Guardian Angels
Chapter 1~
By Bee
He loved her. He really loved her. This was no dream, but reality. He was hers, she was his. They were a couple. They were happy. They were in love.
The two had been out for a date at a one of Satan's city best restaurants. Now, at 11:43, they were in the car, on their way home, much to both their disappointments.
She had found love, as had he.
"Penny for your thoughts."
"You know my thoughts. Why would you need me to tell you them?"
"It sounds better coming from you."
"Fine," she turned in her seat and faced him. "I can't believe that this has finally happened."
"This?"
She knew he was playing with her, keeping her gaze she continued. "Yes, this. The fact that we're together, as a couple."
Just hearing her say this brought a smile to his face. "Pan, believe it. We're not dreaming, and I love you" Trunks took his eyes of the road to look into her midnight blue ones. "You are my Angel, Pan, and I wouldn't give you up for the world."
"I love you to, Trunks, my angel," she added. A smile graced her face, yet within a split second it was gone, and a look of horror took its place.
His eyes darted away from his Angel, looking back towards the road they were traveling on.
A piercing scream filled the air as container truck came pounding into them.
* * * * * * * * * * *
His friend, his niece, his family. How could this have happened? How could Dende have been so cruel, as to take two of his best friends from him. They were both of great warrior races; a car crash shouldn't have killed them. He sucked in a breath and looked up at the priest.
"- And though they were only with us for a short while, they both touched all our hearts -."
Out of the corner of his eyes he could see his brother comforting Videl, and his mother crying into his Fathers chest. Tears burned his eyes, threatening to spill.
A soft hand touched his shoulder. "Its okay to cry, Goten. Just let it all out, I'm here for you," Marron managed a week smile. She had to be strong for him; he needed a friend now, more than ever.
Turning around to face her, he nodded, as she gave him a comforting hug, to show her support. Her hands rubbed his back as he weeped into her shoulder.
The ceremony passed quickly and soon family and friends stood around graveyard as the two coffins were placed into the earth side by side.
The funeral crew wasted no time, and piled the dirt back into the newly dug graves. No eyes were left dry, and slowly the crowd faded away, until only three figures were left.
A sob escaped Bura's lips. Her Brother and best friend were gone; she would never hear their voices or laughter again. Bending down, she placed a single red rose on the graves, then stood, reading the words printed on the headstone.
Trunks Breifs and Pan Son.
Loved by all that knew them.
Will live on in our hearts forever.
She turned quickly pushing past Goten and Marron, and ran into her father's embrace. Vegeta silently picked her up, and flew away.
Bura's sobs still rung in Marron's ears as she to paid her respects to her lifelong childhood friends. She faced Goten and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Goten, would you like me to wait for you?"
He nodded and she quickly left.
"I hope you to find happiness in the after life" He whispered, his voice thick with tears. He placed a bunch of lilies on the burial site. Then walking over to Marron, the two left silently.
* * * * * * * * * * *
"They seem so sad Trunks. What can we do to help them?" Pan was sitting in one of the tall oak trees surrounding the graveyard. They had just watched the whole ceremony.
When she and Trunks had died, their hearts had been pure and so the head Angel, Harmony, had let them become Angels. They had become heavenly creatures.
"To make them happy? I don't know Panny. But I think we must be going, Harmony said we had work to do. We still have to find out our assignment."
Taking her hand in his, they disappeared in a golden light.
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Hmmm? Hey, Goten, did you see that?" Asked Marron looking around towards the graveyard behind her.
"See what, I didn't see anything." He turned his gaze back to the ground.
"Oh, never mind then."
"Mmm hmm"
She sighed. It was killing her to see Goten like this. So lifeless, not like his normal happy self. They were walking through one of the city parks. Goten hadn't wanted to go home right away, claiming that the house reminded him to much of Pan.
They walked in silence. She would have preferred some conversation anything to keep her mind off the loss they had just suffered, but right now the most he said was a couple of words, but Marron didn't want to pressure him into talking if he didn't want to. She knew he would talk when he was ready.
"You know Marron; it's not fair. Poor Pan, she never even got to celebrate her 21st birthday" A tear slipped down his cheek. "And Trunks" He continued, the tears now a steady flow, "I've known him forever. I always just assumed that we would always be best friends, We always thought that even when we were old men, we would be able to laugh at how we were when we were younger. But now, now, It'll just be me"
"You'll never be alone Goten. I'll always be there for you, and so will whoever you fall in love with, your wife" She felt a sudden pain in her heart as she thought of Goten not being hers. Sure, she had had a crush on him when they were younger, but she had gotten over that a long time ago. Hadn't she?
