As I Grow

Chapter 13: Past Passion

I woke up the next morning, remembering the fun Trunks and I had the night before. I smiled to myself before there was a slight knock on my door. I got up and opened the door to find Hayden sitting there, smiling up at me. I smiled back, and he held his arms up and said "uppy". I picked him up, and we went to the kitchen. No one else was awake, so I wondered how Hayden got out of his room and managed to make it upstairs where my room was.

I started a pot of coffee and got some stuff to make breakfast for my family. I finished up, and Papa wandered into the kitchen. "Panny? Have you seen your brother?" he asked, looking worried. A slight giggle sounded through the kitchen, and Hayden jumped out and ran to Papa. "Oh, he was with you," Papa said, sighing in relief.

"Yeah. I'm still trying to figure out how he got out of his room and got upstairs. The kid falls down every two steps he takes!" I said, making a plate for Papa, and Mama, who wandered in with Jayden. She set Jayden in her seat next to Hayden. They started babbling baby to each other and smiling.

"Wait, Hayden got out again?" Mama asked me.

"Yeah, must be his Saiyan blood. I mean, we are full-blooded after all," I said, looking at the twins.

"That is true," Papa said. After we finished breakfast, I did the dishes and headed up for a shower. I got dressed in jeans and a tank top. I decided I would take the twins to see Grandma and Grandpa. When we got there, Grandpa was sleeping on the couch, and Grandma was in the kitchen. We went in, and I sat the twins on the floor. They walked over to Grandma and started talking baby at her. She smile and told them hi.

"Panny? Will you go wake your uncle up please?" Grandma asked, busy with what she was doing.

"Sure. Hayden, Jayden, want to help me wake Uncle Goten up?" I said. And then I realized, they can talk. They are almost two, and we were working with them to teach them the things they would have to know. I didn't understand why they still spoke baby. "Why don't you guys ever talk normally?" I asked as we headed to Uncle Goten's room.

"We think it's more funner to talk like babies," Hayden said, and Jayden nodded her head in agreement.

"Funner isn't a word Hayden," I said as we came to a stop.

"It is to me," he replied as I turned the doorknob. Uncle Goten was still sound asleep in his bed, and I walked over to him. The twins flew, yes flew, onto the bed, and landed on each side of him. I smiled at them, and they started screaming "Uncle Goten" and jumping on him and the bed.

"I'm up! I'm up!" Uncle Goten yelled, trying to calm the twins.

"Grama wants you wake now," Jayden said, sitting on Uncle Goten's lap. He smiled at her and then picked both her and Hayden up as he worked on going to the kitchen. When we go back, Grandpa was awake, and he smiled at us as we came into the kitchen.

"Grampa!" the twins yelled as they hopped into his arms. He kissed both of them, and then he motioned for me to come by him, and he hugged me. Grandma made breakfast for Uncle Goten and Grandpa, and then I decided to tell them the news. I texted Trunks first to make sure it was okay to tell people, and he said it was.

"Grandma? Grandpa? Uncle Goten? I'm going to tell you something, and you can't tell Mama or Papa yet," I said, sitting down.

"What can't they tell us, Panny?" Papa asked, coming into the kitchen along with Mama.

"When did you guys get here?" I asked, looking at my parents, who had just been half asleep and home.

"A little bit ago," Mama said.

"Oh, anyway. Since you guys are here, I might as well tell you too," I said, sighing in relief, but I was scared as to how Uncle Goten and Papa would react, now that Trunks and I are officially dating. I kind of wondered how Grandma and Grandpa would react too.

"What is it, Panny?" everyone asked at once.

"Trunks and I--" I started.

"What about you and Trunks?" Papa asked. I could tell he was a little scared for what I was going to say.

"We are officially dating," I said, blushing and smiling at the ground.

"I knew it!" Grandma and Grandpa both yelled. Uncle Goten looked a little pissed off, and Papa was relieved. Mama hugged me and said she was proud of me, and I couldn't help but shed a few tears. Trunks had yet to tell his family, and he wanted me there when he did. The only reason he wasn't here was because of work. I was going to meet him in the office later, and then we would eat dinner with his family, and during dessert, we would break the news.

I'm kind of worried how Vegeta will react though, me being the 'granddaughter of the clown', also known to Vegeta as Kakarot. Vegeta still hadn't caught on about Bulma, Grandma, or Mama being full-blooded Saiyan yet. Maybe we should tell him. If I had to say, Bulma would be the strongest Saiyan alive. She was slightly scary...

After I told my family, I went outside and called Trunks. He told me to meet him around 3:00 in the office. I hung up the phone, and I enjoyed the fresh air. "Panny?" a voice rang from behind me. I turned around and looked at him, and he smiled at me.

"Yeah, Grandpa?" I asked him, not knowing for sure what he was going to say.

"I want to tell you a story, about the day you were born," he said, leading me to the bench swing in the yard.

"Okay," I said as I sit down.

"When we were in the waiting room, it was me, Goten, Hercule, and Buu. Your father and mother were in the delivery room, waiting for the time your mother could give birth to you. Your mom was about twelve hours into labor, and then the Briefs family showed up. About twenty minutes later, you were welcomed into the world.

"Gohan came out to tell us all that you had arrived, and we all started going to your room. Vegeta, Trunks, and Bulla stayed in the hallway. When we came in, you started screaming bloody murder. No matter who held you, you just kept crying. Gohan took you, and you settled down for a bit. Vegeta came into the room with the kids after that.

"Gohan took you to Vegeta, and he surprisingly held you. After a while, Bulma took you again, so she could help Bulla hold you. Bulma then told Trunks he had to hold you, but then he refused. You started crying again, but Gohan's arms wouldn't calm you.

"Finally, Vegeta told Trunks to hold you, just for a little bit. So, Trunks got up into a chair, and Gohan handed your crying form to him. The minute you hit Trunks's arms, you stopped crying. After a while, Gohan went to take you back, and Trunks yelled at him, saying he couldn't take away his Panny. That's how you got your nickname.

"Vegeta finally convinced Trunks to give you to Gohan, and you started crying again. We were all stunned, because you two had already chosen who your mate was, and it just happened to be each other," Grandpa finished. I turned and looked at his smiling face, and I was still shocked about what I heard.

It came around to being 2:30, so I kissed my family good bye and told them I was going to meet up with Trunks to tell his family about us. I arrived at CC HQ, and I went inside. I went up to Trunks's office and walked in. He turned around in his chair and smiled at me. I couldn't help but smile back, remembering what Grandpa just told me.