Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Windows to the Soul ❯ Escape ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter Six - Escape

Pan stared out at the purple sky. She stared at the bright stars and sighed. From her spot on the roof of Capsule Corporation she could see for miles. `Endless skies with unlimited possibilities. What do I do from here on? Am I running from the truth as Trunks said? Maybe. But maybe its for the best…Who am I kidding? I can't stay here.'

Pan groaned and lied on her back. `If I stay things could get complicated.' "I might grow attached to Trunks," she said aloud and sighed again. She was already beginning to. Her crush was leaning towards the brink of love now. She cringed. She couldn't let that happen, no matter how much she wanted it. `He's destined to take out the androids. I would only get in his way.' Pan stood shakily and disregarded the blackened sky. `This isn't my place, nor is it a war I could win.'

Tears streamed down her cheeks as she floated to the ground. She took one last look at the round building and ran. She ran until she could take to the air without being noticed. She flew for miles with no clue as to where she was headed. When she tired, she landed in the remains of an old city. She recognized the city as one she stayed in as a child. After her mother died. No doubt attacked by the junk yard duo during their first visit.

Drops of water fell from the heavens onto Pan. `Maybe its just a light drizzle?' The rain came down harder until it was a raging storm. Pan frowned, `Why am I not surprised?' What to do about food could be resolved in the morning, but right now she needed to find shelter. She place a hand on each hip and observed her dank surroundings, ignoring the pouring rain and the cold that began to nip at her skin. She rummaged through the debris, looking for anything useful.

Pan lifted a slack of cement. "Aha!" A stairway was revealed. She long since discarded the cement chunk and made her way down the stairs into a tunnel. She followed the passage to numerous doors. So far she discovered a room with food, bathrooms, and rooms filled with cots, but she hadn't found the exact room she wanted.

Finally Pan reached the end of the twisting tunnel. A large metal door with a large padlock made her frown. With a flick of her wrist it fell to the ground and she pushed open the large door with ease.

Her eyes met a fairly large room with a king sized bed (complete with silk sheets) on the back wall. She quickly frayed her ki to dry herself and leapt onto the bed. She fell into a dreamless slumber seconds after her head hit the pillow.

*****

Bulma knocked on the door again. "Pan, sweetie, are you awake? Breakfast is ready." No response. Bulma frowned and opened the door, "Pan?" She gasped. The room was empty. The bed had not been touched and the window was wide open. "Trunks!!"

Trunks ran up behind her. "What is it, Okaa…san?" He stepped into the unoccupied room. "She didn't."

"She did." Bulma looked out the window. "You have to find her, Trunks. If the androids find her…" Her voice cracked.

Trunks frowned. "Don't worry, I'll find her."

*****

Pan opened her eyes and sat up.

"Has anyone told you how cute you look when you sleep?" The silky, yet deadly voice rang out in the shocking silence.

Pan jumped and turned towards the voice. "Juunana." She spat venom with the name.

He chuckled and clicked on a small lamp that was next to the chair he sat in. He stood and stepped forward. "My, my. Aren't we a little grumpy this morning." Another step.

Pan growled from her spot on the bed. "What do you want?"

Juunana smirked, "You know very well what I want." Another step.

Her brows furrowed, but she stood her ground. "Sorry, but I'm taken."

"You mean the boy who supposedly killed me and my sister? He'll be out of the way soon enough. Then I will have you." He walked to the edge of the bed.

"I'm not afraid of you."

"Oh really? That could make things much more interesting." He caressed her cheek and she turned away. He grabbed her chin and forcefully made her look at him.

"Why?"

"You intrigue me, little kitten, or should I call you Pan?" He leaned forward and roughly pulled her lips against his.

She pushed him away and slapped him as hard as she could. "Don't touch me, baka-yarou."

He touched his cheek. "I will find you wherever you may hide." He headed towards the door. "Hopefully you will change your mind. I'd hate to ruin such a pretty little thing." He turned his head, "I could make you eternal, you know."

"I'd rather die!" She screamed.

"Be careful what you wish for. Ja-ne." He closed the door behind him.

She collapsed on the bed and wept.

*****

Trunks paused in mid-air as he felt Pan's ki flare. He rocketed towards her ki signature and entered and abandoned city. He flew downstairs and through a long tunnel of an unused bomb shelter. Pan gasped as he crashed through the door.

She tried to wipe her tear streaked face. "He.. he was here."

Trunks' eyebrows furrowed, "Did he do anything to you?"

"No, no… but he…" She touched her lips.

Trunks cringed and walked towards her. He sat on the bed and touched her face. "Are you alright?"

Fresh tears gathered and she collapsed into his arms. Trunks wrapped his arms around her and strung his fingers into her hair. She wrapped her arms around his torso and sobbed. They sat like that for a long time before Pan looked up. "Trunks…?"

He smiled and wiped her face. "Shh… Its alright, Pan-chan."

Pan leaned forward and kissed him. Trunks was surprised at first, but then returned the kiss with just as much passion. Her tears were dry and long forgotten as they fell back onto the bed. Each tried to remove each others cloths without breaking their kiss.

Trunks pulled back, "Pan, uh…?"

She looked up and smiled as she leaned forward and kissed him again. He grinned and kissed her neck as he helped her out of her clothes.

*****

Bulma looked out at the darkening sky. `Where is he?' Bulma frowned, `He should have been home by now unless he got caught up in something…' Bulma gasped then smiled as realization dawned on her. She sighed, she knew it was bound to happen sometime. `Oh well, not having to make dinner for an army leaves me some free time.' She walked back to her lab, unaware of the eyes that studied her.

*****

Juuhachi-gou swiftly landed outside of the Capsule house she and her brother were currently staying in. She brushed a stray strand of short, blonde hair behind her ear and stepped inside. She found her brother on the couch watching television.

He looked up as she approached, "Anything?"

"I found the blue-haired woman, but no sign of the girl or the boy."

"The girl is at an abandoned city a few miles away. The boy most likely went in search of her."

Juuhachi eyed her brother and sat down next to him. She frowned in disgust. "That's the last time I do your dirty work. I went to CC to look for her when you were with her screwing around! I don't understand what's so special about her. She's just another pathetic human. We hate humans if you haven't forgotten!"

Juunana casually side-glanced at his sister. "Me? What about you? Your always drooling over some weakling human you come across."

Her lips pursed and she looked away. "Well that's different. I don't go around screwing any human that catches my fancy." She said icily, "And besides, you always kill the guy before I even have a chance."

Juunana-gou looked back at the TV and his lips curled into a smirk. "Hmph, so you admit it. If you had the chance to jump some guy's bones you would."

Eighteen bared her teeth, "I never said that!"

"Whatever, but I will have that girl."

She rolled her eyes. "Not if he stops you."

Juunana closed his eyes, "I see him as no threat."

"That's what we thought last time and look what happened!"

His eyes opened, "But now our strength has tripled." His blue eyes gleamed, "We'll send our little prince to where he belongs."