As I Grow

Chapter 10: Home Sweet Home

After my tear fest with Papa ended, I decided I should go to Capsule Corp. I told my family I would see them in a while and then asked them to keep it down so I could concentrate. I used instant transmission and was standing in Bulla's bedroom in no time. She freaked out and came over and we crashed to the ground with the force of her embrace. "Hiya Bulla," I said as I got back to my feet.

"It's been two years since I've seen you in person. You have no clue how happy I am to see you," she said, hugging me tightly again. "He missed you too. I don't understand why you never talked to him."

"I had a lot of stuff going on. I graduated from high school, and I started taking online college courses. I've been busy," I said, digging in my bags and unpacking. Bulla got dressed into what she was wearing to my party, and then I got ready. We headed downstairs, and Bulma wanted to surprise everyone, so she wanted me to wait.

Sometime while I was waiting, Trunks came home, with his 'girlfriend'. I heard Bulma talking to him, and he dragged her back by me. They couldn't see me, but I heard what Trunks said to her. "I'm going to ask Amy to marry me," he said, looking at his mother.

"Trunks, why?" Bulma asked her son.

"Because I should move on. She's obviously not coming home, Mom," Trunks told his mother. "It's weird seeing Gohan and Videl out there with the twins and not seeing the girl I fell head over heels in love with. I moved on. Found someone I want to be with now, and I'm finally over her," he finished. He wouldn't say my name.

"Well, maybe you should let her know that," Bulma told him. "She'll be upset if she does come back and has to hear you say that, or watch you be with someone. She might not like your choice, but if it's what you want, tell Pan that," Bulma advised.

"Oaky. I'll call her now," he said, taking his cell out. I heard him dial the keys as he put my number in. Bulma released a light chuckle, receiving a funny look from Trunks as he put his phone up to his ear. It rang, and my phone started ringing. He listened carefully as it did. He walked toward the wall I was behind.

"Hello?" I said after answering my phone.

"Panny?" Trunks asked in a low tone.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Where are you?" he asked.

"I can't lie to you Trunks," I said and hung up the phone. I heard his footsteps go over to Bulma again.

"Where is Pan, Mom?" he asked her. I came out from behind the wall and looked over in his direction. Bulma looked over and sent me a soft smile. I was dressed in my silver dress, and the headband was keeping my hair out of my eyes. I had no makeup on, even though Bulla tried to get me to wear it. I just didn't want to. I looked at Trunks, who had frozen to the place he was standing in. He looked over in my direction and then our eyes met. I saw Bulma smile, and she turned and left Trunks and I standing there alone.

We stood there, in silence, looking into each other's eyes for what seemed like hours. I couldn't believe it had been two years since I've seen or heard him. It was nice too, but I remembered what he said. He was moving on; he had moved on. He found someone to take my place in his heart. I smiled at him, nodded at him, then walked in the direction Bulma had gone. I left him watching me as I walked away.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming here tonight, as it was last minute. All of my wonderful friends and their families, it's nice to see you all again. But, I'm not the reason you were called here. I called you guys here, as a favor for a beautiful young woman. Today is her eighteenth birthday, and she just got back from vacation with her family. She said because we couldn't be there for her sixteenth or seventeenth birthdays, her eighteenth was okay. So without further ado, please welcome the birthday girl, Pan!" Bulma said. I took a deep breath and walked out by her.

Everyone sat in there seats and just stared at me. I knew I looked different, but I didn't think I was that different. Sure, my body grew. My hair grew. I'm eighteen, and the last time everyone saw me I was fifteen going on sixteen. I smiled. "Thank you guys for coming. I'm happy to have such wonderful friends and family. Please, eat, drink, mingle, and have fun!" I said as I walked over and joined Bulla and James on one side of the room. Trunks walked out and took the hand of his girlfriend and lead her outside.

Trunks' POV

She looked absolutely stunning. Her curves, her now full lips, full bust, wide hips, long hair, but one thing stayed the same. Her scent. It was still intoxicating to me, and I knew that I wouldn't be able to keep away from her for long. She would be mine. "Amy?" I asked my now, ex-girlfriend.

"Yes, Trunks?" she asked, looking up at me.

"We need to end this. Stop pretending that we are happy together. I'm not happy, and I know you know why. You were just a distraction from what I really wanted, and needed. I'm sorry," I said as I looked at her.

"Yeah, I know Trunks. I somehow thought I would've been gone a long time ago," she said as she walked away.

"Amy?" I asked. She turned and looked at me, with a smile on her face.

"Yeah, Trunks?" she asked.

"Thank you. For everything," I said, smiling back.

"Ditto," she said as she turned and walked away. I went back into the house, and I joined Goten and his girlfriend Valese at a table. I looked over to where Bulla was standing with James. I felt my body tense and I held a breath that had gotten caught in my throat. She was looking over at me. I got up and made my way to her.

Pan's POV

Trunks started walking over to me, and I couldn't help but feel nervous. What had just went down between him and, Amy was it? Did he leave her... for me? I released the breath I realized I was holding, and Trunks came to a stop in front of me. At that moment, Bulma rolled out a cart with a cake, and eighteen candles were lit on top of it. "Alright! Let's sing happy birthday to Pan!" she yelled, making sure everyone heard her. After everyone finished, I blew out my candles.

After everyone ate cake, I opened my presents. I got a lot of different stuff, varying from clothing to a car from Bulma and Vegeta. I took it for a quick test drive, and when I came back, I thanked them with a hug. Everyone gradually left after that, and Bulla and I went up to her room. I took my dress off and took the headband out of my hair. I put my bikini on, and the sparkly sky blue stood out on my creamy white skin and with my black eyes and hair.

She lead me through the house and to the pool in the backyard. It was as deep as twelve feet in places due to the diving boards. The shallowest side was three feet deep. It was a circular pool, ten feet in diameter. It was a huge ass pool.

Bulla and I looked at the clear, inviting water as we threw towels on the patio. I dipped a toe into the water to test the temperature. It was slightly cold, but refreshing. Bulla came up by me, in her pink bikini, and she slipped into the water. I went to the edge of a deeper end and dove right in. I swam back by Bulla and smiled at her. "How's life?" I asked after some time had passed.

"It's awesome," she replied sighing happily. "How was Wisconsin?" she asked me.

"It was great. Nice and peaceful. It was weird; learning English, I mean. Papa, Mama and I spoke Japanese at home, but we had to learn it to go places and what not," I said, looking at her smiling.

"Cool," she said, looking at the starry sky. I decided to do a few dives off the high board, which was at least eight feet above the pool. I climbed to the top of the board and looked down. I looked out and above me, wasting time trying decide what I wanted to do. I looked over to my right, and he was watching me. I decided to go with a back flip. I got ready, and then I jumped. I flipped backward, off the diving board, then I set and got myself ready to go straight into the water.

"That was awesome!" Trunks called down to me after I surfaced.

"Yeah, except for the fact that I landed wrong on the water," I said blushing a bit, knowing he would ask what happened or why.

"Maybe you should be careful of where you put those boobs of yours, Pan!" Bulla yelled, laughing her butt off.

"Shut up!" I yelled back to her, and I saw Trunks chuckling to himself. He disappeared into his room and then jumped out and into the water. Bulla winked at me and got out and went in the house. I stood at the edge of the pool and dove in. I met Trunks underwater, and we surfaced in each other's arms. I was happy to be home.