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PART 25 Old Flames
[Oh, why did I have to agree to it?] Marron asked in her mind. She
paced around her room, questions going through her mind. The snow
had stopped a week ago and it was time to decide whether or not to
give Trunks another chance. It would be simpler if she just gave
him his chance and see how he did but if it didn't turn out well,
it would leave her more brokenhearted than she was. It still hurt
and she didn't want it to be a bigger pain.
She sat down at her desk and buried her face in her arms. She was
so confused. So many mixed feelings were inside of her. Then suddenly,
her alarm clock rang. She opened the desk drawer and rummaged through
her things. Finally, she found the alarm clock buried beneath the
papers in her drawer and turned it off. She put it there because
she had cleared out the top to work on something.
Marron realized that her drawer was completely messed up and decided
she should clean it up. She did. She took out everything and started
organizing her belongings. Then she found the part of the gift that
Goten had given her for Christmas. He gave her a set of stationery
by Orange Story company. She had found the small sheet of papers.
She had only used some since she received the gift.
Marron decided to flip through the pages. There were beautiful
pictures of the Orange Story characters: White, Cherry and Shiro Petto.
On the first sheet of paper, Goten wrote something to her:
Dear Marron,
Hey! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hope ya like this gift
I got for you. I'll see ya!
Your friend,
Goten
Marron smiled as she read the letter.
[Thanks, Goten.]
She was about to close the booklet and then she just noticed the
little poem on the paper:
A bell is not a bell until someone rings it
A song is not a song until someone sings it
Please do not bury your feelings
Love is not love until someone receives it
Marron closed the booklet slowly and returned it to the drawer.
"Oh, Trunks..."
[Tsuki Park... How stupid can I be?] Trunks thought. [Of course,
she's not coming. She's probably terrified of the place. Always
an unusual surprise and she's probably scared of...falling in love...]
Trunks chuckled to himself. "Just like me..."
He clutched his pocket. It was still there.
[She'd probably never give me another chance, though. I shouldn't
even be here right now. This is all just in vain. I'm making
such a big...]
"Trunks? Trunks Briefs?" a familiar female voice asked.
Trunks looked up to see who it was. "NUSUMI?!?!?!"
"Wow! Trunks! It's you!" Nusumi said happily.
Trunks immediately got to his feet and stepped back. "Wh-wh-what
are you doing here?!"
"Can't a girl take a stroll around a park anymore?"
"But, I...I..."
"I'm so happy to see you, Trunks!"
"You...you...you...you are?!"
"Of course! Why wouldn't I be?"
"You said that...you hated me."
"Trunks, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean that! I was just so shocked
and probably kind of angry that you didn't want to marry me. Trunks,
I...I...I love you so much. I love you. Even now."
"But Nusumi, I..."
"You just don't know how glad I was when I saw you here. I could've
jumped for joy. I never thought I would see you again. I couldn't
stop thinking about you. I really wish I was the one you wanted
to marry, to be with forever. I'm sure the reason you didn't want
to go on with the wedding made you very, very happy. I wish I
could've taken back those words I said as I was being dragged out
of the church because in reality, I really love you. I do. With
all my heart."
"Nusumi..."
"Well, I...I gotta go."
Nusumi turned around and started to leave. "I'll see you sometime,
Mr. Briefs."
"I... Nusumi, wait!" Trunks called out as he grabbed Nusumi's
wrist.
"What is it?" Nusumi asked.
"I wish I could take back what I said about not wanting to marry
you, Nusumi Aino." Trunks said. "Because I...I love you, too."
"Well, here I am." Marron said to herself as she slowly walked into
Tsuki Park. "I'm walking. I'm going to Trunks. I shouldn't do
this but...here I am. Walking to Trunks. I...huh? What's that..."
Marron heard two familiar voices. She followed them and saw...
Nusumi and Trunks. It looked like Nusumi was crying on Trunks' chest
and then he lifted her chin and kissed her.
[T-Trunks!]
{knock! knock! knock!}
"*yawn* Oh man. I wonder who's at the door this late at night." Aoi
wondered out loud as he got up from bed and walked towards the door.
