Two weeks have passed and Pan still hasn't stopped by to check on her. Marron could take a hint just as well as Pan could. It had only taken Marron two days to call Pan and ask to come see her god children, Roxy and Zita, but Pan had never answered or returned the calls. Marron tried again the next day, and the next - And still no response. Thats when it hit her. Pan knew.

... Knew the feelings that raged inside Marron's heart for Pan's husband.

"I guess I can't blame her, can I?" Marron sighed and burried her toes in the sand of her small island.

"What you're doing is cowardly," her mother looked over at her daughter. "You've got to fight for what you want, Marron. Haven't I always taught you that?"

"Mom," Marron droned. "I can't fight for Pan's husband. Thats wrong. She's my best friend."

Eighteen stood up and brushed the sand off of her legs and turned to walk inside, but looked at her daughter and said, "You love him, Marron. You'll hate yourself forever if you don't give it at least one shot. Don't let your first love slip through your fingers."

That made alot of sence. If Pan knew about Marron's feelings, then she was bound to be ready for competetion. There was nothing Pan loved more than to compete. Even if it were for her husband, she would step up to the plate and pull every dirty trick in the book to scare Marron away. But for years, Marron has never been scared of Pan's powers. Yes, Pan could kill her in an instant if thats what she wanted. But even when she was mad, Pan never could work up the nerve to kill anyone. Especially not Marron.

Marron got to her feet and rushed inside, passing her mother as she ran upstairs to her room.
'I at least have to let him know how I feel,' Marron thought. 'But how? Without Pan hearing...'

She sat at her computer for a while, chewing on a pen cap and trying to think of a way to get her feelings out in the open. She could send him an email. But him and Pan both share that email address. Phone call at work?
'Yeah, right, and have to hear him laugh at me,' Marron huffed and blew a strand of her hair from her face.

A letter.

Marron stood to her feet, "Yeah, a letter..."

She turned her room upside-down before finding a piece of unused paper. Marron sat back down at her computer desk, set the piece of paper down, and was about to start off her letter until her cell phone went off. She glanced over at it, seeing the name 'Pan Son' flashing across the screen. Pan Son. Marron could never work up the nerve to store her last name as 'Briefs'. She bit her lip and decided to let it go to voicemail. Only a minute passed after the phone stopped vibrating until it beeped, notifying Marron of a new voicemail.

Marron rolled her eyes, unsure of whether or not she wanted to hear what Pan had to say. She knew it couldn't be good. They had been best friends for a long time, and she knew her friend all too well. She grabbed the phone, flipped it open and held down the number 'one'.

"You have one unheard message," Marron sighed.

"Hey Marron, it's Pan. I've been pretty busy the past few days and haven't been able to return your calls. I've been working alot and Roxy caught the flew but she's better now," Pan said, sounding out of breath. "Just wanted you to know that we're headed to the park on 7th street if you wanted to meet us there. If not, I'll talk to you later."

Marron shut her phone and raised her eyebrows. Pan sounded normal, as usual, and didn't seem angry about anything. Maybe Marron was wrong, and Pan really didn't know. And even if she did, she knew Pan would bring Trunks and be all over him to show that she was ready for a fight. Marron knew her friend good enough to know these things. She smiled and set the phone down. It was Saturday, Trunks' only day off. So he would be with her. Marron turned back to her piece of paper and began putting her heart on paper for Trunks to read.

"I'll slip it to him when she's not around," Marron said to herself as she grabbed the phone to tell Pan that she would deffinantly meet her there.

When Marron arrived, she could hear Zita and Roxy screaming and laughing on the playground, and she could see Pan sipping at a bottle of Herbal Green Tea on a bench. By herself. Marron froze and instantly felt stupid for putting on her nicest sundress and taking fifteen minutes to do her hair and make-up. It was the same dress that Marron had wore when Trunks had taken her on a date a few years back. That had been the happiest day of Marron's life.

She bought that dress for the occasion, thinking that maybe she could finally have that amazing saiyan prince to herself. Finally be able to fall backwards and have him to catch her. She took a whole three hours to get ready, wanting to see Trunks' face when she showed him what a goddess she could be. For once in Marron's life, she wanted to be wanted. It sounded so dumb at first, when Marron realized her feelings for him. She ignored it for a while, until she got a random call from Trunks in the middle of the night.