"Yeah I suppose" For the first time since he had learnt accident, a true smile formed on his lips. "Thanks Marron. You're a great friend. Just don't go dying on me, okay?"
"Sure thing, Goten."
Rain started to fall around them, dripping down their faces and seeping through their clothes. "Need a lift?" Goten asked.
Marron smiled. "Yeah, that would be nice."
He lifted her up in his arms, hanging onto her tightly, and flew in the direction of her home, Kame Island.
She felt safe in his embrace. It had been a long day for everyone. Her eyes were puffy, red and sore from crying, and all she wanted to do now was curl up in her nice warm bed and sleep her problems away. The sun had began to set and already Marron could feel her eye lids getting heavier, as she struggled to stay awake.
"You should get some rest, you look tired," Goten mentioned.
She shook her head making her hair rock back and forth in a childish manner. "I will later, when I get home. Besides, I'm not the only one that looks tired."
They landed on the sandy beach outside, and Goten gently set Marron down a short time later.
"Thanks, Goten." She said starting to walk away. Pausing she turned back. "Goten just remember you can call me at anytime if you need someone to talk to, okay? I'll always be here if you need a shoulder to lean on or cry on."
"Thanks Marron," he levitated a few feet up. "I'm glad I've still got you. Bye."
"Night, Goten. Sleep well. "
* * * * * * * * * * *
"What?"
"Oh, Trunks, don't tell me you never knew!"
"But Goten and Marron? No way!"
"Its obvious."
They were at Heavens Peak, a place where the highest Angel lived. Harmony had just issued them with their first assignment, to bring Goten and Marron together.
Pan, had seen this coming for a long time. It was obvious that they both had feelings for each other, both were just to shy to admit it.
Pan was happy for the two. Trunks on the other hand couldn't believe it.
"Goten? As in my best friend, Goten?"
"Yep," Pan sighed, rolling her eyes.
"And Marron, as in Marron blond Marron?"
"That's the one."
"But.... But...."
Harmony was getting slightly annoyed at all this commotion over a task so simple. "Listen you two," she snapped, with ice in her voice. "Now, this is your assignment. You will do it, and you will do it good. Got that?"
They nodded eyes wide in surprise.
"Good. Now, LEAVE!"
Two guards came and lead them out.
"In all the fairy-tales, Angels are always nice," Trunks muttered once they were back outside and well away from Harmony's ears. "So, what should we do first?"
Pan laughed, "How about we pay them a little visit"
* * * * * * * * * * *
Marron watched Goten's figure disappear onto the glow of the sun. She swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat. "I thought I was over him, so why do I feel like this?" she asked, gazing out her bedroom window.
She didn't expect a reply, so when one came she almost had a heart attack.
"Simple. Because you love him"
The answer came from a voice she never thought she'd hear again.
"PAN!" she shouted spinning around and seeing her lost friend happily sitting on her bed. "But how? - No wait! This means that you're not dead! I have to tell the others!" she gushed. "Oh no! Who should I ring first? Gohan and Videl? Goten, Mr. Satan? No! I'll tell Mom and Papa-"
Pan let out a laugh at her confusion. "Don't worry your little blond head off, Marron. You could call them all up here, but they wouldn't be able to see or hear me. Only you can do that."
"What? Why only me?"
"Only you can see me cause I'm your guardian angel. Besides, I was sent here on a mission, which just happens to involve you." Pan poked Marron in the side as she spoke the last part.
"Me?"
"You."
"Why?"
"Can't say."
"Oh, okay then." A look of disbelief crossed her face. "What? Guardian angel?"
"Yep, everyone has one. And I'm yours!"
Marron's face took on a color of white. "Oh my," she breathed. "Really? This isn't some cruel joke?"
Pan laughed again. The door to Marron's room opened, and Juuhachigou walked in.
"Marron, who were you speaking to? There's no one else in here is there?" She raised a eyebrow looking at her daughter.
"Uh-" Her eyes darted around the room, as she tried to think of a answer her mother would accept. Her eyes rested on the phone.
"No one else is here. I was talking on the phone, Mum" She smiled nervously.
Juuhachigou sighed, she knew Marron was hiding something, but also she knew that If Marron was in trouble of any kind she would come to her. She always had in the past. She would have to trust her daughter. For now.
Making sure to close the door behind her, Juuhachigou left the room silently.
"That was close," Marron said to Pan as soon as Juuhachigou footsteps had faded. She looked over to the bed to see that Pan was now gone, but a little note was left where she had been sitting.
