Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Holding On ❯ 21 ( Chapter 21 )

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Bul ma had spoken to Mrs. Wolfe previously and tried her best to explain the predicament they found themselves in. It wasn't a very easy task. I mean, how would you act if someone told you: Hey, you know your boss? Well that guy at work today wasn't your real boss. That guy is really from an alternate dimension which explains why he looks exactly like your real boss, but this guy's world was destroyed by a plague that is the same reason he now believes he is your boss from this dimension. No no, don't worry, we've taken precautions so that the plague won't infect this world.

'I imagine you'd start to think that these people were crazy. I know that would be my first reaction.'

But Mrs. Wolfe just wrote it off as another weird thing that always happen to the Briefs family and their friends.

Mrs. Wolfe agreed to notify them when Trunks left the office. That way Marron could have enough time to sit down and pretend she hadn't been standing on the ankle.

So when the phone communicator rang, Marron was immediately sitting in the swivel chair, propping her ankle on the desk and leaning back to re-examine the final figures to the equation.

Bulma turned on the vid-phone and smiled to see Juuachigou.

"I told Trunks and Pan about Mirai." She said immediately. "Pan said Trunks will probably just stay at his apartment in the city and keep a low profile for the time being. I also told Krillin, Goku, Chichi, and a few others. Gohan and Videl are still on that cruise, but they're supposed to be back Monday, it turns out they chose only to go on the cruise to Hawaii and back, rather than also go to the Bahamas...so rather than returning next Sunday, they'll be back in 5 days"

"OK, so everyone knows now?" Bulma asked. She was ready to sigh in relief. All they had to do now was get the disk from the other dimension, finish the cure, and wait for Mirai to recover.

"Not quite." Answered the blonde android. "I couldn't get a hold of Bra and Goten, but I noticed their ki are together off of the interstate south of town, in an old camping spot. I don't have time to go over there though. Maybe you could send Marron and giver her a break from Mirai for a while."

Across the room Marron sighed in relief. No one would notice if she took plenty of time returning either.

"Well thankfully he's still at work, so Marron's been able to help me here. But Bra does know about Mirai, and she's probably told Goten by now, but she might have left a few of the later developments out (i.e.: marriage and pregnancy). Oh, I do have a project for Bra, and I guess Goten too. So I'll send Marron around 5:00 when Mirai gets off of work."

They ended the conversation and Bra and Marron exchanged knowing looks and smiles. They wondered what those two are up to out in the middle of nowhere.

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Trunks and Pan were walking through the grocery store with a huge cart already full to human standards. But to them they were just starting.

Trunks reached over and knocked another box of cereal into the basket, trying to ignore Pan's curious look.

"Fruity Pebbles? Fruit Loops? Coco puffs? Trunks? Are you OK?"

Trunks smiled back at her after knocking another box of Lucky charms into the cart. "Never better!"

Pan shook her head and continued to walk with him. After standing for 20 minutes in front of the coffee section they both finally made their selections and continued. Next they chose ice cream, cookie dough, and some Jell-O pudding cups.

They were walking down the isles towards the cash registers when they noticed the long lines.

Glancing at the cart Pan sighed. "I guess we can't go through the express lane. We have WAY more than 10 items"

Before she knew what happened Trunks grabbed her hand and pulled her into the nearest express lane. "Don't worry about it!"

Pan sighed and shook her head. "There is no way this is going to work."

Trunks just smiled at the lady and gave her a wink.

"Sir, this line is just for people with 10 items or less. You do not qualify. I'm afraid you're going to have to act like everyone else and -"

"Don't you know me?" Trunks asked with a playful grin. "Because you look very familiar to me. I know I've seen you somewhere." Pan just put her hand over her eyes and looked down. This was just embarrassing to watch.

"Sir, do not try and sweet talk your way out of this. You're going to have to leave now, you're blocking the line."

"Oh please!" He gave her puppy dog eyes this time.

Pan shook her head again. "Oh brother. I actually hope she doesn't fall for this, no woman should be this stupid."

5 minutes of arguing and 3 security guards later, Pan finally dragged Trunks and the cart to another line. This was going to be a while.

