TITLE: Chapter Four - Clueless Love
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. This is about T/P with a bit of G/M.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on The Reaction:
Closing his eyes, he thought about what Goten had said. Was love at first sight possible, or was his friend merely infatuated. After another half hour, Trunks finally fell asleep. For the first time in years, his dreams weren't filled with screaming, pained Saiyans, but instead, they were filled with a dark haired goddess who was his salvation.
*****
"Master, I have found a new girl."
"Well, where is she you baka?"
"I...I am sorry master. I could not bring her here. She is with two male Saiyans."
Saiyans? Had he not killed them all after killing Vegeta, Goku and Gohan? Perhaps not. Oh well, it did not matter. In due time he would kill these two and if the girl was pretty, he would take her as his wife or concubine. If not, she too, would die.
"Fine, keep watching them and tell me of their movements. When the time is right, I shall see for myself what to think of this girl and her Saiyan friends."
"Yes master."
*****
"So, where exactly are you guys going?"
It was morning and all four of them were now walking around the town, just enjoying the day. Pan's question ruined Trunk's care-free moment. For just a moment, he had forgotten about his duties, about what he had to do. Her question reminded him with full force. He would not let his people down.
"We're searching for Kami-sama."
Pan stumbled and almost fell at Trunks's words. Kami-sama? What? Why? She had just escaped heaven and now they were searching for the god of all gods? Oh Kami, why her?
"Is something wrong Pan?" Marron and Goten continued walking, lost in their own little conversation. Trunks stopped to look at Pan as she turned pale.
"Huh? Oh, no, nothing's wrong."
The smile she gave him was a fake one, he could tell that much. Still, he didn't pursue the question any further. If she wanted to tell him, she would tell him, if not, than he didn't want to know.
"So, how do you plan on finding Kami-sama and why are you looking for him."
Goten and Marron had come walking back to see what the holdup was. Goten answered before Trunks could formulate an answer.
"Because he has to ask Kami-sama something. It has to do with our people and forgiving them."
"Your people?" Pan began to look even paler.
Goten continued, oblivious to the ailing girl in front of him. "Yeah, Trunks is the prince of the Saiyan race. His mind has been, errr, bothered these past few years with tormenting screams of our race. You see, the both of us are part Saiyan and our ancestors were evil. You don't even want to know about what they did." Finally, he noticied the 'I'm going to kill you' glare that Trunks was sending him and decided wisely to shut up.
"So you're a prince?"
Trunks began to feel very nervous. The people who knew what Saiyans had been liked hated them, while others who didn't, usually they just went crazy over the idea that he was a prince. He rarely ever got to tell them that he and Goten were the only remaining Saiyans left. His eyes wondered to the ground.
"Yeah, but Goten here is my only subject." He tried to make it sound as funny as he could, hoping to lighten up the mood.
Pan still grew paler as her eyes continued to look up, down, left, right, anywhere but at him. "Oh. That's very...nice." She quickly flashed a smile, hoping to hide her shock.
Marron was practically beaming, trying to catch Pan's eyes. Obviously there was something going on that he didn't know about. Deciding that he was hopeless when it came to reading girls minds, Trunks gave up and continued to walk.
"Well, let's see what this city holds."
The rest of the night went by uneventfully. The girls walked on, whispering about something or other and when they weren't whispering, they were pointing out things that they thought looked nice. The boys in the meantime, walked behind, also taking in the sights, just not with as much enthusiasm.
Goten desperately made mental notes to himself about which things Marron liked, trying to remember everything that brought a smile to her face. He would forget most of them later, he knew that. He only hoped to remember a couple of things, not all.
Trunks watched Pan out of the corner of his eyes. She was very interesting to watch. She wasn't like any of the few girls he had ever met. She was different in some way or other. She carried herself in an almost angelic manner. It was almost as if she was a goddess.
