What Comes with Turning of Age

Summary: It has been almost a year since Goku left with Shinron; the Son’s and Briefs families haven’t seen much of anything of each other within the past few months and gets back together as Pan’s 18th birthday is only weeks away. Trunks begin to act differently towards Pan little by little, by spending more time with her, taking her places and actually getting out to train more. How long will it take for most of everyone to notice the changes in him? Is Pan even ready to handle something like this as an adult once it gets serious? (T/P, some G/B)

Disclaimer: I do not and never will own any of the characters. They are all ©Akira Toriyama.

Ages:
Trunks: 30
Pan: 17-18
Goten: 29
Bra: 16-17
Uub: 23
Marron: 26

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Chapter 1

It was a nice Saturday afternoon and Pan was in her room, quickly picking up everything that was on her bedroom floor since she had let it go for quite sometime. The only real reason why she was in a rush is because her parents told her she couldn’t leave the house early to head over to Capsule Corps. unless it was picked up and cleaned enough to look decent.

‘Hm… I think that’s it.’ She stopped for a moment to look around the room seeing if there was anything else that needed to be picked up and dusted her hands off, looking quite pleased for how it looked now. ‘Yup that will do.’ She snatched her bandana off the closet door knob and put it on. With that, she hurried out of her room and down the flight of stairs.

“I’m done with my room mama!” She said as she entered the dinning room to find her parents having sandwiches for lunch.

“Oh good, I’m guessing you’re just going to rush on over, right? If so take a sandwich with you.” Videl said gesturing to the plate of sandwiches in the middle of the table.

“Yeah I am, ok mama.” She reached over the table grabbing a sandwich.

Gohan looked up to Pan for a moment. “You’re still going to go in those types of clothes?” He questioned with a bit of a mouth full.

“Yeah, why not papa?” She looked to him with a brow slightly raised.

Gohan swallowed what he had. “Well you’ve been with that style for over three years; don’t you think it’s time for a new wardrobe? You are going to be a young adult in a couple weeks.”

“Well I like this style because it reminds me of the times I’ve spent with grandpa, but maybe I could use a new attire.”

“Well since you’re going to Capsule corps. early, why do you go shopping with Bra-?”

“Are you serious?! She takes forever and would just have so much fun playing dress up with me and so would Marron, if she is included!” She shouted a little bit.

“Calm down sweetie.” Videl said.

“I’m just saying that Bra could help you out some, just let her know the limitation of what you’ll wear is all.”

Pan sighed a little. “I’ll think about it on the way there, but I have this feeling that she’s gonna want to drag me to the mall shortly after I get there anyway.”

“Well, all right. We’ll be over there around six or so.” Gohan said.

“Ok then, well I’m leaving now, bye.” She said and left the room then going out the front door. She took a bite of the sandwich and lifted off into the air, beginning to make her way to West City but took her time for a while to eat her small lunch and to over look the view. Within only a few minutes, she was finished and hurried on her way over with the wind blowing rapidly past her and through her hair.

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A while later, She touched down right outside of Capsule Corps. and made her way up to the residential door, and then knocked on it.

Not much could be heard from the other side of the door than someone running to open it. The young blue-haired demi-saiyan swung the door open. “Pan! You’re here, it’s about time!”

“Hey Bra-” She was pulled inside before she could say another word and the door closed. Pan quickly turned around to face her anxious friend. “What’s going on? Why did you pull me in so quickly?” She questioned.

Bra had a certain smudged look on her face as if she had planned something out that Pan might not want to take part in. “It’s nothing for now, but you’ll find out when Marron gets here.”

By now, Pan was utterly curious and raised a brow to Bra. “Ok, I know you’re hiding something from me, what is, or have, planned already?”

“I can’t tell you, you’ll just have to find out for yourself. And I see you haven’t yet changed your appearance yet. Tisk, tisk Pan; you really need a new look.” She stood there thinking for a moment.

“You’re the second one today that has picked on my choice of clothing.” Pan sighed a little and looked around. “Where is everyone?”

“Hm…mom is working in the lab for a little while, dad is in the gravity room as usual and well Trunks is in his office, bummed away with papers for the next few hours.” Bra said.

“Oh sounds like fun for the workaholic.” She said sarcastically referring to Trunks. “So how long will it be until Marron gets here?”

