As I Grow

Chapter 3: Dates and Disasters

It was about 8:30 AM when Trunks and I had woken up. I was now sitting in his shirt on the opposite side of the bed as him. My knees were drawn to my chest, and I was hugging them close to me. Trunks was currently talking on the phone with Marron. I was mad at Trunks for choosing Marron of all people to date. It would take a while not to be mad about that.

I got up, and I wandered around Trunks' dorm. It was a nice little place. There was a picture here and there on the wall. Most of them were of him and his family. A couple were of him and Uncle Goten. I walked over to his desk, which looked a lot cleaner today, and sat in the computer chair. I spun around to the desk, and a picture caught my eye. It was a picture of Trunks holding a tiny baby. The baby had big black eyes and black hair. It took me a little bit to realize it was me he was holding.

After Trunks hung up with Marron, he dug around until he found a box of granola bars. "This will hold us off until lunch. I'm taking you and Marron out," he said, handing me a few of them. He sat on his bed and ate his while still in his boxers. I guess the nickname I gave him fit very well. He seemed comfortable at least. I was still in his shirt, and I never wanted to take it off.

"Okay," I said as I began to eat. I couldn't help but look over at Trunks. When I looked up, I was really startled. He was looking at me. I felt a slight blush creep across my face, and I quickly looked down.

"I'm going to shower. Don't burn my room down while I'm gone," he teased, chuckling to himself.

"I'll try not to," I said giggling. He grabbed clean clothes and headed for the shower. I just continued to sit in his computer chair. I got bored of that soon and wandered over to the bed again. I was still tired, since before last night, I hadn't been sleeping very well. I ended up falling asleep again.

"Panny," Trunks said shaking me. I opened my eyes to find Trunks looking at me with a kind smile on his face. I rubbed my eyes a bit, and Trunks laughed softly. He helped me sit up and sat in the computer chair and rolled over to the bed across from me.

"How long have I been asleep?" I asked him.

"About an hour," he said looking at me with a funny expression on his face.

"I should go get ready," I said.

"Okay," Trunks said, helping me to my feet. He grabbed my clothes off the floor and led the way to the bathroom. "Shower or bath?" he asked, setting my stuff on the counter.

"Shower is fine," I said.

"I feel like you're three again, Panny," he said, laughing. Trunks used to babysit me when I was younger. We would have the same conversation every night when we went through this routine. I smiled, remembering the old times. "The only differences is that you're older now, and your answer used to always be bath," he said, laughing again.

"Thanks for the help," I said as he walked out, shutting the door behind him. I hopped into the shower and washed up. I came out minutes later and dried my body and hair. I got my hair as dry as it would go, then brushed through it with Trunks' hairbrush that he left on the counter. I tied my bandana to my head and exited the room. When I went out, I found Trunks asleep. This situation was weird. We fell asleep on each other, while the other person was in the bathroom. "Trunks?" I asked, shaking him.

"Yeah, Panny?" he asked, yawning. He then sat straight up and looked at his phone. "We gotta go," he said, taking the keys off the desk and locking the door. He shoved them in his pocket and grabbed my hand. We then flew out the window. We flew for about ten minutes and then landed in a park. "Well, here we are. Time to see Marron!" Trunks said, looking at me with the smile that only he could pull off. He shouldn't be smiling like that for a person like Marron.

"Yippy," I mumbled under my breath. Thank Kami Trunks didn't hear me say that, even with his enhanced hearing.

"Trunks!" the blond-haired, blue-eyed human said, very excited to see Trunks approaching. They met, and he pulled her in for a hug. They broke apart, and Trunks turned and looked at me.

"Marron, you remember Pan, right?" he asked her.

"Don't expect me to talk to her," Marron said in a snotty way.

"Marron, behave yourself. Panny is my guest. I told you I was bringing someone with me," Trunks stated, looking at Marron.

"Why does it have to be Pan of all people though? I thought you meant Goten. He is your best friend after all," she said, looking in my direction. I had my head hung low, and I didn't want to look up.

"This was a bad idea. I'll just go home. See you later, Trunks," I said as I took to the air. I felt the warm tears escaping my eyes. I couldn't deal with this anymore. I landed by a lake, twenty miles from the city where Trunks and Marron were enjoying themselves. I landed and put my back against a tree and drew my knees to my chest. With my head in my lap, I continued to cry.

"Panny?" a soft whisper said next to me. I looked over at the lavender-haired man with beautiful blue eyes. His face and eyes showed sadness as he watched me. He held his arms open, and I rushed into them. He patted my hair as I cried into his chest. He cooed to me and told me everything was okay. He even broke up with Marron, for hurting me like this.

"You didn't have to do that," I said after I calmed down. Trunks was still holding me tight in his arms. He was holding on to me like his life depended on it.

"Yes I did. I don't want to be in a relationship with someone that doesn't except my Panny," Trunks said, smiling. I couldn't help but smile along with him. For once in my life, I felt like time just stopped, and Trunks and I were the only people still moving. It was a wonderful feeling.

Soon after this day, Trunks came back home to West City. A few more years have passed, and I recently took a trip to space with Trunks and Grandpa, who decided to come home. I finally felt like someone other than a small child. I was finally fourteen, a young woman.