*****
Goten walked silently out of the room he was sharing with Trunks and closed the door without making a sound. For some strange reason, he couldn't sleep. Not wanting to wake Trunks up, he had decided to get up and go for a walk. Walking usually helped him to clear his head and relax. Right now, he needed to clear his head, needed to make sure that it was love that he felt for Marron, not infatuation.
Stretching slightly, he stared up at the stars. Ever since he had been a kid, he always wanted to believe that the stars was where heaven was. That was where his parents and his loved ones were. Now, older and a bit wiser, he understood that that wasn't true. Still, sometimes, he would catch a star twinkling and hear his father's or brother's voice in his head. He smirked at the childish thought.
He turned his head slightly, to see if the girls lights were out. To his surprise, Marron stepped out and closed the door behind her as well. She looked up, saw him and smiled.
He grinned back, the Son trademark grin. "Guess you couldn't sleep either." Slowly, they made their way towards each other.
"Yeah. Just got some things on my mind. What's keeping you up?"
"Oh, this and that." If she wasn't going to tell him, than he wasn't going to tell her. "You know, just the usual."
She rolled her eyes at him and for the first time, Goten looked at her eyes, really looked at her eyes. She had beautiful dark brown eyes, almost as dark as his. There was something about those eyes that he had never seen before. He grinned realizing what it was: innocense. Marron was innocent in every sense possible. She hadn't had to deal with the violence, the deaths, the foraging for survival that he and Trunks had to endure. A wave of protectiveness swept over his body. He knew then and there that he would never let anyone hurt her as long as he was alive.
He watched as she tilted her head to look at the blanket of stars. "They're beautiful, don't you think?"
Goten also tilted his head up. "Yeah, and I see an especially pretty one that is shining brighter than all the rest."
"Really?" A look of pure joy washed over Marron's face. "Where?"
"There."
She looked at him, to see where he was pointing only to blush as she realized he was pointing at her.
"You trully are the most radiant thing out here tonight."
She was glad it was dark as her face, she was sure, became as red as an apple. "You're just saying that."
He smirked at her. "You may not believe me, the rest of the world may not believe me, but my heart and the gods know that what I say to you is trully how I feel."
Not knowing what to say, Marron looked up at the stars again. She broke the long silence that fell over them as they stood close to each other. "I've always wanted to be up among the stars, to glitter with them in all their royal beauty."
"Why don't you just fly up there then?"
She turned to Goten, face falling into sadness. "I can't fight or fly. My dad was going to teach me, but he was murdered."
"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that."
She forced a smile. "Don't be sorry. You didn't do anything wrong." Another long silence followed. "So where are your parents?"
It was Goten's turn to look away in pain. "They're dead. Both murdered along with my older brother." His hands balled into fists as his eyes flashed with the want of revenge.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring those memories back."
Hearing her voice penetrate through his wall of hatred, Goten smiled and stared into her eyes, repeating her exact words back to her. "Don't be sorry. You didn't do anything wrong."
Marron giggled and pushed at him gently, barely making the demi-Saiyan move. "You're such a kidder Goten."
She said his name. Dear Kami, she had said his name. He loved the way she said it, even though to anyone else, it would have sounded regular, normal. To him, it was the voice of a goddess showing him the way to heaven.
"Hey, you said you wanted to be up among the stars. Want to go?"
"Really?"
"Yeah."
A childish smile spread it's way across her lips. "Let's go!"
Without another word, Goten scooped her into his muscular arms and flew upwards to mingle with the stars. They flew around like that all night, him holding her securly while her, staring in wonder at the beauty she saw around her. After a few hours, exhaustion began to set in for Marron and she couldn't help but feel tired.
Goten almost dropped her when her head came to rest on his shoulder. He watched her eyelids droop and a smile curled onto her lips as she fell asleep. He flew with her a bit longer, wanting to enjoy the moment himself as well. Finally, beginning to feel sleepy, he landed on the roof of the hotel and held her there, not wanting any harm to touch his little goddess.
