Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ I'll Stand By You ❯ Marron's Confession ( Chapter 1 )

I'll Stand By You

Marron's Confession

Oh, why you look so sad?

Tears are in your eyes

Come on and come to me now

Don't be ashamed to cry

Let me see you through

'Cause I've seen the dark side too

The doorbell rang at Capsule Corp. Bulma opened the front door to Pan and Marron.

"Oh, hello girls." Bulma forced a smile.

"Hi, Bulma-san," Pan greeted. Marron gave a little wave. "Um, my oji-san isn't here, is he?"

"Ha. When is he not here? Come in, I'll find him for you." Bulma let the girls into the building. She led them up to Trunks' bedroom, and knocked on the door.

No answer.

Bulma twisted the doorknob, and opened the door. Neither Trunks nor Goten were there.

"Hmm. I wonder where they could be," Bulma mumbled. "Maybe the office."

"We'll go check, Bulma-san," Marron offered. "I'm sure you're very busy."

"Thank you, Marron-chan."

Once Bulma was gone, Pan shook her head sadly. "Poor Bulma. First my ojii-san, Goku, and then Bra. She just keeps losing people."

"She still has Vegeta and Trunks," Marron pointed out. "Man, has it really been a year since Bra disappeared?"

Pan nodded. "I think Bulma's convinced herself that Bra's dead."

"Hey, let's find that worthless uncle of yours."

Pan and Marron made their way to Trunks' office. They didn't bother knocking, they just walked in. They really wished they had have knocked.

Trunks was leaning back in his chair. The expression on his face had been pleasure, but it was now somewhere between shock, horror and embarrassment. A pair of legs were sticking out from under Trunks' desk.

"Geez Louise. Don't you guys have any control?" Pan laughed in disbelief.

"Well, don't you two know how to knock?" Trunks snarled, scowling. Goten crawled out from under the desk, wiping the corners of his mouth and looking sheepish. The sound of a zipper being done up echoed through the room, adding to Trunks' embarrassment.

"Hey, just be glad it wasn't your mother." Pan smiled slyly.

"So, what do you want?" Goten asked.

"Well, my dearest uncle, if you don't remember, you were supposed to come shopping with me today. Your mother's birthday is soon, so we have to buy her a present. You were meant to be doing that today, not sucking off Mr. President here."

"Alright, alright. Sorry. What about you, Marron?"

"Huh? Oh! Pan told me she was looking for you, and I offered to give her a lift here." Marron's voice was quiet, and she was looking at her feet.

"We'd better get going, Goten-ojisan," stated Pan.

"Yeah, alright, Pan-chan." Goten leant over and placed a kiss on Trunks' lips. "Don't work too hard. I don't want you spent before tonight."

Trunks pulled Goten into a deeper kiss. "I'll try not to."

"Blerk! Now that, I didn't need to see." Pan shuddered. "See y'all later." Pan and Goten left.

"Well, it's just you and me now, Marron-chan. So, how are things?" Trunks smiled warmly. He had been so happy since he and Goten had hooked up.

"O-Oh, things are fine," Marron stammered.

"Got a boyfriend at the moment?"

"No."

"Girlfriend?"

Marron flushed a brilliant shade of scarlet. "No! Trunks!"

"Just askin'." Trunks leant back on his chair. "But there's something going on."

"How do you mean?"

"Well, my gay-dar's going off…"

Marron tilted her head. "Your gay-dar?"

"Yeah. It's a little thing I have where I can tell if someone bats for the other team." Trunks grinned. "And you blushed when I asked if you had a girlfriend."

She scowled at him. "That doesn't mean anything. You don't know what you're talking about." She started to leave.

"Marron, wait. You don't have to be ashamed. And you'll feel better if you tell someone."

Marron stopped, and sighed. He was right. She did need to tell someone. I love Pan, so much. And Trunks would be the best person to tell. He was in love with his best friend for a long time. "Okay, I'll tell you."

Trunks nodded towards the door. "Shut the door."

Once they had complete privacy. Marron sighed again. "Oh, Trunks…"

"Hey, it's okay."

"But, Pan's so…straight! How could she ever love me?"

"It is Pan, is it? I though so." Trunks took Marron's hand. "I know how you feel. I always wondered the same about Goten. He and Paresu were together for so long, and they seemed so happy. I was certain that I could never have Goten. There is hope for you, Marron."

"Oh, Trunks. I hope you're right."

* * * * * *

Bra clicked her tongue, and tidied up the tiny shack. No, not tiny. Cosy. It had been her home for a year now. Ever since she'd run away from her family and friends.

