Torn03

Blissful times…

Dear Diary,

Well it has been almost a month since Trunks and I have first started going out and yes its everything I have ever imagined it would be and more. Trunks has got to be the most romantic man alive. He knows when to show-off his wealth and when to just sit back and enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Let me explain to you what I mean. Last weekend he took me to an expensive restaurant where while we eating suddenly turned up my favourite R & B artist. To my surprise and the surprise of the other restaurant patrons but no the restaurant management and Trunks she began to sing couple of my most favourite songs. After she finished her unexpected performance she came over to our table and chatted with me and Trunks for almost half an hour. I found out later that Trunks had organised the whole thing just to make the evening a little more special. But yesterday Trunks just took me for a walk in the Park where we shared a pile of hotdogs and cans of coke and just talked of nothing in particular. The date was simple but it was as special and nice as the expensive restaurant and the singer. He knows when drape my wrists with diamond bracelets and when to just bring me a bunch of wildflower that he picked from the park at Capsule Corp. He always seems to know the right thing to say, the right thing to do. He's so perfect its scary. I do not think I'll ever envy anyone else ever again. Not even Bra who I did envy when I witnessed the kiss of passion that Uubu gave her, for a kiss from Trunks is entirely something else. His lips are soft as velvet, the passion in him burns white-hot and his touch… I do not have the words to describe his touch save to say it has the capacity to drive insane even those women who claim to be impervious to such pleasures. With all of these qualities mingled together in just the right proportion allows him to life to heaven his love with just a kiss. It would be something to be made love to by the Saiyain Prince. But that is something he has not done. I think it is because he is still unsure of our relationship and would rather not do something till he was sure. That's very gentlemanly of him and I fully understand. Right now I am content to having him all to myself. I hope this blissful time never ends. Meanwhile I think I should stop writing before I start sprouting more corny lines like does in a romance novel. "life to heaven his love with just a kiss" feh if I didn't have to take over Grandpa Satan's dojo I would seriously give consideration to becoming a romance novel writer. I think I am beginning to see where Marron gets all her material although she has written what two romance novels. The rest are just angst filled fantasies set in either futuristic or medieval distant worlds. Although come to think of it she must have received some of that inspiration from Trunks as well. I have to ask her about that one of these days. Late diary. -Son Pan

A month ago this would have been just a fragment of a beautiful dream that fled just as he reached to steal a kiss. But this was not a dream, it was real. Goten stooped down and kissed her lips softly, her eyes fluttered open and she smiled a bright smiled, 'Can't sleep?' she asked as she nuzzled into his chest.

'Not exactly, I just much prefer watching you sleep.' He owned, 'Although right about now…' he stooped down to kiss her even deeply, '…I want to do something totally different.' Marron smiled at him as she wrapped her arms around his neck and gently pulled him to her. He had loved her so long, had mourned her loss for so long that every moment he spent wrapped in her arms was a moment spent in true bliss. Goten suspected he was never as happy in his life as he was when he was with her. But even as he held her in his arms the fragile nature of their relationship impressed itself on his senses, for over in with her own heavenly sweet scent was rough but pleasant scent that would not leave her regardless of much she bathed. The scent was all too familiar to Goten. Trunks, his odour seemed be have been woven in to the very fibre of her being. A very primeval way of telling the world that she was and always will be his. But no he will find a way to rid her off his scent. He will, he will…but how? He could giver something, something that would unit her and him forever. But would that, would that driver her away? Should he take the risk? Trunks scent reached his overtly sensitive nose once again and the decision was made. With the sliver moonlight shining on them, with the cool wind flowing caressing their skins Goten gave his lover the gift of blood and bone. Content, happy, exhausted and totally ignorant of what she now carried within Marron fell into a deep slumber as Goten was left to meditate on what he had done. Was this wise? Was this right? Was this fair on both her and Trunks? Was this… something broke his thoughts… something was ringing… the phone…

'Hello.' Goten answered his cheeks flushed with the heat of passion and his voice trembling from guilt. He of course knew who was on the line.

'What's wrong?' asked Trunks, picking up immediately on the tone of Goten's voice.

'Wrong, nothings wrong.' He whispered as he glanced at Marron, sleeping beside him, 'What's up?' he asked.

'You tell me.' Demanded Trunks, 'You have been avoiding me this last month.'

'Avoiding you?' wondered Goten, 'How so?'

