Come September
An AU DBZ fic. The GT gang are all 18 and this fic is set in the summer previous to heading out to college.
tinuviel
Her eyes sparkled like bright sapphires. She smiled at her longtime friend. "Come on, Trunks. Let's go. Bra doesn't like to wait, you know that." He nodded. "I know. But it's fun to piss her off, then watch her scream." She laughed. "Trunks! That's so mean!" Her black hair bounced around her shoulders, catching the fading rays of sunlight.
He smiled at her, taking her hand. The two walked out to the red sports car, lost in the naiveté of summer. They headed out to Capsule Corp., where Bra and Goten were probably waiting for them.
Her bones will ache
Her mouth will shake
Bra frowned as they showed up. "You two are SO late, you know that? We almost had to walk." Her brother smirked. "Aren't you the one who likes to be fashionably late?" She glared back. "You like to be fashionably late, too, Trunks Briefs Vejita!"
Pan stepped between the two. "You do want to go to Fading Sunlight, ne? Then let's get going." Bra and Trunks nodded, glared at each other, and all four piled in the car.
And as the passion dies
Her magic heart will break
Trunks glanced at her. She was smiling and laughing, full of innocence. Why were they always like that? They shattered in his hands, like ice crystals. Was she like that? He didn't know. He didn't know if he could take the chance to find out. He loved her. Did she love him?
There was always only one way to find out. But did he want everything to unravel? Did he want to take the chance his life would fall apart?
She'll fly to France
Cause there's no chance
She smiled. Why was this so hard? She played the dating game all the time. So why couldn't she do it now? "So, Bra, you alive?" Goten waved his hand in her face. "Goten to Bra. Do you read me?"
"Course I read you," She responded easily, giggling, tossing her hair over her shoulder. Love. Why was it so fragile, so easy to break?
No hope for Cinderella
Come September
She pointed to the ritzy-looking club off the highway. "There it is. Fading Sunlight." Trunks swerved the car into the parking lot and she fell onto his lap. She stepped out of the car as soon as Trunks parked, wiping the dust off her short black skirt. She was wearing a black bikini-like top and a VERY short black skirt. Everything on it was connected by black ribbons, and her hair flew free in the breeze.
"Looks nice, ne?" Trunks commented from over her shoulder. She blinked, startled. "Yeah, I guess." "You guess, ne? Very you, Pan."
Everything wrong
Gonna be alright
Come September
The quartet walked into the club, where music played at mega bass. Some of their friends immediately came up to them. "Oh, Pan, you look awesome!" Marron gushed, looking at her close friend with envy. "So, where are you going for college?"
"I haven't decided yet. I'm so sorry I haven't gotten much of a chance to talk to you this summer, but Mar, it's been absolutely perfect!" Pan giggled as her friend dragged her towards the dance floor. "Let's hit the floor!"
Her violet sky
Will need to cry
She was so perfect. And she was so not his. And she loved someone else. Someone very different from him. He brushed his dark bangs off his face and smiled devilishly. Oh well, Son Goten was going to have some fun!
He watched as Marron walked out onto the dance floor. He walked up to her smoothly. "Hey, Marron, wanna dance?" She giggled. "Goten, of course I want to!"
Cause if it doesn't rain
Then everything will die
Pan danced in time to the music. Her favorite song, Come September, was playing. "And as the passion dies... Her magic heart will break..." She sang along to the music. "Well, what have we here? Pan, without a partner? Something could be arranged here. Care to dance, Pan?"
Pan recognized the voice. She heard this voice every day in her dreams. "Sure, Trunks. Sure. You know, this is my favorite song." Trunks smiled, and wrapped his arm around her waist. "Mine, too."
She needs to heal
She needs to feel
Ubu arrived late, as usual. He saw Bra dancing by herself and immediately walked over to her and took her by the arm. She blushed when she realized it was him. He briefly wondered about that, then guided her to the dance floor.
A slow dance started and he wrapped his arm around her waist. This was going to be fun.
