Torn04

Torn Hearts

He didn't mean to spy but it was hard not to stop and listen when his new super sensitive hearing picked up Trunks' cold tone of voice. So he stopped and listened. Putting on hold his own pleasure as stopped to watch the misery of another. What Uubu saw, what Uubu heard made him sick to his stomach. How could Trunks be so cold, so heartless? Could he not see how truly she loved him? Was he that blinded by his own selfish desires and wishes?

As if to provide answers to his question Trunks stopped in front of him. They hung in mid-air each studying the other for some time before Trunks finally broke the silence, 'I would have thought eavesdropping was beneath your noble sense of honour.' He stated.

'And I would have thought that what you just did was cold even by your standard.' Uubu threw back.

Trunks smiled softly, 'That was cold if not cruel.' He admitted as he gazed down on Pan's body lying unconscious at the foot of the tree, 'But it needed to be done.' He stated.

'Needed to be done?' wondered Uubu.

Trunks nodded, 'Let me ask you this,' he began, 'if you did not return my sisters affection and felt that you never could return it would you encourage her to love you as ardently as she does?' he asked.

Uubu shook his head, 'That would not be very honourable. But I would not be so cold to her as you were to Pan.' Said Uubu.

'Than you would not have been very kind to Bra.' Trunks informed him, 'Because had you just given my sister a flourishing speech about how somethings were not meant to be and that to your great loss you could never love her and stuff like that than you would have left a gap. An opening that would have made her believe that you just needed time, time and perhaps more… how do I put it attention to see that you were indeed in love with her and just didn't realise it. It might eventually get through to her that you meant it when you said you could never love her like she loved you but by that time her true love might have passed her by.' Trunks tilted his head slightly as he continued to gaze at Pan, 'I couldn't do that to her. She will pin over me for a time but when the grief subsides so will her feelings for me and she will be free to bestow them on someone else. A much better outcome than if I had just broken up with her.'

Uubu shook his head, 'I agree with you part.' He admitted, 'But you didn't have to be so cold, so cruel.' He insisted, 'I think you under estimate the grief you cause others.' He concluded, 'That is why you can be so cruel.'

'Maybe.' Was Trunks' indifferent answer, 'I trust you won't mind taking her home.'

'Of course not.' Replied Uubu, 'I trust you will defend me when Bra chews me out for being late for your date.'

'Don't I always.' Said Trunks with a slight grin as he started to power-up.

'What are you going to do now?' wondered Uubu, 'Return to Marron for a few days or are you actually going to stay with her a whole week this time?'

Trunks shook his head, 'Not this time.' he said, 'This time I'll return to her forever.'

Uubu smiled as malicious a smile as he could, 'Well you better not tarry here than.' With that he head towards Pan and Trunks with a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach headed towards Marron's apartment.

She had been feeling it since last night. A Ki that flicked for a moment and than was gone. She did not know what it was till she forced herself to meditate and than she felt it for long enough to know that the Ki resided within her own womb. The realisation had sent waves of horror through her all of them having their root in Trunks. While she was still in her meditative state she sent out a psychic call to Goten almost subconsciously, her fear echoing in that message so strongly that Goten wasted no time in complying with it. He found her sitting on the balcony floor, her back against the wall, eyes staring straight ahead but not seeing anything. 'Marron!' Goten cried out worried, 'What the matter?'

For a time she did not speak and Goten stood there in wrenched suspense, 'You would leave me.' She finally said, 'You would leave me if he asked you to.' It was more a statement than a question.

'I would not leave you at the bidding of anyone.' Replied Goten.

'But you would leave me if Trunks asked you to.' Marron said calmly.

Goten looked away. He could not deny it, he could not affirm it. He would do anything Trunks asked him to do but would he go so far as to leave the love of his life? He did not know. 'Marron I don't want to leave you.' He said at last. 'This I know for sure.'

Marron pressed her head back against the wall, 'I know that. I also know you know about the child in my womb but do you know what Trunks will do when he find out?' she wondered, 'I don't, that's why I am scared.' She owned.

Goten sat down next to her, 'Trunks would never hurt my child.' He replied confidently, 'And he would never hurt my wife…' with that he reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring of exquisite design. It belonged to his grandmother, one of the last surviving remnants of the Ox Kings treasures.

'Goten.' She whispered as she gazed at the ring, 'Are you…?'

'Marron will you honour me by being my wife?' he asked softly.

Tears started streaming down her face as a thousand thoughts, thousand feeling rushed through her. Finally she pressed her lips to Goten. A gesture Goten took to mean yes, especially given the passion and intensity of the kiss. Slowly he slipped the ring on her finger. Their hands interlaced as they deepened the kiss. Neither taking noticed of the figure standing above them, seething in anger and fighting to keep his rage down.

Had it been any other man than Trunks would have torn him to bits in front of Marron regardless of whether she was carrying his child or not. Of course if she was pregnant with anyone else's child it would not still be in her womb. Trunks was not as easy to infuriate as Vegeta but when blind rage overcame his senses Trunks could be every bit as ruthless and cold as Vegeta. But this was Goten and Goten was immune from Trunks wrath to a degree not even boosted by his own family. Goten spoke truth when he said Trunks would never hurt what was his. Even in his rage Trunks could not contemplate hurting Goten or the child that resided now resided inside Marron. Closing his eyes Trunks fled the scene as fast as he could. His heart, his heart tearing into two inside his chest.

