I don't own DBZ/GT. I don't have any money. I don't have anything that's valuable. So why would you pick on me anyhow?? You know who owns them so I won't go into details. And another thing, I don't own the song "I'll stand by you" cuz the Pretender's sang it and someone else wrote it. Thanks a bunch Acyla for the lyrics!!
Quick A/N: If you're new, this is a Gohan/Marron fic so don't say that I didn't warn you. Sorry, but I gotta say this before someone says it before me. The beginning is almost exactly the same as the ending of the first part... the differece is that this is more from Gohan's POV and a little longer. This is for Acyla and Ivory for helping me and pushing me to finish this. I'll go now, ciao
Almost Unreal, chapter two (part I)
by: Ashley
'I don't even know why I'm doing this. I know she doesn't even want the job and all I'm doing right now is agitating her.' Gohan thought. Even when the thought had passed he already knew the answer. 'I care too much about her. She needs this job. It's too good of an opportunity to pass.' When he walked up to her apartment door her knocked lightly. After a short wait the young blonde woman opened the door for him.
"What are you doing here?"
He sighed briefly. He cared about her a lot and he knew she cared too, he just wished she showed it more. "Hello to you too Marron-chan." He walked in and stood there waiting for her to close the door.
He watched her hesitate before closing the door. She turned around and looked at him square in the eye. He had to catch himself for a moment. It was impossible to believe the three year old he met more than twenty years before was standing before him.
"You're not here to pressure me about that job again, are you?" Marron tapped her finger on her forearm looking at him.
Gohan cleared his throat as he let himself further 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?" Gohan mentally kicked himself. He meant to talk around the subject before mentioning the job, but the way she was about not taking him ticked him off a bit.
She seemed a little shocked before regaining her senses back and checked to see if the door was closed all the way and walking over to the couch. "If you really want to know, I wasn't thinking about you when I got the offer. The fact that it's near you doesn't sweeten it. Plus I don't need it. I would have to move and it's just too much trouble. I have a good enough job here."
Gohan looked at the satisfied smile on her face and almost snorted. "Good enough for who? You have a Masters and it's doing you no good working a part-time job. Do this for me if not for you." He looked at her with pleading eyes, begging for her to understand him.
"As I said before, I don't need it and I don't want to be near you."
He ran his fingers through his hair in a tired fashion. "Do you hate me that much?"
"When did I ever say that I hated you? You're just too pushy."
'She has to be the most stubborn person here next to Vegeta-san and her mother.' He held onto the wall for support as he studied her. The look on her face was too much. 'She thinks she's won this little battle. I need to change her mind.' He walked over to her and stood in front. He shook his head slowly and laughed lightly at her. "You know, you are still cute when you get mad and call me names."
She scowled at him. "Shut up."
He sat on the couch next to her and grabbed her hands. "Just take the damn job. You'll be near Trunks and Goten. Think about how much they would want to see you."
"I thought you wanted me to take the job?"
He smiled briefly before continuing in a more serious tone. "You'll be near your uncle and Bra-chan."
"I don't know..."
He wondered if she knew that he wasn't going to quit until she accepted the offer. He looked down at her and was shocked to see that she was looking back. He paused for a second just studying her face before urging her again about the job offer. "Marron, you're very smart and attractive. This is the perfect position for you."
"I still don't..."
That was it. Never in his life did he imagine running out of patience with her. He wanted to sigh but thought against it. He did the first thing that came into his mind. He kissed her.
Gohan panicked when he realized what he was doing. 'Why am I kissing her? Why don't I want to pull away? Am I still attached to her? Oh hell no...' Gohan pulled away quickly. He saw the shock and the confusion in her eyes that mirrored his own. He couldn't help but to touch her face. It was almost as soft as her lips. 'No quit thinking about that!' To kill the risk of her asking questions he started rambling about how much she needed and she deserved the job. He left with a quick "good-bye" and shut the door to her apartment.
He stood looking at the door thinking about what had happened between him and his longtime friend. He couldn't convince himself that he didn't enjoy the precious few moments had kissed her. He held up a hand to his head and sighed deeply. "What am I going to do now?" he thought as he walked away.
Gohan drummed his pencil on his desk. He couldn't concentrate on his paperwork or any of the things he had to present the following week. All he could concentrate on was her. When a small knock came to his door he looked up. There she was. He tried his best not to show his eagerness to see her. "Hey Marron. So what are you doing here?"
Marron looked at him strangely and rolled her eyes at his comment. "You know why. Gohan I want to know what's going on with us. Why the hell did you kiss me and pretend it was nothing?"
He moved his eyes away from her. The things he was feeling was a bit of a rush and he didn't enjoy the mixed thoughts he felt. No one he had met had ever questioned him on his loyalty to his wife. But sitting in the same room with Marron made him wonder if what he and Videl had was solid. He covered his eyes and breathed in deeply. "Trust me Marron, I did not pretend it was nothing. So what do you want to talk about now?"
She frowned. He never dodged a subject in the entire time she had known him. "Gohan! Tell me what's going on between us?"
"Nothing's going on unless you make it out to be something."
"Then why did you kiss me?!"
He looked at her with his hands away from his eyes. His mouth was open to answer her again, but nothing came out. After a moment he closed his mouth and leaned back into his seat. "I don't know why. It just seemed right at the time." He was lost in thought for a minute before speaking again. "Did it mean a lot to you?"