Opening it up, she read,
Follow your heart, It never lies.
"True," she whispered quietly, lifting her gaze back to the window. "But it does break."
* * * * * * * * * * *
"And I____ will all ways love youuuuuuuuuuuu." Goten's voice filled his small bedroom, as he sang along to the radio.
A clapping sound interrupted his solo performance. Fearing whoever it was might use this as blackmail, he hastily spun around preparing to start threatening, only to meet the amused gaze of - Trunks.
"Goten, I never knew you had it in you."
Goten's eyes looked like they might pop out of his head at any moment. The coal haired demi sayijin raised his arm pointing at Trunks, "You – your - your Trunks!"
"You're on to it today."
"No way! What–how-huh? Trunks is that really you?" He raised his eyebrows in question, looking Trunks up and down suspiciously.
"No, its Santa Claus," he snorted sarcastically. "Of course it's me! You can't get rid of me that easily!" He looked Goten in the eye only seeing confusion. "What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Trunks, how?" Goten stuttered. For a dead man, Trunks looked very much alive.
He tapped the side of his nose, "My little secret. And before you ask, yes, I am still dead."
"Oh. Want something to eat?"
"No. Us dead guys don't eat."
"Too bad." Goten started off towards the kitchen, Trunks in tow. "So, what are you doing here anyway? I know Burma will flip when she finds out you're back." Getting himself a drink, he turned back to Trunks.
"Well you see," Trunks rubbed the back of his neck trying to find a way to tell Goten why he was actually here. "Putting it plainly, I came to help you fall in love."
Goten spat out his drink all over the floor. "What? If you want me to go on a blind date with some – some girl, forget it! I don't need you to get me a date."
"She's not just some girl!" A beeping noise came from the wristwatch Trunks wore. "Oh no! I'm late! I was supposed to be at Heavens Peak 10 minutes ago! Pan's going to be sooo mad at me!"
"What? Pan's an angel to? Whose guardian angel is she?"
"Huh, Pan? Oh she's Marron's."
At the mention of the name, Goten drifted off into a daze, thinking about - well you know what.
'This is going to be easier than I thought' Trunks sniggered to himself.
"Well anyway Goten, I'd love to see you drool, but I have to go. See you later." A golden light surrounded his body and within a second, he was gone.
"Marron," Goten sighed, still daydreaming.
Chapter 1~
By Bee
He loved her. He really loved her. This was no dream, but reality. He was hers, she was his. They were a couple. They were happy. They were in love.
The two had been out for a date at a one of Satan's city best restaurants. Now, at 11:43, they were in the car, on their way home, much to both their disappointments.
She had found love, as had he.
"Penny for your thoughts."
"You know my thoughts. Why would you need me to tell you them?"
"It sounds better coming from you."
"Fine," she turned in her seat and faced him. "I can't believe that this has finally happened."
"This?"
She knew he was playing with her, keeping her gaze she continued. "Yes, this. The fact that we're together, as a couple."
Just hearing her say this brought a smile to his face. "Pan, believe it. We're not dreaming, and I love you" Trunks took his eyes of the road to look into her midnight blue ones. "You are my Angel, Pan, and I wouldn't give you up for the world."
"I love you to, Trunks, my angel," she added. A smile graced her face, yet within a split second it was gone, and a look of horror took its place.
His eyes darted away from his Angel, looking back towards the road they were traveling on.
A piercing scream filled the air as container truck came pounding into them.
* * * * * * * * * * *
His friend, his niece, his family. How could this have happened? How could Dende have been so cruel, as to take two of his best friends from him. They were both of great warrior races; a car crash shouldn't have killed them. He sucked in a breath and looked up at the priest.
"- And though they were only with us for a short while, they both touched all our hearts -."
Out of the corner of his eyes he could see his brother comforting Videl, and his mother crying into his Fathers chest. Tears burned his eyes, threatening to spill.
A soft hand touched his shoulder. "Its okay to cry, Goten. Just let it all out, I'm here for you," Marron managed a week smile. She had to be strong for him; he needed a friend now, more than ever.
Turning around to face her, he nodded, as she gave him a comforting hug, to show her support. Her hands rubbed his back as he weeped into her shoulder.
The ceremony passed quickly and soon family and friends stood around graveyard as the two coffins were placed into the earth side by side.
The funeral crew wasted no time, and piled the dirt back into the newly dug graves. No eyes were left dry, and slowly the crowd faded away, until only three figures were left.
A sob escaped Bura's lips. Her Brother and best friend were gone; she would never hear their voices or laughter again. Bending down, she placed a single red rose on the graves, then stood, reading the words printed on the headstone.