That was a date she gladly agreed to go on. Even thought the word 'date' never came out of his mouth, she still assumed it was one. Those past few weeks, Trunks and Pan had been whispering back and forfth about something. And Pan knew about Marron's issue of the heart. So Marron assumed that Pan had set this up.

Trunks arrived at the house right on time. Marron remembered the day like it was just yesterday. When she walked down the stairs and her eyes met his, she could see a special gleam in those beautiful pools of saphire. She had never been looked at like that before. Marron brushed passed him and opened the front door, nodding for him to follow. Marron had expected him to scoop her into his arms and fly her to wherever it was that they were going, but she saw a red, levitating car and felt a little sting.

The license plate read 'PANSON'. Marron wanted to ask why Trunks was driving Pan's car, but she decided against it. As long as she wasn't in it, then it was fine. It wasn't that long of a drive. Marron refused to look at Pan's dashboard, where she knew there was a picture of her and Trunks in ChiChi's backyard pool. It had never bothered her before today.

They arrived at a small resturant and were seated by the window. The waitress seemed shocked when she looked to Trunks' side and saw Marron standing there like a happy schoolgirl. Trunks sat across from Marron and gave her a look. One that Marron didn't recognize. One that was full of emotion and love, which only made Marron's heart jump. Though something was tugging at her, she ignored it. She just wanted to enjoy that look for as long as possible.

"Marron," he said, smiling sheepishly. "I need to get something out in the open. Something that I've realized not too long ago."

Marron's face turned a light pink and she brushed a strand of her blond hair back behind her ear, "And what have you realized, Trunks?"

The waitress came back, and set down a cup of coffee, "Two table spoons of Hazelnut, just like you like it, Mr.Briefs." And walked away.

'He's been here before?' Marron thought.

"You're one of my best friends," he said as he sipped his coffee. "And I want to tell someone that ... I think I've finally found the perfect someone. The one that I can settle down with and finally have a family."

Marron smiled even bigger.

"Marron..." Trunks pulled out a ringcase and opened it, revealing a beautiful, white gold ring with perfect ruby hearts studded into the sides with a medium sized white diamond resting perfectly on the top.

"Oh my God, Trunks!" Marron leaped up and she could feel her eyes water. "I don't know what to -"

But Trunks continued, "Pan has been telling me to keep our relationship a secret for a long time, but I just can't anymore. I'm going to propose to her tonight."

Marron's heart dropped, and she paled, "You and Pan?"

"We've been together for about four months."

Marron could never bring herself to bring that day up to Pan, Trunks, or anyone else for that matter. She was embarassed and ashamed of herself. Her behavior was foolish. She sighed and made her way to the seat next to Pan. Pan smiled up at Marron.

"Trunks didn't come?" Marron asked.

"Nah," Pan answered. "He's been working his butt off, so I let him sleep in today."

Marron was shocked. Pan never let Trunks sleep in. She was always getting him up with her early morning breakfast. Maybe Marron didn't know Pan as well as she had thought. She let it go and watched the kids play, falling almost every five minutes.

"Marron," Pan said in a stern tone. "I know whats been bothering you lately. And I can't say that I'm going to approve of it. He is my husband, and I expect you to understand that. This is dangerous territory that you're walking on."

Marron stiffened and swallowed, "I know that, Pan. I don't love him, I was just remenicing on the past crush I used to have on him. Back when the days were so fun and innocent. Don't get me wrong, Pan. I'm your best -"

Pan laughed and stood to her feet. She looked down at Marron and shook her head, "Don't play stupid with me, Marron. I'm not an idiot, and after the whole talk on the roof, I started thinking. Every time you look at him, I can see it in your eyes. Every time he talks, you listen to him like there is nothing better to do in the world. So don't try to play me for a fool, because you're wrong," She stopped and yelled for her kids to get in the car. "So if I were you, I would cut the shit, and move on. He is my husband, and we're doing just fine. If you savor your life, you'll back off."

Marron nodded, her eyes wide with shock.

"Good," Pan spat. "Don't let me ever catch your number on the caller ID at home, or on the phone bill. You have a nice life, Marron."

Pan walked away, her kids right infront of her, runing towards the car in a footrace.

She knew what was coming next.

Marron was going to try her hardest to win over Pan's husband.

Pan smirked with the knowledge that the competition was on.

Wow, sorry it took so long.

Man, working at Applebees, being ingaged, planning a family, and still writting something I left behind, like, years ago.
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