Something more than tender
Come September
Trunks brought his lips down to Pan's and kissed her briefly. When they broke apart, she smiled at him. "I always dreamed about that. How about a second round?" He needed no second bidding, and once more captured her lips in a passionate kiss.
To the lovers, this moment lasted forever. Love was pain, sorrow, anguish... and also pure bliss...
Everything wrong
Gonna be alright
Come September
Love? What was it? What did it mean? To many it meant happiness. To some it meant utter sorrow. To Bra Briefs Vejita, it was a combination of both. She loved someone she could never obtain, who would never love her back.
She pretended to love someone else, to cover it up. To pretend. What was love? Was it sorrow? Or was it happiness? Bra didn't know, but she let Ubu capture her lips regardless of whether or not she loved him. She never waited for love, because it always eluded her.
The souls that burn
Will twist and turn
She loved him, and she thought he loved her too. Did he? Sorano Marron didn't know. Or care. She loved Son Goten, and for the moment, he was kissing her passionately. So why bother?
Because her mother had always said to wait for true love. True love. What was that? She still remembered that day when her mother told her to wait for true love...
And find you in the dark
No matter where you run
"I don't love you anymore, Marron. The feeling, the spark, it's just gone. Um, it's not your fault, but I don't think we should stay together anymore." He said to her, as tears appeared in her eyes. "I hate you, Pierre! I hate you!" She shrieked at the French transfer student, who was trying to break up calmly.
"Who do you love now, Pierre? What pretty girl should I feel sorry for?" "Pan Satan Son." "She'll never love you, Pierre. Never!" Marron ran crying into the night, and the next morning flew home to her mother.
She's made her mark
But lost her spark
He buried himself in her blonde hair. Sure, he didn't love her. So what? What did that ever mean to him before? Well, he had never dated a friend before. No matter, if they ever broke up, which they would, he would make it painless. He would set her up with someone else.
He was Son Goten, ladies' man, born to serve the population of females that worshipped at the feet of him and his best friend Trunks. He did love someone, but that person would never love him back.
And what she's pushing for
She can't remember
"Pierre broke up with me Mama. He said he was in love with Pan. I can't believe it. I thought... I thought... he loved me..." Marron collapsed in her mother's arms, tears streaking down her face. "Marron, everything will be okay. One day, you'll find your true love. Not someone who just thinks you're pretty."
Mother and daughter. How cute. Juuhachi stroked her daughter's hair, murmuring nonsense into her ear, like she did when Marron was a baby. "How will I know it's my true love?" "You'll be able to tell Marron. He'll love you, and worship you. He'll say, 'You're the only person I'll ever love again.'"
Everything wrong
Gonna be alright
Come September
She snuggled into his chest, heedless of all the jealous glances. "Love you, Trunks." "Love you too, Pan." he whispered into her ear, tucking her hair behind it. "So, just wondering, where are you going to college?"
"California Uni. Where else? It's far away from my sickening parents, and it has an ocean nearby. Where are you going?" "Not sure, I've been accepted to a lot of places, California Uni included. I think I'll go there." "That'll be nice. Pan and Trunks and Bra and Goten all at the same college."
Her eyes surrender
Her cry a crying shame
"You'll always be my twin sis, Bra. Nothing will ever change that. You can always cry on my shoulder, because I'll always be there for you, you can count on that." Trunks patted his twin on the shoulder as she cried. "I thought he loved me. I didn't love him, of course. But no one cheats on Bra Briefs Vejita."
"No one cheats on a Briefs Vejita, because they stick together. We care about each other, but everyone else is just alien to us." "Yeah, we're in a class all to ourselves. No one will ever touch us. Trunks, it'll always be you and me, side by side."
Coming undone is she ever
Gonna feel the same
"Bra and Goten are going to California Uni?" "Yeah, Bra signed up the second I did and so did Goten. Now we'll all be together, as best friends forever." "That'll be great. I can't wait. Hey, maybe we can all share a dorm. I bet you could get that arranged, ne Trunks?"
