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Kuririn smiled at the growing young man. It had been a while since he last saw him. His smile widened a bit when he felt the soft scratching of the back of his pants leg.

"Gohan, what's happenin'?"

Gohan smiled at his long time friend. Not much about him had changed except for the hair. "Nothing much. The usual. So what about you?"

Kuririn smiled again. He reached behind him and pulled out a young girl no older than four. "Well, other than this, my life has been the usual."

Gohan smiled at the young child. He squatted down to eye level with her. He pinched her cheeks and gave her another winning smile. "You're a cute thing."

Marron's eyes widened at the touch of the teenager's hand on her cheek. "Uhh...uhh..."

Kuririn shoved his daughter towards Gohan again. "C'mon honey, introduce yourself to Gohan. He's nice!"

Marron looked back and forth between her father and the teenager before running back behind her father's legs.

Kuririn shook his head. "Aw, she's shy around unfamiliar faces. She's a good kid, though."

Gohan looked at his friend lost in thought about his daughter's shyness. He chuckled slightly. He tilted his head to the side to catch the eye of the young girl again. "She's going to be pretty when she gets older," he mumbled to himself.

"Hmn?"

"Oh nothing Kuririn, I was just thinking to myself." Gohan looked around for something, to be specific, his brother and Trunks. "There's Goten and Trunks."

Kuririn chuckled to himself. "Goten, eh? He looks exactly like Goku. Does he act like him?"

Gohan shrugged. "If papa enjoyed playing with people's minds, then I would say yeah." His smile temporarily left his face when he saw Trunks point at Marron before whispering something in his little brother's ear. He kneeled down to eye level with the young girl again. "You see those two over there right?"

Marron stared at him with a blank expression before nodding her head slowly.

"If they cause any trouble with you, just get me, okay? I'll make sure nothing bad ever happens to you."

She nodded her head again slowly before her small pixie face broke out into a smile. "Yeah" she said in a rush before she ran to hide behind her father's leg again.

Gohan smiled at her. She reminded him of himself when he was her age. 'If only you were born ten years earlier,' he thought with a sigh. When the thought had passed he hit his head lightly. He was not supposed to be thinking of her like this. 'Please don't tell me I'm falling for a three year old...'



Marron stopped her writing to look out of her window. A low, tired sigh escaped out of her mouth. She remembered her father's question to her when they went home.

"So Marron, what do you think of Goku's sons?"

Marron took her thumb out of her mouth to think about his question. "Goten is mean! Gohan is nice! I like him daddy!"


She shook her head slowly. 'I can't believe I've been hooked on him for that long.' She put aside her thoughts to finish her letter.


"I was too young to know that when Son Gohan means something, he means what he said. I was eight when I knew for certain that my new "friend" was going to always be around and close to impossible to get rid of him. It started out like this..."


"Trunks! Goten! Let me go! Stop it! I'll tell Vegeta-san!" Marron wailed out as the two boys continued to lift her higher in the air.

"Quit it! This isn't funny! Let me go!!" Her screams got a little more frightened when she saw water not far from where they were. "Please let me go!"

Trunks and Goten laughed and snickered when they sensed her fear.

"Marron, don't worry you're not going to die or anything like that. We just want to see how big of a splash you can make." Trunks said as they prepared to throw her into the water. "If it makes you feel any better, close your eyes."

"TRUNKS!" she managed to scream out before she hit the water with a loud splash. She struggled a bit before swimming to a more shallower part of the pond. She she reached the shallow end she stood up and walked to the grass to dry off.

As she sat wringing her second ponytail she looked up to see two enormous splashes in the water. When Trunks and Goten emerged to the surface they glared at the person who threw them there. Gohan ignored them and walked over to the soaked little girl. "You okay?"

Marron nodded reluctantly. "Why did you do that?"

"I said I wouldn't let anything hurt you. And what I meant was I wasn't going to let Goten or Trunks hurt you or anyone else."

"Gohan-san, thank you."

"Don't worry about it. When you get older, I don't think you'll be thanking me."


"He pinched my cheeks and called me cute again. That was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me. I have always liked him. I mean, he was nice and he was always there for me. I never really understood how much he wanted to be there for me until my little dilemma I had when I was thirteen. He was right, I wasn't going to like him being there for me when I got older. It all started out like this..."


Marron sat down heavily on the nearby bench. 'I shouldn't be upset over this. This isn't the first time they played tricks on me. I can handle this. I won't cry!' she thought miserably. Against her will tears rolled down her face. 'I hate them! I hate them!'

Gohan walked around the stadium looking for his daughter and his wife. He spotted Marron on a bench with her head down. 'I wonder what's wrong with her. It's not like her to be away from Kuririn and her mom.' He put his meeting with his daughter and wife on hold to see what's up with Marron. Slowly, he made his way towards her.

