When the Future Falls For the Past Part Four: What Could Become More 'Will this day never end?' Pan thought impatiently as she sat in her last class of the day, watching the clock. When the bell finally rang, she was out of the classroom like a shot. She ran to her locker and shoved all her textbooks in and pulled out her homework for the weekend, shoving it hurriedly into her backpack and waved to Bra. "Ready to go?" Bra asked. She and Pan were going to spend the weekend studying for exams, going to the mall and training . "Hai. Let's go. I don't want to spend anymore time here than is absolutely necessary," Pan said and the two girls walked out of school and when they were out of sight, they flew to Capsule Corp. *************************************************************************************************************** Mirai Trunks felt Pan's ki near Capsule Corp. and he stopped eating for a second. Vegeta noticed this and became interested. He could also feel Pan and Bra's ki drawing closer and knew that the man in front of him wasn't interested in Bra. 'This could be interesting to watch,' he thought to himself. 'Mirai Trunks is interested in Pan-chan and I'll have to find out how she feels about him.' He went back to eating and shoved his observations about Mirai Trunks to the back of his mind. Mirai Trunks felt his father's eyes on him for a second and barely managed to hide a blush. He resumed eating, his eyes on the door, waiting for Pan and Bra to enter. He waved when the two girls walked through the door. "Konichi wa!!" Pan sang out as she ran over to give Vegeta a hug, snatching a sandwich off his plate before he could react. She kissed him on the cheek and smiled at Mirai Trunks. "It's the weekend! Two whole days without school!" she announced happily, her dark eyes shining. "Konichi wa Tousan, Mirai-san," Bra said as she dropped her bag onto the floor and flopped into a chair by her father's side after kissing his cheek. Pan also sat down at the table, dropping her heavy bag with a relieved sigh. She took a bite of her stolen sandwich, made a slight face at the taste and continued to eat it. When she was done she raised an eyebrow. "You've lived on Earth for quite a number of years and you still can't make a decent sandwich?" she asked Vegeta skeptically. Vegeta shrugged and continued to eat his sandwiches, not finding anything wrong with their taste. Peanut butter, mustard and chicken tasted just fine to him. Pan snatched one of Mirai Trunks' sandwiches, looked at it warily and took a bite. She smiled when she tasted only salami and cheese and mustard. "At least you can make a good sandwich," she said. She ate the sandwich she held and stole another one. Mirai Trunks moved his sandwiches out of Pan's reach and continued to eat. "We'd better get started on our homework if we want to have free time for shopping this weekend," Bra said as she got to her feet, grabbing her school bag and tugging on Pan's arm. Pan sighed and got to her feet, picking up her bag and following Bra out of the room. 'I just hope I get a chance to spar sometime this weekend Tru-chan,' she thought. 'We'll manage to get some sparring in Pan-san,' Mirai Trunks said silently to Pan. He'd been back in the past for only a week and already he had figured out how to talk to Pan silently, and she could now answer him back with ease. 'I hope you're right,' Pan answered as she went up to Bra's room. She waved absentmindedly at Trunks as she passed him in the hall. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Veggie-sama, can I spar with you for a while?" Pan asked later that day. She was wearing her training gi and her usual bandana, a smile on her face. "Sure Pan-chan. How'd you manage to escape a shopping trip?" Vegeta asked as he led the way into the gravity room. "I told Bra-chan that I didn't have any money and that Tousan wouldn't let me buy anything else," Pan replied as she stepped into the gravity room. "I'm surprised that Tru-chan and Trunks-san aren't in here already," she said as she looked around the empty room. "They're sparring in the arena," Vegeta said. "I kicked them out of here a while ago." Pan just shrugged. "Can we start it with 200 g's this time?" she asked her sensei. Vegeta nodded and set the gravity in the room for 200 g's. He knew that Pan was trying to become a Super Saiya-jin so she could keep up with the rest of the Saiya-jins and demi-Saiya-jins and was pleased by it. 'She's a good student and willing to learn the hard way. Just like a Saiya-jin should. In fact, next to me, Kakarrot when he remembers to be and my sons , she seems the most Saiya-jin like,' he thought as he dropped into a fighting stance. Pan also dropped into a fighting stance and waited for Vegeta's attack. The heavy gravity she'd gotten used to in the first few seconds after it'd been set because she'd trained with Vegeta in it before. She moved her head as Vegeta's foot whizzed by it, blocking his punches with her arms and legs. She spun around in a roundhouse kick, dropping down onto her hands, her feet hitting Vegeta in the chest. 