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. This is about T/P with a bit of G/M.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on The Reaction:
Closing his eyes, he thought about what Goten had said. Was love at first sight possible, or was his friend merely infatuated. After another half hour, Trunks finally fell asleep. For the first time in years, his dreams weren't filled with screaming, pained Saiyans, but instead, they were filled with a dark haired goddess who was his salvation.
*****
"Master, I have found a new girl."
"Well, where is she you baka?"
"I...I am sorry master. I could not bring her here. She is with two male Saiyans."
Saiyans? Had he not killed them all after killing Vegeta, Goku and Gohan? Perhaps not. Oh well, it did not matter. In due time he would kill these two and if the girl was pretty, he would take her as his wife or concubine. If not, she too, would die.
"Fine, keep watching them and tell me of their movements. When the time is right, I shall see for myself what to think of this girl and her Saiyan friends."
"Yes master."
*****
"So, where exactly are you guys going?"
It was morning and all four of them were now walking around the town, just enjoying the day. Pan's question ruined Trunk's care-free moment. For just a moment, he had forgotten about his duties, about what he had to do. Her question reminded him with full force. He would not let his people down.
"We're searching for Kami-sama."
Pan stumbled and almost fell at Trunks's words. Kami-sama? What? Why? She had just escaped heaven and now they were searching for the god of all gods? Oh Kami, why her?
"Is something wrong Pan?" Marron and Goten continued walking, lost in their own little conversation. Trunks stopped to look at Pan as she turned pale.
"Huh? Oh, no, nothing's wrong."
The smile she gave him was a fake one, he could tell that much. Still, he didn't pursue the question any further. If she wanted to tell him, she would tell him, if not, than he didn't want to know.
"So, how do you plan on finding Kami-sama and why are you looking for him."
Goten and Marron had come walking back to see what the holdup was. Goten answered before Trunks could formulate an answer.
"Because he has to ask Kami-sama something. It has to do with our people and forgiving them."
"Your people?" Pan began to look even paler.
Goten continued, oblivious to the ailing girl in front of him. "Yeah, Trunks is the prince of the Saiyan race. His mind has been, errr, bothered these past few years with tormenting screams of our race. You see, the both of us are part Saiyan and our ancestors were evil. You don't even want to know about what they did." Finally, he noticied the 'I'm going to kill you' glare that Trunks was sending him and decided wisely to shut up.
"So you're a prince?"
Trunks began to feel very nervous. The people who knew what Saiyans had been liked hated them, while others who didn't, usually they just went crazy over the idea that he was a prince. He rarely ever got to tell them that he and Goten were the only remaining Saiyans left. His eyes wondered to the ground.
"Yeah, but Goten here is my only subject." He tried to make it sound as funny as he could, hoping to lighten up the mood.
Pan still grew paler as her eyes continued to look up, down, left, right, anywhere but at him. "Oh. That's very...nice." She quickly flashed a smile, hoping to hide her shock.
Marron was practically beaming, trying to catch Pan's eyes. Obviously there was something going on that he didn't know about. Deciding that he was hopeless when it came to reading girls minds, Trunks gave up and continued to walk.
"Well, let's see what this city holds."
The rest of the night went by uneventfully. The girls walked on, whispering about something or other and when they weren't whispering, they were pointing out things that they thought looked nice. The boys in the meantime, walked behind, also taking in the sights, just not with as much enthusiasm.
Goten desperately made mental notes to himself about which things Marron liked, trying to remember everything that brought a smile to her face. He would forget most of them later, he knew that. He only hoped to remember a couple of things, not all.
Trunks watched Pan out of the corner of his eyes. She was very interesting to watch. She wasn't like any of the few girls he had ever met. She was different in some way or other. She carried herself in an almost angelic manner. It was almost as if she was a goddess.
