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She still could taste the blood in her throat and the broken vessel in her eye still burned. Her bruises had begun to show and her ankle refused to support her. Not that she told Trunks about any of this.

He obviously knew about her eye. He had tasted the blood when he had kissed her. He had seen some of her bruises,but was unaware of her twisted ankle.

She had been resting in Trunks` knapsack while he talked with Goten and Uub. She closed her eyes and remembered how things had been before she had been drug into the men`s camp. She had been so sheltered...so alone.

She sighed and opened her beautiful blue eyes. She heard Goten and Uub laughing and the sound of someone being slapped on the back .

She could barely hear Trunks` voice as he lowered it."I`m going to check on Marron. She`s beat up pretty badly and it`s partially my fault."

The next second,he had walked into the fort and closed the door behind him. He walked over to next to her and sat down as quietly as possible.

She looked at him with only her eyes,not moving any other part of her body. Then she smiled. He slowly leaned down and kissed her soft lips. Then he kissed her forehead gently.

"Are you going to be alright?" He asked,concerned.

She nodded painfully."Yeah...It`ll just take a little time for my body to heal. " She forced a smile and he reached over to move a piece of hair from off her soft face.

She closed her eyes and reached her hand up to brush it against his handsome face. "I`m so glad I found you."

He smiled."No no,I found you. And I thank God every night for that night too." He took her hand and kissed it gently. "You need some rest. We`ll be returning to the village tomorrow."

She took his chin and led him down to her. He laid next to her and gently stroked her beautiful hair. "You need some rest as well,Mr. Tough." She mock scolded him and pointed her finger in his face.

He took her finger and put into his mouth and softly sucked on it. " Yes,but you will probably be sleeping in my lap most of the way. So I must stay alert." He gently bit the end of her finger."Now rest." He leant down and kissed her sweetly before running his finger delicately over her eyelids and kissed her forehead before pulling a blanket up to her chin.

She opened her eyes and looked up at him sweetly."You`re too kind." She whispered.

He smiled."I try. I`m going to go see if Goten or Uub need help with anything before we head home tomorrow. If you need any help,just holler. I`ll be here right away." He flashed his winning smile.

She nodded and closed her eyes. He leant down and kissed her one more time."Goodnight." He whispered."I love you,Marron." He added,even softer.

"I love you too."

He stood and left the fort,again closing the door behind him.

She closed her eyes and drifted into a deep sleep. One that she would not wake from until the late morning.



Trunks walked outside and stood next to his two best friends,who were both smiling stupidly. "What?" He half asked,half laughed.

"Oh,nothing." Goten continued wearing his idiotic smile. "So,how tasty is she?" He couldn`t resist.

"You`ve been into the mead,my friend." Trunks half scolded and half laughed. Goten was drunk off his ass,as was Uub,he guessed.

Goten just smiled before he closed his eyes and nearly fell over. What a lush. Trunks smiled as he lunged forward to catch his friend before he busted his face open on the hard floor.

Uub,who was rather buzzed,but not completely trashed helped Trunks carry their unconscious friend into the fort. When they laid Goten down,he mumbled something incoherent about graham crackers and sardines.

Trunks and Uub then left their friend sleeping and walked outside to begin packing up their belongings. Trunks took a quick look at Marron,who was breathing softly under her blanket,although he could see the air as it exited her mouth. He smiled and walked out.

After about an hour of packing and swat,despite the freezing weather,the two men retreated to their fort. Uub`s buzz had worn off long ago and he was completely exhausted. Trunks laid down next to Marron and kissed her cheek softly before falling into his own slumber.

A/N: Thanks to those who reviewed :). This is a T/M ficcy,for those of you who were confused :). In the next chapter,they get home to the village..what will Pan do? Will Marron fit in? * gasp! * Until next time!

Pasta!