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"Stolen Youth"Written By: Debs-Dragon Disclaimer: I don't own the DBZ gang, a rich Japanese man does. Rating: NC 17 Warnings: Angst, sap, Lemon, violence, nasty Trunks. Notes: A New Years eve party is in full swing at Capsule Corp. Goten and Trunks sample the punch which gets them drunk. Pan has admired Trunks for some time and when he makes his advances she doesn't resist. What happens destroys her trust and faith? Alone and hurting Pan disappears. Authors Notes: I have taken a few liberties with the timeline. Pan is older in this in order for the story to work, I'm afraid that under age sex is not something I condone and as such I have tweaked the time lines to make all characters of consenting age. :) Feedback: Is craved and adored. "Stolen Youth" January 2003 Debs-dragon
Chapter 13
Bra felt uneasy as well. She had no doubt that Gohan would not go easy on Trunks and while she felt her brother needed the shake up she didn't want to see him get too badly hurt either. Her musings were halted as they reached their destination. Taking a deep breath Trunks approached the front door and knocked. Bra's hand on his arm gave him a little comfort. Gohan answered. "Trunks, Bra." He said quietly even though his curiosity was piqued. "Have you heard from Pan? " he asked, eyes hopeful. "Yes I have." replied Bra. "Do you think we can come in please Gohan? We really need to talk to you." Videl appeared from behind her husband. "Come in, please. You say you heard from Pan? Where is she? How is she? Is she coming home? What's happening with her?" Videl's questions poured forth as she ushered the pair inside. Bra and Trunks sat upon the sofa in the lounge room. "Where is my daughter!" demanded Gohan. Bra sighed. "She rang me a little earlier and asked me to tell you both that she was okay and for you not to worry about her and to stop searching for her." "Where is she? When is she coming home?" Gohan continued. "She wouldn't tell me where she was... " Bra swallowed. "..And she said that she wasn't coming home either." Bra lowered her eyes. Gohan was speechless, Videl paled. "Why?" she whispered. "I really can't answer that." said Bra quietly. "I think I know why." Trunks fiddled nervously with his hands. Gohan looked up sharply. "You do?" Trunks stood. "There is no easy way to say this..." He swallowed nervously. "I think I am the reason why she won't come home." "Oh? And what does this have to do with you?" Gohan's eyes narrowed. Trunks looked Gohan in the eye. "I am the father of Pan's baby." The air could be cut with a knife. Videl sagged against the chair she was sitting in, Bra tensed, Trunks lowered his eyes and Gohan.... Gohan had moved so fast that the punch landed on Trunks' jaw before he could even register any movement. Trunks shot backwards, his natural reflexes coming into play and self preservation taking priority. He stopped his sudden flight and stood facing Gohan, his arms lax by his side and a trickle of blood running from the corner of his mouth. "I guess I deserved that." "Too damn right! I should beat you to a pulp for what you have done to my daughter; to my family." Videl put her hand on Gohan's arm and he looked at his wife before returning his steely gaze to Trunks. "The only reason I'm not is because it won't solve anything." Gohan ran his hands through his hair and sat down. Bra felt her heart tearing in two. It shocked her to see how defeated Gohan looked and while she loved her brother and admired him for facing Pan's irate father she still thought he deserved everything he got. Videl put her arms around her husband and tried to soothe him as best she could. Trunks sat back down on the couch, his head in his hands. Bra rubbed his back. "Why?" came the strangled voice of Videl. Trunks looked up, his blue eyes full of pain and self loathing. "I think I had better explain from the beginning." "Yes I think you had better." growled Gohan. Trunks tried to swallow but his mouth was dry. Gathering what little courage he had left around him he began his story, starting with the New Years Eve party and the days after. It took a good fifteen minutes to explain what had happened and Trunks cringed inwardly as he spoke. Now that he said the words out loud the whole fiasco seemed so much clearer to him and he could see himself for the bastard everyone had been telling him he was. He didn't skip anything... well he didn't go into detail about their lovemaking either' but spoke enough to let Gohan and Videl know what had transpired. When he finished he hung his head again and waited for Gohan to pass judgment. Gohan was barely able to keep his temper in check. His knuckles turned white as he tried to hold his rage. "I have a question for you Trunks." Trunks looked up. "Yes?" "Did you love my daughter?" Trunks sighed. "I wasn't sure. I was acting on my fathers advice... I guess I just got caught up with things and didn't think about the consequences of my actions but I do know that afterwards, seeing how much Pan was hurting from my rejection of her, thinking she was only after my status I found myself dealing with an unfamiliar emotion. One that I wasn't ready to