The Story of My Life

Chapter 14: Peace doesn't last forever

Trunks POV

I couldn't bring myself to fall back asleep. Just like Marron I too was suffering from nightmares and I was lucky enough to just wake up minutes before she did each time a nightmare spooked her good. Marron's body wiggled a bit, interrupting me from my thoughts and causing me to realize I was squeezing her too tight. I loosen my embrace a bit and hoped that our cuddling was truly fighting off the nightmares she might encounter. Never in my life had I even had a chance to dream of this moment, Marron's body so close to me that we intertwined. My face had flushed red at the beginning once she suggested the idea and if I could compare how red a tomato was and how red my face was then I believe my face was redder than the tomato. But I mentally slapped myself minutes later as this wasn't a time to fantasize or really take in this moment of being so close to Marron, she had been sexually abused a serious issue no one should take lightly. I really wanted to kill him, no I still want to kill him. I've seen many sides of Marron but her being so traumatized to the point where she couldn't even be tough enough to brush it off was a new side, a side I didn't like. He caused her to enter that state and it was my job to help her leave that mental state. I removed the wet towel from her forehead and wiped the beads of water off her forehead as her body was no longer heating up and the medicine seemed to have done the trick. She inhaled sharply and I took it as a chance to steal a glance at her face, she had a terrified look and a whimper escaped her lips. I squeezed her body a bit to reassure her I was here and it seemed to have worked as her scared look turned into a small smile. I wanted to tell someone, though I promised I don't think I would be able to stand this long of being silent if the situation worsened. Someday someone would have to find out.

Marron's POV

My eyes began to flutter open, sleep no longer in my system. I grabbed my surroundings and again realized I wasn't in my room. I was wrapped around a muscular body and I was so close to freaking out by yelling and falling off the bed till I remembered that I had requested Trunks to help fight the nightmares off. I smiled and I felt a slight rosy red of heat reach my cheeks. I felt so safe in his arms, something I wouldn't believe I would've felt in years to come, after being sexually touched by Sora the night before I felt that I wouldn't be comfortable to have any man so close to me and to touch me. But Trunks seemed to have broken the barrier, the feeling was the exact opposite, I didn't feel the slightest bit of disgust. I stared up ahead, at his closed door and I knew he was awake as he held onto me a bit more and gently stroked my blonde locks. I was tempted to purr like a cat as the sensation was so relaxing and putting me at ease.

"Trunks," I whispered.

He stopped stroking my hair for a second till I gave a low whimper and he continued bringing a smile to my face.

"Hmm?" He said absentmindedly

"Thanks," I owed him so much, he saved me from being raped, a pain a girl never wants to live with. And I knew he would stick with me, to help me recover as it wouldn't be an easy nor quick task.

"I'm here to protect you," he whispered into my ear.

For a few more minutes we laid in Trunks extremely comfortable bed, no one taking the first move to end our little cuddling session as no one wanted to end something we were enjoying. But alas all things have to come to an end at some point and a knock at Trunks door was our end.

We both almost fell off the bed once someone knocked, we quickly ended the embrace and looked at each other as we spoke with our eyes to figure out what we were going to do.

There was another knock and it seemed to have knocked Trunks into his senses while I was still in panic mode. He grabbed the sheets and pillow from the floor, handed me them and pointed to the closet.

I nodded as I understood his instructions and quickly but silently made my way to the closet and closed the door. It was a huge closet, having it be a walk in. But I told myself not to drift off into the mind of a teenage girl and fantasize. I walked into the dark room and tried my best not to trip on anything as I tried my best to find a perfect rack of clothing in which I can blend in with.

"Your mother wants you for dinner."

I heard Vegeta say and I realized the door to the closet had managed to open itself by a little crack.

"Ok I'll be down in a minute," Trunks told his father and I could tell Trunks was trying to close the door but I heard Vegeta's shoe stop him from completing the action. I just hoped Trunks facial expression didn't give it all away.

I held a breath as I waited to hear what he had to say.

"I think the android's daughter might be hungry too," Was all he said before I heard him leave, I stood in the lightless closet utterly shock by his statement.

How did he know I was here?

I heard Trunks close the door and I placed the sheets and pillows on the floor of his closet before exiting.

Trunks didn't look as shock as I was but I guess he was wondering if his father told his mother of my presence in which I hope he didn't.

"Your Ki," Trunks mumbled seconds later.

I looked at him confusingly, the words "huh" leaving my lips.

"Your energy level, he felt it. I forgot you don't know how to hide it and he felt it all along," Trunks said before slapping his forehead for forgetting something like that.

I barely knew what he was talking about, but I knew it had to do with my locked powers.

"Well let's go down for dinner," I suggested while he gave me a plain crazy look.

"Are you sure?" Trunks asked me.

I looked at my outfit, a gray big long sleeve t-shirt that reached my knees and long white socks. I didn't have my bag of clothes that were left upstairs in one of Sora's guest bedrooms.

"Ready as I can ever be," I muttered.

Trunks passed me some black slippers and sweatpants and just kept his pajamas on. We slowly left the safe room and headed down the spiral staircase.

I felt my heart thumping faster with each step my feet took, it was going to be a totally awkward dinner.

"It's nice of you two to join us," Bulma said giving me a polite smile while I caught her give your in trouble mister glare to Trunks.

I immediately felt bad, I dragged him into my drama, now his mother was having assumptions of what a teenage boy and a teenage girl were doing locked away in the room for hours. Especially me coming out with his clothing.

Dinner commenced when all the plates of food were on the table and Vegeta and Bulla were eating like there was no tomorrow.

While on the other hand me and Trunks didn't even pick up an eating utensil.

"So what brings you here Marron?" Trunks mother asked, a question I knew was coming but wasn't ready to answer. I didn't dare open my mouth because I knew I would start stuttering once I did.