Trunks Breifs and Pan Son.
Loved by all that knew them.
Will live on in our hearts forever.
She turned quickly pushing past Goten and Marron, and ran into her father's embrace. Vegeta silently picked her up, and flew away.
Bura's sobs still rung in Marron's ears as she to paid her respects to her lifelong childhood friends. She faced Goten and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Goten, would you like me to wait for you?"
He nodded and she quickly left.
"I hope you to find happiness in the after life" He whispered, his voice thick with tears. He placed a bunch of lilies on the burial site. Then walking over to Marron, the two left silently.
* * * * * * * * * * *
"They seem so sad Trunks. What can we do to help them?" Pan was sitting in one of the tall oak trees surrounding the graveyard. They had just watched the whole ceremony.
When she and Trunks had died, their hearts had been pure and so the head Angel, Harmony, had let them become Angels. They had become heavenly creatures.
"To make them happy? I don't know Panny. But I think we must be going, Harmony said we had work to do. We still have to find out our assignment."
Taking her hand in his, they disappeared in a golden light.
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Hmmm? Hey, Goten, did you see that?" Asked Marron looking around towards the graveyard behind her.
"See what, I didn't see anything." He turned his gaze back to the ground.
"Oh, never mind then."
"Mmm hmm"
She sighed. It was killing her to see Goten like this. So lifeless, not like his normal happy self. They were walking through one of the city parks. Goten hadn't wanted to go home right away, claiming that the house reminded him to much of Pan.
They walked in silence. She would have preferred some conversation anything to keep her mind off the loss they had just suffered, but right now the most he said was a couple of words, but Marron didn't want to pressure him into talking if he didn't want to. She knew he would talk when he was ready.
"You know Marron; it's not fair. Poor Pan, she never even got to celebrate her 21st birthday" A tear slipped down his cheek. "And Trunks" He continued, the tears now a steady flow, "I've known him forever. I always just assumed that we would always be best friends, We always thought that even when we were old men, we would be able to laugh at how we were when we were younger. But now, now, It'll just be me"
"You'll never be alone Goten. I'll always be there for you, and so will whoever you fall in love with, your wife" She felt a sudden pain in her heart as she thought of Goten not being hers. Sure, she had had a crush on him when they were younger, but she had gotten over that a long time ago. Hadn't she?
"Yeah I suppose" For the first time since he had learnt accident, a true smile formed on his lips. "Thanks Marron. You're a great friend. Just don't go dying on me, okay?"
"Sure thing, Goten."
Rain started to fall around them, dripping down their faces and seeping through their clothes. "Need a lift?" Goten asked.
Marron smiled. "Yeah, that would be nice."
He lifted her up in his arms, hanging onto her tightly, and flew in the direction of her home, Kame Island.
She felt safe in his embrace. It had been a long day for everyone. Her eyes were puffy, red and sore from crying, and all she wanted to do now was curl up in her nice warm bed and sleep her problems away. The sun had began to set and already Marron could feel her eye lids getting heavier, as she struggled to stay awake.
"You should get some rest, you look tired," Goten mentioned.
She shook her head making her hair rock back and forth in a childish manner. "I will later, when I get home. Besides, I'm not the only one that looks tired."
They landed on the sandy beach outside, and Goten gently set Marron down a short time later.
"Thanks, Goten." She said starting to walk away. Pausing she turned back. "Goten just remember you can call me at anytime if you need someone to talk to, okay? I'll always be here if you need a shoulder to lean on or cry on."
"Thanks Marron," he levitated a few feet up. "I'm glad I've still got you. Bye."
"Night, Goten. Sleep well. "
* * * * * * * * * * *
"What?"
"Oh, Trunks, don't tell me you never knew!"
"But Goten and Marron? No way!"
"Its obvious."
They were at Heavens Peak, a place where the highest Angel lived. Harmony had just issued them with their first assignment, to bring Goten and Marron together.
Pan, had seen this coming for a long time. It was obvious that they both had feelings for each other, both were just to shy to admit it.
Pan was happy for the two. Trunks on the other hand couldn't believe it.
"Goten? As in my best friend, Goten?"
"Yep," Pan sighed, rolling her eyes.
"And Marron, as in Marron blond Marron?"
"That's the one."
"But.... But...."
Harmony was getting slightly annoyed at all this commotion over a task so simple. "Listen you two," she snapped, with ice in her voice. "Now, this is your assignment. You will do it, and you will do it good. Got that?"
They nodded eyes wide in surprise.
"Good. Now, LEAVE!"
Two guards came and lead them out.
