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A/N: Hi, people, it's me again. Who else, right? Anyways, after looking over my previous chapter, I realized I made a minor error. At the beginning, I stated it was a sequel, but it's really just another chapter.

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Pride Take Its Toll

After class ended, Mr. Ecneics had asked the two demi-saiya-jins to stay after class to discuss their once-in-a-lifetime behavior. Marron had agreed to wait for Goten by her locker once his little 'confrontation' was finished.

Mr. Ecneics had been pacing back and forth in what seems like eternity, when in reality, it had only been two minutes, looking deep in his thought. While the two, standing like military soldiers, their feet together, back straight, and with face on stoic mode, anticipating on what's to come by their so-called commanding officer.

Finally, Mr. Ecneics stopped in front of them, inhaling deeply before beginning, "Well… -"

"I DIDN'T DO IT!"

Both men focused on the nervous saiyan, who's now also, embarrassed upon his sudden outburst.

"Didn't do what?"

"Um, nothing. Never mind." He gave out his infamous Son grin.

"As I was saying," he took a quick glance at Goten before continuing, "that was quite a show you guys put up today. I don't know how guys behave at home, but while you're here, I expect you to act like gentlemen. The next time you guys decide to disregard the rules, I'll be forced to call your parents. Do I make myself clear?"

An image of Bulma nagging him, instantly pooped into his mind as the onlooker, Vegeta smirked at his mate's on-slaughter on their son. 'Or worse, what if it was the other way around?' Trunks thought. Suddenly, another image came into his mind, but this time he was trying to dodge his father's many incoming energy balls, raining towards him as he flew out of the country with Vegeta in pursuit.

Goten, in the other hand, had an image of his mother yelling on how the teacher shouldn't be contacting them this early on the school days, considering the fact that he'd just enrolled here. Another image flooded into his mind, this time it was an older version of him, somewhere in his thirties, wearing…hearing aids!

Both saiyans shuddered, nodding their heads vigorously and they simultaneously shouted, "Yes sir! It won't happen again, sir!"

"Good. See to it that it doesn't. You're dismiss."

With that, both demi-saiya-jins exhale the breathe they had contained within themselves and hastily, left the nearly vein-popping instructor to his confinement, muttering something about how he was glad school was over.

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Marron stood, waiting patiently for her childhood friend, hoping that she hadn't caused him too much trouble. She and the other 740 students heard about Mr. Ecneics' strictness in discipline and she didn't want him to become one of those zombies, after walking out from his room, receiving their punishment. She shuddered at the thought.

"Hey Marron, are you and Goten a couple?" Giselle asked, snapping the blonde from her contemplation.

Marron came back to reality to find Giselle and Alyssa standing in front of her, waiting for her reply.

"Uh, me and Goten? No, we're just f-friends." She smiled at the two. Inside her, she didn't know why it was hard for her to say those last words. Was it competition? Afraid of losing Goten to one of these two in front of her? She didn't know. All she knew was that she didn't want to tell them. 'Why? It's the truth, isn't it?'

"Well, you know, everyone here thinks you two are. They also say that you guys are the cutest couple here. Hey, I'm having a party tomorrow, why don't you two come?"

"Sure, it sounds like fun, but I'm going to check Goten if he wants to come too."

"Well, you do that," Alyssa finally spoked, turning to her friend, "can we go now?"

Giselle gave her friend an exasperating sigh while turning to Marron once again, she smiled, "Well, I hope to see you guys there." She handed her a flier and the two left.

"That…. was weird," she said to no one in particular. Suddenly, two familiar voices came around the corner. She smirked to herself, 'funny, I always seems to be in the midst of people's conversation, without even attempting it.' She began to turn away from the unaware characters approaching her from around the corner, when she heard something that made her choke up a gasp. She quietly, turned toward the exit, but unfortunately tripped over the janitor's bucket, making a loud racket down the hall. She cursed to herself, still running from the vicinity. "Great, they probably heard me by now."

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The two demi-saiya-jins caught their breathe after escaping from Mr. Ecneics' punishment.

"That…was…. Close," Goten breathed out, wiping an invisible sweat across his forehead.

"Yeah, another minute in there, he'd probably changed his mind and give us something even worse."

"Yeah, we were lucky this time," he said, standing up. "Well, I'd better go, Marron's waiting for me." He began turning away.

"That's nice."

"What is?"

"Having someone there to wait for you."

"Yeah, it is." His face suddenly turned into a frown, "that doesn't mean I'm letting you talk to her."

"Yeah, I know."

"She'll come to you when she's ready to talk."

"That's probably never."

"You know who's to blame." Goten glanced at his watch, "Marron's waiting, so if you still want to talk, you're going to have to walk with me and fast. So what made you do such a stupid, ridiculous, and…"

"Okay Goten, I get it. Don't you think I know that?"

"If you do then why'd you do it?"

"I don't know, it seems like a great idea at the time."

"Tch, and now you're regretting it? Why the sudden change?"

"She-she seems different now. I don't know." He decided on another topic. "So what's the story between you two?"

Goten was taken aback by the sudden change of topic. "What are you talking about? There's no story between us."

"Well, that's not what I heard. You guys are all what everyone are talking about."

"Hey guys, party at Giselle's house tomorrow," Alyssa greeted the men in front of her. "So can you guys come?"

"Sure," Trunks replied indubitably, turning toward his now quiet friend. "What about you?"

"Marron said she'd come," Giselle said, erasing any more doubts Goten had.

"I'm there," he replied almost too excitedly, earning him strange looks from the other three.

"Okay then, we'll see you tomorrow," Giselle smiled, handing them each a flier.

When he was certain the two girls had left, he turned to his friend, "nothing between you guys, huh?"

Goten was growing tired of his friend's non-stop reprimand. "Look, I've told you, there's nothing between us. We haven't even gone to one date yet. -"

"Yet," Trunks interrupted him, which earned him a glare.

Goten interrupted him, "I don't know what you've heard, but she's just my friend. I don't like Marron!" He mentally, cringed at his own speech. It wasn't supposed to sound as harsh as he had said it. Somewhere inside of him felt guilty as if he'd done an awful deed. Maybe it was a lie?

"Geez Goten, I was just saying. You don't need to shout it to the wor-" He was going to say world, but a crash in the background interrupted him. Both saiyans turned their attention around the corner to see a withdrawn silhouette, with a tiny speck of blonde, fleeing to the outside world.

'Marron.'

To be continue…

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A/N: Okay, this chapter took longer than I thought to get out and yes, yes, it's shorter than my previous chapters, but I had a reason why. You see, my muse ran away, so I wasn't inspired anymore and what's more? This chapter was very difficult to write. In my previous chapter, I left off in a dead end. I didn't know how to continue the story. Another reason why it took so long to get this out was because of SAT. Yeck!

Anyways, I have an idea where I'm going about with this story, so don't worry. I'm going to apologize in advance if the next one doesn't come out until June cause finals are just around the corner for me. Maybe if an inspiration hits me in the midst of the hectic month I'm in, I just might sneak up a chapter for you guys. *runs off to find her muse*

A/N: Please review this fic. Tell me what you think. Suggestions/ Comments are welcome but please, no flames.