"Wait just a moment, please!" he called out as he got into his
bathrobe and put on his slippers.
"I don't remember asking for room service..." he said to himself
as he placed his hand on the doorknob. When he saw who was at the
door, he stepped back in surprise.
"Ma-Marron?!"
"Hi, Aoi." Marron said sheepishly.
"I... Come in!" Aoi said. Marron stepped into the hotel room.
"So..." Aoi said as he put on the lights. "Why are you here? Aren't
you supposed to be in Japan?"
"I know but...you're the only one I can talk to."
"So you came all the way to Kuala Lumpur to see me?"
"I didn't know where else to go..."
"Why didn't you talk to your parents?"
"I can't. They wouldn't understand."
"Pan Son?"
"She wouldn't understand."
"Bra Briefs?"
"She...she's 'his' sister..."
"It's about Trunks, isn't it?"
Marron nodded.
"What did he do now?"
"He...he...he was with another woman..."
"WHAT?!"
"I...I...I'm probably bothering you, Aoi-san. I'd better...go..."
Marron turned around and walked towards the door.
"Marron! Wait!"
"No, no. I'm just a bother. I'll go back home."
Aoi grabbed Marron hand. Marron faced him and cried on his chest.
"I never thought he'd do this to me..." Marron sobbed.
"It's all right, Marron." Aoi said, rubbing Marron's back.
"I was...going to...*sob* give him another chance..."
"Marron-chan, do not grieve over him. If he asks you for another
chance and instead goes with another woman, he does not deserve you."
"But I loved him...so much...and he was one of my best friends..."
Aoi pushed her away and looked her directly in the eyes. "Marron,
please do not grieve over him. He doesn't deserve you. Please. For
you well being."
"I... But Aoi, I...just...l-l..."
"Marron, I love you, too. That's why I don't want him to hurt you
anymore."
"I...I...oh, Aoi-san..." Marron buried her face in his chest and
started crying again.
"There, there now, Marron-chan." Aoi said. "You'll get over
him soon enough."
PART 25 Old Flames
[Oh, why did I have to agree to it?] Marron asked in her mind. She
paced around her room, questions going through her mind. The snow
had stopped a week ago and it was time to decide whether or not to
give Trunks another chance. It would be simpler if she just gave
him his chance and see how he did but if it didn't turn out well,
it would leave her more brokenhearted than she was. It still hurt
and she didn't want it to be a bigger pain.
She sat down at her desk and buried her face in her arms. She was
so confused. So many mixed feelings were inside of her. Then suddenly,
her alarm clock rang. She opened the desk drawer and rummaged through
her things. Finally, she found the alarm clock buried beneath the
papers in her drawer and turned it off. She put it there because
she had cleared out the top to work on something.
Marron realized that her drawer was completely messed up and decided
she should clean it up. She did. She took out everything and started
organizing her belongings. Then she found the part of the gift that
Goten had given her for Christmas. He gave her a set of stationery
by Orange Story company. She had found the small sheet of papers.
She had only used some since she received the gift.
Marron decided to flip through the pages. There were beautiful
pictures of the Orange Story characters: White, Cherry and Shiro Petto.
On the first sheet of paper, Goten wrote something to her:
Dear Marron,
Hey! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hope ya like this gift
I got for you. I'll see ya!
Your friend,
Goten
Marron smiled as she read the letter.
[Thanks, Goten.]
She was about to close the booklet and then she just noticed the
little poem on the paper:
A bell is not a bell until someone rings it
A song is not a song until someone sings it
Please do not bury your feelings
Love is not love until someone receives it
Marron closed the booklet slowly and returned it to the drawer.
"Oh, Trunks..."
[Tsuki Park... How stupid can I be?] Trunks thought. [Of course,
she's not coming. She's probably terrified of the place. Always
an unusual surprise and she's probably scared of...falling in love...]
Trunks chuckled to himself. "Just like me..."
He clutched his pocket. It was still there.
[She'd probably never give me another chance, though. I shouldn't
even be here right now. This is all just in vain. I'm making
such a big...]