"Yeah, that's a good idea. Of course I could get that arranged." He kissed Pan again, a long, slow kiss, full of passion. "I never doubted you, Trunks. Never." The two kissed again, sharing a feeling that was known as "love". "Love" was such a nice feeling to experience, but it was mean, too. But c'est la vie, that's life.
She will run
She's gonna drink the sun
She ran down the street, crying softly. This wasn't fair. Why were her parents always so overprotective? She was fifteen for Dende's sake. Why did her parents persist in keeping her from dating and then why did they always turn out to be right in the end? Son Pan had defied her parents' dating rule and it had turned out the boy she dated only wanted her for her beauty. And to get inside her tiny skirt.
She had stopped him from doing that, but she still felt betrayed. She looked up at a tap on her shoulder. "Pan, do you want to talk about it?" It was Trunks, as usual. Thank Dende he was always there to relieve her of her pain. What would she do without him? "Yeah, I think it might help to talk about it. Trunks, I don't know what I'd do without you." He blushed. "I aim to please."
Shining just for you
Instead of everyone
"Bra, will you be my girlfriend?" Ubu asked hopefully, getting down on one knee. "Of course. Why wouldn't I?" She giggled, but inside she was laughing mockingly. She didn't love him, and she probably never would. She loved one person as something more than a friend or a sibling, or a parent.
She remembered saying to Trunks it would always be him and her, standing together against the world. Well, she guessed it would be him, her, Pan, and Goten, best friends forever, through every hardship. Ubu kissed her, but there was no love in it for her.
And so it goes
She'll stand alone
"You know my boyfriend, Pierre? Well, it turns out th-that moron was only trying to get inside my pants. Stupid Mom and Dad, they're always right." "Not always, Pan, that wasn't true love. True love is when you love someone, and that person loves you back with all their heart." She sniffled, glancing up at his warm blue eyes. "Is that true, Trunks?"
"Yeah, of course. You know, Mom once said love is like a rose. It's beautiful but it hurts you sometimes too. Roses are red, white, and pink, just like love. Roses are also black, and so is love. Nothing is always good, or bad. Love hurts. Mom should know. I have to listen to her and Dad." She smiled at him, through her tears. "I'm so glad I have you as a best friend forever Trunks. Even when I'm sad, you can make me happy."
And try not to remember
Come September
He held her hand, and looked into her eyes sincerely. "I love you Pan. I think this is true love. Not one-sided love. True love." Pan nodded, her eyes brimming with blissful tears. "I think so too, Trunks. Dende, you've made me feel so darn special. I love you, too."
"Love is like a rose, and we're past the pain and into the beauty." He kissed her again. He stood up, and checked his watch. "We better get everyone and go, or Chichi and Gohan will kill us. Dad will kill me for letting Bra stay out this late, but Bra'll bail me out, thank Dende." The two stood up and searched for Bra and Goten.
Everything wrong
Gonna be alright
Come September
Goten broke himself off from the embrace. "I gotta go find Bra, Marron. It's time for me to go." Marron smiled at him. "I had a nice time, tonight. I hope you did too. I guess I'll see you tomorrow at Trunks and Bra's pool party." "Yeah, see ya." Goten walked off in search of Bra.
Bra was relatively easy to find. She was looking for her coat when she crashed into Goten. "Oh sorry, Mister--oh, Goten!" She blushed, and Goten silently wondered about that. The two headed out for the car, where Trunks and Pan were waiting to drive them all to Capsule Corp.
*owari*
Yay! I'm finally done this fic! Oh, the song I used is called Come September by Natalie Imbruglia on the CD White Lilies Island. I love that CD. I got the CD yesterday at the mall while shopping. So, what did you think?
If The Audience demands a sequel, I'll write that. Otherwise, I'm gonna leave this fic where it is. So if you liked this, R&R and tell me to write a sequel cause I'm a very lazy person!
If you liked this, you might want to check out some of my other fics like Nightmares and Tears of an Angel.
Ja ne,
tinuviel