admit to or face and so I buried it, denied it if you will. It wasn't until Pan left that I realized just how much I missed her. You have to believe me when I tell you that I had no idea she was pregnant until Bra told me this afternoon." "And so now you know you are going to be a father you think you can come here and make everything right? " Gohan's eyes blazed. "No." Trunks whispered. "I know that nothing I say or do will be able to atone for the wrong I have committed but I am truly sorry it happened and I loathe myself for not waking up sooner and realizing that what my father was telling me was wrong, and that the feelings I was hiding from were in fact what I should have been paying attention to. I just hope I can be at least given the chance to apologize to both yourselves and Pan." Videl stared at him, tears in her eyes. "I want to forgive you Trunks and I think I will, given time, but.... " Videl searched Trunks' face. "I'm not the one you need to seek forgiveness from." Trunks looked at Gohan. "I really am sorry Gohan. I know that doesn't excuse my behavior and I will endeavor to do whatever I can to make this right. I realize now that I love Pan, and while I have been trying to deny it I can't any longer." "Love!" snorted Gohan. "How dare you try to talk to me about love. You wouldn't know the first thing about it. If you did then Pan would be here at home, happy and safe, not Kami knows where and expecting a baby to boot! The only thing you love is yourself Trunks!" "That's not true Gohan." Bra came to her brothers rescue. "Trunks has admitted he was wrong, he understands what he did and wants to make amends. I know that this can never be erased or the clock turned back no matter how much we wish it. The fact still remains that my brother is trying to take responsibility for his actions. It wasn't easy for him to come here today and make his confession to you. I'm proud of the courage he has shown." Gohan shook his head. "This is still a shock to me. I want to find my daughter and bring her home safe. I can't forgive you for tearing my family apart Trunks but I am willing to call a truce for the moment, until we can locate Pan, and then I suggest we all sit down and talk." Trunks nodded in agreement. At least it was a start and while it was going to take a long time and everything Trunks had he would make sure that Gohan and Videl knew how deeply sorry he was for all the trauma he had caused. He also wanted to find Pan and admit to her that he had made a mistake, to let her know that her interest was returned and that if she could find it in her heart to forgive him maybe... just maybe they could give this whole relationship and love thing a try. "Did Pan give you any indication of where she might be Bra?" Videl asked. Her thoughts were running wild in her head with all the revelations that had just been made, but now was not the time to deal with them... later once Pan was safety home then they could come forth to be dissected and worked out. "No she didn't. I did ask her where she was and if she would please come home but she refused. All she would say was that she was all right, but I could gather from the tone of her voice she is lonely and misses everyone." Gohan sat in thought as did Trunks and Videl. Bra's mind took a different wander though. "You know." she said, "If I know Pan Trunks alone isn't the reason she's unwilling to come home." Gohan and the rest looked up sharply. "What do you mean Pan?" asked Videl. "I don't mean any disrespect here but from what I know of the situation when she approached you both with her problem she was hoping for some support but instead she got a lecture." "How else did she expect us to react?" growled Gohan. "I can see your reasoning Gohan but stop for a moment and think. Now that you have all the facts can you see a little clearer what must have been going on inside her head." Gohan thought on Bra's words. Now he did have all the information he could see why his daughter had declined to name the father and he had judged her without being fully informed. Like the games he played daily in the law office he could clearly see why his daughter had run away. "She loves you Gohan, she loves both of you very much and to hear whatever words you must have said would surely have been like a knife in her heart. She respected you and looked up to you, you were her idol and she tried so hard to live up to your expectations and standards. Then she makes a mistake, which really wasn't her fault at all, and comes to you for help knowing what she was risking but prepared to take that risk, hoping that her father would be the levelheaded individual and not judge her without all the facts." Gohan cradled his head in his hands. Bra was right and he knew it. He had acted like a fool. "But why wouldn't she give me all the facts then so that I could believe her?" "I believe she wouldn't because she knew what you would do to Trunks. Even though what my brother did was wrong and she knew that as well, and after his rejection she still had enough love for him in her heart to try to protect him." "I don't deserve that kind of love." mumbled Trunks as the full reality of what Pan had felt