"Trunks? Trunks Briefs?" a familiar female voice asked.
Trunks looked up to see who it was. "NUSUMI?!?!?!"
"Wow! Trunks! It's you!" Nusumi said happily.
Trunks immediately got to his feet and stepped back. "Wh-wh-what
are you doing here?!"
"Can't a girl take a stroll around a park anymore?"
"But, I...I..."
"I'm so happy to see you, Trunks!"
"You...you...you...you are?!"
"Of course! Why wouldn't I be?"
"You said that...you hated me."
"Trunks, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean that! I was just so shocked
and probably kind of angry that you didn't want to marry me. Trunks,
I...I...I love you so much. I love you. Even now."
"But Nusumi, I..."
"You just don't know how glad I was when I saw you here. I could've
jumped for joy. I never thought I would see you again. I couldn't
stop thinking about you. I really wish I was the one you wanted
to marry, to be with forever. I'm sure the reason you didn't want
to go on with the wedding made you very, very happy. I wish I
could've taken back those words I said as I was being dragged out
of the church because in reality, I really love you. I do. With
all my heart."
"Nusumi..."
"Well, I...I gotta go."
Nusumi turned around and started to leave. "I'll see you sometime,
Mr. Briefs."
"I... Nusumi, wait!" Trunks called out as he grabbed Nusumi's
wrist.
"What is it?" Nusumi asked.
"I wish I could take back what I said about not wanting to marry
you, Nusumi Aino." Trunks said. "Because I...I love you, too."
"Well, here I am." Marron said to herself as she slowly walked into
Tsuki Park. "I'm walking. I'm going to Trunks. I shouldn't do
this but...here I am. Walking to Trunks. I...huh? What's that..."
Marron heard two familiar voices. She followed them and saw...
Nusumi and Trunks. It looked like Nusumi was crying on Trunks' chest
and then he lifted her chin and kissed her.
[T-Trunks!]
{knock! knock! knock!}
"*yawn* Oh man. I wonder who's at the door this late at night." Aoi
wondered out loud as he got up from bed and walked towards the door.
"Wait just a moment, please!" he called out as he got into his
bathrobe and put on his slippers.
"I don't remember asking for room service..." he said to himself
as he placed his hand on the doorknob. When he saw who was at the
door, he stepped back in surprise.
"Ma-Marron?!"
"Hi, Aoi." Marron said sheepishly.
"I... Come in!" Aoi said. Marron stepped into the hotel room.
"So..." Aoi said as he put on the lights. "Why are you here? Aren't
you supposed to be in Japan?"
"I know but...you're the only one I can talk to."
"So you came all the way to Kuala Lumpur to see me?"
"I didn't know where else to go..."
"Why didn't you talk to your parents?"
"I can't. They wouldn't understand."
"Pan Son?"
"She wouldn't understand."
"Bra Briefs?"
"She...she's 'his' sister..."
"It's about Trunks, isn't it?"
Marron nodded.
"What did he do now?"
"He...he...he was with another woman..."
"WHAT?!"
"I...I...I'm probably bothering you, Aoi-san. I'd better...go..."
Marron turned around and walked towards the door.
"Marron! Wait!"
"No, no. I'm just a bother. I'll go back home."
Aoi grabbed Marron hand. Marron faced him and cried on his chest.
"I never thought he'd do this to me..." Marron sobbed.
"It's all right, Marron." Aoi said, rubbing Marron's back.
"I was...going to...*sob* give him another chance..."
"Marron-chan, do not grieve over him. If he asks you for another
chance and instead goes with another woman, he does not deserve you."
"But I loved him...so much...and he was one of my best friends..."
Aoi pushed her away and looked her directly in the eyes. "Marron,
please do not grieve over him. He doesn't deserve you. Please. For
you well being."
"I... But Aoi, I...just...l-l..."
"Marron, I love you, too. That's why I don't want him to hurt you
anymore."
"I...I...oh, Aoi-san..." Marron buried her face in his chest and
started crying again.
"There, there now, Marron-chan." Aoi said. "You'll get over
him soon enough."