She had loved Goten for a very long time. It pained her to see him so happy with his last girlfriend, Paresu. When they had broken up, though Bra was sad for Goten, she was also happy. Goten was finally within her grasps.

But Bra had been too slow. Or too young. Or too female. Bra had not been aware of Trunks' feelings for Goten. To see Goten reciprocate them was an even bigger shock.

Bra sighed. "I can't believe I lost him to my brother."

"Did you say something, Bra-chan?" asked a male voice.

"No, Juunana. It's nothing."

After Goten had fallen in love with Trunks, Bra had contemplated suicide, but decided it was too rash. If Goten was happy with Trunks, she would have to accept that. But she needed to get away from them both. From everyone.

That's how she ended up in the middle of nowhere, with Juunanagou. The jinzouningen had found her lost, cold, hungry and only semi-conscious in the woods near the place where he lived. He had nurtured her back to health, and offered her a place to stay. They both kept track of their families by collecting newspapers during short trips to a nearby town. Any articles relating to their families were stuck to the walls.

Bra sighed, quietly. But Juunanagou's sensitive ears were able to pick it up. He walked over to her, and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Why is my princess sad?" he whispered.

"Oh…nothing." She sighed again.

"Please, tell me."

"Well…I miss everyone. I want to see them again. But, I don't think I'm ready to. I don't know if I've accepted that Goten is with Trunks now. I mean, even though I've found you, I still…"

"Goten was your first love. And it's hard for you because you lost him to your brother. I know I'd feel strange if you and Juuhachi ran off together."

That made Bra laugh. Juunanagou always knew how to cheer her up. It was strange; he had been an enemy in the past. Cruel and heartless. Somehow he had changed, and become the sweet man that she was slowly falling in love with. Perhaps something had happened while he repaired himself after his battle as Super 17.

"I suppose you're right." Bra kissed Juunanagou gently on the lips. "Thank you, Juunana."

Juunanagou smiled. "Anything for my princess."

* * * * * *

"What about a scarf?" Goten held up a purple scarf.

Pan tilted her head. "A scarf? That isn't much."

"But it's pure silk." He looked at the price tag. "And it's very expensive. So maybe we can get her something else."

Pan and Goten had been shopping for several hours, and they still hadn't decided on a present for ChiChi. They disagreed on every suggestion made.

Pan sighed in annoyance. "Look, why don't we just get her a gift voucher, then she can come and buy her own present. We certainly aren't going to find anything at this rate."

Goten glared at her, hands on hips. "So I could've spent the day with Trunks. Thanks a lot, Pan."

"Panny!" called a voice. Both Pan and Goten turned to see a guy waving at Pan. He had bleached hair, and was wearing shorts half way down his legs and a T-shirt with a band's name on the front. He came over to them.

"Kaji! Hi!" Pan greeted. She kissed the guy on the cheek.

Goten frowned, but hid it from his niece. After Goku had left, Pan had spent a lot of time making friends, especially with people Bra knew. Bra had told Trunks and Goten that she didn't really like any of these people, but Pan seemed to be getting along with them quite well. Then, when Bra disappeared, Pan had started to hang out with her new 'friends' even more. Goten didn't believe that they were particularly nice people, but he couldn't decide who Pan could and couldn't be friends with. She was a woman now. She didn't live at home. And she was control of her life. Goten had to be content with glaring at Pan's boyfriend.

"Oh, Kaji, this is my oji-san, Goten. Goten-ojisan, this is Kaji, my boyfriend." Pan smiled at both men.

Goten mumbled a courteous greeting, secretly wondering if "Kaji" knew about Pan's other boyfriends. That was another thing that had started after Bra's disappearance. It was highly unusual for Pan to have only one boyfriend at any particular time.

"Panny, we're having a party at Maki's tonight. Wanna come?" asked Kaji.

"Sure, love to."

"Cool. See ya then." Kaji left.

Pan looked at her uncle, and noticed him scowling after Kaji. "What's your problem?"

"I don't like him. He doesn't seem trustworthy."

"Goten, you're not my father. And I probably wouldn't listen to you if you were, anyway. So, just chill. I can look after myself. I'm not a little girl anymore."

"Alright, sorry. So, are we done? Gift vouchers?"

"Yeah. Grandma is just too hard to buy for. Besides, if we get her a voucher, she'll have to go to that particular shop. And she really needs to get out and do something like that. Maybe she could get Bulma to go with her. They both need to leave their houses."

Goten nodded. He was just glad that they had decided. Now, he could go back to Capsule Corp.

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