'Dende bless American TV,' she thought as she flipped out of the way of Vegeta's next punches. 'Buffy would be hard pressed to beat Veggie-sama though,' she thought as she was kicked in the side. She recovered quickly though and got in a few good blows of her own. *************************************************************************************************************** "So what's going on between you and Pan-chan?" Trunks asked as he and Mirai Trunks sparred. "Nothing. We're just friends," Mirai Trunks replied and sent Trunks flying with a punch to the stomach. "Yeah right," Trunks snorted as he got up. He didn't want to admit it, but his future counterpart was much stronger than he would ever be. "Pan-san and I are just friends," Mirai Trunks repeated, secretly wishing that they were more than friends. He attacked Trunks and the two fought for a while. *************************************************************************************************************** "So, which one of my brothers would you chose for a boyfriend?" Bra asked later when Pan had returned from her sparring with Vegeta. Pan slipped her tank top over her head and thought about Bra's question. "Tru-chan," she finally answered. "Why him?" Bra asked curiously as she also got ready for bed. "Because he's a warrior," Pan replied. "So is Trunks-chan," Bra pointed out. Pan shook her head. "Trunks-san isn't a real warrior. How long has it been since he fought in a tournament? Tru-chan has been fighting all his life and it shows. He's a warrior. Trunks-san is not," she said firmly. Bra pondered this. "I can see what you mean," she said after a few moments of silence. "I guess that means Marron-chan can go after Trunks-chan with a clear field." "Not really," Pan said. "Why not?" Bra asked. "She's got to get past all the other women in Satan City first," Pan said, a smile on her face. Bra giggled, picturing Marron pushing her way through a sea of women to reach Trunks' side. She soon yawned and climbed into bed. "Komban wa Pan-chan," she said sleepily. "Komban wa Bra-chan," Pan said and finished getting ready for bed. Instead of crawling into her sleeping bag, she walked out onto Bra's balcony and sat down on the railing to look out at the stars and the night sky. She lifted her face to the breeze, a soft smile on her face. "What are you thinking?" a voice asked from overhead. "Hello Trunks-san," Pan said, not bothering to turn her head. Trunks landed lightly on the balcony. "How'd you know it was me?" he asked as he took a seat beside Pan. Pan moved over a bit and remained looking up at the sky. "Tru-chan has a different ki than you do. Not very different, but still different," she replied. Trunks looked down at the young woman beside him, noticing how pretty she looked for the first time. "And why can you tell the difference?" he asked. Pan finally turned her head to look at Trunks. "Why does it matter to you?" she asked, her eyes wary. Trunks looked startled. "You're my friend and I'm worried about you Pan-chan," he said. Now it was Pan's turn to look startled. "Worried about me? Why?" she asked. Trunks frowned a bit. "You seem to get this distant look on your face very often lately and it's got everyone worried," he said. Pan grinned. "It's nothing to worry about. I've just been.... thinking a lot. Tru-chan and I have a big plan. We're trying to work all the.... kinks out of," she said. Trunks was so busy trying to figure out what Pan meant that he didn't see the mischevious light in her dark eyes. "You are too easy to tease Trunks-san," Pan giggled. "I've only been thinking about what life's gonna be like now. You know, last year of high school coming up and all." Trunks nodded, somewhat relieved. "That's all I wanted to talk to you about. Komban wa Pan-chan," he said and flew away. "You can come out now Tru-chan," Pan called softly once she'd felt Trunks' ki enter his room. Mirai Trunks landed in front of Pan and smiled at her. "I can't hide from you, can I?" he asked. Pan returned the smile. "No you can't," she replied. She slid off the railing and hugged Mirai Trunks. "How are you doing?" she asked. Mirai Trunks returned the hug. "I'm doing better now. I get a little down sometimes, but then I remember what you told me the first night I talked to you and it helps," he said. He rested his chin on her head and sighed. Pan tightened her hold on Mirai Trunks. "I'm glad to know that I'm of some help to you," she said softly. "You're helping me more than you know Pan-san," Mirai Trunks said slowly. Pan decided not to comment on that and turned her head to look up at the stars again. Mirai Trunks also decided to watch the night sky, happy to have his best friend in his arms, knowing that he had someone to count on.