Dear Diary,

I hope I make some sort of sense for I know not what I write. My tears do not allow me to see thinks clearly. My hands tremble so much I am barley able to hold the pen. My head hurts from crying and my thoughts are so jumbled that I do not know what I feel or what I think. I find myself at home, from the grace of Uubu I understand. I also find my heart torn into pieces thanks to Trunks. Yes, Trunks has left me. Left me for Marron no doubt. He left me because he didn't love me as much as I loved him. He… what more can I say. Yesterday I was in heaven, today I am in hell. It's not as if I was not warned. I mean I can just hear Bra going told you so. Bra… I don't think I can bear to see her. Her eyes are so like his. I think I would die if I have to look into does eyes gain. But I won't die will I. Suns will rise, suns will set and soon one day my pain will end. But till than… what will I do till than dear diary? What will I do? I can not write any more. I am not sure why I even attempted to write in you now. I think, I think maybe because I needed to tell someone, something how I felt and you are the only thing that would not have turn around and gone I told you so. I think I'll be hearing that phase more than I liked in the coming days. I wish to Kami I knew what it was that Marron has that I do not. But enough, I do not want my tears to ruin your pages more than they already have. - Son Pan.

He didn't make it to his room he literally fell out of the sky near a large tree in the Capsule Corp. compound. He hit the ground shaking uncontrollably. He didn't know what he wanted to do. He had never felt like this before. Breaker of hearts he never had his heart broken before. Never once in his life had a wound been inflicted on his heart. But now, now his heart was in tatters. As if on cue the tender scene between Goten and Marron floated into his mind. Trunks body convulsed and he found himself emptying the content of his stomach on the ground before him, his cheek wet with tears. He was crying. Trunks could not believe he was crying. He could not remember the last time he had cried. But he couldn't stop himself now. Soft footsteps came from behind him. Even before he turned around he knew who it was. Which is exactly why he kept his back to him. He would not give Uubu the satisfaction of seeing his tear stained face, 'You knew.' Trunks managed to growl out at last.

'I saw them at a Café couple of days ago.' He owned, 'I didn't even tell Bra about it. They seemed so happy together, she seemed so content that I had no doubt that you had lost your dolly. Whether it was forever or not I could not tell. I certainly hoped in was forever.' He admitted, 'Not because I wanted you to be reduced to this state or anything like that.' he added quickly as he felt Trunks power rise, thou he could take Trunks he really didn't want to fight a wounded man. 'After all at the time I thought you and Pan were… well I hoped the two of you would be together for eternity. But regardless Marron and Goten are both my friends.' He pointed out. 'They were happy together and I hoped they would be so forever.'

Silence, 'You should have told me.' He whispered softly, 'Something might have been done about it than.' He murmured to himself.

'If we are going to play the "should have" game than you should not have left Marron ever.' Replied Uubu, 'Face it Trunks whatever has befallen you has been your own doing. Neither me nor Goten had anything to do with it. After all had you never left Marron Goten would have never had the opportunity to make her his and you would not be where you are.' With that he left but not before succeeding in making Trunks hurt more, hurt, in fact, so much more that even before he had gone three steps a howl of anguish and despair filled the night sky that seemed to shake the very pillars of heaven. Lightening, thunder, a moment more and the heaven began to weep with the torn-hearted Saiyain Prince.

Through the veil of heaven's tears Uubu saw his own love fly towards her prone brother. But Uubu stopped her, 'Let him be.' He told her as he pulled her into his arms, 'Let him for once feel the pain he has caused others and let me see what is to become of me the day you decide you have had enough of me.' He whispered.

Bra's eyes widened and she gave him a wondering look but she did not make any move to reassure him to the contrary. Saying only, 'I love you. I have loved you ever since I can remember. I love you.' Uubu was not naïve enough to take that to mean that she was not going to leave him. He knew full well that all it meant was that she did love him but she would leave him soon enough. That was enough to tear his own heart in two. But no, thou his heart was torn he was immune to pain as yet, he would feel no pain till she did leave him. Reaching up she pulled his face down to hers, giving him a kiss ardent in its feel and rich with all the love she felt for him. But even the knowledge of how ardently she loved him did not mend his heart. The time for end of his bliss was near.

Author's note: I guess it would be pretty safe to assume that of all the people who started reading the fic and followed it up to chapter three only a handful of people remain. Well I knew this was going to happen the moment Trunks broke Pan's heart but hey the story will be what the story will be. Besides aren't there enough T/P out there? I mean whatever happened to variety. But still lets recap, Marron broke Trunks' heart, Trunks broke Pan's heart, Uubu knows Bra will leave him any minute though they are perfectly happy and both love each other very, very much. But than why would she do that? Goten got Marron pregnant on purpose so she would always be his and now is about to marry her. But he might leave her if Trunks asks him to. Will Trunks ask him to leave her? Does he even know how much power he has over his friend? What will Pan do? All… well some of it will be revealed in the next chapter "Pacts"