When the Future Falls For the Past Part Seven: What Was Meant To Be Pan's eyes widened and she blushed. Mirai Trunks sat up and put a hand on Pan's cheek, drawing her face closer to his. Pan's eyes met Mirai Trunks' and that was all she could see as his face drew closer and closer to hers. She slowly lowered her lashes as their mouths met in a tentative kiss, the sweetness of it invading every pore of her being. Mirai Trunks couldn't believe that he was actually kissing Pan. Maybe he actually had a chance with her. 'Is this what love feels like?' Pan wondered. 'It must be,' Mirai Trunks replied as the kiss deepened. He broke the kiss and pulled back, blushing fiercely. Pan was also blushing a bright shade of red unknow to man until that moment. She looked nervously down at her hands, trying to avoids her friend's eyes. Mirai Trunks also looked down at his hands. 'How could I have been so stupid?' he asked himself furiously. Pan's head shot up. 'You didn't do anything stupid,' she said. 'It's just a little embarassing for me that you caught that thought. You didn't do anything wrong.' Mirai Trunks raised his head to meet Pan's eyes. 'Maybe we should finish your studying,' he suggested sheepishly. Pan nodded and looked away. *************************************************************************************************************** Dende smiled from up on the Lookout. 'Things will soon get interesting for those two. Especially with the big tournament coming up,' he thought. He felt Piccolo's presence beside him but didn't say a thing, just continued to watch the two in Pan's room. "So they finally kissed?" Piccolo snorted. Dende just nodded and turned to look at Piccolo. "The cycle has started and things should move more quickly now," he told the other Namek. "It's about time," Piccolo growled. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Trunks and Mirai Trunks stood on the sidelines as Pan entered the ring for her first match in the tournament, both wanting Pan to win. Pan turned her head and caught Mirai Trunks' eyes on her and blushed a bit. 'Wish me luck Tru-chan,' she said as her opponent stepped into the arena. 'Good luck Pan-san!' Mirai Trunks called, smiling. Pan winked and faced her opponent as the match started. ************* "Go Tru-chan!!" Pan called as Mirai Trunks faced off against Goten. 'Aren't you supposed to be cheering on your uncle?' Mirai Trunks asked. 'Lie. He's got Bra-chan cheering for him,' Pan replied. 'I may have an aunt when Bra-chan gets older.' Mirai Trunks just laughed and attacked Goten. ************** Pan and Mirai Trunks entered the arena and the crowd became silent. 'Looks like we've stunned them into silence,' Mirai Trunks said as he looked out at the audience. 'I'd say so. Either that, or they're waiting for us to kill each other,' Pan replied as she too looked at the audience. *************** "This should be a good match," Vegeta told Bulma. Trunks glared at his father. He wasn't happy that Mirai Trunks had beat him in a match and in front of Pan and Marron and his family, friends and the rest of the world. Gohan watched his daughter and her friend drop into fighting stances and hoped that they wouldn't hurt each other too much. Pan did have to go to school the next day. *************** 'Ready to rumble?' Pan asked Mirai Trunks. 'You'd better believe it,' Mirai Trunks replied. He attacked with blinding speed but he missed Pan because she had already moved out of the way. Pan kicked Mirai Trunks in the shoulder and spun out of the way of his fists. She flipped onto her hands and then onto her feet, dodging her friend's attacks. She flipped onto her hands again then pushed herself into the air. Mirai Trunks leapt into the air after Pan, determined to catch her. He grabbed her around the waist and landed back on the ground, holding the squirming girl captive. Pan let her body go limp for a second, then brought her legs up and locked them around Mirai Trunks' neck. She tugged and the two crashed to the ground with a thud. Mirai Trunks twisted like a cat and broke free of Pan's hold. 'You're good Pan-san, but I'm better,' he told the girl. Pan just gave Mirai Trunks a smirk that was totally Vegeta. 'You don't know how good I am Tru-chan. I've been holding back on you while we spar. Now it's time to let it all out,' she purred, her eyes narrowing into slits, and she bared her teeth. *************** Vegeta smiled. "Pan-chan is acting more Saiya-jin-like than I had expected she would," he said to Gohan. Gohan looked at Vegeta skeptically. "You say that like it's a good thing," he said. "It is," Vegeta replied. "Pan-chan is going to prove herself worthy to Mira-san when she beats him in this tournament." "Worthy of what?" Gohan asked. "You had to prove yourself worthy to your mate's father before you could claim her, didn't you?" Vegeta asked. Gohan's eyes nearly popped out of his head. "NANI?!" he yelled. Vegeta just turned his attention back to the two fighting in the arena, leaving Gohan to muddle through the information he'd been given. *************** Mirai Trunks also bared his teeth and attacked. He lunged for the teenaged girl who taunted him and missed. Pan lept out of the way of Mirai Trunks' attack and paralyzed him before knocking him out, winning the match. *************************************************************************************************************** 'Not upset that I won the match?' Pan asked as she and Mirai Trunks sat on the roof of her parent's home. 'No. Just disapointed that the match didn't last longer. I was having fun and I could sense that you were having fun too,' Mirai Trunks replied, resting his chin on his knees. 'I was having fun. so, when are you taking me to that movie like you promised?' Pan asked. 'I only promised to take you if you aced that test,' Mirai Trunks said, looking at Pan. Pan grinned and produced her test. A bright red 100% was written on the top right corner. 'I aced it,' she said. 'Then I'll take you after school tomorrow,' Mirai Trunks said. 'What do you want to see?' 'We'll decide when we get there,' Pan replied, resting her head on her friend's shoulder. 'I like being out here with you.' 'Why?' Mirai Trunks asked. He was curious. 'I don't really know. I just like being out here with you. I feel safe, calm and loved when I'm with you. Strange, ne?' 'Lie. I feel the same thing around you. Maybe I should ask my otousan about it. He knows all about what these things mean to Saiya-jins,' Mirai Trunks said. 'Lie. We've bonded is my guess,' Pan said and leapt off the roof. 'Nani?!' Mirai Trunks yelped and looked over the edge of the roof for Pan. 'What are you talking about?' 'Think about it. How else would we be able to talk like this, know what each other is feeling?' Pan asked from behind. Mirai Trunks whirled around. 'It does make sense. But why you and me? We were able to talk like this the first evening I met you. My kaasan always told me that it takes time for a bond to develope.' 'I'm not sure why. But I think it has something to do with you being from an alternate dimension. That could have sped up the bond. Or it could be because you were needing someone to care about you when you arrived. There are so many different reasons I could think of for our bond to develope so quickly,' Pan replied. She landed lightly beside Mirai Trunks and wrapped her arms around him, putting her head on his chest. 'I like being bonded to you. Now we'll always have someone.' Mirai Trunks returned the embrace and smiled. 'Hai. Now I'll always have you and you'll always have me. ' *************************************************************************************************************** Up on the Lookout, Dende and Piccolo smiled. "They're finally figuring things out," Piccolo said. He wouldn't admit it to anyone, but he had a soft spot in his heart for his former student's daughter. She was a lot like Gohan had been, but was also different. "Things should get interesting from here on. Pan-chan's power will soon be released," Dende said. "And then the universe will have it's greatest warrior." *The End...... for now*