*****
Goten walked silently out of the room he was sharing with Trunks and closed the door without making a sound. For some strange reason, he couldn't sleep. Not wanting to wake Trunks up, he had decided to get up and go for a walk. Walking usually helped him to clear his head and relax. Right now, he needed to clear his head, needed to make sure that it was love that he felt for Marron, not infatuation.
Stretching slightly, he stared up at the stars. Ever since he had been a kid, he always wanted to believe that the stars was where heaven was. That was where his parents and his loved ones were. Now, older and a bit wiser, he understood that that wasn't true. Still, sometimes, he would catch a star twinkling and hear his father's or brother's voice in his head. He smirked at the childish thought.
He turned his head slightly, to see if the girls lights were out. To his surprise, Marron stepped out and closed the door behind her as well. She looked up, saw him and smiled.
He grinned back, the Son trademark grin. "Guess you couldn't sleep either." Slowly, they made their way towards each other.
"Yeah. Just got some things on my mind. What's keeping you up?"
"Oh, this and that." If she wasn't going to tell him, than he wasn't going to tell her. "You know, just the usual."
She rolled her eyes at him and for the first time, Goten looked at her eyes, really looked at her eyes. She had beautiful dark brown eyes, almost as dark as his. There was something about those eyes that he had never seen before. He grinned realizing what it was: innocense. Marron was innocent in every sense possible. She hadn't had to deal with the violence, the deaths, the foraging for survival that he and Trunks had to endure. A wave of protectiveness swept over his body. He knew then and there that he would never let anyone hurt her as long as he was alive.
He watched as she tilted her head to look at the blanket of stars. "They're beautiful, don't you think?"
Goten also tilted his head up. "Yeah, and I see an especially pretty one that is shining brighter than all the rest."
"Really?" A look of pure joy washed over Marron's face. "Where?"
"There."
She looked at him, to see where he was pointing only to blush as she realized he was pointing at her.
"You trully are the most radiant thing out here tonight."
She was glad it was dark as her face, she was sure, became as red as an apple. "You're just saying that."
He smirked at her. "You may not believe me, the rest of the world may not believe me, but my heart and the gods know that what I say to you is trully how I feel."
Not knowing what to say, Marron looked up at the stars again. She broke the long silence that fell over them as they stood close to each other. "I've always wanted to be up among the stars, to glitter with them in all their royal beauty."
"Why don't you just fly up there then?"
She turned to Goten, face falling into sadness. "I can't fight or fly. My dad was going to teach me, but he was murdered."
"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that."
She forced a smile. "Don't be sorry. You didn't do anything wrong." Another long silence followed. "So where are your parents?"
It was Goten's turn to look away in pain. "They're dead. Both murdered along with my older brother." His hands balled into fists as his eyes flashed with the want of revenge.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring those memories back."
Hearing her voice penetrate through his wall of hatred, Goten smiled and stared into her eyes, repeating her exact words back to her. "Don't be sorry. You didn't do anything wrong."
Marron giggled and pushed at him gently, barely making the demi-Saiyan move. "You're such a kidder Goten."
She said his name. Dear Kami, she had said his name. He loved the way she said it, even though to anyone else, it would have sounded regular, normal. To him, it was the voice of a goddess showing him the way to heaven.
"Hey, you said you wanted to be up among the stars. Want to go?"
"Really?"
"Yeah."
A childish smile spread it's way across her lips. "Let's go!"
Without another word, Goten scooped her into his muscular arms and flew upwards to mingle with the stars. They flew around like that all night, him holding her securly while her, staring in wonder at the beauty she saw around her. After a few hours, exhaustion began to set in for Marron and she couldn't help but feel tired.
Goten almost dropped her when her head came to rest on his shoulder. He watched her eyelids droop and a smile curled onto her lips as she fell asleep. He flew with her a bit longer, wanting to enjoy the moment himself as well. Finally, beginning to feel sleepy, he landed on the roof of the hotel and held her there, not wanting any harm to touch his little goddess.