It was a double question, but Marron answered before thinking over the hidden meaning he asked her. "Yes, it meant a lot to me! I always thought you were the brother I never wanted and now I don't know what I'm thinking! I hate the things you're making me feel. Life would have been easy if this had never happened." Marron slumped into the chair in front of his desk. She felt tired and upset. She had always known what she wanted but now... it was just getting too much.
Gohan watched his friend as tears rolled down her cheek. He wanted to stay where he was but getting up meant losing a lot of other things. He fought with himself and thought that a hug wouldn't do any harm. He rose up out of his swivel chair and hugged her from behind.
Marron felt momentarily relieved when a pair of strong arms encircled her. She smelled his scent she jumped forward a little. "Don't do that!"
"You needed a hug or someone to cry on. I'm not trying to seduce you."
She wiped the tears off of her face quickly. "Look what you made me do! Gohan just leave me alone. You make me feel things that aren't normal."
He shrugged. A small smile came to his face. She was a lot easier to deal with when she was being difficult about things. "But isn't that what you came here for?"
Why.. why you look so sad
with tears all in your eyes
come on and come to me now
don't be ashamed to cry
let me see you though
because I've seen a dark side to
when the night falls on you
don't know what to do
nothing you confess
could make me love you less
Marron's eyes narrowed down at him. He was being difficult on purpose. "Gohan I came here asking why you kissed me and all you can be is sarcastic?"
He shook his head at her. "I would tell you why, but I don't really understand myself." His voice became softer with every word.
Marron let out a tired sigh. "I'm sorry I was grouchy, it's just that this doesn't happen every once in a while. Ever since you left that night I can't get you out of my mind and it's not a good thing."
"Why? You plan on killing me now?" He said not really understanding. He leaned back on his desk and directed his attention to the door past her.
"No. It's nothing even like that. It's kind of nice though."
Gohan looked quizzically at her. He chuckled lightly when he saw the faint pink of her cheeks. Marron was shy but not around familiar people. "So Marron-chan is thinking of nasty thoughts."
She tried her best to remain calm and not going to choke him. "Yeah, whatever Gohan." She looked back at him to see that he was still laughing lightly to himself. She looked at him and a wicked smile came to herself. She would get him back and see if her new feeling for him wasn't what she thought it was.
Gohan's eyes flew open when she came and kissed him. His mind was racing and he couldn't think straight until she pulled away. When they parted for air he was blushing furiously. It was some time before he finally said anything to her. "What the hell was that about?"
She shrugged nonchalantly. 'That was nice. I wonder if he'll let me do it again.' She smiled sweetly and waved it off as nothing. "Just payback. Plus I wanted to prove something."
Gohan calmed down a little but not by much. "Prove what?"
She ignored him and got out of the seat. "Bye Gohan."
"Marron! Answer me!"
She smiled back at him before leaving. Gohan rolled his eyes at her exit. She was playing games and he didn't understand why or what they were for. 'She's never been like this. I wonder what's going to happen next.' Even when the thought has passed he silently regretted ever going to her place yesterday. His visit did nothing but complicate their relationship and endanger his marriage.
Marron stood outside of his door and smiled. That same rush of feelings came back to her again. Her grim frown set back on her face. She would not let no one control her. She looked at the envelope in her hand then back at the door. "Now he'll know how it feels," she said softly. She let out a low sigh she walked away and out of the college campus to deliver her letter personally.
A small smile graced Maron's face when she saw the familiar person step out of the car. 'I haven't seen her in so long! I wonder why she finally decides to come and see me?' The middle-aged woman shrugged it off as nothing and went to greet her goddaughter at the door.
Marron fidgeted nervously. It has almost been four years since she had last saw her. She meant to talk to her more, but things got in the way. A tired sigh escaped her. Maron might not have been the brightest person she ever knew, but she was a good listener and she was crazy about her godmother. When the door swung open she put on her brightest and fakest smile so she wouldn't notice there was a problem going on. "Hi, how have you been lately?"
Maron practically tackled her in a big hug. "Oh my goodness! It's you! You came to see me, and I thought you forgot all about me! Wow!" she exclaimed happily. When she pulled Marron away from her, her bright smile went into a confused frown. "But why did you come now without calling me? Is something wrong? Is your father hurt?" Her hands dropped limply from her shoulders as she frowned.
Marron did her best to calm the other woman's fears. "Oh, nothing's wrong with him. I just came to see you, that's all."
Maron turned around to look at her. She wiped the moisture away from her eyes and smiled kindly at her again. "So what's up then?"
Marron smiled and brought the letter from behind her back to give to her godmother. "Here, read this and call me to tell me your answer. I can't stay long, because I got to get back to work."
Maron took the letter away from her slowly. She looked at it for a while before looking back up at the younger woman. "Are you sure you can't stay long? It's been a long time since I had seen you!"
Marron cringed. She wanted to get this out of the way but she didn't want to upset her godmother. "I'll come by tomorrow. Just please tell me what you think I should do after you finished reading that. Bye." She put a hesitant kiss on her cheek before leaving.
Maron looked down at the envelope in her hands before watching Marron drive out of her driveway. She gave her a sad wave good-bye before going off to read what had her Marron all shook up.
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Ok.... that was just the first part. I just wanted to get this part out. And yes I know I probably made some people mad by putting Maron in here, but I know I cannot be the only one who thinks that Kuririn is too sweet to have just dropped her like a bad habit and forget about her?? He named his little girl after her so they must have been closer than what people thought. *sigh* If you don't like, just work with me for a minute, it will make sense whenever I finish this. And if you have an idea, puuullleeeze tell me before I get stuck on this. Ciao