'Well you only returned my calls when you knew I was not going to be home. Only turned up at Capsule Corp. when I have the least chance of being there and this is the first time in four weeks that your phone was not off the hook at night or you were actually home to receive the call.' Why in Kami's name did he have to forget to unhook the phone tonight of all nights. 'What the hell is going on?'

Silence, 'I am sorry Trunks, I'll make it up to you I promise.' He whispered.

'You damn right you will.' Snapped Trunks, 'This doesn't have anything to do with me dating Pan does it?' he demanded.

'I wish you weren't encouraging Pan's affection for you, that is not unless you returned it, but no that has nothing to do with it. I… I have a new girlfriend.' He own at last.

Trunks laughed into the line, 'Okay that explain things. You are afraid I will steal her away from you.'

'You did every other girl I ever dated.' Goten pointed out.

'True. I suppose I can see why you would avoid me.' Owned Trunks, 'Very well, I'll let you and your mysterious girlfriend be till you are either bored of her or think that she loves you so deeply that nothing, no even my irresistible charms can take her away from you introduce me to her. Deal?'

'Deal.' Replied Goten as he added to himself, 'But this time Trunks I am stealing something from you.' the conversation ended soon after.

Trunks hung up the phone and fell into deep thought. The conversation had awoken in him once again the agitated reflects regarding the beautiful quarter Saiyain that had been plaguing him recently. Trunks had been trying to figure out what he felt towards her. He certainly liked her. He liked her a lot in fact. But did he have any feeling beyond that? That was a question he did not know the answer to. However it was a question he need to answer. Trunks might have been oblivious to Pan's regard for him when he was not dating her but he saw painfully clearly now that Pan loved him with all her heart, mind and body. The state of Pan's soul Trunks was a bit doubtful of. Trunks suspected Pan rather believed than knew that her soul was in love with Trunks as well. But the point was that Trunks could not encourage such feelings in Pan of all people without being sure he returned it equally.

Bra, Uubu, Goten they all understood him wrong when it came down to love. Sure Trunks toyed with girls hearts but only because he knew that all the girls he had ever dated save for Marron didn't love him as such. At least not like Bulma loved Vegeta or Goku loved Chichi or Krillan loved #18. Which meant that Trunks could do with them what he pleased for he knew that whatever wound he inflicted on them would heal soon enough. Marron was of course a totally different matter and she, Trunks admitted, had to be considered too when he was deciding the future of his relationship with Pan. Trunks spent the rest of the night or rather rest of the early morning meditating on that decision.

The call surprised her. She did not know why Trunks would ask her to meet at the park again with a week. But Pan complied although from the tone of Trunks voice she had a feeling that something was going to happen. Good, bad she did not but something was going to happen, she just knew. She arrived to find Trunks standing facing a large tree. He seemed to study it with close attention. 'Trunks.' she called with a smile, 'What's up?'

The sun was well on its way to setting and the shadows that ran rampant with the setting of the sun seemed all settle on his face and obscure his features. Slowly he turned and looked at Pan. Looked at her through eyes that seemed so cold that Pan could not help but take a step back, amazed at how sinister the shadows could render Trunks' feature when his eyes were this cold, 'I think its time to end our little affair.' Trunks said coldly.

'What?' stammered Pan.

'You heard me.' Said Trunks disinterested. 'All things tend to come to an end and so must our relationship.'

'Why?' she screamed.

'I don't love you as much as you love me.' Trunks said bluntly. 'It would not be very fair for me to encourage you when I know I will never return your feelings.'

'But why not?' asked Pan, 'I mean why don't you love me?' She demanded, 'I gave you my heart Trunks.' yelled Pan as she felt her heart crack in two inside her chest. 'I gave you my heart, my soul, my everything.' she screamed, 'What more do you want from me?'

Trunks regarded her with cold blank expression. Much like the expression he uses towards his opponents in a fight. Much like the expression Vegeta uses towards people he is about to kill. Slowly he reached out and brush aside a strand of hair that had fallen across her face. Pan flinch beneath his touch. She couldn't remember the last time she felt something that cold from anyone, much less Trunks, 'I don't want you.' he said with such cruel calmness that Pan felt as if a thousand daggers have been imbedded in her body, he turned away from her, 'I guess you fell in love with the wrong person.' he said softly. Pan felt the world turn upside down or was it her life? She vaguely noted Trunks fling away, than darkness claimed her...

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