“Probably fifteen to twenty minutes. Well, what do you feel like doing until then?”

“Oh, I don’t know, what is there to do?” Pan asked.

“Well no one else is in the living room or the bottom area, so I can toss the radio on and we can jam or something.”

“That sounds cool.” Pan said and walked into the kitchen and grabbed a soda out of the fridge while Bra reached for the universal remote and turned the radio system on and turned it up. By the time she got back into the living room, Bra was already dancing around.

“Come on Pan!” She tried saying over the music.

“Ok, ok I’m coming.” She laughed a little to herself at how Bra was dancing and placed her soda down on the coffee table. “But I’m not very good at dancing.”

“What?! Are you serious? Marron and I have some things to teach you then.” Bra turned the music down a little and reached over to Pan, pulling her over, in front of herself. “Well, I’ll teach you a few things at first and then you try it.”

Pan gave a slight nod and then thought for a moment. ‘I don’t know about this, I think it’s gonna be harder than it was to learn how to fight.’

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About ten minutes later, Pan was already leaning up against the back of the couch after having a short dance lesson while Bra looked over to the hanging wall clock to see how much time passed by, just as the phone went off.

“Bra, the phone is going off you better get that!” Pan said getting her friend’s attention.

“Oh right, the phone.” She rushed off into the kitchen to get the phone as Pan turned off the stereo. “Hello?”

“Hey sorry I didn’t get a hold of you a little early Bra, but I accidentally ran out of gas. So I’m going to be running a little late.” Marron said from the other line.

Bra only laughed a bit. “Oh it’s ok, no biggie, I was just showing Pan how to really dance and all, so go ahead and take your time, then we’ll see you when you get here.” Bra said.

Pan looked around the corner to see Bra on the phone. ‘Must be talking to Marron and by the way it sounds she’s gonna be her a little later.’ Pan thought for a moment. ‘Hm, I can sneak out now pay a little visit to someone, so I don’t have to learn anymore of Bra’s ridiculous dance moves for now.’ She laughed a little to herself and started to creep to the door.

“All right, thanks for understanding Bra. I’ll be there once I can.”

“Ok see ya then, bye.” Bra hung up the phone and turned around. “Well Pan, Marron is going to be-” She stopped in mid-sentence as she looked in the living room to find no Pan. ‘Hm, where could she have gone?’

Pan leaned up against the outer wall to the right of the door, until she felt Bra’s signature Ki move away. She slowly peered into the window to see if she left the living room and luckily did. She was glad that Bra never did know how to sense someone’s signature or anything. She then looked around to see if anyone was walking by and she was being pretty lucky so far today.

She lifted into the air and avoided any of the windows above then started to find a familiar signature. To what Bra said he was up in his office so that is where she was heading to. She came up to the window that she most likely believed was to his office and slowly peered in to see.

The lavender-haired demi-saiyan was sitting there in a good sized room, looking over papers several times before actually signing. He had two stacks of papers one stack was already signed, yet the shorter of the two and another one which wasn’t signed. He placed his pin down and sat back in his office chair, letting his arms dangle to the sides of the chair and closed his eyes for a little while.

About a second later, he sensed a familiar Ki; he pushed the chair back a little and turned to the window to find nothing, but knew someone was there and that he was not imagining it. He grinned a little and got up from his seat, making his way over to the window. He could certainly tell that she was there, but trying to hiding; so he moved to the side to where he would be out of view.

She waited for a few moments before poking her head back to the window and when she did, Trunks jumped out from the side causing her to flip back once away. Trunks place his right hand to the back of his head and laughed at her a little. He slid the window and felt the nice breeze coming in.

“So what are you doing out there?” Trunks asked.

“Oh nothing really, I just heard that you were bummed out and it looks like it.”

“Well you don’t have to stay out there you know. Come on in if you want, Panny.” He said and stepped back a little.

“Well if you insist, oh and could you lay off the nicknames? Or else I’ll have to give you one.” She said as she moved on into the room.

“Maybe, it depends what you got.”

“Oh, I have one in mind; but you know, too much work isn’t good for you.” Pan said as she leaned against the window seal.

“I know, I’ve heard that many times before, but hopefully soon my load with be lifted.”

“How is that suppose to happen?”

