When the Future Falls For the Past Part Six: Prelude To A Kiss "What are you four doing?" Vegeta asked Bra, Marron, Trunks and Goten. Bra pointed to the inside of the arena, never taking her eyes off the people inside. Vegeta looked inside the arena and saw Mirai Trunks and Pan fighting with swords. 'When did Pan-chan learn how to fight with swords?' he asked himself. *********** Pan flipped backwards out of the way of Mirai Trunks' slashing sword then rolled and lunged to the side, throwing her sword up into the air and catching it, holding the tip against her friend's throat. She was breathing hard, her chest heaving to try and get enough air, her eyes bright. She smiled wickedly. Mirai trunks returned the smile and surrendered. 'Good job Pan-san,' he said silently. 'I had a good sensei,' Pan replied as she lowered her sword point to Mirai Trunks' heart. She held out her hand for his sword. Mirai Trunks handed his sword to Pan with a smile. 'Wanna spar right now?' he asked. 'Of course,' Pan replied. 'I'm gonna give them something to talk about.' She tossed both swords up into the air and knelt in front of Mirai Trunks, her head bowed, her hands on the floor, her fingers spread. ************ Vegeta and the others outside the arena watched as the two swords landed between the outstretched fingers of the female Saiya-jins hands, their hearts pounding. ************ Pan raised her head and winked at the people watching her. 'Scared them good,' she told Mirai Trunks. She handed him his sword back and picked up her own sword. She slid the blade into the sheathe on her back and attacked Mirai Trunks. Mirai Trunks also attacked Pan at the same time. His feet and fists were mere blurs of movement as he struck and blocked. ************ "When did Pan-chan get so good?" Bra asked aloud. "She's been sparring with Mira-san and I ever since Mirai-san arrived. It's only natural that she'd improve," Vegeta replied. "But she's improved more than she should have," Trunks said. "Must be the sword training she's been squeezing in at midnight," Vegeta said. Goten and Marron were silent as they watched the sparring pair inside the arena. ************ "Give up yet?" Pan asked Mirai Trunks as she pinned him to the ground. "Not on your life," Mirai Trunks growled as he tried to shake Pan's hold on him. "Have it your way then," Pan whispered and temporarily paralyzed Mirai Trunks by hitting a nerve she'd found out about it her Bio class. She took her chance and knocked him out. "Well done Pan-chan," Vegeta said as he entered the arena. He looked down at Mirai Trunks. "How'd you beat him?" "Temporarily paralyzed him then knocked him out," Pan replied as she knelt beside her friend. ' Wake up now Tru-chan,' she crooned silently. Vegeta knew that Pan was talking to Mirai Trunks by telepathy. He wondered why neither had claimed the other as mate. 'Pan-san?' Mirai Trunks asked as he opened his eyes. 'Hai Tru-chan?" Pan asked. 'You have to teach me that technique,' Mirai Trunks replied as he sat up, grinning. 'How are you gonna persuade me too?' Pan asked as she also grinned. She helped Mirai Trunks to his feet and then danced out of his reach. 'You aren't going to tickle me again.' 'I was hoping you'd just be nice and teach me,' Trunks said, putting on a puppy-dog face. Pan doubled over with laughter at the expression on the handsome warrior's face. It just looked so out of place. 'I'll teach you tonight,' she managed to get out. 'Arigatou Pan-san,' Mirai Trunks said in a sing-sing tone. 'Oh stuff it and help me with my Bio homework,' Pan said. Vegeta looked from Mirai Trunks to Pan with raised eyebrows. "And what were you two talking about?" he asked. "Training Veggie-sama," Pan replied innocently. Mirai Trunks nodded his head. Vegeta just grunted and they left the arena. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Pan sat on her bed across from Mirai Trunks, a frown on her face, chewing on her lower lip. "Come on Pan-san. Concentrate. You want to pass your test tomorrow, don't you?" Mirai Trunks asked as he looked up from the notes he held. Pan nodded. "I want to spar more though," she said. Mirai Trunks frowned. "No sparring until you've studied," he said. Pan pouted. "What do I get for studying?" she asked. "I'll buy you a pizza if you study and take you to a movie if you ace the test," Mirai Trunks said, holding out his hand. Pan took Mirai Trunks' hand and shook it. "Deal. Now let's get down to studying," she said. Mirai Trunks just smiled and began to quiz Pan on all they'd studied so far. *************************************************************************************************************** Vegeta and Bulma stood out on their balcony, Bulma wrapped in Vegeta's arms. "I love nights like these. I only wish that we still had our moon. That would make it all perfect," Bulma sighed, leaning her head back on Vegeta's shoulder. A soft breeze teased the silky blue strands of her hair. "Why don't you wish for the moon back then Bulma-chan?" Vegeta asked, burying his nose in Bulma's hair. "I will one day," Bulma said. "Right now, I just want to enjoy what I have. Mirai-san, Trunks-chan and Bra-chan are all so precious to me and I don't want to spend a year looking for the Dragon Balls." "Pan-chan will soon be joining our family if Mirai Trunks realizes what he has in front of him," Vegeta told his wife. Bulma turned around to meet Vegeta's eyes. "What do you mean?" she asked. "They've bonded. Even though they don't know it yet," Vegeta replied. "That's so wonderful!" Bulma cried, throwing her arms around Vegeta's neck in a hug. Vegeta returned the hug and swung Bulma up into his arms, carrying her inside. *************************************************************************************************************** Pan crawled across her bed and poked Mirai Trunks with a pencil. "I knew it! He tells me to study and he falls asleep!" she hissed. She sat down beside her sleeping friend and watched him sleep. 'I wonder what it would be like to kiss him,' she thought, brushing a few strands of lavendar hair off Mirai Trunks' face. 'Why don't we find out?' Mirai Trunks asked, opening his eyes.