"In all the fairy-tales, Angels are always nice," Trunks muttered once they were back outside and well away from Harmony's ears. "So, what should we do first?"
Pan laughed, "How about we pay them a little visit"
* * * * * * * * * * *
Marron watched Goten's figure disappear onto the glow of the sun. She swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat. "I thought I was over him, so why do I feel like this?" she asked, gazing out her bedroom window.
She didn't expect a reply, so when one came she almost had a heart attack.
"Simple. Because you love him"
The answer came from a voice she never thought she'd hear again.
"PAN!" she shouted spinning around and seeing her lost friend happily sitting on her bed. "But how? - No wait! This means that you're not dead! I have to tell the others!" she gushed. "Oh no! Who should I ring first? Gohan and Videl? Goten, Mr. Satan? No! I'll tell Mom and Papa-"
Pan let out a laugh at her confusion. "Don't worry your little blond head off, Marron. You could call them all up here, but they wouldn't be able to see or hear me. Only you can do that."
"What? Why only me?"
"Only you can see me cause I'm your guardian angel. Besides, I was sent here on a mission, which just happens to involve you." Pan poked Marron in the side as she spoke the last part.
"Me?"
"You."
"Why?"
"Can't say."
"Oh, okay then." A look of disbelief crossed her face. "What? Guardian angel?"
"Yep, everyone has one. And I'm yours!"
Marron's face took on a color of white. "Oh my," she breathed. "Really? This isn't some cruel joke?"
Pan laughed again. The door to Marron's room opened, and Juuhachigou walked in.
"Marron, who were you speaking to? There's no one else in here is there?" She raised a eyebrow looking at her daughter.
"Uh-" Her eyes darted around the room, as she tried to think of a answer her mother would accept. Her eyes rested on the phone.
"No one else is here. I was talking on the phone, Mum" She smiled nervously.
Juuhachigou sighed, she knew Marron was hiding something, but also she knew that If Marron was in trouble of any kind she would come to her. She always had in the past. She would have to trust her daughter. For now.
Making sure to close the door behind her, Juuhachigou left the room silently.
"That was close," Marron said to Pan as soon as Juuhachigou footsteps had faded. She looked over to the bed to see that Pan was now gone, but a little note was left where she had been sitting.
Opening it up, she read,
Follow your heart, It never lies.
"True," she whispered quietly, lifting her gaze back to the window. "But it does break."
* * * * * * * * * * *
"And I____ will all ways love youuuuuuuuuuuu." Goten's voice filled his small bedroom, as he sang along to the radio.
A clapping sound interrupted his solo performance. Fearing whoever it was might use this as blackmail, he hastily spun around preparing to start threatening, only to meet the amused gaze of - Trunks.
"Goten, I never knew you had it in you."
Goten's eyes looked like they might pop out of his head at any moment. The coal haired demi sayijin raised his arm pointing at Trunks, "You – your - your Trunks!"
"You're on to it today."
"No way! What–how-huh? Trunks is that really you?" He raised his eyebrows in question, looking Trunks up and down suspiciously.
"No, its Santa Claus," he snorted sarcastically. "Of course it's me! You can't get rid of me that easily!" He looked Goten in the eye only seeing confusion. "What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Trunks, how?" Goten stuttered. For a dead man, Trunks looked very much alive.
He tapped the side of his nose, "My little secret. And before you ask, yes, I am still dead."
"Oh. Want something to eat?"
"No. Us dead guys don't eat."
"Too bad." Goten started off towards the kitchen, Trunks in tow. "So, what are you doing here anyway? I know Burma will flip when she finds out you're back." Getting himself a drink, he turned back to Trunks.
"Well you see," Trunks rubbed the back of his neck trying to find a way to tell Goten why he was actually here. "Putting it plainly, I came to help you fall in love."
Goten spat out his drink all over the floor. "What? If you want me to go on a blind date with some – some girl, forget it! I don't need you to get me a date."
"She's not just some girl!" A beeping noise came from the wristwatch Trunks wore. "Oh no! I'm late! I was supposed to be at Heavens Peak 10 minutes ago! Pan's going to be sooo mad at me!"
"What? Pan's an angel to? Whose guardian angel is she?"
"Huh, Pan? Oh she's Marron's."
At the mention of the name, Goten drifted off into a daze, thinking about - well you know what.
'This is going to be easier than I thought' Trunks sniggered to himself.
"Well anyway Goten, I'd love to see you drool, but I have to go. See you later." A golden light surrounded his body and within a second, he was gone.
"Marron," Goten sighed, still daydreaming.