"Hey cutie."

Marron looked up and around to see who had said that. "Wha..." When her eyes landed on his she turned away quickly. 'Just great, now he's gonna be worried about me.'

Gohan didn't miss the tear stains on her face. "What happened?" He noticed she was unusually quiet. He shook his head. 'When will those two grow up?' he thought a bit irritated at the two teenagers. He walked closer to her and laid a hand tentatively on her shoulder. "Marron, did Trunks and Goten get to you again?"

Marron wiped her face and shook her head furiously. "Nothing is wrong Gohan-san. I am just a little upset since I can't find my parents."

Gohan let out a tired sigh. "Marron are you telling me the truth?"

Marron stiffened and pulled away from him as she stood up. "I told you what was wrong with me Gohan-san. I just want to find my parents."

He looked at her warily. "I just want to help."

"I'm a big girl now," she said while turning around. "I don't need your help like I did when I was younger." She glanced back at him one more time before walking off again.

"I'm going to help you whether you like it or not," he said as he walked closer to her and pulled her nearer to him.

"Why won't you leave me alone?"

"Because I promised you I wouldn't let anything bad happen to you."

She hmmped and continued to resist him. "That was a long time ago."

"I always keep my promises. I'm always going to look out for you, whether you like it or not. Plus, your parents are looking for you."

Marron smiled a little at his remark before frowning again. "I don't want to go back. I just want to be left alone for a while."

"Then why did you say that you wanted to see them earlier? Marron, just tell me what's wrong."

Marron held her head down trying to think of a way to get away from him. A tired sigh escaped her lips before she managed to look up at him. "Why won't you just leave me alone?"

He stepped back and smiled wryly. "I told you. I promised you a long time ago. Plus, you remind me too much of me." He pinched her cheeks and left her alone to think about what he said. Before he turned the corner he called out to her again. "Marron."

She stopped walking towards her previously occupied bench seat when she heard him again. "Huh?"

"Don't stay away from your parents too long, okay?"

"Whatever."

He smiled and walked off again.


Marron scribbled some more things on her paper. "I think that is when I began to look at him differently. I don't think he noticed because I was always mean around him. He was like the big brother I never wanted but I needed. I don't know if this is making any sense to you, but if you knew what I really wanted to say you would be even more lost. If it helps you any, I've been confused about him for over twenty years. To explain my feelings for him just know this, I loved him like a brother ever since that day. That is, until now....


 Marron looked up from the television to the door. 'I wonder who that is?' she thought as she got up to answer the door.

When the door swung open to reveal a tall, broad-shouldered man she sighed. "You're not here to pressure me to take that job again, are you?"

Gohan cleared his throat as he let himself in. "Marron, take the damn job, it's not going to hurt anything. It's a good educational and work experience. Plus, you'll be working near me! Why wouldn't you want it?"

She closed the door and walked back to her couch. "I told you last time and the time before that, I don't need it. I would have to move and it's too much trouble. My job here is good enough."

"For who? Marron you have a masters and it's doing you no good if you work a part-time job. At least do this for yourself if not for me."

"I wasn't even thinking about you when I got the notice of the job. The fact that it's near you doesn't help my decision."

He rolled his eyes. "Do you hate me that much?"

"When did I ever say that I hated you? You are just pushy."

Gohan held his hand to the wall for support as he went over her. She was about as stubborn as her mother when she wanted to be. He advanced towards her making sure to catch her eyes. When he was in front of her he smiled and shook his head slowly. "You are so cute when you call me names."

"Shut up."

He sat down next to her and grabbed her hands. "Just listen to me, take the job. It's not going to hurt you. You'll be close to Goten and Trunks."

"I thought you wanted me to take the job?"

The corners of his mouth curled up a bit. "Okay then, you'll be close to Bra and your uncle."

"I still don't know."

He looked at her and was surprised she was actually looking at him. "Marron, you're very smart and attractive. This is the perfect position for you."

"I still don't..."

Gohan leaned over and kissed her. It was short and sweet. When he pulled back he touched her cheek lightly. He stared down at her for a few seconds before chastizing her again about the job offer. "Will you stop saying that! I'll come back later this week, and I want you to think about it. Bye." With that he left her small apartment.


"I was on the couch with my mouth still open for a while. I still don't know why he kissed me, but it was nice. I don't know what to think now. After I finally got my senses back I sat down and started writing this letter to you. So what do you think is going on? Am I hooked on him as bad as I think I am? Maybe he did that to shut me up or something. I don't know. This is not the kind of stuff I can tell people close to me. So what should I do?

Sincerely,
Marron



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