Her full attention was on me, and her stare reminded me of my mother's cold ones, it made me shiver.

"We were working on our school project that we forgot was due tomorrow," Trunks answered for me, causing Bulma's undivided attention to leave me and direct it to her son.

"I never knew Marron had a twin," Bulma responded with a hand placed on her chin, becoming more curious to figure out our white lie. "She wasn't here yesterday till late, why?"

The interrogation continued Trunks surprisingly giving her smart answers but of course, we both knew she wouldn't believe them and I knew she would just force the truth out of him once I was fully gone. I played with my food all the while till Bulma stopped questioning Trunks and Bulla had finished eating and blurted out that were dating. Causing me to stop having the curry and the rice fight to the death and Trunks to spurt out his water.

I cursed my cheeks for turning a light shade of pink at Bulla's accusation and Trunks was no better at hiding his blush. Vegeta just left the table and Bulma looked at us one by one.

"Really?" She smiled deviously.

"Bulla doesn't know what she's talking about mom, we're not dating." Trunks stated the fact.

"Aww, really. And I thought I would finally have a chance at having grandchildren," she said in a serious tone that had me trying to believe if she was really serious or playing with us.

But if she was playing or serious it didn't stop our faces from turning so red like we were holding our breath. Trunks looked like he was about to faint and my mouth hung slightly open as I was utterly speechless.

Bulma giggled a bit before getting up, "Well make sure you take Marron home safely Trunks, don't want Krillin having a heart attack," she said before gathering a great amount of dishes and entering the kitchen, Bulla right behind her with a couple of dishes in hand.

We sat at the table for a few seconds before pushing our chairs and making our leave to retreat back to Trunks room.

I looked at the clock, it was seven, by the time Trunks drop me off it would be nine.

I entered the closet and turned on the light before changing into the clothes I had in when Trunks had found me. I felt disgusted as I slipped them on but I couldn't go home wearing Trunks clothes. Monday I would burn this article of clothing.

We didn't speak much when I finished changed and we went downstairs and entered the car. I didn't want to leave and I knew Trunks could feel that I didn't want to. I just didn't want my parents or anyone else to find out about this.

I held in my tears once we neared my house. I didn't want to leave his side, but this wasn't a fairytale, I would have to face reality. Trunks stopped a few houses before mines and told me this was as far as he could go and I understood, I couldn't have my parents finding out he was the one that dropped me off.

We exchanged our goodbyes.

I slid the brass key in the lock once I was on the porch and stood face to face with the wooden brown door. Before I had a chance to turn the key to unlock the door my dad opened the door and attacked me with a hug.

"We were worried about you," he whispered into my ears. "You never did your routinely call and we'd called Sora's house for hours and didn't get a reply till an hour ago and Sora said he had called a taxi for you and you were on your way."

I froze at the mention of his name and he seemed to have really left an imprint on my clothing as it felt like his hands were touching my body all over. I wanted to dash up the stairs, take a shower and change into more cleaner clothing. But doing that would send off unusual behavior and I can't have myself doing anything that would leak the secret.

Mom and Goten were standing close by smiling as I was safe.

"Where's your bag?" My mom asked causing a slight rise of panic to reach my body.

I looked down and tried my best to look shocked as though I hadn't realized I left it at his house.

"Oh, I forgot it at Sora's." My tongue had a bitter taste at the mention of his name.

All three raised their eyebrows at me, as I wasn't a forgetful person, but a very clean and organized one. But as it was a long day of worrying they decided to forget about the bag and be glad that I was here safe and sound.

"Well I'm going to take a quick shower," I told them all and they all nodded their heads.

I walked up the stairs at a normal pace and gathered my things before entering the bathroom. I turned the water to the hottest it could be and didn't care if it would burn my skin. I needed to feel clean, and without having Trunks by my side I felt like the dirtiest person in the world. I scrubbed my hardest as I tried to wash the invisible grime off my body, but no matter how hard or how red my skin became I still felt the filth. Minutes later I cut off the water and dried myself before putting on a new fresh set of clothes, my onesie pink and black polka dot pajamas and my black slippers. I emerged from the hot and smoked filled bathroom and entered my room throwing my dirty clothes in the hamper in which I would burn tomorrow and finished dry off my hair with my towel.

"So what really happened?"

His voice sent a low scream to leave my throat, Goten was laying on my bed and I tried to wonder how I didn't notice him before.

"What?" I questioned.

He tossed me a look of concern and I cursed myself for hanging around him so much as he learned my ability to read people really well.

"Nothing," I mumbled as I folded my wet towel and placed it in my closet hoping he'll catch the hint of me not wanting to discuss this, but Goten being a good friend meant that he would pry till he got a pleasing answer.

I turned around and he was in front of me, he was pretty quick on his feet nowadays. Our faces were inches from each other and it reminded me months back when I was sick and we almost kissed. Our cheeks turned red at our closeness but I was feeling a little uncomfortable it was reminding me of when Sora was so close to my face and he kissed me. Stealing my very first kiss.

My stomach gurgled and I felt the nasty taste of vomit trailing up my throat. I quickly ran to my trash can that was filled with crumpled up sheets of paper and emptied my stomach.

Goten rushed to my side and rubbed my back, he grabbed a tissue from my desk and wiped the muck that managed to stick on my face off. I gave him a weak smile and he decided not to pry.

I brushed my teeth hard to try and get the horrid taste out my mouth, washed my trash can and went back to my room where Goten was no longer in. He left a note apologizing and wishing me sweet dreams. I doubted I would get that though. I turned off my lights and locked my door before getting my laptop from under my pillow, deciding that I won't be getting any more sleep without having to face a nightmare I could just watch movies till 7:00 A.M.