for him hit him. "Damn right you don't." snapped Gohan. "What a mess." Videl said as she sat up. "I think that's enough of beating each other over the head. We have all made mistakes and it's obvious here that Pan will not return until she knows her father has forgiven her and not to mention your apology Trunks." "I agree." Bra responded. "But how can I explain to her and sort this mess out if I don't know where to find her?" Gohan said rubbing his temples wearily. The group sat mulling that thought over for a while. They had exhausted every avenue they had tried and were fresh out of ideas. The planet was a big place and very easy to disappear into if you really wanted to. Then Trunks sat bolt upright. "I think I might know how to find her." The other three looked up in question. "You do?" said Gohan. "Yes. I'm not sure if it will work but it's worth a try." "Then tell us already." Bra said impatiently. "The call she made to you today Bra..." "Yes?" "If I'm right mom should have a gadget back home that will enable us to trace where that call came from." "You're right." Bra's eyes began to shine. "You mean you can find out where she is?" asked Gohan. "Well not exactly. But we will know where she made the call from and that will give us a starting place. Someone is bound to have seen her at some stage." Trunks neglected to add that it was also possible Pan was still on the move and had paused briefly in her travels to make a call. "Then what are we waiting for? Lets get going." Gohan jumped up. "Okay." The four stood and Bra went to flip open her dyno cap but was stopped by Trunks. "It will be quicker if we fly." "But I can't fly Trunks." "I'll carry you." Any other time Bra would have refused, for two reasons. One; she didn't like flying, it made her feel sick and Two; Trunks knew this and when they were younger he had often managed to grab her and torment her by flying around and pretending to drop her. "I promise I will behave." Trunks said as he saw the war of conflict in Bra's eyes. "Okay, but I warn you Trunks, any messing around and I will make you pay and pay dearly." "I promise no funny stuff." The four went outside and Trunks picked Bra up into his strong arms before levitating off the ground, Gohan and Videl also rose in the air, then with a sudden burst of speed they were off in the direction of the capsule corp dome. Bra had shut her eyes tightly as they lifted upwards but now with the wind blowing her hair around and the warmth coming from Trunks she began to feel safer. Cautiously she opened her eyes and gave a peek out. The world was a blur beneath, the wind deceptive of their speed. She could see Gohan and Videl, hand in hand flying next to them. Videl gave her a small smile and Bra felt a little better. In no time at all they came in sight of the golden dome and landed out the front. Trunks led them inside and Bra hurried off to find Bulma and the gadget Trunks had talked about. A short while later Bra returned with Bulma behind. She had explained the situation to her mother and Bulma had responded immediately. It had taken a few minutes to locate the gadget and Bulma grabbed her lap top as well. Gohan and Videl greeted Bulma with grim smiles. "Do you think this will work Bulma?" Gohan asked, afraid to hope too much. "It should do. At least it will let us know where the call was made from and give you a fresh starting point in your search." Bulma reached over and plugged the lap top in and then inserted the phone connection. Everyone crowded around, eager to see what would happen. Bulma plugged the small gadget into the lap top and began to type. "What time did you say the call came through?" "Ummm about three hours ago." "Right." Bulma began to type in commands, her hands flying over the keys and then she hit the enter button one last time and sat back with a smile. "So what happens now?" Gohan asked. "Now we wait." came Bulma's reply. The small screen flickered and data began to scroll over its surface. It flashed past so quick that it was hard to make out anything other than a jumble of letters and symbols. Then it beeped. "Bingo!" Bulma leaned forward and studied the screen before typing in some fresh commands. The screen went dark and then reappeared, this time with a map on it. Gohan leaned over Bulma's shoulder and peered at the picture. "So where...." Bulma hit a few keys and the screen zoomed in, pictures changed as the map was enlarged. "There." Bulma said and pointed to the screen. "Pan's call was made from this section of the city." "You sure?" Gohan asked. "Positive." "Then that's where we start looking then." "When do we leave?" Trunks asked. "We leave now." "I'm coming too." Videl said. "Right." "Wait." Bulma stood. "I'll give you each a small communicator so that you can keep in touch and let us know what you find okay?" "Okay." Bulma quickly disappeared into the lab and returned moments later with two communicators. She handed one to Gohan and one to Trunks. "Good luck." Bulma stood with Bra on the front step as the three figures took to the sky. She hoped they would find Pan, find her safe and well and bring her home. ~ oOo ~
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