I've always wanted, a chance with her."

"So I take it that you two are a couple now?"

"Yes, we are."

"… What did Gohan say about that?"

"Surprisingly mom, he gave us his blessing; he's not mad at all. He understands too, which just adds to the oddness of the situation."

Bulma laughed.

"I guess this is a great new beginning, eh Trunks?"

Trunks looked out the kitchen window towards the pool, where Pan and Bra sat in the hot tub. The sun was just rising, and it was casting its rays of light upon Pan. Trunks grinned.

"Yes mom."

Goten just then wandered into the kitchen.

"Hey Trunks. What's going on?"

Trunks took another glance out the window to make sure that they were still in the hot tub.

"We're gonna go outside and visit with the two greatest girls in the world."

Goten looked out the window, and his Son grin spread across his face.

"What are we waiting for!?!"

Trunks laughed.

"Let's go!"

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Sorry that that took so long for me to write. I've been so busy lately. I promise to try and finish as soon as I can. Hope you enjoyed!