As I Grow

Chapter 12: Officially

When I woke up, Bulla was staring at me. I wasn't quite sure why, but I was too sleepy to care. "Pan? How did you end up here?" she asked, sitting up. I groaned a bit, and I joined her and sighed.

"Papa showed up here last night," I said, rubbing my tired eyes.

"Oh, wow. Why?" she asked.

"I don't know; I walked out on the situation. Your dad and my grandpa were there too," I said, getting out of bed and stretching. I was still in my bikini from last night, and I went over and started digging in my bag. I took out my clothes for the day, and I headed for the shower, not wanting to talk about what happened after Trunks and I got caught up again.

I finished in the shower and used Bulla's hair dryer on my hair. After it was dry, I pulled it up into a ponytail and got dressed. I decided I would wear a mini-skirt and tank top, because I really didn't feel like training today. I went down to the kitchen and Bulma was there, finishing breakfast. I was glad Grandma taught Bulma how to cook (otherwise I would go hungry while at the Briefs'). She made pancakes, eggs, hash browns, bacon, and she poured milk to wash it down with.

As I was eating, Bulma kept looking over at me. "Why are you looking at me like that?" I finally asked with a mouth full of food.

"Oh, no reason. I just wanted to know something. Do you love Trunks? It's something I think I've known since the day you were born, but I want to hear it from you," she said, smiling at me. My face turned a dark red, and I tried to gather my voice.

"I do," I said, softly smiling at the thought of Trunks. Bulla came in and kissed Bulma on the cheek.

"Daddy says he'll eat later," she said to her mother.

"Okay," Bulma said. "Oh, and Pan? Trunks wants you to take him lunch today," she said, looking at me.

"You mean I have to go to Capsule Corp. headquarters? Do you know what happened the last time I went there?" I said, shuddering at the thought.

"You were only ten then," Bulma replied.

"Still," I said, finishing my food.

"Panny? He really wants you to go," she said, pleading with me.

"You're lying. I can see right through you, Bulma. I know you just want me to surprise him with lunch. I'm guessing I'm going to make a nice home cooked meal too, huh?" I asked, looking at her with the Son grin plastered on my face.

"I think you need to stop hanging around here so much," Bulma said, her face turning red.

"No! I like it here. Plus, with the twins now, it's crowded at home," I said, cleaning my plate up and washing some of the dishes.

"Anyway, Pan you are going to take lunch to Trunks, right? Oh, and just walk in and go right through to Trunks' office. Flash this at someone who tries to stop you," she said, handing me a badge with her name and code number on it.

"Okay. I guess I don't have a choice now, do I?" I asked, taking it from her. There was still some time before lunch, so I changed into some training clothes and decided to do some training with Vegeta. I wasn't going to, but after that whole fiasco, I needed it. We did some heavy gravity training, as well as kai training. It was around noon, and I decided to go make lunch for Trunks and me. I made pasta primavera and some fried chicken. I packed everything up, and I headed upstairs for another quick shower. I changed into the clothes I put on when I woke up, and I put the badge on my waist line.

I walked out the front door and started flying my way to CC HQ. I landed out front, and I straightened my skirt and tank top. I made sure my hair wasn't coming out of the ponytail, and then I entered. I walked to the elevator and went to the floor Trunks's office was on. I walked toward his office door and the secretary stopped me. "I'm sorry, but Mr. Briefs isn't expecting anyone. He is a very busy man these days. He's really cute too," she added and with that, a smile. I showed her the badge, and her eyes grew. She called Bulma to ask about the badge.

"Pan has the right to visit Trunks anytime she wants to. If you try to stop her again, I'll fire you," I heard Bulma say on the other line. I smiled at the secretary and walked down a small hallway, and I stopped outside of a big wooden door. There was a name plaque on the door that read 'TRUNKS BRIEFS,' and under it said 'CEO'. The letters were black, and the plaque was gold. Bulma told me to just go in when I made it to his office, and when I walked in, I couldn't see him. I noticed another door, and I decided to hide lunch and sit in his chair to hide myself.

I heard the other door open, and Trunks was talking to someone. I couldn't tell who, but it sounded like a woman. "Same time tomorrow, Mr. Briefs?" the woman asked.

"No, that was our last time together like that," Trunks told the woman.

"Oh, okay. May I ask why?" she asked him.

"I don't need you anymore. I'm going to ask a girl out, and hopefully she says yes. I love her with all my heart, and I can't break hers. Please, don't mention anything of what we were doing to anyone," Trunks said. I then heard the door shut, and Trunks sighed. "Well, Trunks. Pan never needs to find out," he told himself. I put my hand over my mouth, so he couldn't hear me. I had started crying, and I didn't want to deal with anything. Trunks sprawled out on the couch in his office, and he closed his eyes.

I tried to stay quiet with my crying, but I wasn't quiet enough. "Panny? Is that you?" Trunks asked, not moving. I heard him sit up on the couch, and I slipped under his desk. I didn't want to see him right now. He got up and came over to his desk. He sat in the chair, and he looked down at me. I couldn't look him in the eyes.

I continued to cry as he looked at me. I could tell he was at a loss for words. I slowly gained myself again and stopped crying. I wiped my eyes with a napkin from the bag beside me. Trunks sighed and joined me. "Panny, I'm sorry you had to find that out. I should've stopped a while ago. Please forgive me," he pleaded, and he started crying. I never took Trunks to be this emotional, but I didn't know why not. I've seen him cry a lot.

I jumped into his lap and wrapped my arms around him. "I will always forgive you. I could never hate you," I told him. He put his head on my shoulder, and he cried for a while. "Lunch is ready, if you want to eat," I told Trunks after he pulled away.

"You made me lunch?" he asked.

"Yeah," I said, smiling and crawling out from under the desk. I then remembered I was wearing a skirt, and when I turned to grab the bag, Trunks was blushing slightly. "I totally just forgot I was wearing a skirt," I said to him.

"It's okay. Let's eat!" he said, helping me up. We went over to the couch, and I handed him his container of food.

"So, do you really want to ask me out?" I asked him. He slightly choked and coughed.

"What?" he asked, finally being able to breathe again.

"What you told that woman earlier. Or were you not talking about me?" I asked, looking at him.

"Oh, no. I was totally talking about you," he said, winking at me.

"So, this could be like our first date," I said, smiling and winking back to him. His face turned a bright pink.

"It can be. Even though it started off terrible," he said as he finished off his food.

"So, we're dating. I wonder how everyone will react," I said, looking at our garbage.

"Probably the same way Gohan did last night. They will say we should wait a while to mate," Trunks said as he cleaned our stuff up.

"That's what Papa wanted?" I asked.

"Yeah," Trunks said, throwing the bag away. We talked until it was time for him to get off work, and by then, it was dinner time. He took me out on an actual first date, and we went back to my house. I walked in the door, and I kissed Trunks' cheek to thank him. He smiled and said he would text me later. I smiled and told him bye. We were officially dating. But, now, we have to tell everybody.