“Well Bra will begin to take some of the work off my hands since she wants to try and prove herself soon. Because of that, I will not be so busy all the time.”

“Oh really? That will be good for you.”

Yeah, I’m looking forward to it. So why exactly are you here?”

“Well besides being early for the little get together later, well Bra called and wanted me over early for some reason and Marron is involved some how.”

“Oh well you better watch out, you never know what exactly they’d plan out behind your back.”

“I know, but then again the reason why I popped up here for the moment is to see what’s up and see that you can use a few minutes of a break.”

“Oh you were actually thinking of me, huh? Well at least I know someone cares. Come here and give me a hug, kiddo.” He laughed and playfully gave her a bit of a loose hug and then ruffled her bandana.

She raised a brow to him along with a confused look while adjusting her head dress. “Trunks, you’re acting a little weird and I’m not a kiddo, boxer-boy.”

“Well it’s been quite some time since I’ve heard that nickname and anyway, I was just playing.” He laughed and went to sit down in his chair. “So you’re finally going on 18 soon, right?”

“Yeah and I can say goodbye to being a kid.”

“I know becoming an adult is one thing you have wanted for a couple years now and you’ll be achieving it within a few weeks.”

“Yep it is, and I can’t really wait.”

“Well it isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be, I’ll tell you that, and there are more situations that you need to take action and control over.”

“Well, I’m ready for it.”

“Are you sure you really are?”

“Yeah, ready as I’ll ever be.”

“Well, you can’t go run and cry for help with everything now so learn to handle it on your own.”

“Yeah, I know that Trunks. Um just curious, but would you know what Bra and Marron has planned?” She asked.

“Um, no I haven’t heard anything from them. You know how they are always hush, hush when they’re planning revenge or something.” He thought for a moment. “Well I do remember them whispering something about a little sleepover, but I don’t know. Just be aware of it.”

“Um ok, I think that’s all I wanted to know because Bra wouldn’t tell me anything when I got here and I have this strange feeling they are going to drag me somewhere I don’t usually like going to.”

“Well ok then, if that’s all, I need to get back to signing these papers before five-thirty.” He said and turned around to face his desk.

“All right, I’ll leave you to sign you life away more.” She kidded and turned to climb out the window. “It looks like Marron is here now.”

Just then something popped into his mind and quickly turned back around. “Oh wait a moment.”

She looked back at him for a moment. “Yeah, what is it Trunks?”

“I do have tomorrow off; well do you have anything planned?” He asked.

“Hm…not really, I was only going to spend it training. Why, what did you have in mind?” She said.

“Well, I was thinking we could hang out. If you want we can get a bite to eat and I’ll even help you train some. I have been needing to get some training in and I rather not do so with my father; know what I mean?”

“Are you asking me out?” She questioned.

“N-no I’m not Pan, just as friends; not unless you want me to.” He said a bit nervously.

“Oh yeah that was a smooth one Trunks. I was only kidding about that."

"And so was I." They both laughed a little.

"Well sure, I miss hanging out with you like it was for most of that year in space.” She gave him a cute smile that would usually get to him. “Well, I know they’ll be looking for me soon, so see ya later Trunks.”

He chuckled a bit nervously. “Chow, Pan-chan.” He waved her off as she jumped out of the window and turned back to his desk and got back to the papers beginning to sign them a bit quicker than before.

Pan just let herself drift down to the ground since she remembered most of the windows having the curtains closed. Once she placed a foot on the ground she hurried to back to the door and sneaked in by the time Bra and Marron came walking down the stairs.

“Oh, there you are Pan. We were just looking for you and I was wondering where you took off to.” Bra said after she looked into the living room.

“Oh really? I didn’t know I was going to be missed that much.” She said sarcastically.

“So where did you go?” Both girls questioned.

“Oh nowhere special, just went to see something.”

“Right…who do you think you’re fooling, Pan?” Bra crossed her arms and gave the I know where look.

“I don’t know, but you don’t know who it can fool.”

“I don’t get it.” Marron said as Bra and Pan looked to her.

“I know you both have some form of torment planned out for me today.”

“You’ll see when we get there.” They said and started to push Pan out the door and to the car.

Pan sighed a bit as the first thing popped into her mind was the word mall. ‘I’d not be surprised if they’d talk me into playing dress up later.’