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Marro n was in Mirai's room, lifting up the mattress, opening drawers. It wasn't anywhere! It was as if the time capsule had just disappeared. It had to be somewhere though. She lifted her cell phone and dialed Bulma's number. She quickly told her to check the security cameras and make sure no one came in and took it. Perhaps someone wasn't thinking clearly and decided they should keep the time machine out of arms reach in case Mirai did wake up to be a mass murderer.

It was when she heard footsteps down the hall that she ran out of the room and started to fake limp towards Trunks' room.

Mirai turned the corner in time to see Marron limping towards the door. Being the perfect gentlemen, he ran ahead and put his arm around her waist, letting her lean on him as she walked.

"Going to our room?" he asked.

Marron couldn't help but blush as she thought of it as their room. Not hers, not his, but theirs. That was how he saw it. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad if she gave him a chance. The only problem was, she did not want to fall for him when he could be better any day now and go back to hating her.

She nodded her head and he opened the door for her.

"I was going to try and take a hot bath, let my muscles relax and help the swelling in my ankle." She said after a pause. It was the only excuse she could think of at the moment.

"How about I prepare it for you, and we can take it together. You wash my back, I'll wash yours." He purred seductively.

Marron shivered as he spoke in her ear. She walked straight into that one.

"I guess," she said softly, trying to think of an excuse. "But I have to go find Bra and Goten first, and tell them that your mom wants to see them."

"Were you going to drive?" he asked surprised, pointing to her ankle.

"Well it's just my left ankle, I only need my right foot to work the gas and the brake."

Mirai shook his head. "How about I get that bath ready, and you can relax while I go and get them. Then when I get back maybe we can have a nice candle lit dinner on the balcony."

Marron smiled. "I would like that very much." And she didn't even have to lie.

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Goten and Bra were levitating in the air, as Goten instructed her on how to do a flip without loosing balance or falling to the ground.

"Just remember to keep your ki focused on the ground, even when you're upside down, because if you keep pushing away you might drive yourself back downward."

Bra glided backward gently and tried a forward flip. She did it gracefully, as if she was born to fly.

Goten and Bra spent the next few hours working on gaining speed, and how to stop suddenly at high velocities.

It was when they bumped into each other and kissed mid-air that Mirai Trunks showed up and chuckled at them.

"I don't know if I like you touching my sister Son Goten," he said with a smile.

The two demi-Saiyans broke apart and blushed. They were both stunned to see Mirai but Bra quickly remembered that he thought he was Trunks. She had briefly told Goten about that on the phone this morning. But neither of them knew that Trunks thought he was marrying Marron on Saturday, or that he thought Marron was pregnant.

"Mi... Trunks? Hi what are you doing here?" Bra asked frantically. She was blushing, she knew, but she was trying to keep a level head. 'I guess they'd all find out about Goten and me sooner or later. Nothing wrong with sooner'.

"Oh, Marron wanted to take a bubble bath, so I'm running her errands for her. Mom wants to see you two. I think it's important."

Goten looked a little puzzled but Bra elbowed him in the stomach. "OK, we'll be at CC in a minute."

Mirai just floated there smiling at them before turning and flying back towards home. Hopefully he might get there in time to join Marron before her bath was done.

Goten looked at Bra and they both shrugged their shoulders. "We should probably go. It might be important."

Goten nodded his head but kept smiling. He wrapped his arms around her again and kissed her. "Ready when you are." He lifted her up and started to fly towards her home.

"You know I can fly now Goten." Bra said, thinking that maybe he forgot that little fact.

"I know." he replied, but made no move to let her go or loosen his hold.

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Mirai landed on the balcony and frowned. Marron was already out of her bath and dressed. She was sitting on the bed brushing her hair when he came in.

The way her hair fell over her shoulders, and the soft smile she gave him was enough to make him melt right there. He had no doubt that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with the blue-eyed angel sitting on his bed. "Hey Trunks."

He walked towards her and held out his hand. She took it with a smile and found herself pulled to her feet.

"Does your ankle feel better?" he asked softly.

Marron looked puzzled for a moment but quickly recovered. "Yeah, the swelling went down but it still hurts a little bit. I think I should just walk it off."

"Oh no you don't! I want you in perfect condition for walking down that isle Saturday."

Marron smiled weakly. "Well I'm sure I'll be alright by then, but I need to speak to Bulma before dinner."

Mirai lifted her up and walked down the hallway. "No problem, just think of me as your personal escort service."

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