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A/N: Well you asked for it so here it is. This is the sequel to A Cruel Joke, and yes, you do have to read that one in order to understand this. Let's see… I know you guys came here to read the fanfic so I put the rest of the author's note on the bottom.

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Marron4k - Lucius was from my Latin class. There's this character I read and I HATE him so I decided to make him the bully.

StarryEyedNamek - Well, it's actually both. Sadly, Trunks agreed to make Marron as a joke and later, he regretted in doing so, but unfortunately Alyssa and Lucius decided to make matters worse.

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The Slow Recovery of Marron

Two delicate eyelids slowly fluttered open to a new day. The blonde pigtail yawned while inhaling the fresh smell of the morning air coming from her aperture window. A smile instantly formed on the girl's face as a blue jay bird, resting outside of a nearby branch, gave out a melodious tune. Throwing her blanket away from her, she swung her legs onto the edge of her bed. Pondering on the previous night, reminiscing images began to form in her mind.

Flashback

"Marron, Marron, wake up!" she heard someone cried out, whom continue shaking her gently, as if she was a porcelain doll.

"Hm, what is it Goten?" Marron replied groggily, half awake from her slumber, confusing etched on her forehead.

"I'd better get you home. We both fell asleep and now it's 4:15 a.m. Your parents would be worried sick if they open to an empty room," Goten said as he started to stand, then he helped Marron to her feet.

"In a minute, I'm ti-" Her sentence was cut off short as the previous numbers started to register in her groggy mind. "4:15 A.M.?!?! Goten, my mom is going to kill me! She'll never trust me to go out again. This'll probably be my last night out!"

" Not before she kills me first," he muttered. "Okay, calm down. What time does your parents wake up?"

"Well, mom wakes up first to fix breakfast for us and she usually gets up around…6:00 a.m.," she answered, her voice suddenly calmed down, realizing what Goten's plan was.

"Great, it just has to be the violent one to be awake first," he muttered again and as if reading her mind continued, "Well, we'll just have to get there before she wakes up." He picked her up and flew off into the arousing sun.

About forty-five minutes later, the Kame House appeared before them. Seconds later, Goten floated near Marron's bedroom window and she soundlessly unlatched it. He helped her into her room before anyone suspected them and he bids her farewell. "I'll see you tomorrow Marron," he whispered.

" 'K, bye-wait a minute!" Marron gaze out the window only to meet the ocean view. Shaking her head, she tiredly reclined on her bed and as her head met her heavenly pillow, she drifted off to sleep.

End of flashback

BEEP, BEEP

"Marron, are you up yet? You're going to be late! School starts in less than twenty minutes!" his father, Krillen shouted from outside, snapping her from her reverie.

Upon hearing this, she quickly glance on her clock next to her bed and sure enough he was right. "AH, oh my gosh! I'm so not ready for this!" As quickly as possible, she quickly picked out a blue tee and khaki short and ran out of her room, only stopping to peck her mother on the cheek on her way out, then she hopped on the awaiting car.

"Marron, what about your breakfast?" 18 called out after her daughter.

"You eat it, I don't have time!" Marron called out, her voice dropping into nothingness as the car drove farther and farther away from the Kame House. 18 sigh and went back to her house.

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Marron watched on in horror as her dad drove over the speed limit. Buckling her seat belt and grabbing onto the edge of her seat until her knuckles were white, she looked over at the determined driver. "Don't worry, Marron, we'll going to make it. We'll going to make that bell."

"Dad, you're going over the speed limit. If we get stopped, I'll definitely be late."

"No they won't. Don't think negative thoughts, you got to be positive."

"Okay, dad, if you don't slow down, I'm positive that we'll going to die!"

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To her relieve, Krillen did slow down a tad after what she'd said. After all, if they were dead, what was the point of speeding in the first place? She would still going to be late and well, dead.

By the time they reached Orange Star High School, the first bell rang. She quickly got out of the car and made a mental note that the next time she overslept, she'll be sure to call on Goku, instead of getting her dad to drive. She ran through the long hallways and by the time she'd reached the door of her first class, she made sure her hair didn't look like she'd just came back from a tornado, before proceeding inside.

"Please, Kami, give me strength to survive this day," she pleaded incomprehensible to the people around her, while walking towards her seat.

"Well, well, well…. Look what we have here."

Lucius.

"I can't believe you got the guts to show up today." He spoke more to the classmates than to her.

"Why wouldn't I be?" she said nonchalantly, placing her head on her palm.

"If my memory serves me right, you were humiliated at the dance yesterday. Don't you remember?" he leaned forward next to her ear. "Trunks dumped you. In. Front. Of. Everyone."

Those words just stabbed her in the heart as memories of the event crashed into her mind. She tried averting his gaze so he wouldn't be able to see the pain that he'd inflicted, causing her to blink hard as if the harder she closed her lids, the farther the images will go. "Can. It." she said gritting her teeth.

"What's the matter, Moron, did I just touch a soft spot?" Chuckles could be heard in the background, indicating his friends' support for him. Before either could do nor say anything else, the final bell had rung, with Mr. Sluggish taking the floor. (A/N: Okay, I think that name is really ridiculous so if anyone has a better one, please speak up. You'll get credit for your idea.)

"All right everyone, we have a new student today." As he said this, the door slid open and loud gasps and whispers could be heard throughout the whole room. Marron sat there, her eyes still locked tight, not looking up, but listening to her classmates' whispers.

"He is so cute."

"I hope he sits next to me," a girl giggled.

"Alright, alright, settle down. Now introduce yourself and tell the class about yourself. If you got nothing to say, I better not hear anything from you throughout this school year."

"Um, there's nothing to say about me, but my name's Son Goten."

Marron's head perked up, "Goten?" she said just above whisper.

"Yeah, that's nice, now go find a place to sit so I can start my class," Mr. Sluggish said, nonchalantly.

"Goten, over here!"

"Sit next to me, Goten!"

Goten glanced around the room until he locked eyes with the person he was searching for. Marron. His smile spread from cheek to cheek, as he went over to the empty seat next to hers, eyes still locked. Groans could be heard from the female side when Goten sat down in the front row.

"Now open your book up to chapter 10 and-"

The door slid open, revealing a woman in a business suit, "I'm sorry to interrupt but there's a phone call for you in the office."

"Arg, it's probably my sister," he mumbled. Turning his attention to the class, he continued, "Okay, I'm going to leave for a moment, but when I come back, there'd better be not one person missing, understand?" He looked sternly at Lucius before leaving the room.

Lucius stood up on his chair, face scrunched up, and with his deepest voice, he gave his best imitation of his teacher, "There'd better be not one person missing, understand?" Once finished, he jumped down and bowed when laughter erupted throughout the classroom. He started chatting with his friends and occupying himself with something that was of no interest to Marron. She just stared at the person besides her with confusion clearly etched on her face.

Reading her mind, he answered, "I told you I'd see you today."

Marron smiled at him, but the smile quickly turned into a scowl as she felt something hit her from behind. A tiny, white item flew on top of her desk, and she examined it to find it was a spitball. Turning around to her offender, she yelled, while trying to avoid being hit by his many incoming spitballs, but to no avail, "Dammit, Lucius, knock it off!"

"HAHAHA!" Then his voice went an octave higher, "Dammit, Lucius, knock it off," he imitated in a girly voice. "Hey, it's not my fault that you're not fast enough to avoid this," he spat another one. "Maybe it's your pigtails slowing you down," he said while grabbing her hair, but before he had the chance to yank it, he felt a strong hand wrapped around his neck. Tuning his head to the side, he met an intense, cold stare.

"Let her go," he seethed. When Lucius hesitated, he pressed firmly onto his neck, which made him coughed and obey. Goten did likewise, and went back to his seat. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, thanks," she smiled and gave him a grateful look.

"Why are you sticking up for her?" one of Lucius' buddies spoke up, careful as to not offend him.

Before he could answer the question, Lucius gave a final cough and send an intense glare at the new kid, but relaxed when he realized something. "Look, you're new here, so I won't hold this against you, but you see, Marron is a los-"

"Finish that sentence and I'll do worse than choke you. Marron's my friend, so if you ever hurt her again, I'll make sure you pay," he seethed while giving off his death stare.

Before anyone spoke, the door slid open to reveal Mr. Sluggish glancing and counting off the heads of the students. When the number matched his attendance sheet he resumed his lessons.

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When the bell rang, Marron walked towards her next class. She couldn't help but notice people staring and gossiping about her. She listened intently to nearby girls, having caught some of their gossips, she froze.

"Yeah, that's her. The girl who got dumped by Trunks."

"Poor girl."

"What happened?"

"Well, I'm not sure, but I heard that she thought Trunks had asked her to the dance, only to find out that he already had one."

"Why would she think that?"

"Who knows, probably another one of Trunks' fan, trying to get his attention." The girls started sauntering away, their chattering dropping into a whispered. Marron shut her eyes, restraining the incoming tears. Her breathed was deep and ragged and she felt like disappearing. 'How could they? They don't even know the truth.' Her thought was interrupted by someone calling her name.

"Marron, hey, wait up!"

A second later she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Hey are you alright?" Goten asked, concern evidently in his voice.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She gave him a grateful smiled. They stared into each other's eyes, silence taking its toll. Around them, the student's non-stop chattering surrounded them.

"Guess what? I asked to be in your classes, I hope you don't mind."

"Why would I mind? You've been so sweet to me and I really appreciate it."

"Let me walk you to the next class, though you're going to have to led the way," Goten said sheepishly, "I have no idea where it is."

That earned him a giggle from Marron, "Well, then you'll just going to have to follow me throughout the whole day or else you'll get lost."

"I intend to," he grinned, this time he earned a blush from her.

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The whole day went by pretty fast. The teachers would introduce him to the class, follow by the girls' voluntarily shrieking to get Goten's attention and for him to sit next to them, but it was all in vain. He always ended up sitting next to her, making sure she wasn't alone and she enjoys his company. They talked just about everything, from reminiscing their childhood all the way to their current days.

During lunch, Goten pointed out that Mr. Sluggish reminds him of Majin-Buu, except he wasn't pink and he has a mustache, which made Marron laugh out loud. That laugh, he'll never forget it. When was the last time he heard it?

"You have such an amazing laugh. You know, you should do it more often," Goten said, while smiling when she thanked him and blushed.

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When the arrival of their last period came around, Marron hesitated before the door.

"What's wrong?"

"Trunks is in this class. I don't think I'm ready to face him. Not yet" Marron said, gradually dropping her voice.

"Don't worry, I'll be right by your side," Goten reassured her. Marron, entering the room, averted from a certain turquoise eyes with lavender hair. Her breathe was deep and ragged as if she's gradually suffocating. Goten noticed this and he held her hand for support, making their way in the back corner towards their seats.

"You okay?"

"Yeah, I think I'll survive," she said more to herself than to him. "Goten," she whispered "he's making his way over here."

He turned his gaze to the front row and, sure enough, his childhood pal was coming up the steps. He send him an icy glare and when that didn't stop him, he decided to meet him half-way down.

"Move Goten, I need to talk to Marron," Trunks said, while trying to find an opening from his childhood friend's obstructive block.

"Well, she doesn't want to talk to you or see you."

"This is none of your business. You don't know what happened so just stay out of this," he said, sending him a similar glare, telling him to back down.

"The hell I don't. I was there." His look soften a little. "What happened to you, Trunks?"

There was a pause. The final bell rung, indicating the class was about to start with neither boys backing down.

"Let me talk to her."

"No."

"Let her be the judge of it."

"She told me that she doesn't want to talk to you. If she does, she'll come to you."

The two boys stared down at each other even when the class started. The students tried to get the guys' attention before the instructor came, but to no avail.

"Ahem, if you guys are finished with your staring contest, I'll began the class." Neither budge. "Or do you guys prefer staying after school for detention?"

"C'mon Goten, it's not worth it." Marron began pulling his arm towards their seats. She cupped his chin and made him look into her eyes. "Please Goten, listen to me." Her eyes pleading for him to listen. He reluctantly agreed and they departed before they got into anymore trouble.

"Well, you guys already met our new student. Stand up and introduce yourself," Mr. Ecneics called out.

"Yes sir, my name's Goten."

"Goten, I hope next time you and Trunks wouldn't disrupt my class. Do it on your own time and the next time you guys decide to waste my time, you'll be severely punished. Do I make myself clear?" he roared.

"Yes sir!" both demi-saiyan-jin answered.

"Good, now to began our discussion from yesterday…." Mr. Ecneics continued lecturing.

Goten, I really appreciate what you're doing, but you're going to get in trouble."

"Don't worry Marron, I don't mind."

"Still….promise me you won't make a scene next time," she pleaded, making him accept those terms. Those eyes just melts him every time she gives him the puppy look.

To be continue…

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A/N: I was actually thinking of stopping when I reached a cliffhanger, but seeing as I hate it myself *looks at all the authors who'd done it* I decided against it.

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A/N: I want to thank everyone for reviewing my first fic, A Cruel Joke which surprised me because when I posted that ficcie, I hadn't intend on getting any reviews at all, so I didn't even bother to check up on it until the last week of April. Sorry. I found out that some of you guys wanted romance to blossom between Marron and Goten, which I thought was a great idea at the time, but then I refused to write it cause I was worried that if I do, it'll suck and somehow ruin the whole story. Part of it was because I wasn't inspired anymore.

Anyways, I didn't want to let you guys down, so I wrote one anyway. Actually, I heard a song, which match a part of this story, so that's going to come on later. Yep, a song fic. I guess that inspired me. Anyways, you are the judge as to whether this is good or not. Just review. Anything is welcome, but please, no flames and don't forget to help me think of a name for the instructor, albeit